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Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
TELEPHONES
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1914.
"ENORMOUs WASTE"

The state has invested thousands of
dollars in its normal schools here and
al East Las Vegas and in the School
Of Mines at Sotorro. To wipe any one
or all three out of existence would
entail an enormous monetary waste.
such a step would seriously cripple
the educational system of the state.
j would be a backward step and bring
about bitter resentment that would
prevent any success the consolidated
Institution might expect to enjoy
Silver City Independent.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
4 MASONIC BLANKET

Santa aFIe, Dec. "A beautiful Ma
vajo blanket has just been presented
by g. r. Vaughan of Huam, Mckinley
county, for the Scottish Rite cathedral.
The blanket is five Dy seven feet. 1t
is in gray with a large black and white
Teutonic cross in the center ana with
in the cross the symbolic double
eagle. Osner Masonic designs are
woven in the blanket, sucn as the
square and. compass, with a dash, OF
yellow to set off the color schemes.
The auditorium and banquet hall, Of
the cathedral have just been decorat-
ed in beautiful style by artists from
Chicago and the great mural painting
will soon be placed above the prosce-
MUM arch.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
TwITcHELL 70 SPEAK

Santa Fe, Dec. 4.-santa Fe Elks
will hold their annual lodge Of sor-
row on Sunday in the Kays theater.
The orators will be Colonel Ralph e.
Twitchell and J. Wight Giddings. The
musical program will be in charge Of
Chief Clerk Ormsbee of the peniten-
tiary. Major w. H. H. Llewellyn will
be the orator at the memorial services
of the Ell Paso lodge in the Methodist
church at Ell Paso on next Sunday
afternoon. ~
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
MILLIONAIRE LEARNS. 4 TRADE

Canon City, Colo, Dec. A.. From
life of luxury in the Brown Palace
hotel in Denver Harold Frank Hen.
wood, slayer of Sylvester Won Phul Of
st. Louis, has stepped into the life Of
a felon with felons as companions,
and to work of common laborer He
is at work in the blacksmith shop Of
the Colorado state prison. Beginning
as an apprentice, he will gradually ac-
quire the tradea trade which the
courts say he is never to acquire out
side of prison walls. ..ft...
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
N A R K EFT S
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK

Kansas City, Dec. 4.-Hogs, receipts
5000. Market higher. Bulk Sc. 500
7.O5; heavy $7@71O; pigs $6@6.5O.
Cattle, receipts 1000. Market higher.
Prime fed steers SO. 5O@1O. 50; west,
ern steers $7@9.25; calves Sc. 500
1850.
Sheep, receipts 2,OOO. Market strong.
Lambs So 4O@S 30; yearlings Sc 500
7.5O.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
TOWN HARMONY

One Of the great problems which
every movement for civic advance
has to meet is that of lining up all
elements for team work. Harmonious
cooperation of all interests is neces-
aary.
A great many communities are ours
ed by petty jealousies. Their power
for mischief affects every public en-
terprise. If one man starts move
ment, all the people who do not like
him begin to throw cold water. Tney
make sarcastic remarks about his
project. The result is that people
feel disinclined to take hold and push,
Tor fear lest they make themselves
ridiculous.
It is difficult to promote public OBJ
Jects under the most favorable condi-
tions. The moment that people let
personal feeling enter in, it becomes
impossible to get unity of action.
One set Of people will try one thing,
only to see it fail under a wet blanket
of ironical skepticism. They feel dis
gusted. and the next time any one else
starts anything, they in turn stand
back and ieer.
The practical outcome is thatsevery
one feels afraid Of starting any new
movement, for fear OF becoming ridic-
ziIons. It Is easier to stand on one
side and make superior remarks about
the poor judgment Of your neighbors
than to take hold and push Civic
sentiment dissipates, and the town
growth languishes.
Is there anything Of that spirit here?
Most towns have something Of it, and
some towns have far more than
others: insofar as it exists, people
SHOULD try to get over IT. They must
pull together ignoring personal differ
-snces. If they want LAS Vegas to ad-
vance in population and public ad-
vantages.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
DISTINGUISHED spEAKER


Santa Fe, Dec. 4-superintendent
of Public instruction Alvan N. White
is making arrangements to have r..
w. Foght of the department of edu-
cation at washington. d G.. deliver
an educational address in the assem-
bly room Of the palace of the COVER
nors this month Mr. Foght will ar
rive in New Mexico on next Tuesday
evening, but Superintendent White
will probably be unable to greet him
at Ration. Mrs. Josie Lockard, the
Colfax county superintendent, howev-
er, will do him the honors and viii
show him what Colfax county IS do
ing as in the educational line, Mr.
Foght's mission being to make an edu-
cational survey of New Mexico, the
publication of which will be awaited
with much interest because of the bi-
lingual and other peculiar features of
school life in New Mexico. Superin-
tendent White also wrote to County
Superintendents Des Marais at Las
Vegas and Atanasio Montoya at Albu-
querque today to be ready to take Mr.
Foght on school inspection trip in
their counties. He has also asked DR.
Frank II. H, Roberts Of the Normal
-
University to show the visitor what
a New Mexico state Institution looks
like. .-. '
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
ASSESSMENTS pELAYEp

Santa Fe, Dec. 4.-TweIye assess
ment rolls are still outstanding at the
travelling auditors office and collec-
tion Of taxes IN those Il counties can
not proceed until the assessment rolls
have been approved. In the Guadas
lupe county rolfs, a mistake has turn
ed up in that the levy. for state pur-
poses is given as 1f.s2 mills, When
it should be only 11.6 mills. THIS re-
quires recalculation for every tax
notice in the county.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
YOUNGTRAVELERS
TO 60 THROUGH
HERE
THE DENVER Y. M. C. A. TRIP TO
CALIFORNIA WILL USE THE
sANTAtFE

Word has Just been. received at the
Y. M. c. A. that the Denver boys, who
are definitely planning to go next
year to the Panama exposition and
other notables places on the Pacific
slope, are now considering making the
trip over the Santa Fe, in which case
tacy will go through Las Vegas. In
fiss. they have Just about decided up
on this course Of action, and one rea-
son for this is the fact that they have
learned through the secretary of the
local Y. M, c. A., once connected with
The Denver Y, that the Las Vegas
boys mean business and viii join
them in this excursion.
1t is up to the Las Vegas fellows
to get busy on this proposition, as
any wideawake boy should be able to
meet the conditions between now and
next August, The Y. M. c. A. ad-
vises all boys#ty begin savings &C
counts at once: Arrangements have
beeng made at the Plaza Trust and
Savings bank so that boys can begin
saving their money by five or six diff
Iferent schemes. a ,mesl
This is a splendid opportunity fol
parents to encourage thrift on the parl
Of their boys, which will be great
asset in the boys life later on
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
MASONIC polNes

iwsanta Fese.Dec. 4.--Dr Fred B.
Evans has been elected president Of
the Dawson Scottish Rite club insti-
tuted by Supreme Court Justice R. H.
Hanna and Secretary Charles A. Whee.
Ion. DR.. Joseph O. Welch was elected
vice president and John A. Hurst, sec
retary treasurer. Rev H. NJ. Shields
delivereds the Grafton at the installa-
tion and Judge Hanna made Mason
ic address. At the banquet Dr. Evans
was toastmaster and toasts wore re-
sponded to by a number of the Ma
sons. Eleven Masons from all parts
of the state have already petitioned
for the Scottish Rite degrees to be
conferred at the next reunion at San
ia Fe beginning February 22.
DR.. John c. Slack of Clayton, enjoys
the unique distinction among Masons,
an honor moi held by any one else
in the United States, Of being past
grand officer of four different bodies
The doctor is ah pld timer at Clayton
and for years the only physician With
in a radius Of a hundred miles. He
was one of 10 masons, and which in
cluded such pioneers as Christian OF
to, R. w. Isacs and John Spring. who
bought and paid for lodge building
now ioinly owned by the Masonp and
the Methodist church.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
militia began to import strikebreakers
and recruit from among the mine
guards and gunmen," he asserted,
THEATRICAL FIRM FAILS

New York, Dec. Am involuntary
petition in bankruptcy was filed this
afternoon against the Liebler com.
pany, theatrical producers, BY Harry
Askin Of Chicago and two other credit
ors of this city. The petition esti-
mates the firms liabilities at approx
imately $S5O,OOO, and states that the
value of its assets is unknown
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
ataoRTAeE oE TuRkEYs

London. Dec. 4.-Most Of London's
Christmas turkeys come in ordinary
times from seryia Hungary, Russia,
Italy and southern France, and all Of
these sources win yield only frac-
ton Of their usual supply this year.
The shortage is exected to bring a
corresponding increase in prices
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
NE poLLAR cARIsrMAs FUNo

THE DOLLAR CHRISTMAS FUND
The Dollar Christmas fund which is
backed by a representative American
committee is now cooperating active
" with the London shilling fund to
avert starvation amongst the Belgians
this winter. The shilling fund has
collected 100000 and arranged to
receive donations from New York by
cable SO that American subscribers
desirous that their donations shall al
Law distress at Christmas will be graf
flied TO achieve success generous
helm Is still needed and for this pur-
nose Mr.. Henry Clews, treasurer OF
the dollar Christmas fund, makes
renewed appeal. The time to Christ
mas is short but it is long enough to
enable all TO lend a helping hand. II
is proposed to cable money from New
york q late "A December % so that
Americas help*&ill be available almost
to ehFi4mas day A cablegram re
ceived n New York this week from
the London fund which is well or
ganized to distribute relief amongst
the most necessiteus cases says: I'VE
are all-.Yery grateful to American for
general assistance but the necessities
of the Belgians are so great that more
donations are urgently required Do
your level best before Christmas" All
donations should be sent to Mr.. Henry
Clews. Broad st New York.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
a REMARkARLE srREAM

Washington, Dec. 4.-The United
States geological survey has Just is
sued a report showing the remarkable
irrigation and power possibilities of the
Deschutes river in Orego. The inves-
tigations Of power resources indicate
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
nEM MExIcANs CONG

Santa Fe, Dec. 4--Reservations for
New Mexico headquarters at the edu-
cational convention at Oakland, Calf,
we're made today by the department
Of education. Well located rooms in
the Hotel Oakland, where the other
state delegations will also put up, have
been selected.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
srArE MAY EINp HOES

Tacoma. Wash, Dec. With the
closing today Of the private employ
ment agencies, brought about by pub
lie vote on the initiative measure at
the recent election, a movement has
been started for the establishment of
state employment agencies in the larg-
er cities. similar to the state agencies
in Massachusetts. The recommends
tion will be one of the features of the
annual report of State Labor Commits
sioner Olson, and it is expected that
the proposition will be brought before
the sessibh of the legislature this
winter. 'it 'Aialaa sao1a
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
STEEL EQUIPMENT BEST

According to the report Of @. s. NC
CHORD Of the interstate commerce COM
mission, ee per cent OF deraiIments in
the last ten years have been caused
BY defective roadway and equipment.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
In
The ROLE Of
NOOLDEER
lo0ntinued frOm Page oael
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., is a heavy
stockholder in the Colorado Fuel and

ANONAACACAANA3
stockholder in the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company.
Patterson on stand
Former United States Senator T. N.
Patterson, resuming his testimony to-
day, declared that some 400 mine
guards have been recruited in the re.
organized state militia since the fed.
erag troops entered the colorado strike
field"
He expressed the opinion that
should the federal troops be recalled
and the militia re-enter the field "it
would be great blot on the state"
Mr.. Patterson declared that Mr.. os-
good, of the Victor American Fuel
company, would block any attempt at
federal mediation"
Would the United States then be
justified in taking over the property"
asked Commissioner Weinstock.
Yes. i think it would" said Pat
terson.
John McLennan. president of Dis
trict No. 10, United Mine Workers of
America and of the Colorado State
Federation of Labor. then was called
to the stand.
Il, Arms not Furnished
McLennan reviewed the activity Of
Ethelbert, Stewart, federal investi-
gator, the visit Of Secretary of Labor
Wilson, the congressional inyestiga-
ton by. subcommittee of the house
mines committee and the visits of w.
R. Farley and Hywell Davies and the
general charge brought at the time
by the operators that all were unfair,
excepting the congressional commits
sion.
He denied that there was any organ
lied attempt by the national officers of
the United Mine Workers Of America
to arm the miners for the conflict
pending the adoption of the strike call
lby the Trinidad convention of miners.
OF the grievances set forth by that
convention, ne said it had declared
against scrip payments of wages as
against the law of the state.
| And scrip is being paid today.
Ihe said, "by the Victor American Fuel
acompany."
! Fear of activities Of the agents OF
Ethe operators mad caused the union
! TO keep its roll Of membership in
/ IColoradoeat the national Offices. He
ddid not know how many members
1.-THE union had when the strike was
declared, He detailed how union men
found working in the mines had been
driven out of the district, asserting
that as many as 1900 men in the
southern district had been driven out
of the district in one month, a year
before the strike was called because
they were suspected of being union
men.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04

Entered at the postorfice at East
tas Vegas. New Mexico, for trans
missIon through the United States
nails as second class matteA.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
Great Secrecy Observed
Patterson on stand


Delegates to the strike convention
were elected secretly from camps
where there were mine guards, openly
where there were none.
No official of the national organiza.
tion entered the southern coal camps
between the issuing Of the Strike call
and the date it went into effect. ,s,
IF the men could have been init
Undated to strike by the officers Of
the union,'' he said, they could have
been intimidated to return to work
by the mine guards and the militia"
The nrchasing of arms for the strik-
ers, he said, had been done by off
cials in the district offices, not by the
rational body. He offered to get a
report on the number of arms pur-
chased
Operators Named Deputies
About 1922 men went ON strike at
the call Of the Trinidad convention,
he said. Harking back to the year
before the strike, he told of arrests
OF mine guards who were authorized
as deputy sheriffs in Las. Animas and
auerfano counties.
{ 1T was the practice Of the sherifls
Of; Las Animas and Huerfano counties
To- give the others commissions signed
iH blank to be filled by the operators
with the names Of ming guards e
He declared that during the year
before the strike close to 1000 mine
guards were so deputized from time
to time.
"This number includes the gun
men, he said.
He told of union men being beaten
by mine guards and driven out of the
state.
"One of the superintendent of the
C. F, and I. made a practice Of hold
ing up men with gun and searching
them for union cards" he said.
He told of a fraternal society meet
ing of Montenegrin miners being bro
ken up by mine guards armed with
guns on the suspicion of dnion ten
denotes and how the members Of the
society were later discharged.
.The feeling between the militia and
Ihe strikers was harmonious until the
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04

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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-03-19
EVA SANDBERG AWARDED
FIRST IN FRANCIS CONTEST

Miss Eva Sandberg, of this city, was
awarded first prize in the Francis
Memorial Oratorioal contest in the
Normal auditorium on Monday even
ing. Miss Sandberg's subject was
"Madero of Mexico"
Alexander Aas with his Grafton pa
triotism and Good Citizenship was
awarded second honors and Anna Nc
Grady, delivering "Will as Factor in
Character" won third prize.
The Francis prize consists of $25, d.
vided into sums of $12, $8 and IS,
which were divided among the winners
of first, second and third. places, re.
spectively.
The judges in the contest were: Mr.
]. J. Farley, Mrs. Bernice Shank and
Mrs. K. B. Macdonald.
The contest was close one from
beginning to end and gave the judges
no little difficulty in arriving at de
cision, so enthusiastic and we'll written
were each Of the orations. Others
who were on the program and who
were highly complimented by the
judges are: Andrew C. Anderson
Rural North Dakota" and Herber
SWEET, "The Lure of the Land"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-03-19

rocks, candles with green shades and
green candy tripods. The menu con.
sisted of potatoes served in every man.
ner, shamrock cakes and Emerald Isle
ice cream. Irish jokes and the discus.
sion OF Irish Home Rule were the
amusements of the afternoon.
Supt. Minnie J. Nelson returned
last evening from Pillsbury where she
attended the dedication exercises of
the new school there
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Campbell of
Conkling avenue are the happy parents
of an eight pound baby girl born Tues
day, March 18th.
Frank Revell of Sanborn was visi-
tor in Valley City last evening between
trains, enroute to Harvey. Mr.. Revell
has large real estate interests in Colo
RADIO and expects to leave for that state
soon to spend the summer looking aft
er his land interests.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-03-19
Some of The Railroad
Laws Little Understood

AS a general rule this trouble arises
from the farmer making a verbal re
quest of the section boss for the fence
Now, the section boss has nothing
whatever 10 DO with fences, but al
every station there are blank printed
requests for fences, which the farmer
can fill out and send, through the
agent, to the proper authority. But be
fore the railroad can be required tC
build its share of the fence the farm
er will have to complete the building
of the other three side fences of the
pasture. When this is done and the
written notice served upon the agent
the railroad company must build the
fence within go days, or the farmer
can build it himself and collect the
cost thereof from the corporation. A
better and cheaper way, however, in
case the fence is not built within a
reasonable time, will be to appeal to
the state railroad commission, which
will see that the work is done. But
don't tell your troubles to the section
boss, and remember that the applica.
ton must be in writing. 1t is only fair
to the railroads to say they seldom fail
to get around to the work when prop
erly notified, and much of the trouble
comes from the applicant not follow
ing the rules of the game"
The law of this state provides that
every railway station shall be provid-
ed with at least one street lamp at
each end of the depot platform. At
night these must be lighted one hour
before the arrival of trains scheduled
to stop there, and remain lighted one
half hour after the departure of the
trains. 1t is the duty of the states at
torney to prosecute the railroad COM
pany for failure to supply the lamps
and have them lighted as provided by
law.
Every railroad corporation in the
state of North Dakota is compelled to
build station house and keep a sta
ion agent twelve months in the year, |
II len so ordered by the railroad COM
at all its. sidings where /
here is grain Or merchandise of any
description to be shipped; when the
and incoming freight and all !
,ther receipts at that station amounts |
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-03-19
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 49, 1914.

DR.. and Mrs Carl Platou of New
New York City arrived in Valley City
Sunday evening and are visiting at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. L. S. Platou on
Euclid avenue. The Doctor is ne
phew of DR.. Platou Of Valley City.
Miss Marguerite Chambard enter
tanned the Dramatic Girls Club yester-
day afternoon at St. Patrick's party.
All of the young ladies wore green
wigs and the decorations were sham
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-03-19

to over $4,000 or more in any one
year; provided that said stations are
not less distant than FIVE miles apart
upon the same line Of railway. If the
residents at such stations believe the
receipts at that point exceed $4,000,
and fail to secure the building Of a
station upon proper application to the
company the matter should be refer.
red to the state railroad commission,
which will secure correct report of
the receipts and see that the law is
carried out. An appeal can be made
to the railroad commission direct
without application to the company, if
desired. .r
1t is the duty of railroad companies
to have their passenger cars fumigated
at least once in 80 days, and all cars
should have posted therein a printed
notice Of the time and place the car
was last fumigated. Complaints of
dirty unsanitary cars will receive the
prompt attention of the railroad COM
mission.
The railroad companies of the state
must have a bulletin board, upon
which at least 80 minutes before the
scheduled time Of the arrival Of a
train, must be placed the fact whether
such train is on time, and if late, how
late, which bulletin must be changed
at intervals of one hour until the ar
rival of such delayed train. But pass
enger trains not more that IS minutes
late shall be deemed on time so far as
the bulletin is concerned. Any failure
of a station agent to properly post his
bulletin, if reported to the railroad
commission, will secure prompt rem
edy. .a.
Every railroad company must pro-
vide and maintain in all it's freight [
and ticket Offices in all towns, cities
and villages in this state, where To-
cal telephone exchange is operated,
and where such service is available,
reasonable and adequate telephone
connections for the use and benefit of
it's patrons. Should any company, up
on proper application of it's patrons at
any town, city or village for such tele-
phone connection, refuse or neglect to
put phone in it's depot, an application
to the railroad commissioners will
bring prompt relief upon a showing
that bona fide exchange exists in
said town.