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The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-11-20
Auditor Compliments County
Officers

State Travelling Auditor A. Il.
Whittier and Deputies d. 4.
Wiley and ID. a. Hall, left the
first of the week for Tucum-
carl, after spending a month
in Clayton auditing the books
of the various county officers.
Before leaving Auditor Whit
tier took occasion TO compli-
ment highly all the Union
county officers. saying that the
books were in better shape in
Union county than in any
county where he had worked.
This is quite a compliment TO
the efficiency and business
methods Of our county officials
and one that should be appre-
ciated by the public. In the
county clerks Office after prac-
tically four years of service
without an audit, Mr.. Duran's
books were out of balance less
than seven dollars and that was
quickly accounted for. We do
not believe that there is an
Office in the state that can
show as efficient a record.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-11-20

A barrel of wood alcohol in some
unknown manner caught fire in the
warehouse of the City Drug Store
Friday evening. The damage was
slight some paper napkins and other
inflamables being burned. Milo
Ratcliff extinguished the fire but
sustained singed eyebrows and hair.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-11-20
JUDGE EDWARD A. MANN KILLED
Especial 10 Tie New

Santa Fe, N. VI. Nov. 2O.-Judge
Edward A. Mann was killed i'm an
automobile accident last evening.
Mr. Mann was republican of state
wide prominence and a leader in
the New Mexico legislature OF 1914
and 1915. MIR. Mann was well known
in Union county.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-11-20
GOOD TINES NO LONGER HIDING
General Revival of Prosperity Over
The Entire Country is Shown by
Conditions Reflected from Chicago.

Chicago, Nov. i7.-Either the war
orders are far in excess of i,50u.-
600 or there is a new element j..
business, for the activities cannot
be accounted for simply on the ba-
sis of these European contracts as
heretofore reported The latter by
pOthesis seems to be tenable. II ere
is a stimulation in the foreign de
nland for merchandise which will
each interests far remote from the
industries supplying these muni-
tiOns This is illustrated in the in
crease of building activity over the
country.
Taking last year as a basis, there
was plenty of space IN the buildings
of this country for all the war ac-
tivities that have grown up, except
that here and there some special
structure was needed, such as an
additional machine shop. One must
conclude then, that these structures
are needed for other purposes, or,
at least, that there is sufficient en-
cOuragement in the outlook to war,
rant capitalists in investing their
money.
There is something in imitation,
The mere fact that one man is doing
a great deal of business stimulates
another man TO put forth unusual
effort. President Wilson made eff
fective use of the word psychology
ical" in describing the depression
in business last year, and the same
term may now be applied TO a re-
9ersal of the conditions then ex-
isting.
But it is not all mere matter of
imitation. We have some industries
growing up in this country which
are due, not in the demand of goods
by Europe, but to the inability of
that part of the world to furnish
us certain commodities. The ex-
periments undertaken in California
and Utah by the Armour and the
Swift interests appear to be turn
ing out satisfactorily, and the pre-
diction is made that before long we
shall be independent of Germany for
our potash. This means not only
a better home supply of fertilizer,
but a number of things in which
chemistry is an implement of COM
merce.
Both as TO the potash industry
and to dyestuffs, authorities say that
this country has made great pro-
gress. Then there are many small
mechanical products requiring ex-
ceeding skill and flnsness of work,
which heretofore have been unpro-
fitable for us to produce because
of the high cost of labor in this
country, that are now being turned
out on liberal scale.
Partly our gain in this problem
is due TO the substitution of ma,
chimes for hand labor, which largely
offsets the difference in labor cost
1t is believed that Americans, what
ever may have been said truly of
them in the past, are adopts in fine
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-11-20
Why We Will be Thankful on
Thanksgiving Day, 1915

Deliverance from war and
the desOlation Of war.
Forges alight, factories, mills
and railroads alive with a new
activity, everywhere the hum
of industry resounding.
Crop yields without parallel,
growing bank balances, we'll
filled larders.
Families gathering about the
Thanksgiving board with the
sunlight Of prosperity beaming
in.
Have we not abundant cause
for gratitude and thanksgiv-
ing-every one Of us in this
happy, thriving community of
ours?
We say-"yesr
OttO-JOhnsOn Mercantile Co.
Our store will close at 100
p. m. and remain closed bal
ance Of the day.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-11-20

The fair association has decided
to sell about sixty lots of the asso-
ciations property at the fair grounds
TO liquidate the organizations in
debtedness.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-11-20

Tommy Downs returned Tuesday
from an extended visit TO the coast
and the Pacific northwest. He Wis
tied both expositiOns.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-11-20
Bank Moves to New Building

Fixtures and modern equipment
that rival the big city kind have.
been installed in the new home of
the State Bank of Commerce. Work
of moving from the banks tempor-
airy quarters in the Otto-Johnson
hardware department Degan Friday
and the bank was ready for business
in the new brick building Satur-
day.
Prominent among the new fea-
lures that have been added is a Gus
toners vault with 100 Bessemer
steel safety deposit boxes. A sep
arate room is provided for custom
ers The fixtures consist of marble
ledge, topped with quarter-sawed
white oak with panels of loaded art
glass. The floor covering is battle
ship linoleum.
THE old fixtures will be installed
in the TeXline State Bank" said
Assistant Cashier II. C. McFadden.
THAT banks new building at Tex
line is almost ready for occupancy" /"
The banks monogram has been
worked in gold leaf on each side
Of the entrance and a large gold
leaf sign decOrates the main lobby
window. f.. +. NOrthup, an expert
in this line of work did the job.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-11-20

Reyes Martinez of near Reyes, at
tended TO business in the city the
fret Of the week.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-11-20

H. Fearing of Mcdonald county,
Missouri, spent the week in Clayton
and Union county looking for Ioca-
tions for himself and sons. Mr..
Fearing wants large tract of land
for gricultural and ranching pur-
poses. He has found several places
that suit him and informed a rep
resentative of The News this morn
ing that he expected TO close a
deal within the next few days.
While at the courthouse the other
day we heard the assessor instruct
a deputy TO assess A. C. Miera with
one "Old Gray Mule" Editor Miera
ought TO be willing TO pay taxes on
the animal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-08
FROHMAN LAUGHED AT
WARNING NOT TO SAIL
Theatrical Magnate Received Letters
Asking Him to Transfer Passage.

Theatrical Magnate Received Letters
Asking Him to Transfer Passage.
Charles Frohman received an anony.
nous warning prior TO February "a that
the Lusitania would be destroyed on her
fatal trip across the Atlantic. Friends in
this city urged the manager to take an
American vessel, but he pooh -poohed
their alarm. Even half a dozen later let
ters failed TO stop him.
1t was on February "a, the third night
of a new production OF his at the Gar
rick, "A Girl of Today" with Ann Muir
dock. which he had come over to inspect.
after its opening. Mr. Frohman, talking
with some close personal friends, mem
toned his contemplated trip on the Lusi-
tania. They showed alarm for his safety
and urged him to take an American boat.
Mr.. Frohman. however, showed no con-
cern, even though, as he admitted, he had
received letter OF warning. This he dis
played. 1t was typewriter on fine sta
tionery and mailed in Washington. 1t
warned him of the destruction OF the Lu-
sitanla, but was unsigned, Mr.. Froh-
man put the letter back in his pocket,
brushed aside his friends fears. and went
to his death.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-08

saw get over the ships side. Some of the
lifeboats could not he launched and had
TO be cut away as the liner was sink
ing.
There was many women among the
second-class passengers, and about 40
children that I Judged to he less than
year old
Wrapped in a blanket and without
clothing Julian Avala, the Cuban Con-
sui at Liverpool, was most cheerful, al
though he was suffering from great
cash in his leg from which the blood
streamed
II boarded three boats before finally
got off in safety" he said. THE only
reason that I was saved was that l
remained quiet and trusted in the Lord
l prayed that might be spared for the
sake of my three children, who are In
the convent In Liverpool. / believe there
were many on board who made no effort
to get into the boats believing that the
steamship could not sink"
The steamship Heron and two trawlers
were assigned to gather up the dead.
They returned to Queenstown at o'clocA
this morning with more than 100 bodies,
of whom the majority were women. All
are being taken to the temporary morgue
in the Town Hall as fast as recovered
and the Admiralty has ordered that every
effort be made to secure all victims.
The scenes on the quay here as the
survivors arrived were pitiful In the ex-
treme Women, wet and bedraggled, their
faces lined with terror from the expert
ence that they had been through, were
clinging to men. many of whom wore
only shirts and trousers, Many still had
their life belts encircling their bodies.
Nearly all were without shoes. Little
children clunG to their parents and cried
bitterly. Two little tots helped ashore
an elderly lady who had been long
time in the water and who collapsed on
| the pier
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-08
CHAIR" FOR MILLER,
SAYS MURDER JURY
Youthful Slayer Of Two Detec-
tives Stares in Horror as YER
dict Is Read.

Jacob C"Doggie'O Miller. confessed
slayer of Detective Harry Tucker and De
tective James Namely on March %, has
been found guilty Of murder in the hrst
degree for fuckers death The jury
reached the verdict after being locked
up all night by Judge Ralston when
they failed to arrive at a decision after
an hour and half's discussion following
the closing Of the trial yesterday ALTERS
noon. Francis Tracy Tobin, counsel for
Miller, moved for new trial.
This is only the second time in the hls-
tory of the trials Of slayers of policemen
here that a verdict of flrst-degree murder
has been rendered.
The jury arrived at It's verdict al II
o'clock last night. 1t came into the court
room at 9:i0 o'clock this morning Miller
was brought I'm and took his seat in the
prisoners dock. He was perceptibly af-
fected by the verdict and gazed with a
sort OF horror at the foreman OF the
jury, David Bernard. as he pronounced
the words that probably will send Miller
TO the electric chair
The silence that followed the announces
ment of the verdict was broken dramati-
cally by scream from Mrs. Mary Peco,
sister OF the convicted youth. SHE coll
lapsed and had TO he carried from the
courtroom.
Tho defense discovered shortly after the
jury retired to deliberate that Bernard,
the foreman of the jury. is the father OF
policeman This will be made the
grounds for a new trial.
Following the announcement of the YER
dict. James Graham and William J. Kel-
ly, the two men that were with Miller on
the day following the shooting. and Louis
Miller, brother of the prisoner, all OF
whom were held without bail as material
witnesses, were released by the court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-08
WOMEN TERROR STRICKEN
AS LINER WENT TO BOTTOM
Mother and Child Among First to Be
Lost.

Mother and Child Among First to Be
Lost.
QUEENSTOWN, May s,-Among the
liners FIRST victims was a woman with
little baby. She was sitting opposite the
ships doctor at luncheon when the shock
came. The doctor told her to get on deck
quickly and she did so, taking to one OF
the boats This was pulling away as the
Lusitania took her final plunge. All in
the boat We're carried down. only the
baby's cap floating on the water showing
where more than score OF persons had
gone 10 their death.
Julian De Ayala, the Cuban Consul at
Liverpool, came ashore wrapped In a
blanket covering the only garment he
had on when the Lusitania was sunk. He
was in bed when the liner was torpedoed.
Mrs. M. N, PappadopoulO, wife OF
wealthy Athenian. saved herself by swim
ming She reached Queenstown clad In
a sailors trousers, Her husband was
drowned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-08
PASSENGER SIGHTED
GERMAN SUBMARINE
LAUNCHING TORPEDO
Toronto Man Says Under
water Boat Was About
1000 Yards Away When
Missiles Struck Lusi-
tania.

QUEENSTOWN. May S--The German
1000 yards distant when she fired the
fatal missile which sent the palatial
liner TO the bottom. one of the very few
persons who claim to have seen the
underwater boat Is Ernest Cowper, a
newspaperman of Toronto, Canada, who
was a passenger.
"a sharp lookout had been kept by the
officers on the ship as we neared the
Irish coast" said Cowper but despite
this vigilance, the submarine was able
to get within 1000 yards of us without
being sighted by the watchers.
ut was about 2 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon. and I was upon the deck chat
ting with a friend when ! got a glimpse
OF the coming tower of a submarine
about 1000 yards away l just started
to say: There Is submarine when !
saw the white wake of n torpedo speed
ing towards the liner. Almost imme-
dlately there was a loud explosion as
the torpedo, true to its mark, struck
the Lustanla amdships. Portions OF the
splntered hull filed the air. Imme-
dlately tremendous excitement spread
throughout the ship, and Nm n moment
there was another explosion as n second
torpedo crashed into the hull and ex-
ploded.
Water poured through the holes and
the ship began to list heavily to port
The crew at on began to lower the
boats and the work of getting passen.
gers into these went forward as rapidly
as the terror, excitement and condition
of the ship permitted.
"a little girl, whose name / later
learned was Helen Smith and whose age
Is only 6, had become separated from hei
parents in the rush and appealed TO me
to save her. / put her In a lifeboat and
looked for her parents. but could not find
them. Whether they were saved / dc
not know. 1 got in the last lifeboat ]
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-08
ColIege aFrat" Asks Charter

Victor Frey, representing the Pennsyi-
vania Tau Association, a college frater-
nifty society, yesterday applied TO Court
OF Common Pleas No. l Ior charter.
The incorpOratoTs are Samuel Ellis, t21
Elmwood avenue; Fred v. Wunderle, li2
Peg street; Henry ID, jump, 1894 Chester
avenue: Fred II. Thorn, Jr'' Broad ana
Arch street. Alfred Williams, SlA Walnut
street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-08
MRS. CARMAN MAY KNOW
HER FATE BEFORE NIGHT
Counsel Sums Up and Case Likely to
Go to Jury This Afternoon,

MINEoLA, n. Y, May S-Mrs. Flor
ence Carman, on trial here for the second
time for the murder of Mrs. Louise
Bailey in Freeport on June 3O 1914 prob
ably will know her fate before night.
George NJ. Levy counsel for the de-
fense, began summing up when court
opened and 1t was expected the case
would go TO the jury during the after
noon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-08
ONLY 1888 CABIN
PASSENGERS SAVED


r. c. WRIGHT.
! THOMAS HOME, Montreal.
/ MRS. A. B. OSBORNE, Hamilton, Ont.
MISS I. POPE. Pennington, Conn.
WILLIAM j. PIERPONT, Liverpool.
MISS IRENE PAYNTER, Liverpool.
LADY ALLAN, Montreal.
c. P. BERNARD, New York.
Jo9EPHINE BRANDELLE, New York.
A. P, BYINGToN. London.
P. BUTWELL.
REV. CoWLEY CLARKE. London.
ED POSEN.
\. L, HYS-EVANS, Cardiff. Wales
+, Il. o. ToOTALL London.
A. L, WITHERBEE. New York.
ROBERT C. WRIGHT.
H 9, coLEBROOK, Toronto.
j DOROTHY CoNNERS. New York.
A. B, CROSS.
DR.. HOWARD FISHER. New York.
FRED ]. GAUNTLET. New York.
OSCAR F. GRAB.
RITA 7. JOLIVET.
MAJOR B. WARREN PEARL AND
TWO CHILDREN.
9. T. HILL.
ROBERT RANKIN,
JAMES ], LEARY.
THOMAS SLIDELL.
GEORGE A. KESSLER.
AhTHuR r, LoCKHART.
SN1tN ~. LOChHART.
hlO
DWIGHT C. HARRIS,
WALLACE B. PHILLIPS.
DIX J. 7. HoUGHTON.
Joseph LEVINSoN, JR.
Mhs I. o. OSBORNE.
y. N ALLIES.
MRS =, A. LEARoYD AND MAID.
SsnAhLEs W. BoWRING.
y R. LEWIS.
WILLIAM Mem ADAMS.
JAMES BOHAN.
STUART DUNCAN d. PEARL
PEARL0. V'ooapiy Am
!. \. McMURRAY.
Vile, D. SAi H. DrS'e-
a. L. HOPKINS.
hass e. Ia UNiAl' IH'' BOSTON,
y 9. BYRNE. New York.
y ~ a; r VAssAR, London.
MpS tsH THOMPSON, Indiana.
e' ~ -. BLlsH THOMPSON, Indiana.
=, HARDWICK, New York.
ps ~ PAPPADoPoULO, Greece.
Es nFAPPADoPoULo.
lsgeeeEkF HOLD, Montreal.
henry ADAMS, Boston, Mass.
Ms e. BURGESS. New York.
ziaS,,J zis; y 8. BURNSIDE, New York.
piHcS,gsT w, SCHWARTZ. New York.
NJ tiAhD L. TAYLOR. Montreal.
sIe M Following second eaoin passengers
q tha h9sn e.i TO have been saved, according
4tIe s Sunard officials:
if5S if5SAAs X. TURPIN.
1hs TuRPIN.
4lss R, MORTON.
stalnAH MARION FISH.
:, L. B. LINES
- 3. LINES
rasiN rrsa,sEN oANDLIsH.
NysLfN MURRAY
Fe, PAT MILLER.
1ffvxNk Il. SWEET.
~ MAYcocK.
t.elEI HENDERSON.
ms ~ HuNTLEY HENDERSON.
,te MERIGNoU.
8 NORRIS.
eA4 BARRETT
re atEsINE KAY.
A DOLPHIN.
MOORE
a1L.LlAAfs, Listed BEATRICE.
4a5 <4ttA WoLFENDEN.
M eINA HOLLAND
4a4o1Q6H NAIsaH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-08
SAVED BY LIFE BELT
New Yorker Was in Water Three
Hours After Disaster.

CORK. Ireland, May s,-George A,
Kessler. of New York. who was a pas
senger on the Lusitania, had a narrow
escape from death,
~ was rescued after being three hours
In the water" he said today. sit GER
tainly was a narrow escape. II hadn't
grabbed a life belt l would have been
lost"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-08
secretary Declares 1t Has
Not Been Officially De-
termined That German
submarine Dealt Fatal
BLOW to Lusitania.
,,bassador Gerard Directed to
transmit Full Report of
Rerlin's Version of Sinking
Of Cunarder - N o t e to
Kaiser to Follow.
vAsutNGToN. May 8.

WASHINGTON. May 8.
N his first statement on the Lusitena
n..,,or Secretary of state Bryan today
IA ,hst Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin
,., been ordered to transmit tull re-
80 the German version of the sink
os the Cunard liner. He also said
o.ked fuller details of Ambassador
Pare at London, and the American Con-
~, at Queenstown. The Secretary mas
..rsod the first doubt as to the nationality
:, ,ho submarine which dealt the Lusi-
,an,o her death blow. 1t Is not officially
,.or,n that the vessel was German, he
s.o,aros His statement follows:
81 think all that you need tell the
.,h,,c ia that we are informing our"elVes
:, ronIdly as possible of the facts and are
aoinR what we c l for the injured.
nws made inquiries this morning at
n..,,r a. tn their report of the disaster.
owe also sent inquiries to the Consul at
onoonstown and to ambassador Page at
London. IT..
Z .ho subnarine which sank the Lusitania
VAS German, but we are asking for in
formation from Germany,
Ambassador Gerard, to whom the state
pepartments Inquiry was sent today.
viii Immediately communicate with the
German Foreign Office and will ask for
an early reply
LONDON, May s.
The sinking of the Lusitania has
brought about political crisis in Eng
land, It is already certain that the
Goyernment will be swamped with
pointed inquiries when Parliament re-
conyenes on Monday. Already Lord
Charles Beresford has announced that he
will interrogate Premier Asquith. There
will be volley of questions for the Of
Acials of the Government. as a number
Of members favor reprisals of equel
violence directed against Germany.
officials are anxiously awaiting infor-
nation as to what action Washington
plans to take They want to know to
what extent President Wilson plans to
follow up his warnings in the note ad-
dressed to Germany last February. 1t Is
Understood here the Government here will.
exchange views with Washington during
the week end 30 that an understanding
can be reached before Parliament re-
opens Monday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-08
PARTNER OR INVESTOR
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OF their manufacture and might quickly sell
million II had them.
Here Il may be well to mention that the
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-08
TAFT BELIEVES WILSON
WILL STEER WISE COURSE
Former President Says Situation Is
Most Distressing.

MADISON. Wis, May S.-Former Pres
ident Taft gave out the following state
ment to the press today:
"The news as 1t comes this morning Is
most distressing. 1t presents a situation
of the most difficult character, awaken
ing great national concern.
IT do not wish to embarrass the Presi-
dent or the administration by discussion
of n subject at this stage of information
except TO express confidence that Mr.. VIII
son will follow a wise and patriotic
course"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-08
Razor Blades Re-Shapened

Nv our Improved mechanical methods. Your
own blades back, stsriiized NAL orders
promptly attended 70. single edge z3e oe-77l
razors honed iti ground and honeds zoe
efzlEs fer fsosclal naallinE device. hezztone
slssaT Edss c.. tIll asfn4nto~n ~. Fnii--
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-08
BRITISH ADMIRALTY PUTS
EMBARGO ON DISPATCHES
Declines to Pass Rumors, But Will
Issue Authentic Facts.

LONDON, Nay SIT is stated that the
British Admiralty Is not Withholding any
verified facts regarding the Lusitania,
but declines to pass dispatches based
merely on rumor.
1t is expected that the Admiralty will
issue a statement as soon as agthenti-
& Gated facts are available.