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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-03
THIRD DRAFT
LOTTERY COM
PLETED TUESDAY

Breaking all efforts in speed. Ameri-
cas- third and greatest draft lottery
ended at eight o'clock Tuesday morn
ing after continuous drawing of
twenty hours, President Wilson draw
ing the first number, 1922 at the be-
ginning Monday. General Crowder
personally plucked the last pellet from
the bowl and 1874 was called out as
the final number.
Working in shifts throughout the
night the officers in charge reached
the speed of eighteen numbers every
minute The complete list was ready
for mailing late Tuesday, the govern
ment printing office kept pace with
the capsule pluckers.
Out of the first one hundred num-
bers drawn from the bowl at Wash
ington, twelve Of those numbers ef-
fected registered men in Sedgwick
county. Christopher Sophus Freder-
ickson of Sedgwick whose order num-
ber is is given No. 1922, the first
number drawn in the national draw
ing. The list is as follows:
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-03

The above does not mean that these
men will be necessarily inducted into
military service, but to the contrary,
they are subject to being classified
by the local board according to the pro-
visions of the questionnaires. Those
who are placed in Glass One will be
subject to induction first.
The local board is busy these days
classifying the men who have return
ed their questionnaires.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-03

was in mass of flames, with no pos
sible hope of saving only a small por-
ton of the house. and the photograph
above shows clearly the results-it
being almost totally destroyed.
The origin of the fire is unknown
and remains mystery, there having
been no fire in the house previously
so that an accidental cause cannot be
accounted for. Another thing which
is battling is the manner in which
the flames burst out all of sudden
when first discovered, having the ap-
pearance of an explosion of some sort.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-03

fortunate in having carried insurance
with company that deals as fair as
the Aetna people, the adjuster giving
Mr.. Walters a draft to cover the en-
tire loss.
Work has been commenced this week
on clearing away the debris prepara-
tory to the rebuilding of the house.
Mr.. Walters informs representative
of this paper that work will start at
once upon the construction of a house
similar to the one that was destroyed.
Sirrs & Son are the contractors on the
lob
New Britain herald., 1918-06-14

1T nurses are in the service. Some l them are overseas.
 Among the nurses who have al- kady volunteered to do duty in rance. or wherever they are sent, Ee Miss Macdonald, Mis- Mary F. rum on Cedar street, and Miss 3mma T. Peteron, who 11a been fominent as a nurse in this city. The tier two, with several others, were 3cruited last week at the first meet
 8 called by Miss Macdonald.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-14
NURSES PREPARED | ID GO OVERSEAS
|NeH Britain Quota for Active Service Fast Being Attained

Five more nurses of New Britain have volunteered for service as army or navy nurses under the Red Cross call for duty. The recruits are the
New Britain herald., 1918-06-14
NO PLACE TO MEET.

Because the war bureau has been ven the corridor of City hall for an ice. the board of public works now Is no place to hold it's public hear gs and the hearing scheduled for
 xt Tuesday night will probably be Eld in, the council chambe The res- ents of Corbin avenue have petitions
 lat this thoroughfare be sprinkled tween Steele street and Black Rock |cnue.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-14

Private Samuel Gross of the signal rps is home from the University of srmont training school on 2 fur Esh.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-14

harge of the local campaign to meet he quota of 25 for New Britain, has lot interviewed all the nurses of the
 ity and is hopeful that the require bent will be fully met. The enlist hents to date number 12.
 Already about 10 of the graduates If the New Britain Training school
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-04
PRESIDENT NETOES BILL ADD
ING HOUR TO DAYS WORK
OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

Washington, July president Will
son today vetoed the Legislative, exc
tive and judicial appropriation bill on
account of Il provision increasing thu
hours of work for government clerks
from seven to eight hours per day.
In his veto message, the president
said since nj the outset of the war
he had called upon all employee TO
see that there vas no change in COn-
ditions unfavorable to laborers, he did
not feel justified in asserting to a
measure in which the United States
itself makes such u change.
An effort to overrule the veto in
the house was defeated. 2l6 to 80.
The message follows:
AT the outset of the wal felt
it my duty to urge all employers in
the United States to make a special
effort to see to it that the conditions
of labor were in no respect altered
unfavorably to the laborers. 1t has
been evident from the first how di-
rectly the strain of this war is to
bear upon those who do the labor
which undcrlics the whole process Of
mobilizing the nation and it seemed
to me at the outset. as il seems to
me now, that it is of the very highest
Importance that the advantages which
have been accorded labor before the
war began should not be subtracted
from or abated."
Having taken this position in an
earnest appeal to other employers |
do not feel justified in asserting to
a Measure in which the United States,
as an employer changes the condi-
tons of the labor of its " employees
~unfavorably to them, and | feel the
freer to take this position because
| have not learned from any quarters
that the employers of the government
in the district have been slack in their
labor or have demurred from doing
any of the necessary additional tasks
which the time and e%Xigency requires.
On the contrary, | have learned that
they have cheerfully done additional
labor and have not needed the com
pulsion Of law"
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seligmsn. The cancelled coupon Is in
the file OF the case In the District
Court on which Mr.. Scligman secured
judgment. The coupons are missing
from the file OF the Coler case. The
writer believes Mr.. Coler. or the per.
son drawing his complaint. made .
mistake In listing this particular o
pom.
Undoubtedly the district attorney
either failed to check over the coupons
or failed TO detect this one item among
q large number OF similar items. The
face OF the coupon was s25.0o. interest
sls.s5. There is nothing in this state
OF facts 10 imputc fraud to any OF the
parties concerned.
The second item in size is s3si75
Paine Otero. The claim is based upon
coupons % to 80 inclusive and cou.
pons 80 and ~ Of a bond numbered 1926
and dated March !, 1892. No bond OF
this number and date was ever legally
issued by the county Whether the
claim was fraudulent depends upon
the knowledge of the claimant OF this
fact. The bond Ia exactly like the gen.
uine bonds numbered 32S to- SOP Of
March I, 1892, issued 10 Moore and
Schley. without investigation Of the
county's records II appears on lie face
TO be a genuine bond. without direct
evidence ~ knowledge ~ the county
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ITEM / sl.O3GSg

On October Is. 1915. Mr.. Kelly pre-.
scented to the board Of loan commits.
toners among other items coupon 3
from bond POS. coupons 5 and 6 from
bonds POS. 20e and 2l5. coupon 7 from
bonds 2OS and 2O9, coupons s. 9 and
10 from bonds 2Os, 2O9 and 2l5 and
coupon SO from bond 20S. He collect.
ed thereon $1.O3GS7ik or ignoring
fractions OF a cent. sl.O36s9. These
had previously been paid MS follows:
Coupon $40 holders at maturity
OF the coupons.
Coupons 8 to l0-To Bird s. Coler
in settlement OF case G3O1.
Coupon 35-To the city National
Bank OF Lincoln. Nebraska, for MIR.
Kelly previously presented to the
board OF loan commissioners.
Three indictments were returned by
me grand jury on these transactions.
Nr Kelly repaid the item Of s3+s7h
IN coupon 81 on June 26. 1917.
ITEM II. 1881 so.
on the above date, October 2s. 1915,
Mr.. Kelly presented to the board OF
loan commissioners a claim based
upon lost coupons 3 from bond 504. 9
from bonds sos and SO4 and I TO 10
inclusive from bonds 500. 5O4. sos and
500. He had himself previously 70.
duced these same coupons to n judg-
ment lease 702i) and had collected on
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records there IL nothing 10 iinpute
fraud TO this transaction. although. uu.
less the claimant can prove that she
was a purchaser for value without no.
lice the case constitutes n possible
Claim on the part OF the state In a
civil action.
Third in size is the amount OF
s?,297SS set out "a Implications b.
Moore and Schlcy. This consists Ot
two separate items, one a duplication
In the original rounding settlement in
1892. the other a duplication of certain
coupons put In Judgment by Moore ami
Schley In case 3,iC3.
In 1892 Moore and Schley secured
the refunding OF the railroad bonds OF
1887 owned by them together with the
unpaid interest Oh those bonds. They
owned all but six out Of 10 bonds. IN
their settlement At that time they
claimed TO own all the unpaid interest
coupons. In fact the owner OF the six
bonds not presented By Moore and
Schley presented and collected on ten
coupons amounting 10 $500 attached
to these six bonds, Moore and Schloy
thus DUPLICATED 5000 at that time.
Bonds 500, sol and jO2 OF 500 each
represented this excess charge. Fol.
lowing these bonds and their coupons
through numerous Judgments and 10
final settlement II was found that
Moore and SChley collected on them
the sum OF Sl,047.O2. As Moore and
S,hl.,. 1il nup oil tl. rAnnnn. nf fh.
original railroad bonds of several
numbers and ny mistake claimed
them all there is evidence only Of "A
mistake In collecting this original
$500. a proper basis for a civil action.
Moore and SChlry took up all OF
coupons number | OF The bonds OF 1892
and took from the county a c%ertifi.
cate OF Indebtedness for ~s4,&O7.5o,
which was TO have been paid from the
taxes OF 1929. In fac re nertifi.
cate was never paid and was put in
Judgment in case 2if3. The county
bond register shows that coupons !
from bonds 1872 to 1913 were paid This
could have happened by their al .ac-
ton from the county files and a sec.
ond presentation a. we'll as by a du
plication on the part of Moore and
Schley. A double payment was made
That Moore and Schlcy got II cannot
be proved OF course no fraud can be
imputed to them under This state OF
facts and even n civil action might
fail Of proof against them.
Fourth in siz' is III" claim n W F
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to the amount OF u ,ls5.ooo and pay
ments from the proceeds Of land have
been made in a total sum OF 81 .s26.62.
or these three bonds have been an
celled and s2S43S has been repaid.
The interest on the bonds outstanding
constitutes NJ annual charge upon the
proceeds OF lands OF s53 100. The
bonds are optional in ten years. II
paid then, the total payments OF in.
tsrest and principal will aggregate ST..
7ll.O00. II not paid till maturity the
interest win amount to 1888. 900 and
the total payments will be s2.773.O00.
Passing Immediately to the excess
payments made by the board the fol-
lowing table Is a statement OF the per.
sons 10 whom these payments were
made and the ground OF excess:
II should be perfectly obvious IN
reading the above table from left 10
right that the excess claims In tbs
first four columns stand In q differ
ent category from those In the last
two. All the items upon which pay.
ments were made in the first four col.
umns were proper claims. The stat.
ute OF limitations could have been
pleaded in protection OF the taxpay.
ers by the public officers having these
matters In charge. Il was not. The
collection OF the claim under these
conditions involves no reflection upon
the claimants. Reception OF the wrong
kind OF bonds also involves no criti.
cism OF the claimant. The taxpayers
OF the state lose, those OF Santa Fe
county gain. The certificates given
Mr., Coler and Moore and Schley by
the county represented an actual
claim, but one believed invalid in law.
The district attorney simply failed 10
protect the rights OF the county. The
excess computations OF interest rest
for the most part upon the construc-
ton Ot the rights OF the parties 10 col.
lect interest after the state was ready
and willing to pay the county debt.
But the last two columns represent
a different condition. Some errors are
of course to be expected. But II 10
significant that there are only three
parties concerned in Implications and
only five IN all concerned in dupl!ca-
tion and fraudulent bonds. or a total
OF So $3.50, SO in this class OF cases Mr..
Kelly secured ~ ,G3l.l3. The follow.
ing table showing total claims paid
the several parties claimant, the total
amounts oyerpaid to each on all
grounds and the total Implications and
FRA uJulapt honda ahOws aore cIeariy
the extent 10 which this class OF over
payments narrows TO only u very few
parties.
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THE TucuMcAR NEWS

the board OF loan commissioners an
alleged bond number 264 p~urporting
to be- "A part OF the issue OF September
20, 1891, TO w. ". Coier. This bond
presented by Mr.. Kelly was ~unsealed
and on It's face was questionable. II
was not registered by the county au.
thorities. An indictment was returned
on this item.
ITEM III. s2.64O.oO.
on December II. 1915. when Mr..
Kelly was securing the third payment
OF the coupons In the Spier case
(above) he presented through the
Santa Fe bank a bond numbered 2o4
which was exactly like the bond a54
discussed above except as to number.
An indictment was returned on this
item.
As yet no full check has been made
OF the issue OF refunding bonds o, ser.
les p. At present then the account OF
Implications and fraudulent bonds
stands:
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20 cover the series "C" bond debt the
surplus left from the proceeds OF these
lands. II any. after the bonds are paid
Ii to he added to the common school
permanent fund, by so much relieving
the necessary demands upon the tax.
PAYERS. As there IL now available
nearly 100000 from such proceeds II
Is clear that n large surplus will be
available for tho schools. As interest
upon the bonds amounts In thirty
years TO 1875 per cent OF their face ev.
cry dollar ~ bonds unnecessarily Ia.
sued takes s2.35 from the schools and
through them from the taxpayers and
postponos also the time when the sur.
plus can be devoted 10 school pur.
poses In the case OF series N" bonds
issued 20 refund the debt OF Santa re
county other than the railroad debt
every dollar Is a direct and immediate
burden upon the taxpayers Of Santa
F6 county and n upon which they
are o paving more than $4,000 in.
terest annually on n valuation OF So.
600. 900 and not yet providing anything
for the ultimate payment OF the debt.
Series &C" bonds have been issued
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-04
THE PRICE OF LIBERTY

With the world shedding its very
life's blood for liberty, at this season
of u nations birthday anniversary,
it is fitting that we give consideration
to the price of Liberty" This will
be done at the hour of morning wor-
ship at the Christian church. Bible
school promptly at 9:45. At S:l5 p.
m, Another Vital Question" will be
considered Your mere presence will
do US good and we shall strive to make
the occasion of value to you also. Come
Norris j. Reasoner, Minister.
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Five parties are included in the list
OF those securing duplicate payment OF
coupons or presenting fraudulent
bonds. All OF these items represent q
claim on the part OF the state for rsim-
bursement. II presented by the claim
ant with fraudulent intent they form
the basis Of a criminal prosecution.
Each case will be discussed In de-
tail. or course at this time the svi-
dence OF fraudulent intent win not be
disclosed but any evidence clearly dis
proving such intent VIM be.
The first and smallest item Ii that
entered opposite the name Of Mr.. Bird
s. Coler. 1855. One coupon. n item
In the thousands presented By Mr..
Colsr Ia a duplication. This one cou
pom was presented and put in juds-
ment frat By Mr., ColsL. second By Mr..
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-04
CENTER STREET NJ. f. CHURCH
Sunday, July Z.
Sunday School, 9:45 a. m.

sunday school, 9:15 q. m.
Preaching service IL a. m. Sub
ject of the sermon: Worthy is The
Lamb That Was Slain" The sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper will be OBJ
served at this service.
Both the Junior and Senior Leagues
meet at 7:l5 p. m.
Preaching service 500 p. m. Sub
ject Of the m THE Prodigal
Son"
Beginning with Sunday the church
will be open every Sunday afternoon
where anyone wishing to do so may
come in and spend a quiet hour reading
a good book. the late magazine. writ
ing letters or listening to good music.
Drop in. Bring your friend. You are
welcome.
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TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN

The following mothers plan to be
at home on the day designated, to ARE
for and entertain the children of all
the mothers of Tucumcari who would
like to help in the Red Cross work.
rooms. Bring the children in their
play clothes.
Monday Mrs. Ed. Shields.
Tuesday Mr.. K. p. Donohoo.
Week.-Mrs.. r. A. Muirhead.
Thursday Mrs. K. \. Prentice.
Friday Mrs. c. Fausuacht.
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For Middle Aged Men and Women

The kidneys work day and night to
filter and cast out from the blood
stream impurities that cause aches and
pains when permitted to remain. 1t is
only natural these important organ
should slow up and require aid in mid
die age. Foley Kidney Pills help over
worked, tired and diseased kidneys and
bladder.-For sale by Sands Dorsey
Drug Company.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-04

Persons who have oncc used Foley
Kidney Pills prefer them to any other
medicine. They give relief from Kid
ney and Bladder troubles, backache,
sharp shooting pains, rheumatism,
stiff, swollen joints, sore muscles
pufiness under the eyes. nervousness,
always tired" feeling and slcep-diS-
turbing bladder ailmcnts.-For sale by
Sands-Dorscy Drug Company.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-04

W. II. Hill, j. r., Detroit, Texas,
writes: Il used Foley Kidney Pills
and say unhesitatingly that Of all I
have used they are the best, and have
done the work where the rest failed"
Backache, rheumatic pains, sore mus
cles, stiff joints and too frequent hlad-
der actions are symptoms Of kidney
trouble.-For sale by Sands Dorsey
Drug Company.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-04

the board OF loan commissioners.
They were presented by the law firm
OF Catron q Catron claiming 10 act
for Mr.. Jacoby. The bonds are not
like the other bonds Of March !, 1892.
they were never registered b. the
county and appear 10 the writer 70 be
forgeries.
Finally, the claims OF Mr.. W. G. Kel.
ly amounting in series &c" claims
alone to an oy~cr.payment OF s43,.
63i.ls This is made up Of
Implications, ............. '2i 203ss
bonds ..,....,... 6.I3O.l7
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-04

Every interested in the big
movements of church and state should
come to this meeting.
We are all here for the purpose
service and work. We are needed. At
no other time in the worlds history
has woman's part in religious, political
and economic affairs been so impor-
tant as just now.
Let US make ourselves intelligent
and effective workers in promoting
Gods Kingdom in the hearts of men. :,
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or the above irregular claims tho
following would have been cut OFF
merely by pleading the statute OF i'm.
ttstions:
w, q. Kelly duplication:
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PROGRAM OF WOMAN'S
MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Methodist Church, Thursday afte"-
noon. July II, 1918.
Devotional and Bible Study-Acts
TX.
christian Stewardship" Mr..
Duval.
Presentation of Stewardship-Miss
Tanquary.
Bright Spots on the Home Field
Mission Study Class.
Woman's Place Today Mrs San
dusky.
Items from the General Conference.
Miss Hicks.
Business.
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HARRY H. McELROY
n,u,rnr

General Practice Tucumcari, n. NJ.
OFFICE
West side End ST.. half Blk So. of p. 0.
Notary and Public Stenographer
in Office
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duced these same coupons TO a judy
mont ease 7o24) and had collected on
the Judgment august IL. 1879. An
Indictment was returned by the grand
jury on this item. The amount was
repaid June 20. 1917.
ITEM III. s9lO.50.
on February 20. 1916. Mr.. Kelly pre-
santed 10 the board OF loan commits.
sioners a claim based upon coupon 3
from bonds 2l3, PA and 2l5, coupons
3 and i from bonds 2l3 and 2l4. cou-
pom : from bonds 2l3. PA and 2l5. and
upon S, 9 and 10 from bond 2l3.
Ihcs" had been paid as TO coupon 3 TO
the holders at maturity and as to the
hplauc" 10 Mr.. Coler in the settlement
Of casu G%Ui. Two Indictments were
returned on this item.
ITEM ". s2lO54
On the above date, February 20.
1916. Mr. Kelly presented 10 the board
OF loan Commiss iOncrs a claim based
upon coupons So and 80 from bonds
2l3, 2l4 and 2l5. These had previous
ly been paid TO MIR. Kelly through the
City National Bank OF Lincoln, Ne
braska. An indictment was returned
on this item. Mr.. Kelly repaid $1,000
on June IS, 1917.
ITEM v. S~l.O57.5U.
on June 3, 1915. Mr., Kelly present
ed TO the board OF loan commissioners
a claim based upon coupons 3 10 II IN
elusive from bonds 1871 aud 1873. These
had previously been paid 10 the Capt.
tai City Bank for Mr., Kelly on August
IA, 1914. An indictment was returned
on his item. Mr.. Kelly repaid this
amount on June &c. 1917.
ITEM VI. ~sll,7G6.O5.
on July 5, 1915 Mr.. Kelly presented
to the board OF loan commissioners a
claim based upon coupons 3 from
bonds 81 TO $50 inclusive OF he orig.
nal railroad bonds OF 1880. Mr. Kelly
claimed these coupons had been lost
and never paid. In fact W. y. Coler
had secured a Judgment on these cou'
pons in 1891 and they formed d part
OF the %reiunding issue to Mr.. Coler ut
that time. An indictment was re
turned on this item.
ITEM VII. $50. PSI .9S.
On December IL, 1916 Mr.. Kelly pre-.
scented 10 the board OF loan commits.
sioners a claim based upon the judg'
ment in case 1000. Robert W. Spier vs..
the board OF county commissioners.
This case was outlawed, had been re.
yived by case Gs22 and paid to the
proper claimant. The coupons upon
which the case was founded were not
a part OF the railroad debt but OF San.
Ia Fe county funding bonds. II u prop.
or claim al all these coupons, or iudg.
ments based on them, we're a claim
for state bonds OF series b, a charge
on the taxpayers OF Santa Fe county.
Moreover, Mr.. Kelly had previously
presented the coupons which had al
ready been reduced to judgment in
case 1860 and had been paid $lS,G23
in bonds and cash OF series "B" on
them. Thus coupons which aggregated
50 ,556.0 90 we're made the basis OF re.
funding payments OF s57, $50 40 as fol.
lows:
Gag. C O. s'i sDi ysli "s als'm' gaia to I.
Coupons taken from file, IN
valid claim, paid to W. O.
heUy-Berles B............ lSg2J 90
Case 5000, outla wed and re-
vived by case ss2.. invalid
claim, paid to w. O. Kelly
series Z 20,2sl.9S