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The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
western Newspaper Union News Service.
UTILITIES TAXES UP $s,e17,3se.
Order OF State Commission 6oos''
Several Corporations.

Several CoTpoIdto's'
n,py.r-Tbe railroads express com
panies. private car lines. teiepapne
and telegraph companies, ana the 10
cal public utility corporations OF Coio
RADIO will nay into the state treasury
next year taxes on an Increased 'a'
untion of s9,G17,396 over last year. Ae'
cording to the order of the state taN
commission In addition TO this 'as'
increase in valuation the commission"
recommended to the assessors OF the
state that the property oil the Nar'ous
sugar factories be assessed at 'ai
uation SS.7lS,l5S over last year
figures The total increase recon-
mended is slS,335,55i.
The railroads and utilities OF the
state are assessed at s25s,l66,43o'
Last wear the figure was S2iS,54s,o54'
The 1915 valuation on the sugar rae
tories was ss,SO3,S20. while the state
commission recommends this be made
sI7.52l.g7S this year. This last Is FOR
factory site. buildings and machinery
only,
In addition the state board asks the
assessors TO raise tne Nalua'ioh VI ~
f. l. Du Pont De Nemours Powder
Company from sSs9,170 to $l,6SO.94o,
and the valuation placed on the plant
of the Portland Cement Company in
Fremont county from sGl2,5GO to ST.,
900. .73O.
Some of the larger railroads are
raised in this years valuation and
hn IA MT
has been raised from sl9,4SS,GoO to
sl9.5l2,55O. The Burlington has been
reduced from sl9 ,S66,34O to $lS,sSl ,o9O.
The Rock Island has slight reduction;
the Colorado & Southern has small
increase; the Rio Grande is increased
about 100000: while the Union Pa
cific has a slight increase. The total
increased valuation placed on the rail
road properties is under 100000.
Over $4,000. 900 valuation is added to
the Telephone Company valuations.
The public utilities will pay on nearly
s., ,OOO. goo more than in the previous
years valuation.
The Mountain States Telephone &
Telegraph Company valuation is In
creased more than 100000. The
Tramway increase ordered also totals
about 100000. OF the express COM
panies. the valuation on Wells-Fargo
company holdings is increased from
s2O5 $50 in 1915 to s7S1,190.
The tax commission will receive
protests on the assessed valuations
until August %. Hearings will then
be held and the final figures sub
mitted to the treasurers of the differ.
cnt counties on the first of October.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
FOREIGN

A Zeppelin was destroyed in wine
storm near Chattelineau. South Def
gium.
A movement has been started ..
Madrid to propose King Alfonso As
candidate for the 1916 Nobel peace
prize
Aimaro Sato will be the new jap
anese ambassador TO the united
States, succeeding Niscount Sutemi
Chinda. who is transferred TO London.
The Russian duma has adopted a
bill calling for the ahstention irom
eating meat four days in each week
according to Reuter- dispatch from
Petrograd.
During the war, to date, Great Brit
ain has lost 13O ships of her navy, to
falling more than 100000 tons, accord
ing to statistics gathered by Garman
newspapers.
The marriage occurred at London Of
Capt. Sir John Eardley-Wilmot of the
Rifle brigade lthe Prince Consort :
OWN and Amabel NJ. Chapman,
daughter OF Elverton X. Chapman OF
New York.
King Constantine decided to order
the complete rehabilitation OF the
Greek army The rehabilitation fol
lCws the blockade OF the ports OF
Greece by the allies and the placing
Of an embargo on Greek ships in
British and French ports.
Disturbances at Rotterdam by
demonstrators against the high price
OF food were repeated at Amsterdam,
especially in the neighhorhood of the
town hall. There was some stoEH
throwing and the police cleared ;he
streets by charging the crowds.
Gen Ignacio Ramos reported at Chi
huahua City TO Gen. Jacinto TreVino,
Carranza commander OF the north
that he had captured and executed
five members OF the bandit band un
der Nicholas Hernandez. General
Ramos recently has been pursuing a
band OF coo outlaws concentrated in
the Rio Florido district.
Details OF some OF the incidents IN
board the British cruiser Hampshire
just before she sank off the Orkneys
causing the death OF Field Marshsl
Earl Kitchener. among many others,
are given in an official statement is
sued by the admiralty at London
based on assertions by the dozen sur
vivors of the cruiser who were
washed ashore on raft.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Prison Population Decreasino.

Colorado's prison population is de-
creasing. Since the first of last Jan
uary the number of persons convicted
of felonies and sent to the state peni
tentiary at Canon City and the re.
formatories has dropped 33 l.3 per
cent. If the present rate OF decrease
Is maintained, state officials declare
that within another year Colorado will
have the smallest prison population of
any state in the Union, regardless OF
population. With paroles and dis.
charges. the prison population in
Canon City at the end of May had de.
creased nearly 20 per cent or a total
OF ISL prisoners.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Tungsten Men Fight for Claim.

Boulder-Revolvers and a rope,
with which hanging was threatened,
were the means used by claimants of
tungsten lease held by J. NJ. Smith
of Denver and w. B. Leitch of Tellu-
ride to force the last named from the
property and out OF the tungsten dis
trict near lakewood. according to q
complaint made BY Leitch- As the
rssult Of the story told BY L4eiteh,
warrants were fssnsd charging A.
snn1t with iutsnA - nnrder against
Chas4se 0tklnesn - Hash RAJ.
el1f1A ~! sneenI tGspaa -.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Slaughter Acquitted of Larceny.

Pueblo.-William B. Slaughter. for
mer president of the defunct Mercan-
tile National Bank. was acquitted
in the District Court on the charge of
larceny of cattle mortgaged for s27,-
COO. The verdict was an instruct d
one, Judge J. W. Sheafor of Colorado
Springs ordering the jury to acquit
OF. the ground that even though the
state had proved the transaction, and
Slaughter's participation in it, no
proof had been Offered that the bank
actually lost money in the affair.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Gamble Drops Second Reo;m.n.

me tirst steps toward the reorgan.
ization of the Colorado Nationa, Cnard
anu the consolidation of the First and
second Colorado regiments were
laken when Adjutant General Gamble
accepted the resignation Of all staff
ana field officers Of the Second e.
iantry ana issued an order calling. for
.ne dissolution Of the Second infan.
~, us headquarters. field staff ana
Dsnd' This action II the result q !
rsquest mede ~ Gen. Oatnbls sevops1
weeks eso fot The Resignation 81 -
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Telephone Profits Over Hall Million.

Roderick Reid, general auditor for
the Mountain States Telephone L.
Telegraph Company. testifying before
the State Public Utilities Commission.
stated that the yearly net profit of
the properties in Colorado ranged
from s1,250,OO0 to sl,50O,OOO during
the last four years. The profits from
the Denver exchange have been from
100000 to s750,OOO throughout the
four years, while but few exchanges
through the state failed to show a
yearly profit. The total operating rev.
enues for 1914 were given as s3,262,.
9S5.37, the operating expense as 81.
O74 ,i40.5S.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Weld Pen and Sword.

The report OF the Authors club n
London gives some eloquent fgufa
Out OF 644 members resident In Grsf
Britain. many of whom are far pa'
military age, no less than III are
active service in connection with H
war. Six have died in action OF
wounds and Is votes Of sympsln
with members in the death Of sous
brothers upon the field Of hereisr
have been adopted The same hafs
1t is clear. may WELD both pen AK
sword.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Fall Of czernowitz Admitted.

London.-German troops under Gen
Won Linsinsen are holding in check
the Russians advancing toward Kovel
from the southeast. The Russians
were repulsed on both sides of the
Styr and nearly $500 prisoners, one
cannon and ten machine guns were
taken by the Germans, The capture
by the Russians of Czernowitz, capi.
tai of the Austro-Hungarian crown.
land of Bukowina. was officially an
nounced by the Russian war office
and admitted by the Austrian war of.
flee.
Both Vienna and Berlin report vic
tories for their arms in Galicia and
volhynia. Vienna says that north Of
the Lipa river, in Balicia, the Aus
trians put down Russian attack
gaining ground, and took 900 mer
prisoners
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Ask Rebate on Freight CHARGES

The American Smelling 4 Refining
Company has filed with State Public
Utilities Commission complaints
aimed at three railroads, asking re.
nate OF $12,5e3 on freight charges paid
on coal from the northern coal fields.
similar complaints were filed In the
district Court covering the same
cases.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Find Gray Guilty Of Killing Nielsen.

Fort Collins-Cornelius Gray, on
trial in the District Court here on the
charge of murder in connection with
the killing of Nels Nielsen near here
May !. was found guilty and SEN
fenced to life imprisonment Gray
pleaded guilty. but the court refused
to accept the plea and ordered the
case tried before jury to determine
the penalty
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Proper Sign.

Il think instead of tobacco store
having them, cut-rate ticket once
ought to have wooden indians
signs"
why so?"
ITO show there is a scalpinS oA
ness going on inside
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Must Serve Term for Fiancse's Death.

Denver.-Dr, Robert ]. Mason, SEN
fenced to a term of from five to sew
co years on the charge of conspiracy
in the death of Miss Ruth Merri-
weather. who died as the result of an
Illegal operation, will have to serve
out his term in the penitentiary. The
state Supreme Court denied his ap
rlication for a supersedeas. thereby
refusing to review his case.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
A Protest.

II appeal to you as a statesman
Don't dig up that statesman 'uua
about me Just now," interrupted SCH.
tor Sorghum. I'm statesman NV
of the time. But with several con''.
tions looming up in the near futuieN !.
q large following Of practical c!ii..
to satisfy, l want to go on recofa ~
politician"
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Construction curtailed by Wire Cos,

The recent advance of As per cent
In bids for furnishing wire to the
forest service, together with the in.
creased cost of other equipment, may
lead, 1t is said. to the material cur.
tailment OF the program for telephone
line construction on the national for.
ests this summer. Approximately @.
ooo miles OF new lines were planned
for the coming season.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Netting bu. the Truth.

Said He-Women will never be pai
as much for lecturing as men are.
Said She-Why not?
Said He--Because they do too mud
of, 1t for nothing.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Woman kiIIed BY Lightning.

Briggsdale.-Mrs. George Casey of
Newall. Iowa, was killed by lightning,
and her 14-year-old son was severely
burned on the left side, while her sis
ter, Mrs A Hutchins. was rendered
unconscious.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
SPORTING NEWS


Long Tom Hughes CT the Boston
without hit The elongated twirler
was invincible, and the Braves wcr
to 0.
E T. Gibbs of Cawker City, Kan.
shooting in his first big registered
tournament. won the annual Western
handicap trap shooting event at
Omaha
St. Paul and Minneapolis fight pro-
moters offered Jess Willard. champion
of the world. a guaranteed purse OF
$4,000 for a ten-round bout on Labor
day with Fred Fulton. the pride OF
Minnesota. as his opponent. The
Gopher state promoters received jolt
when Manager Tom Jones told them
the least he would consider was $50.
600
With 1873 perfect shots each out OF
possible 200. George Burke of Den
yer and r. H. Rohrer OF Colorado
Springs tied for first place for the
Spalding medal in the Rocky Mountain
Sportsmen's Association tournament
at Cripple Creek, Colo. In the shoot
off Burke won with l47 broken tar.
gets out of possible $50. Rohrer's
score was 1i6.
GENERAL
United States Senator Edwin C.
Burleigh died at his residence in
Augusta, Me His death was due TO
acute indigestion.
Newspapers brought to Ell Paso
from several cities in the interior OF
Mexico showed an increasing animos-
ity for Americans
Lieut., Col. Morton F. Smith, COM
mandant of cadets Of the United
States Military Academy, died at his
quarters at West Point. y. Y, after
a brief illness.
Col. Roosevelt suffered another
coughing spell and was feeling much
worse Friday. il was admitted at his
hotel in New York. His condition is
said to have alarmed his family.
A man giving his name as George
Shelton of Colorado Springs. Colo.
was beaten into submission at Toledo.
Ohio. after he had attempted to hold
up a suburban branch of the Cont
mental Trust & Savings Company
bank.
The railroad managers in New York
notified the heads of the four rail.
road brotherhoods of employees that
they could not meet their demands
Tor an eight-hour day and time and
a half for overtime work. They pro
posed arbitration as solution OF
their difficulties or submission OF the
dispute to the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Thirty American residents of Lar
edo, Tex. mostly business men, led
Leo D. Walker, a Mexican. managing
| editor of "El Progreso," Mexican
newspaper published there. into Mex.
leo at the point of a pistol and or
dered him, under penalty of death.
not to return to the United States.
william Mansfield. having waived
extradition. left Kansas City for Red
Oak, Iowa, to face charge Of mur.
dersnG ~ pessohs at vinfsca, iowa,
| n 1919. fle hsis4s t1nt he W. wofk-
inosa3 ~ et1x 1kln9 p,ans = N
~ ~ - " ~ kit1Aaan.
Itl q - Z. III
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
Mioht Help.

Il find it almost impossible 10 A'9
the wolf from the door,! 80,
do you ever try eating an on'Vl.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23

Makes the laundress hsppy-thas's Ri
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, du
white clothes. All good Irocers. ADJ.
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Operating income over st,ooo. .ooo, 900.
Washington. More than q, 900 ,ooo..
900 IN operating income will be
earnsd ~ The railways ~ the UnytSd
etstss ser the yser sndlns jsns -
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
WASHINGTON

Details of new universal military
training and service bill will be pre-
sented to Congress.
President Wilson resolved the fol-
lowing telegram from Wee President
Marshall at Indianapolis: In the
fight which you are to win / am al
ways yours to command"
President Wilson was notified by
Secretary Tumulty a few minutes
after he and Vice President Marshall
had been nominated by acclamation
at the St. Louis convention His only
comment was: Il am very grateful"
Vance Mccormick was elected
chairman of the Democratic National
committee. Other officials are.
Homer Cummings, vice chairman:
Representative Carter Glass. secre.
tary: w. w. Marsh, Iowa. treasurer;
John l. Martin, sergesnt-at-arms.
Led by President Wilson. carrying
the stars and stripes, nearly $4,000
men, women and children OF Wash
ington marched up broad Pennsyl.
vania avenue on Flag Day in a pre-
paredness parade arranged to empha-
size the national capitals demand for
4 - adequate army and navy. Besides
nachkrg himself and then reviewing
! ~ Ss5nde, the prsstdent delivered an
io1feo = -America First
- slnnn5 ani ylee Pred.
II d 1a1I e1FD sslg4onates -
u ~ ~ = u1,
~ ~ = a III a WI NJ
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
WESTERN

A. s. Patrick, IS, of Omaha, dropped
dead of heart failure at his ranch
rear Sheridan, Wyo.
Willard Flanders, convicted wife
murderer, was hanged at the state
penitentiary at Rawlins, Wyo.
Postoffice inspectors at Denver have
been notified that 915 blank money or.
ders were stolen from the postoffice
at Lyman. Wyo.
Henry Schneider, farmer residing
six miles from Phillips, Wis, was ar
rested on the charge of numbering
his daughter, Mrs. Max Gublin OF
Chicago. who has been keeping house
for him
Cornelius Gray, on trial in the Dis
trict Court at Fort Collins. Colo, OIL
the charge of murder in connection
with the killing of Nels Nelson was
found guilty and sentenced to life
Imprisonment
William Mansfield, Insane Blackie," :"
suspected of being the ak murderer
arrested recently in Kansas City
Kan, and held for investigation at
the request of authorities of Red Oak
Iowa, has been taken from the Gus.
tody of the police by the District
Court at Kansas City and placed in
the county Jail in default of 10000
bail
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
w-.tern New<paper Cn'on ;
ABOUT THE WAR

Austrians are entrenching for ne"
stand west of Lutsk.
British capture two towns from
Germans in East Africa.
The British have seized two vii
lagos in German east Africa.
CzernowitH has been evacuated by
Austrians, according to Petrograd re-
port.
Battle continues near Buczacz be-
tween Russians and combined forces
OF Austrians and Germans.
British claim to have advanced or
Tigris river, but Turkish official re
port asserts they Were repulsed.
The northern sweep OF Gen. Brus-
iloff's army has thrown back the Ger
man counter offensive in the north,
French report capture of German
trenches on front of Jwo-thirds OF
L, lie near Dead Mans hill at Nerdun.
Official announcement was made at
military headquarters at San Antonio
of the capture OF Luis de la Rosa at
Monterey.
Russians continue forward drive,
taking $4,000 more prisoners, making
gains in territory and rspulsing count
er attacks Over 100000 prisoners
were taken in two weeks.
The forward drive OF the Russian
armies in Volhynia. Gliicia and BI
kcwina continues with apparently un-
diminished successes. The Germans
may stop Verdun attack and rush
troops to Volhynia.
Americans routed twenty-five Villa
bandits, killing three, wounding seE.
eral and capturing all their horses
and saddles. some rifles and several
thousand rounds of ammunition, Grip
pling the band completely near Santa
Clara in surprise attack.
Gen. Jacinto Treyino. commanding
the Carranzista army of the north.
advised Gen. J. J. Pershing, Ameri-
can expeditionary commander. that
any movement of American troops
from their present lines to the south.
east or west would be considered a
hostile act and a signal TO commence
warfare. Gen. Trevino acted upon
specific instructions from Gen. Car
rama
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-23
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western spaper Union News Service,
DATES ron CoN.NG EVENTS.

June ss-a5-Colo. Christian Endearor
Convention, at Greeley.
Aug. .-Cclebration Colorado's Eort-
eth Anniversary of Statehood. at
Denver.
Aug. National Convention of Rep
resentatives of Negro Race al Den
yer.
Aug. S-Democratic State Assembly Al
Denver.
Aug. ls-Ie-Pickle Day and Fair a.
plattevillc.
Aug, g2-25-Anuual Convention, Grani
Lodge X. of u, at Greeley
Sept. S-S-Frontier Days celebration
at Fort Morgan.
Sept s1-SS-State Convention b 7. q. h,
At Trinidad.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-06

been shipped from Florida AZ, ll9
solid car loads of vegetables and
fruits, not counting the immense
quantities shipped by express,
shipments of less than car lots, or
by steamer from Jacksonville,
Miami, Key West, Fernandina,
etc. This made 1,404 train loads
of thirty cars each, or about six
solid train loads for every work
ing day. Among the produce
shipped were:
5,597 car loads grape fruit.
1924 car loads oranges
-2,811 car loads mixed vegetab-
les.
2,205 car loads lettuce.
292 car loads pineapples.
$3.50 ear loads tomatoes.
1899 car loads celery.
402 car loads strawberries,
1,434 ear loads potatoes.
1,524 car loads melons.
Al car loads cantaloupes.
Great is Florida. All this pro-
duce is the result of about twenty
years work. Prior to 1896 prac-
tically no shipments were made
except of citrus fruits. Within
twenty more years, mark the pre-
diction, shipments of meats and
cattle will exceed all other ship
ments-which will still be twice
or thrice as heavy as at present.
Arcadia News.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-06

ago in grape culture upon an ex-
tensive scale few miles from
Lawtey. Every plant that DR.,
Thomas bought is now growing
by leaps and bounds. There is
no doubt that grapes of all kinds
can be grown here with great
success.
DR.. Thomas vineyard occupies
the same site upon which he has
800 pecan trees of the most i'm
proved varieties, Curtis, Dean
man and Stuart. They are now
about six years old. The yield
has increased from six pounds;
as it will be greater pounds, each
year for years to come.
Another plot of DR.. Thomas
place is planted to figs. He had
800 plants to start with, but a
few were totally killed by cold
last winter. All were killed down
to the ground, but nearly all are
now of sufficient size to withstand
next winters atmosphere. TWEEN
ty-five are of the Magnolia varie-
ty, and these, although having
less than a years growth, are
heavily fruited.-Gainesville Sun.
Mr.. George Vernon, of near
Dade City, seems to have discov-
cred the modus operandi by which
the growing of grapes can be
made a profitable industry in
Florida. Heretofore it has not
been successful, because although
the grapes did well for year or
so, they soon ran out and the
vines died. 1t seemed impossible
to keep them alive long enough to
reap a profit on their operation.
Mr.. Vernon overcomes this diff
ficulty by budding the CONNER
cial varieties of grapes on the ma
tive wild grape.
Vineyards in Florida can put
grapes on the market earlier than
any other section, and by improv-
ing the culture and by scientific
budding, a variety should be de-
veloped that will fruit during the
dry season, when their quality
and flavor would be unsurpassed.
Lakeland Telegram.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-06

Journal office yesterday samples
of fertilizer made from burned
oyster shells which he has used
with good results in his own grow
es and gardens and which he has
manufactured for others who, he
says, have found it valuable and
most satisfactory.
A chemical analysis which Mr..
Mcclure had made disclosed the
fact that the product was rich in
carbonates of potash and lime and
most desirable by actual test and
scientific demonstration, for max
ing available the natural ele-
ments of fertility of the soil.
Mr.. Mcclure has available
large quantities of oyster shells
near his farm and has burned
them in kilnS he constructed in
the most simple manner. He
hopes to obtain a better equip
ment and to engage in the enter
prise on a larger scale.-Braden-
town journal.