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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29

left them. But somehow l couldn't
help overhearing what they were say.
Ing as l sat reading quietly on the
hall chair. just outside the room.
"Oh, daren't, Lester" heard Leila
say, half crying.
why not, dear?" he was asking.
Once we are married we can snap
our fingers at the old cat. It's easy
to get the license, and l know q min
lister who'll do the trick. l saved up
hve dollars last week on purpose. Say
you will. Dearest"
Whether Leila would have said she
would or not will never be known. for
at that moment in came father and
mother and Aunt Jenny. too. We all
followed them into the parlor. Lester
and Leila were sitting at opposite
ends OF the lounge. looking at oppo-
site ends Of the room, and 1t looked
sort of suspicious. but nobody minded
them
Il am absolutely ruined" says Aunt
Jenny. Every penny | have, except
my little hoard OF five thousand and
the house. wiped out in that oil ven,
ture."
Leila do you hear that? am
ruined" says Aunt sJenny. so you
VIII have to go back to your family,
and there will be no Europe for you.
and no finishing school. either"
was amazed to see Leila 70 to
Aunt Jenny's side Never mind.
Aunt Jenny" she said. I'VE can stay
and keep house together till-till-"
Next" began Lester; but Leila
cut him short
AS soon as Mr.. Grimes raises Les
ter's salary, Aunt Jenny" she an
swered.
Father said afterward that that was
the most sensible thing Leila had ever
said.
Copyright. 1914 by w. O. chapman)
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29
THEIR AUNT JENNY
BY FRANK FILSON.
Observation-Disclosures

Neither Claude nor Agnes nor Polly
nor l liked Aunt Jenny. Leila hated
her and Peter the baby, used to
make faces to himself and cry when
ever she came into the room. She
was grabbed old thing. l suppose
1t was because she had never been
able to get married.
But she has her use in the world.
my dear" said father to mother.
Heaven knows she has been kind
enough to me-"
Just because she lets US occupy
this house rent-free, Arthur" ex-
claimed mother. with her million
or SO, she ought to do great deal
more for you than that"
However, to resume Leila is eight
cen. and Lester Blythe has been crazy
over her ever since they were at
school together. Lester Is twenty-five
and clerks for Mr.. Grimes. Some day
he thinks Mr.. Grimes will take him
into partnership. / asked Mr.. Grimes
about 1t, and he said Lester had nerve
enough to expect anything.
However, to resume again. Aunt
Jenny. who is sixty-nine, let fall a
bombshell In our humble home the
other night 1t came about in this
wise: We had just finished dinner
when she popped in. Aunt Jenny
lives down the street In the big white
house. A man left her a million-I
think they were engaged once; any
way. he died and left her fortune
and she couldn't get another man
even with that, she is so grabbed.
But to resume. In pops Aunt Jenny
and In her abrupt way, which mother
says comes from the Truefitts, not
from her side of the family, she says:
Arthur. you have too many chill
dren for a poor man. How many
have you?"
Father counts us. six" he an.
swers.
Then I'm going to take one of them
and bring her up to inherit my
money" she says. She looked round
the room, and, of course, her eye fell
on Leila, who was trying to make her.
self invisible against the wallpaper
'1'll take this one," she said. Come
along!"
Peter, the baby. burst. into tears,
and Leila was so scared that she fol
lowed Aunt Jenny without a word.
And none of us recovered our wits
to say anything until they were half
way down the street.
Then father and mother went after
them. and they did not get back till
late. Mother had been crying. and
father looked very serious.
at has to be, my dear" said father
After all, Jenny can do more for
Leila than we can. 1t will be splen-
did chance for the child to be taken
to Europe and put In a finishing
school,"
And how about LESTER" asked
mother, signing.
"Pooh!" answered father. And that
ended that conversation.
You bet Lester Blythe was raging
mad. He wasn't allowed to go to
| Aunt Jenny's house because she hates
young men, but he did manage to see
Leila on the rare occasions she was
let come home.
Now. to resume. Aunt Jenny and
Leila were to sail on the Saturday,
and the passages were booked, and
our house was mighty glum, can
tell you. Leila had come to spend the
afternoon. and Lester. Of course, came
hard upon her heels.
Girls" says Claude, Its their last
meeting. Let's leave the poor chumps
alone till father comes In"
We hated to do 1t. but we are all
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29

Jesse Montgomery and family. of
Alamosa. have been spending the
week with relatives and friends in
Monte Vista and Center, prior to
leaving for their new home in Wall
senburg. Mr.. Montgomery has been
appointed to AN important position
in the general offices of the mercan-
tile company for which he has been
working for the past year.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29

improvements to the city hall are
being made to remedy leaky roof
which has always caused more or
less trouble in the winter months
from the failure of the drains in
carrying off the snow water.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29

Miss Gladys Davis is on the sick
iist and Miss Ethel Graves is filing
her position at the Famous.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29
Word Of q connoIsseur.

How do you Judge q watermelon ?"
Mostly by dc Size" replied Mr..
Erastus Pinkley. IAN watermehons
10 good. Do superiority IL regulated
BY Do room available fob sxpeasion.s,
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29

julius Hansen has been in Monte
Vista several days this week making
preparations to take his family to
Sumner at the close Of school.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29

Mrs. Searles left Saturday night
Tor Kansas City to make an indefinite
visit with her mother, who is very
i'll.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29

Mrs Moninger aid daughter, Miss
lmogene, left Sunday night for Den
yer, where they are visiting friends,
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29

Miss Florence DIETRICH, OF Center,
has been visiting friends in Monte
Vista this week.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29

e. b. Gibbs was called to Denver
FRIDAY evening on business trip.
returning Sunday morning.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29

The G. A. II. Circle ladies are 60
ing to the Soldiers home Saturday
to make wreaths for Memorial day.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29

Mr.. and Mrs. L.. K. Hogate will
leave Tuesday evening for an extend
ed visit to Idaho. Oregon, Washing
ton and California.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29

Mrs. Dwight Cove, of Hooper,
spent Monday in Monte Vista with
her sister, Mrs. Goodding.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29

A son was born Thursday. MAY 81.
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav Nelson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19
WASHINGTON YET WTHHOLDS DECISION
 IN ANCONA CASE
Placing of Passengers in Open Boats Not Regarded as Giving Safety to
 American Passengers

Washington, November 1s.-While the United States will wait for the Austrian reply to Ambassador Penheld's inquiry concerning the circumstances under which the Italian liner Ancona was sunk before making representations to Vienna, it was stated officially today that the placing of American citizens in small boats on the high seas was not regard cd as according them "a place of safety within the meaning of international law.
 Tn it's correspondence with Germany over the Frye case the American gov ernment expressed the view that open boats did not constitute a place of safety. This was broadened today in an inter- pretation by an official to apply to American citizens whether traveling on belligerent or neutral ships.
 Officials qualified their assertions somewhat by stating that if a vessel was destroyed within a few miles of shore lifeboats would be regarded as safe. but that weather conditions and the opportunity given for passengers to be transferred even then were pertinent cir cumstances.
 From these intimations 1t generally was believed tonight the American gov ernment would develop the entire ques- ton of submarine warfare further in correspondence with Austria, and that even though, as the Austrian admiralty has declared, 45 minutes was given for the passengers and crew of the Ancona to be transferred, this was not regarded as affording American citizens a suf- ficient opportunity to be saved.
 The United States has insisted throughout that the operation of sub marines shall not "jeopardize the lives of American citizens" and notwith- standing the formal denial from Vi- enna that the Ancona was shelled after she stopped, the fact that the ship ac- tually was torpedoed while number of passengers still were aboard Is re- garded as the chier circumstances upon which representations will be made.
 The first official report alleging that the submarine continued shelling the Ancona after she had halted reached the state department today in a consular dispatch outlining an affidavit made by pr. Cecle Greil of New York, tho only known native American survivor of the tragedy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19
Philip Hudson Finds No Open or Fragrant Viola
 ti0n of Child Labor Law
 Passed byLastLegislature

Phillip P. Hudson of the state fac- tory inspection department is ex- tremely active in Birmingham in the investigation of alleged violations of the child labor law which was passed at the recent term of the legislature. The child labor law is drastic in its provisions for the protection of the child under the age of 16 years who is employed and lays penalty on the employer for having such a person working for him. No arrests have been made yet.
 Mir. Hudson stated to an Age-Hcrald reporter last night that he had not found conditions as bad as had been pictured to him.
 "I have only begun my investiga- tiop into the conditions regarding the violation of the Alabama child labor law" said Mir. Hudson. ''I have been told that the law was being violated openly and flagrantly in this city, but up until now I have not found such conditions. Most of the children l have seen stated that they were 16 years of age. and most of them looked it. Under the law we hold the em- ployer responsible for employing chil- dren under the age limit, and we have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19
Conditions Here Not As
 Bad As Had Been Pictured

several methods of ascertaining whether or not the child is really above the legal age. A birth certifi- cate is required, where one can be obtained. In the event the parents can not furnish this Q certificate of bap- tism is required and if they cannot furnish this, the parents are required to make oath before a notary in an af- fidavit that the child is at least Is years of age.
 "In some instances & child is all lowed to work within the ages of Is and Is years, provided he can get a certificate from the school authorities verifying the fact that he attended school at least 60 days the year pre- ceding. Boys who work after o'clock at night and before 5 o'clock in the morning must be at least 16 years of age The work of enforcing the law Is hard, but we are determined to see that the law is carried out to the let ter. I expect Dr. William Oates from Montgomery sometime tomorrow, and he and I will join hands in our Bir- mingham investigation.
 ct might be we'll to let the parents of children who are working and are not 16 years of age know that the signing of an affidavit to the effect their child Is 16 years of age when he is not Is felony under the head of perjury and is punishable by term of years in jail, I hope it will not be necessary to take any stringent steps to enforce the law, but, of course, if it Is necessary we will do 1t"
 Mir. Hudson will be in the city for a number of days yet, and will continue his investigations, The Age-Herald wishes to inform all boys who find 1t necessary to make affidavit that II will gladly furnish them with the services of notary public free of charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19
LETTERS TO EDITOR
A Thanksgiving Reminder
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 In answer to inquiries from read CTS, permit me to state that the dollar Christmas fund for destitute Belgians will remain open until the end of De- trusted to me as treasurer care Henry Ciews & Co.,. Broad street. New York. will be most gratefully acknowledged
 There are probably many people who might like to associate the season of Thanksgiving this year with the relief of Belgian victims of war for whom the dollar Christmas fund for the second year makes a special ap- peal
 America has been spared the hor- TOTS of war. we have been greatly blessed, and to quote the words of our President in his Thanksgiving procla- matioH last year: Tt has been vouch- safed to us in part to succor the suf- fering."
 To those who have not yet given make very earnest appeal to send donation to aid the old men, the frail stricken Belgium. No mans Thanks giving or Christmas this year will be less happy because he has remembered to help those who are too poor to help themselves.
 Contributions to date are not so nu- merous as last year and the need Is even greater.
 This Is the last call from the dollar Christmas fund before Thanksgiving Do not pass it by. Yours very truly,
 HENRY CLEWS. Treasurer of the Dollar Christmas Fund. Broad street, New York
 November 16, 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19
ADJUSTMENTS
"The Prince of Pilsen"

Theatregoers of Birmingham who failed to see "The Prince of Pilsen at the Jefferson theatre yesterday aft ernoon and last night missed treat.
 The music of the famous old comic opera has lost none of it's melody with age and the cast was without excep- ton of unusual excellence. The com pany was headed by Jess Dandy, who created the role of Hans Wagner" the Cincinnati brewer. and his antics provoked conclusive mirth on the part or the audience. MT. Dandy Is regarded as the foremost German comedian on the stage, and with a sure touch he brought out the ample possibilities of the role without giving the least of fense.
 The musical numbers of the play were in unusually capable hands and especially the female voices. Of the three feminine principals all had ex- ceptional voices. Perhaps the palm should be awarded to Miss Florence Hensel, whose soaring soprano domi- mated every ensemble and was ae- light in her solo numbers. Miss Helen Fitzpatrick as Nellie Wagner" and Miss Mabel Harris as Mrs. Madison Crocker' also gave several numbers
 
 which were fine.
 The masculine parts were we'll taken and Edward T. Mora as ''rhe Prince of Pilsen' was a delight both as an actor and as a singer. He has bari tone voice of wide range and rare rich ness He sings without effort and as if he enjoyed it. His stein song with a male chorus was one of the most beautiful numbers ever heard in Bir- mingham, calling for a number of en- cores.
 In ensemble numbers the company was excellent, both from musical and scenic standpoint. Indeed, no small part of the merit of the production is due to the chorus both male and fe- male.
 "The Prince of Pilsen" was pro- duced on a lavish scale, the costumes being new and striking, while the scenic effects were elaborate and full of color. The production will long be remembered by those so fortunate as to have seen it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19
SUNSHINE HAWKS
 AT Y. M. c. A. AGAIN

Sunshine Hawks of Baltimore will be the speaker at the mems meeting at the Young Mems Christian asocia- ton next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock His subject will be Love, the Conqueror Miss Ann Faulkner will sing Last Sunday a full house heard Mir. Hawks In his great address on Happiness" Tonight will be "la- dies night" at the Y. M. c. A. MT. Hawks will deliver his famous lecture on Sunshine and Shadow" The young men are invited to bring their lady friends. The lecture will begin at 8:i5 D. m. Admission will be free.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19
DIR. WHALING TO BE
 HEARD HERE AGAIN
Will Return to South Highland Pres byterian Church for Morning
 and Evening Service

The pulpit supply committee of the South Highland Presbyterian church an- nounces that it has been fortunate ir securing the return of pr. Thornton Whaling. who is attending the synod at Centreville. to supply the pulpit on next services.
 Dr. Whaling preached two impressive sermons at the South Highland Presby- terian church last Sunday. and at the request of large number who were pre- vented by the rainstorm from hearing his sermon last Sunday night, on the subject What Presbyterianism Stands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19

Phone your grocer to send out U box of Mrs. Jacks Beaten Biscuit. Youth like them immensely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19
Tor,n he will repeat that sermon at the

CUIINlHy IIIUIIIIEs btfVIUt.
 Those who were fortunate in hearing this sermon say 1t was a masterpiece of pulpit oratory, and in clear and con else manner set forth the Fundamental principles of the great denomination. and portrayed in an interesting manner the beneficent influence they have had upon the civil and religious liberty of tho world
 The music at this church in future will be under the direction of Dr. Davis and Miss Norma Schoolar, which is q guaran-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19

tee that 1t will he of high order and inspiring character.
 The public is cordially invited to attend all of the services of this church. Tho pews arc free and a cordial welcome Is extended
 Sunday school and Bible classes at s:3G q. m. Church services at Il o. m. and D. m. Prayer meeting Wednesdays at D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19
Annroyes Editorial

TO the Editor of The Age Herald;
 I wish to indorse most emphatically your editorial in today's issue entitled: CA Hyphenated American" I also am of German. blood and sympathize deeply with the German people in their terrible struggle, but I am also American and while I hold very de- cided views as to the ammunition ex- port I know that after all is said, it is legitimate trade and any interfer- ence with it in an active manner must be regarded as contrary to the duties of an American citizen.
 The gentleman you mention and Colonel Roosevelt represent two ex- trcmes between which the common sense and level headedness of the bulk of the American people, of what ever descent, can be trusted to pre- serve their balance. Yours truly.
 JOHN KAUFMAN
 Altoona, November IT. 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19
Lively

The old man was sitting in front of ! lonely cabin in the Tennessee moun-
 ms. Them roads is vile with them Itomobyles,' he remarked as the visitor |ew rein on the deeply rutted road. fWhy. do many come up here?' asked e surprised horseman. Many? Why, stranger, I don't be-
 Ee there air a week but what one goes :" said the old man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19
A Good Advertiser

From the Chicago Herald.
 Jagwell-What makes that hen in your back yard cackle so loud?
 Wigway-Oh, they've just laid a cor ner stone across the street, and she's trying to make tho neighbors think she did it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19
Y. M. c. A. BOWLING

Scores made in the Y. M. c. A. Bowling league last night follow:
 Yomogos bowling team won from the Railway, Light and Power
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28
Successful School.

The school of home economic under
the direction OF Miss Nell M. Barnett,
conducted at Salem each day during
the last week closed Saturday and was
successful and we'll attended. The
members who enrolled compliment
Miss Barnett on her practical exper-
fence and knowledge Of general and
true principals OF home economics,
and her ability to inpart the prin-
Eciples to Others in a practical way.
Thirty-hTe women were enrolled and
the high school and college girls at
tended many sessions 3.5
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28
Recital a success. .

z, he recital given Tuesday evening
for the benefit OF the Womans' Chris
Et1an Temperance Union by. the pupils
of Miss Cora Smith was greatly en-
Iioyed BY all in. attendance. 81
The pupils all acquitted themselves
admirably and did honor to their
training The vocal numbers were
pleasing as were also the EreadinEs.
The committee IN chargeswi to
take this means Of thanking all those
who in any way contributed to- the
success of the entertainment and
respectfully 10 they appreciate Miss
Smiths generosity in giving SO 1iber-
ally Of her time. strength and talent
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28
SMasonicC Club Dance.

As previously announced The Ia
sonic Club will hold dance Tuesday
evening In the auditorium OF the Ma
sonic temple, beginning at $3.50
o'clock. The committee in charge OF
arrangementsh has made every prep
aration to make the affair a great
success and the dance promises to be
one OF the most brilliant and largely
attended this season. -Four hundred
invitations have been sent out and
admission will be by card only. a
buffet luncheon will be served at 1880
o'clock IN the Red Cross room of the
tenple The Cadenza orchestra will
provide music for the several mum
bers constituting the dance program,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28
Ostrich BANQUET No joke

The Brother hood's ostrich banquet
on the evening OF the first Of April Is
no Joke. notw outstanding the fact that
the date would suggest 8 practical
joke. There Is no joke about roasting
an ostlich chick that weighs 1a0
pounds There lis not an; oven In our
city it'll al door. big enoug 4 accom-
modate these 80 ring friel.s. are
having bun q pecial oven ithsa door
two by ttpur feet through ich3 we
expect To- be able Ito squeeze the birds
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28

at the Masonic tenn pie. was we'll at
tended and d delightful evening was
enjoyed. Joseph j y. Frank Fem
berg and Aaron Winer who comprised
the dance committee must be given
much credit for the decided success
of the affair. Those attending from
TairmontsWere Mr.. /. Kirsh, 4 Mr.. s..
Goodman, Mr.. 8. Miller. rand Mrs.
Stern, Mr.. Vein trove and Mr.. yFalg-
man. RssF6 s:s. ss
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28
Mothers tn Meet.

Under the auspices Of the Salem
'Woman's Christian Temperance
Union the Mothers Club will meet in
the 'basehent OF the Salem Baptist
church at 2: 80 O'Clock Tuesday after
tinuance Of the study OF the laws: OF
West Virginia for women and chill
dren. .a
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28

The guest list Included diss: Re
5becca Ruhl Miss Elizabeth b Bland,
Miss Bertha Bland Miss FarEaret
Robinson, Miss Agnes Hood. Miss
sGenevieve Harrison and Miss Vir-
Virginia Snyder. who are classmates
of the Misses Haymak er Mt G oucher
College at; Baltimore.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28
Freshman Class Reception. \.

The Freshman class Of the Washing
ton driving l1igh school. gave arecep-
ton a recent evening in the auditor
ium OF the school uilding 18th the
faculty as their guests. Purple and
white being the class colors5a basket
ball game between teams known as
the purples and the whites was a
feature Of the evening. a dainty
lunch was served consisting OF green
and Write Ice cream, sailed almonds.
green and whit mtuts and hot choc-
folate. piano trio was rendered BIZ
Misses Mary Reynolds, Hetty Watkins
and GeneVieveB AIN en-, and: piano solos
by Miss Mary r. chell and Miss Helen