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The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
THE CUGGENHEIMS
MUST FIGHT A
new FOE
lBy Associated Press. ]

New York. Dee. 1S.-A report of
plans are advanced for the formation
of II smelling and refining orgaDiza-
tion on a large scale, in which the
leading parts will be taken by men
of the Standard Oil, amilganiatcd
copper group and the United States
Steel corporation.
John ID. Ryan of Butte, Montana,
is in charge of the promotion of the
new organization and with him is
associated Thomas Cole, II mining
man of Duluth. Minn.
As u new concern TO compete with
the Guggenheims ii is believed that
the stock issue will not be less than
IL hundred million dollars.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
JUST A WORD

+ Just word about the way /
+ we have to make the collections 4
+ for subscription, I
f. We have man on duty 4
r throughout the month whose I
r particular duty is to attend to I
+ the circulation. And it takes 1
+ all and more than all of his I
+ time, as we do not half cover {
|. the entire territory in any one I
+ month. !
+ But we are making an effort I
4. to do so. Therefore, we ask !
+ that all subscribers be prepared I
+ with their money when the col !
4. lector calls around. You can I
+ easily understand that If he has I
r to call several times 1t works I
= hardship on us and becomes an t
4. ANNOYANCE to you. You will I
+ help greatly if you will kindly I
4. bear this in mind. I
+ The collector has TO see a I
!. great many people in month, !
+ If he simply goes over the city I
= routes once, he has about all I
= he can do. and we will feel Z
r grateful If you will join with us I
r in making this matter much !
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The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
She ACCUSES
HER PARENTS

Agnes Nish, the girl reported lost
IN the Cameo section, has been Iocat-
ed, and she makes sensational charges
to the effect that she voluntarily left
her home near Cameo owing to the
fact that she was cruelty treated by
her parents.
The girl was found at the home of
friends in the country some miles
beyond Cameo. She declared that she
hnd left her home for good. The
shcriff's office here has taken the
case in hand ard will investigate the
girls charges regarding her treat
ment at home. Agnes Nish is an cv-
tremely attractive young girl of thir-
teen years.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
TO BUILD A
BIG RESERVOIR

To-day with the county clerk John
Eernahan, the pioneer resident of the
hannah Creek country, filed IL plat
of another big reservoir he proposes
to construct ON his big ranch near
tannah Greek. 10 assist the old res
ervoit, one of shc largest in the coun-
~, in providing for the irrigation of
big sectiGn OF land.
The Tcrnall1n Reservoir No. . i to
cost about $1,000. The dam will he
fifty feet high. The capacity will he
about the same rs that of the present
reservoir. Work On the reservoir
viii start as suou rs possible.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
TEARING IT DOWN
SEARCHING FOR
DIAMONDS
Special to The Sentinel. !


Greeley. Colo. Dec. 1S.-Brick
by brick the barn belonging to Dr..
J. w. Fuqua is being razed and the
workmen engaged in the task are
watching carefully for any trace of
thousands of dollars worth of dia-
monds which are believed to be hid
den somewhere about the structure.
Mrs. Fuqua, the doctors wife, who
died several years ago, owned "A num-
ber of fine gems which were missed
shortly after her demise. She was
passionately fond of gems, but lived
in constant fear that they would be
stolen. Her husband believes that
she hid them in the barn, intending
to remove them,a plan which was
frustrated by her illness and death.
Dr. Fuqua last week sold the lot but
reserved the right to remove the barn
and to have possession of anything
found there.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
TEACHER TAKES BABE
LEFT HER BY A WILL
BV Associated Press I

Boston. Dec. lS.-Miss Mary f.
Robbins. an instructor at Simmons
college. has accepted the baby left
her by the will of a young married
pair. both OF whom died,
Miss Robbins met the pair abroad
and formed an acquaintance. Re
Gently a trained nurse called at her
apartments in Brookline. a suburb.
with an infant, saying that the moth
er and father had left instructions for
Miss Robbins to accept IT, Documents
brought by the nurse substantiated
her statements and the strange leg
lcy was accepted.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
CURED BY PRAYER:
BUT THE CHILD DIED
IBy Associated Press. !

Fresno. Cal, Dec. ls.-The eight
months-old child of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Spomer, of Arizona colony, died
last night while its parents slept. II
had been sick from brain fever while
teething. At an inquest the parents
declared they had cured il by means
of prayer.
How the child died they could not
understand, as they bad prayed for
II before retiring. Spomer is an
elder in the local organization of
Holy Rollers
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
DYNAMITED BANKS
SECURED BIG SUN
FOUGHT CITIZENS
IBy Associated Press. ]

Associated
BBoNS, Neb Dec 1sSx robbers after dynamng the safes
l. State Bank of Keene and the Com
VI Gibbons gagged pitched battle with the
citizens finally escaped with $5500 One of the robbers
is to away by his
companions. pursuit of the
The bank entered first and the doors the
forced by explosion The robbers secured $3 600 there then
climbed automobile and started south farmer who
by the robbers they left
but made attempt to stop them.
An the robbers ltered the Bank of Gibbons
remaining outside lard In wreckng the vault
explosion the citizens the
building battle followed which
is minutes but signe all six of the robbers made their
through and their automobile
after securing $4,000 from the vault.
stains on the floor of of
the robbers had been
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
We LEAD ALL

+ All during this holiday per- 4
+ iod. and at all other times for .
+ that matter. no other paper has 1
+ approached The Sentinel in the 1
= amount of advertising carried or 4
+ the news service given. 1
+ Every day there are from .
!. four to five columns of local and 1
+ other news more than is pub 1
+ lished by any other paper. that 1
+ is secured by hard digging I
+ throughout the citJ AIl the 1
+ Sentinel management has the 1
+ extreme satisfaction of know 1
+ ing that each paper delivered I
+ is thoroughly read about the 1
+ evening fireside. not only by the I
+ heads of the households. but by {
+ the children as we'll I
+ Just listen any night and I
4. hear the deep-toned whistles of I
: the boys going their rounds I
+ throughout the city from North {
+ street down to Struthers ave- {
+ nue.. all through the Crawford, I
I. Mobley and Milldale subdivis- Z
+ ions of the town. II tells its Z
I. own tale of the great big circu- I
+ lation that The Sentinel en- Z
+ joys throughout the city. I
+ A good paper one day and a I
+ fall-down the next day has new I
+ er been the policy of The Senti- {
+ mel. We try just as hard the Z
r next day to get the news as on =
r the day when news is plenti- :
= full 4
= Just as steadily as elockwork Z
= the circulation grows. Z
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The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
CASTRO DOES NOT
BELIEVE WAR DECLARED
IBy Associated Press. ]

Berlin, Dee. 1S.-Both the foreign
office and Castro discredit the report
that Venezuela has declared war
against Holland. The feeling is
growing here that Castro left Venez-
uela to escape the political turmoil
and that he may never return. He
will 20 to II saEitarium Sunday for
n week of observation to determine
whether an operation is necessary.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
WRIGHT HAS MADE
ANOTHER new RECORD
GBy Associated Press. ]

+ Lemans. France. Dec. 1S.-
+ Wilbur Wright has established :
+ new record for remaining in
+ the air of hour SO minutes and :
+ SO seconds.
+ The best previous record was
+ / hour, 9 minutes and SO sec
+ onds. made by Wright on Octo-
+ ber 10.
+ Wright reached an average
+ height of "a feet aud travelled
I. a distance of 61 miles.
+ 1. + + + !. + I. I. 4. + 1. I. I.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
TELLS AWFUL TALE OF
SHIPWRECK HORROR
TBy Associated Press I


San Francisco, Dec. 1S.-Miss
Sarah Campbell. trained nurse who
was ON board the freight steamer
Aeon when the ship was wrecked on
Christmas island last July. returned
TO her home in this city yesterday on
The steamer Alameda. Miss Camp
bell tells a graphic story of the wreck
and the stay of the 81 survivors on
barren rock of the South Pacific for
10 weeks.
She declared that Captain Downie.
IF the Inflated snip. risked his life
10 aid his passengers and crew The
captain made two attempts before he
reached the cable station on Tanning
island in an effort to obtain assist
ance for the castaways.
Miss Camptell's hair. which was
brown without q trace of gray when
she sailed on the Aeon, is now al
most white as a result of the priva-
TORS and nerve strain endured on
tho island. II was Miss Campbell
who carried 24-hour-old baby
through the surf to the boats that
came TO the rescue of the castaways.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
1 BY Associated
CONFESSES MURDER
IBy Associated Press. ]

Boston. Dec. 1S.-ln the last
stages of consumption, and suffering
from dropsy. William NJ. Watts, aged
81 years, last night walked into the
Dorchester police station and an
nounced that he had come to give
himself up on the charge of murder.
He declared that in self-defense he
had shot Charles Rock. former sold
Ter and inmate of Battle Mountain
sanitarium, South Dakota, in saloon
during a drunken brawl.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
THREE men HANGED
ON SAME SCAFF0LD
IBy Associated Press. |

I. New Westminster, B. c., Dec i
+ 1S.-James Jenkins. John Por- 1
+ tella and Lee Chung We're hung 1
+ on the same scaffold in the pro- 1
r vincial Jail this morning. l
+ They We're convicted of mur- 1
+ der. I
I! Only when the hangman COM
+ menced to tighten the rope 4
+ about the necks of Jenkins and I
+ Chung did the men lose their 1
+ nerve. Portella never moved a !
+ muscle. 1
+ All three dropped together 1
+ from the same platform while !
+ the Salvation Army officers re- 1
+ peated prayers. !
+ Portella slept until he was 1
+ aroused by the guards to go to 1
+ the scaffold. I
+ + 4. 4. I. I. + I. I. I! + 1. + J. 4. f. :,
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
GREAT FIRES In
The COAL DOCKS
Ibv Associated Press. i

Fort Williams, Ont. Dec. IS.-A
destructive coal fire is raging here in
the Canadian Pacific coal docks.
Thousands of tons of coal are en-
dangered. The fire originated from
spontaneous combustion. At night
the burning coal has the appearance
of n small volcano. II will be weeks
before the seat of the fire can he
reached by the railroad company who
are using II steam shovel for the
work.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
BORROWED ON NERVE
[By Associated Press.

Springfield. o.. Dec. 1S.-n the
court proceedings yesterday in the
case of j. l.. Flanery, music dealer
who had stores in Dayton, Columbus,
Toledo and other cities, now bank
rupt, it was developed that he was
able to obtain credit for 100000 on
assets of only 5000.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
CoLORED CREAM POISONED.
Especial to The Sentinel.l

Especial to The Sentinel.
Sioux City, Dec. 1S.-Miss Orilla
Hackathorn of South Sioux City lies
in a critical condition at her home.
victim of ptomaine poisoning. from
eating strawberry ice cream in q
Fourth street ice cream parlor.
In company with Miss Mcdonald.
also of South Sioux City. Miss Hack
athorn ate two saucers of the cream.
and before reaching home was taken
violently ill
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
LEADVlLLE GIRL
sues Her FATHER
GBy Associated Press. ]

LOS ANGELES, DEC. 1S.-NEL-
lie MADELINE DAVIS, DAUGHTER
OF JOSEPH CLAIMING DAVIS,
FORMER MAYOR OF LEADNILLE,
COLORADO, HAS BROUGHT SUIT
AGAINST HER FATHER TO RE-
COVER S11,5OO, THE VALUE OF
INSURANCE POLICIES ASSIGNED
TO HER STEPNIOTHER.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
ON SCAFFOLD HE SAID
FAREWELL GENTLEMEN
IRy Associated Press. l

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. DEC. tS.-
FRANK BRYANT WAS HANGEIi
HERE TODAY FOR THE MURDER
OF THOMAS BRADY. BRYANT
KILLED BRADY TO SECURE
MONEY WITH WHICH TO VISIT
HIS SWEETHEART IN CHICAGO.
ON THE GALLONS BRYANT SAID
TO THE 200 SPECTATORS PRES
ENT: "FAREWELL TO ALL GEN
TLEMEN."
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
CONGRATULATES TURKEY
Especial to Tne Sentinel. ]

Especial to The Sentinel
Washington. Dec. 1S.-A resolu-
tion directing that the best wishes
and congratulations be sent to the
newly convened parliament of Tur-
key has been agreed to by both hous-
es of congress.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
BURGLAR Is SHOT BY
A SALT LAKE BAKER
PHlLANoER C. KNOX.
IRv Associated Press. l

Salt Lake, Dec. 1S.-Edgar Ames
was shot and mortaily wounded this
morning while burglarizing bakery.
He was shot by Arthur Richardson,
proprietor of the bakery who, owing
10 previous stealings was lying in
wait. Ames WAS IL former emp'oyc
Of the bakery and IL is believed that
he has been stealing goods to sell on
the streets.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
HEARING FOR THOMAS.
Special to The Sentinel.

= Especial TO The Sentinel |
Long Branch, n. j.. Dec. fS.-
Hearing of the three suits against f.
II. Thomas. resulting from an auto
mobile collision in which team of
horses belonging to Emil Seelig were
killed and Daniel Connolly, u coach
man, was injured, is set for tomor-
row. Another postponement may be
secured.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
FINED UNLY $500
[By Associated Press. /

+ Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. IS I
+ The four men who were con- I
+ victed of defrauding the state I
+ in the furnishing of the Penn 1
+ sylvania state capitol. have each 1
+ been sentenced to pay fine of 1
f $500. They will appeal the I
+ case. 1
= They were convicted of de- 1
!. frauding the state out of $19, I
4. 900. 1
I. + 1. 1. l. I. T. + i. :. I. = + + + + /
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
THOUSANDS MAY QUIT

TBy Associated Press
PITTSBURG. DEC. 1S.-IT WILL
BE DEFINITELY KNOWN TO
NIGHT WHETHER THE WINDOW
GLASS WORKERS. TO THE NUM-
BIER OF 12.OOO WILL GO ON \
STRIKE. ATTEMPTS AEE BEING
MADE TODAY TO COMPROMISE.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18

a dispatch today from Limon,
Colo. states that the Rock Island S
fast train en- route to Denver killed
six antelope AT 4 point about sixty
miles east of Denver. between Agate
and Lowland. A heard of $50 were
crossing the track when the train ran
into them.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
COST OF CRUISE.
IBy Associated Press. !

Chicago. Dec. 1S.-The combined
salaries of 1900 ministers for one
year would be needed to pay the ex-
penses of the present cruise around
the world of the United States fleet.
according to Charles e. Beals. of the
American Peace society of Boston.
who is in Chicago.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
The STEAMER BURNS
IRx Associated Press. ]

Singapore. Dec. lS.-The burning
oil steamer Walamkaloma was bonn
barded by guns of the fort today and
was sunk The steamer arrived from
New York two days ago with her
cargo on fire and attempts to ex-
tinguish the fire were unsuccessful.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18

This afternoon a check. given as
part payment on some city lots and
for the sum of S337.00, was placed
is the first instance a check has
been recorded here, as far as can be
learned.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
MODEL LOST" AID.
TBy Associated Press. !

Chicago, Dec. iS.-NIrs. w. A. Me-
Guire, who lost Il bag containing
money and valuable papers yesterday
advertised for the property in these
words:
''Finder may keep half of the
money or, if virtue is not its own re-
ward keep all the money. But please
he human enough to return personal
belongings that can be of no service
to other than the owner. 10 not
adopt the creed flinders are keep
ers.'"
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
BIG STEEL RAIL ORDER.
IBy Associated Press. ]

Philadelphia, Dec. 1S.-The
> Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany's steel rail order for 1903
delivery. which calls for 1885,
500 tons of rails, has been an
nounced.
The order has been divided
; between the Illinois, Cambria.
Pennsylvania. Lackawanna and
) Bethlehem steel companies. the
Illinois receiving the largest or
der. 62.500 tons.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
PRESIDENT AT WORK
TBy Associated Press. j

T. Washington. Dec. 1S.-The
+ president is preparing evidence I
{. in connection with the secret I
+ service charges called for by the 1
+ house resolutions. 1
I. II will be sent to the house I
+ after the Christmas recess. I
4; I. 1. 4. i. I. i. 4. + j. 4. + + /. r r I
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18

Fred Holmes and George Bushby
leave in the morning on No. 316 for
Montrose to transact business in that
city.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18

Many parents of the college and
university students who are off at
school were surprised to read this
morning that their offspring were on
their way home from school when II
was understood that they were not
coming home.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
LIVES ARE LOST
IN HORROR AT SEA
[By Associated Press. !

+ Dover. England, Dec. 1s.= !
+ The Swedish steamer Lindhol- i
r men has been sunk in collis- =.
= ion. Eight of the crew were 1
+ drowned. 1
+ + I. + !. :. + !. + I. + + + I. 1
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
TODAY'S WHEAT MARKET.
mn Associated Press. !

[By Associated Press.1
New York. Dec. IS.=Lead today
4.20 to 4.25. Copper l4A to II q
Silver .4SA
LBy Associated Press
Chicago, Dec. 1S.-May wheat
closed at S1.O5 u to $106
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
TRAIN IS ROBBED
and BANDITS
ESCAPE
LBy Associated Press. ]

Fotris.bu. ore, nee. 1S.-No adj
vices have yet been received from the
posses pursuing the bandits who held
up the Oregon Railroad Navigation
cOnlpany's passenger train nine miles
east of here last night. The robbers
forced the engineer to bring them
into the suburbs of Portland where
they got off and were lost i'm tine
darkness. The express messenger
saved $1,000 from the robbers by
conceaIina il under II lot of miscclIan-
cous packages.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18

A. Y. Minton today purchased OF
Amy S. Antics, through the Glasco-
Lee agency, a Groom house at 72e
Colorado avenue for $500
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
TAFT IN AUGUSTA
IBv Associnted Press.

tBy Associated Press
Augusta, Ga, Dec. William
II. Taft. president-elect. and his tray
cling companions. arrived in Augusta
this morning and were royalty well
coined
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18

George p Weldon of Delta is
visitor in the city today. He is
here on business.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
AT LAST TO CHINA
LIGHT Is COMING
IBv Assoeiated press.

IpN -fSS'eiotS' ANs''-
+ Pekin. Dec. 1S.-Several i'm i
+ perial edicts have been issued I
r recently covering the details of I
+ project to bring China to a I
+ system of constitutional govern I
I. ment within the next nine I
+ years. !
+ Three hundred and forty Jap I
J. anese soldiers have left the I
+ province of Chilli for Japan. I
+ I. 4. + + + + I. 1. j. !. f. + + 4
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18

Misses Scott and Carleston of the
high school faculty left this after
noon for Denver and Fort Collins to
spend the holidays.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18
CLAIMS THE TRICK MULE.
IBy Associated Press.

Mount Vernon, ILL.,, Dec. Is. I
The claim Of Allegheny coun- )
ty, Md, that il is entitled to the I
trick mule OF William j. Bryan, :.
) because OF having the largest !
democratic gain of any county I
in the country, is disputed by ]
local democrats. 1
Allegheny county's gain was +
22a per cent. {
!
+ + + I. !. I. !. !. j. + + + i. j. i. ];
Price of Cameo coal has not raised
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18

Mrs. j. Stewart and two daughters
leave in the morning for Telluride on
a short visit.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18

L. w. Allen of Telluride is a visit
or in the city.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-18

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07

Washington. like Oklahoma, may
have blind statesman, not United
States senator, yet at least, but
member in the lower house of the state
legislature. Charles NJ. Masterson, the
we'll known piano tuner who is sight
less. this morning filed his declara-
ton of candidacy for the democratic
nomination for representative from the
thirteenth legislative district.
Encouraged by the example Of Sen
ator Gore, the blind senator from OK
Iaboma. who has made such brilliant
success in politics, Mr.. Masterson ce-
cided to make the race and win, If pos
sible the honor and in that way get
in a position whereby he can do more
fo, the blind and otherwise defective
people of the state.
As is usually the case with phnd
nersons. Mr.. Masterson has retentive
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
PRESS COMES TO
LIFE AND cRITicIsEs SOME.
Says Hobson Is Sore Because His Au.
diences Went to Sleep During
Toxic Speech.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Advices
received by the state department from
Toxic state that the Japanese press
has finally awakened to the war
splurge recently made in this country
by Representative Hobson.
The Nipronese journalists have made
criticisms in a very artistic fashion.
The Japanese Chronicle, after calling
attention to the fact that Hobson was
once very friendly to Japan, dates the
beginning Of his antipathy from the
time when he lectured before the men,
bers of the Kobe Y. M. c. A. on the
duty Of loving ones enemies, when his
auditors all went to sleep during his
address.
'Can it be possible queries the Jap
scribe, that the estimable honored
gentleman should become incensed to
warlike fury at so thoughtless beha-
vior by Nippon's sons?"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
No Politics
for Hartman

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug Tn a big
automobile, Hartman and his two
sons, dashing along Market stree:
buying fishing tackle, paid a brief visit
to the offices of the Southern Pacific
He said: Il am ignorant of politics
and not interested in either party
He commented ON the weather when
he was asked whether he would vote
for Bryan or Taft. Evidently the
quotations on Union Pacific We're fur
thest from his mind while he was
scurrying through the stores.
Hartman will be joined at the bay
bv his wife, who is now at the Del
Monte hotel in Monterey, Cal He ex-
pects to establish a record as a nimrod
and a hunter.
Hartman also denied that he adj
yocated a general increase in freight
rates. He gave assurance that th+
projected Sierra tunnel to shorten the
route from Truckee to Sacramento
would be commenced soon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
Saratoga Springs Suit.

SARATOGA, N Y Aug. THE
temporary injunction secured by the
owners of the Hathorn springs against
the National Carbonic Gas company
will be argued tomorrow. 1t is alleged
that the pumping of natural carbonic
acid gas by the gas company has in
jured the springs to the amount OF
500, 900 The plaintiffs declare that
their springs are now practically
worthless, and that many employees
have been thrown out Of work, that
other springs are in a like situation,
and that millions of dollars are invest
ed in the local springs business. All
the damage, the plaintiffs allege, has
been caused by the carbonic gas pump
ing. Action is brought under the anti
pumping law, which was enacted by
the state legislature this year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
Walla Walla to be Represented
at the Big A-Y-P Exposition
MANLESS CLUB A MENACE.
Fear Expressed That Posterity Will
Consist of Gentle Sex Only.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 7.-Alton men
may be forced to appeal to President
Roosevelt to WELD the big stick in
breaking up the Manless club, which
promises to become national menace
and reduce the visible supply of voters
to the vanishing point.
The Manless club was formed three
years ago in Alton, the charter MEM
bers being fourteen prominent women
of the town. all married. Since that
time eight of the members have been
visited by the stork and in every in
stance the bird has left a girl baby.
Branches of the club have been or
ganized in many cities and in states as
far distant as Colorado and California.
1t is alleged that among the members
of these subordinate lodges the stork
is just as partial to female children,
and it is feared that if the idea is car
ried farther, pOsterity will consist of
the gentle sex only.