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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-04-18
TROUBLE MAKING
CANTEEN TAKEN
OVER BY PERSHlNG
Grants Earnest Request % Y. N. C. A.
tissa-pid Better Than Expected,
Says General

Chaumont (spccIaD AT the earnest
request Of y. O. Carter, general over
seas secretary OF the Army Young
Mems Christian Association, General
Tershinr has Officially t,lsn over the
army cnnteen, and IN the future an cx.
changes, or "cnnteens.- will be opcrat.
% by the military instead OF the Y.
NJ. c. A.. as was the ages-old custom
before the present war. In replying 10
Afr. Carter's request. General pershlng
snys that az the > which i'm.
PEELED him 10 request the Y. NJ. G. A.
20 undertake the cnntccn work no
longer exist. he Is glad 10 approve Car
ter's suggestion. The general thanks
the Y. NJ. G. A. for the manner IN
which Il handled the cantecn. dcclar-
Ing that. Handicapped hy shortage Of
tonnage and land transportation. the
Y. NJ. C. A. has by extra exertion
served the army better than could
have been expected and you may be
assured that us aiu mas peen q lafse
ments OF the American army.
According 70 Y. NJ. G. A. officials and
investigators OF recent criticism com.
ing from overseas. the cnnteen has
been the cause Of nlnetecn.twentleths
Of the examinations trouble. In his
letter 20 Mr.. Carter, General Pershlng
declares that "the Y. NJ. O. A. under.
took the management OF the post ~.
changes At my request NJ a time when
Il was OF the greatest Importance that
no available soldier should be taken
away from the vital military functions
OF training and fighting" Y. NJ. @. A.
men everywhere are sure that with the
cnntecn In the hands Of the army. all
criticism OF the ORGANIZATIONS over.
sens work will cease, because OF the Inn
possibility OF a civilian organization,
handicapped rs the Y. NJ. G. A. has
been, operating such n mammoth mer.
camille enterprise as the post OK.
change business proved TO be.
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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-04-18
PAINT PROJECTION
AND ITS ECONOMY.

The preservation Of structural ma.
%terials, which may be obtained through
the application OF paint. constitutes a
most vital means OF furtherlng the con.
servation OF our natural resources. II
L. moreover, the most economical
method OF sustaining the appearance
and general upkeep Of any commu.
nifty.
A structure coated with sheets Of In
dia rubber would not be as well protect
ed from decay as a structure coated
with a good oil paint. This IL due to
the fact that a sheet Of rubber il not
40 durable or as waterproof rs a thin
dried hlm OF paint. The latter nate
rial when applied dries 10 a continuous
elastic hlm containing finely divided
particles OF metallic, wear resisting
pigments A square foot OF such a
MIN upon a wooden surface costs less
than a penny. yet Il will beautify and
protect a dollars worth OF surface for
many years. This Is a low rate Of In
surance.
Dwellings, barns, outbulldlnga. sheds,
posts. fences. stock enclosures, wagons.
implements, windmills and other struc-
lures, whether Of wood. iron or cement.
should be preserved, through the use
Of paint, from rapid decay. High grade
paint may be used successfully for all
such purposes. Coiored paints will be
found the most ~seviceable, the colorinE
matter In the paint adding from two
10 three yeau 10 the life Of the coating
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-04-18
m THE PROBATE COURT or THE
COUNTY or LUNA, STATE or
NEW MEXICO

In Che Matter OF
the estate Of Administrators
John J. Moore, Notice
Deceased
10 Whom II May Concern:
The undersigned administrative
Of the estate OF John J. Moore. de-
ceased. hereby gives public notice
that ON Monday. the 5th day Of
May. 1919. at ten o'clock in the
forenoon Of said day, at the court
house in the Village Of Deming,
county Of Luna. state OF New Mex
leo. she will apply 10 said court for
an order Of approval Of her final
account and report, ON Gle In this
cause. and for her discharge as
such ADMINISTRATIVE.
SUSAN A. MOORE,
Administrators
A. W. Pollard. Attorney
For Administrative
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-04-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior. L. $.
Land Office, Las Cruces, n. NJ.
March 2Sth, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that Edna
Il. Evans. Of Columbus. New Mexico.
who. IN July 18th. 1912. made desert
land entry. No. O52S3, for SEh, Sec
ton ~, township ~ ;. range 4 ".
mp meridian. has filed notice NJ
intention tO make final proof hy
purchase, relief having been grant
ed under Act 3-i-i5. 10 establish
claim Ia the land above described.
before b. N. Reed. L. :. Commits
sioner. at Columbus. New Mexico.
on the 26th day OF May. 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses:
II. H. Gardner. W. n. Page. George
Peters, and Chas. Heath, all Of Co
lumbus, New Mexico.
JOHN l.. BURNSIDE.
al h-2 Register
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-04-18
10000 REWARD IN GOLD

will give Two Hundred Dollars
In gold as a reward for the arrest
and conviction, upon receipt that
party has been confined in the pen
itentiary. Of anyone caught stealing
? o L cattle or P o l. horses. Cattle
branded on left side; horses ON left
hips. 5. BlRCnFIELD. Column
bus, New Mexico. n
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
COLLEGE YEAR BOOK
Congressman Glynn Has 700 Copies
for Distribution

In talking with Congressman
James P. Glynn today he stated to
our correspondents that the 1918
Yearbook of Agriculture has just
been placed to his credit for distri-
button.
This publication is a report of the
years work of the Department of
Agriculture, and contains many ar
ticles of interest to the farmer.
Mr.. Glynn said that he had some
700 copies of this book and will be
glad to send it to those farmers re-
siding in the Fifth Congressional Dis
trict who apply, as long as the supply
lasts. 1t can be obtained by writing
a card or letter to him at the House
of Representatives, Washington, D.
C.
He also stated that he had about
400 copies of the 1917 Yearbook
which he will be glad to send to those
who have not already received it.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
COAL MAY ADVANCE Sc
High Winter Prices and Fuel Famine
Predicted

Urging congressional investigation
of the coal situation, government
officials and coal operators told the
house rules committee that fuel
shortage was impending.
Goal men fear the situation may
get away from them and that prices
may rise SIS or Sc TOM, declared
C. E. Lesher of the geological survey.
"Their advertising of the situation
is in hope that this may be averted,
for they know that the condition
would reflect on them"
Anthracite production since Jan. 1
was 100000 tons less than last
year and bituminous 74,700,000 tons,
Lesher said, due to lack of demand.
"The' only remedy is for the consul
ming public to lay in supplies now
he said.
George H. Gushing, managing di-
rector of the American Wholesale
Coal association, said the coal short
age in the east and northwest during
the war would be repeated this win
ter, adding that it's extent would
depend on the industrial activity in
those sections.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
OLD MINE WILL BE
RE-OPENED IN SHARON
Said to Have Been Worked
BY Spanish Many
Years Ago

A hundred Or more years ago,
Spaniards, so the story goes, opened
mine on Mine Mountain (so-called)
keeping their work very secret. They
boarded in house at the south end
of the mountain, and when a suffi-
cient quantity of mineral was OBJ
tanned, loaded the same on wagons
drawn by oxen, went to New London,
and sailed for Spain, expecting to
come back, but the ship was lost with
all on board.
The old mine is still in existence,
but it's location is known to but very
few persons at this time. Whether
the mineral was gold or silver no one
knows, but the pieces of rock around
the place, still show where it was
hammered to pieces by the hand of
man.
Recently a company has been
formed consisting of ten gentlemen
of Sharon, each putting in ten dol
lars, the place will be cleaned out,
samples of the rock will be sent off
to be assayed, and if either gold or
silver is found in paying quantities,
a stock company will be formed for
operating the same.
Should enough mineral be found
to pay to work the mine, the owner
of the land has agreed to take for his
share per cent of ths stock, and a
further royalty of 5 per cen of all
mineral found.
This may sound to some like
fleeing the public, but it is not so,
as no stock will be for sale unless
minerals are found in paying guam
titles, then no doubt the ten men who
have agreed to open up and see what
is there, will take all stock if he
company is formed.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
AUTO TURNS TURTLE
ON EAST MAIN STREET
Owned by Pittsburgh Party
y Touring Through
Rerkshires

A large Marmon touring car
skidded and turned turtle on East
Main street Monday evening just as
it was about to pass under the rail-
road trestle. The car is owned by
F. E. Smith of Pittsburg, Pa, who
in company with his wife and Capt.
Fink and mother and colored chauf-
feur were touring through the
Berkshires.
In describing the accident MI
Smith said that he was driving about
~ to Is miles per hour because of
the slippery roads, when the car
skidded, striking the rocky ledge on
the east side of the railroad bridge,
turning the car completely up side
down. The occupants of the car
were all pinned beneath it. The
chauffeur being the only one able to
extricate himself, called for help
and assisted the others from their
perilous position.
Mrs. Fink was apparently quite
badly injured and the entire party
were taken to the home of Joseph
Franks where a physician attended
them. They later removed to the
Garfield Inn where a more thorough
examination was made, and it was
found that the entire party had a
severe shaking up, while Mrs. Fink
and Captain Fink were quite badly
bruised but fortunately escaped with
out any bones being broken.
The automobile, a new Marmon,
was badly wrecked. The top, steer
ing geer, bumper, lights and other
parts were completely wrecked and
presented sorry appearance as it
was being towed to the garage. 1t
is estimated that the damage is about
$4,000.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24

There was some smoke curling up
from behind the tents-and the
smell of something better than
griddle cakes at Child's at the lunch
hour. 1t was the smell of honest-to-
goodness country bacon roasted on
a forked stick over a bonfire made
of pine logs-and coffee broiling in
a tin coffee pot that looked like a
million dollars to US.
you're just in time for eatsp'
called one of the girls. And we took
it for granted she meant us.
We sat down before the bonfire
and heard about some of the things
they do down at Shadow Brook that
makes it one of the most popular
summer camps in this part of the
country.
1t is Y. W. C. A. camp for girls
and it is brand new camp. 1t is a
place where girls can come at the
least possible cost and have the most
possible good times. They come out
from store and factory, from office
or from school-and they can forget
that it has been some time since all
good Americans were good Indians"
and they can have the best time,
hiking and berry-picking, camp-fring
and swimming-and they can go
back looking ten times as healthy and
as happy as they we're when they
came.
"Our straw rides are the best fun
of alp one girl told us between bites
of bacon and hot rolls. you've
never seen anything like the Berk-
shire moon-especially if you only
see it over the lights of Broadway
like l always have. 1t lights the
road for miles and we sing and eat
watermelon and have the time of our
lives"
ooh, give me baseball" said a girl
with husky right arm, whom we
afterward learned to be the star
pitcher on the Shadow Brook Base
ball team. 81 never played anything
but tennis before l came to camp,
but when get back to Pittsfeld, I'm
going to organize the girls there and
mark out diamond on our back
lot"
When we had eaten everything in
sight, we took the berries up to the
camp kitchen.
Berry pie tonight, Mary" one of
the girls called to the cook. And we
CONTINUED on page a
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
Mortified Conferences

The Mortified season is now in
full swing. Four Conferences have
already been held, Young Women's,
Student Y. M. c. A., Home and
Foreign Missions, marked by large
attendance and enthusiastic pro-
grams. The last of these has just
closed a most successful session of
eight days with a total registration
of about 100. Already streams of
influence have gone forth from this
place to all parts of the world, the
results of which cannot be estimated.
The height of interest and power of
influence is usually reached in the
August Conference, when workers in
all branches of Christian activity
gather fo rseventeen days of confer
ence and fellowship, August Lit.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
HENRY UPPER DIES
Funeral Service at Forest View Gene
terry in Winsted Monday

Henry Upper, 76, died at his
home in Canaan Valley, late Friday
afternoon of general debility. Mr..
Upper was born in London, Eng.
He came to this country when a
young boy and was a resident of
Winsted for many years, going to
Canaan only three years ago. Be-
sides his widow he leaves four chill
dren, Mrs. Howard Rockwell of Ca
naan Valley, Mrs. Albert Hunt of
Winsted, Walter Upper of Mt. Yer
non, N. Y, and Arthur G. Upper of
Leominster, Mass, and seven grand
children, brother in Canada and a
sister in England.
The funeral was held at the chapel
i'll Forest View cemetery Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. G. S.
Gray officiating.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
SPELLACY INVESTIGATES
LIME ROCK COMPANY
Is Appointed to Ascertain if
Assets are Being Withheld
From Receiver

Thomas J. Spellacy of Hartford,
democraticc nominee last year for
governor and former United States
attorney, has been appointed by
Judge Thomas /. Chatfeld of the
United States court, acting in this
district, as a special master to ascer-
tain and report whether any assets
of the Barnum Richardson Com
pany of Lime Rock, are being with
held from Horace w. Davis, receiver
of the corporation by any of the
former officers Or employees.
The appointment of Mr.. Spellacy
follows an application made by Mr..
Davis, who was appointed receiver on
November 10, 1918. Mr.. Davis says
that as a result of his examination
of the conduct of the business prior
to his appointment he has come into
possession of certain facts which in
dictate and show that certain former
employees and officials of the COM
pany have unlawfully and improperly
concealed and Incorporated GER
tain assets of the corporation and
that they are now withholding and
concealing from him as receiver,
assets of the corporation, the possess
sion of which, he says should be
turned over to him as receiver.
Under the order of appointment,
Mr.. Spellacy is directed to file a re-
port with the clerk of the court by
September l.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
GIRLS SUMMER CAMP
AT CORNWALL BRIDGE
Y. w. c. A. Opens Camp at
Shadow Brook for
All Girls

Motoring--if one motors" In a
through the Berkshires last
week, a party of New York hicks"
passed through Canaan, Cornwall
Bridge, and hit the trail towards Els
worth. AS they turned from the
highway they were stopped by the
shouts of a crowd of girls.
"Give US a rideT they yelled. And
the Ford stopped.
A bunch of sun-burned, berry
stained husky and happy girls piled in
the back seat and on the running
board. Their tin pals were full of
raspberries and their shoes were
full of Berkshire mud.
"Here's some real primitive stuff" =,
remarked one of the New Workers to
another, cpl bet these girls have
never seen a railroad or eaten in an
Automat. You don't get city girls
with red cheeks and bright eyes like
theirs"
He turned to the gang in the back
seat. where do you come FROM?
ooh, we're going out to Shadow
Brook, they replied, "and we come
from every old place-New York,
Boston, Pittsfeld, Canaan, Water
bury-and everywhere"
"Say", said the artist "There
ought to be a real story out at
Shadow Brook. Lets follow them
out"
We followed them-or rather they
followed us-in the back seat of our
rocky-Ford. and there was story
q real one.
There was a little camp situated
in one of the prettiest places in the
Berkshires with pine trees for a back
ground and Brook that chased itself
all around the pine trees and dropped
down over the rocks and sounded al
most better than a shower bath.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
CURTISS AGAIN
Attorney Brings Habeas Corpus
Proceedings for his Release

Steps for the release of Edward
w. Curtiss from Litchfield Jail on a
writ of habeas corpus were taken by
Thomas j. Wall counsel for Curtiss.
A hearing will be held before Judge
Gardiner Greene in Norwich some
time during the coming week. Judge
Greene is the only judge of the SUI
perior court holding sessions in
chambers this month and for this
reason it is necessary to hold the
hearing outside the county.
Curtiss is held in default of bonds
of $1,000 on a charge of libel. He
was originally charged with con-
tempt of court but the first step in
the legal battle was won by Attor-
ney Wall, who secured nolle in the
superior court of the contempt of
court charge. Curtiss was thereupon
arrested on another warrant charg-
ing him with criminal libel. The
trial is scheduled for the October
term.
Curtiss was extradited from New
York on the contempt of court
after lengthy legal battle.
He is accused of having prepared
and circulated a pamphlet contain
ing ibellous statements concerning
Judge Burpee, Attorneys Walter
Holcomb and Samuel A. Herman and
others. Attorney Wall has not
divulged the basis of his habeas cor
pus plea.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
Dates of Fairs

The dates for various fairs to be
held in this section are announced as
follows: Goshen Agricultural society,
Goshen, Sept. 1; Harwinton Agricul-
tural society, Harwinton, Oct. 7;
Norfolk Agricultural society, Nor
folk, Sept So; North Canaan Agri-
cultural Fair association, North Ca
naan, Oct. 10; Salisbury association,
Inc. boys and girls garden exhibit,
Salisbury, Aug. 80; Sharon Agricul-
tural society, Sharon, Aug. 1920 f.;
United Agricultural society of Bark
hamsted, Colebrook and Hartland,
Riverton, Oct. II.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
SINGLE MEN DEFEAT
BENEDICTS ON SUNDAY
Game Played for Benefit
of Destitute
Couple

The married men and single men
of the town crossed bats at Play
grounds Sunday afternoon and after
an exciting game the single men re-
Aturned home victors. Through
Threatening weather and very little
advance notice of the game, fair
sized crowd attended and from all
accounts were we'll paid for their
presence.
The single men led until the 9th
when the Benedicts apparently tied
the score with Meade in the box for
the single men, he relieving Arnat in
the 7th. Through a scorers error,
who failed to give Owens a run on
Kane's 3 Dagger, slight sensation
was caused in the last half of ninth
when game was called after 2 men
were out.
Dalton got double with one down
and came home on Meade's hit win
ming the game. Kane's triple in the
third bringing in Scott and Owens
was feature. Kane and Scott got
nice double plays. The batting of
Hubby with hits was also notice
able.
The game was the initial game held
D6n the local grounds on Sunday and
bids fair to be a success with the
cooperation of the townspeople.
The proceeds amounted to about
$50 which was turned over as a
present to blind resident of the
town and his respected wife. 1t is
hoped that more games may be ar
ranged in the future for other worthy
purposes.
The score hv innings.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
Appreciation

The following self-explanatory
letter is published for the benefit of
the members of the Canaan Baseball
Club: ,
A. w. Krouse,
Manager Canaan Ball Club
The members of the Field Day
Committee wish to express to you
their appreciation of your part in
making the celebration of the Fourth
of July a success. Such cooperation
at the beginning of the work of the
Community Service Association,
which plans to do as much as possible
for the good of the town, makes the
future of this organization look
bright.
|. Field Day Committee.
Mrs. N. L. Jackson, R. T. Fuller,
DR.. j. E. Hassett, A. W. Herbst,
T. j. McEnroe, R. D. Peirce, W. S.
Smart.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
SUMMER HIGH SCHOOL
CONFERENCE AT DANBURY
Miss S. j. Roraback Assigned
to Discuss Super
vision

Several of the High School pupils
from town are manifesting a pro-
gressive spirit by attending the sum-
mer school at Danbury. The Sum-
me- High School Conference"
July $50 bids fair to be of I'M
usual interest. Morton Snyder, In
spector of High Schools will speak
on. ''The High Schools, Assets and
Ella bilities", Monday, July % at 10
a, m. Mrs. Belle H. Johnson, In
spector of Libraries will speak on
Books and their uses at p. m. July
%. July 90, a. M, Louis P. Slade,
principal of New Britain High
School will speak upon "The I'm
pavement of Teachers in Service.
At 10 a. m. discussion upon "Su-
pervision" Miss S. ]. Roraback has
been requested to speak upon the
"The Teachers Side of Supervision
and State Inspection" "How to
Study and Teaching how to Study"
win be discussed. Wednesday at 2
p. IN. Prof T. H. Briggs, Teachers
College, Columbia University, has for
consideration "What is High
School For'? Various other sub
jeats of much interest to educators
viii be discussed.
Following is the complete program
MONDAY, JULY %
10 a. m. The High Schools, Assets
or Liabilities, Morton Snyder, In
spector of High Schools.
2 p. m. The superintendent
Study of His System in Relation to
the High School, Ernest C. Witham,
Supt. of Schools, Southington.
p. m. Books and Their Uses,
Mrs. Belle H. Johnson, Inspector of
Libraries, Second Speaker to be
announced.
3 p. m. High School Pupils, What
are they and how shall we handle
them? R. F. Richardson, Phi. D.,
State Normal School, Willimantic.
$40 p. m. Discussion with assign
ed topics, of Methods of Teaching
and dicipline. ~...... -.
TUESDAY, JULY 20
8 a. m. The Improvement of
Tesshers in Service. Louis 2. Slade,
principal New Britain High School.
10 a. m. Discussion, Supervision,
The Teachers Side. Miss S. ].
Roraback.
IL a. m. Supervised Study, Gin
ton H. Farnham, Head Master Aca-
demic High School, New Britain.
How to Study and Teaching How to
Study. Speaker to be announced.
2 m. Program of the Rural
High School. Hon. E. W. Butter
field, Comm. of Education, New
Hampshire. Discussion.
s p. m. Discussion, with assigned
topics, of Problems of High School
A Administration.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 80
9 a. m. Agriculture in the High
School. DR.. Theodore H. Eaton, Su-
pervisor of Agricultural Education.
10 a. m. Subject to be announced.
IL a. m. Subject to be announced
2 p. m. What is a High School
For? Professor Thomas H. Briggs,
Teachers College, Columbia Univer-
sity. Discussion.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
81 8 IL 26 ID {

2 base hits, Dalton, ConsoIina. 3
base hit, Kane. Hits off Arnat 6; off
Meade 6. Stolen bases, Place, Over
field, Hubby (2), Scott, Meade.
Double play, Kane to Scott (2),
Owens to Scott. Left on bases,
married men IL. Single men 7.
Base on balls, off Arnat 1 +; off Meade
3. Hit by pitcher, by Arnat, Beau
pre-. Struck out, by Arnat 3, by
Meade a; by Beaupre A. Balk, Arnat.
Umpire Krouse.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-24
Visits Grave of Soldier Son

Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbard of Tor
mother of Corporal w. E.
Hubbard, left Tuesday on the Car
mania for England to arrange for
the removal of her sons body to
the family plot in Sheffield. Corporal
Hubbard died in service overseas and
was buried in a military cemetery.