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The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18

I Vista, according to a letter received
| by her husband, j. A Stover.
II is estimated by the highway COM
missloner's office that the snowstorm
LEFT 1900 wagonloads of snow on the
business district of Denver from I'm
loa depot to Broadway and from -Four
| teenth to Eighteenth streets. inclusive
The police of Denver and OF other
Colorado cities were asked to look
for Professor Cecil Fairfield Lavell of
Ohio State university, who has been
missing since Nov "a. In a country
wide search his family has offered a
reward of $500 for information as to
his whereabouts
Ernest Strohmeyer of Peetz is Lo-
gan county's champion boy corn
raiser. AS a member of one OF the
Logan county corn clubs, of which
there were fifteen, he grew the best
acre of corn and wrote the best story
on How | Raised My Acre of Corn
and Disposed of It."
The United States civil service com
mission has named Feb. q and May
6 as the time when examinations will
be held for stenosraphers and type
writer's in the field service. The fol
lowing are the places for the examina-
tions in Colorado: Colorado Springs,
Denver, Durango, Grand Junction,
Greeley, Montrose and Pueblo.
Thomas r. Woodrow, a cousin of
President Woodrow Wilson and for
mer assistant city attorney under the
Speer and Arnold administrations, was
elected Democratic county chairman
to succeed John B. Hunter, commits
sioner of Improvements, at meeting
of the executive committee of the Dem
ocratic county organization in Denver
A total of forty-three inches of
snow fell in Boulder during the re-
cent storm, according to Professor
John A. Hunter of the University OF
Colorado, who has charge of the
United States weather bureau station
at the university. This is the great
est depth of snow ever recorded at
Boulder.
II. II. Simpson, head of the depart
ment Of animal husbandry of the ag-
ricultural department of the Univer-
sity of New Mexico, located at Las
Cruces. has been agreed upon by the
board of trustees and members of the
advisory council of the Boulder and
st. Vrain Valleys Agricutural-Co
mercial Association for the position of
agricultural agent for Boulder county.
Edward j. Condor, mail carrier,
whose body was buried from his home
in Denver, died a martyr to duty dur
ing the storm, which gave postal EN-
ployes one of the most severe expert
ences the department in Denver has
ever known.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18

New Castle, Colo, Dec. 17.-All but
nine of the thirty-sevcn bodies had
been removed from the Vulcan mine
near here early today where every
person in the main workings OF the
mine was killed instantly Tuesday by
an explosion of mine gas.
Nine bodies remain in the upper lift
above the west entry and in this man
ner all the bodies were accounted for.
One of the rescuers, overcome with
fatigue which followed prolonged use
of the oxygen helmet, fell in chamber
23 west, but was taken out alive by his
fellow crewmen who We're following
close behind in the exploration work.
They carried him to the air shaft,
taken to the surface.
Scores of relatives and friends Of
the victims stood in the snow at the
entrance watching the rescuers carry
out the bodies, one at a time.
The scene was unlike that of most
mine disasters, in that there was not
the slightest hope that any of those
caught in the terrific blast had sur
vived The chief desire of those who
waited was that their loved ones
might be- recognizable. In majority
of instances, even this hope met dis
appointment
Virtually every one of the dead min
ers was born in Colorado.
All were Americans and many OF the
unmarried were sons of ranchers and
had lived in the vicinity of New Cas-
tie all their lives.
The exact cause of the explosion is
not known definitely but it is the opin-
ion of the mine officials that the ac-
cumulated gas was set off by a min
er's candle.
The two men in the upper level who
escaped injury were w. j. Finley and
John Dawson. An air passage in their
part of the mine prevented the gas
from forming there.
Since 1896 when forty-nine men
were killed in an accident much sim
liar TO that of yesterday, the Vulcan
has been the dread of all workers in
the coal region.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18

Although Jan. / is a legal holiday
in West Virginia, many cities of the
state and towns will hold municipal
elections that day.
A. j. Gladstone Dowie, son of John
Alexander Dowie, founder of Zion
church, was ordained a minister of the
Protestant Episcopal church in Chi.
cago.
An appeal for help for the 1000
flood sufferers of Navasato Tex. was
received in Chicago by Mayor Hart
son from A. F. Brigance and J. y.
Baylor of the Navasota relief com.
Eittoe.
The end of the Mediterranean cruise
of United States battleships brought
to New York nearly 5000 Officers and
men glad TO be home again and with
a chance to spend the Christmas holi.
days ashore.
America was not discovered by Co
lumbus. but by the Normans, accord.
ing to the Niscount Jean de Breezy,
who arrived on the France and Is In
New York to deliver "A series OF lee
lures to prove his contention.
Former President William II. Taft
took stand at New Haven, Conn, op
posing compulsory arbitration of labor
disputes, which he said had been
found useless, and advocated the ap.
pointment of n tribunal which would
refer its decision to public opinion ;or
the settlement of strikes.
The Andy level of the Utah.Apex
mine at Bingham, Utah, in which
Ralph Lopez slayer Of six men, took
refuge on Nov. q, was bulltheaded off
from the remainder of the mine It
is believed by the sheriffs that Lopez
is in this section of the mine and that
he is securely sealed up.
Stories OF wholesale looting by Gen
Francisco Villas rebel army on its en-
trance into Chihuahua, Mexico. Of the
despoiling of church treasures, OF the
robbery of Spanish priests and nuns
Of the conliscation of property and
demands for eNorbitant sums OF
money. were brought to El Paso, Tex,
with the arrival OF AS citizens OF
Spain who had been banished from
Mexico by the rebels
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
WEEKS NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS

The long struggle over currency re-
form is expected to come to an end in
the Senate on the 20th.
Senator Elihu Root of New York
has been elected chairman of the
board of trustees OF the Carnegie in.
stitute In Washington,
With an overwhelming majority in
its favor. the Burnett immigration bill,
including literacy test, such as was
vetoed by President Taft was or
dered reported by the House immigra-
ton committee.
A proposal that the United States
call conference of the powers to con.
slider a worldwide basis Of parity be-
tween gold and silver was brought up
In the consideration of the administra.
tion currency bill.
An amendment to the Burnett i'm.
migration bill designed to exclude
japanese, Hindu and Chinese laborers
under the general term "Asiatics, "
was adopted by the House immigra.
tion committee after n heated discus.
sion.
Governor Dockery. third assistant
postmaster general, announces that
the audit OF postal savings deposit re-
ceipts and payments for September
show net gain Of sl111,S55, bring.
ing the total postal savings deposits
up to s36,5O4.477
Whether the government may bring
TO Washington for trial George G..
Henry. New York banker indicted
for contempt OF Congress because he
refused to answer certain questions in
the House money trust investigation,
was set for argument in the Supreme
Court on Jan. o,
According to bulletin issued by the
Postorrice Department at Washington,
The weight limit on parcel post pack.
ares I'm the first and second zones will
be fifty pounds after Jan. /. The
weight Of packages acceptable IN the
sixth, seventh and eighth zones will be
increased from eleven pounds to twen.
ty pounds nj that time
President Wilson ordered an investi.
cation by the War and Navy Depart.
ments Of the satircs on the admins
tration's Philippine policy which fca.
urod the annual banquet of the Or
der OF Carabao, an organization OF
army and navy officers who served in
the Islands President Wilson sug
Gosted to Secretaries Garrison and
Daniels roprimands for those rcspou.
sible.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
DATES FOR 1914 RACE MEETS.
w. j. Brown Reelected President ane
j. L. Beaman Secretary.

Pueblo, Colo.-At a meeting held in
this city officers of the Santa Fe rae.
ing association were elected and the
seven towns represented decided up
on the dates for the meets to be held
in the Arkansas valley next year. W.
]. Brown of Rocky Ford was reelected
president of the association. Other Of
ficers are: Vice president, Charles
Maxwell, Lamar; secretary, James l..
Beaman, Pueblo.
Dates for the racing meets to be
held during the summer and fall of
1914 are as follows: Lamar, Aug. 49,
81; Rocky Ford, Sept. IA; Sugar City,
Sept. S-11; Albuquerque, Oct. bio;
Trinidad. Sept. 22-25; Las Animas,
Aug, 26-2S; Pueblo, Sept 1919.
Rules of. the American Trottong AS
sociation will govern all events. Ration.
N. NJ, belongs to the association, but
was not represented at the meeting
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
Minor Mention.
Dntcs for Coming Event.

Dhtes Tor Coming Events.
D. Dec. 2s-Mid- Winter Exposition at
Jan. l2-15.-colorado Poultry Fanciers'
70. Associstion show at Denver
Jan, ls-2t 2t-National Western Stock
Jan. 15-1e.--Meeting Colorado Good
Roads Assn at Colorado Springs,
sept colorado State Fair al pueblo
July 13-14-Grand Lodge Session. B. r
q. E. at Denver.
Jan. 15.-Annual Meeting Colorado
lege. Fort Collins
lel5.-Last Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
The wire mill at the Minnequa steel
plant at Pueblo opened with a force
OF 300 men. for run of ten days
Elizabeth Malone, eighty eight Den.
yer pioneer, died at her residence,
l2lG Ogden street, OF arterial sorosis
Colorado Springs lodge of Elks has
arranged to give a Christmas party
to 700 children on Christmas morning.
Every tramway line in Denver was
In operation on the 10th for the first
time since the big spow OF Dec and
6.
Numerous abuses of settlers
through fraudulent assignments of
leases on state lands have been dis
covered by the State Land Board.
Louis Busher cut two acres Of oats
six miles southwest of Grand juno
ton on the 18th. This breaks all
Western slope records fer late har-
vesting.
The city of Greeley is preparing a
municipal skating pond for the chill
dren, section of Lincoln park imme-
diately opposite the city hall being
utilized.
Archbishop jeremiah j. Harty, first
American bishop of the Philippines
arrived in Denver from San Francisco
as the house guest of the Rt. Rev
Bishop n. C. Matz for several days.
Mrs. d. c. Armitage, wife of the
commissioner of public works of Fort
Collins, died in Washington, where
she had gone with her nineteen-year.
old daughter in an effort to restore
her health.
The annual budget for city and
county expenses of Denver during
1914 has been prepared and shows
total appropriation of S2,SS1,99S for
1914, as compared with s2,S9O,21O for
the year 1913.
The false pretenses charge against
c. G.. Sheeley, Denver bridge contrac-
tor, brought by the Arapahoe county
grand jury, was nolle pressed by Dis
trict Attorney Johnson in the District
Court at Littleton.
Mrs. Mary c. F. Stover, who was re-
ported missing from her home in Den
yer, and for whom a city-wide search
had been made, is visiting in Buena
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
WE STERN.

The first government fur auction
ever held in the United States took
place at St Louis.
Fire Ct reoria, ILL.,, destroyed tho
plant of the Illinois Warehouse Com
pany, causing T. loss estimated at $780,.
900.
Gustave Landen, wealthy Wyom.
ing ranchman and banker, celebrated
his siNticth birthday in Denver by
marrying Mrs. Annie Wolff.
Mrs. Jennie Swager was stabbed to
death by her husband, Joseph Swager,
who tried to end his own life and is
dying at a hospital in Chicago.
Children should be permitted to
work on the stage under proper safe.
guards, Judge Ben Il. Lindsey of Den,
yer told the Drama club of New York.
Daniel ncnahue, the lawyer convict
ed OF conspirinE to defame Clarence
S. Funk and sentenced to pay fine,
was denied n new trial by Judge Pam
of Chicago,
Three pa 'kagcs OF registered mail,
containing $4,000 each and about S2,-
600 in postoificc funds, was taken
from .he safe OF the Wallace, Idaho,
postofiice,
4 submarine disturbance which has
kept the ocean along the south coast
ir fury for several davs cast up the
wreckage of an ancient ship at Santa
Barbara. Cal.
Henry Spencer murderer OF Mil
dred Allison.RcNroat of Chicago, was
granted stay Of execution for four
weeks TO give him time for an appeal
to the Supreme Court OF the state,
A father and son" movement is to
be inaugurated at Cleveland, Ohio
The object is to promote closer un-
derstanding and a spirit Of comrade.
ship between fathers and their sons
The Mississippi river steamer
Shiloh, operated by the Delta
Navigation Company, sank while tied
to the Memphis wharf All the pas,
seneers had left the boat and the
crew reached shore in safety
The vt-ue Of Missouris farm crops
",r 1919 Is sl75,7NG125. according to
the annual crop report issued 10y the
State Board OF Agriculture. This f.
sl2.O00,000 less than In 1912. The yield
of all crops except wheat and rye
was lower than in 1912.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
DEPosE CHASE, RECALL TROOPS.
Will Probably Be Demand Made to
Avert Calling General Strike.

Denver, Dec. 17.-lt is believed there
will be no statewide strike of union
men in Colorado, in sympathy with
the southern and northern Colorado
coal miners, for the present at least.
The highest officials of the unions
favor a waiting policy and the special
convention called to consider a walk
out will wind up its sessions by the ap.
pointment of a committee with full
power to call the strike in case the
demands of the union are not met.
These demands seem certain to be
that Governor Ammons not only recall
AdJutant General John Chase, but that
he take the troops out of the strike
zone. and that the operators treat with
the strikers.
Eagles hall was crowded to the
doors Tuesday morning when John Nc.
Lehman, president of the Colorado
State Federation of Labor, called the
meeting to order.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
COLORADO MINERALS
STATE RANKS eleventh AMONG
PRODUCING STATES.
Value Of Output for 1912 was $5,ooo,'
600 Greater Than That of the
Previous Year.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. Coloardo ranks
eleventh among the mineral-producing
states, with total output in 1912. ac-
cording to E. w. Parker, of the United
States Geological Survey, valued at
SOS, S,167,399 These figures do not in
clude the production of pig iron, which
is an important industry in Colorado.
the ore for smelling being imported
principally from New Mexico and
Wyoming If the value Of the pig iron
produced in Colorado in 1912 is in
cluded, the total mineral output for
the state would exceed $63,OOO,OOO.
While not the leading state in any
important mineral product, Colorado's
production of gold in 1912. valued at
$lS,5SS,562, was second only to that OF
California.
The following table shows the min
eral production of Colorado during
1911 and 1912:
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
FARMERS MEET JAN. is
NATIONAL EXPERTS ON PRO-
GRAM FOR GATHERING.
Annual Session Of Colorado Congress
to Be Held at Fort Collins Asri-
cultural School.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Fort Colllns.-The annual meeting
of the Colorado Farmers congress
will be held Jan. 10 and 1G, at the
Colorado Agricultural college at Fort
Collins. The membership of the CON
press consists OF delegates from each
state and county livestock associa.
ton, horticultural and agricultural or
ganizations, each county, the state
grange, the alumni association OF the
Colorado Agricultural college and ten
delegates at large to be appointed by
the governor of the state.
The regular classes OF the Agricul.
tural college will be open to visitors
and the students will show the dele
gates and friends about the campus,
the stock barns, experimental farm.
the horse breeding station and the ex
pertinent station.
Speakers of national reputation will
present subjects of vital interest to
Colorado farmers. Harold Foght of
the United States bureau of educa
tion and Dir. William II. Wilson OF
New York have consented to be pres
ent.
The presence of Prof T. N. Carver
of the new bureau of markets of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture is assured number of Colora-
do speakers and farmers will also have
a place on the program.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
COLORADO STATE FAIR, SEPT ZIP.
American Association Officially Recos.
nizes Pueblo Time.

Chicago.-Among the dates for 1914
state fairs and expostions set at the
twenty.third annual convention of the
American Association of Fairs and Ex.
positions We're the following:
July 20.25-North Dakota state fair
at Fargo.
Aug-27 to Sept 3-Iowa state fair
at Des Moines.
Aug. 81 to Sept. 5-Vancouver ex.
position, Vancouver.
Sept. 7-12-Nebraska state fair, Lin,
coin; Colorado state fair, Pueblo.
Sept. 14-l9-South Dakota state
fair Pierre; Spokane interstate fair
Spokane.
Sept. 2l-26 - Interstate livestock
fair, Sioux City, Iowa.
oct 5-1O-American Royal livestock
show Kansas City, Mo-; Utah state
fair Salt Lake City.
oct II to Nov. 1-Texas state fair
Dallas.
Oct 26.3l-Texas Cotton Palace
Waco
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
FOREIGN.

The suffrarette arson squad set fire
to n lumber yard at Dcvonport, Eng.
land, and destroyed property worth
over 100000
Miss Sylvia Pankhurst. the militant
suftragotte agitltor since her arrest
on Dec 10. has adopted the more
drastic method OF adding n no sleep"
strike to her hunger and thirst
strike" in order to force the prison au.
thorities to release her.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
Gets First Priee on Herefords.

Riyerton, Wyo.-Only a few years
ago j. A. Delfelder, president of the
Wyoming Wool Growers Association.
and one of the leading sheepmen OF
the state, was winning prizes with his
sheep at the international stock shows
at Chicago. but early this month at
the same show Delfelder carried away
the first prize for carload lot of
Hereford calves. and second prize for
yearlings. Delfelder has gone into
the cattle business on large scale,
although retaining his big sheep in.
terests.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
OVER 10000 ACRES OPENED.
Montana, Idaho, Arizona and North
Dakota Homesteads Offered.

Washington.-Sec Lane desig-
mated 1,750,000 acres Of dry lands in
western states as suitable for entry
under the enlarged homestead act.
The largest area designated is in Mon
tana, where more than 100000 acres
were included in a single order. Other
states benefited are North Dakota, in
which $4,000 acres have been desig
mated; Arizona with $4,000 acres:
New Mexico with about 4,500 acres
and Idaho with a little less than 1000
acres.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
Injured Brakeman Was a Hero.

Pierce.-With every bone in his
hand broken, John Izatt. brakeman.
stayed with his crew until his train
reached Greeley, a distance of eight
cen miles, where he received medical
attention. He fell from the top of a
car with his hand doubled under him
In such a way that all the bones were
broken. He lives at La Sale.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
C. o. p. to elec, Delegates in 1916.

Washington.-After five hours of
debate the Republican National Com.
mittee determined that It was clothed
with ample power to readjust the com
position OF the party's national con.
reforms in convention rules and pro-
cedure that have been demanded by
many elements since the convention
OF 1912 and the Democratic victory at
the polls without a dissenting voA
the committee decided to make d
change In the basis OF representation.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
snowbound Towns Facing Famine.

Pueblo. - Unless some adequate
means of clearing the roads can be
nit upon within the next few days. or
n thaw of large proportions sets in.
"A genuine food famine threatens half
dozen villages in Pueblo county,
where no supplies have been received
for nine days. A telephone message
to the county commissioners Saturday
from Rye, the largest hamlet In the
county. stated the thirty.eight miles
of road between there and Pueblo are
impossible for vehicle of any kind,
and George o. Gray. the merchant OF
that place, has exhausted his supply
OF edibles. Reports from Wilson, Grow
Postoifice, Goodpasture and Beaulah
are to the same effect. The roads in
some places are covered with four
feet of snow. Mail can be transported
only by horseback The county com
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
Louie the Greek" Released.

Trinidad.-Louis Tikas, alias Louie
the Greek" alleged leader of the Lud-
low striking coal miners in attacks
made upon nearby camps, was re-
leased from custody by the military
authorities. Tikas was witness be-
fore the Military Commission, which
recommended that he be indefinitely
detained. Tikas left at once for the
Ludlow tent colony.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
Shoe pherder Kills Lion With Rock.

Fairplay.-SaSline Sanchez, a Mexi.
ranch near Caro-, killed mountain
lion by hitting the animal in the fore
head with a rock. The lion attacked
herd of sheep which Sanchez was
driving, and his shepherd dogs chased
the beast and treed 1t. Sanchez then
hurled rock and killed 1t instantly.
The lion was six feet in length.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
Engineer Badly Scalded.

Cheyenne.-D. S. Westley, a brake
man, was seriously scalded when the
locomotive of a Colorado & Southern
freight train overturned in Jessups
cut, ninety-fiye miles north of Chey-
enne.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
Flour Famine Broken at Estes Park.

oveland.-Practically all the farm
ers here are once more getting their
mail, through relays from the broken
roads. and Estes park citizens are eat
ing bread. The park suffered a flour
famine after the storm. but the break,
ing of a road to Lyons ended it.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
Beet Growers Get $500, 900.

Joveland.-Beet growers in this dis
trict received checks from the Great
Western Sugar Company aggregatine
$780, 900 for November deliveries OF
beets to the Loveland factory. That
makes a total paid by the local fac
tory this year of s1,500,000
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
Main Roads to Longmont Open.

Longmont.-Thisse section is gradually
recovering from the record snow storm
OF Dec. and and normal conditions
are fast being restored. Many of the
country roads have been broken and
farmers are able to get to town. Those
in the more remote districts still are
isolated and it will be days before
they will be able to get out.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
Fire Damages a Residence

Colorado Springs.-The home OF
Mrs. a. F, Carpenter. at i20 North Cas-.
cado avenue, was damaged by fire,
but was saved by active work on the
part of the firemen.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
WASHINGTON

President Wilson has practically de,
cided to re.appoint Judson c. Clements
of Georgia as a member OF the inter.
state commerce commission.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18

l.. l.. Crawford, 80, mine foreman
wife and one child.
d. c. holland, miner, 35; wife and
three children. .,.
Louis Fuschino, SO; wife and four
Addie Norton. 33; wife.
Arid johnson, SO; wife and one
W. f. Reed. 80; married; three
children
Herbert Woods, IS; wife and one
Gale obester. %; wife and one
Joe La Blanche, S5; wife and five
Marion Bonto, As; wife and four
Lee Bonto, son of Marion, %;
Bert Bartle, 20; wife.
William Meese. So; five children.
Joe Farren, 40; wife and three
John often, 45; wife and five chill
Ben E. Davis. "a; widow.
r. Wendell, SO; wife and two chill
William shearer, &c; wife and
Lou Walters. 90; fire boss.
Tony Monpelli. As; Jim Monpelli,
peili, Al; y. Mccain, %; Clint Craw-
ford, 26; George Smith, %; Wallace
Baxter, 3S; n. Murphy, 81; r. Filso.
%; A. Csipke, 40; S. kalononsky, "a;
Dave Talmage. "a; Fred Coe, 45; f.
Mccain, 80; R. Starbuck, 22; E.
Strang, 81; F. Chester, "a.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18
GENERAL.

Names big game season ended Dec
10. The estimated number OF deer
killed was 10000. Seventeen persons
were killed
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18

s52,522,416 s5S,167, 3Ss
sIncluded in Miscellaneous
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-12-18

BLOWN TO DEATH
EXPLOSION WRECKS NEW CAS-
TILE, COLORADO, MINE, AND
TRAPS ALL LABORERS.
LIST OF DEAD IN Mine
OXYGEN HELMET MEN PeNe-
TRATE WORKINGS (; FIND
NO SURVIVORS.
List of Dead in Mine Disaster.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.