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The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03
Another good rain Tuesday
night.

east that will get the warm sun
In winter and the cool shade in
summer.
The body of the house will be
finished in II light brown. the
trimmings in dark brown, and
the roof green.
We found Judge Jackson up in
the SIX slight pounding away on
something for dear life, and hit
ting and missing with about an
equal amount of vim and determi
nation.
Itis with pride that the Judge
stands off and views his house as
it nears completion; and he isn't
alone in his admiration.
In this connection we haven E
said u word about contractor
Huston. 1t isn'u necessary. It's
enough to know that he designed
and built the house, which he
did.
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03
This MPanS You.


We receive, once a month
and sometimes once a week, a
letter from subscriber asking
us to change his paper 10 q new
address, but failing to give the
old one. We have about $50 sub
scribers, and those outside of the
county are in twenty four states,
with their numerous posto ices.
Not moving the postofice you
moved from, requires us to go
through all those postoffices-
until you name IS found. AL
ways give both postoifices.
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03

Maurice Long took in a part of
the big land sale at Boise. He
reports land selling from $500 to
$1,000 a quarter. $1,000 was the
most for one quarter, and $4 25)
for section Buyers from
everywhere, and SO thick therl
was standing room only out OF
doors. Their two big hotels, tiieil
private houses, and their barns
were all full. The sale will con.
tinue a week yet.
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03
THE TWO BuTTES SEGREGATION.

The Denver Field and Farm is
the second in line TO jump onto
the Two Buttes irrigation pro
iect, dubbing it as u fraud. "
The article is along the same
lines as the long and meaningless
one in the Denver Republican
some time ago, and gives color to
the probability that the RepubIi
can letter was the source of its
informotion.
AS an instance of Ghe absolute
Ignorance of this project on tie
part of the Field and Farm editor,
and that he is talking through his
! head gear without II knowledge
of the facts, the editor thereof
locates this project in "Prowers
county"
We quote as follows: The
Colorado state land board has
finally come around to the dog
matte proposition That the Two
Buttes irrigation enterprise in
Prowers county is fraud which
everybody else knew at least
three years ago"
We DON'T know what the state
land board has concluded, but
certainly the cditer of the Field
and Farm is to be complimented
on his perceptive faculties in
seeing before the dam was com
pleted that it was failure,
but fraud" It's just another
instance of man talking with
his mouth open. The dam wasn't t
fnisHel three years ago.
We quote again; Instead Of
watering 22,ooo acres they have
never accumulated more water
than will cover i1ooO acres and
thus we are given an example in
which the Carey Act fell down
through the carelessness OF. con
nivance of state ohicials.'
We are not clear as to what the
carelessness consisted of that
only 1000 acres OF water was inn
pounded, but probably iolIying
or sleeping when they orghL to
have been pulling the latch
strings; and whether the con
nivance" is with chat man Foster
or with providence, is also a
secret tIia5 the Field and Farm
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03

Blaine
Dayton Knox has gone to the
Dodge ranch to work.
John Turner spent Friday
night at tie Knox ranch.
Alfred Lucas is cutting Mr..
Babb $ maize.
The Steirwalts have moved
onto the [. +. Mathews place
and are sowing wheat.
Dave Nixon is helping N. b.
Curtis.
H. l.. Knox went to the Welcn
ranch Friday.
Tn zee automobile loads of
young people from Grenada at
tended the dance at the school
house Friday night.
The Blaine postotfice burned
down last Friday night.
Dr.. Snyder of Lamar and l..
l.. Knox inspected cattle for
and Byers Monday.
Carl johnson from Butte was
in this vacinity the first of the
week gathering horses.
Ki Jones and wife went to La
mar Monday in Les Jones, carr
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03

you Tim, sTsiIi aGect yon?'
by Geoe+e, | was nervous
for awhile, he responded, but
| have just cpna t'1.n 5Ae Den
vcr stocilyards ana | hnd Gtint
cattle are commanding the high
est price ever known at the yards
in the month of September |
guess we can stand q good deal
of that kind OF free trade.
Soon after reaching the state
| received AN initiation to assist
in celebrating the completion OF
the railroad between Monte Vista
and Center in the San Luis Val
ley.
"We had to have the road in
order to secure supply of beets
for our sugar factory at Monte
VISTA" one of the promoters
told us, Why, | thought free
sugar would close all the sugar
factorys in Colorado ! said.
AT least that is the impression
received from reading the news
paper organs of the sugar inter
est, Welt, he replied, We
are taking our chances.
found that the capital lor
the road was furnished by Colo
RADIO men who have made their
fortunes in the West and are IA
miliar with conditions in Colora
do. In the financial world they
are regarded as conservatives
and no one belieges they would
sink their money in a "biighted
industry. That they are not
alone in their faith is shown by
the costly Improvements Just
completed at the Rocky Ford
sugar factory by the American
Beet Sugar Co., and the an
nouncement that the company
which controls the Sugar City
lactory hns increased the price
CT sugar beet lngd,a30 an acre,
Paraiyzed Industries do not
.,iva these evidences of Virility.
a manufacturer of 'syrups
called on me ut my hotel in Den
yer TO endorse my position on
the sugar tariff.
Colorado should supply the
nation with syrups and preserv-
es." he declared. We make
tile sugar and we groT the fruit.
An we require is to be freed
from the grip of the sugar trust.
As it is now, 1 can buy Colorado
sugar for less in Chicago than l
can in Denver, and if it were not
fot the fact that | love this state
[ would move my plant to some
point on the Great Lakes.
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03

Our article elsewhere compar-
ing the present of Baca county
with ten years ago is suggest
i've of the nature of Il comparison
ten years hence with the pres
ent, in which reference will be
made to the first .l'aca county
fair, and the first dying machine
seen ia she county at that fair.
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03
The Pueblo Indicator says:

l.
Hundreds of homeseckers in
covered wagons are now treking
across the veldt. as the saying
is in South Africa.
"They hail from the drouth
stricken regions OF 'Okiahoma,
Missouri and Kansas. They
have been unfortunate in their
own lard. They have lost their
crops and with winter coming on
and nothing in sight by which
they can makea living they load
up whatever they can carry IN
their wagons and head for Colo
RADIOS fertile land and it's prom
ice OF a living"
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03

farming and moisture. How to
hold moisture wasn't thought of
or talked of, and dry-farming
was never heard of. 10 day all
farming is carried on with the
one object OF making the moist
ure stay in the ground until tax
en- up by the growing crops, and
IN UHls farming Baca county is
PROBABLY ut the head OF the dry
larmed Counties
Ten years ago even buggleS
were hbtie used by the people.
LII was IL long ways to town, and
When they went they usually
brought back Il load, tor which
purpose spring wagons We're
used.
1t was seven years ago that
the first auto found it's way into
Baca county, and six years ago
since one was purchased by one
OF our citizens.
Now most of the old timers
have autos, and they are every
where, and surrys and buggies
likewise.
The writer brought II type
writer here ten years agO-the
first in Jhe county. A certain
young person raised here heard
we had d printing machine,
and wanted to know about it.
NOW typcWriterS are in very
common use.
Ten years ago the telephone
was thing that had been heard
of. Now public lines are estab-
lished through different parts of
the county, and many private
lines are also in use.
Ten years ago there were
three stores in the county-one
at Villas, two at Springfield.
/ Since then-in the last six years,
Stonineton and Two Buttes have
grown into good towns with two
good stores each, and there are
good stores at konantz, Richards
I and near Caml,O.
Ten years ago a doctor couldn't
live by his profession. Now the
Stonington doctor goes in an
auto, and another doctor is badly
needed for Springfield.
Ten years ago there we're no
BARRIERS, no restaurants, no
was no
use for them. Now there are
tirst-class restaurants, first class
BARRIERS, and up-to-date black
smithshops in all our towns.
Ten years ago there were a.
round 300 voters in the county,
and probably 1000 people. There
are now probably 1900 voters in
the county, and upwards of 1000
people
Ten years ago we got mail
once a week by stage. 1t was
then changed to twice week.
and then thrice week-but
still by slow stage. Now it
comes and goes by auto daily,
arriving vt noon, and returning
in the afternoon.
such are some of the changes
that have come over the county
in the past ten years.
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03
Bal5 Cuunty Ten Years Hs0 End Now.
HiStUriCdI End Descriptive.

We wonder how many of the
good people of Baca county have
stopped in their rush and hur-
rah for the good things OF life r
health, wealth, and prosperity,
long enough TO contrast the
present in it's history wi5a con
ditions as Shey existed in this
COUNTY ten years ago
! Or course the old days in its
history are ever presen5 in the
mind; bn5 the change in the
country in just ten years, from
an exaggerated and veritabLe
backwoods stage to the advai, tag
es of the most approved and up
! to.date modern convenirrces, is
u Transformation in it, history
that reads more like a fairy-land
romance than Il chaps r in real
/ life.
The man VINO came on the
scene ten years ago found the
coGntry in a chrysllis state, in
which condition it bud beea for
seventeen years, and with no
change except in the aceunula-
ton of wealth land moss by its
lpl'istine inhabitants
Az tnut time chere was hardly
a thought that in all the years TO
come there would be any mango.
The old timers had ,up country
partitioned oil between them,
and believed sincerely that it
was as full of people as II could
hold, ior the reason that they
believed it forever doomed for
agricultural purposes.
Cattle being the source Of
wealth to those old timers, farm
ing was thought of only as a
means OF providing feed Tor
stock when blizzards and deep
SHOWS made feeding essential
and farming was consequently
said to be on horseback.
Farming tools were conse
quently of a somewhat primatiyc
nature. OF riding listers there
was only one TO the knowledge
of the writer. Walking listers
were everywhere and used by
everybody, while at this time
they might be considered a
novelty.
In cultivating tools, there were
the knife weeder ana the harrow.
( A very few used cultiyators. but
as everybody listed, the cultivate
or graoually became outlaWed.
rhe knife weeder and the har-
row did the work, and once or
twice-nardly ever thrice, over
the crop was considered al the
time they nad TO give to IL.
In harvesting tools, the sled
was practically tle only one
USED, there beng only one on
two grain binders in the county,
and not one corn binder, or
header, or threshing machine.
At the present time both grain
binders and corn binders are
everywhere, and not many think
OF harvesting otherwise. And
headers and thresAing machines
are also common.
Ten years ago nothing was
thought OF the relation between
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03
kOnantz

1AShlHtL
4 very successful eyangeiis
tic effort closed last Monday
afternoon when fifteen persons
were Daptistcd by pastor Chas'
S. Dean.
The meeting was held at so
nantz in tent. The pastor vas
assisted by Rev. hazei Of SPRING
field VINO dld dluost ol the preach
ing and it was very able and
earnest.
The attendance though lot
large at first gradually Increased
until the large tent was nearly
nlled.
Some thirty i've came toward,
twenty Jwo OF whom Proiessed
conversion.
Seventeen have so far united
with 6he baptist church.
The expense OF the meeting
was nobly ant quickly met by
the good people of Nonantz,
This meeting marks Il new epoch
in the history OF our Mastor
Kingdom at this place.
Who Now nreach.r. R.-. an
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03

The most outrageous thing we
ever heard of is that of the Be
len News apologizing for having
stolen poem. Anyone can come
here and steal q poem and we
will turn our back till he gets a
way with it.
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03

The priest murderer Schmidt
asks to be electrocuted at once,
and says, what's the use of de
laying?" which reminds us that
if there was never any delaying
there would probably be less
crime, and undoubtedly less mob
law.
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03

1t seems the case against %. Y.
Wilson of Morton county, kans.,
for $25, 900 illegal fees as county
clerk, is still pending in the
district court, but that the com
missioners are talking of with
drawing the suit.
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03

We believe the Friedman
cure was at one time u current
topic. Probably it will find favor
again after the "Thaw out" is
over with.
The Springfield herald., 1913-10-03

The new preacher, Re- an
son, IS the man that cen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24


significance whatever and is one Of
series Of tflf'ee arranged. by. Congressman
Hobson for his district and similar 10
one he made in this state before going
into, Alabama. He is now planning two
more similar trips To congressional dis
triets in this state al the request OF their
respective congressman.
DR.. Stiles said that distorted reports
were printed in Alabama as to his adj
dress ON the health of the southern farm
women and that the criticism upon what
lie said seemed to him simply part of
anti-Hobson attacks which were unjns-
tided He gave out the substance of his
Alabama talk on the subject and de-
olared he had nothing to retract and no
apology to make for anything he said in
those addresses.
Report had it in Alabama that DR.. Stiles
had been recalled TO Washington to re-
eeive reprimand. He declared that his
only knowledge of it was what he had
read in newspapers and despite the report
he remained in Alabama the full time,
according to the original plans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
HERE IN INTEREST
OF BOND HOLDERS.
DE Peyster Is Investigating
Frisco Receiyership for
French Investors

Washington, September 25.-Henri de
Peyster. secretary to the minister of fin
ance of France. and representative of the
French bondho1ders of the St Louis and
San Francisco railroad today conferred
with Attorney General McReynolds and
the interstate commerce commission re-
garding the protection of the extensive
French interests in the receivership of
the road
While not inclined to discuss the prob
able effect of the receivership upon Amer
lean securities abroad, Mr. De Reyster
tonight said that if such things happened
over and over again, they would be bound
to shake the faith of the French in Amer
lean investments and close the Paris
bourse to them.
Attorney General McReynolds was ,un-
able to convey any information ON the
reeeivership, as it is now in the courts,
and beyond his jurisdiction. The inter-
state commerce commission explained 10
Mr. De Peyster and the charge d'affaires
of the French embassay that the commits
sion already had begun an investigation
of the affair
Il came to the Uniaed States not I'm an
official capacity, said Mr.. De Peyster,
hut as an Investigator for the French
holders of $23009.O00 of general lien 5s
of the st. louis and San Francisco sys-
tenn and of S5.0o0,000 of the New orleans,
Texas and Mexico, railroad. was as
signed for this purpose by the minister
of finance. Most Of these bonds are held
by Frenchmen of moderate means and
great iQln9 frO1ent Of their value
would mean serious loss to them. The
interest on the $5,0o00OO investment was
not paid on September ], when due and
| have been investigating the probability
of an interest payment on the $4,000, ,0oo
when due in November.
My mission is one of investigation and
| have discussed the situation with the
receivers and attorneys. After some con-
ferences in New York. where | will go
tomorrow, ! expect to sail for Paris on
october |, to make a report and recom-
mendations to the bondholders."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
DOherty Upheld

Montreal, Que, September 23.-The court
of appeals today sustained Charles Doh
erty, minister of justice, in having seized
Harry Thaw at Coaticook and deported
him. Mr.. Doherty, the court held, was
entirely right to ignore the writ of habeas
corpus obtained by Thaw's counsel to
prevent Thaw's illicit deportation The
court held the writ had been irregularly
served
Justice Archambault. who delivered the
decision of the five appeal court judges
who considered the case, touched OH the
constitutionality of the immigration act
under which Thaw was deported, by find
ing that the act does not override the
habeas corpus writ despite the clause
protesting to prevent review of the
action of the minister in charge of the inn
migration department. except in the case
of a Canadian or party with Canadian
domicile.
The finding thus upholds both the judges
who issued the writ and Mr.. Doherty
who was acting minister of the interior
during the Thaw hearings in Caraaa
and at the same time gives expression
to the belief of the Thaw lawyers, tne
only consolation tlsey get out of the pro-
ceedings, that Standard Whites slayer
really did have the right to appeal to the
courts against deportation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
KEEP BOYS ON FARM,
SAYS governor COX
Speaks to Meeting of Farm
ers' National Congress
HIGH COST OF LIVING
Sanford Says There Is Wide Margin
of Expense Between Producer
and Ultimate Consumer.
Complaint Is Justified

Plano, H., September 2S.-"keep the
boy on the farm and restore commun-
ity life in the country
This was the message brought to
the Twenty third Farmers National
congress by Governor Cox of Ohio, at
the opening session of the congress
here today. Governor Dunno of Hi
nois endorsed the message. All the
speakers of the afternoon talked on
the high cost of living and all agreed
that it centered in the emigration of
the country boy from the farm to the
city.
ITO keep the boy on the farm is
our problem It is a problem we have
signally failed to solve" Governor Cox
said MY solution of it is smaller
farms. There should be more farm
owners working their own land, in
stead of big proprietors owning large
tracts worked by tenants or over
seers
Governor Cox said he saw no reason
why life in the country should not be
made entertaining EVERY township
should have a combination community
house and high school They should
have lyceums there, moving pictures
and the like. A strong sense of com
munity life should be developed"
Charles r. Sanford, president of the
congress, discussed the great margin
of expense that Is found somewhere
between the producer and consumer
and adds to the high cost of living"
Sanford Speaks
This leads TO the justly founded COM
plaint of the ultimate consumer of the
high cost of living" said Charles +. San
ford. president of the Farmers National
congress in calling the thirty-third annual
session to order today.
This Mr.. Sanford asserted. leads to
confusion in the public mind as to the real
status of the farmer and the profits aris-
ing from occupation"
"During the last two decades. he con-
tinued, "the agricultural industry has not
kept pace with the increase Of population,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Of i. D. c. MEETS
Encouraging Reports Are
Received From Officers
and Committees

Montgomery September "a fSpe-
cial. 1.-THE executive board OF the Ala
bama division. United Daughters OF
Confederacy. met in called session at
the Gay-Teague hotel this morning at
II o'clock with Mrs. l.. NJ Bashinsky
of Troy in the chair. A report from
all the officers was received and from
the standing committee also. All were
declared to be satisfactory and showed
marked increase. The reports showed
that several new chapters had been
formed
The report from the scholarship com
mittee with Mrs. L. r. White as chair
man. placed Alabama ahead of all 9TH
er divisions save Georgia and ranked
ahead of that state in value OF schoi-
arships.
Upon calling for new business the
Florence chapter presented two finished
medals and six sketches Of medals de-
signed by the president of that chap
ter, Mrs. NJ. w. Camper and asked that
the executive board recommend one to
the general convention of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, which
viii meet in New orleans during No
Vember
The executive board commended this
work most heartily. The purpose in
offering medals to different educa-
tonal institutions is to have uni
form design for all chapters.
The Maltese cross was select ID. as it
was a replica in gold of the cross OF
honor.
The following resolution was pre-
sented with d request that the chair
man of the board carry it to New or
leans for sanction:
Resolved That as the Congress of
the United States has appropriated a
sum of money to erect a monument to
ment OF all for which a northern sol
dier fought and won we, the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, ask that
a similar sum be appropriated to erect
a monument to jefferson Davis, who
was the embodiment of all for which a
southern soldier fought-and lost
Resolutions of thanks were rendered
to the hostesses of the two chapters
Sophia Bibb and Dixie. who entertained
the board. A six-course luncheon was
served at the noon hour.
Resolutions We're also read thanking
the Alabama press for continued cour-
tesies in printing notices and letters
for the Alabama division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
STILES COMMENTS I
ON ALABAMA TRIP
Declares Tour of Govern
ment Experts Had No
Political Significance

Wilmington, N. c.. September 23.-tSpe-
eial)-Dr. Charles w. Stiles, hookworm
expert. who is stationed here as pro-
fessor in charge of the local United States
Marine hospital. in connection with his
research work, is not at all perturbed
over the report in some of the Alabama
papers that there is a presidential repri-
mand In store for him because of alleged
pernieious political activity, in making
for Congressman Hobson a two weeks
campaign in his district on public health,
delivering in II days q addresses. DR..
stiles has just returned to Wilmington
from Alabama and gave out an inter-
view tonight in reference to the row
raised in Alabama when it was charged
that he was there to aid Captain Hob
son in his campaign
lie says that the tour had no political
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
ATTORNEY CANNOT
HANG AROUND JAIL
BOdeker Issues Orders Fol-
lowing Complaints of Prac-
tees at the City Jail

Owing to the numerous complaints that
professional bondsmen were making their
headquarters in the office of the warden
Of the city Jail, chief Bodexer issued
another order last night to the wardens
that they must not allow any lawyer or
anyone else to hang around the city jail
The order of Chief BodeKer follows:
September %, 1913.
Mr.. B. w. Puckett, Mr.. o. G. Evans,
Mr. T S. Hagood, Wardens, City Prison.
ntlemen:-Complaints are continual
ly coming to this office relative to Ger
tain lawyers soliciting cases from the
prisoners in jail; this must stop. If there
Is any prisoner confined in the city iail
who wants an attorney. they can let you
know and yon can Immediately call the
attorney up over the telephone and notify
him that certain party in Jail wants to
see him.
I have been informed that a certain
attorney hangs around the city Jail from
a. m to y midnight every day. am
also informed that some of your steve
dores and trustys are acting as agents
for certain attorneys; any trusty or steve
dore you catch soliciting cases for any
lawyer in the Jail you are hereby INSTRUCT
ed to send said prisoner Immediately
to the Southside jail and let him be put
on the street gang.
Il do not want YOU to misconstrue this
order; any prisoner hi jail is entitled to
an attorney il he wants one, at the same
time the attorney has right to sec his
client.
4 will expect each orr of you to see
that this order is strictly complied with
any failure on your part will be brought
to the attention of the commissioners.
Respectfully,
GEORGE FL. BODEKER. Chief