Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-05

The puzzle has been to determine
what became of this prehistoric race.
which existed at a period of time so
remote that the people who built the
pyramids of Egypt forty centuries
ago were recen in comparison. 1t
was coniectured by some scientists
that successive years Of drouth and
intense heat caused the AZtecs to ON
igrate to North Dakota. Others have
claimed thai they were murdered OF
driven out by the Arache Indians,
who lacked the civilization necessary
10 enable them to avail themselves
Of the possessions OF those whom They
e. nauered, and others yet assert that
a prehistoric comet nit this portion
Of the world a prehistoric lick with
its prehistoric tail and moderated
every living thing. and swept the
ashes of the people from the face of
the earth.
A more plausible explanation of the
disappearance of the prehistorities
and the return of Arizona to desola-
ton $500 years ago is now offered by
Professor Muley AL Hansan of Cairo,
Ill. The professor, who is a learned
e~kyptonolgist, was travelling to the
Pacific coast during his summer va
cation. When the cars stopped at
Ash Fork for dinner the professor,
being economically inclined, patron
lied the lunch counter. He noticed
that the baked beans were served
from a large earthen pot on which
we're some curious characters. In
I Vestigation showed that this vessel
had been recently unearthed from,
an Aatec mound and the finder had
| sold It to the restaurant man for a
bean pot. The professor purchased
the pot-after the baked beans were
emrlied from it-and carried il
home with him. Comparing the char
Egyptian obelisk-of which the pro-
fessOT had photographs-he was able
to offer a solution of the mystery.
TIE professor says that about sixty
centuries before the Christian era the
salt river valley contained a popu-
| iaiicn Of over 100000. with a seat
oc government at what is now Ky
rene. The government was a con
R;omorotr theocratic. aUtocratic. dem
o%crltic institution. The lave of which
We're made by a sort of amphictyonit
council and administered by a ruler
called the Grand Hiymuckamuck
This ruler was elected every sever
years, and unlike Roosevelt or Diaz
was disqualified fer reelection. Il
happened that there were several dis
tinguished prehistorities whose ambi
lions We're too eager to make then
1 Trf11fnw Pm uN4uff fhafV fFTrrag On fhak
persuaded the people to adopt intt
their constitution the initiative, tbs
referendum and the recall. which n
their uncouth Aztec phrase the,
named the Kumback, the Kersmasl
and the Kibosh. The Hanback, wat
first placed in operation n sil
weeks after the installation OF th'
last constitutional Hiyamuckamucl
he was recalled by the people and hi
successor chosen. This successor
not proposing to take similar chance
Of a short term. Immediately invoked
the kersmash for the repeal Of tn
kumback, by which a recall could b.
had. n invoked IL successfully. Thu
candidates who had failed to max
the recall loud enough TO call then
into office now induced Is per cen
Of the voters to propose a Kibosh oi
initiative. by which the entire gov
eminent was 20 De abolished. take
were 10 DE dispensed with. and ever
man was to be permitted to govern
himself. by himself. for himself.
The kibosh was successful an,
Immediately n long-headed prop
crty owning p-rehistorities began 4
sen cut and move out These wer.
/ followed by others and these b
! Others again until the country was de
! serted some went to Colorado