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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
BAYONNE's OPTIMIsT DIES
Henry blair, Lcgt-ss Painter. sue.
cumbs To Pneumonia.

In the death OF Henry Blair R1'a'n,
has lost a unique character, a man VINO
for forty years had lived without rs
who learned a trade. built up "a r-s.
porous painting business, married. 20 I'd
large family. kept them IN comic NJ.
circumstances and went through lie n.
out a crouch. always with sml, nd
"A word OF sympathy for the afi.ct1rs u
others.
Blair died OF pneumonia. He IL sur.
vived by his wife and fve chldren-Ilr. N.
Louise. Mary. Henry and Anon lie o. &c
at 81 Cottage street lie will be- ~. "a
to-day in Hudson County Catholic C,-ne
terry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
KAISER's ENTRIES IN AIR RACE
Germany Appoints Two Record
Holders for Balloon Contest,

Germany has appointed two record
holders to represent her In the interna-
tsonal balloon race to be held in Kansas
City In October.
Hans Berliner. who made the worlds
record for distance In February. 1912.
covering 1855 kilometers H. torty-seven
hours, will be one OF the pilots, the Aero
Club Of America learned yesterday. Hugo
kaulen. who made a Jew duration record
OF eighty-seven hours In .ceptember, 1918.
will be the other German pilot
Oakland, Cal. Is bidding against Port
land. Ore. for the race. Portland outbid
st. Louis, with an ofYer Of SO. 900 In prizes,
but communication from the Oakland
Chamber Of Commerce yesterday offered
$4,000. The race will be held In July.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
STATE WARDS NEED HOUSING
board Of Charities Asks Appropria-
ton of e0,2OO,OI2.

The forty-seventh annual report OF the
State Board OF Charities to the Legisla-
ture covers generally the operations OF the
BOARD for the fiscal year ended September
30. 1913. The total amount of appro-
priations recommended for the State in
stitutions In sj.?6O.6l2.
The prompt enlargement OF the New
York State Training School for Girls at
Hudson to It's ultimate capacity of SOC IL
recommended. This institution. the board
states. rs entirely inadequate to meet the
demands upon II and will continue to he
so even when two new cottages provided
for are completed. A new Institution
should be established also In some other
part OF the State"
The board urges that work upon the
buildings at the New York State Tralning
School for Boys at Yorktown Higgins
should be commenced and pushed to COM
petion as soon as possible, as there Is
great need for the early opening OF this
reformatory Institution.
Great necessity" the report says. lex
ista for the rapid extension OF all tho In
st!tutions for the custodlal care and train
Ing Of the feeble minded. 1t seems also
desirable to establish Il new institution
for this class for the convenient use of the
populous districts in the western part OF
the State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
NO ALE OR BEER FOR ITHAcANs
Cornell Coach Dors Not Favor Any
Form Of stimulmnt.

ITHACA, March l5-Cornell crew men
never have been allowed to drink ale or
beer during training season nor will they
be in the future. according to Charles l..
Courtney. veteran coach OF the lthacans
While not commenting on the practice ut
other colleges. Courtney said he had al
ways been against the use Of either ale
or beer. whether at meals or any other
time. lie says II makes no difference
whether 1t Is a glass or a bottle or what
Il Is Ale and beer are stimulants. ne de-
clares. and therefore should not be per-
mltted to be served at athletic training
tables.
pect the Cornell crews to get out on the
water much before the end Of March as
the Ice in the inlet is from seven inches
to a foot thick. II will be the --latest date
for beginning out OF doors rowing at Cor
nell In a good many years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
LAWYER IS AsPHYxIATED.
louis Rose Of Chicago Believed 4,
Ne Victim Of Accident,

Louis Rose 35 years old, lawyer, was
found asphyx!ated by gas in a Furnished
room at 257 West Fourteenth street yes.
terdRy. Rose left the Neurological Hos
pital week ago after treatment which
lasted three weeks, At the hospital he
eaid he lived at 4305 Wabash avenue
Chicago.
Detective Martin. who investigated the
case. came to the conclusion that the
lawyer was overcome accidentally In his
sleep as tho jet from which the gas is
sued was only half open and small
room.
Rose had expressed the intention yes
terday OF returning to Chicago as he was
tired OF being treated"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
DIR. MAINS DEFENDS HIS BOOK.
Expected jersey Conference Attack
hut els Not Worrying"

Or. George p. Mains one of the publish
Ing agents of the Methodist Book Concern
whose book. Mod IN Thought and Tradi-
tional Faith" was attacked by the New
Jersey Conference of the Methodist Fps,
copal Church. reached the city last eve
ming from Cincinnati At his home. 490
Riverside Drive. he said
THE matter has been mullng over In
New Jersey for long time and expecte'
the action that was taken. However, ]
am not worrying about my book becaus
have between three and four hundred
unsolicited letters from scholars in the
church praising H. There Is no merit TO
the charges and no proof has been pro-
duced 10 substantiate them,
"Of course men may have different
views and be conscientious about them
but the consensus In thu church apparently
IL opposed to the action taken by the New
Jersey Conference"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
TREE. SPARED, FALLS ON HOUSE
Listening to Little Giri's Plea WI
Cost Meyers $500.

NEW PROVIDENCE. y. j.. March l5-
william Meyers, who lives on the .lre-
road. was about to cut down a stately
elm n few days ago when a llu,., E.-.
asked him to please spare the tree "a.
stayed his axe
The old elm fell with crash onto
Meyers house last night, cavinG i7 ..-
roof and ripping out bay window
Meyers said to-day that II would r.s
$500 to make repairs He charGys rs
loss TO the poetry In his makeup
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16

81 believe that the bulk OF the business
OF the institutions could be transacted
more expedltiously. more efficiently and
more economically by one State depart
ment than by twenty odd and that the
powers granted to the boards of mana
gers in the organic laws Of the institu-
lions should be restored to them.
AT present these powers have been so
modified by the various laws creating new
administrative departments that the
managers are left with practically no
powers at ALL This, / believe. IL bad for
the Institutions"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
-. Louis Fire Ruins give Up 10
Bodies.

ST. Louis, March Is. - Twenty-nine
bodies have been taken from the Missouri,
Athletic Club nre ruins and tventy-one
Identified Three were removed from the
debris to-day. Allen Hancock. Joseph T..
CharnoY and one burned beyond recogni-
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16

HaNe de Grace fire occurred and dyu.
mite was also found.
From what information NO were are
TO gather the motive was the same Ia
all cases. namely. revenge"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
All Institutions Crow ded.

"A!l OF the present Institutions are
taxed to their capacity and there are long
waiting lists OF the feeble minded whose
early admission for their own good and
for that Of the State Itself is most desir-
able. Tho feeble minded at liberty are
costly menace to tho community. but
under suitable custodial care they can be-
made useful and happy and the danger
OF propagatins their kind can be mini
mized."
The establishment OF State custodial
asylums for the delinquent feeble mind. d.
one Tor each sex. with observation wards
In New York, Buffalo and other cities. is
also recommended.
For the care VI tuberculosis patients in
the early stages the board urges the estab-
lishment 81 at least three additional State
hospitals similar to the one at Raybrook
together with increased local hospital pro-
visions for the care of advanced cases
The board repeats Its recommend alton
that long tim bonds be issued by the
state to provide the moneys for the con-
s'ruciion and the enlargement Of the State
Institutions.
A total OF sass inmates and patients
were In the more than 700 public and
private institutions subject to the euper
vision OF the board on September 80 1913.
These were classified as follows; Aged
ana friendless persons, 1891; almshouse
inmates uncludins 40 blind. l2s deaf.
Eoo epieptics ana 2o61 feeble minded or
id!otic). 1860; blind in other institu-
lions, 22s deaf in other institutions,
l,77S; dependent children exclusive OF
those committed for delinquency included
with juvenile delinauents), 32.559; Indian
children, 1876, disabled soldiers and sailors
1868; epileptlcs lin Craig Colony I427;
hospital patients, 1896 feeble minded
and ldiotic In State institutions, ASH;
Juvenile deiinauents. 336+: reformatory
inmates twomen and grls), 2.635.
Patients Cost s25,OOO.OOO.
The total number OF patients and In
mates maintained In these institutions
during the last year was approximately
$500 while the cost of their care was
more than $25.000,000,
There were l73 medical dispen
licensed by and under supervision OF the
hoard on September 80, 1913. OF these
lightweight were connected with hospi-
tails. while elghty-five were separately
maintained. The number Of treatments
| at these dispensaries aggregated 4l53,.
992 during the fiscal year. Of which bu,
i50,3s2 were outside OF New York city
In the borough OF Manhattan s,2sb,90l
treatments we're given as compared with
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
SAYS STATE WASTES
AND PUBLIC SUFFERS
Leader ninman Asserts Thou
sands of Detectives Should
BE Taken Care or.
SYSTEM Is TOO EXPENSIVE
Two Million Dollars Alleged to
Have Been Spent TO House
100 Persons.

ALBANY, March 1b.-"The state Is not
taking care OF Thousands OF detectives.
who. Tor tho good Of the public. should
be confined In Institutions. because money
which should go to the establishment Of
such institutions is being FILTERED away
on ridiculousiy expensive system Of
administration"
This statement was made by Harold
J. Human. majority leader of the As
sembiy. In commenting upon the recon-
mendation of the State Board OF Charities
for a $4,000. 900 bond issue to cover the
cost of improvements In the State insti-
tutions In what Is known as the charities
group. lie believes that an investigation
OF the subject should be made. in the
interes, of economy. He added:
This recommendation for bond Issue
for STATE institutions has seen made
annually for several years. but has never
received favorable consideration because
OF the constitutional provision against
blenket bond issues. but this repeated
demand calls attention iorcibly to the
fact that the present interiocking system
Of department control of puplic institu-
lions In this State IL inefficient, confusing
and expensive and entirely unwarranted."
said Mr.. Human.
Topheavy with Extravagunee.
department has been piled upon de-
partment until the mass Is topheavy with
extravaganza. Initiative Is smothered in
mass OF red tape, and responsibility Is
impossible to III.
IAN army of clerks is required in State
institutions to carry on correspondence
with over twenty departments and more
than half OF this correspondence would
be unnecessary II the system OF admins.
tration were put on a business basis.
The State is caring for only 1000 de-
fectives and / am told that the number
OF detectives of our institutions is over
10000. Five years have been spent in
building one institution that will have
an ultimate capacity OF $500 feeble
minded and to-day 1t has capacity Of
only one hundred.
"In the three years ended September
80. 1912. the State spent over $4,000 900
for new buildings. improvements and bet
terments in the State charities group and
yet the aggregate capacity OF the institu-
tons In this group Increased only n trife
over 1000.
Changes Hinman Believes In.
81 believe that the bulk OF the business
more expedltiously. more efficiently and
more economically by one State depart
ment than by twenty odd and that the
powers granted to the boards OF mana
gers In the organic laws OF the institu-
tinpa should Inc restored n
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18

Sell your baled alfalfa to Tiedemann
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18
SaleNotice

Yes, the Variety Store Is going to
have sale on October LIZ, and 3.
Like all of these sales In the past. IL
will mean genuine bargains to all who
attend. 1t will be sort Of cleanup
sale. Unlike great many merchants.
We do make mistakes. We sometimes
over-buy; sometimes buy articles that
do not move very we'll. yet they are
good and 10 some localities sell we'll.
But again. unlike some merchants,
we do not expect the consumer to pay
for our mistakes. It is our rule never
TO allow goods to stay on our shelves
inde Hnitely. simply because we can't
sell them at , prO6t-we put such
goods out on the bargain table. swal J.
low our l,sses and start the money In.
vested 10 them TO work again.
Hence the object Of this sale.
Watch for particulars later.
Yours truly,
E. W. Downey.
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18
Local and Personal

Mrs. Joe Grill who has been seri-
ously III for some time IL recovering.
Uhrystal Flour, always, at the Ord
way Trading 90.
Mrs. Mary McKendry is Ill with
typhoid fever.
Watch the Saturday sales at F. e.
McKeeby Drug Co., Olney Springs.
A son born to Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Robinson on August q died Friday
OF last week.
Engraved or printed calling cards at
the New Era oflce.
Get line on your winter supply Of
coal. See Tiedemann.
LuxBER-Tiedemann Mercantile
company.-l0tf
Rooming House completely furnished.
Immediate possession. Rent low,
good location. Fred Cook.
The Organized class of the Evsngel-
ical Sunday school met Tuesday even
log 1t the homo Of J. d. Kelley. A
large attendance is reported.
Paul and Miss Rose Nufier left last
Friday evening for Naperville, ILL.,.
where they will attend Northwestern
college.
Sheriff Humiston went to Pueblo
yesterday with Mr.. Kendrick who
was placed 10 the asylum there. The
unfortunate man was the victim sew
eral weeks ago OF gunshot wounds
from his own hands In suicidal at
tempt.
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18
Evangelical Services

Services at the Evshgelical church
are to be continued at the regular
hours. beginning Sunday with ser
vices at Bob Creek at 8 a. m. Ser
vices at the church here are as follows:
Sunday School 1000 a. m.
Sermon llOO q. m.
Young Peoples Meeting 100 p. m.
Sermon S:OO p. m.
Rev. Nufter, pastor. extends a most
cordial Invitation to all.
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18
Thos. DeGeer Dies

Thos. DeGeer, for nineteen years .
resident Of this vicinity, died al bis
iome north OF town early last Mon
day morning. The fuuefal services
were held on Tuesday of this week
from the Grif1n undertaking parlors.
Rev. Barker. pastor Of the Methodist
church ofiiciated.
Mr.. DeGeer leaves four daughters
and two sons to mourn his death.
One son william. and daughter
Rosetta, resided with their father.
Mrs. DeGeer died In November 1911.
Mr.. DeGeer was born 10 Des
Moines, Ia. 10 1859 and came to this
state more than twenty years ago.
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18

For RENr-The Bert Lester prop
erty. This house is strictly mod
ern except heat, and in splendid
condition. Apply to n. q. Mast.
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18

to allow other persons to carry away
or to use reservoir water from his hy-
drant unless such person SO carrying
away and using the water has writ
ten permit from the water commits
sioner.
Section II. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, in any manner, to pollute
the water In any well. reservoir, or
pipeline connected with the said
Ordway water works. or to cast into
such we'll, reservoir or pipe any garb.
age, ofial or other substance or any
thing calculated to make the water
10 said Ordway water works impure.
1t shall also be unlawful for any
person to break, cut or pull down, or
in any manner to interfere with any
gate or fence surrounding the same.
or to interfere In any manner with
any pump, machinery. pipe-main.
stop-box, tank or any other construc-
tion in or about said Ordway water
works. or any part thereof.
Section H. ANY person or persons
violating any Of the provisions of this
ordinance. shall be fined In sum not
to exceed one hundred dollars for
each and every oftense.
Section IL This ordinance, when
it becomes effective shall supercede
all other provisions on the same sub
ject. but shall not operate as repeal
Ing by implication, any provision OF
former ordinances until all rights OF
action thereunder have expired by
Limitation.
Passed and adopted at regular
meetIp Of the board Of trustees Of
the town Of Ordway, held September
I, 1914. Approved September Z. 1914.
JOHN Fl. LEARY, JR.
Mayor.
Attest: JOHN B. ESTES.
(SeaD Town Clerk and Recorder.
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18
Methodist Church

Regular services will be resumed at
the Methodist church next Sunday,
as follows:
Sunday School 1000 a. N.
Preaching Service Hoo q. M.
Theme, "The Approachable
CHRIST"
Epworth League $3.50 p. m.
For Young People
Preaching Service 1880 p. m.
Theme. The Psaimist's Words to
Youth"
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18
For Rally Day

The Young Men'scl Of the Evan
gelical Sunday school At business
meeting recently decided to request
that Sunday be set apart In October
for rally day for the Evangelical
Sunday school.
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18
Friday. Sept. IS. 1914
Crowley County Republican
Ticket

Crowley County Republican
Ticket
For Representative Otero and Grow
ley counties
Chas. c. Woodbridge.
Reuben O. lnge.
For County Clerk and Recorder.
Ira b. Coy.
For County Sheriff.
Thomas W. Butler.
For County Treasurer.
VIM. Broadbent.
For County Assessor.
Jesse q. Williams.
For Superintendent Of Schools,
Geo. F. Richardson.
For County Surveyor,
Louis W. Walter
For County Coroner,
william W. Grimm.
Commissioner. First District,
Fred Henderson.
Justice Of the Peace. Precinct l..
P. K. Kisher.
q. Fl. Griffith.
Justice Of the Peace. Precinct 2,
A. NJ. Brensman,
W. M. Cook.
Justice Of the Peace. PrecInct3.
H. F. Aldrtch,
L. 8. Fields.
For Constables. PreciDct1,
Jesse McFall,
Clyde Brewer.
For Constables. Precinct Q.
Dan Petit.
e. M. Sypher.
For Constables. Precinct 3.
John Taylor,
Gerald Horney.
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18
Sorrenson-Jensen

Mr.. Samuel Sorrensou and Mrs. Ma
rie Jensen. of Karvai, Lincoln county,
we're united 10 marriage In this city.
Wednesday Of this week. The cere-
mony was performed by Justice Field
at his ONCE in the conrt house.
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18

Stamp pads-get them of the New
Era.
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18
Rocky Ford Wins

The Rocky Ford team won Wednes.
days game at the state fair with
Rockvale, 10 to /. Edwin Smith
played in the Rocky Ford team.
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18
Japanese Baby Dies

The little six-weeks old baby girl
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Wazumi, a Japa-
nese, died last Sunday morning. The
funeral was held Monday.
The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18

Rubber stamps. Get them at tht
New Era Office.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-10
Sporting NeUs
CARNIVAL
DREW ABOUT 200
Morris Found it Easy to Land on Pal
Brownie Objectionable Fes
lures, and Crowd Pleased.

Nearly POO lovers of sports were
present in the mmorv last eyeliro at
the athletic carnival staged By John i
CIune and enjoyed the various events.
Ii was clean cut from start to finish
and did not include an Objectionable
feature, even in the fastest of the box
ing. No smoking was allowed and the
permit issued for the occasion, which
required that there should be no breach
of the peace, was never in danger of
being revoked. Village Attorney O. b.
Hughes was present in the interests OF
the village officials.
The entertainment opened with an
exhibition on the parallel bars BIZ An
gier, Knight and Robinson and was
followed by an exhibition of Indian
club swinging that was equally in
teresting aud entertaining. John Ander-
son was at the piano between the
events.
The first bout of the evening was be
tween "kid Lynch and H'Young''
Graham, both of Brattleboro, and went
three rounds. The Youngsters went at
it hammer and tougs without material
! damage To each other. but to the de
| Eight of the spectators. DR.. Borden of
| Fall River, who. before the bout. spoke
of the value OF gymnasium work and
urged the establishing of such a place
/ in Rrattlcboro, was the third man on
4 tho mat.
4 Carl Morris of New Bedford and Pa
l Brown Of Fall River were the principal,
in the final bout Of the evening, whicl
1 was of ten rounds duration. Morri,
l found little difficulty in tapping
Il Brown : nose and mouth about wher
he pleased and was apparently glad tC
take = good healthy wallop for the sake
ct getting in three or four repeat
blows on Brown 5 nose. He hal
/ Brown covered much of the time ane
never did any Of the backing away.
The fifth and last rounds were occa
sions when the boys mixed it in goot
shape and drew applause. The worl
was all of the open glove variety an,
while there is some sting to the blow
and a lot OF noise much OF the time
there is no danger OF q contestant tax
ing the count if bouts are cOnducte,
in the manner in which those wer
last evening.
1t was the first chance TO see any
thing like boxing in Brattleboro in
long time ana those who were presen
were well satisfied and expressed tn
belief that another evening : entertain
ment of the same sort would find
much larger crowd present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-10

if there are enough who desire to join
a gun club to make it worth while
Major Walter O. Cooley, who has
been especially anxious to secure prop
er ranges, has obtained an option on a
property which he considers suitable
for not only rifle and revolver ranges
but for trap shooting as well. This
proposition he will put before those
who would like to join in this sport
and their attendance at a meeting tc
be held at the armory this evening al
s clock is desired.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-10
GUN CLUB MAY
BE ORGANIZED
Option Secured on Property Suitable
for Site for Range - Meeting of
All Interested Tonight.

There will be a meeting at the armo-
~ this evening of all those who are in
terested in shooting. For long time
lovers of target practice or trap shoot
ing have been DESTROYS of having an
opportunity in Brattlegoro for practice,
and now. apparently, the time has come
when q suitable range may be secured
Evening star., 1914-02-21
TO DEBATE MINIMUM WAGE.
G. W. U. and U. of P. Scheduled to
Meet in a Double

The proposition that the states should
enforce a minimum weekly wage of S.
for women and So for children Is To te
debated at the New Masonic Temple this
evening. when teams representing the
George Washington University and the
University of Pennsylvania meet. At the
time the debate is in progress here an
other will be held on the same subject
by teams representing the same schools
in Price Hall, Philadelphia.
The team representing the Washington
institution in the Philadelphia debate
consists of p d. Bookstaber, r. c. Shaw
and S. P. Jones, with NJ NJ. Marcus as
alternate. This team will support the
negative OF the proposition while the
George Washington team debating here
IS to uphold the affirmative, and is COM
posed of John +. Webster John st. c.
Brooks ard H. w. Cornell with 2. b.
Morehouse as alterna.e. The team rep
resenting the Pennsylvania University
here will consist of X. r. Alden w a
Pendieton and f. l.. Hargett, with Ern-
est Could as alternate.
Judges are to be W. c. Reeves of the
Department of Justice, Francis Walker.
deputy commissioner of corporations,
and Max O. Lorenz of the interstate
commerce commission Dean Charles
Noble Gregory of the department of law
of George Washington University is to
deliver an address of welcome.