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The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

Herbert Hoover's message to
the American people on the sub
ject of Food Production and Con-
servation is especially interesting
and timely, as it concerns practic-
ally every person in the United
States, and in fact throughout
the world. Do not fail to read
it in this issue of the Spanish
American.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

"The days of miracles are not
over yet" SO declares w. II. Guth-
man anent his bean field which
was destroyed by the hail storm
last week. He refused to look
at the ruins for several days but
when he finally took notice of
the fele the bean vines were
twice as large as before the
storm and the prospect is more
than twice as good as it was.
The hail destroyed the half crop
that was on the vines but the
rain following will make it a re-
cord breaker. All the others
who were in the hail have found
about the same conditions and
the hail has proven a blessing in
disguise,
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25
Lieutenant Gully

Henry A. Gulley who is a
Lieutenant in the Army and
stationed at Fort Riley. Kansas,
left with his mother for Marion
III, Monday where he will attend
to some business matters and re-
port at his post the 25th.
Lieutenant Gully is the only
support of his aged parents but
believes he can maintain them
out of his pay as a soldier better
than he could on a civilian job.
He is as nearly physically per-
feet as you will see in a day and
shows the benefit of military
training.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25
Mrs. Roy Entertains

Mrs. F. A. Roy entertained a
company of ladies Tuesday after
noon in honor Of Mrs. Les. ALI
dredge and Mrs. Wilson,. The
afttrnoon was spent invisiting
and fancy work and luncheon
was served.
The guests Of honor are both
pioneers in Roy and are always
heartily welcomed back.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

maintaining them until the sold
icrs and sailors return from the
war and resume the response
biIity. Let it not be said that
noble America was ignoble in
the treatment of her soldiers and
sailors and callous to the fate Of
their dependents in this great
est war of all time.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25
Federal Boards

The two federal exemption
boards for New Mexico have
been organized and are now re-
ceiving appeals from the decisions
of the county exemption boards.
The board for the northern dis
trict has elected Charles Spring
er chairman, will maintain it's
headquarters and hold its meet
ings in Santa Fe. c. R. Brice is
chairman of the board for the
southern district. This board
will have its headquarters in
Roswell, but will hold its meeting
in Albuquerque.
vt would seem that a great
many people do not yet UNDER
stand how serious a matter itisto
be selected in the draft. When
a mans number was drawn,
that man became a soldier
Of the New National army of
the United States. The federal
government does not have to go
further and prove the mans fit
ness for service. On the contrary
it devolves upon the man to prove
his unfitness or that his useful
ness to the nation is actually
greater elsewhere than in the
army. Until he does have his
claim for exemption accepted by
the duly authorized boards, he is
regarded by the law as in the ser
vice, Failure to report and to
hold himself subject to orders
will cause him to be treated as a
deserter.
The United States is now at
war. The United States is now
at war because its very existence
as a republic of free men is in
peril. Through the selective
draft law it has summoned those
citizens who are believed to be
best fitted and qualified to fight
for our freedom and liberty.
Loyal patriotic men will respond
and do their full duty. Strikers
may be treated as deserters and
shot. Some Of our smartest con-
stitutional and international
lawyers are striving to show it
is unconstitutional to send SOL
diers abroad to fight. They can
not go much further without
proving that the United States
has no legal or moral right to
resist the Kaiser at all.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

Fred Meffert bought an Avery
Tractor. 1925 from the agent,
]. A. Truxall, of Amarillo, who
has been looking after the trade
here this week. The outfit con-
sists Of the engine and six plows
and costs $l670.OO at Amarillo.
1t is a fine outfit and Fred will
start wheat farming right when
it arrives.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

The Maxwell mail has suspend
ep publication on account Of cost
of publishing being more than
proceeds, Sorry to lose ], Cor
don from the fraternity. He is
an interesting writer.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

The School in the new district.
recently created between Roy
and Solano will start this fall with
over thirty pupils of school age.
The people OF the district have
arranged for a house they got
from Pink Gum and will fix it up
for a school house this winter and
will build a good building later.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25
Santa Fe N. NJ. A


In an address at the annual
meeting Of the Taxpayers AS
sociation here on Aug. 20 former
Governor H. ]. Hagerman, Pres.
of the Association, pointed out
that the per capita cost of state
government in New Mexico had
increased from 5000 in 1913 to
$500 in 1917, exclusive Of the
$780, 900 war emergency appro-
priation made at the special legis
lature session last May. The
state appropriation this year, he
said, totaled So, l44,254. an in
crease of 81, 600, ,9O2 over 1918,
and the total Indebtedness state
county, town and school districts
was now S10,8O9, 1856. compared
with Sc, 444, 012. in 1913.
1T was the announced inten-
tion Of this association" said the
former New Mexico executive,
and has been its endeavor from
the beginning, to encourage, in
every way possible, the economi-
cal and efficient use of the tax
payers money, and, with this in
view, much time has been con
sumed in the study of state,
county, municipal and school
spending, and Of the general ad-
ministration of public funds. We
have attempted to bring to the
public notice facts concerning
the cost Of government and the
great need of retrenchment. We
have pointed out, always after
careful inquiry, how, in many
cases, specific saving could be
1t is perhaps too soon
to expect very decided results,
but the rate at which results are
being obtained is discouragingly
slow. Legitimate progress no
)ne would care to block. But
government generally wastes so
much that most legitimate pro-
gress could readily be financed
rom the elimination of waste" +"
1t is notorious, President Hag-
,rman declared, that a great
leal of property escapes taxation
md the fact is calmly accepted
~ the average man, because,
IS a rule, he is not himself strict
y complying with the law, be-
ieving, and often with reason,
hat if he does strictly. comply
With the law he cannot hold his
'wu with his neighbor, who does
lot do so." He cited that in
.915 omitted property valued at
,16, $50, 484. was, added to the
assessment, and that in that year
he railroads paid 81 percent of
Ill the taxes, lands 20 percent,
10 percent, and intang-
bic property, such as bonds,
stocks, money, notes and credits.
only 2 percent. AS an example
If omitted property he stated
that a total Of 21, Gao, ,286 acres
Of land was still unaccounted for
in the tax rolls.
Reviewing the activities of the
association, Governor Hagerman
called attention to the fact that
the association had been Of great
assistance to the Tax Commission
and to state, county, school and
municipal authorities in the ad-
iustment of tax levies, and that
in 1915 alone the cooperative
work resulted in a saving to the
taxpayers Of $3.50, OOO.OG.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

Fred Brown and family moved
from the residence recently sold
to Davenport Bros. to the G. K.
Block Annex, which Mr.. Kitchell
has fitted up especially for them.
They started at 6 A. M. and
used their little Ford as a truck.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

O. w. Hearn will preach at
the Roy Christian Church at the
morning and evening services
Sunday. The subject for the
morning sermon will be Being
Well Born" Everybody well
come
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25
My Boy Passed

AtetN IVY VI AAiitlC dilA 1CChllb
great today. My boy has passed
the test. ] look back thru the
yesrs and see the chubby faced,
sturdy little rascal as he runs to
meet his daddy coming hcme
from work | feel his warm kiss
upon my cheek. and hear his
lisping voice as he says, II loves
my daddy" " The years pass. | see
him as nd goes to school, as he
grows and grows and finally gets
as big as his daddy.
! have watched him, his mother
and together, thru the passing
years, in health and in sickness.
He has been a good boy--at
least we--his mother and I--be.
lieve him to have been a good
boy. He is a man now and an
other little cnubby-faced young
ster calls him daddy" and he
realizes a little of the love his
own daddy had and has for him.
His daddy has reached the age
when the gears glide swiftly by
and he feels the need now more
than ever Of his boys love. He
looks back and longs--oh, so
wistfully-- for the days that are
no more. Yes, he's a man now,
and his daddy loves him more
than ever, with the love that has
grown to maturity and is undem-
onstrative. When the call to
arms camd and the edict went
forth for all young men to reg
lister for service, the old mans
heart almost broke, Why should
he give up his only son to run
the risks Of horrid war? Let
some other boy go; his should
at home and be the solace Of the
few years left to the old man.
There is a deadly fear gripping
the fathers old heart. Surely
his boy will be exempted or will
fail to pass the medical examina-
ton and thus be spared to him.
Wedsys pass and medical ex-
animation day comes. The old
man has been thinking deeply.
He has cast off the deadly fear.
Now he is afraid his son may be
proved a weakling. He wants
him to stand the test, and be
man sound in body
free from blemish, and fit mater
ial for an American soldier, the
highest type Of manhood. The
fear of disaster has left him. He
loves his boy so much that he
prays he will not fail the test.
The day has at last arrived
which is to prove the boy man
Or a weakling. 1t is a long day.
The old man can hardly keep
still. He looks anxiously down
he street to see if his son is com
ng. At last he sees him. He
AN hardly wait to learn the re-
iult. The son steps up to his
'ather. Joy is in his face, his
yes are dancing with delight
Daddy, | passed with flying
.olors. l made high grade.
What do you say?"
MY boy | am proud Of you.
You are a man, thank God"
lie could say no more. His heart
S too full for words, Of such is
he kingdom of home.
Of such are American soldiers,
he highest type of manhood
made. AS long as such pride as
his is in the American heart, no /
me need fear as to our nations |
Welfare.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

Karl and Ed Guthman and
families visited last week at the
w. H. Guthman home
south Of town. Karl tried for
enlistment in the Motor Cycle
diyisson but has to await the
draft on account ofrejection as a
married man. Both are disap-
pointed in not being drawn on
the first draft list,
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

DR.. Sales father arrived here
this week and is husying himself
as clerk in the Goodman store,
He appears to be experienced be-
hind the counter.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

Pete and Dan Laumbach were
in town Saturday. They have
had no end of rain lately and are
talking now Of cutting prairie
hay on their ranches instead Of
the prairie fires they feared few
weeks ago. Pete is leasing some
more school land to add to his
range.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

Mrs. Ethel Harper, P. N. at
Mills, was a Roy visitor Monday.
She is planning to give a recital
in the interest of the Red Cross,
at Roy, soon, announcements
later.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25
State Seed Wheat

The State of New Mexico will
furnish seed wheat and rye to
farmers who are unable to buy
Note and mortgage on the
crop note to run one, year and
draw interest at 6 percent per
annum.
G. R. Alternately,
Financial Agent,
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

Curt Skinner, Of Mosquero. was
in Roy with his family Monday
taking advantage Of the August
Sales in Roy Stores. He also
visited the S-A.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

Virgil Haltom called last week
to arrange to read the 'S-A. an
other year. He is one Of our old
stand-by
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25
ExemptionBOard


from Mora Monday to conduct
the business of the Exemption
Board of this county for this end
of the county. The Board met
in the Office of DR.. C. Plumlee,
the other member of the Board
and organized Monday afternoon
for the work Of examining draft
ed men.
DR.. Plumlee the Eugenio Ro-
nero succeed DR.. Hoag, of Mora
and Rafael Romero. both of whom
resigned.
The Board met before seven
o'clock Tuesday morning at the
Kitchell Hotel and lahored con-
tinually until II P. M.
They examined al men from
this precinct and two from a dis
tance certifying them to their
home precincts. Eight men
who were drafted failed to ap-
pear and will take the examina-
ton elsewhere.
The following is the list of men
examined here.
Augustine L. Hofer,
2 Lony w. Woodward, Exempt
Flat feet
8 Sherman L. Woodward,
4 John Holder, Mills
5 NJ. Oswald
6 Juan M. Pass, Exempted SUBJ
ject to recall,
z Jose E. Mascaranes, Solano
8 John E. Brockman, Mills
8 William H. Jones
10 Orvllle b. Moon, Mills
II Bernard Trujillo
IL Telesfor Mendosa. Exempted
Lung and heart
19 William Weisdorfer,
IA Charles H WeIch
Is M F Barmnick. Mills Exempt
ed. TB
16 George E Weisdorfer
IL Earl B Hindman
18 Leo E Wood
10 Aaron B Halle Solano Exempt
Injuries
20 Frank j. Seidel
21 Ralph F. Thompson, Solano
% Archie D Fisher Mills exempt
% Cosme C. Hernandez Mills Elk
empt Heart
"a Ramon Maestas, Mills
25 Noah F. Moore
26 Eleas Sanchez
27 Jose M Maestas, Mills Ex-
empt eyes
28 Guy E Merrill
20 Flake Fisher, Mills Exempt
80 Lauriano Garcia, Salano Ex-
empt Flat feet
81 w. L. Weaver, Mills
81 F. E. Ivey, Exempt Eyes
33 Leo M Wagner
81 R. G. Nugen
35 Manuel Madrid, Mills, Ex-
empted Eyes
Sc Margarito Vigil. Mills
81 Maguil Mares
SO Francisco R. Sanchez
80 Robert Todd, Exempt Eyes
40 Herbert w. Davis
Al Eulogio Esquibel
Those not appearing for exam
ination are
C. Floyd Morris,
Henry A. Gully,
Jacoho K. TI1cerO.
John L. Miller,
Leo C. Woodward,
Jacobo L. Rodriguez,
Limo Maestas,
Arturo Montoya,
The Board left for Wagon
Mound Wednesday morning, C.L.
WenseIl driving them to Spring
er in his car. Many claims for
exemption have been filed,
The day passed very quietly,
The saloons cooperated with the
police in preventing drunkenness
and disorder.
O. w. Hearn will preach at
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

VIII Brashears is driving the
Goodman delivery wagon this
week. Clifton Downing has been
promoted to salesman in the store.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-25

Harold H. Aull, formerly clerk
in the Roy Trust and Savings
bank and of late of the First
National Of Tucumcari writes us
to send his S-A. to Fort Bliss,
where he is now stationed, hav-
ing enlisted to fight for his coun-
try. He leaves a very desirable
and profitable position to volun-
teer for his country's good but
that is the kind Of young men
we are proud of.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

Mr. A w. Fairburn and Miss Es-
them Gaden were married Friday at
the Methodist parsonage in Del
Norte. Miss Gaden is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Adolph Gaden and who
have lived out near Center for the
past three years. Mr.. and Mrs Fair
burn left Monday evening for a short
visit with relatives in Aurora, Mo.
They will make their home in Den
yer, where Mr.. Fairburn will be en-
gagged in mechanical engineering.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05
ABOUT FOOD PRICES
May End, 1917.
Hon. David Franklin Houston,
Secretary of Agriculture,

Hon. David Franklin Houston,
Secretary of Agriculture,
Washington, ID. C.
Dear Sir: We have been asked
numerous times by our farmer GUS
toners about the government regu-
lation of food prices. We have not
as yet observed anything as coming
from your department, relative to
this matter.
The press is very liberal in picking
up the matter and urging such ac-
tion. They are misinformed regard
ing real conditions. They overlook
the fact that the cost of production
is very much higher for all food ma
terials-more especially meat prod
ucts. For instance, the beef steer
requires one bushel of corn to gain
five pounds of beef; your corn will
cost, at present prices, $1.6S per
bushel: your beef will bring you at
best only twelve cents per pound. or
sixty cents for your outlay of $1.6S.
Not much profit there, The pork
will also show a loss at a price of
fifteen or sixteen cents per pound on
foot Figuring corn at SO to $3.25
per hundred pounds. and requiring
eight to ten pounds per day or 3Oc
to 32 W to produce one and one
half pounds of work worth Ice to
24c, the conclusion is easily figured
practically every hog will be mar
keted-later pork famine.
Mr. Armour was wise for himself
and co-packers in writing his article.
as he has since been buying his
meats at reduction of from 75c to
81 per hundred pounds. But does
H. sell his finished products any
cheaper? Not that we have been
able to notice.
There ought to be a ban placed
on this depressing gan. Encourage
production. and let tho producer
know that he Is assured OF at least
2 small profit. Unless these condi-
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05
METHODIST CHURCH.

Sunday school will meet as usual
at 9.45 A. NJ.
There will be no morning preach
Ing service as the pastor will be ont
of town.
In the evening the congregation
VIII attend the Baccalaureate sery-
ice at the Presbyterian church.
sunday, May 18th, will be oh
served at the church as Mothers
Day with a special program morn
ing and evening. The program will
be published next week.
"A. NJ. MACLAIN, Pastor.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

Mack Davis came in s.,,,,
morning from Colorado snrins.
a few days visit with his ns,.I
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Davis ua
Monday evening for Fort Rilav , '
sas, to enter the Reserve os,'
Training camp. John Raw,irn,|
for Fort Riley the same eveninn wy
expects to enter also.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

tions are brought about, their So
called famine will be reality.
Would appreciate your opinion in
the above connection.
Yours very truly,
j. II. GOODKNIGHT.
Cashier The First National Bank.
Monte Vista, Colo.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Towne and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Smith and
family left Tuesday night on an ex-
tended pleasure trip. They will
visit in Boston and various places in
Illinois and Ohio.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05
Leon En- Earl of tb;

Leon En- Earl of this placs
has been in training in tbo ;, '@
States navy at Mare Island Jug
past six months, writes homa w. a'
has been assigned to a cruise, '' ! y
account of the strict news cons: "
Leon was of course unable to ,sm 'aI
name of his cruiser or anytbi,, @' !,
his destination.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

Mrs. Robert Burns and baby re-
turned to their home in Fort Collins
Monday night. after spending the
past three weeks here with relatives.
Mrs. Burns was called here on ac-
count of the death of her father.
Austin Crooks.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05
Rheumatism

If you are troubled with cb,,,.
or muscular rheumatism give 'iv.f Cb,a
berlain's Liniment a trial TSo
lief from pain which it afford, y :
alone worth many times its cos, n. =
tainable everywhere. w
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

A. +. Headlee is the new appointee
on the State Board of Stock Inspec
ton in place of A. II. Webster. The
new board would have made the ap-
pointment of Lon Burns of Alamosa
as stock inspector for this district
Dut have not received the resigna-
ton OF the present incumbent, w. S.
Woods. and rumor has it that the
resignation will not be forthcoming.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

Some thief entered the place of
Felix Kaiser, north of Monte Vista
last Friday night, and stripped his
Ford of all four tires, two extra in
ner tubes and pump.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

DR.. N. Fl. Chapman, who has been
here for the past several weeks, look
ing after his business interests, left
Tueday night for his home in Phila-
delphia, Penn.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

Rev. L. c. Anderson left Tuesday
night for Canon City, where he has
gone to attend convention of the
churches of Southern Colorado.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

Miss Mabel Yates came down from
Del Norte Saturday evening and will
visit relatives and friends for few
weeks.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

Shulz Ulker of the Soldiers Home
left Saturday night for Hot Springs,
South Dakota, on account of poor
health.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

Misses Nora and Louise French
left Sunday night for Roswell, N.
Mex, where they will remain sew
eral weeks visiting friends.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

WHEN merchandise advance. in
w price in excess of it's real value
the day will come when a drop in
prices will take place. And the re-
adjusting of values will be costly to
the one who overbuys during the per-
iod of high prices.
Merchants OF course compelled to look ahead
and place orders in advance Of the rising prices,
and this is why thousands Of items in our store
sell at the beforewar prices. But the customer
should be cautious and and not over-buy nor
over-pay
We fighting with all the force at our COM
mand against the raise in prices on any merchan-
disc shipped into this valley and the result is that
it costs less to live here than in any other section
Of the west. If the war continues another wear
expect the United States Government TO reo-
ulate the prices Of all necessities during the crisis
and the moment this is done prices will 90 tumb-
ling. SO our advice to the customers is to buv
cautiously and carefully. There is more dancer
OF loss under existing circumstances if YOU over
buy and over-pay, than if you practice economy
and buy only the necessities which you must
have And above all things, during this irving
period when every person must do his part to
produce more food and waste none, let him re-
solve to practice greater thrift by not spend
ing money before he gets it, and also to live
within his income. And nvaribly trade where
you do not pay for delivering goods to someone
else
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

A. w. Kinney's agent. A. S. Bill
lngs of Lakewood, New Jersey, Is at
the Grand Hotel and will be pleased
TO see Mr.. Kenney's friends.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

John Floyd went to Alamosa Sat
urday night to visit friends Tor sew
eral days.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

Miss Lois Fogle spent Saturday
and Sunday with Lucille Trapp at
Del Norte.