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The Arvada enterprise., 1917-07-19

miners. especially the women
and children dependent on the
lost workers. These latter felt
that their interest would be look.
ed after without a drain on their
own meager finances. Also the
attorney general had opportunity
to discover first hand just what
was needed, to advise the mine
inspector and to acquire know.
ledge of conditions which would
aid the State Industrial Com
mission in settling legal claims
for the dependents. One direct
result of his visit was that the
insurance companies voluntarily
offered to pay every claim with
out even a days loss Of time.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-07-19
DILEMMA OF THE DESERTER
Man Who Took French Leave Of Navy
Would Make Amends to Country
But His Family Would Suffer.

A man who uses the signature ga
Deserter" writes as follows to the
New York World:
"About fifteen years ago, when a
boy too full of boyish thoughts to
realize the seriousness of my step
and the shame it would bring upon
my family, deserted the navy. Two
years later (1904) 1 married the
dearest little woman on earth, but
not before acknowledged l was a
deserter. -Four years later my father
lost his money through very poor
health. Now | am supporting. be-
sides my wife and boy. my mother,
father and my wiie's father. l hold
a good position and am able to make
ends meet fairly well. do not need
financial aid, but I am in need of
some solution to clear my name of
the stain, for my wife is a nervous
wreck from worry, and my old moth
er almost as bad. l am more than
willing to report and receive my Just
punishment, but what about my
family?
Snow that war is declared, I am
worse than Stacker for | can't Of
fer my services in any capacity. l am
doing all | can in Boy Scout work; |
have enrolled in the Red Cross and
am trying in shady way to help. |
admit it is not much, but what more
can | do? If | can see my family
fixed whereby they will have plenty,
III give up tomorrow. Can you.
dear sir, answer the question? l ask
Your pardon for not signing my
rame. but you can realize my POI
sition."
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-07-19
ADAPTABLE GUN PEDESTAL,

The nationwide discussion of
measures for increasing our defenses
on sea gives added interest to ma
chine gun pedestal for the navy,
manufactured by Buffalo concern.
This mounting is designed TO he
fastened to the deck of coast cut.
ter. or harbor-patrol boat, etc. 1t
consists of base with gun mount
ing, and Is so constructed that n
complete circle can be described in
The operation of the gun REGARDLESS;
Of the angle at which it is placed
The firing piece can be elevated to
practically 30 degrees or pointed
lower than ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Me-
chauics Nfaunz;no
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-07-19

insurance companies voluntarily
offered to pay every claim with
out even a days loss Of time.
The Enterprise Honor Roll is
starting out quite briskly on the
next lap and if we get YOUR
name soon we will be greatly
pleased. The more readers we
have the greater good we can &C.
complish for the community. If
you live in or about Arvada you
must be interested in seeing the
community go ahead-not back
ward. Take the local paper out
of the community life and it will
have taken a big step backward.
You would not want to live in
such a place, If this is true.
then the better the local paper
the better will be the community
and the only way to make a good
paper is for YOU to patronize it.
Why. reading the want ads alone
and profiting by them pays you
the price of your subscription.
to say nothing of the merchants
sales. Scarcely day passes
that a nOn-subscriber. more than
likely, inquiries about something
that was advertised in the paper.
He had probably read it in his
neighbours paper and was there
by attracted. Often place
your place. maybe. is sold thru
the paper. Yes" you say. the
paper is all right for those things
but as far as some OF you are
concerned the paper could not
exist to be at YOUR service on &C.
casion. $l.5O per year means
but little to most of you and yet
some begrudge it to the editor,
who every week advertises the
virtues of yourself or your COM
munity and thus keeps the value
of your property on the upgrade.
But you are going to subscribe
and that ends the argument.
The citizens of jefferson coun-
ty should emulate the example
of other counties in the state by
organizing q Home Guard for the
protection Of property against
the designing agents of the en-
envy. The National Guardsmen
will be leaving soon and it will
be up to the stay-at-homes to de-
wise means of protection for
their property and families. A
Home Guard should be organized
and equipped in each county.
composed OF volunteers who
would be subject to the call of
the Governor in case of emer-
uancv
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-07-19

AS a result of a friendly test
suit in the courts, the smelter
investigation committee empow-
cred by the Twenty-first Gener-
al Assembly, has been declared q
legal and constitutional body. and
will now proceed with its work.
Shelters smelling charges and
the relations of the companies
and mills to the miners will be
looked into thoroughly.
Attorney General Leslie f.
Hubbard had rendered q decision
that the Investigation Com
mission was legal in all respects.
However, it was deemed best to
have the courts pass upon the
matter, in order that the bonds.
men of State Treasurer Robert
Higgins be fully protected.
Wherefore the first bill present
ed by the commission to the
treasurer WAS protested. the mat
ter going before the district court
OF Denver. and the commission
was upheld.
The commission consists of Sen.
ators Siewers. Fincher and Will
lam J. Candish. and Represent.
atives Maggie, Don Mcdonald and
Alphonse Ardourel.
Inside of two hours after news
OF the Hastings mine disaster
and the loss of l20 miners reach
ed Denver. Leslie +. Hubbard,
Attorney General, was on train
speeding to the scene. On the
same train were James Dalrymple
State Coal Mine Inspector, and
several other officials.
1t was the first time in the hist.
DRY of Colorado's many sad mine
catastrophes that an Attorney
General, legal representive of
the people themselves, had ever
gone on such a mission. Hub
bard's presence acted in a great
measure to calm and reassure the
relatives and friends of the dead
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-07-19

The State Legislature is now
in extraordinary session, having
convened at noon yesterday. It
is to be hoped that its delibera-
tons will be expeditions and
with an eye single to the best in
terests of the state and nation in
this hour of great stress. 1t is
limited that there will be an ele-
ment of obstructionists of pro-
German tendencies within the
ranks as there has been in con-
gress. 1t is hard to believe that
any public official in this state
would be a party to handing this
government over to the enemy.
now that the struggle is on. but
if there be he should be dealt
with just as drastically as any
other traitor. There should be
no distinction made between the
man who betrays his country in
the councils of our legislatures or
in the halls of congress and the
thug who stealthily lights the
fuse that wrecks an American
industry. In fact the acts of the
former are the more reprehensi.
BILE because he has openly avow-
ed his allegiance to his country
thru which avowance he has
gained the confidence and the
votes of the people which have
placed him in a position of trust
and responsibility. While he
would scotn the bomb-plotting
thug. his deeds. clothed in the
qarb of gentility. (if successfully
strike deeper into his country's
vitais than does the deed of the
habitue Of the subways Of Deep
est crime. Let US nope that the
statehouse roof will lend shelter
to none of these dpspicable sons
of Treason.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-07-19
Marine Barracks,

Mare Island Calf.
Company G.. Sec. 6,
Mr. W. W. Moberly:
| wish to thank you for your thot.
fulness and interest in forwarding the
Arvada E.sterprise TO me.
| enjoy keeping in touch with all the
news and activities Of the home town.
II Is much easier for us to follow the
trend of ofIairs at home than for
friends to form II picture in their mind
of our life and movements.
| shall be turned over for duty in n
short time, having nearly completed
my training at this post. We all look
forward to the time when we can be
doing something. II doesn't matter
what II is.
My full address will be found on the
first page for the use OF any who want
to drop line.
Thanking you again for contribut.
ing your mite to help us along. ! re.
main.
Truly yours,
WARREN l.. STRICKLAND.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-07-19

ing Mrs. Gullett. She expects to at
tend one of the Denver business col
leges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker, accompanied
by his father and sister of Denver,
drove in his car to Georgetown, Green
Lake and Idaho Springs Sunday and
report a fine trip.
Mr.. and Mrs Weber gave a lawn
social Tuesday evening to 25 or 80
guests from Denver. All had a jolly
time.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-07-19
STUDENT LABOR.

at sure Is awful carrying six
courses"
GLOW long since you've been a
wai'er'' -Lampoon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
WRIT OF ERROR ALLOWED
IN MILLING COMPANY CASE.

4 writ OF error and supersedeas was
allowed Yesterday by the supreme
court OF appeals in the case Of She
}. c. LySle Milling company against
saxon W Holt & Co. on appeal from
the ctrc0lt court OF the county OF Eliza
beth city wherein defendants on ap-
peal were awarded verdict % 81 sS6
against the plaintiffs on appeal. for
alleged losses claimed by the Holt
company on account Of the non deliv-
cry Of -four said to have been pur-
chased from the milling company The
sBit Was instituted by the Holt com
pany for 81 500 II Is now contended
hy the plaintiffs on appeal that the
order said To have been gwen their
representative had never been CON
hrmed by the home office Of the com,
pany. and Tor that reason an order
dia not exist It appears that the Holt
COMPANY claims they purchased the
-four nj Price Of s5i5 but when this
order WAS autographed to the milling
,|ornps1y rs their representative 1t was
not accepted because the price had adj
Nanced
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
JAMESTOWN EXCURSION
CALLED OFF BY STRIKE
Antiquities Associntfon's Much-Adver-
tised Trip Postponed because
of Tie Up In Virginia Naviga-
ton Company.

The excursion to jamestown today,
scheduled to have been conducted by
the Association for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities, has been called
off because of Il strike among the en-
giEeers of the Virginia Navigation
company and the consequent tying up
of the boats of that line. Mrs. Z. d.
Hotchkiss, chairman of the excursion
committee and Mrs. Ellyson. president
of the association. announced with re-
great yesterday that the excursion
plans had been overthrow.
Many tickets have been sold. 1t liz
understood, and number of state
rooms on the boat engaged for the trip.
and members of the association an
nounced yesterday that money for these
tickets and reservations would be re-
funded upon application TO the persons
from whom they were bought. The
tickets may be saved to be used on a
later excursion. II was said
The excursion had beer widely ad-
vertised up to yesterday morning, and
many plans had been made for a big
picnic A strike of the engineers OF
the navigation company. who demanded
an increase In wages. tied up the eight
steamers of the company. affecting
Newport News. Richmond. Smithfeld,
Old Point. Hampton. all James river
landings and Gloucester county points.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
N R|NE CORPS WILL
Be FIRST TO FIGHT"
steel Helmets and Many Machine Guns
Ordered For the Naval
Soldiers.

That the United States marine corps.
living up to their slogan. The First
to Fight" will see service in the
trenches on the west front, was in
dicated yesterday when IL was an
nounced that steel helmets and ma
chine guns had been ordered for the
marines. The completion of the con-
tracts will be pushed, and it is consid
cred probable that the first contingent
of marines will be sent over very
soon.
Comprising the best features of the
French and British helmets those or
dered for the American troops are Of
lighter design. but tests have shown
them to be of great strength. In
testing them out they have been fired
at nine times. and not broken until
the last shot. Contract has been
placed for 1000 machine guns for the
marines.
No further recruits will be taken
for the aviation and signal corps Of
the army, according to information re-
ceived yesterday by Major Letcher
Hardeman recruiting officer here.
These branches have been filled up. In
formation was also received to the eff
feet that no men under eighteen years
OF age Will be recruited for the army.
Seventeen men were recruited yes
terday at the stations here. as follows
Army-william G. Rhodes. Goldsboro.
y c.; LLOYD n. Rea. Greenwood. Va.
Tony E. Hattof 1920 Stewart street,
Richmond: Earl 3. Short. Petersburg
Va: Joe W. Lee. Jr.. South Boston:
John L. Johnson. Jr.. South Boston:
Samuel F. Gilliland. Jr.. South Boston;
Charles s. Mclaughlin. Millboro: WAL
ter y. Smith. Ayden. \. C.: Henry VIII
son. Culpeper: Kit Rackley. Nashville,
" C. and Joseph e. Frank, 2o3 South
Laurel street.
Marine corps-Earl F. Msurie
Charlotte; David A Rawley. winston
Salem. n. c. William NJ Ward. Rich
mond. and Harry F. Gibbey. Roanoke.
The navy recruited one man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
BIGAMIST'S FIRST WIFE
WILL NOT PROSECUTE

The frst and lawful wife of Frank
r. Eskew, charged here with bigamy.
has telegraphed to Richmond that she
Will not be present to appear against
her husband when his case Is called
police court this morning. Mrs Es-
kew, the first lives in Atlanta and
charges that her husband did not Sc
cure a divorce from her before marry
ing Bonnie Lee Grower. in this city.
On April 8 The state offered to pay
the expenses OF the first Mrs. Eskew
from Atlanta 10 Richmond to testify
In the case. bat persons interested in
the matter were Informed yesterday
that she would not be here.
Eskew. a candy manufacturer in the
cast end OF the city. claims that he
had received separation from his
arst wife before marrying again. His
sister-in law. Mrs. J. II. Eskew. Sf At
lanta. applied al police headquarters
yesterday IN the interest OF the accused
man. and notified the police that the
telegram had been received by Rich
mond man Interested in the case.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
FARMER RELIGIOUS SECT
ASS WAR EXEMPTION

Hutchinson. Kan, May 19.-Several
hundred Mennonites in Reno and ad
joining counties have appealed to
Senators Charles Curtis and W. II.
Thompson to protect them against
military service in keeping with their
religious beliefs. They attest their
loyalty to the government and ask
TO be allowed TO show their patrto-
tism by raising crops and in other
peaceful pursuits.
The Mennonites are sect Of peo-
pie who do not believe in worldly
show or vanjties. resistance is
one OF their chief doctrines.
Since the foundation Of the sect
they have opposed military service.
They went to Russia at the invitation
OF Empress Catherine In their early
existence on the promise OF military
exemption There they founded a big
farming settlement. but left the coun-
try when the exemption from mill
tarv service was repealed.
They have made the sections where
they have settled in this part Of Kan
sas one Of the richest farming areas
Of the country and Il is expected that
their religious convictions Will be re-
garded
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
FARMERS Ifti) HELP
RATHER THAN ADVICE
ell. Wants to be Notified of amy
luxurious Practices,

Mr. Richard Evelyn Byrd. chairman
OF the executive committee of the Nir-
ginia council OF defense. gave out the
following statement last night relative
to the proposed farmers loan fund;
Tn my opinion what the farmer
snseds Is not advice to plant more. but
the means by which he will be ena bled
to plant and cultivate more.
He needs more money and help. II
he plants more. he needs more money
and moro hsip. This help the council
OF defense VIII try=to org anize. 1t has
come TO me that farmers who are in
need Of small sums of money for buy
ing an unusual amount OF seed arc
charged by some banks in the state
an usurlous rate of interest This IS
both unpatriotic and illegal Where
this Is true the names of the offending
banks should be known SO as to clear
the skirts Of the banks who dc
legal business.
Il would be glad in my capacity OF
Z. chairman OF the executive committee
OF the state council OF defense to have
the names Of all banks who at THIS
time attempt 20 exact usury from
farmers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
NE DEATH FROM VII MIS-
AND ONE FROM tHitkEN roN.

Three deaths. from unusual causes.
have been reported to the city health
department during the last week The
death OF coiored woman. thirtF-nine
years otd,- from tine TTurU0E tg recorded
on the health department books for
Man "a. Seldom has this malady proved
fatal, and the death OF an adult from
this cause is particularly out of the or
binary. white girl. seventeen months
old died on the fifteenth from chicken
BOZ. registering another of a very few
cases OF it's kind on record. ON May
H a three m on his old white girl baby
died from accidental smothering in
bed In addition to this. a colored girl
baby, fifteen months old. died on the
fifteenth from measles. The measles
morality rate Is comparatively high. al
though II has been much lower In
Richmond this year than II has ever
been before.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
Urge GOVERNMENT
TO RELIEVE CONDITION
HICKORY Camp, No. 8, Woodmen OF
World. Wires Virginia Delegation
to Spur Action In Matter.

Hickory camp. No. 6. Woodmen of
the World, with n membership of
more than 400, will today send tele-
gram to Senators Martin and Swanson
ana Virginia members of the house,
urging them to use their efforts in
securing governmental supervision
over food prices, and to do everything
, IN their power for the 'amelioration
OF the present distressing condition"
AT the last meeting of the camp
committee was named to draft and
Forward a resolution to Washington.
'fhis committee, embracing Messrs. j.
Harry Lawder. Thomas b. Chalkley
and l. s. Eggleston. has completed the
draft of the resolution, and VIII today
send copies to the Virginia senators
and congressman. The resolution *:
Resolved, That Hickory camp, No.
8. Woodmen OF the World. through a
duly authorized committee, respect
fully petition the Virginia members of
the senate and the congress of the
United States to use their very best
efforts for the amel,oratioa of the
1 present distressing condition, and, II
necessary, to urge tina. all food neces-
stiles be placed under The supervision
and control of the government"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
SPANISH SHIP SUNK;
NEW NOTE TO RE SENT

Madrid. May lS-& new crisis with
Germany las been precipitsted by the
sinking ~ the Spanish steamer Patr'-
cle, Of $500 tons. \ note stronger
than any Vet sent will be dispatched
to the imperial government a once
protesting in the most energetic terms
against the continued aggression on
Spanish shippine BY German sub
marines.
Chancellor ven Bethmanu Ho'lweE
sslngso sf s7@slrsss atti*sfae IN l,is .ret@h-
stag speech TUESDAY is commented
upou variously by the Spanish press
The consensus is that II must not he
allowed 10 affect SPANS steadfast de-
Tense or her integrity and honor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
AUSTRIANS SINK
BRITISH ''DRIFTERS"

London, May 1s.--For the first time
in the war British and Austro- Hungar-
ian naval forces have clashed. The
battle. which took place in the Adriat-
ic Tuesday. was reported by the adj
miralty today though only scarce de-
tails were given. Austrian light cruis-
ers, it appears descended In a raid
upon hotilla of British "drifters,"
sinking fourteen of them. A lively
engagement between one or more
British warships and the Austrians en-
sued The British light cruiser Dart
mouth was torpedoed. but reached port
There were eighteen casualties aboard
the Dartmouth. The Dartmouth. a ves-
sci of $3.50 tons. was laid down in
1909 Six inches were her heaviest
guns.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
OBITUARY
Funeral os Chapman J. Eubank.

The funeral of Chapman j. Eubank.
who died Wednesday afternoon. fol-
lowing a brief illness with pneumonia.
took place yesterday afternoon from
the family residence, 1920 North ave-
nue.. Barton Heights, the service being
conducted by Rev. George W. kemper,
pastor OF Hanover Avenue Christian
church. The deceased is survived by
his widow, two daughters, Mrs. wall
ter Fore. of Richmond, and Mrs.
James r Cross, of Washington, D.
G.. and two sons, william +. and Rob
ert Eubank, of Richmond The burial
was made in lakewood cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
RI NEGRO Is
DEPRIVED OF MEAL; JAILED.

~ -.
Burfey white. hose name does not
denote his color, and who has an alias
m Buttons" yesterday wanted some
cheese for his luncheon. He didn't get
n taste though. But Buttons had a
whole cake of cheese for his evening
meal. And again he didn't get
taste
Buttons was arrested by First sta
tion police last night and charged
with stealing the cheese which Is
worth $3.50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
Funeral of y. +. Throck morton.

Funeral services for Jesse T. Throck-
morton. eighty years old, who died in
the home of his niece at Glen Allen,
were conducted yesterday afternoon in
Fulton Baptist church. tho Rev. w.
Thorhurn Clark. pastor. The burial
was in lakewood. Mr. Throckmorton
was a widely-known and highly-es-
teemed citizen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
William IL. ellis.

Mr. william II. ellis entered quietly
into rest Friday morning at o'clock.
Mr.. ellis was a Confederate veteran.
ninety-two years OF age. Funeral SER
vices from the residence of his son. Mr..
VIM a. Gills. 2910 Semmes avenue,
conducted by Rev. n. H. White. tbs
afternoon at O'Clock
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
Two M,sd.mennor. Acquitted.

Lawrence stokes. colored. was ac-
ouitted by jury In hustings court
yssterday OF a charge of Illegally trans
PORTING ardent sp-r its. w A. Jordan
was also acquitted of a charge of in
terfering with Officer r. B, Sowell,
h when the latter was making an
arrest Plummer Davis. also coiored.
plead guilty 10 a charge of transport
ing liquor. and was given thirty days
IN fail and $50 fine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
SURVIVORS
REACH AMERICAN SOIL.

New York. May 1s.--The British
steamship that picked up fourteen men
of the crew and naval gunners of the
American steamship Rockingham. af-
ter that vessel was torpedoed and sunk
of the Irish coast on May ], arrived
here today with them. Two men were
killed, when the Rockingham was at
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19

tackled. All the survivors have re-
turned to America.
The arrivals today-Third officer
Arthur McKenny and thirteen naval
gunners-said they were adrift in an
open boat for forty-eight hours before
being rescued at a. point about 14c
miles north of the spot where their
ship sank. They had ample provisions
and water, they said and suffered no
hardships.'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
WOMAN Is ARRESTED FOR
STEALING MUCH CLOTHES.

Charged with stealing clothes valued
AZ s35. Gertie Morrello last night was
locked up at First police station. where
NE will be held until this morning
when she will probably be tried in po-
lice court. The wearing apparel Is
said to have been the property OF
aarAh Knoltea -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19
MANAGE SUIT RESULTS
- FROM DEPUTY'S DEATH

Trial Of the case of c. F. Cuddy's ad-
Yninistrator against Murphy's hotel. for
$4,000. was going on in the city cir
cult court yesterday, Judge r. Carter
Secs, on the bench, T. III, Crabtree
represents the estate of Cuddy. who
was a deputy sheriff of Amherst coun
Is ana was killed in an elevator ac-
ctdent in Mnrphy's hotel last fall. His
ea.n.a su&s 20 recover damages for his
Aeafn