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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-16
AMERICAN Ships
TO GET FREE
TOLL
SENATE ADOPTS PANAMA CANAL
il CONFERENCE REPORT
N. THIS AFTERNOON.
nm kWnACrE EEnuTm nhnAnHmU
SAYS IT is A VIOLATION or THE
OLD TREATY WITH GREAT
BRITAIN.
VESSELS ARE BARRED
THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED
EXEMPTION FROM REG
ULAR CHARGES.

Washington, Aug. 16.-The confer
ence report on the Panama canal
bill. containing the provisions against
trust owned ships and granting
free tolls to certain American yes
sells, was adopted by the senate to-
day, 4S to 1S, after a futile fight
against it led by Senator Brandagee,
chairman of the Panama canal com
mittee.
Senator Brandagee urged that the
report be rejected, the measure al
lowed to 60 over for the session and
a committee Of the house and senate
be appointed to thresh out the prob
lens involved He attacked the bill
as finally framed.
Il believe the bill now is a viola
ton Of our treaty obligations with
Great Britain and | can not vote for
it !" he said.
Senator Brandagee proposed tenn
porary resolution giving the president
power to organize the canal force,
to publish maximum canal tolls Of
SIPS per net ton. arrange for wire
less telegraph installations and make
provisions for repair Of ships,
Senator Brandagee conceded that
he could not offer the resolution as
substitute for the conference re-
port, but urged that the conference
report and the accompanying canal
bill be voted down
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-16
ROASTED
BY PROSECUTOR
CAPTAIN FREDERICKs TELLS
JURY ACCUSED MAN COM
MlTTED MANY CRIMES.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 16.There
was no desire on his part to protect
the local attorneys Of the Mcnamara
defense in the bribery scandal ac-
cording to District Attorney Freder-
icks who resumed today his closing
argument in the trial Of Clarence S.
Darrow.
The defendant had charged that
the district attorney held his FORMER
associates immune from prosecution
because they lived in Los Angeles
and he, Darrow, was stranger. Cap
tain Fredericks declared that the
bribery must have been instigated by
an attorney in the Mcnamara case,
but that none of the attorneys knew
what Bert Franklin, the briber, was
doing but Darrow- Bredericks at
tackled the important witnesses Tor
the defense. branding most Of them
as perjurers. The half dozen newspa-
per men who impeached Franklin's
testimony alone having been absolv-
ed from that characterization.
The prosecutor then went into an
analysis OF the states evidence as to
the various alleged offenses charged
against Darrow during his prepara.
tion Of the Mcnamara case.
There was not week during that
time" declared Fredericks, that
the defendant was not committing
some crime against Justice"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-16

temher 8, for speedy and vigorous
prosecution Of indictments which
may be found as result Of the Ros-
enthal investigation
In announcing the designation Of
Justice Goff, governor Dix in a state
ment declares that IL there actually
exists an infamous crime syndicate,
as has been charged In which 'mur-
der his finally become an Incident,
the facts should be autnoritatively
determined to- The end that every
thing which has made sucn 9 shame
fal condition possible may be tramp
led upon the destroyed
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-16

Cincinnati. o., Aug. 16. Rowan
Ayres, the American engineer who
was reported as having been behead-
ed by Mexican insurectos near More
los, the capital Of the province Of
Michoacan, is the son Of Dr. Stephen
G. Ayres Of this city An appeal has
been sent to President Taft, who is a
personal friend Of the Ayres family,
to use his influence to have the body
of young Ayres returned here for
burial
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-16
MiLi sInN nILL.

washington, Aug. 49,. President
Taft expects to sign the s16O,OOO,O0l
pension appropriation bill today. As
soon as the president signs the bin
the sub-treaspries win be ordered By
wire to at once honor the drafts Of
the eighteen outlying agencies, which,
BY the provision Of the law which SO
long delayed its passage. viii go out
OF existence on January 81, 1918. All.
ter that date, the pension bureau in
Washington will mail checks direct.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-16
MARINES ARE LANDED.

Washington. Aug. is. The 800 ma
rines landed by the collier Justin at
Corinto have been sent to Managua
to reinforce the blueiackets from the
gunboat Annapolis. Americans and
other foreigners at Matagalpa have
been informed by the government
they must be prepared to protect
themselves.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-16

old Panorama" building, at South
Wabash avenue and Hubbard Place,
this afternoon James 0'NeII, res
,cned from a window in the dome, af-
ter be had been burned severely. told
the police that 20 companions were
asleep in closed loft.
Early search by police and firemen
in portion Of the ruins failed to dis
close any bodies. Fire Chief seyfer-
Itch said he doubted O'Neil's story.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-16
LEADERS ARE NOT
WORRIED AT ALL
INFORM TAFT THAT SENATE
WILL NOT PASS TARIFF
BILLS OVER VETO.

Washington, Aug 16.-Assurances
were given to President Taft today
by such regular republicans as SEN
ators Root Crane and Smoot that
there was little chance of the SEN
ate passing the wool or stse, tariff
bills over his veto.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-16
FIREMAN HURT

Ceyenne, Wyo., Aug. 16. Charles
TUFTS a member Of the Denver FIRE
department, was run over by a street
car here today when attempting to
board it to go to the frontier show.
Tufts was in a crowd and was push
ed underneath the front wheels Of
the trailer The wheels passed over
his right leg. breathing it in two
places.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-16

Columbus, N M, Aug. 16.-The
several hundred Mexican rebels who
were encamped opposite here expect
ing to seize $4,000 rounds of ammuni-
tion on American soil, left for the In
terror today. American soldiers pre-
vented them from getting the am
munition two days ago in fight,
during which one Mexican and one
American soldier were wounded.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-16
nlx Grants Reouest.

Albany, N. H.. Aug. 16.-At the re-
quest Of District Attorney Whitman
Of New York, Governor Dix today des-
ignated Justice Goff ITO preside at
an extraordinary term Of the supreme
court to be held in New York Sep
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-16
THEY ARE IN METRUEN, MASS.
TELLTALE POST CARD FROM
THAT CITY GIVES THEM
AWAY.
Detectives ON THE TRAIL
COUNTRY is BEING coM6Ep IN
EFFORT 70 APPREHEND
THE MEN.

New York, Aug. 16.-District At
torney whitman today hopefully
awaited word from Methuen, Mass
regarding Harry Horowltz, known as
"Gyp the Blood" and Louis Rosenz-
weig, alias Lefty Louie" the two
much-wanted gun men in the Rosen-
thai murder case. -Four detectives
are searching Methuen for the gun
men, who sent a telltale postcard to
"Bridgiep Webber. Weber receiv-
ed the post card yesterday inclosed
in an envelope. The gambler tore up
the envelope. The card read:
Dear Pal: DO the best you can
We are ali right.
(slgned) Your Pals,
IL. AND G.
The imprisoned gambler showed
the card to his counsel, Max Steur,
saving he was convinced that it was
Lefty Louie's writing. Mr.. Steur
informed States Attorney Whitman,
and prison keepers combed Web
ber's cell for the bits Of torn enve-
lope, which after much trouble was
reconstructed from the pieces. The
envelope showed that it had been
mailed from Methuen, Mass, on
Wednesday.
District Attorney Whitman tele-
phoned to Deputy Police Commission
er Dougherty, who at once sent four
detectives to Methuen. There were
reports that Horowitz has relatives
in Methuen. A reward Of $4,000 has
heen ordered by District Attorney
Whitman for the capture Of the two
gun men. The money will be paid
for the fugitives dead or alive.
The district attorney said he aid
not want to start the murder trial
until he had captured Horowitz and
Rosenzweig unless he had to. the
public prosecutor has asked Cover
nor Dix for an extraordinary session
of the supreme court to try the Ros-
entbal murder cases and the cover
nor. it is understood. win appoint SUI
preme Court Justice Goff to preside.
Justice Goff presided at the first
trial Of Roland B. Molineaux and the
murder trials Of Dr. Samuel kennedy
and Albert T. Patrick.
Until the arrival Of sam Schepps,
now on his way here under guard
from Hot Springs, Ark, there seemed
little likelihood of the development
of any startling phases in the Ros'
enthal case.
With District Attorney Whitman
out Of town for the week end and the
grand jury not in session interest in
the Rosenthal murder and police
graft centered today in Governor
Dixs appointment Of Supreme Court
Justice John W. Goff to hear the
cases in extraordinary session begin
ming September 8.
Justice Goff's selection comes be-
fore all Of the indictments in the
case have been returned Becker
alone having been indicted 50 far
for murder but the district attor-
ney's stat regards the return Of the
other true bills as a foregone conclu-
sion.
First to be placed on trial, accord
ing to the present plans, are the gun
men. Beckers trial likely will come
last John r Mcintyre, counsel fol-
Becker, is in Baltimore but has said
his client is ready for trial
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-16
MANY TRAMPs PERISH

Chicago, Aug. 16. Fifteen or twenty
tramps were said to have been burned
to death in fire which destroyed the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09
WHAT NEED OF RECALL.

Mr.. Taft asks why judges elected
by the people should be bad or need
recalling. He no doubt intends to
convey the impression that the peO
pie should have known them in the
first place. Let us see. President
Taft was elected on the assurance
given by no less a person than his
distinguished predecessor that he
would be a second Roosevelt. 1t is
no particular compliment to the good
taste of the majority that he was
elected on such assurance. But he
has turned out to be something entine
ly different TO the disgust of many
people including presumably, Roose,
welt. If President Roosevelt, who
came in daily contact with Mr.. Taft
for a number of years could be de-
ceived. what wonder is it that voters
who had no personal acquaintance
were also fooled? Is it possible that
President Taft does not see how the
same can happen in the case of a jul
dicialcandidate? That is why the re-
call is needed as a safeguard even
when the people do elect a Judge in
the first place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09

tc retain a prohtbitiye tax on sew
ing machines and other like articles
In order that We might trade for
Terms in foreign markets for the ben
Eft of men who have already made
millions out of the American people
But l say to him when we barter in
trade i'm the real necessities of the
American people, We are barterng
and trading I'M the life blood of pow,
erty.
1--WE are not ashamed to go to the
American people and say that when
an article is manufactured in this
country so cheaply that it can com.
pete i'm all the markets of the world
we are willing to place it on the free
list for the benefit of of our own peo
ple."
The metal bill, which also places OF
the free list iron ore, nails, cash reg
tSlers and many other steel and iron
products, and makes reductions on all
metal goods averaging 80 per cent
passed the House by a vo'e of PIC
to 1O9. The articles placed on the
free list are being sold by American
manufacturers much cheaper to for
eigners than to home consumers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09
Mr.. CANNON GETS INFORMATION

Uncle Joe Cannon, High Pro,ec-
ton joe" wanted to know, when the
Democratic metal bill was before the
house, why such articles as sewing
Tachines were placed on the free list,
Chairman Underwood, of the Demo
cratic Ways and Means committee,
courteously supplied the ex4speaker
with the desired information.
I've have placed these ARTICLES on
the free list for the benefit of the
American people" said Mr.. Under
wood. 1.-The unconteSted testimony
shows that sewing machines are be-
ing sold to the rich and poor alike in
this country from $23 to $45 a ma
chime, and yet are being laid down,
freight paid, in the Orient for $S.75
yet the gentleman from Illinois would
ask this Congress, in the name Of the
manufacturers of the United States,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09
A PROTECTED INDUSTRY.

Sixtyfive per cent of the workers
in the United States Steel corpora
toms plants at Pittsburg earn less
than the actual cost of subsistence,
according 10 calculations made before
the Stanley steel trust investigating
committee by Louis D. Brandeis, the
peoples lawyer"
"The average wage of 65 per cent
Of the employees of the workers in
the STEEL plants of Pittsburg," he
said, "is II IL Gets an hour. The
Associated Charities of that city, by
careful investigation, has figured it
out that the cost of bare existence of
a family of a husband and wife and
three children in P.ttsburg is $76S a
year. By working u hours a day,
S65 days a year, this 60 per cent of
the workers, at the end of their year s
labor, will have earned JUS $3.50 less
Fhan this sum.
These horrible conditions are the
result of the use of the great power
and wealth of this trust to prevent
its employees from joining organtza-
lions. The condition of labor in this
industry IS nothing less than slavery.
In ten years this trust, while working
men under these conditions, has TAX
en- from the American people $780,
900 900 in excess of a liberal profit
on its actual investment, and this
enormous profit has been used to
grind down its workers 10 their pres
eut miserable condition."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09
On and About the Farm

beets are the best, but vanie,y is ad-
visabe. Cabbage can profitably be
fed in years when it is abundant.
Beets and cabbage must be harvested
before they start to get dry and put
into potato cellar, or buried so they
will not freeze. Then when fed they
may either be hung up ON a nail,
within reach of the chickens, or laid
on the floor. 1t will be found that
the chickens will eat all the cabbage
but the core, and also the whole of
the beets except the rinds.
"Sprouted oats can be obtained
with very little trouble if ore has a
cellar which is kept warm enough to
allow the oats to terminate. The oats
are soaked over might in hot wafer
Just cold enough so the hand can bear
i. Inen they are spread out over The
floor or on racks, about an inch deep.
Soon they will sprOut; the roots Will
inIertwine and the young plants will
hang together, so that one can cut off
as much as he wishes to feed al a
tine and carry It TO the chickens.
I'm feeding green-cured alfalfa. or
clover, which has been chopped up
and boiled, care should be taken that
it is not mOu,dy as mouldy alfalfa is
injurious 10 fowls.
when nothing else can be obtained
pumpkins make fairly good feed,
but the seeds must be removed, as
they will produce digestive disorders.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09
GREEN FEED MEANS EGGS.
The Hens Crave that Kind of Food
These Days.

Chicken growers often wonder why
some hens will lay an egg every day
when eggs are worth but ten cents a
dozen and only one or two eggs a
month when eggs are twenty-five cents
a dozen. But this usually, is as far
as they get. Most persons blame the
hen, but it is not her fault. The time
OF the year that hens lay best is in
the Spring when there is plenty of
green feed. By feeding green products
in the winter you can best initiate ma
lure and bring spring conditions to
the hen. Then the question is, does
i pay?
Here is what w. A. Lippincott, head
of the poultry department of the Kan
sas Agricultural College has to say:
Bringing green food to the hens is
The same as bringing spring. Spring
* the time of year when hens lay
most, and there is no doubt that it
will pay.
Cabbage, and amy of the beet fam
lily, are green feeds which can profit
ably be fed to chickens in winter.
Green-cured afaNa and clover, which
has been steamed or boiled, sprouted
oats or pumpkins also are profitable
green feeds.
of the foregoing, cabbage and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09

John Murphy was over from Hos
rngton Sunday
Miss Nellie johnson visited friends
up near Hargrave Sunday.
S. N. Walker and daughter visited
relatives on the south side this week,
enrou.e to heir home at Pittsburg,
Pa, from New Mexico.
A. E. Beye of Jetmore was down
last week visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Beye of route one.
Price Bondurant was up to Larned
on Business Wednesday.
Mrs. Arthur Ramespeare is here
from Chanute for a visit with her
mother.
T. B. White was up TO offerle on
business this week.
Judge Lobdell transacted business
at Dighton this week.
Roy verbeck and family are WISHING
Mrs Verbeck's mother down at Pro
lection.
The county commissioners were in
session this week, but as they did mol
complete their work until too late for
rhs weeks issue, we cannot publish
their proceedings until next week.
Howard Gum was up from PraN
county this week visiting the Gum
families and Diners.
IVES Brown and wife have returned
from a trip west.
Miss Kate O'Keefe Of Fort Worth,
has returned home after an enjoyable
visit with her aunt, Mrs ]. F. Brady
and family.
Mrs. Oren T. Cook left this week
for Denver where she viii make her
future home.
Mrs. W. ]. McGreevey was ON the
sick list this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09
ROAD DRAGs ARE CHEAP.
Used Properly, One Will Reduce Your
Highway Expenses.

Dirt roads do not cost much TO
build, and they can be maintained In
extensively if farmers will use drags,
The important thing Is not so much
the style of the drag used as that
some kind Of drag be used.
The best drags are made of light
wood, as a light drag is usually more
effective, and II weight is desirable
the driver may ride on the drag or
weight it with stones. The sphtlog
drag may be made ON the farm. The
materials needed are: log, about a
foot thick and nine feet long; four 4
inch sticks, about three feet long; a
strip of iron four feet long, three or
four inches wide and about a quarter
Of an inch thick; and a stout chain
about fourteen feet long.
The log should be split and the
pieces fastened firmly about two and
one-hah feet apart with the finch
sticks. The front face of the drag
should slant forward slightly and be
protected at one end by the iron strip
Planks may be used instead of the
pieces Of the log. The chain is used
to pull the drag and power should be
applied at such a place as will cause
The face Of the drag to be at an angle
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09
BY c. il. 1AveNNER.
Special Correspondence.

special CUITeSpDlUolnCcs
Washington, Feb. 5.-Wilk'am
Howard Taft is the one best bet en-
the Republican nomination hcudlcap.
AtcleaSt this is TIE way q looks to
me today, and l have tried to vlsw
the situation, n possible, without pre-
JUDGE.
L base my prediction on the the
DRY that Special Privilege, as nepre-
scented by Adrich, PenroSe, SmOOt,
Lodge, Crane, Guggenhetm, J Pier
pont Morgan; John D. Rockefeller, An
drew Carnegie and the tan,ff truss
still dominate the Republican machine
And 1t must never be forgotten that
the Republican machine and no. the
Republican voters, rules national Re
publican conventions and names pres
identical candidates.
The Republican machine, it is true
is badly damaged, but l think how
ever, it lis still powerful enough back
ed as it is by the millions OF Spe-
cial Privilege, TO control one more ma
tional convention After that it will
go ON the scrap heap, and men fueer
of corporate Influences will be i'm com
troll of the party.
The only deduction that the reader
may draw from the foregoing is that
Mr.. Taft is to be nominated, not be-
cause the people desiue his renomina-
ton, but because the Big Interests
desire his denomination; not because
Mr.. Taft has earned a denomination
by representing the interests of the
common people Of the country, but be
cause he has earned a denomination
by representing the interests of Spe-
cial Privilege.
There seems to be am increasing
talk about Roosevelt, but l do not
think the machine politicians
will permit his nomination. If ROose-
Welt should be nominated, however
[ believe he would be defeated. It
was during his administration that
the present abnormally high cost of
Irving was piled up, largely because
Of the system of excessive pnOtectiOn
IN which Mr.. Roosevelt believes.
Roosevelt is an Aldrtch-Smoot-P en-
rose Republican ON the tariff question
so far as anyone knows. But if he
should come out ON the Progressive
side of the tariff issue, it would only
make him less desirable to the Repub
lean machine and his nomination
would be even less probable than il
is now.
Robert NJ. LaFollett, the one man
mentioned i'm connection with the Re
publican nomination ON whom the PEG
pie can put their finger on every
question of the day, cannot be nomi-
mated in my opinion, the reason be-
ing only, that the people cannot vote
on presidential nominees.
Any day, of course may bring de-
velopments to change the POSITION of
the men on the political checker
board, but the above is the situation
as it appears to your correspondent
at this writing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09

General James B. Weaver, the pop
ulist nominee for president lin 1892,
and for many years one OF the lead
ing refOrmers and public men of the
nation, died at his home in Dies
Moines on Tuesday of this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09

The action Of the Republicans I'm
TIE second district Of Virginia in en-
dOrng President Taft for a second
term. practically assures him the solid
vote OF that state i'm the conven-
ton
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09

There has been little disposition on
the part of prospective candidates in
Barton county to announce themselves
and on the whole We believe this is a
good thing. July or August will be
plenty of time enough and will save
a long and expensive campaign.-Tri-
bune.
In that event how are you going to
get them on the primary ticket?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09

The Republican committee of the
ArEt Iowa congressional district pass
ID resolutions for President Taft at
their recent meeting.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09

The Democrat last week spent the
most of its editorial space telling why
Roosevelt was a good man but should
not be Observation-Disclosures
And the funny part of it dis, we
were quoting Republican exchanges.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09

MrS. l.. E. W.ckeS has returned
from a visit with relatives at Leavel-
worth.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-02
Two Women Injured.
TITANIC INVESTIGATION GOES ON
But Senate Committee Removes to
Washington, D. g.

New York.-With dramatic sudden
ness the senate investigation of the
Titanic disaster came to an end Sat-
urday so far as the New York hearing
was concerned. 1t was resumed, how
ever, in Washington on Monday, when
J. Bruce Ismay and P. A. s. Franklin,
the chief officers of the White Star
line, and more than a score of the crew
of the sunken vessel appeared before
the committee.
Incident to the sudden close of the
hearing here was the story of Harold
s. Bride, the second and only surviving
wireless operator of the Titanic. His
tale was one of suffering and death. He
told of the final plunge of the vessel
to its ocean burial. Its captain IS end
was also revealed. He leaped from the
bridge when the water was closing
over his ship.