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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25
NEW ROAD TO COAST sure.
gss'ybedy 10 Helping Push Along the
PsoJset.

psoJset.
Dsnver.-ouieliy but steadily the
men Who are financing and promoting
the Affairs OF the new Denver. Lara
mile & Northwestern railway. which
will stretch It's tracks from beaver
10 Fort Collins. then through Fish
creek canon to Laramie and Lander.
Wyoming. and eventually ON through
to Seattle on the Pacific coast. arc
~ work aud evacy day sees the pro-
ject which will mean much to DsaSer
nearer Communication. The dinerent
rights OF way have practically been
secured all along tbs line. say the men
~ the head. and actual work on the
construction Of tho new trunk line
u but Q few mOnths Oh.
I'VE are more than gratihed with
the progress Of our work In Beaver
and in fact all through the northern
portion Of tho state" said c. y. John
son, president OF the uew road yester-
day. THE people Of this stale are
Taiiying to our support In splendid
style. There are no IFS about our
proposition. The new road will DO
built and will be built much sooner
than most people have any idea. Nee
essarily In . work Of such magnitude
ss ours: progress. especially In the
earlier stages. must seem somewhat
slow. But In railroad building as in
everything else much depends In the
Kind Of = foundation. We arc laying
our foundation vol and deep.
THE splendid endorsement Of our
work given to the oncers and direc-
tors Of the road by tho Beaver cham.
Der OF commerce was especially graft
flying and will hayo much TO do with
speeding tho limo whom actual work
on tho road will be begun. We AZ
fordcd tho chamber Ut commerce com.
mittee every oppostuniiy To examine
thoroughly our plan of operation and
support from them II . source Of
much eradication TO us.''
The building OF tho Denver. La.
Famio 4 Northwestern means mon
and mouey for Colorado and the 81.
fccts OF the preliminary work along
these lines already have been felt.
All q tho active workers In tho new
enterprise arc now numbered a. resi-.
dents OF the state. Last week W. II.
Gates. formerly clerk Of tho Court Of
Appeals Of Kansas. and afterward .
prominent oil producer and promin.
emily Identified with tho extension Of
the telephone systcms Of that state.
took up his rcsidence In Denver par.
chasing q home at lass Fillmore
street. He 10 Interested In the now
road.
The people Of Kansas arc. like the
people Of Colorado. becoming much in.
icrested In the road. Every week .
large number OF Kansas people visit
Colorado and Wyoming TO look over
the work that haS been done and TO
satisfy themselves ~ to existing con.
ditions. e. &. frixoll. mayor OF Lar
ned. Kansas. and his brothcr.in.law.
II. II. Hollway. were In Denver last
week. Among other Kansas people
who recently have become Interested
are: Miller Dobin. president Of tho
viola State bank. Viola: 4. F. Holmes.
Wichita: J. w. Shivc. president Of the
Burton State bank. Burton. and Her.
man Barteis. president OF tho Bank
Of Inman. lnman.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25
Rate Reductions Boom Gold Camp.

Cripple Creek. Colo.-With the 70
duction of freight and treatment
charges on the 18th OF this month by
the United States Refining & Reduc-
ton Company. the smelter and min
trusts, 1t is estimated that 500 more
men will be employed here before she
end of the month.
The Wild Horse cyanide mill viii re-.
sumo operations today and will prob
ably handle 100 tons day. Among the
mines that have resumed or Will REL
sumo within the next few days are the
Teutonic, Gold Sovereign, Ffndlcy-
Monte Cristo. Forest Queen and Ajax
The Trilby, Crescent and Mary Mcktn.
ney are adding to their forces. The:
Findley, which It is expected VIII re-
sumo about November list, will employ.
n force Of so to 100 men.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25
WI, Be. s2o, 900 On e.. Nelson.

Ely. Nev-".rex" Rickard. the tight
promoter. has offered to take the bet
of $4,000 proposed by John l.. May
Of Reno. that Battling Nelson can
stay twenty rounds with .Iue Cans. and
in addition agrees to furnish purse
OF SIS, 900 for such match. The con
dition Is that the meeting shall take
place at Ely on New Years Duy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25
Says eonynoe viii Run.

Grand Junction. Colo.-The state.
ment was made in Grand Junction
that Congressman Bonynge. at a re-
cent conference with San Juan Re.
publicans. announced his candidacy
for the United States senate to sue
coed Henry NJ. Teller. Congressman
Bonynge is making tour Of the state
lining up leaders of the Republican
party in his behalf for the Senate.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25
5000 is Raised by Church Fair.

Cripple Creek, Colo.-The Catholic
fair given by the members of St. Pc.
ter's church. which was keld in Odd
Fellows hall, closed. 1t is estimated
that the church has taken in $4,000
gross, the profits of which will be ap.
piled to Indebtedness on the property.
The fair was thronged every night.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25
TINE FARMER 10 HAPPY. AND
WHEN Ne SMILES oTHgRO
FEEL COMMENTED.
SHORTAGE over WORLD
RUSSIA FALLS SHORT %oooo. 900
BUSHELS As COMPARED
WITH LAST YEAR.

Chieaso. Dollar Wheat FOR
years this has been the cry Of the
farmer. He has thought that IL this
could be realized he would be happy
and prosperous and all would be well
with tho country.
To-day the farmer Ia selling his
wheat for . dollar = bushei or more.
Il decent have to DO very good
wheat At that to bring the ions-eov-
eted price At the barn door In North
Dakota. Kansas or Nebraska.
The farmer has not Al much wheat
70 sell n In some previous years. but
be IL getting . larger aggregate sum
for bis crop than ever before.
hut this II only the bright side OF
the picture. To the consumer tho
prospect Of dollar wheat II not 30
rosy. But II that were all. tho out.
look might not be 10 black.
Looking Into the future = little. he
can BY exercising his Imagination but
stiehtly Sc wheat NJ 3l.G0 or even q.
6oar at SO . barrel and bread AZ 10
coats Q loaf.
And he can soc no relief by turning
10 other cereals. for corn and oats.
usually considered feed for stock. arc
bringing almost unhsard-of prices and
the whole world 10 scramblin. for the
supply.
The seriousness OF tho situation
from the consumers point OF view 10
shown BY the action Of tho Chicago
market.
Friday. OWING to the stock market
tan&ie In New York and tho resultant
uncertainty. tho prices Of wheat went
down about cents . bushcl.
On this slight break from the usu.
ally high level. foreigners rushed In
and bought every bushei Of grain and
barrel Of -four offered for sale. tho
export business being tho largest ever
recorded for . single day.
Tho result was that wheat has
gained twice ~ much here yesterday
a. Il had lost the day before.
Tho anxiety OF the foreigners to buy
o. every break shows that they must
have wheat REGARDLESS Of price.
The fact 10 that there 10 = shortage
OF wheat all over the world.
The Russian crop 10 10000. 900 bush.
els smaller than last year. and this
was the cause OF q famine over large
part OF the Russian Empire last year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25
COLORADO FRUIT ss,Mos MONEY
Grand Junction Product Not Exeslisd
In the World.

VI tU0 "Vtsos
Denvcr.-Grand Junction. the much
heralded fruit center Of the western
slope. has had wonderful har-
vest OF fruit OF every description
this season. and the fruit growers
association of Grand Junction has
paid several thousands Of dollars
to the owners Of the orchards
AZ tho returns on the first ten cars Of
Grand valley contaloupes shipped dur
ing the season. The prices obtained
for the fruit were remarkable, the
standard grade bringing Sl.05 per
crate. jumboes 30 cents a crate. ponies
~ cents and gems 70 cents q crate.
For the ten cars total Of 33.27S.90 wns
paid the growers. These prices, good
as they were. have been surpassed
since the first cars were sent
out, and the standard cantaloupes
sold this month for S1.0s to the
crate, the jumboes 81 cents. po-
MES II cents and the pink gems 81
cents per crate. The vast majority OF
and Chicago and the markets In the
great cities are more than willing to
pay tho best prices for the Grand juno
ton fruit. At the present time the
shipping season is near its end and the
Grand Junction Fruit Growers asso-
citation shipped out its last car q week
ago.
:. Nor are cantaloupes the only fruit
(Which has seen the best Of prices paid
for It in Grand Junction. Fourteen cars
of pears shipped out Of Grand juno.
ton in September Melted the sum Of
$23.s74 to the growers. This shows an
average of $1.705 for every car. and
the average prices paid for four-tier
a f0r Avn-ttar
pears $3.50, for six-tier pears $275. and
for choice pears $3.50. All OF these
pears were of the Buerre d'Anjou va
riety. or the fourteen cars, six went
to Chicago, six to New York, and two
to Philadelphia.
Encouraging prices were likewise
paid to the growers for apples.
Together with Rocky Ford, Grand
Junction enjoys the distinction Of be-
ing the great fruit center OF Colorado,
and. the rivalry between the two towns
to see which shall make the largest
and most profitable sales 10 keen. 1t is
said that the land on which the fruit
Ia grown is advancing most rapidly,
and in some parts Of the country about
Rocky Ford and Grand Junction the
land can not be bought at all, or only
for e1orbitant prices. The horticultural
department of the state is In receipt OF
hundreds of letters monthly, seeking in
formation from all parts Of the world
regarding the great opportunities to be
found in gruit growing on the western
slope Of Colorado. The towns in the
center Of the fruit districts are enjoy.
Ing a steady and continuous growth,
and the resources OF the country have
only begun to be developed. There is
much of the land in western parts OF
the state on which irrigation
facilities are lacking, and 1t is said that
when all OF the possible fruit land in
colorado is under cultivation, this state
will be second only to California as q
Euit producing land.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-25
Divorced Today; Married Tomorrow.

Grand Junction, Colo.-Divorced onS
day and remarked the next is the re-
markable record of Mrs. f.. p WIZ
liams, prominent resident OF the
Plateau valley. who was granted n
legal separation in the County Court
here from E. p. Williams. having been
his wife for twenty-five years AZ
soon as she received her decree: sn~
took her troussead and, with William
Ewing. well-known rancher. went TO
Salt Lake City. where they were uraf-
ried. They returned yesterday and
took up their residence in Coiibran
Under tn Colorado law Mrs. Williams
could no. have married in the ssate
for year.
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NUMERO 81
tariff DE8 ANNONCEe

Avis-Ohaque insertion 10 cts par II,
Tariff special pour les annonces au mois
ct Pann6e4
Demandes d'emplol-demandes de de
mestiques ou employes-annonce pour
chambre O.. pe1sion-annonces pour OBJ
Jets perdus ou trouv6s.
Au taux UN OENTIN par mot
Nous enverrons un num6ro du Journal
3 toute personne qul en- fers "a deman-
de.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1907-03-08

LIE mont Etna. qui reeut le corps
qu'Emp6docle renvoya la sandale
du philosophe pour l'immortal1ser.
L'antique philosophe trouve des
imitateurs.
A jackson. Mississippi, le sa-
want professeur Clinton McMickle
est certain que le paradis ierrestre
est dams les entrailles de la terre
du comt6 de Yazoo. II veut former
une compagpie ct creuser un grand
trou pour y d6couvrir Get endroit
merveilleux, Par des combinalsons
math6matiques, il fini par trou-
YER quill y a 1895 ans, la vile de
Peseidon, oh 6tait le paradis d'A-
dam ct Eve, a 6t6 engloutie q la
suite dune collision entire les pla-
n6tes Jupiter, Mars ct Venus.
LIE brave homme est convaincu
ct veut absolument creuser son
trou.
Aristotle SO jeta dams l'Euripe
parce quill ne pouvait trouver le
aux ct lie refux des eaux. Emp6-
docle s'est jet6 dams PEtna, pour
aller etudier le crat6re qui nous
vomit la fameuse sandale. ST M.
McMickle SO jette dams con trou,
que nous renverra la terre?
Myst6re ct casse-cou.
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La FamiIIe

La famille, c'est la base de la
soci6t6, c'est le mod4le sur lequel
a 6t6 6tablie la soci6t6. D'abord, il
y cut reunions des families sous
lautorit6 du vieillard-d'ai d'oh
les patriarches don't nous parle la
bible. d'oh aussi les chefs dams les
tribus errantes, ,nomades les comtes
ou sauvages.
Puts Went la corporation, la
paroisse, la commune. Les commu-
nes r6unies formerent les comt6s,
r6unis frent l'Etat.
LIE bonheur dams toutes les fa.
miles, ce serait le bonheur dams
pEtat, mails c'est trop beau!
Quoi quill en- soft, voyez comblen
heureuse est cette Jeune mere, en-
tour6e de ses enfants qui ..s'alment
tant-combien heureux sont ces
petits anges sous l6gide maternel-
le, sous le regard de rAnge qui
vellle a nos berceaux, suivant la jo-
lie expression du poetel
Enfants. a1mez vos parents qui
sacrifent tout pour vous. Respec-
tez les, car lis tiennent la place de
Dieu.-Od6r1c
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CANADA

Guelph, Ont -Trois personnes
ont 6t6 tu6es, dams un accident ar
rive sur le chemin de fer du Grand
Tronc.
Rimouski, Qu6.,-M. Sergerie
gendre du capita;ne Pierre Pineau,
6t6 tue, dams les chantiers de
Ste-Anne des Monts.
Montreal, Que. college Ste
Marie, q Marieville, ci devant Ste
Marie de Monnoir, a cts d6truit de
fond en- comble par un incendie.
Quebec. La 58e liste de SOUS
criptlon qui Went d'6tre publi6e
porte q &6,8O0,79 le montant to-
tai des subscription jusqu'a CO jour
pour le monument 4 Mgr de Laval.
Ste-Anne de Ia Parade, Qu6.,-
M. Eugene dermain 6tait occup6
d couper du bois sur sa terre.
II abattait un arbre qui tomba
sur lui ct lui causa des pleasures
graves.
Halifax, Nd, ,-Une fable dis
tance de Brookfield, d so miles de
Halifax, deux trains se sont tam
PONIES sur pIntercolonial.
Deux hommes ont 6t6 tues ct un
autre est mortellement bless6.
Montreal, Qu6.,- Apres s'etre
dams un moment de somnabulis-
me, pr6cipit6 dune fenetre du
quatrieme 6tage de la London
House, un jeune m6can1cien du
Grand Tronc s'est relieve sans au-
Gun NAL.
Ottawa, Ont, Durapt les der
niers sept mois de la pr6sente an
zee fnanci6rement, on constate
une crosse augmentation dams le
nombre des 6migrants arrives au
Canada.
De Juliet q janvier, ces deux
mois lnclus, il nous est arrive 49,
1854 nouveaux citoyens; pendant les
memes mois de lann6e prec6dente,
lii n ZEN 6tait venu que 59.l92.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1907-03-08

L'ense1gnement antjmilitarlste
ct antipatriotique en- France fait
rapidement son chemin.
A preuve l'incldent suivant rap
porte par un journal de Paris:
Une conference Went d '6tre faite
d ph6tel de VILE de Remiremont
par M. Larru]ot ct Nine Emile
Lamothe' quatre cents personnes
y assistaient.
Dams sa p6roraison, NJ. Larru-
lot dit: "Plus de religion; plus
de fronti6re; nj Dieu, nj ma1tre,
plus d'arm6e ct votre drapeau, je
crache dessus!'
Aussitot, le maire, M. Argant,
prit la parole:
"C'est honteux, dit il, de venir
ici, 4 la frontiere, 1nsulter le dra-
peau."
II donna Pordre au commissalre
de police de faire 6vacuer imm6.
d1atement la sale ct, sans la pro-
lection de la police, un mauvais
parti aurait 6t6 fait au conf6ren-
cier, qu1 n'eut que le temps de
FUR.
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Ou6bec. lie r p Parma.

Quebec, - LIE R. P. Pampa-
Ion, r6demptoriete de Montreal. est
en- cette vile charge
par ses sup6r1eurs dune mission
importante. II recueille des docu-
ments ct des renseignements sur
son frere, le PAre Alfred Pampa-
Ion, mort a Ste Anne de Beaupr6,
il Y quelques ann6es.
LIE Pere Pampalon est mort en-
odeur de salntet6 ct on veut pous-
ser ga canonisation en- cour de Ro-
me.
Sherbrooke, Qu6.,- On mande
de Waterloo qu' u'un pauvre malheu-
reu1 du nom de Hubert Lavigne,
pris dun acces subit de folie, a at
tent6 q ses jours, en- ab-
sorbant du vert de Paris, ct en- SO
coupant ensuite la gorge.
Montreal, Qu6.,- Une catastro-
phe Went de plonger cette vile
dans la CONSERVATION.
L'6cole protestante des petits
enfants d'Hochelaga a pris feu. ct
seize de ceux.ci ont 6t6 asphyxi6s
par la fum6e.
Montreal, Qu6.,- Louis Cyr SO
meurt chez luj, q St-Jean de Ma
tha dams le comt6 de toilette.
Cyr, le champion reconnu des
hommes forts du monde, SQUIRE
d'hydropisie depuis plusieurs an
n6es, ct il y d6ja quelque temps
quill ne peut SO coucher.
Louis Cyr gagn5 q Londres,
dams un concours ouvert d tous les
hommes forts des deux continents,
la ceinture du championnat.
On rapporte que la force de ses
reins 6tait ph6nom6nale ct quill q
lev6 ]usqu'a 5000 livres sur son
dos.
II nest age que de 46 ans.
II fut d'abord garden de la pa1x
d Montreal. Puts un beau jour, il
depouilla l'uniforme pour fare des
tours de force devant le public
6tonn6.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1907-03-08

M. William j. Bryan, dams un
entretien avec un Journalistic, at
taqu6 vivement M. John D. Rocke-
feller propos du don recent de
80 millions de dollars quill fait
au General Education Board.
M. Bryan a dit que lie roi du pe-
trole aurait dd rendre Get argent
au psuple, attendu que c'est au
peuple quill Ia extorqu6 par des
proc6d6s ill6gaux. M. Bryan est
davis que le peuple ne devrait pas
consentir q accepter sous forme de
subside le prodnit d'actes condam.
nables.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1907-03-08

Les journaux anglais rapportent
que le cuirass6 "Dreadnought"
maintenue une vitesse de IL nmuds
de Gibraltar q la Trinit6 ct que les
machines sont en- excellente condi-
tion.
LIE navire. avec le combustlble
restsnt, cut 6t6 capable de pour
suivre imm6diatement son voyage
ct de couvrir encore un miller de
miles q la meme vitesse. De tells
r6sultats n'avaient jsmais 6t6 at
TENTS Jusqu'ici.
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consolation.
Sa mere GU 50 patrie!

rent d6sesp6r6ment son front, com.
me pour 6touffer les deux voix qui
parlaient q sa conscience.
Va, disait Pune, cours d la vii
le, sauve ia mere! Lui refuserais-
tn le verre d'eau que Ion dome q
|I6trapger tomb6 sur les grands
chem1ns? L'aimerais tn 81 peu
pour creuser toi-meme son tom
beau?
LES soldars de ton pays sont
Ia, r6p6tait l'autre. Ills wont 6tre
massacr6s 81 tu ne les pr6viens.
)Deviendrais-tu la complice des
bandes prussiennes qui won't fon.
DIRE sur eux? Entire le sacrifice
dune existence, f1t-ce celle dune
mere, ct le salut de IL patrie, une
anne francaise ne doit pas hester!
Soudain la jeune file tomba q
genoux.
% ma mere! s'6oria-t-elle, par
donne-moi!
| Puts ellie descend les pentes en-
courant. Les cailloux ct les ronces
lui d6chirent les pieds: les bran
ches du taillls fouettent sou visage
iusqu'au sang. Ellie SENT le ne rien
sentir une id6e fxe 6touffe en- ellie
les plaintes de la douleur.
LIE vallon atteiut, ellie s'engouf-
fre entire les murallles de rochers
ct tombe au milieu du regiment
6pars.
-L'ennemi!
Mot terrible qui trouble Tame ct
fait battre les tempes.
En- un clin d'ell, les fusils sont
remont6s, les sacs boucl6s. Les ba-
taillons escaladent les pentes, SO
d6ploient sous pois en- t1railIeurs
ct font feu bout portant sur les
COLONIES allemandes. Surprises
elles .lnemes, celles-ci tourbillon-
nent ct s'6parpillent, la baionnette
dams les reins.
L'alarme donn6e, Aur6lie a ga
gne la vile ct rapporte les medi-
caments presents.
R6las! sa mere + r6pond pas q
ses appels d6sesp6r6s. Les yeux
ferm6s, le soufle 6teint, une ex-
preston douleureusysu sur IL visage,
ellie presse encore sur ses levres le
portrait de penfant qui n'6tait pas
Ia pour recuelllir son dernler SOU
pir.
L'h61oine bl6mi, P6motlon du
d6sespoir lui cr1spe le cmur, de
crosses larmes roulent dams ses
yeux ct ruissellent Abandonment
sur ses jonee d6color6es.
Et tandis qu'elle sanglotte sans
fin au chevet du lit, des crosses de
fusils r6sonnent tout a tout au
dehore, sur lie pave de la cour.
On frappe q la porte. Des SOL
dats francais p6netreat dams la
maison, demandent Phospitalit6
Leur capltaine s'est approch6 de
la jeune file. II reconnait celle
qnl les sauv6s. Un mot dele I6-
claire, il comprend,
Alors, SO retournant vers ses
hommes on demi- cercle derri4re
lui:
-Portez :. .a1me! Presenter.
armel
Les balonnettes encore rouges
de sans prussien 6tincellent sous
les feux de la lampe; les occurs
battent plus fort dams les poitri-
nes.
Mon enfant, dit le capitaine
en- saluant la ]eune file, CO que tn
viens de fare est un acte sublime;
au nom de notre pauyre France,
merci!
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lie mystere a des ombres ct des
abimes qui ont toujours tent6 Pau
dace des hommes ct un grand
nombre de savants SO sont pr6cipi-
t6s avec une joie farouche dams le
V6suve de la science, on CONNIE
Emp6docle, ct ont disparu sans
au'on entendit meme 1e bruit de
leur chute. Hugo a dit: "Je sais
bien qu'E 'Emp6docle nest pas un
grand homme, il n est rest6 de lul
que SO chaussure."
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La manifestation populaire la
plus importante que l'on ait vue q
Londres, depuis de nombreuses
ann6es, a Gu lieu.
Une foule immense, q d6fil6 dams
les principales rues pour SO rendre
Trafalgar Square od une reunion
monstre await etc organis6e pour
protester contre la politique socia-
liste du conseil du comt6 de Lon
dres.
Lies organisateurs ont etc eux-
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memes surpris de penthous1asme
de cette r6volte populaire contre
les extravagences ct l'incomp6ten-
ce de ces conseillers socialistes qui,
dams leurs essais de collectivisme
municipal, ont compromis le credit
de la capitale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
ON THE RETIRED LIST.
Rear Admiral Jos. E. Craig Placed
There Yesterday.

Rear Admiral Joseph E. Craig was placed
on the retired list of the navy yesterday
by operation of law on account of age.
A native of New York he entered the navy
in November, 1861, and was graduated
just before the close of the civil war, in
which he took creditable part. His serv-
ice covered a period of about forty-five
years, of which about little over eigh-
teen years We're spent at sea- He reached
the grade of rear admiral in December,
1904, and since March, 1905, he has been
in command of the navy yard at League
command by Rear Admiral Benjamin F.
Tilley, formerly in command of the bat
tleship Iowa, who received his promotion
through the retirement of Rear Admiral
Craig.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
REFUSES THE APPLICATION.
Permit to Reverse the Flow of Calu-
met River Denied

The chief of engineers has decided ad
versely upon the application of the sanitary
board of Chicago for a permit to reverse the
flow of the Calumet river by withdrawing
water from Lake Michigan. The judge
advocate general of the department had
previously decided that it was within the
power of the Secretary of War and chief
of engineers to issue a permit in theiI
discretion Therefore, Gen. Mackenzie. the
chief of engineers, in the exercise of this
discretion. decided to refuse the applica-
ton. on the ground that the projected works
would injure the navigation of the Great
Lakes. His decision is final, as even the
Secretary of War is without power to re-
verse it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

contrasted sharply with those of President
Eliot as outlined in the recommendations of
the latter to the governing boards of the
university. President Eliot has favored
the discontinuance of foot ball, basket ball
and hockey until those sports are placed
upon a reform basis, on the ground that
they are rough and sometimes brutal
Need Athletics.
Today President Roosevelt declared en-
phatically that he thought that Harvard
any other college could best attain
healthy athletic conditions by giving proper
encouragement to the champions of sport,
and that this could only be done by en-
couraging intercollegiate athletics. He did
not want to see Harvard or any other col
lege turn out mollycoddles instead Of Wig
orous men, and added that he did not in the
least abject to a sport because 1t was rough.