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The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
WALDO MAKES A DENIAL
Commissioner Declares the Story
of BIackmaiI is Ridiculous:
ANOTHER MAN WILL SURRENDER


New York July S1-Eyery trail and
lead is To be perslstently followed ny
District Attorney Whitman 10 learn
Ia whom, it is asserted, 81. 100000 of
graft money. was distributed. Bale
Jack" Rose told the prosecutor that
this hugh sum was obtained by police
blackmail from the gamblers and dis.
orderly houses, and that Lieut.. Reckcr
told him the money went TO four polirc
officials The prosecutor has ARRANGED
to keep the grand jury in session all
summer To investigate the relations
between the gamblers and police.
which is, i'm tho opinion of the district
attorney, 4 matter of more public i'm
portance than the Rosenthal case.
over fifty witnesses will be subpoenaed
10 appear before the grand jury To tell
what they know of the alleged black
mali.
Whitman will hold another confer
ence with Rose this afternoon. Rose
assured him he can implicate others
and there is much talk OF "rsen higher
up-" The district attorney proposes
TO break up the relations said to exist
between the gamblers and the police
and indicated he will do so If he has
to protect every man involved in the
murder of.Rosenthal except those who
fired The fatal shots.
Whitman is in possession OF list of
names of big and little gamblers given
by Rose. with which it is alleged Beck
er determined how much money each
gambler was TO he assessed. Some.
Rose said. paid five hundred dollars
Per month.
Meanwhile Becker I'm the tombs is
saying nothing. There is no confirm
alton OF the report that his defense
will he that Rose, Vallon and Webber.
finding the case going against them,
got together and framed a story 10
involve Becker
The police authorities said today
that the blackmail story is ridiculous.
4 statement was made with the au-
thorization Of Commissioner waldo
that with the system of checks and
counter checks employed it was i'm
possible for any individual or any
branch OF the service to collect black
mail anything like the enormous sum
mentioned ny Rose. Inspectors and
other officials were quick 20 deny they
had finger in the funds collected.
Counsel for Samuel Schepp. an oc-
cupant Of the murder car" aprflr-
ed in the district attorneys office to-
day and said his client is willing TO
surrender provided ne is accorded the
same treatment given to Rose, WALTON
and Webber
The police department announced
today it is ready for most search
ing investigation.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
WILL BREAK NEWS OF
NOMINATION TO TAFT

Washington. -. g.. July 81. Men
who will he prominent in the notiiioa
tion of President Taft of his renomina-
ton began to arrive IN the capital
today. Much public interest is man
Tested i'm the notification exercises.
which are scheduled tn take place at
the White House tomorrow forenoon.
If the weather $ favorable. Mr.. Taft
will receive the notification commit :
tee on the rear portco OF the executive
mansion. which overlooks the ellipsc
and down past the Washington monu-
ment toward the Pot )mac. He vii.
speak from the portico, with the com
mitteemen grouped below him on the
lawn. AT the conclusion of the cere-
monies the visitors will be the guests
of the President at luncheon.
Mrs. Taft and Son Return.
washington. July 31.-Mrs. Taft and
her younger son. Charles. returned to-
DAY from Beverly to be present to-
morrow at the presidents official no.
tihcation of his nomination.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
pARRoW DENIES CHARGES.
He Verbally Sweeps Away Every Ae
cusation Against Him.

Los Angeles, cal, July 3I.--The case
of the defense in the bribery trial of
Clarence :. Oarrow reached its climax
yesterday in a mass of denials and
contradictions by the lawyer defendant
himself in which he verbally swept
away every charge and accusation
made against him since the trial be-
gan. Every shred and particle of IN.
eliminating testimony. in fact every
bit of evidence purporting TO involve
him in any wrongdong. was chatac-
,erized by Darrcw as false.
After the cenia!s came p narration
Nv the defendant of negotiations which
dominated In the compromise pleas
of the McNamara brothers. These de
tails purportcd 10 show lack of motive
for the corruption of jurors.
II was the hopelessness of the case,
he said. which prevailed upon him to
agree 10 the Lincoln Steffens proposi-
tion. in which he had little faith at its
inception.
II felt" he said. that owing to the
number of lives lost In the Times e1 =
plosion and the bitter feeling in the
community, It would be difficult To
avoid the death penalty for both mer,
| wanted to save their lives IL possi-
BILE: but the plan seemed hopeless 10
me and IL was some time before pre-
sented II To ny assistants and my
clients.
Generally and specifically. Darrow
denied every charge against him oi
bribing Jurors corrupting witnesses or
otherwise violating tie law.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
PRETTY CHICAGO GIRL
TELLS PiTiFUL STORY
OF BEING KIDNAPPED.

Elgin. ILL.,. July 31.-Bearing
; evidence of exposure four
; teen -year-old girl, Ramona
. French of Chicago, vas found
on country road near Elgin
late last night. The Girl claims
she was kidnapped Monday after
; noon by three men IN an auto
; mobile from near her hone 1t
. is alleged she was drugged.
; 'rhe girl told how she was
; seized by one of the three men
; who drove up in an auto on
: East Fifty-F'ifth street. Chi
. cago. how another stiiied her
; cries with "A black cloth
. thrown over her head and how
: she was placed in the trunk of
. the machine as IL was started
; away at high speed. At a
; lonely spot, which she thinks
was near Elein, she said the
. three men attacked her Her
cries and fpleadings were
laughed at.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
kIMMeLL IN ST. LOUIS.

St Louis. July 3t.-Registering at
a hotel today as John Doe. Any
where George a. Kimmel. claimant,
man Of mystery, and the leading fig
ure in the life insurance suits involv-
ing twenty y-five thousand dollars.
made an unexpected visit To ST Louis.
The claimant said he had been in
Omaha. He said he knew nothing
about the valise marked with his name
found rear Decatur, Ill. recently. His
mustache was shaved OF.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
ST. LOUIS HoreL CLOSES.

st, Louis Mo. July 3i.-The South
crn Hotel, for many years one OF ths
best known hostelries in tie country.
closes it's doors tonight Tho closing
of the hotel Is sad to be due to the
Discrimination Of the propriotors to re
new their lease and the failure of tht
owners of the property to find anoth-
er lease. The future of the hotel is IL
doubt hut il is generally believed that
it will be reopened.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
SEVEN STRIKERS ARE SHOT
IN LONDON DOCK RIOTS

London. July 3i.-Seven strikers
were shot, one dying later. and twen-
ty others seriously wounded by sticks
and stones In rioting at the Victoria
and other docks i'm London today. The
chief encounter at the Victoria docks.
where two thousand laborers have
been on strike for ten weeks. appeared
on compliance with the manifesto of
the lockers federation ordering them
to resume work. They found their
places occupied by n-unionists who
defied the union men to eject them. A
severe fight ensued.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
MARTIN-PLATT WEDDING.

Denver. Colo. July Sl.-The mar
riage of Miss Harriet Platt. daughter
of the late Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker,
the noted suGragist and woman's club
leader and Caldwell Martin, weu
known Denver lawyer, was quietly
celebrated today. II is said to have
been the request of Mrs. Decker on
her death bed that her daughters wed
ding should not be postponed.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
100000 FOR PEACHES.
Georgia Fruit Growers Apparently
Satisfied With Years Crop.

Macon. Ca. July 30.--with the ship
ment of ii0 cars of peaches from the
fort Valley district the peach season
IN middle Georgia came to close
lhere will be scattering shipments for
q few days yet.
II Is estimated that Georgia growers
received A,000,O0O for the crop this
year. the total shipments for the state
being about 1000 cars.
wind and rain storm recently cost
'he growers $50 cars of the fruit. which
means a loss of about $3.50. 200.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31

PROSECUTORS OBJECTS
TO GRAND JURY FOR
DETROIT BRieE CASES.

: Detroit. Mich, July 81
: Prosecuting Attorney Shepherd
: has announced he will not
!. grant the request of the com
: mon council for grand jury
: To investigate the charges of
: alleged corruption in the muni-
: cipal legislature.
: The request Is the result of
: the arrest last week of nine al.
: dermen and the secretary Of tine
: council committees on bribery
: charges. The nine aldermen
: who are at liberty on bail.
: voted last night for a grand
: jury.
: Il am not going TO spend $50
: 600 to cxCncrate some aldermen
: who have been under suspicion
: for years, but who know we
: could not get them i'm the midst
: Of the clamur that surrounds a
: grand jury" said the prose-
. cutor.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
WANT BEVERIDGE TO RUN
FOR GOVERNOR OF INDIANA

indianapolis, Ind, July 31.-4The nom-
ination of state ticket on a plat-
form declaring for woman suffrage. tne
initiative referendum and recall. a
minimum wage for women the cont
mission form of city government and
the election OF United States seaa-
tors 10y direct vote, is the programme
mapped out for the Indiana State con-
vention of the Progressive party to be
held here tomorrow The party hopes to
persuade Albert J. Beveridge. former
United states senator and an ardent
Roosevelt man. 10 accept the nomna-
ton for governor. If Beveridge de
clines. the gubernatorial nomination
may go to former Congressman F'rede-
rick Lands Of Lcgansport or Horace
G. Stilwcll of Anderson.
Maine Prosressives Meet.
Portland, Ne. July SIS The insur-
gent Republicans who carried Maine
for Roosevelt last spring rallied here
for state convention today to select
delegates 10 attend the National Pre-
gressive convention at Chicago ncNt
week. According to the present plan
the regular Republican State ticket viii
be indorsed, but new set Of pres
idential electors will be nominated.
Third Party in Delaware.
Dover. Del. July 81 Roosevelt Re
publicans in Delaware assembled here
today for state convention TO COM
plete organization and select delegates
TO attend the Progressive National con-
vention at Chicago.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
p. C. AckLEy PASSES AWAY.

Minneapolis. July 3l.-P. G. Ackley
millionaire lumberman and philan-
thropist, is dead, aged 76. lie was a
veteran of the Civil war, and erected
memorial building for the soldiers of
Vermont at stowe. VI. He also found
ed school at Grand Haven. Mich.
where lie formerly lived.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
NEW MIKADo's FIRST SPEECH.

Toxic. July 31.-The new emperor.
Yoshihito. read Ills first proclamation
today before an immense gathering Gf
officials and representatives of all
branches of the Service. The emperor
paid a lengthy tribute to the dead en-
peror, and said: we shall endeavor
to sustain and further the great work
done and undertaken by the former
emperor"
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
WILL VISIT CORNWALL.

John Oliver of Nebraska. who has
been visiting at The homo of Mrs.
Lobb i'm I.aurium for some time past
leaves wednesday for New York from
where he will sail on the steamer Ma
jestic for England. This will be Mr.
divers first visit to Cornwall for thir-
ty years. He has been located In Me-
braska fer twenty five years.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31

Christian Endeavors have begun n
'engious revival In Washington.
petroleum production In 1911 in the
On'ted States was 220.449.3si bar
'els' averaging 60 cents a barrel.
Noa' production in 1911 in the Unit
~ states was nearly 800, 600 900 tons.
'a'ued at Re25,sio,lls at the mines.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
wIckeRsHAM TAKES HAND.

washington. July 31-Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham has designated Wes-
lev Brown. his special assistant to act
40 counsel I'm the Archibald impeach-
ment trial 1t will be the first time
the department of justice has ever
boen represented at an impeachment
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
FOUR BOYS AND TWO GIRLS.

Births recently reported in Calumet
township are:
Sons 20 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shat
of 25 Tamarack Junio- location; 20
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Swinton Of
179 Calumet avenue. MIR. and Mrs.
Maurice Murphy Of SIS Fourth street
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hermen Jackl1ala Il
Kearsarge.
Daughters have arrived st the home,
OF Mr. and Mrs. ANDREW jacobson of
Calumet Junction and to Mr.. and Mrs,
David Posey of kearsarge
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
SENATE IS ASKED TO ACT
Terms Of Monroe Doctrine to be
Made Clear to World
LODGE PREPARES A RESOLUTION

washington. July 31.-The Senate
foreign relations committee has adopt
cd Lodges recommendation that the
United States re-affirm the Monroe
doctrine I'm terms clear TO all the world
and adopted resolution TO express
disapproval of the purchase of any
possible naval bases on the American
continents by foreign powers.
The senate will be asked to endorse
the stand taken by the committee.
firm statement by the United
States is asked for as the result of the
Magdalena Bay incident. where IL was
shown a Japanese syndicate had been
negotiating for four million acres of
land along the west coast of lower
California I'm Mexico. While Japan
was found TO have no connection with
the syndicate. the Senate sub commit
tee. headed by Lodge. reported to the
full committee today that the circum-
stances afforded an appropriate occa-
sion for an expression OF the views
OF the Senate regarding such cases
The Lodge resolution, which prob
ably will be adopted. declares the
United states cannot see without
grave concern" harbor or advanta-
geous spot in the Western Hemis-
phere taken over by foreign govern
ment. or n foreign corporation bearing
close relations to the government, II
such occupancy would threaten the
commerce or safety OF the United
states.
Lodge reported the resolution to the
Senate today. but action was deferred
until tomorrow.
Three Bills Sent Back.
with machine-like precision, the
Democratic House yesterday forced,
over all opposition. three measures
back upon the senate. They were
the wool and sugar tariff revision bills
and the excise tax bill and all were
sent back with none of the Senate's
amendments accepted. on the
wool bill no conference. was asked.
The House left II to the Senate wheth-
er that branch desired to pursue the
legislation further.
The Senate last night was In a
quandary as to the program II would
adopt in further consideration of the
three bills.
Tine wool tariff revision bill was
the first taken up in the House yes
terday. There was virtually no de-
bate Notions by Mr.. Payne of New
York and Representative Crumpacker
cf Indiana to concur I'm the Senate
amendments were voted down. i59 to
rs and t72 to Sc. The last named
vote automatically rejected the Senate
changes.
Floor Leader Underwood next called
up the excise tax measure. He charged
the Senate with having sought to kill
the measure by lacking on as amend
ments the repeal % the Canadian re-
ciprocity law and a provision for the
continuation of the tariff board.
The reciprocity amendment was lost
l27 to lO7. while that providing for
the tariff board met the same fate. 130
to 9S. Conferees were then named.
When the free sugar bill was reach :
ed the House voted for a conference,
lii to 81.
The Democratic leaders. including
Simmons and Martin. were authorized
TO undertake a settlement of all tariff
bills now at issue in the two houses,
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
NOTED SURGEON is DEAD.

Boston. July 31.-Dr Maurier Howe
Richardson. one Of the foremost sur
geons in the country. is dead. aged
sixty-one.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31

The International Polar commission
will convene in Rome during the meet
ing of the tenth International geo
graphical congress, on April 2, 1913.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31

fact that even the most enthusiastic
OF the progressives have hesitatcd To
suggest placing third state ticket III,
the field.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31

Kansas city. Mo, orders dogs muz
sled or tied. Rabies epidemic.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-25

day and bears the legend in good
English script: Admittance entirely
free. We mention the church first
because it was first and once intering
it and sitting quietly through the
moving picture of the devotions of
the silent devotees you seem to un-
derstand so many things. You slip
quietly and reverently in and find
that perhaps some dozen or fifteen
worshipers are there before you. In
the dim light they come and go as
silent as specters. The women one
passes by casually for woman are all
religious, but we could not help
noticing the figures of two kneeling
men. One was clad in dark military
topcoat andcape, and while unmistak-
ably Mexican had most distinguish
ed military air and bearing. We
could imagine his praying most
devoutly for his poor misguided
country. The other one of the most
ordinary looking ancients in common
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-25

of Mexican territory contiguous to
Texas. He understands the argu-
ment which has become so heated in
FL Paso that the morning paper
always refers to the evening papers
proprietor as red-headed, for such are
the amenities of war. And the Span
ish thinking man is sitting silently
taking in all of these things about
politics and policies, the silent
partner tothe conversations aroundthe
plaza, where he remains till the wind
blows him away. That reminds me
of a particularly unpleasant dust
storm, when we hurried into the
hotel to shake the dust of that climate
from our hair and the clerk suggested
mildly: .Why there must be storm
somewheres." ''Why, yes, perhaps
in Texas, we were about to observe,
when we didn't for we knew it would
only pain him, for no Texas man
thinks that anything unpleasant is
going to occur in his state.
Well to sum up: The National
Mexican Railways are not selling any
tickets into Mexico, and frankly say
they do not know when they shall do
so. Trade is still hard hit by the
conditions along the borders but is
adjusting itself, gradually becoming
a little better. The U. S. soldiers
are patrolling the border and doing it
pretty thoroughly. Both sides claim
to be gaining ground. Like the boy
who telegraphed his father; Il am
winning, send more money they
send out appeals: We are gaining,
send more men.
Also the twenty third of March
finds peach trees in blossom, also
some wild towering trees which he
decided were dogwood, but 1 know
were wild plums white with bloom in
the latitude of Fort Worth, making
a difference of at least one half month
in the advent of spring in the two
localities.
And the people down there, as
class? Oh, they are fine, mighty fine.
Just like us up here.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-25

guilty as 1 do. I hope she makes
enough money off her wares to pay
for that mean feeling for both of US.
Poor old Juarez! Now you may
pronounce that Whareth or Wharez
as you lean to the Castilian or plain
GreaSer culture. In either event the
town is still poor and old.
The mission Guadalupe, established
by the Franciscans at the time of the
Spanish explorations was coordinate
with the Santa F'e settlement in 1549,
and@it is said that the Indians were
receiving religious instructions
there at the time of the landing OF
the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock.
The mission has been repaired and
added to until it is quite pretentious
church and the door swings open every
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-25
DICTAGRAMS

Did ever candidate announce
who was not N'well qualified" for the
office?
1t is poor recommendation to say
of a candidate ''he has never held an
Office" but sometimes that is about
the best you can do for him.
In politics many excuses are chosen
but few good reasons are given.
How prone the guilty are to charge
their troubles to third parties who
never heard of them.
Strength comes not from the
winning of the prize but from the
running of the race. Experience is
gained along the way-not at the goal.
A diploma is worth little except to
things on the road hither.
You never know when or where you
will meet an old familiar friend whose
existence you had almost forgotten.
For example, there is your old cook
stove which makes its annual appear
ance or temperance in the premium
trash piles. This must be what is
Uncle Heck has heard that there is
talk of organizing mo Eats club
but Old ST says it is only campaign
canard.
Some folks said four years ago that
T. r. would be the dictator of the
Taft administration. Uncle Heck
says the Colonel now makes a noise
like man who had tried and fallen
down on the job
A certain family horse in this town
reminds Old ST of a familiar adage:
There is no fool like an old fool
Old ST attended the local minstrel
show the other evening where he
was lampooned to a fare you well.
He is Telling awfnI1y sore about it
and swears he will never attend
another under any circumstances,
but Uncle Heck thinks he will unless
it should be a consecutive circum-
stance.
nrNK TAnD
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-25

''Mabe you would if you were foot
loose, but even then, mabe not on an
absolute uncertainty. Its always
lot easier to philosophize on the other
fellows dilemma, isn't it?
Liquor may be had in abundance
but there was little drunkenness.
Their game of Keno, a gambling
game played nightly by hundreds,
was decorously managed. We arrived
at the breaking up of cooking main
and the loser was bearing away his
dead birds stoically while the winner
with as little expression pocketed his
gains. Uudemonstrative the Mexican
bespeaks his Aztec lineage although
the Spanish the Spanish language
was forced upon him by Cortez and
he is able to buy and read the war
news in the little papers published
at chihuahua and hawked on the
streets by the small boys. By the
way, that is an industry that has
passed almost wholly into the hands
of the Mexian children over in Ell
Paso- 1 do not remember to have
seen one American boy with papers.
The plain surface of the adobes, like
the buildings in the Chinese quarters
of cities is used to post notices and
retail news to all who read.
Your post cards show you beautiful
buildings with people decked in gaily
colored clothes, but the realization is
defaced and dirty buildings and
well-people, ditto
r. -<x%- b. ls1I
people to best advantage. The bui.d-
ing is a big flat brick and concrete
structure, windowless one story and
divided into stalls. At the entrance
the women are squatted Indian
fashion with their baskets of wares.
Inside no matter what his general
line everyone, except perhaps at the
carneceria, carries the pottery, much
of it so thickly covered with dust as
to be almost indistinguishable as to
color. Food is protected from the
dust by the flies. In the center of
the building is running at all hours
a succession of eating places.
Hundreds must be fed there daily.
The people show an admirable trait
of getting along with each other.
There seems to be no friction no
jealousy although you couM not tell
where the rights of one left off and
possession of the other began.
But you need not think that these
people do not know the meaning of
the word intervention The man
who thinks in Spanish still under
stands the argument that is carried
on in English for and against American
Intervention He knows that the
fortunes of war when it comes to
indemnifying the Americans for loss
of property may give US nice slice