Belen News, 1913-03-27

Is Gambling in New Mexico Under new State Law LESS STRINGENT THAN OLD Apparently the work of the recent legislature is being scru scrutinized - tinized scrutinized more closely by the voters of the state, now that they have more time to think over just what was done during those last few hours when not even the legisla legislators - tors legislators themselves knew what was being done. One of the laws which caused much change in feeling toward the law making body, was the Anti-Gambling Bill, which was guaranteed to put a stop to all kinds of gambling from the play playing - ing playing for a silver fish fork in the home of the members of society to the boys playing "keeps" for marbles. The bill is as follows: An Act to Prohibit Gambling. Be It Enacted by the legislature of the State of New Mexico: Section 1. That any person who shall play for money or otherthing of value any game of chance, by whatsoever name know or how howsoever - soever howsoever played, upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dol lars, or by imprisonment for not Lu éxcced three mouths.' Oi both. Sec. 2. That any person who conducts or operates any such game, or who knowingly permits any such game to be played upon permises of which he is the owner lessee or occupant, upon convic conviction - tion conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months or both. Sec. 3. That any officer charged with the enforcement of this act who shall knowingly and willfully fail to prosecute violations hereof upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not to exceed three months, or both. It will be seen that the law pro provides - vides provides that gaming of any sort where any stake, whether money or thing of value, is involved, shall be punishable by a fine of "not more than $100 or by pun ishment of imprisonment for not to exceed three months, or both." It is the "not more" that 'is looked upon to open the way. There is, under this act, no mini mum penalty provided. Thus be before - fore before a friendly justice of the peace, who is empowered to try misdemeanors, aman might be adjudged as guilty and released from custody in the same breath. The old act provided that the playing of any "banking game of chance," whether played with dice or cards or otherwise, should be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of "not less than $100 nor more than $500, and by im imprisonment - prisonment imprisonment for not less than six months'. The new act. though it does not contain the repeal clause, is held by attorneys to nevertheless repeal the provisions of the old law, because it pre prescribes - scribes prescribes a different penalty for actions which include the actions prohibited in the old act, and there cannot be a conflicting set of penalties for the same offen offenses. - ses. offenses. As the new law was passed later than the old one, it takes precedence.

Miss Frieda Becker, our effi efficient - cient efficient postmistress, was one of the successful contestants in the Albuquerque Morning Journal's Popularity Contest, her prize be ing a gold watch, fully warrant ed. The prize is a little beauty and one of which any contestant may well feel proud. Telling the Truth It is not pleasant and profitable always to tell the truth in the columns of a newspaper. Men who have tried this heretofore have always come to grief. Only a few days ago the editor of a paper in Indiana grew tired of be ing called a liar,' and announced that he would tell the truth in the future; and the next issue of the paper contained the following items: John Bonin, the. laziest mer merchant - chant merchant in town, made a trip to Belleville yesterday. John Coyle, our groceryman, is doing a poor business. His store is dirty and dusty. How can he do much? Rev. Styx preached last Sun Sunday - day Sunday on "Charity. " The sermon was punk. Dave Sonkey died at his home in this place. The doctor gave it out as heart failure. Whisky killed him. Married Miss Sylvan Rhodes and James Conlin, last Saturday, at the Baptist parsonage. The bride is a very ordinary town girl who doesn't know any more ábout cooking than a jack-rabbit, and never helped her mother three days in her life. She is not a beauty by any means and has a gait like a duck. The groom is an up-to-date loafer. He has been living off the old folks all his life and is not worth shucks. It will be a hard life. The governor of our great State a very ordinary man and who was elected by accident was here yes yesterday. - terday. yesterday. He has very few friends here now. He promised some of the voters of this precinct a piece of the pie in event of his election but had forgotten all about it when the time to hand over the little offices rolled around. Ex. An editor sat in his easy chair with troubled look and disheveled hair. An irate subscriber was standing by, with awful look and blood in his eye. The subscriber meant the writer to thrash his op tics to bruise, his nose to smash. He would wipe the earth with the editor bold, for telling facts he shouldn't have told. The battle was brief the carnage great, and the subscriber found out his mistake, ah! too late. He retired from the scene with bruises and pain, and he never will tackle an editor again. Exchange. No man who wants to draw from the public treasury twice as much as he can be hired for when not serving the public is an honest man. No matter how you cover it up with spacious ar arguments - guments arguments about other people do doing - ing doing it, the fact remains. And here is another tact quite as blunt but very important to re remember, - member, remember, and that is that none but honest men should be elect' ed to public office. Farmington Times Hustler. Come to the Dance at Commer cial Hall Wednesday evening.

Oscar Goebel Jr., on his return from a duck hunting trip Good Friday, found that a new clerk had taken charge of the store and "papa" Oscar was out of a job. A compromise was effected be between - tween between Oscar II and Oscar III, whereby the younger man will rule the home while the father runs the store. Mother and babe are doing fine. WITH THE CHURCHES ziox cm ncir. Kriingoliful Lutheran John A. M. Ziegler, D. D., pastor, Max Dalies, Sunday school superin superintendent. - tendent. superintendent. Preaching service 11 a. m. and 7:4.) p. in. Sunday school, 10 a. m. Luther League, 7 p. m. Con firmation class, Friday, Choir rehearsal Friday 7 p. m. 8 p. m. Morning service. 11 o'clock, Evening, 7:45. Luther League, 7 o'clock. Sunday School and Bible Class, 10 a. m. Max F. Dalies, Superintendent. Confirmation services, post poned from Easter Sunday on ac count of sickness, will be held this Sunday morning. Thirteen young people will be confirmed. Others will also be received. The Holy Communion will be cele celebrated - brated celebrated for the newly confirmed and for others that were denied the privilege last Sunday. The Free will offering for the parsonage last Sunday was more than Eleven Hundred Dollars. The offering will be continued this Sunday. No one íieéd stay'a stay'a-way - way stay'a-way for fear of being solicited. We are glad to have every one contribute, but we shall not embarrass any one by urging a subscription. The Rev. Dr. Yargen, Secre Secretary - tary Secretary of the Board of Church Extension, will be with us and will preach in the morning. The Doctor needs no introduction to the people of Belen. He was here for the first time more than eighteen years ago, and the last time, at the dedication of the church. In the evening, both Drs Yarger and Ziegler will go to Albuquerque, where they will conduct service, and will assist the congregation in securing a pastor. The Luther League service at 7 o'clock will take the place of the regular night service. The Ladies Aid Society will meet on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. L. C. Becker. MimiUDIST CHl'KCH NOTES. Order oí services: Sunday cehool, 10 a. m., P. P. Simmons, superin tendent. Preaching services, 11 a. in. and 7:43 p. m. Epworth League, D. m. R. R. Yelland, pastor. Resi Residence, - dence, Residence, south of the church. Preaching morning and even even-by - by even-by the pastor. Epworth League devotional service at 7 p.m. Topic "The Foreign Works of the League." Leader Miss Eva Alderman. An excellent program was giv given - en given by the members of the Sun Sunday - day Sunday School last Sunday morning, and an Easter offering amounting to over twenty-five dollars was taken for Home and Foreign Mis sions. Episcopal Church Notes Sunday School at 11 a. m. Even Evening - ing Evening service at 7:45 p. m. Bible

three (3) of this act, resident in any county of the State of New Mexico, to the board of county commissioners in which they re- side, for the building of a public bridge in said county, it shall be the duty of sued board at its next regular meeting, to advertise for the bids and specifications with plan or plans attached for the proposed bridge in some news newspaper - paper newspaper published in said county, such advertisement to be pub published - lished published for not less than four suc successive - cessive successive weeks and to contain a specification or description of the bridge together with a descrip description - tion description of the place where the same is to be erected and the time within which it is proposed to build the same, and the time and place for offering bids, all bids to be accompanied by a bond in an amount to be fixed by the sai(L board of county commissioners, with two or more sufficient sure sureties - ties sureties thereto, residents of the county in which the bridge is to be built conditioned for the faith faithful - ful faithful performance of the conditions of the bid, the amount, terms and conditions of the bond re quired to be also inserted in the advertisements for bids. Sec. 2. For the purpose of this act the counties of the state shall be divided into the following classes: Class A. Counties where the as assessed - sessed assessed valuation is over $4,000, $4,000,-000 - 000 $4,000,-000 at the time of filing the peti petition, - tion, petition, as provided for in section one of this act. Class B. Counties where the assessed valuation is under $4,- 000,000 and more than $2,000.000 at such time. Class C. Counties wherein the assessed valuation is $2,000,000 or less at such time. Sec. 3. The number of signa signatures - tures signatures of tax payers on property, upon the petition mentioned in section one of this act, shall be as follows: In counties of class A, 400; in counties of class B. 200; and in counties of class C, 100. Sec. 4. That upon advertise advertisement - ment advertisement for bids as provided for in SALES MANAGER HERE G. M. Davis, sales manager of the Southwestern Division, for the Oliver Typewriter Company, with headquarters at Chicago, Illinois, was in town today look looking - ing looking after business of the company The Oliver Company doesn't forget a patron when the ma machine - chine machine is once sold and delivered, but salesmanager in making his periodical trips over the country calls on the various patrons and sees that each machine is giving the best of service and is kept in good working order. Don't forget to get your sum summer - mer summer underwear at the White Sale.

THE That He Will Undergo Opera Operation - tion Operation in El Paso Hospital SAYS NONE IS NECESSARY "The report is absolutely with without - out without foundation; I am not going to undergo an operation; none is needed." So said Governor William C. Mc Donald today over the long di; -tance telephone to a New Mex Mexican - ican Mexican reporter when asked concer concer-ing - ing concer-ing a report published in an Albuquerque paper under an IT1 Paso date line which said tho governor would go to El Paso for an operation. "I do not know where the re report - port report originated and have not see; the newspaper story in question, " said the governor. "I am feeling better and am in no need of an operation and there will be none. Then the governor added with a laugh: I'm not going to die; I'll be back on the job in a short time." The report in question was pub published - lished published this morning and burean El Paso date line. It stated tha ; the governor was at his home at Carrizozo and that he would re return - turn return to El Paso next week for an operation to be performed in a local hospital there The prompt denial by the go -- ernor, that an operation is neces sary or contemplated sets at another of the large assortment of rumors concerning the state cr' the governor's health which have been in circulation recently. UNCLAIMED MAIL MATTKU The following is a list of lett.t' and other unclaimed mail matter maining in the post office at B New Mexico, for the week eiu:... March 13, 1913 Persons calling for this unclaimed matter will please say "Advertised." A charge of one cent will be ma .- for each piece of advertised matt delivered, as required by Section 6i Postal Laws and . Regulation, 190. JOHN BECKER, P. M. Cooper, Cranford. Grapengeter, Heles. Inogosa, Jose. Padia, Lotario. If unclaimed by April 3, 1913. the above will be sent to tr.c dead letter office. Read the Belen News. class 8:30 p. m. The guild meet on Tuesday last at the home of Mrs. Wil Williams. - liams. Williams. The next meeting will be on Monday at Mrs. Fischer" Every member is urgei ' t t-present. - present. t-present. Great preparations are being made for the White Sale. Ii v.Vl consist chiefly of Ladie und Children's Underwear, arnt ;. dresses, etc. It will beg': b and last until 6 on the after n of April 2. At the same t. Food Sale will be held. In ; evening there will be a Danci-ug Social from 8 until 12, at 50 cents a couple. Ladies 25 cents each. Refreshments will be served ex extra. - tra. extra. Gome everybody and hr: -x your friends.

Board having the right to reject any and all bids submitted, and to readvertise if they deem it ad- .visable; and upon the acceptance of such bid, such board of County Commissioners shall, at the time of the making of the next annual levy of taxes for county purposes, make, levy, and assess a tax up- hon ail taxable property in such county in the amount deemed proper for the construction of the proposed bridge cr bridges, and shall cause such tax to be extend extended - ed extended upon the assessment rolls of the county, which tax shall be collected in the manner now pro provided - vided provided by law in the collection of other taxes, provided that no tax shall be levied in any county in any one year in excess of the fol following - lowing following sums, viz: In counties of, class A,. 2,5,000.; in counties oi class a, tiu, uuu: in counties of class C, $3,500; provi provided - ded provided that no money so collected shall be used for any other pur purpose - pose purpose than for the construction of bridges. Sec. 5. No Board of County I Commissioners shall enter into a j contract for the construction of any bridge or bridges requiring the expenditure of more than three times the limitation of the annual levy provided for in sec section - tion section four of this act. Sec. 6. The Board of County Commissioners may employ the County Surveyor or some other competent person to supervise the erection of bridges, who shall be paid out of said bridge fund: Provided, the person so employed shall not be paid more than five dollars per diem for each day actually employed in the super vision of work in progress: And provided further, that no bridge constructed under this act shall be paid for until the same has been duly approved by the per person - son person employed by the Board of County Commissioners to super supervise - vise supervise the construction of the same, or some other competent engi engineer, - neer, engineer, and has been approved and received by said Board of County Commissioners. j CANDIDATES NOMINATED At the public primary last Monday night, called for the purpose of nominating candidates to fill the vacancies in the local school board, Antonio Gilbert was nominated for the one year term and Daniel Romero for the three year term. The election will be held Monday April 7, and is the first election under the new state law giving women the right to vote at school election. LOST-On the road between Jarales and Belen a heavy black overcoat. Finder will please re return - turn return to News Office. Rev. John Mordy, Albuquerque, N. M.

An Act to Provide for the Con-section Vie of this act, it shall be struction of County Bridges. I the duty of the board of county Be it Enacted by the Legisla- j commissioners to accept and ap ap-ture - ture ap-ture of the State of New Mexico: prove the lowest and best bid Section 1. That upon the peti- i made by a responsible person, tion of the number of tax payers j firm, or corporation and in con con-on - on con-on property mentioned in section j formity with the provisions of