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The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-06-29

= bird on wing, Helen shot far out
from the mountainsile ana dropping
at a sharp angle Gown the line, sped
suspended between heaven az! earth
At a dista.ce on the desert. the
Shay engirc OF the Ncighbor E.ire was
telling slowly alC-g when the engineer
saw the figure Of a woman clingirg to
the aerial carriage of the Superstition
nine as 1t SHOT through the air down
tc the valley. Breathless, he watched
the wild flight. expecting every instant
to see tt. slender creature let go. to
fall, crushed. to the rock below her.
hut Helen did not let 20. Hanging
~ with n cooperation barn OF the re.
all1aticn that she must save the i'm
.risoaod n ci;, she shot across the dan.
s"rIus '"cltvity from top to bottom.
AM with ut Inishap. ju:rrcd in safety
to TIE foot Of the aerial ard Gasae!
away FOR hcl1. Shc ran toward the
little railroa!. tagged the engine, got
iGtn the cab. and struggling for breath.
appriscl the crew OF the accident. The
engineer hurric'ly started the cGgiaS
h''N ~ AlA'ii 'Nil lsAlsH'a Al'l.aE ar
the sgcei tina, he coui! get, ard with
iiclca urging him to sTarc no effort,
he r-aie the engine bump along over
the ioiGts IA II never had iaEc before
A dozen ti;Lcs, before they reached
their destination, II scene. as II the
sturdy little machine nust tura ,ur.
tie,
Jumping freq: the cab the mon cnt
tho Shay stopped. Helen told OF tho
disaster. Mcs ran In from all GUAR.
tcrs, and their toreman-an active
follsw-gavc directions abou, getting
the stun they should need to work
with at the cayc.in. with the least
possible loss OF tirc. these rcccs.
sarles were assembled and tho train
loaded with men started back
In the interval, the news ,clcphoncd
to Las Vegas had stirred the town.
A, the hospital motor ear was placed
IN waiting. and doctors answering the
hurryup call Jumped into the machine
with their emergency bags and head.
cd for the mine. one Of tho surgeons
recalled that Earl Scagrue was the
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-06-29
TWELFTH lNSTALLMENT
BURIED ALIVE

Scagruc's sale to Rhinelander OF the
Superstition mine did not go through
as smoothly as he had expected. Meet
ing Rhinelander ut the office of an at
torney in Las Vegas. the details OF
the transfer were arranged without
much difficulty. Rhinelander's only
care was to be sure that the convey
ance should give him n clear title to
the valuable property, and having sat
isiied himself on this point. the minor
details were easily arranged.
While tho attorney was embodying
these items In n supplementary agree
ment. Rhinelandcr wrote out tcle-
gram to Helen telling her that he was
completing the transfer of the mine
and would come up on No. s. When
the final draft of the contract had been
made In duplicate. and signed by the
two parties. In due form. Rhinelander
handed over a second check t. Sea-
sruc. and putting the agreement In his
pocket. left the Office.
Scngrue watched him &c with some
thing OF relief an! great deal OF
Iut Nutlt stltut ne
had so successfully comprised looked
to him almost too good to- be true. and
he had n hearty laugh with the at
torrey before they left the office to.
sct,cr
Btt. unexpectedly enough. opposi.
tion developed in an unlookcdfor quar-
ter. namely. among minority stock
holders of the mine itself liumors
flew thick and fast and ut Oceansid.
Sengrue was openly accused OF under.
handed work in parting with the prop.
ertv. To AFFORD IA clear understanding
OF his position. a meeting OF the stock
holders OF the mine was called and
Searruc. when the time came. I'D.
dressed tho gathering in explanation
OF tho sale.
Il have understood" he began.
there has been some criticism OF my
action In disposing OF the Superstition
mine To the Copper Range and Tide
water people. Some OF our stockhold-
~rs have been unkind enough TO hint
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-06-29
AUTHOR OF WHISPERING
SMITH," THE MOUNTAIN
DIVIDE" "STRATECY OF
GREAT RAILROADS." ETC.
SYNOPSIS.

Little Helen Holmes. daughter Of Gen
zeal Holmes. railroad man. IL rescued
from imminent danger on IA scenic rail-
road by George Storm, It newsbOy. Grown
to young womanhood Helen saves Storm.
now n fireman. her father. and his friends
Amos Rhinelander, financier and Robert
Scagfuc. promoter. from threatened
collision. SafebreaiSerS employed by Sea-
srue steal General Holmes survey plans
OF the cut OFF line for the Tid"water. ia
tally wound the general and escape. Her
fathers estate badly involved by his
death. Helen goes to work on the Tide
water, Helen RECEIVERS the survey plans
from Sengruc. and though they are taken
from her. finds accidentally made
proof of the survey blueprint. Storm Is
employed by Ithiuelandcr, Spike. be-
friruded by Helen. In Ills turn saves her
and the right-of- way contracts when Sea-
Erue kidnnps her. Helen and Storm win
for l:hinelandor race against SaaEru"
for r,ght-ofway. Helen. Storm and
Ehinclander rescue Spike from S"hgrue' S
men. Spike steals records TO protect
Ithineiander. and Storm and Helen save
Spike from death in the burning court
house Vein In Superstition mine plnchcs
out. Seagruc salts II and sellH 1t 10 Rhine
lander,
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-06-29

others not to give up ana was the first
to hear n call coming. through the
cavcin. He answered it with all the
strength he could summon.
Encouraged or the outside by the
word that tho imprisoned men were
still alive, the rescuers redoubled
their efforts. Tho battered foreman.
heading tho lire in the narrow hole.
picked through the shattered forna-
ton, sent back word he was nearly
through and a shout Of joy went up
from tie anxious hearts OF those gath
cred outside. The doctors ware al
ready busy laying out their temporary
hospital and making ready to take
care OF tho exhausted men the mo-
mcnt they could reach them.
To the prisoners the sound OF the
pick and the dslodgment of rock was
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-06-29

Carriage.
coming so close that Storm and Rhine
lander almost felt they could see the
work In another instant shaft OF
light, cleaning like a star, greeted the
staring eyes Of the two men and they
cried out together to greet the MAY
on the ether side. A second and larger
away and more light shot into the
prison house.
"Water!" cried Rhinelander. "Fol
Gods sake. boys. push in a canteen.'
Helen heard the cry. Half-dozer
willing men ran for the precious fluid
A bottle of water was pushed into
Storms hand and the next moment
the halfconscious men were being re-
vived by him.
Nerved. despite exhaustion. to .
final squirt Of energy. the rescuers rap
idly enlarged the hole until Helen
eager at the foreman's elbow, said she
could get through. and against his
protestations of danger crawled frs,
through the cavern, closely followed
by the chief surgeon who. once In.
side, began to treat the most helpless
of the suffering men.
The condition OF the uncertain en-,
trance called for the greatest care on
the part OF the rescuers. Great masses
Of rock, suspended by not more, II
would seem, than thread. hung
threateningly over the ragged passage.
But time was too precious to wait for
further safety and the moment the
men could be passed out, they were
turned ever to the hospital staff.
Rhinelander had refused to leave
unit! the last OF the miners had been
taken cut to safety. Storm followed
him. Helen was the last to come
through.
A great crowd had gathered about
the zine and as the imprisoned men
were revived. and the chief surgeon,
covered with dust and debris, an.
nouaced that no lives would be lost,
cheers went up again.
Seagrue, elbowing his way through
the systanders up to Rhinelander,
NS"6ihtuialeu Hlul on MS escape.
RLinelander smiled grimly, "Tha,
was a close squeak. Seagrue. Helen"
lie exclaimed. addressing mis- words to
her. y came near losing out, girl,
but we didn't-qu!te. I'm all right
anl so is George Storm. here" He
laid his hand on his stalwart foreman's
sh >ulcer. The res, of the men," he
added. will be rs good as ever by to.
morrow. But that isn't all. Seagrue.
We've relocated the yein,"
Seagruc started. What do YOU
mean" he cried
Il Lean. we have found the vein
again" exclaimed Rhinciander. and
that we're going tn take +, n,,l,,o, dol,
lars In quartz out az the suncrs,,tion
ia the next three months"
seagrue refused to credit his boar.
ing. lie started for tho ,u,ro, ,rL
des;lte the warnings or ,boso ohor,
HIN. crawlcG through IN. o,or,,. ora
r,os. bts - ''o"'"s anu
Ma the r sis,sn ling sen "'i Hs
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04
1880 Head of Cattle MOUed From
GIcmriO, IN. VA. and Vicinityin Week
Twelve Trains Of rs Cars Each Needed to Haul
Great Shipment From Eastern New Mexico
and Texas 3

Glenrio. N. M, May lone Of the
largest movements end transfers 81
cattle in this section took the better
part of last week IN Glenriu to con-
summRte. The I~audrings are the
sellers, with a number Of buyers
from Kansas. Approximately $3.50
head were shipped from GleHrio;
1900 from Vega, Texas,. a few II lies
east Of here; 5000 from Romero,
Texas, a total Of 1880 head, rhquir-
ing 440 cars, or IL trains of 2R cars
each, to move them to their daEtina-
ton. 8
The buyers, in this instance are
thought to have the better of the
deal, inasmuch as they were offered
as high as $4,000 above the contract
price to break the agreement prob
ably made before war prices prevail
ed. While not authoritative, it was
asserted the Landergins received $57
per head, and that $40 had been prof,
tered for a release from the contract.
The cattle are mostly H~erefords, two
to three years old.
The Landergins r pretty nearly
the largest handlers of cattle IN the
Panhandle and southwest, ranging
their herds on vast tracts of land in
various parts Of the country, lately
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04
EFFIGIElCY or
BATTERY 4 PRAISED
REPORT TO ADJuTANT GENERAL
ON RECENT INSPECTION HIGH
IN FLATTERINc

Roswell, N. M, May 2.-The field
efficiency of Battery A of this city Is
declared to be highly creditable to
ting battery and to the state in a re-
port N the recent federal inspection
which has been made by Brigadier
General "a. L. Mills, Of the general
army staff, and Is directed to Adju-
tant General Herring. After com.
menting 0 u deficiencies in the equip,
ment OF the battery and stating that
requisitions for articles needed should
be submitted, the report says:
The deficiencies In quality and
quantity OF clothing and the lack OF
complete seryiceable articles Of other
essential equipment not only operate
to the detriment Of the battery by
lowering its rating. but they react
against the federal government by
impairing the availability Of the bat
terry for field service.
with a view TO alternating these
conditions, it may be stated that the
superintendent to the state from the
appropriation under the act Of May
~, 1908, on account OF. the ratio Of s
to for field artillery during the cur
rent fiscal year, was s2,5S7. There
has been expended for artillery am.
munition SLIGO. Since the allotment
was made to enable the state to main
tain its field artillery, 1t would appear
that at least $1,427 should properly
be devoted during the year to replac-
ing unserviceable and missing articles
OF field equipment.
"The exhibition of field efficiency
made by this battery at the inspection
Is highly c~reditable to the battery and
to the state, and is commended by
the secretary of war.
THE proficiency in armory training
is evidence Of a superior personnel
and Of a Jealous effort on the part Of
officers and enlisted men to become a
worthy unit that would be immediat-
ely available for the national defence.
1.-THE worthy progress that has been
made in the organization and training
of the battery demonstrates a high
order of administrative and ability on
the part Of the battery commander"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04
Mexico Lumber Jacks
Working at Cloudcroft

Alamogordo, N. NJ, May For,
mer MADEIRA, Mex, lumhermen and
woodsmen are being taken to Cloud
croft and Russia to work in Nthe
woods. Bomar Phillips, former sher-
iff of Otero county, recently took %
lumber men to Clouudcroft and it is
expected to have $50 at work cutting
timber in the Sacramento mountains
within the next thirty days.
The Sacramento Lumber company
expects to reopen the big timber
mills within so days and viii cut
10000 feet a day. A shipment OF
100000 worth of machinery is to be
Installed in the old mills of the Ala.
mcgordo Lumber company here and
the entire plant overhauled for the
rum Three shifts of men will be
worked each day and three trains Q
day win be run between Cloudcroft,
Russia and Alamogordo to handle the
lumber for the mills.
The Sacramento Lumber company
which is a subsidiary corporation Of
the National Lumber & Creosoting
company, has a contract with the 81
Paso & Southwestern railroad for
1000 ties a day, to be delivered to
the railroad company at Alamogordc
for use in rebuilding the main line
OF the road or the eastern division.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04


Scores of dark forms leaped through
the freight. bugles blew. and in ten
minutes the whole bandit command
had galloped out Of town, When the
cavalrymen came in they found two
American mining men, a Mr.. Seyferth
and another, who had paid $4,000 ran
som to the Villistas, and whose lives
probably had been saved by the Sew
enth's arrival.
These Americans said that the BAN
dts were led by Candelero Cervantes,
Jesus del Rios, Crus Dominguez and
Manuel Baca, who was killed the fol-
lowing Sunday after. the fight by a
Mexican pacifco. Among them were
followers Of Julio Acosta and General
Beltran. They were remnants Of all
the best known villa commandments
veterans. and at that time, the last
known band OF Villistas remaining
bad men whose nerve had not been
shaken by the defeat at Columbus,
Saturday afternoon at 4:S0 p. ms
Dodd's men, arriving at the southern
rim of the hills forming the cup in
which the town OF Temosachic lies,
saw the rear guard OF Villistas riding
out Of town. Ahead of them on the
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04

4l-- .
opposite SIDE 81 toWn' az the crest q
the RIM where lne road northeast
Waru toWara Minaca disappeared over
me crest, lhey saw the main Douy Of
tne panaits waiting pehind rocks 20
give pattie' a machlne gun was
placed 70 sweep TINS ridge wniie tne
Americans roue down lnto . Y IN
pursuit. Iney dismounted IN town,
advancing on foqt, with riles ready,
led by troop I accompanied ny the
TWO guides. While still IN town, a
trooper was nit and mortaily wounded
py q bullet ID ~ abdomen,
Beyond the town. troop II" adj
OF the erests above them. they eros
sed the range in short PUSHES, lying
yanced to within q point-blank range
down and firing, then advancing a few
Yards. Colonel Dodd, with MS stan
rode through q J zone of nre, While
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04

Superintendent Shelton May Also File CivI
Action For Damages; Alleged Libeler Says
He Fled to- Colorado to Avoid Railroading;
Charges Influencing Of Grand Jurors

p. II. Bra-Me, formerly of Santa Re
and now publisher Of the EARNING
ton Enterprise, who was recently In
diotad for libel by the San Juan
county grand jury because Of + SEN
gational attack on Superintendent
w. 4. Shelton, Of the shiprock IN
dian agency, and who fled 10 Colo
RADIO, has returned to Pennington and
has furnished bond in the sum Of
$4,000. Bra-Me charged Shelton with
immoral conduct at the Shinrock
agency.
That Shelton will take the charges
made against him before the federal
grand jury here. and that he contem-
plates an action for damages, is inti-
mated by the Pennington Times.
Hustler, which says:
"Shelton has done all he possibly
could do to bring his case to a trial
and has been right on the ground all
the time ready to prove bis sac Of
the case, while his accusers fled the
state as soon as they thought they
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04
COUNTY MAN
CONVCTEDOF LARCENY.
PARD0NED BY governor
RELEASED UPON SERVING MINI
MUM SENTENCE, DESPITE NEW
SUPREME COURT COMMIT
MENT

Walter Simpson, convicted OF lar.
ceny in the district court Of Quay
county at the spring term last year,
and whose case, contrary to his inten'
ton, was appealed to the supreme
court. with the result that the judg-
ment of the district court was affirm
ed and a commitment issued for the
entire term Of his sentence, although
he had then served nearly five months
in the penitentiary, was today grant
ed a pardon by Governor Mcdonald,
Il believe it simply Justice to release
Simpson upon the termination Of the
sentence provided in the district
court commitment, says the governor
in his executive order.
Following Simpsons conviction at
the April term Of the district court in
Quay county. and his sentence to
serve from one to one and one-half
years In the penitentiary, a commit
ment was issued by the district
court, April rs, 1915, and he was
brought to the state prison here.
Later, as stated, and contrary to
wishes, the case was APP
pealed, land on September n, 1915, az
ter the supreme court had affirmed
his conviction, a new commitment for
n to one and one-half years
issued. Under this latter COM
mitment Simpsons minimum period
Of Imprisonment would not expire UNI
til next September, although he has
now been in the ~penitentiary for a
year.
The executive order p~ardoping
Simpson specifies that he must con
duct himself in a law-abiding manner,
abstain from intoxicating liquors, en-
gage In some honorable occupation,
and report to the pe~nitentiary super
intendent monthly for a year.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04
.C0URSEY SENTENCED
FOB CATTLE STEALING
GIVEN TWO AND A HALF TO
FOUR YEARS; MAN CHARGED
WITH FORCING WOMAN 70
MARRY HIM WITH GUN AC-
Quilted; SHE WEEDS HIM

Las Vegas, N. NJ, May EMERY
E. Coursey, the Mora county man I'm.
der indictment for the murder OF
Clyde Virgins, and who was convict
ed Of cattle stealing at the recent
term OF the district court In Mora
county, has been sentenced by Judge
'LeRhy toHerve not less than two and
one-half nor more than four years in
the state penitentiary. He may be
tried on the murder indictment at the
next term of court.
The case of Andres Eabell, indicted
for attempting to compel q Solano
woman to marry him at the point Of o
pistol, was dismissed, as the woman
changed her mind and decided to wed
Eabell, The marriage wal performed
by a justice of the peace.
In the case Of the state VS.. Benito
Castellan0, Manuel Maestas and Mar
garlic Llicero, indicted for killing a
Steer belinging to Minor Rudolph,
Jr., the jury found the defendants
guilty. Maestas turned states evil
dence, and testified against his code
PENDANTS. Judge d. ]. Leahy sentenc-
ed all three men to the p~enitentiary
for 9 term Of not less than one year
or more than is months.
The case Of the state against Nico-
las Lucian, who had been indicted for
larceny of cattle, resulted in a conyic-
tion by the Jury. The defendants at
torney, A. o. Larrazolo, filed a mo-
tion for a new trial. and should he
NOT be granted the second trial, Judge
likely will so to Mora later In
the week to sentence Lucian.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04
Fe Freight Rush
Is Steadily Increasing

Raton. n. NJ. May 1.-Santa Re
freight business over the New Mexico
divisions has been gradually increas'
ing during the past several weeks,
and Is now at a point where all de-
partments are working overtime. The
Biz rush or business is due to a mum.
Der OF causes, chief Of which is the
spring movement OF cattle from the
southern to the northern ranges, and
an unusual activity in the movement
OF coal and coke, largely accounted
Tor by the big demands on the Colfax
county mines and ovens BY the bic
smeIter industries in Arizona.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04
. Cd ArdnQ IuTQIa

were going 70 20 forced 70 prove
their statements IN court No man
could have met hlsukaccusers in q
more manly manner than Shelton has
done. t is said that he Is going 70
have some business before the United
States grand Jury when it next meets
In Santa ne, and that he is c~o1ating
and arranging evidence for a civil
action for a considerable sum Of
money against some who are finan-
cially responsible, who ars mixed up
IN the matter. Shelton is very meth
odical, a good organizer and he never
starts until he is ready, but when he
starts the man who beats him will at
least know there has been something
going on"
III the last issue Of his I'ape- Bra
Me says be left the state to avoid
"~railroading," and accuses shelton of
having influenced members Of the
grand jury to refuse to hear certain
evidence.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04
40 NEW FARMERS
NEAR SPRINGER


Springer, N. NJ, May IA new
agricultural district has been started
in this vicinity within the past six
weeks. Over forty farmers have
moved onto government land south
west of this city and are making
preparations to cultivate and improve
the lands. Most OF the lands are in
cluded under the district which was
segregated Tor irrigation by a COM
pany which planned to develop the
lands under the Lake Charette pro
ject. Up to this time there has been
but little work of actual construction
completed by the company and It il
thought that within a short time the
governments will throw the land open
to settlement under the Homestead
laws.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04
SEVERAL OPINIONS BY
SUPREME COURT TODAY


The state supreme court late this
afternoon handed down the following
opinions:
State OF New Mexico, appellee, VS..
Roscoe T. Graves, appellant; from
Chaves county. On motion for re-
hearing judgment of the court below
reversed.
Lena Singer, ct all appellee, vs.. w.
r. Swartz, appellant; from Curry
county. judgment. Of the court below
affirmed.
Hiram M. Dow, appellee, VS.. w. ].
Irwin, appellant; from Chaves coun.
'ty. Adhering in former opinion Of this
court. reversing and ~remanding.
John Ellis, ct al. appellee, vs.. Lula
Stone, appellant; from Roosevelt
county. Judgment of court below af-
firmed.
Andrew Morstad, appellee, VS.. a. T..
& s. II Ry, appellant, from Grant
county. Judgment of court below re-
versed and remanded.
Claude Albright, appellant, VS.. J. &,
Albright, ct al, appellee, from Rerna'
lilo county. Judgment Of lower
court affirmed.
State of New Mexico. appellee, VS..
Jose Antonio Pine, appellant, from
B~ernalillo county. Judgment of lower
court affirmed.
@. S. Oulp. ct AL, appellee, VS.. Jesus
M, Sandoval, appellant, from Berna-
lilo county. Judgment Of court be-
low affirmed.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04

That the recent attack on Holm o.
Bursum BY Secundino Romero's TEl
Independence OF Las Vegas, In which
one of the famous Slogans Of the 1911
campaign, "Why Did Burspm Burn
the Books" was revived, was not
Spontaneous ON the part of that pa
per, but provoked by the ~sunneces-
sary hostility OF two Bursum organs,
lei Hispan0-Americanor OF Belen,
and Gel HeraIdo,s Of Socorro, Is the
explanation OF the action presented IN
the last issue Of the Romero mouth
piece.
The Belen paper, says "El indie
pendente,. printed an editorial prais-
ing Bursum and attacking Romero,
and this editorial was reprinted by
NEl Heraldo," of Socorro, ut was for
this reason. and for no other" de-
clares the Romero newspaper, that
III independents, in n Of its recent
numbers, made reference to a certain
incident, not complimentary, that Is
attributed to the past official record OF
Mr.. Bursum." Continuing, it says:
mo, gentlemen, Mr.. Romero is not
attacking Mr.. Bursum, nor Is ii his
intention to do 80. Both aspire to the
same nomination, but we are sure
that it is as much the intention Of
one, as 1t is Of the other. to submit
manfully to the decision Of the major
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-04
CURRY COUNTY CLERK
HAS BEEN RE-NSTATED

Clovis, N, M. May LAS a result
Of the recent decision of the state
supreme court, reversing he action
of the district court in ousting A, l..
Await as county clerk, rwalt has
been re~instated, following the check
ing Of the offise by Travelling A adi-
tor A. G. Whittier. in his repsrt, Mn.
Whittier commended the work ii w.
C. zerwer, appointed county aaG dis
trict court clerk by Governor Nc
Donald when tint position vas declar-
ed vacant, stating, among c,ner
things, that 'this is the lI-st clnty
in the state examined whe tha dis,
|trict court clerk attempted to make
his cash book and docket agree, and
Mr.. zerwer is entitled to credit for
his efforts in that direction"
Zerwer some time ago vEnr Iaeed
his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for county cler9 in this
county.