Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-26
LhUGHL|N FOR
MUSEUM BOARD
He Succeeds Nathan Jaffa,
Who Has Resigned, as Sec
retary and Treasurer
The BALLOT BOX OPENED
Strange to Say, Votes Counted
for Sol Owen Were Cast for
0. .L.Owen.

L lie Sldte DOdfu OF eQuallZdtlOn Is
in important session today. The men,
bers are Governor W. C. Mcdonald,
Secretary of State Antonio Lucero,
State Auditor w. G. Sargent, Attorney
General Frank W. Clancy and Travel
ing Auditor John Joerns. The repre-
sentatives of railroads and public util-
ity corporations in attendance is large
as valuations are to be placed on prop
-erty of that character. The state is
confronted with the imperative neces-
sity of raising from 100000 to $780,
600 more revenue annually than in any
years previous unless appropriations
tor institutions much to be desired are
cut down materially.
Chief Ranger Transferred.
j. A. Simmons, chief ranger on the
Alamo National Forest, has been
transferred to the Big Is lrros Forest
and has taken his family TO Silver
City.
Clerk to Corporation Commissioner
T. J. Sanford of Malaga, Eddy
county, has been appointed clerk to
Corporation Commissioner NJ S.
Groves and will with his family take
up his residence at Santa Fe
Requsiton Papers Issued.
Governor Mcdonald has signed re-
QUESTION papers for w. Sorrells who
is now living in Fayetteville Tennes-
see, but who is wanted in Eddy coun-
pIapolc Nf Il
by Miss Hattie Phillips of Carlsbad.
N. B. LaughIin Appointed
The appointment of NJ B. Laughlin
OF Santa Fe as a member of the
board of regents of the Museum of
New Mexico vice Nathan Jaffa Of
Roswell by Governor w. C. McDon-
aid was this morning made public.
Delegates Designated.
The following We're designated del
egates to the sixteenth annual meet
ing of the American Academy of Po-
litical and Social Science by Governor
w. c. Mcdonald this morning: H. j.
Hagerman, Roswell A. A. Jones, Las
Vegas; H. M. Dougherty Socorro. The
academy will meet March 30 next.
Looking for Her Brother.
letter received in the office OF
the governor and referred to the of
flee of the mounted police from Mrs
Rose Haslnin, of 332 Gale Zurbaran
Manila, P. l., asks the assistance OF
the New Mexico authorities in locat.
ing her brother C. C. Stillricht who is
supposed to be somewhere in the state
Mrs. Haslnin says that she has not
heard from him for three years. He
is miner and farmer, she asserts.
Andrew FeIly Wins Contest Case.
In the contest for the office of coun-
ty clerk in Sierra county, Judge NJ.
c. Mechem decided in favor of the
contestant Andrew Kelly, Democrat,
as against Amado Gonzales, Republi-
can, who had been elected on the face
Of the returns by two majority. The
DECISION was on technicality be-
cause Gonzales failed to serve the
contestant with copy of his answer.
On the Carpet on Wednesday.
Travelling Auditor John Joerns has
been summoned to appear before
Governor Mcdonald on Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock to show cause
why he should not be removed from
office. Charges alleging incompe-
tency and neglect of duty are specified
but the friends of Joerns say that the
real reason for wanting Joerns' scalp
Is that a Democrat wants the job,and
that by Joerns resigning, the Demo
Gratis will get a majority on the State
Board of Equalization
Notaries Public Appointed.
The following were appointed nota
lies public by Governor W. C. Nc
Donald last Saturday: Clyde B
Jones, Santa Rosa, Grant county; Roy
zimmerman, Clayton, Union county
Bonnie L. Carpenter, Wanette, Unior
county; William S. West, Clayton
Union county; Tomas A. Rivera
Ranches de Taos, Taos county; Dear
Alexander, Silver City, Grant county
Frederick H. Kent, Albuquerque, Ber
nalillo county; A. S. BushkevitZ, Roy
Mora county; A. J. Kelson, Las Cru
ces, Dona Ana county; T. V. Pattison
Laguna, Mckinley county.
Incorporation.
The Champion Copper Company O.
kittery, Maine, this morning filed it:
charter with the corporation commits
sion and were given a license to do {
general mining business in New Mex
lco The capital stock of the compan,
is given at 100000, none of which ha!
been paid in; 100000 worth of com
mon stock was also declared. TIL,
value of the stock is $40 per share
The incorporators, their postoffice ad
dresses and the amount of stock sub
scribed by each follow: Lucius B
Sweet, Kittery, / share; George E
Burnham, Kittery, l share; Elmer J
Burnham, Kittery, l share; F. M
Adams, Boston, Mass, share; Chas
c. Smith, Boston, Mass, II shares
The company will maintain New
Mexico office at Tres Piedras unde
the charge of Edwin Seward.
Ballot Box Opened.
The box containing the ballots o
Kennedy precinct of southern SAINT;
Fe county, was opened late Saturda!