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VOL. 44.
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, TUESDAY OCTOBER 22, 1907.
NO. 2U
IIUT FOUND
FOR LAND FRAUDS
Against Phelps
Dodge Company
and Officials
THREE COUNTS ALLEGED
Coal Entries in San Juan
County Claimed to Be
Fraudulent.
In the Indictment returned yester
day afternoon by the federal grand
jury here charging conspiracy to do
fraud the United States out of certain
coal lands as was mentioned In last
evening's New Mexican, nineteen per
sons are Involved and among them are
officers of Phelps, Dodge and Company
which has extensive mining interests
in New Mexico and Arizona, and also
operates the El Paso and Southwest
ern Railway system. The coal lands
alleged to have been Illegally acquired
by connivance and conspiracy are sit
uated in San Juan county. The indict
ment is a very lengthy one, containing
about twenty typewritten pages In
which there are three specific counts.
James Douglas, James McLean, A.
Curtis James and Cleveland H. Dodge,
who are all members of the Phelps,
Dodge and Company, are among the
persons indicted together with the cor
poration itself, which is named in the
true bill as the pr'ucipal defendant.
Their addresses are all given as New
York City. Others include Professor
Louis D. Ricketts, a well known geo
logist and mining expert of Princeton,
New Jersey, who is believed to be at
present In Cananea, Mexico, Charles
A. Spiess of East Las Vegas and Gran
ville Pendleton, of Aztecattorneys at
law, and David M. White of this city,
a civil engineer. Miss Henrietta G,
Ricketts, of Princeton, New Jersey, a
sister of Louis G. Ricketts and Mag
gie A. Vann, of Princeton, New Jersey,
a colored servant in the employ of the
Ricketts, are also included in the In
dictment. The others implicated are Robert B.
Hegardt, Robert B. Rlel, Arthur E. J.
Tovey, Nlles S. Berray, Edwin T.
Stewart, Angus McAlpine, Emil R.
Stahl and Carlton F. Moore, all of
whom are located at Globe, Arizona,
and are supposed to be employes in
that city of Phelps. Dodge and Com
pany, and Thomas H. O'Brien, of Fier
ro, coal locating agent of the same cor
poration. None of the entrymen on
the coal lands Involved it is said, are
residents of New Me-xtco.
Premature Publication of Names of
Indicted Persons.
The names of the persons embraced
in the blanket indictment were sup
pressed yesterday, it least they were
not given out for publication in last
evening's New Mexican, but strangely
enough the complete list appeared in
this morning's Albuquerque Journal,
under a date line as having been sent
yesterday from Santa Fe. Clerk Fran
cis C. Wilson of the. court was asked
by a representative of the New Mexi
can for a list of the names yesterday
afternoon shortly after the true bill
was reported and filed with him, but
he declined to givn out the desired
Information. He stated that he could
not do so until warrants had been
servad. The warrants were issued
vdsterday afternoon and only three of
them were served last evening by
Deputy U. S. Marshal C. E. Newcomei
who did not furnish the list of names
to the correspondent of the Albuquer
que Journal. The question now arises
who leaked last evening and furnished
the correspondent of the Albuquerque
morning paper witb the information
desired and why this Information was
kept from the New Mexican, which
had made every proper effort to obtain
the same In the right way? -
Yesterday afternoon it was official
ly declared that the cause of justice
would be injured if the names of the
indicted persons were made public be
fore this morning. However, this did
not keep some official connected with
the affair from "peaching" and giving
information against the official declar
ation. Grand Jury Adjourns Until October 31.
Owing to the absence from the city
for some time of Special Assistant At--torney
General Ormsby McHarg, who
is in charge of the. present Investiga
tion into alleged land frauds.the grand
jury at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon took
another recess until October SI. Mr.
McHarg will leave tonight for Wash
ington, D. C, having been summoned
there on official business,.
Four members of the grand jury
were dismissed thlp afternoon and the
vacancies thus created were filled
from the special venire ot four addi
tional jurymen summoned yesterday.
ANOTHER STATEHOOD
LEAGUE FORMED
Rousing Meeting Held at Albuquer
que Last Night at Which Bernalillo
County Organizes.
Albuquerque, N. M., Oct. 22. At a
largely attended mass meeting held
here last night the Bernalillo County
Statehood League, was organized and
will become a part of the territorial
organization formed at Santa Fe a
week ago by Governor Curry. Resolu
tions declaring for immediate state
hood for New Mexico were adopted.
The league will hold another meeting
within the next two weeks, at which
time it Is expected Governor Curry
will be present and deliver an address.
The following were elected officers of
the local organization:
President, William B. Chllders;
First Vice President, Harvy B. Fer
gusson; Second Vice President.Sheriff
Perfecto Armijo; Treasurer, Mayor
Frank . McKee; Secretary, Jay A.
Hubbs, and Corresponding Secretary,
P. F. McCanna.
POSTPONE HEARING
IN TIMBER CASES
Absence of Government CounseT From
Territory Causes the
Delay.
Special to the New Mexican.
Albuquerque, N. M, Oct. 22. The
cases in the United States district
court here against the American Lum
ber company, Clark M. Carr and oth
ers, in which the United States
charges that certain transactions In
territorial timber lands, which were
transferred by territorial authorities
to the said defendants, were illegal
and fraudulent, and in which injunc
tions are sought preventing the cut
ting or disposing of any cut timber
on the land or moving any timber
from the lands in question, until a de
cision in the cases is had, and which
were to be heard before Judge Ira A.
Abbott next Saturday, have been post
poned. It is understood that Orms
by McHarg, special assistant to the
attorney general of the United States
who has these matters in charge will
leave Santa Fe tonight and therefore
will be unable to be present at the
hearing next Saturday.
CHILDREN MUST
GO TO SCHOOL
Justice of the Peace Gracla In Role of
Truant Officer Will Prosecute '
Negligent Parents.
New Mexico has a law requiring
Darents or guardians of children be
tween the ages of seven and fourteen
years to send them to school and have
them educated. Violations of this stat
ute are punishable by a fine of not less
than $5 or more than $35 or imprison
ment of not more than ten days in
the county jail.
In Santa Fe and especially among
the native people, complaints have
been made that a number of children
who ought to be in school are made
to work or allowed to spend their
time in idleness. There being no tru
ant officer here Justice of the Peace
Jose Ma. Garcia has taken it upon
himself to see that the law m tnis
connection is enforced. If parents and
guardians who. are disobeying the law
continue to do so in spite or Ms re
neated warnings, he threatens to have
them arrested and punished.
JAIL DELIVERY
AT SANTA ROSA
Three Prisoners Mde Good Their Es
cape In Mysterious Manner In
Dead of Night.
Santa Rosa, N. M., Oct. 22. Three
prisoners escaped from Jail here Sat
urday night. According to the jailer's
account of the escape, it was very
mysterious. He says:
"I left the jail about 7 o'clock Sat
urday night 'to get shaved. Before
leaving I securely locked the prison
ers in their cells and shackled the
two who made their escape later.
When I returned, I lit a match and
looked Into the cells. Everything was
alright apparently. In the morning up
on opening the cells the prisoners had
gone but the shackles were there and
the cell doors Isrere still locked."
Two of the prisoners were Ameri
cans and one a Mexican. One was In
for misdemeanor and the other two
were held on a felony charge.
(Continued On Page Eight.)
FAVOR STATEHOOD
FOR NEW MEXICO
Farmers In National Convention at
Oklahoma City Pass Resolutions
' to That Effect
Oklahoma City, Okla., Oct. 22. A
resolution declaring in favor of the
admission into the union of New Mex
ico as one Btate was passed yesterday
by the Farmers' National Congress,
which has been in session here this
week. Among the New Mexicans
boosting statehood here is J. H. Bear-
rup, proprietor of the Rio Grand wool
en mills at Albuquerque.
WALL STREET EXPERIENCES
ANOTHER TERRIFIC SLIP
Knickerbocker Trust Company With
Deposits of Sixty Million Dollars
Closes Its Doors
UNABLE TO WITHSTAND RUN BEGUN EARLY IN THE DAY
Stocks Rallied at Clote of Market, But Further Failures
are Feared as Result of General Apprehension
in Financial Circles.
New York, Oct. 22. Bankers, brok
ers and business men generally, came
down to their offices early today to
prepare for whatever further develop
ments there might be in the financial
situation There was considerable ner
vousness as the result of develop
ments concerning the Knickerbocker
Trust company.
The news printed today that the Na
tional Bank of Commerce yesterday
gave notice that it would decline to
longer act as the clearing house agent
of the Knickerbocker Trust company
and the resignation of Charles T. Bar
ney as president of the Trust Company
served to unsettle public sentiment
more than the Morse-Heinze develop
ments of last week.
The magnitude of the business trans
acted by the Knickerbocker Trust
company, with deposits amounting to
more than sixty million dollars, gave
a much more serious aspect to the
changes made in its management than
did the changes in the relatively
smaller Morse-Heinze concerns.
Financiers Hold All Night Conference.
The announcement of Barney's res
ignation was followed by a series of
conferences between financial men,
which continued until 2 o'clock this
morning. Among those present were
J. Pierpont Morgan and his partners.
After these meetings a statement was
given out by the, , directors of, the
Knickerbocker Trust company to tb
effect that It had been decided in
view of Barney's relations with the
Morse-Heinze Interests, that the best
interests of the company would be
served by his resignation as president
and director, and also as a director
of the Bank of Commerce.
Run Started on Knickerbocker Trust
Company.
The Knickerbocker Trust company
this morning issued the following
statement: "This company will here
after clear by itself all guar
antees. Additional cash, should it be
needed, has been obtained, and the
Trust company will be amply prepar
ed to meet any emergencies that may
grow out of the change In the method
of clearing. The Knickerbocker has
more than eight million dollars in
cash in its vaults and the meeting of
the trust company presidents last
night was largely for the purpose of
outlining a plan for a clearing house
of the trust companies, similar to that
of the banks.
Excitement, amounting to almost a
panic, marked the opening of business
today In Wall street. The stock
marked opened demoralized under
heavy selling by brokers in all depart
ments of the exchange and a run of
considerable proportions was being
made at the various offices of the
Knickerbocker Trust company.
At the main office, located at Fifth
avenue and 34th street, more than one
hundred and fifty persons were in
line at 10:30 o'clodk this morning and
the line of carriages in waiting extend
ed for more than a block farther back
of this line.
The stock market's opening showed
severely the effect of the renewed
shock to public confidence, caused by
the spread of financial distrust by
published details of the affairs of the
Knickerbocker Trust company. Prices
broke widely on opening transactions
under this outpouring of stocks, but
almost immediately rallied.
This rebound approximated from
one-fourth to one-half . of the first
break. This was followed by a second
break, which, In turn, was succeeded
by a good rally, the decline having
been arrested before the previous low
records were broken through. With
this demonstration of effectiveness of
support for the market somewhat
more of a tranquil feeling ensued.
Another Big Slump at Noon.
At 12:35 o'clock there was another
violent slump on Wall street, Union
Pacific selling at 110, a loss of 7 1-4
and other stocks with nearly as great
a loss. At that hour call money was at
50 per cent.
The stock market had a rally during
the final hour and closed' firm. Just
before closing call money loaned at
6 per cent.
The failure of Mayer and Company
was announced at 2:30 o'clock this af
ternoon. This is not an important con
cern. Trust Company Suspends Payment.
The Knickerbocker Trust company
which was the scene of a run which
started as soon as the doors were
thrown open for business at 10:30
o'clock, owing to tho, refusal of the Na
tional Bank of Conimerce to act as a
clearing house agent for it and to the
resignation of Cha:'les T. Barney as
president of the Trust company,
stopped paying depositors at 12:30
o'clock, the statement being made that
the company could not secure curren
cy rapidly enough. ,
The company officials declared that
the suspension of payment was only
temporary. Tlio closing of the bank's
doors was attended with sensational
scenes at its main banking room and
at its Harlem branch. Depositors who
crowded the rooms clamoring for their
money, insisted that they be allowed
to withdraw only a few dollars. When
this was refused they decllnod to
leave the room and police assistance
was necessary to preserve order. The
officers of the Knickerbocker bank Is
sued a statement, stating that the
company had paid out between seven
and eight million dollars to depositors
today, .. ; .:',.,',
Ridgley Seeks to Allay Excitement
Washington, D. C, Oct. 22. Comp
troller of the Currency W. B. Ridgley,
in speaking of the financial situation
in New York today, said:
"My advices from New York today
are rcMSsuring and tho situatfoi thc-te
should now improve. The storm has
broken and the damage is known
without any failure of national banks,
which have been lately criticised.
The Clearing House confirms my re
ports that these banks are all solvent
and is standing by them. Their debit
balances at the Clearing House thlfe
morning are less than expected and I
understand one bank paid its balance
without help. The national banks of
the country generally are in strong
shape and there is not the slightest
occasion for any alarm in regard to
any of them. This Is a time for cool
ness and prudence and not for alarm."
Cortelyou Ready to Render Aid.
When Secretary Cortelyou was
questioned today as to his intentions
with respect to the financial situation
in New York he 6aid he was not pre
pared to make any statement. It is
known, however, that the secretary
stands "ready to meet any situation
that may develop and that he is in a
position to do this. It is understood
that Corelyou has ordered $6,000,000
in currency distributed among the
leading banks of New York.
Dispatches from Chicago, Kansas
City, San ' Francisco and other large
cities say that the panic In Wall
street has not affected the banks in
those cities as yet
President Roosevelt Unrelenting.
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 22. President
Roosevelt in his address at the audi
torium here today said:
"There has been trouble in the
stock market in the financial world
during the last few months. The
statement has frequently been made
that the policies which I stand for,
both legislative and executive, are re
sponsible for this trouble. Now these
policies of mine can be summed up
in one brief sentence. They repre
sent an effort to punish successful
dishonesty. I doubt If these policies
have had any material effect in bring
ing about the present trouble, but if
they have, it will not alter in the
slightest degree my determination that
for the remaining sixteen months of
my term these policies shall be per
severed in unswervingly. '
MASONS MEET
AT CARLSBAD
Grand Lodge Hears Address of Grand
Master Grand Chapter Commences
Session.
Special to the New Mexican.
Carlsbad, N. M., Oct. 22. The grand
lodge of New Mexico of Free and Ac
cepted Masons met in its thirtieth an
nual communication here yesterday,
Grand Master A. N. Tratt of this city
presiding and Grand Secretary A. A.
Keen of Albuquerque, officiating. A
majority of tho grand officers was
present and a majority of the lodges
was represented. Grand Master Pratt
delivered his annual address which
showed gratifying prosperity and a
commendable Increase In lodges and
membership during the fiscal year
which ended August 31st, last. The ad
dress was referred to a committee on
grand master's address. Tho reports
of the grand secretary and grand treas
urer were also read and referred to
appropriate committees. Routine busi
ness took up the remainder of the day.
The grand chapter of Royal Arch
Masons of New Mexico met today in
the Masonic temple here In Its tenth
annual convocation, Grand High Priest
Chester D. Stevens, of Raton, presld
ed and Grand Secretary A. A. Keen of
flciated as grand secretary- A majority
of the chapters was represented. The
grand hlsh priest delivered his annual
address, which was referred to the
proper committee for examination and
report. The annual report of the
grand treasurer and grand secretary
were reported and also referred to
committees. The following are the of
ficers of the grand chapter, most of
whom aro present:
C. D. Stevens, Raton, Grand High
Priest; J. G. Fitch, Socorro, Deputy
Grand High Priest; C. D. Boucher,
East Las Vegas.Grand King; J. J. Kel
ly, Silver City, Grand Scribe: A. J.
Maloy, Albuquerque, Grand Treasur
er; A. A. Keen, Albuquerque, Grand
Secretary; Robert Kellahin, Roswell,
Grand Lecturer; E. S. Stover, Albu
querque, Grand Chaplain; Frank Hen
nlng, Raton, Grand Captain of the
Host; J. C. Slack, Clayton, Grand Prin
cipal Sojourner; J. T. Bolton, Carls
bad, Grand Royal Arch Captain: S.
Spitz, Santa Fe, Grand Master Third
Vail; Ed Pennington, Deming, Grand
Master Second Vail; M. R. Williams.
East Las Vegas, Grand Master First
Vail; A. M. Whitcomb, Albuquerque,
Grand Sentinel.
At the grand lodge communication
and the grand chapter convocation,
Montezuma Lodge No. 1,'of this city,
was represented by Dr. James A. Mas
sif .Junior "warden, and Henry F.
Stephens, past master, while the repre
sentatives of the chapter are Compan
ion Henry F. Stephens, secretary, and
Companion James A. Massie, both
holding proxies.
A reception and banquet will be
given to the visiting members of the
Grand Lodge by Eddy Lodge No. 21
at 8 o'clock this evening in the lodge
hall of the handsome Masonic temple.
PRESENT BR
W
CHINAMEN MAKE
BREAK FpR LIBERTY
Fourteen Celestials Arrested at Las
Cruces Take French Leave
Three Still at Large.
Las Cruces, N. M., Oct. 22. Four
teen Chinamen confined in the jail
here awaiting trial on the charge of
being unlawfully in this country .broke
jail Saturday night and three of the
fourteen have not yet been captured.
The Chinamen gained exit by loosen
ing several bricks n the wall and
crawling through the aperture. Eleven
of the escaped Chinamen were captur
ed at once, but three made their es
cape and have not as yet been captur
ed. These Chinamen were picked up
along the line of the Santa Fe and
along the New Mexico line by immi
gration inspectors and brought to Las
Cruces for trial before the United
States commissioner.
BALLOON RACES
ARE POSTPONED
International Cup Contest Causes a
Day's Delay In Aerial Maneuvers
at St. Louis.
HUNDREDS MAY
BE INDICTED.
I
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 22. Between
seven and eight hundred Indictments, J
it ia expected,, will be returned by
the grand jury this week for violations 1
of the law against working on Sunday.
St. Louis, Oct. 22. The dirigible
balloon or airship races scheduled for
today as a part of the week's aeron
autic carnival, have been postponed
until tomorrow afternoon. Because of
the Inability of some of the contest
ants to get their machines in shape
while the international cup balloons
had the right of way on the ballooning
grounds. Several motor propelled ve
hicles, however, will make exhibition
flights today.
STEAMER GOES ASHORE;
500 LIVES ENDANGERED.
Malmo, Sweden, Oct.22 The Russian
steamer Lituania from Libau for Co
penhagen and New York, having on
board about five hundred passengers,
went ashore off Sklllings, today dur
ing a. thick fog. .
Filipino Lawmakers
Honor Former
Governor
SECRETARY MAKES SPEECH
Urge Necessity of Educa
tionRemarks Make
Great Hit.
Advertising pays. Try It and sea.
Manila, Oct. 22.There was a great
demonstration here last night In honor
of Secretary of War William H. Taft,
the occasion being a banquet arrang
ed by a committee comiKined of mem
bers of the new assembly. The secre
tary was cheered for more than flv
minutes when introduced with the
statement that "there Is no man to
whom the Philippines owe more than
to the president of the United States."
the native islanders being particularly
demonstrative. A silver loving cup of
native make was presented to the secretary.
Urged Importance of Education.
In expressing his thanks, Secretary
Taft said he was very gratified when
he heard President Osmcnu say that
the United States had kept every
promise made to the Filipinos In let
ter and In spirit. He urged the ini
portance of education In order to ov
ercome the tendency to blindly follow
one man. It was necessary to give all
an equal opportunity so that the son
of the humblest person might aspire to
the highest position In the state. He
was confident that the assembly would
unite with him to secure better condi
tions. He said it was Important to
choose tho best men as delegates to
the national congress. He hoped for
the adoption of a tariff as low as pos
sible and a law limiting the exports of
sugar and tobacco to the United States
government. This would do good and
would prevent the formation of anoth
er Cuba, where the absorption of en
ergy in the production of one com
modity means the control of the mass
es by the few and Is not In the Interest
of the government
Gratified With Progress Made.
Secretary Taft said he was satisfied
with the condition of the Philippines,
and solemnly warned those who may
attempt a cleavage of the two peoples
now coming together.
In conclusion the secretary toasted
the prosperity and long life of the
island people.
At a meeting in the morning of the
carnival committee, leading business
men and progressive citizens, Secre
tary Taft in a speech expressed his
approval of tha projected Island carni
val. In the afternoon he had a long
talk with Agulnaldo.
PRESIDENT MAKES
MIDNIGHT SPEEEH
Special Train Stops Three Minutes at
Negro Village in State of
Mississippi.
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 22. President
Roosevelt's special train made a stop
of three minutes late last niht at the
town of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, a
little town where all the inhabitants
are negroes. Practically the entire
population was congregated at the sta
tion and the President made a short
speech.
He said the law should treat all men
alike and elaborated that "after the
law has done its part, It remains true
that the fundamental factor of any
man's success In life is his own char
acter, his own capacity for work, for
doing justly by his neighbors and in
getting justice from them In return."
400 OPERATORS ON
VERGE OF STRIKE
Telegraphers on Denver and Rio Gran
de Will Quit Work if Fellow Em
ploye Is Not Taken Back.
Denver, Oct. 22. Unless the Den
ver and Rio Grande railroad agrees
to reinstate R. H. Skeggs, wire chief
at Grand Junction at once, 400 tele
graphers on this road will desert their
keys tonight. This is the announce
ment made from the operator's head
quarters today. The ultimatum was
sent to the railroad officials by the
operators this morning. Skeggs ar
rived from Grand Junction last night
and held a conference with President
Perham and officials of the Rio Gran
de system until a late hour. This
conference was unsatisfactory and
this morning the ultimatum was pre
pared and sent to the railroad officials,
' The- New Mexican Printing .Com
pany wilt do your' Job work with
neatness nd dispatch.