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The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

The geologists tell Us a strange story
Of the California coast. Ages ago its
mountain peaks, mere reefs In a great
expanse OF sea, rose to such height that
Santa Barbara channel was a vast valley
over which roamed the elephant, camel,
Hon, saber-toothed tiger and other ami
mails whose fossil remains are scattered
over the country and some Of which are
found on the islands.
Then the land again sank beneath the
sea and again rose, an marine fossils
are found IN abundance along the shores
and on the mountain tops many miles
from the sea. Numerous gold hunters
have been surprised to find the skeletons
Of whales at an elevation of 1000 feet
and two miles inland.
Ages ago the land also had lis bap-
tism OF hre. Rsdiating from middle Cal
ifornia in separate streams. the lava
flowing north became food, burying the
smaller inequalities and eneircling the
larger, until It covered the greater por-
tion of northern California, northwesteru
Nevada. nearly all Of Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho, and reached far into Mon
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

tana and British Columbia The CoIum-
bia river cuts through lava three or four
thousand feet thick, and in cut in the
Deschutes river thirty successive layers
OF lava may be counted.
All this occurred many thousands OF
years ago. Since then activity in the
United States has gradual diminished
until It practically ceased within the last
few centuries with Occasional belated
manifestations, as at present
The entire region OF Yellowstone Park
was in remarkable volcanic activity at q
comparatively late geological period and
the lingering phenomena still produced
constitute the most remarkable series Of
natural wonders Of any equal area on the
globe.
Biologists predict that in time the Pa
cifc coast win become as settled as the
Atlantic coast now is, which IN early geo
logical times apparently had outbursts on
a grander scale than anything known In
historic times. The case Is diiferent with
Strcmboli, in the Mediterranean, which
has been constantly discharging lava for
more than two Thousand years.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

dians the Besley men tell how they would
camp on one shore Of the river. build
fire, and then go to the other shore, and
sleep in their blankets. Many times dur
ing their voyage they were attacked by
naked men with bows and arrows, but
each time they came OF free. They saw
Indian tortpres and orgies without num-
Der.
Then, emerging from the dangerous
country, Besley and his party started to
New York with what were described as
the most marvellous motion picture films
ever taken. Nothing Africa has ever re-
yealed or the oldest section Of Mother
Asia had TO show we're matched by the
films Besley secured. Besley and the
remnants of his party reached New York,
but the films disappeared en- route. They
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
Sub-Irrigation by Electricity

let at each tree. At the top Of each out
let is resistance coil. In winter the
coils are heated by electricity, the current
being governed by thermometer which
automatically opens a switch whenever
the temperature goes to the danger
point In times OF frost these coils will
keep the atmosphere around the trees
at q safe temperature.
The system is supposed to aerate the
soil. One of the claims for the process
is that It Will cause the soil to so retain
moisture as to remain in an "ashy" con-
dition, instead Of packing and becoming
hard as is the case Of ordinary surface ir-
rigation with water.
The inventor says that through the use
of his system single gallon OF water IN
the conduits will serve the purpose Of
forty gallons used under ordinary meth
eds on the surface. No ground space -
wasted for ditch construction. either.
In summing up the results Of his dem
onstrations Mr. Anson says that citrus
fruit trees set out IN April have obtained
a growth of from eight to twenty inches
Of new wood during the summer, gain
which is nothing II not remarkable.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
Volcano Signalizes Opening of Panama Canal

500 years ago. but is now entirely peace
full
Much OF the northern portion Of the
Sierra Neyadas is highly volcanic In the
Cascade Mountains OF Oregon no less
than eight mountains are all extinct vol
canoes. Crater Lake. 1875 feet deep
and 6.23s feet above sea level, lies In the
crater Of the long extinct volcano OF Ma
zama. the whole top OF which seems to
have been blow on IN a terrific explo-
sion, leaving crater four miles wide and
seven miles loag. The last vent OF chim-
ney of the volcano. rising 500 feet above
the surface of the lake, Is known as wiz
ard Island.
In washinSton Mount Rainier n vol
cano believed to show evidence of in
ternal heat. and Mount St. Helena is re-
ported to have been in eruption in 1s4S,
while Mount Baker. the most northerIy
in the United States, was in eruption In
1sls.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

we're stolen, it was announced. and Bes-
ley planned to start back for South
America to retrace his steps and secure
anew the wonderful pictures.
To set at rest once and for all the
doubt with which they are now borne
down and to definitely decide II possible
what became of Cromer and his compan-
ion, the relatives have asked Besley to
form an expedition for another search.
They feel assured that he, who has al
ready extensively studied the country
and who has been in touch with the mat
ter, can bring back evidence which will
make sure the death, OF the men; or
hoping against hope, they think he may
even come on them somewhere in the
prehistoric country of the Incas.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

~ NE Of the latest aids to the farm
er in the raising Of bigger and
~ better crops is a process invent
ed by W. J. Anson, a Southern
California inventor, for the sub-irrigation
OF the soil by electricity. Its value is
said to be so great that already a small
model farm has been established for dem
onstration purposes.
Anson claims for his system that It
will stimulate and accelerate plant growth,
save much OF the labor now expended In
ditch irrigation, reduce water bills to
minimum and prevent losses either by UNI
usual heat or severe frost He asserts
that he has proved all these claims.
The process Is simple to Install ana
easy to operate The conduits are laid
in the soil TO depth OF sixteen inches
and about ten feet apart Galvanized
wiring Is run through each conduit. The
current is derived from feed line.
Where the process Is used in groves
the plan followed Is that Of having posi-
tive and negative current on either side OF
9 row Of trees with an upright tile out,
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

them from United States Minister Henry
Clay Howard to look for traces of the
Cromer expedition, and also to look for
traces of the Seljan and 0'Higgin expe-
dition. They got trace of the latter par
ty, which had gone inland to locate
mines, and came upon a camp that had
beer abandoned, and in which were found
the whitened bones Of human beings.
These they decided were the bones Of the
Seljan party, and from indications on the
ground they decided the party had been
murdered They interviewed natives and
as near as they could learn came to the
conclusion that the Seljan party had been
set upon and murdered for the purpose
of robbery. Among others they found
was an Indian girl, Juliano. who had a
letter from Seljan, and this girl told Of
a fight in which murder had been done
Another camp was found with parts OF
camp equipment which they thought
might have belonged to Cromer and
Page. OF this they could not be certain,
nor could they be certain that the first
found camp had not been that Of the
Cromer expedition.
Captain Besley and his party had many
thrilling adventures in their exploration
Rapids and whirlpools made rafting dan
gerous, and besides they had to deal with
treacherous Indians. To outwit the In
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

ME completion OF the Panama
Canal was signalized by the
bursting Of Mt. Lassen, the only
live volcano in the United
States. 1t was startling and unexpected
to everybody but the scientists, who say
that they felt no surprise at all.
Anyone familiar with the geology of
the Pacific coast, say the scientists,
should not be startled by mere volcanic
eruption. Both Lassen Peak and Mount
Shasta. situated in the northern part Of
Csiifornia. are volcanic cones. the former
1O,4S7 feet high. the latter 1l.442 feet.
grim reminders OF stupendous volcanic
actin in former geological periods.
Though their activities have long ago
ceased, boiling mud springs and hot sui
phurous gases on the southern slope OF
Lassen Peak have indicated that the an
cient titanic forces were not entirely ex-
tinct. shasta Is said TO have been alive
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

had passed without further messages, in
qufry was made of the American consul
at Lima. A search was begun for the
two men as natives had been seen with
portions Of their baggage. The natives
were detained and questioned, but in
sisted that the baggage had been traded
them for food supplies.
Other natives found with the guns of
the party told the same story. Before
the consul their honesty was questioned.
''It does not seem reasonable" he said to
them, that men on an expedition into
wild country would voluntarily surrenA
der their arms and equipment. The con-
sui had no proof for or against the story
of the Indians, and after further investi-
CATION, sent word that II was his belief
that the men had been either murdered
and robbed, or had perished OF fever In
the swamps or by drowning In the raging
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
Captain Besley's Hazardous Trip
Into the Heart of South America
In An Attempt to Learn the Fate
of an Ohio Explorer. -,

Ill Captain J. Campbell
Bssley. hero Of q thousand
adventures, be the Henry n.
Stanley of the twentieth cen-
,turxf
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-12
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP

Notice is hereby given that
Doctors J. +. Manney and A.. ID.
C~atterson have this day mutually
agreed to dissolve the partner
ship relation now existing be-
tween them.
All persons having accounts
against this firm will present the
same for payment within ten
DAYS of this date.
All persons knowing themsel-
YES to be indebted to this firm
will make arrangements for the
pay ment of their accounts with
in the next ten dNys,
Dated at Tucumcari. New
Mexico this 18th day of Novem-
Der, a.. ID. 1914
j. +. Nancy, NJ. ID.
n. ID. C~atterson NJ. ID.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-12
NO ALUM in
DR.PRICE'S
y
BAKING POWDER

We know not the anguish of
heart this family must have felt
OF being amongst strangers far
from their native town and home
far from relatives and personal
friends in this hour of death.
They tried to get away from
our town before this sorrow over
took them but on account of the
sickness of the boy we're not
able to leave, il was their inten-
ton To 20 home and be with their
loved ones in this hour of sick
ness and distress, but the death
angel arrived not unexpected"
but alas before their hopes were
fulfilled; therefore, this family
is to be pitied rather than CEN
sured.
Mrs. Russell.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-12
Serial No. u2oI2
Contest Nh r,u
Notice Of Contest

Department of the Interior, L $ Land
otice, rucumcari y NJ Nov -, Igri
To the heirs Of Henry II Frazier. de.
ceased, OF Mclean, Texas, Contested:
You are hereby notified that Herman f..
DeOliviera, who gives Puerto. New Mex.
icc, as his post-offce address, did On Nov
3, 1914, file in this office his duly corrobo.
rated application to contest and secure the
cancellation OF your homestead entry No
lagos. Serial No. o4oIZ, made January 10.
1908, for ~. ~ 5. w. Ia and 5. IL n
w ~, Section 81, Township ", Range
50 T., y. NJ I. Meridian, and as grounds
Tor his contest he alleges,
That the said en,ryman departed this
life on or abou, the Ist day Of October
90 that the heirs are all unknown except,
one nephew, A, w, Haynes, and one
niece, Mrs, A W Haynes, whose last
known address was Mclean. Texas, thar
diligent inquiry has been made, OF the
n~eighbors living in the immediate vicinity
OF the said entry. and no one knows of the
heirs OF their addresses, except as stated
above that the said eniryman was a wid.
over and that his wife died two years
after their marriage, which was MANY
years ago, and there were no children
born to this union.
Thai on or about the Ist day OF May.
1908 the said entryman willed the said
entry IN writing to MIR, L. T.. G,ragson,
secured a leave Of absence for six months,
and lett for Mclean, Texas. Later. on
the expiration Of the first leave. he secured
a second leave for six months more with
returning to the said entry. and with
any attempt as to the requirements of
residence OF cultivation. that on or about
the 18th day Of July l9Io, the said +. T.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-12

Gragson, returned the aforesaid will to
Henry IL Frazier, the aforesaid entryman,
WI" shortly thereafter willed the said
entry to his nephew a W Haynes
That the sal entryman. Henry II. Fra.
2ier, had wholly abandoned The said entry
tor NOR" than twelve last pas, and prior
to his death which occurred on or abou,
October list, lDlo. and that the heirs of the
said entryman have wholly abandoned the
SAID land since the entryman's death and
no residence has been established, nor no
Improvements or cultivation has been
made The land has been wholly aban-
doned since May list. loos, more than
twelve months last past and prior to No
entryman death, that none OF the heirs
have made any attempt at settlement, or
cultivation since the death of the entry
man, that said abandonment still exists
and has not been cured. and the land has
not been earned to pass the same to patent
You are, therefore, further notified that
the said allegations will be taken as con-
iessed, and your said snISy will be can
celed without further RICH. TO be heard,
either before this Office or on appeal, IL
you fail to file in this fhce within twenty
days after the FOURTH publication OF
this notice, as shown below, your answer,
under oath, specifically responding to these
allegations Of contest, together with due
proof that you have served a copy OF yoQp<
answer on the said contestant either in
person or by registered mail
You should state in your answer the
name of the posioftce to which you desire
future notices to be sent to YOU.
X. T. DosoHoo, Register
FELIPg SANCHEZ Y BAcA, Receiver
Date OF first publication Nov. IL, LOLA
A" ID second 10,
" 4" third 10,
" " fourth Dec. !,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-12
AN ANSWER

Editor of Tucumcari News.
please publish the following
state ment in defense of the fam
lily that was wrote up in the
News last week criticising them
for being charitably inclined.
when they were amply provided.
Will say | was in the home a
number of times and did what |
could in the time of distress, etc;
also can say that | hardly think
any one a accuse the family of
trying to deceive or leaving the
impression that they were not
financially able to care for their
sick ones. They mentioned to
the neighbors that went in to see
and help them that they had
property in Okla. also the amt.
OF income. Therefore the neigh
bors and friends did not labor or
contribute under a false Impress
ion, what ever. would rather
think what was donated or con-
tributed to them was a free will
offe ring of kindness, and not as
aims or as "A charitable deed.
The food or lunch rather donated
by the ladies' was given as they
felt she had all her hands could
possibly do without preparing
lunches as there were so many
other duties for her attention in
this time of trouble.
Some people think if you are
provided for financially you
don't need any thing else. Ny
friends there are in sickness and
IN death the need of kind words
love and sympathy that no mans
money may purchase. No one
could have visited that home du-
ring the sickness and the hour
OF death without having felt with
in their heart any thing but sad
ness and sympathy for this grief
stricken family, while the Bap-
fist ladies' took a part in caring
for them and did what they
could, there were a number of
ladies' of other denominations
that greatly assisted. and others
that we're not members of any
church.
Are we as christian people go
ing to turn a deaf ear to the dis
tress cry, because they are stran-
gers within Il gates seeking
health for their loved onesE
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-12

Resentment is more easily arous-
ed and made militant than graft.
tude. The Wilson Administration
has rendered the country a might
Ter service than any Administration
il has had in fifty years. It's sue.
cesses outnumbered and outweighs
infinitely its failures. Its blunders
are but the punctuation marks in
the splendid record OF its genuine
achievements. But one blunder
is more dynamic than twenty
achievements. Dissent is more
mobile and articulste than assent.
The satisfied citizen INDUCES
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-12
Notice Tor Publication

In the District Court Of the Eighth Ju-
dicial District, State OF New Mexico,
County Of Quay. n Is. Jones, Receiver
OF the International Bank Of Commerce OF
Tucumeari, New Mexico, plaintiff, VS.. u.
) Water and Steam Supply Company.
defendant. No. 1851 The d~eiendan, u.
> Water and Steam Supply Company is
hereby notified that said plaintiff has com.
menced an action agains, you in the above
named court and cause whereby plaintiff
seeks TO quiet iitle in himself in and 10 the
following property and real estate lying
and being in Quay County, New Mexico,
towit.
West half OF northeast quarter and east
halt Of %northwes, quarter, or the sou,heas,
quarter OF the northwest quarter, the south.
west quarter Of the northeast quarter. and
lots two and three, OF section four. in town
ship ten north Of range thirty-one east. N
NJ, p. NJ, and for general relief in the
premises, and for costs OF suit.
And you are further notified tina, unless
you enter your appearance herein on or
before the 26th day Of December A. d..
1914, judgment by default will be rendered
against you and relief prayed by plaintiff
and deereed.
}. ID Cu,lip OF Tueumcari. New Mexico,
is attorney for plaintiff
ID. ]. F~inegan. Clerk OF said Court.
lsEALl BY w. X. copisn. Deputy.
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his comfort by staying at home.

uiS CoHlioft ny staying al uoHne.
The dissatisfied citizen sets the
alarm against the chance that he
will o~versleep the hours OF voting.
For signal illustration OF this no.
ton contemplate the results in New
Jersey. Until Woodrow Wilson
came to be its voice and exponent,
there vas as much honor in being
rejected by the electorate OF Penn
sylvania. Woodrow Wilson, as
Governor made politically reput-
able a state that had become polit-
ically disreputable, and as Presi.
dent he has conferred on il a pres
tige it could never have won for il.
But now, New Jersey, as il irked
by the requirments for political de.
turns against him, and. as
il to make the slap more resound-
ing, the congressional district in
which he lives sends to congress
one sworn to be politically hostile
10 him. The favor OF princess is
not much more whimsical and tickle
than that OF democacies. Dallas
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-12
LAST CALL

II you have a bill against the
Quay County Fair Association.
for l9lI, send it in at once.
Chas. h. Hamilton.
Treasurer.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-12

Before buying an automobile
be sure and see the new 1915
Maxwell rs"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-12
REPORT OF THE CONDITION

of The American N ational Bank at
Tucumcari in the State of New Mex
leo, at the close of business. Oct. 81.
1914:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-31
NATIONAL HONOR
tcontinusd From First Pag.1

before the congress in a decade.
The Importance of the occasion
was impressed on the spectators
when shortly after the house met,
Representative L'Engle. OF Florida. a
SUFFERER from b o u m a I m was
wheeled into the house in an invalid's
chair and from the chair made a
speech opposing the repeal.
During the day Miss Eleanor vii.
son. the presidents daughter. and
several White House guests, took
places in the executive gallery of the
house and listened to the debate for
time.
Contradictory PIanks.
In the Senate. Senator owen read
INTO the record a plank OF the Balti-
more platform denouncing shin sub
sidy; This. he said. was a fiat con-
tradiction OF the plank favoring ex-
emption in the Panama canal and
was the expression of Democratic
doctrine for many years. lie insisted
that agents of the coastwise steam
ships companies had busted them
selves arousing public sentiment and
bringing to bear pressure" to get the
exemption plank into the platform.
though not a state convention of any
party had favored IL.
Now they would like TO delay this
matter" he added, until they can
get up this artificial sentiment"
Senator Owen declared he favored
repeal OF the navigation laws, giving
American owned and manned ships a
coastwise trade monopoly. Under
these laws. he declared. the COM
panies had so divided the traffic
among themselves that they extorted
improper rates from the shippers.
senator Bristow and Senator Fall
declared that railroad domination or
coastwise shipping through arrange
ment with the Pierson syndicate
controlling the Tuhuantepec Railroad
had created a condition OF monopoly
IN coastwise traffic. The exemption
provision OF the canal act was aimed
at this monopoly. Senator Bristow in
sisted.
Representative Gardner discussed
at length the conditions surrounding
the negotiation of the Clayton. BulWer
ana Hay-Pauncefote treaties. and
reached the conclusion that there
was no thought In mems minds in
1900 and 1901 that the United States
was exempt from charging the same
canal tolls TO American vessels that
the world" VI
Representative Bailey. OF PennsvI.
vania, declared that the free tolls
plank OF the baltimore platform was
repugnant TO the traditions of Democ.
racy: and urged that II be repudiafed
lie declared that free tolls was but a
thinly disguised subsidy TO the shin.
ping trust
Representatives Bartholdt. Nilsson.
n. Republican: Cline. OF Indiana: sell
domridge. Colorado: Gudgcr and
small North Carolina. and Cooke.
ONO Democrats. spoke for tho 70.