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o PAGE TWO MQNbAV, JtiLV li, VubHrted tverr oventa except Sunday, Kltura A;Jirkarad Publishers Wllsoa KtW'U.'.-tttor Knlcred M eeclM ttttcr al llio poslotflce At Columfcua, N. M. Menisci's ?Im ANSWt4a4ett lfeM Tho Associated l'resa'l exclusive ly entitled to the use for publics lion of oil newa dinitckct, e replied In IV or not olheiVfierfled in this paper and also 1 heroes I new published herein. HUHSCHHTION HATES. I'cr single copy ....I .03 One week .. .20 tine month .15 Hirwi inonlln . 2.00 Six months . 3i0 Onu year - 80 ADVKB.TI8INO HATES. Due insertion, ner inch-...--- -30c Six insertions, pgr Inch ...75c Classified acl and reading notice. 10 cent per lino; by (he month, cents. Monday, July 13, 193). The Dcmltuf Headlight objects to having Its "principled" attacked. Hip principles of Jetrerson, Jackson and Wilson. What n lot of rot. Why not come down to Hip principles of Democracy of I.una county. uMin whose patronage Hip Headlight has thrived and given nothing In return. Hip Oraphle. oslenslbl a llcpub liran newipapcr. Is In reality a more democratic newspaper than the Headlight. Kdilnrlalty It publishes. u yard of original stuff compared to an Inch by Iho Hfadlight. Tlie liraphlc thrives, whereat the Head light languishes will) tho one excep tion -the county prin'lng. Tho comi ty commissioners made the Colum litis Courier Hip official papier of I.una county hut the Headlight, through the connivance of one llenii, itrintrd the dellnnuent tax lll last week You will hear more of llepp later--nol politically, however. (.OX FIILST DEMOQtAT TO CltHY SOLDIKiUS- IIOMK VOTK Governor James M. Cox, IVtno cratle nominee for president, was lite first Democrat to carry the National Soldiers' Home al Dayton, Ohio, in an election. Ten year sgo Iho normal voting imputation was alxiiit four to one llepuhllcan. During his firm term as congres. man Cox discovrrrd that the Hepult- llcan npproprialions committee of House had Increased the allowance for fod for the animals at the Na tional Zoological (I aniens at "Wah ington on account of Increased costs. but hadn't Increased a penny the allowances for rood ror the soldiers homes throughout the country. When the bill was under discus. stun, he produced the menus or the Dayton home, the Dayton jail, and (lie federal penitentiary at Leaven wnrlli, Kansas, and showed that the old soldiers wero not raring as well as either the jail nr. the prison In males. "ir you can appropriate more money for the monkeys in Hie zoo, why can t you give the old soldiers more In eat?" was the lexl of his I'ongresslnnal speech. His fight was so vigorous that he forced into the bill a S0,0fi0 In- eresse for food alon at tho soldiers' homes. Al Hie next election he carried Hie Daylon home overwhelmingly. THOUGHT IT WAS HEAL HEEII; LOCAL MAN KOOLKI) A good Joke on a local merchant was perpetrated Sunday by several of bis rrlends. Yesterday morning the aforesaid merchant was asked if ho would like to lake an auto trip to a nearby location and help empty a caie of Ice cold Monterey (Mex ico) lager. II rould be bought for ft a bottle. He grabbed the oppor tunlly. They arrived nt tho place. which happened to bo the home of one of the Jokers, and he opened and dmnk three bottles or beer, all or II label hi I nicely wilh the name of tho Monterey brewing firm. Late," on be espied the wife pf his host nimbly removing ExelMn labels from a cann of Exelso In the kitchen. "Dldnl think I cnnld be fonled, but that nenr beer Is the nearest to real beer I ever tailed Later on he was bnmled liKM, which he spent ror rlgnrs ror his mends al Hip Spread eagle, owned by C N Wrlshl, who bv the wsv. Is the distributor lor Lxelso In Columbus. VIA I HVOYANT LOCATE? . BODY OF DftOWNF.O BOY r.HAMPAION. 111. July 12,-The Ixiord of supervisors of Champaign eourdy has allowed a claim of $50 for the services of n clairvoyant In locating Hip Ixxly of Raymond Orke, a boy -who wni drowned six weeks, ngo. The body was found several day arter (he drowning oe. rnrrejl. According to Supervisor (narence Hull, thif clalrvnyan.t told Mm and three olliers Ihe liody had illiflrjd under I wn 'bridges and Ihal IIhJ had wan fast In a Imrrol. Tins body was found wilhln two feet nf where the alleged "medium" . Imd decimated, and the Uttik wos fast in a tub. Fein' Forced In Reduce Slock Salol slwU Howtey, Ji 12. j MMf m inn PteMlMriM hi UOlKUiAa Arls, July liClolj alt hard liquor joints and gwHtitta dons in Agua Prlcta Friday vlgkl of lat week, Mexican officials t5lur day continued tlio cntsiulc afalnal vlco of alt sorts In Honors by raid ing every known dnpo and opium dive in Iho city. Karly Friday orders wero received rrom i he governor of Konora t.n slop vice, and Friday night officials took action to do so. The Chinese Cluli, nlso known as the Casino, was raided and over .Vl,OU0 confiscated. Hon lelte wheels, card tables and dice boxes were taken as evidence. A place said by officials In be imminently and widely known as Olio of Hip largest opium dens in the southern republic was raided, and Hie Chinese, Mexicans ami oilier found there were placed under ar rest, but they were later released. Names are helm; withheld. A large ouanlllv of opium, "dream pli nnd other paraphernalia necessary lo "life in the popples were con fiscated. It is said that some of Hump ar rested, frightened silly, innde state ments thai led lo subsequent raids on other ilopeii ives (Saturday, t'n to Saturday afternoon mescal, rotgut whisky or oilier hard rs have been confiscated. Huw ever, itatemenlw as made by Mauro lustra vice consul of Mexico sta tioned in IXuiglas, thai It was his belief that unless liquor was do. stroyed or shipped oiifof the slate, nrilers would lo received for rederal troops to pour the intoxicants into i ne street. I hp rams in a Kim iricia mark me close of all gambling dens along the Aritona-Mpxlraii border, as Iiousps at Naco, .Novates and Cananea are said lo have also been closed. Adventuresses and "wild women' frequently dope dives, gambling dent and open saloons must also cease their practice, it was declared. The crusade against vice in Honor not only Includes cessation of gam bling, but also of tenderloin districts wherever they have existed In the late. Agua I'ricla has had no such district. Snukbtd Boy; Scholar ship for First Baby Girl DALLAS, Texas, July 12. -"A silver Spoon for the first boy baby; a scholarhip for the first girl lialiyr is the unique and unprece dented memorial provided by a largo class or IVM al one or the prominent women's colleges of tho nation whose officials Insist on remaining Incognito for tho present. "II Is a fact." hiutliingly admitted a member of the class, "wo wanted to do something more than put picture on the wall or leave a bit of marble with 'Class of WW on it. "So we decided In give a scholar ship In Hie college for a period of four years lo the first liahy of the class. Some one suggested thai lioy ought not to tie neglected, and we concluded ho would be satisfied wilh n silver spoon. Financing tho hualncss was not difficult. You see our contribution amounted to about SI? each. That bought for us two HXX) Liberty bonds or the fourth Imiic, and we paid about SttIO for it. That meant we siicnt 1 1 (W0. "Tim bonds will mature in 1038; In plenty of time for the beneficiary lo be ready for college. Meanwhile tho Interest, as it matures, will be reinvented In government savings certificates, and in I1CM Uie value of Hip Investment will lie about $l0nn, a four yrur scholarship In our eollegp. "You have no Idea how It stimu lates Interest among members of tho rlns; no one has any Idea what the name of the claimant will lie, but I have a notion that Iho class will name her 'Liberty Loan." I wouldn't (ell you about II. but we want people lo know glrl. even sweet graduates, have more business sense than our brothers and others havo sup posed." o Arizwa Break? Rectrd in Cvstnts Citott'm: DO DO LAB, AruTjuly l2.The district of Arhtona lias exceeded all records of customs collections for Hid fiscal vear ending June 30. oc. cording to C. A, House), daputy cob lector or customs, in a statement Issued hpre recently. To(nl collection, the statement said, amounted lo $231,000. 9(4.4(4 of which was Included under bead tax on KM aliens passing (a and from Mexico Into the United States. Tho head tax. ffU.lU deducted from tho total, IL-avrs a balance of tl79,KG (uslnms collections on sugar, toma toes, tine unii lean ores ana othor duly shipments. The largest crop of tomatoes ever exported from Mexico, It was said, passed iiirmgn uourjos en route to far eastern points for distribution. Zinc and lead ort were extra heavy I his year also, exceeding last year's shipments by lartro margin. PLATFORM (CoijMmied frwM rVsluntay) fAUT h. Wo endorse tho proposed i lernlh amendment of the comIH Hon of the I'nlled Stales gnmlmg equal suffrage to women. We tof Kiutulsln Iho legiilslures nf tlin'3 suirs which already have ratlfleti said amendment, and we urge, the Democratic governors and lcg-lsta. Hires of Tennessee, .North Carolina and Florida and. such stairs as havn not yet rail fled the federal suffrage amendment to unite in an effort to comnletc the process nf ratification mill iccurn the thirly-six)i title dn lime for all tho women of Ihe United Slates, lo parUcipalo In Ihe fall elec" Hon. Wo commend the effective ad vocacy of tho mcasuro by President wiison. Women In Industry. Wo urge cooiH'ralion .with the states for the protection or child Hfo through iniancy and maternity core: In the prohibition of child labor and by adequate appropriations for the children's bureau anil the women's bureau In the department of labor, Cooperative federal assistance to Iho tlale is Immediately required for the removal or Illiteracy, ror Iho In crease or teachers' salaries and In struction In cltiirnihlu ror both na- live and foreign born; increased ap propriation for vocational training in home economies, recstabllshmcnt of Joint federal and statu enuitov- menl servlco wilh women's depart ments under the direction or tech nically qualified women. We advo cate run representation of women on all commissions dealing with wo men's work or women's interests awl a reclassification of the federal civil servlco free from discrimination on tho ground of sex; a continuance or appropriations for education in sex hygiene; filters! legislation which shall Insure that American women resident in Hie I'nlled Stales, but married lo aliens, shall retain their American cltiiensliip, and that the same process or naturalization shall lie required ror women as ror men. DUnbtrd Soldier. Tho reileral government should (real wilh the utmost consideration every disabled soldier, sailor and marine: or the world war. whether his disability be duo lo wounds ru reived In line or action ,or to health impaired In service; anil ror tho de pendents ot the brave men who died m nno oi umy mo government a ten-1 invi,noni. i r.iir...,t derest concert) and richest bounlyl J,nMhncnta " ""J"? VWI k should be their rrqulltal. Finer pa. 1,10 MM umur Private operation. Iriollsm exhibited, the heroic con- were not only saved by government duct displayed by American sol ! operation, but government manage (Hers, sailors and .marines at home j men t returned these properties vast and abroad, constitute a sacred heri-jly improved In every physical and logo oi Mterlly the worth or which executive dulall. A great task was ran never lie recompensed from toe treasury and Hie glory or which limit not U diminished hy any such expedients. The Democratic administration wisely established a war risk Insur ance bureau, giving four and a half million entitled men Insurance at unprccedcntedly low rates and by the medium of which compensation or men and women injured In sen Iro Is readily adjusted and hoiiiltal facilities for those, whoso health Is Impaired are abundantly afforded, The federal board for vocational education should ho made a part of! iiici war run iniurancn bureau, in order thai (he task may. be treated ns a whole, and this machinery or protection and assistance must w eeive every aid of law and appro priation necessary to full and cfree livo operation. We bollevo that no higher or more valued privilege con be afforded to an American rlllien than to become a freeholder in Iho soil of the I'nlled Slates, and to that end wo pledge die; sen'ie.nenu'l el Her aetllemenU and home a Id legis - laiion wtiirii win arrord to the men who fought for America, the nnuor- tunlly lo become land and home owners under conditions affording genuine government assistance un. ritPiimliernl liv nelle.. illffl-titll-. rnrumliered by needless dlffieullies or nsi tape or advance financial In vest menl. The Rsllroxl.i. The ralfroads wero subjected lo federal control as a war meosuro wltboul other idea than the swift transport of ftoops, munitions and supplies, vvnen numan uio ami na tional hopes were' at stakn profits could nol be considered' and were not. Federal operation, however, was marked by an Intelligence and efficiency that minimized lots end resulted In many and marked re - farms. The equipment taken over' was not only grossly Inadequate but shamefully outworn. Unification .practices' overcame these Initial handicaps and provided additions, bollormenta md Improvement. Kconomlei cnablftl operdllons wltli out the. rate raises that private con trol would havo found necessary nnd labor was treated with an exact Justice thai secured tho enthuilaitlo cooperation Hut victory, demanded. Tho fundamenal purpose of federal control was achieved fully and splendidly, bad al far leu cost lo Romaho Mining Co. Tenney Williams & Co., Brokers TUCSON, ARIZONA Ihe taxpayer than would havo been greatly discharged, The president's recommendation of return to private owneVshlp gave tho ilcpubllcan majority a full year in which to enact the necessary leg. Illation. The house took six monlhi to formulaic, its Ideas and another tlx months was consumed by tho Itepublican senate in equally vague debate. As a consequence tho Kscli- Cummins bill went to tho president In the closlnir hours or comiress. nml ho was forced to a choice between the chaos or n veto and acquiescence In tho mraium siibmllted however grave may have been his objection , to lu 111 ere should be a fair and com. plclo lesl or the law until careful and mature action by congress may euro lis defects ami insure n thor oughly effective transportation sys tem under private ownership with. Mil government subsidy without the expense to Impnyers or the rounlry Improved H4ghvn)X. Improved highways are or vital -iu. ti te a rnl , ..,. . T,, Importance jiot only to commerce and rural life. Tho rederal road act or 1UI0, enaclod by u DenHicralic congress, represented the first sys temallc effort of Ihe government to insure the building of an adequate iy,i,,m f roniU in thn count rv Thn ,fllnl HHIIIS 111 IIIIS COIIIIirj 1 118 act as amended lis resulted in placing the movement for .Improved highways on a progressive and suli slanllat basis In every state In Iho Union and In bringing under actual construction inoro than 13.000 miles of roads suited to Ihe traffic needs of tho communities In which they are located, We favor continuance nf tha present federal old plan under ex isting federal " and stale agencies, amended an as hi Include as onb of I Iho elements In detcrmlnlmt Die 1 ratio In which tho several slates shall bo entitled tcrsharo in the funJ lis area of any public lands therein, Insomuch at the poilal trviee hat been extended by Hie Democrallo party lo Iho door or practically ev ery producer qnd every consumer in Iba country h rural free delivery njono having been provided ror tlx million patrons within the past eight years without material added cost), we declare llml this Instrumentality ran and will bo used to Ihe maxi mum nt Its capacity In Improve the efficiency of distribution and reduce ibe cost of living lo cowuincr while j ,CMfta)inm $400,000 Tucson, Arli, July 8, 1020. Mil. JOHN P. MACK, Columbus, N. M.: Through our (initio and bustle In making tin) change to l$ Angeles, ) blclevc we, are not pivtos you tho attention wo would like lo. How ever, you can underslnnd' what wo ore tip against. Mr. Williams has been over (hero Iho past week, making arrange ments at that end, and I surely b"- my hands full here. I expect li leavn'by mitii Saturday night. 1s wion as I rrnch Ihere belli 11 ; Williams and I will start nuh lt'7 the advertising lit California for lb llnmaho Ihal Is, for Iho ready imrchase And delivery of Ihe Mock, rer you know wo nlrenlly have made iirellmltiary headway In that respecl. U )ou am in Immediate need or money, 'you may draw on us at Tucson, llovvvver, next week no iloilhl we will have Hip ball started Hilling In Hie way, that will enable you In procrei at Iho mine along the lines you have lieen tlioplng ror. U Mr. Tenney has nol acknowl. edged the nice orders and the checks you sent us, permit me lo congratulate you. Thai shows tho spirit thai we not only appreciate but rills us wilh n determination, no, mailer what Hie obstacles mar be, we will ge your mining propnsl. linn across surccsifully. We thank you. Will) kind personal regards, very Irub' ymirj. TDivNriY), WILLIAMS f( COMPANY, Hy DtT. HIGOINS. . , Incieaslng the profitable operations of producers. We strongly rrtvor the increased use of Hip motor vehicle In (be tratiiHirlalion or Hip mails and urge Ihe removnl or Hip restrictions Im posed by I tin Itepublican congress uion,lhi use of motor devices In mall Iratuportntlou in rural terri tories. ANNAMITK TEMPLE IN OAIHIENS NKAH AHIS PAIIIB, France. Jule 12. (Associ ated Press.) Premier Millerand has inaugiiKited n Annnmlle Temple In the Colonial Gardens at Nogenl-sur Marne, nenr Paris, in memory of the Aun.imile soldiers who fell In the servlco of Franco during Hie war. Iluddhist priests performed the ceremony In the pagoda to the ac companiment id w-inl Oriental music. The tcmnle has hern conse. craled lo thn order or Ihe Kmperqr or Annam. Tho priests offered up prayers ami nurni mr'iifo sucks lie. ore the allar Effective Printing nv eot type, good pmiw, good vrorkffien and good piper. We hre the equipment ami ike workmen far TW. nA ate KsmmcrmlU grades of boml, safety aa4 Mss iaptet. Lti nt atMnf vml NATTY, CLASSY, or MODEST Business Suits MADE AND DELIVERED IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS Special Sales With 10 Per Cent Off OF TRUNKS, SUIT CASES and HAND BAfiS CAPIN "Outfitters to Men" KING'S CONFECTIONERY C.iUrORNt.i (JlOCOLATE SHOr QlOCOLATES JRemtlar O MtAND B. E SISCO Emloal mer Onu lllock North and half block East of the M. K Church. LADY ASSISTANT Dally Courier, 75c ikt month. SUITS & son Clark Hotel Htill.llng