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CONTINUED on PAGE Five,
BEERS WILL COMMAND
THE NATIONAL G. A. R.
CONNECTICUT MAN ALMOST
SURE OF ELECTION AT
SESSION TODAY.

Los Angeles, Sept. 10 Election Of
officers and the disposition Of the
per capita tax question were the most
important matters before the nation
al encampment of the G. A. R. at to-
days session. The convention laid
on the table the important question
OF incorporating the G. A. R. Dele
ates said the matter could not be
brought UP again at this encampment
and it was freell predicted the ques-
ton would never be considered again.
The opposition held that the G. A. r.
had existed for 45 years and incorpo-
ration now was unnecessary.
From the attitude of delegates from
every part of the country it appeared
that Judge Albert B. Beers of Bridge
port, Conn, would be selected com
manderln-chlef with practically no
opposition ~ was learned that the
name of General Daniel D. sicIsles Of
New York would not be presented for
the highest honors, and as General
Siclxles was regarded as Judge Beers
most likely opponent, his withdrawal
made the Connecticut mans selection
almost a certainty.
Aside from the commander-in-chief,
those regarded as certain Of election
were Captain H. Osborne Of Los
Angeles, as senior vice commander,
and DR.. Warren q. Day Of Prescott,
Ariz., as surgeon-in-chief. For chap
lainin-chief four candidates were in
the field, each claiming strong fol.
lowing. though the friends of Dr..
George q. Lovejoy Of Massachusetts
seemed to be in the majority Meet
ings were held today by the Ladies
Of the G. A. r., the Womans Relief
Corps and the Daughters Of Veterans.
each Of whom completed the election
Of officers.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-09-13
THE PLACE FOR POLITICS
ASSERTS THE EDIFlcEs SHOULD
BE USED BY THE CAM
PAlGNERs.
TO CUT DOWN EXPENSES
BELIEVES CANDIDATES CAN
THUS KEEP WITHIN LEGAL
ALLOWANCES.

Pocatello, Idaho, Sept. 13.-For the
purpose Of showing that he was not
using stolen thunder in mis- campaign
speeches Colonel Roosevelt said To-
day that it was two years ago when
he first advocated the use Of school
houses for political gatherings and
other public meetings. Before his
speech Colonel Roosevelt said he had
heard his opponents had charged that
he had taken up this idea after it had
been advocated by Woodrow Wilson.
The colonel made two speeches to-
day in Southern Idaho. He went first
to Blackfoot, then came to Pocatello.
before going on to Ogden, Utah. In
his speech at Blachfoot he said:
Three years ago the country life
commission, which appointed as
president, dwelt upon the tact that
school houses were not utilized as
they should be. Two years ago in
speech after Speech pointed out
that the school houses could be turn
cd to the advantage Of the people as
they have not been There. .ia = nlace
for mothers meetings. There Is a
place for the voting booths on cleo
ton day. There is a place that should
be FUSED for public meetings of var
ious kinds, especially for political dis
cussion.
Il believe the time is coming when
the government must limit the
amount Of money to be spent upon
political campaigns. one of the ways
in which this could be done is by us
ing the school houses for political
meetings for all men regardless OF
party"
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Albuquerque, N. NJ, Sept. 1S.-The
republican state convention, the most
largely attended and most enthusiastic
gathering Of the grand old party in
the history Of New Mexico, closed its
session late last night after having
nominated candidates for congress
and presidential electors. Nathan
Jaffa Of Roswell, former secretary Of
the territory was chosen for the con-
gressional nomination by acclamation.
Presidential electors chosen were
Levi A. Hughes. Eufracio Gallegos
and Matt Fowler.
Mr.. Jaffa is one of the strongest
men politically in the southwest and
the republicans believe they have
picked the proper person to lead
their banners to victory in November.
The selection Of Mr. spiess for ma
tional committeeman is regarded by
party men as happy event. Mr..
spiess has held leading place in the
councils of the party in New Mexico
for many years, He is familiar with
affairs both at home and in Washing
ton. He has the confidence Of the
people Of the state and has executive
ability Of rare variety. Mr.. Spiess
may be expected to serve well in the
responsible position to which he has
been chosen.
The convention attained permanent
organization at the night session. SEN
ator Albert B. Fall was chosen per
manent chairman and R. L. Baca per-
manent secretary. Senator Fall de.
livered mastery address in which
he predicted sure republican victory
in November
Resolutions Commend Taft.
After the nomination OF Mr.. Jaffa
the convention took recess Of fif-
teen minutes while the committee on
resolutions finished It's report. When
the convention reassembIed Judge
Mann read the followin report
which was adopted:
We, the committee on resolutions
beg leave to submit the following re
port and recommend the adoption oi
the Following resolutions:
We, the republicans OF the state o.
New Mexico, in delegate convention
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-09-13
officers fer violating the neutrality

officers for violating the neutrality
laws.
The men were said to have beer
giving the officials on both sides Of
the lines great deal of worry and
their departure was the result of a
frame up" by secret service men
who quietly informed them that If
they were in Douglas yesterday morn
ing they would be arrested. AS re-
suit the invader" quit Douglas be-
fore daybreak yesterday after giving
it out that their departure was part
Of p general plan for an American
invasion Of Mexico.
United States District Attorney j..
=. Morrison declared today that no
warrants had been issued for the men
and that an Investigation BY him
showed that the invasion was a hoax.
The three men were said to have
crossed the line and joined the reb-
els, but reports today had them on
American soil again. Their horses,
however, remained with Rojas.
The rebel force OF Antonio Roias
which had practically taken up a posi-
tion last night to attack aqua Prieta
had vanished this morning from the
of the International line. A
federal scouting party sent out by Gen
eral Sanjines soon after daybreak re-
ported that the rebels had left the po-
sition they had taken with a great
deal Of ostentation Iate yesterday,
American military authorities report
ed that all was quiet along the line
throughout the night.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-09-13

assembled, pledge our allegiance t
the republican party and especially /.
Inc principles Of that party as OK
pressed in the platform OF the repuh
lican convention helo at Chicago il
June, 1912.
We endorse the wise, able and pa
niotie administrator OF William H
Taft the president of the UniteC
States, and we especially commend
his action in promptlyvetoing the dem
ocratic tariff bill reducing the tariff
on wool, which would especially strike
at the chief industry Of our state.
We commend with particular ear
nestness to the voters of New Mexico
the tariff policy Of the republican par
ty. New Mexico is a tariff state and
depends upon the protective system
for the growth of its wool, stock and
mining industries. All the produce
OF these Industries mean prosperity
to the owners Of lnem and good
wages 10 al. those VINO are engaged
as employees. We call the attention
Of the voters OF this state to the fact
the during the last democratic admin
istration, wool could not be sold at
any price, and that it was kept in
storage without the protection of an
insurance policy, the democratic free
trade policy at that time having alb
solutely destroyed the principal In
dustry Of New Mexico. The voters Of
the state should look with trepidation
upon the possible accession Of the
democratic party to the presidency at
the coming election. If Mr.. Wilson
should be elected president of The
United States, there would be a re-
currence Of free trade legislation and
the inevitable result will be the SER
ious impairment of the wool and min
ing industries.
The position taken by the national
democratic party in favor Of tariff
for revenue only and against the law
fulness OF protective tariff, would
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-09-13
FREIGHT RATES SUSPENDED

Washington, Sept. 13.-Proposed In
creases in freight rates on many com
modities from southeastern territory
to Pacific coast points were suspend
ed today by the interstate commerce
commission until December 81, to af-
ford opportunity for investigation,
The transcontinental companies filed
the tariff some time ago. From the
southeastern territories the principal
increases on furniture vary from 80
cents to $1.05 per 100 pounds
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ties the great procession formed il
Zine. II was headed BY twelve polio,
inspectors and the inspector general
These were followed BY a strong con
tingent of military and naval guards
Of honor Then came the attendants
bearing torches and wearing gar
ments Of hemp. Others carried
drums and musical instruments Of
ancient types on which they played
dirges.
The funeral car was preceded i'm
mediateIy BY Count Togo, grandmas-
ter Of ceremonies. and Count Wata.
nabe, minister Of the Imperial house.
hold, who were Thanked by torch bear
ers. Retainers carrying white and vel.
low banners, representing the sun
and the moon in figured damask
silk, the sun in gold and the moon
in silver, accompanied the procession.
Others bearing bows and arrows.
shields and halberds and other old
martial equipments followed. stu
other attendants carried sacred trees,
caskets Of offerings. paper prayer
strips, gongs, peculiar shaped drums
and flutes. Interspersed among them
were bands Of shinto ritualists and
officers Of the funeral corps
The car bearing the casket was Of
hard Japanese wood, Of very heavy
structure and was borne On only two
wheels. 1t was drawn BY five oxen,
each attended by seven drivers.
Alongside marched fifty young farm
ers from the village Of Vase, near
Kioto, bearers OF the imperial palan-
quin on ceremonial occasions. Four
teen high naval and military officers
acted as special escort.
Many other army and navy officers,
chamberlains. civil officials and
torch bearers came next and preced-
Ing Prince KANT, the Representative
IF Emperor Yoshihito in the process
sion. After him came several princes
If the blood with their aides and the
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-09-13
c. A. SPEISS SUCCEEDS LUNA
sTALwART REPUBLICAN OF THIS
COUNTY CHOSEN NATIONAL
COMMITTEEMAN
CLARK is STATE CHAIRMAN
YOUNG LAWYER, WHO MADE
GOOD AS SECRETARY, is
HoNoRED
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REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.

3 q = = + = = = 7 = : = = y
y REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.
= Albuquerque N. M, Septic.
: The republican state conven-
= ton last night nominated the
: following state ticket:
= For congressman-Nathan
: Jaffa Of Roswell.
= For presidential elector-
: Levi A. Hughes, Santa Fe
= For presidential elector-
. Eufracio Gallegos, Union COM !
= county.
: For presidential elector-
: ty.
: Matt Fowler. Gran. County
> Charles A. Spiess of Las We !
: gas, San Miguel county. was I
= chosen national committeeman I
; from New Mexico to succeed :
: the late Solomon Luna. =
+ Herbert w. Clark of Las =
= Vegas, was elected chairman =
: OF the state central committee =
i at meeting Of that organiza- z
; ton today. 1t is understood the I
: wishes Of Mr.. Jaffa were fol !
> lowed in the selection OF :
> man to take charge of the cam !
= paign. Mr.. Clark is an able !
: young republican and will do !
great work for the success Of !
: the ticket in November. He !
: served as secretary during the !
campaign last year.
1
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-09-13
Bryan win Begin Tour soon.

Cheyenne, Wyo.. Sept. 1S.-Accord-
ing to advices received by State Chair
man s. q. Hopkins OF the democratic
state central committee William =
Bryan will open his speaking CAM
paign in wyoming September 2S and
will make a number of speeches in
various parts Of the state. Bryan's
first speech will be at Evanston. He
will spend Sunday, September 29,
with National Committeeman J. y.
Osborne at Rawlins, and will speak in
Cheyenne and Wheatland September
30.
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Arizona republican., 1912-12-24
GIFTS YOU WANT Al
 40 siery WjH Please Her

No gift acceptable sensible than nice Hosiery We showing nearly every known knd from the best Maco Pure Silk all coos and sizes here; and especially call Silk Hosiery which shown all and priced from $10O to $45O pair.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-24

A very pretty silver mesh bag-the kind gift and splendid value at special price
Arizona republican., 1912-12-24

of Be sensible and sensible You'll what this and you'll find feel affo d Ito We sa
Arizona republican., 1912-12-24
WOMEN'S BATH ROBES

Made of heavy imported fleeced eiderdOwn nicely finished, with tassels, girdle and loops Several pretty designs and now of fered at ONE-FOURTH OFF,
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she had often heard him referred to
as that brute or that fool or "that
drunken imbecile." II a portrait Of
him existed, Fortune had not yet seen
1t. She visited his lonely grave once
year, in the Protestant cemetery,
and dreamily tried to conjure up what
manner of man he had been. One day
she piled her old Italian nurse with
questions.
Handsome? Yes, but 1t was all so
long ago, cara mia, that | can not
describe him to YOU
did he drink?" Behind this ques-
tion there was no sense Of moral
obloquy as applying to the dead.
"Sainted Mary! didn't all mer drink
their very souls into purgatory those
unreligious days?"
Had he any relatives?"
II never heard of any"
WAS he rich?"
NO; but when the signora your
mother, married him she thought he
was"
1t was not till later years that For
tune grasped the true significance of
this statement. 1t illumined many
pages. She dropped all Investigations,
concluding wisely that her mother, If
she were minded to speak at all, could
supply only the incidents, the details.
1t was warm, balmy, like May in the
northern latitudes. Women wore
white dresses and carried sunshades
over their shoulders. A good band
played airs from the new light-operas,
and at one side Of the grand-stand
were tea-tables under dazzling linen.
Fashion was out. Not all her votaries
enjoyed polo, but it was absolutely
necessary to pretend that they did
When they talked they discussed the
Spanish dancer who paraded back
and forth across the tea-lawn. They
discussed her jewels, her clothes, her
escort, and quite frankly her morals,
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the dark beauty of high-class Span
lard, possessing humor, trenchant COM
ment, keen deduction and application;
worldly, cynical, high-bred The stu
dent of nations might have tried in
vain to place her. She spoke the
French of the Parisians, the Italian
of the Florentines, the German of the
Hanoverians, and her English was the
envy of Americans and the wonder of
the Londoners. The daughter fell be-
hind her but little, but she was more
reserved.
AS Fortune sat beside the young col
lector that afternoon, she marveled
why they had given him Percival AL.
gernon. Jones was all right, solid and
substantial, but the other two turned
it into ridicule. Still, what was the
matter with Percival Algernon? His
tory had given men of these names
mighty fine things to accomplish.
Then why ridicule? Was 1t due to the
perverted angle of vision created by
wits and humorists in the comic week
lies, who were eternally pillorying
these unhappy prefxes to ordinary
cognomens? And why this pillorying? :?
She hadn't studied the subject suf-
ficiently to realize that the business
of the humorist Is not SO much to
amuse as to warn persons against be-
coming ridiculous. And Percival AL
gernon Jones was all of that. 1t re-
solved itself into a matter OF values,
then. Had his surname been Mont
morency, Percival Algernon would
have fitted as key to its lock. She
smiled. No one but a fond mother
would be guilty OF such crime. And
If she eyer grew to know him well
enough, She was going to ask him all
about this mother.
What interest had her own mother
in this harmless young man? oh,
some day she would burst through this
web, this Jungle; some day she would
see beyond the second act!' What
then? she never troubled to ask her
self; time enough when the moment
arrived.
II had an interesting adventure
last night, a most interesting one,"
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in life flocked about her, why, 1t Is
the eternal tribute demanded of beau
ty Here and there the men were not
all the daughter might have wished.
Often they burnt sweet flattery at her
shrine, tentatively; but as she coolly
stamped out these incipient fires,
they at length came to regard her as
one regards the beauty of a frosted
window, as a thing to admire and
praise in passing. One ache always
abided; the bitter knowledge that had
she met in kind smile for smile and
jest for jest, she might have been her
mothers boon companion. But deep
back in some hidden chamber of her
heart lay secret dread of such a
step, dread which, whenever she
strove to analyze it, ran from under
her investigating touch, as little balls
of quicksilver run from under the
pressure of a thumb.
She was never without the comforts
of life, well-fed, well-dressed, we'll
housed, and often her mother flung
her some jeweled trinket which (again
that sense of menace) she put away,
but never wore. The bright periods
were when they left her in the little
villa near Mentone, with no one but
her old and faithful nurse. There,
with her horse, her books and her
flowers, she was at peace: Week into
week and month into month she was
let be. Never letter came, save
from some former schoolmate who
was coming over and wanted letters
of introduction to dukes and duchess
es. If she smiled over these letters
it was with melancholy; for the dukes
and duchesses, who fell within her
singular orbit, were not the sort to
whom one gave letters of introduction
Where her mother went she never
had the least idea. She might be In
any of the great ports of the world
anywhere between New York and
Port Said The major generally dis
appeared at the same time. Then
perhaps, she'd come back from
pleasant tram-ride over to Nice and
find them both at the villa, maid and
luggage. Mayhap a night or two, and
off they'd go again; never a word
about their former journey, uncom-
municative, rather quiet. These alb
sences, together with the undemon-
strative reappearances, used to hurt
Fortune dreadfully 1t gave her a
clear proof of where she stood, exactly
nowhere. The hurt had lessened with
the years, and now she didn't care
much. Like as not, they woGI drag
her out of Eden for a month or two
for what true reason she never could
quite fathom, unless it was that at
times her mother liked to have the
daughter near her as foil
At rare intervals she saw steel-eyed,
grim-mouthed men wandering up and
down before the gates of the Villa
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which OF the four was by all odds the
most popular theme. All agreed that
she was handsome in bold way. This
modification invariably distinguishes
the right sort of women from the
wrong sort, from which there is no ap-
peal to higher court. They could
well afford to admit of her beauty,
since the dancer was outside what is
called the social pale, for all that her
newest escort was prince incognito.
They also discussed the play at bridge.
the dullness of this particular season.
the possibility of war between Eng
land and Germany. And some one
asked others who were the two we'll
gowned women down In front, sitting
on either side of the young chap in
pearl.grey. No one knew. Mother and
daughter, probably. Anyhow, they
knew something about good clothes.
George was happy. He was proud,
too. He saw the glances, the mods of
approval. He basked In kind of
sunshine that was new. What an ass
he had been all his life! To have
been afraid of women just because
he was Percival Algernon! What he
should have done was to have gone
forth boldly. taken what pleasures he
found. and laughed with the rest of
them.
There weren't two other women in
all Cairo to compare with these two.
The mother, shapely. elegant. with
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There was one man more persistent
than the others. Her mother called
him Horace. which the major mel
lowed into Hoddy. He was tall, blond,
good-looking, devil-may-care, edu-
Gated, witty, amusing; and in evening
dress he appeared to be what it was
quite evident he had once been,
gentleman. At first she thought 1t
strange that he should make her, in
stead of her mother, his confidante.
AS to what vocation he pursued, she
did not know, for he kept sedulous
guard over his tongue; but his past,
up to that fork in the road where man
hood says good-by to youth, was hers.
And in this direction, clever and artful
as the mother was, she sought In vain
to wrest this past from her daughters
lips. To the mother, 1t was really nee
essary for her to know who this man
really was, had been, knowing thor
oughly as She did what he was now.
Persistent he undeniably was, but
never coarse nor rude. Since that
time he had come back from the
casino at Monte Carlo, much the worse
for wine, she feared him; yet, in spite
of this fear, she had for him vague
liking, hazy admiration. Whatever
his faults might be, she stood witness
to his great physical strength and
all those who appeared at the Villa
Fanny and Immediately vanished, who
returned again And he, too, soon
grew to be part of this unreal drama,
arriving mysteriously one day and de-
parting the next.
That drama was being enacted un-
der her eyes she no longer doubted;
but it was as though she had taken
her seat among the audience in the
middle of the second act. She could
make neither head nor tail to it.
Whenever she accompanied her
mother upon these impromptu jour
neys, her character, or rather her at
titude, underwent a change. She
swept aside her dreams; she accepted
the world as it was, saw things as
they were; laughed, but without merri-
ment; jested, but with the venomed
point 1t was the reverse of her real
character to give hurt to any living
thing, but during these forced march
es, as the major humorously termed
them, and such they were in truth,
she could no more stand against Civ
ing the cruel stab than, when alone
in her garden, she could resist the
tender pleasure Of succoring fallen
butterfly. She was especially happy
in finding weak spots in her mothers
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began George. who was no longer the
shy. laundering recluse. They were
on the way back to town.
Tell 1t me-" said Mrs. Chedsoye.
He leaned over from his seat beside
the chauffeur of the hired automobile.
(Hang the expense ON a day like
thisD "A fellow brought me a rug
last night. one of the rarest outside
the museums. How and where he got
1t I'm not fully able to state. But
he had been in violent struggle
somewhere, arms slashed, shins bat
tered. He admitted that he had gone
In where many shapes of death
lurked 1t was a bit irregular. l
bought the rug. however. Some one
else would have snatched 1t up If l
hadn't. ! wanted him to recount the
adventure. but he smiled and refused.
I tell you what 1t is, these eastern
ports are great places"
How interesting" Mrs. Chedsoye's
color was not, up to the mark. HE
was not seriously wounded?"
"Oh, no, He looks like a tough In
dividual. ! mean. chap strong and
hardy enough to pull himself out Of
pretty bad holes. He needed the
money"
Ibid he give his name?" asked For
tune.
Yes; but no doubt It was assumed
kyanne, and he spelt 1t with an me-