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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-01-10
LOS CUATROitJUECES DEL 9RI-
BUNAIl SUPREME RINDEN no
MENAJE AL ILUSTRE PRESI-
DENTE DIMISIONARIO! II
REsoLucIoN

AL cesar en-, ell sdfa de hoy Ell Homo
rable Presidente de- este Tribunal SUI
promo Jose Conradoi Hernandez y
Santiago EN- ell ~ejercicio de su cargo
por renuncia v%oluntaria que ha hecho
de 6l a causa de .su ayanzada edad,
los otros Jueces del Tribunal cree
mos cumplir un deber al hacer cons
tar p1blicamente la pena que senti-
mos al yer ausentarse de nuestro Ia
do al hombre fntegro, einteligente y
laborioso que por veinte y tres amos
conservatives ha tornado parte de este
Tribunal y que por tanto tempo ha
presidido, aportandO a la resolution
de los problemas j~urfGicos que han
sido resueltos sus profundos y s6lidos
conocimientds Y su experiences de
medic siglO en- ell campo del derechO
y la Jurisprudence.
Nacido ell Presidente que hoy cesa
ell 10 de febrero de 1915 en- cl pinto
resco pueblo de Aibonito de esta Isla,
donde respir6 por vez primera Ell puro
aire de las montai1as de Puerto Rico,
despu6s de obtener SUI diploma de Ba-
chiller ell la ciudad de San Juan en-
barc6 para Espana donde Ell 81 IA
mosa Uniyersidad de Salamanca OBJ
tuvo su tftuio de abogado ell IS de
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-01-10
La Sdmnidad dc Aver aa! Tribunal SupIHnO
Rssolucion de IA Asociadi6n de Abosados
de Puerto Rico

julio de 1873 ' tambien ell dc Doctor
en- Teologfa, cuando solo contaba vein
te Y cuatro amos de edad- Seguida.
| mente regres0 a esta lsla, pues ell
de MARIO de 1874 p~resentaba jura
mentO para ell ejercicio de su profe
SION de abogadO ante G. Tribunal PIE.
no dc la Audiencia de esta capital.
Hombre de vasta experienced, sus
! Wales en- ell e~jercicio dc SUI carrera sc
extendieion desde Puerto Rico a Cuba
Y adn "a las Islas Filipinas, habiendo
desempeiadO todos v cada uno de los
differences cargos que Gfrece la profe'
sion y que podfan ser otorgados poi
las dos distintas Sobe,anfas bajo las
cuales sirvi0.
La sofa resena de sus servicios en-
los tribunales de j~usticia que abarca
desde sl primer nombramiento Ell
1874 como JueZ INFERNO de San Ger
man, sin interruption hasta ell pre-
sente, cOnstituye por 81 misma una
seiial de va:er. Pero adn hay mas.
En- cada relaci6n hunana existe un
alma, 81 ,es que puede endontrarse,
y Ell cada caSO sometidO a nuestra
consideration existen relaciohes hui
manas. Raras veces es una tarea
sencilla averiguar cudl es la verda-
dera alma de esta relaei0n humana ;
Y en- buscar ell pr0blema. sometido o
e~ncontra. ell alma de la cOsa, EN- clio,
era muy perito Ell Presidente y en-
este trabajo sus facultades han per-
manecido intactas hasta ell verdadero
momento de su retro. Hasta csc mo-
mentO, asi mismo. III trabajO indivi-
dual ha sidO igual al de c~ualQuier
Otro jueZ del Tribunal, habi6ndole to-
cado muchas veces asuntos de diffcil
resolution 0 de opiniones encontra-
das.
Deja nucstro Presidente ell trabajo
a los setenta y dos amos de edad y
tiene ganado juestamente ell derecho
al descarso de sus nltimos amos en- la
TERRA, los cuales deseamos sean mu-
chos y de apacible calma, llevando
consigo ell recuerdo de su deber cum
plidO con creces Y nuestro afectO sin
Zero, que crAemos ser tambien. ell de
todos sus conciudadanos.
Por 10 expuesto, y FOR sus Isabios
consoles " Maternal direction, los jue-
ceS dese1n eXpresar Sill gratitude y que
Sc haga constar en- los libros de Deci-
stones de este Tribunal todo 10 que
decimos con respecto a nuestro Pre-
sidente " que sc llle entregue una CO
pia ce%rtifeada por ell secretario.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 8 de enero
de 1929. '.
Emilio del Toro, Pedro de Audrey,
H.. NJ. Hutchinson. Adolph G. Wolf.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-01-10

Ell Hon. Jose ConradO Hernandez,
Juez Presidente de la Corte Supreme
de Puerto Rico, ha rerunciado su al.
to cargo, para retirarse de la Magis-
tratura.
Ell Hon Juez Hernandez es n de
las mas p~restigiosas personalidades
que han ocupado cargos en- nuestra
judicatura.
Ell ha desmpenado por largos amos
cargos iGdiciales, r%ealizando n la
Dor inmensa, Y LENA de la luz dc
sus altos conOdimientos, y refejO
siempre de su ~inlnaculada honorable
dad v puro nspfritu de justicia.
Ell ha merecido siempre ell respeto
profundo de sus conpaheros Ell la
judicatura, v la admiration, ell afec.
to, v ell respeto de todos los abogados
que han tenidO la honra de compare
Ger ante Ell, y que han recibido del
alto Magistrate la prueba cOnstante
de sn magndnima bondad, Y de su
espfritu de compaferismo.
AL retirarse hoy de Ia Magistratura
ell Hon. Jose Conrado Hernandez, el
pals y la profession pierden los servi-
clos de uno de sus grandes hombres,
La Association de AbogadOs cree
honroso para ella manifestar publica-
oo. a,s o,+g,,;oD+o do rocrota
admiration v afecto, hacia ell sable
Magistrate y noble companero, Hon,
Jose Conrado Hernandez, y
RESI,ELVE presentar tai testimo-
MO en- session solemne de la Corte
Suprema de Puerto Rico, y previo ,el
.permiso de la misma, Y solicitar sc
una a los records de esta COrte,' la
copia de esta Resolution. :
San Juan. P. r., enerO 8 de 1922.
JGcint0 TegaiOr,
Presidente.
In the Bar Assoc. of the U. s.
Dist. Court for p. r.
Henry G. Molina,
Pie.
Luis HuHos Morales,
q ehFI vice-P resideate.
Jose Martinez Davila, Juan B. Soto,
Juan Hernandez Lopez, c. Marrero,
Pablo Berga.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-01-10

mi patria por la fuerza v~encedora en-
1898. 70 no tengo ninguna represen-
taci6n Official de Espaia nj de la Colo
mia Espahola en- Puerto Rico, pero Sc
que actuo dentro de las orientaciones
de mi raza y, ACCOMPLISHMENTS para
Puerto Rico, que ash Sc ~salvara, y
afortunadamente para Estados Uni.
dos, que asi Sc librara de caer en- la
injusticia, hay aquf una brlilante
una nutrida, una vasta mayoria de-
pals que al defender su derecho a Ia
vida, para librarse de la absorci6n a
que Sc entregan los desorientados, de.
lfiende a Norteamerica de que, alenta.
lda por la sumision de unos pocos que
gritan mucho, cometiera aqui una ac-
cion i~rreparable para nosotros y para
ella.
Pero tranquilicese ell Sr. MOntilla
Aqui nadie cOnspira contra la sobera-
MIA americana.
Y no traiga a colaci6n latiguill0s
melodramaticos, diciendo o evidente
injusticia que Espana quiso castigar
a los portorriquehos amarrandolos, sir
su consentimiento y desconsiderada-
mente a los faldones de la casaca es-
trellada del TIC Samuel. Bien sabe
ell Sr. Montilla, que es un hOmbreI cul-
to, que ESQ es un truce de mala ley,
un recursO de malabarismO de feria
empleado antes que ahora, sin exitO
alguno.
No era Espana la naci6n que podia
dictar condolences en- Paris. No era
la nacion vencida la que estaba en- con.
diciones de hacer prevalecer SUI vo.
luntad. Era ell vencedor ell que dicta.
ba leyes, ell que imponia su fuero des.
poticamente. Los Estados UnidOs
querian apoderarse de Puerto Rico pa
ra tener la lave del pasd hacia. Ell Ca.
nal de Panama, y Cuba sirvio de pre-
texto para llegar a esa inalidad. En-
yano fueron todas las argumentacio-
mes de los plenipotenciariOs espanO-
les en- solicitud de que Puerto Rico
que nunca alent6 la rebeldia contra
la Madre Patria, no entrase entire las
in~demnizaciones de guerra. Espaha
Ofrecia Otras; perO Norteamerica, in
flexible, insistente en- SUI plan, recla-
maba a Puerto Rico. Para desarmar,
finalmente, a los plenipotenciarios es-
panoles, sostuvieron los americanos la
doctrina de que ell credito, eli abolen-
go democratico de los Estados Uni
dos era la mejor garantfa de que a
Puerto Rico lie seria APPLICABLE un regi-
men que garantizara SUI persOnafidad,
llnico medic de que SUI felicidad no sea
una farsa.
Entonces Sc hablaba tOdavia-acep-
tado por las gentes ingenuas-de que
la Constitution americana era incom-
patible con ell coloniaje. L0 que no
Sc saba e~ntonces, como nc Sc sabe
todavia y no Sc sabra bien hasta que
ell Kbro del ilustre escritor militar
don Angel Rivero haya yisto la luz
plblica, es que Espaha por defender,
por conservar a Puerto Rico, perdi6
las Islas Filipinas..
va We ell Sr. Montilla en- 10 que que
da la augmentation principal de su
articulo...
]. PEREZ LOSADA.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-01-10
J.. PEREZ LOsADA.
UNA ASAMBLEA

La Association de Mecanicos cele-
bro en- Santurce, Gale de Cerra. n
Asamblea, tomando importantes acuer
dos. Fu6 presidida por el represen-
tante de los Estados Unidos, senior
Brunson. ,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-01-10
PUEDEN TRAFALGAR EN- LAS CEN
TRALES

Los nihos MEMORIES de 81 ahos, pero
mayores de IS, estan autorizados pa.
IA TRAFALGAR en- las centrales. FL Ne
gociado del Trabajo, nos di0 esta in
formaci6E.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-01-10

lie auf a Miss M. Sinclair, de quien Sc dice es Is mujera e tiene la cintura
mas estrecha conocida, lucendo un trajei de; periodic de Ia Reina Isabel. Ell
|comite encargado de la recnnte exposition de Il Casa Davonshire. Ell Lon
|dres, Ell vano Sc esforzo por hanar n mujer que pudiera 1udr u vestdo de
la epOca de los MedicE, 4cuandO era necesariO a n tener DANA trece pulga-
das de cntura para poderse ajustar. Miss Sinclair tine catorce
pulgadas Y media.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-01-10
Ell Discourse de Don COnrado
AMHernandez.

PASSVS P"AN SJNAN> PAO
fesi6n de abogado. La ejercf pocos
meses en- ell Juzgado de Pfimera ms
tancia de San German, pues Sc me
propuso por Ell Presidente de la Au-
diencia Territorial e~ntonces ell NOM
bramiento de juez INFERNO de aquel
~Juezgado. Acepte la propuesta por
convenir asf a mi deseo de practicar
en- mi profession; jure ell cargo en- es-
ia misma Sala de Justicia, " durante
unos 8 meses desempene interinamen-
tie ell Juzgado de San German. AL
cesar Sc me nombro por la Sala de
Gobierno de la Audiencia juez inte-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-01-10

Jose Martinez Daviia, Juan B. Soto,
Juan Hernandez Lopez, c. Marrero,
Pablo Berga.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-07-13
HAS DISCOVERED NEW FORCE
Londoner Gives Interesting pescrip-
tlon Of Manner In Which He Made
Important Find.

A simple carbon rod has been dis
covered by A. II. Baines, leading gal.
vanometrist Of London, which II held
IN the hands Ave minutes will recharge
the human system with nerve energy
that lasts II hours. He says II IA
nothing new, but, on the contrary, was
known to the ancient Egyptians. He
said the secret of 1t was lost many
centuries ago. Mr.. Baines said that
years ago while he was standing In the
British museum before a painted lime
stone sculpture Of Kharfra. an Egyp-
tian king Of the fourth dynasty, who
built the second Of the great pyramids
Of Gizeh, he noticed the figure was
holding two small rods shaped some
thing like the grip on bicycle. There
after he began q series Of long ex-
periments to discover the substance
which the king held, but he failed In
his search until one day when he was
trying to improve the mlcrophone, for
which he prepared several carbon pen
ellis which had been hardened by a
special process Of his own. He said
that quite accidentally he touched one
Of these carbon pencils and was sur
prised to find that his galvanic de1ec-
tion swung from positive to- negative.
This led to further experiments, and
he finally found that the ordinary arc
carbon. when hardened by his process,
gave out a force which could not be
distinguished from nerve force. The
bars are about six inches long and are
capped at the ends with celluloid. Mr..
Baines asserted the carbon rods have
been OF great aid in treating cases OF
nervous breakdown, deafness, anemia
and many other complaints. He de-
clared he did not know what the new
force was.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-07-13
no Reopsn WeIsh cold Mined.

The British government, which holds
the royalties of Clogau gold mines.
near Dolgelly, is, It is interesting to
learn, making arrangements to reopen
the works where. few years ago.
400 men were engaged. The Clogau
mines are perhaps the Oldest in the
country. The early Britons worked
them for gold to be made into torques,
wreaths, or armlets; the Romans
delved here for the precious metal
and centuries later the monks Of Gym
mer abbey acquired all the mineral
rights. Charles / could never have
withstood the enormous expense Of
contestlng the Great Rebellion had It
not been for the gold which Thomas
Bushell, the grantee Of the Aberyst-
wyth mint, obtained from the Clogau
mines and sent to his royal master.
There is more gold In Wales than is
seen when the sun rises over the
mountain tops.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-07-13
Different At Home.

"See that fellow over In the corner
He's famous expert. He knows all
about business. He invented the bud,
get system, trlpllcate record system,
fractional adding machine, two kinds
OF double-entry and a memory chart"
"Sof what's he worried about, bit.
ing his nailsr
"Oh, he md his wife just had scrap
because he got mixed up and paid
cents too much for a pound O. chops,
when she told him to bring steak. and
then forgot TO bring the chops home"
-Richmond Times-Dlspatch.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-07-13
improved Radio Service.

A complete radio receiving station,
making uss OF Tesla induction coil.
in place Of the usual plain frame aerial,
has been placed on the market by a
French company, says Popular Ne
chanics Magazine. The set consists Of
the Tesla coil, tuner and an ampli-
der. The first mentioned has three
coils Of wire. The two inner ones re-
volve Independently. one within the
other, while the outer one is fixed. The
three are supplied with the necessary
switches, and the two inner ones are
also provided with knobs for use In
handling them. Good results are OBJ
talned with the set, especially In elm
mating stations using the same wave
lengths.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-07-13
PLAY GOOD POLO
Indian Beggars Are Adopts at
''Rich Mans Came"
Have Their Own Rules, but Are Able
to Give British Officers "Run for
Their Money"

Polo Is supposed to be a rich mans
game, but go TO GngIt, In Kashmir, the
original home Of Indian polo, and there
you will see II played even by beggars
and played well.
The great game was brought to
India centuries ago by the Persians,
the countrymen Of Omar, who, accord.
ing to EitzGerald, mentions his ma
tional game IN his poetry.
Gllgit, q tiny Indian frontier town,
boasts of being the first home Of polo
in the empire, and there they play II
as Il was played by those old Persian
spOrtsmen.
You need be no millionaire to be a
polo enthusiast In Gilgit. You need
not order your breeches In Saville row
nor buy your ponies at Tattersal's to
play II as It is played there. All you
require is a pony--and that every ma
tive peasant possesses-end stick,
which you will probably make out OF
cane with your own hands.
On polo days the glad news that a
game Is about to begin is announced
by some. one shouting II In the village.
Soon all the lads Of the village appear
on tiny ponies not more than 10
hands high and with the oldest col
lection of saddles ever seen. Some Of
these saddles look more like chairs
than anything else. while others are
bolstered up with bundles In front to
assist their riders to keep or the
ground as much as possible.
The game is played with an almost
unlimited number of players on either
side, and the polo ground Is the main
road There are no goal posts. A wall
ut each end of the polo ground serves
as such, and the game is played not by
chukkers but until one side has scored
nine goals or until both teams are ut
terly exhausted.
The sticks at Gilgit differ both in
shape and material from those gener-
ally used. They are fashioned out OF
cane and are L-shaped rather tAan Il
shaped, like those used at Nottingham.
They are also made without a point
ed end to their heads. and have no
straps to slip over the wrist. Any
player is allowed to pick up the ball
or catch II In his hand and immedi-
ntely fling II as far as possible toward
the goal. This procedure. which might
. annoy the umpires at Nottingham. is
made possible by the size Of the pom
les.
There are three native teams at GIL
git the best of which plays against
the British officers stationed there,
and among which are some very fine
players. On tournament days prizes
are uniformly the same. The first
prize always consists Of 200 cartridges
and the second Of four blanket over
coats.
There is some difference between
the polo played up and down the stony
street Of sun-baked Gilgit by native
Deggars on horseback--many half
naked and In rough homemade sad
dles-and that played on the smooth
and noble turf Of Nottingham. Yet
men who know both say that no better
game exists than that which is played
during long, heat-laden afternoons up
and down that dust-embedded street.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-07-13
MRS. KoLTSM NOT TO BLAME
Her Testimony Showed That the Dog
Had Deliberately plsreoarded
orders She Gave Him.

Judge Oscar Hallam, in his address
before the South Dakota Bar associa-
tlOn. told this good enc;
II recall case Of assault and bat
tery. against the Koltski family, and
In the course OF the examination II
developed that the Koltski family dog
had taken an active part. MRS. Kolt-
ski, when on the stand, was asked II
she didn't instigate the activities Of
the dog. She insisted that she did not.
The attorney said; Didn't you say,
isle 'em, Caesarr for that was the
dog's name. She said. NO, did not.
"The attorney said, You said some.
thing to the dogf
"She replied: Well, what II I didY
HE insisted: Tell US what you said
to the dog
"She answered; Why, said,
Don't sic 'em, Caesar"
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-07-13

Mrs. Hyrum Smith spent Monday
in Salt Lake City.
O.
Mrs. Erma Kearney was a Salt
Lake City visitor on Monday.
Harvey Lewis was Salt Lake
City business visitor Monday.
o.
Mrs. s. A. Hutchings spent Mon
day in Alpine visiting with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. o. Strong OF Alpine,
were the Sunday guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dewey.
Howard Cooper returned from
Burnley, Idaho, Monday after spending
the past several weeks there.
Mrs. Richard Hutchings spent Sun
day in American Fork visiting with
her mother, Mrs. Louise McCanlass.
Miss Media Clark has returned "a
Salt Lake City, after spending her
vacation here with her mother, Mrs
Lizzie Clark
Mr.. and Mrs. Ariel Larsen OF
Provo. spent last week here with
Mrs. Larsen's parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Farley Austin.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-07-13
HIs Explanation.

A small boy was given a dime by
MS mother TO put in the plate at his
Sunday school. When he returned in
time for tea, he vas eating rapidly
out Of a bag OF sweets. "Where on
earth did You get the money to buy
sweets wlthT asked his mother. 'You
gave me a dime" said he. "But that
was for your Sunday school. and be.
sides" "Oh. that's all right, moth.
err" he interrupted. II met the clergy.
man at the door, so ! got In free"
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-07-13
And II Ne Mad FalIsnl

Reaching the record height OF 49,.
600 feet In an airplane, a Frenchman
said he seemed to be flying through
a roSe-eolored atmosphere when a
that altitude.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-07-13

Big Ben, the famous clock IN lhs
tower of the house OF parliament
London. automatically sends sisns'
eaoh day to Greenwich. II raIsV
varies 80 much as second.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-07-13
Local Items


Mrs. Abe Cook and daughter,
Avilda, Of Cedar Fort, spent Tuesday
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ault Of
Cedar Fort, were visiting here last
Friday.
Mrs. Czech Ash, was visiting reia-
tives in Pleasant Grove during last
week. M
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris OF California,
are at the Christian Knudsen home
Mr.. Harris is surveying around Utah
lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Winn return.
ed to their home in Elsinore Sunday
after visiting here with relatives
Mrs. T. +. Kirkham and daughter, re
turned with them for a short visit.
Last evening in Cedar Fort The
Anderson sisters entertained at I
bundle shower in honor OF Mr.. ant
Mrs. Howard Cooper, who were re
Gently married. Mrs. Cooper wal
formerly Miss Josephine Berry.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-07-13
Search That Is Never Long.

Trouble" said Uncle Eben Us
mighty obllgin'. Any time you goes
Iookln' for II you's purity sure to nno
II lOOkln' fob you"
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-07-13
Seek Their Good poln,.

Look for the best In everybody ana
love Il when you see II and your man.
ners will take care OF themselves
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-10-13
INTOXICATED YOUNG MAN
FINED FOR SPEEDING

Dave Vigil had run-in with tho
city marshal Sunday that cost him
u $50 fine on the following morn
Ing when he was arraigned before
Judge Batehcldcr. II seems that
Vigil had become hootched up and
attempted to pull some Barney Old
field stunts In the streets OF Monte
Vista on the Sabbath day. Various
complaints OF his speeding reached
Marshal Anson who finally located
Dave ut Lariat and placed him un.
der arrest. TIL. young man fought
against being placed In tho cooler
but became docilc after the noon
shine had lost its Kick. The finc
WAS assessed for the privilege OF
driving u car while intoxicated and
also resisting an officer.
viRii IL reported to be a nica
enough young man while sober but
rather bad hombrc when drunk.
He works for y. c. wright-whcn
sober.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-10-13
BENJAMIN J. GRIFFITH
Candidate for Governor VIII Speak
In Monte Vista, October 81.

BENJAMIN Griffith. Republican
nominee for governor. left Denver
Monday on his campaign tour thru
Colorado, one OF the most strenuous
ever undertaken by "A candidate. For
five weeks he Will be almost con-
stantly on the road, speaking some
times AS often as five times day.
According To his tentative itin-
erary arranged by James W. Kelly
OF the Republican state central COM
mittee. Mr.. Griffith will be In
Monte Vista. Tuesday. October 81.
His tour may be altered during its
course. however. altering his speaA
Ing dates.
Mr.. Griffith's trip will include
every section OF the state. Arrange
ments for greeting the nominee on
his arrival In each town are In tho
hands OF the county committees.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-10-13
Santa Fe Threatened
By Incendiary Fires
New Mexico Facing Serious Com
dition from Long Drought

II. Il. Lague, manager of the
Monte Vista Flour Mills, returned
Saturday night from business trip
into New Mexico and Arizona. AT
rotary club Monday evening he
described the conditions in those
states, saying that there is no evil
dence OF any prosperity in New
Mexico and the people will have
to purchase their food supply from
outside states. The bean crop is
almost total failure owing to the
extreme drought which has lasted
for the past eighteen months and
the drought cattle being shipped to
California canneries have literally
to be helped into the stock cars.
Store keepers in many New
Mexico towns are being compelled
to sell flour and potatoes In small
lots. even five and ten pounds at a
time. San Luis valley potatoes are
selling at around $1.s0 per hundred,
which is very reasonable consider.
ing the freight to those places.
The scarcity OF water has reached
the acute stage at Santa Fe where
they have only about ten days sup
ply Of water for the city. Residents
have been prohibited during the
summer In the use OF water for their
lawns and the water supply has
been conserved in every possible
manner. Now In the face OF water
shortage. the danger of fire Is immi-
nent and a number of incendiary
fires have broken out, some OF them
resulting disastrously. Al the time
Mr.. Lague was In Santa Fe the city
officials had put on a force OF sixty
special policemen for night duty
and these officers are armed with
sawed off shotguns and ordered to
shoot to kill II they find anyone
setting incendiary fires.
Mr.. Lague says the dry farmers
are abandoning their homesteadi
and are leaving the country.
Altogether Mr.. Lague's. report
shows u most dismal outlook fol
our southern neighbors and he
stated that he saw no 10y spots
during his fourteen-day trip.