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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
THREE MEN MIXED
 UP IN ROBBERY
Eighteen Packages of Regis
 tered Mail Are Stolen
NO CLEW TO THE ROBBERS
The Holdup Takes Place Within Eight Miles of Denver and Less Than Two Miles From a Mili-
 tary Reservation.

Denver, February 13.-That the holdup of the train near Denver early today was the work of three men, and that the rob- bery of the mail car gave them loot of probably SS5 ,OO0 was indicated by the in vestigation of police and railroad officials today. So far no tangible clew to the identity or whereabouts of the robbers has been found but it seems probable that the men came to Denver and are now hid ing in this city.
 Eighteen packages of registered mail were secured. These included five from Salt Lake, addressed to Greedy, Colo; Georgetown, Colo; Waco, Tex; Wright, Tex, and Denver; one from Pueblo to Denver; one from Colorado Springs to Denver; one from Taylor, Wash, to Steamboat Springs, Colo. one from Win field, Wash, to Sterling, Colo; one from Leadville to Denver. and others from Glenwood Springs and other Colorado towns. One of these packages is said to have contained large sum of money, but until a thorough checking up of the miss ing packages is possible the exact amount secured by the robbers cannot be ascer- tained.
 The robbery was remarkable for it's originality and daring. It took place within eight miles of Denver, within less than two miles of Fort Logan, the Uni ted States military reservation. and at the spot where habitations are plentiful. Yet so thorough was the work and so well were the robbers plans laid that they had fully an hour and half start of the of ticers. Search of the vicinity of the hold up indicates that a third man. and pos sihly a fourth, were engaged in the rob- bery; that a rubber-tired buggy was in waiting and that torpedoes and red sig nal fires were used unsuecessfully in an attempt to stop the train before the au- tomatic revolvers of the two men on the engine tender succeeded in doing this From the manner in which the holdur was accomplished it is thought possible the robbers are the ones responsible for the robbery of the Denver and Rio Grande train last May. when Express Messenger Wright was killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
WHAT WILL BECOME
 OF RAILROADS?

New York, February 19-Vice President c. S. Sims of the Delaware and Hudson railroad, at the annual dinner of the Rensselaer, county society here tonight declared that it was now the general opinion among railway managers that government control of steam railroads was an absolute necessity. This control however, MT. Sims explained was not to apply to the minor details of railroad business The charge that the railroads of the country were heavily over-ca pital- ized was no longer founded on fact, Mir
 Sims declared. Whereas the railroads of the world he said were capitalized at SS7 ,000 mile, those of the United States were capitalized at only $55,O0O mile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
FRANK CHANCE IS
 ON DECK ALL RIGHT

Chicago, February 13.-(Special. )-Man- ager France Chance of the worlds cham pion Cubs, accompanied by Mrs. Chance, reached Chicago at noon today, predicted that the Cubs would win another world 8 championship took a rap at typewriter baseball wars, offered to bet any part of $10, 900 with 'Muggsy'' McGraw that the Cubs would finish ahead of the Giants and outlined the seasons work:
 He said: q am more at fault than President Murphy in our squabble. Both of us were bull-headed.
 President Murphy did not offer the Cubs $1OOOO bonus money if they won the pennant in the National league and then won the worlds highest baseball honors. What he said was that he wanted to do the square thing with the fellows, which he will do.
 "The Cubs will win the pennant and the worlds championship again. The fight, in my opinion, will be between the Cubs and New York"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
ROOSEVELT BACK
 IN WASHINGTON

Washington February 13.-After rall- road journey of $50 miles in each direc- tion, taken for the purpose of making 2O-minute speech at the laying or the cornerstone for a memorial building at the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln President Roosevelt returned to Washington at Z O clock this afternoon, and together Wlth his wife and daughter, who had made the long excursion with him, proceeded lin- mediately to the White House, where ne was prompt in resuming his official duties. The trip consumed just 50 hours.
 The return was practically without ln- cident, the most striking event being a brief speech early today to number or railroad employees at Harrisburg, Pa. In this address of scarcely more than mlh- ute's duration the President spoke or the railroad man as a model type or Amer ican citizen, and said that because or ms alertness, self-reliance and willingness to obey orders he was just the sort Of man who would be most useful in case of an- other war, which, however. he hoped would never come. At Baltimore the President appeared on the rear plattorm but did not attempt to make speech.
 The day was spent largely in conversa- tion with Mrs. Roosevelt and Secretary or Alal Wright, Al many places there were crowds of people who waved tneir sa'u.d tions as the train flew by. The President lost few opportunities to show his ap- preciation of the interest thus manifested. In conversation with his friends he spoke feelingly of these indications Of popular interest and expressed especial pleasure over the fact that the people generally seemed to feel as much interest m nm now that his term of office was apout to close as they did at the beginning.
 The President and the members of his party found in the cornerstone ceremonies an incident worthy of their warm aomira- ton, and he commented freely upon IL as one of the interesting occasions in wnicn he has participated as President. ne did not fail to take notice of the decor-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
JUDGE FINED FOR
 KEEPING LIQUOR

Newman, Ga., February 13.-(Special)- )- Charged with keeping whisky for the pur- pose of sale within the city, Judge W. B. w. Dent, United States commissioner, has been sentenced to pay a fine of $lOO by the mayor. Judge Dent paid the fine.
 Judge Dent pleaded not guilty when placed on trial.
 Five kegs of whisky were found in the judges possession, four in a warehouse and one was taken to boarding house.
 The judge said he was accustomed to his toddy, and fearing that the prohibit ton movement oyer the country might cut his supply off, he ordered enough to be safe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Visit to Chattanooqa.

Chattanooga. February 13.-E. H. Harri- man spent three hours in this city to- day on his way to Birmingham, New Or leans and other points in the south. When asked as to his intentions regarding pos sible improvements on the Central of Georgia, which road was recently ac- quired by the Hartman interests, MT. Hartman referred to Major Hanson. Ma jor Hanson stated that for some time en- gineers had been at work on plans for bringing the road up to the standard of perfection that MT. Hartman demanded of all his roads, but that 1t would not be known for some time whether the plans would be approved. The party left here at 5:55 for Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Hartman In Bristol.

Bristol, Va, February 13.-(Special.)- )-E. H. Hartman and J. T. Harahan, of the Illinois Central, and others were here this morning on a special train. The pres ence of the party strengthens the rumor that the octopus is about to close its tentacles about the Seaboard Air Line and that the Seaboard Air Line and the Car olina. Clinchfield and Ohio, just com pleted by the same interests, will soon be Hartman lines. Hartman refused to make any statement with reference to the contemplated purchase, merely say ing that he was in the south on business.
 The Ryan interests own both the Sea- board Air Line railway which is in a receivers hands, and the Carolina. Clinch- field and Ohio, just completed at a cost of $50,0O0,O00
 MT Hartman was accompanied by his daughter Miss Mary Hartman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
The Meanest Ever.

From the New York Press.
 You can't tell me anything I don't know about mean men," lamented the bachelor girl. "I go with about the mean est ever. Do you know what he did the other night? We were with a party at a table in a cafe, when he whispered to me, Come, let's go now"
 "'Why?' I whispered back Its such fun here
 But said he, cant you see that it's my treat next timer?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Trial Is Deferred,

Austin, Texas, February 13-Because of the large number of cases to be heard at the term of circuit court for this dis trict, which will convene on Monday, in which the persons accused are held in jail, and which under the laws of the state, must be first heard, District Attor- ney Hamilton announced today that the case of H. Clay Pierce, chairman of the board of directors of the Pierce on company. charged with false Swear- ing, will be deferred until the May term. A motion fixing May 10 as the date of trial will be made when the criminal docket is called Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
HOT SLIDE.
Adventure of a Man Who Rode on a
 Shovel.

Winsted Conn, Special Dispatch to the
 Cincinnati Enquirer.
 A foreigner livlng on the summit of Plymouth Hill, in Thomaston. and em- ployed in factory at the foot of the hill, found the steep road so icy today that it was unsafe for walking, so he conceived the billiant idea of sledding down to the level, a distance of one mile, seated on a large iron scoop-shovel.
 Midway down the hill the friction be- came so great that he began to feel a burning sensation, but he could not get out of the shovel, and was afraid to steer himself to one side of the high road for fear of severely injuring him. self against a rock. So he slio the en- tire distance.
 He was so badly burned that he had to be treated by physician and buy a new pair of trousers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Husband Kills Wife.

Indianapolis, February 13.-In quar- rel which ended a birthday visit made by J. Oliver Bradley of Noblesville to Indianapolis today Bradley attacked his wife with knife, inficting wounds which caused her death this evening. The police believe jealousy prompted the husbands assault. Bradley was arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Campaign Against Local Option.

Oklahoma City, February 13.-The Rev. B. c. Conger of Chicago today accepted the superintendency of the Oklahoma Anti Saloon league. The league expects to organize for a campaign this year in op- position to the movement of the Sons of Washington" an organization advocating local option, which proposed to initiate movement for the submission of the prohi- bition question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Hartman Gets New Road,

Chattanooga, February 13.-A special to the Times from Knoxville says:
 It is reported here this afternoon that the Hartman interests have obtained possession of the Clinchfield, Carolina and Ohio railroad, the road just completed from the Virginia coal field through John- son City to a connection with the Sea- board Air Line at Bostic, N. C., extend ing POS miles, Train service is to be es- tabished on the road next Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
New Pole Vault Record.

Chicago, February 13-Claire Jacobs. the University of Chicago pole vaulter, exceeded the worlds indoor record for that event today in practice by making . clean vault over the stock at 12 feet and Is inch, actual measurement. The mark will not stand however, as it was not made in competition. Jacobs holds the present worlds mark of II feet S1a inches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Brock Defeats Donohue.

New Orleans, February 13.-Phil Brock of Cleveland, Ohio, was awarded the de- csion over Young Donohue of Boston at the end of a ten-round bout tonight tt the Parkview Athletiv club. It was in even break in the first few rounds. 5ut toward the end Donohue weakened and Brock had everything his own way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Marathon Race at St. Louis.

St. Louis. February 13.-sydney Hatch of Chicago and Joe Forshaw of the Mis- sissippi Athletic club, both members of the American Marathon team at London, were defeated in a 15-mile race at the Coliseum here tonight by J. Erxleben, local runner. Forshaw, who finished third to Hayes in London. took second place tonight, but Hatch did not finish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14

James O'Connell, president, and Frank Mullholland, chief counsel of the International Association of Machinists, will make an address at McCon- nell's hall, 20211a First avenue, Monday, February 15, 8 p. m. Public invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Qorando Beats Three Men.

Columbus, O., February 13.-Dorando Pietr. the Marathon runner, was a mile and q quarter ahead tonight at the finish of a Emile race in which three Ohio runners. G. w. Schaffer, w. w. Far ley and Raymond Roberts, relayed against hirn His time was 1 hour 5 minutes and 33 seconds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
No Race Mixture Here.

Bismarck, N. D., February 13.-ln the legislature today the house passed the senate bill prohibiting, under |" heavy penalty, the intermarriage of whites and blacks, or sexual relations between the races. The governor will sign the bill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14

ous demeanor of the country people of Kentucky who. like himself. went to the birthplace of the great civil war President to do him honor, to note that in paying their homage to departed President they were also defer~ ential in their treatment of his living successor in office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Mccormick Is Racquet Champion.

Tuxedo Park N. Y, February 13.- Harold F. Mccormick of the University club. Chicago, easily defeated Erskine Hewitt of the Racquet Tennis club in the final round of the racquet champion ship for the gold racquet today. by three straight games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
International Cycle Races.

Paris, February 13-The eighteenth an- nual convention of the International Cyclists union today voted to hold the 1909 championship contest in Copenhagen in August. The 1910 races will be held in Rrussels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Opposition to Standard Oil.

St. Louis, February 12-Independent oil dealers of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Illinois who have been meeting here this week in preparation for a movement to oppose the re-establishment of the Standard Oil company in the state, to- night adopted resolutions directed to Gov ernor Hadley, Attorney General Major and other state officials protesting strong ly against the adoption of the proposi- ton that the state acquire a guiding in terest in the affairs of the Standard oil company. The independent dealers who assert they represent 90 organizations, de- clare that an acceptance of the plan would enjoy the official patronage of the state The state needs, they assert. can easily be supplied by the independent concerns and free competition for this trade will result in fair prices to con- 1umers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Handsome New Brass JardInereS

much less than usual prices offer Monday and this hundred pieces of Glassware including large small Jardneres Fern Dishes Hanging Baskets These purchased from leading importer of Russian Egyptian Art Brasswares from regular prices and offer them in turn to our basis of the low cost. Hardly pieces alike in the assortment and refer well the table display third floor.
 8inch hammered Brass. .$t5o
 6-neh Footed Dishes =. $1.95
 Sinch hammered brass Jardineres. $4.5o
 Mammoth size Footed Jardineres. .$e5o
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
CAUGHT AT
the CURB

A Spokane man and his wife
were on their way to a dinner
They had stopped to make a call
on another friend, en- route, and
their auto had been run into the
barn.
When it came time to go, the
owner of the auto attempted to
crank ii up. To his surprise the
thing wouldn't crank. He tried
again and yet again, and once more
He began to pant, and to say things
at first under his breath, presently
out loud.
Here. old man, let me have a
try called his friend, coming out
TO help him. So the friend began
10 crank, and to crank, and to
crank.
Tho auto showed no signs of life.
A pedestrian stopped and offered
to see what he could do with the
refractory machine. He took his
try, but there was nothing doing.
II began to look bad for the din
ner engagement Of the auto owner
and his wife.
Suddenly the former swore a very
soft swear under his breath and
turned very red. Sheepishly he
TOOK from his pocket the plug with
out which no self respecting ma
chino would dream of running.
Il forgot It wasn't In" was all
he said.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
THE BONE IN THE
BONUS.

looks like mighty good thing and so it is SO far as it
goes But latent in such lies the of the whole
tarff-tlust trouble.
'Scratch my back and I'll scratch YOURS and let all
other backs go scratch themselves
How it be expected that the participants in this
$2O000OO gift should retire congressman who for
high schedules steel manufactures, congressman
who also lick the hand Of Cannon, Adrch and other
wants OF robber capital? What if children do live in novels
because of the lumber trust? What if millions are cold
and hungry because of the clothing and fuel and food
trusts? That 100000 bonus made possible by steel
trust combinations congress with these other trusts
and hence high tariff is fine for the steel trust employees
and Pensy vana for instance, stands pat election dv
OF course the $2OO0OOO is extra surplus, over and
above dividends, squeezed out of the people
large. 1t is equally certain that the other trusts will
squeeze that 100000 out of the steel trust
ployes through trust prices for clothing food and fue!
The steel trust employees simply have the pleasure of han
ding the money for time Some part of the combination
which made that Christmas bonus possible will finally get
the money back through eXtorton, all right Temporary
handling of the money what the trust employee gets
his political support of conditions that create and foster
trusts. That's ALL for his Christmas spirit the extent
of millions of bonus And, unfortunately fortunately
only very small proportion of the people trust
ployes at Christmas time any other time, that
80 per cent of really put up for both trust dividends
and trust bonuses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

Philadelphians November 10, 1874,
by that prince OF charlatans, who
posed for a quarter of century as
the worlds greatest inventor and
discoverer.
From old Philadelphia news of
this wonder of wonders flashed
over the world. Tests made by
scientists of the University of
Pennsylvania showed no trace of
any known force. Ergo, perpetual
force was an assured fact!
All Kelley had to do was to snap
his fingers, look wise. and his ma
chinery would buzz like six cylin
der automobile, In the height Of
his glory he said that with one
quart of water he would be able to
send a train from Philadelphia to
San Francisco. Ether waves did it,
he declared.
Lippincott's Magazine maintained
that the brain of an Aristotle was
needed TO discern and grasp Kee-
leys ideas, to interpret and define
them
Keeleys excuse for not allowing
anyone into the secret was based
upon the commercial value. When
his stockholders kicked he hurled
such terms at them as molecular
vibration" sympathetic equilib-
rum, oscillation of the atom and
the average man quailed before his
superior glance.
One day Kelley died, and then
the whole hoax was exposed by ex.
cavations made under the house.
Hidden in a cellar was a large
globe which had been filled with
compressed air; all about were
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
Furnishing Spokane With
the Worlds News.


emphasized the contrast between the two and helped to
revive interest in the which the great
sociations serving the world with its news
The Des Moines News client both of the Associ-
ated Press and the United Press. 1t tried each of them
out and result, announced that it had ordered the
Associated Press service discontinued In the newspaper
statement of the action it written that the United
Press by daily comparison, ncOmparaby superior
to the day Associated Press report 1t stated that the
United Press telegraph stories the average of
human interest and contained less dry and long items
than those of any other telegraph service.
The Spokane Press tells of this incident SIM ly to fur
Their indicate the fact that the United Press of which this
newspaper client is the best day service in the world.
The Saturday night service of the United Press for Sun
day morning papers, is also unequaed and this report
consisting of between 10000 and 10000 words, will be
received by The Sunday Press the leased wired
The Sunday Press, the first edition of which will be
issued next Sunday morning, will receive the best tee
graph service 1t will have the finest coored comic sup
penent in the world including the Katzen TANNER Kids
and Buster Brown features The Sunday edition will have
the most interesting magazine section. These only a
few of the features.
The Sunday Press will be made good that it will be
of direct benefit to Spokane and the Inland Empire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
PENCIL POINTS,

Spokane. o
right Spokane
theatergoers.
Say funny if should shine a
But would be agreeable sshno objections would be
His associates pessimist dies.
money girl sobs
a girl bubbers
Time things with the gay Iensthens
nights shortening
Those
of leopods
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

coots sitting on the ice till their
tails froze. A farmer approached,
and the coots flew away tailless,
while the farmer collected enough
cOot feathers for a sofa pillow.
smooth, clear ice for water, and
alights SO hard that he is stunned.
A group of robins in Gloucester
once went to bed wet. They awoke
in the the morning with their
wings frozen over their tails, and
tumbled like scarlet leaves down
on the head of a startled plowboy.
-Philadelhia Bullpetin.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
TRUSTY ON
BIG SPREE

Mike Bowen, a trusty at the
county Jail, escaped from his re-
treat Monday night and went to
town to get on a glorious spree.
He was captured by the police and
returned to the county institution
yesterday.
Bowen was put in Jail last July
for one year for cattle-stealing He
proved to be an ideal prisoner, and
was soon placed on the trusty roll.
If the authorities see fit. the man
may be tried for jailbreaking at the
expiration of the present sentence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER
WOMEN

Katherine Hoover was granted a
divorce from Harry Hoover yes
terday by Judge finkie. associa-
ton with other women being the
grounds upon which the separation
was granted. Several letters were
introduced in evidence in which
Hoover repeatedly told his wife
that he could not live with her, that
he loved another, would do any
thing for her as n sister but not as
wife. and asked he rto secure a
divorce The couple settled their
fiBanelal troubles out Vi court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
birds IN WINTER.

Tie anipe. frequenting the
marshes. often wakes In the morn
Ing 10 find himself frozen In the
mud.
Spaiinws sometimes stand on
iumpa Of snow TIN they freeze fast
thereto.
There Is record Of flock of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The mar
riage of Miss Louise Witherbee
Taft, niece of President Taft, and
George Hogg Snowden of Seattle,
will occur here December 80. The
president and his wife will attend.
After the wedding the couple will
tour Europe and then go 10 Seat
tle,, where they Will reside.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-While
walking around the reservoir in
Central park yesterday Andrew
Carnegie slipped and injured one
knee. He is confined to his room,
but his injury is not serious.