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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26
$500, OOO,OOO IN GOLD

The largest single gold supply
in the world-about S500,0 00, 600.
is locked in the vaults of the Den
yer mint today. The vaults chat
hold this enormou wealth are
among the strongest and with the
most intricate time locking devices
in the world. They are considered
burglar and bomb proof.
Contrary to expectations, the
great wealth in the building visit
ed by thousands annually, as a
point of interest to tourists, is not
guarded by a large number of arm
ed men. A few old soldiers. poll
tical appointees, are practically in
charge of the building. In an EN-
Urgency hardly a corporal's guard
of powerful armed men could be
raised in the mint Immediately.
But the strength of the. vaults
and their inaccessibility gives the
officials charged with responsible
ity for the half billion dollars no
worry. The government accepts
all gold offered at the mint. The
price is fixed. S20.67 a fine ounce.
1t has not fluctuated in years. The
same price rules all over the world.
None of the gold which has pour
ed into New York since the bal
ance of trade has been in Americas
favor has been stored at Denver.
According to officials at the local
mint, that gold remains mostly in
New York and Washington minis,
and Eastern banks. as a basis for
credit. In case of threatened in
v%asion, however, it is not improba-
BILE hat the gold on both the At
lantic and Pacific seaboards would
be removed to the stong Denver
vaults.-Denver correspondent in
the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26
"Ali Gone Up Here"

Little Doris. nearly three years old.
during a recent trip on the cars was
much impressed by u bald.headed mai
who sat near her. Every time she
rides on the train she looks for him
On her last ride as soon as she a
seated she began asking her mother
questions about him, but mother a
e~ngrossed in other things and paid no
attention. Finally, she stood up and
asked emphatically, rubbing the top
of her head. Where's hat man that's
all gone up here?'
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usual guard was on, consisting Of
about 25 men, eight Of whom were
on guard az a time, there being
three shifts, or reliefs. They
knew of nothing out Of the Ordi-
nary being staged that night. They
had not been advised to take any
extra precautions.
The commanding officer of the
Thirteenth Cavalry knew that
Villa was only a short distance
from here all day Wednesday. lie
received a message shortly be-
fore midnight that Villa had brok-
en- camp and was coming this way.
He sent Juan Favela to the border
gate to inform the outpost of the
Carranza forces that Villa was
headed this way. II is not prob
able that a single soldier in camp
knew that the bandits were com
ing this way-not ever the officer
of the day. The commanding Of
fact that he sent a messenger to
the gate to inform the Mexican
soldies is proof that he accredited
the information. His reasons for
not strengthening the guard are
not known to us. The soldiers did
Just rs much as could have been
expected of them under the cir
cumstances. Their pistols we're
locked up and they were not over
loaded with ammunition.
The soldiers were as much sur
prised as the citizens. They had
to work in the dark and it took
time to get each man his pistol
and a supply Of ammunition. II
took time and we believe the sol
diers did exceedingly we'll.
Two of the machine guns also
failed to work. They r a pretty
ticklish piece Of machinery ia
handle in the dark, and two of
them, after firing five shots each,
damned. This was due entirely to
the darkness, the operators not
being able to see whether they
had the feed started right or not
There were about fifty men in
the @. NJ. c. building, and not one
Of them was armed, they having
never been issued arms. The only
thing they could do was to take
, to the brush.
I There is only one MAI in the
Thirteenth Cavalry whom the peo-
pie of Columbus can criticise. HaC
a strong guard been put on. thC
, bandits never would have entered
, town. He received a report some
time before midnight that Villa
, had broken camp, and was coming
, this way, but failed to act.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26

The kingdom of heaven Is at hano
In your %consciov sness. Why do you
not reveal It? Why do you let the beg
carly things OF intellect hide away this
pearl OF great price within you? Are
these fleeing things OF sense. that are
yours today and someone else's tomor'
row, next month, or mex year, Of more
value than possession everlasting ?
What are you striving for, anyway
Unity.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26

There IL more Catnrrh N this section Of
tie country Than an other diseases put
together. uud until tic last few years
was supposed Co he iuyuTuble, For q
great many years doctors pronounced u a
local disease and prescribed local RENEE
dos. ana hy constantly falling to cure
with local treatment. pronounced Il incur
able, Science is,s proven tatarrh Co b. a
constitutional disease. aud therefore Ir
uuir's cunflt'utiuuul treatment Halls
Inturrh cure. manufactured by f. J.
Cheney g. Io, Toledo. Ohio. In tho only
constitutional Cur" Ou the market. IL T.
taken internally. ID acts directly on tile
blood and mucous surfaces OF the system.
They uner unr hundred dollars Tor any
'i@' ~ ft'I- Geo cure Send Tor circulars
and testimonials.
Address . D. 'IENEY 4 co. Toledo. O
F'li hN UruEgisfn. Soc.
Take tln'ls Family illls for constipation.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26
Press and the Public School.

The press does not take the place OF
the common schools. but II is so per
vasive aud 40 necessary a human
agency that the chief work OF the
common schools, consciously or un
consciously, has come to be that OF
making a nation OF people who read
newspapers and periodicals.-Dr. Al
bert Shaw.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26

Willis-'Then you don't think there
is any danger Of us New Workers ever
being prisoners OF a foreign foe?'
Gillis-"Absolutely none. How could
the enemy get in? The trains don't
run In the winter, the roads are too
muddy in the fall, and the streets are
all torn up in the spring. and il they
did get In during the summer they'd
find everybody away Life.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26
German rower WIth History.

said to be the first place in Ger
many where cannon were mounted
the tower OF Ehrenfels, built in 1910 by
Philip Won Bolander, governor oil
R~heingau, has been a dismantled ruin
since 1859. II is one Of the romantic
features Of the Rhine near Bingen
with Bishop Hatto's "mouse tower
opposite.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26
Mr.. sIIthers ExpIaIns.

Pa said Little Willie, what lie
tho unit rule?" "Why-er-why, my
boy. it's about the same thing as pre-.
walls In this family, said MIR, Slithers.
You may have noticed that whatever
your mother says zoe s.'-Judge.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26
Ono Cause Of Eorns, Elrsa.

It Is believed that forests sometimes
take fire through the branches OF trees
being rubbed together by the violence
OF the wind. thus producing the fric.
ton necessary to ignite them.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26
But One Kind Of Mnr.ll,v.

There can be only one kind Of mo
raliy-that which Is good In public AZ
well as In private, a morality which is
as binding upon nations as upon indi.
yiduals.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26
Well to Copy Mature.

The farmer and his family. as we'll
as his stock, accomplish more when
carefree and in a happy turn OF mind
All nature Is fresh and cheerful. II lie
profitable for US to be likewise.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26
unfornettnhln.

Man forgets much in this world, but
ask any Of the old ohs II he has for
gotten the lessons he learned at moth.
er's and across fathers knee.-Hous.
ton Post.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26

Your application To prove ~
made out free of charge, tlso
any Information regarding same
VIII be glad to be- favored with
al your business in any mnu
matters. W. G. Hoover. L. =
Commissioner.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26
co.Operatlon.

Cooperation" Is a term used TO
shield and clothe a host OF fake
schemes. This is nothing to the dis
credit Of cooperation the faker never
copies a poor or a foolish plan.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26
Daily rhounh,.

A life OF pleasure cannot support Il.
self so long as n OF business, but Is
much o subject to safety and dis.
gust.-Hume.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26
Daily Thought.

Courage, cheerfulness and charity;
the man who knows the meaning Of
these words can learn TO spell self.
contradictory Van Dyke.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26
Arouse EnthuIasm.

Every community should form a co.
operative dairy test association. and
make a start for more enthusiasm aud
success.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-05-26

800 acres decided land for sale
or trade three miles east of
Columbus. Address William
Tate, I37 West Lake avenue.
Los Angeles Calf. If
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

vantage to great number OF people
that such an action would.eause. The
Aqueduct bridge serves large area
and its closing to traffic would mean
a heavy loss to this community and
the adjacent Virginia territory.
In these conditions it is the i'm
perative duty of Congress to make
provision promptly for a new bridge
construction, not that such action at
this session would save grievous pub
Tic inconvenience if the bridge were
closed this winter or spring as re-
suit of heavy formation of ice. But
at least the loss would be minimized
by early action looking to the re-
placement of the bridge in the course
of another year. Delay in this in
stance is not only an invitation to
disaster, but an imposition of almost
certain loss to many thousands of
people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

of another legislative revolution and
radical change OF system is threat
ened.
The only change in the school law
for which there is reason is to pro-
vide that after some future date, say
January /, 1918. vacancies that occur
in the board of education by the ex-
piration of terms, designations or
otherwise shall be filled by the Dis
trict Commissioners, instead of by the
District Supreme Court. In view OF
the conditions of the present fight
and the injury threatened by it, it
would be better for the schools and
for Washington, if at this time no
school legislation whatever was at
tempted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17
Naval Gun Factory Needs.

1t has been estimated that 5000, 600
is needed for an addition to the gun
factory of the government in this
city to enable that plant to meet the
demands upon it for ordnance. The
other day before the House commit
tee on naval affairs Rear Admiral
Stanford testified to the urgency of
this appropriation to bring the fac
tory up to present requirements. and
it is assured that if the government
enters upon program of naval en-
largement it viii be necessary to 60
still further in provision for the
manufacture of guns for new battle
ships. This is the time to start the
construction, while the ships which
are to be added to the navy are be-
ing designed and built.
There is no justification for con-
sidering a division of the naval ord
nance work On the score Of the pos
sible capture Of Washington by an
enemy in the case of foreign war.
This city 10 as safe as any other sea-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17
Enforcing the Splitting Law.

With the announcement that the
police are instructed strictly to en-
force the anti-spitting regulation it
is to be hoped that sufficient action
will be had quickly to check the dan
gerous habit which the non-enforce-
ment of the law of many months has
encouraged. This will not be accom-
plished by three or four arrests fol-
lowed by inactioR. Nor will it be ei-
fected if the enforcement of. the law
is left to the uniformed police. Some
plain clothes work is necessary, es-
pecially in the street cars, where the
chief offending, SO far as the public
health is concerned, occurs. The
conductors in the cars cannot make
the arrests. The city needs some
veritable "sleuthing" in the public
conveyances, where the conditions
are most favorable to the spread OF
disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17
Police and Firemen's Pensions.

Irrespective of what may be done
by Congress at this session in the
matter of a readjustment,o of the Dis
triet's financial system, legislation
should surely be enacted correcting
the undesirable condition of the po-
lice and 'iremen's pension fund. The
present situation is intolerable. The
District undertakes to make provision
for the members of its police and FIRE
forces who are disabled in the line
of duty or by the advance of years.
1t assumes an obligation to them
which is justified by very considera-
ton of good municipal management
and humanity. But SO inadequate
have been the funds for the payment
of these pensions, which stand as =
distinct debit against the District,
that frequently it has been necessary
to curtail the payments to the pen
sioners. This failure to meet its liza
bilities has put the District in the
unenviable position Of regulating its
promises and greatly diminishing its
prestige with the men who remain in
the active forces.
These two services are dangerous.
Every day brings its perils to both
policemen and firemen, and they
should be assured beyond question
of adequate provision for themselves
or their families in case they are in
jured or killed in the line of duty.
The United States would be cternally
shamed if, after pledging its faith to
its soldiers and sailors to provide for
them after retirement, it failed to
provide sufficient funds for their
compensation. The District has been
thus shamed through no fault of its
own. 1t has urged Congress repeat
eddy to put the police and firemen's
pension fund on proper basis by ap-
propriating annually for it out of reg
ular revenues instead of leaving it
dependent upon miscellaneous re-
ceipts, necessarily fuctuating in
character and, as experience. has
proved, almost invariably inadequate.
This pension money should be recog-
nized as charge upon the Treas
ury the same as the salaries Of the
policemen and fremen in active
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17
Aqueduct Bridge Dangers.

IT is announced that the Commits
sioners may be compelled this win
ter to close the Aqueduct bridge to
all traffic because of the danger of
its collapse through the failure of
its supports. If heavy ice should form
in the Potomac the risk Of using the
bridge would be too great. and the
Commissioners would probably be
obliged a. measure of precaution to
prohibit its use for any purpose. 1t
is notorious that the piers are weak
and a movement OF the ice in the
river would cause conditions in which
the District authorities would be
grossly dereliet in duty if they did
not as = preventive measure suspend
all use of the bridge. Il Is unneees-
sary to point to the serious disad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

board place. Every consideration re-
quires the concentration Of this work
for economy and efficiency. A sup
Elementary plant constructed else
where would entail costly duplica-
tons of supervision, and would add
Furthermore to the expense of trans
port The naval gun factory in this
city has been developed into one OF
the most efficient establishments of
the government, and it should be kept
up to date and ahead of the navy's
needs. There should be no question
about the requisition for an addi-
tional 100000 for an extension which
will make it possible to turn out big
guns for the ships in contemplation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17
Teamwork.

Secretary MeAdoo is moving fol-
teamwork. His guests at dinner Sat
urday night were number of leading
democrats of the House, and the sub
jects discussed included revenue ane
preparedness.
In both of those subjects, and par
ticularly the former. Mr.. McAdoo i:
much interested. The receipts ane
expenditures of the government are
of intimate concern to his depart
ment.
The Presidents suggestions te
Congress as to sources for finding
more money are believed to have
originated with Mr.. McAdoo. The,
have not been we'll received by Con
gress or by the country. and it wa:
probably Mr.. MeAdoo's desire to ex
plain them more fully to those who
in their official capacities must pas:
upon them.
They are but suggestions. Congress:
may take Or leave them, as it wishes
But as Mr.. McAdoo has submitted
his views, he is entitled to know the
views of the democrats who differ
with him; and the means he has
adopted for ascertaining them are
we'll devised and should be effective
Mr.. Kitchin and Mr.. Fitzgerald
were unable to attend. But they may
see the Secretary later. Their views
are important. The one as chairman
of ways and means, and the other as
chairman of appropriations, will have
considerable voice in affairs when
the House gets down to business.
The question of budget has gone
over. Conditions are such that this
House cannot take it up. But the
very essence of the proposition is
here in the present problem. When
it is known how much money is CON-
ing in or can be brought in, it can
be settled the more definitely and
satisfactorily how much and for what
purposes should go out.
The legislative wheels are revolv-
ing slowly. No important matter has
as yet taken shape even in commit
tee. Divisions are disturbing the ma
jority party. The minority party is
naturally pursuing policy OF
"watchful waiting" 1t is watching
Mr.. kitchin and Mr.. Fitzgerald, the
leaders of the majority, and waiting
to see where they are headed. and
how many democrats are following
them.
If the atmosphere does not clear
the President, it is expected, will try
his hand. In the last Congress he
tried it often, and successfully. He
was invited to try it. But whether
this Congress is of like temper
toward him is not known. Both he
and his party have a good deal at
stake; and in whatever he does there
must enter the caution and calcuia-
ton necessary in a delicate situation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17
The President and Mr.. Bryan.

There is disappointment IN New
York over the Presidents inability
to impose his views at once on Con-
gress in the matter of preparedness,
and as a result he has suffered loss
of prestige. In an interesting letter
from the metropolis to The Star,
printed Saturday, the subject was
discussed, and this mention made OF
the New York public's effort to solve
the problem:
Last summer it was led to believe
that Mr.. Bryan, by retiring from the
cabinet in the manner he did, had
lost all his influence, and thereafter
| would be OF no consequence politi-
cally. Now it is told that Bryan's
Vaccinations have caused the block
ing of the preparedness campaign,
and an influence is attributed to him
greater than he most likely has ex-
erted. But the New York public
doesn't understand this, and wonders
how Bryan has come back, when the
metropolitan press had disposed of
him for good. 1t also wonders
whether, after all, some of the Presi-
dents success in controlling Congress
may not have been due to Bryan's
presence in the cabinet"
That Mr.. Bryan was of very great
assistance to the President in the in
fluence the latter exercised over the
Sixty-third Congress is an undis-
puted fact. Indeed, there are those
who declare that while the voice was
the voice of Wilson, the hand was
the hand of Bryan. Certain it is that
Mr.. BRYAN had many friends in that
Congress, and that all of them sup
ported the Presidents program.
And did not that power of Mr..
Bryan explain his presence in the
cabinet? When called to the State
Department he was without expert
ence in diplomacy, or reputation in
the field of international law. He
had addressed himself exclusively to
domestic questions and politics, and
stood credited with the return of the
democratic party to Office and con-
troll. Having put Mr.. Wilson in the
White House, he in turn was put by
Mr.. Wilson in place from which
he could Communicate easily with
Congress.
Now the situation is very different.
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Bryan have
parted company, on both foreign and
domestic affairs. Mr.. Bryan, out Of
Office, is as actively opposing Mr..
Wilson as when in Office he support
ed him. And it so happens that many
of his friends in the Sixty-fourth
Congress are as much opposed to the
Wilson policies as his friends in the
Sixty-third Congress were in favor
of the policies then urged by Mr..
Wilson, or in his name.
Naturally, New York wonders ;
and, for that matter, there is won
der elsewhere. With Mr.. Bryan's as
sistance, the President had easy sail
ing with the one Congress; without
it-against Mr.. Bryan's opposition,
indeed-he is having trouble with the
other Congress.
But the fight is just opening. The
President has accepted Mr.. Bryan's
challenge, and on the issue OF pre-
paredness in particular has staked a
very great deal If he loses, the loss
will be heavy. Presumably, he will
do his best Mr.. Bryan is doing his
kort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

Carranza may not be great mill
tary genius, but the manner in which
he is gradually turning his re-
sponsibilities for keeping order over
to this country proves that he is a
peerless politician.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

Philanthropists have striven with
noble benevolence, but the world is
too busy to keep the libraries crowd
ed with students, and the hookworm,
deadly as it is, has proved one Of
the least of the fatal influences now
affecting the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

Mrs. Pankhurst was detained at
Ellis Island only long enough to re-
mind her that this country can pro-
duce political agitation of its own
sufficient for all practical needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

Next months orations will enable
US to learn precisely what George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln
thought about matters which were
never brought to their attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

The resignation rumor has retired
and the reconciliation rumor has
taken the place it once held in at
tention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

Baron Aston was created at time
when England was too Busy to make
the social furry over him that he may
have expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

There will probably be some warm
discussion in St. Louis if Mr.. Bryan
insists on framing foreign policy
planks for the democratic platform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

Henry Ford insisted on having
peace himself, even if he had to turn
the ship over to the rest Of the party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

If the United States manufacturers
carry out present plans there should
not be much fear of future dumping
OF foreign dyestuffs over here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

Villa, though unrecognized. calls at.
tention to himself in the most un.
pleasant way possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

A recent theory attributes explo-
sions in munition plants to careless
ness in handling check books.