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EL PASO MORNING TIMES. WEDNESRAY, OCTOBER 14, 1908.
We are selling goods cheaper than you ever
bought them. Our proposition is: That you go
elsewhere-get special sale prices on any article,
then come here-you will find our regular prices
are lower than any Special Sale Price. Just try
and See.
LAPOWSKI MERCANTILE CO.
Actress Testifies to Gift of $7500
Automobile and Transfer of in-
surance Policy—Refuses to
Give Ip Engagement Ring.
HEARING OF DEFUNCT FIRM'S CASE
Now York, Oct. 13.— Edna Wallace
Hopper, the actress, told today to
Charles E. Littlefield, receiver of the
failed Brokerage firm of A. O, Brown
& Co., that the head of that firm and
she are engaged to be married.
The receiver was inquiring into the
circumstances under which A. O.
Brown save Miss Hopper a 17,500 au-
tomobile and transferred to her aa
insurance policy on his life for $25,-
000. Misa Hopper, who had been call-
ed as a witness, declared that the
transfers were made long before the
brokerage firm got into trouble. "Mr.
Brown gave me the car on March 2,”
she said, “knowing that of all things
1 most wanted, 1 had never received a
motor car. He knew 1 would enjoy it."
The young woman then stated that
at the time of the transactions in
question there existed, and still ex-
ists, an engagement of marriage be-
tween her and Mr. Brown,
Miss Hopper said that after the
gift and nearly up to the lime of the
failure Mr. Brown had paid the garage
bill, but when she went on a tour w Ith
a theatrical company and took the
car with her she paid the garage bills
herself. Mr. Brown also had paid the
chauffeur up to within three weeks of
the failure, said Miss Hopper, and
then she paid him herself. The in-
surance policy was given her two
weeks after she received the auto, she
said.
“Mr. Brown's deceased wife had
been the beneficiary,” she said, “and
wanted me to be the beneficiary the
same as she had been. He told me
to give it to m.v attorneys and have
the transfer made.”
A formal demand that the automo-
bile and the Insurance policy be turn-
ed over to the receiver was then made.
Before Miss Hopper could reply to
the request, Attorney Lauterbach, spe-
cial counsel for the firm of A. O.
Brown & Company, asked:
“Was there any engagement of
marriage between you and Mr.
Brown?"
“Yes,” replied Miss Hopper. “It be-
gan on the day the car was prevented
to me."
Has Engagement Ring.
“And there was an engagement ring
which you still have?" continued Mr.
Lauterbach.
“Yes," answered Miss Hopper, smil-
ing and blushing. “Yes, I still have
Cisco. A recent order lias been Is-
sued requesting all agents on that
line to have their photograi '.is made
and sent In.
an illustration of what he had to do
with helping to build up labor organi-
zations In the Philippines and his ad-
ministration with the Panama canal,
where he hud much to do with the
unions, he smilingly recalled the fact
that he had since been made a mem-
ber of the union. He added:
His Labor Positions.
“Accordingly, 1 received an Invita-
tion from a contracting firm up in
Oregon, saying that they would bo
glad to have me, now that I was a
regular member of the union, to go in-
to the business and work one of their
steani shovels, but I said that certain-
ly until the third of November 1 had a
job and after that I would communi-
cate with them further.
LOCAL NEWS 1TKMS
GOVERNMENT AND SANTA FE TO
JOINTLY CONSTRUCT LINE.
Take Work Tram Off—The O. H.
work!ruin which has been employed
at a poliil two Allies out of the city
ivjvHii’liiK several bridges, has been
taken off, the work having been com*
pit‘ted.
Imported beer on draft at the Gem
Beveridge Experience Averted by Re-
publican Nominee Who Takes Cue
and Praises Socialists—Ad-
dresses Steel Workers.
Full reports by innings Special wire.
<'liieugo Detroit game today. Gem.
George French, a Globe Attorney.
Says Road Will Be Constructed
Midway Between Engle and Cutting
to Engl'e Dam Sitei a Distance of
Twelve Miles.
Military Institute Gets Mail at Post.
The MWitiwy Institute, recently open-
ed just east Of Fort. Hllsta, wilt get
limit fro intbe fort postotfler The
postal of H data are putting all mail ad
dressed to tin* institute in the Fort
Bliss sack ami tlu* cadets and sin
dents at tin* institute will get their
mail at the post.
PERSONAL.
READS DAN KEEFE’S ENDORSEMENT
George I Trick, a prominent, banker
or Carrlznzo, !s visiting in the city.'"
Will Wood, pf.trolman on the irons-
frr station beat, is laying off on ac-
count of illness,
,1 I. Oohlko, receiver for the Mur-
phy ti Walker Co., which went bank-
rupt at Marfa, spent: yesterday In the
city.
- .1 A. Gallagher of Victoria, Texas,
linn arrived, and assumed the position
of stenographer to Superintendent G.
S. Wald of the (1. II.
Customs Collector A. 1,. Sharpe
went to I .as (Tores yesterday to he
present a( the hearing of the Garland
Livingstone cattle smuggling case, tid-
ing irleif lu the (Tilted Slates court
I tusre,
W II Way la ml, superintendent on
the Tucson division of the S. F. is 111
the city for a few days Mr. Way land
was reretiUy appointed to the position
of superintendent, vice W. H. Averill,
who has been transferred to the Los
Angeles division.
.1. W I Wynton, Republican eandl
dnie for congress from this district,
who poke here Monday night, left
yesterday at 3:45 for Ids home at Au
son lie will speak at Abilene to-
night.
Charles Marston and wife and
daughter and two sons and Julian Her-
1111,11. who were bitten by a dog suffer-
ing wil'd file rabbles, left yesterday af-
ternoon for Austin lo receive treat-
men I at the Pasteur Institute.
George K French' a well known at-
torney o, Globe, aceohipanl'd try his
wife, lire In the city en ro te home
from Albuquerque, where they attend-
ed the territorial fair and irrigation
congress.
.1, W. Watson.One of Cwlo Sam’s
guards for deportation trains,- passed
through tile city yesterday en route
to Eagle thins, where he will take
charge of three Chinamen and take
them Id Han Francisco, from which
place they will be deported to China,
The Santa Fe railroad system ami
the federal government are to Join
hands In the construction of a rail
road from a point, midway lie!ween
Fugle and (hitter, N M. to the site
of the Fugle dam, according to Geo.
K. French, u prominent attorney of
Globe. Arlz.. who is In the City, Mr.
French is a brother of Janies A.
French, who Inis charge of the govern
menf work at Fugle in the construc-
tion of tin.- big Fugle dam
The road Ik to be twelve
1 have had
a good deal to do with labor as sec-
retary of war. We have a great deal
to do with dredges and the enforce-
ment of the eight hour law. Mr. Gom-
pers is on the active council of the
American Federation of Labor and 1
got the Impression that the whole
Federation of Labor was delivered
body and soul by Gompers to the Dem-
ocratic party atid to Mr. Bryan, but
it seems there are some left.
Refers to Dan Keefe. /
Daniel Keefe, the head of the Long-
shoremen’s union, which whom per-
haps a number of my audience are
acquainted, does not think that I am
a devil with horns. He is going to
support, mo for the presidency be-
cause he says he has found in his deal-
ings with me (we have had a good
many) that I was just and .air to the
interests that he represented as the
head of the Longshoremen's union
and one of the executive council of
the American Federation of Labor. 1
don't want to submit letters of recom-
mendation for the presidency but this
discussion seems to involve whether
1 am a tyrant deep at heart, an op
pressor of labor and otherwise and 1
have got to submit evidence that I do
not eat a laborer every morning for
breakfast; that i am not engaged In
lighting that which is the backbone
and sinew of the nation—the laboring
class."
“A Real Democrat.”
"I am democratic In spirit. 1 am n
real democrat. I am not referring
to this historical designation that
does not mean anything by reference
lo parties. I sympathize with the men .
that by manual labor are building the j meantime db
country and to say that I oppose them
is to say what is utterly false, for I
have studied the question. I have bad
to study it as a judge. I have had to.
study it as an executive officer dis-
charging duties affecting labor and
labor organizations, and I am strongly
in favor of them. I believe they have
done a great service to labor in ele-
vating Its wages, in enabling them to
meet capital on a level and secure
justice for them, in enabling them to
apply to congress and state legisla-
tures and secure legislation In their
behalf >»d I think It wtfjld lie a sorry
Change in Gatekeepers.—.1 L. Bunt/,
was yesterday appointed to till the
place of gatekeeper at the Union sta-
tion, vice Henry Muncl, 'resigned;
East Liverpool, O., Oct. 13.—In the
middle of the steel and iron district
of Cleveland, W. H. Taft today com-
manded the closest attention of an Im-
mense audience. Tho details of the
meeting were not known to the can-
didate but a half hour before lie
reached the city. The immense tent
in which 11 was held was reached by a
four mile automobile ride through
Cleveland, and the audience patiently
waited the half hour delay caused by
the lateness of the candidale’s train.
When Mr. Taft appeared he was warm-
ly welcomed. He began at once to
talk with an earnestness which caused
He showed from
BUDWEISER BEER.
On draught at Hotel Zelger bar, the
only place id town.
Cattle in Tomorrow and Friday.—
Two largo shipments of cattle are ex-
pected to arrive through the local
port lids week, one Thursday ami Ihe
other shipment Friday. The cattle
are en route to Kansas City from
Mexico,
SEEKS TO RECOVER STAMP TAX
miles in
(length and v.lli connect the main line
| of the Santa Fe with the site of the
Mr French
Fugle dam. The project
nays, has been on foot for some time,
hut ■ he says thal it is Only recently
that the agreement was arrived at l»-
tween t.h,o government and the Santa
Fe to const met I lie line
II is estimated that tne line can be
built for about $12(1,0110. The first
seven miles ol land which the road i;
If) traverse is' comparatively level
country and the rum i met ion of the
line over Unit portion will be a simple
Walter. The last live miles, however,
il is said, will traverse a cough conn
f ry ami Hie cost of eons. i tnTitm will
be In avy.
The building of Hie line, Mr Freiirli
-ays, will give illreci rail communion
iloa bet Wien I lie bit government pro-
ject and the outside world. At pres
I ni the dam site, where hundreds of
Ira n are employed, is not connected
by rail. The nearest point ai which
lb" dam can lie reached from iIn- mil
road is at I lie place where (lie branch
line will leave (lie Santa Fe ami lie
in-) out to the dam.
Tilts point is Hlfiin.it midway lie
tween Engle ami i titling, N M and
Is about 225 miles from FI I’aso,
With the const ruction of the new
branch direct cotnmiiulcai ion wit h The
big darn will lie afforded this city.
With The reduction in freight rales,
which in to go into elTe- t on Idle San-
ta Fe on the 22nd of thisymonth, be-
tween El Band and Tmiueo, this city
will be In a position to supply the
workers at tin- dam with whatever
material Is needed. Tie- construction
of the branch will give an almost di-
rect. line from FI Fan to the dam
Mr. French staled last night that
lames A. French, his brother, wlm Is
in charge of the government work, in
McKnlght in No. 12.—David Me
Knight, the newly appointed chief
clerk to the railway postal clerks,
was yi-sleiday iii t:iII>ol In room No.
12 ol the federal building. Mi Me
Knight is now permit huffily installed
mid will iflrecl the work of the mil-
way postal clerks from the second sto-
ry of the federal building.
“You are still engaged?"
“XVe are.”
“Now, Miss Hopper, you hnve said
there was no consideration in return
for these gifts?"
“Yes."
“Yon repeat that?”
“Well, there yvas no consideration
other than my engagement to marry
Mr. Brown."
“That is. sufficient under the feder-
al statutes," said Mr. Lauterbach.
Refused, to Give Up Ring.
Then turning to the counsel for the
receiver he continued:
“Do you make a demand for the
ring? Because if you do we refuse to
accede to the demands of the re-
ceiver."
"Yes; certainly we will refuse," said
Miss Hopper firmly, “yon don't get
that ring.”
“Don't want it," exclaimed counsel
for the receiver, tersely. .
Miss Hopper also formally declined
to' give up either the auto or the in-
surance policy. She also testified to
haying received a gift of money from
Mr. Brown after returning from an au-
tomobile tour which she took alone.
The money was “just a gift, to do yvith
as I pleased.” This concluded her tes-
timony. The hearing was adjourned
lo Friday next.
closest attention,
his viewpoint why It was that the
American workman needed the pro-
tection of the tarifr and what had
been the result when he had not had
that protection. Mr. Taft followed
this with a detailed account of his own
personal experiences with tho labor
Seeks Site for Mile Course.—Hr.
Mcfhic of California, is In the city
looking- for a kilo upon which To eon
struct » mil" truck . It .was at first.
proposed that Washington park lu-
lu ado a mile enuiso. hut ihis proved
unfeasible, and the Californian Is now
considering WoudUiwu park a- a site
for I lie new 11 ark.
world. He explained Ihe decisions he
had rendered while on the bench and
for which he was now- condemned by
Bryan and Gompers, were In reality
the legal basis of labor organizations
of the present day and upon that basis
they had grown and prospered until
today they were stronger than ever.
Accident to Special.
The Taft special ran into its first
mishap today. The front trucks.of
the candidate’s car and the rear trucks
of the car preceding, went off the
track just as the train was coming to
a halt on a siding at Sterling shortly
after 10 o'clock a. m. A half hour's
delay was caused. No other damage
was caused except that the track was
torn up. The train moved1 about a half
ear length after the wheels wore on
the ground. Spreading of the rails on
the siding was the explanation made
Fourteen audi-
Entries for Horse Show.—Every ear
Huge and paint, shop In the city is
filled with vehicles taking u now coat
of paint to bp ready for entrance in
Ihe horse show, lo lie held in connec-
tion with live November race in»•«-t.
About till) i.ntrb . have already' .been
made.
Football Squad at Military Institute,
Horace It Stevens, .It war, made
chuiiman of a committee at the Mil-
itary institute yesterday, whose pat-
pose It is to form a football squad to
represent the institute op ihe gridiron
this full. A targe squad is out each
night procuring I-Tol'esairs Gaboon
and Bradshaw are In charge of the
lea in.
by the railroad people,
dices were addressed by the candi-
date today
Cheers for Debs.
At Lorain a cheer for Debs when
the candidate mentioned his name in
connection with labor cases he had
handled while on the bench, inspired
Mr. Tuft to pay his compliments to
Debs as a presidential candidate.
"Mi. Debs is a Socialist,” he said
when the applause died out. "Mr.
Debs is logical. He is opposed to the
institutions of this country as they
have been established by the constitu-
tion. He has right to be, if he chooses,
provided he accomplishes his methods
by legal and non-violent ways, There-
fore I am not going to criticize Mr.
Debs.”
In Cleveland after Mr. Taft had re-
viewed his labor record at length with
GET SOME STATE OR COUNTY
rights NOW from the Port Orient
Cook Stove Burner Co. Big money.
Cost to operate 1 to 2 cents per hour'
in El Paso; burns distillate No. 2
(non-explosive.) Demonstration all of
this week at Stevens’ Block. 201
Texas street. N. E. corner Texas and
Mesa streets.
Race Committee Raises Money.—
A committee composed of .loan Fish-
er, d, (J. M< Nary, (' K Kellogg and
Julius Kmkuuor met at tin- Driving
association headquarters on Han An
tonin street, yesterday morning, and
with ttio aid of the telephone, sue
eeeded In a few moments In adding
$100 to the amount, already subscribed
to the fiiml being raised for the No-
vember race meet.
Represents H' self to Be Real Estate
Agent, and Y <unij Woman Admits
Him to Residence.
Smoked Shoe Hate continues at Cros-
- e11 Shoe Store.
New York net. 13> Representing
himself to b" real estate agent, a
young ipan of sluess-like appearance
and well dn il, gained access to
the home of mroerfleld Median, a
wealthy Bros yn publisher, today
and while Mi Beatrice Mastcn, a
younger slate if Mrs. Mcly-aa, wan
showing the ran over the premises,
he suddenly ' Glowered her, bound
her arms and -gs with picture wire,,
tied a gag ov her mouth and then
leisurely w-ar ;d ihe housq for val-
uables.
It was near! an hour before the un-
conscious your woman was, discov-
ered. She w suffering so from
shock that ah'* was hardly able to
tell what had happened.
The room » t In wild confusion,
showing that tie robber had searched
everything for valuables. He got
away with j- • -iry and silverware
Smoked Shoes at Smoked Prices.
Crossett Shoe Store.
Mk The telepkono stands a I it
.-winInch alert and vigilant,
ready te lie idled upon In
IUmL any einergeney and [iruoipt
XUilTfevBi* lie res),one ii diligent and
ySTCisfSVKffik dependable servant. No!Ii
ing in suliatltutton for It
eaa begin lo aeemnpllsh so
many important and aatla-
faelory results.
The SiMithweiUrn Telegraph * Telephoned
Test Fire Hose.—The fire depart-
ment spent a large part of the day
yesterday testing the fire hose recent-
ly purchased by the city. High pres-
sure was used and the Ijpse found to
he satisfactory.
to be encouraged. The permission to
combine labor and idle permission to
combine capital puts most powerful
instruments In the • bands of a few
men and with that immense power
they have a responsibility, and there-
fore must be most cateful to see that
power Is not exercised across lines of
lawfulness. They must he most care-
ful to see that they do not violate the
criminal laws of the country and that
they do not violate the rights of an
individual no matter how humble, and,
therefore, while they are powerful,
the courts that are made to preserve
the rights of the Individual, to pre-
serve the right* of those that the
powerful may not infringe, those
courts must have the power or our
whole civilization is doomed."
Tri-State Rally.
A tri-state rally was what the Taft
sjKicial train ran into here tonight.
Republicans and marching clubs from
Pennsylvania. West Virginia and Ohio
thronged the city, filled the largest
theater and compelled an open-air
overflow meeting. In discussing the
Issues. Mr. Taft made a specific state-
ment. with reference to revision on
the pottery schedule, 62 per cent of
the table and toilet pottery of the
country being manufactured here. The
trouble. Mr Taft explained, was with
the tariff administration act. under
which, It is asserted, pottery is under-
valued in Europe and brought here In
competition with American merchan
disc, although there was a 60 per cent
ad valorem duty on pottery.
“The. tariff on pottery- ought,” he
Take Train Agents’ Pictures—All
train agents on the South Pacific are
to have their pictures taken and sent
In to the main offices at Kan Fran
Smoked Shoe Kale can tin lies at. Cros-
! ett. Shoe StOI C.
DOMING LANDMARK BURNS
Patents: June, 1907* March, 1908
Fire Destroys One of the First Build-
ings Erected In the Town
—Loss $1000.
AND TO HELP YOU REMEMBER THAT FACT WE ARE GOING
TO OFFER YOU SOME ATTRACTIVE VALUES.
GENUINE CUT GLASS
NAPPIES
$1.35
GENUINE CUT GLASS
BOWLS
$3.75
and Distillate (non-explosive) with a PORT ORIENT AUTOMATIC BURN-
ER—THE INVENTION OF THE CENTURY. NO SMOKE OR SOOT. (Do
not confuse with other burners.) Oil fed through a hollow wire. Fit it to
any cook stove, heater or hot air furnace. Cort of operating. 1 cent to 2
cents per hour. Makes a pure gas from the oil. You turn the flame any
size from a gas jet. to 20 feet In length and throw to any part of Stove
needed. Start it in TWO MINUTES. Oven hot enough to bake in 4 MIN-
UTES. On demonstration this week at Stevens Block, 201 Texas 8t„ N. E.
cor. Texas and Mesa Ave.
State and County Flights For Sale
Get an Agency
You can make from *10 to *30 per day. Agencies will be established over
the entire United States.
Ask Us About This
Port Orient Burner Company
No. 717 Elm Street, San Diego, Cal.
Paper & Faint company's building.
Fire broke out In the store room at
11 o’clock and the structure was
quickly consumed. Adjoining ami
Into nearby buildings were Ignited several
times, but. were saved by hard work
Kin. on the part of the volunteer fire com-
into nany
win- The burned building was one of the
r of i old landmarks of Deming, being one
has-1 of the first stores erected in the town.
(I,,, it was owned by the estate of John
Galvin, who died recently. The loss
.Let to paper ami paint concern is about
Y. M. C. A AT PRACTICE.
STERLING SILVER
COFFEE SPOONS
GOLD FILLED
CUFF PINS
50c pr.
GOLD FILLED
HAT PINS
HEAVY GOLD PLATED
VEIL PINS
Sterling Jewelry Co
High Grade Shoes are an sale at
The Crossett Shoe Store at Smoked
Prices, less than cost of making.
High Grade shoe* are on sale at
The Croiuo-tt Shoe Store at Smoked
Prices, less than cost of making.
204 NO. OREGON, NEXT TO P 0.
Every boy ha* an unconquerable
longing to kill a wild goose.
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