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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-09

gentlemen. I have no xac informa-
ton concerning the Incident and ]
shall not discuss A."
A copy OF the newspaper dispatches
from Freeport vas offered. hut Sen
stor Lorimer waved It aside.
Thank you. I do not carc 10 read
it, he said, still with a smile
Are yon going 20 the banquet
was asked point blank and was par
ried with the skill Of an expert.
Really came the calm voice OF
the senator. 4 must lind out whether
! have a ticket.
mir. Wade. ne said. turning again
TO the secretary. ''how about that"
Yes. sir. came the reply from the
secretary. you received an invitation
and a ticket to the banquet"
We'll. ! was not sure about that, =
said the senator Now / have nothing
whatever 20 say, and the interview
closed.
Another edition went 10 press flash
ing the RuOseVeltan demand broad
cast. Newsboys in the street beneath
the bank windows shouted Extra
Roosevelt slams Lorimer. and still
the newspaper men waited for a state
ment and stlll the senator remained
AZ his mahogany desk.
Again the door opened and still
smiling the dictator OF the sixth con-
gressional district greeted his ques-
TONERS.
doesn't this put the Hamilton club
in a peculiar position Turning down
one Of their own members 3" was ven-
tured
Are YOU trying to get me 10 make
n speech - said Lorimer IN calm. even
II have nothing 60 say.
As the newspaper men retired Sen,
ator Lorimer said.
III / decide 10 make "A statement I
shall be glad 20 give ii 10 you
The news Of the refusal OF Mr..
Roosevelt 60 attend the Hamilton club
banquet created a furry among those
customers pf the bank that were APP
prised OF the occurrence. but all offi-t
ciais of the institution adopted the at
titude Of their chief and conservative
~ had nothing 90 say
shortly after 4 o'clock while the
bearing Colonel Roosevelt and
the Hamilton club delegation was
speeding 10 the city. Senator LortmeF
returned.
sim cnol. stili comfortable. still
the senator passed by an
other group Of newspaper men. held
a short conference with some Of his
subordsnateS and turned to the door
lie paused long enough to say to the
Qnestioners. A have not a word to
One or two questions were started
s,ut were cut short by a repetition Of
Not = word, ms the senator stroll
"a down the stairs and up the street
n the opposite direction from the ban
hall In the Congress hotel. Dill
sent questioning received that the SEN
stor VAS believed by his office as
listantS 20 he going hack to Pisakee
"a an early evening train.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-09

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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-09

Hearst would be in sympathy win
him.
The colonel said:
y am going back 10 my state as
mentioned by Mr.. Hearst TO fight the
bosses. I viii welcome the support
OF any man who wishes 60 aid In that
fight"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-09

uishec on short notice by ". L Trim
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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
CHAPTER vi

A o'clock Arnold descended
~ from q bootblacks stand in
~ Grant avenue. inspected his shoes
critically and turned down this
street OF takers. He gave himself a
comforting conceit that his senses still
broke subconsciously through the tide
ot his drunkenness. that he could see
tolerantly above the chaos that charged
him now and then. He went along
Grant avenue. carrying the dog under
his arm with lordly complacence.
This curious place was packed
throughout its four short blocks
forum set aside by unwritten law to
the evangelist. the agitator. the faker.
the proclsimers of revolutions-the un-
washed, unclean, the ebullience OF the
defeated. the querulous individualism
OF this town OF hates. OF humors, abort
I've demagoguery. obscure genius and
turgid idealism-here its mordant soul
Of discomfort rose to question and defy.
Never such a town of charlatanism so
lavishly supported and incredulously
1eered; palmists. astrologers, clairvoy-
ants. seers and prophets fiourished as
the native bays, and on Grant avenue.
now before Arnolds eye, the blatant
life, the staccato under voice of the
city found expression. At one end OF
the asphalted forum a socialist agi-
tator stormed' at artisans, complacent
from being the highest paid workers
IN the world; near him the band
Of the Salvation Army beat the cadence
10 heaven; then an old man, unknown,
unheeded, lost in the throng. quavered
q silly discourse on free love. next to
e Jew bawling the merits OF a mag
netic cure all ring; and faded woman
distributing pamphlets forecasting the
end Of the world. decrepit Egyptol-
ogist, with q patriarchs beard. lectur-
ing on the lost scarabaeus of Khem
were shouldered by a broken down
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wHaTe, TIE. nATrER Ham WHO DID
THftS 70 JoU ? in 5URFT2I5ED'

night feel religious. Here's you
that's crooked, here's me that's
crooked here's all of us that's crooked
and yet I think God cares
They looked on the drunken fool,
and after bit. fghting his deliriurn,
he lurched through the doorway.
Weldy watched him long, and then
went after him. but he had gained, the
street, lost in the throng.
In the stuffy little box the clerk
looked anxiously at NeIla across the
table God caresn' he echoed. with a
laugh "Oh. what's got into him?'
IF some one cared it'd be different
with lot of us" she answered. Wed
be different If just some one cared
The boyish clerk tried to take her
hand across the table; he went on with
eagerness: Yes, you'd be different IL
some one cared-and If you cared for
some one You can't fool me, Mel 1
told you once how much | cared"
She checked him with a laugh; she
tapped him playfully with the rubber
tube of the Turkish pipe on the table.
Here, now, stop. Eddie. Haven't you
a mother-and everybody I promised
Hammy l wouldn't let you talk like
this. And besides" she hurried on,
you couldn't stand the pace little
bit. My bills last month were $500 for
just clothesp'
IF you loved" he burst out with the
fine chivalry of 81, clothes wouldn't
matter-not If you cared"
Nella laughed. choking tremor from
her voice, reaching for the evening
paper on the table. Now. Kid, lets
Just be friends. Here" she added to
hide her trouble, ''the Narcissus entries
are out. Eddie, Ham said Blanca.
Let's just be friends-and you can play
Atty for me at Corbetts Come; were
only friends, and we'll back Biancaw
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27

"A cold wind searched the streets.
From the squat markets of the
water front the wanderer came alone.
He was uncertain of the corner, trem-
bling with the chill and reaction; he
was beginning to remember, and he
wished to forget. But as he started
something moved across his shoes.
Scared, wet. hungry, dragging frayed
rope in which was twisted single
scuffed chrysanthemum. the country
dog crept to his feet. In and out OF
drink shops, the splendid places that
boasted that for so years they had not
closed their doors, day or night; the
gin joints of Chinatown. the Italian
winerooms hewed out of the hill rock.
the Japanese resorts, where sloe eyed
little women fed the master hot rice
wine, the brute had followed. New he
picked it from the slime, wiped its feet
and tucked it from the fog beneath his
coat so that its nose, with a dreary
snufie, lay by his ear.
"Cold, pup?" the man muttered.
''Neve' mind, pal; you stand by me and
be square. JUS follow me, Kid. and be
square" So, stilling its racking shivers
on his breast, he went into the dark
ness.
He was before the garish portal Of a
Barbary coast dance hall an hour later.
The narrow, cobbled way shone with
the arcs each direction, a mile from
Kearny to the bay, and all along came
the blare of bands from basement after
basement dance hall, SO many and so
close packed that the crash of reed and
brasses from thousands of instruments
became an inharmonic riot without
form, without time; and as the red
glare of the street made it a gaping
wound in the dark quarter, so over 1T
lowered this insane ensemble, the soul
of music maddened.
Arnold watched the stream in and
out of the famed places of the coast.
Sailors, soldiers, recruits and time ex-
pired, cattlemen and miners, salmon
packers and Sierra shepherds, broken
adventurers from all the south, and
with these sight seeing women tour
lists, guided by police, hashy youths
over from the town, patrolmen and
plain clothes men, made up the after
midnight tide. Within the halls the
same pageant, laughter hurrying.
shouts, quarrels--his impassive eye
rested on it with curious interest, for 1t
was far removed from the night aris-
tocracy he knew downtown
He was at The Welcome when a
dozen soldiers crowded the entrance OF
the dance hall, noisily bawling to
others in the street The ever ready
patrol wagon had dashed by.
Mexican cut a girl at the FREELY
muttered a hangeron. "and a tough
whaler cleaned out Cowboy Mays" But
none would go to see-it was merely
the prelude to the nights police court
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He looked at her steadily, silently
while the thrilling melody of the
"Tannhauser" song came softly from
the front. She shrugged her shoulders
with another constrained little laugh.
and seated herself opposite him. The
attendant appeared with a tray on
which tinkled two iced glasses Of a
pellucid green liquor.
"Sallie and I just dropped In while
it's quiet Miss Free remarked. You
know 1 daren't go round town very
much. l ordered the creme de menthe
for us-but YOU"
He motioned the waiter away and
turned to watch her gravely. again
master of shis dimming senses. She
twitched nervously under his eyes; she
rubbed her red lips with bit Of lace
and started to rally him, but he inter-
rupted with a moody impatience.
How long has Stillman been keep
ing you?"
She tossed her chin petulantly.
Il told you once-e1erything
His directness hurt her.
He'll never marry you
She twisted about in the seat. Well
she laughed, hand on her side, he's
had plenty of time to make good But
it's all in lifetime"
''yes-nve years now. isn't it?'
"I met him when | was a candy store
girl in oakland-I was Is. Harry's
been good to me ever since"
Just little girl--and life smashed
in on you"
She laughed in depreciation. See here
what's the matter with your I kept
my mother we'll off until she died and
I'm keeping my little sister in Notre
Dame I'd rather be here, Hammy,
than to be one of these shop girls. Did
you ever ask any of your millionaire
friends who run big stores and support
the churches how girl can live on s4
a week.
then-then-"
'T'll be old and ugly. h?" she retort-
ed sharply We'll. SOIL the other girls
And then dead. Ell? Well, SOIL the
good girls
The man raised his head. fighting the
grim tide drowning his brain.
Your souls asleep" he muttered;
souls asleepr'
who eares?" she answered, with her
idle laugh. ITS all in lifetime! Who
cares?"
God cares" He looked at her; her
blue eyes widened in sort of fear.
God cares" he muttered. and I'm GO
ing back somehow-some way"
She sat staring at him. the tinkling
note of the star song in their ears,
silent in the drugged air of the Turkish
room.
What's the matter with your" she
said at last, her nervous laugh follow
Ing. God? And going back? Hammy.
you're awful drunk I'll, call the ma
chine and send you to the baths.
You're crazy
man came laughing along the
passage; Eddie Ledyard stood before
them
Some one said you needed looking
after, Ham," he cried. Mel, whats
on him, to do this?
Arnold folded his arms. ais body
swaying, and looked benignly on them.
You two" he muttered, going to
love each other, Ell? Now, don't. Loves
a bad joke, Mel; so bad that I can't
laugh at it any more"
The flush of the girls blood mounted
through her rouge. Eddie laughed con-
fusedly. jolly along" he evaded.
Must have made killingl And who's
going to win the Narcissus stakes?
Watt Chatom's filly?'
Blanca, murmured Arnold senten-
tiously. drawn from his stupor
"BiancaY cried the girl. That's
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what / heard, too-on the deadH Led
yard started-they should know, these
two-they were in with the inside
crowd at the track. Sure? You sure
it's Blanca, Ham?"
Arnold nodded cunningly and un-
steadily transferred the dolorous pup
from one pocket to another, holding
It's forefeet in the crook of his arm.
Blanca" he affirmed sleepily, and
waved them away. I'm close to the
wise talk Jsiapca.'
Another Sep had coiie along the cor
ridor; a powerfully built young man,
with red face and blue German eyes.
looked into the box with a nervous
laugh.
What's this I hear?" he demanded.
Ham, they told me to look you up!'
Hammy looked with superior benev-
olence on the legislator. Fred, I'm
all right-no crooks going to strong
arm me. I've come back-swhere 1
belong
Fred Weldy's startled laugh echoed;
he stared at the others.
Take care of him. Nella whispered.
There was a girl he was going to
marry. And she must have thrown him
down-Hammy, a lad who's good to
every woman! You'd better take care
OF him.
Arnold put his hand paternally on
Weldy's shoulder, as always he had
done since their high school days,
though the job printer was his own
age.
SON." he began impressively. I'm
close up and you aren't. I put you in
politics, didn't I, Fred? 1 made you"
The legislator started. laughed fee
bly,. Ham was indeed drunk, thought
he, for boasting was the last thing in
him.
Come on home, Hammy," he urged.
Il just ran down from the capital to
see you. I've been reading all this
stuff in the papers-and I had to see
you"
Tomorrow" returned his political
godfather, with dignity. Tonight I'm
merely getting the right perspective OF
some things And don't mind the pa
pers-no grand jury crooks on earth
can get me. 1 didn't save you, Fred
merely program-pro gram-joke on
the people made an provided"
Eddie Ledyard, to whom politics was
a closed book, was staring. Nella Free
shrugged her shoulders, with a warn
ing to the one CLOSE up But he went
on Afraid? Afraid of this towns
What is it? A rat--I can kick 1T and
it squeals-and what can it do?" He
touched the statesmans arm imperi-
ally. I'm putting you wise-when
you're close to the big men and the
big money, nothing can touch you
nothingl Look here-we put you In
the legislature to kill this investiga-
tion of what killed the antiracine
bills-now, you know where you get
off, don't you?"
The legislator. laughed deprecat-
ingly; his manhood writhed. BE
still. old man, you're drunk! And
you're a marked man now, with all
these stories out. and all the preach
ers and unions and farmers bowling
TO know what killed the racing bills
Gods sake" he went on pathetically
and all the crooks and liquor men in
the state bounding US the other way
came down to talk to you, Ham
and you're drunk
Perspective" murmured the other
Want to get off and see things diff
ferent- merely so. I'm crooked
know that; you're crooked-you know
that; were all crooked-we all know
that; but let's get away from pretense
and tell one another SO. What's this
gag the preachers spring? They stane
up and tell God we're all sinners: bu
they darent tell that to the big money
oehlnd Their souls are asleep, too.
could go preach on the avenue to-
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
CHAPTER VII

r midnight the westerly fogs
streamed across the city. the
cold wind searched the streets.
From the squat markets of the
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27

Arnold felt along the balcony rail 70
his door. The clock in the hall OF Jus
tice- struck 5. He looked on the city
lights. on the ocean fog above ThAs
the lights became comets, the clouds.
whirling bands-he fell squaray. as
one stricken by death, on the mat be-
fore his door,
After half an hour his fingers moved
along the mat. finding some substance
which they carried TO his lips The
dead fragrance Of the viOlets-her vio-
lets. scattered over him on another
lawn as he lay here, her guardian
knight. were on his lips, but he did not
know.
Presently. rap-a-tap dragging a rag
rope out OF the slime OF the streets. q
homeless dog crept up the stairs. He
whined miserably and then skunk on
to crawl upon the masters breast and.
sheltered, sleep. On this the day came
and then the sun shOne-a thief. per-
jurer and an outcast, senseless IN N4a
blood and flowers on the hilltop.
To Be Continued Neat sunday
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-09-30

er states similar work has been adopt
ed. if on q somewhat smaller scale.
In number of members the boys and
girls clubs of New York lead with
10000: Nebraska has $4,000: Missis-
sippi. G.000: Indiana, Ohio and North
Dakota, each 5000 members. The
work of these clubs has vast possi-
bilities for expansion and usefulness,
and should be given generous support
by local. state and federal agricultural
and educational agencies. The work
of the clubs So far has not only meant
more cotton, corn. potatoes. and small
grain per acre. better bread and pas
try. but it has aroused an interest in
civic and social Improvement and bet
ter home conditions. most of all en-
riching and making useful and help
full the lives of all those who have had
a hand in it. Farmers bulletin No.
$50. recently issued. takesup the origin.
scope and present work of the clubs
above referred to and should be in the
hands of every public school teacher
and school official in the land.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-09-30
REAPP0RT TIONMENT
A VITAL QUESTION
Representation of Small East
ern States May Be Cut
Seriously.

Washington-A very pretty fight is
looming up over the reapporionment
of seats in the house of representa-
tives under the new census. Already
the question is beginning to be dis.
cussed.
The point Of battle is going to come
over the proposition to so increase the
proportion of representation that the
membership Of the house will not be
increased beyond unwieldly bulk. II
this is done some of the eastern states
will have their representation serious
ly cut. They will fight desperately
against this.
If the Democrats should succeed in
electing a majority of the next house
of representatives at the November
election it is probable the question
of apportionment will be tackled by
the present congress, which is Repub-
lican at the coming session. Should
the Republicans retain control there
over until the new congress meets, the
interim being occupied by the party
| leaders in trying to reach some agree
ment
There are 391 members Of congress
| now, a number which admittedly is
| unwieldly, and there is a sentiment
in favor of keeping it right there, or
! even of reducing it, that it may be
more mobile in legislation, but as that
| would unqtestionably result in reduc-
| ing the representation Of number oil
| states, some Of them outside of New
| England, it is more probable the total
| number will be pushed along over the
| 400 mark.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-09-30
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
MEETS IN PUEBLO

Pueblo, Colo-A determination to
permit the greatest latitude in dis
cussion of irrigation problems, but to
keep the deliberations free from sec
tional disputes or personal grievances,
was voiced by officers and delegates
here for the 18th National Irrigation
Congress, which opened Monday.
Tuesday the congress got down to
business. In the morning the con-
gress discussed Irrigation by Private
Enterprise" and in the afternoon its
attention was turned to Public Irri-
CATION"
One of the interesting features was
the conference on irrigation account
ing, when dozen or 10 of the most
expert representatives of the United
States Reclamation Service, the large
private companies, brokerage, bond
and banking houses took up various
phases connected with irrigation from
the investment standpoint.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-09-30
ITALY MUCH ALARMED
Ravases of Cholera Recognized by
Government.

Naples.-The epidemic Of cholera
here has attained most alarming pro-
portions, and energetic measures are
to be taken by government health
health officials to combat the disease.
More than 100 new cases have been
reported to the authorities.
The government, which up to the
present has persistently declined to
recognize the existence of the cholera,
has now admitted that the disease
which has caused such havoc within
the last two weeks is cholera OF the
violent Asiatic type.
Many other cases are described by
the health officials as gastro-enteritis,
but this diagnosis is not generally ac-
cepted Two persons, a stonemason
and sailor, were taken from the
train on It's way from Naples to Cas-
erto and Nettune. They are believed
to be suffering from cholera and were
sent to laaZretto.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-09-30
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS.

One of the most encouraging and in
teresting methods which have recent
ly been employed to aid in the good
work of spreading agricultural educa
ton has been through the organization
of boys and girls agricultural clubs in
many states of the Union. These usu-
ally trace their beginning to competi-
tive contests of one kind or another in
which special awards have been of
fered The work has spread and be-
come more comprehensive until there
are today clubs for corn growing cot
ton growing, potato and fruit growing,
study, domestic science and art study
and high school Improvement. The
work of these clubs seems to have first
been given state wide aid and recogni,
ton in New York in 1898 through the
work of the College Of Agriculture of
Cornell university in the publication of
its nature study bulletins. Since that
time the work has taken great varie-
ty of forms and has been developed in
a number Of other states. In number
Of instances the same work has been
inaugurated through the farsightedness
and enterprise Of some city or county
superintendent. In the state Of Ne
braSka where the work has been very
thoroughly organized, it has been car
ried on under the leadership of the
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton in cooperation with the State Ag-
ricultural college. Practically every
county in the state is now included in
the plans. The boys grow their show
corn and vegetables under directions
sent out from headquarters. while the
girls practice baking in accordance
with recipes sent from the domestic
science department of the state univer
sity.
Early in the fall a local contest is
held in each school. the three prize
winning exhibits and the three best
essays being taken TO the township
show. then to county exhibit and
finally to the state corn growing and
corn cooking contest at Lincoln. Dur
ing this session grand corn banquet
is held. attended by from 2,000 to
5000 of the brightest boys and girls
from ali over the state. in New York
similar plan is followed. the best ex-
hibits from the local and country clubs
being taken to the state exhibit held
at the state college of agriculture dur
ing Farmers week In Ohio. Illinois
Iowa, Texas. Georgia and a few. 9th