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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-05
Tramp Ovcrpowcrcd

Bell. ii is declared. thereupon struck
the hobo several blows ON the head
and body with his brake stick. over
poWering him and getting the dirk
away from him, The tramp then att
tempted to draw another weapon and
in the struggle which ensued lost his
balance and foil from the rapidly
moving train When tine train reached
,Carrizozo the brakemen reported the
matter 10 the sheriff, who took a posse
back up the track and found the body
of the tramp lying beside the track
with a wound over the heart which
undoubtedly caused his death. The
body was brought TO CarrlZozo and to-
day a coroner's jury, after hearing all
the evidence, eXouerated Ben and
Daniels from amy blame ana found
that the man came To his death as a
result of falling from the train
The Identity Of the dead man is
shrouded i'm mystery A number OF
letters were found i'm his pockets, but
they bore various addresses and fur
nish no clue as to who he was
bank pass-book issued to o. c. Med
lev. of King, Texas, by the Farmers.
and Merchants bank at Crum Texas,
showing a balance of $lO.l3 several
photographs and several cents In
money were also found on the body.
Underneath a shabby suit of oVeralls
the dead man was clad in blue Palm
Reach suit
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-14

son to declare war upon Germany"
This opinion was concurred in by Dr.
Charles Alexander, of the First Bap.
fist church; Rev. w. T. Spears, of
Frierson Memorial, Rev. ]. B. Cheek,
Of the South Columbia Methodist, and
Rev. D. D. Little.
Col. Joseph H. Spearing, of the Co.
lumbia Military Academy, made the
following statement: Il am of the
opinion that the situation is sufficient
ly grave to justify President Wilson
in calling special session of con-
gress to take action in regard to the
matter"
Dr. ]. j. Stowe, of Pulaski, pastor
of the Methodist church at that place,
who was in Columbia for a few mo-
ments this morning, en- route to
| Nashville, said:
THE sinking of the Lusitania was
nothing less than murder. | do not
see how our government can refuse
to act 1t must hold Germany to that
strict, accountability of which it was
solemnly warned 1t is horrible, one
of the most horrible deeds in history
and l was profoundly shocked I had
not thought it possible that Germany
would go to this length. do not see
how our nation can submit to such
| fragrant and outrageous violations Of
all the cannons of civilization and
the rules of international warfare"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-14
.UNS TABLE CONDITIONS
EXIST IN GUATEMALA
SAYS WILL ". DYER
WAR HAS UPSET FINANCIAL AR.
GUMENTs AND INTERPRETED
WITH BUSINESS.
TRIP WILL B. PROFITABLE
Found That Many Modern Conditions
and Means of Living Exist in the
Old Spanish country-EngIish Is
Spoken by the Upper Classes.

81 found business matters some.
what demoralized in Guatemala as a
result of the war in Europe" said w.
W. Dyer, who has just returned from
the Central American republic.
Heretofore the sugar and coffee
crops have been famed by the Ger
man and English bankers, mainly the
former. The war has upset their
credits, and the business men had to
look to America to finance them.
This has not been successfully &C
,complished yet, and as result there.
of business conditions have not be-
come adjusted, but are somewhat at a
standstill.. Most of the main products
of the little republic have been sold
in this country.
Conditions, manner of living, way
of thinking and means of doing bust
ness there are different from
what they are here. found many of
the better educated, more refined, and
upper classes who spoke English flu.
emily. The lower, or laboring classes,
spoke Spanish almost entirely. There
has been a great influx of Mexicans
into Guatemala since the revolution
in the country of the former.
81 was surprised at some of the lux.
Tries that the people had. In making
my way up from the seaport to Qua
temala City, which is about twenty
miles inland, | found that the train
had a Pullman car on it. In the city
which is the capital of the country
there we're many evidences of modern
life. OF course the architecture OF
the buildings, the streets and many
other things were different, but still
found that they had many new and
recent ideas. Many of the upper
class of people are widely travelled
in the states.
CAS- for revolutions, l was told by a
prominent financier on my way back
that these caused little disturbance
fact, little more than one of the Wall
Street flurries. He also stated that
if the United States we're to take ms
session of Guatemala as she did Oi
Cuba, and establish stable, repub
lican form of government, the coun'
try would blossom and bloom wonder
fully.
while | did not secure many or.
ders as a result of the trip, l think
that eventually it will be very profit.
able, and that l will get many orders
from this source"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-14
FINAL EXERCISES
AT HAMPSHIRE
SCHOOL WILL END SPLENDID
TERM WITH AN AMBITIOUS
PROGRAM.

Commencement exercises of the
Hampshire public school will begin
with the baccalaureate sermon by
Rev. William Benjamin Kicks, D. d.
of Columbia on next Sunday at II
o'clock at the Hampshire Methodist
church. On Tuesday night. May IS
an interesting program will be rem
dered by the pupils, the feature being
a "Cantata," the Picnic In Fairly
Land. The annual defamation con
test will take place on Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock and on Wed
nesday night there will be the final
exercises, which will be Of unusually
ambitious nature.
Under the capable direction o!
Prof. John P. Stephens and his EN-
cient assistants this school has had
one Of the best terms in its history
The attendance has been exceptional
ly good and the school interest high
at all times, the pupils doing very
creditable work.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-14

morning. All were very willing to ex-
press themselves, but a majority were
for conservatism until President v il
son had thoroughly investigated all
phases of the matter and expressed
himself upon the matter.
The following was the statement of
DR.. w. B. Kicks: II regard the sink.
ing of the Lusitania as one of the
most shameful acts in the history OF
the United States. 1t was an act o.
the purest piracy and murder Some
action ought to be taken by this ma.
ton. I believe that we ought to al
least sever all diplomatic relations
with Germany, the instigator Of this
crime against civilization"
81 do not feel called upon" said
DR.. J. c. Molloy, of the First Presby
terrain church, ito express myself un
til President Wilson has spoken He
has all the sources of information III
regard to the sinking of the boat, and
l think it premature on my part to
speak until he has given out state
ment to the American people. A.
to the humanitarian feature Of the
affair, | am profoundly shocked and
grieved."
Said DR.. W. T. Ussery: "The sink
ing of the Lusitania was nothing 9th
err than legalized butchery. However
l doubt the propriety Of war;"
In speaking of the affair, DR.. Lo
gan, of the Garden street Presbyte
rian church, said with the infor
nation that l have before me in re
gard to the sinking Of the boat, l de
not think that there is sufficient rea
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-14
CADETS EXPERIENCE
REVERSAL Of FORM.
LOSING TO MASSEY
GILES FOUNTAINS GOT LONG
END OF AN s TO SCORE
SATURDAY..
BUM FIELDING LOST The GAME
Hill Pitched Fair Ball But Support
Was All to the Bad-Minor Hurled
Last Three Innings, But Was Bat
ted Hard-Box Score of Game.

After administering a sound beat
ing Friday to the Castle Heights ag
gregation, the cadets suffered a sud
den reversal of form twenty-four
hours later and took an s to / licking
from Massey, of Pulaski.
The defeat sustained by the locals
was a complete upsetting of the dope
upon the situation. 1t was about as
sudden a change in form as that OF
the Volunteers, who, after a glorious
start penantward, have ingloriously
dropped their last seven straight
games. In short, with Minor working
well Friday afternoon, the cadets
looked like a million dollars. Within
the cycle of the sun, they looked like
a hunk of cheese perforated with
holes or worm and battered ten
cent piece. They had lost all OF
their form and class, they were lack
ing in pepper and life, and threw the
game away behind Hill with bad
fielding.
The pitching was fair. Hill hurl-
ed the pill for the first seven innings,
and something like three or four safe.
ties were accumulated off of his de.
livery There was but one complaint
to be found with him. He was bit
too liberal with his walks, as he in
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-14
TENDER THANKS
PLEASANT STAY
MEMBERS OF THE EPISCOPAL
CONVENTION GRATEFUL TO
THE PEOPLE HERE.

Delegates to the recent Episcopal
convention were most appreciative
Of the hospitality shown them by the
people of Columbia as was attested
by the following resolution, offered
by DR.. Whitaker. Of Knoxville, and
adopted just before adjournment:
Resolved, That the thanks Of the
convention be and are hereby tender
ed the rector and congregation and
people OF Columbia for their most
generous hospitality, to the organist
and choir for their splendidly rem
dered music, to the ladies for their
highly appreciated luncheons, to the
newspapers of Columbia for their ex
cellent reports and to the clubs OF
the city for their many courtesies."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-14
COUNTY HIGH IS
AGAIN THE VICTOR
PRlCE-WEBB, OF LEWISBURG, Is
LATEST VICTIM OF THE 10.
CAL SCHOOL.

One of the best, quickest and snap
piest games played here this season
was that on Saturday when the Co
lumbia high school defeated Price
Webb school, of Lewisburg three to
two. The locals had the game from
the first, putting one run across in
the initial inning. But the lead was
never more than one run and the con-
test was exciting and well played
from start to finish. Both teams did
splendid work in the field. Harris,
in the box for Columbia yielded only
three hits, while Jones, pitching for
Lewisburg, was touched up for only
five safeties. The same teams meet
at Lewisburg on Saturday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL
RECORDS BROKEN

All Sunday school records we're
again smashed Sunday morning at
the First Methodist church, when 357
men, women and children were pres
ent at the services.
This is seventeen more than the re-
ord, which was established some
time since. On that Sunday there
were $40 on hand. There was no
special effort yesterday to get out a
large crowd. The attendance was
purely spontaneous. Needless TO say.
the attendance was very gratifying
to the oficers Of the church and the
Sunday school
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-14
CORDIAL THANKS
FROM THE WOMEN
APPRECIATIVE OF THE KIND
NESS AND CONSIDERATION
SHOWN AUXILIARY.

Resolutions appreciative Of the
hospitality of the people here were
adopted at the final session of the
Woman's Auxiliary Of the Episcopal
church. The resolutions express
thanks to the officers and members
Of the local auxiliary, TO DR.. Black, to
the residents of Columbia for geRer
Gus and cordial hospitality, to DR.. w
B. Capers for the use Of st. Georges
chapel. to the press for full reports,
and to all who contributed TO the sue
cess Of the convention and the com
forts Of the member
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-14

sisted upon giving free Transports
ton every now and then. Invariably
these walks were but the starters,
which eventually became runs.
Minor took up the burden along
about the seventh. He got by this
round but in the next the Massey
boys got to him for a marker, and in
the ninth and last frame, they added
four more for good measure.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-14
MINISTER'S OF CITY
DIVIDED ON ACTION
NATION SHOULD TAKE
ALL CRlTlCISE SINKING OF LUSi-
TANIA FROM HUMANITARIAN
VIEWPOINT.
No JUSTIFICATION WHATEVER
Some Favor Severance Of Diplomatic
Relations, Others Await Statement
From Wilson, While Still Others
Think Provocaton insufficient.

The ministers of the city were un-
sparing this morning in their denunci-
alton from humanitarian stand
point of the sinking of the Lusitania
by German submarine. AS to the
steps that should be taken by the gov
eminent, they were somewhat divided
in opinion Some we're for the sew
erance of diplomatic relations with
Germany, others favored the calling
Of a special session of congress by
President Wilson, while still others
we're of the opinion that there had
not been sufficient provocation yet
for a declaration of open war.
The ministers were at their month
ly meeting when they were seen by
q representative OF The Herald this
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-14
MOORESVILLE is
AGAIN VICTORIOUS

In fast and snappy game at Cul-
leoka on Saturday afternoon the
Mooresville School defeated the Cul
leoka baseball club by the score OF
three to one. The locals played an
exceptionally good game in the field
but they were unable to solve the
mysteries of Beasley's delivery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

back and forth incessantly Talking or listening, the unruly member-well shaped and daintlly shod-oscillates nke the pen- dulum of a clock Whentactfully re mind- sd that the trick is remarked upon by ob- servers she answers smilingly that it isa family trick. Her mother and grand mother had the same.
 Miss B. huns softly when she is not talking or listening to others direct ad- dress to herself. or eating or sleeping. I have heard the musical murmer, as mo- notonous as the buzz of a. blue bottle fly against the window, in the vestibule of the church, the lobby of the theater and concert room. in a crowded department store. on the street. and without inter- mission while homework or sewing en- gages her hands. Her subconscious self keeps up the accompaniment to thought and action. She was asked once if she hummed In her sleep. suppose SO. don't lie awake to listen," was the im- perturbable reply.
 Mir. c. is an intelligent man. He would be. sstonished and probably angered If I
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Suggests q Correspondence Circle.

l WISH to join your Corner, It ts seems to be doing so much good and
 making so many happy. l have
 been wondering how I might con
 tribute or write to it. Do you sup pose we might form a corrtsponden circle? Ever since I have read of the lonely girl from the mountains and the invalids who are so cheerful have wished for some way in which we might get in touch with them often. If six or eieb. of us from the Corner would each write letter of things that interest us in par ticular and send the letters to me, would add my share and send them all together on their Journey around the circle. Possi- bly you can suggest an improvement on this idea. COLLEGE GIRL"
 We are delighted to welcome this col lege girl to our Corner, and I have no doubt she can put through her idea suc- cessfully if she is willing to give to it the time and thought 1t will demand I fore see letters from many others who will be happy to join her circle and thus to im- part an organized form to the many let ters which are constantly written to cheer and encourage the sick and lonely. shall put her name on file and look for numerous applications for 1t. One word of warning. No one who does not intend to stick to the york would better attempt It. In the first enthusiasm it is easy to promise letters. but unless there is real earnestness back of the impulse the most eager are sometimes prone to fall away and to leave all the work upon the per seyering contingent.
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were to tell him that he goaded me out of
 my wits by the senseless iteration of the
 provincial. "I want to know be-
 thought myself one day to keep account
 of the number of times he said it in lis- tening to the story of friends experi- ence that was not startling or at all ex- citing. I timed the narrator and his
 commentator. The narrative lasted
 twenty minutes. The auditor calculated,
 :" I want to know! l" twenty times while
 it went on.
 Mt. D. has no English blood in his veins, yet he says, 1" You know. or
 Don't you know |" whenever he would dot down comma If he were writing. 1
 kept tally" of the explosives one eve- ming when he was in the full swing of really masterly summing up of the pros and cons of. a, law, suit in which he, had borne a part He said " You know fif- teen times and Don't you know " twenty-five before he finished the tale. It had consumed thirty minutes.
 Miss E. Is college graduate. and her friend, Miss F.. took honors at another college last June. Both are bright girls. refined and lovable Both would be good takers if they did not interlard their speech to a ludicrous extent with the ad- jective which would seem to be in high favor just now. Everything is :" wonder ful " from thunderstorm to ice cream soda. A saucy college boy confided to me that one of them exclaimed Wonder full! " ten times in half an hours con times that certain mild statements con- corning commonplace happenings were :. just too wonderful for anything"
 Miss G. is a spinster of uncertain years and advanced ideas upon the questions of the day. Sine chooses her words we'll and they carry weight. She dresses in excellent taste, is leal friend, and full of charitable deeds. Her table manners leave so much to be desired that the hostess who would gladly include her name among chosen guests can but hesi tate and lay her over for another and more convenient season if there are to be fastidious strangers present. Her neigh bors at the hospitable board are disagree ably and Inevitably reminded of the man who invited a visitor to the city to go with him to fashionable hotel to hear the nouveaux 'iches eat soup" She cuts up her salad noisily, although she cannot be ignorant of the bylaws forbidding one to touch i. with the Knife. and one of her tales of travel has to do with French
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

brunette parents. I will gladly provide the infants wardrobe and will pay all she confinement expenses for the mother ana see that she gets the best of care.
 MRs. F.. c. R. This libera, and rather unusual applica- ton comes from a woman apparently pos- sessed of education and refinement, As a matter of course no one would make a request of this sort without being able to supply the best of references and the same kipd of report would have to be made by any one who undertook to give her child into the keeping of Mrs. E. G. R. With these provisos in mind shall be happy to put the writer in communication with any one who wishes to correspond with her on the matter. We have placed other children in homes with successful results and trust the same may prove to be the case In this particular instance.
 as h
 Banishes the Ants.
 Let me help Mrs, E. R. s. about ants in her home. I have had experience with these pests and tried nnumerable reme- dies before finding success with the fol- lowing. which l concocted myself. I use the atomizcr. spray, or whatever you {,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

call it that is used for spx;aing vese- tables. It holds something less than a quart. Fill this nearly full of kerosene; add one teaspoon of carbolic acid and one tablespoon of creosol and spray every where-that is. baseboards. doors. and windows. If you can find the place where the ants enter. so much the better, This mixture leaves no mark on floors or woodwork and I have found 1t infallible. The ants disappear as if by magic. They hate the stuff At first should apply it three times a day and later. once a day will be sufficient. The mixture can be used on plants, too. I shall be glad D my little mite can help Cornerite
 "J. L. s." This Is certainly a simple. cheap, and harmless application and I hope the dis tresscd correspondent who sought aid may see this letter and find as much help from the use of the mixture as is claimed for it by J. L. s. I am personally obliged to her for her suggestion and am sure my gratitude will be echoed by others.
 * M
 T see in the paper that Mrs E. K s. is pestered with ants. I had the same experience and was told to try dry pow dered borax and cayenne pepper and to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

in general and his friends in particular is MT. HIS practice of working meat veg etables, and gravy into mass, using his knife as a spatula, until he falls to work with gusto to demolish the parti-colored mound, not unlike turtle in shape and sometimes in complexion. raised in the center of his pate.
 MT. l. has travelled far and given the world the benefit of his wanderings in books and lectures which command re- spect and admiration upon both sides of the ocean, He is welcome guest in ''our best circles.''
 Yet observers draw unf1attering con- clusions as to his early breeding when his nervous fingers are constantly " fid- ding with whatever portable articles lie within his reach He toys with the small silver of the table furniture. his pet trick being to trace the pattern of the damask tablecloth with the tines of his fork and, if the design be intricate, or not conveniently near to him, he draws deep arabesques upon the luckless linen. Upon one occasion. when the subject in hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

N RAIDERS of Dickens will recognize U the quotation as Jenny Wrens IN favorite retort upon those who of-
 tended her sense of right and fit-
 ness: 70, know your tricks and your mannersl" That was the end of the controversy.
 In our familiar talk of today. alter the sense and the application of the words. Perhaps mannerisms " would be more apt rendering of the last word. Each of us cherishes. consciously or unwittingly. certain tricks of speech and peculiaritiss of manners which belong to ourselves and are referable to no rule of grammar or social usage. Some may be classed as ~ inoffenslve." If we were consulted with regard to all of them, we should unhesi- tatingly affirm that none of them inter- feres with the comfort of our associates. Moreover. that since this is true, 1t Is mo- body's business how we comport our selves.
 Mrs. Whitney. genial and wise mission ary of everyday living tells of a little girl whosssfunt chided her for eating five pieces of sponge cake at a children's party.
 What difference did that maker" pleaded the offender. "There were A dozen slices left
 The 1udicious mother interposed to end the dispute: " But suppose everybody else had eaten five slices of sponge cake ? There
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not apologize. Indeed. his absolute is| norance of the ruin he had wrought wal not the least amazing part of the per formance.
 Some of the tricks and mannerisms have cited and many more that will oc' cur to the mind of observant readers ma be set down by charitable students oI character and conduct as " the eccentricl ties of genius" I long ago learned to de test the phrases. Your man or woman ol genius great or small. has no prescriptivl right to be a nuisance to the everyday commonplace, common sense folk who ar so largely In the majority in every vel ordered community that their claim tE consideration may not be despised. An the stubborn fact remains that 90 pc cent of the people whose vagaries of be hayior offend us cannot plead notabl gifts Of any kind in justification of thei disobedience 10 the simplest rules of goo, manners. Reverting to the episode O. the sponge cake. nobody is excusable fo eccentricities which. if generally indulge, in. would subvert the laws of decorunl and comfort which should govern our in tercourse with our fellow-beings.
 Parents cannot lay too much stres upon this cardinal truth in training thei children An 8 year old boy hit the mai squarely upon the head when the tabl,. manners Tor rather lack of mannersl O distinguished guest were commented upon after his departures: "I suppose his mother didn't teach him any better when he was little"