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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-30

Judge VIM. H. Pope passd through
this morning On his way rom Carls-
bad TO Portales. The sprig term OF
court was finished at Calsbad. AID
the Roosevelt county termwili be OPP
ened Monday.
d. E. Grible, of Attest, who has
been here looking after bsi1ess, left
last night for Hagernan. lie has just
finished the work of pudng in an
acetylene gas machine il the resid-
ence OF j. j. Hagerman at South
Spring.
z. B. Tooke. of Oklahom City, trav
cling representative of a arber sup
plies house. went TO CarlsAd last ev-
ening after calling on tnebarbers of
Roswell. He was ACCOMPANIED by
H.. d. CoIhouer. of Moutain Park,
o. t., who is out on a prospecting
trip.
]. A. Klasner came in rom cars
bad yesterday where he his been at
tending court as witness fr the rail-
road il a civil suit. He VS. formerly
employed as bridge foreman for the
railroad, but resigned mis- POSITION last
fall. He left today for his home near
Picacho.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-30

secured a charter from the govern
ment of Honduras on the agreemen@
that it should receive 5 5000 quarter
ly during the life of the charter and
in addition 3 per cent. of the gross
receipts. One hundred thousand dol
lars annually has been added to the
Honduranean treasury through this
arrangement. The official headquar-
tiers of the company was at Puerto
Cortez, Honduras, where it owned a
handsome pavilion. IN addition, the
concern had offices in New orleans,
a printing plant in Mobile and a dis
tributing Office at Bay St. Louis, Miss.
The last drawing was held On January
IL and the last big prize of $4,000
was won by a New Orleans steamship
captain.
1t is stated That the receipts of the
company during it's existence have
been close to 81, 900, 900 a month. and
dividends amounting to 4 per cent. on
the capitalization of $40, 900, 900 have
been paid to stockholders. Agencies
were operated ii all the larger cities
of the country and the receipts of
some of them were fabulous. The
Chicago agent admits that his bust
ness averaged 100000 a month. At
San Francisco, New FORK and Boston
the receipts were about $50, 900 a
month, while in many other cities
they nearly equalled this amount Ov-
er 5000 persons were employed by the
company in this country as agents
and in other capacities. The agents
always operated under false names
and these were changed every month.
The secrecy with which the business
was carried on enabled the concern
to operate many q before detec-
ton and exposure
The prosecutions are based on the
commerce act passed by con
gress on March 2, 1895, making the
introduction, distribution or disposal,
OF lottery tickets a crime punishable
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-30

c.. F. Joyce came in this morning
from Southern California, Wnere ne
has been visiting for hve or SIX
weeks. His family remained
Capt. w. c. Reid returned tais morn
ing from Carlsbad, where he mas been
evera days attending court. He will
remain in Roswell several days.
James Sutherland, Curg and VIII
Johnson and Harry Thorne went to
Elkins Friday morning to o after
interests three or four days.
Code Albin returned to Dexter last
night after spending a week here on
business. He is in charge of l. b.
Roses horse ranch near that place.
J.. o. Hicks, of the aew grocery firm
of Todd & Hicks, at Elkins, who has
been here two days buying stock for
their store, returned TO Elkins Friday.
Big stationery values all the time
We are overstocked aid You can save
per cent discount by buying here.
Large assortment IngersolPs Book
Store. IL
The Roswell Cubs played the Mill
tary Institute Cubs on the Institute
diamond this morning. and for the
time defeated the cadets. The
score was II to f.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-30

so been returned against alleged
agents of the company in other cities
throughout the country n all have
been cited to appear at Mobile, which
was the headquarters of the concern
IN this country.
The prosecution is in charge of
United states District Attorney w. H
Armbrecht of Mobile, who will likely
be assisted by District Attorney
Neilds of Wilmington, Delaware who
has been active in lottery prosecutions
for some time. Mr.. Armbrecht is one
of the youngest district attorneys II
the country, being barely past 80, but
mis- past record is such as to give the
Washington officials confidence that
the prosecution will be successfully
conducted. 1t is probable hat the Of
ficials of the company will plead guilty
and agree to quit the business torev-
ed, il which case it is believed that
a Jail sentence will be eliminated
and only a fine imposed
Secret Service agents. under the di-
rection of Chief Wilkie, ave been at
work collecting evidence against the
Honduras Lottery company for the
past twelve months. but the prosecu-
ton was brought to a focus by the
raiding of the offices and printing
plant of the company at Mobile early
this year and the subsequent arrests
OF men connected with the concern
w. ]. Demarest is president and E. j.
Demarest general manager of the com
pany. Both are prominent citizens of
New Orleans 4 reputed to be men
OF great wealth. The biggest sensa
ton of the Ease was caused by the ar
rest Of General w L. Cabell of Dali
las, Texas, a famous ex-Confederate
oficer and comma7der-in-chief of the
Trans-Mississippi department OF the
veteran organization.
The Honduras Lottery Company was
the -ccess OF the Louisiana Lot
terry company. which was put ont Of
business in 1892 The new co7cern
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-30
u. S. AFTER
LOTTERY
SPECIAL SESSION OF GRAND ~
nv TO CONSIDER HONDU-
RAS CASES.
OFFICES AT MOBILE
They Were RaIded by United States
Secret Service Men and Many Pro-
minent Citizens I'm vatious Parts
Of the Country Will Be Prosecuted

washington, March 30.-A special
session Of the United States grand ju-
ry viii at Mobile, Alabama,
Monday % take up the prosecution OF
the men indicted in connection with
the recent raids on the Offices of the
Honduras Lottery company Among
those arrested for alleged connection
with the Illegal c and who will
probably appear at h hearing in
Mobile are c. w. Brado, James Rea,
II. J.. Damerest and w. j. Damerest
OF New Orleans, E. l. Penac, l. s.
Graham and r. K Thompson OF No
bile; General W. l. Cabell OF Dallas;
wallace Masterson Of Savannah A
B. Kaufman7 Of Detroit; Nathan ia
cobs, William Lay. and Isaac Rasmns-
sem or Chicago, and C. Donovan, w. T.
Ttzpatrick- Ben McE1roy and George
Cole on Boston Indictments have al
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Oliver Nelson who went to Trinf-
, dad, Colorado, a shor time ago to ac-
cept a position, returned last night
and will remain in Roswell, not hav-
ing found conditions as he expected.
Many friends are glad he has return
ed to Roswell. He reports that it
was showing in Trinidad when he left
there.
w. c. Mertz and R. NJ. Davis, of
Lake Arthur; H. ]. Thode, C. w. Hal
liburton, L. w. Goodell, NJ. NJ. Brunk,
manager of the Dexter Townsite Com
pany and Miss Mittie Sandy of Dex-
ter; L. w. Holt and Doud Patrick,
OF Hagerman, were among the arriv-
ais Friday morning from down the
valley.
R. D.. Funk left last night for his
ranch near Orchard Park taking with
him the materials to paint the house
of his neignbor, Otto Banner. Be
fore leaving Barney" said, the
Dutchman is going to trim his house
in green and I'll bet a yaIler dog he's
trying to catch some pretty Irish girl
around here"
A R. Forsyth, who has been dam
gerously ill for the past month with
erysipelas in the fact and head, is now
considerably improved His two bro
tners have returned to their homes in
Houstin and FIT. Worth, having come
to attend his bed side. His sister-in-
law, Miss Donna Smith has also ar
rived from Troy, N. Y, where she
has been attending college, and win
make an extended visit in Roswell
M. NJ. Bruak and C. W. Halliburton
Of Dexter, while in the city yesterday
completed the arrangements by which
Dexter is to have d city water plant,
consisting Of an artesian well and wa
mains al over the town
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-30

by Imprisonment for not more than
Two years. or by a fine of not more
thai $1,000 or both.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-30
Turkey Dinner

At the Shelby Hotel Suday, March
31st. Regular price New Management.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-30

WANTED--Clean Cotton Rags
at the Record office.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-06
When You
SiSnaBond

AS surety for a friend, you
injure your credit. Bankers,
Credit Men and Commercial
Agencies take this into consid-
Grafton when determiningyour
financial standing.
Moreover you JEOPARDIZE
YOUR ESTATE. Losses on
bonds invariably occur from
unexpected sources, and ire
quently long after the bonds
arc signed. The provision that
a man has made for his family
during his entire lifetime is
often wiped out after his death
by a loss on a bond signed by
him.
Refer your friends to the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Fertilization Work.

Estimates of appropriations aggre-
eating $23, oil are made by Gen.
Alexander Mackenzie, chief of engi-
neers Of the army for fortification
work during the fiscal year 1909. This
contemplates work in the United
States proper, Cuba, Honolulu, Porto
Rico and the Philippines. It includes:
Gun and mortar batteries $4,4S9, 900;
electrical installations at sea coast
Notifications $1,00O,OO0; sites for for
tifications and seacoast defenses, 49,
478.500; searchlights for harbor de-
lenses, $1,0O0,000; preservation and
repair Of fertilization 100000; sea
wall at Fort Moultrie, S. c., $125600;
repair and paint of Pensacola de-
lenses $566,455 repair and paint OF
Galveston, 81 5000 ;case mates and
galleries for submarine mines 1851
1854; experimental automobile torpe-
does 100000; seacoast galleries at
Guatananamo, $1,020,OO0; Honlulu
and Pearl harbor $1,11O,OOO; Manila
Bay $648,OOO; installation of electric
plants at Subig Bay $5Uz,9
Gen. Mackenzie s report deals also
with the question Of the improvements
or rivers and harbors. 1t submits
estimate aggregating over $27,OOO,-
600 for the fiscal year of 1909, which
will he included by Secretary Taft in
his report to congress. They include
the following:
Tor continuing work already begun
25,142,744; Mississippi river commits
sion for carrying on works under its
charge 100000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
More Rigid Laws.

A meeting of the Mississippi Stock
Breeders Association was held in
jackson with large number Of prom
inent stockmen in attendance.
The principal object Of the meeting
was to devise ways and means of Sc
curing the passage Of a bill at the
next session of the legislature to aid
in the work of eradicating the cattle
tick, in accordance with the sugges-
ton Of the United States department
of agriculture. The cattlemen of Mis-
sissippi regard this as the most Sc
rious menace to the industry of this
state, and at the meeting this morn
ing several special agents of the de-
partment of agriculture were present
and discussed the subject.
A committee, composed of III. f.
Blakeslee, of jackson; Prof. Archie
Smith, professor of animal industry
at the A. and M. college; G. M. AL
drich, Of Michigan City, J. M. Tay-
Tor, of Port Gibson, and j. M Day,
of Crystal Springs, was named to pre-
pare the bill and present it to the Leg
islature. The measure will be framed
at an early date, and will be among
the first presented for legislative con-
Sideration.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Harmony Urged.

Lake Providence, La.-An address
urging harmony Of all sections Of the
United States to the end of securing
$50,000,000 annually from congress
for river and harbors Improvement,
was issued today by Congressman J.
E. Ransdell, president of the rivers
and harbors congress. Mr.. Ransdell
said:
" All projects in the Union now un-
der contemplation and which have
been approved by the engineers de-
partment, involve cost of less than
five hundred millions. AT the rate
Of fifty millions a year all Of them
could be provided for in ten years.
1t is questionable whether more than
fifty millions a year can be expend-
ed wisely, and that should be divided
among number of projects. I un-
derstand that feeling of discord has
been generated among water ways
people. We who have good projects
can safely rely upon their merits If
broad, liberal waterway policy is
adopted.o
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Compton Will Retire.

Although he would receive unani-
nous support for reelection, Presi-
dent d. S. Compton, of the Cotton
States League, has determined that he
will not be a candidate for reelection
at the December meeting of the board
of directors at Gulfport, nor will he
yield to pressure to INDUCE him to re-
tain the position.
The genial Vicksburger has just
completed his second year in the pres
idency, and has filed the office with
eminent satisfaction to all concerned.
His decision to retire is based on the
fact that he cannot afford to devote
the time ito the duties of the Office that
would be required Of him next sea-
son, especially In view of the fact
that an eight-team circuit is probable.
Unless Mr.. Compton can be induced
to reconsider, it is likely that there
will be a lively scramble for the place
since it carries with it very nice
salary, the president also performing
the duties of secretary
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
On To Washington.

Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, the wo-
man who drove Georgia dry is the
Jean dare who will lead the w. C.
t. u, crusade against the District Of
Columbia and importune congress to
drive every liquor. dealer out of the
United States. She has won the title
Of the w. C. T. U. Sam Jones'.
No reformer ever accomplished 4
greater task than Mrs Armor did in
Georgia, where she is president OF the
State w. C. T. u. She is a speaker
of remarkable power, and has been
the chief center Of interest In the
national W. C. T. u. convention which
closed here today. To her was del
egated the task of raising money for
the Washington campaign and to
drive liquor out of Tennessee, which
is now in the throes of marveled tenn
perance crusade. In less than an hour
Mrs. Armor raised nearly $4,000.
Mrs. Carrie Nation being the first to
subscribe giving $1,000 to the fund.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Want More Holidays.

The general assembly Of the Knights
Of Labor in convention adopted res
olution to urge before congress and
state legislatures that national holi-
days be observed whenever national
elections are held, and local holidays
be occasions Of state elections. The
assembly endorsed the movement of
the United States Historical Society
of this city for more general patrl
otto observation Of the Fourth of Ju-
ly, declared in favor Of the initiative
and referendum on all important mat
tiers and urged legislation taking from
federal judges the power to pass on
the constitutionality Of any question
such power being the prerogative OF
the supreme court of the United
States.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Won't Use Old Motto.

I'm answer to one of the numerous
protests that have been received at
the White House against the new gold
coined without the words Gin God
We Trust" President Roosevelt has
written a letter, which he made pub
lie. In part, the letter says:
"When the question of the new
coin came up, we looked into the law
and found there was no warrant there
in for putting "In God We Trust !"
on the coins. As I did not approve
of it, did not direct that it should
again be put on.
"My own feeling in the matter i,
de to my very firm conviction that
to put such a motto on coins or to use
it in any kindred manner, not only
does no good, but does positive harm /;
and is, in effect, irreverence which
comes dangerously near to sacrilege. "
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Ends the Strain.

New York.-Charles Tracy Barney,
the deposed president of the Knick-
erbocker Trust Company, and until
recently power in the financial
world, shot and killed himself In his
home. His loans with the bank it is
said, are amply secured, and when
he was forced from its presidency he
was to all intents and purposes eli
mated as a factor in banking circles.
What i'll effects his unexpected tax
ing off might have had on the finan-
cial situation generally has long since
been discounted.
In distress of mind over the dissi-
patton Of his private fortune and the
loss of his high standing among bust
ness associates, intimate acquaint-
ances find the hidden drift that broke
his health and reason
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Needs Of Soldiers Home.

Hon. T. M. Henry, secretary of the
board of directors f the Soldiers
Home at Beauvoir, will draft the re-
port of that body to the approaching
session of the legislature, and at a
meeting recently held in Gulfport It
was decided to ask the legislature to
make a special appropriation to be
used in enlarging the institution.
The home is now filled to the limit
of its capacity, containing over 100
inmates, and if its field Of usefulness
is to be increased it will be necessary
to provide more room, and conse-
quently, larger support appropria-
ton.
The directors found on their recent
inspection that the home is In first
class shape, and the health Of the in
mates exceptionally good, although
the hospital contains quite a number
Of veterans who have been rendered
very feeble by the weight of increas-
ing years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
State Prohibition.

Chairman w. 7. Lowrey, Of the pro-
hibtion executive committee Of Mis-
sissippi, will shortly issue an address
in reference to the convention that
will be held in Jackson on Tuesday,
January 8, for the purpose Of franz
ing the memorial to he presented to
the Legislature asking for the enact
ment of prohibition statutes.
The prohibition leaders are practi-
cally of one mind concerning the ma
ture Of the legislation that will be
asked. They will request the legisla-
ture to first enact a statutory prohi-
bition law abolishing every saloon
in Mississippi, and at the same session
submit an amendment to the people
at the November, 1908, election, pro-
posing constitutional prohibition.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
A Modern Sodom.

Chicago.-Charges that Chicago is
the clearing house center of white
slave traffic, which covers not on
ly the United States, but which sells
unfortunate girls to Panama and the
harems of Turkey and Egypt, were
made by Miss Rose Johnson, a Lon
don rescue workers at adass meeting
held at the Central Y. M. G. A.
Judge Fred L. Fake, chairman OF
the meeting, told of numerous in
stances where it had appeared that
a white slave syndicate was doing
business in Chicago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Committee to Meet.

French Lick, Ind.-Chairman Thorn
as Taggart Of the Democratic Nation
al Committee, announced that he had
issued call for a meeting of the
members of the committee at French
Lick, Nov. %. The time and place
for the next Democratic national con
vention will be discussed at the meet
ing, among other subjects, but no final
action will be taken.
The time and place for the meet
ing of the committee to settle definie-
ly the national convention question
will he decided upon. The cities that
are Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati,
st. Louis, st. Paul, Milwaukee and At
lantic City.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21

Is the climate, the sunshine, the air
the soil and the rain which generate
and cause to grow in luxuriant beau
ty all the virtues Of the heart. It is
worth cultivating.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal Of the State of Mississippi
to he hereto affixed at the Capitol in
the city of Jackson, this, the 18th
day Of November, A. D., One Thou
sand, Nineteen Hundred and Seven.
JAS. K. VARDAMAN,
Governor.
By the Governor:
JOSEPH w. POWER,
Secretary Of State.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Proved His Insanity.

Little Rock.-Tying a strip from a
bed sheet around his neck twice, Rob
ert J. Miller, an inmate of the state
insane asylum tied the other end to
the head of his bed and let himself
down and with his head two inches
from the mattress strangled to death.
Miller two weeks ago shot and killed
the town marshall of Bonneville, who
tried to arrest him.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Factory Cuts Wages.

The employees of the New Albany
Furniture Manufacturing Co., at Wal
aerville, have quit the factory owing
to their wages being cut to almost
half. The company which was then
compelled to close down unless hands
were secured, offered to pay the same
as had been paid the employees, but
they refused to resume their positions
and the factory is closed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
With An Eagle Quill.

Washington.-With an eagle quill
pen, President Roosevelt signed the
proclamation that makes Indian Ter
ritory and Oklahoma state. No cere-
mony attend the signing, the effect
Of which was to put in motion the
machinery Of the state government at
Guthrie, Oklahoma. The pen was turn
ed over to Governor Frantzy who de-
ivered it to the historical society Of
the new state.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Postal Banlks.

There is a strong possibility that
President Roosevelt will recommend
IN his message to congress next month
the establishment Of postal savings
banks in the United States. The pro
ject has been exploited recently by
Senator Bourne Of Oregon, one Of tbs
presidents frequent visitors, and
Postmaster General Meyer favors the
plan.
Mr.. Bourne makes the statement on
the authority of the postmaster gen.
eral that not less than 81, 4O0,O 900
has been withdrawn from circulation
during the past few weeks.
1t was said that Mr.. Meyer had
about converted the president to the
plan of establishing postal savings
banks. In favor Of the plan it is
declared that money which deposit
ors now refuse to leave in the banka
would be placed in postal savings
banks because the people have unlim-
tied confidence in the stability Of the
government.
The sponsors of the plan propose
that the deposits in postal savings
banks shall be kept in circulation by
lending them to national banks at in
terest of 2 or 3 per cent.