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The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23

those days of sad and tragic mem
cries.
While Gen. Garfield was still in con-
gress-he brought to Washington War
rem Young, from Warren, near
Youngstown, In Ohio. and on be-
coming president made him clerk
In the White House. Two days ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson and others of
prominence banked the desk of Mr..
Young with flowers in acknowledge
ment of his thirty-three years of un-
broken service there.
For many years the clerical force
of the White House was made up of
the men whom the successive presi-
dents brought there, each executive
out of courtesy to his predecessors, re-
tanning those appointees in Office. Col.
Brook. whose "reminiscences appeared
few years ago in the Century, when
to the White House in Lincoln's time,
and is still there. The late o. L..
Pruden was assigned to position
there by Grant, Warren Young by Gar
field and SO on down the line. Sew
eral of these White House attaches
President Mckinley transformed into
military men in the Spanish war.
President Harrison made e. w. Hal
ter. Mr.. Roosevelt promoted his
young men to outside Offices. He
made one of his clerks the postmaster
of Washington. He made Private
Secretary Corteiyou a cabinet officer
and otherwise showered his favors
upon those closely associated with
him.
The White House staff has in
creased greatly in size in the last
thirty-three years. 1t contains from
four to six times as many stenog-
raphers, telegraphers and messengers
today as sufficed in the time of Gar
field. 1t is only natural that the in
creasing complexity of American life
should. reflect itself in the clerical
establishment of the president. And
he performs only small part of the
duties which the people think of him
as doing His is largely a clearing
house for department business Ninety
per cent of the letters addressed to
the White House are hurried on to
the bureaus which they Immediately
concern. Another s per cent are
disposed of by the secretaries with
out the presidents knowing anything
about them.
Great changes have come to pass in
White House methods since Warren
Young arrived there on the Garfield
tide of 1881.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23

years later Gen. John A. Logan. com
mander-in-chief. changed the date to
May 80.
In 1881 at the height of the land agi,
tation in Ireland. when the people un-
der Parnell and Davitt were engaged
In life and death struggle with land
lordism and famine was stalking
through the land, he visited that coun-
try. He went to Ireland skeptic;
he came back a convert to her cause.
He travelled over the island by jaunt-
ing car and on foot; interviewed
priest and peasant and landlord; saw
with his own eyes misery greater
than he had ever witnessed in the
South, and fresh from the firing line
Of that battle poured out into the col
umns of the New York Tribune
graphic and passionate descriptions of
the sights his eyes beheld. He did
much to mold public opinion in the
United States in Ireland's behalf, and
no returning home he founded paper
devoted to the Irish cause and from
the platform told the story of Ire
lands struggle to millions of people
in the United States and Canada. He
lied in 1891.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
FoRDNEY TELLS THIS ONE
His Friend Was Not Too Old to Mind
His Own Business, and Said So,
With Emphasis.

A group of representatives sat in
the house restaurant recently discuss.
ing business conditions throughout
the country. One phase and another
was taken up. Finally the converse.
ton turned to the subject of competi-
ton. Representative Joseph w. Ford
ney of Michigan. one of the few stand
pat Republicans of the Cannon type in
the house. spoke up and expressed the
opinion that 1.-The only thing in which
there is no competition is minding
your own business"
Speaking of minding ones own
business" continued Mr.. Fordney,
reminds me of an incident that hap
pened in my home town of Saginaw.
was walking down the street with
one of my friends, an old man. when
we Glanced to meet an acquaintance.
"Good mornin'; how air you this
mornin'?' he inquired of the old man.
"'Oh, I'm fairly tollable, fairly tolla-
BILE, my friend replied.
"'Gettin' pretty old, amt your was
the next remark.
"'Wal, amt too durn old to mind
my own businessl' snapped the old
man, decidedly 'peeved' over the allu-
sion TO his age"
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23

Governor Ammons replied as follows
10 the Presidents telegram:
1 regret exceedingly that you have
been misinformed. The Legislature
has Just passed an act, which 1 have
of one MILTON dollars for the purpose
of paying the indebtedness which has
been incurred and which may be in
defending the state. AS soon as these
bonds can be issued, these funds will
be available, and this state can, and
VIII, control the situation. This is the
only constitutional method of raising
funds in immediate future. In addi-
tion to this act, the Legislature has
enacted law permitting the governor
to close saloons in timc of disorder
and also a law prohibiting the carry
Ing and disposition of firearms in times
OF disorder. Moreover a committee on
mediation of the present strike has
been provided for and appointed.
ELIAS NJ. AMAIONS.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
Fifteen Die i'm Sea Fire.

Halifax, N. S.-After thirteen days
n terrible suffering in an open Doat
drift at sea, five survivors OF the
freight steamer Columbian were
licked up in the North Atlantic by the
TTrited States revenue cutter Seneca
eleven others of the boats crew
ybich left the Columbian when she
was burned just south of Sable Island
an Nav 8, had succumbed to injuries
nd nriyations and their bodies had
.aan thrown overheard. The death roll
,f the lost freighter now STANDS al
fifteen.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
First Unofficial
Memorial Day
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XCEPTING In some south
ern states Memorial day
WF5T is now observed through
MA out the United States and
its territories in the west,
ern hemisphere. A world
Of sentiment clings to it and an ocean
Of tears has been dried by the tender
and sacred feelings it has inspired.
He was true knight of humanity
who established the day exactly 48
years ago on May 1. James Redpath
was a Scotchman. whose self-imposed
mission in life was to help the lowly
and oppressed. At 10 years of age
he was an editor on the New York
Tribune; and that he might see
slavery for himself. ct time when
the question was deeply agitating the
country, he visited the South, lived
in the cabins of the slaves and jour
neyed on foot through the seaboard
states. He became an abolitionist
and during the war served as an army
correspondent. He was in Charleston
when that old, aristocratic South
Carolina city surrendered and wish
ing to raise the negroes to a higher
plane of civilization he offered his
services as superintendent of educa-
tion and organized the school system
Of the state 1t was while serving in
this capacity that he created Mem
ortal day. or as it was then and SUBJ
sequently more generally called, Deco
ration day.
One day while teaching in Presby-
terian church lot of black gamins,
for whom no place could be found in
the regular schools, he suggested to
them the propriety of decorating the
graves Of their friends and defenders
who lost their lives in the fight for
freedom. One little girl suggested
that all should go and get armfuls
of posies and lies hide the graves
from sight till we CANT see 'em again
nevah no more"
The suggestion was acted upon.
day was set for decorating the graves /;
wide publicity was given to the idea
and on May 1, 1865, 10000 persons
with a battalion OF soldiers, partici
pated in the first Memorial day. The
'dea spread. 1t was taken up by the
Grand Army Of the Republic and foul
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
kilrinq Bookworms.

Books are sometimes put into cold
storage for a while to XIII the DOCK
worms, or are exposed to heat for the
same purpose. But the best way to
deal with them is to shake them. A
machine of recent invention, already
in use in some large Libraries, en-
braces a number Of books together
and agltates them until, without the
slightest damage to the volumes. any
bugs that are in them are simply sha-
ken to death.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
Emphasis on the Cash.

Dorothy Dix says the woman de-
mands of the man she loves that he
be a Cash Register, Sweetheart. Phil
oeopher. and Slave And she might
have added that, failing to bat at an
average of 800 as a cash register, a
percentage of 1000 in other respects
will not svfica.-Houston Post.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
Another Lesson Of the Day.

As the graves of the nations heroes
ire decorated with flowers, the minds
II men and women should be decorated
With earnest thoughts.
We do not render full honor to a
nan who died for his country unless
We do all we can to make better the
country to which he gave his life.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
Only Heroic Memory Now.

The celebration of Memorial day has
lost long since any trace of bitter
ness toward gallant though mistaken
brother, now back in brothers place.
The rancor of conflict has passed
away. Only the heroic memory re-
mains; tho heroism. and the pathos.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23

This is the very interesting family
Of the new minister from the Argen-
tine republic. The children were all
born in South America, and none of
them speak English. Minister and
Nine. Naon have been In Washington
since about the middle of last winter.
From left to right they are; Juan Jose,
RonuIo Jr, Isabella, SeIlsa and Baby
CarIota.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
Naturally. to Be Expeeted.

stranger-The stock in this jewelry
store seems to be pretty low down. Do
YOU suppose l could get any sort of a
ring there?
Wag-Certainly. Rings are things
always kept on hand
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23

1881 you would
find that they re-
ported the bulle-
tins from the bed
side of President
Garfield as being
made public by
o n 9 w arr e n
Young. W b o 8 G
name has recently
appeared in all
the public prints
perhaps for the
first time since
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
Minority Senators to Wilson.

After adjournment of the Legisla-
ture, the minority senators sent the
following telegram to the President:
The undersigned members of the
Senate of the Nineteenth General AS
sembly in special session convened by
the governor of this state, respectfully
represent; That the special objects
mentioned in the message of the gov
ernor to be legislated upon by the spe-
cial session did not appear to us to be
s. Efficient to cover the exigencies of the
occasion wherein we were called to
act; that we have in every vote cast
endeavored to indicate such insuffi-
cheney; that we have strenuously
urged and voted to widen the scope of
the objects that might be considered
to cover the entire situation. We be-
lieved and believe that the measures
passed by the Legislature at this ses-
sion are inadequate to meet the situa-
ton in this state. We protest our sin
cere. desire to alleviate the conditions
in this state. We deplore the neces-
sity of your telegram to Governor Am
necessary a reminder to the governor
of Colorado by the chief executive of
the. nation that the state is derelict
In its duty in the premises.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
civil War Nurse Dead.

Terre Haute, Iind.-Mrs. Leonora
Wright, SO years old, who served as a
urse during the Civil War, died at her
,ome here.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
TELECRAMS EXCHANGED
ABOUT LEGISLATURES WORK BY
WILSON AND AMMoNS.
President Regrets Special Session Ad.
journment and Warns U. S. viii
Withdraw Troops; Governor
Defends Self and Assembly.
Western Newspaper Union News Service
President Wilson's Message.
The telegram from the President to

Governor Ammons reads as follows:
Am disturbed to hear the probability
Of the adjournment of your Legisla-
ture and feel bound to remind you that
my constitutional obligations with re-
gard to the maintenance of order in
Colorado are not to be Indefinitely con-
tinued by the inaction of the State
Legislature The federal forces are
there only until the State of Colorado
mas time and opportunity to resume
complete sovereignty and control in
the matter: 1 cannot conceive that the
state is willing to forego her sover-
eignty or to throw herself entirely on
the Government of the United States,
and l am quite clear that she has no
constitutional right to do so when II Is
within the power of her Legislature to
take effective action.
WOODROW WILSON.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
WHITE HOUSE CLERKS
SOME REFLECTIONS REGARDING
GROWTH OF STAFF THERE.
Force Has Increased Greatly In Size
In the Last 80 Years, Having Six
Times as Many Members at
This Time.

If you were to look over the files
of the newspapers of the summer of
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23

pressed satisfaction with the situation
after he had received Governor Am
mons reply. 1t was said by officials
Wilson was greatly pleased with what
had been done after he had been in
formed by Governor Ammons of the
work of the Colorado Legislature, and
that he hoped the state would assume
control of the situation in the near fu-
ture so the federal troops might be
withdrawn.
shington.-President Wilson Sat
urday made 1t clear that Colorado
must quickly solve it's own difficulties
growing out of the strike situation, and
that the federal troops now on duty
there would be withdrawn as soon as
possible.
He telegraphed Governor Ammons
telling him the state Legislature
should not adjourn without taking
steps to control the situation, and re-
ceived a reply from the governor say
ing everything possible was being
done.
AT the White House it was stated by
officials close to the President, that he
does not plan to withdraw the federal
troops il. anarchy is to break out again
but he feels there is no excuse for the
Legislature adjourning and leaving
the problem to the federal govern
ment.
Members OF the Colorado delegation
In Congress were alarmed b. the
Presidents telegram to Governor Am
mons, and said anarchy would reign
again if the troops were taken away
before the strike was settled. They as
serted that although orders for the
disarming of the contending factions
had been issued only small proper
ton of the arms have been turned in,
and that practically an armed truce ex-
lists at present.
The President will be reasonable
about the question. it was said at the
White House, but believes that under
the constitution he has no right to
use the federal troops in Colorado
when the Legislature has a chance to
act 1t was recalled that when he
,ent the troops to Colorado he made 1t
clear the act was only temporary.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
Governor Ammons' Reply.

Governor Ammons replied as follows
70 the President,s TELEGRAM.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23

xCEPTING In some south.
ern states Memorial day
is now observed through
out the United States and
its territories in the west,
The bee., 1914-04-03
big RAILROADS
| 'RETRENCAMENT
Pennsylvania Drops 10000 Men
iad l6s Passenger
b Trains IS !
MADE NECESSARY BY
Low FREIGHT RATES
".' AND DAD BUSINESS

Philadelphia, April Ain pur-
suance of the retrenchment ulans
made public last week the Penn.
|sylvsuis Railroad has aunulled
1lS passenger trains on the hnes
east of Pittsburg aud Erie, and a
large number on the Western
lines.
The financial saving on the
E,stern lines, it is estimated,
xlIlrnn close to 81, 000. 900 per
year, should the curtailment be
IN force that long. Ga the West
ern lines II is roughly calculated
that the economies will effect a
saving not greatly dissimllar.
About 500 em ployes ia this city
were u,louEhed yesterday for
various periods, aud il is said
that the number of men already
under suspensions aud those to he
laid off within the next month
would total % 600 on the line.
East and $4,000 West Of Pitt+-
burg.
Pittsburg, April 2.-Retrench-
ment on the PENNSYLVANIA lines
vest of PIttsburg, as announced
by the general Offices here today,
has already taken the form of 25
passenger trains with % more to
be annulled April 5. Reduction
In working forces began late in
the fall, aud on January 1, last,
$1,000 less men were employed
than on the corresponding date
of the wear before. Since then
there has been some further re-
duction uutil the working force
is now downto What the official:
describe as bed rock, y
The bee., 1914-04-03
FIRE ALARM. SYSTEM
: General Information

The Of Burlington has been divided into five Fire Dis
tric known Numbers 2 g. and These districts
formed by the natural physical dividing lnev Main
Street and the La ~ r. II.
Fire District No. comprises all that territory Moth of
Main West of the r., r., te. the City Hall, Roupd
House. F. r. Arnolds residence, Pump House etc. etc,
District No. J.
Fire District comprises All that territory Nroh of Main
ST. East the r. r. 70 the St Bernard Store, Barnes,
Coward Co., p II Whaeus residence, Masonic Temple LOG.
town, etc, etc., are DistrictNo. 2.
Fire District g. comprises all that territory South of Main
ST. West of the r. r. {e the Post Office Lafoons Rest
aurant, Cowe's residence Mrs Harriet Browning's resi-
dence, ESQ., JAS Priests residence, District
Fire District comprises all that TERRITORY South of Main
ST. Es of the r. r. the Peoples Bank Victory Build
ing, NJ Henry' resdence Catholic Church. New Methodist
Church, etc, etc 10 District No. A.
Fire District all that of Boyle
Ave-, East of the r. T. N 81 Bernard wslton residence,
b ptist church, etc, etc. are 40 Dsrct No 6.
Each telephone subscriber Districts
hed card shoing the nuube of Fire District in which
phone that, ohre,
Excbaoxe be informed OF District Number and
fire." The operator will Ia notify
H. Il N. Round House. which viii give Che alarm
Round House whistle will 10 the oHcisl
by three four and FIVE long occording dis
which long blasts indicating the dis
This will be repeated necessary The
locomotives will the alarm unless
should discover the e IL houi before the
uar had been the the regular Round
should fail the Fire Department light
The bee., 1914-04-03
.NSNEGARDED
THE WARNING
-'Ssfsy First Plan Did Not
Help Henry R'ts
TURNED DEAF EAR AhO
CAUGHT yN~aHcxACE

Henry Rife, colore,i, lost bis
life Wednesday afternoon as re-
suit of an accident that occur
ed ia No. 8 mine, when the load
ed trip, which had stopped on
irciinr. broke loose, after warn
ing had been sent back by mes
senger, who told Rife and others
OF the posssib bic danger that might
be when the trip would be started,
and gave them orders from fore
man not to follow the trip but to
soback to the parting and set
clear of the iacline and the pos
sible danger of = break. Rife
was With a party OF several who
had started to follow the trip
ont, which IL always against the
ruIee, and he passed BY the mes
senger sent back by the Foreman
and went up the track IN face OF
the warning he had received.
When attempt to start trip was
nxde something gave away aud
the messep ger shouted a final
warning to "'ruh" for safety
But Rife had gone too far and
could no. then escape. The
trip jumped the track where ne
was caught and piled the entr,
full of wreckage, pinnlng hin
down where he could not FOL
some time be released. Relief
from pain was given him by the
doctor in ATTENDANCE, but he
died shortly after being taker
from the wreckage.
The management of the st
Bernard, with most envlablt
casualty record over many wears
is giving particular emphasis t.
the 1safety first campaign al
all their operations ana express
, deep regret that this should have
happened in spite OF the care
exercised and the timely warn
ing given by the mine foreman
The bee., 1914-04-03
WORK BEGUN ON LINCOLN
- MEMORIAL MONUMENT
Force Of Men Excavating For Base o
White Marble Shaft

Washington, March 80. Act
ual work of constructing the great
white marble memorial the ma
ton is to erect to Abraham Lin
coin was begun here today. In
Potomac Park, the site of the
proposed memorial, a large force
of workmen began eXcavating for
the foundation of the structure.
Ground was officially broken for
the memorial which is to cost
~, 900, 900, on Feb. II, last, the
one hundred and fifth anniver-
sary of LincDln's birth.
The bee., 1914-04-03
PART OF KINGDOMS
MINERso QUIT work
Walk to .MadisonviIIe and are Told
Union can do Nothing

A number of men quit work
at Kingdoms Mine Tuesday, be.
cause Mr.. Kington had discharg-
ed three or four workmen, and
left in a body for .Madisonville
where they are said tohaye offer
ed themselves as members of
the miners union. 1T is said
that IN answer TO a hurry call a
union representative from Muh-
ienberg county came to Madison
vllle and told the men that the
union could not 40 anything for
them at this time. and advised
them togo back to Klngton and
resume work for the present If
they could so arrange Reports
from Mortons Gap say thst Mr..
Kngton declined to permit these
men TO work and. that he has
since served notice on mum Der
of them 60 vacate the company
houses. Mr.. Kington Is working
the mine with reduced force
and says he expects to get out
coal enough 10 meet all demands,
The bee., 1914-04-03
DIsfRICT CONVENTION
Christian sunday schools Missionary
Society.

The annual convention of the
Sunday Schools Missionary facll-
ties Composing the Twenty-drst
District of Obristan churches
viii be held at Dawson Springs
Thursday and Friday, April 8
and 10. The District is compos-
cd Of Hopkins, Webster, Union
and Henderson counties. A
Strong program has been pre-
pared aud interesting sessions
are promised. Mr.. John l..
Loug. of this city, is District
Manager Of the missionary So
cieties aud Geo. b. Swami, Of
s bree is President of the Sun
day school section. Some strong
specialists will be present aud
lead the discussions.
The Darlington school and so
ciety are the strongest IN the
district aud large delegation
will attend from this city.
The Dawson Springs church
will entertain the visitors royal
II.
The bee., 1914-04-03
COlored People Of Henderson ale Fight.
ing Tuberculosis

Frankfort, XIV. April 1.-The
colored people of Henderson are
the first IN the state to have ads
trict trained nurse of their own.
They have raised a fuud for the
employment OF nurse, and the
Tuberculosis Commission at It's
merilns to-day voted to appro.
pirate $40 for two months 10 aug
A@st The funj.
The bee., 1914-04-03
NOTICE
Annual Stockholders Meeting

Notice IS hereby gwen that the
annual meeting of the Stockhold-
ers Of tho Victoria Coal Com
pany will be held in the general
office Of The Company at Earring
ton, Kentucky. at $3.50 o'clock,
A. NJ, Wednesday the 10th day
of April, 1914, tor the transac-
tiop al such business as may
regularly,coine before it.
Darlington, Ky, March IA. 1914,
Dan NJ, Evans, Secretary
The bee., 1914-04-03
NOTICE
AnncaI Stockholders Meeting

March. 7th-Notice is hereby
given that the annual meeting of
the Stockholders of the St Ber-
nard Mining Co. will be held in
the office Of the company at
Burlington, Ky. at.eleven O'clock
AN. w ednesday the eighth day
of April, 1914, for the transac-
tiou Of such business as may
regularly come before IT,.
Dan M. Evans, Secretary.