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The Lamar register., 1921-03-02

instrument you want. Several fine in
struments in this vicinity at special
prices to close them out quickly. Write
at once for prices and terms. Address
THE KNIGHT-C CAMPBELL MUSIC
CO., Denver, Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-02
PIANO BUYERS, LOOK!

Get catalogues and prices from the
Vests largest and oldest music house
before you consider buying any piano
or player at any price. Knight Camp
BELLS will save you big money on the
The Lamar register., 1921-03-02

FARM WANTED-Wanted to hear
from owner of farm or good land
worth the price asked. L. Jones, Box
551. Olney, Illinois.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-02

d. H. Bane returned from trip to
Wichita the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. r. E. Adams returned
today from a short visit to Denver.
l.. l.. Van Ginkel returned this week
from a few months visit to California.
Mr. and Mrs. r. X. Trivett of
Springfield were Sunday visitors in
Lamar.
Editor X. f. Wood of the Holly
Chieftain was in Lamar on business
yesterday.
G. l.. Converse, formerly a resident
here, has been visiting in town several
days this week.
C. E. Swink, local chief agricultur-
ist for the A. B. S. Co., was Rocky
Ford visitor on Tuesday.
County Commissioner II. f. Decker
of Bristol and A. p. Knuckey of Holly
were in Lamar on business Tuesday.
f. c. Gee, cashier of the American
State Bank at Granada, was n county
seat visitor last Friday on business.
Lee Leatherman, manager of the ID.
A. NJ. & P. Co. mill at Cheraw, was
here last week for the managers meet.
ing.
C. w. Cox and 7. NJ. Mason of the
Cotton County Oil and Gas 60. have
been Lamar visitors several ddys this
week.
Geo. b. Coover spent last Saturday
and Sunday in Denver and visiting
with his son, Prof. Mervin Coover. at
Boulder.
w. L. Cline and f. A. Purdy of La
mar have purchased bakery business
at Ration and Mr.. Cline has gone there
to take charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Silver, who have
been residing for some months in Pu-
the week for visit.
Jack Williams, who is cashier Of the
Farmers State Bank at Springfield,
was in Lamar Friday enroute to Den
yer on business matters returning Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb Tewell and two
children of Idaho, were visiting Mr..
TewelPs sister, Mrs. Frank Sayler,
several days this week They were
enroute to Kansas City.
NJ. C. Steen, formerly manager of
the ID. A. NJ. & p. Co. mill at Wiley,
and now manager OF the Abilene, Kan
the company's managers meeting and
banquet.
County. Treasurer and Mrs. J. Rus
sell Mayfield and children left last
Friday for Dallas, Texas, called by
the death of Mrs. Mayfield's mother,
Mrs. Agnew, at that place. They will
return the last of this week.
Little Edwin Likes gave party to
some of his little friends last Saturday
afternoon at the home OF his parents,
Dr. and Mrs. L. f. Likes, in honor of
his sixth birthday. 1t was a most en-
joyable afternoon for all the little
folks present
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lockhart of Ra-
ton, New Mexico, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
f. NJ. Wilson this week. Mrs. Lock-
hart will remain several days. Mr..
Lockhart, who is manager of the d. A.
NJ. & P. Cos. New Mexico mill, will
go to Chicago to take part in the
freight rate hearing before returning.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-02
You Betcha!

Th' world has been ailin'-as sick as
a pup,
But it's gonna git better, then folksll
cheer up;
So, meanwhile, dag-gone it, let's pull
fool trick,
BY cheerin' up now. whilst tn world
is still sick!
As long as tn glooms are barred out,
you kin tell
Tn old world amt failin' Its A-goin'
t Pit Well!
Jack Appleton.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-02
ABSTRACTS

The only set Of Numerical Abb
stracts of the Records of Prowers
County. Abstracts to Farm and
and City Property furnished on
shortest notice. Also owners of
Baldwin, Jay & Cos. Abstracts of
Prowers County Records previous
to the fire of 1885.
Terms reasonable.
Address
COUNTY BSTRACT CO
Lamar. Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-02
Fine Shade Trees
at Right Prices

! : s.: !: ! !: !: : !: !: a
secure magnificent Iarrs-sise
tess NJ pFices which you e.s
ycoumeDd the following: 49,
We yin ship you Al the fol-
Poplar CAROLINA Is - e6 n.
Eoz xias.. Il. II IS: 10 r.. sI.ss: Il
3d. Sa .osW T,ilos sr... H iroa as sA .a-....em.os
We win ship At the right pn,s.
s.e.s.S,t E - ..ss o~1ss sns q frst. % SHRUB. s
We. Per-nnAh. ctr. Free Cataioe.
AAsrT / cSLES Dsnss. Colo.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-02

Auto insurance at the lowest price.
Call C A. Hansen, Phone Lamar 25'
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-29
HELP WANTED

i Young lady to york in a store during
month OF December. Apply to l.. o.
Box 325. 1126-tf
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-29

Three statesmen to sell Ford Cars,
Trucks, Tractors and Genuine Ford
Parts Apply at once to cambridge
Auto Company 11-26-t
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-29
FOR SALE

Ford roadster, 1920 with starter.
| $3.50. Apply to Warren Moore or call
300 23-6t r % st
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-29
AIKEN .! r,I.- I'll - ''.-

pa ,"N'" .! ''I- r, E;.,,
Nal" II Wis prov '''" "E -,
hAch' Ms ROOM "'' .,.i ~.
mai ne MIC" II" "lie d, ''' i:' =,
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Htil'l'"' '''F' anu 'l0 ''"t ,4,. ,,,,,f.
mere WIS E"',iI !" "T q .;1 ntIa ua
ne I"'>'> .l'" ,' 1''Il ,"aI,, aa+hor on
vas l'' -, ,l,. no marty.
-"S'''''i''' ne ~'''''' '''''
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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-29
ARBUCKLE ENTERS
SWEEPING DENIAL
Movie Actor Tells Of Tragic
Party in Hotel.
DIDN'T IHJURE ACTRESS
ArbuckIe Declares He Found Virginia
Rappe in Agony in Bath Room and
Tried to Help Her.

SAN Francisco. Nov. 20.-ftiS teStt-
mony ii sweeping denial of all alle@d-
tionS presented by the state i'll its
prosecution of the manslPu@htcf
charges against him. Roscoe {. Ar
buckle spent the greater portion OF
the day on HE witness stand. giving
in detail. under direct and croSS-eN-
animation. his story of the hotel party
during which the state maintains Miss
Virginia Rappe. motion picture actress
received injuries from which she later
died.
Gavin McNab, chief counsel for the
defense. said he would close the case
for the defense with the reading of
Chicago and New York dep">itions,
and with an offer to prove that George
Glennon. hotel detective, obtained a
statement tending to clear Arhuckle-
r"om Miss Rappe. Glemn"n's tr>tI-
fnony was ruled out last week.
Arhuckle denied having injured
Miss Rappe in any way and said he
was actually assisting her during her
nerfod of illness at the time he IS
charged with having fatally hurt her.
Il found Miss Rappe in The bath
room of my room at the Hotel St.
Francis. Writhing and moaning. h"
testified. Il assisted her to bed. and
returned to the bath room. When |
returned she was on the floor. Wrilh-
ing and moaning in the same fashion.
T did all l could to assist her and
later was joined by others who W"r"
attending party in my suite or
rooms.
Arbuckle said he threatened to
throw Mrs. Bambina Maude belmont
out a window when she took eNcep-
zion TO the manner i'll which he was
assisting Miss Rappe Mrs. belmont,
a guest of the party, swore TO the muir
der charge against Arhucllle. which
vas later reduced to the man~iau@ht"r
barge now on trial.
81 did not hear Miss Rappe say
,nylhing that could be understood,
3e testified. "Sle did not say He
',urt me. Although ii WAS she who
a. lie rhono%raph brought into the
:ta during the party. she did not
nnec."
.,-,,.i-t, ,,I,,,it+aJ ha,,inor seen nilsf
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-29

Dahlias and Chrysanthemums. fol
Thanks giving at Wherrette's Store
Miss Edith Wherrette 11-22-tf
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-29

On Race street, south of Washing
ton. Lot 4Ox10O more or less, also good
six room house in desirable neighpor-
hood. Price reasonable. Several farms,
a few on state road Price and terms
reasonable. A. Stengle Marine, Attor-
ney and Agent. 1O-4-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-29
How Not TO IaKc cold

Some persons are subject to fire.
quent colds, while others seldom. if
ever, have cold. You will find
that the latter take good care of
themselves. They take a shower or
cold sponge bath every day in a
warm room, avoid over heated
rooms, sleep with a window open or
partly open, avoid excesses, over
eating, becoming over heated and
then chilled and getting the feet
wet Then, when they feel the first
Indication of cold, they take Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy without
delay and it is soon over-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-29

..,,.,,.i.le atb,,itted haN,in@ seen a'a''
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-29
\ Timely Suggestion.

This is the season of the year
when the prudent and careful house
wife replenishes her supply of
Chamberlain Cough Remedy. 1t is
almost certain to be needed before
the winter is over and results are
much more prompt and satisfactory
when it is kept at hand and given
as soon as the first indication Of a
cold appears and before it has be
come settled in the system. There
is no danger in giving it to children
as it contains no opium or other
harmful drug-Adv
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-29

Turnips, 20cts. peck. 40 cts. a pas-
ket Charles a. Smith, Cambridge.
Route 3. Phone 1S01-F-4. 11-3-tf
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-07
Ole QuloOe.
Barrier SITE lit npller &liitcs

Die Eariicr Site Itegell, lo5uio-
gen, in poller Nli;te. Die nlcilten
somllerbiite linn 1roB, ~idlipnllyeno
ullo blllnlclrrid), ahrr cs giat~ cinige
%nenrrb;ng5 im(ortierte feline Cur
bone BON beionoerer MllsseiGm!ng.
Die oenfbar %3ierlidJiten, oiht palisn-
ben 5llrballe beitebcn gan5li6 aus
~gefarbte1 nnb lafierten 8ldttern.
Gar nibt ielten limo Die 8latter bon
ei11em relGen, tiefen Braun ODER ei-
mem matten ullb glan5e1loen @riin
ooer roienfarbenL fllr5 bon irgcno
elmer Der 8uBnladerin geneDmen
Jarbe. leber oteie 8latter 1T Elm in
Douenoeter &armonie eingefarbter
Gbantiup 5bleicr orapiert, Der, iber
Oie Mugen Der Erdgerin rei6eno, Ell
men beltridenoen 8al,ber er5telt.
Tiel 8anoauspnb eribeint, pie
geu0bnltb i'm 5riibling, u1o cine
iebr bibi6e Meubett miro 1T Organ
binbano oargeboten, oas 8icotfante1t
aus Wetaufaoen aufneiit. Muf 6ie.
ielbe Mrt iinb iteife Eaffetbdnoer in
Metan fantiert, un0 lolde bertpetloet
man 81 &oietten auf ben &rempen
einiger tbrer Site.
9lumen fomme11 tpieoer an @brert
uno 5tpar in ubernntiirli9er @r6Be.
Sn @ei6aften iiebt man &ran5e aus
oieien neuen 8l11men, untermii6t
nit iaftigen 6riihten, uno 6as @an5e
lit glan3eno ludiert, mie 8or5elan
ODER @1ds. &iinitlerinner %berferti=
gen an@ 8llrmen aus glnctertem
Eaffet, Die in BEN Garben nit Ser
Sarbe bes Suites, BEN ite altspube11,
iibereinlttmmen. 8. 9. Elm SUIT aus
roteln, feinltem 5trob nit ei1em lat-
fierten 8ldtterfran5e b%erielben Sarbe
geidmiidt, nno ni9t min6er flei6=
lam lit Elm in @aret=&onturen bra-
pierter SUIT aus r0mii9 geitreiftem
8a10, Sen MIR cine groBe iilberne
66nane anSpubt. MeuBer1t ge>
idmadpou 1T Elm einfa6er i6mar5er
Gtrobbut nit romiib geItreiftem
9ano in 5mei an Ben 9eiten aus
tretcnocn SGleifen garnicrt.
Solde perlodcnbe grenlplare ge-
~Itolten oie Mohl fir cine relle &opf-
bcoedung fofti1b CUR Gual, nno Die
&iinltlerinnen Iino unerniiolib ltno
hringen bon ISOLDE 5n @o6e S6op<
fungel1 auf Sen Ylan, Die aaeS Go-
gcmeiene iibertreffer1. 9arltm mer=
oen oie Mooeoamen IN Mtem gebal-
ten.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-07

tet. gs Is bas SaI5fab ge,ucie!
I'm Damn fat it6 nod erallsgeItcilt,
SOB ib audi mil ben Sdnitlalld) en-
Wtisltebf gelnadt ben: lnltetl
50nittlalld ben i'd in Die Waro en-
8oni6 Gras abgeriiie gebabt! @ilie
sc, mas bie 2t55ie geoabn baty sc
bat Ben 9il6 nit Die lalre MilD
genomme III bat i'm mid an zen
&opp geibmiiie! @ie id ga ausge-
gudt ben, Oaoon Tonne ie iib gar
fem 8egriff mode, amlper IN sic
eridte Sem fen i'd gefublt ple 10 e
rebt dummies &alb momit i'd per.
6leime Sbne Sbrn liemer
Hbilipp 5anerampfer.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-07
@odfIeio fir oas S69ter.
lein.

1920. Dieies Mooen fonurnt in A
@r0Ben fir Md69en BON 6, s, 10
uno IL Sabren. SIR cine 3ebnidb-
rtge bral'bt man 35s CARDS 6es ~
Bon breiten Stoffes.
3ur @erlteQung oieies &lei6es
eignen fib gemuiterter @bnllie, BoiIe,
8atii, @ingbam, 2innen, @ique,
Bongee nno Crepe.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-07
Sans S6ou1a iber Die Mmfgaben
ber 6ra1.

Sans Eboma, Der CRETE Maler.
poet, bat auf cine 8egriiBung a1ne.
rifaniiber 5rauen nit eincm
S9reiben geantmortet, in Dem es II.
a. beiBt:
.S9 iebe meme &offnung nad)
8eiierl1ng unierer 8elt5uitanoe iebt
mebr o1s lie auf oas Clement Der
Srauen IN oie lteben NIT ibrem mo-
tiirliden gmpfinoen Dem, pas Der
Meni6beit gut uno nottDenotg lit,
ndber, als Der oft bo6miitig berthe.
gene Mann, Der bon ietnem @emebe
bon Ebeorie un0 Brin5ipien iih
l1idt losloien fam, Der iih nuf
Meinungen uno 8eltanidauungen
eingeibmoren bat unb es fir lin.
treue bdlt, BON ieiner ie%lbltgebade-
men Metnung ab5umeiben. SD
CLAUDE, BOB, menn meiie 6ral,en,
BON ibrem natirli6en @mpfin0en
geleitet, mebr als bisber teilnebmlen
fonnen an Ser 2eitung 6es 9taates,
sic 8rl1talitdt Der GoIfer gegenci1t-
an6er geminoert miir6e. @s lit pom
590pfer %angeoronet mor6en, bob
oas Menibenmeien 5meigei6lehtlib
1T. Seoes @ei6lebt bat feline be.
ion0eren g%igenidaften, Die i'm Sc
iamtlpelen Meni6 gum MnsDruf
fommen, uno Die @igeni6aften, Die
inn @eibe mobnen, oiirften nieoer
mebr our @eltung fomnlen au6 int
offentli1en 2eben - es f0nnte oars
aus @ege11 entlteben nnO &larbeit
in Sic u11beimlibe 8%erpirrung font
men, Die uniere 3ett uber ale SOL
fer gebradt bat. Sn oieien III,
meni1lid)en gigeni6aften fino iib
Sic Srouen auer 80lfer gleib, iibrr-
all lit sic Srau sic Siiterin BON
3a1s nn0 Serb uno uenn Dies
@aus oud) 10 arm fem ioute, Dab es
MIR aus Dem 9boB unO ben Arlaen
lib biloet, nit benen iie ibr &il1O-
lem rarm balt, menn eS nur enc
&rippe lit, IN Die tie ibr &inolein
legen fam 0aS binoert freilib
nidt, oab Des Mannes &raft Der
5bub u116 96irm ieineS &elms
lein ioa, au6 Oas lit naturgenlaB,
uno men11 MIR uns mieoer einlilal
iragen lernen, mie mir u11S natur'
unD ia1gemdB einribten miiiien bel
unIerer Yilgerfabrt our6 Die ST,
bennett, ourb ole nns Srenno uno
2eio getreuli6 leitet, IN Der mir
5mil9en Gut uno B0ie ben ounflen
Weg iuden miiiien, 10 miir6e piel.
leiht Die Set anbreGen, no Der
5taat nit ldberlib menig @elebeu
ausfommen tonnte, es brau9te gang
menig regiert gu metoen, pel Die
&aiier un0 &0nige Der MeniAbeit
az Der 8eisbeit gefommen itno, Dob
ale 9inge Die Notmenoigfeit in iib
tragen, iib ielbit ibrem 8eien nod
al oronen. @s miirDen mieoer Men.
i9en beranma6ien, pel9e bic Noue
Oes GelbitberribenS auf iib nebnlen
uno beitrebt fem miiroen, iie nlit
all ibrem 5leib gu erfennen ~ Damn
tonnte cine goloene 3eit anbreden,
uber Die liegt mobl intmer fern u
melt aber mir ibetnt, bob baupt'
lGbli9 Die Grauen berufen ltno CUR
Mnbabnl1ng oieier Get"
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-07
I'M 9ibnerei.

8eriaieoene Beriube, Die in
neuelter 3eit unternommen murotl,
nm Das @eiblebt bereits i'm Sib-
l1erei nad5umeiien, meroen BON
Meuter IN Ser Observation-Disclosures
den @obenidrtft beiprod)en. Ntall
fat g%eglal1bt, onrd Die SUminHun-
gen oes fioeriiben Benoels @in-
meiie 5u erbalten, ln0em DC nltpr
linienformigel1 in einer Gbelle l4,u
betpegenoen Sbmingungen ous
mdnnlihe, Die frelsfornllSru
5hmingnngen oaS meibllde Ue-
iblebt anoe item. Mber ge1uue Se-
oba9tungen baben erpteien, odB
oieie 96pi11gungen, Die iiA 5miiuell
ben beioen Yolen oes Gis abipie.
len, rein 5nfduiger Natur iino mo
ni@t pom @ei9ledt 6es gis, ion.
bern bon Der baltenoen Herlon ber'
porgerufe1 peroer. GtDas 5l,per'
ldiiiger lit cine a11oere Metbooe.
Die aus Der auBere11 @eitalt auf
oas 5ufunftige @eidle9t oes aus.
.fdlipfenoen Subnaens i6lieBen
min. SIT Elm 81 ourb einer auer'
ibnitt in 5pei glei@e ODER tait
aleibe &dlften teilbar, 10 ion Der
@eim tpeiblih lem; tDen1 Die Dnrb
eiuen Aueri9nitt erbaltenen Eetle
unaleid ODER Ser cine 5~ugeipist, Der
an6ere abgeitu1npft 1T, ioQ Elm
mdrnlides &ubn ait ertparten lem.
glber aud Bel nit oieier Metbooe
aemadte1 Yroben ergaben f9 Z big
Ia Broaent 6ebler.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-07

PDlIpP. DQI uls
Si55ie, mas r1eine
Mlte Is, al mid
gelagt, lauf email
autieit in Sic
Sabr0 I'm fol
mid emal G
San0Dou SGnitt.
lan6;i6 ben bent
Ole
MiSi1tS GffpfSt,,hf
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-07
St. Beneotct's
Acaoemp q q
ct. Suiepb, Stearus county, Wilma

ct. Spiepb, StearrS No1"1g' 1s'"s''
Glue Ser beien Mnftalten a,tr b0be'
rem S6dterer5iebung tint ga115ea
Nprbmeiteu. l1nterridt IN bentfd)er,
enaliider mub frau51iii@er @prad9e,
gteuoarapbie, Sppeurittng, B'1d9'
fiibren, Mnif, Malen, &pd]en 1t'1o
tueiblide Sanoarbeiten. Erioats.ta'
uaer, nit alien mooernert Sea'te1a1ta}'
feiteu au%saeitattet, iteben Sem 3og'
limsen .sar @erfHsnns: Mtt obtgem
Smititmte lit cine Sdale fur &nanen
BON 6 Bis IL Sabren %berb1rhe11. Use
aer MSberem uenbe man ftd) att
Sister Directress, O. S. B.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-07
OTrner d)reihrhriet hea
Nbtlipp 9aMerampfrr.
$50.

M.ein lie6er SEER Neoaftioudr::--
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-07
Gin Sod NIT fd6nen
2iniet1.

3608. Diefes Mliter fonnmt in Z
@roBen fir "a, 26, %, 80, 80, "a
uno 36 Son EaiGenueite. Sir
groBe % itnb 3A CARDS bes SO
3on breiten 5toffes erforberlid.
Der God lit unten PA Daros melt.
Our Berarbeitnng oiefes Wooells
cigne11 ii6 @abnr6ine, Serge, Chill,
Eaffet, @ingbam, 8ongee, 2innen
.gbanbreD l,nb 8ntire gtn1liit1e mag
,denfaIls nertpenoet meroen.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-07-07

IS unftIi4feit III Die sol.
IIiiddfeiitt Ser 2teberoen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-24
Bursums Mining Bill

Bursum's bill to suspend the re-
qulrcmets of annual assessment work
on mining claims prior to July l.
tS2l passed the Senate on May 18th,
The act as passed the Senate sus-
Donds assessment work entirely for
the year 1920 and until June 80, 1921.
pom iIllng certificates ON or before
August first by claimant and pro-
,ideS for work hereafter during fiscal
year commencing July first and end
iug June 30th. This bill is now pend
ING IN the House committee on mines
and mining and after it passes the
House, miners will have until une
80 !9z2 TO do their next assessment
ao-k,
1t might be interesting to New Mex
lco people to be told that the COM
mittee on mines and mining has turn
ed their backs on this bill, virtually
refusing to further it, Senator Bur
sum then requested a nearing and
appeared before the committee, max
ms the hardest fight he has found
II necessary on any bill, with success
ds above reported. He will now ap-
pear before the House committee to
inform them OF the dire necessity
tor this relief to the miners OF New
Mexico and all other places affected
by 1t. Senator Jones very ably sup
ported This bill and Sentaor Bur
sum efforts in its behalf.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-24
STATES DRAINAGE ACT
HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL
BY THE SUPREME COURT

The legislature of the state of New
Mexico has no power, under the con-
stltution, to authorize the improving
OF lands oeded to the state by the
/ federal government, and to charge
the cost OF such Improvements against
| the lands or funds derived from lands
belonging to the class benefited, it is
held in decision Just handed down
by the New Mexico supreme court.
The decision is OF great Importance.
since it affects all drainage districts
organized under the New Mexico
drainage act. code 1915. as amended
in 1917 and again in 1919. The su-
preme court nolds the legislatures
provisions are unconstitutional.
The decision is in the case of the
Lake Arthur Drainage district, ap-
pellee, versus Nelson A. Field, state
land commissioner, etc, appellant.
The cause was heard in the district
court in Santa Fe county. The su-
preme court reverses the judgment OF
the district court and remands with
instructions to sustain the demurrer.
The courts statement of facts fol-
lows;
THE Lake Arthur Drainage dis
trict OF Chaves county, on Aug 20,
1920, filed a petition in the district
court of Santa Fe county for writ
OF mandamus, directing the commits
sioner OF public lands of New Mex
leo (Nelson A. Field to issue vouch-
ers for the payment OF certain drain
age assessments against certain lands
granted to the state of New Mexico
by the United States, by Act of June
q, 1898, for common school purposes
and confirmed by the Enabling Act,
and certain lands for the Agricultur-
al College and tor further relief. A
demurrer was interposed which de
murrer was oyerruled, and, the COM
missioner standing on the demurrer,
Judgment was entered against that Of
ficial directing MIN to issue the vouch-
erS for payment of the amounts al
legged to be due under assessment
From this Judgment this appeal Is
prosecuted.
Judgment OF the court below rev.
ersed and cause remanded with IN
structlons to sustain demurrer"
Chief Justice ROBERTS wrote the
opinion, which is ooncurred in by
Justice Parker and Reynolds. 1t holds
Il. Specific assessment on proper
ty for Improvements based upon ben
eiits, the cost of which is assessed
against the property, is not a tax
within the constitutional sense.
- Chapter %, Laws 1917, as am
ended by chapter 81, laws 1919, which
made the provisions of the drainage
act, sections 1857 and 1889, code 1915,
specifically applicable to lands owned
by the state of New Mexico and dir
ccted the commissioner OF public lands
to issue proper vouchers, payable
out of the income fund derived from
lands OF the class benefited. for the
payment OF the assessment made, is
unconstitutional because under the
terms OF the Enabling Act, as accept
ed and confirmed by the constitution
oi the state, the state has no power
TO improve the granted lands and
charge the expense OF the improve
mcnts against said lands or funds
derived from lands belonging to the
class benefited"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-24
FIFTY THOUSAND SINGERS
ARE ORGANIZING TEXAS
NEW MEXICO CONVENTION

Plans for the organization of the
greatest singing convention in the
history of the country were launch
ed this week, according to Ino. F.
Taylor, president of the Curry county
singing convention. The new organ
ization is to be styled THE Plateau
Singing Convention" and is to include
more than 40 counties on the plains
country. According to present plans
about twenty-five of these counties
will be in the Texas Panhandle. and
fifteen in Eastern New Mexico.
More than $4,000 people will be
directly interested in the convention.
Mr.. Taylor says. and everywhere the
organization is meeting with approx
al.
The plan is to organize a singing
convention in each of the forty or
more counties on the plains, similar to
the one in Curry county. Each coun-
ty will hold four singing conventions
during the summer months Then a
central convention of all the coun-
ties will be held once a year.
Curry. Quay and De Baca counties
have now organized: the other coun-
ties in Eastern New Mexico are per-
fecting their plans. and a number of
counties in Texas already have strong
organizations
In addition TO the regular annual
convention. a singing normal will be
conducted at some central point where
everything from the rudiments to the
finest points of singing will be taught
by the best instructors that can Be
obtained.
An effort will be made to complete
the organization so the central con-
vention can be held next summer
Clovis News.