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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28
DR.. HODGIN is MADE
VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE
STATE UNIVERSITY

Albuquerque, N. M. Sept. 27.-At
the formal opening of the Univer-
sity of New Mexico on Wednesday
October 3, President David Ross
Boyd will announce, among other
faculty changes and advanccments
the election of DR.. c. E. Hodgin
for many years dean of the faculty
to the position of vice-pre-
sident of the University. The an
nouncement will be of special interest
to educators throughout the south
west since Dr. Hodgin enjoys a very
side acquaintance among them. In
point of continuous service he is the
Oldest educator in the employ of the
state. He is professor of education
in the University Dr. Hodgin's post
as dean will be assumed by Prof.
c. f. Mitchell, for a number of years
the University registrar.
To Make Formal Address
Departing from his usual custom
President Boyd will make a formal
address at the opening, He will take
occasion to emphasize the necessity
for broad training for young men
and women, in order that they may
be equipped to assume responsible
forms of service following the war,
and will outline the measures the
University government has taken to
make such training available. These
include the new four quarter plan
by which the University will in future
be in operation throughout the year,
increased equipment, military train
ing, etc. The president also will in
troduce number of new members
of the faculty, elected to fill vacan-
cies caused by faculty men who have
volunteered for various branches of
the military service.
Registration of students will begin
Monday, Octoberl, and present in
dications are that the opening regis
tration will number more students
than last years total enrolment. This
has been a surprise to the University
authorities, since the demands of the
war on the undergraduate young
men have been very heavy.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28
PATRIOTIC WEEK IN
ALBUQUERQUE OCT. 1918

Everybody interested or concerned
is taking a hand in the preparations
to make success of the Patriotic
week celebration which will be
staged in Albuquerque on Oct 10, II,
y and IS.
A circular received from headquart-
ton:
First New Mexico Infantry of D.
900 officers and men in service, drill
ling. bayonet practice, hand grenade
throwing, etc.
State War Organization
Concentration OF the entire war or
ganization of the state. Gov. w. E.
Lindsey. The state council of de-
fense. The county councils of de-
fcnse The woman's auxiliary of the
state council of defense. The Ameri-
can Red Cross The motor minute
men The 4-minutc men. u. S. food
and fuel commission.
War exhibits OF clothing past and
present, food. guns, mess menus.
Hoover kitchen demonstrations need
ed Red Cross supplies, and all other
equipment.
Several Committees Meet
Buyers and sellers livestock meet
ing. semi-annual convention of New
Mexico Wool Growers association,
executive committee meeting of the
New Mexico Cattle and Horse Crow
ers' association.
Tex Austin and his aggregation of
world champion bronco busters, steer
ropers, trick riders, bull doggers, with
famous outlaw horses and wild Mex
leo cattle.
Plenty Music And Fun
Come and see what will be going
on an The Trenches" Good shows,
splendid music, lots of noise.
See the boys of the First New
Mexico Infantry before they go away.
Under the auspices of the Albuquer-
que Chamber of Commerce.
d. X B. Sellers. director; John
Tombs, secretary Write to either
one of for further information.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28
FLOOD OF GOLD POURS
INTO STATE LAND OF.
FlCE FOR LEASES

Although some days remain be
fore October lst, when annual rent
ais are due from all holders of leases
on state lands, the state land office
has been literally swamped under
the incoming flood of checks, drafts
and post office money orders with
which the thousands of leasors are
paying their annual rental to the
state. All state land leases date
from October |, as do practic ally all
contracts to buy land from the state
As a result the greater part of the
states income from its lands comes
into the office Immediately before
and after that date. The rule OF
the state land office that all rent
ais and payments must be paid with
in thirty days from October lst, is
rigidly enforced After thirty days
a heavy interest charge is made on
all dclinquencies.
Leases Are Increasing
The past year has witnessed a
heavy increase in the number OF
leasors of state land, and in the
total acreage leased At present close
to eight million acres is under one
or another of the various forms OF
grazing or agricultural lease. AT the
same time conditions have warrant
ed and in some sections have forced
advances in rates of rent
al, particularly for grazing lands: AS
a result last years record breaking
income from the state lands is now
certain to be distanced by this years
into the state treasury for
the benefit of the various institu-
tions and funds which are benifi-
Charles under the grants from con-
gress.
In his November settlement with
the state treasurer last year State
Land Commissioner R. P. Ervien paid
into the state treasury i'll single
check S416.S6483. The settlement on
November /. of this year. it is now
expected, will be in excess of three
quarters of a million dollars.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28
ASYLUM SHOULD NOT BE
EXTENDED THROUGH THE
USE OF STATE WAR FUND

After having looked into the con-
ditions and needs of the New Mex
leo Asylum for the Insane, the COM
mittee appointed by Governor Lind
sey has reached the conclusion that
it would not be right for any ex-
tension to the institution to be made
with the war fund appropriated by
the extraordinary session of the leg
islature. A report to this effect will
be submitted upon the return of the
governor.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28
SCENIC HIGHWAY READY
TO OPEN ON SUNDAY

Repairs on the bridges will be COM
pleted by Sunday and the scenic
highway then will be opened again
for traffic The road then will be
alright for automobiles as far as the
first switchback Some blasting will
be done next week, in order to re-
build where the terrace slid.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28
CONTEST
CASE ON TRIAL NOW

The attention of the district court
has been given this week to the
hearing on the contest case, in which
Alex Read, Republican nominee. is
seeking to prove that ]. H. Crist.
present incumbent. was not lawfully
elected to the office of district at
torney of the First Judicial district.
Judge Herbert J. Reynolds. of AL
buquerque. is presiding in place of
Iudce Reed Holloman. who disquali-
fled. Late this week Mr.. Crist sum-
moned as witnesses H. o. Bursum,
Earl f. Goodwin, w. II. Gillenwater.
Alfredo Lucero
An important ruling by Judge Ray
nolds is to the effect that the bal
lots may be admitted in evidence.
A decision is not expected this week
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28
NEW MEXICO POSTMASTER
FORMERLY A GENERAL,
DIES IN Ell PASO

FL Paso, Texas. Sept 26-General
B. F. Adams, formerly a brigadier
general of Florida militia, died here
today at the age of 20. He served
through the civil war with the
Eighth Massachusetts infantry. At
the time of his death he was post
master at Corona, New Mexico.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28
FEEDING LIVESTOCK
TO BE BIG INDURTRY
FOR SUNSHINE STATE
FRANK A. HUBBELL'S EXPERIMENTS
OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS YEARLY

100000 lambs as our own profit,
The development of the feeding in
dustry would put into our pockets.
to the benefit of the state of New
Mexico, $5,000,000 profit; to say no.
thing of the profits of the farmers
who raise the feed, or of ourselves
if we do, which are additional The
industry would give employment to
more than 1000 men for the actual
feeding, and probably to more than
500 in raising alfalfa alone"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28

Pacifists always have to live in a
land where other men will fight or
they would be wiped out-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28

co MING EVE ENTS
University Of New Mexico
Albuquerque.
Opens October I.
State Federation Woman's Club.
Gallup
October 2-3-4-5.
Torrance County Fair
October 3-4.
Scottish Rite Reunion
October 4-S-6.
New Mexico Grand Lodge
Las Cruces.
October 1910
Grand Royal Arch Chapter
Las Cruces.
Grand Commandery Knights Templar
Las Cruces.
October IL.
Grand Chapter Order Eastern Star
Las Cruces.
October 1918
Union County Fair
Oct. l0-ll-l2
Patriotic Carnival
Albuquerque
October l0-1l-l2-l3.
New Mexico Teachers Association
Santa Fe.
November 26-27-28.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
Former Resident of This County
Dies in California.

VIM. Ensley, for many years 4
prominent citizen of Deepwater
township, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Caleb Mccormick, al
Dinuba, California, Monday, Septem-
Der 10.
The remains were brought to But
Ter, arriving here Saturday morning
and were taken to Johnstown, where
the funeral services, conducted by
DR.. S. w. Maxey, were held that at
ternoon and internient made in the
Jamestown cemetery.
He was born in Clark county, Hi
nois, November 22, 1883, and came to
this county in 1860, and located on a
farm in the eastern part of the coun-
ty, where he resided until about two
years ago when he went to Califor-
mia, and made his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Caleb Mccormick.
Besides the daughter, at whose home
he died, he is survived by brother,
]. E. Ensley, of Schell City, and one
half brother, A. J. Voris, of Spruce.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
Raided a Big Whisky Farm.

Bartlesville, Ok, Sept. 17.-Unit-
ed States federal prohibition officers
made the biggest booze haul late this
afternoon when they raided a
plant on Sand Creek, four miles
southwest of here, and seized 4,25o
half pints of whisky valued at ap-
proximately $4,000. Clarence Neil,
one of the alleged leaders in bootleg
ging circles, was arrested and taken
to Jail at Pawhuska. According to
officers who had been spying on the
plant, it was operated as dairy
farm, was part. of we'll organized
plan to furnish this section of the
state with Intoxicating liquors. Neil,
it is said, belongs to an alleged COM
bination who owned the farm. Other
arrests are to be made. Although the
Bone Dry Law went into effect sew
eral weeks ago, big shipments of
booze have been brought in here III
motor cars over the main highways
With the big booze haul made here
early today, announcement was made
that federal officers would renew
their fight to wipe out the liquor bus
mess in Eastern Oklahoma. The
first step is to be taken here.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
MISSOURI LABOR PLEDGED
TO SUPPORT
President Wilson's War Program to
Make World Democracy Safe
Labor Leaders at Jeffer-
son City.

Jefferson City, Mo-. Sept. r7.-1n
his annual report to the State FEEDER
alton of Labor in session here Pres
ident r. D. Wood. warns union labor
that in many industries women arc
now filling places formerly held by
men, the excuse being conditions
caused by the war. He believes wo-
men should be prohibited from hold
ing certain positions. In his report
he says that the high cost of living IS
causing the OILY unrest in labor cir-
cles of this state. Mr.. Wood also
said. that there has been no political
organization within union labor but
suggests that after the August pri-
maries a systematic campaign be
made against candidates who are OPP
posed to union labor. Mr.. Wood
pledges the support of union labor to
President Wilson's war programme
to make democracy safe.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
ASSESSORS MAY DO WORK
OVER
Many Didn't List Property at Its
Cash Value.

Jefferson City, Sept. I5.-Some as
SCISSORS OF the state, and probably all
of them, may have to go over part
OF their work, judging from the final
notice sent out today by the state
tax commission. This notice is a
peremptory order to the assessors
who have not valued property at its
cash value to do their work over
again The determination to assess
all property at as near its cash value
as possible, was not agreed to until
the conference between the assessors
and the tax commission last July, so
for some five weeks the assessors
were working under the old order of
valuation, ranging from 10 per cent
of actual value to 90 per cent.
. In retaking lists, the commission
orders assessors to proceed on the
cash valuation. They are warned to
disregard notices or orders from 9TH
err sources and to pay no attention to
the work of some other assessor, but
comply with the law.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
GET THE KAISER
"A Thousand Dollars to be Paid TIL
American Soldier Capturing
Him.

Last week a German general OF
fered $1oo to the soldier who
brought in the first American soldie::
dead or alive. The recently organ
ICED Labor's Loyal Legion, of Mime
apolis, has called the bluff and
raised.
The legion will pay $500 to the
first American soldier to take pris-
oner, dead or alive, a member of the
general staff of the German army
and 5000 to the first American sol.
der who captures, dead or alive, a
German soldier or $1,000 for the
kaiser or any member of the royal
family.
A telegram was sent to President
Wilson by the legion's executive
committee notifying him of their de-
cision to offer the rewards.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
Costs Money to Run State Fair.

Sedalia, Mo-, Sept. IS, 1o17.-More
than 100000 working capital is i'll
volved each year in putting on the
Missouri State Fair. The grounds
and buildings represent an invest
mcnt OF more than 81 100000 and live
stock and machinery and other ex-
hibits run the total Of working cap
ital involved in to far in excess ct
three millions of dollars. The live
stock sections are always ahead of
the million dollar marfk.--0He-
alone, will be shown at the Missouri
State Fair from September 22 to ~
that is worth $4,000. Several $1o,.
600 horses will be shown and there
will be numerous animals worth from
$1,000 to $500 each on exhibit.
Most of the 65 tractors that will be
seen at the Missouri State Fair are
worth ST 900 each and more than Is
per cent of them will be worth more
than S. 500 each More than 100
automobiles will be on display and
these will average ST 900 each. Sew
eral thousand dollars worth of apples
and pears and peaches will be shown
and it is impossible to put value on
the textile and domestic department
exhibits; as most of the values i'll
these departments are sentimental,
but the grand prize and sweepstakes
cakes generally bring from SIS to SIS
each when sold at the close of the
fair.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
HUSH SHIP BEAT U-BoATS
English Public Believes in Myster-
ious Wonder Workers.

London, Aug. Is (By maiD Not
until Germany has been defeated will
the world have a peep at the myster-
ious fighters that are beating the sub
marines today In England they are
referred to vaguely as mystery
ships" and hush boats Imagin-
ative people give them fantastic
shapes and epdow them with powers
beyond the dreams OF the greatest
naval designers. So perhaps the land
faring folk will be disappointed when
it's all over and the hush boats come
out of the haze to be looked at by
seaport visitors.
naval bases are extremely reticent
about the hush boats. For weeks
the newspapers have been limiting
about something they know, but have
crossed their hearts not to tell
something about the new and mys-
terous sea rowdies which -despise
naval footwork, but prefer to rush in
headlong and scrap it out with the
U-boat till one or the other goes
down.
The mystery ship ranks with the
tank as feat OF invention and con-
struction. according to the jealous
guardians of the secret.
King George inspected two new
types OF vessels during his June visit
to the giand fleet They were in a
class of their own and the class was
never mentioned to the public. Sea
monsters, mystery ships, hush boats
they account for some of the high
honors recently conferred on naval
officers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
Oklahoma to Raise Pecans.

Bartlesville, Ok. Sept. I5.-Farm-
crs throughout this section have de-
cided that the raising of pecans IS
one of the surest ways of adding to
their revenue. 1t is poor year when
this vicinity does not produce good
crop OF pecans. This year the trees
along the river bottoms are ioade1
with nuts and hundreds OF bushels
will be shipped this fall.
Many farmers intended going into
the pecan business by setting out
groves. The trees will be trimmed
and given the same care as fruit
trees. This plan has not been tried
in any other section of the state.
Washington and Usage counties are
the two leading pecan counties of the
state.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
WAR MORATORIUM FOR BEN
EFT OF TROOPS PROPOSED
Bill, Which Administration Is Ex'
pected to Support, Would Hold
Up Creditors Suits Against
Soldiers.

Washington. Sept. Iz=Legislation
to protect the civil and property
rights of soldiers, in effect mora
forum for the duration of the war in
behalf of men who are serving their
country on the firing line, may be
placed on the administrations pro-
gram for this session of congress as
a necessary element of the raising OF
a citizen army. :.
"The soldiers and sailors civil
rights BILL" to carry out this purpose,
has already been introduced in both
houses, having been framed in the
office of Judge Advocate General
Crowder. Secretary Baker, it was
learned today, has under considera-
ton recommendation that the entire
weight of administration influence be
brought to bear to obtain early en-
actment of the measure.
To save soldiers and sailors from
all kinds of legal injustice during
their absence from home, the meas-
TIRE would enjoin the carrying out o.
certain civil court actions until after
the close of the war and establish. as
a legal excuse for failure to carry out
certain contracts the fact that man
is in the military service.
1t is proposed that the creditors
suits against officers or men may be
held up and judgment by default de-
MED, the trainers of the bill'recogniz-
ing that a man in the army or navy
would have no opportunity to make
his defense in person or to arrange
for its proper hearing through coun-
sci.
If such a judgment rested against
man at the time Of his enlistment
the bill would prevent its execution
through the sale of his property dur
ing his absence. 1t wot,ld set aside
the statute of limitations so that a
debt owed to soldier might not be
outlawed in his absence; it would
prevent the eviction of his family
while he was away if they failed to
pay the rent; it would protect his
euttity in any-realL estate or other
purchase contract III WHICH TIC Hh5h'
have been engaged at the time he
went into the army; it would protect
him against the ordinary results OF
defaulted payments on business
mortgages and keep him from being
sold out in his absence; it would in
sure any rights he might have to pub
lie" lands, although his service at the
front had prevented him from COM
pleting the legal acquisition Of the
property.
Another element of protection the
bill would accord to the fighting man
would be as to his life insurance,
which could not lapse through fail
ure to make any payment. His prop
erty also would be saved from sale
for taxes and in every other way
which the legal experts of the war
department have been able to devise
all civil rights and interests of men
in the military service would be self
guarded.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
M. E. Church, South, Appointments

With the reading of the appoint
ments for the following year the an
nual conference of The Southwest
Missouri conference at Neosho, came
to an end. The appointments IN
Bates county and vicinity were:
Presiding Elder, Nevada district, J.
r. Pritchard; Appleton City, D. r
Kazee; Archia Circuit, L. Q. Har-
grave; Bronaugh Circuit, J. A.
Brown; Bronson and Richards, w. l..
Hill; Butler, S. J. Starkey; Calhoun,
j. NJ. Glazier; Chilhowee Circuit, q.
B. Snapp; Clinton, G. E. Ruyle'
Council Grove, to be supplied; Drake
and Hickory, to be supplied; FL
Dorado Springs, J. H. Cleaves; Hume
and Sprague, T. C. Puckett; Lowry
City Circuit, H. K. Hogan, supply;
Lucas, and Aaron, Arthur Campbell;
Medford and Morris, E. L. Hunt;
Montrose Circuit, Z. K. Wolfe; Nc
vada Centenary, L. F. Clark; Nevada
Circuit, R. w. Shomwell; Papins-
vile Circuit, w. c. Teays;. Passaic
Circuit, GUY M. Hale, supply; Rich
Hill Circuit, S.. C. Melbourne; Stotes-
bury Circuit, G. L. R. Crook; Spruce
Circuit, F. F. Fine, supply; Windsor,
E. T. Raney; Walker Vircuit. !.
Hinkle, supply; Windsor Circuit, J..
S. Burris, supply.
Rev. w. J. Snow was returned to
the .Epworth church, in Kansas City,
and w. C.. Bewley was sent to Buck
rer circuit.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
GEORGE VAIL ADMITTED TO
BAIL
Preliminary Examination Held Last
Week. Another Woman
Brought. Into the Case.

The preliminary examination of
George Vail, charged with the killing
Of his wife Saturday evening, August
IS, was held before Justice Of the
Peace D. S. Badger, at Amsterdam.
alst week He was admitted to bail
in the sum of $4,000 for his appear
ance at the October term of the
Bates county circuit court.
Vail claims that on the night of
the tragedy at about eight o'clock,
he and his wife were upstairs in their
home writing letters and that she
went down stairs to look after some
bread that was baking in an oil stove
in the kitchen That in a very short
time he heard an explosion and ran
down stairs to find the kitchen in
flames. He ran out OF the house and
called for help. Several neighbors
arrived and Jesse Thornbrough went
into the kitchen and carried Mrs.
Vail out into the yard where she
breathed once or twice and died.
Coroner Allen and DR.. Amyx held
postmortem examination of the
body and found that death did not
result from burns, as the body was
only slightly burned, but it did result
from a wound on the back of the
head. The wound commencing at the
base of the skull, little to the right,
and going through the skull and COM
ing out just back of the left ear was
probcd The coroner's jury returned
verdict that the unfortunate woman
came to her death as the result Of
gunshot wound, but did not say
who fired the gun.
1t is the contention Of the friends
OF Vail that the stove i'll which the
bread was being bak ed exploded and
piece OF the stove was driven
through her head or that bottle
containing about pint and a half OF
gasoline that was on the shelf over
the stove got too hot and exploded,
driving piece of the metal cap
through her head. Testimony was in
troduced to show that the stove had
given trouble before.
DR.. Amyx and all the members OF
tAe-eernner,s Jury except one, who
was i'll, testified that in their opin-
ion the wound was caused by gun
shot
The name Of another woman was
brought into the case when a small
boy testified that he had carried
notes to and from Vail to Mrs. Ann
Harris, who left Amsterdam about a
week before the tragedy. A jeweler
also testified that he had sold Vail
ring for the same woman.
There is a considerable of mystery
about the case that in all probability
will never be cleared up. The peo-
pie in that community are divided as
just what caused the death OF the
woman. Some clnging to the en-
plosion theory and others scouting
that and saying that it was gun
shot.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-20
AN UNKNOWN MAN KILLED
AT HUME.
Was Struck by a Kansas City South
ern Train Sunday Night.

An unknown man about 10 years
of age. was struck and killed by a
Kansas City Southern freight train
at Hume about eight o'clock Sunday
evening. No papers were found on
his person that would establish any
Identification. 1t is stated that the
old fellow had been indulging too
freely in lemon extract" and when
he appeared in Hume was in a dazed
condition. He had previously APP
peared at Sprague, where the citizens
there purchased him railroad ticket
for Hume. DR.. C. ]. Allen, county
coroner, was notified and instructed
that the body be buried at Hume
which was done No inquest was
deemed necessary.-Rich Hill Re-
view.