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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

Section THAT there is hereby lev
led on all property, rea, personal and
mixed, situated in the Corporate lin
its Of the City of Roswell, which is
subject to taxation for Territorial and
tax on each and every dollar of the
assessed value of said property in the
following amounts and for the purpos-
es mentioned.
(a) For general city purposes
fourteen 04) mills.
Cb) For maintaining and support.
ing the Carnegie Free public Library
in said City, a special tax of o~ne-nals
(k) mill.
(c) For care and maintenance of
the Public Park, a special tax of one
half t1z) mill.
0d) For the purpose of paying the
interest on bond issue of July 1, 1894,
of $1,000. for fire apparatus, a special
tax of one-tenth (1-10) of one mill.
(e) For the purpose of paying in
terest on sewer bonds issued October
10, 1901 in the sum of $4,000, a spec
ia1 tax of One Cd mill.
(f) For the purpose of paying in.
LtISSl Oh 1uuulhS JULIUS u Sdlu O1ls
issued December 1, 1901, in the sum
of $4,000. 90, a special tax of t~wo-tenths
(2-10ths.) mills.
(g) For the purpose of paying int
crest on Fire Department enlarge
.nent and equipment bonds dated
March 1, 1908, in the sum of S5,O00.00.
a special tax of three-tenths (3-10ths.)
mill.
(h) For the purpose of paying int
crest on street improvement bonds
dated March 1, 1908, in the sum OF
s1O,O 600, 900, a special tax of six-tenths
(6-1Oths.) mill.
() For the purpose of paying int
crest on Sewer System bonds dated
March 1, 1908, in the sum of S35, 900 90.
a special tax of one and eight-tenths
Il S-10ths.) mill.
Cd For the purpose of paying int
crest on Water-works bonds dated
March 1, 1908, in the sum of $4,000
20, a special tax of six 60 mills.
Sec. 2. That said general and spec
lal tax levies are for the purpose OF
meeting and d~efraying the expenses,
current and otherwise, of said city for
and during the fiscal year 19O9-1910,
and to be placed upon the tax rolls OF
the Assessor of Chaves County, New
Mexico, for the year 1909 as provided
by law.
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall be in
force upon completion of publication
as required by law, n the City Clerk
of the City of Roswell is hereby direct
ed to certify a copy of this Ordinance
to the Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of said County for the
purpogM Of having same placed upon
the Hal pills of Chaves County as re-
quir~.. CLAW.
Pass heGhis day of , 1909.
Approach the day of , 1909.
ATTEST
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03
FIVE FINES FOR FAST
AUTOMOBILE DRIVING.

Since the recent prosecutions for
fast auto driving, five persons have
been fined the minimum of SIS and
costs. Jim Miller, the Roswell Land
Co., and C. w. Maxwell, driver for j..
J. Hagerman, all pleaded guilty to ex-
ceeding the limit and We're given the
minimum fine. Charles DeFreest and
DR.. C.. L. Parsons stood trial and each
found guilty and Justice Weller gave
them the same fine. OF h original
bunch of six that were arrested on
this charge, including the five above
mentioned, DIR. D.. II. Galloway is yet
to be tried. His case was set for to-
day ,but was continued until Saturday.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03
BIG POSTAL CONFERENCE.
Proposed international Gathering In
1910 Meets With Approval.


James L.. Cowles. secretary-treasurer
Of the Postal Progress league, in New
York city, said the other day that his
proposal for an international postal
conference at Berne, Switzerland. in
July. 1910, was meeting with approval
both in b United States and in Eu-
rope. Mortimer Atkinson, editor Of
the Farm Journal, and Mahlon A. Win
ter, a well known manufacturer of
Washington, he said. would sail short
ly for Europe to interest the govern
ments and the various chambers Of
commerce.
Henntker HeatOn, NJ. P. wrote a let
ter to Mr.. Cowles in which he approx
ed of the conference. Mr.. Heaton has
received credit for bringing about the
present W. cent postage rate between
the United States and England. In his
letter to MI. COwles Mr.. Heaton said
in part:
Il cease d~enouncing the Brit
ish postmaster generals for their paro-
chial Instincts. l am strong for the
British postmaster general to summon
a meeting, first, of the postmaster gen.
erals Of Europe, and even of the world,
and, secondly, Of the postmaster gen
erals of the empire to discuss the ques-
ton of cheapening n facilitating pos
tai and telegraphic communication"
Mr.. Cowles believes that the post
Office is the most efficient instrument
in the hands of the nations for bring
ing about universal peace. He says
that the present rates are altogether
too high. ~
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03
WELLMAn TO TM AGAIN.

Americans Back Him IN Attempt 10
Fly to North Poae In Airship.
Walter Wellman, the newspaper cor
respondent, recently announced that he
would his summer renew his effort to
reach the north pole by means OF a
dirigible balloon or airship. All the
preparations have been made, and Mr..
Wellman will soon sail for Paris and
Norway.
This expedition will be under Mr..
Wellman's individual ownership and
responsibility. The capital has been
supplied by Americans No change has
been made In the general plan of the
expedition, which is to assemble and
Initiate the airship at the headquarters
station, Danes island, Spitzbergen. in
June and July and to start thence
northward through the air In August,
provided the weather conditions make
nance for success.
The airship to be used is he Amer
lea, which had a trial In a voyage of
about twenty miles at, Spitzbergen a
year ago last September. The owners
of the Chicago Record-Herald have
turned Over to Mr.. Wellman free of
charge the airship, plant, buildings and
machinery of Mr.. Wellman's former
enterprise.
The America, which is the second
largest airship yet built-about three
ifths the size Of the Zeppelin-has been
reconstructed and improved by Engi-
neer Vaniman in b expedition work
shops at Paris. If the America Is able
to start next August, she Will carry a
crew of three men. 6.OOO pounds of gas
ol1ne for the engines, food for a year,
sledges, sledge dogs. a lifeboat and all
the requisites Of a sledging party. One
M of the crew will be Chief En-
gineer Vaniman, an American, who
was in charge of the ships engines on
her trial voyage. The third member
has not been selected.
The difficulty of getting a fair start
with an airship designed to go to the
pole is, of course, very great" said Mr.
Wellman. Actually the period of eff
fective work is confined to about ten
weeks. If delay or accident happens
from any cause, it may be necessary to
postpone the voyage till another year.
Much depends upon the winds"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03
1909,
1909.
City Clerk
Mayor of the City of Roswell.
THE CASE AGAINST THE
STANDARD OIL COMPANY

MdyOI vi IL lily VI IA
THE CASE AGAINST THE
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
ST. Louis, June 2.-The govern
ment's dissolution suit against the
Standard Oil ,0ompany of New Jersey,
sever of it's and RS and seventy sub
sidiary conceH6.1 has been in the
counts since NoR Is, 1906, when the
complaint was led in the Circuit
Court Of the United States for the
Eastern division of the eastern judic-
ial district of Missouri at St. Louis.
IL has been heard by the fou judges
of the eighth judicftl circuit who have
sat en- fbanc as tho Cvoved States Cir
cult Court of ays visiothus allowing
a direct appeals to FITS decision to
The Supreme CoL- the United
States. This was I ait in which
the Northern SeSE case was
Standard Oil case BECAME of its loca-
tion and because many ~SShe govern
ment's witnesses were resi- ents of ad-
joining states.
The governments allegations, which
were filed by David P. Dyer, then U.
S. District Attorney, were based large
ly upon an investigation of h oil bus
mess conducted by James r. Gar
field, Commissioner of the Bureau of
Corporations, at the ibeheast of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. This investigation con
sumed a year, and because of il, war
ious grand juries returned indictments
containing S193 counts, according to
Commissioner Garield's annual report
of December 9, 1906.
In ~petitioning for the dissolution of
the New Jersey corporation N it's
subsidiaries, the government complain
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

H. D. Talley and Jesse Jones, of the
Talley Real Estate Company of Clovis
came down last night and spent TO-
day attending business and visiting
with friends. They leave this evening
for Artesia and other points down the
valley to Loo after business matters.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03
For Possession of 4 Horse.

District court yesterday afternoon
cCrcluded the trial of the suit If the
Roswell Lumber Company against J
Z. Ray, for judgment on an alleged
l.&n AT 2:30 this aflern,Dp the trial
july was still considering US verdict.
Meanwhile court had taken NJ. the tri-
81 Of the suit of F. l.. M1uth) -, If IJaX-
lei, against Juan Ru5'i foI the POS
session of a horse. Mtnuei Paroles
acted as Interpreter in the case.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03
conviets as Art Rivals.

There is a strong rivalry between
three prisoners in the Berks county
prison In Pennsylvania, each of whom
is an artist. They have all noticed that
the paintings In the warden's ohce
and the rotunda nee r~etouching, and
each wants the job-to kill time An
art committee will pick the winner
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Ogle will leave to
morrow morning on a honeymoon trip
of several months to Seattle and thru
the Pacific coast and Northwest. They
have been married over a half-century
but their honeymoon days are still in
effect.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03
ORDINANCE NO. 1874. (PRoPosED.)

An Ordinance Levying a General and
and Special Tax on all Property,
Real, Personal or Mixed, Within the
City Limits of Roswell, for the Fis-
cal year 1909-191o.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIOS
WE'LL
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03
Novel Food For Pari.ians.

Paris of late is suffering from a craze
for novel food. Three months ago roast
camel meat was the dish. A little later
kangaroo chops became the fashion.
and nov the restaurants OF b gour-
NETS o6er them xebu hump.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

-Four children from the territorial
school for the dea and dumb at San
ia Fe arrived on the auto from Tor
today. All of them live in Ros-
well and vicinity, and are home for
Summe vacation.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03
S0t2.

Barney J. Sheridan, of Paola, Kan,
for many years editor of the Western
Spirit, h best known weekly naws-
paper in the stale, arrived in the city
last night to spend some days With
old friends and to attend 10 business
in connection with the Sha-idan est
ate.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

w. A Finley, who came up from
Carlsbad yesterday for one day. de-
cided to remain over today with
friends.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

FOR RENT:-Four room modern cot
tage 1901 S. Main, and 8 room
house 5O4 E. 4th.-Apply r. E.
Price, Roswell Hotel. SO.f
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

d. n. Pope, a teacher in the Ros-
well schools, left on the auto today
for Torrance, from whence he will go
on an extended pleasure trip west.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

F. ]. Soils Left on the auto today
on a trip to Torrance and points in
h central part of the territory on a
wool buying trip.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

o. A. BURNER, of Albuquerque, ar
rived last night for a business visit ex
pecting to be here several days.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

r. A. Black went put on the aut
today on a business trip to the centrs
part of New Mexico.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03
Notice.

All water rents are due on the first
of each ont and if not paid on or
before h 5th, water will be shut off.
J. w. Bennett,
SOt2. Supt.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

Mrs. j. w. Stockard, who. has been
quite i'll for three weeks, is improving
nicely.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03
Roswell Gas Co..
"Sweet the Coal Man."

wool buyers, left on the auto yester
day for Corona.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

Bryant Williams, of Artesia, spent
today with Roswell friends.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

lobe CaZier left by auto yesterday
for Tularosa, going via Torrance.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

acres in %, all in township 9, range
20.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-03

WdSuIuSIOu dlSO- Inc iDulk OF Cne JeS-
timony given by the defense was given
in New York.
The hearings reached their climax
when the defense called to the stand
Charles NJ. Pratt, John D.. Rockefeller
and John d. Archbold. Exhibits were
introduced showing that in seven
years the profits of the business had
totalled nearly $500, 600, 900, the state
ment for the Standard Oil Company of
Indiana alone showing profits in 1906
of o than $40. 100000 on a capital
~ization of one-tenth hat amount.
John D.. Rockefeller took the stand
November Is. 1907, and was not ex-
cused until November "a. He admit
ed that the Standard Oil interests had
received rebates on shipments over
certain railroads, some of the officers
of which were stockholders in the
Standard Oil Company. He said that
he held stock in nine railroads, sever
al of which handled Standard Oil pro-
ducts. Under cross examination, he
declared that the oil business was
hazardous because of the danger from
fire, or the possible exhaustion OF the
wells.
Arguments on the case began April
5, 1909, in st. Louis. continuing for a
week. Both sides died voluminous
briefs upon which the arguments by
Messrs. Kellogg, Morrison, johnson,
MiEburn, Rosenfhal and other attor-
neys were based The court then took
che case under advisement- )
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28

county court room, where the exercises were held. The business houses were closed from 8 to o'clock during the programme and Confederate colors were displayed on many houses and vehicles. The Rev. Spencer Tunneu opened the ex- ercises with prayer and after Mary land'' and "Tenting Tonight were sung by the Confederate choir and male quar- tette, Hon. Sam Blackwell of Decatur delivered the oration, telling many in teresting personal "reminiscences of his experience as a soldier and captive in 8 federal prison.
 There were cheers for the Confederate banner as 1t entered the court room, borne by Miss Olivia ONeal and more cheers for the battle-scarred Confederate flag which Col R. B. Meadows carried over the heads of the Confederate vet erans-
 The Florence Guards made their first public appearance in their khaki uniforms and added greatly to the fmpressiveness of the occasion.
 After the benediction was pronounced by the Rev. A. P. Odom the procession formed ep Tennessee street and marched to the cemetery, where the exercises were concluded by the decoration of the sol- diers' graves. The procession was formed by Maj. A. M O'Neal, marshal of the day, and his aides, the Sons of Veterans. The students of the Florence University for Women in large tally-hos, made 8 pretty feature of the parade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
NEWS OF MONTEVALLO.
Bishop Beckwith Confirms a Class of
 Ten.

Monteva1lo, April 27.-(Special )-Bishop Beckwith preached Sunday morning at the Episcopal church, and confirmed a class of two young men and eight young women, students of the Alabama Girls Industrial school
 Saturday evening a large audience greatly enjoyed the costume concert given by the Roney Boys company of Chi cago. It was the last number in the Lyceum course, which has been un- usually good this winter.
 At the Baptist church yesterday after noon Memorial Day was appropriately observed by exercises under the auspices of Josiah Gorgas chapter, U- D. c. The church was atractively decorated with ! United States and Confederate flags and beautiful flowers were carried by all the 7 pupils of the public school and of the :. Alabama Girls Industrial school. c. l.. Meroney presided, and the programme was as follows:
 Doxology, audience
 Prayer, The Rev. w. W. Lee.
 "America," audience
 'sThe Land Where We Were Dream ing" Miss Ruby Halbert.
 Way Down Upon the Sewanee River, D class.
 Grafton, Mayor Edward S. Lyman.
 Reading of appeal for Arlington me morial, the Rev. z. A. Bowling.
 "Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground" chorus
 Cover Them Over With Beautiful Flowers" Misses Lawhon, Sampey and Latham, Mrs. John T. Ellis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
MAEUSH WINS PRIZE.
He Stacks Up the Biggest Pile of
 Trash In Tuscumbia.

Tuscumbia April. 27.-(special)-The contest instituted several weeks ago by the Clean City club, when 1t offered prizes to the boy making the largest trash pile inside the city limits, closed yesterday and prizes were awarded as follows: First prize, $1O, to young Manush, broth CT of the famous ballplayers by that name; pile 12 feet high and 63 feet in circumference; second prize, $5. to James Jackson; third prize, $2.50, Key boys The plan of offering prizes for the largest trash piles as a feature of oleaning-up week. was a decided success and the ap- pearance of streets, alleys and vacant lots has been much improved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28

At a special meeting of the City coun- cil last night action was taken in refer ence to an engineer for the municipality and In the matter of filling the school board. Engineer Wilbur Hill who re- signed last week because his salary had been cut was reelected after satisfactory provision had been made for compensa- tioh. Otto Agricola, who had been elected a member of the school board in place of o. R. Goldman, declined to serve and by the action of the council last night MT. Goldman again resumed his old place. At the next regular meeting of the council all the property owners to be affected by the proposed street paving will be given an opportunity to be heard before final action is taken by the board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
Warrants Must Work.

Huntsville. April 27.-(Special)-Th vagrants must work, so say Chief of Police Wilson and Sheriff Mitchell. Fol lowing instructions given them. band of deputies made the rounds of colored pool rooms and captured eight men who could not show that they were earning their living by honest means. Most of them were placed in jail. Aftor the first two or three places were raided the offi- cers visited numerous other resorts and found them all vacated. great deal O. complaint has been made recently of these places being filled with men who scorn all work, and the authorities say that the vagrants must either work at some honest employment or to go to jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
TICK ERADICATION.
,alas Commissioners Appropriate
 S1O50 for the Work.

Selma, April N.-(Special)-Dallas coun- ty will wage war in earnest on the cat tie tick Today the court of county commissioners appropriated the sum of s1o5o for the employment of two tick experts to take charge and eradicate the pests.
 pr. H. Robbins, the government expert, is stationed in this county, and has been very successful In arousing interest in the matter. A committee from the Com mercial and Industrial association ap- peared before the board and urged the appropriation, which was cheerfully made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
Richardson at Home.

Huntsville, April --(Special)-Judge William Richardson, member of Congress representing this district, has arrived home from Washington to attend the marriage of his daughter, Miss Sarah Elizabeth, and enjoy few days of rest He is almost broken down physically as the result of the long period spent with Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
GADSDEN HAS HEAVY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN Officers Elected At Special
 Meeting of Council CLUB GETS RARE PLANTS Contractors Are Preparing for Imme- dlate Work on New Federal Build
 ine-The Knights Tempar
 Elect New Officers.
CLUB GETS RARE PLANTS

Gadsden, April N.-(Speeial)-A heavy rain fell in Gadsden and vicinity this morning, falling necessarily for six or seven hours. This will further delay the already belated farm work and the chances for heavy cotton acreage seems to be small indeed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28

Through the efforts of Congressman Burnett the government has sent to the ladies of the City Beautiful club box of rare plants and flowers to be used in their work of beautifying the city. Most of these will be used in the decoration of the Courthouse park and the grounds of the Carnegie library. The Courthouse park is to have a marble fountain which the ladies hope to have in place by the Fourth of July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
Luck Against Him.

Richardson, a negro from Athens, Is in jail here on a charge of embedding a letter containing g. The negro admitted in a hearing before Commissioner Green leaf that he had stolen the money and lost it in a game of craps. He expected to replace 1t but luck was against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
OIITCKEST BECAUSE

It's the shortest and smooth way; only 4 IA hours to Atlanta via Seaboard; leave 700 am. Dining cars, service a la carte; effective May 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
MEMORIAL DAY.
The Affair at Florence Is Most Bril-
 liant One.

Florence. April 27.-(Specia1.)-The spirit of Memorial Day pervaded the entire pop ulation of Florence yesterday and many were unable to gain admission to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-28

c. G. Bradt of the firm of Miles 6 Bradt of Atlanta, Ga.. which has the contract for the new federal building, reached the city yesterday and is today making all preliminary preparations to begin the work. Ground will be broken in less than a week, unless the weather con- ditions make this impossible. Sheds for the workmen, toolhouses and storage houses are to be built and material as- sembled as rapidly as possible. The build ing will be of granite and marble, both to be secured in the state of Georgia. The contractors hope to complete the structure within ten months from this timel