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The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
ThIexes nu.y al lone.

Ione.-Truck garden thieves are
busy In this section Of the county and
are carrying off garden truck BY the
wagon load. Farmers have missed as
high as 100 heads OF cabbage, bushels
OF cucumbers and 100 pounds of to-
matoes in one night. The slaughter
house of the Keltner meat market was
recently broken into and a quarter Of
dressed beef. two COW hides and a
quantity of small tools taken.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
.PrelimInary Estimate.

~Preiiminary Estimats.
Comparison OF the September with
the August forecasts will show the
change in bushels in the harvest pros-
ects as effected by weather and other
conditions during August.
Details of each crop. other than to-
tai production follow:
Spring Wheat--Condition, Ss per
cent OF a normal. compared with 7s.s
last month. 1858 last year and 7e.s
yield. 12.2 bushels. compared With 1s.3
the five-year average.
Condition. 71.1 per cent. COM
psred with 74s last month, 65.1 last
year and 79.4 the ten-year average.
Indicated acre yield, s4.e bushels. COM
pared with 25.s the five-year average.
oats-Condition. 75.s per cent, com
pared with 1914 last month, 74.0 last
year and 79.1 the ten-year average.
Indicated acre yield. 29.1 bushels, com
pared with 300 the five-year average.
Condition. s2.l per cent.
compared with s5.3 last month. 73.A
last year and sos tho ten-year aver
age. Indicated acre yield. 26.3 bush
els, compared with 24.s. the fiye-ysar
average.
Buckwheat- Condition. S71 per cent.
compared with sss last month. 75.x
last year and s5.4. tho ten-year aver
age
White characterization. 75.S per
cent. compared with TOO last month.
6s.9 last year and $50. the ten-year
average. Indicated acre YIELD. -
bushels. compared with'97.1. the five
year average.
Sweet Condition. SIS per
cont, compared with 75.5 last month.
lS1.4 last year and 85.2. the ten-ysar
average. Indicated acre yield. % bush
els. compared with 92.7. the five-year
average.
Condition, ia per cent.
compared with 66.5 last month. 74.5
last year and 500. the ten-year aver
age. Indicated acre yield. 729 pounds.
compared with S15.1 pounds. the five
year average.
Transformation, 72.7 per cent. com
pared with 82.1 last month. 74.e last
year and s0.4. the ten year average.
Indicated acre yield. so bushels. COM
pared with rs, the five-year svernge.
Rice-Condltions. $50 per cent. com
pared with s7.6 last month. $50 last
year. and Ss.7. the ten-year average.
Indicated acre yield. 34.5 bushels,
compared with 1913, the five-year av-
erage.
Hay-Condition. per cent, ccm-
pared with s6.7 last month. Indicated
acre yield LAP tons. compared with
LA tons, the five-year average.
Apples Condition, 61.9 per cent.
compared with G1.s last month. AT
last year and 5s.6. the ten-year aver.
age.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
Three Hurt as Street Cars Crash.

Colorado Springs.-One man was
probably fatally hurt and two others
were injured when northbound
Broadmoor street car and an extra
car over the same lfhe coilided at the
Casino curve In Broadmoor. The front
OF the special was telescoped
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
Denver Man's Car Wrecked By T.xl.

Pueblo.-A seven-passenger touring
car. belonging to, II. A. Beck Of Den
yer, was wrecked when 1t collided
head on with a taxicab. The Denver
car. occupied by Mr.. Beck and several
others. waa travelling north on Santa
70 avenue and the taxi was coming
from the ether direction. They At
tempted TO cut into Eighth street at
the same time. The wrecknge OF botp
cars was piled over the sidev
None OF the occupants was
seriouGy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
Bury Mrs. Potter in New York.

Colorado Springs.AIhe body OF Mrs.
Ashton Potter, leader OF Colorado
Springs ultra-fashionable set, who died
here. was taken to the family home
at Buffalo, N. ". for interment. after
a brief funeral service at "El Pomar.''
Only few intimate friends attended
the service here which was conducted
by the Rev. Frank Hale Touret, pastor
OF Grace Episcopal church.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
Prohibits tianeiugs Until Election.

Salem. Ore.-Gov. Oswald West an
nounced that he would permit no more
hangings in Oregon until after the
November election. at which the, peo.
pie will vote on measure to abolish
capital punishment, and after the next
Legislature meets in January.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
Democrats Win in Arkansas.

Little Rock. Ark.-Incomplete re-
turns from n.jority OF the counties
in Arkansas indicate that Gov. George
w. Hays. Democratic candidate for
reelection, received majority of ap-
proximately 10000 votes over his Re-
publican opponent. A. L. Kinney.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
rIaoIer Youth Shoots Father.

FIagler.--John DowdI. 55, was shot
and killed by his son, John Dowdi. Jr.,
2s. at the Iatter's ranch. eighteen miles
northeast OF Flagler. The young man
declares be shot his father in self-dc-
Tense; that he was being attacked
with pitchfork.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
carrsnza seizes Railway System.

Washington.--Con John II. Sill
man reported from Mexico City that
the Constitutionalists have taken pos
session OF the National Railways of
Mexico and renamed them the Con.
stitutionalist Railways of Mexico
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
ARIZONA Bank looted by Robbers.

Clifton. Ariz.--Two masked men en-
tered the Bank of Duncan. at Duncan.
Ariz.. and marched the cashier. B. F.
Lennau, into the banks vault. After
locking up the cashier they proceeded
to rob the bank of it's cash on hand,
amounting to $4,000. and escaped on
horseback.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
Man Found Dead Declared Murdered

Pueblo.-A coroner's jury at the In
quest over the reuains of Alex How
ard. found along the railroad tracks
at the corner of Railroad and Edo
rado streets, returned verdict that
the man was murdered by persons un-
known to the Jury.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
Colorado state Fair at Pueblo.

Pueblo.-The big gates OF the Colo
RADIO State Fair grounds were formally
swung open for the 1904 exposition
Monday with fine exhibits in all de-
partments. and fruits better than ever
before.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
Brazil Extends Moratorium.

Rio Janeiro.-The Brazilian Senate
approved an extension of the mora
torium for three months. The measure
was then returned to the chamber for
action
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
Miners Urged to Accept Peace Plan.

Trinidad.-The United States gov
ernment and the International organ
ization of the United Mine Workers OF
America Tuesday united In a plea to
the striking coal miners Of Colorado to
accept the peace plan drawn up by a
board OF federal mediators and in
dorsed by President Wilson.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
president .Hop.v Train at Greenfield

Springfield. Mass.-President VIII
son was forced to jump aboard NOV
ing train to keep from being left at
Greenfield on HIS return trip from
Cornish. N. H.. to Washington.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
ADMIRAL DE La PEYRERE
Admira Hcnne de la Peyrere is II :
7csc Of the French navy.
German Submarine sunk.

London.-The German submarine
which sank the British cruiser Path
finder has itself been sunk.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
eoverpment steamer sunk In MIssour

St Joseph, Mo.-Severai men mar
rowly escaped death when the govern
ment tow boat. Aratheusa. sank in the
Missouri river near here.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18

Breckenridge Pioneer Passes Away.
breckenridge j.. Baker. 81,
pioneer of Colorado, died at his home
here after short illness.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
MRS. WILLIAM G. SHARP

iy appointed American ambassador tt
France
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06
Evening Services in the Churches

GERMANY wARrhe Rev Charles Wood Presbyterian Church
JoB-Th Johnson Baptist
and northwest, 1890
Jay Stocking Congregational
Church, Tenth and G northwest,
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets northwest
LOVE YOUR Rev Julian Smyh Church the New
CELESTIAL SIGNS OF cHRsT-Ths Rev Harter Memorial Church.
SERMONThe Walden Mye Washington Cathedral Mt ST. Alban
SHE MADE LAUGH-The Sven, Baptist
Church. northeast.
Rev James Taylor Central Church. South
CALL FOR ADvANcE-The Rev Morgan Chambers McKsndree
Methodist Episcopal Church. Massachusetts, Ninth street
John clar! First REsssytsan Church. John
CANAENITE ANARCHISTThe Rev. John MMurray,
Methodist Episcopal Church Twentieth street Pennsylvania
sERMoNIh Charles stsc Lutheran Church the Epiphany
THE MANLINEsS Johnson
Baptist Church 745
ebu1 near T hfy s Street northwest @
W. MMaster First Baptist Church. Sixteenth
HOLY WARS AND PEAcE7.ns Hugh Kelley All Souls Unitarian
INTERNATIONAL PEACE-D David Starr Jordan All
Church, Fourteenth northwest
The MAN WHO LAUGHS-The Vincent Pleasant
Congregational Church. Columbia read Fourteenth street north
THE TEMPLE PLAZA AS IT LOOKS ToDAY-rhe Rev. H Martin
Methodist Episcopal Church. DumbarOn
northwest.
sERMoN-rhe Wesleyan Church.
Fourth northwest
WILL PUZZLE THE SINNER-The
Compton Ball Sixth a northeast,
NJ Mccoy, Waugh Methodist Episcopal
ChurCh,T northeast
John Briggs Fifth Baptist Church. Seventh
southwest,
IMPRESSION OF Young Christian
building. 1896 northwest,
SERMON-The Paur Church.
streetn ear Washington circle northwest,
GoODThe EnO Calvary Metho
Fourteenth
northwest,
Henning Nelm Episcopal Church Of the Ascension
Massachusetts
Gunon
Church. Fourteenth northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06

bit pelts, already so useful that at
? cents apiece they have brought
nearly $2,O0O,O0O annually in the
London market.
Fur farming is not a mushroom
industry doomed TO decay when
peace treaties are ratified. Small
fur-bearing animals are being exter-
minated in the United States
through trapping which clears more
than S10,000,000 annually. In fact,
the skins gaAered on this continent
and sold in England and the United
States annually total $60,OOO,OO0.
Before long the natural supply must
be not merely supplemented, but
largely replaced by the cultivated
farm product. The present crisis
merely accelerates inevitable de-
velopment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06
THE SHORT SESSION.

Congress meets tomorrow; the
same old Congress, but under differ
ent circumstances. 1t is not impOs-
Sible that this session will provide a
new illustration of the folly of hav-
ing Congress come back for a bust
ness session after its mandate from
the people has been withdrawn. True,
the same party will control the Con-
gress that ought to meet tomorrow,
that controls the Congress that will
meet. But in personnel there is a
vast change, and in the proportion
Of party strength.
A good many men who took promi-
nent parts in the business of the last
session have been defeated. 1t is
neither a cheerful business to them,
nor ali entirely satisfactory one for
the country, to have them back in
their seats trying to represent con-
stituencies that have voted that they
misrepresent them.
The short session may attempt to
handle a Legislative program aside
from the business of passing supply
bills; but it will not accomplish
much. The short session never does.
There is no need to try forcing bust
ness through it, for any political
reason, as there might be if the
Democrats had lost control of the
House. When such a change hap
pens, the succeeding short session
always comes as an expiring gasp of
the defeated party, last chance to
put across" its special and pet
measures; and the result is lot of
ill-considered Legislation hurried to
the enrolling clerks and likely to be
filled with jokers. The party in
power has no occasion for using the
whip and spur at this session, and
probably will not.
There will be a long discussion,
probably in both branches, of the
question of national defense. That
question will not be kept down. A
Congressional or a commission in
quiry may be smothered; but it will
not kill the consideration. The coun-
try has its mind turned toward this
set of questions, and will not be dis
tracted until at least it knows the
facts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06
ITALY NEARLY READY

The cause of Italy's cautious at
titude during the first four months
of the war is becoming very clear
end, as the truth is now permitted
TO reveal itself, Italy today looks
very much more like a probable bel
l:gerent than she did on the 1st of
August.
Italy was not ready four months
ago to go into great war. Her
artillery was entirely out Of date
Her small arms were not equal to
those of other powers marching to
the battlefelds while the Italian
armies held back. Her general eqaip-
r1ent, needing to be changed in con-
formity with those cardinal weapons,
was inadequate
Now Italy feels that she is very
nearly ready to do her part if she
should be called upon to join volun-
-arily the war or if she should be
-orced into it. 1t has been generally
supposed by military experts that
Italy's artillery, both heavy and
light, would not be entirely in hand
and her soldiers fully trained to the
use of the new weapons until early
next spring. But apparently she has
been able to make progress faster
than was expected or thinks she has
gone ahead far enough to justify
1er in henceforth treading some
positive path that may lead straight
TO some crisis.
Anyhow, Italy's premier stands up
IN parliament and excites the en-
thusiasm of his nation by declaring
nat his country is fully alive to the
opportunity to achieve the "just as
CITATIONS of Italy," no man in all
Iis country interpreting his words
IS having any other meaning than
that the old Italian provinces are to
ne wrested away from Austria.
After the popular imagination has
been fred as it is now being fired by
ne government leaders it will not be
easy for Italy to hold back from the
"ar-if that artillery is really at
last ready.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06

is shown by the omission of several
large and important items estimated
for by the Commissioners, who ex-
planned that these requests were
made because the projects were i'm
perative. For instance, the commit
tee cut out the $l5O,OOO appropria-
ton for new municipal hospital, to
be known as the Gallinger Hospital.
The Senate, fortunately, may again
be depended upon to make fight for
this item.
The House committee also rejected
pleas for new buildings for a fish
wharf and market, shelter for the
much-used farmers market place,
and $4,000 for furnishing Western
High School. The estimates for
suburban road improvements were
slashed more than 100000; sewer
construction estimates were reduced
sS7 900, and the acquisitions for work
on streets and avenues were cut in
half.
Although the Commissioners
pointed out its advantages as time
saver, little electric railroad from
the water front to the Occoquan
workhouse, to cost approximately
$4,000, was denied. This road was
needed for the transportation of both
the products of the workhouse and
the convicts to and from their work,
but the economists couldn't see the
plan.
The bill carries a few gratifying
provisions-sucha as the repaving of
upper Seventh street, the provision
that firemen and policemen shall ride
free on street cars, and increases of
salaries for a number of minor grade
janitors, messengers, and
laborers--but the measure on the
whole is a disappointing one for the
Capital of a great nation. A meas
ure appropriating little more than
$11, 100000 for the support of the
Capital for an entire fiscal year is
bound to be one notable for o.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06
AN UNNAMED DUCK.

A. Mitchell Palmer, member of
Congress and of the Ways and
Means Committee of the House, lead
er in legislative business since the
Democracy came into power, was de-
feated in the recent election i'll a
candidacy for Senator from Pennsyl-
vania. Mr.. Palmer has been so large
and useful a figure in forwarding
Administration interests that imme-
diately it was known he had been
defeated, gossip began TO concern it
self with finding a political berth
for him. 1t seems to have been as
sumed that a politician out of job
must of course be provided with a
political living; that he should be
willing to return to workaday meth
DDS of sustaining himself has long
been quite unthinkable.
Wherefore some satisfaction may
be expressed by reason of the an
nouncement of Mr.. Palmer, that he
wants no political job. He is going
back home to practice law and earn
living as other folks do:
The fact that Mr.. Palmer is man
of independent means doesn't mater
tally alter the situation. In fact,
men of independent means have been
quite as insistent on getting the
public-place balm for political
wounds as other men.
1t is good to be able to extend
greetings and Fluctuations to an I'M
famed duck. If more ducks would
thus decline to go lame, there would
be more respect for public service
and servants, inside and out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06
IN PARIS ONCE MORE

1t is expected that the French
cabinet will meet once more in Paris
this week, and that the restoration
of the whole administrative opera
tions of the French government to
the ancient capital will be effected
just as rapidly as possible. The
fact will impressively mark the end
ing of an epoch in the war. France
deserted the old capital on the close
approach of the Germans, just as it
did in the war of 1870; but there
the likeness between the monarchy
of 1870 and the republic of 1914
ended. The republic was able to de-
fend and save Paris; the third en-
pire was not.
France may yet see the Germans
in Paris; but it does not expect that
to happen. The return Of the gov
eminent to its proper seat will
hearten the people of France, and
their allies as well. 1t will be a
conclusive demonstration of the al
lies confidence. 1t will testify that
they believe Germany is on the de
fensive in France and Berlin; and
that means, in East Prussia and Po-
land as well, for if the Germans were
in the way of winning decisive vic
tory in the east, they could be ex-
pected back in the west in such
force that the advance on Paris
might be resumed with hope of sue
cess.
The removal of the government
from Paris was confession that,
down to that date, the German plan
for a grand, overwhelming swoop at
France, to be followed by a transfer
of energies to the east, was sue
ceeding. The return of the govern
ment 10 Paris will be just as decisive
an indication that the program is
considered to have failed, and that
the allies are firm in their conviction
that there is no longer danger that it
can succeed.
Il is after all only a very little
fringe of northern France that is in
German possession; the greater part
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06
COL. MOSBY'S STRATEGY

Col. John S. Mosby, who knows
.lore about fighting with cavalry
nan any other man III the world,
says he could take 10000 Cossacks
8 I'd cut the communication between
Belgium and Berlin. We haven't
l-luch doubt that he could. He has
cone a lot of things to communica-
ions, supply trains, and the like,
mat were rather more startling than
would be raid on the communica-
Sions of the German army at this
zine.
The Europeans don't know much
about cavalry operations that they
didn't learn from the study of our
civil war: and those European SOL
diers who know most about Ameri-
can cavalry have for many years
been lecturing other European SOL
diers on the necessity for adopting
more of the American models in cav
airy management. Some day the
American Indian, whose fighting
methods were largely responsible for
developing the high efficiency Of our
cavalry, will come into the recogni-
ton he deserves as one of the
worlds great military inventors and
instructors.
The men like Mosby, Forrest,
Sheridan, Stonewall Jackson, and
other civil war specialists in the
business of harassing an enemy,
nave been studied all over the world,
and are studied today; but the Eu-
ropean armies somehow refuse to
take the lesson TO heart and apply
t. Colonel Mosby admits that he
doesn't understand why; nobody else
seems to understand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06
FUR FARMING.

Dressed furs and manufactures OF
iurs were imported into the United
states in 1913 TO the amount Of
Sl5,S03, 704. No such supply from
foreign countries will be available
while the war lasts. Russian COM
merce is almost entirely interrupted
Canadian resources are largely at
The command OF the belligerents.
5ermaRy's order for 10000 fur
oats, presumably for her officers,
viii be paralleled by unprecedent-
60 demand upon furriers among the
lies.
The present shortness Of supply is
a incentive to the infant industry
"i fur farming in the United States.
R,rsued from Alaska TO Pennsylva-
MA. the industry, at least in finer
trades, has won precarious success
T.. fashions favor. Now the demand
igr mink, black fox, and skunk, less
dependent upon fashionable whim,
will encourage both farmers with
considerable capital invested and
country boys that are trying to turn
8 few dollars, an unproductive half
scre and plenty of hard work into a
profit that spells opulence for them.
i will also place new responsible
s.es upon much metamorphosed rab-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06
THE DISTRICT BILL.

There is little to encourage the
friends of the National Capital in
the District appropriation bill. This
measure, agreed upon yesterday by
the Appropriations Committee for
report to the House tomorrow, pro-
vides for bare operating expenses of
the municipal government-and that
is about all. No important new
projects are authorized, the bill re-
fleets no enthusiasm on Capitol
Hill for a greater and more beautiful
Washington, and the members of the
Appropriations Committee appear to
have welded their pruning knife as
relentlessly as they dared.
Here and there we find authorize
ton for the repaving or opening of a
street or the limited extension of
suburban sewer, but the estimates
for these improvements, which are
among the keynotes of civic better
ment, have been slashed as have
other items large and small
The estimates submitted by the
Commissioners for the next fiscal
year were most conservative. Real
izing the disposition of the average
legislator to economic at the ex-
pense of the District, the Commits
sioners omitted to estimate for many
improvements which they earnestly
desired and the District required. Ii
is just as well, for the reduced es-
Inmates submitted by the Commits
sioners were trimmed more than
million and a half dollars and the
current bill carries nearly a million
dollars less than the bill for the
present fiscal year.
Among the few redeeming fea-
lures Of the District budget is the
absence of an attack on the half-and-
half plan. Following the refusal of
the Senate last session to accent a
House provision TO convert all excess
District revenues into miscellaneous
receipts" of the Federal Govern
ment, the Appropriations Committee
did not renew their indirect assault
upon the half-and-half plan. On the
other hand, the committee rejected
the suggestion Of the Commissioners
that these excess receipts-District
revenues which the municipality is
not allowed 20 spend because the
Federal Government is unwilling to
match them dollar for doIlar-shall
go into the sinking fund of the Dis
trict. Accordingly, this surplus,
about S2,OO0,O00. will lie idle in the
Treasury.
The ungenerous spirit of the
House committee toward the District