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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20
Serious Runa way Accident

Last week Mrs. Harry Benson,
hrr daughter Dorothy, child ~
years old, and her niece, were re.
turning from town ~ the buggy
and a. they reached the corner OPP.
puSltr the khulman residence on
Second street the horse became
frightened aud began kicking and
lunging and turned east on Laugh.
I'm ST., throwing Mrs. Benson, her
daughter and niece out OF the bug
~. They sustained many minor
cuts and bruises and Mrs. Benson
was thought To hc seriously hurt
tor time but IS now out OF danger
and rapidly recovering, The niece
and little Dorothy are getting along
nicely. City Marshal Benson had
been driving the horse ior several
weeks and thought him to I've en-
tirely dependable. The buggy
came out OF the wreck looking like
cyclone had struck it and it was
worth halt the price OF the vihiclC
TO repair H. ironcho horses are
way below par now IN Benson
estimation,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20
OPEN AIR PALACE SOLD
Changes Ownership This Week
Is Bought BY Local Talent.

On last Wednesday the Open
Air Palace, recently built hy "A
Dalhart company, was purchased
los Mrs~rs. Coulter, ,icrr,ng aud
Pillow, all OF thl, CITY, who i'm.
medIatcIv assumed control and
since then have been giving two
performances each evening OF some
OF the best pictures ever shown ~
the territory.
The present management will
commence at once the erection OF
"A stage which Is TO be covere d
overhead and provided with suita-
nlc dressing rooms aud all the
necessary accommodations tor
hrst class vaudeville performances
which they expect to book lor the
summer and idll season, and they
assure the public that every effort
will be- made to secure the best
available talent and to give them
performances oi this class that will
surpass anything heretofore pre-.
scented before the Tucumcari pub.
lie.
The management will be- glad 70
co.operao with any OF the church
societies, lodges, etc. in giving
benefit entertainments. This will
afford an excellent opportunity to
societies wishing to provide an
evenings amusement at nominal
cost and AZ the same time hell
them 10 realize neat sum.
They further anticipate being
instrumental in having an opera
house erected here in the tai
aud IN this manner will make their
show permanent fixture IN this
city.
Messrs. Coulter. Herring ano
Pillow, the new owners, have re-
sided IN this city ior several years
and are all young men ol sterlln.
qualities, and have the best wishes
OF the community Tor their success
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20

Lost River Lodge No. 6os, u.
ol l.. J.. and T.. will give ball at
th, Skating rink on the evening ol
Thursday, June 25th tor the bene.
nj ot old and Disabled railway en-.
plovcs. Elaborate preparations
are being made tor same. The
first ball given 10y Lost River
Lodge this season proved quite a
success, and as this, their second,
IS tor Il tar mot, deserving cause,
II Is needless TO say that ~ sue
cess will exceed the lormer. 1t
will be- ,hittWaist ball
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20

party and during all that time the
people OF New Mexico have been
hrgglnp and prayinp Ion statehood.
MI our appeals have been IN vain,
We therefore charge that all dec
laratlons Ot the national republic.
can party ~ favor OF statehood tor
New Mexico are not sincere, bat
made tor the pdrpoSc ot influencing
territorial elections, and wc regret
fully express II as our profound
conviction that New Mexico will
never obtain statehood except at
the hands OF a national democratic
administration. A lbuquerq uc
Journal.
Md this is the haranguc OF the
resolutions and platform committee
OF the Territorial democratic con.
vcntion at Roswell last week.
Really basic analysis OF this dem.
ocratic chulgrnce sounds like a
medley OF Tom Watson's Magazine
editorials and the Kansas Glrard
Appeal. The rotundlty oi charges
OF malieasancc IN office and helnous
crimes against the territorial rc.
publican officials, is well deserving,
ol democratic effort; there IS no
sign OF retrogradatlon in democratic
cranial radiance, and MIR. LARA
zola who shows up prominently IN
the several paragraphs, rs "A sweet
singer from Israel, when allowed
10 write his own music. But can.
didly, abuse rs not argument and
the fagrant disregard OF truth is
not going TO lay up any treasures
where moth and rust doth not cor.
rupt. This is the sort OF polltlcaI
literature that makes republicans
out OF consistent aud conservative
democrats and socialists and an
archists out oi the dlscontcnted
restless element OF that grand old
comedy OF errors. MIR, LarraZola
is not going 10 make much capital
out OF the parade % hls seli,con
slituted election frauds which he
claims to have been the cause oI
his defeat Tor delegate to congress
two years ago. The people bellev,
his defeat TO have resulted IRON tht
lack oil a sufficient number oi vote.
and not from any rascality OF tn,
! republican party. The AlbuqueT
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20
Southwestern Makes Change in
It's Name.

\ circular Just issued announces
that what has heretofore been
known as the f. Paso * Southwest.
ern system will in the future be
called the I'll Paso * Southwestern
company, and employees and others
are instructed TO recognize It as
such. This corporation will en-
brace the III Paso Il Southwestern
railroad company OF Texas; the II
Paso & Northeastern railroad com
panv, the 1T PaSo x Northwestern
r?llroad company, \lamngordo *
Sacramento Mountain ral,waN com.
panN; I'll paSo " Rock Island rail.
way company, and the Dawson
RAILWAY company
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20

uu, sun, ihc new dcmOcialI. dailV
dor, not speak ol tn, harmony ol
Ia, Roswell convention with thu
rJscat, English used j., other
apostle, oi thu doctrln, and under
the heading ol "Crcstiallcn Drm.
nDtary a. at Home.
N tar duirrrut looking set ol
men came back than went lD thr
convention. Ih,y went, tw 4 lot
Dl things, aud did no. conquer any
thing worth talking about
"Th, grand old man OF our CITY,,
Nr. Ferguson, wa, defeated Tor
the honJr, he held so long.
Albuquerque, the metropolis OF
rhc territory, alter being swept by
Democracy last spring, Wa, given
tha cold shoulder The ouiN dele.
gate selected from this city was
stripped ot even aiull vote. There
Is 4 rra,on whispered about the
streets today, explaining 1t all.
Ih, harmony wr heard 80 much
about WAS purely theotetiCa The
Roswell crowd told the Aluuqu,r-
Qurans to go back and sit down.
they accused the leaders ol repre-.
scntIng a split Democracy ard thu
new, Jl the recent pri nari"- Wa a
continual source ui talk and annoy.
tu,,s ft nm TRUSTEES
It docs not pay to deal with n
people a. the rank aud o." wcr,
handled vs. our very large super.
lors.
The handwriting is on ,he wall.
b., delegates to thu Dem.
ocratlc convention from the west.
crn side ol New Mexico returned
.ast night on the cute Oft train ircm
the Pccos Valley, weary and worn.
The itinerary Tor a TRIP through
san Iuan county was completed
.,stcrday and the Democratic can.
i,datc will probably make one OF
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20

The editor oi the Tucumcari
News don't believe IN the govern.
mrnl ownership ol ANYTHING other
than that which Is authorized by
constitutional provision, and We he.
li-v- il the postal system were own
I'd hv private individuals a deficit
could I've avoided and the people
given better service. We don't
believe IN the principle OF govern.
mrnt competition with individual
capital IN industrial development
oi any character. 1t threatens the
the very lite oi the nation. The
line oi dcmarkation as applied to
public utilities might range from a
brood ui Mlnofcas to rallwa,
system. 1t appeals to us that It -
exactly contrary TO the theory that
an individual should have, own and
control, under governmental super.
vision, whatever his brain and
muscle produces. There is sutt.
cirnt Capitalization OF government
under the constitution to guarantee
the pcrpetuatIon OF the Union,
while the government ownership
theory can result in nothing els,
than imperial tyranny.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20
NEW MEXICO DEMOCRATS
ADOPT PLATFORM

The platform upon which the
democrats OF New Mexico will
make their campaign this year and
upon which o. \. Larrazolo will
70 before the people tor the long
est campaign ever attempted IN
th,S territory, rs an interesting
document, and one which IS worth
reading carefully at least once,
whether the reader he a republican,
a democrat, gang follower or jus,
an officer. Whatever the results
al the campaign, the platform
adopted at the Roswell convention
,s very likely to play an important
part IN IL, aud 1t is therefore print.
ed III iull below;
We the democrats oi New Mex.
leo, IN delegate convention assemh.
led at Roswell, again renew our
pledge OF allegiance to those fund
amenial principles OF democracy as
originally enunciated by our FIRST
great leader, Thomas Jefferson,
chiei among which is contained in
the maxlm. Equal rights to al,
special privileges to none We
believe this maxim. rightly applied,
is capable OF solving all the great
questions which are now agItaIlng
the minds OF the American people,
the reform OF the tariff, the sup.
preston OF the trusts, The regula.
ton OF the railroads and the attl.
tude OF our government towards
imperialism.
We recognize that the democracy
oi the United States has today
many tried and trusted leaders, any
one OF whom would worthily NIL the
office oi chief magistrate oi this
great nation, but We cannot tail 10
recognize the further fact that there
is one democratic leader, who,
above all others, has identified
himself with all OF the reforms nov
demanded by our patty and who
has endeared himself to every he.
liever IN democratic principles and
whose very name, OF itself, constl'
tutrs platform upon which the
democracy OF this nation could wet
stand ~ the coming campaign IN
other words we believe the nomi'
nation OF William Jennings BRYAN
bv the democratic con> entlon al
Denver is demanded by every con,
sideration oi political principle and
party policy.
Therefore, be- it resolved thai
the delegates to he selected by this
convention to represent the dem
pcracy oi New Mexlco at the dem
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20
New Mexico Delegates to Denver

Roswell y. NJ, Iunr ff. The
\Dw Mexico Democrats elected as
national committeeman A. ! loncs,
ot Las Vegas, and the following
delegates to the con yrntlon at Dem
yer.
IT, Crist. RIO Niriha county,
Mtnurl Garcia. Santa Fr; sum.
mer, Burkhart, l}rrnaliIlo; ChaS.
kan, Valencia ". Is Walton,
Grant Nrlitpn Torres, Socorro;
Eugene Romero, Mora; lokn Nor.
row, tuliiN; G. \ Richardson
Chavrs. Inhn II llaru,. koosc.
Welt \ II. Iud,pc,h, Lincoln,
t. Wharton, Otrru
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20
Picnic al Blue Holes.

The Baptist Nundd> school IN.
owed q real old lNshrpurd picnic
AZ the Blur water hole, on Wed
nr,dav. The crowd went ont IN
wagons taking with them baskets
VI good lElngs to cat, and even
though the sand blew into all those
good things, the children and Young
people rnioycd II nevertheless.
It's delightfully."- cool and refresh
ing at the Blue holes after the heat
and dust oi the town.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20
Crystal Benefit.

The moving picture exhibit at
the Crystal Tor the benefit OF the
Home Mission society OF the Meth
odist church was in every sense
a splendid entertainment, as the two
large houses fully attested.
Mr.. and Mrs. May gave a fine
program and the specials were well
received, especially the number
"A Little Child Shall Lead Them"
and the solos 10y babe EVELYN Kent
nor who shows remarkable talent
in one so young,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20
Judge Saxons Court

Territory ~. luan Rivera charge
assault and battery. Tried, con.
virtrd. hn.d S25.oo and cost, an
appeal va, taken.
T,rrtor, v, lohn Toer, charge
assault with deadly weapon, case
sent to grand Jury.
CITY OF rucumcari vs.. {, Winn
charge. drunk and disordcrly.
Plea OF guilty, hned $500 and
costs.
City OF Tucumcari ~. 8. \.
Short, charge, drunk and disorder.
". Plea OF guilty, hned $500 and
costs
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20
Tucumcari and Da!hart Games.

Owing to the inability oi the
News to secure the official score il
is impossible to give detailed
account OF the Dalhart games, but
from all accounts the Tucumcari
team did good work and deserve
credit tor breaking even. Tucum-
carl lost Saturdays game by a score
OF J to and won SUNDAYS by a
score OF y to S.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20
House Numbering Notice.

To all Owners;-Please call at
City Hall IN J, X. Daughtry's in.
surance office on Main street,
Monday and Tuesday, June 22.23,
and get your number from ID. ].
Aber. Price SOC and 4oc. Furnish
lot and block number.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20

The third quarterly conference OF
San Jon charge, NJ. L. Church,
south, will be held a. San Jon on
Saturday aud Sunday, June aoth
and aIst. "Chiidren's Day" ser.
vice will he held Sunday June asth
AZ 10 a. IN. Building COMMITTEES
will meet at 3 pm. Saturday aoth.
]. w. Cainpbell, p. c.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20
The Presbyterian Church

Services next Sunday. Sunday
school 10 a. m. morning service
IL a, M; evening service s p. m.
You are cordially invited to all
the services OF this church.
Warner II. DuBose, Pastor
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20
Subscription $500 q year
TAFTS NOMINATION UNANIMOUS

10 In Nrws
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ng oo
mqsc scoocan sherman n
as Sherman SO Cip o. Mass ahS7
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20
Business Mems League Meet.

There will he meeting ol the
Business Mems League at the
court house Monday night / S
O'Clock and every member is re-.
quested TO be- present as there are
many things OF importance to be
talked about and a number OF
things that must he done.
v w. MooRE, President,
By II. II. MCELgoY, Secretary.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-06-20

his first long trips through tn"
Northwest
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08
TRACTION CO. IS
ECONOMICAL

The only thing that can be point.
ed out against the Washington St
concrete bridge is the fact that
there are no lights on 1t. When
Mayor Moore was asked about this
this morning he stated that Off
Gals are trying to have the lights
installed at the expense of the Trac.
ton Co. The company Is back
ward about it.
1t is suggested that the company
might at least pay for putting the
lights on the structure as it has not
paid anything else toward con.
struction in return for use of the
only safe bridge in town.
Eventually the corporation coun-
sci will bring suit to recover pro-
portion of the 100000 cost from
the company. 1t has agreed to pay
proportion provided the city will
credit the amount against the pro-
posed viaduct which is contem-
plated to extend over the railroad
tracks from the bridge.
A friendly suit will be necessary
to determine just what proportion
of cost the company shall be re-
CURED to pay.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08
ev LINCOLN J. srEFFENs

DENVER, July S--Let me specify
the spirit which | should like to ap
proach with you the national con
vention of the democratic party.
am voter, not only a reporter
understand, but a citizen, too. l as
sumo you are likewise citizen
not merely a reader scanning the
paper idly for news and entertain
ment. but one of the millions OF
citizens who are looking, like me
tool, the ballot, because there are
so many of us scattered so fal
apart We cannot do much all by
ourselves. We are in need of par
ties to get together in. Some OF
use have party now; some of us
have none. At the national repub
lican convention | pointed out what
everybody saw: that the con
servatives won.
There was a contest. The same
contest is here. 1t looks in Den
yer as If we shall see a struggle
between men, groups of men, but
really it is only that big, deep, ever
lasting conflict between the forces
of nature which make for change
and progress, and those who would
keep things as they are. The paral
lei is striking.
Roosevelt in Washington domin.
ated the republican convention
Bryan, in Lincoln, rules here
Neither of these leaders is beloved
by his party. Their organizations
hate them both, and the obedience
given is reluctant, treacherous, des.
perate.
The reason is that both old party
organizations are corrupt. They
have served and they are now de-
voted to the interests which cor.
rupted, and is still corrupting them
But the people of the country, en-.
lightened by exposures, aroused by
humiliations and defeats, have de.
veloped public opinion at last
Roosevelt and bryan have explain.
ed what they personify in their re-
spective parties and that is public
opinion. In other words, the steam
roller" of Chicago was the people
So here it isn't Bryan's, but the
masters voice that the organization
seems to obey. | mean seems.
It's all pretenses here. 1t was all
fraud in Chicago. Roosevelt didn't
have obedience and he didn't win
In Chicago. He only seemed to
Thn
hope to win hero.
The president nominated Taft
That was about all he did succeed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08
WlCKLEBERG WE'RE PRESIDENT

How I'd like to be in Mrs. Taft's
Or Mrs. Bryan's shoes next March"
observed Mrs. Wicklebridge. 'How-
ever, if you were president, Cicero,
should expect another dress to
wear. This one is getting frayed."
"Oh, yes" said her spouse, throw
ing back his shoulders little. II
think you would be entitled TO an
other one, although, lovey, you
couldn't look any sweeter than
you do in the one you have now"
Its not that | would care to
stick II on just because ! was the
first lady of the land" the good
woman continued, but the presi-
dents wife ought to be reasonably
we'll gowned, occupying the public
position she does. ] think | would
get a green foulard silk with white
polka dots In it, but not too large"
mo, I'd have 1t snug fitting If I
were YOU" Mr.. Wicklebridge said
81 mean the polka dots not too
large" said his spouse, giving him
a reproachful glance. "But no mat
ter what I'd wear, the ambassa-
doris ladies and the cabinet mem
bers' wives would criticise 1t. Still
| presume, the newspapers would
give a full description Of it, and 1t
would Immediately become the
style"
Yep" said Mr.. Wicklebridge.
You'd find newspaper OH your
breakfast table with the headlines:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08
STREET LIGHT NEEDED

A petition of property owners
along College av. between. Monroe
and Cedar asking for an arc lamp
at some place between Cedar and
Jefferson SITS, has been filed with
the city clerk. 1t is claimed that
this particular section of the city
has only one arc light in distance
of five blocks, and that the streets
are SO dark that it would be easy
for thug to jump out and hold up
pedestrians and get away again.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08
FEW DOGS ARE
DOOMED

Humane Officer Rudersdorf stat
ed this morning that he does not
believe it will be necessary to make
any arrests for not buying dog IL
censes this year. Last year %
were arrested. But from the way
owners are getting their CANNES
tagged, Rudersdorf believes that
all of the dogs except a few strays
will be cared for. At this time last
year only 42S licenses had been
taken out. More tnan a thousand
have been taken out this year so
far.
The stray doggies that are found
wandering. around will be taken to
the pound and if they can not be
sold will be destroyed by asphyxia-
ton.
The dog catchers looking for the
strays will start out on the morning
of July Is.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08
DEMOCRATS WEIGHED IN
BALANCE SA VS. STEFFENS

in doing. Taft is conservative. To
get a conservative nominated,
Roosevelt, a liberal, neglected the
platform and vice presidency. Nat
| urally the organization seized the
opportunity, drew up conserva-
tive platform and nominated for
vice president a man who repre-
sents both at home and in congress
the very interests which the presi-
dent has been fighting all his life.
No matter about that, however.
The conservatives are making the
republican party the party of the
conservative people of the United
States and, as pointed out from Chi
/ cago, they should have a party to
represent them. There are liberals
also in this country. They are en-
titled to have party. At the close
of the republican convention, after
congratulating the conservatives on
the republican victory, said we
should go to Denver and see if the
democratic party wouldn't repre-
sent liberal or progressive opinion
in this country. Now that we are
here what do we find?
The first men on the ground are
Roger Sullivan, Tom Taggart, Col
Guffey. Alton B. Parker is busy
with the memory of Cleveland, try
ing to put the party on record for
j the Cleveland conservative policy
They are playing exactly the
game their fellow conservatives
played at Chicago. They are throw
ing dust enough about the prairie
to rivet our attention or Bryan's,
while they are trying for a con-
sentative platform, conservative
vice president, conservative party
They may succeed.
All correspondents and politi-
clans who stopped at Lincoln on
they way here agreed in reporting
Bryan cautious against political
compromising. We know WELL like
Roosevelt, he is liberal. Like the
president, he has one purpose that
supercedes all others. Bryan wants
to be elected. To get elected, his
visitors say, he wants both the con-
sentative and liberal vote l be-
lieve he can't have them. We need
parties in this country, not one
party, but two, or three parties. We
need a choice. All men divide
themselves naturally into big
groups. There are men who think
things should be changed In the
past both parties stood for things
as they are because we had no
| choice. We have fallen into corrup-
ton and trouble. Our only hope of
getting out is to have two parties
(or three) that we voters can
| change from one to the other; vot-
ing with the lrogressives. When
we want to go en-, then, when that
party, being in power turns con-
sentative, We want to turn to the
other party which will carry us
on.
In other words, since the republi-
taken the conservative stand, we
need and the demand should be,
that the democratic party should in
all its platform, appeal to liberal.
progressive voters. My purpose
shall be to watch this contest as l
did Chicago. to see whether the
democratic party declares itself
liberal Or conservative. Believing
Bryan yields the power of progress
sive opinion | am inclined to hold
him responsible for the choice his
party makes. But we shall see
what we shall see.