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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
RGcoMMeNoArioM or THE aiv-
GRs AND HARsoRs CONGRESS
AT WARRINGTON.
IN RELIEF OF TRAFFIC
REVOLUTIONS ENDORSE PREs,.
DENT RoosEvgLT's WATER.
WAYS COMMISSION.

Washington.-An annual appEopria'
Of At least $50. .00O. 900 for the improve
ment and development Of the Internal
waterways Of America is the sist OF the
recommendations Of the Rivers and
Harbors Congress. which concluded ITS
sessions here Friday. No particular
project was advocated by the eonven'
ton. the recommendations Of the com
mittce on resolutions which were
adopted unanimously being that b na,
tionni policy for the Improvement OF iu'
icrnai waterways be adopted by the
Congress Of the United States.
The resolutions recitc that III. time
has come when the policy Of III. ies..
cyul government toward waterways
over which Il rightly has supreme con'
troll. should be m:rc liberal. persisient
and continuous than heretofore: that
NJ a result OF Intermittent action mcri'
tcrioua works OF importnnc. bcSun
many ycarn ago are stiii far from com
piction: that appropriations for rivers.
waterways and harbors have been
made nj Intervals OF three yeara IN
stead OF annually.
Therefore tho congress- resolved:
"first-That We earnestly urs, tho
adoption by the federal government OF
n wide. liberal and COMPREHENSIVE, wa.
tcrways policy that Will provide Tor
the p.oper Improvement within the
next ten years OF the rivers. Satcr-
ways and harbors Of our country.
by present and prospective bcncfits
10 commerce.
''Sccond-That without presumin. TO
prescribe tho engineering of the anan
cini details Of this great undertaking..
this congrcRs strongly urges upon tho
Congress OF the United States the im.
portancc Of the immediate adoption OF
comprehensive plan Of waterway I'M
prcvcmcnt. OF the cnrryin. on II the
work by n adequate number Of cnSi.
nccrs and OF such liberal approoria'
tons annually as will insure tho early
completion OF such projects as may be
undertaken.
"ThIrd-That We cordially indorsc
the ASTON OF President Roosevelt In ap.
pointing n special inland waterways
commission. being confident that ii1
report will prove source Of accurate
and valuable Information TO the Amer.
lean people. We further recommend
that Congress enact such laws sts VIII
make the inland waterways comm!s'
sion permanent. md will provide II
with necessary authority for Its In.
vcsti.ations and recommendations.
The following recommendations we're
made for officers Of the congress:
President, Joseph T.. Ransdcll. Lou.
isinna: sccrctIry.trcnsurer. J. 7. ELL
son. Cincinnati: directors Pacific coast
Jurisdiction, N. q. Blalock. Wnila
wailn, Washington: A. II. Dcvcrs.
Portland, Oregon: George c. Pardec,
Oakland. California: also directors
from other sections.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
Secretary's Report.

Washngton.-In his annual report
to Congress the secretary of the treas
ury urges that he be given more dis.
CT elton In times of emergency, com
planning that under present laws his
hands are virtually tied when financial
crises arise. He says that If he resorts
to unusual measures at such times lie
is severely criticised. even though Ills
efforts be successful, whereas the lack
o. laws adequate for emergencies Is re
sponsible. His only suggestions in this
respect are that he be given more dis
cretion or that legislation which will
make the currency elastic be enacted.
The secretary tells of his action to
prevent n panic and says: 1.-The re-
markable sound and prosperous con.
dition of the country would seem to
warrant the belief that the strain will
leave behind no extensive business de-
preston.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
Noun. Morrison Electric Road.

Denver Plans for nm electric micr.
urban railroad from Denver to III. giin.
TiI Of Mount Morrison at Morrison In
Jefferson county west of Denver. S.r-
outlined by John Brisbcn Walker 1T
tho regular weekly luncheon of the
Real Estate exchange.
Mr.. Walker believes that the view
from the summit a. Mount Morrison
In Rs magnificent aa from Pixies Peak
anu h. laid strcKs Ia his address To
the exchange that instead of being
open for only 'hrc. months In the y'Ar.
rs In the Pixies Peak road. that tic
summit Of Mount Morrison will be-
open the year round for the benefit oi
such winter travel as now passes
through To California.
Il have begun work on n railway tt
the summit OF Mount Morrison" said
MIR. Walker. starting Mt the baSc In
the park OF red rocks. This Will be
pushed nj my own expense In the hope
q! having the railway opened To til,
peak and the mountain lighted by 5000
electric lights. In full sight OF Denver.
by July 9Th next. The trip should con
sti,utc Dcnvcrs greatest attraction for
tourists and instead of stopping ior a
day, visitors will spend n week In this
city and many become permanent real.
dents. II should be good for $l.J0o.nO0
n year to Dcnvcr's hotels. th:a;cra.
bnnks nnI mercantile houses. The
building Of this road TO the peak In
my personal effort. but In order To
make II valuable TO Denver. II will be
necessary to construct nm electric road
connection with the street car system
Of this city. making the trip to the peak
In thirty.flve minutes.
"This connecting road must be. In
part ut least. the work of those inter.
csted in Dcnvcr's prosperity ani to
proceed with II Immediately. n corporE.
ton has been organized and $250.'o0 OF
first mortgage bonds will be Issued"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
Colorado Man Assaulted.

Goldfeld, Nev.-Herbcrt Belford,
son Of Judge Belford OF Denver. mp.
peared mt the office Of the legal depart.
ment Of the Goldfield Consolidated
Mines Company with his face 30 badly
disfigured that he was hardly recog'
nized. as q result Of treatment he says
he received at the hands Of the miners
Saturday night. His face was bruised
and his nose broken. upper teeth
knocked out and several ribs broken.
Belford claims that he was recog-
nIzed In one OF the saloons OF the town
and called to the sidewalk. where he
was taken into custody by man
wearing q star and representing him.
self as q deputy sheriff. He was led
through q dark and lonely district.
supposedly on his way to jail. when
he was set upon by thugs and was
left for dead. He was found two OF
three hours afterward in an uncon.
scious condition and taken to the hos.
pital and 1t was several hours before
he regained consciousness.
Bedford was missed by his friends
but was supposed to be out OF town.
During the evening Of the assault Bel
ford had been accused OF having
"scabbed" on Stratton's Independence
in Cripple Creek during the strike
there.
He had worked there at the time
but in the office Of the company and
was not eligible to join the Miners
union.
He was also accused Of being too
friendly with detectives in Goldfield.
He was taken to the Miners union
hall to clear his record but he found
no one to identify him He was per-
mitted to go with q warning, but later
he was assaulted.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
Pe.,lbons Jury Completed.

Boise. Idaho.-Thc jury which will
try the case Of George A. Pcttibonc
for completely In the murder Of for
mer Governor Frank Steucnbcrg was
completed and sworn In Friday after.
noon. II Is Ms follows:
]. II. Frazier. 25 years old. student:
r. l.. Evans. IS years old. farmer: A.
A. Tillotson. 80 years old. merchant:
W. a. Palmer. 40 years old, livery.
man: William Stahl. GO years old. pros
pcctor: Newton Carper. &c years old.
carpenter: Joseph Singer, As years
old, placer miner: A. c. Boot, 81
years old. printer: Charles wilmot. 45
years old. farmer; Arthur Estes. IS
years old, farmer: c. II. Smcad. 20
years old. livcryman: J. II. Garrecht.
40 years old. butcher.
Both Clarence Darrow for the dc
tense and James II. Hawley for the
prosecution expressed satisfaction
with the Jury selected. The defense
used but seven peremptory challenges
and the state nine. each side being al.
lowed by law ten challenges. Six days
were consumed in impaneling the jury
and eighty talesmen were examined.
In the Haywood trial 1t required more
than three weeks to obtain Jury.
$50 men having been called.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
Transatlantic Record Broken.

Queenstown.-The Cunard liner
Mauretania. passed Daunt's rock at
5:49 p. IN. Thursday. establishing n
new eastbound transatlantic record.
Her time for the voyage from Sandy
Hook was four days. twenty-five hours,
twenty.nine minutes. which beats the
best time OF her sister ship. the Lusi.
tania, by twenty.one minutes. The diff.
ference between the old and the new
record is not great. but considering
weather conditions the officers OF the
Mauretania express themselves as
greatly pleased with her performance.
The distance covered was 2,S07 nautt.
cal miles.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
Fruit Growers Want Chinese.

Marysville. Cal.,-California fruit
growers in convention here have mem.
oralized congress for speedy action in
repeating the Chinese exclusion act.
The growers contend that long trial
and earnest effort have proved the i'm.
possibility of inducing reliable White
labor to engage in the primary pro.
cesses of production in the orchard,
vineyard, asparagus, sugar beet, onion,
celery and other great industries In
which tens of millions Of dollars are
invested. The memorial was adopted
by the unanimous vote of the large con
ticE amid cheers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
National Council Of Commerce.

Washington.-The National Council
of Commerce, with membership
starting with thirty odd organizations
Of business men In the larger cities
and expected ultimately to embrace
practically all the leading commercial
bodies in the country, was formally
launched at q conference In the office
of Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Straus Thursday.
The scheme prescribes that the
councils functions shall be to keep
the department of commerce and la.
Dor informed of the needs and desires
of the business world as formulated
by responsible commercial and indus.
trial organizations, representing in.
ternal trade and foreign commerce,
both export and import. and possibly
transportation. and also to keep the
business community informed regard
ing the work of the department, its
plans, methods and results.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
Immense Value Of Crops.

Chicago,-Answers to circular let
ter sent ont by G. r. Erwin of Chicago
to editors Of agricultural papers in var
icus sections OF the country, show that
the nations land products are OF such
volume and value as to insure a speedy
end OF the financial stringency pro.
vided they can be turned into cash. Mr.
Erwin sought first hand Information
and was surprised at the uniformly
favorable report.
Kansas has s20O.0Oo.Ooo worth of
grain and the bank deposits Of the
state aggregate $165.000.000.
Reports from the 125.000 square
miles of territory which have Spokane
as center. give the value of products
there as $77.0O0.000, an average of over
$1,000 for each family In the district.
These figures indlude wheat, dairy rro-
ducts, live stock, poultry, mines and
lumber.
Wool high, mutton soaring, cattle
bringing fair and crops high prices is
the showing made In Montana.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
Successful Airship Trial.

Sidney. n. S.-Dr. Alexander Ora
ham He'll achieved a signal success
Friday In the successful flight OF his
airshIp. the cysnet. Tn. event.
demonstrating the possibilities Of the
t.trahcdrai principle M applied TO NY
Ing machines. is believed To mark an
epoch In ii. solution OF the problem
OF aerial navigation.
The huge contrivancc OF Vulnerable
riikcn cells was conveyed to Its cradle
on board dismnnticd schoonSr cape
cialiy prepared for the purpose. early
In the afternoon. The schooner was
then attached to the steamer Biuchill
by means Of towing line and the
whole proceeded up the lakes In the
teeth OF strong northcasterly wind.
Upon the Biuchiil attaining n speed
OF fifteen miles mn hour. the signal was
given. the cradle tipped. and the cys'
net. c5posin. Immediately her i'm
mcnsa area OF silkcn surface. scared
gracefully into the nir.
A fiyIng line connecting the airshir
and the steamer directed the course
Of the former. supplying the motive
power pcccssary to keep II In hight.
After n half hours trial tho CySnoi
was allowed to drop.
She sailed gracefully down mt nm
angle OF about twenty-five degrees and
rested on the waters of the lake by
means Of three huge floats. II was
then fshed up and towed back TO the
laboratory.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
Kansas City Bank Failure.

Kansas City.-The National Bank OF
Commerce. the second financial insti.
tuition In Importance in Kansas CITY,
announced its suspension instead Of
opening Thursday morning, after n
steady run Of six weeks. during which
the bank had paid OF $19.000.OOO OF Its
deposits. reduced Its loans $3.500.0O0.
cut down its cash resources $11.75O,
900. and sold 100000 of high grade
bonds in an effort to meet the demands
upon It.
Later three small outlying banks In
which the Commerce was interested,
the Stock Yards Bank OF Commerce,
the Union Avenue Bank of Commerce
and the State Bank Of Argentine, also
closed. The failure OF these banks
had been predicted for several days
and but little excitement followed the
announcement.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
Second Degree Murder.

Grceley.-In the District Court on
the 9th inst, Hiram Wilson and John
Murray, charged with killing w. II. Da.
Wis at n ranch near Johnstown. were
found guilty of murder in the second
degree. Gus Murray, charged with
completely in the crime, was acquitted.
The courts instructions precluded n
verdict of manslaughter, and 1t Is
known that several of the jurors stood
for murder in the first degree, with
the death penalty. Wilson's wife, who
is soon to become mother, and her
six children, and John Murray's wife
and eight young children will be sent
to their former respective homes III
North Carolina.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
Colorado Liquor Licenses.

Denver.-The number of liquor IL
censes issued this year by State Treas.
urer Bent is the largest in the history
of the state, and the aggregate amount
collected from them will be between
$4,000 and $1,000 more than that OF
last year. In 1906 the revenues re-
ceived from the issuance of state II
quor licenses was little over $4,000
This year they will amount to some
thing in excess of $GS,5OO. The col
lections from licenses in 1905 was $72..
900. This sum included considerable
back taxes. 1t costs $25 year for II
state liquor license.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
Fraud In Gan francisco.

San Francisco.-After having met
on 100 separate days on wnicn ll5
sessions were held, and having re-
turned AL indictments. involving for
ty.seven persons, the Oliver grand
jury, the most noted In the city's his
tory, made its final report to Superior
Judge Coffey Tuesday. The report
says in part:
1--WE cannot even outline the vast
amount of evidence received by US
showing corruption and vice OF the
lowest kind, involving the Creates,
moral turpitude. such as the partici
patton OF our former mayor Of our
city in the proceeds earned by the
prostitution Of the lowest OF fallen
women, which constitute a recital OF
seemingly inconceivable sin. shame
and violation of law.
"The unlawful and corrupt protec-
tion given by the police to vice for the
benefit pecuniary and politically. OF
the heads of the administration and
many of the rank and file Of the de-
partments, Is unbelievable. II 1t were
not for the low character Of the wit
nessess examined and the tangled mass
of contradictory evidence submitted,
much of it undoubtedly perjured. but
in a way perjury could not be legally
proven. indictments would have been
found for extortion and conspiracy In
forming house Of ill.fame trust.
There was not a property owner In
San Francisco after the fire, on whose
property there remained any salvage,
who was not robbed by connivance OF
the police officials with the junk thief.
OF those who were Tuesday indicted
by the grand jury, Edward Graney OF
the so-called fight trust, ex-Supervisor
G. E. Duff. and Luther Brown. all put
up bonds Tuesday. Graney's bond
was in the sum Of 5000, Duffy's $780,
900 and Browns $4,000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
UNCLE SANS FINANCES.
Annual Report Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury.

washington.-Secret cortelyou.
in his annual report. states that while
the estimates Of government appropria'
tions for the ensuing year are made In
pursuance Of law. he regrets the ne
cessity OF submitting them. as they arc
for the most part probiematical.
Under the head OF noticeable opera
tions OF the treasury. the secretary
says that for the frst quarter the ex'
cess Of ordinary revenues over expen-
ditures. the deposit OF lawful money In
excess OF hank notes redeemed. To-
gether with the proceeds OF the sale OF
the Panama canal bonds. amounted to
tiO.OsV.G7l.22. which Was restored 10
the channels Of trade by direct deposits
Ia national banks. assrcsatinE tt2.ss6.'
7OO.V Increasing the balance therein
to si:t.oss. .t75.4s. by October LIST.
The monetary stock OF the country.
he says. increased tlso.5st.tl6 during
the last fiscal year.
or this the growth Ia gold was sie5.'
csc 1856, In silver SIS Ices. so. and In ma
iional bank notes. tt..C7G.3j0.
Al the close Of the fiscal year Of 1907
tho money In circulation amounted to
7T..s56.t55. or per capita OF S3:.:s.
The number Of national banks organ
ixed In Colorado and their paid'in
capital stock Is given as follows:
Banks. l0t: :paid'in capital. S3.i.5.Soo.
On mint service the secretary re-
ports that the total domestic coinage.
including that nj the Denver mint. ag'
gresated .0s.5t3.35s pieces.
During the fiscal year the purchases
Of silver amounted To li.9ss.sGc
ounces Of silver bullion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
MASSACHUSETTS MANIAC.
Shoots Three Men in Arteroom to Gov
srnor's Office.


Bosion.-An insane man walked into
the an,eroom Of the executive ehamter
Of the state house Thursday. and. find'
Ing Governor Guilds door closed.
turned on three prominent labor lead
ers and fired three shots at them. prob
ably fatally wounding Edward Cohen
Of Lynn. president OF the branch 81
the American Federation OF Labor. se-
riously wounding Dennis d. Driseo!l ~
Boston. secretary OF the same body.
and injuring with the muzxie Of his ie'
NOiyer Arthur 81. Euideii Of Boston.
former president Of the Central LABOR
union Of this city.
The insane man. who is John \.
Steele Of Everett. and who aas re-
leased on parole last month from the
Danyers insane asylum. was oyerpow'
cred by Private Secretary Charles -
Groves and Gen. J, II. Whitney. chlsf II
the state police.
Governor Guild was In his oiiic. on.y
few feet away. He rushed out. as.
sisted In subiuins Steele. then EnCil
by cohen's side. and subsequently, al
rceted tho removal OF the wounded man
10 tho hospital.
Cohen WAS shot twice through tho
head and was In "a critical condition Mt
the massachusetts, General hospital
Thursday night. The third bullet
struck Driseoii u Eiancing blow on III.
side o. the forehead and. making n
long wound over the head. rendered
him unconscious. lie recovered con
scioasn.ss half an hour later. iiui'
dsil's wound. which WAS at FIRST sup
posed tn be an alarming one. WIS
quickly dressed and will probably cause
him little Inconvenience.
Tho three labor leaders came to tn.
state house To meet Governor GuIli 10y
appointment In regard to a pardon for
a. n. Kennedy Of Salem. who is KcsN,
In. n sentence In the Essex house OF
correction.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
OVER FIVE HUNDRED woRkMEM
KILLED IN WEST VIRGINIA
MINES.
SIXTY MINES SUSPEND
EXPLOSION CAUSES oReATssT
LOSS or LIFE IN HisToRv OF
AMERICAN MINING.

Pittsburg. PA terrific and Lisas-
trous .xpioni1n occurred Friday IN
mines Nos. g and 3 Of the Consolidated
Ccai Company nj Mononsah. West s.r-
siiiia. Mine Superintendent Malone
says at least 500 men are "ntonib,d. u
Is believed that the cnIombei men ara
all killed.
ThS explosion occurred shortly .:fter
10 O'Clock. after III. full force oi 800
men had gone to work In the two mines
Affected These mines are numbers
and OF the Consolidated Coal Com
pany. located on opposite sides of tho
west fork Of the river at this place. but
merged In their underground workings
b. heading and on til. surface by u
great steel tippic and bridge.
\ MoGcnsnh dispatch Saturday night
says:
Al midnight a total Of twenty nino
bo.iicE have been recovered from nincs
OF the f.irnoGnt Coal Company. scores
OF other victims were In sight OF tho
rcncucrJ. and II was estimated that AZ
least 100 dead would lie brought io Tho
6ur.scc before daylight tomorrow.
Lat. today and tonight the deadly
black damp became more pronounced
ms tho further TcccRNcs Of the mines
were approached. II Was stated to.
night by General Manager Leo Malone
that ATS actual miners were checked
on sR entering mines yesterday IaIrn-
hE.
This number. II was further stated.
did not inciud. 100 irnppcTs. mule dsir-
crs. pumpcra and boys who aT" 10, nm.
der the check system. Should these
figures be correct. the death list Will
he over $50 persona,
II "a estimated that :5o fam'l!cH nro
d"stitE,c. In many places relief .unds
have already been started fof tho Sid.
owH and children.
Tho accident, the rrca,cst In th" his
tory of American mining. hns daz.d the
poop :. Tonight the streets Of both
tLis town and fairmonnt arc crowded
with people. while thousands line th"
hills In the vicinity Of the mines. Ev-
cry barroom In FaIrmount and Monon-
sah In closed. Throughout the ;crrt.
tory over sixty mines have suspended
operations temporarily and about 5000
miEcrJ are visiting here and In Fair
mount
That nt least ten members OF tho
heroic band OF rcscucrs will die from
gaR poisoning is admitted tonight by
physicians who arc attending them M
they arc drawn out OF the mines uncon-
sc.onJ.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-13
Chicago Get. Republican Convention

Chicaoo Gets Republican Convention.
wnshington.-Thc Republican Ma.
;ionnl Committee mt It's session hero
Saturday decided to hold the Republi-
can national convention Mt Chicago
June 10th.
The meeting began Mt 1918 a. m.
and adjourned ut sc y. m. and In that
time the claims Of Chicago. Kansas
City and Denver for the convention
location were all pointedly presented
by advocates Of the various places. The
sas City and 4 for Denver, after which
the Chicago choice was declared to
be by acclamation. The vote by states
was:
For Chicago-California. Connecti-
cut. Delaware. Florida, Georgia, Idaho.
Illinois. Kentucky. Louisiana. Maine.
Maryland. Massachusetts. mississippi.
New Hampshire, New Jersey. New
York. North Carolina. North D1kotn.
Oregon. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island.
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas.
Utah. Vermont. Virginia. Washington.
Wisconsin. Alaska, District of Col
umbia.
For Kansas City-Alabama. Arkan-
sas. Indiana. Iowa. Kansas. Michigan.
Minnesota. Missouri, Montana. Ne
braska, South Dakota. Arizona, New
Mexico. Oklahoma. Indian Territory.
Hawaii. Porto Rico. Philippine Islands.
For Denver-Colorado, Ohio. West
Virginia, Wyoming.
The result was pleasantly received
by all the members of the committee
and even the Kansas City and Denver
boomers, of whom there were 60 or 10
present, announced themselves as sat
isfied