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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

and the plot depends in klss-that of a
man and woman.
In France, only half century ago a
code of regulations by which the thea
tres of that country were governed pro-
vided that any actor kissing an actress
without her consent, regardless of what
the play might be, would be subject to a
fine OF many francs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

in the control of conservatives. General
Andrade predicted also that Washington
would soon inaugurate stronger policy
in Cuba to be preceded by the recall of
Governor Magoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

The best haif-tone cuts are made By
the oawk Engraving company. Aos
Herald BuIIdlnn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

TYPEwRITERS-
Call Bell phone 1885 for demon
stration of the points of advant-
age in 1907 model, also for the
new prices. We rent machines
and sell for cash or on time.
Fay-shoIcs Typewriter Agency,
2211 u N. goth st.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
Wyoming v.em.n Wan. Wives.

Rivcrton. wyc.-A wife hunt Is be-
ing organized by the band of lonely
bachelors who have settled on the
humes,cads which the government re-
Gently opened In the Wind River OF
Shoshoue Indian reservation. They
call themselves the Riyetton Bachelor
Club.
They have inserted in state papers
an advertisement for wives. and they
will later advertise in papers through.
out the country unless they should in
the meantime obtain heIpmatcs.
Young women who may desire to cor.
respond with any of these young
men with view Of matrimony arc re.
qucsted 10 address the secretary Of the
club. who will promptly give them
any information they may desire re.
sar,iins the age. personal appearance.
habits. financial circumstances. etc. of
any of the vife-seekers.
The members Of the club are willing
to pay the railroad fares and other
travelling expenses of any young
woman who may come here with tho
expectation Of getting married. and
should any young woman change her
mind after arriving on the ground and
desire to go back single. her expensei
will be paid.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
BELIEVES IN DRY FARMING.
oooahvs Tells why He Has Faith in
the New system.

81 wish to call your attention to the
fact that there are more than sc.coc.'
900 ofarabie acres Of funoccupicd prairie
between this city aud the kansss-Nc.
braska linz. This territory eau and
will be reclaimed without the aid ot
irrigation where the artificial applica.
tiop Of water is impossible. These mil.
lions of acres Of now unprciuctivc
prairie that stretch in one tnono,cuous
and almost unbrokun waste between
this city and the rising sun will.
within tn. next half century. support a
population many times greater than the
entire population uf this state at the
present timr.~ declared John II. Doua'
hue before banquet Of the Mih, Hish
Club a, the Savoy hotel in Denver.
speaking on the subject. what is Dry
Farming
Mr.. Douahuc. who is one Of the coun.
tyy's recognized experts ON the subject
and has been largely instrumental In
introducing dry farming in Colorado.
gave a thorough exposition OF the sub.
iect.
He said. further:
when history shall have accorded
the proper place to- each public charac-
ter now upun the stage of action In
proportion 10 the lasting benefits which
he conferred upon his countrymen. I
believe that the chief executive uf this
nation-Theodorc RooseveltAwiil &C.
cupy one OF the mos: lofty pcdestais
among them all. and subsequent grner.
a,ions will lay a laurel wreath upon his
monoiith as a testimony of their ap-
probation of the services he rendered
them when he conceived and was In.
s,rumental In inducing Congress TO
enact into statute the now famous
reclamation act"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
snown PALACE UNDER HAMMER
oenvsr's Finest Hotel to bs Sold BY
shsrln to satisfy Mortgage.

Dcnvcr.-Thc Brown Palace hotel
will be sold nt auction to tho highest
bidder within less than sixty days. and
the money realized will Eo TO the cree
ton Of q huge once building on hve
lots Mt Seventeenth and Stout streets.
to cost about 100000.
Tho famous Stration mortgage on
tho property. on which nm optioa was
given at a price OF t6so.ooo. has bccn
inimicai to further proceedings. and IL
win bc forccioacd at once.
Within a few days the great hotel
will bc advertised for shcrid's sale. AZ
tho end OF thirty days. which u tho
simc required by Law for tho public no
tico. tho purchaser will take over tho
property. and the famous litigation will
b. closed.
Tho legal complications which have
held this immensely valuable hotel In
an unsettled condition date back
nearly dvc ycars. when Winfield Scott
atsation died. Hc held mortgage on
the nroxn Palace hotel. and ON his
6eathbcd snve an option Of purchase
TO MiehatS J. finncrty for approsi'
maicly tes0.ooo. The option vas later
transferred 10 rinncrty's assisnc. who
has since held II.
Tho executors Of tho straiton GO.
tate vcrc ready 10 foscciosc the mort.
gage and settle the o~ncrship OF tho
hotel. Finncrty's assignee thcrvupon
began suit TO act on tho option. claim.
Ing that hc had ssse.occ with which
TO make tho purchase. The s;ra,ion
executors bitterly contested the case.
and won II before the Supreme Court.
Tho plaintiff made another attempt.
carried II through all the courts TO III.
highest tribunal. and there received =
favorable decision.
Meanwhile tho hotel was bci,.s
leased literally By tn. month. on ae.
count Of tho unsettled condition of It's
ownership. Tho profits were turned
over TO receiver for tho creditors.
from whom they secured the benefits
duo them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26

How Intensely practical and scnsi'
bic 10 much Of the modern missionary
work Is shown by DIR. wilfrcd 7.
Grcnfcii. the medical missionary OF
the Labrador coast. In n recent ad'
drcss descriptive OF his work he said.
We paid more attention TO benefit.
Ing tho povcr,y.rlddcn people by aid
ins In their physical welfare than by
preaching and prayer. We establish.
cd hospitals to care for the sick. open
cd stores where clothing and food and
tobacco could DO obtained at n lower
price and of better quality than In
tho regular stores. We helped TO
teach the fishermen more abou, their
business OF fishing and the conditions
under which they lived. and how they
could better tho conditions: and by
80 doing No accomplished a greater
good than might have been wroush,
by hos, OF preaching and praying
missionaries Who ignore meas bodies
10 the euro OF their souls
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
osssI, wer. Of II. s,ils,.s.

Cheyenne. wyo.-A dog sisht led to
q bloody race rio; between Americans
rnd Italians at CarrySiiir. a coal min.
Ing camp In northern Wyoming. dur.
inE which a number Of tho former
~ctc 90 badly wounded and s,iiottoe
that two may die. All of the Italians
escaped uninjusca. su; four OF them
etc under arrest.
The wounded:
John Hush-y. will die.
Charles Fuller. will die.
Daniel Reynolds.
HuEhcy was siashed acrnss the alb.
douirn. A stiistto was buried deep In
the back Of fuiier's neck. striking tho
spinal column and causing paralysis
Reynolds was stabbed twice in the
neck.
Tho men under arFus, are Domino
Cafbona. Mik. Bumback. Joe Caricssa
atd Tony faipia.
General attention TO the riot has
been called by the action of tho ftal.
,an consul al Denver. who sent q mes.
sasp 10 Governor Brooks Of Wyoming.
asking him TO iuiercede in behalf Of
the italians. Governor Brooks states
that the foreigners do not npcd assist
anee. as they came out victorious. Tht
Italian consul had been informed ~
his countrymen had been getting
worst of II. =
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
TO EDIT IRRIGATED FARMS.
Movement 10 On Foot to coIonlzs
Newspaper Men In Routt County.

Movement 10 On Foot to CoIonIxe
Newspaper Men In Routt County.
A colony OF newspaper men is to be
established In the Little Snake River
valley. in Routt county. Colorado.
where the state of Colorado will throw
10000 acres OF land. under the Little
Snake river canal system. open for set
tlement. under the Carey act. this sum.
mer. This is not to be q Western Uto-
pia or Rocky Mountain Helicon hall.
but an up-todate farming community.
where each man will own his own farm
and improvements. the only connection
In which the community idea will pre-
vail. II at all. being In regard to labor.
Under the Carey act. any ciAzen OF
the United States may select lGO acres.
the price Of land and perpetual water
right In the canal system being fixed
by the state.
Warren Il. Given has taken options
on forty selections Of lG0 acres each
for his newspaper men friends. MIR.
Given is former newspaper man.
every newspaper man. think.
cherishes the hope that he may some
day be land owner. own farm where
he may engage In agriculture or stock
raising probably. either In person or
by proxy" says Mr.. Given. "The dif.
iiculty generally Is to secure good land
ut q cheap price. amid consenial sur
roundings. in fertile district. where
values are now low. but will soon rise.
"These conditions prevail In the Lit
tie Snake River valley. In Routt county.
Colorado. II seems to me that this
Ia m ideal place In which to establish
q colony Of newspaper men. Tho val
ley Is beautiful for situation. and In
tho heart OF the ric.; territory to be
opened by the Mofiat road. The Union
Pacific. Il is reported. also Will build
into tho valley"
Prominent newspaper men from all
parts Of the country have already cx'
pressed their intention OF locating In
tho Little Snake River valley.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
THE WAGES or SIN.
Dead Mans Finger Poinss TO sionis
can't Passage In bible.

Trinidad. Coio-''itad Zimri peace
who ticw his mas,er;-
with the fore finger Of his firh,
haad pointing directly at this passage
in an open Biblc that lay on his
breast. the dead body Of a man be
lieVcd to be J. T.. Paddock. was found
on the bed of his room at the Elmwood
hotel by a chambcrmaid. Paddock
committed suicide some time during
last Sunday night by swallowing a
large quantity Of cyanide of potassium.
because his conscience would give him
no rest.
Paddock came from Albany. New
York. where. It is understood. he was
well connected and was formerly In
the laundry business.
Hc asked the chambermaids not TO
molest his room, and II went for days
without being cleaned. A new girl
was put TO work this morning on tho
floor where the suicides room IL To-
Gated. aud she forced the door TO clean
things up.
the open Bible on his breast.
the fore finger Of the righ, hand point.
ing to this passsxe: Had Zimri peace
Who slew his master7'
During his stay in Trinidad Paddock
made a eonfidante Of a certair man. TO
whom he said that he was terribly
worried over something he had done
years ago. Il haven't had moments
peace of mind since that awful night
Paddock told his friend, ''and some day
am going 10 end II all. The face OF
my dead friend Is always before me-
Paddock's statement leads the au-
thori,ies to believe that at some time
he killed friend, and that he com.
mitted suicide because his conscience
troubled him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26

An American clergyman who has
rceratiy returned from Venezuela sc-
ports that soon after he reached Cara.
cas- he was arrested on tho charge
OF violating a is~ which iosbids for.
ciEn eiersymcn TO enter tho country.
Through tho in,cEecsAion OF tho Amer.
lean consul he vas released on the
promise that he would leave within
seven days. Tho reason for cseiad.
ing eicfsymcn Is no, evident. for min.
listers OF the gospel arc rarely meters
OF revolution. a, home or abroad.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
FREIGHT RATE k'sos. AGAIN.
Interstate Commerce cemmIsieo Asks
for Further Evidence.

Dcnvcr.-Askcd by the Interstate
Commerce Commission 10 forward To
that body any further evidence h"
nigh, have secured relating To the un.
Just discrimination against Denver ~
tho matter OF freight rates. George J.
kihdei has sent facts and figures rcia'.
Ing TO four cases. showing plainly. In
hin opinion. the Discrimination NJ
icscd.
lie elites the case OF William v.
Thasehcr. who established jobbins
house fot boosh and shoes In Denver
and Ii contemplating MOVING TO ORE
eon because Ut the discrtmtnAtitc
frcishis against him In his limo. Mf.
kindri fnds that the raic On rubber
boots and shoes from Boston TO Den
scr. all rail. Ia s:.5:. while from pos.
ION To Portland. Oregon. aii rail-. u u
but si.Ss. From Denver 10 Boise.
Idaho. III. ratio il $40. while from
Portland to the same poin; II u en,
81 80. showing that Dvnscr suffers
icsai handicap on the points In qucs-
,iou Of ts.:s per hundred ~ctsht.
II these same goods arc shipped ="
Reno via Denver tfum Boston. the
ffcish, IL $3.50. whereas. " shipped
from BOSTON to Portland and back
again To Reno. the freight IL but es.st.
Another case IL that Of George o.
Miller of Denver. who received ship
meni Of books from Portland. for
which the bill of iadins gave a si.so
rate. bu, for which his expense bill
shows he vas forced 10 pay at the rate
uf 81 per hundred weight. This. In tho
face OF the fact that books shipped
from Portland 10 any Missouri river
point. would have been paid for at tn"
rate Of $50 per hundred weight.
kindci also cites the cases OF J. 7.
Caushiin. charging esorbiiant rates
AGAINST Denver on motorcycles. aud OF
u. n. Davis. charging excessive over
charge on Photographic materials from
the Mississippi river to Denver. kipdci
states that these four men are ready
to sign the complaints which may be
drawn to cover the cases In question.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
Takes sho, a, son.in.lau.

Fort Collins. Colo.---John Groh. an
aged farmer. enraEed at his son.in-la~.
c. l.. Reckman. drew revolver and
fired a voilcy which endangered the
lives of half dozen bystanders, hut
struck no one. Groh and Reckman
had some difficulty at the rear of the
Crobin.Black lumber yard. Groh
screamed for help. but before any
reached him, Reckmau ran away and
Groh began firing. One of the shots
struck within a few feet of City Mar.
shal Richart and another whizzed BY
O. c. Tinkup. teamster.
Groh was arrested. He was sixty.
I've wears old
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
rh..e enls.. wan kno~ own fa,h.r.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-Colorado
Springs claims the prize rooster. II Of.
fers in evidence brood Of thirteen
chickens which the cock hatchcd. For
three long weeks this rooster sat on a
setting Of eggs. and ever since they
were hatched. a few days ago. has
watched tho brood with care.
The bird is owned by Fred Hill of
226 South Institute street. It's freaky
action has caused a commotion in the
neighborhood. Chicken fanciers have
been awaiting developments with in.
terest ever since the hen left her nest
and the rooster took possession And
now that the chickens have come Oh,
Hill is convinced he has the freak bird
Of the land.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
Dead Under suspieiou. Circumstance.

Laramie. Wyo.-Much mystery sur
rounds the death Of T.. II. Miller. the
six,en.year-oid son of G. p. Miller, sec.
ton foreman a, Harper. side track
thirty miles ives. of this city. Word
was brought TO this city By the
father Of the boy that the youth had
tainted Just after getting OF hand car
at II o'clock.
The father appeared 10 he much
alarmed and physician left at once
OIL hand car for the scene. upon
his arrivei the physician found tha,
young Miller was dead. and discovered
marks upon the body which appeared
to him TO be suspicious. Neither the
father nor the six section mon under
him could give any satisfactory cx-
PLANTATION Of the marks upon the body
and all appeared to be under the In.
huence of liquor. The physician be.
lieved that the death was caused by
some accident or violence and sum.
noned the coroner.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
Rocky Ford Enterprise
WILL r. MoNKMAN, Publisher.
ROCKY FORD. COLORADO.
Health Of School Children.

The medical inspection Of school
children--a subject now provoking
general discussion In this country.
and particularly In this city-is the
topic OF a book recently published In
London. "Thc Health OF the School
Child" by DIR. W. Leslie Mackenzie.
He notes that In England. as In GER
tain countries on tho continent land
here also. we may add. the physical
examination of children is no longer
a question OF doubtful politics." 1t
has passed into tho region OF admin.
istration." A point OF great practical
interest which he brings out is that.
by little cooperation among the
teachers. the amount OF work thrown
on the doctors and the consequent
cost Of the inspection may be consid'
erabiy iightened. DIR. Kerr. for ex'
ample. Of the London county council.
found that. with little care. the
teachers were able to find out almost
all the children that suffered from eye
defects" This testimony will not
surprise casual and unofficial school
visitors-among whom we reckon our
scivcs-who arc often amazed Mt the
Indifference OF teachers to defects OF
sight or hearing that are manifest
handicap to pupils. Boys and girls
who are haif.biind or deaf will move
slowly from grade to grade. without
a word OF warning to parent or guard.
ian from tho unobscrvant teacher.
We hope that the growing attention
to this matter will. even where there
is no formal medical inspection.
quicken teachers to duty tha, Is too
often neglected.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
Freed on nun~ri,,en Law. (.

st. Louis. Mo.-Frank Baker. who.
February 18th. shot and seriously
wounded Lee Robbins while the latter
was assisting Mrs. Baker to board n
street car. was yesterday discharged
br the court. Baker pleaded the "un.
written law" Mrs. Robbins. who. pre-.
yious TO the shooting. had Hled suit
for divorce. alleged that her husband
snd Mrs. Baker lived together in Colo.
RADIO and Wyoming. The diverce pa
pers were served on Robbins In Gar.
heh CITY. Wyoming, where he was liv-
ing with Bakers wife. After th.
shooting Baker and his wife becan
reconciled.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
10000 are DEAD
LATEST REPORTS BRING DETAILS
OF MEXICAN EARTHQUAKE.
HOT WATER SHOOTS INTO AIR
The Earth Cracks and Swallows pp
Hundreds Of Human Beings -
Many Crushed Beneath Falling

Walls.
Chicago.-A dispatch to the Inter.
Ocean from Galveston. Texas. says:
The lower gulf was converted into a
sea OF boiling water Sunday night
when the earth cracked and Jets OF hot
water shot into the air nearly $50
feet.
Fishing smacks OF the gulf fisheries.
which ply between Galveston and the
fishing grounds OF Campeche, are ar
riving and the crews relate narrowing
tales Of their experiences. not know
INK OF the Mexican earthquake until
they reached here yesterday.
The crew OF the Aloha. Captain
Swenson. was partly seized with fright
Sunday night. when the smack. which
was homeward bound. was caught In
a series .of cross currents. which heidi
II prisoner for nearly an hour. Thra,0
hours later the Ice in the hold used 10
preserve the fish had melted.
FL Paso. Texas--More than 1000
persons were killed In the earthquake
which devastated the territory south.
west Of the City OF Mexico.
The list Of the dead may in in
creased greatly. according to late dis
patches received from the affected
country.
New volcanoes have broken out and
the burning lava has set IRE to the
forests.
Scores OF towns lying between the
City of Mexico and the Pacific ocean
have been wiped out by the earth.
quake. In many instances the earth
opened and In the chasms thus formed
swallowed whole villages. The great
est damage resulted between the City
Of Mexico aud the coiima volcano.
which seemed to DC the strrtins point
for the disturbance.
[ Coiima In now In violent eruption.
the most severe In the history OF Mex
leo. and no estimate can now be placed
on tho extent OF the damage done or
yet TO bc done.
One Of the mos, alarming features
Of tho dispatches received here Is the
Indication that there has been large
ioas Of life In the City Of Mexico. u
fact which the authorities arc trying
To suppress. Efforts to commun!eat.
with the government authorities have
failed. but private nasiccn To CONNER
eini houses say that the loss of lifu haa
been heavy. but that no announcement
will bc made by the ofiiciais.
Messages received at the town OF
Juarcs. Mexico. Just across the river
from ~ Paso. say that when all of the
dead In the scores OF towns aud VII.
lagos TO tho southwest have been
enumerated. the list Of dead will far
exceed 10000. o.
In many eases large rents wc.o mad'n
IN tho ground and In numerous lnv
stances pedestrians wcfc simply s~ai'
lowed up by the ya~nins chastn.
Tho waters In Lake Dr Chataia wcrr
shaken so vioirn,iy that they swashci
over the banks. The north end OF the
lake Ia no~ very shallow and the south
end Ia very deep. showing that the
earth tipped TO the south in the up.
hcnsai.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26

A Boston woman who had dropped
nearly $4,000 in a street car rewarded
the conductor who restored It TO her
with pleasant smile. That is proba.
bly, more than she would have done
for man who stood up 10 give her a
seat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26

Col. wat,crson Furthermore remarks
that half the people of Spain live on
olives and air. while the other half
wears oloaks and sombreros. Fortu.
na,ely the colonel is travelling and tax.
ing notes in his private and individual
capacity.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
Chilean Volcano in Eruption.

Valparaiso. Chile.-Tbe Puyehue vol
cano. in the province of valdivi, is ia
violent eruption. the phenomenon being
accompanied by awful subterranean
rumblings. earthquakes, inky darkness,
a noisy electrical display. ashes and
boiling water. Torrents Of lava have
set fire to the surrounding forests and
the people and cattle are fleeing in
terror.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26

Among the Interesting things shown
In the Longfcliow exhibit in the Cam.
bridge public library. in honor of the
hundrcdth anniversary OF the poets
birth. was the firs, manuscript OF "Ex.
cclsior.- The poem was written on an
invitation, the poe, evidently having
used the arst piece of paper tina,
came to his hand.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26

TIE conductor OF a iIos,on street
car who returned $500 TO a woman
who had lost u in his car was reward.
cd with smile. Boston must have
remarkable street cars. Is there one
in any other city where passenger
could smile. even when handed S..
sseT And It shows. too. that there
are women In Boston who can smile.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
Women in orca, britain arc VIC,

Women In GTca, Britain arc we'll
represented In the professions and
trades. and about ..soO.ooO earn their
own living. There arc $4,000 who
teach: 10000 are bookhinders: over
1000 arc printers. and nearly 500 act
as editors and eompiicrs: i.3oc arc
engaged In photography: civil service
clerks number nearly 1900: assoc arc
engaged In medical work and nurs-
Ing and $50 women arc blaeksmi,hs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26

II tho man who started the story
that a Wisconsin citizen had discuv.
cred 5000 under a carpet thinks he
can reconcile any of his fellow suffer.
ers to the approach of house-cleaning.
70 Is vastly mistaken.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26

Denver.-Features In the Wright
murder mystery: sac
February 25. 1907. dead bodies Of
Mrs. Benjamin &. Wright aud her g.
year-old daughter Genevieve found In
the Wright home. 374 South Pearl
street.
benjamin c. Wright. the husband
and father. found in an apparently half
conscious condition. suffering evi'
IDENTIFY from poison OF some kind.
Wright taken to county hospital.
where doctors. convinced that the man
was shamming illness. sent him to
police headquarters.
Sweated by Chief Of Police Delaney.
Wright confcsscs that he killed wife
and daughter.
February "a. 1907. chemical analysis
Of bodies OF Mrs. Wright and daughter
falls To reveal least trace Of poison.
Search for cicw which would fas,cn
crime on Wright begins anew.
March 2. 1907. Wright rcpndiatcS
confession which he formerly made.
Wright Is examined by physicians TO
determine the extent of injuries which
he Is said to have suffered nj hands Of
police.
March J. 1907. Wright is arrai.nc,i
IN court. pleads not guilty and is re-
mIndcd TO jail for trial.
From that time to this no progress
toward solution of this most mystcri'
ous of crimes has been made.
All kinds Of suggestions ns To man
ncr In which victims met their death
have been offered.
Wright himself holds tho key tn the
mystery. but his iips are sealed.