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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15
SYNOPSIS.

Lieutenant Holton is detached from his
command In the navy at the outset of the
Spanish American war and assigned to
important secret service duty While din
Ing at Washington hotel he detects a
waiter In the act of robbing n beautiful
young lady. She thanks him for his serv
Ice and gives her name Miss La Tossa.
Cuban patriot. Later he meets her at
ball A secret service man warns Hol-
ton that the girl is spy. Senior La
Tossa chides his daughter for her failure
20 secure important information from
IIolton. She leaves for her home in
Cuba. Holton is ordered to follow her.
They meet on the Tampa train. Miss
La Tossa Tells Holton she is Cuban
spy and expresses doubt regarding the
sincerity of the United States. Hoiton Is
ordered to remain at Tampa to guard the
troop transports, He receives orders to
land Miss La Tossa. who is considered "A
dangerous spy, Cuban soil. At sea
he is oyertaken by another warship
which takes Miss La Tossa aboard and
Holton is ordered to return to Tampa.
At the hands of dynamiters and reports
to Admiral Sampson for further duty.
Holton Is sent to General Garcia's COM
mand In the guise of a newspaper cor
respondent to investigate Cuban plots
against the American troops and to learn
the plans of the Spanish navy. He de-
tects n trusted Cuban leader in the work
or tomenting trouble among the Cubans
In the interests of the Spaniards. Holton
Is seized by friends of the spy and later
Is ordered executed as spy. He escapes
and saves the American troops from fall
Ing into II Spanish ambush.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15
win Support Rural Schools Bill.

Denver. county unit system
and better schools at lower coat
is the motto of a business mems cam
paign. launched at luncheon in the
rooms of the Colorado Electric Club
to obtain the passage by the Legisla-
lure OF bill TO substitute central
izc,l school administration IN each
county for the present district sub.
divisions. A. G. Monahan of the Unit
ed States Department of Education
was the guest of honor at the gather.
ing, and in his address described the
proposed innovation and its advan-
ta8es.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15
CHAPTER DISCONTINUED.

Holton's present idea was to walt
for the army to move. purposing to
follow their advance. and under cover
OF the battle to enter Santiago. But
as day after day passed it seemed to
him as though the order to advance
would be given.
He went up to the Cuban camp sew.
eral times. and on one of these occa-
sions had long conference with Gar
cia, to whom still maintaining his role
as an English newspaper correspond
ent, he related the details of his mis-
adventures at Aserraderos. Garcia's
face clouded as Holton proceeded. and
at the conclusion of his narrative he
regarded the young officer sadly.
Il do not doubt what you say, Mr.
ogilve," he sighed gloomily, but 1t is
hard blow. Jose Cesnola is-was-
one Of our most trusted leaders. Now
that | know. ! can attribute many mis-
fortunes to him, for he was very much
in our confidence. Very well! Friends
comrades: have deserted us, have
proved traitorous before this-I shall
bear him in mind"
Six days in all elapsed before any
indication that the army was to move
came TO the surface. On the sixth
day. June 30. however. orderly and
aides began galloping down the road.
way and the word came that the ad-
vance was to begin at four O'Clock
that afternoon. ~Holton wondered II
the entire army was to move at once
or whether each command was to
take up the march at an appointed
hour.
At four promptly his question was
answered when the entire force broke
camp and crowded into the narrow
Jungle trail at practically the same
minute.
Holton followed along the trail with
an infantry regiment. The army was
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15
Had No Right to Sell Stock.

Denver. Judge Teller handed down
a decision of far-reaching interest TO
holders of stock in irrigation. ditch
and reclamation companies in Colo
rado. For the first time in the his.
tory of the state the court settled the
status of assessable stock, in the case
OF Frank +. Mulvihill and others
against the Burlington Ditch, Reser-
voir and Land Company. He held
that the defendants had no right to
sell certain shares of stock belonging
to plaintiffs for failure of the plain
tiffs to satisfy assessments made by
the company on their stock. The court
held that the company should first In
stituto suit in court. before taking
such measures.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15
MANY IDEAS OF CONVERSATION
At All Times There Have Been Differ
snees Of Opinion ss to Art Of
Exchanging Ideas.

A Norwegian writer has been poking
fun at our methods of conversation.
1t is good for us occas sonally to see
ourselves as others see As. This critic
is intensely amused at the well-bred
American person who regards it as i'm
polite to talk about anything that is
interesting to himself. to refer to any
thing that the other person does not
know. or to disagree with the ex.
pressed opinion of another
II is obvious that. with such limi-
tations. conversation in the real sense
of the word is quite impossible.
The unwritten law that one must
not talk OF oneself is on the face OF II
a stupid and restricting one. Probably
II originated as a protection against
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the arrant egotist. the individual who
pauses neither for dissent nor ap
proval. but who maintains a steady
and forcible flow of Words until the
listener loses consciousness OF time
and space, and becomes faint and
giddy through sheer exhaustion.
Such a person is not a conversation
alist. but lecturer. a deliverer of
homilies or sermons.
The interchange OF idsss 10 the basic
of all conversation meritIng the name
Very different are the ideas of lit
erary men regarding conversation. Did
not DR.. Johnson say that every man
has a right to speak the truth. and
every other man a right TO knock him
down for it?
Hazlitt gives a description OF con
yersation as It was among the illumi
natl Of his day, the men who were in
terested in ideas" They squabble
and quarrel over an idea like dogs"
he says. but they pick it bare to the
bone; tfsy mssticats 1t thoroughly"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15

now marching into the wooded valley
which bordered the high grass lead
ing to and up San Juan hill, with the
smaller rise, Kettle Hill. on one side.
As the day waned the men who
knew that on the morrow would come
the supreme test, settled down for the
night with grim faces.
Midnight passed. Men stirred rest
lessly in their blankets. And in the
rifie-pits that ribbed San Juan dark
faced men in blue drill uniforms called
on the Virgin-and waited.
Morning broke. silent and fog laden
An orderly galloped up to General
Sumner. head of the cavalry division
and presenting General Skaters com
pliments, told him to move his divi-
sion to the edge OF the woods
What shall do when I get there ?"
asked sumner.
Await further orders" Was the
reply.
Holton strolIed up to FL Paso and
found the regulars and the Rough
Riders resting on their arms. Grimes
non we're training their guns on San
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15
SAGE TEA DARKENS GRAY
HAIR TO ANY SHADE. TRY 1T!
Keep Your Locks Youthful, Dark,
Glossy and Thick With Garden
Sage and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and sulphur, no one can
tell, because it's done SO naturally. so
evenly. Preparing this mixture,
though. at home is mussy and trouble
some. For so cents you can buy at
any drug store the ready-to-use tonic
called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy" You just dampen Il
sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair. taking
one small strand at a time. By morn
ing all gray hair disappears. and. after
another application or two, your .,air
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luxuriant. You will also dis
cover dandruff is gone and hair has
stopped falling.
Gray. faded hair, though no dis
grace, is a sign of old age, and as We
all desire youthful and attractive ap.
pearance, get busy at once with Wy
eth's Sage and Sulphur and look years
younger. Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15
ASKED SPEAKER FOR A SONG
And BibuIous Gentleman Escaped
Anger Of Oisnifed Head of Brit
ish Parliament.

Mr.. 3alfour is credited with know
ing more good stories about the Brit.
ish house of commons than any other
member. One Of his best is the fol.
lowing. which he told at a public din.
ner some time ago:
81 remember hearing of a distin-
guished gentleman" he said. who re
ported In the press gallery just about
one hundred years ago. He had had
an excellent dinner, washed down
with excellent wine. He was bored
with the debate. lie was wearied with
the superfiuity OF rhetoric, which pre-
vailed just as much one hundred years
arc as today. He got bored, and he
got up and asked the speaker for a
song.
The speaker of that day was AIR
Addington. a gentleman who was moth
ing. if not proper. The whole house.
except the speaker was coDvu'sed
with laughter.
The sergeant-ai.arms was appealed
to. He went To the gallery and lie iii
quired. The culprit retained the pres
ence of mind to point to a respectable
Quaker sitting below him, and this
unfortunate gentleman was actually
taken into custody"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15
Treasurer Signs Strike Duty Bonds.

Deuver.-The signing of sllO.0oO
worth of bonds by State Treasurer
I.eddy completed the issuance of the
states insurrection securities to cover
the cost OF the militia's coal strike
duty The treasurer signed 200 bonds
for $500 each and 100 bonds for 800
each. increasing the face value of the
securities now bearing his signature
to about $7l0,000. About sG00,0o0
worth of the bonds. bearing I per cent
interest. have been purchased.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15
Sees Era of Wealth for colorsdoans

Denver-E. +. Drach. state banking
commissioner, in his annual report,
submitted to the governor. forecasts
Il new era in the development Of the
banking industry OF the state. The re-
port shows that there are now 2OS
banks under state supervision, with
assets of $55,s9S.679.i and that these
assets represent an increase of SO per
cent over s2s,59i. .05:.oa. the total as
sets Of state banks when the state
banking department was established
Feb. II. 1905,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15
STATECAPITAL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
BIENNIAL SURPLUS is $154,02o.
Treasurer Says With All Appropria-
tions Paid, State viii Have
S36728 Left

Denver.--The actual and estimat-
ed surplus of the state government
for the years 1918 and 1914 is sl54.-
020.76, according to IA statement sub
miIted by Auditor Roady Kenehan to
Governor Ammons, the actual sur
plus he gives AS S3G,72s.32. The "esti-
mated" surplus is comprised of sl02.-
Gt5.29 in interest due the state Oh de-
linquent taxes for which suit has been
beg"n against five counties and s1i,-
G47.l5 due from the city and county
of Denver as 1912 taxes on the Den
yer City Tramway Company and the
Denver Gas and Electric Light Com
pany.
He gives the following general rev
cnue receipts and estimates for the
two years:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15
Don't Worry.

Doctor: Now, don't worry. what
ever you do: man with heart dis
ease cant afford to woTy Avoid all
company of any kind. drink nothing
Whatsoever. and on no account touch
meat and vegetables. BY the by. l
won't be able to call till Wednesday.
as | have to attend the funerals OF
three patients
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15
Very Likely.

Il wonder why il is that the man
who marries in haste is usually sup
posed to repent at leisure?"
Because that kind of man wouldn't
have brains enough to do it all at once.
OF course"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15
State Sells 10000 Acres OF Land.

Denver.-Ten thousand acres OF
state land were sold by the State Land
Board at an auction In the capitol
building. The average price brought
by the sales was IS an acre. The
state will derive approximately $780,
900 from the auction for school funds
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15

wen. . dramatic htsls act born Of hts
state of mind.
Being interpreted. It might have
read:
II. who am about to die. salute you.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15

Eyes over which the wool can be
pulled never see clearly anyway.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15

period were $3.l63,302.92 and the un-
expended balances and reductions
were Sl7O,G7i.4i. leaving what are
termed met" appropriations of ST..
99S,c2S.iS.
There are appropriation balances
amounting to $50, ,i59.35 which remain
unpaid. Almost all of them are parts
of appropriations due state institu-
tons.
Some of them will be paid and 9TH
"rs will not, according to the auditor.
II all of them are paid, according to
his figures, The actual surplus will br
S:G, 1888.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-07
MAIL CARRIER CHARGED
 WITH MURDERING POSTMASTER

Paola, Kan, April G.-Roscoe Horn baker was bound over 10 the district court late today for trial on a charge of murder in connection with the death of George .McElheney, killed by a shot through the window ol his nome more than two years ago. Nc Elheney was postmaster at Louisburg, Kan. where Hornbaker is mall carrier
 The decision of Justice Williford to hold Hornbaker for trial came as a climax 10 sensational hearing in which Mrs. Maude McElheney, widow of the slain postmaster, as chief ac- cuser uf the mail carrier, admitted a close friendship with him both before and after her Husbands death Ac- cording to her testimony Hornhaker had told her he wished 10 be f g. from his wife and have her d widow that he might marry her
The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-07
AMERICAN IN MEXICO
 ACCUSED OF COUNTERFEITIMC

Washington, April 6-Assurances have been given the American consul at Chihuahua that a fair trial will be accorded W. E. Cox, formerly of Williamson, w. Va, imprisoned by the Villa authorities on the charge of circulating counterfeit Mexican cur rency. The consul advised the state department today that Cox's case had been committed to q military court for disposition,
 General Villas intention to adoot drastic measures to suppress counter. feiting was reiterated in a statement issued tonight by the Villa agency here
 The injury to commercial activity through the undermining Of the public confidence in business transactions on account of the wide prevalence Of counterfeit money" the statement said, has reached such an inesti- mabe extent that drastic action by the government has become neces- sary Natives and foreigners without regard to rank or deputation must be dealt with alike in this situation.
 "W. B. Cox. an American, formerly of Williamson, w. Va, is now being held under counterfeiting charges at Chihuahua. The confidential agency is advised that Cox entered Mexico through Tampico carrying with him two million pesos counterfeit and that the day he was arrested he had with him only l09, 5G0 counterfeit pesos, in- dicating that he had put into circula- ton about 100000 pesos of his worthless money. Cox is being held for trial and he will be afforded every possible means of defending himself"
The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-07

also that out of these 1,S0o. .0U0 men that 5O0.0o0-this the normal ptopor- ton have been able to reioin aft r being cured Thus the final loss for five months of the campaign has been 100000 men, or 260,000 men per month
 Wlat, then, is the situation ere ated by these enormous Iosses?'
 This question is answered by a statement headed German Troops Available For 1915"
 "The total of German formations known at the beginning of January" states the review, Represented in round numbers four million men. Ac- cording to the official reports on Ger man recruiting the entire resources of 9.000,0 ,00O men.
 But from these nine million have 10 be deducted men employed on rail ways in the police and in certain ad- ministratiOns and industries. alto gether 500,000 men. The total re- sources available for the war. there fore, S,500,O00. Out of these about one-half, say tour million, are now al the front The definite losses repre- sent at least l,300o00 men The available resources amounted then ar the beginning of January to 3200,000 men
 "Of what are these resources com posed; chiefly of men who are un- trained in time of peace, the trained rcseryists having almost all left the dcpots for the front It has. moye- over to be noied that out of these 3.200 o00 men there are according to the statistics SO0,000 who are more than 39 years of age and are there fore of only mediocre military value Thus tlere remain 2,100.O00 men. Finally the category of the untrained lu peace comprises according tO the estimates of German military authori- ties themselves, one-quarter of ineffi- clients
 The really available resources capable of campaigning are therefore just two million These men. com Drising the 1915, 1916 and 1917 classes called out in anticipation. constitute. and this point cannot be too strongly insisted upon, the total Of available resources for the operations during Che twelve months of 1915. As to what the military value Of thesc troops will be considering the haste with which they have been trained, the formidable losses sustained in the battle of Flanders by the newly formed corps shows very clearly. Their military value will he limited.
 When it is remembered that ac- curding to the German documents themselves the definite loss each month is 260,00o men, it is manifest that the available resources for the year 1915 will not suffice to fill the gaps.
 ''it is then superabundantly estab- lished that in the matter of effective ness Germany has reached the maxi. mum of possible effort"
The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-07
THOMPSON ELECTED
 MAYOR OF CHICAGO
DEFEATED ROBERT SWEEPER THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
 BY i30000

Chicago, April 6-WuHam Hale Thompson was elected mayor ur Chi. cago today by an estimated plurality of l30,000. Returns from l.400 pre- cincts out of l.566 indicated that he had carried the entire republican city ticket to victory
 Women voted for the first time at a mayoralty election in Chicago and incomplete returns showed that the relative percentages of men and NO. men received by Thompson and Roh- ert Sweitzer, the defeated democratic candidate, were approximately the same.
 About S5 per cent of the three quarters of d million voters regis- tered were cast. According to elec- tion officials this would set record.
 Some wards hitherto considered strongly democratic were carried by the republican candidate and SWeit- gers own precinct in the heart of ont of the west side democratic strong holds was carried by Thompson by 300 to 22S.
 Political writers were divided to- night as to the cause of the republj- cans sweeping victory in an election expected to be close. In an interview yesterday Mayor Carter Harrison who was defeated when he sought to be renomnated for a sixth term, de clined to say how he would vote al- though the Harrisons have been democratic leaders in Chicago for generations. Many were inclined to believe this indicated Harrison fol. lowers would cast their votes for Thompson.
 The city council probably went re- publican, which would be the first time in years.
 The socialist vote apparently did not exceed 10000 Seymour Stedman was the socialist candidate for mayor. The prohibition party candidate, John Hill, ran far behind the socialist can didate.
 In speech tonight Thompson re- iterated one of his prediction pledges:
 My first official move" he said, twill be to have my chief of police drive the pickpockets and thieves out of Chicago"
The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-07

announced by Carranza officers here today.
 Sharp firing was heard shortly be- fore these achievements rode in on horseback but apparently none of the cavalrymen were shot in their dash between the widely separated Villa camps surrounding Matamorus. An. relic Cara commanded the reinforce ments.
 They were said to have come from Victoria 200 miles south. The garri- son today was busy extending rail road track along the river bank for a few hundred yards toward the end Of the entrenchments opposite the Amer- ican shore. It appeared possible that box cars filled with dirt might be run upon this track as tortifica- tion again attack upon the river bank. Such cars might also shield Browns. vile somewhat from bullets.
 The Villa field artillery trains ad- yanced a little nearer to Matamoros today, passing Reynosa, 600 miles west of the invested city. How fast they would cover the remaining 50 miles depended on the repairs to the railroad which the Carrauza troops tore up a few weeks ago.
 General Precopio Elizondo, one of the wounded men of the Carrauza garrison, was released by Texas au- taorijes today and sent back to Mata- morOs. He had been arrested and charged with the murder of State Ranger Emmett Roebuck here in 1902, and the shooting of J. Y. Baker. now sheriff of Hdalgo county, Texas. He was descharged because no com plainant against him appeared when he appeared in a habeas corpus pro- ceedins. He entered court on a stretcher.
 Miss Lydia Drouett of Houston, head nurse of the Red Cross hospital here, said she has one patient, a wounded Villa soldier, shot directly through the brain, who will recover.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-07

Washington April G. utimations .haye come to the American govern. n'ont that General Carranza will not consent Co the naturalization of Mex. leo City as proposed and agreed to by the Filla-zapata forces.
 No definite answer has as yet been received to the American note on the subject sent To the two factions. but preliminary reports to the state de- paTtment indicate that Gen. Carranza is unwilling to accept the proposal It is believed, however, that arrange ments may be made fer uninterrupted passage of trains to and from Mexico City and Vera Cruz though a decision on this question also has not been reached by Carranza
 The state departments summary f the military situation in Mexico was as follows
 The department is in receipt of advices dater April { stating that Gen eral Ohregon is at place thirty klo. meters south of Irapuato 1t is re- ported that he has an army of 2o- GOO men The army of Gen. Villa was preparing to leave lrapuato at noon on the fourth and expecting to come into contact with the forces of Obre- Son on the morning of the fifth Gen. Villa made preparations to leave Ira puato on the morning of the firth jo take personal charge of the opera tious.
 The departments latest advices from Yucatan indicate that everything is quiet at Progreso and Merida. The Stavengeren has sailed from Pro- grest to New Orleans with 1000 bales of sisal The American tug Forward. which was employed by Gen Carran. ga, arrived at Progreso last Wednes- day. Gen. Alyaredo is reported to be at Valladolid; he claims a victory over the ortiz forces and states that they were dispersed However. on March 90 troops were sent to the southeastern part of the state.
 Some cases of smallpox at Pro- greso were reported via navy wireless on April 1 one death mad occurred, and there were still six cases and eight suspects, all under guard Later adyices state that the railroads or Yucatan have been taken over by Gea Alvarado, who has dismissed the board of directors and appointed off cials of his own If is reported that the railroads are not operating as well as previously. Passenger traffic on the main line is operating, but freight traffic is reduced.
 Some fighting has occurred in the eastern part of Yucatan state and wounded soldiers are occasionally brought into Merida. The gunboat Zaragoza has left Progreso. Four ships were loading sisal on April 3 and there was no interference with commerce The Wyvisbrook sailed for New Orleans with 9,200 bales of slsal on March 3l.