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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
High Covered Crooks

= gallon regularly l6c, Special. ........-.. I3c
la-gallon regularly Soc, special. ......... nc
S-gailon, regularly 35c, special. ....... Doc
5-gallon, regularly 1Sc, special. ........... .6:sc
6-gallon. regularly $1.04, special. ........ -Oc
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07

Tailored Suits of Mannish Serge and Checks
the smart new oneb button style; trimmed with large
satin buttons skirts in the slsshed plat side
effect all wanted shades; value S2i.98; or
special at ....................... , 400
Chdreu's Coats of Wool Serge in navy ami
checks; lined turnout; broad tailored collars and
cuffs; extra washable lingerie pique collars with
deep cuffs TO match; button trimmed e10o
social at Observation-Disclosures. S4.SS
Large assortment of Junior Misses and Young
Girls Coats, in all the leading STYLES and shades;
special at S99S to S37.9S
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
Flowers Apienty

Flowers Apienty
Fancics - Numidi - imitation; three strands:
shaded and coors well solid black, for only 45c
Novelty Stickup--newcst things with Bulgarian
colorings i5c to $1.35.
Pink and Red Jack Rose Sprays--3Sc.
Rambler Rose Sprays
Roses with foliage. .......... SIC
II Roses with foliage. ....,..,...75c
Moss Buds--Pink-
q 10 the bunch. ........,....I2 lie
so 10 the bunch. ................ .19c
White Daisy Sprays--12 in spray 25c
Lilac Sprays-white and lavender, pc and $780,
Geranium --23c, 3Sc and 75c.
Bluets-9 to spray, 25c
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
Garden Shears

D handle, polished steel: solid
back; best quality; size 2: prices
G9c and CSC.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
HAD NARROW ESCAPE
Train Wrecks Wagon and Narrowly
Misses Driver and Tenn

Jack Horsey. delivery man for john
ston & Govreau. had the closest call to
sudden death shortly before noon on Sat-
urday that he will ever experience and
yet escape without serious accident.
With wagon load of oats and bran
Horsley was driving toward the main
road at the stockyards. where string of
freight cars standing on the side track
hid the approaching train from view, and
Just as his team of mules cleared the
main track the wostbound Santa Fe
flyer came whizzlng along and struck the
wagon.
Horsley was thrown from his seat. but
escaped without an injury of any kind,
while the dray was badly smashed up
and the load Of feed was scattered along
the track for several hundred feet.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
CIVIL WAR AT COUNTY SEAT
Sheriff and Commissioner Fight
Over Control of Jury Room

Sheriff Yant had roundup with one
of the county commissioners few days
ago. 1t happened to be over the tele-
phone so there was no damage done. Late
one evening Commissioner Harsin called
up the sheriff and propounded the query:
did you give that niger permission
to sleep in the jury room last night?"
NO." said the sheriff. but 1 suppose
the undersheriff did. What about itP"
well. don't you ever let it happen
again." remarked Commissioner Harsin.
am running that court house. and don't
want a nigger lodging house made out Of
it,
"Is that sop said the sheriff. swell.
we'll see about it. This particular nigger
happened to be witness whom we were
holding to testify in state case, and
guess he had just as much right to sleep
in the jury room as you have, providing
think so,"
While in La Junta Commissioner Har-
sin has been in the habit of saving room
rent by sleeping in the jury room. and one
day last week when he went up there to
retire. he found the niger witness in bed
ahead of him. He was somewhat peeved
and while in this beligerent mood called
up the sheriff and said things. He did
not make much headway, however, and
since then Sheriff Yant has had Yale
lock placed on the jury room door. and
any county official that wants to use the
jury room in the future as a sleeping porch
will have to see him about it Thus end
ed the first chapter. according to the La
Junta Tribune of last Saturday.
The second chapter. as told by the COR
respondent to the Pueblo Chieftain, was a
civil war IN the county court house on
Monday afternoon. when Commissioner
Harsin went down to La Junta and found
he couldn't get into the jury room.
He threatened to kick the door down
and the sheriff told him that if hs did he
would arrest him. A war of words
followed. but friends interfered and sep
arated the two,
Afterward the commissioner called
the sheriff to an adjoining room where a
heated discussion was followed by an
attack by the commissioner on the sheriff.
The sheriff planted one blow in his face
when friends again interfered and sep
arated them.
Later report has it that the matter has
been amioably settled and that there is no
further danger of hostilities between our
doughty sheriff and commissioner.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
ARE OUR SCHOOLS FAILUREsa
VIII BE Most Important Topic at
State Teachers Convention

THE public schools of the United States
are an expensive failure; they are ad-
ministered by men and women of small
caliber; they spend enormous annual
sums to school boys and girls in dilatory
and superficial work, and to instruct them
in matters which have no bearing upon
the life Of the community"-such are a
few OF the charges that are being hurled
at the educational systems of Colorado,
and of every other state today. There is
probably no institution which is the target
of so constant and bitter attacks as the
public school.
To analyze and discuss these charges
there has been organized for the College
and High school section of the State
TeachersAssociation, which meets in Pue-
bio. November 24-26.a symposium which
will be participated in by those teachers
of the state who have showed themselves
especially able to link their subjects to
the daily lives of pnpils. It is to be hoped
that this meeting will produce the good
results of which it is capable, and that it
will aid in recalling our schools from the
graveyard of dead subjects to the SER
vice of modern life.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
IRRlGATlO N TUBES
An inexpensive and Practical Device
for Beet Growers

A simple device is on the market which
all farmers can use with profit IN irrigat-
ing their beets, or any other crop where
row irrigation is practiced.
This device consists of a galvanized
iron tube about 8 inches long; it is squar-
ed at one end and the metal is clipped
back about 2H inches. so that one side of
the square part becomes a tongue.
A tube OF this kind is placed at the
head of each row by taking out shovel
full of dirt. dropping in the tube and re-
placing the dirt. The farmer can set any
number of these tubes he desires in few
minutes. turn in his water and regulate
the flow in each row. by pressing down
or pulling up the tongue" of the tube.
While the water is running down one
set OF rows, tubes may be placed in an
other set and everything made ready for
turning the water down to them. While
the water is running on the second section
the tubes in the first section are removed
and placed in the third section. The tubes
can be purchased of any size desired and
work well in the field.
E. 3. House,
Colorado Agricultural College.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
CORNER STONE LAYING
OF EIks New Home Will Not Be
Held at Time Set, Is Latest
Word from Officers

After most vexatious delay, caused
be the mysterious disappearance of the
granite block designed for the corner
stone of our fine $4,000 Elks home. the
stone in question reached this city on
Tuesday. and arrangements were at once
set on foot for its permanent placing with
appropriate ceremonies. after which work
upon the fine new edifice will proceed
apaoe.
1t was planned to lay the corner stone
at 3 o'clock next Sunday afternoon.
with simple but dignified ceremony.
according to the form prescribed by
the ritual of the Benevolent and Protec-
tive Order of Elks. but an order from the
health department received yesterday
morning set the plans all sglee. and 1t is
now thought probable that a private cere-
mony will be held by the officers at an
early date so that the contractor will not
be delayed with the building.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
BEATS RED BEET
The Sugar Beet as an Article of Food
for Table

Very few people seem to be acquaint-
ed with the fact that the sugar beet
grown so abundantly in Colorado is an
article of food for the table The beet
when COO ked is far superior to our ordi-
nary table beet. due to its high per cent
Of sugar. The sugar beet contains from
l5 to IL per cent of sugar while the red
beet averages 10 and l2 per cent. 1t
may be cooked as the table beet but re-
quires longer time of cooking because
Of its size.
Aside from the fact that it is not as at
tractive in appearance as the red beet, it
will find general favor among those who
care to test it.
Below are directions for the cooking
and serving of the sugar beet:
Wash the beets but do not remove the
skin. Leave portion of the top on so
as to retain the juices. Cook in boiling
water until tender. Peel and quarter or
cut in slices. Make a sauce of melted
butter. sal. and pepper, pour over beets
and serve hot.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
sWINK DITCH co.
Holds Annual Meeting and Elects
Board>of Directors

At the annual meeting Of stockholders
of the Swink Ditch and Reservoir Co.,
held in this city on Monday. good work.
ing majority of stock was represented
despite the worst snowstorm of the sea-
son.
The reports of the directorate for the
past year proved so eminently satisfaot-
ory that the old board was reelected.
Organization was perfected by the
election of the following officers:
President-Lewis Swink
Vice President-H. A. Dawley
Treasurer-S. o, Swink
Seeretary-Belle Daring.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
SHOWS GOOD GAIN
Business at the Postoffice Continues
to Increase

The receipts of the Rocky Ford post
office for the three months ending Oct.
5lst. show an increase of 6 per cent
over the same period last year. This
however, does not represent the actual
increase in the amount OF mail matter
handled. owing to the reduction of the
rate of postage on fourth class matter
parcel post) and the increase in weight
permitted. which might be estimated at
S per cent.
The three rural carriers serving the
patrons of this Office during the month
OF October Travelled 22e4l miles and
carried 1896 pounds of mail. A total
number of 42.zoo pisoes were handled
of which 5z.ze5 pieces were delivered
to patrons and 49o5 collected.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
MELON GROWERS MEET
Old Association Elects Two New
Members on the Board
of Directors

Members of the Rocky Ford Melon
Growers Association were out in force to
the annual meeting. which was held in
K. of P. hall on Saturday.
The main purpose of the meeting was
to elect three directors, who with the
hold-over members-Messrs S. S. Bailey
and H. w. Royal-would compose the
beard for the coming year; and to hear
and act upon the reports of their officers
for the past year.
Although not so favorable a showing
was made this season as in the past. it
was gratifying to the members that the
staunch old association had come through
the past untoward season in satisfactory
shape, for which due credit was given to
President James B. Ryan and Secretary
]. c. Fleming. but when it came to the
election of board of directors these gen.
tlemen refused to stand for reelection
considering that they were entitled to a
rest after six years continuous service
so their places were perforce filled by the
election of Henry Ball and Walter Kinds.
J. E. Weybright was elected to sue
ceed himself.
Because of the inclement weather the
new board has not been able to get to-
gether. but meeting has been called for
tomorrow afternoon. when the organiza-
ton will likely be perfected. officers
elected and initial arrangements made
for the coming season.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
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THE VALUE OF DAILY ECONOMY
By Louis A. Bowman, a Colorado Agricultural
College Student, with the Metropolitan
Trust and Savings Bank
4. = = = = = : : = = = = = = = = : > 80

Very striking have been the recent ap-
peals of large railroad corporations to
their employees, to save money. Some
roads have requested of every employee
to save at least five cents per day. One
OF the large systems has prepared an in
teresting table. illustrating the difficulty
Of earning money and the ease with
which it can be disbursed. For instance.
to earn two cent stamp. the road must
transport ton of freight three and one
half miles. while to pay for lead pencil
requires the road to haul the ton two
miles further; it has to be carried ten
miles to pay for pound of waste and
seventy-five miles to pay for one red
lantern globe, or one hundred miles for
the entire lantern.
Carelessness on the part of employees
in these minor matters affects vitally
the financial prosperity and credit of the
road. and may impair dividends and de-
lay just increase in wages. In countless
ways it will tend to injure the best well
fare of employer and employee. But
economy will spell success.
The same principle of oarelessness in
expenditure and economy in the use Of
materials should be followed by en-
ployees everywhere. whether a specific
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07

appeal is issued to them or not. It is a
right principle and promotes the general
welfare. Money and materials should
not be wasted, both are too valuable.
The real worth of money is measured
not by what it will buy but what it will
earn. 1t takes a dollar, invested at 4
per cent, six months of continuous work
to earn a two-cent postage stamp A
sheet Of good letter paper wasted, will
absorb the earnings of dollar at per
cent for two entire months. The quarter
wasted requires a dollar to remain in
savings bank nearly eight years to repay
you
And the same principle of economy
should be followed by every individual.
A young man comes into possession Of
Sloo and Immediately spends $40 fool
ishly. Then. wisely. he decides to save
and puts the $50 in savings bank. 1t
has remained at work there nearly four
years before it has earned back the
wasted Sl0. Just SO much lost time.
Conclusion: Do not waste money.
Use it wisely. And the wisest use of
some portion of all you earn is to save it
for use when you cannot earn. The
greatest aid to saving is to open saw
ing bank account and make deposits reg
ularly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
TRUCK FARMERS
Will Have Inning at Next rieeting OF
Agricultural Club

Owing to the restrictions placed upon
public meetings bv the city health depart
ment the Otero County Agricultural as
sociation meeting Of Saturday last was
called off. and the first fall meeting of
this body has now been set for Saturday.
Nov, S.
At this meeting the Santa Fe indus
trial agent will present plan that has
been satisfactorily adopted in California
and Texas whereby better shipping fac
ties will be afforded the small market
garden farmers of this section. and the
truck farmers who have heretofore found
it impossible to market their product will
be shown how they may dispose of their
crops at good profit.
Other matters Of Importance to the
members will be discussed. and there
should be a full house at the meeting a
week from tomorrow.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
MINISTER'S MEET
Methodist District Conference Trans
ferred from This City to Fowler

Because of the smallpox scare and the
request of the health department that no
meetings be held in this city. the district
conference of the Methodist church,
eastern section of the Pueblo district. set
for Rocky Ford on Oct. so and 81. was
transferred to Fowler, and notwthstand-
ing the change drew a goodly attendance.
there being sixteen ministers and three
laymen present when DR.. Mayo, the dis
trict superintendent. called the confer
enee to order on Thursday afternoon.
The program dealt with various phases
of church finances. The papers read
were suggestive and provoked lively dis
cussion in which DR.. Warner of this city
bore part.
Rev. F. W. Bretnall. pastor of the
Trinidad First M. E. church, delivered
the principal address Thursday evening
on Information as an Essential to Ben
evolent Zeal"
On Friday afternoon THE Connection
al Benevolenoes" was the topic for dis
cussion, and P. j. Refel Of this city was
amongst the speakers. his subject being
The LaJman's Relation to Benevolent
Success"
DR.. ]. F. Harris, former presiding
elder. was the principal speaker at the
closing session on Friday afternoon.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
TEST WELLS
For Pumping Plant are Being Sunk
by OterO Canal Co.

Test wells are being sunk by the Otero
Canal company. and if the experiments
prove successful a number of irrigation
wells will be developed along the canal
to supply the ditch with water when the
river is low. Manager-J. D. Craighead,
Of the Otero Canal company. who is also
secretary Of the Arkansas Valley Ditch
Association, was in Fowler last Wednes-
day, and in an interview with Tribune
news gatherer said:
I'VE are making preliminary expert
ments at this time, hoping to develop
wells of sufficient capacity to give us five
second fact of water. If this>oan be done
we will develop as many as fifteen or
twenty of these wells at points along the
ditch and turn the water into the Otero
canal for use on the several thousand
acres under the ditch. The first test
well was sunk at point near the waste
gate Just east Of Fowler. and we were
unfortunate when we struck shale at
depth Of thirteen feet. a few days ago.
We will probe the nearby ground for
more favorable location and sink another
we'll Immediately. We are hoping to have
better luck next time"
What kind of power do you contem-
plate using in case the experiment is
successful" we asked.
well. we are only several hundred feet
off the line of the Arkansas Valley Elect
ric power. However, we are at this time
investigating the cost and results in the
use Of oil, and the question of power has
not been decided"
This move on the part OF the Otero
opens up new feature of the question
of irrigation in the valley. and the result
of the experiments now being made will
be watched with no small degree of inter-
est by other ditch com panies.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
This is Your Town And 1t
Is What You Make 1t

What makes a town? People and business. You
of the people, What buy helps make the business The
buy the better the business the business the
better the town.
You want the town to grow and improve, don't you?
Then should help it grow by increasing its business
much Every time you send elsewhere for goods
You give your blow Enough of these blows will uti
maey kill the town.
The mail order houses do nothing for your except
try to kill it. Are helping them? You if you send
your money them goods that you could buy If
you interested in the growth of Chicago New
York than you in the prosperity of your town,
your neghbos then continue to send to mail order
houses for goods. If you want town to thrive
SPEND YOUR MONEY WHERE YOU MAKE IT.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
GODDING MUST
Stand RETRIAL
According to Decision Of the
Supreme Court
DECISION OF DISTRICT
COURT REVERSED
Former President of State Bank
Must Answer Informations Filed
Upon His Release From Pen


On Monday morning the SUP
RENE court, in session at Denver,
handed down the following, with
other decisions in important cases
pending before that tribunal:
No. z452-The people. etc.. plaintiff in
error. VS. John E. Godding. defendant in
error. Error to the district court of Otero
county. Decision en- banc. Judgment
reversed and cause remanded. Opinion
by Mr.. Justice Bailey. Mr.. Justice White
not participating.
By this decision one of the most
sensational cases ever tried in Colo
RADIO will again be up before the
people, and John E. Godding
former president of the State Bank
Of Rocky Ford, who has already
served a term in the penitentiary,
will for the second time have to
stand trial for wrecking that inst
tuition, if the depositors commit
tee is willing to meet the expense
of another trial.
1t will be remembered by Enter
prise readers that just before
Governor Buchtel went out of
Office he issued a Communication of
the sentence which permitted
Godding to be released almost i'm
mediately.
The district attorney swore out
new informations against Godding
on the charge of having accepted
money for deposit when he knew
the State Bank to be insolvent.
The attorneys for Godding made a
motion to quash on the grounds
that the crime was misdemeanor
and not felony; that the statue of
limitation is only eighteen months
in the case of a misdemeanor and
that more than eighteen months
had elapsed from the time the
crime was committed until the
information was sworn to.
The lower court sustained the
motion to quash and the district
attorney appealed to the supreme
court.
The decision of the supreme
court handed down ON Monday in
effect holds that any crime that is
punishable either with a peniten-
tiary sentence or by death is n
felony.
The court ordered the judgment
of the district court reversed, the
cause remanded with directions
to reinstate the case, overruled the
motion to quash and instructed the
district court to proceed with the
trial.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-11-07
THERE IS OIL
in THIS COUNTY
According to View of Local
and Eastern Oilmen
SYNDICATE BEING
FORMED IN DENVER
With Sufficient capitalization to
Develop Oil Wells Throughout
the Arkansas Valley

Through our special correspon-
dent in Denver The Enterprise
early this week learned that Otero
and Bent counties are being look
ed upon with great favor as possi-
BILE oil-producing sections of the
state, and with their development
in view syndicate composed of
local and eastern oilmen is now
being formed in Denver with
sufficient capitalization to assure
the opening Of wells throughout
the Arkansas Valley.
While definite information is
being withheld from the public it
is understood that oil experts
have been quietly going over
these counties for some time, and
that indications are said to be
favorable.
1--WE are simply going after oil
in Colorado" said one of the
prime movers of the enterprise to
your correspondent, "and if we
can have the aid Of the citizens of
these sections of the state where
oil is believed to exist, then we
can do much toward development.
"The government, in our judg-
ment, has acted very arbitrary in
confscating proved oil lands in
Wyoming and other states where
oil has been discovered. The
land was leased by individuals
from the government, and thou
sands of dollars spent in develop
ing oil fields. Just as soon IS oil
was discovered in paying quanti-
ties the government sets out to
take the lands away from the pros
pectors and place it back in the
reserve, on the pretext that the oil
will be required in maintaining
motive power for the army and
navy.
"This might be a good thing to
do in SO far as the government is
concerned, but what of the man
who has spent time and money in
developing tho fields? We have
already taken the matter up with
Colorado's congressman with a
view of inducing the. government
to continue the development of
the oil fields, and to extend their
actions throughout the oil sections
of this state; but whether or not
the government does this, we pro-
pose to develop every section OF
oil land in eastern Colorado that
we possibly can. All we ask is
the backing of the people who
should be, and are, most interest
ed-the holders of land.
"Our experts have been all over
the territory in the Arkansas val
ley, and we are satisfied to 90
ahead and put down wells. If
there is oil in Texas and Okla
homa to the south, and in Wyom-
ing and Dakota to the north, with
tested proof of oil along the foot
hills to the west, why not find it
in larger quantities in Eastern
Colorado where the outcropping
and the indicative oil domes ap-
pear?
Eastern Colorado, in our can
did Judgment, is underlaid with a
sea of the best oil in the world.
1t is, we believe, large enough to
give to the world a most valuable
output a. Il big profit. The nat
ural surface formations are iden-
tical with those found in the oil
bearing districts on either side,
the dip of the land favorable for
oil at a less depth than in most
producing sections, and we pro-
pose to put Colorado on the map,
and, as the artist would say, do it