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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1917
Page
2
The evening current publishes a standard newspaper masthead listing Wm. H. Mullane as editor and manager. It notes second class mailing since April 16, 1917, at Carlsbad post office, rates for subscriptions, and AP membership with republication rights reserved.
The column notes confusion over yesterday’s train statements and argues against amending proposals. It questions who will oppose public sentiment and suggests readers avoid courting political questions while highlighting defined principles and cautious counsel.
Reports from the El Paso region note increasing coyotes and large cats in the mountains. Mr Sribarne’s herd loses sheep and injuries occur, while Mantine Arrega kills a wild cat during an attempted sheep kill. The Force Brothers from Otis New Mexico plan days in the area then travel toward Panama north of Queen. Ice and quiet conditions mark Monday morning.
Amarillo Tex Oct 20 Railroads issue instructions for tax collection under the 1917 War Revenue Act. Beginning November 1 carriers must add a 3 percent war tax to freight bills and collect it when paid. Applies to domestic freight, excludes foreign freight. Express business taxed at 1 cent per 20 cents of fraction. Excess baggage and similar charges also taxed.
The article outlines government war taxes on passenger tickets and fares eight percent on mileage and commutation and ten percent on parlor and sleeper fares. Telegrap h and telephone charges incur five cents tax per message if fifteen cents or more. Officials must collect and remit these taxes with strict penalties for evasion.
Albuquerque New Mexico State University reports enrollment at the latest date equal to November 1. The birth origins include 27 states with 48 born in New Mexico. Twenty counties are represented while eight unrepre sented counties mostly lack current military service. Forty two students are fully self supporting and eleven partly rely on others. War limits prevent a probable year over year increase.
A WWI appeal urges women to support the United States Food Administration by signing the pledge card. It compares heroic wartime effort to enlisting, emphasizing self denial to save food for troops and hungry women and children overseas.
Mrs Toffelmire and her daughter Miss Thelma who is also known as Robert Toffelmire returned Monday evening from a weeks stay in Towns. They visited relatives and attended the Dallas fair.
Saturday Mr Meffenin sold Hirantiey the Rackley property on Helehts, better known ay don science Th make their home here for the winter.
Chas Mo Hardin, W. A. Shelton and John i arrived with a team of horses shipped bayed and bloomed at full quality. The market shows 100 percent confidence as this year’s meat production is expected to greatly exceed last year’s figures.
On Halloween a witch flies over the trees on a broomstick. The poem conjures a hunter moon and a cursed night. It speaks of awakened dead and buried love, a ritual of frosty dew, and the dead men holiday.
In Miss Dora South's kindergarten forenoon class the room was darkened with yellow tinted lights. Children displayed wall work and paraded in Halloween costumes with witch hats. Decor included black cats and pumpkins drawn by students. They enjoyed a pumpkin pie and apples after the program.
Rev PL WL Pratt, improving health, resumes leadership of his boys school this week. Swearing in at the Current office, the notary is always present as part of the formalities.
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