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Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-10
PREFER MONEY
TO WORK BY
DAY
ROAD COMMISSION ASKS THAT
HIGHWAY TAX BE PAID IN
REAL Cash

The collection Of ROAD tax for this
year has begun, and, in accordance
Rith the state laws, the citizens are
allowed one of two methods, in which
to pay. One is by the usual method
Of forking over the cash and the 9th
er is to send or furnish man who
can work put the amount ofEthe tax
on the cebnty highways.
Due to the fact that the road com
mission of this county is working on
progressive basis and is accomplish
ing results such as have not been real
lied before, the method of sending a
man to work out the necessary tax
will be hindrance rather than a
practical benefit, according to the
commission.
AT the present time the road work
that must be done is in districts sew
eral miles from the city. In order to
use men sent to work out the road
tax, and realize any measure Of sue
cess, the road commission must trans
port them to the prace where the
work is being done and again in the
evening bring them back to the city
This would cause an additional ex
pense and the work Of the men would
not be efficient, as probably two hours
Of work would be lost transporting the
men back and forth.
| The road commission believes thai
tine citizens should bear this in mind
when considering their road tax ane
declares that the taxpayers win oh
tain more real value for their money
by paying cash instead of sending
men to work out the tax.
Much Of the road work requires ma
sonry and the use of materials tha
must either be purchased or hauled
by wagons. This is an expense t.
the commission and money must bc
obtained for such work.
4 In the past several months thu
road commission has accomplished ex
cellent results in practical road work
The road from Watrous to Las Vegas
| has been nader a speedy highway an'
now work is being done on this road
which. when completed, will MAKE
that part Of the Ocean-to-Ocean high
way one of the best stretches in th'
state
eBtween this city and Romreovill'
the work has been equally as vel
done. Bridges have been built t
maintain the road at flood seasons
when usually the highways are ruined
A new road has been formed wh1cf
will straighten the route and elimin
ate the numberless curves. Numerous
other pieces of work have been done
which indicate the progressiveness Of
the community
The Mora-Las Vegas road has been
repaired considerably and work Is
still being done on this highway
which is a business proposition for
las Vegas business men in that II
draws the freighters to this city on
aceeunt of easy hauling.
In many other places work has been
done to convince the taxpayers that
the commission is doing good work
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-10
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH

Des Moines, Ia, April O.-Police are
today investigating the death of Her
man B, Zimmerman, soffof William F.
Zimmerman, manager of prominent
Chicago publishing house, whose body
was found on the Rock Island rail-
road tracks here last night The body
was identified today
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-10

cd So we would admoDish the Rev.
Watts to cheer up and take courage
and grid himself for the fray-and to
be little more careful about giving
a correct impression Of the southeast
quarter Of New Mexico to the general
public Santa Fe New Mexican.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-10

The International Association Of
Aaohinists IS taking a referendum
vote Of the entire membership to de-
eide whether the general executive
board shall proceed with the levying
and collection Of the assessment for
the purpose d establishing a machin.
lists home 1und.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-10
coNEERENcE oF EDUCATORS

Iowa City Ia, April 1O.-The an
nual convention of the Classical AS
sociation of the Middle West and
South began today at the State uni
versity Of Iowa and will continue in
session over tomorrow. Educators
from many universities. colleges and
high schois are taking part in the pro
gram
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-10
AGED ACTRESS DEAD

New York, April 1O.-Mrs. +. A
Tannehill, known to the stage for
three generations as Nellie Tame
hill, died at her home yesterday OF
paralysis She was SO years old.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-10
SAVAGE A SUICIDE

Newport News, va, April 1O.-Pro-
fessor Henry H. Savage formerly Of
Liberty, MO. head Of the Hampton
Woman's college near this city,, com
mitted suicide today by Shooting.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-10

Mrs. Florence Kelley, the general
secretary Of the National Consumers
Ieagua expresses the belief that more
ssssaaiafd are employed in dangerous
occupations now than 30 years ago.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-10

Entered at the postoffice at East
Las Vegas, New Mexico for trans
missiOn through the United States
mails a. second class matter.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-10

Cash In Advance for Mail
h subscriptions.) wm
Remit BY check. draft or money
erder. II sent otherwise We win not
he responsible for loss.
Specimen copies free on application
ALL PAPERS DlscoNTIKkEp AT
EXPIRATION or TINE
PAID FOR
Advertisers are guaranteed the
largest daily and weekly circulation
OF any newspaper in northern New
Hsexico.
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TELEPHONES
Business Office ........... Main {
News Department ......... Main
FRIDAY, APRIL TO, 1914.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-10
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION

WEEKLY OPTIC AND STOCK
GROWER
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-03
81 VESSELS TOOK
CANADIAN FORCES
Conveyed, 1t Is Declared, by II British
Warships-Embarkatio Well
Conducted.

Montreal, p. O., Oct. "a writer in
The Daily Mail has sent from Rimouski
the following description OF the depart
ure of the Canadian troops from Quebec:
"Thirty-one ships were required to car
ry the men, the guns, the horses and the
| supplies of the over-seas expeditionary
force. To convoy that number of ships,
fleet of III war vessels was requisi-
toned, the whole movement being the
largest and most important ever effected
on the Atlantic. 1t was carried out in
a splendid manner The movement from
Valcartier was effected in fine style, and
the embarkation and sailing followed as
part of a well ordered plan. The move
ment of 81 300 troops and 500 horses
was the biggest war action that Canada
formed almost faultlessly.
"The movement from Valcartier start
ed with the mastering of the left halt
of the Twelfth battalion, which was sent
to Quebec to perform guard duty, and
ended with the departure from the camp
eight days later of the right half of the
same battalion. The troops that moved
in took possession of the wharves and
the breakwater, and when they disap
peared one day the redcoats of the s7th
regiment replaced the khaki suits of the
men of the 18th battalion. In this eight
days, the division had moved out of Val
cartier. Horses, artillery and transport
wagons came over the is miles of road,
while the troops were sent by train.
1T had been intended to march all the
men to Quebec, but the weather was vile
and plans were hastily made for the
movement by train. 1t required five
days to transfer the various units, an
average of ten troops moving away from
the camp each day. The trains ran di- |
rectly to the breakwater, and the trans
fer to the ships was promptly made As
the ships were filled, they moved off
down the river to anchorages previously |
agreed on, and there met the naval con
yoy; afterwards the great feet set out
to sea There was little of the pictur-
esque in all this business. There were no
cheering crowds; in fact comparatively
few people knew anything of what was
going on.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-03
REPORT PROPOSES
A GREAT CHURCH
CONSOLIDATION
Juncture Of Methodist, Presbyterian and
Congregational Churches in Canada
Favored by Methodist Com
rniftea

Ottawa. Oct. 3.-The consolidation Of
the Methodist, Presbyterian and the
Congregational churches in Canad was
proposed in an official report, announced
yesterday afternoon, Of the special com.
mittee Of the Methodist general confer.
ence Indications were that the con
ference would endorse the report unani-
mously. II is understood that the Con-
grcgationslists look with favor on the
plan. In membership and financial
strength. the Methodist church ranks
high among those Protestant denomina.
tions in the dominion. II was said that
favorable action by the general confer
cnce on Is committees report would re.
suit in placing the plan before the Pres.
byterian general assembly in 1915 Rev
Dr. Clark OF Toronto. = member Of the
union committee Of the Presbyterian
church. already has announced officially
hat the Presbyterian assembly would
take up the question Of church unity
q is 1915 meeting
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-03
LESS ANXIETY
OVER QUESTION
OF C0NTRABAND
Feeling Il Nov General in Washington
That Great Britain WI Adjust
the Entire Matter Tsctfully

Washington. Oct Vow that Great
britain has given notice that shr DOES
not intend 90 seize shipments q food
stuff - neutral countries and wiIl r..
nlse her proclamation uith rospect 90
coutruhsud. 5 better feeling preraiIs
hrrf With reference to the adjustment
~ the diTielf questions arising from
shipments - Europe.
Officials from the president fgwn feel
confident that SATISFACTORY arranea-
nFnt afH ~ worked ou a1thWlrt
fhrrt Is tab of dn.ae ths within n few
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-03
MEN A-PLENTY,
BERLIN ASSERTS
War Office Denies Germany Is Short Of
Soldiers-Gemans Have Captured
Thirty French Aeroplanes

Berlin, Oct lvia wireless through
Sayville, l.. LIN an official statement
issued from the war Office at noon .es.
terday il is pointed out that the brii-
! liant offensive operations OF Gen. Won
| Hindenberg in Russian Poland, the siege
OF Antwerp, where two forts have al
ready fallen before the German attack,
and the brilliant offensive undertaken
in northern France ARE sufficient an
swers" 70 the stories that the Germans
are lacking men 20 fight.
II is stated that in Belgium the Ger
mans have captured thirty aeroplanes.
which were sent BY France to Belgium
tor the use Of the Belgian airmen The
battle Of the Aisne. while still un-
decided. shows il IL asserted, substantial
gains for the Germans.
The kaiser's troops. according 10 the
war Office. continue 70 hammer the
French positions with their heavy artil-
lery AZ numerous points, inaicting heavy
losses In addition. AZ every point where
the allies have tried 10 break throgh the
German resistance they have been hurled
back with enormous casualties This has
especially been the case in the Arg0nne
region.
~ the cast the Russians attempted an
offensive from Ncmen only 90 - r.
pulsed with heavy loss. The Russian
fortress AZ O-soWitz i stfil being bom-
barded b. the Germans ufiie the Aus
trians have checked The Russian advance
in Gsiica
% % sept 25 i i ssserted- there
we're IN German military prison camps
2 p1a captured Russian officers. including
eighteen cfnefals
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-03
SIKHS NUTINIED.
Angry Because They Could Not Stay
in Canada.

London, Oct BIN dispatch from
Calcutta, the correspondent of the Reut-
er Telegram company describes briefly a
mutiny of Sikhs at Bajbaj, ten miles
from Calcutta, in which 10 of the Indi-
ans returning from British Columbia
were killed.
One European was killed and several
others, including the commissioner of
police, were wounded One Punjab po-
liceman was killed and several were
wounded. Troops were compelled to fire
to check the rushes of the Sikhs, and
l6 of the rioters were killed The re-
mainder scattered 70 surrounding vii
lagos, but later were rounded up"
The Hindus who mutinied at Baibaj
are the men who for more than three
months resisted the Canadian govern
ment's order for deportation, but who
finally were compelled to return to India
from Vancouver
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-03
sM1TH-LEvER ACT EDUCATIONAL.
No Government Funds Are Provided for
Grants to individuals.

Many letters are being received by the
u. $. department OF agriculture which
indicate that farm women in various Sec
tions of the country have come to be-
lieve that the government is about to as
sist them with grants of money to in
dividuals. This unfortunate mistake
which, il is feared, will be the cause Of
considerable disappointment appears 70
have arisen through misunderstanding
of the Smith-Lever act recently passed
by Congress. Under this act funds con-
tributed both by the federal and state
governments are made available for
practical demonstration work in agricul
ture and home economies. Experts from
the agricultural college and county
agents. both men and women, are to
show farmers and farm women the val
ne OF modern methods in agriculture
and Housekeeping. and demonstrate the
use OF labor-saying devices. The pur-
poses OF the act are thus entirely eduoa-
tional and there are no provisions what
ever for direct financial assistance.
This demonstration work which the
Smith-Lever act is designed 10 promote
has already met with considerable sue
cess in the states where il has been
started. but the additional funds now
available will greatly increase its eff
cheney. To avail themselves 10 the full
Of it, possibilities. the department Off
cials recommend that farm women form
local clubs and then communicate with
ne county agent or the state aFricul-
.unl college In this way il viii often
be possible 10 secure visit from the
county agent Or from The home eco
lomics expert.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-03
MELLEN SAID TO HAVE
BRAND NEW EVIDENCE
Federal Grand Jury at New York Delves
Deeper into New Haven Affairs,
II Is Said.

New York, Oct. 3.--Charles s. Mellen,
former president of the New Haven rail
road, was prepared to continue yesterday
his testimony before the federal grand
jury, on alleged criminal violations of
the law in the administration OF the
New Ravens finances.
This was the fourth consecutive day
of Mr.. Mellen's testimony, during which
he il understood not only to have re-
peated much of the testimony he gave
before the interstate commerce commits
sion, but to have added new and impor-
tant evidence. He is said to have been
explaining certain documentary evidence,
from the New Haven offices
and never before produced in previous
inquiries and understood to clear up GER
tain aspects of his testimony before the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-03
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Norwich meets Dartmouth at Hanover,
\. H., on Saturday. On that same day
Exeter academy will meet the strong
Dartmouth freshman team. Win Snow
is coaching the Dartmouth freshmen.
Honus Wagner is playing cunning
game at third base for the Pirates. In
this position his work is not so strenu-
Gus as his long arms and hands come
into good advantage Gerber is at pres
ent playing at shortstop.
The opening games of the worlds
series will be played at Philadelphia be-
tween the Mackmen and Braves. Two
games. Friday and Saturday, Oct . and
10, will be played at Philadelphia. The
next two games will be played at Bos-
ton, October IL and 10. Games will al
ternate between the cities then.
1t is said in Philadelphia that Hans
Lobert will be appointed manager OF
the Phillies this week. Lobert went to
Philadelphia three years ago from the
Cincinnati team.
President Comiskey of the White Sox
said back in 1910: "1he Athletics will
dominate baseball for five years. 1t is
an amazing team, great at every point,
great in pitching, catching, fielding, base
batting and tactics. Until some
OF the youngsters reach the top of their
development and begin to slow up it
will be useless to try to beat the team.
The Michigan squad has been cut to 80
men. Their game with Harvard is but
four weeks away and it is the objective
point OF lost's season. He realizes
that victory over Harvard will not
1nly help the Michigan team, but also
he entire middle west
The football policy at Annapolis this
'eason is to develop more backfeld men
han previously, with the idea of keep
ng up fast pace throughout the entire
game. Harrison at fullback is consid-
red wonderful player and Failing and
Alexander at halfbacks are other can
lidates equally as good.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-03
Why Mr.. Average Man Is the Greatest
American Citizen.

The American Magazine has been of,
fering prizes for the best letters entitled
The Greatest Man in the United
States" The prize winning letters are
published in the October number. More
votes were cast for Roosevelt than for
any other candidate and Thomas A.
Edison is second on the list Other
famous names are included, but many
cast their votes for Mr.. Ordinary Citizen,
and one of the prize winning letters sing
the praises OF the average man. Follow
ing Is an extract from this letter.
Who is the greatest living man in
the United States to-day! He lives in
your city. He lives in my home town.
In fact he and his fellows form the great
er part Of the population of every city,
town, village and hamlet of the United
States. He has lived there since the
world began, and will continue to live
there as long as the world ways
Truly he hasn't much TO say for him
self He's far too busy He is up every
morning at six o'clock. eats his break
fast, and hurries TO the shop or office
where lie wins the wherewithal to sup
port his family, Each evening he comes
home, white and tired. The sight OF the
chubby faces at the window tighten his
tagging footsteps. There is kiss all
round, and before he takes off his coat
be has 10 hold the baby a BIT
in the summer. after he has had his
supper, he weeds his pocket kerchief.
garden with its patches OF vegetables
ind flowers. His wife brings out her
.ewing and sits at the edge Of the plot
while he works. The children roll on the
yrass at her feet.
I'm the winter, he draws his chair up
,eside the fire and enjoys his pipe the
While he rocks his children TO sleep, one
N each arm.
Mr.. Average Man doesn't make /
cry big salary. His wife and he have !
many earnest talks about the family H. /
ances They are divided into funds. SO
much 10 pay on the little home, so much |
or food, so much for the life insurance \
which he carries to protect his family, 4
nd 80 much for the bank
mr. Average Mans life is not so !,
as il would seem, for his
leasures are very simple Occasionally
2 buys a new necktie. or his wife has
new waist or the children new suits
nd an the family enjoy the purchases.
here are occasions upon which they all
3 70 the picture show; but they are
w. for the baby is apt 10 become rest
So Sometimes, II Mr. Average Man Is
city dwoller the family spends Sunday {,
the park. looking al the animals II
b. Average Man j. a small town dwell !
7. his wife cooks a big dinner on sun
". and the family spends the rest Of ,
Is day upon the porch languishinR
aOf course Mr. Average Man l. a
mm0n individual he doesn't know ,
& lie isn't well rad and he's prob &
~ only rudoly educated But upon Z
) shoulders rests the future Of the }
untry II Is he who does the greatest /
~ 81 tho worlds actual work II b {
who builds the skyscrapers. the tun ,
d, the bridges the churches the 9
hoolhouses. the home H. i every n
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-03
CHILD LABOR
BILL DEAD
No Chance Is Left for 1t at
This Session of Con-
gress
THROUGH ALL
STAGES AGAIN
Can't Be Passed Now for at
Least Another
Year

Washington, Oct. 3.-With every pros.
pect of virtual adjournment of the
House, if not of Congress, within 10
days, the hopes of the advocates OF the
National child labor bill have gone glim.
mering till the Gath Congress assemblies.
The so-called Palmer bill, now before
the House, could not possibly get
through the Senate this session. This
means that when the new Congress con
venes the bill will have to be introduced
afresh and go through all the parlia-
mentary stages again.
incidentally, it has come out that Rep
resentative Palmer of Pennsylvania was
selected to introduce the bill largely be-
cause he was running for senator A
well known New England Democrat was
originally asked TO father the measure,
and consented, but the committee in
charge took it away from him at the
last moment and gave the publicity
value of sponsoring this well and long
advertised measure to Palmer This is
not the first time that politics has been
played with this and other vital meas
ures.
Under the most favorable circum-
stances the child labor law could not
now be enacted till at least a year hence
This is assuming that a special session
Of the 9th Congress would be called
next summer and that the bill would be
put on the Administrations progra mme.
Senator Norris, Republican, led the
attack on the Clayton trust bill confer
'nce report in the Senate yesterday.
that the conference managers
lad pulled the teeth" OF the bill and
made il Sunday school statute"
"We have taken away the penalties"
le said. ''fhc easy.going negro who |
{ b a hen ioost must go to Jail, but TO |
he millionaire who robs community /
We would say under this bill: Go and |
in no more He quoted from the
platform and referred to the
make guilt personal" slogan used by
speakers.
President Wilson and Secretary Lane
yesterday discussed the legislative sit
alton as it affects the administrations
bills. They expect the
Alaskan coal land leasing bill to be
assed before adjournment. and the gen
neral land leasing bill and the general
am bill 10 be completed early next SEES
ion.