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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
(By Staff Correspondent.

Santa Fe, Aug. 6.--Claims that
the laws of New Mexico relating to
the assessment for taxation pur-
poses of mineral lands within the
state are unconstitutional, unjust
and improperly administered are
made in an appeal filed before the
state tax commission at Santa Fe
by George S. Downer. assistant at
torney for the Santa F'e railroad in
New Mexico with offices In Albu
querque. The, appeal is made on
behalf Of the Cherokee and Pitts
burgh Coal and Mining company,
which owns 7,165 acres of land in
Colfax county, of which 1900 acres
are classified as producing
coal land. The mining company is
a subsidiary of the Santa Fe rail-
road.
In the action. primarily intended
to bring about the reduction of its
own assessment to the level of st.
Louis and Rocky Mountain Coal
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
FOREIGN BUREAUS MAKING
PLANS TO LEAVE WARSA w
AS BOLS7EVIKI APPROACH
WILSON FINDS LARGE
CROWD ON HAND AS
He STARTS FOR DRIVE

Washington, Aug. 6.-Presi-
dent Wilson found a big crowd
outside the White House to-
day as he started for his Sec
ond carriage drive of the week.
Half a dozen moving picture
operators. who tried to film the
carriage, which resembled We
hicles of the days of Lincoln,
were shooed away by police.
The president lifted his straw
hat to the crowd and as the
carriage top was down, every
body got q closeup view. He
smiled good naturedly as a few
hands were waved by way of
greeting.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
CANTU To QUIT
# MOVEMENT Of
TROOPS CEASES
Ready to Surrender Posses
lsion of Executive Office in
Two Weeks II Plans For
Invasion Are Halted.

tsy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlsul
Nogales. Ariz., Aug, 6.-It be-
came known here today that Gov
, ernor Esteban Cantu has offered to
surrender possession of the OK
ecutive office within two weeks on
condition that Provisional Presi-
dent de la Huerta stops sending
federal troops into Lower Califor-
MIA.
Juan Plat, who arrived in No
gales today after conference with
Governor Cantu at Mexicali. Is au-
thority for the statement that the
governor is ready to give up the
fight against the authority of the
central government. Platt, who
acted as the personal representa-
tive of de la Huerta, is friend of
both Obregon and Cantu. and some
years ago was successful in settling
a controversy between Cantu and
the late President Carranza. Cantu's
proposition has been wired to Pres
ident de Ia Huerta.
According to Plat, the trouble
started when de la Huerta de-
manded an accounting of customs
duties and other federal taxes al
legged to be due to the federal gov
ernment and on which the presi-
dent charged Cantu had never
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
APPEAL BEFORE STATE
TAX BODY HITS JOKER
IN 1915 TONNAGE LAW
EXEMPT|NG COAL LANDS
CLAUSE LEAVING CONTIGUOUS
LANDS FREE IF MINE PAYS
TONNAGE TAX HELD INVALID ID

Subsidiary of Santa Fe Railroad Asks Reduction In AS
sesSment Because Similar Lands in Cofax County Are
Favored By 1915 Law Santa Fe Coal Lands Assessed
At $46 and S109 An Acre While Other Lands Are
Valued at So to 81 Merely Because They Happen to
Lie Near Producing Mine; Figures Would Indicate That
Hundreds of Thousands of Acres Fail to Bear Proper
Share of Taxation Burden; Total Yearly Saving to
Favored Coal Land Owners May Total Million Dollars
Annually, According to Estimates.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
INDIANAPOLIS DRIVER
CARRIES OFF H0N0RS

tsv soss'se AovssAL SPECIAL LEASED w,asJ
Toledo, o., Aug. 6.-Lon Nc
Donald. the indianapolis driver, en-
joyed a field day at the Fort Miami
track on getaway day today, win
ming two out of three events. Nc
Donald headed the list in the 2:06
trot with Baron CcgantIe and the
2:30 trot with Dottie Day.
Baron Gigantic captured the
Steadman sweepstakes from the
favorite. Peter Coley, which made
bad breaks in the first two heats
and then was out-trotted in the
final mile while Don De Lopez
was piloted out in front by Pop"
Geers. The finishes were close
while the time was the three fast
est heats trotted this season. Best
time. 2:04A.
Dottie Day won the 2:2o trot.
Best time, 2:08A.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07

| repeal Of the sliding scale income
tax law passed by the 1919 legis-
lative assembly. This law was re-
pealed by the special session last
March, but was vetoed by Cover
nor Larrazolo in order to force a
| test of the law In court.
Accepting the figures presented
by Attorney Downer in his appeal
before the tax commission, the
st. Louis and Rocky Mountain
Coal company and allied interests
have been saving at least half
million dollars a year in the taxes
they should pay the state. Since
the passage of the joker law in
1915, this would total $2,50O,00O.
Joker CIeverIy Concealed.
The joker in the 1915 tonnage
tax law was cleverly hidden and
slipped through the legislature
without difficulty. 1t is contained
in section four of chapter 55 of the
session laws of 1915. The section
charges the state tax commission
with the duty of determining the
net value of the output of each
mine and provides that the
amount of said valuation shall be
taken and considered and assessed
as in lieu of the assessable value of
the mineral in such mine, mining
claim or claims or mineral land
from which, or any portion of
been extracted, and also I'm lieu of
the mineral values In any and all
other contiguous lands held or
owned in the same right by the
same persons or corporation so
taxed for the future extension of
such mining operation thereto"
Contagious" Supplies the Joker.
1t was the cunning insertion of
the phrase which included contigu-
Gus lands in the tonnage tax which
supplied the joker in the law No
matter how large the area of min
eral lands, no matter how high
their value, If producing mine
was opened in one section of the
field and a ton of coal mined each
week from that tiny shaft, the tom
mage tax on the whole property
was based on that small output.
Value of output became everything;
value of land was ignored.
This has proved particularly dis
astrous in coal mining in New Mex
leo. since the st. Louis and Rocky
Mountain Coal company and its
associates own several hundred
thousand acres of coal land de-
rived from the old Maxwell grant.
Instead of their land being taxed
at $109 an acre or even $46 an
acre. as were the lands owned by
the Cherokee and Pittsburgh (santa
Fe) company. these lands were as
sessed at from 50 to 81 an acre,
as low a price as grazing lands.
Then when the federal income tax
law was passed in 1917, it became
wisdom to restrict output until
times were more favorable. The
result has been that the tax returns
from the entire property of the st.
Louis and Rocky Mountain Coal
company have been so small in pro-
portion to the real mineral value
that they are almost negligible.
The appeal of the Cherokee and
Pittsburgh company alleges that
It's productive coal lands have
been assessed at s46 and s109 an
acre while hundreds of thousands
Of acres of similar non productive
coal lands are not taxed at all or |
are assessed at So to 81 an acre
as grazing lands. 1t also alleges
hat approximately 100000 acres
IF mineral reservation" lands in |
-olfax county escape fair taxation
because the, owners are permitted |
tconflnned on Page Three
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
9 8 . o . . Q . o . Q . o . o

tsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL tsasso w,sEl
London, Aug. (hy the Asso-
ciated Press )--The Polish crisis Is
still grave, but as a result of to-
days developments it is regarded
as being easier. There has been no
rupture in the negotiations with
the Russian delegation. Much, II
is held, will depend on the attitude
of France.
1t has been decided that Premier
Lloyd George, who will be accom-
panied by Field Marshal Sir Henry
Wilson, will meet Premier Miller
and, of France, and Marshal Foch
Sunday, either at Folkestone OF
Boulogne, to decide upon the future
course of events.
After a cabinet council today
held to consider the answer Of the
soviet government to the British
re presentations, sent through NJ.
Kemeneff, of the Russian delega-
ton and which was regarded on
the whole as conciliatory, Mr..
Lloyd George and Andrew Bonar
Law, lord privy councillor, were
in conference with M. Kameneff
and NJ krassin, another soviet
representative. for more than five
hours in Downing street.
situation Reviewed.
The entire situation was review
ed and the governments view com
municated to the Russians. Espe-
cial emphasis was laid on the ne
cessity for stemming the advance
of the Red army into Poland
proper. AS result of the con-
ference, NJ. Mameneff will be in n
position to communicate with Mos
COW and get the soviet govern
ments answer by Sunday, when It
can be considered by the allied
conference, and decisions taken
which will be communicated TO the
house of commons Monday.
1t is believed that, il France Is
willing. Premier Lloyd George will
agree to peace being negotiated di-
rectly between Poland and Russia.
1t is generally granted that In ac-
cordance with the practice of pre-
vious wars, Russia is not called
upon TO suspend operations until
an armistice is signed The Polish
delegates to the bolshevik confer
ence were expected to arrive in
Minsk today and begin negotia-
tions.
Warsaw dispatches claim the
bolsheviki offensive on the river
Bug has been arrested. 1t Is clear
that the Poles are putting up Bit
ter resistance.
The British labor party Is TAX
ing a strong stand in the matter OF
the Polish Russian situation with
a view to arousing the country
against war with Russia.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
RUTH MAKES HIS 40TH
AND 41ST HOME RUNS
10y soss,sa JoussAl SPECIAL ,K.sso w,sE,

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL tEssto ~iaEj ,
Detroit. Mich, Aug. 6.-Babe
Ruth made his fortieth and forty
first home runs of the season here
today in the second game of the
New York Detroit American series.
Ruth's forty-first homer came in
the sixth when he knocked the ball
over the right field wall. scoring
two runners ahead of him. His
fortieth was made In the third in
ming
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
POLISH CRISIS
IS STILL GRAVE
BUT IS EASIER
No Rupture In Negotiations
With the Russian DeIega-
ton; Much Depends On
Attitude of France.

. . . . 8 o 9 9 . o . 3 . . 8
o Johannesburg, East Pius- Z
o sia. Aug. Ga report TINT
o the Polish government has Z
10 fled to Poscn and that the Z
o soviet forces are only forty
. kilometers from Warsaw Is Z
% printed i'm the Johannesburg
o zcitung today. The report is 9
Q said TO have cmanaUed from 9
. Warsaw. Z
o The Warsaw correspondent g
g Of tthc paper says that the 9
o fall of Warsaw is imminent, 9
@ that the bolshcvik are still ad- 9
. vancing and that II is be- 9
{. Iicvcd they have cut off the 9
o escape of the Polish troops 9
o into the Polish corridor. o
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
CLEVELAND THINKS lT
HAS PENMANT CINCHED

Cleveland. o., Aug. with
Cleveland leading the American
league by five games, although the
pennant race Is by no means de-
cided, the Cleveland club. in antici-
patton OF winning the flag, today
awarded a contract and secured a
permit to construct a press box to
seat 500 newspaper correspondents
and telegraph operators at the
worlds series. Work will begin
August 1e.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
MaranviIIe Out of Game.

Boston. Aug. 6.---Walter Maran-
vile, the Boston Nationals short
stop. and Catcher Mccarthy OF the
st. Louis Nationals were unable to
play in today's game at Braves
field because Of injuries sustained
In an automobile accident last
night.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07

Strasboug, Aug. e.--In con-
formity with article 145 of the
Versailles treaty the German gov
.ernment has surrendered to the
municipality of Strasbourg thirty
six old cannon removed from the
city by the German troops In 1870.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
Street Car Walkout Has Cost
Five Lives and Thousands
of Dollars in Property
Damage; so Injured.
80 ARRESTS MADE BY
THE PEACE OFFICERS
End of Trouble May Have
Been fastened BY Court
Decision; Demands of Men
Were For Wage Increase.
nr nossiso JOURNAL SPECIAL LsAsso w,Hsi
BULLETIN,

DENVER, COLO, Aug. T.
Denver will be placed under mar
tial law, II was decided at o'clock
this morning at a conference be-
tween Mayor Bailey, police officials,
Colonel Ballou, commander Mt Fort
Logan. and state officials. The
piocianation IS now pcing pre-
pared, Il was announced.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
WEATHER
FORECAST.

FORECAST.
Denver, Colo. Aug, 6.--New
Mexico: Saturday and Sunday, pos
sibly local showers, except fair ex-
treme east portion.
Arizona: Saturday and Sunday,
showers east and central portions.
fair extreme west portion; little
change in temperature.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
BULLETIN,

COLORADO SPRINGS. COLO.
Aug. 6.-The action of the tram
waymen's union in calling off tho
the strike In Denver will In no way
affect the movement of federal
troops on their way to that city,
according to Governor Shoup.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07

Denver, Colo, Aug. 6.-The
strike of the trainmen employed by
the Denver Tramway company was
called offfby the executive board
of the tramway mems union shortly
before midnight. The men Will
meet at 3 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing to confirm the action of the
executive board
The action of the committee was
taken following q long meeting
convened Immediately after Judge
Greeley w. Whitford in the circuit
court. issued an order directing the
union chiefs to recall the strike or
der. Tramway officials declared
that no policy regarding taking the
men back had been formulated.
Rioting In connection with the
strike, which was called at a.
M. last Sunday has cost five lives
and thousands of dollars in prop
erty damage. Fifty persons have
been injured and thirty eight ar
rested in connection with the riot
ing
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07

LOCAL REPORT.
Conditions for the twenty-four
hours ended at 6 p. m. yesterday,
recorded by the university:
Highest temperature ..... IS
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
Three Men Killed.

While the executive committee
was in session tonight considering
the question of ending the strike,
the most deadly riot of the strike
was in progress at the East car
barns. Three men were killed IN
this disturbance.
The rioting tonight caused Gov
ernor Shoup, under authority con-
ferred by the commander of the
central department OF the army. 70
ask colonel Ballou. In command ut
Fort Logan, just outside of Dem
yer. to send in his troops for duty
until the forces ordered here from
camp Funston arrive. The Fort Io-
gan men are expected to reach the
city about a. m.
Colonel Ballou is expected 70
bring about $50 men into the city,
and 500 are expected to arrive frern
Camp Funston some time tomor-
row.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
Injunction Violated.


The strike was called following
meeting at midnight last Saturday
night and was intended to secure
an increase in wages for the men
from So cents an hour to rs cents
per hour. 1t was called, Judge
Whitford held this afternoon. IN
violation of previous Injunction
issued by him ordering them not %
strike.
Judge Whitford found seven OF
ficers of the union guilty of con.1
tempt for calling the strike and.
said he would sentence them at | r
o'clock tomorrow morning. also de-
claring that action taken to end
the strike in the meantime would
be taken into consideration in
awarding sentence.
Although the strike was called
last Sunday there was no violence
until late yesterday afternoon.
when the company attempted for
the first time TO carry passengers
on cars operated by strike breakers.
In the rioting that followed, two
men were killed several injured.
the offices of the Denver Post were
partially wrecked. five cars were
almost demolished and other prop
erty damaged.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07

Denver. Colo. Aug. 6.--Three men
were killed and thirteen injured
when rioting was resumed by
striking street car men and their.
sympathizers at the east side car
barns tonight.
The dead are: Dan Flanagan.
John Collins and Charles Hanson.
all of Denver,
Leonard Tremmer. Is, of Denver.
was so seriously injured that he
CONTINUED ON Page Twel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-26
HAD SUFFERED
FIFTEEN YEARS
Manchester Woman Had to
Live on Cereals Before
Taniac Rid Her of
Indigestion

cit certainly seems wonderful. but
it is fact, Tanlac has entirely relieved
me of troubles that have followed me
for fifteen years." declared Mrs. Laura
Brien, 347 Hayward street, Manehes-
ter, n. III.
81 had suffered from indigestion all
these years, and although l tried many
different medicines, nothing ever helped
me until / began taking Tanlac. NV
appetite was very poor, and notwith-
standing the fact that | confined nv
diet to the lightest kind of cereals, !
always suffered after eating. After
meals gas would form on my stomach
and press against my heart until |
could hardly breathe. There was a con-
slant pain in the small of my back. and
| often had such splitting headaches
could not do my housework. Nv
nerves were badly upset, the least little
noise would startle me. and il was i'm.
possible for me to get a good night's
sleep. i lost several pounds in weight.
became weaker and weaker every dav
and finally got in such badly run
down condition it was an effort for
me to get around.
Ny mother, who resides with me.
suits, so | decided to try it myself. and
it proved to be exactly the medicine
j needed. While have taken only six
bottles, my appetite has returned in
full force and the indigestion is en-
tirely gone. | am never troubled with
gas on my stomach or have any diff
Guilty in breathing. The pains have
left my back, and never have a mead
ache any more. My nerves are as
steady as can be. l can sleep like
child all night long and always feel
greatly refreshed on arising in the
morning. / have not only regained nv
lost weight, but several pounds over
and feel as strong as / ever did in nv
llfe. | can now do my homework with
the greatest ease. In fact, | lust feel
fine In every respect, and as / owe if
all to Taniac can never say too much
for it.
Ianlae is sold in Brattleboro by the
Brattleboro Drug Co. and in South LON
donderry by Geo. G. Smith.-Ady.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-26
In the Days News.

The Right Hon. Herbert l.. Samuel
who is expected to become high commits
sioner for Palestine under the mandate
granted to Great Britain, is one of Anglo,
Jewry's most brilliant men and a member
of leading Jewish family The son of a
Liverpool banker, he was educated at Ok
ford university, where he took first honors
Beginning with his first election to the
house of commons in 1902, his political ca.
reer has been one of unbroken success.
From 1905 to 1909 he was under-secretary
OF the home department. His skillful con
duct of the children's bill in 1903 earned
him privy eouncillorship. In 1909 he
secured a seat in the cabinet as Chan
cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and then
became postmaster-general, a post in
which he carried ont many important re-
forms. He has also been president of the
local government board, and he was home
secretary when the Asquith government
went out of Office in 1916
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-26

versity. In addition to being an en-
thusiastic Vermonter Mr.. Plumley il a
Norwich man and consistent Norwich
booster. He has had such an extended
experience with Vermonters as com
missioner of taxes and as clerk and
speaker of the house of representatives
that he understands how to make this
historic institution of greater service
and credit to the state of Vermont He
enters this new position at a time of
life that viii enable him to give it his
best service and his friends are conf
dent that he viii give the state and the
country a bigger and better Norwich
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-26
Today's Events

England today will observe the fifty
third birthday anniversary of Queen Mary.
Officers of the International Typographi-
cal union will be elected today, following
one OF the keenest campaigns in many
years.
The last of the 9S4 delegates to the nat
lonal Republican convention will be chosen
at the Vermont state convention which
is to be held today at Montpelier.
In Democratic state conventions to be
held IN South Carolina and Arkansas to-
day, Is delegates will be chosen from
each state to attend the national conven-
ton.
The ship "Springfeld'' named after
Springfield, Mass, on account of that
cItys excellent showing in the fourth Lib
erty bond drive, is to be. launched today
at Portsmouth, n. H.
A special train is to leave Topeka TODAY
Tor New York carrying several hundred
Kansas Republicans who will root for
Governor Allen in his public debate with
Samuel Gompers, president of the Amer
lean federation of Labor
The Southeastern Millers' league. rem.
resenting the milling industry of half a
dozen states, meets at Kansas city today
to determine upon plans of operation after
the termination of control over the grain
and milling trade by the U. S. Grain cor.
poration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-26
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE.
BY LEE PAPE.

Yestidday ma started to look all err
round as if she was hunting for sum
thing, saying to herself, NY goodnse
persin never knows ware anything is
in this house frum one minnit to the
next, / never saw sutch place for
Kings getting lost. one minnit you see
and the next you don't, ] declare
# ! ever found thing ware / put il
I'd think sumthing was rong.
Watts you looking for. ma? I sed
My wooden shawl, do you know ware
it is9 sed ma
Do you meen the brown one? I sed.
Yes, sed ma.
The one with the fringesa I sed.
Yes, I've only got one brown one,
ware is it? sed ma.
Do you meen the one Ant Sue gave
you for Krissmas? / sed.
Yes, yes, for mersey sake, yes, you
,sk more questions than duzzen law
yers,~war is it if you konw ware it isf
ied ma
| don t know ware it is ma, | Jest
wunted to find out witch one You was
looking for, I sed.
Well of all the foolish people in tho
verdi, you must be the worst. | could
IF found it vile I was standing heer
ensering your silly questions, sed ma.
Well gosh, G. ma, / sed, Suppose
lad of knew ware it was how would J.
If knew weather it was the one YOU
vas looking for or not unless | knew
yich one it was2 Watts foolish about
thata
All of it, sed ma. And she keep on
looking for her shawl and / went out
to see if there was anything doing. !