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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-06-06
PAY TRIBUTE
TO DEPARTED j
Rocky Ford Veterans and Pa
triotic Citizens Assemble
MEMORIAL DAY is
FlTTlNGLY OBSERVED
Graves Decorated With Beautiful
Flowers and Exercises Are
Largely Attended

On Friday last an entire nation 4
gave tribute to the heroes who 4
risked their lives when the union i.
was in danger, and these heroes in I.
turn nonored the memory Of their 4
comrades who have answered the 4
summons of the Great Commander. 4
4 Thousands who marched in the 4
= Memorial Day parades Of the year 4
= before were slumbering peacefully 4
3 this year. and next year many 4
3 more thousands will join them. 4
3 Father Time exacting the life that 4
. shot and shell and the trials and 4
. privations Of war could not efface. I
> Year by year the line Of blue-ola
= men is growing thinner and thin
3 ner, and another decade will see :
3 comparatively few Of the survivors :
3 Of the great conflict able to partioi- I
3 pate in the Memorial Day observ- Z
3 anoes.
, Nearly half a century has passed I
= since the conclusion Of the civil Z
r war. and even the youngest vet Z
; eran is approaching the age allot- I
4 ted to man for his mortal existence. 4
I During these forty eight years the Z
union has grown in greatness and 8
4 has outlived the sectional feelings J.
1 which embittered a nation, The :
. union is united. never to be dis 4
!. turbed. and there is no North, no 4
I South. no East or West. Those 4
who fought for the union and those 4
who fought against it are brothers 4
now. and this spirit Of friendship is :
!. exemplified in many cities Of the 4
!. land where men who wore the gray 4
|. are active participants in aiding 4
. their brothers in blue to observe Z
3 this great anniversary. I
= The old soldier deserves all the Z
= consideration that grateful coun- Z
? try can bestow on him in his de- I
2 olining years. He made sacrifices :
, for the flag. and his sacrifices will :
not be forgotten even when he has !.
, passed away. When the lastwearer ;.
? Of the blue is gone. Memorial Day :
2 will still be observed. but the active 4
, participants in the days services 4
3 will be those who appreciate what 4
B the old soldier has accomplished. 4
= Memorial Day will continue while
: the nation endures. I
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-06-06
STATE S. S.
CONVENTION
Brings Large Crowd of Dele
gates This Week
NOTED SPEAKERS AND
INTERESTING ADDRESSES
One of the Largest and Most Sue
cessful Conventions Ever Held
In the Valley Closes Today

The thirty-third annual conven- I
'. ton of the Colorado State Sunday I
School Association is now under 1
. way in this city. and it is fully 1
. bearing out the expectations that it 4
. would be one of the largest and I
most successful conventions ever I
held in the Arkansas Valley. 4
. And not only is the record for :
! state conventions being upheld. but :
|. Rocky Ford-the ideal city of homes Z
! is upholding its reputation as the :
. ideal convention city.
) The delegates from the 800 Sum :.
!. day schools of the district have !
!. been cordially greeted. Pastors. Z
. officers. speakers and visitors have :
, found the latchstring out and they .
, are each and all loudly praising the .
. open-handed generosity of our .
. citizens. =
And not only is this the case. but J.
they are finding our people espe- !.
oially interested in Sunday school !.
matters. as attested by the great =
attendance at the meetings, and =
are seeking in every way to in =
crease the interest in the business !.
sessions. until it is predicted that :.
yet another record will be broken |.
by this convention in the amount Of !.
good accomplished. :.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-06-06
TWO GAMES LOST
Jinx Works Overtime and Locals
Are Handed Two Slams.

Two more games chalked up in the lost
column tells the tale briefly Of last
weeks base ball games.
On Decoration Day the Rex team. Of
Pueblo, defeated the locals in a game
that was close and exciting. but extremely
poorly played.
Bernard was in the box for Rocky
Ford. in place Of Quick. on account Of the
latter's ndisposition. Syl. was never in
better form and twirled one Of the best
games ever witnessed on the local lot.
but the same old hoodoo was on him and
he lost.
The visitors should have been blanksd
with just one hit to their credit. but by
combining putrid fielding with slow think
ing, Rocky Ford actually forced them to
accept the game.
Deniston pitched creditable game for
the visiting team, but did not deserve VIC
tory.
Following is a summary of the first
game:
Innings 4 y s 0 r. H. e.
Pueblo o 0 0 10 O-5 4
Rocky Ford o o o % 91t
Batteries. Deniston and Mahoney, Bernard
and Hall; home run. Eberlinp; two-base hits.
Quick 2; struck out, by Bernard 10. by Denis
ton s; base on balls. by Bernard I, by Denis
ton 2: double play, lice der. unassisted. Um-
pire. Morris.
Sundays Uame
The iinx nearly put the locals out of
business Sunday, and it was only after
considerable hustling that Manager knause
was able to get nine men into uniforms.
Quick was sick in bed and Bernard had
developed a sore arm as results Of play
ing Decoration Day in the rain.
Bud Ball had bunged-ua hand and
two other players we're on the missing
list entirely.
The team finally got into action. with
Hall dong the pitching and Sayers wear
ing the big nit. Hall delivered the goods
in fine style and received gilt edged sup
port. but the locals were at the mercy of
Rosendahl, who also received nearly per-
feet support, and the result was victory
for the visitors by score Of to o in
the best played game of the season.
Aside from the work Of both twirlers,
the features of the game were two fast
double plays. one by each team.
Following is the box score and sum-
mary of Sundays game:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-06-06

Continued on Last Pagel
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-06-06

w. B. Goblin and v. A. Moore left yes
terday for Denver. to be present at the
graduating exercises of Denver University
Joe Goblin is member Of the graduating
class,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-06-06

struck out. by Hall 8. by Rosendahl 8: base
on balls, OF Hall 2, OH Rosendahl 1; hit by
pitched ball. Whalen; double plays. David
son. Eberling and McGraw. Hall. Swink and
Campbell. Umpire, Knause.
The state herald., 1913-06-20
Land Of Rainless Wheat.
South African Agriculture Goes Fur
ther Than American Dry Farming.

London, June What seems one of
the most wonderful and fruitful discov.
cries Of the world. says tho Tablet, was
announced and described by Mr.. McDon
aid In lecture at the Royal Colonial
Institute recently. A few years ago il
was universally believed that in the dry
belt in South Africa agriculture was tied
10 the water furrow. This meant few
cultivated patches islanded in desert.
In fact, tens Of thousands Of acres are
to day carrying crops in the dry district
with no help from irrigation. We quote
the lecturers words:
"America has grown wheat on an g.
inch rainfall. Australia has grown
wheat On 5-inch rainfall, but we in
South Africa have grown rainless
wheat. That is to say, that during the
past season at Lichtenburg, which is in
the dry zone Of the Transvaal, we have
grown wheat without single drop Of
rain falling upon 1t from seed time un
| til harvest. This Is the Durum wheat,
Apulia, which we originally introduced
from the dry belt OF Italy. Our success
has been due to the.use Of what weterm
'moisture.saving fallows.' The great
problem Of South African agriculture
is not the problem Of fertility. 1t is the
problem Of the conservation Of moisture
I'VE have now solved that problem.
and made possible the immediate settle
ment Of our dry or arid lands. But the
triumphs Of science as applied to ngri-
culture In South Africa are not confined
to the discovery Of rainless wheat. The
locusts which have plagued the land for
ages are today kept under control. The
progress Of the insect invaders, which
from tho days Of the Pharaohs till yes
terday was regarded as Irresistible NJ
fate, can to-day be easily checked by
means Of arsenical sprays.
1.-THE flight Of every swarm OF locusts
Is registered and telcgraphed to the
Headquarters Of the Union Department
Of Agriculture mt Pretoria. and when
the young locusts emerge. the weld Is
ringed by poisonous grass, over which
they can not pass. A short time ago
tho government Of Peru sent nh expcr,
to the Transvaal to study our methods
Of locust destruction. butithc only To-
Gust which the entomologist could show
him was TO be fould In the museum.
Tho authors Of such discoveries ms these
tho real creators Of woalth, are surely
the true heroes. as they arc certainly
the bsncfactors Of tho racc--yet wha,
lis their personal reward, either In wealth
The state herald., 1913-06-20
Voters took Chances.

The Rocky Mountain News, the lead
ing democratic Newspaper Of Colorado
is pleading with the Colorado damocrat:
ic senators to work and vote on the tar
III bill now before congress In accord
with the wish Of the democrats Of Col.
orado ngainst free sugar as expressed
In tn state platform Of 1908 and reaf.
iirmed In the campaign Of 1910.
II Is not very likely that this plea
will have much influence on tho work
or vote Of Senator Thomas who since
going 10 Washington, has gone out oi
his wny to place himself on record Il
favor OF free sugar regardless Of III.
wish Of the people OF Colorado. scna
tor Shafrotb has been somewhat non
commltal but has been reported by dc n
oerats, who seem to be In n position I,
know, ms standing with tho nations
democratic party for free sugar.
This may seem rather tough on
large number Of voters In our state VIII,
helped elect these men. however, 4
they were willing to take chances on a
important 4 matter ~ this by votinI
for mon supposed TO stand on the M
tional democratic platform. II does no
The state herald., 1913-06-20
or famc7" Lcnis Globe-pemocrat.
Good Roads Booster Day.
Thousand Men Are at Work on the O.
maha- Denver Route.
Bridges Repaired and Approaches Bet
tered-Warning Signs Are Placed
at Crossings and Bad Spots.

Yesterday was boosters day with ev-
cry man who.l lives along the Omaha
Lincoln-Denver transcontinental auto.
mobile route provided he is interested
in good roads or owns an automobile.
As result, it is estimated that between
Omaha and Denver at least 1000 men
are at work on the roads.
The plan to improve the roads be-
tween Omaha and Denver was taken
up at the Omaha end by President
Searle of the Omaha Lincoln Denver
Good Roads association. Secretary Par
isoe Of Minden and d. NJ. Carr of the
Omaha Motorist. They sent out thous.
ands Of letters TO the owners of cars.
and in nearly every instance received
replies that full days work would be
performed yesterday.
At noon Mr.. Carr had received word
from Secretary Parisoe that the scheme
is being attended with better results
than had ever been anticipated, and
that much good is being accomplished.
The road that Is being worked follows
the main line Of the Burlington practi-
cally all the way from Omaha to Dem
yer. 1t passes through Lincoln. Har-
ward. Hastings, Minden, McCook. I'm
perlal and score Of good Nebraska
towns. In Colorado. II passes through
Holyoke, Sterling, Fort Morgan and
thence on to Denver.
In improving the road, many farmers
were helping. drags were being used
and all the chuck holes were being filled
Whore bridges are bad they were being
repaired and the approaches were bet
tered. Besides working the road, there
is lot OF marking being done. There
are either telegraph or telephone poles
along the entire route. On these poles
at least two to the mile were given n
band Of white paint eighteen inches
wide. The bands are six feet above
ground. Back 200 feet from railroad
crossings. at sharp turns In the road.
near steep hills and at all danger points
warning signs arc located. These COR
sist Of cighteen-inch bands Of bright
red. being painted on telegraph or tcle-
phone poles. fence posts. treec or other
permanent monuments. Heretofore
most OF the route has been marked. but
many OF the markings have become din
KY and now all Of them are being bright
cned up. Automobile owners say this
win be the best marked road In the u
nitcd States and one OF the longest,
little more than 800 miles. Omaha Bee
The state herald., 1913-06-20
Currency Legislation.

President Wilson is having trouble
with some of the democratic member
of the house over his currency program
of legislation. 1t seems that some Of
them seem to feel that they have had
enough bitter presidential doses for one
extra session and they are protesting
against taking up any currency legisla.
ton ct this time.
Representative Henry of Texas has
openly charged that Wall Street is back
OF the demand for currency legislation
Wei, well! This looks rather bad for
4 reform democratic president. 1t was
|given out that President Wilson's OBJ
ject IL insisting on currency legislation
| ct The special session was to prevent
|by legislation. il possible. any financial
disturbance a. . result Of the radical
|tsrf gislAtion. However Il remaina
for ! democratic congressman to inform
the dear people that the great pressure
being brought to bear for currency leg.
islation at the special session. comes
from Wall Street.
The state herald., 1913-06-20


7. M. Patterson recently published q
letter in answer to w. j. Bryan's crit
icism Of his position on the sugar tariff
and called attention to some very just
CRITICISMS Of the tariff bill a. 1t passed
the house. He mekes the charge that
the tariff bill does not rest on any basic
principle and says, 1t is free trade in
spots and 1t is protection in acres: Il
strips Colorado naked and allows New
Jersey to stand up to its neck in pro-
lection. II puts some Of the necessities
on the free list, but protects other ne.
cessities with high duties. When II
comes. under such conditions, to select.
ing which industries shall be turned
loose to live or die. without the help
even that revenue customs duty af.
fords. or to the government codling
with heavy duties other industries,
whether in the name of protection or
for obtaining revenue, think any dem
ocrat may assert the right Of choice.
In compenting on the reported threats
of President Wilson to veto the tariff
bill II the senate amends the free sugar
provision Of the bill, he says. "Tf such
is the president s attitude It Is utterly
indefensible.
These are the criticisms Of q demo-
crat on the democratic tariff bill and
tho democratic presidents attitude to-
ward the proposed Legislation.
The state herald., 1913-06-20

The democrats seem to be after the
official scalp of Postmaster Harrison of
Denver. There is nothing strange a.
bout this. On every change of national
party; administration, there is always
an army of hungry office seekers ready
to make trouble for any federal officer
whose time has not expired. Judging
from The zeal already displayed by this
army Of office seekers, the republican
federsl officer who is permitted to serve
out his full term of Office may consider
himself decidedly lucky.
The state herald., 1913-06-20

|seem reasonable for them 70 now plead
that they have been taken by surprise
by the action of the democratic Colo
RADIO senators.
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04
eryan,s Asslstant ResIans.

Huntington Wilson, assistant secre
:arY of state. who has been acting sec.
retary In the absence from Washing
ton Of Secretary Bryan. has resigned
and insisted upon immediate accept
ance.
The resignation Is based upon his
radical difference Of opinion with the
administration regarding its Chinese
policies President Wilson Immediately
accepted the resignation.
Mr. Wilson consented TO do so TO
accommodate Secretary Bryan, who
desired to make his present visit to
Lincoln, Neb This action involved
the abandonment of reservation which
Mr. Wilson had made on a steamship
sailing tor Europe last Tuesday
The issuing of the statement from
the White House defining the admin
istration's attitude regarding the
s125,OOO,OO Chinese loan negotiation
is believed to have been regarded byI
the assistant secretary as sufficient to-
justify him ID requesting TO be re-
lieyed at once from duty.
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04
Terre Haute Hit Hard.


Twenty-four victims of the tornado
that swept the southern part OF Terrt
Haute and Vigo county, Ind, have
been identified and more than seven
ty-ive injured we're being cared fol
in improvised hospitals
Several more bodies are expected
to be found when the ruins of 2OC
homes, leveled by the storm. have
been cleared away.
At the request Of Mayor GerAardt
Governor Ralston ordered out Com
pany B, of the Indiana Nationa
Guard, to patrol the devastated dis
trict and help in rescue work
More than $50 persons were made
homeless by the "twister" and the city
council appropriated $500 to start Q
relief fund.
Telephone messages from Pralrieton,
nine miles south of Terre Haute, state
that nearly every house in the towu
has been destroyed and that many
homes between Terre Haute and that
place have been leveled.
Torrential rains accompanied the
tornado and probably saved many per
sons, pinned under the wreckage, from
burning to death, as electric wires and
lightning set fire to several parts Of
the ruins.
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04
1s LOST AT DELAWARE, 0.
400 Families Are Homeless and Scores
Are Marooned.

are Marooned.
With nineteen persons reported as
dead-swept away in the flooded Olen
tangy river-many others missing and
unaccounted for and between 800 an,
400 families homeless, the town
Delaware, Ohio, OF about 10000 in.
habitants, with the exception of a
crippled telegraph service, is cut of
from surrounding territory. The
flooded condition of the town makes
rescue and relief work difficult.
Mayor b. V. Leas, who was report
ed drowned, and who saved himself
by catching hold of the roof OF a
shed in a lumber yard, estimates the
number Of dead anywhere between
twenty-five and seventy-five.
Scores of persons were marooned in
trees. on housetops and other points
above the water line as their would.
be rescuers were shouting words OF
encouragement 10 them while making
futile efforts at rescue owing to the
swift current. Swiftly floating debr
adds to the hazardous task Of rescue
by boats.
A wall of water seven feet high is
rushing through the main section oil
the city, and as the five bridges con.
Meeting the East and Main sections
have been washed away. accurate es
Inmates as to the number of dead and
damage done is impossible.
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04
DESTRUCTION IN INDIANA
Four Dead, Many Missing and Thou
ands Are Homeless.

Fodr Dead, Many Missing and Thou
ands Are Homeless.
The food conditions throughout In
di.ul are the worst in thirty years
lu4 il S estimated that more thar
ty iam lies have been forced to leave
.e.. hJmv s.
So lar l. ur deaths by drowning have
Ii reDOi e. but a number are miss.
ana have been swept away
o. tle.r L1r es.
;3vemsr Nals on received a frantic
.-Oa Conaorsville for aid, say.
.as ha ne Whitewater river had
broken oyc. It's banks, with a great
loss o. lie The railroad station has
been carr el away and the citizens are
in distress
Fifteen hundred families in Indian
apolis have been forced to leave Their
homes by the high water, caused BY
incessant rains. White river, Eagle
creek and Pleasant run are rising al
the rate of six inches an hour. Only
one Of the thirteen interurban lines Is
running, and traffic on the steam rail
roads is at a standstill
The food loss at Peru, Ind, is esti
mated at 100000 The water is flow.
ing in many streets deep enough tel
swim horse. The fac ory district
theer is flooded and the stocks inI
many plants destroyed. The winter
quarters Of a big circus are under si1
feet Of water In South Peru the water
Is twelve feet deep.
The business district and the south
and west sides Of Loganport are un
der water.
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04
Boy IS Kills Man %.

Benjamin Rake, fifteen years old, IS
in Jail in Pennington, N. j.. charged
with the murder Of Harvey Marshall,
aged twenty-eight years. whom the
boy says he killed because he terror.
ized his mother.
The police story is that Marshall
while drunk, tried to enter the home
Of Mrs. Arstella Rake. and that the
boy, after having uselessly warned
him away shot him dead with a rife
The accused lad refused to make a
statement
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04
sIans Announcement AZ.

Governor Miller, Of Delaware, has
signed the new marriage act which
was recently passed by the present leg
islature. 1t requires non-residents Il
remain within the state ninety-sis
hours before the marriage ceremony
Is performed. The new law has beer
known as the "anti-elopement act"
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04
ZOO cheeE 10 chureh coIIe:tlon.

$1,000 Check In Church Collection.
When he observed check for $1,000
in the collection plate at his church.
Rev. Horace Lincoln Jacobs, pas or OF
the first Methodist church, Of Altoona,
Pa, was taken suddenly i'll and the
church services were cut short.
Rev. Jacobs had not been in the
best of health. but managed 10 con
duct the services as usual. After the
offering had ben lifted and Rev. IA
cobs had offered up a short prayer he
glanced at check calling for $4,000
The check, unsolicited. had been plac-
ed on the plate by an Altoona mer.
chant.
Rev. Jacobs returned to the pulpit,
but found himself growing suddenly
weak. The services were cut short
and the audience was dismissed, while
the preacher was taken to his bed.
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04
Farmers VIII Save Money by Using
Draper, Davis & Co.'S. Sweet
Potato Fertilizer.

Any Farmer trucker
should the $50 formula prepared Draper Davis
Company Milford trial this
Dover Dema Delaware and other States have had the best
when this formula used the
farmers and truckers who have used this preparation among the
who have used this and other
Draper Davis Company of Milford
1t is thing but reliable formula following
from Browns Neck, between Harrington
Will bear testimony as to its great value viz Armwell Quen
Taylor Fred Butler, John W. Booth, P T.
others could be added from this the greatest potato
ing districts Delaware. The
the ground at least days previous setting plants
the high potash plants unless we'll as
Hated in the soil before the actual setting
Write and prices and goods once we
are sure that you will be a regular