Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-06
CLEARS WAY
FOR STATEHOOD
The Supreme Court Clerk,
Jose D. Sena, Enters
Writ of Error
THEN NOTIFIES W|CKERSHAM
Alamogordo Lumber Company
Case Had Caused the
Delay.

Territorial Supreme Court Clerk Jo-
Sc d. Sena received telegraphic orders
.ast evening from Attorney General
Wickersham to enter a writ of error
iol the government in the case of
the United States vs. The Alamogordo
Lumber Company. This Mr.. Sena did
immediately and notified Attorney
General Wickersham of the fact by
telegraph thus clearing another, and
it is to be hoped, the last obstacle
out of the way of Statehood. Judge
+, +. Wright, recently at Santa Fe,
sustained demurrers of the Lumber
Company to the suit of the Govern
ment on the lands bought from the
Territory. The government gave not
ice OF appeal but to date ha. not filed
its transcript nor given orders to Dis
trict Clerk Downs at Alamogordo to
prepare transcript. In the mean
while negotiations were in progress to
compromise the suit. These negotia-
tons are not closed, and the, govern
ment to save its right of appeal or
dered the entry of the writ OF error
before the territorial supreme court
passes out Of existence and the status
OF territorial lands is changed by the
Statehood proclamation.
At a Dance.
Supreme Clerk Sena was at a dance
when the following telegram reached
him:
Washington D. c., January 5. 1912.
Clerk Supreme Court
Issue at once writ of error to re.
view judgment rendered by District
Court, Sixth Judicial District last
month, dismissing bill of complaint H.
cause Number IA, entitled United
States against the Alamogordo Lum-
ber Company, a corporation. Absolu-
tely necessary writ should issue to-
night to prevent delay in signing
proclamation for admission of New
Mexico as state. Answer tonight
KNAEBEL, Acting Attorney General"
Last Stoned Rolled Away.
Of course, Clerk Sena, hustled to
the Capitol, to roll away the last stone
or obstacle in the road to Statehood
and in consequence, the proclama-
ton was signed this afternoon.
Rejoicing in Capital.
1t was not quite noon when the New
Mexican telephoned Governor Mills
and other officials that President Taft
had signed the Statehood Proclama-
ton just a few minutes before. The
New Mexican had early in the morn
ing received advices from its cores
pondent |. M. Bond, that the ceremony
would take place at the White House
al 1:30 p. m. The New Mexican was
the first to throw a large flag to the
breezes to celebrate the event, the
first flag to fly from its new building.
The telephones kept ringing to in
quire the truth of the report show
ing the general interest in Statehood
and gradually the Star and Stripes
were flung to the breezes at various
points. Unfortunately, all the steam
whistles in town were out of commits
sion and the noise was lacking in the
patriotic demonstration.
Archbishop Thanks President.
A representative of the New Mexi.
can had the pleasure of conveying the
joyous news to His Grace, the Most
Rev. J. B. Pitaval, archbishop of
Santa Fe, who expressed his great
pleasure at the news. The archbish-
op then sent the following congratu-
latory telegram to President Taft:
Santa Fe, Jan. 6, 1912.
President Taft, Washington, D. C.
| rejoice with the people of New
Mexico over your proclamation.
Heartiest congratulations.
ARCHBISHOP J. B. PITAVAL.