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The Washington times., 1915-12-29
$1,000 Judgment For
Miss Helen Houghton

Default judgment in the sum OF s.. 900
was ordered today by Justice Mccoy in
the action brought by Helen Houghton
against the supreme council of tho
Royal Arcanum. The plaintiff sued on
policy alleged 70 have been held by
her brother, Charlie c. Cook. in which
she was named the beneficiary. At
torney Walter \. Johnson appeared for
the plaintiff.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
Dropped Coins in Lap
Of Aged Dead Woman

ATLANTIC CITY. Dec. 2s.-CharitabIy
Inclined persons passing 1872 Arctic
avenue dropped coins In the lap of an
aged woman, who sat on the doorstep.
Policeman Rich noticed the woman
still sitting there at o'clock in the
morning. She had died early the night
before. but pedestrians believed she was
blind. and dropped the coins as they
walked past.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
Mrs. Norris Wants
A Limited Divorce

A limited divorce is sought by Oc-
tavia F. Norris from James +. Norris.
a letter carrier. in petition filed today
in the District Supreme Court bJ At
torney A. w. Gray. Justice Mccoy has
issued a rule citing Norris to appear in
Equity Court No. 2. January 7, and
show cause why he should not pay ALI
mony during the tendency of the suit
The grounds for the action include al
legged cruel and inhuman treatment and
desertion.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
NEVER DRANK WATER;
DEAD AT AGE OF III
Italian Woman Always Took Wine.
Children, Who Didn't, Died
Many Years Ago.

ROME. Dec. (by maiD.-Mrs. Paolina
Pellegrini. who swore she never tasted
water. but always drank wine when she
thrsted. died at San Michele today,
aged III years.
Her twelve children who, according
to the old lady herself. were addicted
to the pernicious habit OF drinking
water" have been dead manY years.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29

Specialists in Catarrh troubles agree
that 1t is an infection of the blood.
Once you get your blood free from i'm
purities-cleansed of the Catarrhal
poisons-you will be relieved of Catarrh,
the dripping in the throat hawking and
splitting, raw sores in the nostrils, and
the disagreeable breath. Don't suffer
with Catarrh-it is not necessary. Write
the Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga for
free expert medical advice, and take
S. S. S. at once.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
HYATTSVILLE.

The Christmas exercises of the Me-
mortal Methodist Church delighted a
large audience. The exercises by the
primary department were in charge of
Miss Lois Burton, teacher.
A class of girls under the direction
of Mrs Jchn Tucker and a class of
boys taught by Miss Helen Rose also
contributed to the success of the enter
tainment. A vocal trio by Miss Bertha
Hopes. Mrs. Elmer Hutchinson. and
Frank Vogel was excellent.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
ROCKVILLE.

Walter w. Harrol. of Shamokin. Pa,
and Miss Blanche Austin, of Washing
ton. who were married here yesterday
by the Rev Frank NJ. Richardson, were
accompanied by two automobile loads of
friends.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29

DR.. Catherine NJ Goodson. who has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. F. r. Mac
Neil has returned to Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29

Paul Jack, of Garret, Ind, who has
been visiting Edward A. Fuller, jr.. re-
turned to HIS home last night.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29

A Christmas party will be given to-
morrow night by the officers NF the
Sunday school OF the First Presbyterian
Church.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29

Miss Rosa Bishcpp is spending the
holidays with Mrs. Elias Gay Logan. in
Atlanta. Ga.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
ANACOSTIA.

Pupils of the Sunday school of En-
manuel Church gave an entertainment
last night in the church hall Preced-
ing the entertainment service was con-
Quoted by the Rev. W. o. Roome, jr.
Each pupil brought a gift. These will
be distributed among the poor children.
The entertainment consisted of a brief
play entitled "How Some Little Dollies
Came to Go AS Missionaries" Misses
Dorothy Latimer, Martha Hagan, Eliza
beth Lindsay, and Emily Mulligan took
part. Miss Marion King was in charge,
while Miss Alice Leapley played the
piano. Santa Claus distributed candy.
Mrs. Ruth Potts, OF Wayne, Pa, is
passing the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Afford, of w
street.
Anacostia Council. No. 16 Jr. o U.
A. M, last night elected the following
officers: Charles Fowler. councillor; p.
u. Carter, vice councillor; r. A. Estep,
recording secretary; John T. Ellis, as
sistant recording secretary: J. A. Frye.
financial secretary; Il. A. Parker treas
urer; Joseph SmithsOn, conductor; r.
II. Norton. warden; l.. w. Brashears,
inside sentinel; John Smithson, outside
sentinel; John Hardness. chaplain: l..
y. Donaldson, Junior past commander;
F. G. Prather, trustee.
Mrs. George e. Baxter and son Mar
vim have gone to Greensboro, N. C.,
for the holiday season.
Electa Chapter, No. >. o. e. S., in
stalled officers last night.
Mlneola Tribe. No. "A, I. o. r. NJ,
has elected these officers: 4. II. Dyer,
sachem; Stewart Womendorf. prophet;
A. v. Myers, senior Sycamore: A. NJ.
Manning, junior sycamore; Henry w.
Tippett. chief of records: George E.
Baxter, collector OF wampum: William
c. White, keeper of wampum; Louis
Weigle, guard of the forest
The Washington times., 1915-12-29

the late Alexander Lloyd. of Gathers
burg. and Henry Thomas Slicer, of
Colora, Md. were married at Gathers
burg yesterday by the Rev. Father
Clements of Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29

Mrs Ruth Potts, OF Wayne, Pa, is
passing the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Afford, of w
street.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29

George Mas and Miss Bessie Lee
llaTtshook, both OF Gordonsville, Va.
were married here yesterday by the
SaSS. Samuel II. Whita
The Washington times., 1915-12-29

Electa Chapter, No >. o. f. S., in.
stalled officers last night.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29

Mrs. George e. Baxter and son Mar
vim have gone to Greensboro, N. C.,
for the holiday season.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-10-23
Odd Bits of News

San Francisco, Cal.-"My, how
cutew was the expression of soci-
ETY. girl who motored down TO see
the oldest tree" which celebrated
its three thousand one hundred and
fiftieth birthday recently, A family
of five could have picknicked under
the tree when the Greeks were
building their wooden horse under
the walls of Troy, and Pharoah was
being engulfed in the Red Sea.
Coleman, Wis.-By the death by
lockjaw of Miss Emily Ermis, i8,
John Ermis, her father, loses the
eighteenth member of his imme-
diate family. Miss Ermis' death fol-
lowed closely that of her p year old
brother who was accidentally shot
An older brother was drowned two
years ago. Mrs Ermis died recent
ly, and sixteen children have sue
cumbed.
Charleston, w. Va.-The Mystery
Of the "Old Man of Kellys Creek
who is alleged TO have been one OF
.he most successful bootleggers in
the state, is believed by federal OFF,
GERS to have been solved by the ar
rcst of Louis Peters, % years old
Il is alleged Peters disguised him
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-10-23
To Fight 1t Out

Rome, Oct. 2i.-POpe Benedict has
just received from King Albert of
Belgium a reply to an autographed
letter from the pope urging the king
to initiate steps looking to the con-
elusion Of peace. King Albert re-
piled in the negative
The king thanked Pops Benedict
for his promise to use his influence
with Germany TO bring about the
evacuation of eBlgan territory in
the event Of peace.
King Nlbert declared he would
never lay down his sword while his
country was "in slavery" Pope
Benedict is represented as being
realty disappointed at the outcome
Of his efforts
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-10-23
NO 49,
ANOTHER IMPROVEMENT ADDED
Standard BabcOck Newspaper Press
Bought for News Shop. Up-to-
Date Our Slogan.

The editor Of The News returned
Friday from Kansas City Missouri,
where he purchased a No. stan
dard Babcock cylinder press, the
best fiat bed newspaper PRESS made.
We have spent nearly four years de
veloping and improving The News
always with the idea of>giving our
patrons a better paper. When this
press arrives and is installed The
News plant will be the best and
most up-to-date printing Office in
northern New Mexico; in fact it will
be the only one this side Of Las Vegas
equipped with 4 standard linotype
machine and a standard newspaper
press, and equipped to turn out al
most any class Of printing on short
notice. \ printery such as The
News shop will be within the next
month is rarity in a town the size
of Clayton, and it is needless to say
that High r. feels a great pride
in being able to give Clayton and
mon county sucl a pruning once.
II takes money 10 run newspaper,
especially to develop one from al
most nothing, as The News has been
developed during the past four
years Recently we have been no.
tifying those few who are delin-
quent on our subscription list of
their delinquency, and their ready
response decided us in favor of this
latest Improvement. If you are de
linquent do not be surprised at the
receipt of reminder, because we
need the com. Checks, money or
ders, stamps, drafts and cash are
our specially, so choose your own
method of remittance; and DO IT
NOW.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-10-23

of $1,000; Eddy county the second
prize Of $500, and our neighbor on
the west Colfax county, the third
prize of $3.50.
There was a good exhibit of var
ious breeds of poultry, and a fair
exhibit of livestock, but had Union
county sent animals from her best
herds, she would have easily taken
a large number of prizes
The manufacturers exhibit was
good, one of the caterpillar style of
tractors which was on daily exhib-
ition, being one of the principal at
fractions; there was also various
kinds of other machinery, a patent
milking machine, cream separators,
etc. Also several iceless refrigera-
tors, which, true to name, operate
without the use of ice and keep
their contents practically as cold as
the ordinary refrigerator.
There was also a splendid exhibit
from various schools of the state,
the one from the school for the
blind being extra good, and it is
really wonderful what they can
teach the blind children to do. The
Indian exhibit also was very good,
i'm agricultural exhibits as we'll as
other things. In the art department
there was a large amount of fine
needlework and hand painted china.
There were good races every day,
splendid music by large number of
bands, nine bands being on the
grounds in one day The famous
Kilties Scotch band was there all
week and they certainly were fine.
There were a large number of other
attractions, all of which it is i'm
possible to enumerate here.
On Friday night a banquet was
given for the Representatives of the
various counties, and there were
also present a number of representa-
tive business men of Albuquerque.
One of the principal matters dis
cussed was the proposition Of per-
manent fair grounds with an ade-
quate display hall, the various dis
plays this year being simply under
tents, which to say the least, is
very unsatisfactory. There is a
movement on foot TO get each county
in the state TO appropriate $1,000
Ifor the erection of a permanent dis
play building, which certainly is
very much needed.
In conclusion we wish to urge
every citizen of Union county TO
cooperate with whoever has the
state fair proposition in charge next
year, and send stock, agricultural
exhibits, fruit, or anything else you
may have TO help out the exhibit,
and there is no reason why UNION
COUNTY cannot come up TO the
front ranks at the state fair, where
she justly belongs.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-10-23
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
Nation has More Than Usual Graft
tude, Says Executive, in Peace
While the World is at War.

Washington, oct. 2l-President
Wilson today in a proclamation de-
signaling Thursday, November %,
as Thanksgiving day, called atten-
ton 10 the fact that the United
States has been at peace while most
of Europe is at war.
I'VE have been able to assert our
rights and the rights of mankind
without breach Of friendship with
the great nations with whom we
have had TO deal" said the president.
The proclamation says in part:
The year is now drawing to a
close since We last observed our day
of national thanksgiving has been,
while year of discipline because Of
the mighty forces of war and of
changes which heve disturbed the
world, also year of special bless
ing for us.
Another year of peace has been
vOuChsafed to s;tanother year in
which not only To take thought Of
our duty to ourselves and to man
kind, but also TO adjust ourselves
to the many responsibilities thrust
upon us by a war which has in
volved almost the whole of Europe.
We have been able to assert our
rights and the rights of mankind
without breaches of friendship with
the great nations with whom we
have had 10 deal, and while we have
asserted rights we have been able
also to perform duties and exer-
cises privileges of succor and help
fulness which should serve to dem
onstrate our desire to make the office
of friendship the means Of truly dis
interested and unselfish helpfulness.
Our ability to serve all who could
avail themselves of our services in
the midst of crises mas been in
creased by gracious Providence,
by more and more abundant crops,
our ample financial resources have
enabled us to Steady the markets
of the world and TO facilitate nee
essary movement of commerce that
the war might have otherwise rem.
dered impossible. and our people
have come more and more to a sober
realization of the part they have
been called upon TO play in a time
when all the world is shaken by
unparalleled dstresses and disas-
ters
The extraordinary circumstances
such a time have done much to
quicken our national consciousness
and deepen and confirm our con-
iidence in the principle of peace
and freedom by which we have al
ways sought to be guided Out OF
darkness and perpleXities have come
hrmer counsels of policy and clear
er perceptions Of the essential well
fare of the nation. We have pros
pered while other people were at
war, but our prosperity has beer
vouchsafed us, we believe, only thai
we might the better perform the
functions which war rendered inn
possible for them TO perform"
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-10-23
England has Mys y'riouS Airship

London, Oct. 22-The Daily En-
press says the admiralty announced
yesterday afternoon that Londoners
would have a chance to see Britain's
mystery ship of the air on her trial
flight over the metropolis.
At Gas last night a small, dark,
cigarette shape was seen over the
Thames, travelling eastward. II
seemed to be flying at much greater
height than the Zeppelins which
paid the two recent visits to Lon
don. The altitude might have been
10000 feet or more
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-10-23

Mrs. II. +. Bowen of south of town,
was trading and looking after busi-
ness here the first of the week.
While in the city Mrs Bowen renew
ed her subscription TO The News,
the popular paper.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-10-23

D,Work has been resumed on the
Herzstein building and the building
will be rushed to completion. The
structure will add much to the ap-
pearance of Main street. p
Jack Lenhart of the Cimarron
country, attended TO business in the
city the first Of the week.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-10-23
Lady Karma Gins MiIe in 2:l7

DR.. J. c. Slack returned this week
with his pacing mare, Lady Karma,
after a most successful tour of the
county and state fairs in Colorado
and New Mexico. DR. Slack says
the mare gave a good account of
herself and won at Las Animas.
Rocky Ford, Sugar City, Trinidad
and Ration a gross winning Of 81 400
in the prize money. Lady Karma
was injured in shipping TO the New
Mexico state fair and was forced
to retire from the only race en-
tered on account of lameness. Her
fastest mile on the trip was 2:i7 and
the fastest race was 2:22 III. DR..
Slack says the trip greatly improved
his health and he is highly satisfied
with the vacation.
New Store Has New Front T.
Clayton's newest store, of which
Geo. H. Wade, for several years
connected with the Herzstein store
is conducting the destinies, is doll
ing up considerably and when COM
pleted will present one of the class
lest fronts in these parts. The old
front has been removed and concrete
Of semi-mission design takes its
place. Two handsome brasstrlm-
med display windows will be fea-
ture of the place.
The Odd Fellows hall sports a
handsomely designed electric sign
proclaiming the name of the order
its meeting night and number. v
]. w. Siege and II. A. Nachtrieb
of near Rosebud, both prominent cit
izens of their neighborhoods, Were
business visitors and traders in the
city Friday and Saturday. -
Walter Scott of near Mt. Dora, at
tended to business in the city Satur-
day.
f. H. Ham, Rock Island conductor
out of Dalhart, who has a fine place
west of town, attended to business
in Clayton Friday and Saturday.
John Bartlett or near vance, was
a business visitor and trader in the
county seat Friday.
Leroy Pryor, cashier Of the bank
at Des Moines, attended 10 business
IN the city Friday.
Ira Massey of near Stead, attended
to business in Clayton Saturday.
Bud" Empson Of near Vance, was
a trader and business visitor in the
county capital Saturday.
Reyes Martinez OF near Reyes, was
in the city today making arrange
ments 10 ship six cars Of fat steers
TO the Denver market Reyes is a
Union county booster and developer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-27
EU ening Chat
The Talent for Adventure.
BY RUTH CAMERON,

'She has the talent for adventure, -
some one said to me the other day in
descriD bling a woman. 1 should like to
meet her, shouldn't you?
1t is a great talent, that talent for
adventure. 1t may not be so readily
convertible into money as some other
talents, but what do we most want
money for except to buy happiness
and this talent for adventure can be
coined directly into happiness without
being passed through the gross me-
dunn of money.
OF course you know what 1 mean
by the talent for adventure-the gift
of finding adventures not only in the
out-of-the-way situation, not only in
travel or in dagger, but i everyday life.
Nathaniel Hawthorne once wrote to
his wife:
Nothing at all has happened to me
since I left you. 1t puzzles me to con-
ceive how you meet with so many
more events than 1. You will have d
volume to tell me when we meet, and
you will pour your beloved voice into
my ears in a long stream; at length
you will pause and say, But what has
1 look back upon what I call my life
for three or four days past, and be-
hold, a blank"
1t is evident from this and the rest
of the letter that Hawthorne not only
loved his wife dearly, but was very
and wonderful talent, but he didn't
have the talent for adventure which
she so evidently possessed, and he
needed her to give flavor TO his life.
That is just what they do, the peo-
pie with the talent for adventure they
give flavor not only to their own lives,
but TO the lives of all with whom they
are associated.
J once spent a weekend in a quiet
little country town with woman so
foT, lY-ir- 70
our camp by tn e1ired man of one of
the neighbors. The lady of the talent
drew him out to talk to us, and be-
hold. he proved to be one of the most
interesting characters 1 had ever met
"a man who had lived and travelled
and dreamed and could tell about it
all on the rare occasions when he
chose to 1--WE learned afterwards that
his condolences to us were almost I'M
precederted).
The next day the lady of the talent
warmly admired a beautiful dog we
met on the road and that led to our
being shown over his kennels by the
master of some of the finest kennels
in the country.
Besides these, we had two or three
more adVentures-all in Il day and Il
half
OF course these things happened on
an outing, but even in ones daily rou
tine there are adventures for those
who have the talent and the will to
find them.
at isn't sordid, trying to see what d
quarter can be made to do said one
of Robert Herrick'S characters. It's
exciting"
And again. he writes of this same
ITO her, poverty had not
been limiting or grinding, but an ex-
fight that taxed her re-
sources of mind and body"
OF course that's in a book. but I
know that there really are people so
gifted that they can wrest adventure
even from poverty.
1t is a beautiful gift, the talent for
Let no one who possesses
it ever think himself poor-(Protec
ed by The Adams Newspaper Service.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-27
Household Hints
The Table.

Oyster Shortcake-Make rich bis
cult dough. place in two shallow tins
and bake in quick oven fifteen min
utes. Cream one pint of oysters.
Pour half the oysters over one crust,
place other crust on top and pour
over rest of oysters. Serve at once.
Stuffed Celery-Press into the con-
cave side of fresh, crisp celery stalks
filling made of cream cheese and
chopped nuts. A stalk of this may be
served on the bread and butter plate,
thus eliminating one plate per person,
an item to be considered where the ia
bic is crowded, or there is no maid.
Apple, Date and Celery Salad-Dice
about three tart apples, chop together
several stalks of celery and small cup
full of dates. Add to apples and pour
over all generous quantity of may
onnaise, to which a cupful of whipped
cream has been added
Tomato-Celery Sauce-Finely chop
one onion, one green pepper and one
large bunch of celery: mix and add
two and one-half cupfuls of canned
tomatoes (from which the liquor has
been drained). one and one-half tea
spoons salt, two tablespoons allspica
berries and two-thirds cupful of Vine
gar; let simmer one and one-half
hours.
Julienne Soup-Shred two onions
and fry brown in a half spoon of but
ter, add a little mace, salt and pep
per, then spoonful or so of stock,
rub a tablespoonful of flour smooth
with little butter and let fry with the
onions; strain through colander. then
add more stock as desired; cut tur-
nips. carrots and celery in fillets add
few green peas; boil tender in a lit
tie water and add both water and veg
etables to the soup. If wished, the
flour can be left out and it will make
clear, light colored soup. In that
case, the onions should be cut in fill
lets and boiled with the vegetables
Clam Fritters -Tw elve CLAIMS
chopped or not, one pint milk, three
eggs, add liquor from CLAIMS, salt and
pepper and flour enough for thin bat
ter. Fry in hot lard.
Peach Custard Pie-One can
peaches. two eggs, one tablespoon
flour, sugar, one pint milk Line tin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-27
CANCER CAN BE CURED.

When there is mention of "a cure
for cancer the invincible hope of
mankind takes a new flight, says the
Journal of the American Medical AS
ISOLATION. But so far time had laid
low every Wanted sovereign cure.
and the reaction has too often brought
on an aggravated attack of pessimism.
The history of cancer is indeed COM
posed in very large part of the sad
record of various methods of treating
the disease that have been hopefully
but unsuccessfully tried. As yet there
is no cure for cancer-no panacea-
that will heal up all forms of the dis
ease 1t seems as if a cure of that
kind would be little short of miracle,
and this is not the age of miracles.
Several agents have been discovered
that do in certain cases have a cura-
tive effect on malignant growths. but
tumors vary SO in their nature that it
is hardly to be expected that all kinds
of growths should yield to one form of
treatment. The manner of treating
each kind is necessarily different. In
the great majority of instances, there
fore, it is still safe to say that the only
reliable remedy is early surgical re-
moval Some rare or unusual cases
may yield to other forms of treatment