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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13

demand labor plank In the DEM
ocratic platform. Democratic
hosts poured into st. Louis today.
Before night 1000 delegates
are expected. The gentle work
of puncturing vice presidential
booms is being carried out neat
ly today. Vice President Mar
shall will be renominated, party
leaders averred.
But for the purpose of pep and
some disorder, there have been
agitations afoot for the nominal
ton of Secretary of War Baker,
Roger Sullivan of Illinois and
Governor Major of Missouri.
Texas For Baker.
The Texas delegation is report
ed strongly in favor of the war
secretary and many of the demo-
Gratis here feel that, being a rip
snorting campaigner, Baker
would make a better running
mate for Wilson than Marshall,
and would also appeal TO the
younger democracy.
The boom progressed through
yesterday. Then some leaders
began to get nervous about 1t.
Finally Tom Taggart, who is
first of all the official harmonizer
of this convention, got into COM
munication with the White House
by telephone last night.
He learned that the president
was in no way participating in the
boom of Baker-and today the
needle applied to It.
There's lot of noise for Sulll-
van, some placards announcing
him for the same office. Sulli-
van views the thing with some
amusement.
William Jennings Bryan arriv-
ed today--and found the demo-
cratic national committee ready
to tell him, Goodbye and God
bless you"
Boomlets, big and small, for
favorite sons came into the lime
light as the delegates poured into
the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13
PHONECO.
INVOLVED
in CASE!

AS soon as the Impeachment
trial of Commissioner J. C. Drake
is out of the way, a second in
vestigation, directed against Com.
missioner Atkins, will be institut.
ed, according to Mayor Fawcett
today.
This investigation will center
about a deal made by Atkins with
the Sunset Telephone e. Tele-
graph Co. last December, while
Fawcett was sick in bed.
Fawcett says that he has put
several different persons to work
attempting to run down details OF
the transaction, and that they can
find no records.
Turns Back S2,665.
On December 20. 1915, Atkins
accepted from the telephone
company $S,334.32 as its gross
earnings tax for the previous two
years, which had been held up be-
cause of legal difficulties.
He turned back to the COM
pany s2,665.52, representing q
bill for telephone service rem
dered the city.
Il thought the deal looked
fishy on the face of it," Mayor
Fawcett said today. 80 | have
asked several different persons,
including former City Attorney
Stiles, to investigate the matter.
Why That Amount?
There is no evidence any
where on the city's books to show
where Atkins arrived at the fig
ure of $2,665.52, as payment due
the telephone company. 1t might
as well have been $4,000, OF
$500. -
Just as soon as the Drake case
Is out of the way, i am going I'd
demand a public investigation Of
this matter. / will probably ap.
point two city commissioners to
act as an investigation commits
tee"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13
TELLS Of
SUICIDE
THREATS

WAUKEGAN, ILL.,, June
13.-That Marian Lambert
threatened TO kill herself a
few days before her dead
body was found in Helms
woods was the testimony to-
day of Josephine Davis, Mar
ian's closest chum, in the
trial of william Orpet, the
university student, charged
with numbering the girl.
The suicide threat, Josephine
said, was made Sunday, four
days before the body was found.
The testimony came like a bomb
shell during the cross-examina-
ton.
Marion was frequently de-
spondent when she was alone
with me-" she said. But in
company she was abnormally gay.
Marion declared she would kill
herself if Orpet married Celeste
Youker."
Prosecutor Dady struggled to
make the Davis girl mend the
fabric of evidence against Orpet,
which Josephine herself was con-
sidered to have torn by unexpect-
ed testimony.
AS crowds thronged into the
courtroom, anxious for Josephine
to resume the stand, Dady sought
to show that Miss Davis, Marion S
closest friend, had been approach
ed by detectives for the defense,
and as a result had turned against
the state.
Dady had expected her to be his
principal witness.
All night Dady and his assist
ants studied the transcript of tes-
timony that Josephine gave late
yesterday. On record in this
transcript we're these statements
by Josephine:
Marion Lambert seemed UNI
happy before she met her mysteri-
Gus death in Helms woods.
Marion did not tell Josephine
that Orpet gave her the capsules
that Marion had a short time be-
fore her death.
Josephine lied in her early
testimony to the grand jury. out
of spite" against Orpet, but she's
sorry now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13
FORMALLY INVITE
PROGRESS|vES IN

ST. LOUIS. June t3.
Democratic National Chair
man William +. McCombs
wired cambridge Colby of
New York an invitation TO
Join the democratic party to-
day.
His action was based on
Colby's reputation Of Roose-
welt, for whom he had made
the nomination speech I'm the
progressive convention at
G Chicago Saturday.
McCombs' action was tile most
development to date OF
the democratic leaders efforts to
find a way to kidnap the 1000.
600 votes of the progressive party
which they consider orphaned by
Roosevelt's decision not to be
their candidate, as outlined by
the United Press yesterday.
McComb's telegram to Colby
said: Il have read your state.
ment and IL appears as IL the
colonel attempted to send his
former enthusiastic followers
stumbling on to their destruction
The progressive democracy
cordially and sincerely offers
them safety"
McComb said he expected many
prominent progressives 10 declare
themselves for Wilson.
II was limited the platform may
contain plank for the progress
sives.
Whole Day For Westcott.
A national child labor law and
recognition of the woman suf-
frage movement may be planka
designed to catch the progress
sives' eyes. The convention will
adjourn early tomorrow, proba-
bly, after Glynn's keynote speech.
Other flights will be McComb's
address and Ollie James
keynote. To distribute Nerbiag GO,
Judge Westcott may have an en-
tire day to himself for Eominat-
ing Wilson.
GOmpers Arrives.
Gompers arrived prepared tc
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13
GAS GOING DOWN

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 80.
Gasoline prices have reached a
maximum and will drop rapidly
throughout the country.
This evidence was given before
the federal trade commission
hearing today. Prices in Kansas
have already dropped three cents.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13

SPEAKS
PLAINLY

WEST POINT. y. 4 =, June
13.-''The world Is going to
R,gw that when America
yss.ks. she means what she
says" President Wilson told
the military academy gradu-
ating class today.
4 moment before he had
said, undoubtedly, gentle
men, II is the duty of
America 10 be prepared"
President Wilson promised in
behalf of the United States to
uphold the Monroe doctrine.
lie promised, too, what he did
not promise when he made the re-
cent peace league speech, that
when the time comes, America
will be ready to join the other ma
tions to see that kind of justice
prevails everywhere that we be-
lieve in
Not MiIitaristic.
20 be military does not
mean militaristic, the president
said.
He asked the West Point men
not to forget they are citizens
first.
Mentioning the Small num-
Der" who loved their country
more than the country of their
adoption. he said nobody who
doesn't put America first can
consort with u.s."
The president said:
Il look upon this body of men
who are graduating today with a
peculiar interest. | feel like con-
graduating them that they are
living in a day not only so in
teresting, because fraught with
change, but also because SO re-
sponsible.
! Days of Responsibility.
; : Days of responsibility are the
only days that count in time, be-
cause they are the only days
that give test of quality. They
are the only days when manhood
and purpose are tried out as II
by fire.
'fneed not tell you young gem
tleInen that you are not like an
ordinary graduating class of one
Of our universities. The men in
those classes look forward to the
life, which they are to lead after
with great army OF
Elections in their mind.
Y'Most OF them do not know ex-
actly what their lives are going
to- develop into. Some OF them |
DO not know what occupations !
they are going to follow.
Know Their Task.
"All of them are conjecturing
what will be the line of duty and |
and the ultimate |
goal of success for them.
There is no conjecture for
you. You have enlisted in some
hing that does not stop when you
cave the academy, for you then |
only begin to realize 1t; which |
.heff only begins to be filled with |
he JUL richness of its meaning, |
md. you can look forward with |
absolute certainty to the sort of |
hing that you will be obliged to !
TO-"
Nothing by War.
ssThA ITvstaA Gtntnu =, oh.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13
CALLS ON WILSON

SAN FRANCISCO-The Cham
Der of Commerce has asked Sec
rotary of Labor Redfield to aid
in settling the ongshoremen's
strike.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13

All we got to say is That II the
young woman'll just walk down
Commerce street when sne takes
her afternoon stroll today that
we'll sic our trusty camera on
her. Then you can all see 'em.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13

No, doggone IL, we didn't
see 'eni, either. Our wife did,
and she told us about Il last
evening. She said this trails
skirt had gone like the cost
of living, too.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13

Frantic hotel clerks
Barking at beilbOys
Carpet bags
From many states,
SLOUGH hats and
Black string ties,
Thousands of 'em.
Pool tables
Transformed into beds
Six-dollar-a-week
Boarding houses
Getting sixty dollars "A week
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13

cans should come spite of their advocacy Peace
Earth Good Will to Men, would they not to volunteer
their services wound dressers to their country"
And right there that the antideense always dis
closes the weakness of his positions
'FOR SHOULD WAR COME
After all the owey patitudes spoken that thought i'll
evitaby arises, For should COME
The Rev. Mr. Morgan by that phrase admits the pith OF the
ntter anti preparedness have heard admits It,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13
Make your Sane Fourth
resolutions early.

Flattery-for a mans a cud-
gel In the hands of his enemies. .
key In the hands OF the design
ing. and bolster pillow In the
hands of his friends.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13
Greetings, have you seen
those half son?

No. no, not the ones that your
youngster and my !oungster
wears, but the kind that some
handsome, grown-up Tacoma frail
walked down Broadway I'm about
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13

The hotel owners are satisfied
since the bosses kept the dele
gates in Chicago the full time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13
Talk O the Times

tFor one week).)
Bands, cigar smoke, flags
Boom managers looking very
wise
Favorite sons looking very
anxious,
Bosses Dust a few of 'em)
Saying little, but saying II
firmly,
And getting what they want.
FOR THIS Is A COSVEN-
TION.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13

Society is a treadmill for
the discontinued, an anes.
thetic for the unhappy and
u ladder for the ambitious.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13

Remember few weeks ago
how you wished the papers would
print something except war? How
about abolishing conventions?
Here's an argument for direct
primaries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13
Our Success
and Yours!

We cannot but take
an earnest interest in
the prosperity of our
patrons. Really, our
success de p e n d s
largely upon theirs.
Centrally located and
conservatively MAN.
aged, we invite your
patronage.
Puget Sound
State Bank
FL. N. Tinker, Pres.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-13

FOR SHOULD WAR COME If it does, says Mr. Bry-
millions OF lis will spring forth epe the intruder If it
does the Rev. Mr. Morgan the ministers a will vol
unteer their services wound dressels.' -
This picture is discOmoIting Wound drcssels! Who
wound dlessels! Who wants wounds! Who
Why by policy Of Chinese letEalgy get ourselves a
condition where wounds wound resers will be
saly! Why not take the stitch that nine?
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-21
Hearing on Scent Passenger Fare

The State Corporation Coln'
mission has decided 70 call for.
NAL hearing on the question OF
a 8 cent passenger fare in New
Mexico, at which the New
Mexico railroads will be required
to show cause why such a rate
should not be made effective in
this state. October Is was set
as the date of the hearing.
The motion for the hearing
was introduced by Commissioner
Oscar l. Owen, and was ap
proved by Commissioner Mat.
thew S Groves and Hugh Viii
liams. 1t passed unanimously
The motion cites that at the
informal conference on passen-
rates held in Santa Fe Monday.
THE question OF establishing a
Scent per mile maximum pas
senger fare on the major lines OF
railway was presented, and the
rate requested, anu tnat the con
cession was declined by the
carriers.
That any attempt 10 establish
a 3 cent passenger rate in New
Mexico will be strenuously op.
posed by the railroads OF the
state was plainly indicated at the
conference Monday, and IN the
event the commission following
the formal hearing, orders that
such rate be placed in effect,
an appeal TO the supreme court
undoubtedly will be taken The
railroads will fight tie rate on
the ground that their present
rates for interstate business are
unpruttat At the conference
Jnls week } NJ. Connell, general
passenger agent Of the Santa
Fe, stated that the intrastate
passengers on the Santa te lines
IaNCTaAvu uuIy vIEnL per lraIA,
and that the intrastate business
was being handled at an actu1
loss.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-21
Good Platform for Any Family

Live within your means, save
a little money. acquire little
property,
Teach your children not to be
ashamed to work at any honest
labor and shun idleness.
Avoid, VI possible, having them
grow up with the idea Of getting
soft Jobs from the public.
Prepare plain food at home
instead of buying high.priced
canned stuff and dehcatessen
supplies,
Teach the girl to make their
own clothes, trim their own hats
and keep account of their ex.
penses.
Let the family respect in.
dustries and cultivate harmless
and inexpensive nmusements.-
Colonel +. Hofer
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-21
E.P. & S. W. Officials Here

T. NJ Schumacher, Vice Pres
ldent, @. f. Hawks, General
Manager, 5 c. Eccics, Assistan.
General Manager and Garnett
King, General Passenger Agent
Of the +. p. Il s. w. railroad were
in Columbus Saturday the 18th
instant, on official business The
company is preparing some new
advertising literature an d fol.
ders, and will feature Colum bus.
1t is thought that all tourists
passing through Columbus will
be allowed the privilege of stop
ping over in order to view the
town made famous by the Villa
raid, the same being emphasized
when the new folder and time
table is published.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-21
Date Set For Republican Convention

BY order of the Republican
State Central Committee. a dele.
gate convention Is called to meet
in the City of Santa Fe on the
23rd day of August, 1916, for
the purpose of nominating three
candidates for Presidential elec
tors, one candidate for United
States Senate, one candidate for
Congressman, one candidate for
Justice Of the Supreme Court,
candidates for Governor, Lieu.
tenant Governor, Secretary of
State, State Auditor, State Trea
surer, Attorney General, Super
intendent of Public Instruction,
Commissioner OF Public Lands
Corporation Commissioner, and
to transact such other business
as may come before the conven.
tion. Luna County is entitled 10
three delegates, and the conven.
ton will consist of a delegation OF
| 264.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-21

Postmaster l.. l.. Burkhead is
planting ten acres in broom corn,
and an additional ten acres IN
sudan grass on his ranch ten
miles north of town. Since the
increased business in the post.
office, and being compelled TO
employ several more clerks, not
knowing whether they WILDE paid
by the government or whether
the money comes out of his own
salary, which is based on last
years business, he decided that
he would try to devise some
scheme TO break even, so he is
trying farming The past two
years he has twenty acres in
wheat, which produced a good
crop, and a still better one Of
broom corn and sudan grass is
expected. He doesn't expect tC
bring down the prices Of brooms
any, having informed the editor
that he would only put a sinai
amount of the broom stuff on TN,
market at a time.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-21

The following cases were heard
and disposed OF in Judge Peach's
court this week
Beulah and Maggie Williams,
yagrancy, fined - and - and
costs
c. H Johnson, Chas Holden,
James Seay and ). d. Fairfield
were charged with selling booze
without license The two first
named were bound over in $500
bond The latter two were dis.
missed.
Henry Burton, carrying gun
within settlement; tined $50 and
costs.
Frank HirSch, charged with
selling liquor without a license:
bound over to AZ ait the action Of
the grand jury m a $500 bond.
Ora Harris. charged with as.
Sault with intent TO kill. sent TO
grand jury; bond set at $1,000.
Buck Moore paid SIS and costs
for being drunk and disorderly.
Edward + Reed was bound
over TO await the action Of the
grand jury in the sum OF $1,000
for selling liquor without license
Jesse Stone was charge Of
robbery from the person He
was sent to the grand jury, his
bond being fixed at $1,000.
Frank Welch Vincent con.
tributed $50 and costs Tor resist.
ing an officer.
Helen Rivers, drunk and dis
orderly, fined IS and costs,
Florencia Roper, petit larceny
80 days in county jail
James p. Kane, drunk and
disorderly. was assessed a fine
of - and costs.
James Rhodes was tried on 4
charge of buying and concealinl
government property W a.
bound over tO await the action o
the grand jury first Monday il
/ October. He was requested L
make bond Of $1,000 or 20 /,
jail
Nick Pappas ard his partner
were fined $40 and costs foI
throwing the dish water from
their restaurant out on tn,
street
JEFF Davis and Wm. LeClai
paid s. each and costs for en-
gaging in fist fight.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-21
Has Villas Saddle Taken in Rad

J w, Blair, of Columbus, n. NJ,
is in the city Mr. Blair was in
Columbus at the time of the fam
Gus raid Of Villa and his Bandits.
He has with him a saddle that be.
Donged to the bandit chieftain.
He had charge Of the sale of forty
horses captured by American
troopers at the time of the raid
MIR. Blair is here with Mrs.
Blair and their son Aston. Mr..
Blair is a brother of Mrs. Jones
Mr.. Blair and his brother, j. Il.
Blair of III Paso, Tex, laid out
the town of Columbus and were
both in the town the night Of the
Villa raid, but escaped miracu.
lously the guns of the bandits.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair are touring
eastward and will visit at Albany
| n. Y, New York City, Newport
and Washington, ID, c., returning
via Cincinnati to their home -
Tel. Republican, Painsville, O.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-21
Village Trustees Hold
important Meeting
Wheeler Calhoun Appointed Mem
Der Of Board. Sidewalks, Streets
and Alleys to be Thrown Open.

At meeting Of the Board Of
Trustees of the Village Of Colum
bus Tuesday evening Wheeler
Calhoun was appointed trustee
to I'LL the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of J r Osborne.
An order was issued instruct
ing acting marshal Jack Thomas
10 have all obstructions removed
from the sidew slks, and also 10
have al streets and alleys within
the townsite opened He was
also instructed to riRidly enforce
Village Ordinance No ;, which
prohibits the sweeping Of paper,
garbage or refuse OF any kind
into the streets Some OF the
residents. and some among the
oldest merchants, have been in
the haoit Of sweeping all the dirt
anu AIdNil liNuI Ailfll t'ldN'N W
business into the public streets
This violation is punishable by
hne or imprisonment, and any
yiolators will be rigidly punished
On Taft Street are a number
of root beer stands and other
business enterprises located on
the sidewalks. These stands
will all be taken out and the
streets and walks given over 20
traffic.
An ordinance establishing tire
limits was also adopted This
includes Blocks H. l., -. 20, p ,
-. 23 and "a Of the original
,ownSite Of Columbus. and
I}u,k> % and - OF tine El~t~ide
Addition to Columbus Before
building can be constructed in
this section it will be necessary
TO secure a building permit and
4 also To build fireproOf houses.
The Clerk of the board was
instructed to draft a traffic ordi
nance for consideration at the
next regular meeting No serious
accidents so far have happened
on account of reckless driving
but it is desired by the Trustee:
that traffic ordinance bt
adopted and enforced befo
something serious does happen
Many Of the drivers do not seen
to think that there is any sucl
thing as speed limit judginl
from the rate of speed the,
generally travel.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-21
New Mexico Guards
Can Vote Next Fall
II They Are Still at Columbus They
Will Become Citizens Of Luna
County.

Colonel Jacob O. Chavez, su.
peuiutendent Of insurance re.
Gently called attention Of all New
Mexico guardsmen al the border
to the importa ace Of having in
suranCe companies indovse
policies which do not contain
clause permitting a policy
holder 70 go 10 war II the
mem bers Of a New Mexico regi.
ment Of the National Guard are
at Columb bus on Novem ber Z, the
date OF the general election,
they can vote for national, state
ana county candidates, in the
opinion of Assistant Attorney
General Harry $, Clancy Mr..
Clancy's opinion is based on
section : OF the state constitu-
tion, which relates to elective
franchise, and which provides
that every male citizen Of the
United States who is over the
age of y years and who has re.
sided in New Mexico twelve
months. in the county ninety
days and in the precinct in which
he offers 10 vote thirty days,
shall be qualified tU vote at all
elections for public Office II
the militiamen are at Columbus
November { their stay will have
extended over a period of several
months, and they consequently
will be entitled to vote in that
precinct for Luna County Off
res ~ wall as for candidates.
. for state and national uthccrS. II
| the New Mexico Guardsmen vote
/ at Colum bus in Novem Der the
voting strength Of Luna County
will be nearly doubled, as the
total of the votes cast for the
/ three candidates for governor in
| 1911 was only 9J3. The stay of
the regiment there might effect
the result in the county election
The citizens Of Colum bus could
possibly get together and enlist
the assistance Of the guard and
move the county seat from Dem
ing to Columbus this fall il any.
one cared tO do so, but it would
possibly bring US the usual large
number of candidates and office
seekers that can be found around
the county capitol at all times,
and for this reason we believe
| Columbus will be better of with
out the change, ANY way, our
friend Bill Holt would be opposed
to the move, and the Courier
does not care to take issue with
him. so with all things duly con.
sidered we are rot in favor of
the move at this particular time
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-21
Must be IS to Enlist.

Announcement is made I h a I
serretary of war Baker has in
Structed commanders Of military
not to enlist in the
national guard boys under the
age of Is, either with or without
the conse ent of parents or
guardians.