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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03
Legal blanks. all kinds.-Record.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oav.

observation-disclosures Day.
Cleanliness is next to Goodness"
Much impressed with the divine utter
ance, I therefore and now oficiafly de-
signate Tuesday, the 18th day of
March, rs a holiday within the city Il
mits of the City of Roswell, to be
known as Cleaners Day upon which
day l would ask all citizens of Ros-
well, men, women and children. In
stead of assembling in their usual
places of worship to assemble N
your front door yards tand some of
you In the rea door yard) and devote
the day to a thorough cleaning OF your
premises, the men to boss the job
and the wonen and children to do the
work. al this day win henceforth be
a national holiday" within the city
of Roswell. to be always devoted to
the aforesaid purposes, and upon
which day all other labor shall cease,
and especially the usual labor per-
formed in national banks, post-ofices
and land offices within the said city
limits, and this day viii be fully and
fairly devoted to the aforesaid pprz
poses Of cleaning upon your premises
for the year 1909. We want q cleaner
Roswell. Get busy.
Given under my hand this 26th dry
OF February. 1908.
G.. A. RICHARDSON,
Mayor OF tho City Of Roswell
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the very queerest parts and sections
of it manage somehow to get into
high official place.
The charges Of Ex-Governor Hager-
man were published in The News Of
yesterday, and need not he repeated
here. 1t will be remembered that Ha-
german was removed Tram ONCE by
Pres. Roosevelt, when the latter be
gan his alleged Investigation OF land
frauds. From what Hagernan says
and there he other witnesses who
bear the same testimony-there are
just two ways to get federal ap-
pointment in New Mexico. One Is to
be a member of the Rough Rider reg
fment, which didn't climb San Juan
hill. And one is to be a graduate OF
that famous college Of political purity
which was kept so long and probably
by the late Matt Quay of Pennsyl-
wanna. "BulT' Andrews, for instance
territorial delegate for sorne years
was not merely a graduate, but an in.
structor in the Quay school. He
might have staid at home and sue
ceeded to the toga of his master; but
he decided to go to New Mexico and
become a senator from there.
| The News has no shadow of doubt
that there is a deal of corruption in
| the territorial government OF New
Mexico. That seemed pretty e pro
ven during the campaign last fall
\ when documents were published show
ing the price which the colleagues O.
our present vice-president elect pait
| for timber lands. But we submit tha1
the way to get rid of this corruption
is to end the days OF territorial tute
lage, not to prolong them. Let the
| United States government prosecuts
its researches into the land frauds O
New Mexico and punish the grafters
found guilty. And while this is goins
on, we give New Mexico her state
hood and let her take are of herself
She could not make a worse hash o
things than the federal carpetbagger.
have done, and she would prohabl.
improve on their records considerable,
And If, perchance. the state of New
Mexico chose cowboys for her official.
they would be the real thing, not thu
disgusting limitations which strut ths
Eastern stage, and call at the Whit.
House when they have nothing els
to do.-Denver News.
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german, former governor of New Mex
leo, had made representations to the
senate committee on territories that
New Mexico was unfit for statehood.
81 know nothing of my fathers in
tentions in the matter" said Mr.. Ha-
german, MOI can I say whether or
not the dispatch from him vas anthem
tic. l assume the alleged message
occasioned the reports which stated
I had appeared before the committee
against the statehood bill. l have no.
thing further to add to the message
sent by me to New Mexico yesterday,
in which 1 said I left Washington
more than a week ago and never ap-
peared before the senate committee.
w. H. Andrews and his friends can
not shift the responsibility for de-
feat of the statehood bill when they
brought about the conditions which re
suited in the defeat. New Mexico is
entitled to statehood ibut the present
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1T WILL COME OUT IN THE WASH

That which was a QueS-
ton and of the keenest interest to
Arizona and New Mexico a been
closed at Washington by the senate
committee on territories in the most
sensational manner BY the way the
senators acted especially those oppos-
ed to statehood, it would seem from
a distance that matters so rot
ten in New Mexico, and SO very maui
seous that they all got up astounded
leaving the committee room without
even making a remark as to what
shonld he done with h further on
sideration of the enabling act.
There is no doubt, of course, that
many misdoings have been recorded
in New Mexico like they have in 9TH
er states in the union from time to
time, and the charges presently re-
vealed by the senate have been his
tory for some time, but never been
threshed out and brought before the
public gaze; and this is one thing
that will certainly be done sine the
senate found it proper to bring it up
in considering New Mexico's admis-
sion.
1t is history we repeat that Nc
| Harg was stopped from further prose
cution of the cases he had in hand,
and that the governor. directly after
his Inauguration, communicated with
the president to that end, and hat
McHarg had begun by the sensational
removal of A. H. Bergere, a district
clerk. and was proceeding to do the
| same with several others when a halt
| was called with the cry of "disorgani-
cation of the party"
How much truth there is in all this
elimination and recrimination that
started at that time and went to the
department and the president, has yet
to be found out.
1t now loks as il the first move on
the part of congress in considering the
admission of New Mexico and Arizona
will be the washing of much soiled
linen that had been kept in the closet
and after that has been cleaned up,
then admission proper will be con-
| sidered.-E Paso News.
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Some politicians in New Mexico
are simply waiting from admins
tration to another in the hope of get
ting another appointment. They do
not van to see the territory become
a state because they could not then
get an appointment and they do not
know how else to secure positions.
This is the basis of such opposition
to statehood as exists within the ter
ritory. Many of these people know
senators or other public men at the
national capital n they write to
them privately, begging, of course,
that their names be kept out of it,
and urging against statehood."-Judge
Fall.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

The thing to do now Is go right
ahead with the development of our
natural and wait patiently
until enough people come in from the
states to vote the rascal out and set
up new standards of government. This
will not be so long as one might ina
CINE. For instance, one hundred ap-
plications a month are being filed IN
the LAND office at Roswell, and at this
rate the Pecos Valley alone will Don
have voters enough to change election
results in the whole territory.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

New Mexico has been a territory
for the last fifty years. During the
past several years many federal pos
itions have been filled by politicians
from other states, and the territories
are stin full Of those men who could
not make an honest living at home,
and could not go back to their own
states. They do MOI want to see the
territory become a state.-Former At.
torney General A. B. Fall.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

Statehood for New Mexico and Ari-
iona at this session of Congress was
defeated by afidavits by Senator
Beveridge and Senator Nelson, who
swore to charges of corruption and
jury bribing against "the gang in con-
troll of political affairs in New Mexi-
CO." Too much Pennsylvania Infu-
ence is what is keeping New Mexico
iback.-Kansas City Times.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03
While nobody doubts the moral i

While nobody doubts the mora in
tentions of that special statehood
committee to return the $500 appro-
priated by the legislature for expens-
es, it is generally believed in Roswell
to be a physical impossibility for GER
tain members of the committee to ev-
er return any money whatever, and in
order to silence such critics the Rec
ord has been asked to send to Santa
Fe for a copy OF the Treasurer's re-
ceipt showing the return of the mon
ey.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

Judge Fall denies having i~nterfered
with the government special agents
in discharge of their duties-but turns
right around and charges that the ter
ritory is controlled by a lot of incom-
petent officials of the c~arpetbag or
der who have secretly worked against
statehood all the time.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03
EIkS TO HAVE ANOTHER
SOCIAL SESSION FRIDAY

The Elks announce another social
session for Friday night of this week.
1t will be in the form of a card and
dancing party, similar to the n Civ
en- two weeks ago. The Elks and
their lady friends, wives, sisters, mo
theirs and daughters are invited. The
Elks plan to give these parties the
first and third Friday nights OF every
month, indefinitely.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

The lower house OF the legislature
has passed the three-cent railroad
fare bfll-but on the ground that the
Territory is subject to the interstate
commerce commission in the matter,
the council will probably defeat the
bill.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03
BARGAIN,

IA acres fenced, 3 room house, well
IL foo Sampon Mill, cement tank,
10000 gallons, galvanized tank, LOCO
gallons, barn, cellar fruit and shade
trees 8 miles West, Price $1,5OO.-
Jack Fletcher, phone 1925 rings, p.
O. Box 543. 3oOt3eod.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

The drinkers license tax has been
killed by the legislature. 1t was a
childish proposition in the first place
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

Men purchasing farms DIN the Pecos
Valley nowadays are not merely spec
ulators, but farmers and home-makers
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

Governor Curry Is perhaps late In
demanding an Investigation OF Terri
torial affairs. 1t seems that all the
secrets of New Mexico politics and
government are already known al
Washington, the Investigation having
been held while the Governor was
asleep.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

Admiral Sperry declares hat the
voyage of the feet around the world
was NJ junket." Now will some one
please explain just what 1t was
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

The Dallas News predicts that the
Rough Riders will all have to go-and
among the first to lose his job will be
Governor Curry.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

Even II those cowboys did over
look a bet I'm not buying South Ros-
well lots when they were worth five
found other al of making money
in the Pecos Valley so as to be able
to buy them at almost any old price.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

The Albuquerque Journal thinks the
whole trouble started from an impo-
lite cowboy smoking a cigarette in the
presence Of Senator Beveridge.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.

have been deeply affected by the fare
well reception given them by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. He has been the
source of more sensational copy
than any other President who ever oc.
cupied the White House.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

In explaining why McHarg was let
out, however, Judge Fall forgot to ex'
plain why he was himself turned
out Of the attorney generals office.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03
The Poor Mans Friend

Over 5000 900 have been loaned in
Roswell on the Building & o plan.
Hundreds nave bee assisted in Sc
curing a home. Are you one of them,
Or are you still paying the other fell
lows taxes and interest. 11t4.
R. H. McCUNE, Secty.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

The advance in wool Just as the
shearing season approaches Is mighty
good news to New Mexico.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

1t Is not the Mexican citizens who
are to blame for political corruption
in New Mexico, but the American 10
ses who control and coerc the ma
tives into voting as the bosses die
tate.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

County School Superintendent c..
c. Hill has been confined to his home
904 N. Ky. ave., for several days on
account of illness.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03
HONOR MEN OF SECOND

The second term closed February
10th, and reports have been made
out. The general results were salts
factory to the faculty.
Following is a list of those cadets,
arranged by class, who attained a
general average for the entire term of
80 per cent or more:
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

situation o that she can not geti
1t SO long as she is represented as{
at present"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

New Mexico Is now farther from
Statehood than she was before con
gress convened-and the whole coun
try nov knows the story of he shame
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

OF course, the senate already had
its mind made up on the statehood
question months ago1but there wa
no lack OF reasons eve at the last
hour for postponing the matter.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

Newkirk, Null and Turknett, of Ar
tesla, are again at Santa Fe working
for the creation Of Artesia county, Dut
It is now believed their cause is
hopeless.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

All kinds of fruit and shade trees
ready for immediate delivery at Fair
childs' Nursery. LIFT
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The two hundred newspaper men
stationed at washington r said to
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-03

Artesia is now engaged In the con.
struction OF her second ten thousand
dollar school building.
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Our only hope Of statehood now is
to clean the rascals out.

= Twenty-one cents Is being paid for
wool at Phoenix, Arizona.
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REVIVAL SERVICES EVERY
DAY AT M. &. CHURCH, SOUTH
800 p. m.
400 to 4:30, Young people.
1870, Prayer meeting.
500 p. m.
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MORE OF THE HEREFORD VEAL
1OMORROW.-T. C.. MARKET.
Legal Blanks at Record Once,
The Billings gazette., 1909-06-01
Texas Town Is Caught by Twister
and Two Score People Are
Killed and Mutt
lated.
REMAIN UNBURIED
Not Enough COffins to Bury the Dead.
Twenty People Seriously Injured
Taken to the Hospital at Temple
Raising Fund to Care for the Home.
less.

- EPHYR, Texas, May S1.-Approx-
imately 40 persons, residents of
the country surrounding this
town, were killed by terrific cyclone
which swept through Zephyr at an
early hour this morning, and more
than a score of persons were injured,
many of them fatally.
The town was badly damaged by the
twister, while in the path of the storm
buildings were wrecked and tress up
rooted. So far as the towns people
are able, relief has been given to the
sufferers and as many bodies as pos
sIble have been recovered. Zephyr
is veritable charnel house, the dead
lying about in buildings, it having
been found impossible to secure cof-
fins in which to bury the bodies.
Relief has come from neighboring
towns, and fund is being raised to
succor the homeless and suffering peo-
pie. The situation is well in hand
and it is expected that so far as money
and god assistance can help, the nis-
cry caused by the storm will be al
leyiated
The Billings gazette., 1909-06-01

100000 of our comrades fell upon the
fields of battle, and that 100000 were
discharged for contracted diseases and
tnat thousands of these died before
reaching their homes; when we think
OF the horrors of those bloody days,
the engagements, the forced marches,
the mud, the dust, the heat, the days
without food or shelter, is it not fit
ting that we should band ourselves
together as the Grand Army of the
Republic?
What were the men you see today
wearing the bronze button of the G.
A. r. in the days of '61 and '65? Only
boys then; myself a lad of 18; but car
rying their guns and performing their
duties like men of 35 History tells
us that the average age of the SOL
dier in the Civil war was between 10
and 20, and of the Confederate army
between IS and 49, The young, active
blood that then flowed through our
veins stood by us to carry us through
those hardships, to make light of those
experiences; and joke after joke was
passed while we were facing death in
the trenches. / often said that the
bullet was not made that could stop
me. That held good through the Will
derness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor,
James River and Petersburg, but at
the Weldon railroad attack in August,
1864, it found me.
eve have with us today the Wom-
ans Relief corps, the auxiliary of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and the
The Billings gazette., 1909-06-01
Senator Aldrich Surprises Senate by
Pulling Back Committee Amend.
ments ON Meats, Fresh
and Salt.
ARE PROTECTIVE
Chairman Declares That Although
House Rates Are Below Dingley
Rates, They Still Are Protective
Duty on Lemons Increased.-Gen.
eral Cut ON Agricultural Products.
RAT AsHINGTON, May 81. Agree
M ments were reached in the SEN

RAf fASHINGTON, May 81. Agree
ments were reached in the SEN
ate today upon many sections of
the tariff but, as the hour for ad-
journment approached, the para
graphs relating to agriculture were
nearly all disposed of.
During the afternoon, Mr.. Bacon en-
tered upon an extended discussion of
the proposed increase over rates of
the house bill on duties of bacon and
ham, lard, bresh beef, etc. Mr.. Aid
rich surprised the senate by with
drawing the committee amendments,
saying he believed the house rates, al
though below the Dingley law rates,
were protective.
This, action provoked further dis
cussion on the part of the senators
who favored the higher rates. Sena-
tor Rayner created considerable
amusement by humorous descrip-
tion of what Senator Aldrich had re-
ferred to as citadel of protection"
and Senator Smith of Michigan advo-
Gated free tariff or tariff for reve-
nue. only.
More than two hours were con-
sumed by a debate on the proposition
to increase the duty on lemons from
one cent a pound, as provided by the
Dingley law, to 11a cents a pound,
and after earnest opposition by Mr..
Root the increase recommended by
the committee was sustained, 43 to %.
Among other duties affected was
ho+ lrsa x1,hi iaL
from 80 to 25 cents per bushel. The
duties on chicory root, chocolate and
cocoa were reduced, as was that on
salt from 12 to 10 cents per hundred
pounds in bags and from 10 to cents
in bulk.
The house duty on bacon and hams
and on lard was restored upon motion
of Mr.. Aldrich, who withdrew the
committee amendments increasing it.
An effort of Mr.. Bacon to reconsider
the paragraph relating to fresh beef
mutton, ETC., in order to decrease the
duties on those articles, was defeated.
The Billings gazette., 1909-06-01
BRAVERY IS HONORED BY
THE PEOPLE OF BILLINGS
Veterans Of Cioa War, After Strewing Graoes of Com
rades With Sweet Fzovcrs Unite With Cui-
zens in Honoring Brave Officer
4 MOTHER Memorial day has passed

A MOTHER Memorial day has passed
"A into history. The graves of
% those who fought and died that
this country might live have again
been streWn with the whitening flow
ers of day; memory has been quick
ened by the flag at half mast; the re-
cital of the days of the early sixties
has for a few brief hours stilled the
hustle of business life and the citi-
zens OF Yellowstone county have, in
the dedication of the Webb memorial
fountain, paid silent tribute to
man who esteemed the discharge of
his sworn duty higher than his. life
and who gave up his own life that
that duty might be performed.
Yesterday, although o'ercast with
threatening clouds, was in every way
ideal for the exercise arranged in
honor of the day. The program, as
arranged, was carried out without
hitch. The principal exercise of the
day were those incident to the decora-
ton of the graves of the departed SOL
diers at the cemetery, and the Me-
mortal day address and dedication of
the Webb memorial at the court house
in the afternoon.
The Memorial day program began
with the annual ceremonies before the
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic in the Baptist church Sunday
evening. The members of Mckinley
post attended the services in body;
the music was appropriate to the occa-
sion, and Rev. D. G. Dunkin of the
Baptist church, addressed the veter-
ans on "The Hand of God in the I'M
perial Destiny of America"
Yesterday morning the members of
the lost, the veterans of the Spanish
American war and a goodly number
of the citizens of BiliiDgs, assembled
at the city hall where the line of
march ITO the cemetery was formed.
Following the customary ritual of the
G. A. r. at the cemetery, Department
Commander Pease delivered the ad-
uress over the graves of the departed
veterans. He said in part
Commander Pease
Speaks.
''Forty-one years ago Gen. John A
Logan solemnly dedicated the thir-
tieth day of May to the soldiers and
sailors of the Union whose tents were
pitched upon the camping ground of
the silent and whose ships were an
chored in the harbor of eternity. His
action was met with prompt and
generous recognition at the hands and
hearts of peaple, grateful for ma
tion preserved.
THE companionship and comrade-
ship and tender memories come to us
every Memorial day as the years go
on; may we, the survivors of that
war, draw more and more closely to-
gether. Has our work been in vain?
No, for We have a united country, we
are joined in heart and hand to ad-
vance the interests of our people.
when we look back and recall that