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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-03-14
CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY.
A Train Rocker Caught, A Law and Order
League Formed.
Concord ines, March 9Th. e.

BILE that Rev. b. Lacy doge VIII
accept the pastorate of the Baptist
church at Salisbury, and Will
move his family there soon,
Little Lilly Kerns, whose foot
was crushed by the switch engine
last week near the Cannon fac
tory. had to have the foot ampu'
tated on Tuesday. She is a daugh'
ter of J. L. Kerns.
The many friends of G. Edney
Barringer, of Hickory, who is an
old Cabarrus man, were glad to
see him here yesterday. He had
been to Salisbury to see his sick
brother, and ran down to Cabar'
rus to visit his daughter, Mrs.
Willie Smith, of No. s. He re-
turned Thursday morning.
The posto6ce situation remains
the same as we left it in our last
issue. Postmaster Patterson and
his attorneys are leaving no stone
unturned that will result in re-
tanning Mr.. Patterson. His
friends have circulated petition
among the banks and merchants,
nearly all Of whom have signed.
The petition has been sent to AS
sistant Postmaster General. All
the other aspirants for the office
are at work in their respective in
terests.
The sawmill of J. W. Carriker
& Son in No. 10 township, was
burned Monday night. The fire
was not seen by anyone, and Mr..
Carriker did not know it till he
went to go to work Tuesday morn
ing. It was located three miles
from his home. The mill is a
complete loss except the engine,
which was located under shed a
little distance. This is somewhat
damaged, but can soon be put III
shape. No lumber was burned.
Mr.. Carriker will start up again
as soon as possible.
Concord Times, March 9th.
A lease has been effected
through Messrs. Jno. K. Patterson
& Co. of the present laundry
building and lot to Messrs. Jno.
A. and Chas. E. Earnhardt. The
lease is for one year with the
privilege of five, and also with
the option of buying at $1,000.
The lot is 16Ox264. The Messrs
Barnhardt have leased it for the
purpose of putting -ap-a factory,
which will make braids /6e all
kinds, shoe strings, etc. i
The Law and Order Leagus at
Cannonville was organized last
Friday night, as we noted las'
issue. The meeting was presided
over by Rev. J. W. strlcker' ano
T. L. CLANCY acted as Secretary
Much interest was shown IN thf
movement, and a meeting will bf
held on Tuesday night OF nex'
week to effect a permanent organ
ization. '
I'D. A. Caldwell has the CONTRACT
for the erection of handsome
residence for B. L. Umberger or
the lot atCook's crossing recently
purchased from Ira Winecoff
Mr.. Umberger's residence viii
cost between $4,000 and $4,000
will be the handsomest residence
in the county outside of Concord
Mr.. Caldwell is now getting ou
the bill of lumber for it. Mr.
Umberger will have his own wint
mill and water works, and ha
planned to put in a gas plant
From what we hear he will hav'
an ideal modern country home.
On last Saturday night as tn
second section of freight No. c8.
WAS passing the Buffalo mill SOM
one from the embankment threw
q stone at the train. The ston
hit the engineer, J. Austel], OF
the left temple and knocked hin
senseless. Conductor Poole had t.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
NEW BRANCH OF Ell PASO
SOUTHWESTERN ASSURED

East Las Vegas. N. NJ, Dec IT,
The members of the permanent sur
vey of the railroad that the El Paso
& Southwestern Company is to build
from Corona to Dawson reached here
Saturday. Forty engineers are locat-
ing the permanent lines, running
cross sections and clearing a path for
the right-of-way some twenty feet
wide. The engineers expect to COM
plete their work to the Dawson ter
minal in about forty days, after which
it is said the bids for construction
will at once be let.
Chief Engineer Hening reports that
the line will have easy grades in no
instance more than 1 per cent. The
Phelps-Dodge Company now hauls its
coal from Dawson to Bisbee by way
of the Dawson-Tucumcari road, where
some of the grades run as high as 5
per cent. The new line will be sixty
six miles shorter.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
COAL LANDS WITH -
DRAWN FROM ENTRY
Show that Eight Million Acres in
New Mexico Are Reputed to
Contain Valuable Fuel.

In a report made by Commissioner
Richards at Washington to Chairman
Lacey of the house committee on pub
lie lands, it was stated that in New
Mexico 100000 acres of land had
been withdrawn from entry because
of coal values. In juXta-position 10
this report is the report of Jo e..
Sheridan. United States mine inspec-
tor for New Mexico, who says that
only 100000 acres of land have been
sufficiently investigated to show that
they contain coal deposits A total
of Ga, 193,3G0 acres OF coal land has
been withdrawn from entry in eight
Western states and territories, accord
ing to the commissioners report.
Included in this aggregate are 5,644,-
900 acres in Utah. 1905, 600 acres in
Colorado. 1,105.000 acres in Oregon,
16,139,000 acres in Wyoming l5552,-
900 acres in Montana 2,530,00O acres
in Washington, 100000 acres in New
Mexico, 1,774,00O acres in North
Dakota.
In his report to Chairman Lacey,
Commissioner Richards states that
but 10000 acres of coal lands had
been patented in Wyoming during the
past eight years and but 2,S00 acres
of coal land had been acquired by the
Union Pacific Coal Company in that
time. Chairman Lacey says the ac-
tual figures of acreage of coal lands
passed to patent are in striking con-
trast to recent dispatches declaring
millions of acres of coal land had
been stolen
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
INDIAN CHILDREN
WITH WHITE PLAGUE
Trained Nurse Taking Them Back tc
Native Haunts in Hopes That
They Will Recover.

A trained nurse with two Indian
boys and two girls from the United
States Indian Industrial School at
Chilocco passed l4amy on Saturday
evening On her way to Gallup from
where she will take the children to
the Navajo Reservation. The In
.dians. who had been at Chilocco two
years, contracted consumption in the
rigorous climate of Oklahoma and the
nurse was taking them home. She
hal considerable trouble in getting
them into the berths of the sleeper
the first night of the trip. as they
seemed afraid. She related that the
children We're taken TO the ChilOcco
school against the wish of their
grandmother who had followed the
agent two miles with a knife in he:
hand in order to recover the children,
who, however, had been taken with
the consent of their parents.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
TO ESTABLISH LARGE
CHICKEN RANCH
New Industry to Be Started at the
Valley Ranch BY r. n. Sims
and Laz Noble.

One of the largest chicken ranches
in New Mexico Is to be established
at the Valley Ranch on the Upper
Pecos River by R. II. Sims and La2
Noble.
MIR. Sims, who was in Santa Fe to-
day, accompanied by Frank w. Will
Jams, his partner, said that he ha;
made arrangements to- stock the
chicken ranch with 1900 chickens
The chickens have already been or
dered from a Kansas dealer
Mr. Noble, who spent severa'
months in Santa Fe last winter will
actively manage the chicken indus
try said Mr. Sims "The ranch will
be located upon our property. At the
present time we are engaged in
building coops 'for the chickens and
making preparations to care for al
least 1,5O0 chickens.
1--WE have thirty men at work on
our ranch cutting timber, which we
have contracted to sell to the rail
road companies and mining corpora
tions. We are employing every man
who wants to work and we are pay
ing good wages.
''The prospects for the coming year
are bright. There is an abundance OF
snow on the high peaks, which insures
a plentiful water supply for next
season The range was never in a
better condition"
Mr.. Sims and Mr.. Williams will
leave tomorrow morning for their
home at the Valley ranch.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
SAIS TO HANG
FOR MURDER
OF Two Prospectors-His Partner
Wales to Prison for Life
ecial TO the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican
Socorro, n. NJ, Dec. 17.-Carlos
Sais, convicted of murder in the first
degree at the winter term of the dis.
tlict court for Socorro County now in
session, has been sentenced to hang
for the crime, by Judge Frank W.
Parker. The court fixed the date of
execution Friday, January, II Eliseo
Valles, Sais's partner in the brutal
was sentenced to 80 years in
the territorial penitentary. he being
convicted of murder in the second de-
gree. Leinency was shown in the
case of Wales, who lis said to be of
unsound mind. The crime for which
Sais will pay the death penalty and
Wales spend the remainder of his
days behind penltentiary walls was
one of the most atrocious in the an
nails OF the Territory. On the Goth
day Of September last Sais and Val
les entered the camp of William
Laughlin and James Billtngslea. TWO
in the Manzano Noun.
tains and after being welcomed by
the unsuspecting prospectors, they de-
coyed them to q lonely spot in the
where they shot them
down with their own guns
Richard Queen, convicted of assault
with intent to rob a ranchman in So
corro County, named Jose Baca y Gas.
tillo. was sentenced to l-2 years in
the penitentiary.
The present term Of court which
has been in session for almost three
weeks, during which time both the
criminal and civil dockets have been
nearly cleaned up. is expected to ad-
journ on Thursday next Twenty-Five
were returned by the
grand jury and both the grand and
petit juries worked hard.
Judge Parker who is presiding over
The session and District Court Clerk
w, y. Martin have worked faithfully
and both are entitled to much praise
for the prompt and efficient handling
of the court work.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
Management OF
New York Life
and Mutual.
BOTH CLAIM VICTORY
oldest Campaign Ever Wit.
nessed..-Millions of Insur-
ance Funds Object.

New York, N. Y, Dec. 17.-Today
will see the close of the remarkable
campaign which has been waged
among the policy holders of the New
York Life and the Mutual Life 1nsur-
ance Companies. The control OF the
affairs of the companies and their
stupendous assets aggregating hum
dreds of millions of dollars, is the
stake fought for. Lined up have
been the forces representing the ad-
ministraticn on one side and the poll
cy holders on the other, who have de-
manded a complete change of man.
agement.
Both sides claim the victory today.
The count of the ballots will com
mence tomorrow. There will be an
election in five Mutual Companies to-
morrow but in only two are there op-
position tickets in the field. The
three in which there is no opposition
are the Equitable the Mutual Reserve
and the Security Mutual of Birming-
ham.
George Burnham, Jr, general coun-
sci for the Mutual Reserve Life Insur-
ance Company, recently convicted OF
larceny, today was sentenced to serve
two years in the state prison.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
THREE MESSAGES
FROM PRESIDENT
To Congress..-Sou.
venir of Trip to
Panama.
ON DESKS OF MEMBERS
Recommends New Naval Per.
sonnel Bill--.Create
Vice Admiral.

Washington, d. G., Dec. 1.-THE
President sent a message to Congress
today on the public land laws in which
he said there was need of vigorous
and immediate action to recast the
public land laws. He said he was
gravely concerned about the ex-
tremely unsatisfactory condition of
the public land laws and the prevail
ency of fraud under the present con-
ditiOns. He said for much of this
fraud the present laws were chiefly
responsible.
There is but one way to stop these
frauds he continued, "and therefore
! have directed the secretary of the
interior to allow no patents to be is
sued on public lands under any law
unless by examination on the ground
that actual compliance with that law
had been found to exist"
Beside frauds. the President
touched on the right of way privil-
eges, private holdings with the ma
tional forest reserves. national parks
and the government control of graz
ing.
Three Messages to Congress in One
Day.
Three messages from the President
were received by Congress with inter-
est but the Panama message received
the greatest attention. 1t was elabor-
ately illustrated, showing the work on
the great waterway in various stages
and was in the form of a very enter
tanning story of the Presidents visit.
Handsomely bound copies were laid
on the desks of the members as the
reading of the message began.
President Sent Nominations to
Congress.
The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate today:
To be register of the land office,
George s. Curtis of Leadvlle, Color
ado; postmaster, Carrie Il. Hoke of
Taylor, Colorado.
Message on the Naval Personnel.
The President today sent to Con-
gress a message on the naval person
mel, in which he said he advocated the
passage of a bill drawn by the secre-
tary of the navy assisted by six Of
ficers of the line Should the bill be
enacted, he said he would cause the
officers of the sea-going list to reach
the grade of captain and As and of ad
miral at IS instead of about five years
later, as at present. He also recon-
mends the establishment of the grade
of vice admiral
Shortage Of Cars Injuries Shippers
In presenting today the memorial
from the cattle raisers, Mr.. Culberson
said the cattle rasers were suffering
more extensive damage at this time
from the shortage of cars and bad SER
vice from the transportation COM
panies than from the disease of cat
tie, limited markets and all other
causes combined. He expressed the
hope that the memorial would receive
speedy consideration looking to relief.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
RAILROAD MAN EX.
PLAINS SHORTAGE
In Coal---Lack of
Cars Not Re-
sponsible.
MANY THINGS TO BLAME
Says President Elliott of the
Northern Pacific----In-
creased Consumption

Washington, Dec lin response
to kilograms addressed to severa!
western railroads by the Interstate
Commerce Commission as to the cause
of the reported shortage Of cars for
the transportation Of fuel By reas.
on of which severe suffering was en-
tailed, President Howard Elliott Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad tele-
graphs to the commission from ST.
Paul that while there is a shortage Of
coal in some parts of the country his
line did not know Of any shortage Of
other necessities Of life.
Did not Think Railroads Respon-
sibIe.
He did not think the cause was an
extraordinary delay in the moving of
coal as alleged, but was rather due
to an increased domestic trade so that
in Montana and Idaho not enough coal
was mined TO supply this increase.
What Caused Shortage in Northwest.
In North Dakota and Minnesota he
said the difficulty was partly due to
trying to move too much coal in
very short time and partly to the in
creased consumption of fuel which is
greater than the facilities for hauling.
moving and storing The severe
weather in North Dakota also aided in
causing the delay. .....
No Relief in Coal Famine Of North
Dakota.
Linton, n. D., Dec. l7.-EXcepting
little anthracite, which cannot be
used in most cook stoves and many
heaters. there is no coal here and no
signs of bettering of the present
condition. There is plenty of Ignite
at Bismarck but it cannot be gotten
here.
Fuel Famine Causes Intense Suffering
st. Paul, Dec. IA special from
Grand Forks, North Dakota, says;
THE fuel situation today presents
the most critical condition in the his
tory of the state. Careful inquiry in
every portion of the northern half OF
the state shows that there lis not a
town in which coal can be had except
in small quantities, enough only to
supply immediate needs and in do2-
en- places not a pound can be bought.
The dealers have been out for days,
and in some instances for week or
more
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
TODAY'S NEWS SERVICE.

Page Prosperity and Growth Ap-
parent; Cashier to Face Grave
Charges; Policy Holders Fight to Con
troll, Railroad Man Explains Short
age Installation of Cabinet Officers;
Three Messages From President.
Page 2.-Edtorial.
Page 3.-Mines and Mining.
Page 4.-Personal Mention.
Page 5.-Minor City Topics.
Page 6.-Mines and Mining and Ho-
tel Arrivals.
Page New Mexican's Daily
Short Story.
Page S.-Continuation Personal
Mention and Minor City Topics; mar
ket report by wire; Official Matters;
lical and telegraphic news stories.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
CASHIER TO FACE
GRAVE CHARGES
Alleged Wyensburg
BankOfficialStole
$950,000.
FAXED REQUIRED REPORT
On Financial Condition of
Institution.--Will Sur
render Today.

Pittsburg, Dec. 11-In information
made by National Bank Examiner
John B. Cunningham against Cashier
j. B. F. Rinehart, of the Farmers and
Drovers' National Bank of Wyens-
burg, Pennsylvania, which was closed
by the comptroller of the currency
last Wednesday discrepancies amonnt-
ing to $950.000 are alleged.
The cashier is charged on eight
counts with t'unlawfully and knowing
ly making false entries in the report
of the financial condition of the bank
made to the comptroller as required
by law
Examiner Cunningham alleges that
false entries were made and notes
and bills re-discounted. They were
reported at $4,000 when they amount
ed to 100000 and $11S,000 was charg-
ed as coming from approved agents
when in fact only $4,000 was due
Cashier Will Surrender to Officers.
He stated that Cashier Rinehart will
surrender to tae government authori-
ties today.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
NINE ENGLISH
SAILORS DROWNED
Upset Boat in Returning to Battle
ship-Fog Prevented
Rescue.

Portsmouth. England, Dec. IT,
Nine sailors belonging to the crew of
the battleship Hindustan, were drown
ed today owing to the upsetting of a
cutter in which they were returning
to the warship. There were forty men
in the cutter and all were thrown in
to the water. Owing to heavy fog
the boats in the vicinity had difficulty
in rescuing thirty-one of them Many
of the latter were unconscious hen
picked up.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
AND
GROWTH APPARENT
On All Sides Says
Travelling Audi
tor Stafford.
RETURNS FROM LONG TRIP
Official Visit to San Juan,
Roosevelt, Eddy, Union
and Colfax Counties.

Improvements are noticeable on
every hand and the country is in a
very prosperous condition. was "A re.
mark made this morning by Territor.
ial Travelling Auditor Charles V. SAT
ford, who has juust returned after an
official tour of the tier of counties in.
the eastern part of New Mexico. He
said he was astonished at the fad-
vancement of the counties visited Doth
in increased population and the ma
terial things.
Mr.. Stafford has been absent from
the Capital ever since the general
election in November. From San Juan
where he cast his vote he went into
the Pecos Valley Before leaving San
Juan County he checked up the books
of the county treasurer there. His
itinerary thereafter included the
county seats of Roosevelt, Chaves,
Eddy. Union and Colfax counties At
the time Of the recent blizzard which
swept the Southwest and caused sew
eral deaths from exposure in the
Pecos Valley, he was snowbound at
Carlsbad.
wave which accompanied it had sub
sided he said it began raining and
continued for over a week at inter
walls. He said that the roads were
converted into seas of mud and travel
ing by wagon over them while in this
condition was difficult
Installed New Bond and Coupon
Registers.
Aside from examining the books CT
county officials. which he found t.
balance to a cent and in perfect con
dition, Mr.. Stafford installed new bond
and coupon registers in all the cOun-
ties visited These registers are
books not unlike in size and general
appearance the official tax books and
will prove of great convenience in
recording bonds and coupons covering
the bonded Indebtedness. The simple
arrangement of the register is one
that can not help but appeal to all
who examine them Blank spaces are
left for all of the information desired
such as the style of bonds and cou-
pons, rate of interest charged, time
and options allowed. date when due
and date when paid.
Increase in Business Adds to Work.
IL found 1t slow work in checking
up on account of the increased bust
ness. All of the counties visited are
in the best of financial condition.
Prospects are good for heavy collec-
tions for this month and the first of
the year. Installing and explaining
the use of the new bond and coupon
registers also took considerable time
"The Pecos Valley is prosperous in
every re"pect and hat section of the
country is filling up fast with new set
tiers.
cofax County Forging Ahead.
"Colfax County is probably going
ahead in substantial growth as fast
as any of those in the Pecos Valley
The st. Louis, Rocky Mountain & Pa
cifc Railroad Is now operating daily
trains between Ration and Cimarron.
Daily trains are also being run on the
new railroad line which was COM
pleted last summer to the coal
camps"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
LEAVING CARDS
AT FRENCH EMBASSY
Demonstrations in Italy by Extrem-
sts-Were Held in Check
Sunday.

Rome Italy, Dec. 1.-THE extreme
parties strongly protest against the
repression of yesterdays popular dem
onstration here in sympathy with
Frances action in the separation Of
the church and state, and are organiz-
ing new manifestations The leaders
urge their adherents in the meanwhile
to leave their cards at the French EN-
bassy where they are piling up by
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
QUARANTINE ORDER
NOT CONSTITUTIONAL
Says U. S. Supreme court-W. H.
Moody Enters Upon His New
Duties.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 1.-THE SUI
preme court of the United States to-
day held the quarantine order of Sec
retary Wilson TO be unconstitutional
because it covered the state as well
as the interstates movements of cat
tie. The decision was handed down in
the case of Edward McKendree, origi-
mating in Kentucky
William H. Moody, formerly attor-
ney general, today entered upon his
duties as associate justice of the su
preme court of the United States
thus bringing the court up to its full
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
TRAIN WRECKERS
CAUSE DEATH
OF One Man and Serious Injury to
Others on Texas & Pacific
Railroad.

New Orleans, La. Dec. 17.-Andrew
Myers. fireman, is dead c. J. Linn is
badly scalded and two others are
slightly injured as a result of the de-
railment of Texas & Pacific passen-
ger train No. 81, supposedly by train
wreckers, at waterproof, thirty-two
miles west of here. This is said to
be the third recent attempt to derail
the same train.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
TO CLOSE SANTA RITA
MINES IN GRANT COUNTY

The Boston owners and officers of
the Santa Rita Mining Company. own
ing property in Grant County, will
temporarily suspend work on the
mines, according to reports received
here. The shutdown, however, is not
likely to last long as the property is
one Of the heaviest copper producers
in that district and pays good divi
dends.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
MERRY CHRISTMAS
FOR MILL WORKERS
Good Raise in Wage ScaIe-175,000
Effected Before New
Year.

Boston. Mass, Dec 1.-THE week
before Christmas was ushered in hap
PLY today for nearly twenty thousand
operators i'm the cotton mills at lowell
and Chicopee, where the advance in
the wage scale went into effect. By
New Years 175,000 cotton mill oper-
ators all over New England are ex-
pected to be participating in the ad-
vance in wages amounting to from
five to ten per cent
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-17
TESTIMONY IN CATRON-MIERA
CONTEST CASE AT BERNALlLLO.

T. B. Catron is at Bernalilo, the
county seat of Sandoval County today
where estimony is being taken in the
Catron-Miera contest case for seat
in the Council from the Sixth district
composed of the counties of Santa Fe
and Sandoval. The testimony is be-
ing taken before Marcos c. de Baca,
probate clerk of Sandoval County. r.
+. Baca, member elect of the lower
House of the 37th Legislative Assem-
bly,, is in Bernalillo as witness for
Mr.. Catron. They will return to San
Ia Fe tomorrow