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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
Thrown with Thieves.

This saloon, you see, was the hang-out
for lot Of fly fellows. AT first 7
didn't bother my head about where thew
were getting their money. All I knew
was that they were spending lots of it
and. Of course. It meant more for me and
more for the boss, too. The bigger the
days receipts the more room there was
for me to grab off my change without
arousing suspicion that I was getting
It at all.
These fellows would blow in of
morning and after treating everybody in
sight they would remark thew wera
nearly all in and then swing me for p
round or two. Maybe they would bor-
row a little change. Then thew wouId
leave, but in an hour or two they wouId
return and always with wads that wouId
make a wOrkingman turn green with
envy as he gazed at them.
After they had come to know me we'll
enough to confide in me they told me
what their graft was. They were pick
pockets, and, as they expressed it, il was
like picking money from trees. All they
had to do, it seemed to me, was to leave
the saloon, take their stand on the cor
ner and all that passed would take
out their pOcketbooks, wallets, watches,
sparklers or wads and chuck them at
their heads. Sometimes when this mob
returned to the saloon after an absence
Of an hour or two they would split up
thousand dollars.
1t didn't take me long to figure that it
was easier to shake a guy down for his
wad than it was to shake drinks. I
could tap the cash drawer for ten day
and get away with it, but these fellows
could pick up a thousand in an hour
and sometimes a single round of drinks
would come to twenty dollars.
Learned to Pick Pockets.
When business was slack these pick
pockets showed me how the trick was
turned. I was a likely young chap and
it didn't take me long to learn. Ny eye
was quick and my hand quicker. In two
weeks I could lift a watch or a wallet
or a wad for that matter as bandily as
any one Of them.
I was coming out of a theatre one
night when a man in evening clothes and
a young woman hanging to his arm
brushed past me. I don't know what
prompted me, but in a flash it came over
me that here Was the chance to try out
my skill. 1 lowered close to this big,
fine looking chap and when I moved
away had his watch as well as his
wallet I think he had to borrow sup
per money from the girl that night for
when 1 counted what was in the wallet
1 found my nights test of skill had
netted me a watch and fob worth $500
and a wallet with S21O in crisp, new
bank notes.
As easy as this came you might sup
pose that the boss had to open up the
Saloon himself the next morning. I
never showed. But I did make it nv
hang-out for a long time after that be-
lause I wanted to train with the mob
that had showed me how to make the
easy coin.
I was twenty years old when that first
bank roll dropped into my hands From
then on for six months, at least, it was
something like that every night ]
worked the theatre crowds and they
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

never failed to pay me for my trouble
Sometimes it was a hundred, sometimes
more. lived on the fat Of the land
played the horses, played faro and any
other game Of chance that happened to
be running. l was q, desperate gambler
from the start, and, strange to say, never
drank drop of intoxicating liquor IN
my life, never smoked and never chewed
tobacco.
Sooner or later every pickpocket comes
to grief. Less than a year after quit
my job in Reilly's saloon I was picked
up for stealing a watch. They had the
goods on me, too, because they caught
me before I had time to pass the time
piece to a friend.
Luck was with me- The "bull" that
got me was open to a proposition, and
when I had passed him a pretty good
bunch Of coin he didn't make out very
strong case against me when I came up
for trial. and I was discharged. I was
mugged and that photograph is at Police
Headquarters now.
The First Prison Sentence.
got what was coming to me a little
later, though, and luck wasn't with me.
Again I was caught red handed and 1
went away for a six months stretch.
That set me thinking Maybe it was
better to tend bar with an eighteen-a-
week salary and a ten-a-day rake off
than to walk around with several hun
dred in my kick and every detective in
the city liable to pick me up and frame
me at a seconds notice.
L knew they were watching me, so I
The Washington times., 1914-08-02

themselves. there were those present On
the field who made up for their COM
rade's shortcomings and made tie game
very funny throughout
Nearly every member of the House.
VINO was in the city attended the game,
IhcIud ng Minority Leader Mann. He
was very much disappointed because his
boys did not show better form. By the
way the score was Is to In favor OF the
Democrats.
the start OF the game Follows: DEM
ocrsts-W. Elder. Pennsylvania, short
STOP, and pitcher; Tom Stout, Montana,
second base; w. A. Oldfield, Arkansas.
The Washington times., 1914-08-02
HE PITCHED EN- TO
VICTORY IN HIS HOSE
Congressman Elder Bears Hon.
ors for Democratic Baseball
Triumph.

Liniments and bandages are at a pre-.
MUM today at the homes of those
daring members of Congress who es.
sayed to demonstrate the ludicrons side
Park yesterday The affair which has
since won the title of "a battle to the
death between the Democrats and Re-
publicans Of the House was a cross be-
tween joke and a fiasco. To those
who regarded inside baseball al
necessary. It was both, and side
splitting combination at its best
And as for the battle to the death
side of the contest, well, a look at some
ofsthe alleged players today would suf-
nee to convince anyone that fatalities
almost resulted. Should aches. and
pains continue as they are. there1l be
more "ows'' and "ouches'' in the House
OF Representatives tomorrow than
oratory
But to go back to the game; there was
some real baseball. The affair went the
full nine innings. Here are few Of the
exciting incidents that occurred:
In the ninth inning. when NJ. G. Kelly
placed one to deep center and ran
straight from the home plate to second
base. the umpire called him out for not
touching first. Then the dramatic mo-
ment. a mixed Democratic and Repub-
lican caucus around that umpire. the re-
doubtable "Reddy" O'Dea, and the
polemical war that waged for several
minutes was Just grand, according 10
a charming little person in the stands
The umpire decided that Kelly came
nearer touching third base than first.
Congressman walt" Elder, from the
State which New Orleans made famous.
pitched for the Democracy. vas. sub!
He pitched in his stocking feet.
Congressman Reilly, captain Of the
Democratic team. announced afterward
that he had found the only barefooted
pitcher In captivity in the person Of
the Louisianian. Elder explained that
he lost his shoes in an effort to save
the party"
Congressman Harrison came very near
heing drafted by blush league mag
nate who happened to be present. so
neatly did he escape hitting the bail.
The game as played by the Congress
men seemed to have added features.
Some Of these included competition in
the art of striking feet away from the
sphere.
Notwithstanding the brilliant manner
In which some of the players handled
The Washington times., 1914-08-02

catcher: B. p Harrison Mlssisssppi,
third base; z. y. Webb, North Carolina.
pitcher and shortstop; w. n. Baltz. II
LIMOS. centerfield: F. J. Garrett, Ten
nessee, rightfiled; G. w. Ranch. Indi-
ana. first base: Capt. T. L. Reilly, Con-
necticut. Ieftfieid. Repubiicans-P. II.
Norton. North Dakota. third base: r.
ID. Woodruff. Michigan. first base; G..
e. Patton. Pennsylvania. pitcher: NJ. 4.
Kelly, Pennsylvania. shortstop: 8. An
derson, Minnesota. catcher; Capt c. B.
Miller. Minnesota, second base; y X.
Barton. Nebraska. leftfieid; A Kenne-
dy, Rhode Island. centerfield; J. X.
Farr. Pennsylvania. rightfield.
The Washington times., 1914-08-02

learned, by giving him what he
wanted when he wanted 1t.
Once after Mr.. Cleveland had
retired from the White House |
took a special car with a party OF
his friends to Georgetown, 5. c.,
on a hunting trip. A waiter came
to me in a great furry saying that
the party in the Cleveland car want.
ed Scotch whisky hishballs. And
aboard. l scratched around and
found some corn whiskey that was
old enough to be the proper color,
put plenty of lemon in those high
balls, and there was no comeback.
But you can bet that. at the next
station we laid in a supply of
Scotch"
Conductor Hardester stands ready
to voucs for Colonel Roosevelt's
temperance while travelling. And he
wired the colonel, lust before the
libel trial of the Michigan editor.
that he stood ready to be a witness
for the Roosevelt sobriety.
Bully for you. But I've got 'em
the colonel wired back, in effect.
Captain Hardester proudly dis
plays letters of commentator re-
ceived from Senators and members
of the House FOR his conduct of the
frequent Congressional parties he
takes out. He has been assigned to
many of the parties that attended
funerals Of members Of Congress
during the past fifteen years.
Conductors Need Tact.
IT simply try to he reasonable
with them, as I do with othor pas
sengers. and attend to business" he
said. 1T am coming to think more
and more that Pullman conductors
are 'born-not made. I have seen
many fellows fail because they
lacked tact. and patience, and d.
plomacy.
I'VE have the best class of Ameri-
can people travelling in Pullman cars.
They know good service. And they
let you know when things nre wrong.
But usually they listen to an ex-
PLANTATION when II Is given them.
But IL fellow flies up In a huff II
is all up with him.
Take 1t from me again, Pull
man car is a great little place for
studying human nature"
The Washington times., 1914-08-02
Greek Crew on Way to
Take Over BattleShip

The Navy Department has been adj
vised that a Greek crew is on the way
to Hampton Roads to take the battle
ship Mississippi, recently sold to Greece.
to Mediterranean waters. Their arrival
Is being awaited with impotence as. II
Greece should become involved in the
present war the vessel would have to
leave the American port within twenty
four hours. Greek colors were hoisted
Friday ct Vallafranche on the former
American battlcship Idaho, which also
was sold to Greece, and the Idaho's
crew was transferred to the battleship
Maine.
The Washington times., 1914-08-02
Wilson Ranked Only Second to
Roosevelt in Popularity With
Trainmen-Has Gift of Re-
calling Faces.

passing. And when she went to Bos-
ton on the Colonial Express. that
then was ferried around New York
city. she would demurely ask the
conductor to escort her about the
less frequented parts of the ferry
boat, SO that she might see busy
Gotham.
President Mckinley was a differ
ent type" the conductor continued.
But We all reverenced and respected
him. We looked upon him as we
would upon a clergyman. He was
a kindly gentleman. and always had
a pleasant word for the trainmen.
President Taft stayed in his car
between stations. and seldom came
out on the platform. as Mr.. Roose-
welt usually did. But President Taft
was uniformly courteous. He did not
like the trainmen to go through his
car much
Just as cordial in his own way as
Mr.. Roosevelt is President Wilson. 1
never heard him refuse a request for
a meeting with him. Especially
through the South. in his own coun-
try, he seemed glad to shake hands
with every one. He never asked who
was who or why they came.
DIR. Grayson is another thorough
bred. Everyone who travelled with
him liked him. President Wilson en-
joyed, as much as any of US, joke
at his expense. When We were
coming back from Mobile DR.. Gray
son was dead anxious to have the
train stop at his home town.
think ii was Culpeper. He wanted
to introduce the President to his
friends back home.
Joke On Dr.. Grayson.
Somehow the telegram that DIR.
Grayson sent on ahead went wrong.
When the train came to a stop there
was just one man on the plat
from besides the station hands And
he looked I'd and said sleepily.
Hello, Doc.
One could keep on good terms with
President Cleveland, the trainmen
The Washington times., 1914-08-02
Human Nature Of Presidents Shown
Best in Their Journeys on Pulln1ans
Fifteen Years Of. Travelling With
Chief Executives Give Con-
ductor SideIights on Their
Characters.
Here is a story about Presidents,

Here is a story about Presidents
en- route.
"Of all the places to study hu,
man nature give me Pullman
car" says this conductor. "And
Presidents are Just like other Hu.
man beings"
President Johnson Was the first
President to take any extended
trips, and the storm of criticism
that met his departure from the
precedent that a President should
stay in Washington, caused other
Presidents to remain pretty much
at home until Cleveland revived
the Presidential tours.
Since ClepeldnGs time, Presi-
dents have Travelled more and
more, and since that time Conduc-
tor Hardester has been the man to
take out most of their special trains
and private cars.
The Washington times., 1914-08-02
By ]. R. HILDEBRAND.

Never marry a GIRL" Quoth one
modern philosopher, until you have
travelled long and far with her"
BY the same token, Never vote
for a President until you have taken
a few train trips with him. would
be a safe rule, if il could be gen.
orally followed.
Sponsor for this sage bit of advice
is David F. Hardester, Capt David
Edward, as his travelling friends,
some of fifteen years standing, call
him. Presidents know him by the
same name. For, since the day he
was put on his first Presidential spe-
cial with Grover Cleveland as the
passenger of honor. Captain Edward
has been a conductor of Presidents.
Name over your favorite places to
study human nature. There are the
ball game, the golf course, on a sink
ing ship. just before dinner on a
trying and busy day. and the way
home from a summer vacation. But
better than all these, IL you take 1t
from Capt. David Edward, is the
. Pullman car.
Conductors grow to use their eyes
and ears during the long waits be-
tween stops, and Captain Hardester
can tell you curious stories of opera
singers and bail players, of captains
of finance and public men, OF big
men in all walks of life, and some
who grow very little when OF their
guard-but then this is a story of
Presidents en- route
The Washington times., 1914-08-02
Admirer of Roosevelt
The expected happened.

Admirer OF Roosevelt.
The expected happened.
Roosevelt? You bet I have trav-
sled with Colonel Roosevelt. And
let me say he is the grandest man
who ever drew breath Every train
man will tell You that" -.-..
1t is not simply because the Colonel
shakes hands all around after each
trip. Hardester. explained. Many
politicians do that. Nor was Il
those slaps on the back that meant
a GOOD morning" from the Bull
Moose chief.
cause he was a prince Of good feI-
lows" the conductor said And
when he talked, he knew what we
were talking about, likewise he knew
what he was talking about Why
even the brakemen would talk with
I. R. about railroading and he
would talk to them in their own
tongue He didn't talk down to US,
he talked 10 US and with us. And
when We told him about railroadinE
he got US. every trip
As evidence that human nature, not
politics, lie Hsrdester's criterion In
this interview. II should be stated
that his second best bet in Presidents
Ii President Wilson.
There is a gentleman for you,
sNery inch of him." Hardester went
on And next to Colonel Roosevelt
he has the most wonderful memory
of any man ever knew. When Mr..
wilson was governor of New Jersey
was Pullman conductor on the
train that carried him down to
trenton from Newark every morning.
More than two years later / went out
with him, then President, on his
trip TO Mobile, Ala The train stopped
down In Virginia so he could get a
escort him up to the engineers cab.
Recalled By Wilson.
He shook hands ami 1 started to
cay: Maybe you remember n.
broke in with of course, 1 remem-
her you. You are the man who used
70 run me over to Trenton every
morning when I was governor I have
heard. him pick out others that you
would not expect a busy man to re-
call. I never saw the equal Of him
for that trick, except Roosevelt
And you could stop the train at some
nag station TN the back woods and be
reach out and say why there's my
old friend Jones, or Smith, or Tom
HRrdester came to be friends with
the Roosevelt children, during the
Roosevelt regime. They, like their
father, liked to travel. and frequent
ly they were put in Hardester's care
when they went to New York or 10
New England points. The conduc-
tor tells of tie efforts made by
Theodore. Jr.. and Quentin Roose-
vent to keep their identity from pas
sengerE. Once Quentin, then about
twelve, had been put in Hardester's
care for the trip from Boston TO
washington. AT New York, he
struck up a friendship with a little
girl Of about his own age and her
mother 49,.
He buttonhoIed the conductor in
the smoking room with a request,
Now don't give me away. Remem-
Der. for this trip my name is Smith"
And Smith he was" chuckIed
Hardester, Until the little girls
father boarded the train at Balti-
more. He recognized Quentin and
the game was off Quentin admit
ted he was caught He invited the
little girl and her mother to go over
TO the White House. And ] guess
they did, for they were pleased,
naturally. at having made a friend
In the Presidents family
Many Types In White House.
Mrs. Longworth, then Miss Alice
Roosevelt, made every effort to keep
nr1oan11
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-04
VERMONT BOYS TO ATTEND FAIR.
Pomona Grange Will Send rs Youngsters
to the Annual State Exhibition.

White River Junction, Sept 4.-Prof.
Thomas Bradles of the experiment sta
ton. University of Vermont, has been
selected to have charge of the 2s boys
who viii be sent to the Vermont state
fair to be held at White River Junction,
September Is, l6, II and Is for elose-at-
hand observation of stock raising. These
BOYS will be selected by the masters OF
the Pomona oranges. They will live IN
tents upon the. fair grounds the four
DAYS of the fair and under the tutorship
OF Prof Bradles will be given instruction
in cattle breeding and agriculture IN
general They will be given drill dis
cipline each day.
The boys will lead the stock shown
in the cavalcades that will be led upon
the track on Wednesday and Thursday
and another duty will be the keeping OF
the two grandstands neat and tidy.
This feature OF the fair is new and
it is anticipated that the results will be
so gratifying that larger number of
boys will be given instruction next year.
The boys will find the largest number
of all the standard breeds of cattle ever
seen upon New England fair ground.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-04
ESTATE OF SAMUEL 4. DAVIS

State of Vermont. District Of WASHINGTON IS
. The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trct Aforesaid; =,
To ali persons interested in the estate o.
Samuel A. Davis. late Of Marshheld, IN saio
district, deceased, GREETING:
WHEREAS. said court has assigned tnt
2sth day OF September next for examining ano
allowing the account of the administrator Q,
the estate Of said deceased and for a decree o,
the residue Of said estate to the lawiu
claimants of the same and ordered that pun
IL notice thereof be given to all persons inter
ested in said estate by publishing this order S.,
three weeks successfully previous to the oay
fastened, in the Barre Daily Times, a. news,
paper published at the city Of Barre IN saio
district. 80, a.
THEREFORE,. you are hereby notified q
appear at the probate office in MontpenerI
in said district. on the day assigned. then ano
there TO contest the allowance Of said accoun,
IL YOU see cause, and to establish your right
as heirs, legatees and lawful claimants to
said residue.
Given under my hand, this Sd day OF oep'
tember 1914.
Sept 4-11-i8
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-04
Saturday Afternoon, September 9th,
at o'clock
THERE ARE TWO AND 0NE-HALF
ACRES OF EXTRA GOOD LAND


with plenty of fruit; the house contains
10 roms, 5 on each floor; the first floor
rents for $500 and the second floor
rents for $1,000 per month, making the
total rental $4,000 per year; good eel.
lar; this house was well constructed and
built for a home. There is land enough
to WELD good living if used for garden
ing and poultry; also small barn or
henhouse; very pleasantly situated, al
fording fine view, good air, and is
very handy to the granite works, schools,
churches, and business section A good
investment, as it is always rented You
can buy at your own price, and the
terms will be easy: 500 or $500 cash
and balance on time; or per cent. DIS
count will be allowed for all cash.
Buy this; live in one tenement aud
take the rent from the other, and carry
on the land. You will reduce the cost
Of living by raising your vegetables,
eggs, etc, etc.
Property will be shown before the
sale from the Office of the D. A. Perry
Real Estate Agency and full particulars
will be given at this Office.
Remember the date, Saturday, Septem-
Der e raI4, at o'clock in the afternoon.
Property will be sold without reserve or
limit.
ID. A. PERRY, Auctioneer.
THE D. A. PERRY REAL ESTATE
AGENCY, Agents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-04
Vermont Municipal Bonds

Parties wishing to buy or sell
Vermont county, town, village,
or school district bonds, taxable
or non-taxable, will find it tOtheir
interest to communicate with the
Lamoille County Savings Bank
and Trust Co., at Hyde Park, VT.
This Bank is always in the
market for Vermont municipal
bonds, and it always has a line
of frst-class Vermont bonds, eli
Their taxable or non-taxable, to
offer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-04
Every One Is a Bargain
After You Have Looked Them Over. You
VIII BE Convinced That They Are All
ExceptionAi Values-Just Listed;

After You Have Looked Them Over. You
VIII BE Convinced That They Are All
Exceptional Yalues-Just Listed;
7o-ACRE FARM. ~ miles or less from
Barre. on one Of the best roads with no bill
ar acres Of tillage land. balance pasture and
wood quantity OF fruit good Broom house
horse barn and COW barns large hennerS
with room 10 accommodate 100 70 LOO hens
excellent water a, buildings fine one-mar
farm and one of the best for market garden.
ing in this section, as il IL early land and
lays warm. Price. ss2o0.o0. issti
No. sos-Farn. Stock and Tools. miles
from Barre and one Of the better West Hill
farms 1855 acres Of extra productive land
suitably divided: will keep Is TO 20 head
summer and winter; good house. vel painted
and In good shape: ? good barns with base
ment stable warm plenty OF wood. and fruit
for farm; with the farm. the owner wishes
10 sell rs cows. l-year-old heifers, calves,
pigs. horses. hens. q complete set Of
farming tools. all hay crops, etc, all ready
FOR immediate occupancy and in shape u
make money from the start The owner esti-
mates IS 10 90 tons OF hay, 70 acres Of
corn. 2 acres potatoes, etc. This farm l.
well equipped and a good value At s4s0O.oo.
Might exchange for tty property II the price
i right The property Il offered for sale only
on account Of the owner not being able 70
40 he work. lsstf
SPRING WATER SYSTEM paying about
Al s00. 90 per year on account Of poor health
81 one Of the 0wners. this property, which
COMPRISE over leo acres 81 land in the city
limits and this valuable water plant can be
bought 90 As to pay larse returns on the
invs-tuent I3su
TRUCKING BUSINESS IN rocd, live town.
n.ving well the owner wants 20 sell out With
III The next So days. and this proposition b
one which viii appeal 20 anyone wanting a
small business: iet us give you fun particu-
lars. A9cu
WOOD lot. Z mile % railroad. containing
las acres. q large part q which = covered
,rith good sire bard WOOD and some lumber E
rri~e 81 200 90. Which include sugar took
ug-th S20oB0 70 ssso.oo. issn
GOOD FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY
STORE in Montpelier. ldsu
We nae three autornohiles 20 Ehuw cur list
inrv and ons h waiitng % carFT Fca- he-
--~-A~-. scu sr~ under no chiirztl-=- % ruy
r~Irss - ena rlezse yea Nuw b A. ezcel-
is-s tf--r ~ iuck arcund snt Est settled
t.f--v uinfer. So 70 ahu1t Essr suciiou
Ausf,esa We iat 81 prursr1tes fer ssls
-ifh - errense ts crusr unless sais b
r-nas-
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