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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1907.
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF SANTA FE COUNTY.
The New Mexican is the oldest n ewspaper in New Mexico. It is sent to
every postoffiee In the Territory, and has a large and growing circulation
among the intelligent and progressive people of the Southwest.
WORK FOR STATEHOOD.
Eastern newspapers are again dis
cussing the statehood question for
New Mexico, and Arizona and the
tone is more favorable to gvav. the
ambition of the two territories. Since
the announcement from Oyster Bay
that President Roosevelt had aband
oned the idea of joint statehood fcr
the two territories, the question cf
single statehood naturally is bound lo
assume more or less import '.incv. It
depends greatly upon the acthn of
the people of New Mexico what the
results will be.
Delegate W. H. Andrews in an in
terview in yesterday's issue of the
New Mexican places himself squarely
and unequivocally on record in favor
of making the move now. "Faint
heart never won fair lady" and cer
tainly statehood for New Mexico is
worth fighting for, especially when
success seems to be quite close an.l
to be obtained by proper, united, loyi'.l
and well directed efforts on the part
of the people of New Mexico, the de
cent and patriotic newspapers of the
territory and the many friends of the
Surshine Territory in Congress, in
the administration and among leading
men of the nation.
It can not be successfully contra
dicted by even the worst enemies of
New Mexico that the people of the
Sunshine Territory are perfectly able
to govern themselves creditably and
that there is more than sufficient tax
able property within the limits of New
Mexico for the maintainance of a
strong and self supporting state gov
ernment. Immigration during the past three
years has been phenominal and
this for the years 1906 and 1907
is equal to the great experience of
Oklahoma during a similar period
of time. The records of the general
land office can prove this conclusive
ly. Every industry of the territory
is improving and the coal output es
pecially is augmenting to an astonish
ingly degree. The population is rapid
ly increasing and It is not too opti
mistic to say that should the state
hood election be held in November
1908 between 55,000 and 00,000 legal
votes will be polled.
Governor George Curry favors
speedy and prompt action and so
does Chairman H. O. Bursum, of the
Republican Territorial Committee, Na
tional Committeeman Solomon Luna
and many leading Republicans
and Democrats as well as the
rank and file of both ' par
ties. Nothing at all can be gained
by procrastination and by waiting.
On the other hand success may be
attained by prompt and decisive ac
tion. Delegate Andrews suggests that
Governor Curry call the members to
the Constitutional convention elected
last November to meet in this city
next November. Within ten days or
less they can form a suitable consfi
tution at no expense to the people;
this can be submitted to Congress by
Delegate Andrews. A committee of
leading citizens of both parties can
be sent to the national capital in
January next and if the aid of Presi
dent Roosevelt can be obtained, and
it is believed and hoped that this will
be the case, an enabling act can be
secured bv March 15. This will then
give ample time for an election for
the submission of the constitution anu
to prepare for the first state election
in November 1908, at w.hicn time uw
rmnnlfi could and would vote for presl
Hpnt anrl viee-nresident of the United
States, for complete state, legislative
and county tickets.
Referring to the question of state
hnnri for the two territories the Pitts
hnrsr (Pennsylvania) Chronicle-Tele
graph says:
"Since the President has caused it
to be announced bv James R. Gar
field. Secretary of the Interior, that
no further effort will be made by the
administration toward bringing up
azain in Congress the nuestion of
thfi"ioint statehood of Arizona and
New Mexico, the verdict of the peo
pie. recently expressed In those terri
tories, being accepted by him as fin-
at it i3 to be .expected that at the
next session of Congress the matter
will be pressed in its original form.
Arizona and New Mexico are am
bitious to be states. Their vote was
not against statehoqd, as is well
known, but against a union which
would cause the identity of one of the
political bodies to be merged with
and lost In that of the other. Each
territory has more than sufficient area
to justify the gift of statehood, the
objection to which from a national
standpoint relates altogether to thin
ness and character of population.
Each territory sought statehood for
itself, opposed joint statehood when
the matter was before Congress, and
the union was defeated when it was
submitted to a popular vote. That
that action was merely preliminary
to renewal of the old fight and was in
no sense an abandonment of territor
ial ambition goes without saying."
FALL
A COLLOQUY BETWEEN
AND M'HARG.
Evidently the smoke is clearing
away and there is found not to be
near as much fire as there was claim
ed to be by interested parties and a
few designing talebearers and ialse
affidavit men in the matter of the al
leged frauds in the management and
disposition of territorial lands by
territorial officials charged with that
dutv. . For a time there was great
hullabuloo, great columns of smoke
were sent overhead, and fuss and
feathers to a very liberal extent, were
the order of the day. The New
Mexican denricated this detrimeatil
state of affairs which had so little of
a true basis and insisted upon a free
and fair investigation of the charges
made and stated fully and unequlvoc
ally that the people favored such in
vestigations.
And now a case in point. A tew
weeks aso a case was instituted in the
Second Judicial district court by the
United States against the territory of
New Mexico and citizens of the said
territory who had served as governor,
as attorney general, and as land com
missioner. and had disposed of cer
tain tracts of timber land to the
Amoripnn T. nmher Cnnmany. and to
Clark M. Carr for certain consldera
tions. the United States alleging in
the bill of complaint that these ac
tions were fraudulent and illegal and
praying that the deeds - for
these lands granted by the
said territory to the defendants
be cancelled and held for naught. To
the complaints in these cases the ter
ritory of New Mexico by its attorney
general Albert B. Fall and the co-defendants
filed demurrers which have
been argued and submitted to the
court During these arguments the
following colluquy took place between
the Attorney General of New Mexico
and a special assistant attorney gen.
eral of the United States who repre
sented the federal government:
Mr. McHarg addressing the court:
"I regret exceedingly that any of the
officials of the Territory feel that I
was accusing them, In this complaint,
slnelv or collectively, with fraud, or
accusing fraud on the part of the ter
ritory."
By Mr. Fall: "As I understand it,
Mr. M'Harg,' you do not charge any
body with any criminal fraud?"
Bv Mr. M'Harg: "No, and as I
said yesterday, I do not want to."
Bv the Court: (To Mr. M'Harg),
"I suppose that the fraud you charge
is perhaps legal rather than actual.'
Bv Mr. M'Harg: "Yes, your honor
has in mind what I would like to state
about that; That it grows out of the
violation of a statute."
By Mr. Fall: "Constructive fraud,
you mean?"
Bv Mr. M'Harg: "Yes, probably
constructive fraud growing out of the
violation of a statute."
From these few lines alone the peo
ple will learn that the charges made
in the complaints that fraud, conniv
ance and collusion on the part of cer
tain ex-officials of the territory, name
ly: Ex-Governor M. A. Otero, ex-At-;
torney General George W. Prichard (
and ex-Land Commissioner Alpheus
A. Keen could not and would not be
sustained in the cases at bar. As the
cases are still before the court the
New Mexican forbears further com
ment but simply gives the facts as
they appear on record. i
Legish .s Is the sil
liest r ... - Ki the veriest rot.
Hagerman was most anxious for the
passage of the bill in order to get the
fellow who then wobbled about in
the office of the attorney general, to
the disgrace of the people and the
prejudice of the commonwealth, a
place on the commission.
There were conferences galore and
the ex-governor even consented to
accepting the names of Hon. Charles
A. Spiess, of Hon, Elmer E. Studley,
and of Hon. Benjamin M. Read upon
the commission in order to find a soft
snap for that legal imbecility and for
a friend or tne latter, to swaiiow
Spiess, Studley and Read were bitter
pills but he accomplished it. Al
though like the proverbial cry baby
when you ' give it iparagoric he
howled and made a very wry face.
The records of the Commission of
Law Revision also indicate strongly
that W. C. Reid who was an ex-offlcio
member of the Commission for a
month and a half as attorney general
did his level 'best to secure payment
at the rate of $100 per month as such
member, amounting to $150. which
claim, however, the commission very
wisely and properly disallowed, not
considering that the ex-attorney gen
eral was entitled to this either in law
or in equity.
The fact that Mr. Spiess and Mr.
Studley, after consultation with
Governor Curry filed their vol
untary resignations, speaks very
well for their high character
as attorneys and citizens. Al
though the question is open to dis
cussion from a legal standpoint and
might stand much legal argument
they considered it proper, right and
best, for the commonwealth and the
administration to end all possible dis
cussion by voluntarily retiring
from the commission. Such pa
triotic and disinterested conduct on
the part of officials is so strange to
the members and yellow sheets of
the fake reform machine that it is
bevond their comprehension. They do
not understand it and never will.
"""""aTTORNEYSATLAW.
MAX. FROST,
Attorney at Law.
Santa Fe New Mexico.
Q. W. PRICH riD,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Practices iu all the District Courta
and gives special attention to cases
before the Territorial Supreme Court.
Office: Laughlin Blk., Santa Fe, N. M.
LUMBER TRUST A GREAT TAX
DODGER
There is no apparent reason for tht
great advance in the price of lumber
during the past five years. In many
instances this has nearly doubled
The saw mill owners and lumber man
ufacturers so far have found all the
mw tnnterial needed and have not
been hampered in obtaining the sup.
nlv vet without aimarent cause the
price of this most necessary commod
ity has gone sky high and simply be
cause the people, the consumers, have
stood idly by and have allowed this
to be done, take the lumber trust in
the Territory of New Mexico. It is a
tax dodger of the first water and of
the clearest water. Timber is purchas
ed at from $2 to $3 per housand feet.
manufactured at a comparatively low
cost and then sold at several hundred
per cent profit to the consumers. This
is too plain to need argument or dis-
The Territorial Board of
Equalization met today. It should care
fully consider this to the people-
very Important question, and should
be ready to act for the good of the
territory and in justice and fairness
at its session next year when it will
have some power to make itself felt
In the premises in the right way.
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THE FIRST pTIOjML BANI j
OF SANTA "FE.
The oldest banking Institutio n in New M xlco. Established In 1870.
RUFUS J. PALEN, President. JOHN H. VAUGHN, Cashier.
LEVI A. HUGHES, Vice Presl dent. ALFRED H. BRODHEAD,
Assistant Cashier.
BENJAMIN M. READ
Attorney at Law.
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Office: Sena Block, Pa'.ac Avenue.
WILLIAM H. H. LLEWELLYN,
Attorney at Law.
Las CruceB, New Mexico.
United States District Attorney.
A. W. POLLARD,
Attorney at Law,
District Attorney, Luna County.
Demlng New Mexico.
EDWARD C. WADE,
Attorney at Law.
Practice In the Supreme and Dis
trict Courts of the Territory, in the
Probate Courts and before the U. S.
Surveyor General and U. S. Land
Offices. Las Cruces, N. M.
E. C. ABBOTT,
Attorney at Law.
Practices in the District and Su
oreme Courts. Prompt and careiui
attention given to all business.
Santa Fe New Mexico.
A. B. RENEHAN,
Practices in the Supreme and Dis
trict Courts. Mining and Land Law
a Specialty. Office in Catron Block
Santa Fe, N. M.
CHAS. F. EASLEY,
(Late Surveyor General.)
Attorney at Law.
Santa Fe New Mexico..,
Land and Mining Business a Specialty
GEORGE B. BARBER,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Lincoln. Lincoln County, New Mexico
Practice in the District Court and
Supreme Courts of the Territory.
Prompt Attention Given to All
Business.
FRANK W. CLANCY,
Attorney at Law.
District Attorney for Second Judicial
District.
Practices in the District Court and
the Sunreme Court of the Territory;
also before the United States Supreme
Court In Washington.
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
H. B. HOLT,
Attorney at Law.
Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Practices in the District Courts as
well a9 before the Suprom- Court of
the Territory.
MARK B. THOMPSON
Attorney-at-Law
District Attorney, Eighth District,
Dona Ana. Lincoln and Otero Coun
ties.
Las Cruces New Mexico
It does seem as if some of the spe
cial assistants to the attorney general
of the United States and some ot
the special agents and detailed clerks
from Washington departments who
are now in this city have a peculiar
penchant of helping Democrats who
are incompetent and have not good
standing in the community to office.
Rather singular this, under a Repub
lican administration, and probably not
known In the National Capital. Steps
should be taken by those interested
and by those who have the best in
terests of the people and the Republi
can party at heart to 'put a stop to this
highly improper business. If not,
why not?
HARVIE DUVAL,
Attorney at Law.
Land, Mining and Corporation Law ex
clusively. Practice in all the District
Courts and Suureme Court. Special
attention to perfecting titles and or
ganizing and financing land and mm
ns nronerties.
Office, Laughlin Bldg., Santa Fe, N. M.
Louis Glass, vice-president of one
of the faking public utilities compan
ies of San Francisco has been .given
a sentence of five years in the peni
tentiary for bribery. That should be a
wholesome lesson to bribe offering
and bribe giving public utilities else
where and some of them not a thous
and miles away from Santa Fe. or
Denver, or New York.
Nothing has been heard for a few
davs from Walter Wellman's Polar ex-
nedition. The New Mexican hones that
nothing untoward has befallen him or
anv of his companions and that if the
worst comes to the worst he and the
nervv voyagers of the air with him
will be back to this country to tell all
about it. Success or no success their
pluck is sublime.
THE INSIDE OF THE LAW REVIS
ION COMMISSION BILL
The fake reformers and adherents
of the late fake reform ex-governor
are setting up the claim that the re
organization of the commission to re
vise the Territorial statutes which
will be undertaken 'by Governor Cur
ry when he returns to Santa 'Fe is a
feather in the cap of ex-Governor Ha
german who they claim was not in
favor of the passage of the bill pro
viding for the organization of the
commission and the selection of its
members by the 37tih Legislative As
sembly because under the Organic
Act he held that such appointments
were within the ipower and preroga
tives of the executive simply and
solely. To those who are acquainted
with the inside history of the 37th
The name of Charles E. Towne, now
of New York, formerly of the great
Northwest, has been brought out as
a possible Democratic presidential
candidate next year. Evidently the
unterrified Democracy is hard up for
presidential timber
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Notary Public.
Office with the New Mexican Print
ing Co., Santa Fe, New Mexico.
ROMAN L. BACA,
Real Estate and Mines.
Spanish Translator, Notary Public.
Office Griffin Bldg., Washington
Ave., Santa Fe, N. M.
OSTEOPATHY.
DR. CHARLES A. WHEELON,
Osteopath.
No. 103 Palace Ave.
Successfully treats acute and chronic
diseases without drugs or medicines.
No charge for Consultation
Hours: 8-12 m.. 2-5 d. to. 'Phone 156.
CONY T. BROWN,
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Secretary and Treasurer New Mexico
School of Mines.
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There are but three months until the
opening of the first session of the Six
tieth Congress and the citizens of New
Mexico who favor single statehood for
New Mexico and desire to secure it
at the earliest possible moment have
no time to lose.
One by one, Governor Curry is un
doing the acts of the late unlamented
Hagerman administration, and one
after another the Legislative and oth
er deals under that fake reform ad
ministration are coming to naught.-
' (Homestead Entry no
Department of the Interior
Land Office at Santa Fe, N. M.
August 19, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Pulidor
Olivas, of Cuba, N. M., has filed no
tice of his intention to make final five
year proof in support of his claim, viz:
Homestead entry No. 7143, made July
28, 1902, for the N 1-2 NE 1-4 section
27, W 1-2 SE 1-4 section 22, Township
21 N, Range 2 E, and that said proof
will be made before H. W. S. Otero,
United State court commissioner, at
Albuquerque, N. M., on October 5,
1907.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of the land, viz:
Espiridion Olivas, of Coyote, N. M.,
.Tflaiia Maria Sanchez, of EsDanola. N.
M., Flores Vigil, of Coyote, N. M., Pla-"" RIGHT 8ERVICE
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