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XICAW VOL. 46. SANTA EE, NEW MEXICO, TUESDAY JULY 420, 1909. 4 NO, 134 IS I AW NEW ME B MEXICO SAM in MOVE FOR F 1 I. 1H Escheats to It Be cause There Are No Heirs Engineers Office lnstals the First Automatic Water Gauge in West. Governor Curry will leave tonight .for Mountainair to address the Chau tauqua there tomorrow. Governor Curry . today appointed Randolfo Aragon of Anton Chico, to be county commissioner for the third district of Guadalupe county, in place of Cectlio Castillo who died re cently. Installed Automatic Gauge. Hydrograpter J. B. Stewart return ed today from' a trip that covered the stream systems of the entire Ter ritory except that of the northwest ern portion. Mr. Stewart reports a normal flow In all of the streams -gauged. In southwestern New Mexi co, good rains have commenced to fall, just in the nick of time to pre vent heavy losses by the stockmen. On the Gila, the first automatic water gauge, a Friez Improved instrument, was installed, the first to be installed by the government in the west. The installation was quite difficult It be ing in a gulch twenty feet deep. Some of the rock of the bluffs on each side Jiad to be blasted away. The gauge registers the flow of the water every minute. It is necessary to change he recording sheet once each week. Water Application Approved. Territorial Engineer Vernon L. Sullivan today approved the water rights application of John W. Glidden of Maxwell City, Colfax county, for 31 second feet out of Tenaja creek, subject to prior appropriations and Tights. The creek is a tributary of the Canadian. ' The height of the dam to be . constructed is 4Q feet, Jength at bottom, 125 feet, and at top 2,336 feet. The reservoir is to hold 4,973 acre feet. Taos and Espanola Teachers' Insti tutes. Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction Acasio Gallegos has re turned from a trip to Taos and Espa nola, where he addressed the teach ers' institutes. Tomorrow he will leave for Las Vegas and Wagon Jlound on a similar mission. At Taos he found great interest on part of the native born teachers. The enrollment is 36 and Professor J.'N. Miller is conducting a very successful insti tute. At Espanola, 29 are enrolled, two of those attending being gradu ates of St. Michael's College and two of Loretto Academy. Mrs.' George Dixonwho conducts the institute has--awakened much enthusiasm among the native teachers and It is very like ly that every one attending will pass the examination. Territory Falls Heir to Estate. For the second time, in the history of the Territory, it has fallen heir to the estate of an intestate, the .first time, it having been in Chaves ounty. However, before taking the .necessary steps to have the property escheat to the commonwealth, an ef fort will be made to find the missing heir, a son of the deceased, whose "whereabouts are unknown and for that reason the following letter from li. G. Eblen, probate court clerk of -Aztec, probate clerk of San Juan coun ty, is published. ; Aztec, N. M., July 16, 1909. Hon. Attorney General, Santa Fe. Dear Sir On or about the 27th day of October, A. D., 1901, -one Au gust Schwarze died without leaving .any last will or testament and died intestate and was at the time of his -death the owner of both personal and real property. On the 4th day of .November 1901, Stephen J. Pace, of Farmington, was appointed adminis trator of said estate by the probate county of San Juan county, N. M. On the 12th day of July, 1909, said adr ministrator made and submitted final .settlement of said estate and was by the court discharged. He, the administrator, paid over to the court $284.99 In cash, final settle ment. The following described land is the property of which he died pos sessed, to-wit: NE 1-4 NE 1-4, S 1-2 NE 1-4 and NE 1-4 SE 1-4, of Sec. 17, T 29 N, R 13 W, N. M. P. M. The deceased had only one heir, a son, but he has not been heard of since some time before the death of his father.. It seems that under the statutes this property escheats to the Terri tory. Will you please advise us as "to the legal process to be pursued in the premises. , Very truly, , L. G. EBLEN, Probate Clerk. Grazing Lands on Reservation. The Department of the Interior asks (Continued on Page Eight.) n Increased Its Assess ment Fifty Per Cent MOOEL COURT HOUSE BUILT Santa Rosa Will Have Water System of Its Own by Fall. a George Sena of Santa Rosa, news paper man, deputy probate clerk, dep uty coal oil inspector, legislative em ploye and one of the most useful men of the county of Guadalupe county, ac companied by Ex.-Sheriff Martin Ser rano, a stockraiser, farmer and busi ness man of Santa Rosa, are in Santa Fe to Interview Governor Curry re garding the filling of the vacancy on the board of county commissioners of Guadalupe county, caused by the death of Commissioner Castillo of Anton Chico. Mr. Sena, is quite .enthusiastic about the present and future of Guadalupe county and Santa Rosa in particular. The taxable assessment of the county for this year shows an increase of almost fifty per cent over last year, and amounts to $2,188,000. The settlers in the northern part of the county, who depend on dry farm ing and who were discouraged in the earlier part of the year, now have assurance of a good crop, for the rains set in the middle of June. In the vicinity of Cuervo and other new set tlements the outlook is very good. On the Perea grant, drilling for oil con tinues and one well is down 1,600 feet. While considerable secrecy surrounds the operations, yet, it has leaked out, that the prospects for striking oil are very favorable. The . county which has had a hard time financially in the past, is "wiping out is debts through the business like management of Its present board of commissioners, Re publican, of course, and from Janu ary 1, on, will he on a strictly cash basis. Mr. Sena is especially proud of the new court house at Santa Rosa, which although it cost only $16,000, will be one of the best in Eastern New Mexico, as it is fire proof, has cement floors, is modern in every respect and is of pleasing architecture. It is two stories in, height and has a basement It will be finished on July 31. By Oc tober, Santa Rosa, will have its water works, the water being derived from shallow wells four miles north of the town and piped to a hill at the town by gravity. A 50,000 gallon, cement reservoir will from there distribute It into the mains and give a pressure which will throw the stream of 130 feet at the lowest part of the town. The cost of the water works is $30, 000. FATAL FIRE DAMP EXPLOSION Langendreer, Prussia, July 20. The bodies, of three dead and many in jured have been recovered after a fire damp explosion in the coal mine at Mansfeld. Many are still unac counted for. HEED HELP Ormsby McHarg Suggests a Plan for Relief RAILROADS SHOULD 1 Give Transportation at Cos) to Indigent Aliens in Cities. . . . ' Washington, D. C, July 20. Appeal for help from farmers of the West to the Department, of Commerce and Labor, state that fifty thousand able bodied men are needed daily to har vest the crops. The officials are help less to provide immigrant labor be cause the penniless condition of the aliens who are unable to reach the locality where the labor Is needed. As sistant Secretar McHarg, Relieves the only way to relieve the congested cen ters of the alien population is for the railroads to transport immigrants at cost to the sections where employment is to be found. , . WESTER! FARMERS III DISTRICT COURT Manby Files Answer to Sensational Charges VAST SUMsli INVOLVED The Cienega and Houghton Tract in This City in Litigation. Arthur R. Manby, president of the Taos Valley Land Company, Taos, New Mexico, is in the city in consul tation with his attorneys and has filed his answer to the complaint of Martha S. Hill, Charles H. Hill, Alexander F. Prescott and Mary R. Prescott against the Taos Valle Land Company and himself. Mr. Manby's answer, as well as that of the Taos Valley Land Company, is a very voluminous and detailed docu ment. The defendants deny all the material allegations of the complaint and especially those charging him with misappropriation of company monies. The plaintiffs allege that the actual purchase price of the property con veyed to the company by Mr. Manby did not exceed two thousand dollars, whereas Mr. Manby claims that It cost up into the thousands of dollars. He says that so far from the plaintiffs taking his word as to the titles that they consulted Santa Fe attorneys; he alleges that the purchase of the Olds and Potter stock was made with monies borrowed by him from the First National Bank of Trinidad, and not with any monies derived from the Hills in any way. To the allegation that he had misappropriated thirteen hundred dollars of company funds, he answers that the company is indebted to him in about thirty-one thousand dollars,, which he furnished to it by using his' own credit with hanks' and other persons, and that an accounting of the concerns of the company made by an accountant acceptable to them, indicates' that Mr. Manby had paid Into the company from November 12, 1906, to October 21, 1908, $73,012 as against the $50,000 contributed by the Hills. He says that the so-called Hadley tract was purchased by him long be fore he had any knowledge ;Of the Hills and long before they had contrib uted anything to the company. In other words, the Hills advanced $50, 000 on November 13, 1906, and the, Hadley tract was purchased by Wil liam Frayne September 6, 1905, and by Mr. Manby from Mr. Frayne April 11, 1906. He makes counterclaim against the plaintiffs, charging them with con spiracy to undermine and destroy his assets and prays damages in the sum of $300,000. If the suit proceeds it promises to be one of the most interesting which has ever been presented to the courts of the Territory, both by reason of the tremendous interests involved and the deterrent effect which it will have, so long as it continues, upon the prog ress of Taos county, and because of damages sought to be recovered by Mr. Manby on his part on the charge of conspiracy. The allegations of the company's an swer follow very closely those of Mr. Manby, though differing in some de gree. The company also makes coun terclaim against the plaintiffs for dam ages claiming conspiracy to degrade its assets and to acquire its proper ties at rock bottom prices, brought about by the conspiracy and asks damages in the sum of $500,000. ; Messrs. Macbeth & May, of Denver, Colorado, and Renehan & Davles, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, represent the defendants.' Santa Fe Real Estate Involved Levi A. , Hughes today, through his attorneys, Renehan and Davies, filed a motion in the case of J. H. Fulmer, j Jr., of Mishawaka, Ind., vs. Miguel ' A' Otprn tniQtoo nrnvlno- thstf hp Hughes, and certain persons associa ted with him in the project to form the Santa Fe Realty Company, and to develop Irrigation and land enterpris es around this city, be made parties defendant, alleging failure on the part of Fulmer to comply with his contract, and offering to take back the so-called Cienega and Houghton properties and return the price received therefor, if right to do so. STEAM FREIGHTER AND TUG COLLIDE. New York, July 20. Martha Stev ens, a steam freighter belonging to the Trenton Transportation Company, col lided with the tug Confidence today in the Upper Bay and sunk immediately. Second Engineer Zach Logue was drowned. , The crew of . seven was rescued, IFIERJtZJ BUG Will Inaugurate Campaign of Extermination no hi iimtoko Southerners Mostly Infected With Bug That Causes Indolence. Washington, D. C, July 20. The ef forts of the army surgeons to eradi cate the "Lazy Bug" or "Hook Worm," officially named Uncinariasis, from me soldiers win proDauiy lead to a widespread effort to eradicate the dis ease throughout the Southern 6tates The presence of the "Lazy Bug" in the system induces indolence iu the patient otherwise apparently in per fect health. Tests show that the parasite is widely prevalent among recruits from the Southern states. After the treatment, the patient in creases in weight and acquires "gin ger." It is estimated that the fight on hook worm saves 5,000 lives in Porto Rico annually, besides increasing the industry of the natives. SPANIARDS BITTER STRUGGLE WITH MOORS Violent Assault on Fortress and Bat tery Breaking Through Barbed Wire Defenses. Melilla, Morocco, July 20. The at tack by the Moorish tribesmen on the Spanish forces on Saturday night was repulsed only after desperate fighting. After the attack the Mocrs made a violent assault on the Spanish bat tery breaking through the barbed wire denfenses and falling at the mouths if ,,the cannon after , . hand to hand 'u gluing. 'The attack lasted t'lll . 3 o'clock Sunday morning. The Moors numbered 6,000, the Spanish 2,000. OF Henry A. Buchtel Denounces Equal Suffrage IT IS A Mothers Must Be Clubbed to the Polls in Colo rado New York, July 20. "Only the dregs of womankind vote in Colorado. Mothers have to be clubbed to the polls, the majority of the women shun politics, they want tne privilege of the ballot without its responsibility. There are a few women who do not demand the most absurd and unreas onable laws. I do not think the vote good for women or they for politics." Such was the opinion expressed by Hev. Henry Buchtel, former governor of Colorado, now preaching here. WIDE DIFFERENCES ON TARIFF Conferees Are Having Difficulty to Aoree on Wood Pulp, Iron, Hides . and Lumber Schedules. Washington, D. C, July 20. The dif ficulty of the leaders in the House and Senate in getting sufficient votes to carry the modified form of Presi dent's free raw material platform was augmented today iby the development of differences in conference over a large number of schedules. A wide difference of opinion was encountered and little progress was made. Sena tor Aldrlch and Speaker Cannon con ferred with the President this after noon. Wood pulp, print paper, Iron ore, hides and lumber are among the schedules on which there has been disagreement. As the only the Republican Sena tors use Bitting and each branch is voting separately it requires the vote of three Senators and four Repre sentatives to carry any proposition. The progressive Republicans of the Senate will meet today to discuss a plan of action on the conference re WOMANKIND w. OF Runs Over Girl and Then Abandons Her SHE WILL DIE OF INJURIES I Promised to Take Her Home Then Removes Her From Car. Chicago, 111., July 20. Run over by a speeding automobile, both legs crushed seriously, Hulda Saltwedel, a sixteen year old school girl, was aban doned by the lonely roadside by the chauffeur of the machine. After the accident, the girl was lifted into the car and the driver promised the angry crowd which witnessed the accident he. would take the girl to her home. When he reached a lonely spot, he re moved the sirl from the car, and left her. The girl may die as the result of her injuries. HURLED IN EVERY DIRECTION Wife of Railroad Official Fatally Hurt and Others Badly Injured in Collision. San Diego, Cal., July 20. In an at tempt to get over a railroad crossing ahead of the La Jolla motor, yesterday seven passengers in an automobile, were struck by the car and hurled to one side, all the passengers sus taining injuries, some of which it is thought will prove fatal. The injured: Mrs. I. L. Hlbbard, wife of the general superintendent of the Santa Fe coast lines, severely in jured internally, possibly fatal. Mrs. E. B. Stewart, San Diega, wife of the general freight agent of the Santa Fe; badly cut and injured in ternally. Mrs. Eleajior Hudson, mother of Mrs. Hubbard, believed to be fatally injured. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Shonche, and Mrs. J. H. Thompson, all of Oakland, California. Chauffeur McCann of this city In jured about head, slightly hurt. The party was en route to La Jolla for a day's outing. As Chauffeur Mc Cann neared the railroad crossing, he saw the La Jolla motor car approach ing, but thought he could get across the tracks ahead of It. He threw on the high speed and rushed on to the tracks, the motor car striking the rear of the automobile and hurling the inmates in every direction. SUMMER DULLNESS IN WOOL MARKET Quiet Trade in Territory Grades at , Twenty-Six to Twenty-Seven Cents a Pound. Boston, Mass., July 20. Summer dullness prevails in the wool market. Quiet trade in Territory grades is re ported in Montana and Wyoming stock at 2627 cents. New Texas stock is arriving and price asked is 28 30 or 72 73 scoured basis. There is only a moderate call for these grades. STATE POLL Oil INCOME m Fifteen Governors Favor the Amend ment TO IT Wyoming and Six Other Ex ecutives Are Non-Corn, mittal on Question New York, July 20. To ascertain the sentiment of the states on the con stitutional amendment giving Con gress authority to levy an income tax, a New York newspaper has question ed the governors of twenty-three states. Fifteen questioned are in favor of the amendment, seven are non-commital and one Is opposed. Among the states whose legislatures probably would ratify the amendment are Montana, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, Oklahoma and Texas. Anions the non- commital was Wyoming. Utah was opposed. GREATERSANTA FE Citizens Give Evi dence of Being Wield Awake COMPLETE JIM SYSTEM Interesting Talks Made by Those Present at Meeting Displaying Enthusiasm. It was indeed gratifying to be pres ent last night and listen to the vari ous arguments presented at the called meeting of citizens in the chambers of the Commercial Club. The meeting had been planned by the city fathers with the intention of coming in direct communication with the taxpayers of Santa Fe and taking up with them the matter of establishing a better and more complete sewer system. Shortly after 8 o'clock with a repre sentative gathering of citizens pres ent, Mayor Jose D. Sena rapped for order and then proceeded to lay be fore the meeting the purpose for which it was called. He stated that the city fathers had previously carefully gone over the subject of a larger sewer system, had discussed its necessity and its feasi bility and had even gone so far as to figure out a tentative plan of con struction. As a matter of course, he said that the work done by the mem bers of the city council was merely by way of suggestion and for the purpose of having something definite or semidefinlte to present to the citi zens. The matter was open for dis cussion and it was desired to have everyone express an opinion on the subject. The general plan as sug gested by Mayor Sena, embraced a preposition to have constructed on lower San Francisco street a large main, running west as far as neces sary out of town, this large main to carry off the discharge of the various lateral connections,, the intention be ing to have the Palace avenue sewer, the sewer from Capital Hill and that from the north side of town, connect ed with the large main at a suitable point. After Mayor Sena had thus outlined the contemplated plan, a thorough discussion of the idea took place. A Sewer a Necessity. That a better sewer system is an absolute necessity for the health of the town all seemed unanimously agreed. The main point of discussion at once revolved itself about the man ner of being able to pay for a larger system. The question of issuing bonds was thoroughly thrashed out, some favoring such a means while others voiced an opinion that such a way would be entirely out of question owing to the debt of the city made more marked by the overshadowing indebtedness of Santa Fe county. An other plan suggested was the assess ing of the abutting property owners. In this manner, it was stated, the necessity of holding a special elec tion, as would be necessary if bonds were to be issued, would be done away with. The city authorities have the power vested in them by law to pro ceed with the work of building a sew er and assessing its cost against the property owners. It was thought that an outside contractor could be se cured who would agree to do the work and accept as paynient for his work liens on the property of those assess ed. This plan as well as the other, that of issuing bonds, caused a lively amount of discussion. May Exceed Fifty Thousand. The question of cost was also broached. An announcement was made that one competent person had estimated the. cost at from $35,000 to $45,000, while another fixed the, outlay at over fifty thousand. After discus sing the matter betore the " meeting from every angle, it was decided that the first thing to be done would be the advisability of getting down to a real working basis. To do this, it would be necessary to first have a complete survey of the city made showing the various elevations and then have a competent; man draw a definite plan for a sewer system. This done, it would be an easy matter to have a contractor estimate the cost of building the same and then the matter of raising, funds could be gone Into. It was therefore agreed upon ' mo tion to appoint a committee of three, consisting of the ' mayor, the presi dent of the Commercial Club and the, president of the Board of Trade, to form a working committee to secure an estimate as to the cost of making the necessary survey and also to se cure such other information as would he needed in order to commence tak ing up the matter in an intelligent way. The committee was ordered to report at the next called meeting of citizens. ! ' During the discussion which was (Continued on Pag Eight.)