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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
TRAINING YOUTH Fur WAX
England Works Out Plan to Bali
Possible Invaders.
PLAY BRINGS CRISIS TO HEAD
Presented at Time England Was
Worried About National Defense,
Du Maurier's Production
Causes Quick Action.
ORDER COAL MoNDAY-1OO Green Stamp.
with each On-an kind.

LONDON. Feb. 2O.-(Special,)-One rather
poorly written play has done for England
what years OF agitation by It's greatest
generals and its most far-sighte1 public
men has failed to do. Or, perhaps. Il Is
fairer to say that the play has crowned
the work OF the eminent agitators and
has brought home to the English people in
concrete form the terrible danger to which
they are exposed as a result OF their mill
tary appropriateness.
The play is entitled "An Englishman's
Home 1t Is the work of Major Du. Maui
4rier. an officer now serving in South AT
RIGA, eldest son OF the late George Du
Maurier. author of "Trllby." and a brother
of Gerald Du MaurIsr, the we'll known
English actor. but owing TO the army
regulations which forbid an officer on the
active list from engaging in any other oc-
cupation than soldering, the author Is re-
ferred to merely as "a Patriot"
The play has como at the psyoholo sical
moment when all England Is Ia king
about the problem of NATIONAL defense, and
1t has taught the national ina ination de.
spite It's crudeness. II is impossible 10 buy
a seat at the theater at which II Is being
produced in London. for two months ahead
and arrangements are being hurried for
ward for producing Il simultaneously at
another London theatsr. More than a dozen
touring companies are already being or
ganized to take tito the provinces. and
the War office authorities are negotiating
with the producers to send companies to
every town and village In the county to
wake up the people to the danger to which
the country is exposed by their apathy.
Plsy Deals with Invasion.
The theme of the play Is a very simple
one. IL deals with an imaginary invasion
Of England by the forces OF the Imp ess
OF the North" but there is very little a
tempt to disguise the fact that GerHualy
is the invader. The volunteer force on
which England must depend TO repel an
invader II the regular army is engaged
elsewhere. and the enemy has managed &c
elude the fleet and effect a landing. breaks
down hopelessly and In the end a respect
able British householder Is ruthlessiy shot
by the enemy's soldiers because. being q
civilian, he has picked up a rife TO defend
his own house from attack.
The whole secret OF the popularity OF tho
play Is that It depicts on the stage the con.
dition OF things which Lord Roberts. Eng
lands greatest living general. and a hos
OF other military and public men. hav,
been trying 10 depict on the platform. As
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sells and waterways. and there are other
great departments served by multitudes Of
1 nativea t
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Stunning that the regular army should be
engaged abroad and a German army should
manage to evade the fleet. which is said
to be by no means impossible, England
would be at the mercy of its enemy. About
nine months ago Mr.. Haldane. the minister
for war, worked out an excellent scheme
under which the territorial army was es-
tablished. This Is organized on a volun-
tary basis for home defense. and the es
tablishment asked for was 300, 600 men. Only
10000 men have come forward. and It lie
admitted that even 100000 would be alto
gether inadequate for the purpose for which
the army is intended.
Territorial Army UnpopuIar.
The failure of the territorial army is
largely due to- two facts. One Is that the
average young Briton does not take kindly
to soldering. He is wrapped up In sport.
and anything. even business. which inter-
feres with his watching cricket and foot
ball games-and occasionally playing them
is Of secondary Importance in his eyes.
The second reason is that his employers OBJ
ject to his being taken away for a month
or so every year when the territorial army
is undergoing its training in camp. and
have discouraged volunteering.
The employers, however. are fully alive
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army and they are pretty well agreed that
there would be no objection to soldering
II everyone had to do his share of 1t. Then.
they declare. the employer who allowed and
encouraged his men to train for the de-
Tense OF their country would not be placed
at a disadvantage in competition with those
who refused to allow their men the neces-
sary time for training.
There is an alternative which has been
preached by the soldiers for more than a
year, and which l am In a position to state
is approved by the War office authorities
although they have not felt it to be polite
to declare themselves openly. Service for
all is coming in England within a few
years in spite Of the opposition Of the So
cialists and extreme radicals who see In
'conscription." as they call II, a dangerous
force leading towards extreme militarism
on the German model.
No CONSUMPTION In scheme.
The scheme which has neen fully worked
out for universal training is very differ
ent, however. from the method OF con-
scription adopted by most countries on
the ointment. Under the new English
scheme, no one, except those physically
unfit for soldering. will be exempt. and
the young men vii not be taken away
from their business for two or three years
just az the time when they should be re-
etiving their most valuable business train
ing.
1t is proposed TO start with the boys
in school, when they are about 10 years
old. They will be drilled and taught TO
shoot with miniature rifles, graduating TO
the service arm as they Increase in bodily
strength. AT the age Of Is they will pass
into the territorial army and will be COM
PEELED to spend about four months every
year in camp or barracks for three years
and TO perform a certain number OF even
ing drills during the period when they
are not with the colors. For the follow
ing three years they will have to spend
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
BELGIUM COLD FOR CONGO
sweeping Monetary Reform to B
introduced by Government.
BARTER CASH REPLACED BY COIN
uuilions win BE Needed for Internal
Tv-dIng and Trame
Colony and Belgium
Merchants.
als, Feb. sO.1(special)-one OF

LIS, Feb. @.-(Special)-One OF
As st problems which faces Belgium
new TIA; II has assumed control OF the
Congo. is the Introduction of adequate
n,oney supply into the African dependency.
King I eopold endowed the. Congo with a
magnificent monetary system-on paper. He
established a gold standard, but minted
40 gold coin. and excepting the currency
ahade from brass wire. he put very little
money of any sort In circulation.
, Belgium promises to change the Congo
procedure; to make the money system a
reality and put as much money as Is
needed In circulation In it's new colony.
That Is a bold promise. for cash amount
Ing to many millions is needed.
The natives know what money is. They
have never been without a currency OF
come sort. These savages are no fools.
riley understsud the law made by the white
man. They know that Under Il cash pay
nents OF the government tax will secure
their personal liberty to them. and that
liberty they are determined TO have, even
if'they mrst work for Il. When King Leo
Yeld transferred the Congo sovereignty to
belgium the money IN circulation, includ-
ing ~banknotes. silver. nickel and copper.
bore n face value OF $Ss7.54o.
Lack of Money Flinders Trade.
.A
rhis money. eked out by English gold,
witch the state accepted as legal tender,
was not always sufficient fos the needs OF
traders in their dealings with the state,
The government officials In the Congo In
sist on all payments for carriage as well
as dues being made Ia congon coin or
sovereigns. At lines there Is not enough
of such coinage to be found In Bona and
more than once the governor OF the Congo
has had to interfere in order to prevent a
money crisis and order the officials 70 ac-
cept French money. easily obtainable from
the French Congo on the other side OF the
great African river. AS a rule. however,
foreign coin has been kept out OF the
Congo II II is still 10 be kept out the Bel
gian mint must be busy for a long time to
come.
Putting the needs OF traders aside. the
5000 O0 or so left In the Congo by King Leo
pold viii hardly he a drop I'm the bucket
when the government payday comes round,
The payroll Of the Belgian Colonial office
a. enormous. The Department OF Agricul-
ture employs i0.O00 native workmen, there
are 1900 natives In the public force. 400
aativss are employed regularly en- Tia rail-
way wcrks. IN the shipyards az Leopold
VILE alone 500 natives are engaged. raany
thousands are engaged ON the state yes
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ing all ne men 1t needs for this service.
What It needs ana what-it is going to have
IS a nation In arms TO. defend It against
INVASION.
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sells and waterways, and there are other
great departments served by multitudes Of
natives, p
hulk of Expense i'm Services.
From a careful analysis Of the Congo
budge It appears that 5S.41 per cent OF tn.
ordinary expenses of the states comes. un-
der the head OF have been called
services from which the blacks derive at
least partialutility." These services are
those in which the natives work and draw
pay-the national domain. for example, the
working Of which cost the state over 81 200,
600 in 1906. while the natives were still labor
Ing on 1t under ~compulsion OF the labor ak
and paid in kind; the public force, which
costs s1.loO. 600. and the naval service. which
costs over $4,000
From the foundation of the state in 1905.
it's total outlay. exclusive OF extraordinary
expenditures, amounted to S73.9l5. s51.@ OF
this sum over s4s. 10000 was paid to the ma
lives, or expended on works of Immediate
benefit TO them. This was the actual cost
In cash to the state. The cash was spent
IN part on trade goods with which TO pay
wages. but. though the money did not re-
main in the Congo, the state has had 10
pay that sum for the upkeep of the colony.
and Belgium will have similar payments to
make In the future.
Peculiar Uses for Coin.
1t win require an immense amount OF coin
to meet these expenses year after year in
cash, for the natives withdraw a huge
amount Of money from circulation 10 turn
lit to some uses which civilization finds
hardly necessary, such as burying 1t with
chiefs; or to others which civilization thinks
,r4tTa a. FOR aVarnnIa danoFatinR nngaa
ears. arms and legs with IT.
1t is probable that the tear OF the great
drain which would be caused by the con-
tinual disappearance OF coin from currency
was a cause which led KIM Leopold's gov
ernInent 10 continue the truck system OF
payment for SO many years. The existence
OF this danger was proved by the manner
In which the natives used the money made
from brass wire. They bent the mitakos
into rings and the ostentatious rich covered
themselves with them to such an extent
that their limbs became extended and theiI
necks stretched up to almost twice their or
| binary size.
Slaves were the gold standard OF the ma.
tves for years. There was continual deal.
ing In slaves every where In the Congo for
home use. as we'll as for export; and by
retail. In small portions, as well as whole
sale II was a common thing TO have live
slaves brought TO market and sold piece.
meal. limb by limb, to different buyers.
whites EstabIiSh GIN standard.
The white traders, who were settled In
central Africa before the foundation OF
the Congo state, did not interfere with ths
slave trade. but they set up an abomlnsbls
money standard of their own. one in which
bottles OF gin took the place Of coin.
The representative OF the Netheiland'
explained this. and defended Il at ths
conference OF Berlin. The sale OF drink,
he said. was notably established in com,
: merc.al vsase. according to which spirits
represented money IN a way, ane wers
the principal Instruments OF exchange IN
the Congo basin" The conference refused
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19
HOUSES ARE TORN TO PIECES
DIsAsTERls BELIEVED 10 HAVE.
BEEN CAUSED BY SOME
MIscREANT.
DAMAGE IS FULLY S250,001
ENTIRE CITY SUPPLY OF WATER
LOST AND FAMINE lis
IMMINENT.

Parkersburg, w u. March Id. :
Three persons were killed ana three
others probably fatally injured. many
more slightly, and ten OF more houses
wrecked and forty more badly dazz
aged when two large water tanks
supplying the city with water burst
early this morning.
The dead are:
MR.. AND MRS. WALTHsR Wac
GLE.
The immense stream OF released
water rushed down Prospect hill
sweeping everything before it. Sew
eral houses were swept into the
streets and residents knocked from
their beds. One whole family was
carried down the street seventy
yards, their house being almost torn
t6 pieces.
The two tanks contained the entire
city supply Of water and a water fam
inc is now imnfnent. The damage
amounted to betVeen 100000 and
$25O,0O0. The breaking of the tanks
is believed to have been caused by
some miscreant. Mrs. John Maloney
and EDNA Jones, the latter colored,
are missing.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19
POLICE HUNT
KIDNAPPED
YOUTH
OFFICERS MAKE RIGID SEARCH
THROUGHOUT THREE
STATES.
FATHER Will PAY RANSOM
WANT TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR RETURN OF EIGHT YEAR
OLD BOY.
MOTHER FRUSTRATED BY ACT
RELATIVES MAKING
EVERY EFFORT TO LOCATE
CHILD.
FATHER WILL PAY RANSOM
WANT TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR RETURN OF EIGHT YEAR
OLD BOY.
MOTHER FRUSTRATED BY ACT
WEALTHY RELATIVES MAKING
EVERY EFFORT TO LOCATE
CHILD.

Sharon, Pa, Mch 10. Notwith-
standing the rigid search made last
might by the many officers Of western
Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and vest
ern Virginia, no trace was found up
to this morning of the kidnapers Of
the S-year old son of James P. Whit
law, a prominent and wealthy attor-
ney here. The boy was taken from
school by two unknown men and
ransom of $4,000 was demanded in a
letter to the father. The latter immer
diately complied with the terms of the
letter by inserting an advertisements
in various papers that he is willing to
pay the ransom, but no word has been
received from the kidnapers as to-
when and where the money is to be
sent.
4
The lads relatives. some Of whom
are millionaires. are making every
possible effort to locate the child ana
Frank H. Buhl, the millionaire iron
master and teel,man, an uncle Of the
boy, today stated he would spend
100000 to recover him.
The mother is prostrated at Whit
laws home. She clings patheticaily
to her daughter, Salina, 10 years old.
and refuses to allow her to be takeS-
from her side. The faaher refused to
divulge the contents of the letter re-
ceived from the extortionists in its en-
tirety, but intimates that they made
terrible threat and fears THAT they
may put it in execution. He says he
is willing to surrender everything he
owns to have the boy restoredsto- him.
It is believed that the lad was
drugged by his abductors Immediate
ly after taking him from the school
and placing him In buggy. The ac-
counts of several persons alleged to
have seen two men driving along the
road to Warren Ohio, agree that the
boy was wrapped in blankets and APP
parently asleep on the lap of one Of
the men.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19
SHOOT At ALL IN STREETS
pEsPEHADoEs RIDE UP AND
DOWN CONSTANTLY DIS
cHARolNc GUNS.
SCORE of BLASTS FlHED But
MEN Fail 70 FoRcE INNER
DOORS.

Bald KnoArc Fks March s. while
some of thslf ! mbe5 rqas about the
streets diHchal ing 4eyolvers and
holding tae g9pulace ID terror, others
|a1 the ban q robbefs worked for
l1ore than an hour tdday in an un-
Successful attempt to dynamite their
1<ay into The vault Of the bank of
Bald Knob, abandoning their task aft.
er firing nearly a score of blasts that
demolished the outer door of the safe
but failed to force the inner doors.
One citizen was wounded in the part
ing fusilade of the band.
The first explosion aroused the cit
liens who emerged from houses and
were greeted by bullets Of the out
posts. They quickly ran for shelter
while the~robbers kept up an almost
constNnt fire. taking shots at any one
who came within their range. In the
meantime those inside the bank con-
tinued to use dynamite, but without
success. Before commencing opera
tions the band had destroyed the tel
ephone Communication but overlooked
the Telegraph wire and message to
Augusta quickly brought an armed
posse which joined the citizens here
in pursuit of the robbers.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19
Find SHARPE not !
GUILTY OF AIDING
CARMACK'S SLAYERS.
JURY HoPELEssLY TIED UP AS
TO GUILT OF COLONEL AND
ROBIN COOPER.
Twelve Men are Ordered Back to
Their Room to Consider Furfner
and Acquitted Man is Released.

Nashville, Tenn, March 19.-We
are hopelessly tied up as to the Coop
ers, but we find John Sharpe not
guilty"
This was the response of Foreman
Burke Of the jury in the Cooper
Sharpe murder trial after noon today
when Judge Hart called the jurors
before him and asked If they had
reached a verdict. The Judge ordered
the jury back to consider further as
to the Coopers and directed that
Sharpe be released from custody.
Sharpe sat stolid and Indifferent
Not so his wife. When she graspet
the significance of the verdict hel
eyes filled with tears and she seemed
about to break down. Her sister
soothed her as did the daughters Of
Colonel Cooper, who, with tears o.
disappointment in their eyes, heartily
congratulated the Sharpes. The judge
then adjourned court until 2 p. m. AS
he left the court room, Reid Sharpe
the younger brother of John, remark
ed to friends: This is not the end
of this case"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19
FIREMAN WALKER gets
LEFT Leg BADLY MANGLED

Boyd L. Walker, locomotive fire
man, is at Las Vegas hospital today.
suffering from injuries that may rem
der it necessary for him to submit to
the amputation of his left foot.
Last evening about 6:30 as a No.
731 freight train was ascending Onava
hill, six or seven miles north Of this:
city, travelling at rate of/speed not
to exceed or 10 miles an hour, Fire
man Walker got or iais engine 90 :
some purpose, intending to reioin tbs
train at one of the rear cars. He Az
tempted to do so, but missed life cal-.
cu1ations and fell under the wheels.
which passed over his left limo Inst!
above the ankle.
After the acciden< S6<eII am. he.
was placed in the cabccse 81 t6ss tram
which was in charge 81 Cond9clor
Collier and brought the locsl se||-
road hospital
He is not thought % be in a 1.e-
caripus condition 3hough the rezd|t
of an amputation set remains to s..
seen. 81
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19
SENATORS find MANY FAULTS
With PRESENT TARIFF BILL

lumber eventually hope to obtain a
similar concession from Canada.
Senator Frye of Maine today said
the removal of the wood pulp duty
would transfer that industry to Cana
da, and stated that the 10000 men
now employed in the wood pulp and
paper business in Maine would be
placed in forced idleness.
Senator Cullom said the bill ought
to satisfy those who have been clam
|cijng for a reduction.
Senator Bailey insisted one Of two
things would have to occur in respect
to the duty ON hides and boots and
shoes. If boots and shoes and other
products Of leather are protected, ne
believes there should be protection
for hides. He would have no objec'
ton to free hides. II the same princi-
pie of exempted could be adopted in
respect to articles MANUFACTURED from
Heather goods.
Mr.. Bailey will give the senate an
opportunity to vote on an amendment
providing for an income tax.
Senator Aldrich, chairman Of the
senate committee on finance. is giving
great attention to the bill. He is fully
convinced that many changes musi
be made to render the bill acceptable
to the senate.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19
National Guard Orders

Governor Curry has accepted the
resignation Of Colonel o. @. Myhre
of Silver City and has promoted.
Lieutenant Colonel 3. G. Abbott to the
vacancy, with the rank of colonel.
Second Lieutenant Luis Armijo ia
promoted so the rank Of Captain and
will proceed to organize a company
Of infantry at Las Vegas.
The annual inspection by the war
department will take place on the fol-
lowing dates:
Company F at Santa Fe on April 10,
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19
R. G. MULLEN is STILL
FIGHTING EXTRADITION

Special to The Optic
Santa Fe, Mch 10. = Judge McFie
this afternoon denied the writ of ha-
beas corpus applied for by R g. Null
len of Alamogordo, to prevent his ex-
tradition to Iowa to answer to the
charge of obtaining money by fraud.
Mullen's counsel asked for a hearing
on motion to appeal the case to !.
higher court and offered to give bond.
This hearing is on this afternoon.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19
Leave for Europe.

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Wiegand start
on their European trip tomorrow af-
ternoon. They will visit their daugh-
ter, Mrs. ]. van Houten. in Ration, al
50 will spend a fortnight in Kansas
City, sailing from New York for Ham
burg on the steamer Cleveland" Sat
urday April II. Mr.. Wiegand has not
visited Europe since he left there
49 years ago, during which lapse of
time, he has amassed competency
for life, and he will tour. the old coun-
try generally on this trip, likely being
absent from Las Vegas three or four
months.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19
Excellent Promotion.

G. G, Stafford, stenographer and
clerk in the local freight office, has
received notice of his transfer to the
Belen cutoff. and leaves for Clovis,
N. NJ, tomorrow afternoon to assume
the responsible. duties of cashier at
that terminal Mrs. Stafford also
leaves town tomorrow, going to Pitts
burg, Kan, on a visit to her people
till the head. of the house gets mat
ter arranged for the family at theic
new home bn the plains.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19

Washington, Mch 49, That there
will be d great variety of opinions on
the tariff bill when it reaches the
senate is now certain.
Reductions on lumber schedule win
be sturdily resisted by Senators Frye
and Hale of Maine, and BY some Of
the senators from the Pacific coast,
and from the extreme northwest. SEM
ators from Minnesota and North and
South Dakota on the other hand will
try to secure free lumber instead OF
the mere reduction proposed by the
house bill
The proposed inheritance tax and
free coal and hides win be resisted
and a strong fight against reductions
in the iron, and steel schedules is
expected, ofuo.
Senator Cummins of Iowa declares
the tariff should be made stiIl lower
and that he viii do everything in his
power to obtain further reductions
1t is declared that Minnesota. North
and South Dakota have nothing to
fear from free lumber. while they are
anxious to obtain entrance into the
Canadian market. which now has a
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19

Mrs. Minerva Reed returned to her
home city Ills afternoon from an ex-
tended trip over the country. AS
grand matron of the Order OF the
Eastern Star she instituted lodges at
|Estancia. Lake Arthur, Portales and
Elida, N. NJ, and made official Wis.
its to lodges at Carlsbad, Artesia,
Hagerman, Roswell and Albuquerque.
She had been absent from Las Vegas
two weeks.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19
SAN Sal! M!G!JE! Miguel CONVICT Col! VIC!
y ESCAPES FROM PEN
Special to The optic.

Special to The Optic.
Santa Fe, Mch 1s.-Josiah Wilson,
trusty at the territorial peniten-
tiary, where he was. serving two
years for larceny committed in San
Miguel county, escaped from prison
last night and is still at large. Wilson
broke into the residence of the assist
ant superintendent, and exchanged
his prison garb for suit of civilian
clothes. Bloodhounds failed to track
him, because of a heavy fall Of snow.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-19

Bellingham. Wash. March 49,
Fragments of a wireless message
were picked up here. indicating that
a United States transport had gone
ashore near the entrance to Puget
Sound and several lives were lost. No
confirmation is obtainable.