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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
MAY LOSE VOTES

Chicago, Feb. THE Illinois wom-
ans suffrage test case officially en-
titled Scown against the election com
missioners Of the city of Chicago. is
on the calendar Of the state supreme
court for Friday, February 10.
Counsel for the suffragists said to-
day that the answer to the brief Of
the appellants, who are attacking the
constitutionality Of the suffrage act,
would be filed in the supreme court
before next Friday. Should oral ar
guments be heard by the upper court,
a decision would be possible before
the spring election. A decision ad-
verse to the constitutionality of the
act would nullify the registration Of
the $4,000 Chicago women who visit
ed the polling places for the first time
last Tuesday.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
MINE CHANGES HANDS

Announcement was made today that
F. M. Lyon, formerly Of the 2. Rosen-
wald and Son department store, and
Charles P. Trumbull have taken over
the larger part of the stock in the J.
r. Baker asbestos NINE, which is lo-
Gated about 20 miles from Las Vegas
in the Harvey canyon just above the
Harvey lower ranch.
G. P. Trumbull this afternoon stat
ed that he and Mr.. Lyon have taken
over the stock under certain agree
ments and unless samples, which were
sent to New York this week, prove
satisfactory, the deal will not be
closed.
This mine is considered valuable.
but q thorough test has never been
given to the ore. When the samples
are returned further announcement
doubtless viii be made as to what FIJI
ture development may be expected.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
LOOKS FOR
INCREASED BUSINESS
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA
FE SOUNDS AN OPTIMISTIC
NOTE

F. q. Corners, vice president of the
Santa Fe Railway company, passed
through Las Vegas this afternoon on
his way to Topeka from Los Angeles.
He stated to a representative of The
Optic that he considered conditions
favorable in many ways for the com
ing spring and summer. He declared
an increase in business generally will
be noted soon. Mr.. Corners travelled
with a. R. Stewart. also an official Of
the Santa Fe.
"The orange crop in California
looks extremely good, said Mr.. Con
ners. Il believe that this will help
the railroad business. AS a whole,
consider business conditions inprov-
ing
He continued by saying that his
opinion of the decrease Of forces on
the Santa re was that the present con
dition would not last, but thar in a
short time the number OF employees
would be restored to the former fig
ure and the men who have been UNI
employed for the past several weeks
would be returned to work.
Mr.. Corners was optimistic and his
opinions on the condition OF the coun-
try are worth consideration, for his
connection with the Santa Fe Railway
company gives him an insight into
business conditions. He has made a
close Of observation Of conditions in
California.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
OONb ANA PRECINCTS
VOTE OUT LIQUOR
THE CITY or LAS CRUCES RE
MAINS WET BY SLENDER MA
JoRITY

Las Cruces, N. NJ, Feb. 7After
one Of the most. stubboraly contested
elections ever held in southern New
Mexico, the returns from yesterdays 3
prohibition election show that the
city Of Las Cruces remains in the
"wet" column by the slender majority
of 80 votes.
A very full vote was cast, the total
returns being 347 against prohibition
to S17 in favor of it. There were the
usual scenes incident to prohibition
eelction, organizations of women
working at the polls and religious
bodies resorting to every expedient
possible to swing the result their way.
The ants were also very active, and
the close call that they had shows
that they needed all the activity that
could be exerted.
With the exception Of Las Cruces,
all the other towns in Dona Ana coun-
ty that yoted on the liquor question
went dry. The vote IN Dona Ana was
n to "a, while the majorities in Me-
silla Park and Mesilla in favor Of pro-
hibition were overwhelming, that in
the former being 100 to 5, and in the
latter 200 to 8. Rosa, Santa Teresa,
Rincon, Garfield and Organ also went
dry by small maiorities.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
Troops Guard the Palace, Arsenal and Artil-
lery Barracks TO RepeI Attacks
POLICEARfsAIlTOBE Be AMONG DEMONSTRATIONS
Actual Fighting Reported 10 Have Occurred at Guadalupe Seven
Niles Northeast Of Mexico CtyNe Revolt Will Occur on
February g. According to Reports Which Reached the
Alarmed DiClatOr-He May Attempt Flight

Mexico City, Feb THE federal
capital was quiet today. The author
tiles had feared that conspirators
against the administration would at
tempt an armed uprising, but no. out
break occurred.
Troops guarded the palace, the ar
senal and the artillery barracks
throughout the night, as the result of
last nights report that conspirators
had planned a coup d. etat against
Huerta. Considerable uneasiness was
caused by the activity of the soldiers
and fear that an outbreak had actual
ly occurred in Guadalupe seven miles
northeast, where fighting was said to
be in progress.
Telephone messages failed, however,
to confirm the repors Of fighting It
was thought the fact chat troops had
gone to the suburb in accordance with
the military plans to be in readiness
for a possible uprising was responsible
for the reports.
Reports about the capital were that
$500 police were involved in the plot,
and that they had pledged themselves
to revolt with certain Of the troops.
The beginning Of the new revolt, ac-
cording to the reports, was fixed for
February 9.
The secret police today arrested a
number Of clerks and small business
men alleged to have been connect
ed with an anti-governmental conspir-
acy. The authorities declare they
found on the prisoners cards indicat-
ing their connection with the move
ment. The police believe they have
succeeded in frustrating any impor-
tant plot They are maintaining great
vigilance. Jose Vera Estanol, brother
Of Jorge Vera Estanol, minister of
public instruction in the Madero cab
met, who was arrested few days ago
on suspicion Of conspiring against
the government, was released today.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07

EDWARD BAIRD GIVEN
REFORM SCHOOL, TERN
YOUTH WHO ATTEMPTED TO AS.
sAuLT YOUNG WOMAN AT
ASYLUM is PUNISHED

Edward Baird, the youth arrested
a few days ago on charge Of assault
upon with attempt to rape Barbarita
Armijo. was arraigned this morning IN
the court Of Judge David 3 Leahy.
He waived Investigation by the grand
Jury and pleaded guiltyq Baird was
sentenced to not less than four years
and not more tran five years in the
New Mexico Reform school at Sprin-
ger. He IS between Is and II years
of age. Baird was released in July
from the reform school where he was
sent from Albuquerque some time ago
on a robbery charge.
Baird is related 10 Lieutenant Gov
ernor q. G. de Baca. It IS said lie
has been employed for some time as
a messenger at the New Mexico Hos
pital for the Insane, ol which instiiu.
ton mr. Baca i chairman q tho board
of trustees Miss Armiio IS employed
as "a attendant at she insiisation.
Tire assault upon her Is said e have
occurred II her room at the hospital
on January g
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
WIRELESS CAUSED EXPLOSION

London, Feb TIT is absurd was
the comment today Of Professor Will
liam Henry Eccles of University col
lege, an eminent radio expert, when
shown the suggestion made by Paris
Engineer M. Deroquier. that the explo-
sion on board the steamship volturno,
the French battleship Liberte and in
the Universal colliery near Cardiff,
we're due to wireless waves.
Il wish it were true" Professor Ec-
cles added. 1T would. mean a tre-
mendous increase in the power and
usefulness of wireless waves If we
could obtain such results. AS it is.
wireless waves are only sufficient in
strength to move the most delicate
instruments. They have not nearly
enough energy to enable us to write
with Them
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
WORKING FOR The
SANTA FE TRAIL
REPRESENTATIVE OF NATIONAL
HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
N VISITS LAS VEGAS

F. L. Miner, representative Of the
National Highways association, was
visitor in Las Vegas yesterday for
the purpose Of collecting a fund from
the local members Of the associations,
which will be used, together with
money that is being collected over
the entire United States to defray
the expense Of pushing a bill through
congress that will provide for the
building Of national highway, using
the Santa Fe trail. Mr.. Miner was
accompanied on his visit about the
city by Secretary Leo Upton Of the
Commercial club.
The proposition tnat the National
Highways association plans to som.
plete will mean considerable to the
west and viii mean the largest ex-
penditure Of money for good roads
ever known in this country Accord
ing to Mr.. Miner, about $4,000 will
be spent in this county for roads.
This estimate gives an idea Of the
entire cost Of the proposition. The
plans are to build macadam roads
from the beginning Of the Santa Fe
trail to the end and thence on to Cali
fornia, in time.
Mr. Miner stated that he had been
receiving the best Of support at all
the cities he visited and Is one Of
the members Of the highways asso-
citation who believes it will get the
appropriation from congress.
The governors Of all the states in
the union, the largest automobile man
ufacturers in the country and many
Of the biggest financiers Of the Unit
ed States are interested in the bill,
which already IS in concrete form,
and believe that after hard work the
act win be passed and the road as
- a 81
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
ten LAKES COMP ANY
HSUED FOR $4,000
FIRST SAVINGS BANK OF ALRU.
QUERQUE ASKS FOR
JUDGMENT

Albuquerque, Feb. THE First
Bank and Trust company yes
terday brought suits against the Ten
Lakes Land company and J. D. Hand
of Los Alamos. defendants in the
first action. and the Placita Ranch
company and j d. Hand. as defend
ants in the other Judgment for more
than $4,000 is asked in the Ten
Lakes case and for s6,76s.ss in the
Placita Ranch case.
The complaint alleges that the Ten
Lakes company and Hand gave the
trust company note for $4,000 Sc
cured by bonds Of the company, which
in turn were secured by deed Oh
trust from the Ten Lakes company
to the Commerce Trust company. The
note was unpaid, the trust company
charges. The plaintiff asks the court
to appoint a special master to sell
the bonds.
The Placita Ranch company ant
Hand gave the trust company a note
for $4,000, February II, 1918, and
as security chattle mortgage OF
stock, the plaintiff alleges. Part O
this note was paid, according to tht
complaint The foreclosure Of the
mortgage is prayed.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
BOW ABOUT REaATEsa

Washington, Feb. Investigation
of whether the United States Steel
corporation has received illegal re-
bates from railroads during the last
six years was begun today by the in.
terstate commerce commission by the
issue Of a formal order for hearings
under the recent resolution adopted
by the senate. Dates for hearing will
be announced later. Formal notice of
the investigation was served tooay.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
sRIrIsH sAIp AeRoUNp

Manasquan, N. j.. Feb. 7.-0ff her
course in a fog the British tramp
steamer Queen Louise went aground
today about quarter Of mile off
shore here, and the prospects were
that she would remain fast until high
tide late this afternoon. AS a precau-
ton, the Manasquan life savers shot
a three breeches buoy line aboard and
two boys Of the vessels crew were
brought ashore. The others number
ing about 20, including The captain
David afeDonough. elected to remain
aboard
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
SAME men DID
The TWO JOBS
THE ATTEMPTED WRECK ON
LAMY BRANCH AND THE DE-
RAILMENT AT GALLUP

Albuquerque. N M, Feb. THAT
the men who wrecked Santa .Fe pas
senger train NO. 10 at Gallup Thurs
day morning are the same who made
three attempts to wreck a passenger
train on the branch between Santa
Fe and Lamy, N M. On the afternoon
Of Sunday last, is the belief Of 7.
O'Leary, chief Of the Santa Fe railway
secret service, who went to Gallup to-
day to take personal charge Of the
hunt o'LearX 1t is said today, has
definite evidence connecting the two
crimes.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
NEW RATES DELAYED

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 1.-THE Mis-
souri, two-cent passenger fare and max
imum freight rates cases, after years
Of litigation, will go back to the United
States supreme court as result of the
signing of the railroads application
for appeal by Judge Smith Mcpherson
Of the federal district court today
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
SECRETARIES LEAVE COAST

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 7.-secreta-
ries McAdoo and Houston of Presi-
dent Wilson'S cabinet left here late
yesterday on a homestretch tour Of the
country, made in the capacity as a
location committee Of the federal re
serve board, to find the best locations
for the eight or more regional banks
to be established. They will reach El
Paso tonight.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
MONEY WAS WASTED

New York, Feb. flames w Os-
borne, Governor Glynns graft inves-
tigator, in a formal statement, today
said he would recommend the re-
moval Of the whole state highway sys-
tenn from the field Of party politics" :"
1T ought to be done" he declared,
'at the earliest possible moment be-
fore we spend dollar Of the new
fifty million bond. Many millions Of
dollars have been all but wasted
through the alliance OF contractors and
politicians,
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
Mrs. Harriet Manning Is Shot Because AM
other Loves Her Husband
THE SLAYER is Dying FROM EFFECTS or POISON
Haze! HedsaH, infatuated @ Charles Msss;s& AlIsAAn14 As
Kill Herself After DspOspg Of Spouse Of Her Lover Who
Refuses to Secure DifcFCe-The Murder Battles The
Police, Who Arrest Several Suspects

Newark, N. j., Feb. 7.--tiazel Hers
man, a girl Of 20. Infatuated with
Charles F. Manning shot and killed
Mrs. Harriet Manning in her home
here last night This was the an
nouncement made BY the Newark po-
lice this afternoon
The girl is dying in the Mountain
side hospital at Mont Clair, n. j. Of
poison taken with suicidal intent.
Learning that q young woman had
been taken into the institution the
police seized on it as clew to the
mysterious shooting Of Mrs. Manning,
and accosting Miss Herdman, accused
her Of the crime. Then. according to
the police, she confessed, saying that
she was IN love with Manning and
had killed his wife because the vile
had failed to get a divorce. as prom.
ised Miss Herdman was the unnaul-
ed woman detained By the police ana
questioned last night. She was re-
leased this morning.
Miss Herdman died at 10 minutes
after o'clock. Her mother was a.
her bedside.
Manning Took Her to Hospital
Manning himself brought the gira
to the hospital. Seeing that her eon.
dition was critical he went in search
Of her mother.
Miss Herdman had been suspected
OF the crime last night, but thorough
questioning at that time failed to sus-
tain any suspicion that she was re-
gponsible for the shooting. Her home
was on the Pompton turnpike II rs
sex county
She was the daughter Of Arthur ,.
Herdman, hotel proprietor. Tho
father said that he had opposed his
daughters association with Manning.
but that Notwithstanding the two had
been going together for years
A small caliber steel revolver
and silk umbrella we're the only
elews which the police had today 10
help them identity the veiIed woman
who last night shot and killed Mkn
Harriet Manning in her mothers
home here. These the murderess lefk
behind when she fled after firing. with
deliberate coolness two shots 1t haw
victim in the presence Of Mrs. Man
ning's mother. sister and niece.
MRS. Manning's husband Charles r.
Manning. a garage manager from
whom she had been separated for two.
years, and a woman whose identity
is not revealed, after having been held
by the police all nigaf and closely
questioned. were released today. sub.
sequently the police detained ae po-
lice headquarters an Italian aonan
who seemed to answer the description
Of the murderess as given hg Mrs.
Mannings relatives. Jacob Zinc who
formerly boarded with the family was
also brought to headquarters
The fact that the woman announced
herself when she called "a "1rs Man.
niug's girl friend from Philadelphia
prompted the local police to seek tAa
aid Of the police Of that CITY.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
euerjIIa Bands clash

washington, Feb. III Only q brief
report Of the train wreck and destruc-
ton of the Cunbre tunnel by Mexican
bandits has been made by American
Consul Edwards. From Acapulco new
uprisings are reported on both coasts,
and frequent conflicts Of guerilla
hands occurred photographic and rail
wav communication between Monterey
and Nuevo Laredo have been re-estah-
fighed
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
FLAMES PREVENT ENTRANCE
INVESTIGATORS ARE UNABLE TO
GO WITtiiN THE BURNING
MOUNTAIN
MEXICAN RAINMEN gone
UNITED STATES CONSUL MAKES
BRIEF REPORT ON THE
OUTRAGE
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= Juarez, Mexico, Feb 7.-Grav- =
4 est fears that the six American =
+ railroad men and So passengers =
4 on the Mexico & Northwestern =
+ train which ran into the burning z
: Cumbre tunnel last Wednesday =
+ have perished were expressed by Z
\ railroad men here this after =
= noon. +
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
TODAY ~ CONGRESS.

Washington. Feb. q Senate: Met
at noon
General Wood told the military
committee the destruction of the milf
tary academy by union troops in
1864 was not in accord with the laws
of war.
immigration committee took up the
Burnett bin and discussed the literacy
test feature
Representatives OF the Stock Ex-
change Of New York testified on the
owen bill for federal regulation.
Passed the house bill for reorgani-
zation Of the naval militia.
House Met at noon
Miscellaneous legislation considered.
Representative Morgan of Oklahoma
before the interstate commerce com.
mittee. advocated his bin to empower
an Interstate trade commission to
regulate price fixing.
Resumed debate on the $25.0oO.OOC
good roads bill
Passed bill authorizing appointment
Of a committee to attend corn exposf
ton at Dallas, Texas.
Put over to Monday bill creating ad
ditional federal iudgeship at Philadel
phia
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
REp LleHr IS COM

Washington. Feb President vii
son today signed the Kenyon bill aboI-
ishing Washington's segregated dis
trict.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07

Juarez, Mexico, FEB. Definite in
formation Of the fate Of the American
railroad man captured BY Mexican
bandits was still lacking today, al
though in this city railroad officials
we're still disposed to discredit the
rumor that they, or at least the six
Of them who were on the passenger
train, were locked in the train and
sent to their deaths in the blazing
Cumbre tunnel
Circumstances thus far learned are
against the truth of the rumor. Ac-
cording to P. c. Thede, superintend-
ent Of the Pearson plant at El Paso,
the train stopped at the station OF
Cumbre. This is only quarter OF
a mile from the big Cumbre tunnel,
and Mr.. Thede said that in that d.
rection the train could not have gain
ed sufficient momentum to bring on
a wreck so complete that all persons
in the train would nave been killed.
There we're about s5 Mexican passen-
gers.
The rumor was started by a Mexi-
can who is now believed to have been
instructed to tell the story to delay
pursuit Of the bandits and their pris-
oners. There were six Americans on
the passenger train, and two American
conductors and two American engi-
neers on the freight, which was 9
double-header and which was set on
fire to destroy the tunnel. A number
Of Mexican trainmen also are miss
ing
The flames in the tunnel prevented
investigation yesterday, but F. g.
CLARK, Of the railroad, Or. +. g. Hurt
and four assistants left MADEIRA again
this morning to visit the scene, and 9
definite report is hoped for BY night
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-07
Train was Not Stopped

: Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 1.-Two !
!. Mexicans who left the train at I.
- Cumbre say the passenger was =
+ not held up, but ran into the =
! tunnel innocent or the danger !
= The fact that none Of the crew +
y or passengers have been seen 4
+ since, although four days have +
!, elapsed, is regarded as the sad :
4 dest evidence Of their fate, for =
: which the bandit leader, Maxine =
= Castillo, who failed to leave Z
! warning that he had set a freight +
!. train on fire in the tunnel, is re- :
= garded as Responsible Z
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-26
Learning to Control Thought

It is not our words only, but our
thoughts as well, that we must learn
TO control. Some of us have gotten
the idea that our thoughts are things
we can't control, that they come and
go without any will on our part.
But this is not true. We can learn
by patient effort to think kind things
instead of hard or bitter ones, 70
shut out of our mind all that is veX
sing. AS Charles Kingsley says, Life
is too hard work itself to allow us to
stop to hate and suspect people"
Never let your thoughts dwell on a
matter in which another has made
you sore. If you do hundred aggra
waiting circumstances will spring up
in your mind, which will make the
slightest offense swell to most for
rnidable dimensions.
If we will just remember this it will
help us more to be queens of our
minds" than any amount of vain re-
gret over a hasty temper, says the
Camden Daily Courier.
Now here's what we all have to do
il we want our thoughts to be sweet
and clean. untainted with envy, Bit
uTerness or malice. The moment some
annoying thing sweeps into your mind
10 disturb you. don't wait TO say, y
must MT think of this" or Its wrong
10 let my mind dwell on that but T.
Think of something else
~ you'll say at first that it is inipos-
sible, but it isn't, for ] have tried II,
and l know.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-26
BY ADEIdNE oARRIoK WELLS
,copvrirht Newark Daily Company

gan to bulge. They're bigger'n
Elephants! An elephants no
bigger than the tiniest baby wave.
jeered Dorothy, tossing her head;
they're bigger than oar house, or
mountains, or--or anything"
well, / meant, a bigger ePphant
than you ever saw" insisted Dayie,
who never liked to admit that he
was In the wrongl you haven't seen
all the ELEPHANTS in the world, Dor
othy Dear" :.
Neither have you, so you don't
know"
Il do. saw a picture of one
once. and it was bigger than two
OF those waves Davies voice was
: beginning TO rise.
What, the pictureg
No, o. course. the ELEPHANT"
How could you tell?" Dorothy's
nose was rapidly turning upward.
Il could tell, all right"
We'll how could you?"
We'll, I could"
IF you could you'd tell how. But
you can't tell cause you don't
know. Big as elephants, big as ele-
plants, big as elephants" chanted
Dorothy, dancing in circles around
her brother.
Davies face grew, very red.
you just say that again, Dorothy
Dear, and I'll"
big as elephants, big as ele-
phants."
Z Davie jerked his hand away from
nurse Nellie's and started after
Dorothy
I'll throw your new oilskin hat
in the ocean, and you'll never, never
get it." he threatened.
"Then I'll take yours" laughed
Dorothy, running away.
Then mother Dear thought it time
to interfere.
''I never saw such children" she
declared; you'd rather quarrel than
look at these wonderful waves,
wouldn't you?"
II wouldn't" said Dorothy.
And I wouldn't either" said
Davie, sulkily.
"Then stop it," said mother Dear.
sternly; "at the first cross word
from either of you Wen turn about
and go home. And then Nellie and
/ will come back alone"