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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
wv YORK. y. Y. April 2

Few YORK. y. Y, April 2l.-The
NJ American Museum OF Natural
History, in New York City
which IS the greatest scientific insti-
tuition Of its kind IN the world, has
brought near 10 compile ton a collec-
tion OF the strange mammals. nearly
all OF them now extinct, that inhaDlI-
ed the earth during the period imme-
dittelv preceding the first appearance
OF man Some Of them, however, were
undoubtedly contemporary with the
earliest human beings-Which fact does
by no means render them less inter
estinE-
me age Of mammals appears to
have begun about 100000 years ago
It was then that the earliest known
horses, no larger than modern IoNes'
rOamed over the plains OF North amer
lea OF these there were no FEWER
than Il species-graceful, light limbed
reatures, with brains nOtceably large
in relation to their size. indicating
high degree Of intelligence There
were also tapirs, not much bigger; many
kinds OF cats Zone as large as puma,
and another approaching the Jaguar')
and a queer looking animal OF the
biEness Of a small rhinOceros. but IN
like anything we know today, with
short clumsy legs ana an abbreviated
tail-named by science the cOryphOdon-
so great q length Of time is not pos
81 bic for the finite human mind TO
grasp. But a more vivid impression Of
It IS conveyed by the statement that
5000. 600 years ago the Alps. the Pyre-
nees. and the Himalayas had not as yet
come into existence, but were level sur
faces washed by the sea In America,
since the close Of that epoch, the re-
zion Of the Grand Canyon Of the Col
orado has been elevated 1900 feet and
the river has cut its way through solid
rock TO a depth Of nearly a mile and
G quarter.
Birth Of the Rocky 1IoUntains.
The disappearance Of the great rep
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
Beware of OintmentS for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury

as mercury viii surely destroy the sense OF smell
snd completely deranGe the whole system when
entering ft through the mucous surfaces Such
articles should never be used except on prescrip-
tons from reputable physicians, as the damage
they will do IS ten fold 10 the good you can pos
siblv derive from them. Halls Catsrrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. o.,
contains no mercury ana IS taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and r1ucous
faces Of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine It IS taken
internally and made IN Toledo. Ohio BY +. J
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free
Sold by Druggists. Price. I5c- per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27

The old man went into his stable one
day and found his little son astriGe Of
one Of the horses. with slate and
pencil IN his hand why, Harry" he
exclaimed, what are you doing?
.sWhftfne, a composition" was the reply.
We'll why don't you write II in the
bouse2" asked the father. Because"
answered the little fellow, "the teach
er told me to write a composition on
the horse"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27

descendants or near representatives,
But II. on the one hand. their depar-
ture from the earth was due to such
a cause, the beds OF volcanic ashes, on
the other hand. have served most ad-
mirably to preserve their bones, which
often in skeletons wonderfully com
pIete and uninjured. are dug out Of
these deposits today for the instruction
and edificatiOn of mankind
RENE BACHE.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27

Meanwhile the ancestors of ali the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
WALKER FILES
FORCONCRESS

George N. Walker. a leading pro
greasive Of Seattle. will file for con-
Eress from this district on the
Roosevelt ticket. lie will be the
third 10 enter the primaries OF Sep.
tembcr for this office. Those who
have already filed are Senator Dan
Landon and u. A. Mclean Walker
was permanent chairman OF the
Roosevelt convention at Aberdeen.
Az headquarters Ia the Butler ho-
tel telegram was received this
morning that Grant county. too.
would enter the progressive pri'
maries with q complete county
ticket.
The new filings up 10 noon today
include the names OF Prof. G. y.
Beach. superintendent OF schools OF
Olympia, as candidate for state 81.
perlnfendent OF instruction. and OF
NJ. II. Gushing for county clerk.
Allen Dale. ono Of the delegates
10 the Bull Moose convention at
Chicago. IL being urged to file as
candidate for county treasurer ON
the progressive ticket. Dale Is
holding the matter under consider.
alton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22

~ met her In February. married
~ in March. and In April discos.
"a hat she was not the right girl
~ him. ,
whsf would you DO in a case like
,Aat- Would you grant him a di-
,srrr II he really bad good grounds
M complaint
rei~ was the problem presented
/. Judge Dykeman this morning In
,a> ease OF r. A. Blair against Ma
rie Blair. -
4 hesitate 10 turn loose upon the
,ummunity man who SO reckless
i rIungss into such serious mat
- As matrfmony without making
~ Inquiry or Investigation what
~ of the woman whom he Intends
i i bis bslpmate for life, said
kkxs Dykemnn.
The case vas taken under advise
rent
spven divorces we're granted this
rofuinx the defendants falling TO
rsoesr and not contesting- +. N.
IIitsr was required to pay Mrs. Ida
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
BY FRED L. BoALT.

"Thls 10 our world" said Wirth,
the Australian clown, with the cir
Gus in Seattle. I'VE have every.
thing in our world that you have
In yours. Stick around while and
will prove H."
WIrth had me In tow In the per-
formers dressing tent. The after
noon performance was In progress
under the big top" The perform
ers In every degree Of undress were
shaving. making up and getting into
costumes. each using his trunk for
dressing table.
''In your world" said Wirth. you
say "a mans house is his castle.
we saw a mans trunk Is his home
An acquaintance OF yours would not
dream OF entering your house with
out first knocking at the door. An
acauaintance Of mine would not
dream of sitting on my trunk With
out first being invited. II Is an un-
written law"
A troupe OF Japanese wrostlers,
bare TO the waist. left their trunks
and rushed 10 the entrance OF the
"biR top" clumpinR awkwardly In
wooden shoes. In some mysterious
way they heard their cue A
dozen clowns pursued them. A tall.
handsome man In pink fleshlings
and carrying a short riding whip,
rose and strolled leisurely after the
clowns.
ain Circus for 500 Years.
Davenport" said Wirth. You've
heard OF the DavenportsY
The clown was talking through a
puff OF lather, for he was shaving.
mo? That seems funny 20 me.
You see come Of circus family,
too. Why. the Davenports are one
Of our old families They've been
circus riders more than 800 years.
Their line is as old and unbrokcn
as the PIantagenets. II ever a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
NET HER In FEBRUARY; MARRIED
IN MARCH; QUIT HER In APRIL

Ritter SIS per month on the penalty
OF not being permitted TO see their
minor child II he failed Ritter was
not present. and the allowance OF
allmony was voluntarily made by
the court. Mrs. Ritter having made
no application for IL
Romance Shattered.
The romance OF youth was shat
tered TO smithereens In the home
OF Lola Estrp and Timothy ". Ee-
tep. Lola was only IA when she
married. three years ago, At Pratt.
w. Va. she IL the mother OF a ~
month-old baby now. But things
went happily for only a short while.
She filed her divorce complaint this
morning.
Those who received decrees OF
divorce this morning were: Harry
n. from Ia Refine Falls, A. p. from
Helen Simmons. Virginia A. from
Henry ID. Flicker. Alice M. from
VIM. Porter. Elizabeth j. from Rich
ard Marfston. Hattie r. from VIM.
III. Price.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22

phllander c. Knox. secretary of
state. will arrive In Seattle at s:ao
tonight BY Canadian Pacific boat.
10 Join Rear Admiral Alfred aey-
noids. commanding the ~arshsp
Maryland. which will take the
American representatives. 20 japan
for the funeral ~ the rsksoo.
III Philandcf we're secretary of
state of monarchy. he would 80
TO iapao as the personal Fepresefs.
,atlye Of the king. In theory. be
would be The hng. and entitled 70
kinRly honors.
Being secretary OF state ~ re-
public. he goes TO Japan AZ the rep
rcaentafiye Of the pee-pul.
There are thnee who say phiian-
der represents BiIl Taft. and othsra
say he represents Wall ST. but
that is neither mere nor there.
Phiiandcr has the right person.
ality for any sort OF a diplomatic
mission. He II small. polished.
cautious and suave. He can. on oc.
t"nttHs hib"s tut ttsH Sttt IN III"
icy pose. II is said that he can
utter the veiIed threat in voice 80
soft and manner 80 punctilloaA
that monarchs tremble ON their
thrones aud prime ministers resign
in droyes.
The etiquette OF nations estsb.
fishes beyond qul5ble the status OF
Rear Admiral Reynolds on the triu.
He is not phiIanders valet. nor IL
he quite his confidential secretary !.
he Is somewhere between.
A general OF the army viii also
accompany Pkilander. He will
share with the admiral the duties
OF following philander about. Why
II Is necessary for anybody 70 fol-
low Philander about--hc'a travelled
lot and knows bis way around
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
LOVE, HATE, JOY, HEARTBREAK---ALL
THE PASSIONS IN THIS CANVAS "WORLD"

Out In the sunlight we met many
family circles With obvious pride.
Wirth introduced me to his accom-
plished sister. May, the rider, and
To his mother. a gray. motherly
woman. Acrobats, riders, contor-
tionists, trapeze performers. clowns.
animal men-from all countries,
drawn together in this world OF can.
vas 10 thrill and amusc the people
OF the larger world. Their de-
meanor was friendly. but not dem
onstratiye. and they We're strange
ly dumb when asked to ~talk of
themselves "A good fault not to be
found In their brothers and sisters
OF the stage.
A Little Tragedy.
| went with Wirth to the en-
trance. A woman was waiting for
her cue--a tall queenly woman In
riding habit and booted and spurred.
"Any word ?" asked Wirth, touch
Ing her elbow.
mo" the woman replied, and two
tears welled up in her eyes and
splashed down upon her painted
cheek.
am sorry" said Wlrth. and to-
gether we stepped through the en-
trance. "Her husband Is with an
other circus" he whispered In ex-
PLANTATION. "She got wire this
morning that he had fallen and was
seriously hurt. Circus marriages
are not like yours. Divorce is with
us unknown. We marry for love in
the circus. She feels bad, but she's
game. You'll see"
Presently the woman tripped past
us. bound for the center ring. Her
painted face was drawn and hag-
gard. But her lips set themselves
In a smile as she stepped out be-
yond the bandstand. and a minute
later she was on the back of a
prancing steed and flashing her
teeth and kissing her fingertips to
applauding thousands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22

man on the street. This man has
been a crook all his life.
He started to borrow" money
from me and the more he borrowed
the more he wanted. He knew my
record and he made no bones about
rubbing II in on me that he knew
enough to break me.
For six months ! suffered At
last came to the conclusion that IL
anyone was to tell the story of my
past record ! would be the one.
! know now that | made a big
mistake in trying to hide my rec
ord In the first place.
All | ask is fair play. I am going
to fight In the open from now on
and continue TO live straight at the
same time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
TWO COUPLES In
A STOLEN AUTO

A winton automobile. owned by
J. g. Hold. 514 Crockett St, was
stolen from the winton garage,
pike and Terry. last night by two
couples. officer Wilson. ~ho mao
been notified Of the theft, saw the
car at FIRST and University at 1870.
He ordered the driver to stop me
machine. but no attention was PAID
to him. Wilson then fired two sno's
over the occupants OF the car. Ina.
only made them speed up ana ,hey
drove up First av.
Az Fremont Officer Hasseiblad
atonped the car and arrested the
two young men in IT. The two girls
with the men ran away as soon as
the car was stopped. The young
men were taken to the police sta
ton, and gave their names as Ray
Barnum and Clifton McGraw.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22

rompletely oyorrallng ex-Judge
: = J,anford. Judge Cushman this
..,,nr = rendered a sweeping decis-
q nyorsng ". II. Crawford against
- pcsbody:iioughtelling Co. OF
sSsesso. bondholders OF the Seattle,
s-sscn 4 Southern This decision
.srov,s the litigation back 10 the
80 courts and sustains the ap-
.-Issment OF the receiver In that
crawford first brought suit In the
<,,s courts. alleging that the Pea
a, interests were in a conspiracy
= s<priye him OF his 81 .ooo. 600
~, and planned 10 default on the
sasment of Interest on 100000
a. 10 the company. for which MS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22

Davenport dlshonored the name by
turning banker or merchant or law
yer or doctor, the family would re-
gard II as a shameful secret TO be
kept from the circus world.
"To pursue the parallel con
tinued the clown. smearing his
shaven cheek with white paint. Il
am. suppose. uppermiddle class. |
wouldn't have you think. though,
that we are snobbish In the circus.
We are peculiarly free from that. II
IN only that men like Davenport are
quietly proud OF their long and hon
orable association with the sawdust
ring.
Like a Big City.
TN q sense, we are a big city,
and all classes are represented. The
Inboring classes are the stake-driv-
ers, the canvas men, the stable
men. In all there are about 5000
or us, men and women. and one
cannot know them all. do not even
know all the performers. We have
our sets and cliques."
Over the smears OF white Wirth
drew ludicrous lines OF black and
red.
The dressing tent was divided
from end to end by a canvas par
tition. Wirth ierked his thumb to-
ward the partition from beyond
which came the the chatter of fem
mine voices. and said, Women"
Then he added.
"But Mostly Good"
"Ali kinds-pood and bad among
them, but mostly good. In one
respect our world 10 better than
yours. We have fewer Immoral
women. And our women are more
domestlcaIIy inclined than yours.
You won't believe that but It's
true"
Wirth slipped into a ragged coat
and a pair OF trousers many sizes
too large. Come outside" he said.
Fl go on presently
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
REBELS LEAVE
LONG TRAIL
Of RUIN

ny uotteo ppess lease1 WtreD
NooALEs. Arlx.. Aug. 22.--Less-
Ing . trail Of smoke and ashes.
devastated vilIsoes and cesoisssd
homes. three bands Of Mexican
rebsIs aparegstIre 2.5oo we'll arm
cd men. are moving norshward to-
day along tho sonora railway. They
are driving before than the little
oarrisons Of the railway villages.
which are pltIfuliy Inadequate TO
cope with the invaders.
Reports from points along the
railway are that the rebels are con.
tinuing their work Of burning
bridges and water tanks. and that
they have threatened TO destroy all
railroad property from Carlo.
where they have established head
quarters. 10 Noralea.
Rushing from Cananea in a spe.
eisl train. several hundred federala.
comprising the Cananea garrison
and retnforcements that arrived
last night. are expected 20 reach
here this evening. They viii be
started southward nj once against
the advancing rebels.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
NO REDUCTION IN
ENGINEERS SALARY

Although Councilman Peirce made
ssusnuous attempt to have the sal
~ Of City Engineer Dimmock re-
s'ce1, and recommended that seven
anNbridge tenders De- transferred
nsm The engineers department 10
nas OF the harbormaster. the coun-
y Yesterday practically allowed the
mslnal estimates for the 1919 tax
wv 10 stand as prepared by the en-
cneer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22

After shook the "gophors" ! got
In with a bunch of 'moll brxzcrs.
or the Kind OF plckpocketg who 80
IN for women'a handbags and trink-
cts. picked pockets for quite o
while. l WIS nabbed bunch OF
times and went 10 the island for ten.
thirty or Hlxty-day bits"
went In for poker aud roulette
and policy and all the rest Of H. /
lived the life of the gambler.
From gambling / drifted into
sneak thief work. ! went in for
bank. apartment house and second
story Jobs This brings my story
up TO around 1898.
We never had any trouble making
q getaway. II was soft. We used
to get big money at times. | always
gambled away or blew my share Ia
and then ! would have TO start out
on fresh Job TO get more money.
hit Boston IN 1903. a lone work
er out for myself
Within three years | pulled off
from $50 10 400 Jobs ! went In for
sneak thief work entirely lived
like a lord. ! made a specially OF
apartment house and sccond.story
work used false keys or open
windows | never used even a Jim.
my--no tools az all and not even
gun. ! did all OF my work In day
light never robbed house at
night IN my life.
only took jewelry and coin.
| PLAYED the game In Boston for
three years before I began TO hit
the dope" That was my finish
was then sialling under the name
of Mccarthy. The crooks knew me
as New York Slim"
Started Using Dope
One OF the crooks fell In with.
New York "con man" was a hop
flend We got pretty friendly and
he started me smoking hop. Well.
got to smoking the pipe and | got
careless while | was under the In
fluence of the drug. went To a
smaller dealer one day with some
goods had held In reserve lie
took the stuff. lot OF jewelry. But
when I went back with $1,000
necklace he became so wise TO me
that he tipped off Inspector Knox.
OF the Boston cops They caught
me with the goods. Then they
showed me into the Charles Jail for
a trial.
Went Up for Seven Years
got off with sentence OF not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
CIRCUS "CHAMBERMAIDS' GET INTO
FISTIC DISPUTE OVER TWO SHOWS

G, +. Phipps rolled into the Bat
terry saloon. First and Battery, yes
terday afternoon. In a boastful.
baoyant mood Mr. Phipps is a
chambermaid in the horse tent of
Barnum & Bailey's circus. He
makes the beds for the steeds. He
ranged alongside the bar and told
the men in the saloon that he was
with the greatest show on earth
greatest show that ever showed. Up
spoke one John Leonard. II seems
that John used TO help put up the
big top with Ringling's circus. John
liked not the boasting anent Bar
mum g. Baileys. He said so several
times. Then he reiterated his
statements.
He appeared In police court this
morning with Phipps, to answer to
the charge of fighting. He was In a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
fIJSHMAN REVERSES
! HANFORD RULING In
THE CRAWFORD SUIT

stock was pledged as security. Judge
Ffater thereupon appointed Scott
Calhoun as receiver.
Kerr a McCord. representing tho
Peabody interests. opposed this on
the ground that the company was
not insolvent. A few days later
they appeared before Hanford and
secured the appointment Of Prcsi.
dent Mills Of the company AS It's re-
ceiver. alleging. Il is claimed. that
the company was insolvcnt Craw-
ford sought 10 intervene, but Han
ford denied him that right The
circuit court OF appeals ovcrrnled
Hanford. and now Judge cushman
has decided that the entire matter
ls properly before the state court
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22

more than ten and not less than
seven years In the state prison at
Charlestown. was then known as
BENJAMIN Trip.
At the end OF seven years they
let me out. | cut out the hop soon
after landed in fail.
Goodnight for the game" I said
10 myself The honest game for
mine after this,T
took the name Of William Burke
and started right In TO live straight.
here in Philadelphia While was
In prison learned the trade OF a
hardwood or furniture finlsher, 30
got work for several years with
various furniture concerns, and
three years ago | started a cigar
store.
Aside from the money ! took In
at the cigar store, worked on and
of IN different shops at hardwood
finishing ! even got some hard.
wood finishing sub-contracts Of my
own. ! was doing we'll. ! married
and was happy. A girl was born
10 my wife and we were happy. I
thought had lived down my past
God knows ! had tried to.
Entered Politics
] became interested in politics.
Soon ] became active In them. I
was known in the labor game and
/ had made friends. finally be
came the leader OF the division in
which lived. When 1911 came
around my friends asked me TO
stand for common council. ] be-
came a candidate and In November
of last year | was elected.
When | took my seat my happi.
ness seemed supreme. felt that
| had buried all OF the old life.
II was not long after became
councilman that ! met a certain
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
ANNA HELD GETS
HER DIVORCE

NEW YORK. Aug. 2z.--Anna
Held Is today n divorcce. She Sc
cured her divorce yesterday from
her husband. Fiorenz Zlegfleld. The
order was granted by default, and
the name Of the correspondent was
not mentioned. Anna Held was
married Ia lSas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
SPEEDERS' CLUB
IS GROWING

Candidates who have qsali-
~ Tor the Speeders' club the
~ fsw days are feeling good
ju1qs 6orcor. COMMITTEES on
msmbership ard dscider Of In
histicn fees is on his annual
vscsticn. Judge sllosueh, his
uusstitute, has been more
Ieniens in the matter of lnIsis-
IN ices. IS and $40 being the
sversoe cost. Hence tho Joy.
]. c. Bo~Ics ard o. y. Main
vsrs admiste1 as full fledged
Rsmbers Of the popular club
4 i cost of $40 each. Jackson
strset was the scene OF their
szhIbitlon Of speeding.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
RINCLINC CIRCUS
IS BURNING

lng rnsssa Press Leased wfrep
0ERLfNG. H., Aug. 22.--Hina-
sas Drothers big circus Is burning
here Thousands Of persons were
osihersd IN the big tent this after
neea when the canvas and the
iFsme seats caught fire.
There was frantic dash for the
u'tA scores Of persons being
kaecked down and trsmpled. II 10
aos yet known whether any Of the
1psetators we're killed or how many
ue9s Injured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
MRS.CLANCY DEAD

Mary Maud Clancy wife OF
Frank Clancy. old time hotel keeper
OF Seattle. died this morning at the
axe OF 20 In Minor hospital Mr..
Clancy recently disposed Of his
hotel interests in the city and has
been living on a ranch At o'Brsen.
Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
HIT BY AUTO

]. ID. rTtxmaurice. isis Broadway,
was driving an automobile north
on Tenth av. yesterday afternoon.
Al pike st. he drew near an express
wagon. Just as he passed u ne
heard something drop. The car
was stopped. be went back and
found Ambrose Goldman. 1915
Harvard. lying on the pavement nm.
conscious. The boy had Jumped
out of the wagon Just as the auto
passed and hlt the rear end OF the
machine. He received bad cut
on the head.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22

bad shape, his face was cut and
bruised. and he sported large
bump on his head. Il guess that
fellow Phipps didn't like what I
said" he told the court; ''he sort OF
Strengthened out on me. came
back as good as | could. the bar
tender came out and called the cop.
the cop came and took us and we
all, came down here. Yes. | guess
we was fighting" The court was
OF the same opinion. The men will
have ten days to think II over.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-22
SIDEWALK NOT A
MOTORCYCLE TRACK

lack Sheridan was nabbed yes
terday afternoon as he vas using
cement walk for a motorcycles
track. He admitted the fact IN
court this morning Judge sil-
baugh, In sentencing him. took Ju-
dicial notice OF the fact THAI ne, ths
Judge. had been often disturbed. not
to say extremely vexed. at the use
the sidewalks were put to. HOW.
ever the youth OF the offender and
lis good record induced him TO ret
him of with a 81 fine