davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27
new MEXICO STOCK
INDUSTRY " SLUMP
New Mexieo's Cattle shipments De-
creased As Did Horse Shipments. As
Shown BY Figures.
INDUSTRY RErORrs BIG SLUMP
Horse Shipments Reached High Tide
In 1918. Half OF Last Years Ship
ments Went Across Border.

SANTA FE. DEC. 23-New Mexico
cattle shipments decreased 2i,7f3 head
and horse shipments 5,7s3 last year.
says M. o. keenan,. secretary Of the
cattle sanitary board. In his annual re-
port, filed In Governor Mechen's office.
The cattIe shipments totaled 3Ss.5e1.
far below the high mark reached In
1913. when they went up to 556.14f.
and the horse shipments totaled 6.036.
the lowest mark for any year since be-
fore 1912.
Horse shipments reached high tide
In 1918. when they totaled 16,i6s
Nearly half Of last years shipments
Of horses went across the border for
the Mexican government.
Keernl says the board was faced az
the beginning OF the year with the ne
cessity Of cutting down tie fosce Of In
spectOrs. Cattle shipments were smarl.
lowing 10 the unreasonab.y low prices
and very little demand at that" aud
the outlook for revenue was mot very
Encouraging" Reduction IN the forces
he says. saved the hoard see,ssvJ month
ly.
The conditions Of the ranges" he
says, ''are the best New Mexico has
had for years and the loss for 1871
and 1922 will undoubtedly be very
light, and while the calf crop for 1921
was light in some parts Of the state,
the average over the state was 90 Der
cent and the quality improving each
year" r..
The re-recordlng Of brands was be-
gun April l, but the mailing Of certifi-
Gates for the re.recordiug Of brands
will not be- finished before January 1,
1922, aud the entering Of brands ON the
boards books win not be- fiplshed until
several months later.
The re-recording cut the number OF
brands from $1,000 down to 1900. but
new applications put ON the books
bring the total back to 23.00o Thirty
five thousand brands were recorded
since the 1913 bousecleaning.
+. Health conditions among the cattle.
MIR. Keenan, says, are good. Few scat
tered cases Of the scab appeared. bur
these were promptly put down.
Hide inspections dropped to the low
est ebb since 1919, the biggest year
since 1911. 10000.
The board is made up OF b. c. Moss.
man. Roswell, president; H. l.. Hodge.
Silver city; T. h. Burns. TERRA ANA
rilla Cole Railston. Magdalena; Felipe
.ucero. Las Cruces; I. J. Ross Abr
Iuerque.
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27
FIRST WHITE MAN TO
CROSS CONTINENT

among whom he lived and who hunted
the animals far to the north. Had the
adventurcrs struck the Rio Grande far
to the south they would have encounter.
Ell great difficulty In negotiating the
Sierra Madre mountains, there being
only two passes open today between
the Mexican states Of Chihuahua aud
Sonora. knowledge OF these passes
among the scattered tribes Of the six
teenth century woulc probably be hazy
and unreliable.
The mention Of plnon nuts. cactus
pears aud mesquite beans as native
foods In west Texas Is very clear, and
brought Cabeza de Baca 10 the first
fixed habltations of the natives on
the Rio Graldc The Mimbres Valley
today contains ruins Of just such clust-
cred houses az tile wanderer described
us being the first civilized" habita-
ton he had encountered These he
found all the way across the chihuahua
plain down the Yaqui valley. II Is
probable that the Humane Indians
were the ones to whom he referred IN
this region MS the eulturists Of beans,
maize and squashes. He found NO
corn east Of the Rio Grande, but we
know the natives Of this region cult.
waited this, as well us cotton Of which
latter they made garments. The na-
tive copper and turquoise Of this re-
gion were very well described. II In
very probable therefore that Cabesa
lie Baca and his companions traversed
ihe present New Mexico border coun-
lies of bona Ana. Luna and Hidalgo
Cabeza lie Baca and his companions
we're not looking for scenery nor for
climate and, for that matter, they were
little Interested In what our later writ
RS described rs potential possiblll-
les The adventures were the nak-
ii aud starved survivors Of several
who had set out to carve a
lingdom out OF the little known em.
lire called "Florida"-a vague term.
hey were, however, greatly interest
d In transcontInential route from
'oast-to-coast road, as many of us to-
hay They were the forerunners Of /
he first transcontinentla stage coach
$, the railroads and the motorists that
ollow substantially the same pass
through southern New Mexico. Or
inary intelligence and the intuition
uggesting a course of least resistance
rought the first voyagers through the
iimbres Valley, as Il is bringing the
Durists Of today who do not care for
he mountains. to the north nor the un-
deserts aud revolutions TO
be south. cabeza de Baca passed
trough this region in the late fall
(Continued on page 81 !
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27
HEARD ABOUT TOWN

Melvin Mckinney was In the city
from Tucson, Arizona, enroute TO III
Paso where he will spend the holidays
WITH his parents.
Leo Sears manager Of the Murray 4
Laync wholesale house at Tucson, Arl'
zona. was n Deming visitor last week.
Sam +. Clark Is up from Mexico to
spend the holidays. He says that
banditry is being placed under some
control. but that Mexico is no place
for an American. The natives do not
respect Americans and are glad 20 have
them stay out OF the country, although
they need the work which the enter
prising North Americans provide. Col
onization OF chihuahua continues south
Of Dublan and the arabic land is rapid
~ being taken up by Mexican colonists-
Pete McCsuley. who was ON the
Canagrie farm % years ago was in
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27
PRIsER.LONGBOTT0M-

Glen Priser and Miss Frances Long
bottom were married at the Methodist
parsonage yesterday afternoon the
Rev. Walker officiating. The bride
has been popular member Of the tele'
phone office staff and the bridegroom
Is an apprentice machlnist at the Santa
Fe shops in Albuquerque whose home
up 10 montn ago was n Delning
The couple has gone to Albuquerque to
make their home.
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27

The first white man to perform the
coast-to-coast journey across the con-
tnent OF North America. aud within
view of the site ON which Deming now
stands. That was in 1886. That
white man was Alvar Nunez Cabesa
de Baca AID with him were Andres
Dorantes, Castillo Malonado and u
negro slave Estevan. The story Of
Cabeza de Baca and his companions
Is one OF the most romantic and re.
markable of all stories Of adventure
shipwrcck, dangers by land and by sea,
life among unknown savages, hunger,
thirst, illness and whatever vicissi-
tudes might be drawn from the vivid
imagination Of novelist From the
vicinity Of Tampa, Florida, TO the
Spanish settlements ON the west coast
Of Mexico the wanderers journeyed bJ
hnd and sea, giving civilized Europe
the first glimpse of the great southwest
and stimulating the Spanish explorers
aud conquerors who were to come aft.
er. The time consumed on the jour
ney was eight years, the four persons
mentioned being the survivors OF an
expedition under Don Panfilo Narvarez.
numbering in the beginning more than
100.
Historians by no means agree as to
the route which Cabeza de Baca anl
his companions pursued in their pere-
grinatlons, but the account OF the
journey by The adventurer himself
brought the little party to the banks
II the Rio Grande del Norte and man
maintain at point above the present
rity Of III Paso. Descriptions OF the
flOra, fauna, topography aud inhabit-
lnts indicate pretty well that the adj
Tenturer passed the Rio Grande some.
where in the vicinity OF where Fort
Selden once stood ana that from there
hey took the natural pass of the coun-
ry. traversing the northern part Of
he Mimbres Valley and heading south
vest so as TO strike the Yaqui river ]
near its headwater In the
Sierra Madrc One well-lnformed
lew Mexico historian takes the adven.
urers as far north as the present CEN
er OF the state, and another historian
4 wide fame conducts them far TO
Ne south, near Prcsidio del Norte In
'exas Indications are that neither
5 correct. Cabeza de Baca never saw
n Indian pueblo, which had he viewed
ne, he certainly would have described
. his Illuminating, but somewhat
ague style. Had he gone as far north
5 the present village OF San Marcial
e would have encountered pueblo.
md as far north In Texas he would
ave seen buffalo IN numbers which he
pscrioes as the food of the nomads
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27
BEALLBEST-

Lee Beall and Miss Vera Best were
married last Friday by the Rev. Walk.
err at the Methodist parsonage. They
have gone to Carlsbad to make their
home.
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27
HUxTABLE-BEARUP-

Jack Huxtable and Miss Laura Bear
up we're married at the Christi
church last Saturday evening. the Rev.
Brown officiating. The brides home
has beeu In Mogollon. but the happy
couple will make their home In Demins.
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27
PASSES THROUGH

w. Il. Holt, the booster editor If
the Lord.burg Liberal was in the city
10 spend Christmas with his family
lie moiorcd over from Lordsbalg with
Mr. and Mrs. Burney, the latter going
going on to Ei Paso Tor u visit
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27

the city last week renewing old friend
ships. He was enroute with Frank
Ross for san Diego, California. where
they will play pclo.
Freddie Powell IL home from the
State College to spend the holidays
with his parents.
FOR sALE-tood 4-gallon milch COW.
with or without calf. See W. 4.
Page. li6 W. Ash. 1tp.
George Mccain has purchased a new
Ford Chassis from the Bassett Motor
company.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. c. Bassett and fami-
ly and Miss Clarice whitehilI motored
to Silver City to spend chrIstmas.
George Rogers and Mrs Rogers at
tended the Christmas exercises at Cap
ital Dome. Friday evening.
II. G. Lyman moiored to Columbus
Friday on business.
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27
CHRISTMAS IN DEMING CAUSED
REVIVAL IN BUYING

Christmas In Dcming passed very
quietly with lots of cheer aud good
feeling Merchants were surprised ut
the amount Of buying that preceded the
great day and which looks like an in-
dication of return to normal CONNER
cial conditions.
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27
OUT AMONG 'EM

Navajo Bill and Joe Cazzalo got In
to the clutches of the law Saturla,
night but were released pending In.
vcstigations by federal prohibition OF
ficers. Deputy Sheriff l.. Y. Davis
made the arrest after watching the two
pour what he believed to be alcohol into
bottles.
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27

Leonard Huffman is in the city from
Los Angeles, TO spend the holidays.
Roy siler and Claud Page returned
to Albuquedque yesterday after spend.
ing Christmas with their parents here
Albert Lindauer came in from his
ranch today.
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27
BOwMAN-NUNN-

l.. +. Bowman OF Miami, and Nils,
Dora Num-. daughter OF Pryor Num-
OF this city, were married by te Rev,
W. n. foulks last Friday. The happy
couple went ON to III Paso from where
they will 90 to Miami to make their
home.
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27

Deputy U. $. Marshal wilkcroon left
last night for santa Fe where he VIII
lodge Willie Marian in the penitentl-
AIRY for sife.kceDing pending the eharg.
es of forging a postal money order at
Columbus.
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27

Deputy Sheriff II. J. Kane took
John Sherman to the penitentiary at
Santa Fe last night to serve sentence
OF from to years for robbery Of
guests at the Park hotel.
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27
TAXPAYERS ADWSE'l
TO LOSE NO TINE
Statement Issued by u. q. HERNANDEZ
Regarding Inecme Tax For The Year
lalssl.
ADVISED now 10 LOSE NO TIME
Net Income Is Gross Income, Less Ger
tain Deductions For Loss And Busi
ness Expenses. etc.

M
The following statement was issued
by u. {. Hernandez. collector Of inter.
nal revenue:
With the approach Of the period for
filing Income tax returns-January
1 10 March Is. 1922-iaxpayers are ad-
,iscd to lolsc no time In the compilation
.ZM their accounts for the year 1921. A
, new aud important provision OF the
revenue uct Of 1921 Is that every per
son whose gross income for 1921 was
N $1,000 or over shall file return, re-
u gardlcss of the amount Of net income
upon which the tax Is assessed. RE
turns are required OF every single per-
son whose net income was 81 900 or over
and every married person living with
husband or wife whose net income was
5000 or over Widows and widow
crs aud persons separated from hus-
hand and wife, are regarded as single
J, persons
Net income is gross income, less GER
tain deductions for business expenses
losses. taxes etc. Gross income in-
ciudes practically all income received
by the taxpayer during the year; In the
y case Of the wnge Garner, salaries,
wages, bonuses and commissions; In
the case of professional men, all
account received for professional SER
vices; In the cases of the farmers all
profits from the sale Of farm products,
aud rental or sale of land.
In the making of an income tax re-
turn for the year 1921, every taxpayer
should present to himself the follow
W. questions;
7 What were your profits from your
business, trade, profession or vocation
Did you receive any interest ON bank
dcposItsg
Have you any property from which
you received rentg
Did you receive any income in the
form of dividend or interest from
Spcks or bonds?
G pa you receive any bonuses during
the year?
Did You make any profit ON the sale
OF stocks, bonds, or other property, real
A., pcrsonala
Dh' you act as broker in any trans.
action from which you received com.
missionsg II
Are you Interested in any partner
sbiS or other firm from which you re.
ceivc any incomey
nave you an Income from royalties
pr patents?
Have you any minor children who
arc workingy
DO YOU appropriate, or have the right
20 appropriate the earning Of such ,
ehi'anns II So the amount must be I
SECLUDED IN your return or rcportedcin !
u operate return of Income.
Did you receive any directors fees /
ortrustccs fees In course of the year,,
Did YOU hold any office ia a benefit
society from which you receive IN.
Gomez !
Answers to all Of these questions mr., o
Hecessary to determine whether per. e
Bon hass'an income sufficiently large
TO require that return be filed, ami
maybe the means of avoiding the |,
Lravy penalties imposed for failure 10 I,
80 so within the time prescribed. a.
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27

varnncc Dartus was fined SIS this
morning In Judge Rogers court for
being drunk an disorderiy.
Deming graphic., 1921-12-27
BOOSTER CLUB NOTES

vernon O. Long and Lawrence X
Brady, of Fort iiayard have been 10.
Gated at of2 S. Platinum.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-19

t1E1QQHQQIQQpRl QLpEfqEt4
rate is increased to six per cent
This new subsection is added. "(d)
Where the person or persons EMIT
led to any beneficial interest in such
property shall be of no blood rela
tion or stranger to the decedent or
institution, corporate or otherwise
except such eleemosynary institu
ton. as are hereinafter exempt, the
rate OF ten percentum of the market
value OF such interest in such prop
erty."
Under section two when the mar
ket value of any such property eX-
ceeds $4,000 tie rate of tax upon
such excess is increased as follows.
from one and half to two times on
amounts up to 100000; three times
on amounts between 800 900 and
$4,000, the old schedule being two
times on amounts between $4,000
and 100000; on amounts between
$4,000 and 100000 four times the
primary rate, the old schedule being
two and half times the primary
rate on all amounts betv cen 500.
GOO and 100000; sub section and
subsequent sub-sectious are new. all
amounts between 100000 and $500.
600 enacting a tax four and a half
times the primary rate: all amounts
between $4,000 and 100000 exact
ing a tax five times the primary
rate; all amounts between 500 600
and 100000 eXactinC tax five
and half times the primary rate;
upon all amounts in excess of $500.
0o0 seven and a half times the pri
mary rates. Section Oh relates to
exemptions. being a new section.
AS To Non-Residents
The Introductory part of section
six relating to the payment OF taxes
OF nonresidents in West Virginia
but sheet to taxes under the laws
Of other states is changed to read
as follows: The provisions OF this
act shall apply to the transfer OF
the following property belonging tC
deceased persons. non-residonts oil
TINS state, which shall pass by vii
or inheritance under the law of any
Other state or country and such
/ property shall be subject to the tax
| imposed by this chapter to-wit'
Subsection co is changed so that
+ all intangible personal property ot
nonresidents Including bonds. Sc
cuMties. shares of stock and chooses
IN action kept within this state
! fer investment, safe-keeplaS or 9th
erNjse' is covered, the OLD law us
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tMMER rs


tQDanapd dtfttfft5qqfpaat4aHddQ
ing the words the evidence Of own.
ership to which shall be actually
within this state"
Another new subsection reads as
Follows: "(d) The transfer of shares
Of capital stock of all corporations
organized and existing under the
avs OF any other state or country
and regularly admitted to transact
business in this state to the extent
Of the value of such shares of stock
represented by property situated in
this state.
Another new provision in the
same section reads as follows; No
corporation whose stock is subject
to an inheritance or transfer tax un-
der subdivision (d) Of this section
ehall permit such stock to be trans
ferred upon its books, after being
notified by the state tax commission
er that such stock is liable to a
transfer or inheritance tax, until
furnished with proper evidence
showing the proper evidence of any
such tax. or that the same is not
liable to tax, and any corporation
violating the provisions of this sec
ton s&ali re liable Tor tae amount
Of any tax involved and in addition
thereto a penalty of $500, and may
be denied authority to further trans
act business in this state
Prorating Exemptions.
iuo her new clause in tie same
section relates to the prorating of
exemptions according to tie value
OF the property.
Section is a new section which
provides that all taxes imposed by
the bill unless otherwise provided
shall be paid within ninety days at
ter the first appointed executor or
administrator shall qualify. For fail
ure to pay the taxes within the term
specified a penalty Of ten per cent
is prescribed, in addition to the
statutory interest of ten per cent.
Under the provisions O. section
sixteen the tax commissioner is Civ
en- the power to appoint ard remove
state appraiser who is to receive
$4,000 year. Under the old law the
tax commissioner did not have that
right unless the county court or the
/ clerk OF the county court failed to
act.
This provision therefore takes the
right away from county officials and
vests it with an appointee OF the
tax commissioner. who is given
very broad pOWerS.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-19
HEDCESVILLE NEWS

Hedgesyille. April 18.-Miss Stel
ley, OF Winchester was the week-e11
guest of Miss Mary Unger.
Mrs. Ed. Galliger, of Terra Att
spent several days this week viii
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrenc
Wyndham.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. a. Jacques. NJ
and Mrs. John Bowers, of Winche
ter. were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. |
A. Jacques, one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Vermilyea an
daughters, Hazel, Ruth. Louise an
Sarah, motored to Pittsburgh la|
week and are guests of Mr.. an
Mrs. James Slaughter.
Mrs. Harry Boyer, of Berkels
Springs. is the guest of her mothd
Mrs. James Slaughter
Mr.. Scott Donaldson. of Baltimoj
was called home on account OF tl|
serious illness of his father, NJ
Charles Donaldson, who remain
critically i'll,
Mrs. Charles Collier, of Baltimore
who was the guest Of Mrs r. 4
Jacques and Mrs William Bodin
last week has returned home.
Mrs Tone Ardinger and nice
Miss Mary Ardinger, of Martin!
burg, are guests OF Mrs. G. v
Poisal.
The Hedgesville Chapter. u. D.
will meet at the home of the pres
dent. Mrs. William d, ROpp at Nj
Clifton on Thursday afternoon at
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-19
RADICAL CHANGES IN
INHERITANCE LAWS
PROPOSED IN HOUSE
Sc 900 Appraiser Office Gre
ated-Minimum Raised.

Charleston. April =. Many and
radical changes are made in the in.
Lerifauce tax laws Of West Virginia
uuder the terms of house bill $50
l.p0Tfed bV the house committee a
few DAYS ago. and now pending in
the legislature and in addition to
oshar changes made the Office OF
official appraiser at $4,000 a year is
created.
In the first place FIAT charge OF
$500 is made upon the transfer ia
t,uet or otherwise Of any progerty
OF interest therein. real. personal or
mixed If such transfer he by will or
rescent from resident decedenfs or
Nonresident decedants etc In sub
section (cl Of section one rpJafin4
10 transfers Ia take effect after
death this provision is added CIV
cry transfer by deed grant. bargain
sale or gift. made within fbrca
wears nrior IN the death NJ fine
prantor. bargafner vendor ~. don
or of value ar five hundred dellare|
or in excess thereof al the time of
such transfer in tha nature NJ i'm
nj disnoaition ar distribution ~ an
estate and without adennoto t7}-
ahla cons aration eba11 he c.,.
etrrad IN ba,e },nen IN conts,,ol..
tion of deatb witbin the maanina -,
His act This nrovis{on shall apuI.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-19
TYPAUS PERIL ADDED.

Shanghai April is -Typhus has
become 4 new terror TO those who
are LEFT OF 10 100000 imperiled by
famine in sefen northern provinces
ef China People are fleeing from
their homes carrying with them
what possessions they can take on
their backs. Relief stations are be.
ing rapidly organized, but the death
list is very heavy.
The American Red Cross is carry.
e% forward road construction
Haaisn to provide food, through
"loxment, for the famine suffer
This scheme also safeguards
.rat repetition OF the present
5'roas condition by giving means
inlet and outle' to the hereto
Ted districts.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-19
DAUGHTERS FIGHT
SIM FETlVERS

Washington, April 1S.-Sinn Fem
ropagandists in the United States
no seek to stir up strife between
America and Great Britain are Just
us dangerous 10 the nations wei.
tare rs was the pro-German and the
ed aeitators. it was declared
Aere today by Mrs George Maynard
minor National President OF the
Daughters ~ the American Revolu-
.ion in her opening address to the
18TH CONGRESS 81 the q. A. z.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-19

Thursday evening a bunch of Sc
en- revenue men slipped into the va
ley and captured Tom Reel, at NJ
Neill, Hardy county, along with
eelloas OF moonshine and a lot
maeh. lie was token to Keyser
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-23
SEVEN KILLED;
TRAIN STRIKES
CROWDED auto
Two Girls, Two Boys, Two
Men and Woman Die
Girl Injured

Denver, Nov. 22.-Two girls, two
boys, man and woman, all Mexi-
cans, were instantly killed when an
eastbound Union Pacific passenger
train struck an automobile in which
eight persons were riding at crossing
about one mile south Of Brighton,
Colo, at o'clock this afternoon, an
other man died later at the hospital.
The dead man is thought to be Jose
Stinaria, farmer from Greeley, Colo,
the dead woman Is believed to be his
wife and two of the dead children are
thought to be his. A girl 13 years old
and a man survived the wreck. They
were taken to the county hospital
here after receiving first aid treat
ment at Brighton. The girls collar
bone was broken and she is thought
to have been internally and possibly
fatally injured.
The man who escaped instant death
in the wreck died later.
The girl was still unconscious to-
night. The two boys who were killed
were aged and II years old and the
two girls 10 and Is. Brighton Of
ficials said the machine In which the
victims We're riding bore a Greeley
Colo. license number They said the
car was reduced to splinters.