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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-10
LAS VEGAS MAY ATTAIN
TO WORLDWIDE GLORY
MOVING PICTURE CONCERN Ex-
PEcTs 70 EM5ALM THIS VIC
iTYaIN LENGTHY FILMS

1t is more than likely that Las We
gas and the surrounding country
will soon be embalmed for future
glory upon the films of the Thomas
A. Edison Moving Picture company.
Frank L. Hough, a representative OF
the company, is. here and will spend
several days investigating into the
advisability of bringing his corps OF
actors and photographers here. In
conversation with representative
of The Optic this morning Mr.: Hough
said that his company had been max
ing some films in Colorado.
Most of their activities were con-
fined to the neighborhood of Colorado
Springs where the scenery is magni-
ficent. In Cripple Creek and vicin-
ity the Edison company made some
interesting pictures. Mr.. Hough is
inclined to believe that New Mexico
offers a wide field for the operations
OF the moving picture concerns. He
spent the greater part of the day in
company with H. P. Browne, one ol
the managers of the Photoplay, who
will show him the points of Interest
in and around Las Vegas.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-10
LATE RETURNS FAVORABLE To THE
ELECTION OF ENTIRE REPUBLICAN
STATE TICKET; CLANCY Is LEADING
Supreme court justices and two thirds OF the candidates tor fe
legislature are assured OF maorites-SeCundno Romero
looked like sure winner this aemoon-County tickets
majority runs to high figure.

developments make certain that the
republicans will control the legisla-
ture absolutely, the state senate by a
two-thirds majority. The democrats
and progressive republicans together
have only one-third of the state SEN
ate and only twenty votes out OF the
forty-efght in the house. Several COLI
tests are already spoken OF, which
the legislature, being Judge OF It's
own members, will decide and which
NAV also give the house to the re-
publicans by two1thirds majority.
But aside from that the election Of
two regulars from among the repub'
licans to the United States senate is
assured.
The returns also show today tha'
+he democratic candidate for lieu
tenant governor, e. G. de Baca, re
ceived a slight majority, while thu
majority for w. G. Mcdonald, dem
ocratic candidate for governor, &C
cording to latest advices, is 1900. III
rest of the ticket is in doubt and
may take the official count on NOV
ember 81 to decide some Of the clos
er contests, as election Judges in
number of precincts, enormously ei
closed all Of the poll books and II
turned tally sheets either in the sea
ed ballot boxes or sent them scale
to the territorial secretary. Only on
county, Mora, has thus far sent
complete returns.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-10
ERA OF coon FEELING
COMESIOS]DDENCLOSE
IN M'NAMARA TRIAL
SUGGEST FiSTicUFFs TO
SETTLE A DISPUTE

Los Angeles, Calf, Nov. 1o.-Aftsr
about three days of life, the ERA Of
good feeling" in the Mcnamara mnr-
der trial proved too much of strain
for opposing counsel and ended abb
ruptly today with Attorney Clarence
S. Darrow for the defense accusing
District Attorney John D. Fredericks
of unfairness and Fredericks suggest
ing that they could settle this ques'
ton outside the court room.
The collision seemed not to impede
the progress of the trial and A. Crib
ling, a retired harness maker, wh(
said the Times once had "swindled'
with a subscription dictionary. wa'
accepted asst to cause by both sides
J. M. Fiske, a retired farmer, who
said he believed the Times was dyna
NOTED, was under examination whel
court recessed at noon.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-10
SUNDAY VANDS
PLENTIFUL IN
MARKETS
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS CAN
BE OBTAINED AS WELL AS
RABBITS AND DUCKS

This is a time when the summer
market products are disappearing
and the winter delicacies are arriving
but. nevertheless, the grocers OF
Greater Las Vegas can supply the
choicest of everything desired for
Sunday dinner. The assortment OF
fruit and vegetables is large, though
several articles are higher in price
than a week ago. The butchers have
the usual Saturday assortment OF
meats. with duck and rabbits added.
The grocers have received some line
fresh wax beans, selling at 15 cents
a pound Celery from California and
Colorado sells at three punches for
% cents. Cauliflower is 10 cents a
mound. and fresh California lettuce
sells at 25 cents for three punches,
Turnips. carrots, beets and cabbage
are plentiful and all sell at -four
pounds for 25 cents.
A fresh shipment of tomatoes was
received this afternoon and will be
placed on the market tomorrow al
Is cents pound. The last OF the
pumpkins are now on the market bu1
Hubbard squash are plentiful anf
sell at three cents a pound. Some
of the best potatoes obtainable were
received by the grocers from Dtai
and can be had at $2.75 a hundred
pounds. One of the grocers OF Eas
Las Vegas has shipment of fin
! sweet strawberries which sell at !
cents a basket. Apples of all kind
can be obtained at five cents a pound
and Tokay and Empress grapes ar
selling at two pounds for 25 cents.
Besides roasts and steaks and tn
usual meats, rabbits in plenty ca
I be obtained at 20 cents pound an
ducks at % cents. 1t is prophesie
by the local butchers that the fir
turkeys of the season will be on ii
market the Saturday before Thank
I, giving and that they will sell at
t cents a pound. the same price as
the end of last season. A fresh gu
:. ply Of excellent oysters has been
L ceived and sells at rs cents qua
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-10
RAILROADS MAKE
RATE To SHEEP
FANCIERS
COURTS WILL DECIDE UPON RE-
CENT RULING OF COMMERCE
COMMISSION

Washington, Nov. 10.---A thorough
judicial inquiry into the constitution
ality of the long and short maui pro
vision of the present interstate COM
merce act will be the result, 1t is ex-
pected today, of the issuance yester-
day by the commerce court OF tenn
porary injunctions in the Pacific
coast freight rate cases.
The orders of the court we're re-
ceived by the interstate commerce
commission with expressions Of sur
prise. In the judgment of the COM
mittee, the reductions in transconti-
mental freight rates made by its or
ders not only were entirely reason
able, but conservative.
Full recognition, it is pointed out,
was given to the effect OF ocean COM
petitione on the Pacific coast with
transcontinental rail rates; but it
was maintained by the commission
that inter-RocHy mountain cities like
Spokane, Reno, Salt Lake ity and
Phoenix, were entitled to more fav-
orable rates on westbound traffic
originating in the east.
The question of the constitutional
ity of the ourth section of the inter-
state commerce act the long and
short haul provision, it is realized by
all interests, will have to be fought
out in the court. In their arguments
before the commerce court in sup
port of the temporary injunction, at
torneys for the transcontinen lines
dwelt particularly on the phase OF
the case.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-10
OLDTIMER STARTS ON
CROSS-CONTINENT WALK
WILL GO ON FOOT FROM CALI
FoRNIA TO ST. LOUIS OVER
OLD TRAIL

San Bernardino, Calf, Nov. TO-
Declaring he wanted once more to
traverse the desert plains that he
crossed as a young man in 1S49,
Abraham Weller, aged 81, a prosper
GUS rancher of this valley, declared
today he would start next Sunday tc
walk to Salt Lake and St:NLouis. He
will retrace the same trail he tool
when he came to California. Mr.
Weller was gold prospector an'
stage coach driver in Arizona in tn
days before the advent of stean
cars. He will visit relatives an
friends in st. Louis.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-10
WOMAN ACCUSED OF
numbering HUSBAND
MRS. JANE QUINN is ON TRIAL
THE SECOND TIME FOR MYs-
TERIous CRIME

Chicago, Nov. 10.-Prepared to pre-
sent additional evidence against Mrs,
Jane Taylor Quinn, held Oh the
charge of being responsible for the
death of her third husband. John
Quinn, the police arranged for the
appearance of several additional wit
nesses when the Inquest over the
body of Quinn is resumed this after
noon.
Attorney Emler Kirby of Jackson
Mich, who defended Mrs. GUM
when she was Mrs. Thorpe and wa
suspected Of the murder Of her sec
ond husband, Warren Thorpe, a
Jackson. will defend the woman. ;
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-10
IIuE srock Show.

Chicago, Nov. 10.-Directors of the
International Live Stock Exposition
announced last night that the annual
show will be held in the exposition
building at the Union Stock yards be-
ginning December and continuing
until December 8. Instructions have
been given to prepare the buildings
for the reception of the largest num-
Der of live stock exhibits recorded. 1t
is announced that entries have been
received from the principal agricul-
tural districts of the United States
and from well snown breeding farms
of Mexico and Canada. There will
also be registered among the nominal
tons liberal number of prize ami
mails from Europe.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-10

ahead of the candidate for governor.
Their majorities over their democratic
opponents run from 1000 to- LOO. The
candidates on the county ticket are
running equal to and in many in
stances ahead of the state ticket.
Complete figures for the state can
didates were announced this aftei-
noon as follows: For congress, Cur.
ry, S,421, Ferguson 1,791; Curry's
majority, 1,7O2; Baca 1896, Waiver.
de, 1,723, Baca's majority, 1913. For
governor, Bursum 2,73O, Mcdonald
| 1881, Bursum's majority, 739. For
lieutenant governor, Martinez 2,713,
de Baca 1903, Martinez's majority,
91O., For secretary of state, Romero
2,776, Lucero, 1894, Romero's major
ity, S92. For state auditor, Sargent
2916, Delgado 1890, Sargent's major
/ ity, LIS. For state treasurer, Mir
abal 1925, Marron 1,734, Mirabal''
majority, 1,22S. For attorney genera
Clancy 5000, McGill I'LL, Clancy
majority, 1928. For state land com
missioner, Ervien 1896. Emerson 1
E72O, Ervien's majority 1,776. For 81
perintendent of public instruction
stroup 1895. White LIS, Stroup'
: majority, 1,277. For justices of tn
} supreme court, Roberts 9,046, Parke
1888, Wright 1897, Burkhart III
: Dunn, LIS, Hanna, 1,731, average r.
: publican majority, 3,96S. For corp'
: ration commissioners, Armijo, 2,S6
= williams 1897, Groves, 1887, Owe
1,7SS, S. Martinez, 1,745. Van ston
$ 1,741, average republican majorit
a S,712.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-10

While the head OF the ticket is be-
lieved to have been lost the repuhh-
can state central committee an
nounced late this afternoon that
there is every reason to believe that
the entire state ticket, with the ex-
ception of Mr.. Bursum, will receive
a small majority. The state officers
were rapidly gaining as reports came
in and it was believed that before
might. when the remaining precincts
had been heard from, they woulc al
have a majority. Frank w. Clancy
is undoubtedly elected attorney gen
eral and there is no doubt but that
the republican candidatts for justices
Of the supreme court have been Civ
on a comfortable majority.
with several republican precincts
stilI to be heard from Secundino Ro
nero and other state candidates
were 500 votes behind at noon today
IT is believed when Guadalupe coun
tv and other republican stronghold
make their final reports these can
didates will be found to be from lo'
to 800 in the lead. Mr.. Romero re
ceived majority of over 500 in thl
county, which would give him a lea
of 200 when San Miguel county's II
turn on the election have been mad
at santa Fe. While the vote on tn
head of the ticket was turhed In ye'
terday no complete figures were gl'
en- on the state candidates and the
have run in this county consiceraDi
ahead of yesterdays estimates.
with not quiet all, the precinct
heard from. Bursum will receive
majority in San Miguel county
about 500. Other candidates ON Il
republican state ticket are runnir
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-10
LYNcHERs ON TRIAL.

Cameron. Texas, Nov. 1O.-Revolt-
ing scenes marking the lynching OF
Fernando Gomez, Mexican lad, at
Thorndale, Texas, last June, were de-
scribed in court today by Alfred VIII
son. a witness in the trial of q. I.
Gore, Jr., charged with participation
In the affair.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-10

Mrs. Salomon Ase has been Sc
riously i'll with an attack of pneu-
monia for the past three days, but
her condition is improved today and
she is considered out of danger.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-11-10

Several Contests Expected
Santa Fe, N. M, Nov. 10.-Today's
New-York tribune., 1911-12-03
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY,
[From The Tribune Bureau.

[From The Tribune bureau
Washington, Dec. 2,--The President and
Mrs. Taft will occupy a box at the charity
ball 90 be given at the New Willard on
January 5. other boXholders will be Colo
mel and Mrs Robert NJ. Thompson, air.
and Mrs. Joseph Letter, and Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Brownson.
Mrs William +. Draper and Miss Mar
garet Draper entertained Miss Mary South
erland and her fiance, Louis Bacon, OF
Boston, at dinner tonight. Their other
guests were Mrs. Switzerland, who chaper-
oned the party tor Mrs. Draper; Miss
Alice Whiting. Miss Julia Whiting, Miss
Gladys Hinckicy. Miss Elsie Adrch, Miss
Sophy johnson, Miss Harriet Switzerland,
Miss Martha Bowers, Miss Eleanor Rey-
burn, John Barrett, Winthrop Adrich.
Richard Aldrich, VI. Won Bach. Russian
second secretary; +. NJ. Schmolck, Neither
lands secretary: Baron Won Hardenbroek.
German attache: Carl Glover, A. =. An
drews. Auguste Reese and Frank Ellis.
Mrs. James w Pmchot was at home this
afternoon TO several hundred guests. in
cluding a large contingent from the diplo-
matte corps and official and resident So
ciety. Mrs George Becker, Mrs. Living
ston Hunt and Miss Fanny Lay assisted.
Lady Alan Johnstone, Mrs. PinchotS >
daughter, who is her guest, received with
her. Lady Alan. who will go to New York
with her mother on Friday for a visit be
fore sailing. has been constantly enter
tained since arriving here, the German AM
bassador and Countess Won Bernstorff, the
Danish Minister and Countess Moltke, the
Dutch Minister and Nine. Loudon, the
Spanish Minister and Sonora de Rlano and
Mrs Joseph Hobson having been her hosts
The Baroness Pardouin de Reinach ana
her sister, Miss Leishman. daughters Of
the Ambassador to Germany. who spent a
few days In Washington this week. have
gone TO New York.
Colonel and Mrs. Thompson will have as
guest next week Miss Bcresford. of Eng
land, who is now the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs Stephen II. y. Pell, OF New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pell will spend Christmas
with their parents, Colonel ana Mira
Thompson, at their Washington home. and
will probably attend the first OF the Sc
ries OF musicals for which Invitations are
being issued.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-03
AFTER ABROGATTOY. WHAT

1t Is to be supposed that some
though by no means all, and by no
means the most noisy-of those who are
demanding immediate abrogation Of the
general treaty between this country and
Russia are sincere in thinking that that
is the best method of gaining redress for
the hardships which the Russian gov
ernment persists In imposing upon a
certain portion of our citizenship, and
that the execution Of that plan would
cause speedy and marked improvement
Of conditions. If so, 1t would be inter
esting to know upon what grounds they
base that belief and what they expect
to be the sequence Of abrogatlon.
They must be assumed to realize that
the treaty In question is the only thing
which assures to American citizens any
rights and privileges in the Russian En-
pire. They must know that with 1t out
Of the way there would be nothing to
guarantee American Jews Inheritance Of
or possession Of any property in Russia
or any OF the important rights which
they now enjoy. 1t would be interest
ing, also, to know what hardship they
think would be imposed upon Russia Dy
the abrogation of the treaty. There are
thoughtful men who think that Russia
would not care copeck, if indeed she
would not be glad to get rid of the
treaty. There Is certainly no conviuc-
ing indication that she would be eagerly
desirous Of negotiating another on more
favorable terms to this country.
While we yield precedence TO none in
strong disapproval of Russia's persistent
refusal to honor our Interpretation Of
one clause Of the treaty In its appllca-
ton to conditions which did not exist at
the time when the treaty was made. and
which nobody at that time foresaw or
had reason to foresee, we must urge the
desirability of looking before a leap Is
made and OF satisfactorily answering
the question. After abrogation, what?
1t would be most lamentable to find that
after taking such action the very per-
sons for whose supposed benefit it was
taken were actually much worse off than
they were before.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-03
Mr.. TAFT AND THE PEOPLE.

From The New York Times.
There signs, many signs. that Mr. Taft
Is now gaining In strength throughout the
country tnat no is regaining whore II had
been feared that the set OF the current was
against him. While We are firm In the faith
that a too prolonged continuance in power of
the Republican party or OF any other party
is not we'll for the country. that Il would be
better that tho opposition should triumph at
Intervals NOT too distant, and. very possibly
next year. 10 the end that the SOLDERING innu-
ence of power and responsibility may prevent
a permanent lapse into unworthiness and utter
Incompetence, Il IL nevertheless a matter OF
sincere congratulation 10 all Americans thar
President so high minded as President Taft,
President with such entire rightness OF
Intention, and. save In respect Co some things
he has himself frankly admitted and a few
others ne has passed over. Of such rlghtness
In performance. should bo restored to his due
heritage Of popular esteem aud confidence
That he 10 regainins what he has lost, OF what
he was In danger OF losing Is OF good augury
for tho prssont and for the year TO come.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-03
TIE PROVINCE OF FICTION.

Mr., II. G.. Wells has Just declared,
somewhat aggressively, that all human
life is the province Of the modern novel
ist, and that he will continue to work in
all its provinces, however great the op-
position he may meet. The chief result
thus far has been a sort of half-predi-
gested, often inaccurately recombined
pabulum for those who refuse or are un-
able TO assimilate their intellectual food
in the original, stronger, but usually
dryer form in which it is presented by
serious thinkers. Mr.. Wells's pro
gramme is, after all, neither so new nor
so bold as it may appear TO him. The
novel with a purpose was not born
yesterday. Before his own "Modern
Utopia" we had Mores old one: before
his Ann Veronica" Goethe proclaimed
in fictional form the theory of Elective
Affinities.' 1t IS in this latter field
alone, indeed that Mr.. Wells and those
Of his faith are likely TO meet with op-
position. Elsewhere they have been al
lowed 20 roam unrestricted all the way
from theosophy 10 canned beef.
That these nOvelists have spread a
certain amount Of light in circles where
otherwise it could not have penetrated is
beyond doubt. On the other hand. they
have fostered greatly the modern habit
of loose thinking, of cocksure conclu-
siOnS drawn from the vaguest OF prem
ises. Such fiction must needs hamper
flan ucrntNl ln xxrftH
clusion that must be reached while at
the same time the propaganda will
shackle the freedom of the fiction. And
this IS the point to be considered. What
ever its purpose, its mission, fiction
should remain form OF art, branch OF
belles-ettres. 1t often ceases TO be
when it becomes a tract for the times.
A case in point is NJ. Roman Rol-
lands Christophe in Paris" the
second volume in the English transla-
ton of work that has been extrava-
gantly praised as art by European crit
les. Fiction 1t certainly is not; In fact.
it would be hard to say what It is. The
author has frankly and inartisticaily
turned It into a study of contemporary
France, shOuldering aside his hero and
talking TO his readers in his own person
about the "blague" Of Paris and the
true, sober, serious France which it
hides from the view OF the foreign OBJ.
server. A tract, book with purpose
it is, but q nOvel-no. What fiction ii
contains could easily be told In less than
a hundred Of its nearly five hundred
pages. And if in this case 1t is the f1c-
tion, the art, that suffers to the point
of extinction, the tract none the less
would carry far more weight If pub
lished openly for what it Is Strange
are the ways Of the modern novelist
who takes all life for his province!