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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15
COUNTY SALARY
BILL REPORTED
Senate Committee Agreed
and No Minority Report
VIII Be N sde
ARE FOUR CLASS|F|CATIONS
Counties Are Divided and Ap.
portionments VIII Be Made
Accordingly.

Chief interest in the Senate today
centered in the county salaries bill
which was reported by the finance
committee as substitute measure for
Senate bill No. 10G which was the Hin
kle county salary bill and which was
used as the basis for the present meas
ure. The committee agreed upon the
bill and there will be no minority re-
port.
The measure classifies counties as
follows and limits county salaries un-
der four classifications:
Senate Substitute for Senate Bill No.
1906.
Reported by Committee on Finance.
An Act relative to salaries of coun-
ty officers and district attorneys.
Section 1. The several counties in
the state are hereby classified as fol-
lows:
Those having in the year 1911 an
assessed valuation of over three and
one-half million dollars, as counties OF
the first class.
Those having in said year an assess.
ed valuation of two million dollars
and under three and one-half million
dollars, as counties of the second
class.
Those having in said year an as
sessed valuation of one and half mil
lion dollars and under two million dol
lars, as counties of the third class.
Those having in said year an assess
ed valuation of under one and one
half million dollars, as counties Of
the fourth class.
Sec. 2. Upon the basis of the fore
going classification, the annual sala
ries of county officers in the severa
counties of the state, are hereby tixet
as follows:
In Counties Of the First Class.
County commissioners $500 each.
| Treasurer and ex-officio collector
$4,000.
| Assessor, $4,000.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15
Curry Secures a Pension.

Washington, D. c., May 15.-In the
House of Representatives, Congress
man Curry introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Com
nittee on Military Affairs A Bill to
correct the military record of Anasta-
clio Sandoval.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative of the Unit
ed States of America in Congress as
sembled, That the Secretary of War
be, and he is hereby, authorized and
directed to correct the military rec
ord of Anastacio SandOval, late of
Captain Manuel D. Pino's company,
Second Regiment New Mexico Volun-
teer Infantry, and issue to him an
honorable discharge.
Representative Curry has secured a
pension for John S. Morrison alias
John Stewart, Fort Bayard, at 50
per month from April I, 1910.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15
SEVEN MEN DIE
IN FOREST FIRE
Tried to Save Employers
Property in Washington
Forest Blaze
RANCHMEN LOSE PROPERTY
Besides Green Timber Damage
Will Amount to Over
100000.

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexlcan)
Bellingtonham, Wash, May ID
Seven men were burned to death, six
square miles of timber was destroyed
and four logging camps razed by for
est fire that swept Skagit county,
Washington, late yesterday. The
property loss, in addition to the tim
Der, was 100000.
Seven Lost Lives.
News of the fire was received here
from Hamilton, Skagit county. Corpses
of three men were found in one camp
this morning and the bodies of four
others are known to be in the ruins.
The men lost their lives in an effort
to save the property of their employ
ers.
Two logging crews had been en-
gagged for several days burning
slashings on logged-off lands. A gale
arose yesterday and sparks from a
brush fire set the forest afire.
Dry Weather Caused Blaze.
The extraordinary dryness caused
the flames to spread rapidly. One hun
dred and eighty persons from the
Dempsey camp fed to Hamilton, five
miles away. Seven of the men re
mained behind, believing they coult
save the property. The bodies of the
cook and two of his helpers were
found this morning The other fou1
are missing, and it is almost certain
they lost their lives.
! Ranchmen Lose Homes.
! Seven ranchmen are known to hav'
lost their houses, barns and all thei
possessions. The refugees are flock
ing into Hamilton and Sedro Wolfe.
where they are being cared for II
the logging camps two Locomotives
were burned, with several donkey en-
gines. a number of miles of railroad
and skid roads, all buildings and ap
paratus. The loss of this class o
property alone is placed at about 500
900. The fire burned over six squar
miles near Hamilton 1t is estimate
!, that 50,000,O00 feet of green timbe
, was burned.
Heading for Forest Reserve.
, The fire today is sweeping towar
, the national forest reserve. Assistanc
, from the forest rangers is expecte
s to check the flames. A light rain fe
s during the night but drenching raj
{ is needed to put out the fires.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15
CHAMP CLARK
DELEGATION
Clovis Democratic State Con.
vention Indicates Pre-
ference
STATE COMMITTEE UNCHANGED
The Unpopular Reorganization
Scheme Was Turned Down
by Decisive Vote

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Clovis. N. NJ, May 15.-The first
New Mexico state Democratic conven-
ton selected eight delegates and eight
alternates to the national Democratic
convention at Baltimore last last night
and instructed them for Champ Clark.
Delegates Chosen.
Following are the delegates: j. B.
Hartmann of Pennington; A. B. Nc
Gaffey, Albuquerque; Felix Martinez,
Mora county; John w. D. Veeder, Las
Vegas; John |. Hinkle. Hagerman; j
A. Mahoney, Deming: E. w. Medley
| Socorro: H. l.. Buckley, Ration.
The alternates are: James w. Nor
| ment, Santa Fe; A. T. Hannett, Gal
lup; E. w. Robertson, Ration; James
d. Hand, Las Vegas; M. Cicero Stew
art, Carlsbad; DR.. G. X. Angle, Silver
City; ]. H. Latham, Lake Valley; Fell,
Garcia, Taos.
| Declined to Reorganize Committee.
| The instructions of the convention
are that the New Mexico delegation
vote for Champ Clark as long as h'
Is before the convention. The conven
ton declined, by a decisive vote, t
reorganize the state committee.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15
POLITICAL POT
IS S|MMER|NG
Two Republican Conventions
in Washington Because
of Faction Fight
TAFT MEN CONTROL NEVADA
Bryan Is Named As Presidential
Possibility by Iowa Democ.
ratio Delegates.

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Aberdeen, Wash, May 1.-two Re
publican conventions will be held in
Aberdeen today The Taft Republi-
cans will assemble in a theater at l
o'clock and the Roosevelt men will
meet at the same hour in nearby
hall. Before going to the hall, the
Roosevelt men will assemble outside
the theater and demand admission.
Roosevelt Mems UItimatum.
The Taft leaders asked this morn
ing for another meeting of the peace
committee and meeting was held al
8 o'clock Ex-Mayor George W. Dilline
OF Seattle, presented the ultimatun
of the Roosevelt men, which was tt
give Taft two district delegates ant
two delegates at large, Roosevelt t.
have the other ten delegates.
Failed to Effect Peace.
The convention was called to orde
at 10:30 O'Clock this morning ant
many counties were entirely unrepre
sented. A delegate from FRANKLIN
county Immediately announced tha
the Franklin delegates did not consid
er the convention representative an
the delegation withdrew from tn
hall. state Chairman Coiner said tn
Roosevelt men had agreed to an arm
istice until 1 o'clock this afternoo
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IS TWO TO ONE
FOR ROOSEVELT
California Gives Majority of
1927 Over Taft and
La Toilette
VICTORY FOR CHAMP CLARK
Vote Lighter Than Expected
Though Many Women
Cast Ballots.

(By Special Leased Wire to New MexIcan)
San Francisco, Calf, May 15.-The-
odore Roosevelt, on returns from 2,316
out of about 300 precincts in the
state, was given Californias twenty
six delegates to the Republican ma
tional convention yesterday, at the
first presidential preference primary
held in the state, by clear majority
Of 1927 over his opponents, President
William H. Taft and Senator Robert
NJ. LaFollette, who received respec-
lively 55, 394 and $3.50 votes. Roos-
evelt's vote in those precincts was
103,9S1.
Roosevelt Supporters JubIant.
Champ Clark scored similarly de-
cisive victory over Woodrow Wilson
on the Democratic ticket, the figures
being in the same number of pre-
cincts: Wilson 1880: Clark 2S,1S5.
Not one of the fifty-eight counties of
the state showed a majority for the
Taft column today.
Roosevelt headquarters were jul
bilant today and Taft headquarters de-
serted. Senator LaFollette left for
the East yesterday without awaiting
| the result.
Vote Was Light.
The vote throughout the state was
much lighter than the heated cam
paign, especially of the Republicans
had led the political managers to ex
pect. In San Francisco, in spite OF
perfect weather but $4,000 votes were
cast out of registration of 100000.
w.. Many Women Voted.
The women formed good proper
ton of the visitors to the polls. One
of the surprises in the count was the
fact that from 10000 to 10000 ballots
showed no cross in the presidential
preference space at the top of the bal
lot. the voters evidently having beer
satisfied to vote for the delegate!
= pledged to the man of their choice
The total vote of the state is expected
to approximate 100000.
Taft Carried San Francisco.
San Francisco, Calf, May 15.--Taf
carried the fourth congressional dis
, trict in this city by the narrow mai
, gin of $50 votes, making possible
contest over the two delegates fror
, this district. The figures for tn
fourth district were: Taft 9,645
Roosevelt, 9,491; Lafollette, 3,2G1.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15
JAPAN BEHIND
MEXICAN REBELS
Senator Fall Furnishes In
formation of Yellow
Mems Activity
.FEDERALS ADvANCEwSlOWLY
Insurrectos Checked Who Con.
templated Flank Movement
at Torreon.

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexlcazs
Washington, D. c., May Ex-senator
Fall of New Mexico read in the Senate
today an interview which Peter Aiken
printed in an El Paso newspaper of
May 6, asserting that the Japanese
government was behind the Orozco re-
bellion in Mexico
Senator Fall said it had been for
warded to him by responsible Amer
lean residing in Mexico.
Senator Fall Vouches for Writer.
Il can vouch for the writer of the
letter, who is the representative of a
large American colony in Mexico, but
to publish the letter or the name of the
writer might cause grave complica-
tions."
Agent of Japan.
Aiken, who is in Jail in FL Paso on
the charge of shipping arms into
Mexico in violation of the Presidents S
proclamation, claims to have been a
spy for Japan during the Russo-Japan-
| ese war, and for Madero in Mexico"
Federal Advance Slow.
Ell Paso, Texas, May 15-General
| Huertas army of federals advanced
slowly north from Yermo today to-
ward the rebel base at Rellano, 43
miles away. Advices from the zone of
! federal operations were meager, but
those that were reported here told of
! the slow progress of the federals be.
cause of gaps in the railroad made by
the retreating insurrectos. The
troop trains of the government are
nearly five miles long and are preced.
ed by pilot engines with a number OF
inc the road for mines. Many trestles
were repaired today. but it is not an
ticipated that the federals will encoun
ter any of the rebel advance before
tomorrow
SaIazar Reported UnWounded.
Ell Paso, Texas, May 15.-Mrs. Ine5
SalaZar wife of the rebel general who
yesterday was reported wounded, de
clared today that she had reason tt
believe her husband we'll Salazar is
with the rebel advance guard.
| Rebels Repulsed.
1 FL Paso, Texas, May 15.-Genera
Campas column of 1900 rebels sent b!
General Orozco early last Sunday tt
flank the federals and attack Torreo1
from the south, has been checked b.
a federal force at Velardena, s.
miles southwest of Torreon, according
to advices received here today by Al
berto Madero, uncle of the president o
Mexico. The same dispatches den.
that Mapimi has been taken by thu
rebels and state that General Blan
quet is enroute from Mexico City will
600 men and field artillery to reinforc,
the garrison of Torreon.
Escaped Prisoner Dropped Dead.
Laredo, Texas, May 15.-After 1
years Imprisonment, MaXimo MARITIME
escaped from Jail at Neuvo Laredo
today, with seven other prisoners
Martinez dropped dead after he ha
run one block from the Jail. The othe
seven are still at large. Jailer Fructr
oso de Leon was killed.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15
FOR RELIEF
Of DEMOCRACY
House Reported Measure to
Care For Clovis Dead and
Wounded.
PROBATE ACT IS PASSED
1t Applies Only to Seven Coun'
ties in the State at
Present.

The House INDUCED in horseplay
this forenoon for half an hour and the
members rose to the occasion with
good humor. There was a flow of
oratory and many flashes of wit, and
all over House Joint Resolution No.
26, introduced by Llewellyn, appro-
priating $4,000 for the relief of the
New Mexico Democracy. Catron,
House and Blanchard were finally ap-
pointed conference committee TO act
with a similar committee of the Sen
ate and that without delay. The reso-
luton provides 81 900 for each of 26
Democratic county conventions and
81 900 for the state convention to be
to provide Immediately 81 Red Cross
emergency corps, to include doctors,
I hospital stewards, orderlies, to carry
Stretchers to take care of the wounded
and injured and convey them to emer-
gency hospital all under the rules of
ethics of the National Medical Associa-
ton. The remains of Democratic dele
gates killed shall be buried at the eX-
pense of the Democratic state commit
tee.
Llewellyn insisted that this is no
joke. that he is terribly in earnest,
! that even now blood was being shed
on the battlefield of Clovis and that
| it is the highest duty of the state to
take care of the wounded. He insist
ed that all the rules of ethics of the
! American Medical Association be com
| piled with Catron, too, realized the
gravity of the situation and urged i'm
mediate action. Burg eulogized the
Red Cross Society, and Nichols,
Smith. Mullens, Clancy, Tully, Toombs
and others chimed in A motion to re-
! fer the resolution to A. A. Jones and
Felix Martinez was not entertained.
The Senate joined in the fun. Wal
ton moved to table the resolution.
Hinkle moved to amend so as to apply
| the provisions to the dead and wound
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15
{. s. DARRON
PLACED ON TRIAL
Charged With Corrupting a
Juror in Los Angeles Dyn.
amiting Case
WILL HELP DEFEND HIMSELF
Applied to Judge of Superior
Court Fer Recognition
as Attorney.

| (By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
| Los Angeles, Calf, May 15.-Clar-
ence S. Darrow, of Chicago, chief
counsel for the Mcnamara brothers,
! in the Los Angeles dynamiting case,
! and one of the best known criminal
| lawyers in the United States. was
! placed on trial before Judge George
Hutton in the superior court today, un-
der an Indictment charging him with
| having attempted to bribe a juror in
| the Mcnamara trial. When he ap-
peared in court Darrow said he was
ready for trial; would ask no delay;
that he was innocent of any wrong
doing and that he had no fear of the
outcome of the case.
Will Help Defend Himself.
| barrow is being defended by Earl
! Rogers, former Judge Cyrus McNutt.
of Indiana, Will Anderson and by him
self. having announced that he would
| make application to the court to be
recognized as an attorney Of record in
+ his own case.
The prosecution is in charge of Dis
! trict Attorney John D. Fredericks,
who conducted the Mcnamara prosecu-
ton. He declared today; THE evil
dence against Darrow is as strong as it
was against the McNamaras."
Among the witnesses to be called
attorneys for the prosecution declar-
! ed would be Mrs. Ortie Z. McManigal,
Wife of the star witness in the Nc
NanGra case, provided she was willing
/ to come from Chicago. Other wit
nesses to be called include Bert H.
Franklin, formerly chief Investigator
for Darrow, and who recently was
brihe one of the Mcnamara jurors. An
olner indictment still is pending
against him. At his trial, Franklin
testified that Darrow directed him to
bribe the jurors and gave him the
necessary money to do it. The
$4,000 found on his person when he
was arrested he testified was part OF
the funds Darrow had given him,
U cOTIUDOIdle I'll dlihllu > tt9lllllDllE
: it was stated, the state would intro
duce evidence secured through the
use of telephone device placed in
Darrows room, which is alleged tc
have recorded portions of the attor
ney's conversation during the time
Franklin was on trial.
Detective Guy Biddinger of Chicago
who, the prosecution declared, was of
, fered bribe by Darrow to make re-
ports on the prosecutions work and
, Attorney John Harrington, formerly
Of the Mcnamara defense, to whom
the state declared, Darrow admitted
his guilt, also will be called as a wit
ness for the prosecution. 1t was eX
pected that at least ten days or two
weeks will be required to secure
jury.
Los Angeles, Calf, May 15.-Con
E trary to expectations, the prosecutions
elected to try the Chicago attorney ol
the indictment charging him with hav
ing bribed George N. Lockwood, ;
prospective juror in the McNamar;
} case. 1t had been understood that thu
trial would be for the alleged corrup
Y ton of Robert F. Balm, the first juro
d chosen in the Mcnamara trial.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15
TRAIN BANDITS
GET LARGE HAUL
Two Hold up Mississippi Ex
press and Escape With
Funds
ROBBERS INJURED No ONE
$15O,OOO Said to Have Been in
Safe Blown Open by
Nitroglycerine.

tBy Special Leased Wire TO New Mexican)
New Orleans. La, May l5.-South-
ern Express Company officials decln-
ed today to vouchsafe any information
as to the amount OF money taken by
robbers who early today held up a
Queen & Crescent flyer south of Hat
tiesburg and dynamited the express
car 1t was denied, however that the
ing $l40,000, the loss first reported.
Bandits Escaped With Large Sum.
The masked men held up the New
Orleans-New York limited train No. 2,
northbound on the New Orleans and
Northeastern railroad, Night miles
from HattiesbIrg, Mississippi, shortly
after midnight this morning, and aft
er dynamiting the safe in the express
car, escaped on horses with a large
sum of money.
No One Was Hurt.
The passengers were not molested
and no one was hurt. The train pro
ceded to Hattiesburg where the city
and county officials were notified.
Posses formed and mounted on horses
started in pursuit of the robbers, who
it is said, took a northeasterly direc-
ton, evidently heading for the Ala
bama state line.
Five Charges of Dynamite.
New Orleans, La, May 15.-Ftve
charges Of dynamite were exploded in
the express car, nearly demolishing
it A through safe destined from New
Orleans to eastern points said to con-
tain possibly $150,0OO most of which
| was government funds, was blown
open. The contents were taken.
Extra Guard in Express Car.
! The safe in the express car was
secured by a time signal lock when
! the train left New Orleans last night
and there was a guard in the car in
| addition to the regular messenger,
1t is said that in the car there was
| one package of money representing
the pay roll of the Alabama and Vicks-
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15
MINERS RESCUED AFTER
BEING BURIED TWO DAYS.

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexfcan)
Ironwood, Mich, May 15.-After
twenty-four ..ours, six of the thirteen
miners who were imprisoned in the
Norris mine of the Oliver Mining Com
pany were rescued last night, the
last man being taken from the shaft
about II o'clock. The bodies of two
miners who were killed were recover
ed. Five men still are missing and
are believed to have been killed.
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CONTINUED on Page Five.)
Z = <<<~ ~<~<~ <~x~

\ A mass meeting is called for
y 5 O'Clock this evening at the
= Palace of the Governors for the
y purpose of considering legisla-
y tion pending before the state
y legislature. Attention is call
y ed to two bills that will mean
y the loss of the School of Amer
= ican Archaeology to Santa Fe.
y The school is one of the city's
y biggest assets and citizens are
y urged to be present to dis
y cuss measures to prevent it's
< loss. A special meeting of the
= Chamber of Commerce is also
y called. The De Vargas commit
y tees will meet Immediately
y after the mass meeting.
& s & & s s S s s S s s s &
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15
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DE VARGAS COMMITTEES
TO MEET TONIGHT.

This evening at 8 o'clock, the
committee on arrangements of
the De Vargas pageant desires
to meet all the chairmen of the
other committees and every
chairman should make an ef-
fort to be present.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15
FR|AR55' LAND
BILL IS Up
Right of Churchmen to Ger.
tain Philippine Lands Will
be Settled
CURRY SECURES A PENSION
Record of Anastacio Sandoval
Corrected by Congress.
sional Act.
(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican

y " " ~ ~ - y ; - y = y
y Senate.
y Washington, D. c., May 15 \
' Met at noon. =
y Resumed consideration of ag-
y ricuitural approp' iation bill.
\ House.
= Met at noon \
y Considered Philippine frials' =
:, land bill. y
y Judiciary committee con;in- =
= ued investigation into the =
\ charges against Judge Arch
= bald.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15
DANISH KING
DIES ALONE
Unattended Monarch Drop
ped Dead on Street
in Hamburg
WAS TRAVELLING INCOGNI1O
Hurried to Hospital Was Placed
in Mortuary to Await
Identification.


y y = y = y y = ' : y y
y Hamburg, Germany, May 10. y
y king Frederick, the Eighth, Y
y of Denmark, died alone, unac- Y
' companied and unattended in a Y
y ward of a public hospital here \
= late last night of apopleXy. y
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(Continued on Page Five.)
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15
Were travelling lncognito.

King Frederick ana Queen Louisa.
who had travelled here from Nice IN
der the incognito of the count and
countess Of Gronherg had their three
youngest children, Princess Thyra.
Prince Gustav and Princess Dagmar
with them.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15

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Hamburg. Germany, May liking
Frederick VIII of Denmark died alone
and unattended on the streets of this
city late last night of apopleXy,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15

AT To ocIocK Iast night, The King
left the hotel unaccompanied, for his
usual stroll before retiring. He had
gone only short distance when he
was overcome on the street by sud-
den attack of apoplexy He fell un-
conscious to the pavement and died
instantly and not being recognized as
person of so great prominence, his
body was rushed to the nearest hospi-
tai in an ambulance.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-15

Aiken, who is in Jail in El Paso on
the charge of shipping arms into
Mexico in violation of the Presidents
proclamation, claims to have been a
spy for Japan during the Russo-Japan-
ese war, and for Madero in Mexico"