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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
UNIVERSITY DAY cElE-
GRATED iN CINCINNATI

Cincinnati. o., Nor. ls,-rniVerslty
day was celebrated nj the University
Of Cincinnati today and n proved ia
he n r@d-aeateF day i'm the history 0l
that famous institute ~ learning Twu
events combined tn make the day one
of unusual note. The first was the
opening Of the graduate school and
the second Was the installation Of its
first dean. DF Joseph H. Harry. The
address Of the day was delivered by
Dr. Andrew " West, dean Of the grad.
aate sehOA II pFineeton university.
Representatives Of many colleges and
universities were In attendance.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
LINCOLNSHIRE. ENG. GIVES
EXAMPLE OF REQ TAPE

i0ndnR. Nay, IG.-Example og red
tape is supplied from Lincolnshire,
"'here the paTishioners "f HoTstng
tom applied TO the Horncastie guard
iams for permission To pull down a
dilapidaaed cottage and sell the mn,
teEials This was giSen but the local
government board. On being asked
for it, sanction. directed y farthas
parish meeting tS be held and a pol!
0f the parish was subsequently, de-
manded. The cost Of the p0ll was
about SIS. while the materials af tha
"ld cottage realized s.. TO say moth
ing "f the delay and official CORE
sponhence over such trivial mat
ter
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
ATTElL AND or coURsEy
I'M THE FIsTiC ARENA

San Diego, Cal, Nov. ie.-~Ahe At
tell and Tsilly De coursey win meet
here tonight before the National Ath,
letie club. The little scrappers Will
weigh In nj l24 pounds NJ , o'clock
this afternoon. j. <%~
The mill does not appeal very
strongly TO the local sporting public
and but little interest In taken In III
Dc coursey was once capable Of put.
ting up q good fight, but his recent
performances do not warrant q be-
lies that he win be able TO stand np
long under the blows Of the clever
little Abraham.
The go is slated to last twenti
rounds but II Is not considered prob
able that De Coursey will last half
that long.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
BUSINESS MAN CA: Is
ATTENTION TO ROADS
Ludwig VIM. iifeld Cites the Commits
s.oners TO Needed improvements for
the Boosting OF Las Vegas.
Editor Optic:

Editor Optic:
With everything taking a new start
towards bcnefiting Las Vegas and It's
business interests, allow me TO tell the
city council In one instance and the
county commissioners In the other
about two little spaces of road which
arc the worst and most miserable that
can possibly be found anywhere right
at our very doors. In company with
three friends we started last Saturday
in their automobile via Romeroville 10
Hayes ranch. from there to El Pine TO
Bado de Juan Pals. also called Cas-
aus. via Aguillar TO Chaperito via
Torres to La Liendra up the big hill
To the mesa and back TO Las Vegas.
We encountered all kinds of roads.
crossed rivers, gullies. acequias. fields,
and mountain roads between Casaus
and Chaperito that natives told us
that wagons seldom took. but We pass
ed all, though at no place on the road
did we encounter such a treacherous
place as the one just on the other side
Of the railroad track. after passing the
arroyo Pecos to go up the hill. This
place must be In the city limits and If
1t Is not 1t Is no more than three min
utes walk from the railroad track and
the Castaneda hotel 1t is a place
where hundreds of freighters must
pass to come to Las Vegas and the
chain gang could be easily taken there
and In two hours fix the place so at
least one could pass in safety. At
present it is a disgrace and a crying
shame. The other place | speak of
above Is going through the gap at Ro-
meroville. This is positively a worse
place than we encountered anywhere
on the road, and If one or more of
the county commissioners wishes to
see the place shall be glad to drive
him there with my team. How the
small and often poorly fed native
teams haul freight over these places
is really a mystery Some freighters
told me that in bad places like this
they often help each other out and
put two or three teams In front OF one
wagon. pulling thus one after the 9th
er over such places. It is lucky for
Las Vegas that there Is no other trad
ing place very close. for If there was
there is no doubt what ever that the
people would go there to avoid Just
such places on the road where often
dozens OF wheels are strained and
axles broken in just such a place In
view that both places can be fixed
without any expense to mention hone
that steps will be taken Immediately:
yes, today. not manana. to repair them.
LUDWIG WM. ILFELD.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
STANDARD OIL
INCRIMINAIED
WATERS PIERCE COMPANY CON.
NEcTEo Wits The GREAT
OIL MONOPOLY.
HEARING ALMOST over
Two Texas Branches OF the Stand.
ara oil In Czhooss wash Waters
Pierce Company

81. Louis. Nov. ik.~~Fise witnesses
have been examined by Assistant Al.
torney Geperal Lghtfoot Of Texas In
q secret hearing In the taking Of d.
positions relevant TO the suit % oass
the waterspierce company from
Texas and the examination of two
more witnesses today completes the
present hearing. Lightfoot win return
10 Texas tonight.
IL IL learned the examination dls.
closed the testimony that connee-
ton existed between the Standard
Standard oil and Waters Pierce com.
panies and that In certain sections Of
Texas where the waters-Pieres was
unusually strong all eompetiting
forces we're destroyed by the stand.
ard.
Witnesses testified that the corsi-
cana OH company and Security OH
company at Beaumont. two refineries
owned by the Standard, did not sell
to companies competing with the wa
ters.Pieree and that In return the
latter company purchased all the oil
sold In the state Of Texas from these
two refineries.
Ii was also disclosed that maps
showing the division Of territory Gov.
cred by the waterspierce and
Standard were prepared at 90 Broad
way, New York, and distributed
over the territory covered by the two
concerns.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
cRApsEY CASE RESUMED
IN NEW YORK CITY

New York, Nov. 1.-THE ecelesias.
teal court Of review of the second
department reassembled today to re-
sumo It's hearing Of the appeal from
the diocesan court In the diocese OF
western New York, which convicted
DIR. Algernon 8. Cransey, rector Of st.
Andrews Episcopal church, Rochester.
of hepetical teachings. DIR. crapsey
was convicted In Batavia, N. Y, last
April. The appeal was first heard
last month before the court Of re-
view of the second department, and
which. having heard the arguments Of
counsel, met again two weeks ago to
prepare Its decision. 1t Is expected
that this decision win be handed down
before the present meeting adjourus.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
THOMAS c. pLATT DECIDES
TO RESIGN FROM SENATE

New York. Nov, ls.-The Eyenimg
Post publishes the following this A.
ternoon:
Thomas c Platt's resignation from
the senate is said to be ready for
filing with Governor Higgins.
Senator Platt. Il is said. has deeId.
ed TO retire altogether from public
life Tho recent disclosures concern
ing the senator's domestic troubles,
added To increasing age. are declared
TO have forced his decision 10 relin.
Quish his office.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING
COMPANY BEroRE COURTS

Sew York. Nov. iG.-The trial Of
the American Sugar Refining eonpa.
ny. charged by indictment with hav-
Ing violated the Elkins act In the ae-
ceptance nf rebates from the New
York Central railroad. in the sprin:
OF 1908. amounting to $4,000. was
begun today before Judge Holt In the
I United States circuit court.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
REccRD-6REAktNc DRAFT
OF sEAMEN At NEWPORT

Newport, r. l., Nov. 16.-The 1arg-
est draft of apprentice seamen TO
leave this station on any occasion is
being prepared for the naval stations
at Norfolk and Port Royal, s. c..
where they will be held in readiness
for service under Rear Admiral Evans,
commander of the Atlantic fleet. The
draft numbers 700 and consists of a
fine body of young men largely re.
cruited from the west.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
SUCCESSFUL TRIAL or
FRENCH ARMY BALLOON

Nantes Sur Seine. France. Nov. 10.
M. Lebaiidy's new dirigible balloon.
La Patrie. constructed for the aero
static division Of the French army
had successful trials here today. II
was maneuvered over ten miles and
returned TO the starting point, being
aloft an hour and a quarter with five
men In the car.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
Willy PLOT OF JAP WORKMEN

Toxic, Nov. 16.--An extraordinary
story is current here OF bets having
been laid by foreigners In Yokohama
against the successful launching OF
the battleship Satsuma at Yokosuka
yesterday, and Of the attempts to make
the launching a failure. About $780,.
900 is said to have been wagered at
odds of TO 3 against the successful
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16

Paris. Nov. iG,-Spain and France
have arranged 20 make a naval
demonstration and land marines In
MorOcco. should such measures prove
Necessary for the protection Of for.
eigners. before the ratification of the
Algeciras convention and installation
OF International police. which does
not take place before February LIST.
1907.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
SUPREME COURT REvERSES
SENTENCE or SHERRlck

indianapolis, Nov. 16.-The supreme
court today reversed the decision oi
the lower court by which David T.
Sherrick, former auditor of the state
was sent to the penitentiary for an in
determinate sentence of from two to
fourteen years, charged with the EN-
beZZlement of state funds.
Gets New Trial
indianapolis, Ind, Nov, 16.-The
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16

launching and workmen, II is reported,
were bribed to place impediments in
the slip. The detection Of these the
day before the launching, 1t Is added.
led to the discovery. A workman has
been arrested, but his examination To-
ascertain his connection with the al
legged betting syndicate has thus far.
been iaeonelnsise. VI T zss. !.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
OFFICERS or AGRICULTURAL
STATIONS ARE ELECTED

Baton Rouge. Nov. 16.-The associa-
tion of American agricultural stations
elected Dean l.. II. Bailey of Cornell.
president. and u. c. Duffum Of Wyo-
ming. one of the vice presidents.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
BROKEN RAIL CAUSES BAD
WRECK IN RAILROAD YARDS

Woodstock. Ont, Nov. 10. --- Early
this morning the express from Detroit
for Toronto ON the Grand Trunk rail.
way was wrecked In the yards here
from broken rail. Twenty persons
were injured, four seriously. r..
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
NATIONAL EXPRESS COMPANY
GRANTS INCREASE OF WAGES

New York, Nov. 16. An increase
OF 10 per cent in the salaries of en-
ployes now receiving less than 800
a month was today announced by the
directors of the National Express COM
pany.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
LIEUTENANT PEARY SAILS
FOR SIDNEY, CAPE BRETON

Chateau Bay. Labrador. Nov. 16.-
The Arctic steamer, Alice Roosevelt,
with the Peary Arctic expedition on
board. which was delayed here by fogs
and head winds. sailed for Sidney to-
day.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16

e0aEt orders q rev trial for sher-
rick, Who has been In the penaaea-
tiaFy for several months. The court
holds that sherriek did no embexxie
state Ennney, as the money belonged
t0 insurance companies.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
ROSENWALD JEWELS
SEIZED FOR EVASION

El Paso, Nov. 16.-~Cpstoms
Collector Sharpe has seized
5000 worth OF jeweiry from
Aaron Rosenwald's family at
Albuquerque. N, NJ, charging
It was smuggled from Germa-
ny into the United States ON
the Kron prinz Wilhelm. land
ing in New York on August
2sth.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16

They will return TO Laboca at noon
anf: make trip to Toboga. Later the
president will return to the hotel
where he will receive the heads of
the canal department.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
Wounded Man Dies
MIKE WARD, THE PuoiIisT.
KILLED Hy KNOCKOUT BLOW

Grand Rapids. Mich. Nov. IT,
Mike Ward. the pugiiist. died today M
the result Of knock out last night
by Harry Lewis Of philadelphia
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
ALBUQUERQUE BUTCHER
DISFI6uRED nv ACCIDENT
s;necial To The nntlc.

Albuquerque, N. M, Nov. 1e,~-In
his haste TO get out Of a store here
this afternoon Frank schwartxman
slipped and fell against a plate glass
and cut his nose nearly off. ~
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
ROOSEVELT ON THE ISTHMUS

Panama, Nov. 16-President Roose-
welt left his hotel at Z O'Clock this
morning with Mrs. Roosevelt to make
an examination of the Culebra cuts.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
Town al Mercy Of Flood

Seattle, Wash. Nov. l6.-Fhe rail-
Of the past few days has ceased. Tbs
Chinook has turned colder and the
water In the upper part Of the White
river valley Is slowly r.ceding The
greatest danger Is at South Park
a suburb of Seattle. near the mouth oI
the Duwamish river. As the flood
sweeps down the valley to Puget
Sound, the water is steadily rising al
this point. The town OF 1000 people
Is now at the mercy Of tine waters
From Yellowstone park. small tract
on the north side Of Duwamish. comes
the report that a house containing
several persons was swept down the
river yesterday afternoon.
Marooned on an island
Portland, Ore, Nov. i6.-A report
received here last night that forty OF
more people were marooned on an Is
land at the juncture Of the Cowlit2
and Columbia rivers had been rescued
by the steamer Burton. sent from
Portland for the purpose, proves un
true. The Burton was unable To ap
proach the island on account OF the
rush Of waters and quantities Of logs
and drift. The steamer Sarah Dixon
has gone to the scene and viii en-
deavor 10 rescue the marooned people
No Improvement In Conditions
Portland, Nov. 16.-News from the
flood swept valleys of Washington TO
day shows no Improvement in condi'
tions. Telegraphic communication is
interrupted and but one point. kelso
can be reached by telephone. The
Cowlitz river Is still a demon of de-
struction. carrying houses. barns, logs
and other drift down the flood
Bridges have been washed out and 9th
ers are in peril. The crest of the
flood. however, seems to have reached
Kelso. and news that the river is fall
ing will doubtless soon be received
from points north of Kelso. Between
Kelso and Castle Rock. hundreds have
been rendered homeless and many
families are in want. The operation
of trains north seems out of the ques,
tion at this time. Several trains have
been stalled along the route and rail.
road communication with Puget Sound
has not been had for many days. Sew,
eral railroad bridges have been wash
ed out and will have TO be replaced
with temporary structures before traf
fic can be resumed. Thousands OF
telegraph poles are down and in the
vicinity Of Puget Sound telegraph
companies have suffered inestimable
damage.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16
night BATTLE
With ROBBERS
TWO DEAD. TWO DYING. sS me-,
suLT OF EFFORT 70 HOLD
Up A SALOON
IN Peaceful FRISCO ONE CONDITION MADE
Retired OF - y Starts the FiTs
Moras -.~sss" ] the Robbers Xiii
ed. the ON psursd.

San Francisco. Nov. is.-Two
dead. two dying and another serious.
ly injured IL the result Of an attempt
TO hold up a saloon On Sixth street
In this city last night
Two robbers entered the saloon
and ordered hands up, George O
Conneii. a retired police officer. drew
a revolver and began shooting. The
holduns replied In kind and when the
smoke had cleared away four mea
were lying on the floor: oConnell.
who died In little time: stephen
Lynch and Louis De Latour. who
were fatally shot. and Michael Ken
nedy injured.
Across the street one Of the rob
bers was found dead. A man beiiev'
ed to be his companion vas captured
later by the police.
Wounded Man Dies
San Francisco. Nov. i6--Stephan
Lynch. the spectator who was wound"
ed last night. during the hold-up Of
saloon, died today In the hospital.
His death makes the third as re-
sult Of the hold-up.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-16

Detterick, ICapt,I X. Fl. H.
Clark tCapt.). r. b. Jacobs, F. b.
Average weight of Normal. las
pounds.
Average weight of High school.
$40 pounds.
Officials. Edward McWenie. um'
pire: DIR. r. r. Clapp. referee.
Game called promptly at 2;30 p.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-20
Her SAVING in Interest.

1t is well known that woman will
never become accustomed to banks,
Just as she will never learn t. sharpen
a pencil or drive nail; but there is
a woman In this city who takes the
prize in financial matters, except that
she 'reverses conditions.
Her husband held a fairly nice ac-
count as local bank in common with
her, where interest was paid on de-
posts at the rate Of 3 per cent. One
afternoon as she went shopping the
wife had occasion to pass her hus-
bands per cent bank and then an
other which paid only 2 per cent. The
more she thought about it the more
complex the problem seemed.
At last, making up her mind that
her husband, and, of course, herseif,
were being cheated by a horrid cash.
Ter, she withdrew the deposits from
the per cent bank and turned them
in at the other place.
That evening she said: "De you
know, dear, that saved lots Of money
to-day?"
"How?" he asked.
"By placing our money in bank
that costs only 2 per cent instead OF
g.; it is infinitely cheap; and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-20
Would Libel Motor Cars.

Having had plenty of experience OF
the disadvantages of barren judgments
l can deeply sympathize with those
who get such judgments against mo-
florists. One way in which the effects
of judgment may be defeated is by
the defendant being penniless. Such
a one may have hired motor for a
day. Other methods well known to
lawyers are debenture policies, bills
of sale, and, above all, the ever blessed
creation of chancery, the marriage set
Element. Now there is an exception
to this law of judgment being against
the person. In the case of ships the
ship is primary liable for the accident.
This is called an action in rem. SINH
larly, in the case of motors l would
make the vehicle itself liable for the
amount of a judgment as well as the
owner or hirer. In other words, a
debenture policy, bill of sale, or mar
rage settlement would not avail, nor
would the owner of car be able to
dispose of it or use it until the judg-
ment was satisfied, unless sufficient Sc
curity had been given to the satisfac-
ton of the court.-Truth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-20
Corticite,

An invention which should prove of
great value to the electrical and tech,
meal world generally has recently
been perfected by Portuguese cork
firm.
1t is a general non-conductor, and
has for It's principal component gran
ulated cork, and is called "corticite."
It's application would appear to be
practically unljmite d. as it forms a
perfect insulator, will resist the ut
most extremes of climate, and the
attack of insects, even white ants, are
powerless against it.
1t is not inflammable, and might be
used for partitions in buildings and
to replace woodwork in battleships, as
1t can be sawed and bored like wood.
1t is said that if boiler tubes and boil
ers are covered with sheets of corti-
cite, there is not only great saving
of heat, but the temperature of the
boiler room is reduced to an agreeable
degree.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-20
Not r. kipllng's Mulvaney.

Patrick Mulvaney was on the wit
ness stand last Thursday during the
trial of Capt. Hammer and Hubbard
before Judge Cabanniss. Mulvaney
objected to going on the record az
Patrick. He preferred Pat" as his
friends at Fort Bragg did not know
him by any other name. Mulvaney,
besides being a good witness for the
defense, was airy and humorous. AS
he was leaving the stand, Judge
Cabanniss asked him:
Have you ever been in India, Mr..
Mulvaney?"
mo. sor."
Then you don't know your great
compatriot, Mulvaney?"
mo, sor."
Have you ever heard of Rudyard
Kipling, Pat?"
mo, sor, l have not. But, yer AN
ner, he don't live in Fort Bragg. am
sure ay that" and Mulvaney left the
dais with puzzled look, amid roars
Of laughter from the assembled crowd.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-20

progress. kemarKaple as IL may seem
short-eared owls, hawks, and crows
fed freely upon the poisoned mice ana
rat3its without injury. Tree spar
rows, juncos and quail were common,
and 1t is strange that all should have
escaped the poisoned bats. In dis.
tributing poison too much care, how.
ever, cannot be used to avoid the de-
struction of valuable birds
The writer recommended, as rem
edy for the injury done to the trees
by mice, that soil should be heaped
up about the trunks SO as to entirely
cover the wounds. This was done,
with the result that many trees that
had been almost completely glrdled
formed new bark and recovered. The
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-20
Saving Orchards
From Mice
BY D. e. Lantz, Assistant Biologist
of the U. S. Biological Survey.

The writer has given considerable
attention to methods of dealing with
prairie meadow mice (M. austeus).
In December, 1903, he was called to
Marion county, Kansas, to investigate
an outbreak of these animals in or
chards and in large nursery. One
orchard of $50 acres, containing about
$4,000 apple trees, eight to ten years
planted, was found to be badly in.
tested. About 5000 of the trees,
worth over $4,000, were badly dam
= aged, many of them being completely
girdled, and the bark eaten often as
high as among the lower branches.
Most of the damage was from mice,
but in parts of the orchard rabbits
also had been at work AS a means
of prevention, a force of men and
boys was engaged in applying to the
trunks of the trees a wash composed
of water, soap and carbolic acid.
Later it was found that the efficiency
of this wash did not extend beyond 48
hours.
AS an experiment. the writer placed
some wheat poisoned with stychnine
at the base of about so Of the badly
damaged trees. This was done late
in the evening, and on the following
morning a considerable number of
dead meadow mice and whte-footed
mice were found. IN examination of
the stomachs of both species showed
that only the meadow mice had eaten
the bark Of trees. The poisoning ex-
pertinent had proven so effective that
the owner of the orchard set his men
to distributing poisoned wheat
throughout the orchard, with the re-
suit that within few days nearly all
the mice had been killed.
The ground in this orchard was lit.
orally covered by network of run
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-20
Time.Defyinq La Toilette.

While Senator La Toilette was
speaking at the Salina Chautauqua
there was a buzz and ringing some
where like fire alarm. He stopped
and shook his head and said: mo,
that is not a telephone. That's my
alarm watch. My wife gave me that
and promised her that | would set 1t
for two hours at every speech. | was
speaking in Iowa and the alarm rang
at the two-hour limit. But the people
allowed me to continue for while
longer. After l got through an old
lady came up and asked me to take
message to my wife | said | would.
WELL said she, Just tell her that she
wasted her money when she invested
in that watch = Then the senator
went on talking. - Topeka Journal.