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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-25
French government stunned.

Paris, France, Sept. 25.--The news
of the explosion of the magazines on
the battleship Liberte came as q
stunning blow to the French republic
and to naval officials. 1t is the eli.
max of long series OF disasters
which have marked the history of the
French navy since the blowing up of
the battleship on March 3, 1907.
The accounts of the disaster, as
received here during the morning
hours varied wildly. The most au-
thentic dispatches stated, that the
vessel sank nearly two hours after
the discovery of fire in the forward
hold. Another account said that the
ship broke in half from the force of
the explosion and sank 20 minutes
later. According to this version, the
battleship afterward reappeared at
the surface for a time, a grim carcass
of iron surrounded by tangled mass
of wreckage.
The battleship Liberte was the
type of the so-called Liberte class in
the French navy, a boat of 14,900
tons displacement and an overall
length of 452 feet. She carried a
crew of 793 men and bore four 12-
inch guns and ten guns of the
French 7.6 inch type. She also had
% small guns and four torpedo tubes.
She was completed in 1907 at a cost
of about seven million dollars.
The Liberte class of battleships
include the Democrat, the Justice,
the Verite and the Liberte.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-25

Amid harmony and good feeling
the republican county convention
was brought to close late Satur-
day afternoon following the endorse
ment of Secundino Romero as the
choice of San Misdel county repub-
leans for governor of the new state
and the selection of thirty splendid
delegates to the republican state con
vention, which will be noid IN Las
Vegas on Thursday of this week.
The picture of Senator William Al
den Smith of Michigan, who SO
warmly championed the cause OF
New Mexico as chairman of the sen
ate committee on territories, smiled
down upon the deresates as they
were engaged in their work OF the
day. And the delegates smiles back
at the portrait, for they knew they
were gazing at the likeness OF
man who is their friend and the
friend of New Mexico. The picture
was hung in the convention hall by
Charles A. Spiess. who became
greatly attached to Senator Smith
while in washington working for
statehood.
The convention also endorsed Cap
tain. David ]. Leahy, the present
United States attorney for New Mex
leo. for the nomination for distrlc'
Judge. and Charles w. G. Ward, the
present district attorney, for nom
ination for the position of district al
torney for the new judicial district
which will include San Miguel, Mora
andl Guadalupe counties.
The convention also pledged the
members of the legislature from tins
county and district to use their pes'
efforts to secure the amendment OF the
nrovision in the state constitution re
ouiring certain qualifications for the
holding of state Offices or attainine
membership in the state legislature
These qualifications were incorpoo
ated in the constitution in obedience
to the requirements Of the enaDline
act and are obnoxious to the Span
ish speaking citizens of New Mex.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-25
ANNUAL CORN SHOW.

Mitchell, S. D., Sept. 25.-Thous-
ands of visitors came to Mitchell to-
day for the opening of the thirteenth
annual corn belt exposition. The
corn palace which is the prominent
feature of the exposition is the only
one of its kind in the world. Fine
specimens of corn are on exhibition
from practically all of the counties
of South Dakota and from some of
the neighboring states. Pumpkins
weighing in the neighborhood Of 100
pounds and numerous other farm
products are exhibited in booths. It
is considered one of the most re-
markable displays of farm products
ever shown in this section of the
country.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-25

leo in whose interest the republican
party has always worked and will
continue to be active.
The resolutions adopted by the
convention are as follows:
Resolutions.
The republican party of the county
of San Miguel in convention as
sernbled, tenders it's thanks to the
president and congress of the United
States for the passage Of the act
under which the people of New
Mexico will soon be vested with all
the rights and privileges OF Amer:-
can citizenship as guaranteed under
the provisions of the treaty OF
Guadalupe Hidalgo.
True to the promise of statehood
in former republican platforms con-
tanned we rejoice in the fulfillment of
those promises through the efforts
of republican president, republi-
can senate and a republican, con-
gress.
The republican party is the party
of freedom and of liberty, and, recog-
nizing that all men are equal under
the law, extends to all men the equal
protection of those laws; and unto
the citizens of this state, it will for
ever secure the full enjoyment of
their social, religious and political
rights.
We believe in an efficient system
of public education, and, to the end
that the youth of our country shall
ever enjoy the best possible oppor-
tunities to educate and fit them.
selves for the proper and wise iis-
charge of the duties of citizenship,
as well to this state as to the re
public, we pledge the republican
party of this county, and we know
that we but bespeak the policy OF
cur party in the state, to the main
tenance of high and thoroughly eff
ficient standard of public schools.
We are in favor of an honest aad
economical administration of the fl
ancial affairs of our county and state
without, however, ridiculously ham
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-25
INVESTIGATE PIPE LINES.

Houston, Texas. Sept. 25.-Tn all
effort to determine the scope of the
Interstate Commerce commission's 8
authority over pipe lines, hearing
was begun here today by Commis
sioner Franklin K. Lane. The in
terstate commerce act as amended
last year brings pipe lines within the
jurisdiction of the commission, but
up to the present time no attempt
has been made to subject the pipe
lines to regulation. The present in
vestigation will be extended to Okla
homa, where considerable complaint
has been made concerning the meth
DDS and operations of the big oil
carrying pipe line companies.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-25

high in the air or into the water as
the eliminating explosion tore the
ship into fragments One report says
the ship broke In two in the middle
as she sank. Another report says
that before she took her final plunge
several Of her guns discharged re-
QUEEN salute.
From every side scores of sailors
leaped overheard and swan frantic
ally for safety but scarcely more
than 100 had plunged into the water
before the series of detonations cui-
minated in terrific explosion that
seemed to tear out the side Of the
great steel vessel which swayed over
to one side and sank swiftly.
In a moment dead bodies and de.
bris were floating about on the, dis
turbed waters that splashed around
the upper works in a wide circle
around the spot where the craft had
fioated so proudly few minutes be-
Tore, the seamen who ESCAPED eeath
we're struggling desperately and
small boats were picking W as many |
ls they could reach.
The Liberte had a complement of |
100 men. or these 140 were away
IN shore leave, SO $50 were aboard
When the fire broke our. A rough
places the number of these
vho jumped overheard somewhere
'etween 100 and 200. The rumble of
he explosion was heas1 tn ougnout
he city and immense crowds of peo-
lie gathered at the wharf.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-25

= = 4
SAN MIGUEL coUNTY's DELEGATES
DIR. j. M. CUNNINGHAM, Las
COLONEL M. M. PADGETT, Vegas :
JAMES s. DUNCAN East Las Vegas. fsgH :
CECIIIO ROSENWAID, Las Vegas !
COLONEL TWITCHEII. East Vegas. \
J.. M. MARTINEZ \
CHARLES w. G. WARD East Las Vegas. \
DAVID j. LEATIY East Las Vegas. \
s.. CLARK,
SECUNDNO ROMERO Vegas \
o. A. LARaAZOLO, Las Vegas y
CHARLES A. SPIESS Las Vegas \
LORENZO DELGADO. Vegas 4
F. DES MARAIS Las Vegas
GA. LARRAZOLO Las Vegas.
AMADOR UL1BARRI, Las Vegas.
LOUIS fEFEI1D, - %sas4SA * -
EUGENo ROMERO, \
JUAN B. SANCHEZ,
LUCIANO MAES, Gonzales.
AIBINO B. GALLEGOS, Vllanueva. 4
TEIEsFoR SERNA, Miguel
ROMAN GAILEGOS, \
JOSE VARELA 4
JOSE FELIX ESQUIBEL, Geronimo. \
JOSE LOBATO, Tecolote. y
FRANCISCO QUINTANA, Manueitas. \
ISIDRO SANDOvAI. Emplezado =
FELIX GARCIA, Chaperito \
BASII.IO LOPEZ Wgies \
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-25
One THOUSAND VISITORS EXPECTED.
Committees Have 1ade Arrangements for Accomos
dating All visitors-r1any Citizens Will Open
Their Homes Parade and
Trips to Points of Interest Will Add
"a to Entertainment Features

/ sign announcing Welcome" to the
delegates and topping Off the other
decorations. Stretched from the four
corners Of Sixth street and Douglas
avenue will be two strings of lights
that will make the center of the city
look like Great White Way.
For the convenience of the visitors
and delegates the Mountain States
Telephone company has placed long
distance intrument in the opera house
office, giving direct service all over
the state. In this way the delegates
will have connection will their homes,
and the latest news of the meeting
can be carried all over New Mexico.
The executive committee with r.
G. Rankin as secretary and ]. s.
Clark as chairman, and Orrin Blood
and Lawrence Clark as assistants, win
act as bureau of information for
the visitors and have opened an Of
fee in the building at the top Of the
right of the landing, where at all
times during the convention one OF
the committee will be on hand to an
swer any questions or to render any
assistance to the visitors that is in
his power To this committee al;
of the other committees are to re-
port and in that way they will be
the best posted men in the city, and
they will be only too glad to be OF
service to the visitors ~. citizens.
An automobile parade will be ON
the program of convention day. A
larger number of machines will be
in the parade than on the occasion Of
Governors day at the time of the en-
campment and larger number of
colored lights and decorations will be
provided for the affair. Those who
saw the preceding pageant will know
what a beautiful sight this one will
be.
DR.. NJ F. Des Marais, Joe Danziger-
and E. R. Russell will act as a spe-
cial committee on automobiles to pro-
vide means of transportation Tor the
delegates while in the city. This
committee is making arrangements to
take the visitors on trips to the vari-
GUS points of interest in the vicin-
ity Of Las Vegas and will do all in its
power to make the delegates feel that
Las Vegas is an appropriate place for
conventions and all kinds of public
gatherings.
The room and hotel committee with
A. G. Erb at the hea dhas made won
derful progress in arranging for the
accommodation of the delegates and
visitors. The delegates from Santa
Fe are coming to the convention in
a Pullman car chartered for the oc-
casion and during the stay In Las We
gas the car will be their headquarters.
The visitors from Albuquerque are
coming to Las Vegas in the same
way, the delegations having charter :
ed two cars to accommodate the
crowd of persons from the Duke City.
The Castaneda hotel will aecommo-
date over 110 during the meeting and
already alf of the rooms have been
engaged by the visitorr La Pension
will accommodate about 35 and Mrs
Scott Baker expects accommodate
so guests at the ccn cntion. El Do
rado hotel also has gcod rooms. The
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-25

/ Las vegas today is the busiest city
in the entire new state with every
committeeman. every merchant
and in fact, R'everybody inter.
ested in the success of the first
state republican convention at work
decorating, arranging for the accom-.
mediation Of the delegates and visit
ors or doing something for the good
of the cause That this will be the
biggest convention in the history of
the state there is; no doubt. The
first state gathering will start the
grand old republican party on a long
series of successful campaigns if ev-
erybody in New Mexico works as hard
for the party as the people of this
city are WORKING for the success Of
the state convention.
When the delegates arrive next
Wednesday and Thursday, Las Vegas
will be in holiday attire. All day
yesterday the decorating committee
was busy carrying out its plans for
the decoration of the Duncan opera
house, where the convention will be
held. The decorations of the hall are
carried out in red, white and blue
bunting and American flags. The
stage is to be mass of flags. Over
the seats of the chairman of the
convention large five-pointed star
worked out in the national colors,
will be hung. Around the edge of
the star is to be a border of red,
white and blue electric lights about
55 in number. On the center of the
star will be placed the number of the
new state, CAT" From the lower
point of the piece streamers will be
stretched to banners marking the Sec
tions allotted the deleghtions from
the various counties. This is en-
blematic of the way the counties are
all bound together under one star.
The arch of the stage is to be draped
with Old Glory. The main floor, on
which the delegations will sit, is to
be divided of into different sections
by bunting and streamers, each Sec
tion to be marked with standard
and the banner of the county that is
to occupy it. The floor of the hall
is draped off with a wainscoting of
bunting and the wainstcoting of the
main floor and the stage entrance
is decorated in the same manner.
The balcony box of the hall is draped
with flags and bunting and is to be
reserved during the convention for
the use of Mrs. w. J. Mills and her
friends.
The railing of the balcony is drap-
ed with streamers of red, white and
blue. All of the entrances to the
stage are draped with flags as are
all other doorways in the hall. The
hall, with all of the bunting and flags,
will present most beautiful sight
and is one of the most cleverly decor
ated auditoriums ever seen in the
Meadow City.
The exterior of the opera house will
also be in its gayest attire. Beside
clusters Of flags and bunting, on the
west side there will be an enormous
electric lighted. sign on which. in
bright letters, there will be displayed
the words "The First Republican
State Convention" This sign is to
be forty feet long and four feet
high. Across the corners of the
building there viii be an electric
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-25
RAILWAY CLERKS STRIKE.

emphis, Tenn, Sept. 25.-Several
hundred railway clerks went on a
strike at various offices of the Illinois
Central railroad today.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-25

w. S. Dougherty, of Mora, was in
Las Vegas yesterday and today on q
business trip.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-25
splendid DELEGATION
Will Represent
San MIGUEL COUNTY
Convention Closes Amid Harmony
and With r1uch Enthusiasm Late
Saturday Evening
ROMERO ENDORSED FOR GOVERNOR

Republicans Adopt Magnificent Resolutions in Which
They Pledge Themselves to Support Every Issue for
the Betterment and Prosperity of the New
State-Leahy Endorsed for Judge and Charles
W. q. Ward for District Attorney
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CONTINUED on Page Eight
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Continued on Page Flve)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18
PASSENGER TRAINS CRASH
Several Painfully Hurt at Long
Island Siding.

Wading River. Long Island, June It,
Half dozen passengers. fireman ana d
porter were injured near the station mere
tonight. when a Long Island Rairoad
train bound from New York was IN COZ
lision with a stalled empty passenger traih
on a siding The empty passenger tram
lad come from New York some time be-
fore. and was standing on the siding "heh
the second train ran into an open switch
and before the engineer was able to stop
the train il had struck the first one. hurl-
ing the passengers from their seats ana
causing them TO be badly shaken up ana
bruised and cut by the flying glass.
DR.. Terrell was called from Riverhead'
and he made quick run in his automooiie'
about twelve miles. TO the scene OF the
wreck. He found that none of the passeh-
gers was seriously injured. lie treated all
those who needed il, and then they went
20 their homes
Tho switch is near the station ana was
left open. II is said, by one Of the crew
Of the empty train. This train had dis
charged its passengers and then run on 10
tho siding. Both engines were badly dam
ssed. but neither Of them nor any OF the
cars left the rails.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18
lOVELORN MAN A SUICIDE
Reads "Goodby" Letter in Park,
Then Shoots Himself.

s man who was afterwsrd Identified as
Sterling y Price, OF winchester. Ky, com
United suicide in Central Park. near Swan
Lake. Yesterday morning by shooting him
self in the head with an army revolver.
When his BODY was found by a park en-
ploye the weapon was still clutched in his
tight hand. In the left hand was gTipped
letter. written by a woman, saying
"Goodhy---- letter was postmarked from
Winchester on June s
Thomas Foley. o park employe. had seen
Price earlier IN the day reading letter.
The man was standing on one Of the small
bridges over the bride path. An hour later
one or the park laborers heard revolver
shot. A search through the underbrush
disclosed the body Of Price. with a gaping
bullet wound in his head. The dead man
was well dressed and Of refined appear
snce. \ gold watch pair Of gold sleeve
links aud his hat bore the initials IS
T r
\ paragraph in the letter read: Dearest
Oh, my dearcst-Plcasc do not come TO see
me tonight You know how hard it would
he for me 10 say goodby."
The hodv was taken 20 the Morgue
where Y. W. Busch, Of the Hotel Roland
identified it as that Of Price. Busch said
he had met Price in Winchester two weeks
age. and that hc understood Price had
been a marine in the United States service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18
ASSAULTED NEAR PARK
Crowd Beats Man Who Hit
Woman and Took Purse.

Mrs. Ellen Bernhard Of No. 1249 Park
avenue. while walking with her husband
near the Central Park entrance at S6th
street and Fifth avenue was assaulted last
night by man. and purse was snatched
from her hand. She was struck in the
breast. and az she reeled her husband. who
had endeavored 10 ward off the blow. was
also struck in the face b. her assailant.
Mrs Bernhard screamed. and her cries
attracted several hundred persons to the
scene. including Patroman Revien, of the
Arsenal police station. \ man was seen
running away from the scene Of the as
sault and the crowd followed him up Fifth
avenue. catching him at goth street where
he was thrown TO the ground and beaten
about the face and body. The man lay on
the paveSent as if stunned for a moment,
then leaped To his feet and rushed up Fifth
avenue again. At 96ih street and Fifth
avenue he leaped over the wall and dsap-
peared in a clump Of shrubbery in the park.
patrolman Ahearn. Of the East 10Th
street police station. followed the man into
the shrubbery. a moment later the fugi-
tive sprang over the wall and ran along
the sidewalk bordering the park. The
] 'l'Rh "Sdiii saw 'iif'E' Gnu ~ Ndc 'dhSHi
less than block away. lie was arrested
10y Patroman Ahearn.
Search me-" cried tho man. Look
through my pockets. ! have stolen moth
ing"
He was taken TO the East 10ith street
station, where ne described himself as
Michael Angelum. clerk. of No 23l East
91th street lie WIS locked up on charges
of assault and robbery preferred ny Mrs.
Bernhard and her husband. The purse was
later found by Mrs. Bernhard near the
scene OF the alleged assault.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18
REPORTS MAST IN WATER
May Lead to Discovery of Sloop Vayu
Lost with Five on Board.

Captain Smith Of the municipal ferry
boat Bronx, which plies between Staten
Island and Manhattan, reported 10 Lieu
tenant Pdulding, Of the Harbor Squad. last
night that when lie was drawing out of the
slip at ST. George he saw about two feet OF
mast sticking out OF the water between
the INST southern slip at the terminal and
The anchorage buoy.
IT was low tide at the time Captain
Smith saw The mast. and by the time the
police launch had reached the spot the tidc
had risen and they could find no trace of
H. The police believe the mast may be
that OF the sloop Vayu. which left the
Bsyonnc Yacht Club shortly before the
storm on Saturday a week ago, and was
lest with FIVE persons on board
The body Of Mrs Louis L. Willard. found
floating of Bay Ridge yesterday afternoon.
made the third Of the sloop Wayu victims
10 be recovered, the bodies OF Lemuel G.
Smith and George Schultz having been
found on West New Brighton on Friday.
The bodies Of Mr. and Mrs. I.emuel r.
Smith parents o. the YOU'RE artist, have
not been recovered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18
| CALLS BURNS KIDNAPPER
Indicted with Los Angeles De.
Observation-Disclosures Accused.

Indianapolis, June 17.--Nilliam ]. Burns.
head of a private detective agency, and
James Hossick, a city detective OF Los An
geles, were indicted on charges OF Kid
mapping John j. Mcnamara. secretary Of
the International Association Of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, by the Marion
County grand jury here to-day. Nc
Namara himself was indicted on charges OF
conspiracy 10 dynamite.
In all. the grand jury returned eight in
dictments. but named only three men In
the charges. Three OF the indictments are
against Mcnamara. who is in jail In Los
Angeles, where he was taken after being
arrested in this city on April %, 1911. One
indictment charges him with conspiracy
to dynamite industrial work Of the Peoria
g. Pekin Union Railroad at Peoria, Ill"
and the other two are said to be for stor-
ing dynamite here.
The other five indictments are against
Detective Burns. who is under $1,000 bail
TO the local grand jury. and Detective Hos
rested.
The grand jury reported that 1t found
no evidence TO sustain the charges OF kid
mapping against Walter Drew. OF New
York counsel for the National Erectors'
Association; ]. A. q. Badorf. Drews as
sistant: ", J. Ford Assistant District At
torney of Los Angeles County. Cal. and
who drove the car in which Mcnamara
was taken from this city to Chicago, all
OF whom were arrested here and held to
the grand jury for investigation.
Governor Marshall who honored the
requisition for Mcnamara. acted clearly
within the law and did in the premises
what lie should have done" according to
the grand jury's report
City Judge Collins, before whom Nc
Namara was taken. and the Indiana polls
police officers connected with the case were
all absolved from blame by the grand Jury
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18
KILLS HERSELF ON LAWN
Unidentified Woman Commits
Suicide at Mount Vernon.

stylishly dressed young woman,
about twenty-five years old. committed
suicide last night on the lawn OF the
home Of c. p. Miller. at No. 81 Cottage
avenue, Mount Vernon. BY shooting her
self through the right temple. The Miller
family were about 10 eat their dinner
when the report Of the revolver was
heard MI. Miller ran out OF the house
and found the young woman lying on the
ground with blood streaming from a
gaping wound in her temple.
DR.. II. l.. Baer, who lives opposite the
Miller house. was sent for. He found
that the bullet had passed through the
woman's brain and lodged in the left side
Of the skull. causing almost instant
death. Coroner lies, Of Yonkers, was I'M
able to discover anything that would lead
10 the identity Of the suicide, except a
paWn ticket for diamond ring which
she had pledged for $50 several days ago
in Manhattan The ticket was made out
i'm the name of Miss Miller.
Mrs. Miller said no enc IN her house,
hold knew the girl