Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-04
NEW MEXICANS
I'm WASHINGTON

! J. l.. Shiplcy. of Silver City, is in
/ Washington for few weeks stay.
MIR and Mrs. John Vigil, of Al
buquerque, are in Washington and
expect 10 locate here permanently
Mr. and Mrs. G. ". Hague. for
merry residents of Ration. are living
/ in Washington and expect soon TO
tour New York and Maine by auto
for their summer outing. Mrs.
Hague is the daughter of Elijah
Johnson, a pioneer Of ColfaX coun-
~, still living in ,RatoH
Senator II. .. Bursum has Of
fered to Senator Townsend, chair
man of committee on postotfice and
postroads an amendment to the
general roads bill, which provides
that in any state where there is
land owned or reserved by the fed
eral government that the proper
tiOnate of the cost of road building
projects required to be paid by
the state shah be determined by
multiplying fifty per cent of the
total cost of such project by the
percentage of the patented land
subject to taxation in such state,
such percentage to be determined
by the secretary of agriculture ANA
that this basis of payment by such
state shall apply on projects now
under project agreement between
the federal government and such
state as well as on any pro-
ject which may hereafter be con
.structed under this act.
Senator Rursum introduced n
l. F1.y, l. ,gAn,t
by the president of Captain Robelt
C.. Gregory, a captain of infantry in
the army and place him upon the
retired list.
Senator Bursum has introduced
bills for building postoffhAes at
Clayton, ut n cost not TO exceed the
sum of 100000; at Socorro at a
cost including site not to exceed
$4,000, and at Gallup not to eX
coed the sum of 100000.
A bill has been introduced by
Senator Bursum granting home
Stcads to soldiers, sailors and ma
zines on proof of ninety days resi-
.dence, providing that every private
soldier and officer who has served
in the army. every seaman, marine
and officer who has served in the
navy or marine corps during
any of the wars in which the
United states has been engaged. or
during the suppression of the Phil
ippine instruction, and who has or
shall be honorably discharged, shall
be entitled to enter upon and re
ceive patents for public lands not
otherwise reserved or appropriated
under the provisions of existing
acts of congress relating to the
entry of public lands as home
steadS.
A bill granting to the state Of
New Mexico the even numbered
sections of land in townships
wherein odd numbered sections
have heretofore been granted to the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad COM
pany in the counties of San Juan,
SandoVal, Mckinley, Bernalillo. Va
lenCia and SOcorrO was introduced
by Senator Rursum for the MAIN
tenanCe of highways in New Mex
leo, constructed by joint federal
and state funds, and providing that
REIMBURSEMENT of the right of
claim Of any entrYman to such
lands, they shall he subject to the
operation of this grant.
The following New Mexico young
men have been nominated for APP
pointment to the naval academy at
Annapolis by Senator Bursum: Ber-
nard Scarborough, Santa Fe; alter
nate, Fredwyn S. Valentine, Santa
Fe; David Marcus, Albuquerque;
alternate, Bertram Baca, Albu-
county; alternate, Ernest, B. Ruth,
Ration. Several applications were
received for appointment to the
military academy at West Point,
but there were no vacancies at pres
emit These young men have been
notified of their appointment and