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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
NEW GRANT is A BEAUTY

The great similarity of appearance
which prevails among medium priced
motor cars will disappear during the
next four years and there will event
ually be as great rivalry for dis
tinctive lines in popularity priced cars
as there is among the higher priced
cars, is the opinion of George S Waite
general sales manager of the Grant
Motor Car Corporation.
The next step in the evolution Of
the motor car IS artistic" says Mr.
Waite. "The engineering and mcchan.
ical development necessarily carle in
first and appearance was secondary
Now that the engineering features
have been pretty thoroughly worked
out and standardized, rivalry between
manufacturers must inevitably take
the form of producing more artistic
more eye-pleasing cars.
"The latest GRANT SIX is an ex-
ample of this. 1t is decided depart
ure from the sameness which has pre-
vailed among medium priced cars. We
which would be both graceful ard most
pleasing and yet so individual tina. the
Grant Six could not be mistaken for
any other car. In changing the body
finish from the conventional black to
rich olive green with white stripping
on the louvres and wheels we antici-
pated another tendency that toward
tor car finish.
"Of course, the difficulties under
which the industry will labor as long
as the war lasts, will delay the pro-
gress of the medium priced automo-
bile along artistic lines. The decreas-
ed production and increased costs will
compel manufacturers to hold their
plans and ideas in allegiance. But as
soon as these conditions pass you will
see the rivalry for distinctive appear.
ance become general.
Another factor that will enter in
to it is the determination Of American
automobile makers to capture the for
eign market. There is no question
that the people of Europe and of South
America place greater value upon the
artistic than we are accustomed to and
that between two cars of equal me.
chanical excellence, the foreigner will
choose the one that has the greater
appeal to his eye. 1t must not be for.
gotten that for a long time the sale
of American cars abroad will be con.
fined more closely TO the wealthy than
is the case in this country.
'In designing the latest Grant Six
the makers believe that they have con
tributed quite little impetus to the
movement for better looking cars in
the medium priced class. If we had
had any doubts that car buyers really
appreciated beauty, the demand for
the new model would have disposed OF
them"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
HASN'T FORGOTTEN US
Cushing, Okla, April 1!

Cushing, Okla, April 10, 1918
Mr.. Editor of the News:
| will write a few lines to let my
friends in New Mexico know that |
have not forgotten them. When |
walk out in the morning and see the
wash tub full of rain water say, "If
the folks in New Mexico have had
this much rain they could sleep with
both eyes shut, and if any of you want
some good rain water just send tub
and will loan you tub full"
Well, see the News is still con-
tending for good roads. am to know
that ! was one of the four that voted
for the Road Bonds in my district, and
| also see that my special friend, the
Honorable President Woodrow Will
son, has time to speak good word for
good roads, for which we should feel
proud.
Cushing, the population is estimated
at 5000. Including the l5 refnerieS
and the operators; we use gas for heat
ing and lighting so that put me on,
Of a job cutting stove wood, and ! am
gardening for health and lioovcrizing
| close with best mishes to the News
and its readers. j. f. LANG.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
COL. TWITCHELL AND MAJOR
MASSIE HERE LAST FRIDAY

Major Massie, wounded in France
last November, while fighting against
the Germans, in company with Col.
Twitchell of Santa Fe, were here last
Friday night and addressed large
audience at the High School Gym. Maj
Massie related nothing but what he
had actually seen during his two years
lover there" The newspaper stories
and magazine articles are not over
done according to Maj. Massie. He
says the war will not end until the
American people realize what they are
up against and get down to work in
stead of chasing the almighty dollar.
Col. Twitchell put the matter squarely
up to the people. He said that day
of sacrifice had arrived and nothing
should stand in the way of helping end
this horrible war. His talk was short
but right to the point and was heartily
encored.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25

Richmond p llobson, one of the best
orators in the United states, will he
here Friday night AT the High School
Gymnasium. He says THE road to
Safety for America and to peace for
the world is TO eXer. our full national
power to win the war, but through and
after the war. we should be guided by
fundamental considerations and estab-
lish a permanent policy of prepared
ness. a nation is like a living organ
ism and like every living thing must
make adequate provision for sef-de-
fense if it is to survive"
If we do not wish to become "a mill
itary nation with great standing arm
les, we must maintain the biggest navy
in the world to stand between our
peaceful shores and the worlds great
armies. At the prcsen; stage of his
tory, our fleet in the Atlantic must
he maintained superior to the German
navy; our fleet in Pacific superior to
the japanese navy and our two fleets
combined superior to the British navy.
Then we could live in peace and Sc
curity and our rights would be respect
ed abroad"
The above are taken from HobSon'S
Views on Preparedness "As Perma-
nent Peace Policy"
Hear this wonderful speaker at the
High School Friday night. There will
be no admission charge. The large
gym. should be filled to its capacity to
hear this Spanish American war hero.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
CHAUTAUQUA OPENS
IN TUCUMCAR| may
|6..T|CKETS ON SALE

"Libertys Torch" is the name of
the pretty, patriotic play to be pre-
sented by the children at Chautauqua
this season. The supervisor who comes
here to look after that important part
of the work has had special training
and Is experienced in this line of ac-
tivity. The children will see that ev-
erybody knows all about "Liberty's
Torch before Chautauqua is over
why doesn't he play the violin ?"
was common remark during the pro-
duction of THE Melting Pot" when
the young musician put the instrument
to his shoulder but never played a
note. Well, the play wasn't written
that way. But, THE Climax" is diff
ferent. 1t requires very fine pianist
and very wonderful singer to prop.
erly take the parts. The Horner Chau.
tauquas were particularly fortunate in
securing Miss Charlotte Leslay to take
the part of Adelina in THE Climax"
She played the title role in "Pocahon-
tas." She then was cast for her first
prima donna role in Lii Nose" a
part that won her recognition from
the firm of Klaw and Erlanger and
she was engaged by them to appear
in the all-star cast of Ben Hur. She
has sung in London and appeared in
David Belasco's THE Auctioneer." Shc
is eminently fitted for the difficult role
Of "Adeina" in "The Climax"
when the soldiers reach n trench
the Germans are ready to throw up
their hands and call 'Kamerad' while
they are sending men around TO at
tack you from behind. They murder
ed men sent to receive their surrender
and English soldiers were found cru
Gifted in their dugouts," said Captain
David Fallon in one of his addresses
to big Eastern audience. Captain
Fallon's right arm is useless as the
result of his war experiences but he
can tell about "the big fight" as few
other soldiers can. He is an orator
AS well as soldier.
The above paragraphs will give the
people some idea what to expect on
the Chautauqua platform this year
Nobody can afford to miss hearing the
wonderful programs beginning May
l6 and lasting seven days.
Season tickets are on sale at Ham.
ilton's Insurance Agency, and Mr.. Ham
ilton says "They are going like hot
! cakes" Better get your ticket and re.
served seat now. You are going tc
go because it will be mighty lonesome
at home by yourself
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
HIGH SCHOOL CON- :"
MENCEMENT TO Be-
GIN SUNDAY, APR. %

The Commencement Week exercises
for the Tucumcari High School Class
of 1918 will begin with the Baccalaur-
cate services on Sunday morning, Apr.
28, and will close with the regular
graduation exercises on Friday ev-
ening, May 3.
The following compose the exercises
for the week; on Sunday morning,
April 2S, at eleven o'clock the Bacca-
laureate Services will be held in the
High School Gymnasium, on Tuesday
day evening April 80, the Junior Class
will entertain the Class of 1918 in the
High School building on Wednesday
evening, May /. The Class night pro-
gram will be given in the High School
Gymnasium, on Thursday evening May
2, the Junior High School Graduating
exercises will be held in the Gymna-
stun. and on Friday evening, May 3,
the exercises will be concluded with
the regular graduating exercises.
Rev. +. ]. Hoering will deliver the
Baccalaureate sermon, and special mu-
sic for this service will he in charge of
Mrs. c. II. Meeker, assisted by Mrs.
Freeman Allen, Mrs. c. II. Hittson,
Miss Georgia Gardner, Mrs. Hunting
ton, Mr. Robert Burnet, Mr. X. b. Read
MIR. l.. c. Gillis and Mr.. ID. G. Grif-
fifth.
Hon. Harry II. McElroy will deliver
the address to the Junior High School
graduates on Thursday evening, May
2. This is the first time that regu-
lar Junior High School graduating ex-
ercise has been held in Tucumcari.
Honors for the Class of 1918 were
won by Miss Hazel Reed with the high
est average and Miss Catherine Free
burg with an average of only frac-
ton less. To these girls fall the most
coveted places on the graduating pro-
gram. Miss Reed will have the honor
of delivering the valedictory address
and Miss Freeburg the salutatory ad-
dress. The address of the graduates
will be delivered by Supt. w. d. Shad-
wick, and the diplomas will be pre-
sented by A. ID. Catterson, President
of the Board of Education.
The Glass of 1918 is the largest in
the history of the Tucumcari High
School. The class roll is as follows
Madge Campbell, Vivian Steckman,
Lucille Wharton, Juanita Shaft, Maude
Barnes, Doris Whitmore, Hazel Reed,
Nilia Vaughan, Marian Ward, Cora
Lovelady, Laura Smith Dixon, Clara
Jones, Catherine Freeburg, Fay Rey-
nolds, Lillian Femister Rodger Keel
er, Holbrook Hittson. The class SER
vice flag contains three stars in mem
ory of Floyd Wayne, Claude Faus-
nacht, and George Ostic, who left the
class to volunteer their services in de-
fense of the Nations rights. Jack
Pullen, another member of the class,
left school to accept a position with
the FL Paso & Southwestern X. R.,
and has since passed competitive ex-
animation for entrance in the United
States Naval academy. II is the sin
cere hope of the members Of the class
that Jacks average for the examnina-
tion is sufficiently high to win the final
appointment.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
$1,000, ,000, 900 Is GOAL HOPED
TO BE REACHED IN CAMPAIGN

Washington,April 24.-Another plea
for local campaign committees not to
stop working after communities reach
their Liberty Loan subscription quotas
went forth today from Secretary Me-
Adoo, prompted by recurring reports
that workers in some towns are salts
fled with 100 per cent records.
"If we stop fighting when we have
reached the minimum of the Liberty
loan" said the secretary, I'VE are not
comparably sustaining our sons in
France who are fighting not for the
minimum, but for the maximum of
Americas rights and world liberty"
AT the rate the county is subscribing
this week the loan will be slightly ever
subscribed, but treasury officials are
hoping for a total of at least five bill
lion dollars. The aggregate of reports
up to the opening Of business today is
Sl,79C i7S,l50, which is 1872 millions
more than the total announced last
night. The average daily subscrip-
tions necessary until the end of the
campaign is $l20, 100000 to make the
three billion dollars.
The Minneapolis and st. Louis fed
eral reserver districts were officially
reported tonight as oversubscribed.
The Dallas district has only sub
scribed 66 per cent Of her quota
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
TO RUN INDIA RAILROAD

j. NJ. Ackerman, of Las Vegas, has
made arrangements to take charge of
the mechanical department of rail
road in India, with headquarters in
Burma. Mr.. Ackerman, for many
years was stationed at Lamy, while
in the employ of the Santa Fe and is
known to many Santa Feans. James
Ackerman, his son, was the first Amer
lean soldier TO run locomotive in
France.-Santa Fe New Mexican.
J. NJ. Ackerman is the father of
Mrs, j. W. McCarty (nee Miss Acker-
mani of the First National Bank. The
brother has been in France about a
year in the railroad service.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
PROCLAMATION

o States Of
appoint
the United assemble
Patriotic demonstrations should be held in and hamlet
the immediate direction of Liberty
the
o he o
President Friday,
1918 above forth national Liberty Loan Day. NJ r. James,
the Of Friday
o'clock
win the and victory is
n OF
April 1918
NJ. r. JAMES,
F.. DUNN
Clerk,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
CHAUTAUQUA TICKETS ON SALE

Chautauqua tickets are going like
hot cakes. During Monday and Tues.
day more than two hundred reserved
seats were sold. These sales were ac-
companied by season tickets. We'd
nesday was another big day and it
now looks like special canvass TO
sell season tickets will not be neces-
sary. The Chautauqua last year was
a great success and the citizens ap-
preciated the efforts of those who were
responsible for securing il. The new
opera house will be completed suffi-
ciently to hold the Chautauqua. This
will be appreciated by the audience as
well as the performers. There will be
seven big days with fourteen big pro.
grams and the price charged for sea.
son tickets will make each entertain.
ment cost about the same as com,
mon picture show.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
MOUNTAIN LION DOING HIS
PART TO AID THE KAISER

Citizens in the neighborhood of Han
ley are complaining at the loss of cat
tie, horses, etc. Within the past month
j. W. Elliott has lost six head of cat
tie, one colt, one jack, four horses.
Some of these animals were large and
their carcasses were dragged several
feet on the ground by the animal or
perhaps animals, where they had
been killed. 1t is thought the animal
doing the killing is a mountain lion of
a mammoth size. No one has seen
it but sharp lookout is being kept.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
CLAUDE FAUSNACHT HAS
CONTRACTED TUBERCULOSIS

Claude Fausnacht, well known ath-
lete, base ball and basket ball player,
of this city, who volunteered his ser
vices to the navy, is lying in tuber-
cular hospital in Colorado, suffering
from the white plague. 1t has not
been learned how serious his cond-
ton really is but because of the fact
that he is in the sanatorium it leads
one to believe his case must be quite
serious. Claude was not in the best
of health when he left but he passed
an excellent test and got along nicely
until he contracted this dreaded dis
ease. His friends earnestly hope he
will recover and return to New Mexico
where the cure will be completed.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
KEEP PHYSICALLY FIR

I'VE hear that you have been re-
galed with some alarming stories
about US Of the A. f.. +. and our con
duct here IN France. In fact. some Of
those stories have been relayed to US,
and If they weren't so far from the
truth We might be inclined to get
really mad. But knowing the authors
OF some of them--for some of the hvs-
terical stripe have really been over
here our first inclination is to laugh.
But, after all. it's no laughing mat
ter to be talked about behind our backs
in such reckless and irresponsible
way by reckless and irresponsible peo-
pie, though no doubt some of them
have the best intentions in the world
and think that they. and they alone,
can save US. CThey have probably told
you that, and asked you to contribute
money to their worthy cause, haven't
they?) What hurts most however, is
the thought that, though we know you
are loyal to us and haze the firmeSt
of faith in US, perhaps these dire tales
may have caused you anxiety. may
even have brought you to believe that
perhaps, after all, we had become a
bit neglectful of our trust; and that,
so believing, you might have been sore
ly, and entirely, unduly, distressed IN
spirit.
BE assured that these sensational
stories are nothing but myths. Abb
solutely nothing else. And we have
the facts to prove that they are, just
Listen.
The percentage Of venereal disease
in this army of your is three -tenths of
one per cent.--the smallest percentage
on record for any army, or any civil
population, in the worlds history. 1t
is sober army, and a well-behaved
one. The statistics in the possession
Of the Judge Advocate Generals de-
partment prove that there have been,
in proportion, fewer cases of drunken
ness, fewer breaches of military dis
cipline among its members than has
been the case with any army whose
records have been preserved.
Bear all this in mind, good people
back in Gods country, if you hear any
more stories about US made up out of
the same whole cloth. If by any chance
any of you should hesitate to believe
us, write to our commanders, our chap
lains, our doctors-anybody in author
ity. They will back US to the limit
and we, for our part, will guarantee
to come home to you clean in body,
exalted in mind and heart, and with
the record behind US of mans size
job manfully done"
The above article is copied from an
other newspaper and the story comes
from one who is over there and should
know. Now, before we believe any
story detrimental to the soldier boys
we must know the accuser knows that
which he says is true.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
CENTER ST. METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, April 28. 1918

Sunday school at 9:45.
There will be no II o'clock service
on account of the baccalaureate SER
vices at the high school auditorium.
Junior League r, m.
Senior League p. m. Topic "The
Power of the Cross in the City. Ccrip-
ture lessons, Luke Ia; 1928; Acts ls;
I'll. Leader w. X. Coplen.
At 8 p. m. there will be a union
service of all the churches. Rev. FL
lis of the Baptist church will preach
especially to the Odd Fellows and the
Rebekahs. Mr.. James will be presen,
with the orchestra and will render
special music. An offering will be
taken for the Red Cross.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
POSTMASTER EXAMINATION

The United States CIVIL Service Com
mission has announced an examina-
tion to be held at Tucumcari, N. NJ, on
May IL, 1918 as result Of which il
is expected to make certifcation to
fill contemplated vacancy in the po-
sition OF fourth-class postmaster at
Montoya and other vacancies as they
may occur at that Office, unless it shall
be decided in the interests of the ser.
vice to fill the vacancy by reinstate-
ment. The compensation Of the post.
master at this Office was S526 for the
last fiscal year.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
TUCUMCARI WILL GO OVER TOP

During the afternoon Friday it is
planned there will be parade, band
concert and speaking down town. Ar
rangements had not been completed in
time to publish the program. Liberty
Loan committee in Tucumcari plan to
go over the top. The railroad boys
have done their part and there are
others who should "come across" En-
gineer Crofts took $4,000 in bonds.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25
RED CROSS OF GLENRIO TO
GIVE DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT

The Red Cross Society of Glenrio in
vites the citizens of Tucumcari to a
big dance and luncheon to be served
in that village Saturday night. The
net proceeds Of the dancing privilege
the lunch, candy and tobacco sales,
will be turned over to the Red Cross
at Tucumcari. The invitations sent to
Tucumcari closes with the request to
Help US Hammer the Hun"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25

The postofIice will move into the Ma
sonic building next Tuesday night, Apr
80. The same fixtures have been pur-
chased and will also be moved. This
will make one of the incest offices in
the state and the force is glad to make
the change.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25

Pupils desiring to make up their
back school work through the summer
months will please see me personally
or drop me postal card stating grade
and subjects, Cora Lovelady.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-04-25

Buy a Liberty Loan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-07

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-07
Christmas Suggestions
For Women

Silver and green gold mesh
bags $500 to $50
La Tosca pearl beads So to $50
Solid gold lavaliers $3.50 to $50
Cameo rings $5.75 to $25
Leather purses y. $500 to $40
Solid gold brooches $3.50 to $35
Electric percolators >. SIS up
Desk clocks :. :. $3.50 to $40
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-07

The war conservation board has
lifted the ban on platinum jewelry
You can now buy it at our store at
pre-war prices. We have the largest
stock of diamond set platinum la
valiers, dinner rings, engagement
rings, bar pins and brooches in south
eastern Iowa. This gives you as
good an assortment to select from
as you could get in larger city.
Each article carries the Odell guar
antee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-07

SilverWare FOR Xmas Gifts
Special Holiday Silver.
26 piece chest Of Community Silver $1,000
rs piece chest 1847 Rogers Bros $4,000
26 piece chest VIM. Rogers STATS
26 piece chest Gorham plate $14CO
Each Of these sets contain:
SIX KNIVES
SIX /ORKS
SIX DESSERT SPOONS
SIX TEA SPOONS
ONE SUGAR SHELL
BUTTER KNIFE
No extra charge for engraving.