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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01

the grand Jury r~econvened. Among
them was Arthur Ball. q linotype OPP
orator, who declared that if gas in
quantity sufficient to have caused an
explosion had escaped from a defec-
tive main. some typesetting machines
would have been put out Of commits
sion.
I'VE never did have all the gas we
could use for the machines, said Ball.
Whenever the pressure lessened TO
the slightest extent we always notic-
ed il and l am certain if there had
been any leak of gas the machines
would have shown it before IN eN-
plosion could have occurred
Judge Walter Bordwell, the preside
ing officer of the superior court, ex-
PEELED the newspaper men today from
the fourth floor of the county court
house. where the special grand jury.
appointed to investigate the explosion
which wrecked the Los Angeles Times
plant on october l is holding it's ses-
sions. The judges order was issued
in response to the request Of Charles
Weir, foreman of the grand jury who
complained that reporters had been
QutSllbili1H tAt NlAAitNN'N hNlVlG llAtN
were called to the stand and had been
anticipating the testimony brought out
by the inquisitors.
Samuel f. Brown. chief detective OF
the district attorneys office. who re-
turned yesterday from San Francisco,
said today that he would be a wit
hess before the grand jury Wednes-
day, the Gay to which the inquisitorial
body adjourned after the two sessions
held today. He said that Earl Rog-
ers. who also will be one of the prin-
cipal witnesses to connect the alleg-
ed co~nspirators, Schmidt, Bryce and
Caplai,, with the dynamiting, would
arrive tom Orrow.
Rogers he added. had secured serv-
ice of Summons On thirty-siX witnesses
in san Francisco, Seven of these are
m
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
RECORDS BROKEN
At MEET IN
NEW YORK
New York Athletics Led By
Good Score in Indoor Cham
pionShip Contests,

10y Morning journal Special Iensed Wlrel
New York, oct. 31.-Four thousand
athletic enthusiasts went TO Madison
Square Garden tonight to witness six
teen of the thirty-two track and field
events on the two-night program of
the National Indoor champions OF
Amateur Athletic union. Two rec
ords were broken.
The Irish-American Athletic club
suffered a severe setback in the first
event, the 300-yard run when Melvin
w. Sheppard, after winning his final
heat, became i'll and was unable to
compete in the final. Sheppard
started later in the thousand-yard
run the feature of the evening, but
after going about 500 yards was com
PEELED to quit, his rival, II. Gissing
winning the vents in 2:20.
The first record broken during the
evening was in the 56-pcund weight
Tor height. In the event Con Walsh
OF the New York Athletic club estab-
ilshed q new American record of l6
feet, 3-l6 inches, smashing the old
record made by p. Mcdonald last
yenr. The old figures were Is feet,
5-S inches. the second record to go
was in the final event-the pole
vault for distance in which Platt
Adams Of the New York Athletic
club broke the old record of 2S feet
made by Martin sheridan in 1907 by
2 les inches.
The two-nile race was a duel be
tween Jack Monument of the Irish
american Athletic club and his club
mate, Tom Collins. Monument won.
The irish-American Athletic club
JAILED to score in the junior events
ana were IA points behind their ri
Nais' the New York Athletic club in
the senior events. The point score
tonight stands, senior events:
New York Athletic club. AS; Irish
american Athletic club. "a. Junior:
f'stime Athletic club, 10; New York
Athletic club, 10.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
EMPLOYEES NOTICED
GAS IN TIMES
BUILDING
TeIegraphers Testify It Existed
in Large Quantities Just Be-
fore Explosion Which Killed
TWenty-0ne Men,
b Morning Journal Special Leased wirel

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
Los Angeles. Oct. 31.-Witnesses IN
the Times explosion case testified be-
fore the coroner's jury today that free
gas was present in large volume IN
the building on the night the eNplos-
ion occurred which wrecked the en-
tire plant and killed twenty-one men
These witnesses who were telegraph
operators testified that they had since
lost their positions with the Western
Union Telegraph company because OF
having made these statements.
simultaneously with this testimony
witnesses before the special grand jury
swore that no odor of gas was de-
tected in the building.
The men who testified TO the pres
ence of gas i'm the Times huilding be-
fore the explosion were William g..
Furman and James FARLEY telegraph
operators who had worked mp L" "a
fewminutes before the explosion. IN
the telegraph department of III news
paper. Both denied statements at
tributed to them that the building
had been wrecked 10y a gas explosion
but asserted everybody in the teie-
graph room had smelled gas and had
remarked upon il. \ score or more
Of witnesses. all employees OF the
Times who were at work when the
explosion occurred. were present Wheh
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
BATTLING NELSON
IN CLASS WITH
JEFFR|ES
Ia Crave, Unframed and Ner-
vou8, Easily Holds Former
Champion to a Draw in Fif-
teen Rounds,


pv Warming Journal Special Leased wirel
San Francisco. oct. 3l.-Battling
velson and Antoine La Grave Of this
city fought a rfteen-round draw to-
night before the Broadway Athletic
club.
while Nelson displayed ali Of his
old-time boring in tactics and kept
after La Grave from the start, he
clearly demonstrated that he is to be
elossed with the fighters who can
not come back. Several times he
had the local boy worried, but The
name could not gather the force to
send home a Knockout punch.
La Grave was nervous at first. For
three or four rounds it looked as
though the old champion was going
n have an easy time of it. Driving
in straight lcfts, varied now and then
with the old right ross which helped
him to the title, Nelson drove his
man around the ring. After three or
four rounds of this. La Grave steadied
down and fought back. He showed
little science, but was rugged and
game ana MS youth stdN eu OIL ucledt
which threatened him as far along
as the twelfth round. Nelson showed
no little c%leverness in blocking, but
this was offset by his wildness. He
missed time and again with his right
cross to the jaw.
In the last round La Grave stood
up without flinching to a give and,
taL.a shooting that broueht the
crowd to its feet. The men We're
hammering away without evidence of
distress when the gong changed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
ORIGINAL AND ONLY
FIGHT PICTURES
THURSDAY
Thrilling Fifteen Rounds to Be
Shown Graphically at EIkS'
Theater Here This Week,

The famous moving pictures of the
Jeffries-Johnson fight OF July Attn
will be shown at the Elks' opera
house for one night. Thursday, No
Vember 3, These ere the original
and only authentic copyrighted pie
ture films of this great contest which
SO recently aroused international in
%terest. These pictures are today ere
ating 4 furorc wherever shown and
are being greeted with capacity
houses.
From 81 photographed standpoint
these pictures are the best ever taken
of q ristic encounter. Every feature
of the great fight has been brought
out i'm it's best phase and there is not
a movement made BY the two men
that is not depicted in lif%e-likeness
upon the screen.
Probably one Of the strongest fca-
lures of this film is the pictures of
Jeffries' training quarters ana the
prominent men OF the sporting world
who were assembled in Reno the day
of the fight.
The finn in detail shows a piano.
ramic view Of Reno twenty-four
hours before the fight, showing the
crowds on the streets, the many
points of interest, the arrival of spe-
cial trains bearing prominent charac-
terc. etc. This is followed by "a series
of pictures taken i'm the training
quarters of the fighters showing the
conditioning stunts of the principals.
the reception OF prominent visitors,
including promoters, writer's, fighters
and sporting men In general The
principals are here seen in boxing
and other athletic stunts incidental
to training for q great contest,
Then follows the fifteen rounds OF
the contest showing every blow ana
movement in detail. including the
three k~nock-downs and final knock
out in the last round. Every detail
of the great battle is perfect n one
almost hear the lahored breath-
ing of the two great gladiators MS
they strain every nerve n muscle in
q mighty battle for supremacy.
The consensus OF opinion OF those
who have seen these pictures is that
they are the best pictures OF a fight
ever taken. The number of women
In the crowd or the ringslde is par
ticularly noticeable as is also the or
derlv character of the crowd through
out the fight. There Is not he slight
est evidence of the gore OF blood OF
the fight brought to light
wherever the pictares have been
the number of ladies in the
audience has usually equaled and in
some cases. exceeded the number OF
men. In this respect II might DC
that there is not "a single
,ectionable feature shown In these
pictures nor "a single incident that
shock the most fastidious per-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
RESPONSIBILITY IS
NOT FIXED
Jury Renders Verdict
That Major Edward Beau
mont Came 10 Death as Re-
suit of Rifle Bullet Wound,

That Major Edward Beaumont
anne to his death from the discharge
Of a rifle, was the verdict returned
yesterday by a %coroner's jury which
was empanelled for the purpose of de-
termining the cause of the aged min
er's death who was found dead In his
cabin near Algodones Sunday morn
ing. The jury met in Bernalillo. view
cd the body there and then went to
A%lgodones. where further invcstisat.
ing was done. Tho jury was unable
to discover anything that indicated
murder or suicide and 1t was the opin-
ion OF the jurors that he was acci-
dentally killed, although this view
was not incorporated into the YER
dict.
The body Of Major Beaumont was
hurled i'm BernalillO yesterday. no
word having been received from rela-
lives in Texas or California.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
RACING RESULTS
At Latonia.

Latonia, oct, 31.-Carlton G., run
ming in fine form. repeated his per-
Torrance of last week by coming
home a winner in the feature race at
Latonia today in one Of the most OK
citing finishes of the meeting. Carl
ton G. led all the way. Royal Re
port was second and Milton b., third,
First race, Z furlongs, selling
Judge Walton. won; Earl OF Rich
mond. second; Canopian, third. Time,
1927.
Second race, 6 furlongs-Planute-
ness, won; Moekler, second; Stalwart
Lad, third. Time. ia.
Third race, 7 furlongs-Westbury
won; Descomnets. second; Aspirin,
third. Time, 1926 3-5.
Fourth race mile and a sixteenth
Carlton g., won; Royal Report. see
ond; Milton r., third. Time, 1:46.
Fifth race, mile and seventy yards
Bad News, won; Topland, second
Hans, third. Time 1:44.
Sixth race, mile and an eighth
Markie NJ, won; Salina, second; Hen
ry Hutchinson, third. Time, 1852.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
SMUGGLERS' DOG WILL
BE ENTERED IN SHOW

FL Paso, Tex, oct. s1.-"Sport,' q
dog IS years Of g has been enter
cd at the dog show which is being
held here. a few years g sport
was used by a gang Of s%mugglers in
bringing contraband articles across
the Rio Grande and orders We're issu-
ed at Washington to capture or Kill
the animal at any cost. Friends
knowing OF his remarkable intelli-
gence, bought him from the %smugelers
to save his life.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
GIVES LIFE TO SAVE
THREE SMALL CHILDREN

Lynn. Mass. Oc. 3f.-To save three
small children who had wandered on
to the Boston and Main railroad
tracks in front Of an express train.
stephen Jones gave az his life to-
day.
The children We're crossing the
track Of the approaching
train. when Jones ran toward the
spot and warned them of their danger
by his shouts so that they escaped. He
misiudged the speed and distance Of
the express and the engine struck
him.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
NEGRO RUNAWAY IS
RUN OVER AND
LOSES LEG
Ira Brown Who Escaped From
R%eformatory Monday Gets as
Far as Kansas and Has Bad
Mixup With Railroad Train,
Especial Corresponding 10 Morning Journal

Especial correspondence 10 Morning J0urnaiI
Springer, N. NJ, oct 30.-lra
Brown. the young negro boy who es-
capped from the New Mexico reform
school last Monday with Cliff Falk, Il
white boy. is now In a hospital some-
where in Kansas. according to latest
advices. 1t is said that Brown was
run over by a railroad train in Kan
sas ana had one leg cut off. sustaining
other injuries which may prove fatal.
Falk it win be remembered, was
captured and brought back. He told
the officers that he aud Brown rob
bed q section house ut Dorsey Of
twenty-six dollars in money and some
clothes and cutlery. Brown was
caught by the section men and severe
ly beaten.
The three boys who got away We'd
nesday night were captured by j Il.
Gillespie. near his ranch east of col
MOI and returned to the institution.
These three boys said they spent the
night in an arroyo south OF Springer
and nearly persisted from hunger and
exposure.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01

lie was an iron worker. employed by
the Lleweliyn Iron Works. While
working on the New Orpheum thea
ter on broadway, between Sixth and
Seventh streets. he was struck on the
head by a crank Of a derrick and Sc
riously injured. The crank knocked
him from the fifth TO the fourth
floor. where he alighted on a narrow
pirder. James Gallagher, a fellow
workman rescued him from his peril
Gus position ana saved his life. The
injured lad was in a hospital for the
past three weeks, but was brought
homo as soon as able 70 travel. 1t Is
believed that he viii recover without
any permanent injuries.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
MISSING BARBER IS
HELD PRISONER
Denver and Wichita Police
Search for Man Who Writes
Mysterious Letter to Wife,
fBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel

10y "pIhth = bNNA' A~tHNNu VI .
Denver, Colo. oct. 31.-Detectives
Of Denver, Wichita, Kan. and Hutch
inson. Kan. are searching for Judd
II. Williams, a barber, whose myster-
ious disappearance, followed by a
still more mysterious letter to his
wife at Wichita, has caused his rela-
tives to think he is a prisoner in Dem
Yer. Williams, who is the son Of q
retired Baptist minister living near
Wichita, left that city October II for
Hutchinson.
Several days later Mrs. Williams re-
ccived a letter postmarked Five
Points Station. Denver, and dated
October %, in which Williams stat
ed that he was being kept a prisoner,
he did not know where, except that
it was up in n high building; he was
kept unconscious most of the time, he
explained. He did not know who his
captors were or why they kept him
prisoner. He got the letter away, he
explained, by dropping it out of the
window. The Denver police have no
cleW.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
made at Park Square track in his
city in 1908.
TWELVE TEAMS ENTER
But TWO WITHDRAW.

Boston, oct. 31.-A bad spell late In
the opening day of the six day bicycle
race al the Boston arena, reduced the
number Of teams from twelve to ten,
while lver Lawson of Salt Lake. will
be laid up for some time with a broken
collar bone.
At the end of the seventh hour. nine
of the teams had covered 1855 miles
and two laps. while a new team. Nit
ten and Walker, was one lap behind.
As a result of the spill in which
eight teams were mixed up, Anderson
of Denmark, partner Of Floyd Krebs,
OF Australia was injured and with
drew. Krebs was unable 20 secure an
other partner.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
DraInagc canal Is CIosed.

Seattle, oct. 31.-Captain Arthur
Williams. United states army officer
in charge of federal engineering work
in Seattle, has obeyed the order of
Thurston county superior court and
closed the canal dug to carry away
the surplus waters of Lake Wash
ington. The injunction was granted
at the instance of certain shore land
owners who objected to the lowering
OF the lake, although the carrying
away of the surplus waters would
put an end to the winter floods in
the great farming country tributary
to Lake Washington.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
Griffin Wins O.kenN.

Utica, n. Y. oct. 31.-Con O'Kelly.
who has aspirations to meet Jack
Johnson was outgeneralled by Hank
Griffin of California here tonight in q
zen round go. Griffin knocked o.
Kelly down in the third round and
opened a deep cash over his right eye
Il moment later with a savage 1ab.
Griffin proved the better fighter but
O'Kelly's extra weight enabled him
stay until the finish.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
Dcadwood Mines.

The rapid progress being made ia
the erection of the mill reflects great
credit OIL the management. The main
building started scout a month is
now under cover. The reinforced
concrete foundation for the mortars
Is completed. engine foundation is be
ing LAID and ala other work is keeping
pa @. TIE fcafrres of cheap power
aad economical litter operation have
received exhaustive investigation by
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
At Pimlico.

Baltimore, oct. 31.-Pimlico clos
ed it's biggest turf meeting of recent
years today i'm a blaze of glory. As
the days feature, the classic Bowie
stakes was offered and drew to the
barrier probably the greatest lot Of
thoroughbreds that ever faced Il
starter in a two mile event, Everett,
n gold crest colt in the Quincy stable
at s to 1 came home first but was
forced by Superstition, the heaviest
played horse, to break the worlds
record. The time, 1925 3-5, shaves off
is from the figures set up in last
years Bowie by Fitzherbert.
First race. 6 furlongs-Stinger
won; Pharoah, second: King Pin,
third. Time 1:13 30.
Second race, mile and forty yards
Sandrian, won; Busy, second; The
Gardner. third. Time 1:42 Is.
Third race. the Bowie stakes, two
miles-Everett, won; Superstition,
second; Bonnie Kelso, third. Time,
1925 3-5.
Fourth race, steeplechase, two miles
-Thistledale, won; Essex, second
Jimmy Lane, third. Time, 4:01 S-5.
Fifth race. s furlongs-Mr. Specs.
won Kinnelon, second; Elbart,
third. Time, ia 3-5.
Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth
Captain Swanson. Won Anna l.. Da-
ley, second; Golden Castle, third.
Time, 1:47 3-5.
Seventh race, 6 furlongs-Bodkin,
won; Barney Igee, second; Oratora,
third. Time, 1915.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
Baningcr's secretary Promoted.

Washington, oct. 31.-DOb M.
Carr, private secretary to Secretary
Ballinger, has been promoted to the
position of assistant to the secretary.
the vacancy being created by the APP
pointment some time ago of f.. G.
Finney. to be law officer of the rec
lamation service. A. \. Brown of
Seattle, who for a year has been
Washington correspondent for the
Seattle Post-1ntelligencer, has been
appointed to succeed Mr.. Carr.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
WEATHER MAN
ISSUES STORM WARNING

Mobile, Ala. oct. S1.-The local
weather bureau today received the
following:
tropical storm east to south of ia
maica. moving west to northwest.
Vessels leaving for the caribbean sea
should exercise caution.
"(Siened) MOORE"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
RECEIVED
ON ANALYSIS Of
STREAMS
TerritoriaI Engineers Office
Has Results Giving Details of
Constituents of Waters Of
Rivers in New Mexico,


Especial Correspondence 20 Morning Journail
Santa Ne, y. NJ, oct. 30-The Of
flee at the territorial engineer today
received the FIRST figures of the am
of waters OF various streams IN
the territory. The figures show tho
amount ut solids In the waters and
the test was raade ct the New Mexico
college .ot Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts at Meailla Park and Is scten-
ttfically accurate. The figures give
the proportion Of soid matter in
100000 parts Of water, and SANTA Fe
water stands at the top ior freedom
from solids. The following are the
results.
santa re, eco MO Luccro. S.1os
Eio Chama ga Chama, 1l.50, RIO
Pueblo. 1900, Red River, 2t,o0s
Nermoio ut Dawson 23.00; Fernando
de Taos. $3.50. san Juan, $3.50; ella,
POLO: Cameron. $3.50; Zuni. 3120s
Rio Grande, $3.50. Las Animas,
$40; La Plata, $500; Rio Puerco,
4l2.10.
school Census of Grant County.
Territorial superintendent 81 pub
lie instruction james r.. Clark today
received the school census returns
FOR 1910 from Grant county. The
totnl population of school age, that is
between the ages of 9 and ~ Years,
Is 4.51G against 4,5o9 last year.
There are 2,S4i males and 2t12 fe-
males.
Territorial Funds.
Territorial Treasurer NJ. a. Otero
today received from Game Warden
Thomas p. Gable $92.15 Tor the game
protection fund. end $2SS.5o from
Jacoho Chaves, superintendent of In
surance.
Declared to Re suicide.
Tho mounted police have inyesti-
gated the rumor that Pablo Gallegos.
who was found dead ut Anton Chico,
Guadalupe county, with a bullet
wound in his temple and revolver at
his feet. had been murdered. they
declare that Il was undoubtedly q
case of suicide.
Adding 20 the Public Nest Egg.
Land Commissioned r. z. Ervien,
FOR the territory, today received from
the United states, ~$23,2p3.4S, five
per cent OF llt iltl FInt'NdS VI PhNilf
land sales in New Mexico during the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1910.
since the law went into effect, ten
years ago. $"94.475.33 have been re-
ceived for the permanent public
school income fund from that source
and S71.i8t.Sb, the amount before
today's remittance, is invested SO as
ct bring 40 per cent interest. This
years receipts have been exceeded
only once and hal last year, when
the amount was $25,526.06. The
amounts received each year since
1901, are as follows,
San Juan, st.S79,1S0; Lincoln. ST.
S6S.637; Luna, Si,6O7, 0S9; Union,
$t.26G,17G; Rio Arriba, $1,2G1, $40;
Guadalupe, ST. ,379; Valencia, ST.
1850; Torrance, $l,1s4,690i Sierra
St,t64,223; Taos. $SS1.9G0; san Mi
guel, SGlS.S56; Sandoval, $63s,720;
Mckinley, $6O7.520; Colfax, SS41,SS0;
Quay. $306.556; Mora, S303,02O;
Santa Fe. s220,SS0; Bernallllo, $20a,-
$40; Roosevelt, $118,570; Curry, S5o,-
100.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01

Grade is being prepared for the
sawmill which VIII be Installed to saw
square timbers for the main shaft on
the Cooncy mine which the manage
ment reports viii be unwatered and
retimbered at an early date. In the
meantime, the main tunnel is being
advanced on the east vein which is
sh, wing some values in native copper
az the depth OF geo feet below apex
of hill. Development continues on
the Bloomer Girl, Fluride and Little
Charlie groups and tho Malachite
NINE, practically all this work fur
nishing "a min grade OF ore.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
OF OPERATIONS
IN PAST WEEK IN
MOG0LL0N DISTRICT
(Silver City Enterprise.)
Socorro Mines.

The last shipment consisted of
eleven bars OF refined gold and silver
bullion, produced from only "A partial
smelling of the precipitates on hand.
An increased tonnage is beng
crushed, Work is progressing favor
ably in sinking the three-compartment
vertical shaft.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-01
Erncsllnc MIMI Company

The mill is now running fun time
crushing 100 tons per day; ~thirty-siX
sacks IF high grade concentrates We're
produced from 620 tons crushed. The
precipitates accumulated since the re-
cent pipeline installation nave not YET
been snclted into bullion.