Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-27
OWEN CASE
SUBMITTED
Judge E. c. Abbott Overrules
Demurrer of Relator
Van Stone
RAILROAD VALUATIONS RAISED
New Mexico Must Have More
Revenue to Garry on State
Government.

The State Board of Equalization met
yesterday and decided to raise the
valuation on the railroad property of
the state fifteen per cent over that
placed by the territorial board at its
January session. The board went in
session at 10 o'clock this morning to
consider the advisability OF raising
the valuation on other public utility
property. The state must raise about
100000 additional in taxes to meet
the expenses of the new state govern
ment The representatives of the pub
lie utilities corporations doing busi-
ness in New Mexico were present and
the increase was adopted over their
protests. The public utilities corpora
tions pay, under the old levy, more
than thirty-two per cent OF the taxes,
the representatives of the companies
assert
Values other than those set on rail-
road property this morning follow;
Banks, so per cent of capital stock,
Surplus and undivided profits; irri-
gated agricultural lands S2o an acre;
agricultural lands without permanent
water rights, $1.25 orchard lands,
$40; timber lands west of the Rio
Grande 81; timber lands east of the
Rio Grande, $3.50: all other timber
lands 1925; cattle north of the thir-
ty-fifth parallel, S12 head; cattle
south of the thirty-ffth parallel $11;
swine So; telegraph and telephone
lines, Is per cent increase.
Notares Public Appointed.
Pacheco Leopoldo, Arabela, Lincoln
county: Harry C. Thompson, Harring-
ton, Union county; William G. Reagan,
Belen, Valencia; Benjamin M. Read,
Santa Fe, Santa Fe county, were this
morning appointed notaries public by
Governor W. c. Mcdonald
important Appointment Tomorrow.
A slight indisposition kept Govern
or w. C. Mcdonald from meeting with
the board of equalization this after
noon. He will be in his office as usual
tomorrow, it is reported from the eX-
qecutiye mansion. Tomorrow 1t is eX-
pected he will announce the new
state board of education, and also the
new board of regents for the univer-
sity of New Mexico at Albuquerque.
Land Entries.
The following homestead entries
were recorded yesterday in the local
land office: George w. Harlan, ALI
son, Colo: Walter Rea, Allison, Colo;
Perfecto Gonzales, Guam; Manuel Ter
razas, Guam: Antonio Gonzales, Guam !,
Dave Hooson, Red River; H. August
Kirchof, Progreso; Joseph H. Shelton
Otto; William w. Davis, Estancia.
Petition of Intervention.
A petition of intervention was filed
today in the district court by W. 5
Hopewell and Thomas P. Gable in the
case of Harry Slocum Friday, a
brakeman, versus the Santa Fe Cen
tral railroad. Mr.. Friday obtained
Judgment for $500 against the rail
road for damages for injuries received
and the amount was covered by a
bond signed by Thomas P. Gable and
w. s. Hopewell. The action this at
ternoon was to shift the payment from
the petitioners to the railroad
Another Ballot Box Opened.
Yesterday, the attorneys for G. Fl,
Van Stone moved to strike out all the
evidence submitted on the part OF the
relator for a number of reasons, but
the principal ground was that the
writ of quo warranto could be direct
ed only against those holding offices
in corporation, arguing that the
Statute of Queen Anne, A. D.. ITO, a
part of the common law of New Mexi
co, limited the inquiry to such offices
Judge Abbott took the motion under
advisement and today overruled the
motion holding that such proceedings
had been so enlarged in the United
States as to embrace all the offices
which are part of the sovereignty o
the people.
The hearing of the case proceeded
this morning and the counsel for the
relator introduced the ballot box O.
Precinct No. Z of Sandoval county
The returns from this precinct show
sixty votes for "Sol Owen Clovis" the
ballots in the box disclosed siXtl
votes for o. L. Owen demonstrating
a mista' .e in the returns. The rela
tor closed his case by H. D. Terrell
attorney representing o. l.. Owen
who asserts that the respondent will
not attempt to prove any of til,
frauds alleged ny him, in his answer
to have been perpetuated in San Mi
guel, Valencia, Santa Fe, Socorro an,
Colfax counties.
The evidence in the case pelng al
in, it was taken under advisement b.
Judge E. c. Abbott and a final 3ude
ment will be rendered tomorrow it i
thought.
interpretations.
The Navajo Petroleum Company {
Albuquerque yesterday filed article
CT Incorporation with the state corr
oration commission The company e,
poets to do general oil and miners
development and sales business unde
the charge of C. E. Cain, statutor
agent. The capital stock is placed 6
$1000,090 divided into the same nun
ber of shares valued at 81 share {
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