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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-16
Inquiry sse~RE,,,...,, N. .. Butter
and sugaSvit Short
Potaf s@cp.
LITTLE AID 4 N RoUMANIA
Supply From rhfissountry Almos.
NesIisibIe-s,1. Cities Suffer the
Most-P 4 Organization
Regulates Food Supply.

Berlin (COsfespondence of The AS
ISOLATED Press) "A summary of the
German food situation today shows
very little butter with little if any
prospect that there will be more in the
immediate future. An equally small
amount of margarine or other substi-
tutes for butter. A supply of meat
that does not bid fair to increase be-
cause there is so little feed on which
the cattle can be n0urished and fat
tened. A minimum amount of sugar,
since less than the usual supply of
sugar beets was raised in 1916, and a
part of the supply has to go toward
making chemicalss IAN almost COM
plete failure of, the potato crop, so
that the bread ration is to be
stretched" with barley instead of pO-
tato flour, to the consequent diminish
ing of the beer production. An almost
negligible supply of coffee, and very
slender amount Of tea.
On the credit side of the ledger
stand the vegetables that were raised
in great quantities during the last sum-
mer, and that with German thoughtful-
ness and system have been dried in
great quantities, and will be available
for the winter. Likewise there are
great quantities of marmalade, or near.
marmalade. which have been stored up
as substitute for butter. The sub
stitute is very poor. but better than
nothing.
The average German will insist that
ROumania stands on the credit side
Of the ledger, too, and that it is O
big item. But 1t is extremely probable
that the amount of food found i'm ROu
mania is far smaller than had been
anticipated. Turkey, Bulgaria, Hun
gary and Austria, all also have claim
on whatever there may be. Although
Germany is running the military stu
alton in ROumania, Germany is very
| far away. Her authorities have
known for, weeks that there was little
to expect from ROumania, and have
tried to break the evil news gently
First came the announcement that the
size of the supplies captured was un
known, then the word that whatever
might be found would not be used bu
kept as a reserve.
German Cities Suffer.
It is, of course, the big German cit
les that are suffering, and that are go
ing to suffer increasingly as the wal
continues. Lack of transportation ia
cilities is an increasingly importan
factor.
Germany, which before the war hat
somewhat more than ample freigh
cars for its own needs, now has t
make the same number of cars, ap
proximately, do for all Of the German
empire, nearly all Of Belgium, north
ern France, all Poland. and bi
piece Of Russia, in addition to Serbia
Montenegro, and the biggest half o
Roumania. Only a relatively SINAI
number of cars captured in Belgium
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-16
Wear Cheap Watches.

Memphis, Tenn.-Fearing highway
men will relieve them Of valuable time
pieces. hundreds Of men In Memphis
who are compelled to work at night are
wearing dollar watches and leaving
their good watches home. Holdups
and robberies have been so common
as almost to cause a reign Of terror.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-16
FRENCH USE GERMAN BOTTLE
Exported Through Holland, Cuba and
the United States They Finally
Reach France.

Paris.-A short time ago a wine
trade journal, the Vigneron Cham
pencils, pointed out that champagne
bottles made in American glass works
were being offered to the French in
dustry. America had never before sup
piled champagne bottles, but as the
price wac high enough to allow profit
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-16

William p. Malburn, formerly an as
sistant secretary Of the treasury, has
left for New York to begin his duties
as chief National bank examiner for
the Second federal reserve district of
New York, succeeding Charles Starek.
Mr.. Malburn is son-in-law Of
Senator Thomas of Colorado. His
home is in Denver, where he was an
attorney and later banker. His new
job pays $4,000 year instead of the
5000 he drew as assistant secretary
of the treasury.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-16
sroPrHosE SHARP SHOOTING PAINS
"Femenina" is the wonder worker for all
female disorders. Price 81 90 and soc. Adv
Growing Fingers.

German medical papers report
striking innovation in surgery that
has been tried by Doctor NeuhaeuseI
in one of the army hospitals-a new
method for growing new fingers tc
replace amputated digits. The earlier
method was to graft toe upon the
amputated finger or thumb, but Doctor
Neuhaeuser has successfully used o
piece of rib as material for fingers
and thumbs, getting at the same time
a covering for the new members In
flap Of skin taken from the breast Just
outside the ribs.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-16
Couldn't Do II.

Pussy Woman Tin crowded car, to
shabby manu- wish you'd throw up
q window.
Shabby Man with a grin)-Td like
TO accommodate you. mum, but / amt
swallered one.-Town Topics.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-16
BEGINNING of the end.

Heinie-Is Parker friend of yours?
Omar-I always thought he was
until about an hour ago.
Heinie-Why the change of opinion2
Omar-He refused to lend me q
quarter.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-16

can goods. As Holland has offered the
same kind Of bottles there Is no diff
Guilty in telling how they leave Ger
many.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-16
WHAT IS
LAx-FO$

Evidently Knew How to Get Pork"
Guide-This Is the ParthenOh.
Tourist-Gee, what congressman
they must have had Life.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-16

Count Won Bernstorff, the dismissed
German ambassador, snapped just
after he had delivered the note from
the kaiser which resulted in the rup-
ture of diplomatic relations. He was
on his way to moving picture house
where he saw German war films.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
SOLONS HAVE AXE FOR
TWISTERs OF FACTS

The facetious and untrue COM
ments OF a correspondents of the Al
buquerque Morning journal called
forth resolution in the house OF
representatives this week, to the
effect that if the unfair course is
persisted in the representative of
the daily will be excluded from the
house. Jesus c. Sanchez OF Valen-
cia introduced the resolution. Sew
eral times members have risen on
the floor to protest against the
annoying course OF the misguided
Journal. A similar resolution has
been drafted with reference to the
New Mexican, which has commented
with gross improperly upon the
trancastions between the house Of
representatives and the governor
The papers probably thought they
were beneath the notice of the law
makers. but they are finding that
they run counter to public sentiment
whenever they indulge in their
wonted pastimes of smirching public
records, and disregarding facts to
spite public men.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
ROBERTS BUSY EARLY FOR
N. M. E. ASSOCIATION

DR.. Frank H. H. Roberts, who was
in the city this week, has secured
speakers for the next New Mexico
Teachers Association convention to
be held in this city next November ;
thay are:
Frank D. Slutz, superintendent of
the city schools of Pueblo, who ad-
dressed the teachers convention last
year and was given a unanimous
invitation to return this year. Mr..
Slutz' addresses last year were so
filled with valuable material for the
teachers that they are anticipating
his return with much pleasure. DR..
w. w. Winship, editor OF the New
England School Journal, has also
been secured.
DR.. d. H. Benson of Washington,
D. C., head of the boys and girls
cub movement of the United States
department. of agriculture, will ad-
dress the boys and girls of New
Mexico who are enrolled in the va
rious corn and pig clubs. The clubs
will be present by special arrange
nent, no ding their annual encamp'
ment in Santa Fe during the teach
ers' convention. instead of during
the state fair, as was the case last
year.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
TOBACCO PEOPLE
READY TO FIGHT
CIGARETTE BILL
AUTHOR OF ANTI PILL MEA.
SURE RECEIVES IMPREs.
s1vE LETTER FROM CEN.
TRIAL OFFICE OF THIRTY.
FIVE BIG CORPORATIONS

That there would be studied oppo-
sition to the passage of an an;i-ci-
gai ctts law in New Mexico is shat
owed forth in letter received h,
Representative c. w B. Bryan fr )m
the national associa ion of tcbac.
nlo'.hants in regard to his ent,-rof
fl: nail bill int 'dt.,ed in the huLse e
The letter head of the organization
bears the firm name of about fifty
mammoth organizations who deal in
tobacco products. Their secretary
is also their legal counsel, and he in
qulres with particularity about the
bill. and offers to pay telegraph
tolls to be informed of every uuirp
and turn in the journey of the bill
through the legislature. In fact the
concerns are watching like hawks.
Mr.. Bryan sent but one telegram,
to inform the tobacconists that the
bill had been referred to the house
committee on penitentiary, and by
them reported unfavorabiy. an ten
years.. said Mr.. Bryan, "this bill or
one like it will pass this legislature
for the anti-tobacco sentiment will
then be sweeping the nation just as
the anti-booze crusade is now spred-
ing" Reluctance to inject further
complications into the wet-or-dry
vote this fall is given by Mr.. Bryan
as a reason for not insisting on the
passage of his tobacco bill at the
present time.
The bill would make it illegal to
sell or give away tobacco or "the
makin's" in this state.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
$1,000 REWARD PAID FOR
DISCOVERY OF ARMOUR

The question as to who is entitled
to the $1,000 reward for the dis
covery of the body of Armour has
been settled as far as Attorney Dun
lavy is concerned. for he has paid
over to Antonio Sandoval y Griego,
the sum Of $1,000. This was the
amount offered by Roy and Glen
Armour, farmers of Nebraska and
brother of Clyde Armour, for the
recovery of the body or information
leading to its discovery. Sandoval,
it will be remembered, saw his little
black dog on Saturday night, Jam
uary IS, with a human foot encased
in a shoe. He tied the dog up all
night and on Sunday, January ID,
let the dog out, following the animal
to a spot 800 yards from the Las
Vegas-Santa Fe road where the ske-
Teton of Clyde Armour was discov-
cred.
A buffalo robe, which Clyde D.
Armour, of Sioux City, Iowa, car
ried with his on his fatal motor trip
from Denver to Glorieta. N. M, has
arrived here from El Paso. This
robe was in the Oldsmobile IS" car
which Armour had purchased in
Sioux City when the car was sold
by &C. D. Armour" to the two AIbu-
querque men and by them tosHorace
r. Stevens, real estate dealer of FL
Paso.
The robe was shipped to Attorney
Melvin T. Dunlavy of this city, re-
presenting the Armour family, and
is another link in the chain of evid-
ence to prove that the man who
owned the Oldsmobile as" car was
indeed Clyde Armour.
The car was sold to Mr.. Stevens
for $3.50. The Aetna Insurance COM
pany has insured the car against
theft and this company, it was stat
ed, will have the car put in first
class condition and returned to the
Armour family.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
TAKES PLACE OF
OUR BOUNTY Law
WOULD APPROPRIATE SIS.
900 ANNUALLY TO BIZ
SPENT BY q. s. EXPERTS,
FROM WOLVES TO PRAIRIE
DOGS

A bill was introduced ire he house
this week that bids fair to go a long
way toward the solution of the wild
animal bounty problem of the state,
The bill has the endorsement of the
New Mexico Cattle and Horse
Growers association, the state Game
Protective association, and is un-
derstood to be backed by the wool
growers organization.
1t does not abrogate the present
bounty laws but supplements them.
The bill calls for an expenditure of
$4,000 a year by the United States
biological survey, the amount to be
appropriated out of the state trea.
| sury. This would not be offered
directly as bounty money but would
be expended under the direction of
a director for the district of the
federal bureau, and would apply to
the determination of predatory wild
animals and pests that endanger
the cattle and sheep industries.
Part of the plan would be scien-
tific and statewide poisoning of
prairie dogs and gophers The gov
ernment is said to have attained a
degree of perfection in this work
whereby the rodents can be disposed
Of up to IS or 90 per cent, at a cost
OF tive cents an acre. Gophers and
prairie dogs alone cause a loss, ac-
cording to statistics. to the sheep
grower and cattle men of one and
half millions. The beasts of prey
such as wolves and coyotes cost the
cattlemen in this state $4,000 an
nualiy, and the sheep men a million
and quarter.
A study of the bounty statistics
OF the twenty six counties since
1909, shows that every year more
and more bounties become due,
which indicates that no headwav is
being made in the actual extermina-
tion OF preying animals. Counties
are far behind in the payment of
their bounty claims. As an instance
of this Chaves county is cited as
owing S26.S3o in unpaid bounties the
tirst OF this year, and Colfax, $4,-
b95. Though these two counties are
high in the list, the arrears of many
counties run into thousands.
1t is proposed to place a small
tax on all cattle and sheep to make
up the $4,000 annual fund. The total
value of sheep in the state is now
given at S676,0l7, and of cattle S37,-
472,445.
Advantages for the bill claimed
by its advocates are that the entire
fund will be spent without any de-
duction for overhead and little for
organization of the machinery ne
cessay to carry it out, for the ma
chlnery now exists to carry on the
work. Also that the state will have
the benefit of the governments ex-
tensive experience in trapping, and
trapping experts will be used to get
rid OF the dangers to stock. The state
would come into possession of all
Delts and skin from the work, the
income there from would go to make
up any deficiency there might be
from the tax levy.
The old bounty laws would CON
tinue to operate until all outstanding
claims are paid. 1t is claimed thai
-wo'thirds OF the bounties that have
become due in the state have been
incurred in cases where individual
'tockmen or associations offered
-ewards in addition to the state
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
HOUSE CONSIDERS
SENDING MESSAGES
TO THE GOVERNOR
LIVELY SESSION RESULTS
IN APPOINTMENT OF COM.
MITTEE OF THREE TO FIND
OUT WISHES OF COVER.
NOR
Legislature HEAD TOCOME

Legislature HEAD TOCOME -
The smoldering volcano of resent
ment against legal aide Elmer E.
Veeder broke out in the house of
representatives on Friday morning.
After debate, discussion, the ap-
pointment of a committee and a
conference with the governor at
the sanitarium. it was mutually de.
cided that messages for the gov
ernor should be delivered to his
secretary, Miss Olsen, in the gov
ernor's office in the capitol build
ing, instead of to the adviser.
House Bill las having duly passed
both branches of the legislature and
one of the first to have duly receiv-
ed the votes of both branches. and
accordingly almost the first business
between the house and Governor
De Baca, was sent to the governor.
The bill was sent to the governor for
his consideration by the chief clerk
of the house by young lady stem
ographer.
Arriving at the sanitarium at GAS,
the young lady was informed that it
would be impossible to see the gov
ernor, on official business or other.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16

reported to have singled out the
state reservoirs and irrigation fund
for this purpose. The fund con-
tains approximately $4,000 and
would afford enough to satisfy the
salary budget. But this fund will be
dipped into by the appropriation bill
as now planned, and the state Off
cials are still waiting
De Baea County Bill.
The De Baca county bill was pas
sed unanimously by the senate after
considerable amendment and discus
sion, by the senate. The house re-
ceived the bill and referred it to
the committee on counties. The
take about half as much
area from Roosevelt county as was
planned, and gives to
Roosevelt 10 townships from Chaves.
The railway mileage that was to
have been taken from Roosevelt is
also hslved. The indebtedness of
the new county to Roosevelt is fixed
by the bill at $500, instead of $l3,-
500. The indebtedness of De Baca
to Guadalupe and Chaves is
left to the determination of the state
board of loan commissioners.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
SCOTT r. WILLIAMS
DEAD BY OWN HAND

Cloudcroft, N. NJ, Feb. 13.-Scoti
B. Williams, secretary of the Otero
county democratic central commit
tee. owner and for a long time
editor of the Cloudcrofter, promi-
nent real estate and insurance man,
last night committed suicide by
shooting.
Dependency resulting from long
suffering with tuberculosis of the
throat. was the cause of the deed.
William leaves a wife and infant
daughter. He was AZ years of age.
Few men in the mountain country
were better known or more cordial
ly liked, and his friends are scat
tered all over the state.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
MEERSCHAUM MINES
TO Be OPERATED
AGAIN VERY SOON
NEW MEXICO HAS ONLY
KNOWN DEPOSIT or THIS
MINERAL ON AMERICAN
CONTINENT AND IT IS IN
GREAT DEMAND

NcW MEXICO mas an extensive cor
ner on one of the worlds commo di-
ties, meerschaum, and it is likely
that these vast deposits will again
be operated. this time by Lordsburg,
New Mexico interests, says the Lib
eral of that city.
For the past week w. T. McCas-
key of Chicago, ILL.,. president of the
w. 1: McCaskey company, operlt
ors of electric light plants and gen.
eral public utilities in Illinois, Ia
dana and Kentucky, J. P. Porteus,
well known southwestern mining
engineer and Faris v. Bush of Lords
hung. have been at the meerschar.r
mines making arrangements for the
beginning of operations. Late n
November OF last year the meer-
schaum concentrating plant, office
building and managers quarters
were destroyed by what is believed
to be an incendiary fire. The own
ers estimate their loss at $4,000.
However the plant will be rebuilt, the
mines cleaned out and work be-
gun at an early date.
The New Mexico mecrschaum
mines are located about forty miles
north of Silver City near Sapello
river and are the only known de-
posits of commercially valuable
meerschaum on the American conti-
rents. The foreign meerschaum is
n!'ned near Constantinople in Asia
Minor, but since the European wa
have ceased and the
mines have been abandoned. cayit,,s
81 and filling with water so thai il
wa ir years after the country is
r",icrtd to its normal condition be-
fore there will be any importation
OF mcerschaum from the foreign
mines.
AT the present time there is a,
great demand for the American pro-
duct and as soon as the property is
put In condition for operation the
pipe manufacturers in the east will
lie supplied from the New Mexico
n ines.
Until October of 1912 the property
was operated by the American Meer- I
'chaum and Pipe Construction Ger
poration of Oddensburg, New York,
'us this company closed down and
since the property has remained lille.
Some time ago the claims and mill
ste were acquired by Messrs. Nc
":kcv Porteu: al.d Bush ard id
t not have been for the destruction
,f the mill operations would be un-
Ter way at this time.
The new owners of the property
ire able to amply finance future
work and have expert skill employ
"a in both the mining and milling
If the product. Mr.. Porteus, the
mining engineer, has had experience
n all parts of the United States
md South America and Mr.. Bush
Vas formerly connected with the
neerschaum company in its opera
ions severa! years ago.
The resL:htt:on Of operations at
tie big rc:rscEaum industry will
lean the rinp'cyment Of a large
orcc OF mtn.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16

wise, without a card from the afore-
said Mr.. Elmer E. Veeder. This
report was transmitted in writing
by Chief Clerk Sanchez, and was
read to the morning session of the
house by Speaker Llewellyn, who
inquired of the house what they
were going to do about it.
The storm broke. Speeches that
consisted of more fervor than e.o-
quence began to occur concurrent
ly, though not concurring. L. r. York
member from Otero county was OF
the opinion that there was a dirty
Republican trick to worry the gov
ernor about to be sprung. Mr.. Ell
mer E. Veeder, did not occur to
Mr. York. Mr.. Wesley of Grant also
Democratic, thought that the mat
ter was one that could readily be
worked out by consulting the COVER
nor's wishes. He moved the appoint.
ment of committee for the purpose
of ascertaining what the governor
wanted the house to do.
Without directly referring to Mr..
Elmer E .Veeder, Mr. Barnes of
Bernalillo county stated that the gov
enor and also the house of repre-
sentatives had rights that should
not be abrogated by any individual
who took advantage of the governors
incapacity to perch upon the gu
bernatorial eminence. Mr.. Jesus
Sanchez and Mr.. J. E. Pardue spoke
feelingly about the high personal
traits of the governor, which had
not been mentioned much less dis.
paraged by any Of the speakers.
The committee consisting of
Messrs. Barnes, Sanchez, and We
ssely waited upon the governor
by appointment Saturday. They
were graciously received and after
the difficulty had been duly explain.
ed, Governor De Baca stated that he
would receive bills in any manner
that the house should desire, but
preferred to have them handed to
Miss Olson, his secretary at the Of
flee. 1t was agreed that he would
personally receipt for the bills at
the time they reached him.
Thus the matter ended. Mr.. Ell
mer E. Veeder accompanied by the
states attorney general met the
casually as they were
leaving the sanitarium, and shook
hands all around and nothing was
said about the committees mission.
Anyone having business with Mr..
Elmer F. Veeder will find the gem
leman on hand during ordinary Of
ice hours in the office Of the gov
'rnor of New Mexico in the capitol
most any day of the week. .
lie does not sign the bills, and is
lot officially designated to receive
hem but there he is. Why
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-16
OBSERVANCE OF
LINCOLN'S DAY
IS IMPRESSIVE
JOINT MEMORIAL SESSION
IN CHAMBER OF HOUSE
OF UNUSUAL INTEREST TO
LARGE GATHERING OF
LISTENERS

An impressive observance of the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln was
held in the chamber of the house of
representatives Monday afternoon.
Music by a volunteer choir from the
various churches of the city incIud-
ing patriotic hymns was a feature of
the program. Rev. G. w. Stroud,
of Roosevelt county pronounced an
invocation. Mr.. Stroud is a member
of the house.
President Lindsey of the senate
presided, assisted by Speaker Lie
wellyn of the house. Former Gov
ernor L. Bradford Prince delivered
an address upon the life and char
acter of Lincoln. His remarks were
freighted with interest to the people
of New Mexico embracing among
many pointed and patriotic argu-
ments plea for harmony and
mutual esteem among the races of
the compound population of this
state. Mr.. Prince stated that the
Anglo-Saxon has much courtesy
and poise and calm to learn from
the Spanish-American, and that the