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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-13
Boosted Of FIRES,
SAYS WITNESS IN
1INcEND|ARY CASE
3D. -
confession Read in Trial of
4 Accused Man, but He
Denies 1t.
FlREMEN IN DISGUISE.
Dressed as Street Sweepers in
Casa Involving Five Fires
in Few Months.

ne confession OF Sam Brand that he
- set Ore to Eve houses for the insur-
~ within the last few months was
noAd to the jury In Brands trial before
Jndge Fawcett In the County Cour.
rooklyn, to-day. Brand has since de-
rcd the confession.
Deputy Fire Chief Lally testified tina:
he was present when the confession wis
made. Two stenographers who wer'
concealed behind a curtain were also
called to testify.
according TO the testimony taken In
the trial, man who is still at larg
visited Leo Barr. a Manhattan furrier,
VINO lives In the upper story OF hous,
1t No. 276 Cleveland street, Brooklyn
lete last year.
You take me in for a boarder." the
man is alleged to have said, and |
ofing lot of clothing and store it in
your house and get Insurance and take
10 away and you take your furniture,
away and then l and my friends will
make IL fire for both Of u.s."
Barr. who said he feared that the
man and his friends might set FIRE to
the house on general principles IL hs
refused. ran to Fire Marshal Brophy
Brooklyn Fire Headquarters ana de-
manded protection. Brophy told him
to 20 ahead and make the agreement.
On the night OF Dec. rs, which had
been appointed for the Are, Brophy had
a company of firemen disguised a.
street cleaning men working near the
house.
They said they saw Brand and Nose.
4reenStam enter tho hail aud fa
moments later some running out Both
men were arrested. The firemen pile
into the house and squelched the flames
under the hall stairs, which had scarce
ly started. Brand was taken to Bro.
phys ONCE and according to the con.
fession read in court. boosted that he
could start a fire. without the use OF
chemicals or Kerosene In any house II
he we're supplied with box OF matches
"G!ve me a box OF Matches" he said.
aocoriinH to Chief Lally. land let me
- into that closet and In ten minute.
10 flames Will be going through the
roof OF this building"
The old chief smilngly explained thai
Brand did not get the box Of matches.
Brand Is also said to have declared In
the confession. that In company with
0reenstam and the other man he had
set fire to buildings at No. 2ss Broome
street. No. SO Norfolk street and No
a East Eighth street. Manhattan. AMI
No. 3a Sheffield avenue. Brooklyn. The
profits on each fire ranged from sll0
to $50 for each man. It was asserted.
Marshal Brophy found that suspicious
fires had occurred at all these places
on the dates given. Greenstam will be
put on trial after Brand.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-13

WASHINGTON. June l3.-The Inter-
state Commerce Commission to-day held
that pipe line companies transporting
- between the States are common
carriers. with the obligations OF such.
and ordered thirteen of the largest oil
pipe lines to file schedules of rates by
Sept. and TO comply with the pro-
visions OF the interstate Commerce act
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-20

Christian Church.

Regular services both and
evening. The pastor viii preach AZ
NOpalita in the afternoon.
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Presbyterian Church.

sunday school 10000 a.. mi. Morn.
Ing worship ll.ue a WI. Evening Ncr.
ship.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-20
Episcopal Church

Regular services Text sunday morn
ing and evening. sunday school "
a.4a a. m. Litany Thursday 7.ap n.
m. Rev. g. n McDougall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-20
Mexican Presbyterian.

Rev. n. 4. Gutierrez pastor sunday
school $3.50 n. m. Christian Endea-
vor. Z p. m. Preaching . r- nt.
Church ~ Immaculate Concentinf.
Communion Mass. \ o'cl5r1 IA. hi.
Mass Tor Mexican congregation with
sermon in Spanish 1.a0 al. M Chill
dren's Mass W. y a. M Hish Mass
with sermon IN English an 10 a. m.
catechism for Mexican %cailhrca. in
parochial school on jefferson street
AZ 2 p. m. Rosary ana Benrdirfiaa
for Spanish-speaking people / j.. m.
Sunday school for Notwithstanding
children IN Convent Chapel on sain;
Charles street $500 TN N toluwe
~ Rosary and BenedictiOn Of the
Blessed Sacrament in the same cha
pei.
First Methodist Church.
Opposite Federal building Oh Tenth
-. sunday school at 1855 q. M Prea-
ching Az ll W. wv. Evening service.
7:la n. m Epworth League "a = su
". ne The public IN cordially invited
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-20
Land at Mission For Sale by Owner

$50 Acres Of Irrigated Land, one mile fon Mission No better,
land in the Valley. VIII sell any size tract either improved 0r wild
to suit purchaser. Absolutely perfect well water for drinking pr
poses. live On the land. Come and see N and will offer you A
real bargain. EVAN REEFS, Mission, Texas. Residence one mlu
south and one half nails east Of depot
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WEEKS NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS

DR.. d. X. Pearsons, philanthropist.
who has given his entire fortune OF
more than $6.O0O.O0O to educational in
stitutions. recently celebrated his 92nd
birthday at the Hinsdale sanitarium,
Chicago. where he resides.
An address found in a package OF
tobacco bought in Peabody. Kan. re-
Gently by Ed Maloney. q travelling
salesman. told Maloney the where
abouts of his cister. from whom he was
separated thirty-five years ago when
both were children.
Belief that John Jacob Astor died
when millionaires and peasants went
down together on the Titanic has he.
come n conviction in New York and
Newport. He is estimated to be
worth s150.0O0.00O.
Charles A. Pfeiffer has been inaugu.
rated mayor Of St. Joseph. Mo. He is
the first Republican mayor that city
has had in eight years.
Anna Sapieha. three months old, is
for sale by her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Sapieha of Chicago. according
to an advertisement in newspaper.
The break in the main line levee on
the Mississippi river four miles below
Rosedale, Miss. and another on the
Arkansas river added $4,000 persons to
the flood sufferers in Arkansas. Louisl-
ana and Mississippi. The levee at An.
COLA, La. on the east bank OF the
Mississippi river, broke and two thou
sand acres Of planted cane will be
wiped out. Hundreds are marooned In
isolated places. many have been with.
out food for days and scores are suf-
fering from want Of clothing.
Unless the managers Of the railroads
in the territories east OF Chicago and
north OF the Ohio river reconsider
their flat refusal to advance wages OF
the engineers, the worst railroad strike
in the history of the United States
may be precipitated.
There are about seventy govern
mont commercial and experimental
, registered wireless telegraph stations
along the Atlantic seaboard in the
United States, and the majority of
these are powerful enough to pick up
messages from liners in the position
of the Titanic when it sank.
The services of a volunteer regiment
of cavalry made up from the member
ship of three camps of Spanish-Amer-
lean war veterans Of Denver, were OF.
fered the government. in the event Of
intervention in Mexico. The offer was
sent by an officer Of the proposed reg.
iment to Senator Warren, who trans
mitted 1t to the secretary Of war.
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WESTERN.

An unusual stage production-a
drama presented by deaf mutes-soon
will be offered in Los Angeles.
Bishop McGovern Of Omaha has
been formally installed as bishop OF
the Wyoming diocese at Cheyenne.
An advance OF cents barrel In
the price Of crude oil. making the
price 64 cents. has been announced
by the Prairie OIL and Gas Company
OF Independence Kan.
Two-thirds Of the cities and towns
in South Dakota voted on the question
OF granting licenses to saloons. Pierre
remains wet by majority of sixty
nine. The vets have big lead In all
towns reported.
Four members OF the commission
appointed by President Taft to visit
European points In behalf OF the Pan
ama-Pacific international exposition,
to be held in San Francisco in 1915,
have started on their trip.
The success which attended the 3.
OOO.mile trip Of the governors OF the
Western states through the East last
fall has inspired Louis ". Hill. presi'
dent Of the Great Northern railroad
with n desire to bring the governors
of the Eastern states on jaun'
through the West this year.
Oil struck at a depth Of 400 feet
near Lander. on the Shoshone 1ndiar
reservation. Wyoming. was declared
by c. E. Jamison. state geologist, Il
be superior to that found in the Peun
sylvania fields. When the vein wal
opened the oil spurted 200 feet in thu
air.
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NEWS OF COLORADO POINTS

now available and all that remains is
to award the contract.
| w. II. Edwards and Frank Rolf were
arrested and are being held in con-
nection with the murder OF Jim War.
ford. whose body was found recently
on Battle mountain. Cripple Creek.
| e. L. Brown. vice president ard
general manager of the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad, has been elected to
the directorate of that company, sue
ceeding Howard Gould. resigned.
The extremely dry spell Of the past
two weeks in the Arkans q valley
which was interspersed with high
winds. has been ended by a splendid
fall Of about four inches Of snow.
The opening Of 10000 acres Of rich
farming land on the Fort Lewis mesa
near Durango. recently. caused no
rush of homeseekers as the govern
ment had not advertised the opening.
Abraham La Gale. known also to
many as Hubert La Croix, an old.time
miner, was found dead In his cabin at
Central City. He was sixty-five and
came here ten years ago from Cripple
Creek.
Because she refused to permit q
tramp to rob the store OF which she
was in sole charge. Mrs. John L. Puck
EFT was probably fatally beaten with a
stove poker by tramp at Nyburg.
fourteen miles east OF Pueblo.
Former County Commissioner R. W.
De Vinny OF Greeley. who recently
pleaded guilty to the charge of NAL.
feasance in office. was fined 5000 and
costs. the maximum. by District Judge
Graham.
The City Council OF Colorado Springs
will join with FL Paso and Otero ccun.
ties and the school districts in the two
counties In their fight to compel the
Santa Fe railroad to pay the tax as
sessed against 1t by the State Board Of
Equalization.
Loveland feeders have received the
highest price ever paid. 1t Is said, for
cows In the Denver market. Al Cox
Of Loveland got 1t. Cows fed in his
lots at the sugar factory sold at $6.35
each.
The big Wilcox canal. one OF the
largest irrigation projects on the West.
ern slope. is to be formally opened
May 1. in time to water the 10000
acres under the big canal. A monster
celebration is to be held in connection
with the completion OF the project.
Solicitors for a packing company
who have been canvassing the Ber-
thoud district for acreage for the grow
ing Of peas have contracted for $50
acres. enough to insure the. erection Of
a hulling plant for that town.
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There Is no prospect OF another
meeting OF the conferees on the Borah
three-year homestead bill within the
next few days at least Senator Smoot
announced that further meetings had
been deferred. at the request Of Secre-
tary Fisher.
The Senate passed the army appro
priation bill carrying $95.314.710, or
$3.50 i53 more than the bill carried
when It passed the House and $2.726..
925 more than last years Appropriation.
Senator Warren said the increase had
been made necessary by the economy
year and caused unwarranted reduc.
tions.
Senator Newlands objected to the
passage Of the Borah bill to authorize
the secretary Of the interior to grant
patents to homesteaders on govern
ment reclamation projects, upon com.
pliance with the general homestead
act. the deferred payments due the
government to be lien upon the land
until liquidated. The objection Of
Newlands' served to prevent passage
OF the bill and 1t went back to the
calendar.
The seriousness OF the inquiry by
the Senate investigating committee in
to the Titanic disaster was disclosed
when Senator Smith Of Michigan. the
chairman. at first flatly refused to let
any Of the officers and the two hun.
dred.odd members Of the crew OF the
sunken steamship get beyond the juris-
diction Of the United States govern.
ment. The men were all to have sailed
on the steamer Lapland. Later it was
settled that the greater part OF the
crew would be permitted to sail on
this steamer. but that the twelve men
and four officers among the survivors
now under subpoena. together with
Mr.. Ismay, would not be allowed to
depart.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
POINTER HERE FOR farmer
One Good Thing, at Least, That He
May Place to the Credit Of
the Auto.

The farmer may not venerate the
automobile. but he must admit that,
although the automobile teaches 9th
ers extravaganza. it has taught hina
a very valuable lesson in economy.
Everybody knows how plant lice. or
aphis. overrun and destroy plants and
how the sole protection against plant
lice has heretofore been patent pow.
dcrs more or less costly.
But OF late years farmers have no
ticed that. while all the plants in field
or garden were covered with aphis.
all the roadside growths. white with
dust from flying automobiles. had not
a single nphis on them.
Hence an experiment. Turnips. peas
and cnbbages were coated with ordi-
nary dust instead Of costly powder.
Result. disappearance Of all insect par
asites.
Tho automobile. in word. has
taught the farmer that dust. which
costs nothing. will protect his plants
from plant lice and other pests just AZ
completely as the most expensive
powder can. .t .....tr.tg s.ag
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
GEN ERAl.

The Mississippi levee for miles
in the vicinity of Vicksburg. Miss.
presents wierd scene. Fires made
of driftwod dot the embankment on
which refugees are roasting carcasses
of beeves for food.
More than 5000 people are regis.
tered in St. Elmo. ILL.,, and waiting for
Billy Smith. the healer, to lay hands
on them and miraculously cure them
of their ills. The town looks like n
big hospital.
Supplies Of money, tents, food and
clothing or donations of any kind to
the flood sufferers of the Mississippi
valley will be carried free of charge
by the Wells Fargo Express Company
for an indefinite period.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
Bandits Get $4,000.

Grand Junction.-Two masked men
attired as cowboys gained entrance to
the depot office Of the Globe Express
company. and forced Express Messen.
ger Ben Gilbert to unlock the safe
and deliver to them $4,000 In cur
rency. Then they slugged. gagged and
bound him and escaped. Dozens of per.
sens passed the office during the hold.
up. 1t was not until four hours later
that Gilbert freed himself OF the gag.
His call for help brought half dog
en- men to his assistance.
The $4,000 was in a package con.
signed from the Salt Lake City office
OF the Utah Fuel Company to Summer
set. Colo. as the monthly pay roll OF
the Summerset coal camp.
Gilbert is twenty-five years old. He
has been an employe of the company
for several years.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
Minor Mention.

On Arbor Day over 10000 trees
were planted in Denver.
NJ. C. Mckenzie, a rancher of Yuma
county. died at hospital in Denver.
The work OF putting in the new sys
TEN of street lighting in Rocky Ford
Is under way.
Plans are being made for the install
lation of an automobile truck service
between Collbran and Grand Junction
. John Hofmund, a pioneer OF Love.
land was found dead In bed. He was
sixty-five and died from heart disease.
For the first time this season. wa.
ter Is running into the Latham reser.
voir at La Sale. through the Union
ditch.
The Woodmen of the World held a
largely attended smoker in Rocky
Ford recently. Several OF the state Of
ficers were present.
Fred Schaeffeldein, miner. was
killed in a cave.in In the entry Of the
Henrietta mine on Battle mountain
near Red Cliff.
The corpse Of Joseph c. Hallowell.
a war veteran. aged about seventy Of
Boulder. was found west Of the city
dump at Nederland.
Work on the excavation and founda-
tion OF the new opera house at Idaho
Springs is progressing rapidly with a
big force OF men and teams.
Meekers' new Town Council has
named April 16 as cleanup" day and
instructed the city marshal to see that
all property owners do their duty.
The Paris.London Oil Company. one
OF the largest concerns operating In
the Green River fields near Meeker,
will install shortly two large oil rigs.
The Colorado and Southern has de-
posted 10000 trout fry in a small
lake at Bailey. which will be fed until
they grow large enough to turn into
the river.
The effort OF the utilities corpora
tions OF Colorado to have the commits
sion form OF government declared un.
has reached the Su-
preme Court.
Fruit prospects in the Canon City
wer never better at this sea.
son Of the year. Every indication
points to a bumper crop Of practically
all kinds of fruit.
DR.. Oliver Ebert. one OF the most
prominent physicians Of Mesa county.
was found dead on his homestead
miles southeast Of Grand
Junction by cowboys.
Mayor Speer will ask the leading or
ganists Of Colorado to help him select
an organ for the Auditorium in Den
vef..d The $4,000 purchase money is
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
FOREIGN.

Mexico replied to warning note OF
Acting Secretary Wilson. declining to
assume responsibility for Orozco's
acts, denying the right of the Wash
ington government to deliver the ad-
monition contained therein. taking
exception to the communication direct.
ed to Orozco through Consul Letchcr
and deploring the making public OF
this same note to which the govern.
ment was required to make an
answer.
Gen. Pascual Orozco. the Mexican
rebel leader. performed a complete
right.about.face in the matter OF de.
Gliding to recognize United States Con.
sui Marion Letcher. The consul spent
an hour and 4 half with the rebel lead
er and presented the State Depart
ment's pronunciamento that Ameri.
can lives and property must be safe
guarded, and that Mr.. Letcher must
be allowed to exercise his consular
functions in dealing with the rebels.
Transatlantic liner report the ice
fields off the Newfoundland banks as
the worst ever encountered.
An interesting Danish expedition,
by the well.known Arctic explorer,
Captain Koch. and patronized by the
King, has started for Greenland. The
party includes a number OF prominent
scientists. The expedition will go first
to Denmark's ford on the east coast
Of Greenland, then over inland ice
about fifty miles to Queen Louises land
which is a vast territory Of unmapped
seas, rivers. mountains and plains
known only to Captain Koch, who
spent a few days there while en-
gagged on the Denmark polar expedi.
ton.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
Little Beaver Trouble Settled.

Meker.-All complication in connec-
ton with the recent Little Beaver
land controversy have finally been
eliminated and that section has again
been formally opened to entry. 1t was
In the Little Beaver district that the
federal government last year dispos.
sessed between three hundred and five
hundred people. The settlers had filed
on land which had previously been
decided to the state by the United
States land board. After 1t was proved.
however. that a proper record Of the
segregation had not been filed in the
land office at Glenwood Springs. the
state withdrew its claim.
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many more Of potatoes. corn. oats
wheat and alfalfa.
Boulder Fears Flood from Dam.

Boulder. - Boulder residents are
much exercised over report that the
big dam OF the Central Power Com
pany at Nederland. fifteen miles from
Boulder. may be SO constructed that a
heavy rush of water from Middle Boul.
der creek might carry 1t away. pre-
cipating a catastrophe similar to that
recorded in Pennsylvania last year
when a paper company's dam broke
The matter has been taken up by the
City Council Of Boulder. which has
appealed to State Engineer Comstock
for an investigation Of the dam.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
Big Suit Against Moffat Estate.

Denver.-Charging that the late Da.
vid H. Moffat repudiated and refused
to comply with the terms OF certain
agreement. Reginald Vaile Of England.
through his attorney. instituted suit
for 100000 damages in the United
States Circuit Court here, against the
Moffat estate. He also asks interest
on this amount from September %,
1905. together with all costs Of the
suit.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
Killed While Saving Chickens.

Fort Collins While trying to save
his chickens from destruction In the
heavy wind storm recently. Andrew
Peterson. an aged farmer living eight
miles northwest OF town. was caught
in the wreckage OF his big chicken
house when 1t was demolished by the
wind. and sustained injuries from
which he died.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO.
May S-l1.-State Y. NJ. C. A. Convention.
Pueblo.
June 1S-20.-State Sunday School Con-
vention. Colorado Springs.
June ll-July l9.-Summer Term. state
Teachers College, Greeley.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
SPORT.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.

Every team in the Western circuit
began its 1912 season Friday. April 10,
and in three bames out of four. the
home mines won. Omaha defeated Sioux
City: ST. Joseph beat Des Moines. Den
YER beat Lincoln and Wichita was che
exception to the general rule. defeat
ing Topeka on the latter's grounds.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
Presbytery Meets at Boulder.

Longmont. - The Boulder Presby-
tery's annual meeting here closed re-
Gently. Representatives from all Pres
byterian churches in northern Colora-
do were present and their reports
show this denomination In a flourish
ing condition.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
WASHINGTON.

The house mines and mining com
mittee has favorably reported the
Taylor bill to establish a mine expert
ment station at Silverton. Colo.
The Senate. committee on public
health ordered favorably reported
Senator Owens bill to create a nation.
al department Of public health.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26

Jim Warford. q former employee Of
the Mine Owners Association. and ia
nous for his activity against strikers
during the labor troubles in the Vic.
tor district, was found dead with four
bullet wounds in his back, near the
Portland mine No. 2. on Battle noun
tain, near Victor. s-
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
POLITICAL.

Reports on about one.half OF the
vote of Nebraska. outside of Omaha
and twenty-one precincts of the Demo-
cratic vote and eight of the Republi-
can vote in the city gave the follow
ing result: Clark, 3.1S3: Harman. g.
1876: Wilson. 2.l73. Roosevelt. G,2O9;
La Follett. 2.l39: Taft, 2.07G.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26

Chicago.-Five persons were robbed
of money. or valuables, or both. by
three masked men who went through
the sleeper Nottingham of the Rock
Islands westbound Golden State Lin.
tied. at Sheffield. H.. forty miles east
Of Moline. One passenger was robbed
OF $1,000. Gre .Laa 1883. ~
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
Held az Deserter.

Brishton.-James Hupert Vyce. alias
Saunders arrested here some time
ago and serving a sixty days sentence
for carrying concealed weapons. has
been turned over to the military au-
thorities at Fort Logan by Sheriff
Shloo as a deserter from Boise City.
Idaho
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
May Dust Fl. Collins Mayor.

Fort ColliEs.-Quo warranto pro-
ceedings have been instituted in the
District Court to oust Mayor Jesse
Harris and seven aldermen from office
on the ground that their oaths have
not been filed.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
Farmers Busy: Prospects Good.

Julesburg-The farmers in this VI
cinity are all busy getting their fields
ready for large number Of acres to
be planted. With six feet Of snow and
four inches Of rainfall during the late
fall and winter. they feel sure OF
abundant crops. Already there has
been $500 acres Of sugar beets con.
tracted and more will follow. and Us
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
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