The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-03

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flour making properties.
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The report Of a citizens commit
tee appointed 10 estimate damage
done by the recent bursting OF the
Lyman reservoir above -. Johns.
Ariz.. shows the total damage TO vari-
Gus Irritation proiecta, lands, fences,
crops. bridges, etc, az t1sG.G0e. The
indirect loss 1" crops which cannot
now be planted In placed at approxi-
mately 100000 more. The body Of
the Savedra baby was found by a
dog last week. Bodies OF the Pal
mer and Ray girls have not been
found n search has been aban-
doned.
The Lordshurg district In taking on
the aspect % n boom. Mining men
are coming and going and two rail
roads rave their engineers in he
Held, so that prospects for n line TO
the IS and other mines In the yicin-
ity are good. The output OF the SIS
seems To- he limited only by the abil-
ity Of the teams and the traction
company 60 freight the ores 10 the
railroad.
Filling contracts which he has been
making for several months. John
snyder OF A~lamOgordo will begin
shipping from various points this
month. He will ship 90 oars from
Tularosa May s. 40 cars from Ala
mogordo and so cars from Turquoise
May 10Th. 90 cars from Carlsbad on
May goth and 10 cars from Oscuro
June J.. The cattle. chiefly steers,
go TO pastures in north New Mexico.
Colorado and the Panhandle.
According TO the Otero County
News the New Mexico Institute for
the Blind, winner 90 more trophies
and pennants than all the other
state Institutions combined. has been
literally legislated out OF the Nation
al Athletic Association Of schools foT
the Blind. The elimination Of New
Mexico as an unwelcomc competitor
and "A disturbing factor has been
brought about through gradual
changes which. Zach year. made sue
cess harder for the little school a
achieve. Sixteen state institutions foi
the blind comprise the national asso.
citation. New Mexico became afhii,
ated with the association In Novem'
Der, 1903, just after r.. ". Pratt CANT
from the Western Pennsylvania in
stitutc nj Pittsburgh to take charge
~ superintendent. Beeinning In Feb
ruary, 1910. when the boys' indooi
contest was held. New Mexico hai
participated IT. ~ contests. winning
nrst pla,c eight times, second place
twice, third place oncc and hnishini
outside the money once. EVENT.
were changed. from time 90 time.
poorest performances were brough.
into consideration and tho schoo
graded on the class average. basis al
classifying the student body change,
until the rules 81 1918 provide Their,
must be- five classes Of five student.
each, and that no school IN eligihl,
TO enter the contest unless IL has nv'
~clasfes Of five students each. New
Mexico entered the contests Of 1915
and 1914 under the handicap OF one
or more classes missing. and now
viii hay 90 stay out Of the contests
altogether.
Young Duran. a local prize fighter
charged with attempted rape at LAT
Vegas. hns been captured at GalluI
and returned for a preliminary hear.
ing.
Purchase Of AN additional tract o
land near Santa Fc was announced
by the state penitentlary authorities
last week. Convicts will he worked
In the garden during the season, th'
prison farm having been found prof
liable and the work beneficial foI
the prisoners, physically and morally
A. a Commercial club dinner II
Las Vegas last week $1,000 was sub
scribed To the stock OF the new Mon
tezuma hotel ami health :esor
which N being financed by Dr
Brown, manager OF the Valmori
ranch resort In Mora county.
Amadeo Trujillo. Of Taos county
married three months ago. was CON
the local subordinates, and that IN,
proper officials. when appealed To
were willing 10 receive the reports OF
Tered by the Representatives OF IN,
settlers, but II took a special trip Z,
Washington to effect the change.
The arbitrary action Of the Tecla
nation service In cutting off thu
water AZ this time has aroused tn,
entire community. Had proper notice
been given, or had the settlers ha,
opportunity to appeal their case {,
the higher officials, or had prope.
representation been permitted, tn
water users would not have been ~
i%ncensed, but the position taken ~
Manager Lawson and others Is surl
"a To- create intense feeling here, an,
all possible steps, will he taken a
once To secure :he use ~ the waite
until the matter OF the form Of con
tract can he adjusted to the salts
faction of all concerned.
The fact Is apparent that the peo
pie OF this valley should not ne pun
ished for their failure to sign a cor
tract which h. believed BY all wh'
have studied II from q water users
standpoint. 10 be unjust, The failur
to sign this contract haa not In an.
way injured the government, and th
action of the project people In cut
a.