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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
COULD MAKE HUBBY USEFUL
Mrs. TorkIns Has Bright Idea for
Use in Event Her Cause
Was Defeated.

Charley. dear" said young Mrs.
Torkins. 81 don't want you to worry
about our votes for women campaign
I'm not going to-"
But / want you to be prepared to
lift your voice in case 1t is needed. l
realize that there are incidents of po-
litical responsibility which woman
with her refined sensibilities is unable
to meet"
'Is that so?"
Eyes. You remember how disap.
pointed ! was at the result in New
Jersey. When l mentioned it to you
you dismissed the matter with pro
fame expletive."
IL apologize"
Don't. I've invited our club to be
here on Wednesday morning to hear
how well you can talk about it In case
we're defeated on Tuesday."-Wash.
ington Star.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
FARMCROPVALUES
PRINCIPAL FARM PRODUCTS IN
U. S. FOR YEAR 1915 WORTH
s6,27o,465, 10000.
Value This Year, at Higher Prices
Prevailing Dec. 1, Nearly One
and One-Third Billion DOL
lars Greater Than Last.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. - This years princi-
pal farm crops were worth $6.27O.-
100000 at Dec. l farm prices. the De-
partment of Agriculture announced
In its final estimate and review of
crop production and values. That COM
pares with s4,973,527, 900 last year.
$4,9G6. i97 900 in 1918 and $4.757,45S.-
900 in 1912.
With the wheat crop passing the
billion bushel mark for the first time
in the nations history, corn produc-
tion reaching three billion bushel
total for the second time, and record
crops of oats. barley. rye, sweet po-
tatoes, hay and rice, the year has
been an extraordinary one for farm
ing.
Prices paid farmers for some crops
have been higher than in other years
because of the European war and as
result the value OF some of the
crops is the largest ever recorded.
The value this year OF each crop.
based on its farm price on Dec. 1,
with last years value. the record
value of each crop and the year 1t
was produced, is announced as fol-
lows:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
RESOURCES OF STATE BANKS.
Colorado Bank Commissioners Report
Shows Big Increase.

Denver.-Colorado state and private
banks and trust companies, which
come under the jurisdiction of the
state bank commissioner, show an in
crease of $3,156,792.23 in resources
from Sept. 2 to Nov 10, according to
the report of Bank Commissioner f..
E. Drach. Compared with Oct. 81,
1914, the last call for reports from
state institutions at the close of busi-
ness Nov. 10 showed an increase in
resources of $5,096,010.
The increased resources are regard
ed in large measure as Indicative of
a general upward trend of business
throughout the state.
On Nov. 10 total resources of the
institutions reporting to the state
bank commissioner were $60.9S4.-
4S9.46. National banks are not in
cluded.
There were 159 state banks. with
aggregate resources of $25, 509.051. "a
at the date of the last reports called
for by Commissioner Drach. The re-
sources OF the thirty-two private
banks were s2.68S.3s1.06. and of the
nineteen trust companies, $32.7S7.-
056.56 The average reserve held by
the institutions was 81 per cent, a 1
per cent increase over the average for
Sept. =. or per cent more than the
reserve required by law.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24

upon, and for years she has been
known as the most perfectly gowned
woman in Washington, both because
she has exquisite taste and because
she has plenty of means to follow her
taste in dress. Her gowns have al
ways been chosen with rare care and
costumers in Paris, where she was a
frequent visitor before the war.
Those who are in position to know
say the bride spent several months in
the preparation of her trousseau, be-
ing aided in this important labor by
her mother, who also is a woman of
extraordinary discernment. 1t was all
complete, 'tis whispered, two weeks
before the date of the wedding. Some
controversy arose as to the origin of
the gowns and frocks and linens and
laces. There were stories to the ef-
feet that French supply houses baked
at furnishing anything through the
medium of German-American middle
men. Most of the stories were base
less. be it said truthfully, for the
brides wedding outfit was almost en-
tirely of American origin.
Orchids Her Favorite.
Dark green and orchid are the pre-
dominating hues In the trousseau
gowns, for orchids are the new Mrs.
Wilson's favorite flowers. There are
travelling gowns, street frocks and eve
ming gowns of amazing loveliness
which will be seen much this winter,
for the White House is to be re-
opened for a series of old-time enter
tainments. The four great official re-
ceptions, which were omitted last win
ter. will be resumed, and there will be
matinee teas and frequent musicales.
Mr.. Wilson is the sixth president OF
the United States to marry widow.
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Fill
more and BENJAMIN Harrison were his
predecessors in this sort of a union.
but in not more than one or two cases
was the widow the second wife-as in
this case. John Tyler and Theodore
Roosevelt married twice, but their
second wives had not been welded be-
fore.
1t is scarcely necessary to recall
George Washington's marriage. The
world knows of his courtship, engage
ment and espousal. His love was the
widow Custis." Thomas Jefferson.
at the home of friend, John Wayles.
met Martha Shelton. WayIes' widowed
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24

daughter. She was q beautiful wom-
an. much sought after. but Jefferson
finally won her heart.
Perhaps Dolly Madison, wife of
President James Madison. is best
known generally to Americans of all
generations next to Martha Washing
ton.
John Tyier's Romance.
John Tyler was twice married. the
second time while he was president.
His first wife was Letitia Christian.
who belonged to one of the old fami-
lies of Virginia. Mrs. Tyler bore the
president nine children. Just before
her husband was elected vice presi.
dent of the United States she suffered
stroke of paralysis and a short time
after he succeeded William Henry
Harrison as president she died-in the
White House.
The second winter after her death
the president met Julia, the daughter
of Mr.. Gardiner, who lived on one of
the islands in Long Island sound.
The president fell desperately in love
--he wooed as a youth of twenty
would WOO, impetuously and roman
tically. 1t wasn't a great while before
they were engaged and short time
later they were married quietly at the
Church of the Ascension in New
York city.
Grover Cleveland did not marry un-
til fairly late in life. Then he fell in
love with Frances Folsom. the daugh-
ter of his law partner. She was a
girl whom he had known from early
childhood-there was time when
she called him Uncle Cleve." Mr..
Cleveland and Miss Folsom were
welded in the famous Blue room at
the White House.
For long time it was thought that
President Wilson and Mrs. Gait would
be married in the White House. Peo-
pie just supposed that Mrs. Gait would
want to go down in history as an
actual White House bride. From the
general feminine point of view 1t
seemed really the only thing to do.
Charming. tactful Mrs. Gait decided
long ago. however. that a woman
should be married in her own home
and not in that of her husband. She
did not believe in breaking the Amer
fcan-nay. the world-precedent in
the matter. And in this all Washing
ton approved.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
Must Have Been TansIe.

There was a very bad first night
in a New York theater. That is to
say, the night was a good night as
nights go in New York during the the
atrical season, but the play offered
was bad.
At the end Of the second act the
long-suffering audience was about
ready to quit. A few got up to GO
and others followed. until the aislea
became clogged.
Charles Hanson Towne arose in his
place, well down front.
"Wait!" he called out in a clear
loud tone, women and children
first!"-Saturday Evening Post.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24

In addition to these crops, olher
farm products, such as minor crops
and animals. and animal products.
will bring the years total to about
$40 .0O0. 100000.
Other details of the report show:
Corn-Production, 3,054 .525.000 bush.
els against 2,672,804 900 last year.
Acre yield. 1872 bushels. against 25.s
last year. Dec. farm price. 57.b cents
per bushel. against GA last year.
Winter wheat-Production, 655.045.-
900 bushels. against 684.990.000 last
year. Acre yield, 1872 bushels. agninst
1910 last year. Price. 95 cents, against
eS.6 last year.
Spring Wheat-Production. 35G. .4O0.-
900 bushels. against 2OG,O27 900 last
year. Acre yield, 1873 bushels. against
lib last year. Price, S6.5 cents,
against 9S.6 last year.
All Wheat-Production, l.O11 .505 900
bushels. against S91 .O17 900 last year.
Acre yield, 16.9 bushels, against 16.6
last year. Price. 80 cents. against 3S.G
oats-Production. 1.54O. 1862 900 bush
els. against 1.141, 100000 last year.
Acre yield. 37.s bushels. against 29.7
last year. Price, 36.1 cents. against
43.S last year.
Barley-Production, 237 .009.O bush
els, against 94,953.OOO last year. Acre
yield, 22.0 bushels. against 25.s last
year. Price. 5l.7 cents. against 54.3
last year.
Rye-Production. 49,190,000 bushels,
against 42.779,000 last year. Acre
yield, 17.2 bushels, against 16.8 last
year. Price. S3.9 cents. against s6.5
last year.
Buckwheat Production. 15,769.0 900
bushels. against 16,sS1.0oO last year.
Acre yield, 1876 bushels, against 21.3
last year. Price, 1877 cents. against
764 last year.
Sugar Beets-Production, G,G42.000
yield. 10.4 tons, against 10.4 last year.
Price. 1854. against 1854 last year.
Cotton-Production, 1l,161 900 bales
of 500 pounds gross, including linters.
against 1G,135,O0O last year. Acre
yield, 172.5S pounds. against 2O9.2 last
year. Price. 11.2 cents a pound.
against 68 last year.
Rice-Production, 2S,947. 900 bushels.
agains: 23.649,000 last year. Acre
yield. 36.1 bushels, against 34.1 last
year. Price, 90.G cents, against 92.4
last year.
Potatoes - Production, 35S, 100000
bushels, against 4O5,921 900 last year.
Acre yield. 95.5 bushels, against 1895
last year. Price, GIG cents, against
4s.9 Last year.
sweet Potatoes-Production 1885,.
900 bushels, against 5G,574,000 last
year. Acre yield. 1888 bushels.
against 93.S last year. Price, c.
cents, against 73 last year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
WILSON WEDDING
A FAMILY AFFAIR
Ceremony at Galt Home Marked
by Simplicity.
DETAILS ARE KEPT SECRET
Only Relatives OF President and His
Bride Are Present-Start on Honey
moon Trip to South-Try to
Avoid Crowds.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-In the pres
ence of relatives only, President Will
son and Mrs. Edith Boiling Calf were
quietly and simply welded this eve
ming in the parlors of the brides un-
pretentious home at 1908 Twentieth
street. There was no fuss and feath-
ers. and official and social circles
must wait for tomorrow's newspapers
before they know how 1t all came
about. Secretary of the Treasury NC
Adoo was the lone official present and
he was there simply as Mr.. Wilson's
son-fn-law.
Miss Bertha Boiling of this city at
tended her sister, the bride, and q
small orchestra from the Marine band
furnished the nuptial music. The bride
wore dark travelling costume and
carried a huge bouquet of orchids.
She met the bridegroom at the foot
OF the broad stairway in her home
and together they went slowly to the
altar of flowers erected at the east
end of the parlors. The president
placed on her third left-hand fin
ger plain gold circIet engraved with
her initials and his own. The cere-
mony was the utmost in simplicity
and taste-in keeping with the best
American traditions.
Keep Hour Secret.
In order to avoid the crowds Of curl
GUS folk in Washington the hour of
the wedding was kept secret until late
in the day. The plan worked with fair
success and the police had no trouble
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
Civil Service Case Heads Docket.

The civil service and Huerfano
county election cases have been
placed at the head of the docket and
will be heard by the State Supreme
Court at the opening Of the January
term. Hearing on the election cases
will take place on Jan. and on the
civil cases Jan. 4. The validity of
the safety clause attached to acts by
the Legislature to prevent their be-
ing subject to the referendum and
vote by the people is involved in the
civil service case. A petition to re-
fer the amended civil service law
passed by the Legislature last winter
was signed, but refused for filing by
Secretary Of State Ramer. The sec
retary's position was upheld in the
Denver District Court. The Huerfano
county election cases involve the
election of Sheriff Jeff Farr and 9TH
er Republican county officials de-
clared elected in that county Nov. 3,
1914.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
Petition for Lower Coal Rates.

The State Public Utilities Commits.
sion heard evidence and arguments
on the petition filed by the Grand
Junction Mining and Fuel Company
and the Palisade Coal and Supply
Company asking that the Denver C
Rio Grande railroad be compelled to
the western slope. The commission
took the petition under advisement A
similar one filed by the two com
panies against the Colorado Midland
Terminal and Cripple Creek C Colo
RADIO Springs railroads will be heard
Dec. 20.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
RRESZ2EW NZZ50N
Csr An1o<~I.ooo s-LstAs~stao

in handling the few hundred men,
women and children who pressed
eagerly in the streets near the Gait
home
AS soon as the ceremony was over
those present in the accustomed fash
ion, while the smiling groom received
congratulations. the newly-weds sped
away in a big White House automobile
to the Union station and took train
to the South for their honeymoon. II
they told anybody their destination
that person kept his secret well. 1t
is reported from family circles, how
ever, that the couple will be away un-
till the first week in January.
They must be back in Washington
by January z. though, because on that
date the president and Mrs. Wilson
will act as host and hostess at a great
reception to be given in the White
House for the Pan-American repre-
sentatives at the national capital.
Moreover, congress will have recon-
vened, after the holiday season, and
Mr.. Wilson will have to be back at
his desk.
Only Relatives Are Present
Among those present at the cere-
mony were: Miss Margaret Wilson.
the presidents eldest daughter; Mrs.
Francis Bowes Sayre Of Williams
town, Mass, the presidents second
daughter; Mrs. William G. McAdoo.
the presidents youngest child; Mrs.
Anne Howe of Philadelphia, the presi-
dents sister; Joseph R. Wilson of Bal
timore, the presidents brother. and
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, the pres
dents cousin.
The bride. who before her marriage
to Norman Gait was Miss Edith Boil
ing of Virginia, was well represented
with kinsmen and kinswomen. She
and her mother, Mrs. William H. Boil
ing. have lived together for several
years. and Mrs. Boiling, of course, was
the eowager queen of the occasion.
TCt brides sisters. Miss Bertha
Boiling of Washington and Mrs. II. II.
Maury of Admission, Ala. and her
brothers, John Randolph Boiling,
Richard w. Boiling, Julian d. Boiling,
all of Washington; r. E. Boiling of
Panama and DR.. w. A. Boiling OF
Louisville, KY. attended the cere-
fhe presidents bride is a hand
some woman. unusually good to look
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
Duck Season Goes to April I.

AS far as state officials are con-
cerned sportsmen in Colorado will be
allowed to hunt ducks and geese un-
til April 1, although the United
States law governing migratory birds
closed the duck season Dec. 16. Colo
RADIO permits duck hunting until April
AMI Walter b. Fraser, game and
ish commissioner, will follow the
tate law. The federal law has been
declared unconstitutional by four out
Of five courts in which its legality has
been Questioned.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
Asks Million Acres for Roads.

A bill was introduced In the Ma
tional Senate by Senator John F.
Shafroth providing that the govern
ment cede 100000 acres of public
lands In Colorado TO the state to be
sold by the state and the proceeds
used in building highways. The en-
actment of this bill will give the
state. according to estimates by Den
yer people, not less than s1O,OO0.O00
for building good roads in Colorado.
E. NJ. Ammons, while governor of
Colorado. worked in behalf of senti-
ment favorable to the measure.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24

Let Contract for Hospital Buildings.
Announcement was made that the
contract for the construction OF the
three new buildings at the state hos
pital for the insane at Pueblo had
been let at meeting of the State
Board of Correction held in Pueblo.
The successful bid was for $4,000.
The central building of the proposed
group will be used as an administra-
ton office and hospital, while the
other two, thanking on the first build
ing. will be dormitories capable of
housing $50 or 400 additional patients.
With the addition to these buildings
the asylum will be able to accommo-
date all Colorado's insane patients,
numbering now about 1000. At pres
ent nearly 300 are being cared for
in hospitals or hospital wards of jails
of different counties. chiefly Denver.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
Eixjno the Blame.

DO you believe in hoodoos?" asked
the superstitious person.
Well" replied the man who had
failed to make good i'll dozen differ
ent enterprises. I've got to preserve
my selfrespect, you know"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
State Good Roads Meeting Jan. 10.

The sixth annual convention of the
Colorado Good Roads Association will
be held in Denver Jan. 10 and 90 i'm
mediately following the meeting Of
the State Association of County Com
missiouers. The place of meeting
was changed from Boulder to Denver.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24

Be happy. Use Red Gross Bag Blue; /;
much better than liquid blue: Delights
the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24

Some men are loafers by choice and
others drift into the habit through be-
ing elected to office.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24

To Cure a Cold In Ono Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo oUININE Tablets,
Druggists refund money IL II fails to cure. x. W.
GROVES signature is on each boz. asc.
The Washington times., 1915-07-12

is a good deal like carrying coal to
Newcastle. Practically everybody in
New York is lined I'D for a big navy
because New York Is situated only q
few miles from the open ocean, and ex-
perts agree that is case of war Il would
be the nrst goal Of attack b va foreign
fleet New York. New England and the
other States of the North and East in
sef-defense always have voted for
liberal naval appropriations Congress
sionai votes against naval APPROPRIATE
from the North and Middle Atlantic
states have been almost scarce enoubh
to be curiosities.
in the district stretching from the
western slope Of the Alleghanies to the
situation 10 different Comprising. as IL
does. the great Commonwealths Of Ohio,
Illinois. Iowa, Missouri Kansas, Me-
bras. Oklahoma and Texas this district
has great voting strength in Congress
enough even to offset the strength OF
the great and populous States Of the
North Atlantic In the past rep.
resentatives OF these states have voted
almost as a unit, against the mainten.
ance Of adequate naval defenses.
Yet the people Of these States are
among the most truly American and the
most truly patriotic OF our people and
among them the determination to make
our name respected and keep our land
unviolated by the foot Of foreign foe
burns most brightly. Moreover. they
and grain. Much Of their trade goes
over seas and needs the protection OF a
powerful navy. Up to a few month.
ago ehev had not realized these facts
but / believe that they are at least
awakened to their true situation"
The Washington times., 1915-07-12
COMPANIES AIDING
Z. VALUATION Y / u To |.'||I: WORK
Public, Utilities Commission Is
sues Statement on Filing Of
Protest.

Following protests on the part of
the Washington Gas Light Company
and the Chesapeake and Potomac Tel
ephone Company, the Public Utilities
Commission today issued the following
statement:
I'm view Of the publicity which has
been given In the press to the portion
of the report of the valuation bureau
to the commission relative to lack OF
cooperation by some of the utilities
in connection with the work Of valua-
ton carried on by the commission, and
in view of the wrong impression which
may have been produced, the commits
sion wishes to mako the following
statement" -.
THE criticism Of the lack OF CO.
operation on the part OF some OF the
utilities related to tho work OF the
year ended December 81. 1914 During
that period the valuations OF the Capt.
tai Traction Company, the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, and
the Potomac Electric Power Company
only had been undertaken; certain
amount of preliminary investigation OF
some Of the other utilities had been
commenced, but no important work had
been done,
''Since December 81, 1914; the COM
mission has undertaken the valuation
of the Washington Gas Light Com
pany, the Georgetown Gas Light Com
pany, and the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company. These companies
are cooperating with the commission
in it's work and are furnishing 1nfor-
nation willingly on request.
The Washington times., 1915-07-12
Fairgrounds Supervisor
Will Be Named Soon

Appointment Of a supervisor OF play
grounds to succeed e. g. Martin, It
was said today by Commissioner Uew-
man, will be made upon the compile
ton of the installation OF now methods
of accounting and business methods
by Daniel ]. Donovan. the present in
cumbent.
Mr.. Donovan said today hc was un-
able to state definitely when the work
will be completed. It il understood,
however. that the appointment will be
made within the next Few days.
There are, it was stated. between
fifteen and twenty applicants for the
position. The salary Of the supervisor
Of Fairgrounds Is $3.50 year.
The bathing: beach will be placed un.
der tho new supervisor. and the salary
Of the superintendent, $500 q year. wifi
be given to an assistant. who will have
charge Of the beach.
The Washington times., 1915-07-12

WIDOWS and Spinsters
Answer Farmers Plea
Plenty of Washington Women, Not More Than As,
and Willing to Live in Country, Are Ready to
Help Out Lonely Widower.

The names Of the women who have re-
piled are withheld at their request but
e> cry letter received appears to be sin
sers.
the Virginian, who has been wifeless
for four years. and then Cupid must
do the rest.
Out OF the lot 1t seems fair to as
sumo that Mr.. Loneliness will find a
heart to beat In unison wit hhis own.
and that wedding bells soon will ring
near Wsshington-the wife-seeker lives
only fifteen miles from Pennsylvania
avenue. he says.
IT. there should be a happy end to
the story, inspired by the loneliness re-
hected in the farmers appeal to The
Times, this newspaper will endeavor
later to supply the interested public
with the final chapter Of the romance.
The Washington times., 1915-07-12
Ira w. Bird Sued
For Absolute Divorce

Ira w. Bird. . former Washington
newspaperman, but now employed In
New York, was sued for an absolute
divorce by Mrs. Carol Bird In the
District Supreme Court. 1t Is charged
by Mrs. Bird that her husband is
now living in New York with tho
woman named as correspondent.
According to tho petition the cou-
pie were married in Washington on
May IS. 1911. and lived together until
last August. when Bird is alleged to
have deserted his wife.
Attorneys James B. Archer and John
Lewis Smith represent Mrs. Bird
The Washington times., 1915-07-12

The lonesome plant Of virginia
farmer for q wife. as voiced recently In
The Times. is not to go unanswered. In
the frst mail today The Times received
six replies from women who say they
come within the qualifications named by
the Virqinian who seeks as a wife and
companion:
A widow or spinster. not moro than
forty-five years Of age, who Is content
to live on farm, but will not be asked
to do farm work ..'FH -. .E.
The farmer, whose name was with
held at his own request, says he has
100 acres Of the best Virginia land this
side Of Richmond and all he socks to
Both hi WidoMs osppy and coming
within the age limit are represented In
tho replies received by The Times today.