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other medium. makes the senate the
observed of all observers.
I'm all OF the strong and clear opin-
ions that have been offered by the
Kansas press relative to the institu-
ton of gag rule in the Senate, the
point has been brought out with unu-
sual candor that no act of this kind
a be d-isassociated from a suspicious
and ulterior motive. In seeking to
ESCAPE publicity the railroad ma
iority in the senate has taken the
most effective plan it could possibly
have conceived OF for focusing the
scrutiny of the public on it's acts. The
time has gone by now When any of
the DID straightforward tricks in
which the senators are skilled by
long practice. will serve their pur-
pose. Everybody is looking now-ma-
about the doilgs of the senate until.
in a of incredible faulty, it
made public the confession that it
did not desire the people to be inform
ed as to what it was up to.
After this bit of amazingly coarse
work. the heelers for the railroads
in that body may as we'll give up the
idea of any fine work with the in
tent of deceiving the people. Every
thing now is bound to be shown up
the old tricks-so old that they have
grown shabby and threadbare-of
weighing Town bills with riders
to sink them, of leaving weak spots
in statutes by which they may be at
tackled in the courts. by vulnerable
points of p~hraseology, etc.
I'm the present session of the
Kansas senate there can be no more
shutting, or sidestepping, or lodging
hat the public will not fully under
stand. The senate has placed beyond
the pale of possibility any chance of
evasion or concea1me1t by an act
which clearly implied that it had rea-
sons for avoiding detection"
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THE PEOPLE FAVOR 1T.

Perhaps no more positive evidence
of the condition of public sentiment
IN regard to the position taken by the
territory in the matter of county
school superintendent could be had
than the unanimity with which the
press of the territory advocates the
enactment of the laws recommended
by the educators which. if adopted,
would remove the important Office
from politics and limit the position to
qualified school men,. The press gen.
orally reflects pretty accurately the
sentiments of the people.
We have not observed the editor
ial utterances of all the newspapers
for the last few weeks, but among
those who advocate the enforcement
of the office of superintendent from
politics are, The Silver City Enter
prise; The Deming Headlight; The
Deming Graphic: The Secorro Chief
tsia; The Roswell Record; The Ration
Fange; The Hagerman Messenger;
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give that doubt very serious proper
tions. But whether good or bad. it de-
clares gambling o%utlawed. and thus
leaves New Mexico as the only spot
under the American flag which con-
dones and becomes accessory t o this
crime by giving men license to COM
NIT it.
So far as public sentiment in New
Mexico is concerned, on this matter,
there is no possibility of misulder-
standing il. There is a demand, ear
nest n emphatic. that gambling in
this Territory shall be prohibited by
a law that will prohibit. in actual eff
feet a well as in words. The lesisla-
ture is aware of this, and a majority
of the members in both houses we
believe. are in full sympathy with
public sentiment on this point, but
the old Territorial machi1e-or the
remnant of it, which is now doing bu-
siness at the capital and trying to
run things-is able to devise devil
try enough to complicate every good
measure that comes up, and it is
WOThlUS Will lit S.itISN vi uCSptld
ton to prevent the passage of such
a gambling law as the public sentiment
of New Mexico demands, and that
is. a law framed in good faith to abol-
ish and prevent the practice of that
vice within the Territory. And it is
coming TO be generally believed by
the people that the cause of he de-
lay in bringing the question to an
issue in the legislature is the fact
that those who represent the machine
and assume to be running things, de-
sire to get a bill so framed that while
it pretends to be an act for prohibit
ing gambling. it will be. in fact, an
act to make gambling free all over
the Territory. But while this is their
desire. they see that the sentiment
of the people is so positively in favor
of absolute prohibition that it would
not be healthy for them to ignore
it, while at the same time they are
so anxious to retain the good will
and support of the sporting classes,
that they do not kno which course
to take. They seem to have concluded
however, that the only way out of
their dilemma is to deceive the public
with a bill which will make a pre-
tense of prohibiting gambling, but
which. in reality, will do nothing of
the sort.
But if the gentlemen of the ma
chine imagine that they can fool the
people of New Mexico with such an
abortion as that, they are merely fool
ing themselves. and fooling themselves
awful bad. What public sentiment
all over the Territory demands of the
legislature is a plain. square and hon
est act, to prohibit gambling in New
Mexico. an act without any holes
in it, an act that will do what it pre-
tends to do, and carry penalties Sc
we're enough to prevent it from being
tempered with. That is what is de-
handed of the Legislature by the peo-
pie all ove the Territory. and if there
is any one thing still wanting to put
the last shovel full of earth on the
grave of the Bursum machine. the
legislature can supply that want by
ignoring Or trifiing with the fixed
sentiment of the public in this re-
gard.
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The Clayton Enterprise; The Carlsbad
Argus; The Mckinley County Republi-
can; The Ofero County News; The
sA~lamagordo Advertiser; The Rio
Grande Republican; and the Las
Cruces Citizen. There are doubtless
others.
Oly one paper as far as we know
has raised any question as to the wis.,
dom of the reform demanded and this
paper opines that unless it is impor-
ant that in order for a man to be a
good jockey n judge of horse-1esh,
be necessary for a man to be a teach
er before he could be a good D
intendeat.
The paper in question, doubtless,
however, intends that such a startling
comparison shall be a strong argu-
ment for the placing of qualified men
in the Office of superintendent since
such a reduction and absurdum is
about as plausible an argument as
can be adduced in supper of a condi-
Iiou lidI permits the mOSI Important
school office of the county to be filed
by men often not only without exper-
fence as teachers, but almost Who'll
ly without education.
There is no question hat the posi-
ton taken by the educators, by the
great majority of the press and the
people of the territory should be sus-
tanned by the legislature.-Las Vegas
Optic.
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WOOLVERTON WILL
OPEN AT CARLSBAD.

Returning from his trip to Carlsbad,
Prof. Woolverton reports that while
there he leased one of the incest build
ings in that town for the purpose of
ton business college there. He states
that every effort will be made to
bring the Carlsbad branch III to the
high standard secured in the Roswell
school and to make for it as great a
ucces as the Roswell enterprise.
The Carlsbad school will be opened
soon.
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A WORD ON THE
GAMBLING QUESTION.

Editor Record l am moved to
say a word on h gambling question.
1 am astonished that it can be a ques-
ton. The whole civilized world has,
in effect, emphasized it's disapproval
of the gambler and his business. Shall
New Mexico assume to have more and
greater wisdom thai practically all
the rest of civilization? Or must it be
admitted that we are a community of
depraved vagabonds and parasites,
which, on its face. we must be if
that class is allowed to dictate and
rule. Everywhere that 1 ave lived be-
fore coming her the gamblers, by
authority of the state, were hunted
like rats. They had no standing in
the community. If known, the finger
ed in their direction. There could be
no better article printed than Judge
Freeman's famous charge to that Lin
coin county jury. 1 suggest that there
be a sufficient number of copies print
ed of that charge to furnish each mem
Der of the legislature one. and unless
his heart be of stone and he believes
in nothing but exploiting his fellows,
ach member will give his unqualified
support to al efficient anti-gambling
measure. and tell that other element
to hunt its hole.
(Sig1ed) A. K. MOTT.
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Homo among men was never more
regarded, and dishonorable practices,
either in public or private life, were
never more abhorred than they are
today. There has been upon every
hand a demand that those who hold
place and power shall be clean men,
and that they shall ~coasecrate them
selves completely to the utmost nd
valcement of the public welfare
Vice President Fairbanks.
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AS the center of b anti-gambling
moveme Roswell should send the
strongest petition of any city in the
Territory to congress and the legis-
lature for the prohibition of gambling.
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There are but few days more in
which TO secure action from congress
on the anti-gambling bill. The Record
is now convinced that the only hope
is through congressional action Bet
ter come in at c and sign h Pc
tition so 1t can be sent to Washing
tom. A Federal law would probably
be more effective anyway. and the
expense of its enforcement would fall
upon the general government.
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Runaway Does Damage.

ern Grocery Company's delivery wa
CONS broke while the driver was back
ing up at the rear of the store yester-
day afternoon, and the horse became
frightened and ram. He coliided with
its tongue, and ran into the buggy of
DIR. ]. E. McClane, badly smashing It
in several places. Neither persons nor
horses were hurt, and the delivery
wagon was not seriously damaged.
A great treat-the reception of the
Presbyterian ladies Friday night in
the L. S. Market building. 35c. Off
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City Councilman WHY'S, the faith
er" of the Roswell anti-gambling and
high license move, also agrees that
federal action is now the only hope
of suppressing gambling in New
Mexico. Mr.. WHY'S formesly lived at
Santa Fe, aid having been a locker
on at nine sessions of the Territorial
legislature should be a pretty good
Judge of the symptoms now developing
at Santa Fee.
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PUBLIC SENTIMENT.

From Albuquerque Journal.
Arizona has passed an anti-gam-
bling law. Whether the act is sufi-
GENTLY radical in it's terms to suppress
the great evil at which 1t aims. is a
matter of some doubt-and the fact
that the gambling fraternity would
not object 10 the enactment OF the
same law FIN this Territory serves to
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Like Banquo's ghost ne spirit OF
the Albuquerque Journal will doubt
less prove a more terrifying appari-
ton at the feast of the pie-eaters than
before the legislature went crazy
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State Senator F. Humoat Smith, of
Kansas. who introduced the resolu-
ton whereby the correspondents of
the kansas City Star and Times We're
excluded from the Kansas senate. has
received a request from he Republi-
can officers and other citizens of his
own county to resign and come home.
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Probably Representative Mullens
has a bunch" that Delegate Andrews
will complete the Santa Fe Central
in time to ship the penitentiary brick
for paving the streets of Roswell.
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Prof. E. B. Hinshaw writes from
Durant, l. T., that he stopped in Fort
Worth and DeHison, Tex, aad learn
ed that a great many people from that
locality are coming 10 the cattlemen's
convention in Roswell.
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Freedom of the press in New Mexi-
co will not be suppressed yet awhile.
A dark lantern legislature to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
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THE hit dog howis." In excluding
the correspondent of the Albuquerque
Daily Journal, the legislature admits
tlat it is engaged in work which 1t
fears to have made public. The adj
-vertisement should be worth at least
FIVE thousand dollars to the Journal
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There is no use denying that Demo
Gratis also sometimes make asses OF
themselves. That Oklahoma constitu-
tional convention is al example.
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Former Mayor Hinkle, the

Former Mayor Hinkle, the Peco
Valley leader of anti-gambling senti-
meat, advises the signing of the pc
tition to as well as the one
TO the legislature. He a not much
nope Of effective legislation at Santa
Fe, but says it may do some good to
let the members of the legislature
know what the people want.
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AS a side-light on the negro ques-
ton, the fact that the South is bid
ding for the immigration of foreign
Iaborers, while the country is over
run with idle negroes, is illuminating.
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Smile awhile. While you smile, an
other smiles,
And soon there's miles and miles OF
smiles,
And life's worth while, If you but
smile.-Sovereign Visitor.
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Publicity may not reform the low
er house Of the legislature at once,
but it will give the people a pointer
as TO their duty at the next election
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1t is said of senator Tillman that
he never whips the devil around the
stump, and the Kansas City Journal
inquiries, But why should he whip
he devil at all? Is there no fraternal
feeling between pitchforkers?"
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Half the session gone, and only two
unimportant laws passed. The legis'
lature really isn't doing much harm
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Remember the Martha Washington
supper at the U. S. Market building
Friday night 35c Off
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Figure with B. z. Smith when you
van buggy painting. Phone IFS. TIT
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-09-22
OTHER CASES COME TO LIGHT
Police Are Making investigation Into
Acts OF ParhRmites at
Zion City.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2l-Walter and Jennie
Greenhaulgh, together with Harold Mitch
ell Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Louise Smith.
who were arrested on the charge of caus-
ing the death of Greenhaulghs invalid
mother, were today taken from Zion City
to the county jail at Waukegan in order to
avoid any possibility of outbreak, as the
feeling against them is intense. The inquest
will be resumed tonight, and It is possible
that further arrests will be made, as It is
believed that other cures for "demoniacinl
possession" have terminated disastrousy to
patients The case of Bertha Young, 10
years of age, who recently died in Zion
City in under investigation.
Benjamin Hopkins, an undertaken in
Zion City, has been warned not to attempt
to leave the place under pain of being
placed under arrest. He admitted to the
coroner today that he knew that the bones
of Mrs. Greenhaulgh had been broken by
the treatment she endured, but said that
he suppressed the fact on the request of
members of the family. Hopkins is a
Parhamite.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-09-22
BOYS LIFE is PRICE PAID
Domestic Trouble of New York
Woman Ends i'm Accidental
shooting of Son.

NEW YORK, Sept. Elm attempting to
prevent his mother from shooting herself
as he thought she was about 20 do. Curt
Klein, l6 years old, received a bullet wound
in his own head early today in a fur
nished rooming house in Second avenue
He will probably die. His mother was
was locked up, charged with felonious as
sault.
Friction between Mr.. and Mrs Klein over
the management OF the house. the police
say, induced Mrs. Klein TO attempt sui
eide. Mrs. Klein, It is charged ran into
her sons room and, drawing a revolver
from her waist. exclaimed: II am going
to end it ALL" With a cry the boy leaped
from the bed where he had been sitting
and rushed to her, and caught her arm and
then tried to wrest the revolver from her.
in the struggle the weapon was discharged
and a bullet struck the lad behind the
right ear. The father and some roomers
rushed in and dissrmed Mrs. Klein, who
tainted when she saw her boy lying
wounded on the floor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-09-22
HoRDEs GO TO PACIFIC COAST
Ten Thousand UOIonists Pour Into
Southern California In Month
of September.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21.-(special by
October l railroad reports indicate colonists
arriving In southern California will reach
a total OF 10000 for the month. In three
days In the first week of September 5000
colonists arrived. 1000 In a single day. In
a great many instances the individual pas
sengers represent families temporarily left
in the east, who will later join the "pio-
neers," and expert estimates OF the total
number of colonists that will settle in
California before January 1 next, places
the figure at 10000. Most OF the coonists
arriving are farmers or those whose pur-
pose is to secure ranch homes.
Reservations for sleeping car service lndi-
cate that winter travel to California will
break all records. The San Francisco
disaster had the result of reducing Pacific
coast travel last year, but with the realiza-
ton that 1t was the fire and not the earth
quake that did most of the damage in
California, westward traffice will, accord
ing to all the rules that the railroad have
for estimating il, exceed anything known
in the past.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-09-22
DRINKING AT WORK OPPOSED
German Socialists Pass Resolution
Directed Against Free Use
of Beer.

ESSEN. Germany. Sept. H.-The tenn
perance question was again discussed today
at the socialist national convention in this
city. Only one vote was cast against a
resolution whose main feature was an ex-
preston of opposition to the use of alcohol
In any form during working hours. thus set
ting the full strength of the socialist party
against the German factory system of beer
drinking at regular intervals throughout
the day. In many work shops the drink
ing of eight to ten plnts of beer while the
men are at work is usual
The prevailing opinion among the dele
gates to the convention was that the intern
perancc OF the laborlng classes will gradu-
ally cease with the betterment of their con-
ditious, the shortening OF the hours OF
work and the abolition Of night work.
; The Bergman electrical works in Berlin.
which is owned by Americans was one of
the first concerns In Germany to prevent
it's employees from drinking beer during
working hours. This followed long and
hard fight some years ago, and the result
has been that the product of the works is
increasing appreciably.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-09-22
D0LLIvER LOW MAN ON VOTE
Advocacy of Reed smoOt Given az
Reason for Slight at Sioux
City.

SIOUX CITY. Ia, Sept. 2l.-It was not
a mere accident that United States Senator
Jonathan p. Dolliver OF Fort Dodge was
"low man" of the five lay delegates. who
were chosen to represent the Northwest
Iowa Methodist Episcopal conference at
the general conference. Because the SEN
ator several months ago voted to seat Reed
Smoot, the Mormon, in the United States
senate, ministers and laymen in the con-
ference, who took exception to his action
made deliberate plans to defeat ana humil-
late him in the election of general con-
ference delegates in Sioux City, and did
succeed in pulling down his vote to, a
considerable degree. The Official vote
follows.
Beakley, 10; Miller, 1O9 Locke 1O7;
Soper, 1902; Dollver. 70; Meacham. 81;
scattering. s; defective, 3. Total number
OF ballots cast ll6 Senator Delivers
friends say the senator was justified in his
vote for the seating OF Smoot They say
It was not an endorsement of either smoot
or the Mormon church.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-09-22
RULER SPENDS MUCH MONEY
His Celebration of His Birthday In
Homburg VIII Cost small
Fortune.

HOMBURG. Germany Sept. fixing
Chu llongkorn OF Siam today invited
all Homburg to join in celebrating his
birthday. Champagns and red ard white
wines OF other descriptions were served
at the Kurhuas without any limit IT being
arranged by the chief minister of the Wis
iting king that each persol who paid
trifling fee shoul1 become temporarily
member OF the Kurhous and he entitled
to three bottles OF wine one each OF
champagne and white and red wine. while
in the grounds of the Kurhaus three pa
Vilions were erected, whers FREQ beer was
distributed to all comers. The king de-
creed that the celebration should continue
at his expense for three days. lie is also
distributing large sums NJ money to the
poor and the benevolent societies, and to-
night he gave a banquet TO GOO persons.
The people of Homburg are joining in
the spirit of the kings hospitality. His
majestys portrait is in every shop window.
the houses are decorated with the Siamese
flag. and an immense quantity of fire
works will be burned tonight at the city's
expense.
The daily outlay of King Chulalongkorn
in normal times, while travelling, is about
5000 for the hotel bill of himself and his
suite. 1t is presumed that the celebration
Of his birthday will cost s25O,OOO. as the
managers of the Kurhaus have been
hastily gathering in wine by the carload
from neighboring cities. 1t is estimated
that the king of Siam has already spent
81, 100000 in Germany alone.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-09-22
CHANCE FOR PRIZE COURT
Mexico Withdraws Objections Since
Every Nation Gets Judge
Its Case.

THE HAGUE. Sept. 2L-The sixth plen-
ary sitting of the peace conference today
attracted an unusually large audience.
Many members of. the international sels-
mological and dairy congresses. which were
meeting here. were present. In the course
of the discussion regarding the establish
ment Of an international prize court, Senior
Esteva (Mexico) announced that the Mexi,
can delegation would now vote in favoT. OF
the proposition, as the modification per-
mtting a country interested in case to
have its own judge on the tribunal largely
did away with the Objectionable features
of the earlier proposal, which he said con-
travened the principle of the equality of
nations.
Senor Esteva added that while Mexico
would support the proposition to establish
a prize court. IL did not withdraw its
opinion, repeatedly expressed, against the
project to establish an international court
of permanent arbitration II based on a
principle contrary to the equality of the
states.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-09-22
LONG FREIGHT RUNS AWAY
Races Uncontrolled Down steep Grade
and Crashes Into Light
Engine.

SAN BERNARDINo, CAL. Sept. a.-A
long freight train on the Santa Fe railway
got away at Devoe station. on the top of
the San Juan grade, early today and
crashed into light engine at the bottom.
The wreckage caught fire and burned
fercely. Five men are known to have been
killed and one fatally injured, There may
be other victims In the wreckage.
The dead include II. X. Stratton of San
Bernardino, the engineer, Brakemen Day
and Bryan and two tramps, names un-
known. Day. Bryan and the tramps were
burned to deSth. Fireman Thresher suf-
fered a fractured skull and probably will
die.