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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

A painstaking investigation Of the
increased COS. os living and o. the rate
Of wages in the United States In re-
cent PEARS has been completed BY the
national department OF labor. A sum
mary only Of the report has a. yet
beea made public. but that sumuary
contains matters Of considerable In
tsrsst- It has been ascertainsd that
the cos y avst1f has not iucfsAsed'
- has been asserted. more than one.
fourth. but only about one-si1th. and
he Hdn.~ Carroll D. Wright. under
whose supsrvtsicn the investigation
Vas aade. hnds that the wages O
workmeu. both unakflied laborers ami
those Who work 1t trades. have In
creased in proportion. lie d eysE
moved to make the general statement
that .the conditions Of tho laborinI
man 10 better today than ever befor'
ia the history OF the country"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03
rHE RIGHT OF APPEAL.

Much discussion and considerable
criticism has been stirred up OF late
By the recent ~utterances Of Justice
Brewer Of the United States supreme
court in regard to the right OF appeal.
The eminent Judge said that the right
was grossly abused, and In the ~.
terests Of justice should be much re-
stricted. He attributed the preya'
lence of lynching In part 20 the laws
delay in melting out punishment. ar
guing that the mob spirit was direct
" incited by the tendency to prolons
litigation with the chance Of the Grim
inai's eventual escape. This has long
besa the prevalent conviction among
The great msss Of people throughout
d. ccstnry. who are allied with d's'
sust. eot Of me Law Itself. but OF the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03
BooDLlNG IN KANSAS.

The pen OF William Allen White -
being used most effectively In the IN
terests Of decency and good govern
ment Just now In Kansas. i Is sharp
or than a two edged sword and In q
recent article In the Emporia Gazette
Il said some things about Governor
Bailey who has proven q weak broth
or, which probably made him squirm.
We quote the conclusion Of his article.
in which Mr.. White temporarily
sheathes his sword and INDUCES IN
what might be called "glittering gen.
eralities" because they could be ap-
piled with equal truth to . large ma
jority OF the states and territories
In the United Staes:
There Is too much boodling IN
Kansas, too much covering things up
for the sake Of party and for the sake
OF harmony. Harmony Is desired very
much In the republican party OF Kans'
as, but to buy 1t with the price Of
honor--that Is asking too much. Gov
ernor Bailey can make himself the
most popular governor Kansas eveI
had II he will take of his coat ant
20 to work. knowing neither frhnt
Nor foe till his work is done. Goot
Lord! How Kansas would take sucl
d man 10 her heart"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03
49," 8N-M--aNw-T- -
TIE a EPIDEMIC.

The following expressions Of opin,
ion by eminent Americans are taken
from the remarkable symposium on
graft which was printed BY the
Brooklyn Eagle:
Worse Than Murder and Theft.
BY President Arthur T. Hadley Of Yale
university:
In the very complicated scheme o.
pains and penalties Of Dante's Infer
no. he assigns what Is perhaps the
most disagreeable punishment o. all
to the people who use positions q
power and trust as a means OF making
money, He regarded them as very
much worse than murderers and
thieves. ana so did the respectable
people Of his time.
/ do not believe that there will b.
any real remedy until we have sc
educated public opinion as TO TAXI
these public wrongs a great deal more
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03
Mind your doctor
He says: "Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral
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seriously than we do now. Indeed, ]
think that the chief importance OF
the efforts at reform Is that they open
peoples eyes to the true character
and magnitude Of the evils, and thus
pave the way for necessary change OF
public opinion. The actual duration
Of d reform government in any city
may be short, but the impression left
by the campaign which preceded the
election Of that government Is far
longer and more permanent than PEG
pie suppose. and usually prevents mat
tiers from going back to quite as bad
a condition as that In which they hat
been previously.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03
"Makes the Head Sick"

BY Bishop Samuel Fallows Of Chicago:
Grating is making the whole po-
litical head sick and the commercial
heart faint. They are full Of wounds
and bruises which dishonesty has in
aicted, and the p~utrefying sores
which bribery has caused.
II has been taken for granted by
an Indifferent or complacent public
that when a man pays largely to obtain
an Office, he must get back q far larg-
or return outside Of his legitimate
compensation. 1t has become the. ex-
perience Of almost every Office holder
to be approached either directly or In.
directly by the CRATER who desires
him to become a partner In his In
famous transactions. The grating
devil often assumes the garb OF an
angel or light. He offers the n hold
ing a public trust a rake on even
on d contract which may be the low
est that Is offered and. therefore,
claims that no bribery can be charged.
But thus to use a gift Of the people
for private purposes is a betrayal Of
ones civic position. But when a con-
tract Il made for a distinct personal
consideration, whatever II may be, II
Is downright ~depravity.
One must make the best bargain
possible In the business transactions
c~onnected with his office, but the ONCE
alone must reap the benefit. What
ever OF personal good may com must
be purely incidental. and thus be en-
ltirely free from the faint Of corrup
ton.
A man d advance his W bust
ness interests In a way that he cannot
Justly follow as q representative OF the
people. Bishop Huntington Is not toe
~swecping when no says, Bribery 4
none the less bribery, whether paid
Ito 1 mans pocket or his politics OF
his palate. in gold or bank notes. AZ
eiectioneering lift. . professional as
slstance or 4 supper party, Financial
political. professional. convivial, the,
are all Of n debauched and accurset
brood.
Tho remedy for the evil Of grating
lies in an awakened public sentiment
fostercd by the pulpit md the pres'
and by the presentation Of candidate.
for oflce * men Of ACKNOWLEDGED prob
lily by each political party.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

is a dishonest prequisite. Graft is the
meanest and lowest form OF thievery.
The pickpocket betrays no confiden-
ces, and the cautious man can guard
himself against the nlmble-ingered
species OF thief. The burglar and the
highwayman risk their lives In their
plunderings. They are open and
ayowed enemies Of society, and boldly
defy Its laws and dare its penalties.
They ask no need o respect from
those they would rob. They quarrel
not that society brands them as Grim
inals. The forger operates against
those who are trained 70 be on guard
against his yillainy.
Compared to the CRATER. the pick
pocket, burglar. h~ighwayman. forgeI
ana others who aim TO secure money
Without returning q fair equivalent II
FOODS or service are deserving OF some
legree Of respect. The CRATER de
iberately robs those who have eleyat
ed him to q place Of power or hon
or. Ignoring that splendid instinc
which impels a gentleman TO do NOR
for his friends than he would do TO
his " pleasure or preferment. IN
CRATER plumbers those who have giS
en him the guardianship Of their prof.
erty or the watching Of their interests
The guest who steals from the tabl
Or his host the silver spoons whic
are placed by his plate. has IN hi
the making OF a successful giraffe
His crime, though mean, Is small con
pared to the public official who rot
4 not one friend. but an entire cor
7 munlty Of his fellow citizens
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

The depot factions are dissolved.
.ile ven has been drawn from the
statue Of unity. the lion and the lamb
have lain down together. says the
Carlsbad Argus incidentally u
might be well 20 mention that the
lamb il inside the lion, and has gone
through a pretty thorough course o.
digestion. The new depot will be
located IN Fox street and d~issension
not good for the town or looking to
ward relief OF the general inconven
fence Is al an end. The depot vii
BIO built on tho new site. and dir
,not the kind that has been In ths
air), win be thrown In the next thirt,
days.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

Last year the total coal production
Of the CONGRATULATIONS and an
hrscite-was over 500. 200. 900 short
tons. IN increase OF 10000. 900 over
1901. This increase was found whqIAt
In The bituminous production. for
thractte. owing to the long strike. ~
$4,000. 900 tons short Of the preccdihl
year. The actual loss in the antesa
cite output Ia estimated TO be 40 pei
cent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

multitude Of technical barriers which
practice has placed about It's prompt
workings. The most despicable Grim.
inal need have but little fear that MS
crime will meet with prompt punish
ment. and he undoubtedly enjoys q
slight hope that the administration q
,nstice Will be thwarted by some tech
nicality In the proceedings or that 2
pardon Will be obtained through the
influence or friends, the chances Tor
which are undoubtedly greater with
every days delay. All these facts nave
made d deep impression upon the pub
Lie mind, and It Is undenlable That
this consciousness Of the limitations
and Instructions which are placed
about the law has done more than
any and all other things to impel the
people to 80 often take Justice Into
their own hands. That the courts
81 Justice are not accorded the reyer.
ence and respect which they should
command and which the best interests
81 the government demand that they
must command. Is due 70 this power
Of appeal more than 10 any other
fact. II Is a satisfaction TO the lay
man to have 80 distinguished . jurist
as Judge Brewer lead in the demand
for reform.
In q reply to his critics IN the New
York Independent. the Justice divides
them Into three classcs-the lawyers
who are interested IN proionging w
CATION for their own benefit; the per
song who are associated with those
engaged In wrong doing, and 70 whom
the idea Of prompt and certain punish
ment liz offensive; and good citizens
who actually believe that the restric
J tion of the right of appeal - q grley
Qua wrong, To this latter class n
#NES'NffF
addresses his arguments. The follow
ing quotation from his article VII
I. meet the widest approval among thos'
who believe that there Is no grea
!. need for radical limitations Or th'
right Of appeal:
mo matter how aggravated the O
Tense. how clear the guilt, the cof
yicted party. by simply insisting on a
appeal, postponcs further action unit
hearing can BIO had IN the appellat
. court. and that often means a Ion
delay. Astute counsel have been bus
b during the trial seeking 70 introdic
q some error In the proceedings, an
sttpuA iSt the foundations for q success
ful appeal. And when one recalls %
! mtitHuk Of rules which have bee
Jaid doYn in respect 70 trials, y
1 not Sstr6hge that the appellate coul
Stfnds error and awards a new tria
! In the case Of q homicide the dea
mar n Forgotten and the sympathi'
Y arc With the living defendant \
mattsks combine In favor Of the q
fendant and against the public, au
n a. experience shows. too often resul
4. In the guilty mans escaping punis
Il ment. Such result Is q tacit adm
n sion that there il something radical
Y wtonk An our present modes Of cril
\ inal iprocedure.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

The Santa 70 New Mexican iS ID
vocating m early convention fot ns
selection OF delegates 10 the repupli
can national convention 10 be held
next year. Tho Range favors hold
ing the convention In Las vegas--ii
the majority Of the republican com
mittee does not conclude that Rator
IL = more desirable meeting place. bu'
Why such insistence on tho date o
the convention being early?-Ratoi
Range.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03
ADMIRABLE DEFINITION.

Syrhue 10 so much being said and
lvritten about grating" these days
that Y is well TO get a clear idea Of
lust what his crime against govern.
ment and society consists OF. The fol-
lowing Is an excellent definition Of
nhftdrt modern term, We recon-
mend that the people and the poll
~ticians Of New Mexico read u care
fully:
Graft Is the extortei profit from an
official In representative position or EN-
ployment. It Is the purchase price o.
an unfair favor; an accepted bride In
consideration of which the tender y
permitted TO violate or evade . law
Graft IL money stolen In pertidy to a
confidence reposed in . representative.
il is the price OF oticisi dishonor. II
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

Several thousand Of the followers
Of Dowic the prophet departed quiet
" for Chicago yesterday. Dowie
should pront BY the example Of VIII
liam Randolph Hearst and establish
1 syndicate or newspapers before he
undertakes to reach the goal Ok 'his
ambition.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

TIE question Of the proper obssrva'
ance cf the Sunday closing law II! ~
territory win not down. Decent peo.
ole I'll over the territory desire it,
enforcement and they win haze Il
sooner or later In evcry district q thc
territory and more than likely SOONER,
New Mexican.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

The superstition long accepted
among railroad men that wrecks a..
ways come in series OF threes will
have to be discarded or amended TO
read -four In view Of the recent iis-
asters on the Santa Fe.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

The Louisiana purchase exposition
WIN cover two square miles. or Lao
acres "a larger area than that 81 chi.
cago, Omaha, Buffalo and Paris ex,
positions together.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

Mrs. Lucinda McRoberts and
daughter Miss Mamie Of Ration left
last Thursday evening for Mammoth
Springs, Ark, where they will spend
several weeks for the benefit OF the
formers health.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03
TUESDAY EVENING. NOV. 8. 1903.

New York city spends $4,000. 900 q
year fbr Its common schools. The
schools of the entire country cost the
taxpayers over one half billion dol
lars.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

When In need OF up-todate. stylish
Job work at rock-bottom prices. con-
suit your own interests and The Op-
tic ONCE at the same time.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03
New White Hats-LoW Prices.

The Misses O'Brien. Bridge street,
have received a new lot Of the popular
rough beavers and felts in white for
street and dress wear. They are Of
fering reduced prices on all hats now
10-1
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

Perry Onion pays cash and good
prices Tor household goods. Monte
Carlo Hall. Colo. Phone No. I'll. 143-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

FOR RENT-Large south. furnished
room. Win use of kihrhen and bath
i02e Fourth street il-sS
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03

Tn OPTIC viii not. LADDER any cifcaH-
stsncex. s. responsible Tor the return or ~
"a keeping 81 any rejected manuscript, 70
.xceps0n VII % made 70 THIS rulc, WisD ~, =
a. editor enter into correspondence cOnrnso-
M rejected manuscript
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03
Rates Of Subscription.

~Ncvs-doslers should report 70 the counting
non 4 Irregnlarity Or inattcntion on .ns
part Of carriers In the delivery OF a. wpsSdi
}" N ~ dcpots ID any part 81 the city BY the
esrrlevx Orders or Complaints can " mhue
81 teieObone, postal. or In person
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-09-09
Strange Freak Of Fortune.

A few years ago when Car Aiexan.
der III. was alive, and his family In
cluded three sons, 1t almost seemed
beyond doubt that the succession to
the throne was secured to his descend
ants, and that it could hardly pass to
his brother or nephew However, the
eldest son, now reigning as Nicholas
H., though married, is the father OF
daughters only; the second son Is
dead. and the third son, now twenty
Ave years of age, is unmarried and
apparently content to remain so.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-09-09
Railroad a Civilizinu Power.

For preserving the peace in a partly
civilized country railway, according
to famous statesman, Is worth more
than an army corps. Although the rail
ways which are building from Haifa to
Damascus. in Palestine. and from Da
,mascus southwark toward Mecca. are
primarily for military purposes, they
will open up country which was pros
porous and fertile 1000 years ago, but
has since become one of the waste
places of the earth. They are already
using American harvesting machinery
on the plain of Jezreel. When the pro
posed railways are finished there vii
be a demand for the accompanying
modern agricultural machines. Gall
lee and the country beyond Jordan
will again blossom as the rose.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-09-09
An Earnest Drinker.

Talking about moderate drinking,
said Father Lawler after he had adj
dressed the delegates at the meeting
of the Total Abstinence union, and
walked down the street toward the
parochial residence, Il know physi'
clan in this town who ordered pa
tient to take a glass of wine four times
each day. This patient is well
known man in ST. Paul, noted for be
ing a strict abstainer and temper
ance worker. One day the physician
called, and, seeing little change, asked
the wife Of this patient: docs your
husband take four glasses of wine
regularly "Oh. yes. doctor, he is
very strict about it. Indeed, he Is four
weeks ahead. so earnest is he over
It, st. Paul Globe.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-09-09
NOTICE.

United states Land Office. Salt Lake City,
Utah. June 1903.
To whom 1t may concerns
The State OF Utah having selected as a part
Of its grant In Its list No. i65. for the estab-
lishment of permanent water reservoirs and
i'm It's list No, ~ for the establishment and
maintenance OF School OF Mines. under the
18th Section OF the Act OF Congress approved
July 10. 1894. the following described tracts.
returned by the United States Surveyor
General as mineral land. notice Is hereby
given that the said State will submit proof as
to the character of said land before the Reg
lister and Receiver. at this office ON Monday,
the nth day OF August. 1903. at 1000 a. IN,
viz:
The Sc y n + u Section 30. T. II, ~. Il. 1
W. salt Lake Meridian. embraced In List No.
l65, for the establishment OF permanent water
reservoirs for lrrigatng purposes.
The N u SEASW ASEI4 Sec. I, and W u
NV AW u SW 4 MEAN w 4 and w y
y L 4 Sec. II TIP. II NJ. X. Il. Salt Lake
Meridian. embraced In List No. ~. for the
establishment and maintenance OF n School
OF Mines.
All persons claiming any portion of said
described tracts as mineral land. or desiring
TO protest or object to the selection thereof
by the State: are hereby summoned to appear
on that date. and submit testimony In sup
port of their claims or objections.
FRANK ID. HONS.
Register.
GEO. A. SMITH.
Receiver.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-09-09
A KNOT FOR SOLOMON.
Legal Point Which Might Puzzle Even
That Wise klnq.

mat Wise King.
II t1e wise King Solomon could be
iscin invested with his robes of state
and be permitted to hear evidence
a..d render Judgment in certain vera
iious cases which puzzle modern
Solors from time to time, he, too,
night find his proverbial wisdom put
10 cevere test. The latest in the lire
If freak cases Is one reported from
Europe. A rich banker died in War.
saw recently. and in his will stipulated
that his fortune should go to the first
of his three nieces who should marry.
Each one of the blooming damsels
promptly set out in quest Of a hus.
band. Several days later each return.
ed, and that is where the real trouble
began Tor the judges; for each had a
certificate from notary affirming that
she had been married at certain
hour that morning, and all three cere
monies were performed at the same
moment of time.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-09-09
Official Directory.

District Judge-Charles Hart.
District Attorney-Frank X. Nebekel
ooUNry.orFroERs.
County Commissioners Brigham A
Hendrickson, G. l.. Anderson,
Wm.H. barley.
County Clerk-Jacob N. Larsen.
County Recorder -Rebecca Eamcs.
County Attorney w. w. Vaughan.
County Treasurer-W. G. Parkinson.
County Asscssor-Jos. J. Richardson.
County Surveyor-K. G. Schaub.
County Physician-Dr. w. b. Park
inson.
SupU. Co. Schools NJ. Thompson
Co. Fish and Game Warden-R. b
Thornley,.
Water Comniissioner-James Meikle.
PRECINCT OFFICERS.
LOGAN PRECINCT.
Justice-Thomas X. Smith.
Constable-Jacob O. Johnson.
Road Supervisor Michael Andrews.
AVON PRECINCT.
Justice-Oliyer f. Davis.
Constable-none-tie vote.
Road Supervisor flames Jensen.
PARADISE PRECINCT.
Justice-John p. James.
Constable-John II. Gibbs.
Road Supervisor-Thos. w. Obray.
HYRUM PRECINCT.
Justice-C. f. Olsen.
Constable-Andrew &. Nielsen.
Road Supervisor-O. p. Olsen.
MEsDpN PRECINCT.
Justice-Andrew SorenSon.
Constable-G. r. Bird.
Road Supervisor-Mo Mormon Bird.
wELLsvILLE PRECINCT.
Justice Geo ii. Bradshaw.
COnstable-Jos. b. Woodward.
Road Supcrvsor-Jos. Brown.
MT. STERLING PRECINCT.
Justice w. S. Baxter.
Constable. w. Lindley.
Road Supervisor-Joseph Brown.
sMITHFIELD PRECINCT.
Justice-Geo Y. Smith.
Constable-Wm. Pilkington.
Road Supervisor VIM. L. Winn.
NEWTON PRECINCT
Justice-John +. Griffin.
Constable--John Benson.
Road Supervisor-Niels Christensen.
CHARLESTON PRECINCT.
Justice-A. II. Archibald.
Constable-John Thompson.
Road Supervisor-GeO. Godfrey.
CovEvILLE PRECINCT.
Justice-Finnis Collins.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-09-09
Sheep Not Easily Photographed

If your friend the amateur photo
grapher sends you a sheep picture OF
his own taking and it answers to your
idea of such a picture you may know
that it represents some Of the hardest
work ever undertaken in his photo
graphing career It's an instinct with
sheep to be scared at everything and
nothing as well, and the photographer
must get them accustomed to him and
to his camera before he can dare to
turn 1t on them. II sometimes takes
hours of patient work to do this, and
even as the hand is about to release
the shutter away will stalk the whole
flock as II familiarity with the camera
person had bred disgust. Then 1t is
all has to be done over again.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-09-09
Only One Regret.

Captain" said the clerical friend
of the Salvation Army officer, Il hope
you had a good series of meeting in
that part of town you invaded last
week." I'VE had, sir" replied the cap
tain, enthusiastically. Indeed we had.
The only thing that caused me the
slightest annoyance was an attempt
one of my faithful lieutenants made
one evening to fit hymn to the tune
of Mr.. Dooley-ooley-ool ey-ooley--
oo!" It didn't go well, brother; 1t
didn't go well at all."-Chicago Tri'
bune.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-09-09
ADVICE TO WoULD-BE RELLC3.
Two Important Points Which Should
Never Be FORGOTTEN.

TWO Important Points which Should
Never Be Forgotten.
"Yes, my dear. one could lay down
rules for the charming of the other
SEX" said an old but very successful
belle to debutante who in spite of a
beautiful face is, 1t must be admitted,
a failure as far as popularity goes.
(Ardent adorers she has, but of tom.
perate admirers and men friends she
has none) "One could lay down rules,
--one hundred and three OF them, all
good rules, too. But there are two
that I'd remember If | were you. and
you can afford to let the others take
care of themselves. The first is when
talking to a man never run down an
other woman. The secondhand even
II you forget the first, please remem.
Der, the seconds never praise anoth.
er mani"