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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22
PROPERTY Loss one MILLION
TERRIBLE GALE CONES OFF LAKE
AND DARKNESS FALLS At
MONDAY. q
SCORES SERIOUSLY INJURED
WIRES DOWN IN HOPELESS TAN.
Giles. ROOFS WERE LIFTED
AND HOMES WRECKED.

Cleveland, Ohio, April 22.-SurviT-
ors OF the storm yesterday, show sew
eral killed and scores injured. Sew.
]eral win die. The property damage Is
placed at b million dollars. The wea-
ther bureau recorded a wind velocity
lof So miles an hour, but it is believed
that in the path of the storm the
wind was rs miles an hour. Five
we're killed at Cleveland and two at
Ashtabula.
Fred Gruggel committed suicide
during the height of the storm be-
cause he was afraid he was about to
be killed. He rushed into barn out
OF the rain and drank carbolic acid.
The storm arose suddenly and last
ed Just rive minutes. At 1890 the
sun was shining brightly. At 12::ss
the city was dark From the north
east of the lake came a 66 mile gale
and heavy rain. People were blown
off their feet and hurled against
buildings. in many cases to be struck
down by bricks and timbers which
filled the air.
Roofs were lifted off houses, walls
hurled down. strongly braced smoke
stacks picked up and chimneys de-
molished.
Twelve school buildings were dam
aged. Many pupils had remarkable
escapes, but none were seriously
hurt.
Firemen and policemen turned out
to assist the people whose homes had
been wrecked. So serious was the
telephone service crippled that it was
impossible to get connection with
either the police or fire headquarters
No damage was done to boats on the
lake.
The roof of the city tuberculosis
sanitarium and the framework of the
new exposition building were carried
away
Church Wrecked by Tornado.
Ashtabula, Ohio, April %. = Two
were killed, dozen persons injured,
and much property damaged in ten
minute tornado which struck Ashta-
bula and vicinity yesterday.
r. T. Woodwork sought refuge in
the sheds of st. Matthews Episcopal
church. Plymouth, and was caught
when the church crumbled before the
gale. He was killed outright The
church was totally wrecked.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22
RESULTS PROMISED
FROM TREE PLANTING

A. S. Peck, district chief of plant
ing, of the u. s. forest service, arriv-
ed at Hotel Castaneda in East Las
Vegas last night from Santa Fe, being
Joined here by W.sD. Hayes, in charge
of the. government nurseries on the
upper Gallinas. Both officials have
just returned from trip to Taos. N.
M. The work of planting in that
part of the territory has been in pro-
gress for several weeks, but is now
being held up by snow. which covers
the ground to a depth of eight inches.
In all, over 5000 trees were planted.
AS soon as the snow disappears, work
will be rushed in the tree planting
line, it being the intention to set out
over 5000 trees north Of Taos.
The experimental tree planting now
being carried on by the government
in New Mexico. through the forest
service department has attracted
considerable attention and is arousing
"a great deal of interest. Thousands
and thousands of yellow pine trees
are being set out in different parts
|of the territory with the hope that
the eyneriment win bear such results
az to justify continual planting on
much larger scale.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22
DYNAMITE POWERLESS TO BREAK
GREAT ice FLOES AT NIAGARA

Fort Niagara, April 22.- Great ice
floes still lock the mouth of Niagara
gorge, despite efforts to break them
with dynamite. A charge of 100 lbs
was discharged this morning, but on
ly had the effect Of blowing slush in
to the air from whence it settled
back into the hole again. More at
tempts win be made this afternoon by
dynamite experts to blow the jam
away, acting with the approval of the
war department. The jam is so feet
high and twelve miles long.
Residents along the banks, from
Queenstown to Lake Ontario. are
panic stricken. fearing not SO much a
further rise in the river as the sud
den breaking OF the dam The ice,
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22
DAUGHTERS BALLOT
FOR NEW PRESIDENT


Washington, April 49, - The cam
paign Of rival candidatess for presi-
dent general Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution has been CON
Quoted with vigor never before wit
messed in the history of the organiza-
tion. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott OF Illi-
nois. the so-called administration can
didate, and Mrs. VIM. Cummings
Story of New York. termed the anti
administration candidate, were both
given an ovation on entering. Pande-
monium reigned after the two women
had been nominated Many seconding
speeches we're made and the balloting
began.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22
TEDDY. GOES
TO INLAND
POINTS
LEAVES THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AFRICAN RANCH OF SIR
ALFRED PEAsE.
ENTERTAIN PARTY AT DINNER
RESIDENTS OF MoMBAsA GIVE
Ex.PREsIDENT GREAT
WELCOME.
ROOSEVELT MAKES ADDRESS
PAYS TRIBUTE TO ENERGY OF
PEOPLE OF BRITISH
: EAST AFRICA.
ENTERTAIN PARTY AT DINNER
RESIDENTS OF MoMBAsA GIVE
Ex.PREsIDENT GREAT
WELCOME.
ROOSEVELT MAKES ADDRESS
PAYS TRIBUTE TO ENERGY OF
PEOPLE OF BRITISH
y W. EAST AFRICA.

Mombasa, April 22.-Roosevelt and
the members of his party are leaving
Mombasa at 2:SO o'clock this morn
ing for the Kapilan plains station
where they will be conveyed to the
ranch OF Sir Alfred Pease, on the
Athi river. Sir Alfred Is, there awaiting
his guests. The party will remain at
the ranch week. making it a base
for shooting operations and then
move on to Naironei
Roosevelt Kermit, Edmund Heller,
S. G. Selous and r. F. Cunningham.
general manager OF the expedition.
were entertained at dinner last night
by the members Of the Mombasa club.
Acting Governor Jackson proposed
the health of the former president
When Roosevelt rose to reply he was
greeted with fun highland musical
lhonors.
He paid tribute to the people for
their energies in ciyilizing the unciv-
ilized places of the world. He said
he was surprised at the progress of
British east Africa. He warned his
hearers that they could not expect to
accomplish in a short time what had
required Americans twenty genera
tions to accomplish. He expressed his
pleasure at the welcome given him
by the British cruiser Pandora, whose
rails and masts were manned with
cheering sailors when the Admiral
came into port.
Selous expressed the hope thai
Roosevelt would use his power in the
future to bring about an entente be-
tween Great Britain and Germany.
Roosevelt and party left this after
noon for the ranch of Sir Alfred
Pease. Roosevelt telegraphed King
thanking him for his mes
sage of greeting.
A guard of honor from Pandora was
at the railroad station when the
party arrived. The station
was decorated with flags. Roosevelt
spent the morning at the government
house. From Mombasa Roosevelt
sent a cablegram thanking Emperor
William.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22

which has uprooted' huge trees and
carried away docks and boat houses,
would, in a sudden rush, raze acres
of territory along the upper banks Of
the river.
In the meantime. the ice remains
passive but threatening. The key to
the jam apparently was the mass Of
ice lodged on the sandbar at the
mouth of the river Pressed forward
against hits, as well as latterly to-
ward either bank, was mammoth
field of ice varying in thickness from
80 to 70 feet and iptermingling with
1T great rocks pieces of timber from
shattered docks and the trunks of
trees. Between Lewiston and Queens
town the mass was splendid bit of
polar scenery in miniature
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22
TEACHERS SELECTED
FOR ENSUING YEAR

At an adjourned meeting of the city
board of education last evening all
members were present, excepting
Messrs. c. C. Robbins and A. A. Sena.
1t was moved that the election of
teachers be had at this meeting, there
being no city election this year and
consequently no new boards to take
part in the election of teachers. The
following teachers were reelected: !:
Misses Irene Whitmore, Minnie Craig,
Laura Hallock. Elba D. Stoneroad,
Mrs. Grace B. Hall, Minnie Kohn. Ii
da G.. Vase, Loyola Dillon, Florence
Scott. MurieI Hill, Grace Dotts. Daisy
Paine, Louise Sporleder, Cornelia
Murray. Helen Papen,. Antonio Lucero
and Prof. Rufus Mead. Miss Rather
inc Meehen and Miss M. Fisher not
applying again. It was left to the
teachers committee and Mr.. Mead to
fill these vacancies.
IT was moved that resolution of
appreciation be drafted of the good
service Miss Fisher had rendered the
public schools during the years she
had taught here.
A petition signed by all the teach
ers asking the board for an increase
in salary was read and referred to the
committee on finance and President
w. G. Hayden.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22
TEACHERS PETITION
FOR Higher SALARIES

To the Honorable Board of Education,
East Las Vegas, N. M.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned,
teachers in the public schools of East
Las Vegas, Go petition your honorable
body for raise in salary for the COM
ing year.
In many New Mexico towns the
salaries are larger and living ex-
penses not any higher than in Las
Vegas.
Several GOWNS paying larger salar-
les are Albuquerque, Gallup and Ra-
ton. Albuquerque has raised the sal
aries with pay during vacations and
Gallup and Ration pay seventy-five
($75.00) dollars per school month
(20 days..
Hoping chat you will recognize the
justice of our petition. We Are.
Respectfully yours,
~ LLBA D. SToNEROAD,
LOYOI4A DILLON,
IRENE s. WHITMOREs
LAURA HALEOCK,
GRACE B. HALL,
LIDA G. VASE.
MINNIE I. KOHN,
MINNIE E. CRAIG,
LOUISE SPORLEDER,
HELEN PAPEN,
D. M. PAINE,
cORNELIA MURRAY.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22
IfN THOUSAND MAsSACRED
GoyERNMENT SENDS URGENT
nEMANDs THAT RIOTS BE
'PUT Down. u !.
SULTAN TO STAY ON THRONE
PoWERs or RULER WILL B
MUCH MORE RESTRICTED
THAN BEFORE.

constantiaople. April 22-The sit:
nation In Asiatic Turkey is distinctly
threatening The wave Of fanaticism
which originated at Adana some ten
days ago ami found expression in the
killing Of Christians is spreading gem
erally. More than ten thousand Ar
menians have been massacred in Sy-
rian towns and villages during the
|outbursts Of fanatical zeal that took
place at the time of the spring festi-
ya,.in honos Of Mohammed and upon
receipt of TIC news of the overturn
of the heretical government
One embassy places the killed as
high as fifteen thousand The gov
eminent has sent urgent demands
ebst the riots be put Down and the
leaders punished
A dispatch says that the Albanian
town of Hadjim is beleagured by
Moslem tri5esmen who are awaiting
strength to rush the defenses. A
message fram Antioch. filed April 10,
says that murder and plunder are
still going on. Tarsus reports bet
ter situation and martial law has
been declared Aleppo reports the
situation of Americans as dangerous
but none is reported killed.
Entire Town Wiped Out.
Aleppo, .Asiatic Turkey, April 22.--
The entire reputation of Kirikan. To-
Gated between here and Alexandretta,
has been rlassacred even to the last
babe. The French mission at Elk
base, is besleged by fanatical Mos
lems The Armenian village of Deur-
tyal is surrounded and it is reported
that the situation is hopeless. Build
ings on the edge of the town are in
flames.
American Women In Danger.
Beirut, April 22-Five American
women missionaries are in danger in
Hadjim, in vilayet Adana, Asiatic
Turkey. One of them has sent
message to the coast asking for i'm
mediate help The women are en-
tirely alone and defenseless. The vii
lagos are in flames and Hadjim is in
tested by scmad tribes.
Messages from the interior are be-
ing suppressed by the authorities.
The situation in the. country north.
east and west of AIexandretta is seri-
GUS. Many have been massacred and
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22
RECEIVER CAN EMPLOY
NONE BUT UNION men

E't. Smith, Ark. April 22.--Judge J.
v. ,Bourland issued court order yes
terday, probably without precedent. In
appointing a receiver for the Hiawa-
tina Smokeless Coal company of
Coaldale, Ark, he ordered that the
receiver should employ none but un-
ion men or sell it. Judge Bour1and
is judge of the chancery court and at
a banquet of the Arkansas State Fed
Grafton of Labor some months ago,
stated that he would never grant an
Injunction against labor union in
the interests of corporations.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22
win Withhold Action.

Washington. April PA brief dis
patch has been received at the state
department from Consul General
West at Vancouver, B. q concerning
the seizure of the schooner Wood
bury by Dominion cruiser for alleg-
ed Illegal fishing. West says that a
full report was sent by. mail and no
action will be taken, pending its ar
rival.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22
Forestry APPOINTMENTS.

Washington, April 22s= The forest
service has just announced the fol-
lowing appointments on national for
ests in this district:
John B. Wright, assistant forest
ranger on the Crook national forest;
Fotman G.. Hanna. forest guard on
the Tonto national forest; w. B. Pat
terson, forest guard trapper on the
Carson national forest, and George F.
Bucklar, forest guard on the Coconino
national forest.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22


fanatics have ninaged Antioch and
there are rioss atBirejiIs Business is
at standstill ard sthe| city is full Of
Arabs, Kurds and cireassians. At
Ayas. 41S niurderers have been re-
leased from prison They Joined the
mob and began depredations.
! ssbg Tea Thousand Slain.
b Constantinople. April 22.- Accord
ing to advices received from Asiatic
Turkey, 10000 Armenians have been
massacred at Adana and in the yicin-
|ity+o that city, sf srt8 a
i sMaucer May Be Alive. ~
aLehdon, April ga message from
TTarsns zsays.-g ID IN. Rogers was
killed. The others are safe" This
communication is taken to indicate
thatr Henry Mauref, reported killed at
thet same time as Rogers, may be
alire.sef kv1 Ell .4x tr
s0i f.T Sultan to Remain. rS
Gonstantinople, April y22.--The sui
tan sofs Turkey and the chiefs of the
constitutional party, have reached an
agreement under the terms of which
his majesty remains sovereign of the
empires but under powers more re-
stricted, than before the palace con-
spiracy Of April 1s. No agreement
was reached between the committee
of union and, progress and the. author
tiles regarding the sultan until /
o'clock, The government may go on
with the sultan as head for an indef-
mite time, - -
~, ts., Negotiations On. Ct
Constantinaple, April .22.-GNegotia-
tions are proceeding, this morning
between Nazim Pasha, commander of
the first army corps. which garrisons
the. capital and the commanding army
Of investment, on the following
points: The disbandment Of 500 time
expired men in Constantinople and
their replacement with Saloniki
troops; the punishment of the sol
diers concerned in the riots and the
policing Of the capital by Macedonian
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22
PATTFN AT VERMEJO PARK
WILL SPEND SOME TIME IN COL
FAX COUNTY AS GUEST OF
w. II. BARTLETT.
END OF BIG BULL MARKET
SLUMP IN WHEAT PIT, PRICES
DROPPING EIGHT AND ONE
HALF CENTS.

e
Trinidad, Colo, April 22.-James A.
Patten, Ch;cago's wheat king, report
ed yesterday to have deserted the
wheat battle TO inspect the crop for
himself, arrived here today and left
shortly afterwards for Tercio, Colo,
from where he will drive to the ranch
of w. H. Partlett, near Vermejo
PARK, N. NJ, a trip of twenty-five
miles. Patten is nervous and tired
and replied shortly to the reporter,
who asked him his plans. He refused
to answer, when asked if he was in
specting the crops. He will spend
some time al the ranch for rest.
Az the hotel where Patten rested,
the clerk warned him that it'would
be dangerous to attempts passage
from Terclo to the Bartlett ranch be-
cause OF the blizzard raging. 4 don't
care" replied the traveller, 4 want
rest, and I'fn going after it,"
The stage cannot reach the ranch
before nightfall and the roads are
dangerous because of the tremendous
landshdes.
Campaign Abandoned.
Chicago, April 22.-The report that
the bull campaign in wheat has been
abandoned IS afoat. The question
also arises, has James A. Patten
changed his views?
These questions were current when
the slump in wheat continued today,
prices reaching point 8 to 8 IL
cents under the high point last week,
when Patten declared that wheat was
worth every cent paid for it. When
repeatedly asked if he had corner
ON May AMI July deliveries, Patten
denied he had. asserting that actual
users of wheat were responsible for
the price. Since then the market
has been declining in such way that
ordinary followers Of Patten are un-
able to explain.
Today instead of the recovery ex-
pected, the market opened nervous
and weak. The bears jubilantly
pressed the advantage, pointing to
weak foreign markets as indicating
that thereAl no worldwide shortage
of wheat. Armour. who in recent
Interview, upheld the Patten view, is
reported selling in the Liverpool mar
ket.
In the Bartlett-Patten offices the
break was characterized as furry.
Patten's allies said, Watt The s.
cent decline has made big hole in
the paper profits. although no one
knows how much. Also there has
been heavy actual losses among the
traders, whose resources have given
out.
Bears Active.
Chicago, April 20. There was a
further tremendous drive at the So
called wheat corner today which
many traders say spells the end of the
big bull market. July at the close
touched 1.0s5s and May 121.
Blame Patten.
-Four prominent houses are said to
have sold an aggregate Of 100000
bushels during the day Stop loss or
ders poured into the wheat pit so fast
that the brokers seldom could execute
within threefourths of a cent of the
price aimed at. The weeks decline
has wiped out nearly a million dol
lars profit. not all paper Many
brokers long on wheat. but who wait
ed for higher price. are bitter.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-04-22

Chicago. April 20. There was a
further tremendous drive at the So
called wheat corner today which
many traders say spells the end of the
big bull market. July at the close
touched 1O9ss and May 1.21.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-01

otto motives There has, however,
been no new departure with respect
to the general method of selecting su-
pervisors, save only that in large
cities. or most of them, selections
have largely been made independently
Of political recommendations.
cit may not be inappropriate here
to explain the reason why so-called
political recommendations must be
sought in the appointment of supervis
0rs in most of the districts. The su-
pervisor. in order to do his WORK prop
erlv, must be a resident OF the dis
tricU over which he has charge. The
position is not one which can be filed
by civil service examination. A su-
pervisor should be man of executive
ability. such as no examination can
test. and he should be a man we'll
known in his community. Indeed, men
of the type desired would not in most
instances be willing to submit them
selves TO civil service examination.
Neither the director of the census, his
superior officer; the secretary of com
merce and labor, nor the President,
can possibly have personal acquaint,
ance throughout the country with men
suitable to fill these positions, nor even
with men, outside of political posi-
tions, whose advice they can seek. The
representative of the district in con-
gress or the party leaders in the dis
trict have the necessary knowledge of
local conditions and local men, and it
is not only natural, but practically
necessary, as a matter of good admin
istration, that they should be asked to
make recommendations for positions of
this character.
Fortunately, members of congress
and party leaders are coming more
and more to appreciate the Importance
of accurate census statistics. The spoils
idea of appointments is growing CON
stantly less dominant The director
of the census has done everything pos
sible to impress upon those whose opin-
ions We're asked regarding the super
visorships, the Importance of the nee
essity of having men of marked exec
utive ability and of absolute integrity.
| The information furnished by mem
| bers of congress and party leaders re-
| garding the candidates whom they have
| recommended has been supplemented
| by full personal statements required
from each candidate, and in most eases
by numerous letters of Endorsement
from business and professional men.
/ Gin the large cities the administra-
tion is evidently less dependent than
in the country districts upon members
of congress and party leaders for in
formation regarding available materia!
for such positions as that of super
visor of the census, and the President
and the secretary of commerce and
labor have joined with the director
of the census in establishing the pol
icy of making selections, whenever tho
information on which to act was avail
able, without depending on the recon
mendations of political leaders,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-01
CZOLG0SZ FLEES TO
JAIL'S PROTECTION
Brother of Man Who Murdered
President Mckinley
Seeks Shelter.

Los ANGELES, October r.
Clock me NJ; I don't want to be
Swallowed all day said clean-look-
ing, well-dressed laboring man, who
walked into Los Angeles police head
quarters alone Yesterday "What do
you want to be locked up for?'' asked
the captain in charge The man hest
tated, glanced about to see that he
was not overheard, and said, quietly:
"My name is Czolgosz. " 1t was the
police captain turn to hesitate, but
he caught himself quickly. ''Well. go
over there and sit down." he said.
And 50 it happened that the brother
of the man who died for having robbed
the nation of the life of one of Is
Presidents voluntarily sat in police
station while President Taft was
driven through the streets. Aside
from his relationship to one whose
name is mentioned only in shame. the
man has nothing about his life which
ne need hide
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-01
RUSSIANS GIVING
GENERAL SATISFACTION

Maui News.-Nineteen families were
assigned to the Hawaiian Commercial
and Sugar Company and arrived in Ka-
hului Saturday night on the Mauna
Kea
The Russians were taken at once to
Camp l, Spreckelsville, where they were
told to select their own site for camp
where their homes viii be- This they
did, selecting a site not far from the
new stables
The people are giving excellent sat
isfaction so far and it is believed will
prove valuable asset to the Territory