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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20
LEFT ON LONELY ROAD
PROMISED ANGRY CROWD WHO
SAW ACCIDENT TO TAKE
HER HOME
POLICE AFTER WRETCH
FARMERS MAY WREAK SUMMARY
VENGEANCE IF HE is
CAUGHT

Chicago. July 20. - Run ovet by a
speeding automobile, which crushed
her legs, Hulda Soltweld, a 1S-year
old school girl, was abandoned on a
lonely road by the chauffeur of the
machine.
After the accident the girl was lift
ed into the car and the driver prom
ised the angry crowd which witnessed
the accident, that he woul1 take the
girl to her home. When he reached
q lonely spot, he removed the girl
from the car and left her.
The driver of the car Is now being
searched for by the police of Chicago
and special detectives detailed on the
ase, which is without parallel. The
girl may Gle of her injuries, as re-
suit of lying several hours by the
without medical attention.
The farmers of the district where
the accident occurred are enraged
over the affair and they, too, are as
sisting in the search. Should they
capture the man, it is believed
would promptly follow.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20
IN SOUTH
HAS EFFECT OF MAKING PERSON
AFFLICTED INDoLENT AND
NO GOOD
USUALLY CALLED LAZY BUG
PHYSICIANS SAVE 5000 SUFFER
ERs OF PEST ANNUALLY IN
PUERTO RICO

Washington, July 2O.- Efforts of
army surgeons to eradicate the 'Iazy
bug" or hook worm" whose official
name is the uncinariasis. from sol
diers. will probably lead to wide
spread effort to eradicate this disease
throughout the southern states.
The presence of the '1azy bug in
the human system induces Incidence
IN person otherwise apparently in
perfect health. Tests show that the
is widely prevalent among
army recruits from the southern
states. After treatment The patient
Increases in weight and acquires
ginger"
1t is estimated that the fight on the
hook worm" saves 5000 lives in Puer-
o Rico annually. besides increasing
he industry of the natives there.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20
COURT ORDERS AUDITOR
TO PAY ExTREAsuRER

Judge Sohn R. McFie yesterday at
Santa Fe granted an alternative writ
u mandamus. returnable on July 25.
against Territorial Auditor William G.
Sargent, upon relation Of John S.
Beaven. former treasurer of Berna-
lilo county. directing the auditor to
audit and issue warrant upon the
treasurer for the amount due ielator
at 4 per cent commission on funds
collected by him and turned over to
the treasurer, and also what Is due
tn the seme grounds to the former
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20
STATES FAVOR
INCOME TAX AMENDMENT

New York, July 20.- To ascertain
the sentiment of the states On the
constitutional amendment giving con-
gress authority to levy an income tax,
= New York newspaper has questioned
the governors of twenty-three states.
Fifteen questioned are in favor of the
amendment, seven are noD-committal
and one is opposed. Among the
states whose legislatures will proba-
bly ratify the amendment are Mon
tana, Nevada Colorado. Idaho. Okla
homa and Texas. Among the non
committal governors was he execu-
tive Of Wyoming Ufahrs governor is
to the tax.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20
SOLDIER BOYS to BE GUESTS OF
The optic AT BRILLIANT BALL

Brown army and the Blue army. The
Browns viii leave camp at a. m. and
proceed to a point four miles from
camp, where they will take up de-
fensive position unknown to the
Blues. The Blue army Will start out
to attack the Browns an hour later.
Scouts will be cent ahead to locate
the enemv and the chief object will
be to do this unobserved by the ene-
my. Once located, the attacking ar
my will proceed under cover as much
as possible to attack the defensive
force, which attack is to be made by
surprise If possible. Umpires will be
appointed for the sham battle by Gen.
eral Ford to score points in favor of
the two armies. The battle will occu-
Ly all Of the forenoon and Is expected
20 be extremely exciting, as every
hing connected with it will be con-
ducted as though it was a real fight.
Ball for Governor
DIR. G. S. Losey, chairman of the en-
ertainment committee of the Com
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20
JOSEPH CLARK Upton
wEDs IN Pennsylvania

Invitations have been received in
this city announcing the marriage Of
Joseph Clark Upton and Miss Edna
Sibley. daughter of Mr.. AMI Mrs. Ed
win Henry sibley. on July 18th. at
Franklin, Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Upton
win be at home after septembeE first.
at the Phoenix hotel. Busnos Ayres,
Argentina. W
J. c. Upton is a brother of DR.. w.
R. Upton of this city. and has visited
here on many occasions, and his host
CT friends wish him bop voyage
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20
SUTTON DIED
BY own
HAND.
HIS 5Rol HER OFFICERS so TEs-
THY AT NAVAL IN
CURRY
UNPOPULAR At ANNAPOLIS
TELL OF HIS AL
LEGGED oUARRELsomE DIS
POSITION
INCIDENTS OF FATAL NIGHT
RELATE EVENTS
LEADING UP TO LlEuTEN-
ANTS DEATH
UNPOPULAR At ANNAPOLIS
CLASSMATES TELL OF HIS AL
LEGGED oUARRELsomE DIS
POSITION
INCIDENTS OF FATAL night
WfTHEssEs RELATE EVENTS
LEADING UP TO LIEUTEN-
ANTS DEATH

Annapolis, Md. July 20. = Lieut..
Robert e. Adams, who yesterday tes-
titled thar Lieut.. James T.. Sutton.
whose death is under inves'igation ty
the navy department, shot himself
Efter quarrel with brother officers.
again took the stand at Godays ses-
sion of the special court.
Adams was the officer with whom
Sutton fought prior to the shooting.
and he testified yesterday that SUIT
ton shot himself when he thought he
had killed Lieut.. Rocker, another
participant in the brawl, following an
attempt to shoot Adams. Under
eross-examination by Henry q. Davis.
. cousin of Sutton's mother, Adams
related that he, Sutton and several
ether officers were returning from
Annapolis to the marine camp IN an
{ automobile late at night on October
l2, 1907. Sutton, Adams said, threat
ened to lick hell out of him" and the
two STRIPPED to the waist for fist
light. This was stopped by senior
-fficer and the rest of ths party left
Sutton at the edge of the academy
rounds. Later. when he returned.
adams said Sutton opened fire on
i'm with two revolvers. that he threw
luton down and when someone
houted RoeIker had been killed, SUIT
On shot hlmself while on ;he ground.
Counsel Davis questioned Adams
bout an interview he had with Mrs.
arker, Sutton's sister, soon after
utton's death, when the witness is
aid to have made statement differ
lg with his present testimony. Ad-
ms said he could not remember
Iaking such statement, although he
limited he had talked with Mrs.
arker. He asserted that his answers
the present inquiry were correct.
Lieut.. Osterman. who was in the
arty and who had fight with SUIT
N some hours before, took the
and. Osterman told practically the
lme story as Adams, regarding the
ovements of the party during the
ght He related the meeting with
itton at Carvel Hall hotel. Annapo-
J, and Sutton's mvitaticn to take
e automobile TO camp. He also
'scribed the fist fights which he and
iams had with Sutton and of later
airing shots and finding Sutton and
'elker lying on the ground aud Ad-
as and Pevan standing by. Oster-
an said Sutton was unpopular with
classmates and described an incl
MT of month previous when SUIT
Shot up" the camp, making his
perior officers dance at the point
a brace of revolvers.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20
To IMPROVE ROAD BETWEEN
LAS VEGAS AND RATION

The Good Roads Commission will
not consider abandoning the proposed
route of the Scenic Highway from
Ration southwark via Dawson. Cimar-
ron, Black Lake. Mora to Las Vegas,
but intends merely to repair and place
in good condition the road south from
Ration via Springer, Wagon Mound
end Watrous, on which few days
work ins rog Canon and at other
spots will place the roads in service
able condition for automobiles and
other heavy traffic.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20
HON. FRANK SPRINGER
ENRIcHEs PEABODY MUSEUM

In the report of the director Of the
Peabody Museum of Yale university.
to President Hadley. there is announ-
eed the gift by the Hon. Frank
Springer of this city, Of the very val
sable Frank Hartley collection Of
Paleozoic fossils, collected By the
latter about Cumberland. Nd. This
collection contains many thousands OF
specimena and Is one Of The largest
Fnd most valuable OF its kind IN the
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20
SPANISH GARRISON REFUSES
ATTACK BY MOORISH HORDES

Melilla, Morocco. July sO--An at
tack by Moorish tribesmen on the
Spanish forces Saturday night was re-
pulsed only after the most desperate
fighting. After the attack the Moors
made a, violent assault on Spanish
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20
DEADLY NINE EXPLOSION
PRUSSIA CLAIMS THREE LIVES

Langenieer, Prussia, July 20.-The
bodies of three dead and many injur-
cd have been recovered after fire
damp explosion in a coal mine at
Mansfield. Many are still unaccount-
ed for.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20
$4,000 ABLE BODIED men
NEEDED TO HARVEST CROPS

Washington, July 2O.-A general ap-
peal for Eelp from the farmers Of the
west to the department Of commerce
and labof states that $4,000 ahle-bod-
led men are needed to harvest the
crops yearly. The officials are help
less to provide immigranS labor be-
cause of the penniless condition of
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20
VETERAN AND WIDOW
ARE GRANTED PENSIONS

Pensions have been granted CAST
miro Sandoval, of East Las Vegas, at
the rate Of $12 per month from May
"A, 1909; and Mrs. Altagrasia Mar
tinez, Of Watrous, at the rate Of So
per month from March 80, 1908. and
s12 per month from April 10, 1908; al
so accrued.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20

assessor o. Bernalillo county, the to-
tai claimed from the territory being
s4.465.67, or give cause for refusing
to do so.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20

aliens who are unable to reach the
locality where the labor IS needed.
Assistant Secretary Ormsby McHarg
believes the only way to relieve the
congested centers of alien population
is for the railroads to transport the
immigrants at cost to :, the sections
where employment is to be found,
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20

battery, breaking through the barbed
wire defense and falling at the
mouths of the cannon, after hand to
hand fighting. The attack lasted till
{ O'Clock Sunday morning. The
Moors numbered 5000 ami the Span
ish forces 1000.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20

simpkins Bros. VIII soon eemove
their establishment one door sast Of
the present location.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-20

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partly by the tenders of yarns from
users to be resOld and also by the
ability of buyers to supply their mod
crate needs from stocks in the hands
of dealers or commission houses. The
latter have been forced in some in
stances to pay higher prices in order
to secure yarns to fill contracts ac
cepted when prices were lower, but
this does not prevent them from offer
ing other yarns at figures mills will
not accept, and yet figures at which
users can fill their. requirements.
In another way, it is possible to ac-
count for what is now termed over
production. Several of the large knit
ting plants have installed spinning
plants in connection with their works
and these concerns have yarn to sell.
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Progress in the field of aeronautics
appears to be proceeding with un-
at.ated vigor. The wonderful featS
Of the Wright brothers in navigating
the air with aerOplanes have aroused
the competition of numerous daring
inventors, among whom an aeronaut
named Richardson from tn e native
town of the Wrights in Ohio appears
pre- eniinent Mr. Richardson has in
vented an aeroplane on original lines
which rises from the ground without
requiring the running start that has
been provocative of so many acct
dents, causing breakages in the ma
chinery and other parts of the Wright
aeroplane. His machine, it is said
scars alOft with the ease of bird
and alights with equal facility. 1t
is also claimed that it can be oper-
ated by anyone without the difficult
and intricate work in balancing and
steering which has been such dan
gerous feature Of the experiments Of
the Wright brothers.
The latest invention, however in
sky plotting is credited to NJ. Santo-
Dumont, the young Brazilian who
was the pioneer in modern dirigible
balloOnatics. For the part two weeks
NJ Santos-Dumont has been astonish
ing the Paris populace with his daring
experiments with what ne callsN& mon
oplane, a dininutive flying machine
so small that it can easily be carried
in an auto car. The apparatus is less
broad and it's total weight, with San
tos-Dumont on board, is only $50
pounds Unfortunately for the veri-
ties of history, the reports do not give
M. Dumonts avoirdupOis, but the in
ference is fair that ne is the principal
figure in the matter. At all events. in
his first experiment he covered a mile
and a half with the greatest ease, and
two days later-that is. last Sunday
he started at an altitude of thirtysix
feet and flew the length of the military
drill grounds at st. Cyr, making a per-
feet turn and alignting at the starting
point.
Evidently this is the flying ma
chine the world has so long and
eagerly awaited Count Zeppelins
monstrous airship, $50 feet long with
a carrying capacity of twenty-five to
fifty passengers, pales into insignifi-
canoe beside this mOnOplane which is
ready for use at a moments notice
and can almost be carried in ones vest
pocket. Every man his own aeronaut
is the thing, and when NJ Santos-Du
mont's little invention comes into pop
ular use-which will probably be about
the time Mr.. Maxim's SO automobile
and Edisons cement house, built while
you wait, are on the market-We can
all go flying whenever and as often as
the mood strikes us
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OUR POSSIBILITIES.

To picture the great transformation
Walla valley by the discovery of ar
tesian water and the Improvement of
transportation facilities, does not re-
quire any exaggerated stretch of the
imagination. Even now the wonders
Of subterranean water supplies and
railroads are no unsOlved problem OF
the future but a fast forming reality.
Already the evidences of the striking
revolution in cultivation and farming
methods are at hand.
The vast fields which formerly
stretched their broad acres between
Walla WaIa and Milton and yielded
alfalfa and wheat in abundance, have
been divided and subdivided. crops
have been diversified and harvests
multiplied. furnishing comfortable
homes for hundreds instead of tens.
The change which has followed the
building of the interurban line has
been swift and sure nor has this fer
tile garden spot reached its zenith.
The end is not yet Other lines will be
radiating from Walla Walla, other sec
lions will blossom with new life and
the rediscoVery of our resources will
continue
Although the artesian industry is
still in its infancy its practicability
has been amply demonstrated and this
revelation of the wonders of nature is
certain to become a powerful expo
nent in the building of the Walla Wal
la valley of the future.
But why waste words in painting the
picture. the story of water and rail
roads is graphically told by Texan
traveller as follows:
The great ranches of Texas are dis
appearing SO rapidly that they will
soon be a matter of history. Long the
stamring ground of cattle rustling and
adventure. one of the regions prolific
Of those dime-noveI yarns which have
stirred the youth Of two generations,
the old extensive ranch area Of Texas
is now being given up to the more pro-
sale culture of the small farmer. The
haunts of the cowboy and the outlaw
have become partitioned into small
farms.
over those vast plains where once
not a habitation was to be seen in
hundreds of miles: which spread out,
treeless and supposedly waterless,
farms. orchards and towns have every
where come into industrious life. The
character of northern western and
northwestern Texas has changed SO
greatly that the observer can hardly
believe that this is the same country
which 10 years ago was still solitary
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DAMACUS ONE OF THE MOST
LOVELY OF WORLDS CITIES
Chief Attractions Are the World Famed
Gardens Which Lie Everywhere
About the Town.

DAMACUS, Palestine, May 6.-The
chief attractions at Damacus are the
world-famed gardens which surround
the city, the glimpses we get of ORR
entail life as found in the bazaars, fine
streets, the shops, and last, but by no
means of less interest, the famous
Mosque of Omciades
One hundred and fifty square miles
of green lie in compact order round
about Damacus, spread out with all
the profusion of a virgin forest. Or
chards and flower gardens, parks, plan
tat1ons of corn and of other produce
pass before the eye in rapid and
Manageable succession. The natives
claim that there are more than 5000
miles of shady lanes in the gardens
of Damacus through which it is pos
sible to ride On such a ride the WISH
tor passes orchards of figs and or
chards of apricots For hedges there
is the briar rose and for a canopy the
walnut
Pomegranate blossoms glow through
the shade; the vine boughs trail across
the briars; a little waterfall breaks on
the edge of the road, and all this water
and LEAKAGE is so lavish that the brok-
have no power to vex the eye. These
long gardens of Damacus form the
Paradise of the Arab world Making a
pilgrimage to the city after weeks and
.~,e~ethr Of s6r0arv~ and dasolata desert
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MILLION DOLLAR TAX SUIT
BROUGHT UP IN COURT TODAY.
Trial Of the Case of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky Against Southern
Pacific.

FRANKFORT, KY, May 6.-In the
court of appeals of Kentucky this
week the trial of the consolidated cases
Of Commonwealth of Kentucky VS..
Southern Pacific company will be dis
cussed before the entire bench of sew
en- judges, a week for argument being
given to the case. The actions came up
on judgements rendered from the
state fiscal court at Frankfort and
Louisville, the actions being instituted
by the auditors agents and involving
probably the largest amount of taxes
ever sued for in the United States
The action is brought for five years
franchise taxes for which a nominal
sum has been paid under protest. The
Southern Pacific company was incor-
porated in Kentucky in 1884, and is a
holding company for stocks, bonds,
operating railroads, steamship lines
and other businesses and contends
that it does not own property in Ken
lucky and is therefore not liable to tax
under the laws of Kentucky notwith-
standing its home is in this state and
its office in Beachmont, Jefferson
county, where at its annual meeting
recently held the capital stock was in
creased from $1OO,OOO,OOO to 100000
900. The suit seeks to collect fran
chise taxes to the state on it's holdings
amounting to between $200,000,000 and
$400,000,000. which would net the state
in the aggregate about $4,000,000. The
company threatens that if it is forced
to pay the tax it will move to another
commonwealth
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ing that they are not prepared to do
this?
The only reason that / can possibly
assign is foolish pride in the fact that
they have never had to do the drudg-
cry part of housework and hope that
they never will have to.
Now, putting entirely aside the ques-
ton whether such a condition of af-
fairs is a matter for any great pride,
I can tell those girls that even if
they never have to do a stroke of work
in their establishments they will get
much better service if they simply
know how to do everything them
selves.
In Spain, the land of languor and
luxury, the women of the upper class
es, although they do not do the work,
always know how to.
SenOrita Huidibro, a Spanish lectur-
er, was Mortified when she heard an
American girl say with pride, Il guess
l could make a cup of coffee at a
pinch, but really that's the most
could do"
"Now a Spanish woman said the
SenOTlld 10 01e, ulSCuSSluS llllS SLdlS
of affairs, though she has plenty of
servants-many more than you do
here-knOWS how to do every bit of
the work herself. She can even kill
chicken, pick it, clean it and roast
it without any assistance"
Perhaps it isn't necessary for the
average American girl to study chick
en- picking, but she certainly ought to
know as much as possible about the
routine work of the house, and the girl
who does not know such things ought
to be made ashamed rather than proud
Of her ignorance.
The method that one father 1 know
has of preparing his girls for their
part in life is most interesting. Each
was allowed to follow her own bent.
One went to college, another to board
ing school and a third to a school of
gymnastics. But before they went out
into the world to earn their living,
each one was given year in which to
have full charge of the house, pay the
bills, plan the meals and do all that
the mistress of the home would natur-
ally do.
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scarcely tenanted by

cattle domain, scarcely tenanted py
human beings.
Two causes in particular nave
brought about this striking transform
alton They are subterranean supplies
of water and the railroads.. The entry
of the railroad alone has not been SUI
ficient to bring about the change from
ranch to farm. For several decades
railroads have traversed some of the
most desolate portions of Texas, ana
a tiresome enough journey it was traV-
cling through the monotonous cattle
country. These older railroads were
built especially with the view of prof
iting from the cattle traffic; in those
days northwestern Texas had no other
industry.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-06
TOO MANY YARNS ARE PRODUCED
Yarn Mills Are Forced to Hold to High
Prices on Account of the High
Price of Cotton.

NEW YORK, May 6.-Yarn mills are
forced to hold prices high owing to
the sharp advances in cotton this
month, but buyers are not yet i'm
pressed with the need of covering
their wants with long contracts
Users are willing to buy when old
prices are named, but they continue
to supply their current needs in a
hand mouth way unless concessions
from spinners asking prices are OBJ
tanned. The belief is growing in the
market that carded yarns are being
produced in excess of consumptive
demands at this time This is shown
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-06
Evening
Chit-Chat
BY RUTH CAMERON.

When q girl of 10 or 20 admits, with
out any feeling of shame, that she can't
cook anything but fudge and welsh
rarebit, therelis something wrong with
the girl.
No g.rI of that age would be partic-
ularly anxious to make public the fact
that she could not read. No girl of
that age would glory in the fact that
she did not know her letters Why
on earth, then, should any girl want
to publish and preserve in alcohol her
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British Columbia Pioneer Dies.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c.,
May 6.-Arthur H. Mcbride, father of
Premier Mcbride of British Columbia,
and one of the early pioneers of the
province. died suddenly at his home in
this city yesterday morning. He was
10 years old and had lived in West
minister 40 wears
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tinued. The counsel will then go to
Los Angeles and thence to Salt Lake,
where the case will be tried on merit
because the Union Pacific is incorpor
ated in Utah
1t was the purpose Of Government
Attorney Severance to show by wit
nesses how much eastern and western
Oregon suffers from lack of adequate
competitive transportation facilities.
Evidence by prominent business men
and Oregon boosters gridled the state
and supplied panamoric vista Of the
entire situation.