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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
Interest in Decision.

Every city in the state is concerned
i'll the decision affecting the attempt Of
the state to collect taxes from the
cities for their public utilities. Auditor
Moore brought suit to have the water
works, the electric plants. the public
buildings and the like assessed at the
fixed rate. Judge Robert G. Southall
who heard the case, decided against
MIR. Moore and the attorney general
Under Mr.. Moores contention every
county and town would have been
liable for taxes on all property from
which any sort of revenue is received.
The state will appeal the case.
George w. koiner, commissioner of
agriculture has filed his report for the
year In 1t are shown many interest
ing facts regarding the increase In
agricultural pursuits in the state
Within twelve years the value of prod
ucts has more than doubled. growing
from s323.O00.000 in 1900 to $4,000. 900
for the year just closed. Mr. koiner
also reports that there has been an in
crease of more than zoo per cent in the
number of farms, and that the areas of
farms have decreased from 200 acres
To LOG. showing that the farmers have
abandoned the idea of cultivating i'm
mense fields and are concentrating
their energies and employing ma
chinery in their work. Another i'm
portant thing is the enormous increase
in fruit growing in all parts of the
ibld Dominion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

One of our leading citizens of four and
half years was being instructed in
American history in front of the statue
Of George Washington at the Capitol one
day last week, and the young man SEEM
ed to take considerable interest in 1t. AT
the end of the discourse he asked:
"Mudder, is George Washington dead?
''Oh. yes he died long ago."
well did he die from the war or just
by the Lord?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
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Two men who had every earmark of
being tourists from the Pie Belt were
nearly stricken with apOplexy in the
Capitol building a few days ago when
they ran suddenly on Uncle Joe" Can
non and Representative BurlesOn of
Texas. who We're talking to each other in
q most confidential way. They backed
Off made motions indicating proper ap-
probation of greatness. although neither
one of the two gentlemen mentioned had
any idea of what was going on. The Pie
Belters gathered themselves together in
darkened corner. One of them said:
That's Uncle Joe
Sure sad the other. and he's talk
ing to What's His Name-you know"
Yes. 1 know; that fellow who
Yes. that's the man. Gosh. I'd like
to know what they're a-talkin' about
''Somethin' big, I'll bet
And the two stOOu there Overawed.
Now James G. Courts and Marcellus
Shields and the author of these lines hap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE
By Earl Goodwin.

House at a night session was to be a
cheap burlesque compared to the enter
tainment of the coming grafton He was
prepared for this, but when he looked
upon the menu card and the souvenirs
and saw that emilia zoned in gold and
red and blue var. the symbols of the
flag and a scrHa:T.-r sr:. Representa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

40 yards to the roll, of an
extra heavy quality palmed
straw. We've just received
a new shipment of these de-
lightful mattings. and the
patterns are even more de-
sirable than the last; Of
fered I'm various colors in
carpet designs suitable for
rooms and halls.
25c Weekly Payments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
Farm Bought for $50, 900.

An important transfer of real estate
took place recently when J. c. Smoot,
former owner of the Spring farm. bought
the old Sam Major homestead near Nit
chells Station This farm, with it's in
teresting old house and 600 acres of land,
brought the sum of $4,000.
An unusual number of marriage IL
censes We're issued in the Culpeper clerks
office during holiday week, and three
times the ceremony was performed in
the courthoue ITSELF while resident min
listers in the town were kept busy. There
were twenty-One marriages during the
holiday week. which was a record break
err
Mrs. Henry Thompson Holiday an
nounces the engagement Of her daugh-
ter Nancy Nalie. to Mr.. Dallas Alex
ander Shafer of Richmond, Va.
The Catlapha Club held it's annual
meeting for the election Of officers for
the ensuing year at the clubhouse here,
when Archibald L. Goodloe was elected
president Max Samuelson, vice presi-
dent; Maj Edwin Slaughter, treasurer,
and Ellison Latham, secretary. A
change was also made in the board of
governors
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
SPORT.

For the first time in its history the
Pennsylvania State college football
eleven was defeated on the home field.
Notre Dame university winning, II
to Z.
Alfred De Orc. the champion, won
in New York the first block Of fifty
points from Joseph Carney OF Denver.
challenger for the three-cushion bill
lizard title.
The Giants trounced the White Sox
at Douglas, Ariz., IA to 8, Leverenx
being touched for seventeen hits.
Wiltse went all the way for the New
Yorks. allowing nine safeties.
Joseph Carney of San Francisco out
played Alfred de Oro. the three
cushion billiard champion. in the sec
ond block Of their match for the title
at New York by score of 63 to 81.
At meeting of the International
Boxing Union at Paris the worlds
heavyweight championship was de-
clared vacant on the grounds of Jack
Johnson's conviction in the American
courts and his repeated refusal to
fight.
A flight from Denver or Butte,
Mont, to the Pacific coast and a flight
across the Atlantic ocean are contem.
plated by nineteen.year-old Howard
Baldwin. aviator. Baldwin also be-
lieves that a war with Mexico VIII be
settled by the American airmen.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
WASHINGTON.

Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
celebrated their eighteenth wedding
anniversary quietly, receiving many
telegrams and letters OF congratula-
tion.
The secretary of the interior has au-
thorized the reclamation service to
complete the concrete lining of the
Gunnison tunnel, the Uncompahgre
valley project
Cleveland S. Moffit, special agent OF
the department of labor, left Wash
ington by direction of Acting Secre-
tary Post for indianapolis to bring
about arbitration of the street car
strike there.
The nationwide movement for tu.
berculosis day-December lis being
given impetus through requests for en-
dorsements that have ibeen sent to
President Wilson. every state cover.
nor and to the mayors Of the principal
cities.
White House messengers were busy
distributing invitations to the we'd
ding, on Nov. %. OF Miss Jessie VIII.
san and Francis T}owes Sayre. About
fVV WeIt SEM OUT, appFOX-
imntely $50 of them being directed to
residents .; Washington.
The Pacific and Atlantic terminals
of the Panama canal will cost n large
part of the remaining S37, ,0OO, 900 to be
appropriated for that waterway, esti-
mates of the bulk Of which already
have been submitted to the house com.
mittee on appropriations. The s37,-
100000 will make up the total of s375,.
100000 contemplated as the total
cost of the canal.
At the White House IL was official.
ly stated that Charge O'Shaughnessy,
at Mexico City, had recently been
given certain instructions to communi.
cate to the Huerta government wheth.
er, such Instructions were the same as
those referred to as demanding the
elimination of Huerta, officials de
clined to state specifically.
Friends OF William F. McCombs,
chairman OF the Democratic nationa!
committee. received cable dispatches :
announcing his marriage in London to
Miss Dorothy Williams. sister OF
Mrs. Joseph Letter.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
FROM TELEeRAPHIc REPORTS
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST IMPORTANT
CURRENT TOPICS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service
WESTERN.

The funeral OF Edward Morris, the
packer, was held In Chicago.
Four persons were killed and seven
injured when two automobiles collided
at Los Angeles.
The Dry Farming Congress. held at
Tulsa, Okla. adjourned to assemble at
Wichita, Kan, next year.
Thomas H. Riley, sixty,five, nation
nj figure In waterways movement.
died at Joliet, ILL.,. Of pneumonia.
OF the COL saloons in Toledo and
Incasco. 3O2 will go out Of business
Nov. "a. when the new Ohio liquor
license law becomes effective.
Burglars at st. Louis robbed the
home of Fred Kohl. president of
bank in Granite City. ILL.,. of $4,000 in
jewelry and money and $4,000 in Sc
curities.
A 100000 fund to aid the strikers
in the coal fields of Colorado Is ex-
pected to be voted by the American
Federation OF Labor at Its annual con-
vention in Seattle.
With plans to be drawn for state
to procure II possible equal franchise
rights for Nebraska women, delegates
to the thirty-third annual Nebraska
state suffrage convention met in Lin
coin.
John Mitchell. for fifteen years &C
lively concerned In the work Of the
American Federation OH Labor. and
for years one of its leading vice presi-
dents. announced at Butte, Mont. that
he would withdraw from official con.
nection with the federation.
John Bays. ranchman of Rapid
City, s. D.. was arrested by the police
of Seattle. WASH, on complaint Of Miss
Jessie Graham, twenty-five years old.
WHO said Bays was trying to preven.
her appearing as witness in white
slave case In the Federal Court at
Kansas City.
Followed by two suitcases and a
rough pine box, containing all his ef-
fects, Ortie McManigal, who WAS re.
leased from the Los Angeles county
jail. is on his way to the gui' coasr,
from where, according to his former
Jailers. he will sail to South America,
there to 'lose" himself forever.
Turning their peaceful harvest
dance into what is known in the white
mans tongue rs their blood dance"
the 500 Navajo Indians in the vicinity
Of Ship Rock. In the extreme north
western corner of New Mexico, have
within the last few days become SO un-
ruly that Agent Shelton OF the Ship
Rock reservation. fearing a general up
rising. with danger to settlers. has ap-
pealed to the United States marshal
for an armed force to cope with the
situation at Albuquerque.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
MANY NARROW ESCAPES
FLYING BULLETS HALT AMERi.
CANS FLEEING FROM MEXICO.
Mrs. Ethel King and Two Children
Reach Longmont After Thirty
Day Trip From Torreon.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Longmont. Colo.-Mrs. Ethel King
and two children. Leslie, five. and
Evelyn. eighteen months. refugees
from Mexico, arrived in Longmont af-
ter narrowing trip from Torreon.
Mexico. They Will remain indefinite
ly with J. F. George. a farmer near
this city, and grandfather of Mrs. King.
The husband and father Is a soap
maker in Mexico and remained be-
hind to guard his property as best he
could, sending his family to place OF
safety. They are American citizens.
Mrs. King relates some awful ex-
periences. She and her children. to-
gether with other refugees. were thir-
ty days on the trip. which under ordi.
nary circumstance would have taken
but three or four days. During the
journey. Mrs. King was unable to com.
municate either with her husband or
her Longmont relatives as all wires
are out of commission.
Before leaving for the United States
Mrs. King was In the midst Of q ten
day battle at Torreon and had many
narrow escapes. The trip to the bor-
der was even more nerve-racking than
being in the midst of battle and the
lives of herself and children were in
constant danger. Near Camerone the
train stopped within thirty feet Of q
bridge which moment before was
destroyed by charge Of dynamite. At
Camerone the refugees were held
seven days by battle. Mrs. King
states that during this battle. the
rebels captured federalist and after
cutting off his legs and pulling out
his tongue. buried him alive.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
U. S. MAY GUST HUERTA
Envoy Lind Urges Wilson to Sever All
Diplomatic Relations at Once.

Mexico City, Nov. 10.-John Lind.
personal representative Of President
Wilson. has recommended to the Pres.
ident that all diplomatic negotiations
with Mexico be terminated. He ex-
pressed the view yesterday that the
waiting policy would not be continued
for many days more. This is taken to
mean that the United States has de-
termined on a definite drastic move
to oust Huerta from the presidency,
and many persons familiar with the
situation have come to the conclusion
that the United States, in its recent
note to Huerta. gave him until today
to reply as to his intentions.
Government officials, foreign resi-.
dents and the people Of Mexico real
IKE that the relations between this
country and the United States are
strained almost to the point of war
and there is much discussion as to
what Washington will do.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
FOREIGN.

General Felix Diax was stabbed By
a Mexican at Havana. He was wound.
ed twice.
Alfred Russell Wallace. ninety-ons.
an eminent British scientist. died as
London.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrived
in Buenos Aires on board the Argen-
tine gunboat Uruguay from Montevi.
deo.
DR.. Paul Samuel Reinsch Of MRdi-
son, Wis, the new American minister
to China. arrived at Pekin to take up
his duties. arH
The guns of seven American war
ships were trained on the fortress of
Vera Cruz Friday night. following the
arrival of the battleship Rhode Island.
The body of Price Collier. the Amer
lean author. who died suddenly, was
cremated at Copenhagen. His ashes
will be taken to New York for burial.
A funeral service was conduced by
the Rev. Mortimer E Kennedy. who
was chaplain.in-ordinary to King Ed
ward VII.
AcSiuCAt IhbSitu o ioA-
NAL negative reply to the United
States demands. which was discussed
in detail at the cabinet meeting, will
set forth that the United States has
no right, legal or otherwise, to de-
mand General Huerta's elimination.
This statement was given out from
one OF the departments of the Mexican
government.
William F. McCombs of New York.
chairman Of the Democratic national
committee, and Miss Dorothy Will
liams. daughter of Colonel and Mrs.
John R. Williams Of Washington. D.
c., were married in London. The cere-
mony took place in the Roman Cath
Ollie chapel of st. Peter and St~Ed-
ward, Palace street. Westminster.
and was performed by Father Bernard
Vaughn.
Atthe German foreign office at Ber-
lin 1t was said that combination of
the powers in support of the United
States would be considered by Ger
many and other European powers in
case the United States expressed
wish in that direction. II, however.
such suggestion came from Provi-
sional President Huerta. 1t would not
be considered by Germany. unless the
United States desired 1t.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
GENERAL.

DR.. Charles Mckinney. New York
surgeon, died suddenly at his home.
Cherry Hill. at Cambridge. Mass
The death Of Fireman August Pagsl
makes the ninth victim OF the fire
and explosion which destroyed tho
Milwaukee plant OF the Goodyear Rub.
her Company Oct. 26.
When Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Glover. of
Kansas City, Mo-. arrived from Liver
pool on the Franconia Boston customs
inspectors confiscated heron aigrette
on Mrs. Glover's hat.
DIR. Arthur Yager. former president
OF Georgetown college of Kentucky
was sworn in by notary public as
governor Of Porto Rico. wager will
leave for Porto Rico at once.
The safe in the State bank at Wal.
than. six miles from Austin, MIMI,
was blown open and 1896 in cur
rency and promissory notes for $7o..
900 taken. The safe blowers es.
capped
A mob smashed in the doors of the
Dyersburg, Tenn. Jail. removed John
Talley. negro. eighteen years old,
and lynched him in the courthouse
yard. The negro was accused Of at.
tacking a woman
Mrs. Lucinda Treat Goddard. seven,
ty-three, whose marriage to Charles A.
Goddard, twenty-year-old Yale stu
dent, brought her to public notice in
1909. died at Hartford. Conn. Her es.
tate is said to be extensive.
DR.. David A. AFTER. believed to be
the last surviving delegate to the con.
vention which nominated Abraham
Lincoln. the first Republican candi.
date for president in 1860. died at his
home at Canton. Ohio. He was ninety
| four year old.
Announcement Of the engagement
of Vincent Astor to Miss Helen Dins-
more Huntington, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert p. Huntington Of Hope.
land House. Staatsburg, N. y, is ex.
pected to be made, according to q re.
port published in New York.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
THREE GUARDS KILLED FROM
AMBUSH NEAR Ia vETA;
FOURTH DIES LATER.
AGU|LAR MINER SLAIN
CAVALRY AND INFANTRY NOW
PATRoLLINo EVERY SECTION
OF THE STRIKE ZONE.

| Western Newspaper Union News Service.
La Veta, Colo, Nov. 9.-The most
tragic battle in the history of the
strike struggle in the southern fields
took place Saturday afternoon at the
Gene Loughead ranch, three miles
west OF the mountain town Of La
Veta, when an automobile containing
four guards, the driver and one miner
was ambushed by gang of men and
three of them killed and two wounded.
| The Dead-Harry Bryan. 1882 Og-
den street. Denver. captain of guards;
Walter Whitten. Carlton hotel. Dem
yer, guard; Luke Terry, Colorado
Springs. chauffeur.
The Wounded-R. G. Adams. Arrf-
ba; Colo, shot through left arm and
right foot; William Gamblin, miner.
shot through right lung.
The riddled automobile stood Sat
urday night in the same spot where
the stiffening hands of the chauffeur
had stopped 1t. Terry slipped down
In his seat still holding the wheel.
General Chase Says Situation Critical.
Trinidad.-Adjutant General John
Chase regards the situation in the
strike zones of southern Colorado as
most serious following day Of
bloodshed and violence. The streets
of Trinidad and every section Of the
strike district are being guarded by
militiamen to prevent further out
breaks.
One non-union miner shot and
killed and one striker wounded at Ag-
uilar; mine clerk assaulted, beaten
and left for dead by strikers at the
Mclaughlin mine three miles south OF
Trinidad; two miners beaten by strik-
ers at Starkville; camp marshal
captured by strikers, disarmcd and
driven from Segundo. and skirmish
between strikers and military guards
! at Forbes. is the record of twenty-four
hours in the Las Animas county dis
trict since General Chase left Denver
for his military headquarters here.
Five bridges Of the Denver g. Rio
Grande main line between Cucharas
and Rouse Junction have been
burned.
strikebreaker 10 Slain Near Aouiiar.
Pedro Armijo, 81, a>non-union miner
from the Ravenwood mine In Huer-
fano county. was shot and killed on
the outskirts of Aguilar by one of a
group Of six strikers from the Aguilar
tent colony who. 1t is reported. had
followed and surrounded him on his
way to Lynn station to take a train
for Walsenburg.
Terror Rules Coal District.
Walsenburg. Colo, Nov. 10.-With
R. G. Adams, the fourth Of the men
shot in the ambuscade near La Veta
Saturday afternoon. dead in the hos
pital at Pueblo, the feeling Of horror
in this district over the killing has
intensified.
That the reign Of terror is on again
is freely expressed by citizens. The
strained feeling that pervaded both
La Veta and Aguilar during Saturday
and ended in killings. was felt at
walsenburg up until late hour Sum
day night. 1t broke once when strik-
ers caught Neal McDermott, fire-boss
from the Maitland mine, before the
Star theatre and beat him.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
Twelve Of rhIrty.four plead Guilty.

Twelve Of ThIrty-four Plead Guilty.
Greeley.-Out OF thirty-four criminal
cases on the docket for the Novem.
ber term of court. District Attorney
Carlson and Deputy V. E. Keyes have
obtained confessions and pleas Of gull
ty from twelve, ranging from man,
slaughter to selling liquor without a
license. Refugio Comes. who shot and
killed Benito Herrara, Mexican, a.
Ration, in a fight over n woman. plead.
ed guilty to manslaughter and was Civ.
en- a two-year sentence. George Miller
and John Burke. who were captured
at Lupton. just as they had laid fuse
to a safe that was loaded with nitro.
glycerin. pleaded guilty and will be
sentenced.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
ave erldas. R.pert.d burned.

Trinidad.-Five bridges on the main
line Of the Denver & Rio Grande rail
road, between Cucharas and Walsen
burg. were destroyed simultaneously
by fire Friday night. Train service be
tween here and Rouse has been cut
off. The coal from the Walsenburs
mines was shipped over this line, and
the military authorities will investf
gate the destruction Of the bridges al
part of the violence attending the
present strike.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
On. Dead, Other. Hurt In Fight.

Pueblo.-1n a three-cornered battle.
waged in the yellow, flickering light
Of the street lamps Of Blend. zinc
smelter suburb. one man was instan-
ly killed by the bullet from a high
power rifle, while the, police insist
severa! others were wounded and re-
moved to hiding before the patrol
wagon arrived on the scene.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
Colorado Springs charl.les Meras.

Colorado Springs.-Presilent Will
liam F. Slocum of Colorado college has
been elected chairman of the new Cen.
tral Council OF Social Agencies. which
is to consolidate all the charitable and
philanthropic organizations OF the city.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
rwenty.two.Pound Beet.

Eaton.-What is believed to be the
largest sugar beet ever grown in Weld
county was that belonging to E. H.
Kellar, who is farming near this city.
The beet is ten and half feet long
and weighs twenty-five pounds. 1t was
planted over we'll shaft that had
been filled up.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
Y. w, c. A. Get. $4,000 Fund.

Colorado Springs.-A ten days cam
paign by the Y. w. c. A. members to
raise the sum Of $4,000 for running ex.
penses ended. with practically ali the
money subscribed. #
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
Would Stop Coal Shipments.

Denver.-Preliminar steps to stop
the mining Of coal in Wyoming. New
Mexico. Missouri. Kansas. Oklahoma
and Arkansas for shipment to Colo.
rado were taken by the policy commit.
tee representing Colorado union min.
ers Friday.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
Explosion Burns Two Boys.

Pueblo.-Otis Snyder. sixteen, and
George Reynolds, seventeen, were bad
ly burned in gasoline explosion
while attempting to refine gold mug
get in retort erected in the rear of
the Reynolds home.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
Dark Horse Wins p. O. Job.

Colorado Springs.-O. w. Ward will
be the next postmaster OF this city,
according to an announcement from
Representative Seldomridge who has
been here for several days going over
the claims of candidates.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
Wants Farmere' In.titute.

Fort Lupton.-The Commercial Club
Of this city has inaugurated move
ment to secure farmers institute
here this winter.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14

Eighty Indictments Against Officials.
st. Louis.-Eighty indictments wera
returned against nine officials and for.
mer officials Of East st. Louis, ILL.,, by
the grand Jury. which has been inves.
tigating charges Of municipal graft.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-14
FeIker Honors RequIsition for rha~

FeIkoF F1ohort HeQuIbttIon ror ThaW
Concord, N. H.-Governor Felke,
honored the requisition of the state oi
New York for the extradition Of Harry
X. Thaw. The case is now transferred
automatically to the federal courts
where writ Of habeas corups on be
half of Thaw Is pending.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-27
JOE DAVIS Is ON THE JOB

Summerfield Chronicle: County
Commissioner JOS. W. Davis has al
ready started his men under John
R. Proctor's supervision in the work
of grading the road between Sum-
merfield and Orange avenue. One
lime pit has been opened up and by
Dec. LIST everything will be in readi-
ness for the week road building by
our farmers and merchants. There
will be no picnic: our people mean
to show all Florida what they can
and will do. As many OF our farm
ars assisted on the Blitchton road.
il is nothing but right that farmers
from that section come over and
help for at least one good full day
Other roads will follow.