The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-18
State Capitol News
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MALTA FEVER CASE
REPORTED IN STATE
Effort to Advance Hear
ing on Suit for Prohibi-
ton Referendum

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SANTA re, May ik-Communicablc
diseases In New Mexico last week
totaicd i56 cases. an Increase % 81
cases over the week before, "a Is
shown In the weekly bulletin issued
by the state department Of health
Five OF the seven counties that re-
ported dipmheria the week before
also reported cases last week. o
rance thai had an outbreak OF - cases
the week before, reported no new
cascc last week. There was a suhstan-
tial increase In mcsalcs ana a cores
ponding decrease In humps. The
first ease Of malta foyer that has
been officially reported In the state
h. reported from Chaves county. This
Is a disease not often encountered IN
the rnitel States but quite common
along the shores u the Mediterranean.
ConnFion IN spread principally by
goats.
The diseases reported last week
were as follows;
C%hichenpox. Bcrnalllo O. Grant l..
Luna /, San Miguel ., total 7.
Diphtheria. ColfaX ? Lincoln a.,
Mora /. san Miguel l. Taos l..
Union L. total 10.
German measles. Socorro =.
Gonorrneh. uernalillo q, Chaves !.
CoifaX I. bona Ana 4. Grant I, Luna
], Otcro 1. san Juan !. total rs.
Influenza. Dona Ana ?, otero ?.
ouai
Malaria. RIO Arriba g..
Malta fever: Chaves I,
Measles Hcrnalillo 70. CalfaN l.,
DOua Ana 10. Grant !, Hiladgp 3,
Roosevelt J.. total 81.
Meningitis; Bernallio g., CoifaN 2.
Mumps. Bernaliilu T. ChayeH 1,
bona Ana 2. Eddy D.. total 8.
Pneumonia. BcrnalillO D. COlfaN =.
INnua Ann % IUUuuNsIf Taos
Ota a..
Scarlet fevcr Bcrnallio g. Chavcs
/. Colfax T. Donn Ana 4 Grant .,
Mckinley !. total II.
Smallpox; ColfuN !.
syphilis: Bernalillo Q. Mckinley ..
total 3.
-TubercuIqs,s Bernanilo 1. Chaycs
.. Colfox D. Lincoln ]. Luna 6, Mora
!. ptero O.. Rio Arriba D. Roosevelt
] total 10.
Typhoid fever Chu,es 1 pona Ana
= total 3.
whooping cough Eddy /. Luna 3.
total 4.
Total Of all Diseases Tor the week
1866.
selling state Land
captain Fred Mueller. assistant
state land Commissioner. left last
night Tor Socorru. whore pc Is con-
ductinE q sale % state lands today.
This In not q sale % oil and gas
leases. but q straight sale ~ the
land
Prohibition H,arlng
An effort will be made 20 have
the New Mexico supreme court adj
vance the dale OF the hearing on the
rasv involving the question " al
lowing the voters ~ New Mexico the
privilege % voting az the general
claction iu November 10 ratfy or
reject the national prohibition
amendment.
This suit was Instituted months
ago. following the filing with the
secretary ~ state 81 "a petition ask
ing that the matter be submitted to
The olctoraso at the next general
election. Tue Fourth Legislature. at
IT. regular session Ion 1913. had passed
% resolution rttifyiug IN" amendment
hut counsel a. the pctitincrs claimed
hat the constitution provided for a
tCICffulum on such matters. when
u referendum had been demanded by
] the required number ~ petitioners
Acting uuuu the advice Of the attor-
ney generals office, the secretary of
state served notice that he would not
submit the question. Petition was
4 then flied iu tho district court here
for q writ NJ mgndHmus 10 compel
fh" secretary % state To submit the
issue. Judge Reed Holluman denied
tho petition for the writ Of mundn-
mus. iu a carefully prepared g., Union
which WA widely quoted. The case
was then appealed and las been
pending ever since.
Briefs un each side have been pro-
pared ana counsel will Join In tho re-
quest upon the supreme court 60 an
n tho hearing. Harry =. How
man, assistant attorney general re-
presents the element strl,irg tu nave
u Judge Hplloman's decision upheld
a a p. ltrnehau, of santa Fc. repre-
SCENTS the petitioners, II ls expected
that the date Of the hearing will bee
announced within the next few days.
whom Chirf Justice Frank ". Parker
returns from his visit to the Texas
ul fields
Min Changes M NJ
The Black Hawk Consolidated
Mines company has notified the s'ata
corporation commission that Ira T..
Wright. OF silver City, rs nov IN,
statutory agent for the company.
CorNiCts Tor Road Work
TIL" district superintendent IN
''arEo ~ the work ON the state aid
road through Shoemaker canyon In
Mora county has applied to- the stat,
highway commission Tor q force Of 20
'nnNirts to carry on the work. Tho
camp, numbering uhut 80 mon. in.
Guiding guards u cook viii be cs-
ihhltHhcd within 20 short while.
University Wants Truck
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