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The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
DEynNG GETS BIG
WHOLESALE hot 81

Dcming is to have q Wholesale
house that will be- credit Ia he
whole state. the Murry 4 LaNne
Co, having perfected milllon-d'l-
lar corporation Tor the purpos" nt
n wholesale grucrrN
and provision housr on seal" com
mensuraic with the ability of the
mrn behind the hig enterprise,
while the stock holders In the l"urs
pnwus 60. will hr financially nl"r.
csicd IN hc new concern There are
also other capitalists from Grant
and Luna counties who have in
vpslrd poodly amounts so that III,
stock is practically all subscribed
The building will be- lnN'0n feet
one high story with a basement Wl
der ALL There will hr cold slorag'
large enough tn hold eight carloads
Plans and specifications are AL com
Plans and Specifications are nll cont
plricd aud construction will begin
as sOOn as possible.
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
LATE Wire BRIEFS

The Japanese mission 10 ia,
nitcd states arrived M this cuun-
uN Tuesday They we're amazed
at the progress made IN the United
states fen our entrance into the war
VIII Germany.
The entire dSs. 900 men composing
the ir. increment uf the army
draft force Will be- under traininl
Guy d. October, uder orders is-
sued the first thirty per ccut Of "a,
quota ui each district begin rn.
lrainmcnt for cautunnrnts Scplrm-
Ger ., the next thlrty per ccut Sep
lcmhrr %. aud another thlrly pes
cent September lO The remaining
ten per cent Will be- mnhiilcd a.
Soon after that date A. possible.
Prospects of federal interycn-
lion seems the only chance for AN
early settlement uf the street ear
strike which has paralilcd trans
porlation for the past week IN Kan
'us City
sinking Of the American bark
.Lhristiane by submarine Ia The
vicinity Of the Azores, August :,
s announced by the navy depart.
mcnt The entire crew was saved
and landed at ponta Delgada.
Plans for controlling the distri-
hutton Of wheat and for regulating
The manufacture and sale of foui
have been completed by the food
administration. Creation ola wheat
control board will be- announced
las soon as President Wilson has ap-
proved It's personnel The board
comprising officials Of the food ad-
minislration and leading men from
the gran and milling industries, will
be- made responsible for putting In.
10 effect measures regulating the
prices Of food stuiTs.
Wiley F.. Jones. attorney general
nf Arizona, has been In Bisbee for
the last week investigating local
conditions, the outgrowth OF he re-
renl strike. Jones is preparing hi,
report and promises that IL will boz
I'm the hands Of the governor In "A
short time. Governor Campbell II
then expected In issue his recon-
mrndaiions uu the findings of the
attorney general and those Of his
own
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
WALTER GRAYTO
GO TO FRANCE
Popular Postonice Clerk Has Been
Detailed For Foreign Duty.
WILL LEAVE IN A FEW DAYS.
Place WIN he FILLED by Civil Ser
vice Commission.

Mr.. Walter Gray, one Of the eiIlc-
lent clerks In the Columbus post
Office, has been detailed for duty IN
France aud will leave this city
about August 2uth for somewhere
IN the United state" to embark for
his new field OF duty.
Mrs Gray is an estimablc gentle
man and has been connected with
the Columbus pOstOflicc for over q
year, and has many friends who,
though sorry tD scc him leave, Will
be pleased lO know uf las promo
tiun.
uufiug the expedition into Mexico
Mr.. Gray had charge uf the dislri-
button uf The luilcd states mails
Ia the army, aud hls efficiency 10
this work no doubt won Tor him o
tlrs crNrd promotion. lie n popular
both with the army officers aud the
enlisted men, whom be- hos. serve,
so faithfully during his stay here
lust who viii hc assigned tn take
Nr trays place hrrr has moi
been malr Known yet. hut Post.
inustrr l.. l.. Burkhrad states that
The place will be- fllrd Icy The Civil
SerNice Commission. who will prob
lhlN gssipn some one frum an
other place io the Columbus office
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
WORK PROGRESSING
ON OIL WELL.

Work is progressing nicely on the
oil we'll on the Anderson farm. The
drillcrs have been busy tins week
casing OIL the water and will start
the drills working again by the first
OF the week. The well Is NOW dpWl
about 700 feet.
Every day ar so the Courier is IN
receipt uf letters FROM parties living
IN other states asking fol ,HiurWa-
which goes lu show the interest that
rs taken m the prospecting Tor oil
in this section.
That Columbus d, IN the heart Of
Ia hig nil Held there ls M QUESTION NJ
"a doubt. hnd when Ing gushrr Is
drilled Ia this town will hr nnr nj
the best and busiest places In the
state uf New Mexico,
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
GREAT DEMAND
FOR TEACHERS
Young Men Under CONSUMPTION AGE
should Attend School
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL ACTIVE
VIII Encourage Education This
Year More Than Ever.

Following the courses recon-
mcndcd by the country's best edu.
Gators, and prolling by the cNper.
icucc uf The Dominion Of Canada
which has found II a poor policy
10 encourage young men under y
years To give up their schooling I,
go 10 war, the New Mexico Normal
University has prepared 10 cncour.
age education during the cumnp
school year more than ever before
The school has reason to expect IA,
largest attendance In rs history be-
cause of the fact that the summer
session, iust closed, showed mark.
ed increase M enrolment. II wa
the only summer school west uf the
Mississippi To show a gam, which
demonstrates that the inorc,t IN
educational matters iu New Mexico
IN growing IN rapidly that the de.
pressing effects of the war are ,mur,
than offset
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The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
KILLING OF SAI.AZAR
DENIED Bl VILLA MEN.

The killing of Jose Yncz Salazar At
the Nogalcs ralch by Carranya
troops and cowboys, reported early
this week. Is denied by Nillista
sympathizorS, according 10 Amcri-
cans arriving from Casas Grandcs
and Asceusiun, Chih.
AUdrrs Garcia, Inspector general
of Mexican consulatcs In NJ paso,
states that he had received only
unofficial Information of the death
~ Sllazar, hut that II Il were true.
the body very likely would be-
brought IN Juarez.
Sala1ar was at one time confined
m tho Columbus Jail as fugitive
from Justice
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
WATCH ron INSECT PESTS.

The dcsirability of referring Inn
nedlatcly to federal on state en-.
iomologist the occurrence Of any
strange insect which seriously at
tacks crops, is emphasized IN th,
opinion of entomologisls Of lh,
United States Department Of Agri-
culture, by the almost complete
loss of the rice crop from i0,ON
acres In Malagorda County, Texas
through the combined ravagrs Of a
hitherto unknown rice wceyil and a
wire worm The occurrence Of IA,
pests IN this region was brought
In the attention of enlom0logists
only recently, hut Il Is believed that
dcprcdations have been going ON fpl
about three years, spreading from {
small center If the problem had
been attacked when the pest HrsI
appeared, the losses NJ the present
season probably would have beer
greatly reduced
studies OF The wcovil aud worn
now are being made nv field agent,
of the Bureau of Entomology, an,
efforts will hc made 10 perfect meth,
DDS Of combating the pest befor,
next season.
The Bureau Of Entomology urge
all persons who observe damage Il
ctups by inserts to communicatl
with II. sending samples Of the pest
| n possible,
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
OREGON SHIP BUILDING
CALLS ron MORE LABOR

The secretary Of the state Edi.
iurIal Association uf Portland. Ore
sou, inlurm, us that Oregon riIprt
tu du her part ~ The building of
steel ami WuOdru 5lips Tor the Wai
is seriously crippled through lack
OF labor
Latest authentic information
gathered points io the urrrssity oi
vmpluA lug ai once nearly it.UuO men
tu llio ,hlphuildlng business at
Portland. and hrtrWrru tWu and
three thousand M thr yards out
side.
With contracts already lrt and
certain la boz placed m the near ia.
tur". u ls stated by the shiphuildcrs
that from .u.WD to 25uOn men
should be- employed 10y the close ni
ihi- year. az early next year. Ia,
work uu hand tu give cmplu,
muut and The dauand Tor ship. is
growing greater every day.
The development uf AN industry
uf THIS magnitude so suddenly has
resulted IN drawing practically all
of the available men within ANNE.
date reach, and already the ship
builders ul ule state are urging
lnhOrcr5 from all parts ut the West
to take positions IN their. plants.
Appeals are coming from the ma
tiunul officials and all leading bust
ness men VI the East for all sca-
board states tO concentrate their
supreme energies upon the pro.
gram uf building ships. This Is de-.
clarcd tO be- the greatest duty con.
fronting IN" nation today and on
every haud 10 ! ,admilted frankly
despite the Optismistic statements
made the position of the al'upl
forces. that unless ships are built
by America at a pace absolutely be-.
yond the present program the ciIec.
tiVcness uf the United states In IN,
European war will boz largely re-.
duccd. Germany is counting Inn.
plicitly upon destroying more ships
than are built 10 prevent Amcricf
from participating extensively ir
the war. The submarine program
Is making more rapid progress thar
the ship building program. Fo'
these reasons the federal govern
mcnt is putting the building Of
ships as the primary patriotic dutN
Of the people Of the country, anC
urging every person who can al,
IN the work IN take II up with as
much reverence and as much sense
of duty ps II they were culisling IN
the army.
Americas food, munitions, arms,
aud men cannot reach Europe with
mt am adequate supply NJ ships
Rest authorities declare these
should be- built ~ steel and wood a.
rapidly as the forces nj the country
ran be- marshallcd for a." work,
Ir the emergency every man
Who hps any mechanical or artisan
skill WhatcNer IN hclng adapted {,
some part uf ship construction
wherever he desires to work. u ha,
been necessary tn teach labor to Il,
classes uf work Il has never under
iaben before All thr facilities for
such instruction are holng provided
by the ship yards. the government
aud state. and men are having az
opportunity IN take up lines " en-.
ploymcnt never presented before AT
Tho hest wagrs ihal hav, brrl
known In the Pacific Northwest an
l. rhaps the country.
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
FINE ORE FROM
TREs HRRMANAs

A fine sample of gold AL silver
ore WIS brought ln the Courier
today from the Tres Hermanas
mountain section. The ore VIII as
say from sS5 ln SaO per ton nnd a
great amount II II Is surface ore.
while there IL untold quantities that
can be- mined by shaftng. Local
parties Interested In this mine are
making preparations to work the
claim and u Is expected that this
will start things going In the mining
business In this section. a. there
are number of good claims In the
neighhorhood Of Columbus that are
very promising for both gold and
silver
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
NEW LOCAL MANAGER ron
FONWONIH- -GNI.BRAIIn 60

Mr. Z. j. Cole hrs accepted th'
position as local manager for the
FuNwurth -Galhraith Lumber Go i.
taking the place of Mr.. II. n. Stoke
who has resigned on account OF en-
listing In the army
Mr. Cole Is an old contractor and
Is familiar with the lumber busines,
and his friends predict for hin
great success In his new venture
The foNworth-6albiHith I.urnbrr
Company Is une of the most sub.
slantial aud reliable firms IN ihi.
section and have built up ilnr
business through their courteous
treatment and fair dealings with
their customers,
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
ERECTING me WATER TANK.

Mr. 4. I. Evans Is erecting 10
ono gallon water tank on his home
property ou Sierra Madra avenue.
~ tlike care Of his hig water we'll.
Mr.. bvaus ~ thinking very seriously
Of putting IN u swimming pool ON
his property. with shower baths and
other modern appliances. This Is
something that Is badly needed In
Columbus aud II would no doubt b'
% paying investment. Let's have the
swimming pool.
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
FARMING IN GRADE SCHOOLS.

The great work Of teaching agri-
culture In the grades In New MeNi-
co SCHOOLS must be- given serious at
tention at the present time, In the
opinion of Dr. Austin u. Grille, presi-
dent of the New Mexico College Of
Agriculture. DR.. Grille Is heartily
In favor of the teaching agriculture
IN th- GRADES, as he has on several
occasions indicated in public ad-
dresses
Il am IN favor of teaching agri-
culture aud home economies tu
every boya nd pirl IN New Mexico,
declared Dr. Grille recently FThc
great majority Of the boys and glrls
today never get beyond the grade
srhools. Taxes for the support oi
the grade schools ara secured from
trades people aud farmers aud m"r-
chants, and they have the entire
right 10 expect that their chll.
drcn shall be- prepared along the
lines io continue THEIR Investment
and their work. Because ~ thee
reasons, II Ia a matter of equity
primarily. that agriculture aud
home economics should he taught
in the grade schools This Is the
shortest aud snrrsl way to proper
efficiency In agriculture, the trades
aud In home economies
N agriculture n taught success
.fulN IN the schools NJ New Mckee
during the next few years, u vilI
30 nlari than any nlh,r lhing Il
stimulaio agricultural development
Throughout the state. Tho reonl'
at large and a. individuals viii bI
Rbundanlly repaid for any time ~
money spent In Incorporating IN,
subject IN 10 the school curriculum.
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
DOVE SEASON NOW OPEN.

A good many spOrtsmcn have al
ready gone dove hunting, evidently
laboring under the impression that
the season opened August let
whereas II did not begin until Aug
10. Ihe penalty for shooting dovei
out of season Is $50 Tor each hlrd
ia other words, each dove killed IL
under the law, considered a separ
ate Offensc. Hunters should bl
careful not 10 shoot game until the
season opens for that particular
kind. unless they do not want 10 pay
dearly for their sport
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
STATE MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION TO MEET

The Medical and Surgical Asso.
ctutlOn of the Southwest will hold
It's annual meeting at Alburquerqu,
In December. The convention was
secured for that city by the efforts
Of the Chamber OF Commerce of
that city. which goes 10 show what
live organization of this kind can
accomplish. West Texas, New Mex
leo and Arizona are embraced IN th,
BssOciaiims territory.
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
RED CROSS MEETING
NEXT WEDNESDAY,

Coluhus Chapter Of the Rcd Gross
will hold business meeting ut the
Methodist Church next "Wednesday
August -, at o'clock .. m. All
mcmrhcrs VI the chapter are re.
qucstcd 10 be- present, as business
VI importance Is 10 be transacted.
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
ENCHILADA SUPPER
GREATLY ENJONED

Tho Enrhilada supper given fot
the benefit ~ the tathholic church
list sunday pNrliing was grraily
rninyrd 10y large number NJ people
nni u h huped that the event Will
be repeated Spun. Quite neat sum
was reslizrd from the entertain
u'rnl.
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
|. W. WIS WANT
TO co HOME
WANT PROTECTION ny STATE
Taking AGdavits Preparatory q
Bringing Suits In Courts.

The l. W. W. VS. are gellins
tired OF Columbus and want ~ Y,
home. They have enisyed the hos
pitaiity Of Uncle Sam long enough
they say. aud have wired Attorney
General Wiley y. Jones and Cover.
nor Thomas Campbell, OF Arizona
that they wish 10 return 10 their
homes al once. The men are afraiG
that their arrival In BisSer viii cause
acts similar tn Those which tnok
place there July i2lh. They clains
They want 10 ayoid any breach o.
peace and have askcl the attorney
general 10 incorporate IN his re-
port somc method by which they
viii be enabled to'rcturn home viii
adequate protection for thcmselVci
and their families.
a telcgIaln was srut yc5t0rday
Ia President Wilson m behalf uI
the drafted mcu dcpurtcd. ! Ihrss
men want 10 return 10 their holnes
III Arizona for examinations for lhc
selecliNc draft aud have asked the
president for protection Oscar II
Grccn. No. 1898. and Thomas q
Green. No. l035. arc the men with
tie T. ". VS. who have be0n draft
ed. Both men claim 10 be native
born Americans aud 70 have been
born iR Alabama.
Local officials state that the met
have been well behaved since the,
came 10 Columbus, and caused lhs
authorities no trouble so far, bu
add that the presence Of such o
large body OF unemployed men IN
town the sire Of tins msy prov,
embarrassing.
it Is stated that there are a2h
men left out of a total OF i,iUS VIII
came here ON July "a. aud that
some are leaving everyday f,r
other places.
The I, W. VS. have rented o
building here and have opened
headquarters, where their attorneys
have u corps Of stcnOgraphers busy
taking ailidavits Gf the depOrteC
miners preparatory 10 bring suits In
the courts.
Al Bisbee Tuesday James Bell, q
Copper Queen miner, was stabbed
In the back twice by Frank Lacy
a automobile driver, in an alterca.
ton which arose over the recent
!. W. w. troubles al that place.
hell was In his mothers home anC
was asked 10 come outside by Lacy
The two men grappled and bell was
stabbed. The trouble had been
brewing for some time and caln
Ia a head when Bells mother Ap
peared before Governor Campbell
and related conversations and al.
lreed threats made by Mrs. Lac,
before and after the I. w. W. de
Inrtations on July u.
No further deportations have
been made by the controlling com
Inittee Of Bisbee since Governor
Campbell left the Warren district
ms far as IA known. II N assumed
that the cases Of returning 7. w
W.'s will be- handled through the
local courts. The Loyalty League
officials declare that inasmuch a.
the men cannot get work In Bisbe'
they must leave Or have some
"other visible means ~ support
Rv rharging alleged agilators and
!. W.sW's with heing vaEranls. IN,
League believes II hes found Legal
solution 'Of the question.
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17
SOME GET AWAY.

The draft caught some Of tho
right ones. hut "a good many oi
those whom we could have spared
inst as well as not are with MS yet
lest We forget.
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17

In summer Il is advisable to eat
fruits aud vegetables freely, In the
FIRST place they commonly are plrn-
lihil and cheap then; second, they
ere better for ynu IN warm weather
than heavier foods: third. they are
produred closer IN your home, thu
re1uirinu less transportation
fourth. thrV may. 10 a certain eX-
tent. take the place NJ more con
renlraled foods which stand long
shipment better and which arr
reeded for The soldiers md the pco
pie Of the other countries.
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17

Sure cure for that Crouch Char
lev Chaplin in ron Easy Street,
Columbus Theatre, Saturday, Au-
gust ~.
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17

Sure cure for that Rrorch- Char
ley Chaplin in "On Easy Street"
Columbus Theatre, Saturday, Au-
gust i8.
The Columbus courier., 1917-08-17

sure cure for that groucn Char
ley Chaplin in ION Easy Street
COlumhuN Theatre, saturday Au-
gust rs.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-13

one of the American dredges on Swan
 son creek. near Teller uring the pres.
 ent season. Much of the machinery for the dredge has been hauled over the ice from Anacovik river during the past winter and material and sup plies for the construction of new hull and superstructure will arrive on the steamer Cordova. It Is AIr. Der nard's intention to personally super intend the installation and operation of the dredge but he will also devote part of his time in the interest of the American Tin Dredging Co. engaged in tin dredging near York. It will also be gratifying news to the friends of Mir. Bernard to learn that he is to operate a dredge on the Rice. Gehr- mann property on Swanson creek. in Teller section The company drilled the ground during the winter with
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-13

gratifying results. Later in the sea- son Messrs. Rice and Gehrmann took out small dump which. according to advices, showed Bmmense value). Hence there appears little doubt that the company will prove one of the large dividend paying dredge operators of the district.
 MT. Bernard will remain in Nome until such time as navigation to Port Clarence s resumed and during his stay here will examine a number of dredging properties in this vicinity for outside parties.
 He Is accompanied by Mir. F. w. h. rich. president and treasurer of the Alaska American Gold Dredging Co. and d crew of dredge mechanics. Taken all in all Mir. Bernard Is about the liveliest optimist we have en- countered this year.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-13
work of discharging cargo at St. Mikes.

The heavy rain of the past twetny four hours has caused considerable to the government bridge over Dry creek, the heavy flow of water having carried away some of the central supports allowing the mid-section to collaps } and making the structure impossible to traffic. W. J. Rowe furnished the road commission with a number of sixty foot tlmbers to preye.it the bridge from being carried aw V com pletely ane the road commissio;. of ficials are mal.ing all possible efforts to place the structure in service again
 It will probably be several days. how. ever, before teaming can be resumed as considerable pile driving IS neces- sary. to masc tie structure safe again.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-13

The distribution of 'he ruge mall gre ssi,g rapidly under tle efficient postoffice fierce assembled by Postmas- ter Walsh. The second class mat ter. of which there was a great amount will probably be distributed by the close of the day. leaving only the third class on hand. The promptitude with which the heavy consignment has been hadled is the occasion of much favorable remark about town.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-13

Owing to the severe blow along the coast this morning the steamers Uma- tilla and Admiral Wainwright pulled out to sea and are now presumably in yer Wave, which was scheduled to sail for Wales and way points today was also compelled to pull into the lee of the island. The steamer Victoria had not reported up to a late hour today but as the storm is from the south is probably not being hindered m the
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-13

Representative Nate Coombs, look ing hale and hearty after a short so- journ in Central California following the close of the legislative session al Juneau, is again in our midst await Ing transportation to Council. Sena- htor John Sunback and Representative James P. Daily are also among the returning pilgrims reaching Nome on the st fleet.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-13

Advices received by Brother Car roll of the Alaska Steamship Co.,, to- day state that the freighter Juneau, with large cargo of goods for Boring sea ports, together with a consign- ment of mail for Nome. sailed from Seattle yesterday. Brother Carroll also advises that the Skagway Is ex- peeted to get away for Boring sea on