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The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06

BLACK SMALLPOX
BREAKS OUT
AT VERA CRUZ

Washington. Jan. G.-Black small
Don has broken ont ut Vera Cruz and
the tropical town Is in She throCs of
an epidemic, American Consul Cam
ada today reported to the state de-
partmcnt.
Carloads of dead aud wounded
from the battle of Pucblu were being
brought in today. The consuis only
Information from Carranza sources
was that Nilla-Iaptaai troops had
been defeated decisively.
Rear Admiral Howard. command
ing the American squadron on the
west coast of Mexico, TO-DAY reported
conditions favorable at San Bias
where he had been irnrIctcd to pro-
tcct II German colony at the request
of the German embassy here. He has
withdrawn the gunboat Annapolis to
Manzanillo. but ordered the cruiser
Raleigh to stand off san Bias. The
town is in possession NJ the villa
forces who have been Joined by the
Carranza garrison.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06


ana 1t was there that the two met FOR
'"e "ia' 'l"'e' !" i"'' ''a' u''i
s'""naleu i'oi'i 'ho "hi'eiet.s anu
S'"' 'e" ""' !" "'''h' l''' 'S'' '''"''
''''le'"'"S /" cNl''' 'e"'' an"
'"l HS'
AS II young lawyer struggling Tor
clients ana recognition IN the pro
fession' Hayden took his hard knocks
with good spirit. lie hgured out that
few bumps were essential. For
w" ea'' ic NrW S'OeG u S0Sudi.. g.
eo'o'' anu t'eh move" 'a'h 10 N"i-
sehpurs.
In the year lHui Judge Robert K.
Ross. then district attorney of the
Third judicial district, made young
Hayden deputy, recognizing the
aDility of the ltuerIano county at
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06
WINS
SPEAkERSH|P
Of HOUSE
Republican Chairman AOnQred
When General Assembly
ConVeneS Today

Denver, Colo. Jan. t.-Phllip II.
Stewart. OF Colorado Springs. chair
man OF the Republican state Central
Committee, WAS elected speaker OF
the House at the opening of the 2oth
general assembly of Colorado today.
Leroy J. Williams, Republican. of
Central City, was elected president
pro TEN OF the senate.
senator Pearson presented the
name OF senator Burris as the min
ority candidate. y roll call resulted
in the election of Williams, IS to lG.
In the House, Stewart was nom
mated spefkcr by Representative
George Taylor. Representative Ar
dourel nominated Representative
ttncher, stewart S7 T'rch"r 49,
After the vote for speaker was
taken it was decided that represen
tativcs had not been sworn in, al
though their elections had been GER
titled by the Secretary of State. The
Republicans went into conferenc ce
with Stewart and it is possible that
another formal vote will he taken to-
morrow to correct the technical mis-
take.
1t was Just 2:OI when Lieutenant
Governor :. II. Fitzgerald called the
senate to order. Following prayer by
Champlain W. :. Rudolph, the roll
of hold-over senators was called, then
Secretary of State Pcarcc transmit
ted list of the newl elected scna-
tors.
Senator Burris moved the appoint
ment OF committee on credentials.
The motion carried. and Burris, w.
c. Robinson and Matt II. Lines We're
appointed. Tie committed that there
were no contests against any of the
mem bers on the list submitted by the
Secretary of state. Upon motion Of
senator Lines a committee was ap-
pointed to notify the chief justic" of
the supreme court that the senate
was ready for him to administer the
oath of office. Chief Justice Musser
then appeared and administered the
oath. Then the notification commit
tee from tho House made verbal re
port that the House was organized
for business. Lieutenant Governor
Fitzgerald received the report with
the exclamation, You fellows must
he Democrats and cant write.
Fitzgerald then asked for the
tCOntinucd on Dnrc -
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06
TURKS ARE
CRUSHED
BY RUSS,
ARMY

London. Jan. It'll" crushing
blow the Russians appear to have
dealt the Turks in tn" 'aucasus, ana
the further advances OF IL" French
on the road To MucihaUscn continue
to hold the foreground in the news
toudy III thc absence oi any othef I'M
portant developments east or "ess.
fttrosrad reports ihht inc TURKISH
army defeated at Ardahan 'io miles
northwest OF hars', wh!ch Is Histihct
from t4e forces reported to haNc
>'s 'n' a.
:, :,
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06
ONO OPERATORS
RESUME ON "OPEN
SHOP" SYSTEM

Cleveland, o.. Jan. G.-ODcrators
ut the East Ohio Coal Operators
meeting here today. decided to open
their mines under the open shop
plan" Striking miners who have
been idle since the first of April last
will be given first opportunity to fill
the jobs under the scales offered by
the operators.
IF the miners refuse ihe offer of
the operators, ii was said their
places may be filled by non-union
men imported for that purpose. The
operators do not plan to resume oper-
alton of their mines under the new
plan for 10 days or two weeks. it
was stated. After adopting the plan
tic operators adjourned.
According to the agreement no
tices that the mines in Belmont. JEFF
ferson and Harrison counties will re-
same. on date to be selected later
will be posted AT practically al the
mines in the eastern Ohio field. If
the strikers refuse the terms of the
operators. i4.f1 cents ton. the Of
fered rejected by the miners union.
they will be served with notices to
vacate the company's houses. If they
refuse to vacate, eviction proceedings
will be started.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06

New York. Jan. New York 5
subway was visited by fire and panic
today which Gent zoo persons to hos
litals. caused the death of one
woman and dcmoralized the tele-
phone System of the city.
The fire was said to have been due
Ia an electrical explosion in con-
Quit between the fiftieth and Fifty
ninth street stations. The noise
flame and smoke terrified 700 passen-
gers Of two downtown trains sta
toned nearby. In their efforts to
escape scores were badly bruised.
many knocked unconscious and 9TH
ers overcome by smoke.
The subway service, according to
Commissioner Mccall of the public
service commission, may be tied up
for several days as Il result of the
accident. II this proves true. it will
mean that the more than million
persons day carried by subway
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06
VILLA TO MEET
GEN. SCOTT IN
CONFERENCE

FL Paso, Tex. Jan. G.-Gcncral
Villa has iusscd an order effective to-
day prohibiting the expectation of all
cattle from territory controlled by
the convention forces. This drastic
action was tawen. it was said. for
fear of meat famine in northern
and central Mexico 1t strikes not
only all foreign and Mexican ranch
men, but the Villa cattle concession
lists who have received large export
tax. It is believed that the 5000
Villa troops on their way to Sonora
to assist in the NacO campaign have
crossed from chihuahua City by way
of Madero, chihuahua and thence
over land. instead of via Juarez and
Casas Grandes.
General Villa is expected here to-
day to confer with General Scott
Provisional President Gutierrez OF
the convention has repeated his Or
der to Governor Maytorena to desist
from further attacks on border towns
until completion of the Scott-NilIa
conference here. Villa has remained
silent on the matter.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06

and that one Turkish army corps was
annihilatcd.
The campaign against the Ger
mans. however. has led to no definite
results. The Germans are handicap
ped by bad weather in their advance
toward Warsaw. but Berlin asserts
that slow progress still is being
made.
In the Austrian province of Bu-
kowina, the Russians. according to
Petrograd dispatches. are meeting
with little resistance. Friendly re-
lations have been established between
the Russian soldiers and the frontier
guards of Roumania. which adioins
Bukowina. and it is believed in Pet
rograd that Roumania is likely to en-
ter the war.
In the west the deadlock oontin-
ues. France apparently is making
Drogress i'll the invasion of Alsace.
but elsewhere there is little activity
except for sporadic encounters be-
tween comparatively small numbers
of men.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06
Commissioners Let
County Contracts
for Year 1915

The board of county COM
missioncrs in its first session OF
the New Year opened bids for
various public work and award
ed contracts for the year. On "a
bid of $3.50 each the Hall and
McMahon Undertaking company
was given the contract for the
burial Of county paupers. This
was the lowest bid, but in other
years for some time back this
contract has been awarded on
bids of one per cent per one hun
dred. or some figure in that
neiGhborhood.
The Chronicle-NewS Publish
ing company was awarded the
contract for county printing.
The Robinson-Wrisht company
was given the contract for sta
tionery and supplies. The Pros
pect Coal company received the
contract for county coal,
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06
KITCHENER REVIEWS
PROGRESS OF WAR

London. Jan. 6-War secretary
Lord Kitchener seized the occasion
this afternoon at the meeting of the
House of Lords to inform the ma
ton of the progress of the war and
of the military situation SO rar as
military eXigencies permitted. The
House of Lords had reassembled for
"A brief session. Addressing it. Lord
Kitchener said:
During the month OF December
the allied forces made progress at
various points. but the tide of battle
ebbed and flowed with varying sue
cess. In spite of the unfaNorable
weather, the French army made note
worthy progress to the east OF
Rheims and in southern Alsace.
Notwithstanding the transfer of
German troops to the eastern theatre
of the war, they left sufficient
strength to hold their trenches in the
wes:.
German aspirations III Poland
have suffered Il severe check, and 1t
is evident that they realize the in
finite difficulty of winter operations
in Russia.
"Onc of the brightest spots in the
military operations during December
has been the extraordinary achieve
lnents of the gallant Servian army.
Last night we received news,
Lord Kitchener declared. of Il Rus
sian victory in the Caucasus which
should have a far-reachinS influence
on all Turkish operations.
Confined on mage 81
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06

On the roll of the Colorado state
senate the name is written large
Senator Charles Hayden of Walsen-
burg.
A. native son OF Hucrfauo county
vino grew up to manhood in the coal
mines, who WAS self educated up TO
the point where he was equipped
to enter college, developing by indie
iatiguable application to study IL
large and growing Law practice, Sen
atar- HayGgh ,=ili, i...r,, the session
of the state assembly That convenes
| today, be 4 power TO be rcckoned
with. The success of this plain un-
assuming, yet forceful figure in Colo
rado public life, is lesson to inspire
of every youth growing up in this
great mountain state.
Hayden is ny no means the oldest
member in the upper house of the
state lcgisla ture. He is by no means
the best boxing member of that
body. But he is one of the most re-
sourceful one of the most capable,
one of the dominating personalities
of the senate. one with whom the
pioneer lawmakers will consult and
confer
Senator Hayden. during his six
years of service in the legislature.
two years as a representative and
four years as senator. has made a
record of which any man may well
point with pride, to which, in fact.
his friends and constituents do point
with pride, and this record will be
added to rather than lessened in i'm
portant accomplishment during the
ensuing term.
The gentleman from Walsenburg
who fought for foot hold in his
profession for several lon" and lean
years is now recognized as one of the
most eminent and learned men at. the
bar in Colorado. His reputation is
not confined to iIuerfano county or
to the southern end of the state, it
| Is far reaching. In Denver Senator
| Hayden is spoken of in the same flat
tering and commendable terms as
among those who know him best in
|
Hayden, as he is familiarly called.
mas made good in everything he
tackled and he has kicked a few
goals also.
Senator Hayden S father was n
man of pioneer blood, whose early
life was spent in Hamilton county.
o.. and who sought out the wilder
! Of t,.ly q
settled in Hucrfano county way
back in 1868 and conducted a flour
mill, the largest in southern Colo
RADIO and northern New Mexico. 1t
was in Hucrfano county that Charles
| Hayden. the subject Of this sketch,
was born on July %, 1872.
| Young Hayden was short in sta
ture but husky and moreover will
ing to vI,rk and try his muscle at
any kind of honest employment.
/ There was no task or duty then too
big for him to wrestie with. At Il
he went into the coal mines and
worked hard and became n real
miner. But all the time his ambi-
| tions were directed to something out
side the pit He had natural crav-
ling for knowledge. He wanted to he
something more than his early en-
vircnment suggested he could be.
BY his work in the mines he saved
money and entered the state univer-
sity at 10. George A. Carlson. the
present governor of Colorado, was at
tending the university at that time,
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06
HundIii 1; g., ! !; Near Death
in New York SUBWAY
Electrical Explosion in Conduit Causes Fire That Traps Morning Passen
gers. Two Hundred Go to Hospital Death List May Reach Score.
Wheels Of Business Stop Until Tube Cleared of Dead and Injured

smoke
flying otherwise II
train the subway height OF In
n
that II had lost their lives
founded
The fighting of II the
borough that
The
Woods
had
exported that one
Injured died
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06

Naco. Ariz., Jan. 6.-GcneraI Fe-
l:pe Angeles. Villas chief subordi-
nate and said to be his choice for
provisional. president Of Mexico, was
captured yesterday when General
Alvaro Obregon drove the Vil1a-Za-
pata army out of Puebla, according
to messages from Vera Cruz received
today by General Hill. commander of
the CarraEZa garrison of Naco. So
nora. The capture Of Angeles caused
much rejoicing among the CarranZa
soldiers. Angeles was in command
of the army defeated by ObreGon.
Vera Cruz, Jan. G.-While General
AlvarO Obregon, commanding the
Carranza forces. is driving the troops
of Villa and Zapata from the city
OF Puebla. a still larger force at Hi
polito in the north, under the per-
sonal command of Generals Villa and
Angeles is being pushed back by
General Nasquez. according to
statement given out today at Gen
eral Eenustiano Carranza's head
quarters here. liipolito is northwest
of Saltillo on the railroad line to
TOrrcon.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06

Washington. Jan. G.-Details of
the battle of Puebla s,ipplementing
the news dispatches Of last night
from Vera Cruz were given today in
dispatches dated January to the
Carranza agency here.
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The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1915-01-06

Buy at homo. Help tho
local merchant who helps
the town to grow. First
read the C.-N. Ad columns.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-27
COLD WAVE Is COMING
Most Severe Weather Of season Due
in Oklahoma and Texas Tonight or
Tomorrow l. Prediction.

Kansas city, Jan. 27--The vanguard
Iof cold wake, the most severe Of
the season in the district covered.
pushed south into Kansas and Mis-
s"ur early today and Is moving south
into Oklahoma, Arkansas and north.
en Texas, according to the local
weather office reports The temper
.nturc here dropped five degrees IN
three hours and is continuing rapid
ly downward BY tomorrow morning,
] II Is predicted five degrees below zero
win be registered The cold wave will
reach south well into Texas and Okla
homH, IL Is said modcrnting OF course
HS II goes farther south
I The advent NJ the southbomd cold
spell was accompanied by SNOW. heavy
nt first, but lr~~nnlng us the cold
grew The showing will he followed
by clearing skies as the cold grows
more intense weather reports stated
The height or the cod vnve Will
reach oklahoma and northern Texas
seine time tomorrow morning II wn,
snid
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-27
PLAN A CUT IN
STATE EXPENSES
Chairman Durant Of Appropriations
Committee Thinks Expenses Cannot
he Reduced More Than $500 900.

The appropriations committee or
the house of which Representative "
A. DurHnt of Durant is chairman. is
now working on the genera appropria
tiOn bill which will soon be- introduced
into the house.
MIR Durant Is dcvoting much " his
time outside Of sessions working on
the various items Of the bill. He Is Of
the opinion that at the very best that
can br done not over s2OO.ON can he
cut OF the state appropriations hy
applying the knife Of cruel economy M
advocated by Governor r. l.. VII.
linms
The state IL rapidly growing" said
Mr. Durant, and we must face the
proposition also that It's expenses arc
Increasing along with Us growth
Whatever burden has been placed on
the people In the past has not beer
through the state appropriations, a,
the state tax Is insignificant as com
pared with the local levies"
The senate cOmmlttp ON apprlpria
tlonS, " which Senator J. Elmer Thom
as Is chairman, ls now drafting tn,
general deficiency bill which will b,
introduced In the senate and consider
cd first by that body. The amount
carried IN the general deficiency bill
will be ihnch less this year than a
previous sessions, IL Is believed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-27

Department Of Labor Announces
Plan for Federal Employ Bu.
reau TO Bring Employer aud La
bOr Together

Washington, Jan 27 Employers of
labor and employment seekers
throughout the country will be-
brought together through the cstab
lishment of Il federal employment hu
reau by the department Of labor an.
nouncement of which today was hr
ing sent broadcast through the mails
Roth the postuffice and agricutu
raj department are assisting In the
plan which aims at putting employees
and employers In touch with each
other without cost tu either Agents
of both departments have been given
blanks that applications may be made
In any locality
In circular letters calling attention
To the plan, which We're mailed par
ticularly tO industrial establishments
Secretary Wilson describes It's pur
pose MS the development ~ the wei
fare W wage carners and affordng
tu employers method Of obtaining
nrIp through distribution branches IN
various parts " the nation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-27
HE WAITS ON NOBODY
County Assessor Is Instructed That
lie Need Not Wait on Legislature
or Board Of Agriculture.

County assessors should not wait
for the state board Of agriculture or
the legislature to act before beginning
the assessment of property In the state,
but should proceed at once, according
to an opinion by Assistant Attorney
General Smith Matson to John Co.
ward, county assessor nc Falrylew
Coward inquired II he should wait
until the legislature passes the
nct which will enable the state board
of agriculture to send out the blanks
necessary for taking the state census
and other statistical Information re.
Qulred each blennlum by existing law.
The opinion holds that the assessment
should proceed and that II the blanks
are furnished the assessor must also
gather the statietical information.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-27
BANDITS NAMES
STILL UNKNOWN
Three Wounded and Arrested ia MsNR
ton for Bank Robbery Refuse %
Reveal There Identity.

Houston, Tex, Jan 2I--OffIccrs
this morning renewed their efforts tn
ldpulify the three wounded men at the
hospital charged with the robbery oI
the Guaranty State Bank Of more
that 5000 yesterday afternoon. one
NJ the men has been identified by the
uuuk officials as the man who locked
them up aud secured the money
While the wounds Of all are painful
the belief is that they win recover.
Efforts to obtain information from
them have failed and such names as
John Doc" Earl Barton aud Louis
Me Coy gre given by them All three
are declared 10 be strangers here
The fourth man held is Morris Sic
gel, Ht his store where they were cap
twcd m no complaint has been
lodged against him MP to this morning.
/ lie was iu the room with the meu.
hut SAYS nr had Just stepped In where
[ the men were counting apd AsUrtlns
money us the officers appeared lie
/ suy- hp had mo- idea the money came
| frum the bank.
There was practically continuous
trail uf money from the bank to the
house whore the arrests were made
. and II WAS coins aud bills dropped led
lo their rendezvous
The bank has fully Identified the
money secured and 1t has been rp
| turned Robbery charges have been
preferred against all three of ths
men
while hu one man entered the
bank p.curN of wiuesse. have been
secured who saw the two other
wounded men In the ueighhorhood just
before the robbery and also who saw
the man who secured the money
] handing some Of It IN his companions
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-27
STAND FOR REMOV
Democratic Caucus Adops Resolution
Asking National Administration to
Discharge All Republicans.

The democratic house caucus with.
out n dissenting vote approved reso.
luton asking the national admluistra.
tion to discharge all republicans from
the public service and mn their places
with democrats. The resolution was
modified from the form In which IL
was presented to the house So that It
does not ask for the discharge NJ
civil service employees IL they happen
to he republicans,
The house Monday voted down %
resolution asking for the sweeping rr
moval OF all republicans employed m
the national government. Il number NJ
the democrats joining with the rppuh
llcans In opposing the resolution. After
being modified 20 as not 10 ask for nn
Invasion Of the civil service. the resnIu
tion met the approval Of house demo
Gratis In caucus this morning
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-27
UNITED STATES STEEL
DROPS LOWER TO-DAY

New York, Jan, ~ Between 40,
900 aud 10000 shares OF United States
Steel common stock were offered for
sale at Its minimum price Of 4s when
the market opened today, but only 4
few hundred shares were accepted.
Yesterday afternoon the stock was sell
ing nj 6lh
A suspension Of the dividend was
not announced yesterday until the mar.
ket closed. The entire list was dis
turbed today M the result OF dividend
suspension. Active railroad stocks
broke from 70 more than . points,
Steel preferred, on which the regular
dividend was maintained. broke over
4 points and the bonds also weakened
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-27
PRESIDENT WILL VETO
IMMIGRATION MEASURE

Washington. Jan. 27.--lt was stated
Ruthoritatively today that President
Wilson will veto the immigration bill
because of the literacy test This be
came known after conference be.
tween the president and committees
of both houses which had the measure
In charge.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-27
BINDING TWINE PLANT WILL
BE STARTED FOR CONVICTS

Wr Republican minority Of the house
is supporting a measure by Representa-.
tive rum FISHERMAN NJ Noble county
which would enable the governor to
carr, our his program " furnishing
employment to couvicts In the penlten.
tlnr and iu addition would furnish
financial assistance TO families Of
convict, who are iu need
The measure has been introduced
into the house aud authorizes the state
board ~ public affairs 10 establish a
binder twluc factory at the state penl
tentlury at McAlcstcr The necessary
number Of conyirls would be- employed
IN the factory and the output would
be-. limited to the estimated demands
OF a season as approNlmated hy the
state hoard ~ agriculture
Under the proposed plan each con.