Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-23
MANY AFFIDAVITS
WERE SENT
Vigorous Protests Are Made
Against Charges of
Election Frauds
TREASURER OTERO IS WELL
Acting Governor Jaffa Asks
President for Short Leave
of Absence.

Acting Governor Nathan Jaffa ap-
pointed the following notaries public:
Mauro Gallegos, Arroyo Seco, Taos
county; LibOrio Baca, Pintada, Qua
dalupe county, and Augustus Vigil y
Valdez, Mora, Mora county, and re
appointed Neal Janson, Estancia, Tor
rance county.
For the Treasury.
Territorial Treasurer NJ. A. Otero
has received from Oscar Lohman'
treasurer of Dona Ana county, the
sum of $1,481.56 for the territorial
treasury.
Treasurer Otero was back at his
desk today after a severe attack OF
bronchitis which kept him at st. Vim
cents Sanitarium for over ten days.
Mr.. Otero was looking well and re-
ceived the congratulations of his many
friends upon his recovery.
Land Entries.
The following were the land en-
tries at the local land office yester-
day: Melcore Alderete, Progreso;
Albert J. Abrahams, Albuquerque;
N. E. Carson, Joe W. Dobbins, Farm
ington; Roy R. Humes, Fruitland;
Patricio Trujillo, Cuba; Flavio Save
dra, Armijo; Charles E. Ewing, Es-
tancia: Joseph Morley, La Plata and
Juan B. Garcia, Gonzales.
Increases Stock.
Papers were filed in the territorial
secretary's office by the Las Vegas
Town Company announcing the in
crease of it's capital stock from S1O,-
600 to 100000, consisting of 1000
shares at $100 each. E. D. Reynolds
is president of the company.
Voluntary Dissolution.
There was also filed in the secre'
tary's office the consent to voluntary
dissolution of the Malaga Land and
Improvement Company by the share
holders whose names and the number
of shares owned are as follows: J. A
Hartshorn, 440; E. E. Hartshorn, SO
and Justic Garlach, so shares.
Has Beautiful Banner.
Superintendent J. E. Clark, of the
department of public instruction has
placed on the walls of his Office in the
annex to the capitol the beautiful ban
ner made by Miss Daisy M. Paine, a
public school principal at East Las
Vegas The banner is the seal OF
New Mexico and is in gold on purple
satin 1t was made two years ago fol-
the use of the New Mexico educators
at the National Educational Associa.
tion which met in Denver and will be
carried by Mr.. Clark to San Francisco
at the meeting of the association this
summer.
Word has been received from Chiel
Clerk Rupert F. Asplund of the de
partment of public instruction that he
has been delayed by a wreck in Kan
sas. Mr.. Asplund is on his way tc
Mobile to attend a meeting of edu
Gators there. The heavy SHOWS have
changed schedules in the middle wes
as we'll as in the southwest but Mr.
Asplund expects to be back in a fort
night.
Sending Protests.
1t is said that at least fifty specia
delivery letters were mailed to Wash
ington today protesting in affidavit:
against the charges of an unfair cleo
ton January 81 in New Mexico an(
some of the affidavits stated that bal
lots both for and against the constitu
ton were obtainable and that there
was no intimidation or disorder a
the polls in Santa Fe. 1t is said tina
affidavits of a similar nature were
mailed from points all over the terri
tory. One was from an editor of
Democratic paper that bitterly tough
the adoption of the constitution, thu
editor swearing that ballots against
the constitution were obtainable a
his office and that he so announced il
the columns of his paper
Reconsidered Resignation.
1t was stated at the capitol toda.
that Mounted Policeman J. B. Rusk'
resignation has not been acted upol
as Mr.. Rusk has reconsidered tn
matter and has withdrawn it.
Decisions Awaited
Clerk Kirkpatrick of the Territoria
Water Board expects the text of tn
decisions of the water commissioner
in appeals made before them at tn
water boards session held a sho1
time ago. While the general tenor c
the decisions was announced the fu
text is awaited with interest, for
will be given out officially in fe,
days by Hon. Charles Springer, pre-,
ident of the board.
Asks for Leave of Absence.
Acting Governor Nathan Jaffa wi
ask President Taft for leave of al
sence to allow him to attend the fun
eral of Mrs. Sol H. Jaffa, an aun
who died at Trinidad. The funers
viii take place Sunday and as Co
ernor Mills is out of the territory tn
absence of the acting governor wi
nectssitate the appointment of som
one to serve as acting governor Will
Mr. Jaffa is out of the territory,
MS request for leave is granted.
Inspecting Land Office.
Leroy 0. Moore, chief of the fiel
division and inspector of the land O
fices for New Mexico, was in La
Cruces this week, going over tn
books and records at the land offic,
He is on his annual tour of inspectio
and went from there to Roswell. I