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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29
LEAKED
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we're MADE THEREBY
NEWS OF THE PRESIDENTS
PEACE PROPOSALS GOT TO
NEW YORK AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE AND THE SURE
DROP WAS DISCOUNTED
BY INSIDERS
Special to State Record.

Special to State Record.
Washington, Dec. 27.-President
Wilson's note to the European bel
ligerents was sent to the newspapers
at eight O'Clock in the evening of
Wednesday, Dec 20 1t was not to
be released for publication until
after midnight Yet at about two
O'Clock on that day news ticker
in Wall Street carried report that
the President was about to dispatch
a note urging the warning nations to
work out the terms of peace.
These statements were printed in
the New York Times of Thursday,
Dec. q, in the course of an article
dealing with the crisis in the stock
market; and there is a natural in
quiry here as to who leaked" the
information.
The Presidents note was dated
Monday, Dec. l8-two days before
1t was given to the press it was pre-
pared, all reports agree, several days
before that. Consequently, its con-
tents must have been known to a
fairly numerous group. Washington
gossip has been busy trying to iden-
tify the men who could have had
knowledge of the Presidents pur-
pose.-and there are sinister rumors
to the effect that some people who
were IN tie know" did not let the
opportunity pass to pick up some
easy profits in the stock market
when securities went tumbling, as
they were bound to, as soon as the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29
De BACA WILL Be
ON HAND TO TAKE
OATH JANUARY |
GOVERNOR ELECT Is EX-
PECTED TO REACH SANTA
FEE TODAY OR TO MORROW
NO FORMAL WILL BE HELD
AT THIS TIME

"Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 20-Eze-
quiel c. de Baca, governor elect OF
New Mexico, left here today for
Santa Fe, N. NJ, to take the oath
Of office on January l. He still is
weak from pernicious anemia but
his physicians here said his recovery
seemed certain. Mr. de Baca came
here month ago seeking complete
rest"
The announcement that Governor
elect E. c. dc Baca will arrive here
today or tomorrow and will qualify
by taking the oath of office on
Monday, Jan. /, has cleared up the
muddle which many predicted would
follow his inability to be present and
take oath at the time prescribed by
the constitution.
At the request of Mr.. dc Baca,
there will be no formal ceremonies
in connection with the administering
OF the OATH On his arrival here he
will go to St. Vincent's Sanitarium.
where the oath will be administered
by Secretary Of State Antonio Luce
70.
Tentative plans now are being made
:or inaugural festivities, and Cover
nor Mcdonald yesterday appointed
an executive committee to handle
all general arrangements when the
wishes of the new executive are
definitely determined. This commit
tee is composed of Arthur Seligman,
Judge N. B. Laughlin. L. A. Hughes,
Secretary of State Antonio Lucero,
Col. Bronson NJ. Cutting, Judge
Richard Fl. Hanna, former Governor
Miguel A. Otero, Col. Jose d Sena
ard Pa, A. F. Walter. and following
the arrival of Governor reject De Ba-
ca it will wait on him and ascertain
exactly his desires. If an inaugural
ball is decided upon. it probably will
take place during the latter part OF
January.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29
Presidents note became public pro-

PNtty.
The incident serves to emphasize
the power which an administration
holds upon values in this country.
What the Presidents note did upon
large scale which affected every
industry whose securities are dealt
in on the market, can be done to
lesser degree with individual Sc
curities by any one OF a group of
officials whose duties bring them in
to contact with the industrial life
OF the nation. This power, it is to
the credit of American public life
to record, has rarely, if ever, been
abused-and it is significant that it
IS only within the past few years
that anyone has ever seriously sur
missed that personal gain or any
other private motive lay behind any
course OF action on the governments
part. That such surmises are now
rife Is due in part to the system
which clothes officials with such
enormous power and in part to the
askance with which conservative
minded people, have come to regard
much of the activity in some circles
OF the present administration.
The remedy is partly legislat; We
by limiting the power of admins
trative officers-and partly poiti-
cal, by seeing to it that the govern
ment is lodged in the hands of men
and of parties immune to sinister in
iluence. The country, however, has
Just voted; and it is a trite observa-
ton that nation receives that sort
of government which II dacarya.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29
CRIST FILES ANSWER IN
READ CONTEST CASE

!. r. Crist, district attorney-elect
for the counties of Santa Fe, Rio
Arriba and San Juan, denies the
jurisdiction of the district court to
try the contest case filed against
him by District Attorney Alexander
Read
Mr., Crisis reply, filed in the dis.
trict clerks office today, is an an
swer to the long notice filed some
weeks ago by Mr.. Read to contest
Mr.. Crist's election.
On the matter of jurisdiction, Mr..
Crist states that the office of dis
trict attorney is state office and he
adds:
There is no statutory mode Of
contesting the election Of any per-
son to that office" This conten-
ton. If sustained, would leave quo
warranto proceedings as the next
line of attack should Mr.. Read wish
20 go to the courts with his argu.
ment that Mr. Crist was not legally
elected on November of this year.
In Mr.. Crisis reply, which takes
up two or three typewriter pages.
he dcmurs to certain allegations in
Mr.. Reads notice OF contest. In
particular Mr.. Crist demurs to the
allegation that 500 ballots cast in the
district did not bear the facsimile
signature of the county clerk, and
did bear stckers placed over Mr..
Reads name but not placed there
by the voters who cast the ballots.
Mr.. Crist concludes by saying:
Wherefore contestee denies the
right of contestant to maintain his
contest according to the terms of
the notice and asks that it be dis
He also demurs on the
ground that it does not state facts
sufficient to constitute cause of
action "
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29
SANTA FEE HEALTH INSTITUTE
A MODERN INSTITUTION

DR.. Francis King. the eye special
ist. has opened up a modern and
strictly up-to-date Health Institute
! in the suite of rooms over Kaune's
Grocery store, which is a credit to
any city or community.
! In the front room of the suite is
the eye department. which is equip
| ped with the latest instruments for
examining and testing the eyes, with
dark room equipped with large
Forometer for testing and examining
the muscles. and a new electrical
instrument for examining the inte-
rior of the eye. making this depart
ment complete in every particular.
The reception room comes next IN
order and is neatly fitted up. but the
greatest attraction is the adjoining
room, which contains the Swedish
Movement Machine, something new
in this section of the country. This
machine is for the purpose of devel-
oping the muscles in all parts OF
body, and is the best remedy known
for constipation. rheumatism and
stomach and bowel trouble, and
other chronic disease acting direct
ly on the muscles, nerves, and or
ganic organs of the system. In this
machine the DR.. gives the dry swim.
rowing, and all other athletic ex-
ercises.
In addition the suite is fitted with
Russian and Turkish baths. hot and
cold shower baths and medicated
baths. with a rest room on the side,
where the patient can spend a time
in recreation and rest after the eS-
ercises
DR. King came to Santa Fe about
six months ago and during that
time has built up a large eye pract-
ice, and with his new outfit will
branch out into larger fields.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29
BIG BOND ISSUE
FOR BETTER ROADS
IN GRANT COUNTY
PETITIONS TO BE CIRCULAT.
ED AT ONCE FOR THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL.
LARS BOND ISSUE TO I'M.
PROVE THE ROADS

The Chamber of Commerce of
Silver City is behind a scheme TO
vote bonds in the sum of $300OO0
for building roads in Grant coun-
ty. That is the road committee of
the business mems organization has
unanimously voted to recommend
the circrlation ir the near future of
petitions addressed to the board of
county commissioners, asking that
body to call special election to
vote on the proposition.
The initial step was taken at a
meeting of the road committee held
Friday. Present at the session were
all members but one of the road
committee, namely, w. S. Cox, chair
man; R. Fl. Boulware, Sam Agee,
J. W. Pinkerton, Jr,, julius Schwarz
and Charles B. Morrill,. o. c. Hin
man was the absentee.
No Legal Obstacles.
1t was conclusively shown that no
legal obstacles to the project stand
in the way. Grant county, with an
assessed valuation this year of over
S240OO,0O0, is allowed to bond itself
to a maximum of 4 per cent, or ap-
proximately SoOO00O The outstand-
ing bonded and floating debt of the
county is about 100000 The voting
of $300000 additional in bonds for
road building would increase this to
$600,0O0 or 100000 less than the max
imum allowed by law.
The road bond issue proposed
would run for 20 years and draw 5
per cent interest, which would in
crease the tax rate about Sl.25 on
each $1,000 Of prosperity in the coun-
ty. Thus it is seen that the burden
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29
NEW MEXICO METAL PRODUCT
FOR THE YEAR 1916

The output of New Mexico mines for
eleven months of 1916, with an estimate for
December, as reported by the United States
Geological Survey, Department of the Inter-
ior, indicates a yield of $I,35oooo in gold
100000 ounces of silver, 100000 pounds
of lead, 9I,4oo 900 pounds of copper, and
36,5ooooo pounds of zinc, valued in all at
$33,46o,4oo as compared with total value in
1915 for the same metals of $Io,27o,468
The Mogollon district, Socorro county,
continued to be the most productive district in
New Mexico in the output of gold and silver
There was great deal of development work
in this district in 1916, but the yield decreased
appreciably. The Socorro and the Mogollon
mines were active. All the ore was milled i'm
the district by concentration Shining, and agi-
tation and percolation in cyanide solution, the
bulk of the product being cyanide precipitates
the balance being high-grade gold-silver con-
centrates. The Elizabethtown district, COL
fax county, from the Aztec mine alone, was
also very large producer of metallic gold,
gold bullion, and gold concentrates
The Cossak cyanidation mill in the Bland
district, Sandoval county, closed in December
1915 was started up again in the spring of
1916, and contributed considerable yield of
silver-gold bullion. Gold bullion continued to
be produced at the amalgamation mill, on the
North and South Homestake mines, at White
oaks, Lincoln county. The Lordsburg dist.
rict, Grant county, which has also been
steadily increasing its shipments of siliceous
gold and silver bearing copper and dry ores,
again greatly increased its tonnage shipped
The copper concentrates of the Chino Copper
company containing as they do small quanti-
ties of gold contributed to the gold yield
The continued activity of the mines and matte
smeter, at San Pedro. Santa Fe county, also
added an increased quantity of gold to the
New Mexico yield. Shipments of copper ores
from the Jarilla district Otero county, car
ried some gold
The principal metal produced in New
Mexico is copper, and since 1910 the yield has
been chiefly from the Chino Copper company
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29
COMMISSION DECREASE CATTLE
AND INCREASE SHEEP VALUES

Taxable valuations, OF common and
graded cattle on open ranges and
in pastures have been reduced by
the state taxcommssion from 81 to
$3.50 head The increase in sheep
valuations is from Is cents to S.
head, the latter increase being on
rams. Swine. which were formerly
assessed at $40 a head,regarding of
age, have been given three valua-
tions. based on ages. The valuations
are for 1916 assessments, and have
lust been made public by Howell
Eearnest, secretary of the commis-
sion.
The commission made no changes
in the valuations OF horses. mules,
cattle of mixed herds and goats and
likewise left the valuations of COM
mon and graded cows and bulls on
the ranges and in pastures and two
year-old range heifers, as fixed for
1915.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29

low grade copper deposits at Santa Rita The
ore is mlled at Hurley in large concentra-
tion plant. During 1916 the largest tonnage
in the history of the company was treated and
the gross output was 75,5oo,ooo pounds. The
Burro Mountain Copper company's new con-
centrator began operations in April and start
ed running at full capacity June I, 1916.
Much development work has been done at this
property and the reserves are sufficient to
supply the mill for years. The Santa Fe Gold
and Copper companys I25-ton mating plant,
at San Pedro, added considerable quantity
of copper to the output. Copper ores were
also SHIPPED from the Organ Mountains dist
rict, Dona Ana county, where the Phelps
Dodge company has secured a large area
which it has been developing during 1916.
This district will produce all five metals A
large tonnage of low grade copper ore with cal
cite gangue was shipped from the Apache
mine, Hachita.
The yield of lead showed an appreciable
increase. Lead ores were shipped from the
Central, San Simon, and Pinos Altos districts,
Grant county, and Cooks Peak and Victoro
districts, Luna county Considerable tonnage
of lead carbonate ore was shipped from Kelly
Socorro county,
Increased shipments of zinc carbonate
and su!phide ores were made in New Mexico
in 1916. AT Kelly, ,Socorro county, the prin-
cipa producing mines were the Kelly, Grap phic,
and Juanita. The Ozark mill was operated
continuously up to the time of the fire in Au-
gust The Kelly magnetic mill was operated
from May throughout the year.
AT Hanover, zinc carbonate ores were
shipped from the Hanover mines and others,
and from June on, zinc sui phide concentrates
were shipped from the Hanover magnetic
separation mill. The Cleveland magnetic sep
aration mill at Pinos Altos, was operated
steadily. A mill was erected in the revived
Steeperock district, Grant County, and some
shipments were made Zinc carbonate ores
were shipped from the Magdalena,. Hanover,
Cook Peak. Florida Mountains Tres HERNIA
mas, and Pinos Altos districts Shipments of
zinc ore and concentrates from New Mexico .
were $4,000 tons of 3o.I5 per cent grade, as
compared with 4I,852 tons of 60 per cent in .
LIS.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29
CASE INVOLVING
STATE LEASES HAS
Been APPEALED
INVOLVES THE QUESTION
OF WHAT PER CENT OF
APPRAISED VALUE OF
LANDS SHALL BE CHARC-
ED FOR THEIR USE

The case of Dallas Brothers versus
Bruce Connor. in the district court
for Chaves county has been ap-
pealcd by the attorney for Connor,
Capt. Charles A. Reynolds, TO the
supreme court II will be recalled
that the court he'd in this case that
the lease to certain state lands, made
by Commissioner Eryien to Bruce
Connor was invalid because be
charged only five cents an acre for
the use of the land a year for the
benefit OF the state, whereas, since
the land WIS appraised at five dol
lars an acre, and the rent therefor
could not be less than two per cent
OF the appraised valuation, the
charge should have been ten cents
an acre. This will be a test case.
The decision of the supreme court
will be final and will affect num-
Der of other leases for state land in
New Mexico but by no means all
OF them as has been stated by some
of the newspapers. While the state
is not party of record to the suit.
it has vital interests at stake. and,
no doubt will concern itself in the
presentation of the contention of
the same to the supreme court. The
new attorney general, Patton, will
be in office when the case will come
up for haring and it is not known
what his view of the question in
vowed is. or whether he will appear
for New Mexico in the matter.
The outcome will settle a ques-
ticn which has been in doubt for
some time relative to such leases
and in the event the decision is
against Commissioner Ervien's
practice may so increase the charge
for rentals that lands appraised at
z y per acre and over can not be
utilized for grazing purposes.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29
STATE SUPERINTENDENT'S
OFFICE FORCE SELECTED

J. H. Wagner has completed the
organization of his force for the
office of public instructed. John v.
Conway has been selected as as
sistant superintendent E. Pack, who
has just closed a term as superin-
tendent of Quay county, will be
chief clerk; Mrs. c. D. Miller, of
Las Cruces, formerly of Santa Fe.
as industrial supervisor; Miss Eve
Wientge, as stenographer.
AS Mr.. Wagner and every one of
his assistants have had long years
of experience in educational work
there is no question but what his
office will be well prepared to direct
education in New Mexico.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29
ORGANIZATION OF
HOUSE CLAIMED
BY BOTH PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS PLAN TO
STAND ALOOF FROM BOTH
REPUBLICANS AND DEM
OCRATS AND INSIST ON
CHANGE OF RULES

\ Washington, Dec, 27.-Independen,
members of the incoming houseI oil
representatives are planning an or
ganization to work apart from both
democrats and republicans with the
avowed purpose of enforcing radical
changes in the rules.
Thus far no plans have been made
for voting as body in the speaker
ship fight, but it is not impossible that
such an arrangement will be attempt
ed later. Informal conferences a.
mong independents now in congress
have resulted in an arrangement
that something should be done to
give more publicity to committee
work. At least one of the indepen-
dents has conferred with Colonel
Roosevelt over the situation and will
seek further advice from him on
how, to proceed.
Conferences Are Quiet.
Conferences have proceeded quiet
! ly, usually on the floor of the house,
Participants are disinclined to talk,
for both democrats and republicans
are eagerly seeking their favor as
comes more doubtful.
Representative Randall of Caiifor-
MIA, prohibitionist, indicated today,
however, the nature of the imme-
diate plans.
1--WE are anxious that the rules be
amended so that the people may
know what their representatives are
doing" he said. "The present sys-
tenn Of voting in the committee of
the Who'll makes it possible for
members to frequently conceal their
votes on very important proposals.
l think If We can remedy this ST.
tuation and make some changes in
the method Of reporting bills from
committees, an Independent orga-
nization will be worth while"
Four Independents.
Four independents, Representa-
tives Schall of Minnesota. and Mar
tin of louisiana, progressives; Ran
dali of California, prohibitionist, and
London Of New York, socialist, are
in the present house. They hope
that Representative-eleet Fuller of
Massachusetts,, .snd Kelly of Penn
sylvania, and Rankin of Montana,
will join them. Messers. Fuller and
Kelly were elected as independents. |
Miss Rankin is a republican, but
hope of her independence is based
on the fact that she was opposed
by the republican organization in
the primary.
The personal of the coming house
is in doubt. Both Speaker Clark and
Republican Leader Mann declared
today that their respective sides
would have ct least 2l8 votes, a
on the speakership.
1--WE viii control the house, un-
less the democrats buy it, and they
are trying to do that now," Repre-
sentative Mann said. indicating his
belief that promises. of organization
favors were being held out to in
1ependents by the present majority.
Speaker Clark said the democrats
already were assured of ZIG DEM
ocratic members, and that he is
certain two more will be seated in
pending contests.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29
would be so slight as to be scarcely
noticed by the taxpayers.
400 Signatures Necessary

The law provides that IN order to
secure the calling of an election to
vote on bonds, 10 per cent of the
qualified voters must sign the petit
tions. Thus approximately 400 names
only would be necessary.
The:eupon the petitions would be
presented to the board of county
commissioners, which revise tho
signatures on the petitions and, if
satisfied that these were bonafide,
would within 60 days and not less
than 90 days issue a proclamation
calling an election, giving the voters
OF the entire county an opportunity
of expressing their will at the polls
on the proposition.
Better Roads Impe rative.
Grant county, ranking very close
second to Coifax, the richest county
in the state in assessed valuation,
has one OF the poorest road systems
in the state. The need of better
roads has long been recognized as an
absolute necessity, but the funds
available at present make their con-
struct:on impossible.
The bond issue proposed would
pave the way for the building OF IA
network OF good roads in those Sec
tiops of the county where the traf-
fic demands improved highways aud
would return to the taxpayers thouS-
ands of dollars in indirect revenue.
What can be done with adequate
bonds for road building has been
demonstrated by the new Silver City
Tyrone road, build during the past
few months by the state at an ex-
pense of about $4,000. This road,
which is to be extended on to Lords
burg constitutes one Of the finest
highways in the entire state, if not
in the whole Southwest and will en-
dure for years to come.-Silver City
Independent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29

The Pullman sleeper now operated
between Roswell and Albuquerque
vii be run in and out of Santa Fe
dailv during the legislative session.
arriving here at ll.20 at night. and
leaving here at $40 in the after
noon. These arrangements were
made in response to a request from
the state corporation commission. 1t
i, possible that the Santa Fe can be
prevailed upon to continue the SER
vice after the legislature adiourns.
Passengers arriving here at night
will have the privilege of remaining
in the car until the following morn
ing. Between Albuquerque and
Lamy the Pullman will be handled
on trains s and 1.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29

Washington, Dec. 2o.-President
Wilson late today signed the Ferries
bill opening up $40 acre homesteads
for stock raising and grazing pur-
poses. 1t is accounted of great inn
pottance to western states.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29

The state board of education held
is annual session at the capital We'd
nesday to check up the Office of the
department of education and to at
tend to various other matters. DIR.
F. H. H. Roberts, of Las Vegas, Prof.
E. L. Enloe, of Silver City. c. c.
Hill, of Roswell. and Bonafacio Mon
toya, of Bernalillo, Sandoval county,
were in attendance.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29
$40 ACRE HOMESTEAD
BILL FINALLY PASSED

Washington, D. C., Dec. %, 1916.
State Record.
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Stock Raising Homestead Bill, No.
4O7, passed both houses to-day with
amendments. Copy of Bill will be
forwarded as soon as printed, which
will be about next Tuesday. With
out doubt it will be signed by Pre-
s'dent ard become law immediptc-
ly.
z c Herman Inz
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29

pointed by the federal board. The
terms of these directors will be
three years, and they will elect Off
GERS from among their number.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29

B. G. Herman -icZ.