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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-08
SOCORRO WINS FIRST
TOURNMENT GAME
At Territorial Fair in Albuuueroue-
Practically an All Santa Fe Team
Rhodes Pitches.

In the first game of the baseball
tournament at the territorial fair in
Albuquerque yesterday afternoon the
team representing Socorro defeated
the Ell Paso nine by a score of s to 8.
The Socorro team In it's lineup yester.
day with the exception of the battery
was composed of members of the Sal.
mon Grays of this city. Dusty
Rhodes who has developed as a pitch.
er into national league caliber and is
on the pitching staff of the st. Louis
Cardinals, was in the box for the vic.
tors, while Pinkerton, his old catcher
was behind the bat. Albuquerque and
Silver City teams were scheduled tc
cross bats this afternoon in the sec
ond of the tournament series.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-08
SUITS DISMISSED
ON TECHNICALITY
Government Agents Mistaken in Loca.
ton OF Timber Lands Secured By
Development Company.
oecial to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, Oct. S.-Be.
cause the special assistants of the
United States attorney general in this
Territory investigating alleged terri.
torial land frauds had mistaken the
location OF the timber lands in the
Manzano mountains acquired by the
Pennsylvania Development Com
pany from the Territory, Judge Ira A.
Abbott yesterday on demurrer of the
defendants, dismissed the suits filed
against the company seeking to can
eel the title to about 1900 acres OF
the land involved in the transaction
The suit will now be brought in the
Sixth Judicial District in which the
lands are located. Special Agent e
P. Holcombe Of the Department Of the
Interior, who was at Albuquerque
yesterday also announced that similar
suits would be brought against the
Sacramento Lumber Company, Gross
Kelly and Company and other purchas
ers of territorial lands.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-08
SHEEP GROWERS
IN CONVENTION
The Second Annua
Meeting at Al
buquerque
GOVERNOR CURRY SPEAKS
Gathering Called to Order
by President Luna--.Large
Number of Delegates.
Special to The New Mexican.

Special to The New Mexican,
Albuquerque, N. NJ, Oct, S,-The
second annual convention Of the New
Mexico Sheep and Wool Growers con.
yention was called to order at 10
o'clock this forenoon in Elks' hall by
President Solomon Luna of Los Lun
as Acting Mayor T. n. Wilkerson Of
the city of Albuquerque made the ad
dress Of welcome, which was respond
ed TO by Mayor Fl. o. Bursum Of the
city of Socorro. Both speeches were
eloquent and in a happy vein and were
frequently applauded
Governor George Curry then ad
dressed the assembly in a stirring and
powerful statehood speech, which was
greeted with vociferous and prolonged
applause and received with many ex
pressions of approval. He again in
formed the people of New Mexico that
il they stood unitedly and Loyalty to-
gether and worked strongly and ener.
getically statehood would be theirs:
the president was favorable and would
help in every possible way; many
members of the Senate and House OF
Representatives had already pledged
themselves and he thought that no
strong opposition would develop in
Congress unless the people of New
Mexico were not unit upon the ques.
|tion.
Hon. Solomon Luna the president
OF the association, then read his an.
nual address which dealt with the con.
ditions and phases of the sheep indus
try in New Mexico, it's conditions, its
necessities and the future outlook
which was attentively listened to and
well received by his auditors
Hon. 7. B. Catron of Santa Fe also
addressed the convention in a speech
In which he took strong grounds
against the proposed leasing of the
public domain, and against leases OF
public lands generally.
The convention then adjourned un
I'll this afternoon at which time e. P
Gorsney of Flagstaff, Arizona, deliver
ed an address which dealt with forest
reserves and the policy of the Bureau
OF forestry Routine business consum
ed the rest of the afternoon.
A large number of delegates are in
attendance from all parts of the ter
rltory who are engaged in sheep rails
Ing, which is one of the principal in
dustries in New Mexico.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-08
CLAIMS GIRL
KILLED HERSELF
Sensation Sprung
in Kansas Murder
Mystery
MERCHANT CONFESSEs
lola Man Says Miss May
Sapp Suicided Because of
Uurequited Love.

lola Kans., Oct. S.--A sensation
was sprung here late last night by
Samuel F. Whitlow, a grain and feed
merchant when he made voluntary
confession in the presence Of the
sheriff, county prosecutor and others
that Miss May Sapp, the beautiful
twenty-year-old daughter of G.. w
Sapp, prominent farmer Of Moran
Kansas, committed suicide because OF
lunrequited love for him. The girl
was found dead in the yard Of her
fathers home on the night of Septem
Der II, with her throat slashed by q
razor that was found close by her
Whitlow is forty years old and has
a wife and three children. He has al
ways borne a good reputation.
Whitlow formerly was school
teacher and the girl was one of his
pupils. Whitlow told the officers he
and the girl had never been intimate
He declared the girl was infatuated
with him and repeatedly urged him to
leave his family and run away with
her. He said that on the night of the
tragedy he met her in the rear of her
home and told her their relations must
cease whereupon she drew a razor
|across her throat.
Whitlow attempted to commit sui.
eide while being brought to lola from
Moran in carriage by the sheriff,
drinking wood alcohol. He was re.
vived by physicians and placed under
arrest Members of the Sapp family
insist the girl did not kill herself.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-08
NEW EVIDENCE
is UNEARTHED
Important information Of Value to
Prosecution is Secured in Stand.
ard Oil Case.

New York, Oct, S.--Information that
may aid in the investigation in Ohio
of the relations of the Manhatton Oil
company of Ohio and the Standard Oil
company was brought out .iae4kg hear
ing of the federal suit against the
|oil combine today when F. T. Cuthbert
president of the Manhattan Oil com
pany was called as witness.
Cuthbert is the son of the late John
Cuthbert, who was associated with the
Standard and who it has been testi-
fled had much to do with the making
of the contract whereby the Chicago
and indianapolis Gas companies con
|trolled by e. G. Benedict and Anthony
N. Brady, obtained constant oil sup.
ply from the Standard as part consid
GRAFTON for the sale of the Manhattan
company.
Cuthbert said his father previous tc
his connection with the Manhattan Oil
company was a director of the Tide
water Pipe Line company. The wit
ness said he became president of the
Manhattan Oil company in 1902. Prev
ious to that he was auditor of the
company Cuthbert said the Manhat
tan Oil company was only doing ;
| pipe line business at present. In 1901
it sold its refinery to the Solar Rein
ing company, its oil production to thu
Ohio Oil company and it's tank cars
to the Union Tank Line. All three
companies, the witness said, he under
stood, were controlled by the STANDARD
Oil company.
Cuthbert said that the General In
dustrial Development Syndicate O
London, owns 1896 shares of the Man
haitian company and qualifying direc
tors own the other five shares
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-08
COURT HOUSE TO BE
HEATED BY FURNACE
Board Of County Commissioners Also
Provides For Survey Of School
Districts.

The Board Of County Commissioners
of Santa Fe county met in regular
monthly session yesterday at the Of
flee of the probate clerk in the court
house Present Chairman Sparks, Com.
missioner Jose l. Roibal of Nambe and
Commissioner Jose L. Madril of Calls
|teo. George W. Armijo was at his
post as clerk. The Board continued in
session this morning and adjourned
this afternoon. Considerable routine
business was transacted as follows:
The Board authorized the assessor
to purchase a Burroughs adding ma
chine, providing the company manu-
featuring same would accept pay
ment for it in two installments of
1887 so each.
Upon motion the collector and treas
urer was ordered to strike from the
tax rolls the assessment against Re-
becca Rumsey for the years 1902, 1903
1904 and 1905 the same having been
assessed against other persons.
Mrs. J. M. Sena petitioned the board
for permission to trim the large cot
tonwood tree situated in the southeast
corner of the court yard. The tree
now projects over property owned by
her in such manner as to shut off the
draft of several flues, thus causing
the tenants renting the same much
trouble. Permission was granted.
County Superintendent of Schools
John V. Conway petitioned the board
to have the various school districts
surveyed according to recent law.
The board instructed County Survey
or David M. White to proceed with
the work.
The treasurer and collector was
authorized to reduce the assessment
of the Los Cerillos Land Grant from
81 an acre to so cents per acre and to
assess the same at the latter rate.
| The board took steps at the meeting
today to have the county court house
f, overhauled, the heating system placed
, in good working order and the toilets
made sanitary. The work will be done
by Samuel Failor, local plumber.
The board also adopted two reso-
lutions concerning the recent case No.
49O0, in the district court for Santa
Fe county wherein Colonel Max. Frost
was the substitute plaintiff VS.. the
County of Santa Fe, which resolutions
will be published in the official pro-
ceedings of the board, they not being
! available for publication in today S
New Mexican.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-08
Named as New Su-
perintendent By
Gov. Curry
FORMER ROUGH RIDER
Appointment Complime mt to
Pre- sident r Roosevelt...Cap-
able Man.
Special to The New Mexican.

special 10 lhe New Mexican,
Albuquerque. n. NJ. Oct, S,--Gover.
nor George Curry this forenoon an.
nounced the appointment Of Captain
John w, Green of Gallup as superin-
tendent of the territorial pententiary,
vice Marion Littrel. resigned. Captain
Green served credtably in the First
U, S. VOLUNTEER Cavalry the Rough
Riders, during the Spanish American
war and is we'll known to President
Roosevelt. who it is understood. sug.
gested the appointment to Governor
Curry and 1t may therefore be con.
sdered a personal compliment 10 the
President
Captain Green has of late been 10.
Gated in Los Angeles, California, but
has kept his residence as a citizen of
New Mexico in Gallup, Mckinley coun-
ty. By character, ability and expert.
ence he is believed to be well quail.
fled for the position.
Has Fine Record.
Captain Green came to Gallup in
1885 and was city marshal Of that city
until 1898. AT the breaking out of the
Spanish-Amercan war he Joined
Troop G, of the First u. S. Volunteer
cavalry as lieutenant in the squad
ron under Major w. H. H. Llewellyn.
He went with the regiment to
Tampa, Florida. He was not
one Of those who was sent
to Cuba but remained with the squad.
ron in camp. When the regiment was
mustered out he went to the Philip.
!pine Islands where he served for
some years as captain of the Philip.
pine constabulary. Thereafter he re.
turned to Los Angeles, California.
where he has since been stationed as
a special officer of the department of
the interior. He is fifty years of age.
and has wife and one daughter.
President Suggests appointment.
While on the trip down the Missis.
slppi river the president said to Gov
ernOr Curry: Governor, | would like
TO write to old man John Green that
you will appoint him superintendent
OF the penitentiary at Santa Fe." "Of
course, of course responded Cover
nor Curry and the president suited the
action to his word, when Governor
Curry announced the appointment.
And thus it is that Captain John w
Green will be the next superintendent
OF the territorial prison. The exact
date of the change in the management
or the penitentiary has not been fixed
and Will not be until Governor Curry
returns to the Capital.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-08
WELCOME GOV, CURRY
BACK To NEW MEXICO
ASA C0NQUER|NC HERO

played appropriate airs thereby inform
ing the people of the return Of New
Mexicos executive. The crowd was
great and the governor was kept busy
holding an informal reception and
shaking hands for an hour after his
arrival. Thereafter, he took dinner
with the Reception Committee ap-
pointed by the Executive Committee
of the Territorial Fair Association
This was at the Alvarado Hotel. Until
late in the night. after dinner, an in,
formal reception was held, during
which hundreds of friends called and
shook hands with Governor Curry
congratulated him upon his trip and
the success of his mission with the
President.
Sanguine Of Single Statehood.
Governor Curry feels sanguine that
statehood is in store for New Mexico
during the coming year if united
action can be had by the people. The
President is very friendly to New Mex
leo and will do what he can towards
the passage of an enabling act during
the coming session. The support of the
president is assured and that in nc
equivocal terms.
Governor Curry also met forty mem
bers of Congress on his eastern trip
many of them senator's and other rep.
resentatives, and he found a uniform
ity friendly sentiment toward the ter
ritory and readiness to vote for state.
hood provided the people could get to.
gether and unite upon plan. The
governor intends to have a consulta.
ton with Chairman H. o. Bursum, of
the Republican Territorial Central
Committee, and Chairman A. A. Jones
of the Territorial Democratic Central
Committee, and with leading members
OF both parties as to the best course to
pursue AS yet, he has not made up
his mind what this will be and if it
Will be best to call together the dele
gates elected last November to hold
a constitutional convention and to
frame a constitution, or to appoint
new delegates from the body of the
people, or to procure the passage of an
enabling act first and then elect dele
gates to constitutional convention
hold such a convention and frame a
constitution, submit it to the people for
ratification and thereafter to the presi
dent for his approval. He feels san.
gulne that with concerted action and
loyal support, New Mexico will be.
come a state within the next ten
months and that it's citizens will vote
for president in 1905
Guest of Honor of Albuquerque,
The governor had a very fine trip
met many prominent people, and gave
New Mexico boost whenever he nos
slDly could. He returned hale and
hearty
Ihls forenoon he attended the sec
ond annual session of the New Mexico
Sheep and Wool Growers Association
ana made an address at the gathering
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-08
HURRYING TO BEDSIDE
OF DYING BROTHER.

New York, Oct, S.-Mrs. Katherine
Tingley, head Of the Universal Broth
erhood Organization Of Theosophiste,
has cut short her tour of evangelical
tion in foreign countries and will hast
en- to New York in an endeavor to
reach the bedside of her brother
James Wescott, and become reconcil
ed before his death. They have not
held any communication in twenty
five years. Mr.. Wescott is i'll Of pneu
monia
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-08
PRESIDENT OF HAYTI
REPORTED TO BE DYING

Kingston, Jamica, Oct, S-General
Nord Alexis, president of the Repub-
lie of Hayti, is said to be dangerously
i'll at Puerto Principe, and his life
is despaired of, according to private
advices received here.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-08
BACON SLATED TO
SUCCEED TOWER
Assistant Secretary Of State May Be.
come Ambassador to Germany
Says Rumor.

New York, Oct, S.-A Berlin dis.
patch to the Times states that it is re.
ported in well informed quarters there
that Assistant Secretary Of State Ba-
con will be appointed as Ambassador
Towers successor. Tower has asked
to be relieved as ambassador to Germ
any on account Of his private business
affairs.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-08
Special to The New Mexican.
: : x s : s s s s

Albuquerque, N. M, Oct, S.--Gover-
nor Curry arrived here last evening at
eight o'clock from his eastern trip ac.
companied by Adjutant-General A. P
Harrington, several citizens of Las
Vegas who met him at the Las Vegas
depot, and by his son, Charles Curry
He was met at the depot by the Amer
ican Lumber Company band which
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-08
GUEST Of HONOR
At ALBUQUERQUE
Officiates at For
NAL Opening Ter
ritorial Fair
DISCUSSES STATEHOOD
Saws President Will Do All
n His Power to Aid Sun
shine Territory.

Z "PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
e HAS AUTHORIZED ME TO
: SAY TO THE PEOPLE OF
Z NEW MEXICO THAT HE is
: IN FAVOR OF SINGLE
s STATEHOOD FOR THIS TER
s RITORY AND WILL DO EV-
s ERYTHING HE POSSIBLY
s CAN IN AIDING THEM TO
+ SECURE IT,
s GOVERNOR GEORGE CUR
s RY MADE THE FOREGOING
s STATEMENT AT ALBU-
: QUERQUE LAST EVENING
s TO A STAFF REPRESENTA-
: TIVE OF THE NEW MEXI-
: CAN WHO INTERVIEWED
s HIM SHORTLY AFTER HIS
: ARRIVAL THERE FROM HIS
s TRIP TO ST. LOUIS AND
: MEMPHIS.
: WHILE GOVERNOR CUR
: RY TAKES KINDLY TO THE
: IDEA OF GOING BEFORE
: CONGRESS WITH A READY
: MADE CONSTITUTION OR
: FUNDAMENTAL LAW Be
: FORE THE PASSAGE OF AN
: ENABLING ACT, HE is DIS
= INCLINED TO FAVOR CALL
: ING TOGETHER THE
= DELEGATES ELECTED LAST
y YEAR FOR A CONSTITU-
: TIONAL CONVENTION
= WHEN THE JOINT STATE
= HOOD PROPOSITION WAS
= BEFORE THE PEOPLE OF
: NEW MEXICO AND ARI-
= IONA NOR DOES HE AP-
= PROVE OF THE PLAN TO
= HAVE DELEGATES AP
= POINTED BY HIMSELF.
\ I'VE HAVE GOT TO HAVE
= IN MY OPINION ANOTHER
y ELECTION OF DELEGATES
= FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL
= CONVENTION" HE SAID.
y CONDITIONS UNDER
= WHICH THE DELEGATES
y TO SUCH A CONVENTION
= WE'RE ELECTED LAST
= YEAR HAVE CHANGED
y SINCE THEN AND I DO NOT
= BELIEVE 1T WOULD BE AD-
= VISABLE TO CALL THEM
= TOGETHER NOW TO DRAFT
= A TENTATIVE CONSTITU-
y TION TO BE SUBMITTED TO
= CONGRESS FOR APPROX
: AL
s GOVERNOR CURRY CLOS
\ ED THE INTERVIEW BY
s STATING THAT HE FOUND
= A GENERAL GOOD FEELING
= FOR NEW MEXICO AMONG
s THE CONGRESSMEN WHOM
= HE TALKED WITH ON HIS
= STEAMBOAT TRIP DOWN
= THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
= AND AT THE DEEP WATER
s WAYS CONVENTION IN
s MEMPHIS AND Is CONFI-
% DENT THAT If THE PEOPLE
= OF THE TERRITORY
y WOULD GO BEFORE CON-
y GRESS WITH A DEFINITE
s PROPOSITION WITH THE
y ASSURED ASSISTANCE OF
y PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT,
s NEW MEXICO WILL BE AD-
= MITTED AS A STATE UNDER
= A LIBERAL ENABLING ACT
= NEXT YEAR.
=
= e 4 e x 4 e * e e
New-York tribune., 1907-04-07

sons to act in contradiction 10 them such for
bearance, she insisted, never could have aDnlied
bat 10 a state ~ peace, and she could not ho
expected to recognize them after France. vim
whom she al war had been suffered bv the
conquest Of Prussia. 10 establish herself in fuu
sovereignty along the whole coast from Dantsic
to Lubbock.
England is, judging from the utterances az
her public men and Of her press. just as strong
~ opposed to-day she was hundred years
ago to any international agreement tending to
exclude her feet from the Baltic in the event Of
her becoming involved in war with any of the
powers bordering on the inland sea. and il is
pretty safe 10 predict that all attempts to apply
10 the Danish Sound and To the Baltic the Same
laws that govern navigation in the DardaneIles
and the Black Sea viii be resisted to the utter
most by her representatives at the peace con-
ference at The Hague Moreover she may be
depended upon to use :er influence at Washing
ton 10 deter the administration from acting
upon the suggestion put forward that the
United States, as the originator of the Baltic
Sea treaties Of 1867. and as one of their chief
sgnatories. should, as disinterested party,
New-York tribune., 1907-04-07
MEXICAN TROPHIES.

Among the Mexican flags is an ensign capt
ured at Tuspan Mexico. April Is, 1S47 by a
landing force of 1.49O officers. seamen and ma
rines from the Gulf squadron, led by Commo-
dorc NJ c. Perry in the Spitfre The town was
taken after a slight resistance.
Another Mexican ensign was captured on No
vember II. lS47. Mazatlau by a landing
party of about six hundred men from the Inde-
pendence the Congress the Cyane and the Erie.
under the command Of Commodore W r. Shu-
brick, The town. though defended by a force os
from 900 10 200 troops. was taken without
loss and garrisoned 10y the navy until the close
Of the war.
There Is a Mexican ensign captured al Monte
rey. Cal, when that place was taken possession
of ON July I. 1876, by n landing force OF two
hundred and fifty seamen and marines under
Captain William Merviue. acting under orders
from Commodore Soat
There are two Algerian Gags. one an ensign
Of the Estedio an Algerian brig of TWENTY-FIVE
guns was captured June ~ 1919 In the
Mediterranean off Cape Palos by the fleet un-
der Commodore stephen Decatur The ensign
of the Mezoura or Mashouda or Nahuoda as
she was severally called an Algerian friEate Of
forty-six guns, was captured on June II 1873
off Cape de Gata. Spain. by the Guerrlere fort,
four Commodore stephen Decatur.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-07
Most Important Issue. Says
Ex-Attache, to Come
Before Hague TribU-
nal This Spring.

Inasmuch as the United States may be said
TO have initiated the movement which just half
a century ago put end To Denmarks prac-
tice Of levyins heavy tolls upon the shipping
entering the Baltic the alleged project Of the
various powers whose shores are washed by
that great inland sea TO submit to the Peace
Congress at The Hague measure for It's
naturalization cannot fail 10 prove of consider
able interes. in America. The plan is to close
the Baltic TO foreign fleets, especially I'm time
Of war much in the way the Black
Sea and the Dardanees and it will readily be
seen that Germany, Russia. Sweden and Den
mark are alike concerned in securing the con-
sent Of the Hague congress TO an agreement
OF this kind, since il would virtually relieve
them Of any danger of attack upon their
coasts and ports in the Baltic BY foreign fleets
in the event of war.
While most Of the European statesmen who
have been questioned about the matter have re-
fused 10 say anything for publication. the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs for Denmark Count
Raben Ievetzau, and the Danish envoy in Lon
don NJ F. de Billie, have both deprecated in
print. as premature. the discussion which is
not in progress on the subject in nearly every
capital in Europe. NJ. de Billie, in letter to
.rhe Iondon Times" which has given much at
tention 10 the controversy. declares that Dem
mark is bound by its treaties of 1857 TO main
tain the free passage 10 the Baltlcs sans en-
trave quelconque." that Is to say. without any
obstacle But a careful examination of the
treaties in question demonstrates the fact that
they relate exclusively to commercial naviga-
ton. and that they contain neither directly nor
indirectly any reference to armed vessels in time
of war
The Baltic has always been considered by the
maritime powers bordering on its coasts as
mare clausum against the exercise OF hostilities
upon its waters by states with whom the Baltic
powers are at peace This principle was pro-
claimed in the treaties of armed neutrality in
1880, 1874 and 1900, between Denmark and
Sweden. guaranteeing the tranquility of that
sea. IN the Russian declaration OF war against
Great Britain IN 1867 the inviolability of the
Baltic and the reciprocal guarantees OF the
powers that border upon it-guarantees alleged
10 have been contracted with the knowledge OF
/ the British government-were enumerated as
! aggravatons OF the English proceedings in en-
tering the sound and attacking the Danish capi-
/ tai In that year Great Britain in reply denied
that she had at any time acquiesced in the
principles upon which the invioIabiIity OF the
Baltic IS maintained. Although she rnight>.at
particular periods have forbone for special rea-
New-York tribune., 1907-04-07
ARMED VESSELS NOT INCLUDED.

But. as pointed out above. these agreements
relate exclusively to the tolls formerly Inn
posed by Denmark upon the mercantile shipping
of foreign nations. There is not a word In These
treaties Of 1857 regarding the entrance or egress