Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-03-25
0RMsBY .M'HARG
LANDS A JOB
Made Assistant
Secretary Of Com
merce andLabor
CHANCES FOR STATEHOOD
Representative Hamilton to
Introduce Measures Again
at December Session.

Washington, D. c., March 20
President Taft today appointed j. Z.
A. Leischman, ambassador to Italy;
Henry Clay 1de, minister to Spain;
Charles Sheriff., minister to Argen-
tine: United States district judge for
Alaska, r. H. Lyons; United States
attorney for Alaska, c. D. Murane;
assistant secretary of commerce and
tabor, Ormsby McHarg of North Da-
kota.
TAFT Hopes For Good Constitutions.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., March 25.-The
Washington papers today speak OF the
Curry resignation incident under the
headlines: Andrews Speaks Tor
Curry and "Favors Retention in Of'
fee of New Mexico's Governor" In
a half column article one paper says:
Delegate Andrews talked to the presl-
dent today about Governor Curry's
case. and advised that his resignation
be not accepted. He claimed that
Governor Curry has the full conn
dence of the people," With Andrews,
Senator Penrose and Senator Ollver,
both of Pennsylvania, were at the
White House and received the assur-
ance Of President Taft that statehood
would be granted New Mexico next
winter; that the president had only
the kindliest of feeling for the people
,of the Territory and expressed the
hope that New Mexico and Arizona
would adopt the best constitution pos
sible under which to work out their
own salvation. To score OF cores
pondents, Delegate Andrews, upon leav-
ing the White House replied: Curry is
a friend of mine; he has the conf
dence Of the people and we hope that
all troubles will be adjusted
Wants to Punish Kidnapers with
Death.
Washington, March 25.-Represen-
tative Rodenberg of Illinois introduced
4 iii; tcaay' that provides that the
kidnauing of person for the purpose
of extorting ransom in the District OIL
Columbia is made punishable by death
or by Imprisonment for not less than
five years.
Special Agents to Probe Land Frauds.
Washington, March 25.-Speclal
agents for the investigation OF alleged
frauds in the requirement OF pubic
lands in the west were today appoint
ed by the secretary of the interior as
follows:
Walter G. De Rouen of Louisiana,
with headquarters at Little ROCK,
Ark. William l.. Miller of Minnesota,
at Salt Lake, Utah; Thurman w. Jes-
SUP. of Washington, at Phoenix, Ari-
zona. Frank J. Lavan of Ohio at San
ia Fe. N. NJ; and James M. William
son of this city at Enid, Okla. Lavan
is at present secretary of Chief l.. 0.
Moore of the division of special
agents of the General Land Office.
Additional special agents to inves
tigate alleged land frauds in the West
were appointed by Secretary OF the
Interior Ballinger, as follows:
James B. Hardness Of Missouri, as
signed to field service, headquarters
at Spokane, Wash; John NJ. Blumer
Of North Dakota to Fargo, N. D.;
John V. Caughlan Of Utah, to SAL
Lake City; Joseph H. Favorite, O
Maryland, to Huron, S. D.; Henry )
Goodale Of Montana, to Helena, Mont.
Edward v. Murphy, Jr, OF this city
to Galesville, Fla, and George y
Wooley Of Utah, to Salt Lake City.
\ statehood Next December.
.5 Washington, March 25.-Congress
will be given an opportunity to vote
sop the statehood bill when it con
yenes in regular session next Decem
Der. Representative Hamilton Q
Michigan, who will undoubtedly con
tinue in the Sixty-first Congress al
chairman Of the house committee OF
territories, after comforting Will
President Taft today announced tina
he would at that time re-introduce tn
bill which was passed by the hous'
at the last session The measure
provides for separate statehood TO
Arizona and New Mexico and is in ac
cordance with the Chicago platform
OF the Republican party.
Major Fremont Dissraced.
Washington, March 25.-Majo
3 Francis P. Fremont, Fifth Unite'
States Infantry, is to be dismlsse'
from the army as a result OF his con
viction by court martial in Cuba o.
the charge Of insubordination, Presl
dent Taft having approved the sen
tence of the court. Major Fremon
ia son Of 1.-THE Pathfinder" and i
CONTINUED On paga EIGHTY