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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-05-26
\ DISTRICT or MOST
ENORMOUS POSSIBILITIES

"All the world, and particularly
the mining world, knows of the Won
ders of the Nevada gold belt said
Colonel Greer Yesterday, in discussing
the Skideo-TreadWell properties. but
ID is difficult to realize the fabulous
possibilities of this great gold pro-
ducing region without a visit 90 the
ground. | have spent a great deal of
time i'm the gold belt recently. and AIS
familiar as 1 am with it. | am not,
and mo man is, able to tell what Won
ders Of wealth il will urodue MS de-
NeIopment proceeds, for almost with
every day SOME great body of ore is
opened up and with cvery foot of
depth over the whole belt the depos-
ITS gro richer and richer until the
results grow staggering.
The Skiddoo-Treadwcll group is
one of the most f%avorably located
properties iu the whole belt. Ii is
difficult TO imagine conditions which
would be more promising. our
seven claims TO which we have fun
title, adjoin the Sliddoo mines, which
have become famous throughout the
mining world recently because of the
enormous investment which Charles
w. SrhWab has made there. Bob
Montgomery. whose successful opera
lions have made him famous, sold the
>kIddGO grOuU to- ScENab and his ass
~~etiales for $4,000 oo. This sroup
is located ON the same ledge as u
claims.
After selling to Schwab. Montgom-
DrE thought So well Of fhc prupertL
thIt he r~e-purchased a half interest
iH H. The Schwab interests prHc-
hclllN surround our claims and we
have received numerous offers from
their agents TO sell We have re-
FUSED for We haze reason go believe
chat our location is even more f#Nof-
s1le than the location Of The original
Nh.tano group.
The ScbWab interests are now
Hrorariug for ihe erection of "a large
nIl which will he thoroughly equip
Hrd for the treatment Of Hll ores
mined in the district. a water s3r-
ply has been secured al "a r'st "i
.huus indS of dollars. Fuel is plenu-
.nI aa8 transportation conditions are
.lefl when the difficulties uf other
IONS IF the gold belt are brought
''n comparison. The town Of ~Nld-
H"a. which has grown uP d 70 mu~h-
fH3Hf- already has q thousand lnhab-
h MS. 81 daily newspaper tnf g bank
O nrlitions for economical mining are
.rrferr.
Tile surface values net unif ni the
~k. %. district. hut uf the entire Ne-
ia -HlI belt. are low. but iu every
without an exception, these
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-05-26
0UTHWESTERN
NEWS NOTES

The University Of Arizona debating
team was defeated in les recent on
test with the University of southern
California by "a score of 2b2 to .240.
The jury in the ease Of the terri
tory of Arizona against former Coun-
ty Treasurer j. T.. storm, of Prescott,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-05-26
Ethel Barrymore III.

Chicago, May 25.-Ethcl Barrymore
is seriously in at the Auditorium ho-
TEL. and the Captain Jinls' company
viii remain here until she RECEIVERS.
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
CALLED CROWD TO
SEE Ills SUICIDE
Man Then Shot Himself, But
Did Not -InIIiCt Fatal
Wound
p EvENTNG IorRNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW YORK, Nov. 5-Joseph Gaud-
cite. locked up to-day in the Adams
street, Brooklyn, police station. to
answer a charge Of attempted suicide.
says he is sorry his attempt at self
destruction-the most spectacular New
York has seen in many days-failed.
Gaudette opened the window Of his
room on the upper floor of the Court
street boarding house late last night
and fired several shots to attract a
crowd. When several hundred people
had assembled below him he delibcr-
ately turned the weapon upon himself
ana fired.
Men who saw him fall rushed up TO
the room and seized the revolver,
which he still clasped in his hand.
Or. Brennan. who was called found
the bullet had glanced off Gaudette s
skull. inhicting only a slight wound
end be was carted away 10 cell.
a letter Gaudette tried TO destroy
was pieced together by the police and
read:
Dan. you are my best friend. Ii
see the boy 1 will kill him. To show
] am true TO all / take my life for that
-ki1. Dan. 1 love Maggie"
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
WANT MORE CARS.
LOWER FARES
Board Of Trade TO Take Up
This important Subject
Thursday Night

At the meeting Of the Board Of Trade
on Thursday night It IS expected that
much Of the discussion will be directed
TO the bettering Of railway facilities ef-
fecung this city, Newport and STAN
ton.
Patrons Of the Wilmington Railway
Company between this city and Stan
ton have for some tune been ondeavor-
ing TO have the company reduce the
present three fare rate to at least two
fares while the residents of Newport
have also been active in pushing their
claims for "A reduction in the two fares
which bhey are now paying 20 aud
from this city.
In addition, residents over Washing-
ton street bridge want more cars, and
have petltioned the officials of tho COM
pany but have received no notification
OF any action In regard 20 it.
All these matters win form impor-
tant subjects for consideration at the
meeting OF the Board of Trade on
Thursday night, and Il is expected that
the committee on transportation. which
has taitn up the question OF better
street car facilities and lower fares or
the suburban lines will present an In
teresting report.
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
PREDICT DRY VICTORY
IN DUCK CREEK HUNDRED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
SMYRNA. Nov. 5.-nhe vote is coming
out heavily in Duck Creek hundred At
noon Register Of Wills William d. Hud-
son. Republican leader and w. d. Ha-
zell. Democratic leader. both expressed
their opinion that Duck Creek hundrei
would go heavily dry. Women and school
children by the scores are paradins tie
streets with a band and prayer meeting
are being held around the polls. The drys
are getting more negroes than they ex-
pected. In the western district Of SmyrrG
the white district. it was estimated at IL
o'clock that OF 200 votes polled only IS
were wet.
state Senator T. C. Moore IS
trying to deliver the district to the
vets, but his lieutenants have largely de
serted him. Former Congressman waltf r
o. Honecker and Levy Court Commis-
sioner John p. Hudson are leading the dry
iforces on the Republican side. The farm-
ers are coming TO town in large nuns
bers TO vote. The negroes at noon wer
corallcd on East street, but they are net
yet voting in large numbers.
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
FIGHT
IN CHICAGO
By THE JOURNALS Special wire

CHICAGO, Nov. with six to nine
more votes necessary 10 put its fran
chise through the City Council grant
ing another twenty-year lease Of life,
the Chicago Telephone Company to-
day is lining up its fcrces for a final
fight tomorrow morning when the
council will meet in special session for
voting.
A resolution to investigate the prac-
ticability of the automatic telephone
and the possibility of the Illinois tun-
mel company extending its cheaper
service to accommodate the whole city
was introduced at the session Of the
council last night and brought out tho
first real test vote. showing that the
Chicago Telephone Company held az
against q opposing it. Only SO are
necessary for the passing of the ordin-
ance. Alderman Foell insisted that in
giving the telephoSe monopoly the
franchise sought, the city would be
selling itself into bondage for twenty
years.
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
DON'T AGREE WITH
CENTRAL UNION

brotherhood Of Painters. Decorators
and Paporhangers OF American, Local
No. 97i, last night adopted resolutions
protesting against the action OF the
Central Labor Union I'm declaring for
license recently The resolutions
adopted by the union are as follows.
Whereas, Il having como TO the
knowledge OF this union the Ccrlral
Labor Union. az It's meeting held Octo-
Der 80, 1907, adopted resolutions favor
ing the license faction In the present
campaign: and
Whereas, The members OF this union
are divided as to the relative merits
Of license or no license, therefore be u
Resolved, That this union. as mem-
ner OF the Central Labor Union, ceaa
dennis and protests against the action
Of that body IN the attempt 10 place
this local on record as favoring th1
license faction; and be It further
Resolved. That this resolution ht
spread on our minutes and be pub
lishedi In the daily papers OF this city.
r., ID. and p OF A.
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
REED AND BRO.
GOT CONTRACT

A. S. Reed and Bro. Company was
awarded the contract to build the new
boiler house, coal vault and laboratory
at the city mills pumping station by
the Board of Water Commissioners
yesterday afternoon. The bid of the
successful firm was s13179 for the
boiler house and coal vault and
laboratory S727
Other bids were received as follows.
S. j. Newman. boiler house and coal
vault, I9.777; laboratory. Sass: Thomas
Samworth boiler house and coal vault
$4,000; Alfred Downward. boiler house
and vault. Si9.se6; William d. Had
dock and Company boiler house ana
coal vault, Si9,99s; laboratory. $3.50.
The request of the Lobdoll Car
Wheel Company for additional waieg
supply for a system of new boilers al
its plant In South Wilmington was
granted The department will extend
the eight-inch main from the Golding
Sons plant to the Lobder works.
The board accepted the agreement
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany TO lay water mains across that
company's tracks in Market street on
the south side Of the Brandywine. Such
agreement must be made in every in
stance of the city crossing the rail-
roads tracks and is only a matter of
form.
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
PUNISHED AFTER
LONG TIME
Man Who SIaShed Lewis
NAPLES With Razor in Au-
gust in Police Tolls

Business was little better in The
city Court to-day than it has been FOR
some time John Hopkins, colored
who slashed Lewis waple. also colored
with a razor on August 9, since which
time he has absented himself from the
city, was fined S25 and costs. NAPLES
was cut across the shoulders with a
razor and ten stitches we're required to
close up the wound.
Adolphus Bass, colored, was fined 81
for throwing a can of French peas at
Arthur Josephs. the colored chef at the
Hotel Wilmington in the kitchen OF
that hostelry on last Thursday night
Joseph's face was cut and several
stitches were required to close up the
wound.
William Paradee was charged witt
reckless driving, but the charge was
changed to cruelty to a horse, but tn,
evidence was not sufficient TO hold hiir
and the case was dismissed He wa,
fined S5, however, for drunkenness
John Wise and Solomon Bayard, tn,
latter colored, both charged viii
drunkenness and disorderly conduct
were each fined IS aha costs. Mary
.Catman and Thomas Green. both col.
.ored. We're each fined SO for disorderl,
conduct and Robert Reagan IS for III,
same offense. The case Of Felix Car.
ter. colored, charged with perjury. wa,
continued until Thursday Arthur
Armstrong was committed for ten dry,
for vagrancy. and Albert Ferris. ac.
cused OF being a deserter and wante,
by Uncle sam" was discharged.
Arthur NJ. selby and Vincent Wheat.
ley two young men, were accused O.
disorderly conduct and malicious mis-
chief, but their hearing was postponed
until Saturday. each being held i'm 500
bail until that time. They are allego,
TO have broken up a piano and furni
ture In a house Of questionable char
aoter, causing damage to the extent G.
$500.
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
BOOMS DAY
FOR PRESIDENT
Friend Believes Chancellor
Would Make Good Demo
cratic Candidate
By THE JoURNAL's Special wire


SYRACUSE, N. ". Nov. 5.-Chana
.cellor James r.. Day, of Syracuse Uni.
versity who has become noted for his
CRITICISMS of President Roosevelt and
his defense of Standard Oil was nomi-
mated for President today by Stanley
Copeland, alumnus editor of the Daily
Orange, the newspaper of the students
of the university.
After noting the probability that the
Republicans viii endorse the RoOse4
welt Interpretation OF the constitution.
Mr. Copeland in an editorial says:
''Will the Democratic party dare to
go before American voters pleading for
"a return TO the constitution as it was
nterpreted by general construction. Is
here a man available who can be the
Hoses 20 lead the Democratic. party
out of the bondage of Egypt2
Woodrow Wilson. president Of Prince
ton, eminent political scientist has
been suggested But what Of James
r. Day? Is he not built of presidential
timber and a giant oak at that? Has
he not the characteristics OF a power-
ful campaign orator. Has he not prov
ed his executive ability by building
up one Of the greatest educational in
stilutions in America today?
II the majority Of the delegates to
the Democratic nominating convention
become convinced that the issue is
made plain by Chancellor Day they
could not find q more forceful and sim
cere exponent OF the principles involv-
ed In this issue than Chancellor Day,
of Syracuse University.
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
TRY NEW y
SMOKE DESTROYER

At their weekly meeting yesterday
afternoon the Board Of Water Com
missioners gave the Parsons Engineer
ing Company permission 60 attach a
smoke-destroying device. invented BY
John III. Parsons, of this city. at the
city mills pumping station. There is
no cost attached to the experiment.
the Parsons Company only desiring TO
install the device as public demon
stration Of its efficiency. If the in
vention will DO what its inventor
claims. I'm the way Of doing away with
the smoke nuisance and saving fuel.
the Water Department may purchase
the device.
The Parsons Company was repre-
scented at the meeting by II. c. Search
Of Philadelphia, who is president OF
the concern; Mr. Parsons, who Is vice.
president and general manager; Will
liam II. Savery. assistant general
manager. and II. p. Scott. one Of the
directors OF the concern.
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
WORK STOPS ON
McCALL'S DAM

LANCASTER. Nov 5.-wholesale dis
charges OF workmen employed on the
great dam and power plant near McCalrs
Ferry, on the susquehanna, has brought
a virtual suspension Of all operations on
that S20000.000 enterprise Rumors current
a week ago when the financial stringency
aeaplnd. most. ncute. that this gigantic
work would be stopped, have had con-
hrmation in the dismissal Of 1ooO men en-
gated ia construction. The entire force
has been discharged, but n few mon re-
tanned 10 put the uncompeted work IN
condition to resist any flood and ice
rorges that may occur this winter
When the great dam project was started
nearly two years ago tho Knickerbocker
Trust Company of New York became the
trustee Of tho sl0o00Oo0 mortgage put on
the work Bonds were issued immcd ately
and the proceeds were deposited IN the
trust company as soon as they were sold.
According to a report. the McCalrs Ferry
Dam Company has SS'oooo TO its credit
when the Institution closed its doors last
week.
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
PUT "LESTULANT"
ON THE BUM
Proprietor of Chop Suey
House Had TO Have Hattie
Rollins Arrested

Had Hattie Rollins. colored. one OF tie
prisoners arraigned in the City Court to-
day. been allowed a free hand much
longer than she did. the Chinese restau-
rant Of Wong Quong. at No. u East Sec
ond street. would have been put out o
business. He told the court in fairly good
English that Hattie had spilled chop suey
all over his 'lestulant' and then threw
the bowls on the floor.
The first disturbance Of the kind. he said
occurred on last Wednesday night, al d
when Hattie again came into his place
Of business last night with a bunch OF
friends, prepared to repeat the performs
ance, he called in an OFFICER and had her
arrested. Hattie did not act with the best
of grace in court and she was fined SO.
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
HOUSTON CLAIMS
SUSSEX COUNTY
Reports Indicate County Dry,
But Layton Expresses No
Opinion
stan Correspondent.

Stan Correspondent
GEORGETOWN. Nov. 5-Indications a
noon to-day point to a victory for the
drys in Sussex county. In every one e
the 10 districts a large vote is being
polled. and from the districts heard from.
came news of a preponderanee Of votes
for no-license. From the Lewes Rehob3th
hundred which has a large negro vote
Robert c. Houston, Secretary of the Sus-
sex county republican committee. who q
one Of the leaders here against no-liconse
received the following telegram from
friends in charge of the election:
1--WE are sure to win. Everything is dry.
The Lewes end Of the hundred was re-
ported to be casting three votes for dry
to every one for wet
In the seaford district. at II o'clock
over 300 votes had been called. No-licen'
men made the statement that they had got
250 Of them.
Lower Nanticoke is reported to be vot
Ing three to one against license
Georgetown, the county seat, is pollin
a large vote. At noon the no-license mer
were 80 votes to the good.
At Bridgevnle. only 50 votes had beer
cast at noon out of a total Of 2I5. Iu
some Of the districts. there was suspicion
Of bribery during the morning one do
lar is said TO be the price Of a vote here
Secretary Houston says the county vii
90 dry. Former Secretary Of state Layton
now attached TO the Treasury Departme'
at Washington, is working hard al
Georgetown in the interest Of no-license
He refuses to express an opinion on the
outcome,
In many districts of the county large
American flags hang suspended about
polling places bearing the legend. q
stainless flag and saloonless state"
In Harrington at II o'clock so votes had
been polled, 60 Of which were for th'
drys.
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
THE LAW,
COPS WERE TOLD
Deputy Judge JOSIyn Keeps
City Court in Session All
Day to Hear Gases
COMMISSIONERS ARE ABOUT

Chief OF Police Black this morning in
structed the policemen that the Police
Commissioners and himself looked TO the
bluecoats to-day to preserve order at tho
polling places throughout the city and to
enforce the law rIgidly and impartially in
every respect Attorney-General Rch-
ards last evening conferred with the
Commissioners and Chief Black about
election day details.
Chief Black had the entire force drawn
up at City Han and read 20 them the laws
affecting to-day's election. He pointed out
that each side was permitted challeng, r
at the entrance to the polling place, but
that an other persons except those actual-
ly voting must remain thirty feet away.
"No matter which side the enforcement
OF the law may affect. IL must be en-
forced fairly and impartially," were tho
instructions Chief Black gave.
All Day City Court.
Deputy Judge Joslyn IN city Court this
morning. following the disposition a OF the
business brought up before him, an-
nounced that court would not adjourn, bl T,
would take recess until 2 o'clock this
afternoon and 81 there was no business TO
transact. az that time. ne would adjourn
the session to o'clock this evening.
Police Comm issioners About.
The members Of the Police Commission
are as much on duty to-day as the plain
'cop" and an Of the members, President
Ciarkson and Commissioners Jones and
stayton. were about the police station al
day.
Patrolmen are stationed in every voting
precinct both night and day forces be-
ing on duty and no disorder will be toll
Grated.
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
FILL THEATRE AT
MIDNIGHT RALLY
Spectacular Finish to the
Anti-LiCense Campaign
at Opera House
ANTHONY HIGGINS
AGAINSTeLICENSE

Never has there been a more spec
tacular finale to any campaign in Deli
aware than that Of the anti-iicsnse
advocates. who thronged the Opera,
House for a midnight rally last night.
More than two thousand enthusiastio
persons besleged the theatre for near-
ly an hour and a half. and then storms.
ed into the front entrance, while per4
sons who had been inside the theatre
made hasty exit through windows ana
by fire escapes Notwithstanding this
unusual condition. there was not ,tha
least semblance TO disorder. and the
theatre was jammed with applaudma
men and women until way after u
o'clock this morning while campaigns
addresses were being made bys WELL.
known temperance speakers. Even
opponents to the ant-license moves
ment were amazed at the midnighd
outpouring.
During the early part Of the even-s
ing tom Miners bohemian Burlesl
quers, The Scream OF the Season.
held forth 10 a top-heavy house. I.ona
before the close of tho show, eleven
O'clock the lobby OF theatre was Jams
med with mass of humanity. include
ing many women, who stood patientlv
for over an hour and half awaiting
the opening of the doors. They sans
campaign songs while waiting. At tho
close of the show those in the main
body OF the house passed out the fra
exits and made their way to Kina
street, while those In the gallery pass
/ cd through the hallway on the second
/ floor of the building and reached the
street by means Of the stairway which
/ led 20 the lodge rooms in the upper
part Of the building. Bytthis means
and through the efficiency Of those in
charge of the theatre no disorder pre-
vailed and the house was emptied
within q short time.
Rush Into Theatre.
Then began the rush. for admittance.
and men and women crowded thein
way through tho doors waving hand4
kerchiefs and singing campaign songs.
Within n few minutes every scat. both
no and down stairs. WIS filed and tho
aisles were packed TO their utmost
capaictv Royal w. Raymond pre-
sided and introduced the speakers.
who were Former Senator Anthony
Higgins, Alfred o. Crozier. the Rev.
William Temple. OF st. Pauls r.. c.
! Church: Caleb y. Burchenal. chairman
Of the Wilmington Anti-Licensef fCom-
mittee. and the Rev John H. Hector,
colored. The meeting was opened by
the singing Of 1T will never be set-
tied until IL is settled right" by the
Daley Quartette of Philadelphia. Tie
invocation was pronounced by the Rev.
a. S. Mowbray. presiding elder Of the
Wilmington district Of the Winnings
ton NJ =. Conference.
Mr.. Higgins First Speaker.
The first speaker was Senator Higs
gins who was loudly cheered as he
stepped to the center Of the stage. IN
his opening remarks the Senator des
clared that this was no political asS
Continued on Second Page)
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
DRY IN
KENT COUNTY
COIOred Men With the Vets
or Withholding Their
Votes
speclal 10 THE EvENING JouRNAI.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Nov 5-Kent county .
voting largely for prohibition. In Dover's
large Fifth district. out Of 2S0 votes cast
at 10 o'clock, only thirty, it is estimated.
were wet. Milford IS voting dry by slig. {
maiorities. Student body OF Wilminetn
Conferences Academy, hluess and carr-
ing an immense flag paraded the streets
Of Dover. beginning at Z O'Clock sing ng
campaign songs al every voting place The
sensation OF the morping was credited in
Dover at eleven o'clock when three hun-
dred- children OF tho public schools Of
Camden and Wyoming arrived IN elst Z
decorated farm wagons IN charge q
Frank Bancroft and oihors Ths o1.ld a
sang Justify and rung sleigh bells. The
negroes are voting wet or are Withholding
their votes, principally the latter.
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
FEAR FREE COFFEE MIGHT
IMPAIR KENT COUNTY VOTE

matter Of valuable consideration.
A committee was appointed consisting
OF Walter Morris and Jacob r. Kirk to
wait upon the women's meeting at the
residence of Mrs. Walter J. Massey on
Governors avenue and explain to them
that the women who served coffee mu /
offer It TO everybody. free. without ques-
vote Other women. not connected with
the coffee stands. however, could carry
on their campaign with the voters
The coffee had all been donated and the
committees In charge Of the booths we're
cautioned. so that coffee VS. &c free and
unlimited TO every voter as1 the voting
could proceed. wet or dry
Evening journal., 1907-11-05
RUSH TO VOTE ON LICENSE,
WOMEN WORK ABOUT POLLS

who served at the general election m
November last to serve again to-day
The third clerk had served at the last
|city election.
No Serious Trouble
No serious trouble had been reported
up to noon Chief Of Police made a
round of the entire city and said that
beyond few slight difficulties over
"details, nothing had occurred in the
way of disorder.
There was not the slightest SEM
blance to disorder in the Fourth dis
trict of the Second ward, over Third
street bridge. where trouble of some
kind crops out at nearly every election
There are but fifteen white voters N
This district. and more tifn three hum
|dred colored voters. Several temper
|ance workers are about the polls there
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