Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-22
WILL MOVE FOR
INVESTIGATION
Important Conference at
White House Today With
President Taft
WILL CAUSE SEN SATIO N
Interior Department, Land Of
flee and Forest Service
Included.

Jones of Washington, who yesterday
read in the Senate Secretary Ballin-
gers letter asking for a committee
to investigate the Ballinger-Pinchot
controversy and Representative Hum
phries of Washington, had a long talk
with President Taft today. As a re-
suit of the conference it was said that
on January 4th, Senator Jones and
Representative Humphries would in
troduce in the Senate and the House
resolutions calling for a joint investi-
cation of the widest possible scope,
the forestry service to be included in
the resolution along with the interior
department and land office.
Taft and Santa Claus.
Washington, Dec. 22.-When little
Henry Gordon McMoran, the siX-year
old grandson of Representative Nc
Moran of Michigan, was introduced to
President Taft, during the congress
sional calling hour at the White
| House, he bluntly told the chief exc
cutive that he had begun to doubt the
| authenticity of "all this Santa Claus
buisenss." AT the suggestion of his
parents he had decided to leave the
matter to President Taft for settle
ment.
The President was taken aback for
few minutes, but looking down on
the little fellow and patting him on
the head, said:
| "Well, young man, if you write a
letter to Santa Claus and on Christ
mas morning find he has brought you
all that you asked for, isn't that
enough to show that he not only eX-
lists, but is a mighty fine little fel-
low?''
The boy finally admitted that that
certainly weuld be a point in favor OF
Santa Claus and he agreed to reserve
his Judgment until Christmas morn
ing. s II
! #G Postoffce Claims Allowed.
| Washington, Dec. 22-Postmastel
! General Hitchcock has just submit
.llted a report to Congress of the ac
ton taken upon claims presented by
postmasters during the past year fol
credit or reimbursement on account
of losses resulting from burglary fire
flood and in transit of the mails.
/ According to the report thirteeI
cases have been settled for New Mex
ico and Arizona postmasters. These
claims are as follows, showing cause
of loss, amount and what action wa;
taken in each case
Anton Chica, N. NJ, Sophia San
chez, postmaster; loss suffered il
transit; postal funds $14.15; claim al
lowed.
Bisbee, Ariz., NJ E. Cassidy, post
master; loss by flood; money orde
funds, $2.41; allowed.
Clyde, n. NJ, G. E. Baca post
: master; burglary; stamps STEPS; dis
allowed.
!, Folsom, N. M, Jose NJ. Martinez
Postmaster; fire; postal funds $S.3S
: stamps, $3.50; money order funds
, $46S allowed.
Lamy, n. M, John Pfueger, post
master; burglary; money order funds
$11.90; allowed.
Il Mutt, N. NJ, James H. Knight
postmaster; robbery; postal funds
$14.9O; allowed
Pastura, N. NJ, Philip Holman
; postmaster; stamps, $10S6S; allowed
Portal, Ariz., c. F. McCord, posi-
master; fire; stamps, $75:29;; allowed
Rodeo, N. NJ, Alfred D. Wallace
postmaster; fire; postal funds $54.51
money order funds, $40, allowed.
Rodey, N. NJ. Leonor Mullinal
postmaster; loss in transit; money ol
der funds, $40; disallowed
San Marcial, N. M, Dora w. How
ard, postmaster; burglary, posta
funds, $3.50; stamps $215.O9; allowed
San Simon, Ariz., G. F. Mills, pos
master; loss in transit; money orde
funds, $50; dismissed.
Winslow Ariz., Julia Mahoney, pos
master; burglary; stamps, $3162
( allowed
n Arizona is Confident.
g Washington, Dec. 22.-In their d,
l. sire for statehood the people of Ar
/. zona are unit, says Governor Sloa
s in his annual report on affairs of tn
/ territory submitted to the secretar
of the interior today They not onl
r desire it," he adds, "but confidentl
g expect it from the present congress
II This confidence is based on declar
G. tions made in recent political can
e paigns, the favorable considerable
hitherto given to the efforts of th
e territory to obtain admission by tn
e. House of Representatives and til
n seemingly growing sentiment in fave
d of early admission on the part of til
Senate and particularly upon til