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Published every Thursday a; office at Clayton, N. M as s 3u OFFICIAL PAPER OF TOWN OF CLAYTON, NEW MEX. Subscription per .year THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1916 For Governor HOLM 0. BUR For Senator FRANK A. HUBrj For State Land Commissioner .ROBERT P. ER A fine rain becan to fall last Saturday afternoon and continue long. The precipitation amounted to 1.41 inches. It fell gently i into the thirsty earth. It puts the ground in fine condnon for la and will bring out many crops that were suffering for moisture The late rains will freshen up the grazing in Mexico for who it has been conceded, seems to have no "business" down 1j rider, who holds the tail for reins, we understand, is about to ' for the border and jt is hoped that the late rains will freshen i ture so that he may reach the border in time to escape starva understood that Pancho is still at large despite Rosinante's fleetness. Rosinante's legitimate pasture, it is understood, is border on the American side. 0, yes, there is another little flower of delicate fragrancj "Resolutions Committee" forgot to put into the bouquet of "gre ments" dedicated to the "administration." It cost the people of j something like $G0 but we suppose that its fragrance was wort? although the county did not receive a penny's worth of service for paid for this dainty, little, fragrant flower. How strange that tl ions Committee" should be so occupied with such "surs on Am zenship" as the disfranchisement of a whole precinct in Union C legless, administration ballot-box, that it forgot to tie up this A "ring around Rosy" forget-me-not into its bouquet of "great ach We wonder why the "Resolutions Committee" did not "point to the ever increasing burden of taxation and government as one o "achievements" of the so-callod democratic administration. I.as state government cost us $1,298,469.53 a seventeen and one-half j crease over the year 1914. Under the highest republican admini: same government, or rather better government, did not exceed j difference of a little more than $548,000 in favor of the taxpayc government. That would have been a mordant of sweet perf bouquet of "great achievements" thrown at the so-called democj istratiorl of the New Mexico contingent by the "Resolutions Cor Mental Aberration! Why suffer sudden aphasia? Say, Mr. Taxpayer, have you forgotten to take a smell "yaller dandelion" in the bouquet of "great achievements" tions Committee" handed to the "administration?" Don't "f has reference to the more than twenty thousand dollars the "ad tunic from vour Dockets with which to build you some "good & whiff of it and then tell your neighbor about it and "point v. your facilities in land travel and the ineffable delicacy of tM this administrative bouquet of "great achievements." Then "j " ' ' " oil up your Ford, turn on your gas, plow through the I the chuck-holes chasing down your precinct convention our "proxy" to the Nominating Committee" which v r bouquet of "great achievements" to the administré ted a ticket for the "loyal dimicrats" to approve at t! 1 idcnt Wilson is credited with saying: j "I see no reason to change our policy of watchful w.c in Mexico. It is none of our business; it is none of yourj ness how long they take in determining it. It is none i business and none of yours how they go about the bus j haven't the European nations taken as long as they w j nd spilled as much blood as they pleased in settling J fairs ? Shall we deny that to Mexico because she is wij president is right then we rise to ask an explanation -t Vera Cruz and a sensible reason for the so-called 1 Why meddle with something that is "none of our bu j S',ars into Rosinante and ride out of the region wh 'iivoi, iimu 1 " " 2 the virtue of fools. seems to be an inclination among some state journ. r rather to condemn without criticism, the tax laws r .1 the incapacity and incompetency of administration i mí than place it where it belongs upon ignorance of th .ainistration. Just such ignoring of the laws in one item a! Union County something over $3,000 more than the legitma: for such items. Is it just to blame the law under such com, the administration of the law, not the law, itself, that is to ' for the existence of such conditions. We are publishing in graph a provision of law which has been ignored since its vould have saved this county $3,000, at least, had it been We also give the items and show how this saving could ha Pead it and be convinced. There are other instances which f up from time to time. We are publishing in another column an opinion of the at respecting the publication of delinquent tax lists. Last year called attention to the fact that the laws of 1915 were not ' with in Union County in the publication of delinquent tax 1 is perfectly plain and is easy enough to comply with but J great saving to the people who pay taxes and to the county of heavy bills for advertising. Here is the little paragraph business. Read it. "Such notice shall contain an alphabetical list o names of the owners of the property notice of th t of wihch Is thus advertised, and opposite each nann be set forth tho amount of the taxes delinquent up property of the person so named, as shown by the ta: together with interest and costs. NO DESCRIPTK SAID PROPERTY SHALL BE INSERTED." We have put the last sentence in capitals to emphasize i repeals section 34 of Chapter 84 of the laws of 1913. It i description of the property is to be inserted in the publica linquent tax list. All that is necessary is the name of th quent and the amount he owes and all this can be put in o(' of which, as fixed by law for the four issues, is 23 cents. This had the law been complied with in the publication of the rec' county would have saved about $1,295.44 which it will now 1 for an illegal publication. In, other words, had the law bee; the publication that will now cost the county $1,(151.94 woul! $356.50. And what is true of this year is practically true of , IZEN mm lion County are going to stand such extravagant .ranee remains to be seen. The board of county joined from paying out the people's money on such axpayer ought to refuse to pay more than 23 delinquent tax list. No wonder the "Resolu 'point with pride" to the "great achievements" ;ent of the so-called democratic party. However, solutions Committee" had noiced the additional :d to the tax list informing the "public that the ised on account of he delay in he books and me enough for the people to pay the first half lid cause unnecessary expense to the tax payer d have "pointed with pride" to these words of d pity for the poor taxpayer in his expensive hievement" of the so-called democratic adminis tions "inserted" in this so-called delinquent tax vertizing up to as high as $8.52 against a single i that person would be liable for no more than board of county commissioners is enjoined and his illegal publication, the people of Union Coun .94 and unless the taxpayer refuses to pay the ing he will be held up for his ignorance. These wers in the beautiful bouquet of "great achieve tions Committee" refused to hand to the Union 'amous, so-called, democratic administration. QUIPS AND QUIBBLES HOOLS 4th, the gain peel es of wel of this en- t will mark i, and will jnt of the year. The eluctant to ation, but wrtily wel Every boy nge to en ith a firm r the most ne yet ex- jabor Day, very pupil ;ive room m. for reg d assign reatest im present on has secured table with .mes of the published if Study in md the High uy me ciuui- such as Do rt, Manual Typewriting, commercial ilding is be- md fumigat-' ' secured and done will be ' .e best in the , the text as used last exts. A lib le at "The r Store." In s will prac st year with will be pub 1 pupils will , old texts for ime will be E. Chamber- ool building :k a. m., and vith prospec- j ipil of the , íool work. j that all the i to the Clav- ;ce advantage ed by the in- lucation. The the Manage ke this school the state, and j such courses1 boys and girls the greater : iccess depends ' of parents, t us all join , Dayton Public1 :ational factor. erlain, Supt. 1 d an outline high school, fear i I, Algebra I, tory I, Foreign ary Science I, .nship. Second gebra II, Elec y II, Foreign tary Science II, cial Arithmetic. Year h III, Geometry Language III, tic Art I, Book vious Elective, h IV, Geometry I Language IV, tic Art II, Com mercial Law, Any Previous Elective. Junior Year (Elect Four) First Term, English V, Foreign Language V, Algebra III, Typewrit ing I, Any Previous Elective. Sec ond Term, English IV, Foreign Lan guage VI, Geometry III, Typewriting II, Any Previous Elective. Senior Year (Elect Four) , First Term, English VII, Foreign Language VII, American History and Civics I, Physiology, Physics I, Any Previous Elective, Second Term, En glish VIII, Foreign Language VIII, American History and Civics II, Phy sics II, Psychology, Any Previous Elective. If not taken before. Note: One unite of Vocal or Instru mental music may be offered toward graduation. Delinquent Tax Opinion Answering the letter of Attorney A. C. de Baca, of Wagon Mound relative to the law authorizing the publication of delinquent tax lists passt-d by the last legislature, which seems to be misunderstool, Assistant Attorney General Harry Clancy has the follow ing to say: 1 ' "This, office cannot understand the meaning of the charge "'Costs, $1.38.' The cost of publication could not ex ceed 92 cents, so that Mr. Herrera should be called upon to pay 83c. plus 4c, plus 92c making a total of $1.79, instead of $4.57. The statute speci fically provides that no description of the property shall be printed. Yet in the notice to Mr. Herrera there is an attempt to describe property. It is the opinion of this office that any de mand against Herrera in excess of $1.79, is clearly illegal. "In looking over the Mora county publications. I notice the property of Mr. Chas. A. Spiess, duly described a3 being interests in the Mora Grant, and containing 3,597 acres, is adver tised for sale, and Mr. Spiess appears to be charged with costs, $1.38, publi cation there is also a notice that the property of Mrs. O. A. Larrazola, which is fully described, such descrip tion evidently having been taken from a surveyor's field notes, is advertis ed for sale here again appears 'costs, $1.38, publication, $20.92.' There are many other instances appearing in this publication where real estate is fully described, such description being ta ken from surveyor's field notes, legal sub-divisions or town lots. I have a faint suspicion that Mr. Spiess and Mrs. Larrazola, as well as many oth ers, will be inclined to protest against what would appear to be illegal charges in connection with the taxa tion of their property. "In conclusion, I will say that it ap pears to me that the county authori ties of Mora county, in preparing the delinquent tax list for publication, did not take into consideration the pro visions of Chap. 58 of the Session Laws of 1915, nor Sec. 4644 of the Codification, which latter section as before stated fixes the legal rate to be charged for the publication of de linquent tax lists." Quips and Quibbles. etaoin Dr. Olbeter says a fat men's race is simply a disrespectable waste of energy.. The Creator denied woman a sense of humor that she might worship man ñatead of laughing at him Smart Set Wonder what would happen if law yers should suddenly offer bargains in divorces. The homo merchant who is a steady, persistent advertiser, seldom has trouble with the mail order houses. It is not wise to wait for a Monday morning oí a sunny day or a cloudy afternon suckers are still biting and this is Leap Year, girls. Also remember, no good fisherman ever talks about his poor luck. Sóap-box orations are now in or der. It will take a lot of soap to cleanse some of the arguments that will be put forth. The safest place for real thorobred friers is the stomach. For Sale, on Time. 1 Buick and 1 Ford, good as new. Will sell on one, two or three years time. S. E. Lane, Clayton, N. M. Judge Toombs left the first of the week to attend the Republican Con vention held Wednesday at Santa Fe. Mrs. Martin Gann is in the city for a few days visiting Mrs. Alice Slack and Mrs. Tom Nichols. Mrs. Henry Errett and daughters, left the latter part of last week for a visit with her parents at Des Moines. MARKET REPORT Eggs, per doz. 20c Butter, per lb. 25c Hens per lb. 10c Roosters, per lb. 5c Friers, per lb. . ' 15c J. L. Veatch of Sedan, was in Clay ton, Thursday on business. E. D. Strohm has moved his real estate office above Lord's studio. Rev. G. W. Sheff er of Dallas, Texas, will conduct a series of revival servi ces under a tent on Main street this coming week. All churches are co operating. On account of the great number of . tickets sold for the Mission next Thursday evening, Slats has decided to put on a Matinee at 2:30. This will be the finest, most beautiful picture ever shown In the city, and is for the benefit of the Catholic Fair. Rev. Rose of Mt. Dora was here this week and informs us that a new church is being erected there. The framework is all up and the shingles will be added this week and the -work has not cost a penny as it has all been donated. The dimensions , of the church' are 24x32 and will beerijoyéd''V by. all denominations as it' is a Union ' church. Such communities as Mt. Dora deserve to thrive and prosper and they will with such a determined spirit of enterprise in their borders. Miss Elsie Mulnix of Trinidad, is visiting at the home of Mrs. H. C. Thompson this week. WRESTLING BOUT FOR THE ' FAIR The Fair Association has arranged for a good wrestling bout for the fair which is arranged for Sept. 20th. "Big Jim" Franklin of Barney wjll be one of the wrestlers and "Big Bill" Hokuf of Mills will be the other. Franklin weighs in at 244 while Ho kuf tips the scale at 251. This is to be a great exhibition of skill and strength. Women will be especially invited to attend this bout and there will be nothing to offend the most par ticular. Below we are giving a couple of articles published in Kansas, where Franklin wrestled for several years. This clipping was taken from the Atchinson Daily Globe: "Big Jim Franklin, chamipon wrest ler of northeast Kansas, was defeated yesterday at the Airdome by Adolph Ernst, champion light heavy-weight of " the world in two straight falls. The first fall was in fifteen minutes with a body scissor and half Nelson. The second was in 13 minutes with a combination head and leg lock. Ernst says that Franklin was the strongest of the two, but the winner says his success was due to his long experience and science." This from the Everest Enterprise: "Big Jim Franklin defended his title of heavy-weight champion of Northeast Kansas, Monday night. Af ter fifteen minutes of fast work it ; was plain to be seen that Franklin had j things all his own way. Owing to ' the small crowd (on account of it be ing a stormy night) the referees con--, eluded at the end of one . hour and twenty minutes to call it a draw ami stopped the wrestle." ; This from the Huron Herald: "Big Jim Franklin, Huron's star athlete, who is the champion heavy- i weight wrestler of northeastern Kan- I sas, will pull off a big stunt at the hall Saturday night. He expects to throw three light weight wrestlers in one hour or less."