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TWO PRESIDENTS HERE NEXT MAY, AIM OF CHAMBER Delegations Will Attempt to Bring Coolidge and Obregon for Good Roads Convention Delegations to Washington and to the City of Mexico will make a vigorous effort to bring President Coolidge and President Obregon to Albuquerque for the annual convention of the National Good Roads association here next May. This plan was announced Thursday night at the meeting at the Elks club called by the Chamber of Commerce to prepare convention plans. "I believe that a commission to Washington could make President Coolidge see the justice of his attendance, not only as a courtesy but as a duty to the west," declared former Governor O. A. Larrazolo. "And I believe I am in a position to assure you that a commission to the City of Mexico can secure the consent of President Obregon to come. "The presence here on the same day of the heads of these two great neighboring nations would advertise Albuquerque and the state of New Mexico from the east to the west and from the north to the south of this country." Will Advertise City Mr. Larrazolo laid great emphasis on the advertising advantages to be attained by the city and state through this convention. He pointed out that the gathering will attract distinguished men from every state—governors, congressmen and senators. He pledged that all citizens and all organizations join hands in co-operation to make the convention "a history-making epoch" and "the largest national convention ever held in the United States or ever to be held in the United States." Arthur Prager, president of the Chamber of Commerce, announced that it would be necessary to raise $10,000 in order adequately to provide for entertainment of visiting delegates and properly to advertise Albuquerque as the convention city. Men Pledge Help More than fifty men stood on their feet on call by President Prager and with uplifted right hands repeated in unison a pledge that they would give "one day next week, from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m., without dinner if necessary, to work on a drive to raise $10,000 for the good roads convention." All arrangements and preparatory work for the convention are to be done through the Chamber of Commerce, other organizations working through the chamber as the central body, it was decided. President Prager announced that convention sessions would be held in the new Barnett theater and that the armory would be used for the display of road machinery and other exhibits. The campaign for funds will take place some day about the middle of next week. The executive committee in charge of convention arrangements follows: President Prager and Secretary D. B. McKee of the Chamber of Commerce, ex-officio members, M. T. Grier, Allen E. Bruce, O. A. Matson, Felipe Hubbell, A. R. Hebenstreit, C. P. Anderson and Dr. C. A. Eller. Larrazolo for Federal Aid Speaking of New Mexico's problem in the construction of new and improved highways, former Governor Larrazolo stressed the importance of obtaining federal aid in this work. Referring to the objection of some that federal aid was paternalism, Mr. Larrazolo declared: "I would agree with those who hold that federal aid is paternalism if New Mexico had been admitted into the union on the same footing as the original thirteen states. But in those states the federal government owns not one inch of land. Ownership of the soil is the insignia of state sovereignty. The federal government is not even paying the interest on the debt it owes to these western states. "The federal government holds over 40 per cent of the lands in New Mexico. Until we again have those lands, the claim to which was relinquished when New Mexico obtained statehood, we must say to the federal government 'We are building roads on our 60 per cent and on your 40 per cent. You must help us'." BANK CLOSES DOORS Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 15.—The Citizens State bank of Royal closed today according to a telegram.
