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The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29
Oil Painting with a History.

A big oil painting hangs on the
white wall OF the gauge room OF the
ventilating plant In the capitol at
Washington. 1t is pretty poor paint.
ing In srite Of its gilt frame and brass
plate. The latter states that the sub.
ject Of the picture is the first home.
stead in the United States. The paint
ing was sent In years ago for the gov
ernment to purchase. The government
vas not bsgulled by 1t and declined To
buy. The artist did not send for 1t
20 there, away down in the sub. base
'nent, It hangs to-day. There a.,
.thers unbought. and unclaime.
towed away in various pa es. son,
1xed others hanging in obscure CO
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29
SCHOOL NOTES

Commencement tonight at the
Methodlst Episcopal church. The
program appears in another column.
The High School play was Il grand
success. Every body present was
pleased with the splendid way the
different characters were represented.
The High School gave the play at
Sugar City Wednesday evening TO IA
small audience.
The total receipts here were s40.40
and total expenses $l6.85 leaving a
balance in the Library Fund of s23.S5.
At Sugar City the total receipts were
$l5.35 and the total expenses were
sl2. so leaving Il balance of S2.s5 to the
fund.
School closes this afternoon. Every
child is anxious to know the result or
his years work. Promotion certificates
class cards and perfect attendance
certificates will be awarded.
Programs will be given in each de-
partment except the High School.
Baccalaureate sermon at the Evan.
pelical church next Sunday evening.
Ralph Whitlock and Mary Garfield
were pleasant visitors to the First
Primary Tuesday.
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29

1t Is matter Of regret that so few
OF our people attended the 'Jolly'
lecture at the Methodist church last
evening, for those who failed to at
tend missed one OF the best treats ever
offered an Ordway audience. His
word painting Of the San Francisco
disaster. was in itself worth the price
OF admission, and IL constituted only
a small part Of the two hours we'll
selected program which carried the
audience from uproarious laughter in
to tears.
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29
A Delicate Comnliment.

This boat seems to rock a great
DEAL complained Mrs. Rockingham
who was making her first voyage
across the Atlantic.
Yes" replied the steward. we've
had 1t fixed purposely to do so. as q
compliment to your husband. who. we
are informed. is specially fond OF
rocks."-Chicago RecordHerald.
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29

Mr.. and Mrs. c. Is. Virgins leave
tonight for Homer, Illinois, where
they expect to reside in the future
Mr.. Virgins will assist hi father in
caring for Il chain OF banks in the vi
cinity Of Homer. They have many
friends In Ordway who regret to have
them leave and who wish them pros.
perity and happiness in abundance.
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29
Conditions Are chanoed.

Mistress (angrily)-Iiow dare you
talk back to me in that way? | never
saw such impudence. You have n lot
Of nerve 10 call yourself lady's maid
New Maid don't call myself that
now. maam: but | was n lady's maid
before got this job.-Chicaso Daily
News
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29
A eu mira Question.

Feminine Customer-What boauti
iul things you make of celluloid, Do
yon think you could make pipe out
Of It?
Shopman (aghasD-Why. madam.
don't you know
Feminine Customer-Oh. don't
care what 1t costs. want to give 1t
to my husband for a birthday present.
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29

The old shacks that have occupied
the corner Of the park and have been
an cyesore for many years. were m0v
Lakes Cumpany's lots between Third
and Fourth streets and in the rear OF
Tiemann's barn, where they will be
remodclcd and used for housing the
new hose cart.
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29
Woman's Idea,

Mr.. Stubb-lts queer. but the great
men on bank notes all seem to have
long whisSers.
Mrs. Stubb-Then they should put
the pictures OF smooth-shaven men on
them. I have just found out why bank
notes carry so many germs.-Chicago
Daily News
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29
An Exchange Of Condolences.

First Sweet Thing-1sn't that an
ugly man over there?
Second Sweet Th!ng-Yes, almost as
ugly as the one next to him.
First Sweet Thiny-Who Is he?
Second Sweet Thing-My husband.
Who Is the other?
First Sweet Thing-Mine.
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29
Plenty Of Water There

Church, hear they've discovered
spring in Wall street?
Gotham-I don't know any surer
place to look for water. do you?-
Yonkers Statesman.
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29
PROGRAM
DECORATION DAY

You will want II hat for yourself and
hats for the children. Our millinery
department is brimful OF nice things
for your choosing. Cash BAZAAR
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29
Tomato Plants

Levingston's Beauty and Early June.
Good healthy plants ready to set or
hedge in cold frames. $500 per l,ooo.
81. IS per / 900 in lots of 5000 or more.
Also cahbage plants, Early Express
and Flat Dutch. II. Q. BEEBE, mile
west Boston Farm. Address Olney,
Colo. W.
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29

The Memorial sermon by Rev. Rice
was pronounced a rare treat by those
who heard it. and was enthusiastically
Received by the &, A X. boys IN par.
ticular.
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29

LOsT.-Guld link chain and gold.
stone heart. Finder leave at this Of
flee and receive reward.
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29

I have $50, 900. 90, private money to
loan, must be placed at once, per
cent interest. L. Il. FENLAsoN,
Rocky Ford, Colo
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29
Good, All Rinht.

Church-Don't think you really
know what real good music is?
Gotham Oh. yes. do. hymn Is
"ool rus'c.--Ycnkcrs Statesman.
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29

Calling cards printed at the New
Era otflce.
The Ordway new era., 1908-05-29
REPORT
or The Condition OF The

FIRST NATIONAL BANK AT Ordway,
In the State OF Colorado. at the close
Of business, May l4th. 1908.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-11
SAN FRANCISCO RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Futurity eourse Seven F,ji, ZOE
thirschbaUml II % 10. won: Abbey q (Butler
10 10 ]. second. Foe Z. 81 (Charboueaul 20 l.
third Time. l.l0 4 5. Handmaiden Meada. HeriTes
Balrcod. ENpeCIanI Annie h and Golden A. also
ran.
SECOND RACE-Three furl0ngs RoseTale 10
lMillerl p 20 !. won; Pomare 10 SANDY. 10 70 J.
second. Ocean Queen. 10 Knapp. 8 % . third
Time. 0-5 Is. AdTiana Lecouvrcm Mabel Foun-
tain. Lnlu g.. Yolo. CavaIieaa Horen, Pallas and
Yakima Belle also ran
THIRD RACE-Nlile and seventy Yards Pieiad
100 lBuxtonl, 20 I. won. Last 60. q Butler 10
70 !. second; j. Il. Laughrey ll3 Knapp. 70 s.
third Time. l-i5. 81. Senicus Blue Eyes Met
lakatia. Taucred. Nigrette ard Gr0moboi also ran
FOURTH RACE-SeVen furlonEs- BurlIigh. I'D
Miller. Z 10 s. Won; GsTautun. 10 knapp. s
20 I. second; Lassen. l03 iHeathertoni. % TO T.
third Time. Is Is Belle Of Iroquois May Amelia
NJ. b. Clark. and Billy TAYLOR also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Mile and seventy yards. Ny Pal
lG Gilbert. 80 10 /. won; Mike Jordan. los Borei
6 10 5. second: Ten Otks. l04 Fisher 20 J. third
Time. lf5 IS. Touic Affair. Sophomore. AEIss.
and Eckcrsall also ran
SIXTH RACE-Gne mile BrOokleaf 9S Walsh.
. 70 5. won: ST. Avon les Sandyl p 10 I. second
Bannock Bob. @ lGilbertl. 80 70 I. third Time
l;io IS. Dredser, Othmar. Fiametta. and Smiley
Corbett also ran
The Washington herald., 1908-03-11
HITCHCOCK TRIAL BEGINS
Actor IN Court on Charges Brought
by Young Girls.
Counsel Takes Up Entire Day Sc
Iecting Five Jurors, Who Are
Closely Quizzed.

New York. March I0.-The trial Of Ray
mond Hitchcock, the comedian. on the
charge Of attacking young girls was be-
gun to-day before Justice Blanchard. in
the Supreme Court. criminal branch.
There are six indictments against him.
but he viii be tried on the one which
names Helen Won Hagen, fifteen years
old, as the complainant. II is likely that
the two other girls concerned in the
charges against him Will be witnesses.
Hitchcock, who was arrested when he
was playing in The Yankee Tourist.
came 70 court wrapped up in a big over
coat He was pale and sickly looking
when he was arrested. and he hasn't i'm
proved any
His wife, Flora Zabelle. came 10 court
with him, but she was not allowed in
the courtroom. Il is said that no woman
viii be admitted during the trial. II is
likely also that only those who
have business viii be permitted I'm the
court when the taking Of evidence be-
gins Hitchcock had the chair which
Harry Thaw occupied al his second trial.
and he was accompanied by four law
yers, John B. Stanchfield being the gen
eraL His two brOthers-in-Iaw sat not
FAR from him.
While Mr.. Stanchfeld has not outlined
his defense, II IS said that he Will attempt
20 prove that the charges are unfounded
and that Hitchcock is the victim OF a
blackmailing plot
Il took all day 10 get FIVE jurors. Mr.
Stanchield was very careful, submitting
70 each talesman a long line OF Ques-
uons. Among the things he wanted 70
know was what newspaper each man
read. the church societies he belonged 10.
whether he attended the theater, what
clubs he belonged TO- II he had any re-
ligious affiliations. and how many chill
dren he had. If any. and the sex
Mr. Stanchfield took up most OF the
time in getting the five jurors who We're
In the box al the end OF the dav. They
were Louis Schachne. manager, Bernard
Hyman, tobacco; Herman Wolf. real es-
tate; Sidney A Morley, treasurer. and
Moses NJ. Green. a cotton broker
The Washington herald., 1908-03-11
DATES FOR TECH HIGH.
Manager SahOrd Has Arranged for
Six Out-Of-tOvn Games.

Manager Howard Stafford, OF the
Technical High School baseball cam.
has arranged what is probably the most
pretentious schedule ever attempted by
local high school nine.
There viii be six out-of-town games.
one with each of the following teams:
fredericksburg College. Bethel Mill
tary Academy, Episcopal High School.
Mount ST Joseph's College. Maryland
Agricultural College. and Baltimore
City College.
In addition to the above games will
be played with many fast independent
teams Manager Stafford has not, as
yet, been able to obtain grounds for
practice and in order to insure plenty
CT work for the players has made
point Of scheduling games preliminary
to the opening of the championship
series.
The prospects Of the blacksmiths for
the high school title this year are de-
clared by those familiar with the ma
terial at the Rhode Island avenue
school never to have been brighter.
There is veteran for every position,
all OF whom have had two or more
years experience, and should, accord
ing to Coach Smith. put forth their
best efforts this year.
The players are being put through
a course of sprouts each day at the
school, and by the time the weather
will permit them TO get out in the
open, it is expected the kinks will have
all been worked out. The candidates
are enthusiastic to a degree and are
confident that Tech will make Just
as strong a showing at baseball this
spring as the eleven did on the grid
iron last fall. The schedule follows:
March 3-Frederickshurg College at Fredericks-
burg. Va.
April bliss Electrical School
April 4-Bethe Military Academy. at Warenton.
Va
= April l0-Georgetown PTepe. at Georgetown
April ls-Episcopal High School at Alexandria va.
April @-Arny and Navy Preps
May 2-GeorgetoWn PrepS. at Georgetown.
May l6-Mount St Joseph's College at baltimore
May 2O-Maryland Agricultural College at Alexan-
dris. Va.
May SO-Bsltimore City College. At Baltimore.
In addition to the foregoing dates
are pending with woodberry- Forrest
School. Georgetown Preps. and Army
and Navy Preps.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-11
LOS ANGELES RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Five furlongs. Teddy Hodge. l0s
tSchilnsl. 70 s. won; Work and Play. lo7
iBurnsl. % l. second Our Anna. 10 Aiclntyrel .
- 4. third. Time 150l Ella True. senator
William Stone. Bannoceuce. Straightaway. Long
Trick. BelaSco. Rubber Boy. Glenarn Queen Of the
Camp. and Playlit also ran.
SECOND RACE-Threc and one-haH furlongs.
Madeline MusgTaVc. 100 (AlusgraTel. 20 l. won
Copper Princess, lOi lBuuSl 70 l. second: No
dena los lShriner. 10 10 !. third. Time. l:il.
Thunder Hill. Chipmonk. and Antioch also ran
THIRD RACE-FiYe and one-half furlongA
Laudabe. p lGoldsteinl. 10 /. won; Royal Queen.
81 (Burusl. 10 /. second. Bribery. los Giusgrave)
20 !. third Time. 06 35 Ontario Oregon.
Amigo McChord, Halton, Billy Mayham. La Chata
and Taftenham also ran
FOURTH RACE-Handicap; one mile. Light
Wool Us lSchilling. 20 l. won; Col Jack lOs
tBurnsl. ! % , second; Critic. = lHartyl 70 l.
third. Time las Is Only three starters
FIFTH RACE-One and One~quarter miles Col
Jewell. % lMorsel. 100 to l. won; Rostof. lO5
Noydl. Is % !, second Fl Primero. lO5 tArchi-
baldl. 90 I. third Time 20s 3-5. Lisbia Mon
tanes. BY Play. Neritas Vincit, Freesias Buster
Jones. John J. Rogers. Rama. Red Thistle. Don
Hart Our Sallie. and Wooduiap also ran
SIXTH RACE-SeTen furlongs. Aucassin l02
Burns. to l, won; Canardo. Jos (Shrner) 70
J. second L. c. Widrig IS Martini. 10 70 l. third
Time. l26 Is. Chippewa, Ed Ball. Ampedo. and
Susie Christian also ran.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-11
REIsLING FOR READING.
Veteran Pitcher and Manager viii
Handle Union Club.

Special to The Washington Herald
Reading Pa, March 10-The Reading
baseball club Of the Union League has
signed for its manager this season, DR..
f. C. Reisling. who during the past sea-
son was the star pitcher OF the Tri-state
League ReisIing has also had several
years experience as a manager, and has
won one pennant for the club of which
be was manager.
Or. Reising was born in Martins Ferry,
Ohio. in 1876 in which city he learned
how to play ball with amateur bah teams.
His first professional engagement how
ever. was with the Toronto club of the
Eastern League, in 1898. In 1899 ne was
sold TO the Hartford club OF the Connec-
ticut State League. In 1900 and 1901. Refs
ling was the manager of the Bristol. Con-
neticut club. which won the champion
ship of the Connecticut League. In 1902
he managed the Hartford Connecticut
League club. which finished third in the
race Of that season. In 1893 and 1904 he
managed the Toledo club Of the Amer
ican Association.
From there he was drafted by the
Brooklyn club in the fall Of 1904, and
pitched for the Brooklyn club in 1905. In
1906 he had some trouble in regard TO
salary with the Brooklyn club and jump
ed 10 the outlaw Tri-state League. where
he has been playing with the Lancaster
club during the seasons of 1906 and 1857.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-11
HOT MILK SAVES HER LIFE.
Country Girl, InsuIted in New York,
Attempts Suicide.

New York, March 10.-Half an ounce
Of tincture Of iodine did not kill Miss
Genevieve D. Jones. a pretty young
manicurist who lives at 81 Manhattan
avenue. because her brother-in-Iaw. d
policeman. attached to the West Thirty
seventh street station, was on the jcb
with quart OF hot milk
HiS>prOmptness saved her life
She was a prisoner, however. In the
Harlem court to-day. and explained to
Magistrate Breen the reason for her act.
II was because New York men were too
forward, she said Policeman Richard
Golding. the brother-in-law, elucidated
her defense. He said:
She lived out in Michigan. and learned
the manicuring business there. When she
came to make her home with US she Sc
cured place in a barber shop.
Every night she came home and cried
saying that she had been insulted by this
or that customer I think it worked on
her so that she temporarily became in
sane
She is a large. weIl-developed young
woman. The magistrate paroled/ her in
the custody OF her brother-in-law.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-11
LAWSON CALLS A MEETING
Final Plans for Union League Will
Be Made Wednesday.
Organization Making Active Prepara-
tiOnS TO Open Season with
Flying COlOrs.

President Al w. Lawson. OF the Union
League OF Professional Ball Clubs. has
issued a call for meeting OF the league
to be held at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Philadelphia. Wednesday, March IS at 10
o'clock a. m. At this meeting the final
arrangements of the Union League viii
be completed. and a schedule adopted for
the coming season.
President Lawson announces that the
circuit Of the Union League is now COM
plete and ready for business.
All of the clubs are well backed
financially. and making preparations for
a prosperous season. While the Union
League is not a member of the National
Association OF Baseball Leagues. and is
commonly termed an outlaw organization.
still. President Lawson says that il is not
the intention Of his association 10 antag
onize in any way organized baseball. No
contract jumpers will be permitted 20
play In the Union League this season.
although the reserve rule will not be
considered when signing players.
About 130 players have already been
signed by the various clubs. and applica-
tions from frst-class players continue 10
arrive daily at headquarters. Every club
has obtained a capable. experienced, and
well-knOwn manager, and they are now
busily engaged in constructing their teams
from the best timber available. The man
ayers OF the various clubs are as follows
Washington. Arthur Irwin; Whining
ton. William Waller: Philadelphia, Walter
Schlichter; Reading, DR.. T. c. Reilsing;
Paterson. II. Eugene McCann: Elizabeth
William Rath; Brooklyn. Ambrose Hussy:
Baltimore. Sam J. Kennedy.
one OF the latest players 10 be signed by
the Union League is David Searfross, a
catcher and team handler OF national rep
utatiOn. who has been signed by the VIII
mington club as captain for the coming
season. Searfoss has had about ten years
experience with different leagues IN the
country, but he became best known as a
catcher for the St Louis National League
club in 1904 and 1865. Since then he has
played with the Toledo club IN the Ameri-
can Association and the Kansas City
club. Of the Western League. Searfoss
also caught for three years for the New
York National League club. His long ex-
perience with big league clubs Will add
materially 10 the strength OF the Whining
ton team
The Washington herald., 1908-03-11
INTERIOR AFTER PLAYERS.
VIII Hold Mass Meeting Sunday TO
Bring Out Material.

Manager Duganne reports that the team
that will represent the Interior Depart
ment this season will probably be
stronger than the 1906 team, which fin-
ished second TO Agriculture. the District
champions for that year.
Thirty odd players. among whom are
quite a few ex-college stars and some
Of Washington's best amateurs, have sig
nified their intention of trying for the
team. Realizing, however. that all OF the
teams will be greatly strengthened this
year and that the race for the pennant
will be close, he has sent out notices an
nouncing a players meeting for Sunday
March 15 $3.50 p. m, office Of the Recla-
nation Service. Twelfth and G streets
northwest. in order TO get out all Of the
available material.
Every ball player in the Department is
urgently requested to be present. Those
who cannot be. will please communicate
with c q. Duganne, care Of the United
States Reclamation Service.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-11
HARLEM REGATTA RACES.
Selects Events for Annual
Meeting May 80.

New York, March 1O.-The Harlem Re
gatta committee. having in charge details
OF the annual regatta on the Harlem
River May 80. met last night in the
Harlem Casino, Chairman J. j. F. Null
cahy presiding, and all the fourteen clubs
composing the membership were repre-
sented- Events selected were:
Junior single, intermediate single. as
sociation and senior single shells: veteran
singles, open to men who have been active
in rowing at least twenty years distance
one-half mile); junior intermediate and
senior double shells; junior four-oared
gigs. intermediate four-oared gigs. junior
Quadruple shells, senior fOUr-OaTed shells.
junior eight-oared shells senior eight
cared shells.
Harry p Burke, of the Malta B. c..
Philadelphia, was elected as referee Of
the regatta.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-11

excel at one variation Of the game may
be in turn exceIled at another. This Is
the case OF Schaefer and Sutton Schae-
fer is champion at Isl and Sutton at 1S2
Last year Schaefer challenged Sutton's
hold on his championship. As Is usual
he had 10 post 500 70 get the game. They
met and Sutton defeated him by more
than 10 1-500 TO 2il. with a highest
run OF 90 to SO. The year had begun with
Sutton as the champion in Isl as well as
iS-2, through the forfeiture Of the cham
pionship by Willie Hoppe-who is trying
to get il back to-day. In a tournament in
March. Schaefer defeated Sutton 900 70
rs, and last December repeated the per
formance to the tune OF 800 to 4S6.
The Napoleon OF the billiard world was
+. c. Ives. AS an all-round player, one
who was always himself. and one who
never lost his head in pinch, Ives stands
at the front. He was a worlds cham
piOn for number Of years. His average
Of a-55 in a game at Chicago in 1897 at
lS1 stands as a record that has never
been equaled- Ives died Of consumption
in 1883 in Mexico
The first large American billiard room
in the United States was conducted by
e D Bassford on the site where the
New York Herald building now stands.
II was established in 1872. and for many
years thereafter was one Of the most
popular billiard resorts in the country.
Pin pool and hfteen-baH pool had their
origin in this place The FIRST match
game for a money stake was played in
New York in 1854 between J. y. White
Of New York. and George Smith. OF
Syracuse. The frst worlds champion
snip game was played at Madison Square
Garden and the honOrs went TO George
Slosson.
Many are the statesmen in Washing
ton who take relief from the political
burdens OF the day in a game Of billiards
A few years ago there was little Con
gresham from the West by the name OF
Cochran He was less than five feet SIX
tall. but when il came 10 playing BILL
liards he was a good one. He boarded
at the historic old National Hotel Its
billiard parlors were under the direction
OF Frank Sherman. himself a player OF
championship caliber. IN the billiard
room that had been made famous by
Henry Clay. these two players were 70
be seen night after night for several
years And dozens Of TIE nations law
makers found solace from their cares by
looking on. Cochran was the champion
billiard player Of Congress throughout
his whole term OF service
TO-mOrrOw-Benefa of the
Rich.