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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-03-28
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-03-28

The year before Mr.. Rice was mayor
it cost the city for expenses 81, 1925;
for the year after he went out Of
office, Sc, 751.OO. The average annual
expense was 5,734.64 and on this
basis for the four years Of his admin
istration would have been so, $3.50.
Instead (not counting railroad and
city hall bonds, cost Of bridge, per-
sonal judgments, increased water
and light rent and interest) the
amount reached $54,543.0. These
figures are from the Abilene Chronicle
Of March %, 1895. In other words
Mr.. Rice's extravaganza cost the city
S34, 6O4.54 and there was not then and
is not now anything to show for it in
the way Of permanent improvements.
t I
Is the Chronicle supporting the
Republican ticket or notP Come out
in the OPEN don't hide behind
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yes or no, Republican or anti-RePubli-
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-03-28

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Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
AUTO JUMPS OVER HIGH
BRIDGE into
RIVER
Its Owner Is Killed But Other
Occupants Escaped
From Death.

Chicago, H., Oct 2S.-An auto
mobile skidded on the bridge over
the Desplaines river at River Forest
yesterday and plunged into the river
twenty feet below, its owner, Fred
erick w. Griffin, dealer in automo-
bile parts, receiving injuries from
which he died at midnight. The 9TH
er occupants Of the automobile es-
capped by jumping.
Gritin's auto was a new one and
he was testing II for the pleasure Of
his friends. Of whom four were rid
ing with him when the accident oc-
Cured The machine did not be-
have as well as expected, and Grif-
nm turned for home, starting up q
slight incline which leads 20 the rive
er bridge As the heavy machine
reached the summit of the incline,
IL skidded suddenly and shot toward
the railing, which 1t tore out OF the
way, and dropped into the river 20
feet below. AS the machine skidded,
all of its occupants jumped, but
Griffin was caught by the car and
fatally hurt.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
AIRSHIP EXHIBITIONS
AND RACES ARE
ON TODAY
Big Sky Carnival Now on at
st. Louis viii be Closed
Tonight.

st. Louis, oct. 23.-With favorable
weather conditions late this afternoon
the st. Louis aerouautic carnival
will be brought to a close. The i'm
portant event on the program is the
race for dirigible balloons or air
ships, with four big motor propelled,
cigar shaped crafts entered for a
prize OF $4,000.
There will also be various aero
plane contests and exhibitions dur
ing the afternoon. These were plan
ned for Thursday, but 1t was decided
10 combine the flying machine groups
into one days sport.
There are a large number of en-
tries. combining nearly every sort of
Invention known, and interest In the
contests has become intense. The
attendance at the ballOoning grounds
is so great that there is hardly room
sufficient TO accommodate the throng
principal interests centers In the
heavier than air" propositions, OF
which not less than five are entered.
The motor propelled vehicles are also
attracting much notice
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
THAW TRANSFERS REAL
ESTATE TO HIS
RELATIVES
Friends Believe He Made Con.
veydnCe In Order to
Protect Himself.
MANY SUITS PENDING
AGAINST HIM NOW

Pittsburg, Oct. 23.-Harry Thaw
and his wife, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw,
have officially conveyed to the full
blood brothers and sisters and the
mother of Thaw their interest in
four pieces of real estate in this city
amounting to $130,00O. The deeds
were filed this afternoon.
The interest in the properties is
consigned by Mr.. and Mrs. Thaw to
Mrs. Mary Thaw, the mother of
Harry; to Margaret Carnegie, the
wife of George Ladder Carnegie, a
sister; to Alice Countess of Var
mouth, a sister, and to Josiah Cop
ley Thaw The deeds are for four
pieces of property and the value
conveyed in the deeds amounts TO
$4,000
To Avoid Suits?
1t Is thought by some that Harry
Thaw is conveying the property to
his relatives for the purpose of rails
ing money with which to conduct
her next trial, but there Is another
report that Harry Thaw VIII convey
all his property to his mother, broth
ers and sisters in order to escape the
many suits instituted against him.
Additional suits are likely to be
filed, and il Is said that he has been
advised TO transfer all holdings to
relatives in order to protect his for
tune.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
R|NGL|NG BROS. ABSORB
BARNUM & BAILEY
CIRCUS
They Made Deal For Great
Show at London Yes.
terddy Afternoon.
PRICE PAID RANGES
INTO MILLION MARK

New York, Oct. 23.-The an
pouncement was made at Barnum
and Bailey's office yesterday that
Ringing Brothers, the western cir
Gus men, had secured possession of
Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth, {"
and henceforth it will be run in con-
nection with their other arenic en-
terprises. The sale was made in
London yesterday. This transfer
leaves the five Ringing Brothers
practically without a rival in the
world.
The purchase of this circus by the
Ringlings has been under negotia-
ton for some time, and efforts have
been made repeatedly to consumm ate
the deal, but until yesterday the
price could not be agreed upon. This
consideration ran away up in the
public. The two shows will prob
ably be consolidated into one more
than twice as large as the largest
that ever Travelled heretofore, and
operations hereafter may be confin-
ed to long engagements in the big
cities of America and Europe, cutting
out the smaller engagements.
Long Struggle Ended.
There has long been a strong rival
ry between the Ringing and Barnum
shows, each claiming to have the
greatest on earth. Ringling's circus
has grown to its present great size
in a few yearg. while the Barnum
shows are old timers, founded many
years ago by the veteran who has
been dead for some years, though
the circus is still conducted in his
name. Ringling's rise in the circus
world, led to a struggle between the
two great shows to secure the great
est attractions and rivalry has been
very warm but the contest is now
settled.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
TOBACCO SHIPMENT
ATTACHED TODAY

Norfolk. Va, oct ga shipment
of leaf tobacco and cigarettes, said
to be valued at $1,000, from Durham
n. c., consigned to the British-Am-
erican Tobacco company of Great
Britain. has been attached by the
government here and is now being
held by the customs authorities.
The action was brought following
a conference here last week between
Collector of Customs Hughes, United
States District Attorney Lewis and a
representative from the department
of justice at Washington. The busi-
ness of the latter in Norfolk was de-
clared to be i'm connection with the
prosecution under the Sherman anti
trust law,
The reason for the attachment Of
the tobacco and cigarettes is not
given.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
STANDARD STRONGHOLD
INVADED BY NEW
ENEMIES
Union OIL Company VIII Be.
gin Sale of Oil In
New York and
East.
PIPES PRODUCT OVER
ISTHMUS OF PANAMA
Concern Has Steamers For Garry
inq Fluid Between Base OF Sup
ply and Market In Order
to Avoid Rail
roads.

New York, oct. 23.-War is soon
to be opened on the Standard Oil
company in its eastern strongholds
by the Union OIL company of Cali
fornia, the only rival that has ever
successfully competed against the
giant trust. For ten years the I'm
ion company has fought the stand
ard on the Pacific coast, and has
solidly intrenched itself as a COM
petitor in that territory.
To enter the New York market
the Union Oil company had conceiv-
ed the idea of transporting it's oil
from the Pacific coast to Panama,
across the Isthmus of Panama by
pipe line. To bring it by rail across
the continent would be impossible,
the company says. owing to the
Standard monopoly of tank cars and
its influence with the railroads.
Pipe line Operating.
Exactly when the company will
begin it's war is guarded as a secret.
Its steamers from California to Pan
anna have been running for two
years and the pipe line across the
isthmus has been supplying oil to the
government for more than year.
1T has purchased two steamers for
the traffic from Colon to New York,
and they are ready TO sail. But for
the difficulty the company experience
ed in getting enough independent
IHen mere 10 llS OH upon
rival, the fight would now be on.
With cautious secrecy contracts have
been made until now the Standard S
bold young competitor Is declared to
be ready for the real fight.
]. c. Collins, manager of the New
York office, says the company is now
selling about 100000 barrels of crude
oil a month, but that it could easily
draw out another 100000 barrels If
able to get it on the market.
10000 Barrels Per Day.
1--WE expect to bring 10000 barrels
of oil to the New York market each
day." said Mr Collins, there are now
handled about $4,000 barrels a day
here. In time we shall undoubtedly
about 65 cents per barrel to bring
the oil to this harbor by way of the
isthmus We shall be easily able to
compete with the Standard OIL, and
will, If necessary, enter into a vigor-
Gus cutrate war. We have plenty of
oil for the eastern market.
''The only difficulty any independ-
ent dealer has ever had in fighting
the Standard has been the inability
to get railroad transportation. This
does not enter into our fight.
Don't Use Railroads.
1--WE do not use a mile of railway
anywhere. The Standard people
laughed at us when we first tried to
get an even break in the San Fran
cisco market. Now we are doing as
much business there as they are. We
are the only Independents who sell
refined Illuminating oil from tank
wagons in San francisco. Seventeen
of our wagons are on the streets
daily.
at is likely that we shall do the
same thing here. When we arrive
we 81 all be prepared for the bitter
est kind Of a fight and will have
plenty of money TO push II through" ("
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
RACE LIES BETWEEN GERMAN
AND FRENCH BALLOONS NOW

The Pommern. From the Former Country Landed at AS
bury Park. N. j.. This Morning. With an Airline Record
From ST. Louis of $50 Miles, While the French Entry Is
Still Sailing and Is Nearing the Point Where Leading Car
Dropped Dusseldorf Another Entry From Germany Was
Next Nearest Competitor Landing at Dover Delaware,
700 Niles Flight From Mssour-Unlted States 0blIqed TO
Drop in Maryland Because Of Heavy Fog Which Obscured
the Land-.Whole Nation Watching Big Event
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23

st. louis, MO-, Oct 23.--It now
appears that the James Gordon Ben
nett cup and $4,000 prize in the sec
ond international balloon race. will
be awarded TO the Pommerin. a Ger
man entry, which landed today $50
miles in an air line from st. Louis
at ASbury Park, n. J. The car struck
on the beach of the ocean and the
daring occupants did not leave the
upper air until they saw that they
would be carried out to sea and un-
uouotedly lost unless they descended.
Unless further reports show that
the $50 miles record has been ex-
ceeded, the cup will go to the Pom
merin.
AT one o'clock this afternoon with
only one balloon, the French Isle de
France, TO be heard from, the Pom
merin had a lead of 80 miles over
its nearest competitor, the German
Dusseldorf, which landed at Dover,
Del.
French Balloon Still I'm Air.
The French balloon, Isle de
France, passed over Mount Holly, 20
miles northeast of Philadelphia, at
noon today and has been reported
near Hightown, n. j., moving in the
direction of Long Branch not far
from Asbury Park, where the Ger
man Pommerin landed. This balloon
Smallest of All.
The balloon Abercorn was the
smallest in the race and has the dis
tlnction of having crossed the Alps.
AZ was piloted then, as now by Paul
Nickel
The James Gordon Bennett cup
VIII be awarded the balloon that has
covered the longest distance from ST.
Louis in straight line regardless of
how long the balloon may have been
In air or how many miles 1t actually
travelled.
The records for flight distance and
for duration are being broken by
nearly every balloon In the race.
Pommerin Anead.
The German balloon, Pommerin,
which landed at Asbury Park cover
ed an air line distance from st. Louis
of $50 miles and at noon appeared
to be in the lead. Oscar Erbelock
is pilot of this balloon which did not
descend until 1t actually confronted
the ocean, and 1t might easily have
exceeded the worlds record of 1900
miles If this condition had not been
encountered.
Travelled Far.
The French balloon at Richmond
Va, Is the Anjou, and 1t covered an
air line distance from st. Louis of
700 miles 1t was blown far to the
ern Ohio, but later struck a south
easterly current. which carried II
back over a stretch OF country into
Virginia.
The America was over northern
Ohio also yesterday afternoon, but a
change of wind carried II southeast
to Maryland. where 1t was obliged to
land because of the fog. II travelled
a distance OF 700 miles In an air
line and probably LOO in its total
travels.
Where They Landed.
Dover Del, Oct. 23.-The German
balloon Dusseldorf landed at Little
Creek three miles from here, this
morning.
ST. Louis, oct 23.-A message re-
ceived at the Aero club states that
the German balloon Albercorn land
ed at Manassas, Prince william
county, Va, at 1910 today.
Baltimore. Md. oct. 23.-The bal
loon, America. Chandler, pilot land
ed at o'clock this morning at Pat
uXent, two and one half miles from
Annapolis Junction.
- ~ ,.'H -
Baltimore, Md, oct. 23.-The Am
erican balloon st. Louis, with Haw-
ley and Post aboard. landed about
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
SWEDISH YACHT
MAY NOT ENTER

Stockholm, Oct. 23.-The secretary
Of the Swedish legation in Washing
ton A. Ekengren, cabled to the royal
Swedish Yacht club today that the
New York club certainly would not
accept a challenge for the Americas
cup with a 70-foot boat. Contrary
TO expectations, not enough money
has yet been subscribed to provide
for building a 90-footer, so the board
oe directors Of the Swedish Yacht
club deferred the question of a chal-
lenge until October 80.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23

one mile south of Westminster at
$40 a. m.
The st. Louis could have remain-
ed In the air much longer but the
atmosphere was very hazy and the
pilot, fearing that the balloon was
approaching the ocean, decided to
descend. Westminster Is 2S miles
northwest of this city in an air line.
Asbury Park. n. j., oct. 2s.-The
German balloon Pommerin landed
here about 9 a. m. today.
Richmond, Va, Oct. 2s-A French
balloon landed two miles from Ar
menus today. 1t had covered in its
course about twelve hundred miles.
though not in an air line from st.
Louis.
How They Flew.
philadelphia, Oct. 23.-Three ball
looms, which left st. Louis Monday
afternoon, passed over this city this
tilted as the German balloon Pomme-
rim. which was seen at Cleveland yes
terday afternoon. Another was iden-
titled as the English balloon Lotus,
which passed over Wheeling, w.
va, yesterday. note dropped from
the German balloon reads:
Am 5000 feet in the air and
have travelled one thousands miles.
Am trying to make Atlantic City"
The third balloon was not identi-
fed. All were travelling In a north
easteriy direction and unless they
meet with an accident, will land on
the coast within q few hours.
Seen at Wilmington.
Wilmington. Del, oct. 23.-The
German balloon Abercorn crossed
the Delaware river a short distance
n Ill -.
northeast at a rate or about ten
miles per hour.
Justifiable Descent.
st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 23.-In dis
cussing the descent of the balloon
United States on account of its oc-
cupants being surrounded by q
dense fog and their fear of approach
ing the ocean, several aeronauts
here today said that any other course
would have been foolhardy. The men
knew they were over Maryland and
hence they could not afford to take
any chances of being swept out to
sea and lost. They had no opportun-
lty to win the race in any event,
though they did not know that. Their
competitors, having found winds
which blew them to the northeast,
were able to make a much farther
distance record over land.
Previous Records.
1907. April--Bltterfield near Leip-
zig. to Enderby, Leicestershire; 500
miles in 19 hours; DIR. Kurt Wegener
and Herr A. Koch.
1906. November-London to Nevy.
Lake Geneva; about 410 miles; Les
lie Bucknlll.
1900. October-Vincennes, France,
to Korosticheff, Russle: 1893 miles
In 30 Y hours; Comte de la Vaulx.
1900. October-Vincennes to Ro-
dem, Russia; SAB miles in 27 hours
20 minutes; NJ Balsan.
1900. September -Vincennes to
Mamlity; 753 miles; NJ. Jacques
Faure.
1900. Observation-Disclosures to
Poland; 7O6 miles; Comte de la
Vaulx.
1900. September -Vincennes to
Dantzic; 757 miles; M. Jacques Bal
san.
1897. July-Distance unknown, NJ.
Andres disastrous attempt to reach
the pole.
1s97-Leipzig; 1889 miles in 24H
hours.
1S7O-Paris to Norway, about l.
900 miles.
1S36-London to Germany. 500
miles In is hours; Messrs. Green,
Mason and Holland.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
WESTERN PACIFIC
WORK PROGRESSING

San Francisco, Cal, oct. ga
The stockholders of the Western Pa
cihc Railroad company held their
annual melting here yesterday and
reelected the present board OF di-
rectors. Five hundred and twenty
miles OF the route has been graded
between Salt Lake City and San
Francisco; 240 miles of track laid,
and work commenced on a 1000 foot
tunnel near this city.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
MISSISSIPPI MOB
lYNCHES A NEGRO

Okoluma, Miss, oct. 23.-Charged
with having insulted and theatened
the life of a young white woman,
Henry Sykes, a negro, was taken
from the custody of an officer near
Van Vleet, five miles from here, and
hanged TO a tree last night. The ne
gro, II is alleged, made improper pro-
pOsals to the young woman over the
telephone and threatened TO kill her
If she did not accede to his de-
mands.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
TAFT INSPECTING
COAST DEFENSE

Manila, p. l., oct. 23.-Secretary
Taft will start for Subig Bay tonight
to inspect the coast defenses at the
naval base there. He regards this
as highly important owing TO the
impetus given the coast defense work
by the japanese situation. 1t is the
belief Of army and navy men here
that war Is certain and that the
Philippines will be the first point Of
attack.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
IS SOLD BY THORhE

New York. oct. 23.-The an
nouncement was made today that
Oakleigh Thorne. president of the
Trust Company of America, has sold
the control of the Central of Georgia
railroad, which he purchased Jointly
with Marsden J. Perry last July.
Thorne declined to say to whom the
road had been sold, but denied that
the sale was to the Rock Island In
terests.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
5000 MINERS ADDED
TO TRINIDAD FORCE

Trinidad Colo, oct. 23.-In order
to MI the hundreds of orders for
fuel which II now has on its books,
the Colorado Fuel q Iron company
has authorized the employment Of
5000 white miners from the copper
and other mines of Arizona, to work
In the coal mines around Trinidad
The men are now arriving to begin
work.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
KANSAS CITY MAY
GET CONVENTION

Washington. d. G, Oct. 23.-Har-
ry $. New, acting chairman OF the
republican national committee. is
convinced that Kansas City will cap
ture the republican national conyen-
ton. In a private conversation Mr..
New said that practically every
committeeman west of the Missis-
sippi river had lined up for Kansas
city ana that present indications
were that that city would have con-
troll OF the situation when the ma
tional committee met here IN Deem
Der.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
COTTON WILL NOT
REACH IS CENTS

Houston, Texas, Oct. 23-The Tex
as Farmers Union Cotton company
announces that no further advances
will be made on cotton and the ef-
fort TO hold the crop Of this state
for fifteen cents Is believed to be a
failure. More than fifteen million
dollars is tied up in loans on this
cotton crop.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
ola Tobacco Man Dead.

sprlngfield, Mo-, oct. 23.-Albert
NJ. Tinsley died here today at the
home OF his daughter, Mrs. Ignace
Glaser. He was born In Amherst,
va. In 1921 and was one Of the
founders of the Tnsley Tobacco
company Of Louisiana.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
ONLY REMEDY
SAYS LOW
Former Mayor OF New York
Tells How to Handle
Railroads.
COMBINATIONS AND
AGREEMENTS ALL RIGHT

Chicago, H., Get s3s-Seth Low
delivered an address before the con-
ference on trusts and combinations
here today on National Control of
Interstate Railroads"
A plea for the passage of a law
which would permit combinations
between railroads, after the terms of
their proposed agreement had been
submitted to the interstate COM
merce commission and had been ap-
proved by that body, was made by
the former mayor of New York in
an address. He believes that such
agreements If perfectly understood
by the public at the time of making
made with the authority of the
public and subject TO revision by the
same authority in case of need-may
reasonably be expected to work in
the public interest.
The Remedy.
at Is not only idle to suppose that
the industries and transportation
systems OF the country can be sue
cessfully conducted in small units,
but it is also manifestly to the dis
advantage OF the public to try to
have them so conducted" said Mr..
Low. ''The large corporation has
demonstrated its efficiency, and its
economy. too strongly to leave any
room for doubt that in a country
like ours, II the people are to be well
served there must be large combina-
tions in the transportation service, as
elsewhere. The problem is how to
secure the benefit of such com.bina-
tions. without suffering the evils
which they are also capable of de-
veloping. The only answer that has
been suggested, outside of govern
ment ownership and operation. is
government control; and that con-
troll ought to be so devised as both
to permit and to encourage combi-
nations and joint agreements be-
tween railroads whenever these are
in the public interest"
Isaac NJ. Seligman, of New York,
also addressed the conference, speak
ing on Remedial Federal Legisla-
tion. Limitation Of capitalization,
and Enforcement Of Publicity"
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
Long Struggle Ended.
General Booths RECOVERY.

Chicago, Ill, Oct. 23-General
William Booth, head of the Salvation
Army, who has been Ill in this city,
will start on a western tour today.
He has recovered his health almost
com pletelY.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
STATISTICS OF PLAGUE
SITUATION AT FRISCO

San Francisco, oct 23.-The to-
tails TO date in the bubonic plague
situation are as follows:
Verified cases, 73; deaths, 46;
death rate, So per cent; discharged
as cured, IT; remaining under treat
ment, 10; suspects IN quarantine, 3s.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
Costly Blaze.

CoshOcton, n. Y, oct. 23.-A fire
started by tramps destroyed a ware
house today, loss $4,000.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
$4,000 Fire.

$4,000 Fire.
New York, Oct. 23.-Fire today
destroyed four business houses at
Ashton, loss $4,000.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
WEATHER FORECAST

reHer, Colo, 0el. 23-Falr tonight
and THURSDAY, With probable local rain and
warmer tonight.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
Exchange Not Open.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 23.-The Pitts
burg stock exchange did not open
this morning, the members deeming
1t advisable that the exchange re-
main closed temporarily owing to
the demoralized feeling in Westing-
house Electric stock A meeting Of
the members is being held and the
exchange may be opened tomorrow.
Westinghouse Electric sold down
to sixty at the New York stock ex-
change, a decline of 1875 from last
night.
Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-23
TRAIN ARRIVALS

No. I-7.4S p. m.
No. As. So p. m.
No. I'll 35 p. m.
No. $50 p. m.
No. o-1I.4S p. m.