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The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
Probably Made a Hit.

one Of the kindergarten schools Of
Cambridge appeared at her desk re-
Gently attired in n new close-fitting
skirt. With no thought other than
the conducting of her regular routine
work. the teacher went about her du-
ties. She noticed. however. that one
Of her charges was paying little atten-
ton to his work. but following her
with his eyes wherever she chanced to
go. Approaching the little fellow with
the intention OF ascertaining the trou-
BILE. she said: well. Tommy" Be-
fore she could go any further the
youngster shook his boyish head and
said: Say, teacher. that's classy
skirt you've got on!"-Boston Post.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
PRESIDENT TAFT
WARNS MEXICO
FEDERAls AND REBELS ALIKE
WILL BE HELD REsPoN.
sIsLE FOR ILLEGAL ACTS.
MUST GIVE PROTECTION
INTERVENTION IS NOT coNTEM.
PLATED At PRESENT sY THE
UNITED STATES.
Western Newspaper unlon New. Service.

Western Newspaper union News Service.
Washington.-Warn has been is.
sued by the United States to the Mex.
lean government as well as to Gen.
Pascual Orozco. chief OF the revolu.
tioaary forces. that 1T expects and
must demand that American life and
property within the republic OF Mex.
leo be justly and adequately protect
ed. and that this government must
hold Mexico and the Mexican people
responsible for all wanton or Illegal
acts sacrificing or endangering Amer.
lean life or damaging American prop
erty or interests"
The attitude OF the United States
as expressed to both the rebel and
federal officials that any interiors
ment with American citizens will be
deeply resented by the American gov
ernment and people and must be fully
answered for to the American peo-
pie"
Acting Secretary Wilson Of the
State Department who issued special
instructions to Ambassador Wilson at
Mexico City and Marion Letche-.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
Aid for the Farmers.

Akron-The farmers of Eastern
Colorado look favorably upon the prop
osition of the Denver Chamber Of
Commerce Investment Company
whereby they may secure loans Tor
seed through investing In the com
pany. is shown In report Of c \.
Johnson. who. with W. W. Griswold
and J. A. Valentine. rs representatives
OF the company. visited Roggen and
Akron recently. II the results OF their
trip are any criterion. says Mr.. John
son, the 100000 fund the company
proposes to raise will be Forthcoming
The plan OF the company. which Is
affiliated with the Denver Chamber OF
Commerce. is to advance not exceed.
ing $50 to each farmer who invests 10
per cent Of that amount or more IN
the company. At Roggen arrangements Is
for such loans aggrcgating $1,000 were
made on this basis.
About 100 farmers attended a meet.
ing here and 5000 worth Of stock IN
the company was subscribed. This is
payable in cash. Mr.. Johnson says the
active and generous response accorded
the committee In the first two towns
visited presages the success Of the
loan movement.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19

American consul at Chihuahua, au-
thorized the statement that interven-
tion was not contemplated by the
United States.
Ambassador Wilson was ordered to
communicate at once the view of the
United States to the Mexican minis
ter for foreign affairs and copy of
his instructions was likewise sent to
Marion Letcher. American consul at
Chihuahua, which special representa-
tiohs addressed to Gen. Orozco.
Orozco recently refused to recog-
nize Mr.. Letcher as the American con-
sular representative, because the
United States withheld recognition
Of the rebel cause. The representa-
tions to Orozco accuse him of "prac-
tical murder" of Thomas Fountain, an
American gunner enlisted with the
federals, but summarily executed re-
Gently when taken prisoner by the in
surrectos.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
WESTERN.

At the Zuberbuler ranch near Lang.
try. Texas. hail accompanying heavy
rain killed fifty grown Angora goats
and 800 kids.
Women of Excelsior. Minn., are
planning, II necessary. to keep the VII
lage dry" to purchase the saloon H.
lenses at $500 each.
April 10 has been set by Mayor
Speer Of Denver and the city forester
as the date for the seventh annual dis
tribution of free trees.
The Boston mine of the Utah Cop
per Company. at Bingham, Utah, has
shut down. as the result of walk
out of $50 miners and muckers.
Believing women should have a
hand in running municipalities, the
town board, Milliken, Colo, has ap-
pointed Lossie Wheaton town treas
urer.
Thomas Carney, sixty-siX years old,
a leading business man, was roasted
alive at his home at Oskaloosa, Ia,
while trying to get furniture out OF
burning shed.
Engineer John Adams of Ottumwa,
Iowa, was buried beneath his engine
in 2S feet of water. in Cones lake, near
Muscatine, and his fireman. John Mori-
arty, was fatally injured.
A move to bond the state Of Wash.
ington to the extent of SIS, 100000 Tor
the construction Of a system OF high.
ways was set afoot at Seattle by a
gathering of business men from all
parts Of the state.
An American newspaper man who
returned to Ell Paso from Parral, Mex,
with 1874 American and other foreign
refugees from the battle-swept dis
trict, brought news of the execution
of Thomas Fountain of Las Cruces, N.
NJ, by the rebels.
Miss Clara Barton, founder of the
American Red Cross Society, died at
her home in Glen Echo, Maryland. The
cause was chronic pneumonia, with
which she was stricken about a year
ago. Her brother. Stephen Barton or
Boston, was with her. Miss BartCn
was DOIH dL OAlOlu, MdSSdCuuSellS, Ill
1921.
A woman who obtains a divorce in
.Muskogee, Okla, hereafter cannot
have her maiden name restored. but a
woman who obtains divorce from her
second husband may have restored to
her the name Of her first husband l..
she SO desires. This is one of the new
rules made by Judge Farrar l.. Mccain
Of the Superior Court at Muskogee.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
WEEKS NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS

Secretary OF War Stimson will soon
begin distributing to the national
guard Of the country the new auto
matte pistol recently adopted.
The Senate irrigation committee has
reported favorably Senator Boran's
bill to grant patents to entrymen on
government reclamation projects uron
compliance with the requirements,
the deferred payments due for water
to be lien upon the property until
liquidated.
Joseph Sellwood, an ore mine expert
OF Duluth, told the House steel inves-
tigating committee that the Lake SUI
perior ore region contains 1,400, ,000, 900
| tons Of available ore, of which about
55O.00O.OOO tons. excluding the Hill
| lease ores, are controlled by the Unit
ed States steel corporation.
That the Borah three-year home
stead bill. If enacted into law as it
passed the House, would be interpre.
ted by the General Land Office as
applicable to all pending homestead
entries, including those under the 800
of the conferees on the Borah meas
ure.
Government supervision of cotton
| and grain exchanges as the result OF
violent/fluctuations in prices of COM
modities and as safeguard against
speculation and gambling was pro-
posed by W. 3. Thompson. former
oP
Exchange, before the House commit
| tee.
The Indignation of State Depart
ment officials over the execution of
Thomas Fountain, the American gun
ner who was captured by the rebels
at Parral, Mexico, is believed to be ccr-
tain to prejudice any attempt on the
part of the rebels to secure any rec
ognition of belligerent rights, so nec-
sary to a successful conduct of their
campaign.
Radical reductions in freight rates
on wool, both in sacks and in bales,
transported from western points of
origin to eastern destinations, have
been prescribed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The opinion
was handed down by Chairman
Prouty. It holds that the present
rate of $1.15 hundred pounds on
wool in sacks from Colorado comnon
points to St. Louis should not exceed
80 cents, and that from points west
of Cheyenne, Wyoming. on the Union
Pacific and Trinidad Colorado on the
Santa Fe. the rate to ST. Louis might
be cents higher for each additional
twantv-fiva miles.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
Minor Mention,

Pueblo Is holding q Home Industries
week.
Gov. Shafroth has purchased an au
tomobile.
a commission government charter
league has been organized at Durango
Capt. John J. Harris, one OF Boul
der's best known pioneer mining men,
is dead.
Ground has been purchased In
I.ongmont for the new $4,000 pea
hulling plant.
| Frank Wallace died at Evans from a
peculiar disease thought to be tuner
culosis OF the brain.
Tommy Ryan. wrestler. will takd on
Carl Delivuk. the Australian In Colo.
rado Springs. April IS.
La Sale Is the only town In Weld
county without marshal. and Its
citizens say none IL needed.
II. l.. Pierce OF Boston. Mass. is ex.
pected In Rocky Ford soon to investi'
gate an electric road project.
School district No. l, Grand June.
| tion. has voted TO add commercial
course to high school studies.
Meeker is to have more fire protsc.
tion. which will reduce insurance Ihtes
and give residents a feeling Of sccLT.
ity.
Work has begun on the new $4,000
pea hulling plant at JohnstOwn. which
it Is expected will be finished by
June l.
Having given $50 to the high scl"'ol
piano fund. the Evans Improvement
Society will now buy a fire alarm ;or
the city.
Members OF the new town boald
have decided on three saloons ior
Evans. 1t Is said. and that the Licences
OF each shall be $1,000 annually.
Lee Hardesty OF Fowler. president
Of the Hardesty Ditch & Irrigation
Company. was instantly killed in an
auto accident near Fowler.
Dressed meat prices in Denver rose
another 10 per cent recently. making n
total advance OF nearly % per cent
over quotations two weeks ago.
The state can invest public school
funds in irrigation bonds only az an
original purchaser, under an opinion
OF Attorney.General Ben Griffith.
The twostory hotel at Buena Vista
Hot Springs. five miles west Of Buena
Vista. was completely destroyed by
fire. entailing loss OF about $15.OUO.
Preliminary steps toward the erec.
ton OF q new church were taken !e-
- ~f ~
st. Marks Episcopal Parish in Den
yer.
jesse snipes, aged rfifty.two., a
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
COFFEE HURTS
Ono In Three.

It is difficult to make people believe
that coffee Is poison to at least one
person out of every three. but people
are slowly finding it out, although
thousands Of them suffer terribly be-
fore they discover the fact
A New York hotel man says: Each
time after drinking coffee 1 became
restless, nervous and excited, so that I
was unable to sit five minutes in one
place, was also inclined to vomit and
suffer from loss of sleep, which got
worse and worse.
"A lady said that perhaps coffee was
the cause of my trouble, and suggested
that l try Postum. I laughed at the
thought that coffee hurt me, but she
insisted SO hard that 1 finally had
some Postum made. 1 have been us.
ing it in place of coffee ever since, for
I noticed that all my former. nervous
ness and irritation disappeared. 1 be.
gan to sleep perfectly, and the Postum
tasted as good or better than the old
coffee, SO what was the use of stick
ing to a beverage that was injurine
me?
"One day on an excursion up the
country 1 remarked to young lady
friend on her greatly improved appear.
ance. She explained that some time
before she had quit using coffee and
taken to Postum. She had gained a
number of pounds and her former pal.
pitation Of the heart, humming in the
ears, trembling of the hands and legs
and other disagreeable feelings had
disappeared. She recommended me to
quit coffee and take Postum and was
very much surprised to find that had
already made the change.
"she said her brother had also re-
ceived great benefits from leaving off
coffee and taking on Postum" There's
a reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
interest.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
NEWS OF COLORADO POINTS

prominent and wealthy stockman OF
Collbran. shot and probably fatally
wounded Edward Henderson. aged
thirty.five.
The Commerce Investment Compa-
ny Of Denver has now collected about
$4,000 for the aid OF eastern Colorado
farmers. and will begin making loans
at once.
| Senator Guggenheim has been 'td-
vised by the War Department that
army horses will be sent for exhibi.
show next year.
The United Hydro-Electro Company
recently began installing the new light.
Ing system In Georgetown. for which
1t was awarded a six-year contract two
months ago.
The State Prison Association R.ve
assistance during the first three
against .3ll men during the same
period last year.
The Antlers Hotel Company at Colo
RADIO Springs will spend several thou.
sand dollars improving the handsome
grounds about the hotel. work to be-
gin at once.
There are 12.775 consumptives in
prepared by 8. Poulterer Morris. OK
ecutive secretary OF the Rocky Noun
tain Public Health Association.
One hundred and fifty gypsies. who
have been living In three small ter.
races In Denver for more than week.
will be made the subject OF inves,i.
CATION by State Humane Officer Nor.
ton David.
Aviation has been made n part OF
the course of studies OF the signal
corps OF the Colorado national guai 1; ;
and with two Curtiss graduates as in
structors the members are preparing
TO become experts.
Taxpayers OF Weld county hasc al
ready paid half OF the $5OO.O0O to DO
collected In taxes this year. Thee Is
100000 to be collected in the county
before December. but 100000 OF this
is taxes in irrigation districts.
George Richter. an old.time and at
Gone time a leader in the politics of
the county. and who held an importa.
ant position in Washington under
President Hayes. died In Victor from
an overdose of laudanum.
Ten claims against the estate Of the
late David H. Moffat to the amount Of
$4.5AO.281 were filed In the County
Court ut Denver. Seven Of these. az.
gregating $4,5O6.566. were allowed by
the court upon consent OF the attor-
neys for the estate. Three claims, :g.
gregating $33.715. will be contested Ly
the executors. flrft -
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
STEAMER TITANIC, WITH 2,16o
PEOPLE, SINKS IN MID.OCEAN.
Captain Sends Wireless - virginian
Hastens to Rescue.

Montreal, Canada.-The White Star
liner, Titanic, with 2,160 persons on
board struck an iceberg and sank
1884 miles east of Sandy Hook
The first &c. @. D." call was picked
up off the coast of Nova Scotia by the
Virginian, and that vessel started at
full speed to the rescue. The Virgin.
ian has accommodations for only
about 900 persons at the most, and
should other assistance not be rushed
Immediately it is feared that hundreds
will be lost in the sea.
The. last message received here by
wireless said the giant vessel was 60
and children are being taken off in
lifeboats.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
Draining AikaiI Land.

Grand Junction - Experiment IN
drainage OF alkali and seepage lands
will be made within the next 'wo
months in Mesa county that are al
most entirely new In the reclamation
OF water.logged land. Under the diicc'
tion OF Dalton G. Miller. drainage en-
sineer In charge Of investigations In
Colorado with headquarters In this
city. q 20-acre tract near the Indian
school will be put through a course
OF drainage. diking and "washinx'
that will decide. 1t Is hoped. the best
method for the reclamation OF :his
seriously affected section.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19

gang at work on Pingree hill for the
last three months has been made TO
the county commissioners. The total
cost Of construction Of 5000 feet OF
road was $2.3O9. Tho lowest bid ie-
ceived by the commissioners for this
work by contractors was 33.l00. and
the next lowest $4.l00. The work
done by the convicts is satisfactory.
they having constructed one of the
best stretches OF road In IAririrr
county.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19


Angeles Mexican lightweight, are to
fight twenty rounds in the Vernon
arena. Los Angeles. July for the
lightweight championship OF the world.
Manager Tom McCarey of the Vernon
club announced that both boys had
agreed to make the lightweight limit,
1873 pounds, at ringside.
GENERAL.
A premature explosion of dynamite
in the Kramer zinc mine at Joplin,
Mo-, killed Fred Odin and Samuel Sta
ley.
The Republican national convention
which will meet in Chicago June 18th
will have total membership of 1.07O
delegates.
The abnormal weight of $50 pounds
attained by Abraham Sodekson OF
Boston, Mass, caused his death. He
was twenty-six.
Major General Frederick d. Grant,
son of the famous general of the Civil
War, and himself commander of the
Department of the East, died at the
Hotel Buckingham in New York.
i The price of Rhine wine is booked
for an advance which may continue
until it's costs more than champagne.
Prices already realized at the Berlin
auctions make it likely that the Rhine
wine of 1911 will bring SIS bottle on
the tables of New York restaurants.
Another serious break has occurred
in the levees of the Atchafalaya river
and considerable section of the low
lands of st. Landry and St. Martin
parishes, Louisiana, are inundated. Ac-
cording to reports, no lives have been
lost there.
By a majority of more than $4,000
out of $4,000 votes cast, locomotive
engineers on fifty railroads east of Chi
cago and north of the Norfolk & West
ern have authorized strike, should
further negotiations with the railroads
for increased pay fail.
After telling his landlady he intend
ed to end his life, George Carlson, a
bottles Of whisky. Later he was found
unconscious beside eight empty bot
ties. He was fined SIS for attempting
suicide by drinking liquor.
Town elections held throughout
California with prohibition as the
main issue, and with women voting
for the first time in most of the town.
ships apparently resulted in victory
for the "wets." Returns have occn
slow but of the thirty-six towns report
ing on the liquor question twenty,one
voted "wet" and fifteen dry"
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
WASHINGTON,

The estimated wealth of the United
States is $125,OOO, 900 900.
The senators of Virginia and West
Virginia have begun a movement to
require the government to account to
the thirteen original states for the
money received from the sale of
Northwest Territory, although a CEN
tury has passed since the territory
was given by Virginia to the federal
government
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
Express Messenger Dies In Car.

Colorado Springs-E. a. Larson OF
Denver. messenger for the Globe Ex.
press Company. was found dead In mis-
car at Castle Rock. when the RIO
Grande passenger train reached that
point. Death was due 10 heart failure.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
cattIemen Duel; Ono Dead.

Lamar.-Bad blood between two
Carrizozo cattlemen terminated when
Zeno Labriere instantly killed ". I.
Nugent near the Oklahoma line. The
only eye witness to the affair Is un.
certain who fired the first shot and
the coroner's Jury could not deter
mine.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
Violates Gambling Laws.

Trinidad-Alleging that he had lost
$3.50 while playing roulette in n l":al
saloon. Stewart F. Todd filed infor,na.
tion with the district attorney and
caused q warrant to be issued for the
arrest OF the saloon proprietor for >io-
lation OF the gambling laws.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
GuaaenheIm Asks for Money.

Washington - Senator Guggenheim
offered an amendment to the ayri'
cultural appropriation. appropriatins
100000 to enable the Secretary OF
Agriculture to purchase additional
supplies of seed for farmers in droGth
districts. Also an amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill aptro'
priating 100000 for the completion OF
the Denver public building and $25.Gn0
for the Greeley building.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
FooIinq the Lord.

Mother" teased little boy Of five.
docs God know everything that I'm
going to do before do it?'
Eyes. dear. everything" she said.
We'll, does he know that I'm 60
ing upstairs in a minute and put on
my pajamas and say my prayers and
get into bed?"
"Yes. dear. he knows everything"
We'll. tonight he's going to get
fooled. for I'm not going to say my
prayers."-St. Louis Republic.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
Mute wife Sues Deaf Husband.

Gill.-There was n unique scene en-
acted here when James Snodgrass.
blacksmith OF this community. who
is deaf. was served with summons
in n divorce suit brought by his wifs
who Is deaf and dumb.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
Homestead Bill Delayed.

Washington.-Ther is no prospect
of another meeting of the conferees on
the Borah three-year homestead bill
within the next few days at least.
Senator Smoot announced that further
meetings had been deferred, at the re.
quest of Secretary Fisher.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
II Not Better

" Not Better.
Copy Reader-Say. this line. In the
Clutches Of a Loan Shark" is a few
letters too long. How shall change
It?
Night Editor-Perhaps the word
Jaws" will convey the idea just as
well as clutches"
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
Plans Water Works System.

Johnstown-The town board has de-
cided on building a 100000 waterworks
system by constructing reservoir
three miles west OF here. filling 1t with
Big Thompson river water and building
u pipe line to the town.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19

Colorado women, members OF the
Daughters Of the War Of 1872. are
making preparations for celebrating
on September II. the one-hundredsh
anniversary of that memorable con
flict. <I.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19
How AQQravAtlnQ.

Brown saw q man drop twenty
stories the other day. and 1t was
caution the way he swore.
Greene-Swore after dropping twen-
ty stories?
Brownies. They were in a mag
azine he had Just bought. and hO
dropped 1t in the mud.-Judge.
dropped it in the mud.-Judge.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19

convIets Do Good Road Work.
Fort Collins-The report Of the
superintendent Of the convict roat
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19

COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO.
April 29,-Democratic state Convention.
Colorado Springs.
May 6-ll.-State y. II. c. a. Convention.
Pueblo.
June ls-2O.-State Sunday School Con-
vention. Colorado Springs.
June ll-Juiy l9.-Summer Term. State
Teachers College. Greeley.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19

Chance for Him.
Gerald-People can get used to any
thing.
Geraldine-Then why not cheer up?
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19

Head Of Red Cross Dies.
Washington.-Miss Clara Barton.
founder OF the American Red Cross
Society, died at her home In Glen
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19

The deserving poor do not always
deserve to be.
Garfield Tea insurcs normal action Of
tho liver.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19

Echo. Md. The cause was chronic
pneumonia. with which she was
stricken about n year ago. Miss Bar
ton was ninety-one years old.
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THE TURNED COAT,

Robert Henri, the famous artist,
was talking at a tea at Sherry's, in
New York, about the Latin Quarter.
In the Latin Quarter" he said, I'm
little streets of the Boule Mich, it il
possible to get a good course dinner
for Is cents-and even at that there's
many Latin Quarterite goes dinner.
less"
lone spring afternoon" he resum-
ed, AS was sketching the horses Of
the green bronze fountain in the Lux
embourg gardens, a youth stopped
and talked while.
"The spring sunshine on the youth 3
coat brought out all its shabbiness
mercilessly, and ventured to hint:
Look here. old chap. why don't
you have that coat turned?'
HE smoothed the shabby sleeve
ruefully. 81:
"T would he said, II it had three
sides.'" II