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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
JUSTIFIABLE W0NDERMENT

Lord Northcliffe, owner of the London
Times and of the Daily Mail. one of the
most powerful personages in England and
one of that small group in the British ruling
class who have a clear conception of and a
friendly sympathy for America. has discussed
President Wilson's 'peace-without victory"
speech and confesses that he is puzzled as
to why President Wilson does not begin oper-
atoms by the passification of Mexico.
His lordship's bewilderment is justified /;
and it finds an echo on this side of the water.
On the same day that Lord Northcliffe
voiced his deprecatory criticism. the State De
partment at Washington admitted that Howard
L. Elton, an American citizen. with his home
at Waterbury, Conn, had been executed by
Carranza, the recognized de facto head of the
Mexican government.
Mr.. Elton was arrested by the Carran-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
Land Suite Filed at Roswel1

Saturday injunction suits were
entered on the docket of the district
court in which Robert P. Ervien
commissioner of public lands, is
made plaintiff, and Earl Efom, Lon
Smith. W. E. Meredith. Romeo
Morehead, Ira Morehead. Oscar De
Bord and w. A. De Bord are made
defendants, the issue being an action
of the commissioner to restrain the
defendants from blowing certain
lands which they have entered on
petition under the new 640-acre graz
zing act. and which have been sc.
lected and surveyed by the state,
the survey of which, however. has
not as yet been approved BY the
general land office. The action
involves a certain lease entered into
the commissioner by Lon Cot
tingham. The hearing will come
up before Judge G. A. RICHARDSON on
the 10th inst. and the cases will H.
kelly be consolidated for the pur-
poses of test.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
President Fayette A. tones, of the Schoe

President Fayette A. Jones, Of the School
of Mines, at Socorro, has a very meritorious
proposition for the creation of a geological
bureau, same to be made up of members of
the School of Mines faculty who are willing
to serve without further salary. AS the min
ing industry is now the largest producer of
wealth in the state the legislature should not
lose any opportunity to assist prospectors to
discover and develop more mines, while metal
prices are good, and the financing of mine
development and mill construction is therefore
comparatively easy.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
State Superintendent Jonathan H. Wag-

State Superintendent Jonathan H. Wag-
ner has issued an important circular to county
and city superintendent relative to eighth grade
promotion examinations. There is little doubt
but what those addressed will respond liberal
ly in their efforts to accomplish what the
superintendent suggests. Since statehood New
Mexico's educational facilities and accomplish
ments have progressed by leaps and bounds
and the push the present administration is put
ting into the work indicates that there is to be
still more speeding up.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16

New Mexico should have a fish hatchery
Of her own in order to keep her streams well
stocked with fish at all times, as do most OF
the states of the Union. Rio Arriba county
with its beautiful mountain streams and mild
climate is the proper place for a state hat
cherry and the present legislature is being
watched with interest by the most progressive
people of that county to see that this matter
is not overlooked and that the same is es-
tahl'shtd We understand that a large part
Of Il" expense of maintaing the hatchery will
be horne by the federal government when it
is once established by the state.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
10 the State q Preferred Creditorf

The question of whether or not
the state is a preferred creditor in
the cas- of bank failures involving
state funds is before the Supreme
Court in the matter of the Peoples
Savings Bank and Trust company,
on appeal of the American Surety
company on the question whethe,
the surety company could claim a
priority in assets in the savings
bank in Silver City which now is
defunct, by subrogation to state
priority. There were 5000 of state
funds in this bank and the amount
was guaranteed by the Surety COM
Dany, and paid owe by the company
after the bank failed.
If a state has priority in such cases
it will be regarded as an extra safe
guard for state monies. This ap-
peal involves, therefore, the same
question raised in the Las Cruces
First State Bank in which the state
college funds were deposited.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
New Corporations.

The Magdalena Publishing COM
pany was incorporated at $4,000
with $1,000 subscribed, by E. M.
Carter, Clifford Carter, A. H. Carter
and c. N. Tracy.
The Aztec Zinc company. capital
100000 was incorporated by Char
les A. Spiess, of Las Vegas and
others.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16

The joint memorial introduced in the state
senate by Hon. w. d. Murray of Grant coun-
tv. sets out forcibly some of the ways in which
the forest grazing fee system is burden to
stockmen of this and other states in which
large areas are held under the false pretense
that they are timber lands. for the real p1r-
pose OF extorting money from the local peo-
pie VIII which to perpetuate an office hold
ing bu1 eaucracy.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16

The New Mexico Stock1nan is the name
of a new paper recently started at Roswell,
which is to be devoted to the live stock in
dustry of the state. 1t is edited by S. G.
Harvey who is himself a rancher, and there
is no doubt but what it will be of much in
terest to stockmen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
WANTS BUSINESS MAN IN CHARGE.

In a speech in the Senate a few days
ago, Senator Fall, of New Mexico, exposed
some OF the weaknesses of bureaucracy. He
explained that the Pueblo Indians have always
maintained themselves by agricultural pur-
suits, owned their lands without any grants
from the United States, and have always
maintained their own local sclf-goverrnent.
In recent years the United States has appro-
priatcd a small sum to aid them in maintaining
schools. There are nine Pueblos, or divisions
OF the tribe. each speaking a different Ian
guage. Recently the Indian Office assumed
authority to overthrow, the self-government
system which those Indians have maintained,
and, without consulting them. appointed an
Indian of one Pueblo as Judge over another,
whose language he did not understand
"Ncver will you raise the Indian very much
higher in the scale of humanity, said Senator
Fall, until you have some man in charge of
affairs who as a business man will investigate
and inform himself and when informed act"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
We are in receipt of a circular which SCI

We are in receipt of a circular which sets
out the remarks Of Congressman B. c. Her
nandez in protesting against the raise of graz
ing fees or forest reserves. He shows that
the forest regulations in practice and effect
discriminate against the small sheep and cat
tie owner. While these fees are a drawback
to the large owner of live stock, he is able to
meet the increased taxation and survive in
business hrt the small owner who must Craze
his stock on q forest reserve, faces nothing but
eventual ruin, and the quicker he realizes the
fact and moves away from the blighting in
%flncnce Of a forest reserve the better off he
will be.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16

The blue sky bill provides a blue sky
the board.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
HOUSE BILL NO. ISL.

Introduced by Mr.. c. w. B. Bryan"
BE IT enacted by the legislature of the state
Of New Mexico"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16

portant pledge made by said Plat
form and said Bursum, to wit: SUBJ
mission to the voters of said state
of prohibition. or otherwise and while
said Bursum worked hard and Ia
boriously for said submission, and
is now working for woman's suf-
frage and other ~nefarious bills. all
this is aside from the point, which,
succinctly and definitely stated is.
that said Bursum has no right, war
rant. Or authority to invite himself
to be present in Santa Fe, and to
remain in said city, while the legis-
lature is in session. In other words,
and stating the matter more blunt
ly, according to Bronson's view. the
people of the state are sufficiently
Tolerant when they permit Mr.. Bur-
sum to Craze his sheep within the
confines of Socorro county and there
he should permanently remain. tend
ing his fIocks, and associating with
people already so far contaminated
and corrupted that it is impossible
for an honest man to secure a fair
and impartial trial before. a jury
therein. Why, he asks. should he be
allowed here in Santa Fe' where
Bronson is making such an heroic
effort to lead the. people in the
New York way of thinking. and
where he and "Gi,la" and Horace
johnson are making such
heroic strides for the moral ? and
political uplift of the people.
This legislature should at once,
and with a double emergency clause.
enact a law making it q penal Of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-15
DSEV[NDN(
QRY TALL az
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER
PATIENT CHiMPANZEE.

"Gharlie was the name of a chin
panZee in the Zoo" said Daddy, land
he was i'll.
"He had fallen down when he had
been swinging too hard on a trapeze
and he had hurt his right arm. One
of the bones had been broken and the
doctor had to set it just as a grown
ups arm or child'S arm would have
TO be set If bone was broken.
"Now Charlie never murmured. He
kept quite still and he was just as
brave as brave could be. L will be a
good patient he seemed to say. And
he even grinned TO show how very
brave he was.
His arm was done up in bandageS
and Charlie had to be very quiet. He
watched other animals playing and
having good times But he never cried
or murmured.
1.-THE keeper admired his bravery SC
much that he kept giving him better
meals every day. OF course Charlie
| enjoyed these meals, but they We're &
little rich for q chimpanzee who coulC
not exercise. And one day Charlie fell
very sick.
1T was q day when the arm was al
most well and when the bandages were
ready to come off. Charlie tried to &c
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-15

While uniforms and equipment are
furnished free to privates and non-com-
missiOned officers in the United States
army, commissioned officers are required
TO make these purchases themselves.
During the past few months the cost Of
uniforms has taken such decided Jump
graduates will be obliged to part with
the equivalent Of two months salary
in order to secure the equipment neces-
sary to enter upon their new careers
| The salaries of officers, by the way, are
year; brigadier general, $4,000; colonel
| $4,000; lieutenant colonel So 900; ma
| jor, $4,000; captain, $4,000; first lieu
| tenant $4,000; second lieutenant, 81,
/ 700. Officers below the rank of briga
der general receive an increase of II
per cent, in their pay for each five year
spent in one rank. Army officers ar,
! provided with heat, light, and quarters
or in some eases granted an allOwanc,
to provide for them Mounted officer
receive 500 a year for feed of on
horse, or $50 a year for two horses
Officers of the aviation corps receiv
80 per cent more than the usual pay 70
their rank.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-15
The New Secretary of State.

The appointment of Frederick G..
Fleetwood OF Morrisville to be secre-
tary of state during the unexpired term
Of Guy w. Bailey. whose resignation
takes effect Aug. 81, brings to the po-
sition a veteran in that Office inasmuch
as Mr.. Fleetwood served for three terms
Just prior to the election of Mr.. Bailey,
retiring voluntarily in 1905 During
the last few years the routine of the
office has grown very greatly so that
Mr.. Fleetwood will find himself con
fronted by mass of new work; but
his previous experience in the office, to-
gether with his we'll known adaptable
tv, will enable him to carry out the
duties of the office most acceptably
during the remainder of Mr.. Bailey s
term. We do not suppose that Mr.
Fleetwood has any intention of seeking
to retain the position beyond that I'M
expired term because he has a law prac
tice to attend to, in addition to othei
matters. Therefore, the taxpayers Of
the state may be looking around fC,
really acceptable candidate for tn,
office, not being required to make
choice out OF the list of men who may
present themselves for the office.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-15
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

We was III the setting room after
suppir, and ma sed to pop, Willyum, I'm
so worried, I'm afrayed | have case of
sickniss on my hands.
Wat. nonsents, wy | never saw him
look better IN his life, sed pop.
Who9 sed ma.
Benny, sed pop.
O, Bennys all rite, ! meen the little
silver fish in my aquarium, hes bin act
ing so queerlF, sed ma.
O, hold me up, sumbody, sed pop.
! meen it, scd ma, hes bin lying on
his little side on the bottim of the aqua
rian, and standing on his little nose,
| YOU Suppose can ale him, Willvum?
Is he an cxsepshinilly intelligent fish
sed pop.
O, yes, sed ma and pop sed, Then
maybe hes got brane fever.
@, Willyum that's not RELY possible
| is il, scd ma.
| Well, according to Darwin, man de
cended frum the munkey, and the mum
key decended frum the fish, sad pop.
And YOU axuaily believe that sum
thing mite be the mattir with its little
! brane? sed ma.
Wy don't You fone and ask DIR. Rorel
to come Ground sed pop
O, Willyum, do You think he Woo
come? sed ma
Yee gods and little silver fishes, thi,
is to mulch, | move that we all 90 t,
the movies, sed pop.
Wich me and pop and ma started t
do, and outside was a big sine saving
Speshil today, maryeliss scenes undo.
the sea.
Help, more fish, sed pop, lets get som,
ice cream insted.
Now, Willyum, we can get the ic,
GREEN aftirwerds, sed ma
WITCH we did
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-15

The need of cooperation with the
committee which is struggling to in
crease and conserve New England s
coal supply ought to be apparent in
view of the difficulty of securing ships
and cars, and yet some consumers seem
to be oblivious of the Importance of
quick action in these unusual times. A
short time ago a steamer loaded with
1000 tons of coal lay at dock in Port
land, Me-, for two weeks simply because
the consigneeS were not ready to receive
the cargo. When it is pointed out that
in that time the ship could have made
another round trip it becomes evident
that the shiftlessness of the consignees
cost New England just 1000 tons OF
coal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-15
Mr.. Hoover's Good Beginning.
Boston Transcript.)

Boston Transcript
Mr.. Hoover IS statement to the Ameri-
can people Immediately following the
appointment as food administrator, is
remarkable document. The people Will
read it, and will find it worth reading.
1t contains besides an indication of the
purposes of the Government under the
food control bill, an extremely concise
epigram regarding the object of the
war itself and the reasons for our par
ticipation in it. Every flag that flies
against the Central Powers is by proxy
the American flag; every man in the
ranks ~ the Allies, every woman and
child in Europe sacrificing in the main
tenance Of the men. is fighting III our
defence. And this Is entirely ger
name to the matter of the main state
/ ment, because the fact which it states
| is groundwork for this organization of
/ food resources that Mr.. Hoover is UNI
/ derta king in obedience to the act Of
| Congress and the President 5 appoint
ment.
1t is because every flag that floats on
the Allied line is ours by proxy that we
must husband our resources and CON
centratc our efforts. If this were not
democracy s war against tyranny. there
would be no sense in the particular eff
fort we are going to make under Mr..
Hoover 5 administration. His purpose,
as he tells the country. is to stabilize
and not disturb conditions. - That, we
may depend upon it, he will do, with the
assistance of the country. All this con
troll is not the edict of a dictator, but
the expression and exercise of pa
triotic obligation which rests upon all
Mr.. Hoover has shown great wisdom
and tact in preparing the people for
this effort. Without undue inSistcncc
he has familiarizcd every man and
woman in the country, and a good pro
portion Of the children. with the prob
, lem and the means of its solution This
work has been well done The rest OF
his work remains to be done We know
that he is able, wise and experienced
and we also know that he is honest anC
unselfsh. Possessing the confidence Of
the country, he gives full and squar,
notice now that the food administra
tion "wilI not hesitate to apply to tn,
full the drastic, coercivc power tina
: Congress has conferred. This warn
b ing is not needed by the patriotic bust
! ness men and thinking as well as pa
triotic householders It is needed b,
the INSCRIPTIONS and the needless.
: any seriously feel the pressure of Nh
: Hoover S administrative hand they vii
Q be in these two classes Business an
,, the people stand to gain. We are o
= the threshold of a period of disciplin
+ whose good results will last much long
Y or than this great war lasts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-15

up and play but he felt very sick. 1t
vas his tummy now-and not his arm
that felt SO poorly! His arm was all
right. His tummy was all wrong.
1.-The keeper saw that Charlie felt
poorly.
"'It's all my fault said the keeper.
I gave you too much rich food during
the days when you couldn't exercise
| didn't mean to do it, Charlie, didn't
mean to. And now I'll have to give
YOU a dose of horrid medicine. Poor
old Charlie
1.-The chimpanzee looked at the keep
er out of his bright little eyes. He
moved his head this way and that.
Very sick, keeper he was trying to
say.
But he knew too that the keeper
felt very sad to think that Charlie was
sick. And he also knew that he had
eaten too much rich food.
But oh, anything, to feel all well
again! He was willing to be given
medicine If he could be made well
He didn't just think of how horrid q
taste the medicine would have, but he
thought of the next day when he would
feel all well.
''The keeper felt badly indeed t.
| think that it was MI his fault and thai
he had meant to reward the patient
/ chimpanzee. And now he must give
him medicine.
Gle went to Charlie with the medi
cine in bottle, and carrying a glas:
and spoon, too.
:" I am sorry, Charlie said the keep
er, and from the look Charlie gave hin
he knew he understood.
"'Good chimpanzee,' said the keeper
You fine, patient animal. You teacl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-15
Fl. UR

Tho Government has fixed the mini
mum price 20 be paid the Western Farm
ers for the 1913 crop Of Wheat at $500
per bushel. The price for the 1917
Wheat crop (Wheat Winter and Spring.
has not been fixed. IL seems difficult to
satisfy the Western Farmer and East
ern Consumer; however, it is evident
that the Western Farmer will demand
for the 1917 crop high prices, or at
least comparatively high prices, on ac-
count of the smallneSs of the crop;
therefore, we think the Consumer is per
fectly safe in purchasing flour at pres
ent prices, especially -four manufactured
from Winter Wheat, which we believe
is at the low point Of the crop year.
Winter Wheat fours make good bread,
and Of course fancy pastry; they will
not produce as much bread as a Spring
Wheat Oike WHITE SATIN) but they
will produce wholesome, white loaf.
The difference existing at the present
time, probably because new Spring
Wheat is not yet available. is about 50
per barrel at retail. Any of the follow
ing brands are guaranteed pure, and
can be furnished by any grocer in New
England
ADRIAN, a Michigan Patent. manu-
featured from Michigan White Wheat.
CRoSBY'S SPECIAL, a Kansas Pat
cnt, manufactured from hard Winter
Wheat.
QUAKER CITY PATENT, manufac
tured from Soft Red.
WHITE SWAN, a Michigan Straight
Tor pastry fours we recommend
SUNSHINE and GLORIA.
The merchants have special price fol
these hours ground from new Wheat
and a barrel or two extra with this bread
-four we believe, win prove very bene
fetal within q year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-15

us all leSSOn-aII OF uS-fOr none or
US take medicine well, children nor
even grown-ups.'
1.-THE chimpanzee swallowed the
medicine. He tried very hard not to
make face as he did so, but he took
1t all-every drop-and then he tried
to lie quite still. For it was such hor-
rid tasting medicine.
''The keeper still stood by Charlie
with the empty glass and bottle in his
hand. Then he put them down and
took Charles head and stroked II
again and again.
Charlie nudged up against the keep.
err, both shoulders and arms feeling
all right again.
"'YOu will make me well, keeper he
seemed TO say. 1T is not your fault
you had to give me the horrid medi
cine. Dear keeper, you know that by
tomorrow | will be feeling like my ole
self again.
$50 gentle, SO good and so patien
had Charlie been all through his Who'll,
sickness and now he still had to have
another day of it--now when his tim,
should have been up. And Charlie
never made a murmur. For monkey
and chimpanzees are the most patien
creatures when they are sick and TAX
| their medicine. And the story 0
! Charlie is true
"Oh, Daddy" said the children, "w
| never take medicine without making
fuss. How shameful to think the chin
panzee did not make any at all
Il made a great fuss when | was
child, too" said Daddy. "Yes, l mus
admit it, but the whole truth is tha
the chimpanzee would have put an
grOwn-up or child to shame!"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-15
"Divide Land" Saws Lord Bryce.

Lord Bryce in snecch maintained
there are three questions with which
British craftsmanship would have TO
deal which had impressed themselv es
upon him. One was tho land question.
Wherever he had travelled, he had
found that nothing made so much for
the general welfare of a nation and n
its political stability, as a division Of
the land among a large number Of
small owners cultivating their own
farms.
This was the strongest point of the
United States and Canada. The want
of it was the weakest point in Spanish
America. 1t was source of strength
in Switzerland and in most parts OF
France. 1t was one of the objects
which Australia and New Zealand were
making efforts to secure. After the
war was over, Lord Bryce said, they
must resume theif efforts 10 establish
it In Great Britai..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-15
Col. Reeves Now a Major.
burlington Free Press. !

Huntington FTCF IItss.J
The friends Of Captain Ira L. Reeves
as we know hlm Will be interested TO
learn that he has been transferred from
the retired list and made major of in
fantry with his commission dating
from July /, 1916. The Vermont Ma
tional Guard with Colonel Reeves in
command made q great record, heating
the rest of the country is getting an
effective force ON the Rio Grande in
the very vanguard of the militia of all
the states He puts vim and enthusi-
asm into his men, and as a result they
always have pep
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-15
Member OF the Associated Press.

The RAFc-sner il on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co,
9. w. Cleaveland, d. K. Cutler e Co
(Esteyvllle), Brooks House Pharmacy
Aliens Depot Newsstand
West Brattleboro, j. l.. Stockwsll
East Dummerston, NJ E. Brown.
Putney, NJ G.. Williams.
Newfane, n. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, C. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, G. II. circuit.
jamaica, r. ]. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. Bufrum.
West Chesterfield. N. H., Mrs. w
Streeter.
HInsdale, NJ. H., w. Fl. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, VT, Depot Restaurant
Windsor. VT. Windsor Restaurant