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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-09
Pupils Present Program.

Students from the classes of
Misses Lille Cervin, Esther FryxeII
and Huldah Peterson will present
the fourth student recital Saturday
| night at AuguStana college chapel.
The program arranged for is as fol-
lows:
Wava Wind and Ellen Kjellin.
Fiano-"Robin's Lullaby" ..
...........-... Krogmann
Letha Steepleton.
Piano-Sonatina ......... .KuhIau
Helen Swingle
Fiano-'"Thoughts at Twilight" :.
................ Frederickson
Marie Lewis.
Violin-"Allegretto" .DancIa
Harold Jacks.
Fiano-
1.-THE Water Nymph". Schotte
Cradle Song" ......... DurieId
Pleasant Ramble" .Schotte
Marjorie Stocking.
VIolin-Concerto No. 49,. Seitz
Margaret Carlson.
Piano-"Berceuse" from 'Joce-
Ign" GODDARD
Martha Rydback.
Piano-Study No. IS $500. Czerny
Ardis StocI.
Violin-'Petite Gavotte" .Danbe
Louise Bolin.
Piano-"Danse Creole" .Chaminade
Dorothy Schneider.
Violin
Salute D'Amour" ....... Elgar
Dance Of the COLLINS. .Saenger
Philip Licata.
Tiano-"Second Masurka". GODDARD
Adeline Hawkinson.
Wednesday afternoon. April Is;
at 4 o'clock, Miss Dorothy Ham
n,ond and Miss Freda Mattson will
appear in undergraduate recital
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
ADJUSTING WIRE RATES

The New Mexico Corporation
Commission has taken prompt action
to have intrastate wire raise ad-
justed. A hearing has been called
on August 18th to consider the West
ern Union application for retaining
the increased rates effective April
LIST on order of the postmaster gem
eral. The Western Union will have
to show that it is entitled to an
increase.
The Mountain States Telephone
Company rates will be considered
at a hearing set for September 18th,
The telephone company filed the
new rates with the commission On
June 18th, while the Western Union
never filed the new rates until its
application was filed the last of July,
The commission proposes to go
into detail of rates at these hearings
that it may be able to decide in.
diligently. The public is entitled to
good service and is willing to pay
a fair rate. But the public wants
to know that it gets a square deal
both as to service and the cost Of
the service. The commission has a
rare opportunity to demonstrate its
value to the public in adjusting tele.
graph and telephone rates to a fair
basis both to the public and the COM.
panies.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
THE SHRINKING DOLLAR

The clothicrs warn us that the price
OF mems habiliment Is To he boost
ed the candy-makers need a little
more per pound for their confec-
ton; the movie theaters will be
compelled TO tack 4 few cents on
their admission tickets; slaves OF the
weed will dig a little deeper for their
favorite cigar or pipe tobacco. These
are small affairs. Of course; but
with il ONE the information that
these things cannot be unless the
railroad men are given an advance
in their wages This being true,
other workers will have TO have a
little higher salaries, professional
men will have 10 add a few cents
on their bills, the grocers and but
chers will be forced into the swirl
and, a few months hence we viii
be advised that the clothiers will
advance their price,; the candy
makers will follow suit. as will the
movie nag and t~obacconists F.;
and in a serious statement to the
president the railroad employees will
an increase in wages. So
the wheel will have made one more
turn and the "cart-wheel." the bic
iron dollar. will have grown so small
that il will be almost negligible.
Fl paso 1imes.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
RAILROADERS WANT MORE PAY

The various railroad labor organ
izations have made a demand for
another increase in wages. The
shopmen are ready to enforce their
demand by strike and in places they
are actually striking. The four
brotherhoods have also put it up to
the administration that more pay
must be forthcoming. They want no
parleying or delay in the matter
either. Their first alternative was
that either wages must be increased
or the cost Of living decreased. This
looked quite fair, but the alternative
of reduced cost of living seems to
be no longer urged.
IL may just as well come to a
showdown now whether this eoun-
try shall be under class rule or not.
The large number Of wage Farmers
that are not organized are holding
the sack just now. They form =
very material part Of the public and
il really is a question whether they
shall be taxed with a large increase
in railroad rates to favor a compare
small class hat is organized
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
SPEEDING ROAD BUILDING

The progres in road construction
does not look speedy to many in
New Mexico. We have read and are
reading long stories about what the
Federal Government is doing to build
roads in cooperation with the states
and the great chunks of money the
government has for this purpose. The
first Federal road act was approved
July 1916. And New Mexico so far
has actually under construction less
than a dozen Federal aid projects,
covering a distance of about one
hundred miles.
The Federal government is never
in a hurry and so far the actual
construction under way of Fedora
aid road in the United States is
limited. According to official fig
ures of the Agricultural Department,
in charge of this work, GIT projects
agreements had on June 30. 1919,
been executed, involving 5,77639
miles of road at a total estimated
cost of S56,367 334.s4, of which half
would be paid by the Federal gov
eminent. So under the oircumstan-
ces New Mexico has Jared quite well
in comparison with older and wealth
Ter states.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08

about building, Blu, in this case the
only thing that talks effectively in
money and little money is in sight
for building.
1t is true that building material is
high. But there 10 no sign of an
early drop in prices of building ma
terial. Lumber 10 not plentiful, be-
cause we have SO earelessly wasted
half of our forests in fifty years.
The price of other material is not
likely to slump soon either. As long
as the world is suffering from in
flated currency, prices will not go
down.
Under the circumstances it seems
wise to build more and talk less
about building in comm antics that
are really progressive and have any
inclination to stimulate growth.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08

arts, and a supply of gold in The
world now exceeding $4,000 .00O, 600. 90.
We can reasonably charge the de-
initiation with half of the increase
in prices of everything we eat and
wear. What are we going to do
about it? The rest of the world is
suffering from the same kind of in
~flation of currency. A number of
the European nations suffer more
than we do. Readjusting the pur-
chasing power of money is no easy
matter and can not be done owe
night. 1t will take time to get the
worlds mony back to normal. This
means that prices are not likely to
drop very quickly.
Another cause of increasing prices
is the plan that our government has
been following of encouraging in
creases in wages without regard to
earning power of labor. The rea
son always assigned was that the
increase was necessary to meet the
higher cost of living. The increase
in wages increased the cost of pro-
d%uction and again up would go the
cost of living. In other words the
dog has been unable to catch up
with his tail in turning the "viscious
circle
But trouble is brewing because of
the price conditions. The situation
has become ~unbearable to the wage
Garner hat does not or can not be-
come a member Of some strong labor
organization hat holds a club over
its employer. The number of peo-
pie who today earn but little more
than five years ago is large. Their
children are underfed to an alarm
ing degree and their clothing scant
whether they live or die. They al
ways have to pay top prices, be-
cause they must buy from hand to
mouth. They could not even take
advantage of the government sale
of food, because they have not
money enough at one time to buy
goods Wholesale from government or
mail order house. The country is
playing with fire when so large a
proportion of the population is SO
near the verge of starvation on ac-
count of inflated prices.
The administration had better for
get for awhile the troubles of Europe
and settle down to solve the pro-
blems at home, They are serious
enough to require immediate and in
telligent attention.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
THE HIGH PRICES

The ever Increasing cost of living
ba. become the all-absorbing topic
Even the President has come to eartf
long enough to give the matter Sc
rious thought and appeals to Con
Rress to find some relief. What may
be forthcoming, remains to be seen
The fact seems to be that no one
ba. vet. been able TO determine whai
the actual causes of the constant rise
in prices are. Therefore no one II
able to prescribe the proper remedy
P~rofiteering is rampant it is genera
Iy admitted, but what is the remedy
10 curb profiteering? The remedy
remains to be found.
The big packers come in for a loi
Of cussing because they are reach
ing out to get business in man. lines
They may be manipulating prices out
r~ageously in the face of the severe
criticism of the federal trade com
mission, live stock growers, and the
consumer generally. But so far no
remedy in law has been found and
it is very doubtful if the Kenyon
and Kendrick bills will meet the sat
~uation.
There is enough to eat and wear
foe every body. The shelves of the
merchants are we'll filled. Scarcity is
therefore not the reason for the un-
reasonable high prices. The govern
r1Ant has fixed an artificial price on
wheat with the largest crop that the
country may be ever had. This arti-
fetal price of wheat naturally af-
fects the prices of other grains. The
price of coarse grain again affects
the price of meat. No doubt with
the wheat prices on stills other
things to eat stay up.
Another cause of high prices is
the initiation of our currency. This
fact is just beginning to be slightly
understood The initiation is start
ling. On July |, 1914 the money in
circulation totalled S3,4l9,I los 1868 90
according to official figures. On
July /, 1919 it had increased to
35,S4l ,026 $500 or S54-2S per capita.
OF this amour, S2,4s3, 1892, 462 90 are
Federal reserve notes. The per capita
circulation in the United States never
reached $1,000 up to 1908. In 1915
il reached S3s.5S. Since then it has
gone upwards with a jump. Since
1918 the increase in circulation has
been AZ per cent.
Were General Weaver of green
back" fame alive today, he would be
in his element. He held hat the
more money in the country, the high.
er the wages would be and the more
the farmers would receive for their
products. Set the treasury presses
going, he said, and make money
plentiful and all would be well and
every body would have money. We
have set the printing presses going
and swamped the country with Fed
eral reserve notes. W. greedily abb
sorbed all the gold we could get until
the gold coin and bullion in the tras.
ury totals s3.os5, OF, 467.O0. Gold in
addition hs. fallen in price because
of the restrictions Of its use in the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
Harvests Fine Peach Crop

Twelve hundred pounds OF peaches
gathered from five trees is the re-
cord that has been made this sea-
son by 0. H. Cooper, who has his
orchard southwest of town. He has
eleven peach trees in his orchard,
and of these six were OF the early
bearing varieties.
From five Mr.. Cooper has already
harvested 1900 pounds, and expects
10 gather at least 200 or 300 pounds
more. The peaches he has been SELL
ing so far have been the Early Craw-
ford. Mayfiower and Carmen, which
he regards as the best OF all OF them.
There are 250 trees of different
varieties in the Cooper orchard.
among them being apples, pears and
plums, with one plum tree giving 4
promise of a lS0-pound crop OF vel
low sugar plums Of excellent flavor
Since he planted his orchard six
wears ago. Mr.. Cooper has had a
chance to conduct some investiga-
lions into the qualities Of the va
rious kinds OF fruit and TO decide
which are the best for growing in
this valley-Deming Headlight,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
LINCOLN
Big Sheep Deal at Aneho

One OF the largest sheep deals
which has ever taken place in this
county was made during the past
week. when Henry Lutz bought the
ranch, improvements and sheep oil
the Anoho Sheep company. M. Lutz
will be joined N this enterprise by
his son Lieutenant Henry lutz who
Is expected from service IN the army
about the 18th OF this month.
The price paid was $4,000 The
ranch consists of l5 SECTIONS on
which are located several large wind
mill, and tanks. the largest holding
1000 gallons Of water from these
tanks pipes are laid 4 distance Of
five miles into the mountains. with
watering places every mile The live
stock consists Of 1900 ramboulette
sheep and 500 angora goats. Other
equipment included two garages.
auto trucks. tanks and numerous
buildings
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
Qualities for Contest

Gerald 7. Gouin OF SILVER City, a
student Of the State College was the
only New Mexico boy 10 qualify for
a team Of twelve men and We al
ternates who will represent the Pre-
eidio, San Francisco, R O. T. c.
camp at the national rifle matches
to be held at Caldwell \ J., Fifty
cadets who qualified by high scores
in rher range practice were chosen
for The final elimination contest.
Each contestant fired "a curse Of
thirty shots three times with a pos
sible score for the contest OF $50.
Gouir ranked eighth on the list with
a score If All.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
LEA

Oscar Thompson, J W Caichings.
NJ. F Hadon, A { Heard and sew
eral Others sold Their one and two
year old steers 10 a Texas buyer.
They received $500 for their year
lings and $500 for the iwos. Mr..
Heard received 5000 for his twos
as they graded above the average.
This Is the top price for this class
OF stock for this Spring and Sum-
mer but ii is no more than they
are worth as the stock here is in
excellent condition. - Lovington
Leader.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08

The corn crop in the Arenas Val
ley is the biggest and best ever
grown in that section and probably
the best ave- produced anywhere IL
the state Of New Mexico. An Iowa
man who visited the valley stated
he had never seen anything to sur
pass II even in the middle ives,
where corn growing has reached its
highest state of development.
The crop Is so large that the cut
ting Of II presents a serious pro-
blem to the grower and investiga-
tions are being made with a view OF
getting some corn harvesting ma
chinery for use this fsl.-Silver City
EnteruriSe.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
MUCH TALK, LITTLE BUILDING

The demand for houses in New
MeNico is still strong. People come
and go away, because they can find
no place to live Earlier in the sea-
son there came to be much talk
about building programs in various
communities. But actual building to
any great extent has not material
lied anywhere.
Hotel accommodations are needed as
well. But very few hotels have been
actually built in New Mexico so far
this season. There is still much talk
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
NEW MEXICO
news REVIEW
Continued from page one)

fael Leon, timekeeper, employed by
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Iron & Cop
per Company, at Fierro, are charged
with obtaining money by false pre-
lenses while a second complaint
charges Garcia with forgery. 1t is
alleged that through collision the
two men carried the names OF fic-
titious employees on the payroll, had
checks made out for such persons
and oashed them, retaining the
money thus obtained.
The two men were given a pre-
liminarv hearing and are being held
to await the action Of the grand
jury under bond OF $500 each
Silver City Enterprise.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08

conservative figure, according to lie
Roy Hon. The four orchards are
on the Keel, Taylor, Strickler and
Berwick ranches and the peaches
already sold have brought over $1,000
10 the owners of the orchards. The
prices of the peaches have ranged
from 6 to- 10 cents.
Mr.. Hon says the tomato blight
in that section has been arrested,
but that it has killed the greater
part of the crop. Otherwise the crops
there are coming along well, and
the cattle are in better shape than
they have been for a long time
Deming Headlight.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
Will Build Dipping Vat

The united cowmen have decided
to at once erect a large dipping vat
for Southern Luna County cattle on
the Peters place two miles north
east of Columbus, near the windmill.
:. {. Pierce has been d~esignat-
ed to give the matter his personal
supervision and !. /. Walker has
been chosen secretary-treasurer OF
the association.
All dipping must be done by Sep
temher l0th-Columbus Courier.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
Attorneys Organize Association

an organization, which will be known
as the Mckinley County Bar AS
ISOLATION.
The county association will be af-
filiated with the State Bar associa-
ton of which nearly all the law
yers in New Mexico are members.
One of the objects of the county
association is to bring the lawyers
into closer working relations with
each other, to formulate rules under
which they will work in the district
court and to plan and urge legisla-
ton WHICH will improve court proce-
dure.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
Charged With Murder

Harry Ielis and Jesse Mechanics
we're brought 10 Lordsburg from the
county Jail at Silver City by Sheriff
John Casey and given a preliminary
hearing in the Justice Of the Peace.
{. w Marsalis' office.
They were bound over 10 await
the action OF the grand jury with
out bond They Will be held in the
county ail.-lordsburg Liberal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
COMING

Higher prices
Anti-smoke crusade
Another note 10 Mexico
A period Of forgctfulness
Requests to forgive Germany
More grief for the common cease
4 iav to paw for expanding pattern
ahsm in Europe
An order 70 substitute the 'lnterna.
~tionale" for America"
Open covenants" secretly arrived
at in Paris
Announcement that democrats won
the war
Contributed
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
New Buildings

Ray Carr, the contractor in charge
of the building of the big new lum-
Der shed of Roberts G. Oliver Co.
has the concrete foundation all in
and has started on the super struc-
ture.
G. Kitchell has the three big bus
mess rooms in the Foster Block,
rooted, enclosed on three sides, some
floor laid and most of the lathing
done and the porch o. metal awning
all up.
The buildings cover all but three
lots of the entire front of the block
and comprises ten business rooms,
with more to be built later.-Roy
Spanish-American.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
Mckinley
Road in Bad Condition

The road from Gallup 10 Farming
ton, rs almost impossible. The ia
mons Tohatchi flats are a hog mud
hub deep, the south end OF the bridge
north OF China Springs is in bad
condition, the approach having been
washed ont by high water. There
is bad quicksand about seven miles
north Of less Foutes's trading store
and the road between Ship Rock
and Fruitland is badly washed ont
on the mesa. The north approach
"a the large steel bridge south OF
Friutland has been completely wash
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08

Ike Mansfield, of Stems, the well
known oowman, who has gone into
a new enterprise III the culture OF
bees, is well pleased with the bust
ness, lie says there is more money
il bees than IL cattle, and less capital
is required 10 handle them. lie has
20 stands which have produced 500
pounds OF honey this year, and there
Is more to come, MIR, Mansfield's
honey crop brought $3.50, without my
expense.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
Boy Shot

Lawrence Dow thirteen wears old
son Of M. and Mrs. Larry Dow. ~
Captain, was accidentlv shot last
Saturday afternoon. Lawrence and
Thomas Howard another bow about
his own age had been ont hunting
with 4 target gun. and when coming
home inst beyond ?. g Peters. res
iienoe. they got into q scuffle and
the gun was discharged. the bullet
entered lawrence side. He was
brought home and DR.. Price. Of this
place. DR. Neal 81 Lincoln and a
Doctor from Fort Stanton attended
70 the wound-Capiiau Mountain
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08

ed away and it is necessary for cars
to ford the river. Some work is
being done on the road south of
Ship Rock, but because of almost
daily rains the road is very bad
and heavy cars are having great diff
ficulty in getting over the roads.
From Pennington north into Colo
RADIO the roads are splendid.-Gallup
Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
HlDAlG0
Buys Mine

y deal was closed during the past
week whereby the ownership oi the
New Years GIFT mine located in the
Steeple rock mining district passed
from George II, Utter to Joe Hardy
OF Duncan, The consideration was
$4,000.
Mr.. Hardy is at the present busily
engaged in arranging for the ms
tallation Of a hoist and other neces-
sary machinery al the property, and
as soon as the same IS installed de-
Nelopment on fairly large scale will
be commenced.-Lordsburg Liberal
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
Developer.

Joe Behr who has the agency for
a cream company reports that in
one week twenty six, 10 SALON cans
of cream were shipped from Levy.
That for the past month over 1000
pounds OF cream were shipped. That
the price paid for butter fat was
so cts a pound-Wagon Mound SEN
tine1 :
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08

The Wilson Company combined
harvester and thresher has been run
ming full blast for some days and
is evidently proving a success, judg-
ing from the way the wheat is roll
ing in from the Wilson ranch.-Mills
Developer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
GUADALUPE

Don Benipno Psdlla Of Puerto dc
Luna. was here TO sup|erintend the
shipping Of q carload Of wool to the
Boston market-Santa Rosa Voice
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08

John B. McManus. secretary Of the
Federal land hank at Wichita has
resigned and will devote his time
TO oil business.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08

A contract for the erection OF 4
new school house at Luxor, east Of
Deming, to take the place OF the
one that was burned down some time
ago, was let 10 William Casio. The
structure will be Of adobe and will
cost 5000 and will be built TO ao-
commodate about 30 pupils.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08

Ed. F. Smith. who has q ten acre
orchard southeast of town, reports
having sold fruit to the amount of
800 and that during the week he
would move a total of 1900 pounds.
Cherries, plums and peaches form the
bulk Of the shipments. Mr.. Smith
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08

]. A. Stevenson has purchased 6A
acres OF land Of the Wilson Com
pany. M. Stevenson seems to be
pretty well satisfied with New Mex
ioo as a farming country and his
success here is good reason for it.
Mills Developer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08

and will invest in Roy town prop
erty and quit farming with this
years wheat crop.-Roy Spanish
American.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
LUNA

hn i5A orchards !. ~, Hon
dale district II is estimated that the
crop this year will bring E5O al a
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08
0TERO

Last week at Alamagordo The Town
board LET a contract for about 60,UC
square feet Of concrete sidewalk to
A NJ Horn.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-08

Bar silver was IS SO CTS. conper
ll62N. and MEXICAN peso. e its
twentv-four wears ago.