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" 'tl3 LA VEQA DAILY OPTIC TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1914.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1914.
USX LIS, DA UG HI lilt
Thi Is the way it looks to one coun
ty town editor:
D. C. Grineli in the Amerlcus Kas.)
Greeting: Llslen daughter: Don't go
moping around the house and signing
like a freight train cutting 1ojs3 tha
air brakes: and don't be walking
around with your eyes all puffoi up
and red from tears, simply b;iue
you can't have clothes that wouldn't
look good anywhere except on one of
those freak magazine cover girls. I
know it's a pretty tough old world,
from your range of vision, because
your ma and I have forbidden you to
wear skirts that are too high and
-waists that are too low. I know, child,
that some of the other girls are chas
ing around the street in costumes that
would shame a burlesque troupe and
attracting lota of attention; but did
you ever notice just what kind of at
tention they attract? Of course you
haven't. You don't happen to be with
in earshot when some of the boys say
what they really think about the
-'other girls." Thank God you don't
You're too young to know these things
yet awhile.
You say the other girls laugh at
your simple pretty little frocks and at
your freckles. Let 'em laugh. That
filiows they arTffie other kind of girls.
Your mother and I met each other
long, long ago. I loved her enough to
p.sk her to marry me and she cared
euo'igb. for me to answer "yes." We
liave been happy ever since. Our mar
riage took. It didn't take any split
skirt or silhouette gown to make me
fall in love "with your mother. 8he
never had such contraptions on in her
life. And I didn't go prancing up and
Iown Main street with a monkey hat
on the back of my head and a cigar
tte poked out In front of my face.
Let the other girla smile If they
vant to, but just watt for the finish.
Tou won't find the decent young
chaps, the kind I would want to give
my little girl to, marrying any of the
"other girls."
That's right; have a good cry if you
want to; it'll do you good. But re
member, Dad knows Jest. So put on
that pretty little dress, the one we all
like, and we'll all go to the moving
picture Bhow and have some ice cream
afterwards. Hurry up! It's getting
late, and we don't want to miss War
Ten Kerrigan. That's right, smile.
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CHILD WFXF Alt R
Forty years ago today the world's
first child we'.fare society was organ
ized in the city of New York. It
riamed Itself the New York Society
for the prevention of Cruelty to Chil
dren. Prior to its origin children in
(he hiiinie of unnatural parents, rela- I
tives aud exploiters, were defense.es.;.
One surrusief day in 174 charitable
workers visited a woman dyin,? of
tuberculosis 'n the slums of New
ork. She complained that she could
uot die in peace because of the al
most orient cries of a child In an
adjoining room. A little waif, Mary
Ellon by name, was found locked in
a bare room.. Her bend and body
were covered with Ibmises and cuts,
and in the room were found the rus
ty shears with which her Btepmother
had been in the habit -of -torturing tha
child. Stirred to the depths of their
hearts the charity-workers appealel
to many officials, organizations and
influential citizens, always to receive
the disheartening reply: "We can do
nothing unles3 the child is brought to
us legally and proof offered that an
offense has been' committed." It hap
pened that' there Existed a society
for prevention of cruelty to animals.
As a last resort the charity workers
tamed there, and in the "dark days
of the TO's the first legal protection
given an abased child - was under the
laws that protected dumb- animals.
That experience set In motion the
movement that resulted in the first
society in the world for. the preven
tion of cruelty to children.
Today the Whole enlightened world
is arrayed in defense of its children.
Statute books fairly bristle with for
midable laws that offer protection to
their moral, mental and physical wel
fare. With-li,'pioneer society as an
inspiration, children's aid societies,
human associations, foundling hospi
tals and their like have sprung up all
over the world. In tne United States
today there are about 450 socielies
vvliose purpose is the prevention of
cruelty to children, while it'iastl-
mated that theer are at least 100 more
such societies scattered through the
civilized countries. Even Asiatics and
Africans are now protecting their
youth of both, sexes from inhuman ex
ploitation and abuse. During its 40
years of benevolent, work, the New
York Society for the Prevention or
Cruelty to Children alone investigat
ed about 350,000 ' complaints that In
volved the welfare of about 1,000,030
New York children under the age of
16. Nearly 200,000 of these were res
cued from Immoral surroundings, phy
sical cruelty, meglept ;aid destitution.
Every state in the unioa'Jias its labor
laws which effect.tbeJJAOO.OOO Amer
ican working fooys.iau&alxls, between
the ages of Ifti and: jiyblch the na
tionay child labor; commission Is. en
deavoring te Trrake- -uniform through
out the nation. There are children's
courts to dispense -.justice to a large
part of the 25,000 juvenile delinquents
reported annually in this country.
There are homes for the crippled and
the deaf and dumb, 'nd there' are
places where the wooing mother
may leave her children flaring tne day
while she is outside ' 6t her home
earning a livelihoods..
CURTAIN WILL GO
UP AT 8:45
O'CLOCK
PERFORMANCE OF "THE PRIVATE
SECRETARY" IS SET FOR '
POPULAR HOUR
Important to thoja going to the
Elks' performance of "The Private
Secretary" wjll be the announcement
of the time of the rise of the curtain.
In deference to the folk who have to
work on Thursday night and also to
those who may. want to do some of
their Christmas shopping early,. "The
Private Secretary" 'kill not make his
bow ta.Laygans untiL the hour of
8:45.- The-ourtajtivwill roll up at ex
actly that hour and' not at 9 o'clock,
as some gay when reading this article.
The fact being that a, large part of
the! plot will be unfolded. In the first
part of the first act, It behooves those
who really want to enjoy the perform
ance to be strictly on time.
There will be three distinct sur
prises for those who see "The Private
Secretary." First, the really clever
performance that the all star cast whl
give this professional play; second,
the unique program that will be dis
tributed, and thirdly, the artistic set
tings for the play which have been
made for the occasion. The cast will
hold all its rehearsals in the opera
house from now on in order to become
accustomed to the big stage, acoustics
etc.
The tickets are merrily going at
Murphey's. Today the rack looks as
though someone had taken a pot-shot
at it, but there are several good seats
yet to be procured by those who "do
it now."
Remember "The Private ecretary"
is not a "heavy drammer" but ratner
a light, joyful, laughing comedy. It
is nothing if not funny. Well, now
for Instance: One uncle has never
seen his nephew and he lakes another
for him." The English gentleman hires
a private secretary "sight unseen" and
gets a young aport. The old maid
takea the private secretary as the
long lost medium she has been wait
ing for. The bogus private secretary
is heavily in debt and the writ Is
served on the real private secretary.
The real private secretary, after being
jostled around until his head swims,
after being accused of "being every
thing from a spiritualistic medium to
a burglar, finally comes to the con
clusion that he has been hired as the
secretary .to a private lunatic asylum.
And so on it goes.
Lest you forget, the curtain rises
ai 8:45 o'clock.
IMPORTANT CHANGES
IN THE TIME TABLE
IMPORTANT CHANGES
SANTA FE OFFICIALS CONSIDER
ALTERATIONS AT TOPEKA
MEETING
' The Santa Fe officials now meeting
at Topeka, Kas., . for a discussion of
changes in the time card will make
some radical alterations in the sched
ule tqt the trains passing through here,
it is j rumored. The meeting has not
made public the new time sheets, so
no confirmation of the rumors can be
obtained. The .revised schedules will
be made known next week; In all prob
ability, and will go into effect Janu
ary 1, 1915.
It is rumored that train No. 8, east
bound, which hitherto has gone
through Las Vegas at 2:30 o'clock In
the morning, will arrive here at about
9 o'clock in the morning. No. 1, west
bound, which has reached here at 1:20
in the afternoon, will In future reach
here at approximately the same time
as No. 8.
No. 7, west bound, it is thought, will
become" a practically solid mail and
express train, arriving here early in
the morning instead Qf at 4:20 in the
afternoon. If this thange is made No.
7 probably will be run ahead of the
west bound flyer to relieve that train
of Its mail car No. 3 will be later
and No.' '4 will go through earlier, it
is said'" " '-'-''"'"
BASKETBALLGAME
ON NEW YEAR'S
DAY
Y, M. C. A. WILL CLASH WITH THE
NEWTON, KANSAS, RAIL.
ROAD TEAM
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TODAY IN CONGRESS
Washington, Dec. 13. Senate: Met
at noon.
Hearings on' the waterpower site
leasing bill were continued before the
lands committee.
The banking committee considered
rural credits legislation.
The commerce cbmmlttee worked
on the administration -bill for buying
a merchant marine. '''' .
House: Met at 11 a. m.
Passed a concurrent resolution for
holiday recess from December 23
to December 29. '
The naval committee resumed hear
ings on the naval -bill. - -.
The - logislatMfr' and judicial appro
priation bill was debated upon on the
floor.
Coach Dowden of the Y. M. C A.
announces that the association will
open the winter basketball season on
New Year's day when it will meet the
Santa Fe railroad Y. M. C. A. team
of Newton, Kas., in the first game of
the year.
The Y. team began practice last
week and although the first team line
up has not been chosen the coach has
a likely crowd of candidates to choose
from. Practice will be held four
times a week, on Monday?-' Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings. Last
night a two hour workout convinced
the coach that the Y. will have a team
capable of meeting all comers. Among
those showing up well are the two
Stewarts, Mackel, Hite, Hendln, Gal-
legos an'd Emmert H. Stewart and
White, two of last year's team, will
form the nucleus for this year's squad.
Steps are now being taken to or
ganize the Normal, High school, Y.
and West side teams into a city
league to provide some home basket
bill at a minimum expense. It is ex
pected that a joint meeting of repre
sentatives of these four teams will be
called the latter pan of the week and
definite steps taken toi'risuct1 a
league, In which case devotees of the
floor game will have ample opportun
ity to witness and participate in their
favorite sport.
ffffiT !h
ATTENTION E. ROMEROS
All members of the B. Romero Hose
and Fire company are hereby ordered
to meet tomorrow afternooa at 2
o'clock at the Elks' home to escort
the body of our departed brother, C.
H. Bally,, to St. Paul's Memorial
church.
. By order of the foreman.
LUDWIG WM. ILFELD,
W. O. WOODS, ' Foreman.
Secretary.
ATTENTION ELKS
All Elks are requested to be at the
Elks' home at : 2 . o'clock Wednes
day afternoon, '..December ,16,. 1914, for
the purpose of participating in the
funeral services of our late brother,
Watch Bracelets
Fountain Pens
Party Boxes
Vanity tCases
Silver Pencils
Hand Bags 5
TAUPERTS
C. H. Bally, to be held at St. Paul's
Memorial church. Elks will march
in a body to the undertaking establish
ment and escort the body; toj -tne
church. All other lodges and the fire
men are invited to nieei at the Elks'
home and accompany the Elks. "
By order of the Exalted Ruler.
WILLIAM H. SPRINGER,
. Exalted 'Ruler.
DAVID CONDON, Secretary. .
NOTICE T. F. B.
All members of the Fraternal Broth
erhood wishing to accompany the body
of our late Brother C. II. Baily to the
cemetery following' the funeral, will
please leave word with Brother Will
F. Doll: on Sixth street .on or before
Wednesday morning. . .
All members are requested to be at
the Pag( Undertaking establishment
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock to
go in a body to SL Paul's Memorial
Episcopal church to attend the funeral
of Brother ally. ,. ..-r -i ...j: -.,
. . ' J. T.' BUHLER, President.
CHRISTMAS CANTATA
The Bible school of the Christian
church is preparing a beautiful Christ
mas cantata to be rendered on Wed
nesday evening, December 23, at 8
o'clock. t,:-The cantata is entitled
"Santa's Surprise," and takes in 40
characters, besides the young ladies
who assist in the choruses. "Santa
Cl8us," "The North Wind," "The Icicle
Boys," "The Fairies," "The Sailor
Boys," "The Dollie Girls," "The Buc
caneers" and boys and girls of the
dialogue. All are Invited to this en
tertainment and those desiring may
bring one or more apples to be given
as a gift to the Las Vegas hospital.
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOOK
Kansas City, Dec. 15. Hogs, receipts
13,000. Market steady. Bulk $6.907;
heavy $6.957; pigs $6.256.76.
Cattle, receipts 12,000. Market stea
dy. Prime fed steers $9.5011;
western steers $79; calves $610.
Sheep, receipts 5,000. Market steay.
Lambs $7.908.40! yearlings $8.25
7.40. ' ' v '
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A LAST APPEAL
FOR STARVING BELGIANS
To the Editor.' :
Dear Sir;
Your state Has contributed generous
ly towards the relief of Belgian suf
fering but to avert starvation this
winter more help Is still necessary.
There are doubtless many who have
not yet come to the aid of a people
without a countrya people who
must perish unless Americans merci
fully blessed with peace come to their
aid.
As treasurer of the Dollar Christmas
fund I make this last appeal to the
charity of your., readers. Christmas
Is the season of goodwill. Without
their help old men, frail women and
little children will bewlthout bread
and without shelter from the blasts of
winter.
We have collected over $30,000 so
far In our effort to avert starvation
and we are acting with a big London
fund which has collected over $400,000,
Already we; have distributed conjoint
ly a large ; proportion of the receipts
and we hays arranged to cable money
to the London fund which Is well or
ganized to distribute relief AS LATE
AS CHRISTMAS eve. When peaco
is happily restored you will be glad
to reflect that so far' as you person
ally are concerned your aid was forth
coming at a moment of tragic crisis
to help a famlslii. g people.
Even If yot",vt" given to ever
''tl.er fund , I teg ou In the name of
li manlty to ais'tt f'c Christmas fund
HELP TO SEND A CHRISTMAS GIFT
WORTHY bF"AWlERICA a tribute
of sympathy from one people to an
other whose needs and sorrows are Im
measurable. For the last time and BEFORE IT
IS TOO LATE I Beg you to send a
donation to our fund which I shall be
glad to acknowledge and transmit. "It
Is human to pity; godlike to relieve."
Please address all donations to
Yours truly,
''ENRY clews,
Care of Henry Clews and Co., Bank
ers, Broad, Str?t, New York.
J. Stevenson of Denver was here
today on business
THE Gl "T SHOP
LAS VEGAS
The' Store 'OF Quality
ow.w
Hi.., (feejlN? tktaM
i e.LasVegas
N.Mr
Store Open Evenings
Till Xmas
Do Your Christmas
STOCKS VERY COMPLETE
uying Here
DAINTY U VAILIEH AT $3,98
An attractive showing of Gold LaVallieres in
beautiful designs with attractive settings, sus
pended from gold neck chains. A dainty pleasing
i Christmas Gift $3.98
T XTi are now PrePared exhibit one of Jhe finest
Alrr lines of merchandise ever shown in our vi
' f; cinity. It is a real pleasurlltoHsf?ow',the pret
ty hew things bought especially for December 1914 pa
trons. Inspection of our goods is invited.
SPECIAL SALE OF FANCY RIBBONS
To 50c Fancy Ritfbons, pel yard
To ,T5c Fancy Ribbons, dct yard
To $1.00 Fancy Ribbons, per yard
35c
59c
?3c
Charming new Warp Prints," Brocaded and Stripped
' A Ribbons in all light and dark colors.
INSPECTION INVITED
TUHITIES'- B - ova
SUITS, COM TB AMES
fPS - OF LOWELY
NONE RESERVED
HEDGED
THEY ABE ULL REBISGEBS FROTJ. 25 t& B& PEM GEJT
TOYTOWN AND D0LLVILLE
'A ,o;vr t
Qaite a uniciUe collection of toys and dolls has been, as
sembled. The beginning of the Christmas geasoij"fi finds us
ready, not only with a comprehensive stock of smart dolls
but with many wonderful values in toys as well.
GQRIE IN AND SEE THE LINE
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Bring the Children to the Store
v Thly are yelcoiiie i ?.
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f This store abounds with "good will" toward all. Big and
Little Folk always find a hearty welcome. No long fades can
i i S
be found here. On entering our doors customers seem to be
filled with gratefulness for the very joy of living.
VIE ARE VERY fJOCH ALIVE
MEN'S 'COAT SWEATERS , WO MEN'8 HEAVY NEW HAND BAGS AT $3.98 ' MACKINAW COAT8 and
, . ; J JI1BBE0 SWEATERS M ' ' ' : ",V J.T SMOKING JACKETS
$3.00 and S3.S0 Values $2.W . ,1M. Beautiful' Seal -and Imported Leathers ' - - ?t
Oxford Grays anA Browns, sizes from In this aBsortment you will find some B&sa ln new pouch, oblong and taBor" , " f5ir , to Nrfolk BJylfB
,,,,, J'. exceptionally good values.. S4ularly . ' Voke, two large flap pockets, :
3,t0,;l!r' , 'sold at$3.5and fl.OO.. . .. ed shapes, fitted with coin holdera," . . large shawl collars;
' , j ' . .' Boys', each $4.98 ',
SPECIAL $2.49 SPECIAL $2.69' perfume' bottles, leather purses, eto. Men's, each - $5.98