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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
SENSATION IN
INVESTIGATION
sTENoGRAPHER SAYS eALLiN.
GERS ASSISTANT WROTE
PRESIDENTS LETTER.
Mr.. TAFT EXPLAINS
WASHINGTON STIRRED BY THE
DEVELOPMENTS OF
: SATURDAY.

washington.-Oscar Lawler, assist
ant attorney general OF the Interior
Department. Of which Richard A. Bal.
finger is the head. did in fact prepare
q draft Of a letter addressed to Sec
retary Ballinger and in such form and
phrase that 1t might have been adopt
cd verbatim and signed by the Presi-
dent as Mr.. Taft's exoneration Of the
secretary from the charges Of l.. r.
CLAWS and authorizing the dismissal
of CLAWS from his position of special
agent of the Interior Department.
This draft by Mr.. Lawler was deliv-
bred Saturday afternoon to the Ballin.
ger-Pinchot committee and ordered
spread upon the records of the inves-
tigation. Careful comparison Of the
Lawler draft with the letter of the
President shows that Mr.. Taft did. in
fact. adopt practically verbatim. even
to short paragraphs. Mr.. Lawler's Ian.
guage. The substance Of the two doc
uments is otherwise widely dissimilar.
The subject is on every tongue in
Washington. where almost every man.
woman and child is bitterly either .
Ballinger or a Pinchot partisan.
The thing came to a head in the
publication Of a statement attributed
to Frederick NJ. Kerby. one of the stem
ographers in the office OF Secretary
Ballinger. in which Kerby related at
length the circumstances under which
he alleged the Lawler draft to have
been prepared.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
Bad Charge Against Reading.

New York.-Charges that the RsaA.
ing Railroad Company has robbed"
the independent coal miners and own
ers along the lines Of the Philadelphia
& Reading railway of sec 6.50O.O00 in
less than thirteen years. are openly
made in a pamphlet issued by Albert
II. Walker. an attorney here. The
pamphlet is the second one issued by
the lawyer with the expressed pur-
pose OF exposing alleged persistent and
continued violations Of the interstate
commerce act by the company in quss-
tion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
The PresIdent Explains.

Washington.-Presid Taft has
taken hand in the situation which has
arisen concerning the inside history
OF his letter OF September 13. exoner-
ating Secretary Ballinger from the
charges Of Special Agent L. R. CLAWS
and authorizing the dismissal OF Gla-
yis.
Over his own signature he ad-
dressed n long letter to Senator Knute
Nelson. chairman Of the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigating committee. set
ting forth in minute detail the Sc
Quence Of events following his receipt
at Beverly on August IS OF the
charges of CLAWS.
The president makes NO direct men.
tion OF the statement OF Frederick NJ.
Kerby. the young stenographer in Sec
retary Ballinger's office. in which the
stenographer declared the presidents
letter Of eSoneration was prepared In
Ballinger's office by Oscar Lawler. as
sistant attorney general for the In
terror department. Sunday nights
utterance by Taft obviously was pro-
yoked by Kerby's statement.
Taft declares not only Lawler did
prepare such a letter as Kerby said he
did. but that he did SO by the presi.
dents specific direction. When he re-
ceived 1t he found. he says. that II was
not what he wanted to issue. and he
wrote the letter himself In the form
in which he desired II. using from
Lawler's draft only one or two gen.
eral statements.
The president goes still further.
and takes up the question Of the back
dating" Of Attorney General Wicker.
sham's summary Of the CLAWS
charges to which Attorney Louis D.
Brandeis has drawn attention. Taft
says that the attorney generals let.
ter was In fact back dated" and
that this also was done by his special
direction.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
D., L. & N. W. Plans Joy Rides.

Greeley.-Enthused over the assured
success Of the Denver. Laramie &
Northwestern railway. investors from
Kansas. Oklahoma and Nebraska arc
planning trips for the summer to fol-
low the line from Denver through
Greeley. Severance and up into wyo.
ming. One delegation OF IS arrived
Thursday morning from Denver in five
automobiles. bound for the Riverside
ranch. near Laramie, which is owned
by the Denver-Laramie Realty COM
pany.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
chiIdren's Agricultural Clubs.

Greeley.-After covering 300 miles.
visiting thirty-three districts. thirty
four different schools. sixty-four teach.
ers and 1.450 pupils in the interest OF
forming boys and girls agricultural
clubs. Prof. Netherton Of the State Ag-
ricultural college and L. H. Harrison.
superintendent Of schools OF Weld
county. returned to Greeley Friday
morning. completing the canvass in
eleven days. They report great en-
thusiasm over the club plan and that
practically every school district visit
cd will take 1t up.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
Benefit In Outdoor Schools.

benent IN OUTDOOR SCHOOLS.
Speaking before the National Associ-
alton for the Study and Prevention of
tuberculosis recently. DR.. Henry Far
mum Stoll Of Hartford. Conn.,. said:
Every city should have one or more
outdoor schools" He recommended
such institutions for all delicate. So
called scrofulous or anaemic children.
and those with tuberculosis OF the
bones, who are now In ordinary
schools. Doctor Stoll declared that
twenty to forty per cent. OF school
children in large cities are infected
with tuberculosis. BY the use of tu-
berculin. 1t was ascertained that 70 per
cent. Of the children from tuberculous
homes were infected as against only &c
per cent. Of those from supposedly
healthy homes. It was also found that
so per cent. Of the frail children from
healthy homes had the germs OF the
disease. but that only 13 per cent. OF
the robust children from similar homes
were thus affected.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
Big Irrigation Contract Let.

Las Animas-The Bent County Res
ervoir & Canal Company on Tuesday
signed a contract with the Kaw Con-
struction Company of Kansas City.
NO.. for construction Of an irrigation
system for 10000 acres adjoining Las
Animas. This will impound Rule and
Muddy creeks and have fifty.foot
dam. About twenty-five miles Of canal
will be built. The system will cost
100000 and is to be finished in the
spring Of 1911.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
Taft conoratuIates Booths.

New York.-A telegram from Presi
dent Taft to Gen. and Mrs. Booth.
congratulating them on the celebra.
tion OF the anniversary OF the found.
ing Of the Volunteers Of America, was
read hero Sunday at the national
headquarters.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
MiIIiken Tot Gets q Lot.

Milliken.-Without doubt the most
unique deed ever recorded in Weld
county was that filed Thursday at
Greeley for Miss Evelyn Myrtle from
site of Milliken. Little Miss Tromble
owns lot 6, block "a. Milliken. and the
deed was presented to her by Judge
Milliken Of Denver.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
Peary Lectures In Rome.

Rome.-Commander Peary lectured
Sunday before the Geographical Soci-
ETY.. King Victor Emanuel. the Duke of
the Abruzzi and Marquis di San GULL.
ano. minister of foreign affairs, were
present.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20

Campbell Heads Real Estaters.
La Junta.-The State Realty Deal.
ers' Association adjourned Thursday.
}. Z. Campbell Of Pueblo was elected
president; Logan Rsgel. secretary.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
After Lower Rates on Coal.

Pueblo.-The Transportation asso-
citation will start campaign to induce
coal consumers to use Canon City coal
in preference to that from southern
Colorado, in an effort to force the Col
orado & southern Railroad to reduce
its rates from Trinidad and Walsen-
burg to this city.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
To Celebrate Highway Opening.

Colorado Springs.-The celebration
in honor of the completion of the new
highway between here and Canon City.
which will be held on Little Fountain
creek. at the east entrance to Dead
Mans canon. about May 25th. The
date is subject to change to suit the
convenience OF the governor, who has
promised to be present.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
Old D. & r. G. Engineer Dead.

Gunnison.-GeorgeE Estes. the Oldest
engineer on the Rio Grande system,
is dead from paralysis. He was strick.
en- while on his engine at Almont
Monday and was brought here. where
he died. surrounded by his family.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
WEEKS EVENTS
I IN ..H.
COLORADO
1 ,b.ra, Return for Small Loan.

Liberal Return for Small Loan.
Greeley.-For a loan of a quarter OF
a dollar by Fred Walsh, an employe
of a dairy here, to F. ]. Heath Of San
Francisco, fifteen years ago, Walsh on
Friday received a check for 800. The
letter with the check said the amount
covered the loan and interest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
Mrs. ANNA ANDERSON, Boz 10, Black
Duck, MINI.
Consider This Advice.

No woman should submit to surgi-
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made exclusive
ly from roots and herbs, a fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic and invigorator of
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town in
the United States bear willing testi-
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
It cures female ills, and creates radi-
ant, buoyant female health. If you
are i'll, for your own sake as we'll as
those you love, give it trial.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice Is free,
and always helpful
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
J. w. Van cleave Dead.

st. Louis.-J. W. Van Cleave. for.
mer president Of the National Manu-.
facturers' association. died Of heart
disease at his home here Sunday.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20

COulQ not 90 any or
my housework. Ny
sickness was called
Retroflexion. When
/ would sit down I
felt as If I could not
ge t up. I took
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vege t a BILE Com
pound and did just
as you told me and
now I am perfectly
cured, and have
big baby boy" =
n- Nn b1~ H
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
Out Of the RAGS.

Because Of the general scrapping
match between the various cities as
to who shall have the honor Of the
National or International Congress Of
Aviators. Washington and Baltimore
have both withdrawn from the whole
business.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20

Looking at It in another way. what
harm Is there in letting one head Of
hair make several generations of wom-
en- beautiful?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20

A clear brain and
Steady. dependable nerves
Can win wealth and fame
For their owner.
Clear headedness and a
Strong, healthy body
Depend largely on the
Right elements in
Regular food and drink.
Coffee contains caffeine
A poisonous drug.
Postum is rich in the
Gluten and phosphates that
Furnish the vital energy
That puts ginger" and
"hustle"
Into body and brain.
There's a Reason"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-05-20
ANOTHER
WOMAN
CURED
ByLydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Black Duck, Minn.-':About year
ago wrote you that was sick and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-21
A Good Recipe

Dear Sisters: I come this beautiful June day
20 Contribute my mite. In summer our appetites
call for change OF breads l no crank
.h.Dut cooking but do believe I have the most
labor-saving process Of making loaf bread OF any
one. except those that make bread the same
way. / wouldn't know where TO get hops and
Irish potatoes are not always plentiful, but but
terniIk and corn meal are always present. and
no trouble. I make the dough. first mixing In
one yeast cake and let IL stand over night and
rework early In the morning Then let stand
awhile TO rise Then put to bake. j have my
bread baked and put away sooner in the morning
than II took my mother to make up the yeast
ard set 20 rise. TO say nothing OF watching IL
TIN dinner time. then getting to baking about
the time company always comes. Sisters. IL you
vii let me start you ny way, I know you will
vote me prize
I was sorTy some misunderstood my proposition
about geranium cuttings In April / sent dab
Has 70 all that sent cents: that sn / meant
% DO. II you still want cuttings. send on any
time value them at two for a spool OF
thread Now is fine time 10 root them You
must place them where they will get some sun
and all the fresh air. for all shade viii cause
them 10 rot I think the best way to cure a rose
Of mildew Is TO cut it down and set out a new
one have one am trying nitrate Of soda on
and Il seems 10 DO no good. Now is the time to
take up winter bulbs. dry them and store away
for fail planting.
MRS. T J. ROBINSON
Greenvtlle. Ca. Route ;.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-21
lime DAYS

Door Household: As | sit on the porch this
beautiful June afternoon, with the oaImy west
wind touching my cheeks l am lost In medita-
ton. In front Of me, perched on a bough OF
beautiful oak, is a sweet little yellow-oreast'
and he seems to enjoy the shade as much as
l do Various kinds OF birds are flying by me,
and occasionally a wasp buzzes by to see what
| am doing. The sweet scent Of the roses come
to me on the soft breezes and reminds me IL rs
the brides month. Far up in the woods the
hooking bird is trilling its sweet notes, while
down in the meadow the cattle are busy crop
ping the sweet, tender grass, keeping time with
the croaking of the frogs and enjoying the De-
ginning Of the good old summer time"
How glad should be that we areliving In
such beautiful world. AS 1 write the blue
heavens are looking so calmly down upon u.s.
Let us be glad living today and enjoying
the blessed sunlight and not be looking for to-
morrow, for ere another day comes dark clouds
may hide the heavens, the threatening thunder
roaring, the lightning flashing and the rain
pouring down in torrents. But even then we
have the sweet consoling words, There never
a cloud without a silver lining" and we
turn clouds inside out and find 1t.
Louella, where art thou7 Let me say right
here she is one Of the sweetest Christian girls
l know, and l wish every one Of you could meet
her.
Myra Stevenson, a little bird told me you had
been to Atlanta. Tell about your visit. l do
not know you but / know you have one of as
sweet sisters anyone could be blessed with.
But / started to tell you of country charms
In the distance l hear the noise Of the scythe
as II is cutting field OF oats and II reminds
me it is time for me TO go and watch the grain
as II falls. These beautiful June days, don't
you love them7
Good wishes. CATHERINE.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-21
Cheerful ChirpingS

Near household; l come again to greet you,
and too / wish to thank you Tor the pIeasuIe
derived from your pen 'nouS ni1aTs su,I Of in
terest and for the past few months tney nav
seemed doubly so to me. That orotner OF who a.
smoke in my last letter left me put ulu nv
follow his first inclinations and go 10 the as
tsDt west He crossed over Into our sister
state Alabama. and has been experiencing ms
first college days. He spent last week emu
with US and has gone again 10 accept t,ote e
5p ,be autumn 1 think this one better than
going west before completing his educatlon.
II any boy or girl should chance 70 reau unls
whose school days not over, let me urse
YOU to avail yourself Of the educatlonal a1,
yantaqes afforded you. In after life you VII.
need every bit OF knowledge that you can gatne
Low, and you may resi- assureu on t 40 erest
nv opportunities so limited in acquiring H. ahu
the little store I possess has been the source ol
so much pleasure to me tnat l IeeI v 49,
interest in all who are surviving to saih '"'0
precious prize. u-,--,u.- .h,.
letter the last issue Of the Household mas
been perused and your note OF inquiry Az
Orient aud hope this voyage VIII De as ihter-
esting and Instructive as the one with Professor
Parks. -. ..,,.
depth In the dictionaries to express my deilE
over the fact that you were not IN eaf Gu
about using explosives on this CrlckeI. SUI Sn
fate would have been even sadder than tha'
Of the crickets which Tackleton came In con
tact with In Dickens time, you know. nara
ly think / know personally any or the house.
hold writers. but very OFTEN meet WIN t u.s.
who read and appreciate this page ana Mrs
Rowgnn. can't say that you are trifling
nut you should have planted those seeds 20,
whether YOU are q bit obstinate when she gar
nishes the table with dishes OF fresh vegeta
bles. Tell her that I'm dstRntly related. IS
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-21
South CaroIinianS Take Notice

Dear Household: Mrs. Nettie said give the
boys an education. l say give both an educa-
tion, boys and girls, both need It, for with
out one they are not counted much Mrs. Nettie
seems to think girl shouldn't need to know
anything except cooking and minding babies
| don't agree on that pcant, for two-thirds Of
the men today think a woman hasn't any rights
that all she needs is to be slave for him
and when she asks for money to buy needful
things he replies, you always wanting
something's you must think I'm made Of
money" Now, l know just such men, and they
are found all the land.
say. give girls an education well as
boys. All girls do not marry as they
finish school. I know lots of girls that make
their money and spend IT as they please.
L think man should have an education, too.
How many OF you girls agree with Mrs. Rich
ard A. Daniel7 ! say II all girls would sign
pledge and stick 70 IL. and not go with
man that INDUCES in strong drink. there would
soon be an improvement. But the girls
afraid to cay anything to them because she
may insult him. ] say insult him before ne
has a chance to insult you. Men under the in
fluence Of whisky are not responsible. so. girls,
beware of such men.
can hear someone saying, "When will she
preach again Oh, wish l had time to say
word or two on flirting. Girls are not alone.
If they do flirt little. for there far more
boys than girls who flirt, although l don't APP
prove of either.
l from South Carolina, and want to call all
the other writer's from this state to reunion
in Our Household Several of you have not
written in a year. Come right away and give
an account of yourselves
With love TO one and all, am,
:. MAIDIE MERRY.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-21
Visit Your Mother

Dear Miss Thomas: Most all the subjects have
been discussed Put think there can't be too
much said in behalf OF our mothers Lots OF
men and women do not see their dear old moth
ers In five and six years Think Of a lonely
woman living In some quiet. far off place. her
children absorbed In work in distant homes. and
she with nothing % do IN the winter DAYS but
% remember, and say. We'll. after all per
haps old maids are just happy" There
she sits az her pariOr window. and watches the
passers- Ear away the roofs OF the town.
the steeple Of the church where she married.
Just where the shadow Of the steepIs stops at
sunset IL her husbands grave, and the little
ones close TO IL. The first child q girl
and died young The old lady does not CRY
1ow-a-days. but she sits and turns the knitting
ball IN her lap. Poor pst'' she sighs and
sees him in her fancy young man. coming
home from the fields. brown and handsome,
c.tehing Up the little tot and giving her ride
% bis shoulder Dinner Is ready and her father
and mother are living and come 10 see her.
she starts with a quick realization that il is all
q dream They are gone. all gone like the
dream. and she sits alone. II the little girl
had lived. che thinks she might have a daugh-
ter about the old home yet. Perhaps she
might Be married. On the whole. she rather
thinks she would. snd then she might have lived
win thsmISnd her grandchildren would have
been q conlNjrt-
Daughters are daughters always" She
sits in her rocking chair and looks at the
photoxraphs Of her s0ns-Tom and Dick
On. she did 50 hope that Dick would stay on
the farm and Tom be q minister and preach.
He might have been called 20 the village church.
But Tom dropped theology and took law. and
Dick went into a trade. They are doing so
weli-so 30 well. OF course she is glad. but
she Is lonesome. And now they do not ever
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-21
The Best of PaperS
BETSY.

Dear Rouseholders: After reading 90 many
nice letters in the best OF papers, l cannot
resist the temptation to write. Ny letter may
be a little behind the times see YOU hS,e
nearly all stopped writing about children who
will not or cannot be kept clean. II doesn't
matter much about their clothes II their faces
and hands are clean. Once in a while we can
take wet rag and scrub. and IL is all over
in a minute. Let the soiled apron so until q
more convenient season or until night.
o. B. Joyful. you made me laugh, trying to
ehurn and rock the baby at the same time, for
II reminded me so much OF the ups and downs
Of long ago. / don't expect you felt very joyful
shout that time, did your But never mind, the
baby will be grown some OF these days, and
then you can churn all you want to.
/ always liked to read, and when i had 10
take my baby up / would have book or paper
close BY and often read until / put them down
again. They would try TO reach Il with their
hands and | would have to hold y so far from
me / could scarcely Sc the WORDS, and then
they would try to reach IL with their feet. But
bonds reaching after the paper or book.
Children with bad colds need more attention
than they usually get. ! believe half the bad
colds are prolonged by neglecting the nose, and
chronic catarrh starts that way.
Don't let a child sniffle. / remember when
WAS a girl I used to go with my father, a
preac cher, when be went 20 I'LL some OF his ap-
pointments We would arrive at some good old
brothers house late in the evening. and IL 1t
cold. nearly frozen. But we would soon
be seated around q comfortable fire, aud be
enjoying the warmth, when In would troop
about half a dozen children and arrange them
selves in front Of me with their backs to the
fire and sniffle and stare me nearly out OF
countenance. Their parents would chatter on In
hlIsSful unconcern OF the children or myself
resolved right then and there IL / ever had
children rb 70 ase bSys sSns
equally as bad. but they did that. Prob
ably that is the way with Mr.. Bach. He saw