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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-02-06
on TALK AL YnU
CAN HEAn on THE
STREETS 90 ROSWELL

Roswell. N. NJ. Feb. t-1hcrc
have been more oil men In this
city during the past week than
ever before In The history Of the
city. Az the hotels r filled and
all one Gan hear on the streets y
"oil talk. Buying and selling Of
Oh leases has been spirited The
past few days. with Orchard Park
aud Cumberland City The big Gen.
lers OF attraction. Leases IN The
vicinity OF Orchard Park, whers
The National Exploration Company
will drill the next well, sold a.
high as $40 per acre and the land
itself was sold as high as $40
per acre.
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Pete ITO. who runs a store 81
Albuquerque. tonight will De- ihe
nlfnsod n nnI proud ppssntenf ~
3 pardon heRflp2 ihc signature ~
WuaafoH Wilson. pfttidtni Of Hle
United tIaies. That be- VIII ~
pleased s . safe assumption. ior
me pardon mems that he win not
hdtr 70 serve 100 days ~ jail ~
me iitfnalIllo county hasi|lt.
xiio sold lrmon extract 10 ~
Indian from Islfia. A. the time
wartime prohibition had not been
superseded by national prohibition
and lhefe was no Inhibition kfalna'
selling lemon extract except e.
Indians. xiio made a mistake N
the choice cf his customer and nc
was fined 500 ana sentenced %
serve 100 days 10 The Borne|lild
county iail
Judge Colin NehIcti Of the fedcf-
81 district court who scnlenfed
him. Withhold continent until H.
could get his business In shape fos
HE enforced vacation NJ The jail
IN The meantime The pardon wai
spilled for and u came today. cav.
Ing him from Hoing 10 Jail.
The pardon was received bs
WHY parson. clerk of the federal
district court and be delivered u
10 William A. Kolohor. attorney foi
Iiio, Who happened % be IN Sani'
Fe. Ne will take The pardon Z,
Iito at once Santa 70 New Moxi.
can.
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Under the title New Tires for
Old" Alexander Johnston IN the
February issue Of Motor" dis
courses on the present condition
OF the tire r~clrcading business.
Tho outcome Of Il all Is the sue
clint advice 10 car owners who
contemplate having old cesings re-
dreaded. that ikay shall be quito
sure that they are dealing with an
honest workman before they trust
their tires 10 him.
ITO begin with, let Us say that
" u possible for a conscientious
workman 10 take a tire that has
lust about run IL course" says
the writer. "and put on u a new
tread. which will add considerable
mileage 10 ia useful life. To do
this the tire must have an abso-
luiely sound carcass. The fab
rio base must be good and the
new tread must be a. carefully
compounded and laid on as was the
original.
There are companies In the re-
treading business who do their
work conscieniiously. They care
fully inspect castings brought u
them aud II they do not believe
that a satisfactory job can be made
Of them. they refuse 10 attempt
a repair.
but there are many. too infer
nally many. concerns In this field
who will relread anything that /.
brought 10 them which even looks
like a casing. The fabric may be-
worn through until she carcas.
scarcely holds together. Thes,
'eyps Of the retrcad world will
accept a. They will strip OIL
perhaps a couple Of layers Of the
canvas until they are down 10 rea-
sonahle whole fabric aud then they
will build on a tread of some mys.
ierious compound hat resembles
10 the naked eye. the rubber or.
dinarily used IN the manufactur,
Of tires. Presumably this stuff
which the 'gyps' use IL principal,
or wholly OF reclaimed rubber. fol
useally the tread pecls or after 4,
few miles Of running, leaving tn
owner a suddcr and poorer mem,
Der OF The motoring fraternity an'
wandering " his retread friend.
have not cornercd the market IA
second hand chewing gum"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-02-06
SHOOTING AFFRAY
MAY BIZ A TRAGEDY

Las Vegas. N. NJ Feb. i-Trini-
dad Sand0val was shot u Is al
legged by Marcio Valdez and prob
ably fatally wounded In a fight
near Holman over a woman. Cap
tain Sena Of the mounted police and
The district attorney have left u
look for Valdez who has disap-
peared. The bullet entered the
victims check aud lodged IN the
temple.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-02-06
LITTLE OLD FLVyER
DlSI OCATES ITS LIVER
AND TURNS FLlp-FLOF

Las Cruces. n. NJ Feb. f-The
Ford ear belonging 10 Robert fos-
ter Of the extension department
a off The road nea the college
last Friday and turned complete
~ over throwing the driver and
several children into the ditch. II
Is said the driver OF the n was
sDeed,ng and In some way loel
control NJ The machine and ran
Oft The road Some Of he children
received had bruises aud cuts. bul
no serious injuries were sustained
The top and windshield Of the car
wcrr buddy smashed.
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'
Queen ships fifteen cars Of eat
lie.
Sheep industry reports banner
year.
Gallup woes $4,000 school bond
issue.
Porinlcs markets fine bunch Of
cattle.
Clayton 10 get finest warehouse
IN the state.
A number Of new oil companies
10 drill deep test wells near carls-
had.
Several concrete dipping watts
under construction IN la Mesa dis
lrici. Vi
Messilla valley l6rmerr are busy
preparatory 10 ihe planting Of iheir
crops.
Clovis. Three standard oil rie,
TO he located in LaLande field al
once
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Q A~pNERTIsING
Department Of the Interior, q. \
Land Office, nj las Cruces n
A.. lauunrN a lup0.

Notice Is hereby given that VicLDr
T. piepmeicr OF Columbus. n. NJ.
who. on December A.. 1908. made
desert land cnipy No. O3823. for-sW
"a section %. township "a 4.
range y. w. n N p meridian. has
filed notice OF intention 10 make
final proof. 10 establish claim IA
The land above described. before
T. j. Cole. u. 5, commissioner. al
Columbus. \. NJ on the 21th day
Of February. 1920.
Claimant names as Witnesses;
John A. piepmcicr Of Columbus.
n N.
J. N. Burns Of Columbus N. ".
W. 4. Dixon Of Columbus. N. NJ.
Jesse Lee Of Columbus. n. N.
JOHN L. BURNSIDE.
Register
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by virtue OF a chatiel mort
gagc. conditions broken, given BY
W. n. neber. mortgagor, TO 1heo-
dorc RouaulL MORTGAGE, and "a
corded April n. 1919. In the coun-
~ clerks office at Dcming. n. NJ.
Luna county. IN Book 2, pago366-5 =,
Records Chaitel Mortgages, and
assigned 10 me. John l.. Moore, for
value received on January ~.
1920. / will sell at public venduc
on Tuesday. February "a, 1920. al
40 O'Clock IN the forenoon, In the
Village Of Columbus, County Of
Luna. aud State Of New Mexico.
the following described property
.tO-wit. according Ia law:
SIX hundred laws books, more OF
less. one office desk. one type
writer desk. one large iron safe.
"a chairs. one table, 8 book case.
with glass fronts 3 plain book
cases, 2 sets Of filing cabinets, and
AN other property covered by
mortgage. The proceeds 10 h'
used TO satisfy said mortgage and
all costs touching the same. N
'ase Of rain, sale will occur iirsI
fair day.
JOHN l.. MOORE.
ian. $3.50; Feb 6-iS.
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WANTED GOOD AUTOMOBILE
mschanlc with a little none,
Splendid chance 10 sc IN on The
ground noor IN . garagc business
that has a biz future Address A.
y. the Courier.
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NoTIcE FoR UTILIZATION.
Department of the Interior, q. :
Land office at Las Cruces. \
A Iautmrx q fn1n


NJ. January 6. 1870.
Notice Is hereby given that hes
sic y. White Of Waterloo. n. NJ
who. on April 10. 1915. made desert
land entry No. Oi27si for sw -
SW -, section I, n 10 wv "a
section A., township ~ =. range Q.
W, n N = meridian, has filed notice
" intention 10 make finnl proof. 10
establish claim to the land above
described. before 4. =. Cole. u. :.
commissioner. at Columbus. n. NJ,
ON the Goth day OF February. 1921.
Claimant names a. Witnesses
n. s. Carter Of Columbus. \. N.
}. NJ. Holloway Of Columbus, n.
NJ.
George I. Peters Of Columbus. n
NJ.
J. l.. Harris Of Columbus. n. NJ.
JOHN T.. BURNSIDE.
Register
Ian o-tG-79-9o-Feh
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FOuND-Akle Gag for Dodge car.
See McCurdy the iewelcr. aud
pay SOC for this al and The own
e. may have H.
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FOR SALE 80, 30. or 400 ACRES.
OF splendid land which will grow
anything. I will guarantee water
at 20. feed. all YOU want, This
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N. q. A. PROVIDES FREE con.

4. W. q. A. fhDNlDio ihht VII
respondence courses for x
service men who meet required
qualifications. Residents Of Ari-
roma. New Mexico and Texas,
west Of the pecos River, write
W. n. Day, Tii Capies Building
~ paso. Texas. or apply 10 thu
nearest Y. NJ. T.. A.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT


THE UNITED STATES ClNll,
Service Commission announces
the examination named below
to be held NJ nm early date. Ap-
plicaiion blanks and further in
formation may be obtained FROM
me local secretary, Board Of Civil
Examiners, al the posioifice in
this city.
First grade examination. Va
cancies in the position Of Clerk
In various offices Of the Quar-
tcrmasler Service at Columbus.
N. n, February q, 1920, . a. m.
IN the High School building,
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PARTNER wANTFD-wlTH $50
cash; must BE- good automobile
mechanic; splendid chance; no
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-01-10
Enough to Make Them Sick

The strange malady which has attacked several
agents O department of justice who have been
engaged in running down and rounding up the reds
would be suspicious and sinister but for the
reasonable explanation of physician We might
suspect conspiracy poison the officers,
or insidiousy infect them with disease, just we
heard during the that the Germans doing
in this country There many people who believed
that the FLU was German origin. But physician
reasonably clears up the mystery of the illness of the
department of justice by the statement that it
probably originated from contamination of the
crowded rooms where reds" examined.
The average bolshevist carries. enough, and
great a variety enough of deadly germs in his whis
kers to infect multitude, though he himself be
immune People who battle at long intervals or not
at ALL may easily carriers of mufarious dis
eases 1t generally understood that the antpathy
of the average i. w. w. to water is surpassed in
yir11lence only by antipathy to honest work
The experience of the government agents will
probably, anyhow ought lead to a system of
dsinfecting reds prior TO investigation of them
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graduates of this and next lew years /

graduates of this and next few years
will face
The unusual feature of Clements
case is that, although he left the navy,
he did not neglect the sciences of
mathematics and astronomy which
had fascinated him as Il student Dur
ing the most strenuous phases OF q
somewhat spectacular career in fin
ance he found his recreation in work
ing out problems in balliStics, naEiSa-
ton and astronomy. The formulae of
calculus and trigonomeIry, which the
average college man forgets within
three years of his gradua ton, Glenn
ents was still using as playthings 80
years after he had severed his connec-
ton with the navy. That relief from
business worry which other men found
in dissipation and sport, he got with
far less waste of energy and money by
manufacturers how to make barrels
that would give the projectile flat
ira jectoTy.
When the war broke out, the govern
ment cashed in on Clements hobby.
He found his place in an officers
school at Mare island where he taught
the technique Of naval warfare TO men
some of whom ought TO have known
more about it than he did.
Now as TO his invention, which is
not machine but a method and a
method so simple Gas mathematical
methods go) that il seems a wonder no
one thought of it before.
During the war. a device was per
fected by the navy for determining the
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-01-10

that you VIII get Off But the Sovle-
has told Us TO collect the whole tax o.
the people who refuse to pay ii, and
they have decreed that If we como
back without one or the other. we shall
go 10 prison ourselves. You can hard
y expect us TO go and sit in prison
out of pity for you. So on with your
coat and come along"
They went. and at the militia head
quarters were shut into a room with
barred windows where they We're
presently joined by most OF the other
rich men of the town, all in a rare
state of indignation. and some OF them
very angry with Uncle" for taking
things so quietly.
Next day the workmen from the
tannery came to the militia-house
and explained that Uncle" had really
ceased to be a member of the proper
tied classes. that he was necessary to
them as PRESIDENT Of their soviet, and
that they were willing 10 secure his
release by paying half of the tax de-
manded from him out of the factory
funds. Uncle got together thirty
thousand, the factory contributed
another thirty. and he was freed. be-
ing given a certificate that he had
ceased TO be an exploiter or a property
owner. and would in future be subject
| only to such taxes as might be levied
on the working population. The
nephew was also freed, on the grounds
that he was wanted at the leather
works.
1 asked him how things were going
on. He said. Fairly we'll, only uncle
keeps worrying because the men still
call him master.
do the men work."
Well" he said, we thought that
when the factory was In their own
hands they would work better. but we
do not think they do SO, not noticeably,
anyhow
do they work worse?'
mo. that is not noticeable, either"
l asked him how the Red terror that
followed the attempt the life OF
Lenine had shown itself in their dis
trict- He laughed.
1--WE got off very cheaply," he said.
This is what happened: A certain
rich merchants widow had a fine
house, with enormous stores of all
kinds of things, fine knives and forks,
and too many of everything. For in
stance, she had % samovars of all
sizes and sorts. She was told that her
house was wanted and she must clear
out. She piled all those things in the
garrets. which she closed and sealed.
and got the president of the Soviet to
come and put his seal also. In the end
things were friendly that he even
put a sentinel there to see that the
seal should not be broken.
Then came the news from Petrograd
and Moscow about the Red terror, ana
the Soviet, after holding a meeting and
deciding that it ought to do something.
and being on too good terms with all
of us to do anything very bad. sudden
ly remembered poor Maria Nicolaev-
mas garrets. They broke the seals ami
tumbled out all the kitchen things.
knives, forks. plates, furniture. the %
samovarS and the overcoats. took
them in carts to the Soviet and de-
clared them national property. Nation
al property And a week or two later
there was a wedding of a daughter of
one of the members of the Soviet. and
somehow or other the knives and forks
were on the table, and as for samo-
vars, there were enough to make tea
for a hundred.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-01-10

Rival republicans rather superstitious At
every opportunity they knock
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-01-10
rs INSPIRATION OF FEAR,
LEADING TO SUICIDE, A CRIME?
Court Must Decide Fate OF
Ex-Convict Who Is Held
for Mental Murder In
Odd Case
BY JAMES =. MckENNA,
NJ e a. Evansville Correspondents

MORGANFJELD, Ky.-f one man
hv words alone. can inspire in the mind
of another a fear which VIII drive ms
victim to suicide, Is that man guilty
of murder?
self destruction. on December !, OF
Robert S. Morehead, "a, farmer. III
the bottom lands along the Ohio river,
in Union county.
The man accused of this mental
murder" admits he is an eN-eonVlct
He is almost 60 years old and Is known
was charged. after the death OF More
head. with being an accessory before
the fact"
Will Ask For Limit
County Attorney Earl Fowler in
charge of the prosecution, has sald
that in the event of concition, the
maximum neutrality-suspicious. be
asked
Morehead slashed his throat with a
razor after he had promised his wife,
Mary Morehead. that he would not
carry out his threats to kill himself.
He had told his wife several nights
before the end that he was lin a trap ,
insisted that he was innocent, but
probably, could not prove it.
Millstead was a stranger here lie
was known to have had several CON
versations with Morehad. 1t was after
these conversations relatives said,
that Morehead showed signs of great
mental depression and threatened
violence to himself.
Had Shaved Mustache
Following Morehead's death Mill
stead was arrested by a Sheriff's posse
in the cabin of son" Briscoe, "a negro.
He had shaved off his mustache and
exchanged his cap for sou'wester.
"Millstead appeared at the Morehead
he December :,
says County Attorney Fowler. 1T was
lust dusk He called out from the
road and asked if he could stay over
night Morehead replied that he could.
When they went into the house
Morehead. surprised. said 10 his I'M
known guest: Why, you're Tom Logan,
amt you?''
"Millstead denied that he was Logan.
Tom Logan worked for Morehead a
short time several years ago. IL he
had any trouble with Morehead it is
not known.
Claimed to Be Officer
"Millstead went to the r. I. Oglesby
farm. q mile away and made arrange
ments to board there. He said he was
an officer and was getting evidence
on some one.
"Millstead and Morehead held sew
eral conversations, but it was not until
after one on the evening of December
5 that Morehead showed signs of
worry.
when Millstead left the home of
Oglesby he said he was sorry that he
would have to arrest Morehead and
send him to prison. He. did not, how
ever. attempt to serve any papers on
Morehead.'
The prosecution contends that II was
Millstead's impersonation of an officer
which caused Morehead To choose
death rather than possible imprison-
ment and disgrace.
1t took two weeks to bring to light
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-01-10
Weary of Experimenting

a few days some merchants of Topeka Kan,
secured injunction against a price committee
from interfering with business This is another
indication that the patience of people with gov
ernmentaI fishing into the countrys com
mercial activities, that of the retailers is
nearing the breaking point.
The operations of the fair price committees were
welcomed by the people and suppose. also by
honest merchants. They doubt felt that it would
be to their personal and financial advantage those
who were engaged in conscienceess practices were
detected and punished quit their practices
And the fair price committees have detected
many instances of profiteering but in many places
their disturbance of the business engaged in
fair and lawful practices outweighed the good
they accomplished. 1t has generally happened that
the evils sought be remedied were not among the
retailers all but they their origin farther
the source, and of scope of the commit
tees operations.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-01-10
A BANKER-NAVIGATOR

of these who know Clements as a man
of business are aware that he gradu-
ated from the naval academy at An
napolis back in 1875 and that he was
an officer in the navy for eleven years.
He spent several years at the naval
observatory in Washington studying
astronomy and navigation in business
hours and law out of business hours.
When he had finished his legal edu-
cation. he said goodbye to the navy
and entered business life.
There was nothing unusual about
that. A great many young men of
ability were leaving the navy about
that time. because promotion was es-
tremely SLOW The civil war had Gre
ated a glut of officers. The situation
IN respect to promotion was much the
same - that which naval academy
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-01-10

drank tea with an old acquaint-
ance from the provinces. a Russian
who. before the revolution, owned a
leather bag factory, which worked in
close connection with his uncle's tan :
merry.
During the first revolution, that is
from March till October, 1917. he
fought hard against the wor1men, and
was one of the founders of Soviet Oh
factory owners, the object of which
was to defeat the efforts of the work
ers' Soviets, by agreeing upon lock-
outs etc. This, OF course, was snasnen
by the October revolution. "Uncle," he
said. after being forced, as a property
owner, to pay considerable contribu-
tons, watched the newspapers close
~, realized that after the nationalist
ton OF the banks resistance was hope
less, and resigned himself to do what
he could not to lose his factory alto
gether."
He called together all the workmen
and proposed that they should form
an artel, or cooperative society, and
take the factory into their own hands
each man contributing a thousand
roubles towards the capital with whic.
10 run it. OF course the workmen had
not got a thousand roubles apiece, so
uncle offered to pay ii in for them, on
the understanding that they would
eventually pay him back" This was
illegal, but the little town was rong
way from the center of things, and ii
seemed a good way out of the diff
Guilty. He did not expect to get it back
but he hoped in this way to keep con-
troll of the tannery. which he wished
10 develop, having paternal interest
in it.
Things worked very we'll. They
elected a committee OF control. "Uncle
was elected president, I was elected
vice president and there were three
workmen. We are working on those
lines to this day. They give uncle 1900
roubles a month. me a thousand. The
only difficulty is that the men will
treat uncle as the owner, and this may
is for ever telling them. IT'S your
factory, don't call me Master and
they reply, Yes. it's our factory all
right, but you are still Master, and
that must be.
Trouble came fast enough. with the
tax levied on the propertied classes.
Uncle" very wisely, had ceased to be
a property owner. He had given up his
house to the factory, and been allotted
rooms in it, president of the fac
tory Soviet. He was, therefore, really
unable to pay when the people from
the District Soviet came to tell him
that he had been assessed to pay 4
tax of 10000 roubles. He explained
the position. The nephew was also
present and joined in the argument
whereupon the tax collectors consulted
a bit of paper and retorted, "A tax
of 10000 has been assessed on you,
too. Be SO good as to put your coat
on
That meant arrest, and the nephew
said he had 5000 roubles and would
pay that, but could pay no more.
Would that do?
Very well' said the tax collector,
fetch it,
The nephew fetched it.
And now put your coat on
But you said it would be all right
If 7 paid the 5000,'
That's the only way to deal with
people like you. We recognize that
your case is hard. and we dare say
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-01-10
BY FREDERIC ). HAskiN

WASHINGTON, ID c. Jan. 6.-A
method by which the captain of q ship
in mid ocean can find his exact posi-
ton, in latitude and logtitude. by the
use of wireless and without the aid OF
stars and the sextant which have
guided mariners for centuries, has
been perfected by member of the
United States naval reserve, and is
published to the world this month by
the United States navy.
This new method is interesting, and
the man who invented 1t is still more
So Lieutenant Commander Abner b.
Clements. L. :. y. r. +. is a banller,
lawyer and financier, who has been
known chiefly as specuator in copper
mines and a figure in so called sscop-
per war Probably comparatitely few