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The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
Astounding DefdlCdtiOn.

Just at this time occurred a defalcation
that still stands as one Of the most
astounding ever perpeuated by a Tam
many off1ceholder. This was the en-
bezzlement OF 81, 3D. O5 government money
by Samuel Swartwout, long a Tammany
sachem, the Federal collector Of the port,
by means OF systematic manipulation OF
the custom-hOuse receipts. He escaped
punishment by fleeing 10 Europe. Before
the year was up, the Federal district
attorney. William NJ. Price. a prominent
Tammany leader. also became A defaulter
for $4,000 In the same year three Tam
many police justices were impcached for
extortion and taking brides. but all es-
capped through apparently prearranged
flaws In the testimony. On the heels OF
these trials came disclosures showing that
the Manhattan Bank, the old Burr insti-
tuition. had made worthless loans TO Tam
many politicians, impairing the banks
funds 10 the amount OF S1.344,OO0. The
cashier, White, a Tammany sachem, w6s
tried and acquitted on technicality, aud
Newcomb, the teller. disappeared with
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s. HolmeH Outdnne.

FFuzn the Chicago Rscord-HeraId.
You seem to be deeply interested in
your book"
Yes. it's awfully exciting"
The hero is a college athlete. isn't
he?"
why, yes. How did you know? Have
you read it?"
/ never saw or heard Of II before. He
has been temporarily disowned By his
wealthy father. has he not?'
"Of course. Don't tell me that you
haven't read It."
And when he first meets the heroine
she thinks she has cause 20 hate him-tells
him he is a cad or something of that kind
and he. sad at heart. swears that If ne
can't have her he VIII never marry"
oh, Jack, What do you mean by sit
ting there and pretending you haven't
read It? That's exactly the way IL
reads"
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an anti-Tammany combination chose
ex-aIavor William r. Grace mayor over
Kelly's candidate. Hugh J. Grant In the
same year took PLACE the disclosures in
regard 10 Broadway surface railroad
franchise. by which the road offered
to pay $4,000 10 the board for its pas
sage. The trial and conviction Of several
OF the members followed; others fled 10
avoid prosecution
Kelly died I'm 1856. and was succeeded
by Richard Croker. who began his career
by accepting the candidate Of the County
Democracy, Hewitt. for mayor. Hewitt
was elected, but after two years Tam
many rejected him. and elected Grant.
whom Il could more easily control. II
was the same story OF Tammany aban-
doning an upright mayor whom It found
II could not use.
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BIG JOB FOR FREEMASONS
Suggestion to Rebuild SOIOmons Temple Would Mean
SupendOuS Task.
StupenGOuS Task.

The suggestion coming not long ago
from Boston that the Freeuas0ns Of the
world should unite IN rebuilding the
Temple Of Solomon al Jerusalem moves
the Illustrated London News 20 wonder
whether the OTlglnaJ0rs OF the scheme
have counted the cost.
OF course the interest Of the Nasons
is due 10 the belief that their order was
founded by King Solomon. and that he
was it's first grand master But that
claim would not perhaps seem very
waighty 20 the Moslems, 70 whom the
site Of the great temple now belongs.
II is now occupied by the Harem-Esh-
Shereef. the noble sanctuary" To the
Moslem this place is only less sacred
than Mecca and Medina, for X is believed
TO cover the rock which Is regarded by
them as the center Of the earth. the spot
from which MahOmet started when he
visited heaven.
Aside from the difficulty OF persuading
the Moslem world to WELD one Of It's
most sacred spots 20 the Boston Free
masons. there would seem 90 be some
thing too stupend1us even for bean-fcd
audacity IN the idea of building another
SoIomon's temple. just by the way OF
showing what the suggestion involves. IL
may be remarked that solomon had 5000
men out cutting timber for his new
church.
They were divided into three shifts.
Ten thousand went TO Mount Lebanon
for one month. and were two months az
home. There were 10000 men who carried
the stones. and there were 5000 stone
L H.
had $500 foremeu. StonecUtters Quarried
enormous blocks. several Cubits each way.
for the foundations. and fitted them to-
gether before they were taken 20 Jeru-
salem. In this work they were aided by
workmen sent by Hiram. King Of Tyre.
The temple was divided into two por-
tious-the main building. "the House Of
God, and the subsidiary buildings by
which IL was surrounded. The main
building was rectangular in Shaped
cubits long. % cubits broad. and 80 cubits
high; taking the cubit at Is inches, 90
feet. 80 feet. and - feet. respectively.
The walls OF the first story were between
and 10 feet thick. those OF the second
story "a feet Of the third story II feet.
and Of the fourth story feet.
On three sides, north. west and south.
the temple was surrounded by r side
| building In three stories. containing side
chambers. The height OF each story
/ from floor 10 ceiling was - feet The
number OF side chambers Is given by
+ Ezekiel as thirty or thirty-three for each
story. They were small used for the
storage OF temple furniture &c. The
| temple was surrounded by a court-the
inner court This was surrounded by
wall OF three courses Of hewn stone
surmOunted by 4 course Of cedar beams.
/ The entire citadel was inclOsed by the
great court IN front OF the temple stood
! the two pillars made by Hiram OF Tyre
and called joachim (meaning ito estab-
Hsh') and Boaz GIN strength'D. They
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$4,000. No one was ever punished for
the fraud
Within the next few years Tammany
strengthened its power over the natural
lied voter by establishing a private nat
uralization factory" for the acceleration
OF voter making VariGn was reelected
mayor in 1910. Tammany resOrting 10 the
eXpedient Of voting amshouse paupers
and even prisoners in the city prisons.
who were marched 20 the polls IN a body
in charge of their keepers Other prison
ers were released ahead Of time 20 vote
tho Tammany ticket. In 1911 Robert II.
Morris, the Tammany candidate. was
elected mayor at a turbulent election at
which for the FIRST time the gangs
and plug uglies exerted influence
through a systematic campaign Of riot
and terrorism. Morris was reelected for
a third term in 1913 by the same methods.
Gang terrorism and Ciaring election
frauds finally resulted in 1874 i'm the first
anti-Tammany fusion movement. The
Wings named a candidate against Jona-
than COddington. the Tammany nominee,
but threw their support largely 10 James
Harper. the publisher. who had been
named by the Native American party.
Tammany made a desperate attempt 10
win, bringing TO the city the prisoners
from Blackwells Island 10 help them. but
Harper was elected Chastened by defeat.
Tammany adopted its usual method OF
naming a high class man for office.
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War of 1872 a GodSend.

The war Of 1872 proved a godsend 70
Tammany. The disclosures Of the pre-
vious years had weakened its power with
the people and emptied its treasury. It
became the center of the war party" in
the North. and It's support OF the Madison
administration brought It numerous funds
which enriched its members. Matthew
Davis is said to have cleared as much as
$4,000 on a single army contract, and other
Tammany contractors were almost as
lucky The Federal officers too were well
paid. Nathan Sanford. the district at
tcrnev, was credited with making 10000
a year out OF his Office, and others profted
in like measure. All this meant renewed
strength 20 the organization It was
about this time that Tammany began to
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such Great intelligence.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Extraordinary" cried man who was
reading the newspaper. Another dis
covery has been made IN Saturn. Aren't
they wonderful, these astronomers
yes" assented his wife but the
stranger part is that they should have
managed to discover the names Of the
starsl'
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remembered chiefly because Il saw the
beginning Of the notorious Tweed ring.
Tweed had become chairman Of the gen
eral committee OF T3mm2ny Hall in 1861.
and had slowly picked his associates and
built up his personal machine II is not
possible to relate the story OF the Tweed
ring here
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07

Woods victory-he won" by safe
margin over his five opponents-was OBJ
tanned by means OF his gangs Of thugs and
repeaters who went from polling place
TO polling place-while the police looked
on and Misunderstanding ballot boxes
or stufflng them with Wood ballots
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Beyond Criticism.

From the Boston Transcript
Jack-Those young widows have an
advantage over you single girls, because
they know all about men.
Nadge-Yes. and because the only men
who know all about them are dead.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07

From the New York sun
The Greeks were entering Troy in the
wooden horse.
THE first Joy ride" they chortled
Then the slaughter commenced
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numerous Oriental rugs. and IN the front
room was a divan. or throne. long Ia
BILE and many chairs.
After the departure OF our visitors tie
tired sailors and marines had 20 make q
camp. The tents were put up in front %
the palace. and the flag was raised over
Camp Roosevelt A large number q
spectators had found their way within
the grounds. and the soldiers labOrs
We're beguiled by the music OF the En-
peror's band.
1.-THE second day at the capital was al
most as strenuous as the first. The En-
peror had given me an appointment at -.
o'clock. 4 divan in a small chamber
awaited his majesty. He entered quietly
and promptly, accompanied by a number
% important personages. They disap-
peared a a given signal and 20 the En-
perOr's smazement handed him copy
OF a treaty written in his own language
by Prof. Littmann, Of Princeton Univer-
sity. This enabled him 10 grasp our IN
tentions Immediately without the inter
vention OF an interpreter After this
meeting. either business interviews with
the Emperor himself or exchanges OF
views with his responsible ministers took
place daily.
The role OF the various legations In
Adds Ababa is purely political America
has been the first country to establish
diplomatic relations for the avoweG pur-
pose OF protecting and extending com
merce without having a political issue 70
discuss. Our trade with Abyssin,a grew
under shadowy political arrangements
when the Abygslnians claimed an outlet
upon the sea which the Egyptians con-
tested with them by force OF arms. In
our time the Abyssnians were forced
back until they were land-locked. with
Italy. France. and England standing
guard upon the Red Sea Later came the
active occupation OF the French possess
sion by keen-witted Frenchmen, the Gre
alton Of the port OF Djlbout. and the
building OF the railroad 20 the Ethiopian
frontier. After many delays and politi-
cal intTiEues the line was finally put into
operation IN the summer 81 1903
"A visit paid 20 the American encamp-
ment by the Emperor was the certain
signal that our serious business discus
sions were practically over and that we
might prepare for our homeward Jour
ney. The final audience with his majesty
was arranged for Sunday afternoon, De-
ccmber q He received us IN the small
audience chamber The serious business
OF the hour was 70 afFix the Official seals
( 20 the treaty. which had previously been
drafted IN the Amharic and French Ian
guages.
LAS the actual comparison OF the two
copies OF the treaty had preceded the au-
/ dience, nothing remained 70 be done ex-
I cept 70 affix the signatures and the off,
/ cial seals. The Emperor never signs any
documents. attaching instead TO his let
| tiers his seal. impressed with black ink
and 20 formal documents the great seal
; OF state. A white-rObed secretary ap-
/ peared with the instrument by which this
I is imposed. and placing II on the floor
! stamped the lion Of Ethiopia under the
/ sign manual OF the Presidents commits
/ sioners. We all shook hands and ex-
/ changed congratulations. Our soldiers
! presented arms and retired Then the
officers bowed low and followed
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LOOting the CITY.

As usually happened when Tammany
got complete control OF the city a series
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07

The great accomplishment OF Menelik
which raised him inestimably in the eyes
of European statesmen and made them
careful about offending this ruler Of
semi-barbaric country was his defeat OF
the Italians in 1896 Like other European
nations, italy desired land in Africa and
sought to extend the foothold 1t had Oh
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-11-24

! Mexico and is also successful busi
nessman. He represented New Hay.
en- in the lower house of the Connec.
ucut legislature and was member of
the state senate in 1881 and 1882. He
came to New Mexico in 1885,
opening a law office at Las Vegas
where he lived until 1898, return
ing to New Haven just prior to his
appointment to the New Mexico
bench. Chief Justice Mills, just be-
fore his appointment had served as
vice president of the New Mexico
Bar Association and is member of
the association at present.
He is fine literary scholar
and his eulogy pronounced at the
meeting of the Bar Association upon
the late Judge d. H. Mcmillan, was
classic gem of oratory. Judge
Mills is a man of dignified and fine
appearance and impresses even the
casual acquaintance as a man of
parts and splendid attainments. He
is personally known not only to al
most every businessman, attorney and
official in the Territory but his ac-
quaintanceship is national and Presi-
dent Taft is known to be especially
impressed with him and has implicit
confidence in his craftsmanship and
integrity.
Judge William n. Pope.
Santa Fe claims Judge William H.
Pope as its own and does so with a
great degree of affection. 1t has seen
him develop almost from boyhood al
though when he came here he was al
ready a member of the bar and had
been in partnership with such veter-
ans as former Secretary of the Interi-
or Hoke Smith in Georgia, which is
Judge Pope's home state and also that
of his wife. Local residents recalled
many incidents in Judge Pope's ca
reer; how he delivered a Fourth of
July Grafton in the plaza shortly after
coming here, doing so on the spur of
tie moment, the orator selected for
the day having become i'll suddenly.
All who remember the incident agree
that he made splendid address. An
other resident recalled how, as assist
ant district attorney in the prosecution
OF the Chaves murder trials, he made
a brilliant address which was cut
Short by a hemorrhage brought on by
overwork He served as assistant in
the office Of the attorney general of
the Territory and later was appointed
assistant to the U. S. attorney for the
court OF private land claims, where he
gave evidence of scope of learning
and of judicial poise that added ma
terially not only to his reputation, but
also to the success with which the
court disposed of it's task. 1t was in
recognition of this work that Judge
Pope was appointed U. S. attorney for
the Pueblo Indians and later Judge of
the first instance in the Philippine Is
lands, where he first came under the
personal notice of President Taft, who
has high opinion of Judge Pope's !
character and attainments. Upon his !
return from the Philippines, in 1903, !
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-11-24
ALL HOPES ABANDONED
At CHERRY COAL MINES
Hearrendng Incidents of Death Struggle of Men Found
in Shaft This Morning---L Messages to Wives
and Sweethearts---Hundred and Sixty
Eight Bodies Huddled Together
in Blackened Mass

Cherry, H., Nov 24.-One hundred
and sixty-eight bodies were found
early today in the lowor vein of the
st. Paul mines. There remain TWEEN
ty-one miners to be accounted for.
The bodies found this morning were
in tangled mass, completely block
ing the stair case leading from the
third to second vein and also along
a vein where they had dropped in
their attempt to reach the stairway.
Black damp was the cause of death.
All means of escape had been cut off
by the debris falling and the men had
died as they tried to push through
the obstruction, or as they waited
vainly fer their rescuers. Death evi-
IDENTITY did not come to many for
hours or perhaps days Two rude
ventilating fans were affixed to the
shaft wall and the stairway. The men
had turned these by hand in their
frantic struggles for air and hopeless
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-11-24
SIX FIND
DEATH IN FIRE
Tenement Holocaust Early
This Morning at Brook
lyn, N. Y.
INMATES WERE PANIC STRICKEN
Fired Revolvers From Windows
and Then Jumped Wildly to
Pavement.

New York, Nov. 24.-At least six
persons were burned to death and ten
seriously injured in a fire which swept
a tenement house in Havens Place,
Brooklyn, before daylight today. Two
women, one man and three small
children lost their lives, and another
woman is missing. Others were hurt
by jumping from the windows If a
burning building, the fire spreading
so fast that the firemen had not time
to get up the ladders before the fran
tic inmates of the house began jump
ing.
The tenement was intended for the
use OF only four families, but was
occupied by eight families. most of
whom had numerous boarders, all
Italians. Instead of sending in an
alarm when the fire was discovered
the first occupants TO be aroused fred
revolvers from windows, which added
to the panic
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-11-24
IT'S TOUGH On
THE POOR MAN
1t Costs a Big Days Wages
for the Thanksgiving
Dinner.
CHEAPER TEN YEARS AGO
Interesting Comparison Between
Prices of Today and a
Decade Ago.

Chicago, Nov. 24.-Some mean man
with talent for figures. dug up an
advertisement of Chicago depart
ment store ten years ago. He did this
because he was mad at the boost in
the price of turkeys. He compared
the prices of ten year old advertise
ment and the figures are interesting.
Ten years ago, the store advertised
the following Thanksgiving bill of
fare for $1.95 A nine pound turkey,
enough plum pudding for four, mince
meat enough for three pies. bunch
of celery, turkey seasoning, a pound
OF parsley quart of cranberries, a
pound of mixed nuts, three pounds of
sweet potatoes The same bill of
fare this year would cost $425.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-11-24
CHINOOK IS
BLOWING WE|RDLY
Storms and Water Are Tyine
Up the Traffic in the
Northwest.
HEAVY RAINS IN OREGON
Rivers Are Booming With the
Floods and the Trains Are
Stalled.

Portland, Ore, Nov 24-The storm
that has prevailed in the Pacific north
west the last two days shows no
signs of abating. Another night of
heavy rains occurred in western
Washington and Oregon and the
Chinook wind is blowing in the Cas-
cade mountains. High winds prevail
along the coast. Rivers and streams
are booming, ranches in the lowIands
are flooded and the railroads are
blocked by washouts and destroyed
bridges. A number of Great North
ern trains are tied up in the noun
tains with no prospects of relief for
several days A number of passen-
gers reached Seattle late last night
on relief train, after they had walk
ed mile over rocks and trees. The
Southern Pacific between Portland
and San Francisco was blocked by
washouts, near Grants Pass. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars of lum-
Der in the Grays Harbor country has
been washed out to sea.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-11-24
SENTENCED FOR LIFE
BY JUDGE M'FIE,
Donaciano AguiIar Confesses That He
Poisoned Ienacio GalIegos With
strychnne in Whisky.

Confessing that he had murdered
lgnacio Gallegos at Alcatraz in north.
ern San Juan county by administer
ing strychnine in a bottle of whisky
Donaciano Aguilar was sentenced by
Judge Merle in the district court al
Aztec yesterday to ninety-nine years
in the penitentiary. Besides being by
his own confession deliberate and
cold-blooded murderer, Aguilar'
crime is the more heinous because it
is said he had previously wronged
the wife of the man whom he pois-
oned. 1t is said that Gallegos on find
ing out that Aguilar had ruined his
home threatened to kill the despoiler
on sight, Aguilar then came over
from his home at Rosa, Rio Arriba
county, under a flag of truce bearing
a bottle of whisky which he had drug
ged with strychnine. He persuaded
Gallegos to take drink and he died
few minutes afterward in great
agony.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-11-24

effort to drive BACK the. black damp
The hands of one miner were found
firmly gcippea 21out the fan. Pathetic
messages Of goodbye to wives, chill
dren and sweethearts were found
scratched on pieces. Of slate. placed
there by men as death slowly over
took them. The fires are still raging
IN the tunnels and the walls are col
lapslng. The gravest danger constant
~ confronts the rescuing parties. !,
is possible that some bodies will ney.
er be recovered
Some One Had BIundered.
Cherry, ILL.,. Nov 24.-Evidence that
the men had attempted to barricade
themselves against black damn was
seen. Many former workers in the
mine were furious when they discover
ed that the men would have been safe
from the deadly gas had not the venti-
lating of the mine been reversed
shortly after the discovery of the fire.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-11-24
MORE HEADS MUST
DROP SAYS LOEB
Job of House Cleaning in Customs
Service Will be Thorough-Con-
ference With Taft.

New York, Nov. 24.-"More heads
must Drop said Collector Loeb to-
day fresh from the conference of
yesterday with President Taft and
Secretary of Treasury MacVeagh
I'VE shall keep right on cleaning
house in the customs service, and
there will be more vacancies to fill
the next two or three days" Judge
Hough in the United States circuit
court today denied motion to quash
the indictments against James F. Ben
denagle, the former superintendent of
the Amalgamated Sugar Refining
Company plant at Brooklyn, and gov
ern nent weighers jointly accused with
him.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-11-24
THIS is A VICTORY
FOR OLD MAN CANNON

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov .24.4-William j.
Moxley, Republican, was elected to
Congress in the Sixth Illinois district
to succeed William Lorimer, recently
elected to the United States senate. in
place of Albert J., Hopkins. Moxley,
who was backed by Senator Lorimer
and Speaker Cannon was opposed by
Frank S. Ryan, Democrat, and Carl L..
Barnes, independent Moxley receiv-
ed 1854 votes; Barnes S,317 and
Ryan GAIA.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-11-24
UNWRITTEN LAW SOLE
DEFENSE OF WOMAN.
Jury Accuits Alma Bell, an UnIettered
Mountain Girl, Who Killed Un-
faithful Lover.

Auburn, Calf, Nov. 24-Alma Bel
was today acquitted of the murder oil
Joe Armes, her lover, last June. The
Jury was out only a short time. Ac
cording to the evidence, Alma Bell, an
unlettered mountain girl, was betray.
ed by her lover under promise of mar
riage. Armes refused to live up to his
promise, and the desperate girl shot
him. The unwritten law was the sole
defense.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-11-24
CHARLES FRITZ
MURDERED NEAR SHlPROck

Charles Fritz, an American, was
murdered a few days ago, south of
Shiprock agency on the Navajo reser-
vation, according to information
brought by Indians to Superintendent
Shelton of the agency yesterday. The
latter is investigating the report. The
Indian couriers brought no details
simply reporting that Fritz had been
murdered.