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The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25
WEATHER BUREAU OFFICIAL
PRAISES CLIMATE OF DENVER

half of the year The total for the
spring and summer months Is ten
inches, or just five-sevenths of the an
nual fall. leaving only four inches. or
an average OF only two-thirds of an
inch, for each Of the fall and winter
months-quite the opposite from that
which our eastern friends generally
infer. May. the wettest month. has
an average of 2.61 inches. and April.
the next in order, 2.06 inches.
THE average number of days with
0.01 of an inch or more precipitation
is eighty-one. against Ill at st. Louis.
120 at Chicago. 121 at Boston, 122 at
Washington and 127 at Jacksonville
This is an excellent showing In view
Of the fact that this number repre-
sents in the case of Denver, not days
with continuous rain. but principally
days with showers OF short duration
"Of sunshine we have sixty-nine per
cent of the possible. as against sixty
FIVE at St. Louis, fifty-nine at Washing
ton, fifty-four at Boston and fifty-three
at Chicago. 1t is of interest TO note
that in these cities the greatest
amount occurs In the summer months.
while with us the winter months
bring the highest percentages. Thus
for the winter months our average
is above seventy, while the lowest ay-
erage for any month-sixty-one per
CENTS for May. Only twice. In
twelve years has the monthly amount
of sunshine fallen below fifty per cent.
lin May, 1891, and May, 1892. Occa-
sionally the monthly average is as
much as eighty-nine per cent; this
was noted in October. 1894 and Sep
tember. 1895. On the other hand. we
d.
There are not many such days. how
ever, the average is one day month
two, the highest average. is for April.
as against none for August.
"The average relative humidity is
slightly below fifty per cent. 1t Is
highest in February. fifty-tive per,
cent. and lowest in June. which has
an average of forty-six per cent.
Twice during my residence Sof twenty
one years in the state have l OBJ
served a humidity as low as one-half
of one per cent. The annual relative
humidity at ST. Louis is seventy per.
cent, Boston seventy-two, Washington
seventy-three, Chicago. seventy-seven.
and Jacksonville eighty. and for the
warmer months-June. July. August
and September-at St. Louis sixty-siN
per cent. Chicago and Boston seventy
four, Washington seventy-six. and
Jacksonville eighty-two. II will he
observed tnat in the Atlantic states
the humidity during the warm months
is greater than the annual. just the
reverse of that which obtains at Den
yer.
In brief, our summers are charac-
terized by warm days and cool nights,
the heat of the day not attended by
the usual debilitating effects; our win
tiers by an abundance OF sunshine, and
the general absence of snow and of
severe and long continued. cold.
IF. II. BRANDENBURG.
District Forecaster"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Denver, June 23.-The following ar
ticle was prepared at the request of
the Denver Chamber of Commerce
and Commercial club. by F. II. Bran
denburg. district forecast official Unit
ed States. Department of Agriculture
and may be depended upon as being
accurate:
Much has been written regarding
the climate Of the Rocky mountain re-
gian. and especially regarding the eli
mate Of Denver. The temperature,
rainfall and other elements have been
fully discussed. I shall, therefore. aim
to bring out only such features as
have been overlooked, and. as an aid
in making clear the conditions that
obtain. some comparisons will be
made with similar data from Wash
ington, Boston. Chicago. st. Louis and
Jacksonville. Unless otherwise stat
ed. the data used are for the years
1S97-1901. inclusive.
"Discarding fractions of degree.
the mean annual temperature at Den
yer is 80 degrees, as against AS at
Chicago. 40 at Boston. SIS at Wash
ington Sc at St. Louis and SO at Jack
sonville. During the last thirty-two
years 100 or higher has been touched
Just thirteen times in Denver-seven
times in July and six In August
While these high temperatures were
maintained only for a few minutes
readings in the 90s are common dur
ing every summer month. For July
the warmest month, the average tenn
perature is ~ degrees. and the aver
age daily maximum, or afternoon read
ing is 81 degrees. Pretty high, II is
fr.t.a btt ba .tk he
erage minimum. or night temperature,
for July is SO degrees. which all will
agree is very comfortable for mldsum-
mer.
Here, as elsewhere over the great
er part of the United States. the
coldest month is January. with an av-
erage temperature of 20 degrees.
Zero or lower has been noted in one
fourth of the Novembers, one-third of
the Marches. two-thirds of the Decem-
bers and Februarys and seven-eighths
of the Januarys-in all 343 times in
thirty-two years. These readings are
night temperatures, and are not to be
confounded with the mean tempera-
ture, nor with the maximum tempera-
ture, for the days on which the tenn
perature did not rise above zero have
been exceedingly rare. The records
show that such extreme weather has
been experienced on only ten days in
thirty-two years, five times in Janu-
ary and FIVE times in February The
lowest ever recorded was 30 degrees
below zero.
THE annual precipitation. which
includes rain. snow, sleet and hail, Is
14.00 inches. Chicago. 34,S: st Louis,
Ali; Washington, 44.S; Boston. $50.
and Jacksonville, 54.1. Fortunately
for agricultural interests the seasonal
distribution in the vicinity of Denver
Is generally favorable, that is to say,
as rule we have the greater part of
.he annual fall during the warmer
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25
Would Stop child Marriage.

The laws of Colorado do not regulate
the ages of persons who get married.
They simply require that the contract
ing parties, II under age. shall have
the consent of parents or guardians.
This loophole has placed the Tellu-
ride agent of the Humane Society. Mr..
Inman, in quandary. He Is trying to
prevent the marriage of two children,
residents of Telluride, but the girl
swears' her mother is willing, and the
expected groom VOWS he will have Am
aryllis in spite OF the Humane Society
and the law. And now Agent lnman
has laid the problem before Secretary
Whitehead in the following letter:
Il wish to call your attention to n
case of a couple of children that are TO
be married some time in July. The
girl, still in short dresses and small for
her years. is but thirteen years of age.
and her prospective husband is fifteen
years old. The girl tells us her mother
has given her consent to the marriage.
Can such a marriage be legally per-
formed in this state? If not, what can
be done to prevent it?'
Secretary Whitehead wrote to the
agent to interview the parents of both
the girl and the boy and II the facts
were as stated to present his affidavit
as TO the facts to the County Court.
and ask to be appointed guardian of
ne girl, on the ground that her mother
is not n competent person to have
charge of her. Once appointed guard
ian Of the child Mr.. Inman can control
her actions and prevent the marriage.
The names of the children are not di-
yulged.-Denver News.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25
COL LORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY
Pardon BY Governor Peabody.

Although the board OF pardons on
March 3rd refused the petition Of Emil
Baeder. serving a sentence in the peni-
tentiary OF twenty-five years for the
killing OF A. II. Austin. for pardon or
Communication OF sentence. Governor
Peabody exercised his pardoning pow-
ers in the case on May 27th. and cum
muted Baeder's sentence to ten years
As he was sentenced on February 20,
1897, the time allowed for good conduct
made him a free man.
In December. 1896. Baedcr shot and
killed Prof. A. II. Austin, a graduate OF
the University OF Oxford, and a man
well known in educational circles of
the state. on the street at Central City
for an alleged insult which Baeder
claimed Austin had inflicted on his
wife. According to the story told at
the time. Mr.. and Mrs. Baeder were
living In the house next to the one
occupied by Professor Austin
Mrs. Baeder strung clothes line
in front of Austin's window and hung
some clothes on II. Austin asked Mrs
Baeder to take II down. and when she
refused. he cut II down, at the same
time telling her she was no lady. Mrs
2aeder told her husband this. and he
uciuhuuru an dpoio6f. n wal ol Wolus
followed and Austin struck Baeder on
the nose. breaking IL. as was after
wards learned. Then Baeder drew a
revolver and shot Austin through the
brain, killing him Instantly.
Baeder was found guilty of murder
in the second degree and sentenced to
twenty-five years imprisonment by
Judge La France.
Baeder's petition for executive elem
ency bore the signatures OF nine OF the
jurors who had convicted him. 1t was
also stated that Baeder was In the din
ing room of the penitentiary on the
night that Night Captain Rooney was
killed. and rendered service by giving
the alarm at the risk of his own life.
In his own statement Baeder said that
at the time he killed Austin he was
under the influence of morphine and
was scarcely responsible. He is bar
tender. and his wife and family are
now in this city.
Governor Peabody felt that in view
of the circumstances Baeder had been
punished sufficiently and accordingly
commuted his sentence last month.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25
CONVICTS AT CANON CITY MAKE
DESPERATE EFFORT TO ESCAPE

Gate Keeper Goldstein. when he saw
the prisoners approaching. backed to-
ward the outside of the prison. locking
the gate as he went before reaching
the outside he was approached by a
convict and asked to give up the com
bination to the armory, which he re-
fused to do. and Immediately ran
through the outside gate and locked it
behind him.
When the first charge was placed at
the lock of the inner door the convicts
ran back into the prison yard, drag
ging Mrs. Cleghorn with them
On reaching the inside they wasted
little time in exploration and proceed
ed at once to the front gate. where
more nitro-glycerine was exploded.
which blew the lock OFF and the door
was opened. and for the time being
freedom was obtained.
Still keeping Mrs. Gleghorn with
them. With drawn knives held over her.
they started across the ground leading
toward the railway tracks in front of
the prison, some 100 yards distant.
Warden Cleghorn at this time re-
turned from the city. word having been
telephoned by Antoine Wood. the boy
murderer The warden ordered the
guard who had come from the rear of
the prison to fire on the convicts. being
careful not to hit his wife. AT the first
discharge OF the gun Mrs. cleghorn
tainted, when she was left by the con-
victs. who proceeded across the tracks
towards the river
Here occurred the death OF Kuyken-
dali He stood up and yelled to the
guards: iii never be taken alive;
IN never go back in that
hole; shoot and do your - ~"
fardmaster John Clark. when within
thirty feet of Kuykendall. fred. strik-
ing him in the left side of the mouth.
The ball passed through the head, kill
ing him instantly.
kuykendall was sent to prison from
Cripple Creek for thirteen to fourteen
years for felonious assault.
Following is list of the other pris-
oners engaged in ihe outbreak:
james Armstrong. burglary. Flor
ence: three years; captured by viii
Cleghorn and James Peabody. Jr.
THOMAS Fisher. assault to XIII. DEN
yer. ten tc twelve years; captured by
]. B, Lentz.
Thomas Fallon. robbery. Denver: ten
10 fourteen years; captured by Guard
knight and others.
Cuaz Cordova. assault to murder, Las
Animas, two TO four years; shot by
clyde Davis and captured by Dali De-
Weese and Steward j. E. Keefe
robert Cain murder. Gunnison. life:
captured by Dali DeWeese and Steward
J. E. Keefe-
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French FilIbusters in Africa.
Paris, June PA report from Tene-
rine says that jacques Lebaudy. a well
known Paris millionaire. has landed a
well armed expedition on the west Az
rican coast between Cape Bogador and
cape Juby. and occupies territory in
haoited by Moorish Independent tribes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Sir Ralph Gallwey suggests "a legal
fzed use of the shotgun" for scorching
motorists This might be good way
to encourage the youth of Great Brit
ain in the practice OF much-needed
Workmanship. A moving target is
the hardest to hit
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

II King Edward thinks of visiting
ireland. why doesn't he combine bust
ness with pleasure and make the trip
next month when the big automobile
race there comes on?
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Another cure for consumption is
announced. The trouble with these
cures is that the victim usually dies
before they have a chance to demon
strate their effectiveness.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

A Chicago schoolmaster crIticises
Shakespeare because that bard's Lam
gnage is behind the times. Some one
should put Shakespeare's writings into
slang to meet Chicago's yearning for
up-fo-date literature.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

A proposition to tax trousers for
the purpose of raising the revenue
which is necessary TO run the gov
ernment has been made in England
How can woman hope to gain her
rights in such country as that?
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Ambassador Choate is going to mar
~ one of his daughters to titled
Englishman. 1t costs a good deal to
be ambassador to England. but the
lady members of the family will now
be likely to regard the investment as
n good one.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Miss NJ. e. Braddon has just pub
iished her sixty-fourth novel. 1t is
almost terrifying to think what might
have happened II Miss Braddon had
been the wife OF Cyrus Townsend
Brady.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

King Edward has decided advan-
tage over president in visiting the
various localities in his realm. He
can refuse to make speeches without
the fear of losing any votes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Denver June 23.-A Republican spe-
cial from Canon City yesterday gives
the following details OF the prison re-
volt:
The most desperate preconcerted at
Tempt OF prisoners to escar9 from the
Colorado penitentiary known to the
history of that institution occurred at
exactly S o'clock this morning. and re-
suited in the death of one convict.-se-
rious wounding of two others and re-
capture within an hour and hall af-
ter the first alarm of the entire half
dozen engaged in the attempt.
The break for liberty was started
from cell house No. 3. DR.. Thomas d.
Palmer was the first man assaulted.
He. in company with James II. McDan
iels, hospital steward. was making the
morning rounds and attending to the
sick.
Kirch Kuykendall called on the doc
tor. asking relief for illness. and when
the doctor started to make an examina-
ton the prisoner drew a bottle. sup
posed to contain nitroglyeerine, and Or
dered him and the steward to throw up
their hands. Cell House Keeper Clar-
ence Cleghorn was also overpowered
Kuykendall being Joined by five other
oanvicts. The guard and doctor were
undressed and the oonyicts attired
themselves in their clothes.
The convicts proceeded from the cell
house to the dining room, where Stew
ard John e. Keefe was overpowered
Then they proceeded toward the front
office
While these events had been trans
piring in the cell house. Mrs. Cleghorn
wife of the warden, had come inside
the wall en- route to the female prison,
where she was going to have some
dressmaking done. but was halted by a
tower guard and refused admittance
At this point convict came running
up to Mrs. Cleghorn and informed her
break was In progress among the
, convicts. She again asked the tower
guard to admit her inside the female
department walls. and was again re-
fused
Mrs. Cleghorn turned then to go to
the prison entrance and on the road
was met by kuykendall. attired in a
guards uniform. He told her he would
escort her to the front office. she fol-
lowed for few feet until she noticed
his conyict's shirt underneath his
guards coat. when she refused to go
farther. The convict drew a knife, and
grabbing her by the arm forced her to
accompany him until other convicts
who had DIR. Palmer in charge met
them. and they proceeded to the front
gate. where some nitro-glycerine was
inserted in the lock and 1t was blown
out OF place, allowing entrance to the
front Office
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Grasshoppers in Montana.
Tivinpsfon Montana Tnno % Con-
sternntion prevails among ranchers of
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

It does not always take possession
of large income to send man to
the devil. as Or. Hills says. Often the
want OF 1t gets him there sooner.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Maud Comes husband was n pence
full and dignlfied citizen when she mar.
ried him. Now he wants to fight the
sntire population of Dublin.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Sir Thomas Lipton is bringing two
shamrocks over this year. In time
SIR Thomas's collection OF Shamrocks
will be worth going miles to see.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

President Diaz will accept another
four years term in Mexico. Or. more
properly speaking. the Mexicans will
accept II.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

It is TO be hoped that Sir Thomas
Upton is being kept fully informed as
to the remarkable performances OF the
Reliance.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

What of Guatemala is not covered
with lava and ashes is as friskily
revolutionary as ever. Something is
brewing down there.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Sir Thomas is still sanguine. He
has the temperament that character
izcs bis race.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

One Of the Chicago university pro-
fessors has discovered similarity
between Shakespeare and Kipling.
The world has been overrating the
notorious Ayonian.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Francis Wilson says he has all the
money he wants. II Francis wishes to
he can probably secure good wages
from the dime museums now.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

That earthquake in Asiatic Turkey
with 1000 dead to its credit makes
the Balkan war cloud look like a
Christmas toy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Richard Henry stoddard. the ia
nous poet. left an estate valued at
$1,000. He must have had some out
side enterprises going.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Danger turks in tho steam yacht,
the air ship and the trolley line.
Walking is a slow mode of travel, but
it has its advantages that must not
be overlooked.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25
Child Labor Case Appealed.

Attorney Thomas II. Hood, repre-
senting the Overland Cotton mills.
John l.. Jerome and Dean Sutcliffe. has
filed a brief in the Supreme Court
asking that the judgment of the Coun-
ty Court in fining the. defendants $50
each for violating the child labor law
be set aside.
The defendants were found guilty
and fined by Judge Lindsey in the
County Court last fall for employing
child under fourteen years old to
work in the mills. The complaint was
swosn to by o. l.. Tuft. an agent of the
State Humane Society. One error as
signed is in connection with this COM
plant. which reads that the COM
plainant swore to the facts set forth
because of his own personal knowl-
edge. In the brief 1t Is alleged that
Tuft on oath admitted that he knew
only cae of the defendants, and that
he had not seen the misdemeanor al
legged. II is also alleged that the
statutes covering the cases specify
persons and that corporations are not
mentioned anywhere.
The brief closes by stating that while
the defendants believed that what
ever Judge Lindsey had done in the
ttHt was ilOlil liAc btHl VI motives anu
dc=ire to be impartial. yet there was
sometimes a danger that in looking
after the rights and interests of chill
dren those of others are disregarded. .'
Following fast on the news that the
War Department had decided not to
build n gymnasium at Fort Logan. be-
cause the bids did not come within the
allotment for the purpose, came a dis
patch to army headquarters stating
that the secretary of war had decided
to build the proposed gymnasium. but
in order to do so according to approved
plans will be required to omit the cleo
tric light wiring. This. 1t is stated will
enable the work to be done for about
$4,000. The building will be con-
structed according to the revised plans.
II will be five feet less in height than
originally designed. the reduction be-
ing necessary TO bring the cost within
the allotment. An allotment will be
secured in the future for the electric
wiring. which Will cost about $500.
The building of gymnasiums and IL
braries at the different army posts is
in accordance with a plan TO furnish
the enlisted men substitute for the
canteens. which were abolished.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Henry watterson declares that
there is no ideal public life. Is there
any ideal private life?
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

A New York man has been ordered
to pay young woman $1,000 for kiss
ing her 1 .2s6 times. This girl should
equip herself with a cash register
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

A new ONCE has been made for WI
Ting-fang. Nothing in China was
big enough for him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Another exploration party will set
forth In Pennsylvania presently in
search OF the telegraph poles.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Typswriters are now made to write
In twenty-six different languages, but
the language OF love is not one OF
them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Since circus mems unions have be
gun to go on strikes. thus tying up the
shows, how can the American boy
hope to enjoy himself as his father
did?
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

England has placed three more
Islands on the red.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25

Anthony Hope is going to get mar.
ricd. Good-by to the Dolly Dialogues.
They will all be monologues after this.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25
orasshOppers IN Montana.

Livingston. Montana. June Coon
sternntion prevails among ranchers of
the Bridger creek country overa threat
ened grasshopper plague. At the pres
ent rate these pests are multiplying
IT bids fair TO be without precedent in
Montana.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-25
Observation-Disclosures - t4.. Y
French FiIlbusters in Africa.

raris, June PA report from Tene-
rue says tnat JACQUES Lebaudy a well
kno"h faris millionaire. has landed a
wen armed expedition on the west AT
rican coast between Cape Bogador and
Cape Judy. and occupies territory in
haoited by Moorish Independent tribes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-19

rhet Is tie moral OF II Wanamaker
tells the people both in Philadelphia
and New York what he has for sale.
on what particular days. and at what
price His expenditures in that dlrec-
iion emount to millions year, and he
frankly attributes his business success
TO his enormous advertising.
II is but Complementary to the same
sentiment uttered recently by Col A
A pope. Of bicycle fame when he
says, as he now has purchased the old
bicycle trust property, that he shall
return to his former habit OF advertis-
ifg. out Of which he built up the finest
business In the world Of this class,
and win never again assume that any
market is to be kept without per2et-
ually. reminding the people thai m
one who would hold II Is still doing
business at his old stand
II is not a little curious that 50
large O proportion OF tradesmen' spend
so little Of money and CT thought on
their advertising as they do when be-
fore their eyes in every large town
are the examples Of houses built up
into magnificent prosperity, first by
having goods that are what they are
represented to be and then by adver-
Using them in the most abundant fash
ion And 1t Is only necessary to add,
by way of completing this discussion,
that the greatest advertisers in the
world. ana notably Mr.. Wanamaker,
agree that the newspaper is incom-
parably the best and cheapest medium
for reaching the people with business
bargains