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The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
Field Events

IN the track events, Ward of Sagu-
e gained the most individual
|nts with 20 to his credit; Linden
yer of Monte Vista coming second
n 1S. The winners in the differ
events and records made are as
ows:
OO-Yard Dash-First, Phillips,
Norte, time, 10 1-5; second,
yer, Creede; third, Byrum, Ala
sa; fourth, Ward, Sagauche.
Pole vault-Davis, Monte Vista,
h. Alamosa, and Praschek, Del
tte, tied for first, second and third
ce; fourth, Lindenmeyer, Monte
ta. Height, 10 feet.
Shot Put-First, Praschek, Del
lite; distance, 80 feet; second,
rd, Saguache; third, Schall, Mon
Vista; fourth, DIETRICH, Center.
20 Yard Hurdle Race-Baird,
Ter and Sharp, Monte Vista, tied
first, second and third place;
nth, Mullings, Alamoca. Time, 20
onds
Broad Jump-First, Ward, Sagu-
e; distance, 19 feet inches; sec
Hubbard, Del Norte; third, Lin
holm, Alamosa; fourth, Dwycr,
(ede.
2O-Yard Dash-First, Phillips,
Norte; time, % seconds; second,
Imam, Monte Vista; third, Sadler,
nte Vista; fourth, Ward, Sagu-
avalin Throw-F.rst. Ward, Sa-
|che; distance, 1873 feet 6 inches !;
ond, Sch.ll, Monte Vista; third,
'tls, saguache; fourth, Hubbard,
Norte.
~ Yard High Hurdlc-First,
ra' Monte Vista; time, 10 sec
u.s. second, Schall, Monte Vista !;
Fa' Chisholm, Del Norte; fourth,
ser, Monte Vista.
'iO-Yard Run-First. Phillips
Norte; time, 81 seconds; second,
ushlheyer, Monte Vista; third,
No. saguache; fourth, Medina
nte Vista.
iali-Mile Run-First, Lindenmey-
"oh'e vista; time, 2:19; second,
'S' Saguache; third, Norton, Ala
~ fourth, Espinosa, Del Norto.
nigh Jump-First, schall. Monte
"a feet 9 inches; second. Hub
., Del Norte; third and fourth
Wy Davis, Monte Vista, and We
of Creede.
Nv VILE Run-First, Lind ,nmey-
'lonle Vista; time, 5:34; second
ss 49, monte Vista; third, Wells
n, 4e' fourth, Weber, Creede.
,'1uS-First, Ward, saguache
,1'e' M S0 feet; second, Praschek
y, o''ei Third, Lindonmevcr Mon.
, n.a' fourth, DIETRICH, Center.
ill., i'elay-First, Monte Wis
"a '4e' =, l'4S; second, saguache
A'''hosa; fourth, Del Norte.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
Literary Contest.

Nod evening the schools con-
h doo, nohors in grafton, essay
IN ah'ion with the results be-
IoOl ,.,., a,or of Monte Vista, this
/ in n,ns ora., 'irst in declamtion, sec
!. Tho ION and third place in es-
follows: Vi 'he judges were
!. Mon,a Mo,,a',on-Firut, 10 Myrtle Cru
Fick. A. vista; second, Louise Ro-
j, J. p,.n pA,,am0sa; third, Kathryne La
fourth, Hazel Flesh
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06

Mrs. Earl Bond died Monday at
her home in Del Norte and the fu-
neral services were held Thursday
She was the only daughter OF Mr
and Mrs julie Weiss and leaves a
baby month old.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
man, Del Norte.

man, Del Norte.
Essay-First, Gertrude Scovil, Sa-
guache; second, Agnes Coffman, Del
Norte; third, Helen Holderman, Mon
tie Vista; fourth, Hilda Malmberg.
Alamosa
Oration-First, Joseph Prascheck,
Del Norte; second, Cecil Mount, Mon
tie Vista; third, Robert Martin, S. gu
ache; fourth, Clarenc, Redman, Ala
mosa.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-05
GeTTlca7 TSrIe6rae 0zRe LZoHor EIeaHazE
NefD 6z01 11azezz1oZh G@T5AE Oouo1reI

There are no awkward winged reptiles
flying and croaking above them but only
focks of sweet singing little birds
darting hither and thither.
Imagine them in the midst of great
field of soft grass, abloom with flowers,
with small stream running through the
middle and with clumps of trees such
as their eyes have never seen. The
Brontosaurus tries to satisfy his appetite
by tearing at the grass and at the branch
es and leaves of the trees. His flesh
eating companion, however, tries to sat
isfy his voracious appetite by seeking the
terrified little prairie animals which
dart from their crushed underground
galleries.
But a dozen of them do not even fur
nish a mouthful. Driven by raging hun
ger rather than by desire for adventure
the monsters make their way toward
some low-lying hills, when suddenly a
laundering noise halts them and they
see a great cloud Of dust going up into
the air. The Brontosarus Lifts Its
The Washington herald., 1916-03-05

dispels all doubt as to the height OF
the adult Straight Tusked elephant
about which till now there has always
been some doubt At the same time it
displaces the American Imperial Mann
moth from the pedestal wherein it had
been placed as the largest known ele-
plant. for this stood no more than
thirteen feet, six inches.
Somehow there has grown up a
tradition that the giant among the ele-
plants was the Mammoth. This is far
from being the case for the true NAM
moth apparently never exceeded height
of nine feet, six inches, which is less
than the Indian elephant of today by a
foot, while the typical African elephant
may attain to as much as eleven feet,
six inches.
I'VE say the typical elephant advisedly
for it is not generally known, perhaps,
that in the Congo region there lives a
dwarf elephant which stands no more
than seven feet at its highest point, the
ridge of its back
The extinct elephants of Crete and
Malta were, however, smaller still, stand
ing no more than five feet. Curiously
enough these pygmies were nearly re-
lated to the Straight Tusked elephant,
whose nearest living ally is the African
species.
The Straight Tusked elephants prob
ably furnished some tantalizing moments
to the hunters of the Stone Age, for they
could hardly have killed so large a beast
with the weapons at their disposal.
But they may have fastened its ex-
termination by killing young animals
In those days it roamed over most of
Europe and apparently ranged in India.
At any rate an apparently identical
species occurred there.
But the skull of this animal was
peculiar in that the frontal region Of the
skull bore a curious, bony, overhanging
fold. Unfortunately no skull of the
European Straight Tusked elephant has
been found hence It cannot yet be de-
termined whether 1t possessed a similar
peculiarly"
The discovery Of this mammoth beast
The Washington herald., 1916-03-05

snakelike head far up into the air, and
his body, almost as big as a Zeppelin,
trembles in fright.
But the Tyrannosaurus, undaunted,
gnashes its teeth and savagely swings
his huge tail. which is able to NOW down
his enemies by the dozens.
And then the herd of buffaloes breaks
upon them. 1t instinctively divides, and
with snorting nostrils and bloodshot
eyes flows into two streams around the
monster pair. The Brontosaurus covers
in fright, but the Tyrannosaurus scents
the flesh and blood. His nostrils dilate
and his lips are drawn back from his
mighty teeth.
He leaps high into the air and de-
sends in the middle of the herd. crush
ing in the skulls of two or three bulls as
IL they had been eggshells and leveling
half a dozen others with a sweep Of his
tail.
The nearer buffaloes stampede in ter
ror while the Tyrannosaurus enjoys q
feast of the finest meat he has ever tAs.-
The Washington herald., 1916-03-05

has resulted in an awakening Of interest
among the naturalists in the great ami
mails Of almost unbelievable sizes which
roamed the earth in the days far gone
Test to the discussion has been added
by the return to the United States of
Barnum Brown, assistant curator Of the
department of vertebrate paleontology Of
the American Museum of Natural His
tory. He has been laboring in the re-
gion of Alberta, Canada, once a tropical
jungle and marshland and the home of
numerous and varied monsters something
like 100000 years ago.
Altogether during the past year his
expedition secured about twelve tons of
fossils, including four complete Dinosaur
skeletons. one a Horned Dinosaur, the
Ceratops, and another a curious helmeted
duck-billed Dinosaur called the Stepha-
nosaurus.
Other finds in this region included
the complete skull and jaws of a Mono
clonius, horned Dinosaur and a herbiv-
orous creature, very large skull of a
Trachodon five feet in length, a skull of
the Corythosaurus and portions of three
skeletons OF the bird-like Orninthomimus
His tales of the horrifying monsters
and what they might do II they return to
earth are enough to raise the goosefesh
on the most unimaginative.
Imagine for instance a Brontosaurus.
member of that family of monsters,
which lived along the eastern borders of
the Rocky mountains, plunging into the
life Of the United States as it is today.
The Brontosaurus was the most pro-
digious Of all the monsters that ever
walked the earth. 1t was sixty-six feet,
eight inches long and weighed nothing
less than thirty-eight tons But he is
not much OF fighter so on his way he
will pick up one of those bellicose,
fesh-devouring monsters, the Tyranno-
saurus.
The Tyrannosaurus was between forty
and fifty feet long and could raise his
head at least twenty feet from the
ground. With the aid of its massive
hind limbs and powerful tail 1t could
leap tremendous distances.
Imagine these two giants being set
down in the present-day world. In their
own period and time the Tyrannosaurus
would have made short work of his COM
panion, the Brontosaurus, but in the land
where they now find themselves they are
compelled to sign truce for their
mutual protection
The Washington herald., 1916-03-05

With the assistance Of L. E Parsons,
one OF the museum perpetrators, the
upper surface and edges of each bone
were first exposed and then were covered
with series Of strips of canvas dipped
in plaster-of-Paris. When this layer
had hardened the matrix from beneath
was scoOped out and the liberated bone
was turned over to permit of the under
surface being similarly backed.
Thus each bone, before removal, was
encased in a jacket of canvas and
plaster which had to be very carefully
removed before they could be exhibited.
That these remains are of the species
known as the Straight Tusked elephant
is proved by the mOlar teeth of which
one, the lower. and two upper molars,
have been recovered, and are in excellent
condition.
The recovery Of the teeth is of the ut
most Importance because this is the
first instance, in England at any rate,
where the teeth have been found in &C
tual association with the skeleton
Hitherto there has always been uncer-
tainty where elephant bones were con-
cerned as to whether the remains found
were really those of the Straight Tusked
elephant OF not.
The limb bones form very convincing
evidence" says w. P. Pycraft, an English
naturalist, "as to the size of the animal,
which must have been enormous. 1t is
calculated, indeed, that it must have
stood at least fifteen feet high, which far
exceeds that Of any other species living
or extinct
Owing to the great size and weight
Of the tusks, which are said to have at
tanned a length of as much as sixteen
feet, the head, shoulders and fore legs
are enormously developed.
The dtsoorery Of the specimen nov
The Washington herald., 1916-03-05

ed. The Brontosaurus, finding nothing
to tempt it in the flesh that his compan-
ion has secured for itself, wanders OF to
the hills to crop the trees. When il has
eaten a ton or two or leaves and
branches 1t lies down for a digestive
nap alongside its satisfied companion.
But not for long does the nap last
Upon the scene now come three two
legged, upright-walking animals carry
ing long, round sticks. After a moment
of surprise at discovering the monsters
the two-legged animals point their round
sticks, which go bang, bang" The
beasts are stung in sides, head and tail.
Furiously the Tyrannosaurus rises and
charges upon his tormentors. They
quickly climb to the backs Of beautiful,
four-legged. slim animals, which whisk
them away, while the Tyrannosaurus
comes awkwardly charging after them.
But the two-legged animals dodge
this way and that on their foUr-legged
animals and keep well out Of the beasts
way, while their little sticks keep up an
incessant bang, bang. bang" The little
stings began to let out the blood OF the
great monster slowly. Those that have
lodged in his great cage Of a head be-
gin to annoy and confuse him until sud-
denly one OF the pieces Of lead lodges In
his tiny brain and the unfortunate mos-
steT lives no more % g.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-05

idenu1ed II as one OF the
wrist bones Of a huge
elephant. These scien-
fists in turn sent out a
search expedition which
early discovered that at
least a considerable por-
ton Of a huge elephant
lay buried in the clay
near the trenches. 1t is
only recently that they
have completed their Ia
bors and SO given to the
world its largest ele-
plant.
Before they started
their actual work OF ex-
cavation a quick survey
showed that the remains
were in an exceedingly
fragile condition and in
many cases were so near
the surface that they
were perforated by the
roots Of the vegetation
growing above them and
some had even been
pierced by worm bur
rows. As a result the eI-
traction Of the bones was
one OF exceptional diff
Guilty.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-05

much less fred a shot at him,
have secured one of the most
important results of the war. They have
found the remains of a giant Straight
Tusked elephant, the largest elephant
that has yet been found in the world,
which politely shoves the American I'm
perial Mammoth from the perch. so to
speak, whereon 1t had stood for all these
years as the largest known elephant.
The soldiers were learning how to dig
trenches on the banks of the Midway at
Upnor, England. They had not dug
very far until they came across a num-
Der of big bones and part of huge tusk
Either overcome by their labor or their
good fortune or else scarcely realizing
the Importance of their discovery they
suspended further operations. They
took the great bones back to camp, where
they were the wonder Of all eyes.
Incidentally an English scientist, S.
Turner, came that way and having heard
OF the discovery from the soldiers
visited the new trenches. 1t did not
take him long to turn up another huge
bone and he made all possible haste with
it to the British Museum OF Natural
History.
At one glance the scientists there
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18

The First COngrcgatlOnal church $ giving entertainment ana instruction in ractical as well as religious ways to all boys who will come on Thurs day afternoons. And each week up wards of sixty boys, mostly from the streets, know what i friend this church is. The young women of the church are making vigorous efforts to strengthen the missionary zeal and in terest and will to this end hold two meetings this week. the foreign branch meeting on Tuesday at 3 D. m. at the home of Mrs. R. R. Healey, and the home society on Friday, in the chapel at D. m. MT. Maier will continue his morning sermons on 'The Influence of Jesus on Human Life.' preaching tomorrow on "The Loneliness of Jesus''
 The south church is making strong plea for attention to the Ienten opportunity by many special events. Dr. Hill will preach the first of the morning sermons, speaking on "A Many sided Religion In the after noon at 4:30. Rev. Dr. F. B. Cross of the Baptist church will give the address on "ReVerence.' MT. Beebe will resume the Lenten organ recitals on "Wednesday afternoon, giving se- lections from the works of Handel and Bach. On Thursday evening there will be an illustrated address by Pres. J. M. P. Metcalf of Talledega college. Friday evening the ladies will give a church supper at 6:3O to be followed by an entertainment,
 The Baptist church has just had perhaps the most encouraging annual meeting for some years. The people are responding most Loyalty to the leadership of Dr. Cross On Sunday morning, continuing the sermons on the beautitudes, Dr. Cross will preach on the suggestive subject, "The Mighty Meek" On Sunday afternoon pr. Cross is giving his people ad- dresses on the history and function of the Baptist church and tomorrow at 3:30 will speak on the "Principles of the Denomination. On Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock the "Every Land League" will give a mission play in the chapel entitled Broken China" Thursday evening services are show ing a gra tifying increase in numbers and interest, due a present to the use of Fosdck's book ''The Meaning of Prayer,' which is being used as basis of the discussion.
 MT. Cook in the Methodist church is making the Sunday morning ser mons interpret deep spiritual themes and on next Sunday will speak on "Christ's Three Specific Temptations and Their Human Meanings" At the l evening service Mr. Cook will make l his address somewhat of a sequence 1 to those of the previous two Sunday l evenings, the subject being Will a 1 New Religion come out of the Great l War;" Thursday evening will continue ! the reading in the life stories of the l Master studies which are proving ! very. popular and helpful. MT. Cook i is carrying the Lenten work along 1 with a view to a climax Tn Holy Week
 and Easter. Easter will be made a
 great decision time throughout the
 entire church, and the week previous
 will have services each night some in
 union with the other churches
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
City He,ns

|Ihe Tabs drum corps will meet aJ o'clock tomorrow morning to |ct officers. sharles Marx has entered the Hart |d hospital to be treated for Rmach and heart trouble. His con- slon is declared to be serious. zeorge Mcclure, who has been Nting In this city for the past few #nths, will leave shortly to return Alaska where he has business n- #ests.
 Miss Amy Leavitt of Monroe street Are a miscellaneous shower at her #ne last evening in honor of Miss licent Vanderbeck, whose ap- @aching marriage has been an- #1nced.
 #he payroll of the water depart Snt for the past week amounted to Nl.26.
 Hs sixteen deaths were recorded and Fee marriage licenses were issued at # town clerks office during the past
 k
 Mhestnut trees killed by the blight N being removed from the Shuttle Shdow watershed. Most of the @ s are on the Durham and Rogers x Hperty.
 Iayor G. A, Quigley has opened 8 paign headquarters in Booths E k and his manager, A. N Ruther-
 will be in charge. Ha ss he First Ward Reublican club
 give a Dutch supper Tuesday eve ae, April 5. Councilman c. H. May, Nyard Weigand and A. P. Marsh @ prise the committee of arrange
 ts.
 biss Alice Cotter is spending the N Nk-end with relatives in New IIa-
 red Schilling of Buffalo, N. Y, is @ 1ding the weekend with his moth |zaIadrs. Mary Schilling, of 153 Glen
 ct.
 he regular meeting of the Sunshine
 e ety will be held at o'clock Mon lM afternoon at the I. w. c. A. Tea S be served. 1sRilliam Kinsel was rendered a
 welI surprise party last evening at N home of Miss Hazel Bertram of ga Chestnut street. MT. kinsel was 8 recipient of a gift fl pm his friends asshe packing department at Landers, |@ry & Clarks. Miss Anna Sulli- M one of the guests Was presented a a birthday cake.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
South Congregational Church.

Dr. Hills subject at the morning service at South church tom 0rrOW will be The Many-Sided Life and Re igion.' In the afternDCn. i:30. the second of the series of Interpretations of the Ten Commandments to Modern Life will be given by l,GV. IIilrlc E. Cross, pastor of the Tirst Baptist church. His topic is 'PeVercncc,' an address on the commandn, Honor Thy Father and Thy Mothcr.' At 6:OO D. m. pr. Hill will speak at the young peoples meeting under the au~ spices of the Christian Service League. This talk, which is seCOrd in the series on steps ChristWald." Will be on the topic, dissatisfaction and Penitence.'
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
Church Notices.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.

9:45 a. m.-Boys' department Of the Sunday school.
 1O:45 a. m.-Morning preaching service with children's sermon and service. At this service will begin series of morning Lentcn sermons, the series will be as follows:
 March 19-The Reality of Cnrist-s Temptations.
 March 26-Christ's Thrcc Specific Temptations and their Human Mean ing.
 April 2-Sin-Tt's Rise; It's Result: It's Remedy.
 April 9-Forgiveness and Redemp ton.
 April 16-The Refining Work of Sor row.
 April 23-The Power of tho Resur rection, or the Difference Christ has made.
 12:10-All the other departments of the Sunday school.
 6:3O-At the young peoples service this evening the second of a series of Lenten services will. be held. The subject for this evening will be "Dedi- cation to Life Work"
 At 7:30 MT. Cook will speaiz on the subject Will a new Rclis:on come out of this War;"
 Next Sunday evening Rabbi Harrv w. Ettelson will be the speaker
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
Chnrch /ust as ]mb0ytant
 As Other Cify Departments

There seems to be a strange idea in some peoples minds that the churches 1 and other like agencies arc pension CTS on the bounty of those amiable persons who are sympathetic with their aims. Now the cooperating churches Of New Britain believe this an entirely erroneous idea and hope to be able to correct it. There are Vari- Ous forces that go to make clty'S life, and furnish protection or relief or intelligence or inspiration. The fire and police departm ents give pro- lection. The schools provide education al advantages. The hospitals and charitable institutions supply relief and healing. In like manner the churches furnish moral and relig ious inspiration the training of youth along these lines. In other ways the church is just as truly an established institution of society as any of these other agencies. And it would be as unfortunate and fatal in one way to the life of a city if the church were taken away, as it would in another if there were no schools. Self-reSpect- ing and right-minded people would not live in a community where there was no church, any more than they would live in place that did not in some way insure protection of life and property, or give educational ad- vantages. This means of course that everyone in some degree profits by the work of the churches. Either directly or indirectly every individual and every home is safer and better, has more of advantage because of the presence of the churches. If this be true-and what fair-minded person will deny it?-the churches are by no means pensioners, but have a rightful claim on the sympathy, encourage ment, and support of the men and women of a community. They belong to the people. Furthermore they be- lieVe in the people, and seek in every reasonable and dignited way to serve them. And they believe that every man and women who will make a sin cere and sympathetic effort to learn what they are doing will become a friend and helper. The cooperating ; churches of New Britain crave this sort of inquiry. They want to make friends, and they are trying to gain them by spirit of earnest Christian 1 friendliness.
 Here are some of the things they ! are doing.
 i The young peoples services in all 1 the churches are receiving particular
 attention and the young people are be- ing awakened to their religious Op- pOrtunities and responsibilities and are responding in large numbers.
 The Mccall Mission, an interden om-
 national work, will hold the spring
 meeting of the New Britain branch at
 the chapel of. the Baptist church on
 Monday afternoon at 3 D. m. The l address which will be illustrated and
 will be given by Mme. D'Aubgne
 Bieller, daughter of the historian
 D'Aubigne, and a very fascinating
 speaker. The public is cordially in. | vited to this meeting.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
Stanley Memorial Church.

The regular order Of service will be observed tomorrow. Preaching ser vice at 10:45 a. m. Sunday school and brotherhood at 12. Jr. C. F. society at 4:30 D. m. On Monday at p. m. there will be a meeting for the young CT boys of the Sunday school. The Ladies' Aid society will meet on We'd nesday at 2:30 and the choir will give a musicale at 8 m. On Thursday at 7:30 D. m. a Lenten service will be held, Choir rehearsal at 7:30 D. m. Friday
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
Salvation Army.

The number of attendants at the Army meetings is going uD. A troop of Life saving scouts has been or ganzcd. The first practice was held Wednesday. Cadet Aired Johnson is scout leader. A brass band has been started among the hOHS.
 Captain Gustaf Carlson. the new as sistant officer, will arrive in New Britain tomorrow. He will conduct his welcome meetings at 4 ana 8 D. m.
 Ensign Fred Ahrling. officer in charge of Holiness meeting, II a. Fl.
 Sunday school, 2:30 D. m.
 Praise meeting, 4 D. m.
 Soldiers meeting, 7 D. m.
 Salvation meeting, D. m
 The public is cordially welcomed