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Charles Wire (prise. baseball and bat.
donated by saks q Coz: third. w. I.
E E.,'a,, S,pri.e. rssor. donated BY D. n:
strasssn SO dT MSa.r ~ prime nsy
anishins floor in room. donated BY, z. J:
Murphy Co. and George Harkward. and
smoker's cabinet. donated by Conrad
g. p. Hales (prize. boxes Of fifty cigars.
Donated by 9. J. steinberSer and w. II.
Leap frog ..es.won by c, T. clagett
cut flowers. donated By GUIDE Bros. Co.
and 2. H. Kramer; second. ]. L. Lacey
and George Hughley tpr.se, leather COW
cred TASKS. donated BY the Palais Royal
Hesican potato race quests oniy}.won
by z. T. Love (prise. s order for palm,
donated by J. H. Small & Sons): second.
r. l. Fisher (prixe, stag handle carvins
/ L. Dousherty prise. silver match box.
donated BY George w. spier).
Fat mems race Goo pounds or more)-
Won BY B. 8. Branson (prize. silver
co r. Rsgk haTTs
gold fountain pen. donated by r. p. An
drews Paper Company); third. W. H.
L.nham (pSi.e; case watch. donated by
Kymkana race linen forty years or
raore)-won BY A. L. schafer Gprize. two
mahogany candlesticks. donated by the
e. r. Brooks Coz: second. A. N. Poyn-
ton (prise, g order for cut flowers, do
mated by o. A. c. OehmlerD: third. ].
]. Haas tprise, hygrometer. donated by
Claim Optical Coz.
The Award of Prizes.
len the races were over everybody
answered the call Of the announcers. and
went over to the dancing pavilion. Push
ing aside the tireiess tangoers the judges
mounted the stage. Mr.. Rudolph lighted
awarded.
Then, when everybody had got theirs,
Mr.. Rudolph reached into the mystic
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by some mysterious way in which all
such great events occur, some one found
that dinner was ready at the Casino,
half a mile away.
The band led the procession to the meal.
II was quite a meal. Clam chowder and
shad roe, among other less important
articles of diet. preceded the piece de
resistance-the wonderful planked shad.
Gasping and groaning, though they were
after the fourth course, the 800 did not
quail They met the foe and. meeting.
masticated. There was but one casualty.
and that came from smoking too many
cigars early in the morning. This hap
pened on the trip down. and the fact
that 1t was not mentioned sooner con-
stitutes an error for which We may be
subjected to criticism. A member turned
pale. but a pill from DR.. Duny. the
boards chief surgeon for the day. soon
cleared things.
beach, who allowed that he had lived
to the pavilion, battered felt hat. stage
whiskers, triple eyeglasses. Alpine stock.
and all.
He Took some Beer.
Someone offered him q glass of beer.
He hesitated, and then he drank the al
most fatal potion. It worked and worked
and worked. Within five minutes he
was dancing. using his stick as q sort of
pivot around which to revolve. More
beer and many words Of encouragement
led him on until he came near breaking
up the dinner. In a speech, following
the dinner. he confessed that he had
fought on both sides during the civil
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mittee to draft new bylaws: Harry r.
Meyers, New York. chairman; william
Mayer. San Francisco: l. e. Bentley.
New orleans; Charles Wesley Commons,
Shicaso; John A. GibIin. New York,
Thomas F. Flaherty. San Francisco: Mrs.
Jennie L. Monroe, this CITY; David Healy,
view iork: William ]. Etsen. New York,
anu Lieweiiyn Jordan. this city.
me committee named will have power
TO drafs new rules for the association
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WOULD RAISE VETERANS PAY.

An attempt to have the pay Of all old
soldiers on the Senate pay roll restored
to sl,44o year was made in an amend
ment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill introduced yesterday by Senator
Smoot, of Utah. Under the Democratic
administration the pay of many of these
soldiers was in some instances reduced
to as low as $40. though none Of them
was discharged.
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tionals. Such players as Gandil. John
son. and Milan appeared for the Ma
tionals. who were there by proxy. The
Mutt and Jeffs were clad In suits OF
motley that would have done credit to
Yorick. whom Hamlet knew well, or
said he knew well.
The Nationals were not liked by Al.
trock. who umpired. He was observed
several times to call strikes on National
basemen at such times as to make perth
nent the question whether he was calling
them coming or going He finally was
assisted from the box by willing members
OF the Nationals. Then he pitched.
The Mutt and Jeffs won The score WAS
four to one, and follows in detail:
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war; depending on whether Gen. Lee or
Gen. Mcclellan was In the most i'm.
mediate vicinity.
Dinner over. the 800 scattered. Some
went In swimming. Some went In to
zee the grand big mirror that is one Of
the fixtures Of q side room for the
Casino. Others tried their hands at
the games Of chance" along the board
walk.
A paragraph must be devoted to the
dancers Several members found =
with some new records. and
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PRAYERS TO RISE
FOR SUNDAY Lid
Churches Today Will Start
Fight on Sunday Games
in Capital.
MAY CLOSE THE MOVIES
Campaign Expected to Extend to All
Amusements. However
Tame"
MAY CLOSE THE MOVIES

From the lips Of hundred clersymen
and their followers today will rise
prayers and songs for Washington: pleas
that Congress will take unto itself the
duty to obiiterate the Iegalization Of SUM-
day amusements.
The churches. differing As they may
In doctrine. are Of a single accord in
the fight to stop what the court have
sanctioned: commercialized sports and
amusements on the Sabbath day.
II Is a fight to the finish, for both
sides are lining up their strongest forces
fans, and other who believe il but just
for them to pass their time as they
see fit on the seventh day. On the other,
shoulder to shoulder, Is arrayed practi-
caliy the entire fighting strength Of the
churches and their Organisations.
Advocates of Sunday amusements In
the Capital have won the first scrini-
mage. The District Supreme Court has
ruled that the Commissioners are power
less to prevent the commerciaIization Of
baseball or other Sunday amusements
Rail Game Today.
But there will be little advantage taken
Of the victory. The ones most benefited
will be Samuel Edmonston and his team
Of professional baseball players. and the
followers Of Sunday games This after
noon the Chicago Federals. led by Joe
Tinker, and aided by Ad Brennan. former
Philly star slabman, will face the
Andrews team at Fifteenth and II streets
northeast. But this will be the only
evidence Of ian open Sunday" for Wash
ington.
Special sermons will be preached in
most Of the churches today. Mass meet
ings will be held at various places this
afternoon under the auspices Of the
Christian Endeavor Union. All will voice
a protest against what they consider a
descration of the Sabbath.
Unless Congress takes a hand there
Will be no recourse for the churches.
They will be powerless to prevent Sun
day amusements. Professional baseball
games can be staked and theatrical per-
formances Of the most gaudy type may
be presented yet keep within the law
according to the courts decision.
But Congress will be asked to take a
hand 1t is probable that before the
present session adtourns a bill will be
introduced putting a ban on Sunday
amusements.
From a standpoint Of religion the fight
is not a local one. It has assumed a
national aspect. Christian churches
throughout the country will be appealed
to. Religious press will be asked to
editorialize on the situation. Congress-
men are looking forward to a big mail
during the rest OF the session. Thou
sands OF letters are expected by them
from their church-going constituents
pleading for a blue Sunday for the
Capital.
To Appeal Decision.
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EDITOR HEADS CHAMBER.

Cornelius W. Clum, Newspaper editor.
has been elected president Of the new
Kensington Chamber Of Commerce. which
was formed ut a meeting at the residence
Of c. \. Rowdybush. Eugene Jones and
Merritt o. Chance were elected vice
presidents, and B. H. Warner. jr. was
named general counsel. c. r. Rowdybush
was chosen secretary, and George Peter.
treasurer. The object Of the new Ken
sington trade body Ia to promote the gen.
efsl welfare Of the people Of the suburb.
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q. s. NEEDS POTATO EXPERT.
4 Number of Other jobs Open In
Civil Service.

Uncle Sam needs one good potato
plant pathologist in the Bureau of Plant
Industry and he's willing to pay from
s. 800 to 81, 80 a year for the right man.
Examinations to ill this position will be
held June g, 1914, open only to men.
good job at $50 a month is open to
timber scaler who can pass the civil
service examinations to be held on July g.
This also Is open to men only. A senior
highway engineer at a salary ranging
from s2.ao0 to 5000, and a highway engi-
neer at a salary Of from $500 to 5000
a year, are also needed and the exami-
nation will be held June -
There are also several other good Jobs
opea-a structural engineer and drafts
man at $500 or Sl,soo a year and a tenn
porary clerk at SIS a month. The exami-
nation to I'LL the first position will be
held July and 8. and second on June.1a.
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GEN. ]. P. GRAVES DEAD.

Gen. James Porterfield Graves. an adj
tutant In Gen. Lees army. died here
yesterday. He was ninety-four years old.
Gen. Graves was born In Georgia and
was the Oldest living alumnus of the
University of Georgia. He is survived
by two sons. Col John Temple Graves
and Maj Hal T. Graves. both residing
In Washington at the present time.
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E. w. OYSTER STAYS ON JOB.

Though the District Supreme Court has
ruled Samuel T. Kaibfus was Illegally
removed by the Commissioners from the
office OF the tax assessor. where he was
employed as an assistant, Edward w.
Oyster, appointed as his successor, re-
named on the job yesterday. He will
not be affected until the Commissioners
receive the onicial mandate from the
court
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music soon attracted some of the girl
who live in Chesapeake Beach. A few
Of the bold gallants Of the board started
to dance with them. while the rest hung
around and blushed.
A dwindiing Of the crowds along the
boardwalk at about . o'clock. caused
comment. This was ended. however,
when along the beach marched the late
arrivals, headed by the band, Capt
Oyster. Mr.. Rudolph, Representative
Small. Commissioner Harding, Ben
Prince. Maj. Sylvester. and Postmaster
Otto Praeger.
Another Processisa to Table.
There was what the late lamented Mr.
Barnum would have called. another grand
procession to the dinner table. The wait
ers. who had recovered from their ex-
haustion sufficiently to get more shad
shad roe, and clam chowder. waited
again. The band, as all bands, stayed
right near the table. and played appetis-
Ing airs.
All things must come to an end. The
dinner ended for good when Announcer
Mccarthy introduced Edwin Callow. who
entertained with his Tony the Barber"
recitations- He was followed by Tony
Sousa. who was greeted with cheers.
Then there were the athletic events.
Judges were Mr.. Rudolph. Col. Harding.
Mr.. GUIDE. J. Harry Cunningham. Louis
c. Wilson, who did all Of the work, and
Charles NJ. King.
rhe Prise winners.
Many won prizes Many fell down.
Many were bruised and sore. But all
seemed contented. The results follow:
Centipede race, four men to q team
Won by Fred White, DR.. g. w. Brace,
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The reason that the game broke up At
the end of the fourth inning was that,
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-10
RAILROAD BUYS WATER

Santa ne, n. NJ, Feb. 10. State En-
gineer James A. French has been in
formed that the Springer Ditch com
pany by vote Of its stockholders
of one to eight has decided to build a
pipe line from the main reservoir to
the town of Springer to supply it with
water and also to the Santa Fe rail-
road tracks to supply the railroad with
water.
The railroad company viii pay 81
500 2 year for the water. The com
pany contemplates also building anoth-
er large reservoir. The Htocwholders
reelected ]. NJ. Cunningham the Las
Vegas banker, president: James E.
Hunt Daniel r Hosklna. + w. Galley,
and Elijah Shahan, directors, and r.
D. Alldredge secretary.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-10
FORGOT HIS NAME

Omaha, Neb., Feb. r0.-Frank L.
Finch, editor Of a weekly paper at
Littleton, Colo, who has been held
by the police here since Sunday last,
was today identified by his brother,
Clarence S. Finch. editor Of news
paper at Julesburg, Colo, and mem
ber of the Colorado legislature.
Frank L. Finch is suffering from
loss Of memory and failed entirely to
recognize his brother. The unfortu-
nate man left home October / and no
trace Of him had been obtained until
his arrival here. He gave the name
of S. F. O'Dell but told the police he
could remember nothing else about
himself. He. appears sound mentally
on all matters except his own iden-
tity.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-10
January Tax Collections

County treasurers reports were re-
cei@sd over Sunday by the travelling
auditors office showing january col
1ections as follows w
Colfax, 1910 and PRIOR sl2S,64,
1911 $947e; 1912, $1,O25.96i 1919,
s2S.518.
Grant, 1910 and prior, s40.15 1911.
$22.25; 1872 $966.64; 1913, $12,2s9.97.
Luna, 1910 and prior. s15t.s2; 1911,
s1.20; 1912, $3s.15; 1918, $S,O7127
Sierra, 1910 and prior, s4S.4s; 1911.
STATS; 1912, s4oO.s9; 1918, $2,a7227.
Taos. 1910 and prior, s1Q56; 1911,
nothing: 1912. s76.17: 1918, s2,962.95.
socorro County Schools 4
Concerning socorro county, about
which some publicity mas been had re-
garding the charges against County
Superintendent Ben Sanchez. it de-
velops at the state department Of
education that socorro county ranks
among the leaders in the counties Of
New Mexico, notwithstanding that it
is a big county with comparatively
small railroad mileage. 1t is one of
the few counties OF the state which
has been able to keep It's schools up
ID the standard Of the state without
having asked for state aid. There are
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-10

the presidents new Mexican policy
excited little distrust; which soon
passed away as its meaning became
better understood. recent develop
ments in Rock Island also exegted an
unfavorable effect, while not a few rail
road reports for the last six months
of 1913 were decidedly disappointing.
The figures Of the interstate commits
sion show that 10S companies reported
operating revenue of $1,05S, 100000
during that PERIOD an Increase Of
nearly $4,000,000; while the operating
expenses were $72l,000,0OO, an in
crease of $92,000,00O These are re-
suits which if likely to continue would
prove alarming, and must force them
selves upon the attention of the com
mission. Such drawbacks, however,
were temporarily offset, as already ex-
planned, by cheap money. There has
been particularly good investment
demand for high grade stocks and
bonds, large sums Of which have been
permanently withdrawn from the mar
llet. What the effect of change for
the better in London and Paris will
be remains to be seen. In all proba-
bility it will have a strengthening eff
feet upon American investments, which
still rank the highest in the foreign
markets. The great bankers of Eu-
rope are looking forward to period
Of initiation which means a further
rise in security values. ultimately
this market will reach a higher level,
but many good stocks show unusual
profits. and these should be taken on.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-10
BUSINESS SIDE OF LIFE
INSURANCE

Not long ago it was frequently said
of a man VINO followed that oecupa-
lion that he was "only a life insurance
agent" It may be said of him vet
N occasions, but gradually he is
gro9l ing away from the first word Of
the sentence, for he is engaged in a
business of which the world has never
yer seen the equal.
Life insurance is not for the pur-
pose Of Iessening the sorrows of those
who are left behind and should not
be looked upon in that light. 1t has
human side to it, of course, or there
would be no life insurance. There is
q noble and unselfish principle in
volved, for the man who struggles to-
pay life insurance year in and year out
Is not doing so for a selfish end.
But looked at from another stand
point a man is machine, Of a certain
fixed value to his family. Under or
binary conditions he may expect to
live out the span Of his years. sup
porting his children until they are
able to supply their own wants. He
may live to old age with his wife, but
there is the possibility that the ma
chine may not last
Life insurance makes good the con-
tract which the man who dies prema-
furely fails to carry out. Tt enables
him to do his duty to his loved ones,
regardless Of the fact that the hand
OF death has been laid upon him.
In the United States in 1860 there
were 10000 policies in force, insuring
s14l,O00,OOo Today there are approx
mately 2O,OOOOOO policies, valued at
25,Ooo.oOO,OOo. The man who was
only a life insurance agent" has done
his part in this work.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-10
ALL PARTIES CONFIDENT

Davenport Iowa, Feb. 1O.-Commit-
tee chairmen Of all three leading par
ties were confident Of success in to-
days special congressional election in
which the successor Of the late Repre-
sentative I. S. Pepper will be named.
The candidates are Henry vollmer,
democrat; Harry Hun, republican,
and c. P. Hanley, progressive. Early
reports favored vollmer. A light vote
was indicated.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-10
OLD-TIME MEDICAL HUMOR


It has been said that there are al
together only 20 jokes in the world,
and that most Of these can be found
IN the specimens OF Roman humor
which have been preserved for us by
the satirists and wits Of the classical
and postclassical periods. HOW far
this may be true is a question, but
an excellent Illustration Of It is af-
f0rded by Or. Raymond Crawfurd's
recent article In the London Lancet
on Martial and Medicine" Martial
vas the aoutely observant satifiat
and critic Of 3 city that IN the course
pf : little more than century had
risen IN population from less than
? hundred thousand to nearly two
million. Into that city the wealth Of
6he world was being poured. and to Il
came men q all nations seeking d
set into the center Of things. Some
% tie Oldest Jokes known to medi.
cine ana dentistry are found II these
epiHfagns Conditions usually thought
of as recent. were hnmoronsly and
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-10
HOW PLANTS ARE
affected BY
DISEASE
SUGAR BEETs AND NAsTuRTlUMs
HARMED BY THE SAME
BACTERIA

Washington, Feb. 1v.-One summer
a department Of agriculture patholo-
gist was walking through a sugar beet
field in Utah and saw a patch Of
leaves. spotted and blotched with black,
irregular spots. He had seen many
beet fields and was familiar with the
common leaf disease but these black
spots were different from any that
he had noticed before. He picked a
number of the leaves and sent them
to Washington to have one of his la
boratory assistants examine them and
if possible find the cause of the trou-
BILE.
1t so happened THAI about month
before this, man who was interested
in growing nasturtiums in Virginia
found many of the leaves of his mas
turtium bed affected with watery
spots. He watched them and found
that after few days rne spots turned
yellow and later the tissue fell out.
He thought perhaps someone Interest.
ed in plant pathology would like to
examine the leaves and might be able
to tell him what the matter was and
what to do for his plants. so he
sent them to the bureau Of plant in
dustrya Another laboratory assistant
examined these leaves and found the
cells in the diseased places filled
with bacteria which were very active.
She used the laboratory methods for
getting this germ out Of the leaves
and proved that she had the right one
that had caused the trouble.
When the dark-spotted sugar beet
leaves arrived in Washington the la
boratory assistant examined the leaves
and found numerous bacteria in the
diseased spots. She isolated these
bacteria from the sugar beet leaves by
the usual method and proved that she
had the germ that had caused the dis
ease.
| For a long time it was thought that
these two diseases were caused by
two different organisms, as it was nat
ural to suppose, and the two assistants
worked out the life histories Of the
two germs Then one day while they
were talking about their work they
discovered from the many tests they
had made that instead of different
germs the two we're exactly alike.
They were surprised at this and made
many subsequent tests to prove that
they had made no mistakes; then they
produced the nasturtium disease on
lnasturtiuna leaves, using the germ they
had gotten from the disease beet
leaves, and they produced the beat leaf
disease on the sugar beet leaves, us
ing the germ they had gotten out Of
the nasturtium leaves. These last
tests established their case.
AS the appearance OF these two dis
eases was entirely different on the
two host plants, it is, evident thar the
whole story about bacterial disease
cannot always be determined from its
history on one kind of plant. AS a
general rule parasites are restricted to
single crop or to closely related crops
but in some cases the same little
germ may be as destructive, or even
more destructive to other plants not
at all related to the plant on which
the disease was first discovered.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-10
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL
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Santa Fe, Feb. 10.-La Bandera
Americana, the official republican
paper Of Bernalillo county. announces
in its editorial columns the candidacy
of Elfego Baca for member Of con-
gress. and urges all the republicans
of BernalilIo and the state Of New
Mexico to give their entire support to
Mr.. Baca, whom La Bandera" praises
as the most competent spanish-Ameri-
can for the position. Concluding La
Bandera9 says:
"The gentleman to which we make
reference is the Honorable Elfego
Baca and is the man La Bandera pro
poses, very respectfully, as the re-
publican candidate for member Of con
gress, ana there Is no doubt that his
nomination viii be accepted and well
coined by the republicans of the
whole state.
Adjutant General Herring Arrives
The adjutant general Harry T. Her
ring, today sprung his second surprise
on his friends by arriving home from
his trip east several days ahead OF his
schedule. The first surprise was the
announcement Of his wedding. in New
York some ten days ago: General
Herring and his bride arrived here
late yesterday, and are at present at
the Montezuma although tney are al
ready looking for permanent loca-
ton. Lieutenant f. G. Test. Twenty
second infantry, who had been in
charge Of the adjutant generals office
during his absence, left for Deming
Friday evening intending to attend
/ the mastering in Of the Deming com
Dauy Saturday night, and visit Silver
City and 81 Paso before returning. He
expects to return Thursday of this
week, the same day General Herring
was expected.
Change Agents
/ The Great Western Town company.
an Arizona corporation. today filed
with the state corporation commits
sion. notice that John w Lanier Of
Ration would hereafter be the resi-
dent agent Of the concern.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-10
NorIcE "a rAxpAYERs

Notice is hereby given that the tax
roll for A. D. 1918 has been received
in the treasurer's office. The first
hair Of the 1918 taxes is now due and
will become delinquent on February
16, subject to penalty Of per cent
per month EUGENIo ROMERO.
Treasurer .and Collector.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-02-10

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