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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-16

"SAFETY FIRST" AND ALWAYS
The Public Safety CONN closed
its public school safety first cam
paign today. It's purpose was,
through literature and public speak
ers, to instill into the minds of school
children the value of care in pre-
venting accidents. .~... Ca,
Almost 100000 pupils in 280
schools were addressed during the
campaign. Sixty eight speakers were
used to this end, -. Sax. = :. r.. r
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-16
VOTERS LEAGUE SAYS STATE
COULD SAVE 81, soc, 900,

Cut out some of the unnecessary
registrations and $1,5O0,00O a year
will be saved to the state, says the
Legislative Voters league.
The league points out that presi-
Dental registration is hold one week
later than the regular spring regis
tration. These registrations might
as well be combined and at enormous
saving to the state. There are other
registrations which could be combin-
ed or done away with altogether,
while the substitution of district reg
istration for precinct registration
would save hundreds of thousands Of
dollars annually, it is estimated.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-26

i london. He was NOT able to ger
Schmidt. Five years later some Eng
lfsh bank notes. presented at a bank
on tins Bowery. were suspected OF
being counterfeit and Flynn was
again called into the case. They
were traced again to Schmidt but thai
individual escaped. Another series
of years passed Md one day red-
lwhiskered little man presented him
self At Scotland Yard and stated that
he knew all about counterfeit is
Eue that had been troubling Eng
land. He wanted to confess, claim
Immunity end the reward OF a
Thousand pounds. These conditions
being granted he said that he had
made the money. but that his associ-
ates bad doubled crossed him and
that he would therefore expose them.
\ condition to Schmidt's immunity
was that he return TO Berlin. OF
which city he was a native. and that
he never again live in England. Dur
Ing this celebrated exposure OF coun-l
teffeiting In England. Secret Service
agent Flynn wenssto London to testi-
fys US to the notes that had been
passed In America and there he saw
Schmidt
& 1T was agar later that the Secret
Service, through its careful super
vision OF the sources OF supply OF
the materials that are used in making
spurious money, found thai quantities
|0f such materials were being sent To-
: small sew England town. They
We're traced TO n certain house. Flynn
himself raided this house and tho
first man he caught was the !ittlo
German with the red beard. And so
the star International count erfeiter
found his way into an American pris-
on. & !.
One morning a pretty little Italian
girl tripped into fruit store on the
West Side in New u rk made d pur-
chase and offered ten-dollar gold
piece in payment. A policeman hap
pened along and. because the girl
was SO pretty and not at all because
he suspected the coin. he asked her
where she got the gold piece. She
became confused and embarrassed to
such an extent that the policeman
grew suspicious and called In se-
|cret service man to pass upon the
money. 1t was found to be counter
lett. The girl father was a jewelsrl
and had made u remarkable copy OF
the gold coin. He escaped convic-1
ton, however. because Che money
had not actually been passed.
But the secret service holds that
once u man has made a piece OF
bad money that has had amy ;degree
Of success: he is sure to dosit again
it therefore kept track of the Italian
jeweler. Z II
Itgwas three years later that sill
YER coins began to aDpeal in Brook
Ign. They were excellent Reproduce
lions, hut had one defect. The edges
were a bitrroundcd- instead of being
at exact right angles with the sides.
One of these coins, for instance,
would not stand on its edge. The
same defect had existed IN the ten
dollar gold piece that had been made
by .the jeweler three years earlier.
This was the cle@ that led to, Tie ap-
Iprehension Of the old Italian and his
beautiful daughter.
The Winslow mail., 1915-12-24

mon Council may have ordered paved,
within sixty (6O) days from the date
Of such notice.
Section 13. The grantee herein, his
successors or assigns, shall begin the
construction Of the said gas plant
within TWO ~ months from the date
of this grant, and shall complete the
construction of the said gas plant and
have lain five thousand $4,000 feet of
mains for the distribution Of gas in
the Town Of Winslow, within one (D
year from the date of this grant.
Section 13A. The grantee herein,
his successors or assigns, shall on or
before the date Of his acceptance of
this franchise deposit with the Town
Clerk a cash bond or forfeit in the
sum of one thousand dollars $4,000,
conditioned that said grantee, his sue
cessors or assigns, faithfully perform
and comply with the provisions of
this ordinance; and providing that if
said grantee, his successors or assigns
shall fail to comply with said ordin-
ance, or shall contract bills for labor,
material etc, which shall remain TN
paid after due, the Town of WinsloW
may apply said cash deposit il pay
ment Of said bills; al bills due for
labor receiving preference, and upon
the completion Of the construction OF
the plant to be performed within the
first year Of this franchise as provi-
ded for in this franchise then the said
sum of one thousand dollars $4,000
to be returned to the grantee his sue
cesors or assigns.
And provided that if the said gram
tee, his successors or assigns, shall at
any time during the continuance of
this franchise desire to sell the gas
plant constructed hereunder the Town
Of Winslow shall have the option to
purchase said plant in preference to
all other purchasers st the lowest
price quoted by the said grantee, his
successors or assigns.
Section a. The Town Of Winslow,
in granting this franchise, surrenders
no privileges or rights that it may
have or possess, Of owning or install
ing any system Of light, heat or power,
and furnishing the same to the Town
and the inhabitants thereof.
Secton Is. This ordiAance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after the publication thereof, and its
ratification by the voters Of the Town
OF Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona.
Passed and adopted by the Common
Council on the. ............... $3.50.
Approved:
.............. .................
Mayor
Attest
Observation-Disclosures.
Clerk.
Approved as to form:
.............. ..'...'.'.' '...'..'...
Town Attorney.
The Winslow mail., 1915-12-24
N. S. Bly,
Mayor.
w. ]. CrOzier
Clerk .
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

Notice is hereby given.that the
Mayor and Common Council of
the Town of Winslow, Arizona,
have ordered that the question as
to whether the franchise provided
for in ordinance No. Is shall
be granted or not, shall be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of
said town at a special election
called for that purpose, TO be
held on the 31st day of January
1916.
The Winslow mail., 1915-12-24
Order Submitting Franchise
to Electors.

Whereas, B. A. Hayden has
submitted a petition containing a
copy of a certain franchise desir-
ed by him and which petition
and franchise was duly filed With
the Clerk Of the Town of Wins
low, and designated as ordinance
No Is.
And, whereas, it was deemed
that the granting of such fran
chise was beneficial to the Town
of Winslow and a resolution stat
ing that fact was duly passed.
1t is hereby ordered by the
Mayor and Common Council Of
the Town Of Winslow, Arizona.
that the question whether the
franchise SO prayed for by the
said B. A. Hayden shall be grant
ed or not, shall be submitted to
the qualified voters of the said
Town of Winslow at q special
election hereby called for that
purpose to be held on the 31st day
of January 1916, and that said
ordinance No. Is, be published
in the Winslow Mail, a news
paper of general circulation
published in said town, prior to
such election and that the Clerk
of the said Town oe WinsloW is
hereby instructed to have a
propernotice and said ordinance
No. rs published in compliance
herewith.
NJ 9 Plu
The Winslow mail., 1915-12-24
ORDINANCE NO. Is.

An ordinance granting to b. A
Hay den the right to manufacture gas
for heating and other purposes.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Common Council of the Town of Wins
low, Arizona. as follows:
Section l. That B. A. Hayden, his
successors and assigns, shall have the
right to establish, construct and main
tain in the Town of Winslow, afore-
said, gas works for the manufacture
of gas for all purposes to which the
same may now or hereafter be ap-
piled, and to operate and maintain the
same during the continuance of this
franchise.
Section 2. That there is hereby
granted to said B. A. Hayden, his
successors and assigns, the right to
furnish the inhabitants of the Town
of Winslow, and to said Town, when
ever they may desire to contract
therefor, gas for power, heat, illumin-
ating and any and all other purposes
to which the same may now or here
after be applied; and that he shall have
the right to erect at such suitable
places within said Town as he may
select gas works for the manufacture
of gas, and the right to maintain, and
operate the same during the continu-
ance of this franchise.
Section 3. That permission be, and
hereby is, granted to said B. A. Hay
den, his successors and assigns and he
is hereby authorized to lay, construct,
maintain, repair and use gas-pipcs,
mains, conductors, service pipes and
appliances for the purpose of conduct
ing and distributing gas through all
the streets, avenues, highways, alleys,
public parks and squares in the Town
! of Winslow, and any and all additions
that may be made thereto; also to use
maintain and repair any gas pipes,
mains, conductors or service pipes
which may have been, or may here
after be laid by any person or per-
sons, corporation or corporations, in
streets, avenues, highways, alleys,
public parks or squares, or any of
them, also to make house, building,
street and other connections, and to
make such excavations as may be
necessary at any time for the purpose
of construction, repair or making con-
nections as above set forth, and he
shall have the right, at reasonable
hours and times, to enter all buildings
using gas for the purpose of repairing
and adjusting gas meters and pipes
therein, and to take an account of gas
consumed and for any and all other
purposes connected with the use of
gas in such dwellings or buildings.
Section 4. Neither the grantee nor
his successors or assigns, shall open
or cucumber any more of any street
avenue, highway, public park at any
one time, or at any one place than
may be necessary to enable him tC
proceed with advantage in the work
The Winslow mail., 1915-12-24

A cup of fine coffee!
It's a luxury.
There is plenty of fine
coffee, if you could be
sure Of getting it while
it S good and fresh.
You are SIRE Of Schil-
ling's Best the name:
double sure-the alright
tin; thrice .sure-money-
back.
Schilling's
The Winslow mail., 1915-12-24
Anniversary
Edition
Los Angeles
TX MINER

To be issued Dectmber 20.
IC will contain SIX color sec
tions, describing California
and the Great Southwest,
besides the regular news
sections altogether about
100 pages.
The material achieve
ments of the Land Of
Promise and Fulfllment"
will be set forth in fact
articles written by experts.
You will want a copy your
self and you will want extra
copies for your friends in
the East.
MAILED anywhere in the
United States or Mexico for
15c a copy; zoe to Canada;
25c to foreign countries.
TO BE SURE OF GET
TING YOUR COPY AND
COPIES FOR UR
FRIENDS, fill blanks and
inclose necessary money
now. Mail to Los Angeles
Examiner; or leave names
and money NOW with your.
local agent.
The Winslow mail., 1915-12-24

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The Winslow mail., 1915-12-24

You dislike writing long
descriptive letters about Cal
lifornia to your friends back
home. You have the wish,
but lack the determination.
Yet you are anxious to boost
California. You can do so
in no better way than by
ordering NOW a copy or
copies of the
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-15

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, Il. =.
Land ONCE, Las Cruces, New Mexico,
September =. 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Byron
NJ Reed, of Columbus, y. VI. who ON
March 10, 1910. made homestead entry
No. O422l, for SEA Sex. TBS y range
I w aud on March II, 1915, made adj
ditional homestead entry No Oll42s.
for SW3 section ) township ~ $
range : W n. NJ. =. meridian. has
hled notice Ut intention to make final
five year proof, Ia establish claim Ia
the laud above described. before W.
g.. Hoover. L 5. Commissioner, NJ
toluabus, N. NJ. on the 2ls' day II
October. 1915,
Claimant anne as Witnesses;
Charles Heath, Albert Gardner,
Henry 49, Gardner. and Daniel J.
thodhorn. all of Columbus. a. N.
JOHN l.. BURNSIDE, Register
81 nl5.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-15
USE OF MANURE IN GARDEN
Matter Of Much Moment TO Those Who
Desire a LuNurlant Growth Of
Flowers.

Nearly every owner Of a garden
knows that he must annually supply
the garden with stable manure to
keep up the physical texture and gen
eral plant food in the soil. For this
nothing Is better than well.rotted horse
manure Rut there are special crops
of flowers that need special feeding
to get hlRh-class flowers. An inquiry
Ii just AZ hand asking for rush food"
for carnations. The grower wishes
to feed heavily at proper times in or
der To produce snowy blossoms for
early winter. Carnations have very
fine hair.like roots that need euuable
conditions OF soil. moisture. tempera-
ture, food, etc. Aside from a rich, fri
able soil. potash and lime are needed
20 keep plants In good general health
both OF these are supplied in wood
ashes. or one may use air.slaked lime
and either sulphate or nitrate Of pot
ash. The latter also contains nitro.
gen. welLrotted animal manures, es'
pecially pulverized sheep manure,
make fine stems, leaves aud general
plant growth. II stems are weak, bone
meal and lime will stlfen them and
also induce the formation OF flowers.
Feed frequently, but In small or light
doses.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-15
TALLEST COP IN A PINCH
While Pursuing a Delinquent small
Soy Policeman Gets Stuck
Under Church.

His earn . ciorr To arrest viii
liam G.dt. f,urtren years old, OF
iCd I'm. ,iic,t. uho had been sleep
Ing md e. % mission at Ann and
Che lrut ,t'u,t-. Camden. caused
puli.Dynr Drorsr Donovan 10 be-
come Iri-lu r., w,dgrd under the
little chu,h. Donovan. who is the
Mlir>, nan on the Camden police
force, wa, told tiut Gadis was under
the mission. and when the boy failed
to respond 10 calls to surrender the
big policeman went after him.
He had crawlcd about fifteen feet
when he found he was unable to
move in either direction. Policeman
Richard Cornog was told of his hip
rumrudrs prcdiraurnl, and he hur-
rlcd to his assistance. II was with
difficulty that Donovan was released.
Philadelphia Record.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-15
pesIrabIe Maenollas.

Chinese and Japanese magnolias are
especially desirable for lawn planting
They prefer a warm, rich, dry soil and
should be planted carefully In tn
spring. The Yulan magnolia, NJ. con
splcua, Is known for it's large white
flowers. produced before the leaves. II
Is shrublike while young, but becomes
a symmetrical tree as Il attains age
Similar in haiti. but blooming a little
later, is Soulange's mas nolia. iowers
white and purple. Gun hareG, three e
Ave inches In diameter. The foliage
Ia large and massive, and this mag
nolia is so hardy. vigorous and hand.
some that II Is extremely satisfactory
10 plant. Earlier in bloom than either
Of the preceding Is Halls Japan msE
nOlla. which Is dwarf In habit, formina
a bushy shrub. The flowers are pure
white, semi-double and fragrant. II
is not for II 70 open 60
early in April that there may be q
light snowfall while It IL In bloom
These magnolias AIRY In price from 81
10 81. as a rule,
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-15

hTOWR
HELPS
PLAN FOR a GARDEN CITY
Cleveland Citizens Are Beginning to
Recognize the Value Of Trees and
Flowered Spots.

Reminiscence and a measure Of hope
are combined IN the suggestion Of
n Of the women entered In the
Plain Dealer vacant lot and home gar.
deulng movement. 1T is a grand idea -
she writes. TO get Cleveland back to
what II Mss wlcn ! remember IL nrst
the forest and GARDEN city Of the
state
Many memories span the same
stretch Of cleveland history. and many
residents atc Welcoming tue OppOrtn.
nifty to do their share In restoring, rs
far as practicable, the conditions that
existed half a century ago. Much
OF the change wrought in this period
cannot o be remedied; yet a good
deal can be done in the direction In
dicated.
An industrial city. growing by leaps
and bounds, cannot expect to retain all
the sylvan beauty Of It's younger days.
Shade trees are poisoned by elements
In the atmosphere that should not
have escaped the chimneys. aud by
poisons IN the soil that should have
been confined TO pipes. Tillable va
cant lots become fewer in number aud
the did fashioned garden OF roses Is
likely to give way to other, less pic.
%turesque devices.
Yet the city really needs this com
ranionship ~ cultivated trees and gar.
lens more than the village did, for the
country moves farther aheld and the
more highly organi cd urban life be.
comes the greater IL the need Of such
relaxation as home gardens arOrd
The Cleveland ~ earlier days wAs q
town Of trees and flowers. OF home
plots b~lossoming in copious measure
Ia match the ~earnestness Of their own.
crs. ITO get Cleveland back to what
Il was-the forest and garden city OF
the state" Plenty OF loyal residents
young and old. will second the sugges
tion.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-15
ACCENTS RIGHT AND WRONG
On the End Matter Seems to Come
Down 70 a Question Of Usage
and Custom.

The Office Window is asked why
people insist on %accenting The w0rds
"ally" and allies on the first syl.
liable instead uf the second. There is
no dictionary authority for the pro
nuneiution Of ally. with accent on
the fra syllable. except that the
Century dictionary. which admits all
the new and alternative pronnncia-
tons, SAYS in parcnthesis, after CIV
ing the regular PRONUNCIATION allie,
often al-ly." accent ON first SYLLABLE.
One very seldom. in this country,
hears the accent Of the substantive
"ally' placed on the second SYLLABLE,
where it belongs, though the verb ito
ally" is always accented IN the Sec
,nd syllable. The reason for the cur-
cent INSTRUMENTATION is plain-it
follows the universal tendency in This
country 10 accent a word Of two syl-
tables on the second when it is used
rs a verb. aud on the first when il is
used as a noun. This tendency
makes many people say Ibis address
is POS Broadway" though there i, nc
authority for accenting this word. al
any time, on the first SYLLABLE: Will,
they say, You may address me AT
203 Broadway" The same American
tendency aus most people 10 &C
cent the verb 'construe" on the sex.
ond SYLLABLE; il should he accented
on the fr.i.- New York Mail.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-15
We can do your job printing in a
satisfactory manner. "Nuf Sed"
serial No. osl43 Contest Va. ~.
NOTICE OF CONTEST

department of the Inierieo. L. S.
Land Office. Las Cruces, New Mexico.
September !. 1918.
To james A. Wilson of as Roberts.
Banner Bldg, ~ paso, Texas. Con
~testae:
You are hereby notified that Thomas
H. Dahney, who gives Columbus, y
NJ. rs his postnitce address, did on
july ~, 1913, file in hi, onicr id>
dulp corroburated application Ia con.
test and ecu the cancellation Of your
homestead entry No. Osl43. Serial No.
0sl43, made March :, 1913, for SWt
section -, township ~ :. range : W,
N.M.p meridian, and as grounds for
his contest he alleges that said James
a. Wilson never established resi-
dence ON said land Ia the best of my
knowledge and information; that
have examined said premises and
they show no evidence Of ans habita
tiOn eve have been on said land: that
no improvements Whatever have bseu
made by said Wilson; that said vii.
son has wholly abandoned said prem
ises, and Is in no meeting the
provisions of the homestead laws,
aud has wholly failed To meet ma ~.
quirements of the homestead laws.
You are, therefore, notified that The
said allegations will be taken a. con.
fessed, and your said entry will u,
cancelled without further right 10 I've
heard, either before this oficr cor nn
appeal, il you fail to lille Ia this nnic,
" thin twenty days after the hOt RITZ
publication ~ this notice, a. shown
below, your answer, under oath,
specifically responding 10 these allie.
cations of contest, together with du,
proof that you have served u copy %
your answer On the said c~ontestau.
either in person or by Registered
mail.
You should stats in your answer
the name of the postOtice Ia which
you desire future notices To h. sent 1,
sou.
JOHN l.. BURNSIDE, Register
Dnt. Of IN nthIi.ats.p G.nt ln IQlh
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-15
Clean Town.

As the citizens so the town. II this
holds true, a city Is only the reflection
OF the people who reside therein. A
clean town, then, means citizens who
take pride in their own personal ap
~pearance, in the cleanliness Of theiI
homes, IN the condition Of their housea
In the appearance OF their yards
streets, alleys. parking strips and pub
lie parks. II the external appearance
OF a city ls neat and clean. VISITORS ar'
sure TO conclude that lie residents an
a progressive, clean.eut, active unit
Richmond Palladium.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-15
OPPOSE NEW LUNAcY LAW.

There is likely TO be considerable
opposition to the mental treatment
bill, which is down for second read
my in the house of commons. SAYS
the London Globe The idea that
mental eases among woundoi sol
dicrs should he treated in hospitals
and nursing homes without the
necessity for formal ccrtiicntiou I'M
der the lunacy acts Is commcndahlC
enough in itself, hui there an very
great and obvious dangers IN the pro-
pOsal. In effect, the act would place
the liberty Of the individual at the
mercy of executive officials, besides
introducing into English law that
dangerous provision of an old but
still eXtani Scottish act under which
mental "ca~rs' may undergo jrtru-
ION for six months. on the authority
Of a single medical man, and without
provision for any legal procedure or
appeal. II cannot be- said that the
measure IL of so urgent a nature as
to require being rushed owing To ma
tional emergencies. The law reiat-
ing TO lunncy is of so delicatr q ma
turc that il would he in the h.-lcst
degree undesirable to make the
slightest change merely as the result
OF war conditions.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-15
FALSE REPORT.

81 hear Mr.. Buzz is a polyglot."
Absolutely false, tie never, "a
my certain knowledge, touches q
drop OF anything
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-15

10 attract attention a rev electris
drink mixer for soda fountains 10
equipped with 4 tiny light which ilu-
inmates the liquid In which Il h WORN
ing.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-15
WRIGHT

Bacon-Eyer notice how long q
woman is in coming to the point.
Egbert-Do YOU mean when she's
telling a story or sharpening a lead
pencil?
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-15
THE GOLFER.

Knicker-What is Smiths scorer
Bocker-He can't find the holes F;
he says they must be psychological
1epressiOns.-New York Sun.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-15
HE o E

Bacon-When a woman loses her
temper, where does it goY
Egbert Her husband generally
gets it.