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ing former decisions of the State Courts and the Department of the In
terior.
This decision terminates litigation covering a period of more than
ten years.
W IS E
D E C IS IO N
The Supreme Court recently handed down an important decision in
what is known as the Sandoval case, which will have a far reaching ef
fect on the administration of the affairs of the Pueblo Indians of
New Mexico.
Sandoval was charged with introducing intoxicating liquor into the
Santa Clara Pueblo, which was claimed to be Indian country. Feder
al Judge Pope sustained a demurrer to the indictment and dismissed the
case against Sandoval on the ground that the New Mexico Enabling
Act making the lands of the Pueblo Indians Indian country and for-
biding the introduction of intoxicating liquor thereon and excluding
these lands from the jurisdiction of the state and placing such juris
diction solely in the United States, was an unconstitutional restriction of
the police power of the State of New Mexico.
The case was taken to the Supreme Court on a writ of error. The
Supreme Court in its decision sustains the contention of the Govern
ment that the provisions for the Enabling Act of New Mexico involved
in the suit are constitutional.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Cato Sells, is pleased with the
decision, as it will enable the Indian Service to protect the Pueblo I n
dians from the liquor traffic and to conserve the property ot these
Indians.
TUBERCULOSIS DAY SERMONS
A S S O C IA T IO N TO A S S IS T IN P R E P A R A T I O N O F T A L K S
UTLINES for sermons to be preached on National Tuberculosis
Day, December 7th, have been prepared and are being sent by The
National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis to
thousands of clergymen of all denominations in all parts of the United
States. The outline is designed to furnish material for the preacher in
the preparation of his sermon or address on tuberculosis in the educa
tional movement which it is expected will be carried on in about 100,-
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000 churches and schools d u rin g th e early p art of December.