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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
4
FRIDAY DECEMBER 22 1916 issue notes publication details and pricing for the Weekly State Record managed by Frank Staplin with subscription at $1.50 per year.
The piece defends the will of voters who backed de Baca for governor starting 1917 and criticizes the Santa Fe New Mexican and McDonald allies for trying to keep McDonald in office. It argues Conway as assistant superintendent would improve rural schools and condemns attempts to thwart the people's choice. It accuses editors and officials of ulterior motives to preserve their positions.
John Vincent Conway is invited to the office of assistant superintendent of public instruction by Superintendent elect J. H. Wagner. The proposal aims to place a capable leader in Santa Fe schools to carry out the planned reform.
An editorial notes Billy Sunday toned down his hard edge in Boston. Crowds expected his brisk hammer and tong style and sensational rhetoric. The piece argues that as Sunday softens his approach his appeal may wane in the nation’s most educated city.
Grant county expands copper output as China company nears 25 million dollars in yearly value and Phelps-Dodge plans higher production at Tyrone AMP. Several smaller producers and new prospecting ventures join the surge, with silver lead and other metals lifting total gross output toward seventy five million dollars.
In Capital City a group of Boy Scouts, led by Mr Connell, are praised for channeling youthful energy into constructive growth. The piece extols scouting, YMCA activities, and sports as vital for character, noting travel to camps and impressive woodcraft. It also mentions State Senator H M Holt of Las Cruces being urged for the 1918 U.S. Senate nomination by Las Cruces Republicans.
One of the hot beds of the spoils system is the Government Printing Office. It has worked since the last session adjourned three months ago, yet the congressional record of that session is incomplete and volumes will not be ready until the new session is well advanced.
A reflective saying notes that a man who continually criticizes his hometown often hosts the celebrations and gains from the community while earning the least respect. If a town is worth living in it is worth boosting, and criticizing it insults one’s own intelligence.
The Federal Farm Loan Board outlines how farmers can borrow. Members join a local national farm loan association or form one with ten or more farmers. Loans up to 10,000 dollars, 5 to 40 years, with 50 percent land security and 20 percent for improvements. Interest linked to bond rates, farmer buys 5 percent stock in local association as collateral.
The San Francisco Examiner reports on Dorothy Dix urging ways for women to attract a husband, citing Miss Clara Bischoff who, penniless yet strikingly ambitious, drew over five hundred proposals in a day by claiming thrift, home life, and a ready skill set. The piece lists traits deemed attractive such as reliability, willingness to work, domestic skills, and the promise of a secure home.
A social observer ponders how a man with limited funds dresses to attract women yet remains wary of marriage and the costs of pairing. He notes married men look strained by bills while girls dress to catch a man’s eye, often undermining their own aims.
The Anti-Saloon League organized a Bernalillo county branch yesterday afternoon at the YMCA as part of a statewide push for the prohibition amendment. Officers elected include M. E. Hickey as president and Pitt Ross as vice president, with speakers Rev F E D Raley of Phoenix and Rev J W Winder addressing a well attended Albuquerque Journal report.
A reader laments U S policy and Wilson’s war stance citing misgoverned priorities. The author argues the nation is dominated by money, tolerating cruel conditions for prisoners while focusing on profits and parrot-like patriotism.
Mason the YMCA will visit Santa Fe for two weeks in January to speak at the First Presbyterian Church on recommendation of the El Paso Young Men's association. The Presbyterian Sunday school plans its Christmas program for Saturday afternoon December 24, in preparation for a May performance resembling La Cantata The Christmas Jeres at the Church of the Holy Faith.
A socialist delegation led by John J. Cannon of the Western Federation of Miners urged Mayor Mitchell to seize all food and coal held by speculators. They demanded municipal markets free lunches for students prosecutions of food rate manipulators and sale of commodities at cost to the public.
Be a big brother to a little fellow this Christmas making his heart glad with a present of value. Many children in New Mexico will not have a Christmas tree at home, yet their hearts will beat with the same delight if you act as Santa Claus to them.
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