The Kenna record., April 19, 1912, Image 8

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HAPPENINGS
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NEW MEXICO
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May I i HrriUMml Hlaie Convention
to ti?rt lpKiiieti to the narluTial con
Vfllllnn clovu.
New University President.
Albuqiiiqii.--Dr. David R. Boyd of
New York, superintendent ot Presby
terlon Boiird of Home Missions, baa
been elected president of the Unlvet
elty of New Mexico. He will enter
upon his duties July 1. He was for
merly president of the University of
Oklahoma.
One Million for Highways.
Santa Fe. A bond Issue of $1,000,
(Hiu for the purpose of constructing a
splendid system of highways In New
Mexico, was advocated by Mayor-elect
D. K, B. Sellers of Albuquerque, at the
opening of tbe good roads convention
of New Mexico in tbe hall of the
House of Representatives.
Mail Embezzler Convicted.
Santa Fe. In Federal Court Harold
Reed of Clayton pleaded guilty to de
stroying letters and embezzling con
tents ' and was sentenced to nine
months' Imprisonment and fined $300.
Andreas Herera, former postmaster at
Uulgue, Rio Arriba county, pleaded not
guilty to the charge of using stamps
to pay debts, embezzling and making
false return!'.
New Senators Assigned to Committees
Washington. In the committee as
signments made by the Senate Sena
tor Catron of New Mexico was made
chairman of the committee on expendi
tures In the Interior Department and
Senator Fall of New Mexico of the
committee on expenditures in the De
partment of Commerce and Labor. Mr.
Catron was assigned to membership on
the committee on coast defenses, con
servation of national resources, Cu
' ban relations. Industrial expositions
and Pacific railroads and Mr. Fall to
the District of Columbia, geological
survey, Pacific islands and Porto Rico,
patents and revolutionary claims.
Indians May Have Vote.
Santa Fe. To test whether the Pu
elob Indians are citizens of New Mex
ico and have the right to vote, United
States Attorney Wilson has brought
suit In the Federal Court on behalf of
Charles Kie, a Iaguna Indian, who
was refused a vote at Gallup recently,
at the municipal election.
Should Kie win, It may result In New
Mexico getting two congressmen under
tbe new apportionment. Instead of on
ly one, as the state lacked only a few
hundred voters to be entitled to a sec
ond congressman, and if the 9,000 Pu
eblo Indians are added to the popula
tion considered In the apportionment,
it would be sufficient to give New
Mexico a second congressman.
Roads Association Elects Officer.
Santa Fe. The New Mexico Good
Roads Association before adjourning
elected the following officers:
Ralph E. Twltchell, Las Vegas,
president; F. B. Schwentker, Albu
querque, secretary; John Becker, Jr.,
Magdalena, treasurer; L. Bradford
Prince, Santa Fe, Jos. D. Sena, Santa
Fe, John I Zimmerman, East Ias Ve
gas, H. O. Bursum, Socorro, H. M.
Shields, Dawson, F. E. Lister,
Cruces, R C. Masters, Raman, J. W.
Stockard, Roswell, and J. A. Mahoney,
Deming, an executive committee.
Tbe resolutions adopted urge crea
tion of a state highway commission,
state and county issues of bonds for
good roads, and a state tax on automo
biles for highway purposes.
Escapes from City Jail.
Las Vegas J. II. Carroll, held on
suspicion of being connected with the
recent robbery of the A. Didler store In
Belen, made his escape by digging his
way out of tbe city Jail. After hi es
cape Mr. Didler came here and Identi
fied a suit of clothes sold by the man
as the one stolen from his establish
ment. New Mexico Legislature.
Santa Fe. Tbe sensatlousl Incident
with which tbe legislative session
opened four weeks ago, was finally
closed when a resolution to expel the
flur members accused of bribery, J. P.
Lucero, Louis R. Montoya, Manuel
Cordova and Julian TruJIllo, was voted
down by ten to thirty votes, and a mo
tion to table reconsideration was
adopted.
This action was a distinct triumph
(or Speaker R. L. Baca and Republi
can Floor leader W. H. H. Llewellyn.
These two won another victory
when the House adopted a resolution
not to consider county division bills
at this session. On neither question
was tbt rote along party lints.
LITTLE NEW MEXICO ITEM.
Minor Occurrences of More Than Ordi
nary Interest.
VfMtm N.w.np.r Unto Nw. rvic..
W. B. Rector was elected mayor of
Tucumcart at the recent election.
The Pecos Valley Presbytery se
lected Taiban as Its meeting place
next year.
The club women-of Portal mad
an effort to elect a woman to the
school board but failed.
A new hotel, to cost about 135,000,
Is being planned to be built by the
First National bank at Las Cruces.
A corps of ten men I surveying ;n
Tesquezqulte irrigation project on th
main line of the Rock Island at Mos
quero. George E. Mann has set out 2.000
fruit treeaand 500 small berry bushet
on his Indian Point, ranch near Fori
Sumner.
Lancll Hargln, an employ ot the
American Lumber Company, was
fatally Injured near Sawyer by a log
rolling on him.
The enrollment of the New Mexicc
Normal school at Silver City for tb
past year, Including the summei
school, has reached 472.
The Santa Fe railroad ha been ps
sessed S450.S70 greater than was as
sesscd last year and Which will result
In some $20,000 In taxes.
Haysell and Boyd Smith have bees
held at Kenua, Chaves county, undei
$10,000 and $3,000 bond, respectively
for tbe killing of their brother-in-law
Wilson Orr.
March at Albuquerque, the same ai
February and January, showed colder
weather than it did at Santa Fe, It
the official weather reports are to b
relied upon.
Mrs. William H. Andrews of Or
chard Park, Chaves county, has been
elected by the Woman's club of Ros
well as a delegate to the biennial con
vention in California.
Juan Lucero, aged eighty-six years
recently died at Springer. He went tc
8pringer from Taos thirty-one year
ago and drove a freight outfit between
Springer and Tascovllle, Tex.
Another handsome new lodge build
ing is in prospect for Silver City, It
the Loyal Order of Moose continues tc
ucrease their membership as they
have In the past few weeks.
The recent freeze killed most ot the
peaches that were out iu the vicinity
or Artesia, but It is thought that they
may bloom later on as there were only
a few days sunshine to bring out what
were killed.
A good sized neighborhood row hag
resulted in District 32, Wagon Mound,
over the action of tbe school board in
moving the school building from its
original site to a new location several
miles distant.
After drinking whiskey to excess, so
it is alleged, Celestlno Madril, a young
married man of Costilla, took a razor
and made an unsuccessful attempt at
suicide, slashing himself across tbe
breast four times and inflicting seri
ous wounds.
In Lincoln county Deputy Sheriff
Patroclno Carillo of , Carrlzozo was
shot through the stomach while in
pursuit of Miguel Luna, an outlaw
who escaped from Lincoln Jail, where
be bad been confined for shootiag
Manuel Aragon.
Joe Goldstein, aged fifty, for years a
trusted employe of a dry good store,
was found lying in the lavatory of the
store In Albuquerque with a revolver
clutched in his hand and a ghastly
hole in his head. He had stood in
front of a mirror and tired the fatal
shot.
The company which it to supply
Lodsburg with water, electric light
and also operate an Ice plant has
signed contract with the officials of
the town and other parties interested.
The work of construction has been
commenced and the plant Is to be com
pleted by June 1st.
At the election at Silver City, Percy
Wilson was elected mayor.
Much excitement was caused re
cently when three Las Cruces minis
ter filed complaint against four pa
loons on Maine street of that town.
The complaint alleges that three sa
loons are operating In violation ot the
statute prohibiting saloon to do busi
ness within a block ot a cburch or
school building.
Roswell will have a second rural de
livery route on June 1. Santa Fe still
has its first route to get, although set
tlement like Agua Frl, Clenga.-Tesu-que,
are entirely without mail facili
ties. Both ot tbe Roswell routes are
between twenty-three and twenty-four
miles long, and together serve some
thing like 275 families.
Arguments In tbe State Supreme
Court at Santa Fe for the life of James
O. Lynch, charged with the murder of
City Marshal Roy Woofter last May,
will, In all probability, be made iy
counsel for the defense In the month
ot August, ia the opinion of one ot
Lynch' attorney. New color 1 added
to the famous case and slumbering In
tereit I awakened the time tor tbe
deciding of Lynch' tat (raw near,
PREPARING TO
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WORKMEN' are very busy In Washington erecting tbe statu of Colum
bus in front of the Union station. The monument is to be unveiled on
June $ with considerable ceremony.
RED CROSS FOUNDER IS DEAD
MISE CLARA BARTON EXPIRES
AT GLEN ECHO, MD.
Had Celebrated Her Ninetieth Birth
day Last December Died of '
Chronic Pneumonia.
Washington, D. C. Miss Clara Bar
ton, 91 years old, founder ot the
American Red Cross society, is dead
at her home in Glen Echo, Md. The
cause of her death was chronic pneu
monia, with which she was stricken
about a year ago. Her brother,
Stephen Barton of Boston, wa with
her when she died.
In addition to her philanthropic ac
tivities, Miss Barton was an ardent
suffragist.
Miss Barton had been confined to
her home, Red Cross, at Glen Echo
since last fall, when she returned
from a visit to New England. - It was
thought her trip was beneficial, but
soon afterward she was taken serious
ly ill. She celebrated her ninetieth
birthday anniversary December 25.
Ia 1904 the Red Cross was reorga
nized, president (then secretary)
Taft being chosen as president and
Miss Barton,' then far advanced in
age, and somewhat bio Ken In health
from exposure and hardships, retired
from active connection with the or
ganization. She lived for the last
seven years at her home at Glen
Echo, Md., on the banks of the upper
Potomac.
FOUND NEW USE FOR INCUBATOR
Missouri Farmer After Hatching
Chicken Bring Out Swarm of
Grasshoppers for Feed.
Graham, Missouri. After hatching
chickens from his incubator, Allen
McNeal, a Graham farmer, conceived
the Idea of hatching young grasshop
pers to feed chicken.
Tbe chickens were hatched several
weeks ago. McNeal had no food for
them. He took a few shovelfuls of
ground In a place where he believed
grasshopper had deposited eggs.
The scheme worked to perfection.
Tbe warmth caused the egg to hatch,
and In a few daya he had swarm ot
young grasshoppers. These be Is feed
ing to bis chickens.
Tornado Wreck Three Tewno.
Flat River, Missouri. Three per
son were killed outright and more
than a score Injured, two perhaps
fatally, when a tornado struck the
towns of Delaasus, Knobllck wid
Farmington. The little town of De
lassus is practically destroyed, the
town of Knobllck, eight mile south,
was badly damaged and Farmington
suffered a heavy loss in damaged
buildings and killed and Injured live
stock. Between Farmington and De
lassus for a distance of three mile
a strip several hundred yards wide
was swept by the tornado.
Find Platinum in Oklahoma.
Guthrie, Oklahoma. With the open
ing at the land office here of the
Navajo Irrigation site ot 60 section
of land near Mountain Park In south
western Oklahoma came the an
nouncement that platinum had been
discovered within 12 miles of this
land and active mining operation are
now in progress, there. This Is the
only known platinum deposit in the
United States.
Trouble for Masher.
New York, N. Y. Mis Anna Mor
gaB, daughter of J. P. Morgan, baa
made arrangements to employ a staff
of Japanese jiu-jitsu experts to give
Instructions to New York working
girls la self-protection against street
rowdies and masher. The work will
be given under the auspices of the
working girls' vacation clubs, of which
MUt Morgan. I a leading patro.
HONOR COLUMBUS
STEAMER TITANIC IS SINKING
Struck an Iceberg Off Cape Race,
With 1,300 Passengere and Crew
of 863 Aboard. .
Montreal. The new . White Staf
liner Titanic struck an iceberg oft
Cape Race and is sinking.
There are 1,300 passengers aboard,
and 860 men who work tbe ahlp.
The new wa received at the Al
lan line offices here in a wireless mes
sage from the captain of the steamer
Virginia of that line. The Virginia
had been in wireless communication
with the Titanic and reported that it
was on its way to the Titanic.
The Olympic at an early hour was
In direct communication with the Ti
tanic and making all possible haste
toward her.
The steamship Baltic also reported
herself as about 200 miles east of the
Titanic and was hastening to her as
sistance. The last signal from the Titanic
were heard by the Virginia at 12:27
a. m. The wireless operator said the
signals were blurred and ended
abruptly.
GOOD ROADS MONEY SQUANDERED
Oklahoma Highway Engineer Take
Action to Stop Expenditure of
$50,000 Fund Foolishly.
Oklahoma City, Ok. The state high
way department took action to stop
the expenditure of $50,000 voted by
Big Hill township in Osage county for
good roads. Upon complaint of citi
zens of the township, tbe state engi
neer, W. R. Golt, Investigated and
found that while only $14,303 of tbe
bond Issue had been paid out, con
tracts aggregating $25,000 additional
had been approved. The engineer de
clared that the work was being done
without definite plsns and that nearly
the whole sum bad been squandered
for "tin bridges." Seventeen super
visors drawing $3 a day were em
ployed. Their Salaries alone, Goit
says, have amounted to $6,000. He
recommends an injunction to stop
further operation.
CLAIMS SITE OF OKLAHOMA PEN
Stat Ha 8pent Million for Buildings
and Now Must Fight for
Title.
McAlester, Oklahoma. According
to attorney for James Brazell, a
wealthy lumberman, the state of
Oklahoma ha no title to sixty acres
ot land adjoining this city in which It
bas expended a million dollar tor a
penitentiary. The citizens of Mc
Alester were to give tbe land. A
committee contracted to buy it from
Brazell within three years for $3,000.
They never procured the deed and
the three year expired last October.
The land ia said now to be worth
$15,000 and Brazell will bring suit
Maj. Gen. Grant Dead.
New York, N. Y. Maj. Gen. Fred
erick D. Grant, son ot tbe famous
general of tbe Civil war and himself
commander of the department of the
East, died at the Hotel Buckingham in
this city about 12:40 a. in. He was 50
year old and would have retired on
Decoration day, this year.
Diplomat Weds Missouri Girl.
Sedalia, Missouri. J. D. Bushybead,
a member of the United States diplo
matic corps and relative ot the late
Chief Buahyhead of the old Indian
territory, was married to Miss Nina
Walker, at Pleasant Green, Mo.
Carpsnters' Strike Ends.
Chicago, 111. Nine thousand carpen
ters returned to work with the strike
for i wage inereas from 60 cent to
63 cents an hour won. The Carpen
ters' and Builder' association ignd
tot new scale,
MSSO'JSI R0JL3 V.'Q?.X EEC.3S
IMPROVEMENT OF CROSSSTAT
HIGHWAY STARTS EARLY.
Commissioners of Columbia District
Expect to Finish Their Share
Before Fall.
Columbia, Missouri. Th irt work
ot the year on the cross-state high
way was started this week when the
commissioners of the Columbia spe
cial road district began active im
provement. Eight mile of the road
In the district, which Include mora
than 100 mile ot highway, are on
the state highway. The Columbia
commissioners expect to have their
hare of the work done by the end of
summer.
The equipment with which . work
started consists of nine mule, six
patent lever drags, 12 scrapers, two
grader and four wagon. Other
equipment I to be added immediate
ly. Gravel I to be used to surface
many of the road.
At a special election last fall $100.
000 wa voted for the improvement ot
the road in the district. This money
1 deposited in local bank and it
drawing 3 per cent interest. J. A.
Hudson, J. L. Dodd and Frank S.
Conley are the commissioner.
Curtl Hill, tate highway engineer,
says that other figure which he i
now compiling for a bulletin prove
conclusively good road and Increase
in population always go together.
"In tbe 30 counties ot Mlasouri
showing the greatest increase in popu
lation," aays Mr. HIU, "according to
the census last taken, there wa an
Increase in mile of good road ot 22
per cent. Of tbe counties showing
a decrease of population for the name
period, the percentage of roads im
proved Is only seven-tenthe of 1 per
cent."
Lexington, Mo., April 11. Contract
for grading and macadamizing 11
mile of road in the Lexington road
district were let. The Columbus road
south of town Is about completed.
READS LIKE : FAIRYLAND TALE
Traveling Salesman Prtid Not From
Long Lest Sister In Tobacco
Package.
Peabody, Kansas. Ed. Maloney, a
traveling salesman, has just found his
sister, from whom he was separated
35 years sgo when both were chil
dren, by means of an address found
in a package of tobacco. Maloney
bought a package ot tobacco here, in
which was. a. note. The writer, an
employee in a factory in North Caro
lina, desired information about her
brother, Ed- Maloney, who she had
not heard from for many years. The
note was signed Mayme Maloney.
Maloney decided it waa hi sister and
wrote to her. He received a reply
which convinced him and has aent for
hi sister to come West and make her
home with him.
BI-WEEKLY PAPER AT OSAGE CITY
Two Plant In Kansas Town Consoli
date and Both Paper Will be
Issued. v
Osage City, Kan., April 11. The
Osage City Free Press, owned by
Charles W. Barnes, ex-atate superin
tendent of Insurance, was sold this
week to H. C. Stlcher of the Public
Opinion. Tb two plants wtU bo en
olldated, but both paper will be
maintained. The Free Press 111 be
Issued Tuesday and the Public Opin
ion Thursdays. Mr. Barnes will go to
Topeka, where he will be with an In
surance company.
- J. P. Morgan Mobbed.
' Florence, Italy. J. Plerpont Mor
gan, the American financier, and hi
later, Mrs Mary Lyman Burns, were
mobbed by hundred ot angry Floren
tine at the railway station when
they sought to leave. The crowd be
lieved that picture bought her by
Morgan might be the famous Mona
Lisa stolen from the Pari Louvre
some time ago.
Kansaa May Have Big Dam.
Topeka, Kansas. Kansas congress
men will be asked to present at the
next session ot congress a bill au
thorizing tbe construction of a dam
making a lake of some twelve thou
sand acres of land to furnish water
tor more than one-quarter million
acres of land In Southwest Kansas
and Northwest Oklahoma.
Will Ask Change ef Venue.
Topeka. The Fowler Packing com
pany may ask for a change of venue
tor the second trial of the oa and
one-half million dollar suit agalust
the Kaw Valley drainage board.
Rovlt' Aunt Dead.
New York. Mr. Elisabeth Nerri
Roosevelt, widow of Jam Alfred
Roosevelt and an aunt by marriage of
Colonel Theodora Roosevelt, dl4 al
r hero atr.