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ganla.Fc, Doc 27-Jwo 0, Btarr,
' sUs-bcssI to bans; January II, at
(Ij5tCnicct, for the murder ot
'trlfr,iDwlght Stephens of Luna
coty,;ii escaped the deth pen-
alfyTforUhe crinia of which he. was
convict-eel, lhroih-llMt. clemency ol
-Governor Larraioto. The governor
laity commute! the SHrtencc to Ufa
' fmrlsonincnt. The convicted man
' tow the governor frankly when
liroufht before lilm today that ho
ffretl two atiola In the battle be
tween the poo and tho fugitive
from the Doming; Jail In which
MtfthrHS was atiot down, "And I
' ttiot to kill," aald Btarr. He declared
' tht he fell It waa either Ills life or
that of the possemen and that,
-wounded In the kneo and blinded
with pain, ha hol Into the group of
offlceri. Previous to examining
Btarr, the governor gavo a hearing
toihls attorney, II. II. Holt and V
,Apuincrianu oi unices.
,Tho chief reason for clemency
given U that Slarr when brought
Into tho court room on a alrvlcher
to' face trial ww suffering great
rain, waa havlmt morohlno admin
Islercri to lilm and was In no mental
condition to Ixt questioned. The
Soyerrior read an excerpt from the
record of thn trial allowing that
. MaDor W. U. H. Llewellyn,-who act-
ed'a a volunteer counsel for the
prisoner, objected to his being per-
mniedjo makn any sjatemcnton ac
counts oi- in nK-mar nui-puj-iirai
coiulltlop, but tbnl thn Judge re-
juseu in enieriam the olijcctlon, It
was brought out hy questioning thu
prisoner that ho waa wvnk physlcal-
ly from losi or blood, sleeplessness.
pain from the wound and morphine,
lln aald his condition was not nor-
arr torn tno governor today mat
mild not remember what staloi-
ntMio had mado at tho trial in
tfiai" condition. Attorney General
O. O. Alkren, and AMittant Attorney
General Harry llowman both re
commended tho commutation. Mr.
Uowman wai In Us Cmccs at the
limof (he trial and was a personal
witness of the prisoner', condition
at tho time. The prisoner comes
from a prominent family in West
ern Texas, but whoso name is not
EUrr.j.Hu adopted tho name for thu
purpose tif shielding hi molhii
'ifrpm tho disgrace. Blio does not
1 iknow today that ho Is a prisoner In
sk-" 'ithV "death row" in tho penitentiary
ifil Santa Fe. And It was reported
to bo his liitentlnn, If he went to tho
scaffold, ilml she never should know
;hls fate. Tor that reason newspa
per generally refrained from using
lho prisoner' correct uumo.
w Chrlfttmu Pordnns.
Four convicts received Christmas
vpardons from tho governor. The par
' dona for tho convicts aro conditions!.
Ono Manuel Qoyenechc, who was
. ltoyond 70 year old, and bad boen
serving his sentenco since October,
1 3, 1010. Ho was sentenced from Cur
ry comity to serve from SO to 25
years for murder. Ho was ono of
the servants at tho vxccutlvo man
slon and tho governor stated that
lie had unusual opportunity for ob
, .servlng him. The governor did not
nellovo he was a criminal at heart
Tho other servants at the mansion
who were pardoned wero Mitchell
. Jefferson, sentenced on March 17
llMH, in Otero county to servo W
j to too year for second degree mur-
w and Juan Ht rnii.dei, alias Re. I
mio Lopez, sentenced on December
l. HOT, In llemalillo county lo!
-w-rvo tsj year for murder. The
fourth convict wa Thoinai Volaw.
-.aentenccd on August 14, 1018, In Bo
fcorro county for second degree mur:
"f- ins aeimnco was 23 In .30
.years. The governor said ho had
if-ve iruiied outside the walls, ro-
mmg a u8y or two at a lime,
.miewigagiM In ImiHirtant work.
iranting Uio panloni, (lovernor
ZWI !' atteil on tho as
l 'lreme court In
COLUMBUS WEEKLY COURIER
Offtetal I'sptf erf Lur County
not restricted, Tho slatnio passed
by Ilia territorial legislature, ro-
Cjutrh recommendation from the
fttftHcnUary board, was, In hla opin
ion, Invalid una of no effect. The
statute was contrary to the organic
act. creating tho territory, which
veaStA-.Uia pardoning power solely
in Mw governor, therefore; ho said,
H could not havo been recnaclrd by
the adoption of the stnlo constitu
tion. He believed the supremo
eourt'would take that view.
Clemency For Royg.
TK6 seven boys In thn state re
form school at Springer, given par
dons, pro Bcberlno Ortiz, Luna
county; Joso Acosta, Luna county;
Conslsclon Pena, Luna county; Kd-
dle-Qoane, Grant county; Fide) La-
foya, Grant county; Domingo 81s-
nrros, Curry county; and Eduonlo
Sauccdo, Grant county.
Fim FATLNCT TMWC8
43-8TOHY tflONE APARTMENT
Daltomore, Dec. !7.Tlie discov
ery of a stone "apartment" building
43 stories high and containing 1,000
roonw believed to havo been tho
homo of a now ext'nel tribe of Amer
ican Indians, wilt bo announced to
morrow at a meeting of tho Arch
aeological (intitule of America at
Johns Hopkins university.
"Tho apactmen was uncovered
with a group of towns representing
an ancient clviliiatfon In the midst
of the southwestern desert. It was
unearthed by tho School of Amer
ican rtescarch conducted at Santa
Fe, N. M. by thn Institute. It will
bo described by Edgar L. Hewitt, di
rector of the school, at the meeting
SWI&4MI.UU9b?lil SSfiJuwJjon
with the American Philological as
sociation and tho Maya society.
Bevcral thousand persons nmv
havo Uteri in the newly discovered
building, which Mr. Hewitt believes
was tho center of community life In
iu utiirict.
STATE OFFICIALS WANT 1IOHK
OFFICE ItOOJI IN CAPITOL
Sanla Fe. Dec. 28. Tho nroJecl
for an extension of tho New Mexico
eapllol will Ih rctlved at the forth
coining session of thn legislature.
anil slate house officials who pro
test at a continuation of what they
can "vest iHieki'l apartment lf
will make strong representations to
(ho lawmaker. The plan beliur ad
vocated M tho issuance of taxVKV)
In certificate secunil by I.T.'.uoo
acres uf public luud allotted foe
capuoi niaintenanco and payment of
Indebtedness by tho Incoirto from
theso lands. It Is claimed the in-
corno Is sufficient to pay off tho In
debtedness in fifteen years. Interest
ami principal.
POISONING COVOTKS TO BK
WINTER SPOUT OF FAHMEIW
Clayton, Dec. 20.-Owing to flio
great damago done to poultry and
young stock by coyotes, tho farmers
of Union county will tnako an effort
during tho winter to rid themselves
of these pesia by tho uso of poison.
A largo nunuVr of communities havo
already started tho work and will
have tho co-operation of all the
atockmeu as well as the county
agents. A brand new poison, which
is said to be tasteless, will ho used,
this being supplied to tho farmers
freo with Instructions for using.
This method has lieen used lay the
stockmen for soinrtlmo and Ihe
farmers of Ihe county have ileejil
to Join the ttnrk and on effort "Hi
be made to clear Ilia entire county-
',ur," ' ""r
ASHING TON "HE. VAMPS"
HIV HY CONGRESSMAN
Washington, I)c. if. Rsprosan
tallvo Frank Clark of Florida de
clared war on tho ''he-vamp" today
when he Introduced a hill In Iho
house against "mailiing" in tho Dis
trict of Columbia.
"Mashers should be riraperi nliout
prison cells instead of Washington
street corners, declared Mr. (.lark
year on the nck pile would make
worst he vamp want lo wear
"A
win worm
blludur for Hid rest ot his natural
COLUMBUS, NKW MCX1C,
Only Amtrica Can Kttp Thtst Pots Boiling
This snapshot of sn American feeding kttrhen In still prnstrsl esstern
Euror sliaws wlisl Atntrlra taesns In the etherwtrt htlpless childhood f lb
wsr-iwtpi nations. Funds siipiwrtlni thrst outpiwls of lucrtir snd ethsr
agincles for Ihs rrll'f of rhlldrru slrlrkn hj Ois dlMn causrd by under
ouUilloo hav run out, snd tlist ths work ma; not rrae, depriving millions of
ths lonoctnt of their only hops for life, eight irtat Aintrlcso relict organisa
tions undtr ths nsm of tho Kuropesh ftsllef counrli art banding together In
a Joint apprsl to the American eontctenre In their belislt. Tlee Blendes ars
the American Itellef Administration, the Amerlran lied Croi, the American
Friends' Bbrrlre Commlttro tQuakers), the Jewlnh Joint OUtrlltutlon Com
mittee, the Federal Council of Churches of Christ la America, the Kolxtta of
Columbus, ths I. M. 0. A. and the T. W C A.
CHAMPION STEER BULL-DOGGER
TAKES PART IN EL PASO CONTEST
Ft Paso l Phtnnlna Rig Champion
ship Cowboy (V)utet for Four
Dayt January 12-15.
The bull-dogging event in the
Championship Coolest of Cowltoy
Sports to be held In tin ltlo (ramie
Park, El 1'aso, January 12-15, will
contain many thrills and keen com
petition. Jim Masey of Bnydcr. lex..
Who truit the -championship of the
world on throwing six ulcers ut Tex
Austin's World Championship Con
lost held In Chicago, this year has
already entered this evenl and has
shipped his thousand dollar bull
dogging horse which ho cxxcla lo
take him to nuntlier victory at this
contest Among bis closest com
petitors will be Slim Gasky of
Wichita Falls, Texas, tthu wns a
very closo second lo lilm for Ihe
championship of I no world and has
won first money ill a greul many
bull-dogging contents in Ihe South
west. Also I-'riink McCarroll and
Hoy Quick of Cheyenne, Wyoming,
who havo both won money over
Mosscy at previous contests in the
last two jours, will bo hero. As (his
ovenl Is decided by time, tho timo
being token from (lie timo Ihe steer
leaves tho rliute until Ihe row Imp
rlrifg lo him, leaps lo his horns, and
throws him by hand, sonio very ex
perl timekeepers will he required
for this evenl, ns tory frequently
the winners -are decided by split
fraction of n second, and where so
many expert contestants ore enter
ed tho timo la liable to bo very
close.
LOCAL COWBOYS
BIG TIME NEW YEAR'S DAY
I'rlrrson and Tonwitrr Have Planned
Good Program of Sheep mid
Rurm Rophitf.
Ijt Saturday aftanioon a (wwirf
of euttlwys rrem lliu vtcmity uvnt in
Columbus and init (Hi nu oxceiiant
inhibition of roping much lo Ilia
ploottiro and wusfaeUofl of a lartUH
crowd. They stngnl Ihelr perform
ance on the street ono block north
of the iMHtoffioe, Among Hie boys
who wero in attendance and look
wrl in Hie contest were Floy Peter
son. Itob Tni-waler. Mar Tnrwater.
n Peterson. Itulm Peterson. Uwi
Jorgeuson. Hurl Torwalrr D
n. Dou iniAtater ami Hamon
I Fobcla.
mi)V, DECEMBER 31, 1920.
5
1 WO SMALL HOYS IN TROUBLE
Monday night two small boys of
this city were takeif into custody
by Officers Jack llreen anil Clarence
Rogers for robbing ixxlofflce Iioxes
Hi the ISilllhibus piisllifnce. Ttiey
were taken to Deming the following
day and ore lieing held nttallilig the
sitting id Iho Juvenile court- It is
reported that there aro somo oilier
lioys hero who have been tampering
with HMlofflri boxes, and it is to
le hoped that the arrest of these
two will prote a lesson to others.
ESTKS HEARING POSTPONED
Santa. Fo. IVc. Tho hearing
of George Ktan, who faoes disbar
ment in the United Slates Court, has
been postponed. Judge Colin Nebhrit
set tho hearing for last Wednesday,
hut granted a poslponcnient when
Ihe lawyer sent word that ho want
ed more lime for the purpose of
getting depositions.
CHIEF JUSTICE PARKER
VICTIM OF ACCIIIICNT
Sanla Fe. Dec. 28.-Frank W. Par
ker, chief Justice of the New Mexi
co supremo court, I confined to his
homo Hiiffi-riug from a broken leg
sustained when ho fell from a step
ladder Sunday afternoon.
The Hojwcll chamber of commerce
held a big -meeting this week to
close up the business for Iho past
year and elect officers. Tho past
year has been tho most successful
in Its history.
PLANNING
In the burro roping contest Flay
Peterson won first money, roping
and lining his bun-o in .id I-1 sec
onds; and Dob Turwaler, second,
In Hie sheep roping contest we did
nhlalrfu, 1 1. A ..,i.s.,. ' . .
tltJunJairjftt"Ycari' a-.
thtfi) wtlt bo ttnoUicr. meeting here
nl Uio samo place and the public Is
most cordialy invited to be present
amj xviinom inato manly snorta
!!ri. Tnrwalor and Peterson bovo
assured the Courier that Iho cow-
lii' will lie hero iu full force to
tako part. It is the intention of tho
promoters of this contest to give a
i.rst and second prlzn in Imlli Iho
sheep and burro roping events. Then
Ion, you will see some fancy riding
among these men as I hey arc among
the best m the ktato.
I
Official Paper of Luna County
PARDON OF RAIDERS LEGAL;
MEN HELD OF NEW CHARGE
BIO CHOU'O ATTFAOLO
THE CIIKISTms nO.XIN'G
Wliile the weal her last Saturday
was not a pleasant as it might havo
been yet it did not detract from Uio
Crowd that attended the boxinc con
tests at the ?tlh Infantry Arena, and
those who attended were not the
leaft bit disappointed for It was the
l-oi I bout that has over been pulled
off in (his c.ty The Regimental
band fiirnnlied the music for the
occasion and Ihe bass drummer was
right on the Job when It came to
registering the blows. A synopsis
of the results follows:
Gorilla Jones knocked out Speed
hill Ilaydeti in nine rounds. The
bout was scheduled for SO rnmuts.
Rattling Ilrown of the Twenty
four" It Infantry knocked out Cyclone
Ilriggs of F.I Paso in tho fifth
initnri of a scheduled eight round
lHlllt.
Uabo Calmll of Hip Infanlry
Machine Gun company knocked oul
Ral'ling Dudley In Ihe teoonri
round of a scheduled fmir rounder.
Hose of Headquarters company
won u rieeitiott over While of Ihe
Machine nun company in a four-
roumier.
EOWAROS VISITS COI.UMRL'S.
At Edwards of El P.iso una In
Columbus this week In Uin Intoreil
of the boxers ho represents in El
I'aso. .Manager Edwards will con
fer wllb Lieut. White. Twenty
fourth matchmaker, as to His nnssi.
hlllty of Sunnv Jim meetlnir Itunl.
ititting Jitmnle Wright or Gorilla
Jones in Columbus. Fort Worth
Mrl writer OIICO cave Knnnr Jim
a decision-over Gorilla Jon. Ed-
wanls ace mlddlewelglit. FraiiU Vr
chan. will will reach El Paso from
Aiieiiiown. Pa, New Year da), ac
cording lo Edwards, who proposes
to tart Yarchan against Iho liesl
middleweight In tho west and
soiilhttesi Mils winter
II CO. WINS REGIMENTAL
FOOTIIALL C1IA.MP10NSIHI
II Comnauv of l lie lv.niv.f.,rii,
Infanlrj- on Christmas day won the
rrgimemai rooiiiall cliamplomhip
for ICWO by defeating F Company,
which came down from Fori iinn.
cliuca for Iho holiday game.
MILS AMRROSE CALLED TO
Tilt: GREAT REYONII
Mrs. Mart- J. Amlo.m. .ir.. nr n
bert Ambrose, passed away Wed-
inway oi usi week at the family
homo In Domini-. n?ed ?l vtr.
month and eight days, having been
iwirii m itocnester, ,. v. November
It, 1 8 if. She was n memliee r id..
Presbyterian church in Nevada. Mo,
uiui oesicies Her liusliand is survived
by four sons, llobert Rnrl nn.l Ri.ll.
I), of Demlng. ,o inticr mi employe
i mo fliurray . i.anc (, and Al
bert a and Charles n nf i.v..
Worth. Texas. Mr. n,t tr. i..
broso had been mnrrlml fin.. -
years. Oii September 12th sho lost
oaugnier. ihe youngest child
Mrs. Dato Lehr or Run tninni..
Texas, and never fully recovered
i "in ma shock.
runeral servient uem 1.1.1.1 .111..
1101110 rriuay artcrnoon, Rer. Wil
liamson, pastor of Ihe lr,livl..Hn
church cnnduelinir ihn
.anisic tor iho services wns furnish-
11 uy a diiarlet of In.llxs 11, ..
offerings wero manv nn.l lu.nl.ir..)
The reman wero laid lo rosl In
Nouniamtiew remoter-.
0
NOT GlilLTY.
Tom Phallu. rlnrw.1 ..nil. ..in...
.-.(vu miio(
tW0,8lllana of imnl to 9 ui.iu.
su, inou piiiore juugc coin
ewioeaay ajwrnoon. Attorney A
W Bnroat snriMrut r ik-
dant, and ttr trial that laated
ior nooiit two liours, Phelps w
acipiltied.
Tho fWnch casing has ben set
In Iho hig water well at Hoy and
Water is ehuidlnc within iim r...,i r
tho top. A pump Will soon Ikj in-
awueu anu a test run mado to de
lermlno the amount nr unin 1.. n,
well.
PMCf.: M (XNTB
Tie Governor' Constitutional Par
donliifl Pourr Is Absolute) Men
Arrrttnl on New Charye.
Santo, Fe, Dec. W. The gover
nor. constitutional pardoning pow
er under the New .Mexico constitu
tion is absolute and cannot be
abridged by legislative act: he dors
not need lo have the rWorninrhda-
llon of tho pen'tt'.itlary commis
sioners; be was within his rights In
pinioning the 10 VilllsUs convicted
of murder In Hie Columbus raid,
but their re-arrest by Luna county
authorities while In prison was also
valid, according lo Iho ruling of tho
Supreme Court announced today in
llio habeas corpus proceedings
brought by the Mexican government
in tiehslf of tho prisoner. Cmise
iliicntly Ihe rdparnodshrdltuhruld
queutly the pardon! Mexicans will
remain in the penitentiary for safe
keeVIng pending their removal to
Luna county for new trials.
The Supreme Court decision takra
a rap at Iho guternor cnntenUon
that Ihe Vllllslas "might" have been
en! II led to the Irt-attncnt accorded
prisoners of war when l says ' Ihey
were not elillthil lo the evntphon
from criminal prosecutions c-oriei
to members of a rocogn t it military
organltatNi."
Hie routl trfria In Villa ns "n
notorious bamlll," and tn the
pnrdonril men m "mrmherji of a
marniMlinii hand of Mrtlenui
who killed a number of our rill
icns ttllliout ronrrlvahlr t-aitse
or protnenllnn"
"Hod the petitioners.' sav li
opinion, wrillen h-('.lief Justice
Frank W. Parker. Tiern riieili-rs of
the army of any rerntm ril cutern
ment In Mexi.-o, Ihe i-piaiHle un
doubtedly would have fiiiiiidoil
ample ground for war with our
neighboring republic."
As In the pardoning hi wit Uio
court says:
There may bo regulations by
law nf the manner of IU exrr
rive, but the ultimate power and
right lo pardon Is granted u 11 re
strained by any conditions oilier
thnn Iho roiwclrtiets and ii.ls
iloin ond aense nf puhtVr.dat of
tho governor. No olhrr lyanl or
person U to tte consulted nor Is
their apprutal to lie obtained.
Thn decision rests solely with
he governor."
CAPPER SHOWS HOW If, C. I-
VICTIMIZES CONSUMERS
Washington. Dec. S1j X load nf
Oklahoma wheat which netted tho
growers KW.50 cost the consumer
mM when It was baked lulu
hrcail. BCCordinK lo Senator Arllme
Capper of Kansas, who today clld
several glaring instances of oxhor-
imani pronis accruing to middle
men as opjwsed to tho producer.
Another Oklahoma farmer, the
senator pointed out, sent a green
hide to a St, Louis commission
house and received $3.10 for It, but
Ihe frolithl col at 00 nmi nn .!.. .
ago 60 cents, so the farmer owed tho
commission house nine cents1.'
Ponsumers aro paying 5 to 43
cents a pound for steaks cut front
calUo which bring tho grower alx
cents a pound, Senator Canner nii
and 10 cents a pound for irk chops
iniiH now ior which the growers
get nine cenla.
Floyd rouillv. fown. fariner
burning com for fuel because 0 Ion
or it will not bring: tho price of n ton
of coal, the senator aUded.
SOCORRO MAN INJURE!
WHILE PICKING MISTLLTpe
tMputy U 6. Surveyor W Jf. Uen,
rlak met with a serious acoldwt
thla week when ho fell from, t if
whUe psthtrliur tnisUto poar Zip.
Antonio, New Mexfco. Mr UtrrHk
wai tine of a party who bad none
ta (he .ttooils to galhcr greens fur
Chrlsluias decoratloiia,.and willo vu
iu a Ireo a limb brk$,t!ir0wUt j,m
to the ground ten feut jiolow. He wm
I'lckcd up unconwiOu M lksn.ttt
tho hosnltnl ut SN'rro wssssm. !-)
said to bu in a acrlww twM&fa,
tlioiigh thu dWlorn tbhik ho HI
recover.
'.'fid that hit pmiOTW por WM
life."

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