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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-01

By United Press Leased Wire.)
HAMILTON. Ont, Aug. l.
Trapped behind iron screens
which guarded the upper floors of
the Hamilton insane asylum, -
to 10 of its inmates were burned
to death here today when the in
stitution was destroyed by fire
Fighting desperately with the
flames and with the mania terror
of their charges, the physicians,
nurses and attendants battled he
roically and some of them are be-
lieved to be included in the list
of victims.
Escape Cut Off.
Terrible scenes were enacted
during the fire. When the flames
were discovered more than 600
insane persons were in the insti-
tuition, which was located in an
inaccessible position, high on the
|mountainside above the city. Cut
off from protection by the city
fire department, the whole inter
Tor of the building was soon a
mass of flames. The great stair
case was soon burned away, the
only egress being by the windows.
Rare heroism was shown by
the doctors, nurses and attend
ants in the building. Many of the
patients were helpless from dis
ease, and these we're borne to
safety through the smoke and
flame, the attendants in many in
stances risking their lives to
bring their charges to safety.
Fight Rescuers.
The majority of the fatalities
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HOW THEY VOTED.

The bill was carried by I
the progressives and demo-
Gratis. Both Poindexter and
Jones of Washington voted
for the bill. Bourne of Ore
gon was the only progressive
and Bailey of Texas the only
democrat voting No.
The republicans voting
against were:
Bourne, Bradley, Brande-
gee, Briggs, Burnham, Bur-
ton. Clark, Crane, Cullom,
Lodge, Lorimer, Mclean,
Nixon, oliver, Page, Perkins,
Richardson, Root, Smoot,
Stephenson, Townsend, War
rem, Wetmore.
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WOMAN IN MURDER CASE?
Will Wilson Go
Insane Aug. 10?

STRANGE EXPERIMENT IN CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY TO BE
MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER OF COBFlI
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bill passed by the house, came up
in the senate today an amendment
offered by Senator Gronna (Rep.
N. d. placing cement on the free
list was defeated without a roll
call. Another amendment adj
mitting coal, coke and slack free
was defeated by vote of 2S to
So.
Another amendment by Gronna
free listing apples and berries was
also DEBATED without roll call
and an amendment by Bailey
(Dem. Tex.) striking all kinds of
meats from the free list was lost
IA to So.
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BAM OI.RARINGs.

Clearings ....... .eeo1.si0.1e
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WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug. 1.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-23
VIII COnCIud6
His Flight
this EV6nlnQ

Lyons, N. Y, Aug. 21-Well on his
way into New York state in his aero
plane flight from st. Louis to New
York, Harry N. Atwood today pre-
pared to fly SO miles from here to
Utica. He said he probably would stop
at Syracuse and might detour over
Auburn,
The result of his flight, Atwood says
will be to encourage long distance fly
ing in place of aviation meets.
Atwood landed at Lyons, 13 miles
east Of Buffalo, at $50 p. m. Sunday,
making the 1O4 miles in two hours and
II minutes without stop.
In one instance he went four miles
in three minutes and on reaching Ro-
chester, SO miles from Buffalo, went
around the city so fast that people
standing on office buildings could not
get more than glimpse of him.
A train that left Buffalo when At
wood did, ran in sight of the aeroplane
almost all the way to Rochester, but
arrived there 18 minutes after the avia-
tor had passed through the city and
in the east The train,
however, had made "a stop en- route.
Eighteen towns and villages saw the
aviator Sunday as he swept over them,
often flying as low as $50 feet so he
could read the names of the railroad
stations as he passed
Atwood does not intend to reach
Albany before Tuesday night. Leaving
Albany Wednesday morning he hopes
o cover the 142 miles from there 70
laW York with one intermediate stop.
,ailiDg over the city and landing at
Joney Island in the afternoon.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-23
Somewhat dru
In South Dakota

Dwell on the splendid rains in
New Mexico this year and then
read the following from theBritt
Tribune; News comes from
South Dakota where Doc. Brack,
ct has his claim, that Doc, is
hauling water four miles in his
hand cart to water his parrot.
He has to leave his spectacles out
nights to gather dew enough so
he can wipe the dust off them.
Doc, hasn't spit for a month he
just lets the dough collect in his
throat and swallows it with the
aid Of a rat tail file. They have
to grease the mud turtles before
they can navigate the creek it is
SO dry. They have to soak the
pigs u week before they will hold
sWill. There are sand cracks on
the face Of nature and warts on
the finger of destiny out there.
1t is so confounded dry there
that they call everything gravy
that is soft enough SO you can
cut it with a cold chisel. Mag
dalena News.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-23
D6I6Qdt6 LICK
'6I0 Falls 10
Mdk6 GOOd

Delegate Lick EN- after
failing to lick 'em in the Sen
ate" as he promised, wired to
Albuquerque friends THE peo-
pie accomplished that which they
sent me to congress to do" 1t
is probably we'll that he realizes
that the people did it, as he will
in all probability try to claim the
whole glory to himself when the
campaign for the state election
is we'll under way. The people
generally should recognize the
heroic work of Messrs. Hand,
Jones, McGill and Ferguson, who
in spite of Delegate Lick 'em"
and his associates from Pennsyl-
Vania succeeded in securing the
passage Of q measure which will
enable the people of New Mexi-
co to have something to say in
the matter of amending their
constitution and to knock the
shackles from their wrists. The
cry of the interests that the peo-
pie are not wise enough to write
their own fundamental law, has
little effect on the common every
day voter, and the much desired
little blue ballot will be the
weapon whereby the interests
viii be dealt a telling blow next
November.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-23
P6COS VdN6y
Editors

We don't like to lead the
Lakewood Progress the past
few weeks. Not that it is not
as good as it has been, for it is
as lively a paper as was ever
printed. But Editor Wood in
sists on telling what a good
time and how big a feed the
good people of Lakewood will
give the pencil pushers of the
Pecos Valley. We are not in
the Pecos Valley, but we re-
ceived "a "bid" just the same.
So we're not sore about that.
But we know we can't go and
we do hate to read about such
good things and not get to PAL
take. But we do hope all the
rest can be there and have a
splendiferous time.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-23
4. gentle rain fell here

A gentle rain fell here last
night commencing soon after
seven O'Clock and continuing
most of the night. Word from
Stanley was to the effect that
it was raining there. as also IL
message from Albuquerqueitold
of the rain at that point. These
rains will pat IL fine season in
the ground for fall wheat and
winter rye.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-23
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

Three justices of the supreme court,
with annual salary, payable quart fly,
of $4,000 each, Upon election, these
judges will meet and classify themselves
by lot so that one shall hold Office until
four years, one until six years, and one
until eight years from and after Jan. /,
1913. The justice who has the shortest
term to serve shall be chief justice,
and in his absence tie justice who has
the next shortest term to serve shall
preside; but no justice appointed or
elected to FL d vacancy shall act as
chief justice.
Eight district judges, with salary of
a, 800 each, to be elected from the fol
lowing districts:
Third DIstrict-The counties of Dona
Ana, Otero, Lincoln and Torrance.
The term of each district judge will
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-23
MANY OFFICERS
TO BE CHOSEN
IN NOVEMBER
Ballot will need be Yard in Length in order
to Accommodate Names of Can4idates
and Offices

With over hundred Offices to be fillec
in the legislative, executive and judi
ciary departments and, inclusive of two
representatives in congress, the voter
in the new state of New Mexico who
goes up to the ballot box next Novem-
ber to cast his vote will have consider
able of a task. Each county will, in
addition, have big ticket to elect, and
the job of the voter is still further COM
plicsted by the fact that the appointiva
system is practically abolished in New
Mexico by the provisions of the consti-
ution adopted The large number of
state, district and county officers to be
filled and the fact that candidates for
each and every office are expected to
be as thick as bees means that, polite
ally speaking, New Mexico will see
more in few months than in the whole
history of the territory.
Following are the officers to be voted
for next November by the voters of the
new state of New M rxico
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Governor -Four years term; salary,
$5, 900.
Lieutenant Governor and President of |
State Senate Term, four years, salary,
$40 per diem while acting as presiding
officer of the senate, and mileage at the
same rate as state senator.
Secretary of State Term, four years;
salary, So, 1000.
State Auditor--Term, four years; sal
airy, $4,000.
State Treasurer Term, four years;
salary, $1,000
Attorney General-Term four years;
salary, $1,000.
Superintendent of Public instructions
Term, four years; salary, IS, 000
Commissioner of Public Lands $3 0O0
compensation for all the foregoing Of
fcers of the executive department. to be
paid in equal quarterly payments.
BY the provisions Of the constitution,
the salaries named shall be the sole and
full compensation for the foregoing of
fcers.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-23

On Monday afternoon dur
ing the thunder storm near
Lucia, lightning struck a tent
in which two daughters Of Mr..
aOd Mrs. D. Z. Heal had taken
refuge from the storm. One
of the girls, about twelve years
old was killed outright, while
the other was badly burned Oh
the left leg, The girls had
been herding a small. bunch Of
sheep for their father,who was
working on the railroad grade,
and had their camp, ii tepee
tent about a mile and Il half
from the home. When the
storm came up, the girls hast
ened to the tent fol protection.
The injured girl managed to
crawl che mile and half to
her home, and told the mother
CT the misfortune. The moth |
81 ran to the tent and carried |
the UfelesS form of her daugh
ter to the home.
Arrangements were made to
nave had the funeral here yes !
.erday, bus on acc0unt Of the |
ate hour at which Jhe party
must arrive after having made
he trip over for u caSk0t, 1t
Vas decided to postpone the
until this afternoon.
The services will be held at the
u d. Church this afternoon
.t Z O'Clock, lht6rhionI Delng
u the Estancia cemetery.
The bell OF the Baptist
hurch will be tolIed some
wenty or thirty minutes be
ore The service that those de- ]
ring to attend may know the
.o0r Of the arrival Of the fa-
Iel&I party. !,
The News Joins a host of
riends in sympathy for the
tricken family Of their sud
8n bereavement.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-23

Raymond EpIer is keeping
close tab on the livestock III
his neigDorhood, especially the
calves. Raymond is "a farmer
and enc must get up before
breakfast to get ahead os him.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-23

Eight cars of ties were ship
ped south last night for the A q,
I. & s. Fe., on their way TO
AIbuquerue a where they wall be
treated at the picking works.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-23
News Subscribers get the

county or national government, except
notaries public and officers of the
militia, who receive no pay
The legislature shall choose its own
officers and employees and fix their
compensation, but the number and
compensation shall never exceed the
following. For each house, one chap
lain at SO per day; one chief clerk and
one sergeant-at arms, each at IS per
day, two enrolling clerks and two read
ing clerks, each at S. per day; six stem
ographers for the senate and eight for
the house, each at Sc per day; and such
subordinate employees, in addition to the
above, as they may require, but the
aggregate compensation of such addi-
tional employees shall not exceed SEQ per
day for the senate and $50 per day for
the house.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-23
IN CONGRESS
Two representatives in congress at
large will be elected.
QUALIFICATIONS

QUALIFICATIONS
09ndidatcs' to be eligible for office in
the executive department, must be
citizens OF the United States, al least
90years OF age and resident in New
Mexico five years preceding the cleo
ton; the attorney general must be a
licensed attorneyof the supreme court
Oh ne" Mexico IN good standing, and
the superintendent Of public instruc-
tlon mpst De trained ana experienced
educator.
No person may hold The Office OF JUS
tice Of the supreme court unless at least
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-23

years, with salary fixed by law, shall be
elected in each judicial district.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
| IWenty-four state senators.
Fortynine members of the state house
of representatives.
State senators will be elected for a
term of four years, and uembers of the
house for a term of two years. Each
member of the legislature receives as
compensation IS for each days attend
ance during each session, and 10 cents
for each mile Travelled in going to and
from the capital, once each session, bv
the usual Travelled route. The consti-
tuition says that member of the legis-
lature shall receive mo other conapen-
s&tion, perquisite or allowance"
BY the apportionment provided for in
the constitution the senators and rep
resentatives will be elected from the
following districts:
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS
tifteenth-The counties OF Torrance,
Otero, Lincoln and Socorro-one SEN
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-23
be six years

be six years
A district attorney, to serve four
years, with salary fixed by law, shall be
elected in each judicial district.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-09
THE SULLOWAY PENSION BILL.
Full Text of the Measure which Passed by
Vote of PIP to g.
A BILL granting pensions to certain enlist

A who
he al Mexico
enacted
military of
ably discharged heron
the Interior
and be entitled to
reached the of e.
shall commence
der existing whose
claim and receiving pension under
a
provisions 10 s
shall hereafter
shall
the civil
with
der the of June 81
l. 1902 and IS 1906
6, andM ah4
considered applications
That
titled
to the Bureau of Pensions
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made was not only a relief to the Treas
ury- but proved a benefit to the recip-
tents, in anording them a safe and val
liable investment and an easy mode of
transmitting funds to their families.
To make this completely understand
able by those who did not read the for
mer article. we viii say that the dark
est financial period of thu war occurred
in July. 1864. when Jubal Early's army
was knocking at the doors of Washing
ton. II then seemed that all OF the
prodigious efforts of the country had
gone for naught and thar the rebel
lion had the virility and audasity that
it had exhibited at the very St The
money lenders, to use Abra n Lin
coins homely expression. thought that
the bottom was about TO fall out OF
the whole thing and refused to lend
the Treasury any more money. The
only men who were still full of hope
and confidence were those at the front.
who were fighting the Nations battles
and dying in its defense. Out OF their
slender pay. we repeat (and the Secre-
tary's words confirm us), they lent the
Government s20.000,000 to tide over
the emergency, and it was one of the
greatest of the innumerable great deeds
which the volunteer army did in the
war
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-09
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.

At the regular meeting of the Senate
Committee on Pensions, Monday, Feb.
s, the various bills We're discussed, the
arguments in their favor considered,
and also the information which had
been sent in from all over the country
with regard to them. Senators Curtis,
of Kansas, and Scott, of West Virginia,
urged favorable action on the Sulloway
bill, and Senator Curtis made a motion
at the meeting, next Monday. The
action of a number of Legislatures of
great States in indorsing the SuIloway
bill and asking for its passage has pro-
duced a great change of sentiment
among the Senators in favor of the
hope for its passage than at any time
since it has been under consideration
by the Senate
The action of these Legislatures is
easy to understand. In every State in
the North there are large expenditures
by the State. the Counties and the
in providing for the care
of numbers of veterans and widows
whose pensions are insufficient to prop
erly maintain them. The sums thus ex-
pended amount to many million dollars
The passage of the Sulloway
bill will lift this burden from the States
where it has to be met by direct taxa
ton, and place it where it belongs, upon
the Treasury Uf the United States. The
veterans did not fight for any State, but
for the whole United States, and the
care of them in their old age rightfully
belongs to the General Government,
where it will be no burden upon the
local taxpayer.
Senators Curtis and Scott, who have
been most active in the support of the
Sulloway bill as it stands, are quite
hopeful of favorable action by the Pen
sion Committee of the Senate.
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HAVE THE LEGISLATURES ACT

Nothing is doing more for the sue
cess of the Suiloway bill than the action
of the Legislatures Of the several States
in indorsing the bill and requesting its
passage. The Legislatures are nearer
the people than any other body. They
know the wants of the veterans and the
desire of everyone that they should be
properly taken care of, and their sup
port of the justice and necessity of the
bill makes powerfully for its passage
Let our comrades everywhere bestir
themselves to make sure that their leg
islators follow the example of the great
States in heartily indorsing the bill
and asking in no uncertain tone for its
passage by Congress.
Comrades should act on this at once.
Whatever is done must be done imme-
diately. Time is very precious.
If the veterans in each State will set
themselves to wors, they can have their
legislatures follow the example of those
of Ohio, Illinois and Colorado.
Then there would be no doubt of the
action of the Senate, nor of the sigma
ture of the President.
Let every comrade do his utmost, and
NOW.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-09

Many distressing cases have come to
the attention of the officials of the
Pension Bureau and of committees of
Congress. where claims could not be
proved according to law. by reason of
the death of witnesses or from other
causes out of the control of claimants
Special bills were the only way in
which these cases could be handled.
and as il was found necessary to limit
by common agreement in committee
the number of pension bills that any
one member of Congress might secure
action at a session, the relief that
should have been extended to many
deserving cases has been withheld
Under the proposed law ii is only
necessary to prove service, and then the
pension is granted according to pres
ent age of claimant. While this will
make considerable additional charge
upon the Treasury, it seems the only
way to prevent injustice to the old vet
Grams who did good service and need
the aid, but who are not able, unfortu-
nately. 10 produce all the witnesses
required to make case before the
Pension Bureau.
President Taft favors liberal treat
ment of the old soldiers. In his mes
sage to Congress, he said:
q The uniform policy of the Gov
eminent in the matter of granting PEN
sions to those gallant and devoted men
who fought to save the life of the Ma
ton in the perilous days of the great
civil war has always been of the most
liberal character. Those men are now
rapidly passing away. The best OBJ
tainable official statistics show that
they are dying at the rate of some
thing over 5000 a month, and. in view
of their advancing years. this rate must
inevitably, in proportion, rapidly in
-..I.z
thing on the field of battle to save the
Nation in the hour of its direst need we
owe n. debt which has not been and
should not be computed in a begrudg-
ing or parsimonious spirit
1T is thought that the service PEN
sion bill will become a law at this ses-
sion of Congress. A year hence would
be too late for hundreds who should
not be longer denied the aid that is
due them, now"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-09
SENATOR McCUNiBER'S BILL.

Senator McCumber has introduced
the following bill. which was read
twice, and referred to the Committee
on Pensions:
That section one of an act entitled
AN act granting pensions to certain
enlisted men, soldiers and officers, who
served in the civil war and the war
with Mexico" approved Feb. 6. 1907,
be. and the same is hereby, amended
to read as follows:
THAT any person who served 80 days
or more in the military or naval serv-
ice of the United States during the late
civil war, and who has been honorably
discharged therefrom, shall, upon appli-
cation therefor, be entitled to receive
a pension upon reaching the age speci-
fed in the following table, in an amount
therein mentioned, according to the
days or years of his service, to wit:
'Sixty-two years: 80 days service,
s12; one years service. s13; two years
service, S14; three years service, S15;
four years service, SIG.
'Sixty-six years: 80 days service, $13;
one years service. $14; two years serv-
ice, SIS: three years service, SIG; four
years service, ST..
Seventy years: 90 days service, SIS;
one years service. SIG; two years serv-
ice, SIT; three years service, SIS; four
years service, $19.
.'Seventy-five years: 80 days service,
$40; one years service, $21; two years
service, $22; three years service, s2S;
four years service, s24.
THAT the same provision shall apply
to the officers, soldiers and sailors of
the war with Mexico, except that 60
days service shall ehtitle such officers,
soldiers or sailors TO the amount that
would be allowed the officers, soldiers
or sailors of the civil war having so
days service"