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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-08
AUTO AND MOTORCYCLE
CRASH; POLICEMAN HURT

Signal Officer Lewis J. Pierce. OF
Bethune station. was badly injured,
Friday noon. when an auto driven BY
r. J. Corrigan. Of No. $40 Putnam
aver crashed into one OF those wicker
motorcycle baskets, In which Pierce
was being treated to . ride, by John
r. Rouston, Of Toledo.
Pierce sustained several serious
cuts about the head and body and
was removed to his homo No. 1876
Chandler-ave.. In an auto patrol.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-08
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DIED.


COOPER--Nov 8, Anne, beloved wife
OF the late John Cooper. dear mother
OF Mrs John King. Mrs. Robert Kali
ser, Mrs. G: sharply. Tom, william
the late residence OF her daughter.
Mrs. John King. 1909 Baldwin-ave.
Notice OF funeral later.
DAvIs---Archie W, beloved husband OF
Matilda Schneider Davis. suddenly at
Portland, Ore, Nov. .. Funeral Will
he held from his brothers residence.
No. 80 Hazel-st.. Detroit. Mich, Sat.
urday Nov. 8. at p. m. Burial at
Evergreen cemetery.
HIoGINS-Nov. s. 1913. at their resi-
dcnce. IS Howard st. Maria Higgins.
widow OF the late william Higgins.
beloved mother OF Mrs. Ernest Aims
lie. Funeral notice later.
POfNTs--NovI 5. at residence. $50
Besubien-s st, Emma Gertrude, below
ed wife Of John A.. Funeral Satur-
day. Nov .. ut 40 from a. Davis
Undertaking psriors, II Bsnton-st
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-08

A famous optical works In Austria
IL using ultraviolet rays produced by
arc lights. the cerbons Of which are
impregnated with the salts of iron.
for examining the purity of materials
with which II deals.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-08

RUGS FOR SALE CHEAP
We were fortunate by getting In on =
lot OF rugs which were 20 DC N S9
York and by taking the entire lot
OF close outs (which are good pat
terns) we bought them at nearly our
own price. the amount We bought
was more than we could put IN ctock
customers the greatest values ever
had.
Notice the Following Quotations
Which is More Than Less "a
the Regular Price:
Al Brussels wSSi sf.7s. $3.50. Sll.so and
$3.50, which 10 more than y regu-
lar retail price.
ox12 VELVET RUGS
$3.50 and Sisso. You won't be dis
appointed II you come and see them.
Okla ADMINISTER RUGS
$3.50 and 1850. You WON'T be ais
appointed X you come and see a.
We Have All Other Sizes
Large assortment OF exs Brusseis &C
$3.50, $3.50 and $3.50; Iexs Hrvsssls
at $3.50. $3.50 and $780, .Ssx1Us
Brussels At S1sS: sS7S ., :nd md Axe s
minister's. all sises.
If You Need Rugs Do Not Miss
This Opportunity
AT I78 MICHIGAN AVE.
Don't Forget the Number
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-08
Woman Accused Of Fraud

Woman Accused Of Fraud.
Charged with obtaining $1.160 from
John W. Mayo, by representing that
she had the title to q rooming house
and furnishings. at No. 1876 Alfred-st.,
Mrs. Marie Engels was arraigned be-
fore Justice Stein. Friday. She will
have q hearing, Nov. 81.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12

that President wilson in his annual
message to congress. which he deliv-
cred in patEon tossed out the sugges.
tion that he efavpred legislation which
would do away the national party
conventions Of the present variety.
Instead Of the delegate system that
has been in vogue during the life Of
the pc',ticaI parties as they are now
constituted, he would have the nation
al conventions Of the future made up
Of tie nominees for house of repre-
sentativess nominees fer the vacancies
in the United States senate, the Uni
ted States senators holding office. the
members of the national committees.
and the nominees for the presidency
and the vice presidency, This is an
exceedingly revolutionary political
suggestion, as far as national politics
is concerned.
Nor has it ever been considered o.
ganieally, so far as 1t is publiclv
known, by the democratic party. Ger.
tainly 1t was not among the promises
OF this party on which the last cam.
paign was waged. 1t may not he an
original idea with Mr.. Wilson him.
sell, but it has been accepted as such
tne country over, and will be attribut.
ca to him un;ess he makes a specific
ueAial or explanation to the contrary
Ihis much is positive, however TT
cannot hang the idea on the demo
cratic party, unless there has been
secret meeting Of the party at which
this and perhaps other reforms bav,
oeen projected. That is not likely
[ OF course, most rules become not
ed because of the exceptions take,
to them. But it doesn't SAVIOR mucl
OF a consistency that is desirable i,
man who holds the high office q
president of the United States /,
announce in one breath a rule whicl
ne did not follow in an immediateI,
preceding breath. He thus omen
himself to the charge that he ont
inVokes the rule when it is copven
lent.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
UNITED CONVENTION
OF ROAD BOOSTERS
PRESIDENT ASKED TO APPOINT
A COMMITTEE TO INVEST.
GATE HIGHWAYS

Philadelphia, Dec IL. Plans to
have the next National Good Roads
congress include united convention
for at least simultaneous meetings OF
all the associations connected with
road construction were proposed in
the report of the committee on resolu,
tions at today's session of the Ameri
can Road Builders association in this
city.
The report set forth that as the
aims and interests of the various ma
tional road bodies were identical
the movement for good roads would
be given additional influence and
strength by united efforts. Samuel
Hill Of Seattle, president of the asso
citation was authorized to appoint 8
committee with full power to dea
with other organizations to effect 9
central good roads union.
The report also recommended
that a petition be presented to con
gress urging it to authorize President
Wilson to appoint national commit
tee made up from men in civil life tC
Investigate the condition, Of the roads
of the country and report back to him
with recommendations for natidp
wide improvement.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
CHICAGO BOARD oE TRADE

Chicago, Dec. Wheat today
turned weak in response to lower
cables. The opening was h@A to
A@% cent lower and a further de-
cline ensued. The close was firm
at 1s lower to X cent higher than
last night.
/ Weather Of kind to promote de-
liveries from first hands gave set
back to the price of corn. The mar
ket opened a shade to %@B down
and underwent an additional sag. The
close was steady, the same as last
night to X cent lower.
Oats eased off with other grains.
Resting commission orders to buy,
however, checked the fall,
First sales Of provisions were un-
changed to cents off, and there was
a subsequent downward movement
all around The closing quotations
were as follows:
Wheat, Dec. $685. May 921s.
Corn, Dec. 69%; May 6975.
oats, Dec. 399s; May AN.
Pork, Jan. $21; May $21 .O2k.
Lard, Jan. $1O.75; May $11 .O71s.
Ribs, Jan. $40. .95; May $11. .171s.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
WAR AND BULLFfGHTs

Newspaper correspondents in Mex
ico often comment upon the greater
interest shown by the people in bull
fights than in political and social dis.
orders and war. In the CITY of Mex.
leo. menaced on all sides by rebellion
and pillage, more than $4,000 persons
crowded the bull ring on Sunday, ap-
parently as oarefree as any crowds
on earth.
Mexicans are not alone in this re-
spect In Paris during the terror
great sections of the population we're
assdeyoted as ever to the gay life of
the times. In London during the
plague, concerning which Defoe has
romanced, aristocracy pursued it's
pleasures and the slums wallowed in
their degradations as usual.
Calamities rarely affect everybody,
no matter what the records say. What
they call war in Mexico would be in.
tolerable to most countries, but there
it is accepted philosophically enough
SO long as it does not interrupt the
bull fights.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

New York, Dec. 12.-Renewed weak
ness of standard stocks today was a
disappointment to the bulls, who
hoped for rally after yesterdays
abrupt decline of various shares
Traders found the market vulnerable
when they began to sell, and gradually
increased their offerings until there
were losses Of point in some of the
popular stocks.
Reports Of better tendencies in the
Steel and copper industries were with
out Strengthening influence on the in
dustrial issues, the good effect Of
reduction of the German discount
rate on the London Exchange was
not communicated to this market,
weakness developing in Canadian Pa
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
; + @%%4% %+% 4 + ++ + =
) HOW TO USE RED CROSS I
+ SEALS

j Red Cross seals should, in ac- +
= cordance with order No. 5000 +
+ Of the postoffice department, +
1. ''be affixed to the reverse side of +
4. domestic mail matter" and not +
+ on the addressjside of any pack +
4 ages that are going through the y
! mail. They mayobe placed any r
4 where on matter going by ex- +
+ press. AS many seals may be +
+ used on the back of letter or :
+ package as may be DESIRED Care +
J. should be exercised in sending +
+ merchandise through the mails +
+ not to place seals over strings =
4. with which the package is tied, +
!. since this seals the package +
+ against inspection and subjects Z.
4 it to first class postage rates. i
& Red Cross seals may be used on +
+ the reverse side of mail matter i
= sent to Austria, Germany, Great I
+ Britain and most OF the BTltlsh =
3 colonies, except India and Aus :
4 tralia, Guatemala, Uruguay and :
= Portugal refuse to admit mail :
+ bearing non-postage stamps :
4 Certain European countries viii 9
4 return to the sender any mail :
+ bearing Red Cross seals on the :
= address side. Red Cross seals :
= may be used on the face Of Z
= checks, on bills, on legal docu- I
+ ments and on any commercial !
+ paper. These Christmas seals !
= are not good for postage. They !
= will not carry any mail matter, !
4 but any kind of mail matter will !
+ carry them.
1 = +@&@ = + = , = = , : =
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
eovERNMENT,s cAsg ENps

New York, Dec. 1.-THE federal at
torneys announced today that the
government had no more witnesses
to examine in its antitrust suit
against the American Telephone and
Telegraph company and AZ companies
of the Bell Telephone system on the
Pacific coast. This action started in
the United States district court at
Portland, Ore, and followed pur-
chase by the defendants of a number
of independent and competitive com
panies. A date will be set later for the
opening of the defense.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
CARNEGIE PICKS ROOT
FOR The PRESIDENCY
IRoNMAsTER SAYS THE NEW
YORK SENATOR is coUN-
TRYs WIsEsT MAN

Washington, Dec. 12.-C Carnegie Wis
tied the White House today to in
quire after President Wilson's health.
He talked at length with Secretary
Tumulty about world peace and went
to the state department later to pnr-
sue the subject with Secretary
Bryan.
AS he left the White House, Mr..
Carnegie said he thought business
conditions were going to be better
than ever after the new legislation
which congress has in hand, is passed.
He expressed his qualification at the
award Of the Nobel prize to Senator
Root.
Il think Senator Root is one OF
wisest men in America" he said
president Roosevelt said so, Lord
Morley told me he thought so, and
I believe the best thing the republi.
can convention could do would be to
nominate him for president"
"If there were to be no convention
don't you think he would be nomi'
mated at primaries Mr.. Carnegie
was asked by one of his listeners.
We'll" said Mr.. Carnegie. $50 fal
as I'm concerned he would be-"
Mr.. Carnegie came to Washington
to attend the annual meeting of the
Carnegie Society for Scientific Re
search.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
KANSAS cIrY LIvE srocK

Kansas City, Dec. 12.-Hogs, re-
ceipts $500. Market steady to 5
cents lower. Bulk $7.S5@7.7O; hea-
w $7.6O@7.75; packers and butchers
81. .5O@770; lights $7.S5@7.6O; pigs
$6.5O@7.25.
Cattle, receipts 1900. Market stea-
dy. Prime fed steers So. .25@1O; dres-
sed beef steers $7@S.25; western
steers $6@7. rs; southern steers $3.50
or; COWS 81 1907; heifers $6@9:
stcekers and feeders. $5.5O@7. so;
bulls $5@7: calves 6.50@11.
Sheep, receipts 5000. Market s.ea-
dy. Lambs $7.25@S; yearlings $3.50
@6.75; wethers $4. 5O@5. so; ewes $4
OATS.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
MIR. WILSON'S MOON
SISTENCY

That was neat little sidestep
which President wilson executed
when he explained to the delegation
Of the National American Woman's
Suffrage association why he deemed
It impossible and impoIitic to urge
their cause in a message to congress.
But it is likely to rebound on bis
head with the force Of hundred Of
brick.
He styled himself in the presiden.
tial office as merely the spokesman
Of bis party. He insisted that he was
Lot at liberty to urge on congress In
messages, policies which have moi
had the organic consideration o.
those for whom he is spokesman
It was not his province to start any
thing he said, and he added: +"
have to confine myself to thos'
things which have been embodied al
promises to the people at an election
This Is the strict rule ! set for my
SELF"
i was only the other day. though
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
FIREp At MANOR

Portsmouth. N. r., Dec. 12.-Fred-
erick Richardt, a discharged naval
apprentice, today fired on the com
mander of the prison, Major George
c. Thorpe of the marine corps. The
bullet missed Thorpe by few in
ches. The bullet went through the
body of an automobile occupied by
the major just below where he was
sitting. Richardt told the police he
had been trying to shoot Major
Thorpe since Monday, and had fired
at him yesterday. The man was dis
charged from the naval prison on De
cember 2, after serving II months
for an offense committed at the New
port training station
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
ical work in addition acting q
watehman

ical work in addition acting as
watchman.
my first good luck came while |
held this position. The cashier and
two clerks at the santa Fe station
stole several thousand dollars and dis
appeared, leaving me in charge Of
the depot. The agent was unable to
find any one who could handle the
cashiers job, and he ordered me to
take charge temporarily.
Il was utterly unable to add col
lumn Of figures. and to hold this job
l had to count up the days receipts,
which averaged about $4,000. Instead
of wrestling with column at time
4 would set aside two items, total
them up and then take two more un-
til l had added, totalled and retotal-
led my whole column. l worked hard
to hide my ignorance, but / was dis
covered.
TT was provoking to the agent, but
he was unable to find successor.
Finally he was transferred to another
point and / got this job. This paid
me $3.50 a month, which was more
money than my whole family had
ever had at any one time.
q remained in this position for
more than a year and was able to
save some money. P. F. Barr, one OF
the officials of the company, offered
me the position of chief clerk at San
Marcial, N. M. This paid only $3.50
month but the opportunities were
good and accepted. I held this post
ten months, when Mr.. Robinson, gen
eral manager of the road, made me
trainmaster at Wellington, Kan. My
salary did not increase. In 1884, OF
one year after I held this job year
the hard times struck us and the San
ia Fe ealmost went into the hands ol
a receiver. Every employees salary
was cut, and mine Whitfield from $50
to $1S5.
"a short time later l was transfer
red to Kansas City as superintendent
of terminals, which paid me $3.50 8
month. From Kansas City l went tc
Chillicothe, ILL.,, as division superin
tendent of the Fort Madison and Chi
cago, and l thought l was buried fol
all time to come. Finally I was or
dered to Chicago as superintendent
of terminals and local agent, and {
short time later was promoted tt
general agent of the freight depart
ment in Chicago.
my next position was superintend
ent of all lines from Chicago to Kan
sas City, and then I was transferred
to Galveston, becoming general su
perintendent of the Texas lines. From
this position l was elevated to vic,
president Of the Santa Fe lines il
Texas. I terminated my II years
service with this railroad in 1906
when came to st. Louis to becom
vice president of the st. Louis an,
San Francisco railroad"
i Mr.. Nixon is married and has on
child, Jack. His wife formerly wa
Miss Hattie Pitcher of Michigan. The,
were married in 1891. Mr.. Nixon i
Of medium height and heavy-no
fleshy, but muscular. He is IS year
old, but appears younger. He stop
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
ALL PAPERS DISCONTINUED AT
EXPIRATION or TIME
PAID FOR
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1913.

In order to carry the increase in
advertising due to the Christmas sea
sons early approach, The Optic to-
night appears in a 1O-page edition.
All the firms advertising in the pa
per are headed by progressive, wide
awake merchants. It will pay every
body who has Christmas purchases to
make to peruse the advertisements
closely every night. They contain
many interesting hints for holiday
purchasers and indicate that Las We
gas merchants have complete stocks
and are offering attractive prices.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
PROMISES AND RESULTS

Government officials are now en-.
gagged in the interesting task of figllr-
ing out the financial tangle in which
the federal treasury finds itself as a
result of democratic administration
thus far. Already the reduced tariff
has brought deficit, and if this aver
age is carried through the rest of the
hscal year there will be heavy loss
OF revenue. It was the contention of
the democratic platform and of demo-
cratic candidates and leaders that anv
revenue loss would be more than com
pensated for by sweeping reduction
of the cost of living. But thus far
there has been no perceptibIe redue-
ton in the cost of living. On the
contrary, it costs more to live today
than ever before.
Great things were expected of the
income tax, the yearly revenue from
this source being estimated at $1O5-
100000. Apparently, then, what the
democrats have done is to cut off de-
liberately the revenue derived from a
general source and arrange to collect
it from a special source. AS the tariff
reduction is proving of no benefit to
the consumers-who include all the
people--this change means simply that
some 425,000 citizens out of total of
more than 9O,O00,OOO must be unjustly
.axed upon their industry and prosper
ty in order to make up for the blum
Ter Of a reduced tariff which does not
'enefit anybody but foreign producers.
1t is no longer claimed by leading
democrats that the new tariff will have
IN appreciable effect on the cost of
living, Recently even some promin.
mt democratic officials have denied
hat this ever entered into the plan of /
ariff revision. Yet the platform |
ldopted at Baltimore contained these
words: "The high cost of living is
serious problem in every American
nome. The republican party, in its
attempts to escape from re.
sponsibility for present conditions by
that they are due to a pro-
tective tariff. we take issue with
them on this subject and charge that
excessive prices result in a large
measure from the high tariff by the
republican party. ~. and we as
sert that no substantial relief can be
secured for the pebble aftl Import
duties on the necsssaries of life are
materially reduced Woodrow viii
son said in the campaign: Would it
pay to keep up the protective system
Through pay envelopes SO as to permit
a few workers to rob the rest to en-
able these few workers to meet pro-
tections high prices?' So much for
the theory. The facts are different,
The democratic party is succeeding in
reducing wages, but it is in no wise
reducing the cost Of living 9to the
rest Of the country The dream Of
reducing the cost Of living BY the sim
pie process Of depressing home in
dustry has not borne the promised
fruit, and we now begin to feel the i'll
effects Of the new tariff, with the cost
Of living higher than ever
/ Therefore the problem Of making
satisfactory financial statement to The
4 people is beset with serious Difficult
| ties. A promised economy has no
Ibeen effected. Enormous appropria
tlons are being asked for in all gov
ernmental departments, and the ad
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
GERMANY ACCEPTS "slD"

Berlin, Germany, Dec. 12.-7Germany
today signified her acceItance Of
the invitation sent to her by the
United States government to send
warships to represent her at the
opening of the Panama canal. She
will communicate at later period
the composition of the squadron.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12

smoking only to sleep or take nour
ishment.
His friends say he will go the limit
to help a friend, and the worst thing
his enemies say of him is that he
would fight a buzz saw if it attempted
to stop him.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12

cific and other international favorltes.
Bonds were easy.
The whole market sagged further
when New Haven went through yes
terday's low record to sssa.
Pressure against the market was
unrelieved. Weakness Of old estab-
lished dividend paying Stocks influ.
enced heavy selling for both ac-
couhts. New Haven went still lower
and Pennsylvania and New York Cen
trail duplicated their recent low fig
ures. Other losses ran from / to 21h
points
The market closed weak. The
speculative sentiment remained
pessimistic to the end. New Ha-
ven continued to give direction to the
entire market; important liquidation
progressed all through the list, and
final prices were lowest.
The last sales were as follows:
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12

Entered at the pOstoffice at East
Las Vegas. New Mexico. for trans
mission through the United States
mails as second class matter.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
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(cash in Advance for Mail
Subscrlptions)
Remit by check. draft or money
order. II sent otherwise we will not
be responsible for loss.
Specimen copies free on application.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-12-12

ministration has not even the satis-
faction Of pointing to lower cost Of
living to offset these added burdens.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-03

home in Nashville. Tenn Millard Fill
more survived his retirement twenty
years. He was the first OF the retired
presidents, to visit Europe after cav
ing Office. AfterwArd he became the
first citizen" OF Buffalo. His success
sor. Franklin Pierce. remained abroad
three years, and then retired to his
home in Concord. N. H. There he took
an active part in the Union discus
siona.
After the Inauguration Of Lincoln.
his Predecessor. James Buchanan. re-
paired to his homo At WhsAtland, Pa.
rejoicing to bS free from the cares Of
. long and responsible public ltfa" Al
= private citisen he urged stroosl7 the
support OF the government In tS val
for the Union
Andrew johnson kept up his political
activity after HIS retirement from the
presidency, s~ndeavortns to obtain slsc-
ton in Tennessee to the house OF rep
ressntattves and to the senate. In the
former aim he failed. but succeeded in
| the latter. He serve only q short time
before his death.
Grant. Hayes and Arthur.
Grants triumphal tour Of the world,
his memoirs to pay his debts are we'll
, known. General Hayes devoted the re-
ma,nder OF his lite after leaving the
executive once to philanthropy and
| education. Arthur went back to his
home in New York city after serving
toxt the unexpirsd tsrm OF GARFIELD and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-03

The Hermitage. Andrew Jackson's es-
tate In Tennessee, was his haven after
the storms OF his long political life
There he lived for eight years after his
retirement from the presidency. ulHng
the soil ana taking an active part
in politicA To the end he retained a
keen interest In political affairs. IS
pscially In the annexation Of Texas
Van Bursn was ons Of the few prssi-
dents to whom city lie appealed. and
the greater part OF his retirement wa
spent In New York city. The nrst part.
however. be passsd at Lindsnwald. .
beautiful country estate In Columbia
county. N. 7. and be died there. The
last years Of John Tyler. spent at his
virR;cia country home. were darksnsd
by ~ division between the north and
south BE upheld the Confederate
cause and was elected to h southern
congress. sui dad before be could TAKE
his seat IT,
The three months Of the rsttsemerf
g Jemss 4 Pen vsEN srsn