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him no crowds Of adfniring conntTythen
TO ding HE praise and proclaim him q
martyr and q hero. a. val the case with
the Italian.
That Alb erti gave himself up to the
police IL no credit to him, for he knew
only too we'll that escape was out Of the
question. When he resigned his port
folio In June last II was on the pretext
that he was suffering from influenza.
In reality IL had been known for q long
time that his aiiairs were In a hopeless
condition. Most of the newspapers had
been attacking him. But his friends
rallied to his support and loudly Sro-
nounoed groundless all the rhmors In
circulation.
Newspapers like Potitlken, the leading
journal OF Copenhagen. had particular
reasons for continuing the warfare against
the Minister Of Justice. The founder OF
Poltiken, Wggo Hoerup. had again and
again been subjected to vicious attacks
In print by Albert because of his radi-
calism. When Hoerup died Henrik Cav
ling, the present editor and proprietor.
not only continued the identical policy
which his predecessor had followed, but
the enmity Of Albert was a heritage that
fell to him as we'll.
The beginning Of the disclosures that
resulted 10 the downfall Of this once
leading Danish statesman came when
P,liiksn took It upon himself to investi-
gate the financial condition Of the bank.
At the meetings of the board Of directors
the newspaper managed to have present
some one who could later give authentic
information. 1t dawned little by ! little
that there was something very wrong in
it's affairs.
Then direct accusations made
against Albert in Parliament. Among
his accusers was Jeppesen- Borbjerg. the
Social Democrat. who is remembered
from his visit to this country. DIR. Ed
ward Brandes, brother Of Prof. Georg
Brandes, also became prominent In his
attacks on Albert. Alberti's downfall
followed.
Peter Adler Albert was born. June 10.
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THE POLITICAL PRONOGRAPHs.
Candidates Views Expressed Through
Slot Sfachines-1he Listeners.

Candidates Views Expressed Through
Slot Nachines-The Listeners.
In q big midtown penny in the slot
photograph establishment there is q
string of monographs giving extracts
FROM speeches OF the Presidential cam
didates Taft and Bryan; there are seven
teen machines In this bunch, eight with
Taft speeches and nine with speeches
OF Bryan.
These political Photographs draw well.
At the. time Of a chance observation In
this place there we're four persons listen
ing at Taft machines and the same num-
Der at Bryan, those at the Bryan ma,
chimes including one woman, who was
listening to the words OF the Demo-
cratic candidate on Immortality
On the Bryan side also q tall, slender
man was hearing what Mr.. Bryan had
to say on AN Ideal Republic" while at
the same moment among the Taft phono-
the earpieoes Of q machine in which Mr..
Taft set forth his views on the .Rights
and Progress Of the Negro" Later
q white man listened at the same phono-
graph. =,
graphs In which were set forth the Re
publican candidates. views on The Rights
Of Labor Unlawful Trusts' and other
subjects, and In the other machines Mr.,
on aSwollen Fortunes and THE Tariff
Question while at the door Of this ee-
adjustment there are wax figures Of
the two candidates. TO attract attention
TO the monographs within, the whole
constituting a o feature In Presidential
campaigns as well as Ia the phonograph
business. -.
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Personally Albert Il c~oasidersd o man
of great courage. OF fine appearances,
eorsewhat poftly In build. hs makes the
impression Of ono who. vested with aa-
thority, Alls his Office. His associates
In the Department Of Justice. b. entire
personnel, are a unit In proclaiming him
the best Of masters. A great worker
he askei Of others that they also work.
It shows his indonitable will and un-
conauerable purpose that up to h last
he could maintain so calm n deneanor
while the opposition like an angry Goa
ragged all about him. At bottom, OF
course, he must have known how justified
were his oppor ents and that II was oniya
matter Of time before the exposure
would come.
Undoubtedly 1t was his soaring ambition
10 direct, HE Unsuitable desire to play the
man Of ~opulenoe as we'll as diplomacy.
which caused him to rob the peasants
of their hard carmel savings. His per-
sonel fortune to-day 10 estimated as close
to half a million dollars. and will OF course
be taken possession Of by the State. The
fate OF his. newspaper, Ddnneboro. still
hangs In the balance.
One reason why Albert could staye
off the fatal hour as long as he did was
the frien dship held for him almost to the
last by j. c. Christensen, the
Premier, who was also the Secretary OF
the Army and Navy. Butfor the Premier q
absolute trust In his colleague the ex-
posures could not have been deferred
as long as was the case. When finally
the truth was learned all the members
of the governing body In
framing the accusation against the
Minister Of Justice. This was before
his speculation with the bank funds
had become publicly known. The charges
we're mainly in relation to the use OF
his official position in connection with his
business enterprises.
The charges were to the effect that
Albert had worked hand In hand with
real estate spectators who shared their
profits with the Minister of Justice. 1t
was asserted that in many public building
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STATESMAN, BANKER, THIEF
FALL or .ALBERTI. THE DANISH
MINISTER or JUSTICE.

His entertainments Put ut 5000. goo
Peasants, Business Men and the
King Himself Among His Nctims-
Danish Cabinet Involved In His Ruin
Tho embellishments and arrest of
Peter Adler Albert, tho former Minister
Of Justice in Denmark, together with the
downfall OF the Danish Cabinet, consti-
tute q series Of incidents which find an
echo in this country because Of the asser-
ton that this special favorite Of King
Frederick VIII. found here his financial
Waterloo,
For fourteen years Alberti had been
stealing from the bank OF which he was
the head, and the audaoity and shrewd-
ness with which he operated are shown
by tho fact that up to Q few days before
he gave himself up to the police he &C.
oupied q seat Of honor at tho b~anqueting
board in the royal palace. Like NJ.
Christensen, the Premier whose fell came
after the Albert exposures. King Fred
eriok refused to the last to believe the
many rumors In circulation touching the
character Of his Minister Of Justice.
Wall Street appears to have no direct
record OF any Of Albert's transactions.
The Paris and London stock exchanges
were the scenes Of his operations.
Through these channels be staked his all.
and the all Of others, and lost.
The millions stolen by Albert are IT.
~retrievably lost. The Danish farmers
are left to mourn their savings. But
decidedly more distressing to the nation
Is the blot which the transactions Of the
former Minister Of Justice have thrown
on, the oountry's integrity.
Tho Danes have always prided them
selves on their probity. their political
aoumen and the manner in which the
affairs Of the Government are conducted.
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enterprises he furnished the materials
manufactured in his own factories. He
was said to have been mixed up In lottery
schemes that did not have the sanction
of the Government and which were shown
to be conducted with intent to .defraud.
In granting special privileges 1t was
Charged against the Minister Of Justice
that he had his own personal profit In
view. Finally the committee which had
framed the charges against the Minister
asked that m accounting be made Of the
affairs of the bank.
The Cabinet could not remain in power
after the exposure. since the revelations
show that other high officials we're in
volved in the transactions.
Thereconstruotion Of the Danish Cabinet
is now Of course uppermost In the minds
of the Danes. With NJ. Christensen and
his colleagues out Of power it will prove
no easy'task for King Frederick to get to-
gether a body capable Of ~reconciling the
various factions Of the nation. q
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Now comes the discovery that the man
Of whom 1t was expected moro than OF
others that he would hold the property
Of others inviolate Is q sooundrel. Be-
sides, under the cloak Of religion Albert
passed. for an individual whose aim it
was to do good to Others.
The history Of Alberti's wrongdoings
runs back to q time before he entered
the Cat met Of the late King Christian TX.
The father OF the present Danish ruler
placed the utmost confidence IN him.
When the Radicals came into power
Albert occupied a middle ground between
the extremists within the party and the
more conservative.
His schooling and training had been
Of a kind to At him splendidfy for the pro-
fession Of law. As an attorney prao-
Using before the higher courts few
equalled him. He held the respect Of his
associates. The peasants trusted him
without reserve. The middle class
while suspicious to some extent Of certain
Of his traits nevertheless gave him credit
for the proficiency and persistence that
characterized all his lAbors. As for the
aristccrats, they considered that Albert
really belonged to them.
According 10 Alberti's own story he
began classifying the books Of his bank
In 1894. The Bondcstandens Sparekasse
1.-THE Peasants Savings Bank) was started
By his father. Kristian Karl Albert, many
years before. II seemed to be one Of the
soundest financial institutions IN Den.
mark.
The amount that Albert appropriated
to himself 10 roughly estimated at CLOSE
to %, Ooo, 900. The bank. several export
firms and manufacturing enterprises in
which he was interested and many indi.
viduals who advanced him large sums Of
money are the sufferers. 1t Ii intimated
that the King himself is a creditor to the
tune Of S4oo. 900.
1t IL believed that one-hslf has not YET
been told as to his sohemes and fraudulent
acts. While he Ii awaiting trial there ID
being gathered against him 80 much
damaging evidence that the papers Of
Europe declare this to be the greatest
scandal Of the kind Of the Northland o,
which there IL a record.
Comparisons between him and Nasi
the Italian politician recently released
after serving a sentence for a crime moi
not unlike that committed by the Danisf
Minister OF, Justice. are made. But un.
like Mast. 1t oan be tax en- for granted thai
no matter what Alberti's term In prison
may be. on his release there will avail
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1851. His father was a we'll known poll.
tician in his day, a member Of the party
friendly to the farming interests, and. as
already told, the founder Of the bank
which formed q background for the sons
speculation. During his law practice the
younger Albert organized q fire insur-
ahce company. He also founded a great
butter export business. which necessitated
frequent visits to England.
His trip to London. It is believe ed,
while ostensibly for the purpose Of trans
acting business for his firm. gave him
an opportunity Of attending to the personal
matters which turned out 20 unfortu-
nately. That the secrecy which he threw
around his transactions could not be
maintained indefinitely 10 manifested.
Rumors spread concerning the status
Of the bank. Then followed the ~investil
cations and the disclosures.
Alberti's activity as a politician be-
gan about 1892. His shrewdnees and in.
sight into the affairs Of his country at
onoe told him that here was a field that
offered him the finest opportunity for
his talents. He threw himself into the
arena with a vigor that even his enemies
recognised. 1t was not to be wondered
that when the reform party became
active Albert proved a leader among
the men composing ID
The Danish nation Is not upmindful
that Alberti's services al a maker Of laws
were Of great value. Notwithstanding
many attacks by the opposition 1t is.ad-
mitted that he meant wen when he be-
came sp7nsor for reform within the De-
partment Of Justice and caused the Par
lament to enact his ideas into law,
The late King Christian reposed the
utmost confidence in him, and this conf
dence was continued by the present King.
The highest decorations that the King Of
Denmark can bestow have come TO the
man now behind prison bars. Even
as late as June Of the present year, when
the public clamor roee high against Al
berti, the Danish King refused to listen to
the outory against this trusted official
More honors came TO him on the very day
that he LETT the Ministerial buildings,
Germany, Norway and Greece have also
bestowed orders on him. ;
Alberti's first wife. from whom he
became divorced, is now married to the
Danish tenor Peter Cornelius, whose
debut as a singer at the Metropolitan
Opera House In New York Is announced
for next season. Cornelius 10 consid-
cred one Of The greatest Wagner tenors
Of the world.
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aboyS the tnses. II D. stzipe +. used 4.
must Of oosrse run UP and down. Pa
these coats It h bsst not 20 ne b too
defined pattern. but q mixture.
Fancy waistooats arc generally worn
with this style. although q waistcoat Of
the anne material q the coat don not
prevent the vel made coat from loQSt1
smart. Tho outswsy, Ike most oth9
garments, locks best On tho thin man.
Thore are few Esrments that do not. TN.
iees It DO the bathing suit
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Peril of q New n

From he Cispsiand Plata Dealer.
If the young people ALLOW this barn
dance crass to grow" remarked q well
known local architect. buildings here
will have to be erected much moro sub.
stantially than heretofore-thst IL. all
buildings such as private homes or clubs
where dancing Ia carried on. There 10 q
lump and q swing about barn dances that
will cause swaytng Of the beams In even
the most substantial frame houses.
with q whole crowd on the door At once
and sdppips up and down on the floor
man masn sss Shss might happen. YOU know
how nsoessary IL "a somehmss for o DOM.
psny Of, soldiers : Q break step when GROSS.
IL may be necessary for some OF the dancers
TO Keep out q step With the music. .T.knov
OF one dance out at the Colonial Club last
noticeably.'
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trousers. One detail OF their appearance.
however ruined then. Down the outside
scam Of each leg was a stripe OF black
braid. such a monstrosity may be Of
London origin, but 1t Wa bad whersver
1t oame from.
The tendency to keep the trousers some.
what closer fitting Ia In line with the sban.
donmeut Of h padded shoulders, the OH,
Of the coat closer to the figure and the seu.
eral attempt to keep the coat natural
rather than In accordance with q conven.
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thing ana 10 call up o-mOTToW winch ne
fails not to do. He becomes at once O
figure. He reflects the chairman's glory.
He remarks casually:
Andy Wheeler called me up this morn
ing and told me that things look mighty
good for our lar Guess the square
dealers'l win
He enjoys the added respect paid him
by his neighbour a a result OF this dis
closure. He calls up the chairman at
the cbairraan's expense and holds con-
vereations with him. during which he gets
such information as Andrew jackson
Wheeler wishes to impart-and becomes
On advocate and a supporter Of the chair
mans principles.
. In an hour every precinct in q county
-. 20 reached; ten years ago Il would
have taken most OF a week. In a day
practically every county In d State can b
canvassed fairly well: ten years ago Il
would have taken . fortnight.
OF old when the State candidate or q
speaker came to the county he hired the
best livery rig he could find and drove
out to q country schoolhouse for the
speech Now he hires an automobile.
1t sayes . great deal OF time. In an houi
he can 10 with q motor car to the remotee,
section Of the county. In . day he oar
visit half the townships.
State candidates In the prairie Common
wealths nowadays when on their tours d.
not depend on the railway. They Arrange
their schedules with olooklike precision
announcing the minute when they vii
aSrve at certain towns. Then taking I
machine and q Chauffeur they live up Il
the schedule.
Sometimes II 10 q train Of automobiles
four or 1--WE OF them. that takes q party
OF campaigners visiting town after fowl
and 90 covering more ground than eve
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Home Seekers Excursion.

To points 10 Alabama, Arizona,
Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mexi-
CO, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington,
Wisconsin, Wyoming. On all first
and third Tuesdays OF each month
at rate OF one and one hall fare plus
$500 Tor round trip. Twenty.one
days from date OF sale.
Second class colonists rates to Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Santiago
and other California points $4,000.
To Portland, Oregon; Tacoma, Sc
attic and other northeast points
s31 20. City OF Mexico S3i 30, On
sale March LIST TO April Both 1908.
L, &. VANDERyooRT.
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Led Out, Shot and Robbed.

Colorado Springs. Col, Feb Otto
Fehringer, druggist and wholesale
liquor dealer OF this city, was slug
ged, shot and robbed on country
road three miles northeast OF this
city, by an unknown man who had
induced the merchant to accompany
hiiHm se the place ON the pretext that
an uncle had some fine wine which he
wished to sell.
The robber secured a dismond stud
and ring valued at $1,000, roll OF
bills and checks amounting to 5000
and a valuable gold watch with q
diamond setting. After shooting
Fehr!nger the man drove back to-
ward Colorado Springs and the horse
and buggy were found later in the
heart OF the city.
Fehringer after the departure OF
HE assailant walked half mile TO
the electric light plant, from which
place the police and sheriff's office
were notified. He was shot through
the right lung and II is feared the
wound will prove fatal.
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A Mistaken Young Man.

Aycung man preparing to steal
was arrested by the Portland police.
He said he had decided on shat course
because he could not live on his
salary OF S72 q month. He Is only
twenty-five, and has young wife,
His work is not heavy or disagree
able, He is "bad egg" though
there may be hope for him. Though
living expenses are higher than for.
merly, the right kind Of a young
couple can live on $T2 a month, and
barring sickness can even save lit.
tie Of it, The right kind Of "a young
man, with a good young woman for
wife, would be thankful and proud
that he could come to a strange city
and earn salary $72 a month, and
would do his work 80 we'll that before
very long he would be promoted and
could earn more.
This young man has started out
with an entirely wrong view OF
things, and unless he can be Sound
ly converted" there is no hope for
him. His fall may serve to point q
maral for other young men, to.wit:
Make the most and best OF what OPP
portunities you have, and becontent
with your wages until by you own
merits you can earn more. And
don'timagine that you have to spend
as much as some other young men.
Live within your income, and save
a fraction OF II, whatever 1t may be.
The young man who is going to be
good for anything can and will do
this, and the young woman fit to be
such a young mans wife will help
| him all SHE est- do it-Portinnd
Journal.
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Herman Rldder, Of the New York
Stats Q ,ituDg, recently visited the
White House bus, according TO the
Few York correspondent for the Chi
csgo Record Herald, be was unable
to see the president. This cores
pendent says shat when informed
that Mr.. Ridder wanted 80 see him Mr..
Roosevelt said: "0h, it's shat lin
burger envoy, hel?" and would not
see the distinguished German Amer
lean editor. Mr. Ridder was cut to
the quick by the reported utterance
of the president, and said a few
caustic thiI ~ to this feet: "Per-
haps Mr.. r Iosevels, who is a poll
ticiaD, when he harms that more than
fifty per cent Of the population have
German blood iu their veins, may
next think twice before he slurs a
,itiznn on arcaunt Of his German
birth or descent. he has known me
q lite well Tor many years, and he
knows | have never been a candidate
for public office nor sought polit.
Zeal fayor Tor myself from any ma
tional or state administration, and
that whatever did did as mat.
ter OF conviction and as II matter Of
sell interest. | also have the great
estrespect for every citizen who takes
an active interest In politics, and
do not believe that this race Is a sub
Jet for vuglar criticism. Com
moner.
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Amsterdam Items.

From the Enterprise.
Frank Good and little Miss Bessie
White are visiting relatives In Wild
erness, Mo.
Harry Laws and wife, who have
been visiting relatives 10 Amsterdam,
have returned to their home in Pueb.
10, Col.
Mrs. L. Lay, who has been In a
precarious condition since giving
birth to two daughters some three
weeks ago, Is now reported as being
out Of danger.
G. T. Megnin and family hauled
their household goods to La Cygne
from where they will ship to their
new home near Lockwood, Mo.
Mise Mamie Armentrout had the
misfortune last Thursday to catch
the sleeve Of her dress on fire, while
fixing q fire. By prompt action the
blaze ives extinguished, but not be.
fore her right forearm was painfully
burned.
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He Protected Roosevelt.

Washington, Fe b POSTMASTER
General Meyer, after conierring with
the President about Post Office nom.
nations, said the President would
send to the Senate the nomination
OF Daniel E Sullivan to succeed him
self as postmaster a5 Cripple Greek,
Colo. When the President was cam
paigning in 1900 for Vice President
he was insulted by hoodlum at
Cripple Creek, and 1t Was Sullivan
who promptly knocked the man
down aud settled the disturbance.
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The Great North Road
Thous and Years Old.

Before we reached Hatfield, a few
miles out OF London, we had already
enimpressed with the msgnificeDce
OF this Great North Road, which Is
said to have been built by Mr.. Caesar
whose headquarters were IN Rome at
the time. Ii ia the direct route from
London to Edinburgh and has been
Travelled for so many centuries that
the earliest histories of England con-
tain accounts OF the movement OF
troops upon ". II IS greas thor
oughfars for vehicles OF all sorts,
motorists and cyclists, and in these
modern days there are well-worn
iootpsths along esther side for pedes-
TRANS. We passed scores OF motors
and was told while in England that
the popularity OF motoring had no.
ticeably diminished the number OF
first class travellers by rail. We
found the road for It's entire length
OF four hundred miles In perfect con-
ditioD; in many portions she mscad-
am Is said TO be nine feet thick.
Long sections OF the road are oiled
and on no part Of 1t was there any
appreciable amount OF the dust.
There are few sharp curves and the
grades are so slight that it has be
come great thoroughfare for speed.
ers, with the result that there are
many police traps for which one has
to watch. We found that we could
stop In almost any little village and
get Information as to just where the
traps we're located; as, for instance,
they told US at Biggleswade, which ia
q better looking place than it's name,
to look out for traps just the other
side of Buckden and again In ap,
preaching Weston.-From "An Init.
mate Automobile Excursion" by
Frank Presbrey, In The Outing
Magazine for March.