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THE SUNDAY CALL.
VOLUME OVI.— NO. 46.
ARMY AND NAVY
CLUB IN GRASP
OF HYPNOTIST
Colonel Brooks Believes Him
self a Bird and Twitters in
Doleful Tones
Captain Ashburn Turns Army
Mule When Dr. McCullough
Wields "EvU Eye"
Commander Pratt Leads Morris
Chair Into Action and Booms
Like Big Gun
DIGNITY, decorum and discipline
were kicked to the four winds
at the Army and Navy club last
right when Dr." Frank E. McCullough,
stationed at Yerba Buena island, suc
ceeded in hypnotizing his fellow of
ficers and making- them go through
performance* emphatically not of the
parade gTotmd. So complete was the
control that he exercised over them
that an effort was made to hush up
the matter and keep from the public
the unseemly news of one colonel of
the United States army twittering
like a bird, surrounded by a coterie of
lieutenants and captains imagining ;
themselves everything- from heroes to
crmy mules.
Colonel J. C. Brooks was the first
to snccumb. When Dr. if cCul lough I
casually intimated that he was study
ing hypnotism the colonel came out
openly and scoffed.
Colonel Becomes a Bird
"Dashed nonsense." said the
doughty colonel, "I'd like to see any ;
one trying to hynotize me. That is,
of coarse —
He broke off in blank surprise, for
Dr. McCullough was giving him the
evil eye and he felt himself slipping
from under. -You are/ said McCul
loug-h. "a — bird."
"A bird," of course I am a bird,** the
colonel retorted- "Tweet, tweet, chir
rup.** He flapped his arms and hopped
firound. For one mystifying second the-
i junior officers rubbed their eyes in
v,on<3er. CouM such things be possible?
And then the full value of the situa
tion came upon them and they roared
until th^ir sides ached. But McCul
lougrh, inflated with success, -was not
content. He proceeded on others. Cap
tain John C. Ashburn made hideous
outcry in the hallway of the club in the
sincere belief that he was a. vicious
army mule. Lieutenant California Mc-
Millan, who saved the paintings from
yt)h hill during the disaster, was or
dered to repeat the trick and therefore
»r»ent the nf>xt half hour assiduously
taking the club pictures down from the
•walls and running with th*m down to
the cellar. .Captain J. A. Berry became
Theodore Roosevelt at San Juan, and
Commander Alfred E. Pratt had a hap
py tim* leading a morris chair into
action and booming like a big gun.
Strange Drink for Judge
While McCullough was at the height
cf his hypnotic hilarity the door opened
and Judge C. L. AVelier entered: the
club. He was taken in hand, hypnotized
and told to name his favorite drink.
"A, grin tixx." said th« judge.
'•Boy, a gin fjzas!"
A grinning boy irav* the judge a
of water, which the latter sipped
and sipped wryly. "This is not a gin
fizz." said the judge.
"What Is it then?" asked McCul
lough.
"J can't tell," came the unexpected
answer. "I seem to know, but it is so
long sine« I tasted it that I can't iden
tify it- It isn't a gin fizz, though."
What followed is not upon the club
records. Captain Ashburn, the army
mule, kicked a waiter on the shins and,
having discovered some straw in the
butlers pantry, proceeded to eat it.
Colonel Brooks with intense gravity
started to build himself a nest. Lieu
tenant McMillan pretty nearly dis
mantled the clnb, and Commander Pratt
boomed from the fighting top of the
morris chair till he was black In the
face. . . .
Then Dr. McCullough brought them
around — and departed quickly.
MRS. DAN FROHMAN AIDS
CLUBWOMEN WITH PLAY
Refuses Part in Cast When
Secret Is Revealed
ISfxcud Dhpetch lo The Cell]
RENO. Nev., July 16.— Mrs. Daniel
Frohman, more familiarly known as
Margaret Illington, in seeking surcease
from the weariness attached to gain
ing a domicile ir> Nevada, is engaged
in coaching the amateur performance
of "Under Two Flags." which is to be
produced here by the women of the
Century club.
Miss lUlngrton is aiding Mrs. C, A.
ICorcross, who vriil be seen in- the diffi
cult role of "Cigarette," In" which she
scored repeated successes.
When the fact that she was coaching
the leading lady leaked out Miss illing
ton refused to appear in the cast but
Mstcd tbat she would give the club
women the benefit of her experience. „
The San Francisco Call.
JUDGE C. L WELLER
WHO WAS GIVEN AN
UNFAMILIAR DRINK
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEAHW SC
FRIDAY. JULY 16, 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TESXERDA.Y— West wind: clear; maximum
temperature, 66; minimum, 50.
FORECAST FOR TOD AT— Fair; I!?ht fag in
mornlag:; llpht southwest wind, chasgicg to
britk wit Page 13
EDITORIAL
< Indeterminate sentences , and parole sys
tem, ragr «
The troubles or a tics maker. ' Page 6
A paltry conspiracy exposed. Page 6
Konter'o srranre behaTior. Page 6
POLITICAL
- Reinforced by suprexn* court mandate, Francis
J. SolUran eaters cpon mayoralty campaign on
usioa labor ticket. v Page 14
CITY
More developments In the plot ajain^t graft
prosecution. Page 1
Mlm Katherine Metealf Trill not return lo
father's home, but will be married to Dr. J. B.
Kacfmasn at ecbool. . Page 3
Taft siwa J. P. Morgan political slap by
appointing bitter enemy of finaaefer'a nephew in
law to coreted post. Page 14
Army and Xary club in grip of hypnotist. and
officers .Co strange stunts. Page 1
iwo party narrowly escspti death when axle
breaks' ©a steep 'grade. - -' Page.3
,W. .C. . Hays, cashier «f Union state bank,
deposed by ' directors snd refused admit tsoee to
\u25bcanlt». Page 14
SUBURBAN
Wife of early settler la Contra Costa county
dlea. Page 5
- ArebbUb«p \u25a0 Riordan sends greeting to the
annual council of Toung Ladles' insti
tute. "' Page 4
California state federation of realty men to
meet In Oakland. Page S
Berkeley police chief win hare direct «nper
rlslon of the scavengers. Page 4
Alamed* chamber of commerce makes actl-re
campaign to increase membership. Pace 4
Wai begin work on new Y. M. O. A. build
lag thin week. _ ' -*. Page 4
Japanese may snecumb from effects of blow
ea noee. Page 4
Qorernment. expert* to lecture on forestry
projects at unlrerslty. Page 4
fOAST
Two hunters shot' ln cba?e for deer at open-
Ing of season in Sonoma county. Page 1
Mrs. Daniel Frobman helps Reno clubwomen
stage play, but refuse to act. - Page 1
San Diego, . Cnyamaca and Eastern railway ac
quired by Jotn D. SprecSel*. Page 5
Japanese atrlkers la Hawaii nsorp the powers
of the clrll government. Page 3
All work on normal school at San Jose '
stopped beranre contractor falls to get boiler
permit. Page S
Police called to oun Attorney Coliin
from meeting ef Monterey coal company'^ stock
holders. Page 5
Three Canadian railroads fight for routes
along Fraxcr. river. ' Page 2
Fiftpra thousand brilliantly onSformed men
march in Elks' parade In I.os Angeles and |
quarter of million spectators crowd the
streets. ; Page 14
EASTERN
President Taft' and President Dlaa of
Mexico to meet under \u25a0 canopy on inter
national bridge. Page 3
Taft and tariff conferees clasb OTer, corpora-,
tion tax. * Page 3
Democrats ' in boas* fall to defeat appropria
tion of f 25,000 . for President Taf t'« traveling
expenses. ; Page 3
Evelyn -.Thaw j testifies ; aganwtt her • husband j
because the -Thaws have not- given' her'* liberal
allowance. Page 1
New Orleans .financier-, said \u25a0to have confessed
misappropriating . $100,000. • , Page 2
FOREIGN
Many killed by earthquake In \u0084 southern'
Greece." •. - paßreip aßre i
Street -fighting continues in capital of Persia;
legations In zooe of i fire, and shah's throne tot-.
ters. . - Pagel
Son is born to princess de Sagan, who wag;
Miss Anna Gould. '- ' ,'-l Page 1
Cow hippopotamus *hot_ by Hermit Roosevelt i
near Altenboroutrh ranch. Page 2
sports ;
Ailecn Wilson defeat* Citation. )n 2:02 pace
at Terre Haute. ".- \u25a0 \u25a0 PaKe 9
Tigers increase their , lead t\r taking a double
header from Senators. Page 8
Hundreds of deer faunteri ; invade . Marih and
Eocoma counties. Page 8
"Hap" Smith, greatest outfielder In state
league, signs ,to play trltb the \u25a0 Chicago \u25a0
Katiosals." . Page 0
Playing 'of California women features of Ore
gon tennis championship . tournament. : . Page 8
Britt accuses Morris ; Levy of being the "Abe
Roef* of fight game. Page 8
Frayne Is a 10; to 9 choice . over : Corbet t * for
tomorrow afternoon's fight. - Page 8
Cb if k Hudson hurt*: challenge at Lew Powell :
or any ; other lightweight. Page 8
_ Edward Weston. the aged pedestrian,
delivers letter to Postmaster ; Fisk. . Page 9
MARINE
Army transport Sheridan passe* quarantine
and ; Unds Twenty-sixth inttntry, 1 who will leave
In a few days for Michigan. - Page 13
socialV * •
- Short, motor and driving 'trips give diversion
to ; eummcr , social aeisoa. _ ' Pagre 6
SAN rFRANGISCO, FRIDAY;; JULY 16, 1909;
CABAL TO SAVE
GRAFTERS TAKES
ON UGLY PHASES
More Developments in the Plot
Engineered by Perrin, Cal=
houn and Others
Evidence That the Real Con
spiracy Is Against Prosecutor
Heney and Burns
More names have been connected with
the plot engineered by Dr. E. B. Per
rin and a clique, including Patrick Cal
houn and a coterie of United States
senators, to" withold the confirmation
of United States Attorney Robert T.
Devlin's : appointment, and more details
of steps that have bt-en taken to bring
about this'end and embarrass the graft
prosecution have been divulged. These
disclosures come through Washington
advices and statements made by C. P.
Snell. '•:
Snell, who was the star witness in
the land fraud casewhich resulted in
Perrin's conviction, has told of various
visits made to him by agents of Dr.
Perrin and has related the substance
of offers which have bordered close
on the extreme of what the law might
hold to be legitimate. The activity 6f
E. G. Borden, who is said by Snell to
have made direct overtures to him "in
Perrin's behalf, has been only a part
of a. determined effort to turn Snell
against the federal and state prose
cuting officials and bind him as a tool
to Perrin.
Reason for Sudden Departure
The reason for Dr. Perrin's sudden
departure for ' "Washington has not
been definitely explained, but is easily
to be surmised In a general way from
the statements made by Snell and from
recent developments in the matter of
Devlin's confirmation by the senate
judiciary committee. The real attack Is
not upon Devlin alone, but is directed
at Francis J. Heney, William J. Burns
and Assistant United States Attorney
A, P. Black as well. Xor is it Perrin
alone who is at the back of the fight.
Certain- members of the senate have
found through" the championship of
Perrin's cause a means of making a be
lated attack upon the Roosevelt ad
ministration and the much hated and
feared secret service department, and
Patrick Calhoun has found it another
means of attacking the graft prosecu
tion in this city.
Dr. Perrin' a sudden departure for
Washington is, therefore, not surpris
ing. Some secrets have been allowed
to leak right here in San Francisco,
and somebody is to blame. If Perrin
has been talking too much or if he has
failed to conduct matters in a discreet
manner it is only natural tliat certain
senators in Washington • should wish
to have a confidential interview with
him. - i.
New Names Appear
In additional statements made yes
terday by Snell, he named J.M. Sta
tham, W. W. Hartley, a Captain Par
melee, a man named O'Rork and several
others* as having approached him as
agents for Dr. Perrin. Statham told
him, he said, that George A. Knight
and other persons of prominence in
San Francisco were behind Dr. Perrin,
according to the latter's own claims.
Knight 'scouted this declaration as
ridiculous, and added that he had noth
ing whatever" to do with Dr. Perrin
or with his case.
In reference to some of the recent
attempts that have been made by Dr.
Perrin to swing him over to his own
side, Snell asserted that direct offers
of assistance of a financial nature were
made to him, though the 'making of
the offers was guardedly done. . He
said: -;.
An Agent of Perrih';Jf|||y
"J. M. Statham met me at the corner
of Bast Fourteenth street and Fifth
avenue in Frultvale as I was going
home. He stopped me and said, 'Hello,
Mr. Snell. Dr. Perrin Bent me over to
see you. He wants, you to make a
statement for him involving Devlin and
Heney. Mr. Perrin says they are more
guilty than ytfu are and that he doesn't
want to prosecute you if you will assist
him. If you will sign a statement for
Dr. Perrin he won't prosecute you" for
perjury, but if you don't he is going
to have you arrested. He wants you
to be a witness for hlnv and you must
also sign a statement showing -the
guilty ones. He wants to get Devlin,
Black, Heney and Burns, and. if you
will sign a statement. of that kind all
cases now against you will be; dls
missed arid you won't be arrested' for
perjury herein' San' Francisco;} but 'if
you:, don't you are going, to be ar
rested right away. There is s a move
on foot : now to \u25a0 have ' Devlin i removed
from office; -'and George A. Knight; and
others of prominence arte assisting;! Dr.
Perrin.'
"Statham also said to me; *You think
Devlin is ; a friend of ,. yours,' but^ he is
not. You come to the St. Francis* to
morrow" and bring? your wife -and /go
to 'lunch; with me, and I; will arrange
it so youi.will . get .the money 'that', is
due you, • but Perrin wants- to- pay it
to you ' for assistance you-*will tbe ; to
him in^.a" land- case^ that he "isTgoing
to bring.. This willjget you, your money.
and; clear; up all now against
Continued on Pase 2, Column 1
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few then, but they are many now— are witnesses to how that faith has been kept
and those purposes served.
Today, because it is in some sense, an anniversary and because this is a time of
civic stress, in which every right thinking citizen needs to take care that he do his part
and his du|y for the public weal, The Call republishes the platform from which it
began three years ago to address the people of San Francisco and of all California.
It was good gospel then; it is good gospel now. The same flag still flies. The
policy of The Call is unchanged— and it will not be changed.
A Word to The Call's Readers ,
rpODAY the change in the management of The Gall; is .fully effective and
i those whose names are printed elsewhere on this page are established in
control. Incident to this transfer there are certain alterations of plans and
developments of policy concerning which the readers of The Call are entitled
to authoritative information: hence this article.
Those who have been patrons of The Gall since its first issue— and there
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greetings.
MANY KILLED IN
GREAT EARTHQUAKE
Province of Southern Greece Is
Visited by Most Disastrous
Seismic Disturbance
ATHENS, Greece, July 15.— An earth
quake has occurred in the province of
EHs, the capital of which is Pyrgos.
Several villages were destroyed and
many people, perished. The % material
loss is heavy.
Many Are Killed ,
LONDON, July 15.— A dispatch to a
London news bureau from Athens says
that a violent earthquake' has occurred
In southern Greece, resulting in con
siderable loss of life and damage to
property. Twenty persons are reported
dead, and 100 injured at one village,
and three other villages suffered heav
ily. The dispatch adds that when the
details are learned it is likely that the
casualties: will be greatly increased. '
Shock at Downieville
DOWNIEVILLE, Cal., July 15.— An
earthquake which lasted -three seconds
was felt here and in neighboring camps
at 3:10 this morning. The shock
seemed to be circular in motion and
was. followed \u25a0by a" loud, roaring noise.
Many slight shocks have been felt in
this vicinity in the last month.
SON IS BORN TO THE
PRINCESS DE SAGAN
Former Anna Gould Bears Heir
for Second Husband
PARIS, July, 15.— A son was born to
day tolthf; princess De Sagan, who -was
Miss Anna Gould of New York. Prince
Helle de \u25a0 : Sagan and Mme. Gould were
married July 7, , 190S, after • her divorce
,'fro ml Count Bonl de Castellane.
~\ Prinoe i Helie de '•• . Sagran "expressed
great" satisfaction , as . the birth of ; a
son ; not . only/secures . the^succession of
the Sagan] title, '\ but means \u25a0* a. } Sa'gan
heir presumptive) to share' the ' fortune
of rPrincess Sagran ; A with"> her three;chil
dren ( by her \ previous marriage with
Count Boni de 'Castellane." ..'•-'
: ' The 1 ife /of./; the. prince \ and princess
has recently .hern .described; by-, friends
as exceedingly^ happy.' :
From The Call of July 15, 1906
TWO HUNTERS SHOT
IN CHASE FOR DEER
Santa Rosa Businessman and
Healdsbu rg High School Ath
lete Badly. Wounded
[Special Dispatch lo The Call]
SANTA ROSA, July 15.— The opening
of the deer season today was marked
in Sonoma county by the ', shooting of
one , man and a youth by careless
hunters. .
I. C. Renshaw and A. D. Sund, two
businessmen of this city, went hunting
early today in the woods on Sonoma
mountain, some- distance east of, town.
.This evening Sund returned with
word that he had accidentally shot his
companion, i Renshaw. -".was brought
here' in-an : automobile, and Is lying in
a critical condlton at: a .local 'hospital.
Dr. J. •TV.' Jesse, who dressed the
wound, isays .the bullet struck to- the
right of .the" breast bone, just under "the
collar bone, and passed through the
body, cutting off the top of the right
lungsand. shattering the .right shoulder
Joint. 'The wound Is a ragged one, hav
ing been made with a dumdum bullet.
Blood poisoning is feared. Sund Is
prostrated "over..' the affair.
; Near ; Healdsburg. Weaver : Bagley, ; a
young high-; school ; athlete,' -was evi
dently I mistaken _-. for a deer- by some
unidentified hunter '.- and-. seriously
wounded this. afternoon by a bullet that
penetrated his thigh.\ -
':. Young Bagley, who is 17 : years of
age, /and -two : ; schoolmates went- hunt
ing above Skaggs Springs. :; The ; boys
were crawling h through some under
brush when the report \u25a0 of ; a rifle .^waa
heard and ; Bagley fell : to the ground.
His 4 'companions carried" him two
miles to the county road, where, they,
hailed^a passing . automobile, ".« which
conveyed the wounded: youth. to Skaggs
Springs. It is said that his chances, for
recovery are good. -} . /
WliL REIMBITBSE - POSTMASTER — Wash
ington, : July ' ; 15.— J. s N. 1 Kewklrk, \u25a0 postmaster »t
San Diego..^wlHl be-. reimbursed-; by? the.; gOTern
ment"to"the extent, of $243. 17. t| The , money, li to,
make \u25a0\u25a0- up the loss : sustained '• by * the*, postmaster
when the office was robbed some, time ~«go~> : -> '*{\u25a0->
\u25a0/ EXPLOSION KILLS iHECHJUfIC ~Cdtcorma, ;
July ; 15.— William : Llppert, • master; mechanic Jn
the ) Corcora n < suga r \u25a0 factory, . was killed i today ; by
.the^explosion ; of ; one of " the '> large • heaters.'- A
larce'MioleVwas. blown through s taeVside • of tot
THE NEXT ARTICLE BY
HUGH SUTHERLAND ON
"The Truth About Ireland"
. peat in -'. 111 Hj V^/"\l A» Sunday
VENGEFUL AGAINST
HUSBAND'S PEOPLE
Wife of Harry K. Thaw Testi
fies That He Threatened
to Kill Her
WHITE PLAIN'S, N. V., July 13.— Qn
the witness stand today Evelyn Xesbit
Thaw gave damaging testimony :
against her husband, who is seeking}
release from the Matteawan asylum. j
For three days the state has , been !
trying to bring out that Thaw threat- \
ened his wife's life on one of her visits
to Matteawan. The . state wished, to
show irrationality on Thaw's part.'
Mrs. Thaw appealed to. the court to!
permit her. not to answer the question
put by. the state: .'
"Did he at any time say this to you.
or, this in substance: - *I shall . haveVto !
kill you when I get out of here' 7" j
Forced to Answer
When the court finally told^her she
must_ answer, she replied in a low
voice:
•tYes, he did."
"What were his exact words?" de-»
tnanded Clarke.
"He said, 'When I get out here I
suppose,! will have to kill you.'" -
"Why did he say that?"
v "We were discussing- his mental con
dition. I had . asked him what ft©
meant, and he said:
"'Touiknow I was not crazy on the
night that I shot White.' I asked him
again, and he said: 'You know .that I
missed White by two minutes on -the
day before.'".. . i
Thaw, when asked about his wife's
testimony after, court, said he was not
surprised -at her r attitude, but he em
phatically denied that he ever, threat
ened her life.
-When today's session was concluded
;an -adjournment was taken until
July 26.. .
Bitter Against the Thaws
Before leaving White Plains for New
York this evening, Evelyn Thaw dis
cussed her testimony.
; "If thY Thaw family had done the
right- thing* by me I would never have
taken ; the Vstand -to testify against ..my
.Continued on Page 2, Column 2
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SHELLS FLY
IN STREETS
OF TEHERAN
Insurgents Continue in the As
cendency and Persian Rul
er's Throne Totters
Shah Remains Obdurate and
Will Hold Out Until Gtms
Tarn on Palace
Fierce Fighting of Day Is Cen
tered Around the British
Legation
Royal Bakhtiaris Bombard Camp
of Nationalists and Noncom
batants Flee to Cellars
TEHERAX. Persia. Jnty IB. —
10 a. m.— The ihnh li:n Juit taken
refuse in the RouUb lesation.
A depntatlon from the Drttlah
\u25a0ad ItutxJan legation* Is now on
tt* Tray to Inform the nationalist
leaders of the fact.
TEHERAN, Persia, July 15.—
Despite efforts of General
Liakhoff, military governor of
Teheran, to open negotiations with
nationalist leaders and the agreement
on both sides to cease hostilities,
street fighting was in progress
throughout the day between the Per
sian cossacks and the nationalists
around Artillery square and between
the royalist Bakhtiaris and the 'newly
arrived nationalists and revolutionary
Bakhtiaris.
Insurgents continue in the ascend
ency, and as reinforcements are con
tinnally reaching them, the outcome
in their favor appears to be foregone.
The shah remains obdurate and prob
ably will insist upon holding out until
the nationalists* guns are trained on
the Sultanatabad palace.
Shah Loses Control
Control of the royalist troops really
has passed from the hands of the
•shah into those of General Liakhoff,
who again today tried to stop hostili
ties. Through the Russian legation
General Liakhoff approached the na
tionalist leaders ana agreed tSjat the
cossacks should not fire except upon
the undisciplined soldiers of the shah,
who were looting houses In the vicinity
of Central square.
Fighting around the cossacks' bar
racks ceased* this afternoon, and ne
gotiations for their surrender now are
being carried on with General Llekhoff.
The shah's troops are discontented on
account of insufficient food and pay.
Fight Near Legation
Fighting today centered around th»
British legation. A number of Royal
Bakhtiaris, gaining an entrance to the
city, took up positions on the topa of
houses in the vicinity of the legation
and near the nationalist camp, which
they bombarded with a heavy rifle fire.
The nationalists responded, and for
several hours the British telegraph oO
ces and other foreigrn houses, in which
were a number of women, were under
fire. During' a lull the women were
removed to the British legation. The
battle last night between the cossacks
besieged in Artillery square and the
nationalists who attempted to dislodge
them was exceedingly fierce.
Find Shelter in Cellars
; Non combatants were compelled to
[ seek - shelter ' In cellars, as' shells were
j bursting everywhere. The Cossacks
j succeded in holding their position, and,
on the withdrawal of th© attacking
party, opened fire with their, artillery
on the parliament building. Under
cover of this they made an attack on
Nationalist headquarters but were re
pulsed by a small force of Bakhtiaris,
who took up a position with a Maxim
gun In front of the British legation. •
There is no way of estimating th»
casualties." but so far as known no for
eigners are among the killed or
wounded.
The telegraph operators, who are
sticking to their posts, have the win
dows of their house barricaded.
Legations Under Fire
I ST. PETEnsBURG. July 15. — The
N'ovoe' Vremya' has received a sensa
tional dispatch from Teheran stating
that the foreign legations were under
fire by -the Xationalists. The dispatch
says that the Russian legation was.
partly demolished and that the entire,
staffs of ; the various legations were^
removed to safety outside the city.
DEATH OP SCHOOL TEACHES— Chicago.
Jury 15.— Clarence E. i:ticsl«"». a «cb»»J teacher
of < Denver, died in the county hospital today,
«uppo««^lly, from the effects of pol'toiDß. ling
srle-s was found nucon*ctous In « room la ."»
dmvutown hotrt la^t.Tafnday. " He formerly llveU
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to i Bernard : I.azar«». tbe flrst defender of Alfred
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