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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19

II. o. Bursum. Republican candi'
date for governor, who put through
the last Legislature the ~so-callod Bur
sum Tax bill, which was drawn BY
Charles Springer and w. a. Hawkins.
Tapress ntatiYcs OF powerful corpora
lions. declares himself the Friend OF
the People and tho Champion OF the
Taxpayers. notwithstanding his part
in the passage OF the Bursum bin, he
10 now making excuses for II and
promising taxation reform.
Reform should always begin at
homo.
Mr.. Bursum's own record as a tar
payer will be of interest to the tax
payers TO whom he has been promiS
ing taxation reform,
An examination OF the records In
Socorro county, whore Tax Reformer
Bursum Is supposed TO pay his taxes.
showed on September 7. 1916. that
Taxes amounting to s5,l7277 had
been assessed against Mr.. Bursum per,
sonally since 1908. and almost the en-
tire amount remains unpaid,
or all taxes assessed against Mr..
Bursum personally since 1905 he had
paid only ;SI2G {.
He had personally paid only SIS. 20
in taxes since 1906.
No sales OF Bursum tar certificates
had been made except by Mar MOI
toyR, Democratic county treasurer,
since nc took office In 1919. A Demo
cratic distrit attorney found that the
sale OF Bursum property for taxes
would be difficult, owing 70 the vague
ness with which II Is described on the
rolls.
II is interesting 10 note In this con.
nection that the Bursum bill has no
provision relating TO the collection Of
taxes.
Reform begins at homs-and 70
formers must come before the people
with clean hands.
What do the voters OF New Mexico
thiAk OF 4 Taxation Reformer who
paid practically one OF his personal
taxss for ton yearsi
Do the voters OF New Mexico want
a man for governor who dessav pay
his tAIos m Ssw Nsx1osf
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19
Genlle-Rul Sure

A powerful cathartic sometimes does
as much harm as good. Foley Cath.
artic Tablets are mild and gentle, but
sure in action. They T a wholesome
physic that thoroughly cleanse the
bowels, sweeten the stomach and ben
eft the liver. For indigestion, bilious
ness, bad breath, bloating, gas or con-
stipation, no remedy is more highly
recommended. They cause no gripping
pain or nausea. Stout persons rec
ommend them because of the light feel
ing they bring. For sale by Sands
Dorsey Drug Co,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19

that time Shsri'f ~ o Bursum o
ceivod no idea Of a road to mogollon
from san Antonio, then his own pre-
cinot. He got t7k0 from the commits
toner's, 1t Ia said. declaring no could
Ret additional outside help He TOOK
ono laborefs out just before election
AID had them scratch tho ground west
Of the IN" ranch They then went
back 10 vote. At tho noxt election he
iupoatSd The performance. When the
latOInsn act l. passed early In 1877,
80 provided that county commissioners
,OuId fund any outstanding indebted
uuss By authorizing all Issue OF bonds
,gtore August End VI that year. The
JumUCTatic county commissioners
turned Mr. Bursum down when %
aOUsAt, uHdOr tao act, 10 have the "ox-
.auu,tITua' on thu MOgol1on road
funded. Latur ono Of the commission
ur5 went EGat aud Dursum took ad.
antasv Of Mia absence 10 persuade
,Ae remaining two TO issue tho bonds,
uut Che tlmo to issue tho bonds had
,,p.red Tho Two county commission
as we're warned that 1t they attempt
I'd to make tho Issue they would be
pg]o-,CI'ud, As a result Bursum did
..yl o., h.J bonds until after u Repub
nCan board went into Office at tho
lu,l election. Az soon as they took
...uc they voted TO issu" Si,l0U In
.yuds TO fund the alleged floating In.
ulUtcdno.a Ot expenditures on the Mo.
.y.lOu road. These bonds are sull out.
standing
at that time Il board OF yiowers
went out IA IL wagon. drove for some
distance in the wagon with difficulty,
were forced TO abandon the wagon
and wont ahead horseback and final
~ had to finish Tho trip on foot. 80
they reported. Their report vas lator
~pspuug,I from the files. it is said, and
a less harsh II substituted.
To HubbelI and otero Ranehea
There ara no towns on the pro
Ioscd route OF the road between Mag
talcua and Mogollon. but 1t passes
tI.rough the y" ranch OF Frank A.
HubJulI, Republican candidate for U.
). Senator, and tho "NBar" ranch OF
Id Otoro, one Of B%ursuul's most en-
thu iasl.c supporters.
MIR. Bur8um's methods Of road build
ing have not changed In the past thir
ty years.
lie Ia the same old Bursum.
lilo is stili promising roads.
DO you van to put the highway
administration Of New Mexico in the
hands OF u man who will build rosds
TO supply Jobs for Bursum's polite
ians, and business for Bursum's store
political ADVERTISEMENT
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19
Ne More Backache For Her

Mrs. ]. NJ. Gaskill, Etna Green, Ind,
writes: II suffered from severe back
che, and sharp pains shooting through
my back until l could not stoop over
and get up without aid. Urinary trou-
BILE seemed TO be the cause Of 1t all A
single box of Foley Kidney Pills gave
me such relief that | cannot praise
them too highly" This standard rem
edy for kidney and bladder ailments
can be taken with safety for backache,
swollen ankles, and rheumatic pains.
Sands Dorsey Drug Company.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19
NARA VISA FAIR

Nara Visa will hold its 10th annual
Fair on October 20-2l. A splendid
premium list has been prepared con-
sisting of cash prizes paid for vege-
tables, stock and poultry.
Horse races, base ball games and
other contest. Big dance during fair.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19

This hunting fever which some bust
ness men seem to have precludes all
attention TO their commercial affairs.
It's "A funny game, but we all like 20
play il.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19

President Wilson has announced that
the raid of the German submarine on
IA coast has been within the law. Let
US hope it will remain so.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19

The price of commodities all over
the world are rising. Put n higher
valuatio nupon yourself, young man,
and live TO your upset price.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19

1t is very interesting to hear some
women compliment each other, That
is the time you wish 20 know when n
compliment is really n compliment or n
r-mnrk.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19

The most de~spicable man in the
world is the one who utters scandal
against a woman That is one case
where summary punishment ought to
be inflicted.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19

Pleasure is a good thing if it is used
correctly. The abuse of all pleasure
is the wrongful indulgence in it to the
exclusion of other worthy emotions.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19

We see no good eason why any wo-
nan who is making a living for two
should not propose TO n man who is
not.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19

II somebody will invent a substitute
for the paying Of bills we will send
him this rag Of freedom for a year
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19

Come over, plank it across, settle up
and we'll mark it down, It's only 81 90
now. 1t might advance like everything
else.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19
political ADVERTISEMENT
WHEN BURSUM BUILDS ROADS
He AND HIS FRIENDS HAVE
EVERY REASON TO Be HAPPY
Bursum Road Building Methods in Connection With Mogollon
koaG n Socorro County Give Some Idea of What Would Hap
pen With Bursum in Charge of State Highway Construction.

his pay whom he was appointed IN
Apvn. although tho law no passed
lacked the emergency clause and did
no take effect until June 8, 1919. No
work Was done until July. but Sweet
received his salary Just the same.
Supervisor Baoa paid himself for
expenses $3.50.
Lsandro Baca. another Bursum
County Commissioner, dcpo.ed az
sheriff OF Socorro County in 1906 by
Governor H%agurman. received S37G6G
In monthly lump sums of 500 as a
bensticiary OF the Bursum road build.
ing law.
A firm called Gonzales and Baca,
licensed as retail liquor dealers. in
Magdalena, ana Victor Gonzales OF
the firm, received warrants amount.
Ing to sSSO.S6.
]. J. Torres, a brother OF J. l.. Tor.
res, editor OF AIR. Bursum's spanish
paper FL HerGldo." casAed a warrant
for $3.50.
W. ID. Crablree Of socorro received
tho benefit Of orders amounting 10
sS8+.s7. The report oi Mr.. Gu.,oil in
1914 showed that Mr.. CraUtrco re-
ceivsd pay for a carload OF cemcn
sold the county. which the auditor
charged was not received by the coun
ty at the place It was to have boon
delivered.
What 6ursum's store Got.
BY far the greatest benefit from Mr..
Bursum's road building went to Mr.
Bursum's store. Nearly ell, 900 helped
to keep that emporium going during
ths year ending August /. Two Of the
warrants. amounting 70 si.42G.78, were
endorsed to PAY to Gross.Kelly Com.
pany. The Rio Grande Supply Com,
pany. by H. o, Bursum. president"
The goods could have been bought
In Magdalena, thirty. five miles nearer
the road camps. where there are mum
erous big supply houses, eliminating
tbs extra haul.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19

The mystery Of the modern world Is
how your neighbor bought his auto,
and how he keeps it running.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19
TAX RECORD OF
H. O. BURSUM,
TAX REFORMER

socorro County Records Show That
In Ten Years He Had Paid Only
$500 Out Of over 5000 Assessed
Against Him.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19
Everybody Had q job.

supervisor Baca's report showed
19,l2e.20, about one.third the total ex.
ponditures, spent for labor. This fails
TO indicate tho value OF the labor.
Warrants show a remarkable number
Of constantly changing laLogcrs were
employed, the pay checks all being In
sums OF less than $50 except in the
case OF q few faithful Republicans
from Escondido, a village near So,
zorro.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19
Road Practically Abandoned.

Road Practically Abandoned.
It appears that tho 5ocsrro Wo.oilou
road has been practically abandoned
for the present. Tho supervisor in his
report to the county commits .onors
for the quarter ending December 81,
1915. says that because Of The sevoro
winter work had TO he abandoned De.
cember /. and would not be resumed
until April or May OF 1915.
II has not been resumed Not a pick
has been struck In the ground since
December /, Eor a apadolul OF dirt
moved Meanwhile sweet has boon
draWi Ing his pay and the Dursum store
has beon drawing money for supplies.
Nearly $4,000 to Finish.
The balance remaining In the fund
created for the road is a triflc over
$500. enough 10 pay Sweets salary for
another three months, The total spent
on the nearly completed soyen miles
II s2T.IIS.9A. or at the ratio OF
t3,sT7ss per mile, At this rate to
finish the remaining siIty.three miles
II will cost s244.So7. Towards this
amount the tar levy for 1916 will raise
about $4,000. but $4,000 OF this has
already bson borrow and spent.
impossible Four Months.
After u 10 finished II In estimated
the road will be impossible for four
months In the year, At the IN" ranch
the snow 10 so deep IN winter that
wagons cannot get through. Tho
mountains west OF this ranch are
higher and the snow deeper in winter
Tho Same Old Rursum.
oid timers In sooorro County a
sursum displayed the same road build.
ne ssMius haak In the ninsties Az
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13

A protective tariff on dyestuffs
would give this country an industry
which in times Of peace could supply
the American market with all the dyes
it needed, and which in time Of war
could supply the government with all
the high explosives it might need.
The raw materials that enter into the
manufacture of dyestuffs are practic-
ally the same as those entering: into
the manufacture of high explosives
and a factory that is capable Of turn
ing out dyestuffs can very easily be
changed over to the manufacture Of
these explosives. No matter how dis
tressingly acute the dye situation be-
comes, however, no factories will b,
erected unless tariff is provided tina
will protect the industry for a periot
of years after the European manufac
turers are in a position to ship dy
products to the United States. And i
would be folly to erect them unde
different circumstances. It is up t
congress to act.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13

A recent bulletin issued by the Uni
ted States Commissioner of Education
contains the astonishing, and from an
American viewpoint, distressing infor-
nation that the illiteracy among the
children Of native born parents is
three times as great as that among
the native-torn children of foreign
born parents. It is a question wheth-
err it would by right for US to deny
admittance to the United States to
those unfortunates, who, though de-
deprived Of an education themselves,
desire to afford their children the
blessings of a schooling as we'll as the
other opportunities confronting the de-
serving in this country. If any educa-
tional test is to be applied let it be
applied at the moment Of naturaliza-
ton, not at the time of entrance. IL
literacy is not always an indication of
undesirability.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13

Here is a suggestion we would make
to those who are most directly inter-
ested in the adoption of Amendment
No. l.: Frame measure that will
necessarily have to be enacted to carry
out the provisions Of the amendment
if adopted. Let the voters know in
detail how and for what purpose the
$250,000 will be utilized, and the
chances of carrying the amendment
will be greatly enhanced. Acting on
the presumption that the proposed
| amendment will be adopted by the
voters bill putting it's provisions into
effect may as we'll be prepared now as
after election. A carefully prepared
bill should be drafted and given the
widest publicity then there would be
little doubt as to the result at the
November election.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13
iBOGUS BROOK & BORGHOLM.

Word has been received here from
Snokohomish, WASH, that Mrs. John
Campbell, former resident of this
vicinity, had passed away on the 9th
of March.
VERNE and Elvie Crumm and Edwin
Hofferbert visited at Chas. E. John
sons on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Petra Peterson has been Wis
iting at the Chas. johnson home the
past week.
Ole Swedberg and family and Miss
Edith Crumm visited at the Oscar
Swedberg home on Sunday.
Miss Edith Crumm is employed at
the L. V. Clark home.
Axel Johnson left on Thursday fol
few days. visit with friends and rel
atives at Red Wing.
Albin Swenson and family and Miss
Elsie Ziemer visited at the Hofferber1
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13

Milton Goodman in Harper's Week.
ly: You will find the advertisement
indissolubly linked with the goods of
humanity and with humanity itself:
Occasionally one advertisement stands
out above it's fellows because Of the
unusual degree Of humanness it con-
tains and plays upon. I have seen an
advertisement Of pianos bring tears to
the eyes Of an elderly Englishwoman.
have seen an advertisement Of auto
mobiles induce a Scot to buy one.
These masterpieces, happily, are not
born to blush unseen, but one brief
week or month of life and they are
gone, like the poet Lindsay's <*songs
that die"-
Precious hymns that come and go,
You perish, and I love you so. =
Where is the Braithwaite who VIII
prepare an Anthology Of Ads? 81
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13
home on Sunday.

11O1ue OIL Ouuudy.~ i
Ole Folwick, Mike Anderson and
Chas. P. Johnson attended the express
sale in St. Paul on Thursday.
belmont, the infant son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Swedberg is quite sick
with cold and stomach trouble. 4
The town board of supervisors were
out looking over the roads and bridges
on Thursday. There have been sew
eral washouts this spring.
Miss Virginia Crumm is suffering
from an attack of the measles.
Miss Bessie Hedin, Ella Westline
and Alma Rowland visited at the Ole
Folwick home on Sunday afternoon.
Thos. Dack and family of Book Wis
tied at the John Stephens home in
South Fork on Sunday.
Mrs. H. E. Jones has been confined
to her bed for several days, under the
care Of DR.. Phelps. She is some better
! at this writing.
VIM. Hofferbeit has been appointed
rural letter carrier to fill the vacancy
on route d.. Arson Kelley has been
carrying this route on temporary ap-
pointment. Mr.. Hofferbert will begin
his duties on April II.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13

Some few years ago congress ap-
propriated a goodly slice Of the coin
of the realm for the erection of an
immigration station at Charleston, S.
c. It was completed four years ago,
but has never had an immigrant in it
and it's doors have never been opened
Meanwhile it has cost the United
States $40 per month to provide a
caretaker for the structure, and now
it is proposed to loan it to the state OF
South Carolina to avoid the payment
of the upkeep expense! Will congress
ever learn to profit by past mistakes
or will it continue to porkward ploc
it's. weary way?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13
concludes with these sentences:

cOncluueS Win these SenCenceS:
"Friends we may differ and differ
widely on some 9th csc great ques-
lions, but we should love to have the
rest of the world know that there are
patriots in this section Of the state
of Minnesota that shall not be classed
as a set of slackers. Call US what
you will, but allegiance to country
comes first in our program. A part
Of our mission has always been and
always will be to bring out the finest,
the most enthusiastic and loyal strains
Of Americanism in the Swedish race,
whose forefathers helped make the
virgin woods and plains smiling fields
and gardens, and we care not if we
are classed as 'hyphenates' or not
1--WE shall continue among a God-fear-
ing race to preach the doctrine of the
broader Americanism, in which love
Of country and patriotism shall re.
main the sacred corner-stones."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13

Astute friends of Ex-Governor Eb-
erhart are putting forth every effort
to induce Ex-Governor Van SAINT to
announce his candidacy for the United
States senate, not through any love
for him, but to take votes away from
Frank B. Kellogg. It is an attempt
to repeat the confidence game that
was so successfully played in the 1912
gubernatorial contest, when Mr.. Eber-
hart won out against divided oppo-
sitiOn.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13

Of the eight proposed constitutional
amendments to be voted on this fall
only two are Of vital Importance
first and the third. The first provides
for revolving fund to be used in con-
structing roads, bitches and firebreaks
in, through and around unsold state
lands, and the thirc authorizes the
legislature to protect the states min
eral rights under the waters of any
meandered lake or river.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13

Wadena Pioneer Journal: And now
Senator Clapp has joined the ranks Of
those who are advocating one cent
postage. The United States post office
department is being operated at loss
of many million dollars yearly, if re-
ports of the postmaster general are to
be credited, and doubtless lower post
age rates for the big mail order
houses, who would be the greatest
beneficiary, would merely increase the
deficit by a few millions, which could
be cheerfully met by direct taxation
favorite democratic doctrine. \
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13

A magazine contributor under the
caption ''The Dullest Sport in the
World" concludes, an article on the
great American game as follows: ''To
put it briefly, baseball is the .dullest
of all sports. I have never been able
to understand why the clergymen want
to prevent it's being played on Sunday
there is so little about the game tt
distract ones attention that the grand.
stand is an ideal place for meditation
and prayer" The tick of a wrist
watch can be heard throughout thu
article, and it won't smother the en-
thusiasm of one Of Americas millions
of fans.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13

Whenever the system shall be firm
ly established that the States are to
enter into miserable scramble for
the most money for their local appro-
priations, and the Senator is to be re-
garded the ablest representative of
the State who can get for it the larg-
est slice of the Treasury, from that
day public honor and property are
gone and all the States are disgraced
and degraded.-Senator Robt. Toombs
February 27, 1857.
We are approaching perilously neal
the situation described above, and I'm.
less the people demand a change the
pernicious pork barrel will grow
larger instead Of smaller.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13

Hon. F. A. Duxbury of. Caledonia
has filed for the republican nomina-
ton for congressman in the First dis
trict. Sidney Anderson, the present
incumbent, will, of course, be candi-
date for reelection, and there may be
two or three others enter the race
Mr.. Duxbury would prove a worthy
successor to James A. Tawney, as he
has ability, is level-headed, has the
courage of his convictions and is a
patriotic American.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13

Hon. C. A. Lindgergh, the Sixth dis
trict congressman, filed yesterday as
a republican candidate for United
States senator. Mr.. Lindbergh is
somewhat chimerical in his views, but
he is man of considerable ability
and means we'll. We rather think he
does not expect to be nominated this
year but is paving the way for two
years hence, when he will make a rea
fight to succeed Senator Nelson. Mr.
Lindbergh's candidacy will not b.
hailed with delight by ex-Governo
Eberhart and his friends.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13

Each day brings to light new evil
dences of the slipshod manner in
which river and harbor and canal i'm
provements have been brought about
in this country. The Erie canal cost
stupendous total Of $240,000,000 to
construct, and it has only a 12-foot
draft. Canada is now building the
Welland canal for boats of 25-foot
draft, at a cost of $5o,ooo,ooo, and the
opinion of some of the best waterway
experts in the country is to the effect
that the Erie canal will be practically
useless. A radical change in our en-
tire system is needed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-13

Just 25 years ago as the famous,
or perhaps Infamous, democratic-alli-
ance legislature was concluding it's
labors, the New York World awarded
to Minnesota the questionable honor of
having the most idiotic law-making
body in the Union, although it admit
ted that Kansas was a formidable con-
tender for the distinction. Minnesota
has since eliminated itself from the
race, but Kansas has forged clearly il
to the lead, and few commonwealth
seek to displace her.