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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
SAN JUAN
District Court in Session

District Court in Session
The District Court was opened
MONDAY morning bv our new Judge
Reed Holloman of Santa Fe who was
appointed by Governor Lindsey to
fill the unexpired term of Judge Alb
bolt.
The other court officers are J.
H. Crist. District Attorney. Esther
Barton. Stenographer. Mrs. VIM. A.
Palmer. Deputy Clerk. Sherman
Coon. Clerk. R. L. Baca, Interpreter,
The Grand Jury met on Thursday
and the Petit Jury will meet next
Wednesday.-Aztec Independent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

An inter-church movement on
board lines for the social and reli-
gious needs of this community and
its soldier population is being car
ried on under the direction of the
camp pastors. Three of these men
are now on the field. Rev. Allen
s. Davis, representing the Presby-
terrain Church, Rev. r. L. Fergu-
son, for the Methodist church, and
Rev. D. B. MacQueen for the Bapt-
ist Church. 1t is expected that men
will be appointed later to represent
other churches.
An important part of plan is to
be the erection OF a community
church building on Pine Street, at
an approximate cost Of $1,000. This
building will contain social rooms,
reading and writing rooms, lavato-
rics and other cOnvenienccs, There
will also be an auditorium seating
600 people, where preaching services
will be held. The work done i'll
this building will in no way conflict
with the work of the local churches
but will supplement it. 1t will rath-
err afford an opportunity to co-or-
dinate the efforts and resources of
the Christian people of Deming in
meeting the religious and social
needs incident to the soldiers pres
cnce in the city.-Deming Headlight.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
$40 900 For County Roads

The county clerk is in receipt of
the issue of S7ONO0 road bonds for
Otero cornty authorized at an cleo
ton several months ago. The bonds
are to be executed by signing up
with the proper signatures after
which they will be forwarded to
Chicago with draft attached FIR the
money. The commissioners will ex-
ecr,te the bonds at a called meeting
Wednesday of this week. The board
will also complete the tax levy for
the current tax rolls. Money for
work on the roads of the county
will be available in a short time. at
least to the extent and for such roads
as have been stipulated will receive
attention. -A1amogordo News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
GRANT
Hunting For Great Grizzly

Tempted by a bounty of 5000 just
offered by the government Tor a huge
grizzly bear, the tracks of which
measure II inches in length, Tom
O'Brien who presented a bear to the
city of Ell Paso, for the Washing
ton park ZOO, left his ranch at the
head Of the Mimbres river in New
Mexico Tuesday of last week for
the purpose of running down and
shaving the animal. The bear has
been terrorizing the entire district
and is now said to be in the Black
mountains near Silver City.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Draft registrants will not be per-
mitted to enlist after tomorrow
There is no stigma attaching to the
alton to put him into service in on.
of the American armies. 1t does
not make any great difference
whether one e~nlists or waits to 60
in by tn. NEAR through which the
Government has selected to recruit
the forces up to the required strength.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
MORA
Roads Meeting Well Attended

The Roads meeting at the Com
munity Hall Tuesday evening was
we'll attended, many farmers driving
in in their cars to take part. DR..
M. d. Gibbs was Chairman and w.
H. Willcox, Secretary. J. Flocrshcim
reported that the local member OF
the County Board declared readiness
to establish a road, as desired TO
conncct with the Union County road
anywhere We wanted it and would
proceed to make the necessary inn
.proNcmcnts. A road petition pres
cntcd last summer by VIII Hill was
taken as a basis and urged by the
meeting, recognizing however that
there were many other section line
roads equally economical and prac-
teal.
The Secretary was directed to
place the decision of the meeting
forcefully before the County Board
and all agree to help boost it along.
The citizens will meet again when
there is anything to be done, at the
call of the Chairman.-Roy Spanish
American.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
browns In Irrigation Ditch

William Martinez, the ~17-vear-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Juan Martinez,
old settlers in the vicinity of La
Luz, was accidently drowned in the
irripatine ditch one morning last
week. The young man had been al
flicted with heart trouble for wears
past and on the morning of his death
was working with the irrigating
water, and was drowned before mem
bers of the family found him. The
remains were buried in Tularosa.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Office Building Completed

Office Buifdfhg ComPfetsu
The general office of the Wilson
Company is finished and is occupied
by a force of six ~bookkeepers, chief
Of the force being M. II. Smith. The
private offices of Superintendent Nc
Carger and Manager Smith are not
quite ready for occupancy. The new
office building is a fine one, and a
credit to this big ever growing in
stitution Mills Developer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

In the football s,ason just closed,
the tanks of the New Mexico Mill
tary Institute, commanded by Cap
tain Hop" Lee, played five games.
They scored a total Of 307 points,
against . total Of six points for tn ,ir
opponents. New Mexico has not
developed SO great q team for many
years. We always will regret that
Il was not possible to play a game
with tn. University Of Arizona.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

With Al~xande- and K;Ilife~ add
to the CHICAGO CHS rost'r, il looks
as thoueh tho Nv York Giants
the common fee nf the other seven
teams of the National league, might
be severely bombarded.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
KANSAS FARM FOR SALE

KANSAS FAKW FUK SALE
10 acres, E mi. S. E. of Parsons, "a city
of 1900 pop. X. T. Division point with large
shops Of NJ. X. 7. R'y). This farm IA mi.
from lnterurban to Parsons, Independence
and Coffeyvillc; ~ mi. from NJ. X. T.
loading station; 2 mi. from small town. Build
ings all news room house, barn, chicken
house, good well with plenty Of good water.
Near oil and gas wells. Have refused 4 offers
to lease for oil drilling. One gas well
nearby pays $500 per day royalty and oil
wells make from 100 to 800 barrels per
day. Price SOS. per acre; mortgage 5000.
Cash-no other terms. A. S. Harpham,
lois F.. llth ST. Kansas City. Mo. NO, 1871.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Vardaman, Cronna and Hardwick,
who disgrace respectively Mississip-
pi, North Dakota and Georgia. in the
United States Senat,, found the cur
rent Of public opinion too strong to
run against. They voted for tn. re-
solution to declare wal on Austria.
They ere still not friends Of the
United States, but they do not dare
show their enmity.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Trustees OF he town of Ala mo-
gordo have passed an ordinance
which prohibits the operation of mo-
ton picture shows on til, Sabbath
day. Time was when the town was
so good that it was impossible to
h"v a newspaper or cigar on the
Sabbath day.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
COLFAX


The ColfaH county Grand jury re-
ported Friday afternoon. Thirty
five cases were brought before the
Jury and p true bills were returned.
Ration Range.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

AstAmebiles operating on the lin
betwsen Carrixoxo and Roswell are
nov equipped with heaters. This
nean almost the same comfort a.
IN . railway chair car. Tim. wal
vhsn he hardy sens sf New Mexico
I'D NJ hsatsrs h The esnvsyaness
Z vAssA hey nA1s this jsus.sy.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

r. f. Pl~"nt a North Carol;n;an,
attached to the FOREIGN Legion of the
F-~-~h f~~c~s at Verdun. has re-
ceived the Croi~ d. Guerr". with
palm. All that he did was to cap.
'ur, unassisted 30 German soldiers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Students of the University of
Wisconsicn have burned Herr-S-n-
ator La Foil tie in effiov. Befn-e
the "effigy" part will be omit
ted-then tn. American eagle will
he able to hold his head a trifle
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
SIERRA
Bill Booze Still Careless

Bill Booze Still Careless
District ATTORNEY Harry p. Owens
was in town Monday and represent-
ed the state in the case against the
saloons. for violating the Sunday
law. The saloon keepers who had
broken the law. pied guilty and paid
q fine The saloon people who per-
sist in violating the law. have been
quite an element in assisting the
state to go dry by their persistent
violation .-Hi1lsboro Free Press.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
FOR SALE-l20 acres of the best irrigated

FOR SALE-I2o acres of the best irrigated
land in the Lower Rio Grande Valley Of
Texas. All under fence and in cultivation.
sides. fronting boulevard road from the
town which it adjoins. Good schools and
churches. Price $3.50 per acre. Time will
be given on part Of it. Never on the
market before and best of reasons for sell.
ing. 1t is the best buy that can be found
anywhere.-No. 120 Address. H. A. Gibbs,
Harrington, Texas.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
100 ACRES PATENTED LAND

ieo ACRES PATENTED LAND-Fine spring
with water sufficient for over rs head Of
cattle, 40 miles from Las. Vegas, S miles
on mesa and half at foot of mesa, fine
grazing range adjoining, stone house not
in good condition, but can be repaired at
little expense, 100 acre filing adjoining that
vacant, and $40 acres that can be leased.
Price Of the 100 acres patented IS per acre.
No. l25, care State Record, Santa Fe, N. M.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Apropos of the Liberty Loan. !,
costs money to win a war. but II
costs a darn sight more to lose il.
Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
LUNA



The steady growth in the building
of business and residence property
in Deming since the middle of sum-
mer has been d matter vi frequent
comment, but few people realize the
actual cash value of the work that
has been done and that is now under
way. Figures taken from the Off
cial records at the city hall show
that since July 9TH permits for tenn
porary buildings have been issued
totaling 8 ,l36. so, and figures on the
permanent buildings are $206, lO4 90.
These figures only included the per-
mits issued up till November 18th,
with a total of $237,240 50. and there
are still a number of applications
pending on which the building COM
mittee of the city council has to act,
and which will run the figures close
up to the quarter of a million mark.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Cleaning Up Camp Cody District


Two raids on Myndus during the
week by Sheriff w. c. Simpson and
his deputies resulted in the round
up of close to twenty people and
the breaking up of a particular Sec
ton of the social life in that neigh
borhood. for the time being, at least.
The first raid took place on Sun
day night, when c. K. Anderson, w.
H. King. c. F. Hunt and Chas.
Styron were arrested and charged
with selling liquor without license.
Anderson and King were dismissed
at the preliminary hearing. Hunt and
Styron were each held to the grand
jury in $500 bonds.
Another raid. on a larger scale,
was pulled off on Wednesday night,
and fifteen men and women were
arrested. In the police court yes
terday Billie Raymond, Violet Jarnel1,
Pearl Davis, George Barnard, Mar
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
THE OTHER FELLOW SAYS

J.. Porter Jones of the Publicity
Bureau of the State Land Office at
Santa Fe was a Reserve visitor this
week. Mr.. Jones is not only a live
wire in his special line. but an elegant
gentleman and never overlooks an
opportunity to advance the best in
terests of New Mexico.-Reserve
New Southwest.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Mr.. J. M. Nichols and John Lam
Continued on page eighty
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

A sensational matter brought be-
fore the grand jury may lead to
new developments in the old case
of the robbery of the Wells-Fargo
Express company at French on May
"A, 1908. J. b. Humphreys, who
became known throughout the State
by his nickname ARKANSAS" APP
peared before the jury with a COM
plcte confession of the details of the
robbery. in which the express COM
pany lost $4,000 which was never
recovered, in spite of the fact that
a number of those implicated and
tried were really guilty of the lar
ceny. The casc was not acted up-
on. Those implicated in the con-
fc.siou made by Arkansas before
the jrry can not now be a|pprehend-
cd hocaurc Of being outside the @juris-
dietiau OF the Stnte.--Raton Range.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Have you paid YOUR road tax for
1912 Get vour three dollars ready.
as the collector will soon be after
it.-Nara Visa News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

A MONEY MAKING HOTEL
FOR SALE-Splendid hotel. always full,
81 beds, netting owner over $1,000 per month,
price $1,000, terms 5000 down and balance
in six months at 8 per cent. Satisfaction
guaranteed. No. 1928. Thomas G. Aitken,
sl2 So. Gold Ave, Deming, New Mexico.
lease sufficient for 900 to 800 sheep. What
have you to offer.-No. l26, care State Record.
Snnta Ee. N. NJ.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

A CATTLE LOCATION on which you can
make a fortune. Good for $1,000 a year
now, capacity can be increased and more
range added to present holdings. Good
Innate, good water, good grass, good
location. No. 81. State P cord, Santa Fe.
N. M.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

The galley boy didn't know whether
he was being hurrahed or comp'i-
mented when the printer asked him
If he could change a five.-El Paso
Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

If you waste or extravaganza in
the drainage work. tell it to the pro-
ject manager. He wants to know
about it. Tell it to him and get it
out of vour system. and tell him
now. Don't wait until the beans are
all spilled and "holler" when it does
no good.-Las Cruces Citizen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

10, 900 ACRE RANCH "a miles north Of En-
elmo. Good fences, fair grass, $50 acres deed.
ed land, balance leased State land, good
improvements. 200 head of white faced cat.
tie can be bought with ranch, plenty of
fccd.-No. 1875, n State Record. Santa Fe,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

LIS ACRES UNDER Springer Ditch System,
with les shares of stock in Springer Ditch
Co., Is acres in Alfalfa, balance good farm
ing land all under the ditch, good four
house, good barn and sheds, one and one
half miles from Springer on north bank of
Cimarron River. Price per acre Sss.M.-No.
lis. State Record, Santa Fe, N. M.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
LAND FOR SALE.

LARGE TRACT of grazing land north Of
Lordsburg. Plenty of water for stock and
farming. Includes best farm land in south
western NV Mexico for wheat, beans, corn,
potatoes and hay. Fenced and cross fenced.
! arpc renee area adjoining.-No. 136, % State
Record Santa Fc, N. NJ.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
PERSONAL

MARRY AT ONCE. We put you in cores
pondence with several thousand charming
and refined ladies who wish to marry, many
worth from $1,000 to $4,000 and upwards.
Particulars free. Address Allen Ward, B.
73 Valley, Nebr,-No. 90.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

MARRY AT ONCE-If lonely; write me
and l will send you hundreds Of descrip.
tons; congenial people, worth $1,000 to
s350,O00; seeking marriage; (ConfidentiaD. ad.
dress, Ralph Hyde, San Francisco, CAL
No. l27.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

5000 PEI acre; Soil good, productive, sandy
loan, rs acres broken for farming; well
Of excellent water; small house, barn,
chicken house, cellar; so acres fenced and
with } good wire fence, posts
set around whole section and one wire
stretched. Adjoining this section is another
tract Of 800 acres which may Be purchased
at 500 per acre. Number l07. State Record,
Santa Ec, N. NJ.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

ARE you SINGLE? Would you mar
ry if suited? Let me find your ideal
absolute satisfaction; Many wealthy
wishing marriage; honorable con.
fidential; members descriptions free
Mrs. Capped. Box-757 Oakland Calf
No. liz,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Sale No. sos - 50, Sec. 49,; NEASEN,
Sec. IS; NJ, Sec. "a; T. l5S, r. 34E.,
containing $50 acres. The improvements
consist Of fencing, value 10000.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Won Bethmann-Ho1lwegg with a
bic staff Of assistant diplomats. is
goino to Switzerland con a political
mission of great importance" Nov
is the time for the Swiss to lock ut
their hams and cheeses.-Waco
News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Sale No. oo4 SWHNEA, SEANWM,
W1INWM, SWA, WHSEM, Sec. 9; All Of
Sec. IS; T. las, R. 3sE., containing 1910
acres. The improvements consist OF ienc-
in, value 5000.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Sale No. SOC - SWMNWA, WNSWA, seq
SWM, Sec. Q: T. us, r.. 36E., containing
100 acres, The improvements consist Of
fencing, value $500.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Sale No. ops = NJ, NNSWM. Lot 4, Sec. =;
Lot !, ?, Sec. IS; T. los, r. 3SE., contain
ing 523.ss acres. The improvements con sist
Of fencing, value $4,000.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Sale No. sce - NJ. Sec. TO-; T. l5S., R.
3sE., containing $40 acres. The improve
ments consist of fencing, value 10000.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

WANTED-About three sections of leased
land with plenty Of grass and water. Desire
a location where cattle can Craze all the
year round. Please give full description
of water supply, buildings and other i'm
provements in first letter.-No. 1888, care
State Record, Santa Fe. New Mexico.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

$40 ACRES at reasonable price. About 100
acres in cultivation, good stream of water
running through the land, also warm springs
on this tract.-No, 1877, care State Record,
Santa Fee, N. M.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

MARRY IF LONELY; for results. try me
pest and mosI successful Home Maker"
hundreds rich wish marriage soon; strict
perience; descriptions free. THE Success
Jul Club" Mrs. Purdie, Box $50. Oakland
California.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Sale No. sc7 Lots !, 2, :, 8. g. 10, II,
IL, 10, IA, IS, Is, 81, Sec. /; NJ, SEA,
NhSWN, SEASWA, Sec. 2; SWA. SWN
SEA. Sec. ;; NHSEM, Sec. 4; WHSEA,
10; HS;wHM, Sec. II: NWHs, Sec. IL; I. i6s.,
R. 35E., containing 3s23.s8 acres. The
improvements consist Of fencing, value
$1325.O.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

RE~AL-EsTATE BARGAIN $40 acres, s
miles from Mills, Now Mexico, and is miles
from Roy, New Mexico; good roads, land
good for farming and prazing; half is sandy
loan and nall black soil, 90 acres broken for
cultivation, vel with good water, 200 acres
Of the tract adapted to farming and balance
to grazing; price 500 per acre. No. 1n.
State Record, Santa Fe, N. NJ.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
MAKING a CORRECTION

ia Revista de Taos" takes excep-
fion to an editorial from he Noun
t%ainair Ind pandent," which was re-
print d in The State Record of No
vember 30, under the head
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Sale No. s2s - 81, Sec. 8; T. i9S., R.
ments consist of fencing. value $4,000.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-23
Bulletin Announcements.

Editor the Missourian: The Uni
versity has provided bulletin boards
upon which to place posters annOunc-
ing student entertainments and ac-
tivities 1t has been an unwritten law
among the students that any poster
placed on a bulletin board should be
left there until the event advertised
has taken Place; then it is legitimate
to tear the poster down to make room
for a new one.
Whether the posters placed on the
bulletin boards shall not be torn down
until they have served their purpose
is purely a matter of student honor
In the last week the actions of some
persons in tearing down posters an
nouncing student entertainment
would indicate that this spirit of fair
ness is not deeply rooted. Whether
these posters have been removed
through intent or carelessness-it is
impossible to say. The fact that they
have been torn down remains.
In the name of student honor and
fairness, each student should do his
part TO see that this offense is not
repeated. STUDENT.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-23
CITY AND CAMPUS

Miss Anna Mae Bradford has gone
to st. Louis to spend the weekend.
Mrs. |. W. Nickson and son, Claud,
went to Montgomery today to visit
W. P. Shaw.
G. B. Freels, who has been here on
business. left for Armada this morn
ing.
Miss Cecile Haskins left this morn
ing for st. Louis where she will spend
the weekend.
Mrs. George Wilcoxen, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. T. w. Whit
tie, left for Portland, Ore, this morn
ing.
Mrs. w. n. Lindsey and Mrs. Dor
cas- Lindsey were called to Polo this
morning on account of the illness of
relatives.
c. B. Rollins. Jr., and F. B. Rollins
went to St. Louis Thursday on a busi-
ness trip.
Election of officers will take place
at a meeting of the Y. w. C. A. Sun
day afternoon at the Missouri Union
A musical program will be given in
stead of the usual talk
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Becker of st.
Louis, who have been in Columbia on
business, returned home yesterday.
Mrs. l. o. Hockaday and daughter,
Miss Jennie, went to St. Louis yester-
day to spend the weekend.
Miss Helen I. Parr, student in the
University. will spend the week end in
St Louis.
Mrs. ID. E. Crane and Mrs. Lula San
ders went to Mexico yesterday after
noon for few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Perfect went to st.
Louis yesterday afternoon
Miss Clara Corum will visit a few
days in st. Louis.
Ed Levy, Kirk Hays, John Quarles
ana John C. Holloway went t. S..
Louis to attend the Automobile Shew.
Miss Clara Hern went to st. Louis
yesterday.
P. G. Fix of Mexico, who has been
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-23

New international hatreds, economic
struggle, starvation in Germany, the
Lusitania, millions of dead, billions Of
waste, unparalleled destruction. Yes,
the war has shown us that humanity
can endure. But who wants it to?
What have been the lessons of the
war? 1t has taught us little that we
did not know already, and that little
at a cost that staggers the mind. There
is nothing new for America to learn
there is much for her to realize! This
tragedy has put terrific emphasis
upon a few things-the falsity of the
balance of power" idea, the folloy
of placing the fates of nations under
diplomatic lock and key, the value Of
democracy. the destructiveness of pro-
tectionism. Are they revelations?
No doubt Europe has been stimu-
lated; no doubt she will make econOm-
ic and social progress after the war.
But to say that it was worth the
price is like saying that the best way
to teach a man railroad caution is to
let the train run over him. If he sur
wives. he will no doubt keep of the
track afterward. But modern civili-
zation has found it more convenient
to teach him to read a danger sign.