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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
REDUCE FREIGHT RATES
COLORADO FILES APPEAL FOR
LOWER CHARGES.
Interstate Commerce Commission 10
Asked for Substantial Reductions
In Class and Commodity Rates.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denyer-A comprehensive petition
asking a general readjustment of
freight rates involving points through
out Colorado was filed with the In
terstate Commerce Commission by the
state and the Colorado Fair Rates AS
sociation,
Involving charges OF discrimination
against Colorado common points, and
all other Colorado points taking the
same rates. voluminous complaint
was directed against thirty-two rail-
roads and two steamship companies.
The petition was the result of weeks
of preparation by s. H. Babcock. COM
missioner of the Colorado Fair Rates
Association. and the Public Utilities
Commission, representing the State
of Colorado.
The action was initiated by the Fair
Rates Association, an organization OF
representative citizens of all parts Of
the state. The complaint was for
warded to Washington and was re-
ceived by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
1t asks substantial reductions in
existing class and commodity rates, re-
citing that the one always present
handicap TO the realization OF full
measure of growth and prosperity" (of
the citizens of Colorado and the en-.
tire state) has been unjust, unreas-
enable and discriminatory rates OF
railroad transportation" and that the
Increased and general development
of these cities and this state. certain
to be produced from the establish
ment of just and reasonable trans
portation rates, will not singly reflect
to their own benefit, but to that of
the carriers also in fully correspond
ing degree"
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
Dairy Association Reoraanized.

Boulder, Colo-The Colorado State
Dairy Association, which has been in
active for the past few years, took a
new lease on life at its annual meet
ing here and a complete rorganiza-
tion was effected. Hereafter the as
sociation will be under the control of
a board of nine directors representing
all branches of the industry.
The new board selected consists of
H. D. Parker. Greeley; c. A. Hall, JEFF
ferson county; James Gingrich, Den
yer; w. S. Partridge, Holly; Gilbert
Landell. Fort Lupton; Prof. George E.
Morton, Fort Collins; A M. McClena-
han, Greeley; George T. SintoG, Colo
rado Springs; C. H. Hinman. Denver.
1t was decided that the association
would lend its assistance and backing
to big dairy cattle exhibit at the
next National Western Stock Show.
Director w. S. French of the Agri-
cultural College extension work urged
that the association give its attention
to the development OF the cheese
making industry, expressing the opin-
ion that Colorado has conditions that
will permit of the production of the
best cheese in the world and the in
dustry is highly profitable.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
Wyominq.

A force of men have been unload
ing a steam engine at No. 4 mine
at Rock Springs. The company IN.
tends to push work in this mine en-
ploying about $50 men and producing
1000 tons of coal a day.
j. II. Gardner of Crystal Springs is
enthusiastic over the prospect of the
Occidental Mining Company on Sand
creek. Assays haze reached nearly
$4,000 per ton. declared Gardner, an
extensive machinery is being In
stalled
Just now the only real producers
in the Lander fields are the Dallas
fields whose oil is handled by ths
Wyopo Company and sold locally, and
the Hudson Oil Company which -
shipping three cars of crude a day to
Casper refineries.
Since the organization of the Al.
kalie Butte Oil Company and the
transfer to 1t of the lands held b.
Oliver and his associates there has
been a small sized rush to that
vicinity. This is an old field, thirty
miles east of Lander, which has never
been developed TO any extent.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
Two Killed In Auto Wreck.

Denver.-Skidding for more than
fifty feet on it's side in the road, after
a rear wheel collapsed, and catching
afire from escaping gasoline, the big
touring car containing Gordon 5ones,
president of the United States Ma.
tional Bank, and five others, brought
death to two of the party and injured
four others, two miles east of Bennett,
Colo. Gordon Jones, Jr.. 81 years old.
son of the bank president, who was
driving, was thrown fifteen feet from
the car. striking upon his head. He
died within an hour. Turner Jones,
20 years old, manager of the land loan
department in the bank, was pinned
under the heavy car and crushed to
death. His wife, Mrs. Roma Jones,
a bride of little more than year, the
daughter of Gordon Jones, Sr.. was
extricated by her father and mother
from beneath the burning car in time
to save her life. The flames had
scared the flesh from both feet before
she could be rescued. Others injured
were: Mrs. Gordon Jones, Sr., hip
bruised and hands burned; Gordon
Jones, Sr., broken rib and facial
bruises, and Elbert Wharton Jones
5-year-old son of Gordon Jones, Sr.
bruised about face.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
Colorado.

LeadviIle mines are very active as
a result of the high price prevailing
for silver.
Boulder is in the throes of min
ing boom that has eclipsed anything
in its history.
The Western Zinc Oxide Company
has completed plans for enlarging the
plant at Leadville.
Reports reached Leadville stating
that tungsten had been discovered in
the Gold Park section near Red Cliff.
Leadville lessees have started work
on the old Brain Boru property lo-
Gated on the north side of Iowa
gulch.
Ore, practically solid gold. from a
streak of good size, is reported be-
ing taken from the Snow Bound lode
at Gold Hill.
The discovery of body OF tungsten
ore in the little Dora mine adjoin-
ing the townsite of Silverton has led
to increased activity in that vicinity.
Lessees on the Adelaide and Hum
boldt properties in Adelaide park
Leadville district, are shipping a
large tonnage of iron sulphide carry
ing extensive high percentage OF sui
phur.
John F. Cass of Denver, owner of
twelve claims near Spruce on the
Moffat road west of Tolland, says
that he has opened tungsten ore
which runs so per cent tungsten. At
the current price this ore is worth
$4,000 per ton.
George Cramer has greatly expand
ed his zone of activity on Carbonate
hill by securing leases on the Yankee
Doodle, Aetna, and other claims in the
Leadville district. The immense
bodies of iron and manganese ores
which he has developed in Star No.
property for several years have
ben followed into adjoining claims.
The Harrod oil interests of Pitts
burg and Des Moines have Joined
with Grove people and leased 1000
acres of land near town to prospect
for oil. Ten thousand dollars has
been advanced for the preliminary ex-
pense and several drills are expected
10 be at work soon. The land leased
is identical in appearance to that H.,
the valuable Salt Creek district oil
Wyoming.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
New M exico.

The Aztec mine at Baldy is to be
developed.
Five car loads of copper ore we're
shipped from Scholle to the Ell Paso
smelter.
Manganese ore in a large body has
been struck by John j. Hyatt at his
ranch near Cooks.
The Pennington Meadows oil field
in San Juan county will be developed
commencing May Is.
The big 1,S00-ton concentrator at
Tyrone, representing an expenditure
of over s1,o00.O00 is now in active op-
Grafton.
A deposit of magnesite, running
from 80 per cent to practically pure
magnesium, has been found near Las
Cruces.
A coal deposit, part of it a surface
vein 31a feet in width, has been To-
Gated about eighteen miles northwest
of Magdalena.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
CARLISLE IN GREELEY
BANDIT WAS FORMER RESIDENT
OF WELD COUNTY.
According to McAfes and Briggs,
Robbers Two Brothers Served
Penitentiary Terms.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Greeley, Colo.-The presence of VIII
liam L. Carlisle, the self-confessed
Union Pacific bandit, in Greeley the
day before the robbery near Hanna,
has been confirmed by Sheriff S. j..
McAfee and George C. Briggs, both
old-time residents of Evans, who rec
ognized the youth as a former resi-
dent of Weld county. These men
know him as the son of James Car
Isle, a harness maker, who lived in
Evans years ago, where William L.
Carlisle was born.
After leaving Evans, the Carlisles
moved to Loveland, where they resided
for years, and where the bandit grew
to manhood. After leaving Loveland
they moved to Texas, where the
father died and where the mother and
sister to whom he claims to have
sent the money now reside.
According to Briggs and McAfee
one of the bandits brothers served IA
term in the penitentiary for forgery,
and another brother for shooting the
son of Adolph Donath In a dispute
over a girl.
The circumstances of the shooting is
familiar to old-timers of this section.
The boy was making his escape on a
horse, but he used the spurs too freely
and the animal bucked and threw him
off. He was found unconscious In the
road
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
Arizona.

Jerome. the center of copper min
ing activity in Yavapai county, is ono
of the busiest camps in the United
States.
Gold values running as high as 500
ton have been uncovered on ths
claims of Thomas English, six miles
north of Price.
Russell and Harrington who aro
working the Highland mining claim
at Globe under lease, are shipping
over ESQ tons Of per cent copper
Vre per month.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
CAPTAIN FOULOIS, FLYER

1t IL no new experience for Capt.
Benjamin d. Fou;ois, dean OF the
United States army aerial corps. to
fly over Mexican troops or Mexican
soil. Back in the spring of 1911 he
did both-and more; he took a high
dive into the Rio Grande, plunging
deep into the mud on the Mexican
side. whence he had to be pulled out
by a Mexican lasso and a Mexican
mustang.
Aviators who have instructed Fou-
lois and followed his career say that
no more competent officer could have
been selected to command the First
Aero squadron now with Gen. John J.
Pershing's expeditionary column.
Captain Foulois is thirty-hve years
old. a native of Connecticut and rose
in the army from the ranks. AS
private he saw service in the Philip
pines with the Nineteenth infantry.
After getting his commission he was
assigned to the Seventeenth infantry.
A student of aviation since 1909, he wa
to fly in a heavier than air machine.
Vrights. Foulois took char rye of an arm
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
Boys Body Burned by Current.

Canon City.-While playing hide
and seek with companions. Peter San
chez, 16, climbed steel tower carry
ing the high-power transmission lines
of the Arkansas Valley Light C Power
Company and was electrocuted. San
chez touched one of the wires and a.
900 volts of electricity passed through
his body, burning it to crisp. All
of the circuits were short circuited.
causing number of valley towns to
romain in darkness.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
Sheriff Buster Barred in Dickens TrIa

Boulder.-When court reconvened
Monday afternoon IN the trial OF Ri.
enzi Dickens, charged with numbering
his father. District Judge Neil F.
Graham sustained the defense's mo-
tion to restrain Sheriff Sanford Bus
ter from serving any further processes
in the case. The motion was based
on Busters activity in working up evi.
de5co for the prosecution. Coroner
A. e. Howe will do the work of serv.
ing papers in the sheriff's stead.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
CONGRESSMAN HAYS "BONER"

"Boners" are sometimes pulled In
congress as well as on the baseball
diamond. and not infrequently veteran
parliamentarians are the victims OF
their own stupidity. During the gen.
eral debate In the house on the army
reorganization bill Chairman Hay of
the military affairs committee and au-
thor of the measure amused his col
leagues when he sought to keep out
of the Record an amendment which q
member had asked to be printed for
the information of members before 1t
formally was presented.
IL object to any amendment going
into the Record unless 1t is introduced
In the regular way" asserted Hay. II
demand that the amendment be read
before unanimous consent for Its pub
Iication is given"
Il accede to the chairman's sug-
gestion," the author OF the amendment
quickly announced. The clerk then
read the amendment, while the house
ha rulaq provida that ayarvthfpg road
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
Paid s12s,ooo for 81 and Services.

Paid $125,ooo for 81 and Services.
What constitutes services render
ed" by n son to his mother to the
amount of s125,000 is a matter which
the State Inheritance Tax collector
Is trying TO determine. An attempt
to avoid paying the inheritance tax
is alleged by State Inheritance Tax
Collector Hubbard in connection with
the estate of Amelia l.. Brocker. a
statement filed in the office of the
tax commission gave the total value
OF the estate as $4,000. held to cover
cash, the contents of safety deposit
box, jewelry and a promissory note.
Upon opening the box and examining
the records it was found. said Mr..
Hubbard, that real estate amounting
to $125,000 had been transferred to
the testator's son, A G. Brocker. two
years ago for 81 and services rem.
dered" and that $4,000 which was
supposed to be in the box had disap-
peared.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
Reduction in Coal Rates ordered.

Reductions of so cents a ton in
and Cameo to the Cripple Creek
district were ordered by the State
Public Utilities Commission. The re.
duction affects the Colorado Midland
Railway Company and the Midland
Terminal Railway Company. 1t grows
out of the case filed against the two
roads by the Grand Junction Mining
and Fuel Company and the Palisado
Coal and Supply Company.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
ss,s17 State Tax on Rivers Estate.

The net value of the estate of DR.
Edmund C. Rivers, who was drowned
in Barr Lake last fall. was fixed by
inheritance tax appraiser Hubbard at
$254,04 After tax of $8,517 has
been subtracted, the estate will go to
Miss Lily r. Rivers of Baltimore, Md,
the physicians sister and his sole leg
atee. At the same time the estate of
the late Lucius M. Cuthbert' was ap
praised at $117,9G4. An inheritance
tax of s2,8S1.85 was levied. The re-
mainder viii go TO the widow, Mrs
Gertrude II. Cuthbert. The value OF
the estate of Mrs. Mary A. Alkire of
Denver was fixed at $71.426. with a
tax of $409.90.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
Sum of $1,000 Still Unclaimed.

Unless the sister of the late Henry
Huber. old-time stage driver. can be
found. $4,000 left to her by the pi-
oneer in life insurance eventually will
go to the state school fund At the
time of his sudden death at Green
River, Wyo., last December. he left
only 800 in money and fur overcoat.
besides the life insurance policy The
sister cannot be found. After the
lapse of a year, the insurance will go
to the state.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28

4@P+E0PIE W
GARDNER is NO COWARD

No one ever accused Representa-
tive Augustus p. Gardner of Massa-
chusetts of not being a brave man.
Gardner has moral courage. else he
would not have undertaken to start =
fight for better national defense at .
time when public opinion was not
with him-there being no war In sight
then to help him oat. Hero Is an ex-
cellent example OF his courage In an
other directions
A few years ago Gardner began to
take on weight. To be frank. he grew
fat. Having In mind tho days whom
he was athletic and supple. he set
about reducing by means OF systematic
exercise. He played golf-the game
that. as somebody was saying. has
needlessly prolonged the life of .
great host of our most useless citi-
zens. While diligently playing at golf
in the hot sun one day. Gardner had
something akin to sunstroke- Tho doc
tor told him he would not dare to go
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
Falcon Ranch Sells for $4,000.

Colorado Springs.-F. G. Harvey, a
wealthy stockman of Kansas City.
purchased the r. C. Webster ranch of
4,6G3 acres located two miles north
west of Falcon and twelve milss north
east of Colorado Springs, fer $4,000.
Harvey plans to make It one OF the
largest stock ranches in the West.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28

Governor Issues RequisitIon for Webb
Governor Carlson issued a requisi-
ton upon Governor Kendrick OF Wy
oming for the return to Colorado OF
Gerald Webb. accused of grand lar.
ceny.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
slnsletary Gets Verdict for st,s1s.

A verdict for s1,916 was awarded
against former state insurance com
missioner Saul Epstein by jury. in
favor of Henry w. Singletary. for al
legged defamation of character. Single
tary sued for $4,000 damages, assert
ing that while Mr. Epstein was state
insurance commissioner he made a re-
port to a company whereby Mr.. Sing
letary lost his position and preventing
him from procuring another up to the
time of bringing the suit.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28

out In hot again unless the doctor kns he carried
white the outside and inside with the thing cutched his hand
an a
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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
PETAIN, THE TERROR

The latest discovery among
French generals is Philippe Petain.
commanding the armies around Yer
1un- 1t should not be said too hastily
that he is a great" general. for the
war has been full of discoveries" who
have not turned out well. But for as
lorg as the Verdun defense holds out
as the chief event of the western thea
ter of war Petain is the most consid-
erable general in the French army.
General Petain is sixty years old
He was born near Calais. entered
Saint-Cyr in 1876 and served in the
infantry. particularly in tho famous
chasseurs pied. His career has
been regular and not in any way ex-
traordinary as regards rapid advance
ment.
General Petain enjoys a remark
able reputation for picturesqueness
because he is athletic and very youth
full for his age. He is said to have
driven several chauffeurs almost to
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28


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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
rn Newspaper Union News Service.
Metal Market Values.

Metal Market Values
Lead. New Work, s7.37h.
Bar silver, 657sc-
Spelter. st. Louis, s19.19.
Copper. casting, $27.12h.
Boulder, Colo.-Tungsten. per unit
of 60 per cent, SIG; 25 per cent.
s46.20; 10 per cent, SAL.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28

student aviation 1903
Vrights Fous
himself
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-28
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

"'h NeTsoapcr Union NeW1 SerNice-
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS
rado Springs.
May 2.-Republican State and Third
ana Fourth Congressional District
Convention at Pueblo.
Siay 1S-Democratic State Convention
at Colorado Springs.
may 2o-Progressive State Convention
In Denver
June 17-Nineteenth annual Strawber-
~ FESTIVAL and Carnival at Glen
wood Springs.
Aug. 2-National Convention of Rep
resentatives of Negro Race at Dem
Aug. s-Democratic State Assembly at
Denver.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
CITY FLUSHER IS SOLD
Big Water Wagon Goes to Carroll,
Iowa, For $475.O0.

Councilman Albert Mendenhall, ap
pointed by the city council to dis
pose of the Oskaloosa Flusher tank
has made contract for sale to the
town OF Carroll. The big wagon was
today placed on car and transported
via rail to the town where it will be
put in service.
s @. G. Better. city engineer OF Car,
roll came to oskaloosa Thursday to
make personal examination of the
fiusher. Mr.. Better was acquainted
with the apparatus and knew immedi
ately what the trouble with the ma,
chine was as far as far as Oskaloosa
is concerned. not enough hydfant
pressure to all the tank to the point
whore it will operate in a satisfactory
manner. Carroll has almost seventy
pounds ordinary pressure and the ap-
paratus can be employed to advantage
az that place.
Contract price Of sale was made
sa75.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
GREEK MINISTER QUITS POST
Stephen Dragounis 10 Succeeded by
o. G. RhaIIis, Head OF JUS
tlce Department. ...

London, April TO- stephen Dragot.
mis-, Greek minister OF finance, has re-
signed his portfolio, says Reuter- dis
patch from Athens. He is succeeded
by D. @. RhalIis, minister OF justice
and communications, who retains the
communications portfolio, M. Hatza.
kos becoming minister OF justice.
Paris, April 10.-The resignation OF
Stephen Dragounis, Greek minister OF
finance, occurred after an incident
during discussion of fiscal measures
in the Greek parliament, according
to Hayas dispatch from Athens.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
SLAIN IN BORDER RIOT
AMERICAN SOLDIER KILLED AT
DEL RIO, TEX.
MeSlcans Stone y. S. Avlators 1t Chi
huahua-cayalry Continues
Hunt for Villa.

El Paso, Tex, April 1o.-Private
Ward Company A, Twenty-fourth In
fantry, was killed in a riot at Del Rio.
Tex Several other soldiers were In
| jured.
! San Antonio, Tex, April 1O.--Co-op-
GRAFTON TO a limited extent by the
Mexican military authorities in the
work of the American punitive forces
in Mexico was indicated by their offer
to General Pershing Of the use Of the
telegraph and telephone lines.
4 The offer was made to the aviators
who landed in Chihuahua last week
and was reported by General Pershing
to General Funston.
His report was sent from some part
Of the field whose location was with.
held here II did not pass over tele-
graph lines, but was transmitted via
aeroplane and wireless routes to Co
lumbus.
The drivers of the aeroplanes that
visited chihuahua said they had been
treated courteously by General Cutter.
reE, commanding officer at Chihuahua,
after 1t was demonstrated that they
had come on a friendly, mission, al.
though before that fact wss deter.
mined by the alarmed public a few
stones had been thrown at them aud a
shot or,two fred No one was injured.
General Pershing said some sup.
plies had been purchased in Chihua-
hua and that there appeared no dis
position on the part of those with
stores to withhold their goods, but
that the limited amount OF supplies
at chihuahua at, present made it al
most impossible to get provisions
The present position OF the adj
vanced columns was not made public,
but it was known that cavalry col
umns under Colonies Brown and Dodd
are driving south from Satevo with
all speed. Officers here had no infor-
nation that either force had gone as
far as Parral, but they said thereceipt
Of such Information would be no sur
prise.
General Pershing himself is moving
south along the trail to SateVo, per
SSfA1AAJ AhSNtAh6 OF .rAdI do pObolDlS
the pursuit Of villa and the search OF
the mountains and plains adjacent to
the trails being followed.
Before leaving his headquarters on
the: San. Geronimo ranch north Of
Guerrero, General Pershing said Gen.
Luis Herrera, the Carranza general,
whose detection was reported, called
upon him and that the two had dis
cussed In friendly manner the efforts
being made BY both governments 10
run down the common enemy. II.
Reports at headquarters show that
q few arrests have been made of those
who took part in the raid on Colum.
bus, N. NJ, a month, ago. General Per.
shing, who reported the arrests, did
not indicate where the Mexicans were
captured or whether they were pris.
oners taken at Guerrero,