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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-05

Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maryland
Mississippi and Kentucky, will choose
governors next November. The cleo
tions in Massachusetts, New Jersey
Rhode Island and Maryland will be
watched with interest, because many
times the off-year results in these states
have forecasted the tide in the succeed.
ing national election.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-05

To those who wonder why Standard
Oil does not pay that fine, it can be
stated the officials want to save Uncle
Sam the disgrace of taking tainted
money.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-05
Lost and Found.

Lost, between $3.50 p. M, yesterday
nausea and sick headache. This loss
was occasioned by finding at L. P. Van
Werden's drug store box of DR.. King S
New Life Pills. Guaranteed for bilious
ness, malaria and jaundice. 25c.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-05

1t seems to be dawning on the rail-
road magnates that they must obey the
laws just like common folks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-05

Are you one of the kind of people who
know it all? Then you may depend
upon it that you get it good and proper
behind your back.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09
TERRIBLY INJURED BY
FALL FROM pole

While Dan Dry, or Albuquerque, a
lineman for the Colorado Telephone.
company, was assisting to remove the
old cable of the company in this city
on Columbia avenue, between Fourth
and Fifth streets early this morning
the arm of the pole broke beneath
his weight and he was thrown to the
ground, sustaining serious injuries.
He was removed Immediately to the
Las Vegas hospital, where 1t was
found that both bones of his right
arm were broken and that he had also
sustained fracture of the right leg.
1t can not yet be determined whether
or not he Is suffering from any in
ternal injuries. He is badly bruised
and suffered intense pain all after.
noon. The young man attempted to.
jump when he found that the pole was
giving with him, but he was too late.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09
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many VALUABLE NAVY
PATTERNS DESTROYED
Disastrous Fire In the League island
Navy Yards Causes Loss of One
Hundred THOUSAND Dollars.

Philadelphia, April O. One of the
large buildings of the League Island
navy yard, containing the saw mill
joiner shop and pattern shop. was al
most entirely destroyed by fire today
The loss Is estimated between $4,000
and 100000. The navy yard fire com
pany. and all the marines and sailors
stationed at the yard. were called to
fight the flames and assistance was
asked of the Philadelphia fire depart.
ment. Many patterns for the equip.
ment of the navy were burned which
win be difficult to replace.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09
MEXICAN CENTRAL RAILROAD
WINS IN UNITED STATES
SUPREME COURT.
AN Ell PASO CASE
Was Question OF Degree Of considers-
ton shat Should Ee Given laws Of
Another Country by Federal Court.

Washington. April 9.-The question
OF the degree of consideration that
shoull be given the laws OF another
country by court OF the United
States In adjudicating a claim for
bodily injuries 10 an American EN-.
ploye Of a railroad operating In a for.
eign country. was before the supreme
court OF the United States yesterday.
In connection with the case Of the
Mexican Central railway VS.. Charles
Fl. Page. Page lost his leg through
an accident, while acting As brakeman
at Ebano. Mexico He brought suit
in the United States circuit court at
El Paso. where the company has
agents. ard was awarded $4,000. The
railroad company contendei that the
case should have been heard In Mex.
leo. and II not the trial should have
been under the Mexican law. The
circuit court refused to consider both
pleas and the railroad company ap-
pealed to the circuit court OF appeals.
This court thereupon certified the
case to the United States supreme
court on the question as TO whether
II was competent for a circuit court
to try the case ami award damages,
regardless Of Mexican laws. The re-
ply OF the supreme court was made
by Chief Justice Fuller, who answer.
ed the question in the negative.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09
INDICTED By FEDERAL GRANo
JURY FOR USING MAILS TO
DEF Rsup.
CHARGES SERIOUS
Secretary Of Uncle Sam OH Company
Standard Co. 10 Pursuing Him.

Topeka Kan. April 9-H. H. Tue
ker. Jr.. secretary OF the Uncle Sam
on company. with headquarters in
Kansas City. Kan. Was Indicted By
the federal grand jury yesterday up.
ON the charge Of using the mails to
defraud. His arrest at Kansas City
followed. The penalty on conviction
may be either a fine Of $4,000 or i'm
prisonment for fve years. The com
pany was Incorporated under the laws
Of Arizona for $10.O00. 900. with the
par value Of 81 per share. Tucker
disposed OF sl2.00O,00O In stock, the
government authorities say. nine mil
lion OF original Incorporation and
three millions Of increase, which IL is
estimated was not authorized. The
charge is made that the ten million
dollar corporation was increased 10
seventeen million dollars, but that
the charter was not amended. The
government further contends that
Tucker apportioned large proportions
OF the STOCK TO personal use. Tucker
will apply for bail this afternoon. His
contention is that he Is being persecu.
ted by the Standard Oil company
against whom he has become q strong
rival.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09
CITIZENS MEET At
LAS VEGAS CLUB

An informal meeting of interested
people was held at the Las Vegas
club last evening on the west side to
consider the future Of the postoffice
which is now entitled the rating OF
third class.
The postmaster, r. b. Schoonmak-
er, endeavored to have his resigna-
tion accepted without avail, the mat.
ter being referred to a committee.
From the drift of the proceedings It
was very evident that the west side
people stand for centrally located
office, for both town and city, with
free delivery covering the entire dis.
trict.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09
MISSOURI Legislature
NOW IN EXTRA SESSION
Governor Folk Recommends Drastic
Laws Against Race Track Gam
bling and Saloon interests.

jefferson City, April 9.--The gener-
al assembly convened in an extraor-
dinary session at noon today. Among
the matters recommended to come be-
fore the special session by Governor
Folk is the passage of an emergency
clause to Immediately enforce the
statute passed by the regular session
TO prohibit race track gambling; the
passage of law prohibiting brewers
and distillers having an interest in
saloons and effective local option
laws for counties, towns and cities.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

The hall given by the Ladies' Ii
brary association last night at the
Duncan opera house for the benefit
of Eiillsite park was a great success
There were several hundred people
present and the dancing lasted until
late hour. During the evening re-
freshments were served ON the stage
A full statement of the proceeds will
he published later, as soon as out
standing money is collected The
ladies' extend their heartiest thanks
for the generous help and patronage
Of the people of Las Vegas at large.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

paris of Utah assembled In naFratt
ball this morning at the opening seS,
sion Of the state arid farm eoaven.
,ion The purpose Of the meeting is
10 consider the latest methods Of
farming without irrigation. popularly
known as dry farming" AMI address.
~ or the subject will BE- made by
several veil known authorities IL IT.
expected that the permanent argani,
cation of 4 State Dry Farming asso
citation will be effected as q result OF
the convention. Three sessions will
he held today and the meeting will
adjourn tomorrow morning,
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

~rnoon In coateoaiRg that Thaw was
snsane when he shos White. h~ re-
viewed exhansIiVely the testimony ad-
4uoea On this subject He told the
jury that the prosecutions alienists
would not testify that Thaw was no4
insane. IL they had beea asked that
question Assistant District Attorney
aaFvtn objected and Fitzgerald Faiei
that the jury could not speculate a.
10 sAat answers might have been
given.
nelmas concluded At SIT and court
adjourned until tomorrow.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

Every member of Troop A is order
ed to report at the armory for in
spection tonight at Z o'clock. This
is one time during the year when at
tendance is compulsory and any mem
ber absent without good cause VIII
be dropped from the rolls at the ear
Iiest possible time. This is the turn
ing point In the existence of the troop,
and no member on the rolls should
be absent.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09
WILL TRY TO COMPEL
HARTMAN TO ANSWER
BULLETIN.

Washington. April 9.-The inter.
state commerce commission today de.
cided to institute proceedings In the
circuit court Of the state Of New York
to compel Z. H, Hartman to answer
the questions he refused to answer
when he was tesifying before the
commission. The proceedings will be
taken as soon as the special counsel
for the commission can prepare the
necessary papers.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

The Retail Clerks associations will
meet this evening at the NJ. ". w.
hail, where important business will
be taken care OF and several new
members will be taken into the
union
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09
GERMAN PROFESSOR
To lecture HERE

Berlin, April g. Prof. Karl Hess,
the celebrated Bavarian opthalmolo-
gist. took passage today for America,
where he is to deliver a series of lee
lures at the Universities of Chicago,
Pennsylvania and New York. His
visit is In acceptance of an invitation
extended him by the American Scien-
Iifc and Medical association.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

Las Vegas Lodge No. 4oS 3. P. o.
f.. will have installation of officers
this evening. Several candidates will
be taken into the order and a gener.
al good time is assured.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

The field baseball team make !
challenge to any team in the city for
game next Sunday afternoon and
full information may be obtained BY
telephonig to r. NJ. Elwood at the
Chas. field company.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

Two convicts who have been work
ing In the gang that is employed in
the construction of the scenic high
way. became tired OF their work ami
made their escape Sunday
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

The petition Of Socino Lucero was
filed in the probate clerks office this
morning asking that he be discharg.
ed as guardian Of Alberto Gonzales.
Action will be taken on the 18th of
this month
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

r. b. Holt and party OF surveyors
who have been In the city for few
days, will return tomorrow. where
they are working on the mesa about
twenty miles east OF here.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

The Double X club will be ener
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Cecilio Ros
enwald this evening at their home on
Gonzales streets. Cards and dancing
will be the pleasure of the evening
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09
PENSIONS GRANTED
TO new MEMCANS
Especial to The Optic,

Washington, April e.-The follow
Ing pensions have been granted:
Joseph II. Bronson, Albuquerque,
Sig per month from March /, 1907.
George Blunt, Santa Fe. sl2 per
months from March Q, 1907.
Frank p. Shields. Fort Bayard, $50
per month from December "a, 1906.
Joseph N. Warner, Albuquerque, $12
per month from March /, 1907.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09
SLAIN COUNT WAS A
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
Beth o. Principals In Tragedy al
celdslelc Were Well knswn From
Frisco 20 Nome.

Go.dfieid. New, Apr. s.-The recen
killing Of Count Constantine Podhor
shy by John c. Hines. one Of tho IA
miliar figures on the Pacific coas
and In Alaska. continues the staple oI
ccnversa,i0n In all circles here. The
tragedy occurred two weeks ago and
any thing that can hold interest here
abouts for 90 long q period must nee
essarily possess elements for out oi
the ordinary.
Both tho slayer and his victim were
soldiers OF fortune and we're well
known from San Francisco 20 Nome
The count, by reason Of his connec'
tions. moved I'm the best circles. and
Hines. because OF his winning person
allty and accomplishments. was wed
received everywhere. Both were men
Of fiery spirit. The count was OF the
nobility and Hines was a native Ken
tuckian, SO that there was little 20
choose between them when II came
to dare devil gallantry and love ad'
venture.
Count Podhorsky came to Goldfield
several months ago. He represented
himself as a former lieutenant In the
cars bodyguard. 1t 10 said that his
father, now dead, was once Russian
ambassador to Great Britain. The
count was a bachelor and claimed 70
be a man Of wealth. However this
may be, 1t Is certain that he was al
ways well supplied with money. Wh"e
he made no heavy investments here
he was understood to be financially
interested In several Alaskan ven
lures.
II was probably In the far north
that Hines and the count first met
Both had spent several seasons In
Nome and had also met during the
winter In Seattle or in San Francisco.
Hines has been engaged at various
times In business In San Francisco
and elsewhere. but during good part
of the time has managed to live well
with his wits. Several years ago he
was married to Miss Edith Mari. be-
longing to prominent California
family and the granddaughter Of Hen
ry Meiggs, who built Meiggs wharf
at San Francisco. Mrs. Hines is a
woman of striking beauty and it was
she who was the direct, though prob
ably innocent cause of the tragedy
which resulted in the killing of Count
Podhorsky.
On the night of the tragedy, Hinss
and his wife went to French restau-
rant here conducted by Victor Agdn
the wrestler. Hines walked into the
barroom, while his wife entered the
dining room. Count Podhorsky was
seated at one OF the tables and, sea-
ing her, invited her to partake OF
dinner with him. She had just taken
a place at the table when her hus-
band entered and without hesitation
walked toward the count and when
within few feet of him drew re-
volver and killed him.
Immediately after the shooting
Hines. his face almost obscured by
the smoke of the revolver, turned to
the terrified patrons OF the restau-
rant and exclaimed:
Ladies' and gentlemen, I want to
say that this man seduced that wo.
man." pointing to his wife HE ruth
ed my life and now 7 am prepared to
pay the penalty for staying the dog
Public sentiment appears to be in
favor of the prisoner. and the general
opinion Is that by pleading the un-
written law at his trial. the verdict
will probably be one of not guilty.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

S. r. Simmons. who has recently ar
rived in the city with his family. has
onened a confectionery and fruit
stand the Rosenwald building oppo
site the Plaza Trust and Savings
bank ON the west side.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

G, b, McConnaha of Denver, Colo
arrived in the city today and will en-
ter upon the duties of handling the
Associated Press reports at the local
Western Union office tomorrow.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09
morning JOURNAL '~
RECEIVES reward


. Especial to The Optic.) .
. Santa Fe. n. M, April I'D. =
. A. Macpherson, publisher of the .
. Albuquerque Journal, was today .
. elected president Of the Bureau .
. of Immigration of the territory .
. for the ensuing two years. and .
. II. p. Hening. city editor of the .
. same paper, was chosen secre- .
. tary of the bureau. at the govern .
. or's request .
q 4 a 4 a 4 a a a a a a a a a a a
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

[ Is understood that one OF them
only had one more months time to
serve Up to the present time 40
trace OF ether men has been found.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

Fred Brefeld. OF the Continental OF
company, will leave In a few days for
his old home at Westfalen, Germany
where he will spend the summer with
relatives.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

Ludwig VIM llfeld. the west side
hardware man, is placing fine new
iron fence around the Church OF Our
Lady OF Sorrows
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

A Young man on the plaza would
like to know Why so many people are
carrying their handkerchiefs around
with knots tied In them.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

A new cement walk is being put
down on Bridge street IN front OF
Simpkins Brothers confectionery
store.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

The remains of the rsoping house
which burned ON Railroad avenue
several. months. ago. are being torn
down and the lot Is being cleaned up
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

DEGENERATE freed
Willie Sell. Who Murdered Father.
Mother. Brother and Sister. when
10 Years Old. 10 pardoned.

Liberty. No. April s.-when told
in her cell last night that Governor
Folk had commuted her sentence Of
death. TO life imprisonment. Mrs. Ar.
gle Myers smiled and laughed fos
JOY. She said sha had hoped for q
new trial and maintained her limo
cenee. The sentence Of death Of
Prank Hoffman. was also committed
70 life Imprisonment.
Willie Sell Pardonsd.
Topeka. April 9.-Governor Hoch
today granted a conditional pardon
To Willie Sell" the auadruple muir.
derer. who has been In the penitsn.
tiary since 1883. serving q life SEN
tenee. The principal condition Of the
pardon n that Sen n not to lecture
or In any way exhibit himself for
money. Willie Sell was sixteen years
old when his father, mother. 10 year
old brother and is year old sister
were killed. Willie was arrested and
although he maintained his innocence
and his attorneys argued that II was
a physical impossibiIity for him to
have committed the murders. was
convicted and sentenced TO life I'm.
prisonmenr.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

The Scenic highway is now com
pleted to Francisco Padilla's place
which is about half a mile above
Trout Springs.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09
LOCAL news

J. A. Scott left for los Angeles on
No. this afternoon.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

Mrs. A .Mennet has returned from
a trip To Ola Mexico.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09

Mrs, A. e. Shaffer vas in the city
Today from Canyoncito.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27
BORDERING ON FANATICIsM.

Out in Cleveland, Ohio. school marms
are forbidden to wear puffs In their
hair during school hours. The school
trustees say that puffs may be all right
for the ball room, but all wrong for
school room. In some places in lndl-
ana school teachers are prohibited
from playing cards or dancing. Some
State, we believe. has recently passed
a law making card playing a crime
There are millions of people In the
United States who have no more com
Functions of conscience about playing
cards or dancing than they have about
riding horse back. We have seen per-
SONS who would not play cards. but
would play dominoes, or finch, OF
authors. So fine a drawn conscience
is dangerous, and Liable 10 become fa-
patical-and fanatics make bad citi'
zens. The puritanlsm of New England
drove many Of the finest minds OF thai
section to atheism. 1t is dangerous tt
try to ram morality down the human
throat.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27

telling about it in the editorial col
umns of newspaper issued by it 10
not the balm 1t needs, any more than
placarding 1t on board fence. 1t we
should catch thief in our corn crib
and tell him he was stealing corn and
he should call us a liar, that WOULD
not acqrit him Now we detected the
Times-Dispatch Company preaching
Rspublicanism for acknowledged "bus
mess" reasons in 1896, and to say that
business seemed to us its habit. and
then for it to say ''the charge is false,
does not altogether acquit it. If.
therefore, the Times Dispatch is going
TO select an emissary and send him out
to pour oil on its wounds or remove
reflections from it's integrity, it knows
Just where to find US, and there is no
horde of us. We have not gone behind
a corporation wall to increase our
earnings or avoid personal RESPONSE
bility. The SPECTATOR does not hire
men to uphold its integrity. They are
not needed. But any such coming to
as from those that do will have no
trouble in finding the object of his
search. AS to his preparation for his
trip,we will not suggest anything, that
might seem a reflection on the integri.
ty or business ability of the Times
Dispatch Company. We have every
reason to believe, however, that there
is sufficient "business" wisdom in the
home office of that corporation to keep
lust 1856 miles between its hired men
and trocble.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27

the most efficient personal service, can !
have earned fortune OF SlO9 900 0OO
in an ordinary lifetime is beyond the
credi bility OF every Intelligent Ameri- |
can, while all the evidence deduced in |!
court goes to show that only through |
violation of the law whenever it suit |
e., the convenience of the corporation
have its vast assets been ammassed.
In his last message 10 Congress the
President urged Congress- to consider
we'll tn ACCESSIBILITY OF retaining for
the government title to The few re-
naming oil aud fuel lands, title to
which still remains with the people, to
gether with system whereby These
lands should be leased to private .oper-
ators ON Il royalty basis, so that the
public should share iii the prof s of
the great stores CT wealth which the
/ Creator rlaced under the soil. The
sugges lou WAS pronounced chimerical,
the scheme of a visionary. etc Had
the government retain ed title to the
oil lands which it originally owned and
which have passed to the ownership of
tue Standard Oil Company alone. it's
| assets would now be sweIled by $780,
900. 900 and during the past quarter of
| a century its income from this source
| would have amounted to nearly $780,
coo, 900, relieving the taxpayer of
larger portion of the federal expense.
The President has changed his plans
for his western trip He will return
to Washington before going west and
! will remain in The national capital
from September 25 TO 30, on which LAT
ter date he will leave, TO be away until
| October %. After completing bis trip
| with the waterways Com mission, be
Will leave Memphis. on October 4 and
will engage Ia a hunt for bear, bob
cats and deer in the Louisiana cane.
breaks, where he will be the guest of
Civil Service Commissioner McElhiDny
and John M Parker. From October
until October 81, the President hopes
| to escape the burdens of his office and
the gaze of the public while be makes
Intimate acquaintance with lizards and
scorpions. N uskrats and snakes and
mosquitoes, and possibly with an oc
casional bear and deer.
The postponenent of the President's
pc IN .dUenG return TO Washington will
defer Sbe opening of the political sea
son Tor nearly a month and great dis
app ointment ia expressed by many whit
, have h-en aDxi1usly looking forward
, tive ear with applications for appoint
10 at, the adoption OF schemes Ut ad
m dis rAti1n, Gle Ii ID prob able. how
ev T, taa5 Ms. Roosevelt fully realize
this uAce he Undertakes the wIoter'
Iw rk be w;l. have tuaGy strenuous day
/. before him aid ~ there will be III
, conDtei in November 1908 He II
i. tt eI,fo ,isiiS hted 70 tioo the oppoI
suuIty 10 gain d genuine rest vi 'hre
u weeks nuration
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