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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-01-09

At a meeting Of the Village
trustees on last tuesday night
an ordinance was passed 6
tabliShine an occupation tax
upon the business Institutions
of the place. he object of
this form Of tax is to provide
for funds for the maintenance
Of tic water works system and
other expenses Of the Village
You will sec 10y reading the OF.
dinancc that those who pay this
occupation tdN are entitled 10
water from the town water
works with out additional
charge, and lor those who arc
not engaged in any occupation
will be required to secure a
permit the use Of the water
before they will bc allowed to
use water from the town we'll.
| he amount of the tax is SO
Iow that none will be required
to pay more than the service
from the well is worth. and for
reason there should be no
objection to the payment of
the amount necessary to Sccur,
such permit
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-01-09
MILITARY HIGHWAY

Much interest is icing man
tested in Fl Paso and San
Antonio. and other cities along
the proposed route. ia the pro
posed military highway that
will extend from the mouth ct
the Rio Grandc river to Fl
Ha,o, following the information
al line as nearly as possible. \
committee viii I'm q short time
So TO Washington i'm the inter
est of this proposed road and
IL seems that the matte is one
that will be given favorable
consideration. The distance
between the points OF the road
Is S75 miles. a logging part,
will soon 60 over the proposed
route. This road in a way
should be of interest to this
community, for II the present
situation IN Mexico should
continue 70 exist the extension
OF this road west from FL Pa
SO wouLi bc Il Practical propo
sluon IS wc believe that this
part OF the route would be of
JN great b-nch, to III. military
forces as any part of the pro
posed road. Outside Of It few
miles Tins sid, OF IL laso
Tins road would require but It
tie work. here is an excellent
loutc for a road from Il dis
'.nvc ct thirty miles cast #
here to the western boundary
.,lu. state.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-01-09

We often wish that the Eel
lows who Is constantly finding
taui' with the new spap,r. ,ould
take the editorial chair and nv
ms hand at the game for ON
month. BY thai, time he wouIa
be cvcrIo,rineIy full Of it. and
he could sec IN his dream, the
door Of the bug house clos
ing upon his cman,ipatcd
tom Lakewood Progress.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-01-09

The kicker is the most con
ccj'cd piece of humanity ,nat
was ever invented. lie knows
how cvcrybody's business
ought to be conducted, a II d
could do it a great deal better
than the fellow on the Jot but
did you ever sec him ty It
Exchange.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-01-09

"a, date OF tno election To
be held next month at which
the question OF prohibition for
Columbus Will b, >o,cd upon
wo> changed by ths trustees
from february tn. 9th to Fc.
r-.N the 9th This change
vas found necessary for III,
doc OF February the 9th come,
within SIXTY days of the cIcl
non In April winch o,,ur, on
April ill., I'll, and tbs election
e." ro h.,d next month must b,
muto than sixty days from any
Other cIc,uon that it would b.
legal.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-01-09
Miss Grace G.. GocbcI. Coun

Miss Grace G.. Gocbcl, Coun
~ Superintendent Of schools.
has be n advised by X. ).
AspIund, secretary Of Ncn
Mexico Educational A,so,ra
ton, that Luna county j., one
ct the banner counties Of the
state as to the rr,,cntasc Of
pupils attending school. The
county superintendent is as,ur
cd tina, ,hc will soon be in
receipt of the pcnnant awards
the Sat, Educational
Associations Headlights
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-01-09

Ihu date OF the arrival of
foyc'tc Jones, president Of
the School Of Mines, will be
jdnulN Dist.
Evening star., 1914-04-06

bloom. The mountain road itself was a
scene full of color and picturesqueness.
Scores of Japanese men and women,
the latter wearing the most brilliant of
kimonos. and all in holiday attire, were
making their way up the mountainside
to Yoshino. When we reached the little
inn at 8 in the afternoon we found
that neither the innkeeper nor any other
soul at Yoshino spoke English. We man
aged to make ourselves known, however.
At the door of the inn they removed our
shoes and gave US sandals before usher
ing US to our sleeping quarters. These
consisted of a single tiny room. sep
arated from the next room by a wall that
was little more than a screen and con-
which we slept that night. At twilight
the wonderful cherry trees suddenly
sparkled with thousands Of tiny cleo
trio bulbs, and the scene became one OF
lndescribable beauty and animation. Hun
dreds of Japanese walked beneath them,
drinking sake and making merry
Mrs Jones and her daughter. Hazel
sailed for Japan last November. They
were the guests at Yokohama of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas j. Sammons. at the Ameri-
can consulate, and they remained in
Japan eight months. During that time
they saw the country and the japanese
people as the conventional American
tourist does not see them
Senator and Mrs. Jones have two chill
dren. the elder Of whom, a son. resides
in Seattle Their young daughter is with
them in Washington. and is still a school
girl. Mrs Jones Is one of comparatively
few women in Washington who have voted
for President of the United States. The
women of the state of Washington having
been granted the franchise, she cast her
ballot at the last presidential election.
Evening star., 1914-04-06

Yoshino. in northern Japan. We looked
down the mountainside upon thousands of
cherry trees, their boughs completely hid
den beneath a mass of fragrant bloom.
Together with another American
woman continued Mrs. Jones, my
daughter and I went to Yoshino last
spring to see the cherry blossoms. Yoshi-
no is a remote little place far up in the
mountains, and famous only for its
cherry trees. The clerk at our hotel in
Nara telephoned to the inn at Yoshino-
all Japan is a network of telephone wires
that rooms be reserved for us.
I'VE went from Nara by train far up
| into the mountains, and where the rail-
| road terminated We took jinrikishas for
| Yoshino. 1t was on that jinrikisha ride
| that, looking down the mountain slopes
| and ravines, we had that wonderful view
| Of thousands of cherry trees in full
Evening star., 1914-04-06

Cherry blossom time in Japan?" Mrs.
Wesley L. Jones' wife OF Senator Jones
of Washington. repeated after her aues-
toner. well, II you have pictured
cherry blossoms in japan to be like those
that used to bloom on the gnarled old
trees in your grandmother's back yard
you are very much mistaken. Maybe
1t will give you more definite idea of
the rare beauty of the cherry blossom fes-
tival in Japan to know that these bios
SONS are often as large as fine carna-
tons and that they vary in color from
the deep crimson to the exquisite pink
shades in which these flowers are seen.
The most beautiful view 1 ever beheld
was when I stood last spring on noun
tain road leading to the little inn at
Evening star., 1914-04-06

all the time All, it was too wpnderfui'
too blessed.
thank Thee. Thyrza look tims "
pray.
Then she ran back to the woman. She
pressed her purse into the rough hand.
Take It," she painted Use II for your :
up her hands. "Will you come to me,
baby-Esther?
Esther put forth her arms Thyrza
took her As she felt the warm pressure e
of that warm body against her own II
was almost as If the child was born to
her She realized love in its purest In
tensity. ;,
said the woman, DULY. I've never
bothered with her much. When you get
down where ] am she paused, ds
Evening star., 1914-04-06
SURGEONS OF WORLD
TO MEET NEXT WEEK
First Time international Society
Has Held Conference in This
Country.

NEW YORK, April 6.-Foreign surgeons
will pay tribute to their American con-
ferees Monday next, when the Interna-
tional Society of Surgery meets in
this city. This will be the fourth
congress of this notable body of
scientists, but the first to be held
outside of the city of Brussels since its
organization in 1905. The meetings will
continue for four days. The society con
venes every three years.
The membership of the society is limit
ed to q certain number from each country
The membership in the United States is
about 100. Up to the present time the
attendance Of surgeons representing the
English-speaking nations has been mea-
ger In the British section in the last
congress only twenty-four were present
Officers of Society.
The president for this year Is President
De Page of Brussels. Prof. Willms OF
Ghent is president of the international
committee and DR.. L. Mayer of Brussels
Is the general secretary. The local secre.
tary is DR.. J. P. Hoguet of this city
The program is limited to the consid
Grafton Of three main topics: Gastric
and duodenal ulcers" Crafts and trans
plantations" and "Amputations"
The congress will be opened at 81
Monday morning, 1t is expected, by Presi
dent Wilson. The scientific proceedings
will commence at 80 o'clock OF the same
day.
The European members have been in
Evening star., 1914-04-06
Says Tendency Is Not Backward,

HopefulnesS is coming to be a part of
the spirit of society. and the time Is near
when all men will be living together as
brothers. declared Rev DR.. Clarence A.
Vincent. in sermon at the First Congre-
gational Church. last night. when he took
issue with the popular cry of reformists
that the world now is in its worst stages
of degeneration.
Instead of seeing a backward movement
in religion. DR.. Vincent believes it is en-
tering more and more into the home and
into the great problems that confront the
country today.
Evening star., 1914-04-06
Speakers Extol the I. W. W.

Joseph J. Ettor made an address on the
j. w. w. at National Rifles Hall last
night, in which he said that the organi-
zation was the nightmare of capitalists.
and asserted that capital was responsible
to the millions of wage earners for the
1000 lives sacrificed weekly in the mills
and factories. Mr.. Ettor declared 1t is
the purpose of the I. w. W. to help bet
ter the conditions OF the masses.
Evening star., 1914-04-06

give her child away. Il thought"
rhyrza said risidly. that your busi-
ness was selling pumpkins"
The woman faced. her undfsturbed.
Well. IL is one way. But this wagon
load was all the pumpkins I raised.
And l. set out to find place for the
baby before / went home. You see, /
amt got but four left"
And you've asked every place."
Pretty nearly. I've tried to pick my
places. One woman'd a took her. but
she had three Of her own and she was
afraid they wouldn't get along to-
sether. ] told her Esther was sweet
dispositioued. but II didn't do any good
When I saw you sitting out there
the looks of you. OF course, I don't
want her to 60 to anybody that
wouldn't be good to her. I'm dying
Can't you tell what the color of my
quick. I've looked after the other chill
dren- That wasn't so hard. People don't
object so much to a child II he's big
enough to take care of himself and
Esther there-nobody wants her. some
how. she's girl. too. The worlds hard
on girls. It's hard on woman critters
generally. I found that out after my
wasn't the best man that ever lived.
either. but he was mine. If he'd lived
wouldn't be giving my children
away" She .braced herself with a deep
breath. We'll. do you or don't you want
that pumpkin at 10 cents?'
iii take all four Thyrza said.
promptly. Wait till | get my purse"
She ran into the house. opened the
door of the old-fashioned clock and
brought forth her purse. Something
more than swift exertioII of running
vas making Thyrza's breath come and
90. She cast Il quick. comprehensive
look about the interior of her house.
The rug before the great stove-a
child could play there with her blocks.
There was room for a crib in the west
corner of her bedroom yoDder. And at
the table In the warm corner Of the
kitchen beside the window a high chair
could well set. Eggs were good for
children. The chiid-the child. Every
where there was room for the little
Esther. In every corner of the house.
even in Thyr2as arms. God had left
those arms empty o. p1.po<@. He kne &"
Evening star., 1914-04-06

If il were useless to say any Of the
many things she might have said. She
stood looking at the child and Thyrza
moment "Where'd You want them
pumpkins putt she asked
Leave them right here. I'll take care
of them"
Then I'll be going said the woman,
W ait, said Thyrza. her cheeks red.
want to say goodbye different than
that to Esther's mother" She reached
out her arms and gathered the woman
in and kissed her.
Once. the woman said, thatd made
me cry, I expect I'm past crying now"
She climbed into her wagon and in
duced the sad horse to move She did
not look back as she drove away
Thyrza looked after her until she saw
that the child was looking, too in a
grieved way. Then she cuddled the
little form to her and went into the
house Motherhood and her real life
had begun.
(THE END.)
Evening star., 1914-04-06
Louis F. Post Will Speak.

Louis f. Post. assistant secretary of the
Department of Labor is scheduled TO
speak on Capital Cities at the meeting
Of the Columbia Heights Citizens Asso-
citation tomorrow night at o'clock in st.
Stephens Hail. 14th street between Co
lumbia road and Irving street Ladies are
invited.
Evening star., 1914-04-06

Charles Boyer and Martin Boyer. cous-
ms farmers of Broad Run. Md. were
badly injured near Funkstown Saturday
night while going home from Hagers-
town. when the automobile in which they
were riding upset along the road.
Evening star., 1914-04-06

Archer A. Robertson, seventy-six years
old. u Confederate veteran and farmer,
died Friday near Norwood, Amherst
county, Va.
Evening star., 1914-04-06

vited TO attend the session OF the Ameri-
can Surgical association, to be held
Thursday, Friday and Saturday OF this
week.
Evening star., 1914-04-06

Sunnyside. near Hague, Va. the home
of the late Judge r. IL. BeaIe. WAS burn
ed Saturday. The fire originated IN the
kitchen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
DOG HUNT IN A FLAT
Two Policemen Shoot Terrier
Who Terrorized Woman.

dog hunt was held last night IN an
APARTMENT at 40. SIS West nth street
The weapons we're a lump Of coal cur
tain mole revolver and niehtsuck.
patrolmen Curnyn and seighry, the hunt
ers. were summoned by Mrs. August
Fraas who said her bull terrier had gone
mad.
The policemen found Mrs. traas' armeu
with n large lump Of coal had driven the
dog into a bathroom and shut the door.
There was no light in the bathroom ana
neither Of tho hunters cared much ABOUT
stalking the game on foot.
They opened the door little and sought
IN catch the dogs collar by curtain polo
With q hook on the end. Curnyn succeed
Cd i'm this at last and Seighry went to the
attack with his club. lie had just turned
on the lights when the bull terrier slipped
his collar and spraDg At him SeighrN
beat the dog To the door and slammed 1t
behind him The animal spent his rage
in leaning ~ the door i'm vain effort to
got out
Curnvn lay down n few feet from the
bathroom ard sighted his pistol at the
entrance 10 tho bathroom. Let her 60
he said. and tho other policeman opened
tho door. out rushed the dog and straish'
bctpcc its Dyes won't the bullet. Inc dos
fen dead two feet from the hunter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
EXPERTS PRAISE EDIFlCE
Chapel Of the Intercession In
spected by Critics.

The new Episcopal Chapel Of the Inter
cession at Broadway and both street
was opened yesterday FOR inspection by
artists and critics. The experts who took
advantage OF the opportunity praised the
work highly.
The chapel has been built during the
last two years in corner Of Trinity
Cemetery. at q cost of $500 90. Bertram
G. GoodhGe was the architect. and also
for the group 81 parish house. church
and vicarage. which form three sides OF
the garth.
The design Of the edifce is modern
Gothic. combining points from Englsh
and French cathedrals with present-day
construction methods. The nave. for in
stance. is built with the heighth Of
French Gothic architecture. with Nor
folk roof. which. by the way. Is the work
Of Thomas W Ball, and is said to DC
the best example in the country OF that
type Of work. and yet the whole nave
is moGified to suit the fact that TINS IS a
church of intercession According TO DIR.
Milo H. Gates the vicar in such church
the central feature must be the altar
For this reason all obstacles to a vie"
or approach Of the altar have been eliml-
mated. the side aisles have been bellttlsu
and the heavy rude screen omitted.
At present only temporary altar WIN
dosel las been installed, awaiting the
completion of an altar and reredos set
with stones and relics brought from Pal-
estine.
other interesting parts of the BUILDING
which the visitors were SHOWN are the
sacrsty, choir room, Lady chapel ana
crypt
This morning there will he dedica-
ton service at the chapel, conducted oy
the Rev. Dr. William 7. Manning ana
Dr. Milo n. Gates. The Date or conse'
Grafton has not been decided upon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
WAR HEAD LOSES IN FIGHT
Garrison Plaintiff in Suit Dis
missed by Judge.

Justice Davis dismissed yesterday the
action brought by Francis T. McManus
and others. including Lindley NJ CARR
son. Secretary Of War. against Howard
NJ Durant and the banking firm OF W. I.
Sheldon & Co 10 received 5000 when II
was alleged Durant made as a secret
profit from the sale of the stock Of tne
ST. Gabriel Lumber Company, OF quebec
TO the Union Bag and Paper Compan!
II was alleged that the Sheldon hrm con-
spired with Durant to obtain more
money for the stock than the plaintiffs
received. Justice Davis decided that the
hduclary relationship was not proved ana
that the bankers paid 10 the plaintiffs all
that they agreed to accept for their stock
The St Gabriel Lumber Company was
i'm the Province Of quebec
i'm 1902 with a capital stock Of 100000
Durant bought $4,000 worth of the stock
and received $500 more Of it for services
and expenses in locating and buying the
timber lands and equipment at St GABRIEL
de Brandon, quebec. for the corporation.
Durant became president and general
manager of the company at 5000 year
The company bought the 81. Gabriel
property for $4,000. The business was
not success Durant was authorized by
the plaintiffs in the action TO negotiate
the sale of their stock. He succeeded In
selling the stock through ". c. Sheldon
& co. to the Union Bag and Paper COM
pany at a price that left margin OF
nro6t OF s67 900 above the money asked for
by the plaintiffs IN paid TO them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
800 STUDENTS IN MUTINY
Refuse to Recognize DR.. Me-
serve as President of Shaw.
IBy Tclegraph 10 The Tribunc. !

Raleigh. ~ G., Jan. S.-Returning to
Raleigh from the North to-day and find
ing three hundred students mutinous over
An expulsion, DR.. Charles Meserye, presi-
dent of Shaw University, issued an ulti-
matum requiring all TO return immedi-
ately to their work, or leave on Tuesday.
In the mean time the rebellious stu
dents had sent their complaint to the
New York Baptist Home Mission Board,
Shaw's financial support. President Me-
serve reiterated his unHiilingness to en-
tertain n committee on matters OF disci-
pline, and did not receive any students
to-day. The students decline to recognize
him as president.
Hundreds of townspeople called and Of
fered their congratulations to Or. Me
serve on his proclamation. Both news
papers-the one owned by Secretary JO-
sephus Daniels. cspeclally-are backing
the president, while friends have eX-
pressed their willingness TO lead in a
mass-meeting in his support.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
HEAR FROM MISSING BOY
Walter Darby, Three Years
Gone. Sends First Message.
from The Tribune Correspondent

Passaic y. j.. Jan. missing from his
home for two years and eight months,
Walter Darby. sixteen years old. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Reginald c. Darby. of No. 9o
Grant street, was heard from to-day for
the first time since he disappeared.
The Rev Dr Robert H. Farrier. pastor
of the First Baptist Church, received the
following note from the lad this morning
Dear MIR Tsrrer: I am working on a
farm here at Bath. Penn. ! had hard
time getting work after running away
from mamma and papa, but think ] VIII
get along all right here Please remem-
Der me to all my boy friends in the sun
day school and tell mamma and papa that
I will he home to visit them very soon.
~ soon a. he received the note Or.
Farrier went 70 the hons Of Mr.. and Mrs
Darby To tell them the good news. Mrs.
DARBY. who has been in III health since
the lads strange disappearance, broke
dop'n when she heard ~ the letter \
telegram has been sent to the police at
Bath.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
S5.OOO.OOO SOON PLEDGED
New Cleveland Foundation At
tracts Many Gifts.


CIevclaul /. IAN. 81. n. GoN. president
Of the Cleveland Trust Company, an
nounced to-day tha:. with charitable do
nations recently made and those expected
in the next few days. there is 100000
tho income Of which Will be available for
the purposes of the cleveland Foundation
organized yesterday.
Mr. Goff. the originator of the Founda-
ton plan to use the "left-over' wealth Of
men Of means for educational. charitable
and philanthropic purposes. was greatly
pleased with the progress made. lie was
deluged with congratulations On the iuea
10y mail. telegram. telephone AID in per-
SON
Il had consulted many persons before
making my plans generally public. said
Mr.. Goff but ! had talked for the most
part TO men who arc near 20 the people.
/ did not take UP the plan with the men
OF means who. "a is to be hoped, viii see
merit i'm the undertaking. Assurances
were received to-day that men Of means
do take kindly 20 the scheme to see tha'
their property IS utilized for the public
GOOD long after they themselves are
gopc