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OLDEST AND LEADING NEWSPAPER IN CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN, NEW MEXICO VOLUMP, 20 CARRI'.O'.O, LINCOLN COUNTY, NKW MHXICO, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1919 NUMBER 30 A REPUBLICAN SENATOR SUP PORTS LEAGUE Of NATIONS Senator McNary ol Oregon fills Ailkle 10 the Pillar Sedjon ol Hit leut Washington, 1). C, July 22 Supporting tin league o( iliiliotis in a senate speech toiluy, Senator Meftary, Rcpttblicnti, ol ( Jreyon, Urged Unit it he accepted witliotit ally such amendment or reserva tions a would, "alter the splendid purpose o the covenant or wunkpti it to liir .is it alleets our duties." "I am stoutly In favor," said Mr. McNary, "ol the principle embodied In any effort to insure the portiiiiuciit peace of the worhl mill 1 mil willing to accept the covenant of the league of nations con tain til in the peace treaty. ' "Of the ohjctiou!, I take it that article 1U is the most oh- Muslims and productive of the! build ttiost controversy. The state ment most generally made is that till article collides with our con stitution anil run across the path of our sacrud tradition. Thin indictment, in my opinion, is untenable." "The moral fotce in tin- obliga tion imposed upon the nations of tile world, in lit y opinion, will do nitich to chill the ambitious de signs of nations Jhat heretofore havu heeu the cause of cruet wars A County Fair Tuciimcari is advertising its "fourth annual cowboys' round up" for August 20, 21 and 22. it cost the people of T.ucutucarl a neat sum each year for the enter tainment, and although the money changes hands, it returns on the double. Now, would it not be a good I''1-'11 '1,r arr'' zozo Chamber of Commerce to get together for the purpose of netting up a day here this fall a county fair or something similar. It would be money well spent, and the outside advertising that the city of Carrlzozo and county of Lincoln would ct would pay 1U0 per cent on the dollars invested. 'I'll is is the business of the chamber of com merce, and if it takes the matter up with the business men, it will be accomplished. The IC. 1'. S. W. will no doubt do its part to up the town by carrying three or four thousand prospec tive investor here at half rates. Carrizozo needs more people and more capital and this is a good way to get both. Carafoajal a i veil Nine Years in Penitentiary Carahajnl, the Lincoln county defendant, who was recently tried in this county on a change ol venue for the murder of his wife LAND COMMISSIONER TAKES WATER EIELD and for that reason 1 shall oppose) a"1' who received a verdict of in by my vote any eradication of article 111 from the covenant. "It is the pillar section of the association of nations contem plated under the league and is ttie assurance of mutual support a (ja I list any external aggression. It Speak the voice ol freedom among the nations anil guarantees to uiicli its full share of sovereign ty. It makes possible and en courages the reduction of arma ments at no nation will disarm unless assured that it will not be attucked by another nation. "Those opposed argue that the language does not place important matters of domestic concern, like ttiimigrutiou and tariff, out of the Jurisdiction of the 'Council or of Hie assembly. They propose re servations eiemptiiig the con sideration ol these matters from the league. This action I think unnecessary foi the reason that the highest tribunal in our laud has decided that by the rules of international law subjects of this kind are absolutely and ex clusively within the jurisdiction of this country, inherent as a right of sovereignty and, there flirt?, impossible of alienation by treaty. "Sharing the belief that our supreme court has correctly stated the rule of International law as applied to it nation's internal affairs, I can find no serious com plaint with a policy that shall annex a resolution to the treaty tedaflnlug an established doc- trio of tin law of nations. This action of the senate, in my opin ion, would nut be an amtfldwent nor eltauge of treaty in substance tctnilriltg ritltkatlou. "liot this country be committed to a step in the direction of ever haling peace, and it is my sincere j liattli that the letigfle of nations is tile ireeteal step the world has vet takto toward peace. There tore, I ejiall support the league us it it the tup of the world." Pother )s t t!, Crawford received a wire tmlfy conveying the sad iutelli rjejiCS af the ilonth ol his father, wllflh Occurred at Houston, Yexas, at 0 o'clock this (Friday) UiDtuing, voluntary manslaughter, was be fore Judge Mecheiu Monday of last week for sentence. In addition to their verdict of involuntary manslaughter, which means that the killing was ac cidental, the jury recommended the defendant to the court as a fit subject for judicial clemency. Evidently the court did not share the opinion of the jury as to the degree of the defendant's guilt, for he gave him the limit under the verdict which was for time in the penitentiary of not less than nine years nor more than ten. The man was ably defended and doubtless that was what brought about a light verdict from the jury. Alamogordo News A Good Plan Street Commissioner 1. C. John son announced Monday that the city lias purchased a mowing machine with which the city is to he deprived of its forest of weeds. Vacant lots where prop crty owners have made no pro vision to dispose of the weeds, will have a treatment by the city's mower crew and the expense will be charged against the property -Clovis Journal. How auuut it, Mr. Mayor and Council ? A mowing machine and a Pordson tractor would settle the weed question in 24 hours, and the amount collected front property owners would go loin Wfly towards paying for the mower, which would remain the property of the city, of course! and be ready for use at any time, Next year would see Carriioso el etui town. Dexter Defeats Roswell Frank K. Miller, Hurry and Will Norman went to Dexter last Saturday to help Dexter in a ball game with Roswell. Harry pitched and Hill caught, while "Shorty" handled the side lines, When the smoke of battle cleared away the score stood 7 to 1 in favor ol Dexter. The Carrlzozo buttery was the big feature of the game, notwithstanding the excellent support given by Dexter anil the result was a walk-u-way "Shorty" matched a game with the Roswell team to be played uere next week. Admits Ills dike Is lo Burnt State Land Commissioner N. A. Field this morning made a state ment as to the charge made by U. S. Marshal A. II. Hudspeth that Lieutenant (J over nor 11. F. Pankey would be favored in sale No. 1331 of state laud in Santa Fe county on August 12 by the offering of the entire tract ad vertised in one body, thereby shutting out (ierhart Druthers, who wish lo bid on smaller tracts in this body. Mr. Hudspeth based his charge chlelly on a letter received by the OrliarU from the state laud olllce signed with the name of the com missioner, stating that the tract would be sold in one body. Mr. Field said that through a misunderstanding on the part of an attache of the land ofhee, the letter was written totheCJerhurts stating the laud would be sold in one body, and that the lyUancia News-Herald through a similar mistake was. instructed to omit the "seperate sale" clause from the legul publication in thai newspaper until Mr. Field him self countermanded the instruc tions. flic charge was made several weeks ago and lesnlted in a lively political controversy chietly in the Albunucruue pa tiers, The New Mexican published Mr. Hudspeth's letter but was unable to get any statement from the laud ollice at that time. Mr. Field today exhibited a copy of the Kstancia News-Herald of June S to show that the official notice of sale provided that "each of the above described tracts will lie ottered for sale separately." I'lie description in the notice 'is partly by full sections, partly half sections and down to -10 acre tracts. Mr. Field says he regrets that the erroneous letter bus given u wrong impression regarding this sale. Mr. Field said: "The public notice of the sale of state lauds in Santa Fe county uunr Stanley on August 12 is being published in the F.stnneiu News-Herald and the New Mexico State Record, This notice specifically provides: hiach of the above described tracts will be offered for sale sep arately.' No condition prescribed in the public notice of any sale can be modified by any letter or order of the commissioner. The letter toUerliurt brothers, stating that the laud would be sold in one body, was erroneous." . Sailor Boy Home (Jnrdon Wells returned last week trom the navy, uud is at home with his mother and sistets at White Oaks, llorduu was among the flrsl, if, indeed, not the lirst to enlist from Lincoln county, He left here in May, 1917, was admitted in F,l Paso, scut to Frisco and there assigned to duty on a training ship. Later his ship was sent to Pago Pago, Sainoau Islands, and his two years, and more, of service have been in the south sea islands, His long service on board ship appears in no wile lo disturb his equanimity as a laud lubber. lid Maiinon Returns 1M. ll.innon, the popular pro prietor uf the Pure Food Hakery, relumed Saturday from a thirty day vacation. The trip, while a pleasant otic, was somewhat o( a disappointment, Inasmuch as his itinerary was broken in Ohio. When he left here his objective point was his old home in Maine, but While Changing cars at Toledo on the mornjug of the 4th, he met his old friend, Tex Rlckard, who told him he was in a fix about getting a referee for the Ucmpsey Wlllard light; that the referee agreed upon had nut shown up, and that no one had been secured that was acceptable to the prin cipals, and appeale1. to I'M to take the missing referee's place. I'M, in remembrance of old associa tions and favors from the big Texan, finally consented, and was introduced to the two pugs as an experienced referee whoolllciated at most of the big contests in the southwest, Itoth pugs were agree- iilile. mill tlit triiin fiim,il nut I towards the "Pine Tree" state leaving one or it' itive sous sweltering in the Toledo sun. Just before the gong sounded for the opening round of the world's heavy-weight contest, however, the referee originally selected hove in sight, and to keep the record straight, he was directed to take his station as the third man in the ring, and relieve I'M of the responsibility. Well, the purpose of 13d's de tention had ceased to exist, hut the train had gone and the big game was about ready to be pull ed'olf; so there was only one logi cal thing to do, and that was to accept Tex Ricard's courtesy and see the light through. I'M, there fore, feels that he missed becom ing fatuous by only a hair's breadth; but even so, friendship or no iriemishlp, "never again, ' he says, and was glad to get back to Carrlzozo. Soldiers' Relatives Uvery dead soldier of this or any previous war is entitled to a tombstone inscribed with his name and organization. Such a stone may be secured by his re latives upon presentation to the war department of papers show ing his service, Soldier and Attorney Uuel R. Wood touched Ameiica's shores a few days nun ami ex pects, when discharged, to visit Ills old home in South Dakota be fore returning to Carriioio. When our country entered the war Mr. Wood was a practicing attorney here. He enlisted in May, 1917, went to 121 Paso and was assigned lo a Texas com pany. After a long and inten sive training at Brownsville and Camp Howie, his command reach ed France and saw some of the most active lighting in which the Americans were engaged. Pol lowing the armistice, he attended the Rheims University, and had just finished the prescribed course there when his unit sailed for home, Welcome, Hull! Jeff Claimed Home Jell J. Claimed reached home last 1V iday, after almost two years' service in the army, one year of which he was in France. He wears two service stripes on his sleeve and three major en gagement stripes. He belonged to the military police, both in the training camp over here and in the cauipaiguovor there. He left Morgan Reily and Ralph Dow, two other Lincoln county boys, in the same service, over there, but expects them home by the middle or lust of August. Jell saw, heard and experienced many things of interest, natural ly, during his service, but seems more Interested in getting home and meeting friends than in re lating things over there. $500,000 Saved By Killing Prairie Dogs Organized poisoning operations were extended over 1,231,297 prairie-dog-infested asres in New Mexico last year under the co operative war measure work of the iliological Survey of the United States Department of Agriculture, the New Mexico State Council of Defense, and the extension service of the New Mexico College of Agriculture. This included the protection of 212,992 acres of crops in all parts of the state, nearly 5,000 land owners taking active part in the work. The expenditures of the federal and state governments and of cooperators totaled less than $(0,001). The actual cost for the treatment of range laud was less than 'I cents an acre, If average crop returns in New Mexico be placed as low as $20 an acre, the saving in crops alone for this one season is approximately $500,000.1 To this should be added the benefit from the destruction of prairie dogs on over a million acres of range and the consequent in creased value In crops and forage for seasons to come, C. II. Stanford, of the biological service, who has been operating in the northern end of the county, was in Carrizozo several days this Aveek, having suspended poison ing operations on account of the showery weather, which washed the poison oil the bait. He stated the poisoned grain was getting froui 75 to 90 per cent of the dogs, and that with one or two more visits to the "dog towns" there will be none left to propagate their species, He will resume operations in a day or two, or us soon as weather con' ditious will permit. Stuart Sterling, county agri cultural agent, has devoted much of his time to this work, and the assistance voluntarily given, has helped Mr. Stanford in his work a great deal. Mr. Stanford's circuit has lately been increased, and now covers Socorro county to the river. This takes in three counties. Stockmen's Alceting Held On August TAKES HIS OWN LIFE A Victim ol Oermm Poison Ois A wire was received here Mon day night conveying the intelli gence that Karl Knowlcs had been killed at a ranch beyond thciJiea rillas, and requesting the presence of Justice Wetmore to bold an in quest. The justice, accompanied by the sheriff, left immediately for the scene of the tragedy. Upon reaching there it was learn ed that the young man had taken his own life, shooting himself in the forehead with a ritle. Young Knowles and his mother were living in a tent on a home stead; the young man had reached the tent at the noon hour, but in lieu of taking the midday meal, suggested taking a nap, as he felt tired. The mother, accord ingly, lay down on a bed at one end of the tent while the sou lay down on a cot at the other. The mother was awakened some time later by a noise, which sounded like a falling stove pipe, for a heavy wind had been blowing; and when she arose she found that the stove pipe had fallen. She walked over to her son's cot, and found him lying on his cot dead with a bullet hole in his forehead. An alarm was given, officials notified and an inquest held, with the rendition of a ver dict in accordance with the above statement. Young Knowles was in his 20th year, had but recently returned from France, where he had been gassed. From the effects of the deadly gas he never entirely re covered, and it is thought that his rash act was the result. The soldier's uniform which he wore with honor in the service of his country enfolded his body as he was laid to rest. Rev. John II. Skinner, of this place, who was slightly acquainted with the deceased, conducted the funeral services. The entire community gave all possible aid and comfort to the heart-broken mother, whose soldier-boy's death is attributable to Hunnish hellishness, School Supt. Returns Albuquerque, N. M., July 22, The second executive board meet ing of the New Mexico Cattle and Horse Growers' association will be held in Mugdaleua, New Mex ico, Monday, August 4, 1919. There will be two sessions, 10:30 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. Until meetings are open to all livestock men and an urgent in vitation to attend is extended to all. Questions of Interest to all live stock men ol tlie state as well as local problems will be discussed In taking this meeting to Magda leua, the executive board feels that it will give the livestock men, both members and other interested stockmen an opportu nlty to meet together and talk over questions of mutual Interest to all. "Heware of small expenses: small leak will sink a great ship." titty vv. s. ti. Undergoes Operation Tericita, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sabiuo Gonzales, underwent an operation at the I'adeu hos pitul Wednesday for appendicitis Dr. Padcn, assisted by Dr. Woods and Miss Laura Scharf, the nurse performed the operation, The patient Is rapidly recovering from the operation, and is expected to be out of the hospital lu a few days. Mrs. Maud L. Hlancy, county superintendent of schools, re turned from Milwaukee Saturday, where she attended a convention of the National l'Mucatioual as sociation, which met there on June 30. The convention was a very enthusiastic one, and was attended by some of the leading educators of the country, It gave her much pleasure, she said, to learn that the schools of New Mexico were compared favorably with those of the middle states. Many interesting papers were read and discussed, among which was "The Co-operation of Parents and Teachers." The subject is an old one, but the material em bodied in it was both new and interesting, and was relished by the teachers present. Mrs. Olaney visited many points of interest on her trip, and says the trip was a pleasant one. Killed la Coal Nil tc Manuel Morcua was crushed by falling rock in the coal mine at White Oaks lust Friday after noon, brought to the I'adeu hos pital at once, but survived only a short time after arrival. He was buried ut While Oaks Sunday. The victim was born at Tula rosu, but has been in White Oaks for some time and leaves a brother there, The father is in the Jicarilla country employed by a development company,