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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-21
PREPARE YOUR GOVERNMENT
INCOME TAX RETURNS NOW

Government officials will be in Tu-
cumcari from February 25th to March
lst to assist taxpayers in preparing
their income tax returns. In order to
make it as easy as possible to prepare
these returns you should prepare a
statement of your transactions for the
year 1917, and have all your figures
ready for the inspection of these Off
GERS. Make a memorandum OF all the
sales of livestock, wool, and all farm
products and then itemize your ex-
penses as follows: Labor, supplies
for your men, lease of grazing land,
cost of feed purchased, interest paid
on Indebtedness, taxes paid and any
other items Of expense connected with
producing the stuff you have sold or
raised during the year.
II you have all these figures ready
il will only take a few minutes for
these officers to determine whether or
not you are required to file return.
A married person, living with hus-
band or wife, with a net income OF
81. 10000 or u single person with net
income of 100000, must file re-
turn, however, a married person has
an additional exemption of 5000 for
each child under Is years of age, de-
pendent upon them for support.
Do not delay. To do so may result
in your having to pay heavy PEN
atty.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-21
MEN CHARGED WITH
VIOLATION OF DRAFT
LAW FOUND GUILTY

Lee +. Robbins, II farmer living out
south of town, was arrested on com
plant filed Jan. II, which charged him
with violation of the Selective Draft
when he made solemn oath before
the Legal Advisory Board which was
false.
He was tried before Judge Winter,
the Y. S. Commission for this district,
and found guilty. His bond was plac-
ed at $1,000 for appearance before the
Federal Board when it convenes in
Santa Fe in April.
J. c. Williams was arrested for as
sisting Robbins. 1t was before him
Robbins appeared and he acknowledged
affidavits required by law concerning
claims for exemption from military
service under the selective draft act of
the United States. The charge against
Williams was that he was then and
there person authorized by law to
make and give certificate concerning
same and he did on December 81, 1917,
at Tucumcari make and deliver as true
a certain certificate to the effect that
one Myrtle Robbins, the wife of one
Lee F. Robbins, had subscribed and
sworn to before him the said j. C.
Williams, as Probate Judge, a certain
affidavit and writing in support of the
claim of exemption from military duty
of the said Lee +. Robbins, a person
then and there subject to military duty
under the provisions of the Act of the
Congress of the U. s., of May lS, 1917
which purported that Mrs. Robbins had
read the questionaire and claimed de-
pendency but the said Myrtle Robbins
was not subscribed by her and sworn
to before the said J. c. Williams. 1t
is claimed that Williams well knew it
was contrary to the form of the stat
ute in such case made and provided,
and against the peace and dignity of
the United States.
He was found guilty when tried be-
fore Judge Winter and bound over to
the Federal Grand Jury under n $500
bond.
Both Robbins and Williams gave
bonds properly signed and were re-
lieved from custody until the trial in
Santa Fe in April.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-21
GIRLS MAY BE
CHAMPIONS OF THE STATE

For the iirSt time in the last two
or three years Tucumcari has a chance
for at least one championship team,
when the state tournament is played
at Albuquerque,
The High school girls have played
seven games this year and have lost
only one of the seven, and that one
loss was due to several reasons. In
the first place the trip to Albuquerque
was a hard one and there was little
time to rest before they went into the
game. Also since our return from
the University City we have been noti-
fled that we can claim that game thru
default if we so desire, since Mr.. Jones
the principal Of the Albuquerque High
School, has notified us that one OF the
albuquerque players, and one best OF
the entire team, was not eligible TO
play in that game as she was failing
in her work at that time. However,
we have no desire to get game IN
this way. We desire to play them and
beat them through hard playing.
But considering the legally played
games Tucumcari girls have lost none,
and we hope when the State Champion
ship tournament is played at the Uni
versity of New Mexico, that Tucumcari
will be represented by her girls team
at least.
Coach Wesson does not have the
team of stars that he had last year,
but at the same time the team of this
year plays a much harder and more
consistent game than the individual
game of the last years team. Due to
the hard training and regular work OF
the Tucumcari girls, they by far out
class any other team in the state, IN
endurance and "sticktuitiveness.' A
good example of their staying quail
ties was displayed in the games at
Las Vegas two weeks ago. After max
ing hard trip from Santa Fe in the
snow storm they played two games
the same day, winning both, and at the
same time playing their opponents of
their feet. with the swiftness of their
game.
Following is summary of the sea-
son:
Games won, 6; lost |. Number of
points made by Tucumcari during the
season so far, 246; opponents 81,
Number points made by Captain
Campbell III; by Gerhardt, the young
est high school player in the state, 75.
Number Of points made off Doris
Whitmore at guard, 30.
Number of points made of Vera
Hamilton at guard, "a.
Number of points made off Fay
Reynolds at guard, Ia.
All other points were made Oft sub
stitute guards.
The number Of fouls cal'ei on Tu-
cnmcari for the season is 30; on the
opponents is 27.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-21
ROAD WORK STARTED ON TS.
ROAD FROM LOGAN TO o.

Ten teams left Tucumcari last Tues
day for Canode, the station north of
Logan, taking road scrapers, plows
and fresnos to commence the opening
of the road from Logan to Obar.
From Obar to Nara Visa the road
is in good condition and after the re-
moving of the gates obstructing it at
present, it will be in splendid shape.
Four miles of road will be opened
between Canode and Obar, one mile
and half near Canode and three and
one half near Sand Springs. No piece
Of construction is so needed in the
county as this particular one, and at
present the northeastern section Of
Quay county is isolated from the rest
due to this impossible stretch.
Soundings were made all along this
route to determine the depth of sand
and in some places was reported as
"bottomless." Where the sand is
shallow and no dunes have built up,
the road will be clayed. Where the
route is obstructed by drifts, the con-
struction will be what is technically
known as "sand-drainage.
The State and County are financing
the construction, and the estimate on
same calls for approximately three
thousand dollars. The work is under
the supervision of the Highway Super
intendent, +. n. Hobart, and will be
rushed to a rapid completion.
Immediately after its opening the
road to the Texas State Line, meeting
the road from Dalhart, will be acted
upon. Never before has Quay county
had so comprehensive road program
as this one undertaken by the County
Commissioners.
A main highway through the county
from Glenrio to Montoya, to be i'm
proved by the Federal Government,
the Nara Visa section to be connected
with the county seat and the Dalhart
route; and each caprock road to be
improved to the limit of the county
funds.
A county budget for road work has
been prepared by the county and ap-
proved by the State Highway Com
mission.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-21
LEND-NOT GIVE

In asking people to invest in war
savings and war thrift stamps the gov
ernment is not asking them to contrib
ute money. 1t is merely asking for
the use of money, and is willing to pay
literally for it.
The government simply wishes TO
employ your money and pay you for
its services. You will get your money
back with interest-compound inter
est at the rate of per cent per an
mum. The stamps mature in 5 years,
but you can cash them any time you
wish before the date of maturity and
still get interest-at three per cent.
II you need the services Of your
money before five years, the savings
stamps handed to the postmaster will
be the letter of resignation, and you
will get your money back with addi-
tional payment for the time the gov
ernment has used it.
There is no red tape, no bother, no
uncertainty, no worry. II is the sim
plest, safest, and most satisfactory in
vestment you can make.
Take your share Of New Mexico's
$7,0O0,00O.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-21
CHAMBER OF COM.
MERGE SECURES $50
new MEMBERSHIPS

The big drive for new members to
the Chamber of Commerce brought
forth fruit and the most sanguine ex-
pectations are being realized. The
number has already nearly reached the
$50 mark and Secretary Case expects
it to reach the 400 mark before the first
of March. Many men are doubling up
and taking out membership. Nearly
everybody is anxious TO become real
live member of the organization.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick, who has been in
charge of affairs is we'll pleased with
the outcome. He was anxious to make
"A record for himself and Tucumcari.
He says our membership is the largest
Of any town in the United States ac-
cording to the size of the town. He
says we broke the record. He found
no dissention among the workers al
though they do not work so harmon
iously in city and county elections. A
good representative bunch of men were
selected on the board Of directors. OF
course there are others who would have
been just as good but out of $50 men,
bers all the good men could not be
elected when there were only twenty
needed to fill the desired quota.
Tucumcari is proud of her sister
towns and the cooperative spirit is
ripe all along the line. Some of the
towns were eager to join the club. At
Logan nearly every business man Is
on this list; at San Jon practically the
same may be said, while other towns
are coming in with memberships.
Election of directors was held at the
Elks Club Tuesday night. Many sug-
gestions were made but the quickest
way to handle the task Of selecting
twenty representative men was chosen
and at a late hour it was up to the
judges and clerks of the election to
count same and make known their find
ing. The count was not completed un-
til 2:30 Wednesday morning, when it
was found that the following were the
winners:
For Three Year Term:-
T. A. Muirhead, U. S. Devor, j. II.
Welch, c. D. Beeth, Fred Mcfarland,
j. A. Street, and J. ". Corn.
For Two Year Term:-
z. T. Mcdaniel, f. NJ. Yates, c. E.
Hawkins, c. B. Hamilton, Frank s.
Simmons, Oscar Sandusky and Earl
George.
For One-Year TERM
w. J. Eitzen, A. D. Goldenberg, Ray
z. Boyer, j. M. Eager, w. F. Kirby,
and II. Bonem.
The judges were Leon Sands and J.
A. Atkins. The clerks were Roy II.
Smith, Jno. Dunwoody, and Paul Brin-
egar.
The selection of the officers has not
yet been made and this selection will
be made with care. The best man for
the place is the one who should be Sc
lected.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-21

w. p. Mccall and J. f. Hopkins are
to be congratulated upon putting Quay
county on the map as n mining center.
They have worked many long years
on this proposition and have spent a
number of dollars in trying to inter-
est their friends, but were not success
full until outside capital was invited
to help develop this project. These
mines contain many other minerals but
only the potash will be worked at pres
ent. Later when the company accumu-
lates more capital other minerals will
be extracted from the dump.
B. II. Kress and A. II. Fulton, of
Chicago, stockholders in the company,
were here to attend the meeting and
are highly pleased with their invest
ment.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-21
RED CROSS LADIES REALIZE
S227.l5 FROM BIG DINNER

The committee on arrangements for
the dinner served to the Chamber of
Commerce recently wish to hereby
thank all who helped to make it such
success. Many called and volunteer
ed their services and a donation. The
actual cost of serving the dinner, in
cluding lumber and hauling was 45.lO.
Amount realized from donations and
sale of left overs was S22.l5. Amount
paid by Chamber of Commerce was
$25O.00. There were more than 200
served at the dinner.
Amount cleared for local Red Cross
was s227.l5. Chairman.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-21

j. c. Montgomery, son of w. c.
Montgomery, near Jordan, was kick
ed by horse Saturday afternoon, and
knocked unconscious. Wednesday he
had not regained consciousness and it
was feared the end would come any
moment.
Drs. Herring and Lancaster operat-
ed on the young man ana removed a
number of pieces of broken skull. It
was hoped the operation might prove
successful, but at last reports death
seemed inevitable.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-21
RED PEAKS STOCK IS
TO 60 TO PAR MAR.
18TH At MIDNIGHT

Red Peaks stock has advanced to
par rs was expected when the stock
holders met this week to reorganize.
A number of the stockholders were
here from Chicago and together with
the local men they went to the prop
erty Tuesday where they held meet
ing and enjoyed big dinner at the
home of the vice president, w. p. Nc
Call.
After dinner the guests viewed the
property and saw where the 70-foot
shaft had been curbed and the new
machinery installed. Only few parts
of the machinery are missing, but they
are expected within few days. 1t
is thought work of cleaning out the
shaft will begin next week.
At the meeting Of the directors in
Tucumcari Wednesday no president
was chosen. w. p. Mccall was elect
ed ist vice president; w. S. Townsend
of Chicago, 2nd vice president; ID. f..
Thomas secretary treasurer; Jno. h.
Whitmore assistant secretary.
The directors are W, S. Townsend
and T. j. Parker of Chicago; John e..
Holderman Of Kansas City; Jno. +.
Whitmore w. p. Mccall and ID. +.
Thomas of Tucumcari.
At the directors meeting many items
were taken up and discussed. There
seems to be no lack of funds now. The
capitalists of the east are eager to
furnish the money provided they be
allowed to underwrite and furnish the
money from $4,000 up. Every man
who understands the mining game who
has seen the products taken from the
mine a. the Red Peaks knows and says
this is one of the biggest propositions
in the United States. For this splendid
showing and the possibilities stock was
raised to $l.00 per share and limit
of $4,000 shares put on the market at
that price. The price at present is
60c, but the advance price takes effect
on March 18th at midnight.
More machinery will be bought and
installed when the present shaft is
cleaned out. Two successful methods
of precipitating the potash have been
found and are now being tried out. The
most practical method will be used by
the company.
The laying out of town is now in
process. Application is being made to
the government to establish postof.
flee there. The proposed name of the
new town is "Danver" named for one
of the Rock Island officials, W. f.
Danver, who has been boosting for the
Red Peaks.
Estimates are being secured for 9
telephone line from Tucumcari to the
mines. Mr.. Thomas, who has WORKED
hard to get this proposition on pay
ing basis, is jubilant over the crafty
ing prospects of most successful fu
ture. The property is only mile cas-
of the Santa Fe proposed route from
Tucumcari to Clovis. Mr.. Thomas say
large trucks will be used to haul thu
potash from the mines to Tucumcari
but before that is done the county vii
be asked to fix the road between ther'
and this city. Until the roads are pu
in condition the products Of the min
will be hauled to San Jon.
The newly reorganized Chamber o
Commerce will get behind the move L
fix the road from here to Norton a
the mining industry means much Z
Quay county now since 1t has bee
found that there was something wort
while In the hills which heretofore hav
been practically worthless.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-21
NOTICE TO MASONS

The new Masonic lodge room in the
Masonic Temple will be dedicated and
consecrated Monday, February 20. All
Sojourncr Masons are invited TO be
present. ORMISTON +. BROWN,
w. NJ.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-21

Two furnished Rooms for Rent. Can
be used for light-housekeeping or for
sleeping rooms. Phone 339. House
located 401 Aber st.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-21

See Tucumcari beat N. M. Normal.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-21

Don't miss basketball games Sat,
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
BOOKS
SENTTOFR ANCE

tonnage scarce and books precious.
Play square with the other fellow he
has played square with you"
Fiction Predominates.
The books sent to Europe have been
of two kinds, those contributed nn,'
those purchased by the funds OF the
association. which have amounted 10
Sl,OOO,OO0. The variety of contributed
books Is astounding and ranges from
mystery stories TO theological treatises,
from murder yarns to Milton's poems.
Fiction, of course. predominutes.
No army in history ever read 50
omniverouSly as has the American
army in France. The men are greedy
for books. In the days when the sup
ply WAS inadequate. the demand was
so great that II dOughboy who had
taken over in his barrack bag copy
of o. Henry's 'The Four Million" split
II into pamphlets, each containing one
of the authors short stories. He
passed the copies. thus. abbreviated.
along the line, and they literally were
read to pieces.
The most insistent call is for detec-
tive thrillers and for tales of the
Rocky mountains. Next comes the de-
mand for poetry. Robert w. Service
/ is the soldiers favorite poet. with
Rudyard Kipling close second.
Guide books which describe cha.
teaus. cathedrals and points OF his
toric interest are In great demund, as
well as histories of France. A recent
cable message to this country called
for 800 copies of Jeanne dare" show
ing that the Maid of Orleans is as
popular as the modern French maid
ems.
The librarians have been surprised
at the unexpected demand for serious
reading. Many soldier has evident
ly chosen war times to get in a dig
he has hitherto postponed to more
convenient season. With Il perfectly
straight face II doughbUy inquired the
other day for Boswell's Life of John
SON."
OF course more than one inapproprl-
ate book has found its way overseas
Imagine the emotions of the young
giant who stalked into "Y" hut. SET
lied down for n quiet evening, and
found that the first book staring hin
in the face was one of the gushiest
and most effervescent of the Elsie
books.
Most of the money spent for the
$50 900 purchased books has gone for
technical volumes designated to aid
the ambitious soldier in mastering the
science of war. Among these are books
on the psychology of color for the
camoufiage corps, the chemistry OF
high explosives. ballistics, sanitary ell
gineering, hydrostatics. meteorology,
applied geology and other subjects on
which the modern soldier must be II
specialist.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
Standardization
Cuts Fleet Cost

line. The more nearly the fabricated
shapes for hulls and all ship machinery
and ship equipment conform to
standard sizes or patterns. the greater
Will be the saving in initial cost and
maintenance of ships.
1t is the purpose of the United
States Shipping Board Emergency
Fleet corporation to effect this. some
thing 1t has already accomplished with
respect to many things. The fact
that no such thing existed when
emergency shipbuilding began made
early progress slow. There were not
only the problems of organization, hut
the further complications always at
tending large construction enterprises
before materials and methods have
become fully standardized
Long Hauls Eliminated.
Under Standardization 1t is possible
10 let contracts on a geographical as
well as cost basis, thus eliminating
long distance hauls. Under the old plan
Ii was sometimes necessary to ship
boats and RATS from Vancouver.
WASH. to Bristol, Pa. This meant
high tranSporta ton cost.
In the early days blocks came in
POO different sizes. Blocks and fittings
have been so cur in size as TO increase
plant facilities about 81 per cent.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
Ships Built Cheaper Than Was
Believed Possible Before
the War.
ADDS WEALTH TO NATION
Great Saving in Cost and Maintenanc ,
OF Ships by Adopting Standard
Sizes and Patterns-long
Hauis Cut

Washincton.-An item which event
ualiy will appear in tremendous fig.
ures on the credit side of the great
war ledger to help offset some of the
staggering figures of the debit side will
he the added wealth to the nation of
the huge American merchant fleet
which the demands of the war have
brought into existence and which, pes
simists to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, will not pass with the passing of
hoStilities.
The United States is turning out at
this time not only many more ships
than ever before in the history of the
nation, but many more than any other
nation ever turned out in the same
space of time. And, too, they are be-
Ing built cheaper than before the war
1t was believed within the range of
possibilities. And the great secret of
this rapidity of construction and econ
omy of cost is summed up in one word
Standardization.
In times of peace the building of
merchant ships in the United States
was not quite lost art, but it certain
iy was far from being one of the great
and important industries here. The
United States government was keep
Ing hands off and there was little en-
couragement for private capital to go
came all was changed. A great fleet
of merchant ships became necessary
, for the successful prosecution of the
war, for the conveyance of troops and
supplies to the countries overseas. The
United States government undertook
the task. Time became an important
factor and then Ii was discovered that
lack of Standardization was serious
handicap and must be overcome if rap
id progress and economy in cost were
to be considered. Standardization was
necessary and Standardization was put
into practice.
Benefits of Standardization.
The manufacture of clothing, hats
md shoes is largely standardized as
to sizes and patterns. For this rea-
son standardized suit of clothes or a
pair of shoes costs much less than So
called made to order apparel. 1t is be-
cause Standardization permits of the
use of labor-saving machinery, plus
quantity of production. Other familiar
examples of successful Standardization
are found in the dollar watch and the
corresponding thing in automobiles.
Americas problem, then. is to make
dollar ship, so to speak, or, if you
prefer it, seagoing ''flivver," some
thing easily replaced in whole or In
part. but at the same time thorough
ly sound proposition from the stand
point of utility and economy. This
means standardization all along the
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
New Mexico.

Walter Huntington of Colorado mas
been made superintendent of the Mog-
ollon Mines Company mill.
Much interest is manifested in ma.
tional legislation to secure a larger
supply of manganese for war and
other purposes.
Direct shipments to smelter are be-
ing made from the new high grade ore
recently found in the Johnson mine
by the Socorro Mining and Milling Co.
The Oaks Company at Mogolon
started extending the southern tunnel
on the Deep Down mine into Eberle
ground. This will be connected with
the upper workings by raises and per-
NIT cheap mining costs on the south
ern end Of the property.
Two new oil corporations filed pa
pers with the state corporation COM
mission. One was the Homesteaders
Oil & Gas Company. with officers in
Stanley, and M. M. Milligan statutory
agent. The other company incorpor'
ated is the Estancia Valley OIL & Gas
Company. with offices in Estancia, A.
h. Pool statutory agent.