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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-08-13

wakened the sleeping driver on the
wagon with roar. and himself leaped
upon the box and began turning the
horses
What do you think he's doing-
asked Cooke.
mothers cooking" replied Ardmore
He's seen Miss Dangerfeld and
learned that war Is At hand, and he's
| going to get his clothes out of danger
Lordy! Listen to him slashing the
| mulesi"
But you don't think"
The wagon had swung round. and
| already was in rapid fight. Collins
| howled in glee.
Come on. We can't miss a show
like this!"
Leave the horses then! There's a
hill there that will break his neck
We'd better stop him IL We can.T
cried Cooke. dismounting
They threw their reins to the driver
OF the wagon. who had been brushed
from his seat by the impatient adju-
| tant general. and was chanting weird.
ly to himself at the roadside.
The wagon. piled high with trunks
and boxes. was dashing forward, Gil
lingwater belaboring the mules furi.
ously. and, hearing the shouts OF
strange pursuers, yelling at the team
in a voice shrill with fear
Come on. boys," shouted Ardmore,
thoroughly aroused. catch the spy
| and traitor
The road dipped down into the shad.
| dow of deep cut. where the moon 8
| rays but feebly penetrated. and where
| the flow OF springs had softened the
surface: but the pursuers were led on
| by the rumble of the wagon, which
\ swung from side to side perilously,
| the boxes swinging about noisily and
toppiing threateningly at the apex.
Down the sharp declivity the wagon
| plunged like ship bound for the bot
tom of the sea.
task in the rough road, with Cooke
! slightly in the lead. Suddenly he
| shouted warningly TO the Others. as
! something rose darkly above them
| like black cloud. and trunk fell
with a mighty crash only a few feet
| ahead OF them. The top had been
shaken OF in the fall. and into II head
! first plunged Ardmore.
There's another coming" yelled
| Collins, and a much larger trunk
struck and split upon a rock al the
roadside. Clothing of many kinds
strewed the highway. A pair of trou-
sers. flung fiercely into the air, caught
on the limb of a tree, shook free like
a banner. and hung there som berly
etched against the stars
Ardmore crawled out of the trunk.
screaming with delight The fra
GRANGE of toilet water broke freshly
upon the air.
Its his ammunition" bawled Ard
more. rubbing his head where he had
struck the edge of tray. His scent
bottles are smashed. and it's only by
the grace of Providence that haven't
cut myself on broken glass"
They went down the road, STUN
! bling now and then over a biz OF
/ debris from the vanished wagon
It's like walking on carpet" OBJ
served Cooke. picking up a feathered
chapeau. Il didn't know there were
SO many clothes in all the world"
They abandoned the idea OF farther
pursuit on reaching a trunk standing
on end from which a uniform dress
coat dropped sadly
This is not our trouble: its his
trouble. guess he's struck a smooth
er road down there We'd better go
| back, said Cooke
In a moment they had climbed the
/ hill and were in hot pursuit OF the ad-
| jutant generals abandoned army.
tTo BE CONTINUED
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-08-13
Yankee Philosophy.

When a man goe sout to hunt a[ep
u,ation all he gets is notoriety.
Luck is something we blame when
NO fall and deny when we succeed.
When you are spreading the sa|
,ook ont that you don't slip up onN
yourself.
II has been truthfuily said that a
nan Who needs a monument should
not have one.
One good way to keep your helpers
Interested is to let them share some
of the credit.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-08-13
SYNOPSIS.
Copyrsh, las by The Boss.- Merrill Company.

Thomas Ardmor. and Henry Maine
Griswoid stumble upon intrigue when th.'
governors OF North and South Carolina
are reported to haze quarreled- Griswold
allies himscl. with Barbara Osborne.
daus hter OF the governor OF South Caro-
lima, while Ardnore espouses the cause OF
Jerry Dangerfi.ld. daughter Of the gov
ernor OF North Carolina These two ladies'
are trying TO NIL the shoes Of their Ia
therr. while the latter are missing. Both
states are In turmoil over one Apple
weight. an outlaw with great political IN
huence- Unaware of each others posi-
ton. both Griswold and Ardmore set out
To make the other prosecute. Both have
forces scouting the border. GriSwo.d cap
lures Appleweight. but Jerry nnds him
and takes him to Ardsley. her own pris-
oner- Griswold and Barbara. while in
vestigatiug the outlaws disappearance
meet Arinore and Jerry. the latter re-
veals the presen noe of Appleweisht al
Ardsley- Ardmore arrests "A man on his
property who saws he is Gov. Osborne.
Meanwhile. another man Is arrested as
Apple~eisht by the South Carolina mil
tia
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-08-13
Arizona.

The Dixon Copper Company has sold
its twenty claims northwest Of Globe
10 IN H Paso company. which has also
purchased twenty-four claims lying be-
tween the Dixon group and the Black
W0yioe mines. making . total Of 80
o@ss in Tie heart Of the Miami dis.
tz1s3.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-08-13
Sighs.

What was the bridge OF sighs?"
asked the woman who was looking at
the picture book.
Il suppose" replied Mrs. Fiimgilt.
that is one of those games in which
you are obliged to make it spades
every time"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-08-13

INN ~ DEVELOPING, PRINTING,
AunIAA ENLARGING, Promptly
and Carefully Done.
KcAaks and supplies. Mail Ordsrs . Specially Send
for price iiss Colorado Photo supply House.
SIS 7th St. Denver. Colo.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-08-13
RELIABLE i: PROMPT

NM w / III
BV~~0v ~ yer, 800: Gold. Silver
and Copper $50 Gold and silver refined
Ogden Assay Co, 1885 Court Pl., Denver
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-17
MILLER FAVORS BERTILLI0N AND
 FINGER PRINTS

Police Commissioner Miller, Super intendent Birmingham and Captain Arnold of the Detective Bureau con- ferred at length today with J. w. O'Mahoney of New York city, an ex- pert in that branch of the Bertillion system of Identification of criminals having to do with the reading of thumb and finger marks.
 This system has been adopted by practically all the largest cities, and now that Bridgeport is in the "Over 100, 00O'' class. it is expected that the police department will soon adopt the most approved methods of detecting criminals.
 Commissioner Miller has devoted considerable time to the study of the Bertillion system. System of any sort appeals especially to him, for un- der his direction has been systematic ed the big industrial workings of the American Tube & Stamping Go. and his colleagues on the board depend upon his advice in all matters where finance or up-to-the-minute business principles are involved.
 MT. O'Mahoney demonstrated to the police officials with the aid of a mi croscope how widely the thumb and finger marks of different men varied, and they were so much impressed that Mr. Miller will bring up the mat ter at the next meeting of the police commissioners the last of the month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-17
FARMER MOVES PLANT WITHOUT
 LOSIHG EDITION
Will Soon Be Entirely Loca- ted In Farmer Building,
 179 Fairfield Ave.

The Farmer, having. accomplish ed the difficult task of moving its en- tire plant without missing an edition, will within a few days be located en- tirely in it's own building, 179 Fair field avenue.
 F Only the business office remains to be moved from the old quarters in the Waller building, at Fairfield ave nue and Water street. The machinery upon which/a mod ern newspaper is published is both heavy and complex. And especially is this true of web perfecting press, such as the Farmer uses to run its daily thousands of papers.
 The removal of the linotype ma chimes was effected between Satur- day afternoon and the following Mon day morning.
 The actual time of removal was in- deed much shorter, for the machines with their power plant were installed in the Farmer building and ready for use as early as Sunday evening"
 The operators found them ready for use Monday morning, surrounded by forms and complete composing room equipment. <
 This work which involved much careful planning was accomplished under the supervision of the Far mer'S own employees.
 The removal of the press and stere- otyping machinery was left until the following Saturday.
 The work of tearing down the press was begun at o'clock Saturday aft ernoon.
 All of Saturday night and through out the intervening time, until Mon day afternoon, the work of removing it and installing it in its new home was continued, and so successfully that 1t was ready to run the Monday edition of the paper at o'clock on Monday afternoon.
 The work of removal was super vised by the Farmers own expert, assisted by experts sent by the press builders. One expert had charge of the work of taking down the press and another took supervision of it's erection.
 For this speedy and excellent result much credit is due to James Daw- son, the Bridgeport truckman and contractor, who accomplished the re- moval of the massive parts of com plex and heavy machinery so eff ciently that there was not an instant of delay on his account and not piece was lost or broken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-17
GOLD FORCES
 AVIATOR ID
 COME DOWN Moisant, Flying Between Paris and London, Lands Benumbed, After Cross
 ing English
 Channel. Latham, Who Started in Competition, Gives Up, After Series of Acci- dents, and at Moth
 er's Request.
Special from United Press.)


 London, Aug. 17.-John Moissant, a young Spanish aviator, hitherto prac- tically unknown in flying circles, flew across the English Channel today from east of Dover, and established a }new record by carrying a passenger with him. Moissant is now resting at Til manstone preparatory to continuing the first to make the aeroplane flight from Paris to London. Moissant is flying in a BIeriot monoplahe which makes his flight of carrying a pas senger, who was his mechanician, a man named Albert, all the more re- markable.
 While not announcing that he was after the London Daily Mails prize of $25,o ,oO0 for a Paris to London flight, 1t is probable that the young Spaniard will win this reward if he completes his trip.
 Moissant left Issy four miles south of Paris at 5 o'clock yesterday after noon, arrived at Amiens at 7:30, left Amiens at 5:10 this morning, reached Calais at 2 o'clock, started across the manstone at n:27. He could un- doubtedly have continued the flight from Calais to London had he not suf- fered from the cold which SO be- numbed him that he was forced to aIight.
 The city is awaiting Moissant's ar rival here with great excitement and the daring aviator will be given a rousing reception.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-17

 PROTEST FROM
 FIFTH DISTRICT
Macdonald Graves Secret Confab Gets One Heavy
 Jolt.
Ediotor Farmer, Sir:

EQlOCor F'armer, Sir:
 As 8 voting republican of the Fifth district I was some what astonished to read in last evening Farmer of a secret meeting held by certain exclusive politicians of the 9th district at the house of T. H. Mcdonald for the pur- pose of selecting for the votes of the district. three of their own members as delegates to the convention.
 I have since learned that the account as printed in the Farmer was entirely correct, and as the meeting was SUD- posed to be of the Speak Easy variey, the guilty ones are wondering how the Farmer came into possession of the facts so quickly.
 It is certainly very considerate of these high and mighty gentlemen to select the delegates for the district. and the votes realizing their inability to intellently perform this duty. will be very grateful to Messers McDanald and Graves for their thoughtfulness in the matter.
 It now remains to be seen if the Re- publicans of the dictrict will quietly fall in line and do their Masters building. or if they will attend the primaries and register their votes against these political soft shoe men. 90 effectually as to bury them in ob- livion forever.
 Fifth District.
 REPUBLICAN, ELECTOR
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-17
Special from United Press.)

Special from United Press.)
 San Francisco, Aug. T-Hiram w. Johnson, insurgent, nominated by the Republicans for governor Two in- surgent Republicans nominated for Congress- John D. Works probably endorsed by Republicans for United States Senator. Theodore A. Bell nominated for Governor by the Dem- ocrats.
 This is the general result of the first statewide primaries in Califor- nia's history marking one of the most sweeping victories for insurgency in its brief existence and what Calffor- nia insurgents declare is the bitter est defeat the old Southern Pacific Republican machine" has evsr sus- tained.
 Returns received up to an early hour today remove all doubt of Johnson's nomination but 1t is difficult to es- innate his plurality. His managers say that it will be anywhere between 20, 900 and 10000 and that the, insur- gent candidate for governor has car ried every county in the state with the possible exception of San Fran cisco County.
 JOhnson's managers have not yet given up hope of capturing this coun- ty also as Charles Curry's plurality at the last returns was less than 1000.
 Everywhere the voters appear to have rallied to Johnson's support and as the returns of each county came in they only increased the size of the insurgent plurality. Early last night it became apparent that Johnson had won over his four regular" opponents Philip Stanton, Charles Curry, Na-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-17
TAFT AND SHERMAN WEEPING OVER
 TEDDY'S DEFEAT
Special from United Press.)

Beverly, Aug. 17-Wearing the crown of temporary chairman, which was thrust upon him by the Repub- lican State committee of New York yesterday, Vice President Charles s. Sherman is to see President Taft this afternoon to have heart to heart talk over the action of the commit tee in the turning down of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. The staten ent issued by Colonel Roosevelt yesterday declaring himself progressive in State politics will furnish an interest ing lead for the interview.
 Vice President Sherman will be ac- companied by Congressman H. c. Loudenslager of New Jersey, secre- tary of the Republican Congressional Campaign committee. They will talk over plans for the making of a win ming fight to keep the House of Rep resentativeS Republican. The feel ing here, as elsewhere, is that the Democrats have a splendid chance of winning a majority of Representa- tives in the House which will place them in control and allowing them to name their own Speaker.
 President Taft is golfing at Myopia this morning with John Hays Ham, mond and Captain Archibald Butts. This afternoon the Presidents fam fly will go to Marblehead and attend the first series of the Sonder class races for the Taft and Draper cups. The President will present the cup to the winners on board the Mayflower a week from today
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-17
SWEEPING VICTORY FOR
 INSURGENTS WHO KNOCK
 OUT CALIFORNIA MACHINE
Johnson Beats Southern Pact1cs Candidate Curry by Probably 10000 and Wins Every County
 With Possibly One Exception.
Reformers in the Golden Gate State Are Rejoicing Be- cause the Democrats Have Nomnated4or Governor Such an Excellent Man
 Theodore A. Bell.

thaniel Ellery and E1den Anderson and the only doubt was the size of the plurality.
 Johnson's strength was greatest in the northern and central counties. Stanton was supposed to be strongest the former Speaker of the Assembly ran poorly. Curry's boasted strength did not appear anywhere but in San Francisco. Anderson ran third for governor and Ellery was a weak fourth.
 gressional nominations are meagre but they indicate the nomination of two insurgents. B. A. Hayes, insurgent. has been renominated by . safe ma jorfty in the fifth district In the second district, where William Kent opposed Congressman McKinlay, the race is very close. Returns today in- hundred, probably not more than 800. This is the district in which Clifford Pinchot campaigned for insurgency and victory for Kent will be regarded as a personal triumph for Pinchot.
 Returns from the other districts where the insurgents had candidates are not definite enough to indicate the result. /
 In the excitement over the governor ship the race between Works, A. G. Spalding and Messerve over the Re publican endorsement for United States Senator has been largely lost sight of, but meagre returns indicate Works has won.
 California reformers are rejoicing dore Bell for governor. Bell had no opposition. The views of Bell and Johnson on public questions are prac- tically identical.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-17
EMOTIONAL INSANITY DEFENSE FOR MRS VERA PR0SSER WHO
 KILLED DIVORCED HUSBAND

and killed him. As the train reached Libby she rushed out of the car and to the telegraph office where she re- mained until the train rolled out. A few minutes later Prosser's body was found in the train.
 Mrs. Prosser. arrested immediately, made the coroner's jury wait two hours while she dressed. Then she swept into the room wearing a wonder full gown and g, 900 worth of jewels. Since that time she lived in a hotel under guard there being no jail in Libby.
 She has had every freedom and has mingled freely with the people, Dr. J. A. Ghent of Seattle. has been brought here to prove that the woman is suffering from emotional insanity
 E. w. Lindsay. the negro porter on the Pullman on which the crime was committed. testified that he had taken considerable whiskey into the state room but says Mrs. Prosser was not drunk. The Great Northern station agent declared that immediately after cited and did not seem to know what she was doing.
 She told him Prosser had abused her and spent all her money. Sheriff M A. Shanahan told of a conversation he had with the woman in Prosecutor Ma1den's office immediately after the killing, in which she did not seem to realize what she was saying. Accord ing to the sheriff Mrs Prosser declared that after Prosser had caressed her he turned upon her and began chottn q her, calling her vile names. Then she said she shot him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-17
COLLECTOR DONNELLY
 OUT OF SHERIFF RAGE
lie Announces His Retrem en and Pledges Support to chlef Vollmer Who Will be Unanimous
 ly Nomi mated

Tax Collector John M Donnelly an- nounced, today, his retirement from the race for the sheriff nomination of the Democratic party.
 MT. Donnelly was asked to get into the race, sometime ago, by his friends, who believed that the honor of the candidacy should come to Bridgeport as much as the largest place in the county. Naturally the Bridgeport politicians desired to keep such an important nomination within the city. especially this year when it is gen orally believed that the guarreIs among republican placeholders over office, and
 people against the oligarchy that con- trols the state p1oa4ses to 2 about the defeat of Sheriff Hawley, who has held his job for many years.
 But the logic of events brought about a feeling in favor of Chief VolI- mer, of South Norwalk, who, it is be- lieved will make the strongest candf- date.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-17
CHILE MOURNS FOR HER DEAD
 PRESIDENT
Especial from United Press ]


 Santiago. Chile. Aug. H.-Chile is in mourning today for her dead Presi- dent, Pedro Montt The centennial celebration which has been in pro- gross for several weeks has been sus- pended. A cruiser will go to New York to receive the body upon it's ar rival from Bremen.
 The death of President Montt oc- casioned no great surprise. For months 1t was known he was suffering from a malignant heart affection that was likely at any time to cause death. For this reason the council of state and the cabinet had relieved the Presi- dent of as many of his duties as possi- ble It is not believed that Montt's death will have any direct effect on political or business conditions. Bremen, Aug. H.-No word has yet been received from the Chilean govern ment regarding the disposition to be made of the body of President Montt, who died a few minutes before mid night last night after landing here in the morning from the Kaiser Wilhen Der Crosse. . Death was plainly dte to heart faii-s ure, physicians say. and there will be no need of an autopsy It is evident. according to the physicians that the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-17

collector Donnelly early perceived the drift of sentiment to Vollrner. and was ready at anytime to retire in his IaVor, if he should be released by those who were promoting Q Bridge port candidacy.
 Ih1s release came this morning. Col lector Do1nelly immediately annouuc- ed his retirement, saying:
 .1 am not candidate for the sfer- TIT nomination. I believe that The sentiment of the party is for MT. VoIlmer, and I shall eo all that I cen 10 bring about his nomination and will support him to the limit of my capacity after he is nominated"
 The withdrawal of Collector Don1eily 1olloWs close upon the announcement or the withdrawal of P. J. ConnoIIey of Danbury, exclusively printed in The Farmer, yesterday.
 Chlef Vollmer is now assured Of the unanimous vote of the sheriff con7en- ton. and it has become practically certain that a new face will be seen in the sheriffs chair sometime after early in November?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-17
ANNOUNCEMENT

The business office of The Farmer will continue at the old stand, 27 Fairfield ave- nue until Saturday, August 20. The editorial rooms are now located in the new home of The Farmer, 179 Fairfield avenue. Business office telephone 1908. Edi- torial telephone 1287.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-17
TROOPS PROTECT HEeRG
 MURDERER FROsa lYHcHIsG
(specal from United Press, l,

>SPOe@i AAoi1 CAlISo IEess-t
 Hinton, W. Va, Aug. 17-Tnree companies of militia arrived here to- day to prevent /any attempt to lynch John Wayne, a negro, accused of as- saulting and killing Mrs. John Afifzs and beating her husband whose dea1n is hourly expected. Following the negro's escape yesterday from mol of 1000 infuriated citizens, the rs gro was taken to the woods by tf officers and his whereabouts tc,dav are unknown. It is, however. Fe- heved that he has been quietly p1ace@ in jail in some of the nefghborsgzg { Becauga of Afliss' condition he was unable to identify the negro. Four companies of militia are now her. and the town is under martial rule,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-17
NEW MOVE TO CHECK RECKLESS
 AUTO DRIVERS

Elmer H. Lounsbury, chief clerk in the office of the State Secretary, has made new departure which he hopes will aid in eliminating reckless automobile drivers from the face of Connecticut. For some weeks he has been contemplating the possibilities of inviting the superintendents of street railways to give notifications of cases of reckless driving, as the motormen and the conductors have opportunity to observe if the chauffeurs obey the law requiring a motor vehicle to re- duce Its speed to three miles an hour when passing a car that has stopped to let off passengers.
 The motorman on a car passing an- other car at standstill rings his bell, or he gets a call from "higher-up." The chauffeur in many cases omits to do this. The motornan slackens his speed on approaching another car at rest The chauffeur, rarely.
 The copy of letters dispatched yes- terday follows:
 Superintendent:
 Dear Sir-Frequent complaints of a general nature have been received at this office of the violation on the part of motor vehicle operators with espe- cjaI regard to the reduction of speed upon passing any street car that IS stationary or about to stop, on the same side of the car on which pas sengers are ordinarily received or dis charged. The law provides that an excess of three miles per hour shall be prima facie evidence that the driver is operating the machine in a reckless manner and in violation of the law.
 No one is perhaps a more frequent observer of this than the conductor or motorman upon the street car, and if Is also important for the interest of the persons whom the street rail- wnyp serve as it is for the State in Ie1UntpjQg peraona capable af and