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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-06-25
STIRRING SPEECHES MADE
REWARD IS OFFERED FOR AR
REST AND CONVICTION or
GUILTY PARTIES
OUTRAGE NIPPED IN BUD.
MATTER PLACED IN HANDS OF
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES FOR
UNRAvELINc

Seventy-hve citizens were present
last night at the meeting called by
President Edwin B. Shaw, OF the
West side Commercial club. to dis
cuss a method of ferreting out the
writer of The anonymous and so-called
black hand letters sent through the
mail to ]. B. Mackel a few days
ago, requesting him to cancel his
lease to Lewis Brady, the colored
barber, who has his barber shop in
the Mackel block in West Las We
gas, and also requesting Brady to
leave town within ten days on threat
Addresses were made on the situa-
tion as presented by Margarito Ro-
nero. Louis c. Ilfeld. District Attor-
ney C. w. G Ward. Attorney Elmer
e. veeder and others. It was
the general opinion of those who
addressed the meeting, and the citi-
zens present, that the letters were
undoubtedly written by some resident
of the town in a spirit of jealousy
and envy against Lewis Brady, that
the threats contained in the letters
would never be carried out and that
there was no such organization as
black hand society in the town of
Las Vegas.
Object Lesson Necessary
Notwithstanding this. it was the
unanimous opinion that active
and energetic steps should be
taken at once to discover the
man who wrote and mailed the
letters and that he be brought to
speedy justice, so that such prompt
action on the part of the citizens
might serve as lesson to all such
anonymous letter writer's that they
cannot threaten a citizen Of Las We
gas and the county of San Miguel,
without sn united effort beingmade On
the part of the law abiding citizens
to apprehend the guilty parties and
to see that punishment is meted out
to them.
A committee consisting of five citi-
zens of Las Vegas was appointed to
prepare proper resolutions to the
United States postal authorities. ask
ing their cooperation in endeavorihg
to discover the writer of the letters.
Arrangements were made for the en-
ployment of extra police for limi-
ted period, and the Las Vegas Com
mercial club. en- motion, unanimously
adopted, offered a reward of twenty
five dollars to be paid to any person
or persons who will give information
to the sheriff of this county or to the
district attorney, which win lead to
the arrest and conviction Of the party
who sent the threatening letters to
Mr.. Mackel and Lewis Brady.
Certain Party Suspected
Other steps we're taken by a com
mittee, appointed by the meeting. il
executive session. upon information
which had come to the peace officers
as to the identity Of the writer o
the letters. but it was deemed wis'
/ by those present not to give out al
the Information as to the guilty part'
now ~ The possession Of the off
ciaIs and members Of the committee
but that lhis information should b.
turned over 10 the proper unste'
states officials.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04

Bariax ~ Miles uAaer ths Alp.
Takes Heavy Toll
Those engineering difiienlfies whose
conquerlng seemed such marFelonsl
feature OF the boring OF the simplou
tunnel are made 70 look Insignificant
By the obstacles that are being en-
countered In running from the Sim
plon a spur that viii connect With
Berne and open convenient means Of
entering Switzerland.
The toll OF life IN boring his spuf
has been appalling, says the Boston
Post. Avalanches have fallen. bury.
ing workmen IN their ruins, rivers
have opened holes and fallen into the
tunnel. drowning fliose al work there
Al first sight the project did not
seem 70 be one OF staggering difiieni'
ties. especially with the success OF the
simplon tunnel 70 mind The Sim
plon tunnel n I24 miles long; 81
Gothard Is -. miles; Mount Denis
~ miles. The latter Is about the
length required for the spur from the
simplon 20 Berne
The expectation Of those IN charge
OF the work had been 70 see II com
pleied By 1911 The inauguration OF
the work justified their optimism.
From HE iirst day. Oct rs. 1906, IN
IN May. 1905. not single serious IN
terruptlon was encountered. every
thins going along In most perfect
shape. The FIRST blow 10 the prospects
came IN the form Of an avalanche IN
The closing days Of May.
The mysterious forces Of nature that
brought death 70 thirty workmen gave
no advance Indication but suddenly
near croppenstein there came crash
aud uproar. and when rescue parties
began their Investigation they found
not only dead and manned bodies on
an sides. but they found the works
almost completely ruined. A fresh
start MAS necessary.
Only two months later. July p
1908. came the next visitation The
boring had gone 70 the distance Of
nearly Two miles when an explosion
occnrred As a result great hole
VAS torn Ia the roof of the work. .
gaping aperture seventy yards square,
through which fell the waters Of the
river completely nooding The whole
tunnel and drowning sixty vorsmen.
So terrible was the damage wrought
that II was decided 70 be absolutely
out Of the question 70 SO further NJ
this polaf. and Aha scene Of the oper
alton had 10 be transferred from The
north 20 the south mouth. near Crop
penaein. Not less than one year
time was lost BY this crash. and nov
The workmcn have been 70 intimidated
that they viii 20 ahead but slowly for
fear Of encountering similar expert
ence az other points.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04

When was a child II was my great
est ambition to become a lion-tamer.
But my mamma wouldn't let me.
And then Il was my ambition to be-
come detective. Ny papa's best
friend was the chief OF police. and
through his influence / obtained
position as detective. The first day
the captain told me that gentle
manly criminal had escaped-he show
Cd me his picture and he wanted me
10 catch him. / caught him On the
way TO station we passed a restaurant
and the gentiemanly criminal said
that he was very hungry. And. be-
cause he was one OF the most lovely
criminals ever heard OF. l said to
him: Very well: go inside and l
viii wait for you out here"
must have waited half an hour
and he did not come out So went
inside and said to the proprietor:
Did you see gentlemanly criminalg"
why. yes said he; he has just
zone out the back way"
so I had TO catch him again the
next day. And on the way to the
station we passed that restaurant
again. and again he said that he was
very hungry. Very we'll" ] said. go
Inside and will wait for you" But
this time l was clever and ran
around the back way. ] must have
waited half an hour-ohl longer. And
finally went inside and asked the
proprietor. The gentlemanly Grim
lnai had gone out the front way. So
I had to catch him the next day; and
on the way to the station we passed
that restaurant again. He said he
was very hungry. And because he
was such gentiemanly criminal. l
said: "oh, very Welt" (but to my.
self This time he's not going to
fool me.r) SO I said to him: Il
will 20 inside and get you something
TO eat and you can walt out here"
And then became an ar
tist.-success Magazine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04

chenffnR Ewen a street Cnx Cess
pany Cannot Ne Hoasss-
The car was crowded. but the two
pretty girls who entered 81 At Madison
avenue had no troubis IN getting seats.
They thanked the men who gavs them
places. and Immediately fell into an
absorbing conversation. so absorbing
hat one OF them did not look up when
The conductor called for fares He
glanced at her doubtfully. but after
4 seconds hesitation. passed on; II
vas almost beyond human possibility
o be certain Of every one at the
crowded hour.
AS they left the car. one Of the girls
turned 70 the other triunphaniiy. ran
other nickel in" che exclaimed
Another nickel2 What do you
mean?" the other asked. puzzled
Claire laughed showing her pref
tiest dimple 4 mean" she explained
that that's i've niekels I've saved this
week by free rides. OF course ] don't
care for the nickels. but it's loads Of
fun to do H."
''But-cIaire ElIis-it isn't honest,"
Claire laughed again. What's thu
harmg' she asked The company's
Tar too rich. Lots Of people do It. only
they don't own up"
but / should think the conductor
would catch you"
That's Just the fun OF tive found
out how. II think the conductor is
going TO ask me. just smile right
into his eyes. They never insist when
you do that. Once. though. ! did near
~ get caught. ! took a big chance
that time, for I'd been shopping. and
had spent every cent except ten-doi
lar bilI-and the conductor was a grim
old thing. who wouldn't know pretty
rfrI from a cow. When he said. Fare
MISS / was scared for a second; then
before ] realized II. my life was saved.
The man who had given me his seat
and was standing just In front OF me
said. I paid for that young LADY
gave you two tickets The conductor
looked doubtful. but he couldn't be
sure because the car was crowded, 50
after an instant he went on
Z But. Claire EIlis-to let strange
man pay for you,"
i Claire flushed little
well. Of course l didn't quite iiks
Il. but what could do?" she protested
And I'm sure he was very nice about
It. only be did keep staring at md
afterward. wouldn't have father
know IL for anything-he's SO fussy
over some things. Don't you dare
breathe II 10 a living soul. Bess Harri
man.--Youth's Companion
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04
A GOOD ~FLEN. /"


ona often hears Of the honor OF the
Chinese merchant: not so frequentis
Il the story OF his generosity too
n a always pleasant TO read OF an
,ncsdent nike that related by W =
unnter in .The Fan Kwae. FROM
whatexer mart OF the world It comes
showing. as it does. height OF com
mereiaI integrity and personal kind
ness which would do credit TO any
norson An American merchant OF
Canton. once possessed OF consul
erahle fortune. lost his money. Al that
time Honqua was one Of the ieaolnS
Chinese merchants.
The hope Of regaining his fortune
induced. the American to continue ms
business in China. In this he was ma
terially assisted by Houqua- The Two
had for some years been -old hens-
Time passed, and considerable sums
we're placed at the Americans disposal
bv Hououa- No reference was made
IN the transactions by the Chinaman-
At the end OF two OF three years 40
counts. we're balanced. and many thou
sand dollars were found TO stand ms
Hououa's favor he took sort OK
promissory note from the American,
consisting simply Of a record OF tne
amount Of the sum and the date
As the years went by the American
often expressed HIS desire to return
10 the United States He hoped that
some good turn OF fortune would en-
able him TO cancel the note. which
was all that held him in China Ons
day. while visiting bis friend. Houqus
said:
you have been long time from
home. Do-you ever expect to returny
ut is impossible" replied the Amer
lean. Il cannot cancel your note. an6
that alone would prevent me-
Houqua asked n he had means to
provide q residence in America The
American told him he had some re-
sources. and that the note was his
only debt. Hounua sent his purser for
the note. Taking it. he said:
You and I number one ole Ten
You belong honest man. only mo-
chance"
Then Houqua tore the note into
shreds, saying:
Just now have settee counter All
nnishee. You go. you please" whicbs
means:
/ ~our accounts are all settled; you
may 60 when you please"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04
ABBREv1ArIoEs.


write the whole Word.
With puckered brow Mrs. Dixon
studied her husbands letter. Sine
her marriage she had learned-not
without protest--to decipher many
weird short cuts. but this time she
was beaten.
Dear NJ" the puzzle ran Have
been down with B. ever since l got
here, and IN h. r.. Country hotels
with cold bedrooms won't look very
good 10 me after such an experience
but I'm pretty sure TO strike them
on leaving this town. W. NJ 81,
expressed here Immediately. care p
and r.. may save my life.
IL 70 you and my baby Q"
Down with bronchitis"-his old
I'm high fever" that much was dis
tressingly plain And 20 think OF
cold hotel rooms when he was IN
state like that But what was W.
n s-"7 Who in the world were
~P- and R-"g
After cudgeling her brain half the
morning. Mrs. Dixon sent Of an anx-
ions and expensive telegram. and
few hours later received the follow
ing:
n Is Bob Davidson. II F high
feather. wN S wool night shirt P
and r Porter and Robinson. Wake
up. darling. Grant
II was the last three words that
spurred Mrs. Dixon TO action, Her
cheeks were very pink as she took
Up a pen. and. without stopping 10
count consequences, wrote:
Dear G. Truth IS. was 80 desper-
steiy s. when your letter came that
I couldn't understanding anything
Better now. but must tell you that X
has $50 Your own NJ"
Twenty-four hours later an anxious
husband. who had expected that MS
business trip would keep him away
three weeks. rushed In on her and
little Ruth az breakfast
swhat does Il mean he demanded
You said you'd been desperately SICK
and Ruth had scarlet fever
20 Grant. Have ] actually fright
ened you with my little iokei 'Des-
perateiy stupid II meant. and Ruth
has a scarlet feather for her new
hat"
The admonilIon. Wake up. darl-
tng,- came to the tip Of her tongue
but stayed there. and later. she was
clad Il had. for not one word OF re-
proaeh escaped the TIP OF his IN
stead. he nobiy dropped the subject
until after breakfast. when. having
sacrificed a halliday Of time and rail-
road fare both ways. he started out
again.
Then he wiped out all past onenfes
nv saving simply. ~Guess the whole
words cheaper in the long run MOL
lie. ] win n you will."-Youth's Com
panion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04
SOW HAs A RIvAL.

s~.t, Made fram the Cafsx 81 the
n..~tt~. a Tropical Newrom~r.
Introduced several years ago into
California and Florida. the roseile de
serves a wider cultivation than Il now
enjoys II Is 80 simple and It's re
oulremeuts 40 few that IA the tropics
and subtropics u should be an indis-
pcnable plant In the garden OF every
family.
This fact. IN view Of It's peculiar
adap,abillty for Jelly making. should
cause the roselle TO become a plant OF
considerable importance In the United
states. says Country Life In America.
on rather low nutrltive value. the
thlckened calyx possesses excellent
qualities for the manufacture Of Jelly
and allied products Preparations made
from n closely resemble in color and
aavor those made from the cranberry.
The roselle IL an annual and oonse-
ouently seed for planting must be
saved every autumn. As usually plant
ed-that Is, In February and March
the roseiie attains height Of from :
70 feet. The large yellow flowers
each with a red eye. fade before the
day IA past. and the subsequent en-
largement OF the calyxes Is then very
rapid. In less than three weeks they
attain their full size and are ready for
nickfnR
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04
QUfR SpNn

new machine automatically weighs
mr. measures a medicine and ILLS eight
capsules while one is filed by hand
chao Ping-chun. vice president OF
the Chinese ministry Of interior, has
been ordered to retire. owing 10 his
opium habits
The United States government main
talns nfty-seven wireless telegraph
stations and has nsnety-six vessels
fitted out with such facilities.
Helium Is the ideal gas for all
lighter than air airships, said Prof
rrdmann the other day in lecture
IN Berlin. Had Count Zeppelin used
Il. he declared. the catastrophe at Ech-
terdingen last August would never
have occurred.
Next years international exhibition
IN Brussels is TO have a very uncom-
mon feature. 1t is proposed to give
an ocular display OF the misery and
poverty in which the Belgian home
workers exist. with view OF bringing
their needs under public notice
new social experiment has been
made by the authorities OF Charlotten-
burg. Beriin's fashionable suburb.
They have appointed to their element
ary schools women oficials under the
title OF -schulschwester' or school
sisters. whose function 1t is specially
to look after the health Of the chill
dren.
The hen gathers. mixes and puts to
rether in organic form. $50 grains OF
water. 100 grains OF fat. 1os grains
OF lime. eighty grains OF aibumen.
twenty-six grains OF sugar and ten
grains OF ash. With her marvellous
inside fixtures she puts her humble
grist together and shells cut the most
miraculous OF animal products-the
egg.-Farm Journal.
The total electric light and power
generating capacity In Japan at the
end OF 1905 was s6.60s kilows1ts. an
increase Of $4,000 kilowatts over 1907.
OF this capacity 54.55o kilowstts was
generated by steam. 81 .s51 kilowatts by
water power and los kilowatts by gas
engines. Last year the Toxic Electric
Lirht Company began taking power
! from Katsura. forty-sevcn miles dis
tant. the voltage being $4,000
The Turkish bath as known In the
west differs materially from the
Turlxicn bath as used In the east Ac-
cordinr to F. G. Afea. wanderer and
mighty hunter. the difference lies in
the fact that at home the bath is Wis
tied only by men who wear broad
cloth. whereas IN Damascus almost the
poorest are able to frequent II. Dis
rohlng IN the nafourah men are to
be seen whose wardrobe would not
fetch sovereign.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04

Mrs. Maybrfck Talks on Brutal
Treatment 81 Prisoners.
There are relics Of barbarian IN
American prisons STILL" said Mrs
Florence Maybrick. 10 a talk at the
first annual luncheon Of the League
for Political Education. at the Hotel
Aston. says the New YORK Tribune. In
one OF our prisons visited recently
l. found twenfy-eight women confined
in a dungeon fourteen feet below the
ground. There were holes IN the floor
opening directly into the sewers be
meath. and rats were running up out
Of the sewers and eating the crumbs
in the straw. The air 80 reeked with
sewer gas that. though 1 stayed there
only a short time. had racking
headache the rest Of the day. In this
dungeon those women were confined
every day. month after month. from
o'clock ia the morning TIL in the
evening. with no work and no visitors.
In another prison. 10 the mining
districts. saw boy confined down
IN a dark cell below ground. chains
on bis wrists and chains on his ankles
asked what be had done. The an.
swer was that he was lazy'-wouldn't
DO his. work. he was required 70 pick
three carloads Of coal a day. and he
picked only two; 90 he was punished.
THE next day asked an old miner
II It was much OF a days work to pick
three carloads OF coal Why he said,
no one but an expert miner and a
hard-museled man could do Il. A soft
muscled boy from the city slums. like
the one you describe. couldn't do II
any more than he could ny.
There is nogging in some Of or
prisons" Mrs. Alaybrick went on.
There is stringing up by the wrists.
have seen women triced up by their
wrists TO iron rings IN the ceiling OF
the cell. There Il overcrowding. In
Sing Sing. built for 1000 prisoners.
1000 are confined now, so that they
even have cots in the chapel"
Mrs. Maybrick said that abuse OF
prisoners was due 70 lack OF knowl
edge on the part OF the public They
1ouL MINK, sue hdtl- Al ptoFlr
knew these things they would put a
stop 10 them. We want 10 rouse pub
lie opinion. And there are three points
want 10 call your attention to.
first. the insane. They are cruelty
treated In many OF our jaiis. This
ought not TO be. There should be a
separate place OF detention for the In
sane while their cases are being de-
cided
Next. something should be done to
protect feeble-minded girls sent out
from 3ails and prisons. They 90 out.
absolutely without oversight. 70 be
come. many OF them. the victims Of
brutal men
Third. I want to remind you OF the
bill before the Legislature az Albany
providing for a separate place OF com
mitment for those accused Of drunk
enness This would reduce by 50 Der
cent the population Of our workhous
es. and drunkenness would then be
treated as the disease II is
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04

Now the last roasted peanut Is swal-
lowed
The last clown hos gone on parade;
The iast susared pop corn been fol-
BY sips Of tbs last lemonade.
His eyes, once 50 big. that shone
brightly
Through an Of the glad afternoon.
Are shut and HIS fingers close tightly
And cling 10 his gaudy balloon.
The last acrohaes been applauded.
And shuffled his way from the mat;
The LAST bareback riders been lauded;
The clown. with his sngar-ioaf hat,
Has gone with his powder and
spangies.
The diver has made his last leap;
And here IN my arms are brown
tangles.
OF cuIs. ana boy fast asFesp,
One sticky hand rests on my shoulder.
One holds fast the CANDY balloon,
That shrinks. and before us much
older
win fade ike ne glad afternoon.
His dreams. Il may be- 81 the maddest
or s0mersauits. recklessiy hurieds
the tiredest sieepiest sladdest
And sticklest lad IN the world
And OH but ths spansies wers spien-
Ola.
And oh. but the music was grandi
The SIDE splitting clown laughter
blended
win soul stirring airs BY the hand.
TIL nanglit OF The glad marvel hngers
Save what Ia his dreams he may
keep.
As he clasps his lalioon with close
fingers.
And rests in my arms. fast asleep.
Ana 80 nom these 30. without num-
her.
Ere aught Or The glitter was gone.
lie went 20 MS dream-iasen sipnai'efl
where on plays she music. end on.
For him an he reeei = maddest,
For him NOT q rss has been fofied.
The giredesg. sieepioaf, Eiaddesf
And sflckiesf lad IN ne world.
Youths Companion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04
GREAT POWER OF WATER
us,. abe West Ia UfiIisiaz the Flow
Of Moanfsin streams.

No.. .h~ West Ia CffIisinE the Flow
Of Mountain STREAMS
Great power houses OF many tnou-
sand ksiowatt capacity are being built
on the Pacific slope. where the ia'ls
OF rivers are being utilized one OF
he greatest river-harnessing accom-
nllshmcnts Is that Of the hydro-electric
plant OF the stanlslaus Power Com
many on the Stanislaus River. In cen
trai California. An energy eQualing
Is .oo0-horse power has been developed.
In this instance a dam has been
thrown across the river up In the
mountains. the water is carried twelve
miles By a nume. thence through .
short wooden stave pipe and steel
pressure pipe 5000 feet in length to
the power house. The lines for the
transmission OF electricity are strung
on steel towers 500 feet apart on the
level. and closer together In the noun
taina. The total length OF the line TO
San Francisco IS one hundred miles.
The United Railways Company. Of San
Francisco. recently obtained a con
trolling Interest in the company for
IS. 600. 900 and Il expects to save $780,
600 annually in the transmission OF
power.
Another instance OF the kind Is at
Durango. Colo. where vertical four
foot solid column OF water. one thou
sand feet in height is shot into Inn
mense turbines. which generate 10000
horse power, this power being trans
mitted on a wire not larger than ones
little finger The Snoqualmic Falls.
near Seattle and Tacoma. Wash, run
scores OF small factories In Seattle anal
Tacoma. light the city OF Tacoma and
several towns and run big maDufac-
turing plants This same power is
also running the street cars at Seattle,
with their forty million passengers a
year.
The Portland (ore.) Light and
Power Company has 3 plant Of $4,000
horse power. with which II supplies
not only Portland but other cities. Al
ready electric power has proved Its
eficIency In running cars over the
heavy grades OF the Rocky Mountains
and the Canadian Pacific Is preparing
to electrify three hundred miles Of Its
railway In the Canadian Rockies, wa
ter furnishing the power for general.
ing electricity. In view OF what has
been accomplished In the far west.
surprise is expressed that more has
not been done towards Harvesting the
rivers In the central and eastern
states. The rapids Of the Mississippi
River az Keokuk. Iowa. have capac
ity equallng II not excelling Niagara
IN producing power, and dam to cost
$4,000 has already been projected.
st. Louis. Mo-. viii look to this source
for power before many years. Elec.
irlc development is stIll in It's infancy.
THE Pacific Monthly.