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The Washington times., 1910-08-26
TRAIN HITS AUTO;
THREE MEET DEATH

AUSTIN, Tex. Aug. 26.-Three per-
sons were killed and one fatally in
iu-ed when a passenger train on the
Frisco hit an auto containing four
persons at Mission The party were
returning from a sightseeing trip.
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DECLARES PEOPLE
WILL HEED LESSON
Charges That Service Was Handi-
= capped by Men in
Congress.
LateStDeUeIopmeltS inDEs-
aStronS Forest Fires

Clifford Pinchot severely arraiEns
Senators Hepburn and Carter, and
Representative SIOndeII.
Former forester believes people
VIII demand greater precautions
in the future.
New fires are reported from sec
items OF Oregon.
IncendIary brand finds its way into
national forest reserve
Service commended fer good work
with comparatively few men.
Bull Run watershed is now en-
danEered.
More trooRs may be ordered to
scene OF flames
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TAFT IS CHARGED
WITH DISHONESTY
La FOllette'S Magazine De
clareS COWardice Behind
His Attitude.

MADISON. Wis. Aug. "a fierce at
tack OF President Taft's attitude toward
the Insurgents features the current is
sue o! senator Ia FoIIetJe's Magazine
The editorial is headed Taft IN Wis
consin.- and in part. saws
A Beverly dispatch SAYS that Presi-
dent Taft is working on a letter for q
Republican campaign handbook II IS
stated that there is no desire on his
part To read any person out OF the
party
What has happened since the Presi-
dent left Washington for Beverly Al
ti,at time Republican Senators AMI Rep
resentatIves were denounced as pirates.
al the White House because they had
voted. against the tariff revision upward.
and refused to swallow a Sad railway
bill on the recommendation Of the Presl-
dent that il WIS good
WickeTsham Speech.
1T Is scarcely four months since Mr.
Taft dispatched Wickersham to Chicago
20 deliver a speech reading the progres-
sives out OF the party That speech was
approved by AIr- Taft
Not later than June, James school
craft Sherman, Vice President D.
grace OF Cannon. JOurneyec to Mil
yraukee to address a Tory asSemblage
convened for the sole pCr.=5se of per
fectiug an organization TO defeat the
progressive Wisconsin Senator and
. Representative
vice President Sherman stated that
he was there at President Taft's re-
quest Mr. Taft's interest was still
3 further shown by his sending a tele-
gram Of cOngratulatiOn which was
read at the meeting
Dishonesty Charged
we have not complained that the
I President and the Vice President are
/ taking part in the campaign against
progressive Republicans We have
made no protest against the hOthOUse
politics played by the Administration
with Federal patronage since the vote
on the +rrife bill
La r Jllette does protest against
the dishonesty cid cOwardice back Of
such Dispatches es the one above
/ quoted from Beverly Let the truth
be plainly st tied Let the President
stand ou- in -hC open.
The = administration has presumed
I to read Republicans out of the party
for vOtiT & their honest convictions OF
I legislation. The President is directly
/ taking part IN State fights involving
I the election Of Republican Senators
I ana Representatives
/ These are facts"
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AUTOISTS TO AID
INBIG WELCOME TO
MUNSEY TOURISTS
Every Detail of Three Days
Entertainment of Rivals
Arranged.
CARS CONTRIBUTED
FOR OFFICIAL ESCORT
Contestants viii Be Met at Sol
diers' Home and Brought to
Muns,y Building
Plans for Reception of
Munsey Tourists

Local automObfliSts who will well
come the tourists at the Soldiers
Home are requested 10 meet st
the 8Iunsey building promptly at
o'clock.
At the Soldiers Home n reception
Will be rendered the contestants
at 4 o'clock, after which sutomO-
BiIists will return TO the 8Iunsey
building.
The Munsey tourists Will make
the New willard Hotel their
headquarters during their three
days stay in the city
Seven official ears Will be included
in the escort which viii welcome
the visitors
Tourists 10 be royalty entertained
while in the city
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" "ALL'S WELL"FLASHED
FROM THE MEGANTIC
Wireless Brings News to Liverpool
From CTippen and
Companion.

LIVERPOOL. Aug 26--"AITs well
was the wireless message flashed TODAY
from the liner Megantic on which Dr..
H n Crippen and Ethe CIsre Leneve
are being brought 10 England to stand
trial for the murder of Belle Elmore.
This message was received here to-
day, -after being relayed by the Vic
toriln.
1t Is possible that the prisoners viii
land tomorrow.
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INDIGNATION FELT
AGAINST LOEB'S MEN

NEW YORK, Aug 26--IndiEnant pro
tests were made today BY the passen-
gers OF the Ifner AIaursJania, including
many. prominent persons, over the night
search OF the liners cabins started on
her arrival last night ag.5 not com
pIeteu until early this nc ring With
seven men. Special Agent wall ran
sacked every staterOom in the belief
that vaIuables not declared would be
given by some passengers 10 members
Of the crew, and claimed lsSer, the duty
being thus avoided
Acting deliberately the searchers
rooted out the 4e2 first class and 40
second class passengers many being
compelled to leave their beds. Among
the passengers were Mrs. Potter Palmer
and Nr. and Mrs. Honore Palmer, OF
CHICAGO. Lord and LADY NorthcIife.
Bellew- Paul Norton ana Judge Edward
2. Coyne.
Cause of the Raid
This smuggling raid, the most sensa-
lionaI ever attempted by the customs
authorities at New York, was decided
upon by Collector Of the Port Loeb. il is
said following the discovery several
days age Of an empty jewel case and a
bill for jewelry IN the ststerooU, Of a
No warning was given the officials of
The Cunard line. The raiders boarded
the liner at Quarantine and then the
search was begun All told, > "a pas
sergers on the liner were subjeCIed TO
the drastic treatment
No excuse was accepted. the agents
Insisting on admission TO the state
rooms There the bedding was ran
sacked. drawers turned tOpsy-turvy and
baggage zone through Eith the thor
eughness Of the police secrching a des-
perate prisoner
ClasIes Averted-
In several Instances a clash between
the passengers aud the searchers was
narrowly averted- The agents showed
their authority, purpose, and carried out
their plan without a hitch. They had
been ordered to merely make notes
where valuables were found secreted for
smuggling
The foreign passengers, who included
some distinguished persons, were bitter
IN their comments on their reception. BY
America, and the Americans were nc
J less indignant
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TEAIPERATrRES


Today-HiEn tide 1913 a m. low
tide 90 a M 6-3f ?. IL
Tonorro~-E4ieh tide, 1872 a. m; I-0S
? m: low tide. 7-15 a. m. 80 p n
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When the Jhirty-eight cars and 1l9
tourists Of the famous Muneey run
reach Washington tomorrow afternoon
they viii hnG awaiting them a wei
come as royal as the enthusiasm Of
hundreds Of local automobilists. and
thousands Of interested citizens, can
make IL
Every detaii for their entertainment
has been completed No effort has been
spared TO make their three days stay in
the National Capital one continuous
round Of pleasure and beginning with
the reception which VIII be given them
al the Soldiers Home immediately upon
their arrival in Washington. and in
which MANY prominent citizens viii
take part. the visitors VIII be made to
feel that the keys Of the city have been
handed over 20 them
Forming Of Escort
PromptIya at 8 o'clock tomorrow after
noon scores Of local automobiIists will
meet at the 1Iunsey building and an
escort Of honor viii be formed In
cluded among the machines which
viii go 70 meet the tourists viii be
seven official cars The Pope Auto
mobile Company VIII be represented
by a MathesOn Silent SIX" car. and
the Buick Automobile Company by =
Welsh automobile Emerson & Orme
will furnish an ApperSou car Lewis
Holmes a Packard. Robert Z Heater
a Studebaker- and the Eel Motor Car
Company q Stevens-Duryea \ big
Studebaker viii be driven by F g
SibboId and Royce HouEh. Mr. HOUgh
actins as marshal Harry Kite. owner
OF a Palmer-Singer. has placed his aU-
tonlobue 10 be used as a dispatch
car at the service of the reception
committee
All Invited to Join.
All Washington aut0mObiIists are
invited 10 Join the escort which will
20 to welcome the tourists These
local autOmobflists VIII meet in front
Of the NIunsey building at o'clock,
and viii proceed 10 the Soldiers
Home. where at 4 O'Clock the recep-
ton viii be given FlaEs and pen
Continued on Page Twelve)
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SHIPS CREW SAVED
BY PASSING VESSEL

FAYAL, Azores, Aug 26--The crew
OF the British ship Harvest Queen has
been rescued in midse2 by the Liner
Koenisen Luise, Of the North GermSn
Lloyd fine. according 10 wireless dis
patches received here today
The Harvest Queen was abandoned in
a sinking condition
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The Harvest Queen, Of 1.S94 tons. was
haiit in 1857. She was owned By Capt
= A. Forsyth, OF WINDSOR, her master.
The Washington times., 1910-08-26
WEATHER REPORT.

Fr0s-s are reported this morning from
Colorado Montana North Dakota
South Dakota. and Minnesota. ard the
teTlp5ratUTc Is below the freezing point
in Wyoming
The Indications are tha- & change to
cooler weather viii Uvcrspread Tennes-
see and The east guf and Atlantic
States. except the Florida peninsula,
during tonight and SATURDAY
The weather viii be unsettled with
showers within the next Ihirry-SiX
hours IN the Atlantic States south OF
PENNSYLVANIA. and in the southern Dor
tons Of the east Gulf States elsewhere
east Of the Mississippi river the weather
viii be fair tonight and Saturday
FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT
Unsettled weather, with showers to-
night or Saturday cooler tonight, mod
crate norrhwes-erly. shifting to north
eaSrerIy- winds
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CONDITION OF THE RIVERS
HARPEES FERRY " Va. Aug &-
Both rivers clear this morning
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FIooring-Near Rift-S3-So per 100 II.
Frank Libbey < Co. 6th & y. Y Ave
s-Advt-
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Service Is Commended

The forest service has done wonders
with its handful Of devoted men It
has put out every year many thousands
OF small pres, any one Of which might
under favorable conditions have de-
veIoped into a confa grafton which 10 coo
men could not stop This year, because
Of the great drought. the worst in the
West for more than twenty years, there
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New York Fight.

Continued on Sixth Page.l
The Washington times., 1910-08-26
New cliffs House. Newport. r /,
September 10, 1870
My Dearest Little Girl

CConunued q 81 Page)
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-07-15
What's the Answer3

We're ready to quit: After sending
two ,erfectly rhymed. carefully scan.
ned. pIeasurably sentimental pieces Of
poetic junk to seventeen magazines
and having them returned seventeen
times. We turn to the current issue OF
a new monthly and find a -'pome"
modelled after Kipling's Vampire"
and in which home is supposed to
rhyme with alone. run on page eleven
with all the swell curlycues ordinarily
surrounding a piece Of real art II
poe'izing Is a gift We are convinced
that this poets must have been. As
for US. We are on our way TO the wood
shed TO study the psychology OF the
Ak or any other old thing that hasn't
to do with selling poetry to maya
zines.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-07-15
FOREIGN.

The select committee OF Parliamen:
to consider the civil list for King
George V. recommends a provision o,
Ss.i7o.0oo yearly for the maintenance
OF the royal family. This is an in
made during the last reign.
The Rome Tribuna publishes re
port that the Duke OF the Ahruzri. who
is now director general OF the arsenal
q; Venice. recently motored from Ven.
Ice to Toblach. Austria, where he met
many Americans. Including. Il is be-
lIeved. Miss Katherine Elkins. This
has revived gossip concerning the en-.
gagement Of the duke and Miss Elkins
Two aviators broke the records for
ls0-kilometers al Rheims Friday,
Hubert Latham covered the distance
in hours / rninutes6 seconds. and
afterward the Belgian, olieslager. did
Il IN / hour IS minutes. 90 seconds
OlieslaEer. not satisfied with his rec,
ord of hour. IS minutes and 20 sec.
( onds for $50 kilometers. set out again
and cut it TO hour. 81 minutes. 81
and t~o-tifths seconds He used a
Bleriot machine
". oleislegsTs Thursday broke the
records for duration and distance a,
the aviation meeting in progress a;
Rheims. France. He remained in IN.
air two hours. 3s minutes and 80 sec
onds and covered a distance of l5s IS
100 miles. During the speed contes:
Leon Morane. the French aviator. cov
cred 12i2 miles in I3 minutes and 4.
seconds. In the preliminary contest
for height Hubert Latham reached ar
altitude OF $40 feet. beating Pau!
hans record OF 1880 feet.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-07-15
Many Drowned Sur1sy.

New Haven. Conn.-There were sew.
en- accidental dro~uings in Connect.
cut
Albany. y. Y.-Iohn whalen and
Francis Forti were drowned while
bathing IN a creek
CIncinnati-Henrie:ta Acserman. O.
Cincinnati. and John C. Moore Of New,
tort, Ky. were drowned in the Ohio
TIver.
Oswego. y. Y-The bodies OF Eddie
Hammond and Harold Drfscoll. both 3
years old. were found in the varick
canal.
Lake Placid. y. Y.-oscar p. Nicho
las OF Brooklyn. superintendent at the
Lake Placid Yacht club. vas drowned
here while bathing.
Scranton, Pa.-While bathing in
Rocky Glen Lake. James F!uricso and
Aocina Repda were drowned. Frank
Ambrose was drowned in Spring Brook
wa;ertown. y. Y.-Frank Namo was
drowned while bathing in the Black
r.yer
Philadelphia - Three boys were
drowned while bathing in the Delaware
river near here.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-07-15
WARRINGTON.

President Taft has designated
George Otis Smith. director of the geo
logical survey, as acting chief OF the
new bureau Of mines recently author.
lied by Congress-.
The army engineers selected to &C;
as an advisory board in connection
with the selection of irrigation pro-
jects under the 100000 act are Ar
ranging to start for the West abou;
July goth.
A statement prepared at the treas
ury department by direction OF Acting
Secretary Hilles, shows that the Gus
toms receipts for the fiscal year 1880
amounted to $333.043,so0. For the
greater part of the year the Payne
Aldrich tariff law was in force and Nj
Hilles said the receipts were the lsrg-
est for any year in the history of the
government The receipts for 1909
were $500. 900. 900.
Continuing his policy Of practical
conservation. President Taft Thursday
night signed orders 10 withdraw 35.-
o73.15i acres OF coal lands from the
public domain in the states Of North
and South Dakota. Washington. U-ah.
Colorado and the territory of Arizona
OF the total Withdrawals 20,6Ss,is9
acres are new. while 14.374.6s5 acres
are covered in combinations and rati-
fications under the new Law. approved
June IS, OF Withdrawals made during
the last four years by both Presidents
Roosevelt and Taft
President Taft has taken the first
step in his own conservation policy by
signing orders of Withdrawals. cover
ing s.4s5.731 acres of power site. phos-
phate and petroleum lands. The areas
involved in the power sites withdrawn
are as follows: Arizona, 10T,5s0 acres;
California, 47.sIs acres: Colorado. o0l.-
5is: Idaho. 23O.s71; Montana, l22.5l5:
Nevada, li.50l: New Mexico. 1885;
Oregon, I7s.72l; Utah. :7s.sl2: Wash
ington. 55.i3s: Wyoming. 1o3.3s5. The
phosphate land acreage Withdrawals
are: Florida. 27.4Oo: Idaho. 1.l02.2I7:
Utah. lo7.5i5h: Wyoming, 1881 s51
Petroleum land acreage Withdrawals
covered the following: Arizona. 23U.-
400: California. 2.4s2.75o: Colorado. ST.
474: Louisiana. 31i.720: New Mexico.
4ls.9ol: Oregon. 7i.s4s: Utah, 5sl,.s4:
Wyowing. 255.4sl.
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CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME. AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DoINGs, ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERINGs. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN.

Prospects are reported good for the
location at Denver OF the 1913 con
clave Of the Knights Templar.
Charles l. Wellington. general traf-
fic manager OF the Colorado & South
ern. passed away at his residence in
Denver after an extended illness.
The wildcat" mining Law. passed
at the last session Of the Nevada Leg.
islature, was sustained by a decision
handed down by the state Supreme
Court at Carson City.
The greater portion of Nebraska re-
ceived a good soaking Friday in some
places the precipitation reaching two
inches The growing crops were burn
ing up in many parts of the state and
Thursdays rain will greatly relieve
a drought which had threatened both
corn and wheat.
Following the declaration made al
Kansas City Thursday that negotia'
tions between the coal miners and
mine operators of the southwest with
reference to the settlement OF the
pending strike. were off. an agreement
vas reached in the afternoon. under
which the long-drawn-out conference
Vay continue.
Western railroads are considering
the ACCESSIBILITY Of abolishing all re-
duced rate including colonist rates,
and making cents the minimum for
all travellers and all occasions The
movement Is not q new one. but Is the
revival Of q movement started over .
year ago and considered on several oc.
casions.
Declaring war on those Democrats
o: the state ~-aom he accuses Of being
false TO the platform and 10 pledges
W. J. Bryan. in a statement issued
Thursday. practically reads out Of the
party nine Nebraska state senators
who served during the last session o!
the Legislature. most OF whom are can
didates for reelection
The publication BY the aSlt Lake
Herald Republican OF the confession
o. one Harry Thorne. about to be
tried for the murder Of George W
Fassell. and the re-printing Of the con
fession was contempt o: court. accord
ing TO Distric; Judge T. d. Lewis. whc
imposed fines on the newspaper. III
general manager. two editors and re
porter.
DR.. J. J. p. Armstrong has contract
ed with A. NJ. Williams. an aviator o.
Douglas. Ar.z-. TO convey placer min
ing machinery from Douglas TO a prop
erty In the chihuahua mountains. Mex
leo. The distance Is about 800 miles
The machinery is such that II can bt
carried only in l00-pound lots VIII
Ians owns and operates a monoplane
This is probably the first contrac
made calling for the commercial Us,
o. : HEAVIER than air machine
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-07-15
Eirs On chsysnn. Mountain.

Colorado SprinEs.-Company A. Col
orado National guard, half q hundred
volunteers and q score Of firemen
from this city in automobiles. toseth-
er with fire engine. two chemical
wagons and other apparatus. aided
ranchmen in a desperate but futile all
day attemp; to save valuable property
fgrom fire at the base OF Cheyenne
mountain. five miles southwest Of Col
crado Springs Friday. BY back firing.
running furrows and throwing sand
earth in the path OF the on-sweepins
conflagration the workers succeeded
In saving the houses At the A z.
Touzalin and Star ranches. near by.
The trees and shrubbery were dry as
finder. and the dense smoke and
flames could be seen for miles around.
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MACHINE GOES INTO RAviNE
TWENTY FEET BELOW
THE ROAD.
BOULDER BANKER HURT
JUDGE oARRIGUEs OF GREELEY
AND DOCTOR oUEAL ALSO
BRUISED.

For: Collins, Colo.-Over the steep
side of a mountain in Virginia Dale
country about thirty-five miles north
west of this city, W. H. Allison. presi'
dent Of the First National Bank OF
Boulder, Dr.. E. B. Queal OF the same
city and Judge J. e Garrigues OF
Greeley and an automobile in which
they were riding. were hurled at noon
Sunday into a ravine about twenty
feet below All three were injured.
Mr.. Allison very seriously If NOT
fatally.
One OF Mr.. Allison's ears was al
most severed from the head, one side
o. his face was crushed in and one
arm and side OF his body badly
bruised In the Fcrr Collins hospital
he complains OF pains in his back ana
abdomen and it Is feared ihat he has
been internally injured. His condition
Is very critical
In the cars flight over the mountain
side Judge Garrigues and DR.. Queal
were thrown wide Of the machine and
this probably saved them from very
erllo1e AI.AIlts- oSkl &-t. WIZ
hurled in opposite directions and
struck in some trees several feet
from where the machine landed
Judge Garrigues was the first 10 re-
cover and he quickly made his way
TO the wrecked auto 10 find Mr.. All.
son held = prisone. under the heavy
car and unconscious. But for the fact
that Judge Harry P. Gamble. associ-
ate o. Judge Garrigues on the bench
In this district. and a friend. George
H Bedard. also OF Boulder. were traT-
cling close behind. in Judge Candles
auto. M Allison would probably have
died before he was eItr!cated from
his perllous position. Judge Garrigues
and Dr.. Oueal were unable in their
weakened condition from their terri.
BILE experience TO move the car. which
was crushing the life out OF the Boul.
der banker. The other tVo men had
arrived in time TO see the machine OF
their friends go whirlins over the
side OF the mountain and they quick
ly scrambled down the side Of the "a
vine 10 the rescue.
Nj Allison Is about siIty-.iye years
old and. it is understood. had been
driving his auto only about three
months The party vas on its way
to North Park for feS days fishing
trip.
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Foxy Hiram.

We'll. now. II that amt surprising"
calculated Mrs. Ryetop. as she shaded
her eyes with her hand. There goes
old Hiram Skinfiint. and rather than
step on a poor black ant he picked It
up. and l bet he is going to drop It
somewhere out Of the reach Of dan.
ger"
Her husband laughed knowingly.
Not Hiram Skinflint. Mandy. He'll
go down to Jed Weatherby's general
store and order a pound of granulated
sugar Then while Jed Is looking an.
other way he'll drop the ant among
the grains and tell Jed as long as his
sugar has ants in 1t he ought to sell It
at half price. Like as not he'll try to
get Jed to throw In two or thr
raisins and a yeast cake. You don't
know Hiram Skinfiint."
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Saloeners Defiant.

Longmont.-In view Of the decis!cn
o, the State Supreme Court in the
North Longmont saloon cases. Deputr
District Attorney o'Connor. with Sher-
IF Capp. came from Boulder Thursday
afternoon. went to North LonEmon:
and notified all four saloonkeepers
tha, they must close their places or at
their own risk open for business. At
a conference between the saloonkee2-
ers and officers the saloon men noti-
fled the officers that they would not
close. but would stand together and
fight. They also intimated that they
had a Joker Of some kind which they
would spring and which would enable
them to keep open.
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oue.lasers Makes se~ Record.

Rheims. France.-The distance and
duration records established by u. Ia
Bouchere Saturday. $40 kilometers
(2iI.ii miles In hours. 81 minutes.
As seconds, were broken Sunday by
oIIeslagers. who made a magnificent;
flight OF 1913 kilometers C24i.ii niles)
in hours. } minutes. 5 seconds. On
landing. OlieslaEer vas handed a tele-
grom Of congratulations from the
King Of the Belgians-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-07-15
Supreme ceur. on q Dry Point.

Another Interesting local
option law decision has been handed
down by the Supreme Court In
effect 1t says what the Supreme Court
has held besore-that when IL is pro
posed to create dry" territory the
larger political subdivision governs
the smaller subdivision But this de
cision goes even further. and makes Il
possible for the larger subdivision TO
bring up the issue in the smaller sub
division Immediately after the smaller
las taken action On the question.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-07-15
Better Conditions Asked.

Denver.-Investigatio looking to-
ward the betierment Of the prisoners
and unfortuna,es Of the state are being
made by the State Board Of Charities
and Corrections. Realizing the made
Quate Accommodations OF the i--ena
ward at the county hospital. IT'S
have been made 10 have the state asy-
Ium enlarged. and It is thought that
an appropriation will be secured for a
home for mental detectives
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-07-15
Steel Workers &c. Raise.

Pueblo.-The c. F. & !. Co. has
granted slight increase in wages 10
employees of the Ninnequa plant Ac-
cording 10 a bulletin posted. all labor
ers at the plant. about 1000 in num-
ber. will receive an increase OF cent
an hour and the wages OF other EN-
plcyes will be raised in proportion.
The new order will add from $4,000
to $4,000 monthly TO the company's
payroll.