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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-21
Will Force the Issue,

Some time ago CONFERENCE.-The At.
torney Lewis addressed n letter to the
commissioner Of revenue advising him
mat he must list all stocks of goods
for taxation, but MIR. Booker deter
mined not to carry out the request of
tho commemorative attorney. Mr.
Lewis will now cndeayor to force the
issue by asking the court for the rule
forcing MI. Booker to show cause why
he shall not be removed from office.
1t is known that the merchants and
business men are going to fight the
attempt of the commemorative al
torncy bitterly. The merchants con.
tend that they now pay five or six
different taxes III licenses and the
additional tax asked for by the COM
monwealth's attorney, they contend, is
taxation and exceedingly severe on
the men engaged in the mercantile
business in this section.
Mr.. Booker Employees Counsel.
Judge Sidney Johnston Dudley will,
it is understood, represent the inter.
csts of Mr.. Booker, the commissioner
of revenue. and a number of mer-
chants and business men when the
case is taken UP before Judge Black
stone.
While none of the me- interested
i'll the proposed proceedings would
talk for publication yesterday, it is
understood that Commonwealth's At.
torncy lewis is asking the rule
against Commissioner of Revenue
Booker more for al expression than for
his removal. Naturally If the court
grants the rule it will be for Judge
Blackstone To pass upon The merits
of the case and to say whether MIR.
Booker is right or wrong in declining
10 comply with the instructions from
Mir. Lewis.
CommOnwealth's Attorney Lewis be-.
Iicves that he should force a taxation
ON the merchants stocks.
Court Convenes Today.
The court will convene this mora
ing, but it is hardly likely that the
rule issue question will be taken up
until the afternoon. The morning will
be devoted to calling the docket and
setting the cases to be heard during
the term.
Commissioner of Revenue Booker
has made a splendid officer since en-.
tering upon his duties and the qucs.
tion between him and the common.
wealth's attorney seems to be Il Iif-
ference of opinion without n desire
upon Mr.. Dookcr's part to- fail 10 DO
his duty in the fullest measure. Mr..
Booker simply desires to have the
court force him to do something that
he considers there is a question over.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-21
XMAS sOuvENIRs.

Your own portrait on n post card,
-four for SOC. CHEYNE'S STUDIO.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-21
Meets With Mrs. Frank Small.

The meeting of Kecoughtan Literary
Circle this afternoon will be in tn,
home OF Mrs. Frank Small, corner
Armistcad anil Linden avenue This
is a short story session and tho
hour for the meeting is $3.50 o'clock.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-21
smithHeId Gunners Comma.

y large party of hunters from Smith
field are expected to come to Hampton
today, where they will be joined by
local gunners for Il hunting trip OF
several days in Warwick, York an
Elizabeth City counties.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-21
Mrs. J. 4. Boutelle continues quite
II in her home in Carey street.
Mr.. sousa Goes to New York.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Philip Sousa,
MIR. and Mrs. j. P Sousn, Jr., Miss
Sousa and Miss Priscilla. who have
zen ut the Chamherlin, left Old Point
sunday morning for his home in New
iork.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-21

Mrs. Carolina Andrus. who is to
aye charge Of Bright View cottag,
his winter, has arrived in Hampton
nd is the guest Of Capt. and Mrs.
'harlcs licwins, in the West End.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-21

Miss Pearl Marrablc, after n visit
70 her sister, Mrs. James Sclater, .tr..
II Victoria avenue. has returned to
icr home In Toano.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-21
Real Estate Transfer.

Mr.. Charles Eacho has purchased
Trough Mr.. William Guy, the house
md lot of Mrs. Annie Meade, in Phoc.
)us, for $500.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-21
WHITE MANS BODY
Is WASHED ASHORE
fI0ater Is discovered al the onI
of La sale Ay-nue by a
COl0red Man.
CORONER 7 KeS CHARGE OF !

1t is Believed That the Victim of the
Seas is a shipysrd smpIoye, BIZ
the Corpse Has MOI beer identified
AS Yet-Few Trinkets Found by the
Coroner.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-21
cAEYNE,s arunlo

VIII mike You four portraits ~ Your.
self on a post card for soc, FROM now
nnt, Xmas. IL
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-21
AND BRIEFS.
The Coming and Going Of the People
You Know.

Mrs. DR.. ]. c. Hughes, of Baiti-
more, is the guest of MIR. and Mrs.
Iugh NJ. Woods. in Old Point.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-21
I'D AK FOR MR..
ROOkER'S, REMOVAL
tate'S Attorney Lewis to Try 10
Force Taxes on Mer.
chanlS' stocks.
INTERESTING BATTLE XPfCTED

In Order to Get Proposition Before
Court MIR. Lewis Will Request judge
Blackstone to Issue Rule Compelling
the Commissioners to Show Cause
Why He Shall Not Be Removed.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
DANGER IN SALTON SINK
The Whole of the Colorado River
10 Now Pouring Into the
Inland Sea.

]. b. Lippincott. photographic
engineer and Engineer f. c..
Grusky have reported to Governor
Pardee that the conditions are
very serious, says a recent press
dispatch from California.
Nearly all of the river has left
its channel and is flowing
through the Imperial canal,
which has been widened from so
to 200 and 300 feet and the water
is pouring into the Salton sink.
Some of the water is being di-
verted into the Volcano lakes
and unless steps are taken to
strengthen and heighten the
banks of the lake, it is said that
the water will food the Imperial
valley and result in untold disas-
ter.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
MURDERATSAN MARCIAL
Yardmaster Nudge Beaten to
Death with a Rock by a
Foreign Hobo,
MURDERER fEIGNED INSANITY
Now Lodged in the County Jail.
Will Have to Account
for His Crime.

YardmaSter +. II. Nudge, of
San Marcial, was assaulted by a
tramp Thursday evening and so
severely beaten on the head with
a rock that he died shortly after
wards. The skull of the dead
man was found to be fractured
in two places.
The murderer was brought to
Socorro and lodged in Jail. He
gives his name as John Godeey.
He at first feigned insanity, but
Doctor Blackington, the county
physician, examined him and
pronounced him perfectly sane.
No motive for the crime has
been given, but there is reason
to believe that the criminal had
been drinking heavily,
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
OPPOSED TO JOINT STATEHOOD
Messrs. Prichard and Bursum, Ter
ritorial Officials, Talking
at Washington,

A special dispatch from WASH
ington, under date of December
Sth, says:
II. O. Bursum, of Santa Fe,
superintendent of the territorial
prison of New Mexico, H. b.
Holt, of Las Cruces, N. NJ, and
Solomon Luna, of Albuquerque,
are in the city.
I'VE are here to tell you," said
General Prichard, that seventy
five per cent of the people of
New Mexico do not wish state
hood if the condition of its being
obtained means a merger with
Arizona. We think that New
Mexico is entitled to admission
to the union on its own merits
and the present territorial boun-
daries ought not to be changed
after such admission. Years ago
we were divorced from Arizona,
and a remarriage that is against
the will of both parties at inter
est should not be forced from
Washington.
There is no question:" said
Mr.. BurSum, but that our at
torney general has correctly stat
ed the sentiment of the people.
At the utmost, not over one
third of our citizens favor joint
statehood. This was demonstrate
ed in the overwhelming defeat of
Hon. b. S. Rodey, the former
New Mexican delegate in con-
gress, who was an advocate OF
Joint statehood. The entire his
tory of the American nation
shows that the tendency has
been toward a division of states
as in the case of the DakotaS,
rather than towards consolida-
tion. Texas, it is true, seems a
present exception, but Texas had
been a sovereign republic prior tC
its admission as state, anC
when it came into the unior
there was a stipulation that 1t:
territory might at any time bt
divided into four seperate states.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
CIVIL. DOCKET.

Weatherby VS.. Burkdoll, prom
issory note; judgment on verdict.
Territory VS.. Graham, habeas
corpus; defendant admitted to
bail, $40, 900; verdict of not guilty.
Salaiso VS.. Torres, damages;
dismissed at cost of plaintiff.
Rosita Abeyta VS.. Leandro
Baca, sheriff, replevin; continued
by consent.
Wilson and Wolf VS.. Weistrand,
on note; Judgment for plaintiff,
S270 and interest.
Ford VS.. Mogollon Gold and
Copper Co., damages; continued.
Stout VS.. Same. damages;
verdict for $1,000.
Olday VS.. Romero; continued
by consent.
Baldwin VS.. Brown, money;
continued.
Elmendorf VS.. Baca, injunction;
injunction continued to further
order.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
Territory VS.. Madrid, larceny
of cattle; nolle.
Territory VS.. Alderete, murder;
continued.
Territory VS.. Hilliard, larceny
of cattle; continued.
Territory VS.. Chavez, larceny
of money; verdict of not guilty.
Territory VS.. Torres, using
scandalous and abusive language
on streets of SOcorro; dismissed
at plaintiffs cost.
Territory VS.. Gallegos, assault
and battery; plea of guilty, fine
of SIS and costs.
Territory VS.. Mireles y Vale
jos, burglary; verdict of not
guilty.
Territory VS.. Ramires, murder;
verdict of not guilty.
Territory VS.. Albin, carrying
deadly weapon; verdict of guilty.
Territory VS.. Gonzales, as
sanlt and battery; plea of guilty,
fine of SIS and costs.
Territory VS.. Vigil, branding
and larceny of cattle; bond, and
release on other cases.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
SCHOOL OF MINES NOTES
Items of Interest Concerning Work
at the Institution this Week.

The School has just received
large framed chromograph of
one of the largest waterfalls, for
lecture purposes.
For the holiday vacation the
School closes Thursday after
noon, December 21 Work will
be resumed Wednesday, January
Srd, 1906.
Professor Brindsmade spent the
latter part of last week and the
first part of this in the mining
districts of the Magdalena noun
tains.
The New Mexico Educational
Association, of New Mexico,
holds its twentieth annual ses-
sion at Albuquerque on Decem-
ber Goth to 2Sth. Reduced rates
will be allowed on all railroads.
The library has received, dur
ing the past week, number of
new books on mining and geolog-
ical subjects that will shortly be
placed on the shelves for refer
ence.
f. p. Smith, formerly pro-
fessor of mining in the school,
has recently become superinten-
dent of the Tezantlan Copper
Mining and Smelling Co., oper-
ating near the City of Mexico.
Professor Smith has already en-
tered upon his duties.
David ]. Cloyde, form erly a
student of the institution, was a
visitor at the School on Wednes-
day. He is now chief chemist at
the Wardman Assay Office al
Aguas Calientes, Mexico. He
Just returned from the east,
where he has been for a number
of weeks.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
STRENUOUS GAME OF FOOTBALL
The Farmers Beat the Miners by
Score Of Thirty-Nine to Zero.


The School of Mines and the
Agricultural College teams met
in a game of football in the Me-
silla Park field last Saturday
and the farmers beat the miners
by the somewhat one-sided score
of 80 to D. OF course the local
team felt a little disappointed at
having SO large score run up
against them, but there are two
or three facts which tend to miti-
gate their disappointment. In
the first place Coach Kirchman
had been able to get all the
School of Mines team together
for practice only five times, and
probably majority of them had
never seen game of football. 1t
would be unreasonable to expect
such a team to make a very
good showing against such sea-
soned and experienced players as
the Agricultural College team. In
the second place, Coach kirch-
man was disa bled and carried off
the field within twenty minutes
after the game began and Muir
ray, another among the best
PLAYERS on the team, followed
him shortly after. These acci-
dents greatly weakened the
School of Mines team and as
there were no substitutes the
team was left at a great diSad-
vantage. Barring these self
same accidents the miners feel
confident they would have kept
the score against them down to a
half of the number that it finally
reached. This does not mean,
however, that the miners have a
kick coming. Every one of them
speaks in high terms of praise of
the clean game the farmers play
ed and also of the royal enter
tainment that was extended to
them before and after the game.
The College players compliment
ed the School players very high
ly, especially Kirchman, Murray
and Hubbard, and had good
reason to mean what they said.
The miners are perfectly satified
that the farmers have the best
team now and are therefore not
disposed to destract in the least
from the credit due the victors.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
MAX KIRCHMAN TO CHICAGO
Will Return in Two Weeks to Be
gin Active Operations on Bo-
hemian Colony Project

Max Kirchman and II. l..
Pitte left Thursday morning for
Chicago. Mr.. Kirchnan expect
ed to return not later than jan
uary 1st to take up his residence
in Socorro and begin active oper-
ations on his Bohemian colony
project. The nature and scope
of this project has already been
pretty we'll set forth in the col
umns of the Chieftain but as
soon as Mr.. Kirchman returns a
statement of the details of the
enterprise will be made, such as
this paper is not authorized to
make now. 1t can only be re-
peated at present that the enter
prise may be expected to result
In much good to Socorro and to
the county at large.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
soCoRRo DRUG AND SUPPLY co.
OF INTEREST TO MASONs
socorro Lodge No. 8, A. F. and A..
NJ, Elects officers and Passes
Candidates.

At a regular convocation of
Socorro Lodge No. 9, A. F. and
A. NJ, Tuesday evening, officers
for the ensuing year, were elect
ed as follows: f. A. Drake,
Worshipful Master; ]. l.. Terry,
Senior Warden; Rue n. Hines,
Junior Warden; c. G.. Duncan,
Secretary; Jas. G. Fitch, Treas
urer; Geo. E. Cook, Tyler; %.
r. Smith and Fred Baldwin were
passed to the degree of Fellow
craft. Several members of the
lodge from the western part of
the county were in attendance,
also visitors from abroad, and
the convocation was greatly en-
joyed bv all present.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16

]. X. p. May was in town the
first of the week, called as a wit
ness in a damage suit brought by
John Stout, of Cooney, against
the Mogollon Gold and Copper
Mining Co. Dyer Mitchell, also
of Cooney, was a witness in the
case. Mr.. Stout asked for 81, 900
damages and the jury awarded
him that amount. Mr.. May said
to a representative of the Chief
tain that he suffered quite se-
rious damage from the recent
floods in the Mogollon district.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
sOCoRRo, NEW MEXICO. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 46. 1905
HON. FRANK W. PARKER
Judge Parker Has Been Re-Appoint-
ed Associate Justice for the
Third Judicial District.

Hon. Frank w. Parker has
just been re-appointed b. Presi-
dent Roosevelt to serve his third
term as a Associate Justice. This
appointment will receive the very
hearty commentator of the peo-
pie of the third district. The
following sketch of Judge Par
ker is taken from a recent issue
of the Santa Fe New Mexican:
Hon. Frank w. Parker, aSso-
ciate justice of the territorial su-
preme court, was born at Stur-
gis, Michigan, on October 10th,
1860, and he is therefore compar-
atively young mar for the
honor of serving a third term as
associate justice of the supreme
court. He acquired Il literary
education in the Sturgis high
school and after graduating, en-
tered upon course of study in
the famous law school of the I'M
iversity of Michigan at Ann Ar
Dor. He graduated in 1880, not
yet twenty years of age.
In September, 1881, Judge Par
ker came to New Mexico, locat-
ing first at Mesilla, Dona' Ana
County, and in the fall of 1882,
removed to Kingston, Sierra
county. In 1888, he took up his
residence at Hillsboro, the same
county.
STRICTLY IMPARTIAL
AS a Judge he is strictly inn
partial and his legal learning has
stood the test of review by the
territorial and the United States
supreme courts. He has presided
in quite a number of celebrated
trials and his opinions are char
acterized by thoroughness, legal
ability and unquestioned fair
ness.
Judge Parker was appointed to
the bench of the supreme court
on December 18th, 1897, by Pres
ident Mckinley and was confirm.
ed by the United States Senate
on Jan! 10th, 1898. He was re.
appointed by President Roose.
welt Dec. II, 1901, taking the
oath of Office on Jan. q. 1902, and
was again re-appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt today.
HIS RECORD.
The excellent record made by
Judge Parker during his first
and second term as an associate
justice of the supreme court Of
New Mexico brought about hi:
re-appointment.
Only recently, Judge Parker
led to the altar, Miss Anna
Davis, an accomplished young
woman, who presides over the
home of Judge Parker at Las
Cruces with charm and dignity
Judge Parker is very popular moi
only with his associates on the
bench, but also with the mem
bers of the bar and citizens il
general throughout the territory
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
THE DISTRICT COURT
Judge Parker and His Court Officials
Continue to Transact Business
with Neatness and Dispatch.
FRED GRAHAM FOUND NOT GUILTY
The Present Term of Court Will
Probably Be Brought TO
Close Next week.

Hon. Frank w. Parker and
his corps Of competent court ofh-
cials continue to transact busi-
ness with neatness and dispatch,
Several important cases were
tried this week, among them the
celebrated Graham case. Fred
Graham, of Frisco, killed his fa-
ther eight years ago in self de-
Tense and in defense of his mo-
ther. Testimony introduced
showed that Graham, the father,
had numerically beaten and
otherwise abused his wife and
then undertook to kill the son for
asking him to stop. The jury
returned a verdict of not guilty.
The case against Chas. Bruton,
Jack Bruton and Locke Cornett
was to be tried today, but was
set for Monday so that the jury
would not be out over Sunday.
Following are the weeks pro-
ceedings taken from the court
docket:
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
Gone TO socorro.

Mrs. Mary Maybery, and iour
children, left Thursday morning
for Socorro county, where they
formerly resided. The children
will be placed in the Catholic
convent at Socorro, and Mrs.
Mayberv will probably purchase
property in or near that city.
This estimable family made
many friends during their short
stay among us who regret their
departure, but join in wishing
them happiness and prosperity in
their new home. Mrs. c. X,
Patterson, the mother of Mrs
Mavbery, who spent the SUMMED
here, is of the party. Carlsbad
Current.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS MEETING
List Of ofacsrs Elected for the En-
suing Six Months.

At a recent meeting of Rio
Grande Lodge, No. }, X. of p,
officers were elected for the ensu-
ing six months as follows: Jos.
Wolf. c. c.; Julius Campredon, V.
c.; ]. A. Smiley, p; A. Mayer, M.
of W.; Samuel c. Meek, X. of h.
and S.; NJ. Loewenstein. M. of
E.; H. Boutwell,, M. of F.; ]. j.
Leeson. M. at A.; August Wink
ler, /. G.; F. Fischer. o. G..
The lodge is in a flourishing con-
dition and the improvements re-
Gently made on the X. of p.
building make it a credit to the
lodge and to the city as well.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
Called on Gov. otero.

Captain ]. f. Fullerton, of the
Mounted Police, is in Santa Fe
today on business. He called
upon his chief, Governor Miguel
A. Otero, this afternoon, to dis
cuss police work with him.
The Territory is pretty free
from crime at present." said
Captain Fullerton. II have been
doing quite a little work on
misdemeanor cases but there has
not been a crime of any promi'
nence during the past few weeks.
w. f.. Dudley, of Alamogordo, a
member of the mounted police
was also in Santa Fe for a few
hours today securing a little in
formation from a convict at thu
penitentiary. - Santa Fe New
Mexican.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
Socorro has had her first touch

Socorro has had her first touch
of winter weather for the season.
Snow began'to fall Sunday even
ing and continued to fall at in
tervals until Tuesday evening.
THE beautiful melted almost
as fast as it fell, but at one time
there must have been almost an
inch of it on the ground. Since
Wednesday morning the weather
has been bright and clear, though
the nights have been about a'
cold as Socorro ever experiences.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
Marriage Lieensea Issued.

Marriage licenses have rece lt-
ly been issued in the offoe of
Probate Clerk, b. A. PinJ, to the
following named persons:
Juan Jose Pachero, aged "a
years. and DelfaA Cordova, aged
Is years, both of Sabinal.
Elegio Chavez, aged 20 years,
and Nabolena Chavez, aged II
years, both of Sabinal.
William Henry Spackman,
aged Al years, and Elsie F. zim'
mer. aged 21 years, both of Sar
Acasio.
Polecarpio V. Bustamente
aged 81 years, and Delfina Padil
la, aged IL years, both of Kelly
Fresh fruits in season at Wink
ers'.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16
ATTORNEY J. S. Fielder Of Dem

Attorney ]. S. Fielder of DEM
ing left SocOrro for home yes
terday morning, having attended
to several important cases in
which he was interested in Judge
Parker's court. Mr.. Fielder is
bnilding up an excellent profess
ionAl business in both New Mex
leo and Arizona.
The Socorro chieftain., 1905-12-16

T.. A. Clemens, of Magdalena,
a wealthy ranchman of Socorro
county, who, is related to Samuel
Clemens, or Mark Twain, as he
is better known, spent several
days in Santa Fe this week, this
being his first visit to the Capt.
tai since 1882. He said that the
town seemed like a new city to
him, so many and great have
been the improvements made in
the past two decades. He left
TODAY for New York, where he
will spend several weeks. Santa
Fe New Mexican.
Furnished rooms at Winkler's S