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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
WASHINGTON.

The Hayburn subcommittee which
has been investigating the election of
Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wiscon-
sin. unanimously agreed that the
charges of corruption and bribery
have not been proved.
Aerial mail carriers are entirely
practicable, in the opinion of Joseph
Stewart, second assistant postmaster
general, who has charge of the trans
portation end of the postal business.
They will be tried in Arizona.
Dr. Harvey w. Wiley. chief of the
Chemistry Bureau of the Department
of Agriculture, the storm center of the
food administration controversy last
summer, is given a clean bill of health
in the report of the House committee
hat Investigated the charges and
counter-charges.
The House committee on rules has
begun consideration of proposed inves.
tations into the so-called money, ship
ping and harvester trusts. The COM
mittee probably will suggest the ap-
conduct a joint Investigation of the
trio of industrial concerns.
The House judiciary committee or
dered favorably reported the Henry
resolution changing the date of the
presidential Inauguration from March
to the last Thursday in April and
the terms of representation in Con-
gress to begin the second Tuesday in
January instead of March 4. These
change would be effective April. 1911,
and January, 1918, respectively. The
resolution would provide for extension
of the term of the President and vice
president elected in 1912 to the last
Thursday of April, 1917.
President Taft commuted to expire
Immediately, the fifteen-year sentence
for violation of the national bank
ing laws under which Charles W.
Morse. the New York banker and ice
king" served two years in the federal
penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. The com
mutation of sentence, which gives
Morse his complete freedom-but
which. unlike a pardon, does not re-
store his civil rights-was granted
upon recommendation of Attorney
General Wickersham and Surgeon
General Torney. u. S. A. According
to the surgeons report Morse could
not live one month longer in con-
| finement and even at liberty probably
would not live six months.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
Land Lease Less Than Taxes.

Denver-That thousands of acres Of
state land have been leased by the
land board to private individuals at
less rental than the lessees would
be compelled to pay in taxes alone If
they owned the land outright is the
discovery made by members of the
land board Now an effort is being
made to raise the rental on these
lands at least to the figure
which would have to be paid
in taxes. and huge roar is
going up from stockmen and others
The state law provides a minimum of
5 cents per acre on grazing land
which is without supply of water. A
minimum of cents is provided for
land having water holes or other
source of water supply. The prices
range from these figsres upward. but
in the majority of cases the minimum
fee is found to have l>een charged.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
GEN ERAl.

With 240.OO0.000 gallons OF purified
water in the reservoirs the St. Louis
water crisis has passed.
The late Associate Justice Harlan
of the Supreme Court of the United
States, left an estate of $4,000.
Four trainmen are dead and two per-
haps fatally injured as the result of a
head-on collision at Long Run, Ky.
A bill that will cause much excite
to be introduced in the New York
State Legislature by Senator James
j. Frawley, one of the Democratic
leaders and author of the new law for
the regulation of boxing. 1t is SEN
ator Frawley's plan to tax the gross
receipts of baseball clubs exceeding
certain limit. the money thus col
lected to be turned over to the play
grounds in the leading cities and
towns
During the first fifteen days of Jan
uary the fire insurance companies of
the country became liable for s15.O00,-
900 in losses.
The price of Elgin creamery butter
has reached a cents per pound in
Chicago. the highest price in that
city's history, and promises to go to
co cents.
Three persons suffering from inhal-
ing gas were restored to consciousness
at Chicago by the use of new oxy-
gen machine which. with bellows at
tachment, forces oxygen into the lungs
and draws out poisonous gases.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
SURPRISED DOCTOR.
illustrating the Effect Of Food.

The remarkable adaptability of
Grape-Nuts food to stomachs SO dis
ordered that they will reject every
thing else, is illustrated by the case
OF woman in Racine, Wis.
Two years ago." she says, 'I was
attacked by a stomach trouble SO se-
rious that for a long time could not
take much of any sort of food. Even
the various kinds prescribed by the
doctor produced most acute pain.
we then got some Grape Nuts food.
and you can imagine my surprise and
delight when l found that could eat
1t with relish and without the slight.
est distress.
When the doctor heard of II he told
me to take several small portions each
day. because he feared l would grow
tired OF 1t as had of all other food.
But to his surprise, (and that of
everybody else), 1 did not tire of
Grape-Nuts, and became better day by
day, I'LL, after some weeks, my stom.
ach entirely recovered and / was able
TO eat anything my appetite craved.
MY nerves, which had become so
weakened that l feared l would be-
come insane, were also restored by
the Grape-Nuts food in connection
with Postum which has become our
table beverage. / appreciate most
gratefully and thankfully the good that
your food preparations have done me.
and shall be glad to answer any letters
inquiring as to my experience" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
Read the little book. "The Road to
WeiiViiie' In pkgs. There's a rea.
son."
one appears from time TO tipe. rrr
int.r.e1 n1"'ne, true, and full of hanan
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
five DIE IN
WYOMING MINE
EXPLOSION OCCURS AT KEN.
MERER; CAUSE NOT YET
AScERTAINED.
NINE ARE INJURED
THOSE INJURED WERE TAKEN
TO THE STATE HOSPITAL
AT ROCK SPRINGS.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Kemmerer, Wyo.-The explosion in
coal mine No. of the KemmereI
Coal and Coke Company at Willow
Creek was not as serious as at first
reported, although five are dead and
nine were injured, while nine others
were overcome by black damp and
were removed to local hospital. The
dead are:
James Smith, James Hansen, Peter
Hanlon. Tom Dixon and James Ward.
The injured were taken in a spe-
cial train to the state hospital at
Rock Springs. They are: James Do
ran, William Sullivan, Matt Tonich,
Simon Edwards, William Cozock, r.
Soto. S. Emino, James Botsworth and
John Bainton.
p. ]. Quealey, owner of the mine,
was at Laramie attending the funeral
of his nephew when news of the ex-
plosion reached him. He returned to
Kemmerer by special train and direct
ed the rescue work. being assisted by
State Coal Mine Inspector George
Blacker, Frank A. Manley, assistant
general manager, and James Need
ham of the Union Pacific Coal Com
pany and w. NJ. Mooney, superinten-
dent of the Central Coal and Coke
Company.
Although an exhaustive examina-
tion of the mine has been made, the
officials have reached no definite con-
clusion as to the cause of the explo-
sion. About two-thirds of the shift
had left the mine when the explosion
occurred, although there were about
100 miners and others on shift when
the accident occurred. The colliery is
In good condition. the air fans at no
time being out of commission.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
FOREIGN.

The bethrothal of Victoria Louise,
daughter of the Emperor of Germany,
to Grand Duke Adolph Frederick of
nounced.
Fifty-three of the crew of the Brit
ish steamer Wistow Hall were
drowned when the steamer foundered
on the Buffers of Buchan. off the
coast of Aberdeen, Scotland.
News reached London of an attack
by 5000 Turks on Italians engaged in
repairing the water supply at Derna
The Turks were repulsed. hundreds
being killed. The Italians had three
killed and seven wounded.
Reports are current of blizzard in
Newfoundland that is said to be the
worst the colony has even known. In
some districts the snow is thirty-five
feet deep. Traffic is at a standstill
and telegraph systems are demoral-
ized.
A score of fires swept across the
southern half of Osaka, Japan, famed
by a strong wind According to of
iicial figures, 5,26S buildings had been
destroyed and 10000 people rendered
homeless. During the first four hours
the flames consumed 1900 houses.
AS the result of the finding of mug
gets of gold in numerous fowls killed
upon a farm. four miles from Mini
tomas, Man., stores and shops have
been closed while their keepers has
tened to the place to stake out claims.
More than fifty claims already have
been marked.
Besides destroying or capturing all
the vessels flying the Turkish flag in
the Red sea, which they came across
in the course of their cruises, the Ital-
ian cruisers Calabria, Puglia, and Pie
monte. with the accompanying flotilla
of destroyers. recently bombarded Il
number of Turkish military camps
along the coasts of the Yemen prov
ince.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
Stock Show Ends; Records Broken.
Champaign, Ill.

Denver. - The National Western
Stock Show for 1912. said by horsemen
and stockmen to be the greatest ever
held west of New York, has closed.
The great exhibition ended amid the
Llare of trumpets, the jangling of spurs
and harness and champing of bits in
the mouths of high-bred horses and
the plaudits of thousands.
The Ninth Cavalry band played in
the amphitheatre and the detachment
of troopers did their usual hair-raising
stunts. Fred p. Johnson, secretary of
the Stock Show Company. estimates
that S5.000,000 would represent the
amount of cattle sold during the week
out of the stock yards. Most sales
were made for Eastern markets.
Colorado stockmen bought thou
sands of head of fine stock to add to
their herds.
Exactly 111,749 people attended the
show during the week. Thousands of
dollars were distributed in prizes.
Horses, sheep, cattle and hogs, the
best ever gathered together in Denver.
competed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
Hundred Cattle Starving.

Denver superintendent E. K.
Whitehead of the State Bureau of
Child and Animal Protection, has re-
ceived letter from an officer of the
board located at Sugar City, inform
ing him that herd of about 100 cattle
are suffering in that vicinity from
cold, hunger and the recent operation
of branding them. He says the ami
mails, for purposes of Identification.
have had portions of their ears cut
off in addition to the application of
an unusually large brand.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
Congressional Reconi.ion Asked.

Pueblo.-Senator Guggenheim has
received a telegram from the Chamber
of Commerce at Lamar, Pueblo and
Salida, asking him to assist in OBJ
tanning congressional recognition of
the resolutions adopted at the recent
Good Roads convention at Pueblo, at
which the Santa Fe trail and Rainbow
route were indorsed as national high
ways. Representative Martin present
ed the resolutions adopted by the Pu-
oblo convention in the House.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
Cattle Situation Relieved.

Las Animas.-The cattle situation in
southeastern Colorado is now well on
its way to being cleared up. The cat
tie are moving rapidly across the state
line into Kansas, where provision is
being made for them. Five thousand
tons of baled hay has been located and
the Denver & Rio Grande have grant
ed low rate of freight which will
mean prompt action and immediate re-
lief for the cattle.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
After the Party,

We'll, George, l hope you are
pleased with yourself"
Suffering Samson. what have I
done now?"
"Oh. nothing, of course. What did
you say to that aristocratic Mrs. Pin
gleton?"
well, what did l say?"
And right after / warned you
against your awful breaks. You said
to her: How time flies! l suppose
your young hopeful will soon put on
long trousers
well, what's the matter with that?
Friendly. wasn't it?"
Friendly! Mrs. Pingleton has but
one child. and she's young woman
Of 2O,"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26

II tried to cure this for eighteen
months, but it gradually got worse. A
doctor advised me to have my tonsils cut
out, but did not like the idea. Another
doctor examined me, and told me the
same thing. I finally got bottle of
Peruna, and after had taken one bottle
my throat was better. bought and used
dozen bottles, and saw was going to
get well, and I did"
Ask Your Druggist for q FREQ Peruns
Almanac for 1912.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
A Feed Of Hay.

"once upon time," G. NJ. Thurnauer
served upon murder jury. For hours
and hours the body deliberated-11
agreed upon verdict, but the twelfth
obdurately refused to change his po-
sition. Finally court officer raped
at the door and inquired as to the
prospects of agreement.
None in sight" responded the thor
oughly disgusted C. NJ.
perhaps / had better bring in IL
suppers. then," suggested the officer.
NO." said Thurnauer, glaring VI
ciously at the unpersuadable member,
bring in IL suppers and one feed Of
hay.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
Hama Nearoes January 2eth.

Little Rock, Ark.-Hangman's Day
for Arkansas will be on January 26th.
Then the gallows will reap a rich
harvest, in expiation of the many
homicides committed in 1911. Nine
negroes will hang. Three negroes
were hanged on December 18th.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
Bigger and Better electric Show

Denver.-An electric show bigger,
grander, more spectacular and on far
more elaborate scale than has been
attempted heretofore is on the tapis
Tor this year, if the plans of w. G.
Matthews, newly elected president of
the Colorado Electric Club. and its
board of directors, are followed out.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
Stock show Breaks Record.

Denver.-All records for attendance
at the stock yards amphitheater were
smashed at the regular exhibition of
the National Western Stock Show,
ghen the horse show drew such a
great crowd that hundreds were
obliged to stand through the perform
ance because every seat was filled.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
Bride Wounded; Robber Killed

Trinidad.-Mrs. George B. Piercy, 4
bride of month, was shot through
the lung and a bandit was riddled
with buckshot as the result of an at
tempted robbery by three masked
men of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Company's store at Segundo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
BAD CASE
OF GRIP
Caused Sore Throat and Ton
siIitis. Restored by
Peruna.

Mr.. w. H.
Fl o u s ! e y ,
G r e e n v lille,
7 e n n e 8 see,
writes:
Five years
ago 1 took a
very 8 e v e r e
C o l d which
e s u ! t ed in
la grippe. Il
never was so
b a d o fl. 1
was in bed
s e v e T a l
w e e k s , and
W h e n 1 d i d
get up 1 had
t o n s il i t / s
a n d s o r .
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
Not Militant.

Not Militant.
"The social function at Mrs. Como
ups the other afternoon ended In q
drawn battle"
What? Not a quarrel?"
mo. just teafight"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26
STATE NEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL
C O L o r A DO
PEOPLE
Sent to Reformatory.

Fort COLLABORATION Cooksie. who
admitted the theft of $40 from the EN-
press theater, was sentenced to an in
determinate term in the reformatory
at Buena Vista.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-06
Are Your Fall Gar- n1ents Ready?

Are your Fall garments ready for wear on the first cool day7 If not-send them today for dry cleaning and pressing. We can give you prompter service if you avoid the "last minute rush." Phone us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-06
MOTION WRITES ON TAX ASSESSMENTS Says It Hard to Believe That Montgomery Is Surren-
 dering so Easily
To inc Editor of The Are-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 Just a few lines in regard to q state ment in this mornings Age-Herald, which comes from Montgomery, to the effect that the taxpayers of Montgomery coun- ty are in large numbers settling with the state commission on a basis of the states assessment; and further to the effect that the same condition now obtains in Blr- Iningham.
 l do not like to take issue with the cor respondent of your paper on this subject, but I am compelled to say that l do not give full credit to the statement that those Montgomery people have so easily surrendered.
 I was born and raised in Montgom- cry, and have known some of those good people always. and do not believe that they have surrendered to prop osition which they so recently con- demned in unmeasured terms.
 As to conditions in Birmingham, am Tot in position to speak authorita- lively or accurately, not having been recently taken into conference with the Chamber of Commerce committee hand ling the cases originally assessed by the state commission. 1 do know that there has been a conferences, supposed to be confidential, between the attor- neys representing the state and tho Chamber of Commerce committee at which conference a number of real es- tate agents and taxpayers have been invited with view of effecting set tlement
 was invited and attended this confer euce buf eoon hprame convinced that the only chance to make a settlement is for the taxpayer to surrender and agree to that which he has insisted on IS an injustice to the individual taxpayer, and fo Jefferson county as whole.
 My contentious have been from the first that our property should be as- sessed on basis of it's real, true and in- trinsic value. and this value should be established by it's productive power If improved, and if not improved-what would be it's productive power if improved in a reasonable way Until this is done I shall favor a fight to a finish and If it is not the law 1t should be the law.
 I believe that the courts will hold that it is( the fairest method of arriving at real value. This plan of assessing prop erty on speculative values would make it tremenduous burden to own real es- tate where there is a disposition and willingness to discount the future-such as prevails in Birmingham.
 More than once the taxpayers have pledged themselves to stand together. and to believe that some of those who were strongest in their condemnation of the raises are disposed to surrender. I hope and believe few will keep faith to the last. T. H. MOTION
 Birmingham, October ,, 1912
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-06
DEWBERRY FORMS INVESTMENT FIRM Will Do General Southern Investment and Bond
 Business

Under the name of J. M. Dewberry CTS in bonds, stocks. mortgage loans. commercial paper and real estate, J. M. Dewberry has organized bond and investment business with offices in tho Brown-Marx building, to which he will devote much of his personal time and attention Birmingham knows him as the developer and financier of the Blr- mingham, Ensley and Bessemer Rail- road company--Tidewate llne--now in operation from Birmingham to Ensley and under construction to East Lake. and to Bessemer. In speaking of his work, Mir. Dewberry said:
 Having interested Morris Brothers, bankers of Philadelphia and New York, in the Tidewater enterprise in Birming ham and in Tuscaloosa, l feel that the success of the enterprise is assured, and that I have time for additional than cial lines of business. Southern seeuri- ties will be our specialties, through which we hope not only to bring largo northern, eastern and European capi- talists to Alabama and to the south, buD to provide safe investments for south ern people who are now accommodating surplus funds. For some years past tho southern cotton farmer hug realized au annual profit oe several hundred million dollars. From that source alone tho south has today q surplus of over one billion dollars which should be invested in high grade southern securities"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-06
CLAPP COMMITTEE T0HAVE BUSY WEEK PROBING CAMPAIGN Crane, Mills and Russell Testify Tomorrow; Taft,
 Hilles and LOvett K Wednesday

Washington, october 5.-Charles Crane of Chicago, ogden Mills of New York and Charles Russell will testify Monday before the Clapp committee of the Sen ate investigating campaign funds, and Charles P. Taft, brother of the President; Charles D. Hilles, chairman of the repub lican national committed, and Judge R. $. Lovett, head of the Hartman railroads, will testify Wednesday.
 Charles F. Taft. brother of the Presi- dent, will be asked about the finances or his brothers campaign in 1908 and about this years campaign for the nomination. Charles D. Hilles. chairman of the re- publican national committee. undoubted- ly will be asked about the charges which Senator Dixon, manager of the Roosevelt campaign, says he made that y3,poooeo fund was underwritten for the conduct of the Roosevelt primary campaign. Will liam B. Mckinley. who conducted the pre- convention campaign Of President Taft. will be questioned about the sinews of war supplied to him.
 The question of democratic campaign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-06
HIGH SCHOOL PUPIL
 REFUSEST0SWEAR
 ID SUPPORT FLAG

Cedar Grove, N. J.. October 5.-The local board of education has an un- usual problem to grapple with in the refusal of Leofric Temple, q high school pupil, to join his class in pledg- ing allegiance to the American flag. A standing rule of the board of edu- cation provides that pupils must an- nounce their allegiance or leave school. Frederick Temple. the boys father. was formerly an artillery officer in Can ada. He declares that the rule of the board Is an outrage and says he will not allow his son to swear allegiance to the American flag until the boy Is 21 years of age and can decide for himself.
 Ut is ridiculous" he said, ito ask boy whose father owes allegiance to the British flag to pledge himself to the American flag"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-06
 CUSTOM CUTTERS ORGANIZE CLUB

The Alabama Custom Cutters club has jus. been organized in this state with headquarters in Birmingham. The clubs quarters are in the Chamber of Commerce building and meetings are held every Tuesday night.
 The local club is affiliated with the In- ternational Cutters Club of America, the purpose of which is to be generally bene- ficial to the cutters and designers Of mems clothes and to maintain a high degree of proficiency among its mem bers.
 The officers of the local club are: l.. c. Richter. president: s. Segel. vice pres ident P. M. Laul, secretary and treas- nrer; M. Jaysane. chairman of practical works committee.
 sity where the above conditions prevail, where outdoor features are in use the year round and where their color pro- dtrrea stfch rf,a ryx p1 res11lfn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-06
OFFICIALS SWORN
 IN AT DEMOPOLIS

Demopolis, October 5.-The newly elect ed officers of Demopolis were installed Thursday night for the two years term. Jesse B. Hearin was sworn in as mayor by John D. Norwood, at the conclusion of which Mayor Hearin issued the oath of office to four councilmen as follows: !: Isidore Bley, c. T. Breitling J. H. Suight and John D. Norwood.
 John c. Webb. Jr., a member of inc council. was not present on account oe illness. Mayor Hearin nominated Col. H. A. Monnier for chief of police. and N. G. Bailey and w. l.. Armstrong, po- licemen, and Walter Charlton. chief of the fire department. The councilmen rat flied the above nominations. and they were sworn in.
 l.. R. Wilson was unanimously elected city attorney. MT. Wilson's election was made necessary on account of the inefYgi- bility of the present incumbent c. l.. Kelly. who has been elected judge of the city court of Demopolis. his term to begin in January, 1913. w. A. Smith was also reelected city clerk.