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Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31
COLORADO NEWS

Pueblo church people are after the
saloons and want the number de
creased and the license Increased.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

Ed F. Browne who wanted to go to
congress from the Second district on
numerous occasions. is out In letter
against direct primaries and electing
United States senators by vote of the
people. Wrong. Mr.. Browne.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

Twice nine tailors couldn't make
men out OF some male bipeds.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

Fourteen years was the sentence i'm.
posed upon Abe Ruef at San Francisco
yesterday. A neat New Year present.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

ls47 Roger Bros trlple-plate knives
and forks, sS.75 dozen. Hahn.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

Fire damaged the Occidental hotel
at Los Angeles Monday to the extent
OF 100000. several firemen being in.
jured.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

Darsalas e NssAaa's Aanssal 2
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

Heney may take hand In the Pitts.
burg investigation.
Methodist divine of the big city
by the lakes says Chicago is only an
annex of hell.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

Democrat this morning publishes an
alleged Associated Press dispatch to
the effect that Fitzsimmons had chal-
lenged Johnson. The Herald briefed
this item yesterday, taking 1t from an
outside exchange. The ID. & II. G.
should hurry up its freight and help
out the Democrat in way Of dispatches
Colorado's wild antelope herd, which
Is protected by the state game laws
from slaughter until 1911, Is weather
ing the severe winter in fne shape
There are 1900 antelope In the herds
which are located between Denver
and the eastern Colorado line. Sew
eral OF the animals have been killed
by Rock Island trains during the win
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

Governor Hughes committee to
probe Wall street will begin on the
produce and cotton exchanges, and
members will advance expense money
for the investigation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

A gamblers paradise is what
Lucky" Baldwin will have at his pri
vately owned town Of Arcadia, where
At present the Santa Anita race track
u located. This wiz b accomplished
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

ROME. Dec, 30.-The minister Of
marine this afternoon estimates on the
most conservative basis that the dead
In the earthquake and tidal wave will
exceed one hundred and fifteen thou
sand persons.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

President Roosevelt will recommend
the payment Of one million dollars to
reimburse Mr.. Hartman for the ex-
pense he was to in repairing the dam
age caused by the change and over
flowing of the Colorado river into the
great Salton sea.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

l.. H. Andrews, an attorney at Nc
3S Park Row. has made public detail
of a $1.00O.00O corporation which. h
said, is to outfit and send to Coco
island. in the Pacific ocean, an ea
pedition In search OF treasure wort
millions of dollars, said to be burie
on that island.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

ance flight OF two hours at an aver
age speed Of 20 per cent OF the trial
requirements. and must maintain its
equilibrium without change OF post
ticH by the aeronaut.
One of the features OF the specifica-
tons that will appeal particularly to
inventors OF limited financial means Is
that relative to the silk 10 be used in
the construction OF the balloon. This
is one Of the most expensive items in
the machine, and II is stated that tho
material for the gas bag viii be fur
nished by the government. The sig
nal Office has procured some samples
OF silk Of great strength. pliability and
closeness OF texture. II weighs 5,S42'
ounces per square yard and has a
minimum breaking strength Of ga
pounds per inch width. This mate
rial requires no varnish. but IL to be
covered with an aluminium prepare
ton, which will not only make II gas
tight, but will. by rejecting the rays
OF the sun. prevent a considerable loss
Of hydrogen, such as occurs when an
ordinary balloon Is suddenly exposed
to The increased temperature Of tho
sunlight upon emerging from a cloud.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16
Around the Metropolis
What IL Going On in New York
City Told in Interesting Manner

Invested more than q million In horse
flesh and In the westchester Farms
stable. Her horses were entered In the
Madison Square Garden shows under
the name OF Sidney Holloway. and
she was the owner of the crack jump
or, Jack Frost, one of the prize win
ners Of the Westchester farms
stables.
Brenchley IL an Englishman Of not
prepossessing appearance. is six feet
tall and has a puffy face and puffy
eyes. He is q boaster and told his
friends months ago that he was going
to break up q milllonaire's home.
Those who knew him paid no alton
ton TO his talk. He was for a time en-
ployed as trainer by Alfred Gwynn
Vanderbilt and is believed to have
been useful TO him In the Hotel Mon
ticello in West Sixty-fourth street,
where the horse trainer lived until q
short time ago.
Brenchiey was devoted In his at.
tentions to q woman who lived In the
hotel until last November. He bought
an automobile for $1,000. for which
this woman paid to hush up a scandal
In which a millionaire was protected
The woman is in Europe and her hus'
band IL believed 10 be in Havana. de
] termIned not TO meet his wife again.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16
Says Soldiers Want Canteen

state OF affairs. Capt Hagood's re-
port is based upon large number OF
reports secured by him from the diff
ferent army posts.
The report also undertakes to show
Why soldiers will not stay in the army.
some of the answers being based on
demands for restoration OF the can.
teen. less frequent change OF station.
fewer court-martials. building gymna.
Sums and increased pay.
II is shown that the only other great
nation maintaining an army OF any
size By voluntary enlistment-Great
Britain-pays her soldiers more than
the United States, although the cost
Of living is much less in the case Of
the British soldier.
The report shows the changes that
have occurred in recent years in the
expense OF living at the army posts:
how the value OF the allowances has
shrunken, how travelling expenses OF
officers with families have increased
through abolition OF passes and re.
duced rates Of fare; how more fire.
Quent changes OF post involve heavy
household expenses. and Capt. HagOOd
points out that unprecedentedly II Is
now very difficult to obtain suitable
material 20 Ill the numerous vacan-
cies at West Point
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16
The De Arnond- Williams Clash

these long-range observers read with
absolute amaxement the statement
that the Missourian is 90 years old.
To account for the act of the seeming.
~ self-contained one In calling his
colleague q liar there are people to
declare that It was not De Almond
who used 'the shorter and ugller
word" II was Missouri. There IL
something In this. doubtless.
David A. De Almond Is a lawyer,
one OF the best. so II is said. in tho
congress. He was appointed one Of
the managers on the part OF the house
In the impeachment proceedings
against Judge Sweyne, OF Florida.
Everything that De Almond says
apparently Is measured, but neverthe.
less there is no hating In his speech,
and what he says is well worth lis.
tening to, and. what's more. It is lis
tened to. De Almond is the last man
In the house of representatives who
would be named as one likely to be
engaged In a brawl, let alone to bring
on the brawl by heated word out Of
his own mouth.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16
Canine Criminal Catchers

The dogs are OF the Berger Beige
breed, and resemble Scotch collies
somewhat. but are not 30 tall or large.
They are really sheep dogs. and there
Is nothing OF the bloodhound to them.
as IL popularity supposed. No man is
allowed TO feed the dogs unless he is
In full uniform. The animals are
taught-that the man In blue is their
friend. and that all others are 20 be
considered enemies.
The police frequently try expert
ments with the dogs. One Of the men
win dress up az tramp. and when
he Il about q block ahead Of the dog
the policeman In charge win order the
animal 20 get the fugitive. Before the
tramp" has gone q quarter Of block
farther the dos IL at his lseels. II the
tramp" tries 70 get away the intsliI.
gent RRimal circles about his feet and
elfectnally prevents progress. II un,
muszled the dog would have the man
At his mercy, provided the latter did
not have 3 gun. OF course, In the
practice work the dogs are always
rnnzaied.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

900 a year, and perhaps 100000. as
her compensation for setting the en-.
terprise on foot.
Out Of this Mrs. Firestone will re-
pay $4,000 to the lender of the $500,
or a matter of 10000 per cent on his
investment.
The whole thing. as she explains It,
Is simple. It is as follows: The $500
will DO used to hire Faneuil hall in
Boston on Lincolns birthday next,
when "The American association to
adjust, maintain. and perpetuate
American institutions" will be
launched.
Every one Of the 10000, 900 residents
in the United States will be anxious
to Join and will gladly pay the initia-
ton fee of 81. This will provide the
initial capital OF 100000, 900.
OF every two dollars received one
dollar will be used to form a national
campaign fund and the other dollar
will 80 for the organization expenses.
The president OF the association,
who should naturally be Mrs. Fire.
stone. snail receive q salary of .00C
a year. viii serve three years. and
then will be retired on n life pension
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

ern state. In the last congress Eze-
kiel Samuel made a speech In favor Of
= bin appropriating a large sum Of
money for the Improvement OF the
Tomhigbee river. Mr. Gambler came
within an acc Of making the T0mbig-
bee a. famous. temporarily at least.
as Private John Allen. a fellow ALissis-
Sippian. made tho town rupelo.
There we're prose and song in equal
measure IN the Mississipplan's plea
Cor the TombiEheo. He wanted q
huge sum Of money. bat prose and
song tailed % their purpose. notsith-
standing the fact that the house had
q light and en- agreeable time Of Il for
eevoral hours whlls the loyal Missln.
sipplaa hald forth IN hia sleaainss.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

with the view Of securing the best
possible balloon which the latest de-
velopments In aerial navigation can
produce. The balloon is to be OF silk.
inflated with hydrogen capable of
carrying two people weighing $50
pounds. with 100 pounds Of ballast,
must be capable Of making q speed of
20 miles per hour in still air. though
a lower speed may be proposed at re-
duced cost. down to 16 miles, or a
higher speed up TO "a miles at an en-.
HANGED cost. II must make an endur.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

when she occupied a comparatively
minor position in theatrical affairs
and Il Is largely through his encourage
ment and assistance that she achieved
stellar distinction. II has been said
by those who should speak with au-
thority that since she became a star.
as much as $4,000 q season over and
above the receipts have been expended
on her stage productions and that the
funds were provided by Mr.. Schwab.
Throughout this period OF her ca,
reer, however, Mr.. Schwab never visit.
ed the theaters where she was appear.
ing and he never has seen her from
acroLs the footlights since she became
one OF Broadway's widely known &C.
trssses. He pursued this policy with.
out deviation, his friends declare. so
that there could not be any reflection
upon the nature OF his interest In the
young woman who is TO become his
wife. Miss Edwardes has not been
seen on the stage since last season.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16
Why Gambler Was Turned Down

Now as for Mr.. Gamblers right to
growl at Speaker Cannon. The Re-
publican chieftain wants to keep down
the appropriations this winter. For
some reason or other he has an idea
that the agricultural department "a
likely TO have some special pleadsra
for money before the committee ON az.
ricultnEe. Representative Gambler was
a member Of this committee In the.
last congress. and he wanted 10 be a,
member OF II In this congress. Mr..
Cannon. however, remembered the
plea for the millions for the improve
msnt OF the Tomhlgbee river that tho
Mississippian had made last year
with perfect face and n perfect faith.
and came 70 the conclusion that a man
who could ask for millions a. another
man might aBk for hundreds would DO
too sAsy mark for the begulling onss
Of the agricultural department.
Mr.. Cannon therefore refused to
give Mr.. Gambler the place on the az.
Ficultural committee aud gave aim ter
ritorles instead. In refusing the Asri.
cultural committee berth TO the Misaia-
Eipplan the speaker made the only 70.
flsNl exception 20 the rule az Krantina
requests Cor committee places made
on behalf q the Democrats b. Iohn
sharp Wiiliana canAIer alone uae
plnsted Uut FOR denial. and today ho
refuses - ~ eqmteFted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

a paltry $500. That is what Mrs. May
G. Firestone, who lives In q small
room on the top floor Of a building in
Nest Seventeenth street, declares.
and she has given 20 years or more to
working out the details Of the enter
prise.
Profits OF $4,000. 100000 a year are
counted upon when all the trusts are
turning in their earnings to their new
owners. Mrs. F1restone, who has ad-
vertised for somebody to advance the
$500. will get a salary of at least $780,
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

Queen yictoFia'n ietteru. which hevs
recsntiy been published. are &c lmpor-
lAnt contribution 70 che iAlimaie his
tory Of an aeo Of EnaliAil thought and
literature which beAEs her name. Her
letters TO Tennyaon. prhllshed SONS
years ago, have long slnca dispelled
che idea that she was only 4 symboI
and name The new volumes show
more nbundantly thar she wna q keen,
vigorous thinker about mon and
events II she had renina to-
aiageemannhlp. che had alao eeuiul
Cor an art quite a. rare. ne at Of lot
~ Wlifing
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16
II REcRUlTiN6
III STkTt@

the army and navy.
The publication makes e volume OF
100 printed pages. profusely illus
trated. The illustrations convey in
the most graphic manner an idea of
the slender proportions to which Uncle
Sans regular army is now reduced In
point OF numbers. A full page fronts
piece depicts company Of infantry
starting from Fort Niagara on a 81
day practice march, with nine men In
the ranks, although the authorized
strength was IS men, and some Of the
other pictures show an even worse
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

st. Joseph--walter G. Stewart.
superintendent Of the municipal street
lighting plant. surrendered to the sher-
IN, who held a grand jury capias
charging him with classifying certih-
Gates. Charles A. Waller, foreman,
was arrested for endorsement and Is
in jail. Ferd Mays, saloonkeeper,
charged with forging time slips. and
Ben w. Bradford, former city EN-.
plOye. charged with collision in the
alleged frauds were also arrested.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

was q familiar figure at the horse
shows and In Broadway. The report
was published that they had eioped.
Mrs. Dieterich IL worth 100000
In her own right. and her husband and
his father, Charles =. Dleterich. are
also millionaires. They are associated
In many gas companies in Indiana,
Ohio and Connecticut. The son Is n
civil engineer and director In several
Of the gas companies in which his
father is president and director. The
father lives on Fifth avenue in the
shadow Of the Carnegie castle. Mrs.
Dieterich has such a fondness for
horses that she is reported to have
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

A machine which threads Loco
needles q minute Is At work in a
ewies factory. Tho purpose Of the
machins Il 10 thread needles that arc
placed aflerMard Ia q loom for making
lace. The device II almost entirely
automatic. Il takes the needle. carries
h along. threats II. ties ths knot, cuts
the thread Of uniiorm length. then
carries the needle ecroae an open
sbncs and places u IN rack. The
'W6lk u threading the1e needles NHs
formsFlg dams oy had
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

THE one Demo
crat In the house
OF Representatives
who has q thorough
right to growl AZ
Speaker Joseph @.
Cannon is Repre-
sentative Ezekiel
Samuel Gambler.
Jr., OF Mississippi,
representing TIA
wanda. Noxnbee.
oktibbeha, Tisho.
miRgo and some
other counties OF
the good old south.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

New York's dog
squad 10 learning
fast TO catch crimi'
nails. In fact, the
foreigners are do
ing 90 well at their
training station in
Washington Park
that they confident
~ expect 70 receive
their shields IN a
few weeks. The
dogs were brought
over from Client,
Belgium. TO help
beat back the wave
- o-lr..a Ahak go
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

ElInor Glynn has studied M LONG
enough 20 feel warranted in sayGng
chat the American man is q hunter Of
dollars This isn't 90 bad . summing
up Of his predominant characteristics
e. the American man had reason e
fear, considering tho Giynn method
and manner OF studying and analyxine
tho masculine bent. However, per
haps this discovery 10 merely preliw
inary 10 somelhins more startling.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16
Flqhts RequlsItiOn to Indiana.

Jefferson City-A contest was waged
before Governor Folk between Indiana
parties, relative to \ requisition for the
return to Grant county, Ind, OF James
I. Settle, formerly a travelling sales
man for the Marion Paint Co. OF
Marion, Ind. Tho specific charge
lodged by the company was that Settle
obtained $40 under false pretenses.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16
Macon TO Vote on Local option.

Macon.-The county court ordered q
special election on local option for
Feb. IA. The petitions for the sub
mission were signed by 1000 voters.
Macon il exempted from the vote.
Bevier and all the mining camps will
vote with the county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

An EngllSh postman has Just re.
kired after n service OF 40 years. with
q record Of having Travelled 2ss. $50
miles IN the course Of his duties
There are no statistics available OF the
number Of taiIors' bills and love let.
ters ho has carried.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

mond who walked over to the desk Of
John Sharp Williams not long ago.
called him a liar. received the retort
courteous In the way of a blow and
then returned in kind.
At distance the Missouri repre-
sentative looks like a man Of IS; at
close range he looks like a man Of
rs. Most people see him at a dis
lance - the gallery distance - and
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

When they hear Their town accused
of pacific somnolence Philedelphians
can always point with pride TO the
fact that the annual football battle be-
tween the army and the navy takes
place there.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16
Neuro Had 80 Raxors.

Jefferson City-George Murray, q
Kansas City negro. pleaded guilty In
the circuit court here to bringing
stolen property into the county and
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
four years. Murray reached town a
day or two ago and when searched 81
razors were found In his pockets.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

ALL that is
needed to set going
q S160, 900. 900 en-.
terprise which will
grow until It has
absorbed all the
trusts, TO say moth
inging OF all the
land In the United
States, and will
give every man
over so years Of
age a life pension
OF $50 a month and
every child under
IS s25 a month IL
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

THE abolition Of
the canteen has
made II impossible
for the United
States army recruit
ing station to keep
the army and navy
supplied with able
bodied men.
This is the drift
OF the report made
by Capt. Johnson
Hagood Of the coast
artillery servic
who was detailed a
year ago TO look
into the reason why
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16
nlahwsxman Is ovsrpowered.

Jefferson City-A futile attempt was
made to hold up former sherif Samuel
Some. who lives In the suburbs OF the
city. The former county official and
Geo. Knollmeyer, a merchant, turned
on the robber, seized him and held
him until the police arrived. When
searched at the police station no
weapon was found.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16
wAsHTNGToN.-

WASHINGTON
II there ever lived
q man whose APP
pearance would
suggest that the
blood had become
tame and ready to
wait on the judg-
ment that man IL
David A. De Ar.
mond, representa-
tive in congress
from Missouri, yet
Il was the self-con-
tanned, apparently
absolutely impas-
sIVe David De Ar.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

Friends OF Joseph
Schwab, brother Of
Charles NJ. Schwab
and also a steel
magnate, were In
terested in the re-
cent announcement
that after he and
his wife have been
divorced he will
emulate the ex-
ample OF William
Ellis Corey by TAX
ing an actress as
his bride. The an
nouncement Is that
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

The sale Of apiritpous liquora Is In
creasing rapidly in New York city,
and more noticeably 30 in Manhattan
and the Bronx. which are selling LIQUOR
under 400 more certificates from the
state tilan were Issued last year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

Miss Paula Edwardes, Tor BeTerhI
seasons 4 star In Broadway musical
productions, will be the next Mrs.
schwab. The story Is denounced -
being wholly without foundation by
Mr.. Schwab.
As the story goes. Mr.. schwab be-
came interested In Miss Edwardes
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

italy leads all the countries OF Eu.
rope In foreign postal orders drawn In
the United States. The total sum
which Italians in this country sent
home during November was over
100000. That ought to make Italy
even more sunny.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

As usual after a financial crisis.
bankers urge the need OF establishing
In this country something like the
Bank of England 20 manage the ma.
tional currency The present system
Is antlquatsd and bad, and any sug.
Gesfion for improvement deserves re.
anactfuI examination.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

Football, with its revised rules pro
vidIng for open formation. has been
Tess fatal than usual this year and
much more interesting; Unfair play
ts bound to disappear along with bru-
tality. for public sentiment IL reused
against both.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16
Missouri Pioneer Dies.

warrensburg-Mrs. Angelina Duvall.
aged 90, died at her home in this city.
She Is survived by her two sons, Coun-
" Judge Wood OF this city and Judge
w. w. Wood Of okmulgee, Okla. Mrs.
Duvall was a native Of Orange county,
Va. but had lived in Missouri since
1879,
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

Some men must have been disap-
pointed on reading the article under
the headline, ITO Acquire Good
Hands," to find that 1t was a collec.
tion OF manicure suggestions.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

NEW YORK.
Because they both
sailed for Europe
on tho same steam
ship a few weeks
ago, gossip is as
sooiating the name
OF Mrs. L ID n a
Young Dietrich.
wife Of Alfred Il.
Dietrich, with that
Of Harry 8. Brench-
ley, a horse trainer
who had been en-
ployed by Alfred q.
Vanderbilt, an d
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

Jefferson City-At the meeting held
here for the formation OF a local or
ganiAation for tho prevention and re-
Iiel Of tuberculosis. Mrs. Joseph w.
Folk presided and was elected preai-
dent Of the ASST citation. with Mira
Dr. Charles p. Hough secretary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16
orImes' TestImony Begins.

Troy-The taking Of testimony in
the trial OF Captain A. G. Grimes,
charged with killing Joe Hines last
fall at the Grimes Club hunting
grounds. in this county. began in the
circuit court here before Judge Bar
nett
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

Mr.. Carnegie continues to be so
comparatively serious in his tastes
that It is hard sometimes TO believe
that he is really a Pittsburg million.
aire.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16
81. Louis ssnds s22e.as6.

Jefferson City-ssate Treasurer
dmelich received q draft from 81.
Louis for S99s. s56.3s. the states share
OF taxes collected by tho city during
tiho last two days OF December.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-01-16

II is said that modesty is 8 disease.
out It is not contagious. II It were,
aome OF our politicians might have
Tess TO say about themselves.