davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-10-20
aEpusLlcAm STATE TICKET

t. s. FRANK A. HlsBEl of BernaiIo County
HOLM o. BtRstM County
supreme Justice ROBERTS, Conx County
Congressman -BENiGNO G. HERNANDEZ County
Lieutenant LINDSEY of Roosevelt County
Secretary BERTO MIRABAI Of Santa Re
Auditor WILLIAM G. SARGENT Fe County
Treasurer GREGORY PAGE Mckinley County
s Public Instruction ID HOWARD WAGNER of Dona Ana County
Attorney FRANK W. CLANCY OF Santa Ne
Land Com ROBERT r. ERvIEN, of Union County
Commissioner -MAIQClAS MARTINEZ of Tons County
Presidential Electors ORTIZ F County
/. of H. HAMMOND Of
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-10-20

The Prool1ont has kept 10 out Of
war" but Woul1 you The 10 have hin
boz the 5eb n some one should force
war on Ne:
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-10-20
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET

State Senator COX, Silver City
G. PIERCE, Waterloo
HARRY V. WHITEHALL, Old Town
Treasurer W. BARRACKS,
EDWARD PENNINGTON. Deming
Schools GRACE g. GOEBE Columbus
Surveyor CLARENCE MORGAN,
District No 3, KMBAII loln
District Attorney Counties ---R F. HAMILTON Demnu
District No. j. WEST Oh Town.
Clerk r. rEyTON Demng
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-10-20

For President-CIlARlEs EVANS HUGHES New York
For PresdentCHARLEs WARREN FAIRBANKS, Indiana
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-10-20

pEMISe, NEW MEXICO FRIDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24

The next morning he went to the zoo.
This place is a shambles of indie
cency," he said.
'Whadd'ya mean, indecency?" asked
the director.
"Au these animals without rag Of
clothing to the lot" he said. when l
think Of the innocent children that como
here by thousands day after daymy heart
bleeds. Cover EN- up Immediately"
"The children" asked the amazed
director.
'cNo, the lions and tigers. Don't you
dare exhibit so much as field mouse
hereafter without trousers, or, as the
case may be, petticoats."
He also decreed that all horses, cats
and dogs must be adequately clad. Nor
did he forget the squirrels in Central
Park.
The bare limbs and trunks Of trees
bothered him. On the third day be
ordered that all trees must be decently
swaddled or cut down.
On the fourth day he decreed the
destruction Of all flowers. "This pollen
business is unspeakably disgusting ne
said. ut has a demoralizing effect on
the Young"
On the fifth day he decided all birds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
SWEEPINCS FROM INKPOT ALLEY

Unfortunately his baby ukase was
never issued. While conducting some
experiments to determine the proper
clothing for house flies he caught
typhoid and died.
Down. said Rhadamanthus and
down he went.
In his descent ne protested loudly
against the nakedness of the attend
dants.
The next morning the Arch Fiend
looked up from his breakfast of grilled
bones and shifted the air suspiciously.
He summoned the Chief Tormenter.
What" asked the Arch Fiend, 'fs
that Awful Odor?"
The Chief Tormenter wrinkled his
nose and grinned.
Its the new one, Boss" he replied
we put him on the griddle this morn
ing, and I'm afraid he's bit gamy."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24

must be killed. NO decent mind" he
said. "can contemplate without horror
the obscene orgies Of another mating
season"
The naked forms of motor cars filed
him with a vague uneasiness. On the
sixth day he ordered that all auto bodies
must be draped.
Instead of resting on the seventh day
ne abolished the Bible. incidents like
that of the Woman of Samaria are be
yond the pale" he declared. "As for
the Song of Solomon, it is veritable
holocaust Of sensuality.'
During his second week he turned his
attention to domestic affairs.
He ordered that any householder who
served at his table an undraped leg OF
lamb should be stuck in the cooler for
six months. Ten days was the penalty
for each potato that appeared without
its Jacket. He also decided that NOR
ility demanded the abandonment Of the
practice Of serving peas stripped of the
pods.
What is more horribly suggestive
than a bathtub?' he next inquired.
And what could be more immoral than
our habit of getting into such receipt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24

THIS is the story Of the Perfect
i Censor.
By the year 1000 the general
<'el Of cultural intelligence had sunk to
nck bottom. Virtually all creative
'rters, sculptors and painters had been
snsored out Of existence. The job Of
slSor had become an embarrassing
ieegre. Tammany heelers, dreaming
adding down highly paid easy chairs
I'd say 20 one another, How'd You
g 70 be the vice man?'
About this time the Office Of the late
.n'tock became vacant. The position
q % a reformer with a Stone Age
Fsaesd, and one Of the longest noses
@ptiyity. He Was the original old
@'ge w. Proboscis, and there was a
ing that if any spark Of artistic
aeon arose he would sniff it and
amp i out with his 30. II +. lie was
-<l1ral born stamper.
ne had originality without intelli-
'snCe.
~ hrst day on the job he took ham
and shears and went up 10 the Met
NItan Museum. First he smashed
aaemonnies 'Bacchante" and -"
'@ 81 the Venus 81 Milo and RodiH's
'~' Thinker" and cut Susanna out
J. ~ canvas with the elders. By night
ne had not left much except he
'"nies and some old furniture.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
Bv TANSI NINAB

acle and sitting there absolutely in a
state of nature? Think of it. A state
Of nature | understand there are some
abandoned persons who indulge in this
lascivious pastime every single day. IN
the interests of civilization the bathtub
must 60
It went.
After that the Censor was silent for
q whole week. He was wrestling with
The Big Idea Finally he issued a pro-
nouncement.
The root of all indecency is certain
element of our population which must
be destroyed" he said. These persons
persistentIy show their limbs without
shame. They spend most of their time
Topping about in abandoned poses with
insufficient clothes. They are hopelessly
depraved. They even have their pictures
taken in a condition Of nudity. They
have no more morals than filthy beasts
There is a pretence that they are
brought by the stork, but | know bet
ter. They cant pull the wool over my
eyes. am confident that il we do away
with them we shall have, in the next
generation, a Perfectly Moral Earth,
We must abolish babies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
From L Print by Thomas Worth, 1889.

this a sign that the worm is turning?
Has the reaction against the pretty girl
set in at last?
Ever since the ckraker vanished
into thin not air the b. ~ girl has held
the magazine field against all corners.
She has covered thousands of pages.
Hundreds of authors and illustrators
have been grinding out legions Of pretty
girls, creating a world where no female
creature was by any possibility over
twenty-five, where the real business of
life was Irritation and the climax of ex-
istence a kiss. The magazine pages
have been plastered over with pretty
girls in party gowns, pretty girls in
motors, pretty girls in boats or on
desert islands, pretty girls undressed
for the opera, pretty girls in bathing
costume. pretty girls in nighties. Fewer
and better clothes for pretty girls
seemed to be the motto of our maya
zines. Oscar Wilde once pointed out
that Thomas Hardy was the first Vic
torian novelist to discover that ladies
had legs under their dresses, and he
was profoundly disturbed thereby. Dur
ing the last few years our magazine
illustrators have been striving to forget
that young ladies have dresses over
their legs
The rivalry among our pretty girl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
THE OVERWORKED p. G..

ONE of the magazines devoted to the
alleged interests of the gentler
sex has been receiving from its readers,
and printing, a number of letters pro-
testing against the inevitable pretty
girl on its covers. They are tired Of
her, and they want something else. Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24

popular the hired automobile to
tie oHd tor1 pleasure Cehc Cb'ed s~olns n8teqd OF pay
per bump their
ere taken tts much Densive and ecy19g nethod OF their
atier nos along the paths Of Central park m open
zrn NAM Queen One cGbby the
+rr formerly this continent oy
H.. he had spent his time seated on
the PdrF
qu-qget spool, be from ten A. W. until
night driving patrons hither and yon,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24

Continued on Page Eight.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-11-09
ELECTION ONE SIDED
IN LEWIS COUNTY
Democrats Garry Everything But
One Commissioner and Cor
Spirited Races
But Al Quiet.

There was q deal Of scratching
IN Lewis county Tuesday, and for
the greater part Of The day il look.
ed like anybody ) race al along
the line. Accordingly every can.
eidate aud most Of his friends
were pretty busy beating the
brush and rounding up every
vafcr IN the county AZ the close
of the polls, however, the feeling
seemed 10 80 around that the as
ual small Democratic majority
would be maintained and practic.
ally the whole ticket Of that par
AZ would be landed. The final
count showed that this impression
was iusiifiable. except IN the case
ef David II. Lowry, who was de-
fcated BY Thos. Thostcnson, Re-
publican, for commissioner for the
second district. The feature of q
race was eliminated from the Of.
flee os coroner by the removal
from the county OF DR. ]. + Jones,
the Democratic nominee for that
place. and his opponent DR.. 4. y.
Dunlap, had the field to himself.
The weather was exceedingly
disagrccablc, a cold rain and snow
predominafinq most Of the day,
and the roads being slushy made
travel by auto especially bad.
However this did not deter the
voters from exercising their fran
chise.
The accompanying table gives
the detailed vote for the county
and Il is practically correct, al
though complete returns on can.
didates for the supreme bench VIII
not be available until the official
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-11-09
CALIFORNIA TO WILSON

A special phone to The Herald
from the Lewiston Tribune al Z 80
this Thursday evening says,
with los precincts yet to hear
from in the city OF Los Angeles,
the President leads Mr. Hughes
in California By 2000 votes, and
with California in the Wilson col
umn he has majority in the elec-
soral college.
The President has lead Of
2600 in New Mexico, which makes
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-11-09

Tdaho counly pemocraAlr.

Complete returns IN Idaho
county show good maiorisics there
for President Wilson and Cover
nor Alexander and that the Demo
cratic county ticket was elected,
with the exception of Baker, Re.
publican. for assessor and Long
Republican, for commissioner sec.
ond district. The earlier returns
indicated an almost complete Re.
publican victory on the county
ticket.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-11-09
WILSON GETS IDAHO
ALEXANDER CLOSE
Looks Like Doughersy for Score
tary Of State and Margin
Marrow on Auditor and
Attorney Gen.

President Wilson has carried
Idaho by a majority of between
5000 and 5000, and the latest re-
turns on the gubernational contest
gives Davis q slight lead, though
earlier reports Indicated Alex
ander' s election BY a safe plural
isy. The race has narrowed down
to such a close margin that it viii
apparently take the complete re-
turns to show who will be our
next governor.
French and Smith, Republicans,
have been elected to congress by
good maiorities. Parker and Holt
are close for the lieutenant gov
ernorship. The Democrats are
claiming the returns justify their
claim OF the election of William 4.
DouQherty over Geo. r. Barker
for secretary Of state, and that
Clarence VanDeusen has defeated
Geo. w. Lewis for state auditor.
ysS..a.....n,1 ~. Iaef saaua
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-11-09

CONTINUED on last page
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-11-09

that state safe for him.
New Hampshire is claimed BY
the Democrats and is contested by
the Republicans. aud the count Of
the vote therefrom has been stop
ped.
North Dakota is safe for VIII
son.
Minnesota is still in doubt.
Wilson and Marshal have the
lead for the presidency and vice
presidency. from all the available
Continued on last page
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-11-09

'Removcd from state prior o election.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-12

~ NV ANNaANSNa
CIVIL SERVICE.-This is a true
story of public or semi-public author
ity prostituted to serve private inter-
ests. AS now constituted, majority
of civil service commissions are COM
posed of individuals who owe their
jobs not to any special aptitude in
selecting candidates for the many
different grades of employment in
the classified civil service, but-rather
to their political drag" or as a re-
ward for political services rendered.
1t is also a fact that in marking
the papers theoretical and written
tests are given a higher rating than
long and practical experience in the
special line of employment sought.
Then, again, should a candidate sue
cessfully negotiate the first line
trench, /. e., pass the theoretical and
written test, there are other serious
obstacles to surmount, such as ses
cret investigation of his character
and antecedents, whereby vicious,
jealous, INSCRIPTIONS and Vindictive
persons can defame such candidate
for the sole purpose of running his
chances of success.
This is the very position in which
the writer finds himself at the pres
ept time. Not only has this certain
state civil service comm accepted
the mendacious statements of hidden
enemies, which statements have
even. been mentioned in the daily
press, but it has refused a confronta-
ton of the parties in order to enable
your, correspondent to clear himself
of the foul charges, and has also dis
obeyed the ruling of a judge, of the
superior court Of Cook county to
submit to such a course, thereby
compelling the complainant to take
further legal action and incur for
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-12

JAIL doSL4DuL'-- b-0Sll TVSNblSIVI'
PATRIOTISM, REFUGE FOR
SCoUNDRELS, (1.)-Samuel John
son (17O9-1784), celebrated English
author and photographer, wrote
something about patriotism being a
refuge for scoundrels,
So cloaking viIlainy behind a
guise of patriotism is no new thing.
G Governmental oppressors and POI
liticaI rogUes did so in bygone CEN
turtles. Their modern successors or
prototypes would indeed be fools did
they not profit by this age-old lesson
fools if they did not take advan-
tage Of the patriotic" weaknesses Of
blinded or misguided patriots like
Citizen" (She who wrote in the
Day Book of Aug. D.
Some years ago>a French army Of
ficer was a traitor to France while
he was wearing his nations military
uniform, was receiving pay from his
country, and was making daily hom-
age to, his couhtry's flag, He was
fervent patriot" ION the surface]
while he sold (secretly) his country's
fertilization plans to Germany.
The treason was discovered, but it
was shifted to an innocent fellow Of
ficer, who was tried, found guilty
and imprisoned for life in traitors
cell on a distant desert isle,
Later this innocent officers
friends, aided by some Frenchmen
who held justice to be one of the
essentials of GENUINE PATRIOT
ISM, set out to prove his innocence
and to uncover the real traitor.
For years theirs was an uphill
fight against tremendous Odds
cabinet ministers, newspapers, army
officers, legislators, etc, Their main
obstacle, however, was the unreason-
ing, misguided, blinded and faaaticaI
patriotism of large numbers of the
French people, The struggle racked
and rocked the French nation all
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-12

live in glass houses they shouldn't
throw stones.
Some of the mems styles we
women folks can't see through at all
l will have to confess, however, that
great many Of the women's styles
can easily be seen through. Espe-
cially when the sun is shining
Grace Holmes.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-12

himself much financial and physical
inconvenience, discomfort and en-
barrassment-Leon PeseheFet,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-01
-O-O-
A STUDY IN ANATOMY

A STUDY IN ANATOMY
George Savage, cOlored, is alleged
to have broken into the home of
George Bowen, an 88-year-old
farmer of Washington county, and
assaulted him with a poker by beat
ing him over the head until Mr.. Bow
ems right arm was broken in two
places.-NorfOlk, Va, Virginian Pilot
and Landmark.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-01

W 5scY5
new yerk-gorgie medders pulled
anuther boner yesterdy in skooI &
now all the kids call him piggy med
ders & grunt like a pork chop every
time he comes around which makes
him very mad so that he has to lick
or of them when he catches them
outside alOan
tbs teecher was giving his class a
Gttel lessen in aggTikultral subjecks
which amt in there reglar books but
what they all know about because
most of them go down to the country
in summer to see there grandpas or
relatives
LIST she wood ask 1 and then an
other to name some animals on the
farm that they knowed about & some
times she wood describe them and let
the kids name them
purity soon they had named them
all purity neer & the teecher said to
gorgie who she caught mapping that
time for he was kOuntng the marbles
he had won at recess time & fgger-
ing on getting hole lot more that
ewing after skOOl
gorgie, she said, to him, pleese put
away your marbles & anser this kwe-
shun, what is it that has short hare
and never works none and likes to
eat all the time and play in the mud
& never comes home only when it is
called for dinner
by goIIy, Iittel gorgie says to the
teecher, that's me, CESS
that's why gorgie has got more
ftes ahead of him than jess willard
has for every time 1 of the kids men
shions pig in gorgie's presents gorgie
runs his legs off to catch up with that
kid & paste him few
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-01

There's one fine thing about free
speech-it gives US a chance to COM
pile pretty accurate fool-census Of
the whole nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

proved by the President in May 1912.
giving to the city council the right to
elect the mayor.
In Jonathan Elliot's Historical
Sketches of the Ten Miles Square," pub
lished in 1880, may be read the follow
are mentioned with which not all Wash
ingtonians of today are acquainted:
The scat of government was removed to Wash
ington in the year 1900. during the presidency Of
John Adams. The superintendent of the city,
as far the United States were concerned was
in the first instance placed in the hands Of three
commissioners. until May. 1902. when the board
was abolished and superintendent appointed.
The legal Jurisdiction was assumed by Congress
the 9th of February, 1901 and the laws of
Maryland and Virginia then existing were de-
clared to be in force. which is the case at pres
ent, with few exceptions.
The city was incorporated by act of Con-
gress the Sd of May, 1902. by which act the ap-
pointment of mayor was vested in the President
yearly: and the two branches of the council
elected by the people, In general ticket. BY
supplementary act. passed May 4. 1872. the
corporation made to consist of a mayor.
board of aldermen and board of common coun-
Gil: the board Of aldermen to consist of eight
members. elected for two years, two to be
idents of and chosen from each ward; the board
OF common council to consist of twelve. three
from each ward. and the mayor, by the joint bal
lot of the two boards to serve for one year. By a
new charter granted by Congress the 18th Of
May. 1920, 1t is provided that the ayor shall be
elected by the people. to serve two years, from
the second Monday in June: the board of alder
men TO consist of two members from each ward
ELECTED for two years, and -of1cio justices
of the peace for the whole county: the board Of
common council to consist of three members
from each ward to serve one year; and every
free white male citizen of the United States, of
lawful age, having resided in the city year
previous the election. being a resident of the
ward in which he offers TO vote and shall have
been assessed the books of the corpora ton for
the year ending the 31st of December proceed
ing the election. and shall have paid all taxes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

ing. about two miles northwest of
Hyattsville. and is one of the splendid
country places of the environs of wash
ington. From the Digges family of
Maryland the estate passed into the
possession of the Riggs family of WASH
ington. and is now the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Howard. The memories of
this beautiful place were recalled to
Westinghouse few years ago by the
removal from the family burial ground
there of the remains of Maj. Pierre
Charles L'Enfant. who died at Green
Hill. June IA. 1925, when the property
was in possession of William Dudley
Digges. who was the grandfather of DR..
James Dudley Morgan of Washington.
DIR. Morgan has long been active in the
Columbia Historical Society, and it Is
most of the facts relating to Mayor
Robert Brent. Mrs. Brent, sister of
Archbishop Carroll. and mother of
Robert Brent. Washington's first mayor.
died at Green Hill. in 1904.
In 1897 Robert Brent took his wife
Mary Young. the eldest daughter of
Motley Young. one of the original pro-
prietors of the site on which Washing
ton city was established. Dr. Morgan.
in an address before the Columbia His
torical Society, on June s. 1897 said:
Robert Brent lived for number of
years with his father-in law. at the
comfortable and substantial residence
known as the Mansion House, which
was located on G street between 9th
and 10th streets southwest. Mr.. Young
had the greatest admiration for his
son-inl law. and felt for him the at
tachment of a father for a favorite son.
Robert Brent had two children
Eleanor, who married Joseph Pear
Young Brent, who married first, in 1872,
Harriet, the daughter of Garrett Cott-
ringer of Philadelphia. and in 1914 Eli
Ia, the daughter of John Carero of Bal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

there are several fair sized crow roosts
in the vicinity of Washington. roost
at Arlington held. during the most
crowded period of it's existence. fully
the biological survey alleges that dur
ing the winter of 1901 the Arlington
roost was occupied by 100000 birds
and that at least 100 crows few to
roost each second during the height
of the influx"
This would mean that 5000 crows
entered the roost In a minutes time
and a period of forty-flve minutes was
generally consumed before all had re-
turned from thsir days forage. This
10000 actually made the Arlington
roost a headquarters for the season.
Another observer. some years prior
TO Mr. Howeif5 calculation. maui noles