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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-27

lowed this up win sull stronger
batting ia The fifth inning. getting
five runs. In the nfth inning Fort
Bayard got in one rum. These were
The only two innings In which either
side scored. Except for the foufta
inning the squadron team had Fort
na,ard we'll In handing during this
game. the team showing consider
able Improvement especially ~ re-
CARDS errors. There were several
fine plays. a notable instance being
a very fine catch by Fenlon. Heat
quarters troop, after a long run
Color Sergeant Bccnarz pitched
the game for the Second Squadron
aud Captain simmons caught The
battery worked well. sergeant Bed
narg Iitched good bali and was m
the main well supported.
This lame demonstrated that the
sunadfo ON can play good bali, The
mein thing required being practice
In order 10 obtain team work. How
ever. 6ptain DeLangton Is evidently
aliv 10 the situation and there Is no
doubt that before long the squadron
will have a fine team aud Columhus
another attraction. 7
Score by innings; H..
Fort Bayard --O0O go c-3
Second squadron ---Oo 800 90
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-27

Fort .Buyard won Saturdays game
40 % Z. this gave them the series
two games 10 me-.
We do not feel IN any way dis
couraecd over the result On the.
contrary. In view Of the fact that
this was our first series Of TIE sea-
son and that We had little previous
practice. whereas the foit Bayard
team has played against the best
TENS In the district, we reel that we
have every reason 10 he optimistic.
We won the last game and by a big
ger margin than Fort iiayard had In
their two victories. This aueurs
we'll for the future, when we meet
Fort Bayard again we expect 10
even ~ matters. For the rest the
Fort Bayard team has our best
wishes. They are good bali players
and good sports.
Notes on Doubleheader Sunday
The first game was characterized
by loose playing on the part Of both
teams. Neither seemed able Ia
steady down. There were several
errors during the game, the squa-
dron team being somewhat worse
than the Fort Bnyard team in this
respect: most Of the errors were due
20 the fact that the hall field being
oiled. the ground had a tendency Ia
shift. causing the players 10 slip.
A feature Of the game was the
playing Of Sergeant Ross. Troop q.
who caught for the squadron He
played the game without an error.
caught three flies. all that came his
way. and batted for 1000, getting q
hit each out NJ four times at hat.
10 Sergeant Ross belongs the palm
for the game and for the series.
Logan. Machine Gun troop, pitched
a good game, but lacked support.
wrohlcwski. Headquarters troop,
played fine ball at first base. being
on the job all the time. lie Is an
A No. I hall player.
Score by innings: II
Fort Bayard I'LL 0J0 %
Second Squadron -203 600 %
The second game started oui with
both teams playing better ball than
in any Of the previous games. The
first three innings produced egg.
for both sides and u began to looh
like a hotcontcst. hut m the fourth
inning there was strong batting or
the part Of both sides. In tins In
ming Fort Bayard siipped IN iw,
runs due mainly 10 q wild throw &,
first by Captain simmons. VIII,
caught for the squadron. This lrI
m one run and was probably r..
sponsible for the other one. In,
squadron Melted four runs in TN
inning by dint Of heavy hitting. fol.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-27

down $500 feet
IN quality the proCuct is a high
grade, p%arafnn-base oil. and and
should the Valley OH Company sue
coed IN bringing in a good we'll IN
the near-lying pclroliiio stratum
there will be another field Of great
interest 10 exploit and develop
II paso Commercial Review.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-27

Advertisements will be accepted
only az the rate Of Doc per column
inch each insertion. Five cents
extra per column inch will be-
charged on all one-time ads. Lo-
cal notices Zoe per line each inser-
ton Lcgal advertisements at legal
rates.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-27
New Mexico Oil Exchange
We Buy and Sell All Reliable Oil Stocks
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
One srton Of land in vicinity Of Columbus oil we'll OI, Si50n. This viii not
be offered log at this price
Two iOWrc tractsa adjoining SECTION In which oil we'll i hcatrd. al SO per acre.
WARRANTED Deed gNina absolute control one or company Of individuals
Ten shares Paramount oil Company. $50 per acr. This Is a bargain.
One share ~ observation-disclosures at $1,000 Last chance at this price.
oil and gas FaS IN 20 Acres Tularusa Valley, section ~. This is al exceptional
offer al $1,000 per acre Drilling operations are nov going on In this valley aud
oil viii most likely be struck any day.
SIXTY acres d land In Northeast Quarter OF Section A. Township ~, omy onr
and e-haf miles from Columbus oil veil. al offer you this valuable land In
blocks m M III more acres al only 5000 YER aur.
Don't pairont,e fake travelling stock sellers You arr liable To he siung Deal
With a reliable concern that YOU Fan call upon day aud night right here at home
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-27

subscriptions n payable In ad-
vance aud will he discontinued on
date of expiration.
Entered at the postome at Co
lumbus. New Mexico as second class
mail matter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05
Voter Took No Chances

Before he the polls to vote in the city elee-
ton Tuesday the local voter apparently gyraed thrice
under the horseshoe his door, brushed himself three
times with rabbits foot, and buttoned his trousers
pocket tightly his purse.
Then. carefully with the light of thrift and eonserva-
tism burning in his eye he tackled the voting machine
and piled up heavy register in favor of everything that
seemed solid and nexpensvea sort of bread and butter
and milk diet, nutritious. but without garnshing -
The voters squashed amendments relentlessy When
amendment proposition like clay bird out
Of a pit the voter took elaborate aim, and-Bing!-the
poor. shattered measure was brought down.
Vote for councmen and at salary increase
Nothing doing!
Grant the A. ID. T. franchise? Well hardly.
Build a bridge at Montake? Nay, nayl
Having gone this far the voter gathered confidence
in his ability STAY and laid about him with might and
MAN, squashng everything in sight.
And when the proposal TO limit the powers of the
city health commissioner up the voter killed at one
swoop, and went home happy in the thought that he
would be masked again at the next influenza epidemic
Charter Amendment No. attempted TO clean the city
charter of old law which has prescribed the exact
number of saloons that could be licensed single block
OF prohibition has knocked out all saloons But the
old law still the books The city legal department
wanted it removed They asked the voters for charter
amendment.
Did the voters respond?
Just barely.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05
What England Is Doing

The submarine brought England TO the verge OF
famine because since 1870 than 100000 of
land had been dropped from cultivation Plenty of reports
gave good for this There was no lack of books
deporing it.
Only action counts and England acted In the last
Of the than 100000 previously idle were
cultivated.
Many an ancient vested right gave way to present
human needs.
Then the land problem fell within the scope of of
those remarkable committees OF the British ministry oil
reconstruction that drawing up the plans for the
building of the British world.
The unanimous report of that commission is a revela-
ton to those who still think of England in terms of the
old days before 1914 1t calmly relegaes the dearest
privileges of the old arstocratc andlordism of
days to the limbo already clutered with other rubbish of
medaevaism The report turnout that the land is
for the of ALL for the pleasure of the few 1t
welfare
1t unanimously proposes that where land is mot being
fully utilized for the production of foodsuffs timber
the shall be given three years in which to fulfill
those duties Of public trusteeshp which land ownership
involves in Great Britain. If he fails to act within the
three years. the report advises that the board of agcu
ure should put the estate such portion of the estate
it might deem necessary. into the hands of manager
who should have the in respect to the man.
agement of the agricultural land included in the estate
the owner had"
After five years the has another opportunity to
prove his fitness to function possessor of section of
the earth If he fails the state manager continues for
other five years, and indefinitely.
There Bolshevih this committee. The chair
is the "Rt Hon. Earl of Selbourne" and his committee
associates all bear the earmarks of conservative respectable
y But they did not endure four of without
In the United States than half the land inclosed
IS farms is uncutvaed But when the department of the
interior hunting for farms for returned soldiers it
passes millions of idle bordering webut roads lead
ing to established markets. with schools hand and
surrounded with all the essentials of civilization and
wanders off thru fragments of land distant frontiers
Do we too dearly "love lord" if he is landlord TO
follow Englands example? VIII the British nobility
haven in this refuge of the oppressed where rights
Of land ownership have lost their corresponding duties
the society that creates and maintains them?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05

we are certain that a combination
IL the two make life more Interest
ing To him.
The man who lives with his work
all the time lives shorter and mar
rover existence. lie wears out 100
quickly. lie doesn't live to the tuil
est while he lives. lie carries nus
work Ia his brain all day. lie car
ries It to his meals, lie carries u
home with him and nurses II dufihk
the evening. lie scarcely can lay u
aside for a moment To kiss hiH wire
or smile at the baby. lie hVea but
one life
That man should take a lease on
another life - singing, painting.
drawing. carving. gardening any
thing different to that which hih'H
up his workdny The man VINO ~
"A cfackeriack banker or mechanic
by day ought 10 be an enthuHlaHtle
something else after his day'n' w"fh
is ended. His ambition 10 be sue
c9nsfui business or professional man
would be more easily ana more
surely reached II he linked That win
an ambition TO do another ming IN
his off hours
Life ia short ~ best. 80 why NOT
lcngthcn II by iivlng two hVeH Al
the same time9
Raoul nlendeau points the way
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05
He Lives Double Life-and
Really Makes Good at 1t, Too

When we put a nonakid chain on
our automobile tire. We hang the
chain loosely. never fastening IL ~
that IL viii hit the Same spot on the
tire cousccutively First the chain
hits here then there. always touch.
ina bit of rubber Il didn't touch on
the last revolution Of the wheel and
touching IL from slightly different
angle. That's why tires arr not
worn to shreda by the chains that
keep them from slipping
II we chained automobile tires as
some 81 US chain our lives. tires
wouldn't last more than a few days.
trip downtown aud back home
would use up the best tire made.
hut some OF ua don't display aa
much wisdom In the arrangement
Of our lives We HIT the same spot
all the time. Those ~ Us who have
that fault. that Misunderstanding OF
how 90 pat non skid chains on our
lives. may well take a leaf from the
daily diary OF Louis ftaoul Rlendeau.
We should lead a double lifa." aa
Riendeau does, We should live two
lives instead Of one and hy living
two lives simultaneously. live each
life longer than II We lived but one
This double life which Hiendeau
lives has nothing In common with
the so.eailcd double lven' witch
play such prominent roles IN divorce
court proceedings and breach OF
promise eases Possibly the real
meaning of double life" may b.
more fully disclosed By reading Il
page of Rcindeau's life.
Arise nj $50. work NJ !. quit ~ Z;
practice singing two hours. singing
la choir or elsewhere that evening.
From early morning until late
afternoon ftiendeau works nmonr
chemicals. cameras and routing ma.
chimes tn a photo-cngraving shop
From late afternoon until late IN tho
evening Nirndcan studies and aineH
During the day" he explained, II
think about M, work. That keeps
my mind off my musical studies,
and feel refreshed and rr~ted when
AT o'clock ! 60 back Ia my singing
lessons and practice. Then all even.
inE I think of singing and never n
thought comrs Ia me Of the daily
grind Of work. II Is s>tho was
living another life
We don't know whether singing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05
Editors Mail
MARRIED WOMAN WRITES

Editor ~ The Star There are
few facts I wish 90 present To Miss
Birdie Campbell. under whose sigma.
ture the article In regard 10 married
women giving up their jobs. unless
they have a vital reason. etc. hp.
pearcd in the issue Of The star q
the 9th.
TO my mind she has a very dis
torted idea OF the whole matter
think Il would be well were che 10
look into the matter from the mar.
flrd wunanr" viewpoint, ] am on"
Of these, and I notice there was no
objection IL we worked before the
war for six 10 eight dollars "a week.
OF took in washing OF something Of
that nature. She seems 70 be mis-
Informed as 90 the number Of such
who simply held their positions thru
the war. The wages Increased "a iii'
lie. perhaps double In most cases. but
let me- inform her that the pocket
book did not swell any, because the
high price Of ivlng simply made our
little weekly checks melt like snow
tn June
Now the government allows our
husbands ssss per day. which will
do for a single man. but what about
the married man with several chil.
drvnF I. IL an utter imposHihili,y 20
make II 10 around and u IL just such
a state 81 affairs az this that has
made Il absolutely Imperative for the
wife to help. ard this condition IL 'hc
reason for large number. ] would
guess about 50 per cent, of the mar
rled women being at work In the
trades
Now there IL another angle ] wish
20 view the situation from. and II Is
this: How abou; the young girls
from is to 20 years or more, who.
like the single men. have no one to
spend their money on but them.
selves. and a large number az them
have nlcr homes 20 so 20. and some
do not even pay their board nor pay
for their sewing A large percentage
of the girls in the plant where ]
work are 80 situated. These fit
around from dane. to theatre. or
party. living on boubous. while We
married women" have TO go home
after a hard days work. and work
late there. trying to keep up with
our home duties.
Now there IL another condition
arising from the shipyard strike for
which the married women" arc not
10 blam. In the least. Does Miss
Campbell know that many wives Of
these strikers are out working at
anything they can get to do. while
their husbands arr at home taking
care Of the kiddiea. washing dishes.
sweeping and doing the family wash
inz7 There are "a few Of these where
| work. so am well Informed.
Now these statements are all
founded on facts. for I arm situated
40 | know. for I come ia contact with
large number Of women and girls
in years time. know there must
and will be great change made I'm
the Industrial world. but ! am sure
the starting point Is not with the
married women"
a STAR READER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05
TIE LONDON SYSTEM

Editor The Star: | soc that Ion.
don is introducing n system OF cam.
nunai feeding places. thru the estab-
ilshrnent Of 1000 reatauranta The
prospect is being cahicd out jointly
by the national kitchen division of
the ministry Of food and the Nation.
al Caterers Protection society.
One Of the national restaurants
recently established In London has
proved marked success. 1t is max.
ing net weekly profit of 5000.
These national restaurants are so
well conducted that they are patron.
lied by prominent business men.
Seattle needs just such system.
that would enable one to get a
square for soc.
II would not be necessary 10 fur.
nish the interior OF such moderately
priced restaurants with mahogany.
onyx and nickel fittings or locate
them In the most expensive business
locations In the city. ms is the case
with the majority of our res
taurants
find that many OF our RES
taurateurs have been 50 busy that
they have not had time TO change
their old menus and price lists to
conform to the reduced prices OF
foodstuffs.
In organizing such system OF
communal restaurants would APP
point as directors men from whole
sale grocery. packing and commits
sion houses. | know Of several men
whom believe would be pleased to
serve in this capacity to help n
good cause.
CHAS. COWEN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05
Yank Slanguage

American slang. like It's prime cx-
ponent. the overseas fank. can't -
downed. and keeps bobhing up in
ncw and startling phaheH |, n re-
ported that even the SinTaisss 81
India and the Aigrrtans Of Africa
have fallen PREY Go such facile Amer
lean expressions as -Quit your Kid
ding" Have a heart. ''Sit down.
you're rocking the boat. and many
other word-H4yers. picked up IN
France from tho irrcpreaaihie Yank.
their comrRde-in-arruA
Vice versa. we suspect that -our
boys" have drafted some of the terse
phrases of the jungle and the desert
into their overseas vernacitlar. Ii
combination OF indiscriminate Yam
kce. poilu French and cocknsy
English. which. with thts new sea-
aoning. will make our future Amer
lean slang sound like an ensemble ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05
WORTH ITS WEIGHT
IN GOLD, DECLARES
FRANK J. PASSAGE
Milwaukee Man Says Mother
Suffered Eighteen Years:
Tanlac Restores Her.

" everybody in Milwaukee knew
how much good Taniac has done INV
tnothfr. there Isn't on. who
wouldn't think just az do-that
y = worth iss weight In gold was
!he Interesting statement made by
FRANK ]. Passage. brakeman on the
Chicago, Milwaukee 4 ST Paul rail.
road. living at 20 3sth st. Milwaukee
recently. Mr.. Passages mother
Mrs. Minnie PassssN,a, At the time
she came TO Milwaukee. four years
ago. had been q resident Of shannon.
Illinois. for fifty years. and IL be.
loved by all who know her.
For eighteen or twenty years. '
continued Mr. Passage. my mother
has had trouble with her stomach
and | can truthfuily Hay that TRnIar
~ the only medicine have been
able 60 find IN all that time 10 do
her any good. Nothing she would
eat agreed with her and she was sub
Jet 10 frequent attacks Of acute in.
digestion. In q little while after cat.
ing, her food would sour and bloa,
her up with gnH and cause her Ga
suffer for hours. At times this gas
would press on her heart. almost
cutting off her breath. and aetu.
ally thought she was going to die.
she complained 81 awful palnw
through her stomach and loft side
and would bolch up sour gaa for
hours. have often had to get nm
in the middle Of the night ana doc.
tor her on account Of this gas. ana
| don't believe she ever got n good
nights rest on account Of the main
she suffered During the past year
she lost twenty-five pounds in
weight. or more. and all her strength
seemed to leave her. During tho
past six months she has failed y6ry
much faster An she waa able IN
eat was little soup or milk ana
sort boiled eggs. and even this would
hurt her Her condition became 40
serious that on December the soy.
enth ! quit work i'm order To STAY
nome and take care Of her.
One day ! noticed a Taniac testi.
fnonlal In the paper which was 80
straightforward and convincing, that
! told mother / wanted her 10 try
the medicine. She agreed. ana n,
the TYNE she started taking IL she
had been down in bed for five weeks
ana couldn't stand on her feet but
a Few minutes. II she tried. Well.
she has taken two bottles now. ana
you may believe IT or not. she fs IN
doing all her cooking and houseworl,
and Is just feeling fine. She Ia now
sixtynine years OF aRe. but do.
clare, she gets around Ike one many
years younger. She sleeps like n
child. eats anything she wants ana
that gas and indigestion has stop.
ped bothering her almost entirely.
nave never seen such n change in
anyone as Tanlnc has made in
Mother. ! am very grateful for fl.
and she Is feeling mighty happy her.
self We can't say too much in be.
half of Tanlac, and have been tell.
Ing everyone in the nelghborhood
about IT,"
Tanlac IL sold in Seattle by BarteIl
Drug Stores under the personal Of.
rectlon Of a special Tanlac represent.
observation-disclosures.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05
A BIT USELESS

"One thing, at lezus.. We did we'll.
said Representative Towners We
kept cheerful during the war.
our movies. our faces. our songs
everything was cheerful. That was
as il should be. I've got no sympa-
thy with people like Mrs. Grump.
my dear said old Grump one
day last year. ~ that nail In your
shoe hurts you 40. why the dickens
don't you have 1t taken outT
no. O. no., said Mrs. Grump.
when I think, John. OF what the
boys are suffering In the trenches.
I arm only too willing to do my bit. "
Dallas News
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05

larz hand notes and harnyard echoes.
The Yankee "oof.- tho lacking in
the distinctive French acrent. waa
snccensful enough to bring a hot
"dcienncr" ~ good old American eggs
u a weary. war weathsreJ doughb0y
and the letter from Johnnie which
tells Of the "teaucoup mud a; tircas
- emphatic. even when written 20 a
plain. old fashioned mother back
home. And when the Etri he left be-
hind receives her letter With the clos
ms words. Write. toot she
knows that he wants 90 hear from
her soon. and there Is an added
flavor. since she suspects he H. call
ms her pct uamcs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05
DOING 1T UP RIGHT

a colored woman recently lost her
son. and she Immediately swathed
herself In black. even to the extent
of buying. at quite an expense for
her, black underwear.
isn't that OVERRIDING II little. lei.
len?" asked her mistress-"w wearing
black underwear"
mo. ma'an; no, ma'am." said the
bereaved mother. when All mourns
All mourns clear thru" Rehobotb
Sunday Herald.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05
not sEHoI.D HINTS

Never throw away old tin pals.
Bore holes In the bottom and use for
sleeves.
Never throw away old sleeves. Sol
der up the holes and use for buckets.
Old bath robes ripped apar, and
trimmed with lavender ribbon make
nice couch covers.
old trunks with the I'D removed
and decorated with ferns make nice
playhouses for baby.
Never throw away old hose MOBILES.
Attach TO front door and use for
door knocker.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05
JAPANESE FLEET GROWING

TOKYO. March 5.--The department
81 communication has given out q
report that shows that the japanese
merchant marine now consists 81
a.BTs steamers and 1926 sailing veB
sells. the gross tonnage Of the for
mcr being l.s30.00s. Of the laitei
sAf. $50. making an aggregate ton
mage Of 2.s7i .bss The majority Of
the steamers. however are coaEtlns
vessels not exceeding 200 tons
Ocean going steamers Of more than
600 tons each number 500.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05
sssssssesssssssssssssss
. HOT TEA BREAKS
. A COLD-TRY THIS

Get small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea at any pharmacy. Take
a tablespoonful OF this hamburg tea,
put a cup of boiling water upon IT,
pour through sieve and drink a
teacupful at any time. 1t IL the
most effective way TO break cold
and cure grip. AS II opens the pores.
relieving congestion. Also loosens
the bowels. thus breakipg a cold at
once.
1t lis inexpensive and entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-05
HERIIE,s VIEW

Mr.. BERTHE. do you really
think your sister likes TO see me bet.
ter than she does Mr.. Briggs7
Bertie-I'm sure Of It. when he
is In the parior OF an evening abe
turns the light down SO low she can't
see him at all.--Pearson's Weekly.