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Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-17
A sHAMrrr1 CONDITION.

rhat part Of the report of County
school superintendent Amnaeo Mon
ioya relating TO the salaries paid the
teachers of the county gives food FOR
serious reflection. According 10 the
report the average salary of male
ionchers ls t8Gts7 and Of women
&t2a.7l per year Reduced 20 q
monthly basis. this means that the
men receive on an aVcrnge a little the
rise Of $50 and the women a triflo
more than s83 a MONTH
New Moxlco and Bcrnainlo county
are not to be more harshly condemned
than other communities for paying
such grossly inadequate salaries 10
the school teachers. The same shame
ful condition exists generally over the
country varying only in degree ae-
cording 20 locality But we may well
ask ourselves if we can truthfully
boast of being an enlightened people
as long as we permit 1t to exist.
There ~ AN immense amount of
hypocrisy IN our attitude as people
toward education. We plume our
selves nightly on our liberal ex-
penditures Of money in furtherlng the
cause Of learning, and forthwith we
dole out the most nlggardly pittanco
of the expenditures IN question 10
those who should receive the most
generous portion. The architect the.
building contractor and The real
estate operator are generously pro-
vlded for while the teacher IS placed,
almost literally on starvation wages
And we never once stop 20 think that
"a noble ediflco Is OF small consequence
IN the education of the young asl
compared 10 a noble character In the
teacher who hae the young IN charge
Volumes might be written in praise
lf the average American teacher
without doing the subject justice
With no other hope Of reward than
he conaeiousness of duty well done.
hese men ana women do work
whose importance can not Doe calculat-
ID, requiring qualification possessed
ly very few, for compensation which
would be spurnod with contempt by
, hrckayor Upon their unaelfish
'fforts the future of the state literally
depends, and Ia appreciation Of the
.act the state PAYS thom less than
{ does many Of its mcnlal servants,
Some day perhaps we viii come to
tardy realization of The relative
Importance OF the school teacher in
he scheme OF human affnirs- which.
.y the way, ls small comfort for those
cachers who are today busy figuring
ut how they are to eat three meals
day on the salaries they receive.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-17

mcnt u can safely be aid. however
that thore is no argument on the pro-
position Chat whatever is brutal il
bad. ana that not the least vicious
feature OF II ls The degrading and
bruializlng effect that such punish
ment has upon the ono who innic,s
90 and Chose who witness ID
Tho spectacle Of "an unusually
LARGE attendance" Of people al a
public whipping. viewlnr. presumably
WITH satisfaction, the iashlng of two
criminals upon their bare backs is
1nything but q pretty one. How lone
Delaware VIII continue 10 permit such
d condition 10 exist ls interesting 10
conjecture.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-17
TAKE IT IN TIME
Just as scores Of Albuquerque People

just as Scores of Albuquerque People
Have.
Waiting doesn't pay
If YOU neglect kidney hackache,
UfN.,rA troubles often follow
Doan's Kidney Pills are for kidney
backache. and for other kidney ills.
Albuquerque citizens endorse them,
Mrs. ~. l5ournelle, 401 S. Broadway,
Albuquerque y. NJ, says. II have
recommended Deans Kidney pills to
many of my friends and acquaintances
and they have learned OF the value
Like myself they an think highly Of
them, some years ago / used three
boxes Of Doan's Kidney pills and was
cured Of pain in my back that had
troubled me for many years. ! was
also relieved of rheumatic pains and
1 have never been bothered to any OK
tent since. 1 hold just as high an opln-
Ion of Doans Kidney Pills now as [
did when ] publicly recommended
them some wears ago / haven't need
ed any kidney medicine since. l am
certainly grateful for the cure Doans
Kidney Pulls made"
For sale by all dealers Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York sole agents for the United
States,
Remember the nome--Doan's-a
take no other
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-17

avoided giving publication to an err
roneous statement which reflects un-
fairly upon the county board.
Had you cared TO secure and pub
llsh accurate Information concerning
the tax situation here, / could have
furnished you with correct data. as
have furnished it TO the territorial
board OF equalization. 10 the cover
nor and 10 various members Of the
legislature. hoping TO assist some
what In that most important of all
desidoratum for the state Of New
enactment of a wise, ef-
fective and uniform system of assess
ment and collection of taxes.
Yours truly G. W. G. WARD.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-17

Las Noeas N NJ, NOV 40, ,.t9ia
Mr. Howell Earnest, Travelling Audi-
tor Santa Fe N Nj,
Dear Sir. Upon nay return from
Santa Zee / find "a copy of what pur-
ports to ho your official report OF San
Miguel county officers covering the
past twelve yours. / have had uo
leisure TO examine the report, but
lust before leaving for Guadalupe
county / had noticed articles IN the
Morning Journal and the New MeM-
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-17

II was doubtless annoying to Miss
Margaret Wilson to be reported as
cngaeed 60 man she has never
met but It might have been worse.
suppose thoy had said she was not
engaged al an
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-17

Flying upside down is said to be
getting very common Ia France, but
the average American WIN find travel
hy trolley and steam railroads quite
dangerous enough for ordinary pur-
poses.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-17

BIRMINGHAM. ALA. +. L. willis.
of the firm OF Hartlinc q Willis.
Pharmacists suffered greatly from
asthma and bronchitis. SO bad he could
NOT attend % business AZ ne writes:
"l got no relief untl J took Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. IL entire
ly removed those choking sensations,
and never failed 90 produce an easy
and comfortable condition OF the
throat and lungs Remember the
name, Roloy's Honey and Tar Com
pound, and accept no substitute. IN
the yellow package For sale by
Butts. Incorporated
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-17
District Attorney Ward addresses
Letters TO Governor and TTdUeLin0
Auditor Regarding Tax Collections

Las Vegas N. NJ, lsov rs, 1918.
Morning Journal, Albuquerque. N. NJ.
The matter of our inadequate sya-
TEN of taxation is TO my mind the
most Important one before the people
Of New Mexico today. You have
published extracts from report
made BY the travelling auditor 10 the
governor which appears 90 show a
very discreditable condition OF affairs
IN this county as regards the collec-
tiQn Of taxes / ann explaining quite
FUZZY 70 Mr.. Howell Earnest. where /
think he was Inaccurate aud unfair 10
this county in his report. ] feel that
you are anxious 10 secure AN possible
light upon the subject and while the
letter ! send TO Mr.. Earnest Is SOME
what Volnmnoua, yet / trust that the
subject Is OF enough importance 10
you TO Justify you in publishing my
letters 70 him and to Governor Nc
Donald which j enclose. The whole
subject Is one upon which tho public
Ia my opinion should have an the in-
formation possible, since It Is absolute
ly Vital that we secure adequate re-
lief from our present faulty laws
through our next legislature.
Yours truly.
G.. w. G.. WARD.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-17
c. W G. WARD


Las Vegas. n. NJ. Nov. is. 1918.
Hon William G.. Mcdonald. Governor
Of New Mexico, Santa Fe, ~. NJ
Dear sf. ! received "a copy Of the
report Of Howell Earnest regarding
MS activities ia san Miguel county
10 was addressed 20 YOU and as it was
unaccompanied by any letter / am
not certain whether It came from vou
or from the auditor. / am according
ly sending you "a copy Of my open let
tor 60 Mr.. Earnest As the misead-
Ing ana injurious statement is made
with no qualification that san Miguel
county delinquent taxes amount dur
ing the period covered 10 three hun
drcd fifly-ninc thousand six hun
dred sevonty-four and 34-iO0 (S359,-
6743D dollars, and as various news
papers quote you as furnishing them
with the Information. / think Il only
fair TO the citizens Of this county and
to the taxpayers of the state as well,
that an correspondence on the sub
feet be given TO the press This coun-
ty nsHredly wants an the light pos
alble thrown upon the tax situation.
We must have more effective tax
system o. we cannot collect AN the
law that requires me to go 10 the
enormous trouble. expenditure OF umoI
md outlay that / have assumed inI
order to enforce the lien OF the stateI
ly individual tax suits after the coun-
y officers have done their fun dutyI
n following the law,
But hy such means only ] collected 4
more than $4,000 In delinquent taxes
n Mora county. many thousands In
SAN Miguel county aud I am not
much more than half through here
after years of work. II may impress
iou somewhat with the difficulty Of
he work when ten you that your
lwn somewhat extensive property In
Guadalupe county was duly offered
.or sale for delinquency I'm the 1911
'cncral suit that no bidders appear
ID, that the judgment expired and
hat ] have been compelled TO bring
Individual suits against YOU and many
ithers down there. It Is a rather
striking example OF the inadequacy of
iur tax laws that YOU have not as far
rs ] have been able 90 find made any
cturn whatsoever Of your property
u Guadalupe county for 1912. | have
Informed the treasurer that II Is his
Iuty TO make "a collectors assessment
gaiuat you and against others who
ave failed In like manner one Of
he chief difficulties we have TO meet
) the contention Of the small tax
aver that the rich, the powerful, the
wnors Of land grants and In some in-
tanccs, prominent officials are
otorlously lax In paying taxes.
You Will. in my respectful opinion.
e conferring more real service upon
he taxpayers Of New Mexico by set-
Ing them prompt aud shining
Xample IN the matter OF returning
our property and paying taxes there
a. than by considering the erroneous
nd misleading Information concern
ng the tax conditions of this county !
urnished you by the travelling auditor ,
the more especially as every step ,
hat can be taken under the law has
ecn taken and Will be taken to col-
act an the taxes actually due.
! have the honof to be- ,
Yours most respectfully
g. W. G.. WARD.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-17

If you are in need Of Mems
furnishings now is the time to
make purchases. THE MODEL
co.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01
BASKET BALL

In the first game of the double
header played at the Opera house
Friday evening the town team was
defeated by the High school by
the score of % to II. In the first
stages of the game the town boys
made good showing and it seemed
as though they would be the win
ners but during the last half they
steadily lost to their opponents.
The other game, between the
Monte Vista and Alamosa High
school girls teams was a one sided
contest in which the visitors
worked hard enough but seemed
to be excelled on every point by
the Monte girls. The score was
26 to l.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01
THE NEW CABINET

According to the best informa-
tion President t-elect Wilson has
completed his cabinet and with
the possible changes from one port
folio to another, the following is
understood to be the correct list.
Secretary of State William Jen-
nings Bryan, of Nebraska.
Secretary of the Interior-Alva
Adams, of Colorado.
Secretary of the Treasury-A.
Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylvania.
Attorney General =. Robert l..
Henry, of Texas.
Secretary Of War-Wllliam G..
McAdoo, of New York.
Secretary of the Navy-Albert
Burlison, of Texas.
Secretary of Commerce and La
bor-Louis Brandeis, of Boston.
Secretary of Agriculture-Oba-
diah Gardner, of Maine.
Postmaster General-Josephus
Daniels, of North Carolina, or
David Lewis, of Maryland.
The above selection ought to
give satisfaction to the business
and industrial interests of the
country. They are all men of
brains, push and honesty. There
are no Ballingers in this bunch.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01
HEADING TOPIC OF INTEREST
TO SECURE GOOD ROADS
General Complaint Is Heard Owing to
Abominable Conditions

of transportation to and from the
camps of Sumner, Platoro aQd JAS
per, the gentlemen in authority in
the management of the district
are offering US an impossibility in
the form of what they call a road.
One man says, II drove down
the :switch-back road with team
hitched to buck board, and when
| tried to make the turns 1 had to
get out and lift the tail end around
to make them"
Another man, II went down with
light buggy and team and could
not make the turns without lifting
the buggy around" Others who
attempted the use of this purported
road give similar evidence to the
above as their experience.
Recently an effort has been
made to remedy the defects of
construction by widening out the
curves and 30 far they have ac-
complished a portion of the work
necessary as they view it, and they
are still at it, The latest report
from anyone who has attempted
the use of this structure is you
can make the turn with a two-horse
wagon if you will cramp it very
close"
1t is to be presumed that an e1-
animation of the books of this dis
trict will show that money has
been expended and that tools have
been used in the construction of
this structure but, the evidence as
given by those who have attempted
to use it is not indicative of its be-
ing Just what it was intended to
be.
AS an effort at landscape beauti-
fication this may pass for a work
of art, but, to be fully appreciated
as such the curves should be elimi-
mated and let it stand as a monu-
ment perpetuating the name of
the lake body it overlooks "THE
TERRACE.
In the meantime where do the
people of Monte Vista come in?
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

There will be public meetings
held at town hall, Monte Vista,
Saturday, Feb. l, at 2 p. m. and at
7 p. m. to hear discussion OF hog
cholera and other animal dis.
eases by DR.. Glover and others
from the State Agricultural col.
lege. The purpose Of these meet
ings is to arouse sufficient interest
among the hog raisers to induce
efficient cooperation looking to
the eradication of disease among
hogs.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

Jacob Winslor of Peoria, Ill ,
who has been the guest of the Getz
families of this place left Thursday
for an indefinite stay in Mexico.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

BY definition: A road (Ang
III Sax 1ad, rade, "a ride" "a passing
on horsebaok'') is an open way or
pubiio passage appropriated for
travel, and generically includes
-highway, street and lane.
From the viewpoint of the tax
payer and especially the poll tax
payer; IA road is a joke; an ex,
cuse, used for the purpose of rails
ing fund, to pay for the employ
ment Of some favorite, who is only
reqeired to know enough about
Ic6d building and maintenance, to
sign his voucher and draw his sal
ary, end oftimes he only has to do
th9ktter part of the act.
The requisites in the intelligent
construction of roads are, money,
labof), tools and brains; an exam
ination or ordinary use, of most of
the public roads in this country
/, would not be likely to induce an
expors to report, under oath, that
theEv was evidence of the excessive
Or use of any one of these necessities.
An examination of the Treasurer's
boots will show that money has
bsen used. Individuals will certify
to having used pick, shovel, scraper
xnd drags, but, we still lack the
pviaence to convince us of the use
Q& huins, and it would be rather
-haSdto convince the driver of an
automobile, stuck in a mud hole
4 along any one of our main high
ways that there had ever been such
thing as a brain, even remotely
connected with the construction of
that road.
In 1888 the people of Monte
Vista subscribed to a fund and
oonstyucted two roads from the
Alamosa river to the top of the
5iyido between Cat Creek and the
Alamosa. At that time the town
had'a population of approximately
U0 nd to raise the necessary fund
Ior is undertaking outside of the
liu of their own county was
uQ erable of tax on the indi-
vk, but the inducement for
tht1 Expenditure, Equipments of
~ from the Mammoth mine) was
sumoient and the people of that
1ay were enterprising enough to
v nAokthe requirements of the occa-
,inol Conejos county had donated
o. by this act as good a piece
hd as any within her limits,
~ pom reliable information the
O04 has never in the "a years
II odr existence spent so much
v - dollar in the maintenance
II this road.
i, Some years ago the Terrace Res
sYvofr Go. was organized to con-
" stSupt reservoir for irrigation
puSposes on the Alamosa river. A
;. megltorious enterprise and one
Will should be always welcome.
La4of the Terrace Irrigation Dis
tri0ewas organized and by pur-
ohaoo acquired all of the rights
toem1ely controlled by the Reser-
voiseb.
- reservoir is now completed
condition for the impound-
water for irrigation this
ooe season, another good thing
''ldee ing of praise for the gentle
~mQDho have pushed the work to
800 Dtion, but in the storage Of
., woe our road, which we built,
w covered with water.
eplace this and as means
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01
PRONOUNCED PRIME
BY MEDICS AT FEAST

An authentic instance of where
a large number of doctors agreed
is recorded in the following letter
boosting San Luis Valley pea. fed
lambs:
THE SHIRLEY
Denver, Colo, Jan. 30, 1918.
The Colorado Valley Land Co.,
Monte Vista, Colo,
Gentlemen
The two lambs reached us the day
before yesterday.
They we're the cause Of the hotel get
ting the luncheon given by the Denver
County Medical association to DR.. Wiley
the food expert.
One hundred and forty-three doctors
ate the two lambs and they all pro-
nounced them as being fine.
DR.. Wiley complimented the lambs
very highly.
Please ship us two more at once.
1. B. ALLEN, Manager.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

Mr. and Mrs. George Snyder
and son Glenn returned Saturday
after visit to the Stock Show of
Denver.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

M E. Hallenbeck left Sunday
for his home in Marion, Ind, after
some time spent in Monte Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

Miss Pearl McCroy. who has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carey Campbell, left Thursday
for her home in Pittsburg. Pa.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

Ralph Bingham, lecturer, will
fill an engagement at the Metho-
dist church tonight Friday } This
should prove to be one of the best
numbers of the lyceum course.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Getz left
Thursday for a visit to their old
home in Peoria, Ill.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

E. r. Newton returned Wednes-
day from Denver where heattended
the Stock Show.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Graves of
near Hooper are the guests of their
parents of this place.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

Mrs. Iva Mcclure returned Fri
day from a visit to her parents of
Topeka, Kansas.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

Miss Irene Hopkins of Alamosa
spent Saturday and Sunday with
her friend Miss Hazel Lloyd Of
this place.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

Mineral county and Rio Grande
are to be congratulated on the vote
Of DR.. j. A. Biles and George W.
Gates on the telephone resolution,
says the La Jara Enterprise.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

Miss Lottie Fopless returned
Monday from visit with relatives
Of Denver, where she also attended
the Stock Show.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

August Weiss and family Of Del
Norte are now at Los Angeles
whore they will spend the winter.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

Miss Eva Kuhn returned Friday
from Alamosa where she was the
guest of her brother Frank Kuhn
and wife of that place.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Berry who
have been the guests of Mrs.
Berry's parents of Indiana returned
Friday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

The friends of Il. #. Kurrle,
Manager OF the Iris Theater. will
be pleased to learn that he is i'm.
proving from an operation for ap-
pendicitis at the Del Norte sani-
tarium Thursday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

j. Higgins of the Forestry ser
vice here left Sunday for Denver
where he will attend the meeting
of the Supervisors.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01
IN THE HANDS OF A
BUSINESS EXECUTIVE

trOduCed IN DOtn branches OF the
Legislature today twin "tax bills"
which will place in his hands power
to lop off superhuous state en-
ployes and wipe out entire bureaus,
boards and departments by stroke
of his pen, if the bills become
laws.
One of these bills will give the
governor constant supervision over
the expenditures of every state de-
partment; the other will allow him
to discharge state employees where
economy is essential to the welfare
of the state of Colorado.
No governor has ever possessed
such sweeping and absolute power
in the history of the state. No
governor has ever been able to hold
down expenses successfully, for
always heads of departments and
powerful politicians have inter
vened to thwart the governor who
wanted to save the peoples money.
Governor Ammons is a business
man and it remained for him to
devise a business like system of
nullifying the work of politicians.
He has taken into consultation,
before preparing his bills, the lead
ers of the house and senate and
the heads of state departments.
The elective officials, without ex-
ception, have expressed approval
of his ideas in their conferences
with him.
The problem that confronted
Governor Ammons when he first
began working on the idea was,
first, how to find out when en-
ployes or bureaus had become
superfiuous, and second, how to
get rid of them in the face of
state statute.
The first proposition is to be
solved by bill which will give the
governor the right to demand
report from any state department,
board or bureau at any time dur
ing the biennial period. He does
not have to wait for the annual
reports. At any moment he can
call department head into his
office, under the terms of the bill,
and say: 81 would like to have
report upon your receipts and ex-
penditures within week. News.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-02-01

j. H. Rocky left Thursday for
an indefinite stay in Kellyville,
Oklahoma.