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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-21

oomlrymon and cXacted therefor a
Dax Of 81 each per month from the
wcu Naturally they wished to keep
an tho men on the work and at the
same time wished TO keep the men
under their control Such a cond-
u3n was far from satisfactory TO the
railroad employers, so Roadmastcr
suuson decided 10 fire the whole lot
aud yesterday gave them the pay
checks for two months hack and
started the men on the uieht train
for Chicago. According to the state
mculs OF The Interpreters the men
will now 90 back TO Italy
The paying of Of the gang was a
considerable undertaking on account
of the difficulty of identifying the
men, hut the pay officers bad work.
cd out q system that sent The ltal-
ians through rapidly J n, Free.
man. treasurer and Sam orr, cashier
az the general offices went TO the
Gang Of mcu where they had unload
cd near the uuiou staten and with
The assistance OF tho railroad fore
men and The Italian interpreters
gave ont the checks The cashier
bcld the time sheets and gave the
number and the name. The Italian
foremcu than made IL known in
some manner that certain one Of
the Crowdiug, chattcring gesticulat-
ngemass Of brown men was wanted
and the man came forward, The
treasurer then gave him a check
and an identification slip and band
cd a duplicate TO the railroad fore
men. Nearly 900 checks were given
cut hut not until the last man had
received his voucher did the knot
Cf men preak up
Then under the leadership Of the
Italian forcmep the men hurried
away In an irregular company TO go
down town to the Western Bank &
Trust Co where the checks we've
cashed
A. the bank The cashing Ct the
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-21

Il want to congratulate you on
that editorial the Panhandle contain
cd the other night on the coming
city election, regarding the election
Of employees OF corporations and spe-
cial interests to the council said
Judge Barrett as he dropped into
the Panhandle office while passing
last evening. "That editorial had
the right ring and was timely and
will cause our citizens to do little
thinking, ! have seen enough Of the
results of such elections to city coun-
ellis and other legislative bodies, dur
ing my lifetime, to always be opposed
to selecting agents of any special in
lercst TO n position on any legislative
body. hope your articles will cause
The people TO do little thinking and
select Independent, interested citi-
Gems to the council, this SPRING con-
cluded the Judge.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-21

your article on electing agents Of
corporations and special interests
to the city couAdl are my sentiments
exactly" aid y. a. Powell to the ed
itor oi tho Panhandle. recently. 81
thought from your favorable refer
onces to a representative OF a special
interest in this city, few nights ago,
who is mentioned for councilman,
that you we're not going to stand by
that idea of w. J. Brayn's that no
man who Is engaged with a corpora
ton, has any business in politics, but
your editorial sets me right on that
point, and ! see YOU have the right
idea, aud ! am with you" concluded
Mr. Powell. Such are the express
sions the little editorial OF the Pan
handle on the coming city election
bas elected from large Number Of
citizens. Il has started them to
thinking, at least, and they will sure
ly be ready to pick out proper
aldermen when the election comes
off,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-21
PAID OFF The OACOES
Hundred aud fly Italian | atnles Given
Their Cheeks and Sent Back
10 Chicago.

(FTom Fridays Daily Panhandle y
A motley aggregation ota hundred
md nifty or more italian lahorors
gave the Pecos valley pay officers
a busy day yesterday afternoon The
men. fcw Of whom could use word
Of English, had g,cu brought down
from Chicago some time ago by ltal
Ian contract ioremcn 10 WORK on The
grade Improvement Of The roccs Val
Icy lines below Hereford RoadmJst
er J, H. Stnscn had genera charge
OF the gangs on, they wore uadcr ac-
,ual rule Of their Italian leaders
they wcrc a nnd lot from the first
sud have been continually making
uoublc r,thc employers. Several
weeks ago IN some Eiud OF an alter.
Nrauon which has mover been fully IN
acrs,ood, one OF their number was
allied and left along the railroad
sradc. Some Of the gang were ar
rested for this and were tried a, the
last term Of court at Hereford
For INSTRUMENTATION at various
,'wcs the railroad foremon found II
necessary 10 discharge some Of the
'a,aus such action was ALWAYS fol.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-21
THE PARK
is PLANTED
ArhOr Day For Park Planning
is Celebrated by Hundreds
Of Amarillo Citizens.

UFrom Fridays Daily Tanhondlc)
In the presence Of large and rep
rcscuDauyc crowds of Amarillo cill-
Gems the first planting I'm the city
paIk was made the occasion of q not,
gble celebration this afternoon.
Promptly at 2 o'clock every BUSH
pess house down town closed lls
doors and employers employees and
visitors made preparations TO aucnd
the celebration. The main process
sion started shortly after . O'Clock
with the two wagons of the fire de-
uartmcnt and the city peace Officers
mounted in The lead. Following them
were automobiles, both public and
private and many vehicles of mem
bcrs Of tho Civic league and other
citizens, Every vehicle, horsoless orr
otherwise, was packed to its fun
capacity and the crowd at the
"Touhu9 az -'oV WIS SUIII'''h' eve
dence OF the deserted appearance
70 the streets down town
All the schools Of the city dis
missed after the morning session ana
the students and teachers recorded
4 fun attendance at the park this
afternoon All the rooms OF the
schools had subscribed for trees and
each room saw to the planting of IT'S
own individual trees,
The work OF street Commissioner
Warren had made everything in read
mess for the planters ana with the
help of his assistants the planting
was carried on at a rapid rate The
exercises attendant upon the planting
we're brief and the main part of the
celebration was the expression of in
'eroSV a"aNeu'u J" 'no 'lI'''' OF tue
y " NV Wv -, ,,a .,,,.o..
,t,r,.ors 70. tho ird,vidr,, troos
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-21
NELL GREEN.
The Iowa Horseman From Iowa Falls
Locates in Amarillo.

Locates in Amarillo.
Nleu Green, the horse dealer OF
Iowa Falls, Iowa, and oakley, Kan,
with a wide reputation throughout
the northern country has located
permanently in Amarillo with tenn
porary office at J. V. Pottinger's
stables on Fourth street, This is the
gentleman who has been driving that
Zine span of blacks on the streets
the past day or two and today Is
driving pair Of white beauties, Mr.
Green is thoroughly posted in the
worse business which has been his
life study and will be a valuable ac-
QUESTION to the business fraternity
OF our city because he deals only in
the highest and best Class Of stock
lie has with him thirty head Of fine
horses including roadstors, family
drivers and heavy draft horses TWEEN.
ty Of which are on the market. lie
reserves ten which he proposes to
keep on his farm near Plainyiew for
the present Mr.. Green gives q pos
t;iye guarantee with each sale he
uaRee that the animal is just as be
represents IT TO be HIS roadsters
and family drivers are city broke
and gentle and in all make fine
sxhlbit Of horse flesh
Tr. Green viii DC glad to show
ala horses 10 anyone calling at the
2o:t!lser a.sh!cs or meeting him up
on the streets. Ills temporary resi-
danoc will DO at the Amarillo hotel
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-21

checks was accomplished with q
rapidity that cycelled even the dis
patch shown in giving the youch-
ors. II was after banking hours so
the entire attention was given 10 the
unusual customers, The front door
was closed and the Italians were
lot in through the side door aud lined
mp at the window. The entire num-
her Of checks, aggregatDg a sum of
over $4,000 was cashcd in a little
over fifty minutes.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-21

II the country must so through a
period Of depression 10 rid itself Of
these leechcs. then let II come. and
when The reorganization comes, We
win have government ownership Of
public carriers aud public service cor
poratlons. ana these gentlemen who
now hold the business situation IN
the hollow Of their hand, will DO
RELOCATED 10 the rear, where they be-
long, and the people will run the pub
lie highways, for their own benefit
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-21
RAILROAD QUESTION SETTLED

Citizens OF Amarillo wore a broad
smile yesterday afternoon when it
was learned through the Panhandle's
special dispatches from Austin that
the bin providing for the removal
of the Santa Fe track from Wash
burn to Panhandle had finally passed
the house and now only needed the
governors signature to become eff
scctiye Everything took on new
life i'm the city town lots took a
Jump upward and every property
owner seemed to feel a new interest
in the future OF Amarillo,
The Daily Panhandle is pleased
that the question is finally settled,
for it deems II is, as there can be
no valid, reason why the governor
should withhold his signature,
Now let citizens work together for
the good Of the city. Elect pro-
sressiye, pushing men, who will look
after the interests Of the city for
aldermen, at the coming city cleo.
ton; men who'are alive, and up-to-
date. Plant ont shade trees; build
sidewalks, grade the STREETS and
open the cutters, and drain the low
places, put in crossings and culyerts,
and let us make of Amarillo the
most progressive, ub-to-date city on
the Mains.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-21
WALSH HELD ON
100 COUNTS
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Chicago, March 15.--Judgo Ander-
son, in the federal court today, sus-
tanned the demurrer filed by the at
torneys OF John r Walsh, former
president of the Chicago National
bank 70 twenty-five counts in indlct-
monc5 charging him with misue OF
the funds OF the bank and overruled
the demurrer 10 the remaining
counts, 100 In number
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-21
Knnsns.ol,Inhoma Debate.

Special - Daily Panhandle.
Lawrence Kan. March ia de-
bate between Kansas and Oklahoma
universities will be held here this
evening, two men representing ach
institution
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-21
strikers Killed n scrrIa.

Associated Press.
Belgrade, Serva, Mar3h lin
conflict between the pace and
strikers here today, five strikes were
killed and twenty wounded
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-21
BURTON TO BE-
RELEASED MAR. Y
Associated ptess.

Abilene, kan, March IA mes
sage received at his home there to-
day, from Ironton, Mo, where ne
is in Jail, says that former Senator
Joseph r, Burton was today officially
notified he will be released March
%. lie Will, he wired be in Abilene
upon the day following,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-24
HlNDUs WANDER ABOUT, BEG
CLING FOR SHELTER AND
BITTER At STE A N s n ! p
AGENTS THAT 3 r o NC CHIT
THEM TO UNF e N D L Y
LAND.

The band Of disconsolate Hindus
that have been wandering around
town for the past few days last
night applied to the police for
shelter. They have haunted
lodging houses and peered about
warehouses and barns in hopes of
being able to find place to stay.
Landlords don't want them.
They're too dirty.
This morning they attracted the
attention of couple of business
men on Riverside, who decided to
try the capabilities of the chamber
OF commerce as an employment of.
fee for Hindu labor. The for
eigners were given directions as to
how they could find the chamber,
hut from last accounts they had
failed to arrive.
They want work at anything and
at any price. Except for the tur-
bans they wear their clothing is
similar to that worn by white men
Now and then among them can be
seen the uniform of native Indian
regiment of the British army. Some
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-24
and FORLORN

OF them have corporars stripes.
When they can be induced to talk.
through one of their number who
speaks a little English. they are
bitter in their denunciation of the
emigration agents OF the steamship
companies who induced them to
leave Asia. 1t was represented to
them that they could easily find
work here at good wages, and that
they would be welcomed upon their
arrival. This condition of affairs
does not exist: 1t is difficult to find
employment. and they are harried
and frowned upon wherever they
go. They have written to friends
in India, warning them to remain
away.
In this country. where they fond
ly hoped to realize on all the prom
Uses of prosperity they heard, they
find themselves strangers In a
strange land, despised and dis
trusted. The climate is unfavor-
able and their reception wherever
they go most unacceptable. They
have no money to get back to In
dia.
The government has admitted
them into this country, where they
will probably become pubic
charges or die miserably of expos
ure, unless Jim Hill or some de.
voice of coolie labor speedily
adopts them
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-24
STOPS SALE Of
VULGAR POSTALS

Chief Of Police Rice this morning
took steps to stop the sale of OBJ
scene postal cards and pin
cushions in this city. His atten-
ton was called by a Press repre-
sentative to particularly dis
graceful specimen from Browns
pharmacy at the corner of Monroe
and Maxwell, Just opposite the
Bancroft school. The cards were
displayed on an open counter, not
withstanding the fact that the
store deals in school supplies and
is patronized by young children.
Detective McDermott was detail
ed on the case and after an investi-
cation he ordered the sale of the
Objectionable postals discontinued
under pain of prosecution by the
police department.
The proprietor Immediately as
sured the officers that he would
comply with the chiefs request and
remove the cards. The investiga-
ton will be extended to other
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-24
mo SETTLEMENT

The Central Labor union did not
call to iOrder last night until 8 p.
m, many of the representatives
having taken the Traction cars and
joined Abe merry makers at the
carnival.
About the only matter discussed
was Mitchell Bros, contractors,
against whom Federal union No
12,222 is making a fight. Members
of the committee appointed last
meeting to see Mitchell Bros and
find out whether they wanted to
adjust their differences with the
union, as was reported to the cen
trail body, said the company did not
want to meet the requirements OF
the union and that there was little
chance of making an amicable
agreement.
The organizer OF the Seattle
clerks union was present and
made a statement of conditions in
that city as they affected the WON
en- and girls She said that In
many instances the girls were not
paid enough wages to pay their
actual living expenses and that the
situation in that city was deplor
able. The unions have hopes OF
bringing about better conditions in
the future.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-24

Local fuel dealers say they will
not comply with the city ordinance
requiring that they give a certifi.
cate Of weight with every ton OF
coal delivered. They claim the or
dinance is class legislation and has
been declared unconstitutional in
several cities.
Nelson Martin, of the Rock
Springs Coal Co., explains the sit
uation as follows:
IF the council will broaden the
ordinance to include other lines OF
business it would make the ordi-
nance legal as it stands. But
have list of Is cities which adopt
ed similar ordinances and in every
instance the law has been declared
unconstitutional.
Should the ordinance be amend
ed local dealers will make an ex-
ira charge for weighing in order
to compensate for the extra trou
ble."
City Commissioner O'Brien
stated today that the city would
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-24
FIRST WARD ASKS
new SEWER

Property owners in the First
ward, through Councilman Leonard
Funk, tonight will ask for trunk
sewer. 1t will be the largest sewer
proposition yet. involving the ex-
penditure of $4,000. 1t will be
let in three contracts and divided
into three districts. Beginning at
the intersection of Newark av. and
Ivory st. 1t will run southwesterly
on Newark to Perry ST.; thence
south to Seventeenth av.; west to
the Southeast boulevard and
southeasterly to Eighteenth.
Payment for the cost of this
sewer will be borne entirely by
property holders in the First ward.
A new fund, called the First ward
trunk sewer fund. will be created.
Six per cent bonds will be issued.
Thus far there Is no indication that
any property owner will enter pro-
test. The outlet to this sewer will
be Just below the Olive st. bridge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-24
I'll hNATUM TO
v. v. P. CO.

IF 1.-THE Washington Water
Power 60. will not pay it's share OF
a Temporary bridge while the old
ones on Howard st. are being re-
paired, then we shall tear up the
tracks and leave them so,' stated
Commissioner James T. ONO this
morning. Yesterday he went to
the w. w. p. on request of Com
missioners Roy and O'Brien and
put the proposition to the com
pany. 1t was turned down.
Work on the piers for the new
Howard st. structure will soon
start. Before it does, however, a
temporary bridge for the accommo-
dation of teams and pedestrians
will be built. If the w. w. P.
wants 10 run its cars over this
temporary structure, then, accord
ing to the decision of the board of
works, they must pay share of
its construction. If they do not,
then no, tracks will be allowed.
If this is enforced, Howard st.
cars which run to Corbin park and
that section of the city will have
to go around over the Post st.
bridge and north on Monroe St,
necessitating a walk of several
blocks for those who now reach
their homes over the Howard st.
line.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-24

tot work in. dust like that"
The breaker boss was replying to
a remark about the hours. We had
stepped out on porch where we
again breathed air and saw the day.
Before the strike" he contin-
ued, "they worked nine hours. That
was one good thing the strike &C.
complished. From Z till 3, with an
hour for noon, is long enough"
agreed.
They look young to me-" l said.
"All over H." was the laconic an
swer.
"At least" l said, they have GER
tificates from their parents?"
Yes. Of course we don't know.
That puts the responsibility on
them"
A little sitting of the parental
conscience, a little perjury, little
juggling of the responsibility, a
little laxness by the states execu-
tive department, a little rottenness
in the legislature, little blindness
by employers, little hypocrisy by
the piOus owners Of theh mines,
and what is the total?
Slavery for the children. Twelve
thousand boys under IA in the
breakers. l would rather send a
son of mine to beg upon the streets
And the breaker boy is no longer
necessity, not necessary even in
that crude, brutal, economic sense
which measures everything by dol
lars. The work done by these boys
can be done better by machinery.
In the breaker which / investi-
gated l saw the spiral picker in
operation-a simple device which
has cut down the force of boys
from 100 to SO. 1t is practical and
has stood the test for nearly two
years.
And one man Ga one-armed man
in this case) does the work of a
score of boys.
But still more astonishing is the
fact that it is money saved to the
company to substitute machinery
for children's hahnds. Hear what
the foreman of this breaker said:
aside from the number of boys
needed the machine picker has
been found a great saving in the
better quality of the work.
ut means saving Of probably
$40 day to the breaker by the
cleaner work done. .,
This company has just rebuilt
one of it's breakers that burned and
the new breaker does away with
more than half the boys. In still
another breaker yet more advanced
machinery is being installed which,
it is said, will do away almost CON-
pletely with hand picking"
'NThen there is no practical rea-
son why the breaker boy cannot be
replaced by machinery"
None at ALL"
1t all comes back then to the
greed and heartlessness of the own
err of the mines. Pass law abol-
ishing child slavery in the mines
and enforce such a law-and the in
stallation of machinery would pro-
coed like a miracle. Barring the
initial cost 1t is cheaper than child
labor. And these machines do a
kind of work that had better never
be done than by the little drudges
of the coal runs. who are now
wearing out their lives for the pit
lance of 20 cents day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-24
MISSOURI DAY
At THE FAIR

With a total attendance of 1900
for the day and night, the four
teenth annual Interstate fair open
ed with better prospects for a
great success than ever before.
Every weather indication is that
the entire two weeks will be
pleasant. Rain Maker" Stewart,
even, cannot forecast anything but
bright, sunshiny days.
yesterdays attendance was the
largest opening day in the history
of the organization.
Today is Missouri day and there
are more kids out there than any
one believed existed. Not on ac-
count of Missouri day, as Missouri
and kids have no more things in
common than any other state. But
a special price of 10 cents, morn
ing and afternoon, for the young
sters, has been made and they all
are taking advantage of 1t. To
days crowd will be even larger
than yesterday, not counting the
children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-24
FIX CRIME ON
YOUNG HUSBAND
Seattle Police Find Strong Evidence
Against Covington

SEATTLE, Sept. 24.-Link by
link the chain of evidence which
may drag Frank Covington to the
gallows Is being forged by Seattle
police.
Charles Burilson, a friend Of Gov.
ington, Is also implicated. Both
men are missing and the police OF
100 cities have been notified to be
on the watch for them.
1t has been discovered the MUIR
der Of Covington's girl-wife was
committed at the Keswick house,
Seattle. There, in a cheap room OF
cheap hotel, the young and pretty
but wilful Mrs. Agnes True Nc
Comb Covington was overpowered
and strangled Sunk deep into the
tender flesh of the throat, the iron
fingers of the murderer snuffed out
the spark of life.
Then the trunk was prepared,
clothing secured and the body
jammed into the Enclosure. 1t was
then taken to Eagle harbor, loaded
with rocks and thrown into the
waters of the Sound.
1t Is known that CovingtOn adj
ministered severe beatings to his
wife. Charles Burilson was often
present at these fights. At the
Keswick Burilson was known as
Mrs. Covington's uncle. Burilson's
clothing was identified as that in
the trunk. Burilson's connection
with the crime is established by a
statement of C. D. Long, who says
Covington tried to force his wife
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-24
DRAW LINES ON
CONTRACTORS

Capt. ohm Gray, councilman
from the Second ward, tonight will
introduce a resolution instructing
the board of public works to en-
force the law against dilatory con.
tractors on street grades, side
walks and other city improve
ments, by proceeding against them
to enforce the forfeiture clause
which is placed in all contracts.
This clause in effect is that three
months after the time stipulated
for the completion of contract,
the bond shall be forfeited as dam
ages to the city. 1t has been the
custom, heretofore, to disregard
this and contractors often do not
complete work until long after the
property assessments have been
piad into the city treasury.