Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-12
VICTIMS EN- T|CEO
INTO SURF At
C0NEy ISLAND
Summer Playground Opening
up For the Gentle Springtime
Although Patches Of Snow
Still Linger Here and There,


Especial correspondence To NsrnlHx Journcil
New York, April 9-While tiny
patches of snow still linger in the sum
css hooks Of Conev Island, the great
summer playground is today being
laid open from one end t. the other
for crowds that already number wei
up to a hundred thousand. No earlier
start Of the ocean pleasure parks
about this city has even been recorded
within the memoir Of the amusement
authorities. Millions OF dollars and
thousands Of men are now being Law
ishly spread over the beaches in 81
gantic preparations to Stake the vast
thirst for outdoor diversion which
Gotham has acquired in the last Sin
months of winter conrinement EN-
cry catch-penny contriNancC that has
over beer devised is being set up In
gilt and tinsel along the many miles
of plank promenade that cover all
the available sand stretches within
reach of this metropolis. Even the
bathing house men have already man
aged to cnticc a few shiVering Victims
into the surf ana nothing is nos
lacking to give Sac mos. confirmed
beach crank his regular pleasures.
Talk OF Teddy.
W III IL hAAAAAAkNAfAA VI
embarllation for Africa still echoine
IN their ears. New Workers are today
settling down for "a good long rest
from the roar of the impending lion
hunt. From the hour Of The eN-prcsi-
dents return from Washington mp %
the moment that the big shin bore
him to sea, waving 4 sombrero from
its bridge. no one Within sight Of print
or sound OF voice has been able to
escape each move of the mighty hunt
er. Now that the person OF Roosevelt
has been finally transported out OF
town in a hedlam of uproar that
shook the island, everyone has begun
to speculate on the future. Popular
conjecture here runs beyond the lion
hunting season. The biggest OF politi-
cal big game can only satisfy the re-
turned hunter Of elephants II lions,
ii is held by the majority OF the wise
acres, while others have already de-
voted the remaining career OF the eX-
president to almost every known pub
lie post.
Artcr Abductors.
That q bold band of kidnapers, en-
boldened by the ransom received for
little Willie Whitla, are today threat
ming to strike at some homo in the
heart of this city has JUS become an
open secret at police headquarters
Acting on the immediate Information
Of some OF their best sleuths, the cap
tains of the force are preparing to
double their watch ON certain OF the
residences of the rich in the hope that
they may lay hands on this daring
gang of child s~tealers while they arr
IN the act of CATCHING ~ their help
less prey. Those who arc closest i'm
the secret declare that n tiny son
of a certain wealthy banker is TO be
s%hadowed constantly by detectives
md pttrr.ag.Ir .ara1.I uIa,. .- hiatt 4
for the kidnapcrs should one of
this ilk be caught i'm the act of MAX
ing off with this boy, the public is
aroused here today almost enough To-
make it a case Of mob law.
Circus Charm.
Now that its dead walls and fences
blossomcd forth with the gay
coloraturc of tho circus poster, d
Gotham is glad. for these sings of
spring are always as sure as the buds ,
IN bush or branch. The summcr sum
light never strikes TO The heart of the a
youngster Of this town till the sawdust ,
rings are spread up at Madison I
square Garden and the whirl of the II
tim%e-honOred show is on. This year
new faces and nca names appear in a
operation of New York's annual 81,
peanut carnival. bat the besiegins (
army of eager children proclaim 1t i
IND better than ever before =
Big boys and girls are flocking to re- =,
new the old associations they first
under the big canvas top. ana i,
finding them all tucked under the =,
lone Of the garden The circus is /.
his year giving a welcome touch OF 2
youth to the metropolis as il seldom 7
'aiis to do. D
subway Smoke. j
For the first time in the history OF g.
he dingv subway tube the smoke of %
stale tobacco is today beginning 90 be- q
'learcd up by the strong arm az The y
To light or llnger with the more y
" less fragrant weed below the top =
tep of the subtcrranean stations = 81
low a crime. according to the sud q
awakened conscience Of the b.
police. and arrests of un- q
vary smokc-puffcrs are BECOMING
Tally occurrences. No one Is sorry De-
hrt the subway atmosphere is 60 De- @
reed of this addition to its heaviucss
h0ueh stale smoke is the least n tho
underground pilgrims troubles now
More suhways rather than
ess subway smoking is Gotham's cry o.
ng need at present Do
OUR ASSORTMENT OF CANNED
AND VEGETABLES Il A d.
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