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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08
FIBER FACTORY WILL BEGIN
RUNNING NIGHT AND DAY

The fiber factory has commenced Cd.
erations and will be running full time
in few days. Monday the manage
ment expects to put on night shift
which will be run until the rest OF
the machinery arrives and then Il is
thought two shifts will be run all the
time.
A special rate of &c per hundred
pounds has been made by the railroad
company from any point on the Rock
Island lines in the state of New Mex
leo. This will make II cost but $500
to ship a car of bear grass from any
station this side Of FL Paso. The sid
ing has not yet been built, but will
soon be ready to haul the grass and
other stuff into the factory and IL will
make operations easier and faster.
The owners Of the fiber factory are
here at the solicitation Of the railroad
company and none of Tucumcari's for
mer citizens own one dollars worth
Of stock in the factory. II you want
TO sell your bear grass you must see
the buyer at the factory because none
Of the local merchants are dealing in
bear grass.
Mr.. Raymond knows the value of
bear grass because he has paid pretty
dearly for his experience, something
like twenty-five thousand dollars. He
does not want second grade stuff but
prefers what he call No. /. 1t makes
good fiber and that is what he desires
to handle. The farmers should sell
all the grass they now have at any
price because from all reports this
factory will not be able to handle all
the product along the railroad unless
II enlarges considerably. The COM
pany is now figuring on establishing
another factory in FL Paso, but we
thing they will perhaps enlarge here
making IL possible for one superin-
tendent to look after the business.
Tucumcari has all the facilities for
handling the business, plenty of wa
ter, ground, good railroad facilities,
and everything else which goes to
make good factory town. Always
plenty of men coming and going here
to furnish all the hands necessary to
run the factory night and day.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08
WILLARD PUT JOHNSON
TO SLEEP IN TWENTY.
SIXTH ROUND
Soldiers Had 20 Clear Ring of Crowd
Who Menaccd the Fallen Black
Champion

Jess Willard, the Kansas cowboy.
| is the new heavyweight champion pu-
gilist of the world lie knocked out
Jack Johnson, the black champion, in
the twenty-sixth round Of their cham
pionship bout in Havana, Cuba, Tues
day afternoon. The knockout was a
terrific right swing to Johnson's jaw,
| and while he lie on the rope he was
counted out and his doom sealed for
ever.
II was Johnson's fight all the way
until the twenty-second round, when
his vitality left him because of the
hard pace with which he carried the
fight throughout the early rounds.
Then the giant plainsman opened
his heaviest attack and in the next
few rounds carried the fight away
from the black man and toppled him
over with rights and lefts to the body
and blows TO the face.
Seventeen thousand persons saw
the combat and when Johnson crum-
bled up on the floor from fierce
right swing to the jaw, the crowd
burst into the ring. Soldiers cleared
the ring. johnson took the referees
count while lying on the ropes, but
the moment Referee Welsh had given
the decision the former champion got
to his feet in time TO escape the wild
rush Of excited spectators.
The Knockout came so suddenly that
the big crowd seemed as much dazed
as johnson himself. Up to the time Of
the final blow, Johnson showed but
few marks of battle, but had slowed
up and was perceptibly firing. Willard
said, as he was being escorted away,
that he was never hurt or in danger
at any time.
Johnson said he had no excuse to
offer and that "a better and younger
man had taken the championship
heavyweight title"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08
"a STRENUOUS LIFE" WILL
BE GIVEN AGAIN WED. APR. IA

Because OF the unusual demand Of
the public for repetition Of the High
School play, "A Strenuous Life" the
management Of the Athletic Associa-
tion has decided to give the people Of
Tucumcari a second opportunity to
witness this merry college farce.
The play needs no recommendation.
The first performance was so far
above the ordinary home talent pro-
duction that IL was Immediately hail
ed by all who saw il as the best home
talent program ever seen in this city.
II will be presented at the Opera
House n second time on Wednesday
evening, April II. There will be no
reserved seats. The curtain will rise
promptly at 8:l5. Orchestra begins
at 7:45. Admission 25 cents for ev-
erybody.
II you did not see the first perfor-
nance do not miss this opportunity.
Ask your neighbor about IL. or better
call Mr.. Shadwick at the High School
Remember the date Wednesday,
evening, April IL.
Remember the price-25 cents for
everybody.
Remember-No reserved seats-the
first come first served.
Remember-You cannot afford TO
miss seeing this prince of Home Tai
ent Productions
Doors open at 1880. Come! Come!
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08
HIGH SCHOOL PUTS ON
CLASSY PLAy...W|LL
Give It AGAIN

The High School students did them
selves proud last Friday night when
they put on the dashinR comedy
drama entitled "A Strenuous Life"
Every character was played TO per-
fection and those who played the parts
show ability as artists on the stage.
Clinton Wharton playing the lead
ing roll and Earl Gerhardt his friend
were well received and every other
character was right up to snuff"
The old man as characterized by
Harold Aull, the college professor,
Norval Jones, and the parts playcl
by Hettie Allen, Jaunita Shaft, Fisher
and Nellie Bonds and Miss Keller;
also those stars, Clyde jackson and
Chas. Goldenberg who put on the COM
edy stuff were good and we feel safe
in saying that the play as a whole
was rs good as any home talent play
ever put on in the city
There was good crowd present
but not enough moIey was made to
pay the track teams expenses to Al
buquerque. so IL is thought the play
will be repeated and il is hoped the
citizens will turn out and help make
IL possible for Tucumcari to send its
team to the state meet.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08
4 GOOD STORY

Las Vegas, N. NJ. on the Main line
of the Santa Fe railroad and now the
cynosure of many thousands of ad-
miring tourists who are passing thru
this interesting city, on their way to
the Pacific Exposition. is nothing il
not well known health resort as the
following will attest:
When the United States army first
occupied the various posts in New
Mexico there was young officer sta
toned at Fort Union at Las Vegas
who was famous for his fine physical
development and general athletic abil-
ity. The story goes that an invalid
health seeker from the east was much
impressed with the health and won
derful strength OF the robust young
officer and inquired of him how he
might acquire the same qualities. He
was informed that the climate and
waters of this state were wonderful
in their powers of producing cures for
almost any form of physical ailments.
He offered himself as evidence, stat
ing that when he came to this country
he was an absolute physical wreck.
oh" he further said, this Is most
wonderful country. There is a Pc
culiar combination of latitude and al
titude here that rarely exists any
where. 1t produces an ideal summer
climate and in the main, mild winter
weather, You see that burro grazing
over there on the hillside? Why, at
the time when came here FIVE years
ago, that burro was merely a jack
rabbit"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08
CAN WE AFFORD IT?
netime ago, two years or so,

Sometime ago, two years or so.
The "Clean Up Club began
A war TO wage, they're quite the rage
Upon the old tin can.
Our towns sight, it looks fright
We hear them all exclaim.
"The cans galore, do vex US sore,
1T surely Is a shame;
Nov let's employ, each girl and boy,
"And teacher too, By Heck!
ITO search around, Ger all the ground
"And pick them by the peck.
Lets give reward, unto the squad
That has the biggest pile,
Then they'll explore the alleys DER
I'm just little while"
Now all the Docks know that smallpox
Germs lurk in old tin cans
They should have put forbidding foot
Upon this risky plan
The plague IL came, we can give name
OF wife and mother dear;
OF infant bright now lost to sight
o, how they miss them here!
And many men, with not a yen
From want and them between
Were kept away, day after day,
From work by quarantine.
Now,the this spring,again may bring
A fond desire for cleaning.
But let's not ask, kids to this task,
However well we're meaning.
The City Dads have lots of scads;
Strong men are idle standing.
Let 5 lie. them live, so to them give
The job they would be landing.
So please try hard, in your back yard,
Your cans TO keep collected.
Neat tucked away, against the day
The garbage mans expected.
&C. Il. Cusack
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08
C0WPEAS GOOD FEED
FOR MARKET CATTLE
BIG RAINFALL
Prospects for Good Crops are Better
Than this Section Has Expert.
enced for Years

The average precipitation for Tu-
cumcari, y. NJ, for the 10 years dur
ing which their readings have been
made is .25 of an inch in January;
.73 Of an inch in February: .53 of an
inch in March. The average annual
precipitation for Tucumcari is 1852
inches.
In 1915 we had .I6 of an inch in Jan
.9s of an inch in February, and 80
of an inch during March.
Up to date this year we have had
.7S of an inch above the normal pre-
cipitation. Besides this we had un-
usually hevy rains late last fall and
this spring we have had fewer hard
winds and more cloudy weather than
is usually the case.
The soil on the Experiment station
has been examined for the percentage
of moisture to n depth of six feet, and
down to this depth the soil has been
found to be well filled with water and
it can be said truthfully that pros
poets for good crop year are better
than this section has experienced for
number of years.
On the experimental farm the fall
and spring wheat, oats, barley and
rye are all making a rapid growth
and look much better than they usual
ly do ut this time.
Alfalfa in rows is up TO height of
about 6 inches and looks fine.
The steer feeding test that is be-
ing carried on at the local station in
cooperation with the New Mexico
State Experiment Station is progress
ing nicely and the steers are making
good gains. One pen is fed a ration
containing cotton-seed meal to sup
ply the protein, while the other pen
is fed ration containing cowpeas to
furnish the protein.
The two lots were as nearly equal
in weight and feeding qualities as
IL was possible to make them at the
start of the test. Since Feb. 23 the
lot which is fed cowpeas has made an
average daily gain of 9.6 pounds to
tie pen, while the lot receiving the
cotton-seed meal has made an average
daily gain of almost exactly 8 pounds
to the pen.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08
About Hunting Licenses

AS an instance Of some of the astute
Legislation that was put over by the
recent legislature the law recurring
every man who carries loaded gun
to have a license, is perhaps little
more ridiculous than most of the 9TH
crs.
BY this law il man should happen
to see jack rabbit nibbling his fruit
trees and he had no license, he would
be law breaker should he shoot the
pest. He might see n coyote running
of with a chicken and could not shoot
the said coyote without breaking the
law If he had no license. All of these
maurauders might be on his own land
and yet he is prohibited from max
ing any defence without the license.
There are thousands of poor men on
the plains of New Mexico who are
having veritable battle with Jack rab-
bits, coyotes, hawks, skunks, crows,
owls, and all such pests, and TO whom
it is positive hardship to give up
even one dollar for the privilege of
protecting themselves. IL would have
been better to have placed good
bounty on rabbits and such pests in
stead of imposing "A license fee to
shoot them.
II is a fair guess that regardless
OF the law these homesteaders are GO
ing on shooting just the same as II
there was no such damnable law up
on the statute books of New Mexico
and II is another safe bet that IL they
are ever yanked into court on any
such charge they are going to be freed
by any jury that has half chance to
do so.
There may be some of the laws
passed by the last legislature that
time will prove TO have been born in
good common sense but this is not
one Of them.-otero County News.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ENJOYS
EASTER SERVICES

Sunday morning special Easter SER
vices were given to a large and ap-
preciative audience. The church has
recently been recarpeted and other
wise remodeled and was beautifully
decorated for this occasion.
The Sunday school gave special
program and the children did excel
lent.
The main service at IL o'clock was
said TO have been most pleasing
event. During the services violin
solo by Mr.. Durham; vocal solo by
Mrs. Freeman Allen; anthem by the
choir; song by the Male Quartet, to-
gether with the excellent sermon on
the subject, "The Resurrection Call to
the Spiritual and Eternal" by the pas
tor, Rev. p. b. Henderlite, satisfied
those present and they were glad TO
have had this opportunity to attend
services at so progressive church.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08
ROAD BONDS LOSE BY 1873

The county commissioners met in
the court house and performed their
regular duties. Mr.. Collins was un-
able to be present because of an OPP
GRAFTON recently performed upon him
at a hospital in Kansas City, but the
other two were here and after canvas
ing the road bond vote they transact
ed the regular routine of business.
The road bond vote was 438 for and
57i against, which. was far worse than
was even suspected. A majority OF
1913 against proposition like this
shows there Is something wrong some
where and most all of these votes
came out of the rural districts where
the roads are needed.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08

The News editor and wife took a
nice trip Sunday with l.. G.. Pearson
wife and daughters in their new auto
They went to the crossing where the
new bridge is being built over the
Revuelto creek and found the roads
in good condition most of the way
We stopped ut Mr.. Flemisters for wa
ter and found a large gathering of
neighbors who were enjoying an Eas-
ter Egg Hunt. Eighteen or twenty
children participated in the hunt and
they seemed to be having a fine time.
Mr.. Flemister has lettuce, turnips,
and numerous other vegetables now
growing and makes US think there Is
nothing which cannot be grown in this
county that could be grown in any
other state in the union. He has late
ly set out hundred apple trees and
will have a large orchard in few
years. From two rows of Sudan
grass he harvested twenty five pounds
Of seed. These rows were about fifty
feet long. One seed had more than
one hundred shoots or stalks and prove
this to be most prolific grass. lie
has been testing alfalfa and finds it
grows without irrigation. Mr.. Flem-
lister has an ideal farm and enjoys
life.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08

A farm of 240 acres sold at auction
in Tucumcari Saturday. II was sold q
few weeks ago for $3.50, but was said
to have been illegally disposed Of. II
was legally advertised and put up for
sale Saturday. II brought $500, OF
$3.50 more because of the fact that |,
was close TO good road. II this land
had been located In an out of the way
place 1t would have been hard TO dis.
pose of ut any price. Good roads
made Iowa and Illinois land worth
5000 per acre when the same kind Of
land in Missouri was selling for S65
Farmers from Iowa and Illinois sold
their land at big prices and bought in
Missouri. They afterwards were the
means Of getting good roads for Mis-.
souri, and their land is now worth two
times as much as what they paid for
1t. II the proposition is put up In
a business-like way, with a guarantee
TO do something, no sensible man can
turn II down, but there Is feeling
throughout the county of revenge for
wrongs supposed 10 have been COM
mitted by the city of Tucumcari when
only one or two persons have possibly
been guilty Of not toting fair.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08
MYSTIC TEA

A Mystic Tea will be given at the
home OF j. r. Wasson on Friday ev-
ening by the Epworth League Of the
Center Street Methodist church. You
are invited.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08

Exploits of Elaine" last Friday
night at The Photoplay was well at
tended and Is pronounced better than
"The Trey o. Hearts,"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
d. w. Hearn, Pastor

Bible school 9:45 a. m.
Preaching and communion at 100
Junior C. f., 3 p. m.
Y. p. s. C. E., $3.50 p. m.
Evening service at 8 o'clock.
There will be special music both
and evening at the preaching
services.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08

The o. r. c. gave u dance at the
opera house last Friday night and en-
joyed a large attendance, good music
and general good time.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08

Read Exploits of Elaine" In News.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-01

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Thcv also appear ashamed OF stopping
conversations with friends on the
platform before a train starts. as Il
they though, that boarding the train
in good season was an ignoble precau
tion 40 result, more business foI
the surgeons.
The coming of automobiles multi
plies street dangers. They dodge out
from unexpected quarters, and the
streets of even small towns are often
dangerous a cautious look both
ways is the only safe rule in crossing
any street where there is much
traffic.
A habit of caution costs nothing. II
saves many hospital bills and many
tragic griefs Teach it to the
childenl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-01

The Hague CBy MaiD--A fine ex-
abple of Dutch energy and determi-
nation, combined with readiness tc
meet new conditions, has been
brought to the front in Holland since
the outbreak of the war in the pers on
of Gornelis J. K. van Aalst, the or
ganizer of he Netherlands Oversee
Trust. This is not trading concern,
but a national Institution founded to
meet and overcome difficulties placed
in the way Of Dutch commerce BY the
declaration Of to kadeB by the cen
tral European allies on the one side
and the powers Of the Triple Entente
on the other
It was found necessary in the fret
days Of the war crisis to form q cen
trail institution to supervise Dutch
commerce in order to prevent H Il
land falling unwittingly into diff
cuitie5 which might involve her in tie
world conflict. ana SIR van .Aalst
who is president Of one Of the lead
ing banks Of the Netherlands. con
sented to undertake the task OF or
ganization
1ae efforts OF Great Britain and
France 70 prevent goods which they
had declared contratand from settiae
70 their foes through neutral eAan-
nels had to be ret Dst-b ahips
we're arong tae a-zt urpectcd >,
arriving on this trade. and they wee
onseQHently almcsi alway held up
and searched for o.splnie or eonii
icnal eontrsband. wAi,h waen 5nrf
among their csrsoea. was confiseat-
ID The delay and loss we're oftet
fery serious FOR the Dutch me-e-zats!,l. 1
The matter Waa tsfeu iiPhsnf bili
ir van Aalst and lis colieagues oil
he ~ o r." as the new institn-
ion soon became known It's mem
iers were drawn from the leading
onmercial men Importers ship
eTs AMI bankers. and it was able in
short time 70 win the respect and
of the foreign govern 2
rents. which soon found they were c
ealing with trustworthy body and {
ermitted the much-needed raw ma
(eedstnl.is for Hol4ad it'tt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-01
FROM PEppLER TO PATRIOT.

Morris Liss. 19-year-old Russian,
has taken the prize offered by the
York Chamber of Commerce for the
beet essay from high school pupil on
the subject, What Has York Done
for Me?" His essay is printed In full
in the York Gazette. 1t bears the i'm
press In every line of sincerity The
story the writer tells begins with
peddling thread and buttons from door
to door, and bending over the sizzling
iron in a tailor shop" II is very much
the kind of submerged and almost un-
illumined life Morris Resented depict
cd in his Songs Of the Ghetto" But
says the plucky Russian lad, God al
ways creates the remedy before the
sickness and instead of becoming a
troublesome. shameful, desolated
tramp he came to see that there was
more in the world than three meals a
day and a pitched battle for a living.
In the high school, he says, he has
learned to dream his dreams in Eng
lish phrases. He has discovered that
the names of patriots and the tradi-
tions of the republic are more than
vain formulae and an empty. resound-
ing nomenclature By the sympathy
he has found and by his own unremlt
ting improvement of the chances of
fered, HI is becoming a citizen of the
type his country values at more than
a money prize. a medal or "a ribbon
to stick in his coat" He has the
faith of one
Who sees through fould the rose
unfold,
The soul through blood and tears"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-01
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self to be taken through their patro
lines OF war vessels and brought tc
the Netherlands. The sole condition
vas that Dutch merchantmen were
obliged to carry papers showing that
lAe cargces were consigned to the
/ lNetherlends Cyersea Trust, which
stood ss guarantor for the good name
ana good faith Of the merchants who
eventually we're to receive them.
Success was complete. and Dutch
eo1merce and industry. which other
wise would have been almost entire
ly suspended were kept going prac-
tically without interruption, SO thai
after nine months Of war, Holland Is
able to say that taken in its broad
lines. its economic life has been only
to very slight degree affected by
the ho7tinullies proceeding on all
the frontiers of the country
The operative methods of the Meth
erlsnds Oversee Trust are very sim
rle. Every would-be importer or
exporter must first apply to the or
ganzation which inquiries into the
genuinenes5 OF the business and be-
side demanding bank guarantee
requires proof that the goods are
not being exported for the account
# shy perEon 81 firm belonging to
n1i-3n az war. or on the other side /
co. iaHg imported 70 Holland in or
ie- f. te sent into any other coun
try but purely for consumption in
Hsl'sad The amount OF the bank
suarsntee. in case Of the trader not !
seeming hls word, is opfiscated,.~A
iody Of controllers looks closely inf