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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-08
TO-DAY IN CONGRESS.

Washington, April S.-SenaJe: In
session D. m. Assistant Secretary
Wilson of the staSe department told
the finance committee a free sugar
bill would mean the abrogatloG of
the reciprocity agreement witn G TIA
for 20 per cent preferential
The judiciary committee ordered
favorably reported the nomination of
George L. Townsend to the United
States marshalship of Delaware.
Senator Chamberlain spoke in ia
vor of the proposed workmen's COM
pensation bill to ameliorate condi-
tions growing out of industrial mar
kets.
House: Met at noon.
Committee debate on indian appro-
priation bill.
Agricultural committee listed to ar
guments in favor of bureau of mar
kets to Investigate the methods of
marketing farm products.
James A. Conroy, director of the
port Of Boston, argued for a Massa-
chusetts delegation to oppose the pro-
posal in the Panama government bill
to divorce the railroads from steam
ship lines.
A bill appropriating $35O,0OO for
flood fighting was amended to make
the money also apply to operations
on Mississippi river tributaries.
Representative Bates introduced a
bill to re-establish grades of admiral
and vice admiral in the navy.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-08
A HEAVY PENALTY IS FIXED
PERSONS CONVICTED UNDER
CONTEMPLATED LAW WOULD
GET TWO YEARS.
LEGISLATORS FOUND GUILTY
TRIAL COMMISSION REACHES A
VERDICT BY MARGIN OF
ONE VOTE.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, April s.-Senator
Evans today introduced Senare Dill
No. GA, an act defining and prohibit
ing prize fighting or fights uetween a
man and bull or any other animal
The act is a stringent anti-prize fight
bill and makes it felony for any one
to take part in contest between
man and man with gloves or other
wise. A penalty of not less than Two
years or more than five years i'm
prisonment is attached. BY the term
"pugilistic encounter" as used in the
act, is meant a voluntary figh. for
which a prize is offered or upon
which money is wagered.
The senate passed bill today pro-
hibiting the use of public drinking
cups in any station, train, stree. car,
hotel, school house or public institu-
tion of any character, or in any pub
lie gathering place. The senate and
house will meet in joint session tonight
to listen to an address by Calvin E.
Brown on the PanamaPacific expnsi-
tion Of San Francisco. The senate
this morning withdrew joint resolu-
ton passed by both houses last week
providing for commission to select
site for New Mexico building at
the San Diego exposition It is UNI
derstood that a new resolution viii
be put through tomorrow providing
for similar commission to visit both
exposition grounds.
w H. Andrews sent to the senate
this morning signed communication
declaring that the duty devolved upon
the present legislative assembly 20
elect member of the senate in 1918,
but at the session beginning next Jan
uary. He advocated a preferential
primary to be held without extra cost
next November. He declared himself
willing to submit his claims tc the
electors. This is the first card sprung
by the former delegate in the present
contest, and is taken to be direct
challenge to Judge Fall, who last
week wired members of the legisla-
ture asking them to re-elect him at
f1,o rracont coccion
Legislators Found Guilty.
The house bribery investigation
committee, by vote of to Z, de-
cided to make a report adverse to the
four house members accused Of brib-
cry and recommend that they be un-
seated. A minority report in favor
of the defendants will be made.
The vote of the committee was as
follows:
Guilty = Crissman, Downs. Gage,
Padilla, Rogers, Smith, Combs. Tul-
ley.
Not guilty-M. c. de Bacab J. W.,
Chavez. Garcia. Llewellyn, Mullen,
Nichols, Bargas,
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-08
WOMEN MAY VOTE

Phoenix, Ari<, April S.--Equal suf-
frage scored victory in the Arizona
assembly today when the house, q
to passed the bill granting women
the full right Of suffrage. There was
little debate on the measure. The
bill was Immediately sent TO the SEN
ate. where, leaders announced, public
hearings would be held before any ac.
tion was AIKEN.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-08

was near Modoc when the crevasse
occurred near there, probably saved
hundreds of lives by taking refugees
from RATS and house tops. In the
midst of the rescue work, the steam
er put out skiff TO a woman who sat
on the roof Of her floating house. She
sent word back to the captain that
she would not leave unless he wonld
consent to take her dead baby aboard
the steamer.
Accordingly soap box was sem to
the floating house. The woman
brought out the babes corpse placed
in the box and was rowed to the
steamer. The little boy was brought
to Memphis and buried here today.
One of the Lee line steamers from
the Arkansas country which reached
here today told Of a desperate fight
with a negro who refused to leave
raft on which he floated unless he
was allowed 10 bring his mule. AS
last resort the captain of the boat tied
the raft bearing the mule behind the
steamer and toweo, raft mule, negro
and all into Memphis,
One thousand famished persons are
marooned by the flood on mounds,
housetops and in a church at Wyan-
oke, Ark, according to Mayor Crump
of Memphis, who returned here today
after an inspection twelve miles south
of Memphis
Boats were sent to their rescue.
The refugees in the church built up
safety stages of pews as the waters
rose. Three Mississippi river steam
ers reached Memphis today carrying
hundreds of homeless persons from
the flood-swept lands of Arkansas in
the Modoc territory. Many Of these
report loss of life IN several small
towns that were inundated when the
was preached. There is
no chance to verify such reports, but
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-08
ARIzoNA,s LANDS

Phoenix. Ariz., April s-The -new
state Of Arizona owns 100000 acres
of school land and the manner Of
its disposal will. it is expected. be de
termined by the legislature this week.
A bill now before the legislature pro
yides for the appraisement Of the lard
and its sale on easy terms in 16e acre
tracts. There is strong sentiment
against actual sales some Of the legis
lators being in fafor Of only leasing
The land to settlers.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-08
BOUNDARY DISPUTE IS
REVIVED BY HOLT
STATE SENATOR INTRODUCES a
BILL FOR DETERMINATION
OF TEXAS LINE.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, April S.-'rhe Tex
as-New Mexico boundary dispute.
which it was thought an act Of con-
gress had settled, was revived today
when State Senator Holt introduced
q bill in the senate for determination
of the boundary between Texas and
New Mexico.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-08
BATH TUB CASE.

Washington. April 8.-The so-called
bath tub trust" case from the United
States circuit court of Maryland was
today advanced for hearing October
5 before the supreme court of the
United States. The case involves an
alleged conflict between the patent
law and the Sherman antitrust law
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-08
FIaht in Kentucky

Louisville, April S.-With both Taft
and Roosevelt leaders claiming a ma
jorfty of the delegates instructed at
the republican county mass conven-
tions Saturday, a lively fight for seat
ing their respective delegates is ex-
pected at the state convention here
Wednesday.
OF the 1856 seats in the state con-
vention, S42 are contested
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-08
colonel differs WIth Taft.

Mattoon, ILL.,. April S.-Colonel
Roosevelt put himself on record to-
day as directly opposed to President
Taft on the subject of reciprocity. He
declared he would never sanction the
reintroductfon of such measure as
the Canadian reciprocity bill passed
by congress last year.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-08
FIRE CAUSES PANIC.

Avesnes, France, April S.-Seven
women and children were killed here
today in a rush to the doors in a
concert hall, following an outbreak Of
fire. Fifteen other women and chill
dren were injured.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-08
REHEARINc OF CASE.

Washington, April S-A rehearing
Of the so-called patent monopoly"
mimeograph case was today refused
by the supreme court of the United
States.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-08
SUGAR is REDUCED.

New York. April S.--AIl grades Of
refined sugar were reduced 5 cents
a hundred pounds today.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-08

CONTINUED On Page Four).
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-14
BREEDERS OF STATE ELECT
Three Associations Name officers
for Ensuing Year at Meeting
Held in Madison.

Madison. P Martin, Chippewa
Falls, was elected president of the
Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders as
ISOLATION at the closing session here.
Other officers chosen were: Vice
president, E. F. Wilson, Waukesha;
secretary, R. w. Rowlands, Wauke-
sha; treasurer, E. J. Jones, Rockland
The Wisconsin Horse Breeders as
ISOLATION elected officers as follows:
President, James G. Boyd, Milwau-
kee; vice-president, W. K Caldwell,
GAINESVILLE; secretary-treasurer Prof
James G. Fuller, Madison; member of
the executive committee, James 2.
McClay, GAINESVILLE.
Arthur Brontheron, Albany, was
elected president of the Wisconsin
Sheep Breeders association. Other
officers elected were: Vice-president,
William Smiley, Albany; secretary,
William S. Renk, Sun Prairie; treas
urer, A. V. Kleinheinz, Madison. Di-
rectors named were: w. A. McKer-
rev, Pewaukee; H. w. Meekin, Fond
du Lac; S. L. Grail, Evansville; S. E.
Ebert, Thomas and o. c. Jones, Eve
anSVille
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-14
SWEARS STEEL TRUST
FL0GS ITS LAB0RERS
Investigator Tells Congressional Com
wittee OF crueIties Toward Con-
victs in Southern Plants.

Washington Shelby Harrison, a
special Investigator and magazine
writer, testified before the Stan
ley steel committee that the United
States Steel corporation was guilty
of gross cruelty toward the convict
laborers 1t employs in its southern
plants.
Harrison testified that in May and
June of last year he entered the camp
of the Tennessee Coal & Iron COM
pany in the Birmingham district, and
at that time $50 state convicts and
240 convicts were employed
'@Fhe convicts are divided into task
groups according to their physical
condition" he said There are four
such classes, and at the time l made
the investigation the company paid
$40 month for each man of the first
class. The wage scale decreases
proportionately until when the lass
or fourth class was reached the stats
received only $1,000 a month. County
convicts averaged $3.50 month.
Attorneys fer the steel corporation
declared that when the present con
tracts for convicts expire no new con-
tracts will be made.
According to Harrison, the men
were stripped and fiogged unmerci-
fully when they failed to accomplish
the tasks set for them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-14
REVOLT IN MEXICO;
OR0ZCo IS LEADER
Washington Disturbed Over Rebellion
in Chihuahua-Army Ready
to Move.

washington Taft and
his cabinet have turned a scrutinizing
eye toward Mexico.
Official dispatches placed before
the president seriously questioned the
loyalty of Gen. Pascual Orozco to the
Mexican federal government ana lntl-
mated that the present cond1t1onsSln
the state of chihuahua, bordering on
Texas, might develop into movement
Of secession, establishing an nde-
pendent republic in the north.
The president discussed precautlon-
airy measures with his official famlIy
and the war department has sent al
ditional orders to army posts through
out the country to be ready for pos
sible mobilization, the department OF
Justice has instructed its agents to ex'
ercise all possible vigilance in enforc'
ing neutrality laws, while the state de-
partment has asked for quick reports
from consular agents of any danger IN
the interior to Americans or their ms
terests.
chihuahua, Mexico-The guards at
the state penitentiary have desert
ed and imprisoned the director,
Rafael Raembo. after which they took
to the hills to join Rojas. Officials
here say the Madero regime is dead
and that the state government Is
ready to be turned over to Emilio
Vasquez Gomez.
FL Paso, Texas.-General Pascual
Orozco has been installed as gov
ernor of the state of Chihuahua, &C
cording to passengers arriving here
on the first train to reach Juarez since
Wednesday. No demonstration attend
ed the Inauguration or the arrival in
chihuahua of the mutinous garrison.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-14
KNOX SAYS KEEP
HANDS OFF CHINA
America Would Restore Pro-
visions of Open Door.
ALL POWERS ARE NOTIFIED
Secretary Seeks to Prevent Secret
Loans That Would Amount to
Lien on Country-Germany
in Accord.

Washington. = That the United
States insists upon an immediate
reaffirmation of the open door pol
icy in China, no matter what may be
the fate of the empire, is made public
in note transmitted to the German
ambassador, Count Won Bernatorff, by
Secretary of State Knox.
The Knox note is warning OF
hands off to all the powers that seek
special ACKNOWLEDGMENT in China.
1t is asserted on highest authority
that Secretary KnoX's declaration is
intended to prevent secret loans OF
vast sums of money to either political
party in China, which would give a
practical lien upon the new govern
ment.
The United States government has
formally declared that there shall be
equality Of opportunity even in the
matter of loans and that it Is the duty
of every governpent to SO inform the
various syndicates which may be try
ing secretly to obtain a preponderat-
ing influence in the affairs of the COM
ING I6pubIlC.
1t is regarded as significant that
Germany and the United States are
working together for this reassertion
of the open door and that it was these
two governments which first saw the
necessity of forcing the other nations
of the concert to adopt the policy
which Secretary Knox now proclaims
The ambassadors of all the nations
which have undertaken to send troops
into China were handed copy of the
note which the secretary Of state sent
to the German ambassador with the
understanding that they should be
published in the European papers.
The incidental and sure effect of the
Knox note will be to uncover what
ever schemes the contiguous nations,
Russia and Japan. have toward acquir-
ing financial liens over and consequent
extraordinary concessions from the re-
public, which is soon to be proclaimed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-14
ICE SWEEPS THREE TO DEATH
Span In Lower Gorge OF Niagara Falls
Crashes Without Warning.

+ Niagara Falls, N. Y. - The great
Ice bridge that has choked the
river channel between the Cataract
and the upper steel-arch bridge be-
low the falls for the last three weeks
broke from its snoring without any
warning and went down the river, TAX
ing with 1t to their death a man, a
woman and a youth.
The youth was Burrell Hecock Oh
Cleveland, o. The couple is supposed
to be Mr.. and Mrs. Eldridge Stanton
of Toronto, Ont, who came here to
view the ice scenery.
Hecock lost his life in a futile eff
fort to assist the man in an attempt
to save his wife. He might have fol-
lowed his chum, Ignatius Roth, also of
Cleveland, to safety before the bridge
disintegrated, but he was then assist
Ing the man with the woman and be-
fore he realized it the bridge had
broken into pieces and Hecock found
himself on small foe of ice, floating
down the river.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-14
R|PON YOUTH HELD
FOR KILLING MAN
l8-Year-0Id Woodcutter Con-
fesses to Brutal Staying.
SELF-DEFENsE IS CLAIMED
Robert PriIl, Aged 10, Admits Club
bing Edward Schmidt to Death
With Shotgun-Pair Lived in Hut
on Shore of Green Lake.

Fond du Lac.-Robert Prill, a
youth of 10, is in the county jail here
facing charge of murder, and con-
fession of the killing of Edward
Schmidt, a fellow woodcutter, has
been made public by Sheriff Smacien-
ski. Prill's arrest and confession
comes after the finding of Schmidts
body, with the skull crushed, on the
south shore of Green lake.
In his confession Prill denies that
he had a murderous motive. The
crime, he asserts, was committed in
self-defense when Schmidt had
threatened him. Schmidt, who was
a stranger in the community, came
to Fond du Lac few weeks ago. At
that time he was given work with
Prill, cutting timber from a tract
seven miles from town.
The men lived in a shack on the
lake shore that had been built by
Prill. In that lonely spot the murder
is said to have occurred. Schmidt
had not been home for days, accord
ing to the reported confession of
Prill. When he came in the cabin an
argument was started, and as Prill
was going hunting it continued after
the men left the shack. Once out
side, Prill says, Schmidt started for
him, and he raised his shotgun and
fired twice, both shots merely graz
ing Schmidt's face.
At this Schmidt laughed, he says,
and continued toward Prill, carrying
his ak. Since the loads of both bar
rels of the gun had been used, Prill
says, he thought his death was an
easy matter.
81 swung with all my force with
the gun barrel and fetched him
down, :" explained the boy, telling his
story in his cell. Schmidt dropped,
and l dragged him some distance to
the lake and there left him. 1t was
either him or me, and l got him first,
and that is all there is to it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-14
Rossetti and Publicity.

ROssetti had good notion Of adver-
Using, though he refrained from buy.
ing a lion for his back garden menage-
RE and escaped the fate of the young
Norfolk squire. He wanted to buy q
young elephant. Il mean him." said
Gabriel, ito clean the windows, and
then when passersby see the elephant
cleaning the windows they will say,
Who lives in that house?' And peo-
pie will tell them, oh, that's a painter
called Rossetti.' And they Will say, I
think / should like to buy some of that
mans pictures and so they will ring
and come in and buy"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-14
TO EXAMINE "MoNEY TRUST"
Underwood's Plan Adopted by House
Democrats in Caucus

Underwood's Plan Adopted by House
Democrats in Caucus.
Washington.-An investigation OF
the money trust" was ordered by
the Democrats of the house in eau
Gus after the Henry plan for special
committee had been defeated lis to
&c.
The caucus then instructed the
standing committees of the house on
banking and currency, judiciary, in.
terstate commerce and elections to
proceed with the inquiry.
The Democrats adopted the plan Of
fered by Representative Underwood,
the majority leader, as substitute
for the special investigating commit
tee asked for in the resolution sub
mitted by Representative Henry of
Texas.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-14
wIEHE PAID MCGOWAN $500
Canadian Says Sum Covered Business
Lost While He was Witness.

Washington Charles MCGOWAN
told the Lorimer investigation com
mittee that he was paid $500 BY
c. F. Wiehe on October Is for bust
ness losses incurred while testifying
for him last summer.
AS corroboration for his statement,
Mr. MCGOWAN produced Cancelled
check for $500 and a receipt for that
amount which he gave Mr.. Wiehe at
the time he received the money, DC
tober was the date on which the
Burns detectives assert MCGOWAN was
paid $500 for perjured testimony
The $500 was paid at the Brevoort
hotel in Chicago, where the S1,500 was
alleged to have been given by Wiehe
to MCGOWAN, and the receipt for the
$500 was written on Brevoort hotel
stationery
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-14
Ancient scuIpture Found.

Some large bas-reliefs dating from
the stone age have been discovered at
Lanosel, in the French province of
DordOgne. They are sculptured on
the rock of a shallow grotto and rep
resent animals only. 1t is thought
that the primitive sculptors probably
refrained from introducing the hui
man figure in art By a taboo similar
TO the present Mohammedan prohibit
ton of such representation. The
animals shown in the reliefs are rein
deer. oxen, bisons and huge horse.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-14
VERY COURTEOUS TO CROOKS
New York Policemen Respect Their
Feelings, but Do Not Let
Them Linger.

Our polite policemen do not give
visiting crooks the buns rush any
more, says the New York correspon-
dent of the Cincinnati Times-Star. ON
the other hand, courtesy and consider
alton enter into their dealings with
the under world. Even confidence
man has feelings, you understand
But the effect seems to be about the
same. The other night Second Po'
lice Commissioner Dougherty was
standing on a corner, watching Broad
way go by. A tall, well-dressed man,
swinging one of the shepherds crook
canes that Fifth avenue affects now
adays, wearing a comical checkered
cap and an air of intense ennui, saun-
tered along the pavement. Lo.
Billy" said Mr.. Dougherty.
The tall, well-dressed man swung
quickly on his heel. He was sur
prised, but perfectly calm. AS he
tapped his leg with his cane and
talked to the commish, he smiled
easily They might have been pair
of friends met casually. The quality
of the 1911 crop of kittens might have
been under discussion. "Just got in
from Chicago half an hour ago." said
the man addressed as Billy. Didn't
expect to run across you quite so
soon"
Have a cigar, Billy" said Commits
sioner Dougherty. TOO bad you ire
starting west again tonight, isn't it?
| would have been delighted to talk
with you bit about old tines"
Billy looked at Dougherty with a
question in his eye. "On the level,
commissioner" said he, 81 haven't
done thing. I'd like to stay in town
long enough to get polish. I've been
in Chicago too long"
Your polish" said Commissioner
Dougherty, costs New York too
much money. Mr.. Adams will see
you to your train"
A detective in the background came
up at the Dougherty nod. He shook
hands with Billy cordially upon intro
duction. Dougherty allowed that the
western operator would take the first
train back to the pee-rairies. The
three men smiled in appreciation of
the tiny little jest. Then Billy and
the detective started to stroll toward
the Grand Central station.
so long, commissioner" said the
crook
"Bye-bye, Billy" said the commits
sioner.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-14
A Suggestion.

The restaurant manager stood be-
hind the cashiers desk, wearing his
stock-in-trade smile for each Gus
toner
An old gentleman came up. Il no
tice," said he, fumbling with his wal,
let, that you advertise to make your
own pies"
yes, sir" answered the manager
proudly, I'VE do"
"Will you permit me to offer a sug'
gestion?"
Certainly, sir; certainly. We should
be most happy to have you"
We'll, then, let some one else make
'em. Exchange.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-14
LOOKING for Trouble.

Some persons are always looking
for trouble, and certainly the penny
prophets are terribly pessimistic as
TO the prospects of 1912. The"Ran-
dom" writer of the Observer tries to
cheer us up. IF one must look for
trouble surely it should be in the year
after this-the year of the unlucky
49," If you really want to look for
trouble at once you will add the fig
ures 1912 together and find they are
13.-London Chronicle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-14
is AGAINST THIRD TERM

SIayden Introduces Resolution in
House Calling Idea Peril.
Washington. The third term"
question came up in congress
when Representative Slayden, Dem
ocrat of Texas, proposed a resolution
declaring 1t to be the sense of the
house that any departure from the Gus.
tom of two terms would be uDwise
unpatriotic and fraught with peril to
free institutions"
A similar resolution was passed by
the house in 1874, when Gen. U. s
Grant was considered for a third term.