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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
B. F. PANKEY A BUSY MAN

Time does not hang heavy on the
hands of Lieut.. Gov. B. F. Pankey
His extensive livestock business in
many states and other lines of bust
ness keeps him reasonably busy. But
not so busy that he does not add a
little ranch or two between times
his latest venture being in the lower
Pecos Valley.
Mr.. Pankey has also been acting
governor this week during the alb
sence of Gov. Larrazolo, who has
been in FL Paso to welcome return
ing New Mexico soldiers. On Thurs
day Mr.. Pankcy attended the meet
ing of the American LEGION ~ Al
tuQuerure and made an address that
took with the soldier boys He
returned overland in the evening and
is back at his desk in the Capitol
this morning.
This evening Mr. Pankcy will join
Gov. Larrazolo and Victory Loan
committee at Lamy and go to Trini-
dad. Colo. where the Victory Loan
special train will be recei, ed from
the Colorado committee and VII re-
main with the party until it returns
to Santa Fe Monday noon.
Mr.. Pankey takes a keen mterest
in the success of the Victory loan.
He opened the campaign here with
a $.0o000 subscripto on. He believes
in printers ink and is using space to
promote the loan, using his own copy.
He is otherwise pushing the campl gn
for the loan.
So, withal. Lieut. Gov. Pankey is
slightly busy. but he enjovS it I'M
menselv as evidenced by the cheer
ful smile.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
COMPANIES EARN MORE
ON FIRE INSURANCE

Fire insurance companies carried
about $20OONO0 less risks in New
Mexico in 1913 than in the previous
year according to figures from the
state department of insurance. the
gross risks less return premiums and
reinsurance beng $63,8O6,437. The
gross premiums were $o5465o40 Net
losses paid were s3s4637ol, and net
losses incurred $4O2,62463
Assistant Superintendent P NJ A
Lienau is furthering the movement
of the national insurance association
composed of state insurance Off
GERS. He is recommending to fire
insurance companies that they drop
the 10 per cent surtax on premiums
which was adopted as war measure
Companies made gain in New Mexi-
CO in 1918 which is more than the
surtax, the loss rate for 1918 being
4217 per cent, as against 35.78 for the
year previous.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
MEETING OF THE
EDUCATION BOARD

At meeting OF the state board
Of education just completed Mrs.
Josie Lockard, jose D. Sena, and
Supt. J. Fl. Wagner were made a
committee on the selection of Spanish
text books and revision of the Span
ish course of study A committee
to standarize state high schools in
cludes Professor Douglass, Amado
Chaves and Mr.. Wagner. Examina-
tions will be held the second and
fourth Saturdays in June, a list Of in
structors being appointed.
Mrs. Ruth c. Miller submitted an
annual report on vocational train.
ing in New Mexico.
V. {. Williams federal agent for
agricultural training has approved a
novel vocational school in Dona Ana
county west of the Elephant Butte
project. Four rural districts are to
he organized and consolidated, and
federal aid asked in agricultural sub.
jectS. while the county commission
ers will hire manual training in
structor. A number of boys over IA
years old in that district are unable
TO be in school. DR.. McBrife OF Dona
Ana County originated the plan
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
TELEPHONE RATES IN
CREASED WITHOUT NOTICE

Without notice the telephone rates
OF the government operated lines
were materially increased on May
ls', the subscribers receiveing notice
with their bills as to the new rates
now in effect The Corporation
Commission had no notice OF the
rate until yesterday. The matter
was at once referred 10 the Attorney
General for such legal action as may
b. found applicable The Commi.-
SION vii! not formulate any plans
until Attorney General i ready to
ad"ise the line of action in the pre-
misses
business telephones will cost one
dollar a month more in Albuquerque,
Dcning. #. Sumner. Las Cruces, Las
Vegas. Ration. Roswell, Santa Fe,
Silver Cnv, and Tucumcari Clovis
will pay 81 50 a month more In the
smaller towns. having exchanges the
increase is fifty cents a month The
residence phones will also cost more.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
INCREASE IN SCHOOL
REVENUE is LARGE

The increase in production of all
tax levies for schools for a period
of five years is indicated in the fol-
lowing table. prepared by Rupert
+. Asplund Of the Taxpayers Asso-
citation.
1914 Sl503 l6O85
1915 l.s834O0lo an increase OF Is
per cent over 1914.
1916 sl.68S,37972 an increase of 7 per
cent over 1915.
1917 $2,33l ,49798 an increase OF 32
per cent over 1916.
1918 S.56o851l4 an increase of 10
per cen over 1917
There may be a further increase
during the next two years under the
new legislation of House Bill No. 50
and House B II No l52. The pay of
teachers in rural schools. having
less than four teachers may be in
creased under No. 60.
About 100 teachers hold first class
certificates, $50 second grade. and
$50 third grade or permits, total
of $500 teachers. 1t is probable that
increases in pay will be had that may
exceed quarter of million dollars.
Yet much of New Mexico needs
better schools and it will cost more
to accomplish better educational re-
suits
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
VICTORY SPECIAL TO
TOUR THROUGH STATE
OFFICIALS ON BOARD
BABY TANK FROM BATTLE
FRONT WILL BE EXHIBIT.
ED IN VICORY LOAN CAM.
PAIGN, MONDAY HOLIDAY
HERE

Secretary of state Manuel Marti.
nez is governor of New Mexico to-
night, both Governor Larrazolo and
Lieutenant Governor Benjamin F.
Pankey having gone to Trinidad to
Join the Victory special, a train car
rying a baby tank from the war
front, with its crew OF eight, speak
ers. and officials.
Chief Justice Parker, Justice {. 7.
Roberts and District Judge Holloman,
chairman for the loan drive in north
ern New Mexico will be among the
speakers from the capital Others
are Hugh Fl. Williams. Frank Owen,
assistant state chairman. Mrs. Fran
,cis c. Wilson state chairman. Mrs.
Reed Holloman and George Armijo.
Brian Boru Dunno.
Exercises will be held in the Plaza
Santa Fe, at 2:'O Monday afternoon,
the tank being scheduled to travel
through the streets then, firing
salutes.
The victory special will have the
following schedule up to Monday:
Leave Trinidad | ;2l p m. Saturday,
May 3. on special train with Baby
Caterpillar,
Arrive Ration 80 p. m. May 3.
where a tank demonstration will be
given.
Leave Ration 10 80 p. m May ).
Arrive Wagon Wagon 9 a. m Sum
day, May a. for tank demonstration
Leave Wagon Mound 1880 a. m,
Sunday, May d
Arrives Las Vegas 2:30 p. m. Sum
day, Nav a. for tank demonstration
Leave Las Vegas midnight, Sunday,
May, a.
Arrive Lamy, Monday, May s. and
attend tank demonstration from o to
II a. m.
Arrive Santa Fe at 1890 p m.
Monday, May S.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
QATlL TO QUEMADO
ROAD BEING WORKED

County highway commissioner
Amos Green is working big force in
the road between Datil and Quemado
in Socorro county. 1t is a part Of the
Ocean to Ocean highway
Assistant state engineer o. A. Pea
body has returned to Santa Fc from
Trcumcari where he reviewed the
construction being done by contract
on the federal aid highway between
that city and Montoya. Assistant
engineer w. r. McCluskey, has re-
turned from Albuquerque where he
went over the line of the 9 mile pro-
posed concrete road, recommending
changes at the Sandoval county line,
and has gone to Ration to organize
field parties. District Engineer w
R. Smythe is in Santa Fe on Colfax
county road business
Funds Received.
A,500 was paid in by the Lincoln
county commits sioners to the state
highway commission to be applied
on the Roswell -Carrizozo and Ros-
wellVaughn routes, Taos RENTED
5000 to apply on the Taos-Cimar-
ron and Taos-Santa Fe construction.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02

are many and mysterious to the lay
man. The indications for oil, how
ever. are most promising; the deeper
they go the better the formation
it is said.
There is a rush to obtain leases in
Socorro County. This is due to the
report of the geologist that has in
vestigated conditions 1t is rumored
that a test we'll would be sunk near
Prairie Springs and hence the rush
for land in that district.
In the Texas part Of the Pecos
Valley the activity continues. The
drill is striking promising indica-
tions near Dixieland and other rigs
will soon be at work there. The
gcologists find the formation very
good. They advise drilling along the
line of the Santa Fe Railway and to
a point south Of Pecos.
Interested in Texas.
New Mexico people are not only
helping to test out the home oil
prospects, but they have become
more interested in the new oil fields
in Texas. Several New Mexico Oil
Companies are operating in the
Texas fields as well. There arc
pools. partnerships. and syndicates
scattered over New Mexico stalking
their money on wells to be drilled
in what is called proven territory.
A considerable number of Texas oil
companies have opened Offices in
New Mexico for the sale of stock
and are using much printers ink to
explain the new fields in Texas.
Three New Companies
Three new oil companies have been
approved by the New Mexico Cor.
poration Commission this week
Other companies are now orgariz-
inng and will file their papers in
the near future.
The Southwest Leasing and Petro-
leum Company of Aalamogordo is
incorporated by FL Paso people will,
one or two exception. This company
is primarily. organized for work in
the Tu1arosa basin.
The. Deming Bisbee Oil and Pro
duction Company ID organized by
Deming and Bisbee. Arizona people
The home office of this company is
at Dcming.
The Iowa Southern Oil and Gas
Company of Tucumcari is organized
bv home people. But .Iowa and
Minnesota people are really back OF
the company.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
PAY YOUR BACK TAXES
DON'T WAIT TO BE SUED

Current taxes must be paid prompt
ly and payment Of delinquent taxes
cannot longer be deferred if
House Bills Nos. $50 and 3Sl enacted
into law by the last legislature are
properly enforced. The Taxpayers
Association of New Mexico publishe )
the substance Of these laws in the
April number of the TAX Review"
By House Bill No. $50 it is required
that complaint of error or injus-
tice in assessments shalt be filed with
the district attorney within six
months after the delivery of the tax
rolls to the county collector and
hearing on such complaint shall be
held within twenty days after filing
and may take appeal from the final
order of the District Court in the
case to the Supreme Court. The eff
feet of this statute will be to. secure
prompt correction of all assessments
and to prevent the accumulation of
uncollectible taxes. Further. all COM
plants for correction of errors in
any assessment made prior to the
passage Of H. B. No. $50 must be
filed within six months from the time
of the approval OF the Act.
Under H. B. No. 38l, District At
torneys or special counsel employed
by the State Tax Commits sion are
required to commence and prosecute
suits for the collection of delinquent
taxes. In all such suits, ten per cent
of the total amount of the delinquent
taxes. penalty, interest and other
cost shall be charged and collected
as costs to be paid by the defendant
or recovered by sale of the property.
From this ten per cent shall be paid
the compensation Of special couns sci
and other expenses incurred by the
State Tax Commission.
Any suit pending for delinquent
taxes at any time, may be dismissed
and a new suit commenced for the
collection of such tax. The court
may order all errors in assessment
corrected and permit the amendment
Of any complaint for collection OF
delinquent taxes at any time before
judgment. Suit may be brought by
the District Attorney or by special
counsel to determine the validity of
any tax sale certificate issued to
anu HtIu ny any county, II CeTtIl1Cdtt
is held invalid, same shall be can
celled and suit may be brought for
collection of delinquent taxes on
property involved as If same had
not been offered for sale. Failure
on the part of the county treasurer
to publish notices or post delinquent
tax lists shall not be a bar to the
right to bring suit and sell property
upon due notice at any future time
Under these two laws it should
be possible to reduce considerably
the amount of outstanding taxes
which now exceeds S2,2s0,00O. AS
all delinquent taxes which ac-
crued prior to January first,
1915 will be paid into the state or
county road funds and roads and
schools will receive their respective
shares of taxes that have. accrued
since that date, the laws relating to
the collection of taxes should be
strictly enforced. If back taxes arc
paid in the public business could be
placed upon a cash basis within the
next twelve months
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
CHAMBERLAIN ATTACKS
INJUSTICE OF BAKER

Washington, April 30-Further ex-
cotiation of Secretary OF War Baker
for upholding the system of military
injustice during his administration
has been voiced by Senator Chamber
man of the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs during the war, and
his statement is accompanied by facts
"We owe it to our American SOL
diers who have fought this fight
said he, ito see to it that justice and
not injustice is meted out to them by
the authorities in Washington, and
with Gods help l shall continue to
do what | can to see to it that JUS
tice is done them. 1t is certainly not
pleasant to criticise, but when we en-
tered this war forgot that / was a
Democrat and remembered only that
I was an American. have, when
saw wrong done, pointed out that
wrong. and I shall continue to do
so as long as wrongs are persisted
in. This matter of military injustice
is not a personal controversy be-
tween the Secretary of War and my
self, and it should not be a matter
of controversy between Col. Ansell
and Gen. Crowder.
Let me tell you what it is about.
In substance the articles of war pro-
vide that the Judge Advocate Gen
eral shall have the power to modify
or revise the findings of courts-mar-
tial 1t is my view and that Of Col.
Ansell that this is the purport Of the
regulations. On the other hand, the
view of Mr.. Baker and Gen Crowder
what the law expressly gives them
power to do. This is a strange COW
struction of the law In civil life
law is law, but in military life some
people seem to think it is just The
other way.
There are men in our army who
look upon an enlisted man as mere
piece of flesh, and not as a human
being with feelings and with rights
that should be protected. This mo-
ment | have in mind the cases of
two boys who were absent without
leave for five days, and one Of them
was given fifteen years and the other
twenty-five years by the court that
had tried them. A poor boy in San
Francisco volunteered, was absent a
few hours, was given five years, es-
capped, was recaptured and then was
given ten years. The American peo-
pie are not going to permit the
American army to be Prussianized
in any such way as this. The letters
that are coming to me are heart
rending, and / shall place in the rec
ord not two or three, but thousand
cases which will shock Congress into
taking proper action"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
HIGHWAY COMMISSION ASKS
PROPOSALS FOR HIGHWAYS

The State Highway Department
will receive proposals on the follow
ing projects up to 800 o'clock May
I9 1919:
Project No. LA. 97l miles with
crushed rock surfacing in Colfax
County from Ration to Colorado State
line.
Project No. 3. 932 miles with
gravel and crushed rock surfacing
in Santa Fe County from Santa Fe
to Pankey's gate.
Project No. 8. 6.5 miles with crush
ed rock surfacing in Chaves coun-
ty west of Cap Rock.
Project No. IL. l67 miles with
gravel surfacing in Chaves County
beginning at Roswell and running
l6.7 miles east.
Separate proposals will be enter
tanned on Earthwork, Bridge and
Culvert work, and Surfacing
The work will be done in con-
formity with the Standard State
Specifications and a certified check
to the amount of S per cent of the
proposals will be required at the
time proposal is. made.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
RECEIVER IS NAMED
FOR RATION RAILWAY

Holding that district court is. with
out authority to appoint receiverlof a
railway in this state, Federal District
Judge Colin Neblett on Tuesday re-
leased Earnest Ruth receiver and
appointed Robert Lawrence to look
after the Santa Fe. Ration and East
ern railway in Colfax county and to
continue its operation during legal
proceedings The petition for re-
ceiver was filed in the state district
court on April Is. The line is coal
road from Ration to Sugarite and
Yankee.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
ALL REPUBLICANS URGED
TO ENLIST IN LOAN DRIVE

Chairman Will II. Hays, Of the Re
publican National Committee, has is
sued a call to all Republicans urging
their united and effective support OF
the Victory Loan While the call is
publicly issued to all Republicans,
it was also sen, directly and per-
sonally to all Republican national
committeeman, state chairmen, all
state organization workers, all coun-
ty chairmen and all precints COM
mittemen and to all Republican news
papers.
The text of the appeal reads:
To the Republicans of the Nation:
Again the call for the charge has
sounded.
This is not for the fighting men
at the fighting front. For them the
war is over. Their part is accom-
plished to their own everlasting
honor and the glory of the nation,
and no additional burden should be
theirs.
But to the rest the real test has
come.
To those whose privilege it has
been to form the second line, and
to whose credit it is recorded that
they, too, attained every objective
to those from every class, creed and
political faith, who acted in that un-
selfish cooperation which brought to
the fighting men the support that
made SO much for the complete vim
dication of our institutions to the
men and women of America, who do
not fail, has this call come.
Let us show to these fighting men
who have returned how commands
have been obeyed here. Let us send
to the fighting men still abroad the
message of no weakening Let us
show to the world that orr patriotism
is not that born only of extremites
and stirred only by martial music.
but the devotion which meets a duty
in the firm determination of con-
secrated service. and performs it
And let us demonstrate to ourselves
that we are worthy Of the name
American and the privileges of our
citizenship.
Our first duty as Republicans to-
day is that duty which we have never
failed and never will to anticipate
and discharge-our duty as Ameri-
cans. just as during the recent war
we determined our every act by how
we could do most for effective action,
so now we will measure our every
step by how we can contribute most
to the Nations welfare.
To that end we will abandon all
other activities to aid in the Victory
Loan until its success has been ac-
complished.
For this purpose let the Repub-
lican Press and every member of the
Republican organization enlist in the
Victory Loan drive. The national,
state. county. city and precinct or
ganization OF loyal working Republi-
cans will enroll to man in this
service
This is the nations next great duty.
1t is our privilege to exhaust the
possibilities in our same splendid
support, with the knowledge that
those who may oppose us in political
strife are joining fully with us in
this effort.
WILL II. HAYS,
Chairman,
Republican Nat. Comm.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
STARTS ITS WORK

Pleading lack of time, Holm o.
Bursum this week resigned as mem
Der of the State Health Board, and
Mrs. Nina Otero-Warren, of Santa
Fe, an active proponent of the pub
lie health bill has been appointed
by Governor Larrazolo. DR.. Oliver
T. Hyde of Albuquerque, for "a years
a vice president of the State Health
Association was named member in
place of DIR. John F. Pearce.
The first meeting of the new board
was held in anita Fe Friday. night 1t
W. decided TO ask Surgeon General
Blue of the United States public
health service for funds and the aid
of an advisory public health officer
for this state. General Blue in Wash
ington recently assured John Tombs
secretary of the board that federal
assistance would be available for the
new department.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
NORTHWEST KAN
sAs ME7HoDIsTs Bit
TER At WILSON
CONFERENCE PASSES RESO.
LUTON DEN NCIN
CHOICE OF PROF. HERON.
INSULT TO HOME AND MA.
TON,

Salina, Kansas-The Methodist
conference of the Northwest Kansas
district in session this week at Linds-
borg, arraigned George D. Heron
one of President Wilson'S appointees
to the conference at Princes Island
in a set Of resolutions that contain
a sting for the President almost as
great as for Heron himself The
resolutions:
Feeling a burning indignation al
the insult offered the ideals of home
honor ard virtue of our Nation, and
indeed, the whole Christian world
by the appointment to a diplomatic
position of one George Heron. no
torious exponent and practicer OF
free love, and the paser ideals of ex-
trcme and vicious socialism, ideas
which most certainly lead to the de-
nial Of God and the destruction OF
the home. we, exercising the rights
Of petition and protest OF free and
loyal American citizens, and voicing
the sentiments OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church of the Northwest
/. Kansas conference assembled. do
most vigorously protest and recon.
mend:
That in view OF this mans un-
savory history, The outstanding
points of which are that said George
d. Heron did abandon and divorce
his true and legal wife and desert
his children to associate himself with
another woman; did advocate and
practice free love- in his life and
teachings did abandon the principles
and doctrines OF the Christian faith,
OF which he was a minister, and be-
come pronounced atheist, Socialist
and revolutionary intcrlatonalist in
recent years associating himself in
Switzerland with Bolshevk, and
other antagonist of orderly society
and Christianity, thereby personally
and by publications helping to spread
the doctrines of class hatred in
Europe and America, such propagan-
da being entirely foreign to the ideals
OF free people, such As we believe
ourselves to be IN America: we be.
licve that George D. Heron, known
to be such a person as herein set
forth is in no wise a fit representa-
tive of the American Nation in any
diplomatic capacity and especially
as a commissioner to the Princes
Island conference.
Therefore, we, as an annual con-
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church. do most vigorously and ear
nestly protest against this mans
being permitted TO remain in this
appointment, and, desiring to voice
our protest to the President OF the
United States. do request the secre-
tary of the conference to forward
this document, signed by the presi-
dent and secretary of this confer
encc, to the President and to our
official representatives in Congress
Further. we recommend that the
discussion OF this whole natter by
Bishop William Quayle in a recent
issue of the Central Christian Advo-
cate be brought before our congre-
cations, and the action taken that
is suggested therein"
The protest was adopted by unani-
nous vote of the conference. The
appointment of the committee to
take action was made following an
address by Bishop Quayle, in which
he referred to Herron's appointment
by President Wilson as st, ange and
un- Christian.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-02
PLAN TO CREATE NEW
NATIONAL HOLIDAY

1t is planned to designate May 2
American Day." Councils of Defense
all over the country have been asked
to stir up interest in the idea, and
New Mexico through its state coun-
eli of defense has endorsed the plan.
The state council will call upon the
press and people to endorse america
Day"