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taticn and education. think We ara
tairly enthusiastic about svatting the
~ and no doubt the propaganda and
practsee have had an appreciabie q.
fect ON the country,s health but
across the water they are making g
a question 81 ational Importance. Il
isg ali on account OF the war. Initime
81 peace london editors we're wont
to indulge In amused comments on
our crusade OF slaughter against the
humble house fy. But conditions have
changed and the Local Government
Board, which despite It's title Is a.
branch Of the national administration.
has issued forcible warning to the
people Of Great Britain that their
health during the coming summer will
depend largely on their success in.
eliminating the fly. War. they arelre-
minded, brings in its train most se..
rious epidemics of disease. In 1853
the comparatively insignificant con.
filct between Prussia and Austria was
followed by an outbreak of cholera IN
Central Europe that caused wide
spread havoc. An epidemic Of viru-
lent typhus succeeded Napoleon's re-
treat from Moscow and Leipzig.
Large numbers Of sick soldiers are
arriving weekly in Britain from the
continent. They convey the germs
OF many different diseases and swarms
of flies aer In waiting to make fur.
Their distribution Of the death-dealing
infection. This is why swatting the
fly, and more important still prevent
ing its propagation, have become VI
tai questions to the highest govern
ment officials. With characteristic
scientific thoroughness the Germans
also are undertaking a campaign
against the fly. recognizing in the busy
insect an exceedingly insldieus foe.
1t is not too much to hope that the
European war will play prominent
part, in the movement which has for
its object the utter determination Of
this prime dissemination of disease
Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
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office at julian, Boone county to sue
coed Geo. M. Hill; William Wallacti
appointed last February for this oflice
declined to serve; William r. Blaii
for the, office at Miami, Kanawha
county, to succeed u. M. SEpperly; n
signed; Mrs. Elizabeth Morrell fol
the office at Salama, Peasants county
to succeed A. Maliet, resigned; PastI
C. Blankenship for Wharnclfffe; Min
20 county to succeed R. q. Hatfield
removed; Joseph A. Surratt for zada
Raleigh county. to- .succeed VIM. b
Willie, resigned, and James a. Pact
for Bowles, Lincoln county TO take
the place OF Hannah y. Pack appoint
ed In February, who ID eclined to serve
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Rural delivery service has been or,
dered established, with trt-weekly
service for Gay, jackson county. The
route covers 1882 miles and will serve
IS families. Service will be tnaugu-
rated June 10. a route has also been
ordered for Oak Hill, tFayette county,
twelve miles lin length, which will
serve 1876 families.
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for the new office at Nod; Sarah P.
Musick, Yarney; Fannie NJ: Leaf,
Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier county;
William ]. Runyon for Lenore, former.
ily called Eugene; David w. Rowzee,
Points; Guy West for the new office
at Stark, and James B. savflle for the
new Office at yanderlip.
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Other changes in fourth class post.
masters include the ppointment OF
e. c. Young for Gaines; Upshur Icoun.
ty, to succeed stillman Young, resign.
ed: Lewis q. Lowther for Hurst,
Lewis county, to succeed Henry Lin:
der, resigned; Mrs. ollie HUI for the.
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MONDAY !, NAY u, 1915:
THe NoTE 10 4 yaj ! :

The PreaidentsSno note to Germany
nlls the Bal Less than that he could
not have said. II was an essential
part of the duty Americans owe to
humanity Of which the President has
10 often spoken, that our Government
should express IT'S horror and detesta-
lion Of the massacre on the Lusitania.
That the European belligerents have
thrown internationally law and the com
mon rights Of mankind into the scrap
heap has not destroyed and could not
destroy tie principles of international
right and Justice and the sancity Of
hunaan life.
That We should demand PREPARATION
vas inevitable and incidental. But
there are things forfwhich money can
not atene and which no necessity can
Justify. N Q world leaping insaneiy
from one exeessF of 5despe to an:
other, II IS the imperative duty Of
discriminating ZEN 10 cry halt This
the President has done in unmistaka,
Bile terms.
IN SO doing he has the staunch and
solid support Of his countrymen.
WITHOUT exceptto the newspapers rep,
resenttng public opinion have unre-
neryediy endorsed his position. Gov.
ernors 81 the tsates. members Of Con
gress, iegislatixe bodies and men in
ell walka have rallied unque stioningIy
to his side, pledging themselves to
stand b. the President. Most stgnif-
cant Of ill there islan absence of pas
sionate atterances Of emotional OUT
burst. that shows how the situation
has brought the SOLDERING Of response.
btiity. sThe sha1lowtmurmur but the
deep are dumb.s
We have had no. quarrel with Ger.
many we have no desire to embroIl
odrselyes in the mad conflict. But
the SINKING Of the Lusitania and the
other attacks on neutrals and mon:
consbatants rise above the issues of
var. They assam the sbroad .fundamen.
tails OF common humanity and compel
utterance hom an outraged world.
1t Is not that Germany has done it,
but that e has been done, and by who
ever done Ii must be repudiated.
There can be no question of right
OF wrong in tie doing of a. wrongful
act. 1t IS wrong; that Is all there Is
60 III what Britain may have done
To- Gernany or Germany to Britain,
matters not.
This var win not last forever, No
victory can compensate either side
Tor the loss ot the worlds respect
through deahnes Of the elemental and
instinctixe laws OF mankind. That is
the moral sores behind the Presidents
note. snightter than ali the far.aung
neets or the massed millions on the
battle lines.
Here II America there Is, in this
hour. but one duty and one attitude
for all Arnertcans, TO stand by the
President and neither by word nor
deed enrbarTass him. The obligations
OF neutrality. strong before, are i'm.
rneasusebiy intensified at this mo
ment. This - no time for lingo hys-
teria or for 1anglingS controversy It
in a time ter sober thought not for
Wild worlds. me President has spo.
ken for US. HeShas said all that need
cd to be said IN the waysi it should be
said. Now he Is silent waiting. As
he has voiced our Sentiments let US
take him Is our exemplar IN patience
and patriotism, self poised, clear
headed 40 becomes Pitts
burg Dispatch.
THE war AND TIL e Fly.
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Editorial Comments
on Current Subjects

There have been three clear and
controlling reasons why great war
between nations of the twentieth cen
fury was impossible. These were the
increased gentleness Of advancing
civilization with the spread OF the
doctrine OF brotherly love, the ex-
IRENE destructiveness of modern i'm
plements of war so that their use
would not be tolerated, and the final
and conclusive fact that modern bank
ers would not finance a war that was
to disturb the worlds commercial re.
lations. Where's that brotherly love
and gentleness of improved human
nature? Where is. the horror Of, dead
" weapons shown, except in the do
Termination to have 'em? Where are
the bankers who will not negotiate a
war loan? One more question: Where
are the neutral forces that can stop
the fight?-Hartford Courants- a
There is a great difference of opin.
ion among most loyal Americans as
to whether there was any justification
on the part OF Germany for the sink
ing of the Lusitania. Those Ameri-
cans who condemn the act condemn
It unqualifiedly as piracy and murder.
Those who condone the act feel that
Germany was perfectly justified IN de-
stroying an enemy's ship loaded with
ammunition, and that American neu.
trail passengers had no right on the
boat. But the question in which all
Americans are interested is, What
are we going to do about it?" Our dip.
1omacy has been one continual pro.
test against both sides now. engaged
in war. There is no question but what
Great Britain has ignored the we'll.
known principles Of international law
to the same degree Germany has. Fur
thermore, the United States is in no
position as military and naval
strength to conduct war against
either party.-Des Moines Capital.
japan has abated some OF its de.
mands on China, and China has &C.
coded to those that remain, which, 1t
is said, ayerts the war that only the
other day seemed inevitable. How
many of the original demands have
been abated Is not clear from the
press dispatches, but 1t is not unlikely
that the demands that have been abat-
ed are the ones which Japan did not
originally intend to insist on. The
trick Of demanding more than is ex.
pected is rather common to diplomacy,
and Japan may be depended on to as,
sumo a pose of forbearaflce as q means
OF softening the Judgment its preda.
tory policy toward China has incurred.
The best one can make out OF the I'M
satisfactory press reports Is that Ja'
pan has gained certain economic ad'
vantages, but that 1t has receded from
all the demands which looked to.a pc.
Iitical control Of Chinese affairs. Ap,
.parently the open door remains open,
but with China in position Of better
vantage to close It il 1t should elect
at some time in the future to make the
effort. Galveston News.
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Commissioners have been also sent
to the following postmasters who
hold their commissions by presiden
tial appointment, which have been con
firmed: Willard Williams for the OF,
fice at Moorefeld, W. Va; John K.
Hastings designated as acting post
master for the Office Of Robertsburg;
Katherine Gilbert to be acting post
master at the Office Of Wilcoe.
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formerly of Philippi, left this week for
San Francisco to. attend the quadren-
NAL convention Of the order OF. Mac:
cabees, Mr.. Gall being the representa-
tive chosen by the district. He was
armed with literature and badges
about Washington, furnished by the
Joint conventions committee and also
bears an invitation to the order to
hold their next nesting in Washington
which was written by Commissioner
oliver P. Newman, of the District.
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Word was received here this week
of the death of Col. Jere Williams,
Seighty-three years old, Civil War vet.
eran and veteran employe of the pen
sion office, which occurred at Brook
lyn. The remains were brought to
this city Friday and were given a mil.
itary burial in Arlington. Col. Will
liams was born in West Virginia in
March, 1882, and during the war en-.
listed in the 25th Ohio Infantry, OF
which he was later put in command.
He was wounded at the battle of Get
tysburg, captured and thrown into Lib.
by prison, where he remained for
eight months. Following the war Col.
Williams held various clerkships I'M
der. the government, but his longest
term OF Office was in the Bureau OF
Pensions, where he served for many
yeras.
The following fourth class postnas.
tiers have been commissioned during
the past week: Sallie 3. Mac Don;
aid, who recently became a bride, has
been reappointed for the Office at
Coopers; Peter Summerfeld, Dry
Fork; Henry ]. HUH, Hemphill; Ho.
mer A. gBrennehan, Wire Bridge; Dru.
izilla Paugh, ireland; H. Cecil Peck,
Crown Hill; Effie v. Gates, Fiibert;
Alberta l.. Moses, Kyle; Bergman
Green, Mahon; Gilbert A. Tolley, Bel.
grove; John A. Gillseson, Marting; Al
tie Miller, MudJ Frank w. Quick.
Quick; Hugh j.. 'Cahill, Smithton;
Charles e. Campbell, Acme; Coleman
E. Richards. Dain; Roy G. Terrell,
quincy; Lillian A. McE1wain, Vain.
Vile; William A. Simmons, Braxton;0
Wilbert Hairless, for the new Office at
Caldona, and Ludlow. H. Armstrong
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Charles e. Conner has been appoint
ed to I'll the vacancy In the rural let
ter carrier force caused by the restg-
nation of Clement y. ". Calvert on
Route No. 4 from Woodruff, w. Va:
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II don't see how young Bentley, can
sidestep all his bills"
"He doesn't; he sidesteps the col
lector.
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D. W. Gall, president Of the West
Virginia Society in the Capital, and
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Mail messenger service has been or
dered discontinued for Davtsville,
Wood county; also for Green Hill,
lWetzel county from New Martins
vile, effective May 10.
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Reid L. Moore has been appointed
postmaster for the new office at Dun
den, Clay county, W. Va. Eldridge
D. Wells has been appointed postmas'
ter at Fort Branch, Logan county, to
succeed James Somers, resigned.
Isaac w. Terrell has been appointed
for Lake, Logan county, to succeed
is. Sanders, resigned. William y
Moor has been named as the first post
master for the new office OF Rogun'
ming, Logan county. John w. Lloyd,
appointed for this postmastershtp
June 16, 1914. declines to serve. VII:
liam z. Deaton has been appointed
for the Office at Rose Siding, Mingo
county, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death OF the last postmaster, S.
a.. .McNulty. William N. Lawson has
received his commission as fourth
class postmaster2fo for the office at Hen
lawson, Logan county. William Moss
has been named to succeed Mrs. j.
Price, resigned, at the Office in Doug
las, Calhoun county. Jonathan L.
Bennett has been appointed for the
office at Middleton, Marion county,
to succeed F. Nicely, removed by the
order OF May. Z, 1913. William r.
Sellers has received his commission
as fourth class postmaster for the of
flee at Glover Gap, Marion county.
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Miss Roberta Fleming, of Fairmont,
accompanied by Miss Dorothy Loom
is, who has been her house guest, are
expected to arrive here this week to
be guests at the school of Miss Ma
deira for commencement week.
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the rich carry on their philanthroptes. .
declared Mother" Jones, raising her
voice in dramatic appeal.

The remains OF Gen. w. W. Kirk.
land, eighty-two years old and an off.
Ger OF the Confederate army, who died
this week at the home of his son-tn-
law. R, D. Shepherd, were taken yes.
terdav to his former home at Shep.
herdstown, ". Va, where funeral ser.
vices and interment are to be held.
Gen. Kirkland had long and interest
ing war record When the war broke
out he entered the service Of the Con-
federate States and became an aid of
Gen. William SarGee. who was the I'M
Gle Of his wife, Susan "A. Nardee. DIV
ing to his valuable services in that
post he was made g brigadier general
and was one Of the youngest men &c
attain brigade command In the Con
federate Army
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WASHINGTON NEWS GOSSIP
fex charIes Brooks smIth.l
'csy CONDOS

WASHINGTON, D. c., May IT.
"Now should the merchant marine OF
the United States be built up ~ is the
question which the national chamber
of commerce is this week putting to
its members all over the nation. Tho
chamber in letter sent out this
week from Washington headquarters
refers the question to the 500 or more
chambers Of commerce, boards OF
trade and similar organizations, which
belong to the national body. expecting
the answers to be filed before June
%. By that date the sentiments OF
something like 100000 American bust
ness men should be registered. The
national chamber Of commerce, CON
siderIng that the merchant marine
question is one OF the Invest topics Of
discussion before the American people
at this time, hopes to crystalline
American sentiment through this ap.
peal to such an extent that ground
work for the settlement Of the ques-
ton will be laid.
Mother Jones, aged eighty-three
and known throughout the mining sec.
tions of the country as the angel OF
the mines organizer and propogan'
dist Of trade unionism in general and
mine workers in particular, appeared
before the Commission Of Industrial
Relations this week, and gave the
members of that body q graphic story
of her experience in strikes and lock-
outs dating from the Pennsylvania
Railroad strikes in 1877 and including
her recent experiences in the Paint
Creek field in West Virginia and in
Colorado.
al live wherever there is fight:
wherever the capitalist robbers are
fighting the workers, / go there" she
said in answer to one OF the questions
put to her. At one time she drew .
vivid picture Of the wife Of an i'm
prisoned striker, who came to her,
bearing her newborn babe in her
arms, and begged her to tell her what
she could do or should do while her
husband was in jail
as is on the quivering breasts and
blasted hopes OF these mothers that
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THE WAR al No THEFLY.
we Americans thanks to the stinu.
lus OF the annual campaign Of exhor-
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A marriage license was issued here
this week to James E. Turner, o.
Richmond, and Miss Ada NJ. Shickle
of North Mountain, w. va.
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1t is the season of the sweet girl
graduate again, and Washington,
which is noted for the number Of its
seminaries and private schools for
girls, is receiving daily announce
ments for which are fast being COM
pleted. Among the first exercises to
be held were those OF Chevy Chase
Seminary, which opened Friday night
with a musical. Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Barker, wife of DR.. Samuel Nell
son Barker, the principal, gave a re.
ception for the graduating class which
has two West Virginia girls in Its
membership. These are Miss Ellen
Adair and Miss Julia Neville Lawson.
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WOMEN'S NEW EVERYDAY SUIT

Everyday because they are very ST
the materials are the sturdy sorts. But
concerned, they are fine enough for the
they are suits that will be worn all SUI
Palm Beach cloth in sand, blue. grey. etc
ming large pockets. Trimmed with seltc
and $3.50.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-21

Mrs. w. J. Brown entertained th'
q. ID. T. club ON Tuesday afternoon.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-21
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r SCHOOL NOTES
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The Board of Education met for organ
izatien on Saturday afternoon of last
week. and held a meeting on Thursday
afternoon of this week to complete the
plans for the closing of school on Friday.
May 81. Mr.. c. J. Cover was elected
President, Mr.. R. W. Boney. Secretary.
and Mr.. C.B. Govreau, Treasurer. for the
next two years.
The management Of the schools ap-
preoiates most fully the courtesies ex-
tended and the support given by the
public on the occasions of the grade and
high school entertainments which have
been held within the past few weeks. In
all Of these functions. the talent has been
chosen with reference to ability in the
different parts. and not according to
class standing.
At the Commencement Exercises
which will be held on Friday night. the
boxes will be reserved for the men,
bers Of the high school glee club who will
have to pass to and from the stage; the
parquet will be reserved for relatives
and friends of the graduating class. All
other parts of the opera house will be
open to the public and no tickets will be
distributed.
Because of the many complications
cansed by quarantine. the Board of Edu-
cation has decided to have summer
term of six weeks. This will give oppor-
tunity for pupils who have been kept
out of school because of sickness to, re-
move conditions or take advanced work
by summer study.
LOTUS H. Ward. son of Superintendent
and Mrs, Daniel Ward. Is at home on his
vacation. and has been frequant visitor
at the high school for the past few days
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-21

Lloyd Robertson came up from Lamar
on Wednesday and will visit few
days with his parents and other Rocky
Ford friends.
A burglar entered the home of Char
ley Lyons on Saturday evening and
after ransacking the house was about
to carry off his loot when Mrs. Lyon
came in the front door. The burglar
made his getaway from the back door
but SO far as can be learned he left
empty handed.
A news item in last weeks Enter
prise gave the information that GER
tain person Contemplated the pur-
chase of a home." By Saturday even
ing there were thirty-five different
properties offered them and they are
still coming. Enterprise advertising
always brings results.
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Miss Mable Wallace spen. Sunday at
the home Of her mother in Rocky Ford,
says the Manzanola Sun.
Two hundred and twenty five mother
less chicks lost their lives at the men,
monte sanitarium Sunday morning when
the lamp under brooder exploded. the
flames spread so rapidly that all efforts
to save either the hatchery or its occu-
padts were unavailing. -SwinkAdvooate.
W. c. Kennedy, who officiated as
night marshal of La Junta for a brief
period. and since then has been officiating
in the same capacity at Rocky Ford. per-
formed his duties so well in that city that
he was reelected to the same position
at a recent meeting of the city dads OF
that burg. This will be good news for
some of the roilroad bommers of La Junta
as the society editor says, They had
no use for Bill Kennedy. and got his goat
with the assistance of some of the
weakened members Of the aldermanic
body La Junta Tribune.
A tramp filled with dope held up cashier
Wines of the First National Bank ofGran-
ada this afternoon under perhaps the
most ridiculous circumstances ever
known in history Of even the wild and
woolly west. He obtained 58-caliber
revolver from another tramp at the Gran
ada stock yards on promise to hold up the
bank and went directly to the bank about
8 o'clock in the AFTERNOON, finding the
cashier just getting ready to close up and
no one but he and his wife in the building.
He showed the gun into their faces and
made them give up about $500 in cash
| after which he pnt them in the vault and
closed the door but did not lock it, As
| soon as he left they came out and notified
Deputy Sheriff Zach Tavlor who started
after the man and soon found him across
the alley in an old shed asleep with tbs
money stuffed in his pocket. Sheriff
Downing was called at Holly and bro
the man to the Lamar jail where he IL
! now begging for ice.-Lamar Register
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-21
LAFAYETTE.

Never has small grain in this neigh
borhood made such growth as this
spring. Cantaloupes and beets are
coming nicely and soon all will be
planted. Alfalfa is nearly as tall as
when cut last year in the middle OF
June.
sprayinp now is the order of the day
and many are at it. No spray, no
small fruit.
Mr.. Bush the German who bought
the 16 acres joining Lafayette school
house, has completed his residence and
out buildings and now has as good again
a. home as he sold and is X miles
nearer town.
The Bailey, Bishop and Grosarth
families motored to Las Animas on
Sunday and report the only thing ahead
of Rocky Ford was the stunted locust
trees in court house yard were in bloom,
but alfalfa and small grains are not up
to Rocky Ford conditions. The roads
are in fine shape and on high line drive
east of Hadley the prarie is covered
with pink, blue, white and yellow flow
! ers and is beautiful sight