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The Greeley tribune., 1908-03-26
Travelled Far to Visit Grave,

Miss Ida Crooke, OF Lancashire,
England. was in Greeley for 1out
thirty hou:s last week, for tbs sole
purpose of visiting the grave oil
Mrs. c. W. Braceweil. who was
killed in runaway about twenty
years ago. While both women we're
residing in England. Mrs. Bracewell
was the Sunday school teacher Oi
Miss Crooke and was much beloved by
her pupil
Later Miss Crooke studied medicine
and took hospital work, and has
served In her professional capxcity
In both Africa and India for the
British government. For a long
time she has had desire to visit
the grave Of her former teacher who
had great influence with her. while
Mrs. Bracewell was living This de
sire was carried into action sftel
waiting for over score Of years
Or. Crooke returned immedlately
to England after her visit here.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-03-26

game they were after-eNcept the
biz game, Roosevelt. In spite OF
every effort to fasten the response
bility for the panic upon him. he is
more trusted today than before the
interests started out to dlscredit
him.
Roosevelt was 10 blame for the
panic TO this extent he was lighting
the people that had it in their
power TO bring on the panic, and
the. did ST. in spirit of revenge.
But, even had Roosevelt been wholly
responsible for the furry and had
brought. it on deliberately, future
events will show that it was one of
the best sevices he could do the
country. That panic has been a
good thing, and we might even for
give those who actually brought it
about. had they not done SO for the
two most selfish ends personal tinan-
cia gain and injury. to one or more
men who honestly oppose them.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-03-26
TO LECTURE here
Noted Educator Coming with
New Gospel.

An event OF unusual educational
importance is In store Tor the
thoughtful people OF this part OF the
state In the coming visit Of o. J.
Kern. the noted county superinten.
den, of Winnebaeo county, Illinois.
His visit is scheduled for the week
commencing April & and will pro-
vide for free public lectures to the
citizens of Greeley, Eaton, Fort
Lupton, Fort Collins and Longmont.
Mr.. Kern comes to Colorado At this
time under the auspices Of the
Northeastern Colorado Teachers ~.
sociat ion and of the State Normal
school, very generously supported by
the Commercial clubs Of LOn4mont
and Greeley.
During the past few years his
eloquent advocacv Of and leadership
In securing substantial improvements
in country school conditions have
made Mr.. Kern national figure.
Too long has the country school, in a
large sense the real peoples college,
received but the scant attention left
over after all other affairs Of life
have been attended to. Mr.. Kern
breaches new gospel for the boys
and girls on the farm In compell.
ing way that stirs quick interest
and brings conviction OF its easy at.
tainibility.
A special and very cordial invita-
tion is extended to the public at
large, school directors, patrons,
teachers. and students to hear these
lectures. The dates will be as fol-
lows:
Monday, Apri! Il, 10 a. m, Nor.
NAL Chapel.
Monday, April 6, 6 p. m, Normal
Chapel.
Tuesday. April :, q. M, Congre-
gational church, Eaton.
Wednesday, April $. l0a m, Fort
Lupton.
Wednesday, April $, 5 p. M,
Opera house, Greeley
Thursday. April 9. 10 a. m. k,
Chapel G. A. c., Fort Collins.
Friday. April 10, s p. M. n. f.
association. Longmont.
Saturday, April II, y. M. N. e.
association. LoDgmont.
The topic OF the first lecture given
above will probably be The New
Agriculture and tho Country School, "
illustrated by about 100 lantern
slides; while the next three IN or der
will probably be OH the topic. THE
Front Line Of Country School I'm.
pFovement, with l25 lantern slides
BY Order Committee
The Greeley tribune., 1908-03-26
Amusomon0
Quincy Adams s.wysr.

The attraction booked at the Gree
ley opera house for Tuesday, March
3lst, is Quincy Adams Sawyer,
the great New England drama In Its
fifth sea son Of uninterrupted success.
Everyone who has read the book OF
the same name from which the play
was taken, will want to see the
not read the book will want to see
the play just the same, for every.
body loves clean, wholesome play
Of New England life, and this is just
what Quincy Adam Sawyer" is.
Best Of all 1t has departed from
the weather. beaten tracks OF the old
time drama. The pleasing points
ars . simple, sweet love story, . con-
tinuous series OF humorous incidonts,
and 40 almost heretofore unknown
natusalnsas and purity that psrvadss
the entire play. To begin with
you start 1t the country store and
postofsos where you SEE Quincy
Adams Sawyer" - the city chap
helping his counry friends and eut.
doing hts country ensmies. You
ars made known Of tho pretty love
a6airs Of several of the village
young folks and your interest In
Mason corner folks is firmly estab.
lished.
Next you find yourself at the
Gross Roads. Here takes place one
of the Drettiest touches of the play,
where Zekiel describes the surround.
inRs to his blind sister. The scene
shifts to Mrs. Putnam s sitting room
and you meet the ludicrous Saman.
tina, and grow bit apprenhensive
over Lindy's affairs which have got
into a curious tangle.
Next you find yourself at "a real
husking bee at the Pettengill farm
yard.
You will hold your sides in laugh
ter at the grotesque dancing OF Alb
ner stiles and Mrs. Crowley.
When you recover yol find that
you are In the midst OF a good old
fashioned snow storm, but you shi yer
Tor only a minute or two, for the In
terror OF the comfortable Petteppill
homestead is opened to your gaze.
Everybody eats supper, all the tan.
gled love affairs are straightened out
and everybody is supremely happy.
You are happy too, for the Joys and
sorrows OF those quaint people have
been your own. You 70 away with
the singing Of the doxology lingering
IN your ears, and feeling that you
have tasted a piece Of genuine rural
! atmosphere.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-03-26
TELLING THE SAD TRUTH.

Senator LaFolllette delivered a
pyrotechnical speech in the United
States senate few days ago that
must have made such fellows as
John ID. Rockefeller. j. Pierpont
Morgan, Banker Stillman, Senator
Aldrich, and shame to say, Secretary
Of the Treasury Cortelvou, squirm.
He blames that group of financiers
absolutely for the panic OF last
October and says he can prove it.
This speech was brought out in op-
position to what is known as the
Aldrich financial bill in the senate.
a bill which the Wisconsin senator
claims is framed absolutely to favor
such manipulators as Morgan and
says LaFollette, was put up to dis
credit Roosevelts administration.
Incidentally the financiers who had
money and had manipulated stocks
and securities in such a manner as
to bring on the panic in Wall street,
raked in millions by letting out
their money at high interest to those
who were being pinched. In the
first blush OF the excitement it
looked as though Morgan and Rookie
feller were pair Of philanthropists,
and they basked in the popularity
they gained by their rescue work
But there was no charity work about
it, apparently. The trap had been
sst BY them aud they caught thu
The Greeley tribune., 1908-03-26

barns and fences with oGesbSe au'
yertisements OF patent msdtines, a'
was the advertising frenzy ie"
wears ago. there has been b npi'
evolution to the bil'boards OF to-day
So plentiful have these moust o,ItleS
of the advertising art becont ;ha'
it is impossible to walk bl5cS ~
large city without having to stare
upon the Objectionable signs and
likewise, a railroad trip Without
having to run through an extended
allevway OF ilaring ads Is We Inigh
impossible.
In justification OF billboaris the
stock argument Of those who erect OF
farm the spaces for private gam
Is that critics are too esthe lea y
sensitive. Some of the bolder bill
board agents insist that, having
leased the space and painted tie
signs, there are no grounds for in
reference.
In reply it may be remarked u 1t
the citizens of any community lave
a proper right to decide for them.
selves what they consider estbetlc'
and. with the grow ing tendency TO-
ward the beautiful in all thing II
is only logical that offensive Bill
boards are coming to be view1i as
a greater nuisance.
"A nuisance need not .necessarily
be a thing offensive only to the sense
OF smell, and, therefore, very plop'
erly. it has been decided by a Judge
in Santa Clara county. Caill1rrld,
that an otTense to the eye may he a
nuisance.
AT Niagara Falls, probably bet
ter than any where else. is show the
audacity of the billboard promoters.
The falls are an attraction to mil
lion and quarter visitors yearly.
all inspired by the esthetic, and vet
the hillboards are a deliberate en-
croachment upon the rights OF Wis
itors, and it requires no argument
to show that they are . public nui-
Sance.
First of the remedial means
which may be recommended Is egis-
lation. a system OF taxation so eifec-
tive that 1t will make Objectionable
billboard advertising unprofitab >
The Greeley tribune., 1908-03-26
Race Suicide

as President Roosevelt calls II. IA
not nearly the menace to incrsase
In population that deaths among
infants are. And eight ont Of ten
OF these deaths are directly or indi.
rectiy caused by bowel trouble Nc.
Gees Baby Elixir cures rhoea
dysentary, sour stomach and ali In.
iant ailments Of this nature Just
the thing for teething babies Price
DC and SOC. Sold by all druggists
The Greeley tribune., 1908-03-26
Almost a Hundred

Mrs. G. d. horne received an
interesting account last week of a
reception given by her aunt in Wolf.
noro, N. II. The reception was given
the DAY that the lady was % wears
ana = months ola and she receiyed.
entertained and helped serve the
large number Of friends who called
Inc aged lady does all Of ber own
WORK, frequently walks nile IN
visit a niece and writes a clear, firm
hahd which would be a credi, m a
woman OF half her years.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-03-26
New Vegetable Peaches
A genuine wonder.
Who would not grow them ?

VINO WOuId nOC Sf0W themY
Who would not eat them?
Perfectly delicious.
Nothing like than under the suu.
Grows from the seed 10 50 days
Size Of an orange.
OF easiest culture, marvellous yieldeeg
Succeeds every shere.
Only lOc per pkt with full directjooa
A nice present free with every order.
illustrated catslog accompanies sesd
Dont't delay. Address
A. T. Cook, (seedsman).
Hyde Park, N. Y.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-03-26
Wanted to Trade

Property In Peoria, Illinois for
Greeley residence property or ,r,i.
gated land. Lock .box--37s, Greeley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
FIRST REAL GAME.
Wasliburn Ready for Contest With
State Normal Tomorrow.

To offset some of the bear stories
which have emanated from Camp
Ichabod during the past week, a diff
ferent story is sent out today. A new
star has been found. one who has never
played in a football game, and who
previous to last night had never donned
a suit, although he went clear through
Topeka high school and has been In
Washburn for two years. He. is Philip
Whitcomb. He lined UP with the
scrubs against the Varsity last night
and assisted by Jerry tombstone tore
holes in the Varsity line large enough
Tor a freight car to sift through vide
wise. Whitcomb is heavy and is built
on the model from which Coach Weede
makes his selection for halfback He
VIII be given good chance, and it
may be that he is just the right kind of
player for the backfield.
Last night the team went through
the last scrimmage preparatory to the
Normal game tomorrow. A half of 80
minutes was played between the Var
sity and scrubs. During this time the
Varsity scored two touchdowns and a
field goal while the scrubs crossed the
line for one touchdown. The field goal
was the result of Hopes drop kicking.
Whitcomb and Wetherbee caused lots
of trouble for the Varsity, and Weth-
erbee scored the touchdown.
Much of the hope for a victory over
Hope. If Washburn can get the ball
within the Normal 80 yard line Hope
will have a chance to drop kick a goal
and score for Washburn. In addition
Hope will have the punting to do. He
is the only consistent punter on the
team this season. And the plucky
quarterback is the best handler of the
forward pass in the state and he may
be able to outwit the Normals and ne
gotiate score on a forward pass to-
morrow.
The chances for the Blue tomorrow,
despite hard week of coaching don't
look any too rosy. There is large
hospital list which may keep many of
the men from participation against the
pedagogues. Captain Robb. Smiley and
Munford are all suffering from bruised
knees which may keep them out. Cod
ding is also out with a wrenched neck.
All these will leave many bad holes.
On the other hand the Normal team
| is strong one. Last years team was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
NO ANTl-TAFT MOVE.
Democratic County Committee
Promptly Enters q Denial.

The following letter was received
today from Chairman F. s. Thomas OF
the Democratic central COMMITTEES:
My attention has been called to an
article in this mornings Capital head
lined, Democrats plan to mar meet
ing" and which goes on to say that
the Republican state committee have
learned of plan to issue big lot of
dodgers gotten out by the Democrats
to distribute on Taft day and the ar
ticle states that the Democratic coun-
ty committee is making preparations
to break up or attempt to break and
mar Mr.. Taft's meeting at the audi
torium Saturday night. The above is
all news to me and as chairman of the
Democratic county central committee
if there was anything of that kind go
ing on I would certainly know it, but
nothing OF the kind has occurred in
our committee or has been thought of,
however I thought I would run it
down. / called on the Capital this
morning and told them that / would
like 10 see one of the dodgers. They
said they didn't have any dodgers, but
said they thought it come from the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
KERN IS INDIGNANT.
Denounces Republicans for Circulation
of Alleged Cleveland Letter.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 1.-The pub
LEGATION and use by the Republican
campaign manager as a campaign doc
ument of the letter attributed to the
authorship of the late Governor Cleve-
land, which contained strong en-
dorsement of the Republican candidate
for president was the subject of
speech by John w. Kern, before a large
audience in the Jefferson theater here
today. He declared such use of the
document to be an infamous attempt to
place a vile stigma upon the name OF
the great departed statesman and lik-
ened 1t to the use made in the Gar
field campaign of the famous Morey.
letter forgery. III
Mr.. Kern said that Secretary StnR<6
of the presidents cabinet had ina
speech referred to the letter as anthem
tic land that speech found its way to
all parts of the country He con-
tinued
Proofs that this alleged letter of Mr..
Cleveland was a base and criminal
fabrication are so overwhelming that 1t
is conceded on all hands that the dis
tinguished ex-president wrote no SUCH
letter and District Attorney Jerome OF
New York has already taken steps to
determine the guilty author, determin-
ed to bring him to justice. And yet the
Republican campaign document carry
ing this fabrication still circulates.
Secretary Strauss has not yet recalled
his endorsement as to its authenticity.
Republican newspapers which or1gi-
nally printed the fabricated letter un-
der great headlines have either refus-
| ed to print the exposure of the crime
or have so placed such exposure in
| their journals as to attract no atten-
| ton. The publication and circulation
| of this fabricated letter is more In
| famous in all respects than the publi-
cation and circulation of the celebra-
| ted Morey letter forgery in the Gar
| field campaign. 1t is more Infamous
| field was living and gave prompt and
| effective denial In this case the al
| legged author Is dead and unable to
repudiate and deny it. 1t is all the
| more infamous because it followed so
| closely that tender and splendid tribute
| to his memory unanimously adopted al
| the recent national convention of his
party and is ar attempted stigma upon
| his name as a Democrat and an Ameri-
| can. 1t remains to be seen whether
| the leaders of the Republican party
| those in charge of it's campaign-wiii
be manful enough to right this great
| wrong which has been done to the
memory of Grover Cleveland by the cir
! culation of this vile fabrication"
| Colonel j. w. Lewis of Chicago, mas
| Joined Mr.. Kern at this point and Will
/ accompany him on his tour OF the
southern states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
LANDS ON SHELDON.
Chairman Mack says He Is Related TO
Seventeen Financial Corporations.

New York. Oct. Irrational Chair
man Mack today made an attack on
the corporation affiliations of George
r. Sheldon, treasurer of the Republican
national committee, charging that Mr.
Sheldon is at this time connected with
no less than II financial companies.
Mr.. Mack made the following state
ment: gse essA
..The trust and corporation affilia-
tions of George r. Sheldon, treasurer
of the Republican national committee
for the past 10 years.. make interesting
reading in view Of the recent develop
ments in the campaign.
'I wish to recall in this connection
that because of these very accusations
Governor Odell in 1902, refused to per-
NIT the party leaders to put Mr.. Shei-
don in nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor. Governor Oden at that time
declared that he would not accept the
denomination for head OF the state
ticket IL Sheldon were named as MS
running mate. But while the Repup-
lfcan party has refused to put up Mr.
Eheldon's name for a public office, 1t
has for the identical reasons for this re :
fusal. selected him for it's campaign
fund collector.
This can not be denied. Most of the
corporations with which Mr.. Sheldon Is
identified are capitalized for millions.
How much of their stock is of the
liqIid variety can be easily ascer-
tanned. Yet Mr.. Roosevelt has defend
ed him and his resignation was not de
manded when Mr.. Dupont was invited
to step down and out. Mr.. Dupont was
only identified with one trust, while
Mr.. Sheldon is at the present time in
fimately identified with no less than II
prominent financial concerns. One o.
these, the Bethlehem Steel company,
does not employ union labor and has
opposed the organization of its en-
ployes for the past IS years.
Mr.. Sheldon is a director Of that
company. He is also treasurer and oil
rector of the North American company
capitalized for $30,O000O0, a concerri
known as the mystery OF Wall street
It is but few years back since he was
prominently identified with the
whisky trust A glance at his con-
nections with various companies for
the past 10 years will explain tersely
the reason of his present position. Nc
further comment OF mine Is necessary
The corporations named by Mr.. Mach
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02

this season. Normal has a team made
up of old men and they will make
hard fight. Songs to the tune or
Honey Boy were practiced by the
students These songs were written by
some of the Washburn co-eds and will
be used permanently. Yells were prac-
ticed and it was decided to keep the
old Washburn who yell as the stand
ard. This yell has been fought and up
held for the last five years and the
college will finally stand by 1t in its
weakness. This afternoon the students
will go to. the football field and move
the grandstands and bleachers back to
their regular position. During the
baseball season these stands are moved
to the corner of the field and not used.
After the moving the management will
treat the boys to apples and dough-
nuts Coach Weede was not able to
be out to the enthusiasm meeting this
morning but his speech was spirited
into the speech given by Captain Robb.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
OLD SOLDIER CASE OVER
May Not Be Tried at This Term of
Court

The "Old Soldier libel case did not
materialize in district court today, by
reason Of the illness of one of the prin-
cipal witnesses for the prosecution. L.
H Debow, an old soldier whose testi-
mony is alleged to be vital in the prose-
cution, is seriously i'll and in the hos
pitaL This morning, when the case
was called for trial, the prosecution
tried to introduce deposition made by
Debow, but the defense did not care to
stand for it. The court therefore re-
moved the case from the September
term assignment. and it is probable
that the case will not apear until the
next term of court. Judge Dana would
not promise to hear the case during the
present term. but stated that he would
place 1t on the docket should an OPP
portunity be afforded.
The case was brought upon COM
plant of Patrick Coney, formerly a
leader in the affairs of the Grand
Army. Two years ago, Coney was d
candidate for national commander of
the order. but was defeated. He at
tributed his defeat to circulars issued
by Topeka members of the G.. A. r.
who were not in favor of Coney. In
these circulars, Coney was charged
WIN all KINGS OF crimes, among IneIn
| the swindling of the widow of a negro
| soldier. Coney filed information with
the county attorney. charging the al
| legged publishers of the published mat
| ter with libel The defendants are all
| old soldiers and members of the G. A.
R.. and the principal defendant, w. A.
| Morgan, is now state commander, G. A.
r.. for Kansas. The other defendants
named in the information are L s.
Elder, w. ]. Whittekind, E. w. Penny,
| j. D. Coddington and Ed G. Moore.
| lib" Case. a veteran lawyer. is de-
| Tending. assisted by D. c. Tillotson.
When the case was called in district
court this morning. the noticeable feat
ure of the proceeding was the number
of gray heads. not only among the de-
| PENDANTS, but the witnesses in the case
About thirty witnesses, many of them
from distant parts of the state, wers
on hand. The defendants who are al
! old men, were lavish with their jokes
| about the case.
| ''If they wait very long, said one
| white haired veteran of 81. 1.-The court
| will have to order me dug up, ike thai
pope who was tried for heresy few
hundred years ago"
P. H Coney, the injured party, ha:
| two suits against them, one for libel
the suit set for today, and another fol
| $40. 900 damages against them col
lectively.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
include railway, industrial and inan-

include railway, Industrial and finan-
cial concerns here and elsewhere.
Chairman Hitchcock of the Repub~
lican national committee, was shown
Chairman Mack's attack on Treasurer
Sheldon, but declined to make any
statement.
Mr.. Sheldon said that statement did
not contain anything to which he de-
sired to make a reply.
That President Roosevelt sent Secre-
tary of State Root to this city to look
into the management of the Republican
national campaign and that Mr.. Root
reported that the chief difficulty lay i'll
the collection of campaign funds by
Treasurer George r. Sheldon was the
statement published here today as
coming from high authority"
1t was also stated that the president
and Mr.. Taft had objected to the COL
lection of campaign funds from some
of the corporations with which Mr..
Sheldon is intimately associated. From
others 1t is said Mr.. Sheldon ex =
perienced difficulty in securing contri-
buttons.
Mr. Root is said to have reported that
Chairman Hitchcock was not response
BILE for any of the conditions which had
aroused criticisms of the campaign, but
was doing the best he could with his
part of the work.
Mr.. Root was said also to have re-
ported to the president that there was
not enough money on hand to run the
campaign and that speakers have been
cut off the programmes for that rea-
S0n.