The Mountainair Independent, 1916-11-23

While otherNations Suffer the Ravages of War We have Peace NEW MEXICO HAS GREATLY PROSPERED Has Many Reasons for Thanks giving Washington, Nov. 17. President Wil Wilson - son Wilson today formally by proclamation de designated - signated designated Thursday, November 30th, as Thanksgiving Day. The president's proclamation follows: "It long has been the eustom of our people to turn in the fruitful autumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for his many blessings and mercies to us and the nation. "The year that has elapsed since we last observed our day of Thanksgiving has been rich in blessings to us a a people, but the whole face of the world has been darkened by war. In the midst of our peace and happiness our thoughts dwell with painful disquiet upon the struggles and sufferings of the nations at war and of the people upon whom war has brought disaster with without - out without choice or possibility of escape on their part. We cannot think of our happiness without thinking of their pitiful distress. ".Now, therefore, I, Woodrow ,Wil ,Wil-Bon, - Bon, ,Wil-Bon, President of the United States of America, do appoint Thursday, the thirtieth of November as a day of Na National - tional National Thanksgiving and prayer, and adjuie and advise the people to resort to their several places of worship on that day to render thanks to Almighty God for the blessings of peace and un broken prosperity which He has be- i stowed on our beloved country in such unstinted measure." "And I also urge and suggest our duty, in this our day of peace and abun abundance, - dance, abundance, to think in deep sympathy of the stricken people of the world upon whom the curse and terror of war has o pitilessly fallen -and to contribute out of.our abundant means to the re lief of their Bufferings. "Our people could in no better way show their real attitude towards the present struggle of the nations than by contributing out of their abundance to the relief of the suffering which war Has brought in its train. "In witness whereof I hpve hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the City of Washington, this seventeenth day of November, in the year of our Lord 1915, and of the Independence of the United States, the 141s. "By the President, "Woodrow Wilson, "Robert Lansing, Secretary of State" Governor's Proclamation The First Thanksgiving in 1621 was an expression of the hope that had roused the spirit of Independence. That the spirit is still dominant and the American people should thank God for that more than all else. Dating the year pst New Mexico and our wnole country have been won wonderfully - derfully wonderfully blessed. Material prosperity is at its zenith and civic progress is un unmistakable. - mistakable. unmistakable. With much of tho world aflame with the fires of hatred, begotten by unre unrestrained - strained unrestrained ambition and greed, we, thanks to the good sense of our people and the wisdom of those in authority, are bt peace with the world. After all "Peace on earth, good will toward men" is the sentiment that glorifies and ennobles; Now thertfere. in accord with the , proclamation of the President of the United States, time honored custom and law of the country, I, William C. McDonald, Gavernor of the State of

Several Candidates Nominated and Ready for the Tray BALLOT BOX At . GRIFFIN DRUG STORE Vote Early and Often-No Rule against Repeaters The Popular Ladies Contest an- . nouneed in last week's Independent is starting off in a pleasing manner. Nom Nominations - inations Nominations of several candidates are an announced - nounced announced below, and no doubt other can candidates - didates candidates will be nomjrated during the week to come. If yo.u have a youne ady friend whom you would like to see in the race, fill out the nominating cou coupon - pon coupon and send it to the Independent of office, - fice, office, and hef name will be added to the ist. The race is just starting and is a long ways from being won. The active candidates will win the prizes. What young lady could not use tweB- ty-five dollars on Christmas Eve? Here's an opportunity of getting it. To be sure only one can get the first prize, but there are the $15.00, the $10.00 and the $5.00 prizes. What young lady would turn up her nose at even a $5.00 prize? We have not seen her. To those who have been and will be nominated, we would urge that yon speak to your friends right away, get their subscriptions before some other candidate gets to them. It is the early bird that catches the worm in this as well as in other contests throughout life. Then get your friends to working for you. Get them to secure subscrip tions from their friends for you. Don't miss anyone. Every family tributary to Mountainair intends subscribing for the Independent the home paper and it is just, a case of getting them to DO IT NOW. The more subscriptions we have the better paper we can publish. More sub subscribers - scribers subscribers means more advertising for our columns, and more readers for the advertisers. It is helping us to boost the country to secure more subscrip subscriptionshence - tionshence subscriptionshence this contest. The paper needs no apology. It boosts the coun country - try country and Mountainair, and every copy go going - ing going outside the county will have its in influence - fluence influence in bringing more people to this part of the Estancia Valley. We now have regular subscribers in twelve states besides New Mexico, but want to tell the people of other states what we have in this country. And we want the Independent in every home in this part of Torrance county. The coupons we are issuing may be voted any time up to 6 o'clock, Satur Saturday - day Saturday evening, December 23., They are in the following amounts based on sub subscriptions - scriptions subscriptions of varying terms: 6 moH. Subscription, .1.00, 200 votes 1 year's " 2.00, 500 " 2 " " 4.00, 1250 ' 3 " " 6.00, .2000 " 5 " ;' 10.00, 40000 " Arrangements have been made for placing the ballot box at the Griffin Drug Campany'S Store where coupon may be voted for the candidates. The following is the list of candidates nominated to date: Miss Hasel Doyle 1000 votes " LoisHollon HMXt ' " Fairy Arnett 1000 ' Josephine Capt 1000 ' " Mabel Sellers 1000 " " Goldie Brunner...... ....1000 " " Mabel Hiñe, Estancia. . .1000 " " Ruby McKinley 1000 " John W. Corbett was confined to his room yesterday, as a result of indigew tion brought on by eating cove oys.terfj which did not tally up to pure food r- Jquiremenls.

The fine autumn weather, which has prevailed for aome time was broken Monday night, when the wind veered to the northeast, bringing with it the first real snow of the aeason. On Tuesday morning the ground was covered with a white blanket to the depth of two in inches, - ches, inches, which measured .25 of an inch of precipitation. Reports coming to us are to the effect that the snowfall waa heavier on the mesa south of town, and less to the north. The aun is back on the job again and beautiful weather reigns. Buys Land To Grow More Beans Mr. end Mrs. L. W. Jackson of the Silverton neighborhood were in Moun Mountainair - tainair Mountainair last Saturday shopping. Mr. Jackson has the same old story to tell of crops that all have who farmed in the foothill country. He threshed over twenty thousand pounds of beans and has something like two hundred and fifty bushels of corn in the crib. Like others of the '-Bean Billies" he "salted down" a portion of his profits in an ad adjoining - joining adjoining quarter Bection of land, and will grow more. beanB to buy more land to grow more beans," ad finitum. Seven More Cars of Beans Santa Fe Agent Copeland roports seven more cars of beans billed out during the past seven days, bringing the total shipments of beans this sea season - son season to sixty-four cars. Bean money coming into the valley through tnis point at the rate of twenty-five hun hundred - dred hundred dollars per day, is very accepta ble. The snow caused a short lull in thresh ing operations, but only temporarily, just long enough to give the thresher- men a chance to catch their breath Local buyers have been scouting around to secure beans to fill contracts. Vacation Next Week The schools will have vacation next week on account of the teachers at tending the New Mexico Educational Association, which meets at Santa Fe, beginning Saturday of this week, and closing Tuesday. All the teachers of the Mountainiar Bchools are planning to attend the meetings of the association School will re-open on Monday, Dec 4th. Four More States Dry . Four states voted dry at the recent election, and two others elected legis lative and executive officials standing for dry legislation, so that virtually six more states were added to the dry ter ritory oí the United States. The four dry's are: Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota and Montana. Utah and Flori Florida - da Florida chose dry officials, ' pledged to dry legislation.' The prohibition election in California is yet in doubt. Alaska voted dry two to one. Missouri voted wet. With the drys winning almost every time they go to bat, it will require only a few more innings to make the whole mation dry. Harper Sproull came in Tuesday morning and is at the Hotel Abo, where he will be glad to meet any who are troubled with their eyes and need glasses. This is his third visit to Mountainair, so that any interested may inquire of those for whom he fitted glasses on his previous visits. He uses the famous Kryptok lens for those needing bifocals, the result baing two focuses in one lens, He will be here a few days qnty. N. S. Rose came over from Belen Saturday morning, going out to Tajique where he spent Sunday with his brother in-law, Wm. D. Dow and family. Mr, Rose is in the employ of the A.. T. & S F. at Belen.

Good Program Prodsed The program of the Riley-Thanks-giving Entertainment to be given at the Public School Auditorium tonight, published in another column of this is issue, - sue, issue, promises some good things. The school children, especially the little tots have been taking great intei oat in the preparation of their parts, and should be greeted by a large audience. You will be pleased as well as entertained. The selections from Riley's 1'oems will be well rendered, and who doesn't love the Hoosier Poet? The proceeds will be used for a good purpose, that of decorating the auditorium and securing apparatus for the smaller children to use during play-time while in school. The price of admission has been fixed within the reach of all 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for childrt-n. Arizona Went Pry Arizona has gone bone dry according to returns from the late election. Two years ago prohibition was carried by four counties in favor and ten opposed the big majority in Maricop.i county putting the measure through. Th's ynr with n more 3tringent amendment to the constitution, every county in the state joins the pvoce.sBÍon. This show; a public sentiment that will cut oüt the blind pig and the boot-legger. The personal use decision which was rendered a year ago, flooded the state and was so abused that the peo people - ple people In their might have said, personal use means only personal abuse. The result has been to take that piivilege away. The law will be effective after the official count and proclamation of the governor. Then Arizona will be surely dry. With some relief this mat matter - ter matter will then be removed from politics. This year republicans played both sides, the wet and dry and as usu;d gained political advantage. Now vh.it will be impossible in the future. The local option amendment lost in every coun county. - ty. county. It was not fairly stated and had the measure passed all Arizona would have been wet. Phoenix Messenger. 1 Her fourteenth Birthday On last Saturday night Miss Jose Josephine - phine Josephine Capt entertained a number of her friends at her home on Upper Broad Broadway, - way, Broadway, the occasion being her 14th birth birthday. - day. birthday. A pleasant evening wm spent in games of various kinds, followed by de delicious - licious delicious refreshments. The gue-ts were: Mr. and Mrs. Rhoades; Mr. Ralph Stuart; tne Misses Ruby McKhley, Re. becca Bryan, Hazel Doyle, L( is Hollon and Isabel Clark; Messrs. B. C. Wood Woodward, - ward, Woodward, Jim Bryan, Wm. Dye., Elmer Shaw, Oral Hollon, Robert Colter, Mike Shaw, Walter Hoyland and Marion McKinley. Floyd Moore commenced the work of I placing the opera chairs in thj audito auditorium - rium auditorium of the School Building Tuesday, and promises to have things in readi readiness - ness readiness for the Riley-Thanksgiving Enter Entertainment - tainment Entertainment tonight.

New Mexico, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 30, as Thanksgiving Day Thanksgividg is an American holiday and festival. It should be celebrated as a day of good cheer, of kindly con consideration. - sideration. consideration. Careful thoughtfulness will give us due regard for the happiness of all. In individual lives, in the family re reunions - unions reunions and in the houses of worship may our minds turn to noble thoughts, our hearts be lifted up in thankfulness and our acts be directed to the lessen lessening - ing lessening of the burden of the poor and needy, the weak and lowly. Due consideration for the cause of humanity ought to result in the great greatest - est greatest blessing to the American people. Done at the Executive Office, this 20th day of November, A. D. 1916. Witness my hand and the Gveat Seal of the State or New Mexico. William C. McDonald. Attested: Antonio Lucero, . . Secretary of State.