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Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-17
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NEWS DEPARTMENT. -. Main .
.NEw MExICo's INTEREST

1t is to be hoped thSk the coming
national election will be so looked
upon Dy the voters of New Mexico
as to show that we are a regular re-
publican state.
Our interests are those chat have
always been protected by the repub-
lican party of the nation and if we
look clearly at the issues involved in
this presidential election we cannot
but see that the material welfare oi
our new state and the prosperity and
progress OF its industries are lndis
solubly linked with the fortunes oi
the national republican party.
In our local campaign last fall We
were unfortunate in several particu
lars. Our mistakes have been com
mented upon and it is pretty general
1y conceded that similar ones will moi
be made again. At the coming cleo
tion, however, there will be no valid
reasons for sectional splits within the
ranks of the republican party of the
state. No purely local political is
sues will be involved. The only ques
tion before the voters will be the
question of whether OF no New
Mexico shall elect three presidential
electors who shall vote for William
Howard Taft. Fundamentally, upon
the proper solution of this question
in our Judgment, restsRtne future Of
the entire republic Tor years to come
Aside from this interest that the re
publican voters of the state should
have in the outcome of the election
there is another interest that will be
OF great Importance to them-a pure
ly material interest.
The industries of New Mexico vii
prosper and thrive unuer protec
tive tariff such as is decl' red for IN
the republican national platform.
New Mexico's interest lies with the
republican party and we fully expect
that the voters of this state will re
turn three Taft electors in November
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-17

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Topeka, Kan. July 11.-The safe
ty habit has extended to the Union
Pacific railroad. From the legal Of
fices in Topeka is announced the gen.
eral plan given to the employees by
w. B. Scott. vice president and gen.
eral manager.
The circular reads:
The management at all times has
given most careful consideration to
questions of safety in the operation of
the property and is constantly in pur-
suit Of ways and means to further re-
duce the number of casualties and
personal injuries and the elimination
Of causes. And believing that benefi-
cial results in this direction can be
accomplished by the appointment OF
committees whose duties shall be to
consider suggestions Of improvement
in present methods with a view to
greater safety in operation in. al
branches of the service. an organi-
zatlon to be known as Bureau OF
Safety" is established, effective this
date
A central committee Of safety is
appointed, consisting Of assistant gen.
eral manager (operation). assistant
general manager (motive power), as
sistant general manager tengineer-
ing), assistant general manager
transportation, chief surgeon. SUI
perintendent dining cars and hotels,
general claim agent, general store
keeper.
Division committees Of safety will
be appointed, consisting Of super'n-
tendent and members Of his staff, a
conductor, an engineer, yardman, a
track employe, A. B. & B. employe, a
brakeman, a fireman, an agent, a
signal employe. shop employe, and
such other employees as may from
time to time seem advisable.
A district committee of safety will
be appointed consisting of one EN-
ploye from each OF the different
branches of the Omaha shops, and
one from the Omaha general store
The members of the central com
mittee and superintendents and theiI
staffs will be considered permanent
members of their respective commit
tees. The other members Of division
committee and of the district com
mittee will serve for period OF three
months; the purpose in changing the
personnel being to get the benefit
: of suggestion of as many employees
as possible.
Each committee will meet regular
ly once every month and special
meetings may be called at any time
when considered expedient. These
committees will review casualties
and personal injuries that occurred
! during the preceding month, consid
er suggestions that are offered ant
: make recommendations for proven
! ton of similar or other accidents O
personal injuries in future.
Employees are requested to freel,
communicate to these COMMITTEES
any suggestion in the direction 0
safety, and as all employees are mu
: tualIy interested their earnest CO
operation is desired.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-17
WITNESS SAYS He IS
A FRIEND OF DARROW
WATT TELLS COURT HE ONCE
TRIED TO DO HIM A
FAVOR.

Los Angeles, Cal. July 1.-THE
relations between Clarence S. Darrow
and G. G. Watt were gone into at
length by District Attorney Freder-
icks when Mr.. Watt resumed the
stand for cross examination in the
Darrow bribery trial today The wit
ness professed the highest regard for
the defendant and acknowledged that
he had taken advantage of an oppor-
tunity to do him a service when
thron accidentally into the company
of Bert H. Franklin.
Mr.. Watt testified yesterday that
Franklin had said in his presence
that the prosecution of Darrow was
undertaken with the ultimate object
of involving Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent Of the American Federation OF
Labor. When the trial was re.
opened today, Fremont Older, manag-
| ing editor Of the San Francisco Bulle-
tin, and Attorneys George Appel and
Bert Schesslinger of San Francisco
occupied seats directly behind the
defendant. The newspaper man was
subpoenaed as a witness for the de.
fense, while the attorneys are said to
be here in the Interests of o. A. Tveit.
more and other San Francisco labor
leaders, whose3 names have been
drawn into the ease.
Called to the sstand for the osten
sible purpose OF impeaching state
witness, Fremont Older, managing
editor Of the San Francisco Bulletin
early in his examination today was
placed in the attitude Of a virtually
important witness for the defense II
the bribery trial of Clarence s Dar
roy. Strenuous efforts were made by
the prosecution to keep out the testi
mony Of Mr.. Older during which Dis
trict Attorney Fredericks took occa
sion to designate Lincoln Steffens al
"Busybody buzzing around trying L
butt in and start something"
It became evident early in Mr.
Older's examination that the defens'
expected to prove through him as wei
az steffens that arrangements ha'
been practically concluded for th
lfcNamaras to plead guilty severa
days before the alleged bribing o
Tnror Lockwood was consummated
the witness said he came to Los An
geles five days before the bribery ei
pose. to take part in conference. b
produced statement signed by Dar
row and steffens asking him to ioil
them.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-17
HAMPTON NEGRO CONFERENCE

Hampton, Va, July 17.-Many so
cial workers Of prominence were pres
ent today at the opening Of the six
teenth annual Hampton Negro con-
ference, held under the auspices of
Hampton institute The conference
program extends over two days and
calls for reports from county school
supervisors on the progress Of negro
educational work and the discussion
of problems relating to the health,
agricultural and religious life, the
work of negro school administration,
recreation and amusement in rural
communities, and community work
problems
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-17
rs SHE LoNEsomEq

Chicago, July 17.-Mrs. Clara L.
Brown. aged As years, the lonesome
widow with a fortune in six figures"
who is looking for a polished" east
ern husband instead of a "corn-fed''
westerner, breezed into the Congress
hotel late last night. She was accom-
panied by maid, took a room and
had bushel of letters delivered to
her in response to her letters to
Mayors Gaynor and Fitzgerald of New
York and Boston. Keeping the room
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-17
Mexican outlet for FrIseo.

tF"~T-t~-tF ON~fN~ ~ Nffa~Re
FL Paso, Tex, July 17.-Dr. F. s.
Pearson Of New York and Montreal is
planning to build a railroad from El
Paso to ouanah. Texas. to connect
with the Frisco system, and give an
eastern outlet for his Northern Mexi-
co enterprise. DR.. Pearson and asso-
ciates, who took over the timber in
terests Of w. G. Green in North Mex
leo and have Just completed a rail
road from Juarez to Chihuahua
through the timber. are seeking an
outlet for these products, being dis
satisfied. it is said, with the arrange
ments offered by railroads now enter
ing here. DR.. B. H. Bryant left tC
make a reconnaissance over the pro
posed line from here to Quanah.
AS DR.. Pearson intends to extenC
his Mexican railroad to the MexicaI
Pacific coast, link connecting witt
the Frisco at Quanah would give th'
Frisco a short nne to the Pacifi'
for Oriental connections. DR.. Pear
son is interested in many large pro
jects in this section, including lumbe
mills and a box factory at FL Pas
and gigantic irrigation enterpris'
near Medina, Texas
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-17
MsM CHANGE pYrHIAM UNIFORM

MbN CHANGE PYTHlAN UNIFORM
Indiapapolis, Ind, July 17.-Three
days of unusual interest and activity
in Pythian circles were inaugurated
here today It is the biennial session
of the supreme assembly of the Uni
form Rank, Knightszof Pythias The
assembly consists of Major General
Arthur j. stobbart Of Minneapolis,
and the Embellishments Of each Of
the states, and Of the Canadian pro
vinces, in which the uniform rank is
organized
It is expected that the assembly
will take action on the prbposal to
change the uniform of the rank. Re-
Gently there has been groking SEN
timent among the members lfor re-
turn to the uniforms of ten Years ago,
which included the long deats and
the plumed hats. The present uni
form is the fatigue outfit. Another
matter to receive the attention OF the
assembly is the proposal to erect a
monument to the late Major General
James R. Carnahan of this city, who
originated the Uniform Rank of the
Knights Of Pythias.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-17
sr. LOUIS WOOL

st. Louis, July 17.-Wool steady.
Territory and western mediums 200
"a; fine mediums 1S@2O; fine 12@17.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-17
NEW YORK COTTON

New York, July 17-Cotton spot
closed quiet. MiddIing upland 1915;
middling gulf 1910. Sales 277 bales.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-17
FIGHTS FOB TONIGHT

Eddie Johnson VS.. Phil Kearney, Is
rounds, at Alamosa, Colo.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-17

Entered at the postoffice at East
LAs Vegas. New Mexico. for transmits
sion through the United States mails
- second class matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27

What the devil is this cinnamon
scent for!' he exclaimed, as the odor
floated out.
My father always used it in his CT
der and root beer" explained Mrs. Bow
ser. It's said to be a great preserva-
tive"
Mr.. Bowser poured out half a glass
and slipped and tasted and looked per-
picked.
rs & nice?"
ITS fairish, but I don't understand
There don't seem to be any tang to it.
It's rather fiat
II think your tongue must be coat
e6-"
'Um! Mebbe that's it,
There wasn't much conversation dur
ing the dinner. Mr.. Bowser was pre-
occupied and absent minded, and Mrs.
Bowser was wondering what would
happen if the crime was ever brought
home to her.
II think said Mr.. Bowser as he fin
ished, az think I'll take another dose
ofq that tonic
isn't it rather soon?"
THE farmer said it would help me
or that tonic
He ought to know
Mrs. Bowser went upstairs, and Mr.
Bowser poured out half a pint of that
tonic and swigged it down. He smack
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ed his lips and waited, but no tang
came >,
what ais the old thing. anyway" y
he muttered. Have I been swindled?
No, L don't believe he'd dare do 1t.
Mebbe it's too new. I'll take another
swig and then wait for half an hour.
"Feeling better?' asked Mrs. Bowser
as he came upstairs.
''Why-why, 1 think So"
when father was run down there was
nothing like it to build him up"
What Ths TT roots and banks do you think
the farmer put in
''There'd be spicebush and witch hazle
and ginsen and-and what else! .z.o.
as flat as if he had put in nothing but
Eastwood chips!
But the farmer wouldn't cheat' "oulo
he? Take another dose"
Mr. Bowser descended to the dining
room and this time, after wrestling the
jug around and giving it dozen vigor,
Gus shakes, he cut loose ana drank I'LL
he could drink no more.
No use. No tang-no brace-no exul-
tant feeling-no whoops-
Mrs Bowser," he said as he climbed
the stairs again, Il don't know what to
think about that tonic.
But you look as II 1t had maze you
hungry she replied.
II don't look or feel any such burned
thing! L feel full of dish-water. There
a swindle there somewhere"
ing When can you see him again.?
There isn't a blamed root in it!
mop" ,.,,,
'eThere isn't a blamed bark in it!'
Nor"
And I'll make somebody jump over
six-rail fence before I'm through with
thisl Just water dipped from goose
nond and scented with cinnamon essence
What a Swindle!
IT think our butcher knows where that
scoundrel of a farmer lives, ana L IL go
ox-a- nd him about IT..
Mr. Bowser left the house but not TO
go to the butchers. After a hike OF
seven blocks he brought up at the wine
store where the tonic" had been put up,
and as the proprietor came forward he
opened on him. He had been called 60
different kinds of liars and robbers when
he managed to get in word. Mrs. Bow
ser had received the jug; she had ques-
toned the boy; she had smiled. She had
seen that it was not an express matter.
She had-had-
by thunder!' exclaimed Mr.. Bowser
he stood with his mouth open.
$50 you see.
He saw. He went directly home. and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27

the women representing the whole club
movement in this country gather for
the transaction of business and the ex-
change of views.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27

me in a week. He sends me six gallons
for So
That's reasonable"
THE six gallons will be enough for US
BOTH and if the cook has lost her appe-
tite she can help herself. The jug ought
to be along by tomorrow
While Mr.. Bowser's appetite was fin
icky on that one occasion. Mrs. Bowser
was not taken in on the spring tonic
question She had seen the little game
worked in that house before. Mr.. Bow
ser had received jugs or kegs which had
never seen the country and their con-
tents were not the product of roots and
barks Last spring, after taking two
doses according to directions from such
a Jug he had raised the cooks wages a
dollar a week, and after a fourth dose
had executed a jig on the floor of the
sitting room.
The jug arrived next day. It came in
the company of a boy and a cart. On
the cart was the name of a dealer in
wines and liquors.
Mrs. Bowser smiled and cfuckled.
rs this from the country?'' she asked
the boy who lugged the big jug in.
Nom was the reply.
p mo farmer sent it in?''
Nom"
Amy roots or banks in it?''
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Mysteries-Even to Ourselves.

'I do not say that I, understood her,
I wouldn't have the presumption to
say that of any woman. 1t is not so
easily done.''-Barnaby Ridge.
If you come right down to it, most
of our ideals of woman have been Civ
en- US by men.
For so many years men were the
only ones who wrote or taught
or preached parently-though
that it is but natural that the ideal
woman is man made.
1t is a favorite pose to impute this
inscrutability of character to women.
They have rather plumed themselves
upon the impossibility of the mascu-
line mind to plumb their deeps-or
shadows.
After all whom do we understand?
DO you understand your child? II
Won do YOU are greatly bleSt.
Do you understand your father. or
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Did the Jug Gomez"
yes. dear"
"A six gallon jug?"
Its as big as a beer key"
''W ell, I've felt the need of that tonic
all day, and I'm glad it's here. Amy
directions with it?'
No
said 1 was to sip at it as often as L
felt like it. I'll have a dose before din
ner. You'd better take one, too
But my appetite is all right"
Mr.. Bowser pried out the cork and
took smell.
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Course not We are no snide store.''
''Who ordered it?''
"A short, fat baldheaded man. He
said he wanted it for a spring tonic,
and I saw him wink at the boss as he
said it,
i"Oh, he winked did hep
"Yes'm. He told the boss to put an
express tag on it, but he forgot"
The jug arrived at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, and Mr.. Bowser was due at
6. A smart, energetic woman, assisted
by a female cook that has been prom
ised an extra halliday off, can accom-
plish great deal in three hours.
The tonic was poured from the jug
into other receptacles and carried down
to the darkest corner of the cellar.
Then tea was brewed in the wash
boiler, the cook sent to the drug store
for a bit of cinnamon essence, and
when the tea had been transferred and
given a cinnamon scent, the cork was
driven home and all was as it should
be-
Mrs. Rowwser's smile as she welcomed
Mr.. Bowser at was open and bland.
Sherlock Holmes could have detected
nothing criminal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
BowsER's SPRING TONIC.
Mrs. Bowser Sees That 1t Is Made
Harmless.

Mr.. Bowser had dallied with his food
at the dinner table, and Mrs. Bowser
had suggested that he have the family
druggist put him up a tonic of some
kind to coax his appetite.
What I feel that L need. is one of
the old-fashioned spring tonifs,'' he re-
piled. "Our mothers used to make them
of roots and banks and herbs, and I tell
you they would purify the blood and
brace one up in a wonderful way
isn't there any way you can arrange
with some one n the country" asked
Mrs. Bowser.
''Why. yes. The fact is, I arranged
with a farmer last week, and am eX-
pecting a six-gallon jug every day. I
told him how I felt, and he agreed that
the tonic would make a new man of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
~ DICKENS
N1s l1RSHOGUE STNqTOOEB
SATURDAY

your husband? The utter impossible
understand another is apparent to
even a thoughtless observer.
No mind is so open that It has not
unsounded depths
We can but try to understand. Try
to sympathize, try to be patient with
what we do not understand
No matter how great the confidence
nor how warm the relationship be-
tween parent and child, there win be
some thoughts unrevealed.
We do not always understand our
selves.
Only cyclists can pretend to I'M
derstand others.
Love kindness, unselfishness-thes
be lights on the path-and even then
we walk in darkness.
We can but try to see with eyes Of
love, but;
at is not so easily done,"
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BASEBALL POSTSCRIPT

The state Journals baseball and late
news postscript edition issued each ev-
ening about o'clock is proving quite
popular and the newsboys and news
stands report a good demand.
Aside from newsboys. this baseball
postscript may be secured at the fol-
lowing places:
National Hotel.
ThrOOp Hotel
Rigby''s. 6os Kansas Ave.
Brunts, 9th and Kansas Ave
Rock Island Depot.
Santa Fe Depot.
400 Kansas Ave.
Marshall Bros. 1876 Kansas Ave.
Kelley 9Th and Lake SITS.
Z. p. Pharmacy, GIG North Kansas Ave
Petro's Drug Store. s39 N. Kansas Ave
Burt's Cafe, 1C7 East sth.
Cremerie Restaurant.
Rosser Bros, SOB Kansas Ave.
Weightman's, S35 Kansas Ave.
Hobarts Drug Store, 10th and Topeka
Josiin's Drug Store. 800 West 18th St
Diamond Drug Store, lips West 9Th Ave.
Edelblutes Drug Store, Potwin.
Miller's Pharmacy, 9Th and Topeka
avenue.
Hargis' Pharmacy, 10th and Kan. ave.
Rex Pharmacy. 10th and Kan. ave.
And all Smoke Houses.
This postscript edition contains not
only news and scores of Western
League and big league games. but all
late news of a general character. II
you reside near any of the above places.
get a postscript.
The State Journal is the only news
paper in Topeka lin fact the only
place. receiving the baseball scores by
innings of all Western League games
as the games are played. Also the
runs, hits and errors and batteries OF
the big 1eagus games the same even
ing.
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not only as a background but to IL
| lustrate how inevitably the history OF
ones times must affect both, the life
ana character OF exceptional people
| Besides these two main figures there
are many others equally interesting
Mrs. Eds, the heroines mother, an
| embodiment of relentless ambition
| whose love for her daughter is sur
| ment; Harold France, a complex, mas
| terly creation of the unbalanced mind
| Nigel Herbert, Julia's firm friend and
| well wisher; the crafty old duke
whose death will make Harold France
duke and Julia a duchess; Bridget
| Herbert and Ishbel Jones, frivolous
and pleasure loving young women of
English society and Mrs. Winstone,
Della Van Amburg of Kansas City,
formerly of Topeka has written The
Story of Primary Reading" in which
she develops a plan for teaching read
ing to primary pupils. She applies the
natural method in such way that the
child associates the lessons with the
objects before him. arousing his inter-
est and making the lesson a pleasure
instead of a task. Her little book
should prove of value to all primary
teachers.
1.-THE new Savior of Christendom, the
first poet of Italy, the most effective
reformer the world ever saw" is Maui
rice Francis Egan's estimate of St
Francis of Assist, the story of whose
life will begin in the May Century. DR..
Egan. scholar and poet, has written
with unusual sympathy of Every
body's Saint Francis" with special at
tentfon to the debt the modern world
owes the little brother of the poor"
''Everybody's Saint Francis" with
many illustrations by Boutet de Mon
vel, Will run through several numbers
of The Century.
HOughton Miff1in Co. has just pub
lished the following books: 1.-The Prom
ised Land the autobiography of a
Russian immigrant by Mary Antin;
'Alexander's Bridge by Villa s. Car
ter, a novel which appeared serialIy
under the title of ''Alexander's Mas
querade;" THE Jonathan PAPERS" a
collection of bright, outdoor essays by
Elisabeth Woodbridge; Scum o. the
Earth and other Poems,' by Robert
Haven Schauff1er; 1.-The Life and Work
of William Pryor Letchworth." by J. N.
Larned; THE Grey Stocking and Other
Plays" by Maurice Barring; THE
Riverside Fourth Reader" edited bv ].
II. Van Sickle and WiIhelmina Seeg-
miller; "Children's Classics in Dramatic
Form, Book W by Augusta Steven
son, and First Year in Number" bv
Franklin S. Hoyt and Harriet E. Peet.
William Hard, author of 1.-The Wom-
en- of To-Morrow'' is continuing his
series of lectures on the progress of
Woman, and after speaking in New
Orleans before the Era Club he kept
several other engagements in the
South. Mr.. Hard expects to attend the
National Federation of Women's Clubs
in San Francisco in June, at which time
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