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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-12
HALL0WELL.
The Installation Of Rev. H.A.
Mark|ey Tonight.
Former Pastor al Turner Center
To Lead UniverSaIiSt Church.
Local and Personal Items of Espe.
cial Interest to Local People.

An installation and formal reception
will be held in the First Unversalst
church this evening and Rev II. A.
Marley, until lately pastor of the Uni
versalst church at Turner Center, will
be formally installed as pastor. The in
stallation has been delayed somewhat
owing to numerous small difficulties that
were continually presenting themselves
but the loss of time has been made up
by the particularly fine program that
has been arranged for the services.
Among the out-of-town pastors that are
to participate are C. A. Hayden, d. D.,
of Oakland, Rev. John Evans of Car
diner, Rev. A. NJ. Bradley of Westbrook
and Rev. Leroy w. Coons of Augusta
Music will be furnished by selected
quartet, while Miss Genevieve NJ. Rob-
inson will preside at the organ. The or
der of services follows:
Prelude, Miss Robinson
Anthem. Quartet
Scripture reading and invocation.
Rev. John Evans
Prayer of installation,
Rev. Leroy w. Coons
Address of installation,
Judge Fred Emery Beane
Address to pastor, c. A. Hayden. D.. D.
Address to people. Rev a. NJ. Bradley
Fraternal greetings from local churches,
Rev. II. L. Nichols
Hymn.
Benedietion.
Postlude, Miss Robinson
Following the installation exercises
which will commence at 7.3o o'clock, the
annual parish meeting will be held.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-12

Parket Patten passed the weekend as
the guest of friends in Portland.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03
TELEPHONES
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1914.
MAKE THEM USE

It has been announoeu In Santa Fe
hat the state school fund is large
enough to provide seven months of
schooling each year for the children
OF the country districts. At present
but five months terms are held.
1t would be an excellent move to
provide longer school terms for the
country boys and gTrs, put if such
action we're taken it would be imper-
ative that all the children of school
age be obliged to attend In many
states where long school terms are
provided in the country districts there
IS tendency on the part of parents
TO take the larger boys out of school
in the early spring to assist in the
farming operations. Parents, in this
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03
The TREASURE BOX IS
|. DISCOVERED and LOST
THE TWELFTH INsTALLMENT OF
"MILLloN DOLLAR MYSTERY"
TELLS THE STORY

The Elusive Treasure Box" the
twelfth episode in gThe Million Dollar
Mystery" series, will be shown tonight
only at the Mutual theater, and the
usual large crowds are expected to be
on handito witness it. Following is
synopsis of the two films
The treasure box is raised by the
anchor of tramp steamer. A sailor
spies it--secretly gets it. Arriving
az the Bahamas tries to steal away
but fights and the box falls into the
sea. Jones has mysterious caller.
They are spied on by Braine and OIL
ga. Braine, excited at the identity Of
this &Berson, levels his revolver. Flor
enck fires and Braine, shot in the
wrist, rushes wildly away. Vroon learns
about the treasure box and recovers
it from the sea. At a meeting of the
BLACK Hundred" just as the box is
about TO be smashed open, the lights
go out panic ensues-the lights are
turned on the box is gone and with
it three membefs. Who are they?
Again the box is 'shown--but mysteri-
Gus hands appear-the treasure chest
sinks from view!
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03
PLENTY OF MONEY FOR
SEVEN MONTHS SCHOOL
THE STATE Is ABLE TO INCREASE
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
FOR CHILDREN

Santa Fe, Dec. 3-New Mexico has
sufficient funds available to give
every school district a minimum term
Of seven months. in place of five, the
present minimum. This is the concm-
sion of Chief Clerk Rupert F. Aspiund
OF the department of education in his
report made today to United States
Commissioner of Education P. p.
Claxton. During the year ending Sep
tember 1, 1914, the sum or $S0,S37.SS
was used to assist school districts in
maintaining the five months mini
mum. Besides that $43,O56.62 state
aid was granted to enable 125 dis
tricts to erect modern school build
ings. A surplus of $4,000 was at
hand on September / and this would
give sufficient funds to carry on the
work for seven months in those dis,
tricts which do not have that length
Of term now. There is balance Of
S2s612.20 in the school building fund.
Even ais it was, the average school
term IN the state was 14O days.
It b now proposed to use the bal
ance in the school building fund for
the purpose of aiding districts to cor
struct modern school houses, but to
discontinue adding to it, and to use
the surplus in the reserve fund to in
crease the minimuH term to six
months and if possible to seven
months. AS it is necessary to pro
vide for 74S school months in order
to bring the miniman term UP to 100
days ii will be possible with the funds
1t present provided to make this in.
crease. As sh8 income from common
school lands Is constantly increasing
it Is hoped chat the minimum term
may reach 140 days during the next
biennial period.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03

throughout the country in favor of the
merit and efficiency system, and said !:
Even in congress the tide has turn
ed against the spokesman. The pas
sage of the Cullop amendment which
sought to throw open the pcstoffices
for patronage purposes was defeated.
He pointed out that in New Jersey,
Georgia, Missouri, Ohio and California
notable progress had been made in
putting civil service systems into ef-
feet.
"The business men Of the country, >
the report said, "have united in In
sisting that all positions in the dip.
lomatic and consular services must
be filled by men selected, not for p0.
litical reasons, but for demonstrated
fitness and ability"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03
ElNAL nRlEE IN plees CASE

San Francisco, Calf, Dec. 3.--Final
briefs in the appeal from conviction
of Maury, l. Dlggs and G. Drew Camin-
etti, under the Mann white slave act,
are being filed this week N the Uni
ted States circuit court Of appeals.
When the arguments we're heard, on
Novemher S, Judges wolverton Ross
and Gilbert granted 80 days for both
sides to file additional briefs.
The entire case is now taken under
submission, and a decision is not ex-
spected before January or February.
Diggs and Caminetti were convicted
and sentenced to the penitentiary on
evidence growing out of their esca-
pade with Martha Warrington and
Lola Norris, in which they eloped from
Sacramento to Reno, Nevada. In their
review of the case, the attorneys for
the appellants pointed out that the
wife of each Of the prisoners knew
OF the relations of the men with the
girls, and that Diggs and Caminetti
in order to avoid a scandal brewing
in Sacramento, escaped to Reno. Mar
shall B. Woodworth, former United
States district attorney, J. A. Cooper,
formerly Judge in the California dis
trict court Of appeals, and Robert i.
reylin, former United States district
attorney, represent the convicted men.
According to their argument, when the
rarity arrived at Reno, they realized
the folly Of he trip for the first time.
attorney Woodwork argued that the
two men were amenable to the laws
of Nevada and California, hut should
not l ave been reached under the white
slave act. Jdcge Cooper declares that
tho attendants were not guilty Of a
violation Of the statute as intended by
congress. In citing precedents, he
said:
"a similar act was passed IN france
shortly after the treaty of Paris and
under that act there was no prosecu-
ton of Lord Nelson for transporting
Lady Hamilton to Rome; no prosecu-
ton of Madame de Stael; no prosecu-
tion of George Sand. George Wash
ington, Alexander Hamilton and Ben
| Ijamin Franklin would never have held
that this regulation would be applied
in case like that or Diggs and Cam
inetti.'
The government relies for the con
stitutionality of the law on the deci-
sion of the supreme court in the case
Of Jack johnson, the colored pugilist
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Chicago, Dec S,-Cables here today
lifted wheat. The opening was 40
as higher. The market hesitated lit
tie and then scored material gain.
The close was heavy, ss to q cent
under last night.
Corn hardened as a result of scanty
acceptances Of bids to rural holders.
The opening, which varied from shade
TO A@3s cent up, seemed to estab-
.lish limits at which the market could
remain steady. The close was depres-
.sed, %@h to 1s@5s cent under last
night.
Firmness developed in oats, as in
other grain.
Lower prices for hogs failed to pre-
vent a moderate advance in provisions.
The closing quotations were::
Wheat, Dec. 1.14A; May 1909.
Corn, Dec. 6SM;; May 6S%.
Oats, Dec. AZ; May 51%.
Pork, Jan. $1S.05; May SIS. As.
Lard, Jan, SO 9.65; May SO 80.
Ribs, Jan. 10; May $40 .O21s.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03

Expense accounts Of officers were
found high, but not necessarily Illegal.
'That assessments to tax rolls had
not been particularly advantageous to
any one.
Assessor did leave off the notes
and mortgages. but not when they
were called to his attention.
County commissioners violated the
law when they borrowed $4,000 from
the two banks, and paying interest,
while the records show that they de-
posted with one bank $4,000 during
the year.
THE report goes at some length
into the high price paid by the sheriff
for the transportation Of iunatics 10
/ the asylum
s'It also goes into detail regarding
the county commissioners never scrut
inizing the bills, and nearly always
allowing the maximum allowed by the
law for all expenses, etc.
"The report says that the county
commissioners have been extravagant
and careless in the expenditure Of
funds.
"The report says that the treasur-
er's office efficiency is crippled owing
to the fact of animosities with other
officers.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03
MA R E..I::.S
NEW YORK srocRTEx ExcHANcE.

err Ef0 9G
New York, Dec. S.-No changes Of
Importance were recorded in today's
early market for bonds, Dealings were
lighter than in the previous sessions
of the week, with the usual offerings
Of small lots. Southern Railways fours,
Interborough refunding .fours,. Atehlson
convertible fours and Chicago, o,rRock
Island and Pacific Railway, refunding
fours gained small fractions.
Minor recessions were registered by
Northern Pacific fours, Burlington
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03
EDDY COUNTY is
IN BAD SHAPE,
IS REPORT
sPEclAlsN y INVESTIGATING COM
MiTTEE MAKES REPORT TO
JUDGE RICHARDSON "

Roswell, N. NJ, Dec. S.--Judge e.
A. Richardson has received the report
OF the special investigating committee
of Eddy county, which recently com
pleted sessions extending over several
weeks. The committee was compos-
ed Of S. j. Roberts Of Carlsbad, G.. R.
Brainard of Artesia, Joseph Graham
OF Lovington and c. IA. Hickman Of
Carlsbad Hugh M, Gage of Hope, the
other member, did not accept the up.
pointment of Judge Richardson
The Roswell News says:
"The report contains ..othing sensa-
tional The committee states that sew
eral OF the accusations which were
made by the grand jury we're found
unsubstantiated, while some were sub
stantiated by testimony and other evil
dence. The report deetls chiefly with
irregularities of the various ceEinty
offices, and only three were exeIapted
by the evidence, county superintend.
ent Of schools, probate Judge and
county surveyor.
'In the matter OF the intimated
bribezoffer Of Sheriff Stewart to TRAY
cling Auditor Kegel of Santa Fe,
there was no evidence to substantiate
the charge Of offered bribery, even
though the case was gone into very
rigidly.
''The most serious charges by the
special committee are against the IT.
regularities Of the county commission
ers; especially were they very loose in
their placing Of printing to William
H. Mullane. m86
Referring to The charges by the
grand jury that two Of the county
commissioners had let the county pay
for telephones at their houses and Of
fices-Mr. Woodwell and Mr. Beenan
the committee found that these gen
tlemen claimed it saved the county
much expense.
"The only instance where IT was
found that salaries were being paid
in excess of the agreement with the
travelling auditor was in the case Of
the county treasurer being paid 81,
600 while the agreement had beer
only for $1,50O. This was in the ia
ture of an advance. and It is to be
adjusted when the salary bill is pass
ed.
"The committee finds that the coun
ty commissioners and the treasurer'f
office are working to disadvantage
because of bitter anifnositbes between
them and the treasurer, especially tht
chairman Of the board and the treas
urer.
"The charge that the county com
missioners had failed to secure SALARY
advances in case the salary bill whicf
is to be passed was lower was foune
correct. but this has been remedied D!
recurring all officers to give bond.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03
ROAD is
PUT in GOOD
SHAPE
r. c. DILLON REPORTS UPON THE
WORK DONE ON THE SHORT
ROSWELL HIGHWAY

Robert ]. Taupert, road commission
er of San Miguel county, has received
the following letter from R. c. Dillon
of Encino; aaroada commissioner of
Torrance county:
Encino N. M. Dec. End, 1914
mr.. Robert ]. Taupert
East Las Vegas. N. NJ
Dear Mr. Taupert:
This is to let you know that we have
just finished making new road from
Encino via Palma TO the Torrance
county line, and san Miguel county
line. This road is straight from En-
cino north and will make fine road
after used short time. We are send
ling out and taking up the signs on
the old road and putting them up on
the new road, so the travellers will
be able to find their way Now this
gives us atgood road north to the end
of, our county line, and il you can get
the San Miguel county board to. come
this way, 1t will give Las Vegas a
fine road from Las Vegas to Roswell
Please let all the people know that
we have fixed this road, as promised
to do this, and want them to travel
the road, it will be a little soft for a
while, but after used it will be dan
dy.
Yours for good road all the way
r. G. DILLON
"The people of Las Vegas win wish
to thank Mr.. Dillon for his untiring
work in behalf OF the good roads
movement" said Mr., Taupert I'VE
will take up the matter Of the con-
tinuous highway from Las Vegas to
Roswell at once and do our share Of
the work"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03

state, as IN many others, should be
made to understand that the educa-
tion Of their children is equally, II
not more.4simportant than raising
someghat farger crops. If they can
not get the idea through their heads.
they should be compelled to send
their children to school during the
entire term, under the penalty Of the
compulsory attendance law
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03
KANSAS clrY LlvE srock

Kansas City, Dec. S.-Hegs, receipts
5000. Market lower. Bulk 6.7O@
$50; heavy sS.S5@6 80; pigs $50
6.25.
Cattle, receipts 5000. Market steady.
Prime fed steers SO 2501O 25; west
ern steers $7@9.25; calves Sc. 500
TO- so.
Sheep, receipts S,00Ol Market steady.
Lambs S.. 25@S. s5; yearlings $6.25@
7.5O.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03
CONSULS SHOULD BE
UNDER CIVIL RULES
EFFICIENCY DEMANDS THAT
THESE MEN BE SELECTED
FOR THEIR MERITS

Chicago. Dec. IA review Of the
progress Of the civil service move
ment and an outline Of what had been
sought to further its advance, was
presented today to the thirty-fourth
annual meeting Of the National Civil
Service Reform league by Robert D..
Jenks Of Philadelphia. chairman Of
the council Of the association, in his
annual report
MFR jerks declared that the achieve.
ments in the year demonstrated a
constant growth Of popular sentiment
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03
SAN MIGUEL Will
turn in ITS
SHARE
THIS COUNTY WILL FURNISH
$162,s26.44 IN STATE AND
COUNTY TAKES

Santa Fe. Dec. 3.--The state travel
ing auditors office has completed the
checking Of the 1914 tax rolls Of five
additional counties, and has found
them to correspond with the require
ments Of the state board of equaliza-
ton. These counties are Sandoval,
San Miguel, Sierra, Taos and Tor
rance, making II so far checked and
approved. The taxes to be collected
in the five counties are SHOWN as rol-
lows:
Sandovai County
Total county, $4s,9S5,76; total state,
$17.2S545; total state and county,
s61,244.21; special sanitary (cattle,
sheep and eradication of diseases),
s1,5SS.S2; special school districts. ST.
571.S7.
San Miguel County
Total county, $lo5,s1S.S1; total
state. So, 7,248.66S; total county and
State; Sic. .S26.44; special sanitary,
IszaO4.S7; special municipal, $1s,-
38s.94; special school districts, $685.
OSS.S5.
sierra County Hl
Total county, $S7,6OO96; total state,
s1S.2145S; total county and STATE,
$56, 1884; special sanitary, $1,725.SS;
special school districts $6,42445.
Taos County
Total county, $26,562.S6; total state
$12, ,S24.92; total county and state,
$3S, $685.; special sanitary, $S52.25;
special school districts, $1O,SS6.S4;
special miscellaneous, $7S3,25.
Torrance County
Total county, $37O20.S6; total state
SIS, ,629.OS; total county and state,
$65,649.44; special sanitary, $924.59;
special municipal, $2S1.S4; special
school districts, $2O2sS.S2.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03
coal SUPPLY Stopped

Montevidea Dec. 3.-Port authori
ties today prevented the German
steamship Mera from taking on coal
beyond the capacity of her bunkers.
The restriction was placed upon the
vessels coal supply peesuse it is al
legged by the Montevideo officials that
the Mera's crew attempted to smuggIe
coal through the bunkers into the
ships hold.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03
socoRRo CONES ACROSS

Santa re. Dec. 3. socorro county
remitted s47.ss OF takes today to
State Treasurer o. n. Marion Lin
coin county renatted $500 to pay Dis.
trict Attorney H. B. Hamilton his
quarterly stipend.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03

joint fours and New York Railways
adjustments. Republic Steel fives de-
clined a small fraction, while United
States Steel fives were unchanged.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03

Entered at the postorfice at East
GAs Vegas. New Mexico. for trans
Hlission through the United states
nails as second class matter.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03

At last Jess Willard and Jack John
son are matched. !Ehat iyoughtI to
bring peace in MexicOl 79'o, I'M
9ns3aat ssi 20
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-03

gi3ss So 7Gis
Mountain advocate., 1914-06-05
AND THEN THEY UNDERSTOOD
Locomotive Engineer Made Quite
Plain What Had Caused AraV-
ment Between Travellers.

Two commercial travellers while In
a train got into an argument over
the action OF the vacuum brake.
tits the imitation Of the tube that
stops the train" declared the first
traveller.
Wrong. wrongl" shouted the sec
ond. ITS the output OF the exhaus-
ton"
Then when the train arrived Mt the
station they agreed to submit the mat
ter for settlement to the engineer.
That gentleman. leaning condescend-
ingly from his cab, listened with an
attentive frown to the two travellers
statements OF their argument Then
he smiled, shook his head and said:
We'll. gents. ye're both wrong
about the workin' OF the vacuum
brakes. Yet It's very simple and easy
to understand. When we want to stop
the train we Just turn this valve and
then we I'LL the pipe with vacuum"
Mountain advocate., 1914-06-05
Stories Old and New.

Some men are born story tellers.
some achieve the story telling faculty.
while others-who constitute the
great majority-can only sit in amaze
ment and listen to the man who can
glibly reel them on, one after another,
as IL they were all new. fresh and
original. You can recognize a good
story by the number OF times you
meet IL, Tor the good story is picked
up and repeated. interchanged. en-
larged. improvised and spread. until
Il is liable to reappear. as natural,
or in disguise. at the -four corners
of the earth. and at widely separated
periods OF time. That's what makes
the modern story teller such n delight.
because until he finishes you cannot
know whether you are about to meet
an old friend or be initiated into
novel mysteries. The redeeming fea-
ture OF 1t is that every year another
crop OF listeners grows TO maturity for
whom the old ones are always new.
and who, in consequence, must be
the perpetual inspiration and the liv-
ing encouragement o'the story teller.
Mountain advocate., 1914-06-05
Kept Alive by. Electricity.

The attention Of surgeons at the
General hospital, Birmingham. Eng
land, has been occupied by the most
remarkable case of a lad eleven years
of age. He was admitted TO the insti-
tuition suffering fromia tumor on the
brain. the removal OF. which necessi'
tated a most serious operation.
While the surgeons we're at WORK
the patient stopped breathing and ara
fetal respiration was resorted 10. Dur
ing the course Of the operation large
portion OF the skull was removed. and
when the pressure from the brain was
lightenod the lad began 10 breathe
again. An electric battery was APP
piled 70 the chest. and the muscles DO.
ing thus affected the. bTeathing motion
produced proved sufficient 70 keep the
lad alive.
Mountain advocate., 1914-06-05
SYNOPSIS.

Eleanora de Toscana was singing in
Paris. which. perhaps. accounted for Ed
ward Courtlandts appearance there. Null
umillionaire, he wandered about where
fancy dictated. He might be in Parts one
day and kamchatka the next. Following
the opera he goes TO a cafe and Is ac-
costed by pretty young woman. She
gives him the address OF Flora Desimone,
vocal rival OF Toscana. and Flora gives
him the address of Eleanora. whom he II
determined to see. Courtlandt enters
Eieanora's apartments She orders him
Paris Is shocked by the mysterious dis
appearance OF the prima donna. Realizing
that he may be suspected OF the abduc-
ton OF Eleanora Courtlandt arranges for
an albi. Eleanora reappears and accuses
Courtlandt OF having abducted her. His
abb Is satisfactory TO the police and the
charge Is dismissed.