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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
ART IMPORTERS ARE
FINED $4,000 EACH
MEMBERS OF NEW YORK FIRM
PLEAD GUILTY TO UNDER
VALUATION FRAUDS

New York, March 27.-Louis J.
Duveen and Joseph Duveen, art i'm
porters, pleaded guilty today to
charges of conspiracy to defraud the
government in marking undervalua
tions on imports of art objects. They
were fined $4,000 each.
1t is stated that the government s
suit for $4,000 OOO>against the firm for
alleged underpaid duties will be com
promised by the payment of $1,200,-
900 in cash.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
NO TRACE OF KANSAS BANDITS

Coffeyville, Kan, March 27.-Al-
though the sheriffs of Montgomery
county, Kansas and Nowatta county.
Oklahoma, several deputies and a
number of special detectives have
searched the hills in every direction
from Lenapah, Okla, where four men
held up a northbound st. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern passenger train
lats Friday. not the slightest trace of
the bandits has been found.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
PRESIDENT HAS "PINk EYEv

Washington, March 27.-President
Taft is suffering from Inflammation
of the right eye, which he himself
calls pink eye" The president has
been ordered by the White House
physician, DIR. Delaney, to do little
work and refrain from using his eyes
whenever possible. There has been A
decided improvement in his eye
since yesterday, but it is still con.
siderably swollen and is red and
angry looking.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
JOHNSON SUFFERS RELAPSE

Cleveland, o.. March 27.-As a re-
suit of his exertions yesterday when
he sat up in an easy chair for sew
eral hours, Tom L.. Johnson, who
suffered relapse in his illness 'en
days ago, is reported to be not SO
well today. Mr.. Johnson spent rest
less night. He received many visitors
yesterday, but word from the sick
room was not encouraging.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
NO PARDONS FOR
MORSE OR WALSH
RuMoRED PRESIDENT TAFT HAS
DECIDED ADVERSELY ON
PETITIONS

Washington, March 27.-From
sources close to President Taft, it
was learned today that the pardon
appeals Of Bankers Charles w.
Morse of New York, and John R.
Walsh of Chicago, undoubtedly will
be denied 1t is stated that on the
attorney generals recommendation,
both cases have been decided ad-
versely.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
SHRECK SAYS "HOPE"
HAS CHANCE ONLY
SAPULPA, OKLA, FILLING WITH
FIGHT FANS FOR ToMoR-
ROWS BATTLE

Sapulpa, OKLA, March 27.-Sapulpa
today is alive with ring followers,
here to attend tomorrows fifteen
round fight between Mike Schreck,
of Pittsburg. and Carl Morris of Sa
pulpa, the white mans hepe.' Both
men concluded their training today.
''I'll win" says Morris. Schreck says
the big fellow has chance, but
that's ALL
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
Early Peace Expected

Washington, March 27.-With the
departure for Mexico City last night
of Francisco Leon de la Barra, the
Mexican ambassador to the United
States, who has been appointed minis
ter of foreign affairs in the new
cabinet of President Diaz, official
Washington believes that the in
itial step for an era of peace in Mex
leo has been inaugurated
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
recate Reinforced by FederaIs

Tecate, March PA hundred fed
eral in command of Captain Dasquec
arrive here today from Ensenada. The
force had one machine gun. The
federal force in the valley now num-
bers two hundred. Scouting parties
have failed to find even trace of in
surrectos within fifteen miles.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
DOCTOR and FAMILY
BURNED TO DEATH
FIRE NEAR AURORA, MISSOURI,
INcINERATED FIVE
PERSONS

Aurora, Mo-, March 27.-Dr. D. E.
Morris. prominent local physician,
and four Of his children, were burned
to death early today in fire that
destroyed the Morris country home
near here. The family evidently was
suffocated while asleep.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
REAL AMMUNITION FOR TROOPS

milton is being loaded aboard the
scout cruiser Salem, the gunboat Ia
coma and the three transports in port,
Every. preparation is being made
for war, even though the mobilization
of troops and war vessels results in
nothing nor serious than war play.
Officers of the three regiments of
coast artillery encamped here are be-
ginning to believe they will be re-
turned to their posts without seeing
any real service in the field.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
LEAVES ITALY FOR PARIS
CHANGES LIKELY IN DRAFT OF
NEW OFFICIALS TO SUCCEED
THOSE RESIGNED
PLACE FOR GOVERNOR DE HESA
FORMER CANDIDATE FOR VICE.
PRESIDENT MAY BE sEcRE.
TARY OF INTERIOR

Modena, Italy, March 27-General
Bernardo Reyes, who is mentioned as
likely to return to his former post as
Mexican minister of war in the cab
met of President Diaz, left here today
for Paris. He said he expected the
new cabinet would be formed before
he reached the French capital.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
RAILWAY MOTOR HIT 4 TRAIN

Med6ord, Ore, March 27.-A north
bound motor car on the Southern Pa
cific, leaving Medford, collided with a
southbound passenger train at Crater
Lake Junction today. Twelve persons
were injured none fatally. The mo
tor car caught fire and the engineer
although badly injured, rushed through
the flames and shut off the gasoline
supply se
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
LINER PASSED AN ICE FLoE

New York, March Passengers
on the Steamship La Savoie of the
French line, which arrived in port
yesterday, saw an ice floe and a gi-
gantic iceberg in the neighborhood of
the Grand Banks. The ice floe was
so miles long and it took the ship
from 9 o'clock in the morning until
8 o'clock at night to pass it.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
AVIATOR DYING FROM INJURIES

Baton Rogue, La. March 27.-Wil-
liam M. Purvis. the young Chicago
aviator who was injured here several
weeks ago in making trial flight in
a Gates biplane, will probably sue
cumb to his injuries. according to the
attending physician.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
WOULD BAR NAME OF DEITY

Albany, NJ Y, March PA bill
prohibiting the impersonation of the
Deity in theaters or other places of
amusement was introduced in the
state assembly today.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
PRACTICE HIKE FOR SOLDIERS

San Diego, Calf, March IA
practice march for 1900 soldiers
under his command will be undertak-
en- by General Bliss tomorrow. The
hike will consume about two days.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
FITZGERALD GETS TWO VOTES

Denver. March 27.-Meutenant
Governor Fitzgerald received two
votes in todays senatorial vote
Otherwise the ballot showed no ma
terial change.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-27
REcALLs AM ANTI.JAP Bill

Sacramento, Calf. March 27.-The
assembly has recalled the Alien Land
bill. The measure upon which the COM
mittee voted to rescind its favorable
action upon request of Governor
Johnson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
Baltimore's Proposition

The men of wealth and influence in Baltimore are engaged in raising a fund of $10O,000 with which to enter tain the democratic national conven- tion of 1912. No doubt the sum will be secured, and then will arise the problem of securing the convention.
 Baltimore has an armory that will seat 12,000 people. It has good hotels, and Washington is but an hour away The acoustics of its armory have been pronounced excellent.
 All these advantages will not, how ever, prevent a contest. Chicago is always in the running, and it will claim that Baltimore is too far east to be convenient to a majority of the delegates. No doubt there will be a tussle in the national committee over the naming of the convention city and perhaps Baltimores s100,00O fund will be needed to turn the scale in it's favor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
An Extra Session Looming Large

All told there have been in 100 years thirteen extra sessions, and MT. Taft says No. 14 will certainly be called unless the present Congress passes, or at least votes on, the reef procity agreement. AS a rule extra sessions have been called to satisfy some special interest, but at present the people are hoping for and really demanding one.
 Congress has many vexed questions before it. There are the popular cleo tion of senators, the Lorimer case, the permanent tariff board, the congress sional apportionment, the fortifica- ton of the Panama canal, not to men, tin the appropriation bills, only six of which have become laws.
 These propositions are piled up against Canadian reciprocity, and the last hour of this Congress comes on 
 Saturday of next week. Extra ses- sion talk is always heard in the clos ing days of a Congress, and it may be business will be hastened so that it can be avoided this year. If the reciprocity agreement be passed there will be no extra session, and all the special interests of the Aldrich tariff are dreading a beginning of tariff re- vision by democratic House. Not that bills brought in by Chairman Un' derwood would become laws, but they would expose the conspiracy of the few against the many just before a presidential election. The action of the Senate republicans would but serve to open the eyes of the coun- try to the vast conspiracy against home consumers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Russian Dnncer. Tonight

Birmingham will have an opportuni- ty to night of showing its appreciation of ocular opera. when the Imperial Russian ballet, with the famous Mile.
 Anna Pavlcsea and NJ. Mordkin as the star artists will apepar at the Orphe-
 um. Many great attractions have been
 presented here this season, but not one
 of them from 9 scenic and musical
 point of view combined, equaled the
 Russian ballet.
 q saw Mile. Pavlowa and M. Mordxin in New York and no newspaper descrip- ton could do the performance justice" said a Birmingham theatregoer. q am especially fond of grand opera, but
 nothing ever given outside of the Met ropolitan opera house has so appealed to me as the Imperial Russian ballet. The stage effects are surprisingly beautiful, and the excellent orchestra which performs the music ranks with
 the best symphony bands. The Or-
 pheum theatre should be and doubtless
 will be crowded with 8 cultured audi ence"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
Local Option Popular

T was in Texas recently and to a dis interested looker-on it appeared that the statewide prohibitionists were making 8 hopeless fight" said L. M. Cochran of Chicago.
 "The radical prohibition movement that made such headway for two or three years has spent itself, as eW denced by the landslide majority against state wide prohibition in Mis- souri last fall and by the changed sen timent in Alabama and other states where the Anti-Saloon league was es- pecially we'll organized and aggressive.
 Alabama was regarded in the north as the strongest prohibition state in the Union, but nearly everybody I have met here seems to think that the dis pensary, with a few exceptions in favor of high license, will be the best solution of the liquor question. Local option is certainly sound democratic doctrine, and the establishment of the local option in Alabama is evidently ap- proved by the great majority of people. In Texas the local optionists are sura to win"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21

ate it declares it to be unlawful flor any person to send or cause to be sent any message offering to make or en. ter into a contract for the purchase or sale for future delivery of cotton without intending that such cotton shall be actually delivered or received or offering to make or enter into contract whereby any party thereto or any party for whom or in whose be- half such contract is made, acquires the right or privilege to demand in the future the acceptance or delivery of cotton without being thereby obli gated to accept or to deliver such cot ton. The transmission of any mes sage relating to such transaction is declared to be an interference with interstate commerce among the states and territories and with foreign na- tions." The penalty is fine of not more than S1000 nor less than $100 or Imprisonment from one to six months.
 The changes made in the bill in the Senate have weakened it's force and penetration, but there is still enough left in it to arouse the opposition of the cotton exchanges and the specula- tive world in general. It is now pro- posed to attach the bill to the agri. cultural appropriation bill for the purpose of promoting its passage. Were the session to be month long CT the bill would become law. As mat ters stand it's fate Is problematical.
 It does seem a little strange that speculation in cotton is condemned by many while speculation in coffee, grain and many other articles goes on unquestioned. But perhaps of the stoppage of speculation In cotton proves beneficial the plan will be ex- tended to other articles and neces- saries. Some think, too, that the price of cotton might be unduly depressed by foreign bears if all speculation be taken away at home. But all this is uncertain and nothing but a test of the Scott bill will satisfy the farmers and the non-speculative world in gen. eral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21

John Lorance, in the Boston Advertiser.
 Putting marble busts of the great men of the land on wooden pedestals in the capitol, where there is so much pretense to marble and other valuable stones, is one of the sins of the place. and shame on those who perpetrate it and are ever willing to surrender money ruthlessly. But it seems to be thought good enough to furnish these handsome busts with just wooden pedestas painted to look like marble or onyx and painted with great success that way. But the touch cannot be deceived, and it always shocks to feel the deception.
 Two busts have not thus been dishon- ored, however. The great head of Lin coin that stands in the rotunda has just been honored with a pedestal of mag inficent white marble. cut to suit the most fastidious tastes in art.
 The bust of George Washington which stands by the west jamb of the door lead ing to the House of Representatives. also rests on polished stone, but 1t has not been thought needfu to provide the conl- panion bust of Lafayette, which stands at the east jamb of the door, with simi- lar substantial support. The woodwork however, has been painted to make il look exactly like the pedestal George Washington's bust rests on.
 Washington very much needs the spirit and sense of Ruskin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21

dries, public baths and cemeteries; it controls the milk business within the city limits, ahd conducts several restau- rants and cafes ih public gardens and pleasure grounds. It manages an opera house, theatre, a hall for exhibition purposes and public meetings, and the principal hotel in the. city. It owns lodging houses. wheye working people and the poor can live>a low rates until they are able to find employment.
 The municipality also owns three sav- ings banks and several loan and mort gage establishments and municipal pawnshops, which enable the officials to assist honest and industrious working men in obtaining homes of their own and in borrowing enough on chattel mortgages at per cent interest to carry them over times of sickness and distress. Because of this facility no one is compelled to resort to money sharks and usurers, which are the curse of working people in so many cities. The loans of the municipal pawnshops vary according to the industry and activity of the city, and will average about s5Oo,- 900 year for the last 10 years.
 The deposits in the three municipal savings banks combined exceed $10,0O0,- that fund to workingmen on mortgages to assist them in building homes now aggregate a little more than $6.00o,OOo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
I.;ttleton's Candidacy in New York

What a strong pair of senators New York would have in Root and Little toni Martin W. Littleton may not be elected. He simply announces ms candidature. thinking perhaps that nine millions of people had become tired of the endless Sheehan-Shepnerd struggle. MT. Littleton was born ana bred in East Tennessee, and if he poes to the Senate he will rank right I'D to the brightest men in that body.
 His declaratory letter addressed to Lieutenant Governor Conway shows that he is a progressive democrat. He favors the direct election of United States senators, and he desires Con- gress to regulate corporations and railroads. Tariff revision should, he says. be dealt with resolutely, and all duties on the necessaries of life re- moved. As a matter of course he favors Canadian reciprocity, and a parcels post system.
 The New York legislators will cer- tainly need another candidate in or der to break the existing deadlock, and they could go farther than Martin w. Littleton and fare much worse. The only objection to MT. Lttleton's candidacy is the fact that he has been choser to represent the Oyster Bay district in the House, and it may be that no other democrat could carry the district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
In the Business World

There is unmistakably better feel ing in business circles today than there was few weeks ago." said Felix M. Bremen
 "In New York and other large centers are evidences of improved conditions and optimistic sfeeling. I believe that just as soon as the United States su- preme court renders it's decision in the Standard oil and American Tobacco caseS and the interstate commerce comthission decides the rate advance question, new era of prosperity will set in. We shouldn't expect a boom Ias booms were understood in former days, nor do we want anything like a boom; but high degree of prosperity Is due, and the Birmingham district will certainly come In for its full share"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
IsAw FROM THE BEACH

By Thomas Moore. saw from the beach when the mornin.
 was shining !, A. bark oer the waters move gloriously
 on. -g. ssA x. sa. I came when the sun OCT that beach
 was declining. The bark was still there, but the waters
 were gone. .s S An, such is the fate of our 1ifes early
 promise. Hf So passing the springtide of joy we
 have known! Each wave that we danced on at morn. ing ebbs from us And leaves us at eve on the bleak
 shore alone. Ne'er tell me of glories serenely adorn-
 ing
 The close of our day. the calm of our
 night. Give me back, give me back. the wild
 freshness of morning! Her clouds and her tears are worth
 evenings best light. Oh, who would not welcome that mo-
 ment's returning when passion first walked a new life
 through his frame, And his soul. like the wood that grows
 precious in burning Gave out all its sweets to loves ex-
 Quisite flame!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
Prospects of Outdoor Sport

The teams of the Southern league seem at the beginning well-balanced and all have a chance to stay well up in the coming race. While New Or leans and Chattanooga are exceeding Hy confident, the other six teams are not a bit depressed.
 The selection of the seasons play CTS is the task that will soon be be- fore the eight managers of the league, and difficult and delecate task it is, and not a little depends upon it.. Every manager has, however, the ben eft of public sentiment in the prelim- mary games. The popular choice is generally the best choice. .. Manager Molesworth has not only weeded out booze fighters but also the weak batters, and if he succeeds in presenting a strong pitching staff no one need go out of his way to as- sign the home team to the second division.
 The roll of players at the outset certainly indicates good sport this year simply because every team is we'll filled with players of known ef- fciency. Every team will be in the race. Every team is candidate for first division honors, to say nothing about the pennant.
 Manager Molesworth is a veteran player, and he is supported by Presi- dent Baugh and Magnate Woodward, and what they cannot do cannot read lily be accomplished. Each and every one of the three has an eye to the value of playing winning ball, and this is all the assurance that Birming- ham needs at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
CONFLICTING NOTIONS ON FOOD

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 Nothing to eat put food!' exclaimed the Respondent poet. Nobody knows what depths of depression he might have sounded if he had lived on into these days of scientific dietetics, with all their confusing fiurres of doubt, controversy and contradiction.
 What is one to think when meeting on the same page of ones morning paper a lady who recommends vegetables exclu- sively and gentleman who stanchly up- holds meat? Cooked vegetables, of course?" the poet would have said. Guess again." Mrs. Shaw would have answered him-"Raw!" Lean meat doubtless?" he would have queried fur ther. Wrong you are!" would have been Prof. Hills response-"Fat!.''
 It will be remembered that the poet found nowhere to "go'' but "out." The rest of us will end by solving the puz- zling food problem in the same simple way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
Future Contracts in Cotton

The Scott bill, which had passed the House, has at length been reported favorably by the interstate and for eign commerce committee of the Sen ate. and an effort will be made to turn it into law before this Congress ad- 1ourns without day. The vote in the committee stood to 5.
 The bill as reported to the Senate does forbid dealing in cotton fu- lures, but three drastic schemes of the bill were stricken out by the Senate committee as follows:
 That which authorizes agents to telegraph, telephone or cable com panies to administer oaths in their efforts to ascertain whether messages ofteyed for transmission were in vio- lation of the law.
 That declaring books, newspapers, pamphlets, letters or other writings or publications containing quotations which might induce the making oi contracts in violation of the proposed law should be nonmailable.
 That providing that the Postmaster General, upon evidence satisfactory to himself, might return mail to the senders when he believed it to be unlawful under the proposed act.
 The six senators who voted to re- port the bill thus changed were Nessrs. Taylor of Tennessee. Clarke of Arkansas, Tillma1 of South Caro- lima, Newlands of Nevada, Cummins of Iowa and Clapp of Minnesota The coming over of Robert Love Taylor turned the scale, and the bill was re- ported As the bill stands in the Sen