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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
ABOUT THOSE AMENDMENTS
Brief Review of Initiated and Referred Bills
Before Voters of State Next Tuesday

So many of our good friends have
not the time to wade through the
mass of initiated. amended and re-
ierred laws UP for consideration at
this election, that the Enterprise in
response to urgent requests herewith
appends short resume for their in
formation:
No. 1 is an amendment for state
wide prohibition. We now have a
good local option law, the best the
state has ever had, but this law is so
much better that we should all vote
for it.
No. is search and seizure bill
to aid the officers in enforcing the
liquor law. Vote for it.
No. 3 is the women's eight hour
bill. This amendment declares em-
ployment in laundries, hotels and
restaurants to be injurious to health
and dangerous to life and limb. This
statement is not true. If this bill be-
came law. il would work great in
jury to women, who have 10 work for
a living, by throwing many of them
out OF employment and reducing the
wages OF others to barely living
basis.
No. 4 is the public utilities bill. 1t
processes to regulate public carriers.
railroads, street cars, etc. AS near as
we can make ont, it favors the corpo-
rations, and as we are not gong TO
take any chances we will vote against
it.
Nos. S and 6 are all right. The
first is to raise fund for the state
fair at Pueblo. and the second is to
aid the immigration bureau.
No. 7 is for the publication of these
initiated amendments and it ought to
become law.
No. 8 is the municipal home rule
bill. 1t grants home rule to towns
of 1000 population or more. Home
rule in small towns is about the same
as no rule at all.
No. 9 is the recall from Office bill.
This law is not needed as we have
better one and have had for more
than a hundred years. 1t is called
impeachment
No. 10 concerns the mode OF pro-
cedure in initiating laws by petition
and it appears to be al fright.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM
Kansas rlaIady Has Not Appeared In
This Vicinity

To quiet the anxiety Of stockmen who
feared the sudden death of one Of c. F.
Burke's horses and the serious illness of
two others early in the week might be
due to eerebro spinal meningitis. DR..
Glover. veterinary of the State Agrieul-
tural College. came down from Fort
Collins on Tuesday.
After a thorough investigation DR..
Glover made the positive statement to
theEnterprise that the attack from which
Mr.. Burke's horses suffered was not the
disease that had ravaRed the horses Of
Kansas. and he was equally as positive
that tte disease had never reached this
vicinity.
DR.. Glover stated that he balieved the
attack was due to sage poisoning. and he
was taking Samples Of the plant that he
had found in the pasture to the agrieul-
tural college laboratory for investigation.
He declared that there was no use in US
ing the vaccine prepared by the college.
as this will only immunize animals at
tackled by cerebo spinal meningitis.
At last reports there has been but one
fatality in Mr.Blrke's herd and the other
horses are recovering.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
To the Article $50
The People May Be
Advised" (:

I excess collected by the sheriff at end
OF his ear or term. over his salry. is
paid to the county treasurer, and If
MIR. Sloan had investigated he would
| have found that instead of $345. there
has been paid into the county treas
ury hundreds of dollars by the sheriff.
Again. he accuses the deputy dis
trfct attorney of receiving the sum OF
$3Io3.65 for last year. when under the
law he was onl'' entitled to such sum
fixed by the district judges and ap-
proved by the district attorney. not
TO exceed the sum of $1,000. He also
says, in parenthesis. that the district
attorney lisp aid 10y the state. This
last statement is not the law, and not
true. The district attorney receives
$500 from the state, and the balncc OF
his salary OF $1,000 from the fees i'll
the various counties. The warrants
| drawn upon the fund OF district at
torney and deputies not only include
the salry OF the district attorney, but
Otero. county has been fixed at ST.
Goo, to be made out OF the fees of the
| office, and also the necessary ex-
penses OF both district attorney, as
well as warrants to various stenog-
| raphers in taking testimony in cases
| in which the same is required by law
to be taken. Under the law all fees
received by district attorneys Office
in all the counties of the district are
| aggregated, and after deducting the
salaries OF district attorney and his
deputies, his stenographer and office
rent allowed by law, the balance is
refunded to the counties in proper
ton to the amount contributed to the
fund. In this county. last year
(Which, by the way. was heavy year
in criminal business). Mr. O'Connor
and the writer received in county war
rants the sum OF SI355, and $50 in cash
fees. So the amount MIR. Sloan claims
that the deputy in this county received
last year. dwindles to the sum of ST.
ABS. This year it will be less, as
there is less criminal work. Last
year Crowley county. for the greater
part OF the year. was part of this
county.
1t is4evidcnt to any fair minded
person That Mr.. SIoan's article is
based upon his ignorance of the law
and his desire to injure reputable Of
icials by perverted and absolutely
false statemnts. made, as we believe.
maliciously.
In the summer of this year a corps
OF trained accountants from the Of
fee of the state auditor made an ex-
animation OF the books OF the county
judge, sheriff. county clerk, county
treasurer. district clerk and every of
fee which handled funds. They found
and so reported that the accounts OF
|all officials werep ropcrly kept, and
fees duly accounted for. and compli
mentcd the officers for their honesty.
accuracy and skill. and that no county
in the state excellcd ours in that re
spect.
We believe that the libelous attack
of Mr.. Sloan upon reputable officials
will recoil upon the head of Mr.. Sloan,
in the minds of all fair-minded peo-
pie. In fact. many Republican lead
crs and candidates do not sanction or
approve of Mr.. Sloan's attack.
Yours truly,
A. b. WALLIS.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
WEDDING BELLS
Two of Our Young ren Go Away
from Home for Wives

J. M. Hickman. the wellknown city
letter carrier who has lately been making
many trips back east to see the folks
dropped off the noon train on Tuesday
with a fair stranger who he introduced to
friends as his wife.
As announcements had been received
few days before of his marriage to
Miss Viola Lands at the home of the
brides parents in Bringhurst, Ind. on Oct.
l6. the introductions did not come as
surprise and hearty welcome was given
the charming bride. To the happy groom
the Enterprise joins in extending eongra at
ulations and best wishes.
The many friends of Carl Larmore will
be pleased to learn Of his marriage inSan
Francisco on October 2l to Miss Elsie
May Sanders, daughter of the late Cap
tain Sanders Of Honolulu. Carl has a
good position in wholesale house in San
Francisco and his many Rocky Ford
friends wish him and his young bride both
happiness and prosperity IN their new
home.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
A Reply

Editor Enterprise:
With your kind permission, we
reply to the misleading. scurrilous, Ii
belous, unfair and false article entitled
SO the People May be Advised pub
lished in your paper OF last week. and
contributed, as we are informed, by
A. c. Sloan, of your city.
In his article, Mr.. Sloan accuses,
in effect, the County Commissioners,
County Superintendent. Sheriff and
Deputy District Attorney of being
thieves and grafters, and the County
Judge and District Attorney OF being
parties to the graft.
For example, Mr.. Sloan says. in ef-
feet that the County Commissioners
have allowed the County Judge a
clerk at $50 per month, when there is
no law for such allowance, and that
the Deputy District Attorney justifies
it only on the ground that "other
counties of like class allow it." This
last statement is false, as the Deputy
District Attorney, while he made a
statement, and a true one. to that ef-
feet, justifies the allowance on the
law. to-wit: Sections 1902, 1903 and
I564 OF Revised Statutes of 1908, being
a law passed in 1888. Other counties
have operated under the same law.
recognized in this county when Judge
Wallis was made an allowance for his
Office by a Republican board of coun-
ty commissioners, of which board J..
w. Fisher was member. and Judge
Miller. county attorney and their le-
gal advisor. Again. the reporter Of
the county court in this county is al
lowed 5000 per annum. while in Las
Animas county the allowance is 5000
per annum, and the earnings of the
county court in Las Animas county
do not equal the earnings OF the coun-
tv court of this county. Mr.. Sloan is
guilty of two falsehoods, one misquot-
inc the deputy district attorney. and
the other OF not giving the law of
the case.
Again, Mr.. Sloan accuses the coun-
ty superintendent of receiving ST.
5000, when he is only entitled to
SIeoo as salary and 5000 as mileage.
Now the fact is, and Mr.. Sloan could
have SO discovered il he had wished.
that Professor Phillips only received
his $500. and the balnce was for clerk
hire. stamps, etc, etc. necessary ex-
penses which should not be deducted
from his salary. Again. the expenses
for clerk hire. etc, were paid for his
predecessor. Mrs. Money, and allow
ed TO her by a Republican board OF
county commissioners, and rightfully
SO under the law
Again. Mr.. Sloan accuses the sheriff
and his deputies OF receiving the sum
OF S7,u3.I5. and accounting for only
sax in cash fees collected. Now. as
in the other cases. Mr.. Sloan conveys
the impression that the sheriff received
all OF this sum. without taking into ac-
count that the sheriff's fund not only
includes his salary of $4,000. and that
of his undcr-sherif of $3.50. and
smaller amounts to deputies, but all
expense of transporting prisoners. GO
ing after criminals to California and
elsewhere. and board OF prisoners at
county Jail. While these expenses
appear in the fund account they are
simply the return of moneys ncces-
sarily expended by the sheriff Any
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
we've GOT Them ON The RUN
Democratic Candidates Are Up in the Air and
are Looking for Soft Place to Light

Despite the plain and outspoken declaration of the Oero
Democratic leaders, the campaign that "We have the
zation and fellows prevail against the fusion
this county, going the polls Tuesday The
Democratic candidates and campaign committee have lately realized
this and they reotng method of chane bluff
sophstry known TO the politician retrieve their
ing position, but their effort futile Since the
of last weeks Enterprise they have learned the full force
the investigation that has under and sin the best interests
OF the ticket invited the fusion campaign committee
but without avail.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
No. II appears all right, also

NO. II appears all right, also.
No. IL is the contempt OF court
amendment. 1t emascuates the pres
ent law of contempt of court and is
Objectionable.
No. I3 creates public utilities
court and No. "A is for a headless bal
lot. Both should be voted for
No. IS, the school and social cen
ter bill, is no Improvement on our
present school law, and should be
voted down
No. 10 is the recall of court decis-
ions. 1t is the climax OF ignorance.
stupidity and absurdity. 1t is simply
a sop to the ignorant and criminally
disposed in order to secure their
votes.
No. " is called the mothers com
pensation act. This law is not need
ed. as we now have state home for
dependent and neglected children
where they are better cared for and
better educated than they would he
at the homes OF their lazy, shiftless
and ignorant parents-for in mast
cases their parents come under this
description.
No. Is is a civil service bill and
should become a law.
So should No. 10. prescribing eight
hours for underground workers.
~. ~ thS highway SOiuIillSSlou
bill, is good; SO is No 81, the miners
and smelters' eight hour bill.
No. ~. concerning brands on stock
and No. %. the public funds bill.
Enterprise. o I34s6eoin
should both be adopted.
Nos. n and IS. concerning the bet
termcnt of our schools, are all right.
Nos. ~ and 2S are both good, we
believe.
No. 20. creating state tax com
mission, for the purpose OF cqualiz-
ing taxes, should be made law
No. 80. concerning fees of public
officials. should become a law.
No. 81, limiting the power of coun-
ties to contract Indebtedness, should
be voted for.
No. 81, provides for the issuance of
a bonded indebtedness OF ten millions
Of dollars for the construction of pub
lie highways through the state. This
bill should be carried.
No. 80 is the Moffat tunnel bill, and
should be voted down.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
LOOT RECOVERED
And Four Mexicans Are Under Arrest
for Burglary

Last Saturday night Marshal Strong
noticed four Mexicans board the $40
train loaded down with excess baggage
in the form of large grips and suspicion
ing that they might be the parties who
had lately been purloinlng goods from
Rocky Ford merchants he made inquiry
and found that the hombres had purchas-
ed tickets for Las Animas,
Concluding to take chance the officer
telephoned the marshal at Las Animas
to arrest the quartette and search their
grips, which was done and sure enough
the fellows were found to have their
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01

grips filed with varied assortment Of
new shoes. underwear. gloves, etc.. such
as had been reported as missing prineip-
ally from W. T. Wheeler's store.
The marshal went down toLas Animas
on Sunday and brought back the Mexi-
cans and their loot. On Tuesday they
were given hearing before Judge Fem
lason and were bound over to the district
court, and the same day. were taken to
Jail at La Junta TO await trial.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
But DO
Your Own
THINKING
LISTEN to What
the Democratic
Candidates
Tell You
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Assessed
1893
1899 mills
Mr. Weiand and Republican administration charge
this time and had outstanding warrants bills unaowed
Assessed
1911
s.looooooo l5 lll.zsooo
Mesrs Spalding Harsn Barnard and Democratic adminsra
charge this me there outstanding S4264 GA
unpaid registered drawing and unaowed
road bills that have presented estimate
$4,000 making in all the Of S36464 that
the county in debt, that know of.
How would like to be the sheriff under this Democratic adj
mnisration? The county records show for the 9l
semi-annua statement:
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We do not deny that the levy is lower the me
school child that but what want to know is Why
should the candidates their
records show that they costing almost three much
their predecessors?
Vote the county Republican ticket from to bot
tom and let us put a stop to this extravaganza
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
Labor Leaders and Union Agents
Arrested in Dynamite Conspiracy

those indicted In
Of
v, Hrstyc
Herbert H. Hockn
ennurer
No =.
tive board
H.
f. Domd
Unon
Frank G. Webb, Nation oters
IcElci
o the i've board
Michael j. mnou
James c"ones. Chirns"
Il RcdI iwaukce W busncs
j. agcn ocnu nion
William - Mccain nge ocalun
IN tiocnlu
r. cstcd Syrncu n
" union
Fred Sherman lndnnnpol III Mon
local union
DENT locnl union
F. York; ron workc
lac innnti former dccEn
In. ngcn
Ia huSinc ngent
ri. sIness nEen
Mt ~ rngHeid
L. seer ocn uniun
Herman GU FER arrentc at rvaukc
known
lar or cboupe hirnro from worker
agent
Mimi
j. former businc- agent
nessng
prn and Loiner.
gro,h.rhoo,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
GERMANY INVITES
HALDANE'S VISIT
Announcement Made at Opening
Of Parliament by Premier
Asquith.
BETTER FEELING IN SIGHT
Denied That British Fleet Had
Been Prepared for Aggrcs-
sive Attack.

London, February 1.-THE opening
to-day OF the Parliamentary session.
which Is to deal with home rule, Welsh
disestabllshment and electoral reform.
was marked by q statement by Premier
AsQuith that the visit Of Viscount Hal
dane. Secretary for War, to Berlin was
made at the Invitation of Germany.
and that the conversations between the
British War Minister and German au-
thorities had reference to II desire on
the part OF both countries that tho eN-
listing tension should be relieved.
Interest in this statement complete
ly overshadowed that In the govern
ments huge legislative program. Since
Secretary Hnldane's visit to Berlin
the English people have been prepared
for the announcement that It had to
do with Anglo-German relations but
they hardly hoped that the converse
tions mad proceeded as far ms the
Prime Minister'S guarded speech
shows. His hopeful words that he be-
lieved tho conversations may have
more than negative results have caused
the grtaItest satisfaction.
II IS evident that Andrew Bonar Law
and Lord Lansdowns. leaders OF the
opposition, respectively. OF the House
OF Commons and the House OF Lords.
had been informed of the course OF
the discussion. for although they spoke
before the Premier. Lord Lansdowne
! assured the government of Cnionst
support In any move to secure a better
understanding with Germany
The speeches on domestic affairs
dealt only generally with the govern
ments legislative program. Bonar
Law. IN lighting speech. promised
10 offer stubborn resistance TO home
rule and other measures
Only passing reference was made to
electoral reform and the possibility
of woman suffrage These measures
will come up during the longer de-
bate on amendments to the address,
which, are to he proposed by the OPP
position Laborites
/ Premier Asouith. who referred il
the overclouding OF Anglo-German re-
latons as "a most lamentahie fact"
took occasion to deny the story tina,
the British fleet last autumn was pre-.
/ narinr for an aggressive attack or
Germany. 1T was a pure invention.
without shadow o! foundation" he
snlc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
ARIZONA ENTERS
UNION OF STATES
Induction of First Governor Is
Conducted With Western
Simplicity.

Phoenix. Ariz.. February l4-With
western simplicity. know elsewhere III
matters officials rs "Jcnersonian,
George w. =. Hunt was inaugurated
as tho first State Governor of Arizona
to-day. few hours earlier in tho
day word had come by telegraph from
Washington that President Taft had
signed tho proclamation admitting
Arizona TO tho Union. tho last of the
territories on contiguous soil. and
the forty eighth State.
In the ceremonies attendant upon
ton into office fits first executive.
the military was conspicuous by its
absence. the new Governor being
averse to ostentation. There was but
q meager display even OF silk hats.
and frock coats. which invaded Ari-
iona only n few years ago.
Accompanied by number of tho
newly elected State officers and n few
close friends. Governor Hunt. who be-
gan life In Arizona quarter of a
century ago rs waiter In small
mining camp restaurant nj GLOBE,
walked to the capitol building whica
stands about a mile from the centre
of the city.
The Inauguration ceremonies were
brief. After prayer BY Rev. Sea
born Crutcnneld, who was chaplain OF
the constitutional convention over
which -rr. Hunt presiacd. the oath of
ofiico was administered by Chiet
Justive Edward Kent. of the rcrrI-
torial Supreme Court, his last official
act in that capacity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15

sidered in tho indictments were on
work OF members OF tho National
Directors Association. an organization
OF open shop employers. and thirty
ono explosions or attempts were on
work of contractors who were not
members OF the ercctors' association.
All INT One Arrentcd.
Only one OF tho indicted members OF
The national executive board of the
arrested tonight. He Ia Michael j..
Young. Of Boston. Young is alleged
to have assisted McManigal lii ex-
plosions at Springfield. Mass Previ-
Gus to the blowing up OF section OF
the Boston Opera House, on March %.
1903. McManigni said It was arranged
Tor him to go TO Boston and see Young.
Arriving at Boston. he said. Young
took him about the opera house, in
coure OF construction. ad showed him
whore TO pull or the explosion. Young
also was associated with McManigal in
.Dn explosion at Springfield. Mass
April 4. 1911. according to the iatter's
confession.
Hiram Cline. national organizer for
the international Brotherhood OF Car
penters and Joincrs. was arrested at
his home at Muncic late to-day and
brought hero tonight Cline is the
third agent OF union other man the
IRON workers to be involved in the
conspiracy. The others are Clarence
T. Dowd OF Rochester. y Y, formerly
an aSant for the International Ma
chinists Union. and Sturgeon p.
Meadows. OF indianapolis, an agent Of
the carpenters union. All IT Is al
legged. were concerned In dyuamiting
depredations against contractors who
employed nonunion carpenters and ma
chln!sts rs we'll as Iron workers.
Meadows. Ernest G ". Bascy. for
iner business agent of the local iron
workers union. and Fred Sherman
Basey's successor. arc alleged TO have
been concerned in four explosions
which occurred at midnight OF Oct J.
Der ?5. 500. In tais city, They caused
a loss OF $4,000 to Albert VonSpreck-
olsen, contractor. who had been en-
ploying nonun:on men of all the build
Ing crafts 4 branch telephone en-
change and q branch public library
he!ns constructed by Won Spreckclsen
were damaged and his planning mill and
The garage destroyed. The explosions
IN four parts OF the city were so exc
cutsd that they occurred sirrultane-
uusly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
OBITUARY
ID. ID. Dayis

B. B. Davis. seventy-mine vcors ~,
m th served during the War Betwenun
.he states as member of IN. ISIyh
teenth Virginia Regiment. dicd -,
Ieraay morning. at $3.50 o'clock nj Inc
Lee Camp Soldiers Home. Mr.. Davis
OF Lynchburg before entering the hn,,.
on February l. 1905. He was natiwo
o! OF, Appomattox county. The funeral
WI ,ake place this morning at IL
CLOCK from the chapel of the hon.
! ne services will be conducted by REV
Lacy HoEe. 1nterincnt will he msda
In Hollywood Cemetery "ia"e
John Riddle
John Riddle. forty years old. dicd
yesterday at his residence, 1850 North
twenty hftn Street. He Is survived by
nus wlic. Mrs Mamie Smith Riddle
and a brother, James Riddle. Tho fn.
neral VIII take place from the resi-.
dence Friday afternoon mt l o'clock.
Mrs. Ellen IL. Davenport.
MIS- Ellen Il. Davenport wife of J.
IL. Davenport, living at $40 North