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Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
1.-THE MARKED WOMAN
AT BROWNE TONIGHT
INTENSELY INTERESTING MO-
TIoN PICTURE PRoDUc-
TloN IN LIVE REELS

Tonight only at the Browne theater
will be shown the fiye-reel theatrical
presentation, "The Marked Woman.
"The Marked Woman is an intense.
" interesting story of the Boxer up
rising in 1900. In peaceful Russian
hamlet the sister of Olga Pettos is
killed by Count Bobrikoff and his cos
sacks. Her hatred is aroused, and
she joins the Nihilists, Her brother
Ivan is sent by the @Brotherhood' to
China with an important message and
Olga accompanies him.
On the voyage she meets Lieutenant
Dare Of the United States navy, who
falls in love with her. On their ar
rival at Port Arthur they find the
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Chicago, Dec. Washington dis
patches telling of friction with Great
Britain about shipping had a bearish
effect today on the wheat market. AZ
ter opening 40 1-4to u cent lower
the market fell as much as 1 to Ia
cent under last night before begin
ming to react. The close was unset
tied at an advance OF SIS to / cent
net.
Corn sagged with wheat, but only
to a limited extent. Opening prices,
which were unchanged to IA cent up,
were followed by a general setback of
IA to 5-S cent below last nights level.
The close was firm, y to l IA above
last night.
Oats eased off, influenced by the
action Of other grain.
Free selling wiped out an early ad-
vance in provisions
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
HAD NO USE FOR EDWARDS
Soldiers ct tho Middle Ages DrastIeaI'
ly Punished Comrades Who
Showed White Feather.

Punishment for cowardice in the
German army at the time of the Thir-
ty Years war was so severe as to be
ferocious. In the year 1912 the Swed-
ish General Torstensson stormed Leip-
zig. A force under the command OF
the Grand Luke Leopold gave him
battle before the gates Of the city, but
during the engagement the Madlon-
ische regiment became suddenty panic
stricken, and fed
Punishment Immediately followed.
When the regiment had again assem-
bled, six other regiments surrounded
it, and tried 1t by court-martial in the
open field. The verdict was that the
colonel and the captains should die by
the sword, and that every tenth man
among the noncommissloned officers
and men should be hanged.
The stern verdict was carried out
to the letter, except that at the re;
Rquest Of Leopold the men were shot.
instead OF hanged; Col George Mad
Ionische was beaeaGsd, after he had
sought in vain for pardon. The sur
vIvors were consigned to quarters with
other commands, and the regiment
never regained it's name or former
prestige In those days, there was no
alternative but to be brave. Cow
ardice meant either death or everlast-
ing disgrace.-Youth's Companion.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
BARE WALLS AND
MONOTONY


The bare white walls Of the modern
sanitary hospital have a certain mo
nctony which, in many instances,
Rorms a duh and dreary aspect to the
sick person who must lie for the
larger part Of every day and find
mathing else In his horizon. A patient
when he left the hospital, said: isis
ter. tell the next patient who occupies
ahis room that there are Ss1 fleurs-
de-Iis in the decoration on the wall"
Another patient reported to his friend
4hat his room was well aired by two
zarge windows. that there were three
nv specks on the big white walls, and
sthe brass door knob was most inter-
asting. IN indianapolis two units Of
the city hospital. known as Bnrdsal
units ia honor d the founder, have
neen decorated SO adequately that the
foregoing criticism does not apply
some 81 the best artists men and
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
Spanish ROYAL sodyquard.

The spanish royal family has an es-
peclal and historic bodyguard to pre-
vent such intrusions as that which
aas occurred at Buckingham palace at
London. For centuries the Monteros,
who must be natives of the town OF
Espinosa and have served with honor
ID the army, have had the exclusive
privilege OF guarding the royal pal
aces by night. In their historic cos
tune and wearing felt shoes they take
up their posts at midnight outside the
rooms of the king, queen and other
royalists, while detachments patrO
the halls and corridors all night long.
They, speak no word, acknowledging
each others presence by sign and
eountersign In the morning they dis
appear sssilently. giving place to the
ordinary sentries and attendants.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
TELEPHONES
way ONE BOARD OF

Ane Optic. cannot see the force IN
Journal tnaC the New Mexico CUAege
81 Asi .cuiture aud neunan4c Arts need
Aut nove Deen embarrassed financially
Dy tue recent closing OF the First State
eank at Las cruces had all the euu
ta4onal institutions OF the state been
governed by one board of regents. il
the reported embarrassed condition oi
the school is due to any fault of the
board of regents. could not the entire
educational system OF the state have
been embarrassed in similar way il
controlled by single board?
The Journal recentlya made the
statement that placing allsthe schools
Inder control Of a single board Of re
gents would remove the institutions
from the possible influence of poll
tics. HOW this would be brought
about is rather difficult to see, as the
governor doubtless would appoint the
single board just as he does the in
-dividual bodies Of regents for
school under the present system.
Should the regents be elected by po-
pular vote, the schools would be
Brought into politics just as deeply as
they are at present.
The Optic cannot but cling to the
belief that each institution, managed
By its own regents, can do better work
ehan if it we're yoked with all the 9th
sr schools of the state, under one
management 1t would appear that
she tendency under the latter system,
would be to centralize upon the up
building Of one institution to the de-
arfment and neglect Of the others.
With the spirit of rivalry eliminated
grom the schools the tendency to pro-
progress would be diminished.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
England Still Scared

West Hartlepool, England, Dec. 18
Correspondence Of the Associated
Press). English coast towns are
panic stricken since the German raid
on Scarborough, Wsitby and Hartle-
pool. Confidence in the power of the
British navy to keep German ships
from England has weakened and there
is constant dread of the temperance
of the German Ships. IF not the land
ing Of German troops.
The mayors pf HaEtlepool and the
ether stricken towns have organized
volunteer constabularies and are max,
ing an effort to hold the excited pub.
|. lie in check. .sa1c @
I Proclamations have been made that
! civilians must stay in doors should
the bombardment recpr and yield to
the, orders of coRstables, but there Ii
a general impatienee saf all sorts OF
authority. Nearly all civilians are
carrying arms and they announce they
! win. look after themselves. Travel
by automobiles by night is hazardous,
az excited guards stop motor cars
frequently withla flourish of guns and
Erevolvers.a on .yltna
The patrol ships Patrol and Doom,
which guard Haitlebool, we're lying
in the harbor tie Morning Of the Ger
man raid and are said by civilians to
have had no steam. 1t is also charg.
ed they were partly dismantled and
had to be towed out from the docks
before they could get into action. At
any rate they were so slow that the
Germans had an opportunity to shell
Hartlepool for nearly IS minutes be-
fore the navy craft offered effective
opposition. Officers OF the two patrol
ships held banquet at the leading
hotel in West Hartlepool the night
before the raid. An investigation Of
the navy's action has been demanded
by the mayors of the ruined towns.
Many of the families living near the
coast have moved back into the in
terror The large number of women
and children killed during the recent
bombardment especially has attracted
attention to- the German raidiaand
whenever possible heads of families
are sending their wives and children
beyond the possible range of German
guns. At Hartlepool the Germans
fired with amazing accuracy. The
first shell knocked over IL soldiers
who were manning one Of the coast
guns. None Of them was killed, but
several we're stunned. The Germans
also managed to strike the gasomet-
ers, water tower, smoke stacks on big
factories, telegraph poles and other
objects which stood raBoys the level
of the roofs in the TIVE flat towns.
The railway lines were hit in several
places and traffic was temporarily
suspended.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
only ugly, but they constitute fire
traps to esdanger the lives and prop
erty of the citizens.
that the North Carolina threatened to
lombard the town.

that the North Carolina threatened to
lombard the town.
Captain 0man's dtspatch, flied at
Beirut yesterday, was as follows:
"On December rs the Russian crris-
Ell Askold sent boats with armed men
or a reconnaissance near Tripoli,
Syria, at the village Of Banias. Be
fore arrival at the beach the boats
grounded in shoal water and the crews
OF the boats were jecred by the peo-
pie. At the threat of the Turkish au-
thorities to imprison the boats crews
they were informed that the Russian
cruiser would lombard the village in
such an event, ana consequently no
one was made prisoner. No shots
we're fired,
"The Russian boat crews left the
vicinity when the boats were floated
Since December 9 no American mer.
chairman has been south of Alexan-
dretta. The Reconnaissance of Beriit
Syria, is frequently made by British
French and Russian cruisers Every
thing is quiet at Beirut" i,
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
SLEEP TO AVOID EXHAUSTION
Theory Of Swiss PhysloIogIst Seems to
Fit into the Common Sense,
View Of the Matter.

Most OF us believe we sleep because
we are exhausted But Doctor Clapa
rede, Swiss psychologist. advanced
new theory, which is to the effect that
we sleep to avoid being exhausted.
The theory is that sleep. instead Of
being the result Of fatigue, Is an Inn
pulsive self-disinfection which the body
conducts in order to get rid Of the
waste products before they have time
TO produce exhaustion.
Just as combustion Of fuel for the
production of heat and energy always
Isl attended by ashes and Stag, so the
slow combustion which produces heat
and energy IN the body likewise is at
ended by waste.
Since the senses never voluntarily
come to rest or shut themselves on
from the outer world, point eventu-
ally would be reached when the or
ganism would perish as a victim Of
ybhefal nerve exhaustion, In order to
hinder this nature arranges betimes, !.
4. before exhaustion can seriously In.
jure the organism, to get in motion
that opposition current We term
sleep"
The sight-endowed animal tends to
AXE it's sleep at night, since the stinr
uli which govern the animals vital ac-
tivities are then cut off. For animals
endowed with other special senses, but
not with sight. the night Is not so
great factor. These can only block
ade stimuli to the senses either by
creeping into some secluded spot or
by the action Of nature in causing an
opportune production Of substance
| Ia sort Of hormonel which acts as an
obstacle by entering the nerve path
and deadening. sensibility,
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29

women Of national fame have collab-
Grated in the work. In the children's
dining room is portrayed festival
OF toys In one of the corridors OF
the children's wards is illustrated the
story Of Cinderella. Awell known
portrait painter has Included "a por-
of indianapolis children placed
medallion-like Ia panels between the
windows In the sun parlor the best.
known children stories have been de-
picted in colors. A. large bronze foun-
tain is being made for the roof garden
playground. A visiting artist, looking
over the walls already covered, re-
marked that there we're only two
buildings in this country that these
decorations recalled, one of them the
Boston public library the other the
congressional library, The idea, while
not wholly unique, has here been car
ried out with quality and complete
ness probably not equalled elsewhere
AS Brayton quotes. These beautiful
and peaceful decorations may minis
ter to mind diseased and pluck from
memory a rooted sorrow" The Jour
nal Of the American Medical Associa
tion considers this achievement
worthy of being widely copied if Other
communities can enlist similar CO
operation of artists.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
HOw g Feed noy After school,

The Woman's Home Companion has
department called "The Exchange
"a department fuIl Of helpful ideas
contributed by readers for the benefit
OF others. A Massachusetts woman
makes the following suggestion
"A friend Of mine, who has three
hungry boys Of different ages who
come home from school clamoring for
something to eat has devised this
scheme to keep them out Of the pan
try: She has three boxes plainly let
tered with their names, and after
luncheon she ilIls each with whatever
lis best for that particular hoy
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
FORM SAFETY LEAGUE

Chicago, Dec. 29.-The United States
Safety league is to be formed by ad-
vocates of better preparations for war
who are gathered here for the pur-
pose from many sections, The league
will have for its object the attempt to
convince Americans of the unprepared-
ness of the country for war, and to
urge upon congress and the adminis-
tration the urgent need of an imrne-
date change of policy for the defense
Of the nation sess AA.sfssS8 s4
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
AIT WRONG GIRL

Milville, N. j., Dec. 29.-The mys
terry surrounding the killing last might
Of Beatrice Bailey, years old, who
was struck By a bullet that came
through window ct the home Of her
grandmother at Buckshutem, near here
where she was spending the holidays
was cleared up today when George
Ham, aged 20, was arrested and con
fessed, according to the police, that
be had accidentally shot the child
while trying to kill bis sweetheart.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
A Record MARRIAGE.

/ thought I had discovered the rec
ord marriage. A correspondent cor
rects me. Last week squadron OF
the torpedo fiotilla put in to fill up
with OIL Two officers got leave to
come ashore for two hours when their
work was done and all ready for sea,
the commander and a lieutenant In
command of a unit. The commander
was married, the lieutenant was his
best man, and both were back on their
bridges and of to sea before the two
hnlira wara ur II nndaB Chrnniala
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

New York. Dec. 29.-The situation
growing out of Washington's protest
to England over the detention Of this
country's commerce impaired some
heaviness to today's market. Most of
the leaders were under yesterdays
best on small overturn.
Liquidation of Rock Island oollater-
al As and debenture SIS which fell
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
OLD LANDMARK IS
DESTROYED BY !
FIRE
HOTEL LIE ROY BELIEVED 7,
HAVE BEEN SET AFlRE BY
lNcENpIARIEs


- ~ y = y y y , = = = = = = =
+ Late this afternoon it was =
+ learned by the fire department +
= that the Leroy hotel had been +
+ occupied yesterday and that !
+ fumigating candles mad been lett =
I. burning during the night. Ehe ,
= place had just been bought from .
+ the owner, Mrs. Lewis, by Mrs. =
I. Anna Ruth Judge, who gave in Z
= exchange 70 acres of Oklahoma :
= land. During the day Mrs. Judge Z
+ had been about the building z
= cleaning it and getting rid Of a =
4. lot of trash that had accumulat- =
+ ed. Before she left in the even 1
1. ing she had lighted several fumi- {
! eating candles and closed the !
+ windows. Mrs. Judge says she :
= took every precaution, even pIac- :
I. ing the candles in pans of water =
+ If this was done, according to :
= Chief Phillips, the fire could not !
+ have been caused by the candles !
= Mrs. Judge had not taken out I
+ any insurance on the building J
+ There is a possibility, however, !
4. that the Place carried some in :
+ surance of which she was not I
+ cognizant. !
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
zIne smeItera tSept nuay.

fhe zinc smelling capacity Of thil
country has increased out Of all pro
portion to home consumption, accord
ing to estimates preparedsby the Uni
ted States geological survey, which
places the estimated annual maximum
capacity of our smeItera ct 561. .16I
short tons and our apparent ,consump
tion at 149,s63 short tons.s In other
words, here Is another industry Il
which we are prepared to take W
alI the trade which Europe has
dropped at just q moments notice and
with little or no diflcuIty. We are
ready to supply the world With all the
zinc It needs.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
KANSAS CRY LIVE STOCK

Kansas City, Dec. 29.-Hogs, receipts
13,0O0 Market lower. Bulk $7@72O;
heavy $7.1507.25; pigs $606.6O.
Cattle, receipts 10000. Market lower,
Prime fed steers SO 9.25@1O. 25; west
ern steers $7@9; calves $6@9. so.
Sheep, receipts 1000 Market higher,
Lambs S.25@8.S5; yearlings $6.750
7.75.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29

Paris Dec 2s. The ministry of
marine today issued an announcement
confirming the loss of the French
submarine Curia in Austrian waters,
as had been previously reported in
newspaper dispatches.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
pHf pELTs MEET

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 2S.--Five
hundred members Of the Phi Delta
Theta fraternity attended the opening
Of their biennial convention here to-
day
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29

Entered at the postortice at East
Cas- Vegas, New Mexico. for trans
aission through the United States
sails as second class Datteu.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
: : : %*4 : : = : : : : :

AT II o'clock last night the mem
bers of the East Las Vegas fire de-
partment were calle0 out to five-hour
battle with a stubborn blaze that al
most totally destroyed the Hotel Le-
Roy on Grand avenue near Fifth
street. The flames, thought to be the
work of an incendiary, for some time
threatened several buildings in the
neighborhood. The alarm was turned
in at IL o'clock and the East Las We
gas company Immediately answered,
The e. Romero Hose and Fire COM
pany arrived on the scene shortly
afterward, but was released and re-
turned to its station. s1 s'A '-''
The fire fighters got two streams
on the building and attempted to get
the flames under control The build
inc was veritaBle fire trap, it is
said. Open spaces between the par
ftitions acted as fiues. The fire got
into these and burned, gaining great
headway before the blaze could be
seen. Shortly after the fire company
arrived high wind Blew up and m6de
the work more difficult At this time
the flames were blown into dangerous
proximity to the livery stable occu-
pied by Nick Chaffin, and the fire
boys had to hustle to save this build
ing. &a esi.l
The flames were finally extinguish-
ed at about O'Clock this morning.
BY this time the front part Of the
building was burned through and the
interior was gutted. The fire was ex-
ceptionally well handled. In the opin-
ion Of Fire Chief Phillips the alarm
was answered. hose laid and water
thrown on the blaze in the shortest
interval that has ever been consumed
by the local companies.
THE fire department finds that all
the plugs that were gone over by the
Aqua Pura company recently are in
first class condition. said the chief
this morning. 09}
The Leroy hotel was a two STORY
frame structure standing on Grand
avenue between Douglas avenue and
Main avenue. 1t contained about 20
rooms. At the time Of the conflagra-
ton it was unoccupied and had been
for more than month. In the opin-
ion of CHIEF Phillips the blaze was of
incendiary origin. This theory is con
sidered probable in view Of the fact
that no person had lived there for
some time. The blaze started in the
front Of the lower noor.
Was a Landmark
The building was one of the land
marks of Las Vegas It was built in
1881 by J, W,iiFpster as a hotel and
bore the nance Of Fae Foster house,
in 1882 it, was sold to Judge #. s.
Wooster, who ran it as the Wooster.
house. At the time of his death in 1907
Judge Wooster gave the hotel to his
daughter, Mrs. G. e. Johnson. 1t was
then sold to Mrs. J. T. O'Rourk, who
ran it under its present name until
a little more than a month ago, when
the place was closed indefinitely.
Some of the furniture was moved out
at that time, The rest of the furni-
ture was taken out at noon yesterday,
it is said. The fire occurred a few
hours later.
The shell Of the building still'
stands, an eyesOre. Chief Phillips
makes the request that the building
should be torn down. together with
the structures that already have been
condemned by the city council Other
public officials join the fireman in this
request. saying the structures are not
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29

from 2 to almost points, was the
sole feature of the final hour. The
closing was irregular.
Closing sales were as follows:
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29

(cash In Advance for Mail
SubscriptIons.l
remit By check, craft or money
xder. If sent otherwise we will not
. responsible for loss.
Specimen copies free on application.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-10
Especial to The Record.)

Won dug voy | bet you l al
Ways do ISIS to keep up to date
ntitder music. Dere is nopody
anyvere vot-can said der times
is peliind mine back in der music
line.
Der latest improvement nit
vot-I have improved my music
ear ISIS Won of dem players piano.
Dot sure ISIS der stuff, yet, pc
cause der olt man he can blay
nit it on chust so veil as der
gills, Ply cholly. All vot you
got TO done to ,blay der blayerI
piano ISIS to put iii der piece of
pap, yot is full of holes, pump
FER up nit the pedals on, und
away she goes.
Ven | first gets dot piano and
sets me down py its front to
blay mine wife she comes in der
room and tells me for Wy l be a
musician all desc years and say
to her noddings apout it, no.
BIT ven she sees how | blay der
fun stopped NIT a quivck sud
denesa
A blayer piano ISIS sure a fun
ny intention Anyding nit
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-10
Notice for Publication.

non coal f. s. Oq,Oe olOS9e
Department of the Interior, U. s
Land Office atFort Sumner, n. M. June 1, 1914
Notice is hereby given that Noah A. Mil
Ter. of Elda. N. NJ. who. on March 3, 1911.
made orig. HE. No. O1spe for SEA Section
81, Up. s. r.. 30 E.. and on September IL.
1912, made additional II. E. No. 0l0336. for
SwA Sec. H. Twp. s.. Range 30 E.. N. NJ.
p. Meridian, has filed notice of intention to
make three-year proof 10 establish claim to
iceland above described. before G. A. Coney.
U. S Commissioner. in his Office. at Elida, N.
NJ. on July 18th, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
George w. Dye, OF Clsudell, N. NJ. Lawrence
X Jones of ingram. N. NJ Orien Miller. Frank
Miller, both of Elida. N. M.
Jis-Jyl0 &C. Henry. Register.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-10
Notice for Publication.

non-coal F.S Oi579
Department OF the Interior u. S. Land
ONCE at Fort Sumner. n. NJ. June 20. 1914.
Notice is hereby given that Josephine Mat
tie Atwood. Tor the heirsof Frances S. Rruee
of Keene. Texas, who. on Sept ember 20, 1907.
made homestead entry No. O45sD. fOr ShSE'4
sec. %. and WhNEA Sec. 25. Twp. s..
Range s7 Il. N. NJ. p Meridian. has fled
notice OF nten:ion to make hye-year Proof,
TO establish claim to the land above described.
before e. f. Mite. Clerk OF the County Court.
johnson County, ut his office. at Cleburne'
Texas. as to claimant and before Dan {,
Savage. u 8. Commissioner. IN his efnce at
Kenna. N. NJ. asto witnesses on the 9th day
Of August 1914.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
John Il. Ballard. Mrs. John r. Ballard Jesse
p. Scantlin, Elisha Taylor all of Keene Tex
Jy3Jy3l q. G. Henry, Register.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-10
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

non coal f. S. oS9oS ol0l45
Department of the Interior u. S. Land ONCE
at Fort sumner. N. NJ. June g. 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Marshel Powell,
OF Elida. N. NJ. who, on July 49, 1910, made
H. Il. No. O8sOs for the NWA Sec ? TIP. s.,
II. 30 E.. and on April Ill 1912, made additional
II. s. No. Ol0il5 for Lots and and 81 NEA,
Sec. 3. Towship 3. Range 30 e., N. NJ. p.
Meridian has filed notice of intention to
make three year Proof, 10 establish claim to
the land above DESCRIBED. before Dan C. Saw
age, U. Commissioner, in his office at
Kenna N, M. on July 81, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
James w. Brockmon. George e. Chavers
both of Kenne. N. M. Lushen Powell. James
w. Reed both II Elida, N. NJ.
c. Henry.
Jl9-Jys4 Register.