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Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20
REAL SPORT OF THE WEST
Lucky Took a Hand in
Every Game within His
Reach.

Lucky Baldwin-Elias jackson Baldwin,
to give him his full name. which many peo-
Pile never ~heard-was a gambler almost
from the day he was born. A few years
ago he had $50, 900 900 II he had a cent, a
property OF gold mines. thoroughbreds, stud
farms. houses, farms and hard cash. Turns
Of the wheels cut down his fortune until
the old man possessed at his death only a
part OF the wealth which had put him in
the company OF the other nabobs OF the
coast, Sharon, Flood, O'Brien, Ralston and
Mackay.
Lucky Baldwin gambled in grain before
he was old enough to raise hair on his up
per lip. He tossed thousands to the cards
that slipped out of the deal box. He bet
on gold mines, plunged on race horses, took
chances on real estate and specialized In
everything that promised wealth. For half
a century nearly every deal 20 which Bald
win turned a finger panned out richly for
him. His relations with women cost him
heavily and ate great holes into HIS fortune.
On one or two occasions women that Lucky
had been connected with took a pot shot at
him. Others solaced themselves with his
money.
He was born In Butler county, Ohio,
April 3. 1923, and worked on a farm near
"a 81 AAAb'G ~ 'F'AS F~N
he got the bunch TO go west and make his
fortune. He started from Racine, Wis, in
1850 to drive across the plains, nearly got
scalped in a battle with the Indians I'm the
Great Salt Lake valley and after terrible
hardships arrived in California with mighty
little money, but a furious ambition to get
ahead. He drove a cab and tried all sorts
of work to get a stake before the discovery
OF the Comstock lode started a whirl Of
speculation that gave Lucky his chance.
Struggling miners went to bed at night in
those days and woke up millionaires. He
bought an interest in the Ophir mine. one
Of the Comstock lode properties, which
hadn't shown much. A clique OF wealthy
spectators tried TO get control of the Ophir
by having a fake report made OF an essay
OF its ore. Lucky Baldwin suspected the
assay wasn't on the level and he secretly
had an expert assayer smuggled into the
mine. This man found that the Ophir was
one OF the richest bodies OF ore on the
whole lode. Lucky quietly bought up and
got options until he had a control OF the
stock. Then he let the truth out and pock-
eted more than 100000 when the stock
skyrocketed.
He specialized I'm other mining properties,
took contracts, the building Of the fortifi-
cation in San Francisco bay among them,
dealt in real estate and ran his bank roll
up to more than so. 900. 600 Then he bought
a ranch in the beautiful and fertile San
Gabriel valley in southern California near
Los Angeles. He named II for his daugh-
ter. Anita. OF whom he was very fond. FL
Santa Anita ranch. There were 42OOO
acres in the magnificent tract, and it came
pretty nearly being IN earthly paradise.
| Ahant that 49, - L..sis A. G------ 40
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

This evening the Rev. =. F.. Stauffer will
speak at the Union Gospel mission. 1921
Douglas street. There will he special sing
ing.
II. w. Whistler of Holdrege. II. NJ.
Roleger OF Clarks, Fred Whittemore Of
Louisville and Miss N. Kahn Of Lincoln are
at the Merchants.
J. II. Golden Of Staplehurst, NJ. j. NJ.
Newman of St. Joseph, c. c. Billiard Of
Wood Lake and B.. +. Johnson OF Heming-
ford are at the Murray.
L. Cutler of San Jose, Leo LogenWell Of
Naper, NJ. Marks Of st. Joseph, II. V. Girls
well of Fort Dodge and A. Altschuler OF
Kansas City are at the Henshaw.
A. A. Tibbe of Kansas City, II, c. John
son of Pawnee City. Allen G. Burke, Neils
HELM OF Bancroft. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f..
Stout OF Seward and ID. Richards of
Rapid City are at the Hotel Loyal.
X. G. Williams OF Schuyler, Mr.. and
OF Tekamah, Mrs. A. Spence, Mrs. w. @.
Smith OF Stanton, II. M. Culbertson Of
Norfolk and F. j. Brown OF Tilden are at
the Willard.
f. NJ. Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Bah
cock of Chappelle. Thomas b, Kerr Of
Hastings, Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. HeverslCv
of Salem. ore; l. j. Miller OF st. Paul,
]. b. Kendrick and family OF Sheridan and
H. A. Riley OF Spaulding are at the Pax
ton.
Deputy Sheriff NJ. b. Thompson is III
home OF his sister in Crawford. s. ID.
Thompson was on his way to Keya Paha
county, Nebraska, with an insane patient
when suddenly attacked by the ailment on
a train. After twenty-four hours I'm a hotel,
ne was removed to Crawford.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20
SEA BRAKES FOR SHIPS
Practical Test of Device Designed to
Stop Ships in Emer-
Rencies.

Within a few weeks the battleship In
diana will make a test of tho new sea
brake. a scheme to prevent collisions which
was taken up several months ago by the
Navy department. Wings thirteen feet
vessel at Cramps ~shipyards, and will b.
attached at the Philadelphia navy yard.
They will be flat against the vessels sides.
with the hinges attached perpendicularly
when It is under Roadway. When a sud
den stop is desired they will open half way
from the front, and they are expected to
check the speed almost instantly.
While there is nothing especially new in
the idea it has never been attempted on a
ship of such size as the Indiana, which is
Of 5000 tons.
The wings will, " they are successful,
make it possible to maneuver the vessel
in smaller space. When the English battle
ship Camperdown was rammed and sunk by
the Victoria during fleet evolution in the
Mediterranean II was seen that the COLI
sion was inevitable some moments before
the actual crash, and it is believed that a
break might have prevented It.
The mechanism of the break will be
operated by pneumatic control on the
firing bridge, the station of the officer OF
the deck.
TIT secretary Of the navy will be pres
ent when the test is made somewhere in
Delaware bay, and some OF the officers of
the Cunard line have asked permission TO
attend, so that they may judge how well
the plan meets their needs.-New York
Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20
WOOD TIES STILL THE THING
Yankee Ingenuity Unable to Find a
Metal Substitute for
adb

Yankee invention has not yet found a
substitute which has induced the rail-
roads to give up wood, although experts
say that the day will surely come when
the country's forests will no longer be
called upon to supply the demand for
ties. Up to the present time it seems that
no other material has been found which
has the resiliency of wood and at the
same time causes less wear and tear on the
rails, fastenings and roadbed.
The country's railroads during the last
two or three years used ITO. 600 900 to 15O.-
100000 of sawed and hewn ties a year,
The Ideal timber is white oak. which
combines the qualities Of durability. hard
messy strength and close grain. 1t is not
only excellent for ties, but is widely used
In ship building for general construction,
In cooperage, in the Manufacture Of car
rtages, for agricultural implements, in
terror finish of houses and for furniture.
On account OF its wide use, the supply
has been greatly reduced and some of the
railroads have been forced to pay almost
productive prices~for ties, or to substitute
other and cheaper woods to replace the
white oak ties rapidly disappearing from
their lines.
Over 40 per cent of the ties recently pur-
SHdSSu ny lHe RAILROADS. or the country
are oak, according to latest statistics of the
United States forest service. Cross-ties of
southern pine formed somewhat less than
Is per cent. Douglas fir ties ranked third,
with approximately 10 per cent of the
total. Naturally the proportion OF these
two timbers will increase as the supply
OF oak dwindles. This is true Of cedar.
chestnut, cypress, western pine, tamarack,
hemlock and other trees which are coming
into the market as tie timbers.
Cedar, which is very durable. has been
extensively used to take the place of white
oak, but it is so soft that it is readily cut
by the rails. This necessitates the use of
tie plates and other protective devices
when cedar ties are used. AS the supply
of cedar is also running short. 1t is neces-
sary for the railroads to seek further for
new tie timber. One Of the woods which
has all the requisites of a good tie. with
the exception OF durability, is the beech.
A beech tie generally consists largely
of sapwood, which partly accounts for it's
lack OF durability. but on the other hand,
allows a thorough and easy preventative
treatment In Germany and France, Abeech
ties have been successfully preservedtfrom
decay and are used very extensively.
Experience proves that wear can be sue
cessfully retarded by the use Of tie plates
and other mechanical devices, and decay
can be postponed by the application of
proper personalities. The new conditions
have made it necessary for many railroad
walton by establishing treating plants at
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20

win hotel in San Francisco, which cost
him all told about 5000, 900. Bud Dobcl
got Lucky, interested in the breeding of
high speed horses, first t~rotters, then run
ners. From the Santa Anita ranch came
the winners OF many a classic race on all
of the big courses in this country. Three
of Lucky's horses won the American derby,
Volante in 1885. the Emperor of Norfolk in
1888 and finally Rey El Santa Anita, per-
haps the most celebrated of all in 1894. Two
OF Lucky Boldwin's horses which were sue
cessful in the last few years were Cru
zados and Americana. The former, a won
derful racing machine, met with hard luck
many times and was never able to do what
his breeding and worth promised.
The old mans early life was full OF
strenuous endeavor and extraordinary for
tune, but the tide turned for him about
1898. The Baldwin hotel caught fire and
burned TO the ground. Six people lost their
lives and the tragedy Is still remembered
In San Francisco. The money loss to
Lucky was enormous. He had very little
insurance to protect him and the hotel
had been burdened with a mortgage In
his various entanSiements with women
and the sensational trials which followed
Lucky got himself pretty thoroughly dis
liked in California. He was married four
times. His Santa Anita property became
encountered, but Lucky started out when
he was 70 years old to make another great
fortune. He went to Alaska and tried his
luck at Nome, but the fight was too hard
for a man OF his age and he came back
to the States. He sold his site of the Bald
win hotel and cleared the debt from his
ranch. Then he settled down to spend the
remaining years OF his life quietly.
His health was very poor during the last
years OF his life and two or three years
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20
SOME MACS SLOW TO TALK
Victims of Swindlers Hesitate to Tell
How Easy They Were.
GRAND JURY REPORTS SATURDAY
Inspector SwcnsOn Goes TO Little
Rock, where Colonel Maybray's
Affairs Are in Tangled
Condition.

Thus far three indictments have been
returned against Maybray and his CO.
laborers in the Mikes" swindling opera
lions at Council Bluffs.
George F. Castle of Britt, Ia, has writ
ten County Attorney ]. ]. Hess of Council
Bluffs that he was swindled out Of several
thousand dollars by the gang. but he does
not seem jealous about telling his story to
the grand jury.
c. II. Rice OF Marshalltown, Ia, has
written that he will be in Council Bluffs
TO tell what he does not know about a
horse race, but what he does know about
a 5000 loss on a sure thing. He had not
appeared at noon Friday.
]. p. Walker OF Denver was to have APP
peared before the grand jury Thursday,
but his evidence was not regarded as of
a character that would assist Maybray on
his way TO the Madison Detention home
and did not present enough tonnage to
make a good case. Walker seemed more
anxious 10 know what would be done with
George Adams. one OF the Maybray crowd.
than TO convict the whole gang. He said
he only knew Msybray by the name of
Gordon.
Postoffice Inspector swenson has gone TO
Little Rock to see what can be done to
expedite the transfer of Maybray to Coun-
ell Bluffs. But when that transfer will
take place Is still in the air.
TnnRle at Little Rock
Affairs at Little Rock are assuming a
tangled shape. The four race horses, the
angora goat. two cocker spaniels and the
red automobile owned by the Maybray gang
nave been ordered sold by Judge Trleber of
the United States district court. pursuant
with the petition OF ]. A. Cavanaugh, who
has the things under attachment at Little
Rock. The attachment covers practically
all the personal effects of Maybray and
his crowd and are Of a miscellaneous value,
but are thought by Cavanaugh to about
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20

cover the amount of his shortage through
his dealings with the gang.
Maybray's wife is resisting the attach
ment strenuously, as she claims that many
Of the effects seized are her personal prop
erty.
In the meanwhile. orders have been
issued by the United States marshal at
Little Rock shutting off all visitors to
Maybray in Jail there. except his attor-
neys. He is being guarded with the ut
most care.
The grand jury at Council Bluffs will
conclude it's work Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20

desirabllity. Pelota, a sort Of indoor ten
MS is well worth going to see. If possible
enjoy tarpon fishing on the coast, and do
not neglect to take the trips over the va
rious scenic routes of the railroads"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20

central points of distribution along their
lines, such as the plant to be erected by
the Pennsylvania railroad at Mount Union,
Halfway World.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20

Sturdy oaks from little acorns grow
advertising in The Bee will do wonders for
your business.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20

ago he was threatened with the loss Of bis
eyesight.-New York Sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20

Bigger, Better, Busier-That's what ad-
vertlsing in The Bee does for your bust
uess.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-15
Bunch of Young Negro Boys
Are implicated in the
"F0WI" Affair.
CLIFFORD RYLE RELEASED
JOHNSON APPEARS FOR MISSING
MEMBER AND WILL PRODUCE
HIM WHEN HE SEES WHAT &C.
TON IS TAKEN.

When Judge Fox, Of the Woyne cir
cult court, was assured this morning
that Clifford Ryle. one of the colored
boys implicated in the chicken shoot
ing episode at the Hodgin farm had
not done any real damage. he ordered
Ryles release. Arthur Sanders and
Luther Grigsby, two other members
of the bunch, plead not guilty and are
held for trial. These boys claim they
had nothing to do with the affair,
either. However somebody had a gun,
three Of which were secured and it is
believed Sanders or Grigsby had it.
Grigsby had a ferret.
Are Holding Suspect.
The boys are all colored and sew
enteen years old They were arrested
after the flock of chickens on Mrs.
Catharine Hodgin's farm had been
raided and eight fowls shot. William
Ryle, a man, is under arrest and be-
lieved to have been the leader in the
affair. The boys claim. that Ryle
brought about the slaughter of the
chickens.
Attorney Henry U. johnson stated
in court, he is appearing for the miss
ing member of the gang. whose name
is Wallace. Mr.. Johnson informed
the court that when he finds out what
punishment is meted out to other
members of the group, he will pro-
duce his client. The police are search
ing for the missing member of the
gang and up to the present have been
unsuccessful.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-15
Local Business Men Send
Them to Hear Great Vic.
Iinists Tonight.
HERMAN IS AN ARTIST
BELIEVED TO BE ONE OF the
GREATEST MASTERS OF THE
Instrument LARGE CROWD
IS ANTICIPATED.

A rare treat for musicians is the re-
eital to be given this evening in the
Gennett theater by the great violin
list Hugo Hermann.
Since the death of Joachim and the
brilliant Sarasate. Hugo Hermann is
the only one the old master violinists
now living. Hermann has been given
decorations and distinction by all Of
the old world countries and IL has
been the delight of their kings and
queens to shower honors upon him.
A Classical Program.
The high school students and the
uatrons the artist recital series will
have an opportunity tonight to hear a
truly classical musical program played
by the greatest classical violinist Of
the age.
The accomplishments will be played
by Arvide Wallin of Chicago. one Of
the city's best accompanies.
Five of the city's leading men OF at
fairs have arranged to present each OF
the four hundred students OF the high
school with free ticket to the Hugo
Hermann violin recital tonight at the
Gennett theater.
Professor Will Earhart and Princi-
pal knouff Of the high school have ex-
pressed the keenest appreciation OF
this unusual courtesy to the students
and of the opportunity provided for
the students to hear one of the
worlds greatest artists.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-15
PR0CRAMANN0UNCED
K. of P. District Chancellor
Gives Arrangements of
knightstoWn Meeting.
WORK BY COEUR De LION

New Castle, Ind, Feb. 15.-Dr. E.
H. Brubaker, of this city, district
grand chancellor, has issued the call
for the X. of P. district meeting at
Knightstown next Wednesday,. There
are 20 lodges in the district.
The meeting will be held in the Al
hambra opera house. The program
will be as follows:
Afternoon Session. O'clock.
Music-Orchestra.
Invocation.
Address of Wolcome-J. L. Shelton.
Response-D. G. c., E. H. Brubaker.
Music--Ouartet.
Address-G. c.. Arthur J. Lowe.
Music-Orchestra.
Dramatized story of Damon and
Pythia by Knightstown No. 226.
Dismissal of audience.
Order Of Business.
Opening lodge in regular session.
Roll call of lodge and responses.
Report of state of the order in
Eleventh District by D. G. c., E. H
Brubaker.
Appointment of committees.
Motions and resolutions.
Adjournment.
81 Evening Session-7:30 O'clock.
Call to order.
Music-Orchestra.
disqualification of secret work by
G. " c., Aria NJ Brown.
Answering of inquiries-G. c., Ar
thur J. Lowe.
Report Of committees.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
disqualification of third rank work
by Occur de Lion lodge, No. s of Ricn
mond.
Good Of the Order.
Closing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-15
FLOOD OF PETITIONS
WERE RUSHED IN TODAY
Communications for and
Against Statewide Prohi-
bition Among Those Which
Were Received.
Palladium Bureau,
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. IS.

The democrats of the senate and
house will have a joint caucus to-
night to decide on the program for
the rest of the season. 1t will pick
out the bills to be passed and those
to be killed and will decide on what
to do with the Tomlinson bill after
the senate amends it.
The senate was flooded with petit
lions and protests, prominent among
them being for and against medicine
vendors license, which the druggists
are lobbying against. Many petitions
were received favoring and opposing
statewide prohibition. county option
repeal and Sunday base ball.
To Limit Speeches.
The senate and house today decided
to limit speeches to five minutes on
all bills, this is done to hurry business
up.
Speaker Honan and Representative
Sweeney had sharp tilt over the
engrossment of a bill to appropriate
$4,000 for a new machinery hall on
IuC SIdIc STOuuUS. sweeney SdlO
the democratic policy of economy was
not being followed by the speaker.
Honan denied this and said no one
had epected the engrosspent of the
bill and made Sweeney sit down.
The house advanced to engrossment
the following bills: Giving the state
prison board power to contract for
prison labor for 1910; making penalty
for robbery ten to twenty years; to
assess a tax of twenty-five cents a
square mile for county institutes; to
make police city and justice court re.
cords as complete as circuit court re
cords. The bill to prevent the killing
Of quail for two years was killed in
both houses.
New Bills in Senate.
New bills in the senate: Bowser to
enable county commissioners to Dor
row money for extraordinary expenses
Bowser to make separate court cir
cults in Lake and Porter counties
Higgins to give Jurors $500 a day
and 5 cents mileage.
The senate passed a bill authoriz
ing the printing of 10000 additional
copies Of the fish and game report
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-15
FINE SKATING BUT
VERY BUM WALKING
Weather Man Plays a Sorry
Trick on the Inhabitants
Of Richmond.
TRAINS were VERY LATE
STREETS WERE so VERY SLIP.
Perry THAT At AN EARLY HOUR
IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO
USE HORSES.
TRAINS WERE VERY LATE

Steam, interurban and street cars
delayed, the sidewalks encrusted with
coat of ice, and the streets 20 slip
perry that horses were unable to gain a
secure foothold, the city was ice boun
for sure this morning. Even the trees
were loaded with a covering of the sub
stance and their appearance was made
more beautiful than is permitted by
the bare branches. Rain fell almost
continuously throughout yesterday
and a part Of Saturday night. AS the
result the river is higher today than it
has been for almost a year.
Good for Skaters.
Walking was only accomplished with
dihlculty and at considerable risk
The ice was smooth as glass and ce-
ment walks provided an excellent placs
for the boys and girls with skates
Many youngsters went to school on ice
skates, who have been accustomed &c
make the trip on rollers. There has
been very little skating on the river
and ponds this winter and the lads
and lasses are exceptionally glad of a
chance to glide about on the side
walks.
Trains Were Late.
Transportation facilities were Grip
pied. Railroad trains arrived in the
city from one to four hours late anG
trainmen report great dimculty xas
encountered in pulling through at all
The rails were covered with ice. Tit
traction cars had their troubles, bu
the city lines were almost paralyzed
The trolley wires were coated SO hea
Willy with ice that it was almost i'm
possible to secure any power until tn.
ice was broken of. The rails were
slick and to open the lines it was nc
cessary for the cars to advance a shor
distance, back and then advance agar
after the fashion Of q snow pillow
bucking the drifts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-15
CARD GAME LID"
TILTED SUNDAY
Several Games Were 0perat-
ed in Various Uptown
Cigar Stores.
PLAYED "JusT FOR FUN"
MONTHS ENFORCEMENT OF BLUE
LAW, IT is SAID, BENEFITED
POKER JOINTS IN THE NEIGH.
BORING TOWNS.

The Sunday closing laws afrecting
one month, as yesterday several games
were operated in the cigar stores Of
the city. 1t is true that the-proprietors
kept a careful watch on the move
ments of the police so no arrests re-
suited 1t is claimed by the proprietors
that the games were only for pleasure
and no checks given the winners. or
payments made by the losers. Whether
the enforcement of this portion Of the
blue laws had good effect during its
short regime is problematical.
It is said that during the brief blue
law" pei iod the alleged poker dens
in neighboring towns have had sew
eral recruits and have done a flour
ishing Sunday business. 1t Is also
said that within the boundaries OF the
city there were numerous private
"sittings" on Sundays.
Claim No Violation.
Proprietors who opened the games
yesterday declared that there was no
violation of the law when their GUS
toners were allowed to play for pleas
IRE alone. They claim that the order
of Chief Bailey was strictly against
the game as it is usually played where
in the loser pays and the winners take
the checks, good for q cigar apiece.
The police were active yesterday In
looking for card games. but for some
reason each visit to the cigar stores
wherein games were going on was very
untimely.