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The Washington herald., 1918-05-10

Representative MedilI Mccormick
gave an informal supper party last
evening complimentary to VIII
Hayes. of Indiana. In the absence
of Mrs. Mccormick. who has gone
to their country home at Byron,
The Washington herald., 1918-05-10

Miss Georgia B. Pillsbury. who
passed the winer in California, has
returned to Washington and is at
her apartment. 1858 Columbia road.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-10

Tracy Alden. of the Fuel Com
mission. was host at dinner last
evening at the Hotel Washington,
when Mrs. Barker Gummere was
the honor guest. The party attend
ed the theater later in the evening
The Washington herald., 1918-05-10

Mrs. Will Irwin. who Is passing
Ithe week in Washington with Mr..
Irwin. will return to New York on
Tuesday.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-10

Miss Isabel Stettinius. daughter
of the Assistant Secretary of War,
and Mrs. Edward R. Stettinius. was
hostess at an informal dinner last
evening. entertaining in compli-
ment to their guest. Miss Eleanor
Lawrence, of New York. Count and
Countess de la Greze were in the
party.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-10

Sir Thomas Roydon returned to
Washington from England the FIRST Of
the week.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-08-03
REPORT OF BOARD OF FINANCE SCHOOL.
DISTRICT No. |, UNION CO., N. M.
UNION COUNTY LEADS
ALL OTHERS IN SALE
OF WAR SAVINGS STAMPS

According to a report received
here by R. w. Isaacs. Chairman of
the War Savings Stamp Commit
tee for Union County, we subscribed
81 per cent of our quota. In the re-
cent War Savings Stamp drive Un-
ion County's quota was S228,000.OO.
OF this amount we need only to
subscribe per cent or S6,8i0 more
to put us over the top and in a
class by ourselves as the only coun-
ty in the state to come up to the re-
quirements of the government in
this particular.
Union County is not one of the
rich mining communities of New
Mexico, but on the other hand is
an agricultural and stock raising
county with a large percentage OF
its citizenship composed of new
people unacquainted with each
other.N According to Tax values we
rank as second-class and in wealth
are far below Grant and Colfax
countless However, ours is the only
county in the state to come any
where near our quota in the recent
w. S. S. drive. The next ounty en-
the list subscribed 62 per cent of
their quota and some of the coun-
ties ran as low as 25 per cent. Ev-
cry man, woman and child living
within the bounds of Union County
should feel proud of the record we
have made, and should put forth an
extra effort to secure pledges for
the remaining 3 per cent of our
quoa.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-08-03


In addition to the amounts above
expended there remains due on the
gen~rl Ontract the sum of Si,60i.06;
upon the contract for the heating
and plumbing the sum of S2,i6l .3S;
upon the contract for the wiring the
sum of s369.35.
By reason of the limited amount
of money in the hands of the Board
of Education at the time of the let
ting of the contracts upon the High
School building, it was necessary, in
order to let those contracts, that GER
tain parts of the construction be
eliminated, for instance, the fire wall
on the top of the building was left
out of the contract, no provision was
made for the heating of the halls,
or certain rooms on the first floor,
no provision was made for the ade-
quate care of the sewerage from
the building, no provision was made
for running the water lines from
the street line TO the building, no
provision was made for sidewalks,
grading, railings around the build
ing and in the building, window
screens, blinds, or interior equip
ment whatsoever. The action Of
the former board in letting the con-
tracts at the time they did undoubt-
edly saved the School District from
$8,0O0.OO to $i0,0OOO0.
NThe present Board of Education,
nearly a year ago, contracted for
equipment to the amount Of nearly
S5,OOO.OO, by so doing, the board ac-
complished a saving for the School
district of approximately $1,000 by
reason Of the increase in prices dur
ing the past year
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-08-03
Observation-Disclosures.

Monday evening of this week at
the home of Rev. w. F. Wills in
Clayton, Mr., 4. f. Dockstader and
Mrs. Cora Z. Whitaker, of Grand
view, were pronounced man /and
wife by Rev. Wills, pastor of the
Christian church of this city.
The News wishes them long and
happy life.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-08-03

TAKE OVER
FAIR GROUNDS

The County Commissioners of I'm
ion County have just closed a deal
in which they purchased from the
town of Clayton the Union County
Fair Grounds. Heretofore this
property has been privately owned
and controlled, and for that reason
has not been an entirely success
full enterprise. In our opinion the
County Commissioners in purchas-
ing this property, which consists
of thirty acres of ground and all
the fair buildings, fences, ETC., have
done one Of the most public spirit
ed and commehdable things that
has ever been done in behalf of the
citizens of Union County. 1t is,
in our opinion, only perfectly fit
and proper that the citizens of I'm
ion County should own their own
fair grounds and stage their own
County Fairs. The citizens Of the
county are the life and soul of a
County Fair, and when they own
their grounds and hold and conduct
their own fairs, they will have the
satisfaction of knowing that they
have an entirely square deal, and
the handling of this affair should
be a matter of county and individ-
ual pride.
The property consits of thirty
acres in the westerly edge of Clay
ton, within the fair grounds en-
closure, and includes all buildings,
equipment, etc. The purhase price
was exceedingly reasonable, being
only Forty-tive hundred dollars. In
paying for this property the Com
Imissioners announce that no tax as
sessment will be necessary what
ever. II is intended to pay one
half of the purchase price down
and the balance in twelve months
from date of the transaction.
The County Commissioners, ne
cessarily under existing law, will
have the last word TO say about
the management of County Fairs
and the fair grounds; but, accord
ing TO the true principles of Democ-
racy and justice, the Commissioners
advise that they expect to select
representative farmers and stock
growers from different sections of
the County to act in an advisory
capacity with the Commissioners
in handling the fair grounds and
the Fairs, which are hereafter to
be events of the citizens of the
county strictly, and not of a few
men here in Clayton. Let us hope
that the people of the county gem
orally will appreciate this action on
the part of the County Commits
sioners, and that there will be COM
plete harmony between the people
and their legally authorized repre-
sentatives in the public enterprise
The Town of Clayton is reserv-
ing ten acres of the original prop
erty TO be used as a municipal
camping ground and for other pur-
poses upon which they are later
+ to determine. The Town Board
are also TO be complimented for
the willingness to help the County
secure the above property at the
very reasonable figure named
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-08-03

Allen Wikoff left Thursday with
his father and mother for Ojo,
Calienta in Taos county. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wikoff will remain at the
springs for several weeks. The
trip was made in a Ford and J. Al
len, Jr., will visit Denver and other
points in Colorado before return
ing to Clayton.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-08-03

Don Salome Garcia, Of Pasamonte,
was transacting business in the
county seat this week.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-08-03

The purpose of the issue of bonds
for which an election has been call
ed are:
1. The erection of an adequate
four room brick or cement ward
building, for which a site has all
ready been acquired Upon the block
Immediately west of the Court
House.
?. The completion of the High
School building.
3. The repair in so far as the
funds will permit of the old High
School building. which is to be used
as a Ward building.
The Board of Education desires
to thank the patrons of the schools
for their PATIENCE during period
of the erection of the new building.
The unusual conditions maze the
speedy completion of the building
an impossibility, and the Board of
Education have worked to the end
that the building, when completed,
should be of first class construction
thruout rather than cheapened by
the use of inferior materials in Or
der to accomplish its earlier compile
ton. The new building is now be-
ing equipped, and will be formally
opened for the inspection of the pa
irons of the schools at date to be
announced later.
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
Clayton, New Mexico.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-08-03

The following payments and ex-
penditures have been made from the
proceeds of this issue voted for the
purpose of erecting and equiping
the new High School building;
Clayton TOwnsite Co., High
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-08-03
NOTICE.

The U. S. Food Administration
wants to know he names of all Sun
day School Superintendwents in
Union County. Sec. H. r. Mills of
the County Council of Defense can
not seure this information without
an ezra amount of work. and there
fore you are requested to send your
name and address, if you are the
superintendent of any Sunday
school in the county TO DR.. H. r.
Mills. Clayton, n. M.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-08-03
From the issuance of the last bonds
to July 1st, 1918.

For the 1nf0rmatlOn OF Jne TAX
payers and patrons OF the schools
of School District No. 1, the Board
of Education desires to submit the
following statement of expenditures
both of the maintenance of the
schools for the year last past and
for the expenditures from the build
ing fund incident to the erection of
the new high school building.
The following is a summarized
statement of expenditures for the
maintenance .of schools for the
school year beginning July 1st, 1917,
and ending July 1st, 1918.
Miscellaneous -----------S 1,660.94
Rent of school houses - $3.50
Collection of poll tax - $3.50
superintendent and Teach
ers salaries ----------- 14,5S6.8O
School Supplies ---------- 70l.42
Wages for Janitors -------- i,l35.72
Fuel, light and janitor sup
plies --------------- 1885
Insurance ------- $3.50
Repairs and Requirements 1.89l.19
New equipment ---------- 1,5i9.52
Total maintenance ------$33, ,594 80
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20
SHALL 100000 sTARye?

Citizens Of the United States are to
be given opportunity for the fullest
exercise and display of their humani-
tartan instincts and purposes this
winter and until harvest can be
reaped in all parts Of the world.
Food administration is to be con-
tnued and the minor food administra-
tors are being appealed 10 from their
state heads to remain in office and
take Up a harder task than the one
they would willingly lay town il they
might.
So far we have saved food and
limited ourselves and been limited by
food administration willingly enough
thru the impulse Of patriotism We did
did It TO win the war Now that the
war has been won we are asked to
keep on saving food as an internal
tional humanitarianism.
Our hearts went out to Belgium starv-
ing and TO France an hungred. A stern
duty called us to feed our own soldiers
and necessity as stern demanded that
we feed and support the soldiers of the
allied armies. We fed the allied SOL
diers' families for two reasons: One
because we desired to do so: the other
because if we did not we destroyed the
morale of the allied armies and stood
to lose the war
Now We are called upon to feed
millions for the same good reasons:
First because humanity demands it.:
second because If we do not all middle
Europe will be in a turmoil of revolu-
ton, revolt and recrudescent savagery,
We have extended the zone Of our
duty because we have extended our
knowledge Of conditions back of the
German lines, have uncovered famine
that we imagined but knew not. All
Austria famine stricken, Germany fac
ing starvation, Russia gripped by the
throat by foodless winter There
can be no peace with starving pop
ulation, no government over peoples
rendered insane by starvation. our
responsibility mas STo-aencd witt
victory.
Ten millions OF human beings, 1T Is
estimated, viii die from lack Of food 10
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20
THOSE Niger WoMEN's' HUSBANDS.

John Sba,,, Williams Iaa5irr donO-
crat and from the south whence all
leading democrats come NOWADAYS in
soeaking against tho ruor,,a, srfrroge
amendment sDeered ar niger women"
as an argument against suffrage and q
reason why ne opposed il,
Still the husbands and sons of those
-riSger women" were doing tho Ggb+-
ing for the south The "ni-ra-r men
we're standing between the chjvaI-v
and the German bullets and bctweo,
the white ladies' of tho south and tho
shame that was nut upon the women
o. Belgium and France.
II is quite within berief that ,hons-
ands of negro women OF the south are
not tit to vote. So. however are
thousands Of negro men ,hi,e wo,en
and white CRACKERS" It was easy
enough to say so much without sheer
ing in the hacks of brave men whjte
or black, .acIrg the common foes Of
their cour;ry-for this must no thor
country They have won right to
I've in it All 20 such opportunity as
it can offer them.
The south Vas entirely willing :,
count it's blacks in the draft as II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20
IRy David Cory.l

Well, we left Uncle Lucky and Bill,
Bunny at their cousins house, you re-
member in the last story, and they
were sitting on the front piazza with
Mr., Jack Hare, having a cup ~ tnrnip
tea and a lettuce sandwich. And. oh
yes. | forgot. Uncle Lucky was smok-
ing cabbage leaf cigar.
Il guess it's time for M to be going
said the old gentleman rabbit when his
cigar was all smoked. SO he and Billy
Bunny said goob-by and hoped into the
Lucky mobile and started of for home
but they hadn't gone very far when all
OF sudden an ugly looking darning-
needle. "A kind OF big mosquito. YOU
know, flew up and sewed the ends Of
Uncle Lucky's blue silk poikadot hand
kerchief together and then OF course
he couldn't get 1t off his neck. .,".-
what are YOU doing" asked the old
gentleman rabbit. for he was dreadfully
provoked, only ne couldn't let go of the
steering wheel to push away that hor-
rid darning- needle.
You might loose your beautiful silk
scarf said the darning needle; that's
why I'm sewing II on
But don't want YOU to- said Uncle
Lucky. and when Billy Bunny heard
his dear kind uncle speaking that way
he took his little popgun out OF his
pocket and shot off the cork. And
would you believe il? That little cork
hit the point of that darning- edle's
needle and stuck there. and after that
Of course ne couldn't sew another stitch.
So he flew away and after while he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20
Billy Bunny and Hi. Friends

found somebody to take the cork ~,
his needle,
We'll. that was a clever thing ~ I
YOU to do" said Uncle Lucky, and
patted his little rabbit nephew on tee|
left ear, And after that they went aiolSo
for little way until something ellie
happened. And why 30 many disagree
able things should happen TO these two
dear little rabbits Is more than I-cAa
tell. Well, anyway, all OF a sudden, a
bat new out of the woods and began 10
whirr around and around and this made
Uncle lucky so dizzy that he ran the
Luckymobile right up a telegraph pole.
and the little rabbits got caught in the
wires,
"Oh. dear. what shall we do?'' said
poor Uncle Lucky. and he looked all
around, but he couldn't see very well.
for II was getting dark,
"Oh, dear again" said Billy Bunny,
and just then he heard some one sing
ing over the telephone wires:
There's always a way TO get out Of
SO never get worried and fret,
Just keep up your spirit ans never say
die.
And what You want soon you will get"s
We'll. then, bring up a steplasd er.'|
said the old gentleman rabbit. And|
would you believe 1t? Just then along
came little duck whowashed ndow,
for people who were too lazy TO wash(
them themselves. He had ladder on(
his back and a pail under his wing And
in the next story YOU shall hear what
happened after that.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20
FORCE TO THE LIMIT DID 1T.
I\Nntn,Ipn rpnriar |

The Des Moines Register under
takes To prove that the presidents
statement to Germany last winter
that there could be. no negotiations
except with free people. was really
what caused the collapse Of the
Germans. TO reach such conclu-
sion requires highly trained magma
ton. Did the presidents doctrine
halt the Germans March Il drive?
No. the British and French armies
stopped them. Pid any unrest among
the German people the result of MIR.
Wilson's free people formula slow
down the terrific smash of the Prus-
SLAMS at the second battle OF the
Marine? Well, hardly, That grand
rush, intended to carry the Germans
to Paris, was stopped and smashed
back by American troops. otherwise
the Germans would have reached Paris.
so men who were there say. We have
no desire to helittlc or minimize the
efforts Of President Wilson, but the
prussian war machine cared nothing
for unrest or dissatisfaction among
the home people. The military was in
absolute control and if brave men and
torrents OF bullets and shells had not
stopped and turned back the German
hordes, they would be going south
west yet: the war would have been
lost and the German people would have
acclaimed the army as their saviors
and ridiculed Mr.. Wilson. Germany
collapse because her armies were
hammered to pulp and she was without
material absolutely needed TO produce
necessary munitions. Brutal. unceas-
ing force won the war and the presi-
dent himself came to realize that 10 be
the only potent agency when he de-
clared for force to the limit" Lett
keep history straight. The central
powers were beaten by the allied ar
mics. backed by their navies and aided
by their aircraft service. Never-e end
ing, brute force. and nothing else did
the business
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20
Answer the Question.

Does the American public want IT,
soldiers over In France and Germany
to he taken care Of. or DOES II not :
That Is the question pa. before you
whenever "A solicitor Tor the united
war work campaign approaches you.
You have TO answer II one way or the
other, and YOU do answer IL, " YOU
smile and hurry on with a shake Of
the head you don't dodge the question,
tho YOU may think you do; you answer
IL, answer II most completely and not
as YOU should,
Did you want the soldiers taken
care OF while they were lighting for
YOU. fighting to save the German
blight from ever descending on these
shores? II YOU did, why do YOU not
want them taken care of now. when
they have so ,gioriously done their
work? Was IL pure selfishness that
made YOU give then, tho you called II
patriotism" II was, IL your gratitude
and your interest in the men who have
faced death for YOU ends when you and
your liberties have been saved by
them.
You know what welfare work
means: il is the care OF their lives.
their health, and their protection. II
is the starving of of inconsistencies by
creature comforts and pleasures. II
is what the Red Cross has done, what
the Y. NJ. c. A.. the knights OF Column
bus. the Y, w 6. A.. the Salvation
Arpy. the Jewish Welfare Board. the
war Camp Community Service, the
American Library Association, have
done for them. These same organiza-
tons are the ones that now uni,edly
appeal to you to give them the money
to carry on the work. They appeal to
you to give dollars for men who have
offered their lives for you. Whatever
you give. you are making no sacrifice
comparable to that which they offered.
New York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20

Of the high school at the hour OF the
regular Friday afternoon assembly.
All seventh and eighth grade girls and
their mothers. as well as the members
and the mothers of the high school.
received special invitation to attend
the meeting. Professor Ethelwyn Miller
head of the domestic art depa rtment
Of the state college at Ames. gave
talk on Suitable dresses for School
Girls" which was illustrated by liant
ern slides and living models chosen
from among the girls themselves.
Miss Miller recently gave an address
before the home and education de part
ment of the Des Moines women's Club
on Clothing Made in the L. s. A."
For several years the Jefferson Wom-
ans Club has conducted celebra ton
If Halloween. a celebration which
furnishes an outlet for the youthful
spirits which hold high carnival on
that occasion and at the same time
prevents the old time type Of row dyism
and mischief.
The plans for this year included a
huge bonfire masks and wired costumes,
lots Of singing and band music Isn't
this something that might we'll be -un-
Gertaken by clubs all over the state?
Because Of the pecessity Of naming
district chairman to serve during the
next biennial period, a business meet
ing should be held in each district Of
the state, even II the usual autumn
convention has been given up on ac-
count OF quarantine conditions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20

Russia alone this year. As many rs
the losses in the armies OF the mon
strpus war just closed We shudder al
the thought OF 100000 casualties
Killed. wounded missing. dead from
all caU-cs, tlc lot OF America In this
war Multiply each casualty by 100 TO
ana thr sum OF starvation this winter
In EvyS,a atone. In round numbers
one out ar every 80 persons in that un-
huupg country, the population of four
atat,s IKE Iowa. four ChiCagos two
New YogEs i've Pctrograds. The piled
brdir, Of $50 cities the size OF Mar
shalUown. Three rows OF dead laid
to" to bead across this contingent
from Sew York to San Francisco. And
Russia is only q part 81 the starva-
ton thai Europe faces with the chill
of winter biting at its illnourIshcd
bodies.
We must feed these people Tor
humanity's sake. for the sake of our
own sous. Ia keep our rational self
respect and our individual pride in
ourselves and our own land.
No No GREATLY dosiro our sons nj
homo and the final muster out Of our
vast armies To accomplish that we
80. +,
-. ~,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20
Masonic Meetings
Viaitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1903 a. r
A. M.-Srecial cor,r1ur'ca ton Fr'daV
Nov. 8. 7:so p. N. Work in second do
gree. p. f.. English, w. NJ; John w
Wells, secretary.
sieNET CHAPTER No. IS, 2. A. ~
Stated corvocation Monday evening
Nov. IS. at 80. business session. Ira
A. Davenport, n. T. John W. Wells
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. Kim e'lo-
mon Council No. 20 r. 2 {. NJ. Mon
Cav. Nov II 1915 $40 Regular
husiness. T. r. Forbes recorder; George
Gregory I. NJ.
Stated coneIs'-- ST. A'Ierar Cor'
maed.-v No 80 x. T. TUESDAY Nov
-. at 100 business session. r. F..
Frederick commander. I. T. Forbes
recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81 o. z. 6
--Specia1 meeting "Wednesday evening.
Nov. 8. 7:ss o'clock FOR initiation. WIS.
Archer Walter. secretary. Mrs. Cora
Wiley. ". NJ.