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LAS VEGAS OPTSC TEA THEK HDRbCAS 7 THf DAILY MAXIM Tonight and. Saturday Fair and Some Warmer A Poor Excuse 1b "What's The Use?" EXCLU8IV1 ASSOCIATED FFi LEASE D WIFE TELEGRAPH SERVICE VOL. XXXIII. NO. 57. LAS VEGAS DAIILY OPTIC, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1912. CITY EDITION. COLD AND SNOW ARE WORKING HAVOC TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE MID DLE WEST DISORGANIZED BY PROLONGED BLIZZARD. LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDED KANSAS CITY REPORTED TWENTY DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. EXTENDS TO SOUTHERN STATES THE ICY HAND OF WINTER HAS REACHED INTO ARKANSAS AND NORTH TEXAS. Washington, Jan. 12. With the low eBt temperatures of the season pre vailing this morning in the upper Mis sissippi states, the plains states and the west gulf states, zro weather ex tending as far south as Arkansas and northern Texas and the temperature below freezing on the Texas coast, the weather bureau today gave notice that a very cold wave would over spread the southeastern states during the next 36 to 48 hours. Snow was falling today in practi cally all districts east of the Rocky mountains, except in the southeastern states, where there was rain. In the far, west there s a storm of consid erable intensity over British Colum bia, causing! rains in the Pacific states and snows in the north Rocky moun tain regions. Below Zero in Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 12. Chicago is today sduffering from Its ninth consecutive da yof cold today. Altogether there have been Intervals of few hours when tn'e mercury climbed above this mark each day, at some time zero has been reached and passed, establishing a record for more than 26 years. At midnight, last night the govern ment thermometer stood at zero but an hour later one degree below was registered and at 6 o'clock this morn ing this mark still stood. Througu out the night a fine snow fell, driven by a bitter northwest wind. No re lief was held out for the day. Twenty Below in Kansas City. Kansas City, Jan. 12. Not in 25 years has the southwest experienced such severe winter conditions as those of last night and early today. Although the blizzard which swept western Kan sas, northern Oklahoma and southern Missouri yesterday at 40 miles an hour had abated, the mercury today drop ped to the lowest point of the season. Tvfenty degrees below zero was regis tered here at 8 oclock today. Condi tions in western Kansas were the worst since 1886. Train service on all western lines was in a chaotic con dition and on some roads was tempor arily abandoned. Battling W,th Drifts. Topeka, Can., Jan. 12. Hundreds of men are battling with the snowdrifts in western Kansas today. Not since noon Thursday has a train passed over the Santa or Rock Island between Hutchinson and Dodge City on the Santa Fe or Hutchinson and Liberal on the Rock Island. Near Kingman on the Panhandle division of the San ta Fe, six locomotives are stalled in a cut unable to move either way. Cold in Missouri. St. Louis, Jan. 12. Temperatures of sero or below prevailed In eastern Mis souri and southern Illinois last night and today. At Hannibal, Mo., the thermometer registered 14 degrees be low zero and at Cairo, 111., the mer cury, stood at zero. Trains All Delayed. Denver, Colo., Jan. 12. Drifted snow on plains and in mountain passes in Colorado, Wyoming and northern NewJ Mexico, which, in the j last week has interrupted railroad traffic more than in the last 25 years, today caused trains to arrive here from one to 15 hours late. The continued cold in eastern Colo rado has frozen many water holes and the consequent water shortage has increased the difficulties of car ing for thousands of range cattle which have been suffering from food shortage for two weeks. Moderate in Montana. Salt lake City, Jan. 12. The ex treme cold moderated In central and western Montana today, although Havre still reports :!2 degrees below zero, and Billings 18 below. Butte reported 30 above today, and Helena reported 20 above. There has been slight Improvement in the movement of traffic on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific although all trains still are far behind schedule. Union Pacific trains from the east are from 10 to 12 hours late. MORSE IS OUT OF PRISON Washington, Jan. .--Charles W. Morse, the New York hanker, was to day ordered transferred from Port McPherson, Georgia, to the Army General Hospital, Hot Springs, Ar kansas. President Taft and Attorney General Wiekersham decided on tb transfer, believing special medical treatment was necessary. Because of his physical condition, Mr. Morse re cently was transferred to Fort Mc Pherson from Atlanta penitentiary, where he was serving 15 years for violation of the banking laws. CALLS MEN VIPERS WHEN ARRESTED FAY LIVINGTON GOT INTO TROU BLE WHEN SHE LOOKED FOR SUITOR BY MAIL Denver, Colo., Jan. 12 "Man is a viper. They are all alike. Trying to to get the right kind of a husband is useless. I am through with men tot good." Miss Fay Livington aged 22 years, made this statement after her arrest by postal authorities on a charge of using the mails to defraud. Miss Liv ington, who claims Texas as her home, recently advertised for a hus band. Receiving scores of replies she wrote Arthur Olehy of Loveland, Colorado, apparently a favored suitor, saying she would not make anothtr move toward matrimony until she could get money to pay some debts. Immediately Olehy sent a money or der for $8 and later Miss Livington went, to Cheyenne where she was ar rested on his complaint. "I suppose I shall have to remain a prisoner until the federal grand jury deigns to take cognizance of my existence," said M?ss Livington, "but at least I shall remain secluded from men the vipers." NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SUGAR INDUSTRY COLORADO LANDLORD SO TESTI FIES BEFORE THE GOVERN MENT COMMITTEE. Washington, Jan. 12 A. L. Gibson, a lxngmont, Colo., real estate man and sugar beet landlord, occupied the stand when the Hardwick sugar inves tigating committee resumed its hear ing today. Mr. Gibson was sent to Washington by his community to deny the stories that have been told to the committee describing the labor condi tions of the beet fields as bad and the relations of the farmers and the sugar refiners as unpleasant. Mr. Gibson says he represented the general sentiment of the sugar beet growers and they. are satisfied with the treatment afforded them by the sugar mill owners. He was cross-examined by Representatives Hardwick and Baker, who sought to show by him that there had been friction and that alien labor was employed. The witness admitted these facts but de clared the testimony of the dissatis fied beet farmers was an exaggeration. Mr. Gibson discussed the growth his section in Colorado had made and de clared that the politics of Colorado was in a "h 1 of a fix." Mr. Gibson took issue with a wit ness who had stated that the so-called sugar trust controls Colorado politics and newspapers. "That is absolutely false," he said, "the politics of my country is not what it should be or what we would like it." "I thought politics were clean out there," said Chairman Hardwick, "the women vote there." "That does not spell anything," said the witness. Mr. Gibson, who is a republican and married, gave the committee some unique views on politics and on wo men suffrage. John E. Law, of Wind sor, Colorado, a landlord farmer, also testified as to Colorado conditions. ITALIANS DESTROY A TURKISH FLEET CRUISER AMD TWO DESTROY ERS SINK SEVEN GUNBOATS AND CAPTURE YACHT. BATTLE OCCURRED SUNDAY NEWS OF THE ENGAGEMENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO ROME UNTIL TODAY. WERE TRANSPORTING TROOPS SUNKEN VESSELS WERE TAKING REINFORCEMENTS TO THE SULTAN'S ARMY. Rome, Jan. 12. A severe naval bat tle took place recently in the Red sea, when seven Turkish gunboats and an armed yacht were destroyed by Italian warships. The action occurred on January 7, outside of the Bay of Kunfida, a small 'nulled town with a garrison and two forts, about 500 miles north of Aden on the east coast of the Red sea. The Italian warships which took the principal part in the battle were the cruiser Piemonte and the destroy ers Galibaldino and Artigllere. The rommander in chief had received or ders to destroy or capture the Turkish gunboats, as advices had been re ceived that they were transporting from Arabia Turkish troops destined to reinforce the Turkish army in Cy renoica by way of Egypt. A brief official note issued this aft ernoon says: "The Italian fleet in the Red sea encountered today and de stroyed seven Turkish gunboats and captured a Turkish armed yacht. The Turkish warships offered a violent re sistance, but no loss was sustains:! by the Italians." As soon as the Italian warships en countered the Turkish gunboats, a short distance from the Bay of Kunaida they sent shots across their bows and called on them to surrender. The Turkish vessels gave no s'gn of com pliance :nd the Italians immediately opened a terrific fire, throwing in a hail of shells from their broadsides. The Turkish gunners replied feebly and did not strike the Italian vesselu. All seven of the Turkish, ships were soon on fire and began to sink. Boats lowered from the Italian war ships picked up many Turkish sea men, hut a large number were drown ed. The shells from the Italian ships were not d'rected at the Turkis'.i yacht Fauvette, which is being brought to Rome. FIDEL ORTIZ CHOSEN CHAIRMAN OY BOARD WILL PRESIDE AT MEETINGS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR FIVE YEARS. At the first meeting of the new board of county commissioners, which was held yesterday afternoon, Fidel Ortiz was chosen chairman. He will preside over the deliberations of the commissioners during the next five years. The new board organized for business after a short session of the retiring commissioners had been held. This was called to order by the chair man, Roman Gallegos, the' new sher iff. Mr. Gallegos made a short ad dress in which he congratulated the new commissioners upon their elec tion. He said he Was sure the people of the county would have reason to be glad for having chosen them to manage the affairs of the county at the advent of statehood. Mr. Gallegos said he knew from his personal ac quaintance ith the new commission ers that they would prove efficient and ably represent the best interest of the taxpayers and the residents of the county in general. He asserted he was glad the retiring board was to be succeeded by good, stalwart republi cans. Mr. Gallegos was followed by ex Sheriff Secundino Romero, chairman of the San Miguel county republican central committee. Mr. Romero paid a tribute to the retiring commission ers. He said the fact that they had been so efficient and honest in the discharge of the duties of their of fice had made It easy1 for the republi cans to elect their successors. Mr. Romero said that the republican party had never been called upon to apolo glze for the action of the three repub- i licans who have acted as county com missioners during the past three years. He declared their record could not be assailed. Mr. Romero then gave a brief review of the work ac complished by the retiring commis sioners. He showed how they had built roads and bridges without in creased expense to the taxpayers and had been able, in addition, to reduce the tax levy. When the new board was seated Commissioner Antonio A. Gallegos was chosen as temporary chairman. Then Commissioner Ortiz was chos en permanent chairman by a unani mous vote. The third commissioner is John H. York. The new commissioners approved the bond of the county assessor, Man uel A. Sanchez, and gave Its approval to the appointment of his deputy, En rique Armijo, whose bond was also submitted. The board then appointed road overseers as follows: District No. ti Severo Lucero; district No. 2, Roman Madrid; district No. 3, wfcich includes East Las Vegas, J. M. Mar tinez. Mr. Martinez, who was the only overseer to be reappointed, has held the office ever since the enactment of the road law in 1909. After a short executive session the board adjourned until this morning when a short but uui parucuiany ousy session was held. TODAY IN CONGRESS. Washington, Jan. 12. Senate not in session. Meets 2 p. m. Monday. Senator Lorimer continued his tes timony before the election inquiry committee. Pennsylvania's Gettysburg anniver sary commission urged $500,000 ap propriation before Gettysburg con gressional committee for erection of permanent nvemorlal. ' House: Met at noon. District of Columbia appropriation bill considered. Andrew Carnegie discussed trust regulation before steel trust inquiry committee. Colorado sugar beet farmers discus sed labor condition before sugar trust investigating committee. Major General Carter told military committee 35,000 Japanese, subject to recall in war time, lived in Hawaii. Major General Wood asked appro priation committee1 for additional fieH artillery. American Federation of Labor offi cials urged the labor committee to create department of labor. Interstate commerce committee de cided to beg'n Panama canal hearings Monday. Steel Inquiry committee subpoened J. H. Reed, Carnegie's counsel and Secretary Knox's former law part ner. PACKERS' BOOKS HAVE DROPPED FROM SIGHT OERTAIN INTERESTING LEDGERS HAVE BEEN MISLAID BY MEN ON TRIAL IN CHICAGO. Chicago, Jan. 19. Further details of the bookkeeping methods employed in the fresh meat business were given today in the trial of the Chicago pack ers charged with maintaining a com bination in restraint of trade. The general ledgers of Morris & Company from 1907 to 1910 were tak en before United States District Judge Carpenter and items showing the al lowances credited 'for by-pioducts were read to the jury by the district attorney in an effort to prove the allowances are inadequate. l'L? government attempted to shov oy ;ne intricate methods of accounting employed that the systems of the dif ferent packers were practically uni form. Several witnesses who have ben examined stated they were un able to recollect the details of the al lowances for by-products to which thev had previously testified before ? fe.ieial grand jury. They declari that nPy of the books and records vjiirh the government desires to ise In the present case and which were piodnced before the federal grand ;ury ir. a rebating investigation against the pa kcrs in 1909 had disappeared. MORE REGULATION NEEDED SAYS STEEL TEE WIZARD TELLS COMMIT HOW TRUSTS SHOULD BE MANAGED. LET GOVERNMENT FIX PRICES BELIEVES COMMISSION SHOULD TELL CAPITAL HOW MUCH PROFIT IT SHALL TAKE. DISAGREES WITH MR. TAFT MLLIONAIRE BELIEVES THAT CORPORATIONS SHOULD BE DISSOLVED. ashington, Jan. 12. "1 am famil iar with the views of ex-Presiuwi t K'l'icvi: .i ii- trust questtm - d I am inclined to agree with him," said Andrew Carnegie before the steel trust investigating committee today. Representative Gardner of Massa chusetts had contrasted those viewjs with ideas expressed by President Taft in his recent message on the trust question. "In the solution of the industrial problem," said Mr. Gardner, "there are two leading thoughts before us. President Taft in his recent message expressed the view that dissolution of large units should go on. The other line of thought as expressed by for mer President Roosevelt, is that under the existing Sherman law we should look to recognition of large units con trolled by the government. In which class are you, Mr. Carnegie " "I have agreed with Mr. Roosevelt's views. I think for the present that you should allow large organizations to continue and to see how we get alons'.aiji' that von ,ipM nnnt law regulating these organizations. Then you should be patient and see what further legislation may be necessary. I do not think the Sherman law is dras tic enough. Give us a clear, unmis takable law and I believe we will steer clearly." "Do you believe dissolution of the United States Steel corporation would lessen the price of steel?" "I don't believe it would. It de pends, of course, on what the court might do." "Suppose congress does not take the step that you advise?" "My opinion is that congress M(ill see the necessity for more govern ment control." Mr. Carnegie said a .government commission should have power to reg ulate prices from month to month, al lowing capital a reasonable profit, thus effecting "an ideal condition between capital and labor, and producer and consumer." He said Mr. Schwab was correct in saying that while they could make pig iron cheaper in Birmingham, there were no available ores in that district not already controlled by present man ufacturers.! Representative Gardner said the steel corporation's cancella tion of the Hill lease of the Great Northern would be the basis for one new company. "It is my opinion that the United States Steel corporation is giving up those ores for no other reason than that it has concluded it is an unprofit able investment," said Mr. Carnegie. The committee today served a sub poena on J. H. Reed of Pittsburg, Mr. Carnegie's counsel and president of the Steel Corporations union and Pitts burg, Bessemer and Lake Erie rail roads. Mr. Reed was Secretary of State Knox's partner as counsel for the Carnegie company In 1899-1900 when the company Is declared to have been a party to illegal pools. TEXTILE OPERATIVES GO UPON A STRIKE LAWRENCE, MASS., WAS SCENE OF VIOLENT DEEDS AS RE SULT TODAY Lawrence, Mass., Jan. 12. The gen eral unrest among the 25,000 textile operatives of this city developed into disturbances at the Washington and Wood mills of the American Woolen company today. Striking operatives CARNEGIE become demonstrative in the spin ning rooms and a riot call for the police was issued. 8everal of the overseers were Injured in hand-to-hand encounters. The strikers, after leaving the Ayer mills marched to the Lawrence Duck mills, where a clash wih the police occurred outside the gates. Missiles of all descriptions were hurled and several officers were hurt. During the disturbance a dozen arrests were made. At noon 15,000 operatives in the city were Idle. The outbreak is due to a reduction In wages. At noon it waa estimated that nearly 10,000 operatives were idle. At the Wood mill the disorder ly element cut the pulleys and opened the sprinklers, causing considerable damage. Gas Workers Calfed Out New York, Jan. 12. Although union leaders voted early today to call out on strike immediately 32,000 workers employed by the Consolidated Gas company In New York, and vicinity, it was said at the company's plants today that the effect of the strike had not been felt CITY CHAMPIONSHIP CLAIMED BV HIGHS LASSIES OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAY THE NORMAL GIRLS ARE PIKERS. Basketball is holding attention now at the High school and the prospects are for one of the best girls' teams in the history of the institution. Never before was the interest in the team as keen and from 12 to 14 girls are re porting for practice every day. Miss Ethel Musser Is coaching the squad and with the available material should turn out a crack aggregation. Miss Opal Jones has been chosen captain of the team, and Leslie Swallow, man ager. Though no definite dates have been ' -" su , ...c- Hale, a.tiu low is In communication with teams in all corners of New Mexico and no doubt some city and outside games vi. I be booked in the near future. Last year the High school girls held the high school championship of the state and will be contestants for the same honors this year. One thing that is causing the girts of the High school considerable re gret is that the girls of the Normal University are not in the game this season, and they intimate that they think the Normal girls are staying out of the field fearing defeat. Last year the Teachers defeated the High School girls but this year their chances, It is said, would have been slim. For this reason the High school lassies assert they are staying out of the game. The Highs have already claimed the city championship. Up to date no lineup for the team has been chosen as with the large amount of material In the field the competi tion is keen and picking the best of 12 players is no simple task. HOOK MAKES A REPLY Washington, Jan. 12. United States Circuit Judge William C. Hook of Kansas, one of the most prominent candidates for the supreme court vacancy, today made a personal reply to President Taft to charges recently brought against him with the Idea of preventing his nomination. Through Senator Curtis of Kansas, Judge Hook laid before the president a letter denying the charge that his eon had been an attorney for the rail roads in the Oklahoma 2 cent fare case in which Judge Hook issued an injunction in favor of the railroad. KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK. Kansas City, Jan. 12. Cattle, re ceipts 700, including 100 southerns. Market strong. Native steers $5.25 8.25; southern steers $4.756.25; southern cows and heifers $34.75; native cows and heifers $2.906.50; stockers and feeders $3.756.25; bulls $3.505.25; calves $4.50S; western steers $4.757; western cows $35. Hogs, receipts 7,500. Market stea dy to strong. Bulk of sales $5.95 6.30; heavy $6.206.35; packers and butchers $6.106.30; lights $5.806.15; pigs $45.25. Sheep, receipts 3,000. Market strong Muttons $3.504.75; lambs $5.25 7.10; fed wethers and yearlings $3.75 fed ewes $34.25. CHINESEEMPEROR PREPARING TD FLEE IS ADVISED BY THE MANCHU PRINCES TO RETIRE TO SUM MER PLACE AT JEHOL. IMPERIALISTS SUFFER LOSSES TWENTY THOUSAND TROOPS ARE RETREATING FROM HAN YANG TO SUN JONG CHOW. TRY TO RECAPTURE CITIES ARMIES OF BABY RULER WILL EN DEAVOR TO ASSUME CHARGE OF HONAN PROVINCE. Peking, Jan. 12. The Manchu princes of the imperial clan today re solved to advise the throne to retire immediately to Jehol, about 120 miles to the northeast of Peking, where the members of the imperial family have usually gone during the summer. The whole of the imperial army at Hankof has started on the way to Honan with the object of destroying a revolutionary column operating there. The Imperial troops intend to re-occupy several towns in the prov ince of Honan and Southern Chi LI, which had gone over to the revolution ists. Manchus Are Retreating. San Francisco, Jan. 12. A cable re ceived today by the Chinese Free Press from Nanking says: 'Twenty thousand Manchu troops are retreating from Han Yang in the Yang Tse valley to Sun Jong Chow. The cities of Honan Fu, Su Choi Yun and Yu Insu have been captured by the revolutionists. The Manchu gen- the relief of the troops retreating from Han Yang." American Troops Are Sent. Manila, Jan. 12. The United States transport Logan left this afternoon at half past two o'clock with a battalion of the Fifteenth infantry and other details on board on the way to chin Wang Tao, In northern China. T9 American troops after they have dis embarked are to be employed In guard ing a section of the Peking railroad from Tang Shan to Lanchow against the possible attack of either imper ialists or republican troops. The departure took place in tho presence of a throng of civilians and soldiers of other regiments, (while women crowded the quay bidding 'ear ful farewells and wishing Godspeed to the troops. No women are allowed to accompany the expedition. Major General Franklin Bell, com mander in chief of the army in the Philippines, in a short parting speech to the officers and men of the expedi tion, urged the troops to show pride in their American citizenship while they were on foreign soil. The Chinese, he said, were worthy of a square deal, and he expected the American soldiers to treat them in a worthy way. MOVING 125 CONVICTS. Leavenworth, Kan., Jan. 12. Bear ing 125 common law offenders from the military prison here to the prison on Alcatraz island, California, a spe cial train of five cars left here at 10:30 o'clock this morning over the Rock Island for El Paso, Texas, where it will be transferred to the Southern Pacific for its run to the coast. The convicts were under the care of 25 military guards and were ac companied by a detachment from the hospital corps. The move is in accord ance with a ercent order from the war ance with a recent order from the war convicted under civil law from the purely military law offenders. GOVERNOR AGAINST PARDON Denver, Colo., Jan. 12. Whether Sherman W. Morrs, alias Frank Sher cllffe, will be freed from the peniten tiary at Canon City, where he is serv ing a term for murder, depends upon the action of the governor. When the pardon board met to-'ay, two members favored granting it" pardon, while one member stood f :-t against the pro posed action. " . mor Shafroth is opposed to releasing Shercliffe. or i Morris, and it Is generally believed he will decline to '?ue the pardon. . J ' . .... L . V