Taiban Valley news., 1921-03-25
Southwest News
From Al Orer
NelU Mexico
and Arizona
Cwsst.rn Newspaper Union News Service. /,

The Indian population of Arizona in
1920 was 32,9S9, compared with 29,201
in 1910, the census bureau announced
recently.
The Santa Fe Railroad Company has
notified the officials of Carrizozo that
1t will soon be in position to furnish
that city with water from its supply
there.
a Contrary to erroneous reports gain
ing circulation recently in Arizona,
payment on five-year fees on national
forests are permitted to be postponed
until September l, 1921.
Fire of unknown origin wiped out a
large part of the business section of
Benson, a small town in western Co
ehise county, In Arizona. The loss is
estimated at about $150,000.
]. NJ. Dubbe, a rancher, was found
murdered at his home, three miles
northeast of Phoenix. The wounds in
the head, presumably caused by blows
from sharp weapon, caused death
About half million dollars worth
of bridges and roads have been con-
tracted for by the New Mexico State
Highway Commission in connection
with bids received for federal aid pro-
jects on Feb. 21 and March s.
Governor Mechem of New Mexico
has announced the appointment of
Holm G. Bursum of Socorro, Repub-
lican national committeeman, as sue
cessor to Albert B. Fall, who resigned
as United States senator TO accept the
secretary of the interior portfolio in
President Hardings cabinet.
A great deal of interest is being
| taken in Miami in the case of Ricardo
Ltnuterio, the Mexican sentenced to be
hanged April 81, 1921, at the state
penitentiary at Florence, n. M. 1t is
claimed by the Mexicans that Lauterio
is not guilty of murder as charged and
that a mistake has been made in his
case. Petitions are being circulated in
his behalf.
The closing of two more banks has
been reported to the New Mexico state
bank examiners office. These were
the State National Bank at Carlsbad
and the Loving State Bank at Loving,
subsidiary institution. The reason
for the closing of the second was given
as depleted reserves. These brought
the number of banks in New Mexico
closed since Nov. to five.
Interested railroads have authorized
a fare and one-half, on the certificate
plan, from all points in New Mexico
and Ell PasO, in connection with the
annual conventions of the New Mexico
Wool Growers Association and the
New Mexico Cattle and Horse Grow
ers' Association, to be held in Albu-
querque, N. NJ, March % to March 81,
inclusive.
Claims against the state by the At
chison Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
for transporting members of the Ari-
zona National Guard to and from sta
tons in Arizona, during October, No
vember and December, 1920, and Jan
uary, 1921, at the regular passenger
rate Of cents per mile, should be al
lowed, according to an opinion an
nounced by Attorney General w. ].
Galbraith
]. W. Stockard, prominent in the
politics of New Mexico, former mayor
Of Roswell, and at present rated as
wealthy stockman of New Mexico, was
arraigned before United States Com
missioner A. ]. w. Schmid, charged
with receiving smuggled merchandise,
and possession and transportation of
ITO quarts and 1877 pints of unlabeled
whisky, and 120 pints of Old Taylor
whisky.
Practically all of Gov. NJ. G. Me-
chem's recommendations were carried
out by the New Mexico Legislature
with the exception Of a primary law
Several primary bills were introduced
but the Senate and House could not
agree on any one, and the result was
that all Of them were killed
A suit for $138,45O and costs has
been filed by the Bisbee Lumber Com
pany against the Bisbee- Naco Water
Company as result of the big fire at
Lowell on Oct. IL, 1920, which de-
stroyed property valued at hundreds
of thousands of dollars. The plaintiff
alleges a breach of contract in that
the water company failed to have wa
ter available in a certain water main
at the time of the fire.
A solemn requiem mass was held at
the Cathedral of st. Francis, In Santa
Fe, for the late Father Anselm Weber,
"apostle to the "Navajos" Franciscan
pioneer missionary among the south
western Indians, the news of whose
death in a hospital in Rochester,
Mimi, had been announced. Father
Weber, for twenty-five years u mis-
sionary among the Navajos in New
Mexico and Arizona, was the leading
authority on the language of the tribe
Tucson was the Mecca of members
Of the Yaqui tribe Of Indians of the
western part of Arizona who assem-
hIad there for thpir annual EaSter fea-