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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-18
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
FOR THE YOUNGSTERS
Beautiful Elks Home Will Be Thrown Open
and All Children Under Twelve Years of
Age Will Be Entertained. on
Christmas Day

The biggest celebration children held in this
be Elks from 10 to o'clock Christ
arranged at the meeting OF Rocky Ford
Lodge No. l147, B. P. O. E, on Tuesday evening.
throw the doors of the beautiful Eks home
morning Rocky Ford children under
years age hours kddes will be entertained
betting the happy Yueda and at oockor before
wish fone of them will be given
may be sack of candy But
kid will get something of that they assured
will be for the children of Rocky Ford and lot
folks teachers invited to with
they assist keeping the youngsters from
getting too uprorous.
kddies the celebration at the Eks
Christmas cordially invited to attend
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-18
HALF MILLION
DOLLAR PAYDAY
Makes Happy Christmas Sea-
son for Beet Growers
FARMERS WILL FINISH
HAULING NEXT WEEK
CAMPAIGN Expected to Last Until
About the fiddle of January II
Present Lick Keeps Up

On Tuesday of this week the
American Beet Sugar Co. issued
checks to the beet growers of this
vicinity totalling the magnificent
sum of S5OO,OOO.
This half-million dollar pay
day was for deliveries made to the
Rocky Ford factory during the
month of November and was al
most "clear velvet" to the grow
ers, as the former payments had
cleared up practically all of the
indebtedness for sugar beet grow
ing and harvesting.
With another pay day yet to
come for the December beets,
tho it will not be nearly SO large
as this, the growers of sugar
beets have good reason to "blow
themselves this Christmas in the
good old-fashioned way.
Beet hauling ID drawing rapiuiy
to a close and it is stated that all
the individual silos will be clean
ed up by Thursday next if wealth.
er conditions continue favorable.
Work will then begin upon the
big company dumps-in which
there is estimated to be close to
30, ,o0p tons, and as a steam shovel
will be used for loading it will not
take many days before the beets
at the different loading stations
are shipped in. -a
1t is expected that all the beets
will be in by Jan. 8 and that the
factory campaign will close about
Jan. Is, 1915.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-18

Iis beautiful habit this giving of cheer-and the
@V fttingly commemorates the day when Christ
born.
For Christ gave most of all-his life
In the expenditure of holiday funds would it not be
remember that every dollar spend at home
will give cheer of people, to who
interested us laboring for the advancement of
community?
tell you where should trade. That is
a matter for your Judgment.
leek carefully the advertisements
in this paper.
You probably will find what want and quite likely
will able purchase cheapy in this town anywhere
else.
And merchant and his family will thus partake of
Christmas cheer which hand out that blessed day.
And gver, will he cheered by the thot that
YOU have added to happiness of you know
this day OF pence and good will to all people.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-18
DECIDES AGAINST
STATE Water
Federal Judge Holds that
Priority Use Governs
WATERS OF COLORADO
Do NOT BELONG TO STATE
Case to the United States
Court of Appeals

Court OF Appeals
In one of the most sweeping
decisions ever rendered in con-
nection with water rights in this
state, Judge Lewis of the federal
court last Saturday decided again.
st the state of Colorado on every
question at issue on what is known
as the Republican river case.
The Judge held that the right to
the use of water is solely ques-
ton of priority regardless of state
rights. This in effect means that
the waters of Colorado do not be-
long to Colorado if the residents
of another state show they had an
older priority to that water.
The case is in the suit of num-
Der of irrigators on the Republi-
can river in Nebraska to force the
irrigators in Colorado to allow the
waters of the Republican river to
flow down without use to the Neb-
raska Irrigation company bitches.
The priorities of the Nebraska u.s.
ers are older than those of the
Colorado users and Lewis holds
the former priorities prevail to the
use of the water.
Judge Lewis was so strongly
Convinced that he declined to take
testimony to uphold Colorado's
contention. Attorney General Far
rar offered to introduce testimony
showing the amount of land irri-
gated in Colorado, the benefit
derived, the results of seepage and
the return. water flow. He also
offered to show that Nebraska does
not of necessity need the water,
but Judge Lewis ruled the case
against Colorado.
The decision affects every stream
that flows across the state line of
Colorado. Should the United
States supreme court uphold
Judge Lewis decision it would
mean a complete readjustment of
water priorities rs between the
states and destroy many valuable
water rights of Colorado citizens.
Attorney General Farrar will
appeal the case to the United
States court of appeals aud if it is
lost there to the supreme court of
the United States.
Does Not Affect Kansas -CoIoradoCase
The decision of Judge Lewis,
the people of the Arkansas Nally
will be pleased to know, docs not
affect the case now pending be-
tween Kansas and Colorado as it
is one of the main points or the
Colorado side that the earlier
Kansas appropriations have not
been maintained but have been
allowed to lapse.
1t is a clearly established
principle of irrigation law that the
use of appropriated water must
be continuous from year to year i'll
order to maintain the right.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-18
Scott and His Secretary.

Sir Walter Scott's amanuensis and
much esteemed friend. Willy Laidlaw,
often found 1t difficult to keep up with
the rapidity OF his diction. though on
one occasion, having to wait for Sec
ond or two, he said: Come, get on"
and was answered: "Oh, aye, it is
very easy for you, Willy, to say Get
on. but you forget l have every word
to spin out of my brain."-T. P.s
Weekly. London.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-18
United States Fruits Abroad.

Europe is the principal customer for
all exported fruits from this country
except oranges, lemons and raisins.
Germany takes about one-half OF the
dried apples and the United Kingdom
a like proportion of the green apples
exported. Nearly one-half of the apri-
cots went last year to France, Ger
many and the Netherlands, while the
United Kingdom alone took ouethird
OF the total.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-18
ATTEND THE REUNION

The Kansas, Pennsylvania
and Nebraska reunion will
be held in X. of p. hall on
Friday, Jan. |, 1915, New
Years day,
A splendid program full of
good music, songs and reci-
tations is being arranged for
the afternoon.
Come early, and tell the
new people who have come
amongst us from these states
Dinner at II promptly.
Don't forget the baskets.
Bring your family and enjoy
good time.
$. =. BAILEY
Committee f. G. GLENN
GEO. BLAKELY
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-18
Your Christmas Cheer

You are going to spend money for articles yo
will send out with words Of cheer this approachir
Christmas day.
1t is beautiful habit-ths giving of cheer-and IL
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27
PRESIDENT OF U. OF |. ELECTED
Choice Is DR.. Melvin A. Brannon of
University of North Dakota.

DR.. Melvin A. Brannon, dean of the
college of liberal arts, University of
North Dakota, was today unanimously
elected president of the University of
Idaho by the state board of education,
to succeed Dean Carlyle, acting presi-
dent, who succeeded Dr. MacLean
when he resigned a year ago and sew
cred his connection with the univer-
s1ty Feb. 1, to take over the presi-
dency of the University of Manitoba at
Winnipeg. The board placed the
compensation of the new president as
the same as that fixed by the old board
OF regents of the university, or $4,000
per annum. DR.. Brannon has accept
ed and will assume his new duties as
soon as possible.
The selection of DR.. Brannon as the
new president of the university settles
mooted question with the board and
that institution ever since the resig-
nation of DR.. MacLean and one that
gave the new board of education a
somewhat difficult problem to solve.
In order to accomplish this a careful
investigation was made to determine
the available ability among educators
and DR.. E. 0. Sissen, commissioner
OF education for this state, was sent
east by the board to meet educators
at their posts of duty. The task of
eliminating the possible timber was
not an easy one, but the board went
at the task without haste, realizing
that the future of the states leading
educational institution depends large
ly for its success upon it's president.
When the final session of the board
was opened here yesterday the board
determined to settle the presidency
matter and was able today to unani-
mous1y agree upon DR.. Brannon after
his name had been placed in nominal
ton by DR.. Sisson. The board feels
that it has secured the best man avail
able for the place.
"Dr. Brannon is an able educator
and one I believe who will make the
University of Idaho a most able presi-
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ton of the Japanese in fomenting trou-
BILE in Mexico was at one time seoffed
at by the press of this country, but to-
day most of them are chronicling ac-
ton of the Japanese ambassador to
Mexico that indicate more than spir-
it of restlessness. 1t has shown in
the hostile attitude of the Japanese in
their own country. The United States
should be loath to start things but
national prestige cannot any longer
be kept above par by any diplomatic
palaver with the questions that have
been settled as far as this nation is
concerned.
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DEMAND THIS LABEL
On All of Your Printed Matter. 1t
represents Good Workmanship, Good
Wages. and Good Conditions.

While the question of the grades
and the bridge across Shoshone falls
is in the minds of the people of the
county, the Times desires to urge up
on the county commissioners the use
of the county prisoners in helping on
that work Instead of the prisoners
living for six months to one year as a
source of expense let the county, put
them on the rock crushers or some
other form of road work. 1t will be
good for the prisoners and save good
margin of expense to the county. Ac-
cording to the state laws such prison
ers cannot be compelled to work, but
on the other hand neither is the eoun-
ty compelled to provide anything won
deful in the way of food for its pri-
soners and by cutting down on the
quality of the food the prisoners can
be soon induced to work for the sake
of a better meal At any rate the
county is entitled to some work out of
its regular boarders. 1t is highly prob
able also that the rock pile work
will have tendency to do away
with the bootlegging.
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campaign. A committee of 100 repre-
sentative citizens worked with Mr..
Wilson from the start, and by the time
the crusade was we'll under way 400
additional boosters" were enlisted
For a time Mr.. Wilson met with oppo-
slt1on to the commissions manager
plan, because it had never been tested
in a large place before, but he finally
succeeded in converting practically all
the opponents in the Democratic and
Republican organizations, which
fought bitterly to hold their grip on
the city.
Dayton has population of about
$4,000, and Mr.. Waite's salary, the
Baltimore News points out, is only
$4,000 less than that of the Mayor of
New York and three times the salary
which the average city approximating
Dayton in size pays to it's principal
executive officer" The News goes on:
And yet Dayton does not believe
that it is guilty of an act of extravag-
ance in recommending with such a sum
the man who is going to take over the
management of its municipal govern
ment under the new system which it is
inaugurating. 1t is giving him the
power to save that much money for it,
and great deal more If he succeeds.
Dayton will pat itself on the back for
having done the right thing when it
found itself forced to adopt extra
ordinary measures after the stagger-
ing calamity which the floods of last
spring brought upon it. And if he fails,
the responsibility is SO clearly defined
that there will not be the slightest diff
ficulty in placing the blame
Though Dayton is the largest city to
hire city manager, it is by no means
the first and only municipality to
adopt the idea. Other cities trying out
the plan are; Abilene, Kan; Sumter,
S. G.; Hickory and Morganton, N. c.;
Springfield, Ohio; La Grande, Ore.
Phoenix, Ariz.; Morris, Mimi; ANA
rillo and Terrell, Texas; Cadillac and
Mich.-Literary Digest
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27
COCKTAILS TO HEAD POLICE
VIII Be Appointed Police Commission
er Of New York City.

New York, Jan. 24.-The fact that
Colonel George W. Goethals is willing.
to consider, under certain conditions.
the proposal to accept the police COM
missionership of New York City, is.
said to have been due to Mrs. Theo--
dore Roosevelt, wife of the former
president, more than to anyone else.
Mayor Mitchell failed to get Goeth-
ais to even consider the offer Then.
Mrs. Roosevelt learned of the offer and
urged with Mrs. Goethals, that Colonel
Goethals accept it. After Mrs. Roose--
welt returned here she told the mayor
that Goethals was in receptive mood.
then George w. Perkins was sent
down to the canal zone.
Goethals names as one of the condi-
tons that the law be changed depriv-
ing courts of the power to review the.
dismissal by the police commissioner
of police officials
If language means anything" said
the mayor, Colonel Goethals will beA
come police commissioner, provided
the two conditions he imposed are full
filled. I expect these conditions to be
realized"
The mayor added he expected to get
in touch with President Wilson short
ly and expected that the president
would grant the proposed request for
retirement from the army.-Pocatello
Tribune.
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of all city supplies; rigid adherence to
carefully prepared and detailed bud
get; continuous audit of city &C
counts; use of modern mechanical APP
planes for STRENGTHENING and in
other departments; and a welfare de-
partment to be in charge of the divi-
sions of health, parks, Fairgrounds,
and correctional institutions, with par
ticular attention paid to housing con-
ditions, ocial-betterment work, and
the scientific application of public re-
lief.
The Dayton plan is supposed to be
a perfect machine to carry out the
principle of responsive and efficient
government of the people. All the
time the voters will have control of
their business and will be made to feel
that it is their business to care for it..
II they don't like anything the man
ager is doing, their remedy will be
through the commission, whose acts
are constantly in the open"
The office of city manager is held
by Henry M. Waite, for two years city
engineer of Concinnati, and the salary
is $4,000 year. The Dayton papers
say Mr.. Waite is one Of the most cap
able men that could have been chosen.
The managers department heads were
picked for their special fitness for the
jobs. Three of them are, to quote
news dispatch:
Service Director-James e. Bar
low, of Cincinnati, former right-hand
man of City Manager Waite under the
time he was service director of the
neighboring city. He is a graduate of
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, noted engineer, and a con-
of high grade
Director of Finance-Hugh E. Wall,
we'll known throughout the west as a
public accountant AS director of fin
ance, Mr.. Wall will supersede both the
,ity auditor and the city treasurer. In
addition, he will appoint public ac-
city treasurer, and city pur-
chasing agent.
Director of Public Welfare-Dr. D.
Frank Garland, Lutheran minister.
who resigned the passionate of one of
he leading churches here to accept
he wider opportunity for welfare
work"
For many years the government of
Dayton was far from satisfactory, we
ire told, but there was no upbeaval
Until the city was visited by the great
lood last spring. After the disaster,
he Republican mayor and the Demo-
ratio council lost patience, and some
'ody suggested that a conference be
eld to provide ways and means for a
rusade for simplified form of gov
A liberal fund was sub
cribed and Lucius Wilson, an expert /
lucidator of the commission form. |
'as brought from Detroit to direct the
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convicted without having benefited
by the slip.

convicted without having benefited
financially by the slip
The arrests were made at Fort
Worth, where S. d. Simpson, the for
mer cashier, was taken, and at Meri-
dian, Miss, where his brother, w. G.,
was living. The latter gave bonds for
his appearance and S. D. will have a
preliminary hearing before the u. S.
commissioner at Fort Worth on Satur-
day.
1t is stated that the government al
leges that the former cashier issued a
certificate of deposit in favor of his
brother in the sum Of $1,000 and that
this alleged fact is made the basis of
the charges. w. G. is alleged to have
received the benefit of the certificate
and this charge forms the basis of his
arrest.
The men will be brought to Boise
and tried in the federal court there.
M. j. Devers and Babe Broiler, re-
spectively president and bookkeeper
at the bank, left on Tuesday morning
for Fort Worth to testify for the gov
eminent in the case at the prelimin-
airy hearing. The case being federal
charge no extradition proceeding will
be necessary.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27
DRIVING POLITICS
OUT OF DAYTON.

QUE OF DAYTON
The cities with the commission form
of government doubtless have plenty
of justification for Boosting of theil
medernity, but they are a long way
behind Dayton, if the editorial writers
are right. By putting into operation
the new city-manager plan Dayton is
trying out what the Buffalo Express
calls 1.-The last word in municipal re-
form" She has, says the Chicago
Record-Herald, "Sourageously taken
the most modern and approved way
of getting efficiency, business method,
and responsibility, and Riding herself
of partizan and spoils politics in local
administration. But the Chicago pa
per reminds us that no fool-proof gov
eminent has been invented, and that
the best system can not dispense with
vitalizing and energizing public in
terest in good government" In the
opinion of the Philadelphia Record,
the number of commissioners and the
office of general manager are merely
incidents; the essential thing is that
the city government be separated as
far as possible from the political par
ties, and in Dayton, it thinks, the sew
erance seems to be complete Over
two hundred municipalities have the
commission form, says The Record,
and few have the city-manager plan,
but Dayton has BOTH One of the
clearest explanations of the plan is
made editorially by the Albany Knick-
erbocker Press:
The five commissioners constitute
the legislative body of the city. These
commissioners have been elected on a
ballot from the city as
whole, there being no ward boun-
daries. They can be recalled by the
voters, who have also the checks of
the initiative and referendum upon the
acts of the commissioners.
1.-THE city manager is given free
hand by the commission to appoint
and dismiss employees. He may also
investigate any department, having
power to subpoena and examine wit
lesses under oath.
There is to be centralized buying
=
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27
BANKERS ARE ARRESTED
Simpson Bros, Officers of Defunct
Caldwell Bank Must Stand Trial.

The long-expected has happened and
federal officers have caused the arrest
of S. d. Simpson and w. G. Simpson
on charges of violating the federal
banking laws. Persistent rumors have
been current ever since the bank fail
ed that something of the kind might
happen, SO that the news caused no
surprise in Caldwell circles.
The officers of the bank have re-
peatedly stated that Mr. Simpsons ac-
counts with the bank were perfectly
balanced, but federal banking laws are
so strict, and Uncle Sam demands
such close observance of all his re-
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27

Japan's attitude ON the Californian
alien land law still seems to hover as
zone of this country. The United
States has never been energetic along
the lines of rushing into war with any
nation and it would seem that that
policy is the one which most people
believe is right. However, in the case
of Japan it looks very much as if a
good deal more firmness should be in
stilled into the replies that are hence
forth made to the willy Japs. The ac-
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27
gs for Wednesday and Thu
l5c and Zoe Ribbons
on Sale at II l-2c

Regular 15c and zoe value silk
ribbons in every wanted colors,
all widths and colors, on sale
at IL 1-2c
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dent" said Commissioner Sisson. "The,
presidency of the university means a
great deal to the future of that insti-
tuition, to the educational, Industrial
and commercial development of the
state in which it plays no small part.
DR.. Brannon is one of the leading edu-
Gators of the country and Idaho is for
tunate in being able to secure him.
Capital News.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27
THE TWIN FALLS TIMES

Entered as Second Glass Matter as a
Semi Weekly, Oct. IS, 1910.
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Soc and 75c Ribbons
at 39c yd.

Regular SOC and 75c value flow
cred ribbons in extra wide
all new patterns on
sale now at SOC
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27
A WAIST SPECIAL
$3.50 Waist $l.39

Regular 81 so value Women Waists, new spring ar
rivals some in pure linen in natural coors others in
lawn and batiste, all daintily trimmed in pretty
broidery effects and colcred buttons in high
neck, others in low neck styles, long and short
sleeves, unusual offering at............. 80
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35c and SOC Ribbons
at 29c I'd.

Regular 35c and SOC value flow
cred ribbons that come in wide
width, new spring ribbons, on
sale at ,29c
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-07
E DEVILS.-BY ROWLAND THON

Copyright, 1914, by Newspaper
= Enterprise Association.)
Q One night when rice was eaten and
the circle of darkness had shut down
about our fire Fermin -Majusay, the
private of Native Scouts who was my
escort on the mountain, stretched out
on his slim stomach and gazed into
the hynotic flames.
= 81 am going to tell you about my
Iteniente," he said suddenly, my lieu
tenant, who is dead six months. He
was devil, that man.
81 remember how he laughted at
Don Augusta. We were in very bad
province then. All the middle of it
was mountains where ladrones lived,
and they came down to the coast and
made people give them food and
money, and they stole carabaos from
the plantations and killed travellers,
sand sometimes they burned town
and took a pretty girl away.
3: 1--WE were sent there to catch them,
and it was very hard work. We chas-
ed them in the mountains and killed
some, but it did no good. When we
were IN one place they ralded anoth-
t er, and when man guided us in
sIttle while he was dead. We knew
/ what was the matter. 1t is always the
same. The ladrones are in the noun
tains, but some man in the town is
their leader, and he gets so rich and
Sstrong that everybody is afraid of
him. In that island it was planter
Ssnamed Augusta de los Reyes. Three
times my lieutenant arrested him and
sent, him down to San Pablo, and eE-
|. cry time the Judge said there was no
s proof, and he came back, and in a
little while the witnesses against him
. were killed. And the ladrones in the
. mountains always knew when we
were coming.
eff our teniente had been like other
white men he would have given up
then. But he arrested Don Augusta
OOpn moro 7 rom boT tho morn in Or