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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-06-29


which he performed in Washington
began to affect his health. and under
the advice Of physicians he came to
New Mexico to recuperate. What was
his misfortune. mas been our good for
tune. Since that time he and his
family, consisting of charming wife
and brigh. little boy, have made their
home at Silver City in the southern
part of the territory. 1t is character
istic of Judge Cooley that a health
seeking vacation was not greatly to
his liking. His mental energy would
not permit him TO remain Idle even
though his physical condition appear
ed to demand that he should lead the
easiest kind of life. And SO, at his
own request FOR something TO. do he
was detailed by the attorney general
to investigate and report on certain
complicated and important territorial
questions. These investigations were
conducted with skill and ability and
his reports and recommendations
were invariably accepted and follow.
ed by the president and the depart
ment of justice. In addition 10 these
duties, Judge Cooley, in conjunction
with United States Attorney Leahy,
took leading part in the important
Chinese cases that were tried at Las
Cruces this spring, and during the
progress of the trial he was mora and
more marked as an able. clear think
ing and forcefu1 lawyer.
Did Not Seek Judgeship
While speaking of Judge Cooley's
ability as lawyer, it is worth while
to note that the position he now oc-
cupies came to him unsought. He
was not candidate for Judicial hon
ors. AS Indicative of his attitude in
the matter, he has been heard to say
in effect that he would greatly regret
being appointed to an office in New
Mexico if the appointment were in
contravention of onr wishes. Such an
expression is to be expected from
man of Judge Cooley's caliber and
experience. The Optic takes this op-
portunity to state. however, that his
is welcome indeed. : and
for several reasons. 1t means that
New Mexico gains a permanent resi-
dent in the person of one who likes
and understands US thoroughly. 1t
means that our judiciary will be
greatly strengthened by Judge Cool
ey's training, experience and upright
ness.
Welcome; Thrice Welcomed
In conclusion, we wish to say this:
It is seldom that tho people and con-
ditions of the west, and particularly
Of New Mexico, have been so quickly
and have met with such
ready sympathy as they have been at
he hands of Judge Cooley. He is an
accession to our citizenship for the
reason that he is already one ot us in
spirit and in outlook. The Optic,
hopes and predicts for him a bril-
liant future and we wish him very
possible good fortune In the Ian
yuage of the Greek chorus we LAY to
him: Stranger, thou hast reached
he earths goodliest DIV cling place"
Thou art welcome: thrice welcome!
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-06-29
VOTERS MUST DECIDE
PETITIONS ONLY PRELIMINARY
TO CALLING OF SPECIAL
ELECTIONS
THREE WARDS PROPOSED
COMBINED CITY WOULD BE MORE
EQUALLY plvIDED-PRoJEcT
WILL TAKE TIME

AS was stated in The Optic last ev-
ening, special committees in both
East and West Las Vegas are circu-
lating a petition to the councils of
their respective towns calling upon
the board Of aldermen in each town
to take steps towards the calling of
special elections to vote on the propo-
sition of consolidating East Las Veg
as and West Las Vegas.
These committees are securing
many signatures tc the petitions.
which win be presented to the city
councils Of the two towns at their
next regular meeting. The West side
petition is being circulated by recilic
Rcs9nwald. Charles and Maurice Dan
lziger, E. E. Veeder, Cleofes Romero
and Jacob Stern The East side com
mittee engaged in a like work con
sists of DR.. W. R. Upton, Hallett
iedyuOluS, deOTSe "A. rlSihlnS anu W..
N. Rosenthal.
Plan Of Action
There is oppoition in some quarters
to the consolidation movement be-
cause the plans underway are not
understood. In order to
fully enlighten the people on this part
Of the movement The Optic herewith
gives a brief outline of the PROPOSE
tion.
To begin with, 1t Is not necessary
for any certain number of names to
appear on the petitions in order to Sc
cure the calling OF a special election.
The calling of an election is up to the
However, before the ooun-
ell of either town can call an cleo
lion, each, after the petition is presen-
ted, must appoint committee con-
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-06-29

an article purporting to have been
signed by the late Grover Cleveland.
He was At once arrested again On a
charge of kidnapping the sfep-son of
James Cabanne in st, Louis several
months ago.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-06-29
BR0UGHTON BRANDENBURG
ACQUITTED OF LARCENY

New York, June %. Brouehton
Brandenblrg, a newspaper corrsspon-
dent. was acquitted today Of the
charge Of grand larceny. growing out
Of the sale to the New York Times Of
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-06-29
PARIS JEWELERS. SUIT
ECHO OF GOULD CASE

New York. June 2s.-An echo OF hrs.
Katherine CIemmons Gould's suit for 3
divorce was head today, when argue
ments were made and decision reserv-
ed By Justice blanchard, On motion
% set aside previous order for Mrs.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-06-29

sisting of three members. these two
committees to meet and agree upon a
plan Of consolidation, the date for
holding elections. etc. after which
each shall report to the main body,
namely the council. when these bodies
win then formally call the elections
in the respective towns for the settle
ment of the question by vote of the
people. II there be a majority on
each side in favor of consolidation.
then the towns win consolidate. If
otherwise. then the proposition viii
be lost.
1t will be seen that the movement
is really one of annexation, instead Of
consolidation.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-06-29
Division of Wards

According to the present plans. the
combined town, Greater Las Vegas,
would comprise three wards. All that
territory west of Pacific street On the
West side. would be the First ward;
that section south of Bridge and Nat
ional from the plaza in Las Vegas to
the east end of National avenue in
East Las Vegas. would be the Second
ward; while the Third ward would
embrace all the territory north of
Bridge and National.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
BRYAN cRrTIcIsEs SUIT
On commoner He Says Government
Could Bankrupt Editors OF
Moderate Means.

Lincoln, Neb. w. J. Bryan
In Fridays Issue OF his Commoner says
about the presidents libel suit:
'The president has secured the In
dictment Of Mr.. Pulitzer Of the New
York World and Mr.. Smith of the In.
dianapolis News.
III every newspaper proprietor Is to
be thr eatened with bankruptcy by fed.
eral prosecution in case he dares to
say a word against the action OF a
federal official. we will have taken the
mist step toward desoptism. It will
cost Mr.. Pulitzer and Mr.. Smith more
than the fortune of the average man
70 defend themselves in the suits
brought. What chance. therefore,
would the average editor have In such
D case?"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
TweIve EIremen Overcome.

New York, n. Twelve fire.
men were overcome and one was drlv.
en- temporarily insane while fighting
n fire caused by a gas meter explo-
sion in the cellar Of four-story build
ing on First avenue Wednesday. Eight
houses were burned to the ground.
two children were Injured and %
families were driven homeless into a
pouring rain by another fire that
wiped out a block OF residences at
Jamaica, l.. I.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
EXPRESS CLERK IS SLAIN
TWO OFFICES OF wELLs.FAReo
EXPRESS COMPANY ENTERED.
Not Known How Much Money Was
seeured-Jobs Probably Same
Thieves.

Hutchinson. Kas.--Jesse Haymaker,
night clerk at. the Wells-Fargo
express office In the Santa Fe
station here. was murdered wednes-
day and both the depot office and up
town office Of the express company
were robbed. II Is believed the muir
derer and robber obtained only a
small amount Of money
Haymaker is believed to have been
shot with his own weapon. II was at
s o'clock In the morning that the night
telegraph operator, George Clark, at
the Santa Pc station heard a pistol
shot. The telegraph Office Is located
in a separate building near the depot
and at the opposite end from the ex.
press offlce.
Clark went outside, but saw no
one, and returned to his work. Hay.
makers dead body was not discovered
until an hour and a half later. when
the day man showed up at the ex.
press office. Then II was discovered
that the money drawers of both the
depot offlce and the uptown office of
the express company had been
robbed.
Only a small amount OF money had
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE IN SEEDS
Elk F5REMEN BELIEVED DEAD YIN.
DER WALLS or DICKINSON
WAREHOUSE, CHICAGO.
GENERAL ALARM TURNED IN
Youst and Gao ExpIode-ThIrty-FIvs
Companies and Two Boats Re
sPond-s3o0.o 600 Fire at
Columbus, Ohio.

y Chicago. 1ll.-A general alarm
fof fire was turned in Friday morning
'lwhen two immense history ware
houses Of the Albert Dickinson Co.
caught FIRE. The company is one OF
the biggest seed and plant concerns
In the country and the warehouses
were filled.
At $3.50 one Of the walls Of the burn.
ing Warehouses fell and six Hremen
~ eslieved to have been caught un-
~ and crushed.
50 Dust and Gas Explode.
fre started from an explosion
and gas in one OF the build
The fact that the goods in both
FOCUSES are extremely dry and
istible spread the Are rapidly
36 companies and two fireboats
M$ called.
he warehouses cover two square
9cks and with their contents are
lued at 11.00O.o00.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04

therance of the plan, one in the MUIR
ray Hill Lyceum in Manhattan. the
other in the Labor Lyceum in
Brooklyn. Prominent Socialists and
suffragists we're present and the en-
thuslasm manifested was sincere and
earnest.
In the Manhattan meeting. Miss
Leonora O'Reilly, the girl Of tene-
ments." and a prominent member Of
the Woman's Trade Union made a
speech I'm which she denounced the
women who oppose equal suffrage.
She said legislator at Albany had
spoken fiippantly OF the quality OF
woman's brains.
There are many men there" said
Miss O'Reilly. who are no earthly
good. They need the brains OF women.
Think that. as a rule. women's brains
are better than mems brains"
Miss Anita Block. secretary of the
women's Socialist society. presided at
this meeting. She said that she was
both glad and sad to call attention to
the fact that this was the frs woman
suffrage meeting ever held under the
avowed auspices OF a great political
party.
THE Socialist party" said she, "ls
now the recognized champion in the
political arena Of the women"
Miss Meta Stern, we'll known as q
socialist writer under her pen name
"Hebe" derided the ''pampered and
petted women OF the so-called upper
classes who have formed anti-suffrage
societies." She said they are foolish
and narrow" and afraid Of RESPONSE
biiity.
One thousand women and several
hundred men attended the meeting in
Brooklyn. which enthusiastically en-
dorsed the right of women to vote.
Mrs. Frances Mathew-Frazer. who
presided. declared that II women were
granted the right OF suffrage. child
labor would undoubtedly be regulated
on a more humane basis, II permitted
at all.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
SOCIALIST PARTY
HELP THE WOMEN
EQUAL SUFFRAGE TAKEN UP BY
A POLITICAL PARTY Ae AN
ISSUE.
NUMEROUS MEETINGS ARE HELD
Socialist Woman's Society and the
Woman's Trade Union Leaders
Have Day 20 Espouse Their
Cause.

New York, N. Y.-Throughout the
country Sunday in every city where a
meeting could be arranged. there was
an equal suffrage demonstration"
under the auspices OF the Socialist
party and tho Socialist women's soci.
eties. The meetings were provided
for at the national conference Of the
Socialist party IN Chicago which set
February 2S aside as Woman Suf.
fradge day." and marked the time as
one on which q political party came
forward as a champion OF woman's
right TO the ballot.
Two meetings were held in the fur
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
Two Thousand Lost In Battle.

Constantinople.-The PERSONA cen
trail liberal committee here
received a telegram announcing a
great victory Of the Tabriz Liberals
over the reactionaries. The latter lost
1000 in Killed. wounded and prisoners.
The city of Shiraz, Il is predicted.
will be occupied soon. The TabrlE
Anjouman asks permission of the cen.
trail committee here to march on Te-
heran.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04

been left in either place last night
and the robber probably got less than
$40.
The police are on the track OF n
youth, 10 years old, who was seen
hanging around the station before the
crime was committed. He did not
get home until o'clock this morn.
ing, telling his mother that he had
stayed with boy friend over night.
He left soon after and has not been
seen since.
The murder was an unusually bold
one. The place where the crime was
committed is not 100 feet away from
the main entrance TO the Blsonte
hotel, and the shot was heard by the
night clerk there. Only one shot was
heard, and but one wound In the head
was found on the body. A 45-caliber
cartridge was found beside the body
and lawmakers weapon. a as" is
missing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
Two Kinds o. suHraaIsts.

Poughkeepsle. N. Y.-Miss Inaz
MulhoIlRnd of London, now a senior
In vassar college. at q meeting
here to-day said "there are two camps
OF women favoring woman suffrage in
England. One Is composed OF suf-
fragists. the other OF sutfragettes. The
first have been for sIxty years acting
real lady-iike. just ashinsfor woman's
rights; the latter demanding aud pro-
poaes TO ger those rights.
"They complain OF the violence q
the suflraEettes in England; but even
men have never won much for free
dom or for government without hsht-
ing Tor H."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
Cannon Defends
The House Rules

to denounce the narrowing influences
of religion on our civilization, and de-
mands legislation that we destroy this
influence; another denounces the fun
damental law Of the land, and would
destroy the constitution and the sta
tutes; a clever stock broker sends out
bulletins attacking the executive, and
another advertlses his attack on bust.
ness. Mr.. Higgins employees the same
methods to attack the speaker and the
rules of the house.
HE attacks the present speaker as
representing the Observation-Disclosures
that may mean. / confess do not
know, but l have noticed the use OF
the expression by those who, while
ready to attack men in public life, still
have a regard for the libel laws. and
seek to discredit without assuming
the responsibility for simple and
direct accusations which they might
have to prove or suffer the conse-
quences. Mr.. Higgins has this same
respect for the law. while he APP
parently makes free to insinuate un.
worthlness against lawmakers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
Iowa Authorities Want Maberry.

Des Moines, Iowa-Armed with
requlsition papers, Detective Grone-
veg left Wednesday night for
Little Rock. where ]. c. Maberry Is
under arrest charged with being tho
leader Of gang OF fake racing and
wrestling matches in Council
Bluffs. Maberry was arrested on
charges brought by 7. W. Bellew. OF
Princeton, Mo, stating he had been
swindled out OF $4,000 cash.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04

Newark. ohlo.--As a result OF
the loss Of revenue derived when
the county was wet" under the
Aiken high license law, eight patrol
men have been dismissed and the
municipal lighting plant has been shut
down for six weeks.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
Woman Gets place over IS Surgeons

New York, n. Y.-After a course
at Cornell. year spent on the sur
geons seat in a busy Williamsburg
sistant house surgeon, DR.. Mary Mer-
rift Crawford. IS years old. was made
house surgeon OF the Williamsburg
hospital today. which means chief OF
the surgical stan.
Her corps OF assistants includes
seven men. and she is said TO be the
first woman to hold such an important
position in a large city hospital. In
her examination for the place as am.
bulance surgeon DR.. Crawford stood
first over IS other applicants, all men.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04

Washington. d. C.-Incensed by
an attack alleged to have been made
upon himself and the rules of the
house OF representatives by Edward Z.
Higgins. president Of Success Maya.
zine. Speaker Cannon Sunday made
public a letter he had written in which
he vigorously defends the house rules.
THE rules may not be IDEAL"
writes the speaker. but they have
stood the test among those who know
them. in spite Of half a century of de-
nunclatlon such as Mr.. Higgins puts
forth.
The foundation principles Of the
rules were laid down more than a cen.
fury ago under the leadership OF JEFF
ierson and Madison. They have been
perfected from year TO year to meet
the needs Of a growing representa-
ton OF growing nation"
Attacked From All sides.
II receive letters from men who de-
nounce the legislature. the executive.
the judiciary, the law, the church, and
the rules OF the house Of representa-
tives. One published makes 1t a point
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
senator kenna,s Wldow nIss.

Washington, d. C.-Mrs. Annie
V. Kenna, widow OF Senator John e.
Kenna OF West Virginia, died wednes-
day In this city. Mrs Kenna, follow.
ing her husbands death, was appoint.
ed postmistress at Charleston. W. Va.
a position she held many years. and
against strong opposition from polit.
zeal sources. She had been In III
health more than a year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
Kaiser Wilhelm II. in Port UninIured

New York. y. Y.-The big North
German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm
II. from Bremen. Southampton and
Cher5ourg, which grounded in the fog
in Gedney's Channel Wednesday and
was pulled on. and backed to Am
brose Channel iightship and anchored.
came up the bay Thursday and landed
her passengers. The liner was I'M
harmed by the contact with the mud.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
Old Chicago Newspaper Man Dies.

Chicago. Ill.-Edward Jennings
n newspaper man in Chicago for 20
years. died suddenly Of heart disease.
He was born In Boston, Mass. in 1861,
and was educatd in the public
schools. coming to Chicago soon after
dSs0. In 1885 he became one of the
editors OF the Associated Press and
later became night manager at Chi
cago headquarters.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
hontlx NeekIaee SIN MIssIno.

sam Francisco. Cal. - Detectives
vaiLfIy searched the st. Francis hotel
Th4lrsdEy for the $4,000 necklace lost
or 3stolen from Miss Jennie Croker
at HE mardi gras ball Tuesday night
Mas Croker declared she did not be-
re any Of the persons at the ball
%'5ie the necklace.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
kiIIs Boy Re-enaetIno PLAY.

Hattiesburg. Mississippi.-Not know
ing the gun was loaded. Mimms
Holmes, aged 10. In repeating the part
he had performed in a recent amateur
theatrical, shot and killed Woodclife
Ellis, son OF City Attorney s. W. Ellis.
last night. The victim of the tragedy
was about 10 years OF age.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
After Melvin sheppard.

New York--Unless Melvin w.
Sheppard. the worlds greatest
middle distance runner. furnishes the
registration committee OF the A. A. U.
an itemized account OF his expenses
for competing in the games of the
College of the City OF New York he
will be suspended. March 10 Is the
date set for the filing Of the account.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
$4,000 Fire In Columbus.

Columbus, Ohio. - Fire which
began with an explosion. from some
cause not known, In the Brunswick
bowling alleys, at a. m. today.
| )rned out the building. spread to the
! history building of the Tracy.Wells
o., and the latter, with the remains
[ It's 100000 worth OF stock. is a
mass Of ruins, piled in the cellar. The
loss lie 100000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04

PAX Chaison, former premier OF
Korea has been appointed minister OF
home AFFAIRS 20 succeed Home Minister
Song, whose statement rocently.
charging American missionaries with
fostering and encouraging innnrree-
tlcn IN Korea, caused much comment
ana discussion.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
No Statehood This session.

Washington, %. C.-There will
be no statehood legislation for New
Mexico and Arizona az the present
session of congress. Al a meeting OF
the committee on territories today. all
members, regardless OF party. in .
sensational scene. abandoned consid-
eEation OF the house bill.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
Nebraska MIlItIa lay Down Arms.

omoha, Neb. - An order was
received Tuesday night disband.
Ing the three companies OF militia
which have ben under arms the past
twenty-four hours on account OF the
anti-Greek riots and the men were
sent to their homes, being instructed.
however. to hold themselves In readl-
ness for another call.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04

Cambridge, Nassau appeal to
astronomers to cooperate In fol-
lowing the movement OF newIy-dls-
covered asteroids or minor planets,
has been issued by Professor Edward
Q. Pickering. Of the Harvard observe,
tory ana Rev. Joel u. Metcall. the
afninenl Tanton astronomer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
Punch Bowl Tor Watson Of Indiana.

Washington, d. C.--Representative
James L. Watson, who ran for
governor OF Indiana on dry" plat
form. Is to be presented with a hand
some punch bowl by his colleagues in
the house.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
Civil War veteran Drops Dead.

carmi. Illinois,. 3. McNAir.
O.. veteran OF the civil war. dropped
dead Of heart disease. He was former.
" connected with the pension depart.
ment. A widow and son survive.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
NC Men EIeetreeuted b runnel.

New York. N. 1.-TWO men were
electrocuted "Wednesday while working
In an intake which is being built from
the East river 20 the power house of
the McAdoo tunnel. Jersey City. The
men were Joseph Melino, 81 years
old. and Barnard kellogg. 81 years
old. both employees OF the tunnel COM
pany.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-04
kalIY pefeata Thoman.

|ew York, N. Y.-Hugo Kelly Of
sago defeated Jot Thomas. OF San
hclsco in five rounds before the
mont Athletic club Thursday night
referee stopped the fight when
mas was helpleaa.