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Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25

New York, N. Y, Aug. 25.-
Three New York detectives, at
tached to some of the Brooklyn po-
lice stations. distinguished themselves
the other day by clever piece OF
work, for which they deserve consid-
cradle credit A physician, returning
from a confinement case at nlght'
was run down on his way home by a
speeding auto and killed. The auto
which carried five men at the time'
sped on after having run down the
physician and was quickly lost III
the darkness. With practically no
clue for working basis the three de-
tectives began their Investigation ana
search for the machine and before
twenty-four hours they had not only
found the machine but arrested every
one of the five men who had been III
the mahcine that fateful night. What
made the achievement of the de
IecIlNeS even uole hOIO"O
the fact that they found the machlne
and arrested the men in spite OF the
assistance given to them by some eye
witnesses, friends of the doctor VINO
was killed. Two of them stated posi-
lively that they saw the license tag
of the machine and could swear that
the license number contained the
figures and although they were
not sure which relative positions the
figures occupied. AS a matter of fac1
the license number of the machine
was 16,545, containing neither
nor Z.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25

"Wraxall, how long have you had
your automobile?"
about a year."
Have you ever figured up wha. it
costs you to keep it?" lacc
20, yes; it's about $1O0 month, on
an average"
Gel How's that?"
well, it's about Sc for gasoline and
and lubricating oils, $40 for repairs, $5
fer rent in stall in stable, and
and--well, the rest goes for ineiden-
tails . -
"Great Scott! What are the ineideu-
tals?"
Zines, Horrocks, mostly fines
Cilcago Tribune. s.ss s..y
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25
ToDAY.s COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL NEWS
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK

Kansas City, Aug. 25.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 1000, including 500 southerns.
Market steady. Native steers 1925
as. 20; southern steers 81 4.OO0S.50;
southern cows and heifers $4,000
4 so; native cows and heifers $3.50
al. .Z5; stockers and feeders $500
5 so; bulls SO .0O@4. so; calves s4.OO
al. .25; western steers s4.5O@7.5O;
western cows 50. .75@4.75.
Hogs-Receipts $500. Market .
cents higher. Bulk of sales s7.Zo@
7.S5; heavy $2.7O@7.S5; packers
and butchers 81. .2O@7. "a; lights $40
@7.35.
sbeep-Receipts 5000. Market
steady. Muttons SO 25@s.75; lambs
s.. .5O@6. so; range wethers and year
lings SO. 25@4 %; range ewes SITS
@S.75.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25

1t was kit inspection, and the difter-
ent companies of the battalion were
standing with their kits on the ground
in front fthem. The sergeantmaJor
was making the examination, when his
eagle eye detected teh absence OF
SOAP in the kit of Private Finn, ana
he demanded what excuse the man
had to give,
"Plaze, sorr, it's all used" said
Finn.
"Used!" shouted the sergeant-ma1or
"Why, the first cake of soap had
served me for my kit lasted me three
years, while you are not year in the
ranks yet. How do you account for
that?"
Films eye ha dthe families suspl-
clon of a twinkle as he replied:
'Plaze, sorr, I wash every day."
And the sergeant-major walked on,
while the whole company grinned.-
Tit Bits.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1911.
INSURGENTS A "NEW
GROUP"

By no means the least interesting
person in the last session of congress
was Victor L. Berger, the socialist
representative from the Fifth district
of Wisconsin, says the Kansas City.
Journal. While other congressman
are scurrying out of Washington to
put as good face upon their individual
records as possible, Mr.. Berger's po-
sition presents an anomaly of COM
placency and assurance. In a sense
he is exempt from those vexations
which beset his congressional breth-
ren, for, as the lone socialist of the
session, nothing much was expected
of him and therefore he disappointed
no one
Mr.. Berger's views and conclusions
after his maiden session are rather
interesting AS the only unattached
member, he was privileged to 1ool
upon the general row which marked
the special session from beginning to
end without being distracted by the
excitement. "Taft," says Berger,
"who was elected by an overwhelm-
ing majority less than three years ago,
barely escaped having one of his veto
messages overridden with the help of
a large number Of representatives
who had been elected on the same
platform and on the same ticket as
he. So much is certain, the insur-
gents are neither republicans nor
democrats. They surely are not so
cialists, although they like to flirt with
some Of our principles and some OF
our voters. They represent a new
group of capitalistic politics"
For some time regular republicans
and democrats have been repudiating
the insurgents as political outlaws
and pariahs, but it is news that ever
the socialists won't take them in. Mr.
Berger is frank enough to classify
them as a new group in capitalistic
politics." and that isn't bad descrip
ton. The insurgents are not as hon
est as the socialists, who despite thei
idealism and impractical dreams ar
not afraid to fight their own battle
under their own banner of revolution
The insurgents have attached them
selves to both parties and have beel
repudiated by each. So long as tn
democrats could use the insurgent
they were bribed by flattery an,
promises. But at the end Of the spe
cial session the democrats summaril
pushed the insurgents out of thei
camp, unwilling to allow the conts
mination to continue
This new group" has Jared badl
since Taft became president. La Fo
lette as leader has fallen flat an
there seems to be no one to rally tn
Remnant of reformers into any sor
of effective organization. The "ne'
group" goes back to the country witt
out having won single fight; will
out having inaugurated a single cret
liable policy and with the record c
giving blind and passionate assistanc
to every assault upon a republica
president who, in spite of brutal an
unjust hostility, comes out of the SCI
sion stronger and more popular tina
at the beginning.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25
Pope GAINS STRENGTH.

Rome, Aug. 25.-The pope con
tinues to gain strength. He visits tue
Vatican Gardens daily, where ne
strolls for brief periods. 1t is OBJ
served that while before his Illness
the pope was distinctly lame, he now
walks with less apparent difficulty
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25

More people, men and women are
suffering from kidney and oiaoder
trouble than ever before, and each
year more of them turn for quick re
lief and permanent benefit to Foley's
Kidney Remedy. which has proven IL
self to be one of the most effective
remedies for Hdney and bladder all
ments, that medical science has de-
vised. o. G. Schaefer and Red Cross
Drug Co. NJ
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE


New York Aug. 25.-The downward
movement on Wall street was checked
in the. second hour but recoveries
were feeble, in a few cases extend
ing to a point, after which setbacks
promptly followed. A feature was the
offering of minor issues at material
concessions. Discussion on the ex-
change embraced the critical railroad
labor situation, the depression in Lon
don and on the continent and other
adverse factors. The heavy offering
of steel came in large part from the
shorts, who used this stock as a wea-
pom with which to assail the general
list. Bonds were steady. Selling OF
stocks was resumed at the opening
with new low records in Lehigh Val
ley and Amalgamated Copper, which
declined a point each. United States
Steel with sales of 5000 shares at
fractional loss and Southern Pacific
Reading, Northern Pacific and Erie
were off substantial fractions. The
only notable gain was q of a point
in Canadian Pacific.
The market closed weak. Fraction
al rallies came in the last hour, Unior
Pacific and Southern Pacific recover
a point of their declines, but the
movement otherwise was not convinc
ing. Lehigh Valley and Reading were
again under pressure. st. Paul prefer
red declined six points. Last sale
were:
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25

Jeraldine-William means good
James means beloved, wonder
(blushing) what George means?
Mrs. Fondhopes-Well, daughter, let
us hope that George means business.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25

"What is an anecdote?" 4
esrtAh anecdote, my son, is shor'
and funny tale which at once reminds
the other fellow of a tale which Is
onither short nor funny. PUCK.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25
STRAY TOPICS FROM LITTLE OLD new YORK

ing of a good literary critic in him,
a gift hitherto unsuspected by the
general public. Some time ago the
committee on book selection OF the
public library decided to exclude
from the shelves of the library new
novel of estage life by an American
author. Mildred Holland, president
of the Actors Church Alliance wrote
letter to Mayor Gaynor, protesting
against this decision of the library
board and contending that the novel
was by no means immoral. Mayor
Gaynor obtained copy of the book
and having read it, sent a letter to
Miss Holland, answering her protest.
With the utmost candor he informed
Miss Holland that he had read the
book and had found it quite harmless
but very stupid and that he felt sure
the book had been excluded for no
other reason than its stupidity.
Some of the magistrates and JUS
tices Of New York are not particu-
larly famous for their knowledge of
legal phraseology. The other day a
fruit peddler was being tried in
special sessions for selling decayed
fruit. The lawyer for the defense
announced to the court that his eli
ent pleaded "nolo contendere," but
the presiding justice had never heard
of such a thing and wanted to know
what it means The lawyer explained
but the justice informed him that he
would not permit any quibbling and
would accept only a direct plea OF
guilty or not guilty The defendant
pleaded guilty and was promptly sen
fenced to a fine of 500 or two
months in the workhouse.
When the trained dogs, which form
part of the police force of Greater
New York and assist in protecting the
sparsely settled districts on the out
skirts of. the city, were sent tt
Parkville about year ago, the resi-
dents were overjoyed. Choice tit
bits were left on the front stoops OF
which the dogs might regale them
selves on their midnight patrol, fol
the residents were certain that the
presence of the watchful dogs woult
keep all burglars and other evil doer'
out of their district. The dogs mad
fine record, helped to make man.
arrests and kept burglaries at a mini
mum, yet there is growing dissatis
! faction among the residents, VIII
have complained to the board 0
t health that the police dogs disturb
} their slumber with their raucou
barking. AS the residents of Park
vile seem to prefer burglars to barb
ing dogs, the police dogs will b
transferred to Staten Island, wher
the people do not mind the barking o
dogs half so much as the safety o
their homes.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25

A well known Des Moines woman
after suffering miserably for two days
rom bowel complaint, was cured by
one dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale
F,y all druggists. M
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25

Laborer-and hav they tall buildings
in America, Pat?
Pat-Tall buildings hav they-faith,
Mike, the last one I worked on we had
to lay on our stomachs to let themoon
pass.-Life.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25
ONE DOCTORS IDEA

DR.. Sargent oil Harvard university
is of the opinion that people would
be better off without vacations, and
he arrives at this conclusion because
some people fail to secure any bene-
fit by an absence from their regular
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25
ST. LOUIS WOOL

st Louis, Aug. 25.-Wool-Market
firm; Territory and western mediums
17h@2O; fine mediums 17@1S; fine
11@15.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25
NEW YORK COTTON

New York, Aug. 25.-Cotton spot
closed quiet to As points higher. Mid
ding upland 13. Is; middling gulf. No
sales.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25
NEW YORK METAL

New York, Aug. 25.-Copper spot
12@12. 20; lead easy 4.45%4. .55; sill
yer 521a.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25
NEW YORK MONEY

New York, Aug. 25.-Prime paper
Az per cent; Mexican dollars As; call
money steady 2@A per cent.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25

An old bachelor says the nice
thing about getting married is that
you don't have to.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25

Lots of people are living refuta-
tions of the existence of the fool
killer.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25

HAS Tommie been a good boy since
I've been out?" said the mother.
mo. he hasn't replied the father.
did you punish him?'
mo"
ooh, yes, you did, popl Don't you
remember you sang to me?" came
from the boy.-Yonkers Statesman.
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25

Mayor Gaynor is man of many ac-
complishments and of an outspoken-
ness that is quite startling at times
The other day he gave the most con-
vincing proof that he has the max
Las Vegas optic., 1911-08-25

The police authorities of New York
are confronted with a trunk mys-
terry" which has some rather peculiar
features. The other night good
sized trunk was found on the street
at Fifteenth and Fourth avenue.
When it was opened it was found to
contain four coats, nine vests, eleven
outing shirts, four nightshirts, four
towels, twenty ties, four pairs of shoe
laces, nineteen pairs of socks, seven
suits of underwear, nine handker-
chiefs, one pair of white kid gloves,
ninety-six collars, twentyo-ne pairs of
ninety-six collars, twenty-five pairs of
trousers. The clothing was of good
material and bore the tags of Paris
tailors. Many of the articles were en-
broidered with the name IS. Koaras, -
which name also appeared upon the
tag of the trunk. How the trunk hap
pened to be Abandoned on the pub
| lie streets and what has become oi
the owner of the trunk, who is sup
posed to have arrived here on one oi
the late steamers, the police have
been unable, so far, to ascertain.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-11-11
THE DEATH RECORD.

Kyrle Rellew, one Of the foremost
actors of the English speaking stage,
author and explorer, died at Salt Lake
City of pneumonia after brief illness.
In addition to his success as a ro-
mantle actor, Mr.. Bellew was a sue
cessful dramatist and adapter. He
was born at Calcutta, India, in 1857.
John Smith, for thirty years the
presiding patriarch of the Mormon
church and nephew of it's founder and
first president, Joseph Smith, is dead
at Salt Lake City of pneumonia He
was seventy nine years old.
General William H. Pratt, who sailed
into San Francisco harbor in the
steamship California, the first steamer
to. enter the Golden Gate, is dead at
his home in Easton, Cal. He was
eighty-four years of age.
William Clark Russell, the well
known writer Of stories Of the sea, is
dead at London. He had been bed
ridden since April last. Mr.. Russell
was born in New York in 1914.
John E. Cox, speaker of the Penn
sylvania house Of representatives, died
suddenly at his home in Homestead,
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-11-11
FOREIGN NEWS.

Premier Asquith announced In the
British house of commons that the
government intends to introduce q
manhood suffrage bill at the next ses-
sion of parliament. Manhood suffrage
means one vote for every adult male,
with the exception Of aliens, the in
sane and other persons usually dis
qualified by law. Under the present
system men maintaining several resi-
dences have the right to vote in each
place.
France, as compensation for the
German recognition of her protecto-
rate in Morocco, has coded to Ger
many about 100000 square kilometers
in Northern French Congo, touching
the German Kameruns. The terri
tory coded is inhabited by about 1,000,.
600 negroes and has commerce val.
ue of at $2,4O0,0OO annually.
Francisco I. Madero has been in
augurated president of Mexico, sue
ceeding President de la Barra, who
filed in the gap after the executive
now sworn In had ended the rule of
Porfirio Diaz. The ceremony, which
was brief and simple, took place be-
fore the members of congress in the
chamber of deputies.
A. J. Balfour has resigned the lead
ership Of the opposition. There had
been rumors in the lobby of the house
of commons that Mr.. Balfour had de-
cided to retire from his position as
chief of the Unionist party in conse-
quence of the divergency of views re-
garding the efficacy of his leadership.
Twenty-four persons were drowned
when the French steamer Diolibah
sank at sea off the Canaries. The
Diolibah was towing the French
steamer Liberia for Marseilles when
the latter fouled her. The Liberia
was picked up by the German steamer
Elmshorn and tewed into Las Palmas.
Italian cruelties in Tripoli and the
wholesale massacre of men, women
and children now being engaged in by
the Italian troops in Northern Africa
may lead, very shortly, to concerted
demand by the powers that Italy OBJ
serve the rules Of civilized warfare
Reports from Angola, the Portu-
guese possession in Western Africa,
say a revolt among the natives is
spreading rapidly and the blacks are
burning and pillaging everything in
their path.
A dispute over 6 cents deducted by
taxicab owner from the wages of a
driver was the direct cause of a walk
out of 5000 drivers and the paralyzing
of London's taxicab service.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-11-11
unfortunate EVENTS.

During the twelve months ending
on June 80 last 1896 persons were
killed and 150,15 were injured on the
railroads of the United States. How
ever, of the number killed only 1856
were passengers and more than one
half the number killed were trespass-
ing upon railroads.
Tug" Wilson, a railroad superin-
tendent, and his wife and son are
dead, and his daughter is dying as the
result of collision between a hand
car on which they were riding and
special train near Ashland, Me.
One man was killed and twenty
persons were injured when three
street cars collided at Cincinnati. The
accident was caused by the falling of
leaves, which filled the grooves in the
rails.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Letech~ and
their son Leroy were found dead in
their home in Irving Park, Ill. Physi-
clans declared they had died from
mushroom poisoning.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-11-11
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

BY a decision handed down in the
United States district court at Seat
tie by Judge Hanford a patent grant
ed by the government to the st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Manitoba railroad, a
subsidiary company of the Great
Northern, to tract Of copper land at
Reiter, on the Skymosh in Snoho
mish county, was Cancelled. A deed
given by the railroad company to the
Cascade Power company was declared
void. The land is worth 100000.
Saturdays football scores: Mime
sofa 80, Chicago o; Wisconsin IL, Iowa
0; Illinois IL, Purdue 3; Nebraska 6,
Ames 6; Yale %, New York Univer-
sity 8; Princeton 8, Harvard 6; Car
Isle Indians 16, Pennsylvania 0; Cor
nell Is, Williams IA; Dartmouth IS,
Amherst 6.
Consuming more beer in the aggre-
gate than any other country in the
world the United States leads all ma
tons in the total consumption of malt
liquors, wines and distilled spirits,
with the enormous total Of 2.045, 300.
900 gallons.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-11-11
TURKO-ITALIAN WAR.

Steamer passengers arriving at
Malta from Tripoli describe the sit
uation there as a reign of terror.
Strong military patrols are continual
ly conducting rigorous house to house
searches and on the smallest pretense
summary punishment is melted out.
Many victims have been shot in their
own homes. In the absence of any at
tempt to discriminate between friend
and foe many foreigners have taken
refuge in their respective consulates.
The Lokal Anzeiger's Tripoli cor
respondent says Italy's losses in Trip
oil since Oct. % amount to 1900 men,
Of which 2SO were killed. Eighty-sev-
en- soldiers are suffering with cholera.
"The Italians" continues the cor
respondent, have executed 1000
Arabs, including 400 women and chill
dren."
The Turkish war office has an Off
cial telegram from Derna, Tripoli, re-
porting that the Turks won a big vic.
tory, 500 Italians being killed and
eighteen guns and large quantities of
ammunition and provisions being cap
tured.'
An Italian cruiser bombarded the
town Of Akabah, Arabia, sinking a
Turkish gunboat which was lying in
port.
The Duchess d'Aosta has arrived at
Tripoli to aid in Red Cross work.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-11-11
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

Fresh from his cross continent tour
Of $4,000 miles, during which he re-
ceived senatorial assurances which
seem to indicate the early ratification
Of the treaties of peace and arbitra-
ton with Great Britain and France,
President Taft, after reviewing the
mightiest line Of fighting craft ever
assembled under the American flag,
let 1t be known that he will continue
to urge upon congress the necessity
of building at least two superdread.
noughts year until the Panama canal
is in actual operation.
Going into Kentucky after the state
was overwhelmingly returned to the
Democratic ranks President Taft was
greeted apparently the same as if re-
suits of the election had been the re-
verse. At Frankfort, the capital, the
president dedicated a statue to Abra-
ham Lincoln and in Louisville he made
a brief talk on peace. Later he was
entertained by the Louisville Press
club at a banquet.
Rear Admiral j. M. Bowyer, U. 8. N,
has been placed on the retired list.
Up to last spring he had been SUI
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-11-11
THE SOUTHERN THEATRE.

The Southern Theatre has complied
with all requirements of law and has
passed that thorough inspection which
was made last week by the special
committee Of the Council, and the
Building Inspector and Fire Marshal.
We are glad to make theis announce
ment, because Manager Kelley has
been at all times courteous to the
Negro patrons of his theatre, and,
whenever, he has an opportunity
books Negro acts from the local spot
light singers to the high class travel
ing teams. Although the Southern
Is comparatively a new house, many
performers of our race have found a
weeks engagement, when they need
ed it through Mr.. Kelley. Therefore,.
we can assure our readers that The
Southern affords refined, profitable
and amusing enjoyment to all without
unjust discrimination. Patronize
those enterprises that offer you pro-
lection.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-11-11
CRIMINAL NEWS.

One lone robber wearing a black
mask which completely hid his
features held up three men in the
First State bank of Hedges, Mont,
and secured SLOTS, after putting a
bullet within an inch of John DahI's
head. Dahl Is a bookkeeper in the
bank.
Mistrial was recorded in the case
of Mrs. Zee Runge McRee Of Opelou-
sas, La, accused of the murder of Al
Ian Garland, the young Tulane uni
versity student. The jury reported 1t
could not agree.
Three sworn jurors and talesman
passed for cause Is the showing In
the Mcnamara murder trial at the
end Of five weeks of court.
Mrs. Vermilya, the Chicago woman
accused of the murder of policeman,
attempted suicide by poisoning, but
will recover.