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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
WANTED
UNCLE SAM AT PEACE TABLE

London.-Addressing the American
Luncheon Club, Premier Lloyd
George said the advent of the Unit
ed States into the war had given
the final stamp and seal to the
character Of conflict which was a
struggle against military autocracy.
The premier was introduced by Am
bassador Page. He lauded the plan
to build a huge feet of merchant
men to combat the German sub
marine menace. The premier said
he rejoiced more in the fact that
America was going to sit at the
peace conference than that the I'm
tied States was bringing her re-
s)urces to the allies.
He said il would have been a ira
gedy for mankind if America had
not placed herself in a position to
take part in the peace conference
with all the influence and power
for right which she was now win
ming for herself.
Mr.. Lloyd-Georgc said the United
States had helped to win the bate
of Arras because the machines which
made some of the shells which had
destroyed the German trenches came
from America.
Walter Hines Page, the American
ambassador, in welcoming Premier
Lloyd-George at the American
Luncheon Club, said these were great
days for the republic, adding;
1--WE have set out on an enterprise
of saving the earth as a place worth
living in."
Americans in London, Mr.. Page
said, already had answered the clear
solemn cal. of President Wilson and
the voice of congress by volunteering
for duty, and he believed that at
home there would be no need of
communicating.
The ambassador said he trusted in
an early victory and a better under
standing of America and of the free
nations of Europe by America.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
LUNA
Live Chamber of Commerce

Columbus got into the map-making
business last week by organizing
a live Chamber of Commerce with
81 charter members and more join
ing every day. They will have 100
before the month closes.
The following board of directors
was elected: ]. R. Blair. G. E.
Parks. Jack London. VIM. Klein and
Mr.. Sherer. DOC" Marcheil. a i've
wire booster, was elected secretary
The other officers are ]. R. Blair,
president; G. E. Parks, vice presi-
dent; VIM. Klein, treasurer.
One of the first sensible things
they did was to buy the New Mexico
recreation hall to be used for public
meetings free of charge.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
LINCOLN
Vera Cruz to Begin Work

Work on the Vera Cruz mine will
begin in earnest in a few days,
quite likely next week. The opera
tors, who represent New York cap
ital and who recently secured a
bond on the property, expect t. do
some extensive development work at
once. we understand. before install
ling machinery for handling the ore.
Power for development work and
for running the machinery will, it
is thought, be secured from the
Lincoln County Light & Power Co.
The men behind this work are
quietly going about their business
and are doing very little talking,
but all indications point to active,
systematic work on a rather extern
sive scale and the success of the un-
dertaking may be the means of in
teresting further outside capital in
the d~eve'oping of our mineral re-
sources.-Carrizozo News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
HELP THE STARVING WHILE THEY LIVE

On January 3Ist Of this year the report
Of the Officers in charge of the Belgian re-
lief work showed that up to that time over
two hundred and fifty million dollars had been
spent for supplies. Two and one half mil
lion tons of food had been imported into Bel
gium and was being distributed at the rate of
twenty million pounds of bread. twenty-five
million pounds of fats and five million cans
of milk each month. Of this enornous
amount, America has given less than four per
cent, although the relief Fund is of American
origin
Chairman Hoover in charge Of this great
work states that the European countries can
not supply enough food to keep Belgium's in
habitants alive. America must supply this ne
ccssary food especially milk and bread stuffs
for the children. among whom the suffering
and death rate from starvation is greatest.
The newly established New Mexico
branch OF the Rocky Mountain Club-Hoover
Fund is endeavoring to bring the terrible facts
TO the attention o. every resident Of the state.
Contribution have begun to pour into the
Albuquerque office. the amount growing larg-
er each day and the committee in charge of
the work requests that everyone intending to
assist should do 50 at once. Every day that
contribution is delayed means so MANY deaths
from starvation. and it only takes twelevc dol
lars to feed a child for a whole year.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
Democratic, but Admires Lodge

We are democratic. But ever since
our first interest in politics we have
been an admirer of Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts,. Mr.. Ledge is on. o!
the big men of America and one who
despite his politics. a always be de-
pended upon to do the right as he
sees it. He is the Woodrow Wilson
kind of a man. Senator Lodge is
s,>tv-scven years cd, and when, II
Monday of last week, he knocked
out an insulting pacifist it made us
proud that he, ], and you are citi-
zens of the same country and par
ticipate in the same liberty.-Clay-
ION News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
SAN JUAN
Farm Loan Meeting

The members Of the Pennington
Farm Loan Association met TO per
feet aDn,icat;onS for loans, ratifv the
work ALREADY done and complete the
work necessary to the securing
Of inspection IF the properties Of
fcred bv the Federal appraisers. All
applications and abstracts must be
in the hands of the secretary-treas-
"rer, l.. NJ Garrett. by next Mon
day. of those who desire to bee m
charter members. OF course parties
can come in later as members at
any time they desire. - Pennington
Times Hustler.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
EDDY


Uncle Sam is pleading for every
farmer TO double his crop this year
and Hope farmers are meeting the
;Ssue. J. V. Carroll will plant two
farms in corn, J. w. Price will plant
the old w. P. Lewis farm to grain
Mr.. Garrett who has purchased the
o. l.. Williams 400 acres will pur-
chase a tractor and put in a mon
ster crop. Two of the boys of Ed
Scoggins will help with the big farm
and others are planting every acre
of land available.-Roswell Sunday
Star.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
Bank Openinx

April End was the formal opening
of the Santa Rosa State Bank.
Messrs. Melaven, Hayes and Rich
ardson, as we'll as President Cas-
aus, were all on hand. S%ouveniers
in the way Of carnations, pocket
books and cigars were everywhere
and if the crowds present at the
morning hours were any indications
the prosperity the success of the
Santa Rosa State Bank is assur-
ed.-Santa Rosa Voice.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20

The sins of the tongue: they are
innumerable and often a source OF
the very worst evils. The sins OF
the tongue: they are swallowed
down like hot water, and, strange
to saw. even in religions circles,
peop'e allow their tongues the same
license on this head that the world
ings do in theirs; and it is not a rare
thing to meet persons who believe
themselves to be near perfection. vet
who after tearing to pieces their
neighbours reputation will piously
wipe their mouths and say. IT have
done no evil" Such persons do not see
that they are grosslv deceiving
themselves and that they will re-
ceive double punishment from the
Lord.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
Material Arrives

he material for the new electric
lighting plant is arriving daily. as
wei as the material for the proposed
theatre. A carload of the famous
Las Vegas lime has been unloaded,
and the big copper wire for the main
leads for the lighting system has
just been received. The laying out
of the principal lead along the al
ley between Fourth and Third streets
is under way, and poles will be set
as soon as they arrive, which will
be some time this week.-Santa Ro-
sa Voice.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
Caught With The Goods

Speaking Of the recent Charming
shortage" of potatoes. $40 invested
in kilograms, ~ the New York anth-
critics, brought almost Immediately,
off:rs of 35.39hOO0 pounds of these
ION a score Of stltrs of the I'm ,
and, in addition offers of 10000
porrds of sweet potatoes. and >.
SIS. 900 hounds of onions. This serves
to emphasize once the fact
that there is Always plenty of food
stuff to go around in the country
but that the present distributing sys-
tenn does not get it around until an
outcry is raised.-Farm and Ranch.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
PREPARATION STRONGLY DEMANDED

Many and large have been the patriotic
meeting which have been held In New Mexico
during the past two weeks. Nearly every town
has had from one - half dozen meetings
and very one of them have showed a wiling
ness on the part Of the people to do whatever
is necessary to protect the state and assist the
nation.
SO far nothing has been done and there
seems TO be no plans yet along which the peo-
pie can act unltedly.
There is an increasing demand for the
special session Of the Legislature in order that
our state militia NAV he given some standing
by conforming to the national defense act.
This has been opposed by a few people on the
ground Of The expense that it will entail. We
can not regard the action Of people who take
that view as being very patriotic.
With the nation making the greatest SIN
gle war loan that has ever been made up to
this time, with the people of this state ready
and willing to do their part, with a greater
probability of attack on our border than any
where else in the country, coast or inland, 1t
seems that there is no just reason for delay.
No matter what plans Congress may adj
opt for the organization of an army it is up
to New Mexico now TO conform to the acts
already in existence. We are informed that
New Mexico, the most exposed state, IS the
only state that has not brought its militia I'M
der the national regulations.
To pass the conformity act requires no.
thing and depends on nothing from Washing
ton. To bring the state militia up to war
strength under that. act is nc small job IN II
self and should be under way now. The war
strength Of the New Mexico militia under pre-
sent laws can be as high as 2,253 men, if full
iy recruited, and that is no small job in itself.
The danger on the border is imminent
The fact the Carran2a government has not yet
shown any inclination to assist the Germans
is perhaps the strongest reason why his OPP
poncnts, chief among which is Villa, are more
likely to assist them and take all the assistance
they can get front t!iem III the way OF cash,
munitions, supplies, and training.
The cost Of a ten day session Of the leg
%;slature. which wouII be ample, would be about
$4,000. The amount OF equipment, NUM-
tions and supplies, on a war basis, which the
government would furnish if the militia was
at its maximum would be in the neighborhood
of 100000.
l!!tt annual contribution of the govern
ment toward the training and maintaining OF
the militia Of this state would be approximate
" 100000, if the regiment was at its maxi
mum, and the pay Of officers and men about
$4,000 in addition to this. These are the
amounts spent ON the militia in times Of peace
and which we think thi, state should avail IL
sell Of
If Concre-, decides ou the details Of the
method Of c%n's~ting the army within a few
DAYS their new regulations can he followed,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
o You Chicken

F. c. Balm, who has a forty acre
ranch three miles southeast of Dem
ing, is building up a fine poultry
farm, and will soon begin to realize
on the time, labor and money which
he has invested in the place. He now
has 800 chickens. and Is acres Of the
farm are under cultivation. Mr..
Balm raises nothing but feed crops,
principally maize. He says that the
after makes the finest chicken food
that he knows of, and the results
which he has obtained are extremely
satisfactory. He raised five acres OF
wheat last year for feeding purp >ses.
Mr.. Balm has been slightly handi-
capped on account of lack of suffi-
cient capital to carry out his plans,
but he will probably be relieved
financially through the operations
of the Federal Loan Board.-Dem-
ing Headlight.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20

TTnOn pet'ti0n. and It he'ng es-
tablished that Angus McG'nivray
died intestate on March 10, leaving
property of the actual and reason
abe vaIre Of 5OnO0, John McGi1i-
vrav and Earl Morton were an
pointed Joint administrators of the
estate of said deceased and ordered
to file surety bond of 100000 by
the probate court of Torrance coun-
tv.-Estancia News Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
Moves Sheen to New Mexico

/. F. Locke. who resides on the
Mesa in the Pitrat property. last
week sold his farm in the Breen
section for a consideration of $500
Mr.. Locke has rented three school
sections north Of Kirkland and viii
keep his sheen in that section. We
%orcfers orr mi'der climate for his
herd.-Farminoton Times Hustler.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
Thwarted Their Efforts.

Lei It he remembered that It was
mainly through the efforts of II. O..
Bursum that certain ma'ign influ-
ences operating at the late session
of the state legislature were
thwarted in their efforts to abolish
the School of Mines, the Military
Institutc and the Normal School.
These influences were exerted not
with a view to the welfare of the
state, but to the accomplishment Of
certain political purposes. And
pity its true.-Socorro Chieftain.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
1916 Valuation

New Mevico total assessed va!ua-
ton for 1915. as shown Ivy revised
figures completed by Byron 0. Beall,
oct;re secretary Of tho state tax
commission. is $500 1913 1888, an in
crease of over So OOOOOO compared
with the 1915 valuation.
Exclusive Of the net products of
mines. the total 1915 valuation is
$312h702e8. The mine values total
S17.242630 In 191s the mine values
amounted to only $10.3sS o46. and the
.va'"" u all other property was
S3057I0.502.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
Frank Butt Lands Job

Frank Butt, democratic county
chairman of Berna'illo county has
been appointed one of the clerks of
the United States senate.
Mr.. Butt will serve under H.
Baler, the senate secretary. The ap-
pointment came through Senat) r A.
A. Jones to whom it was allotted III
the distribution of federal appoint
ment.
Mr.. Butt will leave for Washing
ton with his wife on April Is. They
will return to Albuquerque when the
session of the senate ends.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
In Charge of Field Work

Byron o. Beall, of Roswell, who
has been in charge of the land
checking work of the state tax COM
mission, will hereafter be in general
charge Of the field work of the COM
mission.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
Police Commission

Governor Lindsey has issued 50
mounted police commissions to as
many members Of a home License
unit organized at Clovis, SO commits
sions asked for by a Roswell com-
mittcc went to that city, and a few
to Hagerman. Lake Arthur, Dexter,
and Greenfield. Twelve commissions
have been requested by a Fl. Sum
ner committee. A number have been
provided citizens of Grant, Luna and
other border counties.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
TORRANCE
Mountainai~ To incorporate

M~ountainai~ To Incorporate
A committee If Mountainair citizens
appeared before the commissioning
1T thor last meeting and presented
a petition to be allowed y ircor-
porate. Same was allowed. census
ordered and Hon. Iacobo Chavez ap-
poined to take same and report to
next commissioners meeting. where
upon the first village election will
he ordered
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20

OFFICIAL A NEWS
Want Special Session Quick
and Judic.

At a patriotic and preparedness
meeting held at the armory in Al
buqucrque Tuesday night, which was
attended by 500 people, a r%esolu-
ton asking Governor Lindsey to call
an extra session of the state leg
islature without delay was adopted.
The resolution will be brought to
Santa Fe and presented to the gov
crnor by a committee composed of
Capt. w. c. Reid, K. E. Putney, B.
s. Rodcy and A. B. McMillen.
A suggestion by Judge Rodey that
the governor be asked to include in
his subjects for legislative action a
new tax law and a direct primary
law was voted down
The meeting named Col, John Bor-
rodaile, Alderman Clyde Tingley and
! owls A. McRae as a committee to
recruit rif'emen for a home defense
unit in Albuquerque.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
William H. Mullane. for many years the

w ITIIdIT T uIIdI 70 I"Hy JS"fS eS
editor and publisher of the Weekly Current,
at Carlsbad. has turned his raper into a
Daily, and is putting ont a publication which
does credit to the Lower Pecos Valley
and the enterprising business men of the town,
whose liberal patronage has enabled him to
make the Improvement to the mutual advan-
tage of the people of the community.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20

That the regular army is willing to ac-
cept the graduates of the New Mexico Mill
tary Institute as second lieutenants-the same
rank at which West Pointers are received
is sufficient reason why that school should be
continued and enlarged, the notions of tax
shirkers to the contrary not withstanding.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
GUADALUPE

1870 head of cattle, belonging to
Ballard and Armstrong, were ship
ped on Monday, u~nloaded and driven
to their ranch. r. F. Ballard, of
Roswell, overseeing the work.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20

The new State Highway Commission is
certainly going about its work in a system
attic businesslike manner and we have little
doubt but what good results will follow their
Investigations IN very short order.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20

Personally, we don't claim to be
much of a detective, but usually we
can tell when a close companion
has been eating cloves.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20

A profession of religion without
purity is like a fair glove drawn
over a foul hand.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20

No one is useless in this world
who lightens the burden of it for
any one e1se.-Dickens.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20

Genius unexerted is no ge-
MUS than a bushel of acorns is a
forest of oaks.-H. w. Beecher.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
new MEXICO NEWS REVIEW
From Special Reports and State Papers

We are glad to congratulate our
neiPhbor on the south.-Deming Ora
Pho
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20

Faith is being, not guessing, and
the holding of immortal depth of
life.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20

True greatness first of all is a thing
of the heart.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20

The selection of a man of the ability and
large calibre which pr. Grille brings to the
presidency of the Agricultural College is COM
mendable. That institution certainly needs a
change for the better in its management which
has been about as bad as it could be for the
past five years. The only reason that the
school has been able to survive at all has been
because it was so well established prior to
1912 that it could withstand disasters for a
long time. 1t has of course been set back in its
work and progress. but there is little doubt
but what it will very soon be rehabilitated UNI
der the new management and practical ex-
perience of the new president.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
CHAVES
Lake Arthur Coming to Front

The little town of Lake Arthur,
ocated in the heart of the best
farming section of the Pecos val
ley, is coming to the front as never
before. The district drainage bonds
have been sold for $l50,OO0, and the
m oney will be used Immediately to
accomplish the drainage of 5000
acres of land in that vicinity, which
is very productive valley bottom.
The Lake Arthur bank, a locally
owned institution was sod this week
to Roy zimmerman, of the First
State Bank < Trust company, of
Roswell, and Beacher Rowan, presi-
dent, and B. P. Williams, cashier,
of the First State Bank, at Ar
tesla. This is taken by the local
people as an evidence that the fin
anclal men of their section of the
state have great faith in the pro-
ductive our of the locality.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-01
L|TERACY TEST
IF POSTPONED
MESSAGE LAST NIGHT ANNOUNCES
THAT 1T WILL BECOME effective
MAY 5NHEAO TAX IS IMPOSED.

Commencing today all persons desiring
to enter the United States for a period Of
more than 30 days must ~ to the immi-
grafton department a head tax Of IS. This
law is a most important feature Of the new
immigration act 80 far a. the Mexican Dor
der is concerned. The L. :. immigration
office here last night received Il telegram
from Washington advising that the liter
acy test feature would not become effect
i've until May fifth, three month";, after il
passage.
The enforcement of the mead tax al the
port OF Brownsville caused the harrin. out
of some half dozen persons today. The
news OF the passage of the act has become
rather well known on the Mexican side and
a. the tax does mol apply 10 the Browns
vile or Matamoro- residents who are con
>tanily plying back and forth between III.
two cities, little difference in the Traffic
was caused.
The enforcement OF the head tax
law j. largely discretionary with the in
>pector. In the event that j. a doubt in hi
mind n to whether an immigrant intends to
stay longer IMAM me legal limit he can COL
lcct the tax upon entry, and, in the event
the tax payer does return TO the Mexican
side before the thirty days have elapsed
the money will be refunded.
The difference in dates for the going
into effect of the general provision Of the
law and the lteracy test was brought about
by the vetoing by President Wilson al this
feature of the bill and the subsequent pas
sage OF the measure over his veto.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-01
Petrified Body Is
Found By Laborers

After lying undi uurbed for hundreds
and perhaps thousands Of years. the grave
of some old Indian chieftain was rudely
disturbed this morning by city workmen
employed in digging a sanitary sewer line.
The burial place of the old Aztec warrior
was located in what j. now one of the most
popular sections of the city, but what was
formerly the banks of an old resaca and at
one time probably the bank of the Rio
Grande, at the northeastern city limits.
The bones were preserved in almost
their natural shape through petrification
and their size indicated that before his
death, perhaps long before the white man
ever heard Of the Rio Grande. the warrior
had an enormously biz man. That his
life was an active one was demonstrated
by the fact that one of the arm bones had
been fractured and the arm failed To knit
smoothly, The most perfectly preserved
portions of the body were the teeth which
are worn smooth and Indicated that tho
man was not Young. They bore no signs of
iccay or break.