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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Sleeps While STANDING.

Marysville, Cal.-Dan Kelly, arrest
ed on a misdemeanor charge, went to
sleep standing up in the court room.
Called upon for an explanation, Kelly,
who has only one natural leg to stand
upon and one wooden one, declared
that he had suffered with asthma for
the past ten years and had to sleep
standing up. He said he was so accus-
toned to doing in this position that
he forgot he was in court.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
DUTIFUL Wife GOES
HOME TO MOTHER
misunderstanding Causes New
Husband Some Anxiety
Calls Police.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Married at
eight o'clock, bride gone fifteen min
utes later. This was the fate Of q
young Tulsa bridegroom.
After leaving the church the couple
drove to the hotel where the BRIDE
groom had registered. He left the
bride In the lobby with these words:
snow you stay here while / go and
pack. Then we'll get out to your
mothers and stay a few days."
When he returned to the lobby she
was gone. Thirty minutes frantic
search followed. Then he thought Of
the police, so called in Chief Nichols.
The chief thought a moment. "May.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Thief Takes Church Auto.

Seattle, Wash.-Here Is a person alb
solutely without fear-unregenerate
and who played with fire unafraid.
This fearless person stepped into a
runabout standing at a curb in the
downtown section Of Seattle. The car
is the property Of the Rev. w. A. Will
son. It bore the words on each door:
First Presbyterian church." On the
drivers seat were two Bibles. The
thief probably sat on these as he drove
away.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

Chicago.-Hogs-Bulk, 317.s5Ql9.So;
botchers, s1s:oOG1s.s5; packing. Sl7.7t
SIS. 90 q 1850; rough, Sl7.i0V17.75. '
Cattle-Beef cattle, good, choice and
prime. Sl6.S6Q1s.55; common and me-
dunn. $lO.25 1855; butchers. $500
1850; Gamers and cutters, S6.85 a &. 90:
stockers and feeders. $685. 500; good,
choice and fancy. $lQ5OQ 1900; In.
ferior. common and medium, S.750
1850; veal calves, $17.25 q IT'S; west
ern range, beef steers, $l4.0OQ17.2s;
Sheep-Lambs, choice and prime,
$17:65Q 1850: medium and good, $16.25
@l7.25; culls, $1O.O 90 a 1900; feeders,
!l2.50Q11.75; ewes, choice and prime,
$l2.5OM 1900; medium and good. SlI.O6
Q12.50; breeding, $12.5OQ1S.25.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
SENATE PASSES DRAFT BILL.

Neutrality-suspicious. a dissenting
vote the Senate Tuesday passed the
administration nan power bill. making
the draft age limits IS to As years in
elusive, after voting down every
amendment interfering with drafting
men under 81 years. The only i'm
portant amendment in the Senate bill
is the Thomas-Reed anti-strike pro-
posal which nullifies exemption
granted to essential workers il they
strike.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Germans Fighting for Existence.

London.-Dull apathy in Germany is
giving way to intense anxiety, accord
ing to reports from Berlin received at
The Hague. Newspaper criticisms
show an urgent demand for eassur-
ance and several papers pin their
faith IN the Hindenburg line. Ger
many is no longer fighting for Bel
GUM OF Alsace-Lorraine," the Cologne
Volks-Zeitung says, but for its sheer
existence a great battle Is going on.
We stand alone and have no help to
expect from anyone"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
President Makes AppoIntmeuts.

Mathematician of land Of
fices nominated by President Wilson
included John r. Beavers at Hugo,
Colo. Receivers Of public moneys,
John j. Missioner at Hugo, Colo. 9th
nominations included: Surveyor
Surveyor general of Colorado: John B.
McGauran Of Denver. re-appointed.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Army Uses Much Butter,

Washington.-The American army
is using 1880, 900 pounds Of butter and
100000 pounds Of oleomargarine every
month. A War Department state
ment shows that soldiers stationed in
tins country have about five times
more butter than oleomargarine, while
in France the quantities of butter and
oleomargarine are about equal, owing
to the greater difficulty in obtaining
high-grade butter.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
shin Yard Men Ask 81 an Hour.

Washington.-Skilled workers in the
shipbuilding industry Of the country
have presented friendly demands" to
the labor adjustment board Of
the shipping board for in
in wages to 81 an hour, double
time for all overtime, Saturday half
holidays throughout the year. and 10
per cent bonus for all night shop
work. The present wages is approx
mately rs cents an hour.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
New British Vessel Sunk.

An Atlantic Port. The British
steamship Diomed, a new vessel, has
been sunk by a submarine about $50
miles off Sandy Hook. Her crew of
1O4 men and officers reached here
aboard another steamship.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Denver Soldier Shoots wife, Stays Sci

Denver Soldier Shoots wife, Stays Self
Camp Sherman. Chillicothe. Ohio
John Boynton Of Denver, a private in
the quartermaster's corps at Camp
Sherman, shot his wife following a
quarrel, and later committed suicide.
His body was found by military police
men who we're sen to arrest him.
Mrs. Boynton will live.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
soIshevIki Declare War With v. 8.

B%oisheviki Declare War With v. 8.
Neutrality-suspicious. the Bolshevik
government has declared a state of
var exists between Russia and the
United States, Vice Consul Imbrie has
lowered the United States flag over
the consulate at Petrograd, closed the
consulate and placed the affairs of the
United States in the charge Of the
Norwegian government. Americans in
Petrograd, Of whom there are approx
mately twenty, have been warned to
leave the country by the vice consul.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

Alton, m.-Attempting to explode Q
loaded gas pipe without a fuse cost
Fred Denny, aged twenty-five, a West
ern Cartridge company employee, his
left hand. He had substituted a piece
Of paper lined with powder for the
fuse. He held the pipe in his hand.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Shipping Loss Increased in July.

London.-Losses of merchant ship
ping by Great Britain during the
month Of July aggregated 176.479 tons,
an increase of 1896 tons over the
June losses. Allied and neutral gross
tonnage sunk aggregated 1862, max.
ing the total gross tonnage lost during
the month 313,011. The loss in allied
and neutral tonnage was an increase
of 20,552 tons over the report for
June. The total for the quarter end
ing with July for the allied and neu-
tral countries was s 1892.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
bouse GET. Tar ajII on Sent ?

washington.-The IS, zoo, 900, 900 rev.
enue bill. providing for the greatest
tax levy in the history Of the United
States, was agreed upon by the House
ways and means committee Monday,
and will be reported to the House Aug.
20, and brought up in the House for
consideration Monday, Sept. 2.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

Senate Votes Thanks to Army Men.
Washington.-Gratitude Of Congress
to men in the army and navy for their
efforts in the war is expressed in a
resolution by Senator Jones of New
Mexico, adopted by the Senate. As a
special tribute the senators, in voting,
remained standing for one minute.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Bomb On U. 9. Gran XIII. Four.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of a depth
charge on board the U. 8. s. Orizaba
at sea on Aug. IL killed Lieutenant
Commander william Price Williamson
and three enlisted men and wounded
Commander r. ID. White and eighteen
men.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Hun Sinks Whole Fishing Fleet.

ENTHUSIASTICALLY the entire fleet
Of the Maritime Fish corporation has
been destroyed by the trawler Tri-
umph, which was captured by a Ger.
mar submarine crew and armed, &C.
cording to reports to the corporations
office here Thursday. The fleet was
operating off the Grand banks of New
foundland. 1t was composed of boats
of both Canadian and American regis
try.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Father and Two Sons Killed.

Denver.-Gilbert I. Miller Of Rocky
Ford was instantly killed and two Of
his sons so seriously injured that
they died, when the car driven by Mil
Ter went off a bridge into a ditch near
Wolhurst.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
PRISONER SENDS BROKEN
LEG OUT FOR REPAIRS

7 East Liverpool, O.-Chnrged
2 with dallying too long with the
9 cup that queers," John H. Mer.
4 Ger was arrested.
I During the process of arrest
= his leg was broken. As a con-
q sequence he paced his narrow
4 cell at the city prison with diff
I iculty.
T An acquaintance visited him.
"Here," said John, "I've
3 broken my leg. Take 1t down
4 to the blacksmith shop and have .
/ a piece welded on 1t. so I can
z walk smooth"
> The friend carried out instruc.
4 lions. The leg was wooden. 4
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

..Chicago.-Butter : Creamery extra,
Acc; standards, 45c.
Eggs Firsts, 3sG39c ordinary
firsts, 36@37hc; at mark, cases in.
cluded. 36M37kc.
26A G25hc: Americas, 26Hc: long
horns. 261k @27c.
Poultry Fowls, 27@2sc; springs,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Would Make Movies Aid Nation.

Berne.-The Hungarian ministry
has asked Parliament to pass a law
providing that the movies" can be
compelled to promote government pol
icies through film pictures.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
chinese ON Nav TO Join Alliea.

Peking.-A Chinese contingent on
the way to Join the allied forces at
Vladivostok has reached Mukden,
M~anchuria, according TO an announce
ment here.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Mo Chance in SUGAR Ration.

Washington.-No additional restric-
lions on the use of sugar by house
holders and the public generally will
be necessary, Food Administrator
Hoover announced.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Weeks British Loss Is s,411.

London.-British casualties reported
in the week ending Aug. 81 totalled g..
All compared with an aggregate of s.
go reported in the previous week.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

Allies Capture 100000 Germans.
Paris.-The allied armies have taken
more than 100, 900 prisoners since July
IS, says Marcel Hutin in the Echo de
Paris.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS,

Boulder, Colo.-Tungsten concent.
rates. 60 per cent. 32O.OO022.50 per
unit; % per cent, $4,000 1880: 10 per
cent, $9.4OV12.2O.
New York-Lead. $s.06.
Spelter: East st. Louis delivery
9.12h Q9.37h.
Copper: &26.62H.
Bar Silver: $l.0lA.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

be she's out to her mothers" he told
the distracted bridegroom. Ten min
utes later they were in each others
arms.
II thought he said: I'll pack my
grip and you go out to your mother's.'"
she explained. II thought 1t was fun
ny, but supposed he knew his bust
ness-I didn't"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
MOFFAT ROAD STRIKE ENDS.
Train Service Restored When U. s
Takes Control Of Line.

TakeS ControI Of Line.
Denver, Aug. 24.-The strike on the
Moffat Road ended Friday night when
A. F. Whitney. representing the strik-
ing brotherhoods, received from the
Railway Administration official no.
tice that the road had been taken over
by the United States government.
Trains started Saturday on schedule
time. The employees will get $4,000
back pay at once and So, 1000 later.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
1906 New Second Lieutenant.

Little Rock, Ark.-At exercises held
At Camp Pike, 1926 graduates of the
central officers training camp re-
,eived commissions as second lieuten-
ants.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

Kansas City. = Butter - Creamery.
Hkc; packing, 35c.
Eggs-Firsts. 39c; seconds 35c.
Poultry-Hens, 2lkc; ROSTERS. fsc.
broilers, Csc. "
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
One Bath In Three Months.

One Bath In Three Montha
Los Angeles-Alleging that her hus-
band frequently had gone unbathed for
three months, Mrs. Ethelle Christensen
Is seeking q divorce here from Neils
Chr3stensen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

Adams Elected G. A. r. Commander.
Portland, Orc. E. Adams of
Omaha was elected commandment.
chief of the Grand Army of the Repub.
lie for the coming year.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Alaska p.vs s31y2s for Coal.

Nome. Alaska.-The price Of 1917
sacked coal here has been advanced to
$50 per ton, and the 1918 sacking sells
at $31.25.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

Buffalo Defeats ecent Car Fare.
Buffalo, N Y.-voters here Tuesday
voted down the 6-cent fare by an over
whelming majority.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

Baker VIII Permit Worlds Series.
Washington. The worlds series
will be played with the full permission
of Secretary of War Baker. according
to q statemade made by him here.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
u.eoat Sinks Seven Fishing Vessels.

Ymuiden. Holland.-Seven fishing
boats have just been sunk by the
same submarine. Three of them were
of Dutch registry. The crews have
been landed here.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30
Chief Justice Of Quebec Dead.

Montreal.-Sir Horace Archambault,
chief justice Of Quebec, died of heart
disease Sunday.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

Wool peits, butchers and muir
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

French Capture CusItanTd Destroyer.
Paris.-Lieutenant Schwieger, who
sank the Lusitania. has been captured
by a French patrol boat in the Medi-
terranean, according to La journal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

The important towns of Bray, Thiep-
val and Grandcourt, together with sew
eral smaller places have been CAP
tured and more than 1000 prisoners
have been taken.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

HIDES n PELTS.
Dry FLAT Hideo.

D... Pound
Fallen. all weights. Nos.l and !. fiat DC
Bulls n stag. Nos. 1 and 2 flat iSc
Sailed hides, &c to Sc per Id. iess
Horsehides one-half to two-fhird.
the price of green sailed.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-30

Creameries. ex. LIST grade, ID. ~
C~reameries. I'd grade, lb..... ~
tTocess VS.
Packing stock .............3 @35
New-York tribune., 1918-11-27
Traffic Club Opposes
Government Ouunership

A warning against what was de-
clared to be propaganda from Wash
ington in favor of permanent govern
ment control of public utilities was
sounded last night at the annual meet
of the Traffic Club of NV York, held
at the Waldorf-Astoria. Resolutions
were adopted unanimously calling on
the government to restore all trans
portation companies to their private
owners as soon as business would per-
nit.
The chief speaker OF the evening was
Lewis ]. Spence, director of traffic of
the Southern Pacific lines. 1t was his
contention that since Director Gene raj
Of Railroads McAdoo had resigned
there was no need of successor being
appointed. Mr. Spence asked why
President Wilson should not go before
the next Congress and notify it that
he intends 70 relincpish government
control of utilities imm mediately.
81 believe" Mr.. Spence asserted,
that the public desires a restoration
! Of competition
Among other speakers we're P. E. M.
Cowie. vice-pre eident of the eastern
district of the American Express Com
PAM md Pnlrh 6 S4ubbs. general
manager Of the American Sugar Re-
fInug Company.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-27

to President Wilson asking that he de-
clare an amnesty. and that letter also
hed been sent TO Secretary Of War
Baker asking him to free before
Thanksgiving Day all conscientious OBJ
iectors who have been court martialled.
While no definite steps other than
writing these letters hNve been taken
by this lrAgue. Miss Fitzgerald said
hat meetings would be held all over
the country TO "crystallize public senti
ment in this matter SO that it can be
made a. subject for representation at
the general peace conference"
The other organization. the Bureau
of Legal Advice which has an Office at
lis East Twenty-eighth Street. seems
TO be concerned principally with con-
scientious obiectors In q letter sent
out by the secretary. Fannie NJ.
Witherspoon, a plea is made for finan-
cial aid to fight for the release of more
than two hundred conscientious OBJ
jectors at Fort Leavenworth The let
ter also states that 100 other persons
who are now serving terms in jail must
not be forgotten.
Some of those who would be affected
by All amnesty would be Eugene V
Debs, Emma Goldman, Alexander Berk-
man, Rose Pastor Stokes. Scott Near
ing, John Reed. Benjamin Kraft, Big
Bill" Haywood and Roger Baldwin. Ap-
proximtely ? 900 other Socialists, an
archists. Bolshevists and International
lists would be freed
New-York tribune., 1918-11-27

handing the Department of the East,
added that the guard provided for New
York City is, particularly under pres
ent conditions, obviously inadequate.
Infantry Battalion Coming
over since the first peace ceebra-
tion," said he, "the celebration of the
falce news, this has been glaringly
manifest, and | have been doing nv
utmost with Washington to have the
guard increased"
Although he has had no definite word
on the subject, General Bell added. he
understands that the War Department
Is now planning to send a battalion
OF intantry-1 600 men-here to pre-
vent recurrence of any such disorder
as the gathering of Socialists pro
voked General Bell is also, he an
nounced, lnstituting an Investigation
into the soldiers actual share in the
tracas. following which any men un-
DER him who may seem to merit it will
be disciplined.
Inquiry at the office of Admiral
Usher, whose men are accused of hav-
ing been the prime instigators in the
rush on the Garden, developed the fact
that no similar investigation has been
considered thus far by that depart
ment.
"At 10 o'clock" it was said. 1--WE re-
celved call from the police for help.
We said we would send some men at
once. Then we were told the men were
not needed. So we did nothing. That
is all we know about the affair"
New-York tribune., 1918-11-27
Santa Sorts 100000 Christmas
Parcels Daily for Boys Overseas

1t would do one Of those soldier
boys overseas a sight Of good II he
could glimpse fer moment what is
going on inside Of Pier 86, on the
East River. The scene would warm
his heart. 1t would fill him with con
fidence. so that on Christmas Eve he
could hang up sock on cannon
wheel or elsewhere and feel sure that
rext morning something would be
waiting for him-that package from
home.
The biggest job that Santa Claus ever
tackled is being performed inside of
Pier 86 In a manner which efficiency
experts say Is marvellous, and also in
manner that makes it certain thai.
all packages will be on time There
il is that the hundreds of thousands
Of Christmas packages for the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces are received
crted and sped on theil journey
across the Atlantic
100000 Packages a Day
Every package destined to give
Christmas cheer to an American fight
.ng man in France must go through
this mail station. The packages are
coming in now by the carload, the pres
ent average being about 100, 900 parcels
day. Four hours is the average
period that parcel spends on Pier S5
More than l.400 mail clerks are on the
Job Reinforcing them are $50 sol
New-York tribune., 1918-11-27

diers pressed into temporary Christ
mas service.
The pie1 affords q heated workroom
Of 900 by 144 feet. ". H. Riddel, act
ing superintendent Of the railway
mail service in New York, said this
was the biggest mail service workroom
in the wor d. Yet it is none too large
for the biggest task that ever CON
frorted Santa Claus. Mail clerks. mail
bags and packages occupy every nook
of space.
The first ship to carry Christmas
packages was the Manchuria which de-
parted November %. Santa Claus held
Up the ships sailing full twenty
four hours in order that it might do
this service. This is said to be the
first COVE rnment controlled ship that
has been delayed for any reason since
this country entered the war.
Prompt Delivery Assured
AS November 80. next Saturday. is
the last dav Christmas packages for
overseas will be received, postal Off
cials feel sure the final parcels will be
on shipboard by December in plenty
Of time for Christmas delivery even
into Germany.
A number of the packages are ad-
dressed:
"To Some American Soldier Who
Otherwise Would Not Receive Christ
mas Present"
These packages are being sent
through the Red Cross. These parcels
insure that there will not be a single
empty stocking lover there
New-York tribune., 1918-11-27
Radical Societies
Seek Amnesty for
Political Prisoners

national movement to obtain the
immediate release, by means of am
nesty, of all Socialists, anarchists and
conscientious objectors held in Federal
and military prisons for violations of
the espionage act and opposition to the
conscription law was begun yesterday
by two local rad cal societies, the
League for the Amnesty of Political
Prisoners and the Bureau of Legal Ad-
vice.
According to Miss NJ. E. Fitzgerald,
secretary of the Political Amnesty
League, the purpose OF the society is
"to educate the public to the funda-
mental distinction between political
offences and ordinary crimes Mis-
Fitzgerald said letter had been sent