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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1910-12-24
AN INTERVIEW

intervied and made to say some
good things for the valley and
others not as good. He says:
"He farmed at an altitude of
some $50 feet for a good many
years and farmed successfully.
When he moved from Illinois
prairies to the valley of the Upper
Rio Grande in southern Colorado
where the air is 80 rare that it will
not float an airship, he found there
was difference. He had expected
that there would be and yet he
found some differences that were
not mentioned in the prospectus.
"Mr. Manecke chose Monte Vista
for his home and bought property
there.
"The advantage which Monte
Vista enjoys it latitude is more
than offset by its altitude. If on a
hot summer day cloud comes be-
tween you and the sun you i'm
mediately begin to look for your
coat. No matter how hot the day
has been when the sun goes down
in the evening there is an urgent
call for heavy CLOTH ing. One
sleeps in summer under blankets
and comforts, about such as he
would need in mid winter in
Illinois. There is always snow in
sight although it may be good
many miles away.
"On October II there were few
inches of snow that went off in
two days which was benefit to
the ranchmen.
"Mr. Manecke raised this year
1900 bushels of potatoes, about
1856 bushels TO the acre. He sold
these at prices which we would
consider good in Illinois. Pota-
toes are an easy crop to raise and
in that country they plant them
with machine and dig them with
another machine, thus eliminating
much of the hard work. With
crops of $50 bushels to the acre it
looks like easy money.
MORE HOGS
Mr.. Manecke made the state
ment that there were more hogs
raised to the acre in the tillable
part Of the valley than in the same
area in central Illinois. Some
people were disposed to regard
that statement as a joke but he
repeats it in all seriousness.
That country really does raise
more hogs to the acre than Macon
county, III. Moreover, they are
good hogs and they produce very
fine quality Of pork. They are
sold at weight of 200 or $50
pounds little smaller than
Illinois hogs. The meat, especial
~ the bacon, is of better quality
than that Of Illinois hogs be-
cause there is more lean in it. The
lard is inferior to Illinois lard.
THE Colorado hogs are not fed
on corn. They are pastured part of
the year and are fattened on peas.
barley, rye and other grains. The
peas are an easy crop to raise and
when they are ready to feed the
hogs are usually turned into the
fields. Some OF the pens are
harvested and stacked for winter
feed.
POLITICS
They have some politics in Colo.
RADIO rs most people who have reatl
the newspapers and magazines OF
recent years understand. To Mr..
Manecte, who knew something Of
A.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1910-12-24
IRRIGATING
FARMERS!

Australia wants 100 farmers who understand
irrigation. to settle on the finest and most pro-
ductive irrigated land in tho world. 80 you
may teach others. this most progressive govern
meht offers you an opportunity unoqualled
anywhere. Only small payment Is required,
and per cent annually on balance for 20 ysars.
without further interest will pay entire bal.
snce. They will at any time advance 700 %
pcr cont on all Improvements or payments
made. on Is year loan at per cent. Climate
and products arc like those Of California. No
frosts. NO extreme heat Good railroads, splso.
did markets. good society, FREQ schools. Yosr
Investment not only safe, but sure 70 increase
In value very rapidly. Many other advantages.
Write for full particulars and interesting
literature to
MILLER 4 WILLIAMS
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LEADING BNT5rNh -AlGLEAGUE

blew up at second And the public will
be duly apprised Of the fact that some
bright. particular star captured the
pulsating pellet with a dab of his lunch
hooks or allowed the globule to ooze
through his dinner tongS': that others
were welded TO bags that Mike tied
his hoodoo snake on Bill" or that Jim
took his turn beside the gladgum' And
again it will be related that so and so
"biffed the bulb" padded the pellet"
or ''copped the primordial sack"
Some historian once uttered the heresy
that base ball was of English origin.
having evolved from the game OF
FOUNDERS" Immediately there was such
a pamphleteering and magazining as only
precedes election. and il was settled for
all time that the ancient American gimes
of town ball'' and '.old cat Wee the
true parents Of the national game. A few
months ago Prof. Frederick Starr of the
University of Chicago endeared himself
TO all fans forever by announcing tha'
If originated among the mound builders
When our fleet recently circumnaViSEtea
the earth a ball team which 1t carmen
along with it found organized CLUBS 10
play with in Central and Scuta Amer.ca
\
nlayed by college teams in emma aiu
Egypt. OF course, it is played In az OF
our insular possessions, and the CupIns
are now as enthusiastic over 1t as 'he
Canadians and MeXicahs. - f.r
Two reasons why base bail is by "a.
the most popular game ever PLAYED oy
man are, first, that it is clean. anu SCI
ond that IT is democratic. Professlcnii
gambling has not polluted the DIAMOND
as II has the prize ring and the turf. n"
organization of gamblers can lhrow
nine men. Reformers instead OF fe.,,
tioning legislatures to regulate oase pal
are encouraging schools to increase 'heir
teams. -, 49, he-+
The democracy of base ball may pest
he gagged by a contrast in the types OF
men who work shoulder to shoulaer III
its ranks. Lajoie began his career as
moor cab driver in Woonsocket, h l.;
while Cobb was the son of an intluentiai
state senator and educator OF Georsla.
And it is q question whether WlillaIn
Howard Taft would have been the ap-
proacha able. democratic fellow-creature-
loving man that he is lad he not, as
main "Lub'' Taft. played side by side
with all sorts and conditions or poys On
the Mt Auburn nine of Cincinnati
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
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FIattering Mistake.

JAMES 4. PATTEN, at dinner on the
J Mauretania, said, as the fruit was
served:
THE English call the fruit course the
dessert. Our dessert-pudding or tart
they call the sweet. Strange difference
Another difference is the canteloupe.
which the English call the melon. This
English canteloupe-or melon. as they
say-is like ours in taste, but instead Of
a rough it has pale. ivory-colored, quite
smooth skin. There's a story about that.
a bald-headed bishop at an English
dinner party dropped his napkin. ana.
bending down to pick il up. his head
joggled the bare arm of the duchess at
his right
THE duchess, feeling the slight touch
on her arm, turned and put up her lorg-
nette. She saw, level with her elbow, the
bishops pate. and she said
No. thank you ;s.no melon. Twill take
please:
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A number are prosperous farmers, while
two have invested in oil wells. Some aft
er retirement have purchased the home
grounds and rented them to the local
magnate. And this item of rental is no
mean one. The Philadelphia Nationals
under a new lease signed with Mrs. C. p.
Taft, the Presidents sster-in-law will
have to pay for their home park $1,000 a
year for the next four years and $4,000 a
year thereafter. Considering all of these
high figures, 1t is no wonder, then. that we
have to pay as much to see the home
team waloped as we do to enjoy the
greatest actors on our stage.
And, speaking of base ball parks, it
may be added that those of today rival
the great amphitheaters Of the Romans.
The new amphitheaters of the National
League in Pittsburg and of the American
League in Philadelphia seat $4,000 apiece.
while 10000 can stand inside and see the
game. There is room in either of these
for the total population of a good sized
city, such as Augusta Wheeling or Hon
olulu, while there are seats for all of the
people of a center like Austin Tex. :;
Easton, Pa, or Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In
each of these mammoth stands there are
promenade, restaurant, clubrooms baths
and a great garage holding several hum
dreds of automobiles.
X X
Some one has estimated that We are
base ball, and the estimate is based upon
the sale of 25,O0O,G0O tickets year. This
is probably an underestimate. At any
rate there may be added hundreds of
thousands of dollars paid for base ball
literature. Besides cards, pro-
grams and guide books. there is an enor
nous sale in the land of journals devoted
to the sport. not to mention the base
ball extras" of the evening papers. Every
daily paper, morning and evening. en-
ploys a war correspondent to sit in the
press box and report the game whenever
there is a contest upon the home field.
No class of men are more thoroughly
written up than the base ball stars.
and in recent years more columns have
been devoted to the problem as to who
wrote Casey at the Bat than to the
over the authorship of
plays. the Declaration of
independence and the JuniuS Letters
This base ball Journalism has nurtured
and fostered a wonderful language, which
some philologist of the future may class
as "Fanish' Soon our dear old ladies
will be Mortified to read such news as:
Mike took bite out of the pill, then
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Couldn't Understand.
nR. SIMON FLEXNER. the brilli

DR SIMON FLEXNER. the brillia Mt
II head of the Rockefeller Institute,
urged, at dinner party in New York, the
higher education of the masses.
The newest laws of hygiene he said.
cant be inculcated save among those
who thoroughly understand them. Take
the case of Dash.
Dash, a rich country scientist. decided
to encourage cremation among the viii
layers. So when the old ashman died
Dash urged his widow to have the corpse
cremated.
mo sir said the old woman. I'll
not cremate him. I'll put him under
the sod.
But the cremation won't cost you a
cent said Dash I'll pay all the eX
penses if you'll let me have him Gre
mated.
well. l agree. said the, old woman
in a hesitatng voice. I'm too poor not
to agree. sir
Then she gave Dash a puzzled look,
half of pity, half of contempt.
But why do you do it. sr?' she said
is it a hobby like golf or stamp collec-
tin'?'''
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fan realizes. In the first place the
term nine Is a gross misnOmer, SO far
as the actual number of players is con-
cerned. One major league club. which
may be taken for example, has enlisted
not nine. but nine and twenty players
for the coming season. The list includes
four catchers. eleven pitchers, seven in
fielders and seven outfielders.
The pay roll of the average club is $780,
GO a eason, while it's railway and hotel
ellis will total 500, go. The salaries of
ordinary players vary from $1,000 to
s4,GOo although quite a number get
$1,000 and above.
The highest salary ever paid a profess
sional player is $4,000 year, said to be
given to Napoleon Lajoie. the celebrated
second basaman Of the Cleveland Ameri-
cans and this high figure is alleged to be
secured by three-year contract. com
mencing last year. John Henry Wagner.
the great shortstop of the Pittsburg Ma
tionals, receives $4,000. and Tyrus Cobb,
the young right fielder of the Detroit
Americans, who is now the bright par
American League, has three-year con-
tract for $1,000 per year. Mathewson OF
the New Yorks and Mordecai Brown Of
the Chicagos, the two great pitchers or
the National League, are believed to re-
ceive $4,000 a year or over, while men
of the caliber of Cy Young draw $4,000.
Here is the salary of the Vice President
of the United States, of the Speaker OF
the House of Representatives and or
member of the cabinet paid to a second
baseman for playing ball six months
in the year, and here again is a shortstop
drawing, for a half years work. the
salary of the chairman of the interstate
commerce commission. And 'Ty' Cobb
will receive more for playing his part in
the national game than Gen. Leonard
Wood will receive for commanding the
army of the United States.
Nor do these high salaries necessarily
represent all that the successful players
receive. Those belonging to pennant-
winning teams get bonus. Thus after
last years worlds championship series
the players share of the gate receipts
wero divided on the basis of 60 per cent
to the winners and 40 per cent to the
losers. This gave Wagner and each fell
low-member Of the victorious Pittsburg
team 81 ,S25 and Cobb with his brothers
of the Detroit team SIPS. in addition
to salary. Wagner thus earned $11,s25 in
six months
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Bn1H Jar7s% REs An LEAGUE.

two samples of base ball journalism give
the point of view of the average fan
with whom, rather than for whom, the
successful sporting editor thinks.
AS thriller the national game is far
more potent than the drama, even that of
the Observation-Disclosures brand, At Chi
cago last August a man named Myers
dropped dead from excitement over
home run made at crucial moment by
a PLAYER on the team for which the en-
thusiast was roofing. Excitement ever
a good play at Elizabeth, n. j., few
weeks before had caused spectator TO
be overcome with commissions, and some
time before this. one Rusk, an enthusiast
tic ..rooter'' of Des Moines, poisoned him
self and dropped dead on the grounds as
a result of grief over the defeat of the
home team. Unpopular decisions or UNI
pires have caused riots to occur at re-
cent games in New York, Brcoklyh, Au-
gusta Ga and Jackson, Mich.
But to gauge the peoples interest in
their favorite pastime we need simply
glance at the figures. Eight million
tickets were sold last year to the games
of the American and National Leagues
and these are only two of the thirty-three
professional leagues of the land. Here
was sold a major league ticket for every
American boy between seven and sixteen.
inclusive. Here was one iOi
man, woman and child in New YORK
state. oo,
At Pittsburg a crowd of $1,000. equal
ing the total number of schoolboys Ill
the city. witnessed the game in the
worlds championship series, October
last. between the Pittsburg Nationals
and the Detroit Americans. This vast
throng congregated about one amphf-
theater contained as many males as
there are in the permanent population
of a city like Des Moines, Hoboken or
Springfield, Mass. At the seven games
Of that series there were sold enough
tickets for all the people OF Denver.
To see the New York Nationals play
last year people bought 1870 tickets.
or enough to go around among all OF
the male population Of Chicago or al!
of the schoolboys Of the whole state OF
Illinois.
In all. 272 professional clubs play
base ball in the United States. Sixteen
of these belong to the two major
leagues and the remaining 256 to
thirty-three minor leagues. All OF these
professional clubs are governed by
what is termed the national board OF
commission, which is the tribunal OF
last resort in all disputes involving
contract obligations and the disposal
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Hans WAnER
GETS $4,000 "A HEAR

Of the Temple cup series between New
York and Brooklyn he was known as the
king of umpires. For that series alone
he received $500. Since leaving the league
he has been a theatrical manager in his
home town, New Britain. He is an aus
tere-looking man of about fifty. with
short-cropped mustache and piercing
eyes. His salary is $4,000. A United
States senator receives only three-fourths
as much.
The new president is a born fan"
Some claim to have it direct from the
cradleside that his first spoken words
were what sounded nightly like play
ball!' Before the days of the mitt he
broke several of his youthful fingers
catching bare-handed back on the vacant
lots of New Britain. After he gave up
umpiring he promised his wife he would
leave the game alone. but he could not
entirely resist. and of late years he has
spent most of his summer evenings in
vacant lots, bossing the games of the
younger generation. 1t is related that
last summer when the big New Britain
team was tied by its hated rivals, the
Hartfords, Lynch was appealed to and
agreed to become bench manager for a
week or two. Thus he spent his vacation
with the result that his home team took
thirteen games in a row. He was now
in his element telling each man who went
to the bat when to strike. when TO sacr-
fee and when to bunt-how to play lin
side ball" But his discipline became
rigid that some of the players got to sulk-
ing with the result that they lost three
games running. Then Lynch quit them
in disgust To keep his candidacy quiet
the league magnates who wanted to elect
him their president in December brought
him to New York by a telegram which
sounded like theatrical business. Suspect
ing broken contract he arrived In the
metropolis as mad as a hornet. and the
magnate who met him nearly had his
head taken off before he could break to
the surprised Mr.. Lynch that he was
wanted to head the National League.
The other great league president is B.
B. (Ban Johnson Of the Americans He is
one of the long list of newspaper men,
like William H. Locke, Harry Pulliam
and Thomas c. Noyes, who have become
base ball magnates. Mr.. Johnson's first
connection with the game was while base
ball writer for the Cincinnati CONNER
cial. Next he became president of the old
Western League.
The organization of each professional
club is an undertaking much more Sc
rious and expensive than the average
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In each locality the heaviest grandmother
mortality, by tencold. occurs upon the
hay of the initial game upon the nome
grounds. OF course the unadorned, I'M
Qualified word game" can mean but one
thing when used anywhere within the
shadow of the Stars and Stripes
Lately when one of the major base pail
leagues elected a president one OF the
most popular sporting sheets in the coun,
try heralded him as the man VINO hao
e tbat of president of the United States.
And i'm the obituary of a star of the dia-
mond whose light recently went out
were printed these words: He mas
surn IN the higher class leagues" These
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marks the success of an American. A
friend OF mine, Louis Vain, a noted ar
New York, remarked to me how much
he missed the sympathy and ideal COM
munion Of artistic life in London. But he
also said that in New York man sunk
or swan by his own merits and not
through the kindly efforts of friends to
keep him afoat. How much all the sue
cessful novelists and poets owe each other
is frequently attested in the touching pref
aces to books and. as l said, probably no
community in the world can show such
sympathy and enduring friendship as that
exhibited among the members of this
bohemian set of London.
when ! went to London twenty five
years ago nothing was SO questionable
and nothing so unpopular as Irish poll
tics. 1t must be understood that even
now, when home rule is at least regarded
as possibility, that the Irish hold aloof
from all the great social doings Of the
British capital 1t has been an ironclad
rule that until England granted this great
boon of home rule to Ireland the Irish
men and women resident in London,
mostly part of the parliamentary contin
gent. would accept nothing in the way of
amenity. not even from the leaders of the
liberal party. This being true. and Mr.
OConnor. then struggling journalist
poor and without prestige. we had no
methods of making figure even in the
world of social functions which the Irish
did frequent. In spite of this. 1 received
from the English people a most cordial
reception, and my sojourn has been full
of pleasant experiences. I have in my
book. myself endeavored to convey
some idea Of my appreciation of this
kindness and sympathy A British friend
once reminded me that was one Of the
richest women in the world in that
owned two countries. the great county of
my birth, which l love more even though
i now live away from it, and which ap-
peals all the stronger In contrast to 9TH
ers. and the country of my adoption.
where i have such a wealth in friendship.
in sympathy and Inspiration.
Now. know the unpopularity of draw
ing comparisons and especially Of sug-
gesting that in London they do things
better. But I should like American wom-
an journalists to know something about
the club which was established some years
ago In historic Cliffords Inn. There are
over 800 woman journalist members, and
we have boosted some illustrious presi-
dents. Teresa Richards Craigie. better
known as John Oliver Hobbs, was the
first executive: Mrs. Humphrey Ward
was another. This club not only affords
common meeting place for women en-
paperdom. but IT is worked on eo-opera-
tive basis in every direction There is a
doctor who attends the members at a
minimum rate, there Is an attorney who
adequately for their work, there are ali
kinds of people attached to the club who
lessen the cost Of living and give oppor-
tunities of usefulness in every direction
This club was intended primarily for
strangers. But 1t has proved of such in
estimable benefit for resident newspaper
women and literary workers GENERALLY
that every member is personally con.
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OF her sister, Mrs. James &. Pliiins, ana
of her brother Judge Paschal of Chevy
chase woman of rare personal charm
and deep intellectual culture Mrs. OCon'
nors opinions OF London, social and
noljtical. are not only interesting, but OF
distinct value.
ct am constantly asked, said Mrs.
O.Cornor what is the lure which at
tracts Americans In such vast numbers
IN reside permanently in London There
are am told more than six thousand
Americans regularly domiciled in the
british capital. In this category are
NO, included the American social lead
ers who lease grand mansions at will
avid fit TO and from London to Paris
and whose sojourn is too uncertain TO be
called permanent. But for the vast
ma iority OF Americans who have elected
IN live in London, economy may seem
.ordid reason, but it is certainly potent
one. For instance have heard wailing
Washington on that ever burning theme,
the servant question. In London one
NAV get a cook. a capable cook, who can
serve dinner for guests without hitch
or flaw for tov a wear. that is $50 for
years services. Women of Washington,
VINO nay S., SO and sometimes $40 a week
for Indifferent, cooka may well envy their
British sisters and think less harshly OF
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CHE Has Spent Several
- Weeks in Washington,
and Talks About London,
Social and Political = Has
Resided at the British Capt.
tai. for Nearly twenty-five
Years and Knows Conditions
From Every Viewpoint-She
Is the Daughter of the Late
Judge George w. Paschal,
Formerly of Austin, Tex.
But for Many Years Resi-
dent of Washington.
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Even That.

- REPRESENTATIVE NYE of Mime
X sofa has much of the wit of his la
mented brother, Bill Nye. Himself a
lawyer Representative Nye said at
lawyers banquet in Minneapolis.
Lawyers have grand regulations for
energy and perseverance. lad said to
his father one day:
Father, do lawyers tell the TRUTH
Yes, my boy the father answered.
Lawyers will do anything to win
case"
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Inside and Out.

@ SPEAKER CANNON, at dinner In
- Washington said soothingly to
young suffragette:
After all, you know, there is room for
both men and women in this world. Men
have their work to do and women have
theirs.
1T is the woman's work to provide for
the inner man and ii is the mans to
provide for the outer woman.
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cerned in extending it's usefulness. This
might be called another phase of that de-
lightful life in Bohemia which makes
London the ideal abode for the working
woman. and 1t is assuredly most prac-
teal one
Mrs. OConnor possesses rare personal
charm. and her long residence abroad
has added to her natural endowments.
She is a graceful. well preserved woman,
prematurely gray, but with the fresh.
clear complexion of young girl For
some years Mrs. O'Connor has been an
active journalist, and she has attained as
wide a vogue as her distinguished hus-