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The Winslow mail., 1907-01-12
No. 5 Wrecked.


About 9 O'Clock Saturday
night passenger train No. s, run
r1ng six hours late and at a
high rate of speed, trying to re-
gain lost time, took a headlong
plunge from a curve over a steep
embankment at Bluewater, 1O7
miles west of Albuquerque. The
entire train, consisting of II cars
and engine. left the track and
piled up in every shape. The
Santa Fe's usual luck accom-
panied the wreck and no one
was seriously hurt.
Engineer Richardson left for
Topeka last week to bring out
one of the company's new en-
gines.
A brother Of Mr.. Greaves, the
shoe man, stopped off here this
week on a visit. Mr.. Greaves
home is in Central Canada.
G. B. Maxwell, an operator
from Wyoming, stopped off here
this week while on his way to
Flagstaff to work for the Santa
Fe.
VIM. H. Dubois. an old timer
in this part of the country and
a veteran of the Civil war, died
at his home here Tuesday, aged
20 years He first came to New
Mexico in 1850 and has been a
resident of Arizona for over 90
years.
MARRIED. At the home of
Mrs Vincent last Sunday after
noon at four o'clock, by Justice
Finn. Mrs. Clara Wallace and
Mr.. Vaughn r. Rose. Both
parties are we'll known here,
Mr.. Rose being our popular
stone mason.
This issue of the paper is not
up to the standard on account
Of printers skidooing without
leaving their future addresses.
The story of Arizona which is
being run serially will not ap-
pear this week, but we expect
to print a chapter of it next
week.
Father Connolly left yester-
day morning for Flagstaff where
be will have charge of that
parish during Father Vabre S
seven months visit to France.
There will be services at the
church here on the first and
third Sundays during the time
Father Connolly is in Flagstaff.
The Winslow mail., 1907-01-12

Jno. L. Laird, trainmaster on
the Frisco line at Birmingham,
Ala, stopped off here this week
to visit his brother, Eugene,
manager of the Postal Tele-
graph office. Mr.. Laird is re
turning to his duties after d
tour Of the West.
The Winslow mail., 1907-01-12

Mrs. Jas. R Thimpson arriv-
ed home last Saturday from a
short vacation in California.
The Winslow mail., 1907-01-12

Resident Engineer Ball, of
the Santa Fe, made a business
trip to Williams Thursday.
The Winslow mail., 1907-01-12

There is new switch engine
lodging back and forth in the
wards during the days now.
The Winslow mail., 1907-01-12

The local druggists have been
working overtime since the first
of the year pasting slips on
the patent medicines as per the
req uiremenLs of the law. Some
of the medicines were put ort
of business. while others stood
the test.
The Winslow mail., 1907-01-12

hCSluCul Eng lu0Cl Dali, VI
the Santa Fe, made a business
trip to Williams Thursday.
A dinner was given by Mrs.
Chas Wood Thursday to the
G.. L A to the B. of L. E. at
their hall in honor of their new
ly elected president, Mrs. Chas
Daze.
J. H. Breed is having a new
floor put in his business build
ing on Front street. Other re-
pairs will be made and the
whole structure put in excellent
condition.
Sheep shearing will commence
in the Salt River valley about
the Goth inst. Most of the
sheep are from Northern Ari-
zona, and many of them are
from this county.
Some thief entered Drum S
barber shop Wednesday night
and carried away few tools
pertaining to the barber busi
ness. The culprit is still run
nlng about unbranded
F. K. Kirker, manager of the
cold storage and lighting plants,
will leave this evening for Ken
lucky, where he will visit his
old home His wife, who is
there now, will return home
with Mr.. Kirker.
George Miles left yesterday
for Topeka to bring out one of
the Santa Fe's eighteen new
engines that will be used on
the second and third districts to
pull freight trains. They are
of the 1900 class.
rTLo l0Co1 Il 1r,,CrCr;cfc h ouo hoo,,
The Winslow mail., 1907-01-12

G. B. Maxwell, an operator
from Wyoming. stopped off here
this week while on his way to
Flagstaff to work for the Santa
Fe.
The Winslow mail., 1907-01-12

A brother of Mr.. Greaves, the
shoe man. stopped off here this
week on visit. Mr. Greaves
home is in Central Canada.
The Winslow mail., 1907-01-12

Engineer Richardson left for
Topeka last week to bring out
one of the company's new en-
gineS.
The Winslow mail., 1907-01-12

Just go around to Babbit S
window and see the prizes that
are to be awarded next Thurs
day night at the Elks' power
ty ball for the best make up.
The Winslow mail., 1907-01-12

Mrs. t NJ Pickett returned
to her home in Prescott this
week after visit with her
mother
The Winslow mail., 1907-01-12

The clerk of the district court
of Navajo county is in receipt
of a commission from the office
OF the governor re-appointing
Chas. L. Finn as notary public.
The Winslow mail., 1907-01-12

Mr.. Calwell, of La Junta,
Colo is now employed in the
telegraph Office here, having
taken the place of Mr.. Keen,
who goes to La Junta.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-06

perhaps the other old ladies. who found
the keenest possible delight in doing
what they called running up the ref
erences," had no more, for they weren't
supposed to have money to fling right
and left in the foolish way that won-
en- will if they're not looked after
shoes for the baby, and a new calico
dress every two or three years or so.
Yes, it is rather interesting for
change now and then to hear these
folks go on about what a terrible thing
the Sabbath school is, and how it does
more harm than good. They get really
excited about it, and storm around as
if they expected folks to take them Sc
riously. They know, just as well as
We do that this wouldn't be any kind
of a country at all If we couldn't look
back and remember the Sabbath school.
or If we couldn't fix up the children
! Sunday afternoons, and find their les
son leaves for them, and hunt up a
penny to give to the poor heather, and
hear them say the Golden Text before
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-06

Il think that's kind of soft-and he
kills about a million of them trying to
get away. You want to get that book.
Don't let them give you Patient Hen
ry'' or Charlie Watson, the Drunk
ards Little Son. They're about boys
that take sick and die-no good.
1t was a bully library, but the re-
port wasn't interesting. Major Hum
phrey's always was. He was the treas
urer because he worked in the bank.
He came from the western reserve,
and said cut when he meant coat.
and ''haht'' when he meant heart ]
can shut my eyes and hear him read
his report now: Infant class, Mrs.
Sarah NJ. Boggs, one dolla .thutty-
eight cents: Miss Daniels class fawty-
six cents; Miss Goldricks class, TWEEN
| ty-faw cents; Mr.. Pahnker's class
ninety-three cents; Miss Rut's class
nav report"
Poor old Miss Root! There was hard.
ly ever any report from her class
Often she hadn't penny to give, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-06
The Sabbath School

so foolish as we like to think them,
they didn't care two pins if we never
discovered who had the iron bedstead,
but they knew that leafing over the
book we should light upon treasure
where we sought it not, kernels of the
sweetest meat in the hardest shells.
stories of enthralling interest where We
least expected them. but, most of all.
and best of all, texts that long after
ward in time of trouble should come
TO US, as it were the voice of one that
also had eaten the bread of atfliction,
calling to US across the ehasm of the
centuries and saying: 20, tarry thou the
Lords leisure; be strong and He shall
comfort thine heart"
In the higher classes, that still were
not high enough to rank with Mr..
Parker's. the exegetical powers were
stimulated in this wise: And they
sung a hymn and went out Now
what do you understand by that?" We
told what we understood" and what
We held" and what we believed" and
laid traps for the teacher and tried to
corner him with irrelevant texts
wTenched from their context. He had
to be an able man and nimble-witted
man. Mere piety might shine in the
prayer meeting. in the class room, at
the quarterly love feast, but not in tie
Sabbath school / remember once
when Brother Butler was away they
set John Snyder to teach us. John
didn't know any more than the law al
lowed, and we made him feel it, until
finally. badgered beyond endurance. he
olurted out that ali he knew was that
he was sinner saved by grace. May
De he couldn't tell just where to find
this, that and tOther thing in the Bible,
put he could turn right to the place
where 1t said that though a body's
SINS were as scarlet yet they should
De white as snow. 1t was regarded as
a very poor sort of an excuse then. but
thinking 1t over here lately. il has
seemed 10 me that maybe John had the
root or the matter in him after all.
Inc comparative scarcity of polemi-
cal athletes and the relative plenty Of
the Miss Susie Goldrick kind of each
ers, apparently called into being the
Berean Lesson Leaf system. with its
bioie cut up into lady-bites of ton or
oweive verses. its Golden topics, Golden
rexts, its apt alterations. like:
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they go. and tell them 10 be nice Papa
and mamma watch them from the win
dow till they turn the corner, and then
go back to the Sunday paper with a
secure sort of feeling. They won't
learn anything they oughtn't to at the
Sabbath school.
Copyright by S. s. Mcclure & Coz
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-06
HINT TO SURGEONS


(4ife.)
Ibid you hear about Issac?"
IVY. what happened to him.
He had his. appendix taken away lase
Saturday"
"Vot fool: Wy didn't he have It in his
wife's namer'
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30
BROTHER RAFAEL dies
At Brothers College

Brcther Rafael Of the Christian
Brothers college on the west side,
died ye@ierday afternoon ~ s O'Clock.
from stomach trouble.
lie has been troubled for a number
ct ye4rs with his stomach. but has
only been seriously sick during the
past two weeks.
brother Rafael was born at Magda.
lena, Sonora State. Mexico. In 1858,
and was 81 years Of age at the time
OF his death. He entered the order
- years ago and has been az the col.
iege on the west side for the past ls
years. he was very good and In.
telligent man. being quite modest In
his way and was thought very highly
Of by all who knew him.
The funeral services were held
this afternoon at 4 O'Clock AT the
Church Of Our Lady Of Sorrows. In.
terment at Mt Calvary cemetery.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30
LAST SAD RITES over
BODY OF EDWARD HENRY

The funeral of Edward Henry, for
mer mayor of East Las Vegas, who
died Wednesday morning. was held
yesterday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock
from the residence. s12 Seventh ST.
The services were largely attended.
many of the oldest citizens Of the city
being present. The members of the
city council attended in n body. as
did the members of the school board.
of which the deceased was a member
for twelve years. A large number Of
floral tributes were presented by
friends of the deceased.
The services were conducted by
Rev Norman Skinner, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church. Several
selections were rendered by choir
composed of Mr. and Mrs. George
Kinkle. L. r. Alien and Mrs X. G..
Rankin The pallbearers we're: A. II,
Whitmore, F. r. Olney. o. G. Schaef,
err A. D. Higgins. Leroy Helfrich and
Thomas Hayward. Burial was In the
Masonic cemetery.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30
EFFORTS TO AVERT GREAT RAIL-
ROAD STRIKE APPEAR As
Yet FRuiTLEss4
CONFERENCE HELD
No tangible Resuas Obtained From
First Meeting Of Federal Officials
and Parties to the Dispute.

Chicago. III. March 90 Chairman
Knapp Of the Interstate commerce
commission. and Charles r. Neiil.
United States labor commissioner, ar.
rived here today from Washington to
proffer their good Offices In settling
the wage dispute between the west.
ern railroads and members OF the
Brotherhood Of Traanmen and she
Order OF Railway Conductors.
The meeting. which opened late
this morning. did not begin under
highly auspicious conditions. GRAND
Chief MOrrlsey and Grand Conductor
Garretson were positive In their as
sertiOns before the conference that
the men would not abaie their lie.
mands. They declared II was not In
their power TO accept less than the
men had asked for. for the reason
that the membership Of both organf.
cations had voted on the propositions
to be considered In the meeting, and
the vote was overwhelmingly In favor
OF a strike unless the demands Of the
men were granted.
c. p. Brown. chairman OF the board
Of managers OF the railroads. was
equally confident that the railroads
could so no further than they had al.
ready gone. and that il was tmpossi.
Bile TO make greater concessions.
Knapp Is Optimistic.
Before entering the meeting Chair.
man Knapp said:
i can not say tust now what win
be done. My understanding II that
both sides are anxious to avoid n
strike. and such a disposition Is
promise that everything will come
out happily. We shall certainly do
all In our power. while acting with
strict justice for all concerned. 10
bring about a peaceable adjustment
Of the difficulty"
No Results from First Meeting.
Nothing tangible resulted from the
first meeting Of Chairman Knapp and
Commissioner Neiil with the parties
to the railroad dispute. Later meet
ings will be held today. but It Is not
believed that any agreement or set.
tlement will be reached for several
days.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30
RoumANiAn PEASANTS 90 TER.
RiBIE EXECUTION WITH
PRIMITIVE WEAPONS.
THE ARTILLERY Wins.
Field Guns. Loaded with Grapeshot,
Terrify Rebels into Submission
Surrender and 6efray Leaders.

Bucharest. March 30.-Ffeld guns.
loaded with grapeshot, according to
official reports. are winning against
the reyolutionists. whose arms are
mostly hay forks ani sythe blades.
The insurgents arc able 10 hold their
own against the troops al close quar-
ters and even withstood cavalry
charges. doing terrible execution
with long pronged forks ani sythe
blades strapped TO long poles. but the
slaughter since the troops used artil.
lery appears TO be terrifying them
into submission.
In the province OF vlashica large
numbers OF insurgents have surren.
dered and have denounced the lead.
ers to the authorities. many OF the
latter being arrested. The govern
ment hopes that with the leaders IN
jail the undisciplined hands Will soon
abandon the field.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30
PROMINENT ORANGE
grower dies IN CITY

II. G. Sartorius. prominent orange
grower Of Clearwater. Florida. died
this morning at II o'clock at his
residence on Seventh street. Mr..
sartorius came 10 this city from his
home at Clearwater last September,
for the benefit OF his health. he
was .? years Of age and is survived
by wife. who was with him at the
time OF his death. besides an aged
father and mother who live In Fiori.
da. His remains are being held at
j.. c. johnson and Sons undertaking
parlors awaiting the arrival OF his
father who has been sent for.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30
FURTHER MENTAL TESTS MADE
es MEMBERS Or Luaacs
COMMISSION,
ALIENlST IS CALLED
Physician Who HAS Declared that
Thaw 10 New Of unsound Mind A.
pears Before the Commission.

New York. March 3o.-Hary X.
Thaw was under examination for two
hours and fifty minutes today by the
commission In lunacy and when, at
l:iS o. m. q twenty-five minutes re-
cess was ordered it was announced
that his ordeal was nearly over. Ar.
er half an hour further questioning It
II believed the commission will have
concluded their mental tests of the
defendant and there win be an open
session for the examination Of Dr.
Allan MeIane Hamilton. The com.
mission Is bending every effort to
end its work this afternoon.
The commission went into execu-
tive session at 1925 O'Clock today.
Thaw was Immediately eallei before
the board. His counsel reported him
today an In good spirits and fully
capable of withstanding the mental
tests put TO him.
Dr. Allan McIane Hamilton. an
alienist, who was summoned last
night by the commission, was wait.
ing when toaay's inquiry began.
There 10 much speculation, az to the
reasons for summoning DR.. Hamilton.
The commissions examination Of DR..
Hamilton Ia likely to be- brief, an II
In known that Hamilton has had no
intimate relationship with the iefend-
ant since last July.
The alierist may be asked his rea-
son for stating that ThAw In of un-
sound mind today, and the commits
sion may place whatever value II de-
sires on his Testimony. Hamilton be
lieves that Thaw 10 q paranoiac.
District Attorney Jerome obtained
permission this afternoon to cross
examine Thaw. At the conclusion
DR.. Hamilton was called to the stand
but was not permitted to testify.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30
.SOROSlS Will AID IN
IMPROVEMENT OF PARK

In response to a request from the
Women's Library association. that
the women's organizations OF Las
vegts assist In the Improvement of
the library park, Sorosis, at It's last
meeting contributed five dollars. and
to further show its interest in this
movement. the club voted to hold the
first meeting in each month In lib
rary building, to which an admission
of 10c will be charged.
The programs at these meetings
will be the ones outlined in the Year
Book OF the club, and are along the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30
RUFF To take Refuge
Behind TECHNICALITY
Defense on 6oodiing Charges win
Be That Testimony Of AceompIices
10 Not SufftcIent.

San Francisco. March 30.~Abra.
ham Ruef made 1t plain this morn.
ing that his defense on the charges
against him. made as the result of
the confession Of supervisors. will be
that in each case the Testimony Of
the cOnfessing supervisors stands
without confederation. He will seek
refuge in the code provision that IT, >
testimony of an accomplice is not suf.
flcient for conviction.
When the investigation into the al
legged bribery and graft by admins.
tration officers was resumed this af.
ternoon, the grand jury took up the
transactions by which the Home Tel
phone company obtained its fran.
chise. 1t is hoped to get through
temporarily with the telephone inves.
tigation this afternoon so as to clear
the decks for the United Railroad
franchise investigation Monday.
Mayor Schmitz, In a statement to
day. denied emphatically that there
was any truth In the charge made by
the prosecution that he IL endeavor.
ing to secure the resignation of any
member OF the board of supervisors
for the purpose OF defeating the de-
clared intention OF that board TO re-
woke any public service franchises
which the prosecution claims were
obtained by bribing the supervisors.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30

The funeral OF Lucian Callows will
he held tomorrow afternoon at :
O'Clock at the undertaking parlors OF
]. c. Johnsen and Son on Douglas
avenue. The remains are expected to
arrive in this city on No. Z or 0 this
evening and In case they should not
arrive In time for a funeral tomor.
row. 1t will be postponed until Mon.
day.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30
TWO COMPANIES Will
consolidate TOMORROW

The consolidation OF the las Vegas
Home Telephone company and the
Colorado Telephone company will be
consummated tomorrow morning at
o'clnck. when the new system,
which has Just been installed win 60
into operation.
II will not be a cutting over OF old
lines, but the complete abandonment
of the old systems. The Colorado
Telephone company has built a fine
new central office at the corner OF
National and Seventh streets, an en-
tirely new switchboard has been I'm
stalled. new cables have been strung
and all of the subscribers OF both
companies given new phones.
The service will be greatly I'm.
proved, but 1t Is expected that there
will be considerable trouble and con.
fusion for the first few days. The
company has tried to guard against
this as much as possible by making
exhaustive tests Of the lines AMI try
ing each of the phones. but for a
time the new board will bother the
operators ID. w. Lee, the exchange
manager, requests the patrons to
bear with him patiently for few
days and promises as soon as the
system gets in good working order.
service not excelled In any city,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30

line Of anleraean literature. later.
sperSed wgth music.
Since the money raised n these
meetings wiIi 60 toward heau;ifying
the park. IL Is earnestly hoped thai
these meetings will BE- parrontEea
The first open meeting VIII %
held On next Monday. April I. ~ 2;ya
O'Clock. Remember the date
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30

Frank Phillips and the department
man who will succeed him, are ac-
lively engaged In preparing the place
for the forest nursery building ana
grounrs In the south canyon OF the
Gailinas, They believe that they
have an ideal place for the nursery,
Its one drawback being that 1t is
distance of eighteen miles from the
railroad.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30
ONE dead, ONE Dying
RESULT OF EXPLOSION

Youngstown. March 80 One man
Is dead and one Is thought TO be IA.
tally injured as the result of an ex'
plosion at the IowellviIle furnace.
near here, today. Six other workmen
We're severely burned. The explosion
was caused by slip in the furnace
which blew out the bell.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30
ALLEGED MURDERESS
RELEASED ON BOND

Chicago, March 30.-Mrs. Michael
C. Mcdonald. who was indicted for
numbering Webster s. Guering, was
today released from the county jail
on bonds of $4,000 The bondsmen
are her husband and Wesley Schem-
mel,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30

DR.. G. n Lord of Santa Fe has ar
rived in Las Vegas to spend Easter
with his brother, DR.. r. r. Lord. He
has entirely recovered from the in
juries he sustained by being thrown
from n horse near the capital city
about a month ago
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30
RAILROADS TO TEST
TWO-CENT RATE LAW

Philadelphia. March 80. If Gov
ernor Stuart approves the 2cent fare
bill which passed the house AMI SEN
at. and which Is now In his hands,
the Pennsylvania and Reading rail-
ways viii begin an action to test the
constitutionality of the act.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30
HOT SPRINGS POST
OFFICE DISCONTINUED

The Hot Springs postoffiee was dis
continued this morning and all the
supplies were brought In and turned
over to r. b. Schoonmaker. postmas.
ter OF the town Of Las Vegas.
Hereafter all mail for the Hot
Springs Canyon will be delivered
from the postofflce at Las Vegas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30

W. T. Moore has returned to this
city from business visit to Albu-
querque.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-30

J. A. Baca OF this city Is O visitor
In albuquerque.