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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31
GRANT COUNTY
ROAD CONTRACT
LET TO TEXAN
New Highway From Silver
City to Santa Rita to Be
Finest in the Southwest;
Work Will Begin Soon.

Silver City, N. NJ, Dec. 90.-The
new state highway, eighteen miles
in length. from Silver City to Santa
Rita, is to be built by Dan LaRoe,
contractor, of Palestine, Texas,
whose bid of $214,090, was ac
cepted by the New Mexico state
highway commission. The bid was
the lowest of several submitted and
estimates of the engineers of the
state highway department.
The contract provides that work
shall begin within ninety days. II
is thu intention of the contractor to
start construction of the new road
early IN the spring with a view to
completing the work by the end OF
the year 1921.
The successful bidder was en-
ahied to underbid competitors
chiefly because of the fact that he
is now engaged in building fifteen
miles of new road between the
Mangas and Cliff and has all his
equipment on the ground, which is
a big item in itself. He also has
his working force organized and
can move it from the Cliff road to
the Santa Rita road within the
lively small expense.
The low bid also reflects the fall
in the price of materials and
wages, which has set in and which
doubtless will continue for the next
several months.
The plans for the new highway
call for a gravel surface road
with maximum grades of per
cent A number of concrete
bridges are to be put in, spanning
deep arroyas. There will be APP
proximately four miles of concrete
road built, between Fort Bayard
and Bayard station. The new road
will follow a new survey for over
half the distance, or between Sill
YER City and Fort Bayard. Thus,
while construction is under way,
the present road will be open to
traffic and there will be no incon-
yenience In travel between Silver
City and Central Fort Bayard,
Santa Rita, Hurley, Hanover and
Fierro.
Engineers who have examined
the plans for the new highway de-
clare that it will be one of the FIN
est roads in the southwest and Will
be virtual boulevard for the entire
distance.
The building of this road during
the coming year. with condition.
unsettled in the copper camps, and
mining operations curtailed, VIII
provide employment for a small
army of men, and practically all of
the money expended in construc'
ton will be spent in Grant county
being disbursed for supplies, ma
terial and wages.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31

Experience: Practice Of law,
business offices, ten years director
of Secretarial Studies. Taylor
School, Philadelphia; Principal
Business Department, Los Angeles
(Calif) Business College.
Subjects taught: Secretarial
Studies and Gregg Shorthand.
Vera Keich
Stenography and Secretarial
Studies.
Education: Searcy College. A. B.
University of New Mexico. gradu-
ate Secretarial Department and
Commercial Studies. Albuquerque
Business College.
Experiences: Business offices,
public schools and in A. Bus. Col
lege.
Subjects taught: Secretarial
Studies, Gregg Shorthand and Su-
pervised Typewriting.
Mrs. Pauline Allison
Stenography, Office Training and
Spanish.
Education: University of New
Mexico, University of California,
Albuquerque Business College.
Experiences: Mining and whole
sale offices and bank, instructor in
Magdalena High School.
Subjects taught Office Practice
Department. Pitmanic Shorthand,
Business Spanish.
Howard Hext
Business Department.
Education: University of New
Mexico and Albuquerque Business
College.
Experiences: Public schools of
New Mexico, assistant in A. b. c..
Subjects taught: Assistant in
Business Department.
Instructor of Telegraphy.
j. H. Cameron. operator for the
Associated Press, will take the
classes in telegraphy.
w. V. Gano
Lecturer on Practical Accounting.
Formerly of the staff of Haskin
& Sells. Public Accountants, New
York city. Now senior member of
firm of Mossman, Gano & Sipple,
Public Accountants, Albuquerque.
Mr.. Gano delivers course of
lectures on practical accounting.
supplementing the course in High
er Accountancy and Business Adj
ministration.
II. B. Hening
Lecturer on Advertising and Sales
manship.
Editor of Albuquerque Evening
Herald, President Gruehl Advertis-
ing Agency; experienced in city
and state publicity.
Mr.. Hening delivers a course of
lectures on Advertising and Sales
manship. experimenting the regu-
W AdYeEtisipg covysss !. L- -,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31
CAMP FUNSTON
SOON 7 D PASS
!. INT D HISTORY
Final Scenes Now Being En-
acted in This Canton
ment Where Three Yank
Divisions Were Trained.


Camp Funston, Kans,, Dec. 3d.
With the fading of the year the
final scenes are being enacted in
the history of this cantonment.
Through this camp 100000 Ameri-
cans passed in the process of train
ing for the world war and here
Maj. General Lenoard Wood la
bored while three complete divi-
sions were whipped into shape to
face the foes of democracy.
Abandonment and dismantling
of the cantonment under recent
orders of the war department prob
ably will mean also the turning of
Army City, a civilian municipality
on it's border, into a deserted viii
lage.
$4,000 Yanl<s at One Time.
In the summer of 1918 there
were as many as $4,000 men in
training here at one time but when
the order to vacate was received
$500 officers and enlisted men of
the Seventh division were stationed
here. These are being sent to
Camp Meade, Md, with the excep-
ton of the Eighth field artillery,
which is going to Hawaii and the
division tank ccorps which is going
TO Camp Pike, Ark.
Officers here said today that the
camp will be deserted by all except
few hundred caretakers by jan
uary Is of the new year.
In case the war department or
der is carried out to the letter, the
''junking" of the property. camp
officers say, will mean the dis
mantling and removal Of 1,2l5
buildings of all descriptions, built
at an outlay of approximately 49,
100000. Kansas representatives in
congress have presented to the war
department numerous protests
from Kansas organizations against
this program. This state is partic-
ularly concerned in the "Kansas
building" built with $4,000 raised
on popular subscription and used
as a community center" by SOL
diers and visiting relatives.
Established in 1917.
Camp Funston. occupying 500
of the 10000 acres in the Fort Ri
ley government reservation, was es-
tablished early in 1917 and the
building plans inaugurated in June
of that year The first troops
moved in the following September.
1t was first a training camp, then
a rehabilitation center and of late
the station of the Seventh division.
General Wood was the first
commandment. Under his supervf-
sion the Eighty-ninth division was
trained in four months, going over
seas in May of 1918. General Wood
then was returned to Funston and
trained a new division-the Tenth
which was ready to go when the
armistice was signed. Prior to the
assembling of the Eighty ninth,
Mai. Gen. j. C. VIM took the
Nineteenth division overseas from
this camp late in 1917.
Army City represented an out
Law in buildings alone of several
hundred thousand dollars. It's solo
patronage was the Camp Funston
soldiers and during the war period
IT boosted 1.-The largest pool hall,
the largest barber shop and the
largest laundry in the United
States" 1t also had theaters,
stores, cafes, dance halls and
churches. With the dwindling OF
the camp population the town, g
business has been reduced accord
ingly.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31
5,400 HOMELESS
IN GERMAN TOWN
(By The Associated Press. !,

Cassell, Germany, Dec. 13,-In
this city 100000 population $500
persons are without homes, ac-
cording to the report of the city
housing commission, which is IRA
tioning" rooming house, and no.
tells In an effort to shelter every
body during the winter months.
Because of the great shortage of
houses, due to suspension of build
ing operations during the war, it
has been necessary to house large
numbers sometimes in a single
room. Regardless of ability to pay,
the citizens now are compelled to
occupy only such room as il abso-
lutely essential and the extra space
Is apportioned among the home
less.
The housing problem" while
under the jurisdiction of a special
commission, really is controlled by
the police who keep a record of
dwellings and the number of occu-
pants and report their findings to
the commission.
The police have discovered many
attempts to evade housing regula-
tons One wealthy woman, who be-
fore the war had a fine house and
many servants, moved into less pre-
tentious quarters-an apartment
of ten rooms. Being a widow with
out children she was entitled to
only one room, but. to evade the
regulations she invited many of
her old friends into her apartment,
and there they lived, without
charge. The police reported her
apartment was fully occupied"
and took no further action.
Owing to the high price of build
ing material and the labor short
age, unrelieved in spite of the an
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31
SEVEN YANKEE BANKS
TO BE ESTABLISHED
IN CITY OF MEXICO
rBy The Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 30.--Seven
American banks are to be estab-
lished soon in Mexico City, accord
ing to a statement issued today by
the Mexican embassy. An aggre-
gate investment of a billion dollars
in Latin America was said to be
contemplated by American bank
ers, the statement added, prefer
entially'' in Mexico.
The embassy also announced
that a scheme for undermining the
penal, civil and commercial codes
had been transmitted to the Mexi-
can congress.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31
NORTH DAKOTA RAIL
LINES FREED FROM
BIG TAX PAYMENT

Fargo, N. d., Dec, 3O.-Rail-
roads operating in North Dakota,
and the government railroad ad-
ministration, are freed from liabil-
ity for the payment of approx
mately $1,300.000 of taxes levied
against them in 1917 and 1913 by
the state, in a decision announced
today by Federal District Judge
]. w. Woodrough.
Judge Woodrough held that an
increase of Is per cent in the as
sessed valuation of the railroads,
made by the board of equalization
in 1917. was illegal and unjustified
and he relieves the railroads from
liability for all taxes levied against
them on the basis of this illegal
increased valuation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31
RECEIPTS FOR GRANT
COUNTY NEAR MILLION

Silver City, N. NJ. Dec. SO.-The
figures in the annual statement OF
County Treasurer and Collector
Dean Alexander which covers the
fiscal year from November 80,
1919, to November 80, 1920, shows
receipts during the year of $685.
sS4.25 and expenditures of $751;
165.47, with balance on hand
November 80 of $157,021.60. The
largest expenditure is the payment
ment of tax money into the state
treasury, $367,335.66. Expenditure
is the payment of tax money into
the state treasury, $367,335.66 Ex-
penditures for schools was next,
s1S2,S64.02; for roads, $41,0ss.31:
for salaries, 2S,266.31; general
purposes, $32,400.49; court, So
O7O.36; interest and sinking, 49,
975.23.
AS result of the division of the
county, the new county of Hidalgo
received $39,SS932. from the to-
tai collections made during the
fiscal year.
The major portion of the total
receipts was derived from tax col
lections. these amounting to $685.
669.2S, during the past fiscal year,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31
GRAND JURY TO PROBE
BOND HOUSE CLOSING
sRx Tha Associated Press,

Portland, Ore, Dec. 3O.--A
county grand jury investigation OF
the situation developed through
the closing of the bond house OF
Morris Brothers, Incorporated,
whose former president. John L.
Etheridge, is under arrest at
Minneapolis, will be made, accord
ing to announcement today by Dis
trict Attorney Walter H. Evans.
He said the first report on the
inquiry would be made Monday,
Miscellaneous municipal bonds
to the amount of $4,000, the ex-
istence of which was not previous
ly. known to him, have been dis
covered in the offices OF MOTIFS
Brothers, Inc. w. d. Whitcomb.
receiver, announced.
The discovery may reduce the
liabilities of the bond concern TO
about 100000, Mr.. Whitcomo
said.
F. Banhouse, city treasurer OF
Edmonton, Canada, arrived IN
Portland to attempt unsnarling of
the tangle that has tied up $1,600,-
600 in Edmonton bonds held in es-
crow by the United States Nation
al bank.
The bonds are a block of the
s2,135,000 for which Etheridge
contracted as president of Morris
Brothers, Inc, but for which he
never paid. They are being held
by the bank pending payment.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31
TO HARNESS
SEVERN RIVER FOR A
MIGHTY POWER PLANT

London, Dec. 30.--The British
ministry of transport has just made
public scheme to harness the til
DIAL waters OF the river Severn at
cost of f30,000,000 and to erect
power plant greater than that OF
Niagara Falls. The Severn divides
England from Wales.
The project Is an outcome of the
efforts of Sir Alexander Glib, chief
engineer of ports construction in
the British army during the war
and builder of the great naval
dockyard at Rosyth. 1t is calcu-
lated that the power plant could
produce 100000 horsepower at
it's peak load capacity and that it
would save 100000 to 100000
tons of coal a year. 1t Is claimed
that 1t would revolutioniZe the
whole industry of the west of Eng
land and even supply London with
cheap electric current.
A concrete dam would be placed
across the river, creating a locked
basin twenty-seven square miles In
extent into which vessels could pass
through a channel. 1t il estimated
that the undertaking would pro-
vide work for 100000 men for
seven years.
In the spring tides the Severn
rises thirty-eight feet. the second
highest tide after the Bay of
Fundy. The fact that tidal waters
have never yet been used for the
generation of electricity on such a
vast scale, coupled with the big es-
timated cost of the scheme, make
engineering experts cautious in ex-
pressing views as to its feasibility.
The Times editorially refers to
the project as somewhat flam-
buoyant." The consent of parlia-
ment must be obtained before the
scheme can be put into operation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31
NATIONS
SIGN WORLD COURT
PROTOCOL REPORT

London, Dec. 30.-IWenty-tWo
nations already have signed the
protocol of the permanent court of
international justice constituted by
the league of nations. says the
Central News today.
The protocol provides that the
statute of the court shall become
effective as soon as majority of
the nations represented III the
league assembly, namely 20, hall
have signed and ratified 1t IN their
various parliaments, Four nations,
Portugal, Switzerland, Denmark
and Salvador, also have signed the
protocol for compulsory arbitra-
ton.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31
TAX RATE FOR DEMlNG
PASSES FOUR PER CENT

Especial Correspondence TO The Journaio
Deming, n. NJ, Dec. 30.-Dem-
ings total tax rate is $4.23 on each
500 valuation. The tax rate has
been climbing steadily and there
is little room to hope for relief in
the near future, tax authorities
say. Valuation, especially in mines
and stocks, have declined rapidly.
1t is expected that the tax rolls
will be turned over by the assessor
to the treasury for collection short
ly after the first of next month.
In the United States there are
four times as many women church
members as men.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31

nouncement that there is a large
unTiiminishing number of unem-
ployed, building operations virtual-
ly are at standstill.
Unless there is an exodus OF the
homeless from Cassell, the author-.
tiles say there will be much suf-
fering this winter from cold and
hunger.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31

Washington, Dec. 30.-Amend-
ments proposing to add picked
cherries, walnuts and filberts to the
list of agricultural commodities on
which higher duties would be im-
posed by the pending emergency
tariff measure, were introduced to-
day by Senator McNary, republi-
can, of oregon.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31
j. s. INTERESTS
MAY BE IGNORED
IN EAST INDIES
Dutch Parliament Consider
ing Bill That Would Give
Great Djamba Oil Fields
to a Batavia Company.
(By The Associated Press,)

The Hague, Dec, 10.-United
States authorities here fear that
American interests will be exclud-
ed from the great Djamba oil
fields in the Dutch East Indies IL a
bill introduced in the Dutch par4ia-
ment be adopted. This measure
proposes to give the concession to
these fields to a subsidiary of the
Batavia Oil company. The terri
tory to be included in the conces-
sion is described as the most val
liable petroleum ground in the
Dutch East Indies.
The field has long been the scene
of commercial rivalry between
Dutch English and American oil
groups. Americans here say that
the only way in which American
interests could obtain representa-.
ton there would be for the Dutch
government to permit them to sub
scribe the stock of the proposed
handling company to be formed 10
handle the concession.
In this holding company, the
Dutch East Indian government
and Batavia company would, by
provisions OF the bill be joint
stockholders, the government shar-
ing in the profits. The government
however, will have a majority on
the board of directors.
According to the Amsterdam
Handelsblad. the preferred shares
giving right to vote as to the con-
troll but not as to the direct man.
agement, which will be in the
hands Of the Batavia company, will
be mostly under government con-
troll, but, in order to placate for
eign, particularly American inter-
ests, a certain proportion of what
are known as the "B" shares, may
be sold, to foreigners with the con-
sent Of the government.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31

A recent dispatch stated that the
parliament of the Dutch East In
dies had under consideration a mo-
ton opposing the granting by the
Dutch government of an exclusive
concession to the pjamba oil fields
without tie consent of the people
of the colony.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31

The opening day Of the national
convention of women voters to be
held in Washington in February
will be in the nature of a suffrage
jubilee, during which the memory
of the great suffrage pioneers will
be honored by the unwilling in the
rotunda of the national capitol Of
a memorial statue in heroic size.
The statue is now being completed
in the Italian studio Of Mrs. AIDE
laide johnson, an American sculp-
tress. Miss Jane Adams of Chi
cago has been selected to present
the statue in behalf Of the women
Of America.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-31

Keene, N. H.. has five women
IN its city council ,-.--4-,-- -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-15

had thus far been confined to the mill
tary and the panGerman parties and
was without other political support
Leaders of the conservative party and
prominent industrial leaders, it was de-
cared, had condemned the movement.
From all the information thus far re-
ceived. it was added, the impression in
official circles was that the military
party might hold possession of Berlin
and other important eenters and prolong
the state Of uncertainty for some time,
possibly month or two, but that with
out the support of other political ele-
ments than the pan-German party the
movement was doomed to failure.
Independent Socialists and Commun-
lists met yesterday at Munheim and de-
cided to take advantage of the present
situation in Germany and proclaim a
Soviet government, according to advices
from Basle, the news having reached that
city by telephone.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs Leavitt +. Bond of West
Rrattleboro were married 90 years ago
yesterday No special observance was
made, as Mrs Bond has been in feeble
health for the past few years, and Mr.
Bond is at present confined to his bed
as the result of fall which he sus
tanned a week ago. Their many friends
did not forget the anniversary, neverthe-
less, and they were remembered with
cut flowers, several gifts and a large
number of cards. 4 few friends called
during the day TO extend their best
wishes.
Leavitt T. Bond and Miss Julia
Pierce, both of Dummerston, We're mar
ried in Brattleboro, March IA, 1860. Rev
George p Tyler, pastor of the Centre
Congregational church, performed the
ceremony. Following their marriage
they went to Halifax where they made
their home one year, going from there
to Dummerston to live. They remained
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-15
ALLIES IGNORE
NEW GOVERNMENT
Will Not Answer COmmuni-
tion Requesting Recogni-
tiOn-SOuth German Gen
erals Give Their Support
to Ebert Government -
Former Emperor William
Much Excited at Amer
Ongen
Ongen

WASHINGTON March l. Associated
Press While technically still under
the direction of Marshal Foch. American
troops on the Rhine would not partic;-
pate in any allied advance into Germany
without specific directions from Prcsi
dent Wilson, it was said today AT the
state department.
Officials said the situation so far as
the American forces were concerned was
complex one. The United States is the
only nation having troops on the Rhine
which has not become a party to the
treaty of Versailles, it was explained
and consequently the American detach-
ment still is governed by the terms OF
the armistice. Under those terms they
still were subject technically to the or
ders of Marshal Foch as the supreme al
lied commander. The American forces
on the Rhine consist of about $1,000
| troops.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-15
PRAYER SERVICE
FOR MR.. HOLBROOK
Widely-Known Contractor Who Died
in Paris Buried in Family Lot in
Prospect Hill Cemetery.

A prayer service for Frederick Hol
brook. who died in Paris, France, Feb. 3,
was held at 2.30 O'Clock yesterday after
noon in the home of Miss Mary r. Cabot
of Terrace street. Rev. w. c. Bernard,
rector of ST. Michael's Episcopal church,
officiating The burial took place in the
family lot in Prospect Hill cemetery.
where a committal service was conducted
by Rev Mr.. Bernard The honorary bear
ers We're Judge James NJ Tyler. George
IL. Dunham. Dr. Shailer f. Lawton and
Frederick w Childs.
A funeral service was held Saturday
morning in st. Bartholomew Episcopal
chapel in New York, and the body ar
rived in BrattleborO on the 6 o'clock
train Saturday night.
The body was accompanied from
France by Mr. and Mrs. j. p. Hutchins
of New York, who were in France. They
came on the Adriatic. which sailed from
France March 8 and arrived at New York
I Friday.
! Those who accompanied the body from
New York to Brattleboro were Rev. Chal-
Imers Holbrook of Cheshire, Conn. John
Clark of New York city, and William B
Cabot of Boston.
Mr.. Holbrook, who was a widely
known contractor, was vice president OF
1.-THE American International corporation
lof New York and his death took place
while he was on his way to Russia.