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Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
Auditor Gordon AequItted.


State Auditor John P. Gordon was
acquitted of the charge Of spending
the funds of the state without author
ity when he drew warrants to pay
his own and his sons expensus to
certain conventions which were held
in the far west during the last sum-
mer. The jury was out 30 minutes.
Gordon said he had made the trip
in the belief that it would be bene-
fetal to the state, and charged his
expenses to the state under an old
custom in Missouri. He said he is-
sued the warrant upon the strength
Of an opinion furnished him by At
toney General Barker, who had only
followed the precedents set by his
predecessors.
He said state officers in the past
had variously attended similar con-
ventions, and had always charged
their travelling expenses to the state.
The examination of the auditor by
Attorney Peters, who filed the in.
formation against him, was quite rig.
Orous, and the defendant stood the
ordeal in the manner Of man who
had nothing to fear.
At the conclusion Of the testimony
the jury was sent out and demur.
rer argued as to the evidence. His
attorneys asked him II he issued the
warrant believing he had full author
ity to charge his travelling expenses
to the state, and he said that he did.
He also said that Hadley, when gov,
ernor, had appointed him delegate
to Seattle and told him that his en-
penses could be lawfully paid by the
state. This was to prison congress
the auditor said. The jury was com
posed Of six Republicans and si1
Democrats, which precludes any mis-
givings as to the nature Of the YER
dict.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
LIahts Go Out Too Early.

A complaint signed by Waldo John
son, Charles H. Green, s. r. Lewis
and others has been filed with the
public service commission praying for
an order directing the Osceola Light
and Power Co. to comply with the
terms Of its authority to do business.
The complaint is against the cleo
trio light service.
1t is charged that the terms of the
franchise require it to maintain its
lights until midnight each night, but
it is alleged that the company cuts
off the current every night between
10 and IL o'clock.
1t is further charged that the gen.
eral service of the company is mad
equate and far from satisfactory.
The company has been notified to
file an answer within the next ten
days.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
aith in Book F arm
ing" Is Spreading
By Dr.. A. 3. Moore. Minneapolis. MINI.

country o practice advanced scientific methods
Minnesota Of the states point the advantages of
seed selection and former Assistant Secretary of Agriculture W NJ
Hays who member of the faculty the Minnesota Agricultural
college, the leaders the breeding of and improved vare
ties of wheat Wisconsin, however, has rather taken the hono from
Minnesota today Wisconsin pureed seed known the world
Winter wheat winter rye barley oats and four standard varieties of corn
all with pedg unouded the pu strains Of cattle horses
produced in Wisconsin.
1t possible by breeding get variety of that will nearly
double its yield One variety that used give only cent seed
gives cent To out the work of seed selection and
the Improvement the grain association has been formed in Wisconsin
and in other grain states The first this direction taken in
1893 years elimination and selection obtain the
first seed 1t eight years from the time the first seed plot owed
before any ready distribution that time the
rapid
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
Union Pacific Wins Appeal.

Judge John G. Slate in the Cole
County circuit court has sustained an
appeal of the Union Pacific from a
ruling of the public service commits
sion, which required the company to
pay a fee upon the total amount of
bonds issued for improvement pur-
poses. Under the ruling Of the COM
mission the fee would have been APP
proximately $4,000, and under the in
depreciation Of Judge Slate it will be
around $780,
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
All He Nseded.

A lady told me, as a true story Of
soldiers wit, that soldier in .
hospital on recovering consciousness
said: Nurse, what is this on my
head7''
Vinegar cloths" she replied. you
have had fever"
After a pause:
And what is this on my chestf"
"A mustard plaster. You have had
pneumonia"
And what is this at my feet?"
salt bags. You have had frost
bite"
A soldier from the next bed looked
up and said:
Hang a pepperbox to his nose,
nurse, then he will be q cruet. THE
Strand.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
convlcts Have Pie.

More than $500 pounds of dressed
turkeys and $500 mince pies were
consumed at the big Thanksgiving
dinner For the $500 state convicts
The meal was served at o'clock
A moving picture show was run all
day in the chapel and the convicts
were permitted to attend it in relays.
The items for the big dinner were
as follows Turkey, $500 pounds;
turkey dressing and gravy; celery.
10 crates; cranberries, 10 barrels; po-
tatoes, 10 bushels; sauerkraut, three
barrels; bread: coffee; mince pies,
$500, and ginger cake.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
4s-Year.oId Suit Settled.

A case that has been in the United
States district court for 46 years has
finally been settled.
1t was a judgment against the late
Maj. ]. B. Kaiser, former proprietor
of the City and Madison hotels in
Jefferson City George Hall and Chas.
A. Mayer. They were securities on
the bond of distiller and were held
for the payment of $24O for the vic.
lation of the excise laws. The origi.
nal suit was instituted in 1869.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
Wilson Club Granted Charter.

Secretary of s ate Roach has is
sued a charter to the Wilson Club
Organization of st. rouis.
The application fer the charter set
out that it's purpose is the advance
ment of those principles of govern
ment Originally promulgated by
Thomas Jefferson, as sometimes ex-
pounded by Andrew Jackson and as
now exemplifed by the teachings Of
Woodrow Wilson"
All persons living in st. Louis and
vicinity are eligible to membership,
Provision is made for honorary mem
bership for nonresidents.
Breckenridge Long is president.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
Births Double Deaths.

There were 1890 births and S,572
deaths in Missouri during the months
of July, August and September, ac-
cording to a bulletin just issued by
the state board of health, of which
DR.. J. A. B. Adcock is secretary.
OF the babies born, 1857 we're boys
and S411 girls. OF the total number
only $50 were groes.
The births exceeded the deaths for
the quarter by 9,77S,
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
Hiah Self.Esteem.

well, If that Watson isn't the most
conceited, self-satisfied, self"
Yes, I've heard you say something
Of that kind before. What's started
you off this timer"
He just sent a telegram of con-
graduation to his mother"
"Well?"
"Today's his birthday" Every
body's Magazine.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
Not to Ask designations.

Gov Major denied rumor that he
contemplated asking the designations
of the members of the Missouri public
service commission after his criticism
for its decision in raising rates. He
said also that he had not discussed
with Chairman Atkinson the question
Of the latter's resignation because he
is candidate for governor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
He Got II.

A negro boy, while walking along
the street, took of his hat and struck
at a wasp. He turned to a man and
said:
Il thought got dat ar ole wass."
Didn't your"
mo, sab; but +" he snatched
of his hat and clapped his hand on
the top of his head, squatted, howled
and said:
Blame + didn't git dat ole wass!"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02

Increased yield per acre
of wheat, corn, oats and
other grains has convinced
even those farmers who rid
iculed ''book farming that
the only way to make a sue
cess of agriculture in this
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
Llaht company REDUCE Rates.

The Cupples Station Light and
Power Company filed with the public
utility commission their schedule
a." The new schedule carries a
charge OF 5iS cents per kilowatt hour
for current In residence sections, no.
duction from 8 cents.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
ImmlaratIOn tor 10 Years.

In 10 years from July /, 1905, to
July l, 1915, total of 121,127 immi-
grants have landed in the Uhited
States with the state of Missouri as
their ultimate destination This In.
cludes the women and children.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
'adIey Makes Announcement

Herbert s. Hadley, former governor
and attorney general of the state OF
Missouri, has announced his candid
acy for the United States senate in
1916. He hopes to succeed Hon. Jas,
b, Reed, of Kansas City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
Two Get Paroles.

Governor Major granted to two con-
victs who had served long terms. the
two Customary Thanksgiving pa
rules. The men were dressed out on
the day before Thanksgiving. One
was serving a sentence Of 80 years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02

Many people do not like
their jobs because many
jobs are obstacles Jobs
stand between people and
money, and no one likes
something which stands be-
tween him and something
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
Enlighten Public on
Health Problems
BY D.. Charles W. Lille. Springfield. IN.

through the schools and churches throughout the
system public lectures by physicians should be part of the
every school, and would urge members propose such
method the education every city and the directors
the small villages and hamlets
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
Chairman Chosen.

The land bank state committee has
named Samuel Resented of st. Louis
as chairman Of the committee TO cir
culate initiative petitions for place
on the ballot at the next election
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02

Many a mans phenomenal success
is a surprise to himself.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02

Now that in every field
Of human endeavor there is
coming to be a greater spe-
cialization, now that every
form of activity proceeds
according to established
laws and principles; now
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02

Occasionally a girl remains in the
spinster class because she is true to
her first love-herself.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02

/ believe that one Of the
duties Of the State Medical
society is to enlighten the
public on health problems,
and | would suggest, as one
of the best means Of doing
this, to reach the public
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02

A grouchy man thinks he laughs
best who laughs least.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
Hard WorI

Hard Work.
PA, what is meant by literary en-
deavor?"
Trying to sell the stuff. SON.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-06-19
Burdick Heads C. A. r.

La Junta.-The closing days of the
G. A. R. encampment of 1915 witnessed
remarkable parade, from the fact
that it was held early in the morning
and there were in line more veterans
from Colorado and Wyoming than
ever will be seen together again. At
the conclusion of the parade all the
orders went into executive session for
the election of officers. Pueblo will
be the next meeting place of the de-
partment, and the officers-elect are:
Department commander, F. o. Bur-
dick of Boulder; senior vice command
er, r. E. Fitch of Laramie, Wyo.; and
junior vice commander, e. V. Thorn
as of Littleton. Oother officers named
were: Department chaplain, Robert
Waugh, Colorado Springs, medical di-
rector, DR.. H. o. Dodge, Boulder.
The Woman's Relief Corps elected
the following officers President,
Matte Stewart of Golden: senior
vice president, Cora Neeham, La
Junta: Junior vice president, Mrs.
Matilda Croft, Rock Springs, Wyo.
The Women of the G. A. R. elected
as president Mrs. Vogtel of Monte
Vista, and the Sons of Veterans will
be headed the coming year by l.. 3.
Battles of Boulder.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-06-19
Strap Caused Baby's Death.

Greeley. - Becoming entangled in
the strap across the front of it's baby
carriage, the 11-months-old baby of C.
A. Bailey strangled itself here. Mrs.
Bailey had left the baby alone for a
few minutes, and, returning, found it
dead.
w. E. Lodgson, so years old and a
pioneer of this section, was found
dead in his bed. Heart trouble was
the cause of death. Other deaths
were Mrs. Catherine Certify and Mrs.
Mary M. Davis, both from natural
causes.
The burials of Charles Cecil, killed
by lightning several days ago; the 2
year-old son of G. L. Nishiser, who
was drowned on Friday, and Helen S.
Saunders, 8 years old, were held Sun
day.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-06-19
VERDICT is SET ASIDE
JUDGE BARS VERDICT CONVICT.
ING A PRIEST.
Jurist, District Attorney and Special
Prosecutor Decline to Re-Enter
Case at Sterling.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Sterling, Colo.-A jury was severely
scored by Judge HaZlett p. Burke in
the District Court here when it
brought in a verdict finding the Rev.
Father P. U. Sasse guilty Of perform
ing an illegal operation.
Il have never heard a verdict baseu
on such flimsy evidence" said Judge
Burke, land will use the power the
law gives me to set it aside. l will be
glad to entertain motion to dismiss
the case. If the case ever comes be-
fore me again | shall decline to pre-
side over the trial"
District Attorney Irving Van Bradt,
who declined to take active part in
the prosecution, said he never would
like the work of prosecuting Father
Sasse on the charge and that the
story told by ]. S. Dobbs, prosecuting
witness, on the stand was entirely diff
ferent than the one he had told in con-
fidence. He regretted the confidence
forbade him to tell the court the story
as he said he had heard it first and
recommended a motion to dismiss the
case.
Charles l.. Avery of Denver, special
prosecutor, then said that he did not
like the case and asked relief from
further connection with it. Deputy
District Attorney John V. Redmond of
Logan county made the same request.
The charges against Father Sasse,
it is believed, grew out of a factional
fight within the church The defense
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-06-19
FOREIGN

All the Italians in Paris who are
fit for military service are being hur.
ried back to Italy.
A dispatch to the Havas agency
from Lisbon says the Portuguese
Cabinet has presented its resignation
but that it has not been accepted.
The prize court at London con
demned the Hamburg-American line
steamer Belgia, which was seized at
the beginning of the war at Newport,
Monmouthshire.
Premier Asquith announced in the
House of Commons that further
vote of credit would be discussed. II
is understood that the new vote will
be s250,000,00O or $3OO,OOO,OOO.
A Franco-German monument erected
to the memory of the German and
French soldiers who fell in the battle
for the crossing of the Mouse, was
dedicated at Meyers, near Sedan,
France.
The London Times Hague cores
pendent says that from midnight of
June 18th the blockade of German and
Austrian goods, passing through Hol-
land, for the United States, become
absolute
A dispatch from Athens to the Lon
don Daily Telegraph says: so far as
is known, 172 Venizelos adherents
have been elected and sixty-nine
Greek government candidates and in
dependents.
The intense heat prevailing in Aus
tria-S hungary, added to the drought
suffered since the end of April, is
occasioning much anxiety in agricul
tural departments of the dual mon.
archy regarding harvest prospects
The fear is expressed that unless rain
| comes very soon, the grain crops will
suffer considerably.
Manuel Vasquez Tagle, minister of
Justice in the Cabinet of Madero, who
has taken no part in revolutionary
activity in Mexico since Huerta's coup
in February, 1913, has been practically
agreed upon by leaders of the Villa
Zapata coalition as acceptable to them
for the provisional presidency, should
an agreement with the Carranza fac
| ton be possible.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-06-19


AUG 1S-2o.-Island Grove Driving Club.
Aug; 24-27.-Bent County Fair Associ-
aug; Effort Collins Racing Asso-
aug. 2S.-Farmers' Fair at Fowler.
Aug. 81 Sept. 3.-Arkansas Valley Fair
ASSOCIATION. Rocky Ford.
aug. S-Sept. 3.-Larimer County FAIR
Association. Loveland.
Sept 7-10.-Crowiey County Fair AS
ISOLATION. Sugar City.
socialion. Longmont
Sept. 1-1O.-Logan County Fair at
Sept. S-i1-Cheyenne County Fair at
Cheyenne Wells.
Sept. 15-17.-Routt County Fair at
Sept. i6-Is.-Conejos County Fair at
Manassas.
Sept. 13-1S.-Colorado State Fair Asso-
citation. Pueblo
Sept. l5-1S.-Lincoln County Fair at
Hugo.
Sept. 2-25.-Farmers and Stockgrow-
ers Fair at Burlington.
Sept. 21-24.-Trinidad-L Animas Co
falr Association, Trinidad. ~,
sept. 2l-24.-MonteZuma County Fair
Sept. 2s-oct. Eel Paso County Fair
at Calhan.
Aug. 31-Sept. S.-Morgan County Fair
at Fort Morgan.
oct. 2-9-Colorado Agricultural FAN
ana Racing Association. Denver.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-06-19
Hillyer Presiding at walsenburq

Walsenburg.-W With Judge CRANKY
Hillyer presiding here for the first
time since his appointment by Gov
ernor Carlson last February, District
Court convened and more than 100
cases growing out of the disorders of
the coal strike, in which union men
are charged with crime, are on the
docket, seventy-one if which are the
result of indictments issued by the at
torney general of Colorado following
an investigation of grand jury.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-06-19
Rockefeller Highway Fund Exhausted

Boulder Road work which has been
carried on in Colorado during the past
two months under the Rockefeller
foundation POUNDS will cease. The
sum of 100000, which was put at the
disposition of the Colorado state com
plission of unemployed last April has
now been practically exhausted.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-06-19
COLORADO
S T A T E NEW S
Western Newspaper Union view, service.
COMING EVENTS.

aug. 81 Sept Grand Lodge. K. of p,
at Colorado Springs
aug Z6-2S.-Fall Festival al Flagle-.
sept, 21-Oct. S.-Meeting international
Dry Farming Congress at Denver
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santa Fe Racing circuit dates

Aug. 24-27.-Las Animas, Colo.
aug. 81 Sept. 3.-Rocky Ford, Colo.
sept. 7-1O.-Sugar City, Colo.
Sept. 13-1S.-Pueblo, Colo.
sept. 21-24.-Trinidad Colo.
sept. 2S.-Oct. 1.-Raton, New Mex.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-06-19
Tight Shoe Causes Girls Death.

Boulder.-Rosa Devine, the four
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ia
cob Devine, died at the university
hospital of blood poison which devel.
oped from a blister on the heel
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-06-19
Convicted of Killing wife's AssaiIan,

Greeley.-Rudy Meyer was found
guilty in the District Court of murder
in the second degree for killing Wal.
ter Mcdowell at Frederick, several
months ago. The jury recommended
chemency.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-06-19
Board Denies cIemeney for Hil,en.

Denver, June 16.-Harry Edgar Hill.
len, the young Denver bandit, will be
hanged some time next week. Execu-
tive clemency was denied him by Gov
ernor Carlson and the State Board of
Pardons.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-06-19
SPORTING NEWS
Standing of Western League Clubs.

SIOUX CITY .............l6 % .364
Lotus, a dark horse" won the
opening handicap on the first day of
the Denver race meeting Time, 1:12
3-5 for six furlongs.
Ralph Epson, winner of the interna
tional balloon races at Paris two
years ago, will fly no more His wife
won't let him. Epson was married two
years ago at Akron Ohio
Miss Frances Lungerhausen OF
gainesville, Ohio, star athlete of Lake
Erie College, who broke the worlds
record for girls in the basketball
throw, hurting the sphere 65 feet 5h
inches, says the hardest bar to girls
success as athletes is chocolate candy.
That all of the thoroughbreds sta
bled at Overland Park in Denver MAY
be given as many chances at tn,
purses as possible, the Fair and Rae
ing Association has increased tn,
number of daily events from the 81,
originally planned, to seven
There will be two handcaps added
to the list already scheduled for the
race meet now in progress at Over
land Park in Denver. On June oath
there will be the Gentlemens Driving
and Riding Club handicap, and on
July LIST there will be the Electric Club
handicap.
Plans were made public at Phoenix
AriZ., for the annual Los Angeles
Phoenix and Ell Paso-Phoenix automo
bile road races. 1t was announced by
the state fair commission that tive
days would be devoted to motor
events al the state fair to be held No
Ve.nEer 10 to 90. The distance of the
$4,000 Arizona grand priX is increased
from SO to $50 miles An interna
tional 150-mjle race for 81 900 will bt
the feature OF motorcycle day.
GENERAL
Bentley D. Ackley, Billy Sundays
right-hand man and secretary, has re-
signed.
At TaIrytown, n. j., son was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Rockefeller
Jr., their sixth child, and fifth boy.
Brig. Gen. C. A. Devol, general man
ager of the American Red Cross, has
sen. j. G. Weller, a Red Cross agent
10 Eagle Pass, to take charge of q
carload Of corn and a carload of beans
to be shipped at once to Monclova
Mexico.
About eco British and French war
horses, Part OF herd of several thou
Sad horses, which escaped from 8
srOckade at Alton III were heinz
held for ransom by German farmers
whose lands the horses had overrur
end damaged.
The calling of an $4,000 loan by the
defunct Mercantile National Bank of
Pueblo, Colo, to the Peoples Savings
Bank and Trust Company of Silver
City, n. NJ, is said to have been large
ly responsible for the closing of the
latter institution.
Fiv. &C the Lusitanias dead-thret
men and two women-were brought &c
New York by the steamer Lapland
from Liverpool.
over fifty mayors OF our largest cit.
les have appointed mayors commit,
tees as part of the National movement
to make the Fourth of July, 1915,
"Americanization Day"
Lead Monday reached 81 per loo
Icluds, the highest price ever OBJ
tanned for that metal in the history OF
the mining industry. Before the panic
Of 1907 the records show a top price
NJ sc
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-06-19
NEWS To DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
ABOUT THE WAR

The British steamer Hopemount
was torpedoed and sunk by German
submarine.
The British steamer Leuctra was
torpedoed and sunk off Yarmouth.
The crew was rescued
Three Austrian aeroplanes dropped
bombs on Kragojevatz. Serbia killing
or wounding twelve persons.
The British steamship Arndale of
3,5S3 tons gross has been sunk as the
result of striking mine in the White
Sea
The steam trawler Argyll was tor
pedoed and sunk by German subma-
rine. Seven members of her crew lost
their lives
A dispatch from Copenhagen says
Norway has lost Twenty-Five vessels
since the outbreak of the war, with
total valuation of s7,5OO,OOO.
Eleven persons were killed and i'm
mense damage was caused in the town
OF Karlsruhe, Germany, when fleet
of twenty-three French aeroplanes sue
cessfully bombarded the place.
Last week German submarines sank
hfty-four vessels, of which seven were
neutral. The others comprised two
French, two Belgian, three Russian
and forty British. In addition, two
fishing smacks were sunk by a Yep
pelin
The Austro hungarian troops are
employing dynamite in the Alpine
passes, blowing up rocks and loosen
ing avalanches on the advancing Ber-
saglieri. The heights dominating Cap
oretto on the Isonzi front have been
occupied by the invading Italians.
The Austro-Ger rush on Galicia
is on again. Both Berlin and Vienna
officially lay claim to progress along
virtually the entire southeastern front
and Lemberg seems again to be in
danger. Mackensen has wired the
Kaise" he expects to capture the city
before July 1.
In battle on the Dniester river in
the region of Zurawna, Galicia, which
lasted from June to June 10, the
Russians captured 34S officers and 49,
431 soldiers, with rs machine guns
and II cannon, according to a Rus
sian official statement issued under
date of June 10