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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
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Few people IN New Mexico have
realized the gravity of the situation
that ha, confronted GOV. George Curry
IN regard TO the territorial peni,enti
AIRY, OF the moral courage that prompt
eel hi, appointment of Reynolds as war
den. For years the peni,cntiary has
been the playg pund of political spills
m"n and theorists. scandal after sean
dal has invested II, until the people
generally have come To look upon II
with suspicion on general principles
and 10 believe that it j. normally about
a toss up between the confined and the
confines 50 far as cleanliness Is con.
cerned. Recurring governors have
been unable to %straighten out the con.
ditions for any material length oftime.
Curry is a clear headed thinker IN his
crude way. lie saw that II must be
done, and that unless u was done, the
Odor of the many scandles would cling
Ia him, aud hold him back from high
~ hfAl0 VI uHflulAutHN ahN IbNfAf hf
average man 80 convinced would have
made a sweeping change, thus bringing
the institution into inexperienced
hands and running the risk Of having
the same thing all over again. Curry
wanted no risks. lie means 10 clean
up the penitentiary or abolish II aud
farm out the convicts. The latter il
the last thing TO be desired for many
reasons, 50 he played both ends against
the middle, to use n prhase that il
still understood by a few in New Mex.
leo. lie named as warden this maj
Reynolds, one of the shrewdcst bust.
ness men in New Mexico, as well ~
one of the most cursed among poll
tIans, with n reputation that
lie reasoned that Reynolds, knowing
that the eyes Of the territory were up.
on him and a merciless master over
him, would see the opportunity To
build up his W dynasty, and would
use every bit of his great natural abil.
Ivy to make good, In ease he should
be tempted to yield to the wea kness
Of the flesh, there was placed over
him the strongest supervising board in
history, no attention beng made 10
its selection, men being chosen who are
incorruptible aud successful In their
W business. II Reynolds should
lapse IL would not be for long with
such men behind him, and the govern
or reasons that with such q condition,
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The announcement that Tucumcari
has 5000 people is Of more Importance
than mo~t people consider. II means
that In less than five years the wonder
ful development of a section once sup
posed to he incapable Of ~dcvclopemcnt
has produced n modern city with every
attachment of ci, ilizRtiou aud with
every indication of reaching in Ave
years more n still higher and greater
position. Personally II is a matter
at deep qualification to me, for 1t ~
only seven years since tie territorial
brett crn pretty nearly booted me Out
of court for my editorial on "a Future
Empire. IN which | WAS rash enough
Ia look forward n little aud forecast
what the next few years was to bring
to the upper Pecos valleys and the
great p%tairies on rach side. The, said
thee ] was q visionary l%una'ic. IN
cumcar aud its surrounding country,
but entering upon its destiny. proves
that while ! may nave been that. one
may have his lucid intervals of almost
human reason.
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Brotherhood Of Railway Carmen Of
America, meets every FIRST and third
Friday evenings at $500 o'clock at the
old bank building.
NJ. Is. MCDONALD, Chief Carman.
A. NJ. FENNELL, se~cretary.
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Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire.
men and Engineers No. sos, meets In
the old bank building every Tuesday
in the month at 900 p. m.
ID. @. HINES, Master.
II. A. WINGROVE, s cretary.
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Bethel Chapter No. Is, Order Of the
Eastern Star, meets AZ the new Ma.
sonic hall every second and fourth
Tuesday evenings of each month.
HARRIET n. DONoHOO, w. NJ.
Alice T.. KOCH, Secretary.
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Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmer
mcsls FIST and third 5a' rday after
nrons, and second anG fourth Su,ur.
day evenings It the oil banL bu,ldirp.
II, +, COLDWELL, master,
CLAUDE DUVAL, Secretary.
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d DIRECTORY.

Tucumcari Lodge No. q A. =. and
A. NJ. meets first and third Monday
evenings Of each month at the new
MasOLic hall.
E. F. SAXON, W. NJ.
II. d. NICHOLS, Secretary.
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the penitentiary will emerge from dark
ness. II Is u daring aud novel expert
mcnt, and IL 1t succeeds 1t will not
only be greatly to the benefit of the
territory, but a Demonstration that the
crude clcverness of Curryism T. more
iorceful than the elaborate aud usual
theories of government. which would
shrienk from such q trial OF men.
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Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engin.
GERS No, 7Is, meets in the old bank
building every Monday in each month
j. Il. MeAlPINE, Chief Eng'T.
T., T.. CLARK, +. A. T..
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Carpenters and Joiners Union No,
675, meets In new Masonic hall every
first aud third Friday nights.
PAUL JACKSON, President.
NJ. +. PARISH, Secretary.
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Tucumcari Camp No. Is, ". o. w,
meets second and fourth Monday
evenings Of Zach month at the new
Masonic hall.
s. H. NEAFUs, c. c..
+. NJ. SALYERS, Clerk.
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Tucumcari Ministers Association,
meets FIRST and third Mondays In each
month at 10000 q. M.
REV. W. II. DuBOsE, Pres.
REV, GUY NJ. MCBRIDE, Sec.
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Order Railway Conductors, No. 537,
meets at the new Masonic hall every
Sunday evenings at 1880 p. m
EMORY BROWN, Chief Con.
e.. II. PARSON, See. and Treas.
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Ruth Rebekah Lodge No, 4, meet
first and third Tuesday evenings of
each month at the new Masonic hall.
MRS. G. Is. PARCHMAN, W. NJ.
MRS. l.. 4. SHERWOOD, See.
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Tucumcari Lodge No. 20, X. Of p.
meets every Wednesday evening at
the new Masonic hall.
W. II. BRYMER, G. C.
VI. H. GOLDENBERG, X. Of X. and s..
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Tucumcari Homestead No. 1857, meets
every second and fourth Wednesday
evenings of each month at the old
bank building.
DIR. o. T.. PATTERSON, W. r.
MRS. o. T.. PATTERSON, ". Z.
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Tucumcari Lodge No. IS, I. o. o.
f., meets every Thursday evening at
the new Masonic hall.
J. W. CAMPBELL, N. @.
+. o. McDERMOTT, Secretary.
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Tucumcari Business Mems League
v. W. MOORE, President.
II II, MeELRoY, Secretary.
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NJ. T.. CHURCH SOUTH
Sunday Services
Sunday School 10 a. m.
Preaching, II a. m.
Epworth League, 3 p. m.
Preaching, : p. m.
The public is cordially invited.
CHAS. l.. BROOKS, Pastor.
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CHRISTIAN
Sunday Services
Sunday School, 9:45 a. m.
Morning Service, II n. m.
Evening Service, 1880 p. IN.
Communion services every Sunday.
Preaching Services, LIST, End aud
Sundays.
All services at Crystal Thcater
Everybody invited.
GUY l.. AMENT, Pastor.
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CITY CHURCHES.

NJ. T.. AND PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday Services
Sunday School, 10 a. m.
Morning Service, IL a. M.
Evening Service, 1880 p. m.
You are cordially invited to attend
all Of these services.
GUY NJ. MCBRIDE
WARNER II. DuBOSE
Pastors
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EPISCOPAL

EPISCOPAL
Sunday School at the Court Hous
every sunday morning at 9:+j
Everybody invited.
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BAPTIST

BAPTIST
Sunday Services
sunday School, 10 aa. m.
Preaching, II a. nj. and ! p. m.
You are cordially invited to attend
these services.
W.. c. TAGGART, Pastor.
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-07
Bad symptoms. .

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ging down nLteeling In lower abdominal or
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Irregular or painful periods, with or with
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In any condition OF the female system,
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-07
COOK IS CLAD
y PEARY DID IT
Says He Hopes Report Of
Finding Pole Is True.
WILL CONFIRM HIS STORY

Believes There is Glory Enough In
Achievement TO Go Around--Ex-
plains Why Second Party Failed to
Find Traces OF His Visit to Top Of
the Earth--Ice Floes Undoubtedly
s. Carried Case Containing Documents
Miles From Scene OF Burial.
Copenhagen, Sept. 7.-Copenhagen
was electrified by the report of Com
mander Peary's announcement that
he had reached the north pole. DR..
Cook was immensely interested and
said "That is good news. I hope
Peary did get to the pole. His obser.
vations and reports on that region
will confirm mine."
Asked. If there was any probability
of Peary's having found the tube. con.
tanning his records, DR.. Cook replied:
II hope so, but that is doubtful on ac.
count of the drift" DR.. Cook added {:
Commander Peary would have reach
cd the pole this year, probably. while
I was there last year. His route was
several hundred miles east of mine
We are rivals, of course, but the pole
is good enough for two.
THAT two men got 10 the pole
along diff rent paths" continued the
explorer, Should furnish large addi
tons TO scientific knowledge. Prob
ably, other parties will reach 1t in the
next 10 years, since every explorer Is
helped by the experience of his pre-
decessors. just as Sverdups observa
tlons and reports were of immeasur
able help TO me. can say nothing
more, without knowing further dc
tails, other than that / am glad of II,
While DR.. Cook was conversinp
casually with American friends. the
possibility of the denouement which
electrified the world was laughingly
suggested. DR.. Cook remarked: III
is quite possible that Peary will turr
up now. lie is about due to get back
IL he carries out his plans. We have
always been friends, while of course
we arc rivals in the attempt to fine
the pole, but we have been friendly
rivals"
Those who have had the best op
portunities to become acquainted
with DR.. Cook here believe that he !:
not likely 10 enter into a controvers,
with Commander Peary.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-07
HtSSIAN WINS SWISS TROPHY
Match Proves Feature OF Sea Girt
Rifle Tournament.

Sea Girt, N. j., Sept. 7.-Honors at
the rife tournament here went to
rihemen from Washington, ID. G.. A
team of four officers from the ord
nance department of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia
won the banner event of the day, the
New York State Rifle association's
company team match. Firing seven
shots each at 200, 500 and 600 yards
the Washington men scored 1882
points TO 37l by the team from head
quarters. Seventy-first New York, and
$50 by the team of Company G,
Fourth New Jersey.
The novelty of the tournament thus
far was the Swiss trophy" match
won by John w. Iiessian OF New
York. The first prize is bronze fig
ure representing William Tell with
his son. Each competitor fired two
sighting shots, and continued to shoot
so long as he remained ip the bulls
eve. IN" 20 tH t
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BREAKS RECORD,
FAILS TO WIN
LOrimer Loses Control Of
Car on Last Stretch.
MAKES DASH FOR PIAZZA

Dozen Persons Manage to Get Clear
of Wild Car Without Serious In
jury--Driver and Mechanician Es-
cape Unhurt Burman, Chevrolet
and knippcr Carry OF Honors at
Opening Events at Lowell Automo.
bile Carnival.
Lowell, Mass, Sept. Tout from a
general field of % racing automobiles
competing In the three events COM
posing the national fall stock chassis
competition of the opening day of the
Lowell automobile carnival there
emerged victorious Robert Burman
at the wheel of a Buick machine OF
30-horsepower; Louis Chevrolet, guild
ing car of the same make of but 49,
horsepower, and William Knlpper in
Chalmers-Detrot of 30.horsepower,
respectively. Burmans win was in a
race for the Vesper trophy of 2l2
miles. which he covered in 3;19:0S;
Cheyrolet's victory was in the event
for the Yorick Club cup Of 159 miles,
the finish of which was 2:56:17, and
Knipper won a 1922 miles contest
for the Merrimack Valley cup In
2.2S:43 Knipper's win was protested
by the Maxwell management, but the
! matter was decided adversely TO
them by the contesting board.
To Lee b. Lorimer. driving a Chal.
mers-Detroit Bluebird fell the gen.
eral expression of individual dis
tinction for the days racing. And
this despite the fact that he did not
win. Every road record for cars OF
this class--4 4O-horsepower-was swept
before his machine, which hummed
necessarily through II laps of the
1916 mile circuit at an average rate
OF a mile in | minute and 7-10 of one
second. In the eighteenth lap, lead
ing Burman, who ultimately won by
two laps. he lost control of his car
on the far end OF the back stretch
and II headed off the road directly
toward piazza upon which were
seated dozen persons. All managed
10 get clear of the oncoming car ex-
cept Mrs. Fannie w. Eaton OF Brock
ton, whose injuries, however, were
slight. Neither Lorimer nor his
mechanician were hurt.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-07
OVERWORk AND
WORRY BLAMED
For a Large Percentage Of
Woman's Ills.
A Newark, N. Y, Woman Tells
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-07
/: BAllINGtR At BEVERLY
Goes Loaded With Reports For Presi.
dents Inspection.

Beverly, Mass, Sept. 7.-Secretary
Ballinger of the interior department
came to Beverly, armed with three
portfolios filled with reports regard
ing the Cunningham coal land entry
cases in Alaska, which have been the
subject OF serious charges preferred
by Louis Il. CLAWS. an inspector,
against higher officials of the general
land Office and the interior depart
ment. Mr.. Ballinger intended also TO
take up with the president the con.
troversy between the interior depart.
ment and the forestry division of the
department Of agriculture, headed by
Clifford PinChot.
Mr.. Ballinger could not be drawn
into discussion of the Pinchot con.
troversy over the policy of the in.
terror department regarding the
Roosevelt conservation plans or of
the CLAWS charges.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-07
PLANTED
1. FLAG AT
!, the POLE
PGdry Realizes Life
Ambition.
IS YEAR BEHIND COOK
Found No Trace of PredeceS-
SOr'S Presence.
FLASHESLAC0NIC MESSAGE
Merely Says Stars and Stripes
Nailed 10 North POIe."
FLASHESLACONIC MESSAGE
Merely Says Stars and Stripes
Nailed 10 North Pole"

New York, Sept 7.--Peary has sue.
ceeded .t.s
10 "stars and stripes nailed to the
north pole"
3r From out the Arctic darkness there
was flashed this message, which
stunned the scientific world and
thrilled the heart of every layman.
From the bleak coast of Labrador
Peary gave to the world the news
that he had attained his goal in the
far north, while at the same moment,
in far-off Denmark, Dr. Frederick A.
Cook of Brooklyn was being dinod
and lionized by royalty for the same
achievement.
Undeniably Yankee grit has con
uuered the frozen north, and there
has been created a coincidence such
as the world will never see again.
Two Americans have planted the flag
of their country in the land of ice
which man has sought to penetrate
for four centuries, and each, ignorant
of the others conquest has flashed
within period of five days laconic
message of success to the waiting
world
Cook in his first message 10 his
countrymen was brief, but noncom.
initial; Peary was even brlefer, but
specific. STARS and stripes nailed to
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-07
PtARY AND HIS AMBITION
sideIights on Career Of Man Whose
Daring Brought Success.

New York. Sept. 7. - In reaching
the north pole. Commander Robert
Edwin Peary has achieved the ambi.
ton Of life time. As boy his day
dreams were of an unexplored land
far to the northward, and such print.
ed matter concerning the polar re
gions as fell into his hands was read
with absorbing interest He was born
at Cresson, Pa. May 6, 1858, but in
his early youth the family removed
to Maine, where he received his edu.
cation. His parents. Charles N. and
Mary (Wiley) Peary, saw 10 II that
he received an early training beft-
ting life which promised to be filled
with wholesome activity.
lnctructed first in private schools
he subsequently entered Bowdoin col.
lege, from which he was graduated
with the class of 1877. Throughout
his college career and in the years
following he made a close study of
Arctic exploration, the peculiar fasci.
nation which the subject held Tor him
deepening as he matured. AS a
means OF livelihood he adopted the
profession Of civil engineer. entering
the United States navy and in that
capacity Oct. 90, 1881. Three years
later he was appointed as assistant
engineer on the board which sur.
yeyed the route of the Niearaguan
ship canal.
In these years his interest in the
mysterious north had not abated, and
In 1885 he applied for leave of alb.
sence from the navy which would
permit him TO visit Greenland. His
application was granted and in July
of the same year he began what
proved TO be the first of seven ex-
pediiions to the north. all attended
with hardship and some of them with
actual suffering and want, but perse
vered in with a tenacity OF purpose
that challenged the admiration Of the
world and finally brought him un-
stinted fame.
Beyond the daring of his exploits
Peary's expeditions have had scien
tiflc and geographical usefulness ant
has been generally recognized, anf
he has won the medals OF the Amerl.
can Geographical society, the Roysl
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-07
justice Short In Accounts.

Elyrla, o.. Sept. 7.--Investigators
who have examined the books of
Charles C. Lord. Justice OF the peace,
who left town Tuesday, said through
Prosecuting Attorney f. NJ. Stevens
that Mrs Lord owes about $400 to the
county. No action has been taken as
yet by the authorities. G. H. Lewis
and q. u. Dachtler, investigators APP
pointed by the township trustees, say
Lord made no report to the Lorain
county auditor for three years. Fines
paid over in the presence of Elyria
officials, the report says, were not
turned in.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-07
Woman cycIist Injured.

Dayton, o.. Sept 7.--Mrs. s. n. r..
Allen suffered fractured shou der,
broken leg and internal injuries as
tho result Of collision with a White
line streetcar. She and j. A. Camp.
bell were on tandem motorcycle,
and in trying to get out of tne way
of one car ran full sped into another
on the opposite tracx Campbell os-
capped with few bruises. The husband
OF the woman rsas riding in the rear
on single wheel and witnessed the
accident. Doctors say that Mrs. Al
lens injuries may prove fatal.