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The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13
Griffith Items.

Mrs. Cochran spent Sunday with
her sister Mrs. Prcblc in Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Naif and daughter
Lois attended the Broadway Sntur-
day night.
The Fiddlar family of Crescent
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
Songcr Tuesday,
The Thimblc Club has adjourned
Tor the summer months. The first
meeting in the fall will he held at
Mrs. Reds
Mr.. and Mrs. Crltlcndcn spcn,
saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. Gil:
bert in Denver.
The PERTAINS were among those
present ut the Broadway Wcdncs.
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nnil attended the
funeral OF Miss Joe Martin which
was held from Olingcr's Sunday AT.
tcrnoon.
Mrs. Fausett entertained on We'd
ncsday Mr. and Mrs Morrow of Den
yer.
Mrs Campbell spent saturday and
sunday with her mother in Denver.
Miss thnndos Reid j. confined to
her home with chicken poX.
Mr. and Mrs lmholi who have
been living IN the brillith cot
tagc hav" moved 10 Denver,
George Dnvi il expected home
from California saturday.
Guy W"od.ing'- prospecting trip
wa po-runrd Til Tuesday. Harry
Dupont of Denver accompanied
him We wish them good luck.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13
Two Killed On
Railroad Crossing

We are indebted to our Broom
field correspondent for a graphic
account of the accident Tuesday
afternoon in which M. +. Bran
nan, a ranchman near Boulder,
and his wife We're instantly kill
ed, when at about 2::l5 a D. 4. |.
Boulder bound car crashed into
the new Buick car in which were
Mr.. and Mrs. Brannan and Lee
roy and Ehod Fusselman, orig
lnally of Niagara, kans., but re-
Gently from Wachita, Okla, hav-
ing been employed to work on
the Brannan ranch.
Altho the car could have been
seen in either direction a consid-
cradle distance, the driver of the
automobile seems to have calcu-
lated that he could cross in safe
ty and the car must have failed
nm and stopped on the tracks.
The lnterurban car was run
nlng at a high rate of speed and
struck the car squarely. Part of
the auto rolled under the front
OF the car and this is thought to
have made it impossible to stop
until it had skidded past seven
telegraph poles. The body of
Mr.. Brannan was thrown about
40 feet, while that of his wife
was thrown about rs feet from
the crossing.
LeRoy, one of the brothers,
was attempting to get out OF the
car and was thrown about ID feet.
He sustained a broken ankle.
bruises about the hips and Il
cash over the left ear. serious
but not fatal. Elrod was not eX-
pected to live till he reached the
hospital.
The other victims were pro-
nounced dead within five min
utes after the smash by DR.. Oil
yer Dimes, a veterinary, of
Broomlield, who CHANGED to be
on the train, and who gave aid
to the injured. Both bodies
were horribly mangled.
The Adams County Coroner
not being able to come immed.
lately the Justice of the Peace
took charge of the bodies.
The ambulance and the Police
Surgeon McGilvry Of Denver
soon arrived. He was assisted
by DR.. Dimes in caring for the
Two young men who appear to be
about 10 and 20 years of age,
LeRoy being the younger.
The section men from West
Minister were called to get the
entangled auto from underneath
the ID. ~ |. car, the pilot being
torn away in the collision. ID. Il
|. trainmaster W. II. Edmonds
was on the scence soon after the
accident and remained for some
time, guarding personal effects
OF the deceased. A watch be-
longing to the auto driver was
gi zen over to the Denver city
ambulance driver.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13
Clear Creek Valley
Grange Has Good Time

Clear Creek Valley Grange had
an enjoyable evening at its last
regular meeting Friday evening
Wheatridge Grange had braved
the elements to come over and
furnish the evenings entertain
ment for fairly good atten-
dance of the grange members.
The play was entitled The Old
Dairy Homestead" and it proved
a very laughable farce cNmedy,
and was greatly enjoyed by all
present.
A very enjoyable musical pro-
gram was also rendered consis-
ting of a vocal solo by Mrs. Hen
ry Willmore, accompanied by
Miss Evelyn Wlllmore at the pi-
ano, "A solo by Miss Harriet Hos
mer, accompanied by Miss Sybil
Hosmer ner sister, and Duet
by Misses Jessie and Lucy Crit
fifth accompanied by Miss Myrtle
Griffith.
After the program and play
refreshments consisting of sew
eral kinds OF sandwiches. cakes,
pickles. coffee and fruit were
served, and greatly rcIishcd.
A vote of thanks was extend,
ed to the Wheatridge Dramatic
Society and all who took part on
the program, at the suggestion
of Worthy Master W. j. Vert
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13
Special School Meeting

There vii! be special meet
ing of the school patrons of Dis.
trict No. .. al s O'clock p. m. at
the high school building on
Monday. April l7th. 1916. to in
spect the plans and discuss mat.
tiers with the architects and
bonding house representative s.
relative to the proposition Of
bonding the district and building
some kind Of building to take
care of our school interests. A
full attendance is urged.
r. hinges, President.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13
Baptist Church.

Next Sunday will be the sec
ond number in the double ser
les of sermons. At II a. IN. the
subject will be. The Death of
Christ" and at 1880 p. M, "Thc
Inside Of the Cup"
Bible School at 9:Ij.
Young Peoples meeting at
G:30. Topic The Book Of Eph-
esians. " Leader, Miss Myrtle
Sundstrom.
Prayer Meeting topic next
Wednesday will be How TO
Study the Bible"
You are welcome to all these
services.
The pastor has the partial pro-
mise Of one Of the greatest
preachers on the Pacific coast to
speak for us On April %. Fuller
notice later The choir is pre-
pairing special music for that day.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

j. C. Critchlow has sold his
two acre tract on Avalon to John
Campbell who has had it rented
the past year with an option on
if.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13
Arvada Wants a
CREAM cry

A fine building awaiting occu-
pant. Splendid location. The
farmers are ready and anxious
to furnish the milk. The mcr-
chants are ready and willing 10
cooperate IN securing such an
enterprise. 1t IS here where
you can meet the farmer and
the markc, half way.
i you know the business and
are reliable and financially re-
sponsiblc, come and see Arvada
and meet with the business men
and the Community Club, or
drop line to the Secretary,
A. +. WHITE,
Arvada, Colo.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

Mrs. Fred Hays sister, Mrs.
Ellen Dagle of Walden, Colorado
was brought down to the Mercy
hospital and underwent and op-
GRAFTON last Saturday.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

Mrs. Chas. Vogel of Livings-
ton, Montana is here visiting her
mother, Mrs. Laura Nelson and
family.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

Anton Beeler. w. l.. Boatriyht,
w. II. ketner. u. J. Moore aud y.
=. Sorensen have recently been con.
nectcd wits Broomfeld telephone
exchange
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

Coming, the Junior play to be
given in Bank hall, on Friday
evening, May 5. 1t will be well
worth your money.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

w. A. Weber has accepted a
position with the Davis garage
and has moved his family into
one of the four room apartments
upstairs. He will be the man in
charge.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

Want to sell that critter, Mr.. ?
Just bring it to Arvada Saturday.
April 22d Let the Col do it.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

The Enterprise unintentional-
ly omitted the names of E. l..
Newcomb and Ira Kirkpatrick
from the list of Odd Fellows who
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Truitt. We apologize for the
error,
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

= Alex Seath. the barber, has
been quite i'll the past week.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13
Library Notes.

Several new books came in
last week.
Children, don't forget !hc Sat
urday story hour. Margaret
Cooper will tell the stories AT
1880 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
Any donations TO the Library
viii be appreciated by all the pa
irons.
win the ones who have "Prin-
cess PasscB' and Letters to
His Children, " please return
them at earliest date possible,
N order that wo might send
the state books back and receive
a new lot.
The Salcsday committee have
decided that commission Of 3
per cent from $l.OO up will be-
charged for articles sold mt the
sale next Saturday. The ems
tomary price for aucllUuGcr sales
is 10 per cent. Everyone having
anything 10 sell or exchange is
requested to bring it in on that
day, or else list it with II. S.
Burton previously. The main
thing is to have as many articles
as possible, to create an interest.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

Miss Evans fell down the Gel
lar steps at the home of her
brother at the corner of Wads-
worth and Ralston Avenues Sat-
urday evening and cut a deep
cash in the top of her head. 1t
required the services of a physi-
clan and she is getting along
nicely at last accounts.
Farmers, don't forget that
Saturday, April %, is Salesday
at Arvada. Col. Alpheus Bas-
hor will be the auctioneer. List
your property for sale with H.
S. Burton right away so that it
can be advertised in next week S
papers. Every effort will be
made to make you feel at home
when you come to town.
j. J. Weaver. Chas. O'Toole
and W. }. Pope were seen on
our streets Tuesday evening in
Mr.. Pope's new Dodge car.
When asked whether they were
JOY riding, out for a lark or
merely in town on business. they
said they had just returned from
Arkansas where they went. lock-
ing for pasture for about 60
head of cattle, but so far have
been unsuccessful.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

Robert Dennis, Jr. is now able
to be out and around, altho he
still wears a heavy bandage a
bout his head. He feels fine.
Notwithstanding the fact that it
required the use of an auger to
drill hole into one side of his
head and he was on the opera
ting table four hours. His hear
ing is much improved and he is
indeed thankful to the medical
men who told him his real con-
dltion and thus caused him to 90
under the surgeons knife.
The Colorado Transcript is in
cllned to make Arvada the goat
in the liquor shipment records.
1t says Arvada leads with 30
shipments, but it does not state
that some of those shipments
have been made to Denver, Col
der and Leyden people. In fact,
We've these three points supplied
from some other place it is doubt
tuI If Arvada would be more
than Just a casual customer.
: County Assessor f. l.. New
comb and Deputy Assessor J. w.
Klein and assistants are busy as.
sessing eastern jefferson. The
assessment of the whole county
is to be completed by or before
May Goth. }. N. Hess, of Rock
land, Carl kuehster Of Criticized
and G. H. Kellstrom of Oberon
are helping with the work and
are well qualified to make assess
ments in their particular locali-
ties. Golden Globe.
Prof. j. A. Hogan came home
from st Luke's hospital Satur-
day and has been improving rap
idly ever since. He expects to
be ready for his school duties
Monday.
Mrs. E. ?. Smith has been suf-
fering for the past week with
acute Indigestion.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

The Woman's Home Mission
airy Society will meet with Mrs.
Johns in the Young Block, next
Tuesday afternoon, April Is.
Mrs. Abbott will assist Mrs.
Johns in entertaining. Special
music by the girls quartet. Re.
freshments will be served for 10
cents.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

Mrs. E. p. Smith has been suf-
fering for the past week with
acute indigestion.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

Tickets for the Junior play
may be obtained from any of the
Junior class, on and after Friday,
April Il. Leave your orders
arly as tickets are going fast.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-04-13

The Enterprise wishes to eX-
tend a cordial welcome to those
who come to town on Saturday,
April q. to visit our place Of
business and get acquainted. Ii
the Enterprise pleases you tell
us about it. If it don't please
you tell US that also. 1t will do
you good to get your opinion of
the editor out of your system
and it will do the editor good,
possibly, to have your criticisms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23
Absence of Crises

No President of the United States since Lincoln has had such serious problems, or so many of them, to con- sider as Woodrow Wilson. One inter- national crisis has hardly disappeared when another, still more grave, was in evidence to keep the President and the Secretary of State on a severe tension.
 The last note to Germany on sub marine warfare, in the nature of an altin1atum, was, in the opinion of many, almost sure to result in a sever- ance of diplomatic relations, and prob ably declaration of war. But the eff feet of that note was all that could have been desired. The submarine methods have been changed.
 The Mexican situation, which was extremely warlike two weeks ago, is now quiet again. It will not remain so, but the administration and the country are having breathing spell.
 Compared with what the Washing ton government has been through with tranquil conditions at this time recall "the era of good feeling" which President Monroe's ad- 
 The New York Stock exchange, in the absence of disturbing market fac tors, is stronger and more bullish than 1t has been for sometime, and railroad and industrial stocks will climb to higher levels. And it all points to fresh bracing of business prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23

defeat Wilson, even if the progress sives accepted the nomination? Not the way the situation is today.
 The republicans had been hoping to find business conditions "shaky" just about campaign time so they might use that as an argument" with which to oppose the democrats. But pros perity abounds from one end of the country to the other. The republicans have always claimed that theirs was essentially the business mems party, but that claim has been nullified in previous years and this year especial ly the democratic party comments it. self strongly to the commercial and financial world.
 Wilson has kept the United States out of war. He has urged the strengthening of the national defense and Congress is responding to his ap- peal; but it is preparedness for peace" AS for business legislation the democrats have given the coun- try the best it has ever had.
 The republicans will be left without an original issue that will "take" with the public. If Wilson had been drawn into the European war he would have been criticized by many leading business men and republicans, but peace has been maintained with out any hurt to the national honor.
 If the election were to take place tomorrow the democrats would have an easy victory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23
RELIED ON sHRAPNEL

Alfred c. Gardiner in the Atlantic
 Monthly.
 Nothing is more remarkable as showing the obstinate conservatism of profession al thought than the precious months lost before the French and the English gen. erals came to admit that their reliance on shrapnel in trench warfare was a fatal mistake.
 The great shell controversy in England developed into an attack on the poli- ticians. but 1t was not the politicians either in England or France who were to blame: it was the soldiers. They seemed afflicted with an inability to see the most elementary fact of the war. In conversa- tion, they would admit that it was the German high explosive shell which was doing the destruction in their own lines; but in the same breath they would reaf- firm their faith in shrapnel so far as ,he retaliation on the enemy was con- cerned.
 Indeed, it was not until the politicians was got rid of. It was the appointment of Lloyd George as minister of muni- tions in England and of Thomas to the same position in France that brought the allies at last into touch with the bedrock facts about big guns and high explosive shells
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23
TEST OF THE WAR SPIRIT

H.
 Should the United States be com pelled to raise volunteer army, there will be plenty of men who will volun- teer, providing they can go as col onels. Lieutenant colonels may be found without difficulty, and there will be many receptive if not active can didates for jobs as majors, captains and lieutenants. A few humble citizens will go IS sergeants company clerks and as corporals. The great task will be to find few bright young men to take the privates' jobs. To be a private re- quires that a man must take orders, including plenty of fool ones; must do night guard duty while the officers sleep; must fight with the flies for a tin plate full of "slum' and can of black coffee, while the officers eat regular food in screened field din- ing room, and must flunky more or less for officers, many of whom were his social and business interiors at home.
 volunteer army, in the nature of things, is more or less democratic, and conditions only after protracted war can be made similar to those of the regular army. There will be plenty of volunteers for volunteer officers jobs, and an officer may resign when he gets tired of it. but the response to the call for plain. everyday privates will be the real test of the war spirit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23
BERLIN OF THE EIGHTIES

From "A Voyage of Discovery" by
 President Nicholas Murray Butler of
 Columbia, in the June Scribner.
 A that time Berlin was much less
 "A than half it's present size. The A population was probably 1,200,000 and as there were some 30,000 soldiers stationed in and about Berlin, one who had never seen a military officer in his life, except in a parade of the militia on Decoration Day, met these gayly uni formed gentlemen at every turn, in the streets in the cafes, and in all places of public resort, with no little sur prise. This experience of itself induced reflection. What were all these officers and soldiers doing? Why were they withdrawn from productive industry? Why were they so quickly ce- ferred to by the civilian population? Such questions as these the young American asked, and he received replies that re- vealed to him, again for the first time, a different view of the state and of government to any that he had come in contact with at home.
 New and interesting experience awaited him at every turn. Emperor William I,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23
EXCUSABLE.

der alte Kaiser as he was affection ately called by the populace, was to be seen every morning in the window of his working room at the palace. at the corner of what was then called the Opern Platz. It was the custom of his majesty to return by a gracious ges- ture every greeting from one who might pass his window, and to rise in his place and formally salute whenever a body of troops, however small, passed by. The crown prince, who was, after nearly decade, to come to the throne for few short weeks as Emperor Friedrich III, was the very ideal of manly dignity and beauty, and seemed to incarnate in his own person the attributes and traditions of royalty. His eldest son, now and for more than quarter of a century past the German Emperor, was an officer of the garrison. He was frequently seen driving or riding about the city, and came into familiar converse with a con- siderable group of young men, among whom occasionally an American student was included. The daily sight of roy atty and of the imperial trappings and ceremonies gave to the institution & reality that it had never before had in the Americans mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23
THREW MUD AT SPEEDERs

F IO1n the DetTOll NeWS
 Justice Gainey exonerated Michael Heitz, Mount Elliott avenue merchant, for his action in throwing mud in the faces of speeding motor car drivers and covering them with a. gun.
 Heitz's nerves seem to have been wrecked by the speed of passing ma chimes. In court he admitted the gun sworn out by Robert Newman, a motor car tester.
 Witnesses testified that Heitz threw mud at them as they were passing his place and that in the ensuing battle the gun was drawn.
 "Yes, I did it." said Heltz. Those testers roar past my place, almost kill my customers and spatter mud all over my windows. got mad and asked them to stop. They only laughed at me, and I took the law into my own hands,
 "He held up his hand and I slowed down." said Newman. ''1'hen he let it fly. I was only going about 15 miles an iour."
 ''TeI that last to someone else," said the court. "The people of Detroit know testers go faster than Is miles; it is more like 50 miles an hour. Citizens have a right to stop these violators and a viola tor has little redress
 He pulled a gun on us," said one of Newman's witnesses.
 Sure, why not?" said Heitz After the trouble they came back in a bunch and were going to whip me- had to protect myself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23
A FATHER IN ISRAEL
the Pittshurg Disnatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 One of the remarkable chara cters of that remarkable district, the New York Eastside, died the other day, leaving a will as unusual as was his life and his influence upon his people. Solem Ben Menachem Rabinowitz c'Sholem Aleich- emp, the Jewish Mark Twain" had for years, through his writings, brought sun- shine into the lives of the poor of his race, as we'll as pointed their thoughts to earnest things. His funeral was one of the most largely attended ever held in the metropolis. And in his last message he bespoke a fellowship in the city of the dead with those among whom he had labored and whom he had loved in the city of the living; he asked to be buried not with the rich or powerful to com panionship with whom his talents en- titled him. but among the plain people, that "the gravestone placed upon my grave should illun1ine the simple graves about me; and these simple graves should adorn my gravestone even as the plain, good people during my life time illumined their Folkschieber.
 His will has been described as "a fine example of the traditional ethical will left in all ages by the great men of Israel" In 10 parts. it tells in detail his hopes and a measure of his achievement. and the trust he imposes on those he leaves to carry that achievement fur ther. The last section is sufficiently gen. eral in it's application to merit reproduc- tion:
 My last wish to my successors and my prayer to my children: To protect mamma, to beautify her old age, to make her bitter life sweet to heal her broken heart: not to weep after me, on the contrary, think of me with joy; and the main thing-to give together in peace, to bear no hatred one for an- other, to help one another in bad times, to remember one another upon occasion in the family, to have pity on a poor man, and when circumstances permit, to pay my debts, should have any. Chill dren, carry with honor my hard earned Jewish name, and may God in heaven come to your help. Amen."
 No more could Abraham have said or any of the fathers since, leaving to their children heritage better than great riches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23
HOTEL LOBBIES
Favors Light Plant Bonds

MT. Weatherly is to be commended or his clear and comprehensive statement regarding the methods and practices of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company" said Thomas H. Aber- nethy of the Strand theatre. and know that he spoke the truth as I was an electrician of this public service corpora tion for years before I entered the mo- tion picture field.
 As practical electrician, I know that the plans of the city commission in regard to the enlarging of the North Birmingham municipal light plant means lower rates for every one in the city that uses electricity. It means a free white way for the merchants and cheaper power for the small industries. l. also means progress and prosperity for Birmingham.
 Tn my motion picture theatres daily am showing on the screen arguments in favor of the municipal electric light plant because I know what it means to the general public,'