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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-03
MURPHY OF TAMMANY
YIELDS UP CONTROL

NEW YORK, March 2.--Charles
r. Murphy was not eliminated today
as a leader Of the Democratic organ
nations in this State. He eliminated
himself.
When 1t was all over. and William
Church Osborn had been elected
chairman Of tho State committee, Mr..
Murphy walked up to the new chair
mans desk and extended congratula~
lions. That fact was that Tammany
yielded up control OF the state hrgSn-
ixat3on with perfect rood humOr.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-03

The Joe Heffley that accepted the
station position in the Richmond Fire
Department is not Joseph ". Heffley.
Of '2o1o Grove avenue, the timing and
plumbing contractor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-03
ASK Carranza to Jnart,z.

Ell PASO, March AT a meet
ing here today of United States of
ficials with British Consul Perceva1
of Galveston, it was decided to ask
Washington to permit General Car
rama to come to Jaurez through tha
United States TO reach Juarez from,
Nogales, in order to settle the diff
ficulties arising from the Benton case.
This would test Carranza's good
faith. and authority over villa, 1t
is asserted The officials argue that
Carranza can, az things stand now,
contend that he cannot reach Juarez
and thus he can delay meeting In
the Benton case and also stave Oft
for a time public knowledge OF his
break with Villa, If this Is the case.
on the other hand. If the United
States would offer him safe conduct
through its territory. 1t Is commended.
he would either come at once and
settle the present crisis. or 1t would
be clearly shown that he did not wish
TO reach JuareZ
Marion Leticher. United States con-
sui at Chihuahua, conferred through
out the day in FL Paso with United
States officials. and British Consul
Perceval. who is here from Galveston
to probe this killing of Benton In
Villas lines. The commission which
is to inspect Benton s. body started
south last night but was turned
back to Juarez, because 1t was ex-
planned, it had no permission from
Carranza.
Getting Benton witnesses.
Americans generally believe that this
is another Mexican method to delay
disinterring the body until decompost-
ton mas obliterated all traces OF the
cause of death. Letieher came up In
special train to take the commission
to chihuahua, and the train remained
In readiness all day to return. Mean
while. much teiegraphing was done
with Washington. British Vice-consul
Scobel at Chihuahua, has located ana
examined a witness who is said to
have seen the affair between Benton
and Villa, and whose story is said to be
unfavorable to Villa.
X l.. Ouzl, local barber, asserted
today that he had wired the state de-
partment the name of an American
miliwright who was present at the
time the affair occurred. This mans
story will prove that Benton was muir
dered without u court martial, declared
ouzl.
Mrs Elizabeth Chandles Henrik. a
writer, admitted today that she was
"the mysterious woman" who was
present when the affair occurred. but
declined to make a statement. and an
effort may be made to make her tes-
tify.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-03
Diplomatic Binndcrs.

WASHINGTON. March LEFT in
a predicament by General Carranza's
determination To maintain the dignity
of his revolutionar ychieftalnship at
the expense of the United States anu
Great Britain, the state department
is now endeavoring to reach an agrees
ment With the constitutionalist's lead
er by which the investigation into the
Benton matter may continue.
Il Is generally conceded mat
a diplomatic h.nnder was made in
exposing the United States govern
ment to a denial by Carranza or tho
right of Washington to act In tho
interests of Great Britain in North
ern Mexico, officials here were hope
FIJI today that a way could be found
10 surrnount the obstacles interposed
by the constitutionalists
The situation precipitated by Car
ranza's bold declarations was today
characterized as very serious because
of it's having effectualiy tied the
hands of the United States for the
moment. at least. in its efforts 70
rutfrft ttrg task which TREAT Britain
has imposed on Washington in tho
Benton case.
Possibility of Intervention.
A. new tone with regard to the
Mexican situation was perceptfbie AZ
the White House today and wax gen
orally interpreted as an indication of
a Forthcoming stiffening Of the nd
ADMINISTRATION policy.
For the first time tho president
seemed to be giving thought 10 the
possibility OF enforced intervention -
d READ factor in the situation. Al any
rate he took occasion 10 warn th0eA
who are urging vigorous actfOn n
Mexico of what itNwould cot In hxM
man life and 70 caution them tho&
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-03
Is Frozen to Death.

HAzLErON. PA, March 2.--Miss
Ella Sweeney, twenty-five years old,
Of Freeland. was found frozen to
death today in a. cutter where her
companion, James Bartholdi. had left
her last evening In a binding storm
while he went for help,
They became stuck in the snow and
Bartheldi left her while he went on
foot for assistance. When he reach
ed help two miles distant he was SO
exhausted he was not permitted to re
turn. A searching party today found
Mss SWeeney's body.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-03
Tracks Drifted viii, Snow.

TTHtkN IFFIfItFf W tut E7FFVW'
NEW YORK. March 2.~Railroad
service was never so completely de-
moralized in the memory OF operat~
ing officials. Not even the blizzard
of 1883 pinched so fiercefy.
From all of these distressing condi-
lions, touching six million people IN
one way or another. there was no
promise tonight OF relief within two
or three days. Ii VIII require that
much time for the railroads TO re-
store dlsmant ed signal service ami
TO free trackage from drilted snow
and fallen telegraph poles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-03

city last night, and is continuing with
somewhat abated fury. The actual
snowfall Is about seven inches, put
in the suburbs 1t is much heavier,
and the high winds have piled UP
fve-foot drifts in many places. The
wind is stili blowing twenty -eigni
miles an hour.
Vice President Marshall left New
York on the Pennsylvania railroad al
six o'clock last night, and arrived
here at eight O'Clock this evening.
There was no train or wire service
TO Atlantic City until late this after
noon, when a few trains got through
Passengers on steam and efectriC
trains were held UP all night at va
rious points in that direction.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-03
Another Probable Victim of
Constitutionalist General Is
Rebel Governor of Chihua-
hua Under Orozco.
Federals Murder
Joseph II. Harmon
Inquiry Into Benton Death Pro-
crossing Slowly-Washing-
ton Thinks Some One Has
Erred in Exposing Country
to Carranzas Denial.

MEXICO CITY, March a.
Letters received here say Felipe
Gutierrez. the rebel governor of
Chihuahua during the Orozco
revolution against President Ma
dero. has been captured by Gen.
erai villa, and was probably shot.
Daring the last few days Villa
has executed Alberto Niliareal,
Pedro GauiardO. and Bernardo
Castro, all of whom were promi-
nent attorneys OF Chihuahua and
sympathizers with the HuertA
government.
Ell PASO, March 2.--Joseph Fl.
Harmon. an American agent for
the Mines Company of America,
has been murdered by Mexican
fcdcraIs, according to information
received here this afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-03
Richmond Gets Touch.

Richmond got her touch or the
storm. For several hours the winds
whistled and the temperature drop
ped. However, this city was not in
the direct route OF the storm. and
the worst features of it were not of
long duration here.
The high wind, which at times at
tanned velocity of over thirty miles
an hour. did some damage. and wor-
ried pedestrians a great deal. Al no
time was the mercury lower than 21
degrees, and when 1t reached this
point most of Richmond was encased
In bedelothing too thick to allow n
little thing like the dropping of q
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Min Mountain Tower Gone.

ROANOKE, VA. March Z.---Houses
are unroofed, windows broken and
wires blown down in many parts of
the city as the results of the wind
storm that has swept this city since
early Sunday morning.
The most notable property damage
is the wreck of the observation tower
on Mil mountain. 1t was blown
down and ruined.
The tower was one OF the attrac-
tons of Roanoke, and in the twenty
three years of its existence. thousands
of people climbed it's stairways to
view the far famed Roanoke Valley.
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Philadelphia's Dead Seven.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2.-Phll-
adelphia Is snowbound- seven per-
sons are dead in this city as a result
of the storm.
A real blizzard, the most disastrous
since February. 1902, swept over the
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CONTINUED On Second gssaa
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-09
Statement Of Ownership.

Statement OF ownership, manage
ment, etc, required by act OF August
"a, 1912, OF The Ordway New Era. pub.
lished weekly at Ordway, Colo, for
October ], 1913
Name OF editor, Jay f. Johnson.
postoffice address, Ordway, Colo.
Name OF managing editor, Jay r.
Johnson, postuffice address,, Ordway,
Colo.
Name of business manager, Jay f.
johnson, postottice address. Ordway,
Colo.
Owner. Jay +. johnson. postoffice
address. Ord way, Colo.
JAY r. JOHNSON, Publisher.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 7th day Of January, 1914,
Il. P. johnson, Notary Public.
My commission expires August 20.
1915.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-09
New Years Day in England

New Years day is kept very crri-
ously in some Of the old countries. In
England the ringing OF bells il aboat
the only formal demonstration they
show for the anniversary at the pres
enc time, though years ago it was ~
much of . gala day as Christmas
They used to give presents and have
great feasts. and there was . good
deal OF revel,y and drunkenness, more
than there ought to have been In q
civilized community. On the whole
the new 10 quite as good as the old
way. to my thinking, In Denmark the
cannon bocma, as q sound Of Joy to
Welcome In the new year. EverJ
morning Of the FIRST Of January, copen.
hagen is shaken by this peaceful can
nonading. The people in the rural
districts 90 to the farmhouaes and nrs
their muskets under the windows Of
the sleeping inmates. to inform them
that . new year Is At hand The cus-
tom 10 not very nice one; It smaeks
too much of old time rouxhness and
ru6eness-
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-09
Bob Creek

The infant son OF J v. Collins is Sc.
riously III Of pneumonia and bronchi.
tis.
Miss Ruth Hopkins spent Sunday
with Miss Mary Adam.
Miss Opal Clafiin was the guest OF
the Dreschers Sunday afternoon
Miss Ida Schneider called New
Years afternoon on Miss Ruby Hop
kins.
Mrs. W. N. Dennis visited Monday
with Mrs Enyart aud Mrs. Jones.
Mrs. Orris Ketchum Ia the guest Of
her mother, Mrs. Mary Wesgamp.
Miss Ruby Hopkins Is recovering
from protracted illness.
John Jones was the New Years
guest Of Mrs. Claflin aud family.
Miss Myrtle Clanin was III several
days OF last week.
Mrs. Gust Erickson aud children OF
Ordway, were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emery Massey Saturday and
Sunday.
J. Z. Drescher and Fred Drescher
we're In Ordway Tuesday on business.
Mira Lundshl, Josephine and Otto
Lundshl spent New Years Afternoon
with Mrs. Wright.
Mrs. Ed r. Drescher called New
Years afternoon on Miss Mamie Ev-
erett.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Hopkins, Will.
lam Hopkins OF Pueblo, Misses Ruth
aud Ruby Hopkins, were guests of
the Deans Nonday.
Miss Opal Clsfiin aad Charlie Ciaffiin
called New Years on Mrs. Sarah
Jones.
White working with \ hay bsler
Saturday, Charlie weskamp received
\ broken cuilar bone aud some severe
bruises. He 10 At the home 1t his sis
ter. Mrs Jack Henner, on Buckeye
Hin and is recovering as rapidly ss
possible.
Miss Cora Drescher, Miss Ida
SCUrelUets ctAuN Vuttucys EScu
Drescher spent Wednesday evening
with the Dean girls.
The Dan Graber home was the
scene OF a pleasant dancing party last
Saturday evening,
Mr. and Mrs Myron L. Fenton, Of
Ordway. bad Us their guests for New
Years day, DR., and Mrs. J E JEFF
ferry. Mr. Clark. Ernest +. Greene, OF
Colorado Springs, A. J. Dean and
daughters.
One Of the most pleasant events Of
the holiday season was the Watch
party over which Miss Cora Drescher
and Fred and Herbert Drescher pre-
sided as hosts. on New Years eve.
Their guests were the following mem-
bers OF the Passtime club: Misses
Ida Schreiber, Grace, Fay and Rhea
Whitney, Rose Rafferty,. Ruth, Ethe-
line and Juanita Dean, Frank Whit.
ney, Earl Schreiber. Dan and Roy
Rusher, and Leslie Denuis.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-09
A Good HosteIry

II good square meals, clean rooms.
moderate prices and central location
appeal TO you. stop at the Hotel Ord
way A. NJ. BreBaman, proprietor.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-09
New Year ReseIutieoa

viii try 10 be kind.
i VII uy to md the good IN others
WI carry sunshine with me, esps.
daily Into the dark places
VII try to make someone happy
oeA dAy.-wonan's Home Cos,paninn.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-09

k4sAs&lN16QhArASSd
A CHRISTMAS STORY
~SN. @ SPENT a happy
E>SW. s. Christmas eve
L,<TIzNG.l q At blithesome
MVVy1V n Ennedale.
FptZ/t1nW. AZ And sitting by the
v n VIZ hM coy hearth,
N NtVJ listened to this
m IN tale.
N Old Thomas told
TX 1t - he had
-(& Some seventy
XTN~ years or so.
And over many
LNS9 lands had
been
A roamer to and fro.
When was but boy" he said.
There dwelt not far from here
A woman young in widowhood-
Her name was Helen We're.
One child she had-a little boy
scarcely need to say
He was her only earthly Joy
Her comfort night and day.
Oft would she stroke his golden hah
And sigh. and say. 'Ah, me
Oh. weary. weary was the day
Thy father went to seal
One day he to his mother said
] long SO much to be
A sailor. as my father was.
And sail the wide, wide sea-
She gave consent. although her heart
Was bound up in her SON
1t may be better for US both
o Lord, Thy will be done.
You won't forget me. my dear boy.
When far away. i know,
So with my blessing and my prayers.
Go. my own Willie. CO.
Ten long. long years then rolled away.
And sorely Helen pinned:
No letter from her son had come.
No news Of any kind"
Here Thomas poked the IRE. and
made
The flames leap high and clear
Now 1 must shift the scene" he said.
'And tell OF Willie We're:
When Willie left his mothers home
He shipped on board the Tyne,
And all went happily aud well
Until they crossed the line.
Then on them burst furious storm
That fiercer grew each day.
Until upon \ lonely Isle
The ship was cast away.
And when the raging storm drew on.
lts work Of havoc done.
OF all the crew but one survived.
And While was tAat one-
For two lorg years he strained his
ga1e
Across the wide. wide wave.
But never came friendly ship
To succor or 10 save.
For two long years his only food
Was shell-nsh nom the shore.
And sea-birds' eggs. and leaves. and
fruit
The teAthofy palm-<rees bore
The long third year drew near its
close,
And Il was Christmas Day.
Poor Willie sat upon the shore
His thoughts were far away.
"A hand IL on his shoulder laid,
A loud voice greets his ear
What, mate! who
:: : :, :: :: !:
would have NJ
thought to find M
A human being III
here? I'M A//,
Don't CRY, my ~M%
man. but come 1HA<
on board.
Belay your thanks "
and fuss.
Wsre sailing for 0
a land of gold. "a
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Improvement are ashame- % have
tier attitude toward il at that time
mentioned The only thing they wan:
10 talk about new is paving other
streets The prosperity of Macdonald
Avenue following Improvement was
certainly wonderful Buildings sprang
~ all along il. Property values
Jumped amazingly Lots worth $4,000
il those days are held 1T S25. 000 now.
There isn't man that paid the as
sessment for paving that 6iS not reap
enormous profits from il.
so. in proportion. has Deen the
benefits in the residence sections and
On the other business streets The
people of Richmond do no; wait TO.
have street work ordered They petit
ton the council TO have II cone, glad.
l. paying the assessments In some
cases where oiled maoadam has been
ordered the owners Of frontage have
Ietitioned that the mere expensive
asphalt be used.
All over California Richmond is
famous for its street improvements.
With all that has been done. thousands
CT dollars worth are always under
way. Streets are paved in many cases
before they are lined with houses.
owners Of property knowing that
coed streets will bring the buildings.
They have seen it tried and know.
Subdivision men make first class i'm
provenents and they nave added
many thousands Of dollars worth of
street work to that done under the
frontage assessment plan.
System is Simple.
THE system is simple The assess
ments are made under the Vrooman
act as amended by the California
legislature of 1911. Either 4 certain
number Of property owners petition to
have a street improved or the council
decides without petition that il should
he done. The council orders the city
engineer to prepare specifications and
the work is ordered done Protests
can be made. and. of course. il suffi-
Gent reason can be shown why tho
work should not be done the improve
ment is abandoned Otherwise a con-
tract is let and the properly owners
are assessed in pro rata according to
the amount Of frontage each owns
Ht iuitESSttloH WORK Is bOiIe by the
lot owners up TO the middle of the
blocks.
The old time maea1am'zed pave
ment has been greatly bettered at
small additional cost by n dressing OF
crude oil. Treated this way the pave
ment is known as oiled macadam. II
las something of the appearance of
asphalt This pavement is a little
cheaper in Richmond than elsewhere
because OF the cheapness of oil Ii
costs about cents square FOOT. As
phalt pavement costs about Is cents
square foot
+ There are about - miles Of oiled
lnaCadam streets in Richmond and -
miles OF asphalt 'theroughfares-
done under the frontage assessment
plan. The real estate men nave laid
about A. miles Of oiled macadam.
About sf,500.000 worth of street work
under the frontage assessment system
viii be done this year
Under q system by which the con-
tractors accept long term bonds at ;
Ter cent interest. which are a lien on
the property, street work can De done
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ShSAS'~ hht it~ Ah-HN : OuH< Nhs
10 be found in city Of this size any
where. The system is douhletracke ]
To Oakland Extensions are to be
made here and more Misunderstanding
done next year.
While en- transportation. one must
consider automobiles. They are thick
in Richmond Ii locks as if every
fifth man and many Of the women.
own their machines. Richmond
claims 10 have more machines than
any ether place its size that is not a
resort having a lot OF transient ma
chimes at certain seasons. The good
streets in Richmond are largely re-
sponsible. the efficiency of the auto
mobile being considered first.
Straight from Headquarters.
From Paul Edwards of San Fran
cisco. who has been identified with
Richmond since the time it was moth
ing but a big grain field and COW
pasture-and that was only a dozen
years agc-l received an interesting
letter cn the results Of road improve
ment in that city. He says:
"The wonderful new city of Rich
Taond. in Contra Costa county eight
miles across the bay from San Fran
CISCO. is teaching the whole state OF
California the great profits that lie
il street improvement-actu ffnan
CAL profits and the gain and comfori
and health that comes from improved
end consequently clean and disable
streets.
Richmond a factory seaport. ter
minal OF the Santa Re and the home 81
the Standard Oil refinery and numer
Gus other enterprises. while il started
in 1901. With the advent OF the SAINTS
Re. is really only seven years old
for il has been incorporated only
seven years and up TO that time had
less than 5000 population. Now it has
from estimates made on the basis o
school attendance. $4,000 TO $4,000
Much of that population is actually
cue 10 the enterprise of the people il
making street Improvements Thi.
has become almost a mania witt
them. since the profits from baildins
good streets have been demonstrated
The claim IS made that Richmond
taking size into consideration. lead.
the country ii street improvements
J he spirit toward street building TO
day is amusing whom considered viii
the situation six years ago when tn,
FIST really important street job il
Richmond was carried out
This was the paving Of Macdon
I'D avenue. today The central arter,
81 the city and thar largely oecaus,
X " as paved. Six years ago this thor
cnehfare. now lined with substantial
. buildings. was muddy road la
that in tie winter time vehicles saal
70 The aXles in it, In the SUMMER I
Vas a cloud OF dust.
Progressive persons who had seer
other cities prosper because of stree
: Improvement. started an agitation 70
the paving Of Macdonald avenue il
fun length-a mile and half IN
siantly the conservatives ruffle,
their moss piumage and began knock
. ire. The opposition was strong. bu
: progress carried the dav MACEDONIA,
avenue was paved a mile anc a naI
. with asphalt something or an i'm
! pfoyement Tor town the size an.
f sge Of Richmond at that time. 4.
} To-day the men that opposed thi:
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IHE PURLIC SEJRXJI E'[JE I pA as e
Hawaii to the Front in Wireless Business

5. Naval Station. a. Pearl Harbor. and
the Fe&,ral Wireless Station a. HecIa
thus insuring a. iar a. possible. On
such a limited AREA a. TIE Island 81
Oahu. a wireless site froe IRON inter.
ference from high power trans-Pac|1c
stations
The entire expense. ESTIMATED a.
<10.0o0.00). incidental 20 lne removal
Of this tation from Kahu1n 70 Wa
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without imposing any hun IN upon
anyone. The Increase in values al
ways far more than pays me cost OF
the work and the bo.d interest"
And Richmond : H.. the only city
that sees the advantages Cf Ike frcnt
age tax. Berkeley. Oakland. Albany.
Hayward and San Lcandro may be
mentioned as heartily faIcring the
plan. The communities are In the bay
Ieg.cn.
In the Sacramento valley, Sacra~
mentes sutprbanites have taken AL
vantage CT the tax. as has Stockton.
Chico, and Lodi. although much al the
latter city's work IS by beads
Scme Of the counties Of California
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Development of wireless teiegraphy
in Hawaii has always been up to or 4
little ahead OF development elsewhere
in the world. as IL was In Hawaii that
tn wireless was first made CONNER.
ciaily feasible.
The Mutual Telephone Company,
keeping pace with the demand for
greater and greater facilities. has re-
Gently completed a new station for
Oahu, that at Wahiawa. The Kahuku
station of the company has been
changed to the new site at Wahiawa
in order to secure a station tree from
interference by .high-power trans Paci-
&c stations.
kahuku Wireless Staten.
This station was erected during the
year 1893. and started operation on the
evening OF October 18th Va llle same
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are no more rich IN finances than H0-
nolulu, yet they have seen their way
clear To invest in the state bonds 70.
a road To- run from enc end OF the
state TO the ether. the only trouble
Icing that the scheme is 90 widely
favored that the counties arc fighting
amongst themselves for the privilege
cf buying the bonds. that they may
get share of the benefits.
Honolulu doesn't need money in the
treasury fer read Improvement. II
needs however. much more Of the
same kind Of spirit that the Ad Club
IS trying To instil. and the sooner it
gets it the better
Only recently some friends Of mine.