The Columbus Weekly Courier, 1920-12-31

Tie Governor' Constitutional Par Par-donliifl - donliifl Par-donliifl Pourr Is Absolute) Men Arrrttnl on New Charye. Santo, Fe, Dec. W. The gover nor. constitutional pardoning pow power - er power under the New .Mexico constitu constitution - tion constitution is absolute and cannot be abridged by legislative act: he dors not need lo have the rWorninrhda- llon of tho pen'tt'.itlary commis sioners; be was within his rights In pinioning the 10 VilllsUs convicted of murder In Hie Columbus raid, but their re-arrest by Luna county authorities while In prison was also valid, according lo Iho ruling of tho Supreme Court announced today in llio habeas corpus proceedings brought by the Mexican government in tiehslf of tho prisoner. Cmise Cmise-iliicntly - iliicntly Cmise-iliicntly Ihe rdparnodshrdltuhruld queutly the pardon! Mexicans will remain in the penitentiary for safe keeVIng pending their removal to Luna county for new trials. The Supreme Court decision takra a rap at Iho guternor cnntenUon that Ihe Vllllslas "might" have been en! II led to the Irt-attncnt accorded prisoners of war when l says ' Ihey were not elillthil lo the evntphon from criminal prosecutions c-oriei to members of a rocogn t it military organltatNi." Hie routl trfria In Villa ns "n notorious bamlll," and tn the pnrdonril men m "mrmherji of a marniMlinii hand of Mrtlenui who killed a number of our rill rill-icns - icns rill-icns ttllliout ronrrlvahlr t-aitse or protnenllnn" "Hod the petitioners.' sav li opinion, wrillen h-('.lief Justice Frank W. Parker. Tiern riieili-rs of the army of any rerntm ril cutern cutern-ment - ment cutern-ment In Mexi.-o, Ihe i-piaiHle un undoubtedly - doubtedly undoubtedly would have fiiiiiidoil ample ground for war with our neighboring republic." As In the pardoning hi wit Uio court says: There may bo regulations by law nf the manner of IU exrr exrr-rive, - rive, exrr-rive, but the ultimate power and right lo pardon Is granted u 11 re restrained - strained restrained by any conditions oilier thnn Iho roiwclrtiets and ii.ls ii.ls-iloin - iloin ii.ls-iloin ond aense nf puhtVr.dat of tho governor. No olhrr lyanl or person U to tte consulted nor Is their apprutal to lie obtained. Thn decision rests solely with he governor." CAPPER SHOWS HOW If, C. I- VICTIMIZES CONSUMERS Washington. Dec. S1j X load nf Oklahoma wheat which netted tho growers KW.50 cost the consumer mM when It was baked lulu hrcail. BCCordinK lo Senator Arllme Capper of Kansas, who today clld several glaring instances of oxhor- imani pronis accruing to middle middlemen - men middlemen as opjwsed to tho producer. Another Oklahoma farmer, the senator pointed out, sent a green hide to a St, Louis commission house and received $3.10 for It, but Ihe frolithl col at 00 nmi nn .!.. . ago 60 cents, so the farmer owed tho commission house nine cents1.' Ponsumers aro paying 5 to 43 cents a pound for steaks cut front calUo which bring tho grower alx cents a pound, Senator Canner nii and 10 cents a pound for irk chops iniiH now ior which the growers get nine cenla. Floyd rouillv. fown. fariner burning com for fuel because 0 Ion or it will not bring: tho price of n ton of coal, the senator aUded. SOCORRO MAN INJURE! WHILE PICKING MISTLLTpe tMputy U 6. Surveyor W Jf. Uen, rlak met with a serious acoldwt thla week when ho fell from, t if whUe psthtrliur tnisUto poar Zip. Antonio, New Mexfco. Mr UtrrHk wai tine of a party who bad none ta (he .ttooils to galhcr greens fur Chrlsluias decoratloiia,.and willo vu iu a Ireo a limb brk$,t!ir0wUt j,m to the ground ten feut jiolow. He wm I'lckcd up unconwiOu M lksn.ttt tho hosnltnl ut SN'rro wssssm. !-) said to bu in a acrlww twM&fa, tlioiigh thu dWlorn tbhik ho HI recover.

Offtetal I'sptf erf Lur County not restricted, Tho slatnio passed by Ilia territorial legislature, ro- Cjutrh recommendation from the fttftHcnUary board, was, In hla opin ion, Invalid una of no effect. The statute was contrary to the organic act. creating tho territory, which veaStA-.Uia pardoning power solely in Mw governor, therefore; ho said, H could not havo been recnaclrd by the adoption of the stnlo constitu tion. He believed the supremo eourt'would take that view. Clemency For Royg. TK6 seven boys In thn state re form school at Springer, given par dons, pro Bcberlno Ortiz, Luna county; Joso Acosta, Luna county; Conslsclon Pena, Luna county; Kd- dle-Qoane, Grant county; Fide) La- foya, Grant county; Domingo 81s- nrros, Curry county; and Eduonlo Sauccdo, Grant county. Fim FATLNCT TMWC8 43-8TOHY tflONE APARTMENT Daltomore, Dec. !7.Tlie discov ery of a stone "apartment" building 43 stories high and containing 1,000 roonw believed to havo been tho homo of a now ext'nel tribe of Amer ican Indians, wilt bo announced to tomorrow - morrow tomorrow at a meeting of tho Arch Archaeological - aeological Archaeological (intitule of America at Johns Hopkins university. "Tho apactmen was uncovered with a group of towns representing an ancient clviliiatfon In the midst of the southwestern desert. It was unearthed by tho School of Amer American - ican American rtescarch conducted at Santa Fe, N. M. by thn Institute. It will bo described by Edgar L. Hewitt, di rector of the school, at the meeting SWI&4MI.UU9b?lil SSfiJuwJjon with the American Philological as sociation and tho Maya society. Bevcral thousand persons nmv havo Uteri in the newly discovered building, which Mr. Hewitt believes was tho center of community life In iu utiirict. STATE OFFICIALS WANT 1IOHK OFFICE ItOOJI IN CAPITOL Sanla Fe. Dec. 28. Tho nroJecl for an extension of tho New Mexico eapllol will Ih rctlved at the forth coining session of thn legislature. anil slate house officials who pro protest - test protest at a continuation of what they can "vest iHieki'l apartment lf will make strong representations to (ho lawmaker. The plan beliur ad advocated - vocated advocated M tho issuance of taxVKV) In certificate secunil by I.T.'.uoo acres uf public luud allotted foe capuoi niaintenanco and payment of Indebtedness by tho Incoirto from theso lands. It Is claimed the in- corno Is sufficient to pay off tho In Indebtedness - debtedness Indebtedness in fifteen years. Interest ami principal. POISONING COVOTKS TO BK WINTER SPOUT OF FAHMEIW Clayton, Dec. 20.-Owing to flio great damago done to poultry and young stock by coyotes, tho farmers of Union county will tnako an effort during tho winter to rid themselves of these pesia by tho uso of poison. A largo nunuVr of communities havo already started tho work and will have tho co-operation of all the atockmeu as well as the county agents. A brand new poison, which is said to be tasteless, will ho used, this being supplied to tho farmers freo with Instructions for using. This method has lieen used lay the stockmen for soinrtlmo and Ihe farmers of Ihe county have ileejil to Join the ttnrk and on effort "Hi be made to clear Ilia entire county- ',ur," ' ""r ASHING TON "HE. VAMPS" HIV HY CONGRESSMAN Washington, I)c. if. Rsprosan tallvo Frank Clark of Florida de clared war on tho ''he-vamp" today when he Introduced a hill In Iho house against "mailiing" in tho Dis trict of Columbia. "Mashers should be riraperi nliout prison cells instead of Washington street corners, declared Mr. (.lark year on the nck pile would make worst he vamp want lo wear "A win worm blludur for Hid rest ot his natural

5 1 WO SMALL HOYS IN TROUBLE Monday night two small boys of this city were takeif into custody by Officers Jack llreen anil Clarence Rogers for robbing ixxlofflce Iioxes Hi the ISilllhibus piisllifnce. Ttiey were taken to Deming the following day and ore lieing held nttallilig the sitting id Iho Juvenile court- It is reported that there aro somo oilier lioys hero who have been tampering with HMlofflri boxes, and it is to le hoped that the arrest of these two will prote a lesson to others. ESTKS HEARING POSTPONED Santa. Fo. IVc. Tho hearing of George Ktan, who faoes disbar disbarment - ment disbarment in the United Slates Court, has been postponed. Judge Colin Nebhrit set tho hearing for last Wednesday, hut granted a poslponcnient when Ihe lawyer sent word that ho want wanted - ed wanted more lime for the purpose of getting depositions. CHIEF JUSTICE PARKER VICTIM OF ACCIIIICNT Sanla Fe. Dec. 28.-Frank W. Par ker, chief Justice of the New Mexi Mexico - co Mexico supremo court, I confined to his homo Hiiffi-riug from a broken leg sustained when ho fell from a step step-ladder - ladder step-ladder Sunday afternoon. The Hojwcll chamber of commerce held a big -meeting this week to close up the business for Iho past year and elect officers. Tho past year has been tho most successful in Its history. PLANNING In the burro roping contest Flay Peterson won first money, roping and lining his bun-o in .id I-1 sec seconds; - onds; seconds; and Dob Turwaler, second, In Hie sheep roping contest we did nhlalrfu, 1 1. A ..,i.s.,. ' . . tltJunJairjftt"Ycari' a-. thtfi) wtlt bo ttnoUicr. meeting here nl Uio samo place and the public Is most cordialy invited to be present amj xviinom inato manly snorta !!ri. Tnrwalor and Peterson bovo assured the Courier that Iho cow- lii' will lie hero iu full force to tako part. It is the intention of tho promoters of this contest to give a i.rst and second prlzn in Imlli Iho sheep and burro roping events. Then Ion, you will see some fancy riding among these men as I hey arc among the best m the ktato.

Ft Paso l Phtnnlna Rig Champion Championship - ship Championship Cowboy (V)utet for Four Dayt January 12-15. The bull-dogging event in the Championship Coolest of Cowltoy Sports to be held In tin ltlo (ramie Park, El 1'aso, January 12-15, will contain many thrills and keen com petition. Jim Masey of Bnydcr. lex.. Who truit the -championship of the world on throwing six ulcers ut Tex Austin's World Championship Con Con-lost - lost Con-lost held In Chicago, this year has already entered this evenl and has shipped his thousand dollar bull bull-dogging - dogging bull-dogging horse which ho cxxcla lo take him to nuntlier victory at this contest Among bis closest com competitors - petitors competitors will be Slim Gasky of Wichita Falls, Texas, tthu wns a very closo second lo lilm for Ihe championship of I no world and has won first money ill a greul many bull-dogging contents in Ihe South Southwest. - west. Southwest. Also I-'riink McCarroll and Hoy Quick of Cheyenne, Wyoming, who havo both won money over Mosscy at previous contests in the last two jours, will bo hero. As (his ovenl Is decided by time, tho timo being token from (lie timo Ihe steer leaves tho rliute until Ihe row Imp Imp-rlrifg - rlrifg Imp-rlrifg lo him, leaps lo his horns, and throws him by hand, sonio very ex ex-perl - perl ex-perl timekeepers will he required for this evenl, ns tory frequently the winners -are decided by split fraction of n second, and where so many expert contestants ore enter ed tho timo la liable to bo very close. LOCAL COWBOYS

with pain, ha hol Into the group of offlceri. Previous to examining Btarr, the governor gavo a hearing toihls attorney, II. II. Holt and V ,Apuincrianu oi unices. ,Tho chief reason for clemency given U that Slarr when brought Into tho court room on a alrvlcher to' face trial ww suffering great rain, waa havlmt morohlno admin Islercri to lilm and was In no mental condition to Ixt questioned. The Soyerrior read an excerpt from the record of thn trial allowing that . MaDor W. U. H. Llewellyn,-who act- ed'a a volunteer counsel for the prisoner, objected to his being per- mniedjo makn any sjatemcnton ac counts oi- in nK-mar nui-puj-iirai coiulltlop, but tbnl thn Judge re- juseu in enieriam the olijcctlon, It was brought out hy questioning thu prisoner that ho waa wvnk physlcal- ly from losi or blood, sleeplessness. pain from the wound and morphine, lln aald his condition was not nor- arr torn tno governor today mat mild not remember what staloi- ntMio had mado at tho trial in tfiai" condition. Attorney General O. O. Alkren, and AMittant Attorney General Harry llowman both re commended tho commutation. Mr. Uowman wai In Us Cmccs at the limof (he trial and was a personal witness of the prisoner', condition at tho time. The prisoner comes from a prominent family in West ern Texas, but whoso name is not EUrr.j.Hu adopted tho name for thu purpose tif shielding hi molhii 'ifrpm tho disgrace. Blio does not