Taiban Valley news., 1920-12-03
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GOV. InOHhS ~. CdIupDell mas lelo-
graphed the State Department, pro-
testing against any treaty with Japan
which would give subjects of that
country the privilege of citizenship in
the United States. His message was
based ON reports that such a treaty
was being considered.
H. M. interest, moving picture actor,
employed by Los Angeles producing
concern, was killed in the Huachuca
mountains near Fort Huachuca, Ariz.,
when he fell from his horse and was
trampled on. interest was riding for
a picture scene when the accident oc-
Cured. He had been married only
few weeks.
Cattlemen and sheep men Of New
Mexico have asked the tax commits.
sion to chop down their assessments
for 1921 on account of the decline of
the livestock and wool markets. The
former asked for 25 per cent and
the sheepmen for 80 per cent cut
under their assessments for 1920
Their petition was taken under con-
sideratiOn.
Completion of the incorporation of
the Tucson (Ariz.) Dairymen's Asso-
citation, a company formed for the
purpose of handling efficiently and
economically the milk produced by
dairy farmers in the valley of the
Santa Cruz, was reached short time
ago and operation of the plant owned
by the farmers is now In full swing
under their direction.
The losses paid by fire insurance
companies in New Mexico during the
year 1919 totalled $295, ,576-the small
est figure since 1907-according to
the insurance departments annual re-
port. And the state paid fire insur-
ance companies during the same year
$1,036,071 in premiums, by far the
biggest sum paid in any year since
1882.
A. e. Russell, charged with assault
with intent to commit murder, pleaded
guilty at Phoenix and was sentenced
by Superior Judge Il. G. Stanford to
twenty years banishment from the
state unless permitted to return
sooner by court order. Russell was
accused of holding two real estate
agents in alarm at the point of re-
volver for more than two hours, fol
lowing dispute regarding a real
estate deal.
The Maricopa county (ArizonaO
highway commission will have to sub
stitute the states standard specifica-
tions if it hopes to secure federal
aid on the Yuma road, according to
federal notification received by the
state highway department. The ad-
vices said the government would re-
fuse to approve any plans or specifi-
cations other than those of the state.
This applied to only part of the
Yuma road, the amount of federal
aid asked being 100000.
Following statement by J. Hender-
son Stockton, an attorney, that no
new will had been made by George
]. Check, George Purdy Bullard,
former states attorney general, an
nounced that he had been retained by
Mrs. Ethel Check Porter, daughter of
Check, to file a contest against any
Check will presented here for probate.
Check, who was n years old, health
seeker died under circumstances which
resulted in murder charges being
placed against his son, Victor Check,
and the latter's wife,
The State Baptist Mission Board, at
its second session held at Albuquer-
que, N. NJ, decided to continue the
of the Montezuma College
at Las Vegas, and If possible open
the school to students by the first of
1921. The college, which
was formerly summer resort, was
given to the Baptists by the Las
Vegas chamber of commerce and when
will be one of the finest
schools in the west of its kind.
Mayor A. G. yilIasenor of Nogales
Sonora, and Chief of Police Ramon
Sesma were formally charged in a
filed In Federal Court with
into a conspiracy to deport
4 Martinez from the Nogales,
Sonora, Jail to Tucson, Arlz., to face
q murder charge, Ramon Robles, Ri
cardo Schroeder and Ramon Herman
Ilez, policemen and jailers, were re-
leased. Governor E'layio Aborquiz,
who came here from the state capi-
tal, Hermosillo. when worlxingmen's
agitation over the alleged "deporta-
lion" of Martinez threatened to take
4 violent turn, has returned t6. Herno-
'illo, saying the law would take its
course.
The Harding Coolidge presidential
electors carried New Mexico, Novem-
,er 2, by a plurality of 11,4O7, accord
ng to complete tabulation from Of
'icial records. The plurality of Aer-
lit G. Mechem, Republican candidate
On governor, was 1926 the lowest Of
my candidate on the Republican
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