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Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25
Why NOT MAKE A
VISIT TO new
ROADS?
NO MORE PLEASANT OR INsTRuc
ING HOLIDAY TRIP COULD
BE MADE

Tomorrow being a general holiday,
Las vegansy will have an opportunity
for driving out into the country4Iat 7
least all Of them who have automo1
Diles, or have friends who are possess
ed of the speedy motors. No more
pleasurable or profitable drive could
be taken than to make a tour of in
spection of some of the road work
that has been done in this county re-
Gently.
If one wishes to go south, he will
find an excellently graded road from
Las Vegas to Romeroville. At the
Romeroville gap he will see the ac-
comphshments Of the force now en-
ployed in widening the road and re-
Iducing the grade in this hitherto both
ersome place,
If one wishes to 80 in another di-
rection he may derive great pleasure
from trip to Watrous. Some excel
lent work has been done on the high,
way connecting that place with Las
Vegas. The Grading of this highway
has made itaa regular Speedway,
though the work is not entirely com
pleted. y 'uD
A nice drfval aAg i9iisstlAat 41lill prove "
Einstructing, is frogh IEas Vegas to The
Mora county line over the new More
road. Travellers viii find that tht
canyon road beyond Sapello is in ex
cellent shape. This stretch, reaching
from the Sapello bridge to the More
county line, is under the charge d
Erino Padia, who keeps it as smooth
as a boulevard A year ago Mr.. Padia
who is employed by the county roat
board, was working on the highway
with plows and drags Now he keeps
liz in excellent shape with broom
so well did he do his work as roa(
builder. This section OF highway
which formerly was quite distressing
to travellers, now is one Of the mos
pleasant drives in the county. TT
picturesque scenery adds to its at
tractiveness.
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Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25


Several parties Of merry makers
will take horseback trips, and Of
course every automobile in town will
be doing double duty. Many will find
the day good opportunity to journey
out to the Romeroville Gap to see the
excellent work that is being done by
the San Miguel county road board.
At Night
In the evening the Man Away From
Home feed will make many domestic
men wish that they were in his situa-
ton so that they could attend the
Thanksgiving dinner given for the
wanderers at the Y. M. o. A. AS yet
about 40 men have reserved places
at the table, and a rush FOR seats is
expected before the dinner comes off.
Large quantities Of delicious holiday
fodder" will be on hand and a medal
ought to be given to the man in att
tendance who can eat more than will
be served to him. D. l.. Batchelor will
be the toastmaster of the oeeasion,
and friends declare that he has not
slept for the past week because he
has been trying to think up as much
funny stuff to say as possible. Short
toasts will be responded to by many
of the noted humorists Of Las Vegas.
The main address of the evening will
be made by Rev. R. A: Siinonds. A
mysterious surprise is planned to oc:
cur after the dinner. This will be a
novel stunt well worth seeing.
Dance at the Arrnory q,
At the armory the Woman's Club of
Las Vegas will hold dance that is
warranted to provide a good time to
all in attendance. The floor has been
done up in fine shape and will be as
smooth as glass, and then some. The
hall will be decorated tastefqlly. A
CLASSY" five piece orchestra will dis
pense music that will be real heaven
for the dancers. Punch and other
refreshments will alleviate the pangs
of hunger and thirst consequent on
the exercise of doing the new dances
Absolutely nobody will be able to GO
without enjoying him or herself. The
price of admission will be 81 per cou
Iple. Dancing will commence at
O'Clock
The picture shows will offer specia
bills in the evening.
Thanksgiving day this year bidsfail
to outclass all that have preceded it
Int will fully repay the kids for theil
weeks of anxious waiting. And wht
wants to bet that there are not more
stomach aches on Friday than have
lever before been known in Las We
gas?
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25
MINIMUM PRICES FIXED

New York, Nov. 25.-Details con-
cerning the reopening Of the stock ex-
change next Saturday for restricted
dealings in bonds became known to-
day. It is proposed to group the var
rious issues of bonds under their
proper classes, such as state, mgnici
pal. railroads, industrials and dtili-
ties In each class minimum price
OF two to four or possibly five points
under July 80 prices will be fixed
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25
HreHscHooL ATHLETICS

The competitive athletics of our
American colleges and universities Of
ten harbor unsuspected dangers in
that they encourage OVERRIDING on the
part of the participants. No one would
deny that systematic and even strenu-
GUS exercise may exert most whole
some effect on the human organism
But the win-at-any-cost exertion, tax
ing vital organs to the very limit of
their endurance, exceeding the factor
of safety. In playsialngir fnnefinns. and
sometimes carried to the breaking
strain. represents sort Of unjusti-
fable self-sacrifice that may properly
be made for ones country but is never
called for to uphold the glory Of ones
college. The sooner it is realized that
there are better tests Of manliness
than the ability to endure four-mile
race in the college boat or to complete
the football season in spite of acduir-
ed injuries, the more wholesome will
American college life become.
Unfortunately, there is widely
manifested tendency for the pupil of
the high school to ape the perform
ances of his older brother in the col
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25
EAT, REST, PLAY,
TOMORROWpS
PROGRAM
Continued from Page one)

The committee in charge makes the
following announcement:
TO accommodate all the hour has
bee set early Lei. everybody try to
bo on hand before@the beginning. A
particularly cordial invitation is given
to strangers and visitors. You will
find the house homelike and the peo-
,ple friendly, no matter how far away
from home you are. And the offering
let it. be practical, substantial
Thanksgiving, fit to honor the day"
At st. PauTs Memorial church there
will be two services, taking The form
of celebrations of the Holy Commun-
ion, These will start at 7.S3 o'clock
and 10:90 O'Clock in the morning.
There will be no sermon at either
hour, but at the later service several
choral selections will be rendered All
communicates are urged to be present
at one of the celebrations.
Regular weekday mass will be said
al the Church of Our Lady Of Sor
rows on the West side. At The Church
of the Immaculate Conception, East
side, Rev. Father Rabeyrolle will off
ciate at special Thanksgiving mass
to be celebrated at s o'clock in The
morning At this mass many persons
will receive Holy Communion il
thanksgiving for the blessings Of tht
wear.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25

starting Il to Y down, quotations un-
derwent moderate additional sag.
The close was steady, but 9s@% to
1@1K cent lower.
Seaboard demand became active in
oats. Transactions, however, were un-
important until after the market had
been weakened by the setback of 9th
er grain.
Provisions tended backward. The
closing quotations for the day were;
Wheat, Dec. 1.15M; May 1.2O1A.
Corn, Dec. 6S%; May 69as.
Oats, Dec. 49A; May 50.
Pork, Jan. $1S 55; May $1S.921a.
Lard Jan. $sS21A; May $iO.o71z
-r Rbe, jan. 50 90; May $f0.2O.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25
N A R X E.T-S
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Chicago, Nov. 25.-Estimates that
the Argentina exportable surplus
would be as much as 12O,OOO,OOO bush
els, counted against the bulls in wheat
today. Opening prices, which ranged
from Il to u lower, were FOLLOWED. by
a decided further decline. The close
was unsettled at the same as Mast
night to 1k@S cent lower.
Corn eased off with wheat After
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25
THANKSGIVING OF FIFTY
YEARS AGO

The Thanksgiving Day of 1864.
which fell on November "a, was per
haps the most touching in our his
tory. 1t was a gloomy day IN the bat
lie lines of the north and the south.
Worn by battle and privations, just
as the contending armies in Europe
are today exhausted by the rigors of
warfare, this November holiday was
q trying event.
We read in the chronicles of the
time that $4,000 pounds of turkey
were sent to the army of Inc Poto-
mac, and $4,000 pounds to sheridan's
troops in the Shenandoah Valley. But
turkey did not relieve the weariness,
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25

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Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25

(cash IN Advance for Mail
Subscrlptlons.)
Remit by check, craft or money
rider. If sent otherwise we will not
70 responsible for loss.
aospecimen copies free on application,
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK

Kansas City, November 25-Hogs,
25,0OO. Market higher. Bulk
81 5O@7.75; heavyIs7 65@7.75; pigs
Sc 5O@7.25. l
Cattle, receipts 1000. Market steady.
Prime fed steers 5000 S5; western
steers $7@9 so; calves So. 5000. 80.
Sheep, receipts 5000. Market steady
Lambs $7.75@9; yearlings $500
IT'S.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25

lege. This Is shown IN the introduce
ton Of Greek letter societies and so
cial functions into the secondary
schools, tending to counterbalance
some Of their wholesome features of
social intercourse with the snobbery
OF exclusiveness and the deteriorating
influence of late hours and firing dis
fractions. Even more baneful, how
ever, is the growing custom of allow
ing the same sort Of intense COM
petitive sports in the high school that
are the cause Of complaint in respect
to their dangers to the older college
student
We are glad to note, says The Jour
nal of the American Medical Associa-
ton, spirit Of protest in various
parts Of the United States against all
the forces, social and athletic, which
tend to deteriorate the American boy
/ Tor girl) at the adolescent age of the
high school period. One health off
Ger has recently made public an
inouncement that proper exercise in 81
well-equipped gymnasium, under the
guidance Of a trained instructor, Is
good for any one, but that competitive
athletics, requiring most strenuous ex-
ertion. long and tedious training and
self-denial, is positively bad for any
one before full development, and that
ali such overacts tend to impair the
keeness Of the mind and interfere with
school work proper, as web as to
iniure the body. The competitive in
terscholastic games which require
physical exertion and mental tension
should be done away with and good
gymnasium, under the direction Of
one trained in physical culture, should
be provided and work according to the
condition and need Of each pupil as
lsigned. We agree, further. that mild
and well timed athletic exercise and
occasional spciHl functions wilh tend
to relieve the nlonotonysof scheolglife
and invigorate body and mind; but
overindulgence is likely to be detri-
mental
The dangers referred to are not In
significant; they are real. Professor
C. R. Bardeen of the University Of
Wisconsin has pointed out, in connee
ton with the participation in athletics
. in his institution, that the Increasing
amount of heart disease noted IN this
country by life-insurance companies
, and others makes it important for the
physician to make himself acquainted
with the chief causes responsible fol
: these conditions so that he can pro
tect his patients. Over-exertion in com
!. peftive sports, especially In schoo
f bows. is one factor Frorda 5 to 1
r Der cent of freshmen entering tn
i state university have ENLARGED heart
g with dlata8ion attributable 70 athlen
/ spors. This condition not only keep
y these students out Of college sports
r but to some extent hampers thei
8 scholastic work in college.
/ Criticisms Of this sort are neye
S welcomed when they contravene es
) tablished customs Yet there is a.
q obvious contradiction in directing tn
: energies and funds Of the state towar
i the prevention Of disease and the e'
Establishment Of habits of right living i
y the earliest years of our public school
f only to permit their undoing at sui
/ sequent period, School doctors an
/ school nurses in the primary depar'
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25
WHEWa

Chicago, Nov. 25-slbefian butter
is now being shipped to England
through the Panama canal. ii Was
stated among butter dealers here to.
day
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25

Entered at the postorfice at East
LAS Vegas. New Mexico, for trans
mission through the United States
nails as second class matter.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25
Work Will Cease

= 48eSldPss 1ha rqllSslnlsrt spool the dug
will be celebrated by an almost abso-
lutte cessatian Of work. The banks.
have declared a legal holiday ana will
not be open for business any part Of
the day All the city and county off
cials and their employees viii close up
their offices and take a rest.
Grocery stores and butcher shops
had decided long ago to give their
workers vacation, and, after much
deiberation, the department stores,
dry goods stores, furniture places and
almost every other sort and variety
OF shop decided to fall into line and
make the occasion real Thanksgiving
by closing all day. The federal gov
ernment will grant a partial holiday
to its employees, as the postoffice will
close for part Of the day, There will
be one delivery in the forenoon, and
the general delivery window will be
open from s o'clock to 10 o'clock in
the morning. The drug stores will
remain open, probably to take care
of any hurry calls that may be neces-
STATED by the efforts of some of the
youngsters to suffocate themselves
with turkey dressing. The Optic will
be good to It's employees, as no edition
of the paper will be issued tomorrow.
The Bic Feed
At noon most of the big feeds will
commence, so as to give everybody
ample time to get through before sup
per time. Every variety of "grub"
that ever was invented will make its
appearance and its disappearance at
this time. Several small boys will at
tempt to go swimming in the cram
berry sauce, and everybody, big or lit
tie, will stuff himself to repietion.
This will be the realization that the
youngsters have been anticipating ev-
er since November 27, 1913 And they
win make up for the years wait, A
majority Of the families will eat at
home. but several will gather around
the festive board Of friends and rela-
tives to partake Of the meal.
The Amusements
In the afternoon several attractions
will be offered. Perhaps the most i'm
portant Of these is the football game
scheduled to take place between the
Elks and the II. M, G. A. This game
Is expected to be a@humdinger'' from
start To finish. The teams are well
trained and evenly matched. The
game win start at so'clocls at Amuse-
Iment Park Admission win be rs and
|s5 cents TIE Photoplay theater will
have a special Thanksgiving matinee
commencing at o'clock. The picture
shown will be Thor. Lord of the
JungIe.v
at the Mutual Theater matinee
performance OF "The Million Dollar
Mystery" win be given.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-25

Hnents have come to stay for some
time, at least Why not more health
full school customs in later years?
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-05
SUFFRAGE TO Be
MEETING TOPIC
Federation of Wornen's club
Will Have Opportunity.
to Express Itself.

Great interest is being manifested
by club women throughout the state
as to the advisability of admitting the
suffrage clubs to the Federation Of
Women's Clubs. The state organiza-
ton has remained or neutral ground
thu far. but this year there is a
strong movement to have the conven-
ton indorse suffrage. It Is rumored
that there will be a bitter fight over
the suffrage issue and the adherents
Of both sides are working hard to win
a victory.
The ants maintain that the intro
duction of suffrage into the fedora
ton will disrupt the organization,
while the suffragists hold that it will
have a tendency to strengthen the
federation. Efforts will be made by
both sides to send pledged delegates
and an interesting contest is anticipat-
ed.
Mrs. Alice Nelson Page, president
Of the local Votes for Women club,
stated to The Herald this morning
when interviewed on the subject: The
suffrage leaders in this state are not
at all worried over the possibility Of
the women of North Dakota taking
a backward step, when the most con-
sentative organization of women, the
general federation almost unanimous
ly indorsed suffrage, and the inter-
national council Of women, which was
held in Rome this summer, Endorsed
suffrage without a dissenting vote. The
~suffragists of the federation feel con-
fdent OF a victory
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-05
LAWYERS DISCUSS
PLANS Of BATTLE
Tax Assessment Case to be
4. Heard Before Judge
Cooley Tuesday

Plans for the hearing on the writ
Of certiorari issued by Judge C. M.
Cooley at the request of the state tax
commission for the assessment OF
taxes against the property Of the
churches. fraternal orders. etc, Of
Grand Forks county were discussed
this morning at q meeting Of the at
orney for the organization involved,
held at the office of ]. B. Wineman.
Those present at the meeting were
Aubrey Lawrence. Fargo; Fred Tray
nor. Devils Lake; G. A. Bangs, John
Ogren. O.. B. Burtness and ]. B. Wine
MAJ of this city.
At. the hearing before Judge Cooley
Tuesday. a motion for the quashins
of the writ will be made by the attor-
neys for the interests Of whose prop
erty the tax commission seeks to as
sess.
1t is claimed that the tax commits
sion has taken the wrong method OF
attempting to enforce the assessment
of such taxes.
The writ of certiorari was granted
by Judge Cooley several weeks ago.
The assessments demanded by the tax
commission noun to ove $500, 600
according to the figures prepared by
M. j. Londergan, city treasurer.
The property involved has been con-
sidered in the past as being exempt
from taxation under the state law but
the tax commission maintains that
this law Is unconstitutional and in the
present action, which is in the nature
of a test case seeks to compel the as
sessrnent of the taxes.
Carmody is expected to arrive in
Grand Forks tonight to present the
arguments of the tax commission In
the matter.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-05

will be happier than hat Of the man
who swore hat he would never rest
until he could walk on the ceiling like
a fly, and who lost his reason without
gaining his wish.
There wal method in the madness
of the great French painter Zeirn,
who vowed that he would never. leave
his studio until a certain important
picture was finished. He gave instruc-
tions that the door should be locked
in his studio, and that the loo should
not be opened under any. conditions.
his meals to be handed to him through
a hole in the door. Thus he worked
for months during the crisis that end
ed in. Napoleon's famous coup d'etat
and his accession to the throne Of
which Zeim knew nothing until his
picture was completed and his door
unlocked.
Another French artist, Gericauld.
was equally determined to allow no
distraction to interfere with the paint
ing Of his great picture. The Wreck
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-05

Of the Medusa." He had his head
shaved and vowed that he would never
allow his hair to grow until his work
was done. The vow he religiously
kept, in spite Of strong temptation to
break it, and the reward of his hero
ism was the most perfect painting Of
his life.
It was for a very curious reason that
an old lady who died a few years ago
condemned herself to more than 30
years' confinement to her home. She
had married a widower, as misery as
he was unromantic, and he insisted
that his second wife should wear the
clothes left behind by his first wife
The wife was rs mutinous as her hus-
band was resolute and she determined
that until she could have her own
clothes she would neve leave the
house, vow she kept until her
death.
"A man who was recently released
from San Quein. the State prison Of
California, after serving a sentence OF
six years imprisonment for burglary
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-05
REV HIGHLAND RESIGNS
FROM ZION Church
take up his work in the new position

take up his work in the new position
January l.
The resignation Of Rev. Mr.. Heg-
land came as a surprise to the greater
part Of his congregation, although it
was known to some that he had been
rendered the college presidency, and
that he very likely would be accepted.
The fact that he has prepared him
self for the educational work wac re-
sponsible for MIR. Highlands decision
to accept the new post. After the
completion Of his preparation for the
ministry, Mr.. Hegland obtained the
doctors degree in education, pursuing
his studies at Columbia university.
=. Is Young College.
Waldorf college is one Of the
younger educational institutions Of
the United Lutheran church. 1t has
an enrolment Of over 500 students
and a faculty of Is members.
The Waldorf college has academic,
normal, commercial and industrial
departments. and also aconducts
school of music.
l. ". Boo. the retiring president Of
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-05

was one Of the strangest convicts. The
very moment that he entered the pri-
son portals he turned to the sheriff
and vowed that he would never speak
another word until his sentence has
expired.
Every effort was made to make the
convict speak, but no threats or pun
ishment had the slightest effect on
him, and he never spoke again until
he had passed out Of the prison. six
years later, a free "
A story is told Of a young man in
England, a great chess enthusiast, who
was so annoyed at his failure to solve
IN unapparently simple problem that
he vowed he would neither sleep nor
eat until the solution was found. He
shut himself up in a disused room and
was found four days later by his rela-
tives, terribly emaciated and out Of
his mind. He spent a year in a luna
tic asylum as the result Of the rash
vow, and the problem remains I'M
solved.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-05
80
MAKE MANY QUEER vows.
Ono Bachelor lswore Never to
Look on Another Woman's
(Philadelphaa 1nquirer.)

philadelphia 1nquirer.)
There is no limit to human folly,
or perverseness, and many Of the
vows that rash people make are fool
ish as well as perverse. -
Eighteen years ago a California man
lost his sight during an illness and
there vas danger Of total blindness.
His wife was exceedingly pious, and
vowed that II her husbands sight was
restored she would crawl on her hands
and knees once . year to a neighbour
ing church in token of her gratitude.
He recovered his sight, and once a
yea since then his wife has kept her
vow. -
1t was surely nothing but folly and
obstinacy that inspired the vow Of an
old bachelor that he would never look
on a woman's face again. In order to
carry sui his vow he had a high wall
built around his house, which ne new
er left, and substituted mentor his
women servants. Later, when new
houses sprang up around his own and
his grounds were overlooked, he had
them covered with a roof and artii-
cially lighted. He kept his strange
vow to the end OF his life, which,
however, came sNdthin w years.
The mos recent of these foolish
makers OF vows lis a native Of Brus-
sells. who has sw6fHr that he will make
a tour, of the R.orld Walking back
ward It is to be hoped that his fate
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-05

Winning tho NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The victim-Thomas., Dixon. .
Tarzan of the Apes-Burroughs.
Under the Day Break-George.