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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-04

NEW ORLEANS December a-The price
Of cotton fell on to-day under selling pres
sure that appeared to originate in, the in
terror Of the belt. Tho close was at the
lowest OF the day. q loss OF eleven to fifteen
most active day and fluctuations wore tho
Ing. :.
Spots showed 2 downward tendency. local
prices closing 3-i6 OF cent, while spot
markets generally marked quotations down
one sixteenth to one-egn,n. Dallas lost one
the lowest In weeks. t =
The statistics of the Gay were encouraging.
hut had 10 influence fluctuations. Total
port receipts for the day were %s.osi bales,
which total shipments. including coastwise
clcarances. were 65.I bales causing n de-
crease in port stocks. Receipts thus far
this week were 2ss.SSi bales against aa2.3i9
bales up TO the same time last week. which
was taken to mean that the holding move
ment was growing amens farmers
Spot cotton easy: sales on the spot, 3s5
closing: - Z, = :
1.5S; October, IT'S.
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CHANCERY TRANSFERS.
Eight Deeds of Bargain and Sale,
Amounting to &24,OT0.35.

Amounting to $24,OS0.35.
41-John G. Pollard special commits
.; inclusive. block b; also, lots to
IL, inclusive, block c; lots I to 81. in
elusive. % and 25 to 80 Inclusive. block
D; also lots 1. 2, 3, 4, 6, and to ID.
inclusive, block E; also lots to 6 in
elusive, block F; also lots to 5. In.
6 to 10 inclusive, block II; also lots
4 to 10 inclusive, block X, and lots l,
and TO- In block l., near York River
division Of Southern RAILWAY. (See
plat attached). November 8, 1914, ST.
AR. II. stoltz ct ais. to w +.
Drinkard. Jr.. Is feet inches by 120
feet at southwest corner of Taylor and
Robinson Streets. November IL, 1914,
44-Charles. A. Metzger ct ux to Lille
NJ. Dietrich, 2bx126 feet east line Twen-
lin Street. November 80. 1914, tax
iS1B. r. Wexford ct al. special COM
missioner to Minna L. Sycle, 60.35x15O
feet north line Monument Avenue, be
e e%esn Msad 1917 a sIaisoss streets DC
46-Maryland Allen to G. L. Ellis.
s2hx115 feet north line State Street.
164h feet west of Malone Street. No
vember 16, 1914, $500.
52-Pattie G. Fitzgerald to Littleton
Fitzgerald, 2Ox7O feet mt the northeast
corner of Canal and Foushee Streets.
December ., 1914. tax 81, $40
ST w. Hancock ct uX TO r. r.
Thomas, 52S x140 feet west line Ems
low Avenue, 122h feet north Of Byron
street. November 2, 1914. tax 81, $40
Hancock, lots and 2. block 25. plan OF
Chestnut Hill. November .. 1914, tax
S1.2o, $40.
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cHANCERY DEEDS OF TRUST.
Eight Deeds of Trust. Amounting Il
apR


Eight Deeds of Trust. Amounting to
S2G,205.33.
s8-A. F.. Carlton ct uN to Richeson
and Crutchfeld trustees, 2bE11o feet
north line Stuart Avenue. 90 feet west
of Rowland Street December l, 1914,
40-Lucy NJ. Griffin ct vir to NJ. D.
NunnaIly trustee, 81 feet 3 inches by
125 feet west line Twenty-second Street
40 feet south of Street. December
" 4sIR. II. stoltz to w. S: Robinson
trustee, 25xle0 feet south line Chafhn
Street, 230 feet west OF west street
November IL. 1914, S318. mr. "
Mann. Jr., trustee. 62sX115 feet north
line State Street, 1917 feet west of
Malone street; also 15X115 feet north
line Virginia Street: between Fulton
and Erin Streets. November l6. 1914
''S Ser. e. Thomas ct ux to H.. S.
Hutzler ct nj. trustee, 52MX14O feet
west line Enslow Avenue. 122ta rect
north Of Byron Street. November q
1914, s2.12O.
57-H. s. Wallerstein ct ux TO JOS.
eph: c. Taylor ct al: trustees, 20 Nl6S
feet north line Marshall Street hetws en
Firth and sixth Streets November
10, 1914, $1,000.
r.. Brown trustee, S0X223 feet west
line Chamberlayne Avenue, 4S0 feet
north of Hammond Street. November
Sill. V. Goode ct ux to w. T.. Clacl1
,ttrstee. 3Ox120 feet south line Cary
street, 60 feet west of Meadow street.
October 80. 1914. $3.50.
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BOND LIST

Atlantic Coast Line IL, {. Caskedj ga
Atlantic Coast Line--L e. y. is... AS
chesapeake ana Ohio conv. 4l4s............
Liggett and Myers 5E............ .stL
J.iKgett and Myers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -,
I:oriilard COMPANY IS ..................... %
S"rIplk ana Western c"nN. iiss.......... 80.
.:"anohru or i.ic hdl. 5s ..........,...... G5iz
sSou,,neIn nhT'nc ',ohN. fs..,...,...-..,... SoiI
,outneFh iStit"ay Is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. III
Southern Railway MS ~.
,rI,.eI ,,Ntcs Stesi "a "s...........,..... a9Ts
United States Registered 81. ls!s (hId5 x.s.
United states Panama IS 'bidb......:. ssi.
70 coupon tsaIel ..... :.,...... ..... losis
Nirginia.Car. Chemical st 5s tasked, .;
wabash S " deb '9 ss. con'pany 's 'asked :,
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ELECTRIC PERMITS.

The following electric permits were
issued by the Electrical Department
yesterday:
w. II. jerks for W. W. Foster. 1ls
North Ninth street, two outlets.
J. F.. Candle for G. Phillips 1890
Floyd Avenue, one light.
same for George johnson, so7 North
First street, seven lights.
Lyons & Williams for Mike Toney,
northeast corner Fifth and Grace
Streets, two, fixtures.
w. B. Catlett Electric Co. for j. e.
Pleasants, S12 Chamberlayne Place.
twenty-six fixtures.
Same for Moore estate. 1920 East
Main Street, sixteen fixtures.
Same for same, 1929 East Main Street,
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MAnItIhGE LICENsEs.

Marriage licenses were issued by the
clerk of the Hastings Court yesterday
lage.
~ John Edward orric and Lula Estelle
49, Oscar Clinton Johnson and Pauline
Frank w. Courtney and Helen Edna
Wright.
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, December 2. Reports Of an
easier turn In southern spot markets werc
accompanied by some Southern selling in
the cotton market here to-day, and prices
Dioke rathe' sharply The close was steady
After opening steady at a decline OF one
70 three points In reaponse TO lower cables
man que, the market began 10 sag of under
gathering liquidation and Southern and
LIVERPOOL selling, There was enough Invest
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BUILDING PERMITS.

Permits for new and repair work
were issued by Building Inspector But
Ter yesterday. as follows:
Rev. H. Payne To build a two story
frame dwelling at lcll North Twenty
fourth Street. to cost S1.TS5.
Hugh Dcnoon, to repair brick store.
at East Broad Street. to cost s5T7.
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
BY caskie q. Rurch & Co.

BY Caskie e. Rurch G. Co
.Stock and Bond Brokers. i1i5 T.. Maiu.N
STATE SECURITIES. Bid Asked
Virginia Is, OLD. G. md r.. i"3o... s3l, -.
Va: Csnturies :, G; and r.. 1901. SN Sc':
Richmond CT, IS 1877 1899 - :! s2,a
STREET RY. STOCKS Par
Norfolk Railway and Light Co. 70
Va Ry and Power co, pfd......l0o 90 o2is
Va. RS. ami Power 60. 100 g @tl,
BANK AND TRUST COMPANY STOCK.
American National Bank....... 100 is1
Central National Bank.......... 100 1876 I3D
Iichmond Bank and Trust Co. % u
MISCELLANEOUS.
Quotations for interes, paying bonds arc n,
price 10 which interest must be added. In
come bonds ard certificates OF Indebtedness
fat.
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AUCTION lsALEss-so.pay.
TRUSTEE SALE TO HIGHEST
blp OF
TERMINAL. HOTEL, AT WEST POINT.
IVA. AT HEAD .OE. YORK RIXIrR II,

u by ~ r,ns or TO assf 6 a"tss
CO; and T. ii; Edwaras. trustees. aaiy
y slsrs os .n Of shs crcp
cure the lpaasymenits Of certain iio se
and being required SO to. do, We viii,
as sole acting trustee. iiny associate
paSe aao aepa's the t hrsm fs sell
FRIDAY. DECEMBER a.
oil thc real and personal property do
All that certain tain parcel ps e'0 or 10. of
e. Of West ss, l point, King William County.
River and u and Il Streets, together
with all the improvements. appurte-
belonging. known as the TermInal AL H o.
t LEI property, with al household and
6IrntErs part Of
bedrooms. besides dining-room furnie
ture: parior. Office. Kitchen and base
lures. pool tables, billiard tables, plano,
ONCE fixtures. safe, sh0wcases--in fact,
amy any a ana AZ personal property used In
nal Hotel. -
The property being the, nearest salt
great favorite with summer excursion
lists, picnic parties and others from
prSner nna else%hsre and With
paying patronage. AS a sanatorium a.
summer resort o. salt water club or
hotel. Il Offers unusual attractions.
TERMS: Cash as to expense OF sale,
all past due taxes and insurance 10
date of sale, and to pay five notes OF
$50 each. with protest fee and interest
on each note from September is and
December 10. 1913. and March Is, June
70. and September Is. 1914. respec-
due June 10. 1916. with Interest pay
able quarterly from September 10.
1914. and balance on one year. with
also secured by deed Of trust. or ali
cash. at option OF purchaser.
REAL ESTATE SECURITY CO..
Surviving Trustee.
The property Will be opened for in
specticn day OF sale or previously by
appointment. and for any other infor-
nation address the trustee, No. 1l13
Main Street. Richmond. Va.
AUCTION SAIES-Future DAYS
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REAL ESTATE RECORD
AND COURT CALENDAR
Yesterdays Transfers Show Substan.
tial Demand for Residential Prop
crty, City and Suburban..
NEW SHOP Plans ARE FILED
Locomotive Works Building New
Forging Shop to Cost $4,000.
Will Greatly, Enlarge Capacity OF
Plant-Monument Avenue Sale.

Realty transactions yesterday show
tial property. both city and suburban.
The largest deed recorded WAS to Minna
l.. Sycle from b. Rand Wexford. spec
ial commissioner, conveying lot of
land. with improvements. fronting sixty
and 'thirty-fiYe one hundredths feet on
the north side OF Monument Avenue.
between Meadow and Allison Streets.
The consideration named was $12,130.35.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETs.
COTTON GOODS.

NEW YORK, .Decemb-- e--Dry goods job
bers were buying steauiiy to-day. DenIms
we're reduced TO y basis OF 1:,ac for nine
niince goods. II was announced. however,
That orders could not be accepted beyond
February because OF the dyestuifs shortage
Yarns were quiet Mems wear was inactive
except for foreign business In army cloths
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HUsTINGs GouRT, PANT II.

The suit OF Frank T. Norvell against
Thomas ID. AIerrick. set for trial In the
Hastings Court, Part H., yesterday,
Woo continued. .......
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW York, December s.-Raw sugar,
steady: molaoses, $50; centrifugal. 3.so. Re
ular Spot coffee, steady; Rio No. Z. ssi6sn !:
Santos IS. sSGlo. -
NEW YORK. December 3-Cottopsned oil
advanced nine to fourteen points early on
buying on the hrmness IN lard and support
Ing orders from the South. Later there was
a slight setback. but the close was Ave to
ten points net higher. Sales. 49, 800 barrels.
The market closed steady. Spot, 5.66d6.So:
December. 6.6s@5. 10; January. 5S1@D5. SO; Feb
ruary, 5:asa6.e4; March, s.oT@e.0s: April. sic
@G.9: May. s.csa6.2s; June. s.3SG6i5; July,
6.4TIe.i9. - -
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NEW YORK. December sport Movement:
Exports. ss2 bales; stock. s;tss bples.
ports. +7ieT bales; stock. l.2b2,&s7 bales
Total for week-Net receipts, $50. 85i bales /;
exports, 1901.
Total for scason-Net receipts. 2o64. III
bales; exports, i.4Sa.s3S bales
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RICHMOND HAY MARKET.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

bulk. s6.55a'sS; light. 3s.6dss@: mixed
$685. pigs. .s5oass5l. cattle strong Native
steers, ts.'adNoso: Western. $3.50 $3.50: cows
and heifcrs. s3.5dSsGo: calves. t7.e)Gsi6to 90.
sheep, unsettled. Sheep. s5.?>Tss35: year
lings @G3 IS1.5: lambs. SsD6}9co
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NAVAI. STtpEc

SAVANNAH. December 3-Turpentine,
hT,n IiI5: sales. i2s casks: receipts. 5II casks
shipments, i.e5s casks: stocks. 33as7 casks:
Rosin. firm: saies. CSC barrels: receipts, 1?7o
barrels; shipments, Isis barrels: stocks les ;
GIL barrels. Quote: A. y. G. ID. r., $50.
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U. $. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

The United States Circuit Court of
Aippeais reconvened yesterday morn
imng at 10 O'Clock, with Circuit Judges
Knapp and Woods and District Judge
Waddlll In attendance.
Cases argued:
Crinkey ct al, app,iiants. VS.. EAGLE
Glass and Manufacturing Company, ap-
pellee. Appeal from the District Court
at Phillippi. w. Va. Argued by John
A. Howard. Wheeling, w Va, for the
appellants and by John c. Palmer, Jr.,
and George r. e. Gilchrist. Wheeling,
Case In call:
No. 12ss-The United States. plaintiff
IN error, VS. the United States Fidelity
Md, defendant in error Error 10 the
District Court Mt Greensboro, Il. C. TO
be argued by William C. Hemmer.
United States attorney. ASHORE. n. g.
and \. IL. Holton, Winston Salem, n. c..
for the plaintiff in error, and by G. s.
defendant In error
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Pay
City axes
ROOM lo7. CITY HALL.


THE LAST HALF OF CITY TAXES
REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL
for 1914 ARE DUE IN DECEMBER.
AND SHOULD BE PAID AT THIS
OFFICE.
age. and EVERY person Keeping house
or. doing business in the city, is as
sessed for personal taxes Those who
nave not paid any city taxes during the
year are urged to call and settle go ns
to avoid being posted as delinQuents.
Five PER CENT will be added TO
last half IL not paid on or before DE-
Interest ut SIX PER CENT also
attaches to all bills as soon as reported
delinquent.
Particular attention is called to the
above. as under the city ordinance there
can be no avoidance of the penalty.
GRADING. PAVING AND SEWER
CONNECTION BILLS arc also due and
payable. FIVE PER CENT penalty
Will be added TO all 1914 grading, paw
Ing and sewer connection bills Not
PAID BY JANUARY 81. 1915. -
SOUTH RICHMOND TAXES, ETC.
must he paid at the Office of Deputy
C0Ll4ECTOR. Tenth and Hull Streets.
North Richmond, Barton Heights ani
Ginter Park also payable in December
at this office. Five per cent penalty
added after December 81. 1914.
II. L. Hulce,
City Collector. City of Richmond
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AUCTION sALEs-ssu, Days ..
By w. S. ROBINSON & COMPANY, 4
Real Estate Auctioneors.
TRUSTEES AUCTION SAIL;
THOSE FOUR FRAME DWELLINGS.
B KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS Non.
$500. 1902. 1904 AND 1906 YI;NABI4ii

trust, dated November 20, 1913. aud re-
corded In the clerks office of tho Rlch-
m ns2h Ghanceaay Court, in deed book Sook
made In the payment OF n part of tho
debt thereby secured. and being
directed SO to do by the noteholder.
Will sell Mt public auction, OH the
premises, i.
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cHICAGo GRAIN MARkEr.

CHICAGO, December a-Pront taking by
longs In wheat to-day more than wiped out
Ing. prices were heavy. Is to ). under last
night. Corn suffered net loss OF S0h TO
aus. and oats OF y to u. Provisions ad-
Leading future, rnnped M fol,ow,.
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TuE ClrRR ,ysRuvT

New YORK. December 3--Tradipg on the
curb to-day vas largely centred in the In
'crnationnl stocks. which again dispinyed
strength. Mining stocks were auie, and Ir-
regular. Sales. with closing bid and asked
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MARKET CONDITIONS. s..
Chicken receipts continue about same. mar
ket slow Egg receipts continue extreme
~ light. market in good shape. Butter mar
kct firm Hides receipts light market in
god shape Rabbit market, lower and in
bad shape. owing to warm weather. Yeas.
live stock, in general. in fair shape.
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sixteen fixtures. tf ;5
f. \. stelgleder & Co. for DIR, st.
Geo. 4. Grinnan. 20l West Grace Street,
five outlets.
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Husr1NGs TRANSFERS.

One Deed of Bargain md Sale, Amount
Ing to 5000.
5-Galilean Fishermen Relief Assoc
citation to Charles H. Robinson. 61X9S "A
feet south line Old Dominion Street.
l73 feet east of Holly Street. Novem-
Der 80, 1914, 5000.
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PLuMpING .rEl,,l,rs.

lows: Is ',.s,
Carlo Boehiing Co. for II. l.. Mat
thews. rear 146 Colonial Avenue!
+. III. Harris and George T.. Davis,
for V. Campbell. 1892 Delaware Ave-
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HUsrINGs DEEDS OF TRUST.

one Deed of Trust. Amounting to
4-Estere " Johnson to y. y. Pitt
grew. trustee, 21.40xl32 feet west line
twelfth street. 81 1-5 feet south OF
Perry Street. December 2, 1919, ]4oV.
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Agents dealing in Farm lands report

Agents dealing In farm lands report
business good. 1t Is stated that the
number of inquiries are increasing and
ness Is on u good footing. James w.
Lord & Co. report the sale of two
tracts of fifty and thirty acres. respec-
lively, In Hanover County, and 100
acres in Henrico County. near Elko
Station.
Plans for the forging shop to be
erected at the Richmond Branch of the
American Locomotive Works, were fled
with Building Inspector Butler yester-
day.
The building will cost approximately
$4,000.
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STOCK EXCHANGE ,ryBLIsmEs

NEW YORK, December BIN response to
general demand by members and their
clients. the Stock Exchange authorities to-
day published two lists OF stock prices the
first of o'clock and the other after the
close. Both contained minimum and bid and
asked quotations. and the later list included
find prices.
Beginning tomorrow, the exchange will
publish one list embodyng those various
quotations after the close OF business. This
lis, will he carried on all tho stock tickcrs
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LAW AND EQUITY COURT.
The Tanner Paint and Oil Company
was awarded n Judgment for s6O3S in
the Law and Equity Court yesterday
against the Lucille La Verne Company.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-04

The property. will be opened for in
appointment. and for any other iifor-
nation address the trustee, No. 1l13
Main Street. Richmond. Va.
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mission Merchants, Richmond, Va.)
Richmond. Va, December 3. 1914
WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS. ON
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rnnged as foIIowI:
Open. High. Low. Close
LOCAL MARKET ouorArIoNs

No. % 6aad I,s%iiSn GO S,orn req sa' olbHTiSiS
new. GfaG6tta. Oats, standard, iSh@ls.
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NEW YORK. December 3.z-Closng: Mer-
camille paper. t,aa1. sIerling exchange.
heavy; slXty-day bills. s;SG; for cables
si.sSs5; for demand, siSS35. Bar silver 1875.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-23

Powdered sugar IL not Interchange
able with ~Rranulnted in many
Instances; three y auRar makes "a
heavy cake, but. ON the other hand,
~grnnul0ted sugar does not make gcod
royal icing or mciinguc. Bread -four
cannot be substituted IN tine pastry
for pastry flour. nor can it be used
In line cakes with good results, south
crn cofnmenl cannot be substituted In
like quantity Tor the coarse, granu-
lated yellow meal.
Another very general mistake lies
In cooking dishes long before they are
needed. and allowing to simmer. IN
-four mixtures they become pasty
when this h done, In egg mixtures
they become curdlcd And there is
nothing worse than the custom Of
making salad dressing ahead 81 time
In the Kitchen OF pantry. The house
wife should make the dressing az the
table, pour Il over the dry. crisp Lott
tuCe OF other green's. toss. and serve
nt once. Another mistake is to make
a salad too sour. Il is neither whole
some nor palatablc. Use one table
spconful Of lemon on vinegar To four
81 oil In matchmaking The greatest
luxury Is simplicity.
To me, however, the greatest OF all
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-23
ROAD SUPERVISORS
ARRESTED FOR
CONTEMPT
Valencia County Officials Be-
fore Judge Mechem on Pc
culiar Charge, Made by H.
H. Schultz of Los Lunas.

Socorro. y. NJ. June 23.-FreG
Booker and Isaias sanchez. respec-
lively road supervisor ana justice NJ
the pence In Valencia equity. were ar
rested saturday and dragged before
Judge Mechem IN Socorro on the
novel charge OF having committed
contempt OF court by arrcsting u IL.
schultz. receiver of the Southwestern
Agricultural corporation near Los
Lunas for ~ohstructing the pubic
roads. Mir. Becker claims that
schultz had made q practice OF letting
the ditch OF the corporation, for
which he Be- receiver. overflow until
the roads resembled "A swamp, ana
there were howls from all the people
who had 10 use that section Of the
highway. Several notices were sent
10 Mr.. schultz warming him TO stop
flooding the roads hut he paid no at
teutiun TO them and finally he re-
ferrcd the matter to- Neil 70. Field,
his counsel who wrote the Valencia
county road board q letter In which
ne told theut that any interference
with the officer of the our would he
punished by contempt proceedings.
The road board got legal tivice and
decided 20 stop the MT dnge anyhow.
Mr.. schulz was arrested. taken be-
fore Justice Of the Peace Sanchez
and tried boy a jury who found him
guilty. He was fined SIS aud costs
but demanded an appeal nd after
wards filed an Information against
Becker and sanchez. District AttOr-
ncy Tittmann represented the men
and he holds that there was no con-
tempt as the flooding OF the roads
was "a misdemeanor and was not
committed in the regular curse OF
business Of the corporation for
which the receiver was appointed.
Judge Mechem will decide the mat
ter later.
Another interesting case before
Judge Mechem has to do with a man
damus proceeding To- force Max Mon
toya. county treasurer. To a a war
rant for wild animal bounty which
has been ordered paid by the county
commissioners but which Moutoyn
refuses to pay on the ground hat
the original claim was not sworn 10
properly by the claimant as provided
by law. Tho action Is in the nature
Of a test case as the commissioners
have approved hundreds of dollars
worth 81 wild animal bounty claims
In which the afhdayits were signed In
the name Of the claimant by r.. N
Sweet and acknowledged before r.. ~.
sweet as probate clerk. Among the
loi Is one for about $500 in favor of
H. q. Bursum.