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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-28
STATE TEACHERS 1EEr
Nearly Two Thousand Pedagogues
in Pueblo This Week

In Pueblo This Week
Messrs. S. S. Phillips. county super
intendent Of schools; Daniel Ward. super
intendent Of Rocky Ford public schools.
and J. A. Marshall. principal of our high
school. with practically the entire staff of
teachers from the schools of this city,
spent the first three days of this week in
Pueblo attending the thirty-ninth annual
session of the Colorado State Teachers
association.
Reports have it that this meeting OF
the association was the most successful
of any that has ever been held. both IN
point of attendance and instruction, there
being some 1900 teachers present vino
heard lectures upon important eduoa-
tional topics from some of the most
prominent educators of the country.
Perhaps the keenest interest upon any
topic was that Of the proposed establish
ment of an elective high school course Of
bible study, to be carried on in the
church schools of the state. and regard
ing this question prominent member Of
the educational council expressed him
self as follows:
Those who are most interested in
working out the plan declare that it
is the best solution of the educational
relations between church and state that
has ever been proposed in the history Of
the country. The separation of church
and state under the federal constitution
is one of the fundamentals around which
all religious and educational interests in
America must be grouped. The church
cannot do the work Of the state nor can
the state do the church's work. But the
traditions Of a century ago die hard
Religious assemblies of all denominations
have demanded in some form or other
that the bible he used in the public
schools. Court decisions and the whole
tendency of educational tradition in the
past fifty years is against using the pub
lie schools for religious instruction of any
sort. To solve this vexatious question
and to prevent the public schools from
being in any way involved in the religi-
Gus differences which exist among the
people who pay school taxes to the
state, the scheme popularity known as
Colorado plan has grown up and waits
only the approval of the State Teach
ers' association to become effective
The plan is simply to let all the churches
do their own teaching of the bible. fol-
lowing mere outline of biblical material
with no Interpretation attached by the
schools, put their teaching of the bible on
the same plane of efficient instruction as
that OF the high school. and allow the
pupils who pass satisfactory examlna-
ton to get credit toward graduation in
the high school. A course Of study COW
ering four years, the high school period
is proposed, by which one-sixteenth oil
the entire high school course may be
optional bible study done in any Sunday
] school,"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-28
THIS CITY SWELLS
STATE TROOPS
twenty-five Recruits Leave
Rocky Ford Saturday
JOIN NATIONAL GUARD
IN COAL STRIKE ZONE
Likely that Some More viii Enlist
This Week Sufficient to Take
Company from Here

That the young men of Rocky
Ford do not seek the soft "tin
soldier" life usually attributed to
membership in the state militia,
but are ready and willing to show
their mettle when they are need.
ed for the protection. of home and
country and the enforcement of
law and order within the state,
was conclnsively shown by the re-
sponse to the request from Col.
Davis of the Second Colorado In
fantry, as published in The En-
terprise last week.
So spontaneous was the answer
to the call that in about thirty
six hours after the notice was
published twenty-five young men
were on the way to Trinidad to
join the Second regiment.
The recruits were gathered up
here by Capt. Linville of Com
pany H, who stated that they
would have a few days preliminary
drill at the regiment headquarters
in Trinidad and it would then rest
with Col. Davis whether the new
men-along with tine half-dozen
others who with Sergeant Fuller
are now members of the La Junta
company, and such others as may
wish to join them this week
shall be mustered into a new
company or shall be placed with
the La Junta company at Segun-
da, and allow those who wish to
return home from that command
a sixty day furlough.
Should the Colorado National
Guard still be in active service at
the end of this two. months fur
lough-which is sincerely hoped
will not be the case-there will be
no trouble to complete the muster
roll, as several young employees of
the Rocky Ford sugar factory,
who are eager to join, would then
have completed the sugar cam
paign and would be ready to en-
list.
This assures the organization of
company in Rocky Ford within
the next few months, providing
that suitable officers may be secur-
ed, as there are now almost thirty
enlisted men from this city and it
will be an easy matter to at any
time secure the eight or ten more
necessary to bring up the COM
pany to its full complement.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-28
THE BEST THERE IS

To acquire you must know.
Make the things all about you serve you,
Don't walk if you telephone.
One of the most intimate and faithful servants
you have is your newspaper, The Enterprise.
Use everything it offers to you. Read its adj
vertisements we'll the society local
1t will pay in the long
The advertisements tell you where to get what
you want when you want it.
Frequently they tell you how to money in
your purchases.
Get all there is to be got Make your dollars
count
Keep posted on the best places to buy and sell
through reading the advertising
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-28

Otero county officials came after him
and took him to the skookum house in
La Junta.-Las Animas Democrat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-28
Stock Feeders VIII fleet

The first annual meeting of the Arkan-
sas Valley Stock Feeders association will
be held in Las Animas. on Monday next.
Dec. /.
You are earnestly requested to be pres
ent. Business Of Importance will come
before the meeting, Whether you are
feeding this year or not. come anyway.
You may be in the game another year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-28
TRUCK FARMERS MEETING
Santa Fe viii Explain New Scheme
for the Benefit of Arkansas Valley
Farmers In This City on Dec 10

The Atohison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad company. which lately sent rep
resentatives into the Arkansas Valley of
Colorado to confer with farmers about
increasing their production Of vegetables.
announces a second series of meetings,
with the following schedule:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-28

|, D. Hale left on Sunday for Chicago
on business connected with his extensive
cantalo loupe shipping interests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-27
ROBERTS TO BUILD
THREE-ST0RY HOTEL
Will Be Located at Fourth
Avenue and Eighteenth
Street

At a cost of $4,000 David Roberts.
Jr., announced formally yesterday that
he would erect three STORY brick no.
tel on the corner of Fourth avenue and
Eighteenth street, which he purchased
several months ago. The hotel Will be
occupied by the Mason Hotel company.
which now operates hostelry on
Fifth avenue between Twentieth and
Twenty first streets.
Mr.. Roberts said that the ground
floor would be arranged for stores and
that the remaining floors would be ar
ranged for 80 rooms to be used for
hotel purposes. The leases on all the
space, 1t is said, have been taken and
work, Mr.. Roberts says, viii not be de-
layed. His architect, William Leslie
Welton, Is out of the city for a few
days and upon his return viii announce
the details of the hotel.
The proposed hotel viii take the place
of a two-story structure that has been
occupying the corner lot for some
years. It will be one block from the
proposed Roden hotel which is being
built on the corner of Fifth avenue and
Eighteenth street
Mr.. Roberts has been undecided about
building on that site for some time and
only during the past few days has hs
definitely decided to erect the proposed
hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-27
GENERAL WRIGHT
|SEXPECTED TODAY
Will Confer With Percy in
Regard to GrOcers'
Contempt Case

For the purpose of comforting with
Walker Percy in reference to the
Southern Wholesale Grocers' case that
is set for tritl July 7, Gen. Luke e.
Wright of Memphis is expected in Bir-
mingham this morning. He will dis
cuss with Mr.. Percy the defense which
will be made in the contempt case
charged against the grocers' association
and many of it's members by the United
States court. General Wright will per-
haps remain here until Saturday even
ing and will return July with Caruth-
ers Ewing, associate counsel in the
case. The trial will begin on the fol-
lowing morning.
The grocers' association attorneys
have so far been rather reticent mas
much as the district attorney and his
assistants have no inkling of what de-
Tense will be made. On the other hand
large number of witnesses to testify at
the trial.
General Wright who is to be con-
nected with the case, is chief counsel
for the association. Caruthers Ewing of
Memphis has been associated with the
defense since the government dissolu-
tion suit filed some time ago. Walker
Percy of this city is local counsel
General Wright is well known in Bir-
mingham, where he is greatly esteemed
He will be given a cordial welcome 20
the city. He was Secretary of War
under Colonel Roosevelt and occupied
the offices of governor general of the
Philippines before being Americas S
first ambassador to Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-27
PLAN T0ENLARGE
FREE D|SPENSARy
Executive Committee of Col
lege Faculty Meets and
Discusses Matter

Plans for the enlargement of the uni
versiay free dispensary located at the
University of Alabama graduate school of
medicine in this city were discussed at
a meeting of the executive committee of
the college faculty yesterday afternoon
and it was decided to take steps in the
near future to very materially enlarge
the dispensary.
Further than this statement members
of the faculty said last night they could
make nothing public at this time. 1t is
well known that the present quarters of
the dispensary are inadequate for the
number of patients which are treated and
it is stated that If it becomes known that
the quarters are to be enlarged, still more
patients would seek the aid of the dis
peEsary treatment.
1t was to confer with DR.. George H.
Denny, president OF the university, that
officials of the college recently were in
Tuscaloosa. What actually occurred be-
tween DR.. Denny and the college officials
has not been stated, but it is generally
understood that he is favorable to the en-
largement and development of the dis
pensary, which it is stated will be done
within the next few months.
The dispensary is an important part of
the college which opens this fall as a
part of the state university and as the
first graduate school of medicine in Ala
bama this section of the south. Indi-
cations are that the first year of the new
institution. which UP until this time has
been the Birmingham Medical college, will
be highly successful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-27
DISTRICT IS ABOUT
TOGO, SAySEXUM
No Longer Seems to Be Any
Doubt That Change Will
Be Ordered

'I believe there is hot a doubt but
what the restricted district will be abol-
ished," said President c. Exum of the
city commission yesterday. This is taken
as meaning that Mr.. Exum stands for
Establishment and with him and Mr..
Weatherly on record as being on the same
side, the fate of that community is sealed
Judge Lane still refuses to give any
inkling as to what will be his position
ON the question, although 1t is generally
believed that when the final vote is taken
the commission will be unanimous. Judge
Lane stated yesterday that he had gone
over the larger part of the data which
had been placed in his hands and that
1t was possible the question might be
disposed of this afternoon at the regular
Friday afternoon meeting.
This action of the city commission,
which has become almost as certain as
if 1t had occurred, will place Birmingham
in line with civic movement that has
been making considerable progress in
the United States with very recent times
Within the last year or two the restricted
districts have. been abolished in many
among them being one or two of the
largest. Chicago, Indianapolis and Los
Angeles are among the larger cities which
have taken this action. 1t is not claimed
that the abolishment has or will do away
with the evil, but merely that 1t will
tend to minimize it and several of it's
allied evils and will place city govern
ments on a basis further removed from
hypocrisy, in that at least a visible at
tempt will be made to enforce the laws
on the statute books. In the future. if
the district is abolished. no house of i'll
repute can operate in Birmingham under
the sanction of the police or any other
city official, no matter what its location,
and all persons in any way connected
with such a house in the future must
be arrested and fined imprisoned, ac-
cording to the statutes upon conviction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-27
TWO STRIKERS ARE
AcQU|TTEDBYJ JUDGE
Cabaniss Holds Insufficient
Evidence Offered to
Convict Men

C. T. Stone and T. w. Hunncutt. the
two strikers who were arrested Tuesday
night at Third avenue and Twentieth
street on the charge of disorderly con-
duct in connection with their alleged at
tempts to convert active street car men
to the cause of the union, were acquitted
before Judge Jelks Cabaniss in recorder s
court yesterday afternoon.
Frank Heck, who was arrested on the
charge of assault and disorderly conduct
in connection with the two other arrests,
was convicted and fined $25 on the as
sault charge and s. on the disorderly
conduct charge. He was allowed bail.
Judge Cabaniss held that there had not
been enough evidence given to prove that
the first two defendants were violating
the law. After he had announced their
acquittal Chief of Police Bodeker address,
the court stating that he had arrested
these men under orders from his superior
officers in order to keep the peace and
that he wanted to know the law In the
matter as there was no use arresting
them if they could not be convicted. Judge
Cabaniss stated that if witnesses could
be secured to show that the defendants
had been disorderly on the public streets
he would convict, but otherwise he could
rot.
Heck was not connected with the trouble
at Third avenue and Twentieth street.
After Stone and Hunncutt had been ar
rested and were on their way to jail, he
interfered, it is alleged, assaulted one of
the officers and tried to secure Stone s
release. Witnesses also testified he had
used profanity. These are the first cases
resulting from the present street car
strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-27
AT THE HOTELS

P M. Buchannon of Enterprise
Thomas Duncan of Decatur and r. c.
Stokeley of Florence are at the Morris
c. c. Allen of Mobile, l.. b. Gibson
of Vernon and Henry b. Groom of Mont
gomery are stopping at the Hillman.
t. L. Hobert of New Decatur, G. A
Wills of Atlanta and Jake Martin OF
Cullman are among those at the Bir-
mingham.
7. D. Thompson of Tuscaloosa. L. B
Love of Admission and II. C. Sherman N
Memphis are registered at the EN-
pire.
B. f. Giles of Huntsville, Harry
Mitchell of Florence and e. l.. Ramsey
of Auburn are guests at the Metropol-
itan.
p G. Blackwell of Gadsden, r. T.
Deal of Chattanooga and M w. Chris
tian of Mobile are stopping at the Flor
ence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-27
GENERAL CHARGE
in MALONE CASE
State Fails to Make Out Case Against
Well Known Real Estate Dealer
and Owner

The general charge for the defendant
was given yesterday by Judge Samuel
Il. Greene, in the case of w. N. Malone
the well known real estate dealer and
property holder who was indicted on a
charge of renting property for illegal
purposes.
1t will be recalled that Mr. Malone, T
II. Motion and several out-of-town prop
erty holders were indicted by the grand
jury, charging that they owned or rented
property for illegal purposes.
These cases have all been tried in the
criminal court this week with the result
that in each instance the state has failed
to make out a case and the general
charge has been given for the defendant
and verdict of not guilty was returned
without the jury leaving the box.
Mr.. Malone stated last night that he
never had any doubt as TO the result
of the trial and that he would be COM
pletely vindicated when all the facts were
presented to the court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-27
GIRLS CONFERENCE
MEETS TOMORROW
Several Hundred Delegates
Are Expected to Be in
Attendance

Tomorrow morning the first girls con-
at the First Methodist church with a
majority of the churches in Birmingham
represented.
The present plans are for each church
to appoint six young ladies as represen-
tatves to the conference In most cases
this plan has been carried out and it is
expected that the number of delegates
will total seevral hundred.
The following is the complete programme
as announced yesterday morning by those
in charge of the conference
SATURDAY.
9:O0-Reg egistration of delegates; also
distribution of badges.
10:00---Prayer service.
INSTRUMENTATION of conference,
Miss Kennedy.
10:55-vocal solo. Miss Edith Plant
11:00-Address, Miss Bradford.
Afternoon: 5:00--Auto ride for dele
gates girls to assemble at First Meth
odist church; only those who registered
at morning session admitted.
5:45--Reg gistration of delegates.
6:00--Bouquets for teachers and dele.
gates. Addresses. =
Girls Who VIM" Miss Pauline Phil.
lips.
Choice" Miss Lucie Buchanan.
Are Dreams Worth While" Miss Ixeta
Hargrove
Vocal solo, Mrs. Robinson Flood
Addresses:
Girl Life Beautiful Mrs. S. p Moore.
1.-The Modern Crusade for American
Girls Miss Kennedy.
Music. Complimentary to girls of f3ir-
mingham by Apollo orchestra,
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
4:30--Devotion service.
4:45-Vocal solo. Miss Annie Lou Wood.
455-Address. Finding My Place." Miss
Kennedy.
5:20-Organization Of council
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-27
LANE OPPOSED TO
RATE REDUCTION
President Exum's Proposal
Is Thereby Defeated
HAS NOTHING TO SAY
EXpm Refuses to Comment-Lane
Contends That to Lower Interest on
Improvement Assessment Would
Cause City TO Lose Money

City Commissioner A. o. Lane stated
unequivocally yesterday that he was OPP
posed to a reduction from to per cent
on the interest charged citizens on city
Improvement assessments. This places
Commissioners Lame and Weatherly on
the opposition side of the question and
President C. Exums proposed scheme is
lost.
President Exum stated yesterday that
he had nothing further to say in regard
to the matter at this time. He has already
stated that lie is very strongly in favor
of the reduction, that he will do absolute
ly everything in his power to secure 1t
and that If t is defeated he will not vote
for another single city Improvement ordi-
nance. Comptroller Abbott is now COM
piling data and will make a report to the
commissioners on the proposition.
Mr.. Exum takes his position on he
grounds that the reduction is due the
citizens of Birmingham by reason of the
fact that the city is now securing its I'M
proyement funds "a a cheaper rate of in
terest than ever before. Because of this,
he states it costs the city less for vhe
money and that therefore the property
holder should be charged less and thereby
receive the benefits OF the D per cent rate
at which the flty low secures this i'm
provement fund from local banks.
Mr.. Weatherly and Judge Lane contend
that the city has always lost money here
tofore on these improvement assessments
when the interest was per cent, and that
now by reason of the lower rate at which
the city secures the funds the city will
Just come cut about even, but that to
lower the assessment interest from to
per cent would keep the funds on about
the same basis as before, and that just
as before there would be an annual de-
felt to make up out of the general fund.
Judge Lane yesterday cited the long de-
lays that usually occur in making these
assessments on the property holders, and
us an example mentioned Nineteenth
street. where he lives. This pavement has
Lane states lie has never received his as
|sessment, which has been delayed for good
reason, one Of which is the railroad cross
ngg on the street which are just now be-
ing completed.
But in the meantime the city has been
paying per cent on that money that WIS
used to lay that pavement. and yet the
property holders are not paving in a
thing, because their assessments have not
yet been made. lhat is just one OF tie
leaks by which the expenses Of maintain
ing this improvement fund is so large that
we must received 2 or 3 per cent more than
we pay in order to come. out even" said
the Judge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-27
TO BEGIN WORK IMMEDIATELY
Believed That Earle Building Will Be
Completed Before Holidays

The statement was made yesterday by
Hugh Martin of Miller & Martin archi-
tects engaged for the new Earle building
on First avenue, that work would start
Immediately on that structure The pres
ent two story building will be torn down
at once it was stated. 1t is believed that
the building will be ready for occupancy
long before the holidays.
The building will be occupied, 1t is be-
lieved, by a well known department store
which has stores in various cities, but
which has no representation here. The
owners of the new building have a ten
ant. It is said, but no Indication has yet
been given as to what company will oc-
cupy the place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-27
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yester-
day in the office of the probate court
showing the following transfers OF
property, the consideration being $1,000
or more:
s3500-M. e. FeenlSer to William J.
Feenker, lot IS, block 12-C, Elyton
Land company's present plan and sur
vey of the city of Birmingham.
s1s00-H. II. Black to Willie J. Feen-
ker. lot IS, block 12-C. Elyton Land
companys present plan and survey of
the city of Birmingham.
s1050-Marguerite Weaver to w. B.
Taylor. lots 6 and Z, block 4-C, map
and survey of the property of the East
Lake Land company, in East Lake.
$4000-James S. Marks to Mary
Schaefer. lot 4, block 1, map and plat
of the Marks Place.
$2500-P. H. Lallande to NJ b. Du-
bose, part of lot 6 and lot Z. block Is,
southeast quarter of southwest quarter
of northeast quarter of section 26,
township II, south of range 3 west.
$6500--P +. Walstrom to Harry
Kahn, lots 8, 0. 10, IL and IL, block
311, Elyton Land company's present
plan and survey of the city of Bir-
mingham.
s1s91-H. A. Entreslxin to Bertha En-
treslzin. lot 4. block 25, present map
and plat of Terrace Park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-27
COMPANY WILL HANDLE
CULLMAN PRODUCE AND
KINDLING BY CAR LOAD

The announcement was made yester-
day that the Cullman Produce and Wood
company had leased warehouse corner
Avenue q and Twenty-eighth street. from
the Birmingham Realty company, which
Will be used for the handling of produce
in carload lots and the distribution in
Birmingham of fat kindling. The To-
cation of this newest industry for Bir-
mingham is due to the efforts of ]. II.
Daughty, general manager of the Bir-
mingham Belt, on whose tracks the new
plant is located, and l. c. Beatty, general
manager of the Birmingham Realty COM
pany.
The company is engaged now in clear
ing a large tract of land in Cullman
county, and the kindling from that tract
will be distributed in Birmingham. When
the land is cleared it is proposed to pro-
duce vast amount of produce to be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-27

shipped to Birmingham and sold here in
carload lots.
D. F. Tilford of the Cullman Fertilizer
and Warehouse company is chiefly inter-
ested in the new venture, and believes
that he will be able to relieve the de-
pendence of Birmingham on produce from
the western country and elsewhere by
shipping the Cullman products here.
In connection with this plant. 1t was
announced yesterday by ]. H. Daughty,
general manager of the Birmingham Belt,
that quite a number of inquiries had been
received lately for industries and ware
house space on the Birmingham Belt
line. He has lately located a new ware
house for Young & Vann Supply COM
pany on Avenue I, and Eighteenth street,
which was formerly occupied by the Lay
cock Manufacturing company. In addi-
ton Solon Jacobs & Co. has recently
leased the corner of Avenue A and Four
teenth street for storage purposes.