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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-10
GAVE PARTY ON
EVE OF DEATH.
Wanted to Pay Off Her Social ObIi-
cations Before Going to Fatal
Operation.

Springfield, Mo, Dnc. 10-Deter-
mined that none of her social obliga-
tions should remain unpaid when she
died, Mrs Alma Dodson, social lead
er and the only woman lawyer in this
county. invited all her friends to a
farewell card party and reception i'm
mediately after being informed by
her physician that she must submit
to al operation that would probably
prove fatal. The party was held be-
fore the operation was performed
Smiling and cheerful Mrs. Dodson was
an admirable hostess allowing moth,
ing to disturb the pleasure of he1
guests. If she felt any anxiety she
gave no evidence of it. When the
party was over and she had bade her
guests good bye Mrs. Dodson calmly
arranged her personal affairs and
picked out the clothing in which she
wished to be attired after death She
then went to the hospital and the op-
GRAFTON which was performed there
caused her death.
The funeral which was held was
attended by the members of the
Springfield bar association.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-10
GERMAN NAVY SURPRISES
THAT OF UNCLE SAM.

Washington, Dec. 10.-The navy
year book for 1909 compiled by Pitt
man Pulsifer. clerk of the senate
committee on naval affairs, shows the
race for second place among the
navies of the world to be still very
close as between the United States
and Germany.
Of fighting ships (battleships and
armored cruisers) built, building and
provided for, this country has As and
Germany 46, but the aggregate ton
mage for the United States is 659,241
as against 7S5,6S7 for Germany. Ger
many's superiority in respect to all
vessels is due largely to her torpedo
destroyers, of which she has 90 as
against our 3G. Germany also out
numbers us in the matter of large
guns, the number being 20S as against
1S0.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-10
INTEREST IN LOBATO
GRANT SOLD
Half Million Dollars is Paid for 1874,
0C0 Acre Tract in Rio Arriba
County

Colorado Springs. Dec. 10.-About
100000 is involved in deal practic.
ally closed here whereby w. ]. Mul
len secures the interest of the Chas
l.. Tut, estate in a valuable tract OF
$4,000 acres known as the Lobato
grant in Rio Arriba county, northern
New Mexico
The deal was taken up a year ago
by the late Mr. Tut and e. B. Skin.
ner of this city. Later S. R. Bartlett
became interested and Skinner. Null
len and Bartlett have engineers on
the property planning reservoir sites
and bitches for a big irrigation sys
tenn which will soon be installed at a
cost of several hundred thousand dol
lars.
The Lobat0 grant comprises some
OF the most valuable land in the south.
west. Much of it is timbered and the
rest is admirably suited to fruit
growing and farming. The owners
will push development The deal be-
tween Mr. Mullen and the Tutt es.
tate has been pending for some time
and is Of the utmost Importance to
New Mexico, as it means the immedi.
ate Improvement of large tract. The
exact amount to be expended in i'm,
provements will not be decided upon
until a report has been made by the
engineering experts now on the
ground. 1t is understood that the in.
terest of the Tutt estate in the prop.
erty was less than one-half.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-10
COLORADO SPRINGS WILL
GET NEW SANTA FE DEPC

Colorado Springs, Dec. 1O.-Work
on the new Santa Fe station and hotel
projected several months ago, is to
be begun Immediately, according to
advices from Topeka, Kan. 1t is
planned to make the improvements
at once, so that the new building will
be ready for occupancy by the open
ing of the tourist season next sum-
mer.
Estimates on the probable cost fix it
at $4,000 The main building will
be iii the Spanish mission style, two
stories high with a wing facing on
Pixies Peak avenue three stories high.
The hotel will take up much of the
buildings and in this connection
plans are being made for an elabor-
ate eating house.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-10
UNION LEADERS
DISCUSS STRIKE
Switchmen Threaten to In
volve Everything West
of Buffalo
GOMPERS TAKES HAN D
Railroads Claim That Freight
is Moving as
Usual.

st. Paul, Dec. 1O.-President Gem
pers of the American Federation of
Labor and President Hawley of the
Switchmen's Union are having con
ference in Cincinnati today ad all
parties iterested in the switchmen's
strike of the northwestern roads are
awaiting the result with interest. The
union officials say that before the
leaders allow the men to be defeated
all switchmen west of Buffalo will be
called out. While the strikers insist
that they have the freight business
tied up, the railroads have given ont
reports from the division points tend.
7 ing to show tnat freight is moving.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-10
MILLS AND POPE
APPOINTMENTS
One for Governor Other to
Be Chief Justice Sent
to Senate
WILL Be PROMPTLY CONFIRMED
u. S. Marshalship Nomination
Goes Over Another Week
Is Belief.

Washington, Dec. 1O.-The Presi
dent today sent to the Senate the
names of William J. Mills and Will
lam H. Pope, both of New Mexico to
be governor and chief justice respec,
lively of that Territory
Contest for U. S. Attorneyship.
The race between J. /. Morrison
of Bisbee, Arizona, son of Judge A,
l.. Morrison of Santa Fe, and ]. L, B.
Alexander for appointment to the Of
flee CT United States attorney for
Arizona is said to be nearing an end
and indications are that Morrison will
be the winner. Morrison has the
backing of Hoval A. Smith, territorial
chairman.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-10
TWO BELOW FREEZING
IN FLORIDA.
Considerable Damage to Fruit is
Feared-kansas City and Vicini-
ty is Thawing Out.

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. 10.-Florida is
thirty above here this morning, and
ice is forming. Considerable damage
to fruit is feared.
Higher Temperatures in Southwest.
Kansas City, Mo-. Dec. 10.-Higher
temperatures prevailed over the south
west today. The natural gas situa-
tion also shows improvement.
Thirteen of Crew Missing.
Cleveland, O., Dec. 10.-Thirteen
members of the crew of the steamer
Clarion, which burned off Pelee Island
on Wednesday night, are still missing,
and it is believed all have perished.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-10
CLARK VISITS
VALENCIA SCHOOLS
Finds Rooms Overcrowded
in Several of the
Districts
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
Gibson Mckinley County is
Planning to Build Modern
Structure.

! Superintendent OF Public Instruction
James E. Clark has returned from a
visitation of the public schools in Va
lencia and Mckinley counties. In
Belen he found the schools overcrowd-
e |, but in charge Of an excellent corps
OF teachers sustained by a healthy
public sentiment, Superintendent
Clark says that in all Of his travels he
has never met a more able board of
directors as that consisting of Father
Picard and Messrs. Dalies and Didier
at Belen. The board stands back of
every proposition for the benefit of the
schools and the community, even at
the risk of incurring criticism dis
trict leyies a twenty mill tax for
the schools, the limit provided by law,
and this is indicative of the spirit that
perVades the community. Belen has
two years high school course.
Mr.. Clark also found evidence of
abundant prosperity at Belen Becker
and McTayish have just completed
an imposing two story brick business
block, contained three up-to-date store
rooms and suites of offices on the sec
ond floor, John Fleming has com
pleted two story brick business
block only one square from the fine
new Santa Fe depot and Harvey house.
DR.. Beardsley has put up an elegant
modern residence and John Becker
several cottages and yet the demand
for houses is so great that the rents
are very high
At Jarales, Superintendent Clark
found the schools so overcrowded
that one hundred pupils occupied one
room, and were taught by two teach
ers, Saturnino and Ana Baca.
At FL Bosque, Federico Baca was in
charge of the school, and at Garcia,
Manuel Sanchez is the teacher. At
Lower Tome, the school was also over
crowded. Here Misses Seislove and
Ortiz are the teachers. At Upper
Tome, Miss Vicentita Montoya, former
ly of Santa Fe, and Miss Garcia are
tVlSHliiS- I1ClC oupSI iIlSuuGIL NldIh
found that excellent results are being
achieved in teaching English to the
Spanish-American children. Every
Saturday evening the teachers give
social to the pupils at which games are
played and at which each pupil must
converse in English. If caught speak
ing Spanish, the pupil is excluded
from the games for one whole week.
Gallup has a splendid corps of teach
ers and R. E. Twwining. formerly of
Santa Fe, is the superintendent. The
town has three years high school
course. At Gibson, Mr.. Clark, inspect
ed the plans for four room modern
school building to be erected from the
proceeds of an $4,000 bond issue by
the school district Superintendent
McDermott of the Victor-American
Fuel Company takes great interest in
school affairs in the camp.
Superintendent Clark expects to
visit McCarty, Valencia county; Espa-
nola, Rio Arriba county, and Tucum-
carl, Quay county, in the near future.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-10
FRANCIS HENEY CONFESSES
He ASKED FOR MONEY

Los Angeles, Dec. 10.-Francis ].
Heney who is in this city on his way
to Arizona confirmed the report that
he had filed suit in New York against
William H. Crocker of San Francisco
for $250,000 for alleged libel. Heney
said that the papers in the action
We're served upon Crocker in New
York yesterday.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-10
RED CLOUD GOES TO
HAPPY HUNTING GROUNDS

Washington, Dec. 10-Red Cloud,
the famous old Sioux chief is dead.
Red Cloud was eighty-six years old.
For the last twenty-five years he had
lived at the Pine Ridge agency.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-10
NEGOTIATIONS
FOR PEACE:
Zelayan ENJOYS and Repre-
sentatives of Estrada in
Conference
GEN'L FORNOS D|AzAs7OuNDED
Claims That Insurgents Hold
Impregnable Position
at Rama.

Bluefields, Nicagagua, Dec. 10
General Estrada was dumfounded to-
day when he learned that the object of
the conference of Zelayan ENJOYS with
General Fornos Diaz. representing the
Insurgent leader, was to demand the
surrender of the Insurgent army. The
conference was held yesterday at the
request of General VasqueZ, in COM
mand of division of the government
troops. When DiaZ heard the demand
for surrender, he Immediately declar.
ed that Vasquez was the one to sur
render, as the Insurgents position at
Rama is impregnable and the United
States is supporting Estrada. The con-
ference continues today. The arrival
of the United States cruiser Des
Moines has created the greatest inter.
est.
May Prosecute ZeIaya For Murder.
Washington, Dec. 10-A resolution
authorizing the President to take the
necessary steps for the apprehension
of President Zelaya of Nicaragua and
his punishment on the charge of MUIR
der if facts in the possession of the
state department warrant such action
was introduced today by Senator Ray.
ner.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-31
ANXIOUS TO SEE BANDIT.
Man at Pierce Tries to Induce Sheriff
to Put Him in Joyce's Cell.

Pierce, Neb. Dec. 27.-r'rank Ma
haney, alias Red" was arrested by
Marshal Patrick on the charge of dis
turbing the peace, and at hearing
was fined $50 and costs. Not having
the money the accused was placed in
Jail to serve out the fine at labor on
the streets.
Mahaney came from Sioux City
about the time the trial of James Nor
rison, the Hadar bank robber, was CO.
ing on. He was spotted by the chief
of detectives of Sioux City, who was
here as witness in the case, as bad
man, having been pinched at Sioux
City and spent time in the city jail
Morrison was sentenced to thirty
years in the penitentiary, but his &C.
complete, Harry Joyce, is in the Pierce
Jail awaiting trial, and the actions of
Mahaney have been such as to lead
get into the jail so as to get into COM
munication with this crook. Only a
few weeks ago he furnished minors
with liquor and was arrested by the
city authorities. He seemed pleased
to think he was to go to Jail and want
ed to be put in the same cell with
Joyce. The marshal did not grant his
request, however but placed him in
a cell where he could not see or even
speak with the accused bank robber.
He begged so hard to be let loose that
after a good lecture the judge dis
missed him. He promised to go to the
country and husk corn and behave
himself the remainder of his stay here.
When taken into custody this time
Mahaney again expressed wish to
be placed in the same cell with Joyce,
but this was not allowed. 1t is under
stood the authorities will offer him the
choice of getting out of town for good
or else working at hard labor on the
streets for thirty days.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-31
To FIGHT County Option.

That the advocates of county option
are bound to encounter formidable
opposition to their propaganda in the
next legislature is already evident
from the measures that are being
adopted to defeat the bill. An organi-
cation called the Merchants and Manu-
facturers association of Omaha has
begun an active campaign over the
state to protect property interests
from the i'll effects of unwise legis-
lation."
No one who is in any way inter
ested in the manufacture or sale of
liquor and beer can belong to the
organization. The officers are:
President: Edward p. Peck, general
manager Omaha Elevator company.
Vice presidents:
w. NJ. Glass, Lee-Glass-Andreesen
Hardware company.
F. l.. Halter of Lininger Implement
company.
II. ]. Hughes of H. j, Hughes COM
pany.
Frank w. Judson Midland Glass &
Paint company.
LII. Kountze of First National bank.
E.. v. Lewis of The Crane company.
f. A. Nash Omaha Electric Light
a Power company.
d. ]. o'Brien OF D. ]. O'Brien com
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-31
Shoots a Brother.

West Point, Neb., Dec. 27.-Special
Royal Neighbors of America have
elected the following officers for the
coming year: Lizzie Koch, oracle;
Eva futile, vice oracle; Minnie Har-
mann, receiver; Bertha Krause, re-
corder; Martha NARROW, chancellor;
Ida Stallborois, marshall; Minnie
Cathman inner sentinel; Flora Bor-
genhagen, outer sentinel, and Dove
Heitzman, manager, three years.
The excellent poultry and stock
show of last year was almost doubled
last week by the exhibition of more
than 200 head of poultry, ducks, geese,
pigeons and pet stock of various kinds.
The scorings ranked very high, show
ing the benefit of last years show in
better breeding. Exhibits were
brought from a large surrounding ter
ritory to the show at West Point.
County treasurer elect, Zeplin, has
appointed Anton Wolff as his deputy
and John ID. Dill as clerk. Mr.. Wolff
was formerly a prominent teacher in
Cunning county and was lately engaged
in the banking business. Mr.. Dill is
graduate of the West Point high
school.
The West Point Woman's club met
last week with Mrs. p. M. Noodle.
The program was as follows: Sug-
gestions on civic improvement, Mrs.
S. S. Krake; the city beautiful, Mrs.
Herman Sass; recent Investigations
on the tuberculosis question, Mrs, III.
l.. Wells. The club will meet this
week at the home of Mrs. A. F. Walla.
John C. High, a business man OF
West Point, slipped on the sidewalk
in front of his place of business ana
dislocated his shoulder. The injury
is quite serious and will confine him
closely for some time,
gun, supposed to be unIoaded. was
discharged in the home of Charles
Guenther of st. Charles, seriously
wounding his 15-year-old boy, the gun
being fired by younger brother.
Cunning county is experiencing the
benefits of the present abnormally
high price of hogs. Frank Druecke
sold to Schinstock Bros, Friday, fifty
four head of swine which weighed
21,035 pounds, netting him $1682.20.
Another bunch was marketed the same
day by neighbour fifty-seven hogs
weighing 5000 pounds, selling for
$1262.40.
I West Point, Neb., Dec. q. - Miss
Margaret Collins, who was recently
examined by the board of insanity and
pronounced insane, has been under 10
cal treatment and is now pronounced
sane and well. She has been dis
charged as cured.
Strhle Brothers, for some time lead
ing liverymen at West Point, have
leased their barn and will retire from
the livery business.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-31

preme court. These cases are being
examined with view to prosecution.
In the opinion of the attorney general,
as expressed in his annual report, the
decision does not necessarily determine
the application of the statute to cases
in which the commodities transported
are owned by corporation, all, or
substantially all, of the stock of which
is owned by the carrier at the time
of transportation and especially where
the carrier shall have transferred all
of it's interest in such commodities to
corporation formed for the express
purpose of evading the prohibition of
the commodities clause, and all, or
substantially ALL of the stock is which
is owed by the carrier.
il is intended to present these cues
IONS to the courts through the medium
of another suit against the defendants
in the original suit. This proceeding
will be instituted some time during
this winter, and within a year there
should be ruling by the supreme
court which will detrmine whether the
prohibition of the statute can be evad-
ed successfully by the simple device
of transfer of ownership of the pro-
perty to a corporation all of whose
stock Is owned or controlled by the
carrier.
The administration considers this
matter to be one of the most important
in connection with the industrial de-
velopment which is awaiting determi-
nation. The attorney general feels
! that in case of an adverse decision
| by the courts an amendment should
be made to the statute so as to make
! it effective. This also is the view of
the president, who at one time con-
templated making recommendation
to congress in his annual message for
the purpose of insuring the prohibi
ton aimed at in the commodities
clause.
AS an indication Of the control OF
mining property by railroads, either
directly or indirectly, the report OF
the interstate commerce commission
shows a monopoly of coal lands by
the roads named in Pennsylvania, BY
the trunk line syndicate" in the Pitts
burg, West Virginia, and Ohio Goa
districts, by the Union Pacific and al
lied lines in the west, and by Other
railroad companies in other sections
of the country.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-31
Live Wires for Sure.

Butte Gazette: The Western Town
site company, with headquarters at
Dallas. s. D.. are boomers and no
mistake. They meant to do business
and went after it in the proper style.
They advertised in most of the lead
ing papers in that part of the country
and also used a page in The Norfolk
News.
booklet entitled Opportunity,
containing maps, half tones and a
write-up of the aim and intention of
the company was issued by them.
The booklet is neat and concise and a
credit to the men who are behind the
project, With such men as E. G.
Barnum, Jackson Bros, G. d. Butter
field, u. X. Doane and many others of
like ability back of the enterprise
the towns of Winner Jordon and Car
ter can we'll feel proud of their par
entage.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-31

took DR.. Cook from Bronxville to the
pole and back again without causing
the explorer the discomfort even OF
putting his foot outside the door of
the Gramatan Inn, cannot claim prior
ity to the discovery of DR.. Cook
young Danish journalist and pub
licity man saw him first according
to information developed, and embark
ed on literary and scientific job und.
the pole finder left the comfortable
capital of Denmark
Danish law student, whose father
holds high office under the government
of the king at home and who is at
present spending some time in study
in New York, said he knew that
hustling publicity man of Copenhagen.
who although Dane, was thorough
ly fluent in the use Of English, had
written for DIR. Cook in Copenhagen
the long account of the journey to
the pole which appeared in a news
paper in New York and one in Chi
cago during the month of September
under Cooks name.
He added that he had seen adequate
proof that this publicity man was or
dered by Cook to write this story, and
had been paid for his services by the
explorer.
This report about the assistance
which Cook received in his first liter
airy labors would seem to bear out
statements appearing in a Belgian
newspaper in the month of October.
Henry Arcktrowski, who was COM
panion of Cook on the Belgian expe-
dition to the antarctic, in writing in
criticisms of Cooks claims to having
discovered the pole, stated that the
whole Cook propaganda had been the
work of a clever publicity agent in
Copenhagen.
Without this assistance, the critic
said, Cook could not have encounter
ed the we'll ordered public demonstra-
ton, nor have been made the recip-
lent of so many private honors.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-31
Cannon to Step Down?

Washington, Dec. 27.-W w. Jer-
name writes: 1t is now pretty we'll
understood among the leading men
in the republican party that Speaker
Cannon will not be a candidate to
succeed himself in that office. He
may decide to be candidate for the
house again in the Danville district,
although even this is uncertain; but
should he do so, and be again elected,
he will not again ask the house to
honor him by making him speaker.
AS nearly as the facts can be as
serted at this time, the question of the
speakership of the sixty-second con-
gress, assuming that the house is then
to be under republican control, has
been the subject of serious considera-
ton by party leaders of national prom
inence. There have been several in
formal conference in which these lead
ers have participated, and the unani-
nous Judgment has been that Mr.. Can
non, saying nothing of whether he has
been right or wrong in the things he
has said and done as speaker, has
ceased to be a party asset, and that
it will be necessary to rid the party
of him before the next campaign gets
under way.
t will be understood of course, that
the speaker has not been present at
these conferences, and that his judg-
ment at present is not in harmony
with the Judgment of the men just
10 nYf no ri
opinion has been so clearly in one
direction as to leave no room to doubt
the advisability, nay, the necessity,
of thorough house reorganization after
the close of the present congress. AS
a part of this reorganization, there
must be a new speaker This conclu-
sion has been forced upon some of
the strong friends of the speaker, and
there is now no doubt 1t is generally
accepted by party leaders of all shades
of opinion.
The first important weakening OF
the Cannon hold on the confidence OF
the country manifested itself in the
presidential campaign of 1908. In that
campaign is was generally recognized
that he was a dead weight on the re-
publican party. President Roosevelt
realized that this was the case, and
spoke of it many times to his callers
President Taft, it is fair to assume,
felt the same way about it, although
he has been more careful of speech
than his predecessor. Following that
campaign and the meeting of congress
in special session last March for tar
if revision, the anti-Cannon sentiment
of the country rapidly crystalized.
The outward and visible sign of that
crystalization was the movement in
the house against him when he be-
came again a candidate for speaker
and later the movement against the
readoption of the rules of order, from
which he derived his authority to gov
ern. Both of these movements failed,
the latter, however, only narrowly
Had it not been for the support Of
certain Tammany and southern demo-
Gratis, the old rules would not have
been adopted last spring. and an up
heaval would have come about in the
house that might have done the party
at large great harm.
There are many fair-minded men
who believe that the speaker has done