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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-09
Red Cross Organizes
Free Knitting Class

The Rock Island chapter of the
American Red Cross announces that
a knitting class VIII be organized ar
room 81. Robinson building. at 10
o'clock Monday morning. May a.. The
services Of TWO Instructors have been
secured No membership lee @viu be
charged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-09
- - sacieLr sesslan.

business and work session Of the
Kate Hill Mission society Of the Uni
.~asbvtarian church was held last
ag- Miss Bessie Bryan, 1925
avenue. acting as the hostess
-a members Of the circle are work
JUS at hospital supplies and this work
occupies the time at the session. The
committee in charge of the play.
Granny of the Hills" presented last
week AZ the Franklin school, reported
that S35 had been cleared. The play
viii be repeated Friday evening 81 the
United Presbyterian church in Moline.
During p social half hour Miss Bryan
served lunch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-09
Dinner for Bridal Party.

Miss Helen Davis and Victor A. StI-
bolt, whose marriage is an event Of
this evening at Broadway Presbyterian
church, we're honored last evening at a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-09

Dear Mrs. thompson / have been
going with young man for q year
and seven months Until the last
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-02
TWENTY COUNTIES NOW
REPRESENTED AT THE
STATE UNIVERSITY

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Nov. L.
Twenty of New Mexico's twenty
eight counties are now represented
among the Students at the Univer-
sity of New Mexico, according to
figures made public today by the
Registrar. Quay, Union, Mora, de
Baca, Rio Arriba, Sierra, Sandoval
and Dona Ana are the eight coun-
ties which have no students in at
tendance. All but two of these coun-
ties were represented in upper clas-
ses last year, their representatives
having been called into various
branches of the military service. In
spite of the wars demands for young
men the enrolment of men is now
only nine less than that of women
and the total enrolment is practic-
ally equal to that of November /,
1916. By birth places the students
represent twenty-seven states with
AZ who were born in New Mexico,
this being the largest number of
native born sons and daughters in
the history of the university. Forty
two of this years students are who'll
ly self supporting, while thirty-one
are partially paying their own way
through college. Steady additions to
the students are coming in and it is
now clear that but for the war the
University enrolment this year
would have increased almost 100 per-
cent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-02
MAJOR LLEWELLYN is
GREATLY PLEASED WITH
CAMP CODY AT DEMING

Major William Henry Harrison
Llewllyn, speaker of the New Mexico
house of representatives and one of
the recognized leaders in public af-
fairs. was in the city Thursday, em-
bracinP his first opportunity to visit
Camp Cody. his old time friend,
Judge p. Y. McKeyes and the Gra-
phic editor acting as escort.
After viewing the big camp, which
is accurately described in another
column. Mior Ilewllyn could not say
too much in its favor. "This ought
to be made a permanent military
post. on account of the wel-nioh ideal
conditions here" said the major. "and
furthermore the whole State Of New
Mevico ought to get bck Of Deming
and help make it So"
Arrangement And Construction
The hospital site and arranrement
and construction of the buildings was
particularly pleasing TO the major.
During his inspection he was in
troduccd to Major Chas. II Miller,
construction o NJ and Owen Hughes
contractor. Both of whom he gave
verbal bouquets that ought to make
any representative American feel
proud.
The Government is exercising
great sense. when it selects practical
men like Won for such big Jobs that
need 70 be done evneditiously and
economic11lv" remarked the major
to the noted engineer and contract
or who arc going to report TO Uncle
Sam the most efficiently constructed
cann in the United Statcs.-Deming
GraDhic.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-02
FALSE STATEMENTS OF LIQUOR MEN
CHALLENGED BY JUDGE HOLLOMAN

Answer-"They are not; the only suggestion
that we can get on that question is that drunken
man commands higher wages than sober man. Or
dinarily man who would make such statement
would be in the insane asylum and assigned to the
lncurable ward but coming from the source il does
we know that it is conceived in fasehood rather than
idiocy. The liquor dealer who asked that question
knows that the lowest dive in the state would not be
instrrsted to the safe keeping of drunken bar
tender"
Question III.-"If prohibition saves the boys
why is the percentage OF juvenile delinquents greater
in dry Kansas than in wet Texas"
Answer.-"They are not Kansas has a smaller
number of convicts in the penitentiary per capita
than any wet state in the Union"
Question IV-"If prohibition fosters education,
why are the school systems of the wet states so far
ahead of the dry states?"
Answer.-"False again If booze Joints and con-
sequentia drunkenness fostered education, the
schools of this state would be in the front rank Of
all the states We know it is not; it is making rapid
strides in spite of the saloon, but saloon
sisted in any way in the advancement of education
Their purpose is to promote and perpetuate ignor-
ance, for the ignorant are their easiest victims
Question V.-"Who pays the taxes?"
Answer.-"The sober citizenship of the state
They pay for themselves and also for the army of
drunkards that are each year furnished by the
saloons They not only pay the taxes, but they SLIP
port the various charitable organizations which adj
minister to the needs of the drunkards family so
cheerfuly furnished by the saloons"
I'm addition let it be said that the representatives
of the liquor interests know that the above is true
They know that nothing good and everything evil
comes from the saloon. They know that they cam
not advance single argument in favor of the saloon
except by falsehood Their only appeal is to the baser
passions of men, and their only hope is that false
hood will arouse that base passion in their favor"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-02
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Oct. 81

NJ
The following interview was given out to-day by
Judge Reed Hollonan, Vice-Chairman of State Pro-
hibtion Committee in answer to the wet Campaign
literature that the liquor interests are circulating
AT the eleventh hour the liquor interests of the
state are showing signs of activity and as would be
expected their weapons are dupcity, deceit and alb
solute falsehood In their letters to the retail liquor
dealers they appeal to them to Help save Our busi
ness, but in the circular which they send to the
voters there is not hint of Save our business but
attempt to show that the liquor business is an ed
ucatonal institution, charitable organization, and
Guardian Angel combined.
''In the circular which they are sending out, GER
tain statements are made and certain questions ask
ed. The statements absolutely false, as are the
answers to their questions.
"The statement is made that if the Prohibition A
mendment is carried it will be penitentiary offense
to import any beer or wine into the state. The man
who penned that statement either never read the
Reed Amendment or he is unable to understand what
he reads or he has regard for the truth The Fed
eral Court has already decided that under the so cal
led Bone Dry" amendment liquor can be shipped in
to dry state for the personal of the purchaser
AS the liquor interests devoid of any respect
for the courts they may never have heard of that
decision"
Question I.-"Why did Iowa go wet'"
Answer-"Iowa did not go wet Iowa remains
dry. The prohibition amendment has probably fail
ed for two reasons, political fight ensued over
whether Iowa should have statutory constitution
al prohibition This divided the dry forces and the
election simply determined that Iowa should remain
dry by statute rather than by constitutional amend
ment. Again so many dry voters were so satisfied
with statutory prohibition that they took interest
and did not 60 to the polls but Iowa did not 60
wet, it remains dry"
Question H.-"Why are wages higher in wet
states than in dry states?
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-02
ALBUQUERQUE WILL HAVE
BIG HOTEL, HUNDRED ROOMS
AND BEAUTIFUL BALLROOM

Eduardo Otero has confirmed the
report that he intends to convert the
Luna-Otero building, Copper avenue
and Second street, into a modern
hotel.
The hotel is to be five stories high,
Mr.. Otero says, have more than 100
rooms, two elevators and the finest
banquet hall and ball room between
Denver and El Paso. Mr.. Otero esti-
mates that adding two stories to the
building, remodelling the interior and
incidental expenses will make the
cost of the Improvements almost
100000.
Mr.. Otero said yesterday that he
expected the contract for the work
would be let within thirty days and
construction started few days later.
Plans have been drawn by frost &
frost, of Ell Paso.-Albuquerque Her
aid.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-02
PAUL A F. WALTER is
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSIONER
FOR NEW MEXICO CENTRAL

A department of publicity for the
development of the resources of the
country tributary to the line has been
added by the New Mexico Central
railroad. Paul A. F. Walter, of Sam
ia Fe, will be in charge of the new
department, with the title of Indus
trial Commissioner. Mr.. Walter is
one of the best known newspaper
and publicity men of the southwest.
His appointment is announced in the
following official circular from Col
Ralph f. Twitchell receiver and gen.
eral manager:
Effective November I, 1917, Mr..
Paul A. F. Walter, of Santa Fe, New
Mexico, is appointed Industrial Com
missioner. He will also have charge
of all publicity matters in connection
with the exploitation and settlement
of territory adjacent to the line of
the New Mexico Central and partic-
ularly in the Estancia Valley.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-02
AMERICAN FORCES MAKE
FIRST CAPTURE OF
A GERMAN SOLDIER

With the American Army in
France, Oct. 2o.-The first German
prisoner of war taken by the Amer
lean expeditionary forces died today
in an American field hospital having
been shot when he encountered an
American patrol in No Mans Land
in front of the American trenches.
He, with another German, was dis
covered Saturday night by the patrol
and was called upon to halt. The
Germans ran; the patrol fired and
one Of the enemy was hit. The
prisoner was removed to a hospital
where the combined efforts of sew
eral surgeons failed to save his life.
Germans Not Informed
The prisoner was a mail carrier
and letters of some value were found
on him. He explained his presence
near the American trenches by say
ing he had lost his way in the dark,
He declared that the German SOL
diers did not know that Americans
were on the front or in France, the
officers telling them noting.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-02
TWO GOVERNORS
PAY VISIT TO
SOLDIERS CAMP
GOVERNOR BURNQUIsT, OF
MINNESOTA AND GOVERN.
OR LINDSEY, OF NEW
MEXICO, ENTERTAINED
AT CAMP CODY

Deming had the honor of enter
Friday, Governor J. A. A. Burnquist,
OF Minnesota, and Governor WASH
ington F. Lindsey of New Mexico.
Governor Burnquist had attended
the meeting of the Blue and Gray
at Vickshurg, Miss, and merely ex-
tended his itinerary to include Dem
ing and Camp Cody where the Min
nesota troops are encamped. He was
accompanied by Walter P. Rhinow.
adjutant general of the state of Min
nesota, and Major Harry L. Brady.
T. S disbursing officer for the state.
While in the city the distinguished
visitor was the guest of Brigadier
Gen F, F. Resche, commander of the
68th brigade. He took breakfast at
the officers mess of the l36th in
fantry. He was the guest of l35th
infantry at dinner and he partook
mess of the 125th field artillery
Visit Was Purely Social
No salutes or ceremonies were
given in his honor as his visit was
entirely social In company with a
number of officers he visited Column
bus. N. NJ. in the afternoon by auto
mobile, and greatly enjoyed meeting
the Carranza soldiers at the border
gate. He said that the Minnesota
troops were all we'll satisfied with
conditions at camp and its location.
He heard no complaints of any kind
from the men. He left with his
party for St. Paul. on the evening
Santa Fe train on which Governor
Lindsey was returning to the cap
itol at Santa Fe, N. NJ, Governor
Lindsey had addressed patriotic
gatherings at Hurley and Silver City,
and came to Deming by automobile
to see the camp.
Size Impresses Gov. Lindsey
He was much impressed with its
size and the work ACCOMPLISHED by
the contractors and soldiers there.
He said that Deming was doing a
wonderful work in connection with
the big training camp, and was cstab-
fishing a national reputation for her
self in the excellent social atmos-
phere which she has created and is
furnishing for the soldiers. He said
that the request for $1,000 Of state
funds, to be used in connection with
the training camp activities in maxi
ing the Deming armory over into
soldiers club house. could not be
granted in its present form as it did
not come under the Interpretation of
the appropriation. He said that there
is hope that the money can still be
secured in some other way. He ex-
pressed a desire to visit Deming and
Camp Cody after the fall elections
when the division is completed and
in full working order-Deming Head
light.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-02
UNITED STATES SCHOOLS
SHOULD HAVE NURSES TO
TAKE REQUIRED TRAINING

The Committee on Nursing of the
Council of National Defense is call
ing for trained nurses. Volunteers
are needed, not for the firing line,
but for the 1922 training schools
for nurses in the United States. At
present there are in the United
States approximately $4,000 register
ed nurses, of whom only 5000 are
public health nurses. America needs
a far greater number of trained wo-
men to aid in the prevention of
disease epidemics. for industrial ac-
cidents and for the general preserva
tion of public health. Nevertheless,
this available supply is being cut
down rapidly b. war requirements.
Thousands have gone voluntarily to
France and others have gone into
public work, directly or indirectly, re-
lated to the war.
Appealing To Schools
These depletions must be met.
Therefore, an appeal has been sent
to women's and co-educational col
leges and high grade private schools.
The response to date has been gen.
erous. For example, one New York
hospital had forty applicants for adj
mission as students last June. There
were ga applications last July and
August More than so per cent of
this number were college women.
The government needs nurses, but
only trained nurses can be accept
ed for important work European
experience has shown the vital need
of experts behind the firing line and
to replace the nurses at home who
are drafted for the front-Leslie's.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-02
IMPOSSIBLE FOR THIS TO
BE SHORT WAR DECLARES
LORD NORTHCLIFFE

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 3l-Dis-
crediting recent reports of internal
disruption in Germany as signs of the
weakening of that nation in the war
Lord Northclffe to-day told zoo
editors OF seven of the Middle West
ern states, at luncheon given here
in his honor, that the war had Just
begun
Impossible To End Soon
at is impossible that this should
be short war" he declared. There
are no facts which will form the
basis for such an opinion. The Ger
man Reichstag, unlike our Congress
and Parliament, has little or no
power save that of the passage of a
few appropriations. While it is pos
sibly true that one-thifd of the Ger
man population has become sicken-
ed of war. the ruling two thirds are
firm in their conviction that the war
is being prosecuted successfully to
4 victorious elimination for their
government"
Newspapers Are Erring
Lord Northcliffe asserted that A.
merican newspapers are presenting
the news of the war in an erroneous
manner. He said that the fact that
something was wrong with Germany
was being featured, when, as a mat
ter of fact, the only thing wrong
with the nation was the Kaiser. He
told of the policy OF his publications
in England, which gave the same
treatment to British losses as to
British and Allied gains.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-02
TIME HERE NOW
TO STAMP OUT
USE OF LIQUOR
THE INDIVIDUAL MUST
WORK INCREASINGLY, DE-
CLARES MRS. LINDSEY IN
LETTER TO COUNTY AND
DISTRICT CHAIRMEN

Every man, woman and child in
New Mexico must do his and her
full duty on next Tuesday, if the
state is to rid itself of the evil
of the liquor traffic Realizing that
in the closing days of the campaign
is time to do most effective work,
Mrs. w. F. Lindsey, chairman of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the New Mex
leo Council of Defense, has written
to all the county and district chair
men of the organization, urging them
not to relax their efforts until the
last available vote for prohibition
has been put into the ballot box.
The letter is as follows
Whiskey Has No Defense
Reaching further and affecting
vitally more people than any other
issue which New Mexico has been
called upon to solve is the whiskey
question which is to be voted upon
on November 9th.
Intelligent people do not ask for
any reason~for voting against the
liquor traffic. There is no defense
for whiskey. The sale of whiskey
ought to be stopped and it must be
stopped. This is evident to all who
think clearly.
Manufacture Forbidden
"The President, through the auth
ority of recent war measure pas
sed by the Congress, has forbidden
the manufacture of whiskey and gin
for the period OF the war Aside from
the long list of awful tragedies fol-
lowing in the wake of the liquor
traffic, the economic waste is too
great to be tolerated at this time.
With so many of the people of the
Allied Nations near to the door of
starvation. it would be criminal in
gratitude for us to continue to man
ufacture whiskey.
Will Make State Safer
"The passage of the amendment
for prohibition on November 9th,
will not only make New Mexico a
better, safer place for your children
to be reared. but will also help the
federal government in its fight to
throw off the yoke which Military
Germany seeks to impose. Individual
effort will carry this election; fail
VI L W llldNC tllC ll1ulNluudI tllOIl
will cause the loss of the issue by
default.
"The saloon forces are active
Make no mistake on this point. They
are organized and hard at work.
There were no saloons in Iowa, and
the liquor forces appeared to be idle,
yet a prohibition amendment to the
constitution has just been defeated
by almost 1,l00 votes.
Individual Effort Counts
"The decision in New Mexico may
hinge upon the effort that you make
or fail to make. Work early, work
late. Do not neglect anything which
in the least would help in the great
cause.
"Gct together effect a close-knit
organization. Hold meetings to keep
in touch with progress; hav. parades
to let the public know that you are
busy-and make them good parades."
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-02
HOLDING CATTLE
BECAUSE OF A
CAR SHORTAGE
REVIEW OF CATTLE AND
RANGE SITUATION IN THE
SOUTHWEST; 700 STOCK
CARS COULD BE USED
NOW IF AVAILABLE

Cate movements are being delay
ed on account of a serious short.
age of available cattle cars. John
Arnot, Panhandle and Southwestern
Stockmens association inspector al
Amarillo, Texas, states in his las,
report that the Santa Fe agent there
has said that he could use 700 cars
il he could obtain them, and Paul
Hoefle, Jr, at Canadian. Texas
writes that 250 cars of cattle are tc
get out of that locality as soon as
the shippers can get cars, but that
they have been unable to get then
for the past three weeks. B. F. Den
son, at La Mesa. Texas, says that the
greater part Of the cattle to be ship
ped from his district are still waiting
for cars.
Reports from the various districts
are as follows:
Dry, Cool, Windy at Carrizozo
]. r. Baird, at Carrizozo, N. NJ, re-
ports the range to be dry, weather
clear and cool. and very windy.
Finley and Son, Carrizozo, sold to
w r. Krop, Pine Bluff, Ark, one car
of two and three year old mules.
L. Branum, Carrizozo, sold tc
Spence and Sons, Carrizozo, 40 head
of cows and calves
John Arnot, Amarillo. reports that
the range is good and cured nicely
weather cool and windy, with kill
inp frost recently and lots of feed
still uncut,
c. X. Rrumley, Browrfie'd, sold to
p. Bonner. Amarillo, Is cars of one
and two year Old steers.
]. Mahonev, Rrownficld. sold to +
Bonner. Amarillo, number of one
year olds. mixed
No Snow At Megdalena
J. NJ. Howell, Mandalcna, n NJ.
reports that the weather is still dry
and windy, but that there has been
no snow in the mountains vet.
7. H. Nations Land and Cattle Co
Magdalena. shipped % cars Of three
and four year old steers to st.
Joseph. Mo.
Clay Cooper, MaGdalena, shipped
three cars of yearling steers to Den
yer. Colo,
w. NJ Yang. Magda'ena, shipped
two cars of old cows and calves to
Oklahoma Citv.
L. Allen, shipped two cars Of old
cows and calves 70 Oklahoma City.
T. Dallin, Magdalena. shipped. three
cars. of fat cows, cows and calves.
to Denver Colorado.
c. Railstan, Magdalena. shipped
one car of fat cows to Albuouergrc
c. Railstan. Magd7lena. sold to the
Lazar Cattle Co. Winslow. Ariz.. IA
cars of cows and calves and one car
of old saddle horses and shipped one
car of old bulls and eight cars of
vearling and two year old steers to
La Junta. Colo.
George d. Elliott. of Midland, Tex
as. Skinned IS cars of stock cattle
from Midland to the Laoso ranch,
near Tucson. Ariz., which he recent
ly bought, with several thousand
cattle upon it. at a price which IS
understood to be about 100000.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-02
WHAT WAS USED
TO BUILD BIG
DEMINC CAMP
FACTS AND DATA PRESENT
ED TO SOUTHWESTERN
SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS,
ASSEMBLED IN CONVEN.
TON IN THE PASS CITY

Interesting facts and figures rela'
tive to Camp Cody were presented
by C. A. Tilton and Major c. H
Miller at the engineers convention
Friday afternoon. They follow:
Cost $2,O25OO0.
Covers 2450 acres.
Fifteen miles water mains.
Twelve miles water laterals.
Shower heads, 2,050.
Mess halls, 283. If placed end or
would reach a distance of five and
one-fourth miles
Mess tables if placed end to end
would extend seven and three-fourths
miles.
Approximately 2,5OO,OO0 feet of
lumber used in building 5,l00 tent
floors; 400 floors made in one day.
Total number of buildings, $500.
Largest pay roll, $4,000.
High Pay For Workers
Carpenters receive $825 per day or
$z2555 a month; plumbers and car
penters foremen 1903 per day; brick
layer foremen, $l1 per day; laborers
275 per day.
Approximately 5000 men employ
ed at one time.
Approximately 100000 feet of
lumber used. Cars required to trans
port the lumber, 724.
Capacity of camp, 5000 men; 2l.-
900 men now in camp.
The story of how Camp Cody, the
great army training camp at Dem
ing, N. M, was constructed in rec
ord time despite innumerable diff
culties was related in vivid and
interesting manner by c. A. Tilton,
auditor of the contractor, and Ma
jor c. H. Miller, engineer in charge
Of construction, Friday at the after
noon session of the convention of
Southwestern Society of Engineers.
Friday night the engineers banquet
ed at the Paso del Norte.
The convention was brought to
a close Saturday and Sunday the
visitors will start on their home
ward trek.
Recalling Red Dog Boom
Red Dog and Cripple Creek in
their palmy days had nothing on the
boom at Deming that has existed
since the first steps toward the con-
struct1On OF lamp Nody were takch
in the latter part of July, according
to Mr.. Tilton and Major Miller.
Major Miller stated that he ar
rived IN Deming from Little Rock,
Ark, his home city, and found only
one assistant on the. ground. The
man was not an engineer, but very
efficient business man and aided
materially in laying out preliminary
plans. The contractor, Owen Hughes,
Of Dallas, had not arrived and he
was Immediately wired for and in
structed to be on the camp site July
26.-Deming Graphic.