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The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
BOARD HOLDS UP TAX
EXCEPTIONS OF SOLDIERS

By order of the Board Of County
Commissioners, Tuesday, all claims of
tax exemption of ex-service men were
held up until further investigation.
Under present laws, each ex-servA
ice man is entitled to $4,000 tax ex-
emption, and it has been brought to
the attention of the Board that in
some cases, service men are claiming
this exemption on property conveyed
to them after the first of this year.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
THIS IS A BUSY WEEK
FOR COUNTY CLERK

II has been busy week-the busi-
est Of the year-according to reports
coming from the County Clerks Of
flee. In addition to a two-day ses-
sion of the county commissioners
court, cupid has increased the demand
for marriage licenses, and more in
struments have been filed for record
than in any week this year, Mr..
Boone said.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
LOCAL p. o. MAKES GOOD
RECORD IN SIX DAY COUNT

Handling 26,S62 letters and first
class packages in the record of the
local post office in a six-day count
which was begun last Monday and
ended Saturday. This is an average
4,393 first class articles daily.
From a financial standpoint, too,
the local office made a good record.
During the six days a total Of $527.2
was taken in, averaging SS7.SS daily.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
BUILDING SIDEWALKS

Quite a few cement walks are be-
ing put in at several places in stown
now These Improvements add much
to the value of property.Es well as The
convenience Of the public. When, the
street paving is completed and Clovis
gets a good many more blocks Of ce-
ment sidewalks, there will be a
marked improvement in the appear
ance of the city.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07

BY adjourning at midnight last
Saturday, the lower house of the Ok
lahoma State legislature left large
part of the scheduled work undone
and failed to make necessary appro-
priations to carry on the government
of the state. State educational in
stitutions and every department OF
the state are threatened unless q
special session is called Immediately
or appropriation mehs.res are re-
ferred to the people.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
TWO PRISONERS SENT
TO SANTA FE SUNDAY

Sheriff S, d. Dean left Sunday
moru'ngiwith two prisoners, convicted
in the present term Of District Court,
They will be turned over to the state
penitentiary authorities for terms Of
one year each. Jose A. NORM was
convicted of forging a signature on a
Santa Fe pay check in December, and
/. W. Saunders plead guilty to the
charge Of breaking into Masterson's
store in January.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
GASOLINE EXPLOSION IS
CAUSE OF SMALL BLAZE

Mrs. A. L. Dillon narrowly escaped
serious injury Saturday afternoon
when gasoline in which she was wash
ing some curtains exploded. She was
slightly burned but the injuries were
not serious. The garage IN which she
was working caught fire, but was
quickly put out by the fire depart
ment.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
Hurricane at Clarendon.

Clarendon, Texas, county seat of
Donley Comfy, was thrown into a
panic Tuesday night by the worst
storm in the history of the town. At
II 30 a terrific wind and hail storm
smashed practically every plate glass
window on Main street and demolish-
ed a number Of buildings in the busi-
ness district. Fire Immediately broke
out and three more buildings were
burned. The total loss is estimated
at $250,OO0.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07

this time Mr.. Ducliworth will be at
ing governor Of the state.
Although at present governor Of
New Mexico, Mr. Duckworth does not
plan to go to Santa Fe unless matters
Of urgent necessity come up. He
will transact official matters from
Clovis and the people OF the Magic
City are feeling a little chesty this
week on account Of the city oeing the
home of the governor,
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
VISITS IN CLOVIS

Mrs. PM. M.Ruleau, former Red Cross
field representative in this district,
spent few days in Clovis this week.
She has not been connected with the
Red Cross since last November, and
for the past month has been visiting
near Elda.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
". \. DUCKWORTH IS
GOVERNOR Of STATE
Is Acting Head Of State While Me.
chem Makes Trip to Washington. !
Will Remain in Clovis.

Lieutenant Governor W. Fl. Duck
worth of this city is this week Gov
ernor Duckworth. Gov. Mechem left
Tuesday night for Washington to be
gone for a week or more and during
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
BEN c. DAWSON GIVEN
THREE YEARS AND COSTS

Ben c. Davisson, former treasurer
of Chaves conuty, was sentenced to
three years in the state penitentiary
and pay costs Of suit, by Judge Sam
G. Bratton of the Fifth Judicial Dis
trict, at 10 o'clock Friday morning,
following conviction March 25th for
embezzlement of Chaves county
funds.
L. 0. Fullen, fc,mer district at
torney, counsel for the defense, stat
cd the case would be appealed to the
supreme court.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
British Coal Strike.

Factories are closing, and indus.
tries are paralyzed in England as a
result of general strike in the coal
mines, in which half million miners
are taking part. Mines have been
abandoned, and bumpers who are
fighting off the incoming waters have
been forced by strikers to leave their
posts. Parliment is meeting to form.
ulate a remedy.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
Wants Single Agency.

A central agency for dealing with
all the claims Of ex-servce men would
be the best solution of the problem
according to a report to President
Harding by Charles G. DAVIS, chair
man of an investigating committee.
Such an agency, according to the re-
port, should be placed directly un-
der the supervision Of the president,
and should deal with the physical,
financial and industrial phases of
the question.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
INSTALLS NEW PLANT

G. A. Campbell has recently in
stalled a pasteurizing plant to his ice
cream factory here which will enable
him to completely purify all milk
used. He has also installed boiler
that will properly cleanse all his
freezers and vessels that have con-
tanned cream These are valuable ac-
QUESTIONS to Mr.. Campbell's already
up-to-date plant
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
CLAIM PANHANDLE WELL
is REAL OIL PRODUCER

Reports coming in indicate that the
Texas Panhandle has established its
claim to an oil field, with the bringing
in Of the Gulf No. 2, near Panhandle,
Texas, Tuesday.
Wednesday, oil stood 1000 feet in
the hole, which encountered the sec
ond oil sand at 3,Ol5 feet The well
is more than thirty miles northeast
of Amarillo and is north and east OF
the big gas field
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
MOVED TO CLOVIS

Mr.. and Mrs. W. Y. Moore, former
ly of Little Rock, Ark, arrived in
Clovis Wednesday and will make this
their future home. Mrs. Moore, who
once lived here, was formerly Miss
Julia Baker, and taught in the Clovis
schools.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
LIVELY MEETING STAGED
BY KIWANIANS WEDNESDAY

Every member who attended the
Kiwanis Club luncheon Wednesday
was given a beautiful gold Kiwanis
pin by j. R. Denhof, Of the Denhof
Jewelry Co. This was gift that
was very much appreciated by every
Kiwanian.
A feature Of the days entertain
ment program was a debate between
two teams Of the club, the question
being: Resolved that doctors are
more beneficial to community than
lawyers" Fred +. Dennis championed
the lawyers side of the argument and
DR.. A. L. Dillon stood up for the
doctors Both speakers made excel
lent talks. Carl A. Hatch was dele
gated to plead for the affirmative
side of the question and DR.. Warmer
for the negative but each refused to
turn traitor to his profession and laid
down on the job. Cash Ramey Alex
Shipley and w. II. Duckworth were
named as judges. Mr. Ramey main
tanned that after hearing the argu-
ments that he believed the communi-
ty would be better off without either,
Mr.. Shipley decided in favor Of the
lawyers and Mr.. Duckworth stayed by
The doctors, admitting that he had
formed his opinion before the speak
ers commenced to talk, and that he
was influenced more or less by pc.
culiar business reasons
w. !, Luikart gave the oral boost
of the day.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
New Road, Maybe?

New Mexico may have another rail-
road, according to announcements
following cdpference of eastern
and western capitalists in Los Angeles
Tuesday. The proposed line will run
from Defiance, N. NJ, to Pennington,
a distance Of lis miles, and will open
up the coal and coke resources Of the
San Juan basin.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
Cloudburst in Oklahoma.

Two are dead at Hollis, Okla, as
a result Of cloudburst in Harmon
County in which more than eight
inches of water fell Monday night,
Several miles Of railroad trackagc
have been washed out along the
Washita river and countless bridges
have been swept from highways. No
estimate has been male on the total
loss.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
JONES AND CURLESS AT
STRATFORD ROAD MEET

Bert Curless and D. W. Jones, pres
idont and secretary Of the Clovis
Chamber Of Commerce left Wednes-
day for Stratford, Texas, where they
will attend an important road meet
ing. Delegates from Amarillo and
many towns in Texas will be there,
and plans will be made for marking
the southern highway from Stratford,
through Amarillo to Clovis.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07

THEY'VE REALLY STARTED

: After years of deliberation,
: columns Of notices, red tape and +.
= protests, paving work in Clovis 4
: has actually started. The curb 4
= and gutter crew is busy this 4
: week on Munroe avenue, with 4
: big concrete mixer n everyth- I
= ing. Following this will come 4
I. the grading, foundation and sur I
= facing crews, and some morning 4
= we'll wake up with twenty I
; blocks of brand new paving. I
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
WEEKS NEWS IN BRIEF
Want New State.

People of west Texas who have be-
come disgusted at the action of Gov.
Neff in vetoing the appropriation
for purchasing site for west Texas
A. & NJ. College are still talking OF
organizing a new state.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
,.%a8*%%*%**s*****
Plainview Burns.

Fire originating in the projecting
room of theatre caused damage of
$40, 900 at Plainview Saturday night.
The theatre, p grJcery store and
filling station were burned,
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-04-07
COMMISSIONERS NAME
NEW ROAD OVERSEER
Districts Five and Six Combined,
Making a Total Of Twelve Road
Units. Salary is Fixed.

School districts A., 2S, %, IL, IA
and 16 were consolidated into road
district No. 6, eliminating former
road district No. g. by order Of the
Board of County Commissioners,
Monday. This leaves a total of twelve
road Districts.
The board approved the election
of the following road overseers for
the various districts
A. c. Pace, IS.
b. c. Turner, T.
Oscar McGruder, G.
J. A. Goodson, 2.
A. j. Koss, 8.
j. G. Faulk, 10.
Polk Horton, IL.
J. W. Thompson, &.
j. f. Mitchell IL,
C. /. Stanfield,
These overseers are ordered to give
bond within a reasonable length of
time after road machinery is placed
in their charge Compensation fixed
for oyerseers is $500 per day for man
and team, $3.50 for man, and $500
for man and two teams. 1t was or
dered that in no case should road
overseer incur more expense to his
district than funds for that district
would cover.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07
The HItter Truth.

Joseph Hergesheimer, writer Of
fiction, dined recently with a friend at
New York restaurant.
The novelist was condemnlng the
prevalent commercial spirit in litera-
ture, and said:
I'm true art money should never be
an object"
AT this point In the conversation
the waiter brought In his exorbitant
bill and Mr.. Hergesheimer, scanning
the document, sighed and remarked:
1T is true that in art money should
be no object-but it should be no OBJ
lection, either, In these times.'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07
Why Are Skin Diseases
So Difficult to Overcome?

when Your skin breaks out with
itching erpptions, letter, rash, &C.
zema' PSORIASIS, or other terrifying
disorders, temporary relief will do
you but little good, for soon all the
ltcnlng and irritation breaks out
a1resn with renewed fury, and you
soon realize that local remedies
such as olntments, salves and SINH
your trouble,
. These troubles originate in the
pieoo' ana Y you expect real sub
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

The sudden decline to an alarming
extent of farm products is causing a
stampede over the entire country. The
drop came at an unfortunate time,
just after the crops were matured at
the peak of high expense and before
the produce could reach the market
However, it is only the natural re-
suits. The producer is bound to be
the first to feel the results of low
prices as he was the first to receive
the benefit of the advance.-Payette
Qdaho) Enterprise.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

Thomas Hughes
was born Oct. 20,
1922, at Ellington,
Berks. In 1884 his
father sent Tom to
Rugby to be under
the charge of DIR.
ArnoIdj the doctor
and the father Aad
been fellow stu
dents at OrieI coll
lege, Oxford. Both
school and master
were made world
X n o w N by the
b o o *, EFT o nm
Browns 8 C b o oil
ID ay s." T o m
Hughes must have
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

For years there has been a popular
theory among cartoonists, joke writ
ers, funny men On the stage, and
others, that crooks and confidence
workers find their richest hauls in
rural districts. Possibly there was a
time when that was true; but not now.
And, frankly, we doubt if the rural
district citizen ever was as "easy" as
some of the jokesters try to have US
believe.-Winnemucca (Nev.) Silver
State.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

been very much the same sort of school,
boy as the hero of the story, but In
fact George, his brother, was the origf-
mai of Tom, as Dean Stanley WINS the
original OF Arthur.
Thomas Hughes followed I'm his ia
theirs footsteps at OrieI; he was later
called to the bar, and eventually was
appointed n county court Judge.
His life was ONE of true service to
humanity Frederick Maurice was the
great influence that worked upon him,
and he was of the group, along with
Charles Kingsley, who devoted them
selves to the cause of the working
mems College. He sat I'm parliament,
always a devoted friend of his friends,
the workingmen; he trted his hand at
an ideniisttc colony, called Rugby, In
Tennesseej he was a frequent visiter
to America, and was a great friend and
adniirer of James Russell Lowell,
whose influence over him is shown In
the frequent quotations In his books.
His other volumes included a sequel
to "Tom Brown at Oxford,o sReIIgfo
Laici," and his "Memoir of n Brother,
But he will always be remembered as
the sane and great-hearted author who
has understood something of the soul
of schoOlboy. and who has written
the greatest book In English of the
schoolboy's life.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07
tn. soviet,s TRANSFORMATION.

eve have been organized into some
thing that looks like hard-boiled
discipline" remarked the Bolshevist.
"We have" answered the Red.
eve can't transact any business I'M
til we hear from. the big boss just
where we get onto subject and
where we get off"
"Quite So"
"Well, let's kill time somehow. 1
move that the meeting take up for
discussion the question, When is
Soviet Not a SovietT"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

Does it strike you as justice that
Bill Hohenzollern should have castles
and servants galore while thousands
of the boys who stood between the
former kaiser's greedy hand and our
freedom should suffer want? Any
time anybody tells you that "too much
is asked for the soldiers" compare
what they receive with what this ex-
kaiser is getting.-Nampa Qdaho)
Free Press.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

stantial relief you must treat them
through the blood.
The best remedy for this purpose
is S.S.S., the fine old blood remedy
that purifies the blood of disease
germs, and thus restores the skin
to a normal and healthy condition.
Begin taking S.S.S. today, and
write a complete history of your
case, and our medical director will
give You expert advice without
charge. Address Chief Medical Adj
wiser. 161 Swift Laboratory, At
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

Before long we may expect to have
Gabrielle dAnnunzio touring the Unit
ed States, telling US from the lecture
platform, at so much per tell, how he
grabbed Fiume, declared "war" on
Italy and defied the world in general
Being poet as we'll as warrior he
ought to go strong at the American
box office.-Boise Qdaho) Statesman
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

The uplifters and blue law pro-
moters will soon launch a nationwide
campaign as foilow-up to prohibit
ton. Some seem to believe that the
only way to make the world over is to
enact laws enough and get policemen
enough to enforce them.-Virginia City
(Nev.) Chronicle.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07
Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in a run down" condi-
ton will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are in
good health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh Is a local disease, 1t is greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is a
Tonic and Blood Purifier, and acts through
the blood upon the mucous surfaces of
the body, thus reducing the Inflammation
and restoring normal conditions.
All druggists. Circulars free.
r. J. Cheney G. Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

Don't keep your children living in
fear of some fearful punishment or
allow them to feel that they are not
as good as their associates. 1t will
develop feeling of timidity that will
be a great handicap in their later
fight with the world.-Emmett Qdaho)
Examiner.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07
In the Interest of Quiet.

Mistress-Norah, l rang for you
four times and you didn't come. Pm
getting tired of it.
Maid-So am l; that's why I've
cOme.-Boston Transcript.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

An anonymous writer who hasn't
reached the age of polite discretion
remarks that paint doesn't have the
same effect on an Old face that it does
on an old hOuse.-Eureka (Nev.) Sen
tinel. ar-..
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

&C RUST as Tom was swallowing his
last mouthful (three o'clock in
the morning), winding his COM
forter round his throat, and tucking
the ends into the breast of his coat,
the horn sounds. Boots looks in and
says Tally-ho, SIR and they hear
the ring and the rattle of the four
fast trotters and the town-made drag,
as it dashes up to the Peacock.
Anything for us, BobT says the
burly guard, dropping down from be-
hind and slapping himself across the
chest.
Young genl'm'n, Rugby answers
a hostler.
"Tell young gent to look alive
says the guard, opening the hind-boot
and shooting the parcels in after ex-
aiming them by the lamps. Here,
shove the portmanteau up a-top-rll
fasten him presently. Now, there, sir,
jump up behind
"'Good-by, father-my love at home
A last shake of the hand. Up goes
Tom, the guard catching his hat-box
and holding on with one hand while
with the other he claps the horn to his
mouth. loot, toot, foot the hostlers
let go their heads, the four bays plunge
at the collar, and away goes the tally
no into the darkness, 45 seconds from
the time they had pulled up"
So Tom Brown started to begin his
school days at Rugby when William
~ sat upon the throne. Squire
Brown had meditated something as
follows the night before; "Shall
1 tell him to mind his work and to
make himself good scholar? Well,
but he isn't sent to school for that
at any rate not for that mainly. I
don't care straw for Greek par
ticles, or the digamma, no more does
his mother. What is he sent to school
for? Well, partly because he wanted
to go. If he'll only turn out a brave,
helpful, truth-telling Englishman, and
gentleman, and a Christian, that's
all 1 want" Upon this view Of the
case he framed his last words 90
Tom. "And now, Tom, my boy, re-
member you are going at your own
earnest request, to be chucked into
this great school, like a young bear
with all your troubles before you
Sarlier than we should have sent you
perhaps" (Tom was nine.) "If schools
are what they were in my time you'll
see a great many cruel blackguard
things done, and hear deal of foul
bad talk. But never fear. You tell
the truth, keep brave and kind heart,
and never listen, or say anything you
wouldn't have your mother and sis
ter hear, and you'll never feel ashamed
to come. home, or we to see you"
Toms father was great asset to
the boy. For though he belonged to
what is called the upper middle class,
the opinion which the squire loved to
PROFOUND above all others was the
belief that man is to be valued wholly
for that which he is in himself, for
that which stands up In the four
fieshly walls of him, apart from clothes,
rank, fortune, and all externals what
soever. He held further that it didn't
matter straw whether his son asso-
ciated with lords sons or plowmen's
sons, provided they were brave and \
honest. So Tom had merry and right
democratic time with the boys of
the village, and learned much that
stood him in good stead when he got to
Rugby, among other things to value
man or boy wholly for what was in
him, whether it was Harry Windburn,
the quickest and best boy in the par
ish, who taught him the turns and
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

Now that the people have spoken
their minds politically, let's hope they
get down to work commercially We
need action-not oratOry.-St. George
(Utah) News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

effort will be made to repeal the
election law" says the headlines of a
Nevada newspaper. And the "effort"
should be successful. Year after year
this law is falling into disrepute in
Nevada. 1t has been on trial long
enough, has proven a failure and
should now be relegated to the scrap
heap, where good many other Ne
vada laws belong. The primary law
has accomplished nothing save the
piling up of lot of unnecessary ex-
pense, which the taxpayers have to
pay.-Wells (Nev.) Herald.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

Big city newspapers are bowling
nightly over the awful crime wave.
As an antidote they might come to
this town and live in peace, plenty
and security.--Price (Utah) Sun.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

An honest days work and an honest
days pay is the surest system of in
dustrlal readjustment. Park City
(Utah) Record.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07
Inter Mountain
Editorial Hilites
Selected for Western Newspaper Union
Service by r. A. c. and c. b. w.

II man remembers the cid peach
blow potato it Is sign that he is get.
ting on in years.--Ely (Nev.) Times.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07
Her inclination.

"How about your poem, Yanessai"
"The editor returned 1t with res
grets."
"Regrets?"
yes; with 50, many regrets that I
feel tempted TO send It to him again
-. ouisviIla f,oasrisz.. Tourasz5 =.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-07

With poison gas and submarines
the GLORY" of war begins to totter.
Maybe it was time.