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Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
TELEPHONES
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1914.
DOESN'T LIKE SUFFRAGE

Nebraska has been oyerrun with
iffrage agitators for months, says
walt Mason in the Emporia Gazette,
They were imported from the east
and elsewhere to conduct a 'whirl-
wind campaign" and they were
shrieking at every street corner.
Most OF them we're divorced women
The ladies" who can't endure the do
mestic life usually take an active
interest in the suffrage movement.
One of the leading suffrage speakers,
who conducted the campaign in Ne
braslla, was poor girl 20 years ago.
She was working hard for few dol
Iars a week, and the indications were
that she'd never have a chance at any
thing better But she was pretty and
clever, and a fine young man of ex-
cellent fortune and family married
her, in spite of the protests of his rel
atives. 1t was a case of true love on
mis- part-the kind you read about.
Had they remained in the west every
4hing might have been all right but
they went to New York, where the
young wife, having too much time on
her hands, began to train with the
idle, stall-fed women and imbibed
foolish ideas concerning the sphere
OF woman" She joined a suffrage or
sanitation and began making public
speeches and her husband wouldn't
stand for It. He begged her to quit
8ler foolishness but she had mis-
sion" and wouldn't listen, so divorce
was the natural outcome. Ever since
her divorce she has been chasing all
over the world preaching "women's
rights" and she shows the effects
Although young in years she looks
like the Witch of Endor and an ordi
nary scarecrow would hate to be
8ound dead in the same field with her
She Is fair sample Of the old di
Y0rced relics who are prominent in
the suffrage cause. and it is crafty
ing to a former resident Of Nebraska
20 know that the voters there rebuked
the shrieking sisters and turned down
suffrage good and hard Kansas,
which has the blessing of suffrage,
already Is developing race Of women
politicians bold-eyed, hardfaced,
loud-voiced females with dowdy
clothes and struggling hair who see
nehing wrong in accosting men they
never saw before and talking politics.
No woman can touch practical poll.
tics and become acquainted with its
chicanery, Hes and meanness. without
deterloratIng
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
FROST SEEN AS A CURATIVE
Russian Scientist Has New Idea
Which May Be Found to Work
Out Perfectly.

The Russian scientist Bachmetieff,
is reported to have succeeded in freez-
ing rats and other small animals, and
bringing them back to life, apparently
uninjured, by a process of gradual
thawing. His experiments were sug-
gested by hibe&ating animals and dor
mant reptiles. sh
A practical part of the Russian.
scientists experiments seem to indi-
cate the possibility of freezing and re-
storing limited areas, or organs, of
the body, and applying this method to
cure disease. The bacillus of tuber-
culosis, for example, is killed by a
temperature six degrees below freez-
ing point. In locally infected area,
such as one lobe Of the lung, it may
become possible to freeze out con
sumption providing the Russians
method of thawing out rats can be ap-
piled TO human beings.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
WHISTLEABLE MUSIC
IN MUTT and JEFF
THE PERFORMANCE AT THE DUN
CAN TOMORROW NIGHT is
RECOMMENDED

With a sensational melo-dramatie
story under the title of Mutt and
Jeff in Mexico" Gus Hills perennial
success of that name, reappears
"spick and span," everything new but
the buttons, to clean up the coin again
as it has done for the past Two years
The irrepressible Gus" has evidently
kept tabs" on every line, thrill,
laugh, song and situation during his
Ientire nearly century, of theatrical
experience. 1t seems that this sea-
sons Mutt and Jeff in Mexico con
tains nothing but the real essence of
true amusement without hitch Of a
line that docs not go over, in great
shape.
There's a catchy, whistleable fusic,
a laugh to every breath, . song hit
or an entrancing dance number
whenever your sides begin to ache
from excessive laughter and bunch
of exceedingly pretty girls to give the
whole thing zest. There you have "In
Mexico" To say it is hit, is put
ting it altogether too mildly It's a
riot! With gorgeous scenic and light
effects and magnificent change CT
costume for every one of the 20 or
more song and dance numbers. Az
ter all, it resolves itself into rip
roaring" sidesplitting comedy such as
you would expect after seeing the
daily cartoons by Bud Fisher which
are still as popular with the readers
of the thousand or more daily and
Sunday papers as they were three
years ago Mutt and Jeff in Mex
leo" with the big fifty thousand dollar
production, comes to the Duncan
opera house for a stay of 3 hours
You wouldn't wish your worst enemy
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
AII the WorId Loves -

Every great man has run away at
least once in his lifetime, and some
have done the trick oftener. The world
loves man who runs away-as a
strategic move, mind you-and makes
as good apologies for him as did Fal-
stan. II Horace had not fled from
Philippi, Mahomet from Mecca, Dante
from Florence, Shakespeare from
stratford, doubt that we should still
be hearing so much about them. Each
had good reasons for going, but was
too wise to stop and explain why--let
the gossips have their guess!
I hope / am too modest to offer my
self as a conspicuous exceptions
Michael Monaban IN @At the Sign OF
he Van"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
champion goo Producer.

1t would be hard to say oa-hand
which is the champion egg producer
of the universe, but the starfish will
take some beating
1t has been estimated recently that
the female Luidia ciliaris, seven
rayed starfsh, well known in north
ern seas, produces two hundred mil
lion eggs.
And yet the adults of this species
are far from common. There are sd
many odds against these objects ar
riying at maturity that nature has
to be prodigal that a few at least of
the young ones may survive. 1t is an
almost invariable rule that where the
production of young is enormous, the
mortality is great, and animals that
produce few at birth, or breed at
long intervals, have a proportionately
long life.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
Water skates.

The German military authorities
have tried out successfully cigar
shaped rubber skates, by which a sol
dier is equipped to literally walk over
rivers, carrying heavy loads mean
while and firing his rifle with all the
steadiness he commands on land. Each
skate or pontoon is about six feet long
and fastened on the foot in thessame
way as skis or snowshoes.
The motion the soldiers use to pro-
pei themselves over the water very
much resembles skating, and because
of this, the name Of water skates has
been given the invention.
They have more than one use;
number fastened together make re-
liable RATS, and they may also be used
as base for a bridge.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
CHICAGO BOARD Of TRADE

Chicago, Nov 9.-Wheat prices sag
Iged today under moderate selling from
prospecting spectators. After open
IA09s cent off to u cent higher, the
marget suffered, a general decline.
The close was unsettled &sDR to "
@5s net lower.
Corn business halted pending the is
suance of the government report this
afternoon Opening prices, which
ranged from * cent off to y cent
iup were followed by setback all
around. The close was nervous at IS
to "a net descline.
Sympathy with the weakness Of 9th
er cereals governed oats.
Packers selling made the provision
market easy. The closing quotations
were:
Wheat, Dec. III; May l.29%.
Corn, Dec 695s; May 725s.
Oats, Dec. 49% May 53%.
Pork, Jan. $19 50; May $19.S5.
Lard. Jan. $40. 40; May 5000.
Ribs, Jan. $1O.S5; May $-0.62.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
ALL
CARRIED IN
ELECTION
DEMOCRATS NOW ARE SAYING
CONSTITUTION Is TOO Nl
EASILY CHANGED

u
Santa Fe, Nov. 9.--It is ihe demo-
Gratis who now complain that the con-
stitution of New Mexico is too easily
amended They point out that three
counties. San Miguel, Rio Arriba anil
Mora, casting less than one-fifteenth
of the registered vote of the state on
the constitutional proposition, carried
the three amendments. The repub-
licans smile cynically, for it was they
who proposed in the constitutional
Iconvention that it should take a ma
iority Of the counties to amend tile
constitution and were denounced by
the democrats for it.
OF 317 out of $50 precincts can
vassed up to Saturday night by the
state canvassing board 10,005 votes
were cast in favor of amending the
taxation laws of the constitution and
labolishing the state board OF equaliza-
ton, and 6,563 votes against it. OF
264 precincts canvassed on the propo-
sition to reduce the term of state of
fcers to two years and 10 make them
eligible to reelection 1928 were cast
lin favor and 6,515 against. On the
same proposition as to county officials
S,722 votes were cast in favor and
6292 against. The precincts still TO
be canvassed are likely to increase
the plurality in favor 81 the amend
ments materially.
i Santa re and Sandoval counties, by
casting 500 ballots for the progress
sive state candidates, saved them from
coming to fourth place, below the So
cial democrats. Of. those 500 ballots
almost one-third came from Santa Fe
and the others from Sandoval county,
In the 261 precincts canyassed Wilson,
progressive candidate for congress
, lpolled only 972 votes, and Metcalf, so
cialist, 552 votes. McTeer, progress
/ sive candidate for corporation com
/ missioner, polled 995 votes, and
} Welsh, socialist, 1911
So, then, it is certain that the pro
gressive strength in the state at the
Z election just held does not reach 2,0oC
| votes, as against almost 5000 votes
) vast two years ago. However, Ma
lTeer's candidacy drew enough votes
. from the opposition to Hugh Williams
to assure the election of the latter
| Whatever hope still fingered among
the democrats that A. p. Fill might
after all win ont for corporation com
missioner on the official canvass was
dispeIled today by the next that vii
liams has $50 plurality in Taos
county, more than 400 plurality II
, Colfax and 400 over Hill in Sandoval
J OF the 19 counties canvassed thu
far only two-Santa Fe and sandova
returned more than 100 progressive
] votes, and only one-Cmry-mort
than 100 for the socialists.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
THANKSGIVING AUTO
RACE IS PLANNED
ALBUQUERQUE TO LAS VEGAS BY
WAY OF SANTA FE is THE
ROUTE

albuquerque, N. M, Nov. g. An au.
tomobile road race from here to San
ta Fe to Las Vegas, or over the same
route with starting point at Las We
gas, is planned. The. race is to be
held Thanksgiving day with $1,OO,
prizes, if the plan is successful.
Oakley Clifford suggested the eevnt
His idea was favored in Las Vegas
and Santa Fe. In a conversation ovel
the long distance telephone with mer
in Las Vegas and the capital yester
day, Clifford obtained their promise
to boost the race in those cities.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
N A R K E It's
KANSAS CRY LIVE STOCK

Kansas City, November 9,--Hogs,
receipts $4,000. Market higher. Bulk
81 4OG7 so; heavy 81 .5O@7 9O pigs
Sc. 5O@7.25.
Cattle. receipts $4,000. Market steac
dy Prime fed steers s1O@11. western
steers $7@9.25; calves $6.5O@13.5O
Sheep, receipts 10000. Market stea-
dy. Lambs $S@925 yearlngs $5.75
.@7.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
ROCK ISLAND SLOW

Chicago, Nov. 9.-The annual meet
ing Of the stockholders Of the Chica-
60. Rock island and Pacific railroad,
postponed from October 8, was again
postponed today until November 30
|It was stated that the postponement
was voted because it was desired not
to select new directors until certain
itigation Is settled
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09

parts Of New Mexico, having failed TO
but up the kind Of argument needed to
secure the progressive and indepsnd-
ent vote for Congressman Ferguson,
have no business cussing the Pecos
valley, which lined up as many hide
bound partisan democrats as it has
ever done in the past. There is evil
dence that the Pecos valley brethren
are sure enough sore. Read what
their mouthpiece. the Roswell Daily
Record, had to say editorially Friday
night:
"Not to Blame
According to newspapers across on
the other side Of the state the blame
for the defeat of Ferguson rests with
the Pecos valley, or at least that is
the inference one would draw from
reading their reports Of the election of
Hernandez.
--sThe Albuquerque Journal says:
Republican, leaders have relied from
the beginning upon the democratic
disaffection in the Pecos valley, and
1 it seems that they did not miss their
! guess to any considerable extent
The Journal then says that an
eleventh hour attempt was made to
rouse the democrats over here, but
J that it was too late to save Ferguson.
The Albuquerque Herald also takes
up the chorus and says that the dem
ocratic majorities in the Pecos valley
were below those of 1912sT
Telephone messages from various
democrats over the west side of the
, state indicate. that the view generally
prevails. that Ferguson was defeated
because of the vote in the Pecos val
ley.
In 1912 Fergusson's opponent was
Nathan Jaffa. Mr. Jaffa polled con
siderable vote in the Pecos valley
and yet he was defeated by Fergus
! son. This year the democratic plug
ality in Chayes county is. greater than
r it was in 1912. When the full returns
for the valley are in and counted the
plurality for Ferguson probably will
exceed that given him two years age
: by very small margin. But two
> years ago Ferguson was elected ant
this year he was defeated.
' Two years ago Ferguson carried
Bernalillo county by a good vote ant
this year he lost 1t by in the neigh
: borhood of 700 votes Two years age
PERCUSSION carried other counties OF
2 the west. side of the state that he los
9 this year, This year the republican
counties over on the west side of thu
state generally increased their plurali
ties over those of two years ago.
: From these facts it can be readil.
seen that Ferguson was not defeatet
because Of amy lack of support in tn
Pecos valley, but because of lack o
votes west of the mountains. Th.
!. democratic counties of the Pecos val
ley did their duty; is true the tota
democratic vote was not as large al
it might have been, but neither wal
the republican vote and the net resul
: was an increased plurality for Fergus
son.
Really we think it time the papers
and the democratic leaders across tht
state stop relying so much on thu
Pecos valley and get busy at home
: If their own counties had done as wei
in proportion with respect to 1912 al
did the Pecos valley Ferguson woult
have won hands down"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
ACCIDENTS BEGIN
EARLY in ROAD
RACE
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The FIRST Accident

The five leaders made the first so
miles in an hour and half William
Pink, who started eighteenth. was
badly hurt Is miles out Of Los Ange
les when his car skidded into a ditch.
He was taken TO hospital at San
Bernardino while his place at the
wheel of his car was taken by his as
sistant, Ely
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
carranza MIC HoatlIe Move

San Antonio, Tex, Nov 9--General
Carranza published a decree in Mex
leo City today ordering the Aguas Ca
lientes convention virtually dissolved
by November 10, according to a dis
patch received here today from r. L.
McCleary. chief Of the Carranza pub
licity staff in Mexico.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
pEC0s Is PEEvED

The Pecos valley democrats say
they are growing tired Of being blam-
ed for the democratic defeat II the
state last Tuesday. They declare
their dsmoeratIc brethren IN other
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09

Entered at the postorfice at East
Las Vegas, New Mexico, for trans
mission through the United states
nails as second class matteA.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09

such luck as to miss Mutt and Jeff"
Get tickes now if you want a good
seat. That's good advice. Tomorrow
might.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09

Reliable woman for cook
ing and general housework. Apply
Mrs. ]. S Clark, 1117 Eighth street
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-Pony mare and colt, $25.
A bargain. S. Powers.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09
.CARRANzA GIVEN
TILL TUESDAY
NIGHT
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that if those who made UP the con
vention were afraid to tear Villa from
the northern field he himself would
do it.
General Aguilar's line was further
strengthened during the night.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-09

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Specimen copies free on application.
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wANTED-Clean cotton rags at
Optic office.
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Read The optic for war news.
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subacrIbe for The optIc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-31
IS BEING MADE
q. THREE GREAT FIELDS
Fighting in Progress on French
From ier, Austro-Hungarian Bor-
dci. and in Eastern Prussia.
L REPORTS FROM FRONT
SiIent Covers Austria's War With
Ser a, Which Becomes Minor
bet of Death Struggle OF Great
Eur(pcan Powers.

LON{ON. August 81 q ;o5 A. MD.-
Only bulletins OF Napoleonic brevity
have ONE in tho last twenty four
hours Erom all the far spread battle
lines.
iiistdy is being made on three great
fields action-along $50 miles Of
Frencht frontier. zoo miles of the Aus
tro-Iiu3 garian border and through a
wide atea of Eastern Prussia
SilenSe has covered Austria's war
with S4lvia for several days. but that
has betPme minor detail OF the death
strugEle Of the European powers The
Russia1 front is the scene of events OF
the gr4atcst magnitude, but between
the claims and counter-clains of the
hclliGcYcnts there is such vital diff
ferencoi il is impossible to form an
estiInatA Of which way the balance
swings.(
From Northern France the news ap-
pears t. follow events by three or four
days. g French embassy announces
that th& has been hard fighting on
the rig0 wing OF It's northern army
near NJ II 'cres since Friday, and also
that tn German forces making
progress II the La Fere district which
aDparen means that the French left
wing he r. retired somewhat farther. but
1t is nc revealed how near the Ger
mans hat approached to La Fcrc fort
reSs.
FRENCH REINFORCE
BRITISU on WEST
British official reports issued sun
day sho that the British army no
longer stitutes the ,.rt wing of the
allied 70 les, but that the French have
reinforctV them on the west. II further
says tina the French have been fight %
ing both( .ast and west of them and
have bro sht the German steam roller
to a stan itill for time
Tho &c mans are b/-Ievcd TO he forg =
ing anot steam hammer for a heavy
blow, am Great Britain anXiously
awaits W d of n grcA, uattIc In which
her army Will be n focal point.
How FAD the Uhlansi have spread tnt o
French tcvrritory It is impossible to
learn from the many wild reports fugi-
tives havcy brought into England. but
n rich ouSntry. with important manu-
featuring H'ities, evidently is In their
grasp.
From fI&)lland and Belgium come
circumstana ial reports that the Ger
mans are nj owing part of their army by
trains bactI from Belgium. Apparent
ly these loops are destined TO meet
the Russia rs. and. II the reports are
true. II It4y mean that the Gefmans
feel stront, venoueh on the French from
tier to stayre part OF their force; or
that they onsider the repuase OF tho
(Con1 uod on Second iagel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-31
MISSILES FALL
IN MOST POPULAR \
QUARTER OF CITY,
Two Women Wounded, hut
no Other Damage Is
Done.
AVIATOR IN MANIFESTO
CALLS FOR SURRENDER
People, Although Startled by
Threatening Occurrence,
Remain Tranquil.
REMOVE FROM ZONE oW roRTs
Many Families VIII he without
Refuge, Yet There Is no
Complaint,
REMOVE FROM ZONE oW rORT>
Developments Of Day
in War Territory

That the French i.nca nrr still
falling bacl< before ~" tsrrfrnu r,I-
vance i~ indicntril in ;ir oi,ici::, state ,
mrnt issur;. by ihc French War OF
flee. which says Tho Icu,- rcs. of the
German right wing EcH cb!I.:cd the
French lrft to .icid Grouud. Earl
tttchcncr. Secretary Tor War. gives
In dGtnil the part mayed -: British
troops In the operations ia Belgium
and France. The orcra;;ou- extend
ch from August 80 yD Nu.S;iAt 20, and
the British losses numbered about
d.on0. The condition ,.uI spirits OF
the British troops nj thr trout nrc
described nS excellent. and rr;urorcc-
mcnts have been sent tip tu more,
thnp I'LL the gaps created ny the
casualties.
German aviator has appeared
over Paris mud WAS engage, IN sun
dny In dropping bombs in II popu-
iUus part OF the city. Several
bombs failed to explode, according
&" the accounts. nnti the only two
persons injured were women.
Pnr's Is prcpnrinS for n Siege.
should fhr line" opposing the Ger
mnnS he broken. Enormous stocks
state warehouses. and sheep and
cnitlc I'm vnSt numbers have been
hcrdc,i In the BoiS tic HouIoCnc.
\ British official statement says
that Of the 200 men comprising the
crews Of the five Ccrmnn vnrshipS
sunk on llriSOinnd, only $50 were
saved.
4 Berlin dispatch Snys the Ger
mnn nrny is cncrgcticaiiy pressing
the Russians back east of Allen
stein. East Prussia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-31
GERMAN ARMY SWEEPS
IIIROIGH nEIGIIfNI
Especial War DISPATCHES Of tho !. y. s

Especial War Dispatches Of the l. n. s
and tho London Daily News)
TOuRCOING. FRANCE. August go
The German army has swept through
Belgium twenty days behind It's time
table. and now, except for the fight at
Malinca. which is stilI going on. the
war front has shifted down into France
and. since | was in TourCoing two DAYS
ago. It has passed tho town. which IS
now in the rear OF ,h- GERMAN army
hear everywhere OF the heroic
work of the British troops and the
vaior OF the French. but the fact re-
mains that two days ago the limo from
crchics TO tho cast of Nalcmcicnnes was
the German attacking front. and now it
Is the rear At Boual and Cambrai. and
perhaps even beyond these places. the
advance has swept around the left wing
OF the original position of tho allies.
The whole German army lies between
mo and the British and French forces
and Yet yesterday was able 10 do
an amazing thing and get home signi-
fcaut information
Aftcr satisfying myself that the Ger
man base was no longer nj Tournai,
and that the whole army has been ad-
Nnncing some twenty miles day for
three days, / set out from TourcoinG
by motor to discover how far II had
advanced. We took the main road To
Nalcncicnncs, through Lille, which IL
stlil unoccuplcd, and ran due south for
nearly hfteen miles. Ky then we had
passed Pont-a Marcu where there was
severe nShting on Wednesday, and
we're near Marchiennes, tile scene OF
another battle. but we never saw an
Chlan at either place we passed We
inquired for them and the answer was
always the same, that they had gone
southwest toward Camhrai.
TOUCH LINE or ADVANCE
At ONE POINT ON TRIP
AZ ono place Wc touched tho line OF
their advance. cross road 20 the one
wc were on, which told tho whole tale
The dust was thick even on tho pave
mcnt. The roadsidcs were ;ramplcd,
and here and there on the riding patch
at the side were marks OF heavy wheels
vf gun carriages
Hundreds Of thousands. one man
said. had passed the day before but
whether they were of the hrst or see
ond line, no could not tell That was
near st. Amandlcseaux, little south
of the old battlefield OF Foutcner aud
AntoinS.
The battlenelds OF Belgium and the
advance OF The past fortnight have inn
pressed mo with II fearful sense Of The
tremendous power OF the German arIny,
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