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New Mexico state record., 1921-02-11
OTERO

AS the result OF running at an un-
safe speed the La Luz school bus
is a wreck having turned over near
the residence OF l. X. York few
days ago Five students were sever
ely bruised up and in addition to
this one is suffering from a broken
wrist, another from broken nose
and the driver is laid up with cru
shed arm.
Syril Jones the only uninjsred one
ran a mile and quarter and gave
the alarm at Alamogordo.
New Mexico state record., 1921-02-11
UNION

Union county boys and girls en-.
gagged in club work the past year
produced products worth $l0,lb0
above cost These figures represent
only the work OF the children who
kept an itemized account OF their
work No doubt the figures would
have been considerably increased mad
all data been collected.
Road No. Is north and run iing
between Clayton and Kenton, aas
been completed as far as Seneca
post office, The recent rain, ma,sing
it impossible TO drag this road mas
put it in good condition. CommiS-
Soner E. NJ. Rutledge, from the G.
marron, states that this road will be
completed through.
The Clayton Chamber OF Conner
&C will, when this road is comp,e;-
ed make an effort to have construct
ed the connecting link between this
road and the Boise City, Oklahoma.
graded road which comes TO the
state line. This would only call for
the grading OF two miles of the pres
ent road that goes into the Mex
homa country. BY doing this, '.
would increase the trade territorr OF
Clayton by many miles.
New Mexico state record., 1921-02-11

Beans were worth few days ago
&.+2 net--an advance of ten cents
over week ago Practically all
the beans in Estancia are now own
ed by the growers and they will not
sell, so no beans have moved out of
Estancia during the past week. II
is said that number OF cars were
shipped out of Mountanair during
the week, the growers there being
willing to let go of them.-Estancia
Herald
New Mexico state record., 1921-02-11
TORRANCE

Lee Davenport, the young man who
stealing, has taken steps TO get his
case before Judge Mechem so II
he can begin serving time. He has
made a written confession and plea
of guilty, and the papers have been
forwarded to the district attorney
and Judge He SAYS he has been
in jail twice before-once on a charge
Of stealing watch, and another
time for stealing a gun He got a
compromise on the gun case, and
a fine Of $25 on the watch case.
These cases were in TeXas.
New Mexico state record., 1921-02-11

First Publication Dec. ;. 1870.
Last Publication Feb. II. 1921
New Mexico state record., 1921-02-11

No bid on the above described tracts q
land will be accepted for less than THREE
DOLLARS $500 per acre, which is tins
appraised value thereof, and in addition
thereto the successful bidder must pay
for the improvements that exist on The
land
New Mexico state record., 1921-02-11

Commissioncr of Public Lands,
State of New Aexco.
First Publication January g, 1921.
Last rab4Iea,lon April 8, ly2l.
Evening star., 1921-01-03
Berlin Pot7teers Spend Lavish
Sums forNe1U Champagne

toward helping the country pay for
the damage done in the war. Today
there is more squandering of money
in this country than anywhere else
Liquor dealers are today advertising
the sale of 100000 bottles of Amer
lean whisky at ridiculously high
prices. A local dealer told the writer
that the stuff was finding a market,
though it was very young and worse
than Scotch whisky. The government
taxes are so high that many persons
rather than pay them spend their in
comes on bad champagne.
Two months ago this correspond.
ent cabled a story about the con-
sumption of champagne in Germany
In 1919 as compared with the con-
sumption before the war, it having.
according to official figures, almost
doubled since the armistice. Some
of the newspapers commented se-
verely on this state of affairs. but
the fact remains that moneyed per-
spending more money on foolish
amusements and drink than they ever
did before. And although the Ger
man mark may be worth only a tenth
or a fifteenth of what it was before
the war. it is indisputable that with
the federation of the government
these people are spending 100 per
cent more money, and, what is more
important. 100 per cent more Of coal
for the upkeep of amusements and
nOn-essential Industries than they did
before the great conflict
Evening star., 1921-01-03
CHARGE REVENUE AGENT
WITH EASTMAN KILLING

NEW YORK. January 3.-Jeremiah
-Bohan of Brooklyn, an internal rev.
lnue agent. was placed under arrest
at police headquarters today charged
with the killing of Monk" Eastman n.
gangster. soldier. after, police said, he
had confessed to the shooting
Bohan. prohibition enforcement
agent, said by the police to be the
mysterious "Mr. X" sought in con-
nection with the recent killing of
Monk" Eastman, gangster and world
war hero, surrendered.
From the Brooklyn police station at
which he presented himself Bohan
was taken to headquarters in Man
haitian. He left under guard. although
no charge had been made against him.
Joseph Pole. known to the police as
"Joe the Polack," surrendered with
Bohan. He told Brooklyn police he
had learned he was being sought and
was ready to be questioned He also
was taken to police headquarters.
Both men denied any part in the
Eastman shooting.
Seventy-one policemen charged with
delinquency in performance of duty
were tried at Brooklyn headquarters
today. Most of the alleged offenses
were absence from post.
Evening star., 1921-01-03
Today's Neus
II, Paragraphs

District intangible tax law decision af-
firmed by appellate court. Page 1
Louisiana avenue merchants lose park
way injunction case. Page 1
President-elect Harding considering
ways to strengthen friendship between
U. S. and South and Central America.
Page l
From 1000 to 5000 government employees
here are to be dropped in 1922, Repre-
sentative Wood announces. Page l
Police Court has<zecord of 400 cases to
dispose of, a host of which are auto
mobile license offenders. Page .
John Harvey is appointed chief clerk of
Interior Department to succeed e. J.
Ayers, resigned. Page 2
Martens surrenders for deportation to
Department of Labor, and will soon
sail Tor RUSSIA. Page 2
Three naval balloonists are Ell route
via slow dog sleds. Page 2
Four hundred applicants for teachers
positions in d. c. public schools are
listed for examination Thursday.
Page
Mutual declarations of friendship mark
Argentine banquet to Colby. Page 3
D. c. allotment of funds for relief of
starving children of Europe lacks
$l25,eoo. Page II
DR.. Bowerman sees distinct advance"
for Public Library workers in Lehl-
bach Reconstruction Dill. Page II
Pershing takes up plans for Inaugural
tion parade. Page 13
Robert Howie. known to thousands of
tourists in Japan, dies suddenly.
Page 13
Won Bethmann Hollweg, former German
chancellor, Is dead. Page 13
Plea is made for retention of interde-
partmental board of National Defense
Council as part of reorganization
plan. Page Is
Reported D'Annunzio will surrender to
king all medals he won in war before
forsaking Italy. Page rs
Evening star., 1921-01-03
DC. INTANGIBLE TAX
DECISION AFFIRMED
Court of Appeals Sustains
Justice Stafford in Hold
inq Law Is Valid.

The District Court of Appeals. i'll an
opinion by Justice Robb. today affirmed
the decision of Justice Stafford OF the
District Supreme Court which had
held the District intangible tax law
to be valid. The appellate court de-
clared that John c. Heald. George f.
Hamilton and Wilton }. Lambert, COM
mittee of Eugene Peters, were not en-
titled to question the validity OF the
act on the ground that it unlawfuliy
taxed non-residents, since they did not
come within the class alleged to be dis
eliminated against
Property Within District.
The court points out that the ap-
pellants are residents of the District
and the property taxed within the
District, hence clearly subject to the
provisions of this law Should 1t
ultimately be determined that Congress
disregarding the authoritative rul-
ings of the United States Supreme
Court, Intended in this act to tax here
property located elsewhere. it by no
means follows that as to persons ana
property clearly subject to taxation
here the act would be void.
The failure of the appellants to
bring themselves within the class as
to which. under this contention, the
act is void deprives them of the right
to mai ntain this suit.
Certified ON Two Points.
Last spring the Court of Appeals
certified this case to the United States
Supreme Court for a decision on two
law points. The matter was argued
in the United States Supreme Court,
but that tribunal dismissed the GER
tification on the ground that the case.
being one appealable to that court.
the Court of Appeals lacked juris-
diction to certify.
Attorneys A. S. Worthington and
Vernon West, for the appellants, Will
sue out writ of error to take the
case to the United States Supreme
Court from the adverse decision rem
dered today.
Evening star., 1921-01-03
ASKS TO CONTINUE
SAME PHONE RATES
Telephone Company Wants
to Prevent Cut in Charges
on February l.

The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company today applied to the
Public Utilities Commission for con.
tinuation of its existing rates. which
would automatically go back on
February I to those in effect during
the war.
Individual line business or resi-
dence)-For fifty or less calls Der
month, 81: next 100 calls. cents
each. with a scale of u cent for
each fifty calls thereafter.
Two-party line (business)-Forty
ditional call. ce6ts.
Two-party line (residence)-Thirty-
five or less calls a month, $3.50:
each additional call, s cents
Unlimited service (residence)-Flat
rate of $3.50 per month.
The charge for extension telephones
in business places or residences with
limited service is SO cents for each
extension, to residences with unlimif
ed service 75 cents per month for an
extension.
The schedule also includes special
rates for trunk lines, private branch
exchanges and similar special service
Reduction in Revenue.
The company sets forth in it's appli.
cation that during the six months
from June to November of this wear
wit hthe present rates in existence. the
telephone revenue in the District was
2,376.S54.05. as compared with operat
ing expenses Of $2,126,s427S
This leaves a balance of $250.O11 %
after paying operating expenses. The
petition explains, however, that dnr.
ing that past six months the company
entered on it's books certain adjust.
ments from months prior to June
which adjustments reduced the net
revenue to $226,25073
This amount of net revenue is eou;v
aIent. the petition states, to a return
Of only 3.62 per cent on the fair value
of the telephone property, as fixed bv
the commission at $12,5OO,O0O in De-
cember. 1919. This rate of return doas
not take into account additions to fair
value which have been made since
December 81, 1919.
Returns Lower Than Elsewhere.
In summing up it's case, the com.
pany tells the commission that this
rate Of return is much lower than
that fixed as reasonable in many ca ses
by numerous regulatory bodies Of
high authority"
An interesting feature of the peti-
ion is the staement that the comnanv
proposed to establish lower rates or
depreciation on its property and make
these reduced allowances retroactive
to January, 1920.
This change. the petition shows. will
reduce by $4,000 the allowance for
months of existing rates.
Evening star., 1921-01-03
IMMIGRATION TAKEN UP
BY SENATE COMMITTEE
Suspension Pending Full Investi-
cation the Issue, Says
Chairman Colt.

A temporary suspension of immi-
grafton pending a full investigation
with a view to passing some per-
manent Legislation" is the real is
sue" before Congress. Chairman Colt
of the Senate immigration committee
declared today at the opening OF
hearings on the Johnson bill re-
stricting immigration fot on, year.
In dealing with an emergency
bill CT this kind" Senator Colt sa:d.
I'VE look at il. first from an economic
stardpoint-how it would affect tusi-
ness-and secondly, We would con-
slider it with reference to the menace
the flood from Europe ready to pour in
upon US"
Representative johnson of Washing
ton, author of the House mea sure, was
the first witness.
Il am told the situation immediately
u.s." he said. lis such that
aliens are coming over in droves They
are gathering at European ports In
largest numbers vet reported. They
highly undesirable class"
Mr.. johnson dealt with the increas-
ing unemployment in this country and
presented much other information
which he gave at House committee
hearings.
Evening star., 1921-01-03
NAVY SEAPLANES REST
AFTER CLEVER FLYING
Officers Sure Nc Planes Will Over
take E-5-L Section and Finish
Race on Time.

SAN DIEGO. Calf, January "a
day of rest for the crews and minor
repairs for the planes was ahead of
the F-5-L section of the Navy's San
Diego Panama aerial expedition at
Banderas bay today. However, it was
thought likely the NC sections planes
S and 6, which were at Magdalena
bay, on the coast of Lower California,
yesterday, might attempt today to fly
on to Banderas bay, where the twelve
lighter craft arrived Saturday.
The F-5-L craft have covered about
a third of the southward flight with a
perfect record. The HOP" made by the
NC-5 from San Diego to Magdalena
bay. ZOE miles. without a stop. leads
naval officers here to feel confident
that the NC planes will overtake the
F-5-L section and finish the flight on
time.
The New Year day flight of the
F-5-Ls covered the southern stretch
of the Gulf of California. The next
stage will be south along the Mexi-
can coast to Acapulco, distance of
439 miles.
Evening star., 1921-01-03
CARDINAL TAKEN HOME;
STANDS JOURNEY WELL
Reaches Baltimore From Union
Mills, Md, in Motor Car
at Noon Today.

BALTIMORE, Md. January D.
Cardinal Gibbons was brought home
from Union Mills, Md, today, reach
ing the archiepiscopal residence in a
motor car about 1890 o'clock. He
was reported to have stood the forty
mile journey without discomfort, and
Ito be fine"
His two doctors and his secretary
chimes bearing friends, including
Bishop o. B. Corrigan. accompanied.
The move was decided upon at
consultation of the doctors at the
Shriver home at Union Mills. where
the cardinal has been staying for the
cheering effect upon the aged church.
man, it was said. He admitted that,
while he enjoyed the kindness of his
friends at the Shrlver nome. he was
homesick.
The ban on visitors was lifted tenn
porarily yesterday to permit the
cardinal to receive the priests of his
household. They were with him only
a few minutes. Three old-time friends
CT the cardinal also were allowed to
give him their New Year greetings.
1t was during the celebration of a
special church service at Emmits-
burg early in December that he was
seized with the weakness that has
since prostrated him. He was at once
taken to the residence of his friends.
Miss Molly Shriyer. and her nephew.
Robert Shriver, and has been there
ever Since. ~
The cardinals physicians say he
is not suffering from any organic
trouble, but simply the weak ening
effects of his advanced age-eighty-
six years. He has always been a re-
markably healthy man. although not
of robust build. His heart action
was stronger Sunday and today
There has been no recurrence of the
alarming sinking spells for three
days.
The cardinal passed comforta BILE
night, and his condition was virtually
unchanged this morning. reports from
his bedside said
Evening star., 1921-01-03
WOULD AMEND BALL BILL.
Senator Borah Proposes Additional
Section to Rent Measure.

Senator Borah of Idaho today intro
duced an amendment to the Ball bill
dealing with the system of eviction of
tenants in the District, which is de-
signed to prevent the eviction of ten
ants who pay rent in accordance with
decisions of the rent commission, The
amendment proposes to add a third
section to the substitute bill favor
ably reported from the judiciary COM
rnittee. The language of the pro-
posed third section follows:
The remedy provided herein shall
not be available to any landlord as
against a tenant who regularly pays
or tenders rent at the rate at which
he is occupying and who offers TO pay
thereafter the difference between the
amount thereof and any sum which
the rent commission, appointed under
the act of Congress approved Oc-
tober %. 1919, shall find to be just and
reasonable rental of The premises
Evening star., 1921-01-03
BY GEORGE WITTE.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily New
CODyrixht 1921

Copyright. 1921
BERLIN, January j. Berlin's
"schilebers" tprofiteers) spent 250,0O0
marks NORMALLY $S2,50O) in the Hotel
Adlon New Year eve in celebrating
with champagne. oysters and dancing
the advent of another year. The Ad-
lon was only one of perhaps 100
other places in Berlin where huge
sums were paid out for liquor that
was almost as bad as the methylated
spirits that killed scores of persons
in the United States when prohibition
went into effect.
At the same time hundreds of tons
of coal were consumed by the heating
plants in these places of amusement
coal which, if confiscated by the
German government, which is always
complaining of the fuel shortage,
would have sufficed to operate scores
of plants of essential industries
throughout Germany for a week or
more. But these plants are now idle
for the lack of coal.
Last year not a single day went
by without some German paper or
politician lamenting over the harsh
ness of the treaty of Versailles. But
while they were lamenting many of
the suddenly rich and other wealthy
Germans We're breaking important
laws and refusing to do aheir duty
Evening star., 1921-01-03
CONGRESS TO CUT
5000 FROM j. s.
PAYR0LLS IN D. c.
Wood Says House Will Not
Provide Salaries for
Them in 1922.
WANTS JUSTICE AGENTS
TO ENFORCE "DRY" LAW
Thinks Third of Expenses Will
Be Saved if Change Is Carried
Quito Cut Appropriation.

Decrease of from seven to eight
thousand of the number of government
employees in Washington during the
fiscal year 1922 will be effected by the
simple process of Withholding appro-
in the Legislative. executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, which is eX-
pected to be reported to the House on
Wednesday.
Representative Will r. Wood of In
diana, chairman of the subcommittee
which is handling the bill, which car
ries the salary of practically every
government employe in Washington.
made that statement today. There
will be no salary increases in the bill
recommended by the committee. The
only increases in personnel will be in
the internal revenue service. where sal
ary provision will be made for about
200 new employees. Elsewhere through
out the government service there will
be very large decreases in the number
of employees.
Would Transfer "Dry" Power.
Transfer of the Volstead enforce
ment act to the Department Of JUS
tice for administration. with the
promise that at least one-third of the
expense will thus be saved, is ad-
vocated by Chairman Wood.
Because this would be new legis-
lation and therefore subject to a
point Of order. it will not be in
cluded in the legislative appropria- :
ton bill when reported to the House
on Wednesday. Chairman Wood has
conferred on this subject with Chair
man Volstead of the House judiciary
committee and will advocate the
transfer on the floor of the House
as soon as he gets an opportunity.
ing $7,500,000 for enforcement of the
Volstead act. The bill. however, when
reported Will carry only about
$o,50O,000 for this work.
Work In Duplicated.
Representative Wood says the Vol
stead eforcement act should never
have been given to the Internal reve-
nue. bureau for administrator, as it
belongs to the Department OF Jus
enforcement of law. The only excuse.
he says. for. putting il into1khes In
ternal revenue service is because
some revenue Is to be collected on
the liquors seized. The Departfnen Mt
Of Justice could make a report Of
such seizure to the Internal revenue
bureau and the tax could be thus
collected. Mr.. Wood points out.
AS a matter Of fact. he says, neither
the internal revenue bureau nor the
Department OF Justice are properIy
enforcing the act. because there is
a clash of authority. The RESPONSE :
biHty. he says, should be placed on
the Department Of Justice and then
the act would be enforced.
! Mr. Wood emphasizes that the De-
partment Of Justice has a large force
OF enforcement officers which c.ouId
perform this work. AS matters nov,
stand. he says, there is considers HE
duplication between the two govern
ment agencies.
Evening star., 1921-01-03
MERCHANTSL0 LOSE
|NPARKWAY FIGHT
Louisiana Avenue Litigation
Won by Commissioners
and Injunction Fails.

Commission merchants on Louisiana
avenue northwest. between 9Th and
10th streets, today lost their fight to
prevent the District Commissioners
from narrowing the sidewalks of that
thoroughfare and placing a parkway
through the center of the avenue.
The District Court of Appeals, in an
opinion by Justice Van Orsdel TODAY.
a1irmed the decision of Justice Gould
OF the District Supreme Court refusing
an Injunction asked by Harry Sherry
anu others against the Commissioners.
Injunction Had Been Granted.
AFTER the District authorities had
won favorable decision in fhe lowe =
court, and while the appeal was pend
ing, work was commenced on the
pIorosed Improvement. and the street
was Was torn up for some distance. Mr.
Snerby and his associates copplainetj
tosthe Court of Appeals, and fhat tri-
-DAAa1 issued an injunction against the
Eommissioners. forbiddinE any fur
liner work Until the citae could be
heard and determined ON apDeal
The roadway has Remained in fb;s
condItion for several weeks.
IN upholding the authority of the
commissioners to change the condi.
tons on Louisiana avenue the Court of
1Hppeo1o SoeS Dack TO an act of Con.
sress OF 1870, and constituting it in
connection with a subsequent act of
Issl, the court says it is apparent that
the restriction as to Louisiana and
other avenues in the earlier act ey-
tended only to a limitation in the
width or the roadway on each side of
the parking that the authorities. art
ing under the general power. might
thereafter construct in Pennsvlyania
Louisiana and Indiana avenues.
No Parkway Limitation.
No limitation, the court holds. was
placed upon the authorities in resnecf
OF constructing parking in those
streets. the restriction being only to
the width of the roadway. Hence the
conclusion that the authority to CON.
struct parking on Louisiana avenne
was conferred by the act Of 1870 and
still exists. Gil"
Following this view, the conrt s,,r
sests that Congress- in the nreseEt
act deemed it unnecessary to set out
specifically the character of imnrova.
ment to be made. but delegated to
the Commissioners power to renave
the street in accordance with nIans
to be approved by the Commiss;oners
The reduction of the width of the
sidewalks is incident only tn The
proper execution of the plans th~.
court finds. ~
Evening star., 1921-01-03
HARDING GIVES ATTENTION
TO DOMESTIC PROBLEMS
President-Elect Spends Part Of Day
in Conference at Marion With
Senator Curtis.

MARION. Ohio. January 3.-Again
centering his attention upon domestic
problems. President-elect Harding
gave most OF his time today to a
minute canvass of the legislative
in conference with Senator
Curtis of Kansas, republican whip
in the Senate.
Among other callers on his engage
ment list were Clifford Pinchot, of
Pennsylvania, former chief Of the
forestry service; Paul D. Cravath of
New York. and Representative Towner,
of Iowa.
Evening star., 1921-01-03
McGANNON RETRIAL SOON.
Cleveland Judge Again to Face
Jury on Murder Charge.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. January a
Judge William H. McGannon win be
brought to trial second time on
charges of Staying Harold c. Kaev
as soon as County Prosecutor Edward
{. stanton. who took office this
morning. completes his study of the
case, the new prosecutor announces
Stanton will handle the trial. He
will not seek the aid of Roland A
Raskin. his predecessor. who prose-
McCannon for the Kagy killing Jovce
was acquitted and the jury in the
McGannon case disagreed late FRIDAY
after nearly forty-eight hours de-
liberation.
Evening star., 1921-01-03
DROP IN THEATER PRICES.
Managers, New York,
Announce $3.50 Top Figure.

NEW YORK. January S.-Reduction
of the price of theater tickets in va
rious cities has been followed in New
York by the productions of Sam ii.
Harris. president of the Producing
Managers Association. Beginning to-
night the top price will be $50 IN
stead of So.
In making the announcement Mr..
Harris expire the hope that other
managers would take similar action.