Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-15

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tilla.
The council of defense has been
sending out during the past two
DAYS testimonials of those killed |
during the war. They are sent to
the survivors of the soldiers ana
are put up in very attractive FORM,
giving the name ana the service VI
those who are held in memory ana
whose gallant sacrifice IS recos-
nized.
Governor Larrazolo has issued
two pardons, both of when are
conditional on good behavior. The
first is to Andres Serranos, VINO
was convicted IN Mora county
April 1913, for murder and was
sentenced for a term of from M
teen to twenty years. His record
has been extra good while IN tns
pen and he has won time lot thls,
He was due to be out June 20 ana
II was deemed but fair to issue the
pardon. o;,.or ,
Primitive Lopez. He was CONVEY.
ed of three charges, rape, assault
with intent to kill and ropperg
while armed. He was given con
secutive sentences of from 10 10
20 years; 8 to years; ana 10
wears. There are sufficient rea-
sons for the pardon inasmuch as
Ionez has loComoataXia and tie
nrison physician recommends ms
nardon as there is no chance OF re-
rovery. The second reason Is that
at one time when there was an IN
surrection started at the penlteh-
+iarv Lopez saved the life OF the
guard from an attack to be maze
or him by the prisoners attempt
ing to make an escape ana ne sayo
the warning so that the trouole
was thwarted.
The streams in the neighoornoou
of Santa Fe and reaching north 10
La Madeira are running very hlsn
and the Rio Grande Is putting on
the usual spring stunt, even 10 the
extent of endangering the Buchanan
bridge. Automobiles are giving
wav to wagons when II comes 10
crossinp the creeks which bear the
name of rivers in northern New
Mexico. and travel Is rather IAN
condition.
The Ancient City is in the way 20
no a live town during the coming
summer in the building line. Inc
new postoffice is to be started, as
the mans have been accepted aIter
going through most of the punilc
offices in washington. The build
ing will be of the Santa Zee style
and will stand on the lot purchased
bv the government some years az"
onposite the cathedral on upper
San Francisco street ana falace
avenue, 1t is the intention of the
hotel company to begin operations
also during the next few months
and this will make that section OF
santa Fe look like real big citS
in construction of important bulld-
;nps The expectation is That tne
erection of these buildings at the
same time will be a money saver
Tho Santa Fee Water and night
COMPANY has had a hearing before
tha state tax commission and the
result is that the company is to pay
taxes on an assessed Valuation ol
s2s5,O00 with n raise for lSZo u
$4,000. The officers OF the com
pany accepted the raise without
protest. The amount rendered by
the company as to value was SZoo'-
600.
The state corporation commis-
sion has received word from the
A IT. & S. f. officials that the re-
ouest for a crossing at Bluewater
In the west portion of the state IN
Valencia county, has been retused
and that another place must be Sc
Iected If a crossing is to be further
considered.
The state engineers office has
started on two government alo
projects which will be rapidly
pushed. The first is project 80
from the Bernalllo county line TO
RernaHllo in Sadoval county ana
the other No. At in Grant county,
running from Silver City to chr
on the Mogolon road. Another
federal aid project is that from So
zorro to San Antonio, New Mexi-
20. this being the work that was
gone over by State Engineer Gil
iette while in the southern part or
the state. The project has been
forwarded to Washington.
The demand for trucks for use
in road building in various parts CT
the state has been lively and the
state engineers office has had
daily calls for these trucks show
ing that road building and repairing
is being looked after with lncreas'
ing interest.
Governor Larrazolo is in Belen
this evening, where he was invited
to make the commencement al
dress to the graduates in that place
The governor made an address IN
Belen once before to the schools
and it was so much enjoyed that
there was demand for him to APP
pear there again.
The Santa Fe golf links are be-
ginning to attract attention on the
outside. Severat visitors who have
been here of late have gone out tc
the links and after trying them out
have pronounced them as fine al
any in the west with possibilities
that are very great. The Santa Fe
club believes that this part of tht
santa Fe suburbs will be the mosi
attractive from any side of the
city and have determined to builc
a rest house near the course. cost
ing about five thousand dollars. the
architeef,ire. t,eirg In the mission