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The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-27
GEN ERAL.

The number Of visitors to Chicago
for the Republican convention is estl.
mated to be well over 10000.
Kentucky is one Of the Southern
states which has recently adopted a
modern law for the registration Of vi.
tai statistics.
st. Louis will be a candidate for the
"rump" convention OF the "Progres.
sive Party" offspring of the Roosevelt
Presidency boom.
Fifteen Cuban soldiers, II is report.
ed. were killed in a recent battle with
the army Of the rebels, near Santiago,
Cuba.
Announcement has been made that
Theodore p. Shonts had resigned as
president OF the Chicago & Alton rail.
road.
Two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars has been placed In bets in New
York on the result Of the Republican
convention.
The failing Of the natural gas sup.
ply In the southwestern field has be.
come so marked that st. Joseph, NO.,
will discontinue Its use
DR.. Edward Carleton. for twenty-five
years professor Of surgery at the
Medical College for Women and at the
New York Medical college. is dead at
his home.
BY roll call vote Of 208 to 149 the
state constitutional convention re.
jected proposed amendment to the
constitution granting votes for women
In New Hampshire.
The buildings Of the Ponupo Man.
ganese Company, an American con.
cern, situated near Lamaga. Cuba,
seven miles from Santiago, were
burned by Cuban insurgents.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. wife Of Harry
X. Thaw. took the stand at White
Plains, N. Y, to testify against her
husband In his action to secure his re.
lease from tho criminal insane asylum.
Five deaths which have occurred re.
Gently In the vicinity OF San Juan, p.
r., have been diagnosed by the insu.
lar board Of health az cases Of bubonic
plague. Seven suspects have been
confined and placed under observation.
Boston will possess the first federal
skyscraper, according to a bill passed
by Congress authorizing the construc.
tion Of customs house. The building,
Of white marble and white terra Gotta,
will be eighteen stories high and will
cost S1,s00.00o.
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FOREIGN.

Among the hundreds of messages re.
ceived by the Prince of Wales on his
birthday recently, was one from the
king Of Spain announcing he would
confer the Order of the Golden Fleece.
Italy has agreed to q conference Of
the powers for the settlement Of the
war with Turkey, according to dis.
patch to the London Express from
Rome. II Turkey is willing. an armis.
tice will speedily be arranged.
Roland Garros. the French aviator,
won the grand prize Of aviation at An.
gers. The prize was given by tho
French Aero Club and was worth $lO,.
600. 1t Is known as the Aviation Der.
by. Twelve aviators entered the con.
test.
In brisk engagement at Santa
Maria del Orc. near Tepic. Mexico, a
eral force Of $50 defeated 400 Cane.
...stas on the night Of June 10th. Thir.
ty-two rebels and one federal we're
killed. The federals captured many
prisoners. arms and horses.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-27
Rich Orc Strike Near silverton.

Silverton.-When gold ore worth ST.
500 a ton was struck in the Esmer-
aida mine In Minnie gulch. one Of the
richest strikes Of the year In Colo.
RADIO was recorded. and with the other
recent remarkable finds, stamps San
Juan county as one OF the richest
localities In the eastern gold belt.
A nugget as large as an ordinary
waterbuckct is on exhibition in the
window of local store, and interest
Is at high pitch.
The strike was made in new ground
when a crosscut was made with the
first working solid three feet Of
almost pure glitter roby silver and
delurium gold was found.
The Esmeralda mine is owned by
the Edward Ruth Mining Company,
and the lessces are Ernest Allen,
Charles Waters and others. The Min.
ME Gulch district 10 nine miles from
Silverton.
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Canon City Gets !. o. o. F. Homo.

Canon City.-The Colorado Odd Eel
lows home for aged and infirm mem.
bcrs will be established here. follow.
INK a fulfillment Of requirements de-.
manded by the board Of trustees Of
tho grand lodge at Denver
One thousand dollars was donated
by members Of the local lodge and
business men Of Canon City sub
scribcd S2.5O0. In addition. the city
council voted to curb and lay side.
walks md water mains on the site
selected for the buildings. These I'm.
provements will cost $4,000. Tho site
comprises forty acres.
The grand lodge will expend $4,000
ON the buildings alone and 1t is ex.
psctcd TIM; 100000 will be added to
a fund to he used for building add.
tions and improvements.
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WEEKS EVENTS
COLORADO
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO.

July 4.-Independence Day Celebration
--Platteville. Greeley, Pueblo, Trini-
dad. Walsenburg. Ouray. Durango.
Fort Collins. Longmont, Loveland.
Lamar, Walden.
July 15.-International Federation OF
Commercial Travellers Organizations.
Colorado Springs.
July l7-l9.-Elcctrical Contractors As
ISOLATION Convention. Denver.
July 1S-19-Gunnison County Cattle
Growers Association. Gunnison.
July 22-24. Midsummer Convention,
Colorado Stockgrowers' Association.
Glenwood Springs.
July 23-25.-Commercial Law League OF
America. Colorado Springs.
July 2l-27.-Wcstern Temperance Colo
rado Chautauqua. Boulder.
Aug. 2-3.--Republlcan State Coh"en-
tion. Denver.
Aug. 6.-Democratic sta.e Convention,
Pueblo.
Aug. 6-S. - International Council
knights OF Columbus - Colorado
Springs.
Aug. 19-24.-Internationa Photo En-
gravers' Association. Denver.
Sept. 3.-Convention National Associa-
lion State Game Wardcns-Denver.
Sept. Is. 10. 20.-San Luis Valley Fair
-AlamOsa.
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Colorado Dividends for July.

Denver. - approximately $l,5OO,OOO
will be distributed to holders Of Sc.
curities in Denver and Colorado cor.
porations and depositors of the local
savings banks next month. Dividend
disbursements will total $9S5,C53,
while interest payments will total
s527 500.
The largest corporation dividend
will be paid by the Mountain States
Telephone & Telegraph Company,
which will distribute s3S5,OOO on It's
outstanding stock of $22,OOO,OOO, on
basis OF TX per cent quarterly. The
next largest dividend will be that Of
the Great Western Sugar Company,
which amou.ts to s3Gl ,230, Of which
s23C.25O will be paid to the holders Of
the $l3,O0O.OOO OF preferred stock. The
Cities Service Company. which con.
trolls the Denver Gas 4 Electric Light
Company, will contribute at the rate
OF one.half Of one per cent on its SlO,.
100000 Of preferred stock and the rate
OF one.third OF one per cent on S..
5000 OF common stock.
A quarterly disbursement Of 100000
will be paid out by the Denver 4
Northwestern Railway Company, the
holding concern for the Tramway. at
the rate Of 2 per cent on Its $C.00O.0O0
capital. while the Colorado Fuel &
Iron Company will distribute $4,000
on It's 100000 Of preferred stock.
Interest on the $ll.5OO,O0O bonds Of
the Denver Union Water Company
will also fall due July 1. This amounts
| to S287,000.
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Big Irrigation Project Financed.

Delta.--Sam Farmer has financed
the Escalante irrigation project, the
land under which Is from seven to
eighteen miles from Delta. The sum
required to build the project Is s275,.
900, and II already has been subscribed
by Eastern capitalists. Farmer had
expended $4,000 on the project, 'nd
work on twenty-five miles of dit.Aes
and six reservoirs will be resumed a:
once. There are $4,000 acres OF irri.
gable Iapd to be bSought under the
ditch, and the company is incorporat,
ed for 100000.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-27
New Land Contract Made.

Ignacio.-The state land board has
drawn up new contract with the
Ignacio Land Company, which Oh.
tained 10000 acres Of Carey act land
from the board in 1905, and which has
been the subject Of much dispute on
recount Of its water rights since that
time. Similar contracts will be based
upon the conditions contained in the
newly drawn one.
The company was compelled to re-
turn money paid in by prospective Ell.
trymen when 1t was found that the
proposition had not been advanced far
enough to irrigate the lands. The new
agreement provides that water for the
lands must be accessible before lands
can be sold as irrigated lands.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-27
c.rben.. HILL In .h. L..dv,,. (co'e.de Mining District.

The total gold output In the United
States from 1901 to 1910, inclusive.
was 3876.215,S00. OF this production
Colorado contributed 37.S75.3o0; Call.
fornia, 31S4.141,000; Alaska, 3144,27b.-
900; Nevada, 3s0.522.s 900; South Dako-
ia, (64. $4,000.
Although many surface deposits Of
bonanza ore have been exhausted.
there are now more and better oppor-
tunities for profitable mining than
ever before in Colorado. Mining costs
have been greatly reduced by the ex.
tension Of electric power lines to near.
ly every mining district Of the state.
Recent developments In the applica'
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-27
WASHINGTON.

President Taft has signed the set
Of Congress limiting to eight hours the
daily service Of laborers and mechan.
ics employed on government work. and
Immediately Afterward issued an exec
udve order exempting any contracts In
connection with the Panama canal.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-27

ton Of the cyanide process make It
possible to earn dividends by extract
Ing gold from ore that few years ago
was cast upon the waste dump. The
construction Of deep drainage tunnels
has made 1t possible to work mines at
greater depth.
Cripple Creek remains the greatest
gold camp In the state; but In other
districts. especially In the La Platas
and tho rest Of tho San Juan district,
many new producers are developing
Colorado continues to produce oil.
YER and lead in large quantities. but
In the last two years zinc has ranked
next to gold In Importance.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-27
Woman Convicted Of Bootlessins.

Montrose.-Mrs. Elizabeth Tooth.
man, a woman well past seventy, and
five men were convicted Of bootleg.
ging in Magistrate Deeble's court, and
all are in jail until they pay fines ag.
gregating>$5,7O0. The cases will be ap.
pealed to the County Court.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-20

A1Ew YORK, Oct. 19.--Science has
M struck ct last TO the very best
Of the baseball profession,
Scientifically speaking, this scien-
tific game has been placed upon a
plane with the most intricate science.
No longer will old Bill Irwin, with
his water glass and celluloid ball
demonstrations OF the spitball for the
edlfication of college professors, be
I'm order. No longer will Scout Ar
thur Irwin be able TO hoodwnk un-
suspecting Yankee rockies with Won
derful tales Of the speed of Amos
Rusie. Science has made this day
We have to be shown.
And 1t is now possible TO get an
absolutely accurate line on base
ball players ability In all matters
pertaining to his physical horsepower:
Bridgeport, Conn. In the factory Of
q well known gun firm. Walter
Johnson. the crack pitcher Of the
Washington team. and Nap Rucker.
the fork hand speed boy Of the
of scientific exploitation That
proved very conclusively that 1t 10
possible to calculate players pro-
peIllng power,
JOHNSON also established conclu-
IL sively that he is the speedier
y hurler. for Me propelled ball
many feet faster per second than
did the illustrlous southpaw, At
distance Of twenty-five feet john
sons pitch travels at rate OF at
many instances. doubtless. more.
Fucker. who Is renowned as a
smoke singer. does not approach
Clark GriftIth's standby. johnson.
was RaeRer's master in speed. and
he stands ready TO accent any chal-
lenge for the championship he won
Joe Wood OF the Boston Red sox-
preferred.
tr.oas us ; pitchers rs Vas Vas made M % With an
appliance used 10 neasirs the ve-
loclty of the projectiles from fire
arms. II Is simple enough arrange
ment, In which electricity figures
very prominently.
stretched number Of lightly charged
electric wires so fine that the break-
ing of them expends but an infin-
idsrnally. smell portion OF ths ye-
locity Of q thrown baseball Five
isst piste S.aas isa ohass hhsss T's The s stsss e
hurled Into the opening. The exact
time from the breaking OF q wire
until the background - hit is regis
tered. BY calculating. the distance
ond consumed IN tra3eTsine T. the
happy result ~ arrived at Expert
gun men declare that the methan-
Ism Is SO finely arranged that cal
cuIaHons may be made into fractional
need be no more arguments az to
speed of pitchers. Let them show
in tussie with this latest machine.
THIS interesting phase Of the situs-
tion came Up for q great deal OF
discussion on the special car Of
the Giants on the way to Boston after
the first game Of the worlds series
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-20
Murphy Shows Lack of Tact
I'm Giving Brown His Release

by the move at this moment. The Cubs
say there Is no chance 10 cut Brown out
Of share Of in thu city series, fol. that
will be UP to them In the last analysis
Brown WAS SO years old Saturday, 30
Murphy missed giving him q gloomy
birthday present by uss q week, After sr
90 s,Owr seriously that it kept him out Of
commission the rest Of the year, 10 was
feared his career as q Cub was over.
he was just beginning to get going
when that happened. According 10 the
system used by Secretary Heydler,
Brown has won five and lost six games
this year and has pitched IN four 9th
ers. That isn't much of q years
work for the ion-hesrted war horse,
but it might have been been = lst better
hurt winning bah game for the Cubs.
He stole second in pinch. and
wrenched his knee. That steal re-
suited in the winning run, after 3 sub
stitute had been put on for Brown
His last act as Cub, therefore, was
TO take q chance for tho sake Of WIN
ming aud 1t put him out Of it.
Brown came 20 the Cubs in the spring
and az the the 81. Louis club threw In John
O'Neil for good measure. It Was a
sad deal for st. Louis, for Jack Taylor
has been ont Of the big eireuit Tor
years, while Brown han made his three
fingered hand famous as widely a. base
bali IL known and has done more than
any other one man, except Frank
Chance, 70 make the name o. the Cubs
Brown has pitched here the Cubs have
won four league and two wurld's pen.
nants, and Brownie has been right In
tbs thick Of every one Of those fights.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-20

MOTHER track record at Lagoon
was broken yesterday when
N Loween. a four-year-old mare
~ owned by G. c. Bennett and
trained by Henry Mcpaniels,
.bped the mile and twenty yards route
lao 2-5, winning easily. This time
rithin S-5 OF second OF the worlds
ora for the distance. and is is sec-
65 faster than the previous Lagoon
second event, also showed a fast
f8ormance, running five furlongs in
5-5, within one-fifth OF second Of
. track record. while Charles Goetz. In
third race, came with 20 second
fha mark.
action OF the racing. officials
two cases yesterday made the day a
able one A popular racing stable
4 suspended, and one of the best
|keyB at the course was set down.
Short. who trains a good string Of
r5es, was suspended pending investi-.
<lou into the inconsistent running OF
stable, and Jockey Rooney was set
5hort's suspension was caused by the
rformence OF Shooting Spray In the
Ih event. This horse started several
gB ago and finished well back in the
N, He opened yesterday at 4 to
The betting, drlfted 10 s and was then
cked down TO close to to / and won
Iily. The form reversal was too ap-
rent to be overlooked, and the judges
|once announced the suspension Of the
jner and the horses In his charge.
<ooney's ride on the well-played Force
not suit the officials. He got the
he of In front but took back and
|cn he made his run his mount had
hing left The boy Win not he per-
Ted 10 accept mounts until a search
Investigation has been made.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-20
Denuer Race Meeting
Goes On With Machines
In Use As Before
Special to The Tribune.


DENVER, Colo. Sept. I0.-The largest
crowd Of the present meeting attended
the races today and were well repaid for
their trouble, as one OF the best cards
OF the meeting was offered them, The
Arst race OF the day was won easily by
Little Jake. which paid HIS hackers 40
for Sc. The second race was a gift to
Useeit Lavetia. a rank outsider in the
betting, finished second. paying her one
lonely oacker, $3.50 for his e..
The results;
FirBt race. four furIonss. selling. t~o-yesr-
olds purse s1So--Littie Jake, sS.to. won; Josie
Lee. S2.So. second Minnie f.. s2.&o third.
Time, ASH. Queen Toppy and Rufsolis also
ran.
Second race, four furiongs selling. thres-yoar-
olds and up. puTss Slho-pseeit IS. won La
vetis, ss7.5o second: Teddy. 81, third. Time.
Ash. scisxor Grinder. Ontario Oregon, J. w,
Fuller and Buck ThomaD olso ran.
Third race. ave and half furlongs, three
won; Upright, s. so. peccnd; Percy Henderson
ss,to. third, Time, I:oT McAiisu and Nanny
also
Fourth race. seven turlopHs. selling, four-ysur-
oids and up purse Si5o-Sugar Lump 80, 20. won
Originator. $500 second: Meada. 1910, third
Time, l;2s. Stonsman, Davo Montgomery. Cop
pers and Meadow Green also ran,
Fifth race. ok furlongs, selling, threo-yoar-
olds and UP. purse sl6o-rwiekenham. $50. won
Buttnrhall. sa.s 80: second. Ansslus, $3.50. third.
Time iI6E. voitromo and Wise Mason also
ran.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-20
lagoon Record Is Broken;
Judges Suspend Horsemen
consistent Running of Shooting Spray and Poor
Ride On Force Brings Punishment

The crowd was the largest OF the sea-
son and was enthusiastic over the splen-
did racing. The light rain which fell
late In the afternoon served to improve
the track and make It even faster than
before.
F'avorite players made. a good start
when Vireo. well supported at 9 to. z,
won the first race. coming from behind
nosed out Ka!lua for show honors.
Ulfrum gave the talent a surprise when
he won the second race In renarAaoiy
Of his field. Valhal. the }avorite. fin
ished second, coming from away back.
and Pckaninny lasted IL out for third.
Str Barry and Clara W. were outrnn.
The speedy Charles eeetz proved that
weli-earned one when he led ali the
way in the third race to win by three
lengths from one Of the speediest fields
finished second. and Chanticlor, coming
from the rear, outgamed Mimoriosa for
third place. oxer was last at all stages
Bert Getty ;So wRner hInnisn Of several big
thought to have the fourth race at his
mercy. and the talent accepted. to 5
against his chances Loween showed a
sparkling performance however usA-
ming easily by two lengths in better than
track record time. The favorite was an
easy second. and Jack OLantern; on
his good behavior this time. finished
Shooting Spray had little trouble In
winning in the fifth race. He pinched off
Flying when the latter was making a
bold bid, and the others could never get
up. Flying was second and E1gin third.
Force. on whom Rooney's effort met with
judicial punishment, was fourth.
Salvage finally lasted It out In five
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-20

THE passing Of Modecai Brown last
i week marred SOME Of the Cubs
Joy over winning the first game from
the SoI. When Brown got back TO his
home after that game he found official
notice that he had been released to
Louisville, the Cub farm, and need not
dress for the remaining games Of the
city series unless he choose to. Merely
as humane suggestion, it seems as Il
this notice might have been withheld
until the end OF the series, az it prob.
ably would remain matter of only q
additional day or two of salary for
Brown Presumably, he can collect up
Association season is over and Brown.
ie's contract does not expire till then,
so cannot see what profit was gained
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-20
Saturdays Mineral Springs Results,

Girl JOG CARROLL 4 to /. won; Gold Of opsip
III CWoodsl, 70 .. second; siiieic. III tcook,,
I2 10 l. third Time, i;es. -
Second race. I'VE ana ono-,aIs furlonrs .sI,.
ing-Ella Crane. Jos GSusKravel. 10 3 won;
spiIelis 10! DTer,. 10 to I. secopd Duchess
Third race. eve furionsg. purse-Domlniea, III
WOOD, 20 l. won; Palma. III (Musgraye), 4
TO ], gecond; Mae Bride, III fvhito) q 10 4
third Time. l:ni. - "
Fourth RAGS. rnile. bsndicap-ozsna. lls CHus-
gravel, 10 2. won; Rorturt,um. eS tpryo.)
to ]. second; Sir Rlsise. 10 tCnrrolD. S to i,
third limo, 1880 f-6- "
Fifth race. nve and ono-hRK surlougs. sailing
Working Lad. los C4ussrsve). 70 I. won; Joo
sss,q, SW. JOS p7eI. to second; o,Io. 100
sixth race, seven furlonge. seIiinx--slr cleEes
~ (skirrin). 3 70 2. won; Song OF Rocks, III
lDavepporD: 10 70 J, SECOND; FapeoiI Hall. III
CMondon). 10 l. third. Time Les
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-20
Saturdays Latonia Results.

First race, ave- and one-hsN furionss. selling
Terrible BIZ. 100 tGauE), 70 l. won; PopEun,
lo3 (stsele) 20 10 !. second Jacob Bum, 107
(ooosol, to I third. Time. 1903 1-5
Second race, eve and one-hslf suriongs SELL
ing-Felowman. loi tstseis). 20 to 1. won; Roos-
Ter iol 1HenrJl. 10 .. second: Aneon. 1o5
Qoftus). 10 I. third. Time I:oa s-5.
Third race, SIX furlonEs, seIling--Merry Lan
ia (GsnS), TO 5. won: Royal Tea, 1o7 fHenry).
70 p second; Wander, Jos 0tsele), ls to /.
Fourth race. mile and one-pixteenth. handicap
High Private i2s foons). 70 s. won: Meridian.
l23 CWingheld). even. second: White Wool 100
tTaylor), IL TO 1: third Time not given.
Fifth noe elk furlonsu handicsp-Grover
Hughes, 80 (6snE) to l. won: Three Links,
l01 (RuIton) 70 1. second: Kooteuay. los
tGoose). TO !, third Time. l:I4.
Sixth race mile and one-eigteenth selling
s!sath; 100 tcooso,. to I. won; My Fellow.
Pepk). 10 70 I, third. Time l:a7 As.