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Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14
Show Appreciation

The Ball Fans of Belen have
shown their appreciation of the
good work of J. G. Burford, who
has played the position as pitcher
in practically all of the games
won by the Belen team this sum-
mer, by presenting him with a
beautiful gold watch. The time
piece is an "Aristo Verithin"
model, the case being very plain,
with only the initial "B" en-
graved on the reverse. On the
inner back cover is the inscrip-
tion Presented by Belen Ball
Fans" 1t is a little beauty and
Burford is justly proud of it.
After looking at it, we had a
feeling that we'd like to be a
pitcher.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14
Social Dance

The Misses Eula Gooch and
Helen Hoffman entertained some
of the young people of Belen at
the home of Mrs. Gooch last
Thursday evening, August 7th.
The evening was spent in dane
ing, refreshments being served
about eleven o'clock. The music
was furnished by Mrs. H. R.
Wetmore and the Misses Opal
Jones and Pearl Hayerford.
Those present were: The Misses
Rumalda Delgado, Edna LeBrun,
Marian Kennebeck, Pearl Hayer-
ford, Opal Jones, Ruby Jones,
Helen Hoffman, Eula Gooch and
Opal Gooch; Messrs. Jack Glen
denen, Paul S. Alderman, Cecil
H. Craig, Milton W. Rigney,
Harry E. Kronig, Roy Abel,
Louis Lemaster, Edward J.
Kennebeck and Dewitt Campbell.
Needless to say all had a most
enjoyable time.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14
SCHOOLS
70 OPEN
SEPT. Sc s
Building has been Repaired
and Senovated for the
Term

The Belen Public Schools will
open for the fall term on Mon.
day, September 8th, three weeks
from next Monday. The school
board has the building repaired
and renovated, walls calsomined
and floors oiled, woodwork pain
ted and a number of little mat
ters looked after, so that all will
be in readiness for the opening
day and the surroundings of the
children as comfortable and
pleasant and possible. Most of
the repair work had been neg
lected too long, and was absolute
ly essential, very little having
been done on the building since
its erection, some twelve years
ago.
Prof. J. B. Gunter, B. Ped,
has been reelected as superinten-
dent for the coming term. With
Miss E. Ruth Ziegler as assistant
in the High School Work, the
students are assured the best of
training in this department.
The board has looked we'll after
the work of the grades, having
secured the following teachers:
Misses Lillian Pohl, Olive Duer,
Emma Anderworth, and Rhea
Wilsey and Mrs. F. R. Trimble.
The board has arranged for a
school at Sauzal, just north of
town, where the lower grades
will be taught. Mr.. Manuel
Sanchez wiii'bie hi charge Of tk4s
school. This arrangement will be
doubly advantageous, as it will
not necessitate the long walk to
the central building on the cold |
and likewise will
relieve the over-crowded con-
dition of the lower grades, there
being more children in some of
the GRADES last year than could
be Accommodated with seats in the
room.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14
FIESTA
BEGINS
TODAY
Tomorrow will be the Big
day with Ball Game after
dinner

The Fiesta of Belen will be
celebrated tomorrow, August
18th. Vespers will be held at the
local Catholic Church this even.
ing at 4:15 o'clock. Tomorrow
morning, early mass will be cele-
brated at 6 o'clock, followed by
high mass and sermon at 9. AT
ter this service the annual pro-
cession will occur, the line of
march being east from the church
to Main street, north on Main,
past Goebel's store, thence east
through the city, returning to
the church through the south
part of town.
There will be several dances in
different parts of the city, large
tents having been erected for
this purpose. These will open
tonight, and remain so all day
tomorrow and tomorrow night.
Numerous games have been ar
ranged for, almost everything
imaginable being on tap whereby
to separate the dimes and quar-
ters from the kids and their eld-
ers as we'll. A Merry -go-Round
has been erected at the Bank
Corner, and here the kiddies,
little and big, will enjoy being
made dizzy at a nickle a ride.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted for a ball game between
the 4-A's of Albuquerque and
the local team tomorrow Friday
afternoon on the local grounds.
This is one of Albuquerque's
best aggregations, and without a
doubt will give us a good game.
The team, which Former Secre-
tary Naylon of the Albuquerque
Commercial Club is organizing
for Belen's express purpose,
cannot be here at this time, but
the IA team will certainly give
us good sport. This team played
here on July goth, when the
Belen boys were victorious by a |
score of 8 to- 6.
'There'll be Something doing
all the Time" so no one need
worry about things being slow in
The city, for one can find a booth
)r dance hall on every corner and
some between where one can get
i'd of the coin of the realm with
)ut coaxing the recipient to take
t. But that's part of the game,
md everybody is supposed to be
lappy.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14
GOV. PRINCE
TELLS OF THE
EARLY DAY
Ancient Ruins should be
Preserved for Historical
Reasons

Mountainair, Aug. 13- Histori-
cal day at the chautauqua today
was a signal success. The ad-
dress this afternoon, by former
Governor L. Bradford Prince, on
the "Old Missions of New Mexi-
co." was heard by a most appre-
ciative audience, representative
of the culture of the state. Teach
ers, statesmen, ministers, pro-
fessors gave eager ear to the
speaker as he recounted the deeds
of the crusaders who braved the
dangers of a strange land and
alien people. Governor Prince
said in part:
Nothing in history is more
touching than this instances of
three lone men, attended only by
nine soldiers and three Indian
servants, entering a land of
danger, not in quest of gold, not
in quest of military possessions,
but marching fearlessly on in
quest of souls.
The hardships they endured,
and the experiences of the rescue
expedition, headed the following
year by Espejo, make a thrilling
chapter of history associated with
the study of the old missions that
post to those dates, were erected.
New Mexico's natal day, July IL,
1898, should each year be patri-
otically celebrated. On that day
a small company of Spaniards
the first settlement
in Santa Fe. Their mission was
paramount to all else as they be-
gan the same day the erection of
the old church, which, on Sep
tember 9Th, was dedicated with
the most elaborate religious cere-
ever to this day known in
New Mexico. The celebration
concluded with games and spe-
cially prepared drama, the first
ever given in New
Mexico.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14
Commercial Club Notes

At the meeting of the Com
mercial Club Tuesday night,
George Hoffman was chosen as
recording secretary for the re-
mainder of the term.
A committee is to be named by
the chairman to represent Belen
in the dedication of the county
courthouse at Los Lunas next
month. Arrangements are under
way looking toward the taking
of the Belen Brass Band to Los
Lunas on that date to take part
in the program.
A committee was named to
meet the State Highway Com
mission, when that body makes
it's visit to this county, to locate
the Public Highway from Los
Lunas to Gallup, in the near fu-
ture.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14

Phil Jagels was down from Los
Lunas last Sunday and took in
the ball game. He says the coun-
ty seat people are preparing to
show all of Valencia county and
outsiders just how to- do it on
Labor Day at the dedication of
the courthouse. Quick to see a
good thing, he invited the two
teams, San Marcial and Belen, to
come to Los Lunas on that day
to play off the tie on neutral
grounds.
DR.. C. C. Clark, the jolly den
tist of Socorro and Magdalena,
was among the 'rooters" last
Sunday, and he didn't hide his
light under a bushel, either.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14
EXTRA
PREMIUMS ON
POULTRY
Interest is Increasing in De-
partment of Fowls at
State Fair

In addition to the premiums al
ready listed, Superintendent John
Rueb of the Poultry Show of the
State Fair, reports a splendid list
of extra prizes; the greatest in
terest at home and abroad ever
shown in poultry show here;
prospects for so many entries
that the quarters will have to be
enlarged and statewide coopera-
tion due largely to the work of
the carefully selected county su-
perintendents.
Mr.. Rueb has secured as Judge
of the show C. H. Rhodes, of
Topeka, licensed judge, who of
ficisted at the St. Louis Worlds
fair, is always judge at the Kan
sas City Royal Poultry show and
who has acted at big shows all
over the country.
The State Poultry association
and the State Fair have affiliated
with the American Poultry asso-
citation and all ribbons and sup
plies, etc., will bear the national
official stamp.
Ralph C. Ely, president of the
State Fair board, is deeply inter
ested in the local show and will
be here Sunday to confer with
Mr.. Rueb
Mr.. Rueb is being ably assisted
by J. D. Notgrass, superinten-
dent for Bernalillo county and
Ros Campbell of the Mathew
dairy. Albuquerque Herald.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14
BELEN Wins
FROM
San MARCIAL
Interesting Game from Start
to Finish ends in score
of s to 6

The old habit Of the Belen Ball
Team re-aSserted itself last Sun
day, when the locals took the
game from the San Marcial
Greys, the score being s to 6.
I he game was interesting
throughout, the score being close
enough at all stages of the game,
that neither side could be sure of
success.
The special came in just after
twelve O'Clock, bringing some
thing over a hundred fans from
San Marcial and the towns be-
tween that city and this. Pen
nants and badges galore told the
tale that all were San Marcial
boosters. The brass band did
not appear, but in it's place there
were any number of horns rang
ing in size from the small three
inch megaphone to the large horn
from the graphaphone, measur-
ing fifteen inches across.
At the opening of the game,
San Marcial players went out,
two on pop-fies and the third be-
fore reaching first. The locals
put two on the board at the close
of the first inning, which gave
the home fans a chance to expand
their lungs. The visitors tight
ened up and played good ball
during the second, tying the
score, when all the horns were
brought into play. In the third
neither side could find home
plate, while in the 4th the visitors
added one to their side, whereup-
on the din and noise was terrific. |
Our boys could not overcome the
lead of the visitors in the fifth, |
both sides adding a zero, In the
sixth the visitors added two more,
making the score stand 5 to 2.
This was too much for our boys,
and something had to be done.
1t was. Just how it all happened
is hard to tell, but it seemed that
everybody was hitting and run
ming, and when the inning ended
our boys had four more to their
credit, making the board read 6
to 5. Pandemonium broke loose.
During the seventh neither side
scored. In their half of the
eighth, the visitors gained one,
again tying the score. But again
our boys rallied and added two,
which the visitors failed to meet
in the ninth.
The crowd was the largest that
has attended any game this sum-
mer on the local grounds, and the
game was the most exciting and
interesting. McGrath and Low
rey acted as batteries for the visi-
tors, with Gutierrez and Burford
for the locals. B. Jacobson UNI
pired the game.
The score by innings:
San Marcial-020 10201O-6
Belen -20OOO4O2x-8
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14

N. Bellamah, merchant at Sa-
binal, Bernardo postofice, is
proving himself a live one, in
advertising a special sale, pre-
paratory to the Fiesta of San
Juan. This office has gotten out
a nice lot of advertising matter
for Mr.. Bellamah, which no
doubt will draw the crowd.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14
(From Socorro Chieftain)

B. G. Becker of Belen was a
guest at the Chambon hotel
Thursday.
S. Baca of Belen, county school
superintendent of Valencia coun-
ty, was in Socorro Wednesday
visiting Superintendent Benja-
min Sanchez and others.
Louis Becker, brakeman on the
Magdalena branch, met with a
serious accident a few days ago
which resulted in the dislocation
of one of his ankles. He is now
going about on crutches.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14
UNCLAIMED MAIL MATTER.

The following is list of letters
and other unclaimed mail matter re-
naming in the post office at Belen,
New Mexico, for the week ending
August ii, 1918
Persons calling for this unclaimed
matter will please say Advertised"
A charge of one cent will be, made
for each piece of advertised ma ter
delivered, as required by Section 66S
Postal Laws and Regulation, 1902.
Breeder, Mrs. Emma
Castillo, Eliseo
Collins, Wallace
Gallegos, Ysidro
Griego, Pedro
Sanchez, Atanacio
Sanchez, Juan N.
If unclaimed by Aug. 2S, 1913
the above will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office.
JOHN BECKER, P. M.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14
ASSERT IT IS
PERFECTLY
IMPOSSIBLE"
Albuquerque Organizing a
Special Team for Belen's
Scalp

Thomas J. Naylon, former
secretary of the Commercial club
who is here on a visit from Phoe-
nix, has taken none of an AL
buquerque situation which, he
says, is perfectly impossible and
shouldn't be permitted. Tom re-
fers, of course, to the fact that
baseball team from Belen has
been playing rings around every
ball-playing aggregation in this
part of the state, including the
local "Happies. -" This is a sit
uation which can be readily rem
edied, according to Naylon, and
with characteristic enterprise,
the man from Phoenix started
out this afternoon to assemble
bunch of local players, which, he
believes, will turn the trick.
1t is Naylon's plan to get to-
gether the very best baseball
talent in this town, including
such stars as R. F. Hutchinson,
Charlie" Kunz, DOC" Cornish
and Spencer, the fast Indian in
fielder. When the team is organ
lied, the Belen crowd will be in
vited to journey hither possibly
on Sunday, the 18th. Then,
quite regardless of results, a
return match could be arranged
for the following Sunday at Be-
len.
Local fans were enthusiastic
over the Naylon plan this after
noon, ana it is a safe guess chat
the series, if it can be arranged,
will be heavy drawing card
Albuquerque Herald.
The above from the Albuquer-
que Herald speaks for itself.
1t may be impossible" for such
a thing as Belen playing rings
around every ball-playing ag-
gregation in this part of the
state" " but the fact remains nev-
ertheless. Mr.. Naylon wrote
Secretary Wetmore asking for
the first open date our team had,
and was offered Fiesta Day,
Friday the 18th. The first of
this week, Wetmore received
word that they could not get a
strong enough team by that date
and asked for a game on the
oath. Wetmore, always acco-
modating, invited them to come
on, the Belen scalp is here, wait
ing for them to come and take it.
Naturally it is perfectly i'm
possible from anAlouquerqueans
point of view that Belen should
play rings around them," Belen
the cutoff town. And the team
a handful Of working
boys, who have practically 70
time for practice. Albuquerque
is welcome to the scalp if they
come and take it, but we give
fair warning that our boys will
be present when it is taken, al d
the Duke City bunch will know
that they are there. Our boys
can, if necessary, lose a game,
but it will be a good clean game
as far as they are concerned, and
the other fellows must show
them that the losing is necessary.
We hope Naylon will succeed in
down a team, for
there's nothing Belen Fans like
better than a good clean game,
and they prove it by patronizing
such games, too.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14

Appearances are deceptive-if
you want to know how far a frog
can jump measure his jumps.
If you can't win, make the one
just ahead break the record.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14

Most people get what they
deserve, but very few are willing
to admit it.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14

The world generally pushes a
man the way he makes up his
mind to go.
Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1913-08-14

Greatness lies not in being
strong, but in the right use of
strength.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-26
PROGRESS MADE IN
MILLION FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES
The Plan of Procedure for Getting
New Sub-Districts
Formed.

Jacksonville.--If plans preparing by
Duval county school board and the
committee of thirty authorized by the
people to act as an advisory board
and assisting body to the board meet
no setback, by early spring Jackson
vile will see begun the first Of its
new modern fireproof buildings.
The special committe of the school
board, j. c. Cooper, Jr., and W. NJ.
Stockton have decided to devote
special attention and care to looking
into the legal status of the situation
and with advice from other attorneys
have decided on a course Of action
which is believed will make for sue
cess from the start of the work.
1t was proposed at the meeting OF
the school board that an election be
called and the old subdistricts, estab
lished some six years ago, and never
utilized for bonding purposes, be vot
ed out of existence legally and formal
Iy. This action will clear the field OF
any complications that might arise
due to the questionable existence oil
these districts. Then, too, it is said
these district lines were not drawn
to the best advantage, and if they
were retained would not give the re
suits that are desired in this new
bonding proposition.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-26

The. Palatka News has made the
timely discovery that w. c. Temple,
suggested by the Tampa Tribune as
a good South Florida man for SEN
ator, Sis not a Democrat. 1t is APP
palling to think of elect this care
fully concealed Republ4 to q me
United States Senate by the votes of
our Noble Democratic yeoinanry. and
discovering when it was too late that
he was Trojan N e. That would
have been a horse u the Democratic
party, sure enough. William Chase
Temple, you can now retire. You
have been unmasked in the nick Of
time, and amid the outrageous soli-
tudes of your Orlando orange grove
and the wreck of your unholy designs
upon the pure, chaste, virgin Demo-
cracy of florida you can repent of
your sins and mediate on the mu-
liability of human affairs.-Lakeland
Telegram.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-26
500 NATIVES DIE IN LAVA
Terrible Details of Volcanic Eruptlons
on Ambrim Island.

on Ambrim Island.
Sydney, N. 8. W.-Incoming steam
ers bring terrible details of the re-
cent volcanic eruptions on the Island
of Ambrim in the New Hebrides group
in which 500 natives lost their lives.
Witnesses of the disturbance describe
it as having been so sudden and vio-
lent that they expected to see the
whole western side of the island dis
appear.
With terrific roar, which was fol-
lowed with a rapid succession Of artil-
lery-like defamation, all the craters of
the volcano entered into full activi-
ty, spouting flames and lava and
throwing out huge boulders.
Great streams of lava soon were
rushing down the slopes, cutting off
the villagers from escape. In one In
stance two torrents Of the molten mass
Joined and made an island of one en-
tire section of a village. Here fifty or
sixty persons persisted.
The scenes at night were aweinspIr-
ing. Flames shot into the air to a
height of thousand feet, Illuminating
the whole scene of destruction. The
ocean seemed to boil as huge super
heated masses of stone fell into the sea
and streams of lava poured into the
bay. Dust from the craters gradually
formed black cloud which blotted
out the light of the stars.
The British hospital buildings were
wiped out, but previous to their de-
struction the doctors pluckily remov-
ed all the patients to launch and
escaped with them
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-26
Want POWER over ROADS
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM
MISSION RECOMMENDS FUR
THEIR ACTION.
Makes Vigorous Recommendation for
Additional Powers Over the
RaiIrof Is.
bV WILLIS HANVKlNSvv

Washington.-Emp the ne
cessity for further action by the Fed
eral government to provide greater
safety for travellers and employees
upon American railroads, the inter-
state commerce commission, in its an
nual report, submitted to congress,
makes vigorous recommendation for
additional powers over the physical
construction and operation of the
roads. The commission also recon-
mends that it be given authority to
supervise the issue of railroad secur-
lilies and some measure of control
over the capitalization.
Conditions disclosed by the commits
sion's investigation of railroad acct
dents during the year present stu
alton, which, the commission believes,
ought to be the subject of immediate
legislation. Seventy-siX accidents in
vestig9ted comprised fifty-one COLI
sions ID twenty-five derailments, and
caused The death of 2S3 and the injury
of 1880 persons. Commenting upon
these facts, the report says:
"The commission again is compelled
to note the exceedingly large proper
ton of train accidents due to derelic-
ton of duty on the part of employees.
Fifty-siX of the accidents investigated
during the year, or nearly IA per cent
of the whole number, were directly
caused by mistakes of employees
These mistakes were of the same ma.
ture as those noted by the commission
in it's last annual report, namely, dis
regard of fixed signals; improper flag
ging; failure to obey train orders; i'm
proper checking of train register; mis-
understanding of orders; occupying
main track on time of superior train
block operator allowed train to enter
occupied block; disaptcher gave LAP
! order or used improper form of order;
of, eator made mistake in copying or
| der; switch left open in re of ap
preaching train; excessive peed; fail
ure to identify train thu was met
"These errors are exactly the ones
which figure in the causes of train
accidents year after year."
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-26
URGES U. S. TO OWN LINES
POSTMASTER GENERAL BURlE'
SON FAVoRS ACQUISITION
BY GOVERNMENT.
SERVICE SELF SUPPORTING
Declares Postal Service Will Be Con,
Quoted for Efficiency Rather
Than Profit.

Washington-A sweeping declara.
ton in favor of the principle of gov
eminent ownership of telephone and
telegraph lines and an assertion that
the postal service now is self-support-
ing for the first time since 1883, are
features of the annual report of Post
master General Burleson, transmitted
to congress.
Concerning the acquisition Of tele-
phone and telegraph lines, Postmaster
General Burleson says that the gov
eminent has demonstrated its capacity
to conduct public utilities, and, from
his present information, he is inclined
clearly to the taking over by the post
office department of the telegraph
lines and, possibly, also, of the tele-
phone lines. Discussing that the post
master general says:
"a study Of the constitutional pur-
poses of the postal establishment leads
to the conviction that the postoffice
department should have control over
all means of the communication of in
telligence The first telegraph line in
this country was maintained and OPP
Grated as a part of the postal service,
and it is to be regretted that congress
saw fit to relinquish this facility to
private enterprise.
"The monopolistic nature Of the tel
egraph business makes it of vital I'M
portance to the people that it be con
Quoted by unselfsh interests, and this
can be accomplished only through gov
eminent ownership.
1.-THE act of July "a, 1866, providing
for the government acquisition of the
telegraph lines upon payment of an
appraised valuation and the act ol
1902 directing the postmaster general
to report to congress the probable
cost of connecting a telegraph and tel
ephone system VI III the postal service
by some feasil llan,' are evidences
of the policy or is government ulti
mately to acquire and operate these
electrical means of communication as
postal facilities, as is done by all the
principal nations, the United States
alone excepted.
1.-THE successful operation of the
parcel post has demonstrated the ca
pacity of the government to conduct
the public utilities which fall properly
within the postal provision CT the Con
stitution."