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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-07
HOW CHEWING GUM is MADE.
ChicIe is the Principal Ingredient
Favored and Sweetened.

1
| Favored and Sweetened.
| Tweny million dolar's worth of chew
ing gum is sold over the retail count
| er every year This is the estimate
made by S. T. Britton, manager OF
| the Kansas City branch of the Amer
lean Chicle company, the so-called
| Chewing Gum trust.
| Few persons know what the sub
stance is made of Now and then
| someone speaks of the horses hoofs
and cows horns that are by some Sc
| cret process transformed into delic
| ious lot of gum. But these are de
| tractors of the popular product. There
| is no foundation in fact for such tales
The chief ingredient of chewing
gum is 'tchicle." substance procured
from the sapodilla tree in Mexico and
tropical countries of South America
Chicle is a resin-like sap, which oozes
from the Sapodilla tree when it is
tapped, as are naples in this country
1t is sent from these tropical lands
to the cooler climate of Canada to be
cleaned and refined 1t leaves the
factory looking very much like red
clay. This is the body of chewing
gum. Chicle is absolutely insoluble
No liquid mas ever been found that
will dissolve it. Alcohol will not af-
feet it, nor will any acid. 1t might be
chewed for 999 years and more, and
still lose none of its volume
The manufacture of chewing gum
is very simple process. "A quantity
of chicle is put in a vat with about
an equal quantity of glucose, made
from corn. This is heated by steam
and churned or beated until thorough
ly mixed. Then peppermint, winter
green. banana, orange and other fla
0rn tn riI do
sired taste. The whole mass-5OO
pounds at time-is steamed and
churned by machinery until it begins
to harden. It is then placed ON a
working table where girls, and women
shape it into squares an inch or more
thick, and a foot square. 1t is then
run through rollers, which press it in
to thin sheets, the thickness of the
cakes sold at retail. These sheets are
about six feet long by two feet wide.
Another machine cuts the sheets into
cakes the size we buy. Wrapping,
boxing and Grating are done by hand.
Chewing gum never grows smaller
from chewing Mr.. Britten said. "Af-
ter a cae of gum has been chewed for
awhile the glucose and fiavoring grad
ually work from it. Everyone has
noticed that gum is sweetest and best
when it is fresh. After it mas been
chewed for a certain time nothing is
left blS the chicle, and it is harmless
However, there is little or no taste
TO it."
The durab bility of gum would limit
its sale were it not discarded soon af-
ter it's sweetness and fresh flavor is
gone. Then, too, many a treasured
t'quid" is misplaced. Who could esti-
mate the number of millions of these
that are even now sticking to the m
derside of tables, manteEs, chairs, and
on the headboards of beds?
An ordinary sized factory will pro
duce several tons of gum in a day.
Nimble fingered girls wrap it. And
everyone in the factory chews the pro
duct. From the mixer down to the
smallest girl wrapping the gum in
papers, the jaws are working.-Ka7-
Sas City Star.
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JAIL DELIVERY AT LINCOLN.
and Gomez, Charged With Muir
der, Cut Bars and Escape.

ana Gomez, Cnar9ed with Mur-
der, Cut Bars and Escape.
From the Captain News.
Saturday morning a phone message
came to Captain from Lincoln that
two prisoners, Rosario Emilio and
Francisco Gomez, had made their es-
cape from the Lincoln Jail at about
three O'Clock that morning. Sheriff
Owen, who was himself on guard that
night, was awakened at a quarter to
three, by hearing voices, which ne
Immediately Investigated, but no
signs of a delivery presented them
selves, and he retired, satisfied that
he must have been mistaken. Worn
out by his vigil he almost Immediate
ly fell asleep, from which he was
again awakened by someone laugh
ing inside the jail Upon inquirilg the
cause of the nilarity he was inform
ed by one of the prisoners that the
two mentioned above had just left
the Jail.
The alarm was at once given, and
posses raised to hunt down the escap-
ed prisoners, but the moon had dis
appeared by this time, and the posses
had to awit the approach of daylight
to strike the trail. Al 1aybreak Co
mez's trail was discovered leading
over the mountain south of town,
and he was trailed as far as the Rui-
doso, where no further trace could be
found Emilio was trailed up the
creek and into the Captain mountains
where it is claimed that he was seen
at some sheep camps, but up to this
time no officer has laid hands on
him. Sheriff Owen and his deputies
have ridden night and day in search
of the fugitives. all mountain fast
nesses that might afford a hiding
place have been explored, all avenues
of escape are guarded, and officers
throughout the Territory have been
advised of the escape, and it is be-
lieved that they will be apprehended
before they can get out of the cou1-
try.
The prisoners made their escape
by saving two steel bars of the cell,
though an examination showed that
part of the work was old. After get
ting out in the main building an adobe
wall was all that remained between
them and liberty. Removing some
adobes from the wall, they left the
precincts of the prison without TAX
ing time to say goodbye.
Emilio was sentenced to be hang
ed, but was awaiting new hearing
by the supreme court, and Sheriff
Owen intended to start with him Sat
urday morning for the penitentiary
at Santa Fe.
Gomez was IN Jail on the charge OF
murder. and his case would have
been heard at the coming term OF
district court.
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DODSON FOUND GUILTY
RX llIRX In ONE col

BY JURY IN ONE COUNT
The jury that heard the trial of the
case of the Territory against J. w
Dodson in district court yesterday
returned a verdict of mot guilty" il
one count, and guilty in another
Dodson is young man who it is
claimed, is not entirely right mental
ly at all times. He was charged with
forgery. I1 finding him guilty in one
count, the jury recommended the
clemency of the court. Judgment has
not yet been pronounced
In the case of o. G. Young against
J. M. Russell, a suit on a note for
$3,575.73 and interest, the court
found verdict for plaintiff in de-
fault of answer. Plaintiff received
judgment for amount of note, plus s
per cent interest from Jan. 1, 1901. to
July 1, 1901, and plus per cent int
crest on the whole from July 1, 1901,
till paid
The case of J. M. Nelson & Co., VS..
School District No. 20, Lake Arthur,
for payment for work alleged to have
been done on the Lake Arthur school
house, was tried by a jury today. NO
verdict mad been rendered at three
O'Clock
The case of S. L. Overman against
J. H. Cook and others, suit for tres
pass, injunction, ETC., was dismissed
by plaintiff at plai-rtiff's cost
The suit of w. P. Lewis against the
Citizens Gas, Light, Heat & Power
Co, was dismissed on motion of plain
tiff at plaintiffs cost.
Judgement against B. H. Tallmadge
was rendered in the case of the Bank
of Atchison County against S. w. Hol-
loway and others.
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TO SUPPRESS AGITAToRS
DURING HAYWOOD TRIAl

Boise, Idaho, May 7.-As a precau-
tionary measure, street speaking Or
preaching will be stopped in Boise
during the trial of Haywood and 9th
er leaders of the Western Federation
of Miners. 1t is feared that freedom
of speech il the streets may lead to
local agitation, and possibly disorder.
While everything is quiet mere, every
precaution is being taken to prevent
trouble, especially that which might
be started by some crank. The latter
is more feared than any concerted or
suddenly aroused general movement.
Judge Wood has given no intimation
as to what mis- decision may be i'll
the bill Of particulars asked for by
the defense and argued yesterday.
Should this motion be granted there
undoubtedly will be considerable de-
lay il the case. The Judge will not
announce mis- decision until tomorrow.
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LINCOLN COUNTY PEO-
PIE ALSO PROTESTED.

From Captain News.
The telegraphic dispatches say that
President Roosevelt has accepted the
resignation of Governor Hagerman,
Notwithstanding the stirring appeals
that have gone up from all parts of
the Territory, asking that the people
be given a hearing before the final
acceptance of the Governors resig-
nation.
Appeals for a square deal went up
from all parts of New Mexico, and
the people of Lincoln county joined
the vast throng, and sent the follow
ing dispatch, which was signed by
every one who was approached:
President Roosevelt,
Washington, D. C.
1--WE, the undersigned citizens and
taxpayers OF Lincoln county. IRE
spective of party. respectfully re-
quest that you reconsider the caus-
es leading to the resignation of
Governor Hagerman, and, in the
interest Of good government for
New Mexico that you decline to
accept said resignation. We earn
estly believe that conditions war
rant the retention of Governor Ha-
german to complete the work be-
gun, and that he is in position to
give the kind of government desir
ed by the best citizens"
The people of Lincoln county, the
old home of Captain Curry, have
naught but joy to express at his ele-
vation to the governorship of New
Mexico, IF Governor Hagermaa had
to go; but they do not believe 1t
right that his resignation should
have been called for, and look upon
the act of the President as one OF
gross injustice, not only to Governor
Hagerma1, but to the people of New
Mexico as well, and the dispatch sent
from here but voiced this sentiment.
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GOVERN BY
COMMISSION

Mayor Stockard is one of many pro-
| mlnent citizens who would put the
city IN the hands of a board of COM
| m1ss1oners, should it be made possi-
Bile by the enactment of laws. Fur
| ther, he is in favor of promoting a
plan to get such law through at the
special session of the legislature that
will probably be called when the new
governor takes his seat.
The proposed plan is the same as
that already adopted by numerous cit
les. especially in Texas and the South
The town is taken out of the hands
of city council and placed under a
board of commissioners, three in mum
Der usually, who nave full charge Of
the management of municipal affairs,
the same as a county is managed by
such a commission. The commission
ers are paid a salary and devote a
greater part of their time to the work
in hand. There are no committees
and no special gratis" of any kind.
Everything is done by the commits
sioners and they are responsible for
everything.
There are numerous arguments ad-
vanced in favor of the new plan, one
of which is the dispatcn with which
municipal business is transacted by
such a body. Another argument is
the saving OF money in contracts, etc.
Still another is the absence of graft
in obtaining public improvements and
public works. In many cities the
commissioner plan has proven a great
success.
Acting as councilman is a thankless
job. Every one of them now serving
Roswell will no doubt agree on that
statement. They usually have no
time to devote to the city's business
and when they do give up and go
about some committee work, they are
simply robbilg themselves. These
statements are arguments of the stron
gest kind that the commissioners
should be paid. Good men to run the
city's business cannot be had for no
thing. If they are good business men,
their time is worth something.
Mayor Stockard says that If such a
plan is adopted he will be glad to re-
sign in order to let it go into effect
at once The cou1cilmen would prob
ably be willing to do the same.
R. F. Barnett is another citizen in
favor of the commissioner plan. Who
will be the next to speak on the mat
ter? An expression of opinion is wnat
is wanted.
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TORNADO
IN NORTHERN TEXAS.

Mt. Pleasant, Tex. May 7.-Heavy
damage and loss of life was wrought
by tornado which swept over north
era Texas late yesterday afternoon.
The towns of Ridgway and Birthrigtt,
forty miles west of here, are report
ed practically destroyed. All wire
communication is suspended and de
tails are lacking Nine people are re-
ported killed in tine vicinity of the
two villages mentioned, and several
seriously injured. Birthright, a town
of 500 people, is reported completely
destroyed. Much damage is also re-
ported at Ca1ey, negro settlement.
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INSANE CARPENTER
KILLS FAMILY OF SIX

San Francisco, Cal, May AT
6:37 this mor1f1g Walter c. Davis.
carpenter, in a fit of insanity shot and
killed the family of six persons with
whom ne resided on Pierce street In
this city The dead are: Orson Bush,
wife and young son; w. S. Beard,
NJ. E. Siatoa and Mrs Lillian d. Car
others.
Davis and nis victims all resided
in the house which was conducted
by the Bush family. The shooting was
done with a double-barreled shotgun.
Davis was overpowered by people
from outside the house as ne was pre-
pairing to reload his gun The only
lodger in the house who escaped was
a young girl Of IT. Davis pointed mis-
gu7 at ner ald was prepared to shoot
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when he said she resembled his
daughter, so he spared her life.
When the police got the murderer
ito the detention hospital he was plac.
ed in a straight jacket and put in a
cell. He seemed to have no realization
of what he had done, and merely said
that he had been much worried. Mrs.
Bush received last Sunday from Da-
Wis the following note, which gives
premonftiol of the tragedy: you
nave killed my sons and my nephews.
but you have not all of them yet. You
expected TO kill me tonight. Perhaps
d11 kill myself
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NEGRO LYNCHED AND
RIDDLE WITH Bill LETS

Dearing, Ga. May 7.-Charles Har-
rfs, a negro farm hsld, who yesterday
shot and seriously wounded Hayden
Pearson, a prominent farmer, was
ly1ched last night by "a mob of forty
unmasked men. His body was riddled
with bullets. The mob then visited
the negro's home, severely whipped
the members of his family and order
ed them to leave the country. Pear
son was demonstrating with the ne
gro about the poor work done on his
farm when Harris fired several shots
into his body. A posse was organized
and captured the negro. They started
towards Thompson, but lylcned him
on the way. There were no arrests.
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A TRAIN Is
HELD UP

Butte, Mont, May IA special
train from Deer Lodge with deputy
sheriffs aboard left here this mora
ing for Welch's Spur, where the east,
bound North Coast Limited was held
up this morning. Bloodhounds from
the state penitentiary are on the spe-
cial, and other hounds were put on
the trail at nine O'Clock. Welch's Spur
is Is miles from Butte, and in some
of the widest country in the Rocky
Mountains.
The North Coast Limited. the crack
train of the Northern Pacific was
held up at Welch's Spur and the en-
gfneer killed. The object of the hold
up is supposed to have been seizure
of through safe carrying a consign-
melt of currency from Seattle, Port
land and Spokane to eastern points.
The Scene of Many HoIdups.
ST. Paul, Mimi, May General
Manager Horl, of the Northern Pa
cific railroad, gave out the following
statement on the attempt to rob the
North Coast Limited near Butte, Mon
tana, early today: mo. % eastbound
North Coast Limited. Engineer Frank
Glow and Conductor Culver, was held
up on the east side of Butte noun
tain, about 16 miles east of Butte, by
two or more men who shot and kill
ed the engineer and shot the fireman
through the arm. They did some more
shooting, but became alarmed and
left Sheriff Webb, of Billings, was
on the train and started at once upon
the trail of the holdups. Bloodnounds
from the Deer Lodge penitentiary
have been put on the trail also, and
we expect to get the men. The rob-
bers did not get any money. While
this road has had several holdups il
that vicinity in the past ten years,
we have captured the robbers in ev-
cry instance and they are still doing
time in the penite1tiary. In all that
time our money loss has not exceed
ed $3,00O.''
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CONTRACT LET TO
DRILL AN OIL WELL


J. r. Stanley, of Dexter, was awar-
ded the contract yesterday afternoon
10 drill q prospect oil well for the
Southwestern Oil Company, ON their
l1nd, Az miles west of Main street
Mr.. Stanley has already begun to
load hin machinery for removal 70
the well-sfte, and drilling will be
commenced within ten days.
The Southwestern Oil Company
held q meeting Saturday afternoon
at 2:30. at their ofiice at 303 N. Main
street, and opened bids for the drill
Hng OF the well. 1t was found that
four bids had been filed. and 1t was
decided that the best plan would be
to investigate each. Accordingly a
committee was appointed for this pur-
pose and TO recommend the success
fu1 bidder. II was In accordance with
the report OF this committee that the
0nntruct was let TO MIR. Stanley yes
terday afterDoon-
J. r. 9<1nIey b Q man Of much ex-
per5ence I'm well drilling, and has one
of tae best rigs I'm the Pecos Valley.
With an exceptionally fiz1e string Of
1oolz 10 do the work WIth him in
c1nrBe the best possible results are
nsnured-
Eno1sh stock hes been sold 70 put
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The Majestic Theatre continues to
draw large and appreciative crowds
to each of the two shows that they
give every evening during the week.
This week the program shown is up
to the standard. You need not be
afraid that you will not get your mo
ney's worth when You go. The price
of admission for children under the
age of twelve. has been changed to
SC; the price for grown-ups Is the
same as it has been before, 10c. The
management has had the walls OF
the interior Of the Theatre calcimiaed
in a pale green, the effect giving
better light to the pictures shown
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Parsons as Policemen.

Des Moines. Ia, May 7.-Cnafing
under the criticism of the ministers
of the city, many of whom have de-
clared the police force of Des Moines
to be corrupt and inefficient, Chief
Jones has offered to provide all the
clergyme1 with stars and clubs. IF
they think they can do better, let 'em
try it. or shut up is the chiefs chal-
kenge
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We have for sale 20 acres of lind
within the corporate limits of Ros-
well. This land is we'll fenced and in
cultivation. On the land is an arte-
sian well, some fruit trees and a
good six-room house. This is a splen-
did proposition at $4,000, or will
trade for good residence.-Carlton &
Rp11
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down this well and the company is
not trying to make any further sales
OF any size. However, the company
does want to sell enough stock to
put in a pumping plant when oil has
been found. The Office of the compa-
ny is at 303 N. Main street, Roswell,
N. NJ, with Carlton & Bell. Applicants
for stock will be accommodated for
the next three days at this office.
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School Board Does Nothing.

The Roswell Board of Education
met last night in regular session for
May. The intention had been to elect
a superintendent for next year, but
this matter was deferred until next
Monday, when the Board will meet
again. Mrs. c. w. Dicken was allow
ed the use of a room at Central build
ing for a private school this summer.
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Picknickers From Hagerman.

Seven two-horse rigs drove into
Roswell at o'clock this afternoon.
They were filled with Hagerman
young people who had picnicked at
Lovers Lane and had come on to
tRoswell for the trip. They will re
turn home tonight. In the crowd were
Misses Moore, Gudgill, Wixom, Furr,
Mason and Mullis; Messrs. Parker,
Bodiahamer, McNichol, West, Wilson,
McKiastry and Perryman-
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Iowa Leaoue seoins season.

Burlington. Ia. May The season
of the Iowa State baseball league op-
ems this afternoon and will continue
until September Is, with a total of
126 playing days. Several changes
have been made in the franchises
since last season, the list of towns
now represented in the league includ-
ling Burlington, Keokuk, Oskaloosa,
Ottumwa, Waterloo and Marshalltown
Ia, and Jacksonville and Quincy Ill.
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Farewell for staff Captain Ayre.

Farewell for STAFF Captain Ayre.
Staff Captain Ayre, who has been
in charge of the local corps of the
Salvation Army since Adjt- Woodward
deft Roswell, is to leave soon for
Phoenix, A. T., on account of the
sickness of Mrs. Ayre, who went to
that place for her health several
weeks ago. There will be a farewell
service to Staff Captain Ayre at the
Salvation Army Citadel tonight. Ano-
ther special feature of the meeting
will be the commissioning of local Of
ficers, who will be in charge until
successors to the Ayres are chosen
at headuuarters and sent to Roswell.
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Live stock Market.

Kansas City, May Cattle re
ceipts 5000, including 300 Souther1s.
Market steady. Southern steers, 400
@6.40; southern COWS, 3.00@4.50;
stockers and feeders, 3.50@5.25; bulls
3.15@4-50; calves, 3.50@5.50; west
ern fed steers, 4.35@5.5O; western
fed cows, 3.25@4.75
Sheep receipts, 5000 Market stea-
dry. Muttons, 5.5O@6.6O; lambs, TOO
@SJ6O; range wethers. 5.50@7.00: fed
ewes. 5.25@6.60
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PITCHED BATTLE IN
OLD KENTUCKY FEUD

Middleboro, KY, May I'm a
pitched battle on Sugar Island Creek
early today, the result of an old feud,
John Howard and Martin Green were
killed, Eleanor Howard fatally shot,
and Jim and George Green badly
wounded
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FOUR RAILROADS IN
DICTED FOR RE6ATfNG.

New York, May THE Federal
grand jury which has been investigat-
ing rebate cases. today indicted the
Rock Island, the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST Paul, the New York, Ontario
and Western, and the Western Tran
sit Company on charges Of granting
rebates to the American Sugar Re
f1ning Company.
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Woman's Club,

Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock
the Womal's Club will hold their
annual meeting for election of Off
GERS. The treasurer requests that all
who have not paid their dues come
prepared to pay them. All members
are urged to be present.
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His Lamb Crop is Sixty Per Cent

TITS EdhIU OTUp 70 SINIy TCT OCTIH.
Walter T. White is il from his
sheep camp and reports tnat his
lamb crop this spring will amount to
about sixty per cent. While the re-
cent cold spell did some damage. kill
ing the lambs that were born while
it was on, the greatest loss came
last fall during the breeding season.
The big storm of last November came
at a critical time.
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. w. Nilsson and
Miss Nilsson informally entertained
Messrs. and Mesdames Johnson. Tho
mas and Evans, Grandma Johnson
and Master Carroll Gary last night.
The evening was spent socially and
concluded with the serving of deli
cious refreshments.
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.. s. WEATHER BUREAU.
fLoeal Renort.l

Roswell. NJ NJ. May 7-Tempera
ture.@Max.. 81; min. ~; mean. 81.
Precipitation, 90. wind W., velocity
6 miles: weather clear.
Forecast, Roswell and Vicinity:
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes
day; stationary temperatnne-
M. WRIGHT.
omcial i Charge.