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LYCEUM-"The Colonial Bellies"

The two-act musical comedy that is
presented by The Colonial Bellies" en-
titled Lady Wall Street" will include
the services OF such people IS Ed Lucas,
The star OF several musical comedies:
Hazel Lucas. the mezzO-ScpranO; VIII
liam BetZ. the COMEDIAN Bandy and
Fields, wOrld-famous dancers; the Tex
as Steer Quartet: DeHollis and VeOia
Pony Ballet: tireless English dancers
and many others.
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Until Noon Tomorrow

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WANTS TO DIVORCE
POLICE AND POLITICS
Detective Offered Position of Chief
at San Francisco Will Accept
on One Condition.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. T7.-Capt
John f. Seymour. head OF the Wells
Fargo Detective Service, has been Of
fered the post Of chief OF police to sue
coed William K Buggy
Mindful Of the lessons furnished by
the career OF Biggy, who was continU-
ally harried by factional influences. Sey-
mOuT has agreed 30 accept the offer on
condition that the police department be
divorced from pOlitice and he can be
chief Of police in fact
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The PalaiS Royal
NIGHT AND MORNING
The BEST SHOPPING HOURS

For tonight until O'Clock and tomorrow morning until
midday the following special prices viii be quoted in the Basement
Floor Christmas Bazaar Of practical Christmas presents:
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NORTHWEST DISTRICT.

s929 18th st. NV. Columbia $50.
1926 9TH st. NV. North 61SS.
10Th and p SITS. NV. North $50.
so r. J. Ave. NV. North 2299.
1876 Fla. Ave. NV. North 1888
S1O3 NJ st. NV. West 1911.
7021z 9TH st. NV Main 1865.
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The regular price OF this
milk is 10c. Don't buy a
can or sO-bUy @ case.
You'll save pc on every
case.
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d In LLt1N q OI\IO'
2414 18th st. Nv. Columbia 367.
NORTHEAST DISTRICT.
1901 HI st. NE. Lincoln 1900.
81 Sth ST. Ne. Lincoln 1444.
SOUTHEAST DISTRICT.
500 B st. Sc. Lincoln SO.
eth and Pa. Ave. Sc. Lincoln 1540.
735 18th st. Sc. Lincoln 913.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
PEACE IN FORTY-FIFTH

Somewhat unexpected was the peace
that attended the primary election in
the forty-f1fth, for "Budgy" Nelson and
his Herrin gangsters knew that their
fate was in the balance and the league
leaders. Robert Jeffress. Tom O'Keefe
DR.. J. K. Plincz, the district commit
teeman of the league, worked hard to
win the old Ruef stronghold from the
railroad machine.
But even with the lines closely
drawn the battle was not torrid. Mel
sons men tried few fancy moves in
putting pastors in the booths and plac-
ards on the wall. DR.. PlincZ ordered
that the officials tear down the adver-
tisements of the Herrinites and destroy
the other literature"
Some of the Nelson gang hung around
the booth at Lombard and Mason
streets and tried to intimidate and dis
tract league voters. The leaders OF
the anti-railroad faction complained to
the police of the push" tactics.
The last of the Ruef crew circulated
through the district trying to stir UP
votes for their sometime imprisoned
boss.
The democratic forces of the forty
fifth were extremely active. The Nc
Nab men and the San Francisco dem
ocratic club factions battled hard for
tho votes that were obtainable.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
BALDWIN SHOWS SPEED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE off,
cial speed trial of Captain Baldwins
dirigible balloon was again postponed
today, but a preliminary speed trial
was made with Mr.. Curtiss and Captain
Baldwin aboard Captain Baldwin
again took a WESTERLY course in order
to become f&niliar with the official
course lying in the direction of Falls
Church. 1t is estimated an average
speed of 1877 miles was maintained.
There was a large number of spec
tators present, including Secretary of
War Wright and General James Allen,
chief signal officer.
Before taking his dirigible up to-
day Captain Baldwin had Curtiss make
a thorough test of the motor. A speed
of 40 revolutions per minute of the
ship was in it's place under the tent,
but Curtiss did not permit the speed to
exceed 400 revolutions while in the
air.
The airship remained aloft % min
utes and distance of nearly five miles
was covered. side wind was encoun-
tered throughout the flight. and several
times Captain Baldwin had to tack
much the same as the master of a.
ship. An altitude Of nearly 1000 feet
was attained.
Secretary Wright expressed his
pleasure at the showing made in to-
airships will be invaluable in time of
war for scouting purposes, they will
never revolutioniZe warfare"
I'VE are going to buy Ba1dwin's ma
chine; we need it." said General James
Allen.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
WATCHERS CHARGE FRAUD
Trouble 'Twixt Bell and Barr
Men Bad in Thirfieth

Charges OF fraud were made by the
rival watchers at the polls in the
thirtieth district yesterday and one in
stance of stuffing was detected after
the offender had voted and disappeared.
The stufing occurred at precinct 10
at the corner Of Eighth and Howard
streets A man giving the name of
Patrick J. McGivern and his address
as 1927 Howard street voted the re-
publican ticket without protest His
name appears on the record of voters
in fine clerkly handwriting.
Later IN the day the real Patrick j.
MeGIYern attempted To vote, and was
promptly challenged He asserted his
right to a vote, declaring that a suffer
had used his name, and swore in his
vote. Comparison of the two hand
writings with the affidavit on file in
the registrars Office will be made and
follow.
Trouble in the thirtieth centered
about this polling place at Eighth and
Howard streets. Feeling between the
rival factions. the Bell men and the
Barr men, ran high and voters We're
challenged right and left. In all in
stances they swore in their votes.
Two men who registered from the
st George house, 1927 Howard street,
were challenged in addition to Nc
Glyern. They were Frank McNally
and William II. Horan. A formidable
challenge list had been prepared for
this lodging house and others in the
district, and in most instances the at
tempted colonizers stayed away from
the polls.
Others who were challenged in the
precinct were Frank Adams and Joseph
A. Mccormick of 1893 Market street
@. A. Fernley of $40 stevenson street
and George w. Epperson of 736 Minna
street. John L. Lydon, registered from
the Salvation Army headquarters at
Eighth and Mission streets. was
challenged, but swore in his vote. Gus
Siemann, who shares the leadership of
one faction with Billy Bell, was chal-
lenged when he attempted to vote from
1885 Mission street. Siemann explained
that while mis- family lives at 612
Shotwell street, he has kept a legal
residence in Mission street. His vote
was sworn in.
Trouble started in the thirtieth. es-
peclaIIy at Eighth and Howard streets,
early in the day. Frank Jones, a
brother IN law of Barr, took up his
station inside the booth and began
challenging voters of the Bell faction.
HIS activity was objected 10 on the
ground that he is not a citizen. Will
liam j. Burns, making the rounds of
dered Jones out of the booth.
AT seventh and Folsom streets Cap
tain Teddy" Horne of the Barr fac
ton brought one Albert Howard to
the booth. Howard was registered
from 1902 Howard street, but the Bell
watchers declared that he had no resi-
dence there and challenged him. How
ard left without attempting to vote
Lefty Bannon. a faithful Bell fol-
lower, having imbibed not wisely but
too often in the course of the morning.
became possessed of the notion that he
was deputy registrar with power to
make searching scrutiny of the books
OF the election clerks, and was thrown
out of the booth without ceremony
The vote in the thirtieth was not
heavy. Asked the reason of this, Billy
Bell replied:
us. We been scrappin' too much and
they're tired of it,
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
FIGHT IN TWENTY-EIGHTH
Finn's Adherents Attack League
Watcher; Voter Is Arrested

Trouble OF the machine brand was
afOot early yesterday morning in the
twenty ighth. Before the polls opened
one OF Tom Finn's adherents attacked
a Lincoln Roosevelt watcher at the
fourth precinct Of the twenty-eighth.
rear the polling place, opposite 753
Howard street A lively fight ensued
until the cOmbatanrs were separated
A general mixup was averted by the
action OF the leaders IN the district in
sending the rivals away from the polls.
But the trouble did not end then.
During the early hours of the voting Al
Murphy, anti-machine watcher at the
booth, detected the organization gang
IN the act OF voting men from the
lodging house at go NatOma street and
from Tl5 Howard street From the lat
exercise questionable franchise Muir
ply challenged the man.
Firms supporters in the district were
bent on getting Emlet's vote but Muir
ply warned him that II he should at
tempt to swear IN his vote he would
Immediately be arrested. Then the
Finn man thought better Of his situa-
ton and lodged out Of the booth
George T McEnerney, John MCGUIRE
and Sam Wylie. all from the colony at
20 NatOna street, showed more bold
ness than Emlet did. Murphy chal-
lenged them IN turn, but they all swore
IN their votes. Wylie's case seemed
more fragrant than that of the others,
and Murphy had him placed under ar
rest and taken before the grand Jury.
Under oath Wylie swore that he
lived at the Natoma street place inter-
mittently. and on that showing was al
lowed TO go.
While the policeman was away from
the polls with his prisoner the Finn
tribe tried some Of its rough work, but
The league workers were able 10 thWart
them.
In the other precincts OF the dis
trict the situation was more quiet. In
the first precinct. with the voting place
at Howard and Spear streets, the water
front organization forces. which
Johnny Lynch whipped into line We're
earlv on the job. Before II o'clock 100
votes out Of a total of 300 in the dis
trict has been cast
MANY Of the union labor men along
che front took the Finn program
straight, and the dive crowd was on in
T Greeley. the attorney, was on
the front looking after the McNab end
of the democratic ticket AS there were
o-,1x- 20 registered democratic votes in
tie district 70 be divided his task was
not hard.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
Intimidation Watchword Heelers Voting Booths

the use of fraternal societies for po-
1itfca1 and personal purposes being
part of his stock in trade.
The citizens of San Francisco have
shown themselves in favor of home
rule. They trust themselves and dc
not care to be exploited by political
Quacks.
Am I going to the state convention
I think not. I do not care to be bored
by the sophomore memorized speeches
of Bell, or to listen to the already
typewriter speech of Raker on Bell
''the greatest democrat of America next
to Bryan. Those who enjoy that sort
Of thing may have what they want.
But if the democrats of California
have any intention of carrying the
state for Bryan, they will have to get
such nonsense out of the way and
begin work.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
'M'NAB ADDS ROAST
TO BELLS DEFEAT
Boss of Democratic Machine
Denounces His Opponent as
Chronic Job Chaser
Attack on Organization by
Predatory Politicians" Called
Indecent and Absurd

With 5S out of 6S delegates to the
state convention and 167 to his credit
out of total of the 176 who will con-
stitute the local and. district conyen-
tions, Gavin McNab, chieftain of the
regular democratic organization, was
ju5ilant last night.
In Enthusiastically epigrammatic
interview the boss of the democratic
machine paid his respects to Bell and
his followers. McNab denounced Bell
as a chronic job chaser and the attack
on the regular democratic organization
as a mixture of the indecent and the
absurd. incidentally McNab threw a
few bright flowers at the organization
which he has SO successfully dominated
for years.
we have cleaned them up so effect
ually.' said McNab, that the coroner
can't find enough of the remains to war
rant an inquest.
The attack on the local democratic
organization by predatory politicians
was mixture of the indecent and the
absurd. The local body has made many
mistakes, but it has ever been ready
to correct them. It's honesty has never
been questioned and not many similar
associations have displayed the same
civic patriotism.
LIKENS BELL TO GRAND TURK
Nothing could be more absurd than
this carpet bag association of Napa.
Bell. like a grand Turk, issued a proc
lamation appointing Theodore Roche
in charge of the political affairs of San
Francisco. Roche is a nice little fell
low, good lawyer and a clean man,
but he is without the sense of humor.
He did not laugh when Bell issued this
funny order. He took it seriously.
blew himself up and looked like a
comic valentine. The people of San
Francisco cannot be fooled by a lot
of chronic Office seekers and political
hacks
In using this language about Bell
and many of his associates 1 speak
advisedly. From the time Bell was %
years of age he has been running for
office. In that period he has been a
candidate five times. When unsuccess-
ful in his efforts to draw a salary from
the public he has usually managed to
obtain a place from fraternal society,
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12

for proxies" answered the clerk, sooth-
ingly.
/ am a woman suffragette," declared
Mrs. Dickson, 'and l want my vote
Can't be had said the clerk ano
judge together in firm but kindly tones
Mrs. Dickson left the booth.
The thirty eighth is a congested dis
trict and the voters came early. Out OF
800 registered voters in the eighty first
precinct, only 2S7 had voted during
the afternoon and one other wanted
10 vote-Mrs. Dickson. OF these 265
Were republicans.
In the eightieth precinct, out of 330
voters who appeared before late aft
ernoon, 263 were republicans, So demo-
Gratis and Ia labor unionists. One in
dependence Lacquer appeared. That
ratio was repeated in the other pre-
cincts, though not all precincts pro-
duced independent leaguers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
NO TROUBLE AT POLLS
Voting in Forty=fourth, Barbary
Coast and Chinatown, Orderly

The forty-fourth district, which in
cludes the Barbary coast, Chinatown
and the east side of Mob hill, afforded
a complexity of types of voters that
suggested trouble, but little happened.
Election Commissioner King made a
close canvass of the district to guard
against illegal methods, but found lit
tie out of order save the presence of
machine placards in some booths.
of jackson live many negroes of the
better class. They voted the Lincoln
Roosevelt league ticket.
Up to noon the vote in the district
was less than half of the registration.
The Chinese, who registered with the
independence league in honor of the
founder of that party, forgot to cast
his vote yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12

San Rafael, and Willie O'Connor, well
known clubman would have been COM
PEELED to wade ANONYMOUSLY through
a stream of black slime. AS it was
there was just the slightest suggestion
of mud on the immediately dressed
canvas ties of the dfgnified baron and
O'Connor has not yet ceased 1amenting
the fact that his carefully creased duck
trousers were slightly mud despatched
during the thrilling 10 minutes. The
baron and O'Connor had walked down
to Embarcadero to see the big dredges
at work in San Rafael creek. For
20 minutes they watched the big ma
chine working. They We're as fasci-
mated as two small boys and in con-
sequence they did not notice that big
pipe carrying mud had broken and
that they were marooned on an island
surrounded by mud. Then they awoke!
Mud gasped the baron.
Mud" echoed OConnor, daintily
dabbling his foot in the black mixture.
And all the while the island grew
smaller. Things were getting desperate
for the prisoners. Three feet of cling
ing slime stood before them and dry
land
They had all but decided to forget
dignity and wade in when Miss Will
kins, accompanied by her mother. drove
near in a carriage. Result: A howl for
help mingled with relief. A giggle
from Miss wilkins, while her mother
hastily dismounted from the vehicle.
Then Miss Wilkins drove valiantly
through the three feet of mud, rescued
the baron and then returned and re-
moved the hapless O'Connor just as
the island disappeared in the over
whelming flood. The rescued were
profuse in their thanks.
It's nothing, l assure you,' said
Miss wilkins in a tone that implied
that she could rescue society men from
islands surrounded by mud every day.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
WOMAN WANTED TO VOTE
Declared She Was Suffragette
and Desired to Cast Ballot

Mrs. Carroll Crow Dickson of 1929
Octavia street created the chief inter-
est in the thirty-eighth district yester-
day.
Mrs. Dickson introduced something
new in politics. At 8 o'clock in the
morning she appeared at the voting
place of the eighty-first precinct of
the thirty first, at 1851 Ellis street, and
asked for democratic ballot
Of the election.
Il want to vote,' asserted the
woman. Il want to vote the demo-
cratic ticket"
YES, but this isn't Colorado"
Il don't care. my husband is sick and
can't vote, so / must vote for him."
The election law doesn't provide
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
GET UNION LABOR VOTE
Machine Leaders in Thirty
third Hoodwink Workiupmen

Reports reached the registrars office
al noon yesterday. that trouble had oc-
CURED in the thirty third district, and
Election Commissioner King and others
from the Office went out in an automo-
bile to discover what might be doing.
The report was found to be ground
less.
The machine leaders in the thirty
third captured the union labor vote
O. A. Tveitmoe, the eX-supervisor who
was appointed 10 office by Mayor
Schmitz, was a strong worker for the
republican machine in the district. par
ticularly in his home precinct
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
BALKs COLONY SCHEME
League Stops Greek From "vOt-
ing Spanish" in Twenty-ninth

While an energetic fight was waged
sn the twenty-ninth district between
the Lincoln Roosevelt league and the
F4errin machine there was little
t-ol1bIe the vigilance OF the league
men preventing the machine from rail-
roading through the coioHy schemes IL
The srreafest excitement of the morn
f-1 MS caused by q man who ap-
resred at the voting booth opposite
$50 Folsom street.
MY name is Jim Johns, he said.
II vote Espinoia, -,- -
fe-,s reforted the judge of the cleo
80, .sCan'f YOU speak English2'
The man said he could not search
- fneffflfed and a Spanish inter
~, -rss 4,roduced. who started TO
aa.,asfson the ambitious foreigner.
..qrffs man does not speak Spanish,
Sa fnallv told the election of1cials.
IL was finally determines eHae the
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
fragrant Violations of Law by 'Push"
Gangs Are Unheeded by Police
Decent Citizens Cast Ballot for League Ticket and
Refuse Trouble With Hired Rowdies

man was a Greek A Greek interpreter
was secured and questioned the sus-
pect.
They tell me that if / come and vote
here / will get So the Greek eX-
planned when approached in his native
tongue.
You'll get arrested, that's about
all" said the policeman on duty, and
Jim Johns" ran off. What he meant
by voting Spanish is still a mystery TO
the politicians of the twenty ninth.
In the four election precincts of the
district about a third of the registered
vote was cast before noon.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12

Tents, Camp Furniture, etc.
w. A. Plummer, 115-117 Drumm St, San
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
CAR SERVICE TIED UP
Interrupted Traffic Prevents
Many From Voting

The vote in the forty district,
along the edge of the one time burned
district, was light. 1t was heavier at
the northern end of the district The
street car service was crippled shortly
before o'clock last night and the
Sutter and Larkin streets car lines
were tied up. The interrupted car
service prevented many voters from
reaching their polling places in time
TO vote. The republican vote was
about three TO one throughout the dis
trict, the union labor, independence
league and socialist tickets gaining a
few scattering votes.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
BARON IS RESCUED
FROM SEA OF MUD

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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
WRIGHT AEROPLANE
FLIES LIKE BIRD
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of guardianship over the large sums
which were sent him as tributes to his
personality and zeal and for use in
constructing airships along his own
lines.
Besides money, Count Zeppelin has
received gifts of large quantities of
wines, cigars, Sweetmeats, groceries
and neckties and variety of other ar
The Glenwood post., 1908-08-29
LEGAL

SALE OF TIMBER - Glenwood Springs,
Colorado, July 81, 1906. Sealed bids marked
outside "Bid, Timber Sale Application, July
Is. 1903. Holy Cross National Forest"
and addressed to Harry H. French, Glen
wood Springs, Colorado, will be received up
to and Including the seventh day of Septem.
Der, 1903, for all the merchantable dead
area OF about 70 acres, located within the
Nh of the NEk OF Sec. q, T. 8
g., r. 81 W., 9Th P. M, within the
estimated to be 600 cords of dead lodge
pole pine mine props, actual measurement,
more or less. No bid OF less than 50 cents
sl0oOo must be sent to the Fiscal Agent, For
est Service, Washington, ID. c., for each bid
submitted to the Supervisor. The right to
reject any or all bids 10 reserved For
further information and regulations govern
ing sales, address the undersigned, HARRY
H. FRENCH, Forest Supervisor, GIenwood
Springs, Colorado. s-8-9.5
The Glenwood post., 1908-08-29
p. G. ARMEs HAS SERIOUS AccI-
DENT
From Mondays Daily Post.

From Mondays Daily Post.
P. c. Armes, commissary for the
Power company at Shoshone, was
thrown from his bicycle while on his
way to this city yesterday morning, and
seriously injured.
He was picked up some time later
lying several feet from the roadside
having evidently been thrown head
foremost over declivity. He struck
on his head and besides being rendered
unconscious sustained several lacera-
tions and bruises about the face and
head and broken nose.
He was removed to the Shoshone hos
pital where he recovered consciousness
and today is getting along nicely al
though it will be some time before he
gets over his disfigurements. 1t was at
first feared that his skull was fractur-
cd but such was found not to be the
case.
Armes has a large circle of friends in
Glenwood who will deeply sympathize
with him.
The Glenwood post., 1908-08-29
tended to board the train with him and

tended to board the train with him and
was following the other ON the run
when the accident occurred. He shout
ed . warning, but was too late.
johnson was picked up and doeto1
summoned who after putting on tenn
porary dressing rushed the man in the
ambulance to the county hospital where
the foot was amputated just above the
ankle. The patient is doing nicely to-
day and barring complications will re-
cover. He is widower and runs a
carpenter shop on Cooper avenue, hav
ing come here about three years ago
from Norrie. He has son here, Henry
Johnson, also two married daughters.
living at New Castle and Nofrie res
pectively.
The Glenwood post., 1908-08-29
NOTICE FOE PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at Glenwood Springs,
Colo, July 18th, 1908. ..
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAI
Mathew R. Stone of Cardiff, Colorado,
who, on August 18th, 1907, made
Homestead Application, No. 44s Ute,
for Sc. IA, sW. IA, Sec. 90, and NE.
IA NV. IA, Section 80, Township 6
South, Range SO West, 9Th principal
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make Final Ave year (soldier) proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before Register and Receiv-
er, at Glenwood Springs, Colo, on the
Fifth day Of September, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Louis L. Reynolds, Of Glenwood
Springs, Colo.
Warren H. Olmstead, Of Glenwood
Springs, Colo.
Jasper Reynolds, Of Glenwood
Springs, Colo.
John Pedigo, Of Cardiff, Colorado.
J.F. SQUIRE,
7.Ss-e9o Register.