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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-20
GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, IN SESSION
Presbyterian Hosts
Have Gathered
at Denver.
CONTEST FOR MODERATOR
Narrowed Down to Three
Candidates This
Forenoon.

Denver, May 20.-The hundred and
twenty-first general assembly of the
Presbyterian church convened in the
Central Presbyterian church in this
city at II o'clock this morning. The
chief work of the day is the election
of a moderator and after a formal
morning session, at which the retir.
ing moderator delivered his address.
the commissioners, as the delegates
are called, adjourned until three
o'clock when the balloting will be-
gin for moderator. The indications
early today were that one ballot will
be sufficient The chances of Rev.
George P. Hill of Chicago, were
greatly advanced by the withdrawal
of Dr. Robert Mackenzie, of New
York, and DR.. Howard Agnew John
son Of Colorado Springs. 1t is be.
lieved that their followers will sup.
port DR.. Hill. DR.. William L. Nc.
Evan of Pittsburg, and DR.. James
Morrison Barkley of Detroit, are still
in the field.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-20
PRESIDENT TAFT
At CHARLOTTE
Forerunner of Dec
laration of In
dependence.
ADDREssEsCOLOR|EOPEOPLE
Mecklenburg, North Carolina,
Document Signed May
20, ITS.

Charlotte, N. c., May 20.-Presi,
dent Taft's presence at Charlotte to.
day, lent a notable interest to the
annual celebration of the signing OF
Mecklenburg declaration Of inde'
pendence, which it is claimed, was
the first step toward liberty by the
American colonists. The Mecklen.
burg declaration has been the sub.
ject of a stubborn controversy. It is
declared by its supporters to have
antedated the famous declaration OF
July 4, 1776, and has also been de-
nounced as myth" The date OF
the Mecklenburg declaration is civ
en- as May 20, 1775, and since 1926
the people of North Carolina have
been observing the day. This after
noon at $50 o'clock the President
will deliver an address to colored peo-
pie.
Interest in the Presidents visit
centered in the attitude he would
take toward the Meckle1burg dec
laration. Taft takes the position
that regardless Of the exact language
of the Mecklenburg declaration the
original copy of which was destroyed
in fire, the fact remains that there
was a Declaration of Independence
on the part Of the citizens Of North
Carolina. The important thing after
all, he pointed out, is the ability Of
the Anglo Saxons to rule and the
impressive way they have gone about
maintaining their civil liberty.
Cloudburt Causes Panic.
Charlotte, May 20.-A cloud
burst broke over the city this after
noon causing a panic in the dense
crowd gathered in front Of the stand
on which President Taft was review
ing the parade. No one was seriously
hurt.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-20
COLORADO GRAND
ARMY ENCAMPMENT
-Four Hundred Veterans March Two
Miles at Trinidad Without
One Dropping Out.

Trinidad, Colo, March 20.-Fonr
hundred veterans marched yesterday
in annual parade at the Grand Army
of the Republic encampment, Depart
ment of Colorado-Wyoming, in ses-
sion here. Marching clubs of fra
ternal organizations, floats, and au-
tomobiles brought up the rear. The
march covered space Of two miles
but every veteran marched the en-
tire distance. The West theater was
packed last night upon the occasion
of the annual department campfire.
Addresses were delivered by U. S.
HOLSTER, Past Commander Springs
and A. w. McHendrie OF Trinidad. The
election took place today, Dexter T.
Sapp, of Gunnison; I. H. Burt of Co
dorado Springs; John Wingate Of Du-
range being the leading aspirants.
Grand Junction and Boulder are seek
ing the next encampment. The
Woman's Relief Corps, Department
of Colorado, and Wyoming, elected
officers as follows: Department
president, Mrs. Stella Kyle of Cripple
Creek; senior vice, Mrs. A. L. Stone;
junior, Mrs. Adele Clark of Greeley;
treasurer, Mrs. Alice T. Smith, OF
Denver; delegate to national con-
vention at Salt Lake, Mrs. Helen
Stills, of Gunnison; first delegate,
Mrs. Risene Mcdonald of Grand juno
ton; second delegate, Mrs. Mary P.
Clark, of Rock Springs, Wyoming;
third delegate, Mrs. Mary Hader, OF
Cheyenne. The Sons of Veterans
elected George l.. Hooker, Of Denver,
department commander. The Shiloh
survivors elected as department COM
mander Dan w. Brown, of Pueblo.
Grand Junction Wins.
Trinidad, Colo, May 2O.-The 3Oth
annual encampment Of the Grand
Army of the Republic, department
of Colorado and Wyoming, concluded
it's sessions here this afternoon with
the installation Of officers. The fol
lowing were elected this morning:
Department commander, John w.
Wingate Of Durango; senior vice
commander, John Conkie of Trinidad;
junior vice commander, w. R. Hayes
Of Denver; chaplain, Sol III. Smith, OF
Denver; medical director, F. o. Bur
dick, of Boulder; council of admins
tration, T. J. Foot Of Denver; G. M
Gerahty of Canon City; Robert E
Chew Of Cripple Creek; w. H. Rog
ers, Of Colorado Springs; John R
Curley, of Leadville, delegate-at-large
H. M. Minor, of Rocky Ford; dele
gates, E. l.. Hobart of Denver; Thorn
as Dickinson, of Denver; H. William
son, of Denver; J. M. Ferguson, o1
Greeley; r. E. Fitch, of Laramie
Wyoming. Grand Junction was chos
en- as the meeting place Of the thir
ty-first encampment.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-20
BREAD FIFTEEN
CENTS A LOAF
FourHundredBake
ries Close Down
on East Side.
STRIKERS ARE ADVERTISING
Showing Pictures of Treat
ment Accorded Them by
the Police.

New York, May 20.-The closing
down of 400 bakeries on the East side
coincident with the strike of bakers
employees, has caused the price Of
bread to increase to Is cents loaf
The strikers, in their efforts to pre-
vent serious bread famine, are
talking Of starting cooperative bake
shops to relieve the distressed. To
create sympathy, the strikers have
produced pictures in which are de-
picted the police clubbings and other
incidents of the strike. About a
thousand policemen are on duty in
the affected districts, and they report
numerous minor clashes.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-20
PHILIPPINES ASK
FOR INDEPENDENCE

Manila, May 2O.-With but slight
variation from it's action on the final
adjournment Of its session Of 1908.
the Philippine general assembly in the
closing hour Of its session tonight,
passed resolutions declaring In favor
Of the independence Of the islands.
The delegates to the Congress Of the
United States were instructed to pre-.
sent the question whenever oppor-
tune.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-20
FRISCO METEOR
IS WRECKED
Fast Train js DeralIed as It Rounds
Curve at High Speed In
Oklahoma.

vinita, Okla, May 2O.-The Meteor
the fast passenger train on the Fris
co road, eastbound, was derailed at
midnight last night, % miles west q
here. The train was rounding 9
curve at high rate Of speed. Two
mail cars, baggage and an ordi
nary coach went into the ditch. A
tramp stealing a ride on the blind
baggage was killed and two passeng.
.ers in the coach were hurt. but Meth
er fatally.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-20
REGULAR RAIL ROAD DIvI-
DENDS DECLARED TO-DAY.

New York. May 2O.-The regular
quarterly dividends on common stock
was declared today by the directors
Of the Union Pacific and Southern Pa
ciflc Railroads. The Southern Pa
cifc also declared regular semi-an-
nual dividend on preferred stock.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-20
CATRON SELLS BIG
TRACT OF LAND
Gross, Kelly & Company Purchase
His Interest In the Beck Grant
In Guadalupe County.

Hon. T. B. Catron has sold his
interest in the 125,0OO acres Of the
Beck grant of Guadalupe county, in
which the major share was held BY
A. A. Jones of Las Vegas. The pur-
chasers of the Catron interest are
Gross, Kelly & Company. The grant
is well adapted to dry farming and on
It is the townsite Of Cuervo. They
propose to colonize tracts on the
grant If the entire tract cannot be
sold.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-20
DEPUTIES TAKE
OATH TO-DAY
Great Crowd and Chamber Tender
Mohammed v, the New Sultan
an Ovation.

Constantinople, May 20.-The mem.
bers Of the chambers Of deputies took
the oath this afternoon In the pres
ence Of the Sultan. A great crowd
gathered outside Of the chamber and
gave an ovation to Mohammed ",
when he appeared upon the scene.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-20
FIENDISH OUTRAGE
AT LOS ANGELES
Body Of Nine Year Old Girl, Horribly
Outraged and With Throat Cut,
Found In Bushes.

Los Angeles, Calf, May 20.-Evi-
dence Of a fiendish outrage and mur-
der was disclosed when the mutilated
body Of little Annie Pollera, aged 9,
who attended school in Hollywood,
was found today in secluded spot
forty feet from the roadway, near
this city. The girls throat was cut,
her clothing torn into shreds, and
she had been outraged. There is no
clue to the fiend.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-05-20

CONTINUED on Page Three.l
The Washington times., 1909-10-24

ment is not, in its legislative branch,
responsible to the local sentiment, ex-
plains how such charges as have been
bTuited and are now written down in
Mr. Woolley's articles, have originated.
The fact that there is no appellate
court of public opinion, no "show down"
on such charges, has been unfortunate
for people who have tried to accom-
plish things for the city. Mr.. Woolley
gives recognition to the part played by
The Times in the fight for cheaper gas;
yet The Times has had its own mo-
tives in that fight impugned again and
again by people who ought to have
been its vigorous supporters. This
newspaper is duly appreciative of the
recognition accorded to its efforts. But
it could wish that such q criticism of
the District government as Mr. Woolley
has presented might have been founded
in the real, specific, and unquestiOn-
able shortcomings of that government
such as our penal and correctional
shame, our disease breeding alleys, the
menace of the Anacostia flats, and the
continued building of the city in scar
ring rows.
The Washington times., 1909-10-24
THE TIMES AND WASHING
TON BUSINESS INTERESTS.

The Washington Times has broken
all its advertising records during the
current year, and takes a peculiar pride
in the fact that such a thing could only
be possible because the business COM
munity of Washington has found it an
effective medium business getter-
and an exponent of the best business
interests Of the city.
Within the past week very large
volume of advertising for the retail
business interests of other cities has
been rendered to The Times, and de-
olined. This newspaper has the i'm
preston that Washington is the shop
ping city for Washington people. It is
itself a Washington institution, and,
we'll pleased with the generous recogni-
ton that Washington's business COM
munity has accorded it, feels content to
stand, in its business as well as its
editorial policy, for Washington first,
last, and all the time.
The Washington times., 1909-10-24
BONDSMEN TO NAME
BARNES SUCCESSOR
Assistant Postmaster Merritt
Is Slated for the
Position.

The bondsmen Of the late postmaster,
Benjamin F. Barnes. will meet at the
Postof1ce tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
for the purpose of determining upon an
acting postmaster until President Taft
appoints a successor to Nj. Barnes. IN
der the law the bondsulen have the
right to name the man who is TO con-
duct the affairs Of the p9stoffce in the
interim.
3 H Warner, one of the bondsmen Ct
MI Barnes, stated today that Assistant
Postmaster Norman A. Merritt will
probably be chosen as acting postmaster
by himself and CO Ieag;,es. Richard H
GoIdsborough and Asilto.. Z. Allies, the
other bOndsmen, are out of the city
Friends of Assistant Postmaster Mer-
rift viii ask President Taft 10 appoint
him to the position made vacant by the
death Of Mr.. Barnes. For many years
he has been connected with the local
office, and knows conditions better than
any one else, his friends believe. En-
terlng the service of the department as
private secretary TO his father Post
master John A. Merritt, he has been
successfully examiner of stations,
cashier, and assistant postmaster. His
father is now collector of the port at
Niagara Falls.
The Washington times., 1909-10-24
CALLING NAMES.
From - CavaIlerO

(FrOm The Cavalier)
Oh. it's you, aroon, and it's you, may
rome,
And it's you, agra machreei
It's calling the Tame ] am TO you,
In the fashion Of poetry.
II may be your smile, and it may be
your wink,
And II may be the way you frown;
But whatever il be, il is strong enough
To be turning me upside down.
Oh, it's you. aroon, and it's you, NAV
rome,
And it's you. my colleen bawn;
Don't think me a sleW5therin lad at all.
Though I talk like an omadhaun.
It may be your eyes, and II may be
your hair.
And n MAY be the way you walk;
But, whatever it be, II Is gone to my
And it gives me the sootherin' talk.
oh, it's YOU. and you, and it's always
you,
Whatever the word may be;
And it's you with all of your winning
That's keeping the life in me.
II may not be years, and It may not be
days.
Nor even an hour at all;
But 20 love you a minute is Heaven
To I last til the judgment cali.
The Washington times., 1909-10-24
THE TARIFF PARALLEL PRE-
SENTED BY CANADA.

A vast deal has been heard of late
about the possibility Of a tariff war
between the United States and Canada,
as a result Of the excuses of the Payne
Aldrich bill. On the American side of
the line there has been general admis-
sion that this country would be at a
great disadvantage in such a contest,
because Canada is one of our greatest
customers, and could turn to England
TO buy almost everything we now sell
it, if American goods were to be barred
by discriminatory tariff.
But the Canadians themselves, de-
spite that they believe they would do
us more harm in such a contest than
we would do them, are wondering
whether a tariff war would do either
side any good. They descry small ad-
vantage in a contest which would in
lure both sides, even though the greater
harm might be done to the United
States.
Wherefore there is developing a
tariff revision sentiment in Canada
curiouslv similar TO that in the United
States. The Toronto News is a vigor-
Gus spokesman of the conservative
party. the high tariff party of the Do
minion. 1t recently declared that if
returned to power the conservatives
would not raise the tariff; rather, they
would be quite as likely to revise it
downward as would the liberals. Now,
bearing in mind that the Canadian con-
servatives are about parallel to our
own Republicans ON the tariff question,
this from the Toronto paper Is inter
esting:
Low tariff sentiment is powerful
amongst the conservative representa-
tives in the west, who constitute a
vigorous fighting element in the con-
servative parliamentary party. More
over, the conservatives in the older
provinces generally recognize that the
present tariff is as high as the protee-
tionists have a right to demand, if in
deed it is not in some cases excessive"
/ Substitute Republican" for con
servative." and you have an exact
statement of the position which tn,
dominant party in this country took il
the Presidential campaign last year
! Even the high tariff party promised re-
The Washington times., 1909-10-24

J., will reouire but little more than
two Years longer to do all the digging
tba,.a 10 10 he done on the Panama canal
providing the present rate OF eACs'' ''''O''
is kept up. -,,+;,r
This fact is of moment in connection
with the recent prediction OF FORMER
senator blackburn. until lately OF lhe
Canal Commission, that the canal VIII De
enisbed I'm four years. = his may not be
ecco7nuushed. however, 1t Is certain
tbat the official figures on excavation
sbo,, that il is easily possible, so FAR
as the removal Of dirt from the canal
prism is concerned
The canal is now two-thirds dug
The sTaud total Of excavation down 70
the end Of September was ol,li2'ooS cubic
DDS which was only 3D. 479 cubic yards
hort of one-haII the total excavation
Iaff IN he made by the Am sTicans FOR
the canal BY this time, of course, the
halfway mark has been passed.
on the face of things, the fact the
canal is now but two-thirds dug, con-
s,dering the many years of French work
and the American ownership OF INC
CeraI since 1904, means that many years
All Ice required to unish the excavation.
IsTt i'm fact most of the excavation dn-
dar the American regime has been zone
i'm the last two years.
,-be French excavated about a third of
the canal. or sl,o4SVoJ cuDic yet' us
,'b.ra v-qs left for the Americans -
40 when they took over the canal some
ZINC over l6f GOO 900 cubic yards.
INC records show, however, that II!
fo1i lQ05 and 1906 the Americans did but
little excayating. The business OF MAJ
The Washington times., 1909-10-24
A MEETING TODISCUSS BABY'S
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.

The baby is going to be the topic of
discussion at a meeting to be held at
New Haven next month under the aus
pieces of the American Academy of
Medicine. Ways and means to redUce
infant mortality will be debated, and
much good is expected to result from
the comparison of methods followed
and results obtained in various citias.
The baby is a very important plopo-
sition, even when it Is not necessary
to walk the floor with him. There are
some good people who believe that the
state should take 50 much interest in
him that it should begin with his for
bears and furnish him with a heredity
that he need not be afraid of, and that
he cannot cast blame upon when he
fails to measure up to the scratch
m ntally, physically, or morally. But,
if the state cannot do this, it has
cen demonstrated that cooperation of
social organizations can give the baby
much better chance than he has
hitherto had. To take the matter of
reduction of the death rate by the inn
provement of the milk supply alone
Rochester is believed to have proved
that somewhere in the neighborhood
of half the infants that die can be
saved by assuring them the right sort
of milk for food. In order to do it
Rochester had to go into the milk
business, but it did not hesitate, and is
now doing splendid work with =
municipal milk wagon.
Whatever concerns the baby con-
Germs his elders. He is the future
citizen, and whatever concerns him
also concerns the state. Any move
ment destined to give him a better
chance in the pursuit of life, liberty,
and happiness deserves public support.
The Washington times., 1909-10-24
LOOKING INTO THE EXPRESS
MERGER.

The great express companies of the
United States are not merely carriers.
Their greatest and most significant
function, perhaps, is as financial insti-
buttons. They have all been tremendous
earners of money; they are engaged not
only in the business of forwarders, but
also in that of bankers. They pay very
small taxes considering the volume of
business and the measure of profits
they produce.
A good deal of light has been turned
upon the express companies in recent
years, in rather an incidental way. Con-
troll of their stocks and consequently
of their financial power has been sought
much as domination of the great in
surance companies used to be; and Mr..
Hartman, always alive to the posi-
bilities of such financial enginery,
was at the front in availing himself
of their utilities.
Excessive rates, it is generally reeog-
nized, have been charged by these com
panies for most of the business they
do. They have stood between the pub
lie and the privileges of a parcels post,
which no other advanced country has
denied its people They are able to in
duce the railroads to haul their freight
for a compensation which is an in
significant fraction of the figure the
Government pays for haulage Of the
mails. Now there is persistent report
that four of the big express companies
are on the point OF being consolidated,
and rumor is that in the proceeding
there viii be carving of a melon of I'M
wonted attractiveness.
There is report that the Government
is to investigate all this business, and
learn whether this consolidation is in
conformity to law. Certainly there is
every reason why the Government
/ should interest itself. But the most
effective way TO enforce consideration
of the public interest would be by
enactment of parcels post law. 1t
is one of the strange demonstrations
OF the provincialism and insularity of
the American people that prejudice has
so long fingered in important quarters
/ against such an act. 1t is a vestige Of
! the same conservatism which feared thu
/ introduction of steam railroads, lest
they should ruin the horse market and
brighten the cows into refusal 10 give
milk
The Washington times., 1909-10-24
More About Dr.. Cook

Cook has the Magnetic Pole. Witness
how IT draws the dollars.-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
II the decision of the controversy is
postponed a few months DR.. Cook will
have enough money to buy half a dozen
North POles--Columbus Enduirer-Sun,
=
Cook may not be a great explorer. but
he win soon become millionaire.
which is better.-Birmingham Age
DIT. Cook says he was profoundly lone
some in the polar regions, and doubt
less he was. IT must be awful to have
to wait six months for the morning
newspaper.-Columbi State.
Dr. Cook must have had that S25. 900
per for lectures in view when he
thawed his eyes out every morning
and began anew the grind through the
Icy helL-Savannah Press.
The Washington times., 1909-10-24
CAN COMPLETE CANAL
IN TWO MORE YEARS
Fact |. Of Moment in Connection With Assertion oil
Former Senator Blackburn That Four Years
Are Necessary.

ing "the dirt fiy' did not get along at a
rapid rate. In 1906. the excavation was
94S 1917 cubic yards, and in the two
preceding years il was much below that
IN 1907 the dirt began TO fly in earnest,
and nearly il, 000, 900 cubic yards were re-
moved. But this figure was light in
comparison with the year 1905, or last
year.
The total excavation in 1908 amounted
TO more IAN 81. 100000 cubic yards The
excavation this year will be well along
toward that figure, though not quite 50
heavy. But IL is clear that at the rate
the excavation IS now proceeding. IL
would need but little over two years to
Wind Ii up.
One thing that will tend to prolong
the period of excavation Is the fact that
excavation now is beginning TO get more
difficult than IL has been. At the same
time this Will be in sOTIe degree counter
acted by the fact the organization for
carrying on the work is in a state of
the highest perfection, and that il is in
better shape than ever for prosecuting
10th digging and the other phases of
canal construction.
The Washington times., 1909-10-24
Echoes of Taf's Trip

The people OF the wild and woOlly
West want Taft to crack the whip over
Congress. But this exciting pSstime
might lead them to the extreme of
wanting him to shoot around Speaker
Cannon's feet to make their dance TO
the Presidential tariff tune, which would
be food indeed for the gayety Of ma
tiOns.-BaltimOre American.
=
AS a pulpit orator and a ready finder
o. impressive texts our capacious Presi-
dent is displaying a remarkable versa
tility.-St Louis Times.
wildcat hunt arranged for Taft in
Texas Thought that sort of Presi1en-
tial relaxation had been cOpyrightco.--
Newark Star.
There is no doubt now about President
Tafts' courage. He even dared yea59T-
CAV to make another address about tue
AlamO.-NeW York Post.
The Washington times., 1909-10-24
KENTUCKY LOSES
BONES OF BOONE
Aged Missourian Skaters Hopes of

Aged Missourian Skaters Hopes of
the State.
MONTGOMERY, Mo, oct. 24-The
cherished belief of Kentuckians that the
bones of Daniel Boone are buried in
that State has been shattered by David
Gardvne, an aged MissouriaH, who has
lived a lifetime I'm the vicinity Of the
place where Boone was buried.
In a statement which has just been
made through the Rev. McQuie, Cf
Montgomery. Gardyne, who is seventy
four years old, and has talked 10 men
long since dead who lived IN the neigh
borhood says that r. was their opinion,
as wen as the opinion of tie committee
who investigated the matter some tire
ago. that mistake was made by tire
Kentucky committee that came years
ago TO Missouri 90 disinter Bones bones
This. he says was due TO digging into
a lost grave near where Boone was
buried,