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VOL. 50.
SANTA FE, NEW MEXI60, TUESDA Y, DECEMBER 9, 1913.
NO. 256.
LOBBY RE
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IS M$w
HOU
RESULT OF THE EXTENDED LOBBYING
INVESTIGATIONS MADE BY THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS
GIVEN OUT TO-DAY, TOGETHER
WITH RECOMMENDATIONS.
ONE CONGRESSMAN
IS SEVERELY CENSORED
Washington, D. C, Dec. ft. Results
of flie house lobby investigation by a
committee headed by Representative
Garrett, of Tennessee, were made pub
lic today in two reports, the majority
reports signed by Democrats and Re
publicans alike and a supplemental re
port filed by Representative McDon
ald of Michigan. The majority made
no recommendation but declared that
"Representative McDermoS. of Illimf s,
had been guilty of acts of grave im
propriety, unbecoming the dignity of
his position, though we cannot say
that lie has been corrupted in his
votes."
Majority report also held that Mc
Dermott, having intimate relations
with I. H. McMiehael, former chier
page of the house, knew that M. M.
Mulhall, a lobbyist for the National
Association of Manufacturers, and the
American Federation of Labor engag
ed hi political activities and expend
ed money to effect nominations and
elections of the members of the house
of representatives. Representative
McDonald, who agreed with the ma
jority findings, declared that congress
had fallen somewhat from its high es
tate In the estimation of the Ameri
can people. He made representations
for legislative reforms.
The main conclusions of the majori
ty define a lobby "as a person or body
of persons seeking to influence legisla
tion by congress in any manner what
soever. The national association of
manufacturers the counsel for indus
trial defense, the national tariff com
mission association, the American
Federation of Labor, the Washington
City Associations of Liquor dealers,
and local loan sharks are found to
have niaintafued lobbies.
Martin- M. Ahilhall is held to have
admitted errors iii some vital state
ment made iu his charges, to have
been corroborated in other subjects of
importance by officials of the national
association of manufacturers and the
national counsel for Industrial de
fense. Mulhall, the report says, was
extravagant iu many of his claims and
overstated his potency and influence
with members of congress and public
men generally; he entertained an
imus against many of these against
...1, V.,, mofla nllfltruHnnq Hiul 11SP(1
of public men with an unjus- j for the military use.
tified freedom. High superior officers Governor Amnions also conferred
of the manufacturers organization and! with local labor leaders regarding the
the council for industrial defense j possibility of a sympathetic strike,
used him "very largely and primarily i He was told that while the leaders
for personal lobbying," says the re-! sympathized with the miners, it was
port impossible to state what the atti-
The lobby of the associations of thejtude of local labor bodies would be tin
manufacturers and of the industrial ' til a vote was tnken on the. sympathe-
defense, is held guilty of Improperly
preventing and seeking to prevent
legislation.
Gravest doubt was expressed as to
the propriety of acts of Mulhall and
counsel James A. Emery for the manu
facturers. The report added:
"It is outrageous and offensive that
these associations should have their
paid hirelings about the capitol, but-
tonhollne members of congress
tn-
ince them to remain away when a
vn, w l,eins taken."
Nothing illegitimate was found in,a
the activity of the American feoera-
tion of Labor. Lobbies of liquor deal- j
ers and money lenders in Washington
' mm inw.iv-j
fn,.r,H tr l,ovo neither effected 1
nor prevented legislation improperly.
Methods used by the manufactur
ers organization in sending Mulhall
through the country with funds to or-
ganize temporary associations was de-i
nounced as "improper,
and dishonest."
No evidence was found of
employ
ment of members of the house for Im
proper purposes.
Tipping of house employes was de-
nounced as reprehensible, and the eni-iof
ployment by the Manufacturers asso-
elation of former Chief Page Mc
Michael of the house was severely
censured.
Representative Barthold, of Mis
souri; Burke, of Pennsylvania; Cold
er, of New York; Sherley, of Ken
tucky; Webb, of North Carolina, were
tiphcld as "neither reached nor in
fluenced by the manufacturers.'
The committee held that Represen-
NINE THOUSAND ACRES OF
STATE LAND IS
Nine thousand acres sold at an average of $15.00 an acre was yester
day's record at the sale of state land s at Deming. according to a telegram
received today from State Land Comni issioner Ervien. Only land In the
shallow water belt interested the buyers according to the telegram, which
was as follows:
Deming. N.' M., Dec. S, 1913.
The New Mexican,
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Sold nine thousand acres, at an a verage of $15.00 an acre. There was
no demand for sections outside of tb.9
or land was $36.50 an acre.
iiliVH McDermott minimized ms lnn-
: mate relations with Mulhnll, thnt lie
obtained small loans from Mullinll,
i hut udded "these were personal acts
of Mulhall, and we do not believe that
lip let McDermott have the money
with a view to corrupting him, nor do
we believe McDermott received from ;
.Mulliall in loans or otherwise any-j
: thing near the $1500 or $2000 as al-!
leged." j
i The committee concluded that Mc
! Dermott's training and associations
'have not given him the ethical per
ceptions and standards relative to
i-1"' ffl t,liit a-
"We cannot say he has been cor
rupted in his votes," it added, "but
some things which a private citizen
may do with impunity niusl be avoid
ed by one in official station."""""
Representative McDonald introduc
ed two recolutions after a conference
with 'Representative Murdoch, of Kan
Fas, the Progressive leader.
The first provided that the house
should forthwith proceed to deter
mine whether the report did not show j
Representative McDermott to have
been guilty of "disgraceful and dis
honorable conduct in his official ca
pacity rendering him unworthy of ro-
(Continued on Page Four.)
STRIKE MAY LAST
INDEFINITELY, IS
REPORT
GOVERNOR AMMONS OF COLORADO
ARRANGES FOR CARE OF MILITIA
FOR FIVE YEARS BY PUEBLO
WHOLESALERS, IF SUCH A COURSE
IS NECESSARY.
MILITARY COURT SETS
AT WALSENBORG
Ithe 17th Inst., written relative to the; the constitutionalists and to retain
Pueblo Colo Dec 8 -Assurances (occupation of the city of Juarez by the i .your personal sympathies as well as
' '' ' .". . .,,, .constitutionalist forces, under the im-! the opinion of the people of North
ot support ot Pueblo wholesale houses comm;md of fleuenU villa, and ! America In favor of our cause and you
in keeping the state militia .In thou assu,.e voll of my gratitude for the ' may be sure that I will take Into con-
strike zone for five years, If necessary,
was given to Governor Amnions last
night at a conference with the Com
merce Club, the Rotary Club,T and
other organizations.
Governor 'Amnions told the confer
ence that the militia would be kept
iu the held indefinitely to preserve
peace and to permit the operation of which we are carrying on, I cnnniir
the mines. He wanted to be prepared j the less deplore the fact that, w ith an
for a five-year siege and asked that j imperfect understanding of the pe
Pueblo continue jts support of this jculiar character of the Mexican proh- j
policy by furnishing supplies and ar-jlenis, there Is likelihood in certain j
ranging to care for handling certifl- leases, and notwithstanding one's good I
cafes of iriflebtediiess through local
banks. The committee chosen to
meet the governer agreed to this after
hearing from General Chase state-
ments as to what was being done in
the strike zone and what he needed
tic strike proposition
Walsenburg, Colo., Dec. 9. Military
investigation of the La Veta murders
in which Harry Bryan, Waller Whit
ten and R. O. Adams, mine guards, and
Luke Harris, automobile driver, were
ambushed and killed on November 8,
was begun this morning by the mili
tary commission.
Seven striking miners are under ar
rest here and are alleged to have con
fessed to having been members of the
:nBrtv of strikers that hid behind the!llave torn away Horn the.r homes .
!ll .1 nn old reservoir at the ton 0f
nm near La Veta and attacked the
mjne guards when they came up,
Captain Ivers H. Dally has been ap-
pointed a member of the military com-
r ......
miss nn tn Kiieceefl Col C. Tl. Car sle.
Of Pueblo.
the seven'
strikers under arrest, was the princi-
pal witness before the commission.
1
I
Richards, who Is reputed to have been i
ling the killing, retold the story in de
tail before military commission to-
day.
Denver, Colo., Dec. 9. Warrants for
the arrest of the officers and members
the TTnited Mine Workers of Amer-
t .1:,...! n.,nMn irmva Pnna oH
ea, m -. 1 . -
today bv federal authorities here.
.. . , r 1 1 T.
Vnttefl Stntes Marshal Dewev C.
Bailey said this afternoon that prepa
rations were being made to serve the
warrants.
Jt is understood tnai attorneys ior
of the ndicTed men tave agreed
nerhefnre the TTnited States
some
to appear before the
commissioner and give bail for their 1
clients appearance in court.
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j
j
SOLD A T DEMING
shallow water belt. The highest piece I
ROBT. P. ERVIEN.
ibLli IAKKAIMA
EXPLAINS TO
IN REPLY TO LETTER FROM CHIEF
EXECUTIVE CF ARIZONA, PRO
TESTING ABOUT EXECUTIONS AT
JUAREZ BY GEN. VILLA, REBEL
LEADER MAXES EXPLANATIONS.
SAYS CONDITIONS IN
MEXICO ARE DIFFERENT
Phoenix. Ariz... Dec. !. A letter
from Genual Venustiano Carranza, de-!
fending the execution by General Fran-
cisco Villa of federal officers captured
at
Juarez and telling why moody re
prisals were being visited by the revo
lutionists upon Hnertaista prisoners of
George W. P. Hunt of Arizona.
Carranza's letter, dated at Hermo
sillo, Sonora, Mexico, November 27,
in rnniv in a enmmnn ication
which Governor Hunt sent to Ihe reb-jsure you that the same humane sent -el
chieftain suggesting that a continu-1 mints 'hlh you possess also ani
ation of summary executions by Insur-i me, and that even though I find
gent commanders would horrify the j : necessary, in deference to the exlst-
! people of the United States and alien -
late their sympathy.
! Governor Hunt wrote as a private
I citizen, not as governor of Arizona. He
'said he held the constitutionalist lead -
ler in high esteem and feared that a
repetition of the executions which fol-
....-o tho foil nf mare would Inevi -
tably redound to ihe disadvantage of
the constitutionalist cause in Mexico
so far as it is related to the citizenship
of the United States.
Carranza's letter says:
"Esteemed Governor and true friend:
"I am pleased to acknowledge the
receipt of vour interesting letter of
ihigh regard for
me personally which
you expressed therein.
"While recognizing with pleasure
,'lhe spirit, of frank friendship which
actuated your letter, your personal j " ith assurances of my highest, es
sympathy and that of the people of; teem, may it please you to regard me
the United States with the struggle in'.ap your kindly and Blncere friend,
fnrthcrr.icu of civilization and justice j (Signed) ' "i'V, CARRANZA."
intention of placing wrong construe-J i)iKCUssed legislation for machinery
tion on some of our acts. ifor direct election of senators, .. biit
"This is due, in all probability, toj,j1(j 110, v()te on ;t
the fact that the criminal acts with j smUor Xelson resumed his speech
which this struggle was begun and the if yesterday in the currency bill de-
(cruel measures employed to maintain j
it are forgotten. Inquiry into the re-nominution of
"When Mexico had realized the su-jHenry M. Pindell, for ambassador to
preme democratic prerogative of elect-j jjlSgia renewed,
ing her own representatives and had ; House,
reason to expect in the midst, of j jjb at noon.
peace and tranquility the periodical i L,0,ty committee presented its re
change of public officials only by an'port ot investigation of the Mulhall
expression of popular will, a most Charges.
corrupt minority of the defeated fac- Representative McDonald proposed
tions, after attempting to overthrow resolutions for the punishment of of
fer all time our political institutions fu.ers of the Xational Association of
by means of violence alone, have de- 'Manufacturers and possible expulsion
stroyed Hie lives, the rights and the i)t Representative McDermott.
interests of our fellow citizens; have j nt.erstlite Commerce Committee
carried out bloody executions wituout
regard to any law: have murdered
constitutionalists who fell wounded
while fighting for the liberty of the
people, and the deputies and senators
who have defended with their power
of speech our democratic institutions, I
have torn away from their homes :
peaeefl" men anu even loy8' to coni" j
!pel them to take arms against us, or:j,
have filled them with terror by devas-i
jtating entire cities. .
, " - "' j
ilint - M liinrle it annarpnt that the ennne '
which I represent has constituted not :
- euiniuai n.iuim iriuimmu, nuL !
-"-"
rj I yi on1 uuircra -tiiu frm ivliirtn liltnicn. I
' . " r '" " " .
safeguards the ;
. ' '
"I have determined, within tlic for the rules committee, and tlepre
spirit of our constitution and without sentafive Gray of Indiana for naval af-
any feeling of passion, but deliverately i
and with circumspection to pursue 1 Peters of Massachusetts, introduced
these ends, until gradually the exer-ja bill for government tests of inven
cise of clemency and magnamity can j l ions for hoisting and lowering life
be attained in satisfaction of an im- ; boats at. sea.
perative demand of justice and the
I; .....
urgeiu necessuy 01 seeiiriiiK peitce ami
. ... .. ...
of assuring the future welfare of the !
! nation I have determined to enforce
vigorously and in accordance with the j
' ni'np iinini nn wmnn trail nn v issiien 1
... . . .
- . .
n M" 'V'n LlZ7
Ti,n"8, y 2l: .1SC2' wh,ch defines and
punishes delinquencies inimical to '
the public peace.
With strict deference to tne law fjces today.
provided, the Huerista officers were j .
tried and executed In the city off vVV,(VVSt(t
Juarez. Among them were some who'x FOUR MEN KILLED 1j
bad been captured at Torreon by thlsj-
same General Villa who after pardon- ;
Ing them agreed that they should be ;
enlisted by our forces. Thereafter
they endeavored, but unsuccessfully j
to create a defection of the men
whom I entrusted to their command,
finally deserting to reengage in crime.
"It is true that the established
principles observed in international
wars extend to prisoners the choice of
pardon or immunity from bodily harm,
but in civil struggles the most clviliz-
ed nations in all ages have employed
more rigorous and bloody means even
than we have been compelled fo adopr.
And with reference to the executions
'of the officers In the city of Juarez, j
there should be perceived not any j
'needless cruelty visited upon prison-!
, era of war but merely such punish -j
nitnt as was prescribed by the law ap- '
Iplirnble to offenders against the pub-1
j lie peace and safety.
"The .Mexican people, in the begin-
jnliig of this civil struggle, initiated by
lion. Francisco I. Aladero, exhausted
all their power of clemency and for
glvcness, but experienced as the onlv
lesuhs of their niagninimity, tyranny
I in their country's inferior and the loss
of prestige outside of its borders.
"Today 1 want to Insure the oper
ation of Ihe country's institution and
reestablish tranquility for all time by I
means of definite and effective repara
tion of the national organization.
"The occurrences at the city of
Juarez were far from being Invested
with the numerical importance which
our enemies, in their intemperate
frame of mind, desired to give them.
In the same manner a libelous report
was published. In the same manner
more than Jo women and .girls nan
coniniilted suicide thrnnah fears of ex-
j ,.,JBSPH tnat mlgIt 1)e indulged ju by
j 1 1 1 constitutionalists since 1 can per-
wmany give assurance nun. m mi-
range, as In all oilier parts or tne
I country our forces have been discip
lined and considerate, giving guaran
tees of safety to the different popula
tions which have fallen iuto their
powers.
"In conclusion It Is my desire to as-
!S national teeiing, justice to public
i convenience and the necessity of re-
storing peace to my country, to be
somewhat strict in the enforcement of
ill" - law in Juarez. I have provided at
I Hip same time that this law shall he
j applied only when the limitations arc
! fixed by (he most absolute need, it
i shall he enforced only against wilful
1 enemies, with the privilege of pardon
jnnd safety extended always to the
j guiltless and misguided.
j "I entertain the hope furthermore,
i that my former declarations will suf-
j flee fo make clear the just and hu-
.mane attitude carefully observed by
i sideration your high ideals to the ex-
jtent of recommending, always with
1 due respect to the law, greater fore-
j bearance toward our enemies.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Senate.
Met at 10 a. m.
bate.
unanimously recommended a year's
r...T,.t. tr tlw. .i.ln.r r.f lltu 1 !1 1. I.IUllt
Colonel Gaillard i
Military affairs committee reported '
on I
;ln favol. 0f an aviation corps of
! officers and 250 enlisted men.
Cantor, of New York, in his maiden
peech,
advocated elimination of a
test from - the immigration
literacy
ylvst 0f trust legislation before ju-
dietary committee was devoted to
"net argument on representative 1 or
,.', l.in p, .. lf ,,,., nrwnm-nHnn
coiid uiu iwi on uv.u..
commission
iavai commiuee repurieu in mvui
-,oi a iuu. ,eai ten.. ,.. uic i.,...,.,,.,...-
....4 . i" 4ln ..... .1 s-.
u,c 'i--
Ways and means committee chose
j Representative Goldfogle of New York
fairs.
,1., - . CniKiru
NEW FRENCH
CABINET
TAKES OATH OF OFFICE j
Paris, lien. . The new French nre
... - ,
. . . . .... .1.
men'berS f hiS
!ce1ved , audlece today
,
was 1'-!
hv Presi-
dent Polncare at the palace of the
Klysee. The ministers took their of-1
AT MORENO, ARIZ.
Morencl, Ariz., Dec. 9. Ten St
cans of black powder and a large
quantity of dynamite exploding St
in the works of the new reservoir St
N for the Arizona Copper company,
killed four men and injured three Si
late Monday afternoon. The last
charge of dynamite to be used St
X before completion of the reser- St
St voir set off the. rest of the ex- St
plosives and caused the accl- Si
St dent. The bodies of the dead St
St men have not been found. St
SStStSStXStStSfSt
REFUGEES ARE
urn un !
! In u. S.
FEDERAL SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS:., ZiJXlZ:
NUMBERING 4,000, FLEEING FROM
CHIHUAHUA. ARRIVE AT THE RIO
GRANDE AFTER EIGHT WEARY
DAYS ON THE DESERT.
FEDERALS WIRE TO
HilERTA FOR OROERS
Presidio, Texas. Dee. !. For as far
as the eye could reach, there stretch- i
ed out over the desert south of Oji-
uaga, Mexico, opposite Presidio today, i
the straggling end of the Mexican fed- j
eral army and the civilians who fled j
from Chihuahua to safety on the U- j
S. border.
It was expected the refugees would
continue to arrive at. Ojinaga all day.
A few who reached the American side
said the exodus Included more than
l.OiKi.
The federal troops, including the
most important federal generals in
the north, continued their work of
fortifying the village. This, taken
with the fact that General Ynez Sala
zar. Immediately on his arrival com
municated with Mexico City, indicated
that the federals intended to make a
defense on the border, at least, until
they could receive orders from the
lluerta government. Food supplies of
which the federals were in great need
will be sent across the border, but the
V. S. troops have been Instructed to
guard closely against, any Infraction
of the neutrality law.
The civilians wlio endured the hard
ships of the eight day march from
Chihuahua, mostly on food, rather
than face the invasion of Chihuahua
ciiy by the rebels, are to be allowed
to cross. They will be taken fifty
miles by automobiles and wagons to
Maria, thence to El Paso and other
cities.
The story brought by the refugees
was that they left Chihuahua on three
trains, hoping to cover the distance
to Falomir, the end Sf the uncomplet
ed railroad about a third of the way
across the desert, but that a short dis
tance out, of the city, their train was
wrecked. All then had to start the
innniev on foot, the federals first dy
namiting the engines and burning
more than 10U cars to prevent their
falling into the hands of the rebels.
Rebels Put One Over.
.Mexico City, Mex., Dec. 9. The reb-
lels under General Candido Aguilar in
the vicinity of Tuxpam soared a suc
cess over the federal troops there
yesterday by slipping round the edge
of the town and boarding the gunboat
Tuxpan while the federal troops were
1101 lOOKlUg, uisuimilg ui-l Hiauniur-i.
and guns and getting away with a
quantity of dynamite.
According to the story reaching the
federal capital, the trick of the rebels
was due to "carelessness on me pari , ,,aj wouid be a menace to the com
of some of the federals." mun'tty was raised by William T. Je-
The gunboat was stationed some j 1( mo Tne c.ourt stated that the point
distance above the town to observe Loukl have to be determined before
the movements of and to menace the . .. permitted.
reueis. me nuier gut a aauunc i
launch, manned it with twenty men !
and hoarded the gunboat while she
was in charge of a small crew which
they overpowered.
Demand Tampico's Surrender.
Mexico City, Mex., Dec. U. The sur- j
rentier or lampico hub ueeu ui-uuuu i
(t the rebt'1 lea(lere- Oenerals Luccio ,
Blanco, and Tablo Gonzales, according '
to advices receiveu nere irom inai j
l'. 1"B """"""" ' """'"'table amount ot bail would not sumce :
garrison, uenerai -.sunviu mu.-r.u o..-.
ragoza, In reply uarea tne renem 10 ,
come and take the city.
It is not expected that the rebels j
will try to capture the seaport, which
is well garrisoned and lortitied
and i
has the additional protection of the
gunboats Vera Cruz and Tampico.
Not to Move.
Mexico City, Mex., Dec. 9. The re
port emanating from London that
Provisional President Huerta was
about to transfer the seat of govern
ment from the federal capital to
Iguala is considered very unlikely
here because Iguala is a small town in
the mountains of the state of Guerre
ro. There are no lines of communica-j.
tion open with it. and the region is j
infested with rebels. It is pointed out I
Lhat Iguala is the least likely place to j
which seat of government would be j
changed. j
Rebels Active Near Tampico.
Vera Cruz. Mex.. Dec. 9. The Unit
1 c " v ' . 1 .
en :iiaies cruiaei 1. uci t-i unv e,i
: n .n..,n ....H ihn nun. i
wiiooiiim lf.ft Vera Cruz this i
morning
j..- 1. 1 vifn.
,.-.. i, L
ceeu to ampico. , ......
1- Fletcher reported today hy wire-1
less from the I nited states Damesiiip , And what an appearance: iucit, -Rhode
Island, now off Tampico, that were just eighty sacks stuffed like aa
- American had arrived t port TI anksgivi,,g -n ! r.h avalancVTf written f
nrmging me newa ui mc vaym.c itnings. as me bilro t
rebels of the town of Altamir, 20ti,e p0stofiice, the officials saw a
miles from Tampico. It is not be-!mouutain of missives and letters and
lieved the rebels intend to attack Tarn- i packages reminding them of a descent
pico.
30 Cars of Bullion.
Laredo, Tex., Dec. 9. Thirty car-;
loads of silver bullion, reported last j
night enroute to Laredo, are fioni the j
vicinity of Monterrey, Mexico. 1 lle I
cate of their probable arrival is not
known.
Villa Doesn't Need Help.
Douglas, Ariz., Dec. 9. Orders for
the concentration of available Sonora
constitutionalist troops at Agua Prieta,
iiuuK diuicly across the bonier, werr;
countermanded yesterday by General
Carranza, it became known hire to
day. Tim concentration was ordered
after Ihe capture of Juarez and the
countermand gave rise to renewed re
ports of a rupture between C'-nrral
'Villa and the rebel chief,
j Colonel ('alias, commanding Agua
jPrieta, denied these rumors, lie said
;it was Carranza's intention to rein
! force Villa in the Chihuahua campaign
but since Villa has now overcomi
sending of
was uiiHecr - s
rsa;?aI1(,a and his 3nB .onps J
'main Agua awaiting further,
iorcleis.
BRAIN TUMOR CAUSE
OF GAILLARD'S DEATH.
Washlugtcii, 1). C' Dec. B. Mystery
as to the cause of the fatal illness of
the late Lieutenant. Colonel Gaillard
has been dissipated by the official au
topsy, the results of which were made
j public today by Colonel Taylor, one
I of the assistant chiefs of engineers.
The examination showed that Colo
nel Gaillard had been afflicted with
an infiltrating tumor of the brain,
which, from its nature, could not be
successfully treated by
operation.
THAW'S CASE MAY
GO TO SUPREME
COURT
IS IN COURT AGAIN TO-DAY TO
ARGUE QUESTION OF BOND,!0"11 ood. and a" Ba the'
.. ,.-.-! back home when released, to
WntN JLKUIYIt rKUItili lit IS
INSANE AND MUST NOT BE GIVEN'
WHEN JEROME PROTESTS HE IS
HIS LIBERTY.
MPNTfil PfiMniTinW
inLllinL uUllUI I lUll
Tfl PYAMIMCn
III Dl LArlitliilLU
Concord, N. 11., Dec. '.). Judge
Edgar Aldrich ruled today that the
mental condition of Harry K. Thaw
must be determined in the federal
courts. The court's announcement j
was made at the Hearing on 1 haw's j
letition to be admitted to bail.
"The constitutional questions in
volved in this case," added Judge, Aid
rich, "are of Bitch importance that 1
shall not pass on them myself, but
shall forward them as promptly as
possible to the supreme court of the
United States."
The constitutional questions are
concerned with Thaw's extradition,
his status in New York, and his status
in New Hampshire.
The attorneys for Thaw, who are at
tempting to prevent the extradition of
their client through habeas corpus
proceedings, and counsel for Newjj motor boats carried food to
York state, had agreed that the charge I floo(, vicUnls perched on roofs or im
of conspiracy to escape from the i ,,,-iMniK.fl in cotton cin buildings while
sane asylum at Matleawan was a bail- inrKer c,-aft made their way through
able offense, when the question of tlle B0tt0ms carrying refugees to con
whether the prisoner, if admitted to I centration camps. The crest of the
We expect to take Thaw back to
New York," said Jerome, 't'o try him
for the crime with which we have
charged him, and to punish him for it,
and then we expect to put him where
he belongs and to keep him there for
tl,e protection of the public.
.We nave vel.y radical onjecuons 10
turning Thaw loose on the community,
, .,,lpi, hfi wnuld be a neril.'
iIr jerome sajd that any reason-
f inBure Thaw s appearance in court.
It was a matter of court record, he I
Eal(J that Thaw had given one of his
, erg ?25 0nn with which an attempt ,
. . hpa(J of the ;
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I fined.
i Judge Aldrich replied that if the i
! Question of bail was decided it was '
I .
innw necessarv to determine tne pns-
oner's mental condition to the satis
faction to the United States district
court. He reserved decision on
whether he would personally deter
mine the matter or appoint a commis
sion to do so.
SO SACKS OF NAIL ARRIVE
AND MORE CONING TO-DA Y
The report of trains whirling past
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.nni' nr Q nnr 1 1 rvhin vcaiciud.i m
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and night was true; the be- j
ternoon a
l.,tf,H nmllC 1 mm T ie PHHL Il dUe IIH H
nnsr nlRce last !
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night. .',
of Santa Claus.
! "This looks like business," said
postmaster Ptlueger. "Now let us
make a record distributing it."
Tae cRri;S went to work and by 9
o'clock this morning every letter and
paper found its owner or awaited the
owner at the lock box department.
Such a jam has not been seen for
years at this season; nor has such an
array of passenger trains been seen
ERAL SCOTT
PORTS ON
INDIANS
TFIIC flC HIC 1510 Tfl NAUUfl
- i ibiLw ii liu livn iu nniruv
RESERVATION AND THE PEACE
ABLE SURRENDER OF THE INDI
AN RENEGADES, IN A LETTER TO
SECRETARY GARRISON.
INCIDENT IS CLOSED ;
NO SORE SPOTS LEFT
Washington, 1). C., Dec. 9. General
Hugh I.. Scott, who succeeded in pre
venting what might have been a con
siderable Indian war in New Mexico,
has written Secretary Garrison, de-
GEN
RE
surgical scribing the closing chapter ot the ne
jgotiatious, drawing a pathetic picture
of the lot ot the Indians and attribut"
ing the whole trouble to gossip. Gen.
Scott says:
"The situation north is absolutely
dear. The prisoners were told to
apologize to Major McLaughlin and
their agent, and have done this. Our
parting was most pathetic when they
left for Santa Fe to report to the
i judge. They declared they would die
before surrendering, if approached in
any other way, but they each and
every one thanked mo for causing
their minds to be changed for their
will go
loari rill".
fercnt lives. They are thoroughly
I softened, but they are poor. Ignorant
creatures, who are easily handled if
It is done In a sympathetic, kindly
way with force underneath which they
i all respect. The contact of civiliza-
tion wi,h thpse people is too hard for
them, and so much misunderstanding
,i,;,wpn ,wo ,af,?9 m which the
; Indian, who in the main is reasonable
! and well intenlioned, always getB the
worst of It.
"The state of terror at the agency
and throughout the San Juan valley Is
now over. It was the result almost al
together of lies and gossip, carried
about by Indians and white men.
j There is no sore spot left anywhere
i to break out later, and I feel safe In
saying that the Incident is over ana
done with."
CARRYING RELIEF
TO REFUGEES
IN TEXAS FLOOD
Houston, Tex., Dec. 9. Rescue
crews in the Brazos river flood dis
tricts redoubled their efforts today to
rouh tlio thousands maroeexl tVr-
, monB,.eA i,v starvation or death.
flood, Hearing the gulf, appeared to
day to be in Fort Bend county.
The flood's death list up to noon
included IBS persons, the majority of
them negroes.
DUBLIN STRIKERS AGREE
TO GO BACK TO WORK
Dublin, Dec. 9. All the transport
and dock workers in Dublin have
agreed to resume work, according to a
statement issued by tne companies to-
ldliy. The port, which has bee-, prae-
Itically closed since the end or Augusr,
will be re-onened tomorrow when the
regular satnngs across me insu cuan
.,,1 will be started.
t v v t S
40 ACRES IS UNIT X
0N AmzONA PROJECT JS
:v tli Itxrlui n r Tlee 9
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Secretary Lane, after thorough
consideration of conditions on the St
Salt. River reclamation project in
. i 1 n 1 nnta nt
- riioua, naa iiaku "ij " "
S irrigable land as the proper unit
on that project. He believes that
under normal conditions forty X
acres on that project will sup- St
port well the average family. St
xstst jtsasjsjssts
iiihcve Raton for some time.
Th bulletin hoard at the nostoffice
announced that trains Nos. 1, 3 and i
li:ii
arrived, t ins announcement, was
Btifllcient to bring letter-seekers rush-
p0stofflce at all hour last
4t - before the Picture, show and
printed matter but he slipped up just
a wee bit in regard to those turkey
trot reelsi Can It be the good old
uncle thought it a huge joke to stop
the dance for one night? But the
tango is not to be squelched. It will
take its graceful steps tonight.
More Mail Coming.
"We expect a lot more mall today,"
said Postmaster Pflueger. "Santa Fe
need not think that the eighty sacks
finished it up. I understand that the
mail due here yesterday comeB today
and we shall have another busy ses
sion I suppose.''
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