Las Vegas daily optic., 1903-12-08
BY
BOOKMAN
Attorney Il. i. Medler Among
the Victims, ofForman, the
Clever Swindler.
ALBUQUERQUE ELkS
Completion Of albuquerque East,
ern Assured. HIIbbeII Trying
to Annex BareIas to Duke
City
Special TO the Optic.

Special 10 the Optic.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ. Dec. -
A lively Are broke out at midnight last
night in the millinery store OF Mrs.
D. d. Coverdale on West Gold avenue
which for time threatened to be
serious. A quick run by the Are de-
partment saved. the building at,
though the stock was badly damaged
by smoke and water. The accidental
overturning Of the stove BY Mrs. Gov,
erdale is gwen as the cause Of the
fire.
The annual memorial day service Of
the Elks lodge was duly observed by
the albuquerque order yesterday af,
ternoon In Colombo hall before the full
membership of the lodge and several
hundred guests. The annual address
was delivered BY Hon. w. D. Childers
while = number Of talented Albuquer-
que musicians took part In the musi.
cal program. The ritual was conduct
ed by acting exalted ruler Thomas N.
Wilkerson. The Albuquerque lodge
has lost but one member By death
during the last year. and this Mr.. Fer.
dlnand Levi, who was d well known
travelling salesman for the Myers
Abel company OF this city. The Elks
expect to get their handsome new
theatre and lodge building the first
of the year. The decorators who are
to fresc0 the auditorium arrived here
Saturday night, and began work there
today. Work on the building has been
delayed somewhat by an mapient
strike among the lathers and plas.
terers who objected to the employ.
ment Of nonnnion men on the job,
Contractor w w. Strong. however,
stood his guns and the union was
t1fce,i to back down ana out
s. Il
The announcement OF the arrest OF
y. r., Foreman. the clever law book
swindler, who victimized dozen law.
yers III the southwest last week,
through forged drafts. in Salt Lake
city, has brought 70 light that Fore.
man had victim In Albuquerque In
the person Of United States Assistant
Attorney II l. Medler, who Is well
known IN Las Vegas Like all
the rest Mr., Medler was persuaded
70 endorse Foreman's draft for $l25
this being the lowest sum called for
BY the energetic young criminal. only
To discover that the draft and Mr. Fore,
man were both bogus. Mr.. Medler
managed TO keep the matter very
quiet until teleqrams were received
here appris.ng him OF the arrest OF the
swiniler In Salt Lake and asking him
TO enter complaint for an extradition
The exiradition has been
Issued and Foreman will soon have the
best legal talent In the southwest
actively engaged In the work OF secur
ing bis sentence 70 the peniten
tiary for the limit Beside Mr.. Med
Ter, Foreman caught two lawyers IN
El paso. two in Phoenix. Hon. r. d
Carton Of Santa 70, lawyers IN sar
Jese California Colorado Springs
Pueblo anl othpr cities ID The West
IN each case for the sum OF si25 ON a
bogus draft The police Of the entire
southwest have been at work ON thu
case for the past ten days
The news thai the offices Of the
Albuqucrqge Eastcrn railroad will bt
moved TO this city af once upon tht
return q Gentral Manager Hope vel
from the East, has been received with
out any grat demonstration by III,
people u Albuquerque who have been
waiting ,or some time FOR the road "a
put IN lis appearance. II seems as
ssred nov, however that Mr.. Hope
well has the financial arrangements
for the construction completed. and
that work wpl begin as soon as be
gets back from Chicago. where he Is
10 meet President Andrews and other
financiers Of that city and Pittsburg
The Eastern viii be the most valuable
feeder the Santa Fc Central could
have and will undoubtedly promote
more friendly relations between thil
city and the capital
II Is rumored on the streets here
today that n proposal will be made "a
the city council at Us meeting tonight
for the annexation " the VILLAGE Of
Barelas which lies just south OF the
city limits. under the provisions 81
the contiguous territory bill made a
law by the last legislative assembly.