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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-28
Great Trials of History

rnE TRIAL On DON pANTALEoN 81

TITLE sensational trial OF Don Fan
falcon ga .s wei worth noting,
4 us 10 shows Tine condition OF Ems
land during the hort time u existed
az % commonwealth Throughout the
whole case Cromwell. although I'M
mOrCituliy stern -huvs "a sense OF
Justice that wac entirely new ~ that
time. mi Il WI The beginning OF a
new era In tho courts of justice In
England.
Win an his ambition and plots,
none could saS that Cromwell was
not sincere. aud DO was while carry
ms out his doElT Of having England
resemble iior own lion. so thai when
she ronred an other nations SHOULD
hold their breath. that the incident
lcading up TO this trial occurred
In the wear 1853. along with other
nations who wished the friendship
and SUPPORT OF tue new leader Of Eng.
hand. Portugal sent an ambassador
with re- rctinue 10 servants to beg
peace ana to present as a surety "a
large sum of money. out Of curiosity
tho brother of the ambassador. Don
Pantheon "a. . Anight OF Malta. came
-H''H HNH' q ANkn"'EH w. ~ NNNNh =
was. like many men of great positions
OF that day, oyCrbearing and naughty.
one day whilst .n the New Exchange
Of the strand, London. he was speak
ing in French Co his servants. when
one Mr.. Gerard an Engllshman.
heard him, PBd O liking what he
was saying. whatever u was. took the
part OF his country as any patriot
would today. The result was a short
scunle between Grard, the Don and
two Of Don's servants. Upon this
some E~nglishmen came along. and
seeing three ,ighting one, stopped tn,
scunle without ycn knowing who II
was.
AZ this the naughty Don went away
hut he returned the following day
with more than 50 soldiers all armed
10 the teeth. Either the Portuguese,
were not very discriminating In thos,
days, or they we're just out for re-.
vcngc upon anyone for on going In.
TO The New Exchange. the Dor
thought he recognized his adversary
81 The previous day. This. however
proved to he one Captain Mayu. O
rather tougher customer. for soeini
the armed foreigners. he drew hi,
sword and defended himself. wound
ing many Of his foes, until at last h'
was forced 10 release his grasp from
the sword swing To- the severe cut
and slnshes which almost severed hi
hand He was rescued by the Par
liamcnt horse. VINO heard the disturb
anccs. but not before he wac almos
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NNTWEHr.

A $ THE first ctty 20 Co, stricken
"A hs serious attach from un
aerial war-crau Antwerp
's"in takes % tfagio place Boz world
history 90 is ouc of the oldest ,it.
les IN Europe and became o. consid-
cradle town in the eighth century
when its iuhaoitlnts were san pa-
g1ns
Antwerp has been "a city OF many
Nicissitudes. Earl, 100 tho twelfth
century IL had advanced 10 q lurg,
MEASURE IF commercial prosperity
ana ,0o years later it's municipal In
stituuuns were rcpaidcd ps models
for continental Europe a law adopt
ed ana promulgated in ieso con-
tanned provisions identical with thos,
~ the hnbcas corpus act OF England.
maintaining the inyiohhility oI
dwellings and acknowledging Ia,
right OF every citizen So bc judged
by his peers and have a ypicc ia the
Imposition OF taxes.
with the discovery Of America ir
lis2 ~ the passage to India IN 1896
there vas a great change IN All Flu
ropcan navigation In consequence
II this the cities of the Hanscau,
league began 10 go backward Their
trade departed. hut Antwerp grew
rapidly and prospcrcd morr than
ever. I'm t5s1 however e. WAS taken
by the Spuniards. ana By shc end of
The sixteenth century ne commerce
was ruined In 1884 the city fcll into
the hands of the French. who did
somethlne for lts uphuilding. n ON
unucd a French possession until
1874.
Since the settlement 81 a scriou'
dispute between Belgium aud Hul'
land in 1853 Antwerp has grown an'
| %prospcrcd steadily. Il has now
population of 100000. Thc cathe
| drnI IN Antwerp is on, II the hnos
| examples Of Gothic architecture II
Europe. I; contains Rubcn's greh
mpstcrplccc. THE Descent From IN
cross. The inhabitants of ANTWERP
! are noted Tor their picty, and n o
! the chu IN festivals lasting cish
days from the l5th 81 August is oh
served as a general holiday but Jus
now the festivities viii give place {
! gloom. This will Doe a tatcful tim
In the history 81 the good cid city %
Antwerp
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dead and he was removed IN a precar-
ious condition. BEFORE the horse
could arrive. however. a body 81 the
Don's followers tell upon the bystand-
ors. aud shot In the head and killed a
Mr.. GroenWay. OF Lincoln's ian.
some OF the brawlcrs. at the APP
proach OF the horse. made good their
escape. but others were arrested. anu
Captain Whaley. following up the
runaways, traced them to the house
Of the ambassador. This dignitary
pleaded that his right IS an amhassa-
dor would prevent them from taking
the prisoners. who were his servants
but at last seeing the stern captain OF
the horse would not DC bluhed. he
surrendered the men.
The next dag the brother OF the
Portugal ambassador, along with HE
accompliccs. was examined ay Lord
chief Justice ROLES. and the main Of
fender and four others were commit
ted tu Newgate prison 20 await trial.
one q later the Don made a des-
pcrate attempt To escape and succeed.
ed. but was retaken before he had
gone very far from Nowgatc. That
same day. Cromwell. who was up To
the minute. " nothing else. passed q
law against brawling Of any Kind OF
to help. aid or Hbet my persons so
| concerned. lie also instructed the
/ officers and the horse TO be on the
strict lookout and to enforce the new
law
The trial was then adjourned until
the next sessions. when the Don. with
the other four prisoners. wa tried hs
the upper bench. The Don pleaded
that he was hy the law OF nation,
priyileged from his trial and demanu'
cd counsel. After a long debate. how.
ever. the lord protectors counsel de.
cided that bY the common. civil ant
International law, the proceedings IL
the case were justified. All the pris
oncrs then pleaded not guilty" and
asked for Il jury of six English and al
mans foreigners. This WAS granite,
and the trial WAS adjourned until th'
next day.
when the trial was continued IN
Don pleaded his Innocence ~ th'
laws OF England. bud this awaited
him nothing, for the jury. composed
Of mixed nationaiities. brought in
verdict OF guilty. and the Don wa
sentenced by Lord chief Justice Role
TO be hanged the following dag. How
ever, upon the request Of the pris
oners, they were given two days re-
spite. ON July 10 tine i've wcr'
hanged at Tyburn. amonR the fou
accomplices being an English hoy
! who WAS as much concerned a. tn
theirs Ia the murders.
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THEN
IL AUGUST -. i9IL


Fifty ycats aEo today the worlds
first railway Iuail car was given it's
official test Two mice were respon-
siblc for he idea. Before that day
The mail was distributed %according
To- addresses at certain designated
postoficcs. which usually were the
distributing points OF whoi states.
II was SLOW and labotious work. At
one Of these distributing points.
Green Bay Mich. q pair of mice
made their home in q pouch that had
lain iu the p~ostofnce FOR several days
When the pouch finally reached its
destination. neal the upper shores
u Luke superior. the receiving post
master found not only the rodent
home seekers. but also a large family
~ little mice, They had made beds
of ~chcwcd-up letters. Tn postmas-
ter reported the matter o. the Chi
cago office ana sent along the mice
AZ an exhibit which was received hy
GeorEe g. Armstrong, the assistant
postmaster To prevent a repetition
,of such An occurrence irmstrong
sought Go spced up the mail service,
and finally evolved the idea OF hay
ing the muiI distributed on the trains
while in transit The plar was ridi-
culed one man declared; 'The
government will hHvt Co employ a
regiment - men 20 follow the trains
Ia pick up The letters that would be
blown out of the cars However
the first postal car AN ordinary bag
gage car equipped with racks and
pigconhoics. made its initial run from
Chicago to Clinton. iowa, nfty years
ago today
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The Belgian Kongo


Warrington. D.. G., Aue. 2s.-Bel-
glan Kongo. In hirisa. attacked to-
day by German troops, Is the home
alike ~ the most progressive negroeE
Of Africa and OF the most primitive
aud savage csnnihals, according TO a
statement issued by the National Geo
graphic society. at Washington. u. c..
today.
"Thl- African colony Is so cut up
1y rivers and impenetrabie forests
that The tribes %inhabitins the country
vary greatly Ia their customs aud Ian
guagc. nays the society's bulletin.
But q few miles distant from these
harharous al are endless plan
tations Of miliet and grain Of their
civilized countrymen. The canni0al
Bankatus OF Belgian Kongo make a
practice II removing the upper In
clsurs Their dress consists OF a
ploated skirt, which does not quite
meet on the right thigh, bun the wo-
men ,n the south veal a hid girdle
with "a deep fringe of palm-iber
string. Among this Tribe the slaves
are compelled to wear a special dress
which d. Ia fact, b ordinary cos
tune 81 the Akeia, 10 which tribe
most 81 hem belong. The Bankutu
are great cannibais. AZ far rs the male
members 81 the tribe are concerned
and The Victims are always slaves. IN
fact an slaves are ultimately eaten
since ID u believed that u a slave wer'
buried his ghost wonld kill his mas
ter.
Their weapon l. the bow, poisof
/ being used on the arrows. shields ar
now Obsolete. one Of their g IN.
I~tefestlne points IL their use ~ a con
J sentlonal thr0wing-knife as currency
The Bank9tu are almost the on
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-28
MAKING THE MOST on \ coon
THING.

TNDAYs Los Angeles Examiner
carried y story about h tic-
~ phant Suite irrigation project
iu the lower Rio GIoude valley which
nllod hrcc-auartcrs Of is nrst page
Il is but onc Ut % considerable NUM-
Der Of very valuable free advertise
mcnts which the project has brought
Co Sew Mcxico az e whole and cspc-
cialiy 10 the Mcsilla valley. by the
simple ~cxpedient Of employing a
trimmed publicity sgont who knows
how to work and where tn reach out
tor results Ia Elephant Butte Wa
TER Users association has given this
state aud H. homo d4strief advcrtis-
ing worth many thousands OF dol
lars ana which has cost The assocla-
tlun nothing but the salary oi is cN-
pert. Leslio's, llarpers Weekly the
scientific American, The Country
Gentleman. ana a dozen other jour
nails Of n%atiouai circulation ave car
.icd carefully written and beautifully
Illustrated stories OF the project ail
! cot which have been printed as news
| of general Interest 20 the country.
Tho Elephant Butte Water Users.
association la r. word. is making the
most r' o. good th.ug "A . develop
I mprt influence the Elephant Butt,
praj,.. ls 80, biggest advertising
e,rd in his western .ountry and
| merits me attention II ,s receiving
uut % never would have received d
word of 900 his magnificent public
lty had b. not been for the quiet ef.
aCieut typeN ritter and camera OF the
young advertising expert who b. mod
e-tIy getting these splendid results
Bur Tor thls mnu'a work publicity i'I
New Mexico as o. whole on the hash
OF national distribution would have
come Gao AN oud during the past year
for This is The oniy ors3ntgatiul IL
the state nov making any enort q
kocp the resources 90 the state be
fore the public
The state of Sew Mexico coul'
well anord 10 tako This eNnegt ~
from the Mesilla valley and put hir
in charge OF the broad field Of state
wide advsrtsing under state super
Vision and 10 state expense. Ne'
Mexico needs such on institution an
ruch q mar In charge Of a.
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MUM THE wNIk.

~ III Horald has hoeu pleased
py "a, prompt and unsn.-
NOUS approval given be- sug
scstf1u a. % fen, days ago that vo
gct together amt build Do walls "a
shaded vulk from rh, end of the Gee
mou sidewalks pn Central avenue
10 tho University campus President
Cushmnn oi ihe Commercial cluu has
been quick 90 re.liz, me benefits Of
the proposed .mcut chair
man Beaver county road
board has Pro lo give some
very practical he building.
President DAVID Boyd 81 h'
Uuiyorsity tells ur that he believe.
the walk would be- 81 Immediate ana
large value o. the University ir max
ing for acgessibility
E,cryhody -aErseins that the pro-
poscd improvement h needed ina
it VIII Ice useful IN encouraging th'
University and promoting its ad.
,aucemcnt There IT. nothing lcit q
l. brt a. build a. The work cann".
start too sohn let's an set behin'
this proposition and push IL thr"ush
When We nave done that lei "a
thnk up SONS. % WAYS tn h"ll
IN. University o. r. e. state inslii'
ton and az such should be- ana
We Trims viii be- supported boy th'
state. But q also 10 an AlouGuerpu'
institution. and. strictly IN q bur'
neas basis, y the most valuable 10
sutution W. have Risht now thi
insinuuon spends s5sooo q year q
Albuquerque. exclusive Of Inc mohe
spent here hy students. Bat IN
money spsni here nov y Hut a arc
m the bucket AZ comparco 70 IN
money this institution viii uurn looS
N his city IN seags y CONS IN
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the ubratys In furnishing
information desirable IN connection
with the great war The lists pub
li-hcd include hooks which will give
To- thorough Working knowledge 81
the nations involved la tho war aud
the territory over which it b being
and Is likely Co oc wssed
From "a very small beginning the
Raynolds Free Public library has
been brought up Co ID very excellent
state of cfnciency. u has heen chos-
ru ty thoughtful library boards, and
with ,he aid or % librarian Of un-
usual ability and Judgment. to meet
40 the diverse needs Of this COM
munit,. and 81 has been developed
into u mighty useful institution The
stack looms NOW contain h best aU-
horiucs upon lU divisions 81 human
cndcs,or The selections have beet
made ,orcfuilv and successfully. The
| library b. now ~thnroughly adequate
for the citys needs, by keeping II
right up Ia cate. not only in uDtiun
which is AN enormous tark, but 10
science and philosophy and au and
human progress. Il wal become NOR,
and more d useful and refining in
n%ueuce.
CAUTIOUSLY enough the use pf the ID.
brnry has not grown as rapidly "a
has its equipment. l|nfrsqucnt visit
made there ave disclosed only Z
scattering ~ people .u the readinl
rooms and there not that genera
me OF the privileges oi this institu
ton that might be- expected TIT
public library shuuld be- somcthinl
moIe than % monumen 10 cisic pros
ress mole Than O. part 81 the mu
nicipal scenery. a should be- unset
by an the people. Pay a visit Ia IN
public library and look around. Nhel
you set the puhlic library habit yoI
have accomplished something.
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NOW
and

Today every nation In the civilized
world Is distributing a large part Of
it's mail matter in railway mail cars.
In the United States over IA. rail
way mail clerks are separating over
30 per cent Of all the mail Originate
ing in this country and n large vol
ume coming from foreign lands. They
have separated in a single year near
~ $4,000. 000, 600 pieces of mail mat
ter not including registered mail
They travel an aggregate distance Of
~'oO'p0o.Oeo miles every year on the
- 600 domestic transportation outcs
having q combined mileage ~ 49,
600 miles. The service has been
raised "a the highest point OF EN-
cheney today and the present ratio
Or errors in distribution has been re-
duced To- one In IA. o0O pieces OF mail
The clerks are expected la distribute
the mail So that there will be no
rchandling IN Inc postofices of large
cities and to separate Il into pack
ages corresponding with each mall
carriers route In the cities. In the
ease OF the largest cities they must
separate Il according to sections or
sub-stations. Considering the speed
az which the clerks sort the mail, the
sWaying Of The train |piunging aionR
a. nifty miles an hour, the thouEands
OF railways connecting points. the To-
! cations Of over 30, 600 p%ostoflces IN
| the United states. and the iilegihiiity
OF the hand-wriUten addresses, II be
| comes "A marvel how the railway mai
| clerk can work without a greater
! proportion ~ errors.
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UNIVERSITY is bound Co grow. Iis rn
roumcnt after I little while Will iu.
Droae, uE iHaps AMI bounds o. VIII
h, uuo Of tha uIs aoursrs uf revenue
foi nut ness of zoo elass,s The NOR,
v, cam hastan hat time the more
money Boo "ur pockets. and the bet
cor fpr our city Let's see how much
v. coon do this wear Co advance the
Interests ct the Uui,eraitv of Sew
MeAiru
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tribe OF his region who have been
successful la resisting the advance Of
the white man. This fact is due 20
their s6ill In forest warfare. The way
leading 20 their village II defended ~
poisoned spikes hidden by leaves.
They use bows and arrows set like
traps ~ the form OF primitive spring
guns, and are quite ready. n a white
man is expected. to bait such traps
with "a live baby. being sure that The
European will be unable 60 resist the
temptation 10 pick up IN apparently
abandoned child The poison they
use In absolutely deadly.
"Not far from the cannibal region
peace and security reisn. The end-
less plantations. clean villages and
well kept houses make an Impression
Of general prosperity. The Bateleia,
also OF belgian kongo. Is an excellent
agricultural and stock-hreedor ana
very industrious. lie II not at an con-
servative: any innovation will tempt
him. Rice. Madagsscar potatoes and
fruit trees imported by ths white
man are found In every village. The
people are scantily clothed. 0ut this
Il az great advantage ln their hunting
expeditions, The havoc OF SLEEPING
sickness IL greatly limited By the ma
tive custom Of isolating cases Of THIS
disease In the forest. The disease -
most acute along the caravan routes.
Here one hnds villages Of 100 u
with hat 10 sorry witnesses Of It's once
importance; here are RrHSa-Ero"h
araya routes. with oniy the tooa-
deem tracks 10 prove their once I'M
/ %portance. and here ones heart ~ tvft
| by the slght Of mere skeletons puiiins
themselves ianEuidly about Win 'hs
light of Insanity In their yes. whete
one should see the delightful round
bellied native children. And TO add
10 the horror 81 the disease hes'
lions and ,eopards have became man
eaters. since the half-fed Hick one
driven from the foar-strlckeE village
d The easiest same n stalk.
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THEREtORI: TuE LEGIS-
LATUWE

IN i !. not our year in New
his statement has been
madc hy "a number Of men Who were
delegates IN the Republican state
convention M santa Pc. speaking pri.
'"t,ly aud for the relief or tl-ir
souls.
we cannot elect our state ticket.
There h. No chance II b. admitted
that the best We can do IT. To- make
q strong hEht ana hold down the mn.
iority."
This admission ua been made
freely bv these unU VIII, tell us
what We have beer u was the
case. that the mnu. ,. the Re
publican party hnte little hope of do
ing anything with their siutc candi-
dates.
But continue Those same faith
fuL discouraged Republicans who
believe that a political party IL OF
should be something more than q
private mnchina. n who therefore
are remaining faithful to Just ouch q
Jltlt" machine. In the hope that
II some DAY viii be reformed. but
O can't beat US out of the leeisla
ture. The night VIII he made In every
county and q strong fight In th,
doubtful counties We are too strong.
ly c%ntrcnchod We viii return u ma
iority 10 the lower house
These statements, n not ~ words
~ the same general meaning, haN,
been mad to the Evening Herald re-.
peatcdly since the Santa Fc convcn.
ton adjourned. They confirm WhH
we have been saying 60 tAe Demo
Gratis and voters Of this statc-watcl
the legislature. There the RcpublI
can machine VIII make ITS fisht tn,
candidate for congress is % nccessBr,
nRurc- head. The candida, for TN.
corporation commission VIII b, lrf
Ia make his own light us Host ne can
The bosses. the men who have rllc'
New Mexico through her legislature
for many years ate going 90 MAX.
IN, fight Of their lives To- retain tina
control Nothing hut a %dcsperatel
determined nght viii defeat them.
Enough Republican domination
have been mtdo right nov men bear
ing the brand OF the bosses To- max
II plain that if they are elected non
of the reforms this state fo ursenti
needs can Doe expected
Don't be- fooled Dos the fact TIA
the Democratic candidate for con
grsss has q waik-uycT
The bosses OF the Republican stat
machine are lighting for then polii
ical e%xistcncc an existence nccessnr
So the special privileges they ha'
enjoyed ~ long. They VII make
desperate heht Erecting a demo
cratic assembly IL going Co take som
mirhtl efficient work
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Herald want } lines timts--s
dimes.
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by Lcolyn Louise Everett
Rivcn ana battered,
Beaten and scattered.
Vessels thai. started 30 %valiantly
forth
Ancient and weary.
RAISED ana dreary.
Driven by whirlwinds to south and
to north.
All your devotion
To the great ocean
GIVEN and granted in pure heri-
tago-
what has IL brought YOU?
What has Ii taught you2
only The might Of the seas deadly
rage
Gallant and daring.
Drawing and faring.
with your own ship bells S%-ringing
our kncll--
On To- your fruiting.
We stand NilutinE.
Heroes n victims. an hail and
farewell
Herald want. } lines timts--s
dimes.
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oar PunlIC LIBRARY.

'TTS published ln the Herald
last saturday, furnished by
IL the librarian. shoW that Aibu-
queraue's public library mas b fairly
wen huson stack room devoted %
history and geography and national
ana International descriptive iiera-
ture. Ths list was designed 10 show