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The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
WIFE PULLS BLIND AS MAN
FIRES THROUGH WINDOW
OF ITALIANS HOME.
MYSTERY IN SHOOTING
WIFE, WHO WAS HIT BY TWO
SHOT, DECLARES COUSIN
DID THE SHOOTING.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Montrose, Colo--Tony English, "a
wealthy Italian farmer and money
lender, was shot through the window
OF his home a mile east OF town and
instantly killed. His wife, who saw a
man with gun lurking near the win
dow. was attempting 10 draw blind
when the shot was fired. The gun
was loaded with a charge of No. 6
shot and the wife was wounded
Dan English, cousin. residing on a
neighboring farm. is held, charged
with having done the shooting. He
had quarreled with Tony English ear
lier in the day over $1,000 which had
rel Tony elected him from his home
and it is charged that he had a gun
secreted outside. with which he did
the shooting.
Mrs. Tony English. who was hit by
two shot. declares that she identified
the man outside, who did the shooting.
as Dan English When placed in Jail
here he denied all knowledge of the
crime and declared that he was home
in bed at the time of the killing There
has been bad blood between the two
families for some time, which reached
q climax when Tony elected Dan from
the house. The dead man was one of
the wealthiest Italians in the western
part of the state and besides his large
ranching business loaned money to
his countrymen.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
National Press Association OFFICERS.

Colorado Springs. = Among the
striking features of the last days ses-
sion of the National Press association
were paper prepared by Smith Nc
Pherson. United States district judge.
Southern district of Iowa, and
speeches by H. S. Neal, professor in
the school of Journalism of Kansas
university; George Hough Perry, New
York city advertisement specialist,
and Frederick Marvin, editor of the
Pueblo leader and Pueblo Chieftain.
]. Clyde, Osborn, editor of the
American Printer of New York, was
elected president. George e. Hosmer
editor of the Morgan County Herald
of Fort Morgan, Colo, was named vice
president, George Schlosser. Sioux
Falls, s. d., reelected secretary. and
w. r. Hodges, editor of the Herald
Dispatch. Sleepy Eye, Mimi, reelected
treasurer. The executive committee
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
FOREIGN.

Floods caused by heavy rains have
cost the lives Of 300 in the Kathiawar
peninsula of the Arabian sea.
Four fffemen are dead and three
others are in the hospital seriously in
jured as the result of disastrous
fire at Montreal.
At Fort De France, Martinique, 4
severe earthquake shock was felt. 1t
caused cor siderable excitement but
no damage or loss of life has been re-,
ported.
Twenty men were sentenced to
death, at Constantinople. after trials
by court-martial for coI1plicity in the
assassination of the grand vizier.
Mahmoud Schefket Pasha.
Three school children are dead, five
others and teacher are mortally
wounded and fourteen additional child
rem and two men seriously wounded
as the result of a madman with auto.
matte pistols running amuck in a
Catholic school at Berlin, Germany.
The British committee has issued an
appeal to the public for subscriptions
OF s250,000 for the purchase of Sui
grave Manor, Northhamptonshire the
ancestral home of Washington. and
for other purposes in connection with
the celebration of one hundred years
of peace.
young American woman, Mrs.
Viola Mckenna Hudson, committed
suicide in London. and connected with
that tragic event is the name of Mich
ael Herbert, nephew of Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Jr., and second son
of the late Sir Michael Herbert, for
merly British ambassador at Wash.
ington.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
Weeks News from All Over Colorado

, Announcing that she had been mar
ried in Colorado Springs Feb % to
George Hodgins. Miss May Leonard.
the city treasurer of Victor. started in
signing the city warrants as Mrs. Hod-
gins.
The biggest hay crop in the history
of Gunnison county is predicted for
the present year by C. L. Stone OF the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, who has just completed an in
spection of the county
A movement mas been started for
the formation of a western slope fair
association, under the auspices oil
which western Colorado annual ex-
position and fruit fair will be held in
Grand Junction every fall.
Mrs Sarah Boynton, thirty-eighty,
resident of Toledo. Ohio. who was on
her way to Colorado to visit niece.
committed suicide between Goodland.
Kan, and Limon. Colo, by jumping
from the Rock Island passenger train.
Col Howard c. Chaplin. of Denver.
has been appointed by Governor Am
mons to represent the state of Colora-
do at the celebration of the fifieth an
niversary of the battle of Gettysburg
which is to be held at Gettysburg. Pa,
July TO July 8.
Opening the mail pouch in prepare
tion for distributing the mornings
mail, James Smith, postmaster at
small office, fifty miles from Fort Col
Inns, narrowly escaped being bitten by
huge bull snake, which poked Its
head out of the top of the bag when
he opened it.
The ruling of the Supreme Court in
the Pueblo commission government
litigation, popularly known ast the Tate
case, has become final through the ex-
piration of the time allowed the plain
tiff in error in which to file applica-
ton for rehearing.
Harold f. Henwood passed a cheer
full day in the county jail at Denver
Sunday. He talked with the other
prisoners and the guards more than he
has at any time since he was found
guilty and sentenced to death for the
killing of George E. Copeland.
In the District Court at Greeley
John Callison, who was convicted of
murder in the second degree for oaus-
ing the death of Hazel Meek, II, was
sentenced to not more than eleven and
not less than ten years in the peni-
tentiary.
Albert B. Cain, arrested at Fort
i Collins, charged with perjury in con-
nection with the oath he took when
asking for marriarge license for his
16-year-old bride-to-be. Martha Mayer.
whom he later married. was sentenced.
to term in the Beuna Vista reforma-
| tory.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
MoToRsIkE CONVENTION.
Preparations for Race Meet and Ma
tlonal Convention at Denver

Denver. Extensive preparations
are being made for the national con-
vention and race meet of the Fedora
ton OF American Motorcyclists. to be
held in Denver, July 23rd to 26th. The
event is expected to. bring about 1000
delegates and hundreds of other visit
ors to this city. The races will be
the last two days of the big gathering
and will decide national champion
ships. both amateur and professional,
In events of many distances and
classes. They will be pulled off on
the one-mile dirt track at Overland
park and crack riders from all parts
of the country will compete for the
hundreds of dollars worth of medals
and other valuable prizes. AS a fore
runner Of the big meet series OF
races will be pulled off on the Over
land track July Srd and 4th.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
ONE DEAD AND FOUR WOUNDED
MexIoans in Bloody Battle for Pos
session of Deg.

Trinidad Ventura Romero was
shot and instantly killed and three
others wounded at the ranch of Enrico
Valentine. near Aguilar. The wound
ed men are Jim Resardi. who was shot
through the right shoulder; Louis Apo
doca, shot through the left arm, and
Jesus Garcia, stabbed in the right
side. Resardi is in critical condi-
ton and may die. The shooting was
done by Moses Macs of Aguilar as the
result of a quarrel over the posses
sion of collie dog. Macs escaped TO
the hills after the shooting.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate passed the Indian ap.
preparation bill carrying s11,000,0O0.
Representative Goulden re-intro-
duced his bill for establishing United
States National bank of America.
Secretary McAdoo asked 100000
appropriation for vessels to enforce
laws for protection of Alaskan fish
and fur animals
Accepted Pennsylvania's invitation
to attend Gettysburg celebration and
speaker authorized to appoint com
mittee of twenty:
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
Condemn Action of Attorney General

San Francisco.-The federal grand
Jury at meeting prepared resolutions
condemning the action of Attorney
General McReynolds in the Western
Fuel Company and Diggs-Caminetti
white slave cases and supporting the
course OF District Attorney McNab.
These resolutions will be acted upon
at its next meeting. This is the grand
jury which investigated the charges
the second time and returned indict-
ments in both cases.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27

w. E. Collins, New York; S. w. Round
tree. Texas; w. c. Hotaling. Mich
igan; Frank Rederus. Illinois; F. o.
Edgecomb. Nebraska; E. H. Tomlin-
son. New Jersey.
The following members from Colo
rado were elected to the national coun-
Gil: Alva w. Swain. Pueblo; Walter
Walker. Grand Junction; d. p Saun-
ders. Brush, and G. F. Hosmer. Fort
Morgan.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27

Bacon, Under Murder Charge, Fasts.
Cripple Creek.-Preparations are be-
Ing made for the defense of James L.
Bacon, former member of the Colo
rado Legislature. charged with killing
his wife and daughter by blowing up
his home. He has retained the serv-
ices of attorneys. Bacon has kept up
hunger strike for ten days. eating
one orange a day in that time.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
Antero irrigation system opened

Denver.-Out on the prairies at the
eastern outskirts of the city, with
black clouds rolling low and the chain
of mountains in the. background
wreathed in yariegated tints of gray
ish mists. the great Antero system.
that is to turn 10000 acres of barren
lands into green, productive fields.
was formally opened while several
thousands stood by and cheered
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
Raise $4,000 for Auto Road.

Grand Junction.-The residents of
Collbran and vicinity have subscribed
$4,000 in cash and work for the con-
struction of an automobile highway
from Collbran up Buzzard creek,
through the oil fields to New Castle
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
PuoiIist Pelkey Freed Of Blame,

Calgary, Alberta.-Arthur Pelkey.
the pugilist was acquitted of man.
slaughter charge which was placed
against him as a result of the death
Of Luther McCarty, who died in the
first round of scheduled ten-round
bout at the Burns arena May "a.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
Six suffraeettes Get Prison Terms

London.-Six of the most promi-
nent leaders of the militant suffra-
gettes' organization and one of their
male supporters were found guilty at
the Central Criminal Court of con-
spiracy to commit malicious damage
to property. The sentences imposed
we're: Miss Annie Kenny, IS months;
Mrs. Beatrice Saunders. eighteen
months: Miss Harriet Kerr, twelve
months; Miss Rachel Barrett, nine
months; Miss Agnes Lake and Miss
Laura Lennox, six months each; Ed.
win Clayton. twenty-one months.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
Woman Freed on $1,000 Bono.

Pueblo-After having been in jail
two weeks, Mrs. Mary Muscatto, wife
of Vineland storekeeper who is be-
ing sought by the police for the shoot
ing of Stephen Kelly, ranch hand.
obtained her release on $1,000 bond.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
Two BOYS Found Dead in Bed,

Beach. N. D.--When Mrs. Dave
Grant, residing fourteen miles south
west of Beach. went to call her two
sons. aged five and seven, she found
them dead in bed with rattlesnake
lying between them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
Fine Of $500 for smuooIIno.

New York.-Mrs. Crawford Hill was
fined 5000 in the Federal Court in
Newark on a charge of smuggling
gowns on the steamship Imperator
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27

Woman on Trial on Poisoning Charge.
La Junta.-The trial of Mrs. Eva
Blanchard. charged with the murder
of her husband, Clyde M. Blanchard, a
merchant Of Fowler. began here.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27

George Stoddard, a Loveland Mer-
chant, suffered serious injury, when he
fell from the top of fourteen-foot
ladder. striking on his head on the ce-
ment sidewalk.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
WAsHiNGToN.

Senator O'Gorman recommended for
mer Governor John A. Dix of New
York. for governor general of the
Philippines.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27

The New York state athletic COM
mission is in receipt of an application
for a boxing club license from the
Rev. NJ. P. Heffernan, pastor of the
Catholic church at Sayville, L. l.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
Lightning Kills Woman.

Colorado Springs. Mrs. Michael
Jenkins, wife of ranchman, was
killed by lightning She was standing
in her yard when the bolt struck her.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
Minor Mention.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.


July 9-10-Meeting Colorado Postmas-
ters' Association at Colorado SPRING ,;
July 25-26.--NatIonal Contention OF
Federation of American Motorcy-
July 2s.-Pacific Jurisdiction. W. o. w.
at Colorado Springs.
Aug. 12-l5.-32nd Triennial Conclave OF
Knights Templar, Denver.
Aug. 1S-20.--American Association OF
Park ssgperiRtendentts at At Psnyeg Phiiinpines
National Society at Denver.
Aug.-Grand Council of order of Red
Aug 25.-conference of Governors Mt
Colorado Springs.
Aug. 26.-K lights Of Pythias Grand
Sept. 2-4--Shan Kive Indian Festival
:. at Colorado Springs
Sept. 1S-2o.-Colorado State Fair at
sept.-NationaI Association of First
Glass Postmasters at Denver.
Oct l-$IState W. c. T. u Convention
Oct. 2T-Colorado State Baptist Asso-
ciation at Pueblo. .,,
lslo-Last Grand Council OF North
American Indians, Denver.
The D. & R. c. will probably erect
a new round house at Salida.
Nearly 700 people attended the
stereotypers' outing at Eldorado.
Englewood was inundated by one of
the worst floods in the history of Colo
RADIO.
Thousands of people enjoyed the
strawberry festival at Glenwood
Springs.
The members of the National Edi-
torial Association were entertained in
Denver the first of the week.
Denver is shortly to have the only
oleomargarine factory between the
Mississippi river and the Pacific coast.
The net value of the estate of ]. S.
Brown, pioneer of Denver and Colora-
do. who died January 13 last, is $685.
900.
Earl c. Blaine was killed by light
ming three miles east of Englewood
The team he was driving also was
killed.
Members of the National Editorial
Association spent Sunday at Cripple
Creek visiting the mines and other
places of interest.
H. G. Clement, county agriculturist
of Prowers county. has gone to Wis
consin, where he will purchase a herd
of several hundred cows.
Gretchen Hanley. two. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. Hanley. died at
Grand Junction, three hours after
drinking the contents of bottle of
carbolic acid.
R. S. Ruble. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Union Pacific,
with headquarters in Denver, is con-
fident of the crop outcome in Western
Colorado, after weeks inspection
trip.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-06-27
cIoudburst Floods Colorado Town.

Salina.-A cloudburst drenched the
town and placed all the streets of the
city under three feet of water.
Houses were flooded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-14
.jan14eodtf

who conducted the prosecution for the
House were Representatives Clayton oi
Alabama, Sterling of Illinois, Floyd OF
Wis of West Virginia, Norris of Nebras-
ka and Rowland of Ohio; assisted by
Wrisley Brown of the department or jus
tice, who conducted the first investiga-
tion of Judge Archbald's conduct.
At the conclusion of the case. today.
Rep. Clayton gave out the following
statement:
This is the third successful impeach-
ment in the history of the United States.
In the other cases, Judge Pickering, who
was insane, did not appear at all. and
Judge Humphreys had cast his lot with
the Confederacy and was within the Con-
federate lines
Today's result proves the efficiency of
the process provided by the Constitution
for the removal of unfaithful officers and
gives life and vitality to the orderly
method of Impeachment. 1t also estab-
fishes beyond successful future dispute
that the scope of impeachment is not linn
tied to criminal acts merely but that the
clause fixing the tenure of judges to dur
ing good behavior, has a broader signifi-
canoe. in fact, means just what it says.
The appointment of federal judges by the
President and their confirmation by the
Senate Is the exercise of political pow
er and the unseating of judge is the
exercise of a political power by the
Senate representing the states and the
people"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

A new steam sawmill is to be erect
ed at East Machias by |. M Pierce
and O. S. Townsend of Bangor. Messrs.
Pierce and Townsend are large own
ers of timberlands on East Machias
waters, and have already commenced
operations. The new mill is to be
equipped with a circular saw. steam
feed, lath and shingle machines and
planer. When started UP it is ex-
pected to run night and day. the year
round.
Sheriff Loves deputies made two
liquor raids, Sunday forenoon, in Lew
lston. Their first visit was in room
on the second floor OF a building neal
ne NO. canal on Lincoln street
1ere they not only found a quantity
oi peer but gambling equipment as
wen. They cleaned out the place
ihey next raided the place on Canal
street formerly known as the Flynn
place. Here they got barrel of beer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The building of a fine bank of red
pressed brick and granite in Bucks
port marks an epoch in that town. II
is located where the original Bucks
port State bank started. Oct 10. 1854.
In April, 1865, it became No. 1879 of
the national banking system. The
bank is 36X49 feet, and well lighted bv
large plate glass windows. The in
side finish is of quartered white oak.
and the furniture of the same material
The basement is deep and commodious.
Here is located the fireroom and stor-
age vault
Sheriff Lewis w. Moulton has ap-
pointed Frank +. Hall of South Wind
nam as deputy sheriff for South Wind
ham and Windham. Sheriff Moulton
mas many complaints from that sec
tlon or the county relative to men 60
ing to Westbrook, filling up on LIQUOR
ana returning to make trouble. The
sheriff has tried hard to secure a dep
uty to take care of these men and il
looks as though he had succeeded.
Deputy Sheriff Hall stands feet.
51s inches in his stocking feet
and certainly ought to be capable OF
NetiiiS 1oi all IlloAlCdteu men to land
in Windham and South Windham in
the future.
The courts at Providence, it is I'M
derstood, are again to be called upon
to hear the domestic troubles of
Leonard L. Gentner and his wife.
Faustinia F. Gentner, formerly of Bel
fast, Me. 1t was not long ago that
the petition of the wife for a divorce
and alimony was dismissed in the
superior court after number of
hearings. The revival of the case is
at the instance of Gentner. Gentner
is proprietor of a cafe in Providence
and, it is alleged, has business in
terests in Belfast, Me, where he was
proprietor of a hotel. Gentner claims
MS assets are not more than $4,000
but Mrs. Gentner asserts he is worth
Sl50,0e0. The court has already indi-
Gated that Gentner must pay his wife
$3.50 for counsel fees, 500 for witness
fees and $50 a week for her support,
pending the trial of the case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-14

laid upon the table pending reference
to a committee.
Senator Hersey INDUCED in mild
criticism of the House measure, re-
viewing it's unauspicious history and
declaring that such bill should not
be a basis of action by this Legisla-
ture."
The Election Bills.
Senator Hersey distracted himself
with admirable grace from a rather
embarrassing position when it de-
veloped that he had mistakenly en-
dorsed and favored printing bill
differing greatly from the measure he
believed himself to be supporting. Mr..
Hersey presented bill for regulation
and conduct of elections. He always
has favored the Massachusetts system
but stated that he found himself I'M
Willingly gone back on that and come
out for the Connecticut mea sure faith
cred by Senator Donigan two years
ago. Mr.. Hersey avowed his inten-
ton of furnishing cigars to the Senate
and to collect in turn from Mr.. Doni-
gam Mr.. Hersey's own bill was then
directed into proper channels.
On motion of Senator Dutton of Ken
nebec the bill relating to increased
clerk hire in the probate court OF
Kennebec county was laid on the ta-
BILE He said he wanted to find out
just how many measures of this kind
were coming up and just where they
ought to go. The act in question came
from the House.
A communication was received from
Governor Haines which gave letter
from the American Commission to
Study European Systems of Co-opera-
tive Rural Credits. Maine was asked to
send two delegates on the trip to Eu-
rope and to appropriate $2400 for then
expenses. The message of the Governor
and the letter were referred to the
oommitte on banks and banking.
Representative Smith OF Presquf
Isle introduced an order for the COM
m:ttee on ways and bridges to consid-
er the feasibility of authorizing towns
to form union highway districts with
one commissioner for each district
Adjournment was taken until ~ A
NJ, Tuesday.
(The complete stenosraphie report O
Mondays legislative proceedings vii
be found elsewhere in this issue.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-14
When Train Hits Coasters
At Livermore Falls, Me.
Noon Passenger Train Picks Up
4 Children on Double Runner.
Scattered Along Track..0ther Two
Are Seriously Injured.

Livermore Falls, Me, Jan. 13.-Four
school children, coasting down rather
steep grade on Jewel street near the
postoffice at Chisholm, today, on a
double-runner sled were picked up by
the noon passenger train from Port
land and scattered along the track two
or three rods. When reached, two
were found to have been killed out
right and the other two were so seri-
ously injured that little hope of their
recovery was entertained.
The dead are Joseph Pomerleau,
aged about 10, and sBernadette Charest,
aged IL, both of whom We're injured
about the head and shoulders, and
Katie Hebert, nine, left leg broken
and injured seriously about the hip.
A fifth child was on the sled when it
was started but fell off escaped in
jury. Afk6
The Pomerleau boys are sons of
Joseph Pomerleau of Liyermore Falls
and the other two are daughters of
Aurele Charest and Fred Hebert of
Chisholm.
Coroner Fred E. Adams of Farming
ton will hold an inquest.
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Asks Damages for
Death of Young Man.

Senator Frank l.. Dutton of Kenne-
bee will present unique resolve be-
fore the Legislature, during the COM
ing week, when he requests the State
to pay damages of a considerable
amount to the parents of Frank Jones
of Augusta. who, last spring, came to
his death by contact with a high ten
sion electric wire along the public
highway of Manchester
Last year the town of Manchester
failed to obey the brown tail moth
law and remove the nests from trees
along the highways. When the prop
er time had elapsed, Commissioner of
Agriculture Buckley acted. Under the
law he had authority to proceed 10
remove these nests. He sent a crew
to Manchester to do this work. Among
the members of the crew, was this
17-year old boy, Running along this
particular highway, was high ten
sion electric wire. 1t carried a cur
rent of from 10000 to $4,000 volts
This wire passed through the foliage
OF one of the trees. Young Jones was