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The Glenwood post., 1906-11-17
LABOR POLITICS
AMERICAN FEDERATION HAS NO
DISTINCT PARTY.
MEMBERS FREE TO CHOOSE

Independent Voting Urged-Working
in Unison With Farmers Educa-
tionaI Alliance - Universal Union
Label Not Adapted.
Minneapolis.-T recent political
activity of the American Federation of
Labor occupied prominent place in
the report of the executive council,
which was read Tuesday at the con-
vention of the federation.
The report defined the attitude of Or
ganized labor toward politics. Accord
ing to the report, the total sum re-
ceived for campaign purposes was
sS,O56; the total expenditures being
1854.
The American Federation, the re-
port says, does not contemplate the
formation of distinct political party.
1t does not intend to dictate the party
membership of any union man. 1t does
propose to suggest from time to time
legislative measures of advantage to
labor and to secure the nomination and
election of representatives and sena-
tors favorable to their enactment.
1--WE have never opposed politics in
though we have always opposed parti-
san politics. Independent voting with
an eye single to the interests of labor
is urged upon all members of the aftili-
ated unions
The report shows that an alliance
has been formed with the farmers ed
ucational alliance for mutual support
and that an effort has been made to Sc
ptoti tipp nm, q
and child labor.
On the question Of the dozen or
more controversies between rival or
ganizations in the similar trades which
have long vexed the federation, the
committee reported no progress but
declared that when such internal dis
sensons were carried to such lengths
as to inconvenience employers who
were disposed to be fair to labor, the
limit had been reached.
A Porto Rican representative of the
Porto Rican federation council was
placed on the official delegate list.
The report of Frank X. Foster and
James Wilson, the fraterna. delegates
of the American Federation OF Labor
to the Thirty-ninth annual convention
of the British Trades Union Congress,
held in Liverpool September 9th, was
read by Mr.. Foster. 1t dealt extern
sively with the political activities OF
the British unionlst. Their conclu-
sion from their observations was that
that at present the movement was
only in an experimental stage. They
are also of the opinion that outside
forces contributed to the election or
trades union candidates to Parliament
at the recent election, and suggest
that the sweeping success of trades
unionism at the polls is in excess OF
the actual strength of the movement
Political matters are paramount at the
British labor conventions, forcing
questions of organization, propaganda,
jurisdiction and labels to the back
ground.
The label trades held meeting in
the convention hall after the adjourn
ment. The proposed universal union
label was discussed at length, but
failed to secure Endorsement
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-17
War and Social Economy.

War expenses in Europe absorb one
half of all the wealth created by pro.
duCtiye labor. In the comparatively
insignificant war of England with the
Boers. England lost 22,45O men and
spent S1,40O.OOOOOO. Three hundred
and fifty thousand men were with
drawn by her from productive industry
to engage in the destruction of war.
Military expenditures in the United
States during the last eight years have
absorbed $1,5OO,0OO,OOO. more than
enough to pay the national lebt and
dig the Panama canali War. then, is
alarmmgly expensive. Unless indis.
pensable as means of preserving na-
tfonal integrity. says the international
journal of Ethics. the outlay Is likely
to exceed the income. But war. as a
rule, is not Indispensable. AS a rule
its causes are trivial. Its object to-day
il usually commercial; it is waged for
markets. War, therefore. is a phase
OF industrial competition, or it is rather
industrial competition writ large.
Armies and navies are the effective In
struments for opening doors to bust
ness enterprise. Their employment.
however, is the superlatiye example of
social waste. The question Of their
increase or enlargement is question
of social economy.
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-17
IrreVersnt Suuaestion.

Joseph H. Choate tells of meeting
at a London club of bishop and Lord
Rosebery. During the course of their
conversation the reverend gentleman
observed to his lordship: I've an in.
vitation to dine this evening. What
nuisance it is-a long dinner
mean. There are two things [ abso-
lutely dread-a long dinner and a lor :
sermon. | contend that however good
they may be neither the dinner nor
the sermon should take more than
twenty minutes at the most" Rose
berry smiled. ut seems to me-" he
said. that the matter might be nicely
arranged by knocking ten minutes OF
the sermon and putting Il on the din
ner."
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-17
The Case of senqa.

Considerable disparity of opinion has
can bushman pygmy boy IN a large
cage provided for monkeys In the
Bronx Zoo, New York. The little Afri
can. whose name Is Otto Benga. visited
the st. Louis fair. and. liking the coun.
try. came back with DIR. Werner. a trav'
eler. When he arrived there was diff
ficulty about providing lodging for him
2enga was too wild for hotel life. even
at the Astoria, and not being used to
civilization. required attentive guar,
dianship. Finding that wild creatures
are made comfortable in the 700. DR.
VeCner saw Director HOrnaday. who
said he would take care of Benga. and
gave him quarters at the zoo. Eenga
was happy there. but the COlored Bap
list Minister'S conference took the
view that Benga was giving a degrad
ing exhibition of a human being in a
ca,a with apes, and appointed a com
mittee to do something about it.
''H6a' WIZ oP'@hs lIlS l1ot'Sh'oI IAN
guage, was then taken out of the cage
says the San Francisco Argouaut. and
has gone to North Carolina. where
DR. Werner will send him to school,
and qualify him to disclose even more
impressiyely than now how immeasur-
ably far apart is the lowest grade OF
human creature from the highest
grade Of ape.
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-17
The Honor Of the Uniform.


On several occasions soldiers ant
sailors of the United StateI have beer
excluded from public places for nc
other apparent reason than that they
were in uniform. In several cases the
war department or the navy depart
ment has come to the support of the
offended soldier or sailor. In one in
stance warrant officer could not get
accommodations In a hotel. The sec
retary of the navy took the matter up
and the hotellieeper was censured. A
more recent case is that of a sailor tt
whom was refused aGmfttance to 9
place of amusement solely on ac
connt of being in the Uniform of the
United States navy" lie brought suit
against the proprietor. Rear Admiral
Thomas encouraged the suit, and the
president approved it in Il published
letter. The president said that he
wished to make 1t plain that the uni
form of the United States Is to be re
spected and that the wearing of it is
a presumption in favor of the charac
ter of the wearer. The president also
suggested the other side Of the matter
when he said, IF man misbehaves
then. no matter what uniform he
wears. he should be dealt with accord
ingly." There is duty ugon every
citizen to respect the uniform. says the
Youths Companion. and there is also
duty on every man in the service tc
maintain the dignity OF the service. II
may happen that in towns frequented
by sailors or soldiers the act Of some
man in uniform disgraces his suit OF
honor. The next man who appears
wearing the same sign of honor suffers
for the sin of his fellow. The presi
den:-is surely right ihsaIins that ou
enlisted men are fine class. and that
the wearer of the uniform is entitled
to respect so long as he behaves him
self decently.' There is a double re
sponsibllity on every one in the serv
fee to behave as becomes a man. fol
his own sake and for the sake of the
sign he bears
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-17
Hiuh Over Mont Blanc.

Milan.-Details of the trip of the
balloon Milano, which left the grounds
of the international exposition last
Sunday arrived at AiX-Les- -Bains, after
having Travelled over Mount Blanc,
have been received. The balloon trav-
eleG northward over Mont Blanc, and
as it progressed the air grew colder
and colder. Below them the travellers
could see nothing except an extensive
field of snow, broken by sharp peaks
and dotted with frozen Alpine lakes.
The highest altitude reached was 2O,-
500 feet. The rarified atmosphere
made it necessary for the men to re-
sort to their supply of oxygen to keep
alive.
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-17
CHAPTER xvl.-continued.

war ! IN Nv ~Si'AlAlASS'
The woman whom we may recog-
nize as the Confederate spy. Belle
stevens, did not seem at all confused
by either reproachcs or irony.
"Well you may doubtless remem-
Der. Colonel John. 1 owed you one
for what kind attention you gave me
in Louisville. | am woman who
cannot easily forget or forgive an in
Jury. When | put a frost upon your
little love affair l fancy l repaid
in a measure the debt long past due.
Perhaps Miss Mollie may throw you
over now"
Pardon me. you do not seem to
have been well informed regarding the
relations existing between the plant
er's daughter anu myself. You took
her into your confidence. but she did
believe"
"But-she loves you-I would swear
to that"
"Thank you. my dear Belle-you
make me very comfortable. That was
a point on which | could not be very
positive, so that your evidence is a
great relief. AS to what you told
her can with the greatest ease prove
it to be false. and you may be sure
I shall grasp the first opportunity to
place all the evidence before my
wife"
"Your-wife?"
"Certainly-Mollie Granger, the
playmate of nv childhood occupies
that position which a week ago !
was sure no woman on earth would
ever fill"
"He did not tell me this
"And pray, who is he2"
The woman bit her lip-eyidently
she lad not intended going so far.
We'll. If you must know, Major
Worden."
Then he sent you to Lyndhurst?"
"He asked me to go, but the de-
sire for revenge upon you, Colonel
John. urged me on much faster than
the majors gold"
Somehow her words aroused him.
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-17
CHAPTER XVII.
Cut of the Trap.

change came over the demeanor
of the Federal officer when ne heard
those remarkable words from his
aunt's own lips.
Worden was equal to anything, but
until lately Colonel John could not
have believed his cousin Crockett
would so demean himself.
The motive of the major was plain
out and out jealousy-that of the
woman the fury of woman scorned,
while Crockett might have dreams OF
some day coming into Johns inherit.
ance should things take turn in his
direction.
No doubt the last named piotter had
no suspicion of the true cause that
urged his wife to press the Yankee
colonels downfall, and would be sure
not to let such a fiery-headed fighter
as Crockett Ridgeway suspect the
truth.
Colonel John paced the floor in his
agitation.
He had at length been awakened.
Cool and collected even under the
hottest fire, this man could be aroused
II the right means were brought to
bear upon him.
And when they touched upon his
honor. in connection with Mollis
Granger, they struck key that il
properly played, could be made to
vibrate with intense zeal.
Come, aunt, you tell me strange
to
believed my wife to be safe under
her fathers roof and yet you tell me
she is in Atlanta-that she saw me
enter this hOuse-saw Belle Stevens
admit me-"
Every word of it is true-when
must have been some engagement
made, for she was driven here in her
own carriage, and by one of her faith
er's former slaves, one called Eze-
kial"
81 know the fellow-but it is mon.
strous to think of such plot to rob
man of his wife-to make her des.
pise me. How could you lend your
aid to such thinS?'
81 do not know-they badgered me
and declared I did not love the South
if | should hesitate to defeat one OF
her foes. l acted against my good
Judgment, trust you will believe. Be
sides, there was no whisper that Mol,
lie was your wife. Had | known that
not anything on earth would have in
huenced me to loin them"
well. after all. it has not gone 50
far that it cannot be remedied. If you
really regret the share you have had
in the matter, dear aunt"
II do. believe me, deeply
"Then it will be easy to confess the
whole thing to Mollie and will only
too gladly forget the share you had
in it."
She flushed as he spoke, for she
was a proud woman, and as such il
would cut her keenly to confess to
duplicity in the presence of Mollie-a
woman may not find it hard 20 beg for
giveness from a man whom she has
treated treacherously, but it is as bit.
ter as wormwOOd for her to say the
same thing to one of her own sex.
Still Aunt Sarah meant what she said
and was ready to back it up.
Cfo be cortinued)
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-17
Nevada Train Robbery.

Reno, Nev-Armed bandits held up
the Overland Limited westbound at
Carlin Saturday night and escaped
with the suit cases of passengers and
the money sack of Conductor Conn.
The railroad men at Sparks state that
they secured about $1,000 in all. A
posse was formed and a pitched battle
took place at the edge of the town, 100
shots being fired No one Is known to
have been injured. Southern Pacific
detectives and deputy sheriffs are now
hot on the trail of the robbers.
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-17
New Mexico Elects Andrews.

Santa Fe, N. W.-All the official re-
turns of the election have been re-
ceived and the official plurality given
Larrazola, Democrat, for delegate to
Congress, is 257. The vote for Delegate
Andrews was LOO greater than that
cast for him two years ago and for his
opponent, 2,3OO greater, caused by Rio
Arriba county giving Republican ma
iority og 218 this year.
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-17

A Winona (MinnJ hunter shot
GIRL dead. mistaking her for wood
chuck. Isn't it about time TO Insist
upon examination OF every man who
applies for license to hunt to make
sure that he knows enough not to
mistake Jersey COW for chipmunk?
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-17

The Russian government has issued
"A ukase prescribing that the peasants
are now free to choose their places OF
residence. 1t Is probable. however.
that peasants who attempt to choose
places of residence which do not hap
pen to be approved of by the govern
nent will get into serious trouble.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-06
Southern Pacific to Use Electric
Power.

The Southern Pacific is seriously
considering the use of electric power
,o take it's heavy freight and passet-
ger trains over the steep grades OF tue
Sierra Nevada mountains, Electro
nower can be installed. according I"
the preliminary reports, with an ih-
crease of the present speed OF the
trains of about 100 per cent. Inc
highest speed the powerful locomotive
now hauling the freight cars can
make over the steep grades Is eis"'
miles an hour, and sometimes three
locomotives have to he attached u"
attain this, II is understood that the
new electric power will take the cars
oyer the grades at a minimum rate oi
fifteen miles an hour. 1t Is pF"pose'
~. The Southern Pacific o do away
with some of the hardest grades Nv
tho use of tunnels, which will he
hored in the vicinity of Summit ana
Trnckee. II the proposed improve
uents are made 1t is estimated 'hat
the cost of hauling the trains Will ne
,u. in half and the freight carrying
c~apaeitv of the road over the sunimi'
os the Sierra will he almost ubie
nj, will he used with the electric en-
cines and the expense wills be con
slderably decreased.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-06
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior. Land or,
flee at Santa Fe. n. NJ, August s,
1906.
Notice Is hereby given that Ciriaco
Gonzales of Trementina, n. NJ, has
filed notice Of his intention TO make
final proof In support OF his claim,
viz: Homestead Entry, No. 5405. for
the s 1-2, n W Ia and lot 3 and 4,
Sec. /, T II \, r % E, and that said
proof will be made before United
States Court Commissioner at Las
Vegas, n. M, on September &c. 1906.
He anne the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on. and cultivation of. the land. viz:
Juan p. Garcia, Cecario Sanches, Di-
onicio Arag0n and Lauriano Coma.
les, all of Trementina. N. NJ.
MANUEL r. OTERO, Register.
$40
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-06
S. p. Collecting Agriculture, Data

The Southern Pacific Railroad esIm
pany has Nicholas yychgel. an agri,
cultural expert. formerly connected
wlth the United States Agricultural
department. investigating the posi-
hllities along the route of the Quay
mas1;nadalaiara extension Of that
road. Wychgei has already been
through Sinaloa and Is now in Topic.
The well known agricultural possibil-
tiles Of the Yaqui valley In Sonora
and all through the state Of Sinaioa
and In Topic are something wonder
full and the s. r. will undoubtedly
soon have a fund of information
which will he a great advertisement
to its road as soon as II Is finished.
which Is expected 10 be- In about three
years. The company has had Chas.
r. Harms studying the general re-
sources Of the Sierra Madre and the
Pacific slope OF Mexico from the inter
national boundary on the north to
GuadaIaiara on the south. When the
road In completed. the company will
have all the data Of the mineral. agri-
cultural. timber and manufacturing
capabilities Of the country ready for
s.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-06
RATTLE Of THE RAILS

aeFs rho hate been In the employ
et Rhe company any great length oa
time ziIi b. retained. 81 beast those
1ho have E~sen I'm the service longer
than q year. While this action l. 10
she aAyaniage af the trainmen. if
makes Oh. eost of operating passen-
ger trains more. Negro porseTs are
secured for less money than brake
men. The lsay Of q brakeman gu .
passenger train il less than shnse In
the freight service. and for that rea"
sssn there eva has been n grea. kick
made bs the trainmeR. However.
there are a few of the bTakenlen who
would rather he i'm the PASSENGER ssr.
vice earning less moncy than In the
fright service. The new order will
materially affect the negro por-
tiers working nal At this eity as most
of them have been In the employ of
the company for Years
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-06

The H~aTiangson EUaA. through Ill
Industrial Commissioners. ". a. Maa&s.
has suggested ID tne ssEsOas stale Uni.
gersitles at the stairs through whieh
ike line Operates aae plan ii estab
lishing an agFica ltusal correspondence
course. The idea Of the exsaFse. il
ainng the same line a. the Chautaqaa
ENaTse. OF the university extension
Coars.. adapted. however. Ia agriesal-
HUrai purposes, The aim h for the
agricultural iepa rtsnents Of the state
universities to arrange u four year
course alnng agricultural lines. each
taking up same special phase of agFi,
cultural work. such as ~aSronoEny. ani-
iRai hashamdrs, d~aiFying. etc. 10 Sc
leet text hooks for subscribers 10 the
coarse and publish nloaihls haIletina
experimenting The text hooks, II also
~ planned 10 have an annual meeting
al she state farm. either during the 50
called short term agricultural course
'n,a held By each university. or al
sosne time convenient both 10 the
farmer and the strife agricultural de-
par;m"nt II Is contemplated that In
this course practical work shall he
done bs subscribers to the course. aud
Mr.. Manss has suggested that every
subscriber II the curse express his
willingness to set aside at least one
acre nj his farm for practical demon.
straling purposes. and . Keep sta
tlstlcs of that acre and report in full
his findings to the agricultural depart
men, Of his state university. MT.
Mauss has written tn the presidents
at all the state universities In which
the Burlington IN especially interested,
and has received from each an en-
dorsement of the plan. The govern
ors Of Illinois, Iowa. Missouri and Ne
braska have given their Endorsement
and the matter will. no doubt. be pre-
scented 10 the next legisl(ture for
consideration with a view OF an ap-
propriation. The whole scheme Is The
outcrowth OF the seed and soil spec
ials so successfully operated by Inc
Burlington and other roads. n Inc
numerous requests from farmers along
the railroads for bulletins dealing with
the various agricultural subjects.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-06
viii Soon Finish Branch Line

". r. O'Donneli. general freight
and passenger agent Of the Sierra
Madre. J. P. Haliihan. chief engineer
OF the road. wife and son. Edwar".
returned to JuareZ last Thursday af'ef
n trip. for both pleasure aud busines"
combined. from Temosachie. Mexico.
They made the trip by rail- to he'll
destination aud returned home owe.
Land. making the journey through the
country by wagon and on horseback
mart of the way, In speaking OF III"
branch the Sierra Madre Is now put
ting in from Tcmo<achic to San Pedro,
Mr., O'Donnell said: Work on MS
branch of our road has been pursued
AS rapidly a. conditions would per
nit. During the past " months the
construction has ttcn somewhat delay
cd on accoun of the heavy rains.
However. all Of thu material II now
IN the ground AMI the line. when VIII
ha thirty.fiyr miles in length. Will be
finished in about six weeks. 1t runs
through a splendid agricultural cohn'
try and also r~Hnetratcs a very rich
timber section. At San Pedro Springs
there are several million feet OF tnn'-
her already cut and waiting for the
incoming railway to haul it away
Until the completion of the extension
of our main line from Casas Grantees
In Temosachic the lumber VIII pc
handled over the chihuahua l. Pacitc
railway and the Mexican central l"
El Paso for distribution in the mar
sets of Cananea. Bisbee n "hef
w.tnnna
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-06
Starving 10 Death.

Because her stomach was so weak
ened by useless drugging that she
could not eat. Mrs, Mary II. Walters,
Of 81. Clair street, Columbus, o.. was
literally starving to death. She
writes: My stomach vas so weak
from useless drugs that I could not eat.
and my nerves SO wrecked that ]
could not sleep: and not before | was
given up to die was ! induced TO try
Electric Bitters: with the wonderful
result that Improvement began at
n and a complete cure followed.
Best health Tonic or earth. soc,
Guaranteed by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department OF the Interior. Land Of
flee at Santa Fe. n. NJ, August 6,
1906.
Notice Is hereby given that Cast.
miro Gonzales of San Miguel county,
has filed notice Of his intention TO
make final proof in support of his
claim. viz: Homestead Entry No.
1856, made for the S + IA Sec. "a, T
IA n, r % f, and that said proof will
be made before United States Court
Commissioner at Las evgas, n NJ, on
September &c. 1906.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation OF the land, viz:
Jose Ma. Martinez. Timoteo Martinez,
S;xto Martinez. Pedro Truiillo. all OF
Treinentina, y. ii.
MANUEL r. OTERo. Register.
sea
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-06

The demand made by the trairnien
Of the Missouri Pacific system to re-
Mace the negro porter by white brake
men has been partially granted by
the officials of that company. IN
structions have been sent out from
the general offices to the effect tina
beginning September ! no negro por'
tars will be hired by the company.
and all colored porters hired recently
will be discharged and their places
filled BY white men. All negro por'
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-06
Nell North TrYinu.

W. II. Brown. the popular pension
attorney. of Pittsfield, Vi. says: Next
to a pension. the hest thing to get IL
DR.. Kings New Life Pills" He writes;
they keep my family in splendid
health" Quick cure for Headache,
Constipation and B%iliousness. &c.
Guaranteed AT all druggists.