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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-26
British Consul Detained

Washington, Feb 26-At confer
today between Secretary Bryan and
Ambassador Cecil spring-Price 1t was
decided that British Consul Perceval
will noC proceed into Mexico for the
examination Of william s. Benton's
body until better arrangements can
be made
Conflicting reports Of the location
of Benton's body convinced. officials
here that the British consul could not
proceed until the situation was made
more definite, and meanwhile the
American government win press for
such information as it needs for in
vestigation.
1t was said that the British govern
mant Was mt LOOKING to the United
States for the recovery of the body
as matter of legal right at this point,
but was depending on the good offices
Of the Washington government to
bring about final determination Of
how Benton was killed and the pos
sible return Of the body to the family.
Meanwhile Perceyal will remain in
El Paso in conference with Major Cen
eral Scott, and waiting developments.
The government today was exerting
every influence at it's disposal to OBJ
tain from General villa the surrender
of the body of William S. Benton, the
British subject recently executed at
Juarez. No reply had been received
to the instructions sent to- Consul
Letcher yesterday to find Benton's
grave, and Secretary Bryan was SUR
prised by news dispatches quoting
Villa as saying Benton was buried in
Chihuahua city There have been
persistent reports here, too. that the
body was cremated.
Secretary Bryan conferred with
President Wilson today and said moth
ing new in the situation had develop
cd. Official denial came from the
White House Of one published report
that Rear Admiral Fletcher had rec
commended the landing Of marines at
Vera Cruz. Attention was centered
on the Benton investigation and high
officials conceded that future devel-
opment of the American policy to-
ward Mexico hinged largely on the
outcome Of the inquiry.
carranza's Authority at Stake
Another feature of the situation,
which loomed up as Of commanding
Importance, was the fact that the Ben
ton incident promises to develop into
a test Of Oarranza's authority and in
fluence as chief Of the constitution
alist movement Every sort Of pres
sure. it is understood, is being brought
to bear on Carranza, both by Ameri-
cans and Mexicans, who have the con
fidence Of Washington officials, with
the purpose Of inpressing him with
the necessity of clear and convinc-
ing explanation of all the circurn-
stances surrounding the death Of Ben
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-26

the time Of the building Of the city
sewer and it was intended to effect
the transfer at that time, but the chao-
tic condition Of the Las Vegas Sewer
company's affairs has delayed the
final settlement m the meantime the
stockholders Of the sewer company
are assessed for the construction Of
the new sewer system in their district
Judge Long said that the sewer com
pany's constitution provides that each
piece Of property connected with the
line shall hold a certain number of
shares of stock for each lot AS many
Of the pieces Of property have been
transferred several times since the
sewer was built, 1t Il necessary to-
have the city engineer make map
showing all the connections before
the stockholders can be located. Az
ter this is done a meeting of the stock
holders will be called for the purpose
of transferring the property to the
city, upon which the sewer assess
ment against all the property on the
old sewer will be abated. Judge Long
was instructed to proceed in the man
ner he deemed most proper, to close
up the matter The Las Vegas Sewer
company was not organized for profit,
but for the purpose Of serving a sec
tion in the business district Of the
city.
The street and alley committee pre-
sented a resolution instrncting the
city marshal to inform the owners OF
property adjoining the alley north Of
National avenue and between Twelfth
street and the Gallinas river that they
are expected to he present at the
March meeting Of the city council to
show cause why the alley, which has
been closed for apout ten years,
should not be re-opened ana vacated
At its last meeting me council re-
ceived a petition asking that the al
ley be opened.
DriC. G. Gordon, tne city physician,
reported four births during January,
two Of males and two Of females
There were five deaths, Of which
three were Of males and two Of fe-
males, three being residents Of the
city and two non-residents. Dr. Cor
don reported some mild cases Of con
tagious disease, though not Of suff-
cient number or seriousness to cause
alarm
The police Judge and chief Of police
rapaatea egeu arrests and the collec-
ton Of sif In tines during January,
the city being liable 70 costs III the
sum of $1.25 The street department
reported thaying done considerable
work, the weather having been such
as to permit it to keep in operation
without interruption
The council finished its business at
9 O'Clock, Present were Mayor Tau
pert, Clerk Charles Tamme and All
dermen r. +. Hays, Dan stern, 2. r.
A. H. Lorenzen and r. X I
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-26

ing cricket and football players were
on the ground, taking keen notice OF
all the points Of the game. The Earl
os Lonsdale and Baron Desborough,
both prominent in sporting circles.
were among the many titled person
ages surrounding the king,
The crowd was greatly amused
while awaiting the arrival Of the king
by the baby mascot Of the Chicago
team. During practice the hoy went
to bat and made a home run through
the slackness Of the New York play
ers,
The game Went II innings. DAILY,
the first man up in the eleventh in
ming. won for Chicago with home
run. AT the end Of the ninth inning
the score was tied to 2 In the
first half of the tenth the New York
team got a lead Of two runs This
was neutralized in the second half by
Outfielder Crawford, VINO knocked a
home run and brought in man from
h second
in the eleventh inning the New
York batters went out one, two, three.
Then came Daly's home run. Despite
the soegy diamond, king George and
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-26
TODAY N CONGRESS.
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washington, Fen Senate Me'
al noon
President van hlse q the eniVef
sltg oI Wisconsin testlAed On the
trade commission pli'.
commerce comlnlttse voted to ray
orably report pilis n combine the reve'
ue cutter ana life' SAVING services IN
to coast guard service, and Tor four
new revenue cutters.
Debate resumed on tne postofilce
appropriation Dill
immigration committee laid plans
to complete the hpfpett bill
House; Met az uoens
Debate on ursspt fopriataons bill
resumed.
President Bis i'a;
cific and Chairman Tfunbalt of the
chesapeake and Ohio discussed rail-
road problems before the commerce
committee
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-26
JAps COMING IN

Washington, FeA 26 Japanese are
being smuggled over the border in
great numbers, as are Chinese and
Hindus, Roger oponnell special i'm
migration Inspector today told the
house immigration committee. l
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-26
cANAI NJ hEAnY

Denver Feb 26 Governor Alnnons
today received a message from Secre.
tary Of The Nary Daniels stating thar
the cruiser Denver VIII not be sent
through the Panama Canal march IS
SIS had been announced here
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-26
HIS TESTIMONY IS DESIRED
|GUARDIAN or coMMoNWEALTH'S
MONEY WANTS HORSE BUY
ING ACCOUNTS
WHO FIRED THE FIRSTDSHOT7
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
LOOKS INTO THE LABOR
WAR AT TRINIDAD

Trinidad, Colo, Feb 26 deputy
bearing a subpoena issued by State
Auditor Roady Kenehan, and directed
tor Adiutant General John Chase, was
turned back at the guard lines Of the
military camp here similar sub
poena was served on capt. 4. P. Fore
man, but it was announced by the
military authorities that he had been
ordered to disregard It.
Before ain attempt had been made
to serve the subpoenas on the officers,
it was stated by the military authori
ties that General Chase would refuse
to recognize the authority Of the state
auditor to force him to give testimony
General Chase, it was announced,
would agree to appear voluntarily be-
fore the auditor and give him any in
formation he asked but he would not
accept service Of subpoena nor
would he permit any Of his subordin-
ate officers to give Information to the
state auditor.
The theory Of the militia legal de-
partment is that the statute giving
/ the auditor power to issue subpoenas
does not apply to the militia, which
IS under iha dlgee control * tlie gay
ernof
Judge Advocate Edward Boaghton
today. before the issuance Of the
subpoenas talked with Mr.. Kenehan
over the telephone, and offered on be-
half OF the commanding general to
furnish any information that was de-
sired on the subject u bills for horses.
the matter which Kenehan. is investi-
eating. Mr. Kenehan went to the Of
fice Of the district attorney, where
Captain Foreman appeared before him
to give information. It developed that
the captain did not have the desired
memoranda with him, and he returned
to the military headquarters to get
them and did not return. It was then
Mr. Kenehan decided to issue tho
The old dispute between striking
coal miners and mine owners as to
who fired the first shot in the labor
war in southern Colorado was thresIa-
ed out before the congressional inyes~
Eigating committee today. Witnesses
for the coal operators have their YER
sions Of the battle at Ludlow on Oc-
tober z, between guards in an auto
mobile and strikers from the tent
colony. over this bloodless clash 3
has ragged for almost five
months. each side accusing the other
Of being the agressor
Witnesses for the operators today
swore that the first shots were tired
BY the strikers Counsel for the
miners sought to establish their claim
that the guards fired into the Ludlow
colony hel6re the strikers used dben
guns
In the automobile on October
we're Walter Belk and q. ~ Beicber
detectives, 3. s. Larson, a hotel pro
prietor: r. 6. Holt company store
keeper at Delagua; n ] Chaplin,
Of machinery for the
Victor American Fuel company, ana
w ii Watson, the driver.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-26
CHICAGO DEFEATS THE new YORK GIANTS
INA GAME PLAYED BEFORE KING GEORGE ''0
BY The SCORE OF 5 TO 4 in LONDON

$4,000 spectators saw a splendid dis
play Of the American national game.
His majesty showed intense interest
in every play When In the middle
Of the match Chicago was retired
with three men on bases and only one
out the king applauded as wildly as
any Of the American fans. when a
foul hit from Egans bat broke a win
dow above the royal box the king did
not even dodge the falling glass. He
took away a piece Of the broken win
dow as souvenir oG the game
The king told Ambassador Page,
who throughout had been coaching
him as to the intricacies Of the game.
that he had thoroughly enjoyed the
afternoon. One Of the royal party,
the Earl Of Chesterfield, had less
pleasant memories Of the occasion as
some one in the crowd stole his tie
pin valued at $4,000
The batteries We're
Chicago, Benz. scott and Bliss
New York; Faber and Wingo- um-
pire, Klein
the result R.H hi
Chicaao s Q
New York Q
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-26
A SUCCESSFUL TRIP

Adelaide, Australia Feb 26. Or.
Douglas Mawson, the Australian ex-
plorer returned here to-day from the
Antarctic on board the Aurora He
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-26
nRIrlsA cARrooNlsr pEAp

London, Feb 26. sir John Tennia,
for many decades the leading British
cartoonist. died today at the age OF
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-26

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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-26

AND II the meantime
" S. Benton'a body
lies moulding in tho
grave.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-21

NEWS OF THE DAY G.
Mrs. Geo. PaIush, 1856 S. Wood St,
screamed when she saw Stephan
Augek, 26, with her baby in arms
leaving house early today. Augek
caught and booked for attempted
kidnapping. -
Earl Howe and Edward MCGUIRE
caught after they had twice held up
John Sherlock, 1877 N. Dearborn st.
Thirteen men arrested by federal
agents. Charged with fraudulently
obtaining naturalization papers.
Walter M. Fisher, sec'y Cadillac
Auto Co., and 3 companions hurt in
auto accident near Milwaukee.
Eleven men arrested in raid on
cigar store at PIG E. 35th st. Lee
Newman, 1914 Indiana aV., booked
as keeper.
Frank Durrie, retired head of Kim
ball Hardware Co., shot himself with
revolver in home at 235 Wesley aV.,
Oak Park, yesterday. Dead.
NOEL Kinnaman, 54S4 Ellis aV.,
head of the Chicago Calculating Co.,
stabbed wife with screw-driver yes
terday. Was arrested. Wife in hos
pital He claims accident.
Mrs. Julia Nacroth, 2941 Warsaw
av., suicided by gas.
D. G. Bailey, representative of the
Carter White Lead Co., Chicago, fined
$50 in Jackson, Miss, for tipping
hotel porter 25 cents.
Max Ederheimer, All Michigan
av., who died in massage parlor at
5000 Vernon aV., died of heart dis
ease, according to coroner's physi-
clan. Miss Belle Carter, operator,
held.
$4,000 people attended the dedica-
ton of the st. AdaIbert's Roman
Catholic Church, 18th and Paulina
sts., Sunday. Structure is an exact
duplicate of st. Marks in Rome
Cost $500. 900.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-21

ONCERNING CHICAGO
"Stink bombs" ousted the patrons
of two nickel shows on North Side
last night. Biograph Theater, 2443
Lincoln aV., and Vitagraph Theater,
3143 Lincoln av.
Mrs. John Neff, wife of Board of
Trade man, sued for SIG by ]. H.
Christsen, shoe dealer at ITO S. Dear
born st. Christsen claims shoes
were bought four years ago.
Safeblowers entered bakery of w.
Lindgren, 1926 N. Clark st. Got
nothing of value. Tore way through
wall into grocery of Anton Corydon,
1922 N. Clark st. Blew safe. Got
$735 in cash and 1913 in checks.
Three women who attacked A. A.
Johnson, employe of Asping & Sweet,
employment agents at 20 S. Canal st.,
arrested. All gave name Of Mary
Doe.
Miss Margaret Burns, 1854 Leland
av., who disappeared from home July
%, found by police Of Gary, Ind. Po-'
lice now looking for Jack Walton"
with whom Miss Burns was friendly.
1881 counterfeit silver dollars be-
ing spent by two young men on the
South Side. Secret Service looking
for them.
Mass meeting of residents of 18th
ward will be held Oct. to protest
against the delay in extending the
South Robey st. car line between
47th and seth SITS. Residents walk
half mile to get car.
Mrs. Ida Jaeger's candy store at
1889 Broadway entered by two rob-
bers. $25.
AIDE Apple, 2741 w, Division ST.,
fired two shots at robber who tried to
enter home.
Antony MuIa, 42o w. Chicago av.,
and Archangelo Mauchili, 1919
Townsend st., arrested. Mula had
gun. Two saWed-Off shotgIIns found
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-16
MIXTURE OF MANY TONGUES
Troops of Allied Armies Find Some
Difficulty in Arriving at Perfect
Understanding.

The British Tommy Atkins is hard
put to it these days to know which are
friends and which are foes. Time was
when he classed them all as dirty
foreigners" but times have changed
and certain allied courtesy is de-
manded 1t is told of one brave cor
poral who met new kind of foreigner
on French soil and demanded his
nationality.
Hungarian" came the answer.
'Ungarian. are yer? Well, I'm
blowed If l know whether ter 'ug yer
TO me bosom or knock yer bally block
off, remarked the perplexed defender
of the Union Jack.
Many are the stories of the embar-
RAISING confusion of tongues among
the allies-French, Flemish, Russian,
Servian, Indian (three brands), and
several species of English. For it
is rare that a Londoner can under
stand the Scotch dialect in it's un-
alleged purity, or the Cornish brogue.
Canadian slang, too, and the queer
mixture of Maori that intrudes itself
that sickles DER the Africander's dia-
lect make of so-called English dozen
different languages.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-16
Urees eo-operatlOn Of Farmers.

Urging closer buying and selling
combinations among the farmers of
the state DR.. Charles Mccarthy of
the legislative reference library made
stirring address before 400 members
of the Wisconsin Union, American So
ciety of Equity at Madison.
He brought out facts and figures
with an effect that was remarkable.
His speech is expected to result in
binding the state equity society even
closer together than it has been in
the past.
Farmers face a new state of af-
fairs now" Doctor Mccarthy told the
delegates. Buying and selling or
ganizations in many branches in this
country are nearly perfectly developed.
1t is a fact now that the individual
buyer hasn't chance of getting fair
treatment. His position may be COM
pared to a one-man, one-gun assault
on the wonderful German army. 1t
has about the same effect.
ITO buy fairly you farmers must or
ganize. To sell fairly you must do the
same thing. Not long ago / was in
Washington. l asked a prominent
miller of this country how he could
afford to I'LL certain order for a
cooperative concern so cheaply He
told me that he actually lost money
on that order but that he made the
money back selling to individual pur-
chasers. You see what you are con-
tinually up against.
"The interstate commission bill is
going to do great deal of good. 1t
will prevent illegal combinations, de-
signed TO give to one man and take
from another. It should serve as
great equalizer.
Everybody combines now to buy.
Hotel keepers and restaurant men
in the big cities don't buy like they
used to.
by ordering together they get lower
prices. They realize that the man who
doesn't organize to protects his own
rights "pays the freight" The man
who thinks he can buy alone is a fool
and a simpleton."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-16
Move Now for Economy.

AS long as government income came
principally from the tariff and internal
revenue duties of various sorts the
citizens, who did not feel the imme-
date incidence of taxation, naturally
inclined to economy as theory and
governmental extravaganza as a prae-
tice. There was constant pressure
for large and liberal treatment of all
sorts of local interests.
Today this idea that the ether fell
low pays-which is at the root of pub
lie pressure for extravagant appropria-
tions-has received a serious setback.
The plain citizen is beginning, here
and there, to scent the danger of still
further troubles. The downward limit
of the income tax has certainly not
been reached. The possibility of emf
Urgency measures becoming settled in
situations presents itself
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-16
RuIe and Exception.

The rule is that the party that mon
keys with the tariff loses the next
election, but, like most rules it has
its exception. Since the Civil war the
rule has worked every time but once.
This was when the Republicans re-
vised the tariff In 1897. At that time
the popular mandate was for a high
tariff. The people blamed the Demo
cratic low tariff-which was not, in
fact, very low-for the hard times
prior TO 1896. When the Republicans
took hold in 1897 and passed the Ding.
ley law the only worriment was as to
whether the schedules had been made
high enough tn open the mills. What
ever nay have been the cause CT the
hard times, the Republican victory in
1896, carrying with it assurance of
sound money and higher tariff duties,
helped to restore confidence, and the
mills began to open. And when the
1898 election rolled around everybody
was SO well pleased with the changed
color Of the horizon that the Republi-
can party Was given vote Of conf
dence in defiance Of the rule that
changing the tariff meant a change In
the complexion Of the house.-Sioux
City 0owa) journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-16
Coming into Line.

Two smartly dressed young men
were discussing the present economic
situation when a third whose holiday
suit, struggling hair and grimy hands
betokened q holiday at some distance
from a hairdressers and hasty jour
ney home.
Well" observed number one, "the
pater says it's not only sensible but
it's patriotic to economic just now.
so he and have given up the two BIS
and the mater the two rs"
His hearers looked puzzled till he
explained that the initial letters indi-
Gated respectively beer and baccy"
and tea and toast"
Since you put In that way" said
number two. I've dropped the two
'C's'-coifee and cigarettes"
The third man, evidently feeling out
of It, began to explain that he had only
just got back from the North OF Scot
land and hadn't really had time, you
know. to think 1t out, but Of course
he'd have to come into line, etc.
Don't worry, old chap" interposed
number one. you go on Just as you
are, and everybody'll know that you're
economizing on the two 'S's'-scissors
and soap!"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-16
MUST Be AN ISSUE
War Tax win Not Be Forgotten
in 1916.
Its Expiration by Limitation, Before
the Election, Not Likely to Have
Much Effect-The Voters
VIII Remember.

Taxes are never popular, but the
great majority of citizens OF the
United States, earning under $1,000 a
year, and thus exempted from the in
come tax bore with fortitude the
woe Of the minority of citizens who
we're paying that tax.
Possibly 1t was because the income
tax fell upon a rather small minority
that the political leaders in congress
have referred to it as the most popular
tax ever imposed by law. The income
tax could not figure very large in an
election. Those who are not obliged
to pay the tax are Overwhelmingly in
the majority.
The war taxes, however, became q
political issle for the simple reason
that hey an'ected everybody In
creased payments must be made, not
merely by tiose who buy and sell
bonds AMI sha res of stock, or who Dor
row money On oromissory notes or sell
real estate, but by those yho do long
distance telephoning, who insure their
goods or buildings, who use perfum-
cry, brush their teeth, chew gum,
drink beer or wine or spirits, or use
tobacco.
Virtually all classes of men and
women must share the new burden of
taxation. At once the storekeepers in
some cities gave it as an excuse for in
creased prices on various articles, and
many questions were asked. A man
or woman always regards philosoph-
ically the taxes that are imposed on a
neighbor, but when they actually en-
counter such taxation in their own ex-
penses there is change of attitude.
1t was with an eye to the political
future that the majority party stipu-
lated that the taxes should expire by
Limitation on December 81 Of next year
some time before the presidential
campaign begun-but the voters have
a way of remembering hardships. If
resentment grows, it will manifest It.
self even after the taxes have been
withdrawn.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-16
Made In America.

Made in America" is an excellent
movement.
But it will not be in full swing
again until after 1916, when we shall
have a Republican president and con-
gress to replace our present Demo
cratic Made in Europe" tariff with a
real protective tariff to secure the
home markets for goods MADE in
America" by American labor employed
at American wages.
How amusing it is to find Demo-
cratic and free trade papers pointing
out how the war in Europe will, by
checking imports, stimulate American
industries to supply the home market
and operate TO diversity production,
thus making the country in high
degree industrially self-supporting.
Why that. substantially, is the pro-
tectionist argument which the free
trade wiseacres have been fiouting for
years.