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The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

wv HEN the dend body of Jim
wv Smith, professional gambler
was brought home, Mrs.
Smith was convaleaolng after n Sc
we're attack OF fever. knowing. MS she
did. his proclivity for cards and
cheating. her husbands demise was
not entirely unexpected. Since he had
forsaken his Legitimate business of
small lawyer TO Follow strange gods.
and incidentally women. In the trail
of the oil development In western
Pmnsylvania, during the early six
iles. she had waited with dread and
foreboding for the end she felt was
inevitable.
Fleeing from one mushroom town
TO another. as HE character was dis
covered. he had at length reached
Tight Pinch. where o driiier named
Jackson objected to his showing four
kings In his hand when the king of
clubs had been dealt TO Jackson. on
this little discrepancy being pointed
out by Jackson, his antecedents had
been questioned by Smith. who called
him blank mud-digger, and. lastly.
n hopelessly condemned liar. While
he might not have disputed some Of
these charges, Jaei;son objected 20
having hIa veraclty questioned, and,
drawing his pistol, he responded so
dt'lHAN'Ag AlAAA ANiAANAA NtAn N'NA AAA a.
land where iack-pots and extra cards
cease 10 trouble
In tho turbulent life OF the little
oll-toRn, the event would have been
soon forgotten had Interest not been
revived by the arrival of the conata-
bic from the adjoining town OF Red
Hot who. in the absence Of the prop
er officials In either town. consented
10 net in the dual role of coroner and
judge-he having previously exercised
his constabulary authority By locking
jackson I'm the tanlShouse that served
ns jail In Tight Pinch. The jury be-
Ing duly emnsneicd. the prisoner was
nut on trial, not exnctly for his life.
hut TO prove that the provocation bad
been sufficient to warrant his dcciaive
action. His defense was, as previous
~ stated. that While a certain card
had been deelt to nna retained by
him. when their hands We're shown
i'mith hnd n full complement OF cards
ot that denomination. Words had
followed. and he shot Smith. not be-
cnuse he objected TO being beaten
hut because he didn't "allow no man
10 call him a liar"
according to the unsolicited tcsti-
rony OF several OF the spectators. II
WAS no uncommon thing for Smith e
have cnrds that had been dealt &c
fcflie ofher peffpn, tulu II Ntr ~ p'Ns
ttat ro;entlcnen" Hillard had MOI
risot him two years before. when hs
xttennpted tho nanc game Mt Pithole
After the prisoner. all the jury, ant
,,art of the audience had testified n;
10 the chronic dishonesty of their lat
stownsman, the coroner and Judge pr'
.smpore expressed the general opin
.on that Smith had received no NOR
thar hia deserts. and instructed tn
,nry to render verdict in accordanc
18th the testimony. -
AZ the judge was interested In
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26
PITCHER HAS
NEW TAX PLAN
Sentinel Special Service.

Sentinel Special Service
Denver, Dec. 26.-Finance Com
missioner Pitcher Is to propose new
system to revolutionize the tax prop
ostion to suggest constitutional
amendments as supplementary leg
islation to turning over to the state
all revenue derived from corpora
tions which are inter-county plants.
such as railroads. telegraph and
telephone companies, electric. gas,
water and express companies, vhicn
now come under jurisdiction of the
state tax commission because tneir
actual phyiical plants now cross coun-
ty lines.
The plan would affect every eouR-
ty in the state should it be consid-
cred.
1t has worked satisfactorily in Nav
York. Pennsylvania, Washington and
Oregon.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

and he insisted upon playing, as much
as possible, in a room where inquis-
itive eyes could not see the contents
of his hands nor the jack-pots he
raked In.
The other men laughed at this little
eccentricity, but Mr.. Hillard had been
n gambler for years, and understood
how insignificant things affect a
mans nerves, and even acknowledged
that he. too. could play better when
there were no spectators.
But the change did not seem to inn
prove his ability, or else Bantling's
proficiency increased proportlonately
for the gnmes played behind closed
doors We're no more fortunate for the
older man than those played in the
public rooms.
Only once did Bantling lose to him.
1t was n night In the late fall, soon
after he had insisted on playing away
from the public rooms. A heavy rain
had been falling all day, and as night
came on the storm increased. The
gaslights either blew out and left the
streets in darkness or glared dismal
ly upon the wet sidewalks and the
puGdles in the mucky road. Here
and there drlller or tool-dresser, on
his way to work. hurried along q side
street, or q belated te9mster lashed
MS stcaming horses and swore, while
his load of drilling-tools or well-sup-
plies dismally ratified and clanked.
The two men sat in their usual room
at Boyer's. Considerable money hau
already changed hands. although 1t
was not yet midnight and the pile
of chips before Bantling showed in
which direction luck was travelling.
Suddenly there was the sound OF
somebody hurrying up the stairs:
then the quick. squish, sduish OF lit
tie wet shoes along the passage. and
voice, cholsed with sobs, crying.
''Mamai Mamai want you. Where's
my mama?"
At the sound, Bantling's face flush
ed and he half rose from his chair,
and then sank back again. He did
not seem aware that Mr.. Hillard had
raised his bid and was waiting.
watching him narrowly meanwhile.
but sat and listened while the little
feet carried the childish searcher the
length of the passage and back, and
his fearful cries echoed through the
rooms.
Not until his voice had died away
down the stairs did either man speak
Then Mr. Hillard said. Some little
fellow hunting his mother. Queer
got past Boyer? He usually keeps
pretty close watch for any one who
don't belong here. Makes man feel
kind of blue. though. doesn't it? It's
your play. Mr.. Bantllng."
Bantling made his bets mechanical
ly after that, and allowed the pots
to fall. game after game. into his adj
versary's hands. until his winnings
and all the money he had with him
were gone. Then. excusing himself
on the plea of not being we'll, he left
the place and hurried home
For several nights he was absent
from his usual haunts; then he re-
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

nose. throat and lungs and give
quick and permanent relief or money
refunded by the C. ID. Smith Drug Co.
The Hyomei treatment gives a
tonic healing effect to the air you
breathe, destroys the catarrhal
germs, stops the poisonous secretions
soothes the irritated mucous men,
brane and makes, a marked improve
ment in the general health.
The complete outfit, including in
haler and bottle of liquid, costs 81;
extra bottles of liquid, if later need
ed, so cents.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26
ARCTIC EXPEDITION
IS REPORTED SAFE
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Ottawa, Ont. Dec. Reports of
the safety of scientists and members
OF the crews of the Alaska and ST.
Mary's and Mary Sachs, two vessels
on the Stefans5on expedition in tile
Arctic, were received from Or. r.
NJ. Anderson, chief anthropoliglst.
He also sent word that he had
forwarded to the director of the Can
adian geological survey valuable
specimens OF birds and mammals. The
party is wintering at Collision Point,
so miles from the Flaxman island.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26
PAL|SADE NEWS

Christmas cheer was the watch
word of the several churches in Pali-
sade last evening. and many hearts
were made glad by the good people
of the city The churches were
profusely decorated, and at an early
hour they were filled to overflowing
with happy radiant faces of little
tots who anxiously waited for Santa
Claus to appear. and from his
abundance. scatter good cheer to the
little ones At the Methodist church
a lengthy and beautiful program was
given, meriting much applause from
the audience that filled the large au-
ditorium to overflowing, after which
candy and nuts were distributed TO
the Sunday school classes by the
superintendent. Ed r. Brown and his
assistants. At the Baptist church an
old-fashioned Christmas tree was
Installed, and a real Santa Claus
came down the chimney and in his
frolicksome, humorous way distrib-
uted good cheer to several hundred
happy children. A beautiful pro-
gram was rendered, consisting OF
cantatas. recitations, vocal and in
strumental music. A unique feature
of the evening was the installing OF
a large gift box. which was well
filled, and the contents distributed
to the needy.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26
CHRISTMAS FOR The
LETTER CARRIERS

The letter carriers of the city GER
tainly have won the appreciation Of
their patrons. All of them received
Christmas gifts from the people they
serve and Chauncey Bullock who has
the East Main street route was the
recipient of 22 gifts on Christmas
day.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Miss Annette Matthews entertain
ed at pretty little party Saturday
evening in honor OF her 18th birth
day anniversary. One of the pret-
test features of the evening was
the tiny Christmas tree which graced
the center Of the dining table.
Twelve candles burned right merrily
on its branches and from its top gay
holiday ribbons extended to each
plate. A delicious birthday supper
was enjoyed and Altogether the oe-
casion was very happy one.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Postmaster Price has In his posses
sion pair of gloves which belong to
some Grand Junction lady. They
evidently dropped from Christmas
package and were intended for
Lena" and were sent to her by
Babe"
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Scriyens and Miss
Ida. left Sunday evening for Mitchell
Nebraska, to spend the holiday sea-
son. They will also visit In Lincoln
where Miss Eva is attending college.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26
HYONE| RELIEVES
IN FIVE MINUTES
Help Comes Quickly When Hyomei
is Used For Catarrh, Bronchitis
or Cold in the Head.

If you suffer from raising of mu-
cous, husky voice, discharge from
the nose, droppings in the throat,
sniffles, or any other symptoms of
catarrh, or have bronchitis or cold
in the head surely use Hyomei. 1t
will Danish the disease germs in the
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26
ORCHARDMESANEWS
Decemher 26. 1e1,

On Tuesday evening the Lincoln
school viii close for a vacation of
three days. School viii be in ses-
sion next week with the exception of
New Years Day. The enforced va
cation Of nearly two weeks caused by
the furnace being out of order ne
cessitated the short holiday vaca-
tion.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Mrs. John Anderson expects to
leave Sunday for Los Angeles to en-
joy months visit with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. c. Hinkey. Before return
Ing Mrs. Anderson will also visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur An
derson at San Diego.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Huff enter
tained Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ander
son at dinner last Thursday evening
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Ward Johnson, graduate of the To-
cal high school last year and now
teaching in the Big Park, was forced
to walk from there to Grand juno
ton to spend Christmas with his
mother. The trip is about 2S miles.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Fox and Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthews were the Christmas
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell In the Appleton section.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

On Tuesday evening the Misses
Lulu and Thelma Anderson and Mrs.
Judd Key will entertain at the home
Of the latter. The young people in
yited are anticipating a merry even
ing.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

day to enjoy the holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Page.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Six inches of the beautiful" now
covers the ground. the deepest snow
in the Palisade district recorded in
several years.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

John T. Brown has sold his ten
acre orchard tract and the new own
er viii take possession on the first
of January.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Kluge at {
two O'Clock goose dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. Ed r. Brown.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Rumor has it that Lee Lloyd will
take one of Palisades most beautiful
queens to his home and fireside
about New Years day. Several 9TH
er weddings win take place about
the same day and several Of our lady
teachers have already resigned.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

The Fortnightly club "tripped the
light fantastic" at Bower hall Christ
mas night. The main and interest
ing feature of the evening was an or
alton by the manager, Z. w. Jordan.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Miss Fanny L. Gaylord is spending
her holiday vacation at her home on
the mesa
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26
PUBLIC SALE.

! VIII sell at public auction at the
FREE CORRAL at 1 O'Clock .Satur-
day, Dec. ~, 25 head of milch COWS.
e. w. SPENCER,
12-24-2t owner.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

1t is reported that w. A. Gowen
has also disposed of his orchard sc
Cripple Creek parties.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26
new TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

ALI changes and additions for the
new telephone directory should be in
the local office not later than De-
cemher 29th. 12-2e-2t
THE MOUNTAIN STATES TEL. &
TEL. COMPANY.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Switch served Christmas turkey to
their son, c. l.. Phillips and wife.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

and Mrs. II. w. Huff to enjoy Christ
mas day. Among the guests Were
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Grant, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Grant and Mr.. and Mrs
Elmer Huff.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

The recent SHOWS have made the
roads in splendid condition for sleigh
ing and a number of our young peo-
pie are taking advantage Of the op-
portunity while they last.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Dan Griffis was a guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul McDon-
aid of the Fruitvale section on
Christmas day.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

County Clerk Chas. S. Jones is 1
business visitor TO Delta.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Robert Anderson decided not to
leave for Missouri last Thursday, but
instead, will remain here until after
the holiday season when Mrs. An
derson and Ernest will accompany
him. They expect to make their
future home in Missouri.
Mr.. MoInturf spent Christmas at
his daughters home in Pear Park.
A merry crowd of relatives and
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

At late hour Wednesday evening
attention was called to case of des-
titution, and Immediately the Busi-
ness Mems Association took the mat
ter in hand, and in a short time
goodly load of provisions was left at
the home, and the recipient. with
tears coursing down his cheeks. and
between sobs of gratitude, expressed
his thankfulness that his little ones
could enjoy the Good Cheer with
others.
The Four Hundred club spent
Christmas Eve in a social dance at
Bower Hall. and a very enjoyable
evening was spent.
A Mrs. Davis OF Cameo underwent
delicate operation today at the
Palisade hospital.
Mrs. B. +. Wire, who was operated
upon some time ago, took a relapse
and Is in a precarious condition at
this writing.
Albert Gebhart was the recipient
OF fine box of oranges Christmas
morning from his brother in Cali
fornia.
Miss Lucille Hoke entertained a
number of her young friends at a
Christmas dinner.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

A merry crowd OF relatives and
friends gathered at the home of Mr..
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

DIR. Phillips and wife of Bridges
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-26

Miss Lucille Hoke entertained a
number of her young friends at a
Christmas dinner.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-03

. In discussing the first basemen
we're going against the past per-
Torrance" book right off the reel by
saying Vic Safer will easily be the
equal of Hal Chase in the city series
and he IS almighty liable to outplay
him. That prediction savors of trea-
son.
At one time Chase was recognized
as the best first baseman in the coun-
try. Then he was hitting around the
300 stage. Without that clouting as
an asset he is not the best by long
shot. So far as fielding is concerned,
he still ranks the majority of his riv-
ais and is ahead of Safer by some
distance.
But can this difference in fielding
make up for Saier's superiority in
batting and his fine baserunning?
That is the question that will have
to be answered in the coming battles.
Chase's worth to team is not only
in his own playing. He has hearten-
ing effect on his mates, keeps them
keyed up and in the fight all the
time, and in the field pulls unexpected
plays, getting force-outs on ground
ers hit to first that would be impos-
sible of accomplishment for anyone
else.
Because of his agility around the
first stop and his marvellous ability
to capture weird throws, the other
infelders are enabled to take more
chances on fast shots. Hal can get
most anything. Throwing to wood
en- man, the fielders would have to
steady after stopping bouRders and
would lose some close plays that now
go to the SoX.
As worker of the hit-and-run play
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-03

Maroons Meet Indiana Tomorrow
Purple VS.. Lake Forest.

Local football followers get their
first sight of the 1913 brand tomor-
row when Chicago meets Indiana and
Northwestern goes against Lake For
9. est.
Stagg has put his maroons through
, some rigorous practice the past few
days in preparation for the Hoosiers,
who are reported to be strong, par
ticularly in the backfeld. Most of
Stages work has been done with the
line in an effort to strengthen the
defense.
Before the game the new grand
stand at Marshall Field will be dedi-
Gated A feature will be parade of
former stars of the Midway.
Northwestern has been specializing
. in the forward pass. The line has
developed an able defense, but
charges slowly in front of the back
field. The wing men have shown
marked improvement.
Milwaukee promoters seem in
+ fair way to go the way of all greedy
promoters. Since the legalizing of
boxing in Wisconsin mushroom clubs
have sprung up, and promoters are
cutting each others Threats to land
shows for their organizations. The
spectacle of three or four fights a
week may not be unusual.
Only, one or two strong clubs can
survive this competition, and the
weaker ones will go to the wall. Mil
waukee has not large enough terri
tory to draw from in order to stage a
money-making fight even once a
week. ~.
There will be no hitch in the Jimmy
Clabby-Petroskey match on the
coast. Petroskey yesterday agreed to
accept Ben Selig as referee and the
last obstacle disappeared. Clabby is
a 10 tc favorite in the betting, but
Petroskey has plenty of hackers. If
Clabby is the victor he will go after
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-03
Chase VS.. Safer, and McInniss vs..
MerkIe-very Hard to Choose.

RESULTS YESTERDAY
National League.
Philadelphia, 8; New York, 6 (final
score in disputed game of Aug. 30).
Philadelphia, 3-4; New York, S-3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
GEORGIANS KICKING ON
BIRMINGHAM PEANUTS
BY SAM Il. KENNEDY

For true blue patriotism and undying
love of the land of his nativity your dyed
in-the-wool Georgian holds the record
against all corners.
According to the native of Georgia with
in the lines of that commonwealth the
sun shines brighter. the birds sing sweet
er, the moon reflects brighter CLEANS
and the moonshiner makes better whisky
than all other places on this mundane
sphere
But all these things pale into insignifi-
cance beside his love for the Georgia
Goober--the succulent peanut raised in
the sandy soil of the dear old state.
Rare instances are known of Georgians
who admitted that Alabama was pretty
good sort of place. and 1t is rumored that
once upon a time blackhearted renegade
was reported to have said that Atlanta
was not the best town on earth. Up 20
the present time. however, the Georgia
peanut has never been 1assailed and with
reason.
All of which lengthy prelude is for the
purpose OF leading up to complaint origi-
mating with the Galaxy or Genial Geor-
gians who have for various and some oil
them, unknown reasons, left the confines
OF that paradise on earth and made their
homes in Ensley The complaint of these
Georgians is against the alleged poor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11

quality and general sottenness of the pea
nuts dispensed at the ball games at Rick
wood. The attendant of the ball games
has the same affinity for the little pea
nut as has the patron of the circus, ana
according to the statement of the afore-
said knockers, the circus goober has 1t
on the kind sold at Redwood.
NJ. II. Mcdowell says that If Birming
ham wins a game the goobers taste so
bad you cant enjoy it. and IL the team
loses the two together makes life not
worth living
John S. Harris doesn't mind the quality
so much If he could get more of them
for nickle. fe claims that IA for b
cents is the most you can expect.
Alex Cochran. sergeant of the Ensley
police force, believes that if the manage
ment of the baseball park would buy
Georgia COOLERS TO sell the patrons, the
attendance at the games would be easily
doubled But even the Georgia brand
would he small solace TO Alex il. Birming-
ham shon{d win from Atlanta.
Tom Devereaux, who leads the Ensley
fans in every fray at Redwood and who
uses the space usually accorded to the
purchasers of two tickets is contemplate
ing organizing the local Georslans into
a society for the preservation OF the pea
nut IF the management at the park
will not provide the Georgia brand
boycott may be established and every
member will be required to carry a half
peck to each game for the purpose Of
free distribution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
PAYNE is ARRESTED
ON THREE CHARGES
Charged With Causing Disturbance at
Hotel-Claims to Be Chief of
Police of Already

G. S. PAYNE. who stated at the city
Jail last night that he is the chief of
police of Already, small mining station
near Coalburg, in the western part of
Jefferson county, was arrested last night
about s O'Clock by Detectives McGill
and Christian, and locked upon TIRES
charges-carrying concealed weapons. un-
lawfully presenting a pistol and disgr-
derly conduct. The arrest was made at
the Terminal station.
According to the arrestng officers,
Payne was at hotel on Fourth axe
nue., between Twenty-iifth and Twenty
sixth streets yesterday afternoon and
caused disturbance. Charges were pre-
ferred against him and his arrest fol-
lowed.
When Payne was seen at the city jail
last night he denied einphaticaly The
charges against him. He stated that he
was the chief of police of Already and
showed a badge to substantiate his dec
laration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
PEACE AND POWER
GERMANY'S GOAL
Setting Dangerous Prece-
dent by Action
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.

Berlin. May 1o.-(Special.)- two
great treasures which we seek to obtain,
Hollweg. are peace and the strength OF
Helweg, are peace and the strength Of
the fatherland
Treasures SO precious are not to be
had for nothing, end sacrifices must be
made for them. The echo which our APP
peal to the self-sacrihce of the German
people has been found strengthens more
in the conviction that Germany is in no
danger of going under in prosperity and
luxury. but that she is ready to make
sacrifices for strength and for peace.
These treasures are to cost German
property owners the substantial sum of
$3.50, 900, 900. Property will pay but, it is
asked, what a dangerous precedent-what
an alarming temptation to socialist greed
and extravaganza should the party of
tEeoretic altruism ever gain control of
the fatherland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
LEG IS BROKEN BY
! FALL FROM WINDOW
While Asleep John Brooks
Walks Out of Second
Story Window

While sleeping about 1890 o clock this
morning, John Brooks, white man,
walked out of the second story window of
the Talbot House, at Second avenue and
Eighteenth street, and came to a iude
awakening on the sidewalk below. His
left leg was broken and he was consid-
erably bruised.
Help was soon summoned from War
ner d Smiley's, nearby and Brooks, now
awakened, was Immediately taken to the
Hillman hospital, where it was said he
was resting easily
Mr. Brooks is from New Orleans and
had just arrived from that city last
night. lie stated before going to tho
hospital that he came to Birmingham to
work as a clerk in the commissary de-
partment of the Woodward Iron conf.
pany at Woodward