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The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
Political Situation.

Out of the frying pan into the 6re. After sur
vivng the shock of election which showed an almost
complete reversal Of public sentiment the admnistra-
ton is now confronted with a meuacing situation IN
Mexico and trouble with the colored population 1t
seems to be in hot water all the time
So far as the Mexican situation is concerned, it
is good thing for the President that no election is
Immediately impending. The outlook is that what
The Washington Herald has called the indefnable
policy Of the administration in Mexico is not going
to work out satisfactorily The time may yet come
when the ellogies;of the Democratic campaign book
viii sound like empty AatteTy With Carranza and
Villa still at each others throat, with state of
anarchy existing in the city of Mexico, with little or
no pretense of law order in any part of the re-
public, and with daily fragrant violations of the
treaty with the United States which guarantees
safety and protection to American citizens 1t looks
as if the policy of watchful waiting might eventually
fail ISo the verdict the people viii Be rendered
At the4polls. There are a great many, persons in
this country even now who believe that the forcble
invasion of Vera Cruz, with Americans and Medcans
killed, Wanton trespass upon friend
act that if Mexico had, ben possessed of
am arriys and navy, would have involved US in "a
strious swar.
ut would not be surprising if the Mexican ques-
tion bscame serious politieal-issue in this country
If docs not erbarTass the administration Presi-
dent Wilson viii be most fortunate The only way
which THE situation can work out to his ad-
vantage howeyer is for the dove of peace to settle
quickly upon Mexican soil. Everybody knows that
the 9adrninistration viii go long way in pursuance
of its nclinaons but it cannot allow rapine
and tmutder to exist without being condemned there
for; while, if war should come, there viii also be
no small amount of criticism. 1t is to be hoped of
course that the Mexicans will settle down and be-
have themselves, but anybody who knows anything
of the Mexican nature knows that their idea of
running government is as different from ours as
day is from night 1t viii be difficult matter to
control them and they go rioting and fighting,
the United States will have to call them to order,
and then the beautiful-but hdehnitepciicy of the
administration will go up in the smoke of few
large guns, IL ~ t's'--'
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
Cavalry Charges.

Profits of s65o,OOo were realized on
one consignment of 10000 horses re-
Gently shipped to Europe for army
purposes. The profit per head for pur-
chasing and rounding up the animals
was SIS. The contract for delivering
the horses at their European destina-
tion called for the payment of 800
per head, but actual delivery was ef-
fected, including ocean transportation,
at a cost of $50 a head. This contract.
therefore, netted its holder $500, 900,
which in conjunction with the pur-
chaser's commission, showed total
profit of S650,O0O and was made by two
persons who engineered the trade
Boston News Bureau.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
Who,e AeeompH,bment7

The executive council of the American Fedora
ton of Labor IN its report to the yearly convention
of that body at Philadelphia, pronounces the Clay,
ton antitrust law @the greatest single accomplish
ment of organized labor in 1914" 1t says further
that this law contains the most comprehensive
enunciaton of industrial freedom to be found in any
legislative act in the history of the world" Was If
altogether an accomplishment of organized labor :
II So how was it that Democrats in Congress wrote
the measure and passed it. and that seven Repub-
lcans in the Senate and ffty-sx Republicans IN the
House united with them IN opposition to their own
leaders. Is there not manhood enough in organized
labor to say so?-New York World
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

Thirty Pueblo Indians called on Mayor Mitchell
in New York and pettoned him to send message
to the rulers of the warrng European nations urging
them to restore peace "We look with shame and
horror upon our acts and deeds years ago; but we
savages then" the petition of the Indians set
forth. "It may be waste of words and our de-
sire may be drowned before it reaches its destna-
tion but we want to make thoughts known and
we sincerely hope that you will use your official
position to transmit for us this plea for peace"
These Indians not the only people N the country
who think civilization ought to prevent war A
hundred years from now people viii be looking
with shame and horror" upon the events of today,
but may be that even then another war will be in
progress with more effective methods of killing in
operation. SD, ..-..
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
The faded Spendthrifts.

, In the consumption OF the masses,
the bad effects OF separating the life
may be clearly seen Over against ex-
5hausted workers are those whose i'm
munity from toll they purchase-the
many idle girls and women preyed
upon by the vagaries OF fashion which
keep them forever preening and COW
ering and buying. The barrenness and
fatigue OF the long day ind their
sequel in the stupid evening bill for
stimulants and narcotics, which
amount to a stupendous total for the
nation. The bad taste OF the produc-
tive life educates a race Of people who
are able to tolerate the bad taste of
our ostentations restaurant and hotel
life, and our tawdry amusement in
dustries.-Engineerin Magazine.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
HISTORY BUILDERS.
A Senator'S FondBess for MeIodiou.
Speech.
cwhlsn EsBEF.ly p Ths Hsnla.l
By DR. r. }. Edwards.


By DR.. Z. }. EDWARDS.
Some time in the summer OF this year.
in q certain publication. there appeared
an expresslon attributed to the late Ros-
cOe conklIng IN his days OF leadsrship OF
the Republican party Of New York State,
when he was as an orator without su-
perior In the United States Senate and
upon the political platform
The quoted expression was -halcyon
and vocfferous days" Soon after this
term was attributed publicly to conlE-
tion IN the New York Sun from q critic
who professed to be an admirer Of the
English style as well as the capacity for
brilliant descriptions and word pAiating
which he associated with Senator Conk-
ling. He said, however, that Senator
Conkiing was 50 fastidious IN, his use
Of English that II was impossible that
he should have made use Of 20 cheap
and meaningless an expression as "hal-
cyon and yociferous."
This Communication recalled 70 my
memory what believe to be the time
and occasion OF the use Of that term
by Senator Conkling and upon examlna-
tion found that was right He made
use OF II IN an argument before the Court
Of Appeals. at Albany, n. z, IN q case
In which he appeared as counsel for one
OF the parties. on February ? 1881, about
three months before he resigned from
the United States Senate.
happened to mention this to Gen.
Thomas L. James. who was one Of Sen
ator Conkling's lifelong friends and polit-
ical followers, and he said:
Both halcyon' and 'vocfferous' were
favorite words with Mr.. Conkling. He
liked the rhythm Of the words. and a
word which was melodious always ap-
pealed to him He was also fond OF words
Of one syllable in which the word had
prolonged sound. That was particularly
the case with the word Rome He
once told me that he thought 1t was the
finest short word in the English Ian
guage. He said he was accustomed even
in the solitude Of his library occasionally
to pronounce the word. He liked the
rich, full sound OF the letter % in that
word, and I suppose there was no man
OF the time who could give II a more
musical intonation than Conkling could
There was another word which he
was fond OF pronouncing. II was the
word Iombardy.' He thought the con-
junction Of consonants in that word was
as fine a union Of consonants as could be
found in any word In the English Ian
guage.
''Mr. Conkling once told me that when
he was a young man he heard an actor.
James O'Connor by name, in the part OF
Richelieu, in BulweTs play Of that name.
He said that O'Connor possessed a gift
OF revealing the musical and rhythmicai
Qualities that were in many English
words so that those who heard him got
conception not only OF the strength.
but also OF the melodlc sweetness which
Is in many of our English words
Both the words 'halcyon' and 'voci-
ferrous would be sure to appeal to Sen
ator ConkIing's sense OF rhythm and mel
ody. and suppose the occasion arose
when he was delivering the argument be-
fore the Court of Appeals when it was
possible for him to use those words in
conjunction and he welcomed the oppor-
tunity."
tCopgrght Ig4)
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
more active service in bis country. hour q greatest

more active service in his eounrs hour Of greatest
trial
The din Of battle must have called to him and
only death halted his going VIII bis vast military.
experience his advice would have been yaluable at
the 'front.' and assuredly he would have inspired the
soldiers for in all England there was no man, earl
or commoner more popular than -our Bobs." of
Npling's verses In life, England and her rulers
bestowed title upon him and covered him with
decorations and he was the idol of his soldiers. In
death the history Of cawnpore and Delhi and Kanda-
har and Kimberly viii make his glory and fame Sc
cure. l.1
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

letter from Buenos Ayres by R. o. Bailey well
known in Washington, in the current number of The
Americas the new magazine published by the Ma
tona1 City Bank of New York, discloses some sur
prising obstacles to the expansion of our commerce
with South America. Mr.. Bailey writes:
The agency business here has many drawbacks
for the American manufacturer and exporter. Many
such agencies have been arranged with foreign firms
which take them only for the purpose of smothering
or controlling competition. Il is known that the
goods of American manufacturers have been stored
in the cellar of their agent here and never shown or
referred to in any way. Another method Of handling
the agency business is for the agent to charge an
annual He utizes his activities IN getting such
fees and never makes pretense of making sales of
goods One form of retaliation in the States has
been the cheating of local concerns through furnish
ing consignments of goods very much below grade
of samples on which the sameshzve been sold This
complaint is heard every day and IS of the things
which must be guarded against the present oppor-
tunity If business with the Argentine is TO be built
up on anything like a permanent basis
knowledge Of the existence Of such conditions
win open the eyes of business men IN this country
who imagine that the war in Europe at once opened
the South American markets to Us. Evidently a
long and earnest campaign will be required to create
the confidence and good-feeing necessary to estab-
fish profitable commercial relations IN the Argentine
at iezs
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

On the anniversary of the day Alexander Berk-
tried to kill him, H. C. Frick sent from Pitts
burgh gift of $4,000 to the Belgian relief fund
dispatch from the Smoky City adds that "by an
unusual coincidence" Berllman addressed meeting
there the same day. Most people, however, will
be inclined to believe that it design rather than
coincidence that took Berkman from New York to
Pittsburgh to speak the anniversary of his murder
: GUS attempt-and at the time when his twenty-five
year sentence would be expiring had it not been
muted.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
A Line o Cheer Each Day o
the Year.
THE HAPPIER VIEW.
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS,

Why look with. sadness on the Fail
As tho Il were the end Of all?
Why let the Autumn speak but grief
As tho II held no sweet relief?
Why give o'er self to gloomy thought
As tho the world in death were caught
Is twilight with its restful glow
The frownfng harbinger Of woe7
Is eve with her departing sun
A sign that days forever done?
Are early hours of the night
Denial Of the living light7
Nay, let the Fail no longer be
A symbol dark OF misery,
But rather season richly blest
When weary Nature seeks her rest
That she may fresher strength attain
For duties when Spring comes again.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

A New Jersey boy who was sentenced to spend
40 days in jail because he shot rabbit in his moth
ers vegetable garden day before the shooting sea-
son opened has been released pending an appeal of
his case Perhaps he will plead the unwrten law and
be acquitted in his next trial -=s
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

DR.. Simon F1exner of the Rockefeller Institute,
has taken from Chicago to New York suit case
filed with germs OF the foot-and-Tnouth disease In
six large tubes. Il would like to find" he said some
small animal to whom could convey the infection
and then watch Developments" An opportunity at
last for the Bull Moose
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

John D. Rockefeller paid $I525o at auction for
an oil painting and had it insured for $4,000 He has
just made affidavit that it is not worth more than
5000 and possibly not more than $500, 1t is ,the
Cleveland tax complaint board he is trying to con-
vince that he was so badly stung. f"-
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

in the marriage application your age is twenty
five, in the minister's return it is twenty-seven and
you testify it is thirty-two; now isn't it fact,
though that you forty-seven?" This is the ques
tion New York lawyer asked woman in court.
1t is such base attacks as these on womens rights
that win sympathizers to their cause
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
ouestion of supplIes.

so yoir. daughter married that hand
some young poet who stopped with you
last summer, sh, Farmer Hayrick?
'Yas. She married him."
"And she's going to be very happy. of
course7"
.swaII. dunno. Mandy's got power
ful appetite."-Judge.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
No Sympathy.

"sir, your daughter has promised to
become my wife"
"well, don't come to me for sympathy,
you might know something would hap
pen to you, hanging around mere i've
nights a week"-Houston Post
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
Making 1t Easy for Her.

! Lady Ito boy at door)-You are an
honest lad. But the money lost was
a so bill, not two fives. Didn't you see
that In the advertisement?
Boyy-Yessuml It was a 80 Dill that
found, but / changed It to two hves
so you could pay me a reward-Boston
Transcript.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

An Arkansas school teacher, who was discharged
because he failed to prevent flirting among his pupils
has just been awarded judgment for his years salary
showing that the court doesn't expect school teacher
to perform miracles.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
Impatient.

Suitor Cwaiting for the lady)-"1s your
daughter coming out next winterF
Father-'She'n come out when shes
good and ready and II you git fresh I'll
knock yer block off."-Cornen Widow.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

Massachusetts man who has been asleep for
ten months has just been awakened. As he is prob
ably neutral now, somebody ought to advise him not
to read the back numbers of the newspapers 81 >,
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
Two Answers.

what do you think Of a man with
a rip in his coat and only three buttons
on his vest?'
"He should either get married or get
a divorce."-Chicago News.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

If it is true that the Car has captured Przewys
we hope he will change its name right away :
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
Morning Smiles.
Higher Up.

want to leave me, Mary? I thought
you were quite comfortable. What is 1t
for-something private
mo, ma'am. it's a sergeant London
Mall
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

Houston, Tex, has been made deep-water port
and has at last found practical for water.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

The fate of Belgium would seem to teach US thai
If you be good you will be trampled upon. ~
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

And his friends think CONGRESSMAN Mudd has be
gun paving the way for further political success Z
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

Our soldiers in Vera Cruz will have to make
quick retreat to be home in time for Thanksgiving
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

It is to be "twenty-three" for the .Americangso
diers in Mexico, two weeks from tomorrow. 50.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

You haven't heard anything of the boil Meevsl
lately, have you? -@'-,--A
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-08-14
Custer Proceedings on Trial

Judge j. T. Mcclure accom-
panied by district attorney X. X.
Scott and court stenographer,
Miss Estes, came up from Ros-
well on the noon train Thursday.
The temporary custer proceed
ings against County Clerk, A. l..
Await. will be heard Thursday
afternoon and the proceedings
against County Treasurer Taylor
will be heard Friday afternoon,
If the court sustaines the prose-
cution, the officers will be TEN.
porarily removed to await the
jury trials at the next term of
court in September. Attorneys
Patton an d Askren represent
Taylor and Jim Hall, of Portales,
represents Await.
The attorneys in the Await
case, which came up for hear
ing at 2 o'clock filed a motion to
quash, alleging that the con-
stitution provides that an officer
shall HOLD office until he is
removed. Therefore, if the of.
ficer was suspended, they con-
tend that he would not be hold
ing the Office since his successor
would be appointed and hold the
office until result of a jury
trial in a regular court case.
The prosecution contends that,
the accused would still hold the
office but that he would be sus-
pended only from performing its
duties a d that in name he
would still be the county clerk.
The court adjourned until eight
o'clock Friday morning to enable
the attorneys to look up the
meaning of the word HOLD as
it applies in the case in Words
and Phrases. "
Later. The court overruled
the motion to quash and the
case has proceeded to trial.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-08-14

The Belgians still hold the
largest forts at Leige although
the Germans have captured the
city after losses Of thousands.
The Germans are attempting to
move through Belgium in order
to cross over the frontier into
France. They are meeting with
stout resistance.
T h e English have landed
troops in France and Belgium
and the three powers will unite
to resist German invasion.
1t has been reported from
French sources that thirty thous-
and Germans and fifteen thous-
and French have been killed in
battles resulting in the re-occu.
patton of Alsace-Lorraine by the
French which they lost to the
Germans in 1870.
The world is amazed at the
stand of the Belgians who with
an army of 10000 are able to
more than check the German
advance of 100000 trained
soldiers.
The Russian and Austrians
are fighting desperately at the
Dneister river where II Austri-
an Regiments were routed.
The Servians still hold Bel
grade after an almost continuous
bombardment since the breaking
out of hostiljties and their Army
has invaded Bosnia.
The Montenegrans have in
vaded Austria and are attacking
Scutari.
France h s declared war
against Austria and Servia has
declared war against Germany.
The Germans admit a heavy
loss along the Russian border
according to advices from
| English sources. but the facts
ARE carefully concealed. 1t ap.
pears that each side minimizes
their losses a n d exaggerates
those Of the enemy, which to-
gether with a rigid censorship
makes the News of an indefnate
and unreliable kind.
An English ship has been re-
ported sunk by the German
crusier just off the Golden gates
at San Francisco.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-08-14

President in his lecent bereave-
ment in the loss of his faithful
wife and helpmate, and express
the sincere hope that the laud-
able work instituted by her may
be continued and that it may
endure as a monument TO her
memory.
That we congratul ate our sis
ter state of Oklahoma IN having
two Democratic United States
Senators of whom we are all
justly proud and that to one of
them the Hon. Robert l..
Owen New Mexico owes a
greater debt than she will prob
ably ever be able to pay.
That we endorse our repre-.
sentative to Congress, the Hon.
II, B. Ferguson.
That we endorse the admin
istration of our Governor, the
Hon. VIM. C. Mcdonald, and
other Democratic state officers;
and commend our Governor for
his courage in vetoing the out
rageously high salary bill and
believe, and sincerely hope, he
will continue to veto any high
salary bill presented to him.
That our Candidate for Legis-
nature be asked to promise:
That he will work for a Coun-
ty Salary Bill for reasonable sal
aries for all county o Ulcers,
and will support no salary bill
that provides for more than
50, 500 for any county officer in
Curry county together with rea
soma BILE clerk hire where and
when clerks are absolutely
needed.
That he will do everything in
his power to have the present
printing bill so amended that
public printing must be let to
the lowest bidder instead of
being handed out as pie" as it
is under present law.
That he will endeavor to pass
a law giving each county the
amounts collected as automobile
license for their road fund.
That he will work for an
amendment to present law 50
that each County Commission
er will be voted for only in
his Commissioner District.
That he will work for q law
reducing the high price for re.
cording legal instruments.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-08-14
Road Board Returns

Ed Homan and Fred w. James
returned last week from Santa
Fe, where they went to attend
t h e good roads convention.
They report that Curry County
will get its share Of funds for
the improvement o f roads as
soon as the a per cent bonds are
sold, but that the buyers at that
rate of interest are a scarce
article.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-08-14

C. H. Hannum, of Melrose is
in the city.
Ex- Alderman w. l.. Town
send and wife of Spring Lake,
Texas, are visiting in the city.
Mrs. Louise Cecil, 70 rmerly
of Melrose, passed through Clo-
Wis on her way to that city after
an absence of a couple of years
in the East and North.
Mrs. M. |. Spears and two
children arrived Sunday from
Turlock, CAL, and will remain
until about September when
she will be joined by Mr.. Spears
and visit at TT. Worth, Texas
before returning to their home
in California.
Mrs. w. N. Porter returned
the first of the week from a
visit at Alvord and Electra,
Texas. Miss Minnie Porter
their sister accompanied her
home and will remain about
a month, Mrs.-Porter says that
no place, on her trip. looks as
good Clovis and Curry County.