The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03

trolled the land for hundreds of miles
in all directions. The state is mostly
desert. In this fashion the people be-
came utterly dependent on a few large
landholders.
And just as the Dons control the
people, so we control the Dons," added
Fall. I'VE have learned how. We do
as we please in this stated"
Gets Into Trouble.
Hardly had Magee gotten the Morn
ing Journal into his hands than he
started to expose the political corrup-
ton. His first attack was upon the
management of the land office, which
was itself a part of the state political
machine. AT the first attack Fall drop
ped into his Office and warned him
that he would be smashed to bits" if
he continued along that strain.
Then the trouble began for Magee.
Armed men tried to hold him up on
the public road. One day in the Capitol
building in Santa Fe an employee of
the place, paid for the purpose. as
Suited him. The state gang brot bank
pressure against him as he had bor-
rowed heavily to finance his papers.
They failed because his own subscri-
bers backed up his fight.
Fall Falls Into Something.
About this time Senator Fall, after
he visit to his ranch by Sinclair, presi-
dent of the oil company of that name.
was suddenly able to pay up the heavy
arrears of taxes on his place, put in
some $4,000 in improvements, and run
around in two very expensive, high
powered autos. The consequence was
hat all kinds of rumors started. Magee
managed to get hold of some of the
facts and printed them.
Subterfuge to Get Him.
In order to get" Magee a warrant
was served on him charging him with
having criminally libelled a certain
judge in San Miguel, 12O miles away.
Tho he could have used political in.
huence to escape going, he went. He
was warned by the Judge not to com.
ment on the trial. He disobeyed the
instructions and every day in his
papers appeared editorials exposing
the illegality and injustice of the pro.
ceedings. The whole trial was in Span.
ish. In response to the court instruc-
lions the jury returned a verdict of
guilty. The editor was sentenced TO
eighteen months in the state peniten-
tiary besides a fine.
Tells Judge the Truth.
Immediately on the conclusion NJ
This farce Magee was put on trial he.
fore the same judge for contempt OF
court. Questioned on cross-examina.
ton as to whether he still maintained
that the presiding Judge was corrupt
he answered; He Isl" So Magee cot
another year in the state penitentiarv
and a fine Of $4,000. The governor.
however, at once, pardoned him. sta.
ting that the entire proceedings were
a blot on the state.
A Law Abiding Judged
Upon his pardon, the governor an.
pointed him on the board Of directors
OF the state insane asylum. The asy.
lum was at Las Vegas. II he accepted.
It meant he would face the danger OF
death every time he attended board
meeting For Las Vegas was the home
OF his mortal enemy and the brains
OF the corruption gang, Judge Dan
Leahy. The Judge publicly declared
that IL Magee accepted he would
stamp his life out" And Leahy was
q man Of his word.
The Fatal Shot.
Magee took the position. Nothing
happened for several meetings. Then
one day as Magee twas being inter.
viewed by a girl reporter IN the lob
by of one OF the leading hotels of Las
Vegas, Leahy entered. After walking
around for awhile, the Judge in pas.
sing by the editor, struck him sudden.