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The Dolores star., 1911-10-13
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SWEET AWAv-siRG FOL.
Lows FLOOD.
l,OO0HOUsES WRECKED
DAM or sAvIGss PULP AND "a.
PGR COMPANY suRsrs, I MILE
NORTH or AUSTIN, PENN.
wssssrs Newspaper u.,on News Service.

Austin. PenA.-Between $50 and
800 persons were drowned. crushed or
burned to death when the dam OF the
Baylsss Pulp and Paper Company. one
mile north Of here. broke and sent
four hundred million five hundred
thousand gallons Of water sweeping
down the valley. destroying the towns
OF Austin and Costello. Austin had
I, $500 people and Costello $50. Fire
followed the bursting of the natural
gas mains and scores Of persons.
caught beneath the burning debris.
were slowly cremated.
1t Is now thought probable that hun
dreds Of others were swept away by
the raging torrent, the great confusion
making accurate figures unavailable.
Practically every building destroyed
by water and fire burning at several
points. ~
Physicians, nurses and supplies be-
ing rushed from surrounding towns
over the mountains to Austin.
National Red Cross will aid in relief
work.
Gov. Tener has ordered state health
and charity officials to the scene. to-
gether with Adjt. Gen. Stewart and .
large force Of state police.
Many OF the bodies are 90 mangled
that recognition II impossible.
The survivors are In . frenzy.
Tsrs 10 no Organization. the town
being dassd ~ Tie force oe'th4 eaiam.
ity. which came without . moments
warning.
Hundreds Of men. women and child.
rem are searching through the ruins Of
the village for their families and
friends.
Fire broke out from broken gas
pipes almost before the flood had
passed.
Chaos reigned from the moment the
mighty wall Of water tore through the
town. and there was no relief until
help came from the surrounding
towns.
II Is estimated that . thousand
buildings have been torn from their
foundations and crushed In the flood.
or have been destroyed by fire. The
water made Its way through the bust.
ness section and left only four build.
ings standing In Austin.
The valley Of Freeman's run 10 mar.
row and the town was built along It's
banks.
There WAS no one to attempt 10
stop the fire and II was allowed to
burn itself out. the survivors Of the
flood standing idly on the hillsides.
stunned beyond the power to act.
A feeble effort was made In the
tower part OF the town. where the
flood soon spent its force, to save
property and lives, but II was sporadic.
The full force OF the catastrophe could
be seen better from that point perhaps
than from any others and all efforts
we're abandoned.
The scene In the village Ii appalling.
Here and there can be seen the light
of some torch or lantern n . dis.
tracted father searches along the bank
Tor some evidence Of his family and
home. Men who q day ago were
among the most levei.headed In the
community. know not what to do.
The Dolores star., 1911-10-13
gz-esnator Henry N. Teller Of
Colorado.

Senator Teller, in a talk before the
Public Lands convention In Denver
said In part: THE state Is the basis
Of our government. The state should
take charge OF its affairs. ! believe In
the ownership Of land by the people
The Dolores star., 1911-10-13

9t0ht-HovF Day 70 . Noko0.
Pueblo.--An eight-hour day 10 - -
demanded by railway trainmsa - u
Rio Grande soon. according 70 =.
whitney Of Cleveland. president Of the
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmea.
who ID mailing . trip over the Rio
0rande.
The Dolores star., 1911-10-13

In Junta.--"K,d" Godfrey. Who was
knocked unconscious In . prisefight
which took place II Swink. 10 not En-
pected to live. He was partially -
vived but Dr.. RAgsdale. the physician
in charge. says that recovery u Doubt
full Godfrey Is confined TO the hos
pttal q Ia JuntA
The Dolores star., 1911-10-13

4 terrific sxpIosioa Of rockets and
bombs b crowded church 10 0ua1a.
laJasA. nss.. rssuitsl y four desA aa4
fiftsa iajufe1
The Dolores star., 1911-10-13
WASHINGTON.

Thsrs has been another advance n
the coffee market At New York. Rio
No. Z being quoted ~ i$i.is cents 70
the street. sstabiishins . nsv high
record.
The Dolores star., 1911-10-13

Coleeaoe-NeW moxieo Fair Cloooe.
Durango.-Rain In the morning and
In the evening somewhat marred he
closing day Of the twelfth annuai
colorado-New Mexico fair. but dssDite
. heavy track. all races were pulled
OF and good time was made.
The Dolores star., 1911-10-13
New WINS aIvsv vsIisy asssvvssv.

Nov WkIto Niv0e Vasb0y NooeVvole.
Msskes.--work on one Of The lass-
sst reservoirs In the white River val
ley u about 10 begin. when c0mplst.
ed Il viii hold sufficient watsr to r.
rigate hundreds OF acres Of now arid
land. Former County CommIssloaer
II. r. Wilson of Flag creek ID u The
head Of the enterprise. and The ressf-
voir will be located on Brown creek.
Il will BE- completed next sprins.
The Dolores star., 1911-10-13
To TEST oevsrner's Appslasms~ss.


Colorado Springs. --Governos Shat.
roths appointment Of the new Appel
late Court judges viii be tested u
plans Of the Colorado State Bsr Asso-
citation. nov under way. carry. For
several days . moevmsnt has beea -
foot To have The attorney general -
gin quo vsranto proceedings 70 tsss
the constitutionsiity Of the appoint.
ments.
A pointed nut. not only the public
but the judges themselves are anx-
ious to have the validity Of the SOW.
ernor's set established. The legisla-
tive act itself In not questions1. an1
the Issue 10 10 be made on The point
that the governor named the judges
without the consent Of the senate.
that body having adjourned before the
appointments were made.
The Dolores star., 1911-10-13
colo RADO NEWS
oaeheeo0 tpoM
All Parts Of the Stats


October ls-3e - International DRY
Farming Congress and IntegnattOu1t
CoaHress Of Farm women--coiesa1o
Springs.
Colorado Electric Club, Denver.
October ib-is--Reluvena Sons g
Jove--Denver.
gresa, Denver
November 37-as--coiorade Tsachsss'
Aesoci at iou---Denver.
The Dolores star., 1911-10-13
Governor Carey Predicts RsssllIea.

Governor Carey Predicts Rsbs,lIoa.
Dsnssr.-That there will be rebel.
lion 10 the State Of Wyoming against
the federal government II the state
do~s not soon get relief from the
stransling Of its industries through
foolish Interpretations Of land laws by
seficsss Of the Department Of the In.
tssios. Was the startling assertion
made By Governor Joseph u. Carey Of
Wyomins In an address before the
Public Lands Convention. The gov.
ssnos was In dead earnest. for. q the
eoaclssios Of his address. he ex.
Dsssssd the hops that bic statement
would BE- hsraided throughout the
eouatsy By the Associated Press 10
hat u might BE- brought 10 the stten.
tioa II President Tart and officers q
WasAisstea.
The Dolores star., 1911-10-13
One kIiIsd; sIs Injured.

Grand Junction.--As the result oe
two railroad accidents In this city.
Chas. Posano. . fireman. 10 dead. ard
six other persons are seriously II.
jured.
The Dolores star., 1911-10-13

New Yosk.-Msst Wells. lishtwsight
GAa0Dtoa q Engiaal. hos bssn
0assAel - figAt nilly Duaovaa 10
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25
MOVING OFFICES
TO
Administration Building for
Forestry Service on Sum
nit of Sacramentos Is
Nearing Completion.

A~lumogorlu. y. NJ. Feb. J.. Ncnr
~ an the necessary arrangements hay"
been made tor r"mu,iup the hradguar.
ten, pt the Nlnmo National Forest ~
Alumupuriu ~ tluudrruii several ui
the most energetic aud progressive cit.
llcu, ui Cloudrrnft have been working
tor % long whil" upon plant 10 eject
the rcmoynl ot the headquarters. The
decision 20 make the change was made
,um. time ago. aud sine" that time
plan, have been under way for III" pro
,iliug Of headquarters ~ Cloudcrnft
according To- the Alnm"gordo News.
C]louicrnfi o., the natural aud logi
rnl place for the headquarters from
an economical ar administrative" point
oi view. AIamogordn regrets 10 los
the several good citizens aud their
/ families. who viii move their residence,
~ rluudrruf', bat ~ the sam" time
Alnmugurdu cannot challenge Cloud
croft =. right To- insist upon the T"
nova. Cloulcruit - right up IN IA,
reserve aud therefore the affairs OF
the reserve may be- better and mon,
economically conducted aud directed
from that point,
The administration building NJ Cloud
croft b, now nearly completion, anc
Will hr ready toT occupancy before
March /. II l. u frame building an,
wa, erected on the regular arpropriu
riou oi the rscr,r. IN addition, 1
sturrhnuso aud u stable will hc erect
81 ~ ,ouu rs the expenditure ha.
been authorized hv the department a
Washington, The building work a
! C]luudcrui' has been carried on und"
the dircctiou ~ j. \ simmons, chic
ranger, from the Weed station. e, &
HAIL, supervisor, has been y Cloud
croft rhi, week, assisting In the super
vision, aud making sure tina, everything
will be- IN readiness 10 make the moy,
~ ~ To- b" IN the new quarters h.,
March /.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25
REPLIES TO CRITICISM
Ruth Cameron

\ few weeks ny" I wro'" q little
talk ahou, q woman who was too busy
keeping II hous" distrcsSinply lmma'u
late 10 keep herself even dcccn'ly 81.
and whose husband. heinp hu, human,
consequently Noticrd the contrast he
tween ~" slattcrnlv looking woman ~
home aud the dainty and we'll groom
ed Young woman in his office.
\ few days later NY pos'man brought
me these two letters.
Says the first after some prrlimi
nary
~ think YOU did an injustice ia all
thr"" in III" ease, The wife, the hus
baud and III. s'"nographcr. To com
THrc u wife with family cares and
household work Z" attend 10 with h
fresh Young girl who has uo care, only
10 get her puiis ~ straight aud her
waists fitting neatly, aud Ia h" an time
NJ the Office, IL what | consider an in
Justice aud there are still quite u few
good men who have call 20 employ u
stcnogrnphor aud ~" not ~ Mr. H. Al
20 there are many in Mr. r. = shoes who
cunuo, blame their wives dressing 81"
qurs or while YOU wal, hair either.
Nov don = want 10 side with wa.
mcn who are never neat and whol"
some but lo say this, 1t il unfair {"
condemn u sister when We have only
The evidence of what Mrs. NrXt.dnol
has seen, Two Ia one she i only ical.
nus because Mrs H. happens "a be- the
best hous"kcrpor.
And anothcr. thing will say that
i after twenty years of married life
nine out Ut ten men would rather hnv,
their childr"n well cared for, the hous,
In good order aud n good, substantial
well cooked meal when IL is time than
all the pufs and latest styles brought
out for women, -
Saws the second
). ~ want ,o thank you for your talh
last evening, II told my story exactly
' But-prcstO ~changc-thRt il all differ
cpi now, I have learned my lesson.
"Pcrhaps my solution Of the prob
lem may be- of some use to sOmcon
clyo. find that II costs no more I,
dress prettily anG neatly while working
about the house than II does 10 wear
mother. hubbard wrapper and nm unloyc
~ apron, At almost any dry good
store one may purchase pretty It'll
house dresses that both wash aud Il
perfectly for Sl,os, They come in near
~ every color and material, The plat
blue c%hambrays and black and whit
percalcs are especially pretty aud dur
! able and are piped with contrasting
: materials,
; "Then instead Of bingham for apron
= choose percalc to correspond wit
9 my dresses and make them high with
protecting bib and wide skirt, On
apron requires three yards Of materia
"H 10 surprising how much neRte
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25
E X G. E.
IN
ALBUQUERQUE
Meetings Will Be Held In
Presbyterian Church and
Addressed by Notable
Workers From Other
States.
WILL GATHER ON
MARCH 2 N 3

The New Mexico convention ~ the
Young People 5 society Of Christian
Endnn,or will be- held in this city
March . aud . next, aud indications
point ~ one of 'ho largest aud most
enthusiastic annual gatherings of the
E~ndcavurrrs ever held In the territory.
The session, will be- rcli 10 the Pre-,
hv'"rihn church aud among the spoul
cr- will be- Eudcu,urcr WORKERS Of va
tional note.
j. Karl Znchnov, Vice president Of
the knusa, CITY Christian EudcaNor
organization, viii be- present aud have
something ia say ou lookout Commit
tee Work Kari Lehman, interstate
dcld worker, O. New Mcstco boy who has
worked up from the la. Vega, -urlcty
." his prcscn, position, viii ho present
10 assist iu making 'hr meeting O. sue
ccss.
Mauy viii remember M Lehman,
who has made several visits here nud
who b. hrcuuiug widely known a- one
~ th" Invest wires 10 the whole Eu
lcnyor movement.
The follow ing committees have been
appointed from the various local
churches 20 ,atr charge Ut the plans
tor the convention:
Executive committee Mis-, Kat,
rlappctt"u, chairman.
Finance Committee Henry shelton
Chairman; Ira ioldt, Henrietta Wol
king and II. l.. snyder.
social committee Miss Ioe MrKru
drick, chairman; Harry strong Mis-,
t]lappcrtou, Joe Ilruld, Flora g. Reed
and Robcr, Jamos.
Entertainment committee Miss Flor
enc" Fox, chairman; Mary Cos, Al.
! Vaughn, Mrs. Ehl"r..
3 Music commi''c" saba Vaughn
chairman; Helen Hope and Laura Ne
collum.
Center Chairman a. T.. SNYDER.
Advertising committee a. = LI'h
g"w, chairman. ~. = W"lEiup and A.
thur McCullum.
The territorial officers OF the New
Mexico Christian Euiruy"r l'uiua ur.
~ follows:
PRESIDENT T. l]auury. Santa e.
First Vice President. Enrurs, y. R.y
nOldS. Ration. Second Vice President
Arthur j. stevens, Roswell. Rrrouliu.
secretary treasurer, Arthur T.. T. Rob
insuu. Santa Fc.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25
GIVING A TOWN A BLACK EYE

II j. little woudcr tina, not q few ~
towns are complaining that they made
no gain in population during the last
decade. Some OF them take u out on
III" cnum"rntor when. II any one per
soU IL ~ ANY way responsible, tho emil
Ynhilitv of M" town correspondent
should b." invest gated.
H. the weekly letter from q ucw-ra
per representative 90 q community which
b, jus, big enough To- have D.. uamc ou
the map aud important enough 10 re-
r"ISc mail once o day each way. there
nrc nine items ct ''uous. Five Of
,h"," nine tell Of sickness.
Mrs. rinhond 0, recovering from 4,
bad spoil. Mrs. ~hoc,'rlug o.. ,ltph'
~ improved ..... Mrs. capt, RowhucR
Wa called here by the ,,r,uu. illness,
or her papa. "" are sorry 80 chrou
lcl" the rrc-"uc" I'm our midst Of soy
rfal ease, of sickness among Young
children, aud II Is u pleasure 70 note
that Tim Turpcu,iu" was able 10 Dee ont
aud greet his man, friend, after % long
sick spell"
An array OF horror, like these crowd
rd luto three aud u half inches -iupl
column aud distributed through the
county will have nm affect for the
bad upon any little town, Il will pie
'urc Il, a. lying In an unhealthy locality
or having bad drinking water. aud ru
matter how encouraging and interest
INK aud wei written the other items
are, the 'own &, injured,
Another notice that appeared NOT
many days since was an item IN which
stated IN 50 many words that Mcssrs
Grape and Caskc' had had u ''hcuy,
run Of custom - lately.
Any place characterized In this man
ucr j. q pretty safe place 10 stay ava,
from. Publishers would do well ,u eli
inmate such items from their paper
aud instruct correspondents that ,ucl
items de- not constitute news, are o
but slight general interest aud tina
they iniurc the communities In vhirl
they appear Publishers Auxiliary.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25
THE SERVANT PROBLEM
by Ruth Cameron

That eternal question til" servant
problem cumc up Tor discussion the
other day.
IN the group was q woman who i.
famed IN the nriphhorh"od, not only
for being . thorough aud economical
h~ousckc"pcr, but for having exception
al maids aud for keeping them nm cx
c"piionnlly long time.
Tn" little newly wed lady who had
had 'hrc" servants in her hricf span al
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25
FORREST ITEMS

Mr., j. NJ. Nix made a business trip Ia
Clovis last week.
Wa have a full school at Forrest con.
sisting ~ % scholars.
Mrs. Sledge wa a visitor to our
school Thursday afternoon.
The weather has changed considera.
bile, raining, showing and sleeting.
Mr., and Mrs. s. A. Hartllne made a
business trip to Tucumcari Wednesday.
returning home Friday.
Misses Clclla Hudson aud Forenc,
Murdick we're the guests Of Miss Salli,
RichburR, Thursday night and Friday
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25

mind telling how she worked the mira
rlc, aud this was the tale she told.
~ I 10 yet along with my servants
better nan most people, think the
credit D., all due 10 my grandmother.
you know I lived with my grandmother
until she died, aud grandmother was u
model housewife of the real old school.
Every morning after breakfast even
after she had "a hohhlc about with u
zane, she would go out into the Kitchen
and hold u conference with the rock.
There wa o big larlcr in the pantry
where all the supplies were put aud ~
this grandmother always kept the keys.
"Oncr u day, NJ this conference, she
would open the harder aud take out what
was needed for the day. The cook
would say whn, she wanted aud grand
mother had to be told just what each
thing va. Ia be- used for, too.
And why ~" five eggs! ! can hear
her say even now. Not hcrausc she
was mls"rly ~ ~h"prudgrd ~" eggs
she wns quit" lannon's for The hountitul
table she set ana for her generosity
but hrrnusr NJ" thought II her duty ia
know.
"Of cnuiS" don Z have u locked
luricf. hu' I go out every morning and
know everything that is IN my Zee
rhcsi aud pantry, and then. when !
iud what needed, I 80 down town aud
personally du the marketing Sometimes
think of using the telephone aud th"u
think huw mortified grandmother
would hn," been aud 80 usually y,
down town myself.
After grandmother finished talking
with the cook aud inspecting the lard
-. she would always make u tour ~
III" house from attic 10 cellar. Sh,
thought 'nai was o part oi the house
wife, daily duty. aud u wise prrcHu
il"n. too. Almost her las, advice 20 M,
was thi- Ga into every corner ul
yuur house every day ~ the year. II
you don Z II viii soon b" . prlvilcg,
f"r YOU 10 go ,u'n vuur " Kitchen
90" hHN" ~ aunt who wanted Z,
teach her daughter how 10 cook Last
summer vacation. They tried II hu.
soon found that ~" maid objected {,
their coming M" IA" kltch"u aud the,
had ~ give II up. You see. ]grnudm"'h
rr was right. Ny auut 1, u woman wh,
believes IN leaving . girl 80 her owr
uryircs ~ much ~ pu.>ihl" aud unv
~" finds herself shut "u' oi her owl
hitchcu.
"Throurh follow ing grandmother q
advice am complete mistress "t m,
uwu HOUSE. cvc the Kitchen.
" Do my girls ever resent 80 niue
supervision ~ first. sometimes, hu
they soon get "ycr u. 'rv to com
pcnsatr hy giving them ~ much Tim
~ pus,ihlr aud hv being ~ Just an,
honest with them ~ cNu"c, them .
be- with me. | want to h" mistress. -
nv huus" but 'rv never "a l." petty -
~uycrhcarinp Myself, think u gir
really likes q kind hui, strict mis,r"s
better than uu" who j. too easy aud IN
different. Grandmother had on" mai
ten wears aud | "" only had four IN IN
twelve wears of my married life, NJ
guess they don 7 dislike cut methods =
very much
1T certainly wouldn't look So. 80
ytously sighed ~" newly we'd lady wh
had had tire" maids IN III" very hrir
span Of her married life.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25

work one ran do aud how much longer
pretty dresses and apron. Keep clean
Don I say this ISN'T practical I,
II. have done II for several year.
and | do every bit of my own work.
too 80
Which letter goes ~ show that
% You cun please some ut the people nlI
of the time, all of the people some oi
the time, hut you can I please all Of ia,
people al the time ~
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25
GROWTH OF UNIVERSITY OF NEW
MEXICO IS MOST FLATT[R|NG

Nineteen States and Territories Represented in Enroll.
ment Which Shows Rapid Increase; Dormitory Fa.
cilities Inadequate For Students and Expansion is
Inevitable While Number Of Men and Women TAX.
ing Strictly Collegiate Work Is Greater Every
Year,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25
More Residents

\ significant fact j. the Increase In
the number at Resident students, -"
large j. m" increase that ~ present
only about halt ~" men students can
be- accommodated In M" durml'uri"s. Ih"
president urges the need ut adequate
,lurmiiorv accommodations ~ once, his
plan being To- build q nrw women =, dor
mi,ory with q capacity of forty aud 10
turn the present women dormit"ry
over - the men student. Right now
IL j. said that more than 'hrr" rourthS
uf N" available accommodations for next
wear are engaged IN advance, aud u is
considered extremely harmful for IN
institution Ia lee forced To- 'uru away
properly qualified students
The "Nrous" per capita ~ 'hc TN.
,rrsity of New McNic" is less than
$3.50, ~ compared with over $3.50 ~
the agricultural college aud nearly $500
per capita ~ the University of Arizona,
while In the University ot Iolornd" the
nununl cost 80 the student is said :" hc
elise ~ $50. That th" university her"
furnishes u splendid return for IA" cN.
urnditurc of public money is evident
when IL il remembered that ~" nnuuH
income j. only about 40 600, -. than
unc third. for instance, of that ~ iuyrd
NV the Agricultural coll"p" ~ M"silln
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25

FOR SALE:-l90 acres patented land
IN Plaza Largo Just south Of Tucum
earl Mountain, River cuts on about
six acres Of one corner, all the rest level
and water may hc had NJ twelve 80
twenty feet. Bottom land aud rich a.
may he had in the county, Inquire NJ
News Office for prices and terms, 2.litf
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25
Farmers Make Protest

Farmers registered protests against
the Canadian reciprocity today hcfor"
M" senate cummi'tc" ON huAncc. For
men governor y. i. llach"ldcr nf New
Hampshire, master of N" National
Grange, mad" ia" opening argument
aud received valuable assistance from
senators Hale, Snoot aud MrCumhrr.
who evidenced sympathy with the NJ
tack, on reciprocity. Mr.. Bachcldcr
said d,OOO,0OO farmers were united IN
! opposition 20 the agreement. lie de-.
MED that cheap food would result, and
said fr," trade with Canada would mean
tina, the farmers would derive no hcnr.
II, whatever from the ,arih.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25

The Lewis Decorating Co. has opened
business OF East Center opposite Adair
Building. Are prepared to do anything
In the painting and paper hanging aud
decorating line i.2s.tf
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25
Lorimsr Vote Tomorrow

senator burrows, chairman ~ the
committee on privileges aud elections,
sired 10 speak h." would ask N" senate"
,u vo'" IN the lOrim"r ra.c TOMORROW
~ the conclusion of senator l.orimer =
.u.YYh
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25
ASK TO
ADMIT NEW MEXICO
Ministers and Prohibition.
lists Do Not Approve the
Fight Now Being Made.
DELAY FEARED IN
CONGRESS,

Washington, u. g., Feb 2l.-Twenty
counties Ut New Mexico were represent.
I'D today IN kilograms received by the
president, protesting that arguments
now being presented against the ar.
prevail Ut the constitution were cxag.
prrntri, untrue aud unsnuctioned by the
ma iority Of the people Of New Mexico.
Many uamcs signed have the words.
" piohihiiinnlst. ~ minister. after
them, aud the approval Of New Mex
i,o's constitution Is urged
The committee on territories today
adopted q resolution combining al futur,
protests To- the validity uf the tatifcH.
ton ~ The constitution, an other qucs.
tiuus hcing eliminated THIS means
that the pfotestauts must show evidence
IT fraud ,unicicn, 10 have changed ID,
result on January -, before the com
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