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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-02-04
SEVERAL BILLS PASSED
BUT NO SALARY BILL
Swan Throws Himself in the Ring and Quay County May
Well Feel Proud of His Effort to Stop Graft. New
Salary Bill Every Day Lively Scraps

Four bills were passed by the
house, but none of them is ready for
executive scrutiny al the house
merely passed bills introduced by
its own members.
The bills passed by the house are:
No. 20, by Black, amending section
!, chapter 26. laws 1909. relating to
the sale of portion of a stock of
merchandise out Of the regular
course Of trade.
No. SO. by Davies, by request, an
act relating TO appeals from justices
courts in criminal cases. Passed by
vote of 43 TO three.
No. rs, by Skidmore, an act re-
quiring railroads to equip locomo-
tives with headlights passed unani-
mously.
No. n. by Montoya of Bernalilo,
to provide for the publication of de-
linquent tax lists in both English
and Spanish, in four consecutive is
sues. There was spirited debate
over the measure. not along party
lines, however. The main objection
was the expense the bill saddled
upon the counties, Mullen asserting
that it entails an expense of 500, 600
annually.
Swan referred to the measure as
newspaper graft and said he was OPP
posed to the bill unless the news
papers agreed to publish the delin-
quent tax list free of charge. Mon
toya asked whether Swan thought
newspaper publishers could live on
air. Fleming opposed the bill be-
cause there is no Spanish paper in
Mckinley county and Montoya of
Sandoval county because there is no
paper whatever in that county. The
bill passed, 36 to 8, Tharp, the So
cialist, voting for the bill. Speaker
Romero explained his vote in casting
il for the measure, deeming puhli-
cation mere matter of justice tn
the delinquent tax payer. A motion
to table the bill was lost by a much
closer shave. "a to 22.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-02-04

Tell the News about your visitors
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-02-04

House hepuDllcanS nave decided To
meet to discuss the bill Monday.
Senator Walton will introduce a
free text book bill, which provides
that, upon written petition Of a ma
jority of the electors Of any school
district asking that school books be
furnished free to the pupils of such
district, the question Of free text
books may be submitted to the quail
lifted voters. The sum needed shall
be added to the annual estimate for
school purposes. The school district
clerks are made custodians of the
books .disinfect them and give re-
ceipts for them, but the pupils are
responsible, through their parents
or guardian. for the safe keeping Of
the books.
a number of senator's conferred
at the capitol over the salary bill
situation. They were unable 20
figure out any constitutional method
by which to put into effect the 26
counties classification idea. Ii was
brought out that the difference of
opinion over what should be paid
county officials is due to the varying
standards of income among business
men, professional men and farmers
in various parts of the state.
But it is evident that salaries for a
sheriff greater than is paid the
United States marshal, or for clerks
than is paid by Uncle Sam to district
court clerks, VI for treasurers and
assessors greater than is paid first
class postmasters, or any salary
schedule that pays less to the county
school superintendent than is paid
the assessor, treasurer or sheriff,
will be violently attacked by news
papers and the people in general,
the senators say.
Two more salary bills have been
prepared for introduction. Both
are important because one cmbodies
the socalled Palmer idea Of each
county in a class by itself, and the
other the ideas of the house finance
committee. Both have been drawn
by chairman Renehan of that COM
mittee, Both provide for a county
salary fund into which all fees, COM
missions and eight per cent Of the
taxes collected shall go. Salaries
are to be paid quarterly. Deficien-
cies in the salary fund shall be made
up temporarily out of the current
fund and county school superin.
tendents shall be paid out of the
general school fund.
The sheriff is to be allowed 80
cents day for feeding prisoners up
to an average of ten prisoners day
and over that, 50 cents for each
poisoner per day.
County offices shall be inspected
and checked up at least once u year.
Each outgoing officer is TO be checked
up within 80 days of relinquishing
his office. Any surplus in salary
fund at end of year may be trans
ferred to the current expense fund
upon order of county commissioners.
If county salary and county current
funds are not sufficient up to July
] to meet the salaries, then "a war
rant shall be drawn on the state
treasurer payable to the county
treasurer to make up the deficiency.
Officials found guilty of neglect of
duty shall be barred from holding
any Office in the state for five years.
County officials are to give bond, the
premium to be paid out Of the salary
fund. Both bills will have the
emergency clause attached,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-02-04
VALENTINE SOCIAL

The ladies of the Methodist church
will entertain with a Valentine So
cial at the home of Mrs. l.. j. Pei
zer, Tuesday afternoon from 2:3O
until 900 O'Clock. A cordial invita-
ton Is extended all of the friends Of
the church to be present. A silver
offering will be received.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-02-04
MIR. WALTHER SHOWS
WHY HE'S FOR BONDS
Commissioner Who Stands for Economy and Betterment
of County Talks Freely and s Heartily in Favor
of Bonding the County for 100000.

that the people he informed Of the
correct situation.
From reports brought in from all
sides it looks like the mass of voters
favor the issue and that il will carry
by large majority.
And all it will cost is fifteen cents
a year on each one hundred dollars
for roads and bridges by which we
can quickly reach any place in the
county without risk to temper or
life." Mr.. Walther ended.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-02-04
REAL ESTATE MOVING

About forty thousand car loa DIS
of New Mexico. Arizona and Cali
fornia real estate passed through
town yesterday on its way to Texas
and the Mississippi river, No
special brand was noticed but il
tastes just the same as that which
travelled over the same route a few
months ago.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-02-04
TUCUM Wins TWO
GAMES FROM
VISITORS

| c"hen asc'o p'VukhN NiS Ehio oith
boys teams up for another try TO
wrest the laurels from the local high
school.
The first game was between the
girls and with wonderful stamina
and team work the local girls played
rings around the visitors. No one
girl could be accredited with being
responsible for the big score rolled
up by the locals, while Madge Camp
bell and Rose Tarpley threw goals
from every position on the field,
they were gwen perfect support by
their teammates, and the wonderful
team work exhibited by the young
ladies makes US believe this team Is
the best in the state. One remark
that Hettie Allen and Josephin e
Gentry are as quick as double
CREASED lightning" expresses our
sentiments and the other members
of the team are fast enough to make
any high school in the state sit up
and take notice. The score was 81
to Is in favor OF Tucumcari. but the
game was an interesting exhibition
and shows our girls belong in a class
to themselves.
The boys from Santa Rosa came
up full of confidence and expected to
return with the scalps Of the local
high school team in their possession
but after the first five minutes of
play it was found out that they
were up against a hard proposition,
and when the first half was finished
it was found that they were lacking
about nine scores of being even, the
score standing 22 to l3 in favor Of
Tucumcari. The second half was
continued at the same rapid gait and
the visitors showed to a better ad-
vantage but were unable to gain
enough to overcome the lead already
gained by the local boys in the first
half and the game ended with the
score standing SO to 81 in favor Of
Tucumcari.
This game as the score will indi-
cate was one of the fastest ever
played in this city and has awakened
an interest in the game which will
guarantee u larger crowd to witness
the next game which will be played
here within about two weeks be-
tween Clovis or Amarillo and the
locals. Tucumcari is scheduled TO
play at Clovis Friday of this week
and we hope they will return with
the banner of victory floating high.
Some of those deserving special
mention for their good playing were
Clinton Wharton, one of the small
est boys on the team who succeeded
in dodging under his larger oppon.
ents and making eighteen out of the
first twenty-five points made by the
local team. The work of jackson,
Goldenberg, Fausnacht, and Wayne
was Of the highest order, al
though all those who participated in
the game did themselves proud in
assisting their teammates TO win
from their larger opponents.
The Santa Rosa boys played a fast
game. free from fouls as the game
could be played when things were as
lively as they were in this game and
IL they had been coached to play the
ball in the air instead of so much
work on the floor the result might
have been different, but they were
in the game all the time and the
game was fast and furious from
start tn finish.
The referee. Chas. Elliot, of Santa
Rosa, and umpire, Bill Phillips, gave
good satisfaction and thoroughly
understood the game.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-02-04
PIANO FOR RENT

With privilege of buying later and
having rent paid apply on the price.
or will sell now to responsible party
on easy monthly. quarterly or semi
annual terms. Write at once for
particulars TO The Knight Campbell
Music Co., Denver, Colo.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-02-04
JONES PAYS THE FREIGHT

Buy monuments by mail. Save
ten to twenty per cent. Write for
prices. Ed. A. Jones. Roswell. N. M.
The Washington times., 1915-12-26
YULETIDE SPIRIT
AT THE HIPPODROME
Boy, Girl, and Wealthy Bachelor
Features in "A Bachelors
Christmas" At Playhouse.

The real Christmas atmosnhere Is
lent to tho program az motion pictures
at the Hiprodrune Theatcr today by
the fact that the feature picture OF the
program Of six Iicturcs "A Bachelor 5
Christmas, tells the interesting story
of how wealthy bachelor brought joy
and Christmas comforts to the home OF
two little children The picture was
made from the story by William .Addi-
son Lsthrop and was produced for the
Universal Company by Ben Wilson.
Wilson and Dorothy Phillips play the
leading groNn-ur parts sn6 Matty Pu-
pert and Lois Alexander have the parts
OF the two children q boy OF eight. and
a girl OF four years.
As the bachelor. Wilson is first shown
in his home where a lawyer ana real
papers which involve the foreclosure OF
a mortgage the bachelor holds on a
piece of property. 'rhe property in
wealthy man who has recently died and
left a grown daughter and two small
children with nothing bet debts as a
legacy. The mortgage is foreclos"d and
the big sister and two children are
forced to take up quarters IN tehe-
mcnt The s ster becomes chorus
girl and meets the wealthy bachelor,
who protects her from insult The
bachelor also meets the little boy while
he and the little girl are out buying
Christmas TOYS with II cents the boy
has made selling paNers. The hacnelor
tales them home and gtN"s them a real
Christmas.
The Washington times., 1915-12-26
Trade Outlook Bright
For the Mem Year
Heavy Domestic Production and Consumption and
Record Exports Form Basis for Optimism
of Busin ess Men.

Having passed through a pre-holiday
season of trade which. If 1t has not ex-
ceedcd all previous records, at least has
outstripped the high marks of the last
six years. American business generally
is facing the new year with n greater
degree OF confidence than has prevailed
for nearly decade.
Large figures of domestic production,
consumption. and export, coupled with
an increasing demand for building ma
terials. and a rise in the price of such
commodities. form the basis for this
feeling.
While the securities markets are not
rejecting this most satisfactory con-
dition. their failure is attributable to
technical reasons which are of tenn
porary nature. In Wall Street. the
greatest American mart for securities,
there Is an almost unparalleled feeling
of confidence.
Building Awakening.
In a brief review of business at the
close of the year and forecast for the
future. The NeW York times Of today
says:
I'm all save retail lines the holda y
period at the end OF the year Is usually
given over to inventories and the clean
Ing up of odds and ends. Just at pres
ent. while such matters are receiving
their due share OF attention. there is
somewhat more activity because of the
unusual conditions both at home and
abroad. Among recent circumstances
which are significant NAV be mentioned
the greater demand for brick. cement
and other building materials accompa-
MED by increases in the prices of these
articles. The value OF this fact lies in
the indication thereby afforded of an
awakening in building activity after
about two and one-haf wears OF dull
ness. In retail business. the bulk of
what has been done within the past fort
night comes under the head Of holiday
trade. II has been brisker and on broa d.
cr lines than for half a dozen wears be-
fore. The money taken in will be a
stimulus to buying in the primary and
jobbing markets, as is already apparent.
The growth in confidence. which was 80
severely shaken in the early portion Of
the war. is perhaDs the most hoDeCll
sign because II leads to enterprise
Large figures OF domestic production
consumption and export which continue
to be shown are among the substantial
bases for the feeling which exists. There
Is abundant reason for the Cheerfulncss
which the holiday season has shown"
The Nem York World assigns reason
to account for the unrcsponsive attitude
The Washington times., 1915-12-26
Week in Financial Circles

enforced by hecklinE legislation and
marrying regulation. has left 1t unpre-
pared to meet the sudden demands upon
its equipment. is in a state of unparal-
leled congestion at many terminal
points.
Within two years the agricultural and
farm products of the country have alone
added nearly $50, 600. 900. 900 Of new wealth
to Its aggregate riches. The great Dur-
chasing power thus created should. of it.
self. be sufficient to keep al fun employ
ment the Industrial energies of the ma
ton. but for sixteen months We have
been finding new customers in all quar-
ters of the world while the nations that
formerly supplied them with necessities
and luXurieS are wasting their Vigor in
war Tremendous acCessions to our
wealth have. moreover been received
from the drafts made upon our mineral
resources by the foreign and domestic
demand for structural material. Our
vast iron ore beds are being called upon
to supply the furnaces with their output
i'm Unprecedented volume. while all the
leading producers are declining to take
new orders for fabricated material for
the first and second quarters Of next
year. The copper industry is enjoying
an unparalleled degree of prosperity
The dawn Of better era in ,he pup
lie relations OF the railroads ~ bein;;
proclaimed by some of the more cheer
full executives. who believe that the
worst phase Of the anti-railroad car :
paign begun several years ago has
passed. 1t IL true that recent appli.
cations by the carriers for rate adj
Vances have won only very small in
Creases, but some OF the more optiln
istic managers hold that the Inte .
state Commerce Commission has
shown disposition to regard the
plight of the weaker roads as due in
some measure to causes beyond theii
control, and they look for an eXtem-
sion of the more liberal policy wher
the roads make their next applicatiug
for rate readjustments.
More important from the railroa i
standpoint is the evidence of a chan :!
Of feeling in the general public. The
attacks on transportation systems BY
muckrakerS working through me
popular magazines. reached their eli.
max several years ago, and public sen.
timent has indicate that the work
was oVerdone. Particularly in the
southwest. where a very large per.
centage of railway mileage is under
control of the courts as the result OF
defaults OF interest payments, there
has come about a change in the feel.
ing of business men who have decided
that anything which hurts the rail
roads hurts them as well.
The Washington times., 1915-12-26

OF the stock markets in the following
comment:
wall Street never approached the
threshold of the new year with greater
confidence in the financial industrial,
and commercial outlook, and the fail
ure of the market for securities to ade-
uuately discount the billiant outlook II
due only to technical conditions, whose
restraining influence Is temporary In
character. and to the enormous amount
of American securities that has been
returned to US since the war began, but
particularly during the last four
months. The speculative hesitation
which the stock exchange has witnessed
so much to the bearsh position of the
professional traders as to the fact that
the country Is full OF sold-out bulls. In
every financial nook and corner there
are numbers OF men and women who
got in on the rise of last fall and got
out with substantial profits before the
movement began to lose its momentum
and the market to go stale. which are
the inevitable consequences OF vio-
lent swing in any direction. These
SPECTATORS have since been hoping for
and awaiting a smash in values that
will give them an opportunity of re-
entering the market on the sdvanta-
geous terms offered them last summer.
But their hopes have been vain"
Good Outlook for Steel.
There has been much speculation on
the part OF the general public as 10
how long the excessive demand for
steel. which has been increasing so
steadily for months, would continue
The Ncm York Press finds that all
present signs point TO still further
heavy bookings of orders by the steel
companies. 1t says:
Interest identified with the iron and
steel trade yesterday said that never
before in their experience had they
known a buster holiday season in their
business than that OF 1915. The demand
for manufactured steel products shows
no falling off: indeed, il is increasing
with big sales into the third quarter OF
1916
steel companies have just closed
contracts aggregating 10000 tons of
shell steel. Buying by the railroads IL
more active. while the demand from
the railway equipment companies is
growing heavier because OF the in
creasing demand from the transporta-
tion companies for rolling stock.
lin the last week there were ad-
vanCes in prices for twenty iron and
steel products with no indication the
rising movement OF quotations for
finished steel products and for iron
had reached its limit"
The Washington times., 1915-12-26
ALEXANDR|A'S TREE
BLOWN DOWN BY WIND
Charter Granted Old Dominion
Sanitary Market Corpora
ton. Clarendon.

ALEX ANDRIA. Dec. 2f.-Alexandria's
community Christmas tree. erected at
tho corner Of Washington and Queen
streets. was blown down shortly before
10 o'clock last night by the windstorm
which commenced at dark Yesterday
The tree was brightly lighted. when
heavy gust Of wind tore It from its foun-
dation and threw It off the platform into
the street The lights were broken and
the thousands OF glass ornaments
sma shed II was the intention of the
committee to have the tree lighted again
tonight.
The committee in charge Of the tree
announce that It is their purpos" to have
similar tree each wear They will
make their nlans earlier in the year in
order that there may he sufficient time
to properly drill the chorus.
Alexandria was very Guiet Yesterday.
and the police made no arrests. All or
the saloons of the city were closed I'm
accordance with the Byrd law.
The Christmas music was repeated to-
dav in the three Episcopal churches.
and in all the other CHURCHES there were
special musical programs. In the Second
PRESBYTERIAN Church. Mr.. and Mrs.
Moses son-in-law aud daughter Of the
Rev. J. l.. Allison, pastor Of the church.
sang a duet.
r. F. Downham former mavor Of this
citv has been elected representative to
the Imperial Council for the eighteenth
COnse cutive time bv AcCa Temple. MNS-
tic Shrine. OF Richmond.
The funeral Of John West. who was
drowned at QuantiCo Friday afternoon,
took place this afternoon from Wheat
ley's Undertaking establishment. He is
survived by two brothers. William W.
West and Joseph H. West. OF this Cisv
and three sisters, Misses Margaret NJ,
Mary S.. and Anna c. West.
The state corporation commission has
granted a charter to the Old Dominion
Sanitary Market Corporation, Claren-
don. Alexandria county. The maximum
capital stock is to be s25 900. the mini
mum $1,000, and the par value OF the
shares $40 each. William II Gaines.
| Clarendon. Is the president. and Harry
| !. Morgan, secretary and treasurer,
| Thrifton.
Funeral services for Thomas J. MUIR
tauEh. who died Friday afternoon, will
| he held tomorrow morning at $50
o'clock from st. MarY's Catholic
! Church.
The Washington times., 1915-12-26
Evening Services tn the Churches

First 65.n GG5ss sesns Scientist % Columbia road and E"" street.
S'''"s %s cAo5sh dhsn en ss s Fss" and streets north
F''7 s chu@sG a isas sad 5 I Gose4 streets % Rev.
H's Clark ar ea"ss Gns As sS northwest s oe'
Ne" Rs1 SS York T
sss,. JOIN H.assas % she s" %
First Rss ss H Ss fH s c Rev.
First ufs ssS lssSs cs r. R e. rann s A Ss S D b. Lee
7A'sSns Hail. 1s ss the % M %
Church Km Of f the Egshse s sEss Rev. Dr. Nj"
cA" ct Tx Rev &S c &
Fifth sa saps t. Bss esss%s sEG oss nut Rev.
"; xss %S Rs sHE GsS !s sspsl 1f knS % H.
Craze ssn G ans Go s"fs s fd Of ssaay ssSoo s 5
B's ss ns'ss9 sy % Rsss" RssS of the Cause A
Waugh e Gs Td sssas e" A s R Rf % pnss nj M
COW: ds sss ;ss s S: h. Rev.
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h. S ns' at
1870 p. m.
Temple Church
streets Rev. c. Everest Granger Cantata, Bethlehem, 645
ss csme;ss Rss s s SIGH s sss s s:
Church, street. Pennsylvania
northwest Rev John MacMuray After Christmas. What?
p.
Memorial Seventh Day Church.
Mt Place NJ E. Church. South, Rev Edward X Har
din women Of the Old Testament ~: Ruth" p. m.
Assembly Hail. Fourteenth Pennsy
vania southeast Gospel address, The Birth of Christ
7:45 p. m.
All Souls Church. Unitarian northwest
Rev. Ulysses G. .. Pierce Liberty Religious Union, p.
NJ Eleventh
Rev. c. C. Mclean "The Advent of the King 1880
Church Ninth
L. Morgan Chambers. Christmas by choir,
Avenue NJ E. Church Dumbarton Rev D. H.
Martin "The OF the Wise Men," p. m.
NJ Fourteenth
Rev. John r. Ensor Cantata, "Hoy Night p.
Church, North Capitol Florida and
street H. E. Brundage "The o Prince Of
Peace" 7:45
Presbyterian Church. Fourth and southeast
R. Hickok Good News for the World" 1:45
Church, Nineteenth street.
Harvey Durham. Our Years. p.
Rev. S. A. Bower "Chrstmas Entertainment" AS
Presbyterian Church. Columbia and Kaoama
roads, Rev. John c. Palmer "The King of Kings 7:45
Church. Sixteenth northwest Rev.
Steck Cantata, "Ihe Christ Child" p. nj.
Church. Maryland northeast
Chrsadephian Chapel New Hampshire and Georgia
Worship God Conscience Dictates" p.
The Washington times., 1915-12-26
Rooster Kills Child.

los ANGELES. cal. Dec. -6.-Iohn
NJ seaman. tNo-Near-uld son of Mr.. aud
We. Harry Seaman, is dead. following
nu attack 10y large rooster The boy
uss ANXIOUS 10 feed the chickens With
l.l"dlCIous bravery that was thought
only Ch'ldis hly ute he accomplished his
a'auc \ few DAYS ago he was so en-
ragcd when p large rooster jumped at
him and buried its spurs deeply in his
scalp. Blood poisoning developed, and
- child died in d hospital
The Washington times., 1915-12-26
"Petromortis," New III,
Strikes Chicago Lawyer

CHICAGO. Dec. 2G.- G.-"Petromortis" has
appeared in ChicFeO 1t strucl. down
Eugene ". Humphrey, lawvcr.
The new disease. acco"dipg to or.
John Q. FNis. of Rush Medical College,
is caused by inhalnc certain elrmenr =
in Rasolenc which have failed Ia oXy-
die.
"A man liable 10 vertigo would have
no chance in a small room with this
Eas." said Or. Ellis. 1t is likely that
scores OF deaths have resulted"