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La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Closing out winter hats at Q sac
rifics at Mrs. Kirby's.
The next meeting Of the Round
Table Club will be held on January
Sd with Mr.. Fred p. Austin.
The Sunshine Club held . meeting
with the president. Mrs. Mendelnon.
last night. for tho purpose OF arrans-
ing for the Christmas festivities.
Ed Love vas . Las Animas Wis
itor last Sunday. and while there
rendered valuable assistance on the
preliminary work Of the mammoth
Christmas edition which is to be H.
sued this week by the Bent County
Democrat.
Miss Gertrude. .Tebay. of La Junta.
is the new assistant In the Chieftain
office. Miss rsbay has had quite
. wide experience In work Of this
character and will prove . valuable
assistant both inside and outside the
shop.-Holiy Chteftain.
?. NJ. Stark was summoned to
Rocky Ford last Monday night. on
account Of the serious illness OF his
f:ther. A. J. Stark. Mr., Stark will
he 30 years OF age on December
3eth. and until Monday has been en-
joying unusually good health.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Tillman spent
last Sunday In Colorado Springs
with Miss Vera Jaynes. who is a
student at Browns business College.
Miss Jaynes is expected TO return
home on the 21st to spend Christ
mas with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. A. Jaynes.
IL Junta has been experiencing
some real winter weather during the
past week. the coldest Of the season
thus far. According TO the North
Ia Junta weather observer. how
over. the lowest recorded tempers-
ture was sero. on Sunday morning.
and on the following morning II was
one degree above.
Lloyd Thomas IL going 10 sell all
Of bis possessioas At public auction
Thursday. December goth. The sale
will take place on his ranch one mile
west OF Ia Junta at ! o'clock. and
wifi include . choice selection Of
horses. cattle. hogs. farming I'm
plements OF all kinds dairy wagons.
milk cans. etc.
In Q letter 10 his sister. Mrs. r. q.
Truebiood. DR.. Eugene Brown. Of
Pueblo. writes that he has received
his commission from WashinGton.
D. c.. a. first Lieutenant In the Mod
ieai Ressrve Corps. and appointsd
for active service st Camp Funston.
Kaa. Or. Brown assumed bis duties
there about ten days ago.
Miss Blanche Mumby has resigned
hss portion ~ stenogrspher In the
office Of the Arkansas Valley Rail-
way. Light and Power Company st
Recky Ford. and accepted . similar
positioa IN the office Of Master Nc
chaaic Drake. Miss Mumby sue
cseds Nm. ?. L. ehanhoitssr. who
has besn promoted 10 . position ~
stenogrsphsr and assistant 10 Miaa
Minnie WIN. statistieian In the office
Of Superintendent Bristol.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orvilie Oldham en-
joysd q short visit With Mf. and Mrs.
walter Christensen. Of Kansas City.
Who srs a rosie to Los Angeles.
CAlif.. where the former viii b on
duty n the aviation service. Mrs.
christsassa viii - remembered ~
lflss Dorothy ohsmwsli. Of CeIefado
.lpeinga ed = . sister q h1rs. Old
hoa. Ms. sal Mn. CAsislsasea we're
marFiel b Pustle - Meo1ay nlght
80 oloep theos I've lays' vislt y
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La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE soCIET

Christian Science services are held
in Harmony Hall every Sunday
morning At IL O'Clock and every
Wednesday evening II. 7:%5 O'Clock.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend. Sunday school 10 held At 10
Q. m.
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13
Rsd Cross Nssss

Mn. LAnb. the chairman Of the
HI Ososs Society. asks that attsn.
~ b drawn 70 the fact that .
nombsesAlD drivs for msmbers Of the
~ Crsss organization win b b.
eun % Dsesnbsr i7th and continus
until ~ 1sth. There ere oaly about
SO nsmbers n L. Junta when
thees should ~. according 10 mem
bosshlD h ether towns. at least
a.ooe. This h he 1919 msmbsrship
- thoes whe jolnsd h 1917 ars ~
Qoooeol 70 eeatinue their usnbsr-
- ~ payias he fee q u. III
nonbeeshlp 1flve Win - earfied q
= svosy ~ ~ villase = ~
un0oo1 o(ales lnslng ~ aliestel
~. rnssy AlIsa = ~ nsaassp.
- - ~ ssaUeose = - -
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13
CHRIsTIAN CHURCH
DR.. Joseph +. Frndley. Pastor

Bible School At 9:%5 o'clock.
Church services at IL O'Clock. Ser
mon by the pastor. Subject, "Wor-
ship and Service.
Christian Endeavor Society at $3.50
O'Clock.
Evening services at 1890 O'Clock.
Sermon by the pastor. Subject. Cap
ture OF Jerusalem in Prophecy"
The public is invited to all these
services. 3,
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13
woman's Club

The members OF the WOman's
Club enjoyed an interesting session
at the home Of Mrs. J. E. Copeland.
last Friday afternoon. A paper.
Totem Polea" was read by Mrs.
Lewis. which was followed by Dog
Lore" read by Mrs. Rufus Phillips.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Mendclson on January 4th.
go
Vhupus1nv Evening Whist f,luh
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13
Monday Bridge Club

The members OF the Monday
Bridge Club were happily enter
tained last Monday afternoon by
Mrs. G. II. wincheli. Auction
bridge was enjoyed until late in the
afternoon. when dainty refreshments
were served. Tho special guests
were Mrs. r. r. Hutchinson. Mrs.
W. II. Bragg and Mrs. c. w. Winter
burn. The next meeting will be
held with Mrs. S. r. Mendeison on
January 7th.
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13
lambda Alpha lambda

The regular meeting Of the Lamb
do Alpha lambda Sorority was held
on Tuesday night with Mrs. Harold
Andrews. Tho out Of town members
present Included Mrs. Donald San
ford. Of wiasiow. AriS. and Mn.
rrsd Ksause. Of Rocky Ford. Ar
rangements were made for the an
nual dinner and christmss tree
which will Be held at the home OF
lelss Marie Moore. on December
s1th. Aftss the business vas CON-
pgste1 the gsssts sajcysd MAR.
'sasits Clara" st The picture show.
fGDjoved b dainty refreshments.
1Ae nsxt nssting viii b held with
Nh. Jake Mlreeu aftsr the holt.
EAR.
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13

An. ?. r. York was the hostess
at the regular meeting Of the Chic
ane Club which met on Tuesday af-
ternoon. A two course luncheon
was served. Besides the members
present the number included Mrs
Kincaid, Mrs. Hearnsberger. Mn.
Richardson. Mrs. Ralph Mendelson.
and Nrs. Moorehead. The next
meeting will be held with Mrs. Dean
Kendall.
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13

Mrs. Harold Andrews was the
gracious hostess at q five course
dinner on last Friday evening at her
apartment In the Opera House
Block, with Mrs. Donald Sanford.
Of Winslow. Ariz.. as the honored
guest. The members Of the Lambda
Alpha Lambda Sorority composed
the guest list. aside from Mrs. Cliff
Amidon. and Mrs. w. f. Andrews.
who we're special guests. The men,
bers present were MrS. Fred Knause.
Of Rocky Ford. Miss Helen Mcvey.
Miss Faunie Beerbohm. Miss Irene
Jones. Miss Marie Moore. Mrs. Joe
Warner. Mrs. Jake Mireau. Mrs.
Frank Harrison and Mrs. Harold
Andrews.
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13

Sabbath School at 10 .. m.
Preaching at IL .. m. by the pas
tor.
Young peoples meeting at $50
p. m.
Preaching 7:3o p. m. by the pas
tor.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13
MRS. FRED B. MASON, Editor.
PiioNf. JuNTA 3II.

a much larger membership is ex-
pected In 1913 than In 1917.
The money that was raised by
the high school carnival. twenty-five
per cent Of which was promised to
war relief work. was paid over to
the chairman OF the Red Cross, but
later returned by her to the Junior
Red Cross which is being organized
this week. This amount was 337.
90
In Honor Of Mrs. Sanford
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13

Services next Sunday as follows:
s:lb .. m. Sunday school. G. -
Harrison. superintendent.
1900 q. m. morning worship.
Sermon by the pastor.
$3.50 p. m. Epworth League IN the
Brotherhood room.
Evening service at 7:30 o'clock.
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13

Rev. J. B. Gilmore. Pastor
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13
FIRST n. =. CHURCH.

A. l.. 7. Ewcrs, D. D.. Passos
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15
Forty -Four States
Adopt Minimum For
School Attendance

Forty-four states have established
by law a minimum term Of from so
to $50 days term of school for each
organized district, according to a bull
letin just issued by the Department
Of the Interior through its Bureau of
Education. J. G.. Muerman, who COM
piled the bulletin, points out that four
states, Louisiana, Alabama, Rhode Is
land and Georgia, have no minimum
requirement laws, but that one OF
these, Rhode Island, has for over 10
years maintained the longest average
term in the United States. While the
minimum number of days required is
almost invariably much less than the
actual number Of days in the school
term for the state. majority of the
states stin report many schools I'M
able to meet even the low minimum
requirements. Within the past three
years, IL states-7Arizona, Colorado,
Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, New
ada, New York, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Vermont, and Wyom-
ing-have added from 10 to 60 days
to the legal requirement of a mini
mum school term.
Some Of the factors that have OPP
Grated in favor of a. longer school
term, aside from the general awaken
ing of public sentiment, are the phe-
nomenal growth of the public high
schools, the development Of state fl
nancial aid for weak districts, equali-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15
u. s. SURGEONS
DISCOVERY SAVES
SOLDIERS LIMBS
Antiseptic's Value Now Rea-
lied By French Medical
Authorities.

Paris Jan. 15.-The official 1ethar-
gy which for SO long has impeded the
development Of the disinfectant fluid
invented by H. D. .Dakin and perfect
ed by DIR. Alexis Carrel, both of the
Rockefeller Institute of New York, is
rapidly giving way to a realization of
the tremendous benefits accruing
from its use.
1t remained for young South AM
erican surgeon, DR.. Shutro, to attract
the attention of the French govern
ment to the Carrel treatment. AS a
result Of an appeal by American ad-
mirers Of DR.. Carrel to M. Franklin
Bouillon, the latter persuaded the
government, in the person Of M. Pain
leve, to study at first hand the use of
the Dakin fluid.
The correspondent was present
when the minister of public instruc-
ton, who was the first member of the
cabinet to take such a stepj visited
the Button hospital, close by the Pas
teur institute, to see for himself the
miracles worked by Dr.. Shutro with
the treatment developed by Dr.ACar-
rel. DIR. Shutro is perhaps the Ablest
Of DR., Carre1's few disciples in
France.
M. Painleve was astonished at the
simplicity Of the system, which is
merely washing of the wounds with
bleaching lime diluted in water, with
4 percentage of soda added to neu-
tralize the caustic effect of the lime.
At the foot of each bedstead in the
Button hospital is stropped wood
en- post, to which a bottle containing
the fluid. pink in color, is attached.
From the bottle a thin rubber tube
carries the solution to four small glass
glass tubes, from which the wound is
flushed every two hours. Thus the
dressings are kept moist and the
uOurd is freed from infection
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15
Fifteen Cent Goods
To Be Installed at
Give and Ten" Stores

Announcement made at the main
offices of the s. S. Kresge Co, opera
tors Of five and ten cent stores
throughout the country, indicate that
owing to the increase in the price of
commodities throughout the country
Is cent price will be added March 1!
In the announcement made in New
York city it was said: I'm ffecet the
change will be a reflection of increas-
ed costs of production which necessi-
tates a higher selling price than the
present for certain goods"
Heretofore stores Of this kind had
met the upward tendency Of COM
modify prices BY altered conditions
in their unit sales. That is, guam
tity had been reduced in numerous
instances where several articles had
been marketed in a group.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15
Very Ancient Warfare.

At the beginning of the Chino-Jap-
anese war one of our military attaches
attended a Chinese review. A Chinese
regiment took the. field and went
through curious performance. They
carried long bamboo fishing rod things.
and with these they rushed at one an
other, yelling wildly and making very
queer gestur1 and grimaces.
whats the gamer asked our at
tache.
This regiment" Chinese general
answered, lis one of our oldest. 1t Is
now practising form Of assault which
dates from prehistoric times. The idea
is to trip the enemy with the long
wand, throw water in his face and
in his bewileerment attthis extraordi-
nary treatment to cut off his head"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15

The White House has been picketed
before, but never until now by suffra-
gists. 1t was placed in the beleaguer-
ed state under the new silent senti-
naP' campaign begun by the Congress
sional Union For Woman Suffrage as
an outgrowth of the failure Of Presi-
dent Wilson to declare in favor of the
proposed federal suffrage amendment
when he received delegation Of 800
ST. fra ist leaders at the White House.
The first guard mount of the suf-
frage sentinels marched across his
toric Lafayette square a few minutes
before 9 O'Clock in the morning, un-
der command Of Miss Mabel Vernon.
The detail consisted Of six young wo-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15
ALLIES NEED MORE
MUNITIONS AS WELL
AS MEN,HE DECLARES

London, Jan. 15-The Times mill
prolongation of the war "as the re-
suit of the foredoomed failure of the
peace move throws on all the allies
the duty of making greater efforts in
order to deserve victory. He says
that Germany did not wait for re-
ply to her peace offer, but initiated
measures long ago to expand her sup
ply of men and munitions.
1--WE ought to see," the correspon-
dent writes, clearly enough now that
our efforts on land, especially of the
western front, have not been adequate
to secure a decision or even to de-
serve it."
Referring to the imputation, with a
tendency to exaggeration," that the
British have 100000 men in France
and the French have 3,000,0OO0, he
says: Statements Of this nature
serve rather to obscure the issues than
to illuminate them. 1t ought to be
known and admitted that the aggre-
gate national strength do not express
the real value of fighting armies. We
all ought to count in bayonets and
guns in order to ascertain our
chances of victory, and when we
count in this manner the figures
dWindle to quite different total. The
truth of the situation in the west is
that Germany has 1928 divisions op-
posed to us and that the number of
French, British and Belgian divisions
is not yet such as to promise a deci-
sion in an offensive war.
1.-The offensive devolves on us in
order that we may ev1ct the enemy
from the territories of our allies, and
such an offensive, against modern
means of defense, demands a great
Superiority in strength, particularly in
heavy guns, infantry and all other
modern military necessities. Before
the war we supposed a two or even
three to one superiority not too great
for the attacker, and I must repeat
again and again that we have nothing
like this superiority and that victory
depends on obtaining it. It is always
possible for the Germans to place in
the west the floating balance of strate
gic reserve which they used against
Roumania, and if in 1917 we only en-
ploy against the enemy a slight SUI
periority of force, nothing better than
slight success can reasonably be ex-
pected."
The writer declares that there is a
crying need for more men and that
there has been a great remissness in
the creation of new divisions along the
lines of Kitchener's original concep-
ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15

cation funds. and penalties for not
maintaining a minimum term requir-
ed by law.
The growth of the public high
schools has tended to lengthen the
term in the elementary schools by
setting up standards of admission by
certificate or examination which can
ordinarily be met by grade schools
with a term OF. at least eight months.
Lack of provision for adequate
funds is perhaps the greatest hind
rance to a longer school term" de-
clares Mr.. Muerman. ga majority of
the, states have fully realized the ne
cessity for more state financial assis-
lance and have enacted laws giving
state aid to weak districts to enable
them to maintain a minimum school
term. A wise provision in most of
these laws makes the levy of a specj-
fled minimum rate Of local taxation
necessary and provides for a certain
specified standard of school before
aid becomes available. These laws
are, as a rule, intended TO help only
those who first help themselves. The
necessity of greater local cooperation
and aid Is urged in the 1912 report Of
the State superintendent of public in
struction for Georgia. This report
calls attention to a tendency to lean
too heavily upon state aid, and cites
the laws of another state which re-
quire connty levy of not less than 3
and not more than mills before
state aid can be secured
In answer to an inquiry from the
Commissioner of Education, over one
half Of all the state superintendent
have expressed a willingness to CO.
operate in securing a uniform 100
days term for all schools, including
rural schools This would represent
considerable improvement over the
present average of 127 z DAVIS
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15
Old Jronsids..

-
Old Ironsides Is such q cherished ma
uonal treasure now that 1t seems in
credible that 1T was once proposed in
all seriousness to tear it to pieces for
what little value could be got out Of
the material, remarks the Boston Post
Holmes was law student at Harvard
at the time. He was only month
more than twenty-one years old. He
wrote his immortal poem with lead
pencil on a stray scrap of paper, yet
it has been said:
''This probably is the only case in
which government policy was chang
ed by the verses of college Student"
Originally Old Iro.,sides was one of
four sister frigates, the Constitution,
the Constellation, the United States
and the President. OF the other three,
alas, only memories remain. The Con-
stellation was broken up. as they In
tended to break up Old Ironsides. One
Of the others rotted away at British
dock. and the fourth was lost at sea- !,
Curiously enough, the story OF these
four sister frigates ~ one of the least
known chapters in = eE.ican history.
Yet it is well worth reading up.-Chi-
cago News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15

each of these banners were two others.
displaying the Suffrage colors-pur-
pie, white and yeIlow-but bearing
no inscriptions.
President Wilson was one Of the first
to enter the western gate after the SEN
tinels went to their posts. He was
returning in assedan motor car at 10
o'clock from a game of golf and SEEM
ingly ignored the presence of the pick
cts when he passed them. One Of
the sentinels, when asked whether the
president smiled as he passed through
the gate, replied:
: mot SO that you could notice it. He
was utterly ablivious, apparently, Of
our presence here" IN
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15
Associations Protest
Military Training

Washington, Jan. 15.-Prominen,
educators and representatives of par
ent associations were heard today in
opposition to compulsory military
training by the Senate military COM
mittee considering the proposed 1egis-
lation. Among those who appeared be-
fore the committee were Dr. John
Dewey Of Columbia university, DR. j o. I'm
L. Elliott Of New York, Prof. Andrew
Meiklejohn of Amherst, William Hull
of Haverford and Prof. Edward P
Cheyny Of the University Of Pennsyl-
vanfa.
This was the second of the hearings
under the auspices Of the American
Union Against Militarism.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15
Former Bridgeporter
Fined For Conducting
Lottery In Elm City
Especial to The Farmer. }

New Haven, JAM 15-Robert F..
Coyne, who formerly lived in Berk-
shire avenue, Bridgeport, was fined
800 and costs Saturday in the city
court here of charge Of conducting
a lottery. 1t was said that Coyne
formerly conducted the lottery in the
plant of the Remington Arms-Union
Metallic Cartridge Co., Bridgeport
Coyne and Carl Vordenbaum of
this city, the latter charged with SELL
ing lottery tickets, were dealt with
leniently, according to the court, as
it was their first offense. Vorden-
baum was fined $25.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15

fecundtty Is unrfvaled. Their national
feeling was never deeper rooted or
more intelligent. II a Pole tells you he
is in favor Of autonomy under Ger
many Or Russia or Austria he is lying
for expediencys sake. The Pole wants
only one thing, and that is independ-
ence. In this are they not like every
other nation worth its salt? Are you
patriot" said Napoleon in 1910 to
John Sniadecki, rector of the Universe
ty of Wilma. ''Sire," answered the rec
tor, from my birth l have learned to
love my country, and her misfortunes
have only strengthened the love l bear
for her." After an additional century
Of Polands misfortunes her children,
scattered over the whole world, would
give the same answer And there are
seven times as many of them now as
there were then.-Century.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15

1nen. The sergeant of the guard for
it's first day Of picketing WAS Miss
Mary Gertrude Fendall of Baltimore.
Twenty-four suffragists, besides the
o.hcer of the day and the sergeant
of the guard, were utilized. Twelve.
were on picket duty in the morning
and the others in the afternoon. Six
were stationed at each of the two main
eateways-east and from which
the semi circular roadway leads to the
main entrance 20 the White House.
Each of the sentinels carried a banner.
Two banners Of yellow bunting at each
gate were inscribed with the words,
''Mr. President, What Will You Do
For Woman Suffrage?'' F'Ianking
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15
She Became q Bore.

Most persons who talk about them
selves are bores. A writer in the
American Magazine says:
Zone Of the most companionable wo-
men I ever knew was so completely
transformed. by an operation that she
unconsciousiy became a bore to her
friends and to her family by tedious
repetitions of her hospital experience.
Her idea Of its Importance was SO ex-
aggerated that she lost all sense of
proportion. Truly her operation be-
came the alpha and omega Of her ex-
istence. From 1t all events in her life
history dated. It was her sole topic
OF conversation. No matter how skill
fully one might steer the Conversation
al bark away from the dreaded topic,
she adroit1y brought it back. AS re-
suit she became self centered, intro
spective and bore to her friends. Her
efforts to entertain merely annoyed.
Where she hoped to arouse admiration
she created disgust, and where she
sought sympathy she received only in
difference"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15
Dispatehinq Business.

Counsel For the Defense-Your hon.
or, you neglected to ask the prisoner
II she had anything to say as to why
sentence should not be pronounced.
Judge-Inasmuch as the prisoner is a
woman, we will omit that formality in
order to dispose of the case in some
reasonable time.-Pittsburgh Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15
First In Something.

According to their own account, the
children were first in something at
school. One was first in reading, an
other in arithmetic, another in sports.
BERTHE alone remained silent.
"Well, BERTHE, how about you" his
uncle asked. Aren't you first in any
thing?"
Yes" said honest BERTHE; 81 am first
out OF the building when the bell
rings."-New York Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-15
stage Name.

Eyes, 1 am going on the stage"
'Well, hope you succeed in making
a name for yourself" r.
"That has already been attended to,
my dear. l picked a really beautiful
one out of romantic novel"-Louis-
stille Couier-J Journal. -