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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
ARKANSAS VALLEY FAIR RETAINS IT'S POPULARITY
Exhibits Away Ahead Of Anything Ever Seen in
the Valley "

Again has the curtain rung down upon a
Watermelon Day festival-the most successful
in history. Although the actual figures are not
available as the Enterprise goes to press popu-
lar estimate places the crowd at over 10000.
The visitors came from all sections of the valley
. the Las Animas, Lamar and La Junta crowds
with their fine bands being especially in evil
dence while Pueblo sent down we'll filled trains
and couple of bands.
The fine music n most attractive feature
Of the Watermelon Day festival this year. The
program of sports was better than ever before
and was carried off with that vim and eclat
that always marks the event.
I, On past occasions Rocky Ford has sometimes
been the host for governors and other distin-
guished visitors on Watermelon Day, but never
before have We had the entire state Legislature
as guests. The state senators and representa-
tives Yesterday broke away from their strenuous
law making in extra session aud enjoyed the big
celebration with us.
An event not down on the program was the
appearance of the famous old Santa Fe stage
coach loaded with boosters from Las Animas,
advertising Santa Fe Trail Day at the Bent
county fair next Thursday. The old coach with
its six-horse team made the circuit of the race
the immense throng. The balloon ascension
and successful parachute drop by Prof. Craig
also added to the passing of pleasant afternoon.
And after surfeit of melons and ninth the
horde of visitors thronged up town, where be-
meath the splendid electric Examinations in the
watermelon colors-red and green-a veritahle
street fair was in progress until the arrival of
the last excursion train.
Better weather could not have been asked for
and until the next at least Watermelon Dav of
; 1910 will be remembered as the best yet.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-02
Fruit Will Pay
For the Lots

| have purchased the
Pratt 5 acres directly
west Of the Washington
School. This is all
bearing fruit. Expect
to cut this up into so
foot lots, price about
$4,000 per lot; $50
cash, 3, 6, 9, and II
months for the balance.
Remember this is out
side the city limits and
the fruit trees are in fine
condition. Any one
desirous Of purchasing a
lot, kindly call on me.
These lots are worth
500 more than | ex-
|pect to ask for same,
and can be, handled
very easily.
L. R. Fen|ason
New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
DATA ON STEEL REFUSED
Publication of Report Would BE
Harmful. L. w. Bowers Says.

Washington, June 25-Lloyd w. Bowers.
Acting Attorney General, has sent to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives
an answer to a resolution of that body
calling on the Department of Justice 1or
any information In it's possession showing
or tending to show q combination between
steel and other interests IN violation OF the
Sherman antitrust act, or an effort TO IN
jure competition In the iron and steel In
dustry. to increase working hours or re-
duce wages. Mr. Bowers says that II is
considered that a report at this time such
as the resolution contemplates would De
manifestly Incompatible with the public in
terest and should be withheld, in accord
ance with the terms Of the resolution ITSELF
After quoting the resolution the Acting
Attorney General, in explaining the depart
ments attitude, says:
Several statements and communications
have been made to this department at
different times and data OF various kinds
have been furnished to or procured by the
department concerning the matters covered
by the resolution. Such statements and
communications, however, were essentially
confidential, even when not SO expressly
declared; further investigation at any time
would be greatly hampered by publication
of the departmental data, and the matters
to which the resolution Of the House OF
Representatives relates are closely akin to
important litigation already pending In the
Supreme Court and now near decision
New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
Cannon REVIEWS WORK
Present Congress Best He Ever
Served In.
CONSTRUCTIVE LEGISLATION
Attaches Little Importance to
Reform of Ru1es-Ridicules
Democratic Economy Talk.

washington. June S.-Speaker Cannon
tonight summarized the work Of Congress-
in statement given to the press. He paid
most attention to the legislative work ac-
complished. referring only incidentally 70
the Tight on the rules of the. House. The
reform OF the rules. he said. had resulted
IN iittie advantage He declared that the
present Congress had done more and better
work than any other of which he had
oeen member in his thirty-nve years of
service In the House. After telling OF the
legislation enacted the Speaker said:
This work of legislation has eone IN
Quietiy but effectively, while those who
we" congress from distance have been
assuming that the House was doing moth
ing but changing fits rules The chanpes Of
rules have contributed TO the pleasure and
perhaps the power OF some individuals in
the HouSe, but the current of legislation
itSel1 mas moved on usual with little
disturbance on account of a few new
metnods and with little advantage there
from 1 do not think the work OF a Com
greSs should be measured by the volume
OF business. but by the character OF the
leglSiat1on and the care taken In its con-
sideration- Measured by that standard the
olst congress will take high place In
however. more than six thousand of the
twenty-seven thousand bills considered and
reported from committees and about three
hundred public laws enacted in this session
as against four hundred public laws for the
entire 6oth Congress. 1 can commend the
entire membership of the House for in
duStry and intelligence in their legislative
work OF this session.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-26

means that the ocean mail bill VIII be the
unfinished business at the opening Of the
next session.
Just before adjournment Senator Shively,
in a graceful speech. expressed the appre-
citation Of the Democrats for the just and
kindly services Of the Vice-President as
presiding officer Of the Senate, TO which
Vice President Sherman replied with ap-
propriate remarks Precisely at II o'clock
the gaveI fell IN both houses.
In the House.
Unmindful of party politics and petty
differences. the House adjourned tonight
amid scenes of good fellowship and cordial
ity The distinct issues which have divided
the two great parties during the session
seemed for the moment forgotten and the
internal questions which have subdivided
the majority were brushed aside, leaving
only friendly and happy gathering of Rep
resentatives, who reJoiced at the thoughts
of home after six months Of work well per
formed.
The regulars were happy in being able to
point TO remarkable legislative achieve
rnents. the insurgents rejoiced because they
had effected changes in the rules without
impeding legislation, and the Democrats
made a show OF Joy because of their hopes
of victory One cause Of satisfaction TO all
was that Mr.. Cannon was able 10 go home
TO his constituents Speaker OF the House
The conference reports on the general de-
fciency sundry civil and campaign pub
licity bills were agreed to- The latter
measure met some opposition from the
Democrats because of the Burrows amend
ment providing for publicity after cleo.
tiors. but no one voted against 1t.
The conference report on the bill pro-
viding for s20.ooooOo certificates of indebted
ness to aid reclamation projects was agreed
10. 1t was agreed TO by the Senate yes
terday-
Speaker Cannon just before the House
New-York tribune., 1910-06-26

nili the full ten days since its submission
10 me- and some time before that The
op)ecuons are to the system, for 1t may
pc conceded that the trainers OF the bill
nave made as good a bill as they could
unoer the piecemear' policy. / once
reached the conclusion that ii was my
outy TO fnterpose veto in order IL possi-
pie 10 secure a change in the method OF
framing these bills. Subsequent considera-
ton has altered my view as to my duty
II ls now three years since a river and
haroor bill was passed The projects under
way are In urgent need of further appro-
priauon for maintenance and continuance.
and there is great and justified pressure
for many OF the new projects provided Tor
by the bill. 1t has been made clear to me
that the failure of the bill thus late In the
session would seriously embarrass the con-
suuctng engineers. / do not think, there
fore. the defects of the bill which I have
pointed out will justify the postponement
of all this important work But do think
that in the preparation OF the proposed
future yearly bill Congress should adopt the
reforms above suggested and that a failure
TO do so would justify withholding execu,
tive approval. even though river ana
harbor bill fail WILLIAM II. TAFT.
The President also signed the public
buildings bill. which authorizes the expen-
diture Of $22 o00, 900. but does not actually
appropriate the money. The appropriation
will be left to the next Congress
New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
CRITICISES THE EXECUTIVE
Ex- Judge Parker Says Depart
ment Has Sought Larger Powers

Portsmouth. N H. June 25.-Ex-Judge
Alton B. Parker, Democratic candidate for
President in 1904. In an address before the
New Hampshire Bar Association here to-
day on the lawyers opportunity for patri-
otic public service criticised the executive
branch of the federal government and said
that of late that department had been
seeking to augment its powers.
by proclamation and other acts said
Judge Parker, "the executive power has
been showing its impatience Of the consti-
tutional restraints and its hostility to the
department of the government which en-
forces them.
Where are the chief executives of the
states who are striving hard to preserve
the home rule OF their states which the
Chief Executive is seeking to take away?"
asked Judge Parker.
I'VE have a chief executive in New
York" he continued, who is imbued with
belief in the necessity for such action
and endowed with courage to undertake ii.
But we are soon to lose him.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
BALLINGER REPORT IN FALL
Committee Adjourns to September s.
Schwartz Resigns.

Washington, June 25.-The Ballinger-
Pinchot investigating committee met this
morning and adjourned to meet in Mime
apolis on September 5. when an effort will
be made to agree on a report.
The report will be made public soon
as agreed on. This decision was reached
after a fun and free discussion among the
members of the committee, both RepubH
cans and Democrats. 1t was agreed that ii
would not be convenient for the members
to meet again before September, and Min
neapolis was selected as a place most ac-
cessible to all the members. Senator Root
Will return from Europe before the date
set for the meeting and all twelve mem
berS are expected to be present.
Harry II. Schwartz has resigned as chief
of the field service of the General Land
Office and will be succeeded by James NJ.
Sheridan, now a special agent at Denver.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
POPULATION, s7,411

Washington. June 25.-The population of
Wilmington, Del, 1t was announced at the
Census Bureau to-day, is S7,411. This is an
increase of 10, ,So3, or 1913 per cent. over 1900.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
"Pickwickian Economists"
Mr. Cannon then spoke in detail OF other
legislation He said:

Mr.. Cannon then spoke in detail OF other
legislation He said:
The appropriations have been large. but
not nearly as large as demanded by the
people who were agitatins over the de-
velopment of the various departments OF
the government. There has not been a sin
gle appropriation bill that has not been
increased by a nOn-partSan vote IN the
House over the. report from the committee
This would seem to Indicate that the de-
mand for economy IS like the demand for
reduction OF the tariff. and always applies
to appropriations other than those IN which
the agitators are interested The people
who want a larger navy are willing TO
economize on everything else, and the same
tions for the Department OF Agriculture.
for the army, for the Improvement or
rivers and harbors, for public buildings and
for all the other activities OF the federal
government.
The Democrats have talked about econ
omy, but they have helped enlarge every
appropriation. and there are bills intro
which would can for sSoOooo.000 additional
expenditure, SO. / take II, their talk or
economy is Pickwickian-
AS / said In the beginning, the work OF
this Congress has been greater than any
other with which I have been identified
as a member. and IL has been constructive
legislation in the face of destructive tao
tics and efforts 10 create faetional strife
These efforts, / regret 10 say, have re-
ceiyed more attention In the public press
than the real work OF legislation and.
having given so much space TO these revo-
efforts at the expense OF the rec
ord OF work. il Is not surprising that some
of the editors should suddenly discover in
these last days that the Republican Con-
gress has enacted laws 70 carry out the
pledges of the Republican platform, and
then jump at the conclusion that this work
has been done in haste before adjourn
efforts of seven months by the committees
and the members OF Congress
New-York tribune., 1910-06-26

adjourned declared that he had nothing to
apologize for as a member of the House
or as Speaker, and he presumed each mem
Der could say the same thing.
This has been at times a strenuous ses-
sion," he said. ''ViTIie men, acting in
great representative body. earnest, posi-
tive, sometimes, in debate or otherwise, say
that which, If conditions We're different,
they would not say. So that in sharp con-
tests. when sober second thought comes,
broad men realize that positive men do not
hold responsible colleagues who under the
influence Of passion or otherwise speak in
detriment that which they would not say
in moments when they We're cool. AS we
pass from Washington TO our homes I shall
go. putting behind me tne contests through
which the House has passed, without
malice" The Speaker wished each member
of the House health in the coming vaca
ton.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-26

revised the tariff. without disturbing pusi-
ness, but IL has enacted important iesis.d
ton, amending the interstate commerce
law. making that law more effective, CIV
ing the Interstate Commerce Commission
greater power and creating . court o.
Commerce. and this without seriously az
fecting the business of the railroaos or
checking their increase Of wages 70 tneil
employees. This seems to me TO meet tho
definition of statesmanship in legislation
This Congress has also enacted postal
savings bank law which is entirely new
legislation blazing a new trail In ia"-
making IN this country. That law Is no.
the statute books by means OF hurried
enactment.
After the House had prepared tentatlFe
bill a Republican caucus was called 70 con-
slider II. and after three long sessions
bill was agreed on which received the ma
jority vote in the House. and the Senate
also accepted that bill without amendment
In my Judgment this is the best nlustra-
ton OF party legislation we have had In
many years, and IL fully justifes the neces-
sity for party action IN a great Legislative
body II there had not been party soit-
darity on this bill there would have been
no legislation creating postal savings
banks
New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
Necessity for Party Action.
CONTINUING, the Speaker said:

In my Judgment. the two sessions of the
DIST congress have accomplished more and
done better work than any other Congress
OF which / have been member 1t has
rarely occurred that a Congress enacting a
new tar1h law has accomplished much else
save handling the appropriations for the
government. This Congress has not only
New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
SAVED $4,000 ON PRINTING

Washington, June 25.-The printing inves-
tigation commission in a preliminary re-
port submitted to-day announced that It
had already effected an annual saving in
printing and binding that will amount to
$40 900. "
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-12
LOWER PRICES,
IS PREDICTION
Head of Armour Interests Saws
Cost of Living Has Reached
Climax.
DECREASED MEAT RATES
CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED
Urges Farmers TO Raise Better
Hogs and Prevent Govern
ment Condemnation.

KANSAS CITY. Nov. l1.-Charles
Armour. head of the Armour interests
here, said today lie believed that food
prices had reached their climax and
were now on the down grade.
General food prices are working to.
ward lower basis,'' he said. fTThe
cereals arc getting down. People are
going to take advantage of lower prices
and that will have tendency to re,
lieve the stringeney in meat prices,
especially pork
Just how soon the lower prices are to
come, Mr.. Armour said he did not
know. But we welcome the time" he
said, for no dealer likes to sell stuff
at such high prices as pork has been
bringing for several weeks. But when
the packer has to pay s. 8, 10 and IL
cents for live hogs, what has he to say
about prices?'
Mr.. Armour said that if the farmers
would raise better hogs. the pork prob
lem IN this country soon would be
solved. Suppose. he argued that two
pounds extra weight were put on every
hog sent to the markets, the aggregate
increase in weight would be enormous.
If the farmers were to work harder for
healthy hogs. how much less pork would
be condemned by the United States in
spectors,' he said.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-12

the Atlantic coast and Hiram johnson
on the Pacific: that the insurgents arc
insurgents no longer. but are recognized
as leaders in the Republican party-al
indicate that the election. which Is a
signal triumph of the Democratic party
is not defeat of progressive principles
and does not indicate a decadence OF the
progressive spirit.
Roosevelt Gut Little Figure.
"Nor do I think the jack la intern
bugaboo or Mr.. Roosevelts Imagined
nlonarchial ambitions cat any consider
able figure In the election. The fact
that the greatest falling Off in the Re-
publican vote was in the stste of Penn 3
sylvania where his voice vas not once
rd in the campaign, is significant ii
not conclusive on that point.
"The simple fact is that Democratic
triumph was publicly predicted by both
Democrats and Republicans eight
month sago and was foreshadowed by
the enforced retirement OF Messrs. Aid
rich and Hale from the senate and by
thn Maine election In September.
Mr.. Roosevelt was called in TO save
the situation; nc responded to the call.
but could not turn the tide. lie did
something more important: ne lleartened
tho progressives in his own party, car
rIcd forward in his own state the work
OF party publication so we'll begun by
Mr. Hughes. and did something 10 In
spirc with the spirit OF genuine and ma
tional democratic progress the party o!
his political opponents"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-12
WOOLLY WEST TIMES
ENACTED IN ILLINOIS
Attempt at Robbing Saloon Re
suits i'm Battle in Which
Five Are Shot.

CHICAGO. Nov. 11.-Five persons wore
shot. two of them probably fatally. in an
attempt early today to rob the saloon OF
Louis Belmont in the town OF Cicero.
near here, Three bandits made the at
tempt at robbery, and when the saloon
keeper 1ired upon them a revolver battle
began.
One OF the bandits was shot through
the head and Is not expected 10 recover.
Policeman John Kane. who ran to the
aid OF Belmont. was shot through the
body five times and will probably die.
MISS Milie Collier. waitress. was hit
by bullet while In an adjoining room.
Her nose was shot Oft. Belmont was hit
by two bullets, but his wounds are not
fatal.
Frod Cobb. patron OF the place was
not fatal.
Belmont was closing his place for the
night when the bandits entered with
drawn revolvers and demanded the con-
tents OF the cash register. Belmont
opened the register. at the same time
Selling his revolver. AS he whirled and
opened fire, Cobb, the patron. also drew
a pistol and began to shoot.
Before the robbers got out OF the
building Cobb had been shot down, tho
waitress was wounded and Belmont WAS
hit twice. Policeman Kane took UP the
fight outside, being only a short dis
tance from the fleeing trio. They con-
centrated their fire upon him. and when
two OF them got away In the darkness
Kane lay mortaliy wounded, few feet
from where Belmont had fallen. and one
of the robbers was lying shot through the
head, IT is said that neither Kane nor
the bandit can live.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-12
FEE SYSTEM KILLED IN
NEW MEXICO CONVENTION

SANTA FE. y. NJ. Nov. 1.-THE New
Mexico constitutional convention placed
county officers on d straight salary basis
today, doing away with the fee system.
II also adopted a clause which gives
county officials a four-ycars term, but
prevents their recollection or election TO
any other county office until four years
shall have elapsed
The proposed restrictions on the crea-
ton OF new counties were swept away by
the convention. The convention again
took up consideration Of the difficult
question Of taxation.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-12
To Placate Souls of Cattle.

SEATTLE, Nov. 1l.-Sseamer ad-
soul celebration" which took place re.
Gently in Toxic. for the purpose Of ap.
peasing the souls of thousands of cows
and oxen killed during the recent war
TO supply tho army in Manchuria. It
was estimated that 13O day were
killed A monument was erected f'to
prevent tho souls of these slaughtered
animals rising in retribution against the
butchers
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-12
!, Abbott, Editor of Out
/ Giyes His Views on
Election Results.
/ c.JTSES ASSIGNED
n "REyERSAL OF FORM"
l Largely Between Per
Instead of Principles,
He Declares.

4 WORK, Nov. 1l.-Dr. Lyman
" ,i;tor of the Outlook, of which
y eo Roosevelt is d contributing
'aie ,sC NV" cave out his (Mr, Abb
'oaay 'oaa,yrnrctations Of the recent
y nmbodied in an editorial 10 ap-
Z the next issue Of that puoiica-
dissatisfaction with present
';aas '9.a, especially with the high
!. u0n'' indignation at the manifest
I Nv tho special interests OF the
= ,ey,slon - and still more at the de-
srd euloCies OF the tariff bill;
Il III ibe corruption and the hypo'
!, n,efenses disclosed in certain in;
!. 'Benublican circles, coupled
~ a. forgetfuluess of the fact TINT
=, .rosure and the prosecution were
Ssd BY Republicans; a growing
't;on that there was an alliance
4 n the special interests and the
,Tsap oliearchy, with the belief
a easiest way TO hit at it was by
,'ritb The opposition; indiffer-
|, sn election which. to many yot-
nneared to be contest between
\ rather than between principles
IMPRESSION which q TOO personal
In tended To increase, a general
,fiou in America to make change
neal control from time TO time,
'untiou which the political con
that prevailed in old states does
n Justify: some fears in certain
. not less politically effective
4 wholly underlined, lest the spec
radicalism should work havoc to
d interests: the fact that the
lean party was divided between
nrgents and the regulars while
.rocratic party freed from the
eus of Cleveland and the person
4 Bvan was for the first time in
uuited-all the classes combined,
10 bring about a political revo-
Reaction aud Revolution.
| do not doubt the election in
reaction and a revolution. The
et 10 every state except Indiana.
.there was q definite popular in
movement within the Republl-
lfiy. that party won in the cleo
|hs; in every state except Penn
%. where there was no such
Ient within the party or where II
the Republican party failed in
ec,lon: shar with ths single ex-
Of The senator from Indiana, no
who was retired by failure 10
either a denomination or re-
represents the progressive ole
D the party: that Of The governors
a decided majority represent the
Hve rather than the reac,ioaary
IN their respective parties. in
such Representatives of pro-
Z thought as Woodrow Wilson on
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-12
Oat Crop Of World.
P. A. soRENsEN, President.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE world
crop of oats is nearly 3,700,000,000 bush
els annually, according TO a bulletin
issued by the department. of agricul.
ture today. The United States crop for
1908 was about 10000. 900 bushels, and
the United States is aligned with Eu-