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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-12-16
SPIESS MAKES A HIT
in WASHINGTON TODAY
LAST VEeAN TELLS REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL COMMITTEE His
IDEAL PLATFORM

Washington, Dec. 16.-Charles A.
Spiess OF Las Vegas, member Of the
republican national committee from
New Mexico, this afternoon pleaded
for the calling of special conven-
ton next year for the purpose of
adopting platform.
He said what the party needed now
was a platform which would not
tell what the republican party has
done for the country, but will tell
what the democratic party is now
doing for the people"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-12-16
MoRroN GETS pARnoN

Washington, Dec, 16.--Or. William
J. Morton, who served term in At
lanta penitentiary with Julian Haw-
thorne for completely in mining
stock selling frauds has been par
doned by President Wilson to restore
his citizenship as of December 10.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-12-16
MuRpERER Is LYNcHEp

Willston. N. D.. Dec. 16 -Cleve
Culbertson, recently convicted Of
numbering members Of the Dillon fam
lily at Ray, N. D was taken from
the Williams county jail hy mob to-
day and hanged from a bridge near
here.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-12-16

NlaHu junction, Colo., Dec. 16,-An
explosion at the Vulcan mine at New
castle, Colo, east of here, today is
reported to have entombed between
40 and so miners. The mine is own
ed by the Rocky Mountain Fuel COM
pany. The cause of the explosion
is unknown.
An explosion in the Vulcan mine
of the Rocky Mountain Fuel company,
one and 6ne-half miles east of New
castle, at 1920 o'clock this morning
entombed Mine Foreman L. L. Craw-
ford, Fireboss L. Walters and at least
30 miners This estimate was based
on hurried check Of the company's
rolls. Some officials expressed the
belief that the number in the work
ings might be increased to 40. Only
about eight of the men in the mine
are foreigners.
Charles S. Meerdink, mine SUPER
intendent, with five companions
equipped with helmets, at once began
an exploration of the workings. It
was believed that the explosion orig
mated in the west workings at a
point at least 1900 feet from the
portal of the main tunnel, but whefh-
er it was caused by gas or dust had
not been determined.
According to mine officials six men
are known to have been working in
the west entry and are believed to
have been killed Hasty examination
led to the belief that the east entry
was comparatively free from the
force of the explosion, and this led
to expressions of hope that some
of the men employed there would
be found alive.
The force Of the explosion was
sufficient to wreck the fan, but res
cuers reported that they were sew
eral hundred feet from the portal be-
fore encountering any serious obstruc-
ton in the main tunnel Miners from
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company's
mine at Spring Gulch, 70 miles dis
tant, equipped with helmets, started
at once for Newcastle to aid in the
rescue work.
The mine has been in operation
about one year, it's output Of approx
imately 400 tons daily being used by
railroads. The mine is Of the slope
variety. The detonation brought
hundreds of persons from Newcastle
to the mouth of the mine, civilians
giving what aid they could in the
rescue work.
Bodies Are Located
At / o'clock it was reported that
a number Of bodies had been located
by the helmet men. No trace Of fire
inside the mine has been fcuad and
thus one of the most deadly perils
to the entombed men and the res
cuers is eliminated.
The vulcan mine has been running
to full capacity for several weeks, not
withstanding the strike which was
declared in the Colorado coal fields
this fall. The strike affected the yul-
can mine, with all the other proper
ties of the Rocky Mountain Fuel com
pany, but some Of the strikers later
went back to work, and the places
Of those still on strike we're filled by
the employment Of new men.
All entombed miners were married,
and all but six or eight were Amer
leans, say mine officials.
A number Of men were in the up
per workings, which are reached BY
a long incline from the tipple, at
the time Of the explosion. These
FASTENED to the main tunnel and
are said to have been met by a
second explosion.
At 1:15 o'clock this afternoon two
bodies had been recovered, New
castle was the scene or the first big
mine disaster in Colorado in 1889,
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-12-16

Denver, Dec. 16.-Between 400 ana
500 delegates from approximately ESQ
local unions throughout Colorado met
here today to consider primarily the
calling Of a statewide strike in SYM
Dathy with the United Mine Workers
of America, now on strike in the Colo
rado coal fields. The convention as
sembled in response to the recent cali
of the Colorado State Federation OF
Labor and was called to order By
John McLennon, president Of thas
organization. It was explained early
today by union leaders that it was
not certain that a statewide strike
would be called at this time because
they declared the leaders OF the fed
GRAFTON and the United Mine Workers
do not want to impose undue hard
ships on the people Of the state un-
less it becomes absolutely necessary.
Prior to the convening Of the con
yention at 10 o'clock it seemed pro
bable that the first days seasio
would be devoted g The presensatio
sad eaaei aEation
cover Iae rans the
tions being as follows
Resolution for the recall Of Cover
nor Ammons.
Resolution condemning the action Oh
the militia in the strike zone and DEL
manding the removal Of General
John Chase.
Resolution denouncing the attitude
of Attorney General Farrar on the
strike.
Resolution for the submission Of a
amendment providing
state operation Of coal mines.
Resolution pledging the support to
persons imprisoned Or cruelty treated
by the military commission.
Resolution condemning the propos.
ed Denver bond issue for the con-
struction Of the James Peak railroad
tunnel.
Resolution recommending eompuI-
sorry arbitration Of labor disputes.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-12-16
Main ENTRANCE is CLOSED BY FALLEN ROCKS
Only Avenue Of Escape Through Small Air Shafts Is Sent
From Trinidad and Denver. While United States Rescue Grew
Is Summoned From WyOming-ItIS Is Believed That Gas
Is Not Present in the Workings and There Is
Possibility that the Prisoners will Be Saved

when 75 men were killed in the San
ia Fe mine.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-12-16
COLORADO UNION MEMBERS WILL
CONSIDER ASKING THE REMOVAL
OF The Governor OF THE STATE
Between 400 and 500 Delegates Meet in
Denver to Consider Strike in Trinidad
MAY CALL GENERAL WALKOUT OF ALL TRADES

His ACtOn However, Will Be Held as Last Blow in the F9h
Tor the Contentious Of the Striking Miners in the Southern
SeCfOn-OppOsitOn to the Actions OF Attorney General
and the Commander Of the Militia Undoubtedly
Will Be Expressed in Official Resolutions
The citizen., 1913-12-05
NO ALARM FELT OVER TAMPlCo.
Washington Gets No Word From Lind
Or Fletcher.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bryan has
no official communication from Rear
Admiral Fletcher or John Lind, the
special American envoy in Mexico,
relating to conditions in the oil fields
near Tampico.
The fact that no report had been
received since the cable from Admiral
Fletcher relating TO conditions in the
vicinity OF Tuxpam several days ago
was regarded in official circles as an
assurance that there was no immediate
cause for alarm.
Secretary Daniels early in the day
issued an order directing the fourth
division Of the Atlantic feet, now in
the Mediterranean. to proceed to the
east coast Of Mexico via Guantanamo.
The ships TO make the trip are the
Connecticut, Kansas and Ohio, order
ed to replace the Louisiana, Michigan
and New Hampshire, now in Mexican
waters The division left Mediter-
ranean December l, and should arrive
of Vera Cruz about two weeks later.
Rear-Admiral Badger, commander-in-
chief Of the Atlantic fleet, will direct
this maneUyer
The citizen., 1913-12-05
ASKS sso6, 100000 FOR MAILS.
BurIeson's Estimate For Next Year
Largest In History.

Washington. - Estimates totaling
$306.000000 for the postal service for
the next fiscal year have been sub
mitted by Postmaster-General Burle-
son to Congress. This total, if en-
bodied as framed in accordance with
the growth of the Postoffice Depart
ment. would make the greatest appro-
priation ever made in a single appro-
priation measure. Hearings on the
administrative provisions of the bill.
together with bills recently introduced
by Chairman Moon, of the House Com
mittee on Postoffice, regarding parcel
post, indemnification, extension of
money order paying business in every
postoffice and other matters will be
held by the committee this week. The
estimates contemplate a substantial
extension of the parcel post service,
which branch Is credited with a large
part of the surplus of $4,500,000 earn
ed by the postal service for the fiscal
year just closed. One-cent postage
promises to be one of the live issues
to be fought out in the regular ses-
sion of Congress.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
CROSS ATLANTIC
IN AEROPLANE
Arrangements Being Made in
London and New York.
PLANNED BY GLEN CURTIS.
To Be An Anglo-American Venture
and Financed BY a Prominent
New York Sportsman-To
Start In August.

Paris.-Preparation are being made
in London and New York for an aero
plane flight across the Atlantic Ocean,
to take place next August, The prof.
ect is being planned by Glenn Curtiss,
the American aviator: John Dale
Cooper. one of his chief assistants, and
an Englishman, whose identity has not
been made known, but who is said
to be a leading British aviator a
prominent New York financier and
sportsman is furnishing the financial
backing
The plans in their present stage call
for a fight from the Newfoundland
Coast to the Irish Coast The ma
chine decided upon is a hydro-aero-
plane. which has been designed, but
not as yet constructed. This machine
will embody both American and Eng
lish ideas and the flight in every
sense will be an Anglo-American Ven
ture. 1t was said that when the at
tempt is made Americans and British
warships will line the route to be
taken to aid the aviators in case the
flight is not successful.
Fuel sufficient to last So hours will
be carried and it is planned to COM
plete the flight in this time. The ma
chine is expected to average between
So and 20 miles an hour.
The chief plans for the undertaking
have fallen upon Mr.. Curtiss, who has
made a thorough examination of the
conditions and he is confident that the
transatlantic flight will be made with
in the next II months. He has looked
up the weather records for the past
90 years and found August to be the
most favorable month from a meteoro
logical standpoint.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
MOST EXPENSIVE
Of ALI. DINNERS
Thanksgiving Day Has Become
a High Priced Holiday.
MEALS NEVER so COSTLY.
Not In 25 Years Has the Average
American Been Obliged To Ex-
pend So Much For His
Stomach.

! Washington.-Tha giving dinner
was the most expensive meal the
average American has eaten during
| the last % years. 1t cost from 35 to
100 per cent more than it did 10
years ago. and from Is to so per cent
more than many Thanksgiving Days
| during the last six years. according to
recently gathered government sta
| tistics.
Thousands of turkeys spoiled by
| having been shipped to market dur
ing the unseasonably warm wave
which oyerspread the country week
ago: the drouth of last summer which
shortened crop yields, particularly
white potatoes: an alleged cold-stor-
! age combination, which Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds now is investigating
TO find if millions of dozens of eggs
and millions of pounds of dairy prod
ucts have been withheld from the mar
ket by middlemen to force high prices,
and the steady soaring of prices gen
orally during the last decade are
among the contributing causes to
which economists point.
The great American hen, however,
| is somewhat responsible for the
extraordinarily high price of eggs. ac-
cording to Department of Agriculture
officials, who are reluctant to place all
the blame upon cold storage. Heat
and drouth of the last summer, they
say, caused the hens to stop laying
sooner than usual. AS to turkey, the
rise in price seems to have extended
all along the route to the consumer,
beginning at the barnyard. where the
| farmer received an average of Is
cents pound for his birds, about half
cent more than he got last year.
! But turkey is not Thanksgiving
bird at all, according to the experts.
The Lord never intended turkey to
! be the Thanksgiving food of the coun-
! try generally" says DR.. Mary E. Pen
ningtOn. the expert in food research in
! the Federal Bureau of Chemistry.
christmas is the time for turkey.
Green goose is the Thanksgiving bird,
and is generally used in Europe,
where ST. Martins Day is celebrated
about this time of the year. In colonial
| days in New England, where the win
/ ter season sets in early, it was diff
ferent and more favorable to turkeys,
| but such conditions do not prevail
over the United States as whole.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
MORE WARSHIPS
SENT TO MEXICO
Villas Troops TO Attack FEDERAL
Stronghold al Chihuahua.
NO ALARM OVER TAMPlC0.
Co~st.t-t. onalst Forces Are Reported
To Be Advancing Toward
Tsr1pieo From Vic
toria.

Z, Faso. Texas-The movement OF
Gen. Francisco Villas troops to the
soa-h 10 attack the Federal strong
hold al Chihuahua was begun when
nearly 1000 men under Gen. Rosalio
Hernandez departed from Juarez.
They accompanied work train used
TO repair the railroad line which was
destroyed in places below Juarez by
the Federals when they retreated
southwark after the TERRA Blanca
battle
Rebel leaders believe they will have
a fight with the Federals at Villa
Ahumada. Sc miles south OF Juarez,
as the Federal troops defeated at
TERRA Blanca are marooned there.
Villa said ne had plenty of ammuni-
ton for q field fight or for siege of
the State capital He said he captur-
ed l.l29 shells in the recent fighting,
besides 1900 rifles and $4,000 cart
ridges
Villa stated that not more than SO
Of his men were killed.
The citizen., 1913-12-05

and Prince Albert were sounded on
rank been willing to share his throne
it is certain that he would have mar
ried her at once. But none desired to
marry this parvenu among royalty; he
did not really belong.
All the while he was growing more
and more in love with Mdlle. de Mon
tijo, passing hours in her company
and leading her mother to believe that
her daughter might soon become an
empress. His other matrimonial
schemes came to nothing. He felt
that he had been snubbed and more or
less humiliated, yet even then he said
nothing about marriage to the lovely
Eugene. 1t is said that he offered
her a left handed alliance. She was
not to be acknowledged as his wife,
but she was to be magnificently pro-
vided for and was to share his heart
if not his throne. But Eugene indig-
nantly refused this offer. She turned
and left him and for a while declined
to receive him, because he had insult
ed her
This was the sort of treatment to
make Napoleon yield He brooded
over her beauty and his love for her
became almost frantic. He asked Eu-
genie to his residence at Compeigne
and in the romantic woods Of the
chateau offered her his throne. They
were married with great pomp in the
Cathedral of Notre Dame.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
TAME OWN SAVAGES
Madrid Paper Urges That Spain
Care for Its 0wn,a
HeraIdo Declares IIliteracy in Alton.
SOS Kingdom Amounts to Nation.
al Disgrace-t2,ooo,ooo PeOple
Cannot Read or Write.

Madrid.--1n an article headed
"Spains National Disgrace" the Herl
aldo de Madrid (newspaper) says:
Out of the total population Of some
100000 that Spain possesses, l2l
100000 can neither read nor write. nj
thousands of villages and small
towns in the interior of the country
no one knows how to read or write.
There are in Spain 10000 rural
villages without schools of any kindl
and many thousands which can onl \
be reached by a bride path, therd
being no high roads nor railway comI
munication of any kind Attendance
at board schools is voluntary nc1
obligatory. Seventy-siX per cent q
the children in Spain are illiteratel
and this is especially noticeable in|
the capital.
with such facts. such shameful
ones, before us as the foregoing wa
have embarked on a mission which
is costing the country millions u
civilize Morocco. If it were not sal
it would be laughable. Let US frs
set ourselves to educate and tam
the innumerable savages We hayS
among US before attempting to civi
ize Morocco.
And this is Spain in the twentiel
century, Would that heaven Woul
send us a minister with the tempera
ment and energy of LloydGeorge
Will those in power in Spain neVq
awake to the real needs OF the coul
try?"
In this connection it is intereStln
to note that the first battalion OF u
Kings Own regiment has recenl
gone to join the army in MOrocc
and that among the officers accoI
panying it was II. R. II. the INA
Don Alfonso de Bourbon, the lnlan
Eulalia's son and the kings cou'l
The little prince of the Austrlas nT
presumptive to the Spanish tnIO1
is honorary colonel of the resmeI
He addressed the following telegl1
to the captain commanding the
talon
Greatly regretting that my tena
years do not allow me to place
self at the head of my regime
which is about to take the heid
Morocco, | salute my comraaes
brother officers, not 'argetuns
rank and file, wishing hem al
fortune and occasions 10 add
laurels to their famous reglmen|
The citizen., 1913-12-05
METEORITE MISSED 2 30
Youths Were Overcome by ru"''
Sky Wanderer watch s'ru'N
Near Them.

Roston.-A meteorite droppeu
Chaddock park in Maiden nearly ~
ing two young men who say Tue
itor from space passed within =.
feet of them. Both were 'uIU :.
down and overcome by fumes II u
tbe white hot mass. The eyeOiT
of one were nearly singed Oh
metorite buried itself in the eai'D
feet. -. .,cnop
The young men are John MIpJ1 msI1
and Frank Butler, both OIL ~ D d,
Rutler is a member of the SEMI, =, =
of the Maiden high school. ..,a - u
mort Of their statement the two y Y
to the jagged mass in the hols u
park. ,.io,ent atta
of Uausea. This they though,
caused by inhaling the fumes 41,or
aaning mass. Both say they .,or1
the meteorite some seconds e #
struck stlr the earth and though ,,s,tI "
an ordinary falling star = coll
of both Tufts and HarValu ar uU
were notified and Will uis
meteorite for examination
The citizen., 1913-12-05
BANK ROBBERS GET $4,000.
Vault At Ellenboro, N. c., Blown Open
and Thieves Escape

Charlotte, n. C.-Robbers blew the
safe in the Bank of Ellenboro, a small
town so miles west of here, and got
away with $4,000 in cash. leaving $40
behind. Citizens say nine explosions
were heard. One man approached the
bank upon hearing the explosions and
was driven back at the point ol guns.
The robbers constructed defense Of
heavy wire fencing in front of the
bank. The vault was entirely de-
stroyed.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
TERMS TO BEGIN JANUARY I.
Radical Changes Proposed In Bill Now
In Senate.

Washington.-Eff Efforts will be made
early in the new session of Congress
for a favorable report from the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee on the Sha-
froth resolution to begin the terms OF
President, Vice-President, senators
and representatives on the first Mon
day of January Immediately following
election. The resolution was report
ed favorably some time ago by sub
committee, and has been under con-
sideration by the entire committee.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
MRS. GAYS SLAYER TO HANG.
Lawyers Will Appeal On Temporary
Insanity Plea.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Burr Harris, the
young negro convicted 10 days ago of
numbering Mrs. Rebecca p. Gay, the
Christian Science practitioner, who
was beaten to death September 26,
was sentenced to be hanged on a date
yet to be set. Harris attorney filed
notice of appeal. Harris admitted the
crime when captured and pleaded tenn
porary insanity at his trial.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
MARLBoRoUGHS REUNITED.
Duke and Duchess Bridge over Diff
ferences.

London.-lt is learned from high au-
thority that as soon as certain matters
can be arranged, without attracting
TOO much notoriety, the Duke and
Duchess of Marlborough will start
their lives anew and resume together
their recognized position in society.
Public indications are not lacking to
support this, and lead to the inference
that the serious differences that
caused the Duke and Duchess unofti-
cially to dissolve matrimonial part
nership several years ago, are being
bridged over.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
ENJOYS EXPENSE BILL HIT
ems Travel Account and Govern
ment Is $2.95 to the Good.

Washington. = Comptroller Downey
of the treasury department cut an ex-
pense account of r. C. Kerens, late
ambassador to Austria, by $2S5.
kerens resigned his post last June
and returned to st. Louis by way of
Washington, putting in travel ex-
pense for $30025 The auditor for
the state department decided because
The citizen., 1913-12-05

Mr.. Kerens had been granted leave OF
absence he was not entitled to any
travel expense at all.
Comptroller Downey overruled this
decision, but declared the ambassador
in travelling from New York to ST.
Louis by way of Washington had jour
neyed 81 miles farther than he would
have done by the shortest route. At
five cents a mile for 81 miles the am
bassador's account was reduced S2S5.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
NEWS BULLETINS ON TRAIN.
Received BY Wireless While Going
Sixty Miles An Hour.

Scranton, Pa.-News bulletins re-
ceived by wireless telegraph were dis
played on a moving passenger train
on the Lackawanna Railroad. The
train was travelling so miles an hour
between this city and Binghamton,
n. Y. A Scranton newspaper sent
$50 words from the Lackawanna wire
less station. One of the dispatches
was on the battle in Mexico. another
regarding the threatened strike in
Schenectady and another from Wash
lngton relating to the Mexican situa'
ton
The citizen., 1913-12-05
TO TAX SINGLE BLESSEDNESS
France Will Put UP Rate On Spinsters
and Bachelors.

Paris.-All French spinsters and
bachelors over so years old, unless
they have at least three persons de-
pendent on them, are to be subject to
an increase of 20 per cent. in the in
come tax imposed by the new bill now
under consideration. The Senate
committee in charge of the bill intro
duced this clause when it terminated
its examination of the measure which
has taken four years to prepare.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
ToLMAN MUST SERVE 6 MONTHS.
Sentence Imposed on "Loan Shark
King" Affirmed.

New York - Daniel II. Tolman,
king of the loan sharks" must serve
six months in the penitentiary for
usury. In so deciding the appellate
division upheld the lower court which
imposed sentence. Tolman based his
appeal on the ground that the act of
usury was committed by woman em
ploye without his knowledge or con-
sent.
The citizen., 1913-12-05

thanksgiving day celebrated by all
the Munich people, who have re-
mained ardent worshipers of Munich
beer.
Among those who drank their
mass" of beer at this popular fes-
tivity were Prince Regent Ludwig and
the imperial chancellor, Dr. Won Beth
mann-Hollweg. More than two mil
lion persons visited the beer shops
oRened for the occasion, and the am
bulance carriages had to be called 373
times to assist or drive home those
who had shown themselves too ardent
The citizen., 1913-12-05
MRS. PANKHURsT GOES HOME.
Says She Collected $4,000 On Her
Lecturing Tour.

New York.-.Mrs. Emmeline Pank-
hurst, England's militant suffragette
sailed fer home, taking with her, she
said, $4,000 collected during her re-
cent lecture tour in this country. She
will devote the money to the cause OF
woman suffrage in England. Mrs
Pankhurst said that on her arrival in
Plymouth she expected to be arrested
and sent to Jail to serve the remainder
of sentence uneompleted because q
her hunger strike.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
MUNICH HAS BEER FESTIVAL
Million Quarts Drunk and 10000
Pounds of Beef Eaten by
People.

Munich-It is calculated that 1,400,-
600 liters of Munnchener beer and 80
900 pounds of beef were consumed at
the yearly October Festival" at
Munich, which ended this week. This
festival takes place on the famous
"Wiese," near the Bavaria monument.
and is meant to be sort of general