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The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
Mid-City Citizens viii Meet.

An appeal that the meeting tonight OF
the Mid-City Citizens Association be
made a rousins one is made on the cards
of invitation sent out by the secretary.
The meeting, which is to be held at SIS
Tenth street northwest, will be addressed
by Representative r. n. Page chairman
of the House subcommittee on appropria-
tions and Otto Praeger. city postmaster.
a buffet luncheon will be served.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
1900 TREES IN ABoRETUM.
Niaety-two Species Represented in
District Collection.

One thousand two hundred trees, rep
resentative OF ninety-two distinct species,
have been planted in the Districts unique
aboretum in Rock Greek Park, according
to a statement issued yesterday. At this
time last year there were only 800 trees.
representing only seventy species.
The aboretum Is miniature national
forest of thirty-five acres, located In Rock
Greek Park near the old cabin of Joaquin
Miller. the poet OF the Sierras, and es-
tabIished in 1913 through joint cooperation
OF the Department OF Agriculture and
the District government. Many rare
.ture
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
IMMIGRATION BILL REPORTED.
VIII Come Up for Passage Probably
TOmorrow-Negro Not Barred.

The report the conference committee
on the immigration bill was submitted In
the House Of Representatives yesterday
and will be called up probably tomorrow
for action. 1t was not submitted in the
Senate and will not come up there until
after ii has been disposed Of In the House.
The bill omits the legislation put in by
the Senate excluding black persons Of
African descent" Senator Lodges D
gian amendment exempti-- rAr
''literacy test Belgi -'Es.. -.s c..
ing to the United 5 IS 1u sovr- .
conditions growing or .. --.--1-a-
war was struck out
The conference rest n
ly'' in the language . -.
the literaey test immi -.eeIng from
religious persecution.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11

sonaI interest in the special performance.
Scores Of prominent government officers
are associate members of the Press Club
and Were thus admitted to the private
view.
The production represents the first at
tempt to apply the great and growing
art of the movies" to civic and public
matters in a sustained and connected
manner, and therefore may prove to be
historic. This is the first time that the
story Of the work of a government has
been made into motion pictures.
The cooperation of the government was
necessary to this end, and therefore the
production has moving pictures Of many
things never before subjected to the
camera. Notably. the United States
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
MERCHANTS MEET FRIDAY.
Florists Section VIII Gather To-
night in Associations Rooms.

The big meeting night of the year.
for the members of the Retail Merchants
Association will be held at o'clock on
Friday evening. when the organization
will hold its annual meeting. r. P. An
drews, president of the association, will
review the trade conditions for 1914 and
dwell on the outlook for the present year.
The detailed operations of the executive
officers of the association will be re-
viewed in a report by Secretary Charles
J. Columbus.
A large number of new firms will be
proposed for membership. The florists
section of the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation will meet at 7:30 o'clock this even
ing in the associations rooms in the Star
Building.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11
Ruler Held for Murder.

Surabaya. Java, Jan. 1O-The Sultan OF
Ternate. a Dutch possession. has been
arrested on charge OF completely in the
murder of a Dutch official and taken TO
an unannounced point for trial.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11

Our Carpets are made. lined and
laid FREE. and there's no charge for
the waste In cutting to match figures.
A saving of l5c to 25c per yard.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11

This series Is a continuation of
"Thelr Married Life" produced by
Mabel Herbert Urner for four years.
"The Married Life of Helen and War
REM" appearing exclusively I'm this
paper, Is the only series now being
written by MameI Herbert Urner.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-11

All prices in plain figures.
Charge accounts with easy terms.
No notes or interest charges.
Cash or 80 days. l096 discount.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14
Methodist Church May 16

There are number of our
people who either do not come
to Sunday School or they come
only occasionally. Now let
every member come regularly
and that will encourage all those
who are comiug who are not
members of any church. Let us
make the attendance the largest
this Sunday we have ever had.
Preaching at IL o'clock a. m.
subject. The Sin of Indiffer-
ence." At 7:30 p. m. subject:
"Matrimony." We give a speci-
al invitation to all the young
people to attend the evening
service. You will laugh and at
the same time be instructed.
Let all the married people at
tend this service for it will help
you.
j. H. Messer, Pa stor.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14
$1.OO PER YEAR
Died

The grim reaper claimed its
own in one of Clovis best citi-
zens. A. j. Whitten. who de.
parted this earth, Friday. May
7th. For many years Mr.. Whit
ten was a sufferer of that dread
ed disease. tuberculosis. About
10 months ago he came TO Clo-
Wis, together with his family,
from Fayetteville. Ark, for the
benefit of the New Mexico's
famous sunshiney climate. Since
arriving here, he has been en-
gagged in the clothes pressing
business. with the as assistance of
his two sons, especially c. r.
Whltten, upon whose young
shoulders will fall The burden Of
family support. Prior to coming
to Clovis Mr.. Whitten was en-
ployed as a travelling man for a
Wholesale Hardware concern.
At the time OF his death Mr..
Whitten was 43 years OF age.
Funeral services We're conduct.
ed from the residence by Rev.
Reese, under the auspices of the
Odd Fellow Lodge, who together
with its CO. worker the Rebekahs,
turned out in body to pay their
last respects to a departed men,
ber. lnterment was made in the
Clovis Cemetery. The remains
were in charge of Underta ker,
C. V. Steed.
Mr.. Whittier leaves to mourn
his loss, a wife. three sons and
a daughter. Miss Edna, who
were present at the time of his
death, besides a father, two
sisters and two brothers in
Arkansas and two brothers IN
California.
The NEWS as we'll as their
host Of friends express their
deepest sympathy to the bereav-
ed.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14

Louie Moore, son of j. d.
Moore, of Hollene, died Thurs
day, May 9th. Age % years.
Interment at the Hollene ceme-
terry, Undertaken, C. V. Steed
had charge of the remains.
Rev, Lambert conducted the
services. The deceased leaves a
wife. a baby and father to mourn
his loss. besides other relatives.
This is a remarkably sad case,
the young man made such a
brave fight to regain his health
and in the vain effort to save
his life, when he saw it was
hopeless, he became reconciled
and during his last hours, talked
with calmness of his approach
ing death and for the welfare
and care of his wife and baby
after he was gone.
The NEWS extends their deep
est sympathy to the bereaved.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14
Mothers Day Services

Special services will be held at
the Baptist Church on next Sun
day. In the morning Mothers S
Day will be observed. The SER
vice will be devoted both to a
memorial service to our mothers
and for the mother of every
child that attends the Sunday
School or church. Mothers come
and get better acquainted.
Special music ant appropriate
program will be rendered. At
the evening service the young
people of the Church will have
charge and all young people of
the town are invited to attend.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14
The Curry County
Sunday School Institute

The institute came and went
on time. Many are wiser and
better prepared for efficient
work. The General Secretery.
Rev. Edward d. Raley. is a live
wire. His talks were helpful
and his suggestions wise. His
address on Father and Son"
Sunday evening before a large
audience in the Presbyterian
had much food for thought. DIR.
Hightower of the M. E. Church
South and Rev. j. w. Winder,
Sunday School field man of the
Presbyterian church, were pres
ent part of the time and were
heard with profit by all present.
The hand work from Sunday
Schools of Portales which was
on exhibition and the singing ny
the union choir were also inter-
esting features of this helpful
institute. The offering Sunday
evening in cash and pledges for
the Sunday School Work in New
Mevico was twenty.seven dol
lars.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14
Big Elks Play Just
Eight Days Off.

The Elks big play ferguson
of Troy" is progressing rapidly
under the able coaching of the
directors. The cast for this play
is made up of the best local tai
ent in Clovis, a number of which
have done real theatrical work
on the stage.
Great merriment is occasioned
at rehearsals by the appearance
| of a long black wig and huge
alarm clock which is worn by
the best poetic lunatic in captiv-
ity. Greater merriment is ex-
pected in the audience May 20.
Slides of the principal players
are being shown at the Lyceum
every night. When you see
them you will want your ticket
at once.
A big street parade will ap.
pear about three o'clock in the
afternoon of may 20. there you
will see some of the Elks and
some who are not Elks in their
disguise as fun makers in Fer
guson Of Troy. You know you
are still kid enough to want to
see a parade, so don't miss this.
and last but not least, don't for
get to buy those tickets before
it is too late.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14

Mrs. John Quante, of Garden
City Kansas, arrived the latter
part of the week and joined her
husband at this place. They
will make their home on their
farm a couple of miles east of
Clovis. Mr.. and Mrs. Quante
were former residents Of this
city.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14
SO Glen Ruffman.
Agnes Mclean.
59.-Lizzie WitherspoOn.

| OU-Glen huII man.
.55-Agnes Mclean.
59.-Lizzie Witherspoon.
60 Sarah Gamble, Grace
Youngblood.
61-Lee Borden, Intz Carter,
Boyd Galloway, Mary Dell Gall
away, Inez Maxwell.
The Fifty Dollar Scholarship
to Clovis High School offered by
Mr.. Paul A. Coldren to the rural
pupil making highest average.
goes to Reu Goodrum. The
prize certainly could not have
gone to more deserving pupil.
Many will remember that Reu
Goodrum and Mamie Duke rep.
resented Curry County in the
State Spelling Contest more than
a year ago. and they stand at
tire head of the list of rural
pupils in this contest.
Graduating Exercises at the
Methodist Church at one o'clock
Saturday. All are invited to
come. Scholastic Track Meet
at Ball Park Immediately follow.
ing these exercises.
RURAL SCHOOL
BUILDING CONTEST
Full particulars about this
contest will be given next week.
However, it might be einteresting
to school boards to know that
liberal prizes have been offered
by the following firms which are
closely related to this work from
a business standpoint. No per-
sonal canvass has been or will
be made for prizes. Others will
be gladly accepted if any wish
to help the matter along. but we
feel very much satisfied with
these:
$4,000 X. X. Runnels, Lumber
Co., Texico.
$37. so X. o. Evans, Agricul-
tural Chart Co., Chicago.
500. 90 Lone Star Lumber Co.,
Melrose.
SIS. 90 Peabody and M agic City
Fur. Co., Topeka. Kans., and
Clovis.
$1,000 Lone Star Lumber Co.,
Clovis.
$1,000 Houston Hart Lumber
Co., Clovis.
$40 GO Alfalfa Lumber Co..
Clovis.
$1,000 Barry Hardware Co.,
Clovis.
$l62. so Total.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14
Curry County School Notes
of Interest
County Sup't. Office
} IS EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATES

30 graduates from towI
schools and SO from rura
schools. Following are the
pupils who rank highest on the
state examination:
93.9 percent, Harry l.. Marsh,
of Clovis. District No l.
91.9 percent, Reu Goodrum. OF
Jonesville, Dist. No. 40
S9.1 percent, Mamie Duke, OF
Bryan. Dist. No. az.
S9.1 percent, Nola Owen, OF
Clovis. Dist. No. /.
87.9 percent, Allie Cook, OF
Locust Grove, Dist. No IL.
S7.6 percent. Boyd Galloway.
of Grady. Dist. No. 81.
87.4 percent. Dale Snyder, of
Clovis, Dist. No. |.
81 percent, Thelma Horn, of
Texico, Dist. No. 2.
S6.7 percent, Florence O'Hara,
OF Washington, Dist. NJ. 40.
S6.6 percent. Homer Litchfeld,
of Melrose. Dist. No. IL.
SO 6 percent, Helen Palmateer
Lincoln, Dist. No. 43.
Following are the pupils by
districts. who will receive their
eighth grade promotion certif-
Gates Saturday afternoon:
Ray Clark, Carroll eleven.
ger, Nellie Cook. Elva Cunning
ham, Leslie Cant, Justin
Greene, Ola Herfurth. Ruth
Hyatt. Lionel johnson. Alice
Martin, Harry Marsh, Grace
Mcfarland, Clarence Messer,
Nola Owen, Laurence Quinlan.
Gladys Riley. Mollie Singer,
Dale Snyder, Thomas Stroud.
.A;lanche Wing, Clarence Whiting
and Sallie Wilmeth.
2 Elsie Cross, Genevieve Bell.
Nell Daniels, Thelma Horn. Ver-
non Hunter, Earnest Mcdaniel
and Willie Robertson.
3 Matte Gilham, Clara Har-
vey and Virgia Maupin.
12-Leo Brady. Chester Har-
vey, Vera Givan, Homer Litch-
field.
20 Minnie Dunlap, Lee Willis.
2l-Allie Davidson and Nora
Davidson.
2S-Carl Morrow
"a Florence O'Hara.
40 Donnelley James.
Al Allie Cook, Pearl Curry,
Lois Hagler, Dovie Taylor,
AZ Mamie Duke, Bertie Flynn
and Vera Stevens.
AZ Helen Palmateer, Willis
Westfall.
49 Earnest Askins, Charlie
Fitzgerald, Reu Goodrum, Hous-
ton Hogue, Tom Shurley, Merle
Tunnel,
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14

Mrs. Otis Johnson and son,
Karl, returned home Sunday
from an extended visit in Cali
fornia. Her little nephew, Ed
gar Mark Feagan, accompanied
her home and will visit his
prand parents for several
months
Miss Baker, who has been
teaching school at Dexter, N. M.
is the guest of her brother, G. c.
Baker, this week.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14
Episcopal Church

Rev. D. A. Sanford will hold
services next Sunday. Sunday
school at 9:45 a. m.
Morning service with sermon at
II m. Subject: Praying To.
gether. Common Worship"
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14
Lyceum Sunday Night

There will be a special musical
program at the Lyceum next
Sunday at 7:45 p. m. with short
sermon. Everybody invited.
G. w. Lambert,
Minister Christian Church.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14

J. l.. House had the misfor-
tune to loose his Ford automo-
bile. which burned mp, IL miles
south of Clovis, Monday. j. l..
says no more autos for him, just
now.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14
Railroad News

Mrs. J. T. Stalker returned
Tuesday morning from a visit of
several weeks in st Louis, Mo.
Mrs C. G. Duffy and children
departed Monday for Ann Arbor
Michigan. where they will spend
the summer.
Mike Kelly and wife have gone
to Chicago. where Mrs. Kelly
will probably spend the summer.
Mike will stop at Topeka on his
way back and have an X.ray
examination made of his neck.
He was so unfortunate as to
injure this part of bis anatomy
several weeks ago and it is
thought that an X.ray examina.
tion may disclose the cause of
the trouble.
Brakeman, c. B. Cox. work
ing on the mixed run between
Carlsbad and Pecos, had his left
foot crushed at Otis on Wednes-
day of last week, while engaged
in coupling cars. Amputation
just above the ankle was neces-
sary. He was taken to the Hos
pital at Carlsbad. where the am
putation was performed.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1915-05-14

On Monday morning May, Il
Rev. jeremiah Moore will leave
for Rochester, New York, to at.
tend the General Assembly OF
the Presbyterian Church. U. S.
A. The assembly meets on May
Goth and will be in session ten
days. Mrs. Moore will take this
opportunity to visit her youngest
sister, Mrs. D. S. Taylor, at San
Angelo, Texas.
Mothers Day at the Presby-
terian church last Sunday was a
glad, happy service for the large
audience present. A love offer.
ing of nine dollars was made fol
mothers in the Presbyterian
Saaitsrium at Albuquerque.
Mrs. Hendrix, of Farwell. re-
ceived a telegram Saturday.
stating that her father, B. j.
Norby. of Melrose, was dying.
Rev. and Mrs. Hendrix at once
left in their car, for her fathers 8
bedside.
W. w. White, of Havener, has
sold out mis- interest the re, and
has located in Clovis. Mr.. White
will engage in the buying and
selling of wheat.
Mesdames Childers, Rice, Bay
less, Jernigan, Walker, House.
Mason. Messer and Tate spent
Saturday enjoying a Mission
Day Program at Texico
Will Polk. of Metro Sc, was ir
Clovis the first of the week
shaking hands with his many
friends.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-26

ton. in which the Spaniards receive
their choice of the spoils. and the nat
tering title of his novel is Spain a
Great Power"
The title at least may prove to be
no dream, for neutral Spain may come
out OF this war a conqueror. Did she
not emerge victorious even from her
! defeat in the Spanish war?
When the wound of that conflict heal
ed she found that Uncle Sam had only
performed upon her a, long-needed
surgical operation, and that she was
stronger than before she went under
the knife. Her colonialism from its
inception had been an exhaustins dis
ease.
had turned their curses into blessings.
Today I have told a story of a nation
whose blessings turned to curses. And
The United States lifted from Spain
the weight of the last of those afiic-
tions when it relieved her of Cuba and
the Philippines. The Barcelona mob
that furiously stoned the statue of
columbus at that time was not wholly
bereft of reason.
For Spain has more to show for the
seventeen years that have passed
since she lost the last of her colonies
than she has to show for the riotous
century that followed Columbus dis
covery. Her manufactures and her as-
riculture have taken fresh start and
her commerce is reviving.
Old Spain and New.
Old Spain still reigns at Madrid and
saunters beneath the awnings of Sc
Vile. But on either side of these, along
the shores of the Mediterranean and
the Bay OF Biscay. new Spain Is ris-
ing.
The Catalonian city of Barcelona.
with population of half a million.
is American In its hustle and Partisan
In its brilliance, and the most for
ward port on the entire coast of the
mediterranean. And the Basque city
OF Bilboa, on the Atlantic, is flourish
Ing like boom town in the New
World.
Tho peoples of these two coasts are
far moved in spirit from the ossi-
ned heart of Old Spain. They feel
the vivifying touch of the modern
world. aAd instead of sitting down to
thrum their Spanish, guitars. they turn
on the graphophone and keep step to
the music of the new day.
The Catalans who built Barcelona
are q shrewd and most businesslike
race. They are not only the merchants
Of Spain, but Of much of Spanish
America as well.
Most Of the inha bitants Of the At
lantic coast. particularly in Galicia,
are q frugal, laborious people The
Gallegos were among the most tire
less diggers that the American snsi-
neers enlisted for the construction Of
the Panama Canal
Once these hard-nisted toilers got q
chance the hard-headed Galatians were
permitted to keep books for their own
government. the nation would speedily
be reconstructed Not the sixteenth
century politicians who scu6le about
the Bourbon throne. but these mod.
erns can make q reality Of the now
elists vision Of Spain Great Pow
err"
After all. Spain may win the war
by keeping out Of It. At any rate. Il
10 her nrst. golden chance to reap the
victories Of peace, for never before
In 1000 years has she escaped . great
war.
tcbssnsAa. Ms. b Jaus Navsa.l
The Washington herald., 1915-09-26
straight downward to the ruin OF

I straight downward to the ruin OF
Spain.
The Pyrenees had spared Spain from
extinction at the hands of the North
| men. But those mountains also had
| shut her in with the Moors and the
Orient. and they shut out the prog
| ress of the North when all the rest
of Europe came to life again in the
Renaissance. In the sixteenth century
she still was in the tenth.
An age after the cross had been
| firmly planted on the towers of other
lands Spain still had to defend il
against the crescent. Religion and
patriotism had become one with her.
And in the passion aroused by her
! long battle with the Moors she had
no sooner conquered them than she
| turned upon the Jew and the Chris
rian dissenter.
By Punishment and death she sacri-
feed hundreds OF thousands of her
people just when she most needed men
to people and subdue the hemisphere
that Columbus brought her. Just when
that giant task was laid upon her
strength she opened her arteries and
bled herself.
The Blight Of the Hapsburgs.
4 misfortune only second to that as
sailed her at the same critical time.
when the blighting rule Of the Haps-
burgs fell upon. her Five years after
the discovery Of America the third
child of Ferdinand and Isabella was
married to Hapsburg srchduke. There
were two older children between her
and tie throne Of her parents. Butwith-
in year of her wedding her brother
had died and she suddenly became the
heiress TO the crown. And in 1917 her
17-year-old son, Charles V, of Haps-
burg. was. King of Spain. At 10 he
became the Holy Roman Emperor.
Thus the boy was the ruler not only
also of Austria. Portugal, the Neither
lands. Sicily and Naples. LombaDdy
ard the overload Of all Germany. No
sovereign on the European continent
dared turn his head without permis-
sion of the Spanish Ambassador, and
for his refractory behavior, Francis
Of France was brought q captive to
Madrid. after he had sent his famous
message home, "All lost save honor.
In mere territorial area. that empire
OF Charles measured 11.ooo.ooo
than the dominions of Rome. twice as
big of the realm of the Gear today. and
third larger than the present British
empire. No wonder that Spain quite
lost her head when she saw SO vast q
part Of the earth suddenly brought De-
meath her scepter.
The inborn contempt Of the Spaniaro
for trade and labor was confirmed, ana
he became a parasite on the back OF
humanity. Beggared mobiles had oniS
to make little excursion to Amer
lea whence they would return
millionaires-the first American MIL
lionaires to astonish the Old World. :,
Common soldiers came back ana
strutted the streets Of Seville and MA
drid with long trains Of Indian siaveH
and one Of them gave away $6oo.ooo 10
aims on the occasion Of his marriage IN
dow at Madrid and threw out handfuls
of silver coins. until he had. empueo
two barrels on the heads OF the nen.
lied crowd. It is estimated tnet
the course Of the first century q tne
Spanish exploitation Of the New World
1000 tons Of gold and 5000 tons o. III
ssr we're unleaAe4 at the foet q. S1e