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ing about thirty five hundred men.
After the last Of this month our
lines will be SO weakened that the
in for our defense, and these. being
under no kind of government, will de-
stroy the little subordination 1 have
been laboring to establish and run me
into one evil while l am endeavoring
to avoid a0other. But the less must
be chosen
After five years of experience in
command Of the armies, Washington
thus expressed himself in q letter to
the president Of the congress. dated
August 20. 1880:
Had we formed q permanent army
in the beginning. which, by the con-
tinuance of the same men in service,
had been capable of discipline, we
never should have had to retreat with
a handful of men across the Delaware
in 1875, trembling for the fate of Amer
lea, which nothing but the infatuation
Of the enemy could have saved; we
should not have remained all the sue
ceeding winter at their mercy, with
sometimes scarcely a sufficient body
Of men to mount the ordinary guard.
We should not have been at Valley
Forge, destitute of everything, in a
situation neither to resist nor to re-
tire. We should not have seen the
country ravaged, our towns burned.
the inhabitants plundered, abused,
murdered. with impunity.
Army Expenses Doubled.
'The arrangement OF our finances is
essentially to be ascribed to it. The
expenses of the war and the emissions
of paper money have been greatly
multiplied by it. We have great part
Of the tine had two sets of men to
feed and to pay-the discharged men
going home and the levies coming in.
"Cur discipline has been much hurt,
If not ruined, by such constant
changes. There Is every reason to
believe that the war has been pro-
tracted on this account"
A little later Washington wrote re-
garding that defeat of General Gates
at Camden: Regular troops alone are
equal to the exigencies of modern war
fare, as well for defense as offerse,
and wherever a substitute is attempt
ed 1t must prove illusory and ruinous.
"In my ideas of the true system of
war, the object ought to be to have a
good army rather than a large one"
During the entire war the lack Of
money entailed greatest suffering upon
the army, but the men of the continen
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18
Five SIayers Face Gallows.

With two legal executions set for
the next two weeks, the Supreme
Court within the ensuing month will
pass on the applications for new trials
made in behalf of three other men I'M
der sentence of death. The number
of persons over whom the death PEN
atty is now hanging in Colorado is
said to be the largest at given time
in the history of the state Oscar
Cook, sentenced from Denver, is con-
demned to die the week of Feb. 90.
Unless the Supreme Court again
takes action in his case, James c..
Bulger, also sentenced from Denver.
will go to the gallows during the
week of Feb. 81. Arguments for re-
trial of the murder charge against
John Jones were made in the Su-
preme Court. Jones. negro, Is I'M
der sentence of death for the Staying
of Bail Merndon, crippled sheep
herder in Moffat county, Sept. IA,
1918. Arguments for new trial for
Tony Perry, found guilty of the muir
der of Steve Kojuharaff in Boulder
county and sentenced to be hanged,
have been heard. The case of John
Oldham, Routt county rancher, will
be heard next month. Oldham, who
was twice tried for his sanity and de-
murder and given the death penalty
by jury in the District Court Of
Routt county.
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IDEAL Love MATCH
Forty Years Of Happiness Fol-
lowed Union of Washington
and Martha Gusts.

~ NE hundred and fourteen
years ago-May %. 1902
Martha Washington, wife OF
George Washington. died at
Mount Vernon, at the age Of seventy
years.
Martha Custis met Colonel Washing
ton about year after the death OF
her husband, Daniel Parke Gusts,
wealthy planter. She was then near
ing her twenty-sixth year. and WASH
ington was about three months her
senior She was the daughter of Col
John cambridge and had been well
trained in the accomplishments OF
young women of her social station.
The engagement lasted for nearly .
year, Washington being absent for
long time on a military campaign
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Martha Warrington.

Washington himself was a man OF
large property, and the wedding was
one of the most brilliant that had ever
been seen in a church in Virginia.
Bride and bridegroom were attired in
all the magnif1cence which the fash
ions of that period made possible.
When she was married to Washing
ton, Mrs. Gusts had two children sur
viving of the four of which she had
been the mother. To these two chill.
dren, Washington, who had none of
his own, was devoted father. Later
in life these children died and Wash
ington adopted two of Mrs. Washing.
tons grandchildren.
Mrs. Washington's faith in the wis
dom and frmness of her husbands
patriotic course preceding and during
the Revolution never failed.
She had discovered the greatness Of
her husband long before the people
that were SO signally to honor him
had found 1t out in all its splendid pro-
portions.
During the war Washington visited
Mount Vernon only twice, but Mrs.
Washington was with him in New
York and Philadelphia and Joined him
in camp whenever it was possible.
In the years following their mar.
rage and previous to the Revolution
the Washingtons lived in Virginia
after the style of the English aristoc-
racy, but throughout the war Mrs.
Washington was wont to set an Ell.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18
New System Adds to States Fees.

A new system established by Secre
tary of State John e. Ramer for the
collection of corporation taxes and
other revenues of the office last
month resulted in record for the de
partment. A total of $23,47742 was
collected by the office during the
month as against $S,463.27 in Jan
uary, 1915, and $11,209.75 in January
1914. The mailing of return envel
opes to all corporations in the state
and the Inauguration of other i'm
proved practices facilitated collec
tons to the extent of making gair
of nearly 200 per cent over the reve
nue. of the corresponding month o,
the year before, and more than 10C
per cent over January Of 1914.
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ample of economy to the women of
the revolution" In her attire and mode
Of living.
After independence had been won,
she bore herself with great personal
dignity as befitted her station as the
wife OF the first citizen.
Washington was approaching his
sixty eighth year when ne died. Mrs.
Washington accepted the separation
calmly, only observing that she would
soon Join him. She survived him two
years and a half.
That she could have at all times a
view Of his grave on the lawn, she
moved to an attic room that over
looked the spot, which she occupied
until her own death. For the easier
coming and going of favorite cat
hole was cut near the bottom of the
door Of this apartment.
Before she died Mrs. Washington
destroyed her entire correspondence
with General Washington, for she
would not permit that the confidence
they had shared together should be
made public
The marriage of George Washington
and Martha Gusts was an example of
the ideal love match, and was followed
by forty years of genuine happiness
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18

Denver.-The Industrial Commission
made a decision holding that the
workmen's compensation law has ex-
tra-territorial effect; that is, that a
Colorado workman who goes into
another state to do some work there
for his Colorado employer is covered
by the compensation law in that state
just as he is covered by it while
working in Colorado. The decision
was made in the case of the widow
Of Chas f. Lynch, the husband being
killed in Wyoming. New York and
California are among the states that
had previously held in conformity
with the Colorado decision.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18
GARRISON RESIGNS
WAR SECRETARY DIFFERS WITH
PRESIDENT ON "coNriNEN.
TAI ARMY" PLAN; QUITS.
Opposition to Philippine Indepe ndencs
Measure Also Ground for Action
OF Retiring officer.-Assistant
Secretary Breckenridge
Also Quits.


Washington.-Secretary Lindley M
Garrison resigned Thursday because
President Wilson would not "irrevoc.
ably support the Continental army
plan and because he opposes the ad.
minlstratlon program of setting a
definite time TO- Philippine indie.
pendence.
President Wilson accepted the res.
ignatton and has not selected a sue.
cessor. The President himself prob
ably will take personal charge of the
administrators national defense
plans in Congress.
Assistant Secretary Breckenridge
also resigned as a mark of loyalty to
his chief whose views he shared. The
President accepted his resignation.
Both take effect Immediately. Major
General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff
of the army, automatically becomes
secretary of war ad interim.
The resignation came as a distinct
surprise not only to Washington gen
orally, but to members Of the Cabinet.
One Cabinet officer said that while he
knew there was a difference of opin.
ion between the President and Mr..
Garrison over handling the army
plans, he had not the slightest suspi.
cion that an actual break was impend-
ing. Although Mr.. Garrison first sug.
gested that he leave the Cabinet last
month, Mr. Wilson did not formally
accept his resignation until late
Thursday afternoon, when informed
that Mr. Garrison had left for New
York and that a rumor OF his resigna-
ton were current. The President then
dictated the letter of acceptance and
dispatched it Immediately.
1t was not until o'clock Thursday
night that formal announcement of the
Garrison and Breckenridge restgna
tons was at the White House.
1t is known that one Of Secretary
Gar1ison's principal reasons for biz
conviction that only federal CONT
mental army, instead of re organized
national guard, could be the main mil
itary dependence of the nation, wal
his belief that some day the United
States may be called upon 20 defend
the Monroe doctrine, and in thai
event he foresaw the national guard
might not be available for use outside
of the United States before a declara
ton Of war
Upon the contention on the on,
hand that the continental army OF ulti
mately universal service was the ma
tons only reliance, the position, OF
the other, that no one plan could b.
enforced upon Congress, Presiden
Wilson and his secretary Of war part
ed official company.
Mr.. Garrison's resignation was Z
complete surprise to official Washing
ton generally. He made no persona
explanation.
Several hours before the official an
nouncement he had boarded a train
with his wife for New York, and word
had been passed at the department
that he had gone for an indefinite
stay
The acute differences of opinion
which led to the break began early II
the year when opposition to the con
tinental army plan began developing
in Congress.
The circumstances which led up t.
the resignation are detailed in the sec
retarys correspondence with the Pres
ident, which was made public tonighi
by the White House.
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and Line Officers, 1779-17s3.
band of patriots about him in the army
and in congress.
The congress presented as able and
devoted men as were ever gathered in
a single body, but they were not
trained in the systematic methods of
great celiberative bodies; and above
all represented one of the very weak
est forms of governmental power-a
mere confederacy or league Of several
states or colonies and without real
governmental functions.
Although it assumed both executive
and legislative powers, it had no au-
thority to raise revenue and could only
emit bills of credit, their redemption
being pledged by the twelve United
Colonies 1t is not singular that the
states refused to surrender to this
loosely connected congress the control
of the militia, with officers of state
selection, gathered by sacrifice. for the
protection of its own state, not fore
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Safely.

Johann, soldier in BavariaI
Landwehr regiment, seemed to have
something on his mind. Finally he
spoke up. IT only knew what sort
of humor the captain was in" he sale
Il would ask him for a furlough."
Well remarked Fritz, there's one
thing about 1t. II you go to him now.
at least he will not eat you. This u
one of the days when nobody amt a.
lowed to have meat"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18
Defense Measures to Be Passed.

Washington. = Republicans OF the
House military committee assured
President Wilson Thursday that
strong army increase bill drafted in
non partisan spirit and accom-
plishing all the main objects sought
~ the war department plan would
De on the House calendar within
.hree weeks at most. They told
lin, however, that the committee
practically was unanimously opposed
o the departments continental
.rmy scheme.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18
C0uNTRrS Debt
TO WASHINGTON
Probably the Only Man Who
Could Have Won Liberty
for the People.
Difficulties Which He Had to Encoun-
ter Were Almost insurmountable
Lack Of Proper Training
hampered continentais in
All Their Battles.

~ GORGE WASHINGTON, the
commander of the American
armies. knew better than any
one else the offensive and de-
fensive value of the forces under him;
and he has left vivid written record
Of the relative value of unframed
short-term men and of a disciplined
long-term body made of individuals of
the same class. He plainly expressed
his opinion, fully confirmed by military
men since his time. of the army need
ed by this country when, soon after
the disaster at Camden, he wrote to
congress: what we need is good
army, not large one"
= Probably no war was ever carried
on where the one side was represent
ed in the field by SO great proportion
of unorganized troops, not under
central national control, and no great
commander, before or since, has ever
succeeded with so rapidly shifting a
body Of badly equipped men.
Bunker Hill Analysed.
At the battle Of Bunker Hill, an
army of unframed American minute
men and militia, under the command,
however, OF veteran officers like Pres
colt, Stark, Putnam and Knowlton of
the higher rank, and among the lower
officers sprinkling Of men expert
enced in the French and English wars.
from behind intrenchments hastily
erected, but Of value against low-pow-
er armament, successfully resisted
two attacks of well-organized and
disciplined British veterans, with a
loss to the latter Of 1854 killed and
wounded. But these same troops, by
virtue not OF superior individual cour.
age, but of their combined valor and
discipline, were rallied by their we'll
trained officers, made a third charge,
and, although outnumbered. succeeded
in driving the Americans, at the point
of the bayonet. from their trenches.
their supply of powder being exhaust
ed and their muskets not having bay
onets.
The American force was justly
proud of its resistance and of the
heavy punishment it had inflicted, but
the result was. in spite OF it's good
fight. a defeat to its arms-peyhaps
only through failure in the quarter
masters department. The British,
however, carried the hill on account
of the better discipline of their line,
the better control of their officers, and
because their supply of ammunition
was not exhausted. And they there
by prevented the success of the CO.
lonial military plan.
Continental Weakness.
This story in various ways was
me = times repeated in the war OF
the revolution. always with the same
result. In spite of the brilliant gen
eralship of Washington, Greene,
Schuyler. Lee and others, the Ameri-
cans did not win a single victory over
the British regular troops when the
latter were not outnumbered.
A brief examination of the powers
of the Continental Congress will show
what were the chief causes of this
weakness in our armies that led so
near to the collapse OF our national
defense and caused the intense anxiety
and distress to Washington and the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18
Attorney General 10 State Lawyer.

State officials and departments
have no right to employ private coun-
eel or incur legal debts, except
through the legal department of the
state, unless in certain cases pro-
yided for by the constitution, accord
ng to an opinion from Attorney Gen
.ral Farrar. The opinion was written
n regard to a voucher drawn in the
lame of Frank Mclaughlin for serv-
'ces rendered the State Game and
Fish department
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18
Sets Share From Liquor Receipts.

The secretary of states depart.
ment received s11.15 from four diff
rerent counties as its share of the
tees paid for bringing in liquor from
,orty-two deliveries, sent in $5.SS;
Summit county, with twelve deliv-
cries, sent in s150; Rio Grande coun-
~, s190, and Alamosa, s1.S7.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18
Imnortant to Mothers
Bears the


What? You need new clothep
again? When l was boy l wasn't
ashamed to wear garments that wers
patched"
Eyes, dad. but you know you didn't
associate with such refined people ~
l do"
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Proof Unnecessary.

The Rev Blox-Then you don't hon
estly believe that Jonah was swal-
lowed by a whale!
His Son-Sure, did. I'd believe any
thing of a Jonah.-Judge.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18
souoht Brotherhood Of Man,

Ny first wish is to see the whole
world at peace, and the inhabitants
OF it as one band of brothers, striving
which should most contribute to the
happiness of mankind-George Wash
ington.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18

DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liv0,
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for
a laxative-three for cathartic.-Adv-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18

A man never devotes much time To
wheeling his second baby around the
block.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18

Piles Cured In to II Days
Druggists refund money II PAZo OlNTMnN fa1k
TO cure Itching, Blind Bleeding or ProtruAAg
Piles. First application gives RELIEF. oe-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18
Why Not?

Pa" said the six-year-old, what r.
prince?"
"A prince" said his father. lis e
kings little boy. Now, II l were 6
king you would be a prince"
The youngster thought 1t over for
moment.
why don't you be one?' he asked
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-18
Stick to Your Friends,

II you have a friend, stick to him
and always try to do him gosd only.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-08-15
SARATOGA ENTRIES.

SARAT0aA. y. T.. Aug. 1.-THE sstrsss
eiRsr EACE-Por,, nssdn tao yea. .osas !, five
lv,. fis; Gallant Lad. us: Mseon,s. 10; eeils
bslh iInp.) ll5 Fanc.r. us: Vivid ll6: Bncs
he.h i,b; Msekrse lima ii5; wsrAAv. liS:
kebo IS: Heml.k ii5; onva, no rown Hal
issscoND nlcE-stssppsch.s-; h.nd.s.e, ia.
three yssr ,olds and upwsrd; ABOUT two niles,
kAry Lyht. i<3; kesht Of Mera. i<9; ouis
THiRS RACE For three year old. spd up.
JS:, hrHs0ig o, s, J1s %' 3D. ,.ns1 lIonr ios
Matsr. Witch. al; Hell Roch. lT; kilsnns
StEFnM - sAC5:..s G,E;a.:: ~ g.sa;s.. s for 20
su1aS.ast. ~: Mos iiS: fSm,lh (oe; sun
e , H..sss 30 !Sss s.ss sSs' IT, ss::l; ss:,Ss
sST.a.s, sss f..D ioi o''a1 io'' r''
.ua 'rM gps.rd Sas niisIfss:$..,s iiS ~
kabsss. f,6: f'S,s.sf no. Rs,sSes ampi i6S
'X MXra t ssotIFsr S 6s..y.:i S%i Cd. tS ana upward
ssiHnS one milo and a turscY, ,--khsms. iis
'imSJ los; ss,. Case, ics; &sisou. De; .BoS.
SSss.;o S y. H. St.'a fssal:s. 49, ssss' S
IApors,ios sllowsas. claimed; tncs fast.
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WALL STREET.

In absence of any definite news OF
railway dispute, general market al
opening was satisned TO stick close
TO Mondays level. but In railway lis,
advances occurred. led by strength IN
Reading. whiOh gained 2k points In
first hour; Union Pacific advanced
~. U. s. Steel was active on rise 90
ssk. up y. and industrial stocks
showed considerable gains al end OF
second hour. n. Y. Air Brake sho we'd
advance Of 70 points from low Of July
II. American Can gained ~: Linsesd
preferred Up ~. Marine Issues I'D
vanced over ~ points. U. q. Rub
ber gained ~. Market Vas strong 1T
midday. L. s. Steel sold at ssh.
Equipment issues came 10 the front
In late trading. with Baldwin and
Crucibie making new high prices for
the day. American Loco also cd
vanced. Motor issues continued
strong and most Of the active stocks
shaded on from bsst prices.
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TROLLEY LINES GET
READY TO HANDLE
, RAILROAD TRAFFIC,

= CHICAGO. Aug. l5-The electric
tnterurban lines Of the United States
!, are mobiiixing to-day to meet. any
1 conditions that may result IN d ma.
-tion-wide railroad strike. Informs-
rtion here from traction centres all
over the country are that the electric
ilpes. In case Of a strike. are prepared
to double and triple their passenger
end freight capacity.
= Traction men said to-day that the
: rapid growth OF traction lines cou-
lnecting centres VI population would
,+produce u condition mat had never
before figured In railroad strike
TROUBLES aud would enable centres OF
population to be fed In spite Of any
railroad tie-up.
a. W. stmm0uds. Supertn tendent Of
for the Chicago and
Milwaukee Electric Railroad, an
shounced that the number Of coaches
on trains running between Chicago
ana Milwaukee would be doubled i'm
ifnediately In case OF a strike.
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SARATOGA RESULTS

FIRST RACE-For two year, selling
With five hundred added: SIX iuriongs.---
Gloomy Gus, 100 uykeD, I to I. Z to 9
and to 2. won: Passing Fancy. III
CMurphyl. to !. 2 TO I and even.
second: Yellow stone. ITO lBIyUe). : to
3. to 2 and to S. third. Time. ia.
ldoiita. Penrod. Hanobala, King Baggot.
Sapacrit, Stslwart Van, also ran.
SRCONp RACE-Steeplechas for
Inaldens three years old and up. with
$500 added; about two miles. II.
JohnBon, l52 III. Williams). 7 to ., I
TO 10 and out. won: Herrmsna. l50
tSmooD, ~ to 10. ! to 2 and out, sec
ond: First Out. li2 tAiien). 8 10 8. I
TO 4 and out. third. Time--t.30. Only
three went.
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NTH 500 n NlN.
BROTHERS START TRIP
On aNRDAD'S MONEY
Youths Declare Father wouli
Not Lei riem Dsv Sa,.
h,gs ~ HIN, Work

lassph t1isassis n,.s,s.s, ..sh.
s'o'sss sssss< ,s..,, go. ,.... a.a
~ Ne si - slosaass A,-.v go.
iaessf no - rs.i,s> nssass..t..- s.,.
shssns--a sn csssss ~ fsss.,, ,s..
's'sss ~ TIE kn. s,~ass.s cs.a..s,
We, ~sf. arrested ~ Issscils. La.
df1s@h to-day a. they ssss sa-.salAs
'hs ssss~ship Apsei.s On ,h.s -sy
10 iscssvnsiils. tla.
fsss admit hs~lns sssS~~,s.ses
sf'i % 'hs eempsay's money. bu, say
the, lsr . aess sor sAss s.sh>r A.
's"t'ns him "a rei'.sssss a.. o..mp.s,
out ~ their savings - as.ri, syso
IN a local bssk. wAses tho, s.y n.
would not pss,ni, tbsn 20 av.s uc.o
1p" bow ssy they had ben ou, Of
~orh sons sine sssA vssa ,hcy sss.
F's'sd 10 their father that they would
TN" 10 draw on, their AAyinxs ana
~ 10 another oity. vfsss the, sulxAs
s'' iobs. he vetoed the plan. rhrss
weeks "so Joseph obtained a plao.
as messenger In the ofioes Of m. rail.
road eompany ., k.dxssstsr. n. D.
Last Tuesday, b. told reportsts. he
Was given etbo to dsi,osit in the Iiss,
Naiional Hank ~ that place
ne says he kspt the money and doc.
tored the hank bDk 20 make AZ sp.
pear that the amount hAd been de-.
psitsd Ysstsrday Afternoon hs YES