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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-04-27

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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-04-27
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bier.
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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-04-27
STATE BANK
OF A Y,

8esrinbet 1911.
Gapital $4,000, lleberiduB $4,000
9epoiiten iiber 100000.
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-06
ILLEGAL FENCING OF PUBLIC
LANDS IS FORBIDDEN ON AND
AFTER FIRST DAY OF APRIL

other methods than that by the con
%StruCtiun and maintenance Of fences.
In order that an intelligent understand
Ing of he whole matter could be had.
YOU were. on January I. 1919. directed
rot 10 submit to the United states at
torucy for prosecution the cases which
were then under general Investigation
by you until this office should have
had IN opportunity to duly %acuuaint
itself with an th, facts relating To-
those .dsc., especially since ~ appear
I'd from IN" reports that the parties
charged with maintaining Illegal fcnc-
q had siRnificd a. willingness To- Ic-
move the same II il should Dee asoor-
tanned that the. were 100 Violation ot
the law.
Many facts ana arguments have
been presented for aud against the
maintenance OF the fences under Cuu-
siderJtiou therein Attempts have been
mad, 4" show that the cattle industry
ln the state ~ Nrw McNico Is of more
Importance than the crop rdising m
uustry. that the rcmoNu uf the traoes
Will tend e. iujurc materially that !u-
dustty for tho reason that some 81 IA,
fences are being maintained Tot the
purpose ~ preventing the spread oi
cattle suutagiuu CO. OF shutting on
lands which are DOGGY or upon which
afc poisonous weeds. ~SpcIAiug gen
orally. suCh fences, while PROBABLY
tochuigall> illegal may or ma not ut
ut such a thaIt.frT Is 60 render DO tlU
duty ut the government to pro,ur,
Their removal thu, depends uu vhrth-
a. CT not they constitute such iuplos-
uros as will operate To give certain
persons or interests q monopoly or
control 81 the use % public land. or
! Impede free access to tho public do-
main by persons who desire To- cstJb'
lish settlements thercupon OF to 9TH
crwisc use it IN compliance with law.
The act Of February 20. 1855 g.;
stat. a-h prohibits the fencing OF
public lands by persons having "a,
claim or color Of title thereto. II ais,
states that no person by force threats
intimidation. or hy nuy fencing or u.
closing. or by any other unlawfu
means. shall prevent or ohsuuct th'
pcaccablc entering upon or establish
INK 70 settlement or residence on am
tract of puhli' land subject 10 settle.
mcut under tho public land laws.
Irior 10 the passage Of the act th'
gov eminent. az an ordinary propric,oI
could compel the removal Of unlaw
ful forces upon the public domain, hu
Il uould not maintain prosecutions. TIT
conditions which led to the passage q
the act were set forth in a report mad
hy the public lands committee of tn
United States senate At tho time thu
the bill WIS pending before that body
wherein II was stated
The necessity 81 additional lex
i%slatiuu 10 protect the public do
main because of Illegal fencing
BE- becoming every duy more APP
parent. Without the least au-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-06

drawn but 5000 acres, and that dur
ing the past year the withdrawn lands
will fall far short OF that amount. The
greater portion Of the lands withdrnw n
during the most active Yeas have
been surveyed and the plsts, II they
have not already been flied. will be
filed within "a short time and the UNI
selected lands Will be thrown open To
homestead entry. The state has IN
numerous cases confined it, applica
tions to relatively small areas. Yet ats
applications have resulted IN kaVing
surveys OF whole townships made.
thus bringing about the opening of
lands TO entry in advance of settle
men 1t will probably not be neccs-
sary Tor the state to make many APP
plicatOns for withdrawal ana survey
Of lands In the future, since its riglit
Of selection Is being rapidly exhausted.
The mere application Tor survey and
withdrawal made by the state under
the act of August Is, 1894, supre, does
not. OF course. vest the state with title
to the lands; therefore. parties claim
ing such lands under lease from the
state have no title whatever to the
lands and no authority to fence the
same 10y virtue Of such lrase, II
would proinbly be different. how
ever. after tho state files It's selection
to select the lands. II has been he'd
by the department of the interior IN
the ease Of Han vs.. State Of Oregon
C32 l.. D. 500. that an indemnity
school selection or other selection
made In accordance with an act Of
congress which Is pending Tor final
consideration and disposition by the
secretary Of the interior. has the sauna
s%eEregativc effect as an original
homestead entry made under ths
homestead or other public land laws.
Another question which has beer
considered by the special agents II that
which pertains to the acquisition ny
private parties of lands surrounding
public lands thereby, without the con.
struotiqU OF fences and with the as'
sistau,c OF thu local inferior court.
which grant to them injunuctons pro-
hibiting Others from trespassing ca
privately owned lands. obtnintng eN'
elusive control Of such public lands
Similar situations AVE arisen in the
past In other public land states. ane
the subject has been considered boy
the courts. See the eases of Bufor,
W.. Houtz, supra, Mackay IS. tin
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-06

the purview of the act is one for ia
dicial determination.
Many complaints have also been re.
ceiyed relative 20 the nj In which
selections have been made by the state
VI New Mexico and the Incidental IN
closing OF large areas of public lands
thereby. Protests have also been filed
in hi office against a number Of such
selections. Much space was given In
the above referred to special agents
reports relative to these so-callcd
'shocstring selections
The governor OF the state of New
Mexico is authorized to select Tor
specified pr poses, lay the provisions
Of the enabling act Of June 20. 1910
CSC stat. j6j. section 10, public
lands In that state which are subject
To selection, The law does not pre-
scribe the form iD which selections
may be made. nor does IL vest author
ity in the land department to designate
the person TO whom the selected lands
shall be leased or sold by the state.
Notwithstdnding the fact hat appar-
cnt hardship to other land claimants
may be occasioned al times, yet IL IS
not practicable To prevent the selection
of such lands subject thereto, whi-h
has been made tur special or prOspec-
tive value To the state because Of Ia
Vorablc location or otherwise FOR the
benefit Of the particular objects or Ia
situations for which the selection Was
made. Furthermore. the state Is en-
titled under the act to select such
lands subject to selection. IN such
amounts and localities as II deems aG-
Visablc. until IS right To select shat
have been exhausted, and It may
lease such lands as II shall ave cb.
tanned title To, IN such manner 90 TIA,
laws OF the state shall authorize.
Attention has been called 20 the fn'i
that the states 1f New Mexico has
obtnincd Withdrawals OF large areas OF
unsurNcycd lands within that state un-
der the act 81 August -, 1884 (<e
stat. 3tit. and that prior to the pp-
prevail OF selections made by the STATE
within such Withdrawn areas leases
have been made in favor ~ large cat.
tie companies
The records Of his Office show that
while the state Of New Mexico wa,
quite ac;itc IN It's applications Tor with
drawals during the Years 1912. l'l.
land 1914. the fact remains hat dur
ing the year 1915 there were with.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-06

Development Company C2is Fed. 100
and Hill " Winkier (i5i Pacific 1910
Tho last mentioned Is a New Mexico
case. The courts in these cases held
that the owners OF private lands were
not entitled to injunotions prohibiting
parties from crossing those lands for
the purpose OF going upon the public
lands which those private lands sur
rounded, and that they could not OBJ
tain damages for trespass IL sheep
were driven across said privately own
ed lands. Persons desiring to cross
such privately owned lands for the
purpose Of gaining Access TO tho pub
Tic lands. are according TO the tenor
Of those decisions. AT liberty 10 do so.
and II they meet with interference
they should apply to the local courts
for protection. The in~terposition OF
action by the land department is not
necessary. therefore. in such cases.
The statute OF New Mexico. sections
127 and i2S general laws of 1897.
which appear as section i62s and 1929
code of 1915. require that stock raisers
in that state who appreciate a range
and raise stock upon h public do
main or elsewhere. shall provide suf-
ficient water FOR the maintenance OF
the cattle. The question has arisen
whether or not persons may acquire
exclusive control OF the public domain
By following the requirements OF said
statute aud thus prevent others from
sharing In the use Of the same. THIS
l. a question which appears to prop
crlv fall within the exercise Of the po-
lice power of tine state. The question
was considered In the case OF Hill vs.
Wlnkler supra. II Is apparent form
tho opinion ~ tnat case that " VISA
Hot the Intention ct the state to enac
legislation which would conflict with
the act of February 25. 1855, supra
and hot the state courts viii not toll
crate abuse on the part Of individuals
who may attempt q use the local stat
utcs as a cloak under which To violate
the federal statute. Furthermore, the
president IL authorized by the act OF
June %. 1910 (3s stat. SAD. to with
draw areas 81 public lands containing
Watering places, and 20 set the sans
aside Tor the use of the public. 81
therefore. your attention is called Il
such areas upon the public domain
and pon Investigation o consider
that withdrawals should he made. yo'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-06
Las Vegas Cowboys
Furnish Color for
New York Function

Special Correspondenee 20 The Herald
Las Vegas. n. NJ, Feb. 6.-The
spectacle Of New York millionRires
strutting about In genuine wild vest
ern outfits. sem direct from the
ranches Of Las Vegas New Mexico, af-
ter having covered a distance OF
1000 miles en- route. will be witnessed
at the annual Round Up OF the
Camp Fire Club OF New York City on
the night OF February z, when the
members Of this most exclusive out OF
doors organization will cavort and
'~'sashay" around the corridors OF b
dignified Biitmore hotel. adorned Ia
their borrowed rowltown toggery.
The famous Las Vegas Cowboys Re-
union punchers are responsible for this
wholesale transportation OF local
color" and as a matter of %apprecia-
ton. the entire membership OF the
Camp Fire cub. numbering hundreds.
IL going 20 visit the Cowboys Reunion
at Las Vegas. this coming July s-f-5.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-06
DEPARTMENT on INTERIOR
General Land ONO.
Mi T.. II Gibbs.
chief Of Field Division.
Santa Pc. Npw Mexico.

chief Of Field Division.
santa Fe, New Mexico.
From time To- tame dur!lg ,ho pat
two years numerous complaints have
been received ny this ufuCc relative to
tho maintenance OF drift fences aud
alleged unlawful tu,lusurc of public
lands Ia southeastern New Mexico.
Extensive inv c=tEauous haNc been
made ~ special agents under your
supervision, and reports have been
submitted thcrcupou. The reports
have gone into the situation extensive
ly tud Comprohcns,Ncly, uli deal not
only with the alleged unlawful IN
ciusur, situation, but also contain lu-
formation relative t. the method cut-
ployed ON brhelf of the state 81 New
Mexico "a making the selection Of
puIliu lands. showing how IN certain
Instances large areas of government
lands are incidentally controlled oy
those IN possession of the selected
lands, the disposition bog the state uf
lands thus selected the control Of
%pasturagC by ihe control OF water aud
thc extent Of tht exercise ct tho poo
DE-, power OF the state which % u
alleged. has been rcsuttcd To- IN such
a manner ps 10 maintain fences upon
aud control of utFturagv ON thu publ,
yuuuiu BOO certain cases.
This office i~ also In receipts ot 90
report iu which u Wa alleged tuat
the following statement was made Uy
the giund jury during the April lalo,
term of the United States district
court
o. has been brought To The at
t,utian 81 the grand jury h e
there has been considerable fvur-
ms OF publ, lands thtourhUut
the state Dos private parties. This
fencing Is illegal. and done 20 an"
dctrimcut of other parties, who
are deprived Of the use OF these
Iands We. the grand jury, rec
ommrud that this matter nc ina
v.-iigatcd o., the United states
officials.
The special agents reports hereto
fur, referred To-, together With id'
uttps submitted Herewith, show tina
Iu most eases the su--allCd drlit fence.
are constructed n such a maunvr tina
thcy IN reality constitute complete un'
lawful Enclosures ~ public lands, ant
that extensive areas are thus incloso'
ia violation ~ The act of Fthruhry
rs. iNNi 113 stat. j2lp.
There has been considerable della
un the part of this office In airiNins
al . conclusion relative Ia the prop'l
course 10 hc pursued 10y II m thi
mattcr. That DELAY has been due
huwevcr. 10 a desire to be thu"uufhl>
acquainted with the whole situation
mo- only the alleged unlawful ENCLOSURE
situation hat also the situation i'm r'
gard to the control ~ public ana h'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-06

thould report such cases 10 this office.
Very respectfully.
CLAY TALLMAN,
Commissioner.
Approved. IAN. ss. 1911. Alexander
+. vogelsang. First Assistant secrc-
tnry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-12

coroner's jury what they told this
court, Will Blackwell would have been
clapped into Jail before he could do
them any hurt
He made a strong point of So
phronia Holmes declaration that the
three men had neither coats nor
guns. If the jury was to believe So
phronia's Identification of Will and
Bob, argued Mr.. Nelson, why was
the jury asked to forget that part
of her testimony in which she de-
clared they had neither coats nor
guns? SOphronia had furthermore
declared, said Mr.. Nelson, that the
third man was one Sam Reed, a man
of demonstrated innocence If she
was mistaken here, why might she
not have been with his clients?
In conclusion Mr.. Nelson made a
strong plea for the jury to give the
accused the benefit of a doubt. He
spoke two hours and fifteen minutes,
leaving five hours anG forty-fve min
utes time for the defense.
Court adjourned at $50 until 8
in the morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-12

labor of the prisoners, for the ex-
pense they have caused the state;
and if in the course of human events
It was found that the wrong men
had been condemned, there could be
partial correction.
Praises Jury.
Extolling the integrity and the in
telligence of the jury, and declaring
that he felt that their verdict what
ever it was, would be honest, Mr.
Nelson said that two-thirds of the
testimony had no bearing on the case
He regretted the trouble between
VIII Blackwell, Sheriff Sutton, and
Detective Moore, as detailed to the
jury yesterday, but said it did not
prove the guilt or innocence of the
men charged with the Davis murder.
Case Weak But for Witnesses.
without the testimony of Mrs.
Eliza Atwell, Curtis and Bud
Adams" Mr.. Nelson declared, "the
state wouldn't have any case at all
Referring further to their "perjured
testimony" he said that the plea of
fear they had made would not hold
water, because had they told the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-12

Both the state and the defense he
were satisfied with the honesty and
had so expressed themselves. Mr..
McGeachy then paid a glowing trib-
ute to his assistant and predecessor
in office, who had begun the case
and whom he was glad to have as
ISOLATED with him. He said that the
citizens of Okaloosa county had done
him a favor by retaining the services
of Mr.. Stokes, and had assisted the
ends of justice as well, because of the
familiarity of his assistant with every
detail of the hideous tragedy.
Summarizes Evidence.
Summarizing the evidence, Mr.
McGeachy told of the visit of Bob
and viii Blackwell and Mrs. Atwell
to Camp Walton a year ago; of
WHIPS visit to the Brooks house and
his suspicious actions and inquiry
after the financial status of the vic
TINS, as related by Blaney Brooks
yesterday-the man who even warn
ed Bud Davis, that a shifty-eyed
stranger was interested in his money.
He discussed the testimony of Cur
It's and Bud Adams, of Levy Dollar,
and George Jones, the men who
swore that Will tried to get them
to be his accomplices on certain jobs,
and referred to the burnt cork ais
gUise which the prisoner proposed to
them-and according to the evidence
it was burnt cork with which the
Blackwell brothers and the mysteri-
Gus third man from Alabama were
disguised. A sooty deposit resem-
bling burnt cork was rubbed off Will
Blackwell's coat, and Mrs. Atwell
swore she helped clean his face of the
dark disguise.
Alibi Struggles.
Mr.. McGeachy told of Wills strug,
giles to secure an alibi by corrupting
the youth of the land, even while the
trial was in progress, referring es.
pecially to the testimony of L. C
Carr, G.. d. Adams, and Louis Ates
Where Is Cradle Bartlett?
He discussed the Cradle Bartlett
land deal plea. If Cradle Bartlett
had not seen Bob Blackwell since he
was little boy, how did he know thai
Bob was in Sylacauga, Ala, that hi
went there Offering to pay $50 al
| aSie Ioi sumo ldhu lhdI ne Hdu no
seen for 20 years-such being The
testimony that has been >brough
out?
To my mind" declared the stat,
attorney in one of his bursts of elo
quence, hes the third man in thi
crime and he lives in Alabama"
If Bob's and Cradles visit to Flor
ida was as innocent as the prisoner
sought to pake out, why was no
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-12
President Appeals to the
Country's Business Interests

Washington, July 1.-THE presi-
dent appealed to the country's bust
ness interests tonight to put aside
eveTy selfish consideration and. give
their aid to the nation and freely to
those who go to offer lives on battiE-
fields. The statement is addressed
to coal operators and manufacturers
to whom he gave assurances that just
prices will be paid by the govern
ment and public during the war, but
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-12

warned that no attempt to extort any
unusual profits will be tolerated.
The president declared that there
must be one price for the govern
ment and public. He was confident
that business generally will be loyal
to the last degree. In unmeasured
terms the president condemned 20
ship owners for maintaining the
schedule on ocean freight rates which
placed obstacles in the path of the
government.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-12
Pale
Children

Made over to your liking,
with rosy checks. hearty APP
petites, vigorous digestion and ro-
bust health. Give them a glass of
this delicious digestant with meals
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-12
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PURE DIGESTIVE AR0HATICs WITH
SHIYkR MINERAL MLIER AM GINGER

SHIINh MINtHAL FAIEH Anu GIHGEN
Nothing like it for building rich
blood and solid flesh. At all gro-
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your money back on first dozen.
Bottled and guaranteed by the ceIe-
bTated Shivar Mineral Spring. Shell
ton. 5. {. If your regular dealer
cannot supply you telephone
West Florida Grocery Co.
Wholesale Distributors for Pensacola.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-01
Teutonic Allies Cross Into Russian Territory and
 Occupy Positions.
DESTRUCTION
 DISAPPEARING
Several Towns and Fortified Positions on Road t0 Rnkowina Capital are Evacuated By Russians in Face
 of Advance of Invaders.

The Russians along the Ncrodt river in eastern Galicia continue to give battle to the Teutonic allies who have crossed the stream and gained a footing on Russian soil.
 At several points, enemy detach- ments have been forced out of cap tured positions, which the Russians have retaken.
 To the south. the Russians have at tempted to make stand in western BukoWina but were compelled to eva cuate some positions and retreat east ward.
 The towns of Zale, Sznsyky and sev- eral other positions blocking the road to Czernowitz, the capital of Buko- wina, have been evacuated by the Rus Sians.
 On the Rumanian front and in the wooded Carpathians, the Germans have gained more ground against the Russians and Rumanians, except Tn the Casin and Puma valley region, where the RussoRumanians still hold tn eupper hand.