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Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-27
THE DAIRY CONTEST
IN THE SCHOOLS
OF DOUGLAS COUNTY

The people of Douglas county are
interesting the boys and girls in dairy
ing, which is the leading industry of
the. county. : County Superintendent,
G. A. Bent, w. A. Barr, Junior Dairy
man, U. S. Department of Agriculture
and the Colorado Agricultural College
worked out the details of the contest.
A very valuable list of ten prizes
amounting to $4,000 have been Of
fered the contestants. All pupils in
or above the seventh grade are ELI
gible to enter. Each contestant agrees
to keep the record on ten cows for
twelve months. 1t is milk-testing
and record-keeping contest. On the
9Th, 18th, and 25th of each month
each pupil takes samples of each cow S
milk and ut the end of the month the
milk is tested in Babcock tester at
the school house. The per cent of
butter fat is determined and it's value
computed at the current price and
these and other facts are recorded on
record sheets prepared for the pur-
pose. The value of the feed each COW
consumes is also recorded monthly.
At the end of the year the records
will show the value of each co@ for
dairy purposes. Handicaps are ar
ranged between the different grades so
that each stands an equal chance of
winning the prizes The pupils are
judged on the neatness and accuracy
of their records which counts 80 per
cent, and on an essay about the work.
which counts 40 per cent.
Twenty-seven pupils entered the
contest and work was started Dec. 1st,
1912. The contest will close Dec. lst.
1913, with the awarding of the prizes
in Castle Rock. This will be made {.
memorable occasion in Douglas
county and an elaborate program
will be prepared.
There are no serious difficulties in
the way Of doing this work in any
onc-room country school and it is
likely that other counties may UNDER
take similar work next year.
G. G. SARGENT,
Colorado Agricultural College, Fort
Collins, Colorado.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-27
SCHOOL OF COUNTRY LIFE.

n unique school for religious work.
ers in the open country will bo held
at Estes Park this summer. This is
the second year for the school. 1t is
designed primarily for the training
of country teachers and county sec
retaries of the Y. NJ. and 7. w. C A.
The school will be in session for two
weeks, beginning July 23d. The prob
lem of the country church, the coun-
try school, rural home, rural recrea-
tion and social life, agriculturalc.u
and contests for boys, sumner camp
and agricultural Improvement will be
considered.
The faculty consists cf many we'll
known experts in rural life ana con-
ditions, among wl,oR atc A.heit l..
Roberts OF New Yosk, i}r lNtryG..l.
. Wilson of the Pres; iasaB tiD;feS,f
Home Missions, Fa.siI@al tsaa.i a.
Sanders of Wash-afa t'ol!rkF 4 aas
Dean Edwin r Boswplta q 0torl.u.
and L. y. Coulter 9 fcxss
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-27
POTATOES 15C A BUSHEL
Markets in the Northwest .
Glutted, With Light Demand.

DULUTH, MIMI, June l2.-Com-
mission merchants and many grocers
in Duluth have lost this week from 20
to 30 cents bushel on thousands OF
bushels of potatoes, and are now try
ing to sell them for anything they can
get. Housewives are taking some of
them at Is cents.
The market is choked with potatoes
of the old yariety. This condition ex-
lists all over the Northwest. Recently
potatoes were selling as high as 72
cents a bushel to wholesalers. There
were too many old potatoes left, and
farmers put out tempting offers, and it
is claimed that most of the buyers
bought them, paying what they con-
sidered bargain prices, 4s to 50 cents.
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, June l2.-
One hundred thousand bushels of po-
tatoes, said to be spelling on the
tracks here, may be turned over to
charitable institutions. A Minneapo-
lis produce company has appointed q
committee to confer with railroad of.
ficials today on the proposition oI
giving the potatoes to charity, pro.
vided the roads will cancel the freigh,
charges. &. Journal.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-27

Missouri, but few from Illinois, Ar
kansas and Kansas. The latter are
seeking certificates here so as to be
equipped should they ever engage in
business in Missouri.
The state examining board is COM
posed of thefollowing members: H. r.
McCaw, president, Rolla, Mo-; Frank
C.Haley, Jr., secretary, Louisiana:
Thomas O'Donnell, Hannibal; Irl I.
Oliver, Jefferson City, and Ralph Bris-
enden, Fornfelt, Mo. The board will
be in session today and tomorrow in
concluding the examination of the sew
enty applicants.-K. C. journal.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-27
A WHOLESALERS
TESTIMONY.

Last night had a long con-
versation with one of the most
prominent wholesale grocers of
Colorado. A man whose name is
almost a household word through
out our State. "For obvious rea-
sons," he said, Il cannot afford
to antagonize the sugar interests
but l am with you in your fight
for free sugar.
AT one time l wanted to go
into the sugar business but l was
ordered to stay out. l made a
careful study of the cost of max
ing beet sugar, and in my judg-
ment an up-to-date factory in
Colorado can produce sugar for
SITS per hundred.
with the worlds price of re-
fined sugar ranging from So. 20
to $3.50 we can hold our own
against all comers.
Free sugar will make it I'M
possible for the trust to dominate
the beet sugar situation and will
lead to the rapid and permanent
expansion of the industry in our
State" :.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-27
NEGROES BALK AT
PLAYlNGDEAD MAN

There are worse jobs than playing
the part of a ''live" cadaver before the
Missouri board of embalmers, which
began three days session at the
Coates house yesterday. Though the
job pays S. a day. three healthy ne
groes sent to take the position yester-
day refused to ''play dead'' when they
learned they were among lot of un-
dertakers. 1t was about 1 O'Clock p.
m before u muscular, saddle-colOred
negro appeared and was "dressed in'
for the occasion. The garb worn by
the ''live'' corpse is not black. If it
were it would be still more difficult to
get subject for demonstration. The
subject wears white athletic suit and
during the oral examination OF those
who are taking the examination to OBJ
tain certificates permitting them to
practice the profession in this state,
the subject is used to demonstrate how
bodies would be embalmed under va
rious conditions. Questions on anat-
omy and physiology enter into ex-
animation and the subject is given
many u grewsome poke.
SIS yo' all undertakers?" asked the
first negro after his duties had been
explained to him by Frank G. Haley,
Jr., ofLouisiana, Mo-, secretary of the
board.
eyes," said Mr.. Haley, ''but all
you've got to do is"
:.Tuh say good night, boss, - replied
the negro as he backed out covering
four points of the compass at once
with his shifting eyes.
"That'd be jest the same as bein'
daid tub me,' said the next negro,
"posin' as co'pse fo' u lot O UNDER
takers. o,suh, one great Mo-"
"You a"e not dead" explained Mr..
Haley to the third applicant. ''You
are healthy and very much alive.
Bear that in mind. All we do is to as
sumo that you are u dead man in de-
monstrating where certain incisions
would be made on your body if you
were dead and your body was being
etnD0lneQ lOt Duflal. lndL dll anu
you receive s. Il day. just step into
this closet here and put on this demon
stration suit
''Er-um-ah, "began this applicant
showing large whites in his eyes as he
looked suspiciously at the closet.
"Jest mint. Inc'ose Ah'm not daid
!! but yo'all gwine tub resume dat All is
while yo' 'scriminatin' bout where tub
make desc invasions tuh balm Inc.
Dey's fren' waitin' fo' me down be-
low. All didn' know yo'all was un-
dertakers anyhow
The next applicant took the job but
kept a close eye on the embryo EN-
balmers as they poked about his anat-
omy telling what they would do to him
if he really were a cadaver.
| Seventy applicants are here for ex-
animation, the great majority from
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-27
FIRST VIEW NEWS.

w. E. Armentrout was busi-
ness visitor, Saturday.
Fora Curtis is visiting in Chey-
enne Wells, this week.
Mrs. D. H. Zuck was transact
ing business in our burg, Mon
day.
The Ladies Altar Society met
with Miss Angeline Pauls June
26th.
Mrs. Thos. Hickman is spend-
ing a few days at C. S. Wood
rows. y
Mrs. Geo. Atkinson and Roy
Atkinson, visited Cheyenne Wells
Tuesday.
Margaret Palmer went to
Cripple Creek, Monday, to visit
her father.
Harold and Kenneth Melton
visited at D. H. Zuck's and D. c.
Fuller's last week.
Ms. Delos Curtis came out
from Cheyenne Wells to spend
Sunday with home folks.
A. B. Moler and wife and Mrs.
S. E. Moler and Dollie are visit
ing at the Tom Lints ranch.
Among those who left for the
harvest fields last week were L.
J. Helbig, Walter Kuling and
Fred Kurtz.
Delos Curtis and A. Doedens
are at work on the new school
house. 1t is to be built northeast
of the old school-house, on a line
with the new crossing.
First View will celebrate the
Fourth with picnic dinner at
the school house and a dance in
the evening, at the section house.
Everybody come and bring a
we'll filled basket.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Peltz re-
ceived the sad intelligence last
week of the death of their son,
Herman. in South Dakota.
Death was due to pneumonia fol-
lowing an operation for appendi-
citis.
The lady of the bicycle Incl
dent Tin the Republican,, assures
us that she was not learning to
ride, but was riding a-la-tandem,
with a third party to help balance
the wheel, also act as chaperon.
Even with all this assistance the
pesky wheel refused to stay up
right and the result was a Grand
spill' by the roadside, after
which it took both escort and
chaperon to extract her from that
wheel. However, she says that
she laughed first and last and SO
has the best of it. A balky bike
is not half so bad as a ''butting
sheep"
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-27
Corrupting the Press.

To my mind the most impor-
tant fact developed was the Su-
gar Trusts attempt to buy up
the press of the Uni,ed States.
Oxnard brazenly declared that
they subsidized every paper
they could reach", and letters
seized by order of the committee
showed that an attempt was
made to color the reports sent
out from Washington by the as
sociated Press.
1t was further. demonstrated
that this effort to corrupt the
press was no new thing, it was a
craftily executed scheme extend
ing over a number of years.
In spending it's money the trust
disregarded political affiliations.
It paid Democratic editors as
readily and as generously as it
did Republican or Progressive
editors. So far as Colorado is
concerned, its work among the
Democratic editors must have
been distinctly disappointing for
know of only three faui So
called Democrat papers Mhich
have even Fob9ied aa ttlis 'e.
1t is uU fa4n-sE git.a he
Repu s% lie.
Most . : Uy He lat
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-27

agents and l presume they are
receiving for the service at least
as high a rate as they would
charge the ordinary advertiser
for Pure Reading" notices.
1t is only right that the men
and women who read these sub
sidized papers should know the
truth, should know that the
editors have bartered their hon.
or for the sugar trusts dirty
dollars.
SEPARATE GOATS
FROM SHEEP
The New York World suggest
ed the other day that the Senate
Committee make an effort to
secure a complete list of the pa
pers which had been reached"
by the sugar agents. The World
argued that it was unfair to have
this insufferable stigma attach to
all newspapers and that the goats
should be separated from the
sheep.
Unfortunately this seems to be
impossible. Up-to-date the Sem
ate Committee has secured only
a small part of the trusts cor
respondence, and it is probable
that the remainder has been de-
stroved.
Sugar" Oxnard t ,s:itie ! that
on the first of each year he burn
ed all the letters and other re-
cords connected with his work as
lobbyist. Italso developed that
other lobbyists were not required
to account for the money entrust-
ed to them.
So, many chapters of this story
of corruption will never be set
down in the records Of the ma
tional Congress and many proud
names will be saved from dis.
grace, but enough has been re-
vealed to arouse the American
people and to insure the wiping
out of the sugar lobby and the
destruction of the Sugar Trust.
dying" INDUSTRY ACTIVE
The sugar trusts representa-
tives continue their calamity
bowling concerning the destruc-
ton of the American sugar indus
try. but their insincerity is re-
vealed in many convincing and,
at times, amusing ways. For ex-
ample, Oxnard, while on the
stand before the Senate investi-
eating committee, was forced to
admit that he had just invested a
million dollars in a sugar factory
in Louisiana and when asked why
he had put so large a sum into a
doomed" industry he lamely re-
piled that he ''felt obliged to do
So.
Advices from Colorado and
other beet sugar states are equal
ly reassurring. The company
which controls the factory at
Sugar City announced the other
day that it had no more $3.50
beet land for sale. Hereafter
our land will be held at $3.50 an
acre. This in the face of the
almost certain enactment Of a
free-sugar bill.
At other points in Colorado
costly and extensive improve
ments in the sugar factories are
being made. OF course, the su-
gar companies declare in their
public statements that these in
vestments will be total losses in
case the Underwood bill passes.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-27
Washington Letter,
BY Edward Heating,
Congressman-at-Large
From Colorado. N

+ Ihe sugar lODDy Is the most IN
sidious and the most dangerous
organization ever formed in the
country for the purpose of in
fluencing legislation. This state
ment is sustained by the testi-
mony wrung from un wiling wit
nesses by the senate committee
entrusted with the duty of pro-
bing President Wilson's charge
that a powerful lobby was en-
deavoring to defeat the Under
wood tariff bill.
Of course, no lobby in the his
tory of the country, ever fought
so big a prize.
AS has been repeatedly pointed
out in these letters, the sugar
tariff enabled the sugar trust to
add from one and one-half to
two cents to the price of every
pound Of sugar consumed in this
country. This meant an increase
in the nations sugar bill of $1l5,
900, 900 a year. OF this sum $52-
900, 900 went to Uncle Sam and
from $63, 600, 600 to $73, 900, 900
year went to the trust.
Is it any wonder that sugar
magnate Oxnard declared that
he thought $3.50, "a very
small sum- to expend in an at
tempt to defeat the Cuban reci-
procity bill, or that, when ques-
toned concerning his expendi-
lures in another sugar campaign,
he was unable to recall whether
he had spent 1924, 600 or twice
that sum.
What were hundreds of thou
sands of dollars to these men
who were playing for millions?
It,is impossible within the linn
its of this letter to give an ade-
quate synopsis of the amazing
testimony presented to the SEN
ate investigating committee. |
am determined, however, that
the facts shall be placed in. the
hands of the people Of Colorado,
and after the committee COM
pletes it's labors l will see that
abstracts of the evidence are
scattered broadcast oyer the
state.
The Lake County times., 1913-05-26
STANDING OF CLUBS.
AMERICAN A LEAGUE.


Games Today.
Chicago at Cleveland 1.-TWO games).
Washington at Philadelphia.
Detroit at st. Louis.
Boston at New York.
The Lake County times., 1913-05-26

ers in Saturdays tragic fray. This be-
came known when members of the
northwest mounted police seized the
gloves for evidence to be presented to
the grand jury.
McCarty and Pelky had agreed to
use lighter gloves. When the heavier
ones were brought into the ring. with
the excuse htat the fve-ounce gloves
unintentionally had been left in Cal
gary. which is five miles from the
scene of the fight, it is said that Nc
Carty's manager objected to their use
until McCarty overruled him.
It is generally conceded that the
burning of the Burns arena has added
the only needed blow to put quietus
on the boxing game in Alberta prov
ince. c. r. Mitchell, acting premier of
Alberta, today said the law would be
rigidly enforced. He has been ap-
preached by men in every walk. many
of whom attended the McCarty- Pelky
bout. urging him to take steps to see
that prize lighting is discontinued in
this province.
The Lake County times., 1913-05-26
CUB DOUBLE BILL
GOES TO DISCAROS

Much rain did a lot OF good to the
grass at the west side ball park yes
terday. but prevented the double
header between Cubs and Cardinals
just when the west siders were in a
militant mood. If they had been CIV
en- a chance to stage a couple more
stampedes such as they executed Sun
day. they might have crawled back in
to the first division.
Contrary 10 expectations. the two
teams will not double up today and to-
morrow to get rid of the postpone
ments. but will play only one game on
each day. Double-headers have been
scheduled for July and Sept. I. Both
days are Sundays. when more fans are
expected TO take advantage of the bar
gain shows
So much rain fell early yesterday
morning that it wasn't even necessary
to wait even until noon to announce
the postponement 1t will take a good
deal OF sunshine today to- put the
grounds in good condition. but a game
will be played if possible, as the Cardi-
nails postponements here are pi1ins up
too high.
The Lake County times., 1913-05-26
FIGHT PROMOTERS
UNDER ARREST

Calgary, Alta. May 27-Warrants
were issued yesterday for the arrest of
Tommy Burns. who staged last Satur
days prize fight in which Luther Nc
Carly, worlds white heavyweight
championship claimant. met his death;
william Mccartney. McCarty's manag-
er: Referee Eddie Smith. and several
trainers and attendants connected with
the fight.
This development followed an order
from the attorney general at Ednion-
ton. Alta. that all principals in hte ar
rangements for Saturdays fight be ar
rested, and the northwest mounted po-
lice were instructed to execute the or
der Immediately. 1t Is understood that
they will be charged with completely
in manslaughter.
The origin of the fire that destroyed
the Burns arena has not been discov-
cred, but the authorities are extending g
every effort in endeavor to ascer-
tain whether not 1t was caused by
incendiaries.
1t developed today that eight-ounce
gloves. instead of the customary five-
ounce gloves. were used by hte fight
The Lake County times., 1913-05-26
WHITE SOx IDLE.
PLAY TWO TODAY

Cleveland. o.. May 27.-A regular
rain storm lit on this burg a short
time after the White Sox did yesterday
and 1t stuck around all day. Conse
Quentiy the double-header with which
1t had been planned to feast local fans
was called off until today. Whether or
not another double bill will be staged
on Wednesday remains to be seen.
Including the hangover combat from
the opening series of the year. the
White Sox were to have pastimed four
times in three days here. Technically
they ought to clean UP the slate in two
days, according TO strict interpreta-
tion of the rule governing postponed
games, but both teams have a fixed
double attraction already booked for
Friday-Decoration day-it may be
found advisable not TO crowd the ath-
letes too hard in the kind of weather
that has prevailed so far. Manager
Callahan is willing TO play four games
or three in the next two days. accord
Ing to the wishes of the home team.
The Lake County times., 1913-05-26
M'CuE WHIPPED
BY BRAnN|G AN

Milwaukee. Wis, May 27.-Matty
McCue is not invincible. Patsy Bran
nigan. the Pittsburgh whirlwind took
him to lacing in ten rounds at the
Elite rink here last night.
Never was the eastern boy within
the pale of Matty's left hook and right
jolt. The famous combination wallop
failed to find a solid mark during the
entire battle. The slippery little fell
low from the smoky city was too clev-
for Racine's beginner
Brannigan did all the leading. He
forced the fighting from the fourth
round on and met with the almost i'm
pregnable defense. of the new sensa-
The Lake County times., 1913-05-26
LANSING ECLIPSE WIN.

The Lansing Eclipse defeated the big
Glenwood White Rocks by a score of
Is to 8 at Glenwood, Ill, last Sunday.
The feature of the game was pitching
of Fred Richman in pinches. Rtchman
struck out the first five men that
faced him and the last nine men and
six between, a total of twenty bats
men. The Lansing Eclipse average 1T
years and Glenwood 90 years. The
Lansing Eclipse play the West Side
Maroons from West Hammond Sunday.
June l. at Lansing. Score:
Lansing ........0 o 0 l 1-13
Glenwood .......0 3 2 o. 9
Batteries-Lansing, Richman and
Kindt; Glenwood, Eagle and Mack.
The Lake County times., 1913-05-26

1t is the tiquette of the links that.
no matter how many are playing.
whether 1t be a single, a threesome. a
foursome or more. the player farthest
away from the hole should play first.
In golf parlance, the player at the
greatest distance from the hole is said
to be away. and If all the players have
had the same number of strokes, he
who is away is said to play the odd
1t Is absolutely necessary forsthe good
of all concerned that the correct order
of play should be observed. 1t is. of
course, equally important TO decide
rightly who is away. The fate of
great matches frequently has hung up
on the observance of these rules
To illustrate with some stories: A
and c were playing. A and B had an
individual match, but was playing
syndicates. A and C were near the
green. B. who had encountered diff
culties, was just off the edge of the
putting area in one more shot than
they. Supposedly b was out of IT, for
the best he could do under normal con-
ditions was to get down in two, and
then A would have two for the hole.
C urged A to play out of turn, which
A did. B played and holed out and A
missed his next putt and lost the hole.
A naturally was displeased, because he
had been asked to play out of his turn
and he then declared that he would
never do so again. He added. further
that whe ntwo players are engaged in
a match their respective shots serve as
gauges for each other. Wonderful
| shots have certainly been pulled off in
| golf at opportune times. these good
/ strokes coming FREQUENTLY as a result
of what the other player has done.
The Lake County times., 1913-05-26
CHICK" EVANS GOLF GOSSIP.
Evans, Jr..

To continue with our story: A, B and
c played the next hole and B was in
the rough over the green. A and c
on the green in the same number of
shots Then Il was asked to play out
of his turn in order to save time He
did so and took three shots was
now ready to play and he Clipped nice
ly and holed out. This was too much
for B. He has never played out of turn
since. He is convinced that he would
never have taken three puts If he had
seen hole out.
The question of being away grows
in Importance the nearer one is to the
hole.
1 was once playing in the afternoon
round of very important match; my
opponent was going well and I was
proceeding from bad to worse. 1 was
two down going to the seventh hole,
but fully expected to win. Two equal
tee shots and two seemingly equal ap-
proaches left him above the hole on a
green that slanted a little toward the
player. and me below. each on direct
ly opposite sides of the hole. On reach
ing the green my opponent went to
his ball on the far side and, glancing
at me- said: I'm away" so that was
enough for me In order not to be in
his line of play I moved to one side
and nearer the hole. To my surprise
saw that | was away; the deceptive
nature of the ground had misled my
opponent. AS he was already in po-
sition to play l said nothing. He holed
his putt and / missed mine and lost the
match. You see, in playing first he
had a double advantage-there was a
| chance to hole out and a chance to
stymie, and such possibilities make for
courageous golf.
The Lake County times., 1913-05-26
BROKEN ARM
MAKES SOUTHPAW

Kalamazoo, Mich, May 27-Danny
Mannix, the pitcher most responsible
for Kalamazoo's pennant in 1911, but
who was driven from baseball by
broken arm. may be sent back next
season. But Mannix will be a south
paw, whereas formerly he was a right
handler When he found he was per-
manently disabled he set about learn
ing to throw port slider. and has
been so successful that he is pitching
semi-pro ball.