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The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
STRIKERS FIGHT STATE MILITIA.
Two Reported Killed and Three In
iured at WaIsenburq.

Walsenburg, Colo, April 29.-Strik-
ers and militia were fighting outside
of Walsenburg last night. Militiamen
went into action from Water Tank
hill, and the roar of their field pieces
was heard for miles. Hundreds of
strikers were intrenched on the hog
back, three-quarters Of a mile west of
Walsenburg, and are replying steadily
to the troops fire.
The battle in which the militia
Joined continued thirty-six hours with
out let-up between mine guards from
the McNally, Walsen and Robinson
mines and the strikers. Two men are
known to have been killed, eight
bodies are reported lying on the field
between the position of the strikers
and the troops and three have been
wounded. The known dead are:
George Book, striker, 40 years old,
shot through head; Henry Floyd, cit
izen, shot through head.
The known wounded are: Mike
Lenzini, shot through the body: likely
to die. Will Peet, striker, shot through
leg; Margaret Gregory, shot in arm.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
RockefeIIer Makes Statement.

New York, April 29.-John D. Rookie
feller, Jr., issued statement defining
the position he, as director of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, had
taken in regard to the mine strike now
in progress in that state, which has
cost the lives of many men, women
and children and caused large prop
erty loss. In the statement he de-
clares that the unionization of mines
cannot be arbitrated, and agrees to
all the other conditions asked. He
also gave out figures showing profits.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
Six Men Wounded Near Hecla Mine.

Louisville, Colo, April pa ten
hour battle between striking miners
and mine guards at the Hecla mine of
the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company, in
which it is estimated that at least 20,-
OO0 shots were exchanged, terminated
with temporary truce after six men
had been wounded, two of them so
seriously that they cannot live. The
militia since has taken possession of
the hills surrounding Louisville.
Scores of houses here were riddled
with bullets during the fight.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
WOULD BUY JOHN DIS MINES.
Representative Bryan of Washington
Introduces Bill.

Introduces Bill.
Washington, April 29.-Government
ownership and operation of the Colo
rado mining property owned by the
Rockefellers was proposed in bill
introduced by Representative Bryan
of Washington.
1t directs the President, as comman-
der-in-chief of the army, to use troops
"to restore order and respect for the
law" and then authorizes the attor-
ney general to institute condemnation
proceedings to obtain the stock held
by John D. Rockefeller and his son,
with such other stock necessary to
obtain full control.
The bonds are to be taken over in
the same manner. The President is
authorized to operate the mines at
cost, paying per cent on outstanding
stock.
A minimum wage, eight-hour day,
workmen's compensation and sanitary
working conditions are also specified
in the bill.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
Calls Special Legislative Session.

Calls Special Legislative Session.
Denver, April Ex-Governor E. M
Ammons issued a proclamation Mon
day calling the members of the Legis-
iature to meet in special session at
the capitol. May a. The purposes for
which the Legislature is to assemble
are:
"First-To provide for paying, either
by the issuance of bonds, special tax
levy or otherwise, the expenses which
have been or shall be incurred in re-
storing and preserving peace and good
order and in suppressing insurrection
with the aid of the National Guard of
Colorado during the coal miners strike
Of 191S-1914. and to pay all expenses
of the state incident thereto.
"Second-To enact law submitting
to the people of the state amend
ment to the constitution to empower
the Legislature to enact laws for arbi-
tration in all labor disputes and to pro-
vide for the enforcement of the deci-
sions of the arbitration board.
"rhird-To enact law establishing
a state constabulary or state peace Of
ficers and defining their powers and
duties.
"Fourth-To enact law or laws au-
thorizing the governor and other Off
GERS in time of internal disorder to
or prohibit the sale, gift. purchase and
use of Intoxicating liquors in any spe
erred district. where: in his Judgment,
to do.
"Fifth-To enact law or laws au-
thorizing the governor in times of
internal disorder. to regulate or pro-
hibit the sale, gift and purchase of fire
arms and ammunition and the carrying
thereof except by authorized persons.
sixth = To appropriate the sums
necessary to defray the expenses of the
extra session hereby called.
Whereas, in the judgment of the
governor of the state of Colorado, the
present is one of the extraordinary oc-
casions required in the constitution of
the state for the calling of special ses-
sions of the General Assembly.
Now. therefore. I, Elias NJ. Am
mons, governor of the state of Colo
the Nineteenth General Assembly of
said state and hereby summon the
members thereof to meet in special ses-
sion at the capital in the city of Den
yer and the state of Colorado, on
Monday, the 4th day of May. 1914, at
12 o'clock noon"
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
To Care for Legislatures Needs.

warrants of the third class issued by
the state of Colorado until it becomes
definitely known just what action the
Legislature will take on strike mat
ters and what extraordinary expendi-
lures it will order. The positive pro-
cedure was announced by State Audi
tor Kenehan, who explained that the
legislative branch comes within the
first class appropriations. Its ex-
penses must be paid before other in
stitutions are cared for. The special
session will cost about $1,000 day.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
MussER HEADS INVESTIGATORS.
Ammons Appoints Committee to Fix
Blame for Deaths in Strike Field.

Blame Ior DedtnS IN StTike rleiu.
Denver, April.-A committee to
investigate and report upon the vio-
lences in the southern coal strike dis
trict last week, particularly the fight
ing at the Ludlow tent colony and
the burning of the tents, where many
were killed. was appointed by Gov
ernor Ammons. Chief Justice George
w. Musser OF the State Supreme
Court is chairman.
Chief Justice Musser was largely re-
sponsible for the truce in the strike
district which was reached Friday aft
ernoon.
The members are: Chief Justice
Musser of the Supreme Court; A. f.
King, presiding judge of the State
Court of Appeals; the Rev. Allan A.
Tanner, pastor of the First Congrega-
tional church; Norton Montgomery,
deputy attorney general, and M. p.
Capp, warden of the state reformatory.
Later the governor appointed Mrs.
Alma Lafferty a member of the COM
mittee at the request of the women's
mass meeting.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
100000 Block Destroyed by Fire.

Rigby, Ida-An entire block was
wiped out by fire here, the loss
amounting to 100000.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
M. cAILLAUx REELECTED.
Resigned Finance Portfolio After the
Calmette Shooting.

Paris.-The Socialists and Royalists
appear to have made decided gains in
the elections for members of the
Chamber of Deputies. The Caillaux
Radicals failed to muster their ex-
pected strength, but M. Caillaux, who
resigned the finance portfolio after
the Calmette shooting, was reelected
Among the successful candidates were
NJ. BRAND, Barthou,r Deschanel and
Viviani.
Although $50 deputies were defi-
nitely chosen, the country will have
to await the result of the 251 second
ballots on May 10 before it can tell
whether the present government will
obtain majority.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
May Call Nationwide Strike.

Denver.-That a general strike of
all coal miners in the United States
may be ordered as the result of the
strike conditions in Colorado was sug-
gested as possibility in telegram
by E. l.. Doyle, secretary and treasur-
er of the United Mine Workers in
Denver, to Frank j. Hayes, vice-presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers of
America, in Indianapolis. Doyle had
received a message from Hayes in
which he declared that 100000 miners
have heard the cries of the strikers
and their families in Colorado and
stood ready to give their last cent and
lives If necessary to protect and safe
guard the rights of the strikers here.
Vienna.-A military aviator named
Wally was killed in fall at the Aero
drome.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
EXPLOSION KILLS 200 MINERS

Eccles, w. Va, April 29.-H. G.
Bayles, general manager of the New
River Galleries Company, announced
that 100 miners entombed in mine No.
5, wrecked by an explosion, are dead.
Bayles said the disaster was due to a
dust explosion.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
WILSON WIRES AMM0NS
CoLoRADoANS MUST SOLVE THE
STRIKE PROBLEM
President Tells Governor the Federal
Troops viii Rule Supreme to
Preserve Order but Only
Concern Is With Strife.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, April 29.-President
Wilson sent the following telegram to
Governor Ammons on Tuesday:
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
Chinese Pirates Kin and Wound 200.

Hongkong, April 29.-Two hundred
native passengers were killed or
wounded during a desperate fight
with Chinese pirates who attacked
and burned the British steamer sta
ton near Macao. Chief Officer Evans
is missing. Other foreign officers
and $50 passengers escaped. The
pirates greatly outnumbered the of
ficers at the station and swooped
down with the greatest fury. 1t was
only after desperate fighting that the
officers and passengers succeeded in
getting away.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
PRESIDENT ISSUES PRocuAMA-
TIoN DIRECTING ALL SIDES IN
STRIKE WAR TO DISARM
AND RETIRE BY APRIL 80.
TROOPS FOR COLORADO
FORCES ARRIVE FROM FIT. LEAV-
ENWoRTH AND FIT. RUSSELL
FOR CANON CITY, LUD-
LOW AND TRINIDAD.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, April 29.-President
Wilson Tuesday ordered United States
troops to take charge Of the strike
torn scenes of the industrial war in
Colorado. In proclamation to the peo-
pie of the United States he command
ed that all violence and disorder cease
by April 80. The proclamation reads
by the President of the United States
IA PROCLAMATION.
whereas, 1t is provided by the Con-
stitution of the United States that the
United States shall protect every State
in this Union on application of the
Legislature. or of the executive (when
the Legislature cannot be convened)
against domestic violence, and
whereas, The Governor of the state
of Colorado has represented that do
nestle violence exists in said state
which the authorities of said state are
unable to suppress; and has presented
that 1t is impossible to convene the
Legislature of the state in time to
meet the present emergency, and
Whereas, The laws of the United
States require that in all cases of in
surrection in any state, or of obstruc-
tion to the laws thereof whenever in
the Judgment of the President 4 be-
forces to suppress such insurrection or
obstruction to the laws. he shall forth
with by proclamation donorss command st;ph such
peaceabIy to their respective abodes
within a limited time:
Now. Therefore, /, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United states. do
hereby admonish all good citizens of
the United States and all persons with
in the territory and jurisdiction of the
United States against aiding, counten-
ancing, abetting or taking part in such
unlawful proceedings; and L do hereby
warn all persons engaged in or con-
nected with said domestic violence and
obstruction of the laws to desperse and
retire peaceably to their respective
abodes on or before the thirtieth day
of April, instant
I'm testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington,
this twenty-eight day of April in the
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and
fourteen and of the Independence of
the United States of America the one
hundred and thirty-eighth.
"WOODROW WILSON.
by the President:
civilian ]. BRYAN.
(SeaD Secretary of State"
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
WILLIAM j. BRYAN.
(Seal) Secretary of State"

The President, in telegram to Gov
ernor Ammons, requests that the state
Legislature, which is to be convened
May A, consider the whole situation,
so that means may be provided for
the state to reassert it's authority and
to limit the operation Of the federal
troops.
The President asks also that the
militia be withdrawn temporarily
while the federal troops restore order.
The orders prepared by Secretary
Garrison called for the detail of troops
from Fort Leavenworth, Kan, to Trim
idad and Ludlow City in the strike
district and from Fort D. A. Russell,
Wyo., to Canon City. At Fort Leaven-
worth the second squadron of the
Fifth cavalry is stationed and at Fort
Russell troops E and H Of the Fifth
cavalry are awaiting orders.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-02
To Get Members for Metal Miners

Three men have been appointed on
a committee to wage a campaign to
obtain at least 1.500 members for the
Denver County Metal Mining Associa-
tion: S. d. Nicholson, b. P. Morris,
George Stahl, E. A. Colburn and Pres
ident Haldane of the State School of
Mines
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-17
NORTH BENNINGTON

The Epworth league viii hold a ma
pie sugar social in the vestry Of the
Methodist church, North Bennington.
Monday night. April Goth. WIN serve
from $50 O'Clock.
There viii be no church service az
the Methodist church Sunday after
noon as the pastor. Rev. J. l.. Mitch
ell is attending conference.
Mrs. Helen G. Cole. who has been
spending several months In New
York city has returned home.
Mrs. Carrie Henry has returned
from Council Bluffs Iowa. where she
has passed the winter
Tonight win be your last chance
to attend the Fair. Thing OF the good
times on previous nights and re.
member this is the big night OF the
fair The voting contests close AT
li.45 tonight so get all the votes in
before that time. Admission 15c,
children lOc. The harp and violin.
which We engaged for music last
night failed 10 arrive fro some un-
known reason. but we are endeavor-
ing TO get harp and violin from Al.
bany for tonight. II We fail. will have
an orchestra anyway.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-17
Have You Registered Your eabyr

'fNd'eN~'~ 'NdA oaBJs
An Indiana child lost a $4,000 in.
heritance just because II had no
birth certificate, and there was no
legal proof OF its identity
Another heir. in order TO get a
farm that was willed to her. had to
prove the date of her birth She
finally succeeded. but only by prov.
ing that she was born on the same
day that n high-bred calf was born
in her fathers barnl The calf had a
birth certificate, but the girl had
monet
The May Womans Home Com.
panion shows that the United States
has few and poor laws about the
registration OF births. The result
is that tens OF thousands of little
babies sicken and die who might be
saved If they were registered so that
medical attention could reach them
in their earliest hours on this earth.
The subject is important and fas
cinating. The author of the Com
panion article is Julia C. Lathrop,
Chief of the Children's Bureau in
the United States Department OF
Labor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-17

heavy and dull, twitching- eyelids,
itching of the nose. itching of the
rectum, short dry cough, grinding of
the teeth. little red points sticking
out on tongue, starting during sleep.
slow fever.
DR.. True's Elixir, the so years time
tried Family Laxative and Worm Elk
peller. viii expel the worms and Ss-
store the vim and yigor to your
child. Good FOR adults also. Dis
covered by my father over so years
ago. s5c, SOC and $1.0O at all deal
ers. Advice free Special treat
ment for tapeworms. Send for book.
hassra. Eaiss. On<..etnzAa-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-17
DORSET

Miss Mabel Gilbert has Been in
Troy a portion OF the week.
Mrs. Haven returned last week
from a visit with relatives in New
Jersey.
]. ID. Wright OF aAInchester was a
Sunday guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
B. Kent.
Edw Hudson OF New York has
heen visiting friends in Dorset the
past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John whitcomb are
visiting thier granddaughter. Mrs.
Berniss Kinney OF the west road.
John Tanning Of Granville was in
town this week TO oversee the NOV
ing OF his furniture to his new home
Mr.. and Mrs. David Caldwell and
little son from Ohio are spending
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Lille.
The marriage OF George Weeks
and Mrs. Potter took place April II,
Rev. Mr.. Haven conducting the cere-
mony.
The young ladies' of the church are
forming mission study class which
will hold Its first meeting with Mrs
Haven next week Thursday.
Alton Kent is at home for few
days from T. c. A. Poultney. He
will return TO his studies next Mon
day. after the trout are all gone.
Miss Marion Wade has been visit.
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Wade during vacation from school
which she attends in Newark, n. ].
Vernon Ladd drove to Granville
Monday with household goods of Mr..
and Mrs. John Tanning. "Budd" is
busy with team work this spring and
very accommodating with his pat
rons.
The special arrangement of SER
vices at church and Sunday school
on Easter we're greatly enjoyed by
all in attendance. Words by the pas
tor were earnest and helpful, and
the singing by the choir was pleas
ing and most ably conducted by Mrs.
Campbell
The missionary meeting at the
home of Mrs. f. H. West on We'd
nesday afternoon was we'll attended
and enjoyable. The subject was on
work in Turkey, and the ladies great
! ly appreciated the interesting adj
dress given by Holley Gilbert. Mrs
Chas. Gilbert read an interesting &C
count of life of Cyrus Hamlin. Mrs
Geo. Gilbert also spoke and read
from several topics.
Reports from fisher woe-begone
and but few trout dinners in town
today "wednesday. George Lille
and David Caldwell never yet failed
and will eat their basketful tonight
Richard Lee caught five pounds to
supply the home table. and Alton
Kent had an even dozen beauties on
his string, but his uncle Prentiss is
planning to come in day or two for
fishing, and just wait till you hear
from him
n. L. Taylor, chiro-practor, who
has been in Boston recently, has re-
turned to his home in Manchester
and has been in Dorset several times
this week visiting former patients
who have been greatly benefited by
his treatment. Since graduating
from the Chicago school of Chiro-
practic DR.. Taylor has been very sue
cessful with his patients, several OF
which we're pronounced incurahle by
medical men. 1t is interesting TO
hear his account of several chiro'
practors in Boston, whose arrest and
Imprisonment was Recently caused
by a number of medical men and os'
teapaths who oppose the new prac'
tice and try In every way, to sup
press it, We are glad doctors in
] this part OF the country are more in
4oilfoapt md charitable In saw the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-17

government to use its influence for
the protection OF Spanish subjects
in Mexico. The Spanish govern
ment has asked the United States
government alone TO aid in the pro-
lection OF Spandlards.
Premier Dato added that the Span
ish government was entirely satisfied
with the attitude OF the United
States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
a. Ts~a - vAss. Ted BsA<fs
~ Runs anudr.N

The Ere department is planning 20
hold a fair in the near future.
George T. Phelps has broken
ground for a new house on Browning
place
Mrs Annette MccAndliss and daugh
ter. Eugenia, have gone 20 bermuda
for a stay OF a few weeks.
biscuits. beans. cakes. cookies and
pies. an homemade. viii be On sale
AZ the Baptist church on Saturday Rf-
tern0on az O'Clock. held By the
Missionary society. Come and buy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-17
SPAIN RELIES ON U. S.
No Other Power Asked to Protect
Subjects in Mexico

Madrid, April l4.-Premier Foguar-
do Dato authorized today the most
complete denial OF reports published
in the United States that King Alton
so had personally asked the British
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-17

Signs OF worms are: In
digestion, variable -ap-
petite. craving for sweets
nausea, vomiting, swol-
len upper lip. sour stom-
ach, offensive bresth,
hard and full belly, eyes
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-17
DRYSDALE
Girls NeD
Wash Dresses

Special value in Pref
ty Cineham Dresses
ages 8 10 II years al
Sl.M. Ages 2 10 9
years al SOC.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-17
Worms San Children'S Health

Mothers often wonder why their
children are not rugged and hardy.
In vast number of cases the trouble
iH--Wornis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-17
HEADACHE, BAD TASTE,

CONSTIPATION, ALL RELIEVED
BY that good old family cathartlc and
liver medicine. Hoods Pills. Buy a
bottle for 25c, send the trademark
TO G. /. Hood Co, Lowell, Mass. before
April 80. IA, and receive the great de-
tective story, Macon Moore" free.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-17

least. Needless to say the Boston
chlro-practors won their cases in
spite of opposition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-17
BoidDin
House Dresses

Snap on and snap Off
Si.m. sl-5o and Sl.e5.
Boston Maid" House
Dresses at Sl.O0 are
very neat and pretty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-17
Extra Good Waists
At SI.O0

A count.r full-Of them
crepes, lawns and ba-
surprisingly at
traciiye.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-29
LOCALS.

The regular services of the
Presbyterian church will be held
tomorrow night at 7 AS o'clock.
The public in general are invited
to attend.
We were requested to an
nounce the opening of the 1914
1915 term Of the Fasnacht
Grade Institute which is the
twenty-fifth session ON Septem-
Der 7th. For particulars adj
dress Miss Louise Fasnacht, the
principal. II n
AT a meeting of the Cham
Der Of Commerce this week,
Messrs. Fritz Dietlein, p. A. Ian
dry and j. p. Suberbielle were
appointed delegates to represent
this Parish and City at the South
ern Cotton Growers meeting
which convened at New Orleans
last Thursday morning. The
purpose is to device some method
Of financia! protection caused by
the war in Europe. The idea is to
frame recommendations to be
made to Congress, to which the
matter already has been referred,
and which is seeking a solution
of the problem which will be
within it's scope of action. Some
Of the cotton men are anxious
that something be done, while
others are more concerned in the
prevention of measures that
might combat some already sug-
gested.
WANTED-POsition of book
keeper. Reference furnished on
request. j. A. FAGOT.
The suit Of Assad Elias
against the City of New Iberia
for damages owing to the killing
of his wife by an electric cur
rent on June Goth 1911 which was
lost to the plaintiff in the Dis
trict Court when it appeared for
trial is set to appear in the Su-
preme Court next Tuesday. This
case created considerable inter
est at the time of the accident
which caused Mrs. Elias death
while she was in the act of hang
ing clothes on line which came
in contact with a supposed live
wire which also crossed her prem
Uses. Her husband at once III
stituted damage suit against
the City. The Corporation of
New iberia will be represented
by City Attorney l.. 0. Hacker.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-29
Insurance Agent.

Mr.. Benny L. Levy, a son of
Hon. Max Levy arrived this
week from Trinidad, British West
Indies, his headquarters are in
Panama but he travels in several
different countries in the interest
of one Of the business houses Of
the East having built up large
business for his firm. When the
war was declared Mr.. Levy
boarded the last ship to leave the
Island and it was necessary a:
night that all lights be put out
for fear that the ship would be
taken by the enemy of England.
1t was a relief to many of the
essengers when the boat
reached the States and it is prob
able that Mr.. Levy will remain in
this country until the war is over.
His friends in New iberia were
delighted to see him.