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STATE CAPITOL NEWS W.«t.rn Newspaper Union News Service. COAL PRODUCTION INCREASES. Over 4,683 Tons Mined In Colorado First Six Months of 1916. Denver.—Colorado’s coal production for the first six months of 1916 shows an increase of 1,026,836 tons over the same months last year Operators of the state are Jubilant over the good showing which the mines are making and the Increased production, especial ly in view of the difficulty which they have had In getting men, owing to the shortage in the labor market. The total tonnage produced up to June 30 this year is 4,683,843, accord ing to figures compiled by Mrs. Ada Tlbblts of the state coal mining de partment. Last year’s tonnage for the same period was 3,657,007. The production for June this year was 726,835 tons, as compared with 593,- 856 tons last June. The biggest In creases are shown in Las Animas county. The increase in that county for the six months is 661,066 tons; for Huerfano county, 112,827; Fremont county, 82,580; Routt county, 81,451; Boulder county, 33,081; Gunnison county, 33768, and Jefferson county, 13,767. Only two fatal accidents were re ported to the coal mine inspector in June. The average number of men employed was 12,151. Battery C to Get Horses. The First battalion of the field ar tillery has received orders from the central department. United States army, in Chicago, to submit its re quirements tor horses, which are to be shipped immediately. The ar tillery division will need 500 animals, both draft horses and single mounts, and about thirty-six mules, according to officers of the batteries. It is also reported that with the same shipment will come about 3125,U00 worth of equipment, including field guns, am munition, tents and other accessories, for Battery C. Guards Would Become Army Officers. Battery A of the Colorado National guard is about to establish another record. At Golden it has twenty-four members who, on August 21, will take the examinations for regular army commissions at Fort Logan. They have been excused from many duties in order to study for the tests which, because they make a West Fomt course unnecessary, will be severe. Officers at the range say many of the men have a fair chance of passing. Of the twenty-four all but Private Paul are seniors, juniors or alumni of the Colorado Agricultural College. Paul is a Dartmouth graduate. Court Finished on Initiated Billa. Official count of the signatures on petitions to initiate bills filed with the secretary of state has been com pleted. The count shows 24,325 names on the proposed law for the invest ment of state school funds; 20,959 names on the herd law; 24,406 signa tures on the petition for a law to com pel the state to care for all its in sane; 23,722 on the civil service amendment; 26,999 on the amend ment to permit the manufacture and sale of beer in Colorado and 27,959 on the amendment to abolish the State Tax Commission. Court to Review Fake Burial Caae. J. Lofton Davidson, the undertaker who was charged with conspiring with Vivalley Turley, who tried to defraud life Insurance companies of $19,000 by a fake burial, was granted a super sedeas by the State Supreme Court. Davidson, who was sentenced to two to three years in prison, will be re leased on a SIO,OOO bond pending the review of ills case by the high court. Turley and Davidson arranged a fake burial, after which Mrs. Turley col lected the $19,000 for which Turley’s life was Insured. MoFerson Makes Appointments. The following appointments were announced by State Bank Commis sioner Grant McFerson: A. B. Olson to be chief deputy; Sldnoy W. Clark, Richard B. Brown, deputies; Frank Standfleld, clerk, and Mrs. Rose Lau don, stenographer. Earnings Gain Over Two Millions. Unofficial figures made public by the Colorado & Southern Railroad Company for the year ending June 30 last gave the gross earnings as $16,- 375,000, as compared with $13,856,000 for the preceding yenr. Museum Open Saturday and Sundays. All departments of the state muse um, opposite the capitol, hereafter will be open to visitors Saturday af ternoons until 6 o'clock, and Sundays from 10 in the morning until 5 In tho afternoon. Asks Court to Restore License. I)r. F. W. Noble, whose license to practice medicine recently was re voked by the State Board of Medical Examiners because of the Ruth Merri weather case, made application in the District Court for a certiorari of the case from the medioal board to the District Court for review. The case will bo reviewed by the District Court at the fail term. Dr. Noble charges that his license was revoked without giving him a fair and impartial hear (sue T. M. PATTERSON DEAD FORMER U. 8. BENATOR FROM COLORADO DIES SUDDENLY FROM HEART FAILURE. Noted Editor, Lawyer and Political Leader Buccumbs After Week’s Illness at His Home In Denver, W«at«rn Newspaper Union Newa Service. THOMAB M. PATTERSON. Born In Ireland November 4, 1839. Came to America In 1849. Moved to Crawfordaville, Indiana. Enlisted in the Civil War in 1861. In 1862-1863 a student in Asbury, now DePauw University, at Green castle. Ind. In 1863 entered Wabash College at Crawfordaville. Ind. In 1864 began the study of law. Admitted to the bar in 1867. Moved to Denver in 1872. Served as City Attorney of Den ver 1873-1874. Elected Territorial Delegate to Congress in 1874. While in Congress helped secure passage of the act admitting Colo rado to the Union. In 1876-1878 served the State of Colorado In the 46th Congress. In 1888 ran for. Governor and was defeated. In 1892 eleoted a delegate to the National Democratic Convention: left party on account of Its failure to accept a free silver plank. In same year purchased tne Rocky Mountain News; later acquired tho Denver Times. In 1896 was delegate to the Na tional Populist Convention. In 1900 served as chairman of the National Populist Convention. Elected United States Senator in 1901. Ran for Governor In 1914 and was defeated. Denver. —Thomas M. Patterson* for merly United States senator from Colorado, editor and lawyer of na tional reputation, died suddenly of Apoplexy while asleep In bed at his home, 1075 Pennsylvania stret, short ly after 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon* July 23. With him at the time was his daughter, Mrs. Richard Crawford Campbell, other members of his fam ily having gone to Grand Lake, where former Senator Patterson expected to Thomas M. Patterson. join them. Hls death ended a week’s Illness, from which hls near relatives believed that he would recover, al though they knew that apoplexy at any time might end bis notable lifs. Hls wife, Mrs. Katherine Grafton Patterson, died July 16, i 902. A num ber of years before hls wife’s death hls only son, James Patterson, a young attorney, died. A daughter, Mary G. Patterson, and an Infant child also died a number of years ago. Thomas MacDonald Patterson was born In the county of Carlow, Ireland, on Nov. 4, 1839. He was a sou of James and Margaret (Mountjoy) Pat terson. Ills ancestors were a numer ous and prominent family In the north ern part of Ireland. Mr. Patterson Is survived by hls daughter, Mrs. Richard Crawford Campbell; his son-in-law, Richard Crawford Campbell; two grandsons, Richard Crawford Campbell, Jr., who is a student at Dartmouth College, and Thomas Patterson Campbell, a stu dent at Exeter Academy; a grand daughter, Katherine Campbell, and n sister, Mrs. Malin V. Johnson of 2146 Williams street. Two nephews and two pieces also survive him. They are Fred P. Johnßon, Arthur C. John son, Mrs. P. M. Pease of Rye,- N. Y., and Mrs. Frances Porter, formerly u resident of Denver but now living near Byers, Colo. A brother-in-law, Samuel Grafton, also lives In Denver. The Rev. Dr. John H. Houglilon of St. Mark’s officiated at the funeral, and Interment was in l-'alrmount cemetery. JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY DEAD. Indianapolis, Ind. —Janies Whitcomb Riley, 68, died while only Mr. Riley's nurse, Miss dementia Prougb, was awake In the poet's home. Ho suf fered hls first violent attack of paraly sis July 10, 1910. James ,Whltcomb Riley, born of the Middle West, sang the Joys, sorrows, fancies and humors of Its folk, large ly In Its own dialect. The world was so touched by hls lmplrctlou and the realism of hls homely symbols that he was one of the few devoting their lives to poetry who gained a fortune. In 1902 he received the degree of master of Arts from Yale University and In 1904 the University of Pennsyl vania conferred upon him tho dogma of doctor of letters. Indiana Uni versity conferred the honorary de gree of LL.D. on him In 1907. RUSSIANS CLOSE IN ON TURK BASE CAUCASIAN ARMY IN CONTROL OF APPROACHES TO TOWN OF ERZINGAN. BRITISH HOLD POZIERES KAISER’S TROOPS SENT FROM VERDUN TO STRENGTHEN RE SISTANCE IN SOMME REGION. Western Newspaper Union News Service. London, July 26. —The battle on the Somme front, which begun Saturday at midnight and has continued since with brief lulls, is still being engaged in by British and Germans with the utmost stubbornness. An indication of the importance the Germans at tach to defending their third line Is found in the report of Gen. Haig, the British commander, and in the Ger man admission that troops have been brought from before Verdun in order to lend all possible strength to Gen. von Einem. The British, if they are making hut slow progress, have been able to re pulse all the fierce German counter attacks and fully maintain their ground, although the fighting largely consists of hand-to-hand conflicts. There is no news as to whether the Australians, who hold the greater por tion of the village of Pozieres, have yet secured the eastern part, which is on the plateau dominating the village. But Gen. Haig reported the repulse of a German Infantry attack from the east. Advices from the eastern front ars meager, but the grand duke’s troop 9 gradually are closing in on Erzingan, the most important base and military position of the Turks in Asia Minor, while Gen. Sakharoff continues hia successful advance. According to a Berlin dispatch, by way of Amsterdam, Turkish troops are to be sent to help the Austro-Ger mans against the Russians on the Ga lician front. The Italians have captured Monte Clmont from the Austrians. A French sub lieutenant lias brought down his tenth German war plane. Norfolk, Va.—Pilotless and without warning to United States officials, one of the British cruisers lying off Cape Henry awaiting the appearance of the German submersibles Deutschland and Bremen steamed through the Vir ginia Capes Tuesday, proceeded to the vicinity of Fortress Monroe, cruised about for an hour or more and then returned outside the three-mile limit. Baltimore, Md. “Circumstances, conditions over which we have no control, are keeping us in Baltimore. There is no cause for alarm from any source. At the proper time we will get away; there is a time for every thing.’’ Thus did Capt. Paul Koenig, commander of the Deutschland, ex plain his presence in Baltimore Tues day when asked what is delaying its sailing. British Concede Blacklist Point. (Washington.—Great Britain made partial and Informal response to the American inquiry about the blacklist ing of American firms. The response, on which the administration declines to comment, was in the form of an oral statement from Ambassador Spring-Rice in the office of Acting Secretary of State Polk. The state ment, which was repeuted only in ef fect, not verbatim, for the public, is markedly conciliatory. TO EXTERMINATE VILLISTAS. Firet Chief Carranza Ordera General Trevino to Rehabilitate North ern Mexico. Chihuahua City, Mex.—Gen. Jacinto Trevino, commanding the Mexican Army Corps of tho Northeast, an nouncAid that he had received orders from Gen. Carranza to niakA- every possible effort to pacify u nd rehabili tate northern Mexico. The first Btep necessary to comply with these orders, ho added. Is the ex termination of Villa and Ills bandits, and reports from Gen. Matia Ramos In aetlvo command of the campaign In northern Duprango Indicate that this Is on tho verge of completion. Jealous Husband Kills Son-In-Law. Fort Collins.—Peter Leal de Soto, known generally as Peter Soto, “king of the bootleggers," jealous of hls son-in-law, shot and killed the young ®r tnan at hiß home In the Jungles, which is the settlement of Mexicans near the sugar factory, a mile north east of Fort Colllnß. Ernesto Mond rano, the slain man, was 23 years old, and had been a beet worker. Pope Aiks Mercy for Casement. Rome.—Pope Benedict has Inter ceded in favor of Roger Casement, endeavoring to obtain grace for him from the British government. Influ ential Irish nationalists have urged the pope to do all in his power to save Casement. The pope already has obtained from Emperor Francis Jo seph of Austria grace for Carnak, u leader of the Bohemian patriots, who was made a prisoner while fighting against Austria and condemned to be hanged. TBS CKXJKV OBOOtVXR. WHO’S GOT THE MONET In Four Staples Alone the Farm ers of Western Canada Pro duced 408 Million Dol lars in T 915. The Calgary (Alberta) printers have a house organ, called “The Magnet,” and in its columns a few weeks ago appeared an article entitled “Who’s Got the money?” It was cleverly written, and but for its length, the writer would have been pleased to have copied the article in its entirety. The purpose for which this article is published, how ever, that of letting the readers of the paper know of the great progress that Is being made in agriculture In West ern Canada, will be served by copying a portion of the article. Many of the readers of this paper doubtless have friends in one of the three provinces— Manitoba Saskatchewan or Alberta, and they will be Interested in feeling that their friends are enjoying a portion of the wealth that lias come to Western Canada farmers as a re sult of careful tilling of a soil prodi gal In everything that goes to make good grain, cattle, horses, hogs and sheep. Reproducing from the article: The government does not produce money. It can stamp “One Dollar” on a slip of white paper, and we accept It at a dollar’s worth, but neither the paper nor the printing are worth a copper. What gives It value Is the promise of the people of Canada which stands behind the printed slip, and our faith In that promise. Now do you know who’s got the money? Let us put It into figures. The farm ers of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba last year raised 342,948,000 bushels of wheat. If we take for an average 85 cents a bushel in Manitoba, 81 cents in Saskatchewan, and 79 cents in Alberta the season’s wheat crop was worth $280,029,000. Add to this an oat crop of 834,840,000 bushels, worth $95,457,000; a barley crop of 35,- 254,200 bushels, worth $15,871,000, and a flax crop of 10,559,000 bushels worth $15,843,000, and you find that on these four stnples alone the farmers of West ern Cnnada produced a wealth of $407,800,000. Plense note that this weulth is In money. It Is not In real estate at in flated values, Industrial stocks that are half water and the rest air, fictitious goodwills or unsaleable merchandise. It Is in hard cash, or—which is better —hard wheat. These figures are only for the staple grain productions. They do not In clude the millions of dollars represent ed by the live stock and dairying Indus tries, or the additional millions Includ ed In the root, fruit, and garden crops. The creameries of Saskatchewan, for Instance produced more buttermilk and Ice cream last year than their total production amounted to six years ago. The milk, butter, and cheese pro duction of Alberta for 1915 was valued at over eleven million dollars. The po tato crop of the three provinces was worth five millions and a half. Corn and alfalfa—comparatively new crops, charged with tremendous possibilities —amounted to over a round million. Even honey you didn't know we raised honey (the bee kind) in this country, did you? Manitoba produced 105,000 pounds In 1915, and there Isn't a bee In the province that doesn’t swear he’s a better honey-sorter than anything in California or Washington. That’s where the money is; in the r H HV m M 111 4 W What Is CASTORIA OastorU to a harmless pnbetitxit* (or Csss tor Oil, Pu*. gorlob Dropo stud Soothing Syrups. It la pleasant Ik contains neither Opiums Morphine nor other KaiwOs substance. It* owe to It* guarantee. It destroy* Warm* end alley* Feverishness. For more than thirty nut Ik hug been In constant use (or the relief of Constipattoa, Flatulency, Wind Collo, all Teething Troubles aad Diarrhoea. 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