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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

10 supply himself with abundant
material.
The next step anne when some
ehterprising %sluggard, wishing to
sample an antlcss region with little
.enort. followed scripture and Went
literally 20 the ant. He deliberately
'sowodn tho place with ants, which
ne brought from several miles away.
IN Ints established colonies. built
hills, Ind when the paleontologist
went sack the mex year he found
that hey had collected thirty or
forty teeth, etc, TO each hill.
Panontologists generally, there
fore, q debt Of no inconsiderable
gratitude to the ant in making
know the wealth Of small mammals
and 1her dimiuutive v%ertebrates that
nhaatcd the region in ancient times.
and hc biblical injunction takes on
"A nm significance.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

Practically All Of the concessions
made by the house OF representatives
TO the demand for "A liberalization of
the Dlnglcy tariff have now been re-
versed by the senate. Speaking gener-
ally. the duties which the house re-
dnced have been restored OF advanced
and all OF the spectacular additions
10 the free list made In the Payne bin
have gone back TO the dutiable list.
There viii be no free lumber or free
hides or free ore or FREQ raw material
for anybody, unless " may possibly
b. free pulp for the piper people
Thrrc was some dispute during the
campaign whether tho tatia should
be revised bS is friends or It's m
emies. the republicans being rec
garded ar the friends and the DEM
oe1ats a. the enemies ol protection
Tho republicans won. but the re-
markahle fact now is that after max
ing "a downward" revision In the
house. they have made an upward
revision la the senate, but onl> with
the assistance of the democrats. who
have turned out Ca be the most deter
mined protectionists of them alt
This would Do a sufficiently COM
fused ana confusing political situa-
ton, says the Philadelphia Public
Ledger ID ala article on the situation,
III the tariff remained the nne absorb
ing issue thar II VAS expected to be-
uut the whole tarin discussion has
now been oYcrshadowed boy this new
and extraordinary corporation tax,
which was never heard OF in the cam
raien. except as q vague suggestion
la tho democratic and sociniistic plat
forms. II was no part eft the re-
publican policy. and set is now
preferred as a party inca To- any
thine ihat was contemplated in The
national convention
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
WANTS NO CONTROVERSY.

lcsidnnt HadleY. Of Yale, wants
norontrovcrsy with Bishop McFaul,
Of 8'renton, over the bishops recent
q emcnt that the curriculum Of
= eral Of the leading universities,
aluding Yale. undermine faith
4 breed immortality when inter-
ewed on the subject an he would
~ was the following which he gave
nut as an official statement from the
presidents office:
so far as my experience goes. the
'atholic clergy Of America are ex-
.ecdinely careful not TO utter false
charges ON the basis Of reports which
hey may have been unable to verify.
If there has been n departure from
his tradition. I am sure it represents
HE momcntary inadvertence or error
Of an Individual ana that matters will
be more effectively set right by fell
Iow members Of his own church and
profession than by anything like pub
lie controversy"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
TROUBLE OVER THE SURPLUS

While Uncle Sam Is having a deal
Of trouble, and congress Is having an
excited ana sweltcring session all on
account of the defcit, some of our
big corporations seem to be having
almost as much trouble on account Of
the surplus. There's the Prudential
Life Insurance company of New Jer-
sey. for instance, against which a
stakeholder. Mr. Leon +. Blanchard.
has lust Instituted suit in the court
of chancery to compel the corpora
tion to pay to him and other stock
holders an unassigned surplus of
$1G.G03. 500, instead Of turning the
amount over TO pollcyholders
In his bin OF particulars Mr. Blln-
chard makes charges of gross ex-
trnvagance and other mismanage-
ment against John r. Dryden, former
United states senator. ANA other di-
%rectors of the company. He declares
that Dryden has been president for
more than twenty years and that he
aud their directors have SO manipu-
ltitu hllhllS NS 10 no AUlt ~ i'Hihiii
IN office at viii; that they have voted
|exorbitant salaries 90 the executive
officers; have provided paiatial Of
fees and meeting places; have eN-
pended vast sums for unnecessary
furnishings aud decorations and have
acquired much roal estate % nnreas-
onahlc prices ana beyond the office
needs OF the business.
An OF this has been done, accord
ing to blanchard to keep down the
surplus of the company and prevent
the payment Of stockholders divi-
dends 1t is further claimed that
poiicyholders are paid dividends
without the warrant of law and that
misleading reports are fled with the
state banking and insurance depart
mont. which reports are tho only in
formation %obtainablc by the stock
holders,
blanchard asks for an accounting
81 stockholders dividends and an or
der restraining the company from
continuing its old business methods.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
AGAINST THE SOCIETIES.

In his annual report, Russell II.
Chittenden. director of the sheffield
Scientific school or Yale university.
condemns the society system OF the
school. where there are six societies
owning their dormltories. represent
ing property of ,ors high value The
fact that the school has now begun
10 build It's own dormitories has
brought the question into promin
enes.
Tho director says that tie Interests
Of tho societies and scholarship in
the school are anugonistic 90 each
other, s Is proved hy the fact that
many more conditions in scholarship
IN proportion 70 numbers have been
incurred by society men than by stu
dents outside OF the societies.
u Is also proved. ne says. by the
fact that many men entering the
freshman class belonging TO the SOC
eieties are dropped ~ the end Of the
nrsi term or later ia the year not
wlthssanding that ihey enter the
sehool with good records in scholar
ship such conditions. ne says. are
d~emoraiizing
In conclusion he asserts that unless
a speedy solution Of this prahlem is
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
MAKING USE or TnE ANTS.

Paleontological members Of th'
United States geological survey have
hu ON a unique scheme for the coll
lection OF small fossil bones la GER
tain parts ct the west.
The mammals from which the
bones ave derived are pretty gcner-
am, distributed. but ARE never ahun-
dant. and ON account OF tieir small
size are seen with difficulty, says the
scientific American, in what are lo-
cally known AS blow outs and are
almost ALWAYS associated with gar
pike scales and teeth. ANA teeth and
bones OF other nsh, %crocodiles. liz
ards and small dinosaurs
These remains are frequently so
%ahundau; in "blow-outs" as to attract
attention easil, when such a place
is found careful search is almost
always rewarded 10y the discovery of
d Tow jaws and teeth OF mammals
This has been known for "a long
time but q was only more recently
that IL was discovered that O certain
species Of ant. In %cNcavatiug it's bur
and in collecting material from
and beneath the surface. brings to-
great numbers OF small stones
Nith which TO build the small hemi-
spherical hillocks from n 20 two
feet in diameter in and beneath
il constructs It's suhtcrranean
.humhers
Anywhere m the region at "a favor
locality among this aggregation
# pebbles. "a considerable number 81
small fossil teeth and jaws. fish
scales small vertebrate. etc. will al
be- found. and an the paleon-
biologist had To- do vas Go slit an ant
bin through an ordinary aour SITTER
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
VERY Much MIXED.


Our nelghbor over on the Pccos, The
Roswell RECORD, mixes up fact and
fiction IN a very generous manner in
this statement.
by the way what has become of
the Commission plan Of govern
ment? 1t is undoubtedly dead in
Roswell, and Albuquerque and santa
Re have both dropped II IKE a hot
brick"
A part OF hat statement Is true
another part OF IT Is not true, and no
part Of II tells the whole truth II
is true that the commission idea has
been dropped by the New Mexico
towns, bu it Is not true that it us
dead A correct report OF the Sit
nation. giving the whole truth, de-
mands the statement mat a number
Of the t6wns of New Mexico seem to
be strongly In favor of adopting the
commission plan of municipal govern
ment. but when the public got an OPP
portunlty to examine the law on the
subject. pissed by the last Legislature,
the act was fonnd to ave been
thrown together In such q b|ungling
and slip-shod manner that II would
be practically impossible 10 organize
an efficient local government Of any
sort under It's crude and hating pro-
visions. Hence, the friends of the
commission plan saw that II Was USE
less for them TO agitate the matter
any further at present, and that there
Was nothing for them TO do but 10
wait for the meeting of another legis-
iature. in the hope of getting q law
under which n feasible and practical
commission government could he or
nanized
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
A DISCUSSION ON
POLITICAL PULLS

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rnan nethtnu - 1o-n,ara1aino
49, 49, ~ e,atan,on. 40 nnahaI
na no.. 'oattana tn5,strtn, ana
a t.5i"te, MA aa,annatnaa tr -
~, y',. M. - -, raI,.
49, - Ma .,rt 80 snnhistr,. 90
~ . - ri. a.,,, .nd
- ans, +o,a ma ma
~ ,Aat.,
NM nu.ansa ,hnm taa ntoaf IN
,vha, NJ aant ,hn,n oanarauv
"a NJ KIM 20 NJ III
1870, ,hotn eothool.
WIZ ,hn anara, n,nl,a AZ ,.as IN
y '"' -. i So
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
Victim of i,ustIcrs.

Lost. straNed or stolen one large
Pennsylvania Bun popularity know in
the Plundcrbund prcss of this terri
tory as the man VINO does things"
Less than a year ago this man VINO
does things' entered into a contract
with the people OF this territory TO de-
liver to them statehood or his resig-
nation, but nc hasn't done anything
since. can II De that he has been 70
busy acting as lobbyist for the In
t%crests" on the tariff bill that he has
forgotten the terms Of his contract
with USE Pennington Times Hustler.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
The Bright side.

\ certain lady prides herself upon
always looking at the bright side OF
things My dear" moaned her hus-
band n day recently. as he tossed
restlessly on his bed. its the doctor
I'm thinking of. What "a bill his viii
be- Never mind, Joseph said HE
VIE. You know. there's the insIr-
"-Rellman.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
TUCUMCARl EXPECTS TO
BE RAILROAD CENTER

The possibilities OF Tucumcari are
growing greater every day TO become
a city-a great railroad center. When
the smoke of the first Rock Island
train blackened the sky seven years
ago for the first time. little did the
people who were here az that time
think that only eve short wears
would pass away and find Tucumcari
the greatest railroad center in the ter
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
astonishing.

We notice with amazement that <
mas been G,cided by the senate T.
pa. rldiuln 10 the free list. Ard
yet Mr.. a1dIich ana his friends pre-
tend ~ Tncy are preserving the
principle Of protection This is q
nice way to uphold American indus
tries and protect American labor
against tho cheap radium diggers Of
the old world.-Phocnix Republican
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

maria. is there a single good thing
about these great widc hats the wo-
men are wearing"
yes. John. there is When two
women meet they can't kiss each
other now.-Chicago Tribune.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

reached by the parties more directly
Interested the governing board Of ING
scientific school VIII be eompelled 70
exercise its power with a view 70
remcdying the evi1s which ~ pr's'f''
nnnneatl0nnhlN eXAt
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
Religious Item.

1t is reported that ex-President
Roosevelt had great sport recently
shooting monkey, and on Sunday
morning at that. IT would have been
more in Keeping witE the protested
piety Of Teddy if he had tried to or
ganize a sunday school class among
the monkeys instead of shooting them.
-Hagerman Messenger.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
Regrets.

T.. Leupp. Commissioner of Indian At
fairs, had resigned. Leupp has done
more towards putting the indian de-
partmcnt on a really business basis
than any Of his predecessors and we
hope the good policies ~inaugurated
will be continued Pennington Times
Hustler.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
Mi.e precnnlion

Some OF the side editors are with
holding their criticisms as to Mr..
RoosevcitS conduct in shooting mon
koss until they ean he sure there
really are monkeys in Africa -Bisbee
Review.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

Maintaining the pence of the world
continues to be strenuous work or
course. we all know that the only
thing D%readnoughts are built for is
to insure peace. and now Emperor
William says that the object OF the
visit between himself and Emperor
Nicholas was peace.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

The grand jury in their report a few
days ago recommended that a new
county Jail be built at Socorro, and the
board of county commissioners Will
give the recommendation their care
ful consideration. 1t is a we'll known
fact that the county's present strong
box has been in use so long that it
can hardly be considered either safe
or wholesome.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

The Academy of our Lady or u
DIES at Silver City, one of the oldest
educational institutions of its kind in
the southwest and one of the most sue
c~essful, brought another year to a tri-
umphant elimination last week when
their annual commencement exercises
were held in Elks' theater before a
large and brilliant audience.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

The most enthusiastic estimates
heretofore made of the gold likely 60
be received from Alaska during the
current year have fixed the limit at
500. 000. 600. but now reports, on
eeded to be reliable. say the most
conservative estimate that AN be put
m the years receipts Is not less than
~$8o000.o00, ana more likely s95-
600 GOO
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

Washington may be warm. but the
voters will make it warmer for corr
tain statesmen when they return
home Chicago Rccord-Hcrald
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
SANTA FE TIME TABLE.

(fEnective June 6, 1907
From the East Arrive. Depau
No. /. Southern Cal. Express. 7:45 p staOp
No. 3, California Limited. ..12:20 p l.e0p
z, North, Cal. Fast Mail. 1888 p l2fba
No. 3. FL p. & Mex. City Exp.11.50p 12:2Os
From the West
No. ., Chicago Fast MALL. s:00a s25a
4, Chicago Limited. S.. $3.50 p 62Op
No. 8. Chi. Il Kan. City EXP. 6:45 y I:ap
Pecos Valley Trains
No. Sl1, Amarillo, Roswell and
Carlsbad ......... 7Vs
No. S12, from Carlsbad. ROs-
well and Amarillo. IL :55 p
From the south
M 10, Chi. Den. & x. c. Ex..5:05 TO0a
NJ 10 connects at Lamy with branch lrain
for Santa Fe and stops at all local points
in New Mexico.
T. f. PURDY. Agent
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
AN "ARTEsIAN" CONVENTION.

The following official notice. pub
lished by order Of the board of coun-
ty commissioners. of Eddy county.
VIII serve to give the reader a fair
idea of the volume ana extent of the
artesian water basin of southeastern
New Mexico:
an of an order Of the
honrd or county commissioners Of
LII h..
berehv made for i convention Of the
ounere ~ artrainn VOLS IN the coun-
T., ar Eddv ia no held NJ the Wood
mon han in the town of DAYTON. in
eaid county on the 12th dav Of .July.
tooo M 10 o'clock am for the pnr-
mise af eleettnp three emh hers ef
the cnuntv artesian well board.
witness nav hand and seal of said
hoora nt Carlsbad This totb dav or
.Iune u 1909
Ar O'OtINN.
oprohoto Clork ana ex-onicio
rle,l NJ the nonrd Of county Com
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

j. T.. Jones, a farmer 63 years of age
residing on his claim near Ard, in the
extreme southern part of Quay coufi-
~. was bitten by a r~attlesnake and
died the following day from the eff
fects. He was bitten on the back of
the left hand and with no medical aid
convenient, the poison rapidly spread
over his body.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

Famed by a stiff breeze, the resi-
dence belonging to deputy sheriff
Crawford. on Third street in Tucum-
carl was burned to ashes last Tues
day morning a little after day break,
before assistance could reach the
place. The fire originated in a defec-
tive fluc and had gained such head
way that nothing could be saved after
the blaze had been discovered.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

BY the breaking Of a driving pulley
in the engine room of the Yuma Elec-
trio works George Downel, engineer.
and Manuel Garcia, Il fireman. We're
pieces from the broken pulley struck
one Of the steam pipes in the engine
room causing the latter to explode
with terrific force. Broken fragments
Of pipe crushed Garcia's skull, knock
ing the eyes from his head. Downel
was struck in the face and painfully,
but not dangerously wounded.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

burg the other day by declaring in
favor Of sunday baseball.-Ei Paso
Times. ~
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
THE nocAL mRno rnonLrM.

The apricot ord. ara at Glendale
burned yesterday b "a gang 81 no
hoes may bean rich fruit after All
richer than IL has ever borne, i the
destruction of il SHOULD suggest -
the authorities nat hpboes ANA va
granite should DO given no peace any
where in This commuu ity. This conn
~ has Tho reputation Of being good
to the unfortunate andl II should now
acquire a reputation iJf being hard
on the idlcr. These gangs "hieh
camp along the highways and ca
nails ought to be tr ansterred az
speedily as possible To gan hnd tleh''
to the rock pno whercl they could pe
made to earn the rls ut TO I'VE
Phoenix Republican
While this Is not at rYfesent = press
me problem in New q
perionce Of our neigh "tt II. ,oday,
gives ms timely warLhIo h. commifte
that Il rs q probleAe kid. vides FOR
have TO meet At anyllnp be control If
warned is ore-armeAucrquc The co
- at all Of the CT
\ NATTER Org ana IONS bet
three 81
The railroads OF = American
sued - vast array %, nv nnnt
tbaf during the pastf ia the 80 pnt1
1877 mliii"is 81 "o''ts that The re
operation Of a two lappli- m%endotfo
some time ago the pmcnt adopted
morec commission Pr cone tional 50
different figures on thfh ap- taken TO
showing that The railrA tax the sool'
Inc made mone by iIpeoh fofm -
tHo cent passenger ~ :" "n""p
which may De taken l''on PER ev-
ldcnce that the ralitoadS'fre pretty
handy in proving any sort of an ar
Eulaent that they wish to make
through the medium Of their own
statistics Topeka journal.
And II shows. also, that IN claim
ing to know more about the business
Of The railroads than the railroads
themselves. the interstate commerce
commission is not very slow In the
matter Of proving things.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

A switchman in the Carrizozo yards.
by the name of Rivers, died at the
Grandview hotel Saturday morning at
$50. from the effects Of morphine poi
soning.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
What's Doing in
the Territories

The American Rank & Trust COM
pany Of clovis, y. NJ, opened for bus
mess Monday morning, June 21st, cap
ital stock $50, 900 fully paid in cash.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29

pio ,ou o,cr pause TO reflect TIM
half of life spells 'lf and thrce-' az
ihs af % spells "Iic c-C Clovis Pos.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-29
Shots From the
Southeastern
SdnCfun1s


Oh. FhISVI III
How would you like 90 go fishing
Clovis Post.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-25
MORE CASES
Ire Passed on By the Su.
preme Court of West
Virginia.

The supreme court has passed on
cases as follows:
Ellen r. Custer ct. al. VS.. n. j.
Hall, ct. al. from Fayette county;
case to be continued by agreement
Weaver Mercantile Company vs.,
W. d. Thurmond, from Fayette
county; submitted on briefs.
E.-B Hawkins. administrator, vs.,
Nuttalburg Coal and Coke Company,
from Fayette county; argued and
submitted.
state vs.. A. F. Mathss ct. ais,
Erem Fayette county; argued and
submitted.
NJ. z. Rogers vs.. A. P. Bailey.
from Fayette county; argued. and
submitted.
G. w. Dillon, administrator, vs..
w. A. Blair ct. ais, from Fayette
county: dismissed on motion Of ap-
pellant.
Cora McGlamerE ct. al vs.. Iames
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-25
Supreme Court Makes ain I'M
portant Ruling in An
Appeal Case.

III rsfersiiis the aoMes court a'l.s
Fe1andias ne cas- q S'lgef1 s "a
- PeppeFs a. from hanuolpn
county, tae saprellle Soaf' e ApT
pea's fnesday NEG my ased q
lfast on E stock g. msseaa muse.
Nlen ne intent q pssila'ssns sae
ssg'ss z a.sppse g ~ FsopsEas
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-25
GREAT REVIVAL
Is Still in Progress in the
Baptist Church at
MonongaK.

Between 55 and 60 persons have
made professions Of religion at the
revival meetings in the Baptist church
at Monongah, which, are, entering
their fifth week. Forty three nasa
been received for baptism ana TED
are at the altar. The ordinance. Of
baptism will be Administered the Hrst
sunday in May to those who are cam
didates as the result Of tho revival
meetings. and 1t g anticipated tIsat
there win be at least 50 candidates.
The meetings are being eenducteei 81
the Rev. W. J. Newton. Of this CITY.
They promise much yet.