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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
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WESTERN.

Five hundred men toiled all night
fighting back forest fires which threat.
ened to wipe Sisson. Cal. off the map.
BY an almost unanimous vote the
Western Federation Of Miners decided
at Denver to amalgamate with the
United Mine Workers Of America
Lakeview oil treating plant No. 2.
near Maricopa, Cal. was destroyed by
fire. Three hundred thousand barrels
Of oil were consumed. The loss Is
estimated at s250.00o.
Joseph G. Cannon. former speaker
OF the national House made formal
announcement Of his candidacy for
representative Of the eighteenth ILL
nois congressional district.
Galveston's annual cotton carnival
opened and a weeks hilarity will be
devoted to praising King Cotton,
whose industry has done so much for
that ports commercial prosperity.
Tohn B. Sheldon. superintendent Of
telegraph of the Union Pacific rail-
road. died at his home In Omaha,
aged fifty-four years. He had been
with the railroad company thirty-four
years.
Grief-stricken because of the threat
Sned loss of his team of horses by
foreclosure of a mortgage. Gottlieb
Wigger a farmer at Perry Okla, shot
and killed the animals. buried them
and then ended his own life over their
grave.
Two men. wearing red masks.
dropped into a saloon at Crete, thirty
miles southeast of Bellingham, Wash,
In the mountain district. and. covering
the bartender and several customers
with revolvers, robbed the cash drawer
Of $500.
Mrs. A. NJ. Blume. thirty-two. and
Miss Amber Rehm, seventeen. arc
dead. and Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Rehm
are seriously injured as a result of q
collision between the automobile In
which they were riding and an inter
urban car at a crossing.
The natives of Alto island. the
westermost of the Aleutian chain of
Alaska. are dying rapidly. and within
q few years the island will be entirely
depopulated. according to officers of
the revenue cutter Unalga, which re-
turned to Seattle, WASH. from an
S,500-mile cruise among the islands of
the North.
The Warren-Lamb Lumber Com
pany has commenced cutting on its
contract with the government, where
by It has purchased 100000 feet of
timber in the Black Hills national for
est. along Prairie creek. near Dead
wood. S. D. The company also has
q contract with the government for the
purchase of 15O.0OO.OO0 feet of stand
Ing timber.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
All the Difference.

The four persons were having some
trouble in getting seated as the train
rolled out of the station. One,
truthful looking old lady. insisted on
taking a seat facing the front Of the
train
You know. I can never ride with
my back to the engine" she said.
But. auntie. this train hasn't got
any engine" suggested one of the
younger ones selfishly, 1T has q mo-
tor"
And the old lady, Modified. sat COM
fortably with her back to the motor.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
ASHINGTON.

Uncle Sam. with $1,000. 100000 in
treasury, has no fear of war drain of
gold.
The 100000 casino at Monterey
was swept by flames. according to
State Department advices.
The President nominated to be col
1ector OF customs for the district OF
Utah and Nevada, Thomas F. Thomas
of Salt Lake City.
Congress passed the last two big
general appropriation bills of the ses-
sion. the sundry civil and general de-
ficiency measures.
Senator Thomas is assured that II
Colorado needs money later to move
the fruit crop, it can be had from the
federal treasury.
Secretary Bryan, with the approval
of the president, went to the capitol to
urge members of the foreign relations
committee to take favorable action on
the twenty new peace treaties sent to
the Senate.
That persons in this country may
know the whereabouts of relatives in
Europe, Secretary of State Bryan has
arranged to establish an information
bureau, using the consuls as inform
ants.
A constitutional amendment to make
It unlawful for any person to be ap-
pointed, elected or chosen to public Of
flee for a term of more than fifteen
years was proposed in a joint resolu-
ton by Representative Moon of Ten
nessee. It would not affect those now
holding office.
Following a conference between
President Wilson and Secretary of the
Treasury McAdee an official state
ment was issued stating that the
United States government was pre-
pared to prevent financial panic. The
treasury will stand ready to come to
the rescue of any section of the coun-
rry whose banks need funds.
Preparation for the distribution of
approximately s34,O00,000 of govern
ment funds with banks throughout the
country. to facilitate the crop move
ment, was made in accordance with
Secretary McAdoo's announcement
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
PATTERSON AND NAPIER
SELECTED BY DEMOCRATIC CON-
vENTioN FOR GOVERNOR.
Thomas and Martin Named for United
States Senate-The Congress
sionai Nominees.
Democratic State Ticket.


Number of votes received by each
Denver:
United state. senate.
Charles 5: Thomas-75sh.
John A Marttn-273h.
Justice of Supreme Court.
James ii. TeiierHs5ih.
George w. Allen-149.
Governor.
Barnett T. Napierrss6.
John Hscker-62H.
John A. Martin-b.
Lieutenant Governor.
+, p. Carringer-sas.
Louis Vogt-170.
y v sssfs..ry srass"yy.f Of State.
Agnes O'Day-225.
Hez Potter-2ls.
Thomas F. Dillon. Jr.-163
Thomas NJ. Hunter-1A0.
Charles Leekenby-ss4
T. d. Foster-l9s
NJ. A. Leddy-l9s.
Treasurer.
w w. Rowan-3l3.
Roady Kenehan-306
Attorney General.
Fred Farrar-710h.
John I. Mullins--311h.
Superintendent Public Instruction.
Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford.
tUnanimousD
Iong Term, 2 to Elect.).
Horace N. Hawkins.
(Short Term)
Samuel Wheeler-515.
George w Musser-515.
Congressional Nominees.
End District-H. II. Ssldomridge.
srd Dtstrict-Edward Keatins.
4th District-Edward Taylor.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
Tango Slayer Dies on GaIIows.

Chicaso.-Henry Spencer, who mur-
dered Mrs. Mildred Allison Rexroat, a
teacher Of tango. at Wayne. H.. wss
hanged at Wheaton. Ill. Spencer
lured Mrs. Rexroat to Wayne with a
promise of a professional engage
ment, shot her through the head. took
her suitcase and diamond ring and
placed the body on the railroad tracks
the night OF Sept. 27, 1913.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
Coal Miners Released on Bonds.

Canon City.-Fifteen striking coal
miners, arrested in connection with
the battle at Chandler, April 20. were
released from the county jail on bond
given by the United Mine Workers OF
America. Six of the men released are
under indictment for the murder Of
William King. a non-union miner. and
each gave a $4,000 bond. The remain
ing nine are under indictment for rob
berry and conspiracy to rob. and bond
In each Of their cases for $2.5o0 wns
given.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
Mrs. Wakefield Gets Life Sentences.

New Haven. Conn.-Mrs. Bessie J.
Wakefield of Middlebury. convicted by
a jury of murder in the second de-
gree in participating in the killing C
her husband, William o. Wakefield, at
Cheshire, on June %. 1918. was sen
fenced to state prison for life.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
Nothing New.

Apropos of certain fresh revelations
of corruption in the realms Of high
finance, Thomas w. Lawson said at a
dinner in Boston:
columbus found out that the world
was round. But surely lots of invest
ors before him must have found out
that 1t was anything but square"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
ConjuuaI Amenities.

my dear. don't act like a fool"
How can I help 1t when you told
me to follow your lead?"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07

Charity may begin at home. but you
frequently find 1t out whom you call.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
Curate at MOrristOwn to
Have a Church of His Own

YOUNGSTOWN, Dec. IS. - Rev.
Charles 3. Scoyil, who has been the
curate at the Church OF the Redeemer
for the past two years, has accepted
n call as rector of All Saints Church
at Milllngton. He win take up the
new charge about January 10.
Rev. Mr.. Scovil Is a graduate OF
Columbia University and the General
Theological Seminary OF New York
city. After his ordination, which took
place in the Cathedral Of st. John the
Divine In New York in 1912, he came
TO Morristown as the assistant to
Rev. Barrett p Tyler, the rector of
the Church of the Redeemer. While
here Rev. Mr.. Scovil has been active
in the Boy Scout movement, having
been a member OF the local council
and a deputy scout commissioner for
one year. Since coming to this town
he has also been appointed a MEM
Der OF the board of religious educa-
ton OF the Sunday school commission
OF the diocese OF Newark.
The church wardens and vestry OF
the Church Of the Redeen1er have ac-
cepted the resignation Of Mr.. ScoViL
No successor has been named.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
POLICE GET CLUE To
BAFF MURDER CAR
Case Turns on Question of
Identifying Auto Now in
Brooklyn Garage.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.--The inves-
tigation of the murder of Barnet
Bar, the wealthy poultry dealer,
turned today to an effort by the po-
lice TO Identify a car from which 1t
is believed the murder was done
which is now in q garage in Brook
lyn.
The police have received informa-
ton that this car was in a Hoboken
garage until two hours before Baff
was shot down IN West Washington
Market. a telephone call directed
that the car be sent to the Lacka-
wanna ferry. Either on its arrival
at the ferry or later when it reached
New York the gunner. supposed to
be four In number. took possession
OF It and drove to the West Wash
ington Market. The owner of the
car Is said to have knowledge that
the car was taken from his garage
in Hoboken without his permission
at a time when he was III.
Governor elect Charles S. Whit
man today begins his final week as
district attorney by going before the
grand Jury to question the chief
witnesses in the Ban case. These
witnesses, It is said, have estab-
ished the facts necessary to an In
dictment.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
WILSON'S BIRTHDAY
QUIETLY OBSERVED
Congratulations from All Over
the World Showered on Pres
ident. Who Is So Today.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s-Presi-
dent Wilson was fifty-eight years old
today. There was no special cele-
bration marking the occasion, the
President spending the day quietly
surrounded by his family. II was
the first time Mr. Wilson had oele-
brated his birthday at the White
House. Last year the event was OBJ
served In the quiet atmosphere Of
the cottage which the President and
his family occupied during their va
cation spent at Pass Christian, Mise
President Wilson received Rumer-
Gus letters and kilograms Of con-
graduation today. Some OF them
were from personal friends In all
parts of the country, while others
were from the rulers OF worlds ma
tons. All brought feeling of hap
piness 10 the President as he read
them.
In continuation Of his plans to get
as much rest as possible during the
holidays, President Wilson contem-
plates seeing few callers during the
week. His plans call for confer
ence with Representative Under
wood, of Alabama, the majority
tration's legislative program and
reception to a delegation of Sunday
school pupils from New Jersey.
Practically all Democratic senators
in the city and many representatives
called on the President to congratu-
late him on his birthday anniversary.
The President told his callers that
he had never felt better.
The Presidents cabinet arranged to
call on him in body at 6 o'clock
this evening to pay their respects and
congratulate him. Other government
officials left cards or sent letters Of
congratulation during the day.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
SIX CHINESE CROSS
u. S. AS FREIGHT
Reach Jersey City frona Van
couver in Sealed Car--Paid
$50 Each to Snuggler.

5 JERSEY CITY, Dec. 2s.-4-AIlchael
fDuzan. a watchman employed by the
fE,rle railroad here. was passing a
SEALED car in the freight yards here
yesterday when he heard strange
Bounds coming from the car He got
"a policeman, and they broke open the
Gear. They found six Chinese sitting
IA a circle around few bread crusts
land a water pail, which was almost
tsmpty
Tom Chung, the only one OF the six
who boasted any familiarity with
The English language. told the police
that he and his companions got into
the car at Vancouver, British Column
lbia. after paying a smuggler $50 each
Ssor the privilege Of coming to New
sYorx by fast freight. \ map IN New
York in league with the Vancouver
man was to let them out CT the car
as soon as It reached JERSEY City.
Twelve hourse had elapsed. however,
before The men were found.
The Chinese boarded the train,
Chung said, with zoe sandwiches.
rhsy had blankets with them, but
suffered greatly from the oold. for
they wore alpaca jackets, baggy
lDantaloons and heelless slippers.
The Orientals will be arraigned be-
core United States Commissioner
James J. D. Carpenter, 1r., at Jersey
City. Their Nance, AnglictSed BY
Tom Chung, are Yung Puk, Hong
Chung, Lee Wong, Lee Box and Tom
IEgg.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
To Report on Inquiry Into
Unemployment In Jersey

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 7s.-work-
mems compensation and ''unemploy-
ment" were topics for discussion at
the annual meetings here today of the
American Association for Labor Leg
islation and the national conference
ON unemployment. Some sessions OF
the two conventions will be held Joint
ly, and many prominent men were on
the program for addresses.
A feature Of tomorrow's sessions will
10 reports by several investigators of
the American association on unem-
ployment, who have been at work in
Oregon, Massachusetts,, New Jersey,
Illinois, New York and Indiana,
studying the "out of work problem. &"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
0strOm Serious About Having
Jersey Bachelors Taxed $50
speclsl to the EreninF star.

JERSEY CITY. Dec. 2s.--Assembly-
man Charles ". Ostrom. Of this city,
says he is quite serious about the
bin to tax bachelors $50 a year. which
he declares he intends to introduce
Ia the Legislature this year.
'"The State OF New Jersey at pres
ent is in a condition financially
which, IL continued, will mean q d.
rect tax in a very short time, and
that is something that every one
wants to avoid, as we never have
had a direct tax, and we never want
one; so It can easily be seen how
important the matter is and how
vitality necessary It IL that some-
thing be done to mitigate the evil.
Now, II is well known that New Jer-
sey used to DO a great corporation
State, and derived large revenue
from the corporations. But legisla-
ton. among which was the Seven
sisters law, drove out most of the
corporations, and in the last fiscal
year the State lost 100000" Mr..
0stron Is reported as saying. "The
bachelor pays no tax, his expenses
are selfish, and the married man has
tho incentive to succeed which the
bachelor hasn't, and 10 Is Of more
yalue to the State"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
DOVER BOARDS TO
Be REAPPOINTED
Few Changes Likely in Person
mel of the Towns Gov
eminent.
Special to Che Evening star.

DOVER, Dec. 2S.-The members of
the Common Council will meet at
noon on Friday of this week TO hear
the annual reports of the various de-
rartments comprising the municipal
government of the town, after which
the new members will be sworn in
and the 1914 council will adjourn sine
c'e.
The first business of the new council
after hearing Mayor William L. r.
Lynd's address will be the appoint
ment of a street commissioner, town
surveyor town attorney, two members
of the Board of Health. chief of fire
department, water commissioner and
fill several other vacancies which &C.
cur this year. Few changes will be
made, although there are several
candidates for some of the positions.
As Fire Chief Adelbert 2. McDavit
has declined to accept another term,
John J. Hughes, first assistant chief,
will be appointed and the second as
Sistant, c. Albert Nelson, will be ele
waited to first assistant, while Arthur
II. Goodale, third assistant, win sue
coed Mr. Nelson, thus leaving a va
cancy for third assistant to be filled
by appointment from the members Of
Protection Hook and Ladder COM
pany No, l.
The council will no doubt reap
point the present incumbents, VIII
lam G. Hummeli and William H.
Tonlking, as members of the Board of
Health, and the reappointment of
Peter c. Buck as water commits
sioner has been requested by the
other commissioners.
Claude Garrison has applied for the
position of town attorney, which po-
sition is now held by Elmer King.
The retiring members of the cnur-
ell are: Alderman Albert Il. ALL
grun. Recorder Frank e. Porter and
Herman D Moller. The
term of Robert Richards as council
man also expires, but he will retain
his seat in the council, having been
elected to the higher office OF re-
corder.
with the exception Of Mayor Lynd.
who is a Democrat, the council is
comprised of Republicans. The new
members are Alderman Robert f.
Jenkins. who has previously
served the town as q freebooter and
alderman; Councilman William II.
and Councilman William
both new men In municipal !
work.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
MRS. SKALLAOUT
TOATTEND TRIAL
Temporarily Released from Jail
So She Can Sue Insurance
Company.
special 20 lAs Evening star.

TRENTON, Dec. 2S.-The Supreme
Court with allow Mrs. Sophia Skalls.
of Washington borough, Warren
county, now an inmate OF the state
prison, to prosecute her suit for $1,000
damages against the Williamsburgh
City Fire Insurance Company at Bel
videre tomorrow.
The woman Is serving g term OF
from two to seven years for the crime
OF burning a dance and moving pic
ture pavilion owned by her in Wash.
ington. She has appealed to the Su'
preme Court 10 review her prison
sentence, but the case has not been
brought before the court yet. In
order to properly proceed With hef
suit, which is for insurance on the
burned building. the woman asked the
court to be allowed 70 attend the trial.
The court granted this request.
Insurance appraisers fixed the value
OF the burned building at s772.i0. Mrs.
Skalia entered upon her prison term
on November IL
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
Mean Thief Steals Chatham
Boys Xmas Savings OF 500

Special TO the Evening Star.
CHATHAM, Dec. 2s.-+Frederick
Germershausen, the eighteen-yea r-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Germers-
hansen, of Passaio avenue, has had
his faith in human nature sadly
shattered and his Christmas all but
spoiled.
The young man had 800 saved up
for Christmas and he kept the money
secreted In a small strongbox In his
home. When he went to look for the
money on the night before Christmas
he found box and money missing.
Neither have yet been found.
Germershausen Is at a loss to think
who would have played him such a
trick as to have taken the money he
had worked so hard to save. 1t Is
thought that the theft took place
during the absence of Mr.. and Mrs
Germersfiausen on Thursday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
ADMITS KILLING
OLD MAN FOR S13.
Youth coIIapses After Confess
sion, When Told His Victim
Is Dead.
special 20 lhe Evening Star

2 NUeCAHl To the Evening otHia
! HACKENSACK, Dec. 2s.-5arret
stagg, twenty-four years old, is
being held without ball for the grand
iury today following mis- confession
hat he struck Louis Walters, an old
light wasehman at the American
Paper Company's mills, Bogota, and
lrobbed him Of MS pay envelope, con-
tanning $13.1s.
Walters was found dead by Day
watchman Manners. His skull was
fractured and his pay envelope was
missing. Stage at the time OF his
confession did not know walters had
5een killed. He thought the watch
man had only been stunned and
would recover. When told Walters
was dead Sfagg collapsed.
Sheriff Heath was called on the
Gaze Christmas morning. He learned
that q number OF employees Of the
mill had stayed after hours the night
5efore TO plas craps. Stage was the
Iaet of a party OF five TO be rounded
I'D by the sheriff sitter an all-night
search. He was found In bed yester-
gelt place, Hawthorne, near Pater.
son.
The sheriff asked Mrs. Stegg how
much money her husband had
brought home, and WAS told 313.I5.
An examination Of Robert Hendriek-
son, Charles Tuck, Miller Hardy and
william Gleason, participants in the
srap game, revealed that Stage had
eft the game broke. II then re-
NAMED to ask Stage how be was
able to bring home s13.13.
During the night Stage seemed
restless and the sheriff took his
and showed him the
prints on the torn pay envelope or
he dead Waterman, which had been
picked up by one of the sheriff's men.
Yesterday afternoon the sheriff told
stazg he would take him TO see the
syatchmau, not letting him know the
man was dead. He suddenly asked
him: Didn't you strike Walters over
the head?"
Eyes; I struck him over the head
with a club. II was part of q broken
the sheriff says Stagg an
swered. II did 1t because ! was
broke and needed the money to take
home to my wife, cause she expected
II I lost In the crap game and had
10 do something. I was desperate.
II was Christmas eve and / wanted
to bring something home. stood
behind the door through which the
Waterman WAS to come at 9:t5, and
as he came struck him over the
head. He dropped TO the floor face
downward and I went through his
pockets. I found the pay envelope in
his vest pocket. After getting II 1
started for home"
The sheriff asked Stage what ne
did with the club and was told that Il
was thrown on the ice in the Hack
ensack river.
Stage would not talk after being
informed that Walters was dead. His
only words to tho sheriff were: "Oh,
/ didn't mean TO do that; no, no, no.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
Schooner and Liner Collide;
Little Damage to Vessels

PRoVINCETOwN, Mass. Dec. 28.
The flve-masted schooner Dorothy
Palmer and the United Fruit Com
pany steamer Limon were In collision
near Peaked Hill bars, Off the end of
Cape Cod early today, but without
serious damage to either vessel or
injury to those on board.
The Limon's bow was stove in
above the water line and the Palmer
lost her headgear, but both hulls re.
NAMED intact. The Limon was com
ing into the bay with passengers and
cargo from Caribbean ports and the
Palmer was bound south in ballast
when the collision happened. After
the accident the steamer took the
schooner In tow for Boston.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
Blood of Hundred Men
for Sale at Any Price

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.---In response
to q request for donations of blood 10
save three patients who were dying
at Beth Israel Hospital, Jefferson and
Cherry streets. 100 men appeared and
said they were willing to part with
their blood at any price. This Is the
largest number OF responses to such
a request ever received at the hos
pital, and shows, Superintendent L.
]. Frank OF the hospital, said last
night, the present dire needs Of many
families and the extraordinary sacri-
fees many husbands and fathers are
willing to make to provide funds for
the necessities OF life.
The house staff remained up all
night making the necessary blood
tests, and out OF all the applicants
only two were found suitable.