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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27

IN spite of the heavy track the
races yesterday. Ration day. were ex-
ceptionally good and intensely excit-
ing. The horses all GOT off together
and finished well In bunch and no
winner won by more than a length.
The first race was q half mile dash
for a purse Of s75.oD and was won by
Free Silver, time 80 81. Joe D finish
ed second and Nellie May took third
money. This was one Of the pretti-
est races Of the afternoon. Hundreds
|of dollars had been wagered between
the owners and friends o. Free sil,
yer and Joe ID.
! The second race was 2 fveeighfhs
mile running 4 purse Of $4,000
and was won 81 Seva Haster Kun,
| ldry finished second and 'B the Fid
Idler hele etaird place. Time. io7 i.2
The th(f race was 4 threefourtns
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27

On account Of the uncertain.
! ~ of the weather aud the mud
which rendered both the race
track and hall diamond uniit
for service. tosiayfs program
q Gallinas park was postpon.
Il, Cd until tomorrow. The wealth.
- forecast for Friday Il fav.
orable. The indications are,
this afternoon. that the day
will BE- fine. Now. let every
body turn out and fill the biz
grand stands, the bleachers
and eyea the standing roonl.
full 10 oyerflowing.. II In Inn
possible 10 contend against
snch weather conditions NJ We
had Yesterday. But II favora-
BILE weather 10 granted tonor.
row. let the town turn out en-
massc and let the fair end In
2 grand day and q wave u en-.
thnsiasm which shall be 10
membered until next years
fair. The fair treasurer needs
the money: the people need
the sport. and everybody needs
to he cheerod Up after the
hard luck We have had,
Let everything bc closed up
tomorrow afternoon = stores.
professional offices. public
schools. the Normal. and even
the .hones. Lei the city and
town marshals alone be left
down town to show that Las
Vegas is inhabited. Lei II be
regarded as disrepntable for
private citizens to be seen on
the streets between 2 and 3
o'clock.
There will be two fine ball
games In the afternoon-be.
sides one In the morning--a
fine list of races and the great
balloon and parachute stunt,
which has been interfered with
every day by. wind or rain.
viii certainly be pulled off II
the weather IL fair.
Then. it's fling duh care and
grim discouragement away and
4 all aboard for Gallinas park to-
morrow aftern0oni
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27
ADIOSI TO VISITING FINANCIERS >>=5.azS
.4z'* TOMORROW LAST DAYAT THE PARK

mile running fur pur~e u eissss~l
and ~as tic must exciting race III The
sntire program. cardonA lock first
mmn<v. Dosafd WAS second and Jsrk
LAWN third carions ~on By nor.
People In the grand ssand did ncs
know which vas the winner until
the result was announced hy the
Judges. Time. lss -
The rest of the prokrsm sas called
off % acconsa of the rain and the ~
mainder 81 The races Will probably -
run later.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27
WABASH IRON WORKERS, ~A q
STRIKE ENDED At ST. LOUIS

st. Louis. Sept 27.-The strike Of
the Wabash boilermakers, machinists
and blacksmiths was terminated to.
day by granting the increase oi
wages after a conference between the
strikers committee and General
Manager Henry Miller. The terms
are not made public.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27
NEW MEXICO BANKERS AssociA
TON ELECTS NEW OFFICERS.
- SANTA Fg GETS NEXT
CONVENTION WHICH @-
MEETS M fsoz.
BANQUET A7CASTANEDA
Marked Close u Convention Inst
Night. - Governor hasssmsn
Outlines importance Of State
hood fer rerritesy.-JvdSe
A Mills Talks Enssstsininiy
of sns yudieisry.-gE
semoosaneous Ad-
drssses.


Q The following officers were
Q elected for the ensuing year
o NJ the Bankers association
O convention meeting: RI. Pa
. len. OF Santa fe. president: u.
o A.cahooa. Roswell. vice pres
. ident: Hailett Reynolds, Las
O Vegas. secretary. and J. B.
Q Herndon. Albuquerque. treas
O urer.
O Three new members Of the
O executive committee were ei'
O ected, as follows: Benjamin
. sherrod, Ration, chairman: Jos.
O eph Price. Socorro. and L. IL.
O Brown of Deming.
Q Benjamin Sherrod, jefferson
Q Reynolds. +. A. Cahoon. w. ID.
O Murray and l.. II. Brown were
= appointed q committee Of five
O TO attend the National Bank
Q ers' convention TO be held al
q 81. Louis.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27
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The first annual convention OF IN"
New Mexico Bankers association Is
history. Santa Fe was selected Tor
tn. next meeting place and the asso-
citation will meet at the Capital city
In 1907.
Al the Commercial club rooms yes
teriay afternoon the > convention
heard an interesting talk by Jeffer'
son Reynolds OF Las Vegas. president
of the First National bank. after
which an election OF Officers was
held. the names Of whom appear
above. Five minute talks by visiting
bankers on different subjects OF mu-
tual interest followed.
A most enjoyable and successful
feature of the Bankers association
meeting was the banquet rendered
the visiting delegates AT the Casta-
media last night by the bankers nf
Las Vegas. -
The menu was an elaborate one,
and the occasion. being perfect in all
Is appointments, was one long to be
Remembered by those present. Covers
were laid for sixty, and the guests
Included number of representative
citizens Of Las Vegas In addition to
the out Of town visitors. DIR. J. NJ.
Cunningham presided as toastmaster,
and rose TO the requirements of the
occasion In a manner which left moth
ing to be desired. Governor Hager-
man responded to the toast State
hood" and presented in very forci.
BILE manner the Importance of the
question now confronting the people
of the territories and the great desir-
ability of a favorable vote on the
question. The governor argued that
unless New Mexico and Arizona en-
brace this opportunity they will soon
be left out in the cold and Will be
looked at. askance by the country by
reason Of their unfortunate distinc-
tion OF being the only remaining terri.
tories. %.~
Chief Justice Mills responded to
the toast, THE judiciary" and this
dignified theme was treated by the
Judge in most entertaining style He
reminded the bankers that the Law.
yers and judges we're the real Great.
orss of property and money values.
Mr.. Hallett Raynolds was called upon
10 respond to the toast, The Social
Instinct, = which ne eulogized IN d dig.
unified manner as one OF the loftiest
traits OF mankind. Mr.. James G. Nc
Nary, In response to the. toast THE
!, Press" made an earnest plea for the
hearty support Of the pioneer press
OF New Mexico In its efforts to up
build the towns, cities and the whole
TERRITORY. TO the toast, "The Legal
| Fraternity, MIR. A. T.. Rogers, Jr.
responded. setting forth in q forcible
manner the responsibility and dignity
which attend the honorable practice
of the law Mr.. w. g. Hayden, who
Twas assigned the toast The Ladies,
after launching a few veil appreciated
Jokes at the expense Of the fair sex
ipaid beautiful and eloquent. tribut,
/ to swomanhood. St.
| Following the formal list of toasts
the toastmaster called upon number
of the visitors Tor extemporaneou'
responses to varions topics, and the
Ebankers proved that their tongues
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27
LoRA RETURNS 70 ST. LOUIS
LADEN WITH HEAVY CARGO

Kansas city. No. Sept 27.The
steamer Lora, carrying q full cargo
Iof mixed freight FOR points between
here and the Mississippi river started
)o1 Aer return trip today 70 81 Louis
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27
STORMS CAUSE DAMAGE w.. :,
IN OLD MEXICO TAMelEN

City of Mexico. Sept. 27.--Recent.
heavy rains have caused much dam
age to crops In vast portions of this.
country. Rains on the Pacific slope
have been unusually torrential and
railroad work has been temporarily
checked. &c. ssss Il, r.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27
SERIES or HEAVY QUAKE III zg
SHOCKS FELT IN PORTO RICO

san Jnan, Porto Rico. Sept a7.-
This city experienced a series of
heavy earthquake shocks today: be-
ginning at Ie.47 and lasting thirty
seconds. The terror stricken inhabit-
ants fled to the MTeets. No damage
ii Vel reported.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27

Havana, Sept 27-BrtAadid General
Funston arrived here Fiay V0n ne
steamer Oliyette. He rokused 80 dis
cnss his mission or the~prospscss OF
American Intervention. The asral,
who was greeted by the seq MY 6F
- American legation, will af on
bo. the steamer until ls{s ~
day.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27

Albuquerque Wins

The ball game yesterday Afternoon
between Albuquerque and Trinidad
proved walk-away for the former
team, the score standing il to 3 In
favor OF the Duke City aggregation
when the game was called in the
sixth inning, ON account OF the rain.
Errors were plentiful and II was
with feeling Of relief that the spec.
tators greeted the announcement Of
Umpire Bob Gross that the game was
ended. .s*> s<s.$s5F.
1t was SO cold that the spectators
jumped up and down and ran around
to keep warm and many huddIed
around the bon fire built for the bal.
loon. E E =. ~
The score by innings Vas as fol.
lows: ssa :pfsss, \ f4&+%- X e.
.g 123456
Albuquerque. l1ss..s. y .slst, 1, I'll
Trinidad. a.. d f0l o. )
Batteries: Albuquerqle. Forsyth
and Pettus: Trinidad. Donovan and
Groves; struck out. bys Forsyth 9, BY
Donovan S; hits. off Forsyth 9, OF
Donovan Z; errors. trinidad 2, Albn
Iauerqse 5. -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27

. tRy Mrs. p c csrpss.erl

i MY Mf4s&N - Aat P0tStfM
1 Mr.. Geo. w. Ward. sup~rtniendent
Iof the asylum II Las verzs. has ihe
largeSt exhibit In The tent u (lallinas
park. There are four variesies II sp.
pies. three u bsetH. two ~ celery.
cabbage and tnrnips. large pump.
Kin. cucumbers. potatoes. beans. On
Ions. carrots and parsnips. sahliss
and sweet peas. corn stalks eleven
fleet ~ixht inches hish. miiles. barley
and alfaifa.
Other exhihiiors are T. l. Browne,
dwarf iima heans raised withOut irri-
Cation: Mrs. George Se~lover. strinx-
less beanx: Mrs. J. W. Cook. beans:
Dr NJ N. MiIllxan. corn and oats: o.
n. Olson. red clover. oats and tin,o-
thy w. VI. Comstock. millei. spelts
and two varieties Of wheat and 0ats.
aiao specimens of the grain atter b..
ling threshed; George Reed. oats: I.
N. Gallcsos and son. corn On tbs ear
and . watermelon raised without lr-
rigatinn on their ranch near Tucum.
carl: ]. A. Baca. Upper Vegas. has j,
pumpkin weighing forty.fiye pounds,
also Russian oats raised with and
without irrigation.
Rociada II second IN the number ~
Exhibitors. The Cutler ranch s~nd
three varieties of applex. large
pumpkin. wheat. oats and specimen
of Wild grasses which make fiue %.
ture.
VI ]. Cutler. a. II. Denton and Y.
r. zummach have seyerel e1hthsdpc<
ore. Including copper. silver. Iron,
zinc. gold. wolfadite and molyybd6
num- the iatter usel Instkc naA@ear.
ture of arnior plate.
Charles r. Rudolph and sons cxhih-
II white Russian oats seven feet ten
inches high. sown April Is and raised
without irrigation; timothy six feet
high; rye six feet eight inches high,
blue stone. barley and three varieties
Of spring wheat. S
Vicente Martinez grann,a grass
4 ~
three feet high.
.Abrnn Suazo two varieties of wheat
and the same of oats.
j. c. and X. Maestes. timothy and
two specimens each OF wheat and
loats. 4@z. 4.,<',: !: sa
Hugh Lo,idon, Of La Cueva Ranch
company. Mora county, exhibits sey.
enteen varieties OF apples. -four each
Of pears and plums and one of peach,
les, also Russian oats. ss,. f3s0 s
| Mr.. J. j. Fuss, Cleveland, Mora
county. has peaches. apples. pmms
and three varieties Of pears
Leocadea Tapia, Ia Liendre. green
chile. s*
L. H. Mosimann. SapelIo. potatoes
8. /. Barker, Benlah, oats and tim
othy. s RI.
]. N. Martinez. Chaperitos water
melon. two varieties OF 81 pes md
corn on the stalk.
j. D. Martinez or ConceI lon, tive
varieties OF oats and an ea. Of corn
measuring fifteen inches long.
~. w. Algef. Of Albuquerque, ex
hihts seedless apple. grown 1t Ros
/ well. .3'.
q. H. Webster, Cimarron. pears and
three varieties Of apples. !. =
From Gascon, Ambrosio Trujillc
sends wheat. oats, timothy and wild
grasses; Richard Dunn, timothy;. re
dro Trnjillo, wheat. oats and timothy
Land Andres AEuello, wheat.
rhe Blake Mining and milling com
Ipany have specimens Of coal, copper
lore and flake copper.
The San Miguel Development com
pany. marble and alabaster o1sx a::s
1 the Mora Dist Co.. copper glance
= mercury, gold and silver.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27
STORM raging
N'sOUTHLAND
1EIllDlE GALE BLOWS
,nsasr pesr Feet Deco IN Moss Point,
N1lonx o1r1ses.-earometer Failing.
-eoNsooein imports Missins.-Wind
I = Milso - Hour as New Orleans.

N<w york. Sept. 27.-RepoE,s of u
severe steCw y Louisiana. Missis-
sippi and Ces1Bia were recorded here
today. A0oe tB3exTam reads that there
are four fses 81 water i'm the streets Of
Nev orleans. Heavy rainfalls are
reported at vicksburg. Miss. and Ma.
con. Ga. Telegraph service TO New
Orleans is badly crippled.
Wires Az Down
Louisville, ky.. Sept. 27.-The great
gulf storm which began to show force
last night has destroyed all the wire
communication To Mobile and New
Orleans. The storm appear TO be
general between Montsomery, Ala.
and the gulf and westward TO The
Mississippi.
The water is reported four feet
deep In Moss Point, Miss. streets.
a high wind Is blowing the water
from the gulf.
Al $50 O'Clock this morning com.
muniq1fion was restored for a mo-
pat NH Mobile. which reported a
p Blowing north. rain falling n
torrents and the barometer falling
rapidly. There has been no communi.
cation fron, New Orleans since mid.
! night the last word being that the
suburbs was damaged somewhat by
! the wind and the sudden rise Of four
feet In Lake Ponchatrain.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27
just .JoIlyins'' Them

Havana. sept 27.--A prptracted
meeting or tn National Liberal party
or which Governor Nues n the leader.
adjourned early this m0rnIng 9fter
deciding 10 take p2rt IN the meeting
of moderates this afternoon.
Nuex said today he 80 not belletoI
any settlement could 6e reached b1
the American qopik kiaslondrs. who,
he added. were mel6ly caiolins the
Cnbans.
The shipping of Ansesioan troopd
ito Cuba. according TO tAe 9oveFnDr.
could only mean interventiosT
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27
storm Of Great Severity

Washington, Sept. 27.-The weather
bureau today reported that the trop'
ical disturbances have reached the
Mississippi and southeastern Lousi.
ana coasts. where II is central this
morning The storm In os great sever
ity.
Reports. from Mobile and Pensacola
are missing by reason of the general
prostration of wires. A high wind
and rain prevail over Alabama. Mis-
s1noippi and southern Louisiana. The
III Neal disturbances will probably
drive nosthward during the next twen'
ty-four hours and cause general rains
east q Mississippi and south Ohio,
attended by high winds.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27
GRAND srRgGT CARNIVAL TO.
NIGHT AND MASKED SAIL Az
RcsENrAAl ttAlL--coN- 81
FErrt oATrLEs m on.
DER ON srREErs.
BUSINESS 10 SUSPEND

ExeeilsNl Rses Card sn1 osli Csrrss
A. csiiiras park Temesse~.--
Nigh Dive. Band Music. Frss ~.
fractions. Exeepsisasi Asri-
euitussi Enhsbsss Dis -
pisysd.-yssssrday's
ealt Games and
Rses Hessita S~
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27
HOPE REVlIEs Il
. Of CuBlN PEd'
4AvANA osspArcnGs 1oeTymso1.
g ~ TONE. Aag1Doueco
rAFr's PLAIN TALK
PALMA 1U RElJ II
csss On. Hswsvsr. - - Dss1t<egr.
Aay Gmerseaey - Nes& otole~
csm~sssss~ss cs~nss Z ~ y


; Havana. kep,. - Yplsl ~
. u the splFit of cuslrllstio3
. 10 which both the moasssab H.
. sa1 libersl iesders apseare1 - yny
= fore the comnisstnaeun ~ z
= niehs. Secretary, q War I'd
. and Assistant osesst1H r
. stase Bacon received coA1h<
= tial reposts thai ~ busss& = n
= ment oefscisls axe scsinf ~ = !
= fairly Al have = - Hon ~
. TO permk the settlement IT, =
= controsevsy slcag . iinea -
, suggested u Tafts brmHals 80
, 70 President Palma. =
= misstoners feel thar = =
. vill b psecipitsie he y
. vening u the Gu congr( =
: tomorrow and are . kparins E. =
. take hold then n rcesy
> should the laalii q ~ ~.
) "a forces be r>qy1 y lsers !.
. tary Tan has. de- "a 10 take -
. over the Eoyernrneat Instantly
. He has rsceived authority from -
: President Rooseve4t q stak~ =
; this extreane step. a heh =
= event he WIN pvssso Atp. =
= self sovernoll
s~>>ss&se>S&eW>S :
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27

wsahiastos. D cAypsj ~. tisn I
or peace n Cahe wasN rsiitsb q ~
army and navy fqfficers IN Was1l -
to- b. the Havana dispatches -
noons(ns thet Secretary Taft's pSrtn
<lle1iaSa. Nth President Palma Atd
other rv~leratc lesanrp -
thefff % fUeo0stder WINK 40 the
insurgents. Many officers now say
they believe the United States win
be able 10 restore peace without send.
Ing single American soldier TO Cuba
and their opinion seems to be gaining
ground daily. Preparations for meet.
Ing any emergency that may arise IN
Cuba have not been abated In the !
least. -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-27
! Brief Communication

Louisville, KY, Sept. 27.-Communi-
cation with New Orleans was had for
few minutes about l0:4j o'clock
this morning. The telegraph operator
there reported the wind blowing about
sixty miles per hour but the center OF
the storm was east of New Orleans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-09
GREATEST CROP YEAR.
views of Railroad Official After a Tour
of Observation.

e New York, Aug 9.-W. c. Brown, vice
president of the New York Central sys-
tenn returned recently from a journey
Of more than three thousand miles
through the middle west, undertaken
with the object of ascertaining the act
ual crop situation. He visited the states
Of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Iowa
and has prepared special reports on the
conditions in Kansas and Nebraska.
In all of these, according TO his OBJ
servation, the crops this year will be re-
maTkable as to both quantity and quail
ity. In speaking Of his trip Mr.. Brown
said:
7 believe that the United States this
year still have larger harvest of grain
of all sorts than ever before and will
market it at a better price, considering
the size of the crops. The wheat crop
in the six states in which I have per
sonally made investigation will be mag
nificent Kansas this year is going to
produce a wheat crop of about 80 900, 600
bushels. Last year it produced 81, 600, O00
bushels. The corn crop is in splendid
condition. In Kansas and Nebraska a
corn crop on as large q scale as ever
before is practically assured. Iowa will
produce 35o,000.OOO bushels of corn, and
possibly 1856. 00O0 600. In Missouri, with
the exception of four counties in the
northeast all the counties will have
great corn crops"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-09
ROLLED DOWN A BANK.
Picnic Wagon Containing Twenty Per-
sons Tumbled Thirty Feet.

Pittsburg, Aug. 9.-Crashing down a
thirty foot embankment last night the
second of two picnic wagons carried
with it the twenty persons which II
contained and ali sustained more or
less serious injuries. The passengers
in the wagon were participants in an
annual outing Of Pride Of the West
Council of the Daughters of Liberty
and all lived in Allegheny, from which
place the picnic started earlier in the
evening The party left Allegheny
about s o'clock. Two wagon loads
containing about twenty peorsons each
and large quantities of eastables formed
the caravan and all went we'll until a
narrow lane was reached which en-
tered the property where the picnic
was to be held.
The first wagon entered the lane
safely notwithstanding the inky dark
ness. When the second wagon had
followed it seemed to become caught in
rut. The driver in an effort to turn
his horses out, guided them over the
EN- bankment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-09
PEOPLE IN PANAMA.
Population OF the Canal zone Shows a
Steady Growth.

WashiuR-ton Aug 9.-According to
a census just taken by the health de-
partment of the isthmian canal zone
the population of the zone is 22,137.
AS the inhabitants of the zone are
constantly moving 1t was impossible to
enumerate all of them and 1t is eSti-
mated that the number missed is prob
ably about 5000, bringing the total up
to 27.187. In addition TO this the Of
1icials point out there should be a lib
eral allowance, probably 10 per cent,
made for persons who live just outside
the zone but are employees of the com
mission and to all purposes are resi-
dents OF the strip controlled by the
United States. This allowance would
bring the total up to almost $4,000.
A census showed the population OF
the city Of Panama. was 22s547
census taken October 81 1905 showed
a population Of 20,3S3- OF the adults
In the city Of Panama reached by
enum orators in the last census. 7,O49
were men as against 6,410 women Of
the minors 4,O16 were males and 5,072
females In the city of Panama 49,
III of the inhabitants are natives Of
the Panama republic. Among other
nahonaities IN that city, Jamaica
ranks second with 1877; Spain has
40; West Indies, except Jamaica and
Porto Rico. 1850; United States 361;
Colombia S69; China 708 Italy 245.
Blacks outnumber the whites in all
the settlements on the canal zone. At
Culebra there are ST. whites. 1885
blacks and 1873 yellow persons. giving
the town a population of 4SO1 and
showing it to be far the largest town
on the zone. The census of Colon and
Cristobal showed the actual popula-
ton of the two cities to be 1878. The
census taken in April of this year
shows that the total number Of white
Americans on the entire isthmus Of
Panama was ,264.
According to the latest census the
Cristobal which are at the ends of the
canal and a part of the canal zone to
all purposes, although they are under
the Panama government. is 57.459.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-09
LAUGH ON POLICE.
Chicago Blue Coats Plan to
Break Up Marine Gambling.
Blow a Fog Horn Near the Boat
City Of Traverse
TO DROWN WIRELESS.
Failure Declared to Be Complete
by Those on Board.
But Great Crowds Rushed to See
Supposed Disaster.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Some one with
the ingenuity of Don Quixote furnish
ed a wonderful scheme to put the
gambling boat. the City of Traverse out
of commission. The idea was to elm
mate the wireless communication with
the craft. depriving it of race results.
by sounding a huge fog horn. whose
vibrations would blur" the wireless
messages
Like a chapter from Cervantes, the
results were grotesquely disastrous.
The gamblers laughed at the police in
the tug Andy. The life saving crews
from jackson park and South Chicago
believing the sounds to be distress
signals, hurried TO the Hyde park crib.
sail boats, launches, motor boats and
an armada of small craft rushed to the
rescue. while the shore from Kenwood
to South Chicago was lined with per-
sons fearing an excursion boat dis
aster.
Chief of Police Collins denied knowl-
edge of any plans for a marine raid
upon the City of Traverse, and stated
that if there were police in the tug
Andy they were from some outlying
station, and were experimenting with
out his knowledge. The Smith-Perry-
White syndicate, which operates the
boat, charged the scheme up to
Mont" Tenres, their jealous rival
No difficulty with the wireless ap-
paratus was found on board the Trav-
erse, according to employees of the boat
and patrons on board. The messages
Of the race results came without mis-
hap and with regularity, they declared.
The chief inconvenience suffered was
the blatant noise sounded from the fog
horn of the Andy, which lowered close
to the side of the larger boat all the
afternoon, and made the deck of the
ship a bedlam.