The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-21
State Capitol News
BARTLETT BROTHERS
ARE FOUND GUILTY
Were Charged With OPP
Grating a Still in North
ern Socorro County

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SANTA FE. April 2i-Iohn l.. and
Marshall g. Bartlett. brothers. have
becn convicted In the United StGf -
district court under n Joint indict-
ment charging them with having a
etll In their possesson ana operating
u for the manufacture OF spurious
liquors. Tho Jury returned this vor-
dict lac yesterday afternoon after
having deliberated only about ten
minutes The plant that they are
charged with operating was seized at
bernardo. In northern socorro u
~,
Thomas Il. Powell. a special agent
Of the department, located the still
n was the governments principal
witness. lie testified 20 finding the
siill In operation with a steady stream
OF moonshine flowing through the
copper coil. Prof. John u. clark, OF
The University Of New Mexico. testi-
fled to analyses made OF samples Of
moonshine said TO have been from the
still. one sample contained ~ per
cent Of alcohol. he said. and the other
81 per cent alcohol.
santa De Mayor Installed.
T. T.. Winter. republican, just in
sailed ~ mayor Of Santa Fe. viii be
the first mayor OF the city To- receive
a salary The last official act Of the
outgoing board OK alderman WINS to
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salary Of $1,000 "a year. u has been
agreed 10 pay the treasurer q salary
~ $50 y month ana the clerk viii
receive the same pay az ms treasurer.
The new mayors uppuintecs. which
have been confirmed bN the hoard of
aldermen. are "a follows. Marshal
Manuel ortiz 8 MARTINEZ. policemen.
Frank a. santnnach n Abel Rene
vldes. physician, Dr. O. o.. TIMBER
lime. NffarueN 4 4. puuaN.
Trucks for Sclinois.
The provisions ~ the new Kahn
Hill are said 10 be so liberal aa 20
RUSS allotted hy the war department
10 tbs several stat. highway depart
ments thar they mas be used la the
Transporting of public school pupils
60 aud from the schools with ref
"rcnce 20 The matter. jonathan u
Wagner. state superintendent ~ pub
lie instruction, has sent the following
letter 60 the cuuuty and city school
supcrintcndents:
Under the provisions ~ this law
and from my conference with rppre-
senuativcs or the state highway com
mission NJ New MeNico. 7 hrliovo fh1f
these trucks could be made available
Tor the transportation of pupils tp aud
from school u the morning aud owe
ming. offer this suggestion to- the
county school supcrintendcnts that
they may take the matter - at nee
with the county boar! ~ education
and the cuuu.y commissioners and
.road officials To tn" end that such
Use may be- made 81 the" trucks FOR
q part ~ tho school days 90 the
year"
OrRanl1c security Icaguc.
A branch 81 The National security
league will be organized at a meeting
that has been called for the new
mmHHffHH NF A. nfIfnHE fnFHNHruNg WHuNH
The call Tor the meeting h. signed bv
Ralph o. Twitchell Frank ". clancy
aud Levi Hughes
OcciG ntal life Wit~ suit.
Iut Fucnt ~ the district court iu
InlnN county has been reversed hv
~" supreme court in thc case ~ Paul
Nutter. appellee. ~. the occidental
Life Insurance company ~ Albuquer-
que. appellant and tho cause re-
iuanded with instructions 20 the dis
irIrt court 10 rr"dsr Judgment for
The appellant. The opinion is bv
District Judge Reed I%tollunan. or
Santa F". chief Justice Parker and
Justice Roberts C~oncurring. The by-
Ct'eufHl was represented hy a &C.
McMllleu. N Albuquerque. and
hampton ana Phillips. NJ Ration.
Nuttcr's attorneys wcrp McRloy. XII
her and voorhees,. Of Ration The
courts statement ~ the ease fol-
lows.
This was % suit by the appellee rs
81 Hu original mortgage sub
segment a. foreclosure sale 10 redeem
real estate sold under foreclosure de-
cree from the purchase at such fore
closure sulc. The purchaser at special
foreclosure sale was the plaintiff In
tho suit 10 furccluso the mortgage. .
Thcf" was Judgment for tho plaintiff
and OBJ" defendant appeals.
Treasurer Distributes funds.
The SUM 0f fl25.N3I SO. romitted
the several county treasurers as .
March collections on 1919 taxes. has
been distributed To- the several funds
10y stat" Treasurer q. &. strong II
Nae total sum, the slate roads fund
VIII receive S33.afN5i the current
school fund. Sli.tla 33, and the uni
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