Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-25
New Mexicans in
Washington

| 49, DIS H'AN Pt'fN1tN1C VI IL VII ~
monthly instead of quarterly pay
ment of pensions to war veteran
as provided for by the writer @
the bill, Representative Blanc
wrote that it would put Civil wa
veterans on the same basis as me
who fought against Germany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jan van Houte
of Ration were registered at tn
Hotel Washington this week a
| from New Mexico and San Diego
They are on their way to Hollan
and during their stay here wer
much entertained. A dinner wa
given in their honor by Mr.. an
Mrs. Ulysses S, Grant. Jr., wear
they met old friends.
Colonel f. C. Abbott, a torme
judge of the Santa Fe district, lef
a short time ago to spend som
! time with his parents in Santa Fe
Col. Abbott is a regular army col
onel now and is in the judge ad
vocate's office assigned to the in
vestigation of war claims and act
military branch Of the govern
| ment.
Attorney Stephen b. Davis o
East Las Vegas is in Washington
az present attending the meeting
of the governors of several western
states as the representative o
Governor M. C. Mechem Of New
Mexico.
r. M. Wing, banker of FL Paso
| was in Washington last week or
! business and called on Senator
Bursum on business pertaining t
FL Paso.
Boil Weevil Work.
L. z. Foster of Carlsbad. project
ton district. has been in the city
some days attending conferences
at the department of agriculture
regarding the determination of the
pink boil weevil which is a men
ace to cotton growing in the south
west.
Secretary of the Interior Fall has
expressed the intention to visit
Alaska in June and July, but it is
said that he may defer the trip
until August that he may accom-
pany President Harding who hopes
to go at that time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powell Stackhouse
San Antonio, N. NJ. are at the New
Willard this week enroute to their
old home in Philadelphia.
Miss May Church of Santa Fe,
is in Washington. Miss Church is
a candidate for appointment as re-
ceiver in the Santa Fe land office.
Roswell Visitor at Capital.
r. II. Long Of Fairbanks, Alaska,
il visitor to various government
departments in Washington at
present. Mr.. Long was formerly
a resident of New Mexico. living
there until about 1901 at Roswell.
He Is now a deputy Z. S. marshal
in Alaska and is also engaged in
mining, both vocations having
taken up his time for the last 10
years He will return to Alaska
via Roswell in a few weeks.
Congressman Montoya has in
troduced bin for the enlargement
of the postoffice at Albuquerque,
the building to cost 100000. Con-
gresham Montoya also introduced
a bill to pay the city of Albuquer-
que $4,000 for the paving of the
streets around the federal build
ing. Mr.. Montoya is very busy
with postoffice matters although
the executive order given in our
last letter will somewhat relieve
the situation, as all applicants
must take civil service before APP
plying.
New Mexico Honored.
New Mexico was honored at the
presentation ceremonies in the pre-
sentation of the gram of radium to
Madame Curie, as Secretary Fall
addressed the assembly felicitating
Madame Curie upon her great dis
covery and expressing the JOY OF
America at furthering in this way
the great cures undoubtedly to be
made by Madame Curie through
the use of this gift Of the Ameri-
can women. Senator II. o. Bursum
met Madame Cnrie by appoint
ment on Saturday at the residence
OF Third Assistant Secretary or
State and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss, whose guest she is and pre-
scented TO her package of ore con"
tanning radium crystal and sent
from Silver City, N. NJ, by the Ra-
dunn Treatment Sanatorium com
pany of that city, accompanied
with an invitation to the celebrated
scientist to visit Silver City ana
view the property from which this
ore was taken.
The Phipps road bill passed the
senate on the 18th of May ana mas
gone to the house with falr
chance of being ratified there. Thls
bill provides 100000 for the
and maintenance of roads
there. Instead of the present ra-
ito of expense to the states, when
is $3.50, the new rate VIII De
about 62 to 3Sin favor of New Me-
leo
Miss Mary L. White Of Roswell
is q candidate for the Roswell
postoftice and is highly recon-
mcnded by DR.. Cahoon and other
members of Roswell's business cir
che. Miss White will come 10
Washington next week to attend
the commencement exercises AT
the National Park seminary, her
alma mater.
Relief for Fire Fighter.
Senator Jones of New Mexico
has introduced a bill for the RELIEF
of Reuben II. Hunter of Demlng,
n. NJ, and asking that the United
States employees compensation
commission be authorized and d.
rected to award and pay to Mr.
1Iunto,, tho sum of S6667 per
month from September Z. 1916, as
a compensation for total and
permanent loss of sight in both
ewes as a result of voluntarily
fighting a forest fire on govern
ment and In the vicinity Of Cloud
croft Otero county. n, NJ, In May,