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Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-25

The familiar old English saying,
Take care Of the pennies and The
pounds win take care Of themselves, "
proves its worth whenever a big coin
collection is sold. IN London few
daya. ago q penny coined in the reign Of
Ethelred brought $500 ( e100) by auc'
eIon. One which was minted when AT
fred was king was sold for $500 These
were coins dug out Of finds, either
the secret stores Of The thrifty Of one
thousand years ago or the ruins Of
some ancient disbursing office There
Is a great deal of hidden treasure in
tile earth. and If EtheIred pennies are
q be found n veins II would ray Eng
lish capitalists to start mining opefa
ions
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-25

ported during the period having been
42O million dollars and In manhfac-
lures imported 702 million dollars.
The large increase in the valuations
OF the various groups Ct merchandise
imported and exported in recent years
does not represent a correspondents
increase in quantities. In a large pro-
portion Of the articles forming inter-
national trade, prices in recent years
are much higher than those IN the
earlier years Of the period under con
sideration, and the increases IN guam
titles are in many instances less than
the increases in total values, this be-
ing especiall gtrue Of foodstuffs ana
manufacturers materials.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-25

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Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-25
COMPANY + PRosPERs

Santa Fe, March 25.-Two enlist
ments last evening increased the roll
Of Company F, First infantry. Nation.
al Guard to 65. A fine drill was had
last evening with Lieutenant Test Of
the United States army present and
Captain Yeer Boyle in command.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-25

pretty for afternoon wear. Black vel
vet bows wired and outlined with
tiny rhinestones are conservative and
always effective.
There is much charm in the sparkle
and glow Of the mock-jewels which
are used in hair ornaments. Little
1eweled buckles and bands and all
sorts OF jewel-encrusted feathers are
among the seasons offerings to those
who appreciate how much they en-.
hance the appearance.
JULIA B0TToMLEY.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25
WHITE LIGHTS
FOR SOLONS To
BE INSTALLED
SPECIAL o,spArca TO MORNING JOURNAL,

Santa Fe, Oct. 24.-The Guy ~
Santa Fe is 10 have a system Of orna-
mental street lighting similar to that
Of Albuquerque by the time the leSis-
lature meets Manager Frank owen
of the Santa Fe Water Light
Co, has offered the city rate exactiy
the same as that paid by Albuquerque
A start is to be made with sixteen or
namental light posts with a cluster 81
three lights each, on San Francisco
street and around the plaza with an
derground conduits which can be put
in conveniently at present, because
three sides of the plaza are peihg
paved. The water company offers TO
bear the expense of the installation II
Ia five-year contract is signed.
The only difference of opinion thus
far between the authorities and the
Water & Light Co. is that the city de-
sires posts with clusters of three
lamps each, while the company is IN
favor of one-lamp posts, but each lamp
with candle power equal to the three
lights. The light posts, the company
officials declare. have non-shadoW
throwing light while the cluster iights
throw shadows.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25
LIBERAL PARTY
IS OVERTHROW
IN AUSTRALIA


Melbourne, Australia, Sept. IL
The returns from the federal parlia-
mentary elections of September 5
Indicate that the victory of the labor
party Will give it thirtytwo senators
in the next parliament as compared
to only four for the liberals, and for
ty-one members in the house of repre-
sentatives as against thirty-three lib
erals. The overthrow means the res
ignation of the liberal government,
headed by Premier Joseph Cook, and
the resumption of power by the labor
ties, headed by the former premier,
Andrew Fisher.
From an American standpoint the
return of the labor party to power
may be particularly interesting from
the fact that this party is committed
to higher protective duties which may
affect the importation of American
goods.
Nearly 100000 women are regis
tered voters in Australia, and their
ballots were. as usual, a large factor
in the result The predominating
popular charge against the national
government was to the effect that
the senate had ceased to be democratic
The outbreak of the European war
and Austraha's participation in it
largely detracted from the issues, and
the women particularly were so en-
crossed in sewing and other feminine
aid for the army that the vote was
lighter than usual In some DISTRICTS
as was the case throughout Mel
bourne, women leaders of the labor
party emptied whole streets of wom-
en- folks and took them all, including
many old and infirm, to the polls.
Since this is the eleventh year that
Australian women have enjoyed sur
frage, the scenes of election day, such
as women carrying their babies with
them into the election booths, are no
longer a novelty here. Miss Adela
Pankhurst, daughter of the English
suffragette leader. was an interested
spectator. She said she was much
impressed by the intelligence OF the
women voters OF Australia
Al this election there were two
women nominees for the house OF
representatives who made about the
usual showing. Mrs. Emily l.. Paul,
a socialist, who ran Independently
in the Cook constituency, polled only
$50 votes as against Is, 40 for the Ia
Dor candidate, while Vida Goldstein,
who ran on the pendent-labor
ticket in a suburb of Melbourne
against Representative Sir Robert w.
Best QiberaD. received 9,269 votes
against l7,175 for Sir Robert.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25
WOMAN STOPS HUSBAND
FROM USING TOBACCO
An Ohio Wife Broke Her Husband
OF the Tobacco Habit With Il
Recipe SHE Gave secretly.
She rcll4 What She Used.

A well known ohio woman whose
husband has been q heavy user of To-
hacco FOR years, broke him of the
habit by the use of simple home re-
cipe that she gave secretly. She VERY
gladly told what she used but request
ed that her name should not he made
public aa her husband does not know
why he quit using tobacco She said
"The recipe is inexpensive ana can be
obtained from any drug store, aud
given secretly or with the patient
knowledge. To %. of water add ~
grains of muriate OF ammonia, "a small
box of NarlcX Compound. and 10
grains Of pepsin. Give teaspoonful
three times a day at meal time, In the
food or In THE coffee, tea or milk. This
recipe Is perfectly harmless and has
no color. tasta or smell. and viii b1
found effective for the tobacco habit
in any farm
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25
EIGHT CLAIMANTS ARE
AFTER SAME HOMESTEAD

Santa Fc oct, a. Eight claimants
to the same homestead entry on ma
tional forest have made their appear
ance in the federal land office. All of
them said they settled on the land at
the first second of the first minute OF
the first hour Of the first day that
the land was open to entry-that is at
9 O'Clock a. m. August 10. one oil
them merely tied his horse to tree,
but he insists That this constitutes a
settlement
Endeavoring to ascertain priority
of claim, the land officials learned
that one man looked at the sun ana
guessed at the hour. The next swore
that 1t was cloudy that day. A third
said he told the time by an ancient
Mexican watch and a fourth knew he
was there from dawn till dark a
fifth claims the land because he has
the entry adjoining IT, All the men
are poor and all are in deadly earn
est, the parcel of land desired being
located.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25

be seen by reference To page - eff
the first published Report and Opin
ions Of this oftice, and ! have no
doubt that YOU have ID copy thereof
II said to Mr. McEhoy that hy
Section 1901 of the Compiled Laws
OF 1897. Il was provided chat Il
should not be lawful for any person
TO vote unless his name We're regis.
tered. but that in 1903 hy Chapter
Ga of the laws of that year. this sec-
ton was SO amended as tO permit
person to vote upon presenting an af-
hdavt, made by himself ana by two
qualified voters of the precinct, show
ing him Go be qualified voter of such
precinct at the election. This statute
Of 1903 ] believe, has never been
amended or repealed, and must he
consld ered as In fun force.
1t stl Is my opinion therefore
that an UNREGISTERED voter may be
allowed to vote il he complies vita
the provisions Of Chapter 50 If the
Laws of 1903.
while It may be true. as yon sax.
that the attorney general is not the
legal adviser OF private persons or II
political parties. Yet it has been the
policy of this office, since ! have been
i'm control. to answer all proper and
legitimate inquiries relating to public
affairs, no matter from whom the
questions come. ! do not believe that
it would be proper TO take such a
narrow view of the duties Of the At
torney general as TO Justify a refusal
to assist any citizen as to matters II
t-nhIln inlnnri "
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25
YOUR SICK CHILD
IS CONST|PATEO!
LOOK At TONGUE
If cross, feveriSh or bilious,
give "CaIifornia Syrup
of Figs

No matter what ails your enid, a
gentle. thorough laxative should az
wnys be the first treatment given
If your little one Is out-of-softs'
half-sick isn't resting, eating and act
ing naturally--look, Mother see II
tongue Is coated. This is sure sign
that it's little stomach, liver lnd Tow
els are clogged with waste. When
cross, irritable. feverish, stomach
sour, breath bad or has stomach-aehe'
diarrhoea, sore throat. fun OF cold
give teaspoonful of California syrup
of Figs and in few hours all the
constipated poison, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out Of us
little bowels without gripping, and you
have a well, playful child again
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative because
II never fails to cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the sto-
mach and they dearly love its pleasant
taste Full directions for babies, chill
dren Of all ages and for grown-ups
printed on each bottle
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle
OF california Syrup Of Figs then
see that 1t is made by the California
Fig Syrup Company"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25
GOOD SHOWING
HAS BEEN MADE
BY COMMISSION
Figures Published as to tx
penSe to Public Disclose
That Big Balances Have
Been Returned to Treasury
,,.e,.. ols,.-eH TO so..'ns ,ou-s.u

santa Re, oct. 24.--That the cor
,oration commission has been run for
,hree years at an expense to the state
- only S7,2060S. and that huge un-
oxpended balances of the corporations
wore turned back by it into the state
treasury. is apparent from Figures
made public today. This is the more
remarkahle, as the commission as
snmea not only the bulk Of the work
NAT formerly fell 10 the secretary of
tate and the insurance department
INF had 10 equip its offices at the
start from It's own funds.
The total amount appropriated 90
those three years was S94.250, the TO-
tal extended was s75,S11.sS. but $685.
105.S5 Of this was made up by fees
collected and at the same time an un-
oxpended balance Of S1S,93S.O1 was
,,rnea back into the state treasury.
II is true, the commissions pay
much attention to the complaints ~
me common people, for the big cor
norations can take care of themselves
lint often the refund of few dollars
NJ expressage, or on freight, involves
a principle. the maintenance OF whlca
may save other taxpayers of thou
sands of dollars and the state huge
sums in the course of time
For salaries. the appropriations
amounted to $4,000 for three years
and s42.S11.1s were expended. FOR
contingent expenses the appropriation
was S4S.100 and the expenditures only
tag 900 10. the sum of S15,099.25 or
more than 80 per cent, being turned
hack into the treasury. For 1917, the
commissions total expenditures were
only s20.S0l. 80, for 1913 they were
,s0,t7GG0; for 1914 they were va
sll9S.
on the other hand, the commission
collected S24,59S in 1912, in 1913 II
collected S22,1S3.40 in fees, and IN
1914 il has collected S21,374.45. With
the return of better times, these re-
ceipts will increase materially. In
three years. the commission collected
s40.S0005 in Incorporation fees, ana
s2718S.s0 in insurance fees. lndi-
rcctlv the commission has saved the
taxpayers tens and hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars by preventing excess
sive corporation charges compelling
improvements and installation of ia
cilitles at points that were hamperea
hy lack of them and correcting abuses
thus preventing their recurrence.
There is no other state that runs us
corporation commission so economl-
cally and is so readily at the service of
the common geezer as the New Mex
leo commission
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25
Federal Court Notes.

Santa Fe, oct. 24.-Mlguel ChaVea
today pleaded not guilty in the federal
court to the charge of Introducing H.
quor into Indian country His tflhl
was set for Albuquerque on November
rs. The hearing Of several mouohs
in the case Of II. H. Majors, ct AL OF
Alamogordo, VS.. the New YORK Inc
Insurance company, was postponed TO,
day until November in the federal
court
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25
CIRCUS EMPL0YE IS
KILLED BY BARTENDER
IN FIGHT AT DEFINING

lsrectkl corassror9sNcs 70 sops'no iourHsl
pemug, \. NJ. oct "a Skesis
Henley. Demng harkeepcr Thurs
day night shot Joseph l.. Gee, an emu
ployp az a circus advertising car
through the neck, death ensuing ia
a few seconds The coroner Jury
found that Gee met denth at the hands
ot Henley, who was held in $4,000
bond for preliminary hearing.
The Eight occurred in the Palace sac
loon, and It seems that Gee threaten
ed Henley with an empty beer bottle
and during the scuffle that ensured the
pistol was discharged.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25

Santa Fe. oct 24.-That prosperity
is striking the Santa Fe system on inc
Pacific coast, even though the east IS
dull. is shown by a statistic published
today. During last week. the com
pany moved 30,43s cars of revenue
freight. gain Of l.4S9 ears over the
corresponding week last year.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25
Read Is Optimistic.

Santa Re, oct. 24.-District Attor-
ney Alexander Read returned tonight
from campaign tour in Rio Arriba
county. very optimistic that h. c.
Will be given a big major
lly by his home county.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25
SW|FT JUSTICE
IS melted OUT IN
FEDERAL COURT
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO MORNING JOURNAL

Santa Fe, oct. 24.-Three criminal
cases, bitterly contested three YER
diets Of guilty in jury trials, all Sc
cured today set a record for swift
justice in the federal court.
This morning Thomas c. Martin, Of
Tucumcari. and Chin Suey were found
guilty of conspiracy to smuggle Chi
nese into the United States. chin
Suey was discovered in livestock car
at Tucumcar in which two race
horses were being shipped from Den
Yer TO Ifl Paso. The trial was enliv-
ened by number of polyglot features,
one of which was lively tilt in pig
con English and Chinese and Spanish
by two Interpreters who differed as
to the meaning of what was being said
by the witness on the stand They
became so boisterOus and threaten
ing that Judge Pope had to repri-
mand them from the bench.
Mateo Vasquez, of Gallup, was
found guilty of selling whisky to Dan
Hoskins and 1-Be-Gay, two Navajo In
dams. The jury recommended Glenn
ency. According TO the testimony
Vasquez met the two Indians outside
Of the Gallup town limits and offered
to purchase ''red-eye" for them to the
amount of two bits He returned with
the life-saver and was nabbed by a
special deputy from the Indian bu-
reau whose business it is to suppress
the selling of intoxicants to Indians
Foxy scheme Goes Wrong.
+. Gomez of Engle, was found gull
! ty of signing an obscene letter which
he mailed to Miguel Rodriguez, of
| Albuquerque The trial took only
two hours. A peculiar feature of the
case is that United States Commits
sioner Melvin T. Dunleavy this morn
! ing held Gregorio Martinez, of Ele-
plant Butte, to the federal grand
jury on the charge of writing the let
ter for the signing of which Gomez
was found guilty several hours later.
According to the evidence 1t seems
| that they thought they would escape
culpability If one wrote and the other
signed and mailed the letter, so that
one could swear he hadn't written the
letter and the other that he hadn't
mailed it.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25

Santa Fe. Oct. 24.-Delflnia Tru-
jillo has been appointed and commits
stoned postmaster at Guadalupe, Gua-
dalupe county.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25

III YOU are dealer in merchandise
IL would seem that you are subject
to the payment of this license tag.
1t is not a tax upon property, but
tax upon the occupation, or a license
for the privilege of doing business.
Such taxes are not uncommon ana
have been upheld by the courts as
uroper exercise of the taxing power
and it cannot be considerd as any
thing in the nature Of double taxation
which is prohibited by Section ot
Article VIII Of the constitution of the
state
you refer to the facts that you
have to pay SO per year for a drug
gist's license, $50 per month for rent
$40 per year for insurance, $40 to
$50 per month for railroad freight
besides other expenses; that your
average sales do not exceed $500 per
and that you have lost much
money by depredations of thieves
but / am unable to see how any 81
those things have any relation TO the
validity of the imposition of an oc-
tax, nor can | see that that
indicates that there has been any un-
fair discrimination against you IT
cannot be contended that other mer-
chants. situated as you are and carry
ing on the same kind of business, are
not subjected to the same burdens
or that anyone in your class is not
treated the same.
'JTpon further reflection, think
Won will find that the things that APP
pear to you to be grievous are newt
able under the law as it stands
think your letter indicates that If the
law iustifies such things you are dis
satisfied with the law. as you say IN
substance. that if these things are SO
you will quit the bushes entirely ana
take the political stump and open the
eyes Of the people II Is not only the
privilege of every man who is dissatls-
fled with existing laws and nstltu-
tions, but also his duty TO raise ms
voice against what he considers TO
be Injustice. as 1t Is only BY agitation
that attention can be attracted TO
governmental evils In the hope Of
bringing about needed changes or
reforms.
Il infer from your letter that you
lave not in the past, been paying this
license tax which Is now demanded,
and this would seem to indicate that
your county assessors have neglected
in the discharge Of their duties.
The studlcy Opinion.
Hon. Elmer e. Studley Ration,
New Mexico.
Dear Sir: | have just received
your letter of the 22nd inst asking
me whether this office has recently
rendered any opinion as to the pres
cnt force and effect Of Chapter Ga Of
the Session Laws of 1903. You fur
Their say that what YOU desire to know
is whether ii is necessary for voter
to be registered before the day Of the
election in order to be entitled to
vote.
con September 26, 1914. address
ed a letter to Mr.. r. @. Palmer, in
response to an inquiry from him on
this subject, in which l told him that
the same question Was submitted Ia
me in January. 1911. by Mr. Harry
II. McElroy of Tucumcari, as would
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25
Letter 10 Richter.

MT. ~ -. hlNh''if iHl"i 'N"' tNNN
Mexico.
Dear Sir. was Kept away from
Santa Fe longer than I expected when
wrote you brief line on October
II, and returned here night before
last, and take the first moment ! have
had to answer your letter Of the 9th
instant.
I'm your letter YOU say you have
lust received notice from the county
assessor demanding that your make
an application for business license,
and that you wish to get information
from me as to the legality of that re-
quest
"The license tax, to which the re-
quest of the assessor refers, is fixed
by the second subdivision of Section
41Il Of the Complied Laws of 1897,
as amended by the first section OF
Chapter los of the Laws of 1901.
As amended It requires that Dealers
in merchandise. other than liquors.
whose annual sales do not exceed
$4,000 shall pay a license tax of $40
per annum. Section of the same
act of 1901 amends Section 4l55 of
the Compiled Laws. and among other
things makes it the duty of the as
SCISSOR TO notify any person, firm 81
corporation doing business which re-
quires a license and who has not TAX
en- out the license or whose license
has expired. that such license must
be taken in the manner prescribed by
law. Section of the same act of 1871
amends Section 4l49 of the Compiled
Laws, and requires any person VINO
is doing business without having paid
the license tax, to pay double the
amount for the time from the be-
ginning of business until legal APP
plieation has been made, and makes
il a misdemeanor for any person ia
refuse or neglect to take out license
for thirty DAYS after receiving the
notice from the assessor
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25
BOTH SIDES ARE
CONF DENT THAT
THEY WILL WIN
and Democrats
Make Extravagant Claims
for Their Candidates and
Prove They Are Right,

Santa Fe, Oct. 24.--The publicity
bureau Of the republican state COM
mttee today figured out estimates
of the vote TO he east on November
3. 1t is asserted that the total vote
VIII be $4,000. of which not more
than 2,750 Will go to the progressive
candidates and these derived mostly
from the democratic ranks as accord
ing To the republican leaders. the
great bulk of the progressiVes in
Sandoval and Bernalillo counties.
where alone they had strength two
and four years ago. has returned TO
the republican fold The republicans
declare that by this time. the voters
have made mp their mind how TO vote
and the principal work Of the com
mittee henceforth will be to get out
q full vote. The committee cannot
figure less than $500 plurality for
Hernandez nor less than leo clear
majority. The following are the plu-
ralities they claim by counties;
Bernalillo, 1900; Colfax. 500; Dona
Ana, 200 Guadalupe. $50, Lincoln.
100; Mckinley, 350 Mora. $50; Otero,
100 Rio Arriba. 800; Sandoval
75O San Miguel, 400, Santa Fe. 600.
socorro, 500 Taos. $50; Torrance,
500; Union. 200; Valencia, LOO.
They concede to the democrats,
Chaves county by 800 plurality.
Curry by 400. Eddy. 500. Grant, 200,
Luna. 200, Quay, 800; Roosevelt 400;
San Juan. 100: Sierra, so.
However, the more conservative
and pessimistic republicans figure
out only 5000 plurality for Herman
dez and 1000 plurality for Williams,
claiming Bernalllo county, for in
stance, by only 400 plurality, Dona
Ana by IS, Guadalupe by 80, Mckin-
ley 200, Mora ESQ, Rio Arriba l,250,
Sandoval $50, san Miguel 1880, San
IA Fe 500. Socorro SOC, Taos $50. Tor
rance 250, Union so and Valencia
LIPS, and conceding the democrats
Chaves by 1000. Curry 500, Eddy
1000. Grant 400, Luna $50, Quay
400. Roosevelt 500, San Juan 200,
Sierra 100, with CoIfax, Lincoln and
Otero debatable ground
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-25
CLANCY AGAIN
WRITES OPINION
ON REGISTRATION
In Letter to Bull Moose Chair
man Attorney General Ex-
plains Provision of Law on
Subject,

Santa Fe, oct 24-Attorncy GEN
cral Frank w. Clancy Yesterday in
an opinion 10 Elmer e. studley Of
Ration. reiterates. that citizen not
registered may vote on election day.
provided he presents am affidavit
made by himself and hy two qualified
citizens showing him To be a qualified
voter of such precinct at election.
There has been much doubt as to the
matter and also much discussion OF
the provision that a voter cannot vote
outside of his precinct, ms was per-
miited under the territorial regime.
Mr.. CLANCY also took dig at
Adolph II. Richter al Tuarosa, who
complains because he Is compelled to
pay an occupation tax Mir Clancy