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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
FIRE DESTROYS BRANCH
AT LOWELL, ARIZONA

The Warren District Cooperative
Store. at Lowell, Arizona. was recently
razed BY fire. The cause is yet UNI
known. The property was fully COW
cred BY insurance. however. and the
local co-operators will suffer only the
inconvenience Of getting started again.
All League Societies are fully protect
ed BY fire insurance.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04

The wonderful, mild csmate-warm in
winter and the cool nights Of summer
makes life worth living.
1t is close to the Llano Cooperative Col
ony, and its splendid social life will add to
your happiness.
The Colony has more land than it can use.
and is selling this land cheap to encourage
settlement.
Come on down and see this land while
the crops are still on it. You will see it
for yourself.
Write US for more information while the
best locations are to be had.
Cooperative buying and selling are fea-
lures of this offer.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
Wet Wash Department

This department takes your clothes and sends them
back washed but not finished Our steam machinery gets
the clothes clean without the dudgey of the usual washub
and you finish them up suit tastes This SER
vice cheaper. too,-ony six pound for minimum
Of twenty pounds.
Why sweat and worry over the wash tub2
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04

The Lano Laundry IS equipped to do your household
Laundry at very moderate charges
The best Of care is given all work and quick service
is our watchsord
Send US all your work and you will be satisfied with
the result Our wagon calls for and delivers work in Leesve
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04

Clothing is coming down" chirps
an exchange-referring. Of course, to
The price.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04

Don't let your subscription expire.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
WATER APPLICATION
IN UNION COUNTY

Frank Kell and X. III. Joyce OF
Wichita Falls, Texas have filed with
the state engineer application for
permit to appropriate l47.5 second
feet of water by diversion from
Palo Blanco Creek and permit TO
build reservoirs for storage of 49,
01 acre feet. Palo Blanco creek is
a tributary of the Canadian river.
They propose to build two dams for
storage purposes. Dam No. |, will
be 50 feet high, 938 feet long, 10
feet wide at the crest and 81 feet
at the bottom. Dam No. will be
6I feet high, 1920 feet long, 10 feet
wide at the crest and 32l feet at
the bottom. There will be two low
diversion dams of the gravity type
with concrete wires and concrete
end walls and earth fills on each
side of the spillway. The Palo Blan-
co canal will cost Sl,s0OO0, the west
sid ecanal S2,50000, dam No. | S44,.
$4,000, and dam No. 2. $37,50000
Diversions will be made at north
west corner of section l8 township
25 north range % east and at the
northwest corner between sections 81
and 81 in township 20 north and
range % east. 1t is proposed to ir-
rigate 12,024 acres located in the
two above named townships.
The application will be advertised
after which action will be taken by
the state engineer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
THERE ARE PROFITS
IN FARM DAlRYINC

]. +. Roster oil Ailtonvale, Kan,
makes the prediction that within a
very lew years herd OF mix cows
wIii be found on every farm ~ that
part OF the country.
"lhe trouble has been that we have
gone on raising wheat, or trying too,
with a good crop one year, and a
short crop two seasons. And we
have attempted to raise corn, with
about the same results. Now we
know we can produce enough corn.
and cane and other forage feed
crops, also alfalfa, to carry along
herd OF cows on every farm, and
then by erecting silos and carrying
this feed along winter and summer,
for a COW iced, there will be no
possible show tor a loss. Nothing
will lift mortgages quicker than a
herd OF good milk cows. In raising
crop OF wheat the farmer is held
up Almost a year before he knows
what he is going to get Tor his labor
and other expenses, only to find in
a great many cases that he has lost
money. But in handling a herd OF
milk cows the cash returns are com
ing in right along, with pay days at
very short intervals If a COW is not
paying a profit, this fact can very
soon be discovered, and she can be
disposed of and one which will pay
put in her place. Our farmers are
getting their eyes open to this dairy
farming and its benefits very fast
Besides the profits from the cows
in the sale OF milk and cream, they
keep the farm well built up in pro-
ductiveness."
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
WATER APPLICATIONS FILED
WITH STATE ENGINEER

The following water applications
have been filed with the state en-
gineer:
Julian Smith Of Carlsbad files appli-
cation for permit to divert AZ second
teet from Blue river, a tributary OF
Black, river for winter use only and
also 10 store water for irrigation OF
so acres of land, being the west Z
of section 23 in township "a south
and d east He intends to use an
old dam, built in 1886. This is a
masonry dam l8 feet high. 25 feet
long and four feet thick. The canal
IS LA miles long. Julian Smith made
his home on this farm for many
years until he closed out his sheep
business some years ago. Now his
son Capt. Dean Smith Of the Avia-
ton corps will take over the old
home farm when released from the
service.
Francisco C. de Baca of Pl-ci.as
IN Sandoval County files notice Of in
tention to file formal application fo-
permit TO divert one second fo1t Of
water from Arrovo de Ia Piacitas
70 irrigate seventy acres. Tho poin'
of diversion Is in township l3 nor't
range s east.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
HAYS HAS ISSUED CALL
FOR c. q. p. CON vENTION

George X. Craig, chairman of the
republican state committee, has re-
ceived from National Chairman Will
II. Hays the official call for the
national convention. which will be
held at St. Louis next June. New
Mexico will have six delegates at
large. The basis of representation is
four delegates at large from each
state, two additional delegates at
large for each representative at large
IN congress. one delegate from each
congressional district. and one addi-
tional district in which the vote for
any republican elector in the presi-
dental election in 1916, or for the
republican nominee for congress in
the 1919 congressional election was
not less than 1900
The number of delegates allotted to
states and territories other than New
Mexico follow:
Alabama, IL; Arizona, 6; Arkansas,
Is; California, 26: Colorado, II; Con-
necticut, IA; Delaware, 6; Florida, g.;
Georgia, IL; Idaho, 8; Illinois, So; In
diana, 80; Iowa, %; Kansas, 20; Ken
tucky, 26; Louisiana, IL; Maine, IL;
Maryland, 10; Massachusetts, IS
Michigan, 80; Minnesota, "a; Missis-
sippi, IL; Missouri, 80; Montana, g.;
Nebraska, l6; Nevada, 6; New Hamp-
shire, 8; New Jersey, 28; New York.
80; Pennsylvania, 70; Rhode Island.
10; North Carolina, 22; North Dakota,
10; Ohio, 4S; Oklahoma, 20; Oregon,
10; South Carolina, II; South Dakota,
10; Tennessee. 20; Texas, %; Utah,
8; Vermont, 8; Virginia, Is; Washing
ton. IL; West Virginia, 10; Wisconsin,
%; Wyoming. 6; Alaska. 2; District of
Codlumbia. 2; Hawaii, q Philippines,
z; Porto Rico, q Total o84.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
NEW COMPANIES HAVE
BEEN CHARTERED

The Oil Exchange of Portales has
filed its articles Of incorporation. Il
will do a general oil exchange busi-
ness, deal in leases, oil stocks and
royalties, oil lands, develop oil and
gas properties. etc. The capital stock
is $4,000 and the par value of shares
Sl00 The incorporators are; W. J.
Gerard Of Blue Rapids, Kansas and
Charles J. Hagerlina G. N. William
son, and r. G. Bryant of Portales.
The Charles Ilfeld Company with
it's principal office in Las Vegas
amends its articles of incorporation
and increases its capital stock from
81 10000 to 100000. OF this am
cunt S6s000C is preferred stock, par
value $1,000 a share; $l5S0OO COM
mon stock class A, par value $l00
a share; and 10000 common stock
class B, par value $50 a share. The
preferred stock has superior rights
but all classes of stock shall have
equal voting power. Charles Held
is president, and William III. Springer
statutory agent.
The Hidalgo Mining and Milling
Company, an Arizona corporation.
has been authorized to do business
in New Mexico by the corporation
commission. The principal New
Mexico office is located at Lords
burg, and J. II. Fitzpatrick is named
as resident agent. The authorized
capital stock is S2O,0O000 of which
S30,00600 is paid up. The applica-
tion is signed by J. A. Rovelstad,
vice president and Robert F, Fitr
secretary.
The Roberts -Dearborne Hardware
Company of Carlsbad has filed art
sion two amendments to its articles
of incorporation. The capital stock
is increased from Ss0,00000 TO $780,
10000 and the number Of directors
from there to five S. L.
Dearborne is named as statutory
agent.
The Realty company of Las We
gas will deal in lands and personal
engage in farming. ranch
ing and stock raising; explore for
etc The capital stock is
$4,000 and the par value OF shares
500 The incorporators are George
A. Fleming William J. Fleming, VIII
liam Shlinglaw and J. {. Gilmer Of
East Las Vegas.
The Gallup Laundry company Of
Gallup will carry on laundries, clean
ing works, tailor shops. millinery
stores, fur stores; deal in merchan-
disc; act as receiver or trustee; deal
in stocks, bonds etc. The capital
stock is $1,000 and par value of
shares 500 The stock is fully sub
scribed. The incorporators are. Geo.
A. Pavne, Nellie Leah Payne and
VIM. Bailey of Gallup.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
v BAR RANCH SOLD
TO TEXAS OIL MAN

J. NJ. McMath, owner OF the Flying
V Bar ranch at Wagon Mound, has
Just completed a deal with l. P
Hammond, largest oil producer of the
Burkburnett and Ranger fields Of
Texas, selling his 5000 acre holdings
of deeded land al Wagon Mound
The transfer includes all OF the leas-
es. The Flying V Bar ranch has the
reputation OF being the best in this
section OF the state and sold for
many thousands of dollars. The new
owner has asked that the purchase
price be withheld from the public
for the present but il is known that
considerable sum of money was
paid for the property.
Mr.. Hammond has not stated
whether he will use his newly sc-
CURED lldings for oil or ranch pur-
poses. None OF the McMath stock
was inciuded in the deal, however
Mr.. NcMath ated this morning
that he pronabiv will re-invest IN this
locality as be does not intend leav-
ing the state. He was born and
raised IN Mora county and has made
ttis section Of New Mexico his home
for the greater part Of his life
Las Vegas Optic.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
ENLOE SUES NORMAL
SCHOOL FOR $500 SALARY

E. L. Enloe, for nearly three years
president OF the New Mexico Normal
school at Silver City, has filed dam
age suit for $500 against the board
of regents of that educational insti-
tuition.
President Enloe alleges that he
made contract with the regents on
May ]. 1916, TO act as president and
principal of the school for three
years to begin August |, 1916. The
salary, according to the contract was
to be $500 per annum payable
monthly.
The comnlaint alleges that on
March !. 1910 the defendan. refused
to permit niaintiff TO render the ser
vice as under the agreement until
the end ~ the term. and that the
reoen's refused 20 nav his salar,.
FROM March 20 Nov. 1910
Fnioe claims $500. interest and
costs.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
SIERRA ROAD BOOSTERS
AGREE ON PROGRAM

A convention Of Sierra County
road boosters was held last week
at which agreement was reached as
to the Federal aid road program in
the county. according to Leslie A.
Gillett. state highway engineer. He
spent several days there conferrins
with the people and also going over
the various highway projects under
consideration.
Fede.al aid project No. 81 has
been definitely located. -Four miles
OF Federal cooperative construction
will be between Hot Springs and
the Elephant Butte dam and anoth-
er three miles towards improving the
outlet to Engle on the Santa Fe
Railway.
Another project was also agreed
upon along the state highway No
|, between Las Paiomas and the
south line of the county. This pro-
iect will be initiated a, an early
day.
With these Improvements now
agreed upon state highway No. ]
through Sierra county will be placed
in good conditions.
The convention also passed reso-
luton requesting the governor to
include in his call for a special ses-
sion of the legislature special legis-
lation, permitting Sierra county to
make a special levy OF two mills to
be used for Improvement OF state
highway No. ~ from Lake Valley
to Silver City This levy is not to
be included in the regular five mill
maximum county levy.
Mr.. Gillett reports that there rs
much mining activity in the county.
especially in the way of silver
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
SAN DIEGO NEW
RAILROAD IMPORTANT

San Diego has never had through
way to and from the east. For
merly all traffic from the great east
ern markets has OF necessity come
through Los Angeles. The San Diego
& Arizona, however. which connects
with the Southern Pacific at Yuma,
a distance OF 200 miles, give san
Diego a direct route. Its port Is 30
hours nearer the Orient than San
Francisco and il has become the
first as well as the last port OF call
FIR ships plying between Central and
South America. Il also give San
Diego export advantages Hofu the
whole Imperial valley
The construction OF tie San Diego
* Arizona Is an engineering triumph
and was accomplished IN spite OF ap-
parenily endless obstacles The road
has been i1 course Of construction
for Is years At ono section there
are l8 tunnels within distance of
q miles.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
MERITS OF THE GAS.
OLINE TAX CASE

Regarding the New Mexico gas
oline tax case that is to be heard by
the U. S. Supreme Court next Mon
day, A. b. Renehan, special assistant
to the attorney general makes the
following statement:
There seems to be some mis-
understanding as to the status Of the
gasoline cases now pending before
the supreme court of the United
States, and in which argument on
the one issue is to be had January
IS, 1920.
"Suit was brought by three oil COM
panies for a permanent injunction to
prevent the enforcement of the sta
tute of 1919, requiring a license tax
from gasoline dealers and distribut-
ors, and an excise tax of cents a
gallon upon all gasoline sold or used
The district court was asked for 4
temporary restraining order and
granted it, which was good for five
days, and on the application for a
temporary injunction the question
was referred, under Section 266 OF
the judicial code, to three United
States judges, of whom at least one
should be a justice Of the supreme
court of the United States or a judge
of the United States circuit court of
appeals. Hearing was had upon the
application for temporary injunc-
tion at St. Paul. The application was
granted on the condition that the
State of New Mexico be protected
by adequate bond. and after consi-
deration bonds to be given were fix
ed as follows: Continental Oil COM
pany, 25,0O0; The Teaxs Company,
$4,000; Sinclair Refining Company,
$3.50; with a statement by the
presiding judge, Walter II. Sanborn,
that the state could be protected by
a bond until the cause was finally
decided, whereas the plaintiffs, if the
temporary injunction was refused
would be unable to recover back the
excise taxes paid without an act OF
the legislature as the money would
have gone into the treasury and been
distributed.
The case is now before the SUI
preme court of the United States
simply for the purpose of determin-
ing whether or not upon the facts
were entitled to a temporary injunc-
tion. If the supreme court of the
United States should hold that the
oil companies were not entitled 10
temporary injunction. such deci-
sion would practically end the case
II, on the other hand, the supreme
court should not hold that upon the
facts as stated by the plaintiffs
themselves a temporary injunction
was proper, then the case would
come back for trial upon the facts
So far nothing has been before the
courts except the form of the com
plant and the sufficiency OF the mat
ter therein stated There has not
been a trial upon the merits in any
court. The proceedings now under
way, therefore, are merely prelimin-
airy.
These cases are interesting to the
public and a right. IS opposed to a
wrong, understanding of them will
be beneficial rather than hurtful"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
FABULOUS GROWTH OF
u. s. FOREIGN TRADE

Washington. Dec 3l.-Secretsry
Alexander of the department of COM
merce today summed up the CONNER
cial outlook for 1920 as follows:
THE closing year witnessed fab
uluous growth of American foreign
commerce. Our trade balance for
1919 will be approximately four bill
lions. A great fleet of merchant ships
new industries, new sources OF supply
and increased knowledge of Our own
resources are some of the assets gain
ed from our war experience. Before
the war we were engaged for the
most part in the development of our
own business, with little serious
thought of extension of our activities
into world markets and we were too
indifferent as regards our positions of
inferiority on the high seas. Today
we are awake as never before. The
pride of ante-bellun days is revived
and we look to see our flag at the
masthead of an American merchant
ship in every important seaport of
the world carrying American goods
wherever markets may be found.
Abnormal conditions we hope are
passing The tremendous increase in
the exports of the war period, made
up largely of military supplies and
the still greater exports of the months
following the war, in which foodstuffs
figured largely, may not continue in
definitely These tremendous figures
have brought satisfaction to all but
gave grave concern TO those who look
forward to 1920. The exchange in
Europe is grave problem and so un-
comfortable for foreign buyers as TO
1ecessitate in some cases government
restrictions on buying. If we would
continue our foreign trade at its pres
ent high level there must be a treer
and fuller exchange of commodities
and large extension of credit 10 Eu-
fopean buyers. SO let us find con-
iition in which buying and selling
will be of profit TO both sides. On
that basis we may build a CONNER
cial structure on a firm foundation
ut is too much 10 expect that nor
nal conditions for which we all are
so impatient should come within the
fourteen months since the signing OF
the armistice. The wonder is that
The situation is not more unsettled
Existing conditions are no, rulite
those following other wars. only The
problems are OF greater propor Ton
and more complex. Our domestic
situation is not free from difficult
Let us hope that in the var. lo}0
there will be less social unr 81. thar
production will increase and tviup
costs be gradually reduced ao1 thai
BY Intelligent co-oneratior aud nm
selfish regard for the public welfare
our national prosperity may con-
tinue."
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
MOHAIR GROWERS OF
COUNTY TO ORGANIZE

A meeting of the mohair producers
of Grant county was held at the
county agents office last week and
definite steps were taken toward the
organization of a Grant County Mo-
hair Pool Association. ]. w. Nc
Mutt, executive committeeman OF the
Grant County Farm and Livestock
Bureau, in charge of mohair improve
ments and who is interested with
w. c. Silsby at Tyrone in a large
goat ranch, is leading this movement
to improve the conditions for the
mohair producers of the county.
There are about 10000 head OF
goats in Grant county which pro-
duce yearly about 250000 pounds OF
mohair valued at Sl25,000 The mo.
hair business in the county there
fore is of considerable importance
and it is realized that the men in
teres.ed in this business should CO.
operate to improve and enlarge this
branch of agriculture.-Silver CITY
Independent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
DOMINGO INDIANS CHARGED
WITH CATTLE STEALING

Attorney General o. o. Askren be-
came interested in the case OF cattle
stealing by Santo Domingo Indians
after the trouble the mounted police
had at the pueblo on Christmas day
when they went there in search OF
hides. The Indians at that time sur
rounded some Of the police and for
a while it looked like real trouble.
Ten Indians were arrested for cat
tie stealing and they had hearing
before the justice of the peace al
Peha Blanca.
Five of the Indians were held to
await the action of the Sandoval coun-
ty grand jury. charged with larceny
of cattle, in the justice OF the peace
court at Pefia Blanca, three miles
from the pueblo. Four pleaded guilty.
but the fifth denied any guilt. say
ing that another Indian had roped
a steer and cut its throat and came
to the pueblo to get a wagon 10
haul il in. The defendant said the
other Indian asked him to go along
and that he accompanied him. lie
denied having any part in the rop-
ing or butchering of the steer.
The hearing threatened to give rise
to a "squally" scene, according to
the attorney general who went to
Peha Blaca as special prosecutor
More than 100 Indians, wrapped in
blankets, stood in the court room
and one of their number attempted
to coach the defendants on the stand.
The justice of the peace instructed
deputy sheriffs to make them stand
back and one brave loudly declared
that no one could make him move.
The situation was tense for a min
ute. but the justice of the peace re-
lieved it by conserving to the In
dian's staying where he was, as he
was acting as interpreter for In
dian service officials at the hearing.
No weapons were flourished, but the
Indian spectators were described as
sullen.
The Indians held a pow-wow in
their pueblo after the hearing, but
the attorney general did not learn
what it was all about.
Mounted Policeman Montoya, the
posse leader, who came to Santa +
with the attorney general, said that
ranchers living near the pueblo as
serted they had lost nine head OF
cattle a short time previous to the
Christmas feast. He added that he
had fifty-seven head Of steers a year
ago, but at his last roundup he could
find only four. He could not find
their skulls or any other evidence
that they had died on the range from
disease, he said;
The mounted policeman reiterated
the attorney generals statement that
none Of his posse had been disarmed
by the Indians on Christmas. Two
OF them, Dr. ID. NJ Welch and Luis
Martinez, who were among those sur
rounded, showed unusual courage, he
said, refusing to give up their rifles
to the Indians. They gave their arms
to him when he came to their as
sistance, hoping to prevent blood
she.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
NEEL NEW ASSISTANT
TO STATE ENGINEER

George NJ. Neel has been appointed
assistant state engineer to succeed
z n Hobart. who resigned some
time apo 70 resume mining engine
erinp in Mexico. announces Leslie
A. Giliett. s.ate engineer. this morn
ing Mr.. Neel has been with the
department for some time and has
been in charge of the Rio Grarde
drainage investiPa' ions and hydro
pranhic srrvevs that the state en-
gineer is called upon to make from
time to time.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-02
UE BACA
Watermelons and Coyotes

Herman Butts, dry farmer living
few miles north OF Fort Sumner,
who had a watermelon patch dis
covered late in the season that the
coyotes were eating up his melons
When frost killed the vines he gath
cred the green melons and stored
them in his cellar for future use.
When he thought that the price for
fur was pretty good he set traps
in the old melon patch baited with
the green fruit and succeeded in
trapping IS coyotes before his bait
ran out. Last week he sold the skins
for $500