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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-22
GENERAL BLISS ID
 SUCCEED SCOTT AS
 CHIEF OF STAFF
New Army Board Head May Act Only Until Retire ment Just Three
 Months Hence

Washington, September 21.-Maj. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss today was named chief of staff of the army to succeed Maj. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, who retires from office tomorrow.
 General Scott, who is GA years old, has reached the age of retirement, but he immediately will be recalled te active service. Secretary Baker said that for the present the general would be as- signed to duty in connection with the training of troops in the United States, but would not specify the command.
 NOW ACTING CHIEF
 General Bliss has been acting chief of staff since General Scott left for Russia several months ago as member of the American mission He also will reach the age of retirement on Deeemb CT 2l, next, but before his appointment today there were intimations that he would remain as chief of staff for at least those three months. When the Ameri- can forces begin to reach France in large numbers, however, the strain on the chief of staff will become so great that a younger officer may be called upon to bear the burdens Of the office.
 General Scott's assignment to duty in connection with the training of troops, 1t is believed will be followed later by his appointment to a field command, possibly 9 division at the front
 NOTABLE CAREER 2 General Scott, who is a native of Ken lucky, and who graduated from West Point i'll 1872 has had an unusual ca reer. Much of his active service has been spent in the Indian country, but he also won fame in the Philippine ln- surrection and several times he has achieved remarkable results as a peace maker Tn 1915 he negotiated an a. nent with the battling factions in Mex ico which protected the American border town of Nogales from the fall of shells and bullets.
 When the Plute Indians in Utah took the war trail two years ago to protect one of their number from arrest and battles with posses had been fought, General Scott journeyed through the snow to the Indian mountain strong hold, accompanied only by an orderly, and induced the accused chief to return with him and surrender.
 The new chief has been a deep stu dent of military history and Of the old battles of every country where the great game was played with skill. He was appointed to West Point from Penn sylvania, graduating in 1871 and was an honor graduate of the artillery school in the class of 1884 His first assign ment to the general staff was in 1903, and he is serving his third appointment to that important body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-22
NEW JERSEY TROOPS AT ANNISTON VOTE IN STATE PRIMARY
No Holiday Was Given Them, However, for This PurpOse-SOre Arms
 Are Plentiful

Anniston, September 21.-(Special) This is election day at Camp. Mcclellan. It Is also vaccination day The New Jersey soldiers are being given oppor- tunity today to express their preferences at the state primary. They have no holi- day, but are voting before and after drills. B. A. Robinson and c. s. Hand, who have been arranging for the elec- tion, returned to New Jersey today.
 The election work is being supervised by Capt. Lawrence Deahn, Company B. Fifth New Jersey infantry; First Lieut.. Frank Fischer, c company, Fifth infan- try, and Mai William Lord, also of the Fifth. The officers of Company c, Fifth infantry, were the first to cast their ballots, voting in order as fol- lows: Capt. John Cook, First Lieut.. Frank Fischer and Second Lieutenant VanBuren, and the enlisted men from whose company streets are near the polls, voted early. The election of- ficials expect heavy vote as the men will come to the polls to break the mo- notony of camp life if they do not come from interest in the outcome of the election.
 ALL BEING yACCINATED
 The officers of the general staff are being vaccinated today, and the order has gone forth that all enlisted men and officers must submit to vaccination for typhoid, paratyphoid and smallpox No man in the army is considered immune from these diseases until he has been vaccinated-and not then if the vaccina- tion was at some remote time.
 To make sure that all men will be immune, the vaccination will be general all over the camp and all men under 45 years of age will have to be vacci- hated
 TWENTY RECRUITS ARRIVE
 Twenty recruits arrived at Camp Nc Clellan yesterday to join the New Jer- sey contingent. It is understood the men are from New Jersey and were not drafted but were anxious to serve Uncle Sam, so they volunteered for enlistment Although the number of voluntary re- cruits has decreased greatly since the operation of the selective draft, there are still many young men entering the army at the different camps. The re- cruits will probably be used to fill va cancies in New Jersey infantry com panies and will be started in the work of training at once.
 Information. obtained from headquar- ters today was. to the effect that the general health of the rank and file of the men at the camp continues ex- cellent. This is largely attributable, ac- cording to the officers, to the character of the terrain and splendid natural drainage of the camp in addition to the abundant supply of the purest water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-22
88 Per Cent of Regular
 \. Soldiers Use Tobacco

Washington, September 21>-Reports re- ceived from the war department today by Representative BarlSley of Kentucky, who is seeking to have tobacco made d part of every soldiers rations, show that Ss per cent, of the regulars are tobacco users. A canvass of national guardsmen and conscripted men is to he made to determine how many of them use tobacco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-22
Kingdom Gould Begins His
 Duties as Private Soldier
 in Great National Army

Camp Dix, Wrghtstown, N J., Sep tember 2l.--Kingdon Gould, son of George Gould of New York. began his life as an army private today by doing police duty. He has been mustered into Com- pany K of the Three Hundred and Elev- enth regiment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-22
FUNERAL NOTICE

w. T. Simmons, age s5, died at a
 local infirmary Thursday night. Fun eral services will be held at his late residence. l500 Fifteenth avenue. south. at 10 a. m Saturday. September 22. In torment at Oak Hill cemetery.
 Friends and relatives invited.
 Pallbearers will be notified by phone.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25
Some Grange News.

The grange Mutual Fire IN
surance Company has written
81, 715, G93. 90 worth of business
during the last year and expired
and cancelled 500. 9Gl. the
business shows a net gain for
the year 1916 Of 81, l0i, 729. The
company paid out for losses Of
lightning and fire $l1, ll5 81 and
the total expenditures including
losses were SIG, POI. %. There
We're 55 new oranges organized
in 1916 and the prospects are
good for a larger year in 1917.
The Grange Mutual Insurance
Company reports that it has say
ed the farmers $4,000 in pre-
NUNS and left it in thler pocket
to do business on. The company
does business at actual cost.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25
Griffith Items.

Mrs. Ashfords cousin Mr.. DECKER
son of Missouri has been visiting
here for several days.
We regret very much that the
Nail family are moving to Denver
today. They will be greatly missed
by the friends and ncighbors. We
wish them every success and happi-
ness in their new home and hope We
will not be forgotten, and that they
will visit Griffith often.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclellan and mot
her Mrs. Greene have bought the
Naif home. We welcome them to
our community,
Mrs. Hyatt Mrs, Reeds mother
had the misfortune to fail down stairs
Friday and was quite severely Sha-
ken but not seriously hurt.
Miss Lois Nail has been sick with
the gripc for several days.
Mrs Mathis was called to Denver
last Wednesday morning to the bed
aide of her sister who was seriously
i'll with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newman of Rifle
Range made II pleasant visit at the
Mathis home Sunday.
We are glad at this time to rsport
that Mrs. Mathis sister j. improving
Mr.. and Mrs, Morgan Jones were
guests of the Nails Sunday.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25
Town Marshal Gets
"PinChed' Is Let Go

Town Marshal G. c.. Towns
ley is much incensed at the Dem
yer Express for an article that
appeared a day or so ago which
stated that he had been arrested
in Denver for jay walking Or
in other words for ''guying the
tall buildings The Express
elaborated to such an extent, no
doubt in an attempt to have its
joke at Mr.. Townships expense,
that it put him in a very redicu-
lous light, and while the Enter
prise has not been importuned by
Mr.. Townsley to do 50, yet we
think it only fair to him to state
facts as they were.
Like many another Arvada
citizen Mr.. Townesley was run
ming to catch his car as it rounded
the corner and he did not observe
the new traffic rules to turn
square corners but cut across in
his haste. The traffic officer
stopped him and held him until
the car had gone. They talked
it over and the officer told him to
go back and come across the
street according to Hoyle."
Mr.. Townsley left him and
thinking of some business he
might attend to on down street
did not think it necessary to re-
turn. The very unctious officer
watched him and when he did
not come back ran and overlook
him and escorted him to the city
hall.
When he appeared before Cap
tain Williams he did not, as the
Express said, give tictitiou S
name, but Explained the circum-
stances and at once was dischar-
ged without being booked for
trial s---a.
This should be warning to
others who. no doubt, have been
guilty of the same offence, to be-
ware, as the ordinance is being
rigidIy~enforced.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25
Mrs. Ralph Rowan
Passes AWAY

Mrs. Ralph Rowan passed a.
way last Saturday night at 8 O.
clock after two weeks illness
following the birth of a son.
The direct cause of death as
as stated by physicians was
Anaemae, or lack of blood.
Everything possible was done
and friends offered to give her
blood in the hope of saving her
life but her condition grew worse
so rapidly that this method was
abandoned.
The funeral took place Tuesday
at ll:3O from Olinger Chapel,
Rev. Barth preaching the funeral
sermon and the Olinger Quartet
furnishing the music.
A large concourse of sorrowing
neighhors and friends assembled
to pay her remains the last token
Of respect and love, and the
casket was placed in a perfect
bower of roses and flowers.
lnterment was made in Crown
Hill cemetery.
The deceased was 81 years old
and leaves a heartbroken young
husband and little girl about
three years old and the son
whose coming into the world
probably cost her life. She also
leaves several sisters one of whom
Mrs. Martin, of Montrose, Colo.
was at her bedside during her
illness and we are informed will
care Of the little girl. Mrs. John
l.. Miller has the baby boy for
the present.
The circumstances surrounding
her death are peculiarly sad anC
Mrs. Rowan whose maiden
name vas Miss Nettie Hall, wa.
a general favorite among hel
friends and ncighbors who are
impa.'ting their sympathy to tn,
young husband and the cntir,
family.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25
Subscription Statements
Can be Mailed With Paper

We learned something we did
not know before at the editorial
association the other day and
that is that newspaper publishers
are permitted to send statements
for subscriptions along with the
paper by simply folding it with
the copy. This applies to subs.
criptions only and merely admits
the plain statement of indebted
ness. This system will be adop-
ted by the Enterprise. but we
are going to give our subscribers
an opportunity Of settling before
this is done so if you do not wish
to receive a statement in this
manner come in and pay up be
tween now and February 10Th.
Many of you are q ing fine in
this respect, but we fear some
will need to be billed.
There are quite Il few who
have not responded to the state
mcntS sent out January lst and
unless we hear from them within
a shorl time indicating their in
tentions we shaI drop them from
the list and place all of the ac-
counts of those greatly in arrears
with our attorney for collection.
We think this is merely a bust
ness proposition. Occasionally
we hear from some on. who has
been on our list some one or two
years who upon re :civing a state
mcnt replies that he never did
subscribe for the paper anyway. "
That is not the point now.
The Enterprise which he has
constantly taken from the Office
and read all that time has re
peatenly urged him to refuse the
paper if he did not want it. The
law protects us in such cases and
we are entitled to pay for tn
long period he has been taking
the paper.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25
Odd Fellows to
Celebrate Anniversary.

The Odd Fellows will celebrate
their Grand Sircs birthday an.
nivcrsary next Saturday evening
in Barth hall and they invite the
general public to come and enjoy
a splendid musical and literary
program. which is as follows:
Music Orchestra.
Introductory by Chairman.
instrumental Duet Misses
Carnc and kccncr.
Vocal Solo Miss Madgc Yea.
ger.
Reading Miss Nina Murchlson
Vocal Solo Miss Barbour.
Music Male Quartet.
Vocal Solo Miss Hattie Wca.
YER.
Address j. NJ Norman.
Music Orchestra.
Reception.
The program will begin at 4
o'clock. All invited.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25
The Arvada Circle Il
Instaii Officers.

The following officers were in
stalled by the woodcraft at its
last meeting.
Past Guardian NcigObor-lda Bobh
Guardian Nei"hbor- Emily Dudy-
mott.
Adviser-Eva Mill3r.
Magician Mary Miller.
CleIk Louise Wheeler
Bankcr-llettic Benson
Attendant Frances Mcrriman
Captain of guards - II. J. Juchcm.
Inner Sentinel Ella Rodda-
Outer Sentinel Ollie Moorhcad
Musician Marie Fitzgerald
Eanagcr Bessie Shirly
Manager Ida klumkcr.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to our many friends for
kindness bestowed during the
recent illness and at the death Of
our beloved mother. We also
wish to thank those who sent
flowers both during her illness
and for the funeral. =
viii II. Johns. =
MauIe t. Young. Z
John S. Young.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25
P. F. Stringfellow, Broom
field, Relieved of Sufferings

II. +. Stringfellow passed away
Thursday morning at five o clock
Jan. 18th, while at st. Anthony 5
hospital, Denver, where ho had
been under the doctors care for
several weeks. il being his desire
10 go to Denver while he was yet
alive as he knew that for n few
weeks II was only "A matter Of u
short time till death would over
take him.
lie suffered from cancer OF the
neck which was originally caused
by "A fall down an elevator shaft
IN the Geo. Mayer Hardware cs-
adjustment about three years ago
and his life had been spared chiefly
on account of his indomnatablc
will and vitality,
Mr.. StriuglcIIow was born fifty.
eight years ago III Tennessee and
moved 10 AtchIson. kaus. with his
folks when small boy, the city
OF AirhIsou being surveyed and
Iayrd out by his father, Judge
StrIu"f"IIow.
For several years Mr. String.
fellow was head salesman for The
simmons Hardware co. Of Saint
Louis, Mo. aud was generally well
known and well liked in several
western states rs he covered
wide territory in capacity rs sales
man.
he was y life member ui the
Llks and member Of the Wood
men Of the World, both orders con.
ductlup the funeral services which
were held nt the Martin I'udr
taking parIors III Denver last Sun
day
The many flowers sent by Il host
Of friends We're given over 10 the
Flower Girls nssUrIHtIon 10 hr dr..
tribuiod 70 patients in Denver hos.
pitfalls.
The widow ht the sympathy Of
u host Of friends Iu Broomlrnld
aud Scmpor districts IUDomoUr
was held NJ EII.s Rest Ia Riverside
cemetery.
On next Saturday, January 2UIr
there will be n cooked food sale nj
the post office for the benefit oI
the rlock which r. being pur
nbnscd s. the primary department
Of the Presbyterian Sunday school
The clock Is being purchased thru
our home IowcIrr Mr.. Price.
Mrs. W. W. Thomas is improy-
ing after several weeks illness.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25
Community Banquet
Will Be Big Success

Enough acceptances have
been received to assure the COM
mittee of a capacity attendance.
Among the speakers and guests
expected are l.. w. Hid, mana
ger Tramway, e. l.. .Kaller mana
ger C. & R. Railroad Company,
w. J. H. Doran president Denver
Manufacturers Assoc'n, Thorn.
dyke Deland Secretary Civic AS
ISOLATION, W. q. Smith and Mayor
R. Broad of Golden, w. l.. Boat
right of Semper, H. E. Reninck,
superintendent c. & S. Railroad
company, State Treasurer Hig-
gins, T. j. Ehrhart Secretary Of
State Highways Commission,
Representatives of all Denver
and County papers, and repre-
sentatives from every town and
community in jefferson and some
neighboring counties.
Our friends the wholesalers
and others have donated souve.
Mrs especially for the ladies and
aside from the splendid dinner
the ladies of the Cemetery AS
ISOLATION will serve for us, the
good things will be plentiful
The Art and decorating COM
mittee has not been idle and many
new features and surprises are
in store.
Among the entertainment fea-
lures will be Olinger's Quartet,
Kathaleen Harrington Cornet
Soloist and Barnum's eight-piece
Arvada Orchestra.
Announcements have been made
where tickets can be secured and
the committee must know by
Friday evening who is coming.
The object of the Club is to
bring about cooperation between
the different towns and the CON-
munity Club stands ready to do
its share along these lines. The
price SO cents a plate does not
cover the cost Of the dinner
alone.
Arvada does not want to move
the court house from Golden nor
does it favor any division of the
County at the present time in
fact we are glad of our neighbors
prosperity and will no doubt share
in the same at some future date.
Con-.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25
Semper Sittings.

J. +. Norman was a business visitor
in Denver Monday OF this week
Miss Patricia Hatfield returned from
Denver Tuesday morning of this week,
where she had been the last few days
assisting Mrs. II. f. StrngtcIlow and
attending the stock show.
c. l.. Vaughan who has held position
as second trick operat oT-at- boulder Tor
some time past now has same position
at Semper Station, vice J. r. Lyons
who went to Boulder. Mr.. O. L. Cal
houn now has third trick position at
Semper while Mr.. r. J. Vaughan still
holds first trick and agent
Al Hatfield returned home from 81
loseph's hospital. Denver, Monday OF
this week Mr.. Hatfield was taken to
Denver hospital Thursday of last week
and after few examinations by ply.
siCans. they were unable to decide
whether Mr. HatfCld's ailmont was
appendicitis or gall stones. He Is still
under the doctors care and we hope
for material improvement soon
Mrs. Charles Callahan assisted with
the house work during Mrs. Ilatfcld's
absence Il few days last week
Joe Essinger was moving Mr.. and
Mrs. J. 7. Naughans household goods
from the Stringfellow ranch to a7rd
and Tennyson, Denver where they will
reside
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Burton en-
tertained at twelve 0 clock dinner
Wednesday the Arvada ministers
and doctors. 1t was a 'strg"
party and all report an enjoyable
time. The doctors were some
what in the minority, and if they
held there own they must of had
to go some. Rev. Dr.. Harris of
Denver was alsoin the company.
Those of Arvada were Rev's FL
lott, Cage, White and Sanderson
and Doctors Foster and Russell.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25
Basket-B Bal! Notes.

Friday evening, Jan. 10, 1917,
the A. II. S. boys vert to ID. L.,
where they were defeated by the
score of % to y. Although the
Arvada boys showed good form
they We're unable to hold the d.
u. team, which has been strcng.
thened since they played in Ar.
vada. Also the area Of the floor
had something to do with the
playing of the A. II. S. boys.
The score at the end of the first
half was ID to 10 in favor Of the
d. u. props. At the beginning Of
the second half the Arvada BOYS
came back strong and tied the
score in the last two minutes Of
the play but just at this moment
the props decided to change men
and before our guards knew It
the new man was in and scored
a basket. In the remaining few
minutes that were left the props
scored two baskets while A. II.
5. scored one.
After the game was over it
was found that one of the d. U.
men was not in as good standing
as the rules of the league demand,
and so the game has been con-
tested and will probably be play.
ed over.
Eyrrybody in town got nice
little postal card from County
Treasurer Bond announcing that
he would be- glad 10 see them or
hear from thrm To- the oNirut Of
Dh" amount oI their taxes. which
;hi, year is considerable higher than
last Nnur, owing perhaps 10 the
increase in valuations. ilull of
your taxes are payable ON or be-.
fore March ls' aud the other bali
on or before AUGUST Isl. 1911 We
wcr" about to remark. hr oh
shaw. what D. tine u,r
Worthy Master W. j. Wcrtman
Of Clear Creek Valley Grange re.
ports that on Friday night. Feb.
2. a class OF at least twelve, and
possibly quito n f"H more candi-
dates will be gwen the FIRST and
garnDI Ipyrppg and that ls uuigb.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25
Town Putting On
Metropolitan Airs

Arvada will now put on me-
tropolitan airs this summer with
our new street sprinkler. We
have long needed such a thing
and the matter has been before
the town board time and again,
but until the last meeting moth
ing came of it.
However a committee was ap-
pointed to investigate and it was
found that a really truly street
sprinkler could be purchased
from our little neighbor, Denver,
for 500, not new one of course,
but good large steel tank
sprinkler with all attachments.
All it needs is couple coats Of
and paint the name "Arvada Park
Dept or something like that to
give it distinction from an ordi-
nary water tank and it will be
ready for use.
Mayor Davis, Trustees Geo.
Williams, North Evans, }. A.
Gorich, r. Sanderson and J. +.
Munal went to Denver Saturday
morning and made the deal.
There is yet some question as
to how the plan Of sprinkling
our streets will be carried out.
In some towns this work is done
and paid for by the town, while
in other towns the water is fur
nishcd by the city and some pri-
vate individual who has q team
contracts with the people doing
business or living along the street
for SO much per month and thus
the dust is kept down, especially
on the main streets.
One thing certain we do need
a street sprinkler badly and now
that the town board has purchas'
ed one there should be some
way of getting the sprinkling
done without burdening anybody
We have rcsorted to having
the town marshal take time tt
take the fire hose and attach it t
the hydrants in the bushes.
section and wash the streets off
This proved a very unsatisfac
tory way as it would wash tho
surface off the street. spattcl
the windows of business house.
and interfere with the traffic or
the street. The sprinkler is &
much needed improvement anC
we congratulate the towr
and its board upon its acquisition
Friday evening Jan. 26, 1917
the Arvada High School Basket
ball team will meet the Wheat
ridge High School on Arvada' s
floor. The A. II. S. has at pre-
sent second place in the league
and this game will have a great
bearing on the championship.
So far this season Aryada has
lost only one game and the game
I that is protested against the d.
u. props. The only one lost is
to Whcatridge on thcr own floor
and Arvada is determined to ever
things up at home. BY winnl ny
this game Aryada will be TIED
for first place. So come out and
root and help win the game.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25

The Ladies Aid of the Presbv-
terrain Church will meet with
Mrs John Balm Friday February
End ali day meeting. All the
members invited.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-01-25

In another part Of this paper
will be found a comprehensive
semi-annual statement of Arva-
da School district No. 2. Those
interested will do well to scruti-
nize it.