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Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

Because of the continued bad wealth
er the San Miguel county road com
sion has called in all its road gangs
These gangs did excellent work in con
structing new highways and repairing
old ones. Because of excellent wealth
er up until the beginning of this month
they accomplished considerable dur
ing the fall. AS soon as the weather
becomes warmer the gangs will re
sumo work. The men employed ir
dragging and maintaing the highways
will remain at work all winter, rain
or shine.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

Charles Doll, trainer for Young Du-
ran, says he believes he will be able
to get Wild Cat Ferns here for visit
between now and New Years. Doll
assisted in training Ferns in Kansas
City, and as the latter will be in Albu-
querque soon for an engagement with
Jack Torres, Doll hopes to get him to
stop off here and assist Duran in train
ing for his bout with Benny Chaves
on January 1.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

With but two days left before
Christmas, the stores today continued
to be crowded with holiday gift buy
ers. The buying season commenced
rather late this year, but it has been
brisk. The postoffice re-
ports that today and yesterday, while
not so busy as Monday. which was ex-
ceptional, still made the employees
hustle to wait on all the patrons.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

The office Of the county clerk re-
ceived an application from Juan l..
Lucero of Villanueva ror $22 bounty
on five coyotes and SIX wild cats kill
ed by him recently near Canon Blan-
co. Also Chris A. Coke, al resident Of
Park Springs, has applied for $45
bounty on IA coyotes, one wild cat and
one lobo wolf killed by him recently
near his home
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23
AUTO Stage

Automobire Stage line TO Mora tri
weekly. Tuesday. Thursday and Sat
urday, leaving Mdrphey's corner 8 a.
m.. arriving Mora 9:45 a. m. Leave
Mora p. m. arrive Las Vegas 5:45 p.
m Fare for round trip, IS; one way
sS. Round trip tickets good for one
week. H. B. Hubbard, Prop.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23
TREASURES ARE DESTROYED

London, Dec. pa dispatch re
ceiyed from Urga, Mongolia, relates
that the interior of the palace of the
Kutuktu of the deified Lama of the
Mongols, with all its priceless treas
ures, has been entirely destroyed by
the fire. The loss entailed is said to
be enormous.
The wealth Of the Kutuktu, derived
from the contributions of enthusiastic
devotees, is described as great. In and
about Urga he owns 10000 slaves, an
abundance of worldly goods and the
most pretentious palace in Mongolia.
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Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

According to the report of the vol
unteer observer at the Normal Uni
yersity the maximum temperature
reached yesterday was A degrees.
The minimum last night was 25 de-
gress.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

ALI members of the Fortnightly and
Spring Chicken dancing clubs are in
vited to attend dance this evening
at the o. r. c. hall. Both clubs have
been inactive for some time, and it is
hoped that tonight's hop will revive
them.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

The Y. M. G. A. wishes to announce
that the Boys classes have been call
ed off during this week and next on ac-
count of the holidays. There will be
basketball games in the gym" for
the youngest on Thursday and Sat-
urday of this week and Wednesday
and Saturday of next week.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

called for the purpose Of organizing
an armed company for defense, and
not to decide upon any aggressive ac-
tion.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

There will be a basketball game on
Friday night between the team from
the Presbyterian Mission on the West
side and the Y. M. C. A. This game,
which will take place in the associa-
tion gymnasium, will be free to the
public.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

Seventeen quart enamel dish pan.
Good quality uniform gray nothing
on heavy steel base. Strong handles.
A remarkable value. Sale price, 4Oc.
F. ]. Gehring.-Adv.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23
ADV.

Mrs. O'Malley's music pupils will
give recital on the evening OF De-
cember 90 in the Normal University
hall. Several prominent musicians Of
Las Vegas will assist. The public IS
cordially invited to be present,
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

Writing paper. Can you imagine
more acceptable gift than great big
beautiful box of writing paper7 Muir
phey has the most stylish and best
quality In the city.-Adv.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

The office of the codnty clerk mas
granted marriage license to Martina
Gonzales, aged IS, of Salado and Jose
Euselio Aragon, aged %, Of La Cuesta.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

If you can use good two-horse sur
rey, sleigh for two horses, horse clip
ping machine, Beard Bros. safe, 600
lbs. The price is about half the value.
Phone Main TIA or see M. L. Cooley
ADV. ,lSu
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

iii kinds Of Christmas jewelry. Ten
per cent discount on all purchases; 10
pei cent discount to teachers. s
Luian, Jeweler.-A
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23
FuRs

We still offer a good selection of
genuine red fox, gray fox, black lynx,
black wolf and natural skunk or mar
ten, prices $3.50 to $11O. No middle
mems profits. We buy direct from
trappers. We save you from so to Is
per cent. Taichert's Clothing Store
ADV.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

The sweetest and purest candy In
the city at Murphey's Drug Store. In
handsome, ribbon tied embossed boxes
from 1oc to SIS a box.-AdV.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

PROSECUTION coNTRADIcTED
Canon City, Colo, Dec. 23.-Direct
contradiction of testimony by which
the state sought to prove that the at
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

Santa Fe train No. 1 arrived in Las
Vegas today two hours and 10 minutes
behind schedule time.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

Regular meeting of the local lodge
Royal Order of Moose will be held
in Woodma1 hall this evening.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

Be sure and visit Murphey's Drug
store during gift buying season--Adv.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

F1nch'S Golden Wedding rye, aged
in wood. Direct from the distillery to
you. At the Lobby. of course.-Adv:
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

Just received telephone tablet rolls.
Optic Pub. Co.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

Xmas neckwear. SOC values for 25c.
s.--Ady.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

3S 1879 off on suits and overcoats
till Christmas. Taichert's.-Ady
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

Old Taylor Whiskey and Sherwood
Rye at the Opera Bar.-Adv.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

Let the Murphey Drug Store settle
your Christmas gift probIems.-Adv.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

Telephone tablet rolls SC each at
Optic office.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23
LOCAL NEWS

Regular dance at F. 3. hall tonight
ADV.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23
sEuLAH BUDGET

Beulah. N. M, Dec 1s.-The cold
snap has let up after holding us ice
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-23

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-07

cur army is doing more 90 slve
than To destroy life it is an Inlica.
uuu of "a new miliiarism What is
considered the duty Of American SOL
dicrs would have been impossible
with the lesions Of Caesar or the regi-
mcnts of Napoleon. our army is a
lifc-saving agency The signal corp,
OF Alaska Is opening that country
ana the railroad may be built by our
soldiers The army opened the canal
ana made the Panama zone fit to
live IN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-07

II Is said that the best times of day
TO see forest fires from lookout sta
tlons are Just after daylight and jusl
before SUI
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-10
INDICT MILLIONAIRE
| FOR KILLING negro
Fort Wayne Brewer in Jail
on Murder Charge for
Shooting Waiter.

Fort Wayne, Ind, April 9.-An-
thony V. Trentman, millionaire brew
e, and capitalist OF Chicago and Fort
Wayne, was indicted for first degree
murder this afternoon by special
grand jury for the killing of H. J.
Rruce, of Winston-Salem, N. c., negro
head waiter at the Anthony hotel on
the evening of March 81.
Trentman, who has been held In
Jail without bond since the night of
the shooting, showed no emotion when
the warrant was read to him in his
cell by the sheriff After an unsuc-
cessful effort by relatives of the
wealthy prisoner to have him remov-
ed to hospital under guard on the
plea that he is in dangerous physi-
cal and mental condition, not attempt
has been made to get him out of Jail.
The defense will be that Trentman
has been insane for two years be-
cause of his excesses, and that the
court will be asked to sentence him
to the colony for the criminal insane
at Michigan City.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-10
VERDICT FAVORS
virgin COMPANY
Pine Bluff People Will Not
Be Compelled to Pay
Bonus.
$50, 900 rs THE AWARD
Judge Frieber Holds That Amount
should Be Credited on Debt
Thirty Days Allowed to
Pay Balance.
Yl5C, 900 rs THE AWARD

Little Rock, April 9.-In the case
oI JACOB hlnger of Illinois, trustee
lor a. 3. Newman, VS.. Virgin Timber
company, being suit to foreclose a
Hen upon timber lands and mill
property valued at 100000 on eight
notes aggregating about $500 900.
Uni-ed States Judge Jacob Trieber
held that S!5o,000 claimed nv the
trustee LOT services and a bonus in
negotiating the loan, should be credit
ed upon the Indebtedness. The de-
PENDANTS were given thirty days in
which to pay the balance of approx
mately gs250,noO.
The litigation resulted from an
agreement between the parties being
construed differently, and one of the
ISSUED injected into the case was that
the plaintiff was claiming a profit on
the investment in excess of the per-
centage permitted by law.
Victory for Defendants
The laws of Illinois provide that
persons adjeag I'd guilty of violating
the statute fixing the legal rate of
interest shall lose the interest charg-
ed. The Arkansas law provides as a
penalty for charging excessive inter-
est that the guilty one shall lose
principal and interest.
Judge Trieber held that the con-
tract sued upon was an Illinois con-
tract, holding it had been executed
in that state.
The verdict is practically a vic
tory for the defendants. as it is under
stood they had rendered plaintiff be-
fore the trial started an amount in
excess of that for which a verdic4
was rendered
The Virgin Timber company is
composed OF Mrs. NJ. F. Rutherford
and J. H. Allen of Pine Bluff and B.
]. Altheimer of Chicago, but who
formerly resided in Pine Bluff
Levey's Case Postponed
The case against former Post
master Levey, at BROKER, who is
charged with stealing money from a
registered letter at Brooker, was
passed to be reset
Robert Rarish, a negro. charged
with stealing mail, pleaded guilty to
the charge, and will be sentenced by
Judge Trieber later. Parish was for
merly a postman in Little Rock, and
was found in possession of letters
that did not belong to him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-10
MAS At TAMPIC0
APPEALS FOR HELP
Federal Commander Asks
Ammunition and Men
From Vera Cruz.
B UR N WAREHOUSES;
Storm Prevents Taking Of Refuge
From TampicO to Ships
Tampico Enyeloped in
Dense Smoke.

Vera Cruz, Mexico, April 2, (via
ston)-General Mas, in com
mand OF the federal troops at this
place, has received an urgent call for
help from the federal commander at
Tampico, who is now under attack
by the rebels. The latter asked tina
the federal gunboat Brave be hurried
to Tampico with re-inforcements and
ammunition.
The Bravo will leave as soon as
the storm has abated sufficiently so
that she can weather it. She will take
ammunition, but no re-inforcements
as the latter cannot be spared from
this point.
A wireless message received here
this afternoon by an official OF the
Aguila Oil company reports that the
warehouses of that company at Tam
pico have been destroyed. The ware
houses caught fire from shells fired
by the federal gunboat Zaragoza. The
loss is approximately $780, 900.
Wireless messages state tina. de-
spite orders issued to the Mexican
gunboat not to fire up the city, shells
are bursting in the town and oil
tanks are being fired.
The city is envolyed in dense
cloud of smoke from the burning oil
tanks and oil is running in the river
from pipe lines that have been cut.
The heavy norther which rendered
it inadvisable to endeavor to take off
refugees from the town still continues.
The United States battleship Utah
has been doing her utmost to get
away from her to go to Tampico, but
the storm is so severe that launches
have not been able to get alongside
of her.
Wireless messages from the fleet "a
Tampico state that the foreigners and
other refugees are being we'll taken
care of and that their immediate
danger is not believed to be great.
Rear Admiral Mayo conferred dur
ing the night with the British admira
relative to the advisability of remov-
ing the refugees to the warships. 1t
was decided it would be inadvisable
under present conditions.
An unofficial report received late
tonight from Tampico states that the
battle is still in progress, but that
the rebels seem to be winning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-10
WHITE Slave"
SPECIAL IN N. Y.
Two Coaches of Men and
Women Will Be De-
ported.

Buffalo, N. Y, April 9.-Two
coaches filled with men and women
under guard Of federal marshals left
here tonight bound for New York,
where all will be deported.
The train is listed as the govern
ment white slave" special. Among
the undesirable aliens bound for their
native countries are hardened women
Of the underworld and young girls
from Italy, Russia and Spain, while
many of the men represented cadets,
procurers and agents of the traffic.
A few on the train were the average
undesirable aliens, being deported for
disease and poverty.
The train started from San Francis
co and there have been additions all
the way. Omaha, Guthrie and Chica-
20 contributed girls. The train will
arrive in New York early tomorrow
morning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-10
JAPAN'S DOWAGER
EMPRESS IS dead
Step Mother of Present En-
peror Expires Sud denly
at Namazu.
WAS A NEW WOMAN
The Late Empress Led in the Move
ment for the Education OF
Woman and Was Type.
WriitiSt.

Toxic, Anril 9.--The Dowager En-
press Harako died at the imperial
villa Namazu today, victim of
Bright's disease. The dowager
empress had shown signs Of improve
ment, and her demise came suddenly
in the presence of the Emperor
Yoshihito, ne empress and other
members OF the royal family.
The Dowager Empress haruko was
the widow OF Emperor Mutsuhito, who
died on July 80, 1912. She was born
May 2S, 1870. and was the daughter
Of a nobleman, Ichijo Tadado. In
1869 she married the late emperor
and was declared empress
Following the usual custom in the
case of the death of a member of the
imperial family, the official announce
ment Of the event will not be made
until the body has been transferred 10
the capital This is expected to take
place tomorrow.
Was One OF Twelve Wives.
The Dowager Empress Haruko was
not the mother of the present Emper-
or Yoshihito, although she was the
first wife in rank of his father, the
late Emperor Mutsuhito. To the lat
ter were allowed twelve wives accord
ing to the Gid japanese law no longer
in force. he present emperor is the
son Of one of the secondary wives
of Nutsuhilo.
Empress Haruko had one son, who
of hint,
the other children of the emperor and
gave them all the attention OF real
mother.
Belonging to one of the five great
families in Japan into winch the I'M
perial family is allowed tc mary, she
received royal training and was
educated fa1 above the standard OF
most Japanese women. Early in life
she had formed ninteres- in western
civilizatio and had read many of the
works of foreign authors translated
into Japanese. She became empress
in 1868 and shortly afterwards sent
five japanese girls to America to be
educated ir the public schools. She
was one OF he first of the Japanese
women to adopt the Europeon dress,
DuJ dulC1 GU W OoPe1ASoS NOoH~AAAo
within her i.oushold.
Led In Progressive Work.
When western methods of education
we're introduced into Japan she was
one of their staunchest supporters.
1t was largely through her Influence
that the women of Japan obtained the
right to enter the schools. She did
much to encourage women to enter
the business life of the country and
even learned to operate the type
writer. -.
She was poetess of no mean ablll-
ty. In 1907 she was candidate Tor
the Nobel prize in literature
At her receptions to tie ladies' OF
the foreign embassies she was always
a charming hostess, although she
never learned foreign language.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-10
CANAL Committee
MAKES DISCOVERY
Root Quoted at Saying
Great Britain Agreed
to Free Tolls.
CANNOT OBJECT NOW
souate Committee Reasons II England
Consented That Columbian
Ships Could Use Canal Its
Protest Falls.

Washington, Aorj, portant de-
yelopments marked, the first hearing
on the cara tolls repeal bill given
by the senate ccmr.i'te"e on inter
oceanic canals today.
Senator Borah tod tie commit. ee
that Senator Root ~ enc OF his pub
Tic utteranc IS. had stated that when
he nego+ia ed tne VI ratified treaty
with Colun tia he had Obtained the
consent of Great orit an to the clause
in that treaty granting Columbia the
use of the canal free of tolls.
This statement was considered as
important that the committee request
ed Chairman O'Gorman to ask the
state department for copies of the
correspondence with Great Britain.
1t was argued that if the British
foreign office in it's correspondence
with the state department. did grant
its permission for Columbia ships to
use the canal free, Great Britain
could only have done SO under the
theorty that the "all nations" clause
of the Hay-Paunceforte treaty did not
include the United States.
If the British foreign office agreed
that the Columbia government could
have the free use of the canal under
its treaty arrangements with the
United States, members of the COM
mittee were unable to know how
Great Britain could protest against
the same free use of the canal for the
coast-wise ships Of the United States.
This correspondence is awaited with
intense interest by the canal commit
tee.
Railroads Own Ships.
The committee heard arguments
by Senators Norris and Thomas in
support of their amendments to the
repeal bill. The discussion brought
out the fact that DR.. S. S. Huebner
of the University of Pennsylvania, eX-
pert for the house committee that in
vestigated the shipping trust, has re-
ported that more than ninty per cent
of the coast-wise ships were con.roll-
ed by the railroads.
"The natural conclusion from that
u.s." suggested Senator Borah, that
Sir Edward Grey, after he wins his
present contention, will protest
against the inhibition in the law that
forbids railroad or controlled
ships the use of the canal under any
circumstances"
Senator Norris said he was un-
qualifiedly for the repeal on economi-
cal grounds, but gave the impression
that he would not vote for 1t unless
amended to include a declaration that
this government had the right to dis
criminate If 1t cared to exercise 1t.
If there was to be any discrimlna-
ton, he said, he preferred 1t should
be in favor of American ships engag-
ed in South American trade, rather
than the coast-wise trade.
Senator Thomas argued his amend
ment, which would throw the 'canal
open to the ships of the world with
out the payment Of any tolls. Later
he addressed the senate, advocating
this solution of the problem.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-10
OBSERVE
PASSOVER FEAST
Hebrews Throughout World Win oh.
serve Oldest Feast Of Calendar.

The oldest feast of the Jewish cal
endar, which carries one back nearly
$500 years, the Feast of Passover,
begins tonight, lasting one week, and
will be celebrated in Jewish homes
and synagogues throughout the world.
Services and special sermon by Rabbi
Joseph Jasin will be held tonight at
s O'Clock. but the annual congrega-
tional ceder has been called off on ac-
count of the critical illness OF Charles
We'll, president of the congregation.
At 1920 o'clock Saturday morning
there will be special Passover SER
vices at Temple Anche Emeth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-10
HEAR TODAY CHARGES
AGAINST U. S. JUDGE
House judiciary Comittmee To Con-
slider Impeachment Of Justice
Wright.

Washington, April 9-The house
judiciary committee will tomorrow
take up the Impeachment charges
filed by Representative Park of
Georgia against Justice Daniel Thew
White of the district supreme court.
In this connection, the libel brought
by Justice Wright against his ac-
cuser, Wade A. Cooper, president of
the United States Savings bank, will
probably be delayed until after the
proceedings against Justice Wright
In the house are over.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-10

New York, April 9.-Mrs. Henry
Siegel, who is suing the former mer-
chant prince, now under indictment
for classifying the accounts of his pri-
vate bank, has issued statement in
which she denies Siegel's allegations
that she was largely responsible for
the squandering Of his own fortune
and the money of his depositors, who
were exclusively of the poorer class.
Mrs. Siegel declares that while her
husband was extremely parsimonlous
in doing out money for household ex-
penses he was proportiouately lavish
in squandering money for his own
personal entertainment. She declares
she is absolutely penniless and de-
scribes her state as similar to that
OF the depositors of her husbands de-
funct bank.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-10
Unions and Farmers Win Point

Washington. April 9.-The Bacon
Bartlett bill. limiting the powers of
the federal courts in issuing injunc-
tons in labor disputes and exempt
ing labor unions and farmers organi-
cations from the scope of the Sher-
man antitrust law. was fought over
at length in the house judiciary COM
mittee and finally sent to the Clay
ton subcommittee on trust legisla-
ton. The subcommittee was instruct
ed to include the principles OF the
bill in the antitrust program.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-10
I,ANGHORN SISTER
APOPLEXY VICTIM
One of Five Beautiful Virginia Sisters
Dies at Chas. Dana GibsOn's
...t, Home.

New York, April 9.-Mrs. T. Mon
ture Perkins, of Richmond. Va, one
of the five beautiful Langhorn sisters,
died from apoplexy with startling
sudlenness this evening at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson,
the latter sister.
Mrs. Perkins leaves three children,
the eldest, just Of age, is Cheswell H..
Langhorn Perkins. The others are
girls much younger.
The body will be shipped to Rich
mond for interment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-10
ELEVEN FLOODED
HORSES CREMATED
Animals Valued at $4,000 Burn In
Fire Started BY One Kicking
Lantern

Latonia, KY, April 9.-Eleven
horses out of sixteen quartered in the
stable of Howard Oats at the La.onia
race track were burned to death to-
night
Among those burned were Winter
green, Kisland, Baby Doll and Charl-
ton Club Six Of the horses burned
we're valuable 2-year-olds, the pro-
'perty Of Howard Woodward Five
horses escaped. Owner Oats esti-
mated the loss at $4,000
The fire started when one OF the
horses kicked over lighted lantern.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-10
Still Fighting Near Torreon.

Torreon, Mexico, April 9.-The con-
stitutionalist forces under the COM
mand of General Venavides, Torvio
Ortega and Hernandez, are still en-
gagged with the federals under Gen
erals Mas and Javier, near here.
General Benavides has reported to
headquarters that the federals are
surrounded and that two attempts on
their part to break through the line
for he purpose of joining General
Velasco, who is cooped up in Ziesca
have been repulsed with heavy losses.
Figures covering casualties have moi
been made public.