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The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
WHO STOLE THE AUTO?


II wasn't case of button, but
ton, who had the hutton?" with
Trustee Allen Wikoff,and City Clerk
Chester Kiser on last Monday night,
but "Who stole our jitney bus?' AZ
ter the council meeting Allen and
Chester drove to the Pullman Cafe
to satisfy the inner man, after an
arduous siege with municipal prob
lens, and Mr. Kiser parked his car
in front of the Cafe. Upon leaving
the Cafe they began to took for the
car but the "durn thing" had dis
appeared. After searching for some
time, Aliens business foresight as
serted itself He inquired if Chester
carried insurance, and upon being
assured that the car was insured
Allen said "Oh, let's go home" They
started for home and when they
reached the corner of First street
and Main, they looked across the
street and there stood their car on
the west side of the State Bank of
Commerce. Now, what's worrying
the boys is how it got there. They
still contend their drinks weren't
spiked.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
TEXLINE WILL PLAY
HERE SUNDAY

Say, you baseball fans, we are
booked for a regular game next Sun
day. The fast Texline boys will be
here to meet the Clayton Grays. This
team we understand, has lost but
two games this year, and they are
going to try to maintain this record.
The Clayton boys have added
strength to their team since the last
game, when they were nosed out at
Texline few weeks ago, and are
just as determined to scalp the rail-
road town boys. The battery for
Clayton will be COrich and Snedeger.
Vaughan will play third with Cald-
we'll, Moore and Kiser making up
the remainder Of the infield. Nc
Fadden, Lynch and Miller, Kirby or
Mansker will make up the outfield.
A big bunch of rooters will be up
from Texline. Turn out and boost
your town team. Support wins ball
games. Let's win.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
BOOTLEGGERs GET time"
IN FEDERAL COURT TODAY

Colfax county bootleggers and al
legged bootleggers, against whom in
formations have been filed, were ar
raigned before Z S. District Judge
Neblett this morning in federal court.
John LOhse entered a plea of not
guilty. Vincenzo Albina pleaded
guilty and was fined $iOO. Saliva
tore Larocco pleaded guilty TO hav-
ing wine in his possession and was
fined 500.
George Komodina pleaded guilty
and was fined $50.
Daniel Johnson was arraigned hut
the district attorney asked to have
the case dismissed. Mrs. Daniel John
son pleaded not guilty and the case
against her was dismissed when shO
explained she had found a copper
coil and was going to sell it as junk
Alex Rajacich- pleaded guilty and
was fined 500.
Joe Perdoma pleaded guilty and
was fined 800 on first, count and
the SECOND was dismissed.
These pleaded guilty and were
fined 500 each: Attillio Perrochi
Pavalo Brassovich, Joe Stromae, Joe
Subat, A. Galassini, Pedro Chavez
was arraigned and pleaded not gull
ty.
An information had been filed
against Guissippe Gherardini but on
motion of U. S. District Attorney
George R. Craig the case was dis
missed.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
ANOTHER CREW STARTS
WORK ON SOUTH ROAD

Geo. J. Porter. state project en-
gineer, who is supervising the work
now under construction on the south
road by the ]. v stryker Conslruc-
tiou Co, said another crew began
work this week. The new camp is
at the south county line working
this way Work is progressing nice
1y, considering the weather at the
camp which is located Z miles south
Of town. About three miles Of road
has already been opened. Mr.. pOr-
ter states that other camps will be
established from time to time at diff
ferent points between the WO camps
now working. We are assured that
the work is going to be pushed with
all speed possible.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
FIRE DEPT.
REORGANIZED
LAST WEEK

On Friday at a special meeting,
the Clayton Fire department was re-
organized with 25 members on its
roll as follows: +. 7. Beatty, chief;
w. A. Teall, ist assistant: VIM.
Thomas, 2nd assistant; b. A. Laudet,
secretary; T. H. Rixey, treasurer;
A. p Means, c. H. Clagett Il. B.
TOoke, W. NJ. Hutchinson, w. G.
Bryan, VIM Wetzel, M. J. Zurick, N,
H. Azar, Geo. Garcia, NJ. c. Nevels,
Alex Lucas, Robt. Harris, ]. E. Las
.ater j. w. Hammers, Ira Kirby, T. E.
Butler, Geo. Hyde, w. b. Lum, s.
Longtin, Fred Glover, Paul Hunter
and T. B. Downs.
II is a volunteer fire department,
and arrangements were made with
the city council to furnish rooms at
the city hall over the fire truck TO
have six men room and sleep there.
This will give Getty an up-to-data
fire protection, especially during the
night hours.
The department is drawing up new
bylaws, and has arranged to have
monthly meetings, the First Friday
evening of each month, and also ar
ranged to have fire practice drills,
which will bring the new members
L up TO Al fire fighters.
An organization of this kind is a
big asset TO our town, and credit
to every property owner TO know
that it has protection of this kind,
and what is needed in the near flu
ture is new and better fire engine.
As soon as This is done, the people of
Clayton can look for better insur-
ance rates and get them.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
TWO ARMY PLANES
STOP IN CLAYTON

Two big army planes arrived in
Clayton at two forty-five yesterday,
and left here this morning. The
planes were driven by Lieuts. Get
chell and Meloy, with r. F.. Allen
and r. HOrnsby as mechanicians.
They left Kelly Field, san Antonio,
Texas, at a. m.,. and stopped for
two hours at Sweetwater, Texas.
They are making a flight from San
Antonio TO Denver and they state
that with favorable conditions the
flight can be easily made in a. day.
Just what the nature Of the business
of this trip is, we we're unable to
ascertain, but we have heard that
they are viewing an aerial mail route
from Denver to San Antonio. No
definite information could be OBJ
tanned, however.
Both OF the liauienanls were high
ly pleased with the landing field
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
RAILROADS GET HALF VALUE
OF CATTLE FOR SHIPPING

Topeka, Kans., July 26.- Railroads
are receiving 80 to 60 per cent of the
total value Of cattle shipped to mar
ket from Kansas ranches, John A..
Edwards, President of the Kansas
Live Stock Association, told the Pub
lie Utilities Commission in the hear
ing here on an application for reduc-
ed freight rates on Kansas ship
ments w. J. Todd of Maple Hill
J. R. Crumbe Of Emporia, and NJ G.
Campbell of Wichita, three of the
most prominent cattlemen of the
state, testified at the hearing aud
hore out the Edwards statement.
Judge S. II CoWan, of Ft. Worth,
Texas, represented the shippers in
the presentation of their case.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
CLUB FEED
ANOTHER REAL
TREAT

Thursday evening, thru The cour-
tesy OF DR.. Hurley, the Newsman had
the pleasure of partaking Of a real
feast, at the monthly evening lunch
,eoa Of the Clayton Rotary club. The
Rotary club calls this luncheon,
but il it is a lunch according to their
standard of measurement, we would
like to know what they would con-
slider a real meal
The menu consisted of everything
from friend chicken and hot weinies
to sherbet and cake Talking of
sherbet: DR.. Hurley is the champion
sherbet eater of Union county. We
know from actual observation, that
he ate a quart at this luncheon, and
this ca nbe corroborated by every
member present. The supper was
prepared by the Rotary-anns, or in
other words the wives of the ROtari-
ans, and as artists in the culinary
line, they can not be surpassed.
One of the pleasing features OF
the program was the music rendered
by a quartet of young ladies, the
Misses Herzstein, EkIund, johnson
and Clark.
Many interesting talks were made
by the visitors and members and the
whole evening was one of real pleas
ure.
These Rotary luncheons surely
cause one to leave dull care and bus
mess worries on the outside and
furnish much relief to the tireC
business men. They create better
feeling and harmony among the bus
mess men of the town and encour-
age them in their work for better
things in the community life. Rah
Rail- for the Rotaryi
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
FREE WATER APPRECIATED
BY EAST END CITIZENS


During the past few months, owing
to the high water in the Perico, the
city water has been colored and
many of the citizens of Clayton
have resorted TO the use of well
water for drinking and cooking pur-
poses. A great many of the people
on the west side of town have been
furnished water from the C. & S.
railroad station, through the cOur-
tesy of Mr.. J. p. Mars. In the east
end of town.. MIR. N. H. Azar has
practically turned his we'll over to
the public, and has been supplying
nearly all the citizens in that Sec
ton. In fact, the demand on his
we'll became so great that at his own
expense he put a pipe line and run
water TO the back of his lot so as to
accommodate the public. In appre-
citation of this courtesy, we are in
formed that the citizens who have
been using this water have collected
a sum TO pay Mr. AZar's water tax,
lbut Mr.. Azar stated this morning
that he would not accept any money,
and requested that any collection
taken be turned over to some
church. One of the patrons of Mr..
Azar's we'll stated that a great num-
ber of families were being supplied
from this well, and Mr.. Azar is sure
~ TO be commended Cor his action ia
their behalf.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
GOVERNOR SMALL DISAPPEARS
AFTER TRIP TO CHICAGO, ILL.

Chicago, July 28.-GQvernor Len
ISm9ll remained in refuge here to-
day. ~~~7~ r- : savv..s 81
After 20 hours of hide and seek
with newspaper men, the indicted
chief executive of Illinois was To-
Gated this afternoon in conference
with his political allies and attor-
lneys
Chicago, July 28.-Where is Len
Small?
The indicted Illinois governor,
| who stands charged with embezzling
huge sums of state money. has drop
ped from sight today.
After spending Wednesday in Chi
cago in consultation with his polit-
ical friends and legal advisers, the
Governor was supposed to have left
for his home at Kankakee last eve
| ming
The train Small is supposed to
have taken, on arriving at Kankakee
was met by his wife and other mem
bers of his family. The governor
did not appear.
Mrs. Small, apparently greatly dis
tressed was meeting every train to-
day but the governor had failed TO
show up.
Mrs. Small said the governor was
not in Kankakee and said she did not
know where he was. The executive
had not arrived at the state capi-
tol.
All Chicago newspapers who had
squads of men trailing the governor
while he was here, admittedly lost
track of him after conclusion of his
conference at the Congress hotel yes
terday. In some quarters it was
believed the strain and worry Of
events of the past few days had
caused friends of the governor TO
advise him to seek some secluded
spot for a few days of rest before
taking his step to fight the court
order for his arrest.
The governor had made no state
ment of his position since his offer
Ito surrender himself TO Sheriff H..
Moster of sagamon county in Chi
cago.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
PRESIDENT SIGNS ECONOMY
MEASURES no CUT EXPENSES

Washington, Irly 27.-Prssidcnl
Harding "Wednesday made e'f rtivo
lbe first econ hnv measures recon.
mended by Dira'l)s Of the Budget
I yves. Tae president signed an ex-
eeutive order TO coordinate pur-
chasing for the army, navy and ship
ping board and to permit transfer
OF surplus supplies from one gov
ernment agency to another. The or
der divides the country into zones,
corresponding to army areas, for
supply purchasing with a general
purchasing agent for each area, all
working under a purchasing super
visor in Washington.
For the newsy news, read The News.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
ALL HANDS JOINED
FOR ROUNDUP
AND FAIR


The next two months will witness
two real events if the plans now
under way do not fall thru. Thurs
day number Of the representative
business men met in the Chamber
.Of Commerce rooms and perfected
two separate organizations, one for
the staging of a Roundup TO be held
on August 81, and Sept. 4 and 9, and
the other for a County Fair to be
held on the 9th, 9th and 7th of Oc-
tOber. The original intention Of the
business men was to combine these
two events, but discussion brought
forth the fact that suitable dates
could not be arranged. Dates suit
able for a Roundup would not be
suitable for a Fair, and so il was de-.
cided to hold them as separate
events.
IL was brought out that the hold
ing of a Roundup would bring to
! Clayton a large number of tourists
and people from outside the county
and would be a stimulant to business
but that in order TO do this it would
be necessary to hold the event dur
ing August. This date would he too
early for the farmers to prepare ex-
hibits for a Fair, as crops would not
he matured and stock could not be
gotten in condition for exhibition.
Rather than make a failure of one
or the other it was decided to hold
both Roundup and a County Fair.
The same interest will be. put
forth in putting over each event and
the business men, representing the
Chamber of Commerce and the RO-
tary Club are behind the movement.
and guarantee both financial and
moral support to see each event goes
over big.
The first organization was for the
Roundup and Doc Olbeter was chos-
en- as president, with City Supt. Zur-
lex as vice president, j. +. Luns-
ford as secretary and Carl Eklund
as treasurer. A guarantee of $1,000
was raised at the meeting and the
men IN charge are trying to raise a
| guarantee Of $1,000. 1t is the inten-
ton of DR.. Olbeter to stage even a
better show than the one held last
year He states that he has com
munications from the celebrities in
The Roundup show business and
that all the cowboy favorites will
| be here. He is right into the work
and guarantees a real show.
The fair will be in charge of ar
ADVISORY board, consisting of Coun-
| ty Agent Tarllon and six or eight
prominent farmers from various sec
lions of the county. Mr.. Lunsford
viii also act as secretary for the fair
organization, and G. w. Blakely, OF
the Clayton National bank, will serve
as treasurer. Good premiums viii
be put up and indictments worth
working for will be held out for ex-
hibitors to strive for. This event il
one for the former to interest him.
self in, and help make it a success
/ A fair is for the farmer, and is moi
a mOney-making proposition for the
business men, and by holding it as
separate event it will not be over
shadowed by a Roundup.
= 1t is earnestly hoped that the
farmers will take an active interes
in the Fair and put it across big
This can be done thru the coopera.
; tion of the business men and farm
ers. Commence making your pre-
paraLions now Full particular. o
both Of these big events will be Civ.
en- thru these columns as they arr
developed.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
SHADE BEATS YOUNG GEORGE

Los Angeles, July 27.-George
Shade, .middleweight, decisively beat
Young George in a spirited four
round go at Vernon Tuesday night.
Bobby Erlle shaded Larry Jones,
in a goresome semi-final. Ernie
,Goozman had a slight edge on Casey
Smith. Kid Mexico and Mike Doll
battled to a four-round draw.
Shade is the boy who fought a
draw with Walter Caldwell at Ration
on July 4th.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
DRY AGENTS SEIZE S2,OOOOOO
IN FORGED REVENUE STAMPS

New York, July 27.-GovcrnmenF
secret service agents and city de-
tectives of the Italian squad seized
in raid Tuesday night S2,0O0000 in
forged revenue stamps, thousands
of forged whiskey bottle labels, bot
tied in bond certificates and with
drawal permits.
Three men were arrested and put
in the cooler, charged with forging
and circulating revenue stamps.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
BOY is SERIOUSLY INJURED
IN FALL FROM MOTOR CYCLE

Douglas Madochky, living near
MexhOma, was seriously injured on
last Sunday, when he fell from
motor cycle. He sustained a bad
fracture OF the skull. Dr. Winchester
was called and dressed the wound,
and at the present time he is report
ed as getting along nicely.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL BOYS
FORM BASEBALL LEAGUE

The much talked of Sunday School
baseball league was officially started
this week. and a schedule arranged.
Each OF the five Sunday Schools,
the Baptist, Christian, Methodist,
South Methodist and presbyterians,
have organized a team and almost
any time you can see the boys out
in the streets or on the vacant lots
heaving the hOrsehide sphere and
whipping themselves in shape for
great games. The teams are COM
posed Of boys ranging from 10 TO 10
years of age. Well, play ball, boys.
and who knows but that Clayton
may develop a Ty Cobb or a Babe
Ruth. The News will try and print
the outcome Of the games, and we
are backing the boys TO make good.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30

here, stating that it is one Of the
best along the line. Secy. Lunsford
had marked the landing ground with
a big n and they said IL was easily
discerned and made the landing easy.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-30

7Or the newsy news, read Tue News.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-10
Iron and Steel Output.

With further gains in both pig
iron and steel production. de-
elopments in the great basic
industry have become increas-
ingly encouraging. The rise in
. iron manufacture, which began
in August after many months Of
decline. was extended during Sep
tember. when the daily average
make reached $3.50 tons. While
this Is much below the level OF
active periods. it is 1000 tons in
excess Of the August rate, and
about 5000 tons above the low
point of July. The recovery in out
put, moreover, promises to con-
tinue In. the current month, as more
stacks are scheduled to blow In,
and the Iron Age reports eighty
two. furnaces in blast on october
1, or twelve more than were in op-
GRAFTON a month previous. Rehect-
ing the heavy buying Of sheets in
anticipation of the recent price up
turn. sheet mills are now estimated
to be running, on an average, at
from 10 to IS per cent, which is
the highest basis attained in this
department in nearly a year.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-10
GERMAN PRODUCTS
ARE NOW INFERIOR,
RATHENAU SAYS
Minister of RecOnstruc-
tion Sees Deteriora-
tion.
OLD SKILL LACKING
Blames Defective Schooling
And Lack of Disci-
pline.
OLD SKILL LACKING

During the period which has
elapsed since the establishing of
the reparations question between
the allied nations and Germany
much has appeared in print as to
Germany's competition with the
rest of the world and her ability
to ship her manufactured products
at prices beyond hope of competi-
ton.
To judge by the printed word of
Germany's chief spokesman on such
matters, Walter Rathenau. minister
of reconstruction, the world has
been more scared than hurt, for in
his latest book, called The New
Society," published in German and
only recently translated into Eng
lish. he. makes the following re-
markable statement, found in chap
ter 6:
THE absolute productivity of
work. the relative efficacy and the
quality of the product. have all
deteriorated. With a smaller turn
over We have witnessed a falling
OF in the excellence of the goods,
in research work and In finish In
dustrial plants have been worked
to death and have not recovered
Auxiliary industries, accessories
and raw materials have fallen
back. High-quality work manship
has suffered from defective school
ing, youthful indiscipline and the
loss of manual dexterity.
The new social order has lost
generation of leaders in tech
nique, scholarship and economies
Universities, with all institutions
of research and education, have
! suffered from this blank. Techni-
cal leadership is gone. and the de-
terioration in quality has reactea
detrimeptally on output. We can
turn out nothing except what Is
cheap and easy, and what can be
produced without traditional skill
of hand, without serious calculation
and research. For all innovations,
all work of superior quality, Ger
many is dependent on the foreigner.
The atmosphere of technique has
vanished. and the stamp of cheap
hireling labor is on the whole out
put of the country"
The Washington herald., 1921-10-10
Stationery Store Adds
Balcony Improvements

The progressive and aggressive
Typewriter and Office Supply Com
pany at 722 Thirteenth street
northwest, whose slogan is mo
transaction complete until every
customer is satisfied" has Just
completed alterations to the ,inte-
rior of its store by the addition of
two large balconies to take care of
its increased business. Every cour-
tesy is extended to customers by
their most efficient sales force and
they. cordially invite the public to
look over their new lines of house
hold necessities. such as chair
seats, chair cane, casters of al.
kinds for beds, chairs and other
furniture.
In addition to a complete line OF
stationery, office equipment and
school supplies they carry a large
line of reed, raffia and wooden and
glass bases for basket weaving.
They are about to open a school OF
instruction in this work under the
direction of Mrs. William S. Ayres.
graduate in basketry. All desir-
ing to enter this class are request
ed to advise the company by mail,
telephone or in person.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-10
Hide and Leather Situation

Despite irregularities, both in
business and prices, the hide and
leather situation continues to i'm
prove. Quietness in foreign hides
mas been largely due to adverse
exchange conditions, but domestic
stock is moving more freely and
the market undertone is firmer,
While individual sales of magnitude
are lacking, there is a general de-
mand' with various interests oper-
atings In leather, notwithstand-
ing lessened activity in upper de-
scriptions, transactions have been
on the broadest scale of the year,
and 1t Is estimated that sole leather
tanneries are running at about IS
per cent OF capacity. Tanners Of
automobile leather, moreover ara
doing, much better than earIv in
the year. and considerable Improve
ment has been shown.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-10
Production and Import. Of Asphalt.
10la-1Q90

While in 1919 about IS per cent
OF asphalt came from Mexican oil.
and ~ per cent from domestic oil.
this ratio has changed until in 1920
approximately SO per cent was de-
rived from Mexican petroleum.
The increase in the use of asphalt
is an industrial development of con
siderable economic importance. As
paving and a roofing material II
Is of chief Importance. but II Is
becoming more and more Of use in
various specialties. An estimate by
the trade places the distribution OF
consumption for 1919 as follows:
Paving asphalts. etc. ... $40. mn tons,
Roofing asphalts. etc. -. .625. .Ooo tons.
Asphalt for specialties IA 900 tons.
In addition to the above, large
quantities are used in road oil.
mineral surfacink enixtures and
felted and other fabrics for roofing.
The roofing industry made great
gains during the war owing to the
enormous demand for prepared