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NEW MEXICAN
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SANTA FE, NEW MEXlfigjJftJESDAY MARCH 9, 1909.
'VOL. 46.
NO. 21
BUSINESS IMS
Bf BUSINESS MEN
Have Put Chaves
County to the
Fore
OF E
Is The Example Set By Coun
ty Commissioners and
Assessors.
System is recognized universally, at
the present day, as the keynote of
successful business and as the only
means of acc6mplishing worthy ends.
And system it is that has placed Cha
ves county, situated in the southeast
ern portion of the territory, in the en
viable financial position that it now
occupies. Especially noteworthy is
the systematic work done by the com
missioners of that county in so far
as appraisement of taxable property
is concerned. It was the adoption of
a system that has made tne work of
the assessors in the county a fjry
simple and uncomplicated matter.
Due entirely to the indefatigable ef
forts of the county -commissioners,
led by William M. Atkinson, chairman,
all property in Chaves county has
been visited arid properly classified
and graded, the result being drawn
up in schedule form. Every class of
property has had a uniform rate
placed upon it, so that by consulting
the schedule, a glance will tell how
any single piece of property is to be
appraised for taxation. Thus if the
commissioners after examination,
have placed in class A, for instance,
certain farming property, deciding of
course according to location, quality
of soil, water facilities, etc. ,and have
then placed a uniform value on that
class of land, all property of that de
scription must necessarily be ap
praised at the same value. Thus the
assessor has but little else to do but
notify the owners of the assessment
and add any additional personal prop
erty. This method, of course, does
away with the making of a variety
of assessment rates by the assessor.
Likewise, it makes ...impossible the
charge that has been often heard in
many counties, to the effect that the
assessors frequently ask, this espe-j
cially near election time, what the
property -owner carta to pay on his
property, instead of informing the
property owner that his assessed valu
ation is so much, and that he must
pay taxes on that amount.
Not only have the county commis
sioners of Chaves county carefully
scheduled and appraised at a proper
proportionate and uniform value, ev
ery piece of taxable property in the
county, but during the last yearthey
have raised the appraisement from
10 to 15 per cent above the minimum
appraisements set by the Territorial
Board of Equalization, and in addi
tion have classified, scheduled and ap
praised such- property as was not
mentioned and enumerated by the
. ooard. By the adoption of such a
systematic and business-like system,
Chaves county is placed in a position
to collect a greater amount of taxes
than ever before, thus placing it con
stantly in better financial condition.
And due to this careful method of
looking after the taxes, is due in a
great measure the wonderful improve
raenfc in the roads of the county, for
a certain percentage of tax money is
used each' year for the betterment of
road conditions, and it naturally fol
lows that the greater amount of taxes
collected, the more money can - be
used "for good roads purposes. Where
Chaves county formerly had but about
five miles of good roads, it now has
over one hundred and twenty five
miles and is improving in that line
every day. Many other improvements
are noticeable and it would be well
for the territory if all counties were
to follow as speedily as possible the
magnificent example set by Chaves.
HIS WOODEN LEGS
' WERE ABLAZE
Fire Discovered by Veteran's Daughter
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ana n cxunguisnca Wltn DUt
Slight Loss to House or Room.
San Francisco, Calif., March 9. A
special from San Jose, states that
-when George Campbell, of Sunnyside,
a Civil War veteran, was rudely" awa
kened by the membors of the fire "de
partment of that place, he discovered
that both of his wooden legs - were
merrily blazing. Campbell was sleep
ing in the American Hotel when the
fire broke out. The daughter of the
proprietor, who discovered the blaze,
ran in her night clothes to warn the
lire department. . The blaze was prac
tically, confined to Campbell's room
and the principal damage was done
Ills legs. , . ,
DEVASTATION
BY TORNADO
Six Killed in Ar
kansas Town of
Brinkley
FIFTEEN WERE
Heavy Wind Does Damage
in Other Sections of the
State.
Weakley, Ark., March 9. Residents
of Brinkley, Ark., which was devas
tated by a tornado last night are ar
rivng liere. Ten white s people are
injured. Also four negroes are
dead. The de'ad are: Porter Foote,
K. L. Sterrett, Henry Stovall, Jr., Mrs.
Phillips, Mrs. Belle Darden, Charles
Frenzel, Miss Clara Rose, Mr. Hood,
Mrs. Hood, Mrs. John Reed, Miss
Reed, and one unidentified man.
Brinkley is a town of about 3,000 in
habitants and the refugees say ttot
the entire business section is demol
ished and about 80 per cent of the
residences razed or rendered uninhaD
ttnhle. Relief trains have arrived at
the scene, but all communication has
ben interrupted. Reports from south
ern and southwestern Arkansas say
that a heaw wind storm passed over
these sections of the state last night,
doing considerable damage to smarl
buildings, but no loss of life is re
ported.
Death List Grows.
sk T:nnis. Mo.. March 9. A special
to the Post-Disnatch from Brinkley,
Arkansas, says that thirty persons
wpre killed and fifteen to forty in
jured. More than a million dollars in
property was the damage caused by
the tornado which swept over mis
city of 3,000 population last night. The
tomadn uassed over last nignt at i
o'clock and when daylight revealed
its work this morning it was found
that, the business section was in ruins
and nine out of ten of the residences
had been destroyed.
ANOTHER BIG
CROWD AT TRIAL
Defense Opened Argument This Fore
noon in Cooper-Sharp Muraer
Case at Nashville.
Nashville, Tenri., March 9. A rec
ord breaking crowd was present to
day when General Meeks began the
opening argument for the defense in
the Cooper-Sharp murder trial. Gen
eral Meeks has been ill and at the
outset his remarks were scarcely audi
ble and he was hardly able to stand.
As he warmed up he said: "The state
has appealed to you to enforce the law,
and the state's idea of enforcing the
law seems to be to convict some one,
be he innocent or guilty. I want to
say that never in my life, and in my
broad practice, have I seen a witness
so shamefully treated as was Colo
nel Cooper by Captain Fitzhugh. The
prosecutor seemed careless as to
whether he acquitted or convicted Col
onel Cooper of the murder of Senator
Carmack but did seem determined to
besmirch the character of the witness.
The whole scheme of the state was not
to convict Colonel Cooper of murder
but to disgrace him in public."
General Meeks denounced the ef
forts of the state to involve the lib
erty of the press, but declared that
where the liberty of the press was
abused by the man who used it to le
fame private citizens, it degenerated
Into license. He then read three edi
torials and askedi the jury if they
could imagine anything more insult
ing. "The state will say, go into the
court," lie continued, "yes, and get
judgment for $25,000 against a man
not worth a plug of tobacco." He de
clared no wonder that Colonel Cooper
was angry. General Meeke then
turned his attention, to Robin Cooper
and recited the efforts he made to
prevent trouble declaring that he
"touched every button possible."
OLIVER WILL GET
U. S. SENATORSHIP
Republicans of Pennsylvania Legisla
ture Decide Upon Him In
Joint Caucus.
Harrisburg, Pa., March 9. George
T, Oliver of Pittsburg was today
named as Republican candidate for
the United States Senate to succeed
Philander, C. Knox, by joint caucus
of the Senate and House. ,
BRYAN'S DAUGHTER-"
GRANTED A DIVORCE
Lincoln, Neb., March 9. Ruth Bry-an-Leavitt.
the oldest dauehter of Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, was this after
noon granted a. divorce from her hus
band. She anneared with her mother
in court and both alleged that Leavitt
had not contributed to her support
No defense was made. Mrs. Leavitt
was granted the custody of her children.
DEATH CLAIMS
FORMER NEW MEXICAN
Was Prominent In Many Walks of
Life.
Captain George H. Pettis, well
known in New Mexico and especially
in this city, died at Providence, Rhode
Island. He was a veteran of the Civil
war and was with the California col
umn that invaded New Mexico. At
the time of his death he was brevet
captain United States Volunteers,
first lieutenant Company K, First
California Volunteer Infantry. George
Henry Pettis was born at Pawtucket.
R. I., March 17, 1S34; at the axe of
twelve years entered the office of the
Advertiser, a newspaper published at
Cohoes, New York; in 1S49 removed
to Providence, R. I., where he fol
lowed the occupation of printer until
1854, when he went to California, ar
rivng at San Francisco on June 7th,
of that year, on the steamer Brother
Jonathan, via Nicaragua; hp was en
gaged in mining in the vicinity of Gar
rote, Tuolumne county, from June,
1854, until May, 1858, when he arrived
at San Francisco en route to Frazer
river. The Frazer river bubble hav
ing collapsed he resumed his occupa
tion as a printer, and was employed
upon the Alta California and the
Morning Call, and held a situation on
the Herald. When President Lincoln
t ft,
CAPTAIN GEORGES. PETTIS.
made a call upon California for
troops, he entered the military ser
vice of the United States as second
lieutenant, Company B, First Califor
nia Infantry. He was promoted to
first lieutenant, Company K, same
regiment, January 1, 18(52, command
ing the company nearly all of the
time, until musteerd out on Febru-,
ary 15, 1865, when he wag immediate
ly mustered into the service again as
first lieutenant, Company F, First
New Mexico Volunteer Infantry, Col
onel Francisco Paula Abreu. He com
manded Company F until promoted to
adjutant of the regiment, June 1, 1865,
and was finally mustered out, his
"services being no longer required,"
September 1, 1866, haviirg served con
tinuously for five years and . fifteen
days. He was- in a number of skirm
ishes with Apache and Navajo - In
dians; breveted captain U. S. Volun
teers, March 13, 1865, "for distin
guished gallantry in the engagement
at the Adobe Walls, Texas, with the
President Zelaya of
Nicaragua Issues
Important Call
WILL SETTUJIFFEREIICES
Central American Republics
are all Invited to
Participate.
Mexico City, March 9. According
to private advices, President Zelaya
of Nicaragua has called another con
ference between j's own country ami.
Honduras, Guatamala, Costa-Rica and
Salvador, with a" view of arranging
permanent peace for Central America.
The conference, according to these ad
vices, will be held aboard one of the
warships of the United States squad
ron now at Amapala. No official ad
vices of such conference have been
received. ,
PEftCF CONFEREHGE
Oil WHIP
Comanche and Kiowa Indians," No
vember 25, 1SG1 In which he com
manded the artillery.
In 1SG8, he removed from New Mex
ico to Providence, R .1.; was a mem
ber of tile Common Council, from the
Ninth ward, from June, 1872, to Jan
uary 187G and a member of the Rhode
Island House of Representatives in
1876 and 1S77; was "Boarding Officer"
of the port of Providence from 1878 to
1885; was marine editor of the Provi
dence Journal from 1S85 to 1887;
sealer of weights and measures and
superintendent of street signs and
numbers at Providence, Rhode Island
from March 10, 1891 till 1897.
Ho again became state sealer of
weights, measures and balances, of
the state of Rhode Island, having been
appointed February x, 1001.
He became a member of the Grand
Ariny of the Republic; by joining Kit
Carson Post No. 1, Department of
New Mexico, in 18(18, and joined SIo
cum Post, No. 10, Department of
Rhode Island by transfer, in 1872, of
which post he held the offices of Ad
jutant and Chaplain; was a charter
member of Arnold Post No. 4, Depart
ment of Rhode Island, in 1S77, of
which post he hag held the positions
of officer of the dav and senior vice-
commander; was chief mustering offi
cer. Department of Rhode Island, In
1877 and 1879, and assistant muster
In;; officer in 1890; was a member of
the National Council of admlnlstra-
tion and a delegate to the Twentieth
National Encampment, held at San
Francisco in 1886. Commander of
Arnold Post No. 4, Department of
Rhode Island, 1897. He was the first
president of the "California Volunteer
Veterans Association," elected at De
troit, Mich., August, 1891, and has
held the office of secretary and treas
urer. He became a member of the Mili
tary Order of the Loyal Legion of
the United States, Commandery of
California,: November 10, 18S6. Insig
nia No. 5065.
He was a mmber of the Society of
California Volunteers; also of the
Society of California Pioneers of New
England. He was also an honorary
member of the Second Rhode Island
Veteran Association ; Battery B, Veter
an ssociation; Fourth Rhode Island
Veteran Association; and the Fifth
Rhode Island, and Battery F, Veteran
Association.
BANK ROBBER
UNDERSURVEILLANCE
His . Arrest Expected Hourly Sup
posed to Have Recklessly Spent
- ' Stolen Money.
Los Angeles, Calif., March 9. Ac
cording to a story printed here today
the man who robbed the First Na
tional Bank of Monrovia, Calif., of
$29,700, on December 14 last, is now
under surveillance by the Pinkerton
defectives in Omaha after a chase ex
tending over half a dozen western
states and may be taken in custody
at any time. It is stated .also that a
confederate has been located in this
city. It is claimed that the man un
der surveillance in Omaha, has al
ready spent the greater part of, the
stolen money in gambling' and extra
vagant living. At Globe,' Ariz., it is
said he gambled away thousands of
dollars. At El Paso, where he went
next, all trace of him was lost until
he was located in St;' Louis and was
followed finally to Omaha. It .is ex
pected that his arrest will be made
there shortly, The bank believes that
! the money has been lost and has no
hopes of recovering any of it.
PORTUGAL ROUSED
BY EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
Lisbon, March 9. A number of light
earthquake, shocks, accompanied bv
subterranean rumblings are reported
irom the. province of Minho. '-..
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is
Railroads Hamper
ed by Storm Rag
in Middle West
STREET CMSJED UP
High Northerly Winds Cause
Deep Drifts in Kansas and
Neighboring States
Toneka. Kan.. March 9. The heav
iest, snow storm of the vear prevails
here and reports from railroads in
dicate that the storm is general. The
temperature is about freezing and the
snow in wet and heavy. The rail
roads are greatly hampered and sub
urban car traffic is tied up.
Twelve Inches of Snow.
Wichita. Kan.. March 9. Southern
and central Kansas is covered with
twelve inches of snow today. Rain
was falling early last evening and
changed to snow during the night and
under high northerly winds is drift
ing badly today. The city was with
out street car service until nearly
noon and all railroad trains are be
hind time. While the snowstorm was
at its height during the night the city
experienced the unusual phenomenon
of a thunder storm.
CROWDS FLOCK TO
MESCALERO LANDS
Three to Four Hundred People Stake
Mining Claims.
Ira O. Wetmore former postmaster
of Carrizozo, who arrived In Santa Fe
last night, brings the report that on
last Saturday, the lauds of the Mes-
ealero Indian Reservation were
thrown open to the public for the fil
ing of mining claims. Nearly four
hundred people were on hand to take
advantage of the unusual opportunity,
though it appears that the fact that
the lands were to be opened for filing
claims was not known to very many
people. Those who did know of the
matter apparently obtained their In
formation from private sources. At
that those who made filings are pee
pie residing in the neighborhood of
the Mescalero district, mainly inhabi
tants of Three Rivers, Tularosa, Cor
rizzo and Alamogordo. The Mescalero
lands are known to abound richly in
gold, silver and copper. There is also
a certain amount of coal. Mr. Wet-
more was among those fortunate
enough to be on hand and has filed
a claim that he considers extremely
valuable and which he believes will
develop surprising results. Filings
are still being made and each day
brings an added influx of people ready
to stake claims. Should tne Mesalero
lands prove to be the good mining
fields that they are believed to be, it
will mean the making of a number of
towns such as Three Rivers.
GOOD TIDINGS FOR
POOR HOUSEKEEPER
Meat Will Be Cheaper This Summer,
Says J. Ogden Armour of Pack
ing House Fame.
Atlanta, Ga., March 9. "Meat will
be cheaper this summer," said J. Og
den Armour, who passed through At
lanta on his way from Palm Beach.
Florida, to Chicago, yesterday. "Meat
is bigh, too high, at present," he con
tinned, "but this Is because of the
increased cost of feeding stock Just
now. it follows that when corn is
high, meat is also high. This summer
we expect the price of corn to eo
flown and meat to be cheaper."
HEART BROKEN OVER
'DREAM THAT FAILED
former consul General to Buenos
Ayres Commits Suicide at Wash
ington. Washington. D. C. March 9.
broken because his dream of an inter
continental railroad to onen tn Mini.
merce the fertile valleys of Central
and South AmerieA hurt TIAVoi mn tar.
iallzed, Hinton Rowan Helper, former
united states Consul General at
Buenos Ayres, committed suicide here
today. His widow and children livn
in Chicago.
A CASE OF
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
The authorities at the Denitentlarv
state positively that the man wearing
a convict shirt, who attemped to reg
ister at the Claire was not Andres
Calles, who escaped fom the Peniten
tiary on last Friday. They have ab
solute information that Calles was not
at anv time anywhere near the Claire.
I'he clerk of the Claire necessarilv
was laboring under a case of mistaken
HI
identity, " ' Jl
STANDARD OIL
HI E
Waters Pierce Co
May Continue to
do Business
OUST OTHER CORPORATIONS
Important Ruling by the Su
preme Court in the His
Controversy
Jefferson City, Mo., March 9. Mo
tions by the Standard Oil Company
of Indiana and the Republic Oil Com
pany of Ohio for a re-hearing of the
ouster suit recently decided against
theni and for the modification of the
judgment were overruled by the Mis
souri Supreme Court today. The pe
tition of the Waters-Pierce Company
was upheld, the motion of the attor
ney general for an absolute ouster of
the Missouri company being denied,
the compliance with the court order
recently filed by the company,' ap
proved, and the judgment of ouster
against it being suspended. The ef
fect of these decisions is to expel the
Indiana and Ohio Companies from
Missouri and to restore the Waters
Pierce Company, 60 per cent of whose
stock is held bv the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey, with the
right to do business within the state.
The Standard Oil interests are ex
pected to appeal their case to the
Supreme Court of the United States.
The decision is considered a great
victory for the Waters-Pierce com
pany and incidentally for .the minority
interests of that concern who claim
to have been making unavailing ef
forts to free the company from the
control of the New Jersey corporation.
With the judgment of ouster more ab
solute against the Indiana and other
companies they must now pay their
fine of $50,000 each and cease busi
ness in the state. . ; "T '"''"'
HOTEL GUESTS BE-(
COME PANIC STRICKEN
When Fire Breaks Out In the Neigh
borhood and Flee In Their Night
Clothes.
Denver, Colo., March 9. Guests of
the Armour rooming house on Welton
street field panic-stricken in their
night clothes, and took reruge in the
street at 4 o'clock this morning when
fire attacked the Cottrell Clothing
Company store around the corner on
Sixteenth street. Many half awak
ened and shut off by blinding smoke,
stationed themselves at the windows
ready to jump, while others went
down the fire escapes. The firemen
made their way into the hotel and as
sisted In assuring the people that
there was no danger and rescued all
without accident. The fire was con
fined to the Cottrell store and caused
damage to the fixtures and stock, esti
mated at $120,000. The origin has not
been ascertained.
FIRST TAFT
CABINET MEETING
Members Instructed Not to Discuss
Business Transacted, with Jour
nalists or Others. ?
Washington, D. C, March 9. Presi
dent Taft's first cabinet meeting con
vened at 11 o'clock today, all being
present except Secretary of War Dick
inson. The president has determined
not to permit the members of the cab
inet to discuss the business transacted
and when the meeting broke up Sec
retary of State Knox made this "an
nouncement. : .
WOOL FIRM
BUT FEW SALES
Old Lines Are Dull, But Supply is
Limited Arrival of New Clip
From Arizona.
Boston, Mass., March 9. The supply
of desirable domestic wool has been
slightly increased by the arrival of a
new clip from Arizona. The old lines
aredull and firmly held with a very
limited supply. New Arizona wool is
quoted at 61 to 65 cleaned. Old Ter
ritory has sold for 24 cents for three-
eighths, and a lot of fine Nevada has
been transferred at 19. Other wools
are'firm with but few sales.
NAVAJO CHIEF HELD
FOR OHIO GRAND JURY
Cincinnati, Ohio, March 9. Bicody-r"
the Navajo Indian chief, who ran
amuck recently in the Grand Central
station and stabbed three persons, was
bound over the grand Jury today on
the charge of assault to kill and ras
remanded to Jail after failure to give
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