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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
One MANlUNACCOUNTED FOR
TEN MINUTES AFTER COLLISION
WITH LINER, BOAT HAD
GONE DOWN
ONLY 80 PERSONS, ON BOAUl
WATERWoRkS EMPLOYEES LOOK
ON AGHAsT, PoWERLEss
TO HELP

St Louis, June 20-The steamer
Majestic, the largest excursion boat
on the Mississippi river, struck the
cribbing of a waterworks tower near
here early today and sank in ten min
utea OF the 93 persons on board one
was not accounted for. All on board
we're members of the crew or of the
boats band.
The collision occurred at 1895
o'clock this morning. The steamer
an hour before had discharged 900 ex-
cursionists at Alton, ILL.,, and was
headed for st. Louis, 25 miles below.
The boat was owned by the Wish
erd line of Quincy, Ill. 1t carried six
life boats and on these 10 of the
crew and others escaped to the Mis-
souri, bank. Six officers remained on
the upper deck and were there when
reporters and police officers arrived
an hour after the accident
Waterworks employees saw the YES
sci come into view as it turned a
bend just above the Chain of Rocks
A moment later they heard crash
and the lights of the vessel disap-
peared. The steamboat had gone
down, bow foremost. Lacking boats,
the waterworks employees were pow
less to aid those on board and tele-
phoned to police headquarters for as
sistance.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
NEW LANDS OFFERED FOR ENTRY

Washington, June 2O--Approximate-
Il 5S4 900 acres of land in California
and oregon have been set aside by
Secretary Lane of the interior depart
ment under the enlarged homestead
act IT was announced today. The de-
sienations include nearly 100000 acres
in California, 2S4,OOO acres in Oregon.
The secretary also has recommend
ed to President Wilson tho restora-
tion of d29,601 acres of withdrawn
land in Montana and more than 43,oOO
acres in western Wyoming. These
lands have been classified as coal
lands. but examination by the geologic
al survey has shown that they possess
but little coal. On Recommendation OF
Secretary Lane the president has re-
stored to entry 100000 acres in east
ern Wyoming; $4,000 acres in Utah,
and over 250,OOO acres in eastern Mon
tana. which have heretofore been IN
cluded in coal land Withdrawals.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN AIR
BOTH CRAFTS DESTROYED AND
ALL THE OCCUPANTS WE'RE
LOST
BODIES ARE UNRECOGNIzABLE
cHARRED BY FIRE AND MANcLED
BY THEIR FALL, VICTIMS
FORM eREwsoME SIGHT

Vienna, June 20.-Nine aviators lost
their lives today wnen a mimic war
in the air was suddenly turned into a
tragic reality by the accidental ripping
of dirigible airship by a biplane,
while both were flying at great
height during the Austrian army ma
,neuvers.
Both crafts were destroyed and their
occupants, nine military and naval
officers and non-commissioned Off
GERS, were burned and mutilated be-
ycnd recognition.
The Austrian army dirigible balloon
koertling ascendant at Fischamend
about 70 miles from Vienna, where
there is a military aviation station. 1t
was the intention of Captain Johann
Hausweirth, the commander, t. take
photographs of the movements of the
troops below and then to join in the
maneuvers.
The aeroplane started half an hour
later from the place Of the sports. 1t
was manned by Lieutenant F. Latz
and Hoosta.
The mosquito craft soon overlook
her big sister and imediately began
"a sham attack. After encircling the
air several times At a neight 81 1900
feet the biplanes pilot suddenly ma
neuvered his little craft with the OBJ
ject of taking position directly above
the airship. The navigator evidently
his distance or his
speed for the nose Of the biplane graz
ed the envelope of the airship and
ripped it wide open.
There was terrific explosion and
the airship took fire. The flames en-
quilted the biplane9 and in few mo-
ments the remnants of both crafts
and their occupants crashed on the
slopes OF a mountain. The bodies were
so charred and mangled they were
recognizable The names of
the victims were Captain Johann
Lieutenants Ernst POTTS.
tette. Flatz, Hoosta, Bruer. and Haid-
niger, Corporals Hadima and Weber.
ard Engineer Kammarer.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
carranza,s RepIY .Tomorrow

Saltillo. Mexico, June 1S, (via La
redo, Tex, June 20)--General Car
ranza's reply to the Niagara mediators
declining to arrange an armistice with
the federals received its final touches
today and will be dispatched tonight
or tomorrow. H
Officials in authority here take the
stand that if the constitutionalists
are not represented at the conferen-
ces. the fault lies with the mediators,
and declared that the demand for an
armistice was impossible for the con-
stitutoinalists to grant under existing
circumstances.
General Angeles Removed
General Felipe Angeles, acting sec
rotary of war of the constitutionalist
cabinet was deposed from that posi-
tion today by order of General Car
ranza for disobedience of orders.
No further details of the action
reached here beyond statement that
Angeles had received certain orders
from Carranza and had failed to carry
them out.
General Angeles is general of artil
lery of Villas army and strong VII
la partisan. His removal from the
cabinet reduces him to the rank OF
general. He is a graduate of Chapul-
tepec military academy and has play
ed a prominent part in Villas cam
paign.
1t was reported here that General
Manuel Chao, former governor of Chi
huahua, who was replaced by General
Villa had been executed on Villas or
ders.
Under date of June IL General Fl
delo Avila, governor of chihuahua, re-
ported that ne had dispatched con-
stitutionalist soldiers to Santa Eulalia,
Chihuahua. to protect the property of
the American smelling and refining
company from robbers. Representa-
tions -@had been. made through the
American state department and Cen
eraI Carranza had asked information
from General Avila. Diaz Gutierrez.
a small town six miles north of San
Luis Potosi, was captured today by
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
WILL OF RIIs

New York, June 20.-The late jacob
A Riis. social worker, author and
friend of Colonel Roosevelt, accumu-
lated no money. to give to the settle
ment which he founded in this city
and which bears his name. according
to his will which was made public to
day. The bulk of his estate, the value
of which is not given, goes to his
widow, Mary Riis. The will asks an
advisory board to guide the affairs OF
the settlement, naming Colonel Roose-
welt, Lyman Abbott, Robert Bacon
and other prominent persons as mem
bers.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
SMOOI IN DEBATE
WITH DEMOCRATS
GETS RATHER THE WORST OF
1T WITH AN ExTEMPoR
REPARTEE

Washington, June Ex-senator
smoot took on several democratic SEN
bate before the senate got down to
bate before thesenate got down to
work.
Exhibiting treasury statements for
Nav the Utah senator called attention
to what he declared was balance OF
trade against the United States, and
continued expectation of gold. He de-
clared the tariff was responsible.
"The expectation of gold is due to
foreign distrust of American stocks,
induced by the collapse of the New
Haven and the St Louis and san
Francisco railroads. replied Senator
Hollis. democrat. Senator Owen, DEM
ocrat. declared responsibility for pre-
sent Conditions was to be traced to
three groups of men IN New York,
who he said, controlled nearly all the
railroads and industries in the coun-
try.
what countries are reapnig the ben
efits we are losing?H demanded Sena'
ter Thomas, another democrat.
"The treasury statement does not
sEow,s returned Senator smoot.
Il notice that every ship arriving
here, reported the Colorado senator
"is loaded with immigrants trying to
escape from the prosperity abroad"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
Naon Confident

Buffalo, June Pot was never
more confident than am today of the
ultimate success of mediation" said
Dr. Romulo S. Naon, minister from
Argentine, when he aTriyed here today
after conferences in Washington with
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan
II am confident" Minister Naon
added, ."and optimistic, which have
safways been. While regard the diff
ferefaces which have been encountered
as serious, there are always differ
ences in mediation, and it is the duty of
mediators always to find a way to
overcome them, so peace may be ac-
complished."
AS the minister took an automobile
to a hotel for luncheon, prior to re
turning to Niagara Falls, he said he
would consult with his colleagues to
night before making any announce
ment, and that there propapiy Wouiu
be no full session of delegates and
mediators until Monday. Dr. Naon
declined to say what proposals he
had in mind which would break the
deadlock.
The publication of the statement
setting forth the respective positions
of the American and Huerta dele
gates admittedly has cast a shadow
of doubt over the negotiations in that
each side finds it difficult to recede
from a publicly announced attitude
That there is a strong probability, in
the opinion of DR.. Naon, that BY
abandoning the discussion of types
and individuals and going ahead or
the other points in the peace plan,
man may be found In the interim whr
would satisfy, if not the letter. a
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
25,OOO SOLDIERS EMPLOYED
HERO OF ToRREoN WOULD LINE
comPATRIoTs TO QUIT POLL
TICS AND FIGHT
BREACH wITHCARRANzA WIDE
GENERAL ANGELES, VILLAS
STRONG MAN, DEPosED TO-
DAY BY LATTER

Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, June 90.
The last of the organization of the
division of the north to be employed
in the attack on Zacatecas lefc here
early today.
General Villa and his staff will fol-
low late today or early tomorrow
morning.
in the attack on Zacatecas will be
employed about $4,000 men" said
General Villa today.
"Of this number about 10000 belong
to the division of the north. We will
be supported by 81 pieces of field ar
tillery and 73 machine guns. There is
enough ammunition for both as well
as for the men.
81 would prefer that those Mexican
patriots who engage in politics take
rifle and help us fight General
Huerta," said Villa, with broad
smile. For myself wish to say that
am out of politics, and that bringing
this campaign to successful conclu-
sion is the only object pursue"
Last night train with Sc severely
wounded soldiers arrived here from
the Zacatecas. the scene of the opera
tions. They were transferred to the
military hospital. Heavy rains have
put the railroad transportation in pre-
carious condition. The line to Chihua-
hua City is broken in two places near
Glimenez and Santa Rosalia.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
sroRsTAD,s OFFICER EXAMINED

Quebec. June 20.-C0unsel for the
Canadian Pacific railroad. owners OF
the Empress Of Ireland. cross eamin-
ed Jacob SAKE. third officer OF the
Storstad. today. at the wreck inquiry.
in an effort to show that the col
lision between the vessels was due TO
the action Of the storstad's mate n
putting his helm to port. SAKE IN
sisted this was not the case. He de-
clared it was not wrong 70 port the
helm in a fog because there was ,
strong current The ship did not an
swer to the first porting Of the helm.
he said. and then he put It hard
aport because he was afraid she
would swing over 70 the other side.
He knew that the manenver was not
responsible FOR the collision. because
the ship did not change her s3szse.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20

least the principles of both the Amer
ican memorandum as well as that
issued by the Hnerta delegates.
In any event Minister Naon was
sure that the mediation at least would
resolve the differences between the
United States and Mexico, and spoke
with confidence of the ultimate solu-
tion of the internal problem.
Minister Naon predicted that nego-
tions would be continued at least an
other two weeks.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
Angeles Was with Madero

General Angeles, who was deposed
as constitutionalist secretary of war
by General Carranza, was one of the
sieners of the protest against Carran-
ia. which IA of Villas general signed
when Villa rendered his resignation
last Saturday.
Angeles has been with Villa as head
of the artillery division since the
battle of Torreon, where he was sent
by Carranza from Sonora Felipe An
geles was a general Of the federal ar
my under the Madero regime, is a
graduate of the national academy
where he later served as a professor,
and an eminent artilleryman by rea'
son of much study in French acad-
emies. He was the only federal off
Ger of prominence and rank to remain
loyal to President Madero during
Huerta's uprising at Mexico City. He
escaped, joining Carranza's revolution
and being given place in the con
stitutionalist portfolio
Angeles. one Of the strongest o.
Madero's supporters, and Roul Made
ro. brother of the late president, botf
are with Villa. Raoul was given 9
generalship by villa. In the present
division Of the Carranza and Wills
elements, OF the revolution, this Il
taken as significant here as it is t.
he the place the power Of the Mader'
family on the side Of villa. in th'
present controversy. General villa to
Iiay issued through the Associated
Press a signed protest Of what he de.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
AsHMoRE EoR COLORADO

Decatur, H., June 2O.-James N.
Ashmore athletic director at the James
Millizen university today accepted the
position of head coach at the Univer-
sity of Colorado at Boulder. Ashmore
was formerly a University of Illinois
baseball star. Since he became coach
at Millikin eight years ago Ashmore
has sent several players to the major
league, among, the number being Dan
Moeller of the Washington Americans.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
NAON SLIGHTLY OPTIMISTIC
AUTOMATICALLY HOPES THAT
ALL DIFFERENCES WILL
BE EXPLAINED AWAY
MANY WORDS BUTLlTTLE SAID
WASHINGTON is A STONE WALL
OVER WHICH HUERTA CAN
.Iae NOT CLIMB

Niagara Falls, ontario, June 90
Just a month ago the first Mexican
mediation conference was held. Prob
ably the last will occur today. The
prediction could not be made with
positiveness because of possible de-
velopments in Mexico City and Wash
ington, about which the mediators
lacked definite information.
Minister Naon of Argentina, who
was expected here about 2 p m from
Washington, where he conferred with
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
and Luis Cabrera, one of the consti-
tutionalists, may be bringing some
new plan. This was not considered
probable, however, as the American
delegates seemed anxious yesterday
to spread the news that their state
ment to the public was final and that
a constitutionalist must be selected
for provisional president. 1t was not
believed here anything Minister Naon
could say to the Washington govern
ment or the constitutionalists again
would change the determination
of either to reject any plan to install
.'neEtral.s
Principals to the mediation confer
ence will go into the session late to-
day feeling there is no cnance of an
agreement and doubling If way can
be found to prolong the negotiations
If the three plans are formally sub
mitted the Americans will reject the
Mexican plan. The Mexican delegates
then will reject the American. plan.
The mediators will then ask both del
egations If they feel there is any pos
sibility for anehange of opinion. II
a deadlock is confessed the proceed
ings automatically will end.
Minister Naon arrived by automo-
bile from Buffalo shortly before 3
O'Clock and went into conference with
Ambassador De Cana and Minister
Zuaz. 1t was said there would be no
formal conference with the delegates
until Monday. Il .qH
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
ANOTHER BANK FAILURE

Little Rock. Ark, June 2o-After
an all night conference of the direc.
tors of the state National bank of this
city that institution did not open for
business today. The bank is capital
lied at s5O0,OOO. 1t carried deposits
of s1,71O.S73.6S.
President w. H. Garanfio said the
action of the directors was taken be
cause of a steady withdrawal Of de
p0sits.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20

.clared we're INTERPRETATIONS CT his ex-
pressions carried from various border
points. The Caranza, villa and
Huerta elements here have reached at
present a point where they practic-
ally are divided into separate 'juntas. "
or secret committees; each issuing
great quantities of kilograms and 9th
ey propaganda The Spanish press
along the frontier is rife with this
matter.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
PRESIDENTS NOMINATIONS

Washington, June 2O.-President
Wilson today made these nominar
tions:
Rivers Mcneil of Chicago. collector
Of customs for the district Of Chi
cagol
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-20
AMERICAN WINS AGAIN

London. June 2o.-walter 1, Brock
the American aviator. today Fon the
air race from London to Manchester
and back. beating eight competitors
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22

Gr.1her. Tneh there were dormice cov-
cred with honey and poppy seed, hot
sausage on a silver grill and beneath
them damsons and pomegranate seeds.
But Roman dined with Trimalchio
as rarely as with Lucullus, and the
freedman's fancy was separate and his
own.
After the gustus came the regular
courses (fercula they are called
which might be three, or even seven,
in the houses of epicures. The satir-
lists and historians, as we know, con-
denim the extravaganza, which vastly
increased under the empire, and which
babe the wealthy Romans send for
their priceless delicacies to the ends
of the earth Satire had no more effect
than sumptuary laws, and the BAN
quets of tn. rich patricians and
wealthy freedmen are legendary. First
came the fish, for poor as for rich a
necessity of the dinner. Sea barbel and
the turbot of Ravenna were the favor
ties, and the haddock was not dis
dained
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
FROM THE GATES OF DEATH
Aged Collector Threw Off Infirmities
at Sight of Object He Desired
to Possess.

What the passion for collecting is
no one except perhaps the born col
lector can really know. Sir Martin
Conway, in 'The Sport of Collecting"
writes:
Il once knew an aged collector who
was suffering all the ills that nature
accumulates on the last years of some
nonagenarians.
His sight was feeble; he was deaf;
he was often racked with pain. 1t
seemed evident that his end was at
hand. His days and nights had to be
spent in an armchair, and each gasp
ing breath seemed likely to be his
last
ITO him entered a dealer of his ac-
quaintance with a splendid K'ang Hsi
Famille verte vase, which the old man
had long wished to possess. The sight
of it revived his forces; his breathing
cleared; he sat erect in his chair, and
presently, in the excitement of the
bargaining, was upon his feet striding
about the room.
''The struggle and the victory re-
vived him, and he lived on for several
years before death finally won him
and the British museum entered upon
it's Inheritance"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
DISGUISE WAS NOT NEEDED
Paul DerouIede's Escape From Prison
Bordered Somewhat on the
ludicrous.

The late Paul Deroulede was not the
sort of man about whom one told fun
ny stories; one ran too much risk of
being called Quit" But the story of
his escape from Breslau, where the
Germans had imprisoned him, is decid-
eddy amusing
A friend Of his, Lieutenant JaunauX,
came to visit him in the prison dis
guised as countryman. He wore a
long coat and a shaggy fur cap, and
made himself sufficiently conspicuous
to be noticed by the sentries, and he
went on paying visits every now and
then until everybody became quite
familiar with him.
One day, after a visit, Deroulede
strolled with him to the gateway of
the fortress. They waited chatting,
till the sentry's back was turned, then,
quick as thought, Deroulede slipped on
his friends long coat, his fur cap and
his spectacles and, with stick in his
hand, limped slowly out through the
gate and off to the railway station. He
the frontier.
The really comic part of the story
relates to the lieutenant, who walked
calmly out of the fortress in his shirt
sleeves and nobody took any notice of
him at all.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
WhY Are Fruits Colored?

The attractive and appetizing out
ward appearance Of most fruits Is gen.
orally explained by supposing that it's
function is to attract animals, which
eat the fleshy portion and carry the
seed away from the parent plant, thus
aiding the distribution of the species.
The red cheeks of a peach are so en-
ticing that this explanation probably
finds acceptance. But why that bril-
liant red color where the flesh meets
the kernel? The bird that pecks at
the flesh of the fruit does not strike
this colored layer until the work is
practically accomplished.
Certain trees that furnish the So
called dye woods deposit pigment by
the hundredweight within their stems.
The woad Or indigo plant and several
others contain a substance known as
indican,' which is normally color
less, but is transformed by fermenta-
ton and oxidation process into deep
blue indigo This case is particularly
puzzling, since the color of the dye
stuff is not even developed in the liv-
ing plant.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22
Leonard Trips.

The following is the usual method
of making an Indian leopard trap: A
live goat or kid is confined in the back
of the trap, but protected on the in
side by strong bars. The heavy trap
door is kept raised a couple of feet
off the ground by lever resting on a
crossbar above, while the lower end
of the lever is attached by a rope to a
rod or stick stuck into log or plank
raised off the ground inside the trap,
just in front of the grating protecting
the decoy, the bleating of which at
tracts the leopard. The latter in at
tempting to get at its prey treads on
the log or plank before mentioned,
which in its fall releases the lever
and lets the heavy door fall into po-
sition. The captured leopard is then
Gagged, shot or speared.-Wide World
Magazine.