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The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20

This was strikiugly demonstrated
yesterday when the mayor taking his
morning walk to the city hall chan.
ced to meet u prominent colOrcd
| resident who In years past has done
good work in lining up the colored
vote for the Republican ticket. The
mayor stopped the coiorcd man aud
shook hands and proceeded to in
Quire what the prospects were for
the colored people OF the city to sup
port the Citizens ticket. The coiorcd
man was indisposed to discuss tho
matter with the mayor and waved
him aside. saying ''iiaint got 10
time to talk with YOU dis nah min
Mistah Taylor-l'm very busy
man" and he walked away and left
the city mayor standing as grace
fully immovahlc as the Kit Carson
statue.
There IL every evidence OF Il pub
lie awakening. Political gangs and
ransstcrs are In bad rcpui. all over
rhc country now. New laws made by
honest men are changing things and
taking III. power OF 'hcs" gangs
away and retiring tn. old bosses 10
private life. The bosses hn,. been
driven out oi national public life.
out OF tn. tinted States senate and
house OF Representatives. out OF the
state houses and the city halls. The
political boss. lik. the provcrbial
dog. has had his day and the new
era has dawncd and which Is rich
with promises OF better conditions
Tor til" people.
Tn. gpng realizes that II Is II great
hiund.r. this masquerade. behind the
banner nf "a socalIcd Citizens ticket.
They are beginning to rcaliz. that II
would have been better TO have
olung 10 the old Republican party
name and Hon. before the p.opi,
with n straight Republican ticket.
and to have gone down with their
colors flyins. than to have betrayed
the party and to have committed the
act OF piracy which has put them
where they are today-clowns In
tn. disgusting paniomimc. iu.nb!,rs
In the tawdry show To which tie
l,opic cannot be induced to come.
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20
WIDOW Of REAR
ADMIRAL IS
HELD FOR
MURDER

bingham. Mass. March 20.-MfA
Eaton. widow OF Rear Admiral Jo-
Sph q. Eaton, was arTehtcd here to-
day charged with the murder OF her
husband.
Distric, Attorney A T. Parker an
nOun""d tn" arrest IN the following
statement.
Mrs, Eaton IL under arrest Char.-
cd with III" murder OF her husband.
Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton
Admiral Eaton did not di" "a nl.
tuTnl death. This fact was .oupuu.
icatsd 'o mo on March 10 by rro'cs-
sor Whitney In proliminary YER
bal report and has been known to
the Officers working on the cisr
since that time. Death was du" To
ar.-uiCui poisoning.
Ne have been uruhlN thus lar 10
ascertain where III. poison Was rc-
cured Nirs. Eaton was arrested u.
her honIc here this morning"
Mrs, Eaton Was "a witness ,odus at
the secret inuues, into her husbands
death Sh. drove from her home in
an automobile accompanied by two
police officers.
Mrs. Eaton war later urEa,gn"d
b..or" judge Pratt who conducted
III. Inquest into the admirais death
sh. pleaded not guilty and WAS com
msIGrd :" Jail withou, bond for Il
further hearing March rs,
Admiral Eaton died suddvn', on
III. morning OF March /. lie WIS ~
y-HrE old. but according to his
friends had been In good health
Two dny. later the body WAS bur
i.d m Drucut. hi. former home.
Their. were no funeral services.
besides the undertakes and news
paper men only the widow and her
daughter by another marriage Wit
Messing the intcrmcn,. Their. ".r"
no military honors.
Tbc rear admiral had seen .s
years n.ryicc In the navy. ~. cum
mand.d III. transport I;.solu,c at
Santiago and received u medal or
nouor Tor his share In that battle. Ho
ws. wcen ~ Trc.nvtI'r at-, s,rf r'CS
twice married.
Tn. present Mrs Eaton wIs tho
aimirai's second vii. aud was form
Srly tn. wifi. OF D. 4 AInssorth.
once u clerk In the United States
senate. Her father was George Hur-
rison aud the family was ~ AicNan-
dria. Sh. was 80 years old.
Til. Investigation IL said to huy.
that her married life was
altogether happy, Mrs. Eaton has
two daughters by her first ma arr.ayc.
Mrs. June Ainswor,h Kcycs OF Hos-
ton aud Dorothy Ainsworth who lir-
ed with her.
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Helped Gang Get
Big Game but Never
Euen Got Any Broth

Enthusiastic endorsement u; the
D-mOcratic-Pro: :rcssivc ticket was
voiced by lars. gathering OF col
orcd voters al II meeting lasi niIhs
held under the auspices Of III" Col
orcd Democratic and ProgrcssiV"
club at thcir lodge rooms on First
Street, Different coiored speakers
scored the gang for III" promises
made 10 til. coiorcd people year at
ter year and never kept. Along this
line W. 7. Guynn made Il Silrrin.
address showing up how tn" Repub-
iican office holders u. candidates had
In every campaign solicited the sup
port of the oOlor"d p.opl. aud made
iluttciIns promises which wpr" ig
norad after election. Mr. Euynn
conyuiscd HIS audience when he said.
"'rh. ."!orod pcopl" of Trinidad haze
gone hunting with the gang for
wears aud wears and helped them
shoot bip game hut the gang kept
all the meat and the colOr"d folks
never even got y 'ist. OF III" broth,
~. told how four Years ago W.si.y
Taylor running Tor commissioner had
made talk To the roior-d Notrri
promising that II elected Il. would
S.. that n cOIoF"d man was appointed
Jnniior at tn" court house. aud thai
after erection he advised the coloroi
applicants for the lob that Senator
iiarc!a had ih- giving out of tn job,
and that he could io nothing for
them.
The PRINCIPAL address at this meet
Ing WIS made by \l,Nandcr MrDon-
aid. who fiay.I the gan. ana re-
viewed past history In his iprcoiui
and convincing manner. Talks J'I"
made by l.. ". Williams. l.. +. :.as-
ley. 4. +. Cooley. \. \ Bennett and
7. :. Mcchcsncy. The audience was
thoroughly aroused by tn" -pcrchcg
made and oE. and all declared ,hnt
they would frppoIi the fusion Ticket
and rescue Trinidad from the grip
OF the bosses which hav. DOM Ina ed
political affairs Ia the ciiy for many
years.
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AUST RIA TAKES
DECISIVE
STAND

Vienna. March 2u.--Thc Austrian
government brought the Balkan sit
uation close TO II crisis today by max
ing several pcrsmptOry demands On
Montenegro.
The Austrian minister at Ccttinjc.
the Montcnegrin capital. was in
structed to inform the Monteuegrin
government that l. must comply
with the following
The free exit from the fortress Of
Scutari OF all non-Combatants.
Explanations Of the death of u
Catholic priest. who is said to have
been slaughtered because he oppos-
cd the violent conversions OF prison.
ers
Violence must CEASE instantly.
Full satisfaction must be given for
the violence shown by the Monte
negrins and Scrvians at San Giovan-
nj Di Medua on the Adriatic coast
toward the crew OF the Austrian
merchant vessel ShOdra.
Three Austrian battleships and
three smaller warships left Pola. the
chief Austrian naval station yestcr-
day for an unknown destination. It
is supposed they ar to support to-
days demands.
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20
CABINET MEMBER
LOST ON HIS way
TO TAKE new JOB

Washington. March 20 John
tnr'", former governor ~ North Da-
ko'a. tn" new treasurer OF III, Unit
cd States II lort as flT a. III. treas.
ury department IL concerned. H..
was expected In Washington last
night ." ink" til" oath OF office today
hut had 'nilrd 10 Ipr"ar at III" ap-
vented tim" aud Secretary McAdoo
ba~ not heard from him.
Tn. department II anxious To re-
cc'yc til" new official. bccauS. his
entry Into oiflc" means the ncccs-
s.iy Of counting III" nation. wealth.
To verify the accounts OF Curmi
rhomuFon. r.tirin. treasurer. the
gold. silver. currency aud securities
IN tho treasury vaults actually VIII
b, counted by committee which
Sccctart MrNdoo IL p.ruar.i to ap-
point as son ~ Mr.. tur.. L. sworn
In. The transfer OF funds from
Thompson 10 Burke vii be th. great
cs' single financial transaction from
man 10 mHn In the history Of til"
world. exceeding the 81 i.i0O.ooO. .0rO
received hy Mr.. Thompson three
months ago from his predecessor. Leo
McCluuI.
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20
GENERAL {. B. S0PRIS, Prominent FIGURE
IN COLORADO PUBLIC LIFE SINCE SIXTIES

When We speak OF General l.. Il.
Sppris. we speak OF pioneer resi-.
dent rf CVlorado--of Trinidad aud
Las Auimas county We speak OF q
in6n who has been q factor In thc
upbuilding Of Trinidad and who has
PLAYED an important part In the his
tory Of this section. We speak OF
a man who rs a member OF the state
legislature has by his vote made
United States senators. and who as u
lifelong Republican ~. becn one of
the most prominent figures In the
politics OF the state. General So
vris Is the fusion candidate for al
herman OF the First ward. but it H.
with his life story and his record a.
u citizen and u public man more
than his candidacy that this article
deals.
General SOpris Is u veteran o!
many campaigns and some OF III 80
campaigns had no political signif!.
cancc. As u member of the first
Colorado cavalry. way back in 1861
he was in the campaign against the
Texans in New Mexico. In 1so, IN
command OF company unde. Gel
vnel Chivington he was In the cam
paign that put down the Indian ~
rising in Colorado. figuring conspic-
uOusly In the conflict at Sand Creek
which settled the differences be-
tween the redskins and the white
man. But his military service did
not end there, rs Sopris served a,
inspector general under Governor
Elbcrt and Governor Pitkih III the
'70's. and was brigadier general pi
the state militia under Governo,
Eaton. He was u member OF the
staff of Governor Routt in his first
term.
1t was the plan of the Southern
Confcderacy to cut off all tn. terri.
tory of the Pacific coast and the
Rocky Mountain region, comprising
what Is now Colorado, New Mexico
and Arizona and annex II to the
Confcderacy. General Sopris estab-
fishes 1t us Il historical fact that the
southern congress in Richmond at
the outbreak OF the war had mapped
out the territories with this, in view
and that Arizona territory was
named by this congress. General
Siblcy. who was In command of the
department of New Mexico, at the
outbreak Of the war and prior there
to. and who had fortified Fort I'm
ion against the Indians some tlfhe
previous. was sent to'Texas whore he
gathered the forces for the cxpedi-
tion in eNw Mexico.
The first engagement was at Per-
alto and General Candy. commander
OF the yankees" was dccisively de-
featcd. But 1t was at Pigeons ranch
in which engagement General So.
pris took part, that the Texans were
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In Which Is The Aduerfises The Most
Interested, County Division or The City
Election? Why?
"pM A POLITICAL
WEATHER STUDENT"
DECLARES BRYAN

! Dcs Moucs la. March 20
Speaking to joint session OF til,
' les esislature and to u wc!l-fili.d gal.
/ lery today. secretary OF State Bryan
told OF the trend of the nations ideas
and demands towards democratic
government
Il come to YOU as a member OF
tb. political weather bureau" he
said. MY business is TO study the
courses and changes in politica!
winds. believe I am better Uble
10 predict the direction these winds
will take than ! was once. admit
that there was time when I APP
parcntly lost tile confidence of the
people in my ability as n forccastrr
But Of late years ] have not had so
much trouble. My guesscs have been
more accurate and fulfillncnt OF
them has followed closely.
THE wind which Is blowing N
this country today is ns steady AS n
trade wind. The trend of the world
Is in the direction of more popular
government. ! can say to YOU that
in every state and throughout the
world the tendency Is in the dircc-
ton of more popular government: Ia
toward giving the people greater
control of public affairs. The legis-
| lator who recognizes this trend OF
thoughts and gets beside it will come
out right. but he who gets In its path
will certainly be crushed.
| II am not asking you to do the
popular thugs: | am asking you to
| recognize the permanent forces
which guide the people and follow
them
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defeated and the crisis reached. Fol-
lowing the battle one hundred waS-
ons containing supplies OF the Ten
ans. were captured and burned and
that night Il terrific snow storm
came up. Pneumonia and small poS
attacked the Texans aud hundreds
died. The backbone of the cNpcdi-
tion was broken, and thes" providen-
tial circumstances We're the largest
factors In the failure OF the cNpedi-
tion.
Aside from his military service in
Colorado General Sopris has helped
TO make political history In this
state and 1t was largely through his
efforts that Denver became the capi-
ial of the state. At the election OF
ASIA or 1875. when the question of
removing the crpital from Golden
came M to 4 vote OF the people. and
when Denver and Pueblo wcrs the
contesting towns. Sopris got into the
thick of the fight for Denver and
Las Animas county rolled up an
overwhelming majority for Denver.
As n member of the state legislat-
ure General Sopris by his vote and
Influence contributed in the election
of Senator Teller at that time II
staunch Republican. He was n close
friend of General j. .. Chaffec. once
United states senator from Colorado
and after whom Chuffee county was
named. His election to the legis-
lature came the last time in the sos
when the Democrats controlled the
county and he was the only Repub-
lican elected.
Sopris' earliest rcrollections date
back to the tina when he was "A
printers devil" in LaPortc, Ind He
came west in 1853. going as far as
st. Joe. Mo. by rail. and from there
to Denver Colo. behind an OK team.
He started out behind a mule team
hut the mules sank up to their bel
lies In mud in Kansas and he parted
company with tie mules and cX-
changed them for oxen. At Denver
he met the noted journalist. Horace
Greeley. who had followed his own
advice OF go west. my lad" Greeley
was on his first western journey. He
came to Trinidad on June |. 1867.
General Sopris served In the city
council two terms about twenty
years deputy county clerk under
ty surveyor and made the survey of
the town of Trinidad. He built the
Sopris block on West Main street in
1882, and owneJ considerable other
valuable property, including coal
land where the Sopris mine now is,
which he sold to the Denver Fuel
company. which became later the
CONTINUED on DQRe ~
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May Be
ASKED TO RECON-
SIDER WILSON Offer

Washington. March .c.-Ai til.
White House today II was said that
the reported declaration " Charles
W. Elliot president Emcrctius of
Harvard that he would decline dip.
loma,Ic most II one were offered.
mi Kht not deter President WILSON
from urging DR.. Elliot to reconsider
and take under advissmcnt an offer
of foreign postr.
The appointments: to London was
thought TO be the mos, likely offer.
IL oc were made. II has been report
cd that DIR. Elliot declined a similar
offer from Mr.. Taft
John Il. Mott Of Montclnir. y. j..
ii was said today has declined an Of
fer OF appointment of the minister to
China. Mr.. Mott is u V. N. c. a. Of
fetal who has been identified with
the missionary movement. especially
in the far east. II was said Mr.. Mo:i
had been asked TO reconsider his dec
laratton.
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20

COLO WAVE SPREADS
over THE WEST

Washington. March :" Two well
defined storms causing wide spread
precipitation exist IN the country to-
Gay. the weather bureau reporting
one c"nicrcd In the lake region aud
another over tn. plateau
In the west decided falls IN tenn
p.raiur- hnN" occurred Oh this. the
last day oI III. winter season. tn.
'h.rmoM.trr NJ Havr-. Montana reg
.s,crins 80 degrees below zero. Zero
temperatures prevail generally in fhc
Dakotns. northern Wyoming and
western Minnesota,
cold way" warnings have been i--
sued FOR Kansas. Oklahoina. Texas
Prnhandl" aud the MissiH5ippi and
Chic valley states Decidedly Tow ten
r-raiursy In III. Atlantic states are
predicted FOR tomorrow.
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GANG METHODS
ARE STILL IN
EVIDENCE

The gang workers who are cncr'
sctlcally promoting the Citizens
ticket are rcsorting TO their old IA.
miliar tactics OF circulating the most
atrocious ialschoods about the fu.
sion candidates and different indi-
viduals known to be affiliated with
the Democratic and Progressive par
ties, Garblcd and erroneous reports
y! The matter Of the suit that involv'
~ the Colorado Insurance company
ar" being circulated broadcast with
the obvious purpos. OF injuring Lee
Y. EAsley. Stories made UP out oi
whole cloth and which are defamu-
tory to the characters OF fusion can
didntcs are being told ~ gossip. and
which II true would convict the req.
rcs.ntatirc candidates OF almost
every crime In the category.
Now that the people Of Trinidad
have learned the inside history OF the
socaIlcd Citizens movement that was
hatchcd up by thos" two arch con
spIrators. u. l.. Taylor and \. r.. Me
Slnshan. they are beginning to fully
realize what the results would he II
this gang ticket should be- victorious
ut the polls. The p"opi. have awak-
cncd TO the fact that III. bossism
which tn. citizens have tried to pu,
down would Continn. under u new
name that the inefficient Office hold
crs and gang hcnchmcn would re-
main on the payroll and that the
conditions which have long disgrace
I'd Trinidad will prevail TO bring
further odium upon the community.
II is to eliminate politics from city
government and 10 do away with til"
the people OF Trinidad are this year
unrest that has been the natural
consequence OF these conditions. that
the people Of Trinidad are this year
standing with the Democrats and
Progrcssiv,s that the growth OF the
city may not be imp.dcd by self
seeking ring Of politicians such MS
are the standard bearers In disguise
Of the Citizens party.
The old order Of things Is passing
however. Tho Yangstcrs are losing
their grip. Their threats nu longer
lriHhtcn aud their plcns for sympathy
no longer appeal. The time Was
when the mayor and his cohorts had
ouly to bcck0n or nod and scores
would come bOwing To receive ad-
vicc or Instructions or to ask for
.xvo7K: Nuw yhcy no longer run aft
NJ thcm and cling 10 their coat tails
vnd the gang nxcrx bcckon and nod
but only the old gang hcnchmcn re.
el,ond.
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dent Wilson the former acting ScCr"-
tary y. State set forth that when b.
consented TO continue FOR time
with tn. new administration he did
not understand there were to be any
radical change, OF policy for when
he would he called on to act aS
Spokesman. Tho letter contiDucd In
part.
1t today becomes the duty Of the
acting secretary of state. in des.
patching instruction. to the repre-.
scntatiycE OF this govcrrmcu, abroad
and n, the channel of communicG-
tiuu with the representatives, OF for
pign governments at Washington. to
be spokesman OF tn. President in re-
gard to n new far eastern policy
which is apparently dcducibie from
your statement issued to the press
last night. lnasmuCh Us | find my
self entirely out Of harmony with
this radical change OF policy as &
understand il. trust that you wilt
sympatlIize with tho view that It,
was not appropriate that | should
longer retain the responsibilities OF
the office, which | have now relin-
uuishrd
81 had no reason to suppose that
the officials on duty In the Depart
mcnt of state would learn first from
the newspapers of a declaration OF
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20
NEW POLICE CHIEF
NAMED IN CLEVELAND

Cleveland. o, March 2O.--inspCc-
tor ". s. Rowe. thIrty-throc years u
member OF the pole" department to
day was appointed chief of police
hy Mayor Baker to succeed Fred
Kohi.r who was removed last Mon
DAY. when found guilty OF gross I'm
morality and misconduct iu office.
Rowe has had charge OF tn. depart
m.nt whenever Kohlcr WINS OFF duty.
lie always has been a firm supporter
OF the former chief.
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20
NO FREE LUNCH IN MO.

IIfirrsOn, Mo.> NhrCh -V,-GoNtF-
nor Major today signed bill max
ing /, unlawful for q saloon to serve
IRE. lunches. The law was urged by
tn. ST. Louis Retail Liquor Dealers
association It is said that II It 10
enforced It will save St. Louis saloon
k,pp.rs S.1O,OUn a year.
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20
Waller Denies the
Rumor; Will Not Ran

{. c. Waller. former alderman of
the Fourth ward. and who. accord
ing to persistent rumor. has been
slated to go on the Citizens tick
ct In place OF = candidate now oil
the ticket. today advised the C-N
that he would not be a candidate on
the gang ticket and had never con
tcmplated running for the office or
any political office. Waller declares
cmphatically that he, is not in poll
firs
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20
POPE NOT ALLOEW TO
SEE DlAz BECAUSE
OF ILL HEALTH

Rome. March Professor Mar
hiafava. consul,inE physician to Pope
Plus, refused today TO allow the pom
tiff to receive General Porfirio Diuz,
former president of Mexico. He con-
sidered that the audience would be
a dangerous strain on the pope in his
weakened condition.
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20
FISHERMEN SUFFER
ON LAKE MICHIGAN

Nineteen fishermen. after suffering
hunger. cold and the menace OF tho
Ice OF Lake Michigan. rcched port
here today in the fish tugs Annn.
Dornbos aud hos. They had been fast
In tho Ice for three days and three
nights until rescued late yesterday
by Pierre Marquette cnrfcrry No. Is.
Tho boats left Grand Haven at
dawn Monday. ..t1H
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) s1g.zzsA9e9g p. Z J 3 y !pEEsyEe. y =.

Driver. Colo. March 90.
. Snow and u high Wind With the I
. Temperature. falling steadily
. since carly this morning. pro- I
D ducci blizzard conditions here
today. Colder weather WAS pre- 4
. dicicd FOR tonight Tho cold Is I
general over Colorado. New
Mexico. Utah and Arizona. In
, creased cold IT. the forccas, FOR I
, tonight for Colorado. Eastern
New Mexico. Northwest Nrizo-
, ma and Southcas, Utah. 4
q q q q q q q q 4 a a q a 4
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NO CHOICE IN ILLINOIS.

Springfield, III. March 20 Joint
baloting In the legislature today en-
the long term and short term scua-
torship resulted in no choic.. Tie
joit session adjourned until mex.
Tuesday.
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20
LADIES. TAI1oRs STRIKE

IBOStOn. March .V.---A thOWSlnU
'Sdt,s' sRilors took advantage ~ the
Easter rush to strike for lixn ~
wages here today. Sixty shops are at
fected and employers who promised
many gowns for Sunday find 'h.In-
selves In a serious prcdicamcnt.
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20
KING CONSTANTINE TO
TAKE OATH TOMORROW

Athens. March 2O.-King Constun
tine will take the oath in the Cham
Der of deputies tomorrow.
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20
THE WEATHER
PHILOSOPHICAL PHELix SAYS

Paw came home
from tn club tn
other night an
next morning
NAV found q
white poker chip
in his pocket. He
told her 1t was a
dyspepsia tablet
but she didn't
swallow 1t.
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20
Weather Bureau Repor,

Local snow tonight or Friday
Colder tonight. with cold wave south
and west portion.
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-20

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