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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-25
Silver Pick Tunnel,

Telluride, Colo.-The icep tunnel of
the Silver Pick group of mines. To-
Gated on Mount Wilson. has inter
seeted the vein which has been ,he OBJ
jective point of the bore. The dis
closures are fully up to expectations,
the pay streak being even larger than
in the upper workings and the values
are highly satisfactory.
The lower tunnel cuts the vein 500
feet below the lowest part of the up
per workings, consequently rendering
accessible that many hundred vertical
feet of stopping ground and an almost
inaxhaustible quantity in length. The
new tunnel will be connect I'd by a
raise with the upper workings and
when this is done the entire output OF
the property will be sent out through
the lower bore
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-25
oLo-riMe KILLING IN GEORGIA.
Race War in South Results In Death os
0ix and Woundina Seven.

Clayton. Ga.-Two negroes lynched,
one white man and Two negroes dead.
and seven other persons wounded is
the result OF an attempt to capture a
negro who attempted I criminal as.
sault on Mrs. Laura Moore. a widow
living near Manassas.
The Dead:
JOHN HARE. white. farmer.
SAM PADGETT. negro. and daugh-
ter. aged ten years.
lynehed:
PADGETT'S wife and son.
Injured:
W. J. Pierson. shot in stomach ano
arm. probably fatal.
James U. Daniel. shot in eye: may
die
DR.. J. L. Kennedy, cerious.
Son Of Padgett, serious
Flem Padgett, colored.
Two daughters OF Padgett.
Fifteen persons today surrounded the
house OF Sam Padgett. a negro, whom
they suspected OF harboring a ne
gro who had criminally assaulted Mrs.
Moore, and demanded to be allowed to
search the house. Permission was
gi, en-, but when within thirty feet OF
the house, those inside the building
opened fire on the posse, instantly kill
ing John Hare and seriously wounding
Barlow Pearson, James Daniel and DR..
J. l.. Kennedy. The posse then re-
turned the fire. killing Padgett and one
Of his daughters, and wounding two
other girls, aged six and thirteen. and
two of Padgett's sons. twenty and
twenty-five.
The posse then retired for rein
forcements The news spread rapidly
and by 10 O'Clock 500 armed men were
on the scene and started in pursuit OF
the negroes who had escaped. One OF
them was captured and taken before
Mrs Moore but she failed 70 identify
him. The negro. however, was idenu-
fed as the man who shot Hare and he
was started for the Reidsville Jail. to-
gether with Padgett's wife and son.
On the way the officers were over
taken by about seyenty-five men. who
took the prisoners from them. The
woman was told to run, and rs she did
Sd was riddled with oullets. her son be-
ing shot to pieces where he stood.
The negro who assaulted Mrs. Moore
has not been captured. but it is re-
ported that he is surrounded in negro
house and that in all probability he has
been killed
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-25
Lackawanna to Open.

eadville.-Preparatio are being
made to start up the Miller group of
claims in I.ackawanna gulch. The prep
eriy Is owned by Judge Harrison and
associates of Leadville. Last fail a
vein four Feet wide was found at the
bottom of the Miller shaft.
A foot of this matter runs from eight
TO twelve ounces in gold per ton and
the balance of the veien is milling
proposition. When the property closed
down mill for the treatment OF this
low-grade ore was in process of con-
struction and will be completed this
summer. The property Is located above
timber line.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-25
Will Cut vi, eadnes. Out,

Omaha, -Eight-year-old Davy
Markowitz. the boy who simply cannot
be good, is to have a surgeons knife
inserted into his head to take the bad
ness out Of him. This will lie the first
time the Omaha Juvenile Court has or
dered a surgical operation to cure the
disease Of delinquency.
Davy has been before the court
number of times and has been for
given on his promise to be good. When
ii came to keeping the promise, how
ever, Davy always failed.
Then physicians discovered that
adenoid growths were pressing upward
from the neck and back of the nose,
and, pushing against the brain, con-
stricting its growth. The removal Of
these is not a dangerous operation,
and 1t is believed. will remove the
tause OF the boys wickedness
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-25
Here 10 Home Rule!

Mellette, s. D.-The husbands -
fathers Of Mellette have arisen in -
volt against the game of bridge whist
and have passed an ordinance making
1t misdemeanor for any woman to
play the game. imposing punishment
Of from 500 to 500 fine and several
days in jail.
The men declare their women folk
are so infatuated with bridge that they
are neglecting their house hold duties.
Mothers have even sighted their ba-
bies to play bridge, and their husbands
receive no attention at all. The women
are angry over the passage of the or
dinance. They say they have as much
right to pass the time playing bridge
whist as the men have to play poker.
The town marshal SO feared the wrath
of the women that he resigned
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-25
careIessness on the Farm,

How easy 1t is for us to allow things
to go wrong when we have too much
to do, says Field and Farm. The burrs
may fall off the bolts in the moving
machine, the axle go ungreased, the
plow left to rust, the double-trees be
forgotten, the spade lost, the barn door
left open so that the bull may hook the
colt. The missing pigs may go unno-
ticed at feeding time. The COW is left
out in the storm with her young calf,
likewise the mare and young foal. Such
is the oversight Of great many farm
hands and It's result marks the failures
which render it almost impossible to
realize profits on a place operated by
hired help. The present fertility Of
western lands largely offsets the losses
II careless farm management,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-25
Helen Gould Would Suicide?

New York-Miss Helen Gould, the
philanthropic sister o. Millionaire
Howard Gould, threatened to commit
suicide If the terrible scandal growing
cut of his wife's charges against him
ever comes out in court, according
10 an amazing story told today by
William Carroll Woodward. known to
the police as Big Bill Hawiey.
Hawley has a suit pending against
Howard Gould and the latter's attor-
ney. Delaney Nicoll, for s250.000 for
services in working up evidence
against Mrs. Gould. He declared today
that the charges and counter charges
BY Howard Gould and hls wife, who
formerly was Katherine Clemmons,
the beautiful actress, are of such a
character that the Gould family will
never permit them 20 be aired in
court.
Miss Helen Gould. Hawley said,
went down on her knees to her
brother and begged aim to a1ert the
scandal.
Police Commissioner Bingham will
issue subpoenas for all persons to
appear at headquarters who lnay be
able to throw any light on the part
played by the detective bureau in the
affairs of Mr.. and Mrs Howard Gould.
Among those who will be called to
appear are Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Gould; Delaney Nicoll, Gould's coun-
sci. Clarence j. Shearn. Mrs. Gould's
counsel; Edward Sholas. the circus
man. and Big Hawley, who, Mrs. Gould
charges in the complaint in The sep
aration suit she has brought, was en-
ployed in the case.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-25
VICE ON ISTHMUS,
YOUNG AMERICAN GIRLS HELD
SLAVERY AND DiShONoR.
SALOON TO EVERY MILE POST
Editor Ferguson Returns From Pan
anna and Tells Some Very Vivid
Stories Of Misdoinos BY Govern
ment Employees.

That young American girls are held
in slavery in disorderly houses in the
Panama canal zone is the charge made
by William p. F. Ferguson, editor OF
the Defender, a New York Prohibition
paper, who addressed the weekly meet
ing of the Methodist ministers in Den
yer recently.
AS a result OF his disclosures, there
is developing a movement OF protest
that will reach Washington in short
time, backed by the churches Of the
entire country.
Ferguson spent a month on the 18TH
mus looking into conditions OF vice.
and his charges are summed up as fol-
lows:
Land owned by the government is
leased TO owners Of disorderly houses,
with full knowledge of the purposes
for which the property is used.
Such places are in control of syn
dicate of Americans and Panamians.
who make business Of procuring
young girls from the states.
One OF the largest places OF this de-
scription on the isthmus is owned by
the son-n-law of the Panamian gov
ernor Of Colon.
One of the leading officials OF the
panama railroad. which is owned by
the United States, has just completed
three-story building in Colon, which IS
used for immoral purposes.
Conditions on the isthmus are
shocking" said Mr.. Ferguson. Sec
retary Taft, in reply to the arraign.
ment of Poultney Bigelow some time
ago, said there were no immoral
houses in the canal zone. That was
true only rs far as public places are
concerned. l found in my investiga-
ton that there We're many such dens
run under cover, but with the knowl-
edge of the authorities. Outside of the
canal zone the wide-open policy pre-
walls, and l can scarcely paint the hor-
rible picture. Vice runs rampant.
saw American girls who are practically
held in slavery by syndicate. which
is composed of Americans and Pana-
mians. In more than one town found
such places Immediately adjoining
school houses"
Land owned by the government is
under lease to owners of these dens,
and in some cases officials connected
with the government are interested in
them For example. an official of the
Panama railroad has just finished
three estory house in Colon, which is
being used as disorderly house.
In the canal zone there is an aver
age of one saloon to every n!lepost,
the number being fifty. There were I
saloons, but the number has been cut
down arbitrarily one-half. but there are
still too many.
The saloons are the only ioafing
place for the Americans employed in
building the canal, the government,
clubhouses not yet being completed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-25
Life Imprisonment for Maynard.

Alliance, Neb.-The jury in the case
of Roy Maynard, a Denver boy who
shot and killed Roy B. Barnes, proprie-
tor of the Burlington eating house.
here last winter, returned verdict OF
life Imprisonment.
The trial began Friday afternoon
and the case was given TO the jury Sat
urday night.
1t was alleged by Barnes that May
nard, who had been working for him.
tapped the till and he refused to pay
Maynard nine days wages which was
due him. After discharging Maynard,
Barnes attempted to eject him from the
place, whereupon Maynard opened the
door and -hot Barnes three times, In
stantly killing him.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-25
Made q Face and 10 Jailed.

Berlin.-A tipsy laborer named
Bruennine, who one morning last NO
vembeT put out his tongue at the
Kaiser az his majesty went past in an
automobile. has just been condemned
70 nine months imprisonment.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-05-25
WORK OF VILLAIN
SOME FiEho WRECKS SWIFT PAS
SENGER TRAIN AND CAUSES
DEATH
FATAL CALIFORNIA DISASTER
Just a. Heavy Loaded Tains
Approaches.

Los Angeles. Cal.-Train No. 20. the
Shore line limited. one of the South
ern Pacific's line fyers due at O'Clock
| on night OF May Fl, wrecked at the
| West Glendale. ten miles north Of here.
| at IL 80 in the morning. The wreck
was the deliberate work CT train.
| wreckers. One man was killed and
| twenty two persons injured three prob
| ably fatally.
In accomplishing the wreck Of the
| train. which was the coast limited, a
devilish ingenuity had been exercised.
At point on trestle over the Arroyo
Seco. the fishplates and bolts of two
connecting rails on the southbound
track had been removed and in the
apertures whence the bolts were taken
| strands OF heavy wire were fastened
| at the end OF each rail. From the ap-
pearance OF the track. after the wreck,
| it was evident thar some person hid
| den on a hillside close to the trestle
| had pulled the wire as the train ap-
| preached and spread the rails outward
| toward the edge of the trestle.
The train. three hours late, was trav-
| cling between thirty-five and forty
miles an hour The engine wheels were
| first to leave the rails, and the engine
tooh W llts, tldNtllhS wv
yards before II was brought to stand
still. The tender, the diner. two Pull
| mans. the buffet. mail and baggage
cars plugged over the edge Of the tres
tie. falling sixteen feet. The buffet
| car. the express car and one of the
Pullmans were turned completely up
| side down, and the others landed on
their sides. All were badly crushed
and spintered
| T. ]. Mcmahon. Santa Barbara.
The Injured.
T II. Young. Oakland. porter. cut
about head. hip dislocated.
Mrs. Shidler. Los Angeles. injured
] internally; Will probably die,
| Mrs. Rose Fetterman, Cleveland.
Ohio. arm broken. lacerated scalp and
| head, internal injuries: will probably
| die.
| Miss Ferrie Opdike, Pittsburg, Penn
sylyania- injured internally, scalp cut.
| A. c. Young. Marshall. Missouri. cut
about head and face. arm broken.
| W. S. Stitt, Los Angeles, scalp cut,
internal injuries.
w S. Mcclure, left cheek badly cut.
| kneecap broken.
| William Love, Pullman porter, face
cut, injured internally; will probably
die.
C. A. Robbins, Los Angeles, head
cut. injured internally.
| y. f. Jacobs. Los Angeles, shoulder
broken, right arm cut.
w l.. Miller. Xenia. Ohio. cut about
face, badly injured.
| p. II. Baker. Portland. Oregon cut
about head and face hip dislocated.
| +. II. Stanley, dining car conductor,
San Francisco, scalp wound and lacer-
| ations of face
Ben Dixon. Oakland. dining car wal
ter cut and bruised.
| f. Wilcox. Oakland, second cook,
| cut and bruised.
J. Redwood. Oakland. dining car wal
| ter. cut and bruised.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
EMERYVlLLE ENTRIES

OAKLAND, Feb. 4.-Emeryville entries
FIRST RAcE-8h furlongs; purse; 2
Adena, io7; irish Mike. iii; Heather Scott
Ill; Parasol, III; Sand Piper, ia; Tea
Bath, 107 Wilmore and Adena are Griffin
entry.
SECOND RACE-Futurity course; SELL
ing; 4-year-olds and upWard-The Repro
bate, Ill; Lillituse III. Vineentio ia; ko-
komoka, ia Emma Reubold, 100; Black
thorne, ia; Red Era, III; Rusticate, III;
1Wheatstone, l06; proceeds, lO6; HiVaral,
100; Manila S.. 1O9,
THIRD RACE-Futurity course; selling;
l-year-Olds and upward-Brushup l09; An
gleta, 100; Box Elder 100; DR.. Scharff III;
Hainault, III; ~The Missourian. 106; The
Skipper ia; Achelita, 100; Bin Short Ill;
Dangerous Cir, loi; Ilmatar, Ill; Galice,
IL.
FOURTH RACE-G furlongs; selling; g.
year-olds and upward-Shady Lad, 107;
|Lord Nelson, 90; Chief Whitman, 103
Burnolette 9S; Major Tenny, 1903; Bush
thorpe, 102; Flaunt 103; DR.. Tom, lO6.
FIFTH RACE-l mile 20 yards, selIing;
4-year-olds and upward-Lucian, l0I; Gra-
phite, 107; Baker, 10; *Lazell. 1O2; m Joe,
ito; #Metlakatla, 100; Lone Wolf, l07; "The
Only Way, 102; CRATER, l01
SIXTH RACE-51s furlongs; purse; g.
1l2 Rose Cherry, lO2; Convent Belle lo2;
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
BORGIAN CALLOPS
IN CARD FEATURE
Easy Priced Horses Have Victorious
Day at EmeryviIe, and Bookies
Get More Than Even
Break
By Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. AIT
Emeryville today The Borgian, always
held favorite, captured the mile and
fifty yard race in an easy manner.
Santa Ray, held at to l, came on
with belated rush and beat Princess
Wheeler for the long end of the purse
in the selling race over the Futurity
course, after a hard drive. Results:
First race, three and half furlongs-
Abba, 105, Brown, 13 to s. won; Billy
Watkins, ia, L. Williams, to 5, sec
ond; Raleigh, Ill, w. Dugan, 13 to 8,
third. Time 0:53 As. Carlotte B, VAL
oski, Swedesman, Rio Vista, Crystal
Wave and Garter Light also ran.
Second race, Futurity course--Santa
Ray, 1923, Brown, s to 1, won; Princess
Wheeler, 122, Kelly. 8 to 2, second; Yo
lis 1-5 Comilfo Edurado. Sacredus,
Unlock and Chappaqua also ran.
Third race, Futurity course-Blanche
C, 107, Sandy, to l, won; Mitri, 106,
Lauby, to l. second; Duke of Orleans,
1O5, Brown, 20 to 5 third. Time 1:15.
Maia, Marion Rose, Dave Weber, Bush
thorpe, Tea Tray II also ran.
Fourth race, mile and fifty yards
The Borgian, 105, Hunter, to 2, won;
Anvil, 100, Sandy, to 2, second; Funny
Side, So, Menley, 10 to 1, third. Time
1:48 As. st. George Jr., Warte Nicht,
Early Hours, Captain Burnett also ran.
Fifth race, mile and twenty yards,
ng-Byronerdale, 100, Horner, to
l, won; Daniel c, 105, Brown, 10 to /,
second; Trapsetter, 112 Sandy 8 to l,
third. Time 1:46 As. Rey Dare Alice
Carey, Hulford, Fury, Monaco Maid
also ran.
Sixth race, five furlongs, purse
Blagg, SO, e. Dugan, to 2, won;
Jocund. 112. A. Brown, 9 to 2, second;
Aaron j, 1O5, Burel, Is to /, third. Time
1903 3-5 Instructor, Tocolaw, Mill
Song, Corn Blossom, Batidor, Free
Knight, The Bear and Glendenning also
ran.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
BLOSSOM RETURNS FROM
NEW YORK FOR HORSE SHOW

BENJAMIN Blossom, vice president of
the Southern California Horse Show as
sociation and one of the most en-
thusiastic horsemen in Southern Cali
fornia, returned home from business
trip to New York Sunday morning and
Is now busy preparing his entries for
the Pasadena horse show which will be
held March T. and 8. Mr.. Blossom is
always one of the largest exhibitors
and his stable is one of the best on the
Pacific coast.
Eight silver cups have already been
donated as first prizes in the different
classes for the coming exhibition and
several more are in sight Secretary II.
N. Neff of the association has the work
of securing the cups in hand and re-
ports that he is making most satisfac-
tory progress. Intense enthusiasm Is
being shown in every quarter, and the
prospect is that the horse show of 1907
viii eclipse all predecessors in bril-
lance
The contract for moving the grand
stand and for making the other nece3-
sary improvements at Tournament
park, where the exhibition will be held,
has already been let and the work Will
be hurried along as rapidly as possible.
The delay caused by the negotiations
with the Los Angeles association Is
rapidly being covered, and by March
all arrangements will be complete for
the most comprehensive exhibit of
classy horsefiesh ever held on the Pa.
cific coast.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05

race, the feature event, in which Won
Tromp carries top weight, lis pounds,
and Elevation the feather weight, 50
pounds. This race is very open affair
and will probably result In a close
finish. Cello has had a rest and likes
the distance, so look for him to win
today. Won Tromp, If he gets away
well, will probably make the pace, and
if Elevation does not collar him the
first part he may go on and win.
Wrenne will go we'll and probably i'm
prove over his last race and take a lot
of beating. Maxnar, if he performs 10
his marks, will be the star danger here
and may beat the lot. Watch the mar
ket. Reservation and Elevation have
only an outside chance to win.
The Major won his last two races in
such an easy manner that he should
win again, as he beat practically the
same lot of horses before. Jack
Kercheville is the most dangerous con-
tender and should be bang up second.
Search Me and Elfin King will probably
fight 1T out for third money.
Confessor looks to be in soft spot
in the second race and should have
little difficulty to beat The Roustabout,
which will probably set fast pace. Red
Knight should beat out Elota for the
short end of the purse.
A big bunch of maidens will face the
barrier in the third to go a mile. Rae
ing luck will play a prominent part.
On form these three should finish in the
order named: First Peep, Happy Rice
and Arragon. Red Ball and Royal
Ascot have a good outside chance to be
in the money
If Lone Hand is ever going to win a
race here this will probably be the day,
as she has only La Chata to beat. OF
the newcomers Rey del Mundo, Belle
of Portland and Otto Stiefel are the
best and one of them may finish in the
money
The gray ghost" will be the one to
beat in the sixth race, and if anything
does it the most likely one viii be Gold
SITTER. Green Seal should beat out
Platoon for the show money. San AL
viso has a chance to be in the money.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
GIRLS AND BOYS
PLAY BASKETBALL
UNIQUE SUGGESTION MADE BY
ENTHUSIAST
Game ls Advancing Rapidly In South
ern caIfornIa.and VIII Soon Be
on a Par With Other
Sports

Many high school and college grad
yates of Southern California, who In
days past were athletlcally inclined
and dabbled on the gridlron and dia-
mond are just now wondering what this
basketball game is over which such
furore is being created.
Basketball has for years been promi-
nently identified with Southern Califor-
MIA athletic life so far as the young
ladies were concerned. but only re-
Gently has the masculine element taken
up the game and brought IL to plane
with other college and high school
sports.
But another demonstration of west
ern development is the inroad of bas-
ketball. Long before the game had
attracted more than passing notice in
Southern California Yale, Harvard and
the great eastern universities had their
basketball fives and apparently the
game was an important phase of ath-
letic life.
Such promises to be the situation In
Southern California If the present out
look bears fruit Five strong college
teams are now on the field in addition
to the high school preparatory and Y.
NJ. c. a. fives.
Southern California climatic conditions
has had much to do with the advance
ment of the game, but nevertheless
basketball bids fair to attain posi-
tion in keeping with football and base
ball.
Basketball as witnessed when played
by some of the girl teams might be
thought to exist as a rather tame af-
fair. Quite the contrary, however. Be-
rarr
women have many q desperately fought
struggle, while sprained ankles and
broken limbs are not infrequent occur
rences when the masculine tribe
mixes in.
The following communication has
been received which should excite in
teresting speculation and perhaps re-
suit in actual demonstration:
Sporting Editor Herald:
Does 1t appear feasible to you that
young women's basketball team
should compete with a young mems
team?
HIGH SCHOOL BOY AND GIRL"
Wonder is that some one has not
thought of such a combination before.
Now 1t will be very pleasing If the
proposal is given a trial by some of
the progressive teams in the immediate
vicinity.
II Woulu appear llldl poyS anu girls
might easily contest in a basketball
game with beneficial results to both
sides. Young women have become
adopts along certain lines of sport dur
ing recent years and in instances have
shown superiority over the opposite
sex.
In any event, some enterprising bas-
ketball players hereabout possess a
chance of creating excitement and per-
haps creating a new phase of sport by
arranging such q game.