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VOL. XXXIII. NO.
LAS VEGA8 DAIILY OPTIC, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1912.
CITY EDITION.
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HENRY LAMBASTS
THE FINANCIAL
CONGRESSMAN FROM TEXAS DE
LIVERS HEATED SPEECH ON
CURRENCY QUESTION.
MAKES STARTLING ASSERTION
DECLARES 75 PER CENT OF FiNAN
CIAL RESOURCES CONTROLLED
BY FOUR GROUPS.
BANKS HELD IN SUBJECTION
SAYS COUNTRY SHOULD NOT BE
TOO ANXIOUS TO ADOPT THE
ALDRICH PLAN.
Washington, Feb. 1. Repres-enla
tive Henry of Texas, chairman of the
house ruleB committee, made a sensa
tional speech in the house today ir
which he attacked the money power
in Wall street and demanded an in
quiry into "the blaokhand methods of
the financial Mafia in this country
He counseled a thoroughgoing invest!
eation before congress accepts the
Aldrich plan of currency reform.
Chairman Henry was the author of
a money truset investigation resolu
tion which was beaten in caucus by
Democratic Leader Underwood and
Speaker dark. Substitute by Chair
man Pujo of the house banking and
currency committee, which was op
posed by the Bryan democrats, Chair
man Henry and William J. Bryan him
self was agreed upon. Some portions
of Mr. Henry's speech were very spir
itedalmost bitter.
"Is it not time," asked Mr. Henry,
"to laquire into thee backhand wetli.
ods of the flnaclal Mana which exists
in this country "
lie attacked the alleged money mo
nopoly in Wall street and assumed
that "no effective investigation can
be made into the ramifications of
either currency legislation, the trusts
and interstate commerce corporations
until congress understands the meth
ods of the insidious and almost su
preme money power."
"Shouldn't we know something of
the depth of villainy to which this fin
ancial Mafia will descend;'' Mr.
Henry continued, "before we rewrite
our currency laws? Wouldn't it bs
better to probe deeply into that hid
den and mysterious side before we
swallow the Aldrich plan?"
"More than 75 per cent of our fin
ancial resources, industrial and rail
road corporations is now dominated by
not more than four small groups of
financiers. They now have at their
feet n mericless subjection, more
than 75 per cent of the vast army of
banks and bankers throughout the
country. They are combined and act
ing in strict accord with the railroad
and industrial trusts by throwing
their protecting arms around them,
with the avowed purpose of assassin
ating in business all competitors."
MINERS MAKE PROTE8T
Spokane, Wash., Feb. 17-Protest-ing
against the policy of the interior
department as to the supervision oi
water power Bites, the Northwest. 11
Mining convention, adopted a resolu
tion today urging a revision of that
policy and recommending that a board
composed of six members of the
American Institute of Mining Engi
neers and six members of the Amer
ican Institute of Electrical Engineers
be appointed to surest rules for the
control and disposition of such sites.
The convention also adopted a re
solution opposing the leasing of coal
or mineral lands by the government,
and another asking the discontinu
ance by the government of the charge
for transporting silver coins from the
mints to western banks-
A resolution was adopted advocat
ing a chonge in the mining laws gov
t work so that the
$100
worth of work required yearly
i agnh nioim miv be done on the!
roads of the district.
The recommendation Of Secretary
of the Interior Fisher for an appro
priation of $100,000 for the establish
ment of mlneralogical test stations
throughout the United States was ap
proved. The convention adjourned
today.
POWERS
DIED NATURAL DEATH
Sapulpa, Okla., Feb. 17. That
apoplexy was the cause of the death
of William Berryhill, the mlllloiial.e
oil operator, was the decision render
ed by physicians, who today complet
ed a post mortem examniation at the
direction of Berryhill's relatives, whn
suspected foul play. Berryhill died
suddenly last Thursday. No further
examination of the body will be made.
ENGLISH AVIATOR KILLED.
t-ondon, Feb. 17 Granam Oilmour,
one of the best known among British
aviators, was instantly killed this
morning by a fall with his aeroplane
from a height of 380 feet He was
testing a new monoplane in which he
was making a Bight from the aero
dome at DrooklaiKis and was travel
ing at the rate of 00 miles an hour
when hi? machine huckled and fell to
lie ground.
SERIOUS STRIKE EXPECTED.
London, Feb. 17. The acuteness of
the crisis in the British coal trade is
emphasized by the prohibitive rate of
94 per cent asked by Lloyds on in
surances against a national strike.
Both sides in the contest are making
every preparation for war. The col
liery owners are insuring not only
the colliers but their private resi
deuces as well. The military authori
ties also have been making inquiries
in the coal mining districts as to the
facilities for billeting soldiers in the
residences, inns and hotels.
LAS VPGAS TO BOOST
NEW SANTA FE TRAIL
COLONEL TWITCHELL, VICE PRES
IDENT OF ASSOCIATION, NAMES
LOCAL COMMITTEEMEN.
At the request of R. H. Faxon, pres
ident of the New Santa Fe Trail or-
ganiiation. Colonel K. E. ' Twitchell,
vice president In chariire of the New
Mexico grand aiviaiou, has named a
publicity committeeman and an ex
ecutive committeeman for Ijis Vegas.
For the first position Colonel Twltehell
has selected Colonel M. M. Padgett,
and for the second, Robert J. Taupert.
These gentlemen will worn, with Col
onel Twitchell in the task of boosting
for the new trail.
Mr. Faxon, whose home in in Gar
den City, Kans., has informed Colonel
Twitchell that he will make a visit to
New Mexico accompanied by other of
ficials of the association, about the
middle of next month. Preparations
will be made for giving him a cordial
reception. The association nas for its
object the creation 01 a cross-country
road from Franklin, Mo., to Albuquer
que, N. M. The new highway will fol
low as nearly as possible the route of
the old Santa Fe trail. It will be
traveled by hundreds of autoists
every year and will be a popular
touring ground for motor enthusiasts.
Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico
are joining in the movement and
there is every reason to Delieve that
it will be a success. The route will be
logged from one end to the other and
route books containing mtormation
of value to tourists will be issued.
Bridges and culverts will be built
where needed and the trail will be
well marked to insure travelers
aeainst wandering, off the beaten
track. The movement will be of his-1
toric ana commercial value to
states through which the road
pass.
the
will
FOUR MEN ARE KILLED
WHEN TRAINS COLLIDE
THE PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED
CRASHES INTO WRECK TRAIN
AT LARWILL, IND.
Fort Wayne, Ind., Feb. 1 1 Four
men were killed and 11 were injured
... 1. .... t v. ,, ., .-i .... n ; tfmltpil trnln No.
E. westbound, dashe. into a wreck
No one
train at Larwill, Ind., today
aboard the limited was injured save
a baggageman.
The wreolr was oue to the fog Which
back wTgck Uain wap not geen
wnts cn itotica mar a uaiimau boiii
by the engineer of me limited. The
wreck train had been stopped by a
trackman who reported a broken rail
ahead and while the investigation was
In progress the limited dashed into
the caboose of the train ahead. The
wreckage caught fire and two of the
dead were burned, "fwo or three of
the injured may die.
RAILROAD OPENED
BY PERMISSION
OF REBELS
JUAREZ AND CASAS GRANDES
SENDS MAN TO REPLACE
NORTHWESTERN
THEBOROER CITY IS FEAR FUL
RESIDENTS ANTICIPATE THE RE
VOLUTIONISTS WILL COME
AND TAKE CITY
PLACE HAS TWO MAYORS
GOVERNOR OF CHIHUAHUA
SENDS MAN TO REPLACE SAN
SANTIAGO MESTAS
Bl Paso, Texas, Feb. 17. Tne rail
oad south of Juarez to Casas Gianr
des, the Mexico Northwestern, was
epaired today and a train came into
Juarez from Casas Grandes. it is ex
pected to have trains moving south to
i'eaison tonight.
The road has been cut since the
Juarez mutiny nearly three weeks
ago. rue peculiar situation is now
pieseuted of the possibility of daily
eouimunlcation between Juarez, loyal
to Aladero, and Casas G-randes, held
by the Vasquistas rebels. Juarez peo
ple fear the Vasquistas will come up
on the train and take their town, as
Juarez is without soldiers. They be
lieve this is why the rebels permitted
repairs to be made.
Emlliano Enriquez, appointed mayor I
of Juarez by the governor of Chihua-
"J " 1
Jaua, yesterday, arrived today to re-1
p-Ifff PrantLlSC Mtotrih oioiRtou iy Jie
mutineers recently- Although citi
zenB ot Juarez held a mass meeting,
yesterday afternoon to protest at the
uhtiage, no trouble has developed and
Mestad says he will surrender the of
fice. ,
Reports in Juarez today are M.
Guerrero, captured Thursday by reb
els and reported last night as having
been retaken, is still in rebel hands.
Memdoza and Band, who took the
town anti were captured yesterday by
federals, were taken prisoners out-
I Slue or Ltuerreio aim not. 111 uie iuwu,
according to latest reports, which al
so are that Guerrero is still in rebel
hands and probably will be made the
rebel capital of the state.
Madero made this twon the rapital
when-he was in the field a year ago.
The Chihuahua legislature has pass
ed an emergency measure authorizing
Governor Gonzales to borrow $6,000,
000 to buy up lands to be sold to the
people on easy payments.
ENFORCING LIQUOR LAWS
Sapulpa, Okla., Feb. 17. Acting Dis
trict Judge Allen's campaign for en
forcemeat of prohibition resulted In
sensational developments today. First
he removed from office County Attor
ney Decker and Sheriff John Berry-
In their places he named, respectively.
John Overstreet and Holmes David
son. They moved rapidly, raiding 16
places where it was alleged prohibl
hi tion laws were being violated. The
county commissioners ratified Judge
Allen's action.
RATES ARE SUSPENDED.
Washington Feb. 17. Increased
freight rates proposed by the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad on coal
from mines In Wyoming to junction
points in Montana and beyond were
suspended today by the interstate
commerce, commission pending an in
vestigation. DOLL TO WRESTLE
Charles Doll, the Las Vegas wrest
I announced that he will chal
' lenSe "Big" Dominick, a mat artist of
1 Dawson. Dominick weighs 150 pounds
Iand
er-
is2thus an opponent of Doll's callb
Doll has been obliged to tackle
I m ATI v mn mnph his nuoerior in
1 -j --
j welght because of a dearth of middle-
weight wrestlers in this part or the
country. He has always made a good
j showing and frequently has thrown
men who outweighed him by many
pounds. If a match Is arranged Doll
says he will train carefully for six
weeks or more and will go to Dawson
with the intention of acquiring fame
for himself and for Las Vegas.
HOBf ON IS ATTACKED.
Washington, Feb. 17. Bitter per
sonal attacks on Representative Rich
mond P. Hobson were made on the
floor of the house today by two of his
democratic colleagues, Representative
Hay of Virginia, chairman of the mili
tary affairs committee, and Represen
tative Fitzgerald of New York, chair
man of the appropriations committee.
Remarks inserted in the congress
ional record but not uttered on the
floor directed against these two mem
bers formed the liasis for the attack.
Mr. Hay charged Hobson with having
acted in a "cowardly way," and Mr.
Fitzgerald declared Mr. Hobson de
voted more Time to the Chautauqua
lecture platform than to attending ses
sions of the souse.
TO INVESTIGATE CONTROVERSY.
Washington, Feb. 17. The house
committee on expenditures in the war
department, which recently conducted
the Inquiry into the political activi
ties of Paymaster B. B. Ray, of the
army, is considering an investigation
of the Wood-Alnsworth controversy,
which resulted yesterday in the re
tirement of Adjutant General Fred
erick C. Ainswtorth.
The committee will meet on Mon
day to take up the questions. The ex
tent to which the inquiry would be
carried remair.s to be determined: No
action in the case is expected by the
regular house committee on military
affairs.
1
TODAY IN CONGRESS. I
Washington, Feb. 17. Senate: Not
in sesaion meets Monday 2, p- m.
Further protest to finance commit
tee against tariff reductions made in
house steel bill.
Pranm-HiiA hills of lnriinc will was flrl-
. . . . , , . . ...,,
voflattMl before interstate commerce
,
W. C. T. U. dsJegatlon argued for
prohibition ot interstate liquor ship
ment before judiciary committee-,
while a German-American delegation
.opposed the bill.
House: Met at noon.
Representative Henry in sensation
al speech attacked Wall street money
power and demanded an inquiry into
"black hand methods of financial
Mafia."
Hardwick "sugar trust" investigat
ing committee submitted unanimous
report stating monopoly keeps ur
price of sugar. Made no recommen
dation. War department expenditures com
mittee may inquire into suspension
and retirement of Adjutant General
Ainsworth from army.
Agreement reached to begin debate
on chemical tariff revision bill Mon
day. . ;
Representative Dies introduced bill
proposing illiteracy test for immi
grants. Bitter personal attacks on Repressn
tative Hobson made by Representa
tive Hay and Representative Fitzger
ald for his criticism of the army or-
organization schema
TRAIN RODDERS MAKE
A HURRIED ESCAPE
ATTEMPT TO STOP AND LOOT
VANDALIA'S MAIL TRAIN RE
SULTS IN FAILURE.
Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 17. Posses
scouring the country had found no
trace this morning of the bandits who
attempted to hold up the Vandalia's
New York-St. Louis mail train No. 11
near Liggett, Ind., six miles weBt of
here, late last night. Because of more
than an hour's delay in making up a
special train to carry Sheriff Walsh
and his deputies to the scene of the
attempted robbery anu the cut In the
telegraph wires, the bandits obtained
a big start.
Besides the bandit on the train who
shot at the engine crew, it is the opin
ion of trainmen that other members
of the gang were bidden in a deep
cut through which the train had Just
passed and that the plan of the rob
bers to stop the train in the cut
failed because of their not knowing
how to give the signal with the bell
cord.
Railroad officials say no effort was
made to break into the cars. It is
their belief that when the bandits
failed to stop the train In the cut
they abandoned their attempt and fled.
DICTAGRAPH WAS
IN MR. RYAN'S
OFFICE
LITTLE INSTRUMENT RECORDED
CONVERSATIONS OF PRESI
DENT OF IRON WORKERS.
HE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THERE
OFFICIAL, NOW UNDER INDICT
MENT, DECLARED HE WAS NOT
AWARE HE WAS OVERHEARD.
COURTJURISDICTIONQUESTION
SOME OF THE ACCUSED DYNAMIT
ERS MAY NOT BE BROUGHT
TO INDIANAPOLIS.
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 17 The fact
that for days the government has had
a dictagraph in the office of the Inter
national Association of Bridge and
J Structural Iron Workers here and
has taken reports of conversations of
President Frank M. icyan and otherB
in connection with the dynamite con
spiracy became known today.
Givernment agents today, after
hearing that the iron workers' officials
were aware of the dictagraph's pres
ence, entered Ryan's office and took
the instrument which had been at
tached to the end of a drawer in his
desk. Ryan declared he did not know
that hiB conversations were being
overhead.
Assistant District Attorney Clarence
Nichols admitted mat the instrument
had been In Ryan's office fdr weeks
and tbaJ. it hd been placed by pv- I
jcrnuieJ: officials. Th.jlira " con
nected with a down town office away
from the federal building and two
stenographers recorded what was said
by Ryan and his associates, particu
larly since the nrn"ts of the men
for alleged complicity In the dynamite'
conspiracy.
Today a stenographer reported she
heard a woman's voice over the dicta
graph saying:
"Well, I guess they are hearing now
whatever we say."
This convinced Mr Nichols that the
iron workers were aware of the dicta
graph and agents were sent to re
cover it. It is said the government
has reports of conversations of Ryan,
Second Vice President 'Herbert S.
Hockln and John T. Butler, first vice
president, and their attorneys.
District Attorney Miller said the
dictagraph had been In use since last
October and that it nad worked satis
factorily. "1 must decline to aescribe the na
ture of the evidence we secured,'' said
Mr. Miller. "We have complete re
ports of conferences held between the
Iron workers officials and their attor
neys and others. For the last ten
days we have suspected they were
aware of what was going on, for fur
niture had been moved about in an
effort to find the instrument.
Questions concerning the removal
for arraignment here on March 12 of
the men on the Pacific cooast indicted
in the dynamite conspiracy were con
sidered by District Attorney Charles
W. Miller today. Six of the 54 Indict
ed men are either In prison or in cus
todv In the west. Of these the McNa-
mara brothers, now in San Quentln
prison in California, and Ortie E. Mc
Manlgal, now in the custody of the
Los Angeles authorities, are not con
sidered.
McMantesl will not be brought here
for arraignment but wtill be called as
a government witness for the trials,
probably in May. B. A. Clancy and
Olaf Tveitmoe, labor leadertf'in San
Francisco, and J. E. Mnnsey of Salt
Lake City, Utah, are to be brought
here for arraignment if it does con
flict with their status under Indict
ments returned against them in Cali
fornia. The question as to whether
any conflict In jurisdiction would en
sue 1b being considered.
TAFT IS ENDORSED
Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 17. -The ad
ministrations of President Taft and
Governor Ben W. Hooper were en
dorsed and they weer approved for
second terms by the republican oxe
nitive committee by the Second Ten
neasee congressional district here today-
WHEN A MAN MARRIES.
New York, Feb. 17. Eleven hun
dred dollars a year Is the smallest in
come on which a New York man
should venture into matrimony, ac
cording to the verdict of the Rocke
feller Bible class. This is the con
clusion arrived at as the result of
part one of the class' wime course
of studies in "what young men ought
to know about engagements and matri
mony." John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has
been present at all the sessions thus
far and has taken an active part in
the discussions.
The monthly expenses attend
ing marriage for a young couple of the
middle class, according to the class
program, is $m2.o0. Rent averages
$28 a month; food 28; clothes, 18;
gas, electricity and washing, $C; medi
cine, J4; car fare, J9; $2 for amuse
ments and church, and for summer
expenses $5 a month. A young man
should marry as early as possible, the
Bible class thinks preferably in tne
early twenties.
Mr. Rockefeller caused laughter
when he said that the Dest wav to 00
tain an idea of a girl's disposition
was to look at her mother. It also
is important for a man to see his
sweetheart before breakfast, he said.
TEDDY A JUROR.
Mineola, N. Y., Feu. 17. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt of Oyster Bay was
drawn today among other residents of
Nassau county to serve as trial juror
at the term of court beginning March
4. Most of the others are farmers
and business men.
NATIONAL GUARD MAY
ENCAMP IN LAS VEGAS
ANNUAL MANEUVERS WILL. I
HELD IN NEW MEXICO AND
i HIS CITY IS FAVORED.
Las Vcgias may be the scene of an
other annual encampment of the New
Mexico National Guard next summer,
according to a letter written by Ad
jutant General A. ''S. Brbolrer to offi
cers of the Guard m Las Vegas. The
government has decided not to send
the New Mexico mirrtla to California
as had been planned, but will nolo
an encampment of regular army sol
diers stationed in this state and the
National Guard of New Mexico with
in the state. Las Vegas is favored, on
account of the' excellent facilities af
forded by the rifle range norm ot the
city as a camp and maneuver ground.
General Brookes, however, has not
decided definitely upon Las Vegas.
This is because of the fact that last
summer he had difficulty in secur
ing good mounts for his officers.
There seemed to be a dearth of sad
dle horses fit to be used by the sol
diers, although the prices charged,
according to General BrooKes, were
high. The adjutant general's letter
declares that there seemed to be a
spirit upon the part of some of the
people here to overcharge the Guard
for accommodations and take an un
fair advantage of the situation. H
says, however, that the soldiers and
officers were treated in a most hos
pltable manner socially, wnlch was
highly appreciated. General Brocket
has also written to the Commercial
clubs of Las Vegas and Albuquerque
concerning the encampment. It is
likely the Guard will be brought to
the city wthich offers the best Induce
ments in the manner of providing
necessary supplies at reasonable cost.
Las Vegas enjoyed the presence of
the soldiers last summer and the city
reaped considerable financial returns
from their presence. It Is to be hoped
that action will be taken at once in
suring the soldiers of plenty of horses
and such supplies as are needed and
that such Other Inducements will be
held forth as to bring the encampment
here once more.
PLAINTIFF'S SIDE CONCLUDED
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 17. The read
ing of the deposition of Henry T. Kin
mel, father of George A. Klmmel,
who disappeared In Arkansas City,
Kansas, in 1S98, closed the plaintiffs
side in the suit of the receiver of the
Bank of Niles, Michigan, against an
insurance company, for the Insurance
of Klmmel.
The fatter, who has not Uvea with
his wife for 89 yean, and has not been
east of Chicago in that time, deposed
that he was not dead, as the claim
ant, Andrew J. White, had claimed,
that he tad not heard from anyone
who claimed to be his son.
IS FOUND TO
EXIST
HARDWICK COMMITTEE REPORTS
THAT MONOPOLY 18 CON
TROLLING THE INDUSTRY
BOTH PARTIES ARE AGREED
OFFICIAL FINDINGS ARE APPROV
ED BY DEMOCRATIC AND RE
PUBLICAN MEMBERS
DICTATES THE CURRENT PRICE
BIG CORPORATION IS IN POSSES
SION OF SIXTY PER CENT OF
THE BUSINESS
Washington, Feb. 17.-The Hardwick
"sugar trust" Investigation committee
attar many weeks of open hearings
here and in New York and almost
continuous work since last May, re
ported to the house today that a
sugar trust exists.
The report, which is signed by all the
members of the committee, republi
cans as well as democrats, makes no
recommendation as to how the alleg
ed trust and those responsible for it
shall be dealt with, suggesting that
this phase of the situation be handled
by a standing committee of the house
"We find strikingly developed In
the sugar trust several evils,' says
thee ommittee, "aside from the pri
mary one ot stifling competition,
which seam o ob
deration and remedial legislation by
congrea."
The commltee chargee that sine
the organisation of the American
Sugar Refining company in 1891, it
has repeatedly violated the Sherman
law, . - j
"At the time It was chartered the
Sherman law had' been In force more
than six months and both its organi
zation and existence, coupled with Its
methods of doing business, was as the
testimony seems to indicate to your
committee, a palpable and continuing
violation of the Sherman law," the
report continues, "and yet no serious
attempt was made (Prior to Novem
ber, 1910) to invoke the civil reme
dies provided by the anti-trust law
against the corporation. It is also to
be noted that the government has not,
even to the present time, so far as
has appeared, made an effort to en
force the penal provisions of the
Sherman law."
Twenty-one actions in the organiza
tion and operation of the sugar trust
which the committee gives as viola
tions of the Sherman law are enum-erated-
The committee estimates that
G2.39 per cent of the sugar business
is controlled by the combine. It also
finds that the "trust" has a large In
terest In the beet sugar end of the
business. With Its strongest compe
titor, Arbuckle Brothers, there is said
to be a condition of "armed neutral
ity." "Your committee reports that the
evidence as taken does not Include
combinations between manufacturers
In the beet sugar industry that hava
caused or had a tendency to cause a
decrease in the cost of sugar beets."
Wickersham is Pleased
St. Louis, Feb. 17. After Attorney
General Wickersham had read the re
port of the Hardwick committee he
laughed heartily and said: "Son con
gress has waked up, has It? Congress
is slow as usual.
I have found to my own satisfac
tion seven months ago that there was
a sugar trust controlling more thin
62 per cent of the Industry In this
country and filed the government suit
I am glad to know that congress, sev
en months after I took that action,
has really discovered that there is a
sugar trust"
THOPMSON WINS
Sidney Australia, Feb. 17. "Cy
clone Johnny" Thompson, the Ameri
can middleweight pugilist, today
knocked out Jack Lester of Clelum,
Washington, the former heavyweight
champion of Australia, in the twen
tieth round- Lester was leading on
points when he received the knock
out blow.