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Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-31
REPUBLICANS FILED
THEIR STATEMENTS
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES FROM
THIS COUNTY, HAVE MOTH
ING TO WORRY ABOUT

All three republican candidates for
the state legislature from San Miguel
county have filed their certificates Of
money spent for securing their nomi-
nation and for their campaign, Meth
er secundino Romero. ApoIonio A.
sena or Fred 0. Blood spent cent
for any Of these purposes. According
to the Santa re paper Mr. Blood's
statement came in a few hours late
owing to the fact that he had been
out Of the state and did not arrive in
time to file his statement before mid
night Thursday
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-31

administration that it is generally con
demned by the non-iob holding mem
lers of the party all over the state
But Mcdonald was the best the demo
Gratis could produce.
The voters Of New Mexico, II they
are wise, win elect democratic 10y
er house Of the legislature. The can
didates are men Of known efficiency
in their private business, and many
Of them have held public Office with
credit. They are men who belong tc
The party Of efficiency, and they viii
be found good men on the job.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-31
WAS
KIND TO SENIOR
CARRANzA
Continued from Page one)

of the Guadalupe convention which
made him chief of the constitutional
cause during its fight with the Huer
Ia power. All commanders, General
Villa included, were placed under or
ders Of the secretary of war who would
BE- named under the new management,
although a previous clause clearly
stated that both "Carranza and Villa
would cease their present functions. .
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-31
A CHEAP TRICK

After their loud declarations that
any person or political party that
would inject the race issue into the
present campaign in New Mexico
would be worthy of supreme contempt
the action of the decomerats in the
.Pecos valley, who have begun, in
these last few days before the cleo
tion. an effort to create a sentiment
against B. c. Hernandez, because Of
his SpanishtAmerican ancestry, is
particularly contemplate. Their lat
est move became known only, today,
the leaders having waited until yes
terday to spring this, what they ap-
parently believe to be their trump
card.
The democrats have imported out
siders to do their dirty work for them.
Judge Dan jackson and man nam
ed Mcdonald of Ell Paso having been
t!,e mouthpieces Of those who wished
to play upon the prejudices of the peo-
pie Of the Pecos valley. These men,
Who are said to he chaperoned by a
member of the democratic state ad-
ministration, are quoted as having
tod the Pecos valley people that the
election Of a Spanish-American to con-
gress would be to set the state back
20 years and make it appear to the
other senators and representative in
Washington that New Mexico is bare
ly civilized and is more than decade
be hind her sister states
No more unjust statement could be
made. The Spanish-American people
of this state are among It's most va
hled citizens. They are law-abiding,
Intelligent and Industrious Among
them are many men of recognized
leadership in the state, whose educa,
tional equipment and experience and
Judgment make them the equals oi
leading men in the so-called American
class of citizenship.
BIC. Hernandez is one Of these men
II sent to Washington he will rank
inst as high in the councils of the ma.
tion as will those members Of con
gress Of English, German or French
descent. The Optic believes it would
tDe an enlightenment TO the other states
lin which there undoubtedly are some
people who are prejudiced against the
Spanish-American- simply because he
has been misrepresented to them-to
send a well-educated, efficient, pro
gressive native citizen Of New Mexico
to congress.
Mr. Hernandez has been entirely
in his campaign. He has
made no attempt to get the solid
Spanish-American vote because he is
a Spanish-American, but has gone be-
fcre all the voters of the state, irres-
pective of their nationality or descent,
and asked their support If they en-
dorse businesslike, republican princi-
PIES and wish to have New Mexico eff
ficiently represented in congress. In
other words. Mr.. Hernandez has been
the same to every class Of voters in
New Mexico And If elected, he will
sent every citizen in thse atate
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-31
French CAPITAL
WILL BE TAKEN
BACK
Continued on Page Fiye)

German forces was ordered
1t is pointed out that the German
attack would scarcely have been di-
rected against this fortified position
after strong Russian forces had ar
rived at points south and to the west
of Warsaw. These naturally must be
the first object Of the attack.
$4,000 Russian prisoners
An official annpuncement given out
in Vienna says that the total number
of Russian prisoners interned in Aus
tria and Hungary on October % was
649 officers and 73,169 men, not count
ing those in transit on this date.
The report says further that strong
Russian forces have crossed the River
San south of Nisko, but that they
were repulsed after hard fighting.
The Russian forces are pushing for
ward on the southern flank and gain
ing ground, They carried several for
titled positions on the heights to the
northeast of Turka in Galicia, %
miles to the north of Sambre.
Conspiracy Discovered
"The Cologne Gazette declares that
i'll the archives of the Belgian minis
try of war there have been found
secret documents setting forth the
common plans Of the triple entente
powers and Belgium for a combine
against Germany.
The italian stampa reports that
German troops in east Africa have
inflicted complete defeat on the
troops from the Belgian Congo at
point near Kissenji.
"a special correspondent Of the
Frankfort Gazette in east Prussia re
ports that there is now total of 4O,-
600 civilians of east Prussia who are
missing asia result of the Russian
atrocities in this district
I'm consequence Of the i'll treatment
Of German civilians in England the
general in command Of the German
army. corps stationed at Altona has
declared that if Great Britain does
not liberate these Germans all Eng
.lishmen lin Germany fit for military
service will be aFrestedsnire
Revolt inss South Africa
The Matinuo published in Rome,
declares that the revolt IN the Union
Of South Africa is increasing and
that the insurgents are well armed,
well equipped and we'll fed The Daily
News of London warns against under
rating this revolt.
eThe italians are much incensed at
the seizure and detention at Gibraltar
of one of four italians steamers from
the United States. The Ida Gasonale
declares that the seizures are illegal
and that the cargoes on board the
vessels are destined for Italian firms
Two thousand, seven hundred Ital-
ian passengers are being detained at
Gibraltar
i The British official statements con
cerning the weakness OF the econom-
ic and financial situations in Ger
many and Austria are wild chimeras
Of their authors. and the allegation
that swiss contractors are being paid
with the German war loan is mis-
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-31
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK

Kansas City, Oct. 31.-Hogs, receipts
S,5OO. Market steady. Bulk $7.10@
Z. 35; heavy 81. .2O@7.S5; igs $6.25@
Z 90.
Cattle, receipts 500. Market steady.
Prime fed steers 65@1O75; west
era steers $6.75@9; calves 800
1t SO.
Sheep receipts 500 Market steady.
Lambs 81 250S; yearlings $3.50
$50.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-31
PLANNING MILL CLOSED

5 santasrFe, oct.a8l.- The Santa Fe
planning mill closed down today for
the purpose of enlarging the plant and
installing new machinery The mill
has become one Of the leading indus
tries in the state.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-31
YALEls WINNER

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 81. Yale
won the cross-country run whit
Princeton today, scoring "a points to
49,
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-31

Glenn Warner, the Carlisle Indians
coach, is an old Cornell player and for
several years had charge Of the foot
ball team at Ithaca. me
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-31

Entered at the postorfice at East
las Vegas, New Mexico, for trans
mission through the United States
a0adIs as second class mattea.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-31

statement that long has been refut-
ed. The Austrian crown has never
been more than 25 per cent under par
and it is today only four and half un-
der par"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-31

(cash in Advance for Mail
subscriptions.)
Remit by check. craft or money
order. If sent otherwise we will not
be responsible for loss.
Specimen copies free on application.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-31

Read The Optic for war news.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-06

library after dinner, which the profes-
sor always took alone, because he had
to read and eat at the same time. This
was the only point on which he had
never ventured to defy Milly.
MY dear" he said, Il have an un-
pleasant thing to say to you. 1t is a
problem"
Cant you solve it by algebra2' IN
quired Milly, looking at him with a
twinkle in her eyes. "You know, you
always say everything can be solved
by algebra"
"And SO It can, my dear" said Doc
tor Syntax. That was one Of his pet
theories.
"You remember how you found your
spectacles," pursued Milly mischiev-
ously.
The discovery Of Doctor Syntax's
lost spectacles had really been a
triumph of Acknowledgements appli-
cation. x was supposed to be the
place where they had been placed, Y
the spectaclea, 2 the unknown coefi-
clients. N the known ones. From an
examination Of an equation compound
ed of the various symbols. the spec
tacles were ultimately discovered on
the professors nose.
But this Is serious, Milly," said Dr..
Syntax, Some people in this town
have apparently been putting their
heads together and have come to the
conclusion that it is not right for a
single girl. even an adopted daughter.
to keep house for an old bachelor like
me. It is preposterous idea. but the
force of public opinion is like the sym
Dol x, always handed when 1t Is not
wanted and never translatable into
precise terms until the final solution. .
Well, have come to the same con-
cIusion myself, said Milly calmly.
WHAT exclaimed DR.. Syntax. He
had expected a scene, strife, war--and
here was Milly calmly acquiescing in
bis decision. But what are you 60
ing to do, my dear?" he continued. 4
can't bear the thought of losing you.
"You needn't lose me-" said Milly.
with preternaturaI gravity, studying
her plate. But even then there was a
mischieyous twinkle in her eyes
This is very stranfe. my dear" said
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-06
VAST JUNGLEs OF PANAMA
Described by Traveller as Dense and
Mysterious as Are Those
Of Africa.

There are iungles in Panama,
stretching away from the banks of
Gatun lake, as dense and mysterious
as those Of Africa. The only canal
men who know the jungles intimately
are the surveyors VINO have charted
the topography of the watershed, or
who have made special Investigations
at various points. One of these men
is Mr.. o. E. Malmsbury, who is in
charge of the land surveys under
Colonel Goethals. In speaking of the
jungle recently, in the New York Sun,
he said:
When l try to become definite about
the Jungle. realize how little even a
man who has seen much of it knows
about its life. There are strong i'm
pressions of beauty, mystery, and fear,
lure with a menace, a smile that
only half covers a snarl-and every
thing else that ! know about the jun
gle can be told in few isolated in
cidents that have happened to pass
under my notice.
An orchid beckons from the branch
of a tree, a pair Of wild pigs dash
away into the brush a tiger cat shows
its bright eyes for moment, and, in
a flash, the heron balances daintily on
a reed by the river, an alligator slides
from a mud bank into the water, mon
keys lark in the trees, lion growls
such slight things sum up my jun
gle lore.
One hour the sun looks through
trees and bushes, and traces a thou
sand patterns on the ground; the next,
rattle of rain on the leaves is deafen-
ing. Night falls, and the parrakeets,
crickets, frogs, lizards begin their
unending chorus; then the howl of
monkeys adds to the din, and now
and again the cry of the wildcat and
the growing bark of the mountain
lion makes a man glad that he is be-
side bright fire with his machete or
gun close at hand.
The lion Of the Panama jungle is Of
two kinds-black and tawny Full
grown, he stands 80 inches high. His
breast is broad, like that of bulldog;
his legs are long; his head is square,
but catlike. He growls like lion,
but ends with bark. never heard
of his attacking man, but the ma
tives of the jungle fear him. He
would be a dangerous adversary at
close quarters. The only way to be
certain that he will not attack a man
is to try one out. Personally, don't
care enough for the knowledge to
risk the experiment.-Youth's Compan.
ion.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-06

an office whose main business it is to
collect revenue from intoxicants, es-
pecially since the office was taken
from Santa Fe only few months ago
on the plea that Phoenix is more con
venient to the interests that pay the
internal revenue taxes.
However, Arizona has two demo-
cratic senators while New Mexico has
just reaffirmed dts faith in the repub-
lican party, and that is one reason
the Arizonans will urge for keeping
the office at Phoenix More potent,
however, will be the argument that
Arizona paid a much larger income
tax than New Mexico and that it also
pays more internal revenue taxes on
the manufacture of cigars and under
the new revenue law than does New
Mexico.
Colorado has gone dry, Oklahoma
has been dry, and so have been sew
eral southern states but the internal
revenue office is doing business at
the old stands in those states and is
taking in considerable internal reve-
nue. tax despite prohibition. 1t is also
pointed out that New Mexico is rapid
ly growing dry, through local option
and is likely to vote on statewide pro
hibition within another year.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-06
LEARN TO SWIM CORRECTLY
Expert VIII Not Tire Himself In Ex-
ercise Which VIII Cause Ex-
haustion to Tyro.

The trouble with a good many
swimmers is that they do not know
how to swim. Most Of the energy
which would carry them along
smoothly and rapidly, If properly ap-
piled, is wasted in faulty movements.
Time and again have seen men
thrash away madly for short space,
misusing arms and legs, then stop
suddenly, putting hard and in distress.
To such tyros swimming means q
stubborn fight to keep going, and there
is no doubt that If they tried to swim
for exercise, frequently serious harm
might come from It, But can this
parody Of workmanship be considered
swimming? Hardly, according to the
present-day standards
Watch a skilled trudgeon or crawl
exponent and note the difference. He
will take graceful dive, strike out
UNMARRIED, move along without fuss
or furry, rolling gently from side to
side and emerge from the water fresh
and invigorated, barely breathing
hard. Rest assured it is not he that
will suffer, even from daily practice
Outing
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-06
american Coinage.

More than once the government has
sought to obtain more artistic designs
for our coinage. Why, they have asked,
should we not have as beautiful coins
as those of Greece in the fourth CEN
tury before Christ? One reason is be-
cause we desire low relief" that is,
figures that will not come out higher
than the edges, SO that our coins will
stack. Moreover, the modern coin
loses less by abrasion than the ancient
Thus the interests Of beauty and utii-
ity stand in confiict--and this is a
practical age. Nevertheless, our mint
has offered from time to time coins
protesting an esthetic appearance, as
witness the gold pieces designed by
Saint Gaudens few years ago. With
reference to the new nickel piece,
these seems to be a difference of opin-
ion as to its beauty.-Popular Me-
chanics
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-06
SAN MIGUEL CONG

Santa Fe, Nov. g. Superintendent
George Lougee of the socorro high
school today informed Secretary j.
H. Wagner Of the New Mexico Ednca.
tional association that the socorro
school board has not only decided to
give all teachers not only a vacation
with full pay during convention week
at Albuquerque but also to pay their
railroad fare and hotel expenses. IN
every teacher in Socorro
has been enrolled BY Professor Lou
gee for the convention.
County Superintendent DesMarais
writes that he has personally enrolled
quite a number Of the rural teachers
of San Miguel county for the conven-
tion.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-06
How Looh Awe Was Formed.

Highland tradition gives a quaint
explanation of the creation of Loeb
Awe, that noble mirror Of the noun.
tains in the magnificent scenery of
Argyllshire, Scotland The bed of the
foch was once, it is said, fertile val
ley. with fairy spring, which had al
ways to be kept covered, bubbling
from the mountain side. A careless
girl, however, having drawn water,
forgot to recover the well. All through
the night the spring flowed and by
the morning Loeb Awe had come into
being
No one need regret the carelessness
Of that Highland lassie Loeb Awe is
now one Of the most exquisite of beau.
ty spots in Great Britain--a charming
sheet of water, studded with pretty
islands, while around the shores are
many places associated with interest
ing legends and historic incidents Of
tha Highlands
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-06
SOME WITTY WEDDING TEXTS
davs Humor, Though Nons Can
Rightly Deny Their Appropriate
ness to the Occasions.

Parson Turell, Of Medford, who, to
the reputed disappointment Of many
languishing maidens and aspiring
mothers of his own parish, selected
his wife, very beautiful brunette, in
another town, caused a stir of interes
less devotional than human, when,
leaving the lovely stranger seated,
shy, but conspicuous, in the minis
terial pew, he ascended the high pul,
pit and gave out in rotund and chal
lenging tones the text:
Il am black but comeIy, 0 We daugh'
ters Of Jerusalem"
Another worthy pastor chose tex
the application Of which was not t.
his bride, but to himself He was &
small, elderly, rather wizened little
man, already twice a widower; and 1t
was common knowledge that he had
recently proposed to, and been re-
jected by two Of the prettiest and
best lowered girls In the village. I'm
dismayed by their rebuffs, he had
sought further afield, and had finally
been accepted by a widow, fair, fat,
much more than forty. and far wealth
Ter than anyone in his parish. His
text was.
Cast not away therefore your con
fidence, which hath great recompense
of reward"
Perhaps the most amusingly apt Of
all recorded wedding texts was that Sc
lected by Abby Smith, the high
spirited daughter Of Parson Smith, for
him to preach from on the occasion
of her marriage. She had married
John Adams, in spite Of the most Wig
orous paternal remonstrances; in fact
her reverend parent had been ex.
tremely rude to the young man, even
after the affair was settled, and would
not permit him to be invited to a
meal in his house Abbys choice
which speaks more for her wit than
her devoutness, was:
John came, neither eating
bread nor drinking wine; and ye say
he hath devil"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-06
San MIGUEL COUNTY
HOLDS SECOND PLACE
IT HAS f1o TEACHERS AND 9
SCHOOLS; cHAvEs COUNTY
is FIRST

Santa Fe, Nov. 6.-That New Mex
co has 1871 teachers, 1, 1921 school
buildings and 1O5,1O9 persons of school
census age were the statistics this
forenoon sent by Chief Clerk Rupert
f. Asplund Of the department of edu-
cation to A. e. Koehler Jr, for publi-
cation in New Meuco's official expo
sition book. That is one teacher for
every 60 persons of school age, Ber-
nalillo county leading with 1892
census but only one teacher for each
100 persons of school census age and
a total of Sc schools. In fact, the de-
partment of education is inclined to
the belief that the school census for
Bernalillo and Santa Fe counties is
not as accurate as it should be, for if
it is correct, both Of those counties,
admittedly at the head Of education
among New Mexico counties, make a
most miserable showing in the per-
centage Of school enrolment, school
attendance. number Of teachers and
schools.
ChaVes county leads with 116 teach
ers and 81 schools, although its school
census is only 5,37O or more than
Thousand less than Santa Fe county
which has only IA teachers and So
schools.
San Miguel county is second with
11O teachers and 80 schools; Union
lO9 teachers and 81 schools; ;BernalilIo
county has 1OS teachers and 36
schools; colfax 100 teachers and So;
Roosevelt s5 teachers and 10 schools;
Eddy 50 teachers and II schools; So
corro Is teachers and 81 schols, while
Curry with only onethird the school
census has as many teachers as Santa
Fe county, IA and two more schools,
GA Guadalupe and Rio Arriba also
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-06
WOMEN ILLOGICAL?
BY ELMER PHILLIPS.

Doctor Syntax was not more than
forty, though he seemed bowed be-
meath the weight of his recondite in
yestigations. He was seated at his
library table, looking out across the
quiet village street toward the campus.
Inside the halls Of those magnificent
Gothic buildings which he could Just
see from his library he had taught for
is years.
When Aloysius Benton, his friend
and colleague, died, ten years before,
leaving his twelve-year-old daughter
to Doctor Syntax. 1t was the most nat
ural thing in the world that the kindly
old doctor should take the child into
his household. After old Janet died.
Milly quite naturally became the doc
tors housekeeper.
And now certain persons had whis-
pered that 1t was not proper for an
unmarried man, even q professor, to
live alone in the house with the girl.
With Milly! Why, she ruled him
with an iron hand, cased In velvet
though it was! Did north wind blow,
his peace of mind was not worth a
moments purchase unless he put on
his comforter to step across the
campus. He was sent to bed even in
the midst of the most abstruse prob
lens, when eleven o'clock arrived, and
he had lecture on the following day.
Nevertheless, life without Milly seemed
an impossible, hopeless thing.
Doctor Syntax had been in love
when he was young man. The OBJ
ject Of his devotion had married an
other; but, though he had long ceased
to think OF her, the memory Of that
first love had clung around him like a
radiant cloud, softening his spirit and
fitting it for high idealism. Sometimes
! the thought of Milly had, of late, unac
countably revived that memory. The
professor did not at first understand
why.
But when the ultimatum went fortf
that society considered Milly ought tC
be relegated to another sphere, the
professor had a ridiculous dream. Il
was absurd, to hope that Milly, the
belle of the little town an(
he an old fogy Of forty! But he con
tinued to dream it. Even professor
Of mathematics has the right to dream
At any rate, he must tell Milly AND
he did 80. when he met her in the
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-06
MOTHER! THE CHILD
IS COSTIVF, BILIOUS
LOOK, MoTHERl IF TONGUE is
COATED GIVE "cALIFoRNIA
SYRUP OF FIGS"

No matter what ails your child, a
gentle, thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
If your little one is out-of-sorts, half
sick, isn't resting. eating and acting
naturally-look, Mother! see If tongue
is coated. This is sure sign that its
little stomach, liver and bowels are
clogged with waste, When cross, ir-
ritable, feverish, stomach sour, breath
bad or has stoamch-ache, diarrhoea,
sore throat, full of cold, give tea
spoonful of California Syrup of
Figs" and in few hours all the CON
stipated poison, undigested food and
sour bile gently moves. out Of its little
bowels without gripping, and you have
a well, playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative, because
il never fails to cleanse the little
ones liver and bowels and sweeten
the stomach and they dearly love it's
pleasant taste Full directions for ba-
bies. children Of all ages and for
grown-uDs printed on each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for a 5O-cent bot
tie Of California Syrup Of Figs .
then see that It is made by the eCali-
fornia Fig Syrup Company ADV