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The Ordway new era., 1917-08-10
TOWN BOARD MEETS

At regular meeting of the Board
of Trustees of the Town Of Ordway,
the following claims were allowed:
Ark. Valley Ry. Light & Power COM
pany, lights -------$116. 10
Abbott Bros, Ass'nd, Crowley
tdnh l.oO
c. F. Morrissey, clamp for water
pipe l.OO
National Meter Co., meter --130.G2
First Natl Bank, Assn'd, water
mains 1.50
Ordway Hdw & Furn. Co., park
hose, valves, fittings ---6S.15
H. Mueller Mfg. Co., pipe fit
tings 1.25 |
w. w. Rinkle, work on meters $50 |
John Gosup. repairing water
mains 2.70 |
R. L. Drury, repairing water
mains 7.95 !
Pure Springs Water Co. water 465.0O
Ordway Trading Co. sundries 325
The Variety Store, sundries .S5
A. NJ. Ward, repairs for mower
and grader ------------ 20.3O
The Anderson Coupling & Fire
Co., fire hose ----------- 3O1.50
F. r. Miller, blacksmithing 1870
DR.. ]. c. Workman, state health
| board certificate zoo
Ordway New Era, printing 17.1O
Byars & Strickland, mdse. - 229
Ed. Oliver. caring for wounded
prisoner ---------- 600
c. F. Martin, freight and dray-
age ----------------- 2.80
Fred Sewers, Assn'd, cutting
weeds ----------------- $40
Mt. States Tel & Tel Co. phone
months --------- CTS
Edgar Bros, chemicals for fire
engine 24.1O
julius Pearse, couplings for fire
nose $500
Logan Brunton, work in parks 80
H. W. Moore G. Co., street sprink-
Ter ----------------- 371.60
l.. w. Walter, grades for walks,
curbs and crossings --- 1850
Ed Tritt, freight, drayage and
team work ------------- 26.14
ID. o. Prall, work on Streets 200
Oscar Miller, grading and now
ing 276O
Fred Sewers, horse for stock, auto
to septic tank and disposing of
dead animals -- 7.6O
Sewers G Enlo. grading, moving
and tin cans --------- 63.76
L. J. Brannon. walks, crossings,
curbs and culvert ----- 381.1E
I. H. STANLEY #
4 AteceA1v - 1AW
The Ordway new era., 1917-08-10

COUNTY WARRANTS CALLED
The following Crowley county war
rants are hereby called for payment:
Ordinary fund. registered on or be-
fore July 5. 1916.
School district No. fund. regis
tered on or before Dec. is. 1915.
School district No. IL fund, regis
tered on or before Aug. 4. 1917.
School district No. 80 fund. reg
istered on or before March -. 1917.
Dated August 4. 1917.
w. r. FERGUSON,
County treasurer.
The Ordway new era., 1917-08-10
ooUTr HOUSE NEWS
MARRIAGE LIcENsEs

Marriage licenses issued recently
by the County Clerk and Recorder. =
q. Downey. are as follows;
Abram e. Ball. of Sugar City, and
Sarah Ramsey. of Gcncsoe. kans.'
August Z.
]. Clarence Lamson. OF McColiem'
and Edith X. Cooper, of Forder. on
August 6.
T. G. Robertson and Helen Bar
anard, both OF Swift, August l.
The Ordway new era., 1917-08-10
Coming Fair Is
To Be a Big
County Event

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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09

German people or the kalser's arms
~starvine." he said. "rhat is a bas
crop. n the crops are normal thel
1an keep on noine.
The last reports l had from Ger,
many before I left Europe were that
the cattle was practically intact. Bs
that I mean that fos a year or more
the Germans have been using only
the surplus of the herd. keeping the
base OF the herd Intact"
The submarine sinksnss have been
increasing for eight weeks" said Mr..
Hoover. "rhey have made the situn-
ton extremely grave. II IL no lleh,
problem This country may be sire
OF that. Europc's food needs require
every effort hat we a make The
allies need wheat above all thingu
They must have wheat. They also need
corn.
Mr.. Hoover does MOI, believe the war
will End for many months. lie said
"If the H-ohenzolicrns aud che mill
tarisi government are to be destroyed
land nothing short OF the destruction
Of these mad dogs will give hope q
permanent peace-the war must e.
on az least a year more or probably
two years American people should
be under no Illusion that forces maxi
ina for popular government in GER
many have as yet any consequential
weight. althoush they show occasional
sparks OF CROWNS light.
Prom a purely military view the
central powers nave a nan
power and armament than hitherto.
and this. together with interior lines,
enables them Co put up a steady re-
slstance TO the continually growing
strength Of the allies.
I'VE must Continue 10 prepare 20
s~trenlfhSc the man-power Of u a.
lies. to furnish money n 10 devote
eveiy ounce OF energy 10 offsetting
the loss Of hips. There is no use dis
gu-sing thu fact that the food pro-
duction % our allies is also like that
of our enemies. decreasing frora sim
liar causes. The 1917 harvest OF
France. OF Eneland. and Of Italy VIII
be the lowess in recent history
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09
LIKE McI.IrkE SAYS

once IN u while you viii see "a white
crow. And nee IN a while you will
see u woman who thinks her husband
really appreciates her.
IL requires a great deal OF patience
on TIE part OF "a modern. weli-brcd
child TO keep from reproving It's par
ents in public.
What has become uf the oid fash
Toned ooy who used to have q Hook
OF blistered fingers ON July 50
HaVoluck isllis used To- be consid q
cred some expert on anomalies uf sex.
But a lo, OF the lads who are writing
serials for the popular magazines are
trying TO make hiin LOOK Ike a piker.
After a man has beef over the
jumps for n while he discovers that
advice that IL worth taNlng has To- bc
paid for like any other valuable com
modify.
Another reason why We have su
many divorces IL because "A girl mar
rte~ u man, not because She thinks NJ,
Is good enough for her. but because
she thinks he is too good Tor her
rival
Just because a man belongs TO the
same church YOU do is no sign that ne
ISN'T going To put the large potatoes
and apples and strawberries on top
when he sells them to you.
The average man Is too ch.valrous
10 say anything mean to another
mans wife. He saves all his mean
ness for hls own wife.
The difference between the even
ing gown aud the night gown is that
when a woman gets home from l re-
ception she has TO dress an up a. 70
to bed.
the average man has lots OF time
10 hand advice. bu Is toe busy 20
vat for some other man t. unload
any on him.
Never judge a mans income by the
careless way Ia which ne tips the
waiter when he is feeding NJ 70 cabaret
cafe.
When "a girl knows that 20 g has a
perfect figure she doesn't mind dress
ing SO that h will LEI tho rest OF the
world IN ON the svCrei.
II always makes a small boz feel
good when he brings home from
school a problem his DADDY can'u
solve.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09
TO BE A LONG WAR.

Secretary Of War Newton H.. Baker
stated IN an interview the other daS
that the United states was figuring
on the war lasting at least two years
Information gathered from other sour
ces is 20 the effect that an eariS
peace Is not probable. OF course
owing 10 the strict censorship prevail.
ing Il II impossible to get much i'm
formation regarding internal oondi'
tlons ia Germany. However, suffi'
cieni news peroolatcs through from
time 20 time 10 Indicate that the
kaiser domain il in shape e. stand
q slegs Of at Least two years.
Herbert 6. Hoover who * 10 10
United states food commissioner dur
sng the war has juss returned IRON
Europe where he made a two months
survey OF the food situation. Much Of
his Information was CLEANED az first
and ought 10 carry considerable
u,einbt He ssid the Germans wet'
consuming food on = strictly %seientiiie
hasls. but that u they should "cn
loose" ard live on q scale much more
liberal than now they would have food
10 lnss for at least two year.
There 10 onl. q chance " M'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09

symptom OF disease "a the body po-
lite
For DAYS crowd. .u SturbhoIu have,
been shouting internationally for % ro-
public That soldiers are forbidden
Ga attend socialist m,'tu-- does upt
keep them from briul present 'y tho
hundred The King uI Greece, l- ape
~prcheu.i,v chat hI- throne vI. slip
from under HIM. Spain has aItcu
definite tokens OF d]ircouteut
when one country utcrthrpa- Ifs
government the idea uf uhHuuIuu ifs
own political system reaches rtrrs
other country. How fur the idea U.s.
par into practice depends upuu 10
country X resistance Geo th, germ of
revolution. All Europe to-day I- u'r-
ticuIarIN susceptible tu -u.h germ
Tho minds uf .ts people Hro 8s poe
ccp,Ilc TO revolution ae 1r hH'f
starved. stuut,I hud.,- 200 thee -lum-
90 the germs Of disease
Lack OF taud mounting indebted.
ness increasing ttNe- disrupted .u-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09
WHAT SAVING a SLICE
OF BREAD VIA. DO

A single slice of bread IL looked
upon In the average household as be-
ing an unimportant thing. IN many
households one or more slices of bread
are thrown away daily and not used
for human food. Sometimes stale
quarter or haif-loayes are thrown out
Yet one good-sized slice OF bread
such AZ a child likes to cut-weighs
an ounce. II contains almost a OF
an ounce Of flour.
IL everyone OF the country'g 20.-
100000 homes wastes on the average
only one such slice of bread a day.
the country is throwing away daily
over 14,o90.0 600 ounces OF fsour-over
$4,000 pounds, OF enough flour for
over a million i-poune loaves a day.
For a full year at this rate there would
be a waste Of over 3ls. 600. 600 pounds
OF fiour-I.5 SOC .O0e barrels OF flour
enough to make S65, 900. 600 leaves.
As IL takes AZ bushels Of wheat TO
make a barrel of ordinary flour. this
waste would represent the flour from
over 100000 Jushels Of wheat.
Fourteen and nlne-tenths bushels OF
wheat on the average are raised per
acre. Il would take the fruit Of some
$4,000 acres just TO provide a single
SAGE 81 bread 70 be wasted daily In
every home.
T. produce this much flour calls for
AZ army ~ farmers. railway men.
fiour-min people. To get the flour 10
the consumer calls for many freight
cars and the use OF many tons OF coal,
But. some one says. a fun slice OF
bread H. not wasted in every home
Very weil-mnke Il n daily slice 10.
every -four or every ten or eyers
thirty homes-make a weekly OF
monthly slice Ia every home-or make
the wasted slice thinner. The vast,
Of flour involved II still appalling
altogether too great 10 he TOLERATED
Wien wheat Is scarce.
Any waste OF bread Is ~inexcusabl'
whea there are 20 many ways of usinl
stale bread 10 cool delicious dishes
The L. 5. department of agriculture
Washington. ID. C., or the New Mexico
state agricultural college viii tell you
how 10 use stale bread in many ways
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09

lish authorities. through Earl Grey.
BY the authorities Of France and Of
Russin. to reach an adjustment. Tho
German emperor. however. refused 10
cooperate with Lord Grey which led
TO the failure TO avert the war on
Serbia By Austria. which was immedi-
ately followed by the herman emperor
issuing an order 10 mobilize and then
declaring war an Russia and on
France n the sudden and violent
invasion OF Belgium Luxembourg. and
France and Russia. The German AMI
Austrian emperors and their armies
were prepared. France was not pre-
pared. Great Britain had no army.
Russia had no materials OF war. had
no factories, no adequate means ~
wag!rg war. The fact tina, All the In
.vaded countries were u~nprepared. aud
that the German army had reached
the highest point of IL efficiency and
preparedness. considered In connection
with the blunt refusal 20 accep.
Serbia's acquiesceHce In the demands
submitted. gives the lie to the claims
Of the kaiser and his henchmen that
the war was forced on Germany
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09
wuErE rmE OHM occrnnED

Even remote %Cobwebs. crllous 20
the ord mary flow IF lerul otttory,
suffered f. severe Jolt in The hooks OF
the District Of Columbia supreme
cOurt building. 7'hcu q certain durk
skinned emula,ur of psmosthencs de-
iiycrcd % OF his SO speeches To- q
Jury.
Ba o. undertook % pa-.lu. that this
AfrG-AmcIiCdu InembC~ OF the dis
trict bar ~ known 10 have three set
addresses. each Of which me agrees
To- rid himself OF fur the lrIulttal OF
his client for a stipulated price. Sow
the S25 type of oratory hs best, the
other two being ~ tho $50 and SIS
species. II wac the highest priced
address that was u,.uA delivered 90
Tho occasion 30 question.
John Doe, negro was charged with
stahbing 90 fr"u' The evidenced
was all taken and 10 hcupo,es emo
Ethiopian DeuIustheuor. rcurescHtiuE
John 10 Impress not ou,. John. huc
numerous others 100 "a, courtroom,
who 10 use legal ~t'rm.nuIogy. mlghs
bee placed iu the category 81 pros
peCtlye clients"
when ma @ Father Time pv
the forelock ana started lo meauder
with him down the halls 90 eternity To
yDclferously began thu negro attor-
ney You could have heard a pin
drop.
Aud thcn without further mention
Of the evidence against his client the
p%erspiring orator SCARED into the
higher realms aud started f. disserta .
ton auent lhs apg,ls sAJ archaDgv.s.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09

Older habltucs Of the court realized
that the defendant nj tho bar had
paid a s25 fee TO his counsel and an
ticipated % half hour OF irrelevant
epigrRms ana verblage. but not 50
the court.
Leave heaven ana get back tn
~Anacostia.' the court laconicaliy sug-
gested. There's where the crime
happened"
Now every one is wondering whcth.
or the s25 address Is being revised.
Washington Times.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09
How Advertising Helps the Public
BY L. S. Florea.
Secretary Manager Associated Adver'
Using CLUBS OF the World.

Who pays for advertising That
Is often asked, though 20 those of ca
p%erience in the profession Of advertis-
ing the answer Is plain and simple
II pays for itself by eliminating other
costs that would be greater than the
cost OF advertising Il IL were not used
Advertising men. who are organ
lied into the Associated AdNertisius
Clubs ct the World. have seen THIS
fact demonstrated over ana over. both
In the case Of the retail store ana
manufacturers and iobbers.
So. a special committee headed hy
Ralph starr Butler 81 the University
Of New York. wos recently appointed
as / stated In the article which pre-
! coded this. for the purpose of gather
inr aud ,lassifging evidence on th''
point. And az about the same time.
la SLOGAN. cor central idea. was adopted
| Tor the program uf the convention OF
lthe Associated Advertising Clubs Of
the World. in 81. Louis June IN %
end that slogan is "Advertising Lowers
| Cost 81 Distribution.
Two Elements Of Cost.
Entering into the price of every
I article we buy. are two chief element.
I Of cost-the cost OF making 1t ana
the cost Of getting Il from the MAJ
ket 10 "a.
These costs. ~ course. must be- Gov
cred iu the gross profit which the
manufacturer or the johber allows
himself. 10 cover his costs and pro
vide whatever net profit he expects
90 make.
II "a salesman. through amy infll-
ence. can sell more goods 800 "a given
time land al "a given travelling cN-
pensel. II is plain that the cost OF
hi services VIII be proportionatcly
smaller, for this cost will be divided
into n greater volume Of sales, In dol
lars ana cents.
Exactly that b. ore 81 the lspur-
tnni things which follows advertising.
The advertising manufacturer even
after he pays his statesmen better. be-
able TO sell his goods al a less expense
for travellers
Retailers IIuy More Quickly.
Most retail merchants have learned
that advertised goods are reliable aud
that they sell readily. because the
public knows about them and believe.
in them when the merchant adver-
tlses and sclls goods that are RdNer-
Itised. he Odds his Advertising power
10 that Of the manufactures ana tht'l
advertising makes u strong team
The retailer knows that IA" adNti
Itisinr manufacture who establishes q
vide market tor his goods can sell
= equal quality Tor less Than IN" non
ad,oriiscr. or run sell better quality
f0i the same money
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09
hold E.NOIGM

~ used 10 think women had no per-
sonal BRAVERY remarked me oJsOr, %
u man.
Yes"
but that was before I noticed how
% woman with a subscription list m
her hand viii force her way into the
private office ~ q capitalist while ten
cor twelve masculine visitors ul more
or less prominence fetorishly await
au interview IN an autcroom. -
Birmingham Agc-Hcrald
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09
FRANCES TEN COMMANDMENTS

Paris.-Frenchmen have just re-
ceived the following ten command
ments, circulated by the French
League OF Patriots:
Don't forget we are IT war In
your smallest expenditures never for
get the interests of your country.
Economize the products necessary
To the life o. the country: Coal. bread.
meat. milk. sugar. wine. butter veg
otables. materials. leather. paper and
petrol. except what is rationed Ra-
tion yourself your nourishment toilet
and pleasures.
Hoard the products 81 French soil
no your fathers, sons husbands. who
shed their blood 10 defend yon may
not be deprived OF them when needed.
Deprive yourselves Of products
which France must buy abroad 10
not spent the gold reserves ind.s-
~pensable Il victory.
Waste nothing. Al waste Is a
I crime which compromise national
defense and p%rolongS the war.
Buy nothing but what Is needed Do
prices and depriyes less fortunate
people OF things necessary Tor exist.
ence
DO not travel without necessity
Understand that our trains are, be-
fore all. destined for transport OF
troops aud the needs ~ national pro-
ductlon.
ID not remain inactive. According
to your agc and faculties. work for
your country. NeNer consume with
out producing. ldlencs- is descr,iun.
Accept without q murmur the pr
%vdtions imposed. Think II the SUI
ferings Of those who fought Tor YOU:
OF the martyrs " French GOWNS who's
homes are devastated 10y the enemy.
Remember that victory belongs tu
those who win have o. suncr a quar-
ter ~ an hour longer For France
90 I've II ~ ueccssar" that N, must
he Victorious.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09
WHO STARTED THE WARP

Tho German emperor n his imme-
diate s%ubordinates are fond OF de-
~claring on every possible occasion that
German empire. II Is o known II
they actually believe this. OF II they
are merely trying to escape response
bility for ~piunging the Whole country
into the awful conflict That Is now
raging. In this connection 1t may not
be out OF place to review the demands
made upon servia Just prior to war
being declared. The glst of h Aus
TRAN demands. of which there were
ten. was as follows:
81. Serbia shall suppress all anti
Austrian publications.
"2. Dissolve the Narodna odbrana
and all similar societies. confiscate
their funds. and prevent their re-
forming.
80. Remove from public education
In Serbia ali teachers and teaching
that are anti.Austrian.
~. Remove from military and civii
service all officers and officials guilty
of anti-Austrian propaganda; Austria
win name h persons.
"5. Accept collaboration OF Austrian
Representatives in the supp. ession o:
anti-Austrian propaganda.
IS. Take judicial proceedings
against accessories to the plot against
the archduke; Austrian delegates will
take part In the Investigations.
80. Arrest Mai. VOLTA Tankositch
land the Individual named Milan Cigan-
ovitch.
IS. Prevent n punish the Illegal
traffic in arms and explosives.
49,. Send to Austria explanations OF
all unjustifiable u%tterances of high
serbiau officials at home and abroad.
40. Notify without delay that tha
%above measures are executed. Reply
before 6 p. N. on Saturday, July o."
The to the 10 points may
be summarized thus;
-. Yes; will suppress all anti-Aus-
TRAN publications
90. Yes; will suppress che Narodn'l
lOdbrana and similar societies.
20. Yes. will expcl al anti-AustriaH
teachers aud teaching az soon as evil
dence IL given
80. Yes. win expel an anti-Austrlau
officers and officials, n Austria vii
furnish names and acts Of guilty per
sons.
"5. Yes. viii accept collaboration Of
Austrian representatives In these pro
ceedings. as far as consonnnt with
Z principlcs OF international law and
terminal procedure and neighborly re.
lla,ions.
sc. Yes. win take the judicial pro-
ceedings: will also keep Austrin iu
formed but can not admit N" per
ltlclpation Of Austrians IN h judicial
Investigations as this would be- . Mo-
llation OF the constitution
-. Yes. have arrested Tankos'tcn
ordered arrest u C~iganoyitch.
y. Yes will support ana puh'ai
traffic in arms and explosives,
"s. Yes; viii deal with the said high
officials. II Austria will supply evi'
dence
10. Yes, viii notify without della,
Ell this answer not satisfactory
Serbia viii abide by decision of tn
Hague Tribunal
The reader will observe that serbia
acauiesced IN every one q b de-
mands submitted ave the r%elinduish'
ment 81 her sovereignty and the vio.
latlon ~ her constitution and oii"r".
10 submit the entire matter I" tn
Hague tribunal Ia case her answer
was not satisfactory.
Eyel. effort was made b. tbs Ems
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09

Il Is to be hoped the entrance OF
free America into the war at thi7
season will mean the final resurrection
OF the nations OF the earth from Old
tyrannies into newer and complete
liberty. That H. the real cause I'M
DERIVING our determinatiou-Balti-
more American.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09
The Scrap Book
TIE FOOD HOG.

CA ballard With a Morale
The Hog TO his butler ~ id, one day.
"Repionish the iarder while YOU may,
Nor heed what food controllers a y
Man is an animal. plainly meant
To eat aud drink to his hearts
content.
Forswearing 'meatiess days-and
Lent.
with barons ~ beef. and saddles OF
lamb,
shoulders Of mutton and chicken and
ham.
Every corner and crevicc cram.
AS food grows Ies-. buy more and
m9re.
Depicting the stocks VI stall and
store.
Then bolt and bar the larder door. "
The Hog took no account % right
or wrong. but felt a fierce delight
In gratifying appetite.
Wherever he walked about the town.
His Jaws were moving up and down.
Munching sandwiches, white or
brown.
AZ length the family doctor sale.
I'm a week or SO YOU will be dead.
And the burial services will be read.
And sure enough. on the seventh day.
The soul OF the Food Hog passed
away.
And left behind It's sty of clay.
The sexton geld. when his work was
done.
As he mused on his spade In the set
ting sun.
'rhe Hog s the kinsman VI the Hun
And this was the epitaph each might
read.
or the man whose death was a boon
indeed
To his country In her hour Of need.
EFITAPH
Good patriots all. here Hes beneath
A Hog unworthy or a wreath.
Who dug his own grave with his
teeth
Clyde Foster in Answers, London.
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II remains for every man and wom-
an to enter heartily into the task Of
contributing wisely & the general ef-
fort out Of which u come victory
crowned with q just and permanent
peace OF Democracies.-Chicago Newg.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09

Food Is ~ important as shells. Tho
last hundred million bushels Of wheat
or It's e%quivalen, OF other eatables,
will be a big factor in bringing a trl-
umPhant end 70 h war-chicago
Journal.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09

In this situation the American farE
becomes a battle-ground the Amcri-
can farmer Il soldier In fhe front
rank. The most important stroke OF
strategy in the whole war may be the
mobilization Of our agricultural forces.
Chicago Tribune.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-09
To the Flag

0 folds Of white and scarlet
o blue field with your silver
stars May fond eyes welcome
you, willing feet follow you,
strong hands defend you, warm
hearts cherish you. and dying
lips give you their blessing
Ours by Inheritance, ours by al
legiance, ours by Affection
long may you float on the free
winds of heaven, the emblem of
liberty, the hope of the world
Anon.