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El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
PEOPLES BANK CASE
HEARD ON MAY 18TH

Silver City, N. M, April S.-The
now celebrated Peoples Bank case,
growing out of the failure of the Peo-
pies Bank & Trust company last
June, will come up for hearing OH May
~. Judge Neblett has designated that
day as the day on which he will hear
arguments on the demufrers to the in-
dictments, which are now being pre-
pared by attorneys for several Of the
defendants. II the demurrers are
oyerruled, the ease viii probably be
set for trial along about the middle
of June.
Requisition papers have been is
sued by Governor Mcdonald for the
return to New Mexico OF George Gar
diner, now a resident of Arizona. J.
F, ~Cleayelapd, who was president of
the late institution, has been on the
ground since the grand jury convened.
District court will adjourn, it is
thought, next Saturday, April 8. Sen
tence will be pronounced by Judge
Neblett on the men convicted at this
term, some time this week. among
them Lucius c. Hightower and Pedro
Montez, convicted Of first degree muir
der, the penalty fol which. is hanging.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
ACCIDENTAL 8a8j8'
SHOOTING OF YEAR;
miner BADLY HURT
VICTIM LIES UNATTENDED AT
SOLITARY cARlN HOME UNTIL
AID FINALLY ARRIVES

Fairview. N. M, April s.-Newt A,
Clarke, miner and stone mason, an
long a resident here, Nas brought int3
town Thursday AFTERNOON suffering
form a wound accidentally received
at his cabin on Dry Crock about min
miles from here. Mr. Clarke haa Just
returned from a tramp through the
hills and went TO the well to draw q
bucket OF water for supper. In stonp-
ing over, his six-shoQtef dropped from
It's holster onto a rock and DISCHARGED
ITSELF sending a bullet into his rfglt
side and through his body, as he first
supposed. Faint with the loss Of
blood, Clarke managed to crawl to the
house and into bed to die, This was
on last Monday. Thursday, by the
merest chance, q TRRp outfit man
stopped at the cabin and discovered
Mr.. Clarke's helpless condition. No
time was lost in procuring a convey
nee and a doctor. An examination
disclosed the fact that the shot had
struck a rib, following the rib and
coming out at the back, Clarke is
resting easily and will undoubtedly
recover.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
WINS MULE TEAM
Punched FOR LARCENY
AND FOR GAMBLING
UNION COUNTY RANcHMAN HoL-
LERs ATLOss or MIssouRlANs
AND SADDLE AFTER FRIEND
IN GAME

EH| H0HHN NNU"H
Roy, N. Nj, April al. H. Suliyant,
of Union county, who lives on a ranch
so miles south Of pes Molnes, swore
out a warrant here against r, H. Car
son, of Clayton formerly OF Sorlano),
charging him with gambling with him
and winning from him a saddle valued
at $40 and a TEAM OF mules valued at
$3.50.
Carson was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff lR, @. Grunig and the case was
heard by Justice Foster.
The evidence given by Sullivant
was to the effect that he came to Roy,
met Carson and they drank freely to-
gether, that they decided to gamble
and arranged for the value of the sad
die first, which Carson won, then for
the mules, which he also won. He
said they played pool for the saddle
and monte for the mules, but his evil
dence did not show much knowledge
of either game.
Eullivant signed a bill of sale for
the mules, but it was not legally certl-
fled. He tied the mules to the hitch
rack and Carson took them from
there, The bill of sale was not denied
but Carson would not produce 1t, and
he concealed the mules and refused to
disclose their hiding place. None OF
the evidence was denied and the
Judge held Carson to the grand jury
under 5000 bond for gambling.
At this iuncture, Deputy Sheriff F.
M. Hughes, of Solano, who was pre-
sent at the hearing, demanded that
Sullivant be held under 5000 bond,
also. for gambling. The court ruled
that this could not be done on his own
evidence only. and asked that some
one swear out a warrant for him, but
no n seemed to care to do this at
the time.
Later Carson was reaTrested on a
charge Of having stolen the mules
and was held to the grand jury for
that offense, his bond being placed
at $500. Subsequently the mules were
found in the possession of Alfredo
McGrath and we're taken by the Of
ficers and turned over to Sulliyant.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
Deming Youths All
Burn to Get Into
Auto Truck Service

Deming, N. NJ, April 3.-since the
news of the big wages paid by the
government to drivers of automobile
trucks became known here, every adj
y%enterous youth in town who is ac-
quainted with the first principles VI
motor construction and driving has
become inflamed with the desire to
haul down some of the big coin and
get into the embroglio south of the
border, says the Headlight. Most OF
them have made the trip to the bor-
der and have offered their services to
the government officials there, stat
dng their qualifications as modestly
as they knew how, but up till the
present, e. B. Sloss has been the
only one who has definitely connect
ed with Uncle Sans payroll. The rest
OF the boys went right down and turn
ed around and came right back again,
but that did not keep them from tell
ing their friends how the army Off
GERS in charge of the transportation
pleaded with them to leave home and
loved ones and drive a motor truck in
to Mexico.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
BRIEF STATE NEWS

PETITIONS asking the county
commissioners to employ a county
agricultural agent are being cir
culated among taxpayers Of Union
county. The matter will be de-
termined when A. c. Cooley, di-
rector of extension work at the
State college, visits that county
April 26. A county appropriation
of $1,000 a year is necessary. the
State college to contribute $1,000
annually. cN
ONLY AaFEW cases of small
pox now remain in Clovis, and
all are of a mild nature. The
board Of health believes that the
quarantine can be raised at an
early date.
CLOVIS is making arrange
ments for the Panhandle-New
Mexico Bankers convention,
which win open there on June
and continue two days. Several
entertainment features will be
prepared.
THE ENGINEERS surveying
the Silver City-Lordsburg road
expect to reach Lordshurg by the
end OF this week. Road oonstrucS
ton will start soon after the sur
yey Is completed. The greater
part of Grant county's share of
The highway bond proceeds will
be used in building this road,
A ROAD from Clifton. Ariz,, to
Mogollon, Socorro county, is be-
ing promoted by the Chamber of
Commerce of Greenlee county.
Arizona. The mining interests Of
the Mogollon and Clifton districts
will contribute to a fund for the
construction of the highway.
DEMENG will observe the week
from April 10 to % as Dress-Up
week.
FoRTY-oNE head Of Mexican
horses and mules and eight Mex
lean saddles, taken after the villa
raid at Columbus, were sold at
auction thet3 ~ the United
stst~ seasa sent last
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
IRISH GET WORST OF II

Dublin. Ireland. April 3. The
.O'Conor Don, the Lord Lieutenant OF
County ROscommon. and one Of the
most active supporters of recruiting
in Ireland, has written 10 the Dublin
press complaining that the Rramise Of
support to their dependents made to
young Irishpen on enlisting has been
very inadequately kept Delays Of
months have. he says, taken place in
the payments and in many instances
the amounts allowed have been total
ly inadequate. Wounded and dis
charged soldiers have, been returning
TO their homes in Cpnnaught, and are
often sen back totally unfit for work
and without any pay or pension being
granted to them. The OAConor Don
gives several specific with full
particulars IN proof of his statement
and adds that with such instances we
can scarcely wonder at a falling OFF
in the recruiting returns"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
MK|NLEY COUNTY BANK
ACQUIRES THREE MORE

ST
Gallup. N. NJ, April 4-The McKin'
ley County Bank has closed a deal
whereby it purchases outright and
takes over to its sole control and
management, the three banks of the
Nayajo-Apache Bank & Trust com
pany; said banks being located at
Wlnslow, Holbrook and st. John, all
in northern Arizona.
The assets of all three banks pur-
chased are guaranteed to the new
purchasers. The total resources ag-
gregate something over $500. 900, and
the combined capital of the three
banks is 100000.
The Ananciers OF the Mckinley
County Bank will reorganize all three
banks completely. To do this in a
way satisfactory to themselves they
will secure new charters and arrange
to make each new bank a separate
and independent financial unit.
It is generally understood here that
the First National Bank of Albuquer-
que, is friendly" to the Mckinley
County Bank of Gallup, and that the
latter seldom ventures on financial
deals without at least having the APP
proval of the big institution at Albu-
querque.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
Contracts For Beets
Signed at Maxwell

Maxwell, N. M, April 4.-Contracts
for beets are being signed up, and
the acreage this year on the Maxwell
Tract will be fully 500 acres, accord.
ing to John Nolan, field superintend'
ent for the sugar company. AT French
the acneage will be less, as little eff
fort is being made to get the farmers
to sign up. Two men on the French
Tract have signed for 100 acres, and
another good grower has contracted
for ten. Unless some Others r anx-
ious to come in, this will be the extent
of beet growing on the French Tract
this year.
From present indications, the big
gest crop on the Maxwell tract this
year will be spring wheat. Hun
dreds of acres of it are now being
seeded and the end is not yet. The
theory is that the war will continue
until after harvest, and the price will
continue high.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
Pipes Water 6 Miles
to Supply Livestock

Alamogordo, N. M, April 3.-Will
4. Rutherford, Otero, county represen-
tative in the last legislature, is piping
water for six miles, in order to run
cattle and sheep on some very fine
grass range. on his ranch in the
Sacramento Iiyer valley, 40 miles
southeast of Alamogordo.
The source of this water supply
is in the Sacramento river springs,
and Rutherford's line is 9 continue
tion OF a line az miles long, built by
Judge A. B. Fall and Oliver M. Lee,
some eight or nine yeasr ago, and
an extension of n mile built by
Lee and Rutherford last spring.
The new extension Of six miles
will carry enough water for about
5000 head of cattle, or more than
10000 head of sheep. The pipe is
being shipped by rail from Kansas
City-&e Turquoise, and from the lat
ter place hauled a distance ofAtwentY
miles. The cost of the new line will
be at the rate of about $1,000 a mile.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
EDlFlcE TO REPLACE HADLEN
HALL DESTROYED BY FIRE;
THE INTERCOLLEGIATE
TRACK MEET
(By Special Correspondent)

Albuquerque, N. NJ. April 3.-At a
meeting of the board Of regents Of
the University Of New Mexico to be
held Monday, April IL, in this city,
final plans will be c%anvassed, and it
is expected that contracts will be
let for the new building provided for
by the last legislature, which is to re-
place Hadley Hall, one OF the main
buildings which was destroyed by fire
several years ago.
Because of his interest in the uni
versity's Pueblo style Of architecture,
the institution has been able to Sc
cure the services Of Walter Burley
Griffith, the famous Chicago architect,
as supervising architect, not only OF
the building, but of the architectural
landscape work planned for the i'm
proYement of the enlarged three hun.
dred acre campus.
Griffith is the man who, in compe-
titiOn against the architects of the
world, won the half million dollar fee
of the Australian government with his
plan for the r%emodeling of its model
city of Sidney. He passed through
Albuquerque two years ago and by
chance stopped off and visited the
university. The great architect was
instantly struck by the architectural
possibilities of the adaptation of the
Taos architecture used, and by its
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
I A. Hi SMITH CASE
TRIED AT ELAM0G9RDO,
TERM STARTS TODAY
GOVERNOR HAS personal REP
RESENTATlVE ON GROUND;
JUDGE NERLETT PREslpEs

M XII
Alam0g0rdo, N. Nj, April 3.-Judge
Colin Nehlatt Of Silver City. copyen,
ed the spring term s0f court in Ala
mognrdo this morning. Judge p. L,
Medler, presiding Judge Of this dist
rict. did not care to try the case OF
n. r. H. Smith. former president
of the defunct First State Bank, OF
Las Cruces. The case win be tried
here, under motion for a change OF
venue. Judge Medler has been "a
patron and customer of the First
State Bank. and for that reason pre-
ferred not TO try the case. Judge
Neblett, presiding for Judge Medler,
tried the Porter case at Las Cruces
last September.
In the Smith case, r. L. Young,
of Las Cruces, has been retained
to assist District Attorney Hamilton
in the prosecution. Those who are
in position to know say that Mr..
Young will be the personal represent
tative Of Governor Mcdonald. The
defense will be conducted by Rene
han and Wright, Of Santa Fe, and
Hudspeth, Dale and Mcdonald, of III
Paso.
The case has been tentatively set
for Wednesday. April IL,
Only the grand Jurors will be in
session this week. The petit jury has
been summoned to report on Monday,
April 10. This week, therefore, will
be devoted to the hearing Of motions
and demurrers and the disposal Of
civil matters
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
CORPORATION BOARD
FARORSSTATECONTR0L
OVER STATE RATES
COMMISSION ENDORSES SENATOR
SHEPPARDlS MOVE; SANTA FE
MAKES REFUND OF 80 CENTS

A letter expressing its hearty en-
-dorsement of the effort being made
by Senator Sheppard, of Texas, to de-
prive the lnterstase Commerce Com
mission of its jurisdiction over state
rates, has been sent by the New
Mexico corporation commission to
William ID. Williams, of the Texas
railroad commission, who requested
such action, The Sheppard plan is
contained in an amendment to a bill
now pending in congress.
Check for 80 Cents
"A check for 80 cents has been re-
mitted by the Santa Fe railroad,
through the state corporation commits
sion, to Gilchrist & Dawson, hard
ware merchants of Fierro, Grant
county. to cover an overcharge ON a
shipment of stoves from Nashville,
Tenn. to Fierro. A request for the
refund was made by the commission,
on application Of the Fierro firm, It is
understood to be the smallest rebate
ever made by the Santa Fe.
To Cut Banana Rates
las a result of protests filed by the
CldutlurDCH ItiHiH run CblABdiJ 6AN
i. b. Putney, both of Albuquerque,
the Santa re railroad has notified the
state corporation commission that II
is willin gto reduce the rates on ba-
nanas from Galveston and New Or
leans to Albuquerque from s1.15 and
S1.25. respectively, per hundred, to 81
and $1.1S. fsowever, as the rate on
bananas from Galveston to Trinidad,
Colo, is So cents per hundred, the AL
..buquerque fruit men are demanding
the same rate and have refused to
compromise on the rates offered by
the Santa Fe. Further negotiations
will be conducted by the commission.
Hearing April 27
The corporation commission has
been notified that the Interstate Com
merce Commission hearing on lumber
rates from Louisiana 91ints to Las
Cruces, will be held in El Paso April
27. The case was instituted by the
Santa Fe railroad.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
MGH-GRADERS
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
TWO MEN ARRESTED AT CARR
Zozo ON CHARGE or THEFT
OF TUNGSTEN

C~arrizozo, NJ. M, April S.--H. III.
and F. g. Newbury were taken in
custody B~undersheriff J.. b. Baird
and brought 10 this place from White
Oaks, to answer to the charge of
having stolen a quantity OF tungsten
ore from the White Oaks Mines Con-
solidated company Of the latter place.
The arrest followed the swearing out
of a search warrant and the discovery
of ten sacks Of high grade ore, valued
at $4,000 under the floor of the New
bury house.
Fl. Fl. NeWbury, upon aTraignment
before Judge Massie, entered "a plea
OF guilty, and his bond was fixed at
/ 500. In default of bond, the accus-
ed was remanded to the county jail
to await the action of the district
court. The case against #. G. New
bury will come up for trial later. The
former was until recently in the EN-
ploy of the White Oaks Mines CONSOLE
dated company, but had been sum
marily dismissed. However, II is
thought that he had assistance, other
than his brother, in spiriting away the
tungsten, and it is believed that
others will be eventually implicated
as a result of Q thorough investigation
now in progress.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06

The prairie dogs are becoming
such "a pest to farmers and orch
ardists that the United States for
estry service here has announced
the following prescription" as an
ideal one to put the dogs out OF
commission:
Thirteen quarts of oats, / ounce
strychpine, ia ounce baking soda, 2
tablespoons gloss starch, / table
spoon corn syrup, -Sa ounce sac
charine, ] pint water.
Dissolve strychnine in water and
bring to a boil.
dissolve starch in small amount
Of water separate from strychnine.
Dissolve soda in small amount
of water separately.
After stfychnine and water boil
add starch until cooked.
Take from fire; add soda slowly
then add syrup and saccharine.
Pour mixture over oats and stir
thoroughly.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
WOMEN

Liverpool, Eng, April 3.-Women
are now being employed at the Liver
pool docks, handling cotton imports
and other bagged goods.
AT the Leyland line docks nearly
100 women are now working. Fears
were entertained that the Dockers'
Union would raise difficulties, but
these have been smoothed over and
the are receiving the~same
rate of pay as the men.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06

ed TO devote a quarter Of an acre
each to beet growing this year,
a CHICAGO dispatch states
that l. q, Fisher, Of that place.
president Of the Rio Mambres IT.
rigation company Of Luna county,
who died recently, left an estate
valued vt s2,5QO,0Q0,
p. g. MosELEY, at one time
editor of the Columbus News. Of
Columbus, Luna county. and for
meily postmaster there. died at
his home in Columbus a few days
ago. He was one Of the first set
tiers in the Lower Mimbres val
ley.
LANDING has started in the
Magdalena district of Soc0rro
county, Juan "a. Garcia, a well
known sheep raiser, reports 600
fof this years lambs,
THE SANTA FE railroad will
drill three or four wells at the
pib1 VI ttAE ubN iOulluilOubt dl
Gallup. It is estimated that 1t will
be necessary to drill from 1000
to $500 feet.
THE GUADALUPE county
term of the district court opened
yesterday morning at Santa Rosa,
with District Judge David J.
Leahy presiding. The session is
not expected to be a long one, as
there are but few cases on the
docket.
WENDELL CLUTTER, who
was accused fof robbing the cash
register at the Bismark cafe in
Las Vegas. and who was located
at Columbus, Ohio, by Chief Of
Police Ben Coles and brought
back to stand trial, has signified
his intention Of pleading guilty
and OF beginning to serve his SEN
tence at once The case will be
brought before District Judge
David u. Leahy upon his return to
Las Vegas from Santa Rosa.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
CLOVIS GOOD HOG MARKET

Clovis. Nm. April 4.-This city is
fast becoming n of the best hog
markets in the state. The climatic
conditions of this particular section
Of the state are conducive to the pro-
motion Of this industry, and thous-
ands of hogs n being raised In
Curry county. Over twenty carloads
have gone to eastern and southern
markets within the last two weeks,
and the shipments continue. Hogs
are bringing a good price now and
many are being marketed. Messrs.
Doughton and Nichols, of this city,
are buying at present and are ship
ping to Texas and Kansas markets.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
THREE GOOD PRODUCERS IN VIC.
TORlA MOUNTAINS SOLD TO Ell
PAso MAN; MANGANESE NEAR
COOKS; IS COMPANY OPENS
NEW LEVEL

Deming, N. NJ, April 1.-The high
price of spelter has caused a small
boom in zinc mining IN Luna county
The industry is greatly hampered BY
lack of sufficient capital, but the
transfer OF several properties recent,
ly indicates that the soaring price OF
metals will remedy this situation.
Most notable among the mining deals
recently consummated is the sale OF
three good producing properties in
the Victoria mountains near Gage to
Joseph s. Qualey OF I'll Paso, Texas
The Qualey interests control large
mining holdings in the Santa Eulalia
district in Mexico.
There. are three districts in Luna
county that are now shipping ore,
The zinc ore carries values in silver,
copper and lead. The Clark and Ma
honey property in the Tres Hermanas
Is now employing about s~eventy-fiye
men. A few days ago very rich ore
was struck and the development work
is being pushed vigorously. About
the same number Of men are work
ing on the Wade and Swope and the
Big Four Exploration company mines.
The latter was leased by All Schultz.
The Mahoney zinc mine in the Flor.
ida mountains is working with fifty
men. There are a number of partly
developed properties that are prob
ably Just as good as the Mahoney
mine but their owners lack sufficient
capital to develop properly. The ore
from the Mahoney mine has to be
sent on the backs of burros down
from the head Of a canyon on the
crest Of the mountains.
There are a number of zinc mines
in the Cooks Peak district from
which shipments are being made req
ularly. Harry Edwards. who leased
the Poe property, and John Grover,
on the east side are making STEADY
progress and regular shipments.
Chris Raithel is working one of his
groups OF claims on the west side,
and another group Is leased to and
being worked BY Capt. Fl, A. Walker
Both are good producers,
THE zinc ore in the mountains Of
Luna county in the mines being work
ed runs on the average from thirty to
forty per cent, and the mine owners
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-06
Famous Chicago Architect Griffith In
Charge of Men Work at University;
New Building to Be Erected Soon

purity and distinction. He came in
touch with the university authorities
by his inquiries, and because Of his
interest the university finally was
able to secure his services as super
visor.
1t is hoped that one unit of the new
building may be ready for use during
the coming year. More than a year,
however, viii be required to com
plete the building, which will be the
most important addition to the uni
yersity's plant since the construction
of Rodey Hall.
Track and Field Meet
The Fourth Annual nter-Scholastic
Track and Field meet at the State
University; April 81 to 20 will be the
largest athletic gathering ever held in
the state. II is now certain that ev-
cry high school in New Mexico will
be represented and all but two will
have entries in all the main events.
The university has made arrange
ments to entertain one hundred or
more of the visiting athletes.
Action of the state board of edu-
cation last week provides that grad
yates of the university school of edu-
cation shall receive certificates per
hitting them to teach in New Mexico
without further examination. This
is a concession for which the univer-
sity has been insisting for some time
past and considerable qualification is
expressed at its granting by the state
board, as it will be of material adj
vantage to graduates of this school
who desire to enter teaching in this
state.