Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-04
TENDER REGARD FOR
MR.. HOLCOMbE'S
WELFARE
FEARS HE'S HOLDING
DOWN TOO MANY JOBS
Red Hot Special from Wash
ingt08 0yeflooks All New
Mexico Job Holding Prece-
dents IN SoIicitude for De-
pahment Official

i~periai Dispatch 10 She Morning journal
santa Fe, n. NJ. Aug. 3.-The Santa
&c Sos Mexican this evening prints a
red bot speciai under q Washington
datc. which it 81 understood has been
teiorhoned TO other gang new spapers,
IH great detail Of a horrible
fear thIt MIR. f.. J.. Holcombe, nov
Temporary district clerk Of the First
judicial district court. is holding down
too many jobs. II q pointed cut that
Nh HOlc0mhe is drawing a salary
from Tho interior department as q .u-
feHu official lu the general land Of
flee that he is drawing a salary as
clerk 81 the. territorial district court.
and another salary as clerk Of the
United States district court II Is ten
DERBY pointed out 10 Nj. HolcOmbe
that something Is likely to happen 10
him for having "a many jobs, and that
an investigation rs now in progress
into bis right 10 hold them an.
The tender sOlicitude for Mr.. Hol-
cOmbo's official welfare Is causing "a
certain amount Of amusement here.
The Xac amount Of the salaries he
receives is set forth. and the dangers
lurking around 10 tho several offices
for him is carefully pointed out. The
special bears several Of the hall
marks Of that ~antiquate1 literary yle
which has made Santa Re famous as
the home Of the most unique school
Of literary composition the continent
has eyer known But in AN it's wealth
of detail IL oNerlooks. apparently an
office holding precedent in New Mex
II fails 10 recall the fact that
during the last Ncw Mexico lcpisla-
ture one Billy Martin. az that time
clerk of the Third judicial district
court and drawing two salaries as
such clerk. ono from the United States
and one from the territory. also held
the position Of chief clerk of the ter
|ritorial council, drawing "a salary
therefor from the territory. AT least,
IL d presumed thai MI Martin drew
hts sllars-as clerI-srt council
or course Mr. Martins salaries now
ana Zoo the uust have no bearing ON
the salaries OF Mr. Holcombe. but tho
comparison is interesting In conuec-
tion with this particular "speciat'
crie out vigorously against This
awful violation of ihe federal iaN
which fpraids any official % draw
more ihan puc salary from tine gov-
eminent
hiNH iA'Af 'fNifNN HtfH NNlNfA Nf NI|N NHH
the matter tonight loo amy way cor t0
tN how Tong hc cEucctcd 10 occupy
the clerks office. ~ is expected. how
ever. that it viii bc several days set
hcforo q change is made.
Major IlcWcliNn visits Santa lie.
Major William y. ~. LlcWcllNn.
7 'nited states attorney for New Mex
leo. arrived iu Santa re today ana Is
'usily engaged in Attending 10 his Of
fetal duties Major Llowcllyp has
been iu attendance at territorial court
y l%tHtnnctl. where ho has been q Wit
ness Ia The jap Clark murder case n
understood that e council Of terri
officials and others was held to-
lay. at which tho surplus crop Of
luatinE rumofa was discussed. n rs
lot known whether on not Major
-leWcllyn took pant in this conference.
lut 10 is a. De presumed that he did
not, since b. is his lnvarilble rule to
axe $40 part boz politics or other af-
outside Of the duties of his Of