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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-05-06

From the bedroom of the twin BOYS
came the mingled sounds OF loud
weeping and hearty laughter, so father
went UP TO investigate. Whats the
matter up here ?" he inquired
The joyous twin indicated his weep
ing brother. Nothing" he chucklcd
"only nurse has given Alexander two
baths and hasn't given me anv."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-05-06

Al Fatty came into the kitchen one
Saturday night to find his hired man
lighting the lantern.
where are you going" he asked.
Going out TO see my girl" answered
the hired man.
Heck" snorted Al Fatty. when
| done my courtin' never carried no
lantern. went in the dark"
Yeah" retortcd the hired man as
he took up the lantern and started for
the door yeah, and look what you
got"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-05-06
May Use Grain Alcohol For Medical
PURPOSES.

Following a conference NJ Charles
ION between Walter S. Hallanan. State
Prohibition Commissioner, and Charles
Lively, Federal Prohibition Director
relative to serious conflicts between
State and federal laws, the former is.
sued a statement to the effect that the
State authorities would offer no objec-
ton to the use of pure grain alcohol by
physicians, dentists and veterinarians
in the course of their professional
practice, purchased under permits is
sued by the Federal Director.
The federal laws permit the Use of
alcohol by druggists and veterinarians
in quantities not to exceed six quarts
per annum, while no restriction is
placed upon the quantity used BY
physicians in the course of their prac-
tIce for other than internal use. In
order to bring about harmony in the
administration of the laws - make
the enforcement consistent, il was de
clded to permit the use of pure grain
alcohol in all cases where the pro-
visions of the Federal Act are strictly
complied with.
Druggists are permitted under the
federal regulations to sell medicated
alcohol TO persons not holding permits
to purchase. However, in order to sell
pure grain alcohol to physicians, den
lists and veterinarians for profession
al use, it will be necessary for drug
gistS to qualify as retail liquor deal
crS
In filing application for permit to
use grain alcohol, applicants will be
required to state the exact purposes
for which they desire to use the same.
A permit will be revoked where it is
found that the holder thereof is viola
ting any Of the provisions OF the "Na-
tiOnal Prohibition Act' or the West
Virginia Prohibition Law.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-05-06

There is more Catarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and for years il
was supposed to be incurable. Doc
tors prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable
Catarrh is local disease, greatly in
huenced by constitutional conditions
and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Medicine
manufactured by +. ]. Cheney & Co.
Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional REM
edy, is taken internally and acts thru
the Blood en- the Mucous Surfaces Of
the System. One Hundred Dollars
reward is offered for any case that
Halls Catarrh Medicine fails to cure
Send for circulars AMI testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists. 75c
Halls Family Pills for constipation
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-31
Trains EveryHour to
These IndianaPo ints

Local and Fast Limited trains
for LEBANON. CRAWFORDS-
VILE, FRANKFORT, LAFAY-
ETTE, NJ A r T \ S Y / L l. +,
G REEN c. A STLE, BRAZIL,
TERRE HAUTE, S ULLIVAN,
GREENFIELD, n E W ca STLE,
RICHMOND AND AT TERRE
HAUTE FOR PARIS, ILL.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20
New Bank at Roy

'T7he Bank Of Roy is to be the
name Of the new bank which will open
for business April 1st y
The new bank will be opened in q
room in the new Floersheim machine
shed under the big water tank whichis
now being fitted up for it, later,
The Charter for the new bank has
been secured, the protests sent in
against it having been quashed lc
the proof of the truth concerning the
situation here.
Attorney George H. HunKer, Of the
Peoples Bank, Of Las Vegas came
Monday with the Charter and prop
osition to take the stock not SUBJ
scribed for here by Roy people, and
asks for no more, for their bank
The Capital stock will be $25,OOO.OO
and $5,OOO.00 surplus, i'm shares of
$100. and 500. additional for the sur
plus fund.
Most of the stock has been taken
by local people and the Peoples Bank
win have but little holdings in it to
redeem their pedge.
It has been shown that amount
of banking business transacted by Roy
people with banks at Las Vegas, Ra>
ton, Trinidad and other points is far
more than enough to warrant the es~
tablishing of this bank and it is a
popular move, not to interfere with
already established business but to
take care of all the business origi-
mating here requiring banking facil-
tiles.
This will be one Of the big Boosts
Roy is getting on her way to becom-
ing city of importance. She has
others coming soon, one Of them with
be fine modern Lodge Hall and an
other a fine new modern church build
ing and there are many others on the
way.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20
Got ItOut

Mr.. Bagwell grabbed the wire and
blew the whistle frantically last Sat
urday afternoon when the drill stem
which, for the past two months has
stubbornly been at the bottom of the
300 foot well in Roy. A lot of in
terested people flocked to the well
to welcome the prodigal back to day.
light and it was soon uncoupled from
the big "Grab" that brought it out
and arrangements started to get the
bit which had broken off it from it's
bed in the bottom. A grab had to
be sent to Tucumcari and bored out
to a larger size to get a hold on the
bit but there is no doubt of it's lift
ing out like an acheing tooth when
ne gets a grip on it.
The well will soon 90 on down the
remaining 200 feet called for in the
contract and it may require another
200 feet to get the water vein which
will be drilled if necessary. ~4c
This well drilling can be a heart
breaking job when things go wrong,
the man who has so stubbornly fought
out this batch of hard luck has our
unqualified admiration and our best
wishes for success i'm the rest of the
enterprise.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20
ADVOCATES COMPREHENSIVE
REVENUE CODE

AT the Convention of New Mexico
Wool Growers, held at Roswell, Mon.
day and Tuesday, MARCH 8 and O
Honorable j. E. Saint, chief tax COM
missioner Of the State, delivered a no.
table address on "Taxation. After
calling attention in striking state
ments to the inequality, ineficiencv
and injustice in our present system,
ne urged special study Of this subject
in high schools and colleges and pub
licity for the information of the peo-
pie. An important part of the dis
cussion deals with the rapidity adj
vancing tax rate. An income tax law
is advocated by the commissioner to
reach intangible wealth now largely
free from taxation. Exemptions are
condemned by Mr.. Saint The con-
structive plans suggested are most
significant and are stated as follows:
lst. A tax commission of three men
elected by the people for two, four
and six years and as their terms ex-
Ipire to be elected for six years. These
commissioners are not to be nomi-
mated by any political party, but are
put on the ticket through a petition
TO the Secretary of State, by a fixed
per centage of the qualified voters of
the State. Men so elected by petition
their names shall be placed on all par.
ty tickets, and no political party shall
endorse any man for the position Of
Tax Commissioner. Such commission
on the job all the time would do away
with the field men. The commission
could do the work and save the State
money over the present system.
End. Abolish the constitutional Of
flee of County Assessor and have the
assessor appointed through a kind of
Civil Service examinations. them re-
quire him to go out and appraise and
assess on the ground all the, property
at its full value, allow him ample dep
uty service and expenses for doing
this. Of course, his expenses must be
vouchered and passed upon by COM
petent authority.
Srd- Create the office of County
Auditor, whose business it shall be to
take the assessment schedules and to
make up the rolls and extend the rate
of taxation. Both these officers to
be under direct charge of the State
Tax Commission.
With this change in our law of as
sessment, an up-to-date income tax
law and a mine tax law and numer>
our other changes to fit modern ideas
of taxation, think New Mexico will |
then have a taxing system that would |
result in the doubling of the valua,
ton in the State and a corresponding
reduction in our rate Of taxation.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20
]. H. PAGE DIES

j. H. Page, prominent farmer near
Mills, died at his home Thursday,
March 18th, 1920, after brief i'll
ness,
Mr.. Page was born in Adrain Coun-
ty, Texas, October 9Th, 1859. He was
married to Mary Josephine Rosson,
January is, 1886. -Four children were
born to this union, two of whom sur
vive, they are-Mrs. Tom Turner and
Mrs. G. w. Daniels, both of Mills,
New Mexico, who with their mother
cherish the memory Of kind and
loving husband and father.
Funeral services were held at the
home at 1O;3O Saturday morning and
interment was made at the Roy ceme-
terry. Rev. o. w. Hearn conducted
the service.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20
LIBERTY.

School has been in progress the
past two weeks.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs, Barney
Mitchell March 7th, a son.
Robt. Holmes and BENZ. Stuart are
delivering corn to the F. M. Co. in
Roy
Ocie Caum purchased a truck Of
Claude Haskin last week.
Mr.. Hatfield and son made business
trip to Colorado the first Of the week
in the interest of the latter's honie~
stead.
The sale at S. f. Davis past Friday
was largely attended and everything
brought fair prices. Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis and their sons, Herbert and
John, and children, are planning to. go
on an overland trip to Oklahoma in
the near future.
March 14th was the worst day we
have had since March 14th, 1919.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Thega engine to the Delco
lighting system at the Roy Trad
ing Company, exploded and made
scap-iron Of itself Wednesday
morning.
Tony Hanson and Harry Redd
were standing by it trying to get
it started, neither Of them were
injured but it is little short of a
miracle they were not killed.
The cause Of the explosion is
still a mystery,
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20
FOR REPUBLICANS ONLY

The Republicans Of Roy called q
Caucus for Monday evening to choose
delegates to the county and State Con-
ventions. Only three Republicans,
Roy, Brown and Lopez, showed up
and they ran in to whole pool hall
full Of good Democrats, some Of whom
generally offered to attend and help
make quorum. The generous offer
was refused with much dignity and the
Caucus is postponed till Saturday
night Of this week and this is notice
to other Republicans, if there are any
others, to come and help choose dele
gates and wake up to the fact that
this is the year to elect president
and do lot of other things.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Now comes the spell of the "0wen
for President" club Of Oklahoma.
We are waiting like Herbert Hoover
and most of the other citizens Of the
U. s. till we hear the right call. We
doubt if the brand of either of the old
parties will be burned into a very
large number Of citizens who think
for themselves this year and coming
years will be still more so. Political
s--creeds, like the dead languages,
will lose their hold on thinking peo.
pie and the automatic truths Of life
will be more and more understood as
our minds broaden with popular edu-
cation. Already the Associated Press
has begun to learn that it has lost it's
power with the people as it has lost
its reputation for truth and proven
itself the tool of the Classes who own
and control it.
When it betrayed the confidence Of
the people it lost its influence.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Mr.. Richard Barrack, came
down from Trinidad Tuesday and
is setting up the oven for George
Lewis at the Roy Bakery. He
reports it impossible to keep up
with the demand for bread at his
shop Mr.. Lewis will soon be
supplying the trade here with
fresh bread and pastries and Roy
will have another industry on
the way.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20
Personal Mention

We we're only suggesting when
we spoke Of the K. G. Star and
PIainsman as club offers with
the S-A, at.$2.50 a year for the
three but there are SO many in
quiries that we will haye to take
them on, AS soon as we have
advertising space to spare for it
we win boost for it. AT present
we will just take on all who call
with the $3.50.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20
LltsraIIv stumhlad On RIoha.

About quarter of n century ago
two prospectors IN the husband Of
Western Australia had put up their
tent for the night and determined to
trek back to Perth next morning, as
their quest had proved fruitiess. One
A1f them was aroused from sleep by the
sTestlessness Of his hoi e. picketed Just
outside the tent and, going out 70 see
what was the matter. he trlpped in the
darkness over a boulder, which proved
on examination to he almost pure
gold. That was the beginning Of Cool
gardle.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

J. D Wade, the blacksmith, has pur-
chased the stock and leased the black
smith shop in connection with the
Liberty Garage from r. A. Pendleton
q Son, and is established as busi-
ness man on his own hook in Roy,
commencing Tuesday morning. Mr..
Wade is we'll known here as work,
man and should receive good pat
ronage. We are glad to have him
back in our neighborhood again,
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20
what Makes Corn Pop2

grain of popcorn" is filled with
tightly-packed starca grains. The I'm
side Of the grain is divided into large
number of cells, each of which may be
likened to a tiny box, the walls of
which are sufficiently strong to with
stand considerable pressure from with
in. Upon the application of heat the
moisture present in each little box Is
converted into steam that finally es-
capes by explosion. The grain Of cora
then literally turns inside out and is
transformed into large muss of SNOW.
white starch.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Bias Sanchez, Road Superintendent,
for Mora County is here doing some
grading and culvert work on the roads
They have a mile or two of tractor
grading that is really good work.
Bias is also very receptive candi-
date for Sheriff, it is said, and is look,
ing for place on a. ticket but just
which ticket is not quite decided. Good
efficient road work will get him fur
ther than pussy-footing will if he
wants our opinion.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Waldo Morris remembered us last
week with a generous donation Of
carrots and parsnips from his garden
down in the breaks south Of town.
One carrot is II inches in diameter
and a parsnip is inches across at the
top and two feet long and the root is
big as your thumb where it broke
off so there must have been another
foot in length left in the soil. We are
waiting for Mrs. to come home and
cook them as they are too high class
for our amateur culinary efforts.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Harold Taylor was in Roy last Sat-
urday on his way to Tucuncari where
he got his car and drove ON to Hutch
inson, Kansas. He win arrange his
affairs there and then settle at Pueblo
where his mother is and make home
for her and his baby brother. Harold
realizes the responsibility that has
devolved upon him at the death of his
father and is game to take it up and
proud of his ability to take the place
Of the head Of the household.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Wearers of the Green were
numerous Wednesday in honor
of st Patrick. He really was a
good old soul. If we all did only
good with the means at our
command as he did the world
would be bettet,
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

E. B. Laughter, Of SOlano, remem-
bered us with one of the big juicy ar
tichokes that grew by the ton in his
garden last summer. We've been
breaking off the tubers and eating
them raw ever since and giving them
20 our friends. They are like raw
peanuts for flavor and have the COM
mon "Spud" backed up in the corner.
Mr.. Laughter raised ton or more Of
these artichokes and has found mar
ket for them among people who know
how good they are.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

DR.. M. D. Gibbs and J. E. Wildman
left Sunday for Albuquerque to at
tend Masonic Grand Lodge and T. e.
Mitchell, Master of the Roy lodge,
went Monday. AS master and war
dens they felt they should be there
and the membership joined in that
belief. They win have fine time
and be back with more enthusiasm
than ever for the fraternity.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

A County Convention Of the Inter
Church World Movement will be held
at Roy during the last week of April
or the first week Of May by one of the
Teams which are canvassing the
state in the interest of the movement.
Prejudice against it is fast giving
way and many are beginning to see
that they have never before had the
right concept of the religion they have
professed and are ready for broader
horizon.
Several from here will attend the
Convention at Springer Wednesday.
April 7th. Rev. 0. w. Hearn will
be with one of the teams in the state
canvass. He has been assigned to an
Illustrated Lecture on the subject of
home and foreign surveys and will
be afield ten days with the team. DR..
Fl. R. Mills, of the Methodist Church
of Clayton, is the head of the move,
ment in New Mexico.
They will start at Clovis April 5.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20
CARD OF THANKS

We ask that our many friends whe
aided us with sympathy, encourage
ment and acts of helpfulness will ac-
cept this expression as token Of the
deep gratitude we bear for them in
our bereavement in the loss of our
Beloved husband and father.
Mrs j. H. Page 6 Daughters.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20
FIR, Felix Vachon.

Messrs Roberts and Oliver, of
Amarillo, props Of the new Roy
Lumber Yard, drove in last week
to visit the town and take observ
ations. They had rather kind
words for the S-A. which nodes
ty forbids our repeating.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Jim Ruth bought a puppy Saturday
and had it in his car to take home,
He thought he saw it on the street
afterward and his friends enjoyed
the chase he gave it before he caught
it and especially his discontinue when
he came triumphantly Juggling it back
to find that it was another pup and
his was safe in the car where he left it
1t was a great race he ran with it any
way.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

The advertising patronage of the
S-As has increased to more than we
have room for and we are seriously
considering the cost of all-home print
and extra pages. 1t will soon take
the one or the other means to get
more space to accommodate our busi-
ness.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

The plans for the new Catholic
Church are at hand. The build
ing will be a credit to the town.
Bids for the erection OF the
building are open to contractors
and the plans may be seen at the
Rectory.
Fir, Felix Vachon.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

v. f. Bixby is back at Mills again
after spending several months in Tex
as where he has been in the middle Of
the oil game. He says the flow Of
oil in all the wells is subsiding and
the excitement dying down to nor
NAL.
Saturday was another big day in
Roy. The town was packed full of
people and cars. The old complaint
about mot enough hitch-racks" is not
heard any more for 80 per cent of the
people come in cars or Fords now. We
wonder if anyone else remembers con-
ditions 13 years ago when the whole
town turned out to see the first car
that ever ran the streets of Roy?
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

The Beck Motor Co. is having the
Office at the garage remodeled and en-
larged. Jim Pritchard is the work
man in charge. 1t will be more con-
venient and pleasant in the Office when
finished.
w. A. Lewis, the contractor who
built the Fathers and Sisters houses
for FIR. Vachon, is here with the plans
for the new Catholic Church and they
will try to get started with the build
ing of it in the very near future. Mr..
Lewis made record on his previous
work and is anxious to build the finest
church in the county here.
He also has his eye on the new
School building to be erected at Mora
this summer.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Jim Johnson butchered some hogs
last week and remembered the S-A
with a generous supply of sausage
and some spare-ribs. The sausage is
unusually good and, even with our
amateur method of frying is mighty
well fit to eat. We sort Of envy peo-
pie who can live on farm and have
such good things to live on the year
round
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

DIR. S. Alonzo Bright will be in
Roy Sunday, Mar. 2lst with Rev.
Vimont and will preach the eve
ming sermon. You are invited.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Roy Evan Courtenay is the name Of
the fine baby boy who arrived via the
"Stork Route" at the 7. L. Courtenay
home on the Chas. Kidd farm Thurs
day, March 11th. We have the faith
er's word for it that he is most re-
markable boy and he and his mother
are people to be proud of.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Jim Christman's new we'll drill ar
rived Sunday and was unlOaded this
week. 1t is very complete outfit
with tractor connections so it can
move itself to its work. 1t is built
for 1000 feet and has all modern
equipment for convenience and expe-
dition. Jim also knows how to run it
and will get into the well drilling game
right.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Jim Sullivan sends a check from
DANA, Florida, for the S-A, and says
ne will be here next summer and he
threatens to talk over old times with
US. They have had frost in Florida
which did some damage to crops.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Ed Noble came in Tuesday to
attend some business and fino a
renter for his farm north Of
town,
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

The Masons held special session
last Saturday afternoon to work on
the degrees and as a result there are
four more apprentices on the way to
further light. A banquet and more
in the degrees filed out the evening
session.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Nels Benson dropped in casually ON
Monday and paid his so for the COM
ing year just like he would buy any
thing else nowadays, without batting
an eye.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Les Alldredge came down from
Springer Monday on business. We
believe he likes an excuse to get back
to Roy. He admits there is more do
ing here than at Springer these days.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-03-20

Republican Caucus, Pet. %, Satur-
day night, March 20, to choose dele
gates to the County Convention.
COMMITTEE