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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-23
In Tax A assessments
in New Mex
leo
GOOO STATEHOOD ARGUMENT
% Of 25Counties Show Sub.
stintial Increases in Value
of Taxable Property.

A net increase of over five million
dollars in the assessed valuation Of
taxable property Is one of the very
best indications of the rapid growth of
New Mexico and incidentally good
argument to be advanced in favor of
statehood. This is what is shown in an
distract just compiled by Travelling
Auditor Charles V. Stafford giving the
total tax assessments by counties in
1906 and 1907. New Mexicos property
returned for taxation was assessed
last year at an aggregate of $43,242,-
1861 while this year it amounts to
$48,5O9, ,097. .26.
OF the twenty-five counties i'll the
territory increases are indicated in
all but three. The largest individual
gain is in Santa Fe county in which
there is net advance in the assess.
ment Of $1,4S9,S24 40. Of this amour,
$l,29S,90S. 49 is charged against coun.
ty bonds held In the county for col
lection under judgment, and even if
this bond assessment is declared illeg
al by the court, there will still be
shown an increase of s190,916.
Roosevelt county has net gain of
,$740,115, and Grant county of $G07, 7,603
Colfax county is next with an increase
of $444,530, and Chaves county fol-
lows with $42S,S30. Substantial gains
are also indicated in seventeen other
counties. The only counties in which
decreases are shown are Luna, McKin
ley and San Miguel.
The following is the comparative alb
stract compiled by Travelling Auditor
Stafford showing the net increases or
decreases in the tax assessments of
the several counties of the territory
between the years 1906 and 1907:
Bernalillo county, 1906, $3,7Oo,64s;
1907, $3,S30,S33, an increase of $780,
234.
Chaves county, 1906, $3,422,25O;
1907, $3,S51,OS0, an increase of $42S,
$50.
Colfax county, 1906, $3,O96,111.'
1907, $3,540,641, an increase of $444,
$50.
Dona Ana county, 1906, $2,407,3'6;
1907. $2,451 $685. an increase of $43,997.
Eddy county, 1907, $2,154 ,6O4; 1907,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-23
JAIL DELIVERY
AT ALAMOGORDO
Four United States Prisoners Make
Sensational Escape-AlI Still
at LARGE.

~ @0s wv
Alamogordo, N. NJ, Oct. 23.-A sen
sational Jail delivery took place here
about o'clock yesterday afternoon
and four prisoners, who were brought
to the Otero county jail ten days ago
for safe keeping, are still at large.
The men were exercising in the
corridor and rammed nine bricks out
of the wall and squeezed through and
dropped to the ground. They had
about a half hours start of the off,
GERS before the alarm was given and
mounts could be secured.
The sheriff and several picked men
are still securing the country.
Two of the men were counterfeiters
and two burglars. all United States
prisoners.
They had nearly secured their free.
dom from the Quay county ]a.4 before
being discovered and were here on
account Of the Jail being stronger.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-23
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Philadelphia, Oct. 23-Three of the
balloons that left st. Louis Monday
afternoon passed over this city this
morning. One was positively identi
fled as the German balloon Pommern,
which was seen at Cleveland yester.
day afternoon. Another was identified
as the English balloon Lotus which
passed over Wheeling, West Virginia,
yesterday. A note dropped from the
German balloon read
Am 5000 feet in the air and have
travelled thousand miles. Am try
ing to make Atlantic City
The third balloon was not identified.
All were travelling in northeasterly
direction and unless they meet with
an accident will land on the coast
within few hours.
The balloons were seen by people
in all parts of the city and created
intense interest. In some places the
crowd watching the balloons were so
great that street car traffic was In
terferred with
Pommern Landed at Asbury Park,
New Jersey.
Asbury Park, N. j., Oct. 23.--The
German balloon Pommern landed here
about 9 a. m. today
Dusseldorf Descends Near Dover.
Dover, Del, Oct 23.-The German
balloon Dusseldorf landed at Little
Creek, three miles from this city at
10 o'clock this morning.
The St. Louis AIighted Near Ba't'mors
Baltimore, Oct. 23.-The American
balloon St. Louis, with Hawley and
Post aboard, landed about mile south
of Westminster, Maryland, at 6:40 a.
M today.
The st. Louis could have remained
in the air much longer but as the at
mosphere was very hazy and the pilot
fearing the balloon was approaching
the ocean, decided to descend. west
minister is about 2S miles northwest
of this city on an air line.
Balloon America Also Alights Near
Baltimore.
The balloon America, Captain
Chandler pilot, landed at 8 O'Clock
this morning at Patuxent, 2 IL miles
from Annapolis Junction.
Eranch Ralloon Anion Lands in Vir-
gnia.
Richmond Oct. 23.-The French pai.
loon ANTON landed two miles from Ar
menus this morning. It had covered
in its course about twelve hundred
miles, but the estimated distance from
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-23

Colonel James w. Wilson is SUI
perintendent of the New Mexico Mill
tary Institute at Roswell, and one of
the most prominent educators of the
Territory. A native of Virginia he
was graduated from the Virginia Mill.
tary Institute located at Lexington,
that state, completing the course there
with the class Of 1894. He afterward
went to West Point, Virginia, where
he had charge of the military train
ing school until going to Roswell on
the opening of the New Mexico Mill
tary Institute in 1898. He acted as
commandant for three years and or
ganized the military department of
the school. He is now serving his
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-23
GRAND OFFICERS
GRAND LODGE
Elected By Free
and Accepted
Masons
COL WILSON GRAND MASTER
Albuquerque Gets Next Com
munication.-- ther I. odges
in Session.
Special TO the New Mexican.

opeclai 10 the New Mexican.
Carlsbad n. NJ, Oct, 23.-The fol
loving is the result of the election
OF grand officers of the Grand Lodge
OF New Mexico, Free and Accented
Masons, which was in session here the
first of this week:
Grand Master, Colonel James w
Wilson, Roswell Lodge No. is, Ros
well; Deupty Grand Master Chester
D. Stephens, Gate City Lodge No. IT,
Raton Senior Grand Warden Frank
johnson, Hiram Lodge No. 13, Sar
Marcial; Junior Grand Warden, Ed
ward l.. Medler. Temple Lodge No. g.
Albuquerque; Grand Treasurer, A. J.
Maloy. Temple Lodge No. 6, Albu
querque: Grand Secretary A. A. Keen
Temple Lodge No. G. Albuquerque;
Grand Senior Deacon, NJ. r. Williams
Chapman Lodge No 2, East Las We
gas; Grand Junior Deacon, William B.
Walton, Silver City Lodge No. s, Sill
yer City; Grand Chaplain, Rev. +. Nc
Queen Gray. Eddy Lodge No. 21, Carls-
bad; Grand Sword Bearer, ]. P Nc
Nulty, Cerrillos Lodge No. 10, Cerril-
los; Senior Grand Steward, II. H. Ma
jors, Sacramento Lodge No, "a, Ala
mogordo; Junior Grand Steward, B.
w. Randall, Lordsburg Lodge No. 80;
Grand Tyler, A. NJ. Whitcomb, Temple
Lodge No. 6, Albuquerque.
The thirty-first annual grand com
municatlon will be held in Albuquer-
que on the first Monday in October
1908.
Royal Arch Masons in Session.
The grand chapter of Royal Arch
Masons Of the territory of New Mexico
was In session here all day The elec,
ton Of efiicers for the ensuing year
will likely take place this evening.
Last night Eddy lodge of Free Ma
sons rendered reception to the visit
ing Masons at its hall in the Masonic
temple, which was success.
The grand commandery of Knights
Templar Of New Mexico convened to
day in eighth annual conclave for the
of business. The following
are its officers:
Arthur Everitt, Albuquerque. R. E.
Grand Commander; J. G. Slack. Clay.
ton Y. e. Deputy Grand Commander;
0. l.. Gregory, East Las Vegas, r.
Grand Generalissimo; J. Fl. Wroth,
Albuquerque, E. Grand Captain Gener.
al; George Shepard, Deming, E. Grand
Senior Warden; Frank Henning. Ra,
ton, E, Junior Warden; C. D. Stevens
Ration, E. Grand Prelate; A. J. Maloy,
Albuquerque, E. Grand Treasurer; A.
A. Keen, Albuquerque, E. Grand Re.
corder; c. D. Boucher, East Las Vegas
=. Grand Standard Bearer; w. P. Fox,
Albuquerque, E. Grand Sword Bearer;
John w. Poe, Roswell, E. Grand Ward.
er; A. M. Whitcomb, Albuquerque, E.
Grand Captain Of Guard.
The election of officers for the en-.
suing year will take place tomorrow.
Tomorrow the regular annual ses-
sions of the grand chaper of the East,
ern Star will be held.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-23

seventh year as its superintendent.
The institution was opened with sixty
i've students, a great many of whom
were day students. Today the school
is strictly a military institute, being
the only one of its character in the
Southwest. The school has now an
enrolment of nearly two hundred ca
diets and is referred to by United
States army officers as the West
Point Of New Mexico 1t has made
steady and substantial progress under
the superintendency of Colonel Will
son, whose thorough military train
ing well qualified him for the posi-
ton, while his ability has been con
stantly augmented by experience.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-23
TAFT TO INSPECT PHILIP
PINE COAST DEFENSES

Manila, Oct. 23.--Secretary of War
Taft will start for Subig Bay tonight
to inspect the coast defenses at the
naval base there. He regards this
trip highly important owing to the
impetus given coast defense work by
the Japanese situation.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-23
CLOSE FINISH
IN BALLOON RACE
Victory Either to
German or French
AeronautS
UNITED STATES OUT OF It
Ocean Prevented Contes-
tants From Breaking the
Worlds Record.
* = = = = y = = < x = = X X \
y THE CONTESTANTS, \

German balloon Pommern,
1900 cubic feet capacity; Os-
car Erbsloeh, pilot; Professor
Clayton, aid.
American balloon United
States, 72,250 cubic feet; Ma
jor H. B. Hersey, pilot; A. T.
Atherholt, aid.
French balloon LIsle re
France, 77,000 cubic feet; AL
fred Leblanc, pilot; Edgar w.
Mix, aid.
German balloon Dusseldorf,
$1,000 cubic feet; Captain Hugo
Won Aberchercron, pilot; f.
Heidemann, aid.
English balloon Lotus II, 75,-
$50 cubic feet; Griffith Brewer,
pilot; Lieutenant Claude Bra
brazon, aid.
American balloon America,
$1,000 cubic feet; J. G. Mccoy,
pilot; Captain c. Def. Chand-
Ter, aid.
French balloon Anjou. 79,500
cubic feet; Rene Cashier, pilot;
Charles Levee, aid.
German balloon Abercron,50,-
900 cubic feet; Paul Nickel,
pilot; Rudolph Denig, aid.
American balloon st. Louis,
1900 cubic feet; Alan r. Haw-
ley, pilot; Augustus Post, aid.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-23
GENERAL BOOTH HAS
RECOVERED HIS HEALTH

Chicago, Oct. 23.-General William
Booth head of the Salvation Army,
whg has been Ill in this city, will start
on his western tour today. He has
recovered his health almost complete.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-23

Continued On Page Eighty
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-23
FIVE RICH PRIZES.

First Prize--James Gordon
Bennett cup. valued at $4,000
and S2500 in cash.
Second ,sPrize-$1000, donor,
Adolphus Busch.
Third Prize--$750, donor,
United Railways Company.
Fourth Prize--$500, donor, B.
Nugent and Brothers, Dry
Goods Company.
Fifth Prize-s250, donor, the
German-American Press Asso-
citation.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-23

CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29

Louis Higgins, who killed w. L.
Couple and his wife near Rosalie,
Nebraska, was taken from Sheriff
Young at Bancroft, Neb., Monday
and lynched by mob of twenty per-
sons.
Higgins, who was a farm hand en-
ployed by Couple, had engaged in 4
quarrel with him and in fit of anger
shot both his employer and the lat
ter's wife.
He was captured soon after and
taken to Omaha, where he had been
held in Jail Sheriff Young brought
him to Bancroft, but the lynchers
captured him before he was placed in
Jail, dragged him in a cart, and car
ried him to the outskirts of the town,
where he was hanged to tree.
The sheriff had been warned pre-
viously that an attempt might be
made to lynch his prisoner on their
arrival there On Sunday Young was
accosted by several men, who asked
him what he would do if they should
attempt to lynch Higgins.
"Shoot the first man who tries it,
he said
We'll, we just wanted to know, for
the chances are that you will have
some shooting to do" was the reply
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
Business Men of Nation Show no
Fear of Hard Times.

Are conditions such throughout the
country that hard times arc coming?
The New York World has asked
this question of merchants. bankers,
manufacturers, capitalists, and farm
ers in every section Of the United
States, and the answers show wide
divergence of opinion. In the flnan-
cial centers of the east a contraction
in business is generally conceded
That it will lead to hard times is not
believed. General manufacturing
however, even in the east is reported
to be enjoying high prosperity, the
textile industry being especially fav-
ored
In the west the reports show that
commerce is still going on at high
pressure. Counting on fairly good
crops. the fear of hard times is gen
orally secuted In the northwest
prosperity is relied on to continue.
The south also reports conditions
looking to continuance of good
times
Here and there warning is sound
ed and by the few the prediction is
made that hard times are coming In
nearly all sections reasonable con-
servatism is urged and the remark
frequently made that "the pace has
been too fast
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
Mails Bomb" to cortelyou.

The explosion of what appears to
have been large percussion cap in
a package addressed to Secretary OF
the Treasury George B. Cortelyou,
created excitement in the Nlcetown
substation of the Philadelphia post
Office Tuesday
The package, which was collected
from box in the northern section
of the city. was received by Clerk
Roberts, who says it was about four
inches long by two wide and three
fourths of an inch thick. When Rob-
erts brought his steel cancellation die
down upon the stamp the package ex-
ploded and was torn to pieces: Rob-
erts was unhurt The pieces of paper
were put together and the package
was found TO have been addressed to
Secretary Cortelyou, Washington, y.
c., the address having been cut from
a newspaper and pasted on the pack
age.
Chief Postal Inspector James B.
Cortelyou. brother of the secretary,
is trying TO solve the mystery sur
rounding the explosion. though most
of the authorizes think the package
was mailed as a joke There was
not sufficient explosive matter in it
to have done injury to anyone. What
was in the package aside from the ex-
plosive cap the officials will not say.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
Nonunion Keymen Strike.

A walkout of twenty nonunion
telegraph operators at the main Office
of the Western Union Telegraph Ca
bic. company at Chicago, was report
ed at the headquarters of the Strik-
ing Commercial Telegraphers' union
Thursday.
Fraek Likes, chairman of the strike
comInsttee, said he ha, assurances
more would be out before night Re-
ports were also received that the
strike has succeeded and the Postal
company has sent message to the
executive board of the American
Federation of Labor asking a con-
ference in New York, looking toward
arbitration
Claims that the strike was broken
were ridiculed by President Small
who said: "The companies are not
doing more than 25 per cent of their
normal business"
Mr.. Small declares prosecutions
are being considered against the COM
panies in connection with the use oil
the mail and express systems while
charging telegraphic rates for mes
sages.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
Wellman Polar Trip Delayed.

The Hammerfast correspondent OF
the London Daily Mail says Walter
Wellman did not start from his camp
at Spitzbergen for the north pole in
his airship on Aug. %, as he hoped
to- do.
The last two tourist steamers of
the year arrived at the camp at Vir-
go bay on Aug 20 They saw the
balloon high in the air, conired by
anchor ropes Mr. Wellman said he
was not able to start, as the breeze
was wrong. He could start in south
east wind The tourists banqueted
Mr.. Wellman and his companions.
Mr. Wellman said TO them:
IF | am lucky you will hear from
me and the north pole in a week. If
| am less lucky in fortnight. If
you do not hear from me in three
weeks you will never hear from me
at all
The steamers left twenty-four
hours later. 1t was then remarked
that the balloon seemed gradually be-
ing inflated They passed Virgo bay
for the last time on Aug. % and no
start had been made, although the
weather was calm and bright. The
passengers doubt if Wellman will or
can start this year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
METSKER THE HOLY.

Metsker is going to have John w.
Wolford put in Jail now. If he does
he can accomplish more than the
state of Indiana has been able sse-
complish in 25 years. Wolford does
not make speeches before congrega-
tions of Christians yet Metsker's
name is found on the criminal dock
cts of the Justices of the Peace in
Center township and on the Criminal
docket in the circuit court of Mar
shall county twice to Wo1ford's once
Wolford does not claim to be a
saint by any means, yet there is not a
man, woman or child in Plymouth,
with a dollar in their pocket that
would rather meet Metsker ION the
bridge at midnight than Wolford
We are willing to wager ten grains
of corn that Metsker will be in the
penitentiary crying for some of VOL
ford's water" long before John is i,
in Jail
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
Philippine Secret Society to be Sup
pressed by Government.

The Katipunan society of .hc Phil
ippines, whose emblems have been
ordered suppressed by the United
States government, has been describ-
ed as the most powerful and most Ell
fective secret organization Of modern
times. 1t was organized originally
for the purpose of over throwing
Spanish rule, and natives nigh and
low became members. 1t belongs to
the same class as the Malta. the ku-
klux Klan, and the Molly Maguires,
and has ruled the natives through
terrorism During the last years of
Spanish rule the Katipunan levied tri-
butte on rich and poor, issuing rev.
enue stamps and giving receipts,
and the merchant who refused to
contribute was ruined and humbled,
if he did not lose his life The soci-
ETY. has opposed American occupa-
ton, and lately banners are said to
have been found showing the c,asDed
hands of Japanese and Filipino
The sign of membership in the So
ciety is small scar burned uoon the
arm.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
Studying American Methods.

George Briggs, who has been a
member of the common council of
London for fourteen years, is at the
Chicago Auditorium hotel with Mrs.
Briggs. He is visiting the United
States for the purpose of studying
the work OF the various municipal
tiles, with a view of adopting some
of the best features that he may find
in our city work. This is a Won
derful city, said Mr.. Briggs, speak
ing of Chicago, "a town of great en-
ergy and confidence | find a Chica-
go man is confident of himself and of
almost everything he undertakes. The
work of the city council here I have
not yet been able to study. as the
summer vacation is on, | am told.
However, | shall visit every point of
interest before leaving next week for
the Pacific coast"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
To Force Arbitration.

With the arrival of President
Small, at New York, of the Interna-
tional Commercial Telegraphers'
Union, definite efforts, looking to-
ward forcing the officials of the Post
al and Western Union companies in
to some sort of arbitration confer
ences will be started.
Samuel Gompers president of the
American Federation of Labor; John
Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, and Chas.
p Neill, United States Labor COM
missioner. are expected to be in New
York this week when conference
will be held and the suggestion, at
least, will be made that President
Roosevelt be asked TO intervene
In the face of the constant reiter-
atoms from the officials of the two
companies that there is nothing to
arbitrate the union leaders believe
that diplomatic procedure will bring
about a conference. Evidence of the
use of mails by the companies when
they are unable to send messages by
wire is in the hands of the union
Two messages which were delivered
by mail carriers were ON display on
Saturday at the headquarters of the
union
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
Claims To Greatness.

DR.. William A. Weiser of South
Bend, whoever dat is" who has an
nounced himself as candidate for
the Democratic nomination for con-
gress, is exploited in the Truth as
having inspired" the Golfers infa-
nous attack on Vice President Fair
banks in writing to President Roose-
Welt while following "a rule eacll year
TO send letter to the president on
May 81, following the Decoration
Day address of the nasion's chief ex-
ecutive"
Wouldn't it be interesting to have
the presidents confirmation of claim
that he had part in the Collier bust
ness?
Another of DIR. Weiser's claims to
greatness is that he wrote con-
gratulatory letter to Judge Lands
"and received an acknowledgment
from the federal judgep
Evidently the Democratic papers
OF the district which have not indors-
ed the Truths recent announcement
of the doctors candidacy with &C.
static acclaim are ignorant of the po-
tentiality of the man-Elkhart Re-
view
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-29
Wants a Wealthy Wife.

The offices of Mayor Tom L. John
son of Cleveland. Ohio, as match
maker are being sought by SON of
the Hoosier state B. F. Thompson,
Box 224, Vincennes, Ind, has written
the mayor requesting that he find
him Cleveland wife-one with mon
ey Here's the letter:
Dear Mr. Johnson am wild
over, as years old, am sober, honest
and Industrious and of good charac-
ter. Am sawmill man and the loss
by floods this year out me behind.
What | want is a, good wife that has
got some money and will be good to
me. See if you can please get me
one"
The mayor invites all eligible wom-
en- with fortunes to open correspon-
dence with Mr. Thompson.