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The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-04
TABOR CASE is CITED
AS PRECEDENT IN LIEUTENANT
GovERNoRSHlP MATTER.
Death Of Col. Benjamin F. Montgomery
Raises Question as to Who Will
Hold Office Next Two Years.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-Wil the death of Colonel
Benjamin f. Montgomery, lieutenant
governor-elect Of Colorado, cause
stephen R. Fitzgarrald, the incumbent.
TO hold over for another term, or Will
the president pro tempore of the Sen
ate become lieutenant governor at the
stroke of noon, January IA, when Fitz-
garrald's term expires?
State officers, heads of departments
and Legislators who visited the state
house were deeply interested in the
point, and majority believe the Su-
preme Court will be asked to decide
the question.
Only once has the question been
raised in Colorado regarding the sue
cession in office in the case of an Of
ficer-elect dying before qualifying.
That was in 1880, when Lieutenant
Governor-elect George B. Robinson
was shot and killed at one Of his mines
in Summit county, two weeks after his
election.
mining man, was lieutenant governor
under Governor T. w. Pitkin at that
time, and he held over for another two
year term, although E. R. Wolcott,
later United States senator was elect
ed speaker pro tempore of the State
Senate and put in his claim to the act
ing lieutenant governorship.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-04
WASHINGTON.

Her friends in Washington society
heard with pleasure the news that
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
Presidentelect. had selected as her
personal secretary at the White House
Miss Isabel Hagner.
Although the holiday mail was
heavier in every section of the country
than ever before the work of handling
It was performed with less congestion
and confusion than in previous years
according to reports received by Post
master General Hitchcock.
The postmaster general has made
another appeal to Congress in letter
TO the chairman of the House postal
committee for legislation changing the
method of paying the railways for
mail transpt rtation, urging that they
be paid for space instead of weight.
Owing TO the Inauguration of the par
eel post system in the county jan
uary /, Hitchcock deems it necessary
that some action should be taken on
his recommendation as soon as pos
sible.
Senator Kern does not expect to
continue as n counsel for the convict
cd men in the dynamite cases because
of the pressure of his duties in the
Senate. 1t was said that Mr.. Kern,
when he associated himself with coun.
sci for the defense. did not expect the
trial would continue long enough to
keep him away from Congress.
Inauguration ceremonies in the past
have been too spectacular and pre-
tentious, in the opinion of President
elect Woodrow Wilson, who wants his
augyTation to be as simple as pos,
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-04
FOREIGN.

The Irish home rule bill reached the
report stage in the House OF Commons
in London.
The ambassadors OF most of the
European powers have advised the OF
toman government to make an effort
to come to terms Of the Balkan allies.
Fifteen of the crew OF the Danish
she was wrecked in the great gale
which ragged in the English channel.
Alfred Won Kiderlen-Waechter, sec
retary of state of the German empire,
died SUDDENLY at his sisters home at
Stuttgart, Germany, after n brief ill
ness.
Reorganization soon will begin of
the federal army in northern Mexico.
Its first effect will be the assigning of
commanders to new stations, and later.
it is said, in altering the relations be-
tween the regular and irregular troops.
The brief session of the peace con-
ference Saturday brought the Balkan
delegates to their feet in protest
against the counter proposals put for
ward by Rechad Pasha in behalf Of
the Ottoman government. Turkeys
maximum demands are considered
very sweeping.
The newspapers at Athens state that
the program followed by the Turkish
fleet in it's sortie from the Dardanelles
was drawn up by an American, Ad-
miral Bucknam, who was recently
called to Constantinople from London.
Admiral Bucknam is said to be a re-
tired officer of the American navy
who assisted in recognizing the Turk
ish fleet under the reign of Abdul
Hamid.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-04
GENERAL.

Two white men were injured, one ia
tally, and several negroes hurt in =
clash at Atlanta, Ca, between mem
hers of the two races.
President and Mrs. Taft, Colonel AMI
Mrs. Gocthals and a number of
friends arrived off Key West on the
battleships Arkansas and Delaware.
On his return trip from the Panama
canal zone, President Taft paid his
first visit to the Oldest town in the
United States, stopping at St. Angus
tine, Fla, as the guest of the Board of
Trade.
Warning the business men of the
country that hereafter they will not
be allowed to make money without Civ
ing something in return and asserting
that the office of President is one in
which man must put on his war
paint, President-elect Wilson spoke to
an audience of about 5000 people from
the steps of the Mary Baldwin semi
nary at Staunton, Va, within fifty feet
of the little church in which his faith
er, the Rev. Joseph r. Wilson.
preached more than half century
ago.
Although the federal prison at Leav-
enworth, Kan, is crowded close TO its
capacity, Deputy Warden w. H.
Mackey said room would be made for
the thirty-thFee men sentenced in In
dianapolis for connection with the
dynamite conspiracy, and that their
services as iron workers would be well
come toward completing the task OF
reroonng the prison, now under way.
u have had no intimation from the
government that the men were COM
ing, but have been prepared for that
eventuality." Mr. Mackey said. I'VE
have 1,20S prisoners now. and we
thought the place WAS full when we
had 1,15G. Our limitations are elastic
shall try to give the men from In
dianapolis plenty of work in their own
regular lines"
Four members of the family of Ed
ward II. Miller were killed by being
struck by the Illinois Central Panama
limited four miles south of Champaign,
H.
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and her son,
Ogden Mills Reid, arrived in New York
from England on the steamer Cam.
pania. Their arrival was timed to pre-
cede by several days that of the Brit
ish cruiser Natal which is steaming
for the same port with the body OF
the late American ambassador to
Great Britain. who died in London,
Dec. Is.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-04
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS o.
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

The Lima Bean Growers Associa-
ton, of Oxnard, Cal, sometimes called
the bean trust" has gone out Of ex-
istence.
Frank Rockefeller of Belvidere,
Cleveland and New York, declares
that his brother John D., is the most
lonesome man in all the world.
Two of the ten buildings Of the
Akron plant of the International Har-
vester Company were destroyed By
fire at Akron, Ohio, the loss being
100000.
A delegation representing the Chey-
enne bar went to Laramie and at
tended the funeral of the late Judge c.
e. Carpenter of the Second judicial
district OF Wyoming.
The first Colorado lambs of the
season arrived at the st. Louis Ma
tional Stockyards. They came from
II. j. and j. C. Gilbraith of the San
Luis valley, in Colorado, and brought
1915 per 100.
At least 1000 rifle and unaccount-
able quantities of ammunition in ship
ments of from 5000 to $4,000 rounds
each, have been received at FL Paso,
Tex, within the last three months, ac-
oording to official figures.
The second trial of Clarence S. Dar-
row, the Chicago attorney who was
chief counsel in the trial of James B.
Mcnamara, who was indicted by the
county grand jury year ago on two
charges of jury bribing, will be be-
gun in Los Angeles January Goth.
Eugene Rust, general manager of
the Kansas City stock yards since
1903, died at his home in Kansas City
after an illness of several months. Mr.
Rust had been connected with the
stock yards for thirty-two years. He
was born at Belfast, Me, 61 years ago.
Frank b. Kellog of St. Paul, speak
ing before the meeting of the Nebras-
ka State Bar Association in Omaha,
vigorously defended the integrity of
the American judiciary and con-
demned what he said was a disposi-
tion of these days to criticize the
courts.
1t required a court session of but
twenty-five minutes to deprive the
thirty eight convicted dynamite con-
spirators" of their liberty in Federal
Judge Anderson's court in Indianap-
oils Just one hour after the reading
of the verdicts the door of the county
Jail had closed behind the last pris-
.oner.
John H. Warner and Phoebe Allen,
both of Olney, H., were married at
Vincennes, Ind Warner is a farmer,
sixty-four years old, and weighs 800
pounds, while his bride is fifty-two
and also weights 300 pounds. Each
had been married three times before
and each lost the first and third mate
by divorce and the second by death.
The national conclave of Hal Resh,
a Jewish fraternity, opened at Lin
coin, Meh,, with the election of Irv-
ing Meinrathe of Kansas City, presi-
dent; jerome Reichart of Denver,
vice president; Raymond Frank of
Denver. secretary. and Herbert Aren-
stein of OMAHA treasurer. Sigma
Matha Phi, the national soroity, has
been in session in Omaha, but the del
egates are now in Lincoln to take
part in the festivities in connection
with the fraternal convention.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-04
Two Widows Struck by Train.

Fort Collins.-While they were
driving over the dangerout crossing at
the Hottcll mill on their way to
church, the buggy in which Mrs. Addie
Ruff, aged sixty-two, and Mrs. Gather
inc Steilie, aged sixty-four, both wild
ows, were seated, was struck by pas.
senger train and demolished, the horse
killed, and both women, who were
thrown almost under the wheels, badly
bruised. Mrs. Ruff, whose head was
cut and bruised and arm broken, was
taken to q hospital. Both will recover
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-04
Lieutenant eovernor.Elect Dead.

Denver.-Benjamin Franklin Mont
gomery, lieutenant governor-elect of
Colorado, and one of the leading Dem
ocrats of the state, died at st. Luke's
hospital. He was rs years old. Death
was due to a complication arising from
laryngitis, following close upon a Sc
rious operation performed two weeks
ago. His advanced age, combined with
general weakened condition, brought
about a relapse from which he never
rallied.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-04
Wife of First Governor Leaves $40, 1000

Dcnyer.-The will of Mrs. Julia P.
Gilpin. widow Of the first territorial
governor of Colorado, was filed for
probate in the county court. Mrs.
Gilpin left an estate of about $4,000,
of which at least $25.OOO is realty.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-04
elections Costly to Ell Paso Voters.

Colorado Springs.-The September
primary election and the regular No
vember election cost Ell Paso county
S1S,500, or about seventy-six cents per
vote, according to figures compiled by
County Clerk E. C. Sheldon. OF 22,022
registered, 1919 voted at the general
election.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-04
Says Had Threatened to Kill.

Pueblo.-A statement that Andrew
Hogg, charged with the shooting of
Mrs. Frank L. Seitz. attempted her
life on a previous occasion, has been
made by Mrs. Seitz. She AYERS that
on Christmas eve he visited her home
and following an argument, drew a
pistol and pressed its against her fore
head
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-04
DR.. S. x. Thompson Dies.

Greeley.-Dr. S. X. Thompson, the
first dentist in Greeley and member
of the pioneer colony, died at his home
after an illness of one week. He was
eighty-two years old and came here in
1870. He leaves widow and broth
er in Vermont, who is eighty-four
years old.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-04
STATE NEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL
c o L o r a DO
PIE EOPLE
western Newspaper Union news Service.

January 2o-25-Eighth Annual West
ern Stock Show-Denver.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-04
W. L. Link Found Dead.

Breckenridge.-W. l. Link, for many
years resident of Alma and Fairplay,
in this county, and at one time county
treasurer, was found dead in bed. He
tad been troubled for some time with
q weak heart.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-04
Injured Man Saved BY Train Whistle

Greeley.-With his jaw and nose
broken from a fall on cattle guard
ON the Colorado e Southern road, John
iKnutson, manager of the county hos
pital, lay unconscious for an hour and
was only aroused by the whistle from
an approaching train in time to drag
himself from the track.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-16
WIFE TAKES ACID WHEN ACCUSED0F
|NF|DEL|Ty BY SPOUSE; Ord ATTEMPT
Mrs. Bessie Trezse, Laundry Epoye, Swallows Enough
Poison to Kill Twenty-Death Slow and Agonizing.
Was Married Less Than One Year Ago.

A A RS. BESSIE TREZISE, aged 21,
MI after declaring to her best
AVA friend last night that she
would never be seen alive again; that
she could not live unless her husband
returned to her and treated her
right-kept her word when she pro-
cured three ounces OF carbolic acid
at a local drug store this morning
and drank the stuff in her room at
the home of Mrs. Caroline Jones, 5l9
Rockaway avenue, while her husband
lay asleep on the bed beside her. He
was awakened by her choking gasps
and tried desperately to save her
life with antidotes. DR.. w. T. Adams
was called, but the girl-wife died in
terrible agony just after the physician
reached the house, having lived 80
minutes after taking the poison.
1t was her third attempt at suicide.
Her last attempt was in a fit of
jealousy in Glenwood Springs five
months ago, four months after her
marriage. Both of her former at
tempts were frustrated by heroic
work and she declared that when
she tried it again she would make it
a good job. The physician stated
that she drang enough to kill ~
people this morning.
The remains weretaken in charge
by Coroner r. A: Yunker. who de
clared an inquest unnecessary, as it
was plain case of suicide.
Domestic Trouble.
The suicide and her husband had
been having good deal of trouble of
late, according to the story she told
her friend. Mrs. Mollie Wagner. of
527 Main street, and he left her two
months ago and returned Monday
from Price, Utah, where he had been
cooking in restaurant He had ac-
cused her of infidelity and had con-
suited an attorney with a view of
scouting divorce, charging that she
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-16
MATTKEWSIS
NOT Chief,
night COP
Appointment Not
Yet Made by
the Mayor.

]. A. Matthews is not chief of po-
lice.
He is temporary night patrolman,
and William G. Hermann is still as
sistant chief OF police with the pow
ers of the superior office.
The error by which the report of
Matthews appointment was made
was caused by the bare statement
that the labor man had been appoint
ed for the present on the force, and
Mayor Todd lwho is not ON friendly
terms with newspaper men these
days. did not amplify his statement.
The facts became known last even
ing when the council was not asked
to take any steps toward confirming
the appointment of Matthews or any
enc else.
AS a matter of fact, the place may
be left vacant for weeks or months.
Mr.. Hermann is now on duty during
the day. and VII. hold his place for n
short time. Today he stated that he
would accept the position of chief IL
he was allowed to name his success
scr on the night force It is said
that that person would he W. G..
Knoche.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-16

was living with George Boyd, local
railroad brakeman. whom, he alleged
had been paying part of her expenses
since her husband left her two
months ago.
Trezise and his wife visited a local
lawyer the first of the week to see
about divorce according to his
statement and ever since he return
ed from Price his wife had been beg
ging him to return to her. He states
that he refused and told her it would
be better for them to be apart since
she had shown preference for Boyd
and had claimed to be Boyds wife.
She plead with him frantically. but
he held firm in his decision and she
threatened to end it all by killing
herself.
The two spent last evening at the
home of Mrs. Wagner and Mrs. Trez-
Use told her friend she was simply
crazed over the way her husband had
neglected her and that she would
end it all Mrs. Wagner told her
not to do it and tried TO dissuade her.
The last words she spoke to Mrs
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-16

Wagner were, "Mollie. you'll never
see me alive again; I'll kin myself
tonight Mrs. Wagner said MIR.
Frezise remarked, oh. you had bet
ter not do it tonight; you better wait
until tomorrow morning" His wife
retorted well, may wait until
then, but III be dead in the morn
ing" Trezise claims he did not hear
his wife's threats last night
Married in Glenwood.
The unfortunate girl was Bohe-
mian and came to this country two
years ago. Mrs. Joseph Kucera, wife
of a local tailor. is her sister She
worked in the Excelsior laundry
soon after arriving and spent a good
deal of her time with Mrs Wagner.
with whom she soon became friendly.
Together they went 10 Glenwood
about year ago and she met Trez-
Use there and was married in Febru-
airy. 1912. For four months all
went smoothly. 1t is alleged that
she became Jealous over his taking
sides with Mrs. kucera in a quarrel
they had, and she drank acid in an
attempt on her life. The returned to
this city a little over wo months
ago.
Tre2ise has been in Salt Lake two
months and returned Monday of this
week. Il is said he did not write to
her for over seven weeks. In the
meantime George Boyd is said to
have befriended her and provided
some money. She also returned to
work in the laundry and was working
hard for her living. At the laundry
she was known as an exceptionally
skilled worker and a jolly. good ma
tured girl. She told her trouble to
Manager Ferbrache of the laundry.
and asked for a layoff to see about
the divorce, Monday afternoon.
The funeral of the suicide will be
held here this week.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-16
The Girls i'm Brussels.

On the evening of Wednesday, July
o. The Sentinel girls who will tour
Europe this summer. will leave the
city of Antwerp for Brussels 1t is
only a 50-minute ride from Antwerp
to Brussels, and this will be made by
rail.
Brussels is the gay and handsome
capitol of Belgium and the residence
of the Royal family. 1t has been well
called Paris in Miniature" French
being the language of the Upper
Town while Flemish prevails in the
Lower Town.
Brussels has population of 640,-
900. 1t is city of imposing boule-
wards. spacious parks and handsome
streets lined with magnificent build
ings, both medieval and modern. Its
shops rival those of Paris in attract
iyeness. In the quaint old Grand
Palace is the noble Hotel de Vile,
begun i'll i62. the Maison du Roi,
1914, and the ancient Guild Houses.
The Cathedral o. st. Gudule,
founded in 1920, contains some cell
ebrated stained glass, pictures and
old wood carving; the great Palais de
Justice is one of the largest and most
magnificent public edifices in the
world.
The House of Representatives. or
Palais de la Nation, is also most i'm
posing. There are several interesting
old churches; the Picture Gallery
has the finest collection in Belgium.
The Wiertz Museum is very inter-
esting, the pictures being of wierd
and striking character
Brussels is famous for it's lace, and
Continued on Page 80
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-16
BAND CONCERTS
PROVIDED FOR

9 As result of the work of s
!, committee, composed of w. II. =
: Dowrey, Walter Wilhelmy. J. =
> Munrce Stewart and others, the =
3 city commissioners have agreed 5
> to appropriate $500 to pay for =
3 band concerts in the city parks 2
: every Sunday during the sum =
3 mer. This sum will not be suf- :
$ ficient to pay for the entire Sc !,
9 ries; but, if the citizens will -
: make up similar amount, the =
3 concerts can be continued =
s throughout the summer. =
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The daily sentinel., 1913-04-16
STRIKE Will.
INjURE BIG
EXHIBITION
alkoutStillM
General; Soldiers
Kissed by Men.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Brussels Apr. 16.-A statement is
sued by the ministry Of the interior
today admits that PSI, 600 men have
Joined the strike for manhood suf-
frange and the abolition of plural
voting. The socialist leaders claim
that the total number OF strikers is
more than 100000
II is stated that the Belgian gov
crnment finds itself with only very
small supply of coal to run the state
railroads, and that this supply is
likely to be exhausted by the end OF
the week, thus crippling transporta-
ton. The lack of fuel VIII cause the
stoppage Of many electric and gas
plants and thus prevent thousands of
non-strikers from continuing work
Emile Nandervelde, the socialist
leader, today completed tour of the
provinces of Hainaut and Namur. He
declared that "all business is stag
rated throughout the industrial dis
trict." and that violence has been
exceptional.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-16
to
be Nisited
by Winners
A DELIGHTFUL TOUR

The heaviest vote, with one excep-
tion, that has been east between any
two counts since the opening of The
Sentinels Great European Tour and
Yellowstone Park Trip Contest
was cast between last Saturday and
this morning.
The total vote cast since Saturday
morning was in excess of $1,000.
Miss Agnes Dodson today passed
the 10000 mark in her total vote,
and has 207, $50 votes to her credit.
This is an increase of 26,200 since
Saturday. Miss Dodson still holds
first place.
Miss Ethel Blackwell made an in
crease of 24,S40 votes since Saturday
and her total today is 19S.635.
For several counts Miss Dodson
and Miss Blackwell have held prac-
tically the same relation toward each
other so far as voting strength is
concerned.
The race between these two young
ladies has grown in interest and ex-
element from day to day and is at
tracing more than local attention.
1t is a closely contested race. but the
rivalry is friendly
Miss Bertha Combs of Fruita con-
tinues to hold third place in the con-
test
The standing of the contestants as
shown by the count made today is as
fnIlouc.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-16
MIDLAND TRAIL WILL BE OWED BY TOURIST next

In telephone message today Secretary Antles
Of Ienver repeated telegram he had received from H
White chairman of the committee of Indianapolis
mems tour which definitely thai tourists
would come by of the Midland trail We appeae the many
Of good will from your section the general
Of interest We will by way Grand
land trail from Denver Salt Lake City hope
boosters in July and August"
While net definite of this is taken
Midland trail has its greatest victories fight
have this route designated the official highway
who to select the national will accompany
annapolis
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-16
POPE SEEMS
WORSE; HAS
BAD PERIOD
CoughingFitC
es Many Fears
for Pontif.
Associated Press.

AssOClaLeu Iress.
Rome, Apr. 16.-The temperature
OF Pope Plus varied frequently dur
ing this forenoon. DR.. Amici visited
him just before noon and found that
an almost imperceptible rise had oc-
CURED since early this morning
Following a long conference be
tween Prof. Marchiafava and Cardin-
al Merry del Val. papal secretary of
state, Lawyer Patriarca was sum
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-16
COBB SETS SELF
ABOVE RULES OF
GAME SAYS BOSS
Discipline, Not Money, Now Is
sue in Attempt to Sign
Up the Georgia Peach.
Associated Press.

Detroit, Mich, Apr 16.-Disci-
pline. not money, is the all important
question at issue between the Detroit
American League club and Tyrus
Cobb, who is now under suspension
because he refused to accept the