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Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1917-09-06
Life at Camp Funston.
Albuquerque, N. M.
September l. 1917.

/
Listen! was that first call? Wha
time is it? 5:45. First call, alright
| WE'LL come out of it. Get dressed
Hurry, the company is falling in now
and if one is late in answering roll cal
he will be confined to the camp for 8
time, with extra work attached.
I'm always 0. T. when Pm not late
see?
We have fifteen minutes hard exer-
else and then breakfast at 6:25. After
breakfast we pick up cigarettes and
matches from our street We keep
everything clean. A lieutenant doctor
inspects US twice daily, and if anything
is found dirty-oh well! confinement!
extra duty on woodpile, and everything
else imaginable.
Our first drill is at 1880, and at IL,
we come in and have bunk fatigue
from IL to IL. Dinner IL to /, and
from to more bunk fatigue. Every
one is gone on that said bunk fatigue.
"Even me-" to 5 we drill, and at
6 we have retreat. After retreat, town
bound, and can stay in town till 1890.
At IL o'clock check is made on every
cot. everybody must be present, and all
lights out, and no noise. Awful to re-
tire so early. used to play clever
trick on them, but finally got caught.
| thought my name was mud, but |
managed good and got out easy.
All are having good time. We eat
good, wear good clothes. and every day
in the army is like Sunday on the farm.
Ward Turner, Joe Howell, Abe Ham
brick and Clarence Rose from Willard
are in my company, and all are good
soldiers. Howell says he would rather
soldier than jump counters, and Abe
doesn't like TO pull beans. Ward says:
army life forever"
We act awful at times-drinking red
soda pop and eating Kraker-jack all
the time.
We don't think very much about the
war, but if we have to 60 we will give
'em - proper.
We are the machine gun company.
Watch our speed. Corp. j. p. Madole.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1917-09-06
For Sale.

One 1916 Ford touring car
equipped with kerosene burner
and Staude Mak-A-Tractor.
Two Ford chasses with en-
gines, suitable for conversion in
to trucks or tractors.
One FORD TRACTOR made
by Ford Tractor Co, Minneapolis.
Mimi.
Prices and terms right.
See John H. Guyer at Texas
Hotel, or address Box LOG. Es-
tancia, N. M.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1917-09-06
Auction Sale.

At2 2p. m., Wednesday, Sep
sember IL, at the L. D. Roberts
ranch 5 1-2 miles south of Estan-
cia, good cows, from 2 to a years
old and heifer calves. Six
months time at 10 per cent; 2
per cent off for cash. .-Zella
Roberts.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1917-09-06

FARMERS! Come in and get
acquainted with us. We are To-
Gated in the OLD HUGHES
MERCANTILE CO. WARE
HOUSE NEAR THE N. M. C.
DEPOT.-H. Herzstein Seed Co.
of Estancia.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1917-09-06

The following are called to re
port for duty tomorrow-Sept. 7
Emory Marvin Forbes, Es
tancia.
John Lee Barker. Estancia.
Cristobal Garcia, Estancia.
Clifford A. Bosley, Willard.
Alternates-Alvin Ficklin, Es
tancia, William H. Price, Estan'
cia.
The next call for service will
be for the 18th, and the call will
be for 81 men. The list will not
be made up until the first of next
week,
The men called for service will
go to Camp Funston, near Fort
Riley, Kansas.
The following report of action
by the exemption board for Dist.
No. / on exemption claims for
this county is sent out by the
the State Council of Defense:
Robert E. Killingsworth. Ap-
peal by Government. Decision
Of county board reversed. Held
for service.
Juan A. Segura. Appeal by
Government. Decision of county
board reversed. Held for service.
William Henry Parker. Grant
ed temporary discharge until Oc-
tober Is.
Emilio Maldonado. Appeal by
Government. Decision of county
beard reversed. Held for service.
John Lee Barker. Decision of
county board affirmed. Held for
service.
Ivan George Cannon. Decision
of county board affirmed. Held
for service. y
Frank D. Martinez. Appeal BY
Government. Decision Of county
board reversed. Held for service.
Chalmers Reagan Riley. De-
cision of county board affirmed.
Held for service.
Jose Am. Perea. Appeal by
Government. Decision Of county
board reversed. Held for SER
vice.
Kenneth L. Mathews. Decis.
ion of county board affirmed.
Held for service.
Jose Isaac Saiz. Decision of
county board affirmed. Held for
service.
Toribio Garcia. Appeal by
Government. Decision of coun-
ty board reversed. Held for SER
vice.
Bill Madole was examined at
Silver City and passed, and is on
the list of men accepted. He is
here ready for service when
called.
The county exemption board
are busy with the list last ex-
amined, but will not have a re-
port ready for publication this
week.
We are told that a larger per-
centage of men passed than in
the first examination.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1917-09-06

P. A. Speckmann. who is en-
titled to be called the Pooh. Bah
Of Mountainair, was here Mon
day. He is editor and manager,
and doubtless printer, janitor
and devil of the Independent;
notary public. U. S. commission
er, village clerk, and now there 8
petition on file to have him ap-
pointed justice of the peace.
There are rumors that he will
next 60 after the job of road
overseer.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

General $. p Freezing for an opinion on
the law pertaining to corporations
owning their own stock which may
have some bearing on the opinion, in
aSmuCh as this was one point not
covered by Judge Rainey.
The case on which the opinion was
made was that of Frank f. Lee and
A. d. Morton against {. N Cameron
and the Padcn Oil company 1t was
appealed from the district court OF
Oklahoma county and the decision OF
Constitution Is Plain.
In his opinion Judge Ralney says:
The public in this state is vitally
interested in the manner in which cor
porationS are organized And conduct
their business, and the corporations be
ing creatures OF the law, the people who
give them the authority to exist have
the right TO declare the public policy
ol the state. and to insist that the cor
porations shall not transcend the
powers conferred upon them by law
The wording oi our constitution Is
plain and unambiguouS and any at
tempted sale OF the stock Of a corpora.
tion organized under the laws Of this
state since the adoption OF our consli.
tuuon except for money labor done
or property actually received, to thy
amoun, OF the par value thereof j,
fictitious and therefore void
Corporations arc not entitled 10 and
Therefore should not receive credit ou
the false pretenSc Of having large
paid-up capital when IN fact only Z
small percentage of the par value o(
the stock ISSUED has ever been paid into
the treasury OF the company. A strict
compliance with the provision will sub
serve the public morals and will, IN q
large measure, protect those buying
stock from otherwise dealing with cor
poratuns"
tFrom The Daily Oklahompn. bee 7, ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
Fpm The hhoman Dec /
No Oil and Mining Stock
May Be Sold Below Par,
Supreme Justice Decides
Blue Sky Law Ruling Based Constitutions Certificates By
Thousands Made Void; Raneys Act Blow to Wild-Caters

Hundreds OF thousands of stock GER
tiiicates which have been issued in
Oklahoma below par value are void in
the hands of the holders, according to
an opinion by Judge Robert NJ. Raincy
OF the Oklahoma supreme court. The
opinion Is described by attorneys who
have had time to peruSe il as monkey
wrench IN the machinery Of wildcat
oil and mining companies" and one
WHICH probably will force many such
companies into the hands OF receivers
AZ once
The opinion is an Interpretation Of
Section 80, article . OF the Oklahoma
constitution which provides that mo
corporation shall issue stock except for
money, labor done or property actually
received TO The amount OF the par value
thereof, and all fictitious increase "
stock or Indebtedness shall he void"
1T had been thought up to this time
that oklahoma had no blue sky law"
well known attorney said yesterday.
interpreting the constitutional ohin-
ION, however, Judge Rainey has written
ior the state one OF the most stringent
blue sky laws in existence"
Stock that may have been sold sew.
etal years ago IS affected by the opin-
ion the same as stock issued last wrsl
tor the opinion sets forth that Stock
certificates are void in the hands ol the
holders II they were issued by the cor
poration IN violation Of Section %.
article y of the ronStituiipn I,r , ,,,.
sideration less than the par value there
uf.."'"''''''
The practice OF selling stock for 10
cents or Is cents share when the
par value is 81 share, will be stop
Y ped effectively by Judge Rainey's in
depreciation. All stock sold on this
basis In the past wifi be void and those
who bought the stock probably will
have no recourse. In the opinion Of at
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01

torncys, because OF the fact that thcy
could not sue on their contract since
the transaction was void in the frst
place and there was no contract
No Lease Juggling
Tn. ,r,ch,,;na - = I.,.. Zoe cor,
- u. pu,,,,, pun S,''s,s s9 ~ nSo SSJ ~, ,L,,
aa ;s s''ou'.,, N"i $500 a'lu :. "urnb :.
of SNOOOO and the selling M the stock
either AZ mar or below mar viii he i'm
nossihlc in ,hs h,,n,e and such ,rans.
act;ons oi ,b;s ,,t,,rc q, , NAV b,ys be,,
made in the n,st arc 'yo;J IN Wow NJ
,br INTERPRETATION ~, hc cons,;,n,;o,,i
nrovis;or tbat "No rnr,or,,;on "r sboii
,,we s,ocL s,cs,, ,o, n,ooeS,, %
,c,n,lI" @ 80 r.,e,rcI ~ w. IL. ool VpJW ,.,in,
,bcyco(o ''>>'>' W. WV Pa '''''
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scores 3l telephone callN were re-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
Facts About the Treasure State Oil & Gas Co. and
the Judge Robert M. Rainey Opinion

FIRST: Every dollars worth of Treasure State Oil & Gas
Company stock issued date and every dollars worth of Treas
e State stock that will be issued has been and will issued
in accordance with the opinion of Judge Rainey.
SECOND Every dollars worth of Treasure State stock has
back of it better than dollars worth of actual property.
THIRD Every dollar invested in Treasure State stock valid
according the decision handed down by the Supreme Justice
Judge Robert Rainey In other words every dollar invested in
Treasure State stock is safe and secure
FOURTH Treasure State Oil and Gas Companys books
audited monthly mot yearly by Chss D Allen expert account
and every transaction of record adopen to each and every
Stockoder authority who to investigate and can
show us that their reasons are legitimate
FIFTH Practically every share of Treasure State stock has
been sold through the United States mail and not by the usual
method of smooth -tongued salesmen
SIXTH The Treasure State Company invites investigation
of all oil companies including o and hereby offers to place
the hands of the Chamber of Commerce or any other commit
100000 part fund ODE used to investigate any and all
oil companies operating Oklahoma provided the findings OF
this committee will be published.
FRANK HOPES,
President and General Manager
Treasure State Oil & Gas Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-27
CHRISTMAS TREE FOR
 CONFEDERATE VETERANS

The six chapters of the Daughters of the Confederacy, Pelham, Ensley Avon- dale, East Lake, Wilcox and Woodla ,Vn, entertained the Confederate Veterans with q Christmas tree yesterday after noon at the courthouse. About 150 vet erans attended and the daughters were represented by the presidents of the six chapters-Mrs. l., T. Dunkerey, Mrs. Joe Smith, Mrs. H. l.. Martin, Mrs Frank Glathery, Mrs. D. M. Lewis, state corre- spending secretary together with many members from each chapter It was gala occasion and the Veterans were most appreciative of the attention shown by the daughters.
 Mrs. J, A. Rountree, state president of the United Daughters of the Confeder- acy. presided and welcomed the guests in a few brief words, calling upon Rev Dr. o Harra to open the meeting with prayer. MT. Tom Dozier, commander of the Sons of Veterans, was asked to say a few words on behalf of his organiza- tion, and Col. Sumter Lea for the Vet erans. Little Miss Willie May Bumstead Of the childrens chapter recited Christ mas poem. The singing of old time and Mrs. H, H. K. Jefferson, and Rev. |. F. Whitten, every one joining in.
 The gifts on the tree. consisting of fancy bags of candy, nuts, raisins and fruits, were distributed by the presidents Of the chapters, assisted by all members present, after which coffee and cake were served, more songs sung, a vote of thanks passed by the Veterans to the Daughters, three cheers given, the rebel yell given with vim, and the benedic- on pronounced by Rev. Dr. Whitten.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-27
PRICE FIXING BODY HOLDS FIRST SESSION
 TO GET ORGANIZED
Committee Will Begin Getting Inven- tories on Staple Stuff When
 Washington so Instructs

Meeting with Paul Earle, chairman of the price fixing committee for Jeff ferson county, Spier Whitaker, repre- sentative of the food administration for Jefferson county. J. F. Keith, whole- sale produce merchant; C. w. Edwards store superintendent for the Republic Steel and Iron company; James Rob- erts and Charles M. Lane, retail gro- cers, all members of the committee, yesterday held their first meeting to formulate plans for their future activ- ities in Birmingham.
 The meeting was purely formal, and nothing tangible transpired, the mem bers deciding that they would wait for formal instructions that are to come from Washington as to how they will proceed in getting inventories of food- stuffs on hand. The inventories of sta pie foods will at once be begun when these instructions are in hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-27
Do You Remember When Santa Claus Was Reality
 And Life Beautiful Dream or Are You Too Old and
 Grouchy and Cross to Enter Into Spirit of Christmas

With the years come boredom, come dsilluson. the tying of multitudinous packages and the endless sending of greetings and the stuffy dyspeptic dinner and the candy which isn't anything like as good as it was when you were 9 youngster; and now that the milestone of another year is almost reached and the old year is about to be swept away with the confetti and the tinsel and the glare and flare of the Christmas holiday spirit you begin to say to yourself: Do you remember when Santa Claus was a reality and life beautiful dream?"
 I don't know why, but it is a fact that everybody seems to be cross and unhappy and wretched this Christmas; tempers and dispositions have been de- cidedly on edge lately; the main cause of it all is, of course, the war. for none of us can be gay and cheerful and very happy this Christmastide, when nearly every home in this broad country is look
 ing into q vacant chair-n1aybe two maybe three or four-for nearly every home has been touched by the war and has given up the flower of it's young manhood for right and freedom and de- n1ocracy
 Anyway, let's all do our level best this Christmas to make the best of things: go back for a few years before Time Tn It's EnSnt swept us on lOWdTu maturity and before this dreadful world war spoiled our hopes and ambitions and beautiful dreams.
 Let's drift back to the land of make believe" you and l, and be kiddies once again, and trust in old Santa Claus and his little sleigh bells and his reApdeer and his trips down the chimney.
 It's really lot better than being a "grouch'and besides it will make somebody else happy for us to be joyful, even if it doesn't make us happy-and that after all, is the true spirit of the Christmas season anyway
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-27
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. Mary H. Dent and Miss Mary Dent of Louisville will return on Jan uary Il to this city, where they will make an extended visit to their son and nephew, Mir. James L. Dent at the fair grounds. Mrs. Dent and Miss Dent spent last summer here and made many friends among visitors at the fair
 Mrs Gardner Green and little daugh- ter have recently returned from New Iork, where they spent the summer near her husband, Capt. Gardner Green of the Rainbow division, 167th regiment She spent several days with Mrs Lacey Ed mundson of Bessemer en route to Pratts- vile, where she will visit her parents, MT. and Mrs. Tatum, during the holiday season, and later will go to New Orleans for the winter
 Mrs. A. L. Fullenwider will return in few days from New York; where she has been visiting friends.
 Miss Sadie and Miss Bessie Dunlap are spending the holidays at their home in Greensboro.
 Mrs. Carl Seals is spending the winter in Macon, Ga, as Major Seals is sta toned at Camp Wheeler.
 MT. and Mrs. Horace Adams are spend- ing the holidays in Atlanta.
 Mrs Edward Fraser of Toronto is spending a fortnight with MT. and Mrs. Frank Lathrop.
 Mrs. B. H, Mcqueen and children of Montgomery are visiting Mrs. Me- Queens parents, MT. and Mrs. s. A. Flippen, in West End.
 Mrs. J. D. Roberts and children left Wednesday to spend the holidays in Florida.
 Mrs. F. F. Middleton and F. F. Mid dleton, Jr., of Memphis are visiting Dr. and Mrs. J. c. Coulbourn.
 MT. Joseph Coulbourn of the aviation school of Georgia Tech is visiting his par ents, Dr. and Mrs J. c. Coulbourn. Lieut.. and Mrs Malcolm Bethea came from Camp Mcclellan to spend Christmas with Lieutenant Bethea's parents, MT. and Mrs Sumter Bethea. Capt. Stewart Coleman has returned to Camp Gordon, having spent Christi mas with his mother Mrs. R. M Cole man, on Highland avenue.
 Mrs. Louise Woodward Balls many friends will be delighted to learn that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-27

she expects to be in Birmingham next week. She has spent the past six months in New York and is at present visit ing in Montgomery, having arrived there yesterday.
 Mir. Lee Allen Brooks came from Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga, to spend the week in Birmingham with friends.
 pr. and Mrs. James M. Mason at tended the medical convention in St. Au- gustine last week
 MT. Frank Wilson has come from Tulane university to spend the holidays with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Cunning ham Wilson.
 MT. and Mrs Shelby Cullom spent Christmas with their parents MT. and Mrs E. N Cullum, on Cliff Road. They will soon leave for Florida, where they will make their home.
 Miss Frances Oates of Asheville, N. C.. is the guest of Mrs. Jesse Lewis.
 Miss Fanny Lacy Davis and Miss Elizabeth Davis of Huntsville are visiting Miss Evelyn Redd.
 Lieut. Spottswood Grant came from Camp Mcclellan to spend Christmas with his sister, Mrs. John Fletcher.
 Mrs Thomas D. Parke has returned iron, Canada, where she spent several weeks with her father. who is now much improved in health.
 MT. Bragg Conner, Jr., will leave in few days for the aviation camp in San Antonio, Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-27
17U1Es TALK, the noted violinist,

IT JULES TALK, the noted violinst,
 will play recitals in the Tutwiler " hotel ballroom this Friday and Saturday evenings. MT. Falk will have the assistance of Gertrude Arnold, con- tralto, and Malvina Ehrlich, pianist.
 The high tribute paid Falk by the Washington Post, comparing him with I1reisler, in it's issue of November 25' l9p" is of great interest. In it's resume or concerts of the week, under the heading "Music and Musicians" the Post says;
 "A few musicians in Washington last week had an opportunity to compare two famous vioinsts and, while doing so, to decide for themselves wherein lay the limitations It was an interesting study.
 "Physicany, Jules Falk, who played at Rausohers. is considerably more of musician than Fritz Kreisler whose con cert was given at the National The former does not wear hair-he wears locks. His eye is gleaming and is in spired. He breathes poetry. Kreiser, on the other hand. looks as though he might be at home behind machine gun or pair of boxing gloves.
 "Kreislers violin sings, and as it sings 1t spreads q lnaSlC that IlldheS tue opeiA grow and grow until it seems to break all bounds and cease to know either time or space Talks technique is fautless and his expression as it should be.
 This furnishes an interesting thought for the critic who persistently blows through the dictionary to find words with which to express technically his ad- rniration of performers. The two violin ists, as far as human deXterity can make them. arc faultless.'
 Birmingham music lovers will have the opportunity of hearing Falk, one of the most distinguished artists now in Amer ica this week, and the occasion should
 Gertrude Arnold, contralto, pursued her
 Gertrude rnold contralto, persued her studies under Victor Maurel, has sung lin with Lhevinne returned to America has a voice of great depth and beauty.
 Malvna Ehrlich is a protege of Josef Lhevinne and after her studies in Ber- lin with Lhevinne returned to meriea for her first tour just four years ago Everywhere her art has received the highest commendation in the many cities she has played and she now stands pre- eminent as one of the first of the younger pianist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-27
General Crozier Explains Letter Written to Aid
 Accused German Officer

Washington, December 26.-Currency given reports that the Senate military committee would investigate alleged con- nection between Major General Crozier. chief of ordnance, and the defense of Hans Tauscher, former Krupp agent, at the latter's trial last year on charges of conspiracy in the Weeland canal plot caused General Crozier tonight to make public letter he had written to Federal Judge Hand at the time of the trial, which was before the United States en- tered the war.
 General Crozier's action was taken aft CT it had been indicated that the Sen ate committee might summon Herbert Smyth of New York, counsel for Tauscher. to testify as to any connection General Crozier might have had with the defense Beyond making public the letter General Crozier declined to com ment. The letter follows
 "office of the Chief of Ordnance,
 Washington, June 26. 1916. Honorable Augustus Hand, Judge of the
 United States District Court. New
 York, N. Y.
 Sir: At the request of counsel for Capt. Hans Tauscher I write to say to you that I have known Captain Tauscher for 10 years or more and that 1 have had frequent dealings with him on be- half of the United States government. During this time I have always been impressed with the integrity and relia- bility of his personal character, my be- lief in which has never been disturbed by anything which has transpired be- tween us should, of course, be willy ingto to testify in person to the above effect, but I have informed Captain Tauscher's counsel that at the present time it is not possible for me to be ab- sent from my post in Washington