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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
ION THE zU|DER ZEE
vi A.s
Beautiful and Old Dead citiesv
of Holland.
Once Thriving Town Of EnkhuIzen
Deserted Since lts Harbor Has
sllted Up and lts Trade
Declined.

Edam, Holland. No more pleasant
spot could be chosen for leisurely hol-
iday rambles than the shores Of the
Zuider Zee. There to the north, on
q little promontory, is the windmill
of Hoorn, a charming town with
a wealth of fine old buildings, stately
homes Of well-to-do burghers surviv-
ing from the days of HORNS remote
prosperity, houses with wide windows
and elaborate facades. The ancient
'Doelhuis," or headquarters of the lo-
cal shooting guild, may still be distin-
guished by the carved efigy of St.
Sebastian, patron saint of archery,
above it's door. It is now an hotel,
seemingly too spacious for the re-
Quirements of the little town; behind
1t is a tree-shaded open space, where
the marksmen might have practised.
The beautiful st. Jams Gasthuis for
merly, as its name implies, a hospital,
now most picturesque medieval
barracks HORNS most distinctive
feature, for, alas! the old Weigh
house has had to undergo drastic res
toration
AT no great distance to the north Of
Hoorn lies the once thriving and i'm
portant town Of Enkhuizen. OF all the
so-called dead cities Of the Zuider
Zee, Enkhuizen has been the most
greatly diminished and brought low.
Since its harbor silted up and its trade
declined whole streets have gradually
disappeared; but how charming Isl
what remains! Those empty, silent
streets. swept by the salt breezes and
bordered by their peaked red-roofed
houses, are haunted by ghosts Of the
past. Here strobe gallant John Har-
ing and the bold, rough fellows that
we're his comrades and here played
as child the painter, Paul Potter,
whose famous "Bullp' is one Of the
treasures of The HaGues picture gal
lery. Like Hoorn, Enkhuizen has pre-
served in its decline many an interest
ing building. Yet nothing more pic
turesque in its decay Is to be seen
than the little town of Edam, where
all the starlings in Holland seem to
collect and chatter in spring on< the
old housetops that overlook the tree
shaded canals. Edam has an inde-
Unable charm, a sense of rest and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
BRYAN SIGNS
nth AMENDMENT
Secretary Makes Direct EIec-
ton of Sena.. crs Effective.
WORKED YEARS FOR REFORM
Four Pens Used To Append sigma.
ture and Date OF Approval
Given To co-Lahorers
In Campaign.

Washington. - Secretary Of State
William ]. Bryan was the central figure
in an historic scene Saturday, when
he signed the proclamation making eff,
fective the Seventeenth Amendment to
the Constitution, an amendment which
provides that United States Senators
shall be elected by direct vote Of the
people.
From this day on the States must
follow the new constitutional mandate
in selecting their Senators or else GO
unrepresented in the upper branch OF
Congress-. No Senator now holding a
seat in that body, however, is affected
during his current term of Office.
The ceremony was simple, though
necessarily formal. It took place in
the big reception room of the Score.
tary's suite Of offices. Surrounding
Mr.. Bryan were a number OF states.
men who had played part in the long
fight for this reform, department heads
and perhaps twoscore Of CORE
spondents.
Mrs. Bryan There TOO.
Seated at the Secretary's left was
Mrs. Bryan. She rejoiced in no less
degree than the Secretary himself in
the last act of the great battle which
her husband had led for 20 years. She,
as did all the, other witnesses to the
signing Of the proclamation, realized
the appropriateness of Mr. Bryan, the
Secretary, putting into effect reform
which Mr. Bryan, the citizen, had
urged SO long before the country.
Used Four Pens In Signing.
!. Mr.. Bryan provided himself with
four pens for the occasion. The first
was used to sign the word william
and then given to Mr. Tucker rs a
souvenir. With the second the Secre-
tary signed the word Jennings" then
handing the pen to Representative
Rucker. The third was used in writ,
ing the word Bryan" and this the
Secretary kept himself. The date OF
the proclamation was written with the
fourth pen, which Senator Borah re-
ceived as memento.
AS soon as the signature had been
affixed Mr.. Bryan expressed gratifca-
ton over the fact that the duty of
officially announcing the ratification OF
the Seventeenth Amendment had fall
len to him as Secretary of State. He
remarked that the short time required
for the States to net proved that the
sentiment in favor of the reform was
practically unanir Gus throughout the
country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
JAPAN TO SPEAK AGAIN.
Believed In Toxic That American Note
Not Final.

Toxic. Another note from the
Japanese government, dealing with
the questions arising out of the recent
California alien land ownership legis-
lation is to be forwarded shortly to
Washington.
The idea that the United States has
not said her final word is prevalent
here and it is intimated in au-
thoritative circles by inference that no
official action is to be initiated yet by
Japan.
The formation Of a japanese assoc
citation in the United States for the
purpose OF cooperating with the
japanese government is greatly favor
ed here and the object of the members
of this city, when it is formed, Nwill be
to reach a permanent solution of the
difficulty by means of new treaty
or by a change in naturalization laws.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
PRIZE BUFFALO KILLED.
Animal Rated Az Finest Specimen OF
Breed pl.s In Battle.

Allentown, Pa, .Comanche," a
2,OOO-pound buffaio bull. rated by Prof
William T. Honaday, president of the
American Bison Society. as the finest
specimen of the breed, was killed in a
battle with a younger rival for the
supremacy OF Colonel Trexler's heard
at Schnecksvills, The victor, Roaring
Frank" was much smaller animal,
weighing only about 1,4O0 pounds. He
was spryer than the older bull, how
ever, and succeeded in goring him the
length of his horn three times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
RECORD FOR LAW AND ORDER.
No Grand Jury Needed in Isle Of
WIGHT County.

Norfolk, Va.-Isle of Wight County,
Va. having population of $4,000.
:Iaims the record for law and order.
No grand jury has been necessary for
the consideration Of criminal business
thus far during the year 1913, and
Judge B. D. White, of the Circuit
Court, said the county jail was empty
and practically for rent. Civil bust
ness alone keeps the court alive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
IS WASHED ASHORE ALIVE
Woman Found on Beach unconscious
After Leaping From
Steamship.

Seattle. Wash. --Mra, K R. Ask. wife
of prominent merchant Of Skak'
way, Alaska, jumped overheard while
the steamship Spokane was on Pril& {
Rupert, B. c., and was found una \
scious, but alive, on the h
fishermen the next mornin
Ask occupied a stateroom
husband and two-year-old child
IL an invalid Wireless mes
we're sent to all steamers and
stations in the vicinity and yeste
the Spokane's operator receiv
message from Prince Rupert
Mrs. Ask had been picked U
was in hospital there.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
PLIGHT or THREE CHILDREN.
Wilson RENTS Fine OF Father On
Their Account.

Washington.-Th plight of three
little motherless girls working In a
Southern cotton mill and needing the
help of their father, Marion Cook,
serving two-year penitentiary term
for Illicit distilling in North Carolina,
caused President Wilson to remit the
500 fine which was part of Cooks
sentence and which he was unable to
pay. Cook was convicted at Asheville,
N. c., and as result of the Presidents
action will be released June Is.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
SEGREGATION ORDERED.
Whites and Blacks Separated In Rec
.H ord OF Deeds office.

Washington. 49, Orders segregating
the white and negro employees in the
Office of the Recorder Of Deeds were
issued, following an investigation
brought about by the activity of the
National Democratic Fair Play Asso-
citation
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
Kills as WEE WITH AK.
Man Then Jumps From six-story
building To Death.

New York. After fracturing his
wife's skull with an ak, John Collins,
a janitor. fed 20 the roof of an apart
ment house where they lived and
made six-stovy leap into the court
yard, where he was instantly killed.
Mrs Collins cannot recover. She had
served her husband with summons
charging assault and had threateped
TO leave him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
BuRNED TO DEATH
Horrible Treatment OF Russian Jews
At Pontneff.

st. Petersburg. Eight Russian Jews
were burned to death in the village of
Pontneff, near Kalisz, Russian Poland.
A band Of men, whose identity has not
been ascertained, after mailing up the
door Of the house in which their vic
tins resided. set fire to the building
and disappeared.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
COTTON cRop BETTER.
Condition On May rs 7s.1 Per Cent.
OF Normal, AS Compared To
7e9 Last Year.

Washington. The cotton crops con.
dition on May 20 was 1871 per cent. Of
normal, as compared with 1873 on
the same date last year, according to a
special crop report issued by the De-
partment of Agriculture. The 10-year
average on May 25 has been 1913.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
MAIL TRAIN pERAILEp.
Fireman and Engineer On the Great
Northern Road Killed.

Moorhead. MINI, The fireman and
engineer on mail train No. /. of the
Great Northern Road. were killed
when the train left the rails at a
crossing near here. The accident Is
said to have been due to misunder-
standing of orders.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
SAYS NEGROES ARE FAVORED.
White EmpIoye OF U. s. Record OFFICE
Alleges Discrimination.

Washington. Charges that discrimi-
nation is being made in favor of negro
clerks against white clerks in the
regimental records division Of the adj
jutantsgeneral's Office in the War De-
partment. made by Elgin Blalock, of
Shreveport, La. clerk in the Office,
are likely TO bring about a general
shake-up in the department.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
COL. NELSON NOT IN CONTEMPT.
supreme Bench OF Missouri Clears
Kansas City Editor.

Jefferson City, Mo.-The Supreme
Court in unanimous opinion, dis
charged Col. w. R. Nelson. editor and
owner of The Kansas City Star. from
contempt Of Circuit Court Of Kansas
City.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
BOY GETS LIFE TERM.
Herman coppes Pleads Guilty TO MUIR
der OF Three Persons.

Elgin. Ill.-Life Imprisonment was
the sentence imposed by Circuit
Judge c. F. Iron on Herman Coppes,
the 14-year-old lad who on April IA
murdered Mrs. Nanny Sleep and her
two babies on farm six miles from
Elgin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
BALKAN WAR RECORD.


War between the Balkans and
Turkey began October 4, 1912.
Peace treaty signed in London.
May 80. 1913.
While the indemnity terms are
not yet; settled the Balkans are
victorious and Turkey loses
nearly all her European terri
tory, except Constantinople and
short stretch of coast.
ESTIMATES OF CASUALTIES.
Killed. Wounded.
Turkey ..25,000 100000
Bulgaria $4,000 10000
Servia ........ 5000 $4,000
Montenegro -. 1000 1000
Greece ........ 5000 $4,000
OF the $50 Greek volunteers
from New York, $50 were killed.
Total volunteers from United
States, 400.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
TIGHT SKIRTS SANITARY.
Wide skirts Germ Carriers, say CHI
caao Physicians.

Chicago. and wide skirts
are the finest germ carriers in the
world" declared DR.. Norman Curry
at meeting Of the branch Of the To-
cal medical society. Twenty-Five
physicians. who were present, declared
tight skirts for women were hygienic.
artistic and comfortable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
4s LOST CHILDREN UNCLAIMED.
% Went Astray In New York Me
mortal Day Crowds.

New York Forty-six children be-
tween the ages Of 8 and 6 years who
became lost. in the holiday throngs
were still unclaimed by their parents
ct the Children's Society headquarters
Saturday. In all So youngsters were
lost In the crowd, but by patient work
the police restored nearly half Of the
number to their homes by nightfall.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-25
WORK STARTED ON
HOSPITAL ADDITION

Local railroad men will be inter-
ested in reading the news that
magnificent new steam heating and
sterilizing plant, to cost approximate
ly 100000, is being installed in the
Rio Grande hospital as a preliminary
step towards the construction of the
big annex, which Will adjoin the
west wing east of the present build
ing proper.
The work of installing the new
plant is under the supervision of
contracting company of Denver, and
already large gang of laborers is at
work.
The work, which began Monday
morning, will probably not be COM
pleted until the latter part of Sep
tember.
The present heating plant is being
torn down, and in its rebuilding Its
capacity will be more than doubled.
Two Kewanee boilers s feet high and
IA feet long will replace the smaller
boilers now in use, and third boiler
for the sterilizing plant will adjoin
these two boilers.
The rooms halls, offices and wards
of the present hospital are to be
equipped at once with radiators, 50
that, by the time cold weather sets
in. the new plant can be pressed into
service.
line is being laid to the west
wall of the hospital and will be ex-
tended the moment the new annex is
under construction.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-25
REST At LAST

King Deaths a friend who puts an
end to all our vain endeavor: the
beastly grind is left behind for ever
and for ever. Death ends the pain.
the grief, the strain, the grasping
and the giving; when dead, no more
we worry o'er the grievous cost OF
living. The dead men sleep while
planets keep awhile, each on its axis;
they do not break their hearts to
make enough to pay their taxes; they
do not sweat DER dun and debt they
have no hope of cashing, or rend
their hair in black despair, or keep
their molars gnashing.
A man might write like this all
night and proves that deaths daisy.
but men who shirk life's care and
work are timid, cheap and lazy. The
men who sigh and wish to die should
haste and kick the bucket; II life's
fake that makes them ache, they
surely ought to chuck 1t. The man
who's sane does not complain when
troubles round him gather; he likes
to show his grit, and so he whips the
whole blamed slather. He lives his
life. enjoys the strife. and when it's
time to travel, he dies a while in
flossy style. and sleeps beneath the
gravel.-Walt Mason.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-25

/ month for lights and ice; and, all
though | am as eager as anyone for
low rates, / will pay the same gladly
II 1t helps to make this company a
paying proposition.
Mr.. Todd told us a year ago that
he could save $4,000 on ice with
municipal plant. Give him =
chance to make good; but | am in
formed that the receipts for ice for
the entire city are not more than
$4,000.
Let us take over their entire hold
ings; am strongly opposed to the
present plan. You might take from
me my rooms and let me keep my
cafe, or take from Mr.. Bucklin his
real estate and leave him his law
practice. or take from Bart Lynch his
repair shop and leave him his social
istic doctrines.
cannot understand why our good
church people are so strongly allied
with the socialists. Not very long
ago | heard one of their mouthpieces
on my street say that he hoped he
would never live to see the day that
any OF his children would place one
foot inside Sunday school.
We have killed our town for years
to come. No man will come to Grand
junction and place any large invest
Inent for manufacturing purposes un-
der existing conditions. The local
men who have little money are
afraid to make investments, but in
quiet way are looking for a chance
to sell and get away.
am informed that Mr.. Bucklin
never makes lease unless his tenant
pays for all future improvements
made by the city during the term of
the lease. | fail to see any public
spirit in this kind of business, and
his party won't do any good for our
city.
The mechanic must have work to
earn wages. What profit to him II
ice and lights are reduced one-half
when he only uses what amounts to
only very few dollars month He
can afford to pay these small e1pens-
es If he has work at good living wag-
es; but how can he secure either If
the present foolish agitation contin-
ues.
My friend Todd claims he hasn't
earned his salary; think he has and
more. II he can secure the nomina
tion and be elected, he had better
take it.
iu"pci saiuo ulC loO
for Grand Junction. town of TO-
600. No building will be done under
the present conditions, and $1,000
salary looks better than trying to sell
bundle of shingles with four others
bidding on the same.
Our land values have reached a
normal valuation and paying basis
Let us then get together like sensible
and sane business men, not following
few men with a foolish hobby, who
do nothing for our city but make
promises.
This fall let us elect good level
headed men with business ability and
no hobbies. who will work for the up
building of our city. Let us, then,
all pull together. do our duty as cit
liens. and put our city where 1t be-
longs and would be with good man.
agenent. VIM. BUTHORN.
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The daily sentinel., 1913-08-25
TOM EHRHART SAYS
THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY
WILL NOT Be BUILT
(Continued from Page II

all of the western states that would
be trayersed by he route.
or the 5000 a mile bonus for the
route through Colorado each county
through which the road passed would
be expected to aid in donations, as
well as the state as whole. The un-
dertaking is entirely too big propo-
sition. says the state highway com
missioner. Although he would like
to see II succeed still he believes that
il will require entirely more money
than can be raised by any of the
states. For this reason he is not
sanguine that the proposition will ey-
er be successful.
And another thing. Commissioner
Ehrhart thinks that even the Indiana
Automobile Manufacturers associa-
tion has undertaken a bigger propo-
sition than it will ever be able to
carry out OF course the manufac-
turers themselves do not contemplate
putting up the entire $40, 100000
which It is proposed TO raise. but will
depend on subscriptions from every
section of the country-especially in
the east, and the securing of this
great sum would be no small under
taking to begin with.
So with all this seemingly impos-
sible work before the automobile as
sociation and the people of the sew
eral states, 1t appears to the casual
observer that the present wrangle as
to which route shall be chosen
through Colorado Is wasted energy.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-25
10000 TO $4,000 PEOPLE
REFUSED ADMITTANCE TO
UNITED STATES ANNUALLY
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
London, Aug. 25.-From ten to
fifteen thousand men and women are
turned away from the portals of the
United States every year. and sent
back to the countries whence they
came, in their endeavor to enter the
land of promise The reason is that
they do not meet the requirements
set for immigrants by the American
authorities.
This condition constitutes one of
the most difficult problems faced by
the American Department of Labor,
and in an effort to solve il, the de-
partment has sent W. W. Husband,
one of its special agents, to inyesti-
gate and report on emigration con-
ditions in England and on the Conti-
nent.
Every year in spite of the efforts
of the steamship companies to ex-
clude such passengers from their
lists. nearly fifteen thousand immi-
grants see the gates at Ellis Island
closed against them, and with the
earnings of years swept away by the
expense of the. voyage, they are COM
PEELED to resume the battle of life un-
der the conditions from which they
sought escape by emigration. The
department does not either desire or
seek, according to Mr. Husband, the
lowering of the present standards,
but Secretary Wilson is anxious to
devise some plan whereby the shock
and suffering incident to being turn
ed back after sighting the shores of
the promised land may be prevented.
In an effort to do this, Special Agent
Husband will investigate the booking
of prospective immigrant by trans
portation agents with the idea of de-
vising some method whereby only
those who are practically certain of
entry into the United States will be
permitted to embark on this side OF
the water.
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-25
GRAND JUNCTION SHOULD GUT
OUT THE HOBBIES" -BUTH0RN
An Over Abundance Of Agitation Has Hurt the City, Declares Well
Known Local Citizen in a Frank and Interesting
Letter to The Daily Sentinel.
Venice, Cal, Aug. 1e, 1913.
Walter Walker,
Grand Junction. Colo

Venice, Cal, Aug. 1e, 1913.
Walter Walker.
Grand Junction. Colo.
Dear Sir:-While am sitting here
on my porch watching the cars OF the
electric company which Mr.. Bucklin
criticised, in connection with our
own, upon his return home, | can
not see why the Pacific Electric
should be held in seorn, when only
q Few years ago this entire country
was nothing but sand waste. Land
was sold at from $50 to 500 per
acre. II is true that the company
now handles over 10000 people
daily. This same company runs cars
daily, leaving at 8 o'clock. with spe-
eial representative, who explains all
points OF interest, stopping at beach
resorts. admission into amusements
and back to the city in the evening,
for the small sum OF 81. They are
bringing people down here from Los
Angeles and return for 25 cents-a
distance OF 35 miles. The first OF
this month they raised voluntarily
the wages of all employees $40 and
SIS month.
This same company has made il
possible for our landlady to get 500
month for 5-room house set on
the sand. Twenty dollars would be
a good rent without the street-car
accommodations.
Why shouldn't men, who build the
railroads and wait years for financial
returns. be rewarded with good per-
centage OF their Investment, the same
as the daily laborer expects a fair
return for his work? Did you ever
know q socialistic body of men to
build such roads and develop raw
country into towns? Not a dollar
OF their money is placed in such COM
panies. After these enterprises have
proven q success, they spend their
Last dollar to confiscate the same.
This reminds me of dear old Grand
junction. which would be city be-
fore long II given half a chance.
| remember serving more than one
tree lunch at my expense in enter
tanning II. X. Devereaux. trying to
get him interested enough to induce
some of his friends to build us a
street railway. and he did SO. after
many meetings, and much persuasion,
and many promises, and good deal
Of hot air on our part, telling him
what a financial winner 1t would be
for his friends. Mr.. Wentworth and
other members of the council will
bear me out on this statement.
What a money maker it has proven
to be! About every fifth car carries
passenger!
After this line was built. the
stockholders of the Grand Junction
Electric. Gas & Manufacturing Com
pany got busy and unloaded their
non-paying stock onto the street-caI
company. After a while the company
made q deal with the Redlands COM
pany and got their power from them
at low rate, which made 1t possible
for one branch to make some money
This power was on the market a long
time, but no one was interested
enough to secure same and give the
city cheaper power.
me present electric company came
to IN good faith and made its In
ves3ent. Let US treat these people
rs and honest.
Npay into this company s125 q
The daily sentinel., 1913-08-25

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