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SPORT.

Edward II. Mcbride, forty-two years
old, widely known as sporting
writer under the name of ''Hotspur."
died at Buffalo, N. Y. following an op-
Grafton for throat infection.
George F. Suggs. n pitcher of the
Cincinnati National league baseball
team, and Miss Mozelle Cox of Kinston
were married at Kinston. n. c., the
home of the bride and former home OF
Suggs.
Eddie J6hnson's next appearance in
the ring will be when he clashes with
Wildcat Ferns of Kansas City, who
has just si.;ned articles to meet the
Pueblo welterweight on March "a at
Pueblo, Colo.
An annual salary of SlS.000-the
highest ever offered a baseball player
in the history OF the national game
was the price placed on the services
of Iris Speaker. outfielder of the Bos-
ton Americans in two-year contract
signed with that club.
Negotiations between the Casper In
dustrial Club and Speedy" Swift, vet
eran semi-pro catcher of the old Chey-
enne Indians, for organization of a
fast semi-pro baseball club for Casper,
Wyo., have led to an agreement by the
club to provide Swift bonus of 3d.
900.
In an effort to secure the fastest
PAGERS in the country to compete
against Braden Direct. 2:0lA, the
Colorado born and bred pacing cham
pion of the world, W. A. Read, of
the Denver Fair and Racing Associa.
ton, which is to conduct the nineteen.
day mixed racing meeting at Overland
park, June 10 TO July 3, inclusive, has
hung up a $4,000 stake for the free,
for-all pace
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
Wealthy Raneher Commits Suicide

observation-disclosures A. Scoville, IS,
one of the bestknown men of this sec
ton, wealthy cattleman and large
property holder, committed suicide
by shooting off the top of his head
with large caliber Winchester rifle.
The body was discovered by neigh
Dor who called at the Scoville home
to visit Mrs. Scoville. Mrs. Scoville
had gcse to town to do some shopping
and did not learn of her husbands
death until informed by neighbors who
met her on her way home.
Scoville's poor health drove him to
dependency and prompted him to
take his own life. is the belief of Mrs.
Scoville. who says that her husband
had been complaining for several
months. although he never limited at
suicide.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
TEXAS RANGERS RAID MEXICO
Recover Body of CIemente Versara,
the Slain Texas Rancher.

Austin, Tex.-Texas Rangers, COM
manded by Captain J. ]. Sanders,
crossed the International boundary
into Mexico, disinterred the body of
Clemente Vergara, the Texas rancher
who was lured into Mexico by Mexican
federal soldiers, and returned with the
body to American soil.
Governor Colquitt authorized the
statement that he did not instruct
Ranger Captain ]. ]. Sanders, who re-
covered Clemente Vergara's body, to
cross the border to get it, but said he
had no complaint to make concerning
Sanders action.
I'VE wanted Vergara's body to de-
termine the manner of his death-and
We have it, the governor said, tersely,
and added Some people may call this
an invasion but it was not. The Off
cial report of Captain Sanders on the
incident was given out by the Execu-
tive Department. 1t simply said: pro-
ceeded to Hidalgo, procured Vergara's
body, and returned it to Laredo"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
FOREIGN.

Canada is waiting on the United
States to adopt legislation making the
fisheries treaty between the two coun
tries effective.
The delicate operation of separating
the "Siamese twins" Madeleine and
Susanna, who had been born united
was performed successfully in Paris.
| General CarranZa ordered an inves
| LOCATION of the Bauch case by the
commission sent to Ell Paso to look
into the death of w. S. Benton, Brit
ish subject.
The government troops took the
| town OF Ouanaminthe, thirty miles
east of Cape Haitien, Haiti, and cap.
tured two of the rebel leaders and a
large number of their followers.
BY a substantial majority the House
OF Commons put on record desire
that the government reconsider its re-
fusal to participate officially in the
Panama-Pac.fic international exposi-
ton.
Tuberculosis has little more than
doubled in France since 1887, accord
ing to figures supplied by Henri
chmidt, Republican-Radical deputy.
who is one of the leading figures in
the temperance movement in France.
British government participation in
the Panama-Pacific exposition at San
Francisco as a reciprocal for Wilson's
toll repeal speech was urged by many
British newspapers. The press of all
England was highly enthusiastic in its
praise of the President.
Asserting that there is no warrant
of international laws or treaty under
which the 5000 Mexicans who fled to
the United States after the battle OF
Ojinaga, and who are interned at Fort
Bliss, can be held. representatives of
the Huerta government are preparing
to institute haDeas corpus proceedings
to obtain their liberation.
Under the eyes of battery of alien
lists employed in an effort to have him
declared insane, and before the stern
cross-examination of the states prose
cutor, who demands that the death
penalty be inflicted, Marcel Rouder-
eau. fifteen years old, admitted in
court at Nantes. France. that he muir
dered seven persons with a pruning
hook, Sept. 30.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
GEN ERAL.

The Rev. Joseph La Febvre, who
was the head of the Oblate order In
America for six years. died at Lowell,
Mass, aged seventy-nine.
Sixty-three men were discharged
from the public works department by
order of Mayor Curley OF Boston.
Their aggregate salaries amounted to
$4,000 a year.
bankruptcies. three boys and girl,
all healthy and normal. were born to
Mrs. Corbett Coplinger, wife OF farm
er at F'latwood, Tenn. All are doing
well.
Governor O'Neal announced that he
would call a special election for May
IL for selection of United States
senator from Alabama to fill out the
unexpired term of the late Joseph F.
Johnston.
Gov. Oswald West, Secretary of
State Ben w. Olcott and State Treas
urer Thomas B. Kay, constituting the
OREGON State Board of Control who
were arrested by Labor Commissioner
o. P. Hoff on a charge of violating the
eight-hour law were ordered dis
charged by the State Supreme Court.
Governor Walsh of Massachusetts,
sent to the Legislature special mes
sage saying that he would refuse to
accept an increase in his salary from
| $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
The Louisville & Nashville Company
! has announced its intention volun'
tarily to reduce passenger fares in
Kentucky from three to two and one
half cents per mile before May l.
There are more than 10000 unem
ployed men in st. Louis, according tc
the results of a police canvas. More
than 5000 of the unemployed men are
permanent residents of st. Louis.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
WASHINGTON.

To date licenses have been issued to
2,Si6 RADIO operators, 2.O99 of them be-
ing first grade.
Representative Willis of Ohio for
mally announced his candidacy for the
Ohio Republican gubernatorial nomi-
nation.
President Wilson before Congress
pleaded for repeal of the provision OF
the Panama canal act which exempts
American coastwise shipping from
tolls
Earl b. Rose of Ashland, n. H., has
been appointed clerk of the United
States court at Shanghai. China. He
is a son of former Mayor David S.
Rose of Milwaukee, Wis.
Cabinet officers and their wives en-
tertained the President and Mrs. VIII
son at dinner Friday evening, which
marked the anniversary of the first
meeting of President Wilson's cabinet.
Two representatives OF Felix Diaz-
Pedro Del Vilar and Cecilio ocon-
startled the Senate foreign relations
committee by proposing that the
United States back Diaz in a new revo-
luton in the hope of bringing peace
TO Mexico.
Claims of J. F. McMurray OF Nc
Alester, Okla, against the Choctaw
and Chickasaw Indians. appropriating
100000 for legal fees. were denied by
a commission headed by Indian Com
missioner Sells, which held there was
no warrant of law for payment.
A vigorous appeal for liberality on
the part of the government in aiding
the American farmer to meet the ma
tion's increasing demands for food was
made by Representative Lever OF
South Carolina, who opened the House
debate on the agricultural appropria'
ton bill, which carries about $4,000.
600.
Secretary and Mrs. Bryan were
hosts to a large number of senators
representatives and prominent public
officials at dinner given in honor oil
Senator and Mrs. John w. Kern Of
Indiana.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
BENEFITS in FIGURES
FOUR YEARS STRIKE COSTS MIN.
Frs s1,ss5,s ss.e5.
E. L. Doyle Gives Congressional Inves-
tisating Committee Exact Totals
Of All Benefits Paid.

| Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Almost 100000 in strike
benefits have been paid by the United
Mine Workers in Colorado since May
1910, according to the sworn state
ment of Edward L. Doyle, secretary
treasurer Of the Colorado district oil
the Union, on the witness stand in
Denver before the congressional strike
investigating committee.
Strike benefits are now being paid
Doyle testified, to 20,50S men, women
and children. The benefits are
divided among 1901 men, 1891 WON
en- and 9.316 children.
Since the calling of the strike last
SeptemberNin the Southern coal fields,
the union has expended $714.5s5.65 in
the camps there. The sum includes
the strike from Sept. 20. 1913. to Feb.
20, 1914. In the Northern coal fields,
where the strike was begun in April.
1910, the expenditures have been:
From May, 1910, to March 81. 1912,
s597,37O.77; from April 1, 1912. to
Sept. 20, 1913. $443.O42.S1; from Sept.
20, 1913, to Feb. 20, 1914, $240,899.32.
ne tOldl SIllhc Denclll cApShuituAS Go
In the state since 1910 have been
1895. S9S.65.
do you think it is better to support
men in idleness than to keep them at
work." asked Congressman Suther-
land.
No." replied Doyle. II think 1t is a
disgrace that these hundreds of men
are idle. But under present conditions
strikes are necessary in order to get
rights for the laboring men,"
Doyle declared he does not believe
in violence and that he thinks it the
greatest enemy of laboring interests.
He advised strikers to picket in viola
ton of the state law in the northern
field last fall, he said, in order to test
the law and by advice of counsel.
In regard to the Oak Creek disturb
ances in Route county, he testified
that he advised the Oak Creek strik-
ers to shoot to protect their homes If
the Steamboat Springs mob tried to
attack them.
The committee met in Denver after
closing its hearings in the southern
field at walsenburg.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIvE
TRAPPED, ASLEEP, IN MIS-
souri, ATHLETIC CLUB.
DEAD BURIED IN RUINS
VICTIMS LEAP FROM SEVENTH
FLOOR OF BUILDING AND
DIE IN STREET.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ST. Louis, Mo-, March 9.-Seven
known deao; ITS men missing and
thought to be incinerated in the ruins
and about fifty injured, was the toll
of a fire which destroyed the $1,000
900 building of the Missouri Athletic
| Club, one of the most exclusive organ
| izations of the city, early this morn
| ing. At o'clock the fire was still be-
yond the control of the fire depart
ment. The four upper stories of the
building on the Seventh street side
caved in.
The Boatmens bank, which occupied
the two lower floors of the building,
was buried in ruins.
One hundred and thirty-five mem
bers and one hundred guests, total
of 235 men. were asleep in the build
ing at the time of the fire. After four
hours only >fifty-seven, including dead
and injured, have been accounted for.
AT 4 a. m. the fire spread to ad-
joining buildings, making solid city
block of flame. The property loss, it
is estimated, will be close to $780,
0OO
Every available ambulance and po-
lice patrol in the city has been sent
to the scene to take care of the in
jured and the dead.
The bodies of seven men who had
leaped from the eighth story of the
building were found mangled on the
sidewalk. One of these has been iden-
titled as John Martin Hickey of Chi
cago.
At 4 o'clock firemen and rescuers
pressing into the blazing ruins had re-
covered the bodies of three uniden-
titled men.
The fire was discovered shortly after
midnight, flames bursting from the
windows of the lower four floors of the
splendid Club building, which is stu
ated at Fourth and Washington ave-
nues, In the heart of the business dis
trict. Within half an hour after the
fire was discovered the flames were
shooting through the eight floors OF
the club building.
At 3 o'clock the entire rear section
of the club building caved in, making
destruction of the building, with the
exception of the front and side walls,
complete.
The Missouri Athletic Club is one of
the richest and most exclusive of its
among its members some of the lead
ing professional and business men of
St. Louis and a great many of these
who were unmarried made it their
home.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
resting Nephew,s Knowledge.

There is a certain old German of
Wilkesbarre. Pa, whose pride, like
that of many self-made men. leads him
at times into sort of patronizing con-
descension toward those things he did
not have time for" when he was max
ing his way In life.
Upon the occasion of the graduation
of a nephew. he asked:
Veil. Wilhelm. vot did dey teach
you up there?'
Greek and Latin" said the boy.
"and German and algebra"
so. sol" murmured the old Ger
man. And volts der algebra for po-
tatoes, now youths Companion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
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WESTERN.

Miss Alileen Heppner, accused oil
perjury in Connection with the Hen
ming Funk alienation suit, was found
not guilty by jury at Chicago.
The collier Jupiter, which recently
made a successful trial trip. will be
the first ship in the navy propelled
with electrically-driven machinery to
make an extended cruise.
Richard Schultz, who confessed he
cut Mrs. Elizabeth Healy's throat after
a trivial quarrel. was the most uncon-
cerned person in the room when the
coroner's inquest was held in Chicago.
DR.. c. Frank Lydston announced at
the meeting of the Chicago Medical
Association that he had successfully
transplanted the generative gland of a
dead person to the body of u living
man
The first vessel in direct Portland
to-Aiaska service sailed from Portland.
1t is the Thomas l.. Wand, flying the
house flag of the Pacific Steamship
Company. The round voyage is eX-
pected to take eighteen days.
The plea for the loan of sl5O,0OO to
United Mine Workers of America to
carry on the labor war in Colorado
precipitated battle at the convention
of the Illinois Mine workers at Peoria,
ILL.,
Louis W. Hill, chairman of the board
OF directors of the Great Northern
railway, was elected president of the
company at a special meeting OF the
board of directors held in st. Paul. He
will retain the title of chairman of the
board eX-officio.
Ralph LoieZ, Mexican bandit who
shot and killed several men at Bing-
ham, Utah. and for whom a nation
wide search has been conducted since
his escape from the Utah-Apex mine.
may be patient now in the Milwau-
kee county hospital.
The State Public Utilities Commits
sion adopted an order requiring all
steam roads in Illinois. after May 1
TO maintain bulletin boards announc-
ing the time of arrival and departure
of every passenger train at least thir-
ty minutes before each train is due.
Suspected of having made a murder
Gus attack on Mrs. C. f. McRae and
Leslie Armquist with a knife and polk
or in n Minneapolis grocery, William
Griffin of Monona, Iowa. was arrested
at La Crosse, Wis. Mrs. McRae' was
stabbed six times and an iron poker
was thrust down her throat.
William j. Bierkamp. Jr.. Denver
real estate man and former president
of the Germania State bank. now in
liquidation, was arrested by the San
Francisco police on a warrant charg-
ing the operation of confidence
game. ]. /. Carper. vice president OF
the bank and the board of directors,
swore cut the warrant.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
Phone Rate Gu. 80 Per Gent.

Denver.-The proposed telephone
rate reduction bill, drafted Jointly by
City Attorney I. n. Stevens and At
torney James II. Brown for the Den
yer Business Mems Association. de-
clares that the Mountain States Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company has
been receiving excessive return upon
its investment, amounting to 30 per
cent of its charges, and provides for
a rate reduction which will not be less
than 30 per cent nor more than IS per
cent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
Bryan Warns Villa and carranza.

Ell Paso, Tex.-When Consul Letch-
er left here to return to his post at
Chihuahua he carried instructions
from Secretary of State Bryan with
reference to the case of Luis Terrazas,
Jr., who is being held for ransom by
General Villa. General Villa and Gen
eral Carranza both will be informed
that the State Department could not
but construe the threatened execution
of Terrazas as indicative OF great
weakness in the rebel government Of
northern Mexico.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
Utah and Colorado Governors Confer

Denver.-That Utah is ready and
willing to work hand in hand with
Colorado for the mutual benefit Of
both states, is the message which was
brought to Denver by Governor Will
lam Spry OF Utah. who was en- route
from Washington to his home in Salt
Lake. He held long conference with
Governor Ammons, during which 1t
was decided to hold the Western Gov
errors Conference in Denver April Z,
two days in advance of the National
Irrigation Conference to be called by
Secretary Lane.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
"CASCARETS" FOR
A BILIOUS LIVER
For sick headache, bad breath, /.
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get a 1O.cent box now.


No odds how bad your liver. stomach
or bowels; how much your head
aches. how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation. indiges-
ton. biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach. liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end @ the
headache, biliousness, dizziness, nerv-
BUSINESS, sick, sour. gassy stomach.
backache and. all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs of all the.
bile. gases and constipated matterS
which is producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happi-
ness and a clear head for months.
No more days of gloom and distress
II you will take Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little In
sides need cleansing. too. Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
"Mo,her- Jones Denied Habeas Corpus.

Misunderstanding that the case in
which Mother" Mary Jones petitioned
for writ of habeas corpus was the
same in all essential particulars as the
Davis case decided Feb. 4, Judge A.
W. McHendrie handed down decision
from the bench, denying the writ and
remanded the petitioner to the custody
of the military authorities now holding
her. Attorneys for the Miners Union
promise to carry the case to the SUI
preme Court.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
Colorado Strikers Aided.

Peoria, Ill.-At the convention Of
the Illinois branch of the United Mine
Workers OF America a resolution was
carried expressing sympathy with the
striking miners of Colorado and sup
port for the referendum vote in favor
of a s15O,OOO loan to the international
committee for use in Colorado.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
Pueblo merehan. Run Down by Taxi

Pueblo.-Stephen Rayhawk was run
over by a taxicab and seriously in
jured. His left leg was broken and he
received numerous wounds and
bruises, in addition to internal in
juries. The police are searching for
the taxicab driver, whose identity is
unknown.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
Sanford Named Manitou Postmaster

Colorado Springs.-T. j. Sanford
received his commission as postmas-
ter of Manitou and assumed his du-
ties, succeeding H. H. Grafton, who
has been postmaster there for sixteen
years
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
Eioh,.pound Boy Born to oerbys.

New York.-An eight-pound boy
was born to DIR. and Mrs. Richard
Derby, who was Miss Ethel Roosevelt,
younger daughter of former President
Theodore Roosevelt. The Derbys were
married in April, 1918.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13

When a girl jilts a young man shs
may do him a great kindness-but he
doesn't realize 1t until later.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundresS
All good groeers. Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13

Some men reach the top and then I.
become dizzy.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-09-12
PARRANAGAT NEWS
Local and Other News from Our
Alamo correspodet


ALAMO. Nevada, Sept S-Rorn: re
Mr. and Mrs. William Lamb, Jr.. q
baby boy.
A moving picture show was In Alamo
last week The show was given orr
three nights in succession and practi-
caly everyone In Pahranagat vale.
was IA attnlanec
Jos. +. Fcremaster went to PAN
TO attend the L. D. S. conference whic
was hed at that place Sept mber 9Th.
Frank Allen has returned from Walls
bu g, Utah, where he has been for the
past five months.
Sid w, Pace, j. w Wedge and Augu
Koyen went to caliente this week wit.
loads of fruit.
Elijah shumway and family have son
to Riahflold, utah,
]. w. ichard andR family heav,
gone to Panaca to spend the winter
Their daughter, Mise NINA, viii con
tinue her studies in the Lincoln Count
High school.
Miss Elouise schefie,d Of the Roedc.
-anch, has gone TO Panaca to atten.
tae high scchool.
Mrs. C. NJ. Stewart of Los Angeles
Cal. is visiting with her mother, Mrs.
VIM, Lamb ST.
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chas Side beck pead

as miner Cnas rilderbeck. who was .
Gins EiIderDeci who was employed as
a miner IN tie Prince mine. died Thurs
tdght eitar a brief Illness Of pneumonia,
Tie deceased leaves a divorced wife ana
children in Arizona. The funeral will be
Conducted today under the auspices Of
the Phoebe Miners union ana inteme4t
win take place in the city cemetery.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-09-12
public Schools open

The pub ic schools of Phoebe orenec
iast Monday with Miss Lizzie Macitin-
son. principal; Miss katherine Williams,
intermediate teacher and Miss Bertha
Rutherford. primary teacher. The open
ng attendance wss about so pupils. It
is expected that others viii soon emit I
SO as to bring the enrolment up to over
100.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-09-12

HOW CHILDREN GanIlM

Children grow by nourishnent--no
overloaded stomachs or rich foods BIZ
qualities that are readily converted int
liie-snstaining blood too often thei
digestive powers cannot procure tines
qualities from ordinary foods which result
IN weakness, dizziness and sickness.
IT your children are under-size, under
weight, catch cold easily, are languid
backward, pale or frail, give them Scott
Emulsionwhichis pure medicinal nourish.
ment. II sharpens the appetite, builds
healthy flesh, firm muscles and active
brains. SCOTS is growing food for
children. Refuse alcoholic substitutes.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-09-12

Judge Henry NJ. Lllls. Republican nom
NEE for district judge, was in the city
Thursday and Friday interviewing the
voters in the interest of his candidacy
The judge is wen known in this county
md has many friends here. He expects
to make thorough canvass of TIC
county later in the campaign
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-09-12

iias Olson. George Y. Warren. IL
w. underhill. Floyd Denton. ]. Les
Denton and Geo. NJ. Senter of Caliente.
We're In the city last Monday and appear
ed before the county commissioners 10
protest against the issuance OF a liquo.
license for another saloon in their town.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-09-12

Parseuays "aa. ~ settle"
lii Paraguay there is found rail
way beetle" q hind q s.owwonn
which enits strong red h8ht from
head 10 tail, bat also q green light
along each side OF It's hcay,
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CARD OF THANKS

We desire to thank our friends for the
many acts Of kindness rendered us In :
late bereavement Words cannot expires
our sincere gratitude to them all.
Mr., and Mrs. Jos Conway
and Family
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-09-12

Judge J. M. Breeze returned to the
city last Wednesday accompanied by MIR
Breeze