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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
TAFT DETERMINED
To NAME HOOK AS
SUPREME JUDGE
ALL OBJECTIONS TO
kANSAN 0VERRULED
President Finds Candidate For
Supreme Bench Opposed On
One Hand as Too ConServa-
tive, On Other as Radical,


Washington, Jan. 5.-Friends OF
President Taft expect him to send to
the senate next week the nomination
of United States Circuit judge Hook
of Kansas, as associate justice of the
supreme court, to succeed the late
John NJ. Harlan of Kentucky. No Of
fetal announcement that Judge Hook
would be nominated has been made
at the white house, but congression-
al leaders close to the president as
serted that every candidate virtually
had been eliminated and objections
regarded by the president as more
weighty than those heretofore regis
tered against Judge Hook must be
produced to prevent his nomination.
So far as white house officials
know tonight, the objections to Judge
Hook have not influenced enough
senators to prevent his confirmation.
Before he sends in the nomination
President Taft will look over Judge
Hooks decision in the Oklahoma 2
cent fare case, which has formed the
basis OF many protests. Reports that
Mr., Taft would receive a new pro-
test based upon objections made by
the late Supreme Court Justice Brew
er could not be confirmed Mr.. Taft
assured callers that no such protest
had been received. The presidents
friends say that Justice Brewer once
objected to Judge Hook, because he
was too progressive.
Mr.. Taft's friends were at a loss
tonight to reconcile the objections OF
the various state railway commits
sions and otner organizations that
Judge Hook was too conservative,
with these other objections that he
was too radical. To visitors the pres
ident made it plain that he does not
believe in objections that would pre-
vent the appointment of Judge be-
cause his decision in any particular
case did not suit everybody concern
ed.
As the president understood Judge
Hooks decision in the oklahoma
case he issued an Injunction against
the operation of "A rate which ne held
conf iscatorY. His decision, the presi-
dent was informed, was upheld bN
the circdit court of appeals and in ei-
feet through the refusal of a writ of
certiorari by the United states su-
prcmc court. The supreme court of
ok lahOma, also confirmed Judge
Hooks view in this case according
to Information taken 60 the white
house.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
FOURTH YEAR. VOL. CxxxIII, No. 6.
g. ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO SATURDAY, JANUARY g. 1912
FEDERATION
APPROVES UNION MERGER

Denver Jan. 5.-The executive
council of the Western Federation of
Miners today gave its approval To the
draft of the proposed constitution and
bylaws of the mining department OF
the American Federation of Labor.
The board also had under discussion
today the possible personnel of the
officers of the department, which will
come into being when the constitu-
tion has been approved by the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, which
meets in Indianapolis January 16,
and the charter is granted by eXecu-
tive committee of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, which begins It's
meetings at the same time in Wash
ington, ID. G.
There will be four officers of the
department. president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer, to be appor-
toned between the two allied mining
bodies. OF them it is believed the
mine workers will obtain the naming
of the president. The executive
council decided today to attend the
mine workers meeting in body TO
discuss the apportionment.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
FEMININE VOTERS
RALLY AROUND
ACTOR ORACLE
Handsome Forbes Robertson
Tells Enfranchised California
Women What to Do With
Their New Found Power,

my Mornlnw Journal Special Jessed WireI
san Francisco. Jan. Diver i50
repre- sentative california women, who
arc trying to find out Just what they
want to do with their newly acquired
suffrage. pat under way, at Il lunch o.
con here today. movement which
probably win determine whether or
not those of their sex la the state
will stand rs . powerful unit In SO.
curing legislation affecting woman
ANA her lite.
Starting with nebulous plans for 200
guests the san Francisco center uf
the newly organized california civic
League. say. thc 'functiun outgrow tho
coufinc~ uf one hotel spread to the
dining room OF another ANA finally
croNd great hotel bali room with
tables even Ina the boxes.
Society leaders. women educators,
business women and working girls.
Lobuohbed as they gathered To hear
Forbes Robertson the actor. who ~
England and America has champion
cd the suffrage cause, and who was
the guest nl homer. Miss Helen Nc
Greeor Todd formerly state factory
Inspector of Illinois. now chairman
of tile san Francisco centcr. presid-
cd.
Isr,. pr charles Akcd. formsIiv
of N,W Nork. pastor of the First CON
rreEationtl church here. also spoke.
Ccutcrs similar 10 the one here VIII
he established in many cities or 'al.-
fornis.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
BRYAN REFUSES To
C0UNTENANCE
BOOM
Effort to Put Peerless One On
Preference Ballot as PreSi-
dental Candidate DiScour-
aged, Would Go as Delegate.
IBy Morning journal Special Leased wire


Lincoln, Neb,. Jan. 5--W. j. Bryan
according To a letter received from
him tonight by his brother( &. W.
Bryan. had an ntlmation that his
name might bc filed as a presidential
candidate, and IL was TO assure hiS Ne
hraska friends that under no Circum-
stances would he be candidate that
he wrote the letter. In his communi-
cation To his brother, Mr.. Bryan said
he feared the effort to launch MIN oa
a candidate for the presidency might
affect his candidacy for delegate TO
the national convention for which
place he said. he Is still an aspiruni,
lut for nothing else.
A Telegram sent by A. \. Arter To-
Mr.. Bryan at Washington today is as
follows.
Have lust filed you for president
without your permission. | consider
YOU the original progressive. OF
course Wilson. LaFollette and Roose-
welt are good limitations, but why a
substitute? | firmly believe the pe0-
pie demand the original The Ameri-
can people are Just beginning to real-
ize old parties are dominated by poll
ucians for revenue only, hence the
awakening for the progressive move
mcnt throughout the country"
Politicians IN Lincoln tonight claim
to believe the filing of Mr.. Bryan's
name rs the beginning of a wen ma
tured plan to force him into the race
but his political intimates here pro-
fess TO believe there viii 'bc no ann
Guilty in securing the withdrawal OF
the petition.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
FOURTEEN MEN NOW CONTROL
GOVERNMENT SAYS SENATOR

East 81. Louis. H.. Jan. 5,-Cnt-
ed States Senator I.aFollette ended
the second day of his down state
speaking tour of Illinois. at East st.
hall assembly room. He talked of
corruption in the government to a
crowd of men and women which fill
ed the hall
The senator was forced to rest in
a hotel after his arrival I'm East st.
Louis, but his secretary. who aided
him up the steps TO the assembly room
said that Mr LaFollettc had been
gaining strength since early in the
day.
The senator in beginning his
speech. trailcd the course of Corrup-
tion which he declared made the
United states government rotten as
government of the people"
The beginning of the corruption
was felt" said LaFollette. soon after
the organization of the large corpora
tons"
Now we are paying the cost of
legitimate profits and in stock watered
four times" said the senator I'm re-
ferrng to the cost Of living.
A list of ninety-six men who the
senator said control the destinies OF
the government. was reduced to four
teen by the speaker with j. l.. Nor
gan and John -. Rockefeller as the
leaders. The speaker accused the four
teen men of controlling the free cap
ital and credit of the country, not
mnistering To the business of the
country. and of being "A menace to
commercial banking.
Senator LaFollette warned the small
bankers and business men to sean the
proposed Aldrich plan before signing
petitions i'm its favor. He said he was
going to use a microscope before he
voted on it.
Despite illness. the senator twice
spoke In the open air In near zero
weather. He was hoarse and talked
WIN oifficuity hut sad he was enjoy
ing his trip.
Before coming to East st. Louis
senator Lafuilettc spoke ten minutes
to a crowd that filled the Madison
county court house IN EdwardsNiilc.
He dwelt on the railroads. saying
you can't judge railroad by its cap
ital stock you have To- walk over II
and that's what we are doing Ia WIS
consin.T
senator I.HFolleitD viii speak to-
morrow at Dantille and Indianapolis
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
BRYAN APPROVES
BROTHERS PROTEST

Charleston, :. g.. Jan. william
j. Bryan t,night commented on the
action taken at Lincoln. Noh., today,
where his name was tiled tor a post
tion on the democratic presidential
primary ballot He said.
MY brother did the proper thing In
entering "A protest They have no pus'
iness To- put man IN as candidate
unless he wishes to bc one.
His only reply as to whether h,
would be candidate was. II have
already expressed myself sufficiently.
Mr. Bryan declined to discuss dem
ocratic presidential possibilities ana
concerning Colonel Roosevelt ns
possible republican candidate said
Il would not want to estimate col
Cncl Roos,vclts strength, nut feet
sure that the third term objection
would dotract from ANY strength hr
otherwise might have. / think ne VIII
accept the nomination if II is tender
H btfgl
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
Calls On People of Illinois to
Adopt Initiative, Referendum
and Recall as Only Salvation
From RapaciouS Rich.
TELLS HOW JOB WAS
DONE IN WISCONSIN
Springfield Visit Results in
Launching of Movement For
Holding Presidential Prefer
ence Primary,

Springfield, H., Jan. 5.-Senator
LaFollette visited the Illinois capital
this afternoon and was greeted by an
enthusiastic audience.
After a brief summary of what has
been accomplished in the task of re-
forming his home state. a plea for
the adoption of the Initiative, refer
endum and recall and an attack on
big business" Senator LaFollette
said;
"Of all states in the union and of
all cities of the nation, Springfield,
where rest the ashes of the immortal
Abraham Lincoln. should be symbol
ical of the representative spirit of
government.
Senator LaFollette. after quoting
President Lincoln's famous Gettys-
burg speech. said that there Is to-
day as great peril To representative
government as ever confronted II from
the days of 20 down to the present
time
"A uower greater than the southern
confederacy is now laying hold of our
legislative bodies Is selecting city
councils. state legislatures and even
national congresses. This power Is
'consolidated big business
"The progressive republicans of
this nation call upon YOU voters tp
forget your political affiliations and
join together as one man to save the
representative principle of our gov
crnment.'
Senator LaFollette made a plea for
the right of the pv4t.U 10 tell their
legislatures what laws they wanted
placed upon the statute books, the
right to refer vicious laws passed by
"A legislature to n vote of the people,
and the right of the people to dis
charge a public servant who has turn
ed out to be scOundrel.
Progressive republicans from many
parts of Illinois launched here n
movement to hold a presidential pre-
ference primary.
Leaders In the movement said the
reports of progress of the progress
sive cause in Illinois were gratifying
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
Intense Suffering is Reported
Among Poor in Larger Cities
Where Temperature Drops
Many Degrees Below Zero.
CHICAGO EXPERIENCES
WORST WEATHER IN YEARS
Forecast For Next Twenty
-Four Hours Holds Out Little
Hope For Release From Grip
of Frost King,

Cola weather records for the year.
and In many instances for many years,
We're broken today, will be broken in
the succeeding twenty-four hours in
the territory within a one thousand
mile radius of the Great Lakes. ac-
cording to the predictions issued to-
night by the Chicago weather bureau.
In the immediate vicinity of the
lakes, where the open water temp
cred the blast, temperatures were
materially higher than in places
further away. A low record for many
shortly before noon, however, at 90
below zero. For tomorrow fifteen de-
grees below zero is predicted.
West as far as the Rocky noun
tains and north into Montana, low
temperatures of today, it is predict
ed, would be forgotten in the bitter
blasts of the next twenty-four hours
Canada's low figure of today-42 de-
grees below zero, was expected to be
lowered several degrees and in states
northwest of Chicago, where today
Duluth reported So below; Lacrosse
registered 25 below and Eau Claire,
Wis, 2S below, shrinkase of the
mercury to figures like 40, 80 and
80 degrees. respectively. was pre-
dicted
Sufferine increased as the day wore
on, in spite Of short lull in the
cold spcll, where in many places the
temperature rose to within a few de-
grees Of zero. Little suffering was
reported in country regions where
few persons were without shelter. In
cities all over the middle west. how
YER sis. ,ard country ",GpT' agents
worked into the night with benevo-
lent societies distributing and coll
lecting clothing and fuel.
Frost bite and sickness common to
cold weather were reported and late
in the dav death rode in with in
creasing cold and began a harvest
in several states. More deaths We're
expected in the coming day, because
of the inability of poor agents To
reach needy families and because of
the inability of city police and mu-
nicipal lodging houses to provide
sufficient shelter
Tonight's forecast said:
Sunday also will be cold and the
skies will remain clear. No immedi-
ate relief is in sight The wind VIII
continue to blow from the northwest.
At Chicago today the wind reached
a velocity of 3S miles an hour. In
western states it reached as high as
As miles an hour
At p. m. today the predicted
drop began in Chicago. BY $3.50 y.
m. it had reached the days low
mark and was still going down.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
FAMINE THREATENS
IN FREEZING
KANSAS
DWELLERS ON BRANCH
LINE PLEAD FOR HELP
Railroad Tied UP For Eleven
Days; Supplies of Provisions
Are Exhausted; Cold Weather
General Over State,

Kansas city, Jan. 5.--Beow zero
Temperatures were recorded all over
the Missouri valley today and to-
night. At Kansas city AT o'clock
| tonight the mercury stood at de-
grccs below zero, "A drop of is de
grecs ia twenty-four hours. There was
much Inconvenience and some suffer
| ing in Kansas CITY homes that depend
on natural gas for heating purposes.
Kansas reported temperatures OF
from four to seven below zero. Much
suffering was reported In the western
part of the state. Calls for aid and
provisions were received by the state
public utilities commission at Topeka
today from Logan county on the
Scott city and Northern railway. No
trains have been operated oVvr that
line for eleven days Telegraffls as
serted that people there were living
on short rations. that stores were
sold out of all provisions and that
unless aid were sent at once there
would be great suffering.
T. NJ. Summers. who carries mail
between Lotti on the Missouri Pacific
railway and Lakin on the Atchson.
Topeka and Santa Fe started on his
trip last saturday. II required three
days and two nights To make ii. al
though the distance is but forty
miles lie reached his home In Oan
lea half frozen. The first night out
he was compelled 10 stay In an aban-
doned dugout without food or fire
lie made the entire trip without food.
with the natural gas supply great
~ reduced and the ground covered
with q hard crust of snow and tee,
from four To fourteen inches thick,
Kansas is tonight iu the worst condi-
tiun from cold " has been for years.
Ia the western part of the state
stock is suffering severely both from
Attorney General John $ Dawson
tod4t received letter from Wakceny
stating that the horses and cattle
ser. diving from starvation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
WAR DEPARTMENT
SEGREGATES
OFFENDERS
Those Guilty of InfraCtiONS of
Purely Military Law 10 Be
Given Opportunity TO Reform
and Re-enIiSt in Army.
IBv Morning journal specIat Leased Wire

INV Morntng Journsl >Dectaf Leased wire
LcaNenWorth, Kan. Jan. "a new
regime was inauCurated at the mill
tnrN prison at Fort Leavenworth to-
uHN with the receipt by Colonel +. ".
SlaNcns. rommandant. Of an order
from the war department To transfer
ah purely civil offenders to the mill
iarl prison ~ Alcatraz Island. Cal.
ON January T. "a transfer Of l2i
men VIII be made. \ strong guard
Hi|I HrrHmuaur them tn california
rrd return with sivtE-srKeu military
lIlfplpre for the institution here.
TIE change follows fhr new pplicf
Ni fHr aar department tn -esrc4afr
l' Arfiraz Island and Fort jaw New
l'I fne soldiers convicted uf llrll
"i.'H" Mon convicted OF purely
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
NEW JUSTICES WILL
BE SWORN IN
JANUARY 10
On That Date State Supreme.
Court viii 0rganizei Judges
Roberts, Parker and Hanna
to Qualify,

Especial Correspondence 60 Morning JournaIl
Santa Fe, y. NJ, Jan. The SUI
preme court of the state of New Mex
leo will formally organize January 10.
The new justices. Hon c. J. Roberts
Hon. +. W. Parker and Non. II. II.
Hanna will qualify on that date. TAX
ing their oaths Immediately following
the sine die adjournment of the ter
ritoriaI supreme court. Supreme
Court Clerk Jose y. Sena, who is ar
ranging the details of the august
ceremony. will administer the oath q
The new justices. The hearing oI
cases 10y the state tribunal will not
begin until January ] ,. the date SCI
for the Inauguration of Governor Nc
Donald and other state officials.
The territorial supreme court did
not finish It's business until late lasi
evening when D. adjourned to jan
uary Iu. leaving the docket entirely
clear. 80 business is o. he lraUsaci' q
on January 10. except Go turn over 6"
the state supreme court nr adjourn tf
q date probably Ianuarr o.. when ihe
state supreme court Will sn into "i-
flee.
a. thr ,lnslne .oesinn argument Hf
"a motion fur a rrhtarrtng Uf fht ..rf
Interesting case involving fhe H"NN-
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
COLONEL RESOLVES
To REMAIN MUTE
ON PRESIDENCY
ABSOLUTELY DECLINES
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
Roosevelt Threatens to Bottle
Himself TIP at Sycamore Hin
and Let the Nation Take Care
of Itself.

Iby Morning journal Special Leased Wire
oyster Bay. n. Y, Jan. 5.--After "A
talk in New York with James Il. Gar
| field, ex-secretary of the interior, and
a leader of the republican progressiVes
of Ohio, ex-President Roosevelt re-
turned to oyster Bay tonight.
Colonel Roosevelt had just one thing
to say. 1t was he had no intention of
letting the public know what he thinks
about the selection of "A republican
candidate for president. He declared
his intention of bottling himself up at
Sycamore Hill and refusing to answ er
any questions.
Does that mean that your attitude
viii remain riddle from now until
the republican convention is held" he
was asked.
Colonel Roosevelt refused to com
NIT himself on that point. saying that
he would make no public expression
of his position.
Neither Colonel Roosevelt nor Mr.
Garfield would say anything regard
ing their conference.
ITS no use" says Colonel Roose-
welt. II shall say nothing-not "A
word"
The Colonel was asked whether he
had seen the statement made by
Lawrence Abbott, president of the
outlook company. declaring that
Colonel Roosevelt was not candidate
Tor the pfeSluentlaI nomination.
Il have not seen it he replied.
DO YOU expect to see IL ?"
II shall not" replied the Colonel.
Mr.. Abbott was more communiCa-
tive
Il made the statement, he said.
without any consultation with Colonel
Roosevelt
Mr.. Abbott said he wished To make
il clear that the statement could not
he construed authorized
preston Of Colonel Roosevelt's views.
DO you think Colonel Roosevelt
would accept the nomination ii II were
offered to him. was asked.
Il don't know. / don't believe
Colonel Roosevelt himself knows"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR
IN SCRAP WITH COURT

oklahoma City. okla. Jan. a.
Governor Cruce today threatened Ia
call out the militia to win his point
In controversy with the state su-
preme court.
The trouble was caused 10y the pro-
posed removal Of the seat of Della
ware county from Grove to jay. pro-
Nided for In the proclamation by the
governor The records were started
from Grove Tuesday but when the
officers got To a settlement called
New JAY they stopped. said that was
to be the seat of government. and
placed an armed sudrd over the rec
ords. Governor CruCe sent the adj
iutant general to investigate and he
promised the books would be remov-
ed to Jay without trouble.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
REPUBLICANS ENDORSE
TAI 7 IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Huron. :. H.. Jan. 5--rhe repuh-
licans of South Dakota assembled
here today. adopted strong resolutions
endorsing the administration OF Pres
ident Tart and declaring themselves
for his denomination ana re-elect tion.
The event of the meeting waS an
address by Secretary of AgriC culture
Wilson, the keynote of which was the
inauguration OF 4 vigorous compaign
for President Taft.
Secretary Wilson's defense OF the
TAFT administration was greeted with
cheers.
The meeting was the first in what
was termed the "enemN's country
Delegates to the convention were
elected at district cauCuses and the
state central committee headed hN
its chairman. W. &. cook. approved
of the gathering. which gives it tha
semblance of authority.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
TWO DE- lTHS FROM COLD
IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY

st. Louis, Jan. 1.-Two deaths from
the cold were reported tonight from
st. Louis county. George Wassem'
r. wears old. died or pneum onia re-
quilting from exposure after he had
obtained shelter in IA friends home,
and Gus RcinkC, "A wealthy farmer,
-, sucCumbed after freezing his
hands and feet by working on his
farm until late in the afternoon.
In -. Louis at midnight IL was
three below zero. Four hundred pa
ticnts suffered from cold at the city
hospital as a result of delay in INSTALL
ing heating plant.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-06
ONE LIFE LOST IN
BURNING
HOTEL
Transit House at Chicago Stock
Yards, Famous For Forty
Years as Resort of Cattle
men, Swept By Flames,

lBy morning J0ufnhi NFftiti 'he
Chicago. Jan. 5. - The Transit
house at the Union stock yards, for
forty years one of the most widely
known hotels in the west was ruined
bv fire today which cost one
life and for time trapped many per
sons and for hours threatened the
stock yards with a general conilag-
ration.
So rapidly did tho flames sweep
through the five-story structure or
brick and wood that guests were fore
ed to flee down fire escapes and IN
many instances were dragged from
the burning building by firemen. An
unidentified negro porter was the sole
victim.
Scarcity of water and the Intense
cold hampered the firemen.
The loss to the building and ~
tents was estimated at $4,000. ANA
ncighboring buildings suffered dam
age of approximately $4,000.