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The Ordway new era., 1913-03-21
Mystery Cleared Up

For some months much mail mat
ter has been missed from the Fowler
post0fflce and the cause has been un.
earthed by the arrest and confession
Of Frank r. Williams, the II year old
son Of the postmaster at that place.
Young Williams has stolen thousands
OF letters and secured much plunder.
A passion for the game OF ''craps"
and similar "amusements" led to the
lads undoing.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-21
New Paper at Haswell

The first number Of the Haswell
Herald was issued last Saturday
under the mechanical and business
management Of Lester G. Rosson, the
well known base ball player and
chicken fancier, and makes really a
creditable showing for q town the
size Of Haswell. Here's hoping that
1t may live long and prosper and grow
10 strength and wealth with the pass
Ing years.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-21
way. Crowley County Colorado Friday. March o. 1918
Joins Racing Circuit

The Crowley County Agricultural
the Santa Fe racing circuit and has
been given the dates of the week Of
September 8, or following the Arkan-
sas Valley fair at Rocky Ford and pre-
ceding the state fair at Pueblo. This
assures plenty Of horses and exciting
races for the Crowley county fair
next fall.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-21
May Return Here

Sam H. ludlow, who owned one OF
Crowley county's best farms at one
time and afterwards moved to Rosen.
berg, Texas, is located temporarily at
West Plains, Mo-, but is again look
Ing for location and 1t Is hoped that
he will conclude to return to Ordway
where the many friends Of the family
will be glad to welcome them.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-21

J. D. Bald was 10 Pueblo Saturday
and reports his wife's health very
much improved.
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-21
Meeting of Town Board

The board OF trustees Of the town
OF Ordway met 10 regular session at
the town hall on Monday, March II,
at 1880 p. m.
Present-Mayor II. c. Tiedemann
and Trustees Beaver, McCleary,
Riley and Sale. Absent-Trustees
Roberts aud Trainor.
The minutes OF the last regular
meeting were read and approved. r
The following labor bills were read
aud allowed:
The Ordway new era., 1913-03-21

The resignation NJ Trustee Merle
G. Roberts was read and accepted.
On motion, the board voted to &C.
cept the proposition OF the Hendrie
& Bolthoff Manufacturing company
on water pipe.
Meeting adjourned 9:l5 p. m.
JOHN B. ESTES, Clerk,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
All dead man are honest--so far as we
know.
The principle ingredient in luck is COM
mon sense.
He is truly great composer who can
sit hen to music.
Every married man knows that 1t
takes but one to make a quarrel.
Anyway, a woman never believes all
her husband believes she believes.
An honest man doesn't strive for the
kind of success that needs an excuse.
At that, man fool friends are about
the only ones who will lend him money.
What a delightful old world this would
be If we could only buy experience on
credit.
II there were no women in the world
there would be no bad husbands. Nor
good ones.
It's a fortunate thing for some impos-
ing family tree that their roots are well
out of sight.
No, Cordelia. the chap with cork
limb doesn't necessarily belong to the
floating population.
The difference between a politician and
statesman is that the politician inva-
riably lands the job.
Nine out of 10 who claim to have beer
driven to drink trotted up to the trough
OF their own accord.
After a sef-made man has been elected
to Office two or three times he gets the
idea that his death would be public
calamity. And maybe It would.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
Life's Young Soldiers

There were many inspiring things
in the parade which passed through
Birmingham's streets Friday, a
pageant planned by and principally
composed of successful citizens of a
virile city in honor of its most dis
tinguished son. But of those who
marched none crept into the hearts
of beholders like the boys of the East
Lake Industrial home.
Truly wonders can be done by mans
humanity to man. Bravely and proud
|ly strobe these waits, keeping step
to the music of their own fine band,
happy faces aglow with the tingle of
chill autumn's breath, hearts leaping
with gratitude that when Birming-
hams prosperous and busy people
decided to pay tribute to a nation
wide figure who dwells within its
borders, the little fellows of East Lake
were not forgotten, but were asked
to take a place Of honor. Eyes once
dimmed by despair shone bravely with
the lamp of hope relighted. Minds
which once were given to mischief
and maybe crime, imbibed, from the
very atmosphere of the occasion, a
knowledge that mans garland OF
honor is ever laid at the feet of him
who shows himself good and true.
Like young soldiers they marched
and they are young soldiers, beginning
life's campaign under disadvantages
that mercifully most boys have not to
struggle against. There was none
who saw them Friday who did not
wish them victorious in the battle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
The Mexican Situation

Our relations with Mexico can bear
no further strain; as things now are,
snap may come at any minute.
Washington's silence is portentous.
President Wilson and Secretary Bry-
an have ordered quiet in the ranks.
The gossipping department employe
is dumb for the instant.
The administrations task of dis
guising its anxiety under an outward
aspect of serenity has been rendered
difficult by the attitude assumed by
Sir Lionel Garden, the newly-named
British minister to Mexico. Sir Lionel
presented his credentials at the mo-
ment Washington expressed its repug-
nance over Huerta's arrest of the
members Of Congress and declaration
of dictatorship. The British envoy
seems to take pleasure in the fact that
he has disconnected the plans of the
American government, and the British
foreign office has shown no disposi-
ton to rebuke him for his behavior.
This incident has served further to
confuse situation already perplexing
and perilous. The United States will
not permit a foreign power, which
ever it may be, to flaunt opposition in
the face of our policy toward Mexico
The world will be informed of this Of
ficially. To do so firmly and yet not
extensively will require the highest
degree Of diplomatic skill. Should
England or any other power consider
itself affronted, it will be permitted
to make the best Of it.
BY all means America desires peace
with the countries beyond the seas, as
it does with its near neighbors. At the
same time, this nation will insist, tc
the extent of its ability, in having
Mexican affairs regulated by oui
standard before recognition takes
place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26


From the November Wide World Maga-
zine.
One Of the most singular ideas ever In
volved In the moving of houses was re-
Gently put into practice in West Somer-
vile, Mass, where large three-story
dwelling was cut in two, moved from an
eminence 10 feet above the street level,
and set up again mile away from its
former resting placei Tt was found i'm
possible to move the house in its entirety,
and so cut was made straight down
through the center, from rooftree to foun-
dations. AS the house was built in very
symmetrical manner each half was an
exact counterpart of the other. After
bracing the building, first one section
and then another was moved to the new
location by means of jackscrews and roll
lers. On bring the two portions together
they dovetailed in such perfect fit that
it was impossible to discern the separat-
ing cut. AS each of the sections was So
by % feet at the base and almost 40 Seet
in height, they were liable to topple over
during the process of moving, and this
was prevented by tearing down the CHM
neys and foundations and loading the first
floor of each section to a considerable
depth with bricks, which acted as ballast.
SO cleverly was the work done that the
sections were moved and fixed together
again without any damage whatever to
the structure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
IN A LOUISIANA SWAMP

From the November Outing.
So 1 worked on through the grass and
cane. The sun was up and burning hotly
down on the muddy margins of the bayou,
which was now hardly more than a, shall
low ditch. And snakesl 1 began to see
them lying within paddle reach, lazy and
lethargic, big black moccasins, cotton
mouths and now and then a reddish cop
perhead. AS 1 dug on through the mud
1 mauled them over the head, killing
eight in as many yards. But the farther
/ went the shoaler grew the water and
the hotter the sun. The gnats began to
dance over the evil smelling mud and
presently I felt rather sick. / glanced
ahead and then back. Snakes every
where. l stood up and counted %.
Then / realized that it was the inde-
scribable odor from this snake den that
was sickening me; that. and the sun and
tho three hours labor without breakfast.
I concluded to turn about, for there was
no navigable water ahead. But that gave
me no end of difficulty. I couldn't drive
the canoe around in the mud, and
could not step out, for the mire was bot
tomless and the three and five-foot moe
asins were everywhere. Sick and hot, /
worked at 1t and at the end of an hour
had not backtracked 20 yards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
rIsHING EN- MAssE
m the November Outing.

From the November Outing.
Down on the lower decks, men ana
women stood twirling hand lines weight
ed with monster sinkers carelcssly about
their heads and those of their neighbors,
who lodged for their lives.
Look oud. look oud." breathed a stall
wart German who stood yard from me
as he whirled frantieally a huge chunk
of lead. "If I make slips, I might
hid you." I needed no further warning
I gave up trying to squeeze in between
a fat Italian and his wife on the lower
deck, and went aloft with my hired rod.
As poked my head above the top of the
companion way-ziss. went a sinker three
eighths of an inch from my nose.
Above the clatter of feet on the decks,
the whirr Of the huge reels. the hiss OF
lead whirled into space, and the splash
Of the water, rose insistent and never
ceaslng a babel of warnings of Look out,
look out, you're tangling." Now and
then someone caught fish.
More often than not the lucky one would
haul up his founder or sea bass, hope
lessly tangled In half a dozen lines, lead
ing to all three decks. whence the own
ers would shout angrily back and forth
to each other while they worked to clear
the tangle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
IT'S so.
DAMAGED GOODS
From the Green Book.

From the Green Book.
Herewith / offer a version Of Brieux' s
play, Damaged Goods" especially
adapted for American audiences
Doctor-Twenty cases Identical with
yours have been carefully observed--from
the beginning to the end. Nineteen times
you hear, nineteen times in twenty-five
woman caught cold from her husband.
You think that the danger is negligible;
you think you have the right to make
your wife take her chances, as you said,
of being one of the exceptions. Very
well; you shall know what you are doing.
/, You shall know what sort OF disease it
Is that your wife will have five chances
per cent OF contracting without SO much
as having her leave asked. Take this
book--it is my masters work--here, read
for yourself. I have marked the passage.
You won't read It? Then l Will! CHe
reads passionately.) 81 have seen an
unfortunate woman changed by this dis
ease into sneezing demon. The nose
turned red; the eyes become bleary and
watery and the"
George--Stop! For PHYS sake, stop
Doctor--I shall not stop! I shall read
to the end! shall not refrain from do
ing right merely for fear of upsetting
your nerves. QHe goes on.) And the
speaking voice, once soft and musical.
became thick and catarrhal-all it's beauty
completely destroyed" There, that win
do And you are willing to run the risk
of infiicting that disease on a woman
whom you say you love, though you cam
not support even the description of it
yourself? And pray, from whom did this
woman catch a cold? 1t is not l who say
all this; 1t is the book ''F'rom a man
whose criminal folly was such that he
was not afraid to enter into marriage. as
was afterward established, With marked
grippe symptoms What that man did is
what you want to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
Seamen's Servitude Bill

The LaFollette substitute for the
Senate committees "seamen's servi-
tude" bill has been passed by the up
per chamber of Congress. In the final
debate on the measure, Mr.. LaFol-
lette, republican, and Mr.. Williams,
democrat, paid warm tributes to the
earnest and unselfish work of Andrew
Feruscth, president of the Seamen's
union.
This man, the speakers said, worked
in Washington for years at seaman's
pay to further the adoption Of legis-
lation beneficial to his fellow sailors.
Surely there then can be no criticism
of such lobbying as this.
Senator Fletcher said that the bill
as passed will bring about three i'm
portant reforms: The giving of great
er freedom to seamen, the promotion
of greater safety at sea for passen-
gers and crews, and the equalizing OF
wage costs in operating vessels in
foreign and domestic trade. Could
there be objection, some may ask, to
any or all of these three things?
The answer was brought out in the
debate. Remedial legislation along
these lines has been pending in Con-
gress for many, many years. Hereto
fore the shipping interests have been
able to defeat reform bills or SO man.
gle them by amendment as to render
them utterly innocuous.
Yet mark this; When the LaFolletts
substitute was put upon its final pas
sage, it was adopted without the for
mality of a roll call. The Senate die
not care to go on record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
THE CEDARs OF LEBANON


From tho November Wide World Maga-
zine.
All that now remains Of the cedars of
Lebanon Is q little foi est Of SOHO s0c
trees, which are rigidly preserved. They
lie on a small, fertile plateau, situated at
an altitude. of 6123 feet above sea level.
The grove is reached from Bsherreh by
a steep and winding road.
With the exception Of few stragglers,
the grove is inclosed by neat stone wall
built by a former governor of Lebanon
to protect the smaller trees from goats.
The older trees have always occupied a
position Of honor in the estimation of man
because of their connection with the tenn
pie built by Solomon and the various al
llsions to them in the Bible.
Among the dwellers In Syria, where for
ests of tall trees do not exist. the cedars
naturally excite admiration, and q modern
Syrian writer says of them that they are
undeniably the most lofty of all the vege-
table Kingdom We know, of course, that
this is hardly the case. for the famous
redwood trees of California reach a height
of over 800. while In Tasmania the blue
gum is almost as large 30 far as height
is concerned. The cedars are actually
about SO feet high. which Is more than the
height Of the trees OF an average forest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
Barring the Photo

Employees of the operating depart
nent of the Illinois Central railroad
in future will not be permitted to
carry pictures Of their wives, sweet
hearts or babies on their watch crys-
tails. Officials of the company have
come to the conclusion that such pic
lures tend to distract the attention of
the men and that accidents might re-
suit therefrom.
"This rule may seem to be a small
matter says Vice President Park,
~but, after all, it is the little things
that count. Every railroad man will
admit that success in the operating
department requires strict attention. ?"
Mr.. Park is correct, of course, as to
the necessity of railroad employees be-
ing constantly alert and watchful. But
a person who has not given the mat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
The Absent Porker

Still it has not been officially de-
termined whether or not Amos Smith
stole the hog. The state says he did
and Amos says he didn't, and there
the matter is expected to rest for an
indefinite period. The citizenry Of
Irondale, in fact, all that Of Beat 33,
has made up it's mind on the subject,
but as about half of the mind is of one
opinion and half of another, it doesn't
help very much.
The state was so sure that Amos
stole the hog that it had him indicted
and then arraigned before the august
criminal court of Jefferson county. All
Irondale and denizens of it's environs
came to town to testify. Aout 20 wit
resses answered when their names
were called, and their evidence was
laid with all the care possessed by
able lawyers before a jury composed
of IL men good and true.
But the jury acted like the citizens
of Irondale and Beat 33. It's mind
failed to work harmoniously. Some
members thought Amos stole the hog,
and some thought he didn't. Then
came news of the illness of the wife of
one Of the jurymen, and the jury was
discharged with its opinions still con-
flicting.
By the way, what was it Mr.. Bumble
said the law was?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

during good weather one did not know
the difference between being on ship
board and in one of the great New
York hotels. The only difference ap-
parently was that there were no bill
lard tables on shipboard. There were
not only great dining rooms seating
many hundreds but one of the hand
soonest restaurants in the world of the
Carlton management. capable OF
seating some two hundred or more peo-
pie, grill room of almost like size. a
swimming pool, as large as that in the
Birmingham Athletic club. Turkish
and electric bath establishment, a
gymnasium, ballroom as elaborate
and large as almost any in the largest
hotels in New York, play rooms for
children, a palm garden and a florists
greenhouse. There is even a sand pile
for the children. q book store, a candy
store, a drug store and other shops
The ship is some eight or ten stories
high and has elevators like an office
building.
A few years ago when one travelled on
the ocean in a five or six thousand ton
ship, one felt that the acme of COM
fort in ocean travel had been reached
Now this fifty thousand ton ship may
be excelled in few years. Yet the
ship designers have not made one that
will not pitch in heavy storms and
cause those aboard to suffer from sea-
sickness.
| I have been on many ships but have
never felt so uncomfortable as dur
ing two days in storm on the I'M
perator.
| 'T wish we could go to another iio-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
DIGGING UP WORLD BEATERs

Ed A. Goewey, in Leslie's.
One of the most surprising things about
the national pastime is the ability OF
Manager Mack of the Athletics, to dig
up worfd-beating players from the most
unusual places. At any time he can
jump crowd of youngsters on the field
whose names are unknown to 80 per cent
of the fans, and what is even stranger.
from these develop lot of men who as
sist materially in winning pennants for
Philadelphia, 1t is said that toward the
close of each season, when Mack knows
that the pennant race is virtually over, he
hustles a lot of unknowns into tile game
and prepares them for the work that they
are expected to do with the club two
years later. Most of these budding phe-
noms are sent back to the bushes for
further seasoning, but a few are kept on
the bench with the regulars for more
home training and to be used in cases OF
emergency. Soon after the Athletics
cinched the psnnarH in September, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
Vote for the Auditorium

Tomorrow is election day for Bir-
rningham's auditorium bond PROPOSE
ton, and every citizen in favor OF a
bond issue of 100000 bearing 8 per
cent interest should go to the polls
and cast his ballot. The large majority
cast for the bond proposition on Sep
tember Is would naturally assure a
victory for those in favor of the audi
torium when the bopd question comes
up on its "final passage" so to speak.
In the recent city election, when the
auditorium matter was submitted to
the voters as a tentative proposition,
of the 1000 and more voters only
. about 1000 were against the
proposition. Such as overwhelm-
ing majority for the bond issue
might possibly result in apathy on the
part of many public spirited citizens
J who are in favor of the city erecting
the greatly needed auditorium. Chair
man Paschal G. Shook of the Chamber
of Commerce auditorium committee
urges every citizen who voted for the
auditorium in September to do like
wise again tomorrow. There may be
apathy among the opponents, but un-
less those who believe in the bond issue
bestir themselves the opposition may
take courage and poll its full strength
The Gipsy Smith revival meetings
recently held in a temporary auditor
ium where hundreds and sometimes
thousands were unable To get seats
greatly strengthens the demand for
vast city auditorium. Certain it is
that Birmingham needs nothing SO
much at this time as great conven-
ton hall-an auditorium built on mod
ern lines with seating capacity of
not less than 10000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
A Richmond Capitalists visit

Fred r. Scott of Richmond, one of the
best known capitalists OF the south and
director in the Atlantic Coast Line
and in the Louisville and Nashville,
spent yesterday in birmingham. He has
a large Investment in the Bryan Coal
corporation in this district, of which
Frank Nelson, Jr, is president.
II spent nearly week here IS
months ago" said Mr.. Scott "and to-
day in riding over the city l was great
1y impressed with the handsome inn
provements made since my former visit.
South Highlands would make q great
impression on any visitor. AS for Alta
mont road on the crest of Red noun
tain, few places in this country noted
for enchanting scenery equal the scenic
beauty one finds there, l am struck with
the extent of Bir1ningham's fine resi-
Dental sections. From South Highlands
drove to Norwood and along the new
boulevard in that part of town. The
Northside of Birmingham, like the
South Highlands, is wonderfully attrac-
tive. l am told that other sections also
are very beautiful; but have not had
the time to see more than the South
Highlands, Mountain Terrace, Alta
mont.Road and Norwood
Mr.. Scott was In Mobile last week
and, accompanied by technical experts,
inspected q new railroad being built
through rich timber country He spent
a day in Laurel. Miss, and was sur
prised. he said, to find such thriving
town. Laurel has a population of
about 14,000," said he, "and more
wealthy men, it is claimed, than any
city of Its size in the south. 1t Is q
noteworthy fact too that nearly every
business man in Laurel is a northerner.
These northern men came there some
years ago and built up the town, and
have made huge fortunes out of the
lumber business"
Like all virginianS and all southern
ers, for that matter, Mr. Scott takes q
lively interest in politics. He expressed
unbounded admiration for Mr.. Under
wood, and said it would be regarded as
a national shame If by any hook OF
crook Mr. Hohson should beat the great
Alabama statesman in the race for the
senatorship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
The verdi Anniversary

The celebration this year of the one, hun
dredth anniversary of verdi's birth has
been generally throughout Europe and
America wherever musical organizations
exist. The Metropolitan opera season in
New York will open with the performance
of verdfs aida" But this is not espe-
cially in observance of the centenary, as
many impresarlos have habit of start
ing off with that beautiful opera. In Bir-
mingham, Memoli got UP fine celebration
In Capitol park last August, at which
Italian societies attended with full ranks
and listened to an all-verdi programme.
AS. has been pointed out often, Verdi
composed his greatest works after he was
advanced in years.
"Verdi's most remarkable genius lay,
perhaps, in his faculty for perpetually
renewing his youth-a faculty not observ-
able in the representative composers OF
modern Italy" says well known author
ity. Certain Italian writer's have spoken
lately of Falstaff' as IL 1t were the
definite conclusion of a musical period
now forever ended; but the history of
music shows us that no period ever comes
definitely to an end without inaugurating
a new one, and We prefer to maintain the
hope that 'Falstaff.' which IL only just
beginning to be appreciated by the mu-
sical world at large, may be the starting
point of a. new and more vigorous school
of Italian lyric drama"