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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-18
Of THE OBOES'
ASKS SQUARE DEAL
FOR TRAMPS
DR.. REITMAN AND HIS
SOCIOLOGICAL CRUSADE
Believes Great Majority of the
Knights of the Road Are
Really Looking for a Job--A
"HObo Banquet"

There are more hoboes at the
present time confined in the jail at
Deming. y. M. than in Chicago" was
the rather startling statement made
yesterday TO a Morning Journal rep
r~esentative by DR.. Bon l.. Reitman.
organizer and read Of the Brother
hood Welfare association. of Chicago.
Dr.. Reitman arrived in the city yes
terday and will leave probably Mon
day for santa Fe.
DR.. Reitman is n Of the most re-
markable men in the country and en-
gagged in one of the most remarkable
of crusades. For fifteen years he was
a tramp and hobo and travelled thou
sands Of miles through this country
and Europe begging and working his
way as he went. Il was a typical
hobo" said Or. Reitman yesterday.
Ten years ago | Was in A|lbuquer-
que with nothing TO distinguish me
from the other flotsam and jetsam in
the stream of Migrants flowing along
the Santa Fe. / had the Wanderlust
! was a tramp from choice. / did not
want work. but | wanted to see the
world. saw il.
Il believe that in those fifteen
years | learned more about the Amer
lean tramp han any other man liv-
ing went on DR.. Iteitman. The
tramp has not had a square deal"
said DR.. Reitman. What the Broth
erhood Welfare association want to
do is to give him a square deal. help
him over the rough places, get him in
shape to work by providing him with
clean collars, socks and a meal ticket,
and get him a job"
DR.. Reitman believes that the great
majority of men who are tramping do
SO from force of circumstances; that
most of them are anxious TO work and
that the majority Of them are young
fellows. you never see an old
tramp said he, they have all gone
to work"
Charitable organizations think that
the tramp is a CRATER; the tramp
thinks hal the charitable organiza-
ton is a graft. they are both wrong.
1t is strange. but true. hat there
are more tramps arrested i'm New
Mexico than in Illinois or Ohio. There
were twenty-seven in the Deming Jail
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-18
DIAMOND TRUST
MONOPOLY COMPLETE

New York. Aug l5-Messages re-
aeived from London boy diamond
brokers in the last few days say that
The absorption Of the Premier mines
rs The De Beers diamond ms al
ready reported. was only one of the
number Of developments as "A result
of which il will take for a term %
years the products Of the output Of
the other mines. the Noorspoed and
the Roberts Victor.
one u the largest Of the Maiden
Lane importers said that there was
no possibility of any serious compe-
ttiou. The trust. me said. was follow
Ing the policy of maintaining the
market at a high and advancing level
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-18
HAGUE PLACES
BAN ON BOMBS
FROM ABOVE
EXPLOSIVES CANNOT BE
THROWN FROM BALLOONS
Committee of Peace Confer
ence Votes to Forbid Practice
Which Would Render For
treSSeS Worthless.


The Hague Aug Tt all lntents
and purposes. as a result of this
aornirs,e sitting of tho -mmittoo
the 'i'"i"5 VI ONP''9 " '"'-
looms and d1rships Is forbidden.
NJ. Beernaert left this afternoon for
pr,ssois wbftbor no ooos boidir.
nlghlS pessiiisue views concerning
the peace conference and believing
that the American proposition for the
.+ahushnor Of q norm,rort intor-
Hatio"dl c"ult "l "l"iNid'lo" Il
doomed.
The British delegates have received
instrucffons to act vim vigor ana are
LING 90 Thev arc nusbino forward
tho American nropnsition and also ar
-r,ngtng the delicate matter NJ disarm-
an,ont wbi.b can opIy ne mn fo,u,,rd
,,ish~ Of no .1osi,a sassion
- - ~ aoafa ,ba
1tortst cont ororco boro mis- morntng
n.aa a,.ana snoaob ~, NJ NJ NJ
I - ~ ,htna. ~ aatd
my, z,aa ~.
,n'' Nioii'ail "as : 20
az Tlh p
'"e ,ie",'" i"oc w
VIII = ""a q wa pues.i'n '
i'e"ir"9 Si'lrI u" acceP' |l"illSi" ~
summit % I"tioi'ai ulSs'aee ol ann
ru9lcy'
me Ahsio-Jerusaisnl scIleine' ne
declared was progressing i~aVorapIS
ana would become the banner uhder
which hebrews would tlght hoWlhS
the world the power OF their clVlilza-
ton. Every Hebrew had W u
tries-that Of his adoption II the
Holy Land, and he u be faithful to
both.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-18
ST. LOUIS MUST DO
WITHOUT FREE BRIDGE

St Louis, Aug. 17.-Comptroller
Prayer heard today from his agent,
sent east 10, float the municipal bonds
for several million dollars. recently
voted for the construction of public
buildings and a free bridge across the
Mississippi, that he could not sell
them in New York, Boston or any of
the eastern financial centers. For this
reason 81. Louis will go without au-
thOrized and much needed public i'm
pruvements for an indefinite period.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-18

when / was there. In Bowie. Ariz.. I
found that more We're arrested IN a
year than in, for instance. Toledo.
Ohio. IL Is because OF the lax law
concerning he arrest and Treatment
OF vagrants."
CDR. Reitman says that while the
statement ~ often made that there
are many jobs for every man who
comes into the southwest. the demand
for labor Is not steady and work in
the long run Is not easy TO get.
Dr. Reitman advocates the passage
Of laws providing that arrested va
grants be paid "A daily wage for their
labor after being arrested. and penal
izing the railroads for allowing tramp
travel. He states that fully 5000
tramps were killed last year on Amer
lean railroads and 1000 injured, the
expense.of burying the dead and car
ing for the injured failing ON the pub
lie. Railroads cannot he held respon-
sibie for the death OF t~respassers.
\ Hobo Banquet.
one Of the most remarkable BAN
quets ever held as a dinner given re-
Gently in Chicago hy Dir. Reitman, TO
which only tramps We're invited.
The following account OF the unique
affair is taken from a Chicago paper:
There were 12a. representing al
most every phase of humanity. Men
were there who al one time had been
-proseprous in business and for some
reason had gone down TO the bottom
of life others had heon i'm iail most
of their lives. and this was the first
real BANQUET the, ever attended.
There were skilled mechanics. who
had lost situations and every vestige
of their former selves. bows who had
RIM away from home i'm some distant
CITY inst for the fun of tramping
around tbe world
There we're a numbcr of crippIcg.
who made a few pennies each day by
begging. "A few eN-soldiers. who had
been from the army and
had snent their earnings and were
now apparently CON the bum"
There was one man who had been
an officer in the German army. Then
there were men who had sailed the
seas around, old sailors who had
heen more or less framps AN winter.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-18
SEEK TO BRING HARGIS
BACK TO BREATHIT7

Lexington. KY. Aug Judge
Moody this afternoon, after listening
TO arguments from both sides. over
ruled a motion by the commonwealth
to remand the case Of Ebert HargIs.
Bnl Britton and b. f. French, charged
with the assassination Of DIR. b. b.
Cox. back to Breathitt county. the
scene of the alleged crime. whence IL
had been removed to Lexington on ac-
count of the. excitement incident IL
the fcud warfare.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-18
Earlllnuakc in Porto Rico.

san Juan, Porto Rico, Aug. Ia
pcrceptible earthquake vas noticed
here at Z o'clock last night and at 4
O'Clock this morning a heavy shock
was recorded. The shock akenel
many persons but no serious damage
was reported.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-18

on an old claim dating back TO the
time when the military turned over
the government to the civil authorities.
The amount represents the difference
between the Dingley rate and the
present tariff.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-18
rhIIInnInc. lo snc .lasdard.

Manila. Aug. 1.-THE attorney gene
elal has been instructed hy the dee
tartment of Justice ~ Washington GO
hie suit against the Standard OI come
ran- 90 recover s40.o0e import Out,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-18
Black Hand Threatens Prizes.

New York. Aug. 17.-PoIice are
guarding the Italian church of Father
~Sorrentino to protect him from Black
Hand threats of murder unless $4,000
be deposited i'm a drinking place.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-18

menu they took hope. And as thel
drank the liquor and ate the sumptu-
Gus meal they became cheerful and
bright.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-09-12
Correspondence
kutslna River, August 2, 1907

kutsind RlVeI, August 2I, lSO|.
 As the snowliue Is gradually de scendiug the mouitaln sides, 1 think this viii .lObaUiy be my last letter from these par,s. All outfits are pre- paiillg to leave for the coast with the exception of Mir Gray H, has beeu Very ousy mnklng perpetrators for the winter wuik Ten tons of pro, l,iOns have been transferred from here tn the cauIp known as Iron M.untalu, about 30 miles fr. m here, towards :he kuska lana District, an! d ciew of men will be kept there during the wlnter Cabius are Ielng built, and two tnn uels have been started. one of which l. about 45, and one l0 feet in length.
 A crew will be kept at the kOtslna camp also. Mir Lunt, miuing engineer. arrived yes er;ay 10 examine the A. k c Go. properties Red Melee ac- companIed him. Mir. Lunn left here for the Hubbard X Elliott mine after a few days visit at MT Gray's Camp. Cnas Tibbetts while prospecting near some If my property. found on the claim known as the Belle., lie of the most beautiful specimens of native cppps ore, that has ever been found in tine hlsto-; of the Copper River country It's weight is about lbs, but it has very peculiar shape and is studded throughout with white quartz and lime, be w,li place this specimen on exhibit. Valdez this Fall His assessment work is nearly finished and he will leave here about Sept lst. Fred Reist will leave here to-day with
The Alaska prospector., 1907-09-12

many samples of ore, which will be be taken to Boston by Capt. Hartman, who will certainly be able to tell those Boston copper magnates what world of copper there exists up here. Tony Barrett, Ed Youngs and party will leave aoout Sept. 5: the .. A. M X D. outst about Sept 5; the A. K. C. Co. about the 7tb; Crawford about 5th or 9th. Mir. Gray will bring in next year, Is months provisions for 100 men. This will amount to almost twice as much as his outfit was last spring And all parties will increase their outfits in proportion The Alaska Home Rail way will have large amount of freight to handle from the art.
 The people in here are greatly en. unused over the proposed road. and think the subscriptions will be swollen considerably when some of them arrive in Valdez. The assessment work on the Keystone and Copper King claims owned by B. F. Willard has just been completed by Tony Barret and party.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-09-12
Seattle Responds

Seattle is going to send a solid and substantial greeting to Valdez and the Alaska Home Railway and it Is coming in the way of a strong moral and hnan cial assistance, to assist in the building of the road. This is the good news flashed over the cable ttis mOrTing It comes in a telegram from Mir. H. D. Reynolds, who since his arrival in Seattle has performed as much work in proportion, as he did while in thls city. He has interested men of every calling in the project, and stirred up an im- mense amount of enthusiasm As a result of the latter there is to be a great mass meeting tonight at the Alaska Club, and another is to be held in the Chamber of Commerce next Tuesday. Already the stock sub- scriptons have been very satisfactory so much so that it Is proof positive the merchants of Seattle realize the great necessity of communication to the in terior. and what it will mean to them from a commercial standpoint. as we'll as the fact that it will also make handsome financial investment.
 The foregoing should also be pointer to the people of Valdez and all those who are interested diI ectly or indirectly on property on the insiie and that Is that, they should subscribe for every share of stock which their means will allow, and allow no more of it to be held outside than is absolutely necessary to insure the building of the first section of the road. The people of Valdez and those who will patronize and ship over the road, should own and operate their own road just as far as that is possib.e e, and thus prevent the trust from getting in and gaining con- trol. Every prospector who Is going on the inside and especially every man who owns or is interested Tn the small est degree in claims or property of any nature on the in-ide should subscribe for stock to hls limit. This will not only insure him voice in tho affairs ot the road over which he will ride and ship, but will also repay him hand somely from a financial standpoint.
 The commercial interests of Seattle are quick to see these points aud to take advantage of them, and our read CTS must not be behind them. The local subscription has already been handsome one, but It should be the duty of every Valdeziau to talk with ali those who are c"mlng out from the inside aud endeaver to enlist their support. It Is ouly d plain business D. opo -ition from either standpoint and Is Of equal importance to thOse whose business calling Is right here ill the city or on the inside.
 Let the good news from Seattle brace us all up, aud let Us show 1T. Reyhoids thai, while he Is pushing the good work there we ale still on the band wagon right here at home, and sounding tue trumpet call winch means patriotism and tiuanclai assl,taece.
 Hurrah for Valdez hurrah for Seat tie ! and three times for the Alaska Home RailWay!!!
The Alaska prospector., 1907-09-12

FOR SALE-The Beaver Dam Road House. This justly popular road house is for sale at a great bargain, net profits for next winter 90 per cent over cost. Best location on the trail at transfer point from single to double sleighs. A good money maker and a chance to make q stake Price and terms on application. Valdez Real Es- tate Agency.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-09-12

Shelton, Wash. Sept. Two of the supposed victims of the Webb hotel fire have been found un harmed. Eleven bodies have been recovered from the ruins and eleven are still missing.
 Washington, Sept. 7-The tele- graphers of the country who are out on the strike say they expect an honorable and peacable set clement of the strike during the coming week.
 Waterloo, Iowa, Sept. "A Rock Island passenger tain coIlided with d freight train here last nj ght. and as a result 12 of the rassen- gers were killed. GhoulS got in their fendish work and footed the dead and dying wi,h the result that the express company guards shot one
 Seattle. Sept. 7-Rev. J, nkins. of Ketchikan, now in this city. says tha, tn. ban placed upon gambling in Southeastern Alaska, has re- moved q large portion of the vicious element'from that section
 Seattle, Sept. 7-Jeanie sailed las, night for Valdez direct. Sbe carried a full cargo of supplies and construction materials for the Alaska Home Railway.
 Casa Blanca. Sept. Thirty 1 thousand natives are nasSed be- fore this place, preparing for bat / tie with the French.
 B,-llin.ham. Sept. 7-The Hin- dn>, who were the ohi iecls of attack by idle workmen a few days ago, are fleeing form the city. making ,htir way to Ca"a,a and al : fornl;,.
 Seoul. Sept. 7-Jananese soldiers are binding Korean rebels t.: crosses, hlindfolding them and using them for target practice. Oklahoma, Sept. 7-Bryan made an address here last nj ght in which he called Taft the great post poner. He said no one knew what policy Taft would pursue in given the presidency; that he was always suggesting delay in the reforms most needed. Bryan ended his address by urging the people to remain with the democratic party.
 Portland. Sept. Tn a police raid on a gambling house last night, Councilman Walker was among those who were arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
THE SILVER BOX

face. What do you mean, sir?' she de-
manded.
You might as we'll remove the silver box, ~
The Thinking Machine went on merc1lessly.
There is no further need of the connection.
Miss Winthrop glanced down at the tele-
phone extension her desk, and her hand
darted toward it. The silver vanity" box
was underneath supporting the receiver,
so that all weigh was removed from the hook,
and the line was open. She snatched the box,
the receiver dropped on the hook, and there
was faint tinkle of a bell somewhere below.
The Thinking Machine turned to Grayson.
1T was Miss Winthrop he said.
miss Winthropl' exclaimed Grayson, and
he rose. Il can't believe it!''
1T doesn't really matter whether you be-
lieve it or not, retorted The Thinking Machine.
But if your doubt is very serious, you might
ask her"
Gravson turned toward the girl and took a
couple of steps forward There was more than
surprise in his face; there was doubt and per-
Il don't know what it's all about" she pro-
tested feeblv.
Read the paper l gave you, Mr.. Grayson,"
directed The Thinking Machine coldy. Per
haps that will enlighten her -
The fnancier opened the sheet, which had
remained folded in his hand, and glanced at
what was written there. Slowly he read it
L. & W. at 81. McCRAcKEN Co.-Sell ten thou
sand shares l.. & w, o." He read on down
the list bewildered. Then gradually, as he
realized the import of what he read, there came
a hardening of the lines about his mouth.
Il understand, Miss Winthrop he said at
last. This is the substance of the orders |
dictated, and in some way you made them
known to persons for whom they were not in
tended. don't know how You did it, of course ;
but understand that YOU did do it, So" He
stepped to the door and opened it with grave
courtesy. g You may go now. | am sorry
Miss Winthrop made no plea,-merely bowed
and went out Grayson stood staring after her
for a moment, then turned to The Thinking
Machine and motioned him to chair What
happened?" he asked briskly.
Miss Winthrop is a tremendously clever
woman" replied The Thinking Machine. She
neglected to tell You, however, that besides be-
ing stenographer and typewriter she a
telegraph operator as well. She is SO expert in
each OF her lines that she combined the two,
if | may say it that way. In other words in
writing the typewriter, she clever
enough to be able to give the click of the ma
chine the sounding of the Morse Geographic
code, SO that another telegraph operator who
heard her machine could translate it into
words"
Grayson sat staring at him increduously.
81 still don't understand" he said finally
Here and The Thinking Machine rose and
went to Miss Winthrops desk here is an
extension telephone with the receiver on the
hook. 1t just happens that the little silver
box which you gave Miss Winthrop is tall
enough to support this receiver clear of the
hook, and the minute the receiver is off the
hook the line is open. When You were at Your
desk and she was here, You couldn't see this
telephone; therefore it was a simple matter
for her to lift the receiver and place the silver
box beneath, thus holding the line open per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
A REMARKABLE ESCAPE

G: the canal. end the water suddenly broke
t;ifs -, alii. t drowning Rose. Undaunted,
the FPed the flow, and began a second at
tempt This time they ran too near the sur
face, and the earth caved in. Fortunately the
officials of the prison attributed the hole to
rats, and the prisoners were left unmolested to
start third tunnel, which also failed them
All the party except Rose and Hamilton now
gave up in despair; but these two intrepid
spirits never lost hope Abandoning the idea
OF reaching the canal, they directed their
fourth tunnel toward a yard opposite the
prison. Gradually those who had given up
began to return. For seventeen nights (thev
had already wasted thirty-rlne on the other
tunnels) they worked in three shifts, with
broken shovel, two case knives, and a small
wooden box in which the earth was removed
Only one man could dig at a time. The Others
were busy scattering the earth on the floor
and covering it up with straw, and tanning air
in to the workers by means of rubber blanket
stretched on a frame.
The last two nights Rose spent the entire
time in the tunnel himself, doing twice as
much work as had previously been accom-
pllshed by the three shifts. On the last night
he abandoned the horizontal and struck up
ward for the surface. Powerful man though
he was, his strength had been Slapped by his
unremlttlng labor in the foul atmosphere. He
felt himself fainting; but he was too weak to
make his way back ffty-three feet to the cellar
The shovel dropped from his grasp, and with
the last effort of despair he turned on his back
and drove his hands upward against the roof
The earth gave way before him, and his head
emerged into the night just as the sentinel on
the other side of the street called out, Half
past one, and alls WE'LL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

AMONG the remarkable means adopted by
~ the pioneers in the Civil War to escape
were their tunnels, marvels of ingenuity
and perseverance. The ground around the
Southern prisons at Andersonville, Salisbury
Savannah, Danvie, and Macon was fairly
honeycOmbed with tunnels that were rarely
pushed to successful completion.
When everything was seemingly propitious
and the prisoners were only waiting for 4
stormy night which to remove the final
cap of earth and rush forth to freedom, some
accident was almost sure to happen, blocking
all their well laid plans, as when at Savannah
a straying COW pushed her i'll omened foot
through tunnel which the imprisoned Federals
had carried far beyond the stockade that in
closed the prison yard.
was the tunnel that was burrowed out of
Libby Prison in 1904, by which one hundred
and nine Union officers escaped. The success
of the enterprise was due wholly to the in
dOmitable energy and unfailing optimism of
two men, Colonel Thomas +. Rose, of the 18th
Pennsylvania Infantry, and Major \. G.. Ham
ilton, of the 18th Kentucky Cavalry. They
began operations with two case knives, by
means of which they removed bricks enough
from a fireplace to gain access to a seldom
frequented chamber in the cellar of the prison.
SO foul and noisome was this dungeon that
it was known as the Rat He'll" Here in a
nauseatng atmosphere of sewer gas, the two
men, with the assistance of as many of their
comrades they thought prudent to admit
into the secret, burrowed out under the foun-
datlons in an attempt to reach sewer which
they knew communicated with nearby canal.
The work seemed to be advancing favorably;
but they had sunk their tunnel below the level