Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-17
WRAPPED IN
FLAMES Of HE'LL
That is the Pious Wish of
Senator Davis for John
D. Rockefeller
ATTACKS FELLOW DEMOCRAT
Two Million Acres Withd=2-2n
From Coal Entry by Secre-
tary Ballinger.

Washington, D. c.. Feb. 17.-Charg-
ing Senator Owen of Oklahoma, with
being interested in the affairs OF the
Standard Oil Company, and saying he
would like to see John d. Rockefeller
wrapped in flames of He'll" Senator
Jeff Davis OF Arkansas, today made
a speech in the Senate which he fit
tingly characterized as 'red hot and
right off the bat"
Giving Beveridge a jog.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington D. c.. Feb. 17-Presi-
dent Taft called Senator Beveridge to
the White House to learn why the
statehood bill had not been reported
by the senate committee on territories
on Tuesday. Senator Beveridge re-
piled that it was to give time to a COM
mittee from Santa Fe to present
recommendations on Friday to the
committee in refrence to land grants
to pay for the railroad bonded in
debtedness of the county. He promis-
ed the President that after that the
bill would be reported favorably and
without loss Of time.
Delegate Andrews introduced a bill
providing for the construction OF
reservoir at Cerro. Taos county, au-
thorizing the territorial engineer to
make preliminary expenditures for
that purpose to the amount of $10,-
900, the project to be completed under
the Carey Act. He also presented a
memorial signed by one hundred citi-
zens praying for the construction OF
the reservoir.
Withdrawal of Lands.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE exten-
sive temporary withdrawal of public
lands from the public domain was
made by Secretary Ballinger today,
involving 2,06S,492 acres reserved
from coal entry and 1903 acres from
all forms of disposition. Forty-siX
thousand four hundred and thirty-one
acres were restored to settlement.
The Senate Laughed ImmoderateIy.
1--WE don't want the Standard Oil
Company in Arkansas" he exclaimed.
''The only place to which I would be
willing to see a pipe line laid for the
Standard Oil Company would be
straight from here to hell and should
want to see the oil flowing directly
there. Furthermore I would be glad
to see that old trust magnate, John ID.
Rockefeller, there to receive the oil
and would be glad to see the flames
that it's appearance create wrapped
snugly around him." He said Mr..
Owens support of the bill is due to
the fact that in some way the Oklaho-
ma senator is believed to be interest
ed in the Standard Oil. The imputa-
ton brought Mr.. Owen to his feet, but
he was smiling when he said: "The
impudent speech which the senator
from Arkansas has just delivered has
no foundation in fact"
"Well, Mr.. President. the senator
acts like he was interested" respond
ed Mr.. Davis, also smiling, "and by
jinks | believe he is Interested"
The two senators slammed left
handed compliments back and forth
for some time while the Senate laugh
ed immoderately, but finally the bill
was passed. Mr.. Davis being the only
senator to vote NAY"
Governor Haskell Created a Stencil
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE speecl
was made apTopos the efforts of Mr.
Owen to have passed a general bill
giving right of way through tn,
public lands in Arkansas for a ga
pipe line. Mr.. Davis said the bill il
in the interests of the Prairie Creel
Company, which he said was a brancl
of the Standard Oil Company H
could not sit idly by and allow a bill
to be passed which is in direct con
fiict with the antitrust laws. Ht
challenged any Democratic Senator t,
vote for the bill, referring to tn,
operations of the Prairie Creek Com
pany in Oklahoma. He said it wa
the same concern that had caused S,
much scandal in that state and wa
one in whose behalf Governor Haskell
had interfered to the extent of Great
ing "a stencil which filled the nos
trilS of ayarvhody,