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The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

An Atlanta school-teacher fen heir to
100000. Since then she has received
nearly one thousand offers Of marriage
The high cost of living is evidently felt
by the bachelors of Georgia
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

Lieut.. Vernon Boiler says that l.oco bi-
planes could transport an army of 1900
men across mountains as high as the
Alps in day. We fear that no, few
would prefer to scratch under.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

1t seems pretty tough on Mrs. Harry
Lehr that she gets her picture in the
papers just because her husband is II
a hospital
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

1t was reported that Rodriguez had
been burned at the stake in Texas. II
was a mistake.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

A New York man wants a divorce be-
cause his wife insists on keeping a pet
boa constructor. Why doesn't he take
the gold cure?
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

To say that the population Of Rhode
Island is the most dense in the country
| is not meant as a reflection on the in
| telligence OF individuals
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

Harry Thaw has been discharged from
bankruptcy, but not from the custody oi
Aunt Matte.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

The New York board Of health does
not know what to do with nine tons of
bad eggs it seized. We wish they could
be fed to the cold-storage men.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

Col Roosevelt has broken his long si-
lence in regard to his turn-down in New
York with an article in the Outlook on
coal miners.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

The Haitians Will probably wish that
Gen. Lee Christmas comes only once a
year.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

The vote sellers in Ohio seem to have
carried some precincts at the late election
unanimously.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

There is a lot OF hot air being expended
over the last international balloon race
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

A headline reads. Portugal Facing
New Upheaval." That country certainly
does seem to be sick.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

What that New York man needs who
tried to shoot himself three times and
each time ducked the bullet, is a good
nerve tonic
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

The capital of Oklahoma is still on the
move.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

One of the best political speeches
Senator Swanson ever delivered was to
an audience of two women. He had been
campaigning in a moonshining district Off
in the mountains, and was entertained
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
Nothine Serious.

made any mistakes in the new year
as yet?'
''well. I'm stin writing it 1910"
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
Striking . Balance.

$50 your wife didn't have happy
Christmas?''
Not altogether. She gave eighty-five
small tins. and on casting up the re-
turns she figures that she oane oelt nine
presents - u 49, s
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

II suppose it is pretty hard for a mer-
chant to sell anything these days"
''Oh. no. We still have some custom
ers. Some people received money for
Christmas"
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
Renominate Taft.

my State" said Senator Burkett. Of
Nebraska. yesterday. will send solid
Taft delegation to the 1872 convention.
Taft has done great work, and Is doing
great work. His qualities Of greatness
are more thoroughly appreciated as time
goes on"
1T haven't the least DOUBT asserted
Senator Warner. Of Missouri. that the
delegation from my STATE viii be solid
for Taft. We like him. and II he - nonn-
inted. he win have NO trouble h-eaEAg
Missouri"
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

From the Pittsburg- Gazette TimeA
The trouble with the professor is that he takes his
election too seriously He chosen to Be- gusanor
and not to make Senators.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02

Jem Mace, the wOfIO-larnOuS Prize HSnt-
er. who died recently. had signed an ap-
plication for an old age pension. Mace
was seventy-nine, and in his last days
was entirely without means. apart from
the occasional offerings Of hero worship
pers. Yet the old warrior made several
fairly big sums in his time.
However. the making and squandering
of fortunes has been a characteristic OF
the pugilistic profession from time i'm
memorial
Yankee Sullivan, the pugilist hero of
half a century back. and the winner of
hundreds of fat purses. came to a sordid
end at San Francisco. Tom Hyer. the
duced, squandered 20.oo0> pounds sterling
which he had won in the ring. and his
friends had to pay for his burial. The
Irish giant Ned O'Baldwin. who fought a
drawn battle with Jem Mace. lost his
huge winnings and was stabbed to death
in a brawl
OF course. there are q few exceptions
to the rule Frank Slavin is said to be
doing well as a mining engineer in Yukon
and Tommy Burns Is taking excellent
care Of the $4,000 won by him in his
ffty-three fights Of the last eight years.
The Kaiser. who has been recommend
ing temperance to the officers and men OF
the German navy. 10 not total abstainer
but has always been a moderate drinker
For the ordinary run OF alcoholic liquors
he has little liking. As every caller at q
German house knows. some sort Of alco-
holic drink 10 offered as q matter OF
course. 1t any hour of the day. At Pots
dam strawberry liqueur and cider are
always offered. and the Emperor, whose
fcvorite beverages these are. often u1gea
his visitors to partake Of them In place
OF ordinary wines. Cucumber liQueur and
orangeads are also specialtiss ut Pots
dam. HlANEUR.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
Not All Broke.

We pay to-day our New Years call.
A happy new year to you ALL
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
The Defense of Manila.

chimes which, If they had been prop
erly placed and prepared. would have
sent him and his ships to Davy Jones'
locker. The fortification of Corregidor
stands where all nations may see It.
though, of course, the design of the inner
Notifications never has been and never
will be knowingly given to the world.
No Japanese was allowed to work In
the construction of the Corregidor forti-
fcation.
AT one time" continued Mr.. Mcbride.
some Chinese laborers were employed.
but soon an order was issued to shut
them out also. II an American feet
should meet disaster in Eastern waters.
Manila Bay will prove to be a safe place
Of refuge for the vessels that manage
to escape destruction. Once anchored
inside Corregidor. it is said that the fleets
of the world may batter away vainly
to secure entrance. At Olongapo. where
it was first proposed to erect fortifica-
tions on the hills commanding Subig
Bay. vessels seeking shelter would be
open to easy attack from the sea. ex-
cept for the defense that could be brought
to bear from the sides of the harbor
ITSELF Some of the naval officers who
at first favored the selection OF Subig
Bay as a great sea base experienced
change of mind and advocated Corresi-
DOR
The Washington herald., 1911-01-02
AS TO TARIFF REVISION.

From the New York Evening Post.
The tariff question vas not the only thing that
split the Republican party in twain.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13
News Summary of the Past Week

The one-millionth United States
patent will be issued some time this
summer, 12l years after the first in
July. 1890.
Senator Martin of Virginia, at the
Democratic Senate caucus was Sc
lected permanent caucus chairman and
minority leader.
Two young society women of Wash
ington, Miss Laura Merriam and Miss
Dorothy Williams, enjoyed the dis
tnction of being the first two women
in the United States to make flight
in an aeroplane at the same time.
The Democratic Ways and Means
committee has decided to submit the
problem of what is to be done with the
Canadian reciprocity agreemnt by the
majority in the House to caucus of
Democrats to be held in the near fu-
ture.
American gunners have once more
demonstrated their efficiency in hand
ling the guns of the big battleships.
The first reports of the battle practice
held a week ago by the Atlantic, Pa
cific and Asiatic fleets have been re-
ceived by the navy department, and
the results indicate a remarkable i'm
provement in skill.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13
Express Rate Reduction Coming.

Denver.-A reduction of $1.50 hun,
dred pounds on express from New
York to Denver is expected to be or.
dered by the Interstate Commerce
Commission within ten days. That a
general reduction in express rates is
imminent is the belief of F. D. De
Berard, secretary of the New York
Merchants Association and of the Ma,
tional Express Rate conference. A
letter to this effect was received from
De Berard by the Denver Chamber of
Commerce, which is one of 140 promi-
nent commercial organizations of the
country that are petitioners to the In
terstate Commerce Commission in ex-
press rate cases. The Pueblo Com
mercial Club is the only other petit
toner in Colorado.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13
GENE ERAl.

The latest thing in st. Louis is a
suffragette shining studio.
Commander Edward b. Latch, U. S.
N, retired. died at his home in
Merton, Pa.
A large part of the business sec.
ton of Dalton. Ga, was swept by fire.
The loss is estimated at $275.OOO.
The Rel ticket was elected
by safe J in Michigan, but
it is ditfic.... - estimate the ma.
jority.
Chicago is to have new trust
combination of the theater ticket
scalpers. who have stations in all the
hotels.
A shortage of $500 has been re-
ported in the wholesale stamped en-.
velope department of the Chicago
postoffice.
AS the result OF two recent mine ex-
rloslons, one near Scranton, Pa, and
the other near Birmingham, Ala, l91
men are dead.
BY the explosion of kerosene stove
six children and their mother. Mrs.
Luddie Pototil. were fatally burned in
a suburb Of Chicago.
The total surplus freight cars in the
country March 29th was 1927, a de-
crease of 1870 since March 18th. &C.
cording to the Railway Association.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13
MEX-JAP TREATY
IS ALL B0SH
PRESIDENT AUTHORIZES STATE.
MENT EMPHATiCALLY DENY.
ING THE STORY.
WAS ONLY PREPARING
WANTED CONGRESS TO TAKE
CHARGE OF SITUATION WITH
PREPARATIONS MADE.

shington-president Taft moved
swiftly to squelch the latest Japanese
war scare story. Incidentally num-
Der Of the Senate Committee on for
eign relations revealed some of the
reasons which the President has CIV
en- that committee and the House
committee on foreign affairs Tor the
mobilization of troops on the Texas
border.
Through Senator Burton of Ohio,
the President made an emphatic de-
NAL of the report from Mexico City
and Mexico caused the movement of
troops to Texas.
THE President authorized me-"
said Senator Burton, ITO deny in most
emphatic terms the story from Mex
leo City about a secret treaty between
Mexico and Japan. There is not one
word Of truth in it,"
Senator Bacon Of Georgia, ranking
minority member of the foreign re.
lations committee, after a talk with
the President. declared that Mr.. Taft
was surprised and indignant at the re-
ports duplicating Japan and Mexico.
You can put the whole story down
as absurd" said Senator Bacon. THE
President has talked to me and to
other members of the committee and
explained the reasons for sending the
troops south. There was danger of
widespread revolution and perhaps
anarchy in Mexico The President
acted quickly and decisively. He be-
lieyed that the army should be on the
border ready for any contingency
when Congress met"
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13

Orson w. Hayward, 101 years, Is
days, Waterbury, Conn, Oldest resi-
dent, is dead.
AS result of suicide pact, S.
L. Dania, Spaniard, 81 years old, and
Eva Boyee, his young adopted daugh-
ter, lie at the county hospital in Los
Angeles, in critical condition.
Ellis Wainwright, millionaire st.
Louis brewer, who was indicted in
1902 in the Doodle crusade of Governor
FOLK and since then has remained in
exile in Paris, has appeared in court
and surrendered at st. Louis.
An Iron Mountain passenger train
was boarded within the city limits of
St Louis by an armed and masked
robber, who held up the white steward
on the dining car, four negro walters
and negro chef. The robber did not
get more than $40.
Inspector p. d. O'Bren announced
he had discovered plot to kill every
leader of the United Association of
Steamlitters and Plumbers in Chicago,
in war that already had been marked
by several pistol battles and two mur-
ders.
One of the most serious mine disas-
ters which has ever visited tat sec
tion of the mining country occurred at
the little village of Throop, short
distance from Scranton, Pa, when be-
tween fifty and sixty men and boys
lost their lives.
The government won it's first case
in its fight to drive out of Chicago a
ring of Italian blackmailers known as
members of the Black Hand and said
by the police to be responsible for
nearly fifty dynamite outrages and
many murders.
In driving the last interlocking steel
piles of the last of the twenty caissons
forming the inclosing wall of the huge
cofferdam, surrounding the wreck of
the battleship Maine, at Havana. the
first stage in the work of removing the
shattered remains of the warship has
been concluded.
Intense feeling against the negroes
of the town was evident among the
whites at Laurel, Del, following the
recent outbreak, when a party of des-
perate blacks shot up the town, kill
ing one man, and wounding several.
and further trouble is feared.
Sixty-six babies from the New York
Founding hospital left in a special car
on their journey to as many childless
homes in the West and the Southwest.
sas and the Middle West; the others
will fill cradles now vacant In Arkan.
sas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13
La PIata's New Irrigation Scheme.

Durango.-Dr. B. l.. jefferson, reg
lister of the State Land Board, has or
sdered the segregation of 10000 acres
of state land in La Plata county at
the request of the Interstate Irrigation
Company. This company intends to
begin the construction of a s1,000.000
irrigation project that will reclaim this
large tract of land. 1t is planned to
this land. The company is said to be
backed by Eastern capital and to have
ample means to complete the big un-
dertaking.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13
Big Irrigation Project.

Greeley.-Work on the plains sys.
TEN of the Greeley-Poudre irrigation
district from McGrew reservoir to the
Poudre valley ditch, embracing six
reservoirs and numerous bitches, will
begin at once, with double force and
continue without interruption until the
system is completed. While crews
have been employed on the Dover res.
ervoir and the main laterals of the
system during the last two months
matters pending have been adjusted
so that all contractors will push the
work together. 1t is understood plenty
of money is on hand to complete the
system which will bring water to
125,O00 acres of Weld county land.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13
FOR EIGN.

The government troops after stub.
born fighting, have defeated the Arab
rebels near Sanaa. in Yemen, killing
more than 100.
In the House of Commons in London
it became known that the British gov
ernment contemplates asking the
United States to grant to Great Brit.
ain the same concessions contained in
the Canadian reciprocity agreement.
The boring of the sl5,OOO,OOO tunnel
through the Alps under the Lotsch.
berg, in the Swiss canton of Oberland,
finished recently, is work which
will shorten the railway journey from
Italy to London from two to three
hours.
Information received at the Quirinal
indicates that $1,000 Albanians are al
ready in revolt and that 10000 more
are preparing to take the field. Mon.
tenegro and Bulgaria are said to be
encouraging the rebels with the idea
of making reprisals against Turkey.
Eighty-three wounded and a num-
ItutldlS
at Casas Grandes have been brought
into Juarez. The wounded lay prone
in boxcars, but were well cared for
by the escort, which numbered about
200.
What is believed to be the highest
price ever paid for antique china was
paid at the Hotel Drouot in London.
for soup plate Of old Faience of
Deruta. which fetched slA.40O.
A declaration that all talk of peace
in Mexico is futile so long as Presl.
dent Diaz refuses to resign and thai
the recent cabinet. changes have
served only to convince the insurrec.
tos of their ultimate success, was
made by Francisco l. Madero. the pro.
visional president, in an interview in
his camp.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13
VEST ERN

Mrs. Ella Wilson has been elected
mayor of HONEYWELL, Kans.
Fire in Gore City, Kans., burned
several business buildings. causing
loss estimated at $4,000,
The value of the stocks and bonds
stolen recently from Mrs. S. B. Ar
mour in Kansas City was sl50,OOO in
stead of $l05,000, asoriginally reported.
George w. Mcmillan, one of the best
known football players on the Pacific
coast. was run over and almost in
stanty killed by a freight train in
front of his grain warehouse in Port
land, Ore.
A war of determination that Will
turn Mexico into a vast burial ground
is believed imminent following the
positive statement by Madero, proyi-
sional president of Mexico, that the in
surgents will never lay down their
arms until their demands are granted.
Three million persons are starving
in northern Anhwei and northern
Kiangsu, China. according to a letter
written by John c. Ferguson, chair
man of the Central China Relief Fund
executive committee, to the Shanghai
Mercury in Seattle, under date OF
March 5th.
Announcement was made by the
school land department that l,535,S62
acres of school land would be sold in
oklahoma beginning June 23rd Pur-
chasers may buy as many sections as
they can pay for. Heretofore not
more than a quarter section has been
sold to one man.
That the Mexican government has
the revolution well in hand is the be-
lief of Major X. l.. Hirst, formerly
chief of staff of the Department of
Colorado, who returned to Denver
from the frontier, where he has been
stationed for several months with the
United States troops.
Driven temporarily insane by mar
tial troubles and suffering from an in
Jury due to a fall with his horse early
in the winter, Cliff Roots, a cowboy
and freighter residing about forty
miles north of here, ran amuck with
rope and six shooter and after kill
ing his young bride of a few weeks,
her brother, Andy Rehder, his own
stepson. James Bridges and his wife's
sister, Mrs. w. S. Thompson. com.
mitted suicide.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13
Minor Mention.

The cost of the recent election in
Pueblo is $4,000.
John Arms, aged 80, is the Oldest
citizen in Weld county.
David Koontz, a Colorado pioneer,
died at Ault recently.
Greeley potatoes have advanced to
s1.30 per 100 pounds.
A branch of the Boy Scouts has been
organized at Fort Collins.
Some smudging has been done in the
Grand Junction fruit belt.
Backed by the Commercial Club, a
band has been organized at Eaton.
A resort in Telluride known as the
Big Swede" has been destroyed by
fire.
By the accidental discharge of his
gun Fred Nutshell of Ault was fatally
injured.
All Rio Grande engineers are to get
raise of wages amounting to nine
Per cent.
Robert Archibald of Trinidad, c.
F. e. |. superintendent at Sopris, died
in Pueblo.
Sanitary drinking cups have been
placed in all public schools in Colo
RADIO Springs.
The majority of farmers who fed
sheep the past winter lost so cents to
S1.0O a head
Contracts for 1900 acres of beets
have been signed for the Fort Collins
sugar factory.
The first Catholic church edifice to
be built in eastern Colorado has been
dedicated at Brush.
improvements of public utilities,
which represents an outlay of $250,OO0
are being planned at Boulder.
Arrangements are practically COM
plete for the annual Chautauqua at
Greeley from July Sth to 18th.
Caught under tons of falling rock in
the Baum mine, at Frederick, S. Nor
nanz, a Bulgarian, was instantly killed.
Large and enthusiastic crowds at
tended the Religious Educational AS
sociation's annual conference in Gree
ley.
Wednesday. April 26th, has been de-
cided upon as the date for the dedica-
ton of the new Masonic temple at
Trinidad
Boulder wants to be included in the
list of Colorado common points to
which tourist tickets may be sold from
the East.
Palisades holds the record in the
United States for gain in percentage
of population in the 1910 census. The
gain in ten years was over 5000 per
cent.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13
Weeks News from All Over Colorado

+, Pierce wants to form a union High
School to be. composed of the Pierce,
| Collins, Olive Branch and Harrison
districts.
Bert Hanna is at Leadville hospital
with bullet through his jaw and
Frank Dutro is in JAIL charged with
| the shooting.
While riding to X. H. fuckers sheep
ranch, about three miles from Glen
wood Springs, Lee Elrod was shot at
by an unidentified person.
Paris green is being shipped into
northern Colorado by the carload in
the anticipation of the big matches of
grasshoppers this spring.
The northern Colorado interscholas-
| tic track meet will again be held in
Greeley this year. The date decided
upon for the meet is April 29th.
The new county of Moffat, created
from the western two-thirds of Routt
county by act of the Eighteenth Gen
eral Assembly, is in full swing.
More than 100000 fruit trees have
been set out in Pueblo county this
year and fully as many more will be
set out before the season is ended.
The county commissioners have or
dered the construction of bridge at
Clifton to cost $4,000, contingent on
an appropriation from the state Legis-
lature.
Tuesday evening, April 18th, the I'm
proved Order of Red Men will give
demonstration and street parade in
Denver, which will be characteristic
of the aborigines.
Chief Postoffice Inspector w. E.
Cochran received notice at Denver
that the postoffice at Crestone, in
Saguache county, was destroyed by
fire. The postmaster wired that he
saved all the mail and stamps.
The Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany has placed an order for $4,000
tons of steel rails with the Colorado
Fuel G. Iron Company, and the entire
tonnage will be turned out at the Min
Iequa works of the company in
Pueblo.
The State Board of Coal Mine Exam
iners announced the result of the ex-
aminations held for applicants for the
position of coal mine inspector. Those
who passed the examination were
James Dairymple, Frank N. Oberding,
James Wilson and George Mcfarland.
Twenty-one carloads of fine sheep,
have been gathered from the north
ern part of the state and made up at
Fort Collins sent to the eastern
market.
According to prominent orchardists
of the Western Slope, the fruit. with
the exception of few apricots, has
not been damaged by recent cold
weather.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13

Gus Schoenlein (Amercus) of Balti-
more defeated DR.. Roller of Seattle in
wrestling bout in Boston.
Jim Barry, the Chicago heavyweight,
knocked out Jack Heinan of Chicago
in the fourth round of their fight in
Tulsa, Okla.
Edward A. Steininger, a contractor
and warm friend of the late Nj. Stan
ley Robinson and administrator To-
cally of the baseball magnates es.
tate. was elected president of the st.
Louis League Baseball Club.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13
Honeymoon Trip In Prairie Schooner.

Los Angeles.-After parading the
downtown streets in camp wagon
built on the lines of a prairie schoon.
er and labeled on the dashboard
Honeymoon Special. Unlimited" +"
Harry l.. Eokman and his wife. newly
welded. have started on wedding
trip to Yellowstone park. The bride
was Miss Sadie Ireson of Denver. The
same wagon was used for a similar
trip in 1908 by another bride and
groom.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13
FiQhtinQ Man,

1t Is mans nature to fight. II is his
merit to fight for what he believes to
be right. Courage and bravery are
not achieved by hiring lawyer. A
man who is not willing to nght to the
death for the right or for his own is
not as good or complete n nan as one
who is is willing. But opinions about
this are not so important as the fact
that IT is mans nature to night, and
that neither resol nor legislation
nor provision TO get over all kinds of
trouble in any other way than fighting
win ayall-Ellwood Hendricks. in At.
iantlc
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-04-13
Colorado to be Competitor.

Denver.-Colorado will be one of the
strongest competitors for the various
prizes to be given for the best oats
shown at the American Land G. Irri-
CATION exposition at New York next
October. The latest oats prize hung
up is one. to be given by the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, con
sisting of a $1,000 silver cup.