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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01
CRAIGHEAD ACCEPTED PRESI.
DENCY OF UNivERSIT,

tRv Special Leased Wire to New Mexican,
Butte. Mont, June Word has
been received here from New Orleans
that DR.. Edwin B. Craighead, presi.
dent of Tulane University, has accept
ed the presidency of the University of
Montana.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01
PROPOSITION TO DIVIDE
ARlzONA,C nEI EHAr

(By Special Leased Wire 70 New Mexican)
Tucson, Ariz, June When the
Republican executive committee went
into executive session here today. the
Roosevelt leaders made a proposition
to divide Arizona's six delegates to
the Chicago convention between the
Colonel and President Taft. The ov-
erture apparently was received cold
ly. Roosevelt leaders declared today
they would send contesting delega
tion to Chicago.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01
7. ]. GU|LFO|L
HAS RESIGNED
For Political Reasons State
Assistant Travelling Aud,
itor Quits
IRREGULARITIES IN FINANCES
Report on Socorro County Will
BE Taken Into Court, So
1t Is Reported.

The resignation of T. ]. Guilfoil. as
sistant travelling auditor and bank ex-
aminer, took effect yesterday. accord
ing to statement by Howell Earnest,
travelling auditor and bank examiner,
this morning. The resignation of Mr..
Guilfoil was accepted May -, but
was not made public at that time.
The only reason assigned by Mr.. Ear
nest was political in nature. A new
assistant will be announced shortly,
Mr. Earnest said.
Now Internal Revenue Collector.
Manuel B. Otero today succeeded
Henry P. Bardshar as internal revenue
collector for New Mexico and Arizona,
Insurance Company to Enter State.
The Amicable Life Insurance Com.
pany of Waco, Texas, this morning
applied to the department of insur-
ance for admission to do business in
New Mexico.
Notaries Public Appointed.
The following were this morning
appointed notaries public by Governor
W. c. Mcdonald: N. R. Dessner. Las
Cruces, Dona Ana county: L. ], Tay.
lor, Springer, Colfax county; w. NJ.
Frayne, Taos, Taos county.
Federal Court.
In federal court yesterday. in two
suits OF the United States VS.. The
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
for violation of the Safety Appliance
Act, Judge William H. Pope fined the
defendants S100 in each case.
The bankruptcy case of Isaac H. Cox
of Albuquerque. was argued before the
court by Attorneys Summers Burkhart
and NJ. E. Hickey of Albuquerque.
socorro County Finances.
The effect of the resignation comes
at the end of the examination into the
affairs of Socorro county. The re-
port of Mr.. Guilfoil was due this morn.
ing, but has not yet been received.
In advance of the report Mr.. Earnest
was unable to give definite informa-
tion as to the financial condition of
the county, but intimated that irree.
niarities mad been found and that the
matter would probably be taken to
the courts for settlement.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01
To CROSS SEA
IN O|R|G|BLE
Melvin Vaniman Tries Out
Balloon at Atlantic City
and is Pleased
MET WITH SLIGHT ACCIDENT
Rope Caught in Propeller and
Craft Dropped Like a
Wounded Bird.

tBy Special Leased Wire to New MexicanI
Atlantic City, n j., June Melvin
! Vaniman fioated his airship Akron in
which he hopes to cross the Atlantic
ocean, out of the hangar early today
and after circlng over the meadows
and bay for nearly an hour. he made a
safe landing After he had the great
gas bag again safely slowed away in
the shed, he expressed himself as sat-
istied with the test,
Met With Slight Accident
| The ship is the same one in which
he made flight over the city last fall
with improvements. During the trip
today he met with a slight accident
which might have proved disastrous.
Very few persons saw the fight, which
was started at Gas a. M.
Aboard besides Vaniman, were his
brother, Calvin, chief engineer, Fred
Almas. Assistant George Bourrillion,
Assistant Navigator Walter Guest, a
mechanician and Ralph Upsom. of Ak.
ron, one of the constructors of the
ship.
Rope Caught in Propeller
Nanlman had been out half an hour
when the accident occurred. The dir
lgible had performed splendidly. an.
swering the guiding hand of the navi.
gator instantly. Then he tried out a
new guide rope experiment. A long
haWser with hundred pound weight
attached was lowered and permitted
to drag in the water. In some man.
ner, Calvin Vaniman made a strong
move with the propelers The middle
blade, in the string of three, caught in
the trailing rope. The huge craft lif.
ed and came down in a wobbly de.
scent like bird with a broken wing
IT struck the water and a portion of
the understructure went under water
damaging one of the side planes. When
temporary repairs had been made. the
balloon went aloft once more. Vaniman
mad difficulty in controlling the bal
loon. His young brother while the
craft was 500 feet above the water
cIamhered out to the end of tha s1en
def propeller shalt, twenty feet from
the side Of the dirigible to adjust the
damaged propeller
Performed Satisfactorily.
Nanlman finally had everything shin
shape and after circling over the bay
for a short time, pointed the ship to.
ward the hangar and made a landing.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01
k S s s = = s s = = = * = = s
\ EVERYBODY COME OUT
y TO BOOST GOOD ROADS.

* The Good Roads boosters of
= the Mesilla valley and those of
n Albuquerque, invite the people
= of Santa Fe to participate in
= a Good Roads meeting at the
= Hall of Representatives this
y evening. There will be brief
= but crisp and forceful address
= es. A big crowd of Albuquer-
= que Good Roads workers start
< ed this noon for Santa Fe with
= the Los Angeles Times car and
= will be met at La Bajada hill
= this afternoon by delegation
= of Santa Fe automobilists. The
= Chamber of Commerce is TAX
= ing hold and a concerted ef-
\ fort is to be made to get this
= legislature to place on the stat
= ute books the desired good
- roads legislation.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01

stitute for House Bill No. 233, witt
amendments.
| Senate.
III contrast to the House, the Senate
appeared calm and in a working mood
Every Senator was in lis seat. Sena
tor Hinkle appeared with his right
arm in sling. Late last evening, he
fell on the pavement on Washington
avenue and dislocated his shoulder
Senator Doepp set it for him.
House Bill No. 1885, was amended
and then passed 90 to 0, Senator Page
having stepped out for a moment. 1t
relates to the government of commun-
, ity acequias.
Senate Substitute for House Bill No.
, 119, by Llewellyn, was passed 20 to 0,
but the Major will have a hard time
to recognize his own child in the new
/ form. The bill as passed in the Sen.
i ate. applies only to capital cases when
the Judgment is death, so that the sll-
preme court may on appeal, order A
new trial if it be satisfied that the
verdict was against the weight of evi-
dence or against law, or that justice
| requires a new trial, whether any eX-
| ception shall have been taken or not
in the court below. The original bill
provided that the supreme court should
not regard any immaterial techncali-
ties in passing on cases on appeal and
should decide merely on the merits of
| the case.
Senate Bill No. 1871, by Navarro,
! making it criminal libel to circulate
any malicious statements in writing or
printing regarding any fraternal or
religious order, was passed 20 to l.,
Evans making the point that it would
prevent criticism of any organization
whose members We're given to drunk
enness and debauchery. while Mabry
said that the law would permit SIAN
dering by words of mouth, but the
moment a newspaper made the same
kind of criticism it would be cinched.
The bill is intended primarily to stop
the libels that have been circulated re-
garding the Penitentes.
The special order OF the day, the
Senate finance bill was then taken up
and amended in various points by the
insertion of items that We're not in.
cluded in the original measure
Holt moved the passage of the bill.
Barth moved to amend to take care
OF the mounted police. Holt moved
that the amendment be tabled. Clark
seconded the motion and it was carried
l6 to s, Alldredge, Barth, Doepp, Ev-
ans, Mabry, Mccoy, Sulzer and Walton
voting no.
Barth moved to include the Bureau
of immigration, with the same appro.
priation as at present. Holt moved to
table. Barth demanded roll call. The
Barth amendment was voted down 16
to s, Alldredge, Barth, Doepp Evans,
Mabry, Mccoy, Sulzer and Walton vot-
ing no.
Barth moved to include the assist
ant travelling auditor at $2,400 Clark
explained that the item was provided
for under the 1909 law and Is con-
tinuous in its effect. Barth insisted
on his amendment. Holt read the law
and Barth withdrew his amendment.
Barth moved to strike out $4,000
for the corporation commission be-
cause of the veto message of the gov
ernor. Holt moved to table and his
motion carried 20 to 4.
Mabry moved to strike out all of Sec
tion II, appropriating money for or
phans' homes. etc. Barth seconded the
motion, saying he did SO because the
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01
COLLIER MARS AGROUND
ON BAHAMA BANKS.

tBy Special Leased wire to New Mexican,
Key West, Fla, June 1.-The gov
ernment collier Mars is aground on
the Bahama Banks and has sent wire
less calls for assistance The battle
ship Nebraska and two government
tugs have gone to her.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01
DIAMOND MERCHANT LEAVES
$15,OOO,coO TO CHARITY

tBy Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
London, June 1.-Sir julius Charles
Wernher, head of the De Beers da-
mond syndicate and of the firm of
Wernher, Belt & Co, who died in
London May l, is reported to have left
S15,000,000 to charity.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01
SIGNIFICANT STATEMTNT
MADE BY CuMMINS,

<By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Des Moines, Ia, June 1.-The ques-
tion OF who is to place me in nomina-
tion before the national convention at
Chicago has not been decided 1t
may not be necessary We are wait
ing to see how the presidential situa-
tion turns.
This was the significant statement
of Senator Albert B. Cummins to the
Associated Press today in answer to a
question as to who is to present his
name in the Chicago convention.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01
! = = = = X = < x X x = \ :
GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS

Little Rock, Ark, June L.
A detachment of militia and a
squad of deputy constables and
sheriffs all under the direct
command of Governor Dona-
ghey stopped a scheduled box
ing match here last night. The
governor had announced there
would be no boxing in Arkan-
sas.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01

County Commissioners-The board
of county commissioners of Santa Fe
county will meet next Monday at tn !.
county corr house as board of
equalization.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01
Cotton Tariff Revision Bill.
VIII Save $8O,OoO,OOo.

The committee will report the bill
favorably early next week. The Dem.
ocrats estimate that the revenues
from the bill the first year of its opera
ton will be about s1O,500,O00 compared
with S15,00o,00O in 1910, and $4,000.
600 in 1911. In its behalf they claim
the cost of cotton clothing to the con-
sumers would be reduced by sSO,OOO,-
GOO
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01
Taft Sends Special Message.

w dSTI1HSIOI, d. z, JUNE ]. I.-1nlTIedi-
ate legislation to prevent the promis-
cuous use of habit forming drugs is
urged by President Taft in a message
to Congress. The message was accom-
panied by a report FROM Secretary
Knox, declaring that unless speedy ac-
tion is taken on measures now pend
ing in Congress, the American gov
eminent may justly be accused of be.
ing half hearted in its effort to miti
gate or suppress the opium and allied
evils.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01
Nominations for Federal Offices

Washington, d. c., June 1.-Presi-
dent Taft today nominated James w.
freeman to be united States attorney
for Montana, and the following post
masters: Fred E. Caldwell. Douglass,
Ariz.: Charles R. Bone, Beaumont,
Texas.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01
Will Restore Two BattIeships.

Washington, b. c., June 1.-The
two battleships elimated from the ma
val appropriation bill in the House
may be restored in the Senate. The
committee on naval affairs is prepar.
ed to support the plan Consideration
OF the bill was begun in the Senate
rOm mjttpa todoy
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-01
Chihuahua LEGISLATURE.

Chihuahua, Mex, June 1.-Pascual
Orozco arrived here today to attend
the opening session of the legislature.
His presence was requested to form a
quorum. One train was RUN north
from here today with many refugees
aboard
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-13
Garwin Nsws Items.
sY,:1o DaySyh1fra


Garwin, July 13.-Two auto loads
from this place attended the MISSION .
ary rally of the Christian church at
Liscomb last Sunday.
g. l.. Springer returned from Sioux
city Thursday evening. where ne at
tended druggists convention.
Misses Byrde and Edna Knight are
spending their vacation with their
mother, Mrs. G. Knight.
Rev. w. D. Merryman. OF Marshall
town, assisted by Revs. Messrs. Davis
and Baumgartner. Is conducting an
open air meeting at this place
Mrs. Delight Sneckeloth and children,
of Nevada. are the guests OF Mrs.
knight, Mrs Sneckeloth's mother.
Eli Shelton had the misfortune to
lose three young hogs last Sunday.
Prof. NJ. c. Morrison and family. OF
Greene, are spending their vacation
with relatives and friends at this place.
Last Sunday Rev. Mr.. Baumgartner,
pastor Of the u. B. church at this
place, rendered his resignation to take
effect the latter part of July. He Will
make his future home in Ohio.
j. NJ. Mehl and wife are spending a
couple of weeks visiting friends In
Story City.
Miss Maud Beard. Of Fouke. Ark. is
a guest at the NJ. E. Ford home.
The 15-month-old child OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Myo Burger passed away last
Thursday night
Miss Fucie Randolph. who has spent
the past year teaching in mission
school in Rouke. Ark. spent few
DAYS with Gertrude Ford en- route to
Afford, n. Y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-13
Northern I0ua Items

and on the inside he engraved the
words: It'll Bishop Bckman. fra
Skaaneviksfolket Story City. Iowa.
Juni, 1912"
Amos.
The members of the Story county
board Of supervisors were at Boone
one day this week, in joint meeting
with the Boone county board and the
contract for the joint drain No. was
let. The contract for the digging was
let to John D. Oler'of jackson town
ship. Boone county, the price being
S3.973. The contract for the clay tile
was let to the Iowa Pipe and Tile Com
pany for s6.6s1.o9 The tile are to be
No. 1 vitrified salt glazed clay drain
tile to be delivered on the line of the
ditch.
liddsrdaIs.
In the region around Litterdale the
lightning has struck fourteen times
since the morning Of July l. No very
serious damage has been done. Trees
and telephone poles have suffered the
most. A hill OF corn on Sanderson
Brothers farm was torn to shreds
and the corn blasted for fifty feet
around it. The family OF Edward
Flick had narrow escape. There
were five persons in the house when
the bolt went in on the telephone wire.
Mrs. Fisk's dress was set on fire, but
she was not injured. The Litterdale
school house was struck on the morn
Ing Of the sth, and badly shattered.
Waterloo.
Increased demands are made each
day upon the facilities at the city's
bathing beach at Lafayette park and
those In charge have found the ac-
commodations entirely Inadequate for
the needs Of the crowds that throng
the beach daily. The park commits
sioners have already started work on
an addition to the pavilion, which will
be in the nature OF a second story and
added rooms at the rear Of the present
building. The patronage given the
municipal bathhouse 50 far this season
has shown the place to be self-sus-
tanning and profits from the business
Will be used to make improvements
from time to time.
Palmer.
About four months ago the infant
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. August Levene
swallowed q piece Of glass. At the
time two physicians were consulted
who, upon examination. concluded that
the glass had passed into the stom-
ach. The other day the child choked
when eating radish and in the act
Of extracting IL Mrs. Levene discov-
erred that the glass was still lodged in
the throat behind the tonsil. Mr.. Lee
svene took the baby to Fort Dodge.
where an operation was performed and
the glass remoN6 d. The piece was tri-
angular shapS Ind measured FIVE
.eighths OF aH1n4h in length b! one
eighth. n& 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-13

Reinbeck.
A new steel bridge Is being put in
west Of the James Stewart farm in
Grant township, Tama county.
Roland.
Creamery held a meeting and decided
to erect a new cement block building
rather than spend money repairing
the old one.
Waterloo.
Bounty business at the county aud
itor's office has been unusually light
the past few days. due. no doubt,
to the fact that many farmers are
busy in the fields and do not have
time to trap the elusive gopher,
which seems to be the most popular
animal with them. !.
Maquoketa.
George Stoughton committed suicide
Wednesday afternoon by hanging him
self in a corn crib on his farm about
six miles east Of here. The reason for
his action il not known, but 1t Is
thought to be the result Of anxiety
over religious matters. He had been
moving hay In field not far from the
house shortly before he hung himself.
Roland.
Everett, a little son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Erickson, was badly scalded
Wednesday morning when 1t pulled the
plug from the washing machine, the
boiling water running down one arm
and over the chest of the little one.
Medical aid was secured Immediately
and the wound dressed SO that the lit
tie one is now getting along as well
az can be expected.
Spencer.
The heirs OF the late Judson Poole
have closed deal for the sale Of the
Merchants hotel to Mr.. W. r. King. OF
independence. who IL now In possession
of this place. Mr.. King IL an old hotel
man, He was for twenty years In the
business at independence and one year
in DEBORAH. He is going to overhaul
the hotel. add some more rooms, and
keen It strictly an . rooming house.
primshar.
The wilkinson Grain Company. OF
GAIA, has been organized with a capt.
tai stock OF $4,000. r. n. Wilkinson.
c.. F. Reifsteck and the Salisbury
Brothers, Of Casa, are the incorpora-
tors. They have purchased the
farmers elevator at that point and will
do a general grain business. The
farmerp' company has been operating
at loss and has sold out.
Story City.
Friends Of Bishop Bockman have
united in securing for him most Val-
liable gift as memento Of his visit TO
Story City last month. The gift con-
sists Of fifteen jeweled Waltl,asn
watch IN arsoiid gold case. The watch
IL Of very fine model. and Mr.. Idse
engraved . Cross on the outside back
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-13
News Of rrasr.

Special TO Ilmes- RepuDilCan.
Traer. July 13.-Mr. and Mrs. c..
Seeberger arrived from Creston We'd
nesday for a short stay with the lat
ter's mother. Mrs. NJ. Kohler. They are
to locate in oregon and are making
the long trip in an auto.
Mrs. Joe Guynn's mother. who Is Wis
ting here from Illinois has been quite
iii Of catarrhal jaundice-
John W. Brown. son of Robert
Brown. sold his Iowa Falls farm this
week of $50 acres for s1l5 per acre.
Jacob Perry will hereafter make his
home with his son Ira in Traer
E. Gehl has sold his house to Abe
Logan, who is moving 1t to the lots.
corner north of Green 4 Ludwig's feed
barn. Mr.. Logan paid $500 for the
house and will fit It up to rent. Mr..
Gehl and family in the meantime are
occupying their barn preparatory TO
putting up a modern home. They have
plans for q residence costing around
$4,000. which they hope to have start
ed as soon as possible.
A committee of two from each Of
the womens' clubs in town met last
Saturday evening In the library to dis
cuss the advisability of forming city
federation. The plan seemed practical
and meeting OF all members OF the
various clubs is called at the same
place to take preliminary steps the
last week in July.
Miss Ruth Young is giving a house
party this week at her spacious home
on Presbyterian hill The following
college friends are in attendance: Mil
dred Steele Of Clifford. III; Ruth
Blake Of BurlinEton; Grace Ashton OF
Pipestone, Mimi. Charlotte Wilcox
and Louise Henry CT Davenport and
Alice Davidson Of Stanwood
Alex Carpenter ana Howard Best
have sold their grocery stock at Ell
dora.
The many friends OF Henry Hage-
dorn will be glad to know that he is
recovering from his operations which
he recently submitted to at Mercy hos
pital, Cedar Rapids.
DR.. Porterfield has sold his dental
equipment to DR.. Frank Mcleod OF
Central City and tho new man is al
ready In possession DR.. Porterfield
does not expect to leave Traer under
year He purposes taking post
graduate course at Harvard before re-
Stunning the practice of his profession.
Mrs. Dan Bedford died at her home
In Bridgeport. Ill.,, June 20, after but
brief illness. Mrs. Bedford was an
old-time resident OF Trear and will
be remembered by many OF the older
people. She leaves husband. three
sons and two daughters. Burial was
at Polo. Ill.
Mrs Palacek sold her 160-acre farm
to Joseph Kvidera. son-in-law. MI.
Kvidcra has been living in Woodbury.
county but is anxious to return TO
Tama county.
Friday the two barns on the Bailey
farm. in Howard township, we're
burned to the ground. together with
large amount Of machinery. grain. hay.
as we'll as calves and hogs The farm
is owned by A. II. Bailey and his SON
in law O. A. Hulett has charge or II.
The loss OF the two barns will, reach
1850, with $500 insurance. Hu!ett
los, 800 bushels os oats. 430 bushels
corn. eight tons hay. machinery, bug
gies harness and cattle, totaling some
$1,000. Insurance. $500. Garretson
loses oats, corn, implements, cattle.
etc, but was well insured. Children
with matches in the haymow caused
the trouble. -.