Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-11
NEW RULING
 ON LAND ENTRIES
Practice of the Land Office
 Reversed by Order
Now Held That One Entry or Assign ment Exhausts Rights Regardless of Area Claimed. Official ExpIan- alton of the New Rule.

The new rulings of the Land Office relating to entries and assignments of desert land claims are the subject of considerable discussion and speculation in the valley, and if sustained will cause some complications and the cancellation of many entries. Settlers in district No. seem to be particularly disturbed, and they are trying to arrange for general meeting at Fl Centro to-day to consider the situation and possibly frame protest against the ruling.
 The following letter explains the sit uation from the standpoint of the Com missioner of the General Land Office: Department of the Interior,
 Gen. Land Office,
 Washington, D. C., Dec. 30, '07.
 Relative to assignment of several desert land entries to one person.
 Register and Receiver,
 Los Angeles, Calif.,
 Gentlemen: Apr. 20, '04, James w. Doty of Imperial, California, made Des- ert Land Entry No. 2642 of the w I-2 of SW IA, Sec. IA, I3, I3, containing 80 acres, and assigned it October I9, '04 to C. Eton of same place.
 With your letter of Oct. 22, '07 you transmitted evidence of the assignment of said entry on June 27, '07, to Julian M. Gellespie, of Los Angeles, Califor- mia. By your letter of Nov. 20, '07 you transmitted evidence of assignment of said entry on Sept. I6, '07 by Gellespie to c. F. Carroll. of Pomona, California.
 Each assignment is evidenced by the original instruments of transfer accom- panied by the affidavit of the assign ment form 4-074 A made August I9, '07 and October, 28 '07 respectively.
 Gillespie states in his affidavit that he has heretofore made homestead en- try No. 29OI at Brokenbow, Neb., of the s I-2 of SEE IA and s I-2 of SW IA Sec. 22-23-27 containing I60 acres, and that he is assignee of desert land entry No. II88 your series, made Sept. 1, 1900 by Henry J. Wilson on B I-2 of SW IA Sec I4-I5-I3 and containing 80 acres.
 Carroll states in her affidavit that she is also the assignee of desert land entry No I182 above described and of D. l.. E.. No. 1856 your series made by Caroline Crane October 2, 0I, for the NV IA of sec. I3-I5-I5 containing l60 acres.
 I find in the records of this office no evidence of the assignment of desert land entry No. II88 and D. L. E. 1856 to Carroll or of D. L. E. No. 1I88 to Gillespie as stated by them.
 No. II88 stands in the name of the original entryman and No. 1850 in the name of E. R. Baker, as assignee of Anna s. Baker, assignee of c. Crane.
 Although Carroll and Gillespie seem to be qualified to receive their respect i've assignments, under the former practice of this office, it is now held that a person who makes desert land entry or received an assignment of desert land entry thereby exhausts his rights , under the law and becomes disqualified to make another entry or receive an as , signment of another entry, notwith. standing the fact that the combined areas of such entry may not exceed 32C acres. (See letters G Sept. IS, 'O7, in the case of Ida Lundchrist and of Dec 6, 'O7 in case of E. c. Trautman, both , addressed to register and receiver Glasgow, Mont am of the opinior that to permit Carroll and Gillespie to