The Cimarron News and Cimarron Citizen, 1914-12-31

(Victor H. Schoffelmeyer in South Southwest - west Southwest Trail.) Sudan grass in a competitive test at Kansas Agricultural College Manhattan, during 1914 yielded seven and one half tons of hay an acre, compared with three tons of millet, 4-77 tons of kafir, 3-75 ton of cow pes s and 3.65 tons of soy beans. The rainfall was average and in central Kansas is about thirty-one inches a year. Three crops of Sudan grass were cut, all of nearly equal feeding value. The first crop in bulk almost doubled any of the two succeeding crops. There were about 300 acres of Sudan grass in Kansas this year and not a failure has been report reported, - ed, reported, although the crop was grown under a wide variety of soil and climatic conditions. Even on chal chalky, - ky, chalky, alkaline clay of southwestern Kansas the crop gave surprising results, yielding two tons an acre when kafir, feterita and milo liter literally - ally literally blew away during the July drouth. Nearly all the Sudan grass in Kansas as elsewhere, this year was grown for seed purposes, since the seed is held at Si a pound. For this reason it is im impossible - possible impossible to arrive at complete fi tures as to yield of bay on many farms, but under the most unfav unfavorable - orable unfavorable conditions the crop has d-m onstrated that it has no equal for bay production on upland in Kan Kansas - sas Kansas and other states. Experiments conducted at Manhattan under Di Director - rector Director W. M. Jardine proved con clusively that Sudan grass is adapted to almost every soil and that it is the greatest hay crop ev ev-r - r ev-r introduced into the semi-arid regions. Sudan grass will perma permanently - nently permanently replace the millets on Kan Kansas - sas Kansas uplands. Work with Sudan grass at Kan Kan-tas - tas Kan-tas Agricultural College in 1914 waa in charge of Prof. Ralph M. Kenney. The initial planting on a small scale, was in 1913 and was for observation only. 1 he 1914 stand was planted with government seed, some coming from Nebraska. Six fields were seeded. The ground was plowed six inches deep in fal and double disked and harrowed in April. Seed was planted with a Masons Install New Officers Tbs annual installation of offic ara of Cimatron Lodge A. F. & A. M No. 37, was held Monday ev ening at' the Ibdge rooms with the following ofhcsrs for the ensuing year: W. M.; G. W. Palmss. S. W.; Chas. Scott. J. W.; Dr. C. R. Bass. Trees.; F. W. Brooks. Secy.; W. B. Hickman. Following the installation of of fleers, tht lodge members enjoyed a social repast which consisted of

of the reported shortage. Through semi-official informa tion it is learned that tbe college had 178,000 tier, up in the First State bank, practically all in tbe name of Morgan Llewellyn, treas urer, and prrt in tbe name of the registrar. If tbe normal college expenses had been met the amount deposited would not have exceeded $50,000. About 4,000 in college checks are unpaid and protested and many of the college employes, including members of the faculty, have not received their salaries for Novem November. - ber. November. When the bank closed, a cit citizens' - izens' citizens' meeting was held at Laa Cruces, to see what could be done to raise emergency money to keep the college open, but this proved unsuccessful, and hope still ore- vails of keeping tbe institution go ng until the legislature meeta. at which time relief is anticipated. The bank bad not been examin ed by the traveling auditor since ast February, when tbe examiner found paper of the president, T.R. Smith, amounting to 81,000, with out security, according to informs tion. At tbe time tbe bank closed, the report was that Llewellyn was un secured debtor to the bank for ap approximately - proximately approximately 12,000. The securi ty of the college is Llewellyn's bond for 75,000 in tbe Southwest Southwestern - ern Southwestern Surety company of Oklahoma, dated in March of this year, which was written after another surety company on his bond had aaked to be relieved, it was said. All the members of tbs board of regents will be present to invest igate the conditions of tbe college, with the exception of R. R. Larkin ot Las Vegas. Pete Toson Wins In Boxing Bout Tbe 10 round boxing contest be between - tween between Pete Toson, the local pug, and Silvano Ribal ot Raton, at the opera bouse, December 34, result resulted - ed resulted in a victory for the Cimarron fighter, who proved the most clev clever - er clever ol the two in being tbe aggres aggressor - sor aggressor throughout. The contest came to an end in tbe second round whea Ribal was unable to withstand the rapid licks from his opponent. Three reels of motion picture and -a preliminary preceded the contest. The bout is said by those who were in attendance, to have been a ver interesting oae,

The report of Superintende John B. McManus of the state pen penitentiary - itentiary penitentiary to the board of peniten penitentiary - tiary penitentiary commissioners, which was submitted to the governor Satur Saturday, - day, Saturday, contains many facts and fi figures - gures figures which cannot fail to be of in interest - terest interest to the people of the state. That the state's penal institution is conducted on a business basis is shown by the fact that the expens expenses - es expenses ot the institution were kept well within the appropriation and other sources of income. The average daily attendance at Mr. McManus' boarding house is shown to have been 362, and the cost of mainte nance per man per day, including salaries, board fund, food, clotti ng, discharge money, administra tion, insurance and permanent im improvement, - provement, improvement, 50.1 cents. The total cost of maintenance for all purposf es is shown to have been 515.84 ess than the total appropriation. Contract For Envelope Ptg. Expires Soon The post office department has issued notice that it will renew its contract for printing stamped en velopes in January. The govern ment has stepped in and taken away from the country publisher a large part of his business. It created a monopoly in the printing of envelopes, and still, if one man ufacturer cuts a price in order to keep another manufacturer from getting a certain contract, the price cutter is immediately prosecuted by Uncle Sam for violating the an titrust laws. And still the very same Uncle Sam has put the coun try publisher out of the envelope business for the reason that the government sells them far below cost and offers other advantages that no printer could possibly offer To put the country publishei out of business through such unfair competition is adding injury to in sult. wheat drill May 15 to 26th, four fields at the rate of twenty-five pounds an acre and two fields with a corn planter at the rate of (our pounds an acre. It was found that an average of two pounds ata acre, when drilled in rows forty-two inch es apart, is sufficient in Kansas Kafir plates were used, care being taken that the seed flow was uni form. All the fields were in creek bottom.

Roberts Plan Approved By Noted Educators Pies. Frank H. H. Roberts of the New Mexico Normal university at Las Vegas, has received letters from G. Stanley Hal), president of Clark university, Worcester, Mass. and from United States Commis sioner of Education P. P. Claxton concerning the stand taken by President Roberts at the last meet ing of the N. M. E. A., when be read a paper on bi-lingualism be fore the council of the association. Dr. Roberts advocated the teach teaching - ing teaching of the younger Spanish-Ameri can students in the first and second grades in their own language be fore giving them tke English to read and speak. Commissioner Claxton said in part: The principle on which you baae your article is correct. Any school work of the children should be based on their home ex experiences - periences experiences and the knowledge which they already have-" Farmers Are Feeding Hay To Sheep Farmers of the Miami and French tracts are awakening U3 to the fact that greater profits can be derived by feeding their crops than by dis disposing - posing disposing of the grain in fall, and re ceive a small price therefor when the markets are flooded. Not a few farmers on these tracts have purchased sheep which tbey are now feeding on their farms. These farmera for the most are feeding such grain and hay as is not mar ketable, but which contains pro pro-tien - tien pro-tien in sufficient quantities to make a substantial fattening material for which a good price will be receiv ed when the mutton is shipped to the market. This plan has proven a nucleus to farmers in Colorado who annual ly feed hundreds of thousands of sheep with a aubstantial profit, and it is believed that after the olan has been given a severe test, this sec tien will be known as a great sheep feeding country and p. boon to the farmer. Pete Gitnsoa came down from tbe mountains to spend the holi days with bis family. Misses Stella and Vesta Kiker arc guests of relatives in Raton for tbe holidays. They will return id time to attend to their duties at tke public schools when tbey open on Monday.

Tonight, the dance lovers can dance the old year out and the new year in at the Athletic Hall with special music (or the occasion. Prizes will be awarded both to the most comical mask and the best dancer. Three reels of motion pic pictures - tures pictures will precede the dance. As this is the last evening in this year many will avail themselves of this opportunity to watch the old year out and the new year in. gram was given on Thursday after afternoon. - noon. afternoon. It should have read Wed Wednesday - nesday Wednesday in lieu thereof. The pro program - gram program was as follows: Hans and Gretchen, pupils of the 5. 6, and 7th grade. Santa's Volunteers, 6th and 7th grade. Dickens Christmas Carol, dra dramatized - matized dramatized by the 8th grade and high school. The school will again open its doors on Monday morning, Janu January - ary January 4th. Br Charles Sherman

The names of the pupils who have not been absent during the fall term ot the school in Cimarron are: Louis Chalmers, 1st grade. David David, and. Rubin Lopez, and. Elvina David, and. Frances Lewis, two months Fred Crocker, 12th grade. Alfred Masteo, nth. Orin Chandler, nth. Elmo Tipton, 10th. Venice Lewis, 9th. Robert Cartwright, 8tb. During the month of December the 1 ath grad made 100 per cent in attendance. This fact alone speaks for the efficiency of the Cimarron schools, regardless of the things inevitable that have a ten tendency - dency tendency to retard the educational progress, with which the faculty must battle at all times. The News was misinformed last week when it stated that the pro-

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That unprecedented liberties were taken by Morgan Llewellyn, treasurer of the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts at Mesilla Park, with the funds be belonging - longing belonging to the state and the college jointly, is tbe information received here, for which state officials have called a meeting of the board of re regents, - gents, regents, to go fully into tbe detaila