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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30
To the Voters of Otero and Crowley
Counties.

Ordway, Colo. Oct. 81, 1914.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On next Tuesday. November 3rd
it will be your privilege TO vote for
or against me for Representative OF
Otero and Crowley counties in the
Twentieth General Assembly, with
two TO be elected.
While have made somewhat ac-
tive campaign, have been unable to
meet many OF the voters personally.
and as | consider you are entitled to
know OF me and for what l stand be-
fore election day. | take rnis means
OF communicating with you.S
was born in Illinois in 1870, rear
eu principally in Missouri. and was
educated in the public schools, Beas-
ley's Academy, Chillicothc (Mo.G Nor
NAL where ! graduated in the Teach
ers' Course and the Missouri Univer-
sity where | studied law.
My present attainment has been
accomplished through my own effort
and my occupation at different times
has been that OF a laborer as farm
hand. farmer and stock raiser, school
teacher and lawyer.
While the politics of my ancestry
on both sides have always been Dem
ocratic. | have been a firm believer
in the principles of Republicanism
| am also a firm believer in Christian
ity and Fratcrnal Organization |
stand upon the platform as enunciat-
ed by the Republican party and cham
pioned by our stalwart young state
leader, George A. Carlson.
The position | seek, is. i believe,
above sentimentality, and your vote
should be cast upon principle rather
than upon personal friendship or
neighborly consideration for a partic-
ular candidate yet if by reason OF per-
sonal consideration for some other
candidate you cannot give me your
first and foremost support. is it ask
ing too much when | ask you TO
make me your second choice, since
you have a vote for two?
If by your votes am chosen as
one OF your two Representatives. the
position | shall occupy will receive
the consideration and treatment OF 4
public trust and shall at all times
have my best and most faithful eff
forts to render Otero and Crowley
counties the best Legislative service
at my command.
Trusting to receive majority sup
port on next Tuesday, | beg to re-
main, Yours respectfully,
CFUAS. c. WOODBRIDGE
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30
OLDER BOYS CONFERENCE
CONTINUED from First Fegc)

"Triles make perfection ~ per-
fection is no triie.'
THE man of tomorrow znas. be
the man that can not be nooSft or
Sold"
He closed by exhortins. itg boys
IF you go back from tins M. :. A.
Conference the little lurn> t;ia: be-
comes the heaven thai cI-scass and
makes pure your high schcD, ycu will
have accomplished the purpose for
which the leaders of this anoy, nent
are striving"
Because of the fact that ti1e foot
ball grounds were a veIIuaDIe taTe of
mud it was necessary to call off the
football game scheduled rEr.ee1 Las
Animas and Rocky Ford iiisil { :hool
teams. but the boys were annpIy COM
pensated >for this disappcirn1e 1t as
they were through the courtesy OF
the A. B. s. Co. Management AIKEN
through the big sugar piaur ana saw
for themselves how beets ase u. vert
ed into sugar.
Many insteresting and aSf ctive
lectures were heard BIZ ti,e bsar from
such talented men as Thos. &i-kpat-
rick. secretary OF the Y. ". & A. at
Colorado College; X. +, vs. lace,
physical director at Censana:aG high
school, Pueblo; X. c. We2teiiburg.
associate secretary OF the iTes ',yter-
ian board of temperaE-..
The following officers wers si ,cted ::
President = Theodore Re >cliffe,
Canon City.
Vice President-Eugene S. illing.
Lamar.
ry-Treasurer- Carl s muel-
son, Las Animas.
Adopt Resoiuu-r.r.
The committee in ccrierea. de-
cided upon the following resell, lions
Resolved, That hearty voae of
thanks be extended to the c1uzens of
Rocky Ford for their most kind hos
pitality in entertaining - IN their
homes.
And be it further resolved, That
we extend vote of thanks /. o the
Rocky Ford executive -vn,I,,,l, &c for
their work for us.
And be it resolved. That the hanks
of the conference be extended DR..
Scoville by letter by our president.
And be it further resolved, That
the thanks of the conference s'e ex-
tended to the young iauIc. OF ihe Y.
w. c. A. and the church ladies for
the excellent supper which they
served.
And be it resolved. That a vote OF
thanks be extended to the Presbyter-
ian and Methodist churches fer their
kindness in permitting - ~~..erence
the use OF their rooms for sessions.
And be it resolved. That thanks be
extended to the State Executive Com
mittec OF the Y NJ. 9. -. anu to the
speakers for their work in making
this conference possible.
And resolved, That each delegation.
upon return home, petition a period
of assembly of its h.sm s.nvol to
make report OF the conference to
the school
And be it resolved, That as individ-
uals. we remember the fellowship,
ideals. and purpose of the conference
and aggressive work which tie indi-
1idual delegations may accoprlish.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30
Notice of Adjustment Day
Estate of Peter Engelman. Deceased.

Estate of Peter Engelman, Deceased.
The undersigned, having been appointed
administrator OF the estate of Peter Engel.
man. late of the County of Otero In the State
OF Colorado. deceased. hereby gives notice
that he will appear before the County Court
OF said Otero County. at the Court House in
La Junta. in said County, on Monday. the 23rd
day of November. A. ID. 1914, at the hour of
10 O'Clock a. m. OF said day, at which time ali
persons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend for the pur.
pose of having the same adjusted. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment to the undersigned.
Dated at Rocky Ford. Colorado. this 22nd
day of October, A. ID. 1914.
PHILIP ESGELMAN,
Administrator OF the estate of Peter
Engelman. Deceased.
Glenn & Goblin. Attorneys 2f-2I
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES

Place an X after each of the fol-
lowing names at the election on Nov
8:
For United States Senator
HUBERT WORK
For Representative in 64th Congress
NEIL MCLEAN.
For Judge of the Supreme court
JOHN Campbell
For Governor
GEORGE A. CARLSON.
For Lieutenant Governor
MOSES L. LEWIS.
For Secretary of State
JOHN Z. RAMER.
For State Auditor
HARRY f. MULNlh.
For State Treasurer
ALLISON STOCKER.
For Attorney General-
WILLIAM b. GOBIE
For Superintendent of Public In
struction-
KATHERINE L. CRAIG.
For Regents of University OF Colo
'CLIFFORD c. PARK,
THOMAS L. WILKINSON.
For Representatives 10th Genera
CHAS. C. WOODBRIDGE,
REUBEN c. lNGE.
For County Clerk and Recorder
JAMES Z. LEWIS.
For County Treasurer
c. A. BEERBOHM.
For County Sheriff
ALEX. YANT.
For County Commissioner --
w. FRANK GREEN.
For County
ROBERT B. EDWARDS.
For Superintendent OF Schools.
ELLA DILLON MARTIN.
For County Surveyor
B. +. POWELL.
For County Coroner
II. NJ. NEWKlRK.
For Justice OF the Peace-Jrsticc
Precinct No. A.
JAMES NJ. CHRITTON.
For Constable
PHILIP J. WEST.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30

Dick Dye. Southern Colorado repre-
sentative of the Kansas City Life Insur-
anoe Co., has his office with Ustick & Co
9l9 Elm Ave. Miss Sayers will attend
to any Office business. Phone Ford 5.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30

Mrs. Ella Dillon-Martin of Swink
is the republican-progressive candi-
date for superintendent of schools of
Otero county. The late Prof. J. NJ.
Greenwood. superintendent OF the
public schools of Kansas City. Mo-,
says Mrs. Ella DillonNartin. is we'll
educated, woman of exalted char
acter and gifted in many ways. She
excels in what she undertakes, and is
a lady OF rare ability and unusual YER
satility.
Mrs. Martin supplemented her
course OF study by post graduate
courses at Philadelphia. Pa, North
western University. Chicago. ILL.,. and
by extensive travel and study in Eu-
rope. She will no doubt fill the office
with proficiency and to the upbuild-
ing of the public school system OF
OterO county,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30

For Rent-Seven room modern house
furnished; or two rooms for light house.
keeping. Apply to W. II. Stamp, 5o4
So. Eighth
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30

For Sale.-Some very fine young COWS
coming fresh. C. W. Irwin. Phone White
sol l8tf
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30
Don't forget that you get mild cured
ham and bacon at Starffers

For Sale-Thoroughbred Scotch collie
pups. at the Experiment Station. Phone
Blue 2e5. or address Warren c. Blinn,
Rocky Ford 22p
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30

The Methodist ladies' will serve meals
in the church basement on election day.
Chicken pie dinner for 55c and oyster
supper for Csc
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30

Tickets for the Aviation meet are now
on sale at the Rexall drug store. Don't
fail to get yours.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30

You get that extra fancy steer beef at
Stauffers
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30

For Sale Cheap-A German heater al
most new. Phone West 572 or Call at
506 So. Tenth
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30
Notice of AdjnsfIncnt Day

Eight room house for rent. Phone
West 2l0
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-30

For Sale Cheap-Studebaker- Flanders
20-horsepower roadster. See F. W.
Welland at New Method Laundry 2ltf
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-01-08

employed In your mine prior 20 the
striker
Answers. 80.
2. How many miners are now en-
ployed In your miner
Answer. IS.
3. What was the average daily
tonnage OF miners employed prior
TO the striker
Answer. "a tons. This average
IL for a. days In October and No
vcmbcr. 1912.
4. What In the average daily ton
mage OF miners now employed in
your mino7
Answer. asa tons This average
Ia for ~ days In October and No
vcmber. 1919. covering the same
period OF time one year later.
g. what were the average daily
earnings OF miners employed prior
10 tho striker
Answer. ti.s0.
@. what are the average daily
earnings OF miners now employed ia
your minef
Answer. ts.ssM
Z. what was the approximate av-
eraEc number OF hours per day
miners worked prior TO the striker
Answer. hours.
s. what 10 tho approximate aver
age number OF hours miners now
work per day.
Answer. about hours.
o Were you ever asked 10 permit
the employment OF a checkwelgh-
man before the striko1
Answer. No
10. Are chcekwoighmon nov en-
ployed by the miners at your mine,
and u 80. are The miners satisfied
with the arrangement
Answer, Yes g Hear sons
dissatisfaction about too much bcinl
deducted for slate from some and
some cara mlsslng
IA nid the coal mine inspector o
this state ever demand that you
remedy sanitary or working condl
lions in your mine which were moi
fsmedied In accordance with his dc.
mands?
Answer. No
~ Were you ever asked durinI
the ~ months prior TO the strike e
remedy any conditions IN your min'
not covered by the laws OF thl
state which were not rcmedledg
Answer No.
rs Have there been any change
or improvements OF any kind IN th'
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-01-08

From the Pueblo tcolo) star
Journal:
Officials OF tlr United Mine
Workers Of America gave a. a rca-
son for calling strike IN Colorado
that coal miners In this state are
entitled 90 bcttcr wages and work
Ing conditions To fully obtain
those benefits these officials have
pcrslatentiy claimed that recognI-
tion OF tho United Mine Workers
OF America. by the signins Of a
contract with that organization. was
necessary.
ION the other hand. coal mine
operators have claimed that tho
signing OF a contract with the Uni
ted Mine Workers OF America would
not only fail to bring the miners
the benefits anticipated. or bring 90
tho operators any advantages, but
that the signing OF such n contract
would result IN handicapping both
tho operators aud the miners.
For the purpose, therefore, 81
attempting 10 obtain reliable infor
nation concerning the actual condi-
tlona AZ an average Hize coal mine
under contract with the United Mine
Workers Of America. the star-Jour-
nal addressed Communication 10
the Royal Gorge Coal company Of
Canon City. which signed up with
that Organization about two weeks
after the strike was called and
which Is still attempting, q now de
velops, TO operate under that con
tract.
Following Is tho correspondence
In full
ASKS For Information.
Pueblo. Colo. Dea g.. The Roya
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-01-08

sanitary OF working conditions in
your mine since your contract was
made with the United Mine work
ers Of America?
Answer No more than usual OF
under ordinary conditions
H. Were you ever asked within
10 months prior 10 the strike TO in
crease wages OF your coal miners7
Answer In one or two instances
on special yardage work an increase
was asked for and was granted, and
on no other work was an increase
asked for and during the ~ months
no demand for an increase was de
MED.
Is. Did you have any control over
your miners before the strike, 90
far as their habits. their condition
whom presenting themselves for
work, and as to their efficiency
were concerned7
Answer. Yes
16. Have the rules and reguia-
lions imposed by the United Mine
Workers Of America in their con.
tract operated to increase the aver.
age daily tonnage Of coal miners?
Answer. No. az will be seen by
answer to Question No. T.
Il. DO coal miners nov earn AZ
much money net per individual al
they did prior to the strike1
Answer. No. AZ will be seen b,
the answer to Question No. g.
rs. Is the total output OF YOU
mine as large ne Il was prior to ths
strike, taking into consideration th'
number OF miners working before
and after the strike7
Answer. No.
10. Have you any control nov
over the men who present them
selves for work. as to their physi
cal OF mental condition. or IA 4
their efficiency ne coal miners3
Answer. No. We have to taxi
them in turn a. presented for worl
in order not to discriminate.
90. Can you hire miner who Il
your opinion Ia good minor. bu
who does not wish to Join the Uni
ted Mine Workers OF American
Answer. lie cannot continue q
work unless he becomes a mcmbe
OF the union.
81 Can you exact the production
OF any given quantity OF coal with
In n stated timer
Answer No.
%. Can you discharge a man 70
evident carelessncss or for cvlden
incompctency7
nswer Not easily: mus, satlsf
the pit committee OF his incompc
tency. which Ia sometimes hard &
do.
20. Who decides demands tina
you refuse to agrce to-
Answer. The mine committo
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-01-08

representing the local union and
their district board.
"a. In the event you object 20
the decisions Of the local grievance
committee. who finally decides all
disputed demands7
Answer. Same as No 90
IS. In the event you still refuse
to accept the decision OF the Off
cials Of the United Mine Workers
Of America, what then happens7
Answer We presume they would
call out their men and close us
down.
26. How many disputes have been
settled locally at yoar mine since
you have been operating under your
new contract
Answer Almost OF daily occur
renee and usually settled at a sacri-
flee to keep the mine going.
a. what is the general character
OF the disputes which now arise.
and are they. II remedied. calcul-
ated to add TO the miners welfare
Increase his output or operate 70
your INTEREST,"
Answer. Petty and unreasonable
often absolutely unfair to the com
pany and OF no permanent good "a
the miners; only encouraging lazi.
ness and incompetency.
IS n you have any miners work
ing for you now who were In your
employ before the strike. do these
miners have any more money com
ing to them each pay day than be
fore the strike was cailed7
Answer No.
Yours respectfully. THE ROYAL
GORGE COAL CO, BY y. @. Belts
President"
since the foregoing appeared IL
the news columns OF the Pueblo
star-Journai. the following add
tional questions have been aske,
the management OF the Royal Gorg,
Coal company and the following re-
plies given.
Question. How much more doe
n cost you TO mine coal under IN,
union contract than II did befor'
you signed up7
Answer II costs as from fi.0t
to ti.O5 moro to produce a ton o.
coal under union conditions.
Question. How do you account
for the reduced production and dc
crease In earnings OF the miners1
Answer. The miners are more in
efficient. do not work ne steadily
and the rules imposed by the unior
prevent skillful miners from pro
ducing any more coal than thos'
who are lazy and inefficient.
Question. Are the miners bette
satisfied under union rules1
Answer. There II good reason q
assert that they are not A few
have boldly said so. but most seen
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-01-08
HANDBAGS MINERS
Also OPERATORS
RECOGNITION on UNITED NINE
WORKERS. DECREASES Pro
DUCTION As WELL A.
DAILY WAGES.

Pueblo ssar-Journai Investigates
Conditions of the Only Operating
Mine In Colorado which Has Ac-
corded to the Demands % the
Union--Iscsuits Not Very Salts
factor3 60 Either Operators or
Taborrrs.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-01-08
An Eastern
Business Man

Once said 10 me. "A can roeos
nize but two tunes one 10
Yankee Doodle aud the other
isn't" Two years ago he
bought his wife
TInE VICTOR VICrROIA
as a Christmas present They
began with ragtime. AS rag
time began 10 get monotonous,
they tried the lighter music OF
the romantic school. thon the
more brilliant OF the classics
and finally the heavier class
les Last spring after the May
Music Festival. he told me II
was the first time he had ever
gone 10 a concert that he
ala not want 10 go ON a spree
10 help him forget Il.
The Vietrola gives healthy en-
ioyment
IRVING GINGRICH
Local Representative
With W. w. Lewis, Jeweler.
Milburn Building.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-01-08

Gorge Coal Company. Canon City.
Colorado. Gentlemen; So far ~
we know yours ia the only large
coal mine In this section OF the
state which granted the demands OF
the United Mine Workers OF Ameri-
ca In fun after the strike was call
cd. and which Ia now operated I'M
der contract with that organiza.
tion.
believing that the people OF
this state would be Interested In
knowing what the result OF your cx-
pcricncc now a.. IN running your
mine. We are appcnding hereto a
list OF questions concerning condi-
tlons OF mining coal prior to the
strike. also questions aa to the re-
suit since your mine has been OPP
Grated under n contract with the
United Mine Workers OF America.
and n you can give ~ brief ans
wcrs 20 M many OF these questions
M possible. We feel that tho infor-
nation will be OF statewide interest
and will be appreciated by the pub
lie At large, Asking the favor Of
an early reply. Yours respectfully.
PUEBLO srAR-JoURNAL."
Coal Company Makes Rcply.
Canon City. Colo. Dee i2.-Thc
Pueblo s,ar-Journal. Pueblo, Colo.
Gentlemen; Your letter OF the 9Th
Instant received Ga ulnug What the
result OF our experience Ia IN oper-
aiing our mine under contrac,
with the United Mine Workers OF
America. and asking us TO reply 10
Hat OF questions concerning con
ditions OF mining coal both before
aud after the strike was called
I'VE hand you herewith the lis'
OF questions you ask aud the ans
wers thereto briefly stated. and
while We could add a great deal
more than the answer 10 each ques-
ton. We believe these questions will
suffice 60 bring out fully the stu
alton 40 u nov exists In our mine.
Il have personally talked with
Mossrs. Lawton and Mol.ennan, i've
OF the principal officers OF the Uni
ted Mine Workers OF America, !
Denver about the unsatistactor,
conditions which exist at our mine
at which time tho situation as de-
voloped By all the questions ans
answers thereto was fully discussed
and while was told the mattel
should be Investigated, have OBJ
tanned no relief 2
Questions and Answers.
1 How many coal miners wer
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-08-14
TEST FOR HEROIC FIREMAN
Stuck Braveiy to His Engine, Though
III, and Died After Run
Ended.

Though i'll from heat, John H. At
kins, Pennsylvania railroad fireman,
refused to leave the cab of his engine,
but worked all the way from Ocean
City to Camden. Arriving at the ter
minal he was hurried to his home in
Camden. In two hours he was dead
Coroner Schroeder, who investigated
the case, said the courageous mans
death was due to heat exhaustion.
He was twenty-eight years old and
leaves a young widow.
Atkins was suffering severely from
the heat when 1t came time to bring
his train from the seashore resort.
The engineer advised him to remain
and get medical aid, but Atkins said
he guessed he would be all right after
they got on the road. On the run,
however, he showed great distress
and occasionally placed ice to his
head and at one time, the engineer
said turned the hose upon himself.
This seemed to give him some little
relief and he rallied considerably.
The brave fellow stuck to his job,
piling coal into the furnace all the
way, never failing to keep steam up
for the Commute run. He must have
suffered intensely, physicians declare.
Philadelphia Record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-08-14
HEROINE OF THE SIGNAL BOX
French Woman Leaves Dying Husband
to Others to Make Safe
Passage Of Train.

A story of dramatic heroism is told
In the Paris newspapers in describ-
ing the murder of a pointsman named
Poullain while he was on duty on the
line from st. Denis to Epernay. on the
main Paris hantilly line.
Poullain, who was aged f1fty-one,
lived with his wife and another family
in a small cottage close to his signal
box, at Pierreftte. about is miles
from Paris, and both of the Poullains
were certified servants of the COM
pahy.
tried employees, as the express service
by day and night is almost perpetual,
requiring unceasing vigilance. ~.
The work was shared between Poul-
lain and his wife. and soon after in
the morning the woman hearing cry,
ran down and found her husband lying
on the threshold just able to say:
Help! l am being murdered"
Shouting aloud, she began to attend
Poullain, when she heard the soma
phore bell giving warning Of the ap-
preaching 800 train. and, leaving her
dying husband, she rushed to save the
lives Of the passengers by working
the points, which she alone now under
stood.
The whole time she continued cry
ing at the top of her voice, and she
saw first their son and then the neigh
bors come out and pick up the
wounded man, but though half heart
broken and shaken with sobs, she re-
NAMED at her post for the passage OF
the Calais boat train, due at $3.50.
This she stopped, and Poullain, I'M
conscious but still breathing. was
placed on board and conveyed to
Faris, while his heroic wife refused to
quit the levers till in the morning,
when finally she was relieved by an
other signalman. 1t was only then
that the poor creature broke down in
long fainting fit, and as soon as she
recovered she took train to see her
husband, whom she found dead.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-08-14
Oldest Railroader Still Works.

George Washington Smoot, who is a
full cousin of United States Senator
Smoot of Utah, is the oldest man in
the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad company, If not the oldest
train man in the United States. He
was born at Ellicott's Mills, Maryland
in 1888, and is now ticket agent at
Mariners Harbor, Staten Island. In
1857 he was brakeman on the Mar
tinsburg division of the B. & o.
In 1858 Smoot was known to the
fraternity and to patrons of the B. &
o. as THE Boy Conductor" He was
at Harper's Ferry, east-bound, when
John Brown made his famous raid.
and Shoots brakeman, E. L. Dorsey.
was seriously wounded by one OF
Browns "minie" balls When the
Civil war broke out and the B. & 0.
railroad was blockaded, Smoot went
to Alexandria as conductor on the
United States military railroad, and
at the close Of the war was honorably
discharged Then he returned to the
B. & o. as conductor ON construc-
ton train on the Philadelphia division.
In 1889 he went to Staten Island