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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15
By w. H. DIN.

My father always increased his
plato acreage on the farm after pre-
hing low prices. Why? Because,
+ said, the average man will then
II down his acreage and the supply
Ill not be equal to the demand. 1
member one year, in eastern Kan
s. when he bought seed potatoes
ten cents bushel (16 2-3 cents
FI) and sold potatoes in the fall
Woo per bushel.
This last season and through this
Prlng, potatoes have been uniform
low IN price, to the farmer, in our
p'ato districts in the Intermountain
'uhtry and largely over the entire
'uh'ry Storms in the south have
aoWn the early potato crop and
y potato states of the north have
oh nearly one-third their acreage
We painted this spring. Professor
"ne''' formerly potato specialist
colorado experiment station. now
cornell university, New York. has
Nae a study of potato conditions in
al STATE He urges larger acreage
po'atoes this year, especially in
mtermountain region in the
W. oecause the east will cut their
1a' acreage down this year
season of low prices, is Just
"D'e 10 increase the acreage, he
|vises. NV
'. ae you good clean ground and
40,e seed free from disease?
W no not hesitate to increase your
ish acreage. AS your eastern
,a, mas cut down, enlarge your
, wv ned and get the better re-
'na' are indicated for the
-. '' VINO does this. If we will
cs,,,. n'iierciai types that do
llsv 'Hai'y well in our respective
On, anu give that cultural treat
,s,u ""''h leeds quality into our
,s,, 'uh'ain potatoes we shall
rs 'a'n and hold desirable mar
av,,o vi seed, consult your val
a, ". Let us make this
us, ~, STOW our best spuds and the
v 1' Of them, for price indications
ps. scarcely be better.
eI, e IN close times cut down
Coma y. orders, but potatoes have
sue the essential food eleman,
family be it high or low
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15
APPEALS COURT BRANDS
BICELOW, WILDER AND
PEARCE AS GRAFTERS

On Monday, the State Court of APP
peals handed down an opinion in the
case of the three newspapers of old
Conejos county which were involved
in the division of the printing con-
tract two years ago when Secretary
of State Pearce purchased the sup
port of the Alamosa Courier and the
La lara Chronicle by arbitrarily Civ
ing Wilder and Bigelow a third of
the printing plum. The opinion sus-
tains the finding Of the lower court
which held that Mr.. Oliver, of the
Alamosa Journal, should divide the
money he received from the publica-
ton with Wilder and Bigelow. The
Court of Appeals declares that Sec
rotary Pearce used his position to
build his political strength thru the
legal disbursement of public funds
and criticises the parties to the deal
as "grafters."
The law provides that the publ
cation of constitutional amendments
and referred and initiated bills shall
be made in one newspaper in each
county. In this case, Pearce made
a deal with Wilder whereby Wilder's
paper, the Courier. republican, sup
ported part of the Democratic
ticket and was to receive third of
the publication money. Wilder also.
succeeded in getting third for Big
Glow and the publication was madein
the La lara Chronicle, a sickly dem
ocratic paper owned by the gentle
men mentioned. The Alamosa
Journal, a straight democratic paper,
nrotested against the division but
was forced to acquiesce. Mr..
oliver. however, received the entire
amount of the money and then re
fused to pay Wilder and Bigelow
their graft, hence the law suit.
Wilder and Bigelow are now publish
ing the Monte Vista Tribune and
waiting for something W Turn uP III
their line in this county.
Last fall Jesse Stephenson, with
thirteen anti-Keating votes in his
pocket. went down to Denver and
made a deal with Pearce for the
publication of the amendments in the
Graphic, lifelong republican pa
per, and the graft was probably di-
yided up to the satisfaction of the
bunch. The Graphic is reaping the
whirlwind and it couldn't hurt Jesse
any.
This is the kind of politics that
dealt democracy the X. o. in this
state, the voters making a splendid
distinction between Pearce and
Brake and men like Fred Farrar.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15
START SOMETHING NOW

Monte Vista, of course, will not let the pros
porous 1915 go by without Carnival or Fair, and
the time to start something is NOW. Different
opinions held to the merits of the different
kinds of celebrations. Some believe that the proper
thing for this agricultural community is agricul-
tura fair, at which the products of the soil may be
displayed and the live stock shown in competition;
while others favor the holding of the celebration
right in town. Either is all right, but the success of
the event depends in direct proportion upon the
amount of preparation.
1t is judgment that the agricultural dis
plays and better live stock exhibits should be the
basic features of annual affair." with particular
attention paid to the boys and girls farm and gar
denng clubs. This should be had whether the show
is held in town at the fair grounds.
An active committee should be appointed to
secure the sentiment of the majority of the people
in this matter and plans made at once for carrying
out successful educational and amusing fair OF
carnival.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15

me high school sent three of the
track team to Boulder this week to
enter the state meet, which is to be
heid in that city today Saturday.
ne boys are going to try and make
a better record than they did at the
T. T. meet and 1t is expected that
they VIII, for they are in much bet
ter training than when at Colorado
Springs The boys who will take the
trip are F. Cullens, A. Lindenmeyer.
and X. Baird. Coach Hunt will ac-
company the boys on the trip.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15

Chapman & Mcintosh installed
filing station Wednesday at their
garage, which is the new ana con-
venient method of supplying cars
with gas. The station is located on
the edge of the sidewalk in front OF
the garage and cars drive alongside
and receive their gas In a Jiny.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY CHAUFFEUR

We don't wish to convey the idea that the auto
drivers of the valley road hogs" but we do
claim that the finest all-the-year-round roads for
Automobiles are in the San Luis valley, also that
the Monte Vista Hog Growers association made an
excellent choice of trade mark" when they adopt
ed the sketch of the fat hog a chauffeur. I'm
doubtedly it is true that the mortgage litter" is
also the means of purchasing many auto
At some little expense and an equivalent
amount of hard work, the Monte Vista Journal has
prepared an eight-page section of the paper this
week. which is devoted to automobiles.
Monte Vista enjoys the distinction of having
more autos than any place in the state of the same
population Two hundred and twelve license have
been issued by the clerk of Rio Grande county so
far this year.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15

In connection with the regrettable crash in the
finances of the Sylvester boys this week and an
amount of attendant hasty criticism it should be
worthy of remembrance that the Sylvesters have
distributed great sums of money here; that they
have been pioneers in all the big things that have
made the valley-the first to inaugurate pea feed
ing foremost in building slos, prominent in drain
projects and always ready to assist in the beet
sugar industry and many others
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15
BIRTHS

Thursday, May 6, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Reimer, son.
Friday, May Z, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hunter Barley of Bowen, daughter.
Monday, May 10, to Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Potter, daughter.
Thursday, May 13, to Mr.. and
Mrs. F. l.. Adams, son.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15

Fri Bigelow, of the Monte vista
Tribune, made his regular weekly
trip to Alamosa Thursday night with
his grip full of type to nave the
Tribune printed in the Courier Office
where the biggest part of the pup
fishing work for that paper is done.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15

DR.. j. T. Rushin, who came here
several months ago from Montgom-
cry, Alabama, for his health, left
Friday night for Denver, where he
will remain at the Agnes Memorial
sanitarium until his health Is fully
regained.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15

Mrs. George FleiSchman and chill
dren returned Thursday morning
from an extended trip to Iowa and
Illinois.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15

Engineer Field, of Denver. was III
Monte Vista the fore part of the
week on business connected with the
Terrace irrigation district.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15

Jake Koch is more pleased every
day with the new Dodge car, which
he recently purchased.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15

Claud Ditto returned home this
morning from Peoria, Ills, where he
has been attending college the past
winter.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15

Chase & Bond made a shipment
OF seven cars of hogs from this sta
ton to Pueblo Wednesday night.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15

Mrs. A. c. Kline ia very i'll with
rheumatism.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04
CABLE
PARTS DURING
REGULAR TEST

4 Tenants of the Bank of Hawaii
building took considerable compulsory
exercise today, walking up and down
stairs, because the elevator went out
of commission at $3.50 o'clock this
morning when the weight cable broke
while it was being given its regular
strength test. T.. .-...
The inspector had just pulled the
safety trigger, as is usual during the
test The additional ton or more of
weight added to the cable pull proved
too much for the strand of steel and
it parted. The cable weight dropped
about 30 feet making loud crash
when 1t hit the bottom of the shaft
No passengers were in the cage at
the time. the only occupant being jim
my Wong, the assistant elevator boy.
The cage stopped two and half feet
above the second floor, making il nee
essary for Wong to crawl out as best
he could after opening the elevator
door shaft .@.. -. -. HI.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04

Maj Warren T. Hannum and Mrs.
Hannum leave Oahu on the transport
this afternoon. Maj. Hannum is order
ed to Fort Leavenworth for station.
He came here in command of Com
ipany /, Sd Battalion of Engineers,
which organization he commanded un-
til he received his promotion couple
Of months ago.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04

Lieut.-coL Merritte w. Ireland, one
of the best known officers of the
medical corps, is a passenger in the
Logan, en- route to San Francisco for
station. He has been serving at Ma
mia.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04
THROW AWAY YOUR
EYEGLASSES
A FREE PRESCRIPTION
You Can Have Filled and Use at HON.

Do you wear glasses? Are you a
victim Of eye-strain or other eye-weak'
nesses? II so. you viii be glad to
know that there is real hope for you.
Many whose eyes we're failing, say
they have had their eyes restored
through the principle of this wonder.
full free prescription One man says,
after trying 1t: IT was almost blind !;
could not see % read at ALL Now |
can read everything without any glass
es and my eyes do not water any
more. At night they would pain dread.
fully; now they feel fine all the time.
II was like miracle to me- A lady
who used 1t says: The atmosphere
seemed hazy with OF without glasses,
but after using this prescription for
Is days everything seems clear. i
can even read fine print without glass
es." 1t is believed that thousands who
wear glasses can now discard them In
q reasonable time and multitudes more
will be able to strengthen their eyes
so as to be spared the trouble and ex.
pense Of ever getting glasses. Eye
troubles Of many descriptions may be
benefited by following the
SIMPLE rules. Here is the prescrip.
ton: Go 70 any active drug store and
get a bottle Of Diploma. FIJI two
ounce bottle with warm water, drop
In one DIPLOMA tablet and allow to dis
solve. With this liquid, battle the
eyes two to four times daily. You
should notice your eyes clear up per-
ceptibly right from the start and in.
flammation will quickly disappear. II
your eyes are bothering you, even
little, take steps to save them now
before 1t is too late. Many hopelessly
blind might have been saved IL they
had cared for their eyes In time
advertisement.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04
G0LGHTLY HAS
QUEER ALPHABET
FOR SOUTH SEAS
Famous Evangelist Sends Let
ter to Sunny lin" With
Aloha to AID Club

G. L. Morrill,, the famous evangelist,
pastor of the Peoples church at Min
Leapolis, who was in Honolulu for a
time In February on his way fop/a
tour of the South Seas and4Asstral-
asia. has sent the following letter to
Sunny Jim" q. 81 McCandless:
My dear Sunny Jim: +
Home again from the South Seas,
and with most pleasant remembrances
of all you did for me and mine in Ho-
nolulu. / send you my two last writ
ten books of travel. Go Lightly
Around the Globe" and ITO He'll and
Back My new book. South Sea
Silhonettes," is well under way. Rel
member me to the Ad Club bunch!
/ love them and their beautiful city
and islands.
Yours sincerely,
&c. L. MORRILL,"
Enclosed with the letter were a
number of clippings, not the least in
teresting of which is the following
South Sea Alphabet" as compiled by
Mr.. Morrill,:
"Atolls, Beach-combers, Copra
(dried cocoanut), Dances, Egotism.
Fruits, Gambling. Hurricanes, Idle
ness, Jealousy, Kaya (native drink, .
Licentiousness, Missionaries, Natives,
Outrigger canoes, Pearls, Quiet, Rae.
ing, Songs, Tapa-cloth (made from
tree), Union Steamship line,
Volcanoes, Wrecks, Exploitation of ma
tiyes, Yaws (tropical skin disease),
Zoology"
The Minneapolis News prints long
interview from go Lightly" Morrill,.
from which the following excerpts
have been taken
Sees. "Laziest People"
Zone does not have to go west of
the. Hawaiian islands to find all that
Is brightest and best in the Pacific
ocean. Many Of the other islands are
interesting in several ways,
hut none more modern. One can see.
the. simple life IN, its strictest sense
1T Tonga Of tn Friendly islands
group. The people are the LATEST I
have. ever seen. They only dance,
drink and dream The only thing that
works is the coral insect. had the
pleasure of visiting the only king left
IN the South Seas, George ii of Nuka- |
ola. He is dead, beat.
I'VE were in New Zealand Easter
week and here. il "a strange inconsist-
ency on the moral question. Theyt
will not permit street cars or theaterst
@ run on Sunday as being immoral,
but they not only permit gambling,
but the government participates in 1t.
Australia is a big, barren country.
Most Of the five million inhabitants
i've in Sydney and Melbourne. sgd
lev. has a beautiful harbor, but If God /
made the harbor the devil surely made /
he city.
"At Rarotonga l called on the gov.
.rnor of the island at a. m. 1t was
he most informal visit ever made
@ royalty. The. governor received US
n his pajamas and introduced his
rife, who appeared In her nightgown.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04

Capt Herman Hall of the cavalry is
q returning passenger in the Logan.
Capt. Hall is being joined here by
Mrs. Hall, who has been spending
several months in Honolulu with her
father, Gen. John l. Rogers, retired.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04
SIGNAL CORPS
ONOAHU HASNO
OFFICERS LEFT
General Exodus includes Capt.
G. S. Gibbs, Department
Signal Officer

The Hawaiian Department will be
without a single, officer of the signal
4 corps for some weeks, owing to
changes OF station and leaves of alb
sence affecting all the officers of the
corps here.
Capt. George s. Gibbs, who for three
years has been both commanding Off.
Ger Of Field Company q, Signal Corps,
and department signal officer. leaves
this afternoon on the transport Logan,
to take station at Washington, d. C..
His relief as department signal officer,
Maj. Edgar Russell, is not due here I'M
til the September boat. In the interim
Lieut-eol. Archibald Campbell, depart
ment adjutant, has charge of the sig
nal office.
The new C. o. of Field Company r.,
Capt. Joseph B. Douglas, will not ar
rive until the next transport from the
coast and as Lieut.. r. e. Love, on
duty with the company, goes on leave
today, Lieut.. J. A. McAndrew, I'd In
fantry, recent graduate of the Army
Signal School, assumes. command OF
the outfit. First Lieut.. F. F. Black,
commanding the telegraph and tele-
phone detachment of Company NJ. s..
C., stationed at Shafter, is also on
leave at the present time, so Lieut.
McAndrew takes over this command in
addition to the field company.
Capt. Gibbs leaves many warm.
friends in the Hawaiian Department
He and Mrs. Gibbs and their children
have occupied quarters at Fort Shat
ter where they have been generally
popular. Capt. Gibbs. and his company
probably know Oahu better than any
single outfit stationed on the island.
While other organizations have spe-
ciaiized more or less in sections of
the island. the Field Company has
climbed every range and camped at
every bay. They have made wireless
tests and laid land lines and made
themselves generally familiar with the
terrain.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04
SUGAR INDUSTRY
IN PHILIPPINES
BDEVELOP|NG
CT. F. Boomer, correspondent, Manila
+ I,no y

CT. F. Boomer, correspondent. Manila,
June 10
Petitions to the Government Sugar
Central Board for funds up to $780,
600 have been received to date. The
total funds at the disposal OF the
board are 81 100000. The disposition OF
the board seems to be to put the
available funds into the large projects
rather than into number of small
ones. in the belief that thereby the
greatest good can be done to the in
dustry. ~
A corporation composed of Span
iards and Finpinos.. with 1000 all-
thorized capital stock, with $40,0ot
subscribed, has been organized In
IIoilo to establish sugar central with.
the aid of the government.
A new sugar central company has
been incorporated at Hinigaran, oecl-
dental Negros, with $500,G06 capitall-
zation. of which $4,000 has been sub.
scribed. All the incorporators, ex-
cent one American, are Filipinos.
A movement is on foot among the
sugar men to obtain legislation gov.
erning the packing and shipping OF
sugar similar to those which have re-
Gently been established for hemp. The
desire is to secure government guar
antee as to the quality of sugar pack
ed under a given, label. 1t is probable
that legislation locking to this END
will be introduced in the legislature
during the next session. 49,.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04

+. y manila Daily Bulletin, June 1o.)
New Central Will Be :~
LARGEST in the Islands.
The erection of sugar central far
larger than any at present operated
in the Philippine Islands has just been
assured by the signing of contract
between members of the well-known
Yulo family of Occidental Negros and
allied interests and a syndicate OF
Honolulu sugar capitalists, who have
agreed to advance the parties first
mentioned s250,000 gold to be used
in development work
The contract just signed calls for
the erection of a 20a0-ton capacity
central at Binalbagan. Occidental
Negroes, the cost of which will be
approximately s125e,000. The plan
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04

tiers control about $1,000 acres planted
In, cane and are confident of their abil-
ity to furnish sufficient cane to keep
the mill working at full capacity dur
ing the ordinary milling season.
1t is understood that the Honolulu
Iron Works will install the machinery
necessary to fully equip the proposed
plant, and work on the project will be
begun in the near future.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04

Capt. Walter H. Johnson, I'd Infan-
try, is another old-time Oahuan who
leaves the department today, accom-
panied by Mrs. Johnson and their two
children. Capt. Johnson goes on three
months leave, but as his tour here is
up, there is,no chance of his returning.
He came to Oahu in 1911 as Inspector
instructor of the National Guard Of
Hawaii. Later he went on duty at
department headquarters as officer In
charge OF militia affairs, after which
he was assigned to the I'd Infantry.
He has been in command of C Com
pauys continuously.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04
RAISING LIMIT ON
FRENCH DEFENSE BONDS

PARIS, France. The ministers of
finance, NJ. Ribot, introduced in the
chamber of deputies a bill raising the
limit of issue of national defense bonds
from 6,000,0O0.000 francs loo, 00O,-
000) as fixed in the law of May Is, to
$1,000, 100000 francs. Subscriptions
already have exceeded the previous
limit by 150,000,00O francs.
The French public in IL months has
taken 100000, 900 francs of national.
bonds.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-04

Two well-known coast artillery Of
'ficers are leaving Oahu today, their
tours of duty here, having been COM
pleted. They are I'd Lieut.. H. F. Mich
OILS. and I'd Lieut. G.. F. Humbert, both
of whom are accompanied by their
wives.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30
WHY | BECAME A MOTORCYCLIST

J Wilson Pete" Grub. vel known
local motorcycle rider. gives Al IN.
ieresting account OF how and Why he
became rider Of The two-wheeler. he
l. vel known among the local riders
and Is considered one % The most e1.
perieneed Al the business in his
vicinity.
Pete said: 4 have been riding sine.
me summer Of 1903. and have had a.
many a. three single cylinder ang
Two twin cylinder machines durfng
that time A. for Why purchased ny
hrst machine. I can scarcely give anv
real motive. with the exception that
! thought Il would greatly assist ne
In getting 70 and from my work in
The city. AMI would give me an Cd
portunity for some out % door exer-
else. When ! bought my hrst ma
chine. which was a Yale single OF the
three horse power variety. motor.
cycling had not been revolutionizad a.
Il Is az the present tins. and In manv
cases Il was NJ % the rider 20 assist
With the pedals IN getting ~ a steep
grade
"An the three single cylinder ma.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30

chimes we're O. The battery ignition
class. and not until I secured . twin
cylinder Yale did I and the real pleas.
ure Of riding During The past nvs
years ! have ridden a total OF proha bly,
10000 miles. and have been snAbIed
b. he use % the motorcycle 20 visit
places that I had heretofore given M
as practically impossible 20 reach.
The Invention and application Of
ne modern clutch on motorcycles has
made 4 possible 20 ride al year. While
previous 20 this invention the two
wheeler vas practicable only In the
sumner months and on GOOD roads
With my present machine. which il a
HAriey-Davitson twin. two speed.
nave made several trips OF consider.
able length. During August. 1914
rode total OF LOO miles. this being
the greatest total mileage I have ever
reached In the same length Of time.
! think the motorcycle Is the greatest
Invention for the benefit OF the young
man that has ever been placed on the
market and FOR my personal use
would not trade Il for the best auto
mobile In the country"