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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-02-05
OPIUM RAIDERS FIND
SMOKER ECSTkIC EVEN
WHILE THEY GET GOODS
Tom Quon Smiles at Wreck.
ing of Fake Laundry by
Customs Men.

A. the first streak Of dawn Uttered
through the elevated structure to-day,
ushering in tho Chinese New Year.
two customs inspecto dartcd from
behind a pillar and slipped into tho
cellar at No. 30 Chatham square. They
pressed their noses against the glass
door ana peercd into tho gloomy In
terior. The pungcnt Odor Of burning
pills" sifted through cracks Of the
door. and inside they raw momcntary
glow In the dark. Fs,dcd red letters
on the door told that tho place wss
Tom Quon's laundry. The inspectors
carried warrant for Tom Quon.
CHARGED with max INC and selling opium
In the back room.
AS they watchal several velvet footed
Orientlls fitted across the street and
VANISHED. Tae Inspector shoulders
forced the door. - they tumhled In
ON tie floor Tom Quon never stirred.
Ths INSPECTORS showed thsir way tn a
fake laundry. and wefo almost suiio-
Gated by smoking opium and jess
sticks.
Tom Quon. dressed In tho finest silk.
lay with nalf closed eyes ON divan.
"store closed" murmurod Tom ouon.
his face wreathed IN smiles. New
Lear. no laundiey to-day"
"Cet up yelled inspector James
Hokenson. "wc want tv know where
you make that dope you're smoking
and sell everywhere In Chinatown"
"Clazy--clazy." softly whispered the
Oriental, making the air thick with
smoke as he lay back stepped In &C.
stasy.
Hokenson with his side partner. Col
lins. searched tie collar. while Tom
Quon smoked peacefully ON. On shelves
were seven tlme-yeliowed packages Of
laundry" not bearing tho usual red
tickets. Then the sesrchsrs found q
small door, almost hidden and fast,
snsd with . heavy paddock.
Dragging Tom Quon to his fect. al
though he retained hrs pipe. the inspeo-
tors brought him from Greenland Ions
enough to give them the Key. lie look 4
on with smiling eyes as the customi
men uncovered charcoal stove. 4
strainer and a pound and q half OF gun
opium. When. told that he had to ~
with them Tom looked worried for tn,
FIRST time.
He prostrated himself before his Josl
idol. Then rising. no d0nned an over
coat and hat and followed silently &
the Federal Building, to be arraignes
before United States Commissions
Shields. who held him under u.ooo hail
II Tom Quon's pocket was a member
ship card OF the Hip Sing Tong. lie Ia
many frleads and enemies In China
iowa
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-02-05
George Sutton VIII Make An.
other Attempt to Wrest 1872
Billiard Title From Willie
Hoppe Tonight.

GORGE SUTTON. the veteran
= billiard player of csicago. viii
~ make another attemvt TO wrost the
49, baik line title from Willie Hoppe. tho
champion, whom tho two nee. tonight
in a soo-po.nt championship game In the
grand ballroom OF the Hotel Astor. SUIT
ton has played remarkably well In prac-
tice and the admirers Of the chicago
player are coniidclt that he VIII rc-
lieve tho young champion OF his title.
willie has been practising at Mcornws.
and IN AZ lis exhibitions ha has shown
the came brilliancy with the cue that
made him me pest player IN tie world
Cart. wgvn~ ot the Yale. trct team has
b>ca noinef thst f,r os ~ bst distaace
rinncfs ID the sqi;id d. grn. hAchsr, Suih md
below haze besa declared actstie D, the
sscuiu ,his vail kep hen art ~ the games
u the Bson Athlcti Associaisf. neSt ss.utiay
s ss, ts o,S % ,aSa ss mes lie ssss u
wh.lh Yale las planned TO take ss6.
penn.yitava's sthlctic ,usecton met Yesterday
end foe the first time In several Yeas failed o
rAiiiy tho ipctbali schedule OF the February meet
Ing Chairm.si r. Trstnn Hate ~as away TO.
Ne Is oielsr,rs w,;h ono Q, The .lilE fouy,. a, Q
iskc he p.ss. q Carucli on the eehriale. Will
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assured that game would 10 arrhxed WITH e,lh.r
Yale Or priftictou. aud thai no ne,cr Wyln nave
accepted he Iost had he nT thought That TINS
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-02-05
PRlMR0SE'S WIFE LOSES
SUIT AGAINST MINSTREL.
Woman Alleged He Was Cruel to
Her, and Husband Said She
Drank 10 Excess

Mrs. Esther II. Primrose. who sued
George II. Primrose. minstrel. for sspa.
ration on the ground Of cruelty. lost
or suit yesterday before Justice Keogh
At White Plains. Mr.. Primrose filed q
countsr.eiaim for separation. siiesins
that his wife not only deserted him.
but had been cruel He contcnded that
. husband va snot supposed to stand
every abuse heapsd upon him by his
helpmats.
Mrs Primrose alleged that her hus.
band assaulted her IN = hotel In Ohio.
and that no tried to get her to convey
to him property which che owned In
Mount Vernon. Mr.. Primrose asserted
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-02-05

That his wife drank to excess and that
during one month Ne received IA bill for
forty bottles OF gin. which she had or,
dsred. lie said tNat when they weri
at a hotel In New York. Mrs. Primrose
cut up his plug hat ana slashed his
evening clothes.
Judge Keogh. In granting Me-. Prlm-
rose n decision. declined to give any
costs against his wife.
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-02-05

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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-02-05

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The Delta independent., 1913-01-10
THE STRATToN ESTATE

Some fellow has introduced a bill
in the legislature to bounce the STRAIT
ton estate trustees and let the state
take charge of the fortune he left
Independent would like to know
what the ''state"-meaning someone
appointed by the legislature. has got
to do with the money Stratton made
out of a mine.
Its trustees may have been lax. may
continue to be lax, but there should
still be ample time with which to
found and maintain the home for help.
less miners he had planned.
We knew Winfred Scott Stratton
when he was refused credit for
sack of flour He was struggling to
develop the independence mine. The
state did not take any interest in
him then. The few who did help him
We're prospectors as poor as him
self
He finally struck ore and died worth
ten million dollars. It's accumulation
did not hurt anyone The develop
ment of his mine and the wealth it
produced, benefited the state very
largely. aside from the amount of in
heritance tax 1t robbed his estate of.
We don't believe in more powerful
robber taking from weaker rival in
the asme line of business. We can
not see where it would benefit the
estate or the intent of Mr. Stratton's g
will, to take the management of his
leavings from one set of ghouls and
turn 1t over to another set of ghouls
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

the stuff had not arrived One night
he did not phone. and that was TO
show that the money had come.
That night Bert came in. took my
revolver away from me. and We shook
hands He said he would keep the
gun until death. He hit me over the
head and tied me up and went away
with the sack. 1t weighed about SO
pounds. but think he carried It off.
He was to take it to his fathers
place
He was gone but about half an
hour and then he came back He sig
nailed to me through the wall by
pounding that everything was aii
right. and then commenced to call
for help. You know all the rest"
Judge Shackleford intcrrogated the
boy for some time. Gilbert declared
that he had not confessed before on
account OF the stigma II would bring
on Teachout's mother. she In
fine woman. think. and ! didn't want
to hurt her That was why | did not
make clean breast of II sooner
Attorney wclch then asked the
court to reduce the sentence. but the
Judge declared that II was beyond
his power to change the sentence. II
would not II could he added. 1T
IL possible that when Teachout's term
Is ended that clemency can be e1er-
cised, but | can do nothing now"
Gilbert was sentenced 10 from five
to eight years. while Teachout was
given from four to seven years. The
court expressed the opinion Mt the
time that Gilbert was the more guilty
OF the two
Attorney ] NJ Kinnard expressed
the deepest surprise this afternoon
when told that Gilbert had made a
statement My client. Tcachout. has
never made any sort of statement to
me. and know nothing OF the sort
| could say nothing until ! have seen
him. | am very much surprised that
Gilbert has incriminated Teachouts
father"
II Is understood late this afternoon
that the proposed appeal to the su
preme court has been abandoned and
that both men will serve their SEN
tence at once.-Grand Junction SEN
tinel.
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

Because she says Rio Grande con
ductor put her off train at Cisco.
Utah. and left her Invalid son to con.
tinue a journey of several hundred
miles unaccompanied. and from the
effects of which he died. Mrs. Emma
J. Nelson. of Salt Lake City. has I'LL
ed suit In the local district court
for $4,000 damages against the rail-
road. She says she had proper tick
ct, but was elected from the train.
She wants $4,000 damages for in
juries TO herself and a similar amount
as idemnity for the death of her boy.
She is a trained nurse.-Grand June
tion Sentinel.
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10
AN EDISON TRIUMPH

Thomas A. Edison scored another
triumps Saturday, when, after years
of effort, he demonstrated completely
that he could produce sound synch-
ronously with action, thereby making
pictures to talk, sing and laugh, and
even for the barking and crying of
animals to be reproduced in moving
picture films. 1t would seem that
nothing is impossible with Edison
Truly, he is the wizard of the ages!
Sentinel
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10
Gilbert Makes Confession

Ben Gilbert, recently sentenced with
Bert Teachout for express robbery at
Grand Junction, has just made con.
fession. as follows
Several months before the thing
happened Bert Teachout suggested
the matter to me. but | thought he
was joking Later he spoke of 1t
again. and saw how easy 1t would
be to get the money from the Somer.
set shipment. From that time on we
talked 1t over from time to time and
laid our plans. Finally We talked It
over with Teachout's father. and he
agreed that 1t would be easy-that
all we would have to do would be to
hide it carefully.
''It was finally arranged by Bert
that he was to call his father up ev-
cry evening during the time the ship.
ment was expected, and that when
he called him up it was to show that
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

A Vivid Picture Halted, Appalled, Him
ed his attention. Following the same
a great lurid glow sprang up across
the eastern horizon.
"A fire!" exclaimed Barton. and he
started toward it. A terrific hubbub
increased as he advanced. He had
progressed to where he could see the
flames through the trees, when com.
ing rushing towards him. uttering ter
rified means, he made out a palefaced
wild eyed woman.
She clasped little babe close to
her breast, and holding her by the
hand dragged a little girl sobbing pitt
fully with fright and weariness.
MY good woman" spoke Barton,
stepping directly in the path of the
flying fugitive. what is the trouble?"
She gave a shrek at being SO start
lingly challenged. Then: ut is a
stranger? Oh. sir, we are lost. The
Dollivars are making raid. They
have burned four of our houses. They
will be to ours next, and probably kill
us If they discover u.s."
"The Dollivars?" repeated Barton
vaguely, and then a quick memory OF
the desperate doings in these lonely
Carolina mountain Businesses came to
him, and he asked: you mean a
family feud?"
Just that" nodded the woman.
"Oh, hide us quickly! They are com.
Ing this way"
Barton got the three refugees into
copse and saw a party of dozen
rough men armed and carrying torch.
es pass them by. Then there were
more shots and shouts and new
lurid glare crossed the sky.
1T is our home" mourned the wom-
an. And they will search for me and
my little ones. / can run with the
baby, but l cannot carry the little girl,
too. Oh, sir, help u.s."
I'll try, at leost," announced Bar.
ton firmly. reused by sympathy for
the poor creatures.
MY husband and his band are In a
refuge camp twenty miles south OF
here" explained the woman. THE
Dollivars have taken advantage of
their absence. I must reach them and
tell of what is going on"
The woman carrying the babe and
leading the way, Barton with the little
/ girl in his arms, they started on a
rorlorn tramp.
1--WE are almost there" announced
the woman nearly four hours later az
they started down a tortuous gap in
the mountains. There Is the glow of
their camp fire. Oh. am no glad, 80
thankful to you" And then with the
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

words she sank to the grass and
the babe in safe position in its
blanket, and told the little girl to
stay there and watch her mother.
Twenty steps brought the aviator in
full view of the outlaw camp. A vivid
picture halted, appalled, him. A group
of men were gathered near a camp
fire, and over branch of great tree
close at hand ran a rope. One end
encircled the neck of a man with
arms and feet tightly bound.
why! Why! Why!" shouted out
Nelson Barton in three tones OF rising
horror, "it is my friend. my partner.
Elwyn Moore! Stop! Stop!" he
screamed, rushing forward and wav-
ing his arms wildly.
Half dozen rifles covered him in
an instant, but he never halted.
Straight up to the outlaw leader he
dashed
Whats this?" fiercely challenged
that person, keen suspicion in his
swarthy face.
This is my friend" proceeded Bar
ton, pointing to Moore.
"Oh, maybe you're another detec.
tive, eh?" demanded the outlaw.
Detective? Why, we are airmen."
"And found a new way to sneak
into our district where we shoot
strangers on sight? Here. boys, tie
this one, tool"
Suddenly the outlaw turned. The
little girl had followed Barton. Now.
arms outstretched, she came into
view.
MARY, little Mary!" gasped the
outlaw. "How did you come here?"
81 brought her" said Burton quick
ly; your wife and baby. too. They
are back near the spring. The Dolli-
vers have raided your homes, and"
A cry of rage went up from the
rough crowd. The strangers were for
p moment forgotten. The woman and
babe were brought into the camp.
Then there were rapid explanations.
Half of the men sprang to their
horses, and with direful threats swept
north to add another sanguinary chap
ter to the great Dolliver family feud.
The outlaw chieftain came back to
the camp fire with tears in his eyes,
and gentle as a lamb. Instantly
Moore was released. He overwhelmed
Barton with thanks. He learned the
real mission of the aviators in that
forbidden district
-Four of you" he shouted to his
men, get to Shelbyville fast as you
can, and bring back fifty gallons OF
gasoline. II the town is asleep. shoot
1t up. Be back by daylight. These
fr,- H. -. I.. IL 30. hi,
airship and the rest of US on the trail
OF the Delivers"
ASK him to give me my trophy"
whispered Moore to his friend.
Your trophy"
Yes, see it's been a target fast.
ened to that tree yonder. These illit.
crate fellows can't read, and insisted
that the badge was that of a secret
service detective"
The trophy, plus one deep bullet
dent, was returned to its owner with
Apologies.
The airship made a brilliant non.
stop flight. almost beating the record.
A guest at the Barton home. Elwyn
Moore had the coveted chance to pre-.
sent himself and his trophy to pretty
Mabel Barton.
She admired 1t. and its owner as
well. The result was natural. The
trophy became a family heirloom. 1t
was not only a reminder OF the skill
of its owner. but of that weird hour
in the moonshiner's camp when the
loyal Nelson Barton arrived Just In
time,"
Copyright. 1912. by w. @. Chapman.)
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

In the final canvass OF the vote for
the state officers, about the only
close vote to the Democratic nomi
nees was that of John E. Ramer for
Secretary of State. Ramer came
within twelve thousand of Pearce's
vote. Ben Griffith was beaten by
10000 votes. The combined vote of
the Republican and Progressive can
didates, would however, defeated any
Democratic candidate on the state
ticket by from 5000 to $4,000
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10
IN NICK OF Time
Two Airmen Stranded in the
Mountains Narrowly Escape
Being Strung Up.
BY GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN.

BY GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN.
I'm afraid that pretty sister OF
yours will never see my much vaunt-
ed trophy" said Elwyn Moore, air.
man.
"She's got to. 1 promised her.
wrote her all about it, and you. So
brace up. old man. Take your pick.
The long stick-south. The short
stick-east. Choose"
1t was an impressive scene and an
unusual one. Upon a broad plateau
in the heart of the North Carolina
mountains rested the monoplane Vic
tor. The two expert bird men had
just carried off the honors in an aero
meet at Savannah. They designed a
trip to the home of Nelson Barton,
in Delaware, where his father and his
sister awaited them. Now, in a flight
over desolate, well nigh uninhabited
country, the Juice" had given out in
the carburetor and the Victor was
Stalled" Gasoline must be found
or the machine abandoned.
After brief consultation the two
men had decided to start out in
search of some town. Barton hid all
but the ends of two twigs in his hand.
Moore drew the long oneo-south. Bar.
ton started east with the laughing
boast that he would be back first with
the needful fuel for the engine.
1t was nightfall when Barton toiled
slowly down a winding valley-lost.
All that day he had not come across
a single human being or habitation.
This is getting pretty desperate"
decided Barton. 81 cannot hope to
find my way back to the airship.
may wander for days without coming
to town or settlement. All. at last
light"
He traced it to rude hut. But
though he knocked repeatedly at the
door and raped on the windows. nc
one responded. Suddenly loud shouts
and then shots in the distance attract
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

The only subject to be discussed
is the good roads legislation to be
presented TO the general assembly.
Chief of all measures is that to turn
over all monies available from the
state for good roads purposes to the
highway commissioners for expendi-
ture. In this movement the Colorado
Good Roads association has the sup
port of Governor Ammons. Speaker
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

The Colorado legislature is now in
session and it is claimed that a lot
of the freak laws on our statute books
will be repealed before the limit of
the regular session is ended. If they
would spend their time in repeating
the freak laws, and not pass any more
laws, the session will go down in his
tory as credit to the party.-San
Miguel Examiner
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

Billy Adams, by clever strategy Sc
cured his election as president pro-
TEN of the senate Tuesday. Billy
got some of the senators in the habit
of getting excused from voting, and
at the time when six or seven had
done SO, handed the progressive Demo
Gratis one and walked in by the aid
of few Republicans. Well, it broke
the deadlock, anyway.
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

The Independent congratulates both
President-elect Wilson and Gov. Am
mons upon their determination to
avoid inaugural show and bombast.
sin
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

Miss Genevieve Clark, daughter of
Speaker Clark, has growing desire
to engage in newspaper work, at least
so reported. 1t has been our belief
that those of her sex preferred hap
piness to an accumulation of grief
Durango Democrat.
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

Governor Ammons' suggestion that
the Legislature get through with the
session in sixty days is most excel
lent one. That gives time to enact the
good laws demanded, but not much
time for the vicious ones-Colorado
Commoner.
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

The mayor of indianapolis declared
that he would rather sec girl with
her dresses short at the bottom than
at the top" Doesn't it depend some.
what on the physical Development
Durango Herald.
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

That pool room proprietor down at
Lamar who joined the church and per-
mitted the evangelist to burn his pool
tables in the public square, after rails
ing s4O0 for him. probably made good
sale.-Center Post Dispatch.
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

1t is now time for the express com
panies to revise their graft if they
want to compete with Uncle Sam
Windsor Poudre Valley
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

The mayor of Two Buttes has been
ordered by the court to pay his wife
alimony of $4,000 flat and 500 a
month Bet he wishes he had never
met the other "beaut LAS Animas
Democrat.
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

Now that the closed season on pass
es has commenced whole lot of peo-
pie find that they never had any busi-
ness in Denver this winter, anyhow
Colorado Springs Democrat
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

Colonel Bryan made $1,000 in two
weeks reporting the national conven-
tions, and, incidentally, alsa made a
president William ]. is some hustler.
Durango Herald.
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

We have no desire to debate the
fac THAT fakes attract women" Look
who some of the Durango women have
for husbe Democrat
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

If Mr.. Taft makes trip around
the world the foreigners will have an
opportunity to see man who is every
inch an Decentralization Jour
nal
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

1920 This is the third annual con
vention. and will be the most repre-
sentative ever held.
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

Bills to secure the good roads legis-
lation now desired in this state are
now being prepared for submission to
the annual convention OF the Colorado
Good Roads association to be held at
the Albany hotel In Denver. January
The Delta independent., 1913-01-10

An empty purse fills the face with
wrinkles. also the tomach.-Pagosa
Springs Sun.