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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-19

~lfe entegtain them II their hosne.
THINK Ut ia5 sandents in oRe class.
They are the graduating class.
seesns as If the supply Of school
tearAs.rS ought 10 be good this year
Ii they turn them out a. this rate.
Of ,he las. about $50 are yoans
ladies. and mighty pretty ones "a
that. and they certainly are Aaaing
tbv tlIne ui their life.
The presence here of one iT two
parties from New Mexico has set
tbs. story afloat that Governor Hag.
erman Is to b. removed and another
governor appointed In his place.
believe can say absolutely and
without fear of being found wrong.
that there Is no foaadatioa whatever
for the report
t'overnor Hagersnan has the full
suppoTt and approval of all his acts
oE Chose here In authority and sncn
thing as his removal has not been
entertained for one angle snstant.
find that these people here In
Washington from the presiden,
down. are pretty well posted on
conditions out our way. and are not
liable 10 make any rash movements.
nor do anything without feeling full.
ly justified by the conditions.
The foundation for these rumors
doubtless lies In thu. fact that Secre.
tary Hitchcock who Is Governor
Hagerman's warm friend. goes out
on March 4. and young Mr. Garfield
succeeds him.
As Hitchcock goes out under con.
siderable pressure. and In fact al-
most at the request of the presi,
dent. IL IL easy to see how the nat,
ural thought would be that MIR. Gar.
field. his successor, would have
grand cleaning out OF all the old ap-
pnintees aud a new deal all around.
But In the ease Of Governor Hager.
man. there viii be no change. and
when | say that know what am
about.
Today has been n regular terror
Of day-hot and muggy in the
early morning which melted the
snow. and made all the streets riv.
ers. then 1t rained for two hours.
which made things worse. then n
turned bitter cold towards evening
and is blowing gale and every.
thing Is frozen up as tight as "
drum.
Oh, this Is q daisy climate.
WILL G. BARNES.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-19
EMPEROR William
OPENS REICHS1AG

Berlin, Feb. 49,. Emperor William
opened the reichstag today amid a
gorgeous stage setting In the great
white hall of the palace. identified for
centuries with the great events of the
house of Hohenzollern. The scene was
witnessed by the members of the royal
household, members Of the nobility
and diplomatic corps.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-19
GRAND JURY INDICTS
THE GREAT NORTHERN

New York, Feb. 10. -- The federal
grand jury today indicted the Great
Northern railroad on the charge OF
violating the Elkins act by paying re.
bates to Lowell +. Palmer. traffic agent
OF the American Sugar, Refining com
pany in this city. There are two counts
alleging the payment i'm all Of $14,599
In May and June 1906. - =.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
DEMAND NEW REPORTER FOR
ALBUQUERQUE PAPER.
GOVERNORS VETO


Santa fe. Feb Is.-Thai both bran.
Iehes of the legislature are daing every
thing possible 10 work In harmony with
Gosernor Haserman was demonstrated
this morning. when tho bin providing
Tor the appointment of county olYicsals
where vacancies occur. was called out
Iof committee ahis morning by Presl
dent sniess ana referred 10 the COM
mittee on territorial affairs. This bin
was vetoed by the governor yesterday
for reasons that seemed good ani suf.
ficient. and his views are concurred IN
by a majority In both branches Of the
Legislature. Mr.. Marines introduced
q new bin which win accomplish the
same result and MT the same time
remedy the objectionable feature Of the
old bill. which viii be permitted to die
In the committee.
The sensation ~ the day, Monday.
was a resolution introduced by Mr..
Sanchez, OF San Miguel county, barring
Mr.. Henntng. legislative correspondent
for the albuquerque Journal. from the
floor and galleries OF the house. The
discussion which preceded the passing
Iof the resolution brought forth the
fact that in the opinion Of members al
the house. the newspaper man hal per.
|sistentiy misstated the facts regarding
every thing the house attempted 10 do.
The resolution directed thar the Jour
nal secure d representative who had I
better regard for the facts. The res
|elution was adopted by q vote of 10 to
q. the members from Albuquerque and
the democrats voting against Il.
The Good Roads convention of
yesterday has adjourned TO meet Mt
the Albuquerque fair to be held In
Albuquerque early in the fall
The council had nothing OF import.
ance under consideration yesterday
except the Duncan tax bin.
Council bin No. 2, known as the
Martinez bin, providing for the ap.
pointment OF county officers was We
toed by the governor The veto mes.
sage on the bill was brought into
the council ana sent to the commit.
tee on rules without reading. This
mrning Il was brought out from
this committee and referred to the
committee on territorial affairs by
the vote Of Z to 4.
Martinez introduced new bill
which was practically the same as
the first with some minor changes,
This bill was passed by the council.
Some members OF the council dis.
covered defects In the bin after II
was passed. The objection OF the
governor was based upon a house
amendment. The new Martinez bin
will probably become law. and the
first bin will die In tho committee.
The advocates for the creation of
Artesia county have succeeded In
convincing n number Of the repuhli.
can representatives. that the propos.
cd new county win be republican for
at least two years. and some OF the
members have become so active that
a meeting Of the county and county
lines committee was forced this
What the result viii be Is
not known.
No further Action was taken this
and the council adjourned
until $3.50 this afternoon.
President spiess OF the council In
troduced a new gambling bill which
makes the third measure OF this M
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-19

Jerome announced that he would
reserve the crosk,examination of
Mrs. Thaw until he could determine
whether a cross.examination Is need.
iul on the issues raised In The case
Mrs. ]. J. Caine. Boston milliner
was the next witness. The witness
testified that she heard Thaw ask
Mrs. Nesbit's permission to marry
Evelyn in 1908. Late that year O.:
early in 1904 she accompanied
Thaw and Evelyn to a theater. White
came In and sat In the box opposite
Thaw Immediately turned to White
and his eyes popped in a wide stare.
On cross-examination, the witness
told Of hiding In a bath at the re
quest Of Mrs. Nesbit, to overhear
what Thaw said. She testified that
he said II Evelyn would marry him
he would settle enough on Mrs. Mes
bit and Howard to keep them for
ever. Mrs. Nesbit said she would
try TO fix /: so that Evelyn would
accept him. After Thaw had gone
Mrs. Nesbit said she wanted Mrs
Craine to help induce Evelyn to take
Thaw as her husband. Jerome pur
sued his questions at great length
asking Mrs. Caine to detail every
time she saw and talked with either
Evelyn or her mother or Thaw him
self Mrs. Gaines crossexamina.
ton was not completed when the re
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paymaster Discharged.

Washington. Feb. l9-Assistaut
Paymaster W. p. sypher. of the
United States navy. has been dis.
missed from the navy on account OF
technical embezziement. sypher
was tried at the navy yard In this
city upon the charge OF being una.
Bile to account for $1,000 OF the
funds entrusted to him. The board
convicted him and the matter has
been before the secretary Of the
navy for some time for review.
sAp subbsidy Bill to Come Up.
Washington. Feb. 19.-At con
ference between the president and
Speaker Cannon and Representative
Watson today 1t vas practically dc.
cided that there should he an effort
70 pass the ship subsidy hill this
session.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-19
TElLs OF THE FATE OF THE
-eiE Girl" RELATED 70 HER
6s WHITE HIMSELF.
FINISHES TESTIMONY.
Jerome WIN Reserve crussexarlns
ton Of Mrs. Tasw Until he Finds
Out Whether u 10 Nssdful.

New York, Feb. 1.-The usual
crowd. largely composed Of lawyers,
filled the courtroom when the Thaw
case opened this morning. 4 decided
surprise vas sprung by the defense
In recalling Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw TO the stand Immediately after
court convened.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-19

Sew YoTk. fea. ts.-Mrs. Gaines
was concluded
thIs afternoon and Evelyn Seshis
Thaw recalled.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-19

Mrs. Tham Called.
Mrs. Thaw examined and iden,i.
fled fortytwo letters handed her hy
Deimas. as written by White. She
was nearly half an hour In the task
After the examination Of the l.t.
tiers was cineluded .Deimas turned
TO the witness and asked n In May,
1906, she related to Thaw a conyer.
satton she had with May Mackenzie.
with regard 70 White. Miss Macker.
sie had said to White. that Harry
and Evelyn were getting along nice
ly together She said that White
replied: Pooh. II won't last. IN
get her back" The witness saie
when she told Thaw Of II, he grew
very excited. The witness told O.
another operation In 1906 for whicr
Thaw paid the bills. amounting TO
$4,000. The nature Of the operation
was pot gone into. Mrs. Thaw saif
that Harry always attributed her ~
health and the necessity for the
second operation. etc. to White. She
also testified that Thaw told her he
was going 10 take up the White az.
fair with Anthony Comstock. She
said she and Thaw had discussed the
fates Of other young women at the
hands Of White. and when shown
the codicil. said that the names
mentioned there were those they
discussed They also discussed the
fate OF the Pie girl" which story
the witness said. she had from
White himself There was a stag
and this girl was put In a
pie with n lot OF birds. She was
very young. about fifteen. White
said she had n beautiful figure ami
wore only gauze dress He helped
put her In the pie and said II was a
stunt he had never seen. When the
girl jumped out. the pie birds flew
III about the room. Later this girl
was married. hut her husband heard
of the dinner. and he cast her or
and she died in great want. This
>losed Mrs. Thaws testimony.
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Ses York. fsh Is.-Delmas insis
I'D this afternoon that Jerome pro
eeea With the eross@xaminatlon of
Mrs. Thaw. prosesting against fur,
ther postpcnements.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-19

cess was taksa. and ~as eomtinas<a
this afasgmoen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13
Ehe "Unwritten Law"

An authority taking the side of the
state in the matter of the testimony of
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw relative to her
ruin at the hands of Stanford White
says: Though she may not have
known ii as child of 16. she cannot
fail to understand that the mother who
permits herself TO be sent out of town
leaving her daughter in the care of
an elderly married man is an unnatural
barterer of ruin for the price of lust.
The child should have seen the cause
for alarm in being invited to night par
ties, unprotected, in mems apartments.
Even the fiimsiest butterfly makes its
feeble effort to escape Evelyn Nesbit
foated To her destination without a
struggle"
That's true, but she was indeed o
"fimsy butterfly" tender in years. blind
TO the wickedness OF the world; a little
girl with hair hanging down her back,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13
PAYS to Advertise.

One of the most interesting declara-
tons in the address of c. w. Post be-
fore the Springfield AID Mems club at
the banquet given at the St. Nicholas
hotel Friday night was:
Remember. the salesman who can
talk winningly to dozen customers a
day is deserving of credit. but the
salesman who can talk winningly to
hundreds or thousands of customers
through the daily or weekly newspaper
earns dollars while the other is gath.
ering pennies.
Had it not been for the magnificent
machinery of publicity supplied TO me
by the publishers. the Postum business
now conservatively worth Is millions
to 20 millions of dollars. would be a
very small affair. if indeed it existed
at all.
Therefore, | cannot forget the debt
owe to the newspapers and other
publications. debt that money alone
does not entirely clear off. The news
papers and magazines of America and
England go to all parts of the world
and will tell the people of the world
the merits of your manufactured prod
ucts.
This great field is open to any mar
and will yield him golden harvest il
he will but harness the magnificent
forces placed at his command"
While there is nothing astonishingil
new in this declaration, it is, to say
the least, important repetition of the
argument long presented in support O
liberal newspaper advertising. and W.
feel confident that results daily viii
show that ''it pays to advertise"
has paid about $1S,O00,000 in a few
years to Mr.. Post. according to thu
statements of this meteoric young bus
mess man. 1t will pay in any business
which wants popular patronage
| This proves again the value of tn,
newspaper as a business builder.
builds up the business of our cities, o
all industrial and commercial forces il
fact, and thus becomes leading fac
tor in the business of the world.
| Advertising is the strongest sur
porting pillar of business Advertiser.
won't do it all. of course. but couple,
with proper business methods will d.
far more than any other business fac
tor to promote business undertaking
and make them successful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13
The Demand for Il Veto which the
Mayor Must Heed.


The unmistakable demand of last
nights citizens meeting, which Mayor
McCaskrin heard with his own ears.
for veto of the obnoxious Central
Union telephone ordinance, which went
through Monday nights council meet
ing under such mysterious circum-
stances, but reflects the sentiment that
prevails all over the city.
The sense of righteous public indig-
nation 50 cOnspicuously shown and en-
phatically voiced on every hand can
not be ignored by the present mayor,
and despite the fact that it was his
vote favorable To immediate consider
alton that decided the tie on the prop
osition in the council and opened the
way for the passage of the ordinance,
he must go back ON the entire council
proceedings to which he was a party
and exercise the veto prerogative and
thus kill the ordinance. There is no
'other alternative.
The force of public opinion which
the council deiied. the mayor cannot
ignore. He knows better now about
how the people feel on the telephone
question than either he or the council
realized last Monday night. Alderman
Dauber gave evidence of that fact when
called upon To explain his vote at las
nights citizens meeting. He declared
he wished Monday nights telephone
proceeding had never happened, and
that if he had the opportunity to rec
tify what had been done. he would
seize upon it.
There may be some of the aldermen
who have not yer seen the light thai
is, the light of righteousness as ii APP
plies to the peoples cause. but they
all will before the end of the telephone
discussion, and they will regret. as
they properly should. not only theil
bold defiance of the peoples mandate
but the whole combination as it ap
| plies not only TO the telephone ordi
| nance. bnt TO all that pertains to it.
Meanwhile, the mayors plain duty i,
before him. He cannot escape il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13
Bread Baking Contest.


THE Metropolitan Life Insurance COM
pany in New York will erect an office
building which will be the tallest edifice
on earth. The tenant of the top floor
SpeakS:l
lis exactly a year since | settled up here,
Away from the haunts of men.
Not a thing / know OF the world below.
For | haven't been down since then.
But here in the stars | chin with Mars
I'm to marry a Marian soon,
And when work is done cook my lunch on
the sun
And kid the old man in the moon.
Far. far below when the breezes blow
| can see the clouds Scud by.
II may storm down there. but up here
it's fair
As the halcyon days go by.
Although | confess that Il comet express
Now and then very close to us flashes
And the help in the stars give occasional
jars
When they're dumping their cinders and
ashes,
And some time ago chap from below
In runaway airship came scooting.
But he died of despair in the rarefied air,
And away went his gas bag sky -hoot-
ing.
For exactly year I've been lonely VI
here.
And now II is 1907,
But I'm living so high that whenever
die
Another floor up will be heaven.
-Wex Jones in New York American
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13
COMPLETE LIST OF PRIZES AWARDED
AT THE COUNTY FARMERS INSTITUTE

First prize-Deere Stag sulky, value
$35, given by Deere & Co, Moline.
Second priZe-Wheel cart for drag,
given by the Rock Island Plow. COM
pany, value $l5
Third prize-One years subscription
TO Rock Island Daily Argus.
Bread Baking Contest.
Girls between the ages of u and IS
years may compete in the bread bak-
ing contest, and the following prizes
will be given for the best exhibits Of
three loaves:
First prize-Oak dresser. value $14
given by Fisk & Loosely. Moline
Second prices. given by H. E. Cas-
teel, Rock Island.
Third prize - Silk umbrella, value
S@.75, given by T. F. LaVelle, Rock Is
land
Fourth prize-$l, given by John Hau
berg. Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13

Baltimore News: The statement may
appear surprising. in view of the actual
frequency of the death penalty in Rus
STA, but there is no capital punish
ment there under regular law To in
fiict death on political offenders the
practice is to declare martial law and
try the offenders before militSr com
missions. A notorious criminal. famous
for the number of murders he has com.
mitted. is now under arrest, but as he
is a non-political offender. he cannot
be hanged. Russian Jurisprudence is
a strange mixture of lenity and bar
bariSm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13

Harry Libby of Hampton, VI. has
sent his annual gift of oysters 10 the
members of the press gallery in Wash
ington. Mr.. Libby was in the house
during the 5Sth congress. and about
this time every year since that he has
sent to Colonel Mann, superintendent
of the press gallery. a bounteous sup
ply of bivalves to be served to news
paper workers at a luncheon. Mr.. Libby
is postmaster of Hampton and owns
large beds Of oysters in the James
river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13
DAILY. STORY.
HOW CAME TO EAT HUMBLE PIE
fOriginal.l

lOriginal.l
While making a journey recently
fell in with Il married couple who for
urbanity. cheerfulness, kindliness, IN.
deed every trait calculated to make
their own and other lives pleasant,
beat anything / had ever met.
Il have been trying" l said to the
gentleman, Ito fix in my mind what
your calling may be. I can't quite
make you out. You are neither law
yer, a doctor nor Il clergyman Nor DO
you appear to be a man of business
The gentleman pulled n card from
his pocket and handed it to me. read:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13

Recently the Standard Oil monopoly
made a present of $32,OOO.0OO of faint
ed money to the cause of education,
and few days later the same concern
ordered a record raise in the price of
oil to the dear public. who thus foot
the bill of the Standard Oil company's
donation. The Bell telephone monopo-
ly has offered to defray the expense of
it's present litigation with the city of
Rock Island, provided the proceedings
are dismissed. And some time later
there will be a raise in rates some
where in which the dear people will
be asked to foot the bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13

and she wore short dresses when lur@d
into a net by Stanford White
Whatever she may have done follow
ing her downfall. and no mater how
demoralized she may have been follow
ing her ruin, if her story is true of the
black. bestial deed of White in en-
sharing an innocent child, all men must
agree in their hearts that the removal
OF White. the ravisher. by murderoIs
bullet. was a fate none too severe.
leaving only the one regret that he did
not perish thus sooner before his roI-
ten life had further spread its contami-
mating influence and vice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13

Tomorrow the Rock Island County
Farmers institute opens at Port Byron
for a session of two days Second
only in interest is the program, which
is up 10 former standards and well
worth the time and attention of those
who seek to improve their methods in
the various departments of agriculture.
are the corn contests. The prizes for
these are more attractive than at any
previous institute.
In lot No. prizes will be given for
the best 10 ears raised by boys be-
corn furnished by the institute, as fol
lows
First prize-Expenses to the winter
term of the agricultural college of the
University of Illinois Champaign. Civ
en- by the Peoples Trust & Savings
bank. Moline
Second prize-Cart, given by Sech
Ter Carriage company, Moline; value
$25.
Third prize So. given by Henry
Hubbard, So; Os Brmer, 81.
Fourth priZe-Hat. valued at $3.50
given by Bear & Co. Rock Island
Lot Number Two.
Prizes in lot No y are to be given
for the best 10 ears of corn raised by
boys between the ages of - ana 2l.
as follows:
First prize-EXpenses 10 the winter
10, - :, ~ -. H.,
University of Illinois. at Champaign,
given by the Peoples Trust & Savings
bank, Moline
Second prize-Riding corn pillow, val
lie $25. given by the Moline pillow com
pany.
Third prize-$5, given by Albert Ed
$3.50; S. J. Ferguson 81; j. c. Swank
81; p. f. Cox. 80 cents.
! Fourth prize-Sweater. value 81, civ
en- by Ullemeyer & Sterling. Rock Is
land
Lot Number Three.
|. Lot No. . is Reeds Yellow Dent. ana
the following prizes will be awarded:
First priZe-No 9 cornplanter, value
$40. given by Deere & Mansur com
lpany. Moline.
Second prize - Choice of one New
York standard chronoeraph. split sec
ond repeater. in 20-year gold case: OF
one Elgin movement in 20-year golc
hunting case. value $50. given by Nc
! Cabe d Co. Rock Island.
Third prize - One years subscrip
ton TO Moline Daily DiSnatch
Fourth priZe-Sweater value $3.50
given by Mosenfelder & Sons. Rocl
Island
| Lot Number Four.
Lot No. is leaning corn. and III,
Iprizes are:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13

IL is thought that President Roose
welt at the close of his term will visit
Alaska and hunt big game. Robert w
Wiley, who has lived for Il years III
that territory. was a visitor at the
White house last week and told Mr.
Roosevelt that Alaska is about the
only place in North America where big
game is really plentiful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13

In spite of the whisky trust, the wood
alcohol trust and the Standard Oil com.
pany, the house has passed the bill
making it possible for farmers 70 erect
small distilleries for converting grain
and fruit into the denatured product.
The question is: What will the senate
do with il?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13
Rising from the Grave.

4 prominent manufacturer. William
a. Fertwell. of Lucama, n c., relates
a most remarkable experience. He
says: After taking less than three
bottles of Electric Bitters, | feel like
one rising from the grave My trouble
is Bright's disease, in the diabetes
stage | fully believe Electric Bitters
will cure me permanently, for it has
already stopped the liver and bladder
complications which have troubled me
for years" Guaranteed at w. I. HartZ'
drug store. 301 Twentieth street Price
only soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13

Kaiser William is a quick eater.
Most impetuOus people are. In this re-
spect he differs radically from Mr..
Gladstone. concerning whom a Brook
lyn schoolboy, being questioned by his
teacher. remarked that he had only
every mOuthful "a times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-13

There were those who alluded to
Mayor McCaskrin as species of
"buttinski" in connection with last
nights citizens movement After the
next city election the people generally
will allude 10 Mr.. McCaskrin as a spe-
cieS of "SkidOOsli"