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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
FIVE JURORS SEATED.

Los Angeles, Nov. S.-Five final jur
ors were sworn today in the McNa
mara trial, but two men were soon
excused. The three remaining are:
Robert Balm, carpenter; Byron Lisk
mill owner, and F. d. Green, orange
grower.
Talesman William F. Clark was ex
cused for ill health and Sam Menden
hall whose father died recently, was
excused upon showing to the court
that bis mother, now i'll, probably
would not survive his service on -he
jury. Nine more men we're drafted
iato the jury box and their examina
tion was undertaken by attorneys fol
James B. Mcnamara, the defendant.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY
WILL THUS BE ABLE TO sEPAR-
ATE DETERRENT ALLIED EN-
TERPRIsEs IN ORDERLY WAY
CIGAR STORES NOT AFFECTED
COURT xsAYs 1T WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO DISSOLVE THIS
CRASHING TRUST

New York. Nov S.-The United
States circuit court handed down q
decision here today approving the
plan of dissolution of the American
Tobacco company with notifications.
The court in its decision says provi-
sion should be made in carrying out
the plan for keeping intact the books
and records OF the American Tobacco
company and its present constituents
and branches so that they shall be
available and subject to legislation
to the same extent as at present, in
suits for accounting and other exist
ing litigation.
Judge Coke in his opinion says:
Il approve the proposed plan not
because I think it is perfect but be-
cause it is the best plan obtainable." :"
Judge Lacombe says in his opinion
that the 20 individual defendants in
this suit shall not increase their con-
troll over any of the corporations now
In the combination for three years.
He also says the court has no power
o grant the reques'; that the United
1igar Stores company stock be sold
md distributed
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
COTTON IN FACTORIES

Washington, Nov. S.-With $685.
172 bales of cotton of the growth OF
1911 ginned prior to November I, as
announced today by the census bu-
reau, the promised record-breakine
cotton crop of this season is fast be
ing made ready for the mannfac-
turer
The amount ginned to November |
exceeds by 1,777,OOO bales thai gin,
ned in 1908, the previous record. It
also is greater than the ginning to
November IA of any year, being about
100000 bales more than ginned sto
that date in 1904, the record year,
This would indicate that the crop
was at least two weeks earlier in ma
turing and reaching the gins.
Calculation Of the years total
crop, based on the ginning reports
therefore, probably would be more
accurate if figured on the November
IA reports of other years In previous
record years about 20 per cent Of the
total crop has been ginned to thai
date and a rough estimate of this
years crop might be placed at {
minimum of fourteen million bales
Commercial expert estimates, how
ever, range up to more than fifteer
million bales.
The November crop report of tn,
department of agriculture, issued to
day is as follows:
Buckwheat: Production 17,051,00
bushels. Acre yield 2i.3 bushels
Guilty S5.S.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
Foreigners Rights Protected

Shang Hal, Nov. s., Fighting at
Nanking began at o'clock this morn
ing. The Manchus are strongly en-
trenched on Purple Hill, which com
mands the city, and unless they grow
disheartened and voluntarily surren
der. their position is believed to be
impregnable.
The military government today is
sued proclamation calling on all
to join in the life and death strug
gle and exhorting tbs population pi
the lower provinces to refrain from
disorders and to regard the rights OF
foreigners.
The proclamation further promises
the abolition of many taxes hitherto
imposed by che five millions Of the
Nomadic tribe which 200 years ago
was supported by the liver and brain
of four hundred million descendants
of Han"
Chin-Fu has requested the presence
of an American warship and Rear
Admiral Murdock, commander of the
American asiatic squadron, who is
here, probably will comply.
The situation at Picking, the news
OF which is being widely circulated
has created a strong impression
among the reformers. A wireless
message from the German vessel at
fHankow reports that the imperialists
here are losing heart. Tai Chow,
rs miles southwest of Ming Po, sur
rendered to the revolutionists today
without resistance.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08

ran somewhat behind the rest of the
ticket.
Secundino Romero of Las Vegas,
republican candidate for secretary OF
state, ran about 5000 ahead of Bur
sum while F. w. Clancy, candidate
for attorney general, ran 5000 in adj
vance of the head of the republican
ticket.
Early today the republican state
central committee was almost ready
to concede a democratic victory al
though it asserted that the supreme
court, the attorney general and the
commissioner Of public lands would
be republican. This estimate was
made from the returns from numer-
GUS city precincts. When the coun-
try vote began coming in the tide of
victory surged toward the republican
standards and before midnight to-
night it is believed that complete re
turns will show victory for Bursum
and the republican state ticket by a
majority of from 5000 to 10000
Guadalupe and Mora counties have
gone republican by good sized majo-
rites. This insures the election of
David J. Leahy and Charles w. G
Ward, candidates for judge and dis
trict attorney, respectively. for the
Fourth judicial district The republi-
can county and district candidates for
the senate and house of representa-
tiyes also will be seated as they have
triumphed over their democratic riv-
ais by good sized majorities.
The Blue Ballot amendment to the
constitution, which is calculated to
make that document more easy oI
amendment, was carried throughout
the state by a big majority. Despite
the warning of the press of New
Mexico and the advice of the republi
can party the voters favored the
amendment. The Blue Ballot amend
ment was not opposed as a party is
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
BURSUM ELECTED GOVERNOR OF
new Mexico by MAJORITY OF
over one THOUSAND VOTES

sue. The opposition against 1t wal
directed by wise and patriotic New
Mexicans who believed they were ad
vising the voters in the best Interests
of the new state when they advocat
ed that their ballots be cast against
lit.
With the exception of East Las We
gas the county of San Miguel re
turned good majority for the re-
publican state and county ticket. 1t
is estimated that Bursum will receive
a majorit here of at least 800 votes.
The county and legislative ticket ran
slightly ahead of the candidate for
governor. All of the candidates on
the county ticket of the republican
party are practically sure of election
although the name OF Fidel Ortiz,
candidate for county commissioner
from the first district, was scratched
on large number Of ballots and his
opponent, Atanacio Sena, is said to
be running good race for the Of
flee. DR.. NJ. F. Des Marais, present
county superintendent of schools,
who was republican candidate for
reelection, was reported this after
noon as. running somewhat behind
the rest of the county ticket but with
an excellent chance of election by al
comfortable majority. Fate this af-
.ernoon, with about one-third of the
county precincts heard from, the re.
publican ticket was running about |
100 votes ahead of the democratic
In Precinct 2s, which includes the
ity of East Las Vegas, the Blue Bal.
1t amendment was defeated by one
ote. When the ballots were counted
was discovered that the vote was as
'llows: For the amendment, 1872; II
sainst the amendment, 1893. In this I
recinct there was an enormous vest X
ocket vote. There was also much /
The judges and clerks
ere still engaged in counting the bal ]
ITS late this afternoon. They esti-
lated that McDonald's majority in
his precinct would be in the neigh II
orhood of 200. In Precinct 20 there
we're 1913 votes cast OF this number
here were 274 straight democratic
md 1871 straight republican. There
we're l49 scratched republican tickets
md 1876 scratched democratic tickets.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
new JERSEY FOR The 6. 0. P.
BOTH HOUSES HAVE PASSED IN
TO THE HANDS or REPUB-
LfcAN CANDIDATES.
COMMISSION FORM WINS OUT
MANY CITIES ADOPT THIS PLAN
OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
AL THE POLLS.

Election returns from various states
today clear up some of the uncer-
tainty apparent in the last reports of
last night. In Massachusetts, Gov
ernor Eugene N. Foss, democrat, will
be head of the state for another year,
but he will, as in the past, be sur
rounded by republican state officials.
In Maryland the returns are coming
in slowly. At o'clock the election
of Phillips Lee Goldsborough, repub-
lican, as governor, was apparent.
There were reversals from the rspu5-
lican to the democratic party in Ken
lucky and Ohio. In the former state
najorities were given to practically
all the democratic candidates, and
James Bennett McCreary was elected
governor by over 10000. The legis-
lature win have a democratic ma
jority of probably IS. sufiicient to Sc
cure the election to the United States
senate of Congressman Ollie James
ttAtAAA><RHt CtSot&0no III OulO ICSuit0tk
in the election or George ]. Karb,
democrat, as mayor Of Columbus
Democratic mayors in Cincinnati and
Cleveland also were elected.
Two states, New York and New
jersey replaced demosrat assefnElies
with republican, New York electing an
assembly that will have republican
majority greater than the present
democratic majority in the lower.
branch OF the Legislature The repub-
leans win hold the assembly by up
wards Of so. as against the present
democratic majority OF "a.
In New York City the republicans,
generally speaking, had the best Of It.
Tammany retained its grip on Man
haitian and the Bronx but it lost
and the control of the board
of aldermen.
In New Jersey, which has demo-
cratic assembly and a republican SEN
ate, the republicans will have control
Of both houses. A democratic gov
ernor and state officers were elected
in Mississippi and republican ex-
ecutive in Rhode Island. Governor
Pothier defeated Louis A. Waterman,
nominee.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08

The republican party in New Mex
leo has carried the governor and ev-
cry member of the state ticket to
victory by a majority of 1000 and
upwards A safe majority of both
houses of the legislature will be re-
publican. The large majority of the
county officers and district officers
of the state will be republican. The
Fourth judicial district gives the re-
publican candidates a majority of
close to fourteen hundred and the
whole county ticket of this county is
elected by majorities ranging from
800 to 1000.
Notwithstanding the use of an i'm
mense slush fund sent in from out
side sources, Notwithstanding the
malicious and disgraceful campaign
waged against the head of the repub-
Hcan ticket, Notwithstanding the
most bare faced bribery and corrup-
tion of voters by democratic heelers,
the grand old republican party has
again triumphed, The Blue Ballot
amendment has carried by a subs.an.
tial majority, but with a republican
legislature and a republican governor
the good citizens of New Mexico
need have no fear of amendments to
the constitution that will deprive the
people of their rights and prevent
capital from assisting in the devel
opment of the resources Of this
splendid new state.
In spite of discouraging returns re
ceived yesterday evening and unit
into, the late hours of last night it Il
apparent, from the reports receivef
late this afternoon that H. o. Bursun
has been elected governor over hi
democratic adversary, w. G. McDon
aid, by majority of 1,150 votes. Th'
entire republican state ticket wal
elected as well as big majority o
the first state legislature Bursun
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
INCREASE OF WAGES.

Washington, Nov. 8.-An increase in
wages approximating per cent, lre-
duced working hours and the sharing
of a lump sum of $4,000 have been
granted to the Baltimore & Ohio and
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
railway telegraphers. An agreement
was reached with the men through
the mediation under the Erdman act
of Judge Knapp Of the commerce
court and Labor Commissioner Neil
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
commIssion FORM Wins.

Kansas City, Nov. 8.-Commission
form of government won in two cities
west of +he Missouri river in yester-
days election; namely, Chanute and
Manhattan, Kansas, while third, Sac
ramento, Cal, appears to have voted
for the change. To date this makes
154 cities and towns now under either
direct commission form or some modi-
fled style of thai system. OF this
number 139 have direct commission
form without modification.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
ACCUSED OF MURDER.

Chicago, Nov. S.-Mrs. Louise Yer
milya, accused of poisoning Policeman
Bissonette became seriously i'll in Jail
this afternoon. She was stricken with
a severe nausea and it was feared
that in spite of numerous guards she
again had attempted to end her life
by poisoning.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
lime Given to File Briefs.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov S.--Twenty
days were granted today by the Indi-
ana supreme court for the fling of
briefs in the appeal of the Interna
tional Association of Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers from an order OF
Judge J. t. Markey of the criminal
court of this county, turning over to
the federal grand jury certain books
of the association.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
COPPER PRODUCTION INCREASED

COPPER PRODUCTION iNCHEAoED
New York, Nov. S.-The statement
of the Copper Producers association
for October shows decrease in
stocks on hand Of almost 100000
pounds compared with the previous
month. Production increased by q
666.492 pounds, domestic deliveries
increased from 57.s11,5S4 to 64,O6s,-
907 and foreign demand from 50,-
s24,O11 to 6O,OS4,3 pounds, making
total increase on deliveries for the
month of 16O17O61 pounds.
John D. Ryan, president of the
Amalgamated Copper company. sue
ceeds Urban H. Broughton, former
president of that company, as mem
Der of the executive committee c
the producers association.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
ROYAL FAMILY NOT AFRAID
EMPEROR AND EMPRESS powA-
GER RESIDING IN PALACE in
PERFECT SAFETY.
Fighting in THE PROVINCES
REBELS ARE CONTINUING TO
HOLD THEIR VANTAGE AND
INTEND TO PERsEvERE.

Peking, Nov. S.--The situation in
the capital was practically unaltered
tonight. No evidence OF the revolu-
tionary movement is yet visible. The
emperor, the dowager empress and
others Of the court, according to the
foreign board, are still at the winter
palace and do not intend to depart
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
KILLS WIFE WITH RATCHET.

San Francisco, Nov. S.-John Ed
ward Cooper, lathing contractor, at
tached his wife with a hatchet, in
his sleep, early today and then killed
himself with a razor. mrs. Cooper is
dying.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
Rumors of Massacres

Tien Tsin. Nov. Sit is rumored
persistently that grave disorders
broke out at Picking last night, that
parts of the suburbs were burned and
that some massacres occurred
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
aAmerIcsn, Parry pefeated.

Salt Lake City Nov. s.-By the land
slide which yesterday overturned
American part-- rule in Salt Lake
City. the Citizen Non-par.isan party
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08
LATE REPORTS INDICATE
LANDSLIDE Of BALLOTS
FOR GRAND OLD PARTY
Early Returns Discouraging But
When the Country Vote Was Heard
No Doubt Remained
San MIGUEL STRONGLY REPUBLICAN

Elected Members of Legislature as Well as Entire
County Ticket Of the Republican Party-BIue
Ballot Lost in This County But Is Thought
to Have Carried State BY Large rlajority
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tcontinued on Page our
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CONTINUED on Page Five,
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Republican MajorIties.

he by from incomplete
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-08

All Over New Mexico
Republican Roosters
Are Growing.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-21
just before it's fall:

In consequence of this economic
system. based, both in its agrarian and
and mercantile aspects. on masses of
capital and speculation. there arose a
most fearful diSproportion in the dis
of wealth. The often used
and often bused phrase of a conf
monwcalth of supposed m~illionaireS
and he2garS applies perhaps nowhere
so completely as to the Rome of the
last aGe of the republic
The millionaire and the tramp! The
master and the scrr, Responsibility.
the proud monopoly claimed ty those
who live off the laborS of others; rags
and starvation the badge of those who
toll. produce ana suffer.
Says the German scholar Momm-
sem. ITO be poor was not merely the
sorest disgrace and the worst crime.
but the only disgrace and the only
crime. For mC.ley the statesmen sold
the State the citizen his freedom and
vote. Fer money the lady of quality
surrendered herself, as well as the
common courtesan. Men had forgot
ten what honestly was: 4 man who
had refuSe 4 brihe was regarded not
as an upright man. but as a personal
foe"
These frishtful conditions existing
in Rome, n so wildly pictured by.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-21
ANNOUNCEMENT.

This page draws attention to firms
IN a variety of enterprises who ap-
preclate the patronage of union men
and their friends and are willing to
cooperate with them in supporting
their institutions. 1t is but just to
siVe them Il fair share of your pat
ronaSe. In doing so you will also
90 yourself and your paper a good
turn if you tell them you appreciate
their cooperation. They are all
we'll known, thoroughly established
and reliable, and their integrity and
square dealing in trade is unques-
toned.
Good, square legitimate business
dealing in the buying and selling of
both merchandise and labor, is what
labor organizations ask. and all that
any business man hould ask. We
nave aimed to secure only the cards
OF business men who believe in and
practice such 4 policy, for this, as
we'll as the other pages N think
those here represented will measure
up to the standard.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-21

land, mines. factories. railroads and
other important instruments by the
use of which goods are produced to
satisfy human wants. and which YOU
manufacture only for profit, you force
these horrible conditions upon US.
But watch the cloud. We are de-
termined men and we have decided
that your system is intolerable and
must be changed so as to be operated
for the benefit of the majority.
We are moved with divine discon-
tent VIE have built up the most
powerful political party in the world.
Its marching feet are heard in every
civilized country on the face of the
earth. From Il small handful of intel
IlSent men it has grown to incredible
proportions. We demand and are deter
mined TO obtain humane conditions
for ourselves, and for that reason So
cialism is inevitable.
In the past you have killed. exiIed
and ostraciZed our brothers beca1Is.
OF their convictions. Because of your
Il mighty host OF comrades
with the u~nquenchable fire of justice.
burning in their breasts-a fire that
all your jails. all your gibbets and all
your racks could o extinguish-have
gone to their graves unwept and uu-
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-21

no longer look to You for our saliva
ton. We sound the call for the solid
arity of the workers of the world.
Against your political economy, ana
science, and philosophy. the law. the
morality. the art and ideals of your
class. we submit our own political
science, philosophy. law,
morality. art and ideals. Against the
present we offer the future.
Under your system of government
rottenncsS in high places has become
the national sim: immortality and
greed heed no restraint and acknowl-
edge no limits: the few dominate and
power. riches, government
business and laws. The workers are
Knocked. deluded. robbed in every con-
eiVaDl way. so that 4 few have vast
wealth and the many extreme poverty.
Your frightful system gives us, on
one side of a city. horses. dogs and
cats as the pampercd pets upon whom
countless thousands are spent and re,
whose every need brass-buttoned serv-
ants attend. On the other side of the
same city men die of starvation wo-
men sink under the pitiless lash of
s~tarvatio wage into bells of vice and
crime. and children die for n breath
of Gods pure air.
you possess, as YOUR EN-
elusive PRIVATE PROPERTY. the
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-21
The CLOUD
IN THE SKY
ihy Gordon Nye.)
iIhc New York Call.)

I' is rominE. The cloud in the Sky
-r .aIism.
h"H. who arc gentlemen and mast
o.. '' longer smile when Socialism
".N''"n"d. You know that this
III. .'''' IN American politics is conf
'.. "''N th" speed Of the winds.
Docs. il" SpeCtcr of Socialism has
uttered the White House. and so
' Jared Your President that he
'. wet Oar" send a Socialist editor
q. '. Nor" than that, it now enters
.i.innal Capital. and your po-
PARTIES are helpless before it.
."s your Kind o hear it whis-
1hat Socialism is inevitable.
." not exactly know why it is
.... '..". hat The top layer of your
."..e You to prepare to get off
Co., .I.aa.
.'s Won own and control our
..'H"ur. n natural
.! 'H" Industries. You have
'" hands the health. the happi-
,-e ~wcII-bciug of millions Of
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-21

are with us today in Am
erica. And YOU, who are gentlemen
and captains of industry. are respon-
sible- Just as the Roman capitalists
were responsible for the conditions
then. so are you responsible for the
misery and starvation in America.
Let us glance at the pages of his
tory in tn days OF Calyl.c. He begged
the kings and the a~ristocrats TO re-
lieve the suffering people. He point
Ell out that the people perish for the
want OF leadership: the sick. the idle
ana the furnished overran the land;
anarchy and chaos uled
Carlyle spoke the truth, yet the rui-
ing class refuSed to listen. The men
OF power had only contempt and deris-
ion for him. The ruling class forgot
their social responsibility and later
they were destroyed by the people in
revolution.
Yesterday. we the workers went
among you to plead. but nothing
came of our efforts. You were COM
Portable. you were content with things
as they We're. and beyond the giving
OF aims you did nothing.
But with the coming of the Social
its movement we cease to be objects
of pity and charity. Conscious of our
wrongs, and how to right them, We
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-21
human beingS-AND YOU HAVE NO
SENSE WHATEVER OF YOUR So
CIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

GAL RESPONSIBILITY.
That is The big reason why So
cialism is inevitable.
You. who are the owners could meet
in a Wall street office and decide upon
a program OF social reform that would
do away with all the misery of the
millions.
But the only thing that concerns
you is PROFITS.
Yesterday we appealed TO you. but
you were deaf TO our cries. We told
you that millions of our brothers were
unemployed. that those who were for
tunate enough to have employment
labored for starvation that
hope had deserted the heart of thous-
audS of our wives and sisters. and
that we were sorely pressed-cven to
the point of violent revolution
Your reply was: What has this 10
do with me? 1t is none of my BUSH
ness
Today we realize that il has been
this way. since the beginning of civil
ization. II was the same with the
old kings and the feudal barons.
Your professors in your universit-
les do not sneer at Theodore Momm-
sen. the German historian. He paint
ed this picture Of the Roman republic
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-21

Your puny efforts to kill our CT reed
OF democracy and justice have ONLY
added fuel to the fire.
Today We no longer :e..- you We
lcok you straight in me eyes. We
DIZZY you.