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The Washington times., 1908-11-24
Not Known Whether He
Will Appear Before Com
mittee Here.
SCHEDULE ON STEEL
COMES UP TOMORROW
Telegram Sent by Chairman Payne
Asking Magnate TO Place Him
self on Record.

! No reply has as yet been received by
| the Ways and Means Committee to the
! telegram sent by Chairman Payne. ask
! ing Andrew Carnegie to come to Wash
lington and give the committee his views
| on the reduction Of the duty on steel
and similar products The tfIagram was
/ sent by Mr.. Payne late last ght. after
| he had read the article written for the
| Century Magazine by Mr. Carnegie.
The steel schedule viii be taken up
for consideration tomorrow, and as
there has been n widespread agitation
for a reduction IN the duty. the commit
tee Is anxious to have Mr.. Carnegie
place himself on record.
( The subjects Of gypsum cement ana
glass VII occupy the attention OF the
committee today, and once more the
list OF those who desire TO be heard IS
so great that a night session will be
necessary.
Importers Unanimous.
Importers of gypsum from Nova SEQ
tia were unanimous in asking for free
trade while the manufacturers OF the
product tn this country want the duty
Increased from 90 cents 70 a S1.O0 a ton.
Seweu A Avery. Of Chicago, in his
arguments for the increased duty told
the committee that the Nova Scotia
tured I'm the United States
New York and Virginia gypsum
said Mr. avery, makes better wall than
the Nova Scotia ~ Dsum, a21 YOU can
make a comparison OF the two right
here IA Washington. The walls OF the
House Office building are made Of Nova
ScOtian gypsum, and the walls OF the
new Union station Gre made of Amer
lean gypsum. The new Union Station Is
vastly superior in that respect TO the
ONCE building.
Ask for Reduction.
Claude n. Bennett. OF Washington.
presented a request from William q.
Norcross Company and Berry & Fergu-
son. Of Boston. dealers IN building ma
terials, asking for .e reduction Of the
duty on maI.ui4yt - gypsum from F225
s A walker. OF Chicago. who asked
for the double dgty on gypsum, said
that the trade could get along with the
present duty OF 50 cents
But" he said, 7 once knew a man
who said, when you want your rights.
ask for a whole lot more than your
rights, and then when you get licked,
fan back on your rights.
Mr.. Walker said that that represented
his views, and that he was asking for
in order 70 make sure that he would get
enough. S. o. GOeTtner, of New York.
asked for thTe reduction OF the duty on
glass, based on the cost OF production
here and abroad.
Consideration Of the glass schedule
probably VIII occupy the entire after
noon session.
The Washington times., 1908-11-24
StelIwagen Conspicuous
In Washington Business

President of the Union Trust Com
pany. Of the firm of Thomas ]. Fisher
& CO., OF the Terminal Storage Com
pany. and Of the Willard Hotel Com.
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FORCES OIL KING
TO NAME RAILWAYS
Effect on Stock Market Ex-
cuse for Attempt to With
hold Information.

NEW YORK, Nov. A.-FederaI Trust
Ferret Frank b. kellogg picked the
lock Of John d. RockefeIIers private
investment record today during the
hearing before United States Commits
sioner Ferris. in the Governments dis
solution suit against the Standard OIL
trust.
Astute corporation lawyers. invest
ment bankers, and Federal attorneys
have tinkered with that lock many
times before without the faintest mar
ucle OF success, and Attorney Kellogg
did not achieve his point without a
cautionary protest from the distinguish
ed witness.
This time, Mr.. Rockefeller evinced no
fear OF immunity. But he did fear the
stock market, and benedciently suggest
ed that the stock exchange brokers he
could distinguish among the spectators
more than 100 feet away would think
him foolish 70 disclose the names og
railroads he deemed "good invest
mentS."
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FORECAST FOR DISTRICT
For the District Of Columbia rain
night; southeast to south winds becor3-
ing fresh.
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TEMPERATURES.
SUN TABLE.
TOpAY1s TIDE TARI.r

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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-22

sion," have been struggling with the
plans for future ~battleships without
arriving at an agreement. At today's
conference more than a hundred OFF,
GERS of the navy togather with a large
representation from the army will be
addressed by President Roosevelt,
who afterwards will participate in
plans with h officers and also take
up the criticisms recently made upon
American naval construction. 1t Is
not expected that a definite solution
Of any problem will be reached today.
1t is believed that the whole problem
of warship design Will be referred
back t the war college and the board
of construction at Washington for de-
termination, with President Roosevelt
as the final arbiter.
President Roosevelt made a stirring
appeal for a hard hitting avy "A
first class fighting navy is the most
effective guarantee of peace the ma
ton can have" he said.
Says Bureau System Must Go.
New York, July 22.-Henry Reuter-
dahl, the marine artist who has been
the foremost critic Of the naval bu-
reau system, says he is convinced be-
Iyond doubt that President Roosevelt's
visit to the naval war college today
means an end to the entire bureau
system. THE navy is passing through
a transition just as important as the
transition from sail to steam," said
he. The success or failure Of our
new navy rests upon the gunnery, and
the men who go to sea and who work
the guns and ships know that they
alone realize the needs of the pres
ent, nj they are going to dictate the
plans of the future"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-22
BUILD UP
THE NAVY

Newport, July 22.-The Mayfower
with President Roosevelt on board ar
rived here at 9:45 this morning. With
the arrival of President Roosevelt
Roosevelt here his morning there be-
gins at the naval war college on the
coast Of Harbor Island the most i'm
portant conference Of naval officers
affecting the future construction of
American battle ships and cruisers
in the history Of our sea fighting es-
Enlistment. For several weeks TWO
score officers, comprising the staff Of
the war college, members of the sum
mer conference and personnel of the
newly appointed "Battleship Commits
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-22
WASTE.

(Article written by w. A. Williams
competing for prize trophy offered
by Territorial Engineer Vernon l.
Sullivan for best article on irriga-
tion.)
That the waters Of New Mexico are
wasted is seen on every side. 1t is
no uncommon thing to find acres upon
acres of level fertile land lying ada
cent to canyons that carry ample wa
ter supplies to water every available
acre, if they were only stored and
held until needed. The largest waste
is from lack of capital and enterprise.
And Oh, the difference. We often
see the phrase: And he made the
desert blossom as the rose" How
much more beautiful. and how much
leys were covered with waving green
alfalfa Or waving golden grain, dotted
here and there with modern farm
buildings and vigorous fruit laden
orchards. Instead, the most of our
valleys are becoming mere networks
of arroyos and canyons caused by
the waters rushing through them In
the hurry to get to the main streams
and thence to the larger rivers, caus-
ing floods and overflows, and endan-
gering property. The flood waters as
well as the continuous streams should
be stored and used to every profita-
BILE advantage.
1 have a recent issue of The Great
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-22
counciImanic Committee Meeting


This was the day set for the meet
ing of the Democratic Councilmanic
Central Committee for the Twelfth
district, composed of Roosevelt, Chav-
es and Eddy counties. Each county
has two members of this committee,
but Justice A. j. Welter, of this city,
and w. D. McBee, of Roosevelt coun-
ty, were the only n e who had re-
ported Up to three O'Clock this after
noon. They may not act unless they
receive telephone communications
from other members, as they dislike
tai the responsibility of settling
the Roosevelt county representation
dispute without a fuller attendance
Of the committeeman.
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the homestead and desert entries at
$1.25 an acre.
One of these sites referred to 1es
near the foothills to the east of the
Rio Grande. At a cost of about $500
a reservoir could be constructed some
160 acres in extent and of an average
of 10 feet in depth. This would irri-
gate 5000 acres, though probably not
that area would be available from this
head. Another of them has its source
OF supply in the mountains southeast
of Santa Fe. While the stream is not
large, h flow is constant. By the
erection of a dam at the point where
the stream has made its way through
a line of hills, water could be stored
sufficient to supply an area equal to
the first. To build this dam would
probably cost about $4,000. In this
same locality is a natural basin, and
to put 1t into use would call for the
expenditure OF some $4,000 in dam
ming a small stream and running a
ditch to the basin. In each of these
instances hood waters would be de-
pended on in part to augment the sup
ply. These are only examples to
show that there are possibilities in
the way of available water supply and
sites for reservoirs for storing the
water at comparatively small ex-
penditure.
Another thing, which is necessary
for obtaining the best results from
farming under irrigation, is deep and
systematic cultivation of the soil. The
soil of New Mexico is very productive,
and with proper cultivation, and irr1-
cation, the man who farms it can
grow tremendous crops. Deep plow-
ing, frequent cultivation, n proper
irrigation pay and pay big.
At present in parts of New Mexico
where living water is available, and
the banks of the stream are not too
high, often water is carried by gravi-
tation to the bottom lands. In a great
many instances this water is virtually
a total loss. The land Is planted to
Isquaw corn, beans, wheat Or oats. The
lSiop ii pAoAICo, SuIS1N dlGo, LII a
vested in such way that the labor, at
a low figure, amounts to more than
the crop produced. An acre of squaw
corn, planted by hand, and cultivated
and irrigated with a hoe, means at
least Is days of labor, and produces
about % bushels Of corn (worth about
soc a bushel, a total Of $12.50). Wheat
harvested with hook and cradle means
an equal amount Of labor and no bet
ter returns. 80
Under proper modern methods of
farming, /. e., with good horses, good
tools, good seed and the right cult
walton and irrigation, sugar beets
should produce Is to 20 tons, worth
SIS per ton, bringing $35 to $50 net
to the farmer. Potatoes will produce
1900 bushels. Oats will bring 100 bush
els, wheat so bushels, and alfalfa will
cut 4 tons. If planted to berries, pro-
perly cared for, an acre should pro-
duce $500. An acre of and will hold
40 apple trees, and I know single
trees in New Mexico that ave pro-
duced $50 in one year. A moments
thought over these figures will show
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-22

Southwest" In its Information Clear.
ing House" are items of interest to
settlers and tourists. Some Of the
notes are somewhat to this effect:
That at Loveland, 1.-The bread7basket
and sugar-bow1" OF Colorado, in the
year 1907 some 100000 tons of beets
were grown from 1900 acres, put
ting into h hands of the growers
$500 900; that at Palisades, Colo, the
peasr produced by a fve-acre orch
ard were sold for $4,000; that at
Greeley, Colo, 400 bushels of potatoes
were produced on a single acre( only
an average yield); that Santa Fe, N.
NJ, Is the oldest city in the United
States, full of. historic interest, With
a fine climate, a splendid place to
spend a vacation; that Albuquerque,
N. M, a beautiful city OF $4,000 peo-
pie, is a natural sanitarium for pull
lmonary troubles.
From Colorado we find ads. that
are alluring to men with money,
brains and enterprise. From New
uSA4So - rs tAoS opPSeA ~ S3Sh
people, health-seekers and tourists.
The explanation is easy to find. In
New Mexico, though in ome a.
its settlements are much older, we
are depending, for the most part, on,
the small a~ntiquated wasteful sys-
use since before the memory of the
oldest inhabitant. In Colorado, hanks
to the foresight and energy of men
like Ex-Governor Eaton and S. B. San
born, there have been established in
the northern part reservoir systems
surpassed by none, by which land val
ues in Colorado are from 500 t.
$500 an acre, while in New Mexico
equally good land is held at from SIS
to $40 an acre. In Colorado the large
ditch and reservoir systems gather
in and hold the surplus water until
needed When the dry months come,
the outlets from b reservoirs are
opened. Then, with the July sun above
and the stored water furnishing mois-
ture below, the farmers raise crops
Of such volume that the yields are
d~iscredited by all eastern farmers.
What does New Mexico do? II she
does anything she sleeps while her
greatest OF all flows noise
lessly on to the ocean. Isn't it time
we were waking up?
In central New Mexico, and espe-
cially in the part of southern Santa
Fe county with which I am quite IA
miliar, there are severa locations for
building reservoirs and storing wa
ter. These are not on a large scale
like those along the Pecos liver and
in the artesian district in southeast
ern New Mexico, nor like that under
taken by the government at the Ele-
plant Butte in the southwest part, but
are Of a size to appeal t o a man, or |
a small association of men who have |
some capital and enough energy to |
push such a scheme to completion.
The land which would be served |
from these reservoirs, where in the
hands of individuals, would probably |
not be held by the present owners at
more than IS In acre, or at the ut |
$40. And OF course the govern
.ent land could be obtained under
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-22

John st. John returned this morn
ing from a two months visit with his
parents at Sambo, Tex, and friends
at Ballinger and Abilene. While away
he saw the new bridge between Sam
DO and Ballinger. He say it is a
wonder.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-22

Mrs. F. H. Decker and two children
Kan, where they will join Mr.. Deck
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-22

Mrs. C. F. Easley, who was here
during the Illness and death of her
sister, Mrs. John Shaw, left on the
auto today for her home near Sunny
side.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-22

err, who left some months ago. They
will visit in Kansas, Iowa and Okla
homa n may locate in Iowa.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-22

Ed S. Mundy came in from his
ranch at Hernadez Lake yesterday.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-22

DR.. C. M. Yater returned this morn
ing from a trip down the road where
he went on land business.
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that the first crop will pay for the
LAND and for the construction of the
irrigation plant. There are very few
lines OF business in which a similar
showing is possible.
These things have been done, n
are being done, under careful use OF
water for irrigation. We can do them.
It's time to wake up.
NOTE:- Evaporation from soils
protected by soil mulches Or cultiva-
ton of different depths from tests
made by the Department of Agricul-
Grafton from bare or u~ncultivated soil
was % per cent from the sixth to
eleventh day after irrigation of the
land; where same was covered by
Jour inches of mulch, Sc per cent;
where covered with eight inches OF
soil mulch, 8 per cent, while under a
ten-inch mulch it was only one per
1t Is therefore apparent that
deep cultivation is very beneficial in
not only retaining the moisture, but
it also has a tendency to draw the
roots down deeper in the soil n
they are therefore not subject to sud
den changes Of temperature and mois-
ture.-Vernon L. Sullivan, Territorial
Engineer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-19

aSy third term" movement that may
he attempted, are definitely denied by
Senator Lodge himselff. The report
Is believed to have grown out Of the
fact that President Roosevelt wrote
a letter some little time ago TO U. S.
Judge Dayton, of West Virginia, when
1t was intimated that Dele gates C.
F. Teeter, and George w. Curtin, OF
that state, intended possible disre-
gard of their instructions for Sec
tretary Taft and a holt to Roosevelt
The writing of this letter was referr-
ed to at the time in Associated Press
dispatches, and it is said tf2t several
copies of it are in Chicago, cle being
in the possession of Senator Lodge.
1t is generally believed that the letter
will not be read in convention, as sug-
eested, for it is thought by tle presi-
dent and the leaders here tn the oc-
casion for it's use will not arize.
Would Bio Highly Imprcrer.
While it is said the letter does not
contain a definite repetition of Presi-
dent ROosevelt's refusal to be candi-
date to succeed himself, it is strong
expression of his feeling that the yio-
lation of instructions on the part OF
the delegates would be highly improp-
er, and contains the statement that
no friend of his would further any
movement in behalf of third term.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-19
TRIED TO KILL FAMILY.
italians House at New orIesn. W.

italians House at New orleans Was
Wrecked by Dynamite Bomb.
New Orleans, La, June 12.-With
report that could be heard for sew
eral blocks, dynamite bomb was
exploded early Thursday in front Of
the dry goods store of Joseph Sperio,
an Italian, at Hospital and Decatur
street, badly wrecking the builling.
Sperio, his wife and four small chill
dren were asleep in the building,
but none OF them was injured.
Sperio said he knew who threw the
bomb, but told the police he was
afraid 70 give the name.
For several months Sperio has been
receiving threatening letters, telling
him that unless he gave up 81 900
ne would regret It, His wife said
that an italian recently called for the
money and when Sperio refused to
give it to him, the stranger drew
dirk and attempted to stab him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-19
HER PREDICTION FAILED.

Woman Who Said She Would Die
On Sunday Still Living.
Passaic, n. j., June 16.-Mrs. Ann
Kiscelcia, who had predicted that she
would die at o'clock Sunday morn
ing still lives.
With the passing of the hour which
she had declared would be her last
on earth, the woman who has been
under guard of physicians at the gen.
eral hospital, became sullen and de-
fiant and absolutely refused to take
food, which had to be forced down her
throat. When Mrs. Kiselcia awoke
Sunday morning at $50 O'Clock she
appeared bright and happy and then
bade the physicians and nurses good
by. Six o'clock came and the woman
began to show signs of nervousness,
which disappeared with sedative. She
then became silent and efforts to
make her talk were futile.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-19
TO REFORM NEW YORK.
Gov. Hughes Father Plans Big Re.
ViVaI Move.

Gov. Hughes Father Plans Big Re.
viVal Move.
New York, June 13.-The biggest
revival in the city since the death OF
D. L. Moody has been planned un-
der the leadership of the Rev. David
c. Hughes, father of the governor.
Meetings will be held from June IA
to Sept. 20 in a new tent with seat
Ing capacity of three thousand, at
Fifty-seventh street and Broadway.
The best known evangelists in the
world, including the Rev. J. Wilbur
Chapman, DR.. Breckenridge, the
Scotch Evangelist, and the Rev. Jas.
Gray, president of the Moody School
in Chicago, have been brought here
to concentrate their efforts to reform
this city.
New York is without doubt the
wickedest city in America, but We are
going to try to bring it around where
1t should be-" the Rev. w. McPher.
son, superintendent and organizer OF
the campaign said Chicago is wrost,
but it is so bad 1t cannot be called
American 1t is not even civilized"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-19
DECLINED TO lNDicr WOMAN
Charged With Killing italian Who At.
tackled Her DAUGHTERS.

Charged With Killing italian Who At
tackled Her Daughters.
New York, June 13.-The Kings
county grand jury declined to indict
Mrs. Teresa Felipe, an Italian wo-
man, for murder, although she snot
and killed John Mario, an Italian,
on Memorial day.
Several months ago a young Italian
attacked a daughter of the woman,
who is the wife of well-to-do con-
tractor. On Memorial day Mrs. Fe-
llppe heard that Mario had lured an
other of her daughters, a six year old
girl, into secluded place near the
house Going to the spot, the moth
er, who was half crazei, found Mar
ro and snot him to death as she con.
fronted him.
When arraigned in the county court
Mrs. Felipe had baby in her arms.
Told that the grand jury had failed
to indict her and that she could go,
sne walked out of court in a dazed
condition and was taken home by
friends.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-19
CAR WAS BLOWN UP
Dynamite Used on Tractlon Line
at Cleveland, Ohio.
MANY PASSENGERS INJURED
Police Are Sending Their Energies
Toward ApprehendIna mIsereants
Who Placed Dynamite On Track at'
Euclid Heights, n suburb.

Toward ApprehendIna MIsereants
Who Placed Dynamite On Track as-
Euclid Heights, n suburb.
Cleveland, O., June 1.-THE police
Of Euclid Heights, the suburb In which
Municipal Traction car was blown
up by dynamite at an early hour on
Thursday morning, were bending
every effort Thursday TO run down the
miscreants who placed the explosives
on the street car track.
BY the explosion seven passengers
were injured, none fatally. A list
of the injured follows.
Fred Singer, motorman.
Rev. Michael Gilday, Moline, III.
Jonn G. Murphy, Justice Of the
peace, Cleveland Heights.
w. Fishley, Cleveland Heights.
Mrs. Fishley.
Mrs. Cornelia White.
Robert Hirt, conductor.
The car was running slowly when
the front wheels struck the explosive.
The explosion that followed was
heard a mile away. Windows were
shattered and seats twisted. The
floor of the car was lifted upward,
throwing the passengers In a panic
stricken heap on the floor.
Only the slow speed of the car
saved 1t from going over the steep
embankment lining the road.
The explosive lifted it clear to
within a foot of the curb.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-19
LEAKEsvILLE GREENE COUNTY, MISS FRIDAY JUNE s 1908
SHOT HER FATHERS SLAYER.
Woman Figures In Sensational rras.
edy at Tunica, Mlae.

edy at Tunica, Mlse.
Tunica, Miss, June III. d.
Lowe, an attorney, was shot and prob
ably mortally wounded on the street
Wednesday by Mrs. Jacob Weinstein.
On March 81, last, Lowe shot and
killed Perry M. Houston, father of
Mrs. Weinstein, in a street fight
secretary of the YaNO levee board.
Mrs. Weinstein, who is nineteen years
of age, was married last February to
q merchant of Charleston, Miss.
Mrs. Weinstein passed Lowe in q
street near his office Wednesday. At
ter the attorney had passed she turn
ed, drew a revolver from her waist
and fired. Lowe fell with bullet
through his back AS he fell he drew
a revolver, but turning and seeing
that his assailant was a woman, he
made no attempt to discharge his
weapon.
Lowe was wounded between the
shoulders, the bullet passing entirely
through his body A stud in his shirt
front was struck by the bullet and
forced out.
Mrs. Weinstein hurried to her home
and was later arrested. Lowe was
placed on special train and rushed
to Memphis to the Presbyterian hos
pital. 1t is believed he cannot live.
Mrs. Weinstein is on the verge Of
collapse from hysteria.
The Weinstein family is wealthy.
Mrs. Weinstein has made no. state
ment concerning her reasons for
shooting Lowe. Although under ar
rest she had not been taken from her
mothers home, which is guarded by
deputy sheriffs.