The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-11-09
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT.
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EvEf!TS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN.

A great motor driveway along the
Pacific coast from Alsaka to Mexico
is the object sought by the Pacific
Highway Association, which is arous-
ing enthusiasm in the movement and
distributing literature.
All the unallotted lands of the five
civilized tribes of Indians in Oklaho-
ma. amounting to 1.650.000 acres. and
the forested area in the Choctaw ma
ton, amounting to about l,363.OOO
acres, are to be sold at public auc-
tion. according to decision reached
by the secretary of the interior.
The American consul at Acapulco
and the Mexican authorities are con
WINGED that one of the men arrested
there on suspicion of being implicated
in the dynamiting of the Los Angeles
Times building is Wilson b. Evans.
said to be wanted in Los Angeles for
embezzlement. and that the others are
not the parties for whom search has
been made.
Harrison Grey Otis and Harry
Chandler, assistant manager OF The
Times were arrested at Los Angeles
charged with criminal libel as the re-
suit of an article resented by labor
leaders A similar charge was made
few days ago and dismissed on ac-
count of technical error. The charge
Is brought by Andrew Gallagher OF
San Francisco.
In a signed statement Isidoro Armi-
10, chairman of the committee on the
boundaries Of the New Mexico CON
stitutional convention. declared the
state of Texas must relinquish 100000
acres Of land valued at si2.00o.000 to
New Mexico Apmijo asserts that an
investigation has convinced him tina.
the true Texas-New Mexico boundary
is the 103rd parallel which is some dis
lance east of the present line.
The announcement is now made by
astronomers that another interesting
phenomenon Is scheduled for Novem-
Der 10th in an eclipse of the moon.
The moon. which is full on that date.
rises little below six in the even
ing partially eclipsed. is in total
eclipse at half past six. and passes
out OF the earth's shadow two hours
later. It is probable that the most in
teresting periods of this eclipse will
occur before the moon comes up from
behind the mountains TO the east
Holding that II has no jurisdiction
to grant relief from the operation OF
the grandfather clause" amendment
TO the Oklahoma constitution. the fed
eral court has dismissed the appllca-
ton of Daniel Sims. former slave. who
asks a writ of injunction that would
permit him and other negroes to vote
at the general election. Nov. S. This
decision makes the grandfather clause
operative for the election Nov. s. dis
franchising several thousand negroes.
as the various precinct election boards
throughout the state are given final au-
thority to pass on a voters qual!fica-
tons.
After winning n fight for lower
freight rates by two years constant
effort, Western shippers are TO be
pushed back TO their starting point
through action taken by the railroads.
because the limit of the Interstate
Commerce Commissions control IA
about to expire. Now the railroad !
have filed schedules with the commits
sion setting the rates back at the old
point and the fight must be conduct
ed again. The rates affected were IN
Guided in the Missouri river rate case.
Shippers throughout the middle West
banded together early in 1908 20 fight
rates between the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, rivers on freight from the At
lantic seaboard.
A department OF agriculture slall
be created by the Legislature to be
under the control OF the college OF ag
riculture and mechanic arts. The
police power OF the state shall ex
tend to such control of private forest
lands as shall be necessary for the
prevention and suppression of forest
fires. In valuing and assessing lands
for taxation. no additional valuation OF
assessment shall be made for shade OF
ornamental trees growing thereon, MOI
on account of fruit or nut-bearing trees
or vines thereon. until they reach the
age at which they respectively become
productive. These three sentences
represent the result of Fridays delib
Grafton of the New Mexico constitu
tional convention.