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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12
Can't Hold a Dance without Having
Police Matron Present.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. H.
Society folk of Indianapolis are up
in arms over the passage by the City
Council of an ordinance which re-
auires the presence of a dance ma.
tron, appointed by the superintend-
ent of police, at every dance given in
the city after December Is. The act
has been signed by the mayor.
When the ordinance was passed by
the council two weeks ago it at
tracted no notice, as it was supposed
to apply only to public dances, but
closer inspection proves that every
dance that is given in Indianapolis
comes under the act.
The new law provides that no dance
in indianapolis shall be started until
the matron designated by the police
superintendent has arrived AMI been
paid her fee of 81.
He Pets His Hens to Make Them
Lay.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 12.-With eggs
retailing at sixty cents a dozen for
the strictly fresh, John #. Baxa, jr,
has hit upon a scheme to keep his
hens busy.
He pets them, and the more he
pets them the more they lay Before
he made the discovery that kindness
and a show of affection induced the
hens to lay, Mr. BaXa was getting an
average of seven eggs day from his
fourt cen hens. Every morning now
he steps into the chicken yard, picks
UP the hens one at time, strokes
them and talks to them in endearing
terms Since he has been petting them
they have been yielding an average
of eleven eggs day.
IT don't overdo ii, you know" he
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12
FATHER O'CONNOR.

SPLENDID priest ideal citizen and lover of true ioea
lost to New Jersey by the death today OF Kew
p OConnor of Harrison He of the strongest TYPE
t his country true to church, and the loyal citizen of
his home
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12
Government Mine Pays Dividends

cycles This is supplemented by Cur
tbs turbo-a lternators generating $50
XIV. with exhaust and 1000 XIV. with
high-pressure steam.
The value of the plant is about $780,
900, so the profit last year was oven
per cent.-Coal Age.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12

record year of 1900.
The Land in Mexico.
From Harpers' Weekly
According to an estimate by NJ.
Bonilla in the bulletin of The Sociedad
Geografica Estadistica, published in
Mexico City in July last, the landed
property of Mexico is divided as fol-
lows:
Total value Total
area, per value,
Class of land. So. KIN. SO. KIN. silver.
IS SIAN land Companies. 5000 90 Zoo, 600
Smaller land COM
panles '..::;.... 10000 80 1880. 900 600
small farms...... 400, 600 900 $50. 900. 900
National lands. 200, 900
"Sot valued.
So 1900 landlords of great estates
own A per cent. of the land, while
the land companies own 10 per cent.
more, which they have bought from
the landlords In Lower California
three land companies, Mexican, own
70 per cent of the land. And there is
no land tax in Mexico, but only tax
on production. The landlords refuse
to sell their lands to the poems, but
hold them for sale in large tracts.
In the testimony before the sub
committee of the Senate committee
on foreign relations of the preceding
Congress there were brought out such
facts as these; Mr.. George Look
owned a Small ranch of $4,000 acres,
Mr. Charles Newman one of 100000,
which he valued at $3.50 an acre.
Charles X. Warren had 100000 acres.
Morris & Co. own 1,256,000 acres, while
Luiz Terraza is reputed to own from
100000 to 100000 acres, and
Enrique Creel, formerly minister to
the United States under Diaz, 5000, 600
acres. The Corralitos Company owns
[, 000.0 900 acres
The foundation of the recent and
present revolutions in Mexico was
laid in the survey laws enacted from
1885 to 1894. 1t was decreed that the
titles to all lands should be recorded.
Under the ancient Law of the Egido'
every village possessed sort of
common, consisting of three square
leagues, which furnished the villagers
gardens and pasturage> for their
cattle. The new laws confined this
land to one square league, and the
landlords, already holding from the
time of the Spanish conquest great
estates, were not content with buying
up or receiving as a gift the national
lands they surveyed and divided, but
would advertise, the small holders of
land being kept in ignorance, their
purpose to purchase these unrecorded
lands, and would then dispossess the
rightful owners. Then to secure
laborers they bought, generally for
song, the egidos, with the exception
of the one square league remaining,
and put the people out of their homes
and fields, so that the alternative was
to work for the landlords or starve.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12
ODDITIES IN TODAYS NEWS

said yesterday. 'I just pet them
enough so that they realize I am in
earnest in my exhibition of affection.
They reward me with eggs"
Carriers, Following Example Of
Clerks, Use Roller Skates.
CHICAGO. Dec. 12.-Five. youthful
mail clerks rolled merrily out of the
federal building yesterday morning
and Travelled their carrier routes on
roller skates. They form new
branch of the mail department SER
vice, the roller skate delivery, which
was inaugurated on Wednesday.
f. w. Klein and r. II. Kiplowski.
two clerks employed in the parcel post
division, were the first to try the ex-
pertinent. Their duties force them to
make frequent trips from one end OF
the 300-foot basement to the other,
and 1t was found that roller skates
enabled them to make the trip in less
than one-half the time consumed in
walking. Eight other clerks donned
skates yesterday
Greek Dancing Master VIII INTRODUCES
Tango In Greece.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Amer
lean turkey trot and tango dancing
are to be introduced to Greece. De
metrius Tiregirous, Greek dancing
master, who came here several
months ago to study these terpsicho-
rean innovations, sailed yesterday for
Piraeus to teach his countrymen and
women the latest dances Manhattan
ese. He fears that the new dances
may be spurned by the classical set
of Athens, but that they will find
favor among the skirted soldiery OF
the country.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12
The Proper Maintenance of Roads.
From the Rochester Post Express.


Maintenance Of highway construc-
ton can be offered best and most
economically by the gang system,
whose worth was long ago proved by
the railroad companies. We have ar
gued for this heretofore, and in view
of the State authorities experience
1t is strange that they have only just
decided to adopt the system. The pa
troll system under which one man is
assigned to special piece of road
way, cost the State 100000 this year,
and State Highway Commissioner
Carlisle says it was not worth it. All
the leading railroad companies have
found it more efficient to employ re-
pairing gangs to cover sections of
the road. This plan Is to be put into
operation on New York State high
ways. A truck which will carry sHIp-
plies and can also be used as roller
has been devised. 1t will travel fif-
teen miles an hour and will replace
the road rollers which have speed
of but three or four miles Construc-
ton and maintenance work have been
combined under the division engineer,
and it is believed that much waste
Will We pTtNenleu. II Is pTOpOStQ W
hold one man in each county respon-
sible for the State built roads within
its boundaries. A bureau of research
is proposed through which the good
features of road construction
throughout the country would be
available at all times. The French
government has an engineer in New
York city constantly to report on lat
est methods of road building in this
country. All the suggestions by Com
missioner Carlisle indicate more than
the usual practical progressiveness in
highway matters.
Looking Ahead to Busy Times.
From the Springfield Republican.
The sl,OOOOOo mill at Torrington.
Conn, projected by the American
Brass Company, is somewhat embar-
RAISING to those who see nothing but
hard times ahead in the Connecticut
brass industry. The mill is to be built
beyond doubt, and the work Of ex-
cavation will begin soon. Notwith-
standing the present slowing up in
the metals industries, there will be
revival later on, and the American
Brass Company knows it. 1t takes
an intelligent look ahead when it or
ders the building of this great mill.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12

value it exceeded that of any other
year with the sole exception of the
record year of 1900.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12

Copyright 1918. By e. ], Edwards. All
rights reserved.)
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell
"How Edgar Van Etten's Lack of
Schooling Helped Him."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12

said yesterday. 81 just pet them
enough so that they realize I am in
earnest in my exhibition of affection.
They reward me with eggs"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-11-24
LAS VEGAS INVITES STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION TO MEET THIS CITY FOR 1914 Session
COMMERCIAL CLUB ASSURES EDUCATORS
THE BEST POSSIBLE ENTERTAINMENT

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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-11-24
HE WILL MENTION MEXICO
MESSAGE TO THE REGULAR sEs-
SION OF CONGRESS TO IN
cLUDE STATEMENT
mo fight At JOAREz
VILLA SAYS HE WILL DIE BEFORE
He WILL SURRENDER THE
CITY

Washington. Nov. a. President
Wilson's belief .hat the Hnerta gov.
ernmeDt slowly is crumbling was re.
iterated today at the White House.
Discussing the situation, the presi-
dent pointed out that the local press
N Mexico city could PRINT, uncontra-
ulcred, baseiess statements as to the
1uLure intentions Of the United
states.
AS evidence OF the ability of the
hluerta government to spread any i'm
preston 1t pleased through the Mex
ican press, the president referred, in
cloenvally, 70 optimistic predictions IN
Mexican newspapers that recognition
Of the huerta government by the
United States was forthcoming.
The Washington government. it Ii
Anown, it irrevocabiy determined i'm
aer no circumstances to reeogniz,
lAuerta
interest was developed in the pres
idents forthcoming message, which
he will read to congress. It became
known that a statement giving the
status OF the Mexican situation will
be included in it, The president in.
dicated that he would keep his mes
sage abreast Of developments in Mex.
leo, SO that his presentation Of events
would be up to the day Of delivery,
Mr.. Wilson expressed satisfaction
today over the attitude Of foreign gov
ernments and indicated it was wholly
friendly and showed desire to Co
operate with the United States wher-
ever possible.
/ AS to the conference between Sir
J William Tyrell private secretary to
Sir Edward Grey. the British foreign
secretary, and President Wilson last
night, it was stated the meeting was
for mutual information"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-11-24
Fifteen officers Killed

Washington, Nov. 24-The deaths
Of Lieutenants Ellington and Kelly
make a total Of 10 fatalities from
aviation in the government service,
12 in the army, one in the navy and
two army instructors who were civil
ians, since experiments first began
at Fort Meyer, in 1908. Seven have
met death this year.
In aviation accidents Of all kinds
the world over, 1858 persons have been
killed since 1908, this years victims
numbering 1917
Both aviators were single. Lieuten-
ant Ellington was born in North Caro-
lima in 1889 and his next Of kin is
brother j. o. Ellington Of Raleigh
In. G. He was detailed to the avia
ton service in September, 1912, anC
saw service on aviation fields a
Marbiehead, Mass; College Park
Md; Palm Beach, Fla, and Texal
City. He went to san Diego last june
Lieutenant Kelly was born in Marcl
1881. He was detailed to the aero
nautics division last March, and ha
been at Texas city and San Diego.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-11-24
RAILROADS ASK FOR
INCREASE in RATES
C COMMERCE COMMISSION HEARS
ARGUMENTS OF EASTERN
COMMON CARRIERS

Washington, Nov. Daniel Will
lard. president Of the Baltimore &
Ohio; Frederick a. Delano, presiden.
Of the Wabash, and George Stuart
Patterson, general solicitor Of the
Pennsylvania, appeared before the III
terstate commerce commission today
to argue for authority to increase
rates on all classes of freight traffic
approximately D per cent east Of the
Mississippi and north of the Ohio
and Potomac rivers
The hearing is of the utmost I'M
portance to all the railroads Of the
United States, for should the com
mission grant permission for the in,
crease, 1t might extend the authority
to the other railroads.
The commission win inquire wheth-
er present rates yield adequate rev.
enues to the common carriers, and
much testimony will be given.
At the opening Of the hearing aD-
4 pearances were entered by officials
and counsel Of. the 81 eastern rail-
roads Approximately 25O representa-
tives Of the railroads and Of shippers
organizations we're present Louis D
4 Brandeis Of Boston and Frank Lyon
of this city appeased as counsel for
the commission, to develop facts in
opposition to the proposed advance
in rates
A preliminary statement was made
by George Stuart Patterson. soliclto'
Of the Pennsylvania road, who as
serted that the proposed rate in
creases presented a great economy
the outline Of which. It was especially
fitting, should be presented by execu
tive officers Of great railroad systems
George M. shriver vice presiden
5 Of the baltimore & Ohio, presented
, combined financiai and operatin
: statement Of the New York Centra
s the Pennsylvania ami the Baltimor
q ohio systems for the last II year
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-11-24
No Fighting in Juarez

El Paso. Tex. Nov. 24-So far as
known in Juarez today there has
been no fighting between the fed
erals and rebels south Of Juarez.
The rebels were stretched across
the country in a line from east to
west, 13 or la miles south Of Juarez
last night, while their commander,
villa, was in Juarez arranging to
send supplies to them. The federals,
according to Villa, were retreating
Saturday from a point 1S miles south
Of Juarez, which they had reached in
their advance when they saw the
rebels marching out. villa immedi-
ately camped and does not know
what became Of the federals. but says
il they do not attack soon, he win
press south after them His objective
is the city Of chihuahua He de-
clares he intends to hold Juarez OF
die fighting.
PaEcho villa returned during the
night 10 his army after distributing
several ear leads os supplies to bis
men. Rebel reinforcements from
Ojinaga have reached Juarez. They
number 500 and are volunteers from
the eastern border commanded bl
Major Manuel ochoa.
/ Another hundred men with add
tional horses are on the way. The,
/ win be sent to the front probably t
day
] Eleven Mexican citizens are bein
held today as prisoners Of the Unite
States army at For Bliss in conne'
ton with an alleged plot to organiz
a movement to aid the federals II r.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-11-24
NO RELIGION INIT

Chicago, Nov. 24.-After describing
Inner Studies as neither a religious
book nor a treatise on sex hygiene,
but the product Of licentious and de-
praved mind, Walter Krimbill, as
sistant United States district attor-
ney, told a jury in Judge Mack's court
today that he would read the book in
court.
Inner Studies was written BY OF
oman Ear Adusht Hanish, head Of the
Mazdazanan cult, said to have mem
Ibership Of $4,000 persons. The au
thor is charged with violation Of th'
Interstate commerce law in hayinl
sent the book by express from Chica
60 to Miss Julia b. Gardner Of Brook
field. Mo.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-11-24
WEAR BOOMER BADGES
EDUCATORS ARE INVITED TO
@MEET NE IN THE MEADOW
CITY in ts14
'EXPECT A JOLLY TINE
RUMoRs OF ENTERTAINMENT.
PROVIDED BY ALBUQUERQUE
AROUSE ANTICIPATION


With the intention Of enjoying ths
program and the splendid entertain-
ment provided by the Albuquerque
people, over 1870 Las Vegans yester-
day afternoon embarked for the Duke
City. where they viii attend the an
nual meeting Of the New Mexico Edu-
catonal association ana where they
will boost for Las Vegas Is the next
meeting place Of the teachers Of the
state. 'Dolled up" in Meet Me in
Las Vegas in 1914" badges and the
regulation Normal and high school
colors, the teachers and students left
determined to land the 1914 meeting.
A more live bunch Of boosters
never left the city. There was jollity
and pleasant anticipation shown. The
pretty young ladies' from the schoos s
determined to win the meeting next
year for Las Vegas With Their
smiles and dimples The men in the
party promised noggs,o be Jealous.
They viii work. to the best Of their
ability to entertain the lady dele
gates in way to get their votes.
Among those who left yesterday
and today for Albuquerque we're the
following: DR.. Frank H. II. Roberts,
Professor Rufus Mead, Byron j. Reed.
Professor Francis 3. Kelley, Dean
Frank Carroon, Mrs. Frank CaIroon.
Mrs. Frank H. H. Roberts, Miss Tessie
Devine, Miss katherine Davis MISS
Nell Crozier, Miss emma Tamme.
Miss Messy York, Miss Markham.
Miss Jeanette Ward, Miss Bertha
Papen, Miss Marguerite cavanaugh.
Miss Minnie Kohn, Miss Gertrude
Kohn, Miss Marguerite Cluxton, Miss
!. K McFarlan, Miss Cornella AIur4
ray, Miss Anne George, Miss May
Ross, Miss Bessie Watt, Miss Esther
Mangan, Miss Susie whitaker, Miss
Jennie p Hutchison, MISS Harriette
B. Mann, Miss sue Hutchinson, Miss
Gladys Carroon, Miss Wilhelmina
vollmer, A. HI Van Horn. G. r. Cor
neil, o. L. Hargrove, Miss I1ey Glenn
ent Miss Ruth Conrad. MISS GIaayzs
Carroon, Miss Phebe Hart, Miss
Louise Jaramillo. Miss Lorna johnson.
Miss Mercedes Hays. Miss Helen
Noyes, Miss Nina Pochel, Miss vivian
Hedgcock, Miss Frances Myers, Miss
Louise Wells, Miss Eva Cock, Miss
Sadie Tooker, Miss Caroline Green-
berger. Miss opal Jones. Miss ethel
Harper, Miss Rose Kellogg, Miss
Gladys Mcvey, Leroy Brown. Russell
Iinberg, Frank Roberts. Roy Thom-
ason, Doyle Barnett. Howard Paler.
son volney PouIsoa, BENJAMIN Mad.
rid and Q. T. Hargrove
The Normal orchestra. Edward
I4ite, Miss Lola Hixenbaugh, Volney
Poulson. Howard Peterson, Ray Rob,
Paul Marsell, Leroy Brown, Frank
Condor, Miss Ethel Harper ana John
Cock. DR.. M, F. De Marais headed
big delegation Of county teachers
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-11-24
TOWN MARSHAL SHOT

Santa Paula, Cal. Nov. "a I'm an
attempt to round up party Of Mex
leans who were shooting up the
town" early today. City Marshal H
Nj. Norman was fatally wounder, and
Sheriff Martin. with posse. is out
seeking the men responsible. The
disturbance occurred in the Mexican
quarters. Norman. with the towns
night watchman, J. o. Gammell
sought to arrest the mon, who prompt
" opened fusillade. Norman wat
shot through the lungs.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-11-24
ARMY AVIATORS AXE
KILLED IN A FALL
LlEuTENANTs KELLY AND EL-
LlNGToN ARE VICTIMS OF
AN AEROPLANE

San Diego, Cal, NOV 24.-Lieuten-
ants Eric L. Ellington and Hugo NJ
Kelly, First division, Army Aviation
Corps, were killed this morning in a
fall Of about so feet in an aeroplane.
The accident occurred across the bay
from San Diego on the grounds of the
army school on North Island.
Kelly was first lieutenant in the
Twenty-sixth, and Ellington first lieu
tenant in the Third cavalry, United
States army.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-11-24
UNION NOT RECOGNIZED
w o ERs' REPRESENTATIVES,
ARE REGARDED AS "FoR-
MER EMPLOYEES"
MILITARY COURT READY
1T WILL NOT HEAR CASES UNTIL
RESULT OF DISCUSSION Is
LEARNED

Denver, Nov. 24-Conferees to rep
resent the Colorado coal operators
and the striking miners were selected
today. The committees follow:
Strikers-Archie Allison. Walsen-
burg district; T X. Evans, Fremont
county; David Hammond, Gray Creek
Operators j. F. Wellborn, presi-
dent Colorado Fuel and Iron compa-
nay; J. c. Osgood, vice president Vic
tor-American Fuel company; D. w.
Brown, president Rocky Mountain
Fuel company
Tomorrow morning is the date set
.for the conference. The operators to-
day gave out a statement in which
they say they have agreed to meet
the strikers committee as former EN-
ployes, not as representatives of the
United Mine Workers. They intimate
that If the miners eonferees leave the
conference to consult with union Of
ficials, the negotiations viii terminate
Immediately
Military Hearing Postponed
Trinidad, Colo, Nov "A Reports
from Denver expressing hope Of a
/ speedy settlement Of the coal strike
! in the southern Colorado fields, have
caused General Chase to withhold the
appointment Of military commission
for the trial of several criminal cas-
es. The order establishing a military
court has been issued, but no further
steps are expected for the present.
/ Judge Advocate E. ], Boughton is
still engaged in gathering evidence in
connection with a number Of alleged
4 violations growing out of the strike,
and a number of witnesses were ex-
amined this morning. Louis zancan-
ELI, the striker charged with the mur-
der Of Detective G. w. Belcher, is still
being held inoommunicado and under
a military guard.