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SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, MONDAY NOVEMBER 25, 1907.
NO. 242
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TAX ASSESSMENT
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BEGIN INTRODUCTION
OF EXPERT TESTIMONY
Counsel For Defense In Trial of Mrs.
Bradley Put Hypothetical Question
to Doctors.
This Year in Grow
ing Roosevelt
County
SECTION jSi FAST
Grazing Lands Disappear
ing in March of Man
With Plow
Roosevelt county this year, accord
ing to an abstract of the tax rolls, has
property assessed at a valuation of
$2,222,153, which represents a net in
crease from last year of $740,115, or a
gain of over half what the total assess
ment was In 190C. This is but another
instance of the rapid growth within
the short, space of one year of eastern
New Mexico.
It Is estimated that the tax returns
of the county for next year will show
a still greater advance, particularly
as regards city or town lots and agri
cultural lands. On a basis of twenty
per cent which is placed as the rate of
assessment, the actual value of the
taxable property as shown by the tax
rolls this year is over $11,000,000.
In agricultural lands alone an in
crease is indicated of over half a mil
lion dollars, while a gain of almost
one quarter of a million is noticed in
city or town lots, which almost off
sets the loss on grazing lands. Roose
velt county in years past was a great
cattle raising section but the land hun
gry horaeseekers from the neighboring
states on the east and north settling
on the public domain there are forcing
the cattlemen to seek pastures new
or go out of business entirely. Evid
ence of this fact is to be seen by the
wiping out of grazing lands complete
ly -from the tax rolls and a decrease
in the number of cattle amounting to
over $80,000. That the new settlers and
homesteaders bent upon tilling the
soil are supplied with farming imple
ments of various kinds is proven by
the advance in this class of property
to almost three times what Is was a
year ago.
While declines are observable in cat
tle, sheep and goats these losses are
more thaivcounterbalanced by the in
creases in other classes of live stock.
Horses have advanced $103,361,
mules $67,426; swine, $11,531,
and even burros, $1,531. The increase
In merchandise is almost twice the
total assessment a year ago. House
hold goods have more than doubled in
value and there are other similar ad
vances in various other classified
property.
The general county levy In Roose
velt county this year Is 15 mills. This
is divided as follows: general county
fund, 5 mills; court fund, 5 mills;
courthouse and jail fund, 1 mill; inter
est on county bonds, 1 mill; road fund,
1 mill; wild animal bounty, 2 mills;
Special levies varying from 3 to 10
mills are assessed in the several
school districts of which there are
366.
Comparative Abstract of Tax Rolls.
A comparative abstract of this and
last year follows:
Agricultural lands, 1906, none; 1907,
$528,650. an increase of $528,650.
Grazing lands, 1906, $238,070; 1907,
rtone, a decrease of $238,070.
City or town 'lots, 1906, $120,055;
1907, $338,687, an Increase oT $218,
632.
Telegraph and telephone lines, 1906,
$5,848; 1907, $7,590, an Increase of $1,
742. -
Railroads, standard, mileage, 1906,
$194,366; 1907, $205,160, an increase of
$10,794.
Washington, Nov. 23. The trial of
Mrs. Annie M. Bradley, charged with
the murder of former United States
Senator Arthur M. Brown, of Utah.was
resumed today. It is believed the
hearing of the evidence on both sides
will be completed this week.
Dr. Wilfred M. Barten, a sanity ex
pert, was called by the defense as the
first witness today and the long hypo
thetical question put to him, after his
examination by the prosecution as to
certain phases of Insanity.
During the reading of the questions
Mrs. Bradley closed her eyes and bow
ed her head, breathing heavily at
times as if suffering deep emotion.
She perceptibly grew more pale and
as the reading of the question referred
to her close relations with Senator
Brown and his declaration of love, she
raised her handkerchief to her eyes.
Many of the jurors observed her
closely but she appeared oblivious to
everything around her. The hypothet
ical question was still being read when
at 12:30 o'clock the luncheon recess
was taken.
The ordeal was evidently very try
ing on Mrs. Bradley. When Judge
Powers read that the prisoners health
had been failing since 1900, counsel
for the government objected. After the
testimony of Mrs. Bradley confirming
that statement was read, Judge Pow
ers permitted the language to stand.
Several of the jurors were permitted
to leave the room temporarily for the
first time sinec the trial was begun
persons were allowed to go out before
a recess was declared. When court re
convened this afternoon Dr. Barton
again took the stand and the reading
of the hypothetical question was then
resumed.
The reading of the hypotethlcal
question was concluded at two o'clock
this afternoon. Dr. Barton declared af
ter hearing it that Mrs. Bradley was
insane at the time she committed the
murder. Her particular ailment was
he said, p'uerpural insanity.
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X Governor Gurry and party X
X are scheduled to arrive in San- X
X ta Fe tomorrow morning at X
X 10:20 o'clock from Washington. X
X Thev will be met at the depot X
X with a brass band and tendered X
X an enthusiastic reception. X
X Every public spirited citizen is X
X reauested to be on Hand and X
X welcome New Mexico's popular X
X executive back ana , evince
X - their appreciation of his efforts X
X in the statehood cause. There X
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X committee and no one needs a X
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STATEHOOD MEETING PROMISES TO
EE ENTHUSIASTIC AND WELL ATTENDED
Various Railroads Throughout Terri
tory Have Made Excursion Rates
for Occasion From New Mexico
Points
Strong Non-Partisan Delegation Will be Sent to Wash
ington to Aid Delegate Andrews in Securing
Passage of Enabling Act.
THREE DROWNED
WHILE SKATING
Two Girls Break Through Ice at Ma
son City, Iowa, and Boy Attempts
Their Rescue All are Lost.
Mason City. Ia., Nov. 25 Ella Swift,
aged 14; Merle Metier, aged 14, and
Frank Hartfelled, aged 18, were all
drowned in Little Creek last night.
The girls were skating when the ice
broke and Hartfeld was drowned in
attempting to rescue his companions.
FIRE CLAIMS
THIRTEEN LIVES
Incendiary Blaze
Destroys Tene
ment
VICTIMS WERE ALL ITALIANS
Cut Off From Escape They
Were Roasted or Suffocated.
New York, Nov. 25. Thirteen per
sons lost their lives and several oth
ers were Injured early today in a ten
ement house fire at Eighth and Sec
ond avenues. All the dead are Italians
and seven of them were the parents
of children.
The bodies Were found huddled to
gether on the top floor of a four-story
building to which the terror-stricken
people had been driven by the flames,
which rushed up from the lower floors.
They died before they could reach a
fire escape. Some were burned alive
Thile others were overcome by smoke.
The police are of the opinion that
the fire was started by incendiaries
In Guiseppe Cudahano's saloon on the
ground floor of the building. Three
weeks ago three men were caught In
the act of robbing a safe In the saloon
and are now In jail awaiting trial. The
police believe the fire may have been
the work of friends of these men.
HUNG JURY IN
STEVE ADAMS CASE.
Rathdrum, Idaho, Nov. 25. The Jury
in the Steve Adams case disagreed,
and was .discharged last evening. The
jury stood eight for acquittal and four
for conviction.
Adams wag admitted to ball today.
Santa Fe from all indications will
be the scene of a notable gathering on
Saturdav next, which is the date set
for a meeting of representative ciu-
zens of New Mexico, called at the sug
gestion of Governor Curry, who
now en route to this cuy
from Washington. Statehood win
be the chief topic for consid
eration and one of the princi-
nal objects will be the selection of a
delegation to go to the national capi
tal and aid in every possible way in
the speedy passage of an enabling
act by the Sixtieth Congress. The va-
lous railroads operating in the terri
tory have announced reduced rates on ;
account of the meeting which insures
a large attendance of persons Inter-.
ested in the statehood movement.
That Governor Curry Is sanguine
that New Mexico will soon be admit
ted into the Union as a single and in
tegral state is a fact well established.
That he has received strong assur
ances from President Roosevelt of the
latter's unqualified support in the
premises is also believed to be a fact.
He is very anxious that as large and
as representative a committee of New
Mexico citizens as can conveniently
do so be serit to Washington to in
fuse their enthusiasm over statehood
into the members of Congress, and
lend whatever assistance possible to
Delegate W. H. Andrews, who repre
sents this territory in the House or
Representatives. The Btatehood meet
ing will be entirely non-partisan. -Governor
to Be Given Warm Welcome.
Governor Curry who was in Wash
ington during the past week, is ex
pected to return here tomorrow morn
ing accompanied by Major W.
H. H. Llewellyn, and Captain
David J. Leahy. New Mexico's
executive as has been related
in the press dispatches has been
doing some telling work for
statehood while In the national capi
tal, and it Is for the purpose of strik
ing while the iron Is hot that he wants
a large delegation sent to Washing
ton, to be on the ground at the forth
coming session of Congress. In
appreciation of what he has al
ready accomplished In the fight for
statehood, Governor Curry will be met
at the depot upon his arrival by a band
and a concourse of admiring citizens.
Secretary Lawson D. Lowe of the
Territorial Statehood League acting
upon instructions of Acting Governor
Jaffa has mailed to prominent men in
public and private life throughout the
territory copies of the latter'a circu
lar letter calling a statehood meeting
here next Saturday, which as stated
previously was done at the suggestion
of Governor Curry. Not only will a
delegation be selected at this meeting
to proceed to the national capital but
ways and means will be discussed as
to how to convince Congress that the
people of this territory are justly en
titled to self government, which is the
birthright of every American citi
zen. Secretary Lowe has been busy of
late securing data and other litera
ture which can be used to advantage
in the statehood movement in describ
ing the phenomenal growth and won
derful resources of New Mexico. This
data Is mainly of an official character
and the statistics are unquestioned.
The New Mexico delegation will open
a suite of rooms in one of the lead
ing hotels in the national capital
which will be its headquarters during
the progress of the statehood fight.
Bills for an enabling act for both New
Mexico and Arizona as separate states
will in all probability te Introduced
simultaneously in both branches of
Congress on the second day of the
first sessionTuesday, December 3.
Railroads Make Special Rates.
Acting Governor Jaffa has been no
tified by all of the railroads enter
ing this city and on most of the
connecting lines that special rates
will be made for the statehood meet
ing here from all points within New
Mexico. GeneraVManager S. B. Grim
shaw of the Santa Fe Central Rail
way which has its headquarters in
this city, immediately announced a
rate of one fare for the round trip
from all noints on the svatem. tick-
I
ets to be placed on sale on November
29, and good for return up to and in
cluding December 1.
A telegram today from S. K. Hoop
er, general passenger agent of the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad, stat
ed that a rate of one fare for the round
trip from New Mexico points on Its
line would also be made. The dis
patch follows:
"Your telegram regarding statehood
meeting called Santa Fe thirtieth, will
make one fare rate from New Mexi
co points on our line. Will wire de
tails later."
General Passenger Agent John Se
bastian of the Chicago and Rock Isl
and, and V. R. Stiles of the El Paso
and Southwestern railroads also sent
messages advising that they were ar
ranging for excursion rates.
Vice-President Renehan Urges State
hood Ltaguers to Attend.
A. B. Renehan, vice president of the
Santa Fe County Statehood League, in
the absence of President Edmund C.
Abbott, today Issued the following call
to citizens of Santa Fe county urging
that they take part In the general
stathood meeting to be held here Sat
urday. The notice reads:
To the Citizens of Santa Fe County
and Members of Santa Fe County
Statehood League:
Governor Curry has suggested by
tf ! !granr that the several statehood
leagues be called into session, or
some other method be adopted, for
the purpose of designating a statehood
campaign committee to repair -with
as little delay as possible to Wash
ington to forward the statehood cause
before the next Congress. In the ab
sence of the president of the Santa
Fe County Statehood League, Colonel
E. C. Abbott, and in view of the ap
parent urgency of the case, and in
order to unite with the Governor of
New Mexico, In his efforts towards
the creation of New Mexico into state
hood, I request that, all members of
the Santa Fe County Statehood
League and all citizens of this county
who desire to promote the question,
assemble at the court house, at Santa
Fe, at the hour of ten o'clock In the
morning, November 30th, 1907, to take
such steps as may be deemed advis
able to be taken. Since the acting
governor, Hon. Nathan Jaffa, has Is
sued a territorial call for a mass
meeting at Santa Fe, on November
30th, 1907, at two o'clock in the after
noon, the immediate object of which
is to select a committee to visit Wash'
ington in the matter of statehood
and to provide ways and means for
the advancement of that-object, a
duty which may rest upon the Santa
Fe County Statehood League may be
the selection of delegates to the
meeting -which may assemble on the
call of the acting governor.
All those who desire to escape from
. the 'thraldom and tutelage of a terri
torial condition, and to assume the
dignity, honor, and sovereignty of full
American citizen, I hope will attend
the meeting of the league and aid
with advice and counsel, and other
wise, as may be proper, In moving
on the accomplishment of the ambi
tion which has not slumbered for
more than half a century."
Very respectfully,
: A. B. RENEHAN,
Vice President.
CLAIMS CHICAGO
GIRL AS BRIDE
David S. Lowitzkl Well Known Local
Merchant, Marries Miss Jose
phine Friedman.
At Chicago yesterday occurred n
veddlng which is of more than pass
ing inUrest in Santa Fe as the bride
groom was David S. Lowitld. a prom
inent merchant of this city. i.Ilss
foseph'ne Friedman, a pMt and ac
compli' lied young woman of the Win
dy City, was claimed as a bride by
Mr. Lowltzki. The weddln? was a br'l
liant affair and was largely attended
by relatives and friends. Mr. p.nd Mrs.
Lowitzkl have left Chicago on a brid.il
tour of the east after which they will
proceed to Santa Fe where they will
make their home in the future. Mr.
Lowitzkl has a residence all furnished
ready for occupancy by himself and
bride. He purchased from Leo Hersch
several months ago the cottage west
of his mother's home and had the
building remodeled and enlarged. Mr.
Lowitzkl is a successful young busi
ness man who is the proprietor of a
flourishing mercantile establishment,
and his many friends here will unite
in extending a cordial welcome to his
bride.
BIG DEPARTMENT
STORE IS DESTROYED
Fire in Cincinnati Dry Goods Estab
lishment Believed to Have Caused
Ten Deaths.
Cincinnati, Nov. 25. Fire broke out
in the William Windhorse dry goods
company store at noon today and
spread rapidly. The building was a
seven story brick and the entire struc
ture was soon a mass of flames. One
woman is known to be dead and half
a dozen others were injured, most of
them by leaping from open windows.
There were 125 clerks employed in
the building, but tho fire coming at
the lunch hour, the crowd of buyers in
ordinarily.
But one body had been taken from
the building at 2 o'clock but tue fire
men had not yet been able to make
a thorough search. It Is feared ten
or more bodies are in the ruins.
MONEY STRINGENCY
PRACTICALLY OVER
Banks About to Re
sume Payments
in Currency
BOND ISSUEKSUBSCRIBED
John D. Rockefeller Holds
President Blameless For
Recent Flurry.
RAILROAD CONTRACTOR
MEETS AWFUL DEATH.
Wlllard, N. M., Nov. 25. Edward
T. Martin, a contractor on the Belen
cut-off, who was terribly injured in
an explosion of dynamite at Moun
tainair on last Saturday evening, died
early yesterday morning in St. Jos
eph's hospital at Albuquerque. Mar
I in was married but three week's ago
at Mountainair and the remains will
be burled there tomorrow. His widow
is prostrated with grief. Martin's
companion A. G. Trice, who was also
badly. injured, Is expected to recover.
New York, Nov. 25 That the banks
of New York and throughout the coun
try will soon resume payments In cur
rency Is the opinion expressed by men
prominent in the financial world. The
banks, it is said, are enabled bncause
of the enormous importations of gold
to take up most of the hundred mil
lion dollar issue of treasury certifi
cates and thereby increase their bank
note circulation. Local bankers are
of the opinion that the premiums on
currency will disappear within a short
time. The preniinums have already
fallen from 4 to 1 1-2 per cent. It la
estimated that during th3 flurry $125,
000,000 have been withdrawn from the
banks of New York and the total
amount withdrawn throughout the
country is estimated at $535,000,000.
Clearing house certificates are now in
use in twenty-three cities of over a
hundred thousand population. The
amount of these certificates outstand
ing in New York is $75,000,000.
Rockefeller Does Not Blame President
Roosevelt.
"The worst i3 over," said John D.
Rockefeller yesterday at the close of
church services, which ho attended.
to friends who asked his opinion of
the financial situation. "There was
no necessity for the worst ever to
have appeared," he continued, "but of
course we are bound to feel the effects
for some time."
"Do you believe tbat - President
Roosevelt's policy in attacking the
trusts contributed to the panic in fin
ancial conditions?" he was asked.
"I believe President Roosevelt to
have been actuated by the best of
motives and have no criticism to
make of any kind. This financial con
dition wa3 foreseen long before It was
felt. Several well known men pointed
out that It was bound to come unless
measures were adopted to stop It."
SECOND
T
TRIWONED
Will Not Be Called
Until Middle of
January
PRISONER CHAFES AT DELAY
Rumor Has it That Counsel
For Defense Will Ask for
Change of Venue.
ENGLISH NOBLEMAN
KILLED IN ACCIDENT.
London, Nov. 25. General Sir Ed
ward Colvllle died last night from in
juries received in a collision yesterday
between a motor cycle he was riding
and an automobile driven by his friend
General Sir Henry Seymour Rawlln
son. Colvllle was born in 1852.
TAFT HAS ANOTHER
NARROW ESCAPE
His Special Train on Trans-Siberian
Railroad Barely Missed Dashing
Into Open Switch.
Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Nov. 25. It
was learned here today that the train
on which Secretary of War Taft of
the United States, and party, is trav
eling to Moscow, had a narrow escape
from being wrecked yesterday at Chi
ta. A switch in front of Secretary
Taft's train became open and waa dis
covered just a minute before the
speeding train came along. Had the
train taken the open switch It would
have collided with a long string of
freight cars.
GOVERNOR CURRY AND
PARTY ON RETURN TRIP.
CLEVELAND SUFFERING FROM
ATTACK OF INDIGESTION.
Princeton, N. J., Nov., 25. It was
declared at the residence of Grover
Cleveland today that the report of his
Illness was exaggerated and that the
ex-presldent had been suffering only
from an attack of indigestion from
which he had completely recovered
this morning.
Advertising pays. Try It and see.
New York, Nov. 25. The second
trial of Harry Kendall Thaw, set for
a week from today, will again be post
poned and there is small chance that
it will be called until well along In
January. The postponement has been
agreed 'to by both sides owing to the
nearness of the holidays. It is rum
ored that the attorneys representing
Thaw may yet apply for a change of
venue.
Thaw, In his cell In the Tombs pri
son, which he has occupied since the
night of the tragedy on Madison
Square Roof Garden June 25, 190G, is
planning for his second trial with the
same confidence of acquittal that he
prepared for the first ordeal. He dally
advises with his counsel, chafes at the
delays already encountered In getting
his story before a second jury and is
impatient for his days in court to be
gin. . ...
Jury Disagreed In First Trial.
U is nearly a year since the first
'trial was begun. It covered a period of
twelve weeks and after two days and
two nights of deliberation the Jury
could not agree. Seven of the twelve
men voted for first degree murder,
while the other five held out for ac
quittal on the plea of insanity.
Special to the New Mexican.
Newton, Kansas, Nov. 25. Gover
nor George Curry of New Mexico, So
licitor General Henry M. Hoyt, of the
Department of Justice, Major W. H. H.
Llewellyn, Captain David J. Leahy,
and Attorney W. A. Hawkins, passed
here this morning en route to Santa
Fe, which city they will reach tomor
row forenoon. The party is having
an enjoyable trip.
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X Governor Curry returns from X
X his trip to Washington. New X
X Mexico's executive will be ex- X
IX tended an enthusiastic wel- X
X come by the citizens generally X
X and escorted in triumph up X
X town. Governor Curry has X
X paved the way to statehood X
X during his recent trip to the X
X national capital by securing X
X the unqualified support of Pres- X
X ldent Roosevelt and mindful of X
X this fact the populace will be X
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