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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
MURDERER PAYS The
PENALTY FOR CRIME
PHILIP MANGANo, WHO SHOT HIS
DAUGHTER, ELEcTROcUTED
IN SING SING PRISON

Ossining, N. Y, Jan. S.-Philip
Mangano, formerly interpreter in the
marriage license bureau in New York,
was put to death by electricity in
Sing Sing prison here today for the
murder of his daughter. Malgano
shot and killed his daughter, Anna,
Oh the morning of March 81, 1893,
while she was on her way to school
in New York City where she was en
ployed as a teacher.
There had been frequent quarrels ii
the Mangano family as a result Of
which Anna, who was "a. years oid
and her mother had left home few
months previous to the crime.
Testimony given at the trial was
that the fathers treatment OF hi!
daughter was such that she could nj
longer remain at her home and re
tain her self respect. Mangan'
claimed he was not responsible whe1
he fired the fatal shot.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
SAYS SUNWORSHIPPERS
HAVE STOLEN HIS SON
LLLWELLYN REAKiRT ENGAGES
DETECTIVES TO MAKE iNVEs-
TIGATIoN OF CULT

Chicago Jan. S.-Determined 70
learn if his son. Robert Has.lng Rea-
kir, is in the hands of the Sun Wor
shippers" here, Llewellyn Reakiri, a
wealthy Cincinnati man, arrived II
Chicago and with the aid of detec-
tives, instituted a search.
Young Reakirt is a cousin Of Bill
ly" Lindsay, whose detention IN the
temple" Of the Mazdaznan cult caus
ed Judge Pinckney of the Juvenile
court to begin an investigation OF The
organization. Since the investigation
started the Lindsay boy has disan
peared. Should Reakirt find his SOL
is in the hands of the worshipper'
he will institute court proceedings. i
is said.
"Alma Reikirt," whose name hs1
been connected with the cult is salt
to be Mrs. Reakirt, mother of tn
boy and sister of Mrs. Lindsay. i
Europe. few years ago, it is said
Mrs .Reakirt met DR.. Hanish. "hig
priest" of the "sun worshippers an
shortly after embraced his faith. Di'
cord in the Reakirt home followe
and divorce resulted. The BOZ is !
years old.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
FRISCO'S new MAYOR
ASSUMES HIS OFFICE
JAMES RoLPH, JR., ANNOUNCES
HE is FOR A BUSINESS AD-
MINISTRATIoN

San Francisco, Jan. 81 James
Rolph, Jr., the worlds fair mayor"
whose task it will be to prepare this
city for the Panama Pacific Interpa-
tional Exposition in 1915, took office
today, relieving P. H.. Mccarthy the
labor leader. Since Mccarthy took
the Office two years ago the city char
ter has undergone radicai changes.
All municipal elections are non-par:
tisan; the direct primary system al
lows only two candidates for any Of
fee at the actual elections and the
term of the mayor has been increas-
ed to four years.
There were no ceremonies attend
ing the change of administration
Rolph declared in his inaugural thai
It was to be ga business administra
ton. and urged the board of super
visors to waste no time in prelimin
aries but to get to work.
Among the projects expected TO b
completed under the new administra
ton are the purchase Of the municipa
water system, expansion Of the mum
pal street railroad now under COZ
struction. establishment Of civi
center and the construction Of cit
hall to replace the structure destro!
| ed in the fire Of 1906.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
TODAY IN CONGRESS.

Washington, jan S.-Senate: In
session at 2 p. m.
Pension committee deferred consid
Grafton of general bills pending pen
sion bureau estimates of cost.
House: Met at noon.
Speaker Clark presided but still
was suffering with a severe cold.
New Mexico's new representatives
sworn in.
Andrew Carnegie's appearance be-
fore the "stesss rust committee Wed
nesday positively announced by Chair
man Stanley.
Extra committee stenographers
struck because of reduced pay.
Sugar trust" investigation commit
tee hearing postponed until tomorrow
New members of committees choser
by caucus, elected by house.
Sherwood, Ohio, attacked Secretar!
Fishers estimate of $75,0O0.OOO cos
of Sherwood pension bill as $4,000,
900 too high.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
PORTLAND is HELPLESS
LIGHT AND TELEPHONE WIRES
GO DOWN LEAVING CITY
IN ISOLATION.
PEOPLE ARE PERIsHING
THE POOR, UNABLE TO PROCURE
PROPER FOOD AND SHELTER,
SUFFER TERRIBLY.

Portland. Ore, Jan. S.-With the
thermometer still registering below
the freezing point there are no indica-
tons of an immediate relief from the
"silver thaw," which set in Saturday
afternoon, covering Portland and vi
cinity with coating of ice several
inches thick and resulting in finan-
cial loss which may reach 100000.
Throughout central Oregon snow
ranges from one to four feet deep on
the level and all trains from the east
are from IL to "a hours late. Zero
weather generally prevails.
The Willamette valley reports freez-
ing weather and a light snow. In
this city wires were torn down in all
directions, whole districts being with
out light or telephone connections last
night. For a time street car traffic
was virtually at standstill
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
NEW IRRIGATION PROJECT

w. G. Ogle, a local real estate agent,
said this morning that the farmers on
the French Irrigation project are plan
ming to organize into an irrigation dis
trict and take over what is known as
the south tract of the French project
and carry out the irrigation plans in
that section. Mr.. Ogle returned yes
terday from French and 1t was on his
recent trip that he learned of the plans
Of the farmers. The farmers on the
French project held meeting Satur-
day night at which it was agreed to
employ Judge Northcutt of Ration to
handle the legal end of the PROPOSE
ton. The tract which it is expected
to take over and develop will be
known as the Antelope Irrigation dis
trict.
Last year the French irrigation
project is said to have run out Of
funds with which to finish the works
and this move on the part of the
farmers will assure the completion
Of the work. The completion of the
bitches will turn the dry land into
fertile farming district, as the soil
Is Of high grade and under irrigation
will be valuable land. Immediate ac-
ton will be taken by the farmers to
secure the tract of land and their
plans win be carried out at an early
date st
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
ACCUSED Jurors Summoned

Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. S.-Robert
F. Balm, the Mcnamara juror alleged
to have been bribed by Bert H. Frank
lin, detective employed by the de-
tense, and seven Of his colleagues
on the panel, were called today before
the county grand jury. The men
summoned were either sworn jurors.
or had been passed for cause. Be
sides Balm, several of the jurors were
said to have been tentatively ap
preached by persons interested in
..ianding" the Mcnamara jury, and the
Examination Of these men today mark
ed, according to prosecuting officials.
the final stage Of the bribery inquiry
before the return of indictments
charging one or more persons con-
nected with the Mcnamara defense
with efforts to corrupt veniremen
drawn to try the dynamite conspirst-
ors.
This climax may be long in coming,
however, for it was stated today that
the grand jury intended to examine
all OF the several hundred talesnep
drawn in the McNamara case.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
STORM DRIVES VESSELS
OUT OF Their COURSE
GOVERNMENT ANXIOUS BECAUSE
THREE DEsTRoYERs ARE UN-
ACCOUNTED FOR

Norfolk, Va, Jan. S.-The United
States torpedo boat destroyer Terry,
wrich became disabled in a storm
between New York and Bermuda is
safe. A wireless dispatch received at
the Norfolk navy yard this afternoon
said the Terry was proceeding under
her own steam for the Virginia capes
and should arrive in Hampton roads
tonight. The scout cruiser Salem
which also was buffeted by the heavy
seas, viii reach Hampton Roads to
night. She went in search of the Ter
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
Railroads ParaIyzed.

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. Sit has been
the hardest seven days in the history
of northwestern railroading, even as
it has been a record breaking period
for continuous low temperature. The
operating departments of the various
roads report conditions unprecedent-
ed. Losses of locomotive power has
been fully so per cent.
Nearly all the passenger trains are
running behind schedule from 30 min
utes to several hour-. Orders prohlD
iting making up time" have been is
sued by several roads.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
HIS FORMER HEADQUARTERS
WAS FROM INDIANAPOLIS THAT
DYNAMfTER MADE HIS
EXCURSIONS.
WILL MAKE NO HASTE
GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE De-
sTRoYER's TESTIMONY IN
LEIsURELY MANNER.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. S.-Ortie e.
McManigal, to be the principal wit
ness in the federal grand jury's in
vestigation of the alleged dynamiting
plot, ended his secret journey from
Los Angeles today. Under heavy
guard he was brought into this city
before daylight and lodged in a cell
room in the government building.
McManigal came by way of Kansas
City and Chicago in custody of au-
thorities of Los Angeles county and
deputy United States marshals. It
was pre-arranged that his arrival here
and transfer from the train to the
federal building should b, effected se-
cretly. The seclusion surrounding the
witness, whose confession is believed
to have brought about the pleas OF
guilty of the Mcnamara brothers, was
increased in Indianapolis because it
was here that McManigal, according
to his admission, started on many of
his dynamiting expeditions directed
by John ]. Mcnamara, secretary-treas-
urer of the International Association
of Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers.
While 1t is not stated by District At
torney Charles W. Miller how long
McManigaI will be kept here or when
he will first appear before the Jurors,
it is known that the government win
make no haste. His written confess
sion covering more than 200 type
written pages, is to be supplemented
in detail by his oral testimony so his
presence here will be required for
several weeks.
To keep McManigal from being in
terferred with his identity was HID
den during his trip. he was taken
from the Jail at Los Angeles on New
Years day; went by train to Burbank,
CAL, and was driven by automobile
to San Bernardino. There he shaved
his moustache and donned goggles as
a disguise. He left San Bernardino
last Wednesday,, trv~eicu eastward
through Albuquerque, N. NJ, arrived
in Chicago Saturday night ana was
taken to hotel, where he had con-
ference with w. J. Burns, the detect.
i've. The party left Chicago late
Sunday for this city.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08

Reimbursement in Progress.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Jan. S.--New Mex
leo is in peculiar state of transition
this week. being a full fiedged state
with most of the territorial officers
still in charge, although in many in
stances, the new county officials are
taking hold today. The supreme
court will be sworn in on Wednesday,
Governor Mcdonald next Monday and
other state officers late this week.
Much legal and official business is be-
ing held in abeyance until affairs can
be readjusted to the new status of the
commonwealth.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
Bryan Appeals 10 people

The lie was passed In the democrat
ic national committee late this after
noon and William ]. Bryan made a
threat to appeal to the people if
overridden by the committee in his
fight to unseat Colonel James M. Cuff
fey, the national committeeman from
Pennsylvania This threat, coming
Immediately after the Bryan-I4a Fol
lette conference of yesterday. renewed
gossip as to the possibility Of a third
party.
Colonel Guffey hurled the charge of
liar" at Congressman A. Mitchell Pal
mer, who is contesting his seat. The
latter replied that he had spoken the
truth and that only Guffey's age pre-
vented him from making personal
matter of the affair.
Mr.. Palmer had freely charged in
his speech to the committee that Col
onel Guffey had affiliated with SEN
ator Penrose. the republican leader of
Pennsylvania, and that he had been
disloyal to his party. Mr.. Bryan took
up the argument in Mr.. Palmer's be-
half. He declared that he had thrice
been the candidate OF his party for
the presidency and that many mil
lions Of people had expressed theil
confidence in him. II the nationa
committee declined to listen to him
he would appeal to the people, he
said.
The bitter fight in the Guffey case
was Unexpectedly prolonged, delaying
the selection of a convention city in
definitely. Senator Stone of Mis-
souri,, life long friend of Mr.. Bryan
spoke in behalf of Guffey. Mr.. Stone
held proxy. His opposition to Mr.
Bryan was regarded as significant.
Despite the protest Of Mr.. Bryan
and histhreat to appeal to the people
the committee voted in favor Of Guf
fey 30 to 1S. R. 3. L. Mount Castl'
of Tennessee, was declared entities
to his seat with one dissenting vote
His place on the committee had beel
contested by John G. Vertrees, VIII
J was chief counsel for former Secretar
Ballinger in the Ballinger-Pinchot II
vestigation.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
Chicago is shIvering.

Chicago, Jan. 81 Predictions OF
warmer weather for today brought
low to officials of railroads operating
west and north of Chicago. But it
was short lived. Heretofore through
out the cold spell they have been ham
pered by frozen pipes and other equip
ment that is damaged by extreme cold.
Now the snow is filling the roadbeds
and otherwise slowing up traffic. Prac-
tically all trains in the states whert
snow prevails are running behind
time.
At 10 o'clock this morning the TEN
perature was 20 above zero, the warm
est weather in four days.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
Band OF ri FFIANs
COMMITS MURDER
MRS. KATE CARPENTER AND HER
MOTHER KILLED IN BLYTHE
WILLIE, ARK, TODAY

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. S.-Mrs. Kate
Carpenter and her mother, Mrs Da-
Wis, we're killed, and M. P. Carpen-
ter, wealthy planter. probably fa-
tally injured by band of five or six
white men, who beat the woman to
death and left the man for dead at
the Carpenter home near Blytheville
Arkansas, early today.
Reports from Blytheville say the
attack was due to enmity borne Car
penter by certain nearby farmers
There were evidences OF a serious re
sistance.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
Snow PIows Are Helpless.

Ell Paso, Texas, Jan. S.--No trains
over the Rock Island road have
reached here since last Friday, due to
snow blockades northeast of here, and
train officials do not promise any re-
lief before Tuesday. There are now
six Golden State limited trains some
where between El Paso and Chicago
in the snow, besides several other pas
senger trains. Railroad officials re-
port most of the trouble in Kansas,
where they say the snow has frozen
so hard snow plows cannot operate to
clear railroad tracks.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
in DEFIANCE OF The COUR'
THEY HAD BEEN ORDERED TO
DIsBAND THEIR oRGANlzA-
TIoN BUT CONTINUED.
JUDGE RULES FOR DEFENSE
REFUSES TO ALLOW coNstDERA-
TIoN BY JURY OF lDENTIFI-
CATION OF WRITING.

Chicago, Jan. S.-United States Dis
trict Judge Carpenter today indicated
that he would rule from the record in
the trial of the ten Chicago packers
the testimony of Jerome H Pratt,
identifying the handwriting of ]. Og-
den Armour and Thomas ]. Corners
on certain letters introduced in evil
dence by the government. The writ
ing of Arthur Meeker, another defend
ant, on one of the letters in question,
which was identified positively by Mr..
Pratt, will, it is believed, be allowed
to remain in the record. The letters
over which counsel have argued siren
ously were put in evidence by the gov
ernment Saturday and will remain a
part of the record.
Pratt, who formerly was connected
with the dressed beef department OF
Armour & Company, testified that he
wrote three letters giving the record
of the weeks business and mailed
them to the defendants named. Later
they were returned to him containing
figures in pencil indicating the firms
percentage. shipments and profit mar
gins for the current week, as agreed
on at the Tuesday afternoon meetings
of the packers.
Later Judge Carpenter said he
would withhold his ruling on the dis
puted point until after Pratt's testi
mony is concluded. Judge Carpenter
said
''The purpose of these papers is mo-
so much to show the existence of
pool as to show that the pool was
continued through the National Pack
ing company after its organization
in 1903. Only one of these letters ha'
been positively identified by the wit
ness, Pratt, as being in the handwrit
ing Of these defendants. In regar'
to the other two letters the witnes
does not swear whose writing 1t Is
He has an opinion who wrote the fig
ures, but that opinion was obtaine
in the ordinary course of business
His opinion cannot go in the recor
under these circumstances.
Jerome H. Pratt, recalled and que
toned by District Attorney James T
Wilkerson, today said that after tn
issuance of Judge Grosscups injun
tion in 1902 restraining the packer
from continuing the pool the packer
I held their meetings to fix prices an
= apportion business at the homes
the members.
The witness described in detail II
method of making shipments
branch houses. The district al
branch house managers, he said,
!, ceived instructions in regard to Il
margin price to be charged at Il
time shipments were made. The
margins and shipments percentage
the witness said, were based on q
agreements reached at the packer
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
RESPITE FOR RIcHEsoN.

Boston, Jan. S.-As Rev. Clarence
v. t. Richeson, former pastor OF I'M
manuel Baptist church of Cambridge,
was about to be taken from the
Charles street jail to the superior
court today, to change his plea from
not guilty to guilty, of the charge OF
numbering his former sweetheart,
Avis Linnell, his jailers were notified
that his counsel could not be present
and that the accused clergyman need
not appear until tomorrow.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
STRIKE soTHERs CONGRESS

Washington, Jan. S.-For the first
time in the history of the government
a labor strike held up the machinery
of congressional legislation today The
house committee stenographers re-
fused to work because the accounts
committee reduced their compensa-
tion from 25 to Is cents folio. The
sugar trust investigating committee
had to adjourn until tomorrow
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
PauldIna GOES Ashore

The destroyer which went ashore at
st. Georges was the Paulding. She
has since been refloated and will pro-
ceed to the dockyards under her own
steam. The names of the destroyers
which have arrived here up to the
present time are the Perkins, Wake,
Ammon, sterrett. Preston, Trippe and
Pauding.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
UNION MEN MEET

st. Joseph, Mo, Jan. s.-The con
vention of the Bricklayers. Masons
and Plasterers International Union Of
North America opened in biennial ses-
sion here today and will continue two
weeks.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
no lNvEsrIeATE GRAFT

La Crosse, Wis, Jan. S.-A special
grand jury convened today to investi-
gate alleged irregularities and ineffl-
cheney in the local fire and poii.e
6e.ratmer'
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
one Death In 81. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. S.-One death
as direct result of, the cold was re-
ported to the police today. A negro
was frozen in barn. The tempera-
ture at Q o'clock was IA degrees above
zero, 2S degrees higher than the low
est temperature recorded yesterday
when five year record was broken.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
Coolest since 1888.

La Crosse, Wis, Jan. S.-After yes
terday recording the lowest tempera-
ture since 1883, 3S degrees below zero,
the cold wave was broken today and
the thermometer has risen to the zero
mark.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08
new MEXICO IS in A
STATE OF TRANSITION
TERRITORIAL OFFICERS STILL IN
CHARGE ALTHOUGH BUSINESS
Is IN A8EYANcE.

Washington, Jan. S.-New
Mexico's first members of con-
gress, George Curry, republi-
can, and H. B. Ferguson, DEM
ocrat, were sworn in as mem
bers of the house today, amid
thunderous applause. They
were presented by Mr.. Sull-
ger of New York.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-08

Three Vessels not Accounted for
Washington, Jan. s.-Three vessels
Of the torpedo flotilla are still unae-
counted for. They are the Mayrant,
Drayton and McCaw.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-22
Ohio Regulates Taft

~ NCE period years. plurality
every 1905
1903 however, the
Republican presidential 10000 Of
the election Of a Democratic
The Democrats of
pHed 475oOO $4,000 Of $780,
COO Bryan pon
Republican eveny525ooo 1885,
$4,000 1904
participated Republican degree, otherwise
Roosevelt against Taft
Democrats largely voted for Roosevelt
against poed while
than ROOse
previously pOnd 10000 than Parker
previously illustrate the radical tendencies
the state gave Mckinley, only plurality
year." gave plurality of 25oOo in 1904
declared result the Ohio
primary possible that the national convention
optimistic doubt that this
Of Taft and make his
future campaigning
the courage
possible.
The Chicago $780,
nav end in In Garfield
mentioned for the first time with single vote on the
s1st ballot great wudb third
other hn Blaine, powerful leader
direct bearing
tho ubIcaur
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-22
By FREDERIC ]. aASKIN.

erage Of intelligence of the people
their proved love for peace, and their
friendineSs for the foreigner make
Salvador an attractive field IN many
way.
Germans rs Coffee Planters
Many Of the big coffee fincas Of the
country are German owned and they
make big money for their owners La
tOr is comparatively cheap, and the
methods under which it works are
rather unusual. The coffee finca own
or does not 90 into the hedges and BY =
ways to find the necessary force OF
coffee pickers. He simply goes to
some old patriarch and tells MIN ne
Will give him so much a quintal for
pfcltfn ghfs coffee. The old patriarch
who is the head Of a settlement OF Ia
hcrers. gathers his force together, usu-
ally his own kith and kin, and they
20 to work to pick the coffee The
rinca owner may get as much as $LU
q hundred pounds for his coffee, where
as it may cost him less than half as
much to grow il. pick it, husk it. and
get it to market The result is that
most of the large coffee growers spend
two or three months abroad, taking
their families with them and they are
usually very cosmopolitan people
On the whole Salvador is charming
place for the traveller, and a place
where the foreigner who comes mere
lives happy and cOntentcd life II
SalvadOr's appeal to the United states
to compel Guatemala to let il alone
bears fruit, the worst menace the
country has viii have disappeared.