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:cow IUBSCRIPTION $1.50 SANTA FE. NEW MEXICO, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1921 NUMBER 368 NEW MEXICO STATE a) IS DEMOCRATIC LEADER IN SENATE ADMITS POLICY ONE OF OBSTRUCTION ' Washington, Oct. 18. In the course of a Senate debate on the new tax measure Senator Pat Harrison, of Mississippi, Democratic floor leader in the Senate, gave official confirmation to the general belief that the policy of the Democratic organization and the Democratic party is to be sim ply a policy of opposition to anythinc that is proposed, regardless of the merits of the proposal, thus living tip to the Democratic party's tradi tional recoid of being a party of ob struction lather than of construction. Senator Harrison outlined the po si'.ioi: of his party during a colloquy on the floor of the Senate with Sen ator Watson, of Indiana. Senator Har rison was complaining that the Re publican majority did not have any propram or policy, and did not know where it was going, nor what it was goinf to do. The official report of the dialogue between Senator Har risor. and Senator Watson at that point is as follows : Mr. Harrison, I was just wonder ing if you were making any pro gress toward getting together on 'he other side. You have been at odds so rften, and you ie getting jpnrt so much, and you have no policy .in ll no I vtd program about anything I was in hope that you might have one touching this revenue bill. Promise, to ba Redeemed Mr. Watson, of Indiana. There is this difference between the two par ties. There was a time when the De mocratic party were told what to do from the White House, and the ilid not have to get together in little knots or cliques or groups or caucuses ; they simply followed the wish of the Pre sident. We have a very different way of doing things. We are discussing the tax proposition, the excesi-protits tax, and the surtaxes, and the cor poration taxes, and the Smoot sub stitute. We are considering all those propositions every day and I may say every night and we propose fin ally to evolve a tax bill whl.h wi'i not only relieve business to a very great extent, but we hope to revive industry in the United States, to rein vest capital, to reemploy labor, ml to do the things the Republican par ty promised in the - last campaign -would be done. We probably hatl be compelled to do all those things -without the aid and assistance of the Senator from Mississippi, because he intends to oppose the tax bill, no mat ter what we put in it. Mr. Harrison. I do not know. Mr. Watson. And he intends to oppose the railroad bill. Mr. Harrison. The senator can not apeak for me in that way. Mr. Watson. I say no matter what we would put in it. Mr. Harrison. I think the Senator from Mississippi would oppose any bill the Senator from Indiana would write. Jlr. Watson. I have not any doubt about that in the world, and he would honor me by so doing. Mr. Harrison. I thank the Sen ator. We are still far apart. Just Against Eerytki Mr. Watson. The Senator will op pose the railroad bill when it comes HP Mr. Harrison. I certainly will. Mr. Watson. And that is on the program. Mr. Harrison. Yes Mr. Watson. And the Senator wU oppose the foreign debt funding bill when it comes. Mr. Harrison. I certainly will, Mr. Watson. And that is on the program. Mir. Harrison. Yes. Mr uf tWosa .nAtadnnhc .hkMM, Mr. Watson. And the Senator will oppose the tariff bill when it come up. Mr. Harrison. I certainly will. Mr. Watson. And that is on the program. THE STATE TREASURER apportions iuucr.tr FROM TAX COLLECTIONS Tax collections in New Mexico this year are slow, but not nearly so slow as had been predicted in some quar ters. State Treasurer Charles U. Strong has just apportioned the taxes collected thus far in October, amount ing to $118,567.17. This amount in cludes collections for state purposes remitted by the several county treas urers, on the years 191 S to 1920, in clusive. Of this total, the state roads fund receives $33,875.24, the current scho.! fund $11,292.15. Institutions and ether funds will be credited as fol lows : War certificates, $2,25867; miscel laneous. $173461; salary. $1536045; charitable institutions, $1,825.90; Uni versity, Albuquerque, $4,849.32; Agri cultural college. Las Cruces, $6.18030; School of Mines, Socorro, $74222; Military institute, Roswell, S2.852.b8; Normal university, East Las Vegas, $3,137.23; Normal school. Silver City, $238.86; Spanish-American normal. El Rito, $641.44; Deaf and Dumb school, Santa Fe. $1,255.61; Institute for the Blind, Alamogordo, $1,540.16; Miners hospital, Raton, $428.02; In sane asylum. East Las Vegas, $4,849. 32; Reform school. Springer, $85604; Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe. 110.16; capital contingent expense, $1,471.39; penitentiary, Santa Fe, $5. $695.98; Grrls welfare board. Santa Fe. $456.48; vocational education, $1,261. 53; Historical Society of New Mex ico, Santa Fe, $50.98; legislative ex pense, $1,426.34; control of rodents and predatory animals. $1,436.34; mounted police (a dead fund) $2852. 68; department of public welfare, Santa Fe, $1184 87; interest and sink ing funds on bonded indebtedness,! $51970. The treasury department announces that there will He no more loans to the foreign nations. Well, that is some comfort. "Never kiss a girl on the impulse of the moment." says an exchange. Certainly not. She prefers to be kis sed on the lips. HIGHWAY ENGINEERS SEE ROAD AID VICTORY; EX ECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS Washington. Oct. 18. The executive committee of the National Associa tion of Highway Commissioners has iust completed an important meet ing in Washington. It was held for the purpose primarily of considering the situation in Congress relative :o the federal aid road bill, now in con ference, and which "calls for from $75,000,000 to $100,000,000 in appro priations. The pudgment of the country that the federal aid principle as applied to the building of highways is cor rect, which opinion Conexess has le Featedly indorsed, in itself is proof that the judgment of the people wouM be the same as to federal aid in the furthering of the cause of education, in the iew of Senator Thomas Sterl ing and Representative H. M. Towner and others interested in the fight to do away with illiteracy. Growing out of the conference on unemployment has come a suggestion i that the Congress increase by from $50,000,000 to $75,000,000 the amount to be appropriated for highway build- ing. It is being pointed Jut that many state highway commissions not only; art already at work but that these. as well as others, are pn-paicd inimedi ately the road measure is passed and, approved to launch building campaigns winch would tend materially to les.er. i unemployment while, at the same t-n.c, promoting a work in itself of great economic value to the states and the nation. Minnesota Commissioner Speaks Among those appearing before the unemployment conference in behalf of recommendations by that body that immediate action be. taken looking 10 agreement upon a conference renort. and the adoption of the iaine by Me wo houses of Congress, Wis C. M Babcock, state highway commissioner of Minnesota. Mr. Babcock said, on behalf of his colleagues and himself, that they would lose no time in start ing work under their respective juris dictions, once Congress acts. In view of -he fact the states in taking ad vantage of ftduial appropriations foi highway improvement must match each federal dollar with a state dollar, tiic (-.mount to be expended would te-pri-kont double the sum authorized by Congress. Representative J. M. Robinson of Kentucky, leading the house fight in behalf of an increased appropriation for roads, expresses confidence that he will be successful and that the farm-to-market idea advanced in be l.alf of the highway appropriations asked will prevail. CROW, NEW SENATORS ROCK ISLAND FILES PROTEST) AIR MEN MAY CARRY MAIL Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 17. Governor Sprout late today announced the ap pointment of State Senator William E. Crow, of Uniontown as a United States senator to succeed the late Philander C. Knox. Washington, Oct. 17. The inception of what is expected to be a long legal battle before Ihe interstate commerce commission and the courts was noted today in the filing by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific of a protest against valuations made of its prop erty by the commission for the pur pose of rate making. Kansas City, Mo.. Oct. 17. The aviation committee of the American legion executive committee, today wired Postmaster General Hays offer ing to recruit volunteer pilots for the aerial mail service, in the event of the railroad strike. It was announced that at least 500 pilots, 100 of whom will have their planes will be at the national conven tion of the American Legion, which convenes here Oct. 31. POSTMASTER GENERAL SAYS MAILS WILL BE MOVED STRIKE OR NO STRIKE Washington, D. C, Oct 17. The government, through its various de partments, began to day survey of the situation as developed by the call of railroad union leaders for a general strike beginning October 30. Officials from President Harding down to departmental bureau chiefs and secret service agents were known to be watching the situation closely, meanwhile hoping that some means might be found for averting a paraly sis of the nation's transportation sys tem. Postmaster General Hays in the on ly public statement issued declared "The mails will be moved." "I am sure the parties to the con troversy will not permit developments which will interfere with government service," said Mr. Hays. "This is no time for statements from this department. A time may come for action. I trust that it will not. If it does there will be action, the mails will be moved." COMMON SCHOOLS GET tmAZIM BENEFIT 121 JCt CHILDREN The 12U69 school children listed by the 1920 census have had the sum of $303,422-50 apportioned to the sev eral counties by Joht V. Conway, state superintendent of public instruc tion. The apportionment is made on a rer capita bisis of $2.50. Bernalillo county, with 12.036, stands at the head of the list, and will re ceivd $3090: San Miguel, with 8. 909 school children, is second, receiv ing $22,272: Santa Fe with 8791. is close up with $21,977 pouring into the treasurv. De Baca county stands at the other end of the string-, with 1,072 school children, and will re ceive $2j692. BERNALILLO COUNTY SENDS THREE PERSONS TO THE PENITENTIARY Bernalillo county has sent three pris oners to the penitentiary here to serve terms for grand larcertv. The pris oners are: Dorothy Thomas, four to four and one-half years; Jack Thom as, three to three and one-half years : Jose Rodriguez, two and one-half to three years. GRAND MASTER LESTER WARNS MASONS AGAINST KU KLUX KLAN I.as Cruces. N. M., Oct. 20 "Def inite evidence has come to my notice of solicitation among Masons and of ficers of Masonic lodges in this grand jurisdiction for membership in the organization known as the Ku Klux Klan, for which reason I deem it my duty to address this communication to all Masons in this grand juris diction." Francis E. Lester of Mesilla Park. Las Cruces, grand master of Masons in Mew Mexico, says this amour oth er things in a two-page letter addres sed to subordinate lodges in this state, adding : "It is not material to this discus sion whether or not the Ku Klux Klan is responsible for all the occur rences charged to it. The practices of the organization are generally known and understood and it must be apparent to any man who thought fully considers the relationship that should exist between our citizenship and our government that these prac tices are contrary to the true princi ples of Masonry and of good govern ment. "Our government is a democracy that governs through the law. None of these principles is more vital than the maintenance of law and order through our constituted authorities. Our system of government is opposed to the administration of punishment in disguise and to the theory and practice of secret punishment of any similar form of tyranny. It guaran tees to every citizen charged with an offense a fair hearing before pun ishment can be inflicted. "Judge by our recognized stand ards of good government, masked violence, mob rule, the setting up of any secret self-governing authority of law, or the substitution of the reign of the tar bucket for the reign of the law of the land, are absolutely un Masonic and un-American. Any body of men, any sect, sViy clan or any organization that seeks to independ ently arrogate to itself the functions of government and the enforcement of the laws of our country is unpa triotic and directly opposed to those principles of Masonry that we teach and practice. "The excuse that our laws fail at times to administer deserved punish ment falls to the ground in a free government that is no better and no worse than what we make it; and if examples exist of a miscarriage of justice they should serve as a chal lenge to Freemasonry to more active ly function for good government." STRYKER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HAS TWELVE STATE ROAD CONTRACTS Down on Lincoln avenue, is a one story brick building of about 25-foot frontage, one half of which is oc cupied by a real estate office and the other half by a company that pays out monthly between $75,000 and $), 000, and that has contracts pending in the state of New Mexico amount ing to over $900,000. Over 2,000 men, 400 teams of horses and mules and nearly $200,000 worth of equipment are worked by this concern, which is the J. V. Stryker Construction company of Denver, Colo., and which is en gaged in road and bridge construc tion. All the details of the 12 road projects and one bridge project now under way are handled 'rom the lit tle unpretentious brick building which is thus housing one of the largest business institutions in Las Vegas. Two hundred and eight miles of graded and surfaced highways com prise the 12 projects under way. A concrete bridge '500 feet in length and crossing the Rio Giande river near EspanoTa, 26 miles north of San ta Fe make up the contracts the com pany is now working on in New Mex ico. The work was obtained on com petitive bids, opened and let by the state highway commisson. The en gineering specifications were drawn by the state highway engineer's office, and the work is all supervised by state and federal engineers while un der construction and carefully ex amined before being accepted. All the roads, whether graded or hard surfaced, are equipped with concrete drainage, the bridges being either en tirely of that material or of concrete with wooden superstructures. Las Vegas Optic. STATE READY TO RENDER SERVICE IN UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS If the federal government will en act the necessary legislation, the state of New Mexico will be ready within 90 days to begin the construction of federal aid roads costing $1,500,000, Gov. Merritt C. Mechem has wired Secretary Herbert Hoover, in response to the secretary's inquiry. Secretary Hoover wired: "The president's unemployment con ference has recommended expedition of road construction during present period of unemployment. Will you kindly inform me how much new road work could be started by your state within ninety days if additional ap propriations shall be made available by congress within ten days." To this the governor replied: "Replying to your telegram. New Mexico could start construction of over $1,500,000 federal aid road work within ninety days if federal legisla tion is enacted promptly." HALL RESIGNS TO GO INTO INSURANCE AND BOND ING AGENCY EXCLUSIVELY P. A. Hall, who has been one of the assistant state traveling auditors for the past seven years has resign ed, to take effect November 1st. Mr. Hall will after that date de vote his entire time to the Insurance and Bondmg business of Hall at Wiiev. and those who appreciate Mr. Hall's energy have no doubt but what he will make a thorough success of the business, which will be state wide, as they have several state agencies for Bonding companies. NEW MEXICO NEWS REVIEW BERNALILLO Bernalillo county schools received $30,090 Saturday from the state school fund. A voucher for the amount, authorized by law was received by County Treasurer Ed Swope from Stale School Superintendent John Conway. The state law provides that each county shall receive from the state funds a sum for school purposes computed on a basis of $2.50 for each I student in the public schools, as shown by the last census. The fund was apportioned Satur day morning, $4,017.50 going to the city schools, and the remainder to the county system. The money was dep osited to the credit of the schools yesterday afternoon by Treasurer Ed Swope. William Hunter arrested some time ago on a charge of bigamy, indicted by the grand jury and released on a $1,000 bond, who was to have been tried Friday in the district court at Albuquerque has disappeared. His case was postponed from last week until Friday at his request. Failing to appear, the court decleared his bond forfeited. Albert Simms and Charles Roehl are his bondsmen. The moving pictures taken of Al buquerque and vicinity by H. T. Cowl-j ing. camera man tor tne faramonnt Burton Holmes corporation have turned out splendid according to in formation received by the Chamber of Commerce from Mr. Cowling. The officials of the company are so pleased with the pictures that an entire re lease will be made of the pictures. These pictures will be started at once on their circuit of the county, and will probably be in Albuquerque about December 1. They were tried out in the finishing rooms of the com pany at Chicago. The sunset pictures taken on the Rio Grande from Ba relas bridge are especially attractive. CATRON Quemado was well represented at Datil last Sunday, where a meeting was held for the object of discus sing plans which deal with the re moval of the county seat from Re serve to Datil. Dr. and Mrs. T. F. Doepp, of Carls bad, N. M, were met here Tuesday by H. E. Barber of Reserve, where the Dr. and his wife will visit the ranch. Magdalen News. CHAVES Sheriff John C. Peck of Roswell brought to Santa Fe a few days ago. Bob Whittle, Carl E. Beckman and Ralph Nicholson where the three will begin their terms in the state peni tentiary. Whittle received a sentence of six months, Beckman 18 months and Nicholson one year. AH three pleaded guitly before Judge Brice to the charge of having violated the state prohibition law. The Grand Haven Orchard, of sev. enteen acres of trees, this year yield ed a total of 17,500 bushels of apples, which is regarded here as a record and proof positive that an orchard in the Pecos valley will pay a very hand some return on the investment. The net profit on his crop this year, after every expense had been deducted was $10711, or over $630 an acre prof it. S. I. Redfield has been manager of this orchard for the past seven years and during this time this orch ard has given a net return to the owners of over $40,000. Roswell Re cord. C W. and Ray Bartlett have re ,rnft from Icinui and Nebraska. where they had been several weeks on business. They shipped a car ot ap ples to Kansas and followed the ship ment by auto, and after disposing of their apples went to their old home at Fairburg, Nebraska, for a short vis it. They disposed of their apples to very good advantage, and all things considered had a very successful trip. Hagerman Messenger. loseoh T. Jaffa and associates have purchased the interest of Roy Ammer- man in the Bank ot commerce at Roswell. Mr. Jaffa will take active charge of the institution in the cap acity of vice-president. Good progress is being made by the contractors on the new road between Dexter and Roswell. Work began two weeks ago at Orchard Park and crews are working both ways. COLFAX The main pipe line of the city wa ter system in now completely recon structed with steel pipe, replacing the old tile pipe which was originally laid. This thoroughly protects the city in its water supply, which has been en dangered in the past because of the liability of the tile pipe to give way at nv time. Another recent improvement has been the repairing of the filter house in Sugarite canyon, which has in ereatlv needed. Lead connections to the water main on North First street are being made in anticipation of the paving of the street. This work has had to be made with much rapidity to keep ahead of the street improvement crew, which ts vigorously pusning aneaa. n.aiun Range. 'prepared for a third story to tre en tire block of the caierg notei. i ne ground construction nas Deen mint sufficiently strong to support this con mrwinn Kt fnr additional safetv and a possible story in the future, it will be supported trom tne ground up Dy a net work of iron girdles and con- crete abutments. The entire third story will not be completed at one time, but will be built in units, so that when completed it will form one har monious building. This third story will be used ex clusively for apartments until such time that the regular hotel business will need the accommodations. It will contain one main structure on Third street and four wings to the alley, and will have fifty apartments, each apartment of sufficient size to after wards be used for two large hotel rooms, with an abundance of closets, vestibules, bath, etc. Cooking will be allowed in these apartments, but with electricity ex clusively. Leases will be made for five-yeai terms, with privilege of re-letting to parties satisfactory to the hotel. Ra ton Reporter. A few days ago the Uncle Sam store at Maxwell was robbed of eleven suits of men's clothing and other ar ticles, estimated at about $500. This work, recently carried on in Raton, is believed to be the work of an or ganized gang in the county. The thieves entered the Maxwell store through a rear window, loading the stolen property into an automobile. There is yet no clue as to their id entity. About fifty parents and teachers met in the high school auditorium at Ra ton recently for the purpose of or ganizing a Parent-Teachers' associa tion. The following officers were el ected : Mrs. Rufus Carter, president Mrs. Josie Lockhard, vice president: Mrs. J. Conway, secretary; Miss Elvie Frazier, treasurer. It was decided to meet once a month. CURRY Mrs. Dixie Owen, president of the Clara Barton Memorial Association, who has been in Clovis for a few weeks with a view to establishing the Clara Barton Memorial College for boys and girls here, has received word that Clovis has been selected for the school as she has recommended. Mrs. Owen says this will be a $200,000 Col lege and will be supported by an en dowment. It will be co-educational and non-sectarian. C. E. Mauldin is now platting a new addition to Clovis to be known as Mauldin Heights. The new ad dition is in the north part of Clovis where the ball games have been held this year. Twelve blocks have been surveyed into lots and acreage tracts have been platted farther out. Mr. Mauldin wil pipe city water to the property he has platted into an ad dition. John Humphrey, who lives northeast of town, says he is thoroughly con vinced that there is money in raising poultry on the farm. He says Mrs. Humphrey sold an average of $1.00 per day worth of eggs, from her flock of hens during the first six months of this year. This did not include the eggs that were used at home. Clovis News. DE BACA J. M. Cheshire, Taiban miller and bean merchant reports that his firm has shipped seven cars of beans and eight cars of wheat this season, and he also reports that the Taiban peo ple are very thankful to the County Commissioners for some very much needed road work on the plains road from there. The McKihzie Brothers brought a fine buffalo from their ranch this week to be shipped to a customer at El Paso, but in the preparation of the animal for shipment it killed it self, and instead of being able to ship it alive, his skin was shipped to a tan nery for conversion into a fine rug Fort Sumner Review. School is being delayed on account of the new $17,000 school building not yet being completed. The McAlister community is very proud of this fine new building and it is hoped that it will become a social center for the grownAips of the district as well as a seat of learning for the youngsters. The Community Club is progressing nicely, had a lively debate Friday night at Dunlap. subject "With Open Door to China U. S. should Disarm". Speak ers for affirmative. Miss Nora New man and Mrs. J. B. Carnes, Negative R. E. Dunlap and Stinson Martin. The judges rendered the decision in favor of the negative. Taiban News. DONA ANA Thirty-three cantaloupe growers in the valley, shipping through C. H. Weaver & Co.. Chicago, received $20, 575.41 net on 55767 crates, an average of 36.9 cents a crate. The average yield on 234 acres was 238.2 crates, re fueling $86.91. The largest shinner in this deal was I. D. Hale with 58 acres, on which he averaged 285J crates an acre. He received a total net return of $6788. 87. Mike Bamert raised 5972 crates on ten acres. 2 miles northwest of town. He received $2,881.92 or an average of 48.3 cents a crate. The next high est yie'd was from B. H. Henry, who harvested 423 9 crates an acre on four acres. E. Banegas harvested 419 crates an acre from eight acres. , I I V UJ I . . 1 J v. M k ..... . .. . 1 1 a . n i.. J a.v.. a mm themselves. The name of the so ciety is "Diamond and Disk." the purpose to toster a spirit ot good f-llnMrchin snvinv tti ftffirers snrt Kartr un any good moves for the benefit of the college. 1,a rL.nlp. mm m i rtA r vir,vMI11till. der, adjutant and quartermaster, who are to re cnosen snoniy i-as ruces KepuDlic. Tltf fnnnir wnniMl vhn if ta al leged, have been practicing the oldest profession tn the world ncre tne last i ten days, were ordered Friday morn jing by the town authorities to leave town. Capt. Charles Hill, a member of the town hoard of trustees, accompanied by Town Marshal Anirel, called on the young women after Prof. H. L. Kent, president of the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. had made complaint, and order-d them to depart at once. Las Cruces Citizen. EDDY The sensational murder trial of Wm. Murrah for the poisoning of his broth er, John Murrah, on his ranch in the Lakewood district, is now being heard in the district court, with Judge C. R. Brice sitting as magistrate. District Attorney Dillard Wyatt, assisted by Assistant District Attorney F. E. Wil son and former District Attoreny Rob ert C. Dow, are handling the case for the state, while Judge W. Lamb con sidered one of the ablest lawyers m the state, conducting Murrah s de fense. Many witnesses are present from the neighborhood of the trouble, and the case is attracting much attention. Plans are being formed to re-or-ganize the Carlsbad band under tht direction of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce. Carlsbad Argus. The baseball game last Sunday for the benefit of the Sisters' Hospital resulted in a gift of fifty dollars for that institution. GRANT During the past week development work on the Volcano has continued to show good results. Especially is this true of the 300-foot level, where a cross-cut is being driven. Ore va lues here are over 100 ounces and the size of the body is undetermined. The cross-cut on the 200-foot level is showing 9 feet of good ore in the vein and the other wall has not been reached. Work on the north face at the 200-foot level exposed ore running 40 to 100 ounces. Work on the Wy man shaft shqws a large vein assay ing 37 ounces. The way the mine is showing up on the 300-foot level is particularly pleas ing to the owners. Silver City En terprise. Hugh McKean and other residents of the Alma district of western Grant county are enroute to Silver City with 1200 steers which will be shipped from the stockyards there. The steers were sold to J. G. Hall, El Paso cattle buyer, and their des tination is not known. It is under stood the price received was on the basis of $18 for yearlings. Bids have been asked for a group of three new buildings and other im provements at Fort Bayard, to cost, when completed, at least $1,000,000. The new buildings will cost $850,000, and another $150,000 will be expended on other improvements, including a steel wire fence to be erected around all buildings. It is expected that thirty days will elaose before the bills are finally pas sed on and the contracts awarded, following which the bidders will have approximately sixty to ninety days to begin actual construction worx. The expenditure of so large a sum at Fort Bavard assures the perman ency of the United States Public Health hospital, which will De made one ot the largest and most modern in tne entire county. Silver City Independ ent. A strike of a rich vein of silver- bearing ore is reported from the North Stir mine, located on one of the tri butaries of Rain creek, about 35 miles in an air line from Silver City. The mine is one that has been worked for a number of years off and on and was operated a few years ago by Theo. Carter. It was then considered a gold prospect. The Alexander brothers have been developing the mine for several months past and have opened a vein of high grade silver ore which gives every indication of placing the mine in the producing class within the near tu ture. The chief drawback to the mine is that it is located in very rough coun try and so far supplies have to be packed in. However, the ore that has been exposed, in recent oprations is of such a character that road ami culties will cut little or no figures in the successful ODeration of the mine The Alexanders have a torce ot about 30 men woking out there and the strike was made on an extension; of the main tunnel which is over 1UU feet long. HARDING The Mosauero Rifle Club, a mem ber of the National Rifle Association of America, and approved by the War Department, have received from the Department a shipment of Rifles, am unition. and army targets and para phanelia and expect to arrange a rifle range and commence an intensive training in the near future with the expectation of sending a team to com pete in the National lournament. The Harding County Developer, formerly published at Mills, has rent ed a part of the Durrin building and are moving to the county seat where, thev expect to purchase additional machinery and equipment ana com mence the publication of a newspaper that will be the leading paper of the rounty m the near future and the on ly paper in the county seat. The Boosters Club are informed that an eastern capitalist will be in Mosquero next week for the purpose of investigating the opportunities of fered by the county seat for the es tablishment of a National Bank. Roy Spanish-American. Roy is in the midt of a home build ing campaign. The Mesa Co-operative has just completed a fine office building on the west side and work will soon be started on the Self building and rush ed to completion. Several other homes will be built in that part of town this fall and next spring. On the west side George Ames is also building a fine new six room home, all modern throughout and of the bungalow style. The Kitchel home south of town is rapidly nearing completion. The i Strickland home is being rushed as :fast as possible in the north part of j town. The Montezuma addition the iSchneil home and the Hephner home are practically completed and several more new homes will be erected in this addition soon. In the Floersheim I addition the prospects are bright for i a building program that will make I that addition look like a city within I its self. HIDALGO City Attorney Ralph S. Spann is "ein-ping" in Highway Garage No. 2 i since Monday night, when his office, in the Ownby building on East Rail road avenue were wiped entirely out by- fire, which destroyed the entire I building. The blaze was the work of I careless tramns or a vicious incendi ary, as there had been no fire in the building for weeks. The city records and papers were in the building, but mot of them were removed Mr. Spann had about 56,000 worth of books, records and furniture, about one-third covered by insurance Much valuable property could not I taken out. The building loss, according to Mrs. Ownby's statement is about $1500 with insurance of $!,000. No decision has been made about re-building. Development of the Last Chance which has been in progress since May 1st is still being pushed with very satisfactory results and in the near future preparations will be made ta sink the main shaft 200 feet deeper, then to develop the main ore shoot from the levels by extensive drifting and cross cutting. At present there is developed on the 275 ft. level an ore shoot 650 feet long on the main vein and about 400 feet on the north vein making a total of 30.000 tons of ore developed between the 180 and 275 foot levels. There is consider able of this ore that could he classed as shipping ore hut as the company is getting machinery on the ground for a new mill, they intend to mill ev erything. The average of the entire ore blocked out should be far better than $12.00 per ton. The values all being in silver. The mine is equipped with a first class assay office also a good compressor plant and drills Lordsburg Liberal. LINCOLN Ctaunch & Sons sold 30 carloads of stock cattle to Oliver Lee of Alamo gordo last week and the same were shipped from this point Saturday, This is the first big shipment of stock from Carrizozo for some time, but consid erable activity irt this important in dustry is noticeable. The presentation of the beautiful bas relief. "The Spirit of 76." was re cetnly given to the High School by the class of 1921. The presentation was made in a letter from Miss Eva Wack, now a freshman in the State L'niversity of -.New Mexico, and member of the class of 1921. The ac ceptance was by Miss Herndon Reily and an essay on "The Spirit of 76," was given by Miss Claire Adams. Two patriotic songs closed the program. A large number of visitors were pre sent. Carrizozo Outlook. Johnny Skinner from the Mesa says he has his crop practically harvested and he and Mrs. Skinner will soon move to Carrizozo for the winter. Crops were the best in years and Mr. Skinner believes he had acres of corn that produced 60 to 65 bushels. Some record for "dry farming," we insist Carrizozo News. The Titsworth Co., shipped two car loads of beef cattle Tuesday, consign ed to an El Paso buyer. Will Tits worth accompanied the shipment and will probably be away several days. Capitan Mountaineer. LUNA Work began last week at the oil well to be put down a short distance east of Columbus by the Redlands New Mexico Oil Co, and the big der rick is nearing completion. The derrick is 116 feet high, 25 feet at the bottom and five at the too, and is bui!t upon a foundation of 24-incli square timbers and is said to he the largest and heaviest derrick in New Mexico. The machinery and drills are ex pected to arrive in the near future and work will he rushed as soon as it can le irstalled. The company is very optimistic in regard to the well, believing from t'le reports of several geologists, as well as the log of the old well, that a great WAx of oil awai-s them They are prepared to sink a hole 4000 feet un-1-m thev strike oil in a'-ing qa-"ti-ties at a lesser depth. Columbus Mir ror. What E. F. Baker of Silton can do with one arm in the way of faming many others with two arms and the i me will to work, ought to be able t ir-itnt:'-'h. Mr. Bake-" srteciiltv ! Po'-in-'-China hogs he has abcrat 200 of them. He farms 40 acres under irrigation for f-d cirw 'r-d trTket- his grain cm the hoof He savs tht he is d"ring i 1! and is hapy to be a Mimb-es Valley fanner. The drive for the benefit of the li brary shows that institution backed by 16 new members who have paid II each. AH workers have not yet re ported o that it is possible that the sum will be augmented. Work stifl rtmeressmg at the dale ci"merT and it is estimated that (Continued on page five)