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The Ordway new era., 1910-06-17
Beating Mrs. Lot.

1T was not so very wonderful that
when Lots wife looked back she
turned into pillar Of salt"
mot very wonderful thing to have
happened in the age of miracles per.
haps. but nothing 80 wonderful hap
pens In these prosaic days"
"Oh, don't know: we were going
out Main street last evening and when
my chauffeur looked back he turned
into q telegraph pole"
The Ordway new era., 1910-06-17
Unclaimed Letters

List oflcttcrs remaining in Ordway
postotlice unclaimed June l3, 1910:
Mr.. John Norris
Mr.. Ralph Richardson
Mr.. Bud Dalton
Mr.. G. +. Young
r. J. York
J. B. Neal
Mr.. Art Smith
MILTON f. BAsIIOR, p. NJ
The Ordway new era., 1910-06-17
How II Struck Him,

Behold the wondrous beauties OF
yon sunset sky" exclaimed the poet.
How prodigal nature is with its re-
splendent glories.''
Yes" answered the busy publisher.
in an absent-minded tone. 1T is go.
ing some to throw in a colored supple
ment every day"
The Ordway new era., 1910-06-17
Real Estate Trdde

J. ]. Duncan made deal this week
for property he built and is now occu-
pying at Potomac, Ills, but which he
traded some years ago to one Mr..
Hedrick of Hot Springs, South Dako-
ia. In the trade this time Mr.. He'd
rick becomes possessor OF the Duncan
h6use next to J. J. Montgomery's s
residence and also the house in the
rear Of Ernest Greenc's.
The Ordway new era., 1910-06-17
Hce Bouquet

Editor Jay johnson OF the Ordway
New Era, is getting out splendid
local newspaper, in fact always did.
The fear of opposition in the local
field apparently has not frightened
Mr.. johnson in the least. More power
to the New Era and its editor. Holly
Chieftain.
The Ordway new era., 1910-06-17
Hay Fields Around Ordway Busy Places These Days

'Song of the Seven" illustrated by
tablcau, at the Ordway Opera house.
June II. Also Ice cream aud cake.
Given by the Ladies Aid Of the NJ. E.
Church. Admission 10 cents, Refresh.
mentS Is cents.
The Ordway new era., 1910-06-17
The History Class,

Prof. Curt-Now, young ladies' at
tention. Miss Frivol. what did Caesar
say to Brutus when the latter struck
him?
Miss Frivol with a giggle)-.I sup,
pose he said 1t was real rude in him
to cut an old friend.
The Ordway new era., 1910-06-17
Band Concerts

The Ordway band has arranged for
a regular weekly concert in the park
on Friday evenings. I he first one
was given last week and enjoyed by all
who heard it. The music furnished
by this organization is steadily i'm
proving and our little city should be
proud of it.
The Ordway new era., 1910-06-17
Givino Himself Awav.

1ivih9 F1tsnser away
THE evil which lies in smoking
cigarettes
'But-
''Is such as to menace the health
Of
But just let me
Anyone who indulges them and
but as ] was going to say
THAT makes three cigarette butts
you have used this far. Apparently
you are q victim Of the habit"
The Ordway new era., 1910-06-17
Such 10 Fame.

When the news that Tom Johnson
was defeated for mayor was received
in the Office Of the Denver Times
there was not time to do more than
run scare head. johnson De.
fenteG!'
The papers were on the street in o
few minutes. and freckled Irish
"newsie" started Off yelling, joyously:
"Jeff wins!"
The Ordway new era., 1910-06-17
WANTED

Several clean copies of the New
Era of June 3rd. VIII pay 10 cents
each for first five.
TIE ORDwAY NEW ERA.
The Ordway new era., 1910-06-17
Her Revenqe,

"She doesn't appear to be very
happy"
NO. she married her husband for
revenge"
"Ilatcd him. eh?"
mo. hated the girl he was engaged
to"
The Ordway new era., 1910-06-17
chHdren's Day

The annual Childrcn's Day was ob.
served at the Methodist church last
Sunday. The church was prettily
decorated with flags and flowers.
This day is the children's own and
their Importance as factor Of the
church is made prominent at this
time, and the collection goes to the
educational fund OF the church. The
program follows:
ProccssiOnal...... ...... Marian bass
Song by the school
Prayer. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Kew. K0ss
Scripture Reading. ...... Harvey Hoy
Song by the school
AuuTeSS. ult' Doos
Song-I Know u Place. e............
.......... Mrs. Thompson's class
Glass Exercise. Mrs. Mitchell's class
Recitation-One Happy Time.
Observation-Disclosures. Charles Sypher
Recitation-One Day y.............
Geneva Mitchell
Song. ....... Primary Department
What They Caught.
Lucille Bass
Recitation. Alma Greene
Solo, ..Gcnevieve Ross
Recitation. Dorothy Riley
Recitation. ...........E Esther Sypher
Duet. ....... Alma and Merle Green
Glass Exercisc-The Boys Day..
,.......M Miss Sanders class
Collection
Song by the school
| Rcnediction
The Christian church also observed
Childrcn's Day last Sunday and will
! report next week.
The Evangelical church will OBJ
serve Childrcn's Day June 26.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
LOS ANGELES HARBOR

n FFICERS of the Iran, a British
ship which recently visited the
~ harbor of Greater Los Angeles,
say the port is becoming we'll known
among shippers all over the world be-
cause it can be entered at any time by
any ship in any kind of weather. 1t
is one of the safest and most commo-
dious harbors in the world.
Los Angeles harbor should be ad-
vertised constantly, persistently.
All the great shipping firms of the
world should be told of Southern Cali
fornia's seaport, the maritime gate
way to Greater Los Angeles. The
visit of the Iran will bring many
other vessels. Many firms would
make Los Angeles a port of call if
they knew the harbor was equipped
for the reception and protection of
deep draught vessels and had facili-
ties for loading and discharging cargo.
Oriental commerce and the develop
ment of the Australasian trading
routes will make the harbor of Great
er Los Angeles prosperous before the
opening of the Panama canal; and on
the completion of that great work
maritime Los Angeles will be one of
the biggest and busiest seaports in
the world.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
Municipal Art Society of New York
Proposes Establishment of Camp Sites
(survey Press Bureau)

is proposed to make it available for all
the people.
The plan will bring to the very doors
of New York city a tract all but wild.
While the Ramapo mountains, parts of
which probably will be bought, range
only from 1000 feet up, they are rug
ged, heavily wooded, full of tumbling
creeks, altogether delightful valleys,
green cups in the hills, faint trails
where roads once ran and what to an
eve accustomed to skyscrapers and as
phalt seem bits of the forest primeval.
The Ramapos are too steep and rocky
for farming, and this, coupled with the
fact that great tracts have been held
in rich mems estates probably explains
their remaining so long unspoiled by
New York city, ninety minutes away
by rail.
A days tramp through the Ramapos
draws many men and not a few stout
booted women out of New York. An
hour and a half by train and half as
much more up a meandering road to-
ward the nearest gap in the hills leave
one on his own resources in the woods.
The government maps show good roads,
but they fade away into nothing. In
the very middle of where the road
should be stands a fiourishing maple IS
inches thick. These were the roads
that Washingtons soldiers marched on
after '76. and precious little use have
thew had since.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09

NJ UNICIPAL Art society of New
N York an organization of artists,
AtA architects, engineers, landscape
architects and the like, has started
something brand new in putting it up
to the state of New York to establish
public camp sites in the big new park
which Mrs. Edward H. Hartman, the
widow of the financier. has offered to
give to the state The matter is now
before the legislature, backed by Gov
ernor Hughes.
The Hartman country place, stun
ming tract of 10000 acres, is offered en-
tire for the park. Mrs. Hartman offers
besides $1,000,000 in cash to buy the
adjoining territory and other public
spirited men and women have chipped
in an additional $1.625,0O0. This would
buy land clear through to the Hudson
extend all around the military academy
at West Point except on the river side
and by hitching up to the Palisades
park give a long, narrow park on the
Palisades and in the Highlands from
opposite 130th street, New YORK clty'
clear up to Nyack. 1t would include
four of the most famous places below
the Catskills-Hook mountain, stony
Point, Dunderburg and Highland lake
This country has been the summer
home of mililonaires for years. Now II
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
LOS ANGELES HERALD

II OS ANGELES HERALD acknowl-
edges receipt of a resolution of
"a appreciation of the services of the
newspapers in the great and successful
campaign for harbor and power bonds.
The resolution is worded as follows:
"Resolved, that the general campaign
committee for the harbor and power
bonds. realizing the effective work of
the press in the campaign closing
April 10, 1910, and the wide publicity
given to the facts surrounding this
bond issue, and the unity of purpose
evinced, hereby expresses its appre-
citation and congratulates each news
paper which devoted it's columns to the
cause upon having had a part in thus
opening the way for speedy develop
ment of a great maritime and manu-
featuring city"
The Herald had FIVE GREAT I'M
PROVEMENTS ON IT'S PROGRAM.
The Herald was one of the first pa
pers to advocate CONSULTATIONS.
Greater Los Angeles is established.
The Herald advocated school bond
ISSUE in order that ample provision
might be made for the children of our
constantly increasing population. The
school bond issue won. The future
prosperity of the cause of education in
Greater Los Angeles is assured.
The Herald advocated GOOD ROADS
for Los Angeles county in order that
ample facilities should be provided for
internal and interurban traffic. The
good roads are being built; and The
Herald will see to it they are BUILT
HONESTLY AND EFFICIENTLY.
And The Herald advocated harbor
improvement and provision of a sup
ply of industrial power The harbor
will be improved in such fashion it
may with confidence invite the ship
ping Of the world to make Greater
Los Angeles q port of call And there
will be abundance of power for manu-
featuring. Every cause The Herald
has advocated has triumphed. Every
fight for the right In which The Her
aid has engaged has been won. 1t has
established a splendid record, of which
any newspaper might we'll be proud.
In its battles for the public, for
Americanism, for civic righteousness,
for progress, for prosperity, THE
HERALD is ALWAYS A WINNER.
That's The Herald way; and the Los
Angeles way.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
POSTAL DEFICIT

7 the State Bankers association
n convention, James X. Lynch,
IA vice president of the First Ma
tional bank, San Francisco, and presi-
dent of the San Francisco Clearing
House association, cited the manage
ment of the postoffice with its $16,-
100000 deficit as an example of gov
ernment business methods, where red
tape instead of commonsense is used.
AS might have been expected, the re-
suit of postoftice flnanciering is being
used as an awful warning" against
postal savings banks.
But several clearly indicated meas
ures of postofice reform might make
the deficit less appalling, and create
more confidence in the suggestion the
government should aid small wage
earners to save money.
Some of the postoftice deficit is due
to carelessness in weighing; some to
abuse Of the frankng privilege. At the
same time, most citizens will agree
heartily with Mr. Lynch that red tape
IN the postoffice or any other business
IS a sorry substitute for common
sense.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
Honors Bestowed on Roosevelt Abroad
Are Also Bestowed on United States
tsacramento unlon)

4 MERICANo will fail to appreciate
II fully the meaning of the extraor-
A. binary honors which Roosevelt is
receiving in Europe If they think they
are intended exclusively for him, and
mean nothing for the country which
he represents.
Thirty-four years ago another ex-
president of the United States went
abroad. He had commanded the armies
of the nation in the greatest war of
modern times, and he went with
much more ceremony and glamour
than Roosevelt Military prestige
means very much more on the east
side of the Atlantic than 1t does on
the western shore. Americans are
rather inclined to look down on the
wearing of a uniform and to consider
it permissible only when necessary.
Grant personally was then a greater
man in the eyes of Europe than is
Roosevelt, who has practically no mil
itary fame. and who achieved his vic
tories on the political rather than the
military field. Yet the reception of
Grant was as nothing compared to
the attention which Roosevelt is get
ting.
But the country which Grant rep
resented was good deal further off,
and of vastly less Importance In the
opinion of European diplomats than
the United States which Is behind
Theodore Roosevelt. The Spanish war.
was not much of a fight from the
American standpoint, but it was
vastly more important event than the
Civil war. in the effect it had on the
position of this country among the
nations of the earth. Until then we
occupied about the same position IN
the thoughts of a European chancel-
lor that Brazil or the Argentine does
today.
We had taken no part of any great
Importance in European, or at least OF
world affairs. We had never meddled
much in European politics. We were
not supposed to have much war
strength. The nations which are to-
day cheering Roosevelt were busy
twelve years ago predicting our de-
feat at the hands of Spain. 1t was
not the fact that we conquered Spain
that imDressed FurODe so much as 1t
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
sUFFRAGlsTs AND PRESIDENT;
CITY CLUB, POPE AND ADAMS

SOUTH PASADENA. May 4.-[Ed-
itor Herald After referring kindly to
the writer's criticism of Mr.. Tafts
discourtesy-to put it mildly-to the
woman suffrage convention, Sarah
Spencer, in your issue of April q, says:
"Of one thing beware: Don't refer
to the Republican platforms as If they
represent anything in particular, for
they don't"
l assure Sarah Spencer that I did
not refer to that platform as embody-
ing my idea of what legislation is
necessary to make possible happy
people, but as embodying Mr.. Tafts
idea of the proper line of action for
Republicans; for If the president is
devoted to one thing more than an
other, it is to the platform of the Re
publican party-that is the "stand
pat" element of that party. At least 1t
seems to me, Judging by his words
and acts, that his interest in the party
takes precedence of his interest in the
welfare of the whole people, of what
ever party, whose interests as presi-
dent he is supposed to serve.
Now, for a specimen of mems ability
to control their feelings, see the report
in The Herald few days ago of the
conduct of the men of the City club at
the Westminster hotel, the occasion
being a luncheon given in honor of
Hon. Alva Adams of Colorado. And
this disgraceful tumult was all because
Mr.. Pope, having asked and obtained
permission to ask Mr. Adams question,
asked what some, at least, considered
a discourteous question. And that was
all; and these men are voters o the
inconsistent Mr.. Taft In reply to the
statement that Democrats will not
stand for woman's enfranchisement, 1
wish to call attention to the fact that
when the woman suffrage amendment
was submitted to the voters more
Democrats than Republicans in Los
Angeles voted yes. NJ. V. L.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09

was the case with which we did 1t.
Then, too, our new navy is at least
second among the navies of the earth.
That is not overlooked in France or
England, or Germany, though 1t may
be in America. The immense capital
which we control. too, impresses for
eign observers. In fact, they recog-
nize that we are one of the great
powers, and that means that we must
be consulted and considered whenever
the world is doing politics.
is these facts which make the
man important who represents this
country. and who ABOVE all represents
the New America, the America that
has risen up since the Spanish war.
The United States is worth cultivat-
ing now, and therefore it's leading
representative and most distinguished
citizen is received with special hon
ors.
For the MASSES in Europe, the dem
onstrationS are in honor, not only of
the man but of the democracy he
represents. The people are impressed
even by the fact that he calls upon
their emperor or king wearing only
silk hat and an ordinary dresss suit.
There is none of the glitter and trump-
cry of royalty about him, and that fact
makes an enormous impression upon
Europeans, just as the Chinese are
said to nave been aston1Shed TO see
their prince, who is coming over here,
dressed as a European when they called
upon him in Honolulu.
AS American presidents do not go
abroad, an ex-presldent is as near a
representative visitor as Europe can
expect to have, and therefore she is
showing Roosevelt the same attention
she would show a reigning sovereign.
The democracy of the United States,
however, is not the only gamer by the
tour of Roosevelt The honors shown
him will reflect and strengthen the
principles he represents among the
political systems of the world Pre-
cedents have been destroyed, and a
plain citizen has sat in the seats of
the mighty. For that, regardless of
party, regardless of personal Views
concerning Roosevelt, let us be thank
full. and rejoice at the triumph of
democratic principles which the hon
ors showered upon him signify.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
INCONSISTENT,
is DECLARATION OF ANXIOUS

WASHINGTON. D. c., April %
[Editor Herald: The effort Of S. s.
dated April 10. in defense of vege-
tarianism has not altered our opinion
of the Inconsistency of vegetarlans as
a class.
We are not opposed to the practice
of vegetarianism for those who prefer
it rather than a mixed diet-in fact, we
know some people are better off with
out meat, and that even some Vege-
tables prove antagonistic to people
occasionally for instance cabbage 10
your humble servant-but we do object
to having it crammed down our throats
as a sort of religious panacea for all
humanitys ills, as our friend E. b. A.
presented it, and S. S. seems equally
egotistical in regard to it. May we
suggest that before she starts her
society for the prevention of cruelty
to cabbages" that she take a course
in structural botany, as she admits
knowing nothing of "the nervous sys-
tenn of plants" AS to their capacity
for suffering, we must take some
things for granted, using common sense
in comparing actions in similar cases.
As far as individual preference is
concerned, we prefer plants as food
cabbage excepted-but as it is hard on
our friends we try to even things up
by substituting animals occasionally.
Being willing to allow the Almighty
credit for some intelligence in the ar
rangement of the universe, after care
full study we have come to the con-
clusion that we were made to be
devoured, and as long as we are forced
to maintain colonies of microbes in
our own mechanism, thereby doing our
part to sustain life, although not al
together voluntarily, our heart does
not bleed at the taking Of life of either
plants or animals as a means of sup
plyinr us with the wherewithal for
combat. knowing that in due time we
shall have contributed as much for
the maintenance of life on this planet
as we have absorbed from it.
ANXIOUS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
HELP REAL CHILDREN RATHER
THAN DREAM OF BOOK TOTS

LOS ANGELES, May S.-[Editor
Herald: That the world really loves
books is proved by the great number
of libraries and the very large num-
ber of books taken into the homes per
month. Now, if the world really loves
human children better than paper
children (the children of books), why
not have a library of children In the
place of inanimate books? Could not
the world learn about children better
from the children themselves than from
books about children that women are
so fond of raVing about?
I have time and time again, and so
has every man and women, seen wo-
men, and men, too. crying for the
sorrows and suffering of dream chill
dren when they would not give
thought to the hundreds of little suf-
ferers in the hospitals, orphan homes
and in homes where there was neither
food, fire nor clothing. Children all
over the so-called civilized world dying
for the necessities of life while men
and women wasted time and money
over paper children think some one
could startle the world by gathering
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
POPULATION

N UESSERS at the population Of the
IL United states are warning us to
~ prepare to find it mot up to eX-
pectations." They think the forecast
Of increase is always much larger than
the actual increase. But they have
left out Of account one important ele-
ment which doubtless will have a
tendency to make the increase of pop-
uIation somewhat less than the most
sanguine have anticipated.
For some years there has been a
steady EMIGRATION from the United
States. Various rural districts in the
older states have been practically de-
populated. Hundreds Of thousands of
Americans are now living on the Can
adian side of the border. British
America has profited greatly at the
expense of the population of the United
states. No doubt there are as many
Americans on the North American con-
tinent as the forecasts indicate, but
they are not all in the United states.
Great regions of Canada arc now
American in everything but the flag
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
THEW RANG THE BELL

Two travelling men landed in west
ern town late at night and found the
only hotel in the place filled with
guests. Even the billiard table had
been turned into bed.
The hotel clerk, wishing to accommo-
date the strangers, told them that the
sexton of the Methodist church had
left his key at the desk, and if they
would keep the thing to themselves
they could sleep on pew cushion. OF
course they agreed. and found their
way to the church About midnight
the bell in the church was heard ring
ing violently.
The sexton rushed to the building
and upon attempting to get in at the
door was shocked to hear the order,
Bring two Martini cocktails to
pew 49,"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
RUBBER HEELS FOR MILK
WAGoNs-PADs ON BOTTLES

LOS ANGELES, May 7.-[Editor
Herald: Each morning at about $3.50
o'clock l am aroused by a riotous milk
man who plies his trade in my section
Of the city. l protest. l suggest city
ordinance providing that all milk
wagons wear rubber tires, that all milk
bottles be provided with felt bumpers
and that all milk wagon horses be
fitted with we'll oiled ball-bearing
roller skates. l insist, at least, that
the particular milkman IF whom I
write be compelled to remove the sleigh
bells from his horses necks. l main
tain that 1t is an imposition that l am
forced to act each morning as recep-
ton committee for one small pint
bottle of pale milk.
| offer this suggestion also; that the
Brooklyn avenue car line be called
1.-THE Road of a Thousand Odors." In
all earnestness, BOYLE HEIGHTS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
Is Co-education a Bad or Good Plan
for Training Our Young Americans?
New York Times.)

tendency is all the other way. And,
curiously enough, most of the great
state universities which President Will
son of Princeton praises so highly, at
the expense of the older universities,
like his own, that are under private
control, have students of both sexes.
Fortunately for ones peace of mind
there is some reason for thinking that
co-education. though probably not
thing entirely good, is not quite as
disastrous as DR.. Green thinks. EX-
cuse for that, If needed, is to be found
in the fact that he puts first among
its disadvantages the excessive nervous
strain to which woman students are
subjected when they compete with men
for classroom honors.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09

A CCORDING to DR.. Charles NJ.
~ Green of the Harvard medical
IA school co-education lat its best Is
a bad thing after the kindergarten age
so extremely bad that cit is destruc-
tive to the American home Of the iu-
ture." That is, indeed, an alariniils
statement-for those who accept II as
true-since in no part of the country
is there anything like a general separa-
tion of the boys and girls until lons
after the kindergarten age is past ana
while collegiate and high senool 49,, 10
faVo,. in the east for some years past
nno does not have to go very far west
TO find enormous regions where the