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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08
City Dwellers Must Change Habits of
Life if Race Is to Retain Its Vigor
BvDr. D. A. Sargent Of Harvard University

More onea of the male population OF the United STATES
eighteen and orve years are unable 10 meet ~
health requirements of military service.
Although largest and strongest Of country folk are connu
ally pouring great cities like fuel into fiery furnace 1e
what termed civilization cteriorate rapidly that barely
Of their attains the third gene
ration.
that city l with its crowded Streets smoky atno
nhere stores Offices Shops
schools dwellings halls leads inevitable crowd poison
ing and rapid deterioration and decay.
The division OF labor adds further to this rapid physea
Nv rernp some to work intensely ban others with their
muscles and still scarcely brains muscles at all
It possible gain livelihood by the glance OF the eye
men who are successful living the inherited physical
vgor country developed their muscles The
CITY today will be able hold their IN the sht
FOR exisn unless the generation ong their habits
IN
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dull, if dull they are? turned from
the lady to the young son Of Minister
Stovall and asked him the question.
II don't admit that they are dull"
he said, rs diplomats son should.
"Whnt they do is well done, because
their tasks are limited and definite
and they hive only to understand to
be faithful"
Everything We'll Ordered.
And then could see for myself that
there was discipline. There are no
unruly children running about. From
my window, which also commands q
view Of the Jungfrau and the Ober-
land, I can see three or four play
grounds on the banks Of the Aare. AL
ways in the afternoon these spaces are
alive with youngsters. Their. play
is we'll ordered. They run, jump, throw
the discus, pole vault and swim and
dive into the river. 1t Is real play,
but is orderly. All are in good earn
est about it. The play doesn't degen
crate into horse play.
In our America it would be almost
impossible to maiptain these play.
grounds, except under the severest SUI
pervision. They would be picked to
pieces, strewn with litter and the
earnest work of athletics turned into
some sort Of buffoonery. Here the
play goes on apparently without su-
perintendence right up to dark.
The arrangement OF this little city.
the squares and public buildings, the
municipal housekeeping are model OF
palnstaking and good taste. The WON
ierful river combines utility and
beauty. It twists and turns in its
course through the town. making iand-
scnpe opportunities that have been
taken advantage of. After it reaches
the outside Of the city it pursues its
swift course mile, then bends sharp
| ~ and comes bsck - within 800 yards.
The thrifty Bernese have made a tun.
mel from bend to bend with 40 feet OF
fall, and here the city Gets Its g,ppe1
Of electric power
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08

~HlS is the city Of the bear.
Bruin is everywhere-on the
monuments and "gateposts," in
coats of arms and trade marks
and most real of all, in the bear gar
den maintained frsm time immemorial
by the municipality Of Berne. cor
respondent Of the Chicago Herald
writes frOrncthe Swiss city.
Napoleon took the Berne bears to
Paris. When peace came the Bernese
clamored loud to have their bears re-
turned and the treaty so provided.
These bears of the Berne bear pit are
q royal family and can trace their an
cestry for centuries.
It is a sort of relief to turn in these
war times to less cruel wild animal
than man and fall down In bear wor-
ship. Really there is something kind
in Bruins face as he opens his mouth
In what might pass for a smile. TAX
Ing short breaths, with his red tongue
hanging over the lower lip. AT least
there is no such expression as might
be on the face Of an afOretime gentle
youth as he plungFs his bayonet into
the breast Of an equally gentle youth
differently uniformed!
Ipaid a visit to the bears den down
the river level, and walking from the
upper to the middle bridge amid old
architecture that appealed as no new
architecture does or can. Why Is 1t
that lust across the river, in the new
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08

lishman the crowd made great noise,
which walked up the bears, and they
began to appear in the pit from their
sleeping quarters. They gathered
around the Englishman with curiosity,
but at first without evil design, smell
ing at him and yawning. The crowd
kept on shouting, one suggesting ona
thing and another something else.
Finally a rope of coat strips was
made, the Englishman grasped 1t, and
the crowd began pulling him up. When
his feet were dangling few Inches
from the bottom one Of the bears stag
gered up to him and struck him with
his paw in the small Of the back. Tho
rope parted, and he fell, his spine
crushed by the bears blow. The bears
fell upon him and literally devoured
the dend body. And then the police
man shot the bear that struck the
deadly blow!
A model city is this city Of the bears.
the capital of the mother republic, q
republic founded 200 years before Co.
lumbus discovered America. A lady
of one of the legations raised her
hands in despair ut the stupidity OF
the Swiss. You 60 into a shop, she
declared and ask for something. A
man ambles off, comes back empty
handed, stares stupidity into your eyes,
goes away, misunderstands again.
What is 1t that gives such wonder
full product from a people Individuality
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raucous dabs of white, green and yell
low, with a band emitting frightful
blares above the entrance arch!
A grubby Mexican in cotton clothes
and a hat with towering crown and
3O-inch brim distributes handbills an
nouncing that at p. m. "four ar
ragantes Y braves toros, four" will be
fought to death. Follow the names of
the intrepid matadores, banderilleros,
picadores, ETC., who are to fight "un-
der the auspices of the Charities asso-
citation" (D. -.
Seats on the "entrada sombra"L
(shady side of the yng) are $2;~ those
on the ''entrada sol"' are $1-and
If in all the world there IS to be seen
more wanton cruelty and horror for a
trlf1ing fee tell me where it is! Yet
women and young girls flock there.
bringing dressed-up children as to q
sylvan picnic!
A huge motor dashes up to the beg
carly plaza" in a choking dustcloud.
It grazes the toes of squatting beggars
and loafing men. sideswiping the I'M
ruly Mexican horses on which half
drunken "soldiers" loll.
From 1t step half q dozen Mexican
officers in expensive, well-fitting serv-
ice uniforms, brave leather puttees,
spurs and festoons Of braid. The
crowd stares and cringes. The slim
young officer losses silver dollars to
subaltern, who buys tickets, and with
great eclat they pass inside to their
hideous entertainment.
You wonder what Is in the mind Of
the respondent officer as he views
the ragged, .half-starved desperadU.s
Of his army" Some sophisticated
persons whisper to you that few names
are published of those who fall in bat
tie. It pays better to keep the names
on the rosterl The poer creatures
pittances come in handy for bullfghts
and other extr~-
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08

die. Near the bridge the Mexicans
get dirtier, the street dustier, the shops
Shabbier.
1--WE don't fix up the place much"
one storekeeper told me. WED lose
our Mex trade. They don't feel COM
Portable coming into fussed-up, fossy
placer
That wooden tumble over there to
the left is the market. Note the Mexi-
can women on the ground, shawls to
the eyes (they believe all illness comes
from something in-breathed; hence the
covered mouths) selling stuff.
The fiapjacks they claw from a buck
ct and stuff into the palm of the pas
serby are tortillas, Mex bread. They
are not considered shopworn because
the customer finds them wanting in
quality, but are casually slapped back
again into their receptacle.
Apparently the wearing qualities Of
tortillas are excellent. You have seen
q limp stack of them examined and
rejected by half dozen prospective
purchasers, yet they look scarcely
frayed, and are still quite salable.
Hear the music? Guitars. tambour-
ines and voices. A group of greaser
lads are playing, half for sheer love
Of 1t, half for the coins the people eat
ing at the long, sloppy tables will
throw them. launching and dining at
the market place is the sociable Med-
can mode.
Baths Their Passports.
There is a government bathhouse by
the river bank, where certain cere-
monies must be performed by the
rebellious citizens Of Juarez before
they can commute regularly into Ell
Paso as house and hotel servants,
vorkmen and clerical employees.
Now we cross the bridge. Afoot, the
military authorities and customs men
treat you indifferently! In the trolley
ear the examination IL more elaborate.
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< /OU can see Ell Paso two ways.
" You can be little hysterical,
as I am, over the border-town
Il thrillingness of things. Or you
can close a cold, canny commercial eye
and get ber-of-cOmmerce angle
ON it's go-West-young-man opportuni-
ties. I never saw town where they
care so little about dust storms and
80 much about industrial chances,
writes Zoe Beckley in the Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
My ninth story window is in as hand
:some hotel as ever reared it's elegant
facade from the gilt and marble, Turk
ish rug and hat check belt Of New
York city. It has all the modern con-
veniences with few western develop
ments like free newspapers at your
door in the morning.
Now look out southwark, past a
rocky mountain almost at your elbow,
into that longish, squat-buildinged
street where the sun shines and the
dust blows. At it's end runs ribbon
of muddy water, too shallow to wet the
ankles Of Chihuahua pup. The Rio
Grande!
Beyond you see blotch of brown
cubes scattered on the slope Of the
grim and rugged mesa, with the shot
marred, whitewashed Cathedray of
Guadalupe rising feebly in their midst.
Mexico!
The cubes of 'dobe houses, where
whole families, including the dog, the
burro, the pig and the flea, live in dirt
ish desuetude. Ragged, sans furniture,
building their mesquite wood fires on
the mud floor! Mexico! You are
looking from the twentieth century
into the sixteenth, with only street
and a bridge to join them.
Neat Shops Scare Trade Away.
Now We'll descend and walk toward
that famous though mangy-looking in
-ternational brid &c where the neat Ghit-
ed. States sentry and the forlorn cot
ton-clad, grubby Carranzista meet face
to face every 20 seconds at the mid
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08
Persistent Insults Of Germany =
Drove United States Into War
By w. C. McADOO. Secretary Of the Treasur,

It has been stated repeatedly that America entered
this war to make liberty and democracy secure through
out the world. q
While that is true, it must always be remem-
bered she entered this primarily because OF the
persistent insults and aggressions of Germany, the
wanton disregard of American rights the contemptu-
Gus violation of international law and the ruthless
destruction Of property,
Before this began every civilized nation ac-
cepted and honored the rule that in time Of war a
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-22
MISS NINA SKINNER
As AN entertainer

The Grange County Republican.
cent issue. under the caption. she
Charms in Song and story" has the
following to say of Miss Nina Skin
ner, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. +.
Skinner of this city:
Those privileged to be present
at the meeting of the Research club
on its annual guest night at the Con
gregational church last Monday even
ing heard a talented young woman.
Miss Nina Skinner. of Canon City.
Colo, in song and story. The audito-
rum of the church was crowded with
an appreciative audience.
after singing Tolstoi's Good Bye
Miss Skinner gave two readings, a
scene from an old ladies' home and
The Maker OF Dreams The latter
was made specially impressive by the
church being darkened except for a
bright light which shone on the face
of Miss Skinner. enabling her to
bring with great emphasis the char
acter OF her story.
"a piano duet by Miss crittenden
and Miss Turner and songs by Hal
Burr also added special interest to
the occasion.
Miss Skinner came here from
oberlin. where she has geen pursu-
ing musical course at the university
for several years. She is niece Of
Mrs. o. Jump and a granddaughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Fielder"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-22
COLORADO BOYS TO Be
HELD AT FORT Russell

Co. c of the Colorado infantry.
United States national guard, will be
in Pueblo late this afternoon for a
stay of about an hour md a half. II
is expected that they will arrive at
about 4:30 p. m. and remain until
6 o'clock. They will then proceed to
Denver, where they will stop a short
time and then go on TO Fort ID. a.
Russell at Cheyenne.
Conflicting reports were sent out
Monday regarding the mastering out
of the troops.
A story from Chicago received by
the Records wire said that General
Barry, head of the western militia
division, had countermanded all de
mobilization orders. Another story
from Washington said that the chief
of the army department had ordered
All rehabilitation to continue.
1t seems today. however, that all
rehabilitation orders have been
countermanded, which means that Co.
C will not be mustered out as soon as
was expected.
The boys will be held at Fort ID. A.
Russell until such time as the German
situation fully asserts itself, either
clears up or grows worse.
The nation is facing very serious
and uncertain crisis and the Colorado
boys are being held for instant duty
whereve rit might be necessary.
The new orders from Washington
provides that all troops still on the
border will be left there. while those
that have left the border will be held
at rehabilitation camps.
The war department order was not
received at the adjutant generals of
fee. but copies were wired to General
Pershing at Ell Paso and TO the mus
tering out officers at the various de-
mobilization camps. Capt. C. G. Ham
ilton. senior mastering out officer at
Fort ID. A. Russell, received orders
late yesterday to hold all OF the ma
tjonal guard organizations which had
been ordered to Fort Russell to be
mustered out In compliance with
the orders. Captain Hamilton made
arrangements to detain the Colorado
signal corps, seventy men strong.
which reached Cheyenne yesterday.
1t is thot possible that orders will
soon be issued for the rehabilitation
and the remustering into federal serv-
ice of the various national guard units
that have already been mustered out.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-22
Warden lyman Sees
No Danger Bot Much Benefit
From Working Convicts
BY WARDEN Thos. }. lyman.

put in dungeon or hanged immedi-
s;;ily. | do not believe that the pep
pie OF Colorado generally believe
thls. yet few selfish individuals 10
Gated In Pueblo county and some la
Fremont county. selfishiy believe tina.
the state has 10 right to earn none
toward the maintenance OF its prison
or that the prisoners have no right
to work out In Gods sunshine ard
ci.en air and redeem themselves as
we'll as develop this commonwealth.
believe that when the people OF
the state at the next eleicion get
chance To vote on these farms for
riisoners they viii vote oyershelnI-
bhsiy to locate these farms wherever
II IA most advantageous TO have Their.
Colorado has biazed the path for ths
wrcle country and the whole country
is following In her footsteps. While
take no credA for the idea. yet ali
Lonor Is due the men who started
ih. movement.
The state of Missouri Is buying
bhHlUef ot IaTu1h III tnt most tulChlf
settled districts OF that great com
monwealth and IL going 10 operate
these farms on Colorado's plan. The
state OF Texas has. purchased 10000
Dcres OF the. finest black land on the
Drazo sriver I'm the most wonderful
agricultural country in Texas. and
there has been no objection from any
body. Nearly every state in the I'm
Ion In purchasing land In the best lo-
cations for their prison farms. and
yet Colorado. who leads the way for
outdoor work for prisoners, Is be-
coming reactionary because few sell
fish individuals are endeavoring In
Pueblo county to wrest beautiful
tract of land from the state pcniten-
tary. which land belongs 10 the state.
and few yappers In Fremont county
are also complaining.
Are the people of Colorado going 10
let few agitators sway the opinion
OF the broad Colorado public In the
work II has been doing In proving
that convicts are human beings anil
that the deserving ones should be-
given a chance to redeem themselves
In the open air in prison road camps
and farms?
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-22
DELIGHTFUL DANCE
At ANNEX HAIL

McDonald's orchestra OF Pueblo
played splendid music for a delight
full dance at Annex hall Monday night
One OF the largest crowds of the sea
son was present, over fifty couples
being on the floor. II was big sue
cess in every way and demonstrated
the fact that high class dance will
be well patronized.
Mr.. Ed Fredrickson now has charge
OF Annex hall and he is making II a
popular dancing place. His Satur-
day night dances are becoming quite
the rage and nice. orderly crowds are
the rule. Fredrickson's orchestra.
which has fast developed into a first
class musical organization. plays for
these dances.
At the dance last night two car
loads of young folks from Pueblo
were present
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-22
UNIVERSITY CLUB GIVES
HOME TALENT PROGRAM

The University club put on another
home talent stemwinder program at
its monthly banquet held Monday
night at the Miller hotel.
II was Irish night" and the num-
bers varied from six different kinds
of music to three different kinds of
talks. Irish night" held sway be-
cause of the fact that St Patrick had
his anniversary day or two previ-
Gus.
AcDonald's orchestra of Pueblo
opened the musical entertainment
with an hour of selected concert mel
cdies and favorite Irish music. This
orchestra is one of the top notchers
in the state and 1t certainly lived up
TO its reputa o,n. Its music took
very well indeed.
The Hawaiian players. Messrs.
Daily and Duncan, under the manage
ment Of Mr.. Daniels. played several
Hawaiian pieces with excellent abil-
ity. These men repgesent the Hawai-
ian correspondence school of music
zAad are at present getting pupils IN
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-22
Or. AND MRS. LITTLE
HOME FROM DENVER

DIR. and Mrs. W. T. Little returned
home Monday from Denver, where
they spent the greater part of last
week, the former looking after some
professional matters and the latter
attending the annual convention of
the d. A. Il. of Colorado as a repre-
sentative from General Marion chap
ter Of this city.
The d. A. r. convention was held
at the Brown Palace hotel and was
attended by more than a hundred
delegates, every one of the forty or
more chapters in the state being rep
resented. The out of town delegates
we're entertained during their stay in
the city by the members of the three
Denver chapters, Peace Pipe. Denver
as pleasant as possible.
Wedneday afternoon the delegates
were guests of honor at tea at the
Brown Palace hotel and Thursday af-
ternoon at sumptuous dinner at the
same place, at which covers were laid
for 100 ladies. Thursday evening
they were guests at theatre party
at the Denham.
Mrs. Henry o. Schuyler of Denver
was reelected state regent for an
other year. The national congress Of
the d. A. X. will meet in Washington,
u. c.. in April, and Miss Devere Do
zier. who is attending school in Wash
ington, will be present as a repre-
sentative of General Marion chapter.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-22
SOLDIER BOYS IN
DENVER THIS MONNING

The Colorado infantry. in which Co.
G OF this city is included. passed thru
Pueblo early this morning and later
arrived in Denver. where they were
royalty treated by special commit
tees. A big feed was served them at
the state house and they were show
cred with many favors.
They express deep disappoInt-
ment at tho news that they were not
TO be mustered out OF service. but
they still have hopes that further
service will not be necessary for
very long. They all want to get home
very much, but are willing to serve
Uncle Sam to the best of their ability
as long as he shall need them.
Corporal I.auterbach. who is on fur
Tough. returned from Cheyenne Tues.
day. He had gone there short time
previously to be mustered out, but be-
fore II could be done the order came
countermanding all demobolizatlon or
derS. His furIouEh. which had been
given him while on the border ID not
up for some time.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-22
ITALIAN GETS TEN
DAYS FOR LARCENY

Frank Bertonso, an Italian, was ad-
judged guilty OF larceny in Justice
John II. Kennedy scourt at 10
o'clock Monday morning and was SEN
fenced to ten days in the county Jail
and ordered to pay the costs of the
prosecution. amounting approximate
ly to $50.
: Bertonso was arrested by City Mar.
shal c. T.. Skinner a week ago on the
charge OF stealing quantity of cop
per wire from the Wolf Park coal
mine, which he endeavored to dis
pose of to a junk dealer on East
Main street. Mr.. Skinner happened
10 be present at the junk dealers
place OF business when Bertonso en-
tered with his booty. On being ques-
toned as to where he got the wire
Bertonso said that he had purchased
1t at Cotopaxi. Mr. Skinner being a
Missourian 10 far as skepticism OF
belief in such statements is concern
ed. took him into custody and locked
him up pending an investigation Of
the matter. II was subsequently as
certained that the wire had been
stolen from the Wolf Park mine.
AS II seems to be altogether prob
able that Bertonso will be unable to
dig up" for the costs OF prosecution.
he will likely remain in jail for some
time. II he defaults in the payment
Of the costs he will be privileged to
lay them out in the county Jail Il the
rate Of - = day.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-22

Canon City.
The big musical hit of the evening
was the Irish Lilters, four typical
Frenchmen from County Cork. Their
act was scream" from start to fin
ish. Their local jokes were well
placed and splendidly pulled off. +"
Messrs. f. p. woolston. John Emmer-
Van Patten revealed their true nation
ality by adding red whiskers and
green clothes TO their natural physic-
al characteristics.
They surpassed by far the Spanish
Troubadours who made such an I'M
preston at the meeting previous.
Their singing and music was better
than they have ever before given. Ii
was full of realism and of harmony.
II was but natural of course that
they should enter riding in wheel
barrows All that was lacking was a
hod and pick.
Rev. Guy Konkle read most accept
ably Irish Charity" a poem which
reflects many of the Irish character
istics.
Prof. Gregory touched on the life
of Robert Emmett and read portions
of his wonderful orations. Prof.
Gregory put much feeling into his
renditions and made an excellent i'm
preston.
]. Leo Sterling paid tribute to the
Irishman and to st. Patrick.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-22
FRANK SULLIVAN
KILLED BY AUTO

W. w. Sullivan received the sad
word Saturday morning that his
brother, Frank Sullivan, had been
killed near Tucson. Ariz.. while on the
way to new job at Mineral Hill
mine.
He formerly worked In Cripple
Creek, where he is well known. His
wife left there Saturday night for
Tucson TO take charge Of the body.
The deceased was So years OF age
and has visited in Canon City many
times. His many friends here regret
deeply his sudden taking away.