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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26
The Hornet Gun Boat Is Captured

that the vessel would not be permitted
any act of hostility against Honduras.
The action of Captain Davis of the
Tacoma in boarding the Hornet, it is
assumed here, was based, upon an in
tention of the revolutionists to strike
telling blow. The naval officers in
Honduran waters were given consid-
cradle latitude in carrying out their
instructions to prevent an assault by
the Hornet.
The Hornet sailed from New Orleans
ostensible for Cape Gracias on the
northeastern coast of Nicaragua. 1t
has not been established where the
vessel received her guns. After Cen
eral Bonilla captured Russian island,
off the coast of Honduras, he appoint
ed officials for the government Of the
island.
Then, it is said, the Hornet was
transferred from hsr owners to the
Concluded on page 8.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26

season md also break the soil crust
after each rain to lessen loss of mois-
ture. Early in the season until growth
is 8 inches in height. harrow across the
rows with slanting tooth drag to
break the crust in the row and to kill
such weeds rs may start in the drill.
This narrowing should be repeated
when. the crop has been cut and re-
moved.
When harvesting. Mr.. Brott uses
wide, center-draft. 4-hOrse mower
with dropper attachment, leaving it in
windrows. The crop should lie in the
sun half day, then be promptly stack
ed. If allowed to lie in swath and be
rained on, the seed then scatters badly
in handling.
A portion of Mr.. Brott's field was
seeded in 1909, and the remaitder three
years ago. The yield of seed is esti-
mated at 5 to bushels per acre. A
yield of 500 bushels for 80 acres would
be conservative estimate.
Alfalfa seed grown on high table
lands, clean and free from weed seed,
has much higher value than the
average seed on the market. Mr..
BrOtt plans to increase the production
to half section. His 1910 crop is
readily worth $95 to 500 per acre.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26

Kiel, Germany.-The sinking of the
''U-3," the German navy's first SUI
marine disaster, cost three lives.
The dead are Commander Ludwig
Fisher, Lieutenant Kobe and the helms
man. Their deaths were due to an un-
foreseen mishap at the moment the
officials of the navy were receiving con-
gratulations on the supposed successful
raising of the "U.3'' and the rescue of
the crew.
When the submarine, three hours
after she sank, had been brought to
the surface of salvage ship Vulkan yes
terday and twenty-seven of her men
had made their way to safety through
the torpedo tube, the captain and two
lieutenants elected to stand by their
ship until she was once more master
of herself. The three men were in the
coming tower "L," which remained
submerged when the vessel rose OBJ
liquely. Here the men might have
stayed without danger for some time,
as the boat had considerable supply
of oxygen, but for an accident tha
shut off this supply from the tower
Word was sent out that the raising
had been successful and that the crew
was safe. Word was continued, when
suddenly ventilator gave way. per-
mitting the water to rush into the sub
marine, isolating the tower and cutting
off the oxygen upon which the three
officers were depending. With the in
rush of water the bow of the ship rose
quickly but the stern, where tower "L''
is located, sank deeper. Recognizing
the peril of the officers, the rescuers
worked desperately to reach them, but
it was sixteen hours before an entrance
to the tower could be effected.
Long before that time the men had
died of suffocation. Artificial respira-
tion wrs attempted, but the futility of
this was soon evident, Lieutenant Fish
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26
Says Show Has Educational Value

Marked educational progress alone
all lines of the live stock industry in
Colorado has been demonstrated since
the Inauguration of the Western Ma
tional Stock show five years ago." said
E. M. Ammons, president of that asso-
citation. Zone of the things that
accomplished this betterment is the
gathering together each year of farm
ers and ranchers with their exhibits
at which time they observe deficiencies
in their own stock and that of others,
and set about to overcome such defects.
The stock show has engendered a
friendly spirit of rivalry which has
already commenced to benefit the en-
tire community.
Better breeding in stock and better
care and feeding conditions have been
brought about by this annual exhibition.
At all of our shows we have been able
to show the best types of all kinds of
live stock. In all divisions we have
shown models of cattle to work to in
the breeding process. This has taught
our farmers and ranchmen how and
what to feed under western conditions,
and especially how best to use our
western feeds to the greatest advant-
age.
classification has been changed an.
nually so as to bring about higher
:. grade of EXHIBITS at each succeeding
how. Formerly, the growers of Colo
tado finished very little beef. Our
steers, sold as feeders, went to East
ern feed lots, then in the latter part of
the winter or in the spring, they were
sold back to us with profit added.
Since the establishment of the stock
show, the number of cattle fed in Colo
RADIO has steadily increased. Now we
are able duringsthe most of the year to
supply our own market.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26
Alfalfa on the High Table Lands

In 1898 Lewis Brott of Cheyenne
county, Nebraska conceived the plan
of growing alfalfa seed on high table
lands by cultivating the plant in rows.
Mr.. Brott has section of this table
land with an elevation of 1900 feet
and depth to water of 800 feet. The
soil is clay loan of good quality with
a clay subsoil underlying. After ex-
perimenting some years. seeding and
culivating in drills of various widths,
MIR. Brott now uses the following
method:
Raw prairie lands may be broken in
May or June, the sod being carefully
left smooth or fiat that it may rot
evenly. This may be double disked.
then set back. disked again and harrow
ed in autumn. 1t may then be seeded
in May or early June the following
year, or if the land is weedy, it should
be cultivated until about August, for
the double porpOse of destroying the
weeds and conserving moisture. The
alfalfa plant will be well established
before winter, and will not winter kill.
Lands that have grown crops should be
summer-tilled for a season for the
double purpose of destroying weeds and
and conserving soil moisture.
For seed purposes, select strain
that grows course strong stalk, use
the same strain of seed year after year,
and thus adapt the plant to the local
conditions. Mr.. Brott aims to drill 8
pounds of seed per acre. using any of
the up-to-date styles of corn planters
that carry an onion seed plate. Drill
seed carefully to the depth of an inch.
The soil should be in such perfect con-
dition to assure the termination of
full and even stand.
The drills are just right to be cnltivat-
ed with Q common row riding corn
plow. The shovels should be run to
depth of 3 inches and compel the alfalfa
roots to keep below this 3-inch soil
mulch. Cultivate five times during the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26
Printing Commissioners Proceedings

But notwithstanding this We are firm
ly convinced that the printing of the
of the proceedings of the Board of
County Commissioners in that paper
will not be publication sufficient to
accomplish the purpose which the
spiritof the law demands. II published
in that paper alone the tax payers of
this county must either go without
this knowledge or be subjected to the
expense of subscribing for that paper
for the purpose of getting essential in
formation concerning essential matters
of public interest.
In view of these facts the Grit-Ad-
vocate. after seriously considering the
matter in all of its phases has decided
that it will publish these proceedings
in its columns this year as mstter of
news, without any compensation from
the county therefore, we can i'll afford
to publish these matters in this way
unless We are supported by new sub
scriptioAs. Those who have been con-
nected with country newspaper can
testify that it is no easy matter to
meet expenses, at times, and have a
little left for new type when the old is
worn out, from the subscriptions and
the advertisements.
We have been royalty supported by
the business men of this county in the
advertising columns, since the paper
has been under the present manage
ment. Our subscription list is con-
stantly growing; for all of which we
are duly grateful. To merit this sup
port We are endeavoring to put out a
paper that is credit to the Town ules-
burg and Sedgwick county.
We hope and believe that our sub
scribers will appreciate onr publishing
without compensation, the proceedings
of the Board of County Commissioners
and that they will make additional effort
to SUPPORT this paper by urging their
neighbors to subscribe who have not
already done so.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26

road, the Denver, Laramie 4 North-
western, was projected from Denver 4
the Pacific northwest. The Colorado 4
Southern was purchased by the Bur
lington. the late E. H. Hartman u
about that time instructed his lieuten.
ants to encourage the expansion of in
dustries along the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific. The ''psychological
moment" had been reached.
The Denver, Laramie 4 Northwest.
ern began throwing dirt. The Burling-
ton prepared plans to link up the Cose.
rado and Southern andWyoming line oi
the Burlington by building through
northern Colorado. The Union Pacific
decided that io could most profitably in,
vest its money in northern Colorado
and an era of railroad building that hal
no parallel in the history of Colorado
began.
The Denver, Laramie & Northwest.
ern has extended its road from Denve
to point beyond Greeley. The Bur-
lington is building from town north
of Fort Collins to Cheyenne. The Union
Pacific has spent several millions in
building lines in the vicinity of Greeley
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26

Vigorous prosecution of the railroads
for alleged determinations against Den
yer in the rate on finished and unfinish'
ed globes for electric light will follow
an inquiry into the subject conducted by
Attorney Fred w. Parks with the aid OF
George j. Kindel.
Attorney Parks of Denver sent to the
interstate commerce commission in
Washington sealed protest against the
proposed increase in freight rates on
these commodities as recently announced
by the railroacs.
The protest will be followed by an ap-
plication for an injunction against the
increase. and petition to institute i'm
mediately prosecution by the inter-
state commerce commission for this
alleged discrimination.
J. 7. Marchand, special attorney for
the commission, who has been in Den
yer for several days in conference " ith
Kindel, to investigate the freight rate
situation in Denver, has been made
familiar with the facts.
Local establishments engagedsin the
business of selling electric light globes
and in finishing them for use, are behind
the requested investigation into the al
legged abuses in rates. 1t is said that,
unless these rates are lowered and the
local dealers are shown the same consid-
GRAFTON as those engaged in the same
business IN cities in the Mississippi terri
tory, the local dealers will be compelled
to go out of business.
The rate on unfinished electric light
globes or bulbs from Corning, N. Y,
where they are manufactured, to the
Mississippi river, is $50 car, accord
ing to data obtained by Kihdel and At
torney Parks. From the Mississippi
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26

power, which they were not before.
:" What it connects is the Americas.
It outs the east and west coasts of the
Americas into communication. 1t is
essentially an American proposition.
II p proposition of the westaern hem
sphere. Our forfa.hsrs, with the in
stnct of their day, felt that inqnestions
that are essentially American we should
not be voted down or over come by COM
btnations of European nations. That is
the foundation of the Monroe doctrine,
and if we now invite the great military
powers of Europe to join us in this
purely American affair, we shall simply
ahrogate the Monroe Doctrine.
s'If you have a war in which the
Panama canal is not involved. and in
which no enemy could seize it, war
with an Asiatic power, with our fleer
in the Atlantic, then the war will be
on the American shores, involving an
oeeupation of the Patific coast, But if
yos hsye NE Panama canal. through
which American ships can alone pass
and come out and form on the Pacific
side, all the war games show that the
war operations will take place on the
coast of Asia.
History is filled with precedents
showing that it cannot get security
thro,Iuh op iptarp afiona treaty. of in
ternational obligations upon which you
can rest vital interests of America,
particularly where they are not accord
ing to the policies of other nations. )"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26
Fortification of the Canal at Issue

Washington. opening gun in
the fight for fortification CT the Panama
canal was fired in the house of repre-
sentative Thursday, although the post
Office bill ostensibly was under consid-
Grafton. Representative Keith of Ohio
spoke for an hour in favor of the
naturalization of the canal. He was
answered by Representative Hobson Of
Alabama.
General Keifer declares that the
latest estimate of of $l2, 600, 900 for the
fortification of the canal would not be
sufficient. He asserted that it would
cost at least $lOO, 900, 900, to fortify the
canal SO that it could be held against
the attack of first class power. Cen
eral Keifer asserted that the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, which is still in effect,
specifically provides for the neutrali-
zation of the is thmian waterway.
General Keifer declared that during
the consideration of the Hay-Paunce-
,fote treaty in the United States senate
all amendments looking to the striking
out of the naturalization clause were
voted down.
Mr.. Hobson took issue with Mr..
Keifer on many points. He said that
no nation having vital inteaest at
stake ever undertook to guard and pro-
tect il through naturalization. He add
ed: with the building of Suez canal
communication between Europe and
Asia was settled. Communication be-
tween Europe and Asia is not affected
by the Panama canal, but the Panama
canal will put every foot of coast line
on the western shores of all the Amer
icas at the mercy of European powers.
1t will put every foot of coast line ON
the Atlantic and the gulf coasts of the
Americas at the mercy of any Asiatic
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26

The law of Colorado makes it the
duty of the County Commissioners in
this state to publish. Quoting from the
statute) ''such of their proceedings as
relate to the allowance of bills. Ii 'tting
of contracts and the granting of re-
bates of taxes or assessments" 1t
provides that these shall be given in
such details as TO inform the public of
the amount claimed, the amount allow
ed, what was furnished, from what
fund paid, and if taxes are rebated
the amount of such rebate and the
reason therefore.
/ The salutary effect of such publicity
not denied by only one. The people
of the county have a right to know
what their officers are doing. They
have a right to know what becomes of
their money and whether partiality or
favoritism is shown on questions of
taxation.
This law, therefore, has purpose,
namely, that of Civ ing the people of
the county means of knowing what
the county commissioners are doing in
the county business.
Hence, it is plain that if these pro-
ceedings are printed in paper that
has no subscribers the very object of
the law would be defeated because no
one would have an opportunity of read
ing it. If they are printed in paper
that has less than one hundred sub
scribers the situation is better than if
it had none, but not great deal bet
ter.
The Grit-Advocate has no criticism
to make of the Sedgwick Sun. Far be
it from us to criticise it because it has
but few subscribers. It is new pa
per and does not have the advantage of
being paper published at the county
seat. We hope to see the Sun grow
and become power for clean county
government. We extend it our best
wishes
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26
Resolution Proposed to Abolish
State Library

There is not enough room in the
State Capitol building to take care of
the bureaus, boards and associations,
according to information learned in the
senate chamber monday morning. AS
a resuItSenator Hiram Hits introduced
a resolution asking that the state
library be abolished and that the books
be loaned to the state university,
public library or some other educational
institution in the state.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26
Submarine Is Raised; Three Dead

er was married week ago.
The loss of the officers is peculiarly
distressing, as the fatalities are attrib-
uted to too hasty attempt to raise
the submarine with small crane. The
crane lifted only the bow, and after
twenty-seven of the crew had made
their escape the crane released the
submarine to permit the Vulkan to
operate. A rising sea complicated the
operations, which were conducted
throughout the night with the aid of a
searchlight.
The heavy sea is responsible for the
giving way of the ventilator, the i'm
mediate cause of the tragedy.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26
Freight Rate Discrimination Again

river to Denver, the second half of the
journey from Corning, the rate car
is 1886, nearly 10 times the freight rate
for practically the same distance.
On the finished globes the rate is $4.-
so hundred pounds from Denver to
Portland, Ore, and Seattle, according
to the figures produced by the local in
vestigators; from Chicago to Portland
and Seattle, which is 1,O00-mile ad
ditional haul, the rate on the same class
ification is So, or 80 1-3 per cent more.
Pursuing the inquiry still further, it
is alleged that the railroads assess a
rate on globes from Denver to Chicago
of $3.O7a per 100 pounds, while from
Chicago to Denver the rate on the same
shipment is $40. kindei said that, in
all of his experience in the investigation
of railroad rates, these figures reveal
the most glaring determinations he has
encountered.
The interstate commerce commission
has been given all of the data. 1t was
turned in by Attorney Parks at time
when the railroads are joining in re-
quest for permission to advance rates
generally on the plea that the Western
railroads, at least, have made heavy
wage concessions to employees in the
last IL months.
Special Examiner Prouty of the inter-
state commerde commission will arrive
in Denver and he will be given all the
data that has been collected by kindel
with reference to rates on electric
globes.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26
For Sale

For Sale:-The w of the S Wa of
Section 26 Twp 12 North Range 45,
about two and one half miles west "of
Julesburg. How much am l offered?
]. M. Walsh, Adair, Iowa.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-01-26

For Sale:-Sone good plymouth rock
hens, at Sc per dozen. Also few
good cockerels at 81 each. 3tN.
G. w. Armes. Julesburg. Colo.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-03
Hcrioc DisobetfienCe.

Former Chief" Croker of New
York. in the August Worlds Work.
says that. although the whole fire
service is founded on the principle of
obedience. it is almost impossible to
drag a man from danger when his
battle blood is up.
In 1906" he says. u lost three
good men in a big warehouse fire in
Thirtieth street through recklessness
inspired by this spirit. The building
had been pretty well gutted and one
OF the walls was getting shaky. Di-
rectly under this wall were three
men from an engine company, hug
ging a lead Of hose. their helmets
down over their eyes and playing
their water on the flames which al
most singed their faces. / saw their
dangeT-it would have been obvious
TO anyone but these three hght-mad-
dened heroes-and shouted: Get
back there, men. Get back from
that waIll'
They paid as much attention to
me as il they had been stone deaf
ran over and showed one after the
other back into the street out OF
danger.
When you're told to get back.
get back / said. You obey or
6ers.'
Then turned my back and hur-
ried TO another point of the fire. The
wall fell before I had gone ten yards.
] locked around for the three men
They were nowhere IN sight! The
moment my back was turned they
had rushed back 10 play their stream
in that place OF peril and when the
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-03
Christianity and Prohibition

Replying to one Of it's correspond
ents who says he likes the free trade
editorials Of the Waco (Texas) Times
Herald, but bewails its opposition tc
prohibition, the editor Of that pro
gressive newspaper says some good
things that professed champions OF
morality who would like to stand for
personal liberty at the same time
would do well to read. The Times
Herald says:
"As we see it, Brother Tucker. the
devil of despotism is a greater foe TO
mankind than the devil of liquor We
can close our eyes and without any
great stretch of the imagination we
can see the headsman's ak as it de
scends on political offenders. The
worlds best men and women have
gone TO martyrdom for asserting their
freedom. Can we afford to forget these
things, Brother Tucker?
But you will tell us, brother, that
the state has no right to create the sa-
loon. There We are entirely agreed +;
the state has no more right TO be in
the liquor business than ii has to ae in
go out of the liquor business-go out
absolutely and unqualifedly. We do
not stand for the licensed saloon.
Then why not prohibition?
Because prohibition is an unwar
ranted extension of the power OF the
state over the individual
Two wrongs never made a right
Brother Tucker.
Because the state has foolishly
created the saloon is no justification
for the state to jump on the innocent
bystander. and that is what prohibit
tion proposes to do.
"But If the state doesn't either pro-
hibit or restrain, you will tell us,
brother. then the stuff will be free to
every one. Well. that was the way II
was before the great civil war, the
golden era of American history.
And We viii have, you are now say
ing, brother. all sorts of disreputable
joints. That's where you err. for the
moment any place becomes a menace
to public order We close it up.
Some of the brethren. Brother
Tucker, get confused at this point.
They cannot distinguish between the
exercise of the police power OF the
state for preserving order and that
other function of the state which pun
ishes crime
1T is no crime TO sell liquor: il so,
then it is a crime TO buy liquor, and
presently there would be about as
many of Us in as there are out of the
penitentiary.
The offense is not in the selling;
the offense is not in the buying, for
the right to sell and the right TO buy
are fundamental rights.
''It IS only when g place Of resort
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-03

becomes a menace to public order that
We are warranted in closing il up,
and We can do that without sending
our boys to the penitentiary for buy
| ing and selling. 1t is such pity that
good men, even preachers of the gos-
pei, have permitted themselves to be
come confused as to the functions of
the government There stands the
text, blessed are the merciful,' and
yet they would put your boy in chains,
Brother Tucker, for exercising a fun.
damental right.
I'VE say in all kindness, Brother
Tucker, and with a full appreciation
of our responsibility to God, this: the
philosophy of prohibition cannot be
made to fit in with free institutions.
IF We accept prohibition, we must ad-
NIT a limitation on our freedom, and
when we have done that we will have
started back to those times when men
dared not assert their beliefs-when
to be Christian was to court death;
when TO be a free thinker was TO be
driven from society; when the few
were rulers and the many were slaves.
"Oh, Brother Tucker, DO not let US,
III our rage at an eNll OF our own Gre
alton, pull down, as did the ancient
Samson. the pillars which hold up the
temple of Freedom, erected at so
great cost by our fathers.
will the saloon remain?
Not If We have a fair amount of pa
triOtism and a small degree of COM
mon sense. For We say 10 you in all
candor. Brother Tucker, that the sa-
loon is an anachronism-it has no
proper place III our economy.
But we can get rid of the saloon
without trampling under foot that
most priceless of all possessions. per-
sonal liberty. as does your prohibition,
Brother Tucker"