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El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
WOMAN DIES
FROM INJURIES
UNDER TRAIN

Ration, N. NJ, Jan. 29.-+Mrs. Camp
bela Haddow, who was fatally injured
in a railroad accident which occurred
at Dawson, died at the hospital in
that place and her body was brought
here for interment in Paramount GEM
etery. Mrs. Haddow was struck
while crossing the railroad track by
an engine which was backing around
a curve, and suffered such serious
injuries that the amputation of both
legs was Immediately necessary. The
exhaustion caused by the loss Of
blood from her wounds and the shock
of the operation proved fatal, and
death came two days later. 1t ap-
pears from reports of the accident
that Mrs. Haddow met her death In
saving the life of her 12-year-old
daughter, who was with her at the
time of the accident.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
VICTOR AMERICAN
DENIES DEFAULT|NG
COAL COMPANY NOT TAKEN OVER
BY NEW YORK BANKERS, DE.
CLARES OFFICIAL STATEMENT

Gallup, N. NJ, Jan. 29.-The Victor.
American Fuel company has issued o
denial OF the report Of the defaulting
by the company on interest payments
and that the company was taken over
by New York bankers.
A copy of the Gallup Independent
containing the article of the reported
transfer of the company vas present
ed to G. +. Bartlett, vice-president and
treasurer Of the company, at Denver,
and he Immediately wired w. A. Muir
ray, the local manager, as follows:
There Is absolutely no truth in
the statement that Hayden, Stone &
company have taken over the Victor
American Fuel company, or that any
reorganization is being considered.
The company has never defaulted in
the payment of its bond interest. The
interest falling due January first was
paid, and that falling due February
LIST has been provided for. While it
is true that the company's earnings
were seriously affected by the strike
of 1918 and 1914 and the depressed
conditions in the local coal trade fol
lowing the strike, it is now earning
a substantial amount in excess Of its
interest"
When asked as to the origin of the
report and its purpose, officials OF the
company stated that they believed it
was started in the hope of creating a
panic in the stock market that some
who wished to gain control of the
COMMANDS stock might. huy the same
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
.BONNEY MINE
AT LORDSBURG
CHANGES HANDS

LordSburg, N. M, Jan. 29.-One oil
the most important mining transac
tons in the history of the L~ordsburg
mining region was closed here last
week when the contracts and lease
and options on the famous Bonney
mine, owned by the Western Mining
and Development company, were sold
to the Lawrence Mining company,
composed Of we'll known capitalists
and mining men.
The new company is composed OF
the following directors and officers:
Guilford A. Deitch, Of indianapolis,
Ind, president; David ]. Evans, of
Chicago, vice-president; Edward
Hopes, Of Pittsburg, Pa, secretary
treasurer; c. A. Blanchard, Pittsburg,
Pa, John G. Slack, Pittsburg, Pa,
Robert J. Kerr, Chicago, and Frank
w. Vellacott, Silver City, N. M, Idi.
rectors. These men represent I'M
limited capital and command the best
of technical skill in the United States.
All are prominent, successful business
men.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
FARMER FR|GHTFULLY
HURT BY DYNAMITE
EYES BLOWN OUT, RIGHT HAND
TORN OFF, NOSE AND EARS
BADLY LACERATED BY PREMA-
TURE EXPLOSION OF BLAST

Carlsbad, N. M, Jan. 29.-E. M
Delk, a farmer on the Rocky Arroyo
was horribly injured last week by
delayed blast of dynamite. DR.. Boat
man brought the injured man to the
Eddy county hospital, where it was
found that the sight of both eyes had
been destroyed, his right hand almost
torn off at the wrist, hanging only by
the flesh, a long cash cut in his flesh
the moss horribly torn and the flesh
of both ears badly lacerated, besides
small pieces Of rock and gravel i'm
bedded in the flesh of other parts OF
the facell Surgical" attention was
promptly given and it is now be
lieved he will recover. The story OF
the accident, as learned, is about as
follows:
Mr.. Delk left his home in the
morning to do some work which re,
quired blasting, and dynamite was
used. Not returning at noon for
dinner, one of his sons went out
to learn the cause, and found the
father staggering around blindly, try
ing to reach his home. His account
of the accident was that he had put
in a blast of dynamite and the charge
not exploding al promptly as it should
went over to investigate the cause and
found that the fuse was apparently
not burning. as the usual sparks and
sputter were not visible, and he was
in the act Of applying a lighted match
to the fuse when the charge of dyna-
mite exploded, with the results above
indicated. That he did not lose con-
seriousness is remarkable and that he
die not do so is evident from the
fact that he tied his handkerchief
tightly around his mangled arm by
the aid of his teeth and other hand,
thus preventing his bleeding to death.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
|ARMED SHIP SITUATION
REMAINS UNCHANGED

Washington, Jan. 31.-Various re-
ports of developments in the armed
ship issue were met by the state de-
partment today with a long line oil
categorical denials, the whole effect
of which is to represent the situation
as absolutely unchanged Department
officials declared no list of specific
cases of offensive or of defensive
armament had been submitted by Ger
many; that no ruling on the armed
ship issue had been asked by Ger
many; that no inquiry as to reported
incidents in defensive armament had
been sent to Great Britain; that au.
thentic information had been receiv.
ed 1t the department; that the British
admiralty had offered rewards to mer-
chantmen commanders who sunk Ger
man submarines; that no new princi-
pie had been laid down by the Ameri-
can government on armed ship Is.
sues; and that no settlement had been
made of the sinking Of the British
horse ship Russian, with the loss of
seventeen Americans, or the Marina,
with the loss of six.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
GROWERS
TO GET $17 PER
TON THIS YEAR
BANNER SEASON EXPECTED AT
LAKEWOOD cANNERY; FRUIT
GROWERS MEET

Lakewood, N. NJ, Jan. 30.-About
300 acres of tomatoes are to be plant
ed this season and, barring floods or
other destructive elements, this should
be a banner year in the history of the
cannerY. AS an evidence that there'll
be something doing the growers will
receive this year $500 a ton for their
tomatoes instead Of $15 as hereto
fore.
The pulpers will be back again
this year to handle the poorer grade
of tomatoes bsit a M
Pursuant to- the call of the secretary
the stockholders of the Lakewood
Truck and Fruit Growers association
met in the offices of the association
for the purpose OF electing a board of
directors forrthe coming year..
The old board was reelected, and is
composed ofs the following: G.. H.
Sellmeyer, B. F. st. John, A., G.
Crozier, w. n. Cook and DR.. r. s.
Furay.
The board met and elected the fol
lowing: President, B. F. st. John,
first vice-president, DR.. e. S. Furay;
second vice-president, w. II. Cook;
secretary, A. G. Crozier; treasurer,
G. H. Sellmeyer.
The officials are planning to start
the cannery a little earlier this year
than usual, the intention being to
can a few cars of green beans be-
fore the tomatoes come in, a nice
acreage having already been lined
up among the farmers.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
Peace Dove Broods
Over Costa Rica

San Jose, Costa [Rica, Jan. b.
Peace reigns undistrubed throughout
the country Notwithstanding the de-
position last Saturday Of President
Gonzales. All the banks have offered
their full credit and support to the
provisional government. Of FREDERICK
Tinoco, who was minister of war in
the Gonzales cabinet. The provisional
president has appointed the following
ministers:
Foreign affairs, Carlos Lara.
War and navy, J. J.. Tinoco.
Public works, Juan B. Quieros.
Finance, Oscar Rohrmosser.
Interior, Amado Johanning.
Public instruction, R. B. Brenes
Mesen.
The provisional government today
issued a decree for election on April
1 for q congress which will meet on
May 10 to draw up a new constitution.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
TEXAS COMPANY TO
MAKE INVESTIGATION
OF SAN JUAN OIL
If EXPERT MAKES FAVORABLE
REPORT, BIG CONCERN WILL
Z THOROUGHLY TEST OUT FIELD

Gallup, N. M, Jan. 29.-Plans for
the development of oil in San Juan
county promise to prove successful in
the immediate future, says the indie.
pendent. The progressive men who
came to the fore when these plans
were made a few months ago, have
succeeded in their efforts ever beyond
their fondest expectations.
w. Golf Black and Edward Everett
Young went to Casper, Wyo., recently
and got in touch with representatives
of the Standard Oil company and the
Texas Oil company. They quietly pit.
ted these two big companies against
each other, and SO within less than
one week had a written contract duly
signed and executed with the Texas
Oil company, wherein that great cor.
~poration agrees to send its expert and
make a thorough examination of the
San Juan field. 4
If their experts report is favor
able, the company then agrees to
thoroughly test out that field at its
own expense. When oil is found
in commercial quantities the Texas
Oil company will enter into a con-
tract to develop the entire field, either
upon a royalty or acreage basis. This
fortunate arrangement with one of
the greatest producing oil companies
in America thus relieves the San
Juan people from any further worry
about money for oil development pur-
poses. The Texas Oil company will
put in a refinery, when one is needed
and can even build the railroad south
when the time comes.
Meanwhile the representative of
the Standard Oil company sought out
the two San Juan men and assured
them that his company had changed
its policy and would be glad to inves-
tigate new and promising oil territory.
II for any reason the Texas Oil COM
pany fails to carry out its contract
the Standard will be notified.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
WOMAN LIVES 70
MINUTES With HER
BODY CUT IN TWO
WIFE OF TYRONE CARPENTER
DIES FROM TERRIBLE IN
JuRIES SUSTAINED UNDER
WHEELS OF ORE TRAIN

SILVER CITY, N. NJ, Jan. 2s.-
Mrs. W. B. Haymen, aged as, wife Of
a carpenter at Tyrone and we'll
known resident Of that camp, met a
horrible death there last week when
she fell from the running board Of
the engine of an ore train and was
ground under the wneeIs before the
eyes Of her daughter and a half dog
en- ~bystanders. The body was COM
pletely discovered at the hips, but
despite this fact, the lived
20 minutes after the accident, dying
In the Parker hospital, whittier she
was removed Immediately after the
catastrophe.
The accident occurred about 300
yards above the company store. The
ore train was on it's way to the mill
site for which place Mrs. Haymen
was also bound, being care-taker Of
the bunk-houses at both the milIsite
and mine camp. The two places are
two and one-half miles apart and It
was her custom to walk the distance
except on occasions when she found
an ore-traln making the trip when
she would ride on the open cars. This
time, however, she jumped on the
running board of the engine and In
some way missed her hold and fell
beneath the wheels. Five or six cars
passed I'VE the body before the
brakeman noticed the accident and
halted the train. The crushed body
was tenderIy picked up and hurried
to the hospital, but she was beyond
medical aid and died within a few
minutes.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
DARING ROBBERY
OF JEWEL SHOP

Roswell, N. M. Jan. 29.-The most
daring robbery ever known to this
city took place at 1870 O'Clock al
night, when some unknown person
broke the large plate glass OF the
Zank jewelry store and took watches
and other articles of jewelry valued
at o than $500. 1t is believed that
the thief would have entered the
building and taken more of the stock
had 1t not been for persons passing
along the street. No clue to the
identity of the thief has been secur-
ed by the police.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
$225,OOO Worth
OF Beans Sent
By MOuntainair

MoUNTAlNAiR, N. NJ, Jan. 29.-
Another car Of beans was loaded last
week, making e~ighty-five cars shipped
out this season from Mountainair
This is a total shipment Of 3,40o,0oo
pounds shipped from here, with q
value to the farmers Of about 1925
600.
just as we had the above figures in
type concerning the bean shipment,
says the Independent, we learned that
another a Of beans was being loaded
making the total Sc cars. The indie
pendent's estimate of 100 cars shipped
from Mountalnair during this season
will yet become a reality.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01

ounces gold, 277,330 ounces silver
also 9S.S tons OF concentrates, con
centrates containing 1873 ounces
gold and 94,020 ounces silver. De-
velopment amounted to over 220t
feet OF the new three compartment
shaft, which is now completed n
900 feet. This property has pro.
duced steadily for Is years and ia
Z n of the largest %gold-silver mines
In the southwest.
REBUILDING PHONE LINE-The
construction force Of the Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph
company have reached Springer,
They are rebuilding the line be-
tween Ration and Las Vegas, which
is along the Santa Fe right-of-way.
Soon Springer will have direct COM
m%unication by telephone with
points south instead Of by way of
Ration.
GALLUP TOWN HALL-The pres
ent town board of Gallup is now
considering a proposition to erect
a fine town hall during the COM
ing summer. The town treasury is
expected to have a splendid surplus
in a short time that will justify the
building of a city home.
BEET GROWERS DISCOURAGED
John Wine has been appointed
field superintendent for the Garden
City Sugar & Land company to rep
resent the company in the French
and Maxwell districts. He will
start out at once to find out how
many of the farmers intend to grow
beets this year. The return per acre
OF beets the past season was any
thing but satisfactory, and several
former growers say they will not
enter the business again. They
cite the lack of water on the Max
well tract and the low sugar con-
: tents Of last year as reasons why
they win try something else an
other year.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
$4,000 Check as
First Payment On
$150,000 Ranch
HALEY PURCHASE AT DIES
MONIES BIGGEST RECENT LAND
DEAL IN UNION COUNTY

Des Moines, N. NJ, Jan. 3O.-R. A.
Haley sat at the desk in the hotel
Des Moines and wrote a check for
$4,000 as the first payment on the
Ed Wight ranch near Corrumpa. The
balance Of 100000 is to be paid as
soon as some details can be arrang-
ed. This is the biggest land deal
recorded recently in Union county.
Mr.. Haley comes from near Lub-
book, Texas, and recently sold his
holdings there to the Santa Fe rail-
road promoters that are projecting an
extension of the Santa Fe system In
that section.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
Las Vegas Named as
Common Point on
Ozark Trail Highway

LAS Vegas, N. M, Jan. 31.--Having
received the assurance that Las
Vegas will take charge Of the raising
of sufficient money to put the high
way between here and Tucumcari and
the Texas line in excellent condi-
ton, the general officers of the
Ozark Trail association have named
this city as a common point on their
road. 1t will remain as such until
next June, when the association will
hold its annual convention in ANA
rillo. At that time the permanent
common point will be named.
70. L.. Williams, secretary of the
club, has just returned
from a trip to Texas and Oklahoma,
and he says he found the people there
literally afire with enthusiasm for
Las Vegas and this section, of New
Mexico. Mr.. Williams had with him
a number of st~ereopticon views. and
he gave several illustrated lectures
advertising Las Vegas and its eli
mate. He could have given a hun
dred or more, he says, having re-
ceived application from that many
towns and cities for talks.
In Texas the Dallas people enthusi-
astically are planning for their socia-
bility run to Las Vegas next spring
and the Texas papers are full Of New
Mexico items in connection with the
trip. Mr.. Williams says that Las We
gas now has to make good its prom
Use to get the road in shape between
here and the Texas boundary.
President Hermann, Of the CONNER
cial club yesterday afternoon called
first meeting of the committee APP
for the purpose of raising the
necessary funds and making the nee
essary preparations for Las Vegas
extensive tourist campaign of the
spring and summer. The
Is composed of George H.
e. d. Reynolds, Charles
Danziger, Jacob Stern, Robert ],
Taupert and Charles Greencaay.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
JUMPS FROM TRAIN AND
FALLS UNDER WHEELS

C%loudcroft, N. NJ, Jan. 29.-The
first accident on the logging road re-
sulting in death occurred between
Russia and the logging camps near
Cloudcroft, when Clint Hathaway
was seriously hurt and died within
a few hours. From the reports re-
garding the accident it seems that a
string of cars got away from the train
crew and when they reached a cut
Clint Hathaway and John Longwell
jumped. Longwell was not injured
but Hathaway landed on the embank-
ment on the side of the cut which
was covered with snow and ice and
slipped under the wheels OF the NOV
ing cars. He was badly mutilated
and died on the way to town. The
body was taken to Alamogordo.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
NEWS BRIEFS

COSTLY CHURCH PLANNED-The
& Methodists OF Clovis are planning
the erection of q church to cost
$4,000. They expect to get a lib
eral contribution from the church
extension department and to this
will be added contributions from a
local source. L0
GAMBLERS FiNED-The village OF
Columbus has been enriched $265
during the past week as a result OF
fines imposed, by Judge Peach. The
larger portion OF this sum was as
sessed against individuals for be-
ing mixed up In games of chance.
ELEVATOR AT SAN JoN--Lester
Stone, Of Amarillo, Tex, has relo-
Gated a building site on the switch
at the railroad yards In San Jon for
the erection of a 10000 bushel ele-
vator. The lease for the ground
had been previously signed by the
railroad officials. MI. Stone is a
man Of experience in the grain bus
mess and work will commence as
soon as the weather will permit or
cement work, of which material the
foundation and dump pit will be
constructed. The building above
the foundation will be a wooden
structure covered with galvanized
iron. .fth.t
CLOVIS HIGH Schoolgirls are
being received today for the $50, 900
issue of school bonds which were
voted recently for the erection OF
a new high school building in
Clovis. If satisfactory sale Is found
for the bonds plans will be made
Immediately for the erection of the
new building SO that it will be
ready for use by the time school
commences next fall.
MOGoLLON MINES oUTPUT-Dur-
ing 1916 the Mogollon Mines com
pany, operating the Last Chance
and Top Mines, marketed 305,S67
ounces of bullion containing 5793
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
Tyrone Hotel Will Be
Magnificent Edi6ce

Silver City, N. NJ, Jan. 0.-Work
will commence within a few weeks on
the magnificent hotel which the
Phelps-Dodge company will build at
Tyrone and which is part Of their
plans in building the model mining
town of the world" The hotel will
comprise rs rooms, and will be of the
same style of architecture as the other
palatial buildings and will be built on
the same lavish scale of expenditure,
no expense being spared to make it
n Of the finest hotels in the South
west. The cost will approximate well
over $780, 600, with furnishings.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
OIL LocAToRs BUSY

g~Alamogordo, N. M, Jan. pa to-
tai Of 1877 oil claim locations have been
recorded at the Office of the county
clerk, AZ of them this month. This
approximates a total of 1885 acres
up to the present time.
Another oil company with locations
in what is coming to be known as the
Twin Buttes field, is being formed
this week with local Alamogordo peo-
Pile Interested. The company is to
be known as Twin Buttes Oil and Gas
Co., No. Q,
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
Newspaper Man Gets
Honolulu Postofhce

Washington, d. c., Jan. SD. H.
McAdams, for many years Washing
ton correspondent Of the st. Louis
Republic" was nominated by the
president today as postmaster al
Honolulu. He is employed in the post
Office department and worked for the
Democratic national committee in
the last campaign.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
Malicious Vandalism
In Carrizozo Postofice

Carrizozo, NJ. M, Jan. 30.-Some
miscreant entered the postoffice
lobby and with a pair Of pliers or
some similar instrument broke the
face knobs off Of nine of the combi.
nation lock boxes. This Is a repeti-
ton of the damage done a few
months ago when several boxes were
treated in the same manner. No rca-
son a be advanced for such ma
licious mischief, as the doer could
not possibly have profited any way.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
ENDORSES oTERo COUNTY
ROAD BOND ISSUE

Alamogordo, N. M, Jan. 29,-The
Alamogordo Commercial Club has en-
dorsed a plan for an issue of bonds
for road construction in Otero coun
ty, and an effort now is being made
to secure the approval of the people
of all sections of the county. It is
proposed to issue bonds to the amount
of $150,O00, and it is hoped to secure
a like amount from the Federal gov
eminent under the terms of the Fed
eral aid road act.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
COTTAGE PRAYER MEETINGS

Presbyterian cottage prayer meet
ings will be held tonight at the homes
OF the following: Henry Dendahl, Don
Gaspar avenue, Mr.. Mcbride, leader;
Mrs. Stevenson, Hillside avenue, Mr..
Scott, leader. 1t is hoped that many
residents of each neighborhood will
be present. The prayer meetings are
in the interest of the Big" Mason
meetings, which viii open Friday
night at the church. 81.