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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

when I had gazed to my satisfaction,
gave the kyack push with the Intention
of starting homeward had no sooner done
so than | heard sharp report and felt the
icy water rushing in the bottom of the boat.
knew in an instant what had happened.
My frail bark had foundered upon a hidden
piece of ice which had penetrated the lower
sealskin.
"As / felt myself sinking 1 clutchcd the
side. of the berg, and, just as, the .kyaclSS
went under, l extricated myself from it and
climbed upon the flat shelf of iee
"The flag and its shattered staff were
floating near me, and / hastily seized them,
not knowing but what they would prove use
full
Gust think of my situation! Alone upon
an iceberg that was carrying mean unwill-
ing passenger-down in the direction of the
United States.
"After / had recovered from my first fit of
despair, began to think of some means of
succor.
81 looked out to sea, where nothing met
my gaze, and then into the cavern, where
frigid apartment, | saw huge polar bear
dead or alive, | was not certain which, and,
you can depend upon it, took no pains to
discover.
was cuddled up in ball-move his head
slightly, and then all uncertainty vanished
from my mind. [ was in very comfortable
society, in truth-a loon was holding up The
rear of my floating prison and bear
guarding its interior.
n quickly withdrew to the ledge at the
side of the bergy and crawled along it as far
as it extended.
81 huddled up there for ten minutes, l
suppose until the idea of climbing to the top
struck me.
with my jack-knife l carved steps in the
slanting side of the iceberg, and carefully
made my way by means of these to the sum-
nit of the mass. / planted the flag there
as signal. Far away toward the west l
saw an oomiak, OF womans boat, evidently
returning from fishing trip.
"To the east, 1 discerned an object, which
1 was able to distinguish as the briggs boat.
/ tell you l felt glad. They had seen my
signal and were pulling toward me.
II thought l was all safe then, when i
happened to glance downward and saw the
bear emerging from his cavern and walking
along the ledge, evidently to stretch his pom
derous limbs.
"His color was delicate yellow or gam
boge, his launches were regularly arched,
and he looked, to my terrified eyes, as large
as a mastodon.
"a kind of crawling dignity seemed to
oppress him, and he did not raise his cnor-
nous legs higher than was strictly necessary
to make progress. He crept along as if he
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
Copyright by James Elverson

1ES," remarked Captain Welsh, as he
settled himself back in his big chair,
"it was a good thing for me when
EINWAI my guardian allowed me to take
tssgggj that trip to Greenland. That cruise
was my first-I was only sixteen
at the time-and it took most of the conceit
out of me
Il shipped on board the Arctic Queen one
the Maine seaport whence l started some
time in August. The craft was an old brig,
loaded with a miscellaneous cargo, and char
tered for the purpose of bringing back its
burden Of graphite from the neighborhood of
Upernavik, the most northern Danish set.
tlement but one in Greenland
II won't bother you with the details of the
voyage thither, only to say it was quite un-
eventful, and that | was glad enough to see
the headlands of the Eskimo village, carly
"All the surrounding hills were patched
with snow close down to the waters edge,
and you could see where their steep bases
had been abraded by the, moving ice foes:
We had arrived during the breaking up of
the Arctic winter.
"The brig remained three weeks at Uper-
navk, and in the course. of my stay / be-
came acquainted with bright Eskimo boy
by the name of Jams.
'"Of course, most of our talk was in pan
tomime. for he could understand no English,
and l knew just as much Danish. But for
all that, we got on quite nicely together.
.'He owned native canoe. or kyack, in
which he seemed perfectly at ease, and ap-
peared, when slowed in the small hatchway
s as sS mans us body was Of the tabled centaar l'
'To handle the kyack properly requires
considerable practice, and is not learned in
am hour | had bought one of the shells
from a, native for a silver halfdolar and
box of paints, and, under the tuition of
Jans. | managed to paddle the thing at first
clumsily, and finally with some degree of
skill
that YOU could almost look through the cover
inc into the dark water beneath. 1t was
eishteen feet in length, two feet beam, and
a foot in depth, and when I sat in the little
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
A Large Idea

"A little girl who is kept indoors pretty
much all the time by her unwisely cautious
parents, and who dearly loves the sunshine,
the songs of birds and the flowers, thought
fully remarked to her mother, one day, that
her idea of heaven was big house where the
inside of every room was outdoors.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
Felt 1t

frequently: Can you tell me where the Blue
Ridge is?"
Boy (rubbing his shoulder: mo; but 1
can tell you where the blackand-blue ridge
is
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

"a 1ES," remarked Captain Welsh, as he
| settled himself back in his big chair,
"it was good thing for me when
kNNlAI my guardian allowed me to take
tssggj that trip to Greenland. That cruise
L MI rtoar
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
BREAKS SILENCE

PITTSBURG, April 16.-(Speci-
iaI)-over her own signature Mrs,
G. j. Holman, the mother of Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw, gave out today the first
statement of her attitude toward
Thaw, made since the killing of STAN
ford White. The interview is copy
wrighted by the Pittsburg Leader.
Mrs. Holman declares that her mo-
ther's lipe were effectually sealed by a
message received from Evelyn two
days after White had been killed. She
declares that had she known Evelyn's
story as told on the witness stand she
herself would have saved Thaw the
trouble of killing White. She an
swers Attorney Delma's singing ar
raignment and sweepingly denies that
she has in the least aided the prose-
cution. In her sympathy she stood
with Evelyn and Harry at all times.
She tells her struggles with poverty
when Evelyn was child, how White
offered to assist them and how she
thought his intentions were good. She
tells of Evelyn's willfuI determine
tion to go on the stage, how she be-
came an artists model and how she
seemed devoted to White. She stat
es that she opposed Evelyn meeting
White in his studio so frequently. She
denies knowing that White had ruin
ed Evelyn. She admits quarreling
with Evelyn and Thaw in Paris, de-
claring she objected to them visiting
places where decent people should not
be found. She states that she believ-
ed Thaw good and noble and true to
Evelyn.
In her statement Mrs. Holman
touches practically every phase of
the tragic story and trial wherein her
name had been mentioned.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
LOST

WASHINGTON, April 16.-(spec-
iaD-The United States supreme
court handed down a decision on yes
terday declaring that 1t had no juris-
diction In the contempt case Of Sen.
II. NJ. Patterson, Of Colorado, and the
writ of error was dismissed. Justice
Harlan and Justice Brewer dissented'
II will be remembered that Senator
Patterson was fined $1,000 by the
Colorado state supreme court for the
publication of cartoons ridicuiing
members of the supreme court in two
of his Denver papers.
The decision was no surprise to
Son Patterson and his attorneys. He
will, he says, make no attempt to fur-
ther to fight the case.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
CERTAINLY A SUCCESS
Great Crowds Attending One of the
Biggest Sales Ever Held
In City.

II has been Interesting to watch
the great crowds of ladies that have
poured into the big double stores of
the La Coste Dry Goods company,
during the past three days. woman
is never slow to take advantage OF an
opportunity to attend special safe
when 1t Is known that the sale Is con-
Quoted strictly on the square and the
Sentinel has watched many special
sales conducted in Grand Junction In
past years but none have seemed to
nrove more satisfactory popular and
successful than the sale Manager La
Coste inaugurated Saturday for the
purpose of making a great reduction
in the size of his immense stock,
Throwing over 100000 worth of new
goods. shoes and other lines of goods
on the market at remarkably low
prices.
This morning the Sentinel man in
his travels over the city dropped INTO
the big store and realized at once
that It is one of the tempting cen
ters of attraction for the feminine
portion of Grand functions popula-
ton.
had exceeded all expectations, the
attendance has been wonderful ana
the amount of goods sold on each OF
the three days that the sale has been
i'm progress has broken many records
The regular corps of efficient clerks
is being assisted by extra saIeslad
les and all seemed to be kept busy
every minute of the day. saturday
Monday and today. from the very
opening hour until the closing hour
in the late afternoon there have been
from ten to fifty ladies in the store
every moment of the time. The store
is not being kept open evenings as
that time must be devoted to STRAIGHT
ening out the stock for the following
day.
Coste states that there are yet great
many lines of good practically un-
touched goods. including departments
of the dress goods, ready to-wear
cIothing and shoes. The stock Of
efred is one of the biggest ever put on
tha local market and the quality or
goods. their stylishness and the nat
fering prices at which they are pc
ing sold. has been widely commented
upon by all who have visited the
Mr.. LaCoste states that the sale
viii be kept up for some time yet as
the stock must yet be greatly reduc-
ed. as Mr.. La Coste considers II 100
large for this time of the year. Such
an opportunity to secure, in the mid
| die Of the season. the very latest
| tbIngs in the dry goods, shoe and
ready TO wear clothing line for that
season, is certainly rarely ever offer-
ed The people of any town or city.
The LaCoste people have AWAY
dealt fairly with their patrons ana
made no misrepresentation In their
ladvertising or made promises tha'
,,are NOT kent. consequently the sue
cess of this sale is not to be wonder
ed at.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
SAME DEFENSE

NEW YORK, Apr IL 16.-(specinl)
-"If another trial of Thaw is held
it has been agreed that the same line
of defense as that used in the first
trial will he followed. Evelyn 1haw
will tell her story again but her attor-
ney and testimony will be greatly
strengthened by documentary evil
dence that was not used before" This
is the statement credited to Attorney
REILLY of Harry Thaw's counsel.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
q anAnAAAhnnnnA o q o

The formal change in the manage
ment of the city government was
made last evening at the city hall
in the presence of several score of
citizens who had gathered to witness
the adjournment without day of
Mayor l. N. Bunting and his council
and the assembling and organization
for business of Mayor-elect ]. r.
Wentworth and his new council
For the Last Time
It was shortly after eight O'Clock
when Mayor l. N. Bunting called the
outgoing council together for the last
time. Only five Aldermen were pre-
sent when the roll call was called,
Norris, oBoyle, McCulloch,. Smith
and AlBire, but later Alderman Day.
les came in. Aldermen Platt and
Lutes were missing
Clerk Conley read the minutes of
the previous meeting and they were
accepted without correction.
There was very little business to
attend to before the old council ad-
iourned. the business had been well
cleaned up at the two previous meet
ings.
The Kettle Case
Mayor Bunting at the request of
Attorney J. S. Carnahan representing
the claimant, advised the present
couneu of the case of f. NJ Kettle,
who alleges that he was injured on
a defective sidewalk, and who states
that he is willing to settle with the
citv for 5000, an amount sufficient to
cover his physicians bill and the
value of his services during the weeks
he was kept from work on account Of
his injuries. Mayor Bunting announc-
ed that the reason the present coun-
Gil had not effected some settlement
in the matter was that the matter had
been referred to City Attorney Coles
some time ago and he had not been
i'm attendance at the last two ses-
sion of the council and he made no re-
mort. consequently the matter would
necessarily have to go over to the new
council.
MAYOR Bunting Thanks Council
There was no further business and
the last few moments Of the final ses-
sion of one Of the best councils that
Grand Junction has ever had we're
Shining away. Mayor Bunting took
occasion to speak highly Of the work
of the council and the congenial man.
ner in which himself and the coun-
Gil had worked together. He stated
that as they we're about to adjourn
without day he desired to thank each
individual member and the council as
whole for the courteous treatment
to him during the two years. Il have
moi a word of reproach for the coun-
ell or its members but only thankful
ness to them, on my part" said the
mavor. He further declared that ne
at all times, had absolute confidence
in his council and had no reason al
this last hour to change his opinion
"of course this council has made
some mistakes. There never was
council that did not make mistakes
but believe that all the mistake
we have made were made honest
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
ALL BLUFF

CRIPPLE CREEK, April 16.4
(SpeciaD- threats that the oIu
council would give the @
new Democratic council, a hght ior
its seat, did not materialize, the ne"
council was sworn in last night.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
Change in City Government
Last Night-Interest-
ing Scenes Enacted
VEDDER WINS OUT
For Water Superintendent
As Result of Democrat
ic Alderman Break
ing Pledge.

q q q q q q o o q o q o q Z
q The following is the COM {
a plete list of the elected and ap-. {
q pointed city officials who will {
q operate the local municipal {
q government for the next two {
q years: {
q Mayor. r. Wentworth. (
a Aldermen:-J. c. Plank, ]. {
q B. Matthews, w. c. Boyer, {
q Matt H. Flynn, C. F. Hudson, {
q NJ. Hertz, A. P. Drew, and w. {
a D. Davies. {
a President of Council-w. d. {
q Davies. {
q City Clerk-John NJ. Conley. 9
a City Attorney. w. Rozelle q
a Treasurer. j. Chapman. q
a City Engineer-M. ]. o'Mal- 9
q lay. Z
a City Physican-Dr. Hebert 9
a Street Commissioner-Joe q
4 NJ, sampliner. q
4 Water Supt.-B. w. Vedder. q
\ Fire Chief-G, p. Rogers. q
\ Chief of Police-C. C. o'Neil q
a Night Policemen-R. ]. Pat 9
4 terson and A. T. Wharton. q
4 First Asst. Fire Chief-E. L. 9
\ Faulkner. @
\ Second Asst. Fire Chief-T. 9
\ j, Rogers. q
5 Official Paper-The Daily 9
y Sentinel. @
\ .
: a a a q 8
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
WOMEN POLICE

TOLEDO. April 16.-(Speciall
ToIdo is to have women ponce; DC
ginning today. They are TO whlDii ,,, a., A.
ter wayward children ana VIII ="
vested with full police power.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
BORAH APPEALS

WASHINGTON, April 16.-(Spec-
iaD-Senator Borah, of Idaho has ap-
pealed to President Roosevelt to have
his hearing on the charge of being
implicated in timber frauds, postpon-
ed until after the MOyer-Haywood
trial as Borah is the leading counsel
for the prosecution.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
BURNS DOWN

MONTREAL, Canada, April 10
(SpeciaD-The medical school of the
famous McGiu college was destroyed
last night by fire.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
AWFUL CHARGE

DANVILLE, Ills, April 1G.-(Spec
iaD-Rev. George Keneson pastor
of the first Congregational church
of this city, was arrested today on
the charge of assaulting four young
girls, all under 10 years of age. kene-
son is one of the most prominent min
isters in this section of the state.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
REVOLUTIONISTS

ST. PETERSBURG, April 10
(SpeciaD D-Twenty-five revolutlohls,,s
some of note, were taken into CUSTODY
last night.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
EVANS DEAD

DENVER, April f6.-(specialc; u -
Frank Evans. son of the late Gov
John Evans and cousin OF W. NJ ~.
Evans, died at Cincinnati TO-DAY. 6o oo
had been a resident of Denver ior ~
wears.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
THE RED LIGHT

BOULDER, April 16.-(Speeial)-
One of the firest acts of the new couh-
Gil last night, was the ordering OF tle
red light district wiped out ana t''
inmates made to leave town.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
THE FESTIVAL

DENVER, April 16.-(SpeciaD -
This city will hold Festival of Noun
tain and Plain this fall definitely
decided upon last night.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
The VETERANS

BUFFALO, April 16.-(Special)- -
Denver will probably get this years
encampment of Spanish War Veter-
ans.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16

Everybody should try our blue rib
hon brand Of home made sausage
Hilbert and Rettig. the Leader gro
cerv and meat market. APT Main st.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
COUNTERFEITER

CINCINNATI, April 1G.-(speG-
iaD-Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Caldweil,
claiming to be from Denver, are heiu
here on a counterfeiting charge.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16
ON TOMORROW

SAN FRANCISCO, April 10
Reuf's trial will
open tomorrow morning All is IN
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16

.,nan can make herself when
|. ,dorns herself with tasteful
1, handsome jewelry. We have
Fi ,be latest designs in chains.
H. and many others as well as
!. most beautiful assortment of
r.,lops stones set in unique de-
n. for personal adornment or
.s3ilng gifts.
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16

unas, llnent is needed to prove
~ ''Or excellence of our work
ID, e liable to forget that your
tor,.e a,e sun waiting for those
i nas Ds mat you promised Now
IOnp 70 make good and call on
h sno ,sne Err DEAN at THE PIC
F on North Fifth street
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16

CONTINUED on fifth Page)
The daily sentinel., 1907-04-16

: ,f,,rn on Paper is IT Everywhere
,'t s f,uscialIy in the West. The La
y y, Nan an Who is Generally the Spender
la's Y !. Merchants, Has Time After the
\. ~, ~ If The Day TO Read It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18
To Raise Level Of Park.

The work of throwing up the earthen
emba nkment about the portion of the
Washington barracks park, the level Of
which 1t Is proposed to raise three or four
feet is In progress, and by the end Of this
week, 1t Is stated, everything will be in
readiness for the dredge to start work. The
dredge Gray Eagle, which was brought here
last week to do the filing in at the barracks
park, Is lying at the Eastern branch pier of
the barracks, and her crew Is placing the
pipes, through which the liquid mud will
be pumped, on the floats and getting things
in shape to start work as soon as possible.
The material to be used in the work on the
PARK will be eXcavated from the bottom of
the Eastern branch and will be pumped
upon the section Of the park to be raised.
AS the mud settles the water will run off,
and a smooth layer of earth several feet
above the present level of the south end of
the park will be left when the pumping is
completed and the land drained. The dredge
which Is to do the work at the barracks
was employed a year or two ago in Deepen
ing the channel of the Eastern branch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18
Completion of Outlet Sewer.

1t is now only a question of a few days
before the land end Of the big trunk sewer
which runs from the Eastern branch to
the outlet in the Potomac a short distance
above the Bellvieyy naval powder magazine
on the river will be ready to be connected
with the big pipes running out into the
river. The bulk Of the sewage of the city
can then be empted into the Potomac,
where the tides will carry it to Chesapeake
bay and ultimately out in the ocean. The
land end Of the big sewer is now within
couple of hundred feet of the outlet, and
at the outlet cofferdam has been built,
pumps installed. and everything is in readi-
ness to connect the pipes. The double line
of piping, which Is to convey the sewage
out to deep water In the river has been
in readiness to be connected with the land
end of the sewer for several months. While
the shore end of the sewer outlet is only
few feet below the surface, the channel
end is thirty feet down below the surface
of the water, and through these pipes the
sewage will be discharged While the end
OF the sewer building work Is in sight, It
is stated that 1t will be a month or six
weeks before 1t Is completed and ready to
have the sewage of the city turned into 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18
SHORTAGE OF POLICEMEN.
Lack of Good Material-Change in
Examination.

Owing to the apparent limited number of
qualified and desirable applicants for posi-
lions on the metropolitan police force, there
is at the present time shortage of police
men. Several positions vacant which
Maj. Sylvester. chief of police. has been
unable to fill, because of the lack of good
material"
To remedy the condition and in order to
secure the necessary new men to fill vacan-
cies on the force, the superintendent has
recommended to the Commissioners that
the percentage for practical questions in
the civil service examinations for appli-
cants for positions on the police force be
changed from so to 20 per cent He made
it plain that this change is imperative, and
the Commissioners have approved the
recommends ton.
In explaining the nature of the eNamina-
ton to the Commissioners and the necessity
for a change, Maj Sylvester stated that
the practical questions, relating to the duty
of a policeman, is largely a matter of
memorizing within limited period of time
that with which the applicant becomes fully
conversant within short time after ms
appointment to the force. He says that by
reducing the percentage given the ques-
tons he is of the opinion that the NUMBER
of eligibles will be increased, so that the
department will not be embarra ssed, as II
has been in the past year or so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18
WILL CORRECT ERROR.
Protest Against Water Main Assess
ment Brings Results.

Mrs. Fannie D. Conway has filed a protest
with the Commissioners against the pay
ment of an assessment for a water main
In E street against property belonging to
her in square zoos. Mrs. Conway contends
that she has previously paid an assessment
for a water main laid in the alley in the
rear of the property and that the last as
sessment Is erroneous.
Commissioner West referred the matter to
Assessor Griffin, who stated this afternoon
that the protest is we'll founded and the new
assessment is erroneous, the records
show that Mrs. Conway has paid all the
necessary assessments for water mains, but
this fact was omitted by some error on the
part Of a clerk in keeping the ledgers in
the assessors office. Mrs. Conway will be
notified to this effect.
To obviate the possibility of a similar err
ror in the future the clerk in charge of the
water main assessment records has been
instructed by Assessor Griffin to hereafter
verify the data in each assessment with the
water main plat books In the office.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.

Miss Maud Seay. twenty yeas of age
who lives In Danville, Va, met with a
painful accident yesterday afternoon while
standing at 9Th and + streets northwest
She walked against a buggy belonging to
of the vehicle passed over her foot. For
tunately for Miss Seay, the vehicle was a
light one, and She was not much hurt.
While crossing New York avenue at
18th street yesterday afternoon Herbert
Wall, twelve years of age, living at 42S
New York avenue was struck by a bicycle
and knocked down. He sustained a painful
cut over his eye and was taken to Dr.
Wagner's drug store, where his injury was
dressed.
The explosion Of gasoline stove caused
slight blaze in the house of Samuel
Trippen, 73s New Jersey avenue northwest
yesterday afternoon. Several companies of
the fire department responded to an alarm
that was sounded from box 26S the usual
crowd of boys following The firemen did
not have any work to do when they reached
the house. the blaze having been extn-
guished by the occupants of the premises
before any damage had been caused
young colOTed man named George Lee.
residing at Arlington, Va, was brought to
this city last night and treated at the
Emergency Hospital for injuries to his
abdomen and legs. sustained by being
caught between wagon and shed while
working in a brickyard across the river