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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
TERRIFIC SAND STORM
AT ALBUQUERQUE
Followed BY Bitter CoId-AImost I'M
possible to Be Out Doors With
out Goggles.

Says the Albuquerque Journal of
thls morning: Beginning with few
preliminary means and murmnrs at
midnight Sunday night terrific sand
storm from the mesas to the west
alghted plump in the middle of the
Rio Grande valley yesterday morning
and ragged without intermissiOn until
sunset when it subsidized the adobe
cleaerd from the atmosphere and the
thermometer dropped into the bottom
or the tube--or at least dropped quite
ways down. For a sandstorm, pure
and simple yesterdays specimen was
hard to beat and the fine super-soil
filtered into even the most tightly
closed houses all day to the despair
OF housekeeprs II was almost impos-
sible to go abroad without goggles
and the high wind which at times ap-
preached the proportions of young
hurricane did considerable damage
about the city to chimneys, sign
boards, trees and fences, while a mum.
Der OF roofs We're slightly damaged
Heavy SHOWS are reported from the
northern part of the territory with
falling temperature everywhere"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
UTAH WANTS
PART OF ARIZONA
Memorial Presented to Conqress By
Senator Smoot-Postmaste at
Springer Reappointed.

Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, d. c.. Feb. 9.-Senatol
Smoot of Utah in the Senate, and
Representative Howell in the House
today presented memorial Of the
Utah legislature asking the permis
sion OF Congress 10 annex Arizona
north of the Colorado river to Utah.
Delegate Andrews prerserte1 to the
House the petition Of the territorial
lccrd of education asking for the es.
tablishment of national department
Of education.
Upon recommendation of Delegate
Andrews, Louis Garcia was today re-
appointed postmaster at Springer, Col
fax county, by President Roosevelt.
Representative Cole introduced a
bill in the House today providing for
the striking Off of bronze button med
ais in honor Of the survivors Of the
Mexican and Civil wars.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
ANTI.JAPS BILLS
SURE OF PASSAGE
Legislators Accuse Speaker Of Bluff
ing and Are Angry.

San Francisco Feb. 9.-The Chron
icle this morning prints a special from
Sacramento predicting the passage OF
both OF the anti-Japanese measures
now being considered by the Callol-
mia Legislature. These are bills pro-
viding for the segregation Of undesir'
able aliens in the resident districts Of
towns and cities, and a separate
school bill applying to the Japanese.
Speaker Stanton has been so delayed
by washouts that 1t is hardly likely
that he can get back to Sacramentoo
in time to assert his influence against
the bills. The Legislators are said to
be angry with Stanton because they
feel he has been "blufflng." They
believe that both the speaker and the
national administration are playing
for delay and this feeling will likely
cause the hackers of the bills to IN
sist upon immediate consideration.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
A D|GN|HEO AND DESIRABLE
MEANS Of EARNING LIVELIHOOD
Such Will Farming Become Says Pres
ident Roosevelt
T|lLER OF THE SOIL WILL Be ASSISTED
Rural Life Has Become More Attractive and Earnings
Have Increased.

diate needs of country life stand out:
First, effective organization among
farmers, to put them on level with
the organized interests with which
they do business.
Second, new kind of schools in
the country, which shall teach the
children as much outdoors as indoors
and perhaps more so that they will
prepare for country life, and not as
lat present. mainly for life in town.
Third. better means of communica.
ton, including good roads and a par.
GELS post, which the country people
are everywhere and rightly, unani-
nous in demanding.
10 these may wei be added better
sanitation: for easily preventable dis.
eases hold several million countrv
people in the slavery of continuous
i'll health"
"A recommendation is made for an
appropriation of $4,000 in order that
the commission may digest the ma.
lerlal 1t has collected, and to collect
and digest much more that is within
us reach and thus complete it's work. I"
Inc president then states that he re-
CARDS the improvement of our system
or agriculture as one of the most ur-
gent OF the tasks that lie before Ms
ana, IN winding up his message, he
says:
warn my countrymen that the
great recent progress made in city
life is not full measure of our civil
lzatlon; for our civilization rests at
bottom on the whoesomeness, the
attractiveness. and the completeness
as well as the prosperity, of life in
the country. The men and women on
the farms stand for what is funda-
mentally best and most needed in our
American life. Upon the development
q country life rests ultimately our
ability, by methods of farming re.
curing the hlgheSt lntellgence, to
continue to feed and clothe the hun
cry nations; to supply the city with
fresh blood, clean bodies, and clear
brains that can endure the terrific
strain of modern life; we need the
development of men in the open coun.
try, who will be in the future, as in
| the past, the stay and strength of the
nation in time of war, and it's guild.
ing and controlling spirit in time of
peace
Owing to lack of space the New
Mexican will publish a synopsis of
the Commissions report in tomor.
rows issue.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09

Washington, d. c., Feb. 9.-The
! President today submitted to the Sen
ate and the House of Representatives
the report of the Commission on Coun'
! try Life, together with his message
concerning same. The message calls
attention to the fact that not one dol
| lar was paid OF the public money to
! the commissioners for work on the
commission. The report shows the
condition of farming life in the open
country. says the President, and points
out its larger problems. 1t shows
how the state and national govern.
ments can help the people to solve
the problems. The message then re-
fers to the great modesty of the farm
err and to the lessening of the move
ment to the towns instead of remain
ing on the farms The national de-
partment of agriculture is given credit
for the aid it has given the farmer.
Attention is called to the objects of
| the commission, namely to show the
farmer how he can farm better, live
better and do better business. The
President states his belief that farm.
| ing will become "one of the most dig
nified, desirable, and sought-after
ways of earning living" This all
depends, says he, on the farmer talk
! ing advantage of the means and OPP
portunities at his command The
President believes that farm life has
improved in attratciveness and that
the earnings are higher than before.
Il desire" says Roosevelt, "only to
take counsel with the farmers as fel
| low-citizens. 1t is not the problem
OF the farmers alone that ] am discus
sing with them, but problem which
affects every city as well as every
farm in the country. 1t is a prob
lem which the working farmers will
| have to solve for themselves: but it is
| a problem which also affects in only
| less degree all the rest of us, and
therefore If we can render any help
toward its solution, it is not only our
duty but our interest to do So"
7 He further states that, 1T is of the
first Importance that the United
States Department of Agriculture,
through which as prime agent the
ideas the commission stands for must
reach the people, should become with
out delay in fact a Department of
Country Life, fitted to deal not only
with crops, but also with all the larg-
er aspects of life in the open country.
From all that has been done and
learned three great general and immeI
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
WELL KNOWN INDIAN
AUTHORITY ARRESTED
Charged With EmbezzIement and
Making Out False Vouchers.

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 9.-Samuel Nc
Cowan of Degraff, Kan. one of the
best known Indian authorities in the
country, was arrested here yesterday
by the federal authorities on a grand
jury indictment, charging him with
embezzlement and misappropriation of
federal funds while superintendent Of
the Indian School at Chilocco, Okla,
in 1908. He was released on bond
The indictments which were return
ed on Friday last, consist of nine
counts alleging embezzlement and five
for making false vouchers. The char
ges allege that MCGOWAN converted
money belonging to the Indians, to
his own use, and also took grain and
| live stock and that he made false
vouchers thereby securing money
| from the United States sub-treasury
at st. Louis. There is an alleged
shortage of $1,000 and the indict
ments intimate that an additional
sum was wrongfully secured.
Agents of the federal government
have been working on the MCGOWAN
accounts for almost year and the
indictments We're based on their re-
port.
Mr.. MCGOWAN was superintendent
of the Indians government exhibit
at the Louisiana purchase exposition
at st. Louis, and at the time of his
arrest was preparing to go to Seat
tie to take charge of similar eX
hibit during the approaching fair.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
INSURANCE COMPANIES
RESENT PROPOSED MEASURE

Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 9.-The old
line companies are putting up siren
uous opposition to the passage of the
Goodrich council bill, which provides
that all life insurance companies do
ing business in the territory shall in.
vest per cent of reserve amounting
to about Al per cent of the premiums
collected in Arizona, in Arizona Sc
curities. which shall be deposited with
the commissioner in this territory.
Representatives of two of the big
companies claim th',t they will with
draw from the territory If the bill is
passed. Home companies are favor
ing the bill.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
EFFORT TO BREAK UP
HARTMAN MERGER

Cincinnati, Feb. 9.-The taking Of
testimony in the case of the govern
ment against the Union Pacific, E. H.
Hartman and others, was begun be-
fore the special examiner today.
About 80 witnesses including promi-
nent railroad men, were subpoenaed
The case was filed year ago in the
United States court and seeks to
break up the so called merger of the
Hartman lines.
Testimony was given to show that
the railroads and shippers in Cincin-
naati and vicinity have for years been
regarding the Southern Pacific and
the Union Pacific railroads as one line
and that the consolidation of agencies
and other actions indicated a merg-
ing of interests. The witnesses testi-
flying to that effecst said that various
independent lines OF the West had
agents here and actively sought busi-
ness in this field.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
FRANCE AND GERMANY
ON FRIENDLY TERMS

Paris, Feb. 9.-France and Germ
any today signed a far-reaching agree
ment concerning Morocco, thus ban
ishing the specter which for years has
loomed up intermittently as caused
by the strained relations between
the two countries. The agreement in
sures perfect allegience to the terms
of the Algeciras act Of the greatest
Importance is the moral effect of es.
tablishing broad basis of friendly
relations between the two nations
which have been separated, so to
speak, since the war of 1870.
A striking coincidence has been
found in the fact that the agreement
was signed at the moment of the ar
rival in Berlin of King Edward This
was particularly noticeable as there
was strong inclination in diplomatic
quarters to consider the improvement
of the Franco-German relations as
one of the objects of this visit.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
LAYS IN WAIT
FOR HER BETRAYER
After Fatally Shooting Him, Woman
Swallows Poison.

New York, Feb. because Ernest
SchwaDenan. a grocer, had lured her
from her home and then refused to
marry her when she was left without
family and friends, Martha Erlchseh'
who also conducts a grocery store,
waited for six hours under a vladuct
for Schwanenam to appear. When he
showed up the woman whipped re-
yolyer from her muff and fired three
shots at him, indicting dangerous
and perhaps fatal wounds. She then
snapped the empty revolver at
Schwanenam brother and started to
run She was overtaken and on the
way to the station she swallowed pois
on and was taken to the hospital III
a dying condition.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
BRITISH KING AR
RIVES IN BERLIN


Berlin, Feb. 9.--King Edward or
England, accompanied by Queen Alex
andria, arrived in Berlin this morning
from London and were given a warm
welcome by the Emperor and German
authorities. The city is galy decorat-
ed in honor of the visitors and large
crowds have gathered in the streets
which are literally decorated with
flags, to witness the procession to the
palace.
The visiting king and queen were
given public reception of much
greater heartiness than had been an.
ticipated and a large per cent of the
people OF Berlin gathered on the
streets to participate in the demon
, strations of welcome. The reception
f, was entirely respectful and no one
attempted to start any counter dem
onstrations.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
SPECTACULAR RESCUE
OF SLEEPING TENANTS

Norwich, Conn, Feb. 9.-Fire which
broke out in the Shannon building
early today was attended by spectacu-
lar rescue work The upper floors of
the building were used as apartments.
People were awakened by the fire
men and carried down the ladders
from the third story. Many escaped
without assistance. The building was
destroyed, entrailing loss of $500, 900.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
TEMPERANCE MEASURE
CAUSES FURRY

Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. "a heated
fight is being carried on in the Ari-
zona legislature over the Pace bill,
providing for q majority rule in local
option elections out of the hands Of
the committee. Unable to muster a
majority the temperance advocates
are unprepared to vote.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
MAKE AN ASSIGNMENT.

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 9.-Lamprecht
Brothers and company, bankers and
brokers, filed deed of assignment
In the insolvency court today. The
assets are stated to be $4,000 above
the liabilities.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
BILLIARDS. AND
EXTREME COLO
Are Reported in
Many Sections Of
the Country
FLOODS ON PACIFIC COAST
Great Damage and Much IN.
convenience Is Caused BY
Swollen Streams.

Sioux City, la. Feb. 9.-The fiercest
blizzard of the winter is raging here
Big stores and all the schools are clos
ed and traffic is at standstill
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
ABANOoNS TRAIN SERVICE
Sacramento, Calf, Feb. 9-The
storm which swept the extreme
northern part of the Sacramento val
ley has broken and the Sacramento
river is falling. Between here and
the island district there is slight
rise. but there is not sufficient cause
for apprehension. however. An i'm
mcnse body OF water is rushing
through causing an overflow between
this city and Davisville and the South
ern Pacific has abandoned all train
service on that route, although there
are no washouts. A large force Of
men are at work Strengthening the
enbankments of the right of way.
MELTING SNOW MAY
CAUSE FURTHER FLOODS
San Francisco, Feb. 9.-The storm
now prevailing over the entire Pacific
coast has seriously interferred with
railroad and telegraphic companies.
Heavy rains have fallen in southern
California, causing washouts along
the railroad lines and carrying away
telegraph poles. There is much snow
III the mountains and should warmer
weather follow there will be another
rise of rivers, according to predic-
tons of the weather bureau. Many
country roads are impossible. In the
Yosemite Valley there are now three
and half feet of snow on the level
places and about five feet in drifts.
me snow fall in the Sierras, on the
llnc of the Southern Pacific between
this city and Nevada points is very
heavy. There are rs feet of snow at
the summit and seven feet at Truckee.
All trains are badly delayed.
BLIZZARD ENGULFS NEBRASKA
Lincoln, Neb, Feb. "a blizzard
Is raging throughout the state. The
storm began last night with rain. ac.
companied by thunder and lightning
and the rest of the features of an
autumn downpour. Later the rain
changed to snow and the mercury
dropped to zero. The wind attained
velocity of fifty-two miles an hour.
Railroad trains are belated and tele-
graphic communication is interrupted,
FALLING TEMPERATURE
is REPORTED
! Kansas City, Feb. 9.-Falling tem-
perature is reported all over the
southwestern district today. The
wind is again blowing and promises
to challenge the proportions of last
weeks storm. Zero weather is re-
ported in Kansas, and Amarillo, Tex,
| reported the temperature there as |
! degree above at I o'clock this morn
ing.
BLINDlNG SNOW STOPS TRAINS.
Watertown, S. D., Feb. 9.-Blinding
snow, driven by a sixty-mile gale, has
tied up all trains in this section to-
| day. The northwestern passenger
train for st. Paul, which left here last
night, is stuck in drift and all other
! trains hova hnDp 1np,,1loJ
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
BLINDING SNOW STOPS TRAINS

Watertown, S. D.. Feb. 9-Blinding
snow, driven by sixty-mile gale, has
tied up all trains in this section to-
day. The northwestern passenger
train for st. Paul, which left here last
night, is stuck in a drift and all other
trains have been annulled.
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Continued On Page Eighty
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Sioux City, Ia. Feb. 9.-The fiercest
blizzard Of the winter is raging here.
Big stores and all the schools are clos
ed and traffic is at standstill.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-13
FOR DECORATION DAY
Sunday and Decoration vii
Come Close Together-One Sum
day, Other Monday.

1t is not very often that Memorial
Sunday and Decoration Day comes
SO close together as is the case this
year. Inasmuch as Decoration Day
falls on Sunday this year, it has been
decided to recognize the day on May
81. For that reason Memorial Sun
day. which is always held by the G.
A. r. on the Sunday previous to Dec
Grafton Day, will observe the day on
Decoration Day proper.
The local G. A. r. post and the w.
r. G. have started the arrangements
for the observance of these two days.
The Memorial Sunday service will
be held In the Congregational church
! Sunday afternoon and the sermon
will be delivered by A. Craig Bow.
dish. The G. A. r. committee has
selected DR.. John L. Seaton of Da.
kota Wesleyan University, to deliver
the address on Decoration Day. Th.
full details for the observance o.
Decoration Day have not as yet beef
completed, but will be announced
in due time through the column.
of The Republican.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-13
Cuba's Liberty Bill.

New York Press: The recent in
tervention in Cuba cost the United
States some s6,O0O,OOO. And Cuba
is expected to pay the freight" But
the term are easy. The president is
empowered by congress to receive
from the Cuban government from
time to time such amounts to reim-
burse the United States as he may
consider the Cuban treasury then
able to pay without serious embar-
rassment." There is a chance here
for a difference of opinion between
the Cuban secretary of the treasury
and the president of the United
States in regard to the meaning of
the last six words of the condition.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-13
AUTO IN The DITCH
Party of Two Young Ladies' and Cen
tlemen Went Into IL Ditch With
Their Automobile.

Monday afternoon about 5 O'Clock
a party of two young ladies and two
gentlemen were passing up Main
street in a Buick automobile, and
when they reached the excavation
in front of the Gale theatre they met
with a mishap which put their auto
out of business for several hours.
There is a narrow strip in the road
between the two points of the ditch,
and just before reaching it a team
started to go through the small
driveway ahead of the auto. The
chafeur thought the team would get
through in plenty of time for him
to follow and did not slacken his
speed but very little. The driver of
the team evidently did not know he
was being chased by an auto and
stopped in the middle of the narrow
driveway. Without time to stop his
machine the chaffuer turned to the
right to avoid a collision and one
wheel Of the machine dropped into
the ditch, and it stopped right there,
The stop was so sudden hat one of the
young ladies was thrown completely
over the machine from the rear seat
and dropped to the ground. She, with
her companion, was taken to the
office of DR.. r. G. Warne. 1t develop.
ed, however, that she was not in
jured to any extent, other than +;
few bruises.
The machine was taken to the gar
age of the Mitchell Auto & Suppl,
!Co, where the damage was repaired
The front axle was twisted in a coup
lie of places and the steering rod wa
bent some.
The ladies were Misses Ida Kfnl
and Blanche Hurd, and the g6atle
men were Ralph Tuck and A. Brandt
They came from a point near Avol
and were on their way to Phillip, S
D., where the laies are going to fill,
on a claim. They got away with al
an early start Tuesday morning.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-13
Shepherd. From Alexandria-Mes-

Shepherd. From Alexandria-Mes-
danes McBeth, Peters, Nancy and
Whitmore. From Plankinton: Mes
danes Gordon and March, and from
Platte: Mesdames Hunt and Smith.
The first session was held Friday
afternoon. and Friday evening a
reception was given to the ladies at
the Methodist parsonage.
Saturday reports were given from
the various auxiliaries; papers we're
read considering the work in the for
eign field, the relation Of the home
church to that work and interesting
discussions of the same.
Sunday a rousing Missionary SER
mon vas preached by the pastor of
the Scotland church,, Rev. Wilcox.
! In the afternoon and evening a
symposium was held giving the con-
ditions, needs and accomplishments
of the various foreign Missions in
India, Korea, China, Japan, Philip
pine Islands and Africa.
Monday morning was devoted to
the completion of missionary bust
ness and the election of officers. All
of the old staff of officers We're re-
elected as follows: President, Mrs.
C. d. Vermilyea, of Mitchell; vice
president, Mrs. S. j. Bryant, of
Plankinton; treasurer, Mrs. j. H.
Whitmore, Alexandria; recording
secretary, Mrs. G. Lunn, Mitchell,
superintendent of Junior work for
the district, Mrs. A. e. Carhart,
Mitchell. Mrs. e. e. Hunt, of Platte,
was appointed corresponding secre-
tary by Mrs. jenkins.
The convention was a success and
those who We're present go back to
:, their work more determined than
ever to help to the extent of their
!. ability in this line of endeavor, .
Press Committee.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-13
An Error in Philanthropy.

New York World: One of the first
lessons that philanthropist must
learn is that it is not always to do
good There is a perversity IN hu-
man nature, wen When inspired by
the best of intentions, which some-
times seems to operate invf1cibiy in
favor of wrong. If the mischief that
is done by those who mean nothing
but good could be eliminated from
the world the sum total of error
would be noticeably reduced.