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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05

to the amount Of $1,1S3.0o0 and pay
ments from the proceeds Of land have
been made in. total sum of 81 l.926.62.
or these three bonds have been can
celled and $2S4.3s has been repaid.
The interest on the bonds outstanding
constitutes an annual charge upon the
proceeds Of lands OF $53.l0O. The
bonds are optional in ten years. II
paid then, the total payments of in
terest and principal will aggregate t1.-
711.000. II not paid till maturity the
interest will amount to $1.593OOO and
the total payments will be $2.7720O0.
Passing Immediately to the excess
payments made by the board the fol-
lowing table is q statement Of the per-
sons to whom these payments were
made and the ground Of excess:
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05


1t should be perfectly obvious In
reading the above table from left to
right that the excess claims in the
first four columns stand In differ
snt category from those In the last
two. All the items upon which pay
ments were made in the first four col
umns were proper claims. The stat
ute Of limitations could have been
pleaded in protection Of the taxpay-
ers by the public officers having these
collection Of the claim under these
conditions involves no reflection upon
the claimants. Reception Of the wrong
kind Of bonds also involves no criti-
cism Of the claimant. The taxpayers
OF the state lose, those OF Santa Fe
county gain. The certificates given
Mr.. Coler and Moore and Schley by
the county represented an actual
claim, but one believed invalid in law.
The district attorney simply failed to
protect the rights Of the county The
excess computations Of interest rest
for the most part upon the construc-
tion Of the rights of the parties to col
lect interest after the state was ready
and willing to pay the county debt.
But the last two columns represent
different condition. Some errors are
Of course to be expected. But 1t Is
significant that there are only three
parties concerned in Implications and
only five in all concerned in duplica-
tion and fraudulent bonds. OF total
of $51 .9S0.36 in this class Of cases Mr..
Kelly secured s43,634l3. The follow
ing table showing total claims paid
the several parties claimant. the total
amounts overpaid to each on all
grounds and the total Implications and
fraudulent bonds shows more clearly
the extent to which this class Of over
payments narrows t. only . vefy few
parties.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05

records there is nothing to impute
fraud to this transaction. although. un-
less the claimant can prove that she
was a purchaser for value without no.
tice the case constitutes a possible
claim on the part OF the state II .
civil action.
Third in size is the amount Of
&2,2s7.8s set out as Implications by
Moore and Schley. This consists Of
two separate items. one q duplication
In the original refunding settlement in
lS92. the other duplication Of certain
coupons put in judgment by Moore and
Schley in case 3.463.
In 1892 Moore and Schley secured
the refundi4g of the railroad bonds of
1887 owned by them together with the
unpaid interest on those bonds. They
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05
HEARST'S EMPLOYEES

ALBERT SANDER-dramatic critic
of "Deutches Journal"-spy mas
ter-convicted.
HANS Won STENCEL-writer on
"Deutches Journal"-started Ger
man satirical magazines with
German money-interned.
THEODORE SUTRO-editor in chief
of "Deutches Journal"-official of
Cerman-American Alliance and
counsel in attempt to prevent an
nulment of charter.
ALBRIGHT DE MONTCELAS-art
critic of Chicago "Examiner"-
German propaganda and reput-
ed close friend of Hearst-in-
termed.
ARTHUR w. MATEIkAT-write
on @Deutches Journap-friend
of Sanders, whom he aided in
notorious attempt to protect
Captain Boyd.
WILLIAM BAYARD HALE-writer
on New York "American'-secret
director of German propaga ganda.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05

owned all but six out Of $50 bonds. n
their settlement at that time they
claimed to own all the unpaid interest
coupons. In fact the owner Of the six
bonds not presented by Moore and
Schley presented and collected on ten
coupons amounting to 5000 attached
to these six bonds. Moore and Schley
thus duplicated $500 at that time.
Bonds 500. sol and 500 Of 500 each
represented this excesA charge. Fol
lowing these bonds and their coupons
through numerous judgments and to
final settlement 1t was found that
Moore and Schley collected on them
the sum OF $1,047O2. AS Moore and
Schley did own all the coupons of the
original railroad bonds Of several
numbers and by mistake claimed
them all there is evidence only of a
mistake in collecting this original
5000, a proper basis for civil action.
Moore and Schley took up all OF
coupons number l Of the bonds OF 1882
and took from the county certifl-
cate OF indebtedness for $4,307.5O.
which was to have been paid from the
taxes of 1928. In fact the certifi-
cate was never paid and was put in
Judgment In case 3463. The county
bond register shows that coupons I
from bonds 482 to 49s were paid. This
could have happened by their abstrac-
ton from the county files and sec
ond presentation as we'll as by . du-
plication on the part OF Moore and
Schley. A double payment was made.
That Moore and Schlay got II cannot
be proved. or course no fraud can be
imputed to them under this state OF
facts and even a civil action might
fail Of proof against them.
Fourth in size is the claim Of W. F.
Jacoby Of New York based upon al
legged bonds 521 and s22 and coupons
thereof dated March I, 1892, w. 2, ia
coby did not present these bonds to
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05

duced these same coupons to q 1udg-
ment cease 7024) and had collected on
the judgment august IL, 1919. An
indictment was returned BY the grand
jury on this item. The amount was
repaid June 26. 1917.
ITEM III. $S1O.50.
On February 25. 1916, Mr.. Kelly pre-
ssnted to the board Of loan commits
sioners a claim based upon coupon 8
from bonds 213. 214 and 215, coupons
8 and s from bonds 213 and 214. cou-
pom Z from bonds 213. 214 and 215, and
coupons 8. and 10 from bond 213.
These had been paid as to coupon 3 to
the holders at maturity and as to the
balance to Mr.. Coler in the settlement
Of case 1901. Two indictments were
returned on this item.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05
ITEM Nv. $2lO.54.

.
On the above date, February 70.
1916, Mr.. Kelly presented to the board
of loan commissioners a claim based
upon coupons 80 and 36 from bonds
2l3, 214 and 215. These had previous
ly been paid to Mr.. Kelly through the
City National Bank OF Lincoln. Me-
braska. An indictment was returned
on this item. Mr.. Kelly repaid $21O.60
on June 26. 1917.
ITEM v. sl,O575O.
On June 8, 1916. Mr. Kelly present
ed to the board Of loan commissioners
a claim based upon coupons to II in
elusive from bonds 1877 and 1873. These
had previously been paid to the Capt.
tai City Bank for Mr.. Kelly on August
IA, 1914. An indictment was returned
on this item. Mr. Kelly repaid this
amount on June 26, 1917.
ITEM vi. S11,725.O6.
On July 8, 1916 Mr.. Kelly presented
to the board OF loan commissioners a
claim based upon coupons from
bonds 81 to 1850 inclusive of the orig
inal railroad bonds Of 1880. Mr.. Kelly
claimed these coupons had been lost
and never paid. In fact w. N. Coler
had secured a judgment on these cou-
pons In 1891 and they formed a part
of the refunding issue to Mr.. Coler at
that time. An indictment was re.
turned on this item
ITEM VII. $2O,281.98.
On December IA, 1916 Mr.. Kelly pre-
sented to the board of loan commits
sioners a claim based upon the judg-
ment In case 1000, Robert w. Spier vs..
the board Of county commissioners.
This case was outlawed, had been re-
vived by case 6S22 and paid to the
proper claimant The coupons upon
which the case was founded we're not
a part of the railroad debt but of San
ia Fe county funding bonds. II prop
ments based on them, we're a claim
for state bonds of series "B", . charge
on the taxpayers of Santa Fe county.
Moreover, Mr.. Kelly had previously
presented the coupons which had al
ready been reduced to judgment In
case 1000 and had been paid $18.623
In bonds and cash Of series "B" on
them. Thus coupons which aggregated
@o.56S.0o we're made the basis Of N.
payments Of 57,95O.4s ~ fol.
lows:
Case e821 valid olaim maid IA
c. A. Spiess-Series B. .e1S S,04S.S1
Coupons taken from file. in
KslIySseriss b b. ~ " ~. " ls,s.,.os
Case 1850. outla we'd and re-
vived by case Ss.2. invalid
Series c .................. 1o,.s1.st
SS7.SsO.4o
;uI;o.n,nux~ -
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05
Commenting on the message,
Hearst's New York American" said:

CAS- an American citizen Mr..
OLeary puts loyalty to America
above loyalty to England
His disloyalty is not to Amer
ica, but to foreign government.
Upon this proposition we are
all with Mr.. O'Leary.
1T is amazing that any Ameri-
can can be found to take any
other view-and those Americans
who do take another view are
those who are disloyal. Mr.. Viii
son."
But none of these cases of Hearts,
connection with pro-Cermans at
tracted the attention given to the
dining and entertaining of the Amer
lean publisher by Paul BoIo Pacha
during his last visit to New York,
a visit which ultimately brought the
French traitor before a firing squad.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05
FRAUDULENT BONDS
ITEM I. &1.185.l7.

ITEM I. $l.1s5.17.
Part of the coupons from bond 32e
were discussed under the name Of
Maud Paine Otero. This claim Of Mr..
Kelly comprised some other coupons
and the bond itself. No Indictment
was returned on this item.
ITEM II. $26O5.O0
On June 3, 1916, Mr.. Kelly while
presenting coupons to IL from bonds
1S7 and 1873 above also presented to
the board of loan commissioners an
alleged bond number 254 purporting
to be part Of the issue of September
29, 1891, to w. N. Coler This bond
presented By Mr.. Kelly was unsealed
aad - ~ lace vas Questionable. It
WAS not registered by the county au-
thorities An Indictment was returned
on this item.
ITEM III. s2,s4Ooo.
On December IA, 1916, when Mr..
Kelly was securing the third payment
of the coupons in the Spier case
(above) he presented through the
Santa Fe bank bond numbered 264
which was exactly like the bond 254
discussed above except as to number.
An Indictment was returned on this
item.
As yet no full check has been made
OF the issue of refunding bonds of SER
les B. At present then the account OF
Implications and fraudulent bonds
stands:
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05

the board Of loan eommissioners1
They were presented BY the law ml
Of Catron & Catron claiming to acsl
for Mr.. Jacoby. The bonds are not
like the other bonds Of March 1. 1892.
they were never registered by the
county and appear to the writer to ~
forgeries.
Finally, the claims Of Mr.. w. G. Kel-
~ amounting in series &C" claims
alone to an over-payment of $43.-l
634.13. This is made up Of |
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05
WRONG CONCEPTION ABOUT
CHOOSING OF SENATORS

Henry Ford evidently imagines he
Is living in a monarchy where menu
bers OF the House of Lords are APP
pointed by the executive. rather than
in a republic where members of the
Senate are elected by the people,
National Republican.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05

PAUL BOLO PACHA-paid agent of
Cermany-convicted of treason
and shot.
German Agents on Hearsts
Pay Roll.


critic of Hearts, "Deutsches Journ-
al" conducted German spy bureau
through which he sent Americans
into England, France and Holland
to discover British and French mill
tary and naval secrets and transmit
them to Germany. Through the ar
rest of one of these spies, George
Vaux Bacon, in London, the plot was
exposed. Sander was indicted on
Bacon's testimony, and sentenced to
two years in the Atlanta penitentiary.
Sander received over $500 from a
German paymaster for his work. His
salary from Hearst is not known.
Hans Won Stengel. interned last
December as a dangerous enemy
alien, was distinsuished BY being
employed on Hearst's ~Deutsches
Journal" ~ q writer when his talents
were altogether those of an artist.
He had come to America in 1915,
with q considerable sum of money
said to be $50O00-which he used
for the founding Of two German
satirical monthlies for which he
drew illustrations. Zeppelin" and
later "Eulenspiegel". In this work
he had the editorial assistance Of
Otto Julius Merkel, now also intern
ed.
When the Department of Justice
created a vacancy on "Deutsches
Journal" by interning Won Stengel.
Arthur w. Mateikat, a chum of
Sander, Joined Hearst's staff. 1t was
Mateikat who. with Sander, got in
to trouble with the authorities three
years ago when he tried to secure
from Mrs. Richard P. Ssegler a re-
pudiation of her testimony against
Captain Boyd, then involved in
passport frauds.
Theodore Sutro, an American citiz-
en- born in Germany, was for two
years and half editor in chief of
Hearsts "Deutsches Journal. His
duties were representing the paper
at German gatherings, as we'll as do
ing editorial work. Sutro is best
known through his connection with
the Cerman-Americap Alliance and
his attempt to save its charter from
annulment by Congress. OF Sutro
Professor Earl B. Sperry, of SYRIA
cuse University, who investigated
German propa ganda extensively for
the Federal government, has said:
"AS editor OF Hearst's DcutS-
ches Journal he exercised a great
influence and he was most active
in disseminating German propa-
'ganda. He served very well in
deed. the cause of Germany in
this country
HeNamer. president of the
American Alliance. once
addressed Suiro. dear friend and
faithful comrade in arms"
In connection with Sutro's work
for the German-American Alliance
there should be noted in the report
Of the Congressional committee hear
ings on the bill to dissolve the al
lance, a letter from Hearst written
before proposing an international al
lance and promising not only to give
it the support Of his papers, but
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05
Defended In "The American.

JEREMIAH OLEARY-German pro-
pagandist-now on trial after at
tempt to escape.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05
merely by pleading the statute Of nm
ltations:
w. G. Kelly Implications:

Total .$51,9SO $40.563W
Santa Fe county, although in de-
fault in the payment of the greater
part of the interest ON the railroad
bonds did pay considerable sums from
time to time. The amounts SO paid in
interest On each bond issue by the
county itself are as follows.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05
Down Wilson for OLeary

The history of that fugitive from
justice, Jere miah OLeary, needs no
retelling at this time. 1t is interest
ing, however, to recall Hearst's en-
dorsement printed in "The American"
in October, 1916. following President
Wilson's telegram to O'Leary.
"Your telegram received. l
would feel deeply mortified to
have you or anybody like you
vote for me. Since you have ac-
cess to many disloyal Americans
and have not, | will ask you to
convey this message to them"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05
THE REFuNDINC OF THE SANTA FE
RAILROAD BONDS BY the STATE
BOARD OF LOAN COMMISSIONERS

(From the New Mexico Tax Review
TOR June: 1913. Published by the Tax
payers Association of New Mextco.)
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05
357.S60.40

Two indictments were returned on
the above transactions.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05

,r City National Bank-Papsrs missing.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
The German A nerican Alliance and the
United Societies

Wayne B. Wheeler mildly expressed the situation Springfield
when he said that politicians would gladly give
thousand dollars line the of their
with the German American Alliance In the future candidates
likely be much careful about accepting the
organizations whose primary contrary the best in
the the Illinois organization
the United Societies. the primary purpose of which promote
and protect the liquor traffic and regardless of the
principles the welfare of free government This organization
defeated democracy by defeating eovernmen liquor ques
ton Illinois This organization hndered the of the
by delaying the establishment of dry by defeating anti
blind pig legislation by opposing abolition of the evil cabarets
The United Societies has been doing Illinois what the German
American Alliance has done other The political purposes
activities and methods OF the organizations have been identical
There unmistakabe significance attached the that
has been active organization of the German American Alliance
Illinois, There American Alliance in Hi
nos but passed into obscury with the acendency the United
Societies 1t further worth knowing that the financial support
the United Societies here repued from the
money for the German American Alliance has proven
In view of these facts candidate who permits this
ganizaon pin the badge of its endorsement upon him. openly
inviting certain defeat and permanent political oblivion
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
THE ENEMY IN AMERICA
for AntSoon
at the Springfield Qll) Ratification Rally, June

services he rendered Germany in this
country.
The official bulletin of the Alliance
published articles which condoned
those who hold loyalty to Germany
first even though they have taken the
oath of allegiance to America. Their
activities were against the whole war
program and in effect weakened
American spirit, exalted Germansm
and led to disloyalty.
The purpose of our government
was to establish a more perfect unity.
The purpose of the German American
Alliance, insofar as it was successful,
prevented a perfect union of those
who believe in America and American
spirit.
The German-American Alliance dis
banded under fire and Congress will
doubtless take from it its national
charter. 1t is traitor in the home
camp and the brewers who have
financed it should suffer the same
penalty of condemnation.
The German-American Alliance and
the pro-German brewers of this coun-
try have no claim on patriots. The
challenge to loyal Americans,is to cut
off the source of revenue from the
German Alliance and similar organ
izations by prohibiting the liquor
traffic in this nation. When the beer
traffic is stopped the German-Amer;-
can Alliance dries up.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
NOMINATIONS FOR MEMBERS
OF The STATE LEGISLATURE

All candidates for nomination the General Assembly
the onea1
fed electors of his his senatorial district
number of
dde the senatorial district the
preceding The shall
the primary The day filing
day of filing, August g. 1918.
filed
his be withdrawn writing signed by him,
the Office of the less than hirty6vc (5) days
day of the The last day of filing Withdrawals August 1918
indie Candidates
Nominations independent candidates be made by nomination
candidate by qualified
at
DIVISION
Candidates Withdraw by filing the
drawing October II.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21

overwhelming majority send bill to
the White House that will make an
end to the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquor during the war.
believe that Mr. Hoover and the Pres
ident have cleared the way and that if
the American people will do their part
it won't be long before Congress will
act.
"lf | thought that our activity in
this cause would in the least interfere
with or embarrass our nation in its
great fight that is now finding its cri-
sis on the bloody western line, would
be the last one to speak the word of
Prohibition while the war lasted. But
am convinced that there is no single
try that will contribute more to the
certainty of success or more surely
hasten the final triumph OF our arms.
"As the war between the states did
not in its inception contemplate eman-
cipation; it found emancipation as an
important incident in the winning of
the war, SO today while Prohibition of
the liquor traffic was not the cause of
this worldwide war, j believe that it
will be found useful adjunct and a
material aid in the winning Of our war
to make democracy safe throughout
the world.
"We are fighting the most militant
power OF which history tells. We arc
going to win. | have no doubt of that.
We must win. We cannot allow his
tory hundred years from now to tell
that an emperor could mobilize the re-
sources of his empire better than the
President and Congress of free res
public. And the students Of history
shall not read that the oppressed sub
jects of an empire were more loyal to
their oppressors than the people of a
free government.
as the man who plants the saloon
at the gate of an aviation camp and
who for pay would put weakness into
the boys where there should be
strength any less the enemy of this
country than the German spy who
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21

would tamper with the airplane to
cause that boys destruction? | ven
ture to say that the man is more i'm
portant than the machine and the
man who would weaken the strength
of the man in charge of the machine
cannot be a friend of our country any
more than the German spy is when he
tries to destroy the value of the ma
chine itself.
rs it possible that in this hight llli-
nois with all her glorious traditions is
going to. be Stacker? Is it possible
that in this fight we cannot count on
Illinois? Slavery we fight today is
worse than the slavery you fought a
half century ago. The slaves of that
time lived far from you. The slaves
for whom you fight today are around
your doors and fireside. Those slaves
were separated from you by the gulf
of race and the line OF color; these to-
day are of your own kith and kin. You
fought for three millions then; now
you fight for the whole people of this
land and more. you fight not only, for
a hundred million here, but for all the
world that looks to us to set an ,ex-
ample for the world on this great ques-
tion.
"You fight the men who have less
conscience and more rapacity than any
group you ever have had to fight. They
are the most tyrannical slave owners
we have had chance to, oppose. |
cannot believe that the great state of
Illinois will be on the other side when
this roll is counted. The victory is
going to be won. We can win it with
out Illinois. We don't need you.
There is virtue enough in this country
even il Illinois lie down in the gutter
with the drinking place and the saloon.
We cannot think that you will be on
the side of the less than dozen, while
So states shall share the glory of
nations emancipation. Illinois. the
home of Lincoln and of Grant, should
be on the side of morality and of the
home and against the homes greatest
enemy-the saloon"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
The Rati fication Rally

The spirit of the Ratification Rally OF rejoicing
past victories and determination complete the task thus far
noby advanced All who attended away with refreshed
husam for the of and with strengthened
determination to fight until complete victory Not all could
hear the inspiring words spoken the Springfield Rally but all who
love their and nation have part doing the work with
which the victory The words spoken the Rally
will little remembered
by those who heard them but all the world will know and
membeed will be the deeds of those who will for ratification
between and primary day, September