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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-18

Tue public we'll in the Rice ad
dition is having some very badly
needed repairs made this week.
The we'll has not supplied any
water for several weeks and now
a new pump and pipe has been
installed, and the water question
in that part of town will not be
of so serious a nature.
The city pump has bean in fine
working condition for tile past
two weeks and a good supply of
water has been kept at all times.
j. H. Cox, the present pumper,
has overhauled the engine and
put it in good working condition.
The fuel bill has been cut in half
and the water service s
now satisfactory. The we'll tho.
ugh, is of small capacity and il
keeps the engine going all the
time during the day to supply
the demand, When the summer
season arrives this we'll will not
supply a sufficient amount oil
water and some other means
should now be considered. The
new city well should be equipped
by some means or other. The
only solution seems to be bonds
and If this is what the people
want they should make arrange
ments to call an election.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-18
Small Fire In HOme

Last Friday evening at a late
hour at the home of G. w. Far
rar "a gasolene lamp almost
caused a destructive fire. The
residence was built of adobe,
which fact probably saved the
building. 1t took some very
rapid work to extinguish the
flames. MIR. Farrar's daughter
was very badly burned on the
hands and face and one of the
boys also suffered numerous
burns. Very little property
loss was realized.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-18

AL Kim bali of Miesse, below
Deming, was arrested last week
by Deputy Game Warden T. l..
Patton on a charge OF unlavfully
killing two antelope, which are
protected by the New Mexico
game laws. He was taken TO
Deming and tried before Justice
@. @. Rogers, where he plead
guilty and was fined the mini
mum of 500 and costs, $3.50,
making the total OF Sl37 so. This
conviction will meet the hearty
approval of all game lovers of
New Mexico as il involves the
killing OF an animal whose ex.
tinction is threatened unless pro.
tected by law. James s. Waugh,
assistant district attorney pro
secuted the case.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-18
New Restaurant Building.

L. J. Peach had work started
this week on the building of an
addition to the house just east of
the store of j. f. Sanford, in
which Mr.. Peach will run a res
taurant. He is building an ad
dition to the rear Of the house,
and according to his plans when
completed will be a neat and good
business building.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-18

One of the most noticeable feat.
ures of the recent state fair in
New Mexico was the surprise ex.
pressed by the people of different
sections of the state at the vari.
ETY., excellence and cheapness Of
products of other sections. New
er before, it seemed, had the sew.
eral parts of the state come so
close together Each section
had subsisted on its own pro.
ducts and those imported from
ether states. AS a result of this
new knowledge state CONNER.
cial body is forming, having for
its chief purpose the bringing
about of closer trade relations a
mong the different parts of the
commonwealth.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-18
Dr.. Dabney Building A Dwelling.

DR.. Dabney is having an ad.
dition built to the old Cossitt
property, which he recently pur-
chased from the Townsite Comp
any, and when same is completed
will make it his home. When
finished it will be one of the mic.
est homes in town. Thomas j.
Cole is managing the work.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-18
Jt GJan Br Bnnr.

Somebody said that it could be done.
But he with a chuckle replied:
That maybe il could nj" but he would be one
Who would mt say so till he'd tried.
So he buckled right in, with trace of grin
On his face If he worried, he hid it,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That could mt be done--and he did it,
Somebody scofed "Oh, you'll never do that
At least no one has ever done il"
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat
And the first thing we knew he'd begun it,
With a lift of his chin and bit of grim
Without any doubling or quit it,
He started TO sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done and he did it,
There are thousands who II tellyou it cannot be
There are thousands who phophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you, one
by one,
The dangers that wait to assa you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
Then take off your and 90 to it,
Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing
That cannot be done"-and you'll do it,
Edgar A. Guest.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-18

Chaplain Lutz Of the Thirteenth
Cavalry, occupied the pulpit at
the NJ +. Church last Sunday.
Mr.. Boddington Was unable Ia
iii the appointment on account
of sickness.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-18
W. c. T. U. Meeting.

The w. G. T. U. will meet on
Wednesd ay the 23rd, irstead of
Tue sday, at the home of Mrs
Ritchie. All the ladies' are in.
vited to attend.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-18

The Epworth League will have
an "Old Colonial" party at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs, Wheeler
Calhoun ON Monday, Feb. 21, at
500 pm.
Everybody is cordially invited
to be present.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-18

Wanted: Three hundred
fence posts.-L. M. Carl. If
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-18

Bread baked every day. Get
Z fresh from the Columbus
Bakery, at 8 1.3 c per loaf. It
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-18

John Peter Mack and Kimball
Lennon made a trip to Miesse
and Deming Monday in the Lem
mon car.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-26
PLEASING SOCIAL AFFAIR.
Mrs. Marian Schaeffer, Of Chicago, De-
liuhts Guests at Willard Home.

lights Guests at Willard Home.
The l.. r. Willard home, 609 West
Main street, was the scene Wednesday
afternoon of one Of the largest and
prettiest social affairs of the season
when Mrs. L. r. Willard, Mrs. F. H
willard Mrs. c. H. Hull, Mrs. Willard
Hull, and Mrs. II. w. Householder en-
tertained 145 guests at luncheon and
presented Mrs. Marian Chase Schaef-
fer, Of Chicago, In q dramatic recital
yellow chrysanthemums were used
in the decorations thruout the house
and formed the center decoration Of
the luncheon tables. The place cards
and nut cups also bore the same flow
err The hostesses were assisted in
serving by Mesdames G. H. Ruth, r.
e. Stewart, A. F.. Balch, Charles Alh-
son, Marie Mcfarland, Cutler Abbott,
c, w. Nelson, H. H. Gabelrnan and j.
w. Edenbum and Misses Florence
Patton, Lola Scott, and Margaret Stat
Ter.
Mrs. Schaeffer, who has appeared
here on several former occasions and
made many friends, was. very cordially
welcomed by the guests and gave an
Interesting program Of children's read
ings and dialect stories. Much was
added to her program of pleasing and
varied selections by her charming per-
sonality, which has made her favor
lite among her local audiences. In sew
erai of her numbers Mrs. Schaeffer
was accompanied by Miss Emily Per-
klns on the piano. Mrs. Schaeffer's
program was so we'll chosen that every
number was enjoyed "T'he Shet-up
Posie', Bye. Bye Land and Bed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-26

crossing street when he was struck
by q Damour delivery car driven py
Edward Jagousek, and seriously
bruised. The injured man was taken 70
st. Luke's hospital. 5
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-26

Vile, had been struck by an autonto-
bile and was In hospital as the re-
suit of his injuries. Mrs. Halter was
also summoned to Cedar Rapids by
wire Wednesday. Mr.. Haller was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-26

Time" were among the more pleasing
numbers Of childrens stories and those
among the dialect selections were
"Supposin' and Just Around the
Corner.
The guests from, away were Mrs. j.
II. Crapser, of>Napa, Cal; Mrs. Walter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-26

= Roy ~. Goats was summoned to
Cedar Rapids "Wednesday by MESSAGE
announcing that his brother-in- law.
Frank Taller. Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific engineer living at Esther
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-26

81, Of Monticello, "A
Dallas b. Baker farmer. aged 20, uf
Gilman. and Anna B. Dresser, aged ~,
OF Montour.
Ernest w. Coleman. farmer, aged ~,
and Harriet A. Landon. aged IL. both OF
Marshalltown. fp
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-26

Hanna Of Gilroy. CAL: Mrs, Frinz Won
Wildner Of New York City; Mrs. Nellie
Bowman. of Minneapolis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-26

Licensed TO Wed.
John G. Scoviiie. carpenter. aged 80,
of this city. and Mary G. Hayden, aged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10
MRS. WOODRUFF SUCCEEDS
 IN CONVERTING GOMPERSI

Well Known Alabama Author Proves to Labor Leader His Organization Should Not Oppose the Proposed
 Amendment to Copyright Law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10

writing to the papers, to get things done or to undo them, is in England as strong as the tea habit itself. and Mr. Chadwick has made much trouble for himself
 Mir. Chadwick approached his topic from the shipping point of view. He said that in order to mitigate the evil effects of the shipping shortage people should stop drinking tea, which would lessen im- ports.
 Prohibit every public caterer" hg wrote, "every club and, in fact, every person who can be reached through the powers that have been conferred on the board of trade from selling food or drink of any description between the hours of and in the afternoon. Afternoon tea is not meal; it is habit, and its dis continuance is merely a matter of per sonal discomfort"
 Frcm December 1. by this proposal, 1t would be "as impossible to buy a meal between 3 and D. m. as it is to get 9 whisky and soda"
 The letter brought a storm of protest. and Mir. Chadwick was speedily told that he didn't know what he was talking about. It was pointed out that tea is not a luxury in England, but a necessity, a tonic. pick-me-up and a beverage only slightly more costly than water. Tea, too. many people declare, works for ab- SuHenCe lIpiu stronger lninSS. A WOfn- an tca drinker'' writes to the Times that the adoption of tea has led to temperance. She pointed out that in the old days reople became tipplers Of sherry, 8 glass of which was offered on all occasions where tea is now taken Further. it has reduced rheumatism amongst those of this generation whose mothers and fathers suffered from aching joints com ing from too much sherry.
 Restaurant proprietors are most vexed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10
Two Birmingham, Ala. Stores Jacksonville, Fla.
Amy advertiser can spell n-e-c-k-t-i-e

DUT when it comes to "show down" this ia D the neckwear store of the town. We're showing hundreds of dozens of the handsomest new pattern effects beautiful qualities and generous shapes that make us proud to say these are the ties Porters selected" Each nicely boxed, at no advance in price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10
soc $l.OO $1.5O Gloves with a
 reputation

MARK CROSS gloves! The finest of hand 1v1 wear for men and women is found in Bir- mingham at Porters. Tan, black, gray, chamois and white-a correct style for every occasion, fitted exactly right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10
ENGLISH WILL NOT
 GIVE UP THEIR TEA
Burton Chadwick, Shipping Man, ExpIodes Mine When
 He Suggests It

London, November 25.-R. Burton Chad wick, a well known British shipowner, until recently chairman of the great Liv- erpool Shipowners' association, and now director of munitions overseas transport in the war office, has exploded mine under British tradition. With restaura- teurs forming the bombing squad. people are organizing to capture the crater. MT Chadwick has made a suggestion and an allegation. It is nothing less sensa- tional than that the people, as a war time conomy measure, sholud stop drink ing tea. The practice. he reclares, Is only C. habit and an abandonment of 1t means nothing more than a bit of personal dis comfort.
 No one. apparently, agrees with Mir. Chadwick. and he is being assailed for his proposal. MT. Chadwick made his remarks in '1etter to the editor" The thing is now developing into one of those newspaper controversies for which Brit ish Journalism is famous. The habit of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10
Demand for Woman Labo-
 in Germany on Increase

Berlin. November Ire demand for fe- male labor is constantly on the increase, according to reports from agencies that supply help. This increased demand IS accompanied by increased demands for pay on the part of the women, so that many of them now insist on at least 50 pfennigs hour (something under 70 cents, according to present rates of ex- change).
 The greatest demand for unskilled fe- male labor has come from the leather and metal trades that already employ thousands if not hundreds of thousands of men whose presence in the army is more and more desired.
 Corresponding to the increased demand for women in the trades, there has been falling off of the demand for domestic servants, indicating an increasing sim plicity in living standards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10

with Mir. Chadwicks proposals for f afternoon tea is prohibited their losses will be great The poor restaurateur ai- ready has his troubles concerning the food problem which has now come under government control. One Of the great hotels for instance, planned a great New Years feast, tickets for which were to be sold for about g. The plan leaked out another letter to the editor-and the idea had to be quickly abandoned. Public opinion is driving the sporty hotels to the simple life.
 Mir. Chadwick hasn't got very far yet with his tea proposals, and he will not He might suggest the formation of a British republic with an equal chance of success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10
Chattanooga. Man Says This Liquor Was Worth at
 Least S4,362,OOO
MORE THAN ENOUGH
 TO PAY OFF DEBTS
Thinks It Wrong for States Credit to Be Impaired and at Same Time Destroy
 so Much Wealth

James G. Rice of Chattanooga says he has kept account of the liquor destroyed in Alabama during the present year and that according to his figures the total is 1,745,OOO gallons This he claims had cash value of $43e2,OOO or $1,503,OOO more than enough to pay off the states floating debt.
 He contends that the state should make provision for the sale of this liquor out side of Alabama, taking the ground that there would be no more immortality in this than there is in permitting public credit to be damaged through inability to pay debts. His letter reads as follows:
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Two items appeared today in the press dispatches from Alabama that prompt me to offer this communication. One of them gave an account of the difficulties encountered by the state administration at Montgomery keeping enough money in the treasury to meet the demands of the state government The other told of the approaching destruction in Birmingham of 100000 gallons of contraband liquor seized by law officers of the state and ordered to be destroyed by the courts The first dispatch went on to say that the deficit in the revenues of the state is now about s3,000OO0, possibly a little un- der that figure, and that the state off, cials were having trouble with finances generally, the income of the state being less than the outgo, These figures are not my own. They are reported by news paper correspondents, and I assume that they are approximately correct
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10

Early in the present year I began keep ing an account of liquor seized and orr dered destroyed by law officers of Ala bama, accepting newspaper reports as my guide. This record today shows a total of 1,745.O00 gallons for the entire state. All of this liquor has been de- stroyed, or it will be when orders of courts are carried out. It represents cash value of about $4,3 ,O00, or enough to wipe out the floating debt of Ala bama and leave balance of S1,5Oo,OOO m the treasury.
 This calculation Is we'll under the total destruction of contraband liquor in Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10

MN 7 ASHINGTON, December 9. \VNW (Special.)-Samuel Gompers,
 prosaic and resourceful leader of the American Federation of Labor has admitted that certainly in one particular, his organization 'has gone too far"
 In securing that admission, or rather in converting MT. Gompers to new and practical theory, Mrs. Helen s. Woodruff, beautiful Alabama contri- button to fashion and art, played a leading role.
 As a result of the conversion of the labor captain, 1t is entirely prob able that the chief obstacle in the way of amending copyright laws of the United States has been removed. At any rate, a bill with that object in view has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10

been introduced and it bends under the most favorable auspices.
 STATING THE CASE
 Mrs. Woodruff, in an easily suc- cessful effort to convert Alabama con- gressmen to her own way of thinking, tells the story in the following crisp language:
 "The United States is the only large country-Russia excepted-which does not belong to the International Copy right union.
 Any citizen of union country may secure copyrights in all other union countries simply by conform ing to the laws of his own coun- try. An American author, on the other hand, must not only secure his copy right in America, but in all other countries. On account of the plight of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10

The worlds most powerful search : light Is being constructed in Brook lyn. on the new Sperry Gyroscope com pany's building in F1atbush avenue extension, near the approach to the Manhattan bridge. When complete 1t will have the strength of 1,2S0, ,000, ,000 candle power. It is as tall as the or dinary man. Elmer A. Sperry is the inventor of the light. He said 1t was being constructed solely for experi- mental purposes. It will be 60 per cent stronger than the searchlight tried out at the Brooklyn navy yard a few months ago, which could be seen S5 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10

Americans, their productions are often stolen by those across the waters
 The United States cannot join the union because the manufacturing clause provides that any book in the English language must be typed, printed and bound in this country in order to secure a copyright. Other sec tions provide that a book in a foreign language must be registered here in order to secure a copyright.
 "The Authors League of America wishes to repeal this clause, and grant reciprocity in matters of copyright ing to citizens of all other countries. The repeal of the clause would permit the United States to join the Inter national Copyright union"
 THE LIGHT BREAKS
 Organized labor, it is said, secured the passage of the provision to which Mrs Woodruff makes objection. Or ganized labor proceeded on the theory that that clause would retain in Amer lea all business incident to compost tion and publication.
 "Organized labor said Mrs. Wood ruff. "has now assumed an entirely different viewpoint. MT. Gompers is anxious that the clause be repealed. He knows that whereas the clause re- tains in America, American business, it prevents the coming of business from all other countries"
 Mrs. Woodruff, accompanied by her uncle, Col. Hillary A. Herbert, and practically the entire Alabama delega- tion, is making a canvass of influen- tial members of Congress. All with wnom she talks become instantly amenable. Like MT. Bryan, she con- verts those who come under the spell of her magic, and, unlike the Ne braskan. she has, apparently, power to hold them when her back is turned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10
WINTER SUNSHINE

By Pendleton Watson. Is your heart bowed down with g~ief, Sad because each flow'r and leaf
 Has fled before the fall? Do the clouds above the snow Scatter frowns of gloom and woe
 To check the joys of all? Should we grieve and weep and pine At each dreary voice and sign
 Of all the barren earth, Just because the birds have flown And the north winds rush and moan?
 The Spring will find new birth. Know we not that each green thing Only waits for birds to sing
 And winter to retreat? Down in wonder shaded g1ens Violets wait till April sends
 Her story to repeat Know we not that birds must sleep Till the newborn leaflets peep
 To deck the barren hill? Darkest clouds will all some day Fore the winds be borne away
 The sun Is shining still. (Copyrighted. 1916. my Pendleton Wat
 son)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-10
THROWING MONEY AWAY

While reading these news items I won dered how it is that your people will stand for the destruction of a commodity Hhat has so large a cash value The 1O0,- e00 gallons of liquor that are to be poured into the sewers of Birmingham are worth about $250,0O0. That is a heap of money to throw away when treasuries are empty.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-08

presently. will Immediately assume,
has indeed already assumed, magni-
tude unprecedented in our experience.
we have not the necessary instrumen-
talities for its prosecution 1t is
deemed to be doubtful whether they
could he created upon an adequate
scale under our present laws. We
should clear away all legal obstacles
and create basis of undoubted law
for it which will give freedom without
permitting unregulated license. The
thing must be done now. because the
opportunity is here and may escape us
If we hesitate or delay
Porto Rico's Needs.
The argument for the proposed
amendments of the organic law Of Por-
to Rico is brief and conclusive. The
present laws governing the island and
regulating the rights and privileges of
its people are not just. We have Gre
nted expectations of extended priei-
iege which we have not satisfied
There is uneasiness among the people
doubt with regard to our intentions
concerning tnem Wnlcn the huoptlOu OF
the pending measure would happily re-
move. We do not doubt what we wish
to do in any essential particular. We
ought to do 1t at once.
There are other matters already ad-
vanced to the stage of conference be-
tween the two houses of which 1t is
not necessary that / should speak.
Some practicable basis of agreement
concerning them will no doubt be found
and action taken upon them.
lnasmuch us this is, gentlemen. prob
ably the last occasion / shall have to
address the Sixty-fourth congress,
hope that you will permit me to say
with what genuine pleasure and satisr
faction ! have co-operated with you In
the many measures of constructive pol
icy with which you have enriched the
legislative annals of the country. 1t
has been a privilege to labor in such
company. l take the liberty OF con-
graduating you upon the completion of
a record of rare seryiceableness and
distinction.