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, 1920-05-14

the road sometimes being very billy.
This Band has at present many members
in the United States of America, who
went away at different times, and are
still following the musical profession,
some ever making their living by the
music learned under its young bandmas-
ter, for which these young men have
recently expressed their gratitude by let
tiers to the effect. AS lovers of native
enterprises we think it our duty to sub,
scribe this short note as a token of ap-
probation.
AS this event dawns upon US it recalls
to OUR minds the great Crusian sports
man and late manager of the Band, Mr..
Frank A. Cruise, who is gone but rot
forgotten. He was responsible for put
ting new life in old Santa Cruz many times
when everything else seemed dead. All
honor to his memory. As we close, our
BEST WISHES are extended to Band
master Jackson and his faithful mem
bers for a long and useful career in the
musical world, MI d~e8p8randum boys.
FRIENDS.
, 1920-05-14

Tomorrow, May 18th. 1920 the Ma
tive Brass Band of Christiansted will
celebrate its 18th. Anniversary. AS we
all know the work of plotting this Band
through II years of usefulness to the
community has not been an easy one,
, 1920-05-14
FRIENDS.
c ristiansted, St. CrOix,
May Is, 1920.
Dear Mr. Editor:

Dear Mr. Editor:
Allow me space in your valued pa
per to make a few remarks in connec-
ton with the death of Rev. Wolter.
Amidst a large gathering of friends
we laid TO rest the remains Of Rev.
Wolter, who was summoned on the 18th.
inst, to give up his earthly response
bilities and to take up his intercourse
with God forever and join the Heaven
ly Throng. Me thinks | hear the An
gelic Band, singing the welcome song
Servant OF God we'll done,
Rest from thy loved employ.
The Battle fought,
The Victory won,
Receive thy Crown with JOY.
Respectfully yours,
A. c. BOUGH.
, 1920-05-14
81

Average cost per TN 81 cents.
Price charged in Christinnsted As cents,
profit IS cents per tin, or 40 u, twenty
percens more than permitted by the rules
of the Food Ordinance. Considering the
hundreds of tins of milk being sold in
these days, there is little loophole for
saying the public is not paying through
their nose for It. Will the Food Commits
sion fix a fair price for condensed
milk now that cow milk is supplanted
by it?
OLD COOK.
, 1920-05-14

Ol TIE american laws. Olu0IS are mdh-
ing great progress under he same laws
on the Continent and | see no reason
why we should not make progress under
the same laws.
The Chairman remarked: ! have be-
fore me the budget for 1890 and there
the salary of the Director is not budget
ted; in the budget which will come be-
fore you for 1920-21, under Department
Of Education the budgetted salaries begin
with salary for the Assistant Director
OF Education; therefore the salary of
the Director of Education is not bud
getted, his salary will be paid by the
Federal Government.
LIST Member for Fredariksted Country
District (AnderSen) remark ID: Mr..
Chairman. The salary of the Director
of Eduration is in Section 2 of Chapter
II,0f the code before US for Francs Is, 000.
don't think he Council should vote on
that. ~
End Appointed Member [NoU] remark
ed: Mr.: Chairman. | am inclined to
think that the Director of Education has
never received a.check on the Federal
Treasury for his salary, a check is always
given him bv the Governments Secre-
tary for his salary and thai is taken out
of a fund; think it would be better if
IIlS OOuuCll WOulu SldLG what HIS SdldIy
should be.
Isl Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Andersen) remarked: Mr..
Chairman. | have faith that the Gov
eminent has the economical affairs OF
this Islam at heart just as much as the
Council, and therefore feel safe in leav-
ing ii to the Government to decide.
4th Appointed Member BIackwoodI
remarked: Mr.. Chairman. It would be of
greater Importance to this Council if we
would do something to improve condi
tons in our Educational Department
than think of what salaries should be
paid. There is need Of improvement
in our schools and we want discipline in
the schools; | am not on the Educational
Board, but | can judge from a scholar |
have at home who is now attending the
High School. Wherever the United
States goes improvements are made in
the Educational Departments, that is not
down here yet. We are voting large
sums of money and something should be
done towards improving the Educational
system of these islands,.
The Chairman then procee to call the
sections with the following remarks:
Section l no remark.
2
The Chairman would like to know If
LIST Member for Frederiksted Country
District Andersen wishes to bring in
, 1920-05-14

The Chairman remarked: This sec
ton has been revised by he Committee
and you have their report before you.
The Committees suggestion was adopt
en- and the Ordinance presented to you
has that change in it.
Chapter III
Section l no remarks.
2 no remarks.
No further remarks the Chairman
closed End Discussion on the Bill.
The Chairman then gave a recess Of
20 minutes.
TO be c0ntlnued
, 1920-05-14
TO be continued |.

1t is understood that the chairman of
the Food Commission has resigned that
suspicious post.
, 1920-05-14
THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING Is
THE EAfING OF 1T.

Cost Of l box, 48 tins, Borden's Con
densed Milk in Porto Rico .$I2.O0
Cost Of importation, not more
than 49,. ...... .......... 70
21M premium on American mo-
ney Of $l2,70. ........ ..,...... 2.67
, 1920-05-14

West End News Of yesterday re-
ports a lockout in the fish industry in
Frederiksted and views the situation
So West End is in for lockout in fish,
however, is Weathering the storm we'll,
mountable condition is proving a means
of lnuring the community to difficulties.
1t is understood here that the fishermen
of Frederiksted object to having all fish
sold by weight upon the ground that
some fish are lighter than others, and
they would, therefore, propose special
higher rates for the lighter grades. In
other words, the fishermen think the
buyer gets too much for his money when
he purchases the light fish and secures
more bulk than weight. At the present
price of fish it appears that the fisher
men ought to be satisfied, the advantage
Of selling by weight being Enthusiastically
in their favour in many instances.
Attention is invited to a contribution
in this issue concerning the price Of con
densed milk. Assuming that the figures
are correct, it would really appear that
the Local retail price of condensed milk is
rather steep. Under the circumstances
where condensed milk is of Decessity
taking the place of fresh milk, it might
be the proper thing to have this article
included among the items for which the
Food Commission fixes prices. 1t is hard
ly equitable toward the Dairy that fresh
milk shall be controlled at a certain fig
ure and the price Of prepared milk given
free scope in the formers absence from
the market.
, 1920-05-14

To Correspondent Mr.. H. G. Bryan:
Space compels the ~postponement of pub
LEGATION of your letter which will APP
pear in tomorroW's issue.
Graham guardian., 1920-07-16

lands of the Salt River valley and
other agricultural communities.
In this connection the commits
sioner says:
Upon assuming the duties of
the office of the State land COM
missioner, which was immediate
ly after the. creation of the de-
partment, | found thousands of
acres of cultivated school lands
upon which were residing, under
a permit issued by the several
counties, pioneers with their fam
lilies, who, by their toll and mon
ey had reclaimed these lands
from the desert and brought
them into a state of high cult
vation. In all these cases the
former lessee was granted a re-
newal of his rights as provided
by law. What would Governor
Campbell have done in these
cases had he, at that time, been
a member of the State land board.
Would he have said to these pio-
neers, No, you have enjoyed the
fruits of your labor long enough
and you must now, in order that
the heritage of our children may
not be locked, surrender these
! rights to another, who has spent
his time lettering in and around
a pool hall, or to one. who, while
the former lessee was pioneer
ing, was living in ease in the
state of Maine or New Hamp-
shire If this is right, then
the law is wrong, if such a policy
is wrong then the present law
that prevents the adoption of
such a policy is right and should
be complied with. 2
The policy adopted in the dis
position of the agricultural school
lands has been followed in renew
ing leases covering lands suitable
for grazing purposes only, and
it is my action in this connection
that is being so vigorously assail-
ed at this time. There can be no
distinction between the right of
the lessee, who improves agricul-
tural land, and the one who i'm
proves lands used for other pur-
poses.
Continuing, the commissioner
said, II am perfectly willing, in
fact. urge that a thorough in
vestigation be made of every
action of mine in connection with
the administration of my office,
but do object to and will oppose
with all of my strength, the
move of any member of the de-
partment to use such an inves-
tigation for the purpose of a per-
sonal attack or inquiry into my
personal affairs.
/ The baneful effect of the re-
cent uproar and agitation is al
ready in strong evidence. Con-
fidence in the state land lease and
purchase contract has been large
ly destroyed. Heretofore, the
holders of these contracts have
been prompt in their payments,
but now they appear to be
Graham guardian., 1920-07-16

purpose of discrediting a demo-
cratic State official in order that
the political fences of the enemy
may be strengthened.
The famous discriminating let
ter supposed TO have been writ.
ten by S. G. Barrow to Land
Commissioner w. A. Moeur, this
letter bearing neither the post
mark of the Office at which it
was supposed tohave been mailed,
nor cancelled postage stamp, by
some mysterious mode of trans
portation reached the office of
Governor Thomas E. Campbell.
For days this letter was secretly
guarded in the Office of the gov
ernor; only few having knowl-
edge of its existence. Finally
the governors secret was re-
vealed to three other members of
the State land department. who
Immediately requested the resig-
nation of the commissioner, to
whom the Barrow letter was sup
posed to have been sent. AL
though, out of courtesy to the
commissioner, other reasons were
assigned as the basis for the re-
quest for the resignation, how
ever, it is now generally known
that the letter, then in the pos
session of Governor Campbell,
together with desire to avenge
an imaginary wrong were the
things that prompted the three
members to ask for this resigna-
tion. The commissioner refused
to resign and demanded a public
hearing for the purpose of in
vestigating the charges made in
the letter and for the further
purpose of determining the gen.
uineness of the signature and, if
possible, the origination and the
purpose of the letter itself? The
investigation was had and after
several days and nights of
wrangle and horseplay, during
which time, not only the policies
adopted in the administration of
the office of the State land COM
missioner, but the private affairs
of the land commissioner as well,
were aired to the public. 1t was
finally decided that Governor
Campbell beinstructed to submit
the Barrow letter to a handwrit-
ing expert for an opinion thereon.
In accordance with these instruc-
tions the letter was submitted to
a Mr.. Carlson, of Los Angeles,
California; who, after an eXami-
nation of the signature to the
letter together with the sigma
lures of other parties. reported
the signature of S. G. Barrow to
be forgery and named A. F.
Parker as the forger. The re-
port of the handwriting expert
having been received and the de-
partment being thoroughly con-
vinced that the signature Of Mr..
Barrow was a forgery. and that
the letter was intended as a ma
licious and unwarranted attack
upon the character of Commits.
Graham guardian., 1920-07-16

apprehensive as to the future
status of their contract, and
many of them are withholding
payment as a natural result of
such a condition. This has work.
ed out in a very detrimental
way to the States interest in the
past two months, as the receipts
from such sources have fallen off
in an alarming degree. 1t will
be remembered that the period
of payment on majority of the
lease contracts is June 30th of
each year, so far the payments
on such leases have dropped far
below the corresponding period
of last year.
Graham guardian., 1920-07-16
INVESTIGATION
DUE TO POLITICS
Effort to Discredit Commits
sioner Moeur Results
in Failure
LETTER PROVEN A FORGERY
Baneful Effect of Investigation
Seen in Reduced Revenues
from Leases

There has been no relaxation in
the efforts of few individuals
to create the impression that
there is something wrong" in
the State land department. AL
most daily we are reminded of
this. when we read in the Tucson
Citizen veiled insinuations such as
these: "One million acres of State
lands leased to stockmeb with
out competition" The facts
brought out at the last meeting
of the land board were astound-
ing" The heritage of our chill
dren has been dissipated. (" "The
State land board exonerated
Moeur during the absence of
Governor Campbell. " Cover
nor Campbell is going to spring
something at the next meeting
of the department and all re-
porters for republican news
papers are requested to be on
hand for the show"
The question has been asked.
why all this mysterious, MUIR
muring? The answer is plain
petty partisan politics of the
dark alley variety. Commissioner
Moeur is a democrat who counts
his friends by the thousands.
He must be discredited and his
influence destroyed. This must
be done even though it reduces
to nothing the value of the State
land grant.
We have closely followed the
investigation of the affairs of the
State land department and to our
mind have reached the only logi-
cal conclusion: That is, that ir-
respective of what the motives
may have been at the start, the
continuation of the investigation
as now proposed is for the sole
Graham guardian., 1920-07-16

sioner Moeur, desiring that full
justice be accorded to Mr.. Moeur,
and that an erroneous impression
be corrected, the land depart
ment by the vote of Wiley E.
Jones, Jessie l.. Boyce, Nit
Simms, Harry S. Ross, the gov
ernor being absent from the
meeting, passed a resolution de-
claring that the charges against
Commissioner Moeur had been
successfully refuted and ordered
the investigation closed. The
land board should be commended
for having eXonerated the COM
missioner after the charges
against him had been disproved
and the existence of a conspiracy
so clearly shown. A better un-
derstanding of the insidious mo-
tive that prompted the forgery
of Mr.. Barrow's name to the let
ter can be had by reading the
testimony given by Mr.. Barrow
before an executive meeting of
the land board on or about the
10th day of May, of this year.
AS to the charges that the
commissioner has exceeded his
authority under the law in giving
to a former lessee preferred
right to renew, the commissioner
has taken the stand that this
right to the former lessee is
guaranteed by the constitution
of the State and the public land
code of Arizona, while Governor
Campbell, who is chairman of the
State land board, is contending
that to accept the Interpretation
of the law and constitution as
laid down by Commissioner Moeur
would work an injustice upon
those who may hereafter desire
to lease State land, the provis.
ions of the State constitution and
the laws of Arizona, under which
the land commissioner claims
authority to renew a lease to a
former lessee, are as follows;
Section 10, Article 10 of the State
Constitution, provides that bona
tide residents and lessees shall
have a preferred right to a re.
newal of their leases at a re.
appraised rental, fixed as pro.
vided by law. Section 81, public
land code of Arizona, reads, in
part, as follows: Upon appli.
cation made to the commissioner,
not less than thirty nor more
than sixty days prior to the ex.
piration of the lease, the lessee
shall have preferred right OF
renewal, bearing even date with
the expiration of the old lease,
etc!" Commissioner Moeur, not
only contends that his action in
giving to a former lessee a pref.
erence is made mandatory by the
law, but he is Inclined to dis.
agree with Governor Campbell in
his contention that the law is an
unjust one.
The land commissioner in de-
fense of his policies relates the
history of the cultivated school
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-22
FOSTER MOTHER ASKS
RIGHT TO SUE OVER
DEATH OF NEAR SON

A rather pathetic story of an old
native woman who lost her only
support when a rock fell on the
head of Reyes Montoya in the
mines of the San Miguel Mining
company on March 81, killing him
instantly, was revealed in a petition
filed in the district court yester-
day.
The woman states that she took
Montoya into her care on the death
of his parents when he was only
seven months old, She cared for
him until he was Is years of age,
when he began contributing to her
support. At the time of his death
he was 81 and had never married,
still loyal to his foster mother. she
had never adopted Montoya legally
and in her petition she asks ruling
of the court on whether she has the
right to. sue the San Miguel Mining
company over the death of the man
who had supported her.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-22
LOCAL VOCATIONAL
BOARD HAS HANDLED
1850 CASES TO DATE

The Albuquerque office of the
federal board of vocational train
ing has handled to date 1,450 cases
of disabled soldiers, securing place
ment training for them or placing
them in colleges or universities, it
was announced by John G. Ross
yesterday. Fifty placement cases
have been approved and are being
handled as speedily as possible by
the local office, Sixty cases of men
to attend institutions have been
approved.
Edward O'Hara has been tenn
porarilv installed in the office with
a possibility of permanency to aid
in handling the cases with greater
dispatch. Mr.. O'Hara came here
recently from Cincinnati and has
a sister in the city.
Transportation has been furnish
ed William Herman from Roswell
to- the University of wyoming.
where he will study wool grading.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-22
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

SANCHEZ-The funeral of Girl
selda Sanchez was held yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
Sacred Heart church. Burial was
in San Jose cemetery. Waters &
Garcia were in charge.
READINGS Marion Read died
at her home in the highlands last
night. aged % years. The body
was taken to Strong Brothers par
Tors pending the arrival of her
mother, who is on the way to AL
buquerque from Chicago.
GARCIA-Raymundo Garcia. in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
Garcia, died yesterday afternoon. at
the home of his parents on South
Fourth street. The funeral will be
held Sunday afternoon from the
family residence. Burial will be at
Santa Barbara cemetery. Crollott|
~ ~ c18sks. ssssg..ss. ,sya
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-22
IN
FAVOR Of MORE
WATER FOR HOPI

Recommendation for approprit-
ton for a better water supply ard
facilities for the Navajo AMI Hopi
Indian reservations in eastern New
Mexico will be made by the con-
gressional Indian affairs commit
tee on its return to Washington, il
was learned from II. f. Robinson.
superintendent of the Indian irriga-
tion service, who returne TO Alhu-
querque yesterday. Mr.. Robinson
accompanied the committees from
here to Gallup and through the re-
servations in eastern New Mexico.
The members of the Indian at
fairs committee all expressed them
selves as being in favor of giving
these tribes a better water supply,
Mr.. Robinson said. The committee
was holding on the average of two
hearings a day and the clerk up To
his arrival in Albuquerque had
typed 1000 sheets of data. An
enormous amount of information is
being furnished the congressman in
typewriter form, aside from what
is gained first hand. The commit
tee met representatives from three
tribes of Indians at Grand Canyon
Thursday and were in Phoenix yes
terday.
Mr.. Robinson will leave today for
the Navajo and Hopi country with
his wife and child. After finishing
with official business at Flagstaff
he will go on to Phoenix for a
weeks vacation with his brother
there. He is making the trip in his |
car and expects to return to Albu-
querque about June 10.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-22
STOMACH TROUBLE AND
CONSTIPATION ENDED
Suffered So He Couldn't
Work for a Year, But Mr..
Mccormick Was Cured
Promptly.

81 had stomach trouble and con-
tipation for five years. One year
# this time / was unable to work
differing untold agony. l doctored
with some of the best physicians,
tlso took many proprietary medi-
ines, but could not find perma-
tent relief. Finally a friend rec
,mmended Milks Emulsion. The
irst few doses relieved me greatly,
nd three bottles of it effected a
permanent cure."-C. A. McCor-
nick, Anderson, Ind.
Mr.. Mccormick is only one of
|nany hundreds who have endured
|orture for years and then found
hat Milks Emulsion gives blessed
elief and real. lasting benefit. 1t
osts nothing to try.
Milks Emulsion is pleasant,
utritive food and a corrective
,edicine. 1t restores healthy, nat
raj bowel action. doing away with
II need of pills and physics. 1t
romotes appetite ana quickly puts
re digestive organs in shape to as
initiate food. AS builder of flesh
nd strength, Milks Emulsion is
.rongly recommended to those
HON sickness has weakened, and
| a powerful aid in resisting and
spairing the effects of wasting dis
ases. Chronic stomach trouble
nd constipation are promptly re-
eved--usually in one day.
This is the only solid emulsion
iade, and so palatable that it is
iten with spoon like ice cream.
ruly wonderful for weak, sickly
iildren.
No matter how severe your case,
ou are urged to try Milks Emul-
on under this guarantee-Take
x bottles home with you. use it
,cording to directions and If not
isfied with the results, your
loney will be promptly refunded. |
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-22
WOMEN EAGER To
ENTER CLASSES
IN DRESS MAKING

Approval of the dressnaking
class which is being formed at the
Y. w. c. A. was expressed yester-
day by Mrs. La Belle of the Wom-
ans club at a meeting held at the
Y. w.
"The high cost of living can be
tackled from various angles, and
this is one of the most vital items
in every woman's budget" said
Mrs. La Belle.
Expressing your own individ-
uality through dressing properly is
one way of being successful, either
in the business or social world, and
through constant practice. watch
full persons can soon find out eX-
actly what fashions and colors are
most suitable to their particular
personality.
'All this, and more, is readily
learned if the attention is directed
through the proper channels. And
Miss Fundler, who is giving her
personal attention to the classes,
is prepared to assist each pupil in
this manner"
The ready response of the wom-
en- of Albuquerque indicates clear
ly their progressive attitude, and
their eagerness. to take advantage
of every opportunity that comes
their way.
Women are urged to join the
sessions, either during the morning
or afternoon. Special evening |
classes are to be held for girls and |
women whose time is taken up
during the day.
OF the pupils who registered for
The classes which start next Mon
day several have never made
garment. And many have always |
lone their own dressmaking. But
all are eager to improve their
ability.
The following schedule is an
lounced and Miss Shuler of the Y,
W. c. A. will continue to receive
which must be made
n advance.
Glass / meets Mondays and We'd
lesdays from 2:30 to 4:30,
Glass meets Tuesdays and
from 8 to II a. m.
Glass meets Tuesdays and
from $3.50 to 4:30.
Glass meets Wednesdays and
fridays from to II a. m.
Glass meets Mondays, Wednes-
ays and Fridays from 7 to 9 p. m.
his last class is intended for pu-
ills who cannot give their time
uring the day.
In making applications, Miss
huler said, pupils should specify
he class they wish to join. Com
lete information may be obtained
pom application to the Y. w. c. A.