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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
ARCHIBALD TRIAL is POSTPONED
After Long Fight for Immediate Ae.
ton, Request of Accused Judge
for Delay is Granted.

Washington, D. C.-The trial of
Judge Robert w. Archibald of the
United States commerce court, on inn
parchment proceedings brought by the
house of representatives, was set by
the senate to open Tuesday, December
3, the second day of the next regular
session of congress. The postpone
ment of the case came after a long
fight to have an immediate trial as de-
sired by the house of representatives,
The house managers, who brought
charges of misconduct against Judge
Archibald, demanded that the trial open
next Wednesday. Judge Archibald,
through his attorney, A S. Worthing-
ton, presented to the senate formal
request that it be deferred until Octo-
Der 10 on the ground that his case
could not be prepared before that
time. After two hours in secret ses-
sion the senate, by vote of A to 10,
determined upon the postponement.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
Attorney Makes Tax Ruling.

Aztec-Assessor Mccoy, of San
Juan county, wired the district attor-
ney regarding the failure Of the Legis-
lature to pass law exempting heads
OF families $500 of taxable property,
and asked for advice as to revising the
tax rolls of the county. The assessor
has his rolls completed, and has al
lowed the former 5000 exemption to all
qualified. District Attorney Reed re-
piled that the rolls should be certified
to the state auditor as they have been
made out, allowing the exemption
The state constitution on this matter
provides that the Legislature may
by law, allow 5000 exemption. The
Legislature failed to act.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
FOR FULL TICKET IN MISSOURI
PRoGREssIVEs TO HAVE cANDI.
DATES FOR ALL OFFICES.
After Long Debate Question lie De.
clded and First Convention of
New Party Adlourns.

Kansas City, Mo.-Rejecting all
compromises, the Progressive conven-
ton voted for full ticket in Missouri
from governor to constable.
After three hours of debate that
part of the resolution offered provid-
ing for a congressional ticket in every
district was adopted by reclamation.
Previously the convention had voted
on roll call, 90S to 20, to reject an
amendment leaving the question Of
putting up candidates for congress to
be decided by the districts.
The same action followed with re-
gard to the remaining part of the
resolution providing for county tick
cts.
Without a roll call the convention
decided that every county in the state
should put up a local ticket, and the
state central committee was instruct
ed to call county conventions and or
ganize county committees for that
purpose.
There is no closure in the Progress
sive convention, and every delegate
who desired to speak had the chance
to be heard.
The convention closed with prayer
by the Rev. j. NJ. Cromer of Kansas
City.
The delegates, with heads bowed.
repeated the Lords prayer.
After resolutions had been adopted
thanking the Kansas City and st.
Louis newspapers for their impartial
reports of the convention, and Judge
Nortoni for his work as chairman,
and the secretaries for their work,
Judge Nortoni declared:
This memorable and historic con-
vention is adjourned"
The band played God Be With You
Till We Meet Again." while the dele
gates marched out of the hall.
When the convention adjourned it
had nominated presidential electors
instructed to vote for Theodore Roose-
welt for president. 1t had elected
delegates to the national convention
of the Progressive party in Chicago
August 5, instructed to vote for his
nomination. 1t had selected a state
central committee, which is to orga-
nize the Progressive party in Missouri
and place the names of its candidates
on the ballots. 1t had adopted resolu-
tons in the spirit of Roosevelt's decla-
rations for social and industrial JUS
tice and adopted a declaration of prin-
ciples that placed it squarely in line
with the Roosevelt program. That
declaration even included an indorse,
ment Of suffrage for women.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
THREE WOUNDED IN CIRCUS RIOT
Attempt Of Threshing Crew to slip
Under Tent at Anthony, Kan.,
Starts Serious Disturbance.

Wichita, Kan.-City Marshal Brant
of Anthony, in trying to prevent a
threshing crew going under a circus
tent, encountered opposition in Ernest
Lear, brawny young man, who
grabbed the marshaPs automatic
pistol when he drew it, and fought
him. the weapon was discharged,
slightly wounding Lear, penetrating
the hand Of his brother, Philip Lear,
and lodging in George Taylor's left
thigh, making wound that may COM
pei the amputation of the leg.
Lear took the pistol from the mar
shall and beat him severely over the
head and then disappeared. The riot
almost broke up the circsu.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
MOTOR CAR PLUNGED OFF BRIDGE
Wichita Dealer Dashed to Death
When Auto Crashed Into Stream
rs Feet Below.

Wichita, Kansas.-Bert Richards, a
motor car dealer of this city, was
killed at a bridge over Rock creek
when the car in which he was driving
plunged through the railing of a
bridge and into the stream rs feet
below. The car was driven by H. G.
Whalen of this city and c. A. Wag-
ner Of Wichita was in the car.
The car struck the winding approach
to the bridge too fast, coming down a
steep hill. The car plunged through
the gas pipe rail. Richards was about
SO years old and married.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
To Build Roads and Bridges.

East Las Vegas.-Road and bridge
building is being undertaken in San
Miguel county on a wholesale scale
and Las Vegas expects to, profit by the
increased business that will be
brought here with improved traffic
conditions for the farmers, since the
county commissioners have authorized
the erection of bridges at Villanueva,
Azul and Pecos, and construction
work upon the new Canon del Aqua
highway, which will open up a large
amount of country to the south and
east Of this city is about one-half
completed.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
New Court House for DOna Ana.

Las Cruces.-Dona Ana county will
have a magnificent and commodious
office building for the accommodation
of the county officers, assessor and
treasurer, and suitable Vaults for the
preservation of county records.
Plans are now being drawn under
the direction of the County Commits
sioners for an office building adjoin-
ing the court house, on the court
house grounds. The building will be
we'll equipped for the offices of the
county officials and will accommodate
the treasurer's and assessors offices,
which are now up town.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
nd the orIent for EvIdenos.

San Francisco, Cal-Peyton Gordon,
special assistant to the United States
attorney general, will sail from here
on the liner Shenyo Maru for the
Orient, to seek evidence in the gov
ernment's case against James r. Hop
kins, an importer of St. Joseph, Mo.
The importer was sued for $4,000,
the charge being made that for two
years he had undervalued large inn
portations of silk, mating and pottery.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
PusbIos Are American Citizens.

Santa Fe.-The opinion, reported
some days ago whereby Judge Pope OF
the federal bench in the case of the
United States vs. Sandoval, an action
brought to prevent the sale of liquor
to Indians, held that the Pueblo In
diens could not be considered Indians
as they were American citizens and
entitled to all the privileges there
of, has been filed and an appeal may
be taken by the government.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
PRECEDENT Appoints POstmasterS.

Washington. - President Taft has
transmitted to the Senate nominations
of the following New Mexico postmas-
ters: John Hawkins, Alamogordo;
Robert w. H. Hopkins, Albuquerque;
John Becker, Belen; George w. Chand-
Ter. Clmarron; George L. Bradford,
Dawson; Fred o. Blood, East Las We
gas Ignacio Lopez, Las Vegas; John
s. MacTavish, Magdalena; Arthur s.
Rockefeller, Roswell; Joseph McQuil-
ian. San Marcial; e. Kittrell, Socorro;
Louis Garcia, Springer; Spencer Har-
die. Vaughn; Piodad Medina, Wagon
Mound; J. P. Porter, Estancia; o. c.
officer, Ration.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
To Give Refuaees stoo.ooo.

Washington, D. C.-The restitution
of American refugees from Mexico,
now quartered at Ell Paso, resulted
in the passage by the senate Of a reso-
luton authorizing the war department
to spend 100000 in transporting them
to such places in the United States as
they wish to reach. The measure was
presented by Senator Bailey and
passed after a brief debate.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
no CLEAN un Nem York

New York, N. Y-The revelations
of the Rosenthal murder case, pointing
to the existence of system Of police
blackmail levied upon illegal resorts,
prompted leading citizens to issue a
call for mass meeting at Cooper
Union next week to adopt plans ito
make effective the public demand for
the observance of law aud order in
this city"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
Relen Flour Mill Operating.

Belen.-The extensive repairs which
have been under way at the Belen roller
mills during the past few weeks are
now completed, and the equipment has
been put into operation. Many new
pieces of equipment have been added
this year, making the mill much more
efficient than it has been previously,
and making it possible to do better
work.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09

Washington, Kansas.-Frank Miller,
also known as Frank Jackson and
George Cole, also known as George
Bates, were arrested in Arkansas by
Detective Searles on the charge Of
robbing the state bank at Hanover,
Kan, some time ago. Searles has
been on their trail ever since the rob-
berry occurred. The men were lodged
in jail here.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
Judue sidney NJ. Parker Dead.

Alamogordo-Judg Sidney M. Par
ker. for many years United States com
mission in this city and a pioneer res
ident of New Mexico, died recently.
Judge Parker was one of the men who
had done much to upbuild New Next
CO, and particularly that section of the
state near Alamogordo.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
MlIltIa Goes to California.

Santa Fe.-The New Mexico militia,
or rather six companies of it, will go
to California in September and estab-
lish camp at San Francisco, where
they will take part in maneuvers with
the standing army.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
Taft crank III Aavlnm-

Washington, D. C.-Edward w.
Tomey, arrested at the White house
recently when he attempted to see
President Taft, was adjudged insane
and sent to the government insane
hospital.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
Urge Steel Workers to Organize.

Washington, D. Con the heels
of the Stanley steel committees re-
port denouncing conditions under
which, it is said, the underpaid, over
worked employees Of the steel trust
toll, the American Federation of La
Dor issued a call to those workers
urging that they unionize.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09

Washington, d. C.-The cruiser Ia
coma was ordered from Guantanamo
to Bluehelds, Nicaragua, to protect
American interests there in the revo-
luton which is reported spreading.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09

David Perry Killed by Lightning.
Folsom.-While working on the
farm of G. w. Guyer. David Perry,
twenty-six, was killed instantly by
lightning.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
HAPPENINGS
N EW NJ E XICO
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Taos Tax Rate $3.50.

Taos.-The Board of County Com
missioners fixed the tax rate at their
meeting recently at $3.50 on the 500.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-08

him at Denver Notwithstanding that
two-thirds of the delegates had been
instructed for me. His friends tried
TO purchase delegates in Ohio VINO
had been instruct a for me.
Il do not say that Mr. Harmon au-
thorized his friends to buy delegates,
but | challenge him to deny in writ
ing that his friends did not try to
buy votes. If any one will furnish
me with written denial, signed by
hiz,, | will produce the letter, Of
which | have a copy. showing that
the money which was to have been
used to purchase delegates was to
come from New York and the men
who were to furnish .. were proml-
nent in Wall street. Mr.. Harmon
then, as now, was the choice of Wall
street"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-08
RELIEF WORK WILL
Be ENDED TONIGHT
FLEET or MoToR8oATs is RES
cuING FLOOD REFUGEES
FROM HoUsEToPs.

New Roads, La, May SIT is be
lieved by those in charge of the flood
relief work that practically all the
marooned inhabitants in Pointe Cou.
pee parish will have been rescued
by the end of this week. Texas and
Pacific railroad officials say their
road has transported about 1000
persons from points along their line
in the upper part of the parish.
The Texas and Pacific station at
New Roads is crowded with white ref.
ugees waiting to be taken to the re-
lief camp at Baton Rouge. Among
them are four women who were res.
cued near Morganza. They had stood
in water several feet deep for nearly
three days when boatmen reached
them.
The waters from the Torras Gre
vase continue to spread over West
Baton Rouge and Iberville parishes.
The situation in the country between
the main line and the Port Allen
branch of the Texas and Pacific rail-
road is gloomy. The main line of the
road is washed out in numerous
places and the inhabitants of the in
interior are cut off.
The government representatives
have arranged to send fleet of mot
or boats into that territory today
Lieutenant Weeks of the United
States relief corps at Bachelor has
given livestock spectators a hard
blow They have become SO annoy
ing in their effort to buy at low
prices cattle brought in from the
flooded country that the officers or
dered the soldiers to keep all specu-
lators off the levee.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-08
WATER lien Law
IS REPEALED
THE HOUSE PASSES BILL AIMED
PRINCIPALLY AT ALBUQUER-
QUE COMPANY

Santa Fe, N. NJ, May S.-The house
by unanimous vote this morning pass
ed House Bill 153 to repeal law OF
the last legislature giving water com
panies lien on property for unpaid
rent. The bill was introduced by
Burg, who declared it was for the pur-
pose of aiding the common people and
he characterized the present law as
a special act to protect special in
terests. The bill primarily is aimed
against the water company at Albu-
querque.
The house also passed House Joint
Memorial No. 5, favoring the creation
Of another United States circuit court
for New Mexico and that Kansas,
Oklahoma, New Mexico and Nevada
be placed in separate circuit. The
house also placed upon its calendar
House Substitute for House Bill No.
So by Evans giving the probate courts
of Bernalillo, Eddy, Chaves. Roosevelt,
Quay and San Juan counties jurisdic-
tion of county courts The bill is
modelled after the Texas law and pro-
vides that these courts shall take
charge Of all cases involving less than
$1,000. 1T viii probably come up for
passage during the week. The LEVEL
lyn local option bill was recommittted
to the committee on finance and this
committee, it is understood, win re-
port a high license bill and embody
the best features of all liquor meas
ures now before the house. If this ac-
tion is taken. 1t win mean that the
prohibitionists lose their fight.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-08
TODAY IN CONGRESS

Washington, May s.-senate; Met
at noon
Discussed delay in report of kLori
mer coinmittee's investigation.
Foreign relations committee tabled
Nicaraguan and Honduran lien guar.
antee treaties by tie vote.
Passed appropriation of $4,000 for
emergency crops in Mississippi val.
ley.
House: Met at noon.
Considered miscellaneous legisla
tion of regular calender.
Agricultural expenditures commit
tee was urged by Representative Mel
son to investigate bureau of animal
industry.
Steamship and other interests op
posed senate immigration bill before
immigration committee.
Oldfield bill recising patent laws
was opposed as direct attack OF
Legislative business by manufacturers
before patents committee.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-08
coNFEpERATEs DECLINE

Macon, Ca, May S.-The committee
on resolutions of the United Confed-
crate Veterans in a report to the con-
federate reunion here today advised
the organization TO decline the invita-
tion of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie for the veterans of the south to
participate in the semi-centennial eel
ebration of the battle of Gettysburg
in July, 1913A
The committee holds that the ac-
ceptance of the invitation viii be in
violation of the constitution OF the
United Confederate veterans that IL
would be improper for the southerners
to celebrate a battle that contributed
to their defeat.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-08
COLONEL's LARGE MAJORITY
CARRIES THE STATE OVER THE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE BY MORE
THAN s,115.
CLARK HAS A WALkAWAY
SCORES A PLURALITY OVER
WILSON OF 11,s47; HARMON
A POOR THIRD.

Baltimore, Md, May S.-The atti-
tude of the Taft leaders in Maryland
toward the peculiar situation that
might develop through the working
of the new state primary law, was
still lundeclared today. While the
delegates elected to sit in the state
convention appeared on the primary
ballots with no designation to indi-
cate their affiliations, complete unof-
ficial returns indicate that, leaving
the matter of instructions aside, a
majority of them will be personally
friendly to the president. Some OF
the Taft leaders say there will be
6S such Taft delegates to 81 known
to favor Roosevelt.
Although the unofficial returns de-
clare that the counties ana Baltimore
city by their preference vote have
instructed these delegates to choose
a delegation to the national conven-
ton, bound to vote for Roosevelt, the
Taft leaders, according to their
claims, could control the organization
of the state convention and the per-
sonnel of the national delegates. The
Roosevelt leaders assert that they
have no fear that such complication
would rob them of the fruits of the
victory they claim on the preference
vote.
The figures, complete for the re-
publican vote and practically COM
plete for the democrats, show that
the preference vote of the state as
a whole, was as follows:
Republicans: Roosevelt 1924;
Taft 26,OO9; Roosevelt's majority 81
115.
Democrats: Clark 34,2S3; Wilson
22,436; Harmon 7,l6S; Clark's plu-
rality over Wilson 11,S47.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-08
Taft Asks Square Deal.

Portsmouth, o., May S.-'Ive been
hit below the belt, and / am here &c
fight declared President Taft in a
speech here today.
Il am said to represent the inter
ests under the influence of special
privilege" said Mr.. Taft at PEBBLES.
There is no administration in the
history of the government in which
the prosecutions have been so uni
form and SO prosecuted without
fear and without regard to conse-
quences. The interstate commerce
commission reported against Dan
Hanna of Cleveland that he was ac-
cepting rebates. | put him before
the attorney general and the district
attorney and the grand jury and they
found an Indictment against him.
And now he is one of the patriots
that is loudest in his denunciation OF
me and strongest in support of
Roosevelt.
Il followed the policies of Theo-
dore Roosevelt and prosecuted all the
trusts and / went little further than
that, prosecuted the steel trust
and also the harvester trust. Now
ask you to give me square deal"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-08
Roosevelt for the presidential nomi-
nation. The presidential preference
primary was endorsed.
PRISONERS ESCAPE

Rawlins, Wyo., May s.-Ten men in
solitary confinement for infraction Of
rules, dug their way out Of the dun.
geon of the state state penitentiary
here at IL o'clock last night and gain.
ed the prison yard before they were
discovered. Night guards gave the
alarm and the entire guard was called
out and captured eight, of the con
victs without difficulty. Two prison
ers. NJ Bosworth, serving a term for
horse stealing, and J. Gonzales. for
robbery. escaped over the wall and
are still at large, although a posse has
been in pursuit all night. SO far as
known the fuigitives are unarmed
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-08
RUNNING A CLOSE RACE
YESTERDAYS STATE coNvEN-
TloNs LEFT RESULT
IN DOUBT.
WILSON HEADS DEMOCRATS
THE NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR sE-
CURES A DECIDED VIC
TORY.

Dallas, Tex, May S.-Theodore
Roosevelt's supporters will go to the
Texas state republican convention
May 2S with a good lead over Presi
dent Taft on instructed delegates but
without sure control, according to the
returns from twothirds of yesterday
county conventions.
Roosevelt's instructed delegates al
noon numbered ~ and Taft's As. The
balance of power apparently lies with
the uninstructed delegates. Though
nominally the republican convention
has 2S2 votes, making 127 sufficient to
control, the failure of numerous Texas
counties to hold republican conven-
tions is expected to reduce the number
necessary to control and this puts the
Roosevelt vote of II in an important
position.
Woodrow Wilson's majority in yes
terday's county conventions, shown bs
late returns today. was 42 over all
competitors, with but 29 of the statea
249 counties yet to hear from, and no
possibility that the remaining returns
could affect the, result. The Texas
state convention sends 40 delegates t.
Baltimore. Returns showed a contes
in only one county, Layaca, which hus
six votes.
The state convention on May
2S will decide between President Taft
and Colonel Roosevelt as to Texas
preference for the presidential nomi-
nation. Colonel Roosevelt had a suo-
stantial lead over Mr.. Taft in the
county convention returns received
this forenoon when three-quarters of
the states counties had been heard
from. Contests and uninstructed uel-
egations, however, neutraIized the eff
feet of any lead for either candidate.
Corrected returns up to noon today
gave: Roosevelt n state convention
votes; Taft 45; uninstructed 80; con
tested 10; no conventions held and
consequently not eligible for state
convention, IL votes.
Necessary to control convention,
127, provided full quota of votes is
cast. On face of returns to date 11Y
votes will control. Votes yet to be
accounted for, 70.
Corrected returns up to noon give
Woodrow Wilson AZ majority for the
state democratic convention and
slightly cut the morning figures for
Harmon. At noon the vote stood:
Wilson 354 votes in state convention;
Harmon 1873; Clark 43; uninstructed
"a; contested 6; no convention, g
votes. Total votes unaccounted for
AZ. Total convention votes 62S.