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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-30
An Ancient Lizard.

The tuatara Ward of New Zealand
Is said to he one of the most ancient
forms Of animal life now existing. 1t
originally possessed four eyes. but now
has to he content with but two. 1t
lays eggs. and these take no less than
thirteen months to hatch. the embryos
passing the winter in a state of hiber-
nation. These remarkable creatures
are found only in one or two places In
the colony. and they are rapidly be-
coming scarce. as collectors from every
part Of the world are continually on
their track. They are about eighteen
inches in length and. like many Of the
lizards, are said to have the character
istic of being able to replace portions
Of their limbs, ETC.. which have been
destroyed.
The Gallant New Yorker.
Two men and woman waited for
Broadway car at the Twenty-seventh
street corner Presently one Of them
said, Lets walk down to Twenty
sixth street and take a car there"
what is your idea for that!" asked
the other rs they started on.
$50 we won't have to give that wo-
man a seat" was the reply. when
cur comes along it is likely to be pref
ty we'll filled. However, there may be
one or two vacant seats. If we get In
before the woman does we stand a
chance Of getting them, but If we get
In with her we will have to let her sit
down. l always keep that in mind, and
for that very reason l avoid boarding
q car with woman whenever posi-
bly, can."--New York Globe.
The reported discovery by French
scientist, Professor Leduc, Of a method
by which anaethesia can be produced
by use Of electricity without electric
osmosis is attracting considerable at
tention, and the verdict Of his brother
scientists Is awaited.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-30

1t is Just like China to begin reform
81 establishing "councE of delibera-
11aon" instead Of council to do things.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-30

The provisional government in Cuba
Is prepared to harvest the annual rev.
olution crop with neatness and dr.
patch.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-30
COFFEE

The world is full of
anonymous coffee: Java
and Mocha.
Who returns your
money if you don't like
EN-?
Your grocer returns your money il you don't
iHxs 6ehiliina,s Best: we pay him.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
OKLAHOMA Man SAYS
NEW STATE SHOULD
BACK TAFT
Declares Uninstructed Dele
cation Flimsy Pretext of
Antl.Roosevelt Men.
BELIEVES PROMPT ACTION
SHOULD BE TAKEN

Guthrie, Okla. Dec. 27--'T am in
favoS) of holding the state republic
can convention for the election OF
convention as early as February 15,
and l am in favor of instructing the
delegation for william II. Taft"
said Charles III. Hunter, chairman
of the republican committee today.
The republicans of Oklahoma
should make an early decision in Its
choice for the presidential nominee.
The state committee. at its meeting
here January ;. will fix the time
and place for holding the state ean-
ventien. and hope he county
meetings will behs1 not iaser than
Two or three weeks from that time.
rtMy personal preference is for
the election OF delegates at direct
primaries. their election to be rati-
fled at a subsequent state conven-
ton. II state primaries should not
be held, / should prefer that dele
gates to county conventions be in
structed. These questions, however.
will be left to the committee with
out interference at, dts meeting jan
uary s.
"I believe that every candidate
for delegate to the Chicago conven-
ton should be required to declare
his preference for the presidential
nomination and that he should be
held to it. Beware Of the men who
are talking for an uninstructed
delegation. Someof them as COM
promise, are going to the extreme
\ of saying Oklahoma should send
delegation for Roosevelt. This is
flimsy subterfuge. They know
positively that President Roosevelt Il
not and under no circumstances viii
be a candidate for the nomination,
In going as alleged Roosevelt dele-
gates to Chicago they could say that
| inasmuch as President Roosevelt's
name did not come before the con-
vention they were released TO sup
port whom they pleased A Roose.
veit delegation and an uninstructed
| delegation have the same purposf
and misunderstanding to President
Roosevelt and to the nomination o.
William III. Taft"
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
PATTERSONSWEARSOUT
WARRANT FOR
BONF|LS

Denver, Clio, Dec. 27.--As a re-
suit OF fistic encounter in which
he knocked down and severely beat
Thomas X. Patterson of the Rocky
Mountain News and Denver Times,
Fred G. Bonfils, one of the owners
of the Denver Post was today ar
rested on a warrant charging him
with assault and battery. Mr.. Pat
terson, who was formerly a United
States senator, swore out the war
rant
Bonfiis was taken before Justice
OF the Peace Thomas Carbon, who
issued the warrant and furnished
bond for his appearance for trial.
The assault was committed yes
terday as Patterson was walking
from his home to the office. He
said that he did not know who
struck him until after it was al
over.
In a card published in the Den
yer Post today Bonfils states tha
his reason for such action was the
publication of articles in Patter'
sons papers "villifying'' him. He
declares that he will call Patterson
to account every time he meet'
him, II similar publication contin'
ues.
The affair is the result of a bit.
ter newspaper fight which had de
generated to personalities.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
FAMOUS ART TREASURE
IN HANDS OF
THIEVES
Van DyCk'S elevation of the
Gross" Believed to Have Been
Taken to New York.
REWARD OF $4,000
OFFERED FOX RECOVERY

New York, Dec. 27.-The police
of the great city are now engaged
In difficult search for one of the
most famous paintings of the old
masters which Il is believed Is hid
den here. A reward approximating
$4,000 has been offered for the re-
turn OF the picture and the arrest of
the thief.
The theft of this magnificent pic
ture "The Elevation of the Cross Is
one of a series of such robberies
among the countries OF Europe
within the last six months. 1t Is be-
lieved that an organized band OF
robbers of valuable paintings. with
headquarters in this city. Is at work.
BY this mysterious spiriting from
ST. Martins church, ,courtrai. Bel
GUM, of Van Dyck's religious paint
ing. another chapter has been added
to the incomprehensible series of
art robberies which from time to
time have stirred the interest of the
entire world and centers anew at
tention on the most peculiar form
of criminal mania. For almost three
| centuries this masterpiece has re-
posed in the sanctuary. 1t Is of such
heroic size that II could scarcely be
disposed of to even the most daring
OF fences" Its value, estimated by
experts at "about $200.000." Is such
as to make its description the COM
mon knowledge of connoisseurs
generally. 10 cannot fit Appropriate
ly in any private collection. 1t can
not find a sale IL cut up into Sec
tions. To the unbiased observer
It's unlawful possession can bring
no profit to Its custodian commen-
surate with the risk of obtaining
| and holding IL.
Why was It taken?
Famous treasures of art have dis
appeared before, with little posi-
bility OF gain to the person respon-
J sible, but never has there been such
| bold and seemingly predetermined
fruitless removal as that of the an
Client Van Dyck from the Belgian
temple. The European police hole
to the view that the Elevation OF
the Cross" Is an American consign.
ment, basing their opinion on a pre-
cedent which has shown the Gus
tom of the art thieves OF the ole
world to seek a market for theil
loot in the newer hemisphere.
But the paintings which hav'
come across the western ocean from
abroad, disguised with an unattract
I've water color, which disarm
curiosity and Is speedily washed off
has been of a size enabling the pro
moters of the schemes to dispose o.
them after a reasonable time hal
elapsed and the memory of the rob
berries has been lost In newer sen
sations. That the Van Dyck can b.
sold In this way seems improbable.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
BARROW WITHDRAWS
FROM DEFENSE OF
PETTIBONE

Boise, Idaho, Dec 27.--Clarencs
Darrow, chief counsel for the defense
in the Pettibone case, has been
forced 10 withdraw for the present
at least, and will go at once TO Los
Angeles. where he Will submit to an
operation.
He is very i'll with an abcess In
the ear and the operation Will be a
most delicate and dangerous.
After he delivered the opening
statement TO the jury yesterday, his
physicians informed him that his
life would be in danger IL he did not
submit to an operation at once.
Edgar Wilson will be in charge OF
the defense. but he Is Ill and was not
in court today.
The forenoon of the trial was TAX
en- up with the reading Of dispositions
relating to the explosion OF a bomb
at the home of Fred Bradley In San
Francisco.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
GIRLS DROWNED WHILE
RESCUING CHILDREN
Heroic Act of Two Vermont Wo-
men Who Were Skating on
Pond-Bodies Recovered.

Rutland, VT, Dec 27.--Ida Put
man, 20 years old and Ida Franklin,
"a years old, were drowned by the
breaking OF ice on a pond at Castle
ton near this city while skating yes
terday. They were members of a
skating party and were skating near
the bank when several small chill
dren far out on the pond broke
through the thin ice and began
calling frantically for help.
ions, went to the rescue Of the help
less children. Both could swim but
they were held down by heavy
clothing and steel skates. They
saved the life ofthe children but
sank from exhaustion and their
companion fled to shore leaving
their bodies in the ponds. The
bodies we're later recovered.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
SHOT HOLES IN THE AIR
BUT NO ONE HURT
A Posse Followed the Robbers So
Closely That Escape Was I'm
possible--Mddc Their Last
Stand In Timber and
Were Captured.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. 27--,At Cam
den Point. a small town thirty miles
from here, robbers early this morn
ing, robbed a small bank and made
their escape taking some $4,000 In
currency.
They were run down by posse.
surrounded in a small tract OF
heavily wooded land and after a
pitched battle lasting several hours,
they finally surrendered. All of the
money was recovered.
When the robbers entered the
bank they were discovered by citi-
zens but not before they had secured
part.
Three Men Heavily Armed.
There were three men In the band.
One remained with their horses out
side while the other two robbed the
bank. All we're armed to the teeth.
hastily organized posse, opened
fire on the robbers as they left the
bank The robbers returned the FIRE
and for half an hour there was a
running fight. In the excitement, all
shots went astray and no one was
injured.
The citizens, Joined by farmers IN
the neighborhood pursued the rob-
at length broke for cover and took
refuge in some small hills near Dear
born.
This gave the posse time to Or
ganize and soon about fifty men, all
heavily armed, were engaged In the
man hunt.
Every One Poor Shot.
The robbers were finally rurround-
| ed In the woods and again t1i<fe WAS
la battle, both sides shooting from
cover so that no one was injured.
When the robbers saw that escape
was hopeless. they surrendered. The
posse brought them TO Camden
Point and they viii later be brought
to this city Tor safet keeping. :
made to rob banks in Missouri and
| II Is believed these men formed part
of gang organized for that purpose.
The Bankers Association will con-
duct an investigation of their rec
srds.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
tv|CTED FROM HOMES
BY WEALTHY LANDLORDS
Price for Ill-SmelIing Quarters In
Great. Gloomy Buildings Has
More Than Doubled In the
Last Three Years. lis
the Charge Made.

New York, Dec. 27.-The strike
against the landlords of the tene-
mont houses in this city has as
sumed alarming proportions and 1t
Is estimated that thirty thousand
people have taken up tn cdy of low
er rents and better living rooms.
asked for permission by the tene-
The police department today was
ment people to be allowed to hold a
big parade. They say they will
have thirty thousand people in line
II they are allowed to hold such a
parade.
Parade or Mass Meeting In Protest.
If permission is refused them,
they say they will hold a mass
testing against conditions in the
tenement districts. The tenement
people say their rents have been
doubled in the three years and that
1t Is impossible for them to live.
The owners of tenements have
begun evicting tenants who have re-
fused to pay their rents and say
they will positively not make a re-
duction in the amount Of rents now
Tenements Are Owned by wealthy
People.
Nearly all OF the tenement build
ings are owned by wealthy people
In this city, They employ agents to
levy and collect their rents and
many owners Of tenements have
never been inside the buildings
which they own
Not only do the tenants of the big
IN lighted and III smelling buildings
demand lower rates but they de-
,rand moro sapnafy condlfione and
Extra Police in renement Disracss
In the tenement districts, feeling
runs high and the number OF ofri
cres patrolling these districts ha!
been doubled since yesterday wheI
\ the movement began.
| The tenants say that rather thar
continue to pay the high rents nov
| charged, they Will move into the
streets with their families and be
come public charges.
Many heads of families say the,
can earn less than dollar da.
and that 1t Is necessary for children
to work long hours in order to hell
support the families.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
JAPANESE ATTACK
ALASKA TOWN

San Francisco, Cal. Dec. I'll
The steam tender Unimak, which
arrived today from Alaska, brings
the news that several months ago
the Japanese at South End, in Ko-
diak, swooped down suddenly upon
the Indian village at that place and
looted 1t of everything Of value. Up
on several occasions which followed
this attack upon the village the
Japanese returned to terrify the In
habitants, and a report of the out
RACES were sent to Washington.
In reply, it was stated that a
United States warship would be i'm
mediately despatched TO Alaska.
The receipt of this word was all that
was needed to put a quietus on the
doings OF the japanese who have
disappeared from that section OF
Alaska.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
AMUSING CHARGE

New York, Dec. 27,--Jack White,
whom Coroner Acritelli located In
Tombs prison after a search which
began on Dec 5, was examined yes
terday in the case Of Mrs. Maude
Smith. who was found dead on the
ground IN the rear OF her apart
ments at No. 752 Columbus avenue,
evidently having fallen from the
window. White told the coroner that
he and two companions left Mrs
smiths rooms at o'clock in the af-
ternoon Of Dec. 5. leaving her alone
with her brother, Ralph Halliday.
This contradicts a story Halliday told
The coroner, that he left White and
his companions in the room about 8
O'Clock and that he found the door
locked and Mrs. Smith dead when
he returned. White was remanded
TO the Tombs, where he Is held on
a charge of malicious mischief.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
CANADIANS RAzE HOMES
OF CH|NAMEN IN
ALBERTA
A P,rminent Citizen Was
ThSs'ht to Have Been
N, e.,ered by limo.
0et Orientals.
MISSING " FOUND
BOTH \ yt AND WELL
Fifteen Hundred SedrChers StdrtC'
Riot---A Squadron Of Mounted
Police Were Called Out to
Assist in Quelling
the Outbreak.

Portland, Ore, Dec. IA spe-
cial received today from Lethbridge,
saws that race war, directed
against the Chinese has broken out
there. The citizens of Lethbridge
believed that prominent resident
of the place had been murdered in
a Chinese quarter Christmas night
and they began to search the orien-
tai quarters.
search Turned Into Wild Riot. :
Fully 1900 men, all armed joined
in the search which at length result
ed in a riot.
Restaurants and iaundries were
stormed and the buildings torn to
the ground.
Doors. windows, and even the
fronts of buildings were reduced to
splinters by a hurricane OF stones
hurled against them.
The Chinese, fled In a panic and
were chased from the town by an
CRY citizens. A squadron OF mount.
ed police was called out to quell
the riot and order has been some
what restored.
Missing Man Turned Up Unhurt.
A short time after the police had
taken charge, the man supposed tc
have been murdered turned up un'
harmed. He had not been in tht
storing order. II is not believed
that any one was killed although .
number of Cinnamon were injured
There has been feeling at Leth
ridge for some time against ths
1Orientals but so long as the polic'
remain there Is no danger OF an
other outbreak.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
.OlO COUPLE STRANGLED
TO DEATH BY AN
ASSASSIN

Lamar, Colo, Dec. 27.--Mr. and
Mrs. A. II. Maxwell, an aged couple,
living on a ranch, seven miles from
here. were found dead yesterday and
appearances indicate that they were
murdered by strangulation.
The coroner will hold an inquest
to determine the cause OF death and
rounding II.
of the couple, Is held pending an in
yestigation. He claims he can prove
that he was not at the ranch last
Saturday or Sunday when the muir
ders were believed 70 have been
committed.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
NO DIVIDENDS UNTIL
DFBTS ARE PAID
Directors of Tonopah Company Did
Not Declare the Usual 25 Gents
Mines Located I'm Nevada.

Philadelphia, Dec. 27.-The d.
Eectors of the Tonopah Mining COM
pany. whose property is located at
Tonopah, Nevada, declared no diyi-
dends today.
The dividends have been at the
rate of 25 cents per share, quarter
ly. The stock which sold as high
as s21 a share Is now quoted at
81 3-4. The directors announced
that they deemed 1t wise TO defer
all dividends until the indebtedness
Of 1878, 600 Is cleared on. The net
earnings for the quarter ending No
vember 80 were 1901, $40.
tfwScOYIouo
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
POWERFUL EXPLOSIVE
FOUND IN BOMB

Erie, Pa, Dec. 27.-Chief of Po-
lice Wagner made a test today OF
the contents of the bottle found In the
Internal machine mailed to Archie
Carr of 220s Cherry street, this city.
at the South Erie sub-postoffice yes
terday.
He poured two drops ofthe white
liquid on a piece OF wood. and TAX
ing 1t TO the open air, touched a
match 10 the fluid.
When the blaze reached the stun
a sheet of flame at least four feet
high shot into the air, proving the
solution to be a dangerous one. The
bottle Is being carefully guarded
and will be examined by a chemist
tomorrow
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
CUT HIS THROAT
TO CHEAT PRISON
Murderer Under IAfe Sentence, Bor-
roseti Razor and Severed His
Earthly Connections Killed
Wealthy Mine Owner.

Des MoInes, Iowa, Dec. 27.--J. C.
Cain, convicted of the murder OF
Charles II. Morris, a wealthy mine
owner in this state, borrowed a razor
from friend today, secreted It In
his cell and when his guards were
not looking, siashed his throat from
ear TO ear, dying in a few minutes
He had been sentenced to life in
the penitentiary and would have been
taken to prison at Fort Madison to-
day to begin serving his sentence.
He said, "I'd rather die than go
to prison for life-I'm a dead one
any way you fix It,"
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
SALOON KEEPER WON IN
SUNDAY CLOSING CASE

! Chicago. Ill. Dec. 27.-The 8
! Jury I'm the case OF Thomas 8
Chamales, the first saloonkeeper 8
7 10 be tried for a violation of the 3
! Sunday closing law, returned 3
verdict of mot guilty" The jury 8
! was out eighteen hours. 1t is 3
understood that otner saloon .
! keepers under indictment Will .
be tried at once.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
gSSS xsSSs ggg
TRAnE EXmTRGION

3 There will be a meeting. as
8 announced several days ago in
b The Citizen. OF committees ap-
5 pointed by the Commercial club
3 the Wholesale Dealers associa-
b ton and the Retail Dealers asso-
3 citation this evening In rooms
8 over the Zeiger Cafe. for the
5 purpose of discussing a trade
8 excursion over the Belen cut
3 off 10 Texieo and on into the
3 Pecos valley 1t Is very impor-
3 tant that such a meeting should
8 be we'll attended as the matter
3 Is OF universal interest to the
o business men OF Albuquerque.
3 Any one desiring to attend in
3 addition 10 the committee mem-
b bers will be welcome. The OPEN
3 ing OF the Belen CUTOFF to traf-
b flc has placed a large trade
: field at the door OF Albuquer-
. que, and 1t Is proposed 10 take
5 steps TO bring the trade 10 this
b city, where II logically belongs.
ESSV66 SSSl
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
OKLAHOMA OFFICIALS
ARE EMBARRASSED
Neuroes Are Leaving Town Where
Mob Law Prevailed---A Few
Came From the Country
With Guns. But They
Were DiSarmed.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec, 2I.--
Special newspaper dispatches to this
city from Henrietta, where 1t Is re-
ported that the negroes were in dan
ger of determination, state that there
is absolutely no danger OF race
war. However, most of the negroes
have left the town. 1t Is quiet there
today, but not over fifty negroes re-
main in Henrietta.
A few armed negroes came in from
the country yesterday but there was
no trouble in disarming them. They
threw down their guns when order
ed to do so and attempted no resist
ance. 1t Is believed they carried
arms through fear of assault more
than with intentions OF retanatioh
against the whites.
No Arrests for Lynching.
No arrests have been made for the
lynching of the negro James Gar
den, whose body was riddled with
bullets by a mob. 1t was this lynch
ing. following the shooting of white
man by Garden, that caused all the
trouble. Arrests may be made later
1t is not thought that the trouble
at Henrietta is of enough conse,
auence to make 1t necessary TO seno
state troops there as the local ON
GERS say they can control the situa'
ton easily.
EmbaFrasses New State.
The iynching of Garden and thu
notoriety resulting, have proven EN-
barrassing to the officials of the new
state. They have quietly takeI
every precaution to prevent furthel
| trouble and IL is believed that ON
ciai messages have been sent 20 TN
local authorities holding them e
strict account for any further recur
| renee of trouble. s
Whites Are Determined.
The white men at Henrietta ant
vicinity, however, are determined
| that the negroes shall be taught z
expect prompt retribution for crime
such as was the murder of the liv
eryman by Garden because the Tor
mer would not allow the negro Z
/ take a team from his stable. =.
1 1t is believed that the matter VII
result in most of the negroes leavinI
the town permanently.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
Drink -CRAzED INDIAN
KILLED TWO MEN

Riverside, Dec. 27.-Two women
made widows, seven children left
fatherless, is the net result of a
holiday tragedy at Temecula, this
county.
Preston V. Swanguen, constable OF
Temecula. and Louis Escallier, pro-
prietor of the Ramona hotel. were
the victims, both being shot and
killed at ? o'clock last night by
Horace MCGEE.
Swanguen was the first victim OF
the drink-maddened Indian.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
NEWBERRY FOR TAFT,

Detroit, Mich., Dec. 2T.-Iruman
II. Newberry assistant secretary OF
the navy, who has arrived home
from Washington for the Christmas
holidays. In an interview today an
nounced his support Of Secretary
Taft for the republican presidential
nomination by his belief that he
would receive il.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
MINING COMPANY STILL
PAYING DIVIDENDS

Boston, Dec. 27.-The directors OF
the United States Smelling, Refining
and Mining company declared a
quarterly dividend today on all COM
mon stock OF one per cent and one
and three-quarter per cent on all
preferred stock.
The dividend on all common stock
three months ago was 1A per cent.