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The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27
IN DISTRICT COURT

The regular term of the District
court convened Monday of last
week. The list of jurors for the
term consists of the following: AL
bert Anderson, Chas. Akers, Thos. j.
Bahr, John E. Blasdel, Verne Bow
sher, j. A. Bennington, John G. Cor
rington, Fred G. Ceeley, John Cor
rell, A. l.. Carruthers, Frank Cole,
Ira G. Christensen, Duncan Colville,
l.. D. Crooks, R. H. Cole, John Drake
Fl. E. Darrah, ]. d. Espinosa, C. E.
Faith, F. E. Goff, Louis Geiser, N. l..
Carr, Edward Haskell and Frank H.
Hamilton.
The first case taken up was that of
Mrs. Omie Stephenson, plaintiff, VS..
The Asiatic Tunnel, Mining and Mill
ing Co., defendant, to secure pay
ment of a certain promissory note
given to Mrs. Stephenson's brother,
w. G. Sanford, for services rendered.
Sanford assigned the note to Mrs.
by the jury for the note and inter
est, amounting to s5,S33.35, and the
attachment run against the property
of the company was sustained The
defense was conductd by Attorney
w. H. Dickson of Denver and Jesse
Stephenson prosecuted the suit for
the plaintiff.
The case of the People vs. Matilda
Brown, charged with keeping dis
orderly house in Monte Vista was
tried Thursday before jury of 12
men and resulted in Jail sentence
of five months for Mrs. Brown.
Tuesday, Nov. "a was the date set
for the trial of Juan Duran vs. H. C.
Miller, in which the plaintiff sued
DR.. Miller for damages for the death
of his son who died while under an
anaesthetic, being administered for
a broken arm This case was tried
last term and the jury disagreed
The parties OF the suit compromised
| just before time for calling the case
at this term and the case was dis
missed.
The case of People VS.. Ralph Hart
| assault to commit murder, is being
| tried d today, (Friday.)
The cases of the Beet Sugar com
pany against ]. N. Fuller, A. E
| Cooley, Geo. M. Corlett, Frank G
Sylvester, L. B. Sylvester and E. C
| Wright will run currently from
Monday. Nov. 20, to Dec. A. These
suits are brought to enforce pay
ment for stock subscribed
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27

4:15 p. m.-Demonstration In
Poultry Judging. w. e. VALPON.
900 p. m.-Women's Section
Problems Connected With Running
Water in the Farm Home.
2:45 p. m.-Problems in Homo
Canning. w. Z. VAPLON.
TUESDAY, NOV. 80.
9:45 a. m.-Judging Beef Cattle.
C. l. BRAY.
1890 a. m.-Results OF Field Pea
Variety Test e. Fl. THOMAS.
11:15 a. m.-Farm Poultry. w.
f. VAPLON.
900 p. m-Selection of Seed Po-
tatoes. Prof. KEzER.
2:45 p. m.-Marketing Problems
Paper by c. w. STOW.
$3.50 p. m.-Potato Diseases
Prof. KEZER
200 p. m.-Women's Section
Time and Labor Saving Equipment
for the Home.-Egg Packing Dem
onstration.
1880 p. m.-Boys and Girls Club
Work in Colorado. State Leader W.
e. VAPLON.
WEDNESDAY. DEC. l.
9:45 a. m.-Judging Sheep. c. I.
1890 a. Observation-Disclosures and
Types of Farm Poultry. w. E. vAP-
LON.
200 p. m.-Seed Cleaning and
Treating Demonstrat ton. Prof. KE-
ZER at Monte Vista Mill
$3.50 p. m.-Farm Accounts
4:15 p. m.-Water Requirements
of Crops. CHAS HEDKE.
200 p. m.-Women's Section
Kitchen Sanitation.
THURSDAY, DEC. Q.
9:45 a. m.-Judging of Hogs. G.
l. BRAY.
1890 a. m.-Diseases and Care of
Hogs. DIR. GLOVER.
11:15 a. m.-Breeds of Hogs. C..
I. BRAY.
200 p. m.-Common Live Stock
Ailments, DIR. GLOVER.
2:45 p. Unbalanced Rations.
C. l. BRAY.
$3.50 p. m.-Soil Problems
PROF. KEZER.
200 p. m.-Meat Cutting DEM
onstration.
4:15 p. m.-Poultry Diseases.-
w. E. VAPLON
500 p. m.-Wallace Hall, Open
House Night of II. o. G. Literary and
Music.
FRIDAY. DEC. 8.
9:45 a. m.-Judging Horses. CT.
BRAY.
1880 a. m.-Community Coop
Grafton. DIR. GLOVER.
11:15 a. m.-Farm Machinery
PROF. KEZER.
900 p. m.-WOMEN'S DEPT
Problems.
200 p. m.-Problems In Live Stock
Breeding. c. l. BRAY.
2;45 p. m.-Poison Weeds of the
Range. DIR. GLOVER.
$3.50 p. m.- Problems In Farm
Management. PROF. KEZER.
4:15 p. m.-Housing Farm Poultry.
w. r. NAPLON.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27

v ve''hg of the sheep growers of
',.ey has been called to convene
"ace nall in Monte Vista, at
sOck Wednesday, December 1st
' purpose of organizing an as.
II, y" ior the eradication of scab.
w. H. Howe, chief of Denver B.
SUI DIR, Chas. G. Lamb, state
. a'iah' will be present. Some
J." the Valley are infected with
au unless this is promptly
,'u a general order for dip
" all herds whether infected
>, VIII probably be made by the
'" authorities.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27
las FULFILLED IT'S MISSION.
, Panama Exposition Will Close
December 4.

Bn the comprehensiveness and
dernness of it's exhibits, in its
at attendance, in a success that
nds out in contrast with the great
war that the world has known,
Exposition has excelled every
diction.
The Exposition has caused the
gest westward travel movement in
history of the United States.
Ter ten days investigation, Of
hls of transcontinental railroads
|Orted that between March 1st
August 31st, 1915, 100000 to
900 persons had travelled from
pts East of the Rockies to San
ncisco.
would be difficult to say what
plays have contributed most to
pan advancement or promise the
IT, Foremost perhaps are the
ibits demonstrating the achieve
ITS of wireless telephons and tel
aphy. The Edison storage-bat-
one of the scientific marvels of
age, is demonstrated in reference
Us usefulness in operating medi-
OF transportation, and for furn-
ns electricity for isolated farm
'es' enabling both the farmhouse
all out-houses to be electrically
'ed throughout as well as allow
'ae farmer to have his farm ma
efy run by the same source.
=" the first time public ex-
uon is made of direct photog-
In colors. Another device is
slegraph transmitter using a
Sfiter, Anyone who can use a
writer is able to send a message
'Teless. The oxy-acetlene gas
uer' which, it will be recalled
Employed in cutting the steel
VI the Inflated Eastland, as she
~ The Chicago river, is shown in
fation.
'ne palace of Agriculture, is a
sase-brush plow that will cut
'"u turn beneath the earth a
OF sage brush as high as a
5 head.
rahama-Pacific International
''oh VIII close on December
'u' 1t has more than fulfilled
''ioh'' With half the world at
" stands today as the largest and
comprehensive world-exhibi-
in history.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27

bred hogs from Guilford, Mo-, this
week. The hogs are of the large
strain of Poland Chinas and prem
ium winners where they were raised.
Mr. Akers, who is secretary of the
II. o. G., is probably setting an ex-
ample that he expects the members
to follow.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27
ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR SHORT COURSE

Arrangements for the Farmers
Short Course, which is to be held in
Monte Vista Nov 20 to Dec. 3rd,
have been completed and all that re-
mains is for the people to come. The
program as outlined for the course
by the instructors of the Agricultural
college will be carried out as adver-
tised, the only change made being that
charge of the Domestic Science de-
partment instead of Miss Oberlin. as
originally intended. Miss Haynes
has been connected with the college
for number of years and comes very
highly recommended as an instruct
or and demonstrator The High Or
der of Grunts is paying especial at
tention to the ladies department and
have arranged for Wallace hall for
the afternoon sessions which are to
be provided free. In addition to the
lectures, there will be demonstra-
tions in cooking for high attitudes
and pressure cooker" will be
used. Rest rooms are being fitted
up and there will be music when
the course is not in session.
The holding of the course at this
place has been widely advertised and
great many farmers have already
sent in their enrolment fee. Con-
siderable interest is manifested in the
stock judging part of the program
and it is expected that good num-
br of animals will be entered in this
event OF the entire five days there
will not be a lecture nor a demon
stration which will not be of inter-
est to the general public and the
farmers will receive great direct
benefit. Whether farmers or not, all
who can possibly do so should attend
this course as this Is an agricultur-
al community and all interests de-
pend on the success or failure of
agriculture-a subject in which the
layman is too little versed, and In
terested To cooperate fully with
the farmer in the accomplishment of
success, the man of the city must
first learn of the farmers problems.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27
PROGRAM.
MONDAY, NOV. %.

9:45 a. m.-Judging Dairy Cattle.
C. l. BRAY.
1920 a. m.-Butter Making and
Milk Testing Demonstration at the
Monte Vista Creamery.
1:30 p. m.-Registration and Or
ganization at City Hall
200 p. m.-Feeding for Milk Pro-
duction. c. l. BRAY.
2:45 p. m.-Forage Crops. Prof.
KEZER.
300 p m.-Dairying and It's Re-
lation to the Farm. Local Man.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27

The price for potatoes has reached
the s5 cent mark in Monte Vista.
Those who held their potatoes are
now reaping the benefit. One Of
those who built cellars this summer
for storing their spuds is l.. E..
Wright who stored about fifteen cars
OF fine ones.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27
FOREST NOTES.

The worlds camphor supply comes
mainly from the mountainous dis
tricts of the island of Formosa where
the forests contain a million cam
phor trees, about 10000 of which
are felled each year Under present
conditions reforestation is impos-
sible. Wild head-hunting savages
inhabit these regions and knowing
the value of the trees oppose the
Japanese in their efforts to havest
the crop. Hundreds of camphor
gathers re killed annually. The
Japanese are, nevertheless, gradual
ly advancing into the forests by max
ing wide paths, placing guardhouses,
every 120 yards, and equipping
every fourth or fifth house as a fort
with trenches, defended by wire en-
tanglements, machine guns, and
telephone communication.
The bulk of the railroad ties ex-
Canada and Mexico. South Ameri-
ca ranks third in the receipt of this
forest product. Canada and Mexi-
co also lead in the amount of shing-
les imported from the United States,
with Australia and the Oceanic ISL
ands ranking next.
The United States shipped nearly
seventeen million pounds of wood
pulp to Europe in 1914. Canada
ranked second, receiving over seven
million pounds.
During the last decade, the Forest
Service has classified as agricultural
and opened to public entry more
than 1880 individual scattered
tracts of land in the national forests
comprising more than 100000
acres.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27

Elmer Musselman OF Alamosa, was
business visitor in Monte Vista
Wednesday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27

Alamosa Odd Fellows lodge made
fraternal visit to the lodge at this
place Saturday night.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27

The Baptist Ladies' Aid will meet
at the home of Mrs. George Ketner.
Thursday, Dec. 2, at 2 O'Clock. All
ladies are urged to be present.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27

George Myers underwent an oper-
alton for appendicitis at the local
hospital last Sunday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Stephen and
sons Alvin and Wesley left Monday
evening to visit the fair and 10 spend
the winter at Long Beach, Calf.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27
ASSESSORS RESIST DEMANDOF STATE BOARD

The State Tax Commission has de-
creed, irrevocably and without rea-
son or justice. that Rio Grande coun-
ty must yield an increase of $685.
$4,000 in valuation for taxation, over
and above the valuation placed by
Assessor Wilson. The burden of the
increase falls most heavily upon the
farmers. amounting to a raise in val
uation OF 20 per cent. over 1912.
The following is the distribution OF
the increase made by the Commits
sion:
Irrigated Land, ..... s542,199
improvements on Same, E. 96,S01
Dairy Cattle, .......... 1880
Autos, ............. 2,340
Total, ............ S655,S
This means that all the maximum
priced land in the county would have
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27
BIRTHS.

Saturday, Nov 20, to Mr.. and Mrs.
A. e. Klingla, a girl.
Wednesday, Nov. "a, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Logan Rslfs, q boy.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27

j. NJ. Harris Of the Soldiers Home
went to Denver Tuesday night for
short stay.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27

VIII Getz OF fremont, Utah, Is Wis
iting relatives in Monte Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-11-27

Mrs VIM. Warner went to Durango
Thursday night to make a visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Phillips.
Evening star., 1915-11-14

There are public schools everywhere,
and those devoted to primary educa-
tion alone number $50. The city has
several colleges a gymnasium, and 1t
has schools of pharmacy and COM
merce, as we'll as a conservatory of
music which is subsidized by the state.
1t is an intellectual city and a scien-
tific one. 1t has historical and geo
graphical societies, a Pasteur institute.
a bacteriological institute and one for
studying snake poisons which is cele-
brated all over the world. 1t has four
teen daily newspapers. as well as a
number of weekl.es and monthlies. 1t
issues journals in Italian, French, Ger
man and Syrian, in addition to those In
Portuguese, the language Of Brazil.
The city has many charitable institu-
tions. There are half dozen hospitals
and asylums for orphans and beggars.
which are more or less subsidized by
the state and municipality.
] wish / could show you some of the
fine homes of Sac Paulo. This is a city
of coffee millionaires, of land barons
and of other men who have made more
or less money in industries of one sort
or other. Some of them live in pal
aces. each of which Is worth a small
fortune. and not a few have cost over
one hundred thousand dollars in gold.
There are also many beautiful homes
of one or two stories surrounded by
gardens. The climate is such that palm
trees will grow here and you have the
vegetation of both the tropical and
Evening star., 1915-11-14

surrounded by mountains, and in every
direction there are magnificent views.
Sac Paulo is a city of fine buildings.
The capital of the state of Sac Paulo.
its government office buildings compare
with those of the great departments at
Rio. The state has more money than
Rio de Janeiro. 1t gets a large part Of
the coffee export taxes and 1t spends
millions in governing itself. The build
ings of the department of agriculture
cover almost square. Those of the
department of commerce are equally
large, while the palace of the governor
is finer than that of many a president
of the South American republics.
Among other large buildings are the
city hall and the municipal theater,
recently finished. The theater is sit
uated in a fine park overlooking the
valley that runs through the city. 1t is
built of stone and the interior is fin-
ished in marble and bronze. 1t has
seven floors, one of which is under
ground. and another of which Is the gal
lery under the central tower. There are
five floors for boxes and stalls and the
seats altogether number almost 1000.
1t cost more than 100000.
Another fine building is the Cathe-
dral. another the post office, and a
third the library, which is second to
none in Brazil. The city has also fine
buildings for its museum and schools.
Evening star., 1915-11-14

Of Sac Paulo. I doubt not that half
the readers of this newspaper have had
with their breakfasts this morning cof-
fee that came from Sac Paulo.
Sac Paulo has live. up-to-date state
government. The officials are interest
and they are importing experts from
different parts of the world to assist
them In it's exploitation. The agricul-
tural department has some experts
who were trained in our department at
washington, and many of the expert
ments that are being made in the
United States are now carried on here
There are large government farms not
only for coffee, cotton and cereals. but
also for the raising of live stock. New
plants are being introduced and lee
lures are given to the farmers The
cuttings and it is now publishing an
agricultural review which is widely
distributed. The state has an agri
nominal institute, tropical garden for
the experimental cultivation of crops
suited to the seacoast, and also bo-
tanical garden and a bureau of ZOO
techny. 1t has a weather bureau, and
1t has established agricultural schools,
two of which are devoted to tropical
agriculture.
Until very recently Sac Paulo has
been much in the same state as our
cotton belt was during the days when
cotton was practically the only crop.
For long time coffee was the only
crop here, but the farmers are now
planting grains of different kinds. and
they are beginning to go into stock
farming. A large packing house will
eventually be erected at Sac Paulo and
meat will be shipped from this part of
Brazil to Europe and the United States
1t is planned to build line of rail-
way from here to Matto Grosco. where
Evening star., 1915-11-14

chiefly in the river valleys. The state
used to import rice, but it now pro
duces not only enough for Its own con-
sumption but considerable for export.
Before the war began, Japanese labor
ers were being imported to work the
sugar and rice plantations.
Sac Paulo has almost a million acres
under Indian corn. The crop grows
well, although it is not scientifically
cultivated in the United States. In
deed, the farming here is very inferior,
and it does not compare with that of
our country. much less with the intep-
sive farming of Europe. Corn will
grow almost anywhere. 1t is one of the
crops associated with nearly every cof-
fee plantation. | can see no reason
why this should not eventually be as
good a hog country as our middle west.
In talking with DR.. Orville Derby. the
eminent geologist, the other day. ]
asked him something as to the agricul-
tural methods now used in Brazil. He
replied:
The chief trouble with the farming
here is that it is still in the hoe stage
1t is carried on with the ak and the
hoe. We cut down the woods and plant
our crops among the stumps and the
logs. We can chop out the weeds with
the hoe for year or so. but after that
the vegetation gets the better of US.
The land becomes overgrown and the
farmer moves somewhere else. After
first clearing the land he burns il over
and this enables him to do his first hoe
work. When the second growth of tim
Der has come up, he cuts ii down and
burns again. But such farming is not
profitable. In time the Stumps will be
dug out and the land cleared as in the
United States. At present these people
do not like the hard work Of digging
out the stumps.'
FRANK G. CARPENTER
Evening star., 1915-11-14

tinued its efforts. and has found an
economical process which will make
radium for less than $4,000 a gram
Heretofore 1t had been selling in the
market for 100000 gram. 1t is per-
haps through the bureaus work that
the country is realizing that 1t has
practically a world monopoly on the
sources of radium. and steps are now
being taken to see that America first
obtains its needed supply for the cure
of cancer. and for other uses.
Before this work was taken up 1t
was declared that there was hardly a
physician in the United States who had
supply large enough to cure cancer.
Now, at least two persons have a good
ly supply of the radium. and within the
next two years there will be many in
stftutions in the country properly
equipped. AS cancer is rapidly increas-
ing in the United States. especially
among women, the supply of radium
may have an important bearing on life
saving in this direction.
Here are some of the studies and in
vestigations which the bureau. under
the direction of Mr.. Manning, is carry
ing on:
The smelter-fume investigation. de-
signed not only to prevent the destruc-
tion of vegetation by noxious gases
carried by smelter fumes, but to con-
vert those gases into marketable by
products.
An investigation OF the hydrometallurgy
Of gold and silver ores, in the effort to
provements in the various details of the
cyanide process, which is a process for
the cheap treatment of refractory ores
from which the values cannot be obtained
by ordinary processes.
Placer mining Investigations to ascer-
tain processes for eliminating losses in
values, and to recover a larger amount
of platinum and other metals of the
platinum group from gold placers.
Investigations to ascertain the extent
of the low grade and complex ores carry
ing gold and silver with copper and lead
or zinc that are now unworked, but will
become of value with the development of
a practical process for recovering the
metals, Vast quantities of these low
grade ores await treatment in the older
mining districts of Utah and adjacent
states.
Studies of tungsten and molybdenum
ores. which are developing improved
processes of concentration which will
make possible the profitable exploitation
of many small mines now idle.
And this is only partial list
Like his predecessor in the office of
director of the bureau, the late DR..
close touch with the practical mining
men of the country. At the recent ses-
sion Of the American Mining Congress
at San Francisco he was prominent in
the proceedings. for that congress holds
the bureau in highest regard. In fact
the agitation for the creation Of the
bureau started within the mining con-
gress.
When the bureau was established in
1910 Dr. Holmes. heretofore in the geo
logical survey, was made director of the
new establishment. He took with him
there as his chief clerk Mr.. Manning.
who had long been associated with him
Evening star., 1915-11-14
Copyright, 1915, by Frank G. Carpeuter)

Copyright, 1915 by Frank G. Carpenter)
SAC PAULO.
~OME with me and take look at
n the city of Sac Paulo, We are
II in the metropolis of southern
~ Brazil. the capital of one of the
richest states of the South American
continent. The state of Sac Paulo has
q population as great as that of Cali
fornia 1t is almost as large as Cali
fornia, and Sac Paulo approXimates San
Francisco in size. 1t is the second city
of Brazil and it ranks next to Rio de
Janeiro and Buenos Aires among the
great cities of the South American con-
tinent. It is one of the oldest cities of
South America. II was founded more
than fifty years before Capt. John Smith
and his party landed at jamestown,
and il was eighty years old before Bos
ton began to be. Nevertheless, the city
looks as though ii had been built with
IN the last generation. The most of the
houses are new. Its streets are paved
with asphalt or Belgian block, and
those of the residence section are lined
with trees. The town lies at an aIti-
tude of more than two thousand feet
above the sea. 1t is built upon hills
with ravines running through it. 1t is