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Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15

cars to the hold of ship vice versa. To such
lengths has this been carried that in the of
some commodities the transfer of cargo is wholly
automatic and 1t is claimed that the iron ore is
not touched by human hands from the time 1t is
mined in Wisconsin Minnesota until 1t is fed to
the blast furnaces at Pittsburg or South Chicago.
Gary. Ind. some other center of the steel
manufacturing industry.
The ships of the Great Lakes. alike to their
courterparts salt water. have been gradually
growing in size years have gone by. However
the depth of certain channels connecting the lakes
and other considerations will preclude the posi-
bility of the lengthening process going on indeh-
nitely 1t appears likely to do in the case of
ocean, going craft. The 1.000-foot steamer which
is already Gin sight" in the evolution of trans-At
antic navigation will probably never have a par
allel on fresh water and, indeed. 1t is more than
likely that present-day lake cargo ships come
pretty near representing maximum. although
there is doubt that Great Lake passenger
ships will go on increasing in size and luxury as
more and more people come to realize that a trip
up the lakes or down the lakes" has a variety
and fascination not equalled by voyage across
the Atlantic.
The freighters of the Great Lakes without
a counterpart on the other waters of the globe
and they are source of continual wonderment
to foreigners travelling in this country.-and. in
dede to most of citizens who reside in
sections of the country away from the inland
seas. The most common type of lake CARRIER
the approved pattern for the and coal trade
which is the mainstay of lake commercials
the main-deck beams in the cargo-holds and
the bridge. mast and deckhouses are punched at
the extreme forward end of the vessel whereas
the engines and propelling machinery at the
extreme opposite end. leaving practically the en-
tire length of the hold free for cargo storage
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15
Making a Home of Your Abode

Ever witness the sigh OF relief with
which hen-pecked family sees the
wife and mother take a vacation?
They're fond of her. of course. but
there isn't any doubt about a certain
sense Of freedom and relief which her
absence affords. When John puts her
on the train he doesn't return home to
mourn and pine for her return: In
stead. he takes an almost fendish de-
light in smoking In every room in the
house without the fear of being or
dered to the porch or the room ailot-
ted him for the purpose Tommy ex.
ultanly punches her ornamental pill
lows to a comfortable angle for his
head. Nellie isn't obliged to endure
the modification of informing her new
beau that mother insists upon tho
young men going homo at an unrea-
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15

sonable hour. Even the younger
children break loose and have a candy
pull In the immaculate kitchen, while
everyone delights In moving the
stately row Of porch chairs to a look
OF diso-derly comfort In fact, they
all unconsciously do their best to ere
ate the longed-for honey" atmos-
phere. with a secret dread that the
wife and mother will return all too
soon.
Do not make the mistake of sacrific-
ing the happiness and comfort of your
family to your insane worship OF or
der. The members OF your family do
not appreciate It. They'd a great deal
rather you were little careless and
less exacting. Besides. you would
then have time to get better acquaint-
ed with them and their individual In
terests. and to keep In touch with cur
rent events instead of being a back
Notwithstanding.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15

10 necessary to complete the job of unloading. aft
or the automatic unloaders have concluded oper-
atoms is to turn loose a small squad Of men with
shoyels who will clean up the scant amount oil
ore or coal missed by the automaucs
Ice limits the season of navigation on the lakes
to eight or nine months and this makes lively
work necessary when there is much freight to be
moved back and forth between Buffalo and Chi
cago or Duluth. or between intermediate ports
In an average season an average cargo steamer
will make at least twenty round trips on the ma
rine highway that encompasses nearly one-third
of all the fresh water on the globe The seasons
journeyings Of the ordinary freighter would In
the aggregate more than equal voyage around
the world The lake ships are intensely modern
in every respect. They are constructed entirely
of steel; lighted by electricity steered and heated
by steam; and have almost all the fxings" to be
found on any of the oceanic cargo ships In any
quarter of the globe. The first lake cargo car
riers had capacity of only few hundred TONS
but SO rapid was the development of this class
of shipping that within a and half OF
years the pioneers OF lake navigation who had
continued in service were rubbing their eyes to
realize the magnitude of vessels around six hun
dred feet in length and with carrying capacity
of nine thousand to ten thousand tons. And. most
surprising of all many people. is the circum-
stance that these ships when fully loaded do not
in most instances draw more than eighteen to
twenty feet of water
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15
Father Now in Second Place.

She was a prim miss OF thirteen
who stood before the rector OF we'll
known New York Episcopal church
and looked him squarely in the eye.
please repeat that fifth command
ment again." he said, for he was cate
chising her with regard to her knowl-
edge of the Scriptures apropos OF the
coming combinations. Honor thy
mother and thy father. that thy days
may be long in the land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee" was the
response. Honor thy mother and
thy father" unused the rector. who
taught you that?" Mother" was the
response. These are certainly sur-
fragist days upon which we have fall
en-" remarked the minister. Father
used to come first
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15
FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
Where the Winters Are Cold and the
Shows Deep.

Writing from the vicinity David
Harum made famous, a man says that
he was an habitual coffee drinker, and.
although he knew it was doing him
harm. was too obstinate to give it up.
till all at once he went to pieces with
nervousness and insomnia, loss of ap-
petite, weakness, and a generally
used-up feeling. which practically un-
fitted him for his arduous occupation,
and kept him on a couch at home
when his duty did not call him out.
while in this condition Grape
Nuts food was suggested to me, and
began to use it. Although 1t was in
the middle of winter. and the Their
mometer was often below zero, almost
my entire living for about six weeks
of severe exposure was on Grape-Nuts
food with little bread and butter and
a cup of hot water, till was wise
enough to make Postum my table bev-
erage.
After the first two weeks 1 began
to feel better and during the whole
winter never lost trip on my mail
route. frequently being on the road
or s hours at time.
The constant marvel to ME was
how a person could do the amount Of
work and endure the fatigue and hard
ship as l did, on SO small an amount
of food. But found my new rations
SO perfectly satisfactory that l have
continued them-using both Postum
and Grape-Nuts at every meal, and
often they comprise my entire meal.
"All my nervousness, irritability and
insomnia have disappeared and healthy.
natural sleep has come back to me-
But what has been perhaps the great
est surprise to me is the fact that
with the benefit to my general health
has come a remarkable Improvement
in my eye-sight.
IF good appetite, good digestion.
good eye-sight, strong nerves and an
active brain are to be desired, I can
say from my own experience, use
Grape-Nuts and Postum" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book. "The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15
"comparlsons Are odious."

When little Amy was three years old
she was taken to visit her maternal
grandmother. During her stay the en-
tire household made much Of her. and
on her departure she was Rugged and
kissed and wept over by each member
of the affectionate family in turn The
scene made a deep impression on her
young mind.
A visit to her fathers home follow
ed. At the conclusion of 1t her pa
ternal grandmother and her Aunt Ma
bel stood smilingly waving their adieus
to the little one until the carriage was
out of sight.
Amy's mother was beginning to won
der what made her SO unusually quiet,
when a solemn little voice rang out
from her corner OF the carriage:
mot a tear shed!"-Youth's Car-
panion-
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15
The Biblical Injunction.

A Washington clergyman made a
call of consolation upon a woman who
had suffered sad bereavement. Il
hope" said the pastor, that in your
bitter trial you have found some ray
of comfort from the Scriptures
Indeed l have. SIR" was the conf
dent though fearful reply.
That's grand. sister," was the SYM
pathetic observation of the minist~
May l ask what passage of the Good
Book helped you most?"
Grin and bear it."
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15
counterfeItel Get. stIn sentenee.

William Fink, Brooklyn, N. Y, dealer
Court of Special Sessions, to imprison-
ment in the penitentiary at hard labor,
for four months. The charge was coun-
terfeiting the trademark for Carter's Lit
tie Liver Pills. in violation Of the penal
law.
The Carter Medicine Company detected
the counterfeit before any quantity of the
spurious goods had been placed upon the
market. In sentencing Fink. Judge Deuel.
laid special stress upon the Injury done to
the public when n remedy SO well known
as Carriers Little Liver Pills is counter
feited and put on the market. He i'm
posed the sentence not only the prop
er punishment of Fink himself. but In or
der to deter others from the commission
of like frauds In the future.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15

s,a". S'e. MARIE Inc government shin cap,i IN
OF Mays river at the Sault or the 500 =" as n
10 p1puiariy termed Is to the Great Lakes what
the Panama canal will be to oceanic -, es "1a,
the Sault canal already enjoys the distinction =,
passing more tonnage during the eight ,non,hs
season or navigation than the famous Suaz can,I
does during the full twelve moptbs VIVA, roc
orus this INK between Lake Huron and Lake su
per1or will boast with the current exnansion n,
facilities 1t is difficult to forecast
And. finally, much comment has been nrec,,,
tated by the rumors In the newspapers that the
recent activity OF the United States government
against certain trusts and particularly the steel
trust served to nip in the bud n very arh,tious
plan for amalgamating under one ownership nrac
ucally all of the great modern freight-carrving
vessels on the Great Lakes. Even as IL is the
cargo carriers OF the inland are owned or
controlled by relatively small group of interests
compared to the diverse interests that have a
hand in our oceanic commerce. But perhaps that
Is due to the Circumstance that the commerce of
the Great Lakes is SO largely restricted to such
commodities as iron ore. coal. grain and lumber
and the men who make use of the raw material
produced in the lake district find It profitable to
own ships to an extent not paraleled in any other
field of water-borne commerce.
The commercial interest of the Great Lakes
have for years enjoyed one point of superiority
over all the other burden bearers on the globe
Freight is carried more cheaply on the Great
Lakes than anywhere else In the world 1t is on
y fair to explain at the outset however that this
is due not solely to the monster ships employed-
the largest ever foated on fresh water-and to
the economical manner in which these craft are
operated. secondary factor of great Importance
is found In the marvellous dock machinery and
equipment which has been perfected in the lake
region for mechanically loading and unloading
cargo.-transferring the coal or ore from railroad
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15
Order Is All Right, Of Course, but
Other Things Should Have
First Consideration.

Are you a good homekeeper as well
as a good housekeeper? II you think
more of keeping your house in apple
pie order than OF allowing the mem
bers OF your family to enjoy real home
comfort you are not.
Your family can secure a house
keeper at any time for a stipulated
sum, but the woman capable of Great
ing a honey" atmosphere is price
less.
Order is an excellent thing and no
shousehold should be without II, but
the woman who makes a fetish OF It
drives happiness and comfort from
the earth
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

Where" asked the female suffrage orator.
would man be today were 1t not for woman"
She paused a moment and looked round the
hall
Il repeat" she said. where would man be today
II not for woman
He'd be in the Garden of Eden eating straw
berries" answered a voice from the gallery
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15

I'm awfully sorry 1t happened"
apologized the abject young man, aft
er the stolen kiss.
Happened" she exclaims. Hap
pened! That is worse than the kiss!
If you didn't have It in mind when you
asked me to stroll away back here in
this quiet corner Of the conservatory
shall be offended, after all."-Judge.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15
Useless.

Muggins-I never realized before
how many useless things there are in
the world.
Buggins-Apropos o. what?
Muggins-Ive just been to a we'd
ding, and spent coupe of hours look
ing over the brides presents.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15

81 hope you are no, playing poll
tics" said the reformer
There's no such thing as playing
politics." replied Senator Sorghum.
politics these days is work."
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15

This odd arrangement conduces to
the carrying of the greatest possible
amount OF freight and. more impor-
tant yet, 1t renders possible the en-
ployment Of the marvelously economi-
cal loading and unloading machinery
car bumpers" which dump coal into
the hold at the rate of a car a minute
and automatic unloaders" which low
er clam shell" grab buckets into
hold, scoop up ten tons of iron ore at
a bite, lift It aloft. carry 1t to the
dock and deposit 1t either on stock
piles or in waiting railroad cars. To
facilitate the operation Of these 81
gantic inanimate dock laborers 1t is
necessary of course to have numerous
openings in the deck Of the ship. As
a matter of fact the latest approved
pattern of lake freighter presents
long line of matches set as close to
each other as possible. and each hatch
extending almost the full width OF
the ship. This renders 1t easy tor the
mechanical unloaders to reach. with
their steel fingers. to every nook and
corner of the cargo space and all that
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15

unrealized IdyI Of a King.
King Arthur had Just invented the
round table.
Can you invent bureau that
mans wife will let him have two
drawers Oft" we asked.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15
Cheese Cloth Next.

We are anxious for spring to see
what the Turkish towel girl will look
like.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15

tons being made to honor Commo-
dore Perry. the hero of that most sig.
nifcant historical event,-the Battle
of Lake Erie. 1t was Perry, more
than any other one man, who has CIV
en- the Great Lakes place in the his
torical annals OF the republic fully
In keeping with the prestige these In
land seas enjoy in the commercial
chronicle of the nation.
The one hundredth anniversary of
Perry's victory is approaching and
preparations are under way for the
erection of magnificent Perry me-
mortal. overlooking Putin-Bay, where
Perry's ships were harbored before
and after the victory over the British
on Lake Erie. The memorial which
will take the form of towering shaft
and museum building will stand on
the small isthmus connecting the two
sections of one of the principal isl.
ands at Put-in-Bay. This chosen site
Is OF additional interest from the fact
that 1t was here. after the naval vic.
tory, that American troops under Gen
eral William Henry Harrison were or
ganized and drilled preparatory to the
battle OF the Thames and the capture
OF Detroit. Furthermore the memorial
Will be unique in that the towering
shaft will be made to serve as a light
house of the first order. The Museum
of Historic Relics will be hall of fine
proportions. with upward of 5000
square feet Of floor space and finally
there Will be memorial for the
American and British officers and
hA faIc
Another current topic that has fo.
cused popular attention upon the
great waterway on our northern bor.
der is the improvements designed to
increase the capacity of the locks a,
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15

The easier 1t is to reform a man the
oftener you'll have to do it.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15

Most human maladies arise from wrong
dieting. Garfield Tea gives immediate relief.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15

$500 R25.0O $1,000 $1,000 $500 42S.OO
COLONIST FARES
from
ALI. MAIN LINE POINTS and ALL
POINTS ON MARSHALL PASS
LINE. SALIDA to GRAND
JUNCTION.,
the
In COLORADO, to
CALIFORNIA AND THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST,
Via The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
and the Western Pacific Railway,
The Royal Gorge-Feather River Canon
Route.
Ticket. on Sale March I to Apr. 15, 1912.
BY depositing tickets with Agent
stop-overs of five days will be allowed
At and west of Canon City on the Dem
yer Rio Grande Railroad in Colorado
and Utah. and at Elko; Hazen. Reno.
Las Vegas, Lovelock. Shafter. Winnie
mucca. Nevada. and all points in Call
fornia: at all points on the Great North
efn at and west of Billings. Montana:
At all points on o. 8. l. and o. w. r. q
\. Co, and all points on Southern Pa
eific between Portland. Ore. and Weed,
Calf.
CoIonist Tickets will he honored over
the Rio Grnnde via Glenwood Springs
or via Gunnison npd Montrose.
For detailed information. inquire of
nearest Agent.
FRANK A. wADLEIGH.
General Passenger Agent, Denver. Colo.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-03-15
IKE EzsGIoM<@

EVERAL recent or
prospective events
are combining to d.
rect especial atten-
ton Just now to our
great unsalted seas
and to the remark
able commerce of
this thousand-mile
n ] a n d waterway.
Foremost. perhaps.
among these stimu-
lants of popular inter-
est ara tho praporo
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-11-23

Seattle, Nov. 23.-Twelve were in
jured, several fatally in rear end
collision of a freight and passenger
on the Tacoma Seattle interurban
line near Riverton at $50 this morn
ing Motorman Campbell lost control
of the freight, telescoping the rear
car of the passenger train. Campbell
Is not expected to live. Women were
trapped in the splintered cars. All
the ambulances in this city were
pressed into use. The local was TAX
ing passengers and the freight was
running at fifty miles an hour round
a curve when it struck.
Fifty were slightly bruised. The in
jured were rushed to Seattle hos
ritals. A partial list of the injured:
Mrs. H. w. Jackson, Mrs. Walter
Thompson, Riverton; Mrs. C. B. Yeast,
Foster; w. l.. Hobson, Tacoma; A. B.
Keiser, Renton; Mrs. +. F. Doty
George Doty. Tukwila; j. Caldwell
Tacoma; w. A. Flack Kent; Mrs. E
T. Vandevanter and daughter Carnie,
Orilkia Mars. A. C. Cchindler, Seattle;
Mrs. F. E. Netterfield; Mrs. T. F.
Carter, Foster; Mrs. Helen Johnson
Riverton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-11-23
THREATENS To
KILL Mr.. WILSON

Colorado Springs, Nov. z3.-Declar-
ing that he will kill President-elect
Wilson if he ever gets a chance, John
j. Cohan. a one armed man arrested
here yesterday on o charge of disturb
ing the peace, is being held by the
police pending word from secret SER
vice operatives If he is not wanted
by the government his mental condi-
tion will be examined by local author
tiles.
A man like Woodrow Wilson, with
his political and religious beliefs
should never be allowed to take the
presidential chair. Yes l will kill
him when l get out of here" Cohan
declared when arrested.
Cohan admitted that he was arrest
ed in New Orleans when President
Taft appeared in that city on his last
tour of the country and also was ar
rested in Chicago last fall when Theo-
dore Roosevelt spoke there.
Evidence has been disclosed tend
ing to show that he shadowed Gov
ernor Wilson at number of places
throughout the country during the re-
cent campaign.
When searched newspaper clippings
giving Governor Wilson's ideas and
reported utterances on political is
han is reported to have been .adjudg-
ed insane. at once time at Cissleton
$ D., where he owns a farm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-11-23
HU NAME SOCIETY
FIGHTS ROUND-UPS

Portland. Ore, Nov. 23.-Oregon
measures We're conspicuous features
of the recent convention of the Am
erican Humane Society. held recently
at Indianapolis. and as the result of
agitation initiated by the oregon So
ciety. Congress will be petitioned to
use its power to abolish the round
ups and also put an end to the dog
races of Alaska.
Both these sporting events were
condemned by the national body as
cruel. demoralizing and degrading,
the Roundup being proclaimed to be
so cruel that "a bullfight was refin-
ed in comparison" The evils of the
Alaskan dog races We're set forth by
several western representatives, am
ong them Mrs Frank Swanton of
this city. who has thorough knowl-
edge of conditions after "A long resi-
dence in Alaska.
"They are unspeakably cruel said
she. land in addition to being hard
on the dumb beasts are the means of
extensive losses through betting one
man last year lost $4,000. The
scene of the races is second Monte
Carlo. President Stillman announced
that he had received 126 letters of
protest both from the states and from
Alaska The dogs are expected to go
II necessary until they drop dead as
many of them do. They make 400
miles in the course, which is strewn
all along the way with the blood and
hair from their poor bruised feet.
Mrs. Swanton has just returned
from the convention and was much
gratified over the attention paid to
suggestions made by oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-11-23
DEMANDS RECOUNT
IN UNION COUNTY

La Grande. Ore, Nov. 23.--Without
direct allegation of fraud, but pinning
his action on alleged errors in count
ing the ballots, John s. Hodgin, un-
successful candidate against Ed II.
Kiddle, for the office of joint senator
from Union and Wallowa counties, has
filed his formal contest demanding a
recount of the ballots. Every pre-
cinct in the county is listed as being
among those in which errors crept in,
and he estimates that the errors will
show difference of some 800 votes
in his favor. The contest notice Is a
voluminous one and will necessitate, 1t
seems, recount of every vote cast
In the recent election. The same con-
dition will be adhered to in Wallowa
county. Hodgin was defeated by four
votes In the two counties though he
carried this county by IS votes.
There is little formality to go
through In this matter, and 1t APP
pears that Hodgin's demands upon
Circuit Judge Knowles to order a re-
count to take place on December 2
will have to be adhered to.
Attorneys ]. ID. Slater of La Grande
and Shehan & Cody of Enterprise
will represent Mr.. Hodgin and c, II
Finn of La Grande will be counsel fol
Mr.. Kiddle in the defense.
This is the first contest in thi.
county in many years, in fact ther,
seems to be no vivid remembrance!
! of contest at any time In the pas
several decades.