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La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10
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|, is not generally known that
General !. Il. Sherwood. as we'll as
his wife. the talented Kate Il. Sher-
wood. writes very acceptable verse
The Generals latest poem appears In
the Washington papers. II ia entitI-
ed, Mexico" and reads:
O. Mexico
land OF the crow
Land OF the palm and pine
Lard where tn. luscious vim.
Yields IN. rsrest. crispest wine
Land OF the lone mountain shrine,
10. royal. regal Mexico
registering. rach old Mexico,
Land where III. coyote. seowL
Land wh"r. tn. gray woive. howl.
Land OF tn. gopher and biz hoot OWL
10. grand old Mexico,
loV" at .v. TO watch the glow
OF sunlight on Thy peaks of snow.
Mh-r. sporty. monkeys In tn. b--ch--
play.
And mocking birds ar. singing all the
Ard sweet voiced linne,- chant a
rolndolay.
q. Mexico!
l0y. YOU 80;
love your palms and pines.
love your molntain shrin.s.
loN" your altar peaks OF snow.
Your sunny. emerald valleys far be
love tn. odor of your cypress trees
iON. your bird songs and your hum
love YOUR towering granite noun
islus old:
Bright with porphyry. rich In shining
/ love your shrines. your suns, your
opal skies
All that God mad. love. all else de-
spis.'
~ wicked M.Nico'
what makes you so7
IN. alr is sweet with balm.
And all the slie> are calm.
Land rich iu jasper. alAbastcf. gold.
And deep In mystic lor. ten centuries
o riorioas sky, o hraeinr oson. air,
with grand caihedral-. temples. gar
Where rar.s, flora OF all climates grow
IN sight Of mountains OF eternal snow
% Mexico Of cities fair
I would not care TO tarry there'
I-ands are not built Of earth and air;
n ~ fair people makes y country fair
See IN. tough Gr.as.rs and the Mes
tizos.
See the van unrchins. mostly without
Not. now the Toi,ec race and Aztec
blood
Have miugl"d with the savage In one
flood.
MARK nov the ripe. rich hIooi OF old
custil.
Has. minsiine madc N. savage blood
more vile.
Land where armed brisands. blind OF
law or rtEht.
Wreck homes OF women. lnnocentS. and
hill by night
.y MtNlro q sad farewell
end uf the perennial asphodel.
faHu Wh.f" the Gfeas.rs and the Gre
uiss dwell
fu adobe hats of most atrocious smell
fHHu o. Dip spiders and enormous flcas'
" here flht.rIuC monkeys hang on
mango trees
Land % trantulas scorpions and
snakes.
cyclones black yorit aud small earth
uuakrs
T..Hd aher. tte halrhiood eats the liz
ard fried
wfer. Toii.,s built their Idols where
AEtsrs uiad.
Wr.-. popuyut7u-tl aud uriEaha dwell.
Nut sprolt their roots Of fire tn pits
godic-s land Of bull fTht-. fare thee
we'll
La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10
Freed Army ~ Typhoid

The arm. sst thcrugh 1918 with
only two eafts c! ,.pheid fever In
more than o.Gaty thousand officers
and men. One was that OF u man
who had not been immunixed with
the typhoid vaccine and WAS believ-
cd 10 have contracted the fever before
he enlisted: the other cas-. Mas
among the troops In China. Although
III. man Was immunixcd In 1911 ,h.
history OF the case is In doubt.
The navy. which adopted tn. vac
cine later than the army and did not
make Il compulsory. had among It's
nf,y Thousand Jacki.s only seven an.
th-ntic eases OF typhoid In the year
ending last Jun-. Four OF those ~.r.
treated at n remote tropical station
where the vaccine had dctsriorat.d.
Such il the record Of the prophy-
lacttc treatment which has wiped out
one xrUurge among the Nations de-
tenders aud which many medical of.
ficerr believe has had something to
do with decreasing rate Of tabcrcu-
iosis.
Before the resort to mmuniration.
Uphold cases In the army averaged
about three PER thouaaad snlisted
strength. or In the nrixhborhood OF
$50 csses = year.
La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10
Naval Hospital Gun Club.

Last Sunday the United States
Naval Hospital Gun club a, Las Ami
mas INDUCED In some trap shooting
and some very good scores were
made The shoot was twenty-five
target event, and the scores were as
foiipws.
La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10

\ big condensed milk factory has
jus, been started IN amar In thi,
state. II Il said to- hc III, largest
condensed milk factory In IN. United
States and viii take the milk of s..
ooo COWS. one would hardly think
5000 COWS could g., enough feed In
that section OF the state. and yet II
II fair To presume that IN. men who
put up the factory canyass.d that
matter thoroughly befor. they laid
the foundation OF III. building. Tn.
factory building covers over city
block. b.--Bouider Herald How be-
nish,.d IN. people OF the Northern
part OF ,h. stat. ar. ~ to IN. produc.
tive capacity OF the Arkansas Valley.
They seem la know less than nothing,
and probably are not aware that
oi.ro county captured the first pris.
nj the state fair for the best axricul.
tursi display. Of any county In the
state. and also the Hearst trophy
cup. several years aEo. for the best
agricultural display At the National
Irrigation Congress. OF any county
:. the United States. There n feed
enough In the Arkansas Valley for all
OF the cattle that even BOULDER coun.
y can raise. and W. would then have
enough left to feed our own cattle.
They ought to take = day off and
visit y country that Ia an axricuitur-
al paradise as compared to the terri.
tory around Boulder. We raise
La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10

The club T. now planning a series
OF distance handicap matches to
train Its members for the biz navy
handicap event on April 10. 1914.
Contests viii be begun soon for the
annual Dupont watch fob trophy.
which furnished 80 much sport last
year.
La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10

being the first Saturday. This sixth
and eighth days gives the l3th ar
being tn. second Sunday in this
month. Having thus seen on which
day OF the week the month begins,
the rest Is easy.
His serene magnifiC.nce. the
stork. finally got around to the
home of Park s Hyde. and when he
made his initial visit left n fine baby
boy. reproduction In miniature Of
his illustrious sire In consequence.
cigars. with satisfaction guaranteed
have been on tap at the Hyde haber-
dash.ry all week
Among the high-born japanese
there is custom which causes them
to take the veil OF bride when she
lays 1t aside upon her marriage day
TO fold II carefully to lay 1t tsnderly
away In box of sandal or camphor
wood to keep II until tn. bride who
NOR. II ceases to live. when IL l.
brought forth aud wrapped around
III. fac. OF the dead And IN. belief
which il taught Is that II the bride.
as she matured into Nomanhood and
motherhood. was true to her wifely
trust. beneath the veil tn. pinohcd
aud Nithcr.d and wruuE face will b.
restored To bridal freshness and love
illness. and when her eyes shall open
In the Beautiful Beyond. they viii be-
filied With their old lustre. IN. lips
viii call back there caruation. aud a.
youth and purity we're on the earth.
so the eternal youth viii begin. The
orient Is rich In striking symbols,
and this l. one Of them The mean
Is that what Is beautiful and good
cannot be lost II means that Il men
and women are true men and Wo-
men th" true impression which their
live, make upon the world cannot
be- rffacrd Goodwin's Weekly
Frank NJ Carlisle, OF Denver. aud
au old inner Of Ia JunLa. iu making
bis stc,uth annual renewal TO the
great family journal. makes few
observations thusly The great
family journal is welcome visitor
aud as II Is my earnest hope that !
may not miss a copy. find herewith
enclosed reminder You do not sec
or hear OF an idle man In Denver
since December lst. as nfty-eight
Inches OF snow since that date gave
work to every man that wanted work
The street ears we're idle for five
days. and walking two miles to work
morning and night gave me plenty
Of exercise. II California had five
foot snow. every mothers son of her
unemployed army would hay. plenty
to do. with no time to pick roses
The Hess Flum. Company il a busy
corner In Denver. We shipped on.
order to Porto Rico aud another to
Portugal one day last week La Jun
Ia ranks next Ia Denver In regard to
municipal Christmas trees Denver
and La Iunta wer" the only two
towns Ia the state that had them that
| heard Of With your new opera
house. new federal building. new
churches and concrete bridge 1t sure
ly looks ~ though La Junta MAS 90
INK some. expect your next move
viii b" to get the capital OF the state
down there. Well. ther. IL nothing
too good Tor La Junta. Wishing III.
great family journal. the editor and
family. and tn. damn dog a happy
aud prosperous new year. | am yours
truly " Thank you. along with a
bow now
La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10

more alfalfa and sugar beets than
Boulder county ever dreamed of. and
although at the present time We may
be a little short on lilies OF the val
ley and roses, In another i've years
we wlIl give Boulder race for the
cham pionship in this regard.
Beatrie. Stevens. who played the
role OF Eve on the great family jour
nal as it, first society editor. and of.
ficiated unusually well in that capa-
city for several winters and an equal
number o. summers. has finally
achieved her great ambition. being
now the editor and proprietor OF a
great family journal In her old home
town OF nyersburr, Tenn. known to
fame as The Buzz Saw" Miss Stev.
ems was an enthusiast In the ne~spa.
per business, and We are quite con
fldent that she viii make good. That
quality is very necessary 10 success
In any business. ana IN 'he newspaper
business particularly, Volume !. No.
/. of the Buzz Saw IS dated Janu-
AIRY /. 1914, and starts out under
very auspicious conditions. having
liberal amount OF advertising. with
twenty pages about the size OF our
school paper. The Tigers Tale" We
hope Miss Stevens will make finan-
ciaI success OF her venture beyond the
dreams OF ayarice. although We a..
quite well aware that she mas other
ends and purposes IN view. and even
announces as subtitle TO the name
that 1t is "a paper with purpose for
progressive community Anyway.
may her newspaper dreams com.
true.
La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10

How often In III. courr. of year
does a man who has no calendar
near at hand ask himself the qu.s-
tion. "on what day OF the week does
such and such date fail7" A per.
.ussi of the following s.pt"nc. VIII
sncn convince him how he may know
all he needs With very it'll. trouble;
SAW seventy sinners skid In Bos-
ton said |: hence use rubbers OF.
ten
Zach word represents n month In
order. Thus saw" stands for Janu-
asy and often for December. The
aumis~r OF letters In the word gives
the dat. on which the first Saturday
IN the month represented occurs.
Take. for instance. June ~. 1914.
June b~ing the sixth month IL repre-
ssated BY the word BOSTON" which
has six letters. Indicating June 8. ~
La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10

The Shelton Enterprise tells the
story OF a young couple in Fulton
who become the proud parents OF a
little girl the other day. They Wish
ed to weigh the ncV arrival. but we're
unable TO find u" family scales. Just
then the ice man called and hi. scales
we're pressed into service The baby
weighed forty-four pounds The
ice man Was told De- need not come
any more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-03
TRY TO GUST MURPHY.
Resolution Calling for His Retirement
Is Adopted.

New York. Feb. 8-Friends of Charles
F.. Murphy. whose retirement as leader
Of Tammany Hall Is Determined IN
adopted last night light by fm@
their intention Of appealing to the board
of governors of the club on the ground
that the aye and nay vote was illegal;
Thomas F. Smith; secretary a,ha r Of Tam n
Murphy, fought the resolution and the
method Of its adoption. denounced the &C
ton If Edward F: O'Dwyer. president or
the club. in refusing to put the question
to a rising vote as the worst instance OF
boss rule I ever saw"
The whole proceeding was Illegal. Smith
declared, and he said the question would
be taken before the board of governors
nounced that another meeting of the club
will probably be called and an attempt
made to rescind the action taken last
night or declare 1t illegal.
Only 125 attended the meeting last night:
The board Of governors consists OF "a
Gratis. Among them are Thomas F. Smith,
Judge Warren w. Foster, Nathan Straus.
Richard Croker and Richard Croker. jr.
The attack on the resolution, Smith an
nounced. would be based on provision OF
the clubs bylaws which. he said, state
that the club shall take no action on state
scented by President O'Dwyer and which
friends Of Murphy contend was illegally
adopted follows:
'Resolved. That we favor the immediate
committee and Of the county committe in
tho greater city; that we are opposed tc
the present leadership of Charles F. Muir
ply and declare our belief that the In
terests Of the Democratic Democrat party; its future
mediate retirement from all participation
in party affairs"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-03
Two MORE =CANDIDATES
They Announce for Offices In the City
Court.

Two candidates announced them
selves this morning for the office of
Judge Of the court Of Topeka II. W.
Euler and Paul Heinz will oppose
Hugh T. Fisher. who is already MAX
ing q campaign.
Mr. Heinz is one Of the best known
Of the young attorneys-was gradu-
ated recently from the Washburn law
school, and admitted to the Shawnee
county bar. He is in partnership with
Otis Hungate, has always lived in To-
peka, and has many friends in town.
He declared this morning that he was
in the race on the Republican ticket
and in to stay.
Mr.. Euler, a North Topekan, is also
q Republican, has never held office,
and declared definitely today that he
intended to push for the office to be
vacated by Judge Robert Carver at
the end Of the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-03
PROBE CRAFT CHARGES
Telegraph Companies Subpoenaed t.
Produce Johns0n's Cablegram.

Chicago, Feb. Sin answer to sub
poenas issued yesterday officials of
two telegraph companies were pre-
pared today to testify before the fed
eral grand jury which is investigating
graft charges against federal officials
in connection with the activities of
Solomon lewiston, former private
banker and professional bondsman.
1t was understood that the telegraph
officials were to be asked to testify
concerning the receipt Of a purported
cablegram from Jack johnson. the
convicted negro pugilist who is now in
France. Books Of the companies in
the Chicago offices contain no record
Of the purported cablegram according
to the telegraph officials who were in
conference yesterday with James H.
Wilkerson. district attorney. In the
cablegram in question, Jack johnson
was quoted as saying he had spent
$4,000 in entertaining two govern
ment officials connected with his case
while it was in progress. johnson also
was quoted as saying he had given q
cafe proprietor $4,000 in connection
with his escape to France from the
jurisdiction Of the federal court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-03
FACE PRISON and FINE


New York, Feb. a-Joseph Cassidy. for
mer Democratic leader OF Queens county,
and Louis T. Walter, jr., his lieutenant.
who were found guilty late last night OF
conspiracy In selling q nomination 20 tne
state supreme court, to william Wiuetts
former congressman. are locked up IN
Raymond street Jail today awaiting SEN
tence. This It II expected VIII Do nm
posed tomorrow. Tho maximum penalty
IL two years in prison and q fine OF 1.0OO
Ex-Congressman Willett, who was con-
victed ten days ago Of buying the nom
ination for a judgeship. was arrafeneo IN
court for sentence today. Cassidy Ii tho
third leader Of Wide political influence 70
be convicted in the courts or New York
City, the others were Tweed and John h
McKane. Cassidy's power in his district
which included Long Island City, Jamaica
and the Rockaways had never been SER
iously questioned for years until the scam
dal over the judicial nomination was
made public by Brooklyn Newspaper.
in October. 1911. Then his influence began
to wane aud some time later he was de-
posed from the leadership.
The Queens county grand jury, the home
county OF Cassidy, failed to take action
in the scandal after an inquiry but public
pressure was strong and District Attorney
James C. Cropsey Of Kings county. where
it was charged the bride money was pass
ed, took up the case. On June =. 1912, the
Kings county grand jury found true bills
against Cassidy. Willett and Walters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-03
FIRST Time IN CHICAGO
women Are Registering to Vote Mt the
Spring Primaries.

Chicago. Feb. 3.-Women registered
today for the first time In Chicago pre-
paratory to exercising the right OF
franchise at the spring aldermanic PM
maries. Upward Of 100000 women
according TO conservative estimates
will have become registered voters ~
the time the books close At ~,
TONIGHT. No less than $1,000 men VIZ
have changed their residence wlta d; t
last year will have Qualifieo: accVi u. "a
to estimates. Acting as JUDGES an
cierks Of elections for the first time IN
the history of Chicago. approxana.sn ~
70O women assisted in registering tno
new voters. Scores OF business ~u
on their way to work were among '"oso
registering early. ,,.h.rs. to
the places Of registration ana az az
seemed pleased at the opportunity Oh
becoming a registered voter.
Basing their figures on the propaple
registration Of zoo: COG women; ~S,ee g".s
rev registration will exceed greater
New York's total.
The previous Chicago registration
was 437 ,346 Plus the expected WON,
ems registration and the aoaitl tntai
Womb exceed ST.. 900. compared with
ess. 15s, the total Of New York's last reg
ietration. In the hope OF getting pls
reRistration of their sex as an argu-
ment for the further extension OF the
franchise, woman suffrage leaders nave
polled nearly all of the ! sS1z Young pre-
cincts in the city. Nearly 10000 women
oreanized under political parties. non-
nartisan suffrage associations ana
women's clubs worked today to get the
names Of unorganized women ON the
lists.
leave their children while registering
were maintained in several wards by
suffrage leaders and political organ1za-
tions. Mothers who did not want TO
leave their babies at one of the nur-
series were supplied with q trained
nurse who watched over her household
while she went to register. =,
Trained nurses were in charge or all
the stations and at least one nursery
was fitted as a kindergarten with toys
for the older children. Automobiles car
rying nurses went to the homes OF
ried them and their children to the
registration booths. While the moth
ers were registering the nurses cared
for the babies.
The first woman to register in one
of the precincts of a North side ware
paid little attention to the ruling OF
the eletion commissioner that womer
might whisper their age to the polling
Il have lived in Chicago all my life.
she said.
ton Judge.
voter, Mrs. Elizabeth Heitschmidt o.
1882 North Winchester avenue.
Reports from other polling places
were that women were freely giving
their ages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-03
FAILS TO CURE
Complications Arise and Bremner Is
Said to Be Dying.

Baltimore, Nd. Feb. 3.-Congress-
man Robert q. Bremner Of New Jer-
radium possessed by DR.. Howard A.
Kelly and valued at 100000, placed
in q cancer last December. is dying. II
is announced that complications have
arisen and death il a matter Of only a
few days, perhaps hours: that only the
indomitable will Of the congressman IL
keeping him alvie.
Although he passed q fairly COM
Portable night Mr.. Bremner was re-
ported to be weaker today. The
radium applications have been discon-
tinued as hope for the patients recov-
cry has been abandoned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-03

Mrs James Hayden. wife Of the
negro who was murdered on a dark
night last June in Happy Hollow"
testified today in the district court
against Mr.. Williams, the white boy
whom the state holds responsible for
the crime. County Attorney Atchison
contends that Hayden met his death
on q return trip to the pasture in q
search Of his hat and lantern. The
negro furnished fish sandwiches for q
key party: limped home with q
bruised forehead and no cash: had
dropped . hat eworth S.. Gir,) his
wife claims, went back for 1t, and was
struck down. J.<J. 9chenck for the
defense il. attempting to prove that
Hayden returned to the field with q
gun, bent on the destruction of Will
liams, who knocked him down in self
defense The Last jury to hear the
case was unable 20 decide which YER
sion was correct: no verdict was
reached.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-03
and Assistant Attorney General S. n.

and Assistant Attorney General S. n.
Brewster.
II cannot cohesive Of any valid OBJ
lection to preliminary convention.
ons given for opposing 1t seem to mo
TO be utterly fa1lacious. OF course.
under the law. the party platform
must be adopted by the party council.
vides that the preliminary convention
snau frame q platform for the con-
liberation OF the party council
II the NATTER Is deferred until tho
party council m&ets. few men will
get together. write the platform and
present It to the council for adoption.
Under the proposed method. 1000 or
more representative Republicans will
assemble exchange views as to the
issues before the people, formulate q
PLATFORM for which a majority of them
are wiLung to stand Al Republicans.
print 1T In the newspapers and let the
people think about 1t and discuss 1t
Tor four or ffve months. Every con-
sheraton OF fairness favors the pro-
mutation of such = platform by q pre-
limtnary convention.
The convention idea was approved
by the unanimous vote of the Fourth
congressional district conference at
Emporia and the Fifth district at
Manhattan. and also at many country
committee meetings, The resolution
In favor of such a plan was passed by
q unanimous vote Kansas day.
Il have not get heard a solitary ar
gument against the convention idea
that ts worthy Of q moments consid-
GRAFTON. The Progressive party al
ready has provided for such a conven-
ton. The Democratic party also will
formulate q platform at . preliminary
meeting. Governor Hodges, In his in
terview Sunday, gives some excellent
reasons for favoring this plan"
J. T. Botkin, assistant secretary of
state. and a candidate for secretary
OF state. also Is in favor OF q state
convention to recommend q platform.
1T seems to me-" he said today,
that there can be no valid objection
to state convention chosen by a pri-
mary election for the purposes Of rati-
flying tho action OF the national COM
mittee.
1T seems to me that the member
of the party council to be chosen at
the next primary would be glad to
have and would welcome and respect
an expression fresh from the people
as to their wishes on 30 important q
! matter as the making Of a party
platform. Should I be q member OF
the party council I certainly would be
glad to have such an expression from
the members Of my party"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-03
BAKER SIGNS CONTRACT
Former Western Lacquer VIII Be
with Detroit Club.

Detroit, Feb. 3.1The signed con-
tract Of Delmar Baker. recruit
catcher from the Lincoln, Neb., CLUB,
was received today by President
Navin Of the Detroit American league
baseball team All of the Detroit
catchers have now signed. Excepting
Pitcher willett, who went to the Fed
eral league. only two veterans nave
not accepted terms for 1914. They
are Outfielder Sam Crawford, now
with the players making trip around
the world. and Delegate Gamer. first
ha aornan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-03

ward, Dwight Hardman (captain):
left forward, Jacob Boland: center.
Floyd Murphy: right guard. Guy Van
Der velde: left guard. Francis ia
cobs; subs, Jake Van Der velde. Will
lie Griffin and Chester Morse.
The girls team lineup: Right for
ward, Clare Finch; left forward, Leila
Howard: center. Opal Cole; center.
Zoe Oleary; left guard. Lucille Fisher;
right guard, Mildred Kearns.