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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
LIEsoLD, RIGHT FIELD

Only feet inches tall and
weighs 154 pounds. Obtained from
Cleveland three years ago. Born
Feb. II, 1892, at Butler, Ind. First
played professionally in 1911 at
Milwaukee. Throws right handed.
but bats left. He is married and
lives in Detroit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
EDWARD MURPHY, ouTFIELDER

Game to Chicago three years ago
from the Philadelphia Athletics.
Started his baseball in 1911 at
Scranton. Pa. He is feet 10
inches tall and weighs $50 pounds
Born Oct. 2, 1891, at Hancock, N.
Y. Bats left handed and throws
right. Married and lives in Dun
more, Pa.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04
FARMERS RESPONDING TO
OFFER OF COMMISSIONER

That the farmers OF the state are
alive to the situation of need oi
greater production is shown by the
returns that are coming in to State
Land Commissioner Ervien in ans.
wer to his offer to them TO use the
lard embraced in their grazing leases
for farming without extra rental.
Up to today those who have ans
wered and reported the additional
acreage they will plant show a
total of new land on leases alone
of over 1900 acres. This does not
include the large tracts which will
amount to about as much more, but
this ll,O0 acres is made up OF
amounts running from 200 acres
down to few acres, which means
many new farmers and good care
of the crops planted.
One of the highly commendable
features in this connection is :hc
fact that nearly all of these peo-
pie report that they will plant the
crops advised by the State Agricul-
tural College which are pinto beans,
potatoes, corn and sorghum, all of
which are certain crops and large
producers. This is not a time for
experimenting but a time for the
surest crops to be selected and the
farmers seem to be awake to this
necessity.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04
IMPORTANT THAT WE
HELP FEED THE BELClANS

The officers in charge Of the relief
work in Belgium are sending out a
special call for food supplies to re-
1--we situation growing more seri-
ous daily. Few Americans realize
the teiribl, suffering the inhabitants
of war ridden Belgium undergo. the
small children and babies especial
ly being forced to endure ptiva-
tions that the average mind Is una
Bile to grasp and the death rate
from starvation is exceedingly high.
At this time all America has turned
its thoughts to the food supply of
the country and its European allies
and we are informed by military
Authorities that our most important
wnr;; VII b. feeding the armies and
inha5',ants o! these countries.
The Rocky Mountain Club-Hoover
which handles the relief work in
Belpinm under the supervision Of
Mr.. Herbert Hoover requests that
everyone intending to subscribe
shonl'l do so at once. Special stress
is laid upon the fact that we must
feed Europe even though, we do
sacrifice few ships and from this
country alone can the necessary food
supply come. They are fighting for
us and with us. Do you want to
help? Mail your check to the
Rocky Mountain Club-Hoover Fund,
New Mexico Division, Albuquerque,
at once.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04
MODERN WOODMEN
HAVE PLEASANT MEETING

The State Camp of the Modern
Woodmen of the World held a large
and pleasant convention at Albu-
querque OH Wednesday.
w. B. Johnson was elected state
consul, E. B. Holmes of Aztec. state
clerk. G. r, Wilson. of Been, dele
gate to the National Convention
which meets in Chicago June 10.
H. M. Bowers. of Las Cruces, alter
nate. S. L. Burton. of Albuquerque,
state medical director.
The business session which was
held at the L, o. o. r. hall lasted
all day after which a banquet and
bail was held in the basement Of
the Masonic Temple.
The Modern Woodmen have a
splendid membership in New Mex
leo and are increasing in number
and social and financial benefits to
their members.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04
NEW LEcTURE.OLD SUBJECT
AT THE CHAUTAUQUA

Lou J. Beauchamp's great lecture
Take the Sunny Side," having been
delivered 5000 times, certainly has
proved its right to live. 1t must have
been helpful from the beginning or
such record could not have been
made.
But two lectures in the history
OF the American platform have been
delivered that many times. The
other is Russell Conwell's Acres
of Diamonds" Thousands OF men
testify to the Inspiration that lee
/ lures gave them, and the success
it spelled in their lives.
Congressman, ministers, teachers
of the year telling how this great
lecture opened for them the way to
success.
Take the Sunny Side" has been
bringing cheer and help into lives.
and improving community conditions
for third of century.
Yet, old as the lecture is, and
as many times as it has been heard,
it is as fresh and needful today
as it was in the beginning. It is .
new lecture as often as new con-
ditions arise in this changing land
of ours. If you heard it three years
ago and hear it again now, you
will wonder why a new name has
not been given it.. 1t is not the
same lecture. Yet its purpose is
the same. And that is why the old
name is used.
1t is an honest attempt to bring
happiness and content through right
living into the communities where
it is delivered, Unlike many lee
lures on Sunshine" it deals with
the shadows of individual and CONF
munity life 1t goes into the prisons,
the courts, the vice dens, and even
into some of the churches, and shows
what is wrong there, and then, by
offering a remedy for that wrong,
shows how some glad day the in-
dividual, the community and the
state. will really Take the Sunny
Side"
While Mr.. Beauchamp has been a6-
vertised as a humorist all these
years, his audiences certainly get as
many laughs each night as they
would at a minstrel show. There
are moments of tears, and of tra-
gedy, and of eloquence, and It IS
this combination of gifts, as well
as the wonderful messages of the
story, that has made this lecture
classic.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04
Corporation Commission Cases.

Informal Cause No. co., Fay Sper-
ry (Chamberino) VS.. Wells Fargo
and Western Union Telegraph Co.
This was an effort to secure ex-
press and telegraph office for Cham
berino. The express office will be
established but it is believed that
the business at that station will not
Justify a telegraph office at this
time.
Informal Cause No. 6l6. Leo Lon
gino (Scholle) VS.. the T. 7. & S. F.,
and Wells Fargo. This was conn
paint that no station or express of.
flee at that place, although justi-
fled. The commission has secured
the establishment of both offices
and the case is closed.
Informal Cause No. 597. Over.
charge on a car of horses and
car of mixed grain, involving car
of horses from Clarendon. Tex. and
a car Of grain from Hedley, Tex,
both for Montoya, this state. Com.
plant brought by ]. B. Storm. ia.
voived. $6l60 being advised that the
amount of overcharge had been re-
funded. case closed.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04
10, 80 ACRES IN MORA
COUNTY SOLD FOR RANGE

East Las Vegas. May LAND
sales and leases covering about 100
900 acres in Mora countw were
aruounced here late this week.
The State Land and Invcstmen,
company and o. 4. Jahrens Of Wagon
Mound sold to the Bloom Land and
Cattle Company of Trinidad 10000
acres. and the Bloom concern secur.
ed leases and options on 5000 more.
The consideration for the land sold
is in the eighbrhood of half a mil
lion dollars
The Bloom company will put cattle
on the land at once, 1900 head being
in the first herd to be driven upon it.
The Bloom concern is one of the
most extensive cattle companies in the
country 1t has herds on the range
in several of the western states and
in British Columbia. The sale was
made through Stephen B. Davis and
w. J. Lucas of this city.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04
A HIGHER COURT
REvERSES SECRE-
TARY LANE AGAIN
INTERESTING DECISION OF
COURT OF APPEALS OF
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
IN LAND SELECTION
CASE

OF general interest to the west
is decision handed down on April
q by the Court of Appeals OF the
, District of Columbia in the case Of
the Central Pacific Railway Com
pany v, Secretary Lane. In this
case the railroad company had made
indemnity selection under the pro-
visions Of the Act of July Is, 1866.
Thereafter, but before the approval
of such selection by the Depart.
ment, the lands selected were with
drawn by the Government under tho
power site witdrawan act OF June
i2s, 1910, and because such Withdraw
al had been made. Secretary Lane
refused to confirm the selectioa,
although it was made long prior to
the date of withdrawal.
The court held that the making
OF the selection under the law gave
the company "contractual righA1
to have the selection consumatet.
and such right could not be taken Q.
wayby any act of an executive officer
of the Government. The court further
pointed out that the rejection Of
such an indemnity selection was in
direct disobediense of = mandate Of
Congress, and therefore the com
pany was entitled to relief in the
courts of the land.
This decision is especially inter-
esting in New Mexico at this time,
for the reason that the Secretary
of the Interior has rejected large
acreage of State Indemnity and Lieu
Selections. for reasons in many res
poets similar to the one assigned
in this case. 1t is hoped that it will
not be necessary to invoke the aid
of the courts in the state selections
referred to- in view of the reversal
of the holding of Secretary Lane In
this case.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04
TRY TO MAKE POLITICS
OUT OF SMALL MATTER

One of the big New Mexico dali
les tried to make little political
capital out of an insignificant event
that happened in the House the
first day of the special session.
After the organization Mr.. Enri-
que Mares of Colfax County who
understood that the governors ad-
dress would not be delivered until
the following morning moved to
adjourn to that time and as soon as
he was informed that the governor
was ready and in waiting withdrew
his motion.
The paper in question made II
appear that Mr.. Mares was trying
to delav action and prolong the ses-
sion which was merely an attempt
TO stir mp a little politics and dis
credit the motives of Mr. Mares in
particular and the legislature in
general.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04
LARGE ACREAGE
WILL Be PLANTED
ON THE STATE LAND
HOLDERS OF GRAZING LEAS-
ES ARE SENDING IN RE.
PORTS OF CROPS THEY
WILL PLANT AND ACRE.
AGE OF EACH

Santa Fe, N. NJ, May 1.-The per.
NIT issued last week by the State
Land Department, whereby leasers
of state grazing lands are given the
right to farm such lands without
additional rental, has brought a
prompt and generous response from
holders of grazing leases in every
county of the state. State Land Com.
missioner r. P. Ervieu today gave
out a brief preliminary statemen,
showing use being made of the per
NIT to farm the state lands. More
than two hundred Individuals have
announced their purpose to take ad.
vantage OF the permits and the total
increased acreage THUS assured is
about 5000 acres. A large number
Of leasers Of graging lands have
advised the Commissioner that their
lands are unfit for farming and more
useful to the state for grazing. To
such the Land Department is mail
ing a prompt reply Indicating that
it is not the desire OF the depart.
ment that any land be broken which
is not reasonably sure to be more
usSiuA ioi iAIu crops IMAM TOT grass.
There is . very large area Of the
states lands now leased for grazing,
however, which can be farmed, and
It Is such lands that the plan is
designed to reach in the present
crisis.
The promptness Of the response to
the permit has surprised the land
office. Every mail brings a bundle
OF the return cards sent out with
the permit and the number is ex-
pected to increase from day to day
for another week When all les
sers Of grazing lands have been
heard from the department will pub
lish a summary OF the returns, Civ
ing the honor roll of the leasers
who have planted crops. The most
satisfactory feature OF the returns
thus far is that the large acreage
secured is in tracts ranging from
one to one hundred and twenty
acres. The largest single tract re-
turned is 260 acres.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04
Farmers are Loyal

The farmers of the valley are tax.
ing a deep interest in the work oil
the Chaves County Farmers League
especially in its efforts to increase
the food supply during the present
emergency. Ten community meetings
will be held Monday night, and the
indications are that there will be
very few farmers who will not at
tend. The word has gone out tha,
something of real Importance is to
be accomplished and the farmers are
anxious to help in the patriotic
work. Meetings will be held in
these communities Berrendo, Fair
view, Roswell, L. F. D., East Grand
Plains. Mountain View School, Dex-
ter, Hagerman, Lake Arthur, Ken
na.-Roswell News.
High Priced Sheep
Prayer Miller has concluded a deal
with DR.. R. c. Worswick and this
associates, the Louissena brothers, in
which the latter become owners of
his magnificent ranch some 50 miles
northwest of the city and his entire
flock of 5000 sheep. The ranch
property comprises a large range of
both patened and leased lands with
ample water supply, and brought
$4,000 in this deal The sheep from
the ranch brought SI3 for the ewes
md $40 for the yearling lambs. Mr..
Miller will likely engage in the sheep
business on larger scale as
soon as he gets his bear
ings on a new location.
Quay a Big Producer
There has been an increase of over
$1,000 head of cattle in Quay county
in the last four years, and the total is
now over 100000 head: the county's
wheat crop last year totaled approxi-
mately $4,000 bushels, and the pros
poets for this years crop are excel
lent; pending building contracts in
Tucumcari, the county seat, aggre-
gate over $4,000; Tucumcari's two
banks now have deposits totaling
81 100000; the county has just raised
$1,000 for work on the main east
and west highway, q part Of the
Ozark Trails road, and on June 3
will vote on . proposition to issue
$4,000 in road bonds.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04
SPRINGER BOYS OFF
TO ENLIST IN THE ARMY

Springer, May six Springer
boys left here answering Uncle Sans
call for soldiers. More will 70.
low shortly. Those who have al
ready gone are Ofelio Arellano, w
V. Malcof, William Tinda'l, J. d.
Hoskins. o. J. Davis and NJ. F.
Salazar.
Young women of Springer gave a
reception for them Thursday night.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04

The Chautauqua for 1917 is bring
ing an unusual lot of good, clean
fun. Among the funniest of the fun
makers will be Ada Roach, whose
smile is as contagious as small
pox, and Frank Ducrot, the magi-
clan. Ducrot pronounces his name
"Do-crow" and his entertainment
will be as funny as his name.
Beauchamp is known as the r1an
who makes you laugh and laugh,
and laugh and cry and cry and cry
and think and think and think.
You'll get your moneys worth OF
laughs out of these three folks alone.
But there are others, too. and they
all like to see folks enjoy them
selves
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-05-04
FOR THEIR COUNTRY.

Santa Fe is sending some of hel
sons to serve the country in its
hour of need. and among those oi
the best families we note: To the
officers training camp, John R. Nc
Fie. Jr., to the navy, Robert d.
Willison, Hansel Pfluger, Ferdinand
Kock. ROLAND Polar. Antonio Lu.
cero, Jr,; James McClintock has
gone to Springfield. Ohio, there ia
join the National Guard of his home
state.
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CoLFAX. PARISH, La, SATURDAY, MARCH 1917

at such other place as the Board of Dr.
rectors may designate, at an hour to
be named by the president of the asso-
citation, which hour so named shall con-
tinue the same for all subsequent meet
ings unless changed by written notice
to each director, and any five of the
Board of Directors shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of all bust
ness of the association.
Thus done and passed at my office at
Verda, Grant parish, Louisiana, on this
the 10th day of January, 1917, in the
presence of the undersigned competent
witnesses.
]. M. Lang, w. M. Bowen, c. C.
Wilson, G. D. Smith. ]. E. Wallace,
M. E. Teddlie, d. H. Wallace, Leon
Lang, l. McMills, Zelma Bumgardner,
Mrs. d. H. Wallace. j. A. Patton, H.
L. Brian.
R. H. Benton, Jr., Miss Lila Collins,
R. M. Dunn, j. w. Bumgardner, Miss
Hulda Stoessell, Florence Swor, B. d.
Fletcher, Mrs. Ella Brian, Mark Wom-
ack, Miss Lille McMills, j. M. Straug-
han, Mrs. w. H. Jones, Mrs. j. w.
Collins, A. A. Pool, j. w. Bryant, Mrs.
M. E. Teddlie, j. A. Swor, Mrs. j. A.
Patton. Clara Fletcher, Eva McMills,
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''ZIMMERMANN."

tives in 1894, 1898, 1906, 1915,
1889 and 1856, and, incidentally,
attacked the pacifists protesting
against the bill.
The communication of Germa-
ny to Mexico and Japan was
brought up in the Senate imme-
diately when it convened by Sen
ator Lodge, who introduced his
resolution.
LATER. In response to the
resolution the President trans
mitted a report from Secretary
of State Lansing, stating that
the evidence has come to the pos
session of the United States with
in the last week, and that the
authenticity of Foreign Minister
Zimmerman's instructions to Ger
man Minister Won Eckhardt, in
Mexico City, is established, as
revealed by the Associated Press.
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German Note Shows Plot to Involve
u. S., japan and Mexico.

Washington, March IA cop
of German Foreign Minister Tim
merman's instructions to Germa
Minister Won Eckhardt. at Mex
co City, sent through Count voI
Bernstorff, at Washington. is il
possession of the United State
government. 1t is as follows:
Berlin, Jan. 10, 1917.-On
the first of February we in
tend to begin submarine war
fare unrestricted. In spite
of this, it is our intention to
endeavor to keep neutral the
United States of America.
If this attempt is not sue
cessfli We propose an alliance
on the following basis with
Mexico. That We shall make
war together and together
make peace. We shall give
general financial support and
it is understood that Mexico
is to reconquer the lost terri
tory in New Mexico, Texas
and Arizona. The details are
left to you for settlement.
You are instructed to in
form the President of Mexico
of the above in the greatest
confidence as soon as it is GER
tain that there will be an out
break of war with the United
States and suggest that the
President of Mexico on his
own initiative, should COM
municate with Japan sug-
costing adherence at once to
this plan; at the same time,
offer to mediate between Ger
many and Japan.
Please call to the attention
of the President of Mexico
that the employment of ruth
less submarine warfare now
promises to compel England
to make peace in a few
months.
''ZIMMERMANN."
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NUMBER 20

Mrs. Esther Dunn, Earl Roberts, w.
H. Jones, j. B. Roberts, w. w. COL
Inns, Miss Eva Collins, Mrs. j. w. Bry-
ant, ID. l. Payne, Miss Edel Tucker, ].
F. Fletcher, Miss j. F. Fletcher, Mrs.
Mamie Smith, j. H. McNeely, Mrs. D.
l. Payne, C. H. Teal.
JAS. R. MILLER.
Notary Public.
Witnesses:
l. N. HARKINS.
c. j. HUTCHINSON.
Filed and recorded on this 18th day
of February, A. ID. 1917.
C. D. LACROIX,
by. Clerk and Recorder.
STATE OF LOUISIANA Il
Parish of Grant
hereby certify that the within and
foregoing to be true and correct copy
of the original charter of The Grant
Parish Fair Association, Inc, as filed
and recorded in this office in Book "a"
of Charters at page 38 ct seq.
Witness my hand and official seal of
Office at Colfax. Louisiana, this the
18th day of February, A. D. 1917.
c. d. LACROIX,
by. Clerk and Ex-Officio by. Recorder,
Grant Parish, Louisiana.
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You Should Feel 1905 To-Day.

You cannot meet the days work
cheerfully feeling bilious. Dull head
ache, coated tongue, bad breath are
signs that indicate your liver is over
worked or ioafing. In either case you
need Po-Do-L Lax, Natures liver regu-
lator, derived from the May-apple.
BY stimulating the flow of bile, Po-Do-
lax makes work easier for your liver,
and by its mildly laxative quality re-
moves the impurities that clog the in
testines. At all druggists, 50c.-Ad.-1.
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News from Pollock.

The following letter is copied
from the Alexandria Town Talk
of Feb. %, viz:
Pollock, La. Feb. %. Several
nights ago, about / O'Clock a. m,
the fire alarm, which is the Iron
Mountain Lumber Company's
wild cat whistle. aroused the peo-
pie of our town. A dwelling,
which was vacant, burned up.
By heroic efforts, the dwellings
on each side were saved.
Last week a tent was raised on
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InternatlOnai Lies mdue q Il Siouy.
Washington, Feb. 2S. -Publica-
ton of a false statement regard
ing a controversy between the
United States and any other coun-
try would be punishable by a fine
of not more than $40, 600 or i'm
prisonment not exceeding two
years, or both, by new section
written into the senate espionage
bill by the house judiciary COM
mittee last night just before or
dering the measure favorably re-
ported.
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Stop That Cough.

A hacking cough weakens the whole
system. drains your energy and gets
worse if neglected; your throat is raw
your chest aches and you feel sore all
over. Relieve that cold at once with
DR.. Kings New Discovery. The sooth-
ing pine balsams heal the irritated
membranes, and the antiseptic and lax
ative qualities kill the germs and break
up your cold. Don't let cold linger
Get Dr. Kings New Discovery to-day
at your druggist, Soc. -Adv.-1.