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The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
Why the Women
Voted for Wilson

By the dispatch published else
where of the plunge of the dual
suffrage states to the Wilson
standard it will be seen that the
effort to line them up to the new
convert to their cause was not
much of a success.
There may be agreat many rea-
sons why the west in general
went for Wilson, and there may be
different reasons why the women
did so, but we believe that the
desires of mothers tu save their
sons from the horrors of war
tlat would be made possible by
a reversal of the Wilson peace
policies was at least "a great big
factor.
OF course there were oUher is
sues that appealed to them, the
greatest of which was probably
our overwhelming prosperity.
In view of the election in these
dual suffrage states, we are
brought up TO the quandary of
whether the great majority of
women are going to line up with
democracy. as the suffrage is ex-
tended to them in the various
states, or whether the vote in
the dual suffrage states this year
is any criterion Of how the vote
will go i'll other elections.
We have noticed this: That
by continuing in the right di-
rection it is easier to hold those
you haye than to win over
those who have aligned them
selves the other side; so by fol-
lowing up their advantages this
year, the democrats will have
that much of an advantage in fu-
ture contests.
But 10 get to why women vot-
ed for Wilson this year, we be-
the story is largely told in the
term peace and prosperity, "
and believe it it is up to the dem.
ocratic party to make the most
of the situation.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
Broomcorn Growing
In Baca County

We believe the farmer of Baca
lcounty who fails Jo plant
| broomcorn next year will miss
the one opportunity of his life tc
get on his feet, to become indie
/ pendent, and to put himself in a
position to both pay as he goes
and to pay what he owes.
The outlook FIR from $10O. 90 to
5000 90 brush next year is ex.
ceedingly good. The belt to the
east of US that was growing
broomcorn on a large scale has
had for few years back, and
will continue to have for some
years to come, a richer thing in
wheat, AMI will not change back
to broomcorn so long as wheat
prices are away up in the air
For this reason greatly in
creased acreage of broomcorn is
not probable, and prices will
consequently continue to range
at a three-fgnre mark in all
probability for some years to
come.
The great advantage of broom
corn growing, over Wheat, is
that it doesn't cost a fortune for
the seed. Every man in the
! county can.get the seed for what
he wants to plant, whether that
be twenty acres or thousand Of
them.
Stop to think for moment
what it will mean to Baca coun-
ty if every farmer in it should
plant say from twenty acres to
one hundred, with dn average Of
ton to five acres, and prices al
$4,000 a ton.
That would mean from 5000 t
SO, 900 to each farmer, with a
average probably of over 81 500
We talked last week of the
possibilities of Mexican beans.
Now suppose that each MAJ
should plant, say just twenty
acres of beans. Now should yor
grow no more per acre than M.
Hickey, spoken of last week, did
this dry year, that would add an
other $500 to that broomcorn av-
erage.
Help?-They'll come from. ev-
erywhere wher the harvest j.
on. Let the cry go out thirty
days previous Baca count,
wants 500 men for broomcorn
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
Thanksgiving Day. Thursday Next
Richards.

Bert Glasgow was in Richards
Sunday.
Mrs W. M. Hanlsins and daugh.
ter, Miss Ollie, left Saturday
morning for Oklahoma City, Ok
la.
Chas. Aoner hauled maize for
F. H. Mitchell last week.
Fred Collins brought his cat.
tie in from the SoutI ranch
Thursday. He has a nice lot OF
cattle.
C. o. Mills and wife traded ir
Richards Friday.
Mr.. Griffin and family of Ston
ington called on the M. U. Nc.
Clendon family Sundsy.
Mrs. Horace Turner visited
Mrs. Jesse Turner Wednesday.
Emmett Turner and E. Alex.
ander returned last week to OK.
lahoma to visit with home folks
for few weeks.
John George and family trad
ed in Richards Saturday.
Grandpa Hancock has beer
quite poorly for the past eek.
Mrs. c. S. Jackson traded ir
Richards Thursday.
Fred Collins and wife visited
friends and Relatives in Elkhar
Clarence Harlowe of near Sion
ington traded in Richards Sun
day afternoon.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

In speaking of the election of
Wilson, one of the Mexican COM
missioners said, "The election
will do much tc win the conf
dence of the Latin American
people, because to them it de-
monstrates that the friendly at
titude of non-irtervention is not
merely the attitude of one .em-
porary administrator, but is the
attitude of the American people. "
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
West retty Prairie

There was farewell party
given at Medley's last week in
honor of Pearl Morgan and Alice
Stigers. All enjoyed IA good time.
Nearly everyone went tO Holly
this week with broomcorn.
Pearl and Frank Morgan, &C.
companied by Mrs. ]. c. Stigers
and daughter Alice. started in a
wagon Thursday for an extend
ed visit in Oklahoma.
w. A. Greathouse had the mis-
fortune to break wheel to his
car while liz the cedars.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

Off in the distance was heard
the roar of cannon. Then came
the carrier with the news that
Gen. Hughes had put on a suf-
fragette hat and was carrying
everything before him. Instant
er the woman Of the suffrage
states mounted their steeds, rode
pell-mell for the scene of action,
and meeting the retreating army
on the highway cried out
Boys, right about face.-we're
going the other way" and with
a whoop and a yell the brave
boys turned on the foe, smote
the Hughes army hip and thigh,
and thus turned an apparant de-
feat into one of the greatest VIC
tories in American history.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
Eureka h.si,si h2fts'""
November Is

November 10
George Botkins returned to his
claim Wednesday evening, after
a short visit at Mullinvile. Kans
VIM. Waldroupe has been help
ing Lewis Eaton repair his wind
mill.
DR.. Blanchat has purchased a
new side Car for his motorcycle.
VIM. Waldroupe and Lewis
Eaton helped Claude Long
butcher Friday.
Mrs. Hutrhes and children Wis
tied at Eaton's Wednesday.
Harve Bewley returned Mon
day from Syracu! ;e with cotton
cake.
Fred Hollister butchered two
hogs last Wednest lay.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
why THE WEST !
WENT FOR WILSON

Every conceivable and possible
explanation has been given by
both sides to the contest
of the why's and where
fores, inclusive of the VESTS in
creased population as one factor;
but we believe the principal solu-
tion Of the problem can be found
in the progressive laws that dur
1 ing the present administration
haye been put on the statute
books. E
Aside from the element that
goes with the noise and red fire,
it isn't easy to get people to
change their political colors, aud
when they do there is something
out OF the ordinary to account
for 1t.
We believe the thing out of the
ordinary that this year broke all
precedents in election results was
the ineffaceable impression on
the people of the revolution
in the ranks of the republican
party four years ago.
In the east that revolution
meant little more to them than
simply Teddy Roosevelt; but in
the west, and purity in the east, it
was an education in govern ment-
al affairs-a new birth in political
principles.
| Indeed, we believe that except
| for the presumption by great
number OF those horn to The new
faith by. reason of that revolu-
ition that Hughes represented
their new ideas OF governmental
policies, he would probably not
have carried one single state in
the union-such we believe to
have been the momentum of the
revolutionary doctrines.
We are doubling whether the
cry of protection" will be made
an issue in another campaign,
and We are wondering in that
case what foot the 6. 0. p's. will
get off on to line up their usual
quote of campaign dough, or by
what means it will be able TO
hold itself together.
In this campaign the interests
under took to use Mexico as step
ping stone to the high places in
Ur Gle Sam's domain. and though
they carried only ten states, they
, needed only dozen more elect
orial votes to have made the un-
dertaking successful.
What will be the ruSe of the
interests four years from now to
get control of the government?
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

harvest and the men will
come.
We are hoping that not one
farmer in Bac;l county will next
year fail to plant b oomcorn, and
that twenty acres will be the
least any one farmer will plant.
Do that, and when harvest has
come Bac. county will smile at a
million dollar crop, and can then
take its place in the ranks OF the
first counties of the state.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
Mckinley

The cold spell caught the farm
ers Of this locality pretty wei
up with their work
2. j. Osteen butchercd hogs
this week.
l. +. Mckinley lost IL fine CIV
last niphl-bled to death from n
barbed wire cut
John Wren is doing SOM c'r-
penter work at Richards.
Grandma Wren spent the
night with J. B. Adams family
Wednesday night
Emmett Daniel and i. b
Adams have gene to tlkh hart Il&,
meet the latter's bro her, j
Adams, who recently bought th"
Downward place. He is uol
Foard county. Tex W. sr--
glad to see good people like M.
AeaaFas-eeme-to A '4s-cei'r. .ttx,S.. z sS...cs, a.
Delma Gordon lost fine mu.
colt by tying him in the Stable
supposed tohave broken his nee.
Grandma Winton won't - the
hospital at Topeka, Kan~., to ~
dergC an operation
| J. C. Mckinley left last Nrek
to work for Jack Creag,le.
Our school is progressing ice-
ly, Miss Avs Edwards tenGhi0g.
Chas. Daniel has just finished
building new barn, and is put
ting a new addition 10 his house.
Mr.. Speed happened to par
full accident Monday aftern0,.,
while repairing his well pipinE
He is is confined to his bed
nov. Hope he viii be up soon.
Mrs. Dillard Collins left last
week for a visit with relatives in
Missouri.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
Graft

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sim
mons and Mrs. J0elbert Pribhle
have recently ret urned to their
homesteads on North Plum
Creek.
George Malo ne is building a
residence and putting down a
well.
Mr.. and M rs. A. J. Riley and
daughter and Mr.. Volker, all of
Billings, Ok IA, are visiting Wal
ter Riley "a 'nd the Frank Foster
family. T hey are much pleased
with Baca county.
Mrs. e. R. M, cCcnnaughhay,
who has been visi ting her par
ents at st. John, + JAMS, has re-
turned to her HON, :.
a literary societ y was organ
lied Nov. II, whe n an nter-
tanning program va S given. The
society will meet at the school
house on Friday ev, enings.
School opened 1onday, with
Miss Phyllis John son, of Mar
guette. Kans.. as tea cher, There
are twelve pupils in attendance.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

A new business for Springfield
and one that has been badly
needed-feed store and coal
yard. The lot has been pur-
chased, the lumber is on the way
down from Lamar, and C. G..
Patterson is the promoter of the
enterprise. The store and office
will be on Main street, adjoining
the Ashley blacksmith shop on
the North. Thus gradually
Springfield grows-doing its best
to keep pace with the country
around it.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
Plum Creek

Some real winter this week.
j. j. Pulliam and w. l. Tandy
went to Lamar this week.
r. !. Johnson made a trip
over to Two Buttes this week.
John and Lum Little returned
from Lamar the first of the
week.
]. P. Richard has tis teed
about all in stack.
Jim Ice is hauling feed.
r. l.. Grover is blastering his
sistern,
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
Campo

Clyde Weeks and Belle Merri-
weather we're married at
Boise City. and left Thursday
for Iowa to spend their honey
moon with Mr.. Weeks relatives.
Mrs. Houser was visiting with
Mrs. H. M. johnson Friday.
Otto Bodgely and wife left ON
the 9th for few weeks viS, at
Albany. Kans.
Tom Schlup is suffering with
his eye, having gotten someJhi"g
in i;
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
Campaign Treating

One of the first measures that
ought to he taken UT by the as
sembly this winter is the nui-
sance of campaign treating.
Other states have legislated
against it, and have found such
legislation wholesome.
Admittedly, campaign treated
doesn t change single vote.
AS fact, each vote smoker ex-
poets to get cigars from both
sides, and then he goes to the
polls and votes just as he would
have voted without the cigars.
If candidate is going to hand
out cigars indiscriminately. that
one item would cost anywhere in
the neighborhood of S25.O0, with
no result whatever except to pos
sibly corrupt the public con-
science.
Candidates would be awful
glad to get rid of the nuisance.
So long as one candidate keeps
up the custom, other candidates
have to follow suit, but all of
them would welcome statu-
tory bar to the practice.
State Uniformity
OF Text Books.
We are in hopes that our 1ep-
resentatives will take up the
measure of test book uniformity
and enact it into law at this COM
ing session.
1t is indeed inexplicable that
legislature after legislature has
met since the state put on its
adult clothing, and yet the state
at this time has no kind of a
school book system extending
beyond the boundaries of the
district.
Here in Baca county that ex-
cellent superintendent, Mrs. o.
dem, during her term of office,
made strenuous effort to get a
uniformity in the county by a
common consent of the districts,
and an arrangement was made
to that effect; but it not having
the countenance of law. any dis
trict can break away when it
wishes to do so.
In some states the state pub
fishes its own text hooks 1t was
SO at one time in Kansas, but we
do not know whether they still
do so or not.
We have heard the objection
that by this method the schools
are not provided with the best
books.
However that may be, it does
not apply to a state uniformity.
Inded, by the state method, the
books would be selected by the
best educators, and the very best
ought to be the result.
A county uniformity would be
better than it is at present, and
let US hope that something along
the line will be done this winter.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
MANS WEAKNESS
By Otto H. Rowland
THE Uncle Wal, Mason of Baca Coun,

NihS Sh''S W a. 'A'9''' u DAo" o'''"ss'
A feller Just can't help but lik e
em tho he's read their number
light, tho he knows they're only
<ldden, still they get him goin'
quite. Tho he knows its only
Cafy when she calls him honey
ooy," still he likes to hear her
say it an it Glls his heart with
joy. It's feller's weakest
weakness, one that he cannot
,vercome when a girl talks nice
20 him, he feels he's got her al
most won.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

ing on their claims.
All who attended literary at
the Bray school house Friday
night. report a fine time.
j. 3. and Arthur Bickford and
Ira Chenoweth went to Villas Fri
day.
W. A. Shihet bought IL hog
from B. j. Clifton Thursday.
Jimmy Ice came in from his
ranch in the cedars the first of
the week.
Roy Smart went to Villas
Thurday after some horses.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

The school gives All entertain
ment tonight, and will give an
other on Thanksgiving night, the
purpose being to raise more mon
ey to pay for the 5000 piano pur-
chased of Adams & Sewel of La
mar some time age. Everybody y
should come out.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

The Allies are now fighting
to crush German Militarism," !"
and the central powers are
fighting to crush British naval
ism" If it weren't for
the poor innocent boys that
have to pay 1he cost, we would
like to wish success to both
sides.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

In exchange for a strip OF
country the length of Kansas and
a mile wide, the allies have given
their summers work and a mill.
ion lives. At that rate it looks as
if they would have to pump life
into a whole lot of their dead to
have men enough to pay the
plice to get to Berlin.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
Tell your friends and neigh
bors that Springfield has entered
the Chautauqua class.

AS Nebraska went dry in the
recent election, Bryan now has
his revenge on the wet outfit for
keeping him out of the St. Louis
convention.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

Bryan has set himself to the
task of commttingthe democratic
party to prohibition in 1920. The
desire for national prohibition is
laudaple, but we are doubling the
policy of making it party is
SHE
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

Chorus of the Wall Street Old
Guard standpaters: Ten states
are all that's left us now, tears
will unbidden start; with itching
palms and throbbjng brows,
We'll press them to our heart.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

Senator Chamberlain of Ore
gon will introduce a bill looking
towards the election Of the pres
ident by popular vote-by way
of a constitutional amendment.
He believes the amendment
can be gotten through in time
for 1920,
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

A day should be set aside for
the good people of the south and
the west to take off their hats to
Ohio, and another day set aside
for them to pray poor old Miss
Indiana's soul out of purgatory,
and for her safe return to the
fold in 1920.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

Broomcorn for the past three
weeks has been moving through
town at a lively rate both ways
one way going to Lamar, the
other way to Elkhart.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

When the republicans have
nothing but Pennsylvania left to
their credit, wonder if they will
still decry the democratic party
as being a sectional party?"
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

The "Queen of the Segrega-
ito" there's good one, Bro.
Jones, not copyrighted, and car
ries the significance OF propi-
cious future.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

1t was feared that the support
of the Denver Post would defeat
the democrats of the state, and
it is even now believed that the
majority could have been swelled
to one hundred thousand or more
with the Post on the other side.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
Pleasant View v1%e5 e"e'ol
November 13
Too late for last week.

(TOo late for asst week.
Theodore Larkins of near Guy
mon has been seeding in this
part, his last job being at Frank
Pulins.
Frank Pullins, who his had
| the typhoid fever, is just able to
be about again.
The hard winds of late have
laid all of the milo flat in this Sec
ton. Maze heading seems TO be
about two-thirdS completed
Lots of milo maize will be lost
this fal! on account of hundreds
of prairie chickens locking into
this section.
Brnomcorn has brought good
price this fall. Some have gob
as much as $l65 90 ton for
broomcorn.
Miss Bess Hines of Springfield,
Mo-, is here visiting he friends,
Curry's and Kuder's.
Miss Maude White of Liberal,
Kans., is here visiting her SIS
ters. Mrs. Akers ard Mrs Mitch
ell.
Archie Littig has traded rs
half section for a quarter section
in Missouri and is thiukjng Of
moving about the first of Decem-
Der.
Earl Taylor has racted his
entire 1916 outfit OF milo for 81.
so per hundred.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

Clarence Konkel in last weeks
Ebert County Banner shows
that he can kick off some good
editorial stuff when he sets his
head to the m easure. Keep it
coming, Clarence.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
North Flats

We have been having some
cold weather.
Earl and Jesse Coffman are liv-
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24
At DENVER
THIS WINTER

Resume of Some Legislation
That Should Command the
Attention uf Our Legislators
at Denver During the Com
ing Session OF the Legisla-
ture.
The Springfield herald., 1916-11-24

Mrs. Harve Kett, who has neen
sick and staying with Mrs. Ma
rie, Lamport, is getting along
nicely at this time.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-14
To Remove Debris

THE Willing Workers" which
is Mrs. Stivison's Sunday School
class of young ladies', are going
to raise the money to have the
debris removed where the build.
ings we're burned during the
raid. 1t is an unsightly place
and it's effect is perfect horror.
We need and want a nice clean
town, this is a worthy cause
and deserves help from all our
citizens.
The Willing Workers will have
a stand across from the picture
show, Friday and Saturday
afternoons, and will sell soda
water, sandwiches and pie,
Help the good cause.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-14
Waterloo Items

Mr. John Murphy il shearing
sheep at the White ranch this
week.
Messrs Pierce and Holloway
were in Columbus Tuesday.
A. S. White left for Deming
Thursday to serve on petit jury.
The Waterloo school has or.
ganized Basket Ball team.
Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Carter
were in Columbus Saturday.
Messrs Swope and Humid were
again inspecting the Colum bus
Deming road rontes Monday
The well defined sentiment Tor
the Tres Hermanas route must
all be confined to a couple OF
mine owners and few little
men from Egypt, as no one else
seems to think it at all feasible
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-14
Building New Dwelling

l.. J Peach is building himself
a dwelling house back of the
Peach restaurant. A large mum.
ber Of new buildings are being
erected, though most of them
are temporary structures, the
owners trying TO provide means
of taking care of what business
comes their way. H. s. Carter,
of Waterloo, has purchased a lot
between the Sisco and Moore &
Moore buildings, and is erecting
a building which he will use as
quarters for a grocery. He ex.
poets to put up substantial
building soon. The business
section of town has been greatly
improved in appearance by the
work of sign painters who have
been kept busy for several days
sticking on new signs.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-14
Many Attend Court

Several of the Columbus peo-
pie are in Deming this week.
Edwin Dean is a ember of the
grand jury, and Jolly Garner,
T. A. Hulsey and many others
are present as witnesses. p. X,
Lennon, Jr., j. l.. Greenwood
Sam Ravel and b. M. Reed were
up to attend TO business matters
Several cases in which the Co,
lumbus people are interested
will be brought up at this term
and it is likely that this will be
the longest session ever held in
Luna county.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-14
May Collect Insurance

Those who lost their property
in the fire the morning of the
Villa raid have been greatly en-
couraged by lawyers who believe
that the insurance companies
can be forced to pay. Lennon
& Payne have placed their case
with their attorney and all who
lost in the raid have offers from
lawyers, who are willing to take
the cases on PERCENTAGE basis.
Some of the losers have said that
in case they failed to collect their
insurance that it was absolutely
useless to carry insurance at all
and that they would never take
out another policy.
II is possible that damages
can be collected from the Mexi.
can government sometime, but
not in the lifetime of the loser
from the present outlook.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-14
A Correction

In last weeks Courier We
stated that the Elliott we'll was
the only straight hole in the val.
ley down TO the depth of $50
feet. An investigation revealed
that there were several and we
gladly make tie correction in
justice to the well drillers. We
had no intention of injuring any.
one or mis- stating facts. The
deepest wells in the valley have
been crooked, but several have
been put down as deep as 500
and 600 feet without getting out
of the perpendicular line.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-04-14
Predicted Columbus Raid.

From the Douglas, Arizona
Dispatch, March 7th, forty eight
hours before Villa raided Colum.
bus.
United States cavalry from
Columbus to Naco we're thrown
into activity yesterday and last
night when information, APPARENT.
ly authentic, told of Villas plans
to raid into the United States
near Colum bus, N. NJ, in accord.
ance with the Plan of San Diego,
under which Pascual Orozco and
his organized bands terrorized
the Texas border last fall.
Reports of Villa activity, on
both the American and Mexican
side of the border, yesterday
indicated that the rebel leader
had formed a defensive as well
as offensive alliance with Felix
Diaz and that his (Villa's) arrival
on the border would be the
signal for the crossing of any
mum Der of Mexicans from this
side to join his cause.