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The Arvada enterprise., 1917-01-04

Herbert Schwamb made the
editor a pleasant call Wednesday
and related some of his eXperien-
ces on the border. He says he
don't think he would care to
go thru them again but he is not
sorry that he had them. The
night of the big coast storm was
their most disagreeable expert
ence. Their tent blew over at
2 a. m. and they were drenched
with rain before they could get
into their clothes and some parts
of their clothing were lost in, the
pile Of bedding and tents, etc.
They had a hard time keeping
from freezing the balance of the
night but had plenty of work to
keep them warm next day.
Herbert will return to VIM. Jewel
college at Liberty, Mo-, Saturday
after spending the holidays with
his parents at Denver View.
At the reception held last
Saturday afternoon at the town
hall for those who contributed
books to the library as Christmas
presents, the attendance was
not large but the donations were
quite liberal and swelled the list
of books 100 strong. The books
contributed we are told are very
good and will create renewed
interest in the library. The H.
brary committee wish the Enter
prise to thank all those who re-
sponded so generously. Punch
and waters were served during
the afternoon and everyone was
made to feel repaid for their visit
to the library.
There is need of a permanent
organization at once and a meet.
ing will be called in the near fu.
tule for this purpose. 1t would
not be q bad idea for the library
committee to be present at the
Community club meeting next
Tuesday night. We are sure the
ladies are welcome at this meet.
ing.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-01-04

The TramWay company fur
nished several carloads of cindcrs
and the town board furnished
teams and men to spread them
about the new station. which is
vast Improvement.
The +. Porter Smith family
had their annual New Year $
day reunion at the home of the
old folks end had a good time as
usual.
Don't fail to read the auction
Block" Rex Bcach's wonderful
and interesting story which starts
with this issue. You will miss
much of the value Of the Enter
prise if you do not read this
story. from the beginning. Those
who have read Rex Beach :
stories will not have to be urged
to read this one.
Mrs. W. W. Pickett returned
to her home at BriggsdaIc after
spending the holidays with her
father Mr.. Garrett, and sisters,
Mrs. Carl Schultz VIM l,Obb.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cantral are
rejoicing over the homecoming in
February of their son Fred, who
is in the U. S. Navy, and station
ed at San Francisco. Fred is
nearing the end of his three
years enlistment and it is unde-
cided as to whether he will re-en-
list. He is now running an cleo
trio launch between Goats Island
and San Francisco. He is now a
petty officer being a second class
electrician. If he returns he will
be in school two more years at
San Francisco and become first
class electrician and have COM
mission that would make him
ward officer with permanent
headquarters at San Francisco.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-01-04
Notice.

The January meeting Of the
Parent Teachers association has
been postponed from January
18th because midwintcr exam
nations in the public schools viii
be IN progress during the second
week of the month";.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-01-04

"Stubbie." Elisabeth Fosters
Fox TERROR puppie which she got
as Nmas present, got into seri-
Gus trouble Friday evening. The
hired girl was picking q turkey
and had a pan of feathers and
hot water setting on the floor.
The puppy thought it would be
great sport to get into the feath-
ers and scatter them about, and
in he jumped. 1t was quite n
painful surprise to his dogship.
and he set up a pitiful wall.
He was quickly rescued, however
and taken to the cold water flw.
Get. DR.. Foster was out on call
and Mrs. Foster ran to the drug
store and got something to relieve
the pain and when the doctor re-
turned he found the pup resemb.
ling a hospital patient that might
have been in an automobile wreck
The pups feet and abdomen
had been scalded quite badly
but at last accounts he was re.
covering nicely.
Miss Gauss. the first grade
teacher, returned from her hoIi-
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-01-04
Pony Man Bound
Over to Dist. Court

The preliminary hearing of
G. S. Bridge, the pony man, was
had in Justice Moore's court at
Lakeside Saturday. The case
was begun at 10 o'clock a. m. and
continued until 6 o'clock without
an intermission of but five min
utes. This meant that neither at
torneys nor the judge had a
mouthful to eat, and the same
fate befell some of the witnesses
Some, however went over to a
bakers and got a sack of dough-
nuts which helped to sustain
life.
About fifteen witnesses were
examined, with the defendant,
and after the arguments Judge
Moore very promptly decided it
was a case for the District Court
to decide and bound the defend
ant over in the sum Of $500.
The defendants attorney made
the ganiest fight possible with
the flimsy fabric he had to work
on, but it was no match for Dis
trict Attorney Samuel w. John
sons presentation of facts accord
ing to the evidence which tended
to prove that Bridge was guilty
of the charge of obtaining
money by the use of a confidence
game. as the warrant read.
The witnesses examined were
as follows: H. Garfien. who tes-
titled that Bridge had offered to
let him in On the contest to pay
what he thought it worth to him
at the close. This Mr.. Garfen
had refused to accept.
c. r. Buck testified that he
had been induced to enter it
on the representations made by
Bridge that he owned a pony
farm near Littleton and that it
was a local concern. He did not
understand that he was signing a
contract when he put his name
down on the list that was presen-
ted, at the top of which was the
form of a contract in blank.
Messrs Greenspoon and Munal
testified corroborating Mr.. Bucks
testimony concerning the repre-
sensations made and also testified
to having been reccipted for
$50 each, which amount they
did not pay and the receipt was
merely given them by Bridge to
carry out the idea of $50 each, as
he had declared to the others
that he must have before putting
on the contest, in order to make
it profitable to his company"
|. Lehman testified he was
finally induced to join for $40. 90,
$3.50 cash and So 80 when the
pony was to be delivered. and
S5.00in trade. Like the other
two, he had received a receipt
for $26. 90 he had never paid.
A. l.. Davis had subcontract
which stated that all was to be
trade, $500 when advertising
was delivered and the balance
ION delivery OF pony. Bridge
had secured nearly S22 90 worth
of auto supplies while he was out
Of his place Of business and had
not furnished a bond, as he had
agreed to do, when the contract
was to become effective.
Mr.. Seburn Of Englewood ties.
tilted to having an arrangement
for all in trade, but that no trade
was to be forthcoming until
the close Of the contest He
said he was afiprvurI nrosontal
with a statement for $500 in
cash which he refused to honor
and that "A few days later Bridge
game in when he was out and Oh
tanned $3.50 in groceries from
his son who he claimed did nc,
understand the agreement.
Messrs Macarthur, Nutting
and Price Of Littleton testified
la., sl.a 4 l.. y..I.,t l.. Il
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-01-04

training stable Tor his POM eS
which he was supposed to own
on a ranch up on Bear Creek.
Mr.. Price, editor of the Herald
testified that Bridge represented
to him that he had a bunch
of ponies back in Ohio which he
was disposing of in this manner,
and showed the big picture
(Which he displayed here in Ar
vada as being on his Littleton
pony FARM as the picture of
his Ohio ponies 'thorobreds. !"
He then unfolded his scheme
of starting a pony company in
Littleton and when inform
ed that he could get ponies near
Littleton he decided he would buy
them there instead of bringing
them from Ohio.
Mr.. Starbuck, who owns the
ldledale pony ranch near Morri-
son, testified that Bridge had
come to him in the early part of
August and picked out nine
ponies and told him to put them
up in the barn and have them
broken and groomed up and he
would send him over a check
in a few days. He complied
with this request and spent quite
a lot of money on them, but as
yet Bridge had never paid him a
cent, and about October first he
turned them out.
A little later he saw Bridge
who told him he had been close
rum on a big deal in Wyoming
So that be did no, na.ye the money
at that time, but for him to get
three of the ponies up again,
which he did. He then saw
Bridge abou. tWp weeks later
and told HIM re was going to
turn them uuL. Since BRIDGES
arrest he saw Star Duck and again
told him to &c ihre, ponies
ready but no money vas paid. Z
All the testimony WENT t, prove
that Bridge had a well laid plan
to get as much money out of
each town as he could by telling
various stories and at the same
time lay a fabric of proofs of
good intentions" and have a
contract" the strict letter of
which no sensible business man
would stand for when he fully
understood it that of paying an
irresponsible rover every dollar
ne asked before he did anything
on his part as show of good
faith.
| All testified that the form of
the contract was IN blank, not SO
much as dated when they put
their names on the list below, be-
lieving that it was only to signify
their willingness to enter into the
contest, and IN Arvada's case
the signature of neither the
Colorado Pony Co. nor Mr.. Bridge
appears.
Mr.. Bridge made a very poor
witness in his own behalf not
withstanding the fact that he
first went on the stand with a
perfectly self posseSse air.
District Attorney Johnson soon
had him badly befuldlcd and
when he asked why nc would not
accept the money which the Ar
vada merchants had placed at
his disp osal in the First National
Bank upon delivery OF pony out
fit he made the weak excuse that
some of the Arvada merchants
would have found soule flaw in
the outfit and stoppe d payment
on the checks" which are made
out to be paid upon delivery Of
the outfit, and no qualifications
are mentioned.
The defendant absolutely refu-
sed to be bound by any agreement
he had made by word of mouth
or by any stateme mt made in
writing outside Of the printed
, form Of contract" which was
so worded that he should have all
the money in his hands before
. the merchants had a thing to
show for it.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-01-04

GROUP OF YOUNG LADIES FROM ARMADA BARNES
COMMERCIAL SCHOOL IN DENVER
This school has attracted eight of Aryads bright young ladies'
of whom have graduated from Arvada High School
bound to make mark in the commercial world They are
Upper Row-Cora Waen, Eva Bourne lone IIobson
Lower Row-Lcna APPEL Hattie Marteon, Beverly Evans,
= Eta Newcomb
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-01-04

= w. P. Greene has began the
erectiCr of a five room house on
some newly purchased lots on
Grove street, Denver. He will
sccupyit when completed.
The Stockholders of the first
National Bank have been wear
ing broad smiles since the cut
ting of big fine melon" for
Xmas.
New Year day was very quietly
celebrated in Arvada. Some of
the merchants busted themselves
working on their books and get
ting things ready for a bigger
business this year.
There has been a shortage Of
coal among our local coal dealers
For several days'people were COM
PEELED to borrow from their neigh
bors. The situation was con-
siderably relieved Tuesday morn
ing,
Hon. Wesley Staley presented
Mrs. Staley with Columbia
graphonola for a MAS gift.
DR.. Foster and wife entertain
ed the Wesley and Dan Staloy
families at a Sumptuous New
Years dinner.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-01-04

Hon. Wesley Staley presented
Mrs. Staley with a Columbia
graphonola for a Xmas gift.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-01-04

Miss Gauss. the first grade
teacher, returned from her hoIi-
day visit with home folks in Okla
homa.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-01-04

Mrs. viii Johns is suffering
from an attack Of pneumonia but
is row on the way to recovery.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-01-04

Subscribe today. $l.5O.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-06
THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL
r., the only newspaper in Salem whose circulation Is guaranteed W "'
Andit Bureau Of Calculations.
VIVA CONGRESS HAS DONE

Barring the slipping of a cog congress will stand ad-
iourned tonight. It's work has been stupendous and It's
results in the way Of war preparation an example to the
world. Six months ago this country had practically no
army; yet now it has more than a million men under
training that will soon be ready for active service. It's
merchant navy has been quadrupled and its naval per-
sonel increased four or five times. 1t has an army OF 70
600 men in France ready for service at any time and IN
fact a much larger army than this, for soldiers OF whom
nothing has been published, have been crossing steadlly
ever since the first contingent sailed with Pershlng' PIX
teen cities capable of housing nearly a million men nave
been built. with sewers, electric lights and modern con
veniences. The building of a merchant marine at the rate
Of four million tons in a year and of six million tons the
second wear is well under way. Twenty thousand air
planes Of all types and all the very best OF their class are
building and the secretary of war says will be ready Tor
service by the time the army is. A war revenue bill mas
been worked out that will provide nearly three billion
dollars yearly, and legislation for the clearing out OF spies,
of preventing trading with the enemy, and Tor lnsurlng
the lives of the soldiers have all been placed on the statute
books and on top Of this arrangements for assisting the
allies with tremendous sums of money have been per
fected. No parliamentary body in the history OF the
world ever performed as much, or even approached its
work. Probably no other ever will, for with the ending
of this world struggle it is not likely another such VIII
ever face humanity.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-06
1NhAaa sNhRahAAHAHh
GERMAN MORALE WEAKENING

British claim the German prisoners taken in the battle
Of Tuesday and Wednesday say the German army was
practically demoralized by the terrific shell fire of the
British guns. If the accounts of this storm of shells is
true, it is not to be wondered at that things of flesh and
blood should be mental wrecks. 1t is further claimed the
morale of the German army is suffering from this same
cause coupled with the fact that instead of pressing on
over new territory as at the beginning of the war they are
now being forced steadily even though slowly back. The
soldier, more perhaps than the people at home, begins to
realize the hopelessness of the fight he is making, and
hope gone, courage vanishes with it. No doubt there will
be fierce resistance, the resistance Of despair, for some
time yet; but it is certain the summit has been passed and
that this resistance will become steadily weaker and this
means that the end is approaching. 1t may be a year, it
may be two, but that the German aggressiveness has gone
over the summit and is going down the other side is lin
doubted. Had Russia remained as a real force, it is likely
the war would have ended with the year or at least with
the coming of Spring. AS it is the one unknown quantity
in the calculation is Russia. Her detection gives the Ger
mans hope, and this will tend to prolong the war, but it
will not change it's results.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-06
CFRNANY'S HOUSE
OF LORDS PLAN is
OFFICIALLY STATED

Amsterdam, Oct. 6. - The German
government has announced its plan for
reform of the Prussian house of lords,
according to dispatches from Berlin to-
day. The plan of presentation is as
follows:
Agriculture 4s seats; and
industry As; trade u; labor 4S; edu-
cation 10; clergy II; municipalities
So; rural communities So; land owners
"a; burgomasters at large towns 20.
The kaiser is to name 100 representa-
tives, among them II princes.
The inclusion of labor representa-
tives in the Prussian house of lords is
an innovation. 1t is evident from the
above system of representation, how
ever, that the German government in
tends to be extremely careful in per
hitting labor and the social democrats
to exert any appreciate influence
among the lords, for despite the fact
that labor is to have an equal number
of sseats with the agrieulturists and
high trade and commercial bodies, it
will be hopelessly outvoted on all big
issues because of the presence in the
upper house of a large number of re-
dictionary influences.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-06
The Daily Novelette,
SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN.
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Simon Simons, honorary president of
the Economical Sports, was sitting in
a railroad car bound for Beedle 3 Beach
reading the preceding Sundays paper
and ever and anon he put out a hand
to scratch his chest, back,( knees or
wrist, until finally the man in the OPP
posite seat leaned over confidentially:
"Excuse me, SIR" he remarked, "but
I'm DIR. Soodle, the author of Soodle' IS
Soothing Salve. I've been noticing the
quantity and violence of your scratch
ing and I'd like to suggest that a box
of my salve might be the very thing
for you"
81 hardly think so," replied Simon
Simons, as he scratched his neck CT
"Makes no difference" cut in DR..
Soodle. "Soodle Is Soothing SaIve is i'm
mediate relief for Russian rash, horse
bites, disloeated knees, engine trouble
and everything that itches."
81 don't blame you for saying that
said Simon Simons, scratching his ribs.
t'but-
Furthermore" resumed DR.. Soodle.
SIT is for Italian itcho and Spanish
spuzzum. And as for the costa mere
bag o. shells, sir. Twenty-Five cents
per jar, nine Jars for half a dollar.
Now, sir, Of"
"Darn it, cried Simon Simons, ir-
ritably, as he scratched his back, front,
sides and circumference, "I'm going
down to the beach for a swim, and I've
got my wooden bathing suit on under
meath my clothes to avoid bath-house
expenses, and it tickles."
"Beedle's Beacht'' called the con-
ductOr
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-06
THE FARMERS MAKE ANSWER

The department estimates the yield Of American farms
much as the total appropriations for the war, and it will
go a long way toward answering. the question: What
shall we produce for which the $20,0O0,00O,000 authorized
to be raised by congress can be spent? None of the money
other than that paid the soldiers is to go out of the
country, but practically all of it must be spent at home.
In order to let Uncle Sam spend it we must produce some
thing, or many things, that in the aggregate are worth
this sum. This cannot be done without all industries and
business feeling the effects and a wave of prosperity will
sweep over the country such as it has never before ex-
perienced. This condition will not end with the war but
must continue at least for some years after it. Not only
must we produce the equivalent of this sum this year, but
as much or more next. From the report of the depart
ment it would seem that the American farmer is to give
an answer to a large part of the question and that is the
answer wanted, for it means that there will be food for
ourselves, our allies and some for the hungry ~neutrals.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-06

We have sold more Heaters
and Ranges in the last week
than we have in any month
since we opened for business.
The reason is not hard to
giVe---we have the largest line
shown in Salem and our GUS
toners tell us our prices are
the lowest they can find any
where. Of course there's a
reason; we get cash for our
Heaters and Ranges, and we
can afford to sell on a very
close margin; no bOOkkeep-
ers, no collectors, no losses;
you don't have to help pay the
bill someone else didn't pay.
You are not doing justice to
Yourself at least not to get
our prices before you make a
purchase Of a range or a
heater.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-06
Ripping Rhymes
by Wall Mason
AFTER THE STRIFE

Wren Kaiser Bill is placed on ice, and wars
no longer loose, the merchant prince who'd
boost the price must have some new excuse.
I'm tired of hearing dealers say, 'The goods
you're asking for have gone up half a plunk
today, due solely to the war;" l go to buy
a pair of pants, whereat the clothier cries,
''The war has killed the sheep in France,
which makes the prices rise" | go to have
my whiskers stained a rich and lustrous
blue; the barber says, Pm really panied to
lift the price on you, but all the banks and
buds and herbs of which my dyes were
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-06
And He Did

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-06

The German sea raider Seeadler was wrecked on one
of the Society group of the French islands according to
the story told by Captain Haldor Smith, of the American
schooner, R. c. Slade, one of the Seeadler's victims. The
crews captured other vessels and using the guns of the
wrecked ship armed them and these are now preying on
the commerce of the South Pacific. American and Jap
anese warships are searching for them, but it is quite.
likely that before they are finally run down much damage
will be done. 1t is not likely that either of the raiders can
show great speed, and once they are sighted by a warship
it will soon be all off with them. The only trouble with
that kind of a flea is to get hold of it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-06

General Bliss is such because General Pershing is. The
war department. has decided that.it would never do for a
general to take orders from a major general or any Office
of lower rank. To carry this logic to its ultimate con-
clusion the secretary of war should be made a general for
the same reason that Major General Bliss was.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-06
BACKBONE SADLY NEEDED

The strike situation at Portland is still unsettled, al
though there is but one point on which the employers ana
their men cannot get together, and that is the closed snop,
upon which union labor insists and the employers retuse
to accept. 1t is hoped a peaceable settlement can be mace,
but peaceable or not, some agreement must be reached
or the state or general government will be forced to take
a hand. This is no time to haggle over the closed shop
1,ule. 1t is the duty of every citizen to do all he can to
assist the government in its war preparation. The gov
eminent must have ships. If union labor will not build
them then it is up to the governor of this state to take
control and see that every man that wants to work can
do SO without interference. The union labor men cannot
be forced to work nor will such an effort be made, but the
governor of this state should see to it that every man who
wants to work can do so without fear of bodily harm.
With this condition assured there will be plenty of men
to take the places of those who are now refusing to work.
Mob rule in Russia is wrecking that country but it will not
be permitted to interfere with the will of the people in
America. Men have a right to work without the consent
of any union if they so desire, and they must not be inter-
fered with by those who do not want to work. A little
backbone exhibited by officials both state and federal
would settle the strikes within a week.
The reports from Russia show as the boys says that 1t
sis getting no better fast" First one mob then another
has the upper hand and none of them has so far
produced the "man of the hour" who is big enough to con-
troll the situation. 1t looks as though Russia was due to
have a reign Of terror just as France had, and that only
the letting of Russian blood and lots of it will bring the
crazy mobs to their senses. Out of anarchy arises law,
and it looks as though the seeds of freedom must be
soaked in blood before they will sprout. Apparently Rus
sia's planting time is at hand and the seed will be properly
soaked. Kerensky has lost his grip, in fact was never
strong enough to retain it, and now comes chaos.