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NEW JUNIORS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
/ would like to become one of your
nephews. HAROLD BURROWS.
Etiwanda school, second grade. Age
years.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
This is the first time that / have ever
written to you, and | wish to say that
| would like to be one of your nephews.
| am very much interested in the con-
tests, and as you see l have competed
for both of the limerick contests.
Next week / expect to enter the art
contest, but this time have no draw
ing paper, So you will have to excuse
me. GEORGE MIZOIA.
Kngsbury school, eighth grade. 30l
East State street, Redlands.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
Please excuse my delay in not thank
ing you for my prize. | think it was
the incest knife ever had
CHRISSIE PAGE.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
/ want to thank you so much for the
lovely pennant which | received as
first prize in the limerick contest. l
think ii is very pretty.
HUGH G. HAMILTON.
Dear Aunt Laurie
L received my pennant last Friday,
my birthday. l was 10 years old.
Thank you ever so much, for I like it
very much. SHIRLS T.. SILK.
Bailey Street school, AT grade. 419
North Bright avenue. Whittier
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A RUNAWAY HORSE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1t was summer, and how beautiful
the earth seemed in it's robe of green
Velvet Summer coursed through the
blood of both humans and nature
/ had been sitting in a green arbor
which overshadowed the porch, when
suddenly l heard quick thumps, and
looking in the other direction / saw
frightened horse run up the road.
l ran out of the arbor like an arrow
and was up the road after this horse.
Upon my approach he ran so fast that
1 nearly lost sight of him. but, catch
ing up, called out, whoa Billy!'
and grabbed a handful OF grass and
started toward him.
l don't think he was frightened then,
because he stopped when l called, but
ran when I came toward him. l was
tired and / couldn't go any farther, so
lay down under big apple tree,
but just as soon as l stopped. Mr..
Horse stopped and began nibbling
some grass that grew by the roadside.
Finally / got up and walked toward
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LITTLE GIRLS FIRST DAY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
In little village amidst mountain
region a school was opened. Bessie, a
little girl years old, lived at a large
farm farther up in the village, and
when she first heard of the school she
wanted to go very much. Her mother
did not like to have her go so far, but
she said she could ride her pony
named Dick, and finally consented to
let her go.
1t was a very pleasant sight to see
Bessie, with her books under her arm.
riding each morning to school, with
Dick going as fast as he could.
When Bessie first went to school 1t
was very trying for her. because
everything was different. Every time
she wanted anything she would have
to raise her hand. and when the bell
rang for recess it frightened her, for
she had never heard such a strange
sound.
Bessie knew the alphabet and could
read some. This the teacher knew.
She called upon Bessie to spell "cat, "
but Bessie was so frightened she be-
gan to call for her mother. OF course
she couldn't have her, but when the
teacher said that she might go home,
Bessie flew down the stairs to where
Dick was waiting. jumped on his back
and away she rode.
When she got home she told her
mother, who said she might try the
next day. Bessie went again. and this
time she got along nicely. but she
never forgot her first day at school.
DOROTHY TAFT
Sawtelle city school. sixth grade.
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GIRL LEARNS TO SEW

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The first day 1 went to school they
had little elephant and a very small
man on him. Miss Embody was my
teacher. 1t was at kindergarten, and
we played all kinds of games.
/ liked to play with the tin soldiers,
but not very much. We took our
chairs and sewing and would go far
away from the schoolhouse, and then
come back in the afternoon.
GLADYS TURNMIRE.
Sawtelle school, sixth grade.
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we could wait and have our exercises
the day before Christmas He said
Eyes" and we all went home and
waited.
In the afternoon of the day before
Christmas we went to school, When
we got to school there was only one
room in the school not decorated. We
had a lovely tree full of candles,
trimmings of all kinds and presents.
While the people were coming We
went out on the porch and had our
pictures taken. After this we went in
and had our exercises The program
consisted of songs and Rotations
My friend and / sang a song together
We played many nice games. When
1t was time to go home we were very
sorry to go. ELSIE SHILLING.
Sawtelle school. grade g.
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SCHOOL GIRLS PROGRAM

Dear Aunt Laurie:
On February 81 the day before
George Washington's birthday. we had
exercises in the afternoon. The first
was a song, 1.-THE Star Spangled Ban
ner." sung while the flag was raised.
Then the primary department sang a
song, we gave our flag pledge, song
by the primary grade, a piece by a
girl in the. seventh grade, then a song.
our Lincoln song, and then an old
soldier talked to us.
The band played piece, song and
then a girl in the eighth grade gave
piece. Grade A. a song by the primary
grades and then our Washington song.
A piece by the primary andw our last
song, then we marched to our rooms.
In a little while the bell rang and we
were dismissed early.
A basketball team came up from
Santa Monica to play against the Saw
telle team, but Santa Monica beat the
game. FLORENCE YATES,
Sawtelle City school.
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A JUST PUNISHMENT

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day Arty. Leo. Edwin and I
were playing in school. We would
play ball and throw our caps back and
forth.
Finally, as all things do, our fun
came to an end. The teacher saw
Arty throw a hat. She went back
where he was and pulled his hair. He
said:
YOU'D better cut that out" At this
she gave him a slap across the mouth.
She said for US to report to the prln-
cipal. We were in the fifth grade.
That evening the principal told us to
stand on the floor. Edwin refused
The principal came up and shook him.
This caused a regular scrap. Edwin
received a punishment that he fully
deserved. The rest of us were dis
missed. But it was half an hour be-
fore Edwin was.
GEORGE CHAMBERLAIN.
Sawtelle city school, grade 8.
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UNRULY SCHOLARS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I Just had to laugh one day at Harry.
Harry and 1 were whispering, and the
teacher jerked me out on the floor be-
fore all the other pupils. | didn't laugh
or cry, but just stood there as sober
as l could.
When we were dismissed Harry said:
"why didn't you hit her? wouldn't
let a teacher touch me- I'd give her
such a hard jolt she'd see stars"
The next day the teacher glanced in
Harry's direction and said:
Harry, copying?'
mo" replied Harry.
Eyes, he was" said the little girl
behind him, for / was watching him. -
She brought the little girl that told
on him up in front and made Ounce
hat of a newspaper and placed 1t on
the girls head, saying:
Il don't like tattletales. Pupils ought
to tell on themselves"
She took a heavy ruler and whipped
Harry's hands, but Harry never touched
her, as he said he would, but stood
there crying.
About two days after that we wrote
letters to the teacher for our language
lesson. Harry said in his letter that
the teacher was afraid of him and a
great many more disgraceful remarks.
The teacher expelled him.
RAY LOOKABAUGH.
Fourth Street school, BIG grade. 245
South E street, San Bernardino.
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A sHYING PONY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
We returned from our visits at vari-
Gus places two weeks ago, and as we
are now settled / will start my CORE
spondence to the Junior once more.
Seeing a friend of mine with the
Junior, 1, asked to see the topics, but
have forgotten what they are. but |
think something about an experience
with horse.
| have had many experiences with
horses, but I will write about an eXpe-
rience I had while away.
While we were at COrcoran my
cousin had two horses which we used
to enjoy riding.
pinto" was once a race horse and
my cousin never liked to trust me
alone with her. But after much teas
ing / got to ride. I was galloping
along nicely when Pinto. who is very
nervous, spied two dogs coming toward
her, barking.
Immediately i felt that I was slip
ping off the saddle, but l managed to
hold on. I called for help and my
cousin ran to my aid.
[ afterward learned how to control
her and enjoyed many nice rides, al
though she would shy and run at the
sight of steam. Your loving niece.
MARIAN ATWATER.
1905 Woodlawn avenue. Thirtieth
street school.
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A GAME OF BALL

Dear Aunt Laurie:
one day as my friend and | were
coming to school it was raining. When
we arrived the doors of the school were
locked We had to wait till they were
open.
We got the basketball and played
with IL till some more girls came
When they came we played ball. We
had had lots of fun playing.
The other girls and / had lots of fun
We played ball until the eght-minute
bell rang. We cannot play after that.
After that the last bell rings We
had to study our lessons. They are
hard.
Our grounds are quite large and we
have lots of room on them to play.
Half of it is for playing ball.
Sometimes we don't play ball. We
play jump rope or teeter-totter. The
girls play ball most of the time, but
some girls play jump rope. They liked
that better than anything else.
MARY CAMPBELL.
Sawtelle city school, sixth grade. Age
IL years.
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Ions of ice cream and went out in
the park with it.
When we got through we got a
free ride to Book Cliff coal mime. we
climed the mountain and went in the
mine. A few of us boys took a walk
over the mountains. We went about
two miles. We hardly knew the way
back. Every time we saw RABBIT
we would run after it.
When we got close to the rabbit it
would go in a hole 1t took long
time to get back to the mine, and
when we got there it was dark ana
all the rest had gone on the car. we
had to walk We waited till the next
freight train came and we got on it.
When we got about half way we got
put off. We had to walk the rest OF
the way.
We got home about 10 O'Clock at
night. We did not want any more
walking in mountains. ,,..,,,,
NO SIGNATURE.
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CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The day before Washington's birth
day the Sawtello public school cee-
brated. The school took up at twenty
minutes after one and at one o'clock
we marched outside of the school, The
band from the Soldiers home and a
lot of soldiers were outside.
The children sang songs. The band
played the Star Spangled Banner"
and the fifth grade had a drill.
We were let out at half past two
o'clock. Then | went home.
ANDREW HARGRAVE.
Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
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have a nice vacation. Then she began
to give out the cards. Some were
happy they got them, some were sad.
The teacher bid them all goodbye and
they went out. 1t was vacation. In
a few days maybe they would be go
ing some place. Thus passes the last
day of school at my school
Your nephew,
WAYNE MULLIN.
Grade BIG, Thirtieth street school,
1923 South Grand avenue.
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THE LAST DAY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1t was the last day at school. Vaca-
ton was coming. Everybody was ex-
cited. Some of the boys or girls were
thinking about their report cards-if
they should get good marks. Some
were thinking about the good days of
vacation.
Nobody wanted to play games. They
were all on the doorsteps talking to
each other. The bell rang, everybody
rushed to his or her room. The teacher
told them that she hoped they would
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PUPILS HEAR STORY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
There were two boys in our school
that liked to play in school. One day
they sent a big piece of paper across
the room. The teacher did not see it.
About twenty minutes later one of
them tried it again. The teacher
thought that 1 had done it, but L
never She gave me about twenty
minutes on the floor. Some one hit
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BOYS TAKE LONG TRAMP

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day at school we had a good
time. We had to work hard in the
morning, but in the afternoon we had
a good time We bought three gal
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-06-08

making such recommendations to the
Mayor and Council. governing eac1
department. as in his Judgment is
best for the interest of the city.
SECTION 3.-That this ordinance
shall ia no way afeCt the duties of
the Chief of the Fire Department as
prescribed by ordinance No. 35 of the
Compiled Ordinances of the City of
Roswell. except that adj supplies for
the fire department shall be purchas-
ed by and under The direction CT the
City Supervisor, and ne shall, toeeth-
er with h Chief of the Fire De
partment, make recommendations to
the Mayer and City Council! of the
number of persons necessary to be
employed in said Fire Department.
and shall employ the paid members of
said Department.
SECTION THE office of Street
Foreman is hereby abolished. The
City Supervisor is authorized, by and
v 18th the consent of the Mayor and
City Council. when in his judgment
ii is necessary. TO employ special as
sistaats in the department of streets.
SEX TTON 5.-There is hereby ap-
p~ropriated ont of any funds belong
ing to the city, not otherwise apprO-
priated, the sum OF $1,000 per month
to pay the salary of said CitJ SUI
pe rvisor.
SECTION 6.-This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its Publication as required by
law.
Passed this 7th day of June, 1910.
Approved by me this sta day OF
June, 1910.
G. T. VEAL,
ATTEST. Mayor.
G.. NJ. Williams,
(SeaD City Clerk.
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ROOSEVELT
OPTIMISTIC


that have gone by, the great nations,
the nations that have expanded and
that have played a mighty part in
the world, have in the N grown
old and weakened and vanished; but
O ave the nations whose only uho't
was to avoid all danger. all effort,
Who would risk nothing, and who
therefore gained nothing. In the end
the same fate may overwheln all
alike. but the memory of the one
type perishes with it, while the 9th
er leaves its mark deep on nhe mis-
tory of all the future of mankind.
"A nation that seemingly dies Enav
be born again; and even though in
the physical sense it die utterly it
may yet hand down history of he
role achievement, and for all time to
come may profoundly influence the
nations that arise in its place by the
impress of what 1t has lone. Best of
all is. it to do our part we'll, and at
the same time to see our blood live
Young and vital in men and women
fit to take up the task as we lay il
down; for so shall our seed inherit
the earth. But if this, which is best.
is denied us, then at least il is ours
20 remember That If we choose we
can be torch-bearers, as our fathers
were before rs. The torch has bee
handed on from nation to nation.
from civilization to civilization thru
out all recorded time, from the dim
years before history dawned, down
TO the blazing splendor of this TEEN
ing century of ours. IL dropped from
the hand OF the coward and the slug
gard, of the nan wrapped in luxury
ar love of ease, the man whose soul
was eater away by self-indulgence
il has beer kept alight only by tlost
who were mighty of heart and Gun
ning of hand. That they worked at,
providing it was worth doing at all.
was of less matter than how they
worked, whether in the realm of the
mind or the realm of the body. If
their work was good If wat they a
chieyed was of substance, then high
success was really theirs.
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RUN OVER
PIRATES
CONTINUED FROM first rage.)

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been made by taking 1t out of the
general fund which was not in strict
keeping with the law. Right here is
", tin" the new body has experience
ed. Mr.. Whiteman objected To rails
ing the levy one mill moved that,
in order TO raise the levy for the bond
interest fund, without raising the to-
tai, hat n mill be deducted from
the general fund levy, which is ten
mills. Mr.. Bryant ~concurred in his
opinion. MesSrs. Reid, Mullis II
others objected to the reduction of
the general fund, frankly stating that
the city would be doing well If it runs
its business without an increase OF
the general fund levy, since $4,000
had been taken from the city's reve-
nue BY the abolition of the saloons.
IL VAS argued that the increase in the
assessment of the city S15o,O0o would
add $4,000 to the revenue of the city.
But in ehutta IL was argued on the
other side that this would not make
up enough to offset the loss of the
Sl2.OG0 saloon license, and that con-
ditions would not warrant a reduction
of the eenera fund levy on the gen
era fund, but the amendment lost,
all voting against il except Messrs.
Bryant Wniteman and WHY'S. Then
the ordinance came up for passage.
Messrs Bryant, Whiteman and Wyl
lys voted against il and Messrs Cot
tingham. Cunrnins, Davis. Hay-raker
Mullis. and Reid for it. and Mayor
Veal declared il passed.
The declaration that the ordinance
had passed brought on another argu-
lnent. The rules of the council, adop-
ted temporarily by this council ron
the old council, hold hat it shall re-
1uire a t,vo-thirds vote Of all neal-
bers elected to pass ordinances regu-
!ating taxation, appropriating money,
condeinnine property, etc. The vote
on the tax levy ordinance was six
to three. and six, of course, is not
tvothirds of ten the number of
councilmen elected. Mayor Veal
stated that the territorial law re-
Guired that the tax levy be passed by
the council and sworn to before the
county commissioners before july 1,
and that. since Mr.. Pearce is out of
fhe city and will not be here by July
]. the ordinance wonld have to be
passed bv a six to three vote. Mr..
Nhite-ran asked the question. Are
We going by these rules or not?" He
was answered that they were as far
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as possible. but tina they would be
speedily amended. Mr.. Reid had g
section OF the law read by the city at
torney, Mr.. Dow. showing that terri
torial law provides that a bare ma
iority of the members elected shall
pass ordinances OF his character. Mr..
Reid argued that tie rules of the
cornell were e matters of con-
venience and custom and not of abb
lnte authority. as law.
Mr.. Whiteman entered his protest
to the passage of the tax levy ordi-
nance by the vote of six to three.
With this ordinance out .)f tie way
and a precedent set, MIR. Reid stated
that they might as well take up Or
dinancc No. 215, regulating sprink-
ling and providing for a special tax
for the work. He moved its passage
as published and without amendment.
The same six to three vote was cast
in its favor and Mayor Veal declared
ii passed. Before the vote was taxi
en- Mr. WHY'S stated that he had not
seer the ordinance and had aot re-
ceived a cory of it. as provided in the
rlles Of the council. MIR. Davis sug-
geSteo Jnat the cOuncll give time Tor
It's reading for Mr.. Wyllvs' benefit.
Mr.. WHY'S stated that ne did not
care u have il read for his benefit.
Upon motion of MIR. Reid all these
things were entered in the minutes,
and upon motion Mr.. Whitenan's
protest to the passage of Ordinances
Nos. 2I5 and 216 were eatered in
the minutes.
The council then went into execu-
tive session and Mayor Veal's APP
pointnent of John Holder as night
police. taking the place of Tobe Stew
art. was confirmed by the popular
vote OF the evening six to three
Messrs. Bryant. Whiteman and Wyl-
Tvs opposing.
The council then went into recess.
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ADDITIONAL SHOCKS FELT
IN SOUTHERN ITALY TODAY

Naples, Italy, June S.-A series of
slight shocks were felt during the
night at points in Southern Italy. To-
day, however, the people throughout
the region 70 severely shaken yes
terday. are in the belief that uhe
worst is over
American ambassador Ieishnan
visited the American cruiser New
York in the harbor to-day. If neces
sary the cruiser will contribute to
the work of relief for the quake suf-
ferers.
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TWO MORE ARRESTS IN THE
"eLAckMAILING" CASE.

V. l.. Mabry and Walter Smith. EN-
ployes OF the Oasis ranch, were ar
rested this morning on the charge
of being acconplices of Lee Smith i'll
the alleged attempted blacknail OF
l.. l.. Jonuson. which has been de
scribed in the Record in full. h
two men were arrested on warrants
issued by Justice A. J.. Welter, which
D ecifcally charge that they assist
ed in writing the threatening letter
TO Mr.. Johnson, demanding that he
pay certain Sums of money DR. be ex
posed. The letter was signed wv. II.
Barker" ard MIR. Johnson was told
TO leave tho money in the form of a
check payable to Barker" at the Cit
liens National Bank. Mabry and Wal
ter Smith were arraigned this morn
ing before Justice A. J. Weller They
pleaded not guilty and their hearings
were set for four O'Clock this after
noon. Lee Smith, the first man ar
rested in the case, waived his pre-
Urinary and was bound over to the
grand fury under a BON of $500.
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ORDINANCE NO.. 214.

An Ordinance creating the office of
City Supervisor, defining his du-
ties and making the Superintendent
of the Water and Sewer department
ex-offcio City Supervisor, and fix
inc the salary of said City Super
visor.
Be 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIOS
WELL
SECTION I.-That there is here
by created the office of City Super
visor of the City OF Roswell, that the
Superintendent of the Water and
Sewer department be and he is here
BY made ex-officio City Supervisor.
His term of office as City Supervisor
shal be held subject to the pleasure
# tie Council. He shall be vested
with police powers n perform or
cause to be performed, under his di-
recLion. the duties of Street Foreman
as now prescribed by ordinance. He
shall receive as a salary for tie per
Torrance of the duties as prescribed
by this ordinance in addition to his
salary as Superintendent Of Water
and Sewer department the sim OF
5000 per month payable monthly.
SECTION 2.-He shall hav iznme-
date supervision in conjunction with
tae respective committees of the
streets and alleys. bridges and Cross
ings, lighting, street sprin6lLns, fire
department. INDECENT persons and city
prisoners, sidewalks buildings. re-
.noval OF garbage and scavenger work
and the care and control of all prop
erty If tao city. He shall purchase
all supplies for every department of
the city. IT shall be the duty OF the
City Supervisor to make q report To
the City Council of the City OF Ros
well, ut least once a month IN writing
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TAFT AGAIN SWITCHES
~. NJ. LANDS ABOUT.

Washington, June Sixty mill
ion feet Of understandable timber nave
been added To the Datil National
Forest in New Mexico. n nearly
II hundred thousand acres of land
have been thrown open to settlement
by a proclamation issued by Presid-
ent Taft today. 1t reclassifies that
forest and adds more than $4,000
acres of wooded and to the nation
al forest domain. The mining canr
of Fluvrin in the fores is now class
fled as homestead lands. All lands
restored will be thrown open to set
Element by the act of the Secretary
of the Interior later.