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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-11-14

cenlralla. WASH Nov. il-TArce
former American soldiers. Warren
Grimm, cenlralIa attorney Arthur
McEIfresh, cenirulla pharmacist, and
Ben casaeranda. overseas veterans,
were killed here today and Q half
a dozen other service men were
wounded when persons believed 10
be Industrial Workers Of the World
fired o. an Armilticc Day parade
Of former soldiers. snilors and ma
rlncs. Casagrauds. Cenlrnlla real es-
tate man, died several hours after
being shot.
Early tonight a mob carrying ropes
surrounded The Centralla jail where
six industrial Workers OF the World
we're confined. The jail was guarded
by former soldiers who had donned
their uniforms today for The parade.
Other former soldiers were doing
picket duty tonight in all parts Of The
city.
Early tonight the list Of wounded
stood a. follows;
Dale Hubbard, Cenlralia, shot four
times, probably will live.
George Stevens, c~cniralia.
Jacob philEer, Chehallis.
J. r. Watts, Chehallls.
John Eubans, Centralia.
The firing started when the parade
passed the corner OF Second avenue
where the !. W. W. hall Is located.
Just as tho marchers reached the
hall two former soldiers stepped
from the line and started for the
hall doorway. witnesses declared.
Immediately shots came pouring
from The roofs OF nearby buildings.
Nearly all the men who marched
today were members OF the Ameri-
can Legion. II was believed tonight.
Tho parade was held upder the aus
piees Of the American Legion.
Grimm aud McElfresh shot Down
Grimm. leading a company Of men.
dropped In his tracks. mortally
wounded. McElfresh, marching In
the ranks, was instantly. killed. Other
soldiers, wounded. fell 10 the pave
ment. Stevens was shot down when
he attempted 10 take a gun away
from an alleged 1. w. W. standing on
the sidewalk.
Hubbard gathered a small number
Of men together and started in pur-
suit Of an armed I. w. w. The m-
gitive dashed down a side street,
turning and shooting al the men as
he ran. The pursuers, all unarmed,
lodged behind telephone poles and
trees 10 escape the bullets. They
finally drove the man into a river
bed. where he took refuge behind a
clump OF bushes. As the men came
up he fired, wounding Hubbard.
Immediately after the shooting, q
crowd OF spectators and marchers
siezed a man they believed 10 be the
ring leader OF The I. W. w. They
put a rope around his neck. threw
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-11-14

The rope over the cfossafm or O tel
cphons pole and started 10 haul him
up. He was IN the cir only q few
minutes before the chief OF police
prevailed upon The crowd 10 let him
down. Tonight the man was IN jail
here. noarly dead. Later The mob
ransackcd the I. W. W. hall, tore out
the front Of the building aud made a
bonfire Of the furaiture and lnnnm-
mntory literature found there.
Crowd Cries for L,nchlnn.
AZ $40 O'Clock the crowd In front
of The Jail had swellcd 20 between
200 and 300 persons. including many
from nearby towns. Frequent yells
IN Lynch theml" were heard. De-
|lermlned ~ex-servlce men armed with
high powered rifles surrounded the
Jail, while others, armed and not
ARMED, took up the search Of the
surrounding district bent on round
ng mp oil suspected radicals where
wcr found.
Local business men and city Off
,ials attempted 10 quiet the crowd
" making speeches In front Of the
Jail.
Six alleged I. w. WIS were ar
,eslcd carly tonight and more wcrc
Ocing placed IN Jail o. fast as they
could be found.
Troops Ordered 10 C~eRtralln.
Company r Of the Third Washing
ton infantry was ordered 10 Cen
tralia tonight by Gov. L. \. Hart and
was expected 10 be on the way With
In a few hours after the order was
received. The company was said n
be about 70 strong.
Brig. Gen. II. J. Moss, adiulant gen
eral Of the state, said that sending OF
further troops would depend upon
the situation at Centralia after ar
rival Of Company +. Orders for only
the one company had been received,
he said. Recently General Moss said
the entire guard could he mobilizcd
In a few hours II needed.
Approximately 10 alleged radical
leaders have been arrested and
lodged In the city Jail at Centralia al
$3.50 o'clock tonight and a crowd OF
800 ex-service men were angrily
comblng the hills and woods sur
rounding Centralia for others. a tel
ephone message from n. u. Jackson
night patrolman al Centralia, said
Four rifles and four or five revolt
vers were said 10 have been taken
from the men already under arrest
Two department OF Justice OPP
oraiiyes left Seattle tonight for Cen
tralia. 10 investigate the activities 81
the men under arrest there In con-
nection with the shooting. This an
nounccment was made by n. G
saunders, United States district at
torney.
Close Track Kept on Radicals.
The riot at Centralia was the sec.
ond big Industrial Workers OF IN,
World disturbance In The Pacific
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-11-14
the Louisiana cane crop.
Apples.

the Louisiana zane crop.
Apples.
The total apple production is re-
ported S5 per cent Of normal. and
will exceed i.OOO.GOO bushels. Over
one half Of the crop Is grown in The
Pecos Valley where the production
81 commercial apples is estimated nj
$50 ears. Estimates for other coun-
ties are as follows: Otero 100 cars,
Rio Arriba aud Santa Fe 100 cars,
San Juan 90 cars and DE Baca ~
cars. The estimated production of
commercial apples for the state il
$4,000 boxes.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-11-14
An Al on WALL.

The merchant felt all pulled ont
did you see my big advertise
mcnt on the sidcwall OF the railroad
station" he asked or his busy friend,
mo" said the friend "llave them
send the wall around 10 me aud I
will look II over"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-11-14
VOTES APPROVAL on
uN6EkIIN0 BERGER

eanla Ne. n. n. Nov. A. New
Mexico mnde o good showing II The
convention Of the American
Legion a. Minneapolis. adsiccs from
the g%nthcring state The state was
sixth Ia rank ~ membershlp dri,r.
having enrolled 100 per cent OF her
quUia Of q members. Acw Mex
igo was we'll represented on commit
zee assignments.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-11-14
W YOU ARE m DOUBT ABOUT
NEW MExICO READ THIS

The Bureau OF Crop Estimates Of
the Department Of Agriculture is
sues the following report ON crop
production for 1919 In New Mexico
through r. =. Hare the field agent Of
his bureau.
Good yields reported ON all crops
with the exception OF Irish potatoes,
Live stock and ranges in good con.
dition.
Weather Conditions.
Very little cold weather In the
state during October. No killing frost
in southern part Of the state where
alfalfa and other immature crops arr
still growing.
Some local showers over the state
during the month. but weather gen
orally favorable for harvesting and
fall seeding.
Corn.
There yer 10000 OF corn
planted In the state. Only 70 per
cent Of this will be harvested for
grain.
The average yield o. the harvested
acreage was 80 bushels per acre,
making a state production Of iAi0,-
600 bushels OF corn for grain. 20 PEI
cent Of the corn will be fed as coarse
forage, and 8 per cent made into en-
silage.
Only 2i.s5O bushels of last years
corn crop was reported as remaining
on farms Nov. 4. About 40 per Of
this years corn crop was damaged
by early frost. No late frost damage
was reported.
The production for the United
States exceeds that Of last year BY
327. 100000 bushels.
Potatoes.
The 10000 acres or this crop pro-
dttrcd an averaeo OF only IS bushels
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-11-14

Incossant sorrow comes unbiddcn
10 the few. 10 The many Il IS brought
upon themselves.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-11-14

The man who e%xaggeratcs can
never understand why he is doubted
when he speaks the truth.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-11-14

the state are in small patches for
homo consumption. Only 20 per cent
of the crop is grown for market
Climatic conditions are unsuitcd To
this crop in New Mexico, except at
high attitudes.
The United states production Is
100000 bushels less than that Of
last year.
Sweet Potatoes.
The 5000 acres grown In the State
produced an average Of $50 bushels
per acre or 10000 bushels which Is
equivalent 10 the Irish potato pro-
duction. SO per cent was grown for
market. Roosevelt, Dona Ana and
Eddy counties led in production OF
this crop In the state.
Grain sorghums.
The 238.O00 acres planted in grain
sorehums In the state has produced
30 bushels per acre. Much OF this
crop was harvested as coarse forage,
some as silage, and some OF Il has
been pasturcd. n the total acreage
were threshed for grain. II would
produce 7.ii0OO0 bushels. The es-
timaled production for 1918 was s.
So, 900 bushels The average yield
per acre Of forage is % tons.
In the United States the produo-
ton this yvar has exceeded las,
years crop by over 56.0Oo,oo0 bush
els.
sugar Bcets For Sugar.
There were not 10 exceed 5,O00
acres Of beels for sugar planted in
the state. all OF which was in ColfaN
county. The heels are shipped to
Colorado fariories.
n Is interesting 10 note that the
United states produced 7.300.000 tons
OF beels this year, o. i.tl7,tO0 tons
more than last years production In
as much as rs pee cent Of the sugar
Of the country Is produced from
|heeis, this large increase Ia pro-
duclion should aid the sugar short
ago, In spite OF the poor condition OF
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-11-14

MlnneapoliA MINI. Nov. ii.-The
nrsl convention " the American
Legion today siartrd pronouncemenl
|0f lis policies by adopting a rcsolu-
ton declaring the organization 10 be
non-nolitlcal" and demanding the
deportation Of Victor l.. berger OF
Milwaukee as "A disloyal citizen.
Endorsement Of universal military.
training with a small standing army.
AMI no compulsory military s%erNice
in lime Of peace. was voted enthusi-
aslically tonight by the legion con
vention. u was recommended that
the national citizen army be under
local coptrol and administration.
subject 10 general national rcvula-
|uons.
A stormy session hrrnn late to-day
after the legion had observed arm
istice day with a parade which ended
with presentation Of decorations 10
members Of One Hundred and Fifty
first Field artillery. a regiment rom
pissed largely Of Twin city men, al
The parade grounds.
Neat Convention NJ Cleveland.
Other important decisions reached
today included tho selection Of In
%dinnapolis as permanent national
headquarters of the legion and
Cleveland ~ the convention city for
1890. Washington and San Francis
co conicsted with those two. scspcc-
lively. and lost by a narrow margins.
Holders Of public Office or candi-
dates are barred from Office IN the
legion by the amendment 10 the con-
~siiiulion adopted late today declaring
that the legion will take no part IN
politics.
A minority report permitting po-
hiical officers 10 be officers Of the
legion was defeated by AN over
whelming viva Vocc vote. but the
roll call vote on the adoption Of the
"nonpoliticai" resolution showed n
majority Of about 100 Of the Gsi
votes.
Moment Of Prayer.
The delegates stood silent for a
moment at n q. M. marking the
first anniversary Of the hour when
firing ceased in the wa Chairman
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-11-14

The 10000 acres Of this crop pro-
duccd an average Of only IS bushels
per sore or 5000 bushels for the
A greater part Of the potatoes OF
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16
A DRY NATION At LAST

The fact that Missouri ratified the
prohibition amendment to the United
States Constitution too late to have a
real share in making that measure eff
fective detracts not at all from the
credit due the state and its legisla-
tors.
There had been no doubt from the
opening of the session that the amend
ment would be ratified by Missouri.
This was no case of a change of heart
brought about by desire to climb on
the band wagon after the measure had
already been adopted. Only a few
minutes kept Missouri instead of Ne
braska, from being the thirty-sixth
state to ratify the amendment.
In any case, there is glory enough
for all ratifying states. The writing
of prohibition into the Constitution is
a milestone in the history of the Ma
tiOn
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16
AMERICAS SPRINGTIME

What does it matter if the wind
blows chill and winter paints the win
dow pane with frost every night and
the sky is dull and gray, as long as
there is a regeneration in the hearts
of the people of the United States that
comes as reaction from the strain
of the war?
With every shipload of soldiers that
return from France the crowds in
New York harbor give vent to their
feelings in cheers and tears of joy.
What a privilege it must be to watch
one of Uncle Sans great transports
unload its previous burden.
1t is a stimulus that will soon begin
to make itself felt in every trade,
industry and profession in the United
States. 1t is the cause of new hope
and inspiration in the heart of Ameri-
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16
Missouri Spirit.

Editor the MissOurian: Missouri
spirit had little chance to display it.
self last fall. The influenza and the
S. A. T. c. brought about conditions
that prevented football games, mass
meetings and other gatherings where
the spirit that has made "Old Mizzou''
famous for years could again be
shown
Conditions at the University are
nearly normal again. The old spirit
should fame up and make itself man.
ifest. The basketball season has
opened with two victories for the
Tigers, the Savitar Queen contest is
on, and mass meetings will soon be
possible. There is every opportunity
for the true Missouri spirit to show
itself
Surely the Missouri spirit that has
meant so much in the lives of students
in the past is not dying out. 1t would
seem so, if the Ames basketball games
are any indication. The crowd was
apathetic; seldom cheered. and then
only half-heartedly. 1t failed TO SUD-
ply the encouragement every team
needs and expects from its followers.
Eat EN- up, Tigers! Come on, men,
let's go! G.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16
WILHELM THE UNLUCKY

The FOrtnightly Review publishe.,
an article by Hamilton Fyfe under
the title of wilhelm the Unlucky".
The article points out how the kaiser
was a Jonah, hoOdoo in everything
which he had attempted since child
hood. The article further points out
the correctness of the charlcteriza-
ton of the kaiser in the words of BIZ
mark, who said of him as early as
1890, shortly after he had come to the
throne:
81 pity the young man. He is like
young hound; he barks at every
thing, he smells everything, he touch
es everything; and he ends by causing
complete disorder in the room in
which he is, no matter how large it may
he"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16
PLANT YOUR POTATOES EARLY
j. 7. Rosa Tells the Results Of Prae.
tical EyDprimpnfS.

The earlier Irish potatoes are plant
ed in the spring. the more they will
produce. This has been determined
by practical growers in Missouri. 1t
is probably safe to advocate the plant
ing of potatoes a week or two earlier
than they are generally planted; and
it might be well to discontinue the So
called late paintings altogether, says
J. T. Rosa, Jr., of the University of
Missouri College of Agriculture.
The summer season is unfavorable
for potato-growth in this region be-
cause of the hot dry weather. The
earlier potatoes are planted. the long
er the growing season available before
the plants are killed by heat Early
Ohio potatoes planted at Columbia
March 26, 1918, gave a q per cent
better stand than the same variety
planted two weeks later. The early
planting also produced 42 per cent
more potatoes. Forty other varieties
gave an average stand of 95 per cent
when planted March 26. but the aver
age stand was only 20 per cent when
planted two weeks later. The early
planting averaged 65 per cent more
potatoes. There might not be as great
a difference as this every season, but
indications are that early planting is
most satisfactory for potatoes in Mis-
souri,.
1t is common practice for home
gardeners to plant potatoes as late as
May 1, in central Missouri, but results
are sure to be unsatisfactory, for heat,
brought, and insects attack the plant
Just as it begins to form tubers. The
langer of early planting is that late
'rosts are likely to nip the plants aft
'r they are up. This is guarded
against by running a furrow along
ZACH side of the row, just as the tops |
ire well through the soil. This cover
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16

admit that our bees are not in tip-top
shape and everything that can possi-
bly, be done between now and next
June must be done if we are to have
large honey crop next year.
Beekeepers have protected their bees
for the winter as never before yet the
majority of our 100000 colonies are
today facing the winter without any
slight wind break. Idle chicken coops,
boxes or cheap lumber with chaff,
straw or leaves can be made to serve
as protection. A colony properly pro-
tected will pass the winter in far
better shape than one left exposed and
will be better able 10 face the trying
spring conditions. II is not yet too
late to provide winter protection. 1t
will still help, especially where win
ter stores are scarce or poor.
After doing everything possible to
tighten the bees burdens during the
winter the beekeeper must be prepar-
ed to help each individual colony to
build up to full strength next spring
in advance of the clover flow. Much
can be done by careful manipulation
after settled weather in the spring to
get the colonies in shape. When it is
realized that for lack of bees and prop
er handling of them only one-tenth
of the country's crop of nectar is saw
ed and with honey selling at twice it's
former price it is easy to realize why |
a record crop is desirable in Missouri !
next year. For the benefit of Missouri |
beekeepers a special four-day short
course in beekeeping will be offered |
during Farmers Week at Columbia,
January 21-24.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16

tify the world is not money wasted.
A memorial necessarily appeals to
the emotions. Then why not make
our tribute to the heroes of the recent
war a thing of aesthetic value? Such
memorial would be an inspiration
to everyone who saw it, while a fund
for educational purposes would bene-
fit only an occasional student.
Rather than to establish a fund,
would it not be wiser to build a mon
ument which would be satisfaction
to the entire community? 1t is indeed
true that thing of beauty is a joy
forever r.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16
CASUALTY LIST

The following Missourians are on
today's list. All are privates unless
otherwise specified.
Killed in Action.
Arthur j. Landwehr, st. Louis.
Died from Wounds.
is.
Walter Stout, Desarc.
Earl P Best, Bogard.
Died OF Disease.
Robert B. Craig. Kansas City.
Killed in Action. previously report
ed missing in action.)
Wayne Z. Hayward. Springfield.
Wounded Slightly In Action. (Previ-
OuSly reported missing i'm action.)
Sergeant Walter W. Haverstick, De
Sofa.
Wounded in Action. Degree Undeter-
mined. previously reported Miss
ing in action.)
Robert f. Williams, Fremont
John T. Dunken, ST. Joseph.
Joseph p. Menten. Flint Hill
Wounded Severely.
Ora w. Tuttle, Sedalia.
Wounded Slightly.
Sergeant Thomas V. Royal, st. Lou
is
Corporal Oscar Homer Hendricks,
Jr., Ulman.
Wounded. degree nndetermined.)
Sergeant William Calvin BurrOw,
BarcOxie.
Otis Keith, Louisiana.
Albert f. McClellon. Oran.
Returned to Duty. previously re-
ported missing in action.)
Sergeant Elijah Carpenter, Seymour.
Bert Allison, Greenfield.
Fred X. Arnold. Malta Bend. /
Walker William Carter, Santa Fe.
Frederick l.. NIussler, St. Louis.
Henry Oelrichs. Mora.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16
TO AID IN HONEY PRODUCTION
| ShortcOurse in Beekeeping TO BE OF.
fered Farmers Week.

In the production of a good crop of
honey the two essential factors are, a
favorable season for the production of
an abundance of bee pasture or nectar
flows, and every colony of bees in tip
top condition to gather the nectar
when it flows. The first condition is
largely beyond the beekeeper's con-
troll although progressive beekeepers
are awakening to the fact that i'm
provement can be made by growing
cultivated nectar-producing crops
which better withstand unfavorable
seasons. The second condition, how
ever, is very largely under the bee
keepers control. If he wants strong
colonies when the white clover flow
opens, for instance, and works intel
ligently to that end he is pretty likely
to have his colonies ready for bust
ness on schedule time.
As regards prospects for the COM
ing season. l.. Haseman of the Uni
yersity of Missouri College of Agri-
culture Says: Over the state general
~ white clover went into the winter in
favorable condition and with good
weather between now and summer we
should expect a good clover crop. On
he other hand our bees were not in
he best of condition when the winter
opened. The last two years have been
most unfavOrable and too many of |,
)ur colonies entered the winter in |
weak condition and without sufficient |
Y good stores. Many beekeepers fed |
sugar where stores were short of poor !
luality This will help, but we must
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16

ing of loose earth will protect the
plants from frost for two weeks.
Missouri conditions are totally un-
suited for late varieties of potatoes, as
they are destroyed by the unfavorable
summer weather before they can ma
ture a crop. Yet seedsmen continue
advertising late potatoes in this re-
gion, and many gardeners lose by at
tempting to grow them. The early
varieties such as Early Ohio, Irish
Cobbler, and Early Rose are most sat
fsfactory since they mature a fair
crop of potatoes in short season of
favorable growing weather.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16
FREEDOM OF THE AIR

Now that freedom of the seas is in
sight, another question looms up
freedom of the air. With the actual
coming of an aerial mail service and
the proposed aerial passenger serv-
ice an issue arises out of the question
Of who will control the air.
The United States has taken the
lead in the policy for free seas: she
has taken the lead in the perfection
of the airplane. 1t is for her to speak
out and declare her policy in regard to
the freedom of the air.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16
DON'T DEMOBILIZE

The women of England are asking
the women of America to stand To
with your corage and guns and can
mons of peace with the seeing eye IN
the understanding heart for the great
problems to come"
The voluntary response of the Am
erican woman to the appeal for con-
servation along all lines showed the
world of what stuff she was made.
The women of America must not
demobilize now. They must work
hard against the reaction of extrava-
gance and spending that is bound to
set in now that the war is over.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16

One negro was telling another voci-
ferously that he positively refused to
go into aviation or balloon service.
We'll why wouldn't you like it?"
asked another. You'd get to fly
around in the sky just like a bird?"
That's all right" replied Rastus. but
il would just be my luck when the
engine stopped for the boss to say.
"Rastus you get out and crank st"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16
THE OPEN COLUMN
Beauty an Essential.

Editor of Missourian: Hugo has
said. The beautiful is as useful as
the useful" Mans aesthetic nature
must be considered as we'll as his
material needs. Money spent to beau
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-16

Some University men have solved
the problem of how to smoke without
removing their masks by just cutting
a hole in the mask.