\ THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWSJOURNAL
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"NORFOLK" NHRRASIvA. FRIDAY. A'l'OrST 2(1 ( 1)10 ! )
T , R , HUNTING
FOR GRAFTERS
CONSIDERS IT HIS DUTY TO RUN
DOWN CROOKS.
18 AFTER MEN IN HIGH PL *
Colonel Roosevelt Pledges the Men
Buffalo His Heartiest Efforts h
Seeking Out and Running to Earth
Crookedness In His Own Party.
Cleveland , O. , Aug. 25. Colonel
Tbcodoro Iloosovelt outlined his po
litical creed In three speeches which
hu crowded Into a upace of fifty mln-
utoa hero today.
"There nro two prime articles In
my faith , " he said. " 1 stand for jus
tice for the rich man and the poor
man alike and for the punishment of
wrong wherever or by whomever
done. "
Colonel Roosevelt arrived here at
1015 : , it being .the third stop in his
cross-Ohio Journey , lie already having
addressed crowds at Ashtabula and
Connant. At Ilt5 : : his train left for
Toledo , where a ton-minute stop was
scheduled.
Five thousand people were gath
ered in and about the Union station
when the train bearing the ex-presi
dent came In.
Buffalo , N. Y. . Aug. 25. Theodore
Roosevelt pledged himself to the men
of Buffalo today to help them and all
sincere citizens to fight crookedness
wherever it was found.
"I'll help you just as I did In the
past , " he said , speaking to the Elli-
cott club , whoso guest he was at
breakfast an hour after sunrise. He
made a plea for the punishment of
crooked , grafting public officials and
the election of honest ones in their
places , a process of gradually but per
manently raising the morale of politi
cal and business life , and he said he
thought it his duty to hunt out crooks
and especially crooks in his own party.
After Crooks in His Own Party.
"I believe In party government , " he
said , "but the moment a question of
honesty is involved I recognize no
party distinctions or if I do make any
it is that it Is a little more my busi
ness to put the grafter and crook out
of public life if he belongs.to. my
party than If to another. This atti
tude demands that one's attention be
fixed not on linancial or social status
but on conduct. "
Nearly 400 members of the Ellicott
club and other citizens representing
leading professional and business in
terests and a wide variety of political
adulations awaited Mr. Roosevelt's
coming from the New York Central
station , where he had arrived from
Utlca at C:20 : in his private car Re
public , attached to a regular train.
"Bully Glad to See" Tony.
As the ex-president entered he was
cheered and "America" was sung , with
the backing of a regimental band.
Breakfast was expeditiously served
as there was less than an hour before
the time for Mr. Roosevelt's departure
for Chicago. Among those who got
an especially hearty greeting from
Mr. Roosevelt was "Tony" Gavin , a
Buffalo policeman , formerly a' "rough
rider. " The colonel shook his hand
across the table and said some pleas
ant things in which the words "bully
glad to see you" occurred.
Mr. Roosevelt made good use of the
twenty-live minutes available for his
remarks. The men who heard him ,
who noted his earnestness in dealing
with the subject of crookedness and
grafting , and who frequently broke
into tb'e speech with sharp applause
had in mind his expressions within
the last few days that "they will have
all the fight they want. "
Bouquet for Railroad Men.
When Colonel Roosevelt appeared
on the rear end of the platform at
Dunkirk , N. Y. , ho was met by a largo
gathering of railroad men.
"I have always admired the railroad
men because they have certain quail
ties I like to think of as typical ol
Americans. They know how to act
each for himself and also In combina
tion. They know how to work. They
know how to obey orders and how to
act , each on his Individuality. The
average American in our political , In
dustrial and social life must show jus
these traits. "
The constant noise of a steaming
locomotive made speaking very dif
llcult for the colonel , who protested.
Protests Against Steaming Engine. [
"It is really an outrage , " he de
clared. "I cannot talk to that engine. "
Then he told them that the engine
was the .only thing he could not talk '
against. Some of the men shouted ! (
"do them up at the convention , Ted
dy ! " Colonel Roosevelt smiled broad
ly but made no reply.
Fully 5.000 people greeted Colonel ' I
Roosevelt when his special train ar
rived in Erie at 9:28 : this morning.
The colonel spoke briefly , chlelly along )
the lines of the earlier speech he ujade
at Buffalo regarding pure wader In the
great lakes cities.
He was mot at Dunkirk by a recep
tion committee from Erie , consisting
of Congressman Arthur I * . Bates ,
Frank D. Schultz , president of the
chamber of commerce ; K. C Sturgeon ,
president of the board of trade , and
William B , Trask ,
Congressman Bates was a member
of the lower house during the seven
and one-half years tnat Roosevelt was
president and a long conversation was
held in the private car as the train
rushed through the northwestern
Pennsylvania grape bolt. At every
town and hamlet hundreds lined the
track.
Likes to be Called "Teddy. "
"Hollo , Teddy , " was heard from the
sea of humanity that lined the station
platform when the train pulled Into
Erie and it was some time before the
colonel's voice could bo heard.
In an undertone to Congressman
, who was on the rear platform ,
African hunter said :
used to think It lowered my dig-
to have them call uio Toddy , but
. ? n know , I am getting to like it
Will Fight the "Old Guard. "
Utlca , Aug. 25. Colonel Roosevelt
bowed his inclination hero to fight
ipposltlon In Now York. When a
tatoment by William Barnes , Jr. , the
Mbany leader , to the effect that there
.vould . be a light In the convention
gainst domination by Mr. Roosevelt ,
, vas road to him ho said :
"They will have all the fight they
I am only going to the eonven-
ion because I feel that the interests
jf the people of New York demand
hat the republican party be given a
banco to stand squarely and uncom-
[ H'omlslngly for clean , decent , honest
politics.
"I go to that convention to make the
peech exactly as it had been plan
ned , originally , and while I hope there
ivlll be sense enough to prevent any
one opposing the principles for which
stand , yet if they do oppose them
t is their own affairs and so far as
. am concerned the issue shall be
absolutely clean cut. "
Fight to End on "Old Guard. "
Theodore Roosevelt served notice
, hat he would wage war without quar-
er on the "old guard" of the republi-
an party in New York state. Hav-
ug been drawn into the light , as he
says , against his will , he has detenu-
tied to pursue it to the end , win or
ose.
ose.Mr.
Mr. Roosevelt's attitude was indi-
> ated more clearly than any time by a
statement which he Issued.
The colonel said ho was going into
he fight with his eye open and full
realization of the fact that he might
tot be successful. He said he felt
: hat on account of the attitude of
: uembers of the organization ho was
at perfect liberty to carry on uncom
promising warfare.
May Mean Party Defeat.
Some of Colonel Roosevelt's closest
friends in the state have told him
that they were doubtful as to the out
come and he has replied that he him
self felt that even though he should
be successful In the state convention
at Saratoga and such a platform as he
desired should bo adopted , the result
of the election would be in grave
doubt.
The colonel has told his friends that
lie did not feel sure the Roosevelt'
Hughes forces would receive unquali
fied support from the organization at
the polls.
First Gun in the Fight.
Colonel Roosevelt's endorsement of
State Senator Frederick Davenport
was the first step in the fight which
lie expects to carry on from now until
election time. He decided to go to the
state fair in Syracuse on September
17 to speak and at that time may talk
politics.
The "Old Guard" Accepts Challenge.
New York , Aug. 25. Colonel Reese
elt's statement that If the "old
guard" desires a fight , "it will have all
the flght it wants , " found William J.
Barnes of Albany in an aggressive at
titude. Mr. Barnes will meet State
Chairman Woodruff hero today and go
over a plan of campaign by which
they hope to win at the coming prl
marles.
Colonel Roosevelt's statement was
shown Mr. Barnes and after reading
it carefully , he said :
"The opponents of direct nomina
tions , after the contest they have
been through , will not violate the
principles for which they have been
fighting at the dictation of any one
and It looks as If they would have to
have the fight. "
County Chairman Griscom indicated
to callers that there was nothing in
tlie report of a compromise by which
Vice President Sherman would bo
made temporary chairman of the state
convention and Colonel Roosevelt
would bo chosen permanent chairman
Mr. Griscom's position Is that mem <
hers of the "old guard" now contrail
ing tlie party in tlie state must go.
To Speak in Council Bluffs.
Council Bluffs , la. , Aug. 25. Mayor
Thomas Maloney today received a tele
egram from W. B. Howland of the
Roosevelt party , dated Buffalo , N. Y.
stating that Colonel Roosevelt , who is
scheduled to stay an hour in Counci
Bluffs on his westward journey to
morrow afternoon , has accepted the
mayor's Invitation to deliver a speech
Arrangements are being made to have
him speak at the park in the business-
part of the city.
Roosevelt Gets a County.
New York , Aug. 25. The news tha
Orleans county had Instructed Its del
egatlon to the state convention to fa
vor Theodore Roosevelt as the con
ventlon's temporary chairman was re
celved with elation by Chairman Lloyd
C. Griscom of Now York county. "The
news from Orleans county this morn
ing , " said Mr. Griscom , "shows how
the republicans of New York state
feature the contest"
i PLOW INTO
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PULLMAN GAR
MORE THAN A DOZEN DEAD IN
WRECK.
PASSENGERS CRUSHED , SCALDED
A Passenger on the Grand Trunk Stopped -
ped to Fix a Defective Brake Tor
pedo Failed to Halt Following Train ,
Which Plowed Into Sleeper.
Durand , Mich. , Aug. 25. More than
n dozen people wore killed last night
u the Grand Trunk railroad In a rear-
jnd collision three miles east of here ,
Grand Trunk train No. 4 crashed
nto the rear of train No. 14 , stalled on
lie track two miles east of Durand
ate last night.
Durand. Mich. , Aug. 25. Probably
iglit persons were killed and eight
njured. three perhaps fatally , when
Sraml Trunk train No. 4 crashed into
he rear of train No. 11 , stalled on the
rack two tulles east of Durand late
ast night.
The engine of No. 4 plowed its way
liree-quarters of a length of a sleep-
ng car , "Nebraska , " the last car In
rain No. 14 , catching fourteen per
sons asleep. The fire box of the col-
Iding engine then dropped out and
he coach in a few minutes was blaz-
ng from end to end.
Flint , Midi. , Aug. 25. In a rear-end
collision between passenger trains No.
4 and No. 14 , both eastbound on tlie
Jrand Trunk railway , two miles east
of Durand last night , eight persons
are known to have been killed , three
were probably fatally injured and five
were seriously hurt. It was reported
early today that four passengers were
nissing.
Train No. 14 stopped to repair a de
fective brake when No. 4 crashed Into
t. The engine of No. 4 plowed half
way through the rear sleeper , crushing
to death some of tlie sleeping passen
gers. The wreckage caught fire and
others of the passengers were burned
or scalded. It Is said there were ISO
lersons on the ill fated train.
When the forward train stopped a
mikeman was sent back to signal the
train following , but tlie explosion of
the torpedo which was placed on the
track as a warning was heard too late
jy the engineer of No. 4 to stop his
train.
As fast as they were found the
bodies were sent to Durand. Some of
he Injured also were taken to that
lllage and others were brought to a
lospital in this city.
The bodies recovered during the
light are those of two unidentified
rvomen , one about 50 years old and the
other about 60 , and six bodies so bad-
y scalded and burned as to render
dentlfication impossible.
The probably fatally injured are :
Clinton A. Davis , 27 , of Montreal ;
scalded and cut about the head and .
body.
George Nelson , of Battle Creek , fire-
nan on train No. 4 ; scalded and cut.
Cert Mitchell of Port Huron , train
No. 14 ; was injured about the head.
FOR NATION-WIDE PRIMARY
That's the Latest Scheme of Senator
Cummins of Iowa.
Des Molnes , Aug. 25. Asserting as
a reason the fact that the nominations
for president and vice president may
be and actually have been determined
by the vote of delegates from states
which cast practically no vote for the
mrty ticket and never elect the party
electoral ticket , Senator Albert. B.
Cummins declared his intention of in
troducing in the senate a bill provid
ing for the enactment of a nation-wide
primary law.
Senator Cummins points to the dif
ficulty of making any change in the
method of procedure in national --on
ventions relative to the bas's ' of rep
resentation , and declares that if con
gress does not act within a reasonable
time upon Ills national primary bill ,
lie will propose a law regulating na
tional party conventions , making the
basis of representation the party vote
Instead of population.
At the recent republican state con
vention a plank was adopted in favor
of a national primary law and the re
publicans of the state are committed
to it.
MAKE BABIES DRUG FIENDS.
Doped In the Cradle , the Habit Often
Stays With Them.
New York , Aug. 25. That babies li
their cradles contract drug habits
through being doped promiscuously
with paregoric , laudanum and other
household remedies is the assertion of
President Ledorle of the Now York
board of health.
An effort will be made by the board
to oDtaln local legislation prohibiting
the sale of the objectionable drugs ex
cept upon prescription. President Led
erle says :
"Notwithstanding their dangerous
nature , the sale of these drugs fo
the relief of minor troubles is enor
mous.
"Many mothers keep paregoric or
tap and are more careful to have 1
in their homes than they are to see
that their sugar bowls are filled. A
the first sign of an ache or pain , and
often the moment the baby cries , th
mother dashes for th paregoric hot
tie. As a result the baby is drugged
and drugged unnecessarily. "
IOWA MULCT LAW UPHELD
udge McPherson Hands Down Im
portant Decision on Liquor.
Des Molnes , Aug. 25. Judge Smith
IcPhcrson In an opinion filed In fed-
nil court here today upholds the Iowa
Mulct law as valid and constitutional
n one of the most Important liquor
decisions handed down In many
iionths.
Saloonkeepers at Marshalltown unit-
d to seek an Injunction restraining
he I county attorney , sheriff and clerk
' rom collecting the Mulct liquor tax
tending an appeal from the Iowa
ourts to the state supreme court and
declaring the statute unconstitutional.
A temporary Injunction granted March
4 Is vacated by Judge McPherson and
he law upheld. The case will be ap-
waled to the United States supreme
court. .
DENVER HAS 213,381 ,
ncrease of 79,522 in Ten Years , or
59.4 Percent Gain.
Washington. Aug. 25. The popula-
ion of Denver. Colo. , is 213.381 , an in-
Tease of 7 ! > . 22 or r > : i.4 percent as
Compared with 1153.859 in 1900.
OSAGE INDIANS ARE RICH
Each One Worth $20,000 , They're the
Richest in the World.
Pawjuska. Okla. , Aug. 23. Test I-1
nony was given before the congres
sional committee Investigating Indian
Affairs today that each of the 2,300
Osage Indians is worth $20,000 which ,
on a per capita basis , constitutes them
the richest people in the world.
As the property Is held in restrici
tlou by the government the Indians
have used a great many lawyers , it
was stated. One attorney testified
that he represented thirtyfour claim-
ants and demanded that the govern-
inent place them on the Osage basis ,
thus giving them the right to $20,000
worth of property. The wealth of
these claimants if they are successful
will amount to $460,000.
Another attorney testified that he
had been employed to oppose the
claims on the ground that if allowed
they would decrease the wealth of the
tribe. Attorneys' fees were paid to
keep the Indians off the rolls and fees
were paid for putting them on.
A firm of attorneys declared they
were to get a contingent fee of $42,000
for securing to the Osage tribe $700-
000 said to be due to them by the gov
ernment. ,
Roosevelt to Des Molnes.
Des Molnes , Aug. 25. Official an
nouncement was made today that
Colonel Roosevelt will be in Des
Molnes the entire day November 4 as
a guest of the Iowa state teachers' as
sociation. Colonel Roosevelt will
make four addresses , two before the
general convention at the morning and
night sessions , and two in the after
noon before two divisions of the con
ventions.
POVERTY THE ROCK OF LOVE.
A Magistrate Finds That Most Couples
Quarrel About Money.
New York , Aug. 25. "Marry In
haste and repent in the police court ,
Most of the couples who take their
troubles to court married too young.
What is the right age to marry ?
Whenever a man has judgment. "
These are the views which Magis
trate Herman expressed yesterday.
Today Magistrate Frederick B. House.
gave utterance to his equally inter
esting views on the subject.
Mr. House created "ladles' day" in
the Harlem police court for the special
adjudication of the feminine wrangles
of the neighborhood.
"In my opinion it is not the youth
of the couples who bring their troubles
to the police court that causes their
unhappiness. Very early marriages
often turn out to be the happiest. Nine
tenths of the husbands and wives that
appear before me , whether they are
10 or 00 , quarrel about money.
"Man Is selfish , perhaps , and expects
the wife to dress herself and run the
house on less than her fair share of
the family Income , or the woman Is
extravagant , has no sense of wifely
responsibility , and keeps the house
hold constantly in debt. Once in a
while both are good , earnest young
people , and It takes only a word or two
from the magistrate to send them
home smiling and reconciled.
"You can't lay down any hard and
fast rules as to the right age to marry.
A sense of responsibility Is the most
essential quality of a good husband or
wife.
'The young fellow who thinks that
it Is his duty to make the girl he mar
ries happy and to provide for her to
the best of his ability , Is old enough 11
to make a good husband , oven If he' '
Is no more than 21. And the girl whojl j
feels that wlfehood has obligations 11
as well as privileges , who learns to
run her homo economically and feels
that any sacrifice Is worth while for aof ;
good husband , Is the right sort of a
wife.
"A man of 40 Is not old enough to
marry If lie can't support a wife , and
a boy of 21 who has brains enough to
make an income which permits him to
propose to a nice girl Is not too young.
For there's no question that poverty
Is at the root of practically all the do-
mostlc troubles a magistrate Is called
upon to settle. Money is about all
they quarrel over , it seems to me. "
ROOSEVELT'S '
SON ON ROSEBUD
ARCHIE IS AT THE AGENCY ON A
HUNTING TRIP. BULLOCK'M
WITH MARSHAL SETH BULLOCK
Archie Roosevelt is Now on the Rose *
bud Reservation , Looking Over the
Sioux in Their Native Haunts and
Shooting Dakota Game.
Valentine , Nob. , Aug. 25. Special
to The News : United States Marshal
Seth Bullock , accompanied by Archi
bald : Roosevelt , arrived yesterday on
their way to Rosebud. S. D. Bullock Is
taking young Roosevelt over to see
the Indians in their native grounds ,
also to go on a hunting trip while
there. Agent Woods and John Anderson
tls
son ( met them bore and took them over
to Rosebud in an automobile.
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WAYNE FARMER ENDS LIFE.
,
Picks Barn of Friend to Commit Sui
cide Ill Health Caused Act.
Wayne , Neb. , Aug. 25. Adam Greir ,
a prosperous and highly respected
pioneer farmer of Wayne county , re
siding four miles north and one-half
mile west of Wayne , hanged himself
at 5 o'clock in a barn at the home of
August Hanson , a friend and neighbor.
About 4:30 : o'clock the deceased getup
up at home and informed his wife that
he was going to the barn to do tho.
chores. An hour later , when Mr. Han- '
sou , went to do his chores , he found
the body hanging a few feet away
,
from the entrance.
Ill health was the cause , a matter.
the , deceased had talked about with |
. neighbors , the day before. A wife ,
three . sons and two daughters survive
him.
AN UGLY PRISON PLOT.
Plans Were Laid to Blow up the Pris
oners in Nicaragua.
Managua , Aug. 24. Prior to the fall
of Managua , the secretary of the pen
itentiary voluntarily made an affidavit
before American Consul Olivares thai
the walls of the penitentiary con
tained several hundred prisoners who
had lieen mined by one of the keepers.
Mr. Olivares immediately called on
President Madriz and requested that
an investigation of the affair be made
This ] Madriz refused to grant and Mr.
Olivares demanded the removal from
the prison of William H. Pittman o'
Boston , who was under arrest them
on an allegation that he had laid
mines at Bluefields on behalf of the
revolutionists.
Madriz guaranteed the safety of
Pittman and promised to release him
the following morning , which was
done. The American and otner con
suls then demanded in the name of
Immunity that the keeper who it was
alleged had mined the walls should be
dismissed from his position. This de
mand was also granted and the keeper
thereupon confessed the plot and de
clared that he intended to touch a
button and explode mines when the
revolutionists entered the city or upon
the downfall of Madriz.
Death of Henry Evans.
Bloomfield , Neb. , Aug. 25. Henry
Evans , living seventeen miles north
of this city , died at the home of his
son , Henry E. Evans. Ho was 76
years old. His death was caused from
kidney trouble. His remains were
taken to Carroll , Neb.
A LAND GRABBERS' SCHEME.
Alleged to Have had Plans to Get Pos
session of Indian School.
Pawhuska , Okla. , Aug. 25. An at
tempt In which it was alleged land
grabbers sought to gain possession ot
the million dollar government Indian
sf.nool at Clulocco , in northern Okiaa
! Jiiia , near the Kansas state Urn ) , v.as
Iain before the congressional i-onnult-
toe which Is Investigating Indian land
contracts.
The school comprises numerous
stone buildings and 8,000 acres of
land , and is open to all Indian chil
dren except to those of who are
known as the five civilized tribes in
tills state. The land is valued by the
officials at $400,000 and the buildings
at $000,000.
Representations have been made at
Washington , it was stated , that the
buildings were dilapidated , the farm
lands of little value and that Indians
refused to send their children to the
school.
The committee , headed by Represen
tative Charles H. Burke , chairman of
tlie lioiife committee on Indian affairs ,
mnde a thorough inspection of " .10' 1
plarc. The equipment was said to bo '
In I excellent condition and the farm
lands iimong the most pnulutMfit in
Sjtho state. For the government to
close up the institution and sell out t
sltho t lands would be to rob the Indians i
< one of tliolr chief sources of educa- i
tlon , said an olllclal.
Tlie land grabbers have had agents
working at Washington in an effort l
to get the government to sell the
property for practically nothing. i ( i
The committee arrived hero after a <
seventy-mile automobile ride from !
Arkansas City. Kan. , through the
country owned largely by Osage In- i
ilians. Investigation of the contracts i
made witli these Indians will bo begun -
gun hero today ,
iC CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
' Temperatures for Twenty-four Hours.
I Forecast for Nebraska.
Maximum SI
1 Minimum 45
'MA
I A verage 04
I Barometer 30.02
Chicago. Aug. 25. The bulletin Is
sued by the Chicago station of the
United States weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska as follows :
thni Fair tonight and Friday ; cooler to
night east portion ; probably frost to
night.
MAY PUT BACK GEORGE III.
Patriots Pulled the Statue Down and
Made It Into Bullets.
Now York , Aug. 25. A project has
been started here to restore the sto-
tue of King George HI In Bowling
Green , overlooking Now York liarbo'- .
A statue of the king was pedestaled
there once , but the patriots pulled it
down to make bullets to be used
against the king's men.
Henry ( ' . Qulnby. a lawyer and
member of tlie St. Nicholas society , is
one of the men Interested In the pro
ject. He said :
"The discussion of tlie plan for the
restoration of King George's statue Is
soinotlilng I cannot go Into now. It
would be premature. 1 might be violating
lating the confidence of several other
gentlemen who are interested in the
matter. I cannot say at this time
whether any of the historical societies f
have : ' acted officially on the scheme.
In about two weeks I may be free to
talk of the plan. "
Henry L. Bogert , a lawyer , Is see-
retary of the Holland society , whose
members revere tlie memory of Peter
Stuyvesant and other Dutch burghers
of New Amsterdam.
"Personally , " he said , "I shouldn't
suffer any great spasm of Indig
nation if they put King George's
figure back on Bowling Green. But
many other members of the Holland
society would take up arms , I guess.
Patriotic societies like the Sons ot ihe
Revolution and the Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution might take the view
that a statue once torn down because
of patriotic motives would have to bo
torn down again. I'm sure I don't
know what the friendly sons of St.
Patrick might think of it. "
It was after the -reading of the dec
laration of Independence in New York
July 9 , 1770 , that tlie revolutionists
decided that George had been pranc
ing on Ills pedestal long enough.
Ropes were cast , there were enthusi
astic whoops backed by strong pulls ,
and over went George. The bulk of
the statue was loaded that night on asleep
sloop and taken to Norwalk , Oonn.
Governor Wolcott received It. He and
a group of patriots , a-nong whom were
his own three daughters , made 42,083
bullets out of George and Ills horse.
COOL ON THE BIG BRIDGES.
New York Discovers New Free Roof
Gardens.
New York , Aug. 25. As pleasure re
sorts after the sun has gone down
and the cool of the evening has set
and as points trom which to get the
most wonderful views of the city , Hie
four great bridges of the metropolis 1
have any roof garden that lias ever
been devised r/adly beaten. Ntw
York's population is just beginning to
realize tills and is taking advantage
of their comforts to the full High
over the river , awa. " above the build
ings on the shores , -these four great
bridges hang , banding together New
York and Brooklyn from well down
town as far us as the southern end of I
Blackwell's Island In the velvety air j
of a summer's night they provide for
the people of New York a comfor. and
luxurlousness tha : the city dweller
can find nowhere else. Down in the
streets o neither side there may not
be a breath of fiesh ozone. Heated
throughout the long hours of i.he day ,
the pavements all night long continue
exhaling the warmth that has been
prisoned in them. But up 0:1 : the
bridges all is cool and attractive. Up
from the sea over the harbor iit il
along he East liver come reircKhiug
gusts at cool air. It is seldo n that
even tne warmest summer niiu Is ,
not comfortable high up over the tide
that flows down to the sea. j !
HAT TIP TRUST GATHERS 'EM IN. s
There Are No Pockets In Uniforms of
Boys Who Collect the Coins. j
Frederick L. Long in Harper's
Weekly : The hat-tip trust ? Yea , ver-
lly ; even so. The coat-room tip busij j
ness is as highly organized as any
of which the public is aware. With .
two or three exceptions , all the large t
hotels and restaurants in New York , t
for example , farm out the "coat-room *
privilege" to the hat-tip trust. This i' '
trust is embodied in an elusive , roll- !
cent little man with an olllce near the'
"Great White Way. " He pays the inn-
keepers well for the privilege , hires
the t hi'.t-boys , and pays their wages. ' '
They surrender all their tips to the i 1
trust's "captain. "
But how can the trust be sure of f
getting all the money ? I
That Is easy ; ho has no trouble at t
all. He may lose a few dimes a day r' (
on a boy , but the boy cannot keep it ]
up. i It Is not half so easy beating
this I system as It Is for a street car
conductor < ton a car of the ordinary
type I ) to "knock down" fares with his
car full of spotters.
In the first place , the exploiter of |
tips I furnishes the uniforms. He ; i
charges his employes only two dollars
a month for wearing thorn. They are
made i to Ills special order , and there
Is not a pocket In them.
I FIRE f CRISIS
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HAS PASSED
ANOTHER FALL OF RAIN AND-
SNOW HELPS QUENCH.
TROOPS CALLED AREN'T NEEDED
The War Department Is Advised That
the Crisis in the Forest Fire Situa
tion In Idaho and Montana Is Over.
Word from a Forester.
Spokane , Aug. 25. Tim fact that
about eighty-six men of the forest ser
vice have perished has bi'ou definitely
established by reports to the super
visor at Wallace , Ida.
Portland , Ore. , Aug. 25. Word ban
been received here that campers at
Welch resort , fifteen miles west ot
Mount Good , are hemmed in by flnvs.
I'p to Sunday about 1100 families wore ;
camped there. Since then , however ,
many have returned home and it In
impossible to state at present how
many are endangered.
Seattle , Aug. 25. The forest flrti
which broke out last night in the Cedar -
dar river valley , twenty-five miles east
of Seattle , has Increased In fury and
is entirely beyond control. P. Sim-
sons , jr. , warden of the Washington
Forest Fire association , said today
that ' his men were powerless and that
lie ' ' would call upon the government to
order out the militia.
Washington , Aug. 25. Two compa
nies of troops which were requested
by Superintendent Morgan of the Flathead -
head Indian reservation for fire fight
ing duty will not be required , owing tea
a fall of snow last night , according tea
a telegram received today at tlie In
dian bureau. It is assumed that the
fires in that section are under control.
Basing his judgment on tolegranm
from the northwest telling of the fall
of the rain and snow , Forester Potter
today expressed the opinion to the
war department that the crisis had
passed.
Smaller Loss of Life.
Spokane , Aug. 25. Forest Super
visor W. II. Weigle gave out a state
ment that the loss of men employed by
the Conor d'Alene national forest waa.
nlnoty f mr. T'icro ' uo XS5 men miss
ing in the Halm and Fern parties.
Weigle expects some loss of life in
tiiese parties as well as in that of
Kotki , who is safe but has not report
ed officially.
Arrested for Setting Fires.
All the fires in the Galiatin forest
are under control. Three men have
been arrested at Boseman on a charge
of setting fire to the forests.
Telegrams from St. Regis announce )
that all the men are safe there. A
telegram to the Missoulan from Trout
Creek says seven fire fighters in that
vicinity are not accounted for and that
fifteen families are homeless and des
titute.
Snow Near Great Falls.
Great Falls , Mont. , Aug. 25. Snow
fall at the higher altitudes and rain ,
further down has put out all the fires
in the region of Great Falls. It is be
lieved that the danger is over.
Idaho and Montana Deaths.
Missoula , Mont. , Aug. 25. District
Forester W. B. Greeley , in charge of
district No. 1 , which includes the re
serves in Montana and Idaho , through
which fires are now raging , Is inclin
ed to estimate that the total casual
ties thus far will not exceed seventy-
five.
five.The
The total fatalities in Montana have
now reached eleven. Two new names
are E. Williams and A. M. Barrett ,
i hey were lost In the flames near
Thompson wrere such heavy loss of
life was reported during the early
hours of the fire.
Ten other men are still missing
from the party that was stationed
thirty-seven miles west of Tuscora
and a searching party headed by Ran
ger Kaufman lias gone after tliem.
A Wreck on the Short Line.
Royal , Neb. , Aug. 25. The Burling
ton t on the Sioux CIty-0'Nelll short
line \ \ was wrecked near Laurel , the
trout truck of the engine striking cat
tle t lying on a bridge , and derailing it.
A relief train took the passengers on
to O'Neill , the regular train returning
to Sioux City for repairs.
AN ASTOR DIES A PAUPER.
The \ Colonel's Family , However , Nev
er Recognized Him.
New York , Aug. 25. John Jaeob
Astor , 74 years old , died In the alms-
house on Blackwell's Island yesterday.
The old man has been an Inmate of
the city home several times. Ho al-
ways , when entering the place , gave
Colonel ( John Jacob Astor and Karl
F. I Aator , 2011 East Ninety-fifth street.
as his nearest kin. along with Mrs.
Louise Thomen of 2U4 Third avonuo.
The old man came from Waldorf.
Germany , and claimed his grandfather
and Colonel Astor's great grandfather
were brothers. Karl Astor Is a no-
phow. ] Mrs. Thomen Is a nioro of the
dead man.
Karl Astor several times has < Molm-
ed kinship to John Jut oh Astor lint
nmor has been n-iognued by the As
tor family.
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