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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-16
A PICKIED PILGRIM AND A PRE-
 POsTEROUs GOVERNOR

a town, in a lot otherwise vacant, was found the recumbent form of one James O'Day. Asleep, James afforded a good example of things that are not as they seem. The constable who hal ed him away, to the calaboose declar- ed him "beastly drunk" and to be "as dirty and disreputable a bum as we have had to handle in quite while" But the constable was nasty in his judgment. Surrounding the muck of the gutter, possibly mixed with the reek of the booze, was an aura of greatness that the rude of- ficer failed to appreciate, if he saw it at all.
 When the somnolent individual, so erroneously listed as drunken bum. was "frisked" by the officer, as was the latter's duty. upon the prisoner was found evidence that he had mix ed with the mighty, and that of right, he should be ranked as one of the true defenders of the common people. In evidence he bore little red card that showed him a member of the Miami (Ariz.) section of the I. w. W.. But still more firmly establishing his position as one of the western leaders of modern liberal thought there was a letter from el-Governor George w. |P. Hunt inclosing the negative of a photograph in which Hunt and the misunderstood and, alcoholic tourist stood in affectionate comradeship.
 The letter itself Is a, gen. worthy of rank with . Ring Lardner master piece, ,o of diction rare and of high philosophy; in tone familiar, yet dig nified, evidencing knowledge of po- esy and showing some of the arts of the orator. It ts felt that it. should be seen in the light of, day. just as it came to O'Day. Verbatim and, cd lit, 1t follows, however strange 1t be to an editorial column:
 Globe, (AriE.) Aug. 5. 1917 My Dear Frieud:- .~,.e.-. .. .f Not knowing how long I shall re main or whether will get the op' portunity of seeing you soon. v
 I want to express my appreciation
 in meeting you.
 I am enclosing you two kodaks pic lures and, the negative, so that if you care you can have more printed at any time. sometimes tremble for the fu'
 ure of my country. when such out. rages as were perpstuaed as wat pulled of in Bisbee On the 18th oi July. Reason and justice seems to
 have temporarily left her throne. but this morning the lines of Tennysor came tome and when he says: 7 a'' When the common sense of most will hold . fretful realm in awe And the, kindly. earth will slumbel wrapted in universal law. :" lesa- ' The onward sweep of,democrscy for it is raging the world oyer. VIII sweep away the tangled weAst that now beset us and ithss new sdayit th Brotherhood of man will arrive and xe wjll live snl she sunshtns q Nope
 and khe dark. cipuds' that now' hesel ] us will only be disagrsable dream.
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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-16
AMERICAN BLOOD SPILLED

American blood has sanctified Am erica's cause in Europe. American lives have been given up on the al- tar of their country which has been set up m far away France. Willingly they died and brave]y, fighting and dying as fought and died the Puri- tans at Bunker Hill, the. frontiersmen under Marion; the Cavaliers at York town. Their blood adds lustre to the red, white and blue of the Stars and Stripes which have stood for freedom and democracy since the birth of our Nation. Their names will henceforth augment the glory of American his tory. The memory of them and their supreme sacrifice will make fuller the experiences of future generations of Americans. ......
 The killing of these men brings with it a realization of the fact that America is at war. It was expected. None but knew that war means uc6Lu 6uu Lu0k 6OOhOA VI A0SOA SAsS first American blood would be spill. ed. All had steeled themselves for the news, yet when it came 1t brought the inevitable shock. But there will be many more such messages. The dis patches of yesterday are but the fore runners of more tales of death. As wal progresses every community will be called upon for sacrifices. Much of the best blood that has builded the worlds greatest democracy and great. est nation will enrich Old World soil before peace shall come. Europe is to be baptised with crimson corpusclee such as have made America prolific in the growth of humanism and lib erty.
 Why these sacrifices! 1t is because the struggle that was begun at Lex ington i6l IT'S against the militarism and absoiutism of monarShy has mol been ended. The 4reed6m SRst Ameri. cans sought when they established
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-16
MANY YEARS BEFORE
 GERMANS CAN VISIT

LONDON, Nov. 16.-A Swiss dis patch quotes noted German states men" as having said to Swiss min. ister to Germany: "The trouble with this war is it will be 10 years after 1t is over before I can go to London 20 before l can go to Paris and 40 be- fore l can go to Vienna. "'
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-16
ZEPPE.INS ARE SENT '. .,'>.'TO TRENTINO FRONT

: GENEVA, Nov. 16.-The newspap- CT La suisse's. Lake Constance cor respondent says a. fleet of Zeppelin
 airships left there Wednesday for the Trentino front.iof the Austro-ItaliAn theatre.c. -J i.-s- --.-+ - -' ''>'.>'- -
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-16

rsoi '|.al } ! s . .' 5 x HaS 1gs Eecehtly. rptnfned 4rom tAs I11td3 kont pk France. whers m 9rove IT Aamtulancs, Mlss Helen owen hae ascuf6d . posftion in New York dr3t. ins q lares auto truck. After ths 0r1t day Nin Owen. driving through the naas ee trafDe in the big city. said she wesN mtAer bs asdsins shslls is
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-16

Can You Best It? ,. i@ Six room houses partly furnished
 with bath. If taken at ,onoe only
 $500. Mrs. Fred Cameron. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-16

Rainer Cereal Beverage. non-in' at E. Hunts. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-16

SOME heating stoves at Mead's.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
HOOVER WILL LOCATE
m CLOVIS. NEw MExICO

W. c. Hoover loaded his house
hold goods this week and departed
for Clovis, New Mexico. where he
expects TO reside in future. Mr..
Hoover and his family will De miss
ed by this community IN which
they have resided for the past 1--WE
years.
The Hoover hotel and insurance
business has been turned over 10 a
brother Of W C., 4. J. Hoover. who
will manage same IN the future.
II is very possible that the Hoover
family Will decide to again reside
in Columbus, None Of their proper
~ was offered for sale, and is still
Kept by them. Mr. Hoover owns In
addition To the hotel AMI his resi-
dencc ;iso acres Of valley lands.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
OFFICERS AND MEN OFFERED
Use or DANCE HALL

Through the commanding officer,
Colonel II. q. Sickcl, the directors
Of the Chamber Of Commerce offered
the officers and men stationed here
the USE Of the hall for dancing or
any purpose they wished at any
time when the same Is not IN use
The only thing required of them IS
to let Mr.. J, n. Blair know on what
date they desire II.
Since the new floor was put IN II
Is an ideal place for dancing, and as
the people Of the community have
paid for the building II is available
Tor any use the public may wish 10
put Il 10, and Il is desired that the
men Of the camp feel that II is just
as much theirs as ours, and they
are welcome To use II at any time.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
HOSPITAL CORPS MAN
SHOWS SOME sPEED

Willie Seibert Of the Hospital
Corps won one Of the best boxing
bouts that has been seen here for
a long time when he met Kid Ford,
the iron man Of the eilh Infantry,
in a six round so at the Crystal
Theatre Tuesday evening, Seibert
was there with the goods from the
FIRST 10 the last gong, and Ford
showed wonderful ability TO take
punishment, and was considered by
the fans TO be one Of the gamesi
men ever seen in the ring.
McDaniels Of the cath defeated
Corporal Wilson of tho l2th Cav
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
JuRY CONvICTs MRs GREEN
on BOOZE CHARGE

Mrs. N l.. Green was tried Wed.
nosday ON a charge OF allowing .
pint Of booze sold In her place Of
business Tuesday night. Arnold 4
OConncr was fined 500 and given
ninety days In the cooler for SELL
Ing the pint, and then the complaint
was made against Mrs. Green for
allowing the stun sold in the place
She had Is her attorney Fred shcr-
man Of Deming. The jury was COM
posed Of G. 4. Jack, foreman, II. NJ.
Reed, Frank Wallace, Harry Dean.
Edwin Dean, and Albert Weld.
The jury was out about two hours
before returning the verdict Of
guilty The Judge sentenced her
Ia ninety days IN the county Jail
and fined her 500. She gvae no
iice Of an appeal through her at
torncy, and executed an appeal bond
of siOO
a. u. Frost plead guilty 10 a com
plant Of assault and battery on the
person of Alberto Nova, and was
lined a. aud costs.
James Garrett was operating a
iiincy bus without state license
and paid the state $50 In addition
to the court costs.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
40 MORE mn LIGHT DISTRICTS

Restricted districts around sol
dicr camps are about a thug OF
the past There was time when
this was considered necessary
evil by many Of the army officers
but that day is passed. The por-
tion Of Columbus which was always
80 designated Is no more, and the
houses are being rented TO people
for dwellings This Is q reforma-
tion that will naturally follow pro-
ibition, and the fact that both have
been adopted by the army means
that within the next few years our
national legislature viii be called
upon TO adopt law which will
abolish the legal sale Of all intoxi-
eating liquors aud restricted dis
tricls.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
POSTMASTER BURRHEAD
BELIEVES ~ BEANS

L l., Burkhead Is among the Co
lumbuslics who are for a greater
food production, having finished
planting hundred acre tract IN
beans, The poslmaslcr's homestead
5 about twelve miles north Of town
IN the slope Of the Florida noun
iains, and he has grown two good
crops heretofore without irrigation
and believes this land will also grow
beans without supplementing the
natural rainfall.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
THRALL HAS CHANCE
TO GO TO FRANCE

G. +. Thrall, who at present is an
employee In the Quariermaster de-
partment Of the army here, received
letter from the second postmaster
general this week Offering him an
opportunity 10 go 10 France soon
as an employee Of the y. s. Postal
department Mr.. Thrall has taken
an examination for on appointment
as captain In the ouartcrmasler
department of The army, and will
wait a few days on the outcome
of his examination before replying
TO tho poslonlce department. with
out a doubt he will 30 10 France.
but whether as an officer Of the
L. :. Army or an employee Of the
Posials department Is yet 10 De-
determined.
Mr.. Thrall has been In Columbus
for the past year and a half during
several several months Of this time
having been employed IN the local
posioilce as money order clerk. tie
Is held IN high esteem by his many
friends here, who wish him success
IN the European war gonc, what
ever his status may be-.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
BOls or BASE HOSPITAL
GIVING A BENEFIT DANCE

\ dancs viii be given al the
Chamber Of Commerce hall salur-
day evening for the benefit Of the
Red Gross 10 which everybody Is
invited. Tickets are now on sale
IN town and throughout the camp
and It Is hoped 10 raise al least
500 for the Red Cross In addition
Ia showing everyone a dollars worth
Of guod time
The Hospital Corps Is composed
Of both white aud colored troops
and the colorcd men Of the corps
are also giving q dance at hall
In the camp ON tho same evening
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
LOCKED TRUNK WAS A
BARGAIN, CLAIMED

Mrs. Anna Il. Wright, purchaser
Of a locked trunk sold here by the
justice of the peace last week, states
that the contents Of the trunk were
bargain at the price-s6O. There
was quite a collection of jewelry
m which is included diamond ring
and in addition there was. a $3.50 set
of furs whhh had been purchased
by pancho villa, Mrs. Wright es-
timaied the value of the trunk al
about $500 She had received a TN
about She furs and took a chance
on them still being IA the trunk.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
STATE GRAZING LANDS
BRING FAIR PRICE

Twenty-three tracts Of New Mex
leo state land, totsling 1886 acres
were sold at public auction at Ra-
ton Tuesday by land commissioner
Robert p. Erwin, for a total OF $500
S9s. AN average of s6A2 an acre.
The land is located chiefly in the
southeastern corner Of Collax ooun-
ty in the Springer district. Some
Of 1t is regarded as good agricultur-
al land, but the greater part is graz
ing. The land commissioner is con-
Quoting other sales this week in
Mora. San Miguel aud Santa Fo
counties.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
POsTOFFICE INSPECTOR HERE

postofiice Inspector Blake from
Albuquerque is here changing this
Office into the second class, which
will be- effective July ist Under
the regulations the clerks in a sec
ond class Office are only required
20 work eight hours and IL will be
necessary 10 keep the Office open
eleven hours, II will be necessary
without a doubt 10 put on more
clerks in order TO handle the work.
Parties hunting for game In this
section are warned that the season
u closed ON all kinds of game that
is protected by law at any time.
Violations will be rigidly prosecuted.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
OFFERED CAPTAINCY IN
NATIONAL GUARD

Thomas g. Lakeland, who made
application for permission 10 attend
the first training camp for officers
hut failed 10 gain admission be
'ausc the required number had
been obtained, has been offered the
caplaincy Of troop Of cavalry Of
the national guard Of tho District
Of Columbuia, with a request that
he report at once. Tom, although
he failed 10 make the first enroll
m"nt, has already made application
10 attend the second camp through
the examining officer AT Santa Fe.
and thinks perhaps he may be able
TO meet the requirements and get
m on the second batch 10 be- train
rd. Right now he does not know
whether TO take the Washington Of
l'r or U" wall ana take his chances
IN making the second camp. us a
cinch Tom will be IN some OUTFIT
somewhere as he Is bound TO be
IN the war, even n II Is but a sta
bic police Lakeland has already
served as a private, corporal. SER
geant aud second lieutenant Of the
District national guard. and as pvt.
cpl. sgt. Isl gst and sgt. major in
the 18th cavalry. serving for six
years in the regular organization.
In addition { ohis service in the
army he was the first civilian TO
volunteer as scout with the Mexican
expedition after villa. The offer is
from General Harvey IN command
Of the guard force Of d. C.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
LOCAL RED CROSS ORGANIZA-
TION GAVE DANCE

The Finance Committee OF the 10.
cal Red Cross association gave a
most enjoyable dance at the Cham
bcr Of Commerce building Tues
day evening. The affair was an in
viiaiion one for the purpose Of rails
ing funds for the Red Gross. and was
attended by many Of the townspeo-
pie as well as a number Of the Of
iiccrs nd their wives from both the
i2th Cavalry and eith Infantry reg
imcnis stationed here. About $50
was realized, The 2ilh Infantry
band was donated for the OCCASION.
This was the first time this band
had been heard for local affair
and the music made by our colored
boys was highly enjoyed by all.
The committee arranging the af-
fair was composed Of Mrs. J. J.
CLARK, Mrs. J. H. Blair and Mrs
Callen Punch was served during
the evening. Everyone reports -
pleasant time.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
POLITICS FAIIED-ARIZONA
GETS No CANTONEMENT

From Washington II is inlimai-
ed that failure 10 set guard
camp In Arizona is due TO disscn-
sion' each Of the representatives IN
congress fayoring his home town.
Senator Ashursl favored Prescott.
senator Smith Tucson and repre-
sentative Hayden wanted the camp
TO be- at Phoenix. II is reported
that the army board favored Tue
son or Douglas What was the idea
IN sending out the army board any
way, is something that should be
explained, Information 10 the effect
that politics would have no bearing
In the locating OF these camps was
sent out from Washington when
the plans were first made, but il
develops that politics is the only
thing that does have any bearing.
excluding the army board that was
sent around TO view the camp sites
with the belief that much was de-
pending upon Them II Is very
plain now why Columbus was left
out.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
RED CROSS NEEDS
SlOO,OOOOOO, DURING WAR

The Red Cross War Council wants
one hundred million dollars for mil
ilary and civilian relief at home and
abroad during the present war.
President Wilson. In formal
proclamation, set aside the week
from June 18th TO 25lh a. Red Gross
Week, and has made strong appeal
To the nation TO rally To this call
and, with practical patriotism. fur
nish the means 10y which this sin
gle, experienced organization, rccog-
ni1ed by law and international con-
Vcnlion as the public instrumental
ity for this purpose, may carry on
It's tremendous task.
That the huge sum will he raised
without difilculiy seems assured. or
the hundred million, the west Is
asked TO raise si5.OoO.OOO. and those
IN charge Of the campaign are con-
ild"nt that the end Of the Rcd Gross
week will see the entire sum sub
scribcd
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
COMMISSIONERS APPROPRIATE
$500 FOR MOUNTAIN ROAD

J. =. White, Mayor H. W. Elliot
and J. n. Blair went up to Dcminr
Tuesday for the purpose Of con-
ferring with the commissioners In
regard 10 an appropriation forJnn-
ishing the work started on the road
to the mines in the Tres Hermanas
Commissioner Nordhaus, after be-
ing Informed that $500 had already
been put up by Columbus and that
we had also agreed 10 give an ad-
diiional $500 II the board would give
a similar sum, expressed his willing
ness TO come across with the amount
asked for, stating that no other
section Of the county was enough
interested In road building 10 put
mp their own money. and that we
were aud should be- encouraged
James Phillips. commissioner
from the third district, opposed the
appropriation, and had 10 be shown
before he would agree, but he also
finally came across
To date 500 have been spent on
the road, and the worst part has
been put In pretty fair condition.
With the conservative expenditure
Of the remaining 5000 now avail
able, this highway can be- upt In
first class shape from the mines 10
town.
{. d Sampson OF the state road
board and county road engineer Al
my were In town Monday and Mr..
Sampson was taken over The pro-
posed mountain road again and was
shown the progress made 10 date
He seemed 10 think that an addi-
tionsl $1,000 should put the high
way in first class condition and was
present at the meeting held with
the board IN Dcming Tuesday, and
possibly his influence help in get
ting the appropriation. 4
The first $500 put up for the work
was exhausted Tuesday. and at a
Of some Of the citizens II
was decided TO advance another
small amount 10 complete the work
10 the top Of the mountain, and
It was aho decided to send White.
Elliott and Blair TO Dcming 10 try
10 get the county to make the $500
appropriation.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
COLUMBUS THEATRE WILL
DONATE SUNDAY IECEIPTs

The entire receipis of thc Colum-
bus Theatre will be given Ia the
Red Cross sunday The matter was
suggested 10 Mr.. Greenwood by one
day evening by one of the commit
tees composed of Mrs. RigEs. Mrs.
Parks and Mrs. Mccullough. Mr..
Greenwood expressed his sentiments
as very glad 10 have the opportuni-
" Of making such an arrangement.
Sunday is the best day In the week
financially for the show. and ns the
managcmeni has turned the day
over TO tho Red Gross the receipts
should De much larger than usual.
The admission will be the usual
price, but the citizens Of Columbus
should all nay sIOO each. and We
are Of the opinion that there will
be a large number OF dollar ad-
missions.
The program for Sunday IL a
Greater vitagraph production. and
will be as good or better than the
usual program. The show will be-
gin at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon and
will continue until after 10 o'clock
at night Let everybody ia town
come out and thus assist the most
worthy cause they have ever had
an opportunity TO contribute TO.
Come In the afternoon in order that
the house will be able 10 handle the
crowds in the evening.
n the management Of the theatre
is interested enough In this work
TO donate at least siOO the rest of
Columbus should be Interested O.
nough to swell this amount 10 $500
at the very lowest.
Those who are subject TO the
draft and those who have already
given their service To their country
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22

airy IN one round Of scheduled
six round mill. Wilson slightly
spraincd his wrist and refused 10
come out at the second bell.
Kid Jones Of Frisco lost a four
round lght 10 Young Fletcher Of
the 2ith Infantry good little
scrapper Of Company ".
Rufus Williams, weltcrweight
champion Of the army. won in the
second round Of a scheduled ten
round bout from Jack White of
Chicago. White did not appear 10
have ever been IN the ring before
He was awkward and unable 10 land
on Williams with, any force. Will
Jams seemed 10 be able 10 hit when
ever and wherever he wished, and
no doubt would have won via the
knockout route In a round or two
and White seemed TO see as much
coming and deliberately made
swing for the groin Of his appo-
nent. Thomas G. Lakeland. the ref
cree, saw the foul and stopped the
tight giving Williams the decision.
The Crystal was packed and there
were no disturbances Of any kind.
and every one present was more
than pleased with the performance
until the uncalled for event took
place ending the main event Pco-
pie who so 10 see fights want and
expect 10 see scientific boxing. and
do not care TO see the rough house
stun. They like TO sec clean scraps
and the man who wins be awarded
the decision regardless Of any pref
erenccs. No doubt a large per cent
Of the people at this fight would
have been glad 10 have seen White
win from Williams, but after pull
Ing the stunt he did he was held
IN contempt by nearly everybody
IN the house. Such men do not de-
serve any consideration from pro-
moters, and, in fact should be bar
red from the game.
Boxing matches furnish amuse-
ment for the soldiers as well as
others. and the writer believes that
clean boxing should be encouraged
As general rule matches between
the soldiers are according TO the
rules Of the game, hut a man like
White will occasionally break in
and after seeing he has no chance
to win and is lighting a losing game,
instead Of quitting like a man. will
sioop TO tactics that not only take
out interest but II permitted 10 con-
tinue will stop boxing matches en-
tirelN And II is pleasure TO state
here that White has no connection
with the army.
A boxing event is planned for
July ith, and 1t is hoped that the
promoters will put on men out Of
the troops here, or select men with
regulations 10 suslain-men who
viii be men-and put M clean
scrap.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22

The following named men have
enlisted within the last week here
IN the Quaricrmssler Reserve Corps
who have been residing here for
the past several months:
Jas, H. Billings, y, G.. Gregory. W.
sharp, +. J wasuidgc and Silas
Luck. alte
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-22
LEAGUE WILL GIVE
ICE CREAM SOCIAL

The Epworlh League will serve
Ice cream and home made cake at
the church Tuesdy evening at 500
o'clock. Music will be furnished by
military band. A silver offering
will be taken TO defray the ex-
penses. Everyone invited.