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El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
WE'LL KNOWN AND EhERoETIc
YOUNG UE N,
PRoMIN nj DEMOCRAT,
PLEDGES COOPERATION 70
All tNTsREsTED IN IMPROVE.
MENT OF GAME SITUATION

Dennis Chaves. of Albuquerque, d
member OF the New Mexico board Of
exposition managers, and Democratic
candidate for county clerk OF Bernal
lilo county during the last campaign
was appointed state game and fish
warden by Governor De Baca late yes.
terday Afternoon. He assumed the du'
ties Of his office today, succeeding
Trinidad G. de Baca, now county
clerk OF Santa Re county.
MI. Chaves Is a young man we'll
known and well liked throughout the
state, and 1t is believed his appoint
ment viii give general satisfaction.
He iB said to be a sportsman, and per
lsonally Interested In game and fish
protection and propagation. He stat
ed today that every individual and or
ganization Interested in the improve
ment of the game. situation in New
MEXICO would have his earnest and
active cooperation.
Mr.. Chaves is a civil engineer by
profession, and from 1906 to 1915
served as assistant city engineer OF
Albuquerque. During the last year he
has done some special work for the
state tax commission. He is a mem
Der Of the Democratic state central
committee.
The position of game warden has
been more sought after than any 9th.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
Lopez Makes
His First Arrest


Sheriff Celso Lopez, who was sworn
in Monday, flashed his attractive new
gold Badge, symbol of his authority,
yesterday for the first time when he
made his first arrest. The defendant
was an indian boy, Juan Caloque, who
was charged with unlawfully entering
the house of Attorney w j. Barker of
this city, at 1 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Calodue, IL appears, was seek
ing adventures, and left the U. s.
Indian school, where he has been for
some time, and came up town. He
was given a stern reprimand by Po-
lice Judge Alberto Garcia who fined
him also $25 and costs or 80 days in
Jail. The boy promised to get in com
municatipn with his parents to obtain
the money SO that the fine will be paid
promptly.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
"FIFTl.-EIGHT MEN
Continued from page one.)

tConllHueu from page Ono.)
City, Iowa, and incidentally win the
sum Of $1,000 reward offered by Attor-
ney Melvin T. Dunlavy, representing
Clyde Armour's family.
\ The decision to make another and
more systematic search with a large
party OF workers was reached at a
mass meeting held at the county
court house last night. Celso Lopez,
the new sheriff, who called the meet
ing, presided. 1t was an interesting
and Altogether extraordinary proceed
ing.
Sheriff Lopez explained that over
two months ago a mOtorist from
SiorH City had passed through Las
Vegas and was on his way to Santa
Fe but never arrived, as far as can be
ascertained. He said a young man
had come>to this city and posed as the
Sioux City motorist and now is under
arrest charged with numbering the
missing mar
There has been a great deal of dis
cussion of this extraordinary mys-
terry" continued the sheriff, and
everybody is more or less interested
in a mystery. But we are here this
evening to consider another aspect of
this case. A terrible crime appears to
have been committed, perhaps within
seven miles of the city. 1t is but JUS
tice to the state and county and to
society at large to find the body OF
Clyde Armour, If It is in this county.
and to bring his murderer to his just
deserts. ! appeal to you as Iaw-abid-
ing men to assist in this search"
Mr.. Lopez added that he himself
would furnish lunch for the party OF
.searchers and this announcement was
greeted by cheers.
Attorney Dunlavy followed Mfr.
and gave a brief history of the
now famous mystery surrounding the
disappearance Of Clyde D.. Armour
mystery rivaling those described in
the book entitled: ''The Port of Miss
ing Men"
Mr.. Dunlayy repeated the state
ment made by Jack Stewart, of Las
who had said he saw two
men in a motor car tagged
entering the Pankey ranch on
the afternoon Of October 80, the aft
Clyde Armour vanished from
sight. Mr.. Dunlavy pointed out that
It would be wise to scour the woods
on the Pankey ranch and mark sec
lion after section with flags as they
we're traversed, so that time and eff
'ort would be saved.
4 -44t 49,. -. -.Lla,LN - ..Hl
Deputy Sheriff George w Armijo
llso addressed the audience and said
ne would lead a party today to the
'ancn where Armour Is supposed To
nave been last seen.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
SALMON TO MAKE
OWN ELECTRICITY
WELL KNOWN MERCHANT 70 IN
STALL PLANT IN REAR OF
PARIS THEATRE BUILDING

Nathan Salmon, well known Santa
Fe merchant and property owner an
nonnced today that he had completed
plans for the erection of a private
electric light plant in the rear of his
Paris theatre building on San Fran
cisco street, and that the plant would
supply current for the light of all the
buildings on the north side of San
Francisco street from the Paris the
'atre to the Capital City Bank building
at the corher of Lincoln avenue, in
elusive. This latter building is the
property of "A. B. Renehan. The row
OF buildings takes in Mr.. Salmnn'a big
department store. MT. Salmon wifi
leave here for the east on January is,
and while in the east will place or
ders for complete equipment for the
plant, which villa be of the latest de-
sign. He expects to have 1t ready for
operation within 30 days.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
APPOINTMENT TEMPORARY,
BELIEF or ASSOCIATION

Officials OF the New Mexico Game
Protective association stated today
that they understood the appointment
Of Chaves to be temporary, as there
was some question as to 7. G. de Bal
cas- right to leave the office to become
Santa Fe county euerk until his sug-
cessOr was named.
I'VE understand said an official
today, that the commission reads
that the appointee is to hold office sat
the pleasure of the governor an ap.
pointnent being necessary without de-
lay to avoid a vacancy"
The state game protective associa-
tfon, 1t will be recalled, suggested be
fore the election that the governor.
elect should hear its recommendation
before <deciding on a warden. to which
Mr.. De Baca agreed, later, on Decem
Der 16, sending the following tele
gram to the president of the state or
ganization, in response to a further
inquiry:
los Angeles, Cal, Dec. rs, 1915
"Miles w. Burford, president, N. M. q
p. A., Silver City, N. M.
Have not considered appointment
of any for game warden nor will
| consider any n until | confer with
yonr association any any others in
terested. But will under no circum-
stances act in a hurry.
"E. @. DE BACA."
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
DOZEN ClEla DAYS
III PAST MONTH
DECEMBER MOSTLY DRY AND
MANN IN SANTA FE; VERY Lat
TIE eNoM

December was a fairly warm, dry
month with a dozen clear days and IA
partly cloudy and only five cloudy; It
was free from hail, sleet and fog as
we'll as thrundetstorms and there was
very little snow, according to the Of
fetal summary of Section Director
Charles d Linhsy.
The highest temperature was IS de.
.grees on the 9Th and the lowest was
2 on the 9Th. The normal for the
month is 1913 degrees and this year
the normal was IS. -r
The average daily deficiency was
-2s degrees ana the accumulated ex-
cess since January / was 196.
The total precipitation for the
month was OIL inchss; snowfall 81
inches. The greatest precipitation in
"a hours was 0.0S on the 10th and
18th. AT the end of the month there
raj Q trace Of snow. The normal for
this month of December was 0.76 and
the deficiency was 0.59.
The highest wind was on the 25th,
Christmas day, when 1t blew at a We
locity of 46 miles an hour. .
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
STATE SHOULD RAISE TWO MILLION BY BOND ISSUE
FOR STAE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, DEQA ARES ENGINEER FRENCH

be graduated to tire widths, to en-
courage wide tires. The law should
become operative several years hence,
aud should prohibit the use Of mar
row tires and the sale or mAnufac-
ture within the state Of narrow-tired
wagons. This would NOT be a hard
ship on the dealers or ON the own
ers, should the lawsnot 80 into effect
for several years.
~ would also recommend the repeal
of the hw giving half OF the automo-
bile licenses to the counties, as the
distribution to many counties is small
and the money Is not used for per-
manenty road building, but more for
repair and patchwork. The automobile
Is used principally in i~nter-county
money on ~inter-cbunty or state roads
would result in opening up the state
system"
Irrigation Projects
Concerning irrigation plans and
projects, Mr.. French y
Irrigation progress has been mark
ed of late, and the future is bright for
the division of capital back to this
line of investment. The projects OF
standing have all been looking close
ly to their rights. and in consequence
the records show quite a number of
applications for extensions of time;
81 have complied with the law and
regulations and have peen granted
permits. All projects previously re-
ported on have been active, with the
perception of the TT. Sumner project,
which has been at a standstAl, await
ing the completion of financing. The
Rio Grande project OF the United
States has been the most active, the
ElephanN Butte dam having been
completed and dedicated this last
year. The other large projects de-
serving mention at this time are the
Springer Land & Irrigation, the
Eagles Nest, the las Vegas, the Cos
lila, the Charette Land & Irrigation
and the City of Ration, the latter a.
municipal development. All have
been very active during the past year
along the line of catual construction,
and it is believed that by the end Of
1917 all will be complete. From pres
ent indications the large body of arid
land in Taos county, under option
originally to the Red River Land 4
Water company, is now in line to be-
come valuable as farming land. The
interests of Guy 8. Exon, applicant for
the water Appropriation, have taken
over, the project and are making ex-
tensive surveys to complete the filing,
to the end that they may be allowed
to start construction work m the near
future"
Mr.. French states that the water
rights department of his office has
grown and extended Its operations to
such an extent that an assistant engi-
neer to take charge of that depart
ment is demanded, and he asks that
the employment of such an engineer
be authorized.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04


The senate failed to confirm the
presidents nomination OF Winthrop
Moore Daniels, of New Jersey, to con-
tinue as a member Of the Interstate
commerce commission, MIR Daniels
reappointment has aroused renewed
opposition among the members of the
senate who opposed him two years
ago. Aw
The opposition to, Mr., Daniels,
which nearly resulted In his defeat
when he was first named as member
of the commission, comes chiefly from
western senators, members ,of tho
Progressive wing Of the Republican
party, among them -i1asdroliette, Clapp
and Gummins.
The cause Of the fight .isfa differ
ence of economic opinion, Mr.. Dan
iels, while a member Of the New Jer-
sey public utilities commission, de-
cided in the Passaic gas case that in
tangible values as well as physical
PROPERTY should be counted In the val
uation of a public utilities corporation
as a basis for fixing a reasonable rate.
His opponents, who hold that the val
iiatioh should be confined TO physical
holding In fixing rates, say that his
economic opinions unfit him fur MEM
bership on the commission.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
BOND ISSUE or $2,ooo,o00
STRONGLY RECOMME NDED

Ia bond issue Of 3d. 00,0 900 for road
construction in New Mexico is urged
by State Engineer James A. French in
his biennial report, covering the
period from December /. 1914, to No
vember 80, 1916, which has just been
filed in the executive office.
Such an issue of bonds, Mr.. French
points out, would enable New Mexico
to take advantage Of the federal aid
act to the extent of s~l,170,000, and to
complete the system of state high
ways now planned, the total cost OF
which is placed at $6,469, $50. OF this
total, 81 ,250,00Q has been already ex-
pended on highways forming a part
of the proposed state system.
''The plan of the state highways OF
New Mexico" says Mr.. French, after
explaining that the passage Of the fed
eral aid act made available to New
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04

cerned has failed-we have no reason
to suppose that it will have any bettsr
success with the other side"
AT this point, Senator Lodge de-
claring the purposes of the presi-
dents note had widely been misinter-
pretated, attacked the German ambas-
sador, Count Won Bernstorff, for Civ
ing out a newspaper item approving
it.
Referring to Secretary L~ansing's
first statement explaining the presi-
dents note, Senator Lodge said:
III the purpose of this note was to.
say to the world that we have an in
terest, a direct national interest in
this question that is bringing us to
the verge of war then that note Is
justified in form and substance from
beginning to end, except that portion
which relates to after the war"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
AUTO KILLS
OLD SOLDIER
yDEnLOHA64E lTRAGEDY OCCURS
NORTH OF MEL ROSE; AN
OTHER OLD SOLDIER DRIVES
CAR

Clovis, N. M, Jan. 3.-S. Murray,
ar old Confederate soldier, was run
down and killed north of Melrose, BY
a car driven by another old soldier,
j. B. Simmons. According to reports
Murray was on his way to the Sim.
mons home for dinner, and was walk
ing down the road, when Simmons APP
preached from the rear in his car. 1t
Is supposed that Simmons anticipated
Murray leaving the road as the car
approached, but believing that the lat
ter did not hear the car on account o.
the high wind that was blowing, SIM
mons swerved to the side suddenly,
and at the same time Murray left the
road, stepping in front of the car.
The a struck Murray, two wheels
passing over his body, and inflicting
internal injuries from which he died
within two hours.
Murray and Simmons were very in
innate friends. The accident, : it is
said, has left Simmons IN a very crit
ical condition. BIS
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
GERMANY REPLIES TO
SCANDINAVIAN NOTES

London, Jan. 5.--The German gov
eminent replied to the Danish, Swed-
ish and Norwegian notes of December
20 on January 4, according to an
Amsterdam dispatch TO Reuters. The
reply expressed the fullest apprecia-
tion of the motives Of the three gov
ernments and referred the Seandina-
Wan powers to the German note OF
December ~ and the reply to Presi-
dent Wilson. 1t concluded with the
remark:
ut depends upon the reply of the
entente whether the attempt to give
back to the world the blessings OF
peace will be crowned with success"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04

eminent. He left here and went to
Galveston as Carranza consul and was
then promoted to be consul general in
New York, 1t was announced here at
the Carranza consulate today.
The ammunition alleged to have
been Struggled into Vera Cruz as
hardware was sent to General Tala-
mantez, at Torreon, and was captured
by Villa when he took that city, ac-
'cording to a report received by gov
ernmenk agents here and forwarded
to Washington.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04

.Carranza. These exports went by sea
TO Galveston and thence across the
border or by e directo to Vera Cruz,
the evidence Is said to show, and since
last August Illegal shipments valued
at 5000, 900 have gone forward on
three vessels.
Evidence unearthed at Vera Cruz
cause the federal authorities to invest
igate an importing and exporting com
pany run by Louis Getting and Wen.
ceslow Monte. These two, together,
with Jose de la Pas, an employee of the
firm, we're arrested.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
Estdnlcin Vaucy
Going Strong
For 1917 Beans
(Moriarity Messengsr).

Farmers all owe the country and
in southern Santa Fe county are pre-
pairing for next years crop. Every
body is going strong on beans for next
year. The -frijol is the money crop
for the Estancia valley and IL handled
properly will net better returns for
the amount invested than any crop
that can be raised on high priced
lands back east. 1t beats a good corn
crop TN Iowa or Illinois or a cotton
crop in the, south ever at present high
prices.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
SUMMARY OF STATE ENGINEERS REPORT
state Roads Buift fN

Fiscal year 1915, 1748 miles. rft Ne a
Fiscal year 1916, 314, 81 miles. 5 fr> ~.
f - atN At Bridges Buh
Fiscal years 19l5i91e, 1OS structures; one concrete, Is steel,
81 wood. +F #s
Road and Bridge Costs r.
Fiscal year 1916, state funds expended, ~$15S17l27; special county
funds and county donations under supervision of State Highway
Commission), $5S OS5$ 5; total, $211, 25662. ~ .4f
Fiscal year 1915, state funds, $3S5,6S6.45; special county and
county donations, $~42,767.4S; total s42S, 451.SS.
OF the total state funds expended in 1915, ~$5174s73 was from
the State Highway Bond Issue; in 1916, $29SS2S03; total %$35O5777S.
Total all funds spent under supervision State Highway Commits
sion in fiscal years 1s1519l6, $6Ss70S50.
sf Water Rights
In the fiscal years 1915l916, total of 1863 applications for water
permits filed; '2S cancelled, lac still standing; 60 granted permits,
SO pending; 40 previously filed applications approved.
OF lac standing applications, 1856 filed for irrigation purposes,
contemplating irrigation OF 10093S acres; 10 filed for power pur-
boAfs. contemplating development of 56B75 horsepower.
#N From 1907 to 1916 applications contemplating irrigation Of 200,
6gG15 acres filed; permits granted for irrigation Of 6sg47719 acres.
During same period 100 lapsed applications, calling for sufncfent
water to irrigate 1,4679a3 acres, were cancelled.
8#% Irrigation fees earned In fiscal years 19l5l916, S54740S.
Miscellaneous Expenditures in 1856
photographic surveys, s420SS7.
Stream gagng, $2943619.
Improvement Rio Grande, $23y05SO5. 4
State welss $975441.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
Land Office Business
Starts Off Briskly

srttc Register CT Tic ~. g. land osst.c5
has received telegram from the
government to accept applications UNI
der the 640-acre homestead law but to
suspend them pending petitions for a
designation for the land .
IA real land office business was
done yesterday, the first business day
of the year when 81 applications for
land were filed.
Z Register Delgado said that the tele-
gram to accept applications for $40
acre tracts indicated that the bill,
which sometime ago had passed both
houses Of congress-, had evidently
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
HOLDS he
HAS JURISDICTION
N CASE Or cR|sJ
JUDGE ABBOTT ovERRuLEs DE
MuRRER TN CONTEST AFFECT

MURRER TN CONTEST AFFECT
ING DISTRICT ATToRNEYshfP.
The contest proceedings of Alex
ander Read to determine whether he
or J. III. Crist was elected district at
torney OF the counties OF Santa Pc,
San Juan and Rio Arriba, took a new
turn today in the oourt of District
Judge Abbott. The contest came up
this morning on -four demurrers filed
by mfr. Crist t0lMr. Reads allegations.
The first demurrer, as TO Jurisdiction
to try q case which involves what Mr..
Crist declares is a state office. the
court ~overruled declaring itehad juris-
dfcti0n.
Argument on the other demurrers
was continued this afternoon.
q. s. Senator Catron, Attorneys
Charles @. Catron and A.. B. Renehan
appeared for Mr., Read. Attorney q.
P. Davies represented Mr.. Crist who
also appeared in the case.
The argument over the three other
demurrers filed by Mr.. Crist began at
3 pm.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
Madison, Wis,
January 1, 1913.

M. D. Reynolds says
This is to certify that I have been
a great sufferer from Rheumatism
since 1894. Contracted the disease
while. working with a snow pillow on
the railroad. For several years i
have been obliged to use crutehes
a great part Of the time Having
used three boxes of the Meritol
rheumatism Powders, / have thrown
away the clutches and am now al
most fully recovered. 1t certainly
has done wonders for me and I
heartily recommend it. M. d. Reyn-
olds. Prices soc and $1.00. Weltmer
& Burrows, exclusive agents. (adv.D
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
KAISER ADMITS HE
Is BEING AFFLICTED

Amsterdam, (Via Iondon), Jan. g.
Emperor William in replying 10 the
New Years greetings of Cardinal Van
archbishop Of Cologne. &C.
cording to Berlin newspapers said:
May Gods grace and goodness be
granted to dear fatherland in the
future and give us strength at this
grave time to overcome v~ictoriously
our heavy a~ffliction."
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
ENTENTE REPLY WAS
PRESENTED ON MONDAY

Amsterdam, (Via London), Jan. 3,
According to the German newspa-
pers, the reply of the entente allies to
the peace proposal of the central
powers and their allies was present.
ed to thes foreign office IN Berlin on
Monday by the Swiss minister to Ger
many.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
cARRANzA SEEKING
ARMS IN JAPAN

, Toxic, Jan. at is repor Jed that
Colonel Carpio and two other repre-
sentatives Of General Carrs MA are
now in Japan with the Object of pur-
chasing ammunition, rifles, artillery
and a. steamship. They are said to
have been negotiating for the 5000
ton vessel Kotchira which recently
a chartered by the newly formed
Kwatsuda Shipping company. The
Kotchira cleared from Yokohoma yes
terday with Salina Cruz. Mexico, as
her destination. Inc manifest lists
her cargo az general merchandise and
machinery.
An unconfirmed report is current
that the steamer carries $500 rifles
purchased from various Japanese
brokers from stock discarded as I'M
suitable by representatives OF the en-
tente powers.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04

Cost of Completing Network of Roads Outlined
Will Be -Four and Quarter Millions, Biennial
Report Says; u. S. Will Aid With $I,l70.0 900
IF New Mexico Raises Like Amount; Tax On
All Horse Drawn Vehicles Suggested; Irrigation
Shows Progress
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
ANN WAS
CAPTURED BY VILLA

NJ Paso, Tex, Jan, 3.-Juan ~,
Burns, who was arrested in New
York in connection with alleged am
munition Smuggling operations, was a
clerk in the G~arrsnza consulate here
during the carly dayslof the Carianya
revolutions against the Huerta gov
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
Dennis Choues Named
Fish and Game Warden

er position in the gift of Governor De
Baca. Mr.. Chaves was one Of fifteen
applicants.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
cARRANzt CONSUL

Continued from Page u
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-04
SENATE APPROVAL

Continued from Page y
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-20
Troops Called to subdue Bear.

When the Swiss army was mobilized three years ago the soldiers surely did not think that they would have to fight bears, but that happened to a detach- ment of the troops on Rorschach on the lake of Constance recently.
 A large brown bear escaped from a travelling menagerie and trotted through the streets, causing a panic among the population. The bear fin ally entered a butcher shop, where he enjoyed good meal of steak and fish and created general havoc. In the meantime half company of soldiers of the local garrison had been called up and hastened to the scene of the disturbance with loaded rifles and fixed bayonets. The butcher shop was surrounded by the troops and the bear held at bay until his owner and a couple of trainers arrived and lassoed him.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-20
Appeal of Numbers.

Most of us decided long time ago that a league was the distance that the winged shoes enabled the fairy prince to cover in less than no time. But one Indianapolis boy evidently has a very different interpretation.
 The boy is passionately fond of the movies, so it very naturally came about that he was telling the caller about his latest plans for more" di- version.
 ''Pm going to the Circle this week" he announced "I'm going to see Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea-"
 That will be very nice" was the response. You will see men walking on the bottom of the sea, and lots of big fish, and the boat, and all sorts of interesting things"
 ''Yes," he answered, rather uninter- estedly, "I know all about those things. But you know, what want to see is those leagues. There's going to be twenty thousand of them"