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El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
NATIONAL GUARD
STEADILY GROWING

When the last report was sub
mitted by this state to the govern
ment at Washington on the number
Of men in the New Mexico guard, the
total was 1875. Since the first week
in August, however, the guard has
been federalized and the adjutant
general no longer sends weekly re-
ports on recruiting to the govern
ment.
When the last report was sent
Company G led with 105 men and
Company q, of Santa Fe, was a close
second with 103. The total number OF
men in the infantry was AZ officers
and 1855 men; in the battery, 5 Of
ficers and 1872 men; in the sanitary
detachment, 3 officers and II men.
The numerical strength of the
guard is steadily becoming greater
and as new tents take their place on
the sands near albuquerque, the ques-
ton is asked repeatedly: when do
we go to Linda Vista?" To this ques.
ton, Adjutant General Baca stated to-
day he had no definite answer. 1t is
thought that the order to move will
come sometime in September, how
ever.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
Boy Survives
Lightning Shock

Hillsboro, N. M, Aug. 21.-Arthur
Hale. a 12lyear-old lad, was struck by
lightning during the storm last week.
With his mother and other members
of the family he was travelling from
his home near Carrizozo in search of
a location. He was riding a burro
while his brother-in-law was driving a
team some distance behind, and the
other members of the family were
walking near him. When just this
side of the little wooden bridge over
Opportunity Gulch a bolt of lightning
struck the boy. The burro was killed
instantly and fell over to the right,
carrying the boy down with him. His
mother, walking at his side, was
struck down but not injured and his
brothers and sisters walking behind
had the sensation of having their feet
burned. He was rushed to town and
Drs. Hatcher and Readel went to work
to save his life, and it is believed he
will recover.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
STATE COLLEGE HAS
SHORT Term PERIODS
FARMERS AND MECHANICS GIVEN
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO
TAKE COURSES AT INSTITUTION

State College, N. M, Aug. 22.--Be-
lieving that the farmers of New Mex
leo have a first mortgage on the New
Mexico College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts, President A. d. Grille OF
that institution is making every effort
to have the State College extend every
accommodation to the farmers and to
their children. AS a result of this
policy, DR.. Grille announces that here
after it will be possible for farmers
and mechanics to attend the State Col
lege and take a course extending over
periods of six u twelve weeks and, al
ways receive proper credits toward a
Bachelors degree. DR.. Grille finds that
in many instances young farmers and
mechanics would gladly attend the
State College il they could leave their
farms or work for a few weeks ut q
time. With a view to accommodating
those who r thus situated, he has
made especial arrangements for short
term periods. In this connection, DR..
Grille will announce also from time to
time short courses in gas engines, az.
riculture. automobile repairing and re-
lated subjects, covering periods Of six
weeks. These courses are to be espec
tally for farmers and young men am
bilious to learn technical trades for
use in the farm or commercial world.
The State College will open It's
doors this year on the 26th day of
September, and there is every indica-
ton that the attendance will be graft,
flying despite val conditions and the
dozens of A. & M. students who are
now preparing to fight for Uncle Sam.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
ON BOOZE
AND TOBACCO UP
IN SAN MIGUEL
HIHULous SMOKER SAD BIRD TO
PREACH TEMPERANCE, SAYS
CONWAY, WHO CANNED THE
PANATELAs TO SET AN Ex-
AMPLE

San Miguel county educators have
put the taboo on booze and tobacco.
Valencia county took this action a few
days ago.
Back from a three-doys, conference
with the members OF the San Miguel
county board Of education-two of
them are women-Assistant State
School Superintendent j. v. Conway
today discussed briefly the anti-tobacco
and booze wave that he thinks is
about to sweep the rural schools Of
this state.
ut is becoming recognized that an
educator who stands up before a class,
with the odor Of alcohol on his breath
and the marks of tobacco on his lips
and finger tips, Is q pretty sad bird
to talk on the havoc wrought on the
youthful constitution by nicotine and
stimulants," he said. II used to smoke
cigars but l have stopped for this very
reason. / can not conscientiously and
effectively preach against smoking to
the youngsters in the schools when
I smoke myself. The same applies to
drinking. The day is about to arrive
when New Mexico's school teachers
are going to set a good example to
the boys and girls. And this example
Will be worth something to the youth
full minds and bodies; in fact, l think
IT will help the family pocketbook as
we'll"
The resolution passed by the county
board of education prohibits the use Of
tobacco and alcohol around the school
buildings and violation Of the order Is
punishable by a revocation Of school
contracts.
Another important step taken by
the board vas to equalize teachers
salaries. First graders are to get SITS;
second graders $65 and third graders
but $50.
The teachers required in the county
are 20 first, 81 second and 81 third
graders.
The board decided to have the
schools open between September 10
and October 1. Compulsory attend
reports are to be made, as soon
as the system can be installed. Over
100 flags have been purchased for the
schools. The board made
ample provision to pay the railroad
of teachers 10 that they will be
able to attend the teachers owen
ton in Santa Fe. Segregation of pu.
pills Is to be made by grades and not
by sexes.
Mr.. Conway, who represented the
department of education, and
prnf GaArun 7 on.nnn NIB o--.eZzl
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
Army Camp at
Deming to Cost
$1,5OO,OOO

Deming, N. M, Aug. 22.-Orig-
inal estimates placed the cost of
the army camp here at approxI-
mately a million dollars, but with
the changes and additions, 1t is
doubtful IL It can be completed
for less than q million and a half
dollars. Seven per cent is allowed
the contractor where the cost
runs from one to three million dol
lars. There are no sub-contrac-
tors employed and those. in charge
of the different divisions are paid
a specified salary. The contract
for the construction Of Camp Cody
was let to j. w. Thompson Of st.
Louis, Mo-, and the actual building
is being done by the Hughes &
O'Rourke Construction company,
Dallas, Texas.
Major Charles Fl. Miller the
contracting quartermaster, esti-
mates that quarters for six regi.
ments will be completed this week.
This is made possible by the use
Of the temporary water supply
which was left here by state
guards when they left Camp Dem
ing. One battalion of Iowa
engineers have already been or
dered to this station and they are
expected to arrive at a very early
date. AS originally planned the
camp proper will be finished Sep
TENDER /, and the material for the
remount depot and the base hos
pital has already been ordered.
1t is safe to predict that Camp
Cody, including the new additions
not originally provided for will be
turned over to the military auth.
critics by the contractors on Sep
TENDER Is. A force of 5000 work
men is straining every nerve to
rush the work to completion, and
whatever tieups there have been
caused by the delay in securing
supplies, as Deming is located
about 1000 miles from the great
trade centers east and west. 1t
will be better understood what
enormous amounts of material are
being shipped in here, when it is
known that, in the camp construc-
ton, there will be used 10000 feet
of water pipe. 5000. 900 feet Of
lumber, 100000 bricks, $4,000
yards of gravel, and 10000 lineal
feet Of railroad track.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
OF COAL
ASKED TO HOLD ALL
BILLS FOR REFUNDS
CORPORATION COMMISSION AID.
VlSES PUBLIC OF RATE CON-
TROvERSY AND TO WAIT FOR
RULING OF SUPREME COURT

Ia circular letter advising receivers
of coal in New Mexico of the pres.
ent coal rate situation, and request.
ing them to hold all freight bills for
coal so that refunds may be secured
in the event the state corporation is
sustained by the supreme court, is
being sent out by the commission
The letter follows:
To All Receivers of Coal Within. the
State of New Mexico:
This is to advise that during the
month of July, following the action
of the interstate commerce commits.
sion, all railroads in this state parti.
cipating in coal traffic, filed supple.
ments to their tariffs, increasing the
rates on coal from and to points with.
in this state Is cents per ton, effec-
tive August 20, 1917.
The commission on the Sth instant,
issued a call for a hearing of repre-
sentatives of all interested carriers,
to be held at Santa Fe on the 18th
instant, to show cause why the pres
ent rates on coal from and to points
WlthAu thto bt0tC oliOuAu uOt Uo ulb-
turbed until otherwise fixed or deter
mined by this commission. The hear
ing was had as scheduled, and the
carriers declined to suspend the sup
plements showing the increased
rates, which become effective today,
and this commission will therefore
transfer the cause to the supreme
court of the state of New Mexico dur
ing this week for adjudication; and,
pending the decision Of that tribunal,
it is requested that all freight bills
paid by receivers of coal in this state,
covering shipments from New Mexico
mines, based on the increased rates,
be retained so that they may be
readily accessible in the event that
the action Of this commission is sus-
tanned by the supreme court, SC that
arrangements may be made for re-
fund to the basis of the old rates.
Please be governed accordingly.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
Standard Oil Ship
Surrenders Only
When Out of Shells

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 22.-The
Standard Oil tank steamer Campana
whose captain and five Of her naval
gunners were taken prisoners by a
German submarine August 6 surren
dered to the U-boat only because she
had not another shot to fire. The
Campana's ammunition, after firing 1870
shots had become exhausted.
This was the story told by j. H.
Bruce, third mate of the Campana,
who with forty other members Of the
Campana's crew and eight gunners ar
rived today on a French b~attleship.
The battle began at s a. m. and was
waged for four hours at a range of
between 1900 and 1900 yards.
The U-boat fred 400 shots, only two
of which hit the mark. The Campana
nevertheless vas outranged by the
two guns, one four-inch, the other two
inch, with which the submarine was
armed. The U-boat also was as speedy
as the American vesesd. After the
Campana hoisted the international sig
nal of surrender, her last shell gone,
the submarine nevertheless continued
to fire, Bruce said, and all hands took
to the boats.
The U-boat commander first ap-
preached the boat commanded by
Bruce, which had aboard the Cam
pana's thirteen naval gunners and or.
dered it alongside. He then went to
the lifeboat occupied by Captain AL.
bert Oliver Of the Campana and took
him prisoner,
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
TO CALL FOR BIDS
FOR 100000 WORTH
Of STATE CERTIFICATES
PLANS TO FINANCE WINTER
PLANTING OF WHEAT AND RYE
WILL TAKE EXTRA MONEY

Arrangements are being made to
call for bids for the sale of additional
war, emergency certificates of indeb-
tedness Of a total value Of 800 900.
1t is stated that plans for financing
the planting Of winter wheat and rye
may require more money than the
State Council of Defense has now on
hand, and that 1t is desired to have
the additional funds in the event they
lare needed.
The state treasurer only recently
completed the sale of $780, 900 of the
certificates Of Indebtedness, to Hal
Isey, Stewart C Co., OF Chicago, max
ing the total marketed $175, 900. Pres
ent plans contemplate increasing this
total to SITE, 900.
Governor Lindsey stated today that
he regarded the financing of winter
wheat and rye crops this fall as very
important, but that next year the
state would not undertake crop financ-
ing, II at all, until all phases of the
question had been carefully studied.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
Passengers Want to
Know Where Seven
Stops at Glorieta

Stopping trains at Glorieta station,
on the Santa Fe, Is a considerable
task, because of the grade there, and
when trains finally come to a stand
still the cars are sometimes on the
side of the state, and sometimes on
the other. All this information has
developed as a result of a complaint
filed with the state corporation COM
mission by passengers who frequent
ly board No. 7 at Glorieta. They pro-
tested that they were never able to
tell where the train would stop. and
were therefore unable 20 hold them
selves in readiness to board at any
particular location. When the mat.
ter was taken up with the Santa Fe
operating department the extent to
which the grade entered into the sit
uation was explained. and as a re-
suit the case has been closed by the
commission.
At the request OF the commission,
following the receipt of a petition
from people interested, the Santa Fe
railroad has placed a box a body at
Sabinal for station purposes.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
PECOS VALLEY
APPLE CROP is
NOT A FAILURE

Carlsbad, N. M, Aug. 22.-The ap-
pie crop in the Pecos valley is far
from a total failure as reported earlier
in the season. The Hope district will
have at least $50 cars Of marketable
apples. Artesia may ship fifty cars
OF good apples. J. B. Cecil has a full
crop of perfect apples, because he
gave close attention to his crop from
the bud down to the present time.
Other crops in this section are COM
ing along we'll. At present the bank
ers. business men and farmers are
agitating the matter Of sowing much
winter wheat. There is much land
that may be sown in wheat and pro-
perly irrigated during the winter with
out interfering with the water supply
for alfalfa and other summer crops.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23

head, O glancing wound under the
heart. one on his thumb and another
on the back Of his head. When he
fell, Hilario Ortiz, q relative of the
dead woman, had a 5000 rifle aimed at
him.
"The people OF T~ruchas, hearing the
bombardment and the echoes from the
mountains thought the Germans had
come sure" said Armijo. The prison
or was brought into the city yesterday,
arriving at $3.50.
Hearing at Santa Cruz
Martinez will have a hearing before
the justice at Santa Cruz this evening,
with Assistant District Attorney Il. P.
Davies appearing for the state and
A. B. Renehan for the prisoner. Sheriff
Lopez took him back to Santa Cruz
this afternoon.
"REMEMBER ouEMADENoS,"
SAYS NOTE TO JUSTICE
The note left for the justice of the
peace by Martinez was as follows.
He had been previously under a 5000
peace bond: q.
Don Hubencio and Don Antonio
came to tell me they were going to
withdraw as sureties on my bond.
But / did not wait and today between
10 and IL / killed that S.. !
could not stand her any longer. l
got mad. Anyhow she did not esteem
me. II anyone has any interest in
prosecuting me, come ahead and fol-
low me. Goodbye.
Remember the Quemadenos (na-
tives of Martinez's home) so that the
women will not play fast and loose
with the men. With my mother-in-law
I am angry, but | pardon her because
she is an ignorant woman and allows
her family to do many improper acts.
They knew very we'll I was her hus-
band. Why didn't her mother send
her with me? They say they are afraid
of me-be careful"
Sisto Herrera, a messenger, brought
the note to the peace justice about
three-quarters Of an hour after the
killing.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
SO Are Accepted
NEW INCORPORATION

The State Line Utilities company.
Of Texico, Curry county, was incor-
porated here today with a capital OF
100000, fully paid. The principal stock
holders are j. L. Num-, Of Amarillo,
Tex, and George w. Chalfant, of Clio
Wis, each of whom has taken stock Of
the value of $14,S00. The other stock
holders are J. e. Num-, of Amarillo,
and N. G. Chalfant. Of Clovis.
The New State Auto company of
Clovis has filed an amendment with
the state corporation commission, in
creasing its capital stock from $4,000
to 100000.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
716 MEN CERTIFIED
TO NEW MEXICO BOARD

To date, Tie drafted men have been
certified to the state exemption board
for the northern district by the local
boards of the counties of Santa Fe,
Bernalillo. Guadalupe, San Juan, Taos,
Torrance and Valencia. The list in.
cludes the men passed upon by the 10.
cal boards who have not appealed
those who have appealed, and those
who were called, but who failed to re-
port.
Only cases from Santa Fe, Berna-
lilo and Torrance counties have so
far been passed upon by the district
board. Twenty-six of the Santa Fe
county men, 33 Of the Bernalillo coun-
ty men, and rs of the Torrance county
men have been certified to the adju-
tant general as held for service. One
Santa Fe county man, Bert Lawson,
and II Bernalillo county man, Atan-
asio G. Sandoval, have been dis.
charged, both on the ground that their
services were valuable In agriculture.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
German Scheme in
Mexico Fails to
Lure Carranza

Washington, Aug. 22.--Ambassad0r
Fqetcher's report to the state depart
ment from Mexico City contain assur-
ances that German propaganda in that
country appears to be having little Of.
feet on President Carranza or men,
bers Of his official family. So far,
efforts of the propagandists have been
confined largely to publication in news
papers Of highly colored reports of
German victories and of increasing
difficulties among the allies.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
MARTINEZ NARROWLY
ESCAPES DISCOVERY

Martinez narrowly escaped discov-
cry. After the posse had combed the
field In every direction and we're about
to give up, one of the men nearly STEP
ped on Martinez. Previously, he said
afterward some of them, including
Armijo, had come within a few feet of
him. The fugitive said he had his
gun aimed at them each time, but
withheld fire in hopes he would not
be found. He had been sleeping the
sleep of exhaustion and heard neither
the men nor their barking dogs until
they had been hunting about for some
time.
Here l am you" yelled Mar
tinez, when discovered, jumping to his
feet, waving his arms in air and whirl-
ing around to send a stream of lead
in every direction. His aim, however,
was wild and none Of the shots took
effect. Fire." commanded Armijo and
the bullets began to fly over the field
like hail. At the command, Martinez
whirled and took a shot at Armijo. In
a few minutes some 80 shots were fired
by the posse. Martinez turned and
started to run, trying to reload his
gun. Then he fell, the deputies closed
around him and put on the handouts.
Martinez had a flesh wound in the
thigh. a glancing wound in the fore
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
NO STEPS TAKEN
Continued from Page II

is another Lee G. Robinson who re-
sides at Popestown, III.
When the Popestown young man,
who failed to obtain admission to the
Fort Sheridan officers training camp,
read in a newspaper that Lee G. Rob-
inson" had obtained a commission, 1t
was thought an imposter had made
use Of his name.
The Hampton Robinson is we'll
known in northern Iowa. He is a son
of T. ]. c. Robinson, banker and for
mer state senator.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
New Mexico In On
Kansas City Confab
To Increase Grain

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. PA corps
of wheat and rye specialists of the
department of agriculture headed by
DR.. Raymond A. Pearson, assistant
secretary of agriculture, was here to-
day for a conference with represen.
tatives Of IS states at which ways
and means of increasing the acreage
of winter wheat and rye were to be
discussed. New Mexico was repre-
scented at the conference.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
AMERICAN AVIATOR KILLED

Paris, Aug. 2~2.-Julian Biddle, OF
the La Fayette aerial squadron, was
killed in the service two days ago.
1t is now learned definitely that Cor
poral Harold Willis, of Boston, who
has been missing for several days
was brought down inside the German
lines by a German machine.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
So SHOTS. FIRED
BEFORE ALLEGED
W|FE-SLAYER is
TAKEN BY POSSE
Defiant Bad Man From
Santo Nino Hit By
Many Bullets
SURROUNDED I'M
A WHEAT FIELD
Thrilling Gunhght Put
: On in Remote Fastness
Near Truchas
tc -
DEPUTY ARMIJO
is BROKEN IN
URROUNDE IN
A WHEAT FIELD
DEPUTY ARMIJO
is BROKEN IN

Isidoro Martinez, 20 years old,
charged with the deliberate murder
with a gun Of his ~25-year-old wife and
attempting to shoot his mother in-Iaw,
at Santo NIno, near Santa Cruz, this
county, on Friday, was brought to jail
here after a spectacular gun fight with
a posse headed by Undersheriff George
Armljo, staged in a wheatfield near
Truchas, close up under the shadows
of the lofty Truchas eaks. Over IS
shots were exchanged whom Martinez,
brought to bay, Jumped up from his
hiding place, whirled around and emp
tied his gun first In one direction and
then another at the advancing officers,
only to fall wounded In half a Dozen
parts Of his body by glanclng bullets,
all of which came close to a vital spot.
Martinez, a former inmate of the
Colorado reformatory for counterfeit
Ing, said to be a gambler and a "bad
man." after the shooting left a note
defying capture and even after being
manacled jeered at his captors: "If
| had had a good rifle none of you
would have been here" he informed
Armijo when the bracelets were put
on.
Better can that stuff Armijo told
! him. at won't do you any good at the
trial."
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
Cuba to Have Big
Patriotic Rally

Cuba, New Mexico, is to have a pa.
triotic rally, a "Junta P~atriotica." as
posters announce 1t, on September s
and both Prof. J. H. Wagner and As
sistant State School Superintendent ].
v. Conway are to attend 1t and deliver
addresses. There will be other
speeches and music. The arrange.
ments are in charge Of the Rev. e. M.
Fenton, M. Reyes Lucero, Mrs. J. r.
Young, Miss Candelaria Montoya and
Fernando Sandoval.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
MURDERER TAKES TO HILLS
AND DEFIES CAPTURE

ut was my first experience leading
a posse against an alleged murderer"
said Deputy Armijo today, and I got
we'll initiated, believe me-" He told
the story of the crime and capture as
follows:
Martinez went to the Bond store at
Espanola Friday morning and bought
a .44-caliber gun; walked home, shot
his wife, walked down the street in
the presence of half a dozen men.
and stopped to write a note to the JUS
tice of the peace of Santa Cruz pre-
cinct. He left this note, and took to
the hills, first going to. Los Quarteles
two miles away where by misrepre-
sentation he secured a horse from a
man named Martinez; rode to the
Truchas ridge which he followed to
Llano Abeyta in Rio Arriba county
where his brother lives; found his
brother absent, couldn't get into the
house, stayed there till dark, passed
around the town of Truchas and went
to Llano de los Quemadenos, at the
foot Of the Truchas peaks, where his
sister lives. He slept in the hills
Friday night, borrowing some bedding
from his sister.
En- route from Chimayo to T~ruchas,
Armijo and ex-Probate Judge Victor
Ortega met Santos Ortiz Of Chimayo,
q merchant, who said Martinez had
been seer near his sisters house. A
posse was gathered at Truchas, the
house surrounded and searched at
midnight Saturday when it was
learned Martinez had been seen in
a nearby wheatfield. At dawn the
posse surrounded the field.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
Roswell Oil Well
Now Down 400 Feet

Roswell, N. M, Aug. 22.-Since the
first trouble in the second hole of the
Toltec Oil and Gas company much
progress has been made and the drill
lers now anticipate no future trouble.
The hole is now down 400 feet. and the
formation is of such a nature that
great speed is expected. The report
that the Toltec company had unloaded
a rig at Dexter to start a we'll in that
vicinity is without foundation.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-08-23
ARIZONA WOMAN FARM AGENT

Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 22.IThe board
Of regents of the University of Arizona
today appointed Miss Hazel thinner
man of Pima county woman agent TO
take charge of the food conservation
movement here. She is a graduate of
the University of Oklahoma and also
studied at the University Of California
and the Kansas Agricultural College.