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nouncement.
This improved service means that
the running time between Chicago
and Jacksonville will be rs hours
and 80 minutes instead OF 90 hours
and 80 minutes.
1t means that the schedule be-
tween Chicago and Atlanta viii be
reduced to 49 hours.
( Ii means that the time from Chi
cago to Nashville will be 81 hours
and 80 minutes, and between Chi
cago and Chattanooga AZ hours and
80 minutes.
1t means a delivery in Macon, Ca,
the.second morning from st. Louis
and the third morning from Chica-
60.
No. SIS south Of Nashville will pro-
tect the St. Louis connection leav-
ing East St. Louis at 4:3O p M, and
arriving at Nashville TAT a. m, and
Atlanta II p. m. This is 81 hours
end 80 minutes St. Louis to Allan
"a, and So hours St. Louis to Jack
sonville.
Train No. IL becomes No. So. No.
IS remains unchanged. No. s be-
comes No. SIS and No. so is changed
to No. So,
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LEXINGTON TENNESSEE, FRIDAY. MAY H. 1910.
PERHAPS FASTEST
FREIGHT SCHEDULE
JUST COMPLETED

The traditional struggle between
the West and the East for the bust.
ness of the South has been one in
which freight schedules have been
quite a factor. Just now it begins
to look as though the West is to
have an equal opportunity in the
field as the announcement has just
been made Of the completion OF
what is believed to be one of the
fastest freight schedules in the coun-
try. This schedule shortens the
running time between Chicago, ILL.,,
and Jacksonville, Fla, fourteen
hours. and touches at all the biz
markets between this Western me-
tropolis and that Of the Southeast.
It has been arranged by the traffic
officials Of the Nashville, Chattanoo-
Ga & St Louis Railway and connect
ing lines. The new schedule be-
comes effective May IA, and Incl
dentally involves the changing Of
the numbers Of several fast freight
trains.
The cities interested in this new
arrangement are Chicago, St. Louis,
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta,
Macon and Jacksonville. Other cit
les with connecting freight service
will also be interested in the an
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-12
GRAND OLD PARTY
IN SORE DILUMA
Which Woy to Jump the
Question.
ROOSEVELT OR ROOT
Twixt the Devil of Roosevelt
ism and the Deep Blue
Seq Of Hugheslsm.
ROOSEVELT OR ROOT

If ever in the history Of politics
in the United States any organiza-
tion was up a tree and not know
Ing which way to jump, the Repub-
lican party party is now, in that de-
plorable condition. The Old Guard
Of the party, hating Roosevelt, as
his Satanic Majesty is reputed to
dislike holy water, that same guard
recognizes that unless it. placates
the doughty colonel, he can and
will put them out Of the running in
the next November election hence,
it now looks that Roosevelt will
either be nominated at Chicago or
dictate the nomination--and Teddy
is not much given to seeing honors
carried off by another. "Savoyard''
the well known Washington CORE
spondent, in a recent issue Of the
Nashville Banner, under the cap
ton, No Calamity Howl" in which
he exposes the false prophecy of
the Republicans made just one year
ago, that the country would 90 to
the demnition bow-wows under Will
son, concludes his article as follows:
If they nominate a Standpatter,
such as Weeks, or Burton, or Root,
or Fairbanks, Teddy won't stand
hitched; neither would he put up
with Cummins or Lafollette, or Bo-
rah, and it is clear that unless Roose-
velt supports the ticket the G. 0. P.
would as well surrender before the
fight 1t is given out that Roosevelt
would support Hughes, but there is
a shrewd suspicion that he did that
because he ielt assured that Hughes
is determined that under no circum-
stances whatever will he accept the
nomination.
There are the two face to face
the G. 0. P. and Roosevelt. One or
the other must give in. If Roose-
welt is not the nominee he will beat
the ticket. If he is nominated, will
the Standsatters vote for him? 1t
is the play Of Roosevelt to heap
abuse on Wilson, to stigmative him
as a coward and a mollycoddle, as
a freetrader and an incompetent,
too weak to support the national
flag, too craven to preserve the ma
tional honor. Then after he has
Modified the Standpatters by his
invectives against the man they
hate, he expects to swipe the nomi-
nation from that batch Of two
spots" the favorite sons, preach a
crusade against Germany, appeal to
the pro-ally sentiment. and make a
blood-and-thunder. campaign Of it.
1t is notorious that the sentiment of
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-09-22
September p, 1916.

that they will ultimately be victori-
Gus. The Jews had no such COM
fort Whichever side wins, they are
sure to lose. They are being called
upon for their proportionate share,
and more, of dead, ruined and
wounded, but will not be invited to
participate in the fruits or the joy
of victory. Why forever let the Jews
be like a wrecked ship on the waves
ously, they rode home together.
Of the worlds ocean, tossed hither
and thither at the will and whim of
the other nations? Why constantly
be actors in a drama wherein parts
are assigned to them without regard
to their tastes, desires and qualifca-
tons? Why not, at SO opportune a
time as the inevitable Peace Con-
gress, all join in a supreme effort,
once for all, to solve the Jewish prob
lem on Jewish soil, promised them
in the Bible by God himself?
Mordecai was overjoyed. He
could scarcely wait until the audi
ence had dispersed, for a chance to
meet the speaker, whom he after
wards introduced to his wife and
his daughter. Lilienblum was de-
lighted to find that the beautiful
young woman whom he had noticed
in the gallery was the daughter of
his new acquaintance. Unceremoni-
ous]y, they rode home together.
For time Mordecai engaged the
young man in warm conversation.
The latter told him how he had come
from small country-town, up the
State, to study at the School of
Journalism, in New York. There he
met number of Russo Jewish STU
dents who converted him to ma
tionalism.' He perfected himself in
Hebrew and Yiddish, so as to be
closer to his brethren of the East
Side, with whom, he believed, rested
the future of the Jew. He even
abandoned splendid position on
the editorial staff of one of the lead
ing New York dailies, to become the
editor Of 1.-THE Regeneration" a
struggling, Yiddish weekly, the off,
cial organ of his party.
The young man made several
heroic attempts to side-track Morde-
cal, for an opportunity to exchange
few words with his daughter.
Finally, he succeeded, only after
timely and tactful help from the
diplomatic mother, who purposely
disputed one Of her husbands asser-
tons, SO as to enter into discussion
with him.
Lilienblum called frequently dur
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Continued from last week.

Soon, however, most Of the girls
she met proved disappointing; they
seemed frivolous, shallow, childish;
too much pre-occupied with dress,
for which they had poor taste. Their
lives we're empty, though they did
not seem to feel it. They lacked the
quiet dignity and reserve of the
southern girl. Neither did the
young men come up to her standard.
She looked among them in vain for
the dash, the chivalry, and the spirit
of knightliness SO usual among the
boys of 'Dixieland" They swarmed
around her at every opportunity, but
she was merely polite to them. Only
three or four of them were permitted
to call. Of these, two were manu-
facturers, reputed to be quite
wealthy, and proud of that as their
chief asset At first she overlooked
their peculiar manners and idioms of
speech in the hope of finding them
interesting. But soon they bored
her, and she disposed of them quite
readily
In the course of time, too, the
round of pleasures became monoton-
Gus, the novelty and glamour of the
northern metropolis wore off. She
thought more and more of Green
vale and of the little island short
distance away.
Halprin's disappointment with his
new surroundings was even keener
than that of his daughter He did
not find in New York that intensity
of Jewish feeling for which he had
looked, and which he wanted her to
imbibe. There was such a woeful,
almost willful failure to take advan-
tage Of the rare opportunities for
Jewish thought and Jewish work in
this greatest Jewish city in the
world. He was, however, firmly re-
solved to devote his attention en-
tirely to the education of his daugh-
ter. To be sure of having sufficient
leisure, he went into the manufac-
turing business with partner who
contributed plant to the firm, and
who was to manage the business al
most entirely, being, as Mordecai
thought, fully experienced. The
money had scarcely been invested
before he realized that the venture
had been grave mistake. The plant
had been overappraised; the part
ner knew but little more about the
business than he did. A great loss
was inevitable To minimize the
expense, he worked very hard. He
was at the shop from early morn till
late at night, seeing but little of his
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A JEWISH SOUL
A Story BY Joseph Gross.


family. He now loved his daughter
more than ever, not in spite, but
because of what he had lost and
suffered through her. Yet he had
scarcely time even to think of her
future.
They were sitting at the supper
table one day, some months after
their arrival in New York, when
Mordecai spoke of his intention to
spend the evening downtown, at a
mass-meeting called to aid the Jews
of Galicia and Poland, ruined by the
war. Mrs. Halprin readily assented
to accompany him.
"Will you go with us, judy"
asked her father "Do. It's about
time you saw real synagogue, any
way. Besides, there may be some
addresses in Yiddish, SO your mother
and | will need your services as an
interpreter" He smiled sadly.
Ever ready to serve you, daddy
DEAR" she said smiling back. "I'll
give it to you, word for word.'
Inside the synagogue Mordecai
was in his element. He had not seen
such a gathering of his brethren
since his own passionate outburst
over twenty years before. Fond
memories of his own activities be-
gan to crowd in upon him, as he
waited for the speakers. The first
two were rabbis. They quoted texts
to induce the intelligent, and shed
tears to move the ignorant, to con-
tribute. Mordecai became impatient.
Same old tune" he muttered to
himself. "Those fellows haven't
learnt anything in this whole score
of years."
The last speaker was tall, slender
young man, not quite thirty, intro
duced as Daniel Lilienblum. He
spoke Yiddish with a huency re-
markable even for a Russian Jew.
Yet Mordecai noticed with amaze
ment that the orators manner and
carriage were those of an American,
while the elegance of his sentences
and the energy of his periods indi-
Gated classical education. In OPEN
ing, he pleaded for aid in few, brief,
well-made sentences. Soon, how
ever, he took up the burden of his
address. To give bread-and only
bread-to one who is hungry is to
pauperize him irredeemably. Some
thing more must be done, or, per-
haps, nothing at all. Other nations
in belligerent lands suffer also, but
they are at least encouraged by the
La Junta tribune., 1916-05-27

J. W Williamson. who has been
an employe OF the local Santa Fe
shops for many years, pleaded guilty
to charge of bootlegging In the po-
lice court before Judge Mahoney last
Monday. Williamson hired a lawyer
and was making preparations to put
up n stiff defense. but at the last
minute decided to enter "A plea Of
guilty. Witnesses were placed on
the stand. however. to satisfy the
Judge as to the guilt of the defend
ant, and by their testimony II was
proven that Williamson had receiy-
I'D shipment of two gallons Of
whiskey on May l3th. aud also that
he had given away various and sun
dry drinks. He kept one man pret-
was so well pleased with the results
that b. tried the same game on the
mans wife. She accepted the prof
der of glass OF whiskey. and
secreted its contents for fu-
ture reference. and then forth
with and instanter filed n complaint
against Williamson charging him
with giving away whiskey. which Is
contrary To the law In such cases
mad. and provided. Williamson now
blames all his trouble on the woman
Just as Adam did.
Judge Mahoney gave Williamson
three months In the county Jail for
Importing liquor into Otero county.
three months IN Jail for giving away
whisk.y. and thirty days more for
creating a disturbance. williamson
has wife and six children who are
dependant upon him for support. and
Jude. Mahoney decided to suspend
sentenc. II Williamson would agree
To leave the county and Civ. the
places that had known him an op-
portuniiy 10 know him no more, lie
ncauicrced and II was so ordered.
La Junta tribune., 1916-05-27
How VIII u Work?

II Is reported that the petitions to
initiate a herd Law In Colorado are
now being circulated. II farmers
will stop To think how this law will
affect their own operations. many
will hesitate before signing such PEE
titions. In the first place. such a
customs In handling live stock and
will result In very much confusion
One effect will be to release the rail-
roads from the necessity OF fencing
their right of way and should any
mans live stock stray upon the rail-
road. whether fenced or not, the
owner OF the stock viii be liable for
any damages done to the railroads
This law will absolutely relieve the
railroads from all responsibility in
the matter OF killing stock.
Another effect will be to make Il
necessary to herd cattle upon forest
reserves. either by patroliing the
boundaries OF the reserves or BY
keeping constant watch upon the
cattl. that they do not go upon any
ranches within the reserves or
around the boundaries. Just how this
can be- handled is not apparent. but
IL In certain to cause IA large amount
OF confusion In regard to forest re-
serve grazing. especially as the
courts have held that tn. government
IL not compelled to fence the re-.
serves.
One sure result IL that every one
viii b. compelled to handle their cat
a.. within fenced pastures and the
fences will necessarily have to be-
strong enough to restrain the cattle
from getting out. and should any
animal find it, way through n fence.
II viii be u constant source Of dan
ger and cost to the owner. Some
farmers think they have trouble now
keeping other peoples cattle out. but
this will be- nothing compared to the
trouble they viii meet under herd
law In keeping their own iiv. stock
out Of danger.
La Junta tribune., 1916-05-27

The Denver Post" through The
Great Divide, is trying to initiate a
,aw which will ruin the livestock in
dustry OF Colorado.
They propose to repeal our fence
law. which allows the owner of
crop full damage done by trespassing
animals. when such crop Is surround
d by a lawful fence. Such fence is
iery simple-such as three barbed
wires. posts 80 feet apart. with one
stay between
In other words, they propose that
one may Tut in a crop any place
without 'encing the same, and can
collect damage II an animal gets on
10 their crop.
This Post Herd Law makes the
owner. or caretaker. OF a milk COW
liable for all damage she may do OF
whatever nature; whether to persons.
crops or property whether in the
barn. pasture. or on the range. II
would not be safe to own domestic
animal under this law. No state In
the Union has such "A drastic, un-
reasonable statute
The Legislative Committees of
The Grange" and Farmers Union"
have tried to treat with the promot-
ers OF this Law. in an effort 10 modi-
ty and rationalike the same. but have
only been met with svasions and de.
ccp'ive promises.
Colorado has forty million acres of
unfenced lands. which would be rem
dered nearly useless by this law. as
the law will not permit IL to be
fenced. and because OF the habits OF
animals. II is most impossible and
impractical to herd them. This open
range is now used by men who on
the averay. hay. less than one hun.
dred head OF cattle and horse, per
msn. on the forest reserve over So
per cent OF the owners OF livestoci
have less than 40 head of cattle an.
horses. From the best estimates OBJ
tainable. there is an average mot
gage Of $4,000 on every head Of "a.
tte-fn the st9te. The cattle baron no
longer exists In this state. The beef
trust owns no cattle
La Junta tribune., 1916-05-27
Green Eyed Monster NJ Rocky Ford.

The county has Joined the city Of
La Junta IN n cluster light proposi.
tion and viii bear half the expense
OF h.033.bo. The poles viii be
Jointly owned by the city OF La Junia
and the people OF the county. With
this system completed and the sever.
nj cement bridges and various public
improvements about the city OF La
Junta. the people Of the county will
soon have an interes, In the county
seat town that every municipality In
the county Will be compelled To con.
tribute 10 the support Of It's n good
thing for La Junta. but what about
the other towns Of the county that
would like TO have the county con.
tribute 10 their beauty. Rocky Ford
Gazette.
La Junta tribune., 1916-05-27
Memorial Day.

Where the blades OF grave grass
quiver.
Asleep are the ranks OF the dead. "
May 30th has been set aside by all
states In the union as the day to
mourn for the dead heroes OF the
Civil War. On next Tuesday. men.
women and children will unite In a
memorial service to commemorate
the lives OF the men who so yaliantly
fought to uphold that which they
thought was right ON that day as
many tears viii fall for the boys who
wore the gray AS for those who wore
the blue,
The veterans OF that struggle who
live today viii grasp the hand OF the
man who wore the gray as quickly
as he will III. wearer OF the blue uni
form.
The patriotic orders of the city
VIII unite In paying tribute to the
departed heroes. II non. Of your
dear ones are numbered among the
dead. place n flag or flower on III.
grave Of some on. who seems to be
neglected or forgotten and make the
silent cities Of our country blossom
on Memorial Day.
La Junta tribune., 1916-05-27
NEW CITY DIRECTORY.
Now Being Compiled aud VIII Con-
tain Names and Addresses Of All
Residents OF OterO County.

new directory of Otero county
by the La Junta Tribune. The last
one was issued by +. A. Mckinney In
the year 1914. who has since depart
ed for parts unknown. Work has
already been started on the directory.
but as 1t will require some time to
make house to house canvass of
all the towns in Otero county. II can
not be finished until the time stated
above.
Bert Spidel will do the soliciting
for information and will cover La
Junta as rapidly as possible. after
wards canvassing the towns of Rocky
Ford. Swink. Manzanola Fowler and
Cheraw. together with the rural
routes. The information asked will
be the name of the head OF the house.
and occupation. with the name OF the
wife. IL married. Minors over fif-
teen years of age will have their
names In the directory. and the num-
ber OF persons in the family will be
taken. By this means II will be pos
sible to estimate accurately. the pop
ulation of the different towns In
Otero county. II is also planned to
take census of the cats and dogs
for Patsy's benefit. The solicitor
will not pry into family secrets nor
ask you to drag out your family
skeletons, but will request only such
Information as will assist relatives
or friends In locating you and iden-
tifying you. should they come 70
town Unexpectedly.
The directory will contain all Of
the names of the Inhabitants OF the
towns in o;ero county arranged In
alphabetical order with the address.
II will also contain a householder
list by which II will be possible TO
identify the occupant OF any given
house when the number and street
address is known.
La Junta tribune., 1916-05-27
Ia JuNTA STILL ON TOP.
Oar Premier Baseball Aggregation
Wins Three More Gamc>-Dnly
One Game Lost Thus Far.

In one OF the classiest games of
the season La Junta defeated Fort
Lyon last sunday by score OF to
:. Both teams played major league
baseball. and II was anybody's game
Until the last man Was out. as the
slightest bobkle might have put the
game on the blink for the home
team. The game was played on the
grounds of the Sailors at Fort Lyon.
aud there was big crowd in attend
ance TO witness the contest.
Not a single score was made for
five innings. but in the sixth. a pass.
four hits and a wild heave permitted
home plate. Both pitchers were in
the best OF form. Ballinger for Fort
Lyon having a world of speed. and
Hooks Mayer for La Junta being es-
Tscially effective in the pinches. be-
sides making hit just over the
shortstop's head. while that player
was playing short field to guard
home plate. which. along with a
Wild heave, resulted in three scores.
The Sailors likewise put on a bat
ting rally in their half of the sixth
which netted them two scores. and
only during the sixth session were
any runs made.
Tho
La Junta tribune., 1916-05-27
PRESBYTERIANS REJOICE.
I hurch Debt Of S:sSOO Wiped Out
Many improvements Made and
All Have Bcen Paid For.

Last Sundays services of the Pres
bvterian church were held In the
auditorium OF their building for the
iirst time in several weeks. The en-
tire building has been thoroughly
renovated In the past few weeks and
during that time all services have
been held in the recently completed
basement.
When the anthem was sung the
congregation faced debt of s3.-
500. When the benediction was
pronounced. the church was free
from debt. the entire amount having
been subscribed by the members in
Oh" meanwhile.
The total cost of finishing the
basement. re-decorating the auditor
ium. repairing the roof and furnaces
and laying concrete walks around the
building besides other minor repairs.
was Si.600. Eight hundred dollars
~ 'AiN auiouh' hhh btth falStu pre-
Nously and there remained debt
.of S3.SG0 TO wipe out The gener-
osity OF those subscribing was i'm
presSiye, All departments OF the
church assisted to the limit In rails
Ing the fund. Sunday school classes
made pledges as well as other organ
izations and the time for payment
vas extended to eighteen months.
For weeks Rev Allen has been
saying You will hear OF that i'm
proyement fund later" and he has
been working very hard to find
means OF discharging the debt. BY
Sunday he had exhausted his argu-
ments and vocabulary and called on
Rev. Langley to appeal to the con-
gregation. Between the two OF them
the members were much impressed
as Is shown by the result recorded
above.
Rev. Langley's sermon exhorted
the listeners TO be generous. remind
Isns them that money invested In this
way Is like seed scattered broadcast,
and sure to bring great returns.
The Presbyterians are very happy
in their recent achievements. They
have right to he proud OF their
church, too. for II has been wonder
La Junta tribune., 1916-05-27

Inability to hit the slants OF Jim
Renell when hits meant runs, Is the
story OF Sundays defeat Of Las AMI
mas nj Rocky Ford. with eleven
safe blows Las Animas was unable
To push across n run. "Boneh.aded'
base running had something to do
with II. too. Twice during the game.
with good chances to score-ons
with IN. bases choked base
work ruined whatever chance Las
Animas had Then again two phe.
nomenal stops by tn. Rocky Ford
fieiders nj critical timcs-horseshoe
plays-i.as Animas was cut out OF
apparently safe hits that meant runs
Score by innings:
Las AnimRs ......o o . 60
Rocky Ford d......o 90 -
summary stolen bases; I.omarn-y
smith. Moore. Andrews. Two. base hit
Campbell Thr..-bns- hits; k.hoe
u,rwood. struck out By s~neil 10
i.i,tl.r :. Ba.e on balls. or R.nrli !
Littl.r .. innings pitched By Littie'
s.s, runs 81 hits ~ by Billings. la
runs /. hits (: Tim. Of game: lao. Al.
tendance. sso. Umpire. Mcdonald.
La Junta tribune., 1916-05-27

For five innings last Saturday sf-
tsrnoon. the postponed game at Fort
Lyon between the La Junta team and
the Sailors was a grand exhibition OF
the national pastime. Then a wind
aud shower came up and Umpire
Roth called the game for thirty min
ut.s. When play was resumed. Lew
Il. who was on the mound for the
Fort. lost his effectiveness and the
final score OF the game was to . In
favor of La Junta,