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The newspaper., 1908-08-14

THE dailies have devoted much
time lately TO one Bert Lustig. a
macquereau. who has destroyed
many Denver women. The police
department claim that it is un-
able even to punish this man.
The father of the latest victim
caterwauls about his daughters
fall, but does nothing. in fact be-
walls his impotence to do any
thing. If the insufferable molly.
coddle had the nerve Of NANCY
coyote he would be on trial for
murder before this and the ques-
ton Of how to control Lustig
would be settled.
The newspaper., 1908-08-14

ONE of our Jealous republicans
was the happy possessor of the
latest conundrum and he sprung
it on a local democrat. The con-
undrum as smilingly propounded
was, What is the difference be
tween Barnum and Bryanr" Our
democrat promptly responded,
That's easy. Barnum had show;
Bryan has a cinch." The repub-
lican smile faded during the
laugh at his expense.
The newspaper., 1908-08-14

WE are panied to learn from
the Denver Republican that Mr.
BRYAN is not a democrat. This
will be sad news to the entire
democratic party which has evil
IDENTIFY been laboring under a de-
lusion. But since he is nominated
we can comfort ourselves with the
reflection that if Mr.. Bryan is not
a democrat. he is mighty good
timber for the maxim of one"
The newspaper., 1908-08-14

Ina letter to Prof. Bailey, of
the N. Y. College of Agriculture.
discussing the conditions OF
American farm life, President
Roosevelt says, ~ would rather
see my own daughter, II years
old, at work in a cotton mill than
to have her live as tenant on the
average southern one e-horse farm" :"
We know but little of southern
farm life, but in those parts of the
country we know. the conditions
are infinitely preferable to those
about any factory. The president
desires to improve the sanitary
and social conditions of farm life.
II his estimate of it in the south
is correct there may be reason for
his effort, but so far as the rest OF
the country is concerned, social
and sanitary conditions on the
farm are vastly better than in the
cities. Our farms furnish the
brains and the Drawn which has
made our nation great.
The newspaper., 1908-08-14

CITIZENS of Paonia are agitating
the matter of a bathing pool for
that town. They evidently have
designs on that great unwashed
Democrat, Charlie Rawalt.-
Golden Transcript.
Now. look here. In the ab-
sence of Rawalt. the writer
doesn't propose to let this slandcr
go unrebuked. Rawalt is a dem
ocrat all right, but "unwashed"
never. To our certain knowledge
he took a bath last summer and
is now on his way to Waunita
Springs to take one for this year.
Bro. Kimball owes a humble
apology.
The newspaper., 1908-08-14
NEWSPAPER OPINIONS.

What some eastern papers say
about the political situation is
good reading for us in the west
and illustrates forcibly just how
much sincerity there is in repub-
lican promises to be fulfilled by
Mr.. Taft. Here are two of them:
New YoRK TRIBUNE: Mr..
Bryan undoubtedly owes his nom
ination to the support of the
great mass of the democratic
voters. Those voters prefer radi-
calism to conservatism and Bryan
to any other possible democratic
leader. Recognizing this fact the
Tribune has never considered MIR.
Bryan a pitiable wear candidate.
He is obviously stronger as a
vote getter than Judge Parker
was in 1904 or than any other
democratic nominee would be
this year who owed his selection
to conservative influences. Re-
publicans will do we'll not to con-
slider the campaign OF 1908 a
walkovcr."
New YoRK Sun: The demo-
cratic party continues to be dom
mated by western radicalism. II
is instinct with populism, social
ism, the intention to enlarge the
activity of the central govern
ment. The republican party will
be rid of Mr.. Roosevelt in a lew
months. When will the demo-
cratic party be rid of Mr.. Bryan
Even if he is ever SO graciously
disposed to give up the profitable
business OF being the democratic
leader and candidate for presi-
dent, will the sansculottism which
he has impressed upon his party
be less ardentIy loved in the westi
And the democratic party today
lis western. Oklahoma's little
finger is bigger in it than the
loins of the east and of the south
Some time will Bryanism. La
Follettism and Rooseveltisn
come together. as they belong
while the conservative south
west and east form party that
will stand for equal rights, even
to property. and for something re-
sembling government under the
constitution of the United States
instead of that of Oklahoma.
The newspaper., 1908-08-14

DoN'r forget that all the trust
magnates are supporting Mr.
Taft, and that republicans prom
ise publication of campaign
contributions after election, not
before. Mr.. Taft's praise of Mr.
Roosevelt and his policies are not
taken seriously by the eastern re
publican press.
The newspaper., 1908-08-14

THE New York Sun despair
ingly says: The republican
party will be rid of Mr.. Roosevelt
in a few months. When will the
democratic party be rid of Mr..
Bryan7" Well. there is this dif-
ference, the democratic party
doesn't want to get rid OF Bryan.
The newspaper., 1908-08-14

It's little tough on the rePub-
licans for Mr.. Taft to repudiate
their platform in his letter of ac-
ceptance, but as the eastern
papers explain, he probably
doesn't mean anything by it ex-
cept to catch western votes.
The newspaper., 1908-08-14

Mr.. TAFT says that election OF
senators by direct vote OF the
people is hardly a party ques-
ton" Well, Mr.. Taft will learn
something later. The democratic
platform declares for it and the
people demand it.
The newspaper., 1908-08-14

In advocating the primary sys-
tenn for purifying politics, our
friend Charley Adams of the
Montrose Press is getting over in
to the democratic corral. All
right, step right in.
The newspaper., 1908-08-14
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

REPUBLICAN leaders guarantee
that this state will give Taft 90
600 majority. Now if some one
would guarantee the guarantors 1t
might look more serious for Mr..
Bryan.
The newspaper., 1908-08-14

An up-to-date line of bicycle
supplies at the Reliance Machine
Works.
The sun., 1908-12-27
THE HAMILTON IN A STORM
Old Dominion Liners Marrow. Escape
From Being Driven on the Delaware Coast

RICHMOND, Va, Dec 2e.-John Spear,
second engineer on one OF the Southern
Pacific lines OF steamers which ply In the
Gulf OF Mexico. who was a passenger or
board the Old Dominion liner Hamilton
during her trip in the storm Of last
Wednesday. bound from New York 10
Norfolk, tells u tale OF panic and uutiny
among the stokers and OF storm condi-
tions which he as an old tar had never
experienced before.
Sandy Hook was rounded in compar ra-
lively calm water. It was when the big
steamer was of the coast Of Delaware
that she struck the everest part OF the
storm. The boat careened, righted her
self and then drifted toward the Delaware
shore. So near was the boat to the shore
that the captain, realizing the danger,
whistled to Chief Engineer Mclaughlin
that unless the engines could produce
more power the ship would be beaohed.
OF this the passengers were kept ignorant
Mclaughlin gave orders for all Of the
Grew TO turn to. but some OF the stokers
refused to obey. At the point Of pistol.
Mr.. Spear said. the mon were forced to
shovel GOAL until the ship was in calmer
seas. 1t was due to these heroic measures
on the part of the officers that the ship
is above seas and her crew alive to tell the
tale
To make matters worse the cargo in
the hold, due TO the tossing and pitching
Of the vessel, shifted crushing and
mangling against the side Of the boat
five valuable show horses which were on
their way to the Southern horse show
having won ribbons at the New York
show. The passengers, hearing the noise
below. became more frightened and for q
little while almost state Of panic rsigned.
After the stokers had been made to
do their duty. both shifts being worked
at ons time. they were treated to q fine
supper by the officers. This was after
the ship had righted herself and was in
calnner seas.
The Hamilton is now in New York on
her return trip. seemingly none the worse
for her rough usage during the trip down.
The sun., 1908-12-27
CAPT. HUMPHREYS CAN FfGHT.
with the Iietp Of Negro Ne -Beids .
Gang Of Prizef,ehters at nay.

DENVER, Dec ?e.-Fighting side by
side with Nathan Williams. negro.
Capt. C. B. Humphreys OF Company l.,
Twenty-first Infantry. stationed at Fort
Logan. knocked out four prizeighters.
a trainer and rubber and succeeded in
holding at bay more than Atty men who
had boarded suburban Rio Grands
train at Petersburg after a prizefight at
the Wsyside Inn and started 10 row in
the presence Of number Of United States
Army officers and their wives and guests
yesterday afternoon.
The conductor stopped the train during
the melee and telephoned 10 police head
quarters, but when the officers met the
train they found that the Captains as
saiiants had jumped of.
As q result Of the fracas Capt. Hum
phreys 10 badly dishgured and disabled.
He is under the care OF the post surgeon
at Fort Logan. Both Of his hands were
broken during the terrific hand 10 hand
encounter with the prizsfieht principals
and attendants and 1t will be two weeks
before he recovers.
Williams, the negro. was taken TO the
police headquarters, where after hearing
his story he was highly praised by Chief
Armstrong and sent home
The sun., 1908-12-27
NORDICA's CAR AFIRE.
She Rushes Back ana Rescaes valuabies.
including Priceless Necklace.


Los ANGELES. Dec. 2e,-Mme. LILLIAN
Nordica lost her Christmas turkey and
had narrow escape from losing more
valuable articles when her private car,
parked near the Arcade depot. caugh
fire yesterday. The facts OF the lost
Christmas dinner became known to-day
While Nine. Nordica was entertaining
in her car, the Pilgrim. her sisters. who
were to have been her guests for the
dinner, Mrs. q. A. Walker and Mrs. f..
Castillo. the chef rushed into the car
crying "Fire," Instantly Nine Nordica
and her guests seized what things they
could carry and rushed from the car
Then she thought OF her jewels nd furs.
sables and silver foxes. her laces, Partisan
frocks and those thousand little necessities
to every diva.
One item was priceless. necklace OF
scarabs just sent to her by New York
admirer. Its worth is 30 great and It's
interest 30 universal that she already had
decided not to keep It. but to make 1t a
gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
in New York.
Nine Nordica ran back into the car and
secured the treasured articles and re-
turned to her friends. For few min
utes they watched the 6remen putting
out the fire. Then she calmly invited
her guests to a hotel for the Christmas
dinner.
The sun., 1908-12-27
HE PREFERRED no STEAL.
sad Faced Holdup Man Takes by FOTcs
Lean He'd Refused-Then Gives Trtnkets

Sad Faced HelEiup Men Takes by Force
Lean He'd Refnsed-Then Gives Trinkets.
To Mrs. Mollie Tannenbaum, trained
nuree, setting forth from her home at
2ss East 107d street early last evening to
visit q friend who is sick, appeared q
young man who lifted his hat and said
Pardon me, madam. DO you happen
10 know II there is a pawushop in this
vicinity"
The young mans clothes were good.
but ever 30 sorrowful were his voice and
manner. The nurse hesitated. then spoke
on impulse.
"Pawnsbopf' she said why pawn
ahop7'
-I'm naturally reluctant to speak to
stranger about it, replied the young
man, -but. since you ask me- the truth
is my wife and | have had streak of hard
luck, We're to be dispossessed to-mor-
row unless what can raise on these will
save U.S."
From his pocket he pulled two gold
watches, diamond ring, a gold chain.
q wedding ring and few other pieces
of jewelry.
please handle them carefully" said
he. .... ..'' e ....
Mrs, Tannenbaum looked the articles
over, then turned to the sad faced young
man.
Il have $40 with me- she ventured
III that will help you why not let me lend
IL to you? That will be nicer than going
to pawnshop.S
Couldn't think Of it, replied the young
man. Il should have to have the face
value OF these things. you know
They walked along talking il over and
were nearly at First avenue when the
young man grabbed the nurse. olapped n
hand over her mouth and bundled her
into mufky hallway. There he sat her
down on the floor. pointed q. revolver at
her face, slipped the other hand into her
pocket and drew forth the purse with the
$40.
-There'syour jewelry." he said. throw
ing his trinkets at her. @Much obliged
gfor the loan. and he hurried away.
Mrs. Tannenbaum got up presently
and a little later appeared with her
daughter at the Office OF the Harlem
Detective Bureau to report the episode.
The station house gem expert peered
carefully at the mementoes that were
to have kept the melancholy young man
and his family from exile.
~The whole bunch is worth s3-three
at the outside said he.
The sun., 1908-12-27
GAsOLENE IN WRTGHTMACHI
DastardIy Ebert to wreck Aeroplane at
lie Mans-RemsFkabIe Flights.

Ae NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FuButs.
Special Cahs Dispatches 10 TEE sun.
LIZ MANS. Dec. 2e.-Juet prior to starting
bis fight In the afternoon Wright exam
Iined the machinery of bis asroplane and
discovered that some evilly 'dispossd
person had removed the oil from the
lubricating carrier and substituted gaso-
lene. This made an explosion possible
while the aeroplane was in flight. with
probably serious consequences. After
overhauling the machine Wright executed
series Of remarkable flights
Wilbur Wright intended to make an
attempt to-day to beat the record he
made on December IS. when he few in
his aeroplane sixty-two miles. winning
the Miohslin cup, The weather, how
ever. was too cold. He will soon 60 to
Pau, where his brother orvllle will join
him. The latter will return to America
in March TO carry out his contract with
the United States Government.
Wilbur Wright made zigzaggy flight
with many abrupt turns this afternoon
for NJ. Lilaz, chief Of the cabinet OF M &.
Barthou. Minister of Public Works
The sun., 1908-12-27
CHILD FALLS THROUGH SCOH
DUMPED INTO RIVER WILLIE
SHE WAS PICKING C0A1.

The scOw One the street CleanIng De
psrtment Had Hired and II wssLeft at
Deck sJasGarded Improperly Csesed
Pocket Probable Cause OF Accident
Six OF the Street Cleaning Departments
scow captains weDe at work last night
searching the East River In the neighbor-
hood of i07th street for the body Of Mary
Santangeio a nine-year-old italian girl
who was carried into the river in the
afternoon when q mass OF dirt and ashes
from which she was picking coal on board
the scow Astoria slid through one OF the
dumping pockets.
The Astoria 10 not one of the regular
department scows. 1t is hired for extra
work. It is what Is known as cylinder
bumper with six pockets which are closed
by chains wound over ratchet wheels and
which are opened by the weight OF the
load when the dogs holding the ratohets
are knocked from place.
The scow lay yesterday at the foot OF
East 107th street and Mary Santangelo
with two other children went on board
to pick coal. There were no workmen
duuub NHSh tuo CuiiuTou DOhfuOu INV
scow. They had been at work for some
time when the dirt In the pocket In which
they were searching began to slide
Mary's companions we're near the land
ward edge Of the boat and jumped to the
dock. When they looked back the pile
of dirt In the pocket had disappeared and
Mary was not to be seen. The children
said nothing OF what had happened until
nearly an hour later, when Mrs. SAINT
angelo came to ask them IL they had seen
Mary.
After hearing the children's story the
mother hurried to the police station, and
In short time the harbor police from the
East 12Oth street station were searching
for the body. The police were joined
by the men sent out by the Street Cleaning
Department.
No final report had reached the superin-
tendent Of the dumps last night 1t was
said. however. that in all probability the
pocket in which the children had been
working had not been properly closed
after the last load was dumped at sea.
The theory was that the coarse dirt and
ashes, when snovelied into the partly
open pocket had clogged the opening
and that the action Of the water and per-
haps the added weight of the children
had caused the load to slide through
The sun., 1908-12-27
HELD ON ANOTHER CHARGE
r. G.. MatsOn Accused of Shooting
Through q Door OF Chicago Hotel.

r. G. Mats0n Accused of Shooting
Through Door Of Chicago Hotel.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2e.-Faulkner Court
Matson, IL years old, said to be the pro-
prietor Of the Victor Paint and varnish
Company Of New York. who was held to
the Criminal Court last Thursday on a
charge of improper conduct made by
Miss Ruth r. Lee. a nurse. was again
arrested early to-day ON q charge OF
firing a revolver shot through door in
the Stratford Hotel.
II saw q burglar In the room and l
leaped cut Of bed and fred at him. = Mas
the mans explanation Of the occurrence.
Matson was arraigned in the Harrison
street branch of the Municipal Court
and his case was continued to Monday
by Judge Gemmill. Detective Lofts
OF the Harrison street station said he
learned that Matson had been out until
1 A. NJ. although the man asserted that
during the day.
About 8 o'clock last evening" said
Lofts, "Matson was taken down stairs by
a back way. under guidance Of one Of
the porters, and when he reached the
street he called taximeter cab and took
a long ride. He had q woman who livea
on West Lake street and her daughter
for companions
Matson denied this fatty and declared
that he had not left his room in the hotel
either during the day or evening.
Il was sitting In the dark in my room,'
he said, when heard some one opening
the door. Then saw 1t start to open
and fred
The sun., 1908-12-27
THEY JUST TOOK THINGS.
Three IAttIe Girls Caught Pilfering In
the stores.

uC 5tOreB.
Three little girls started out shopping
yesterday afternoon with the evident
intention Of filing up the gaps which
Santa Claus had left in their stockings.
They had very successful tour Of the
stores. and the only thing they forgot
was to pay for what they carried away.
Store Detective Samuel LAUDER saw the
three Of them. Jennie Herzot. who is Is
years old and lives at 405 Fast Eighty
first street. her nine-year-old sister
Annie. and Adeline Brewer. a year
younger. whose home is at 422 in the same
street, coming out OF Sixth avenue
store with their arms full OF bundles and
their pockets bullying. He told them
they would have to take ride with him
and around to the West Twentieth street
station they went
The girls were searched and among
them they had fifty-six different articles
Teddy bears. dolls. dishes. muffs. little
furniture sets and many more things-in
all nearly $40 worth.
When they were asked why they had
taken the things all three started to cry
we didn't know it was wrong sobbej
Jepnie; we just took them They were
sent around to the Gerry society.
The sun., 1908-12-27
WON,TTELL WHERE HIsWIFE rs.
She Has Reen Missing From Her Home In
EIEin, Ill.,, Since October =.


CHICAGO Dec. 20. Mrs. Nellie B. Chap
pell wife OF DR.. Ora A. Chappell, the FORE
most dentist of Elgin. disappeared from
her home on October 2, and following q
search Of almost three months by her
sons and relatives Attorney John r.
Powers. representing them. announced
to-day that unless he found the missing
woman within n week he would start
proceedings against the doctor under the
law covering kidnapping. To all the de-
mands Of the family DR.. Chappell has
remained mute as to the whereabouts Of
his wife, and to-day when he was in
formed that proceedings in the courts
were threatened he still refused to di-
vulge her hiding place.
Il have nothing to say said DIR. Chap
pell. aIn about two months. when she
gets back, my sons and her relatives will
discover what fools they have been.
She lie alive. but further than that will
say absolutely nothing
While DR.. Chappell remains silent. his
sons. Rollo ChappeIl, 10 years OF age. and
Ora Chappell. %. declare that their father
is exerting an influence over their mother.
They insist that at different times he has
given out conflicting statements as 10
where their mother is. In thess they
claim he mentioned Denver. Los Angeles
and Boise City. DR.. Chappell is a member
Of the Century and Country clubs. two Of
Elgin's most exclusive organizations,
He is o8 years old.
The sun., 1908-12-27
RUsH FROM SPAIN TO PANAMA
IAbsr Agent Has Sent ~ 900 European,
to the High wages Zone.

to tho khBh wages Zono.
The Cunarder Lucania and the French
liner La Lorraine defied the aftermath
OF Atlantic violence and got in yester-
day pretty nearly on time. On Thursday,
when the seas were dead ahead and lofty,
their spray, freezing as Il fell, decorated
with Christmas cake. frosting rigging.
rails and rail nettings. A thaw came on
Christmas morn and the Santa Claus
ASPECT OF things vanished long before
the passengers were getting outside their
turkey dinners.
LIE Roy Park. who has been three years
in Europe supplying laborers to the
Panama Canal. was passenger by La
Lorraine. He said he had sent altogether
is. 600 Europeans. chiefly natives Of north
srn Spain, to the Isthmus. and that
special board OF examiners had seen
that none Of the woskers was afflicted with
any ccntaRious disease. Other laborers
employed came from Greece. Italy and
France. The European workman was
frugal and could snbsist In the canal
zone on about 10 cents day. His fare
was paid by the United States TO the zone.
Az his wages are about 81 30 In sold he
could save pretty tidy sum at the end
OF a year and afford 70 go home again
and buy place OF his own.
Spain had found her best sinew going
to the zone and had adopted legislation
which would check the tendency TO emi-
crate on the part Of its most desirable
peasantry. The wages Of a--Spanish
faborer being less that 20 cents day,
il was natural that he should hurry to a
field where be could get nearly i've times
as much
The sun., 1908-12-27
DEBTS or SARAH PECKBAN
Creditors Never Succeeded In GettinB
Int Her safe Depesit StPongbex.

Creditors Never Succeeded In Getting
Into Her Safe Deposit stFongbex.
A petition in bankruptcy has been fled
against Sarah III. Peckham Of SS West
T~enty-eighth street by Leon Brooks
Leavitt, attorney for these creditors:
Stettiner Bros, SO Duane street, S2i on
q note dated September i5. 1905 payable
thirty days after date; c. A. Read Of
Chicago, 81 200 on . note dated April 10,
1907, payable on demand, and Y. q. Read,
Chicago, S3i, money advanced In 1907.
Bankruptcy proceedings against Mrs.
Sarah II. Peokham. the wife of Frederick
A. Peckham, cotton broker, one Of the
men indicted both here and In Washington
last May for alleged connection with the
cotton leak scandal of 1904, were begun
in July, 1904, and dismissed the next
month. Before her marriage she ran q
mail order business in womens apparel
In Chicago under the name Of the Sarah
De Fay Company. In 1908 she removed
to this city, living first at the Hoffman
House and then at the Motel st. Denis,
and continued the business mt Broadway
and Canal street.
II developed In the bankruptoy pro-
oeedings that Mrs. Peokham had rented
safe deposit box from tho Madison
Safe Deposit Company, The box was
said 10 contain diamonds yalued at $4,000
and securities worth s75,ooo and secrets
Of interest to the cotton leak invests
gators, Judge Thomas ordered the box
opened, but before that could be done
man appeared who paid every claim
against the woman, the reoeiyers fees,
the cost Of litigation and the fees OF the
opposing counsel. That ended the bank
ruptcy proceedings, and outsiders never
learned what was In the box. The man
who paid all these claims was w. W.
Judd, who, 1t was testified, was the con-
fidentiai agent Of L. @. Van Rtper. whose
revelations to Secretary Wilson started
the cotton leak exposure.