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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-19
. srNnAY REPuRLIc

WRITTEN FOR THE sUNDAY REPUBLIC.
The recent ''hold-up' OF an express mes
seuger on a Burlington train near Lincoln
Neb.. by three desperadoes, who secured
s5aoOa. has aroused public interest in the
success. failure and exploits OF these latter
day Robin Hoods
experts contend that ninety-nine out Of a
hundred attempts OF this sort prove to be a
disastrous failure from a strictly financial
standpoint
Slowly hut surely criminals are realizing
this. and az a result outbreaks OF this sort
are becoming more and more rare.
The romance has been stripped from such
exploits and the police now aid justice in
laying bare the details OF a criminal pro-
eeedIng Of this sort in such q way that even
TIE most devoted reader Of yellow-hack r.
Jion Is brought 10 realize that the DICK
Turpins. J8ck ShepaTds and Robin Hoods
OF the old days. Eho correspond to the train
robbers Of the present. have degenerarNd
until they ara nos nothing more than lDw-
br0wed. drink-sOddSn gestures who rely
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-19
AN U~P-TO-DATE CATECHISM.

q. What vow does one take upon himself
when joining a fashionable church,
A With all my worldly goods I-thee en-
dow.
Y. DO you believe in evolution2
a. With all my heart.
@ Formulate an instance or two. please.
A. Higher criticism has been evolved from
latin; and piety has grown into culture.
How do young people gain a knowledge
OF the worId2
A According TO George Eliot. they learn
II by losing faith In you and me-
Name 4 great but rapidly disappearing
A That OF living Tor others.
O. What Il n aerious conseduence OF this
practicee
A II develops a~elhshness in the others.
O. What Is the wise mans advice 10 baSh-
elor men-
A. Il Is better TO remain quietly IN Ihe
drawinE-roOm than TO 20 upon the rooi gar
den with a loud-voiced woman.
G. What DO you understand BY oeneva-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-19

4. That commendabie quality Of heart
which Instituted the rummage sale.
.. Name the most finished work OF Satan.
\. \ spiteful woman.
Q. What literary work is the f~ayorite OF
titled v~isitorsF
The Quest Of the Golden Girl
o. What becomes OF many OF our heroes?
4. They sit down upon themselves.
y. When IS a man OF with the old love?
4 When he finds himself using the same
old terms OF eudcarment to the new.
y How may a woman know to whom hor
heart i~nclinesf
a. By taking notice or whom she thinks
when choosing the seasons OUTFIT.
Q. What IS poetry
A The ianguage OF sick souls.
q. And omance
4 stun for ealiOw youths. idle women and
dotartr
O And enius
A. That gtft Of the gods which every as
plrant for fame thinks he possesses, but
watch we long ago eornersd for ourselves
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-19

climb and the wire affords a good FOOTING.
In winter they ARE quart.red IN the attic.
with last years Christmas TIRE. 10 climb In.
They are much mote muscular than or1i-
nary eats. but are r9nc1mbutivc bgcsus.
or their constant corfuemeft 90 the p-rm-
ises They catch rats and mice with taa
same eagerns=s ard ski't exhibits! hy Siai-
tsse and other breeds.
Among other 81 Lcais1ns who own hand
some Angoras arc Miss Boyl. Of No. s1:i
r boulevard. Doctor John Do IS Ds
No. 2A West PIN. Nr7. r. J. CImniugs
q No LDi &orth Grand end J+n.s n
Sloan or No Ei4 Washington boulevard.
woman ard 'tsc cgt ue-- t.-le -ut ni
mIad have been allies IL 81 a natural at
traction. the a..urt1c1t o. ike foe it The
more intense that the cat. IKE the wC.n-a.
is elusive. and eRch hnds In the other the
fascination OF uncertainty.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-19

Gende Nature and Traits II Phyfuness Distinguish the Feline Possessions of Dir

WRITTEN n TIE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Angora cats are becoming popular as fam
ily pets in st, Leuis. and a number Of West
End families who possess them are the en-
WED OF al their neiEhbors.
Those OF pure breeding are very expcn-
sive and scarce. They are ideal household
pets. FOR in stroag contrast 70 their weird
appearance. are their traits Of playfulncss.
gentle natures and wonderful Intelligence.
There = a feline family at the home, OF
Dinks Parrish. al No. H07 cabanne avenue.
that exhibits many interesting features. The
ancestors Of the arist5crauc family orgi-
OF Persia.
In consideration OF the extremely cold
weather that prevails in that country.
Mother Nature provided them viii long.
white curly hair.
To this day the Angora. ca; OF pure strain
The oasis., 1902-09-06

zona extends from Yuma to Separ
 a distance of 49S miles. It is now
 assessed at $7 ,000 per mile, total
 of $3,4S6,000. But should the
 board of equalization assess the
 property at the aggregate cash
 value, as shown in the company's
 sworn reports and stock quotations in New York, the total assessment
 would foot up a total of more than $2s,0O0,OOO.
 Here is point which the makers of constitution for Arizona should next year bear in mind. In fact there are two points. By constitu- tional provision the assessing de- partment of the state government should be instructed by constitu- tional provision to take cognizance Of the valuations banking and rail- way corporations put into their sworn reports, and assess accord ingly. And it should provide for such sworn reports. The idea of great states being so helpless in such matters is positively ridicul- ous. Particularly when it would be so simple to arrange constitu- tions and laws which would meet every requirement..
 Reasons such as these are why THE OASIS insists that in election of constitutional convention next year, only the best and most cap- able men should be elected as dele gates. It will be the opportunity | of Arizona to present to the rest of 1 the states model fundamental law-one which will protect the rights of the people and bring the rate of taxation down to one per cent or less, by creating an autom- atic system which will put upon the assessment roll all the wealth of the new state.
The oasis., 1902-09-06
IRRIGATION IN POLITICS.

The Maricopa county democratic convention at Tempe last week in- jected into the territorial campaign a question which can be hardly said to come within the domain of territorial affairs. but which is purely a local matter, and one the settlement of which can be in no way affected by the declarations of an Arizona political convention. That was an endorsement of a pro- position that in the newly adopted plan of government aid to irriga-
The oasis., 1902-09-06

ton, the Tonto Basin dam shall be
 given preference over all others in
 Arizona.
 By an act of congress the govern
 ment is to embark upon the colos-
 sal undertaking of creation of a
 great system of land reclamation
 throughout the arid region. The
 money to be expended in the work
 is to come from sales of public
 lands in the states and territories affected. At the outset the fund available for this work is limited. But as the work progresses the new reservoirs and waterways created will bring under cultivation new lands, now wild, the sale of which will replenish and enlarge the fund until it will bring about complete and cultivation of every acre in the arid region which can be possibly reclaimed. But that is work which cannot be all accomplished at once. In it's en- tirety it is an enterprise which will require quarter or halt century of time. But there must be be- ginning somewhere. With the funds available there cannot very we'll be two beginnings. That de- partment of the general govern ment which will conduct the work has declared an intention of mak- ng the beginning at the proposed San Carlos dam, on the Gila river. But the Tempe convention says it must be the Tonto Basin dam, on he Salt river. And it pledges for congress who will lave as much influence on the natter as had Ajax in his renowned defiance of the lightning, to an ,ffort toward effecting a change in hat particular in the government ,lan.
 Could there be anything more than this proposition of he Tempe convention? And the was to bind the territo- ial convention to the same meas Ire. Immediately the people of the 5ila valley are in antagonism. That aligns Graham and Pinal ounties against Maricopa county. Ind the people of the other ten ounties, who have no interest in which shall be first, but favor i'm nediate action somewhere, are ex- ected to side with one valley or he other, and take part in a bitter ght.
 Will not that be asking little % much from the outside coun- les?
The oasis., 1902-09-06
THEY ARE EVERYWHERE.

Honest assessments and just tax
 ation seem as far off as ever
 Money takes wings when the tax
 assessor is in sight The federal
 census shows that in 1901 SIP, ,000,-
 900 was on deposit in Texas na-
 tional banks. There was supposed
 to be $100,000,000 more in private
 banks and kept in store safes. But
 the tax rolls account for only $15,-
 100000. But the owner of cash
 was not the only dodger. The
 census bulletin gives the total num-
 Der of cattle in Texas in 1899 at 9,42S,196 and their aggregate value
 at $163, ,22S, ,904, while the con- troller's report shows in 1901, two years later, there were only 6,S00,- 900 head of cattle assessed in Texas and their valuation placed at $74,- 100000. It is estimated that there were not less than 10,0O0,OOO head of cattle in Texas in 1901. The state therefore lost the revenue on the assessed value of more than $500, 900 head of cattle for that year alone.-El Paso News.
 The above from Texas is only another instance in line with the facts recently presented by THE OASIS that tax dodgers are every where and in all lines of business. The writer recalls that one year there were shipped from Benson and Wilcox alone more cattle than were on the tax roll of Cochise county, Yet the next years tax roll showed about the same num- Der of cattle.
 About the only property holder who can be reached is the small householder, ranchman or store keeper. All he has is plainly in sight, and the assessor always him. For that reason the law in some of the states and terri tories provide a small exemption from taxation to the head of every family. In some cases it is $500, | in others as high as $500. In that waya reasonable amount of house. hold furniture, etc., for every fam fly goes free. But that simply adds to the burden of taxation of the moderately well to do. They have 70 pay little more toward the SUD- port of government to meet the deficiency caused by such exemp- ions.
 The great problem of government s to reach for taxation the large mounts which comparison between he census returns and other off ial data and the tax rolls show as .ctually and regularly escaping axation. And it would seem that here should be some way of getting ( lpon the tax rolls of the various {
The oasis., 1902-09-06


 which escape taxation, as shown ir the State of Texas by the census re turns. Of course the details of the census returns cannot be produced to locate in the individual bank: the money which the census re, turns show to be in their vaults But the state has, without doubt some method by which it could be reached. Very likely the state has bank examiners whom the law em- powers to examine into the finan- cial status of banks, and whose sworn reports and statements are required by law to be published. Why not make it the duty of the assessor to go to the published sworn statements of the examiners for the assessment of money on hand?
 It could be the same way in com putting the assessment of railways. For instance, in California the law compels the filing by railway com panies doing business in the state of annual sworn statements of cer- tain details of their property. That sworn statement of the Southern Pacific company shows that the company has 2,690.40 miles of track, which carries stock issue of $101 ,2S9, 160 and funded debt of $179,602, ,690, the average of both being $67 ,065.50 per mile. The assessment for taxation does not exceed $14,000 per mile. In fact the average assessment of all rail- ways in California amounts to that, and the particular property men, toned is assessed at about S11, GOO per mile.
 Now, why should not the sworn statement of the officers of the com- pany as to stock and bond issues be made the basis for assessment of the property of that company? Right in one of the departments of the state government are all the data which another would need to enable it to reach a just assess ment.
 In the matter of the Southern Pacific of Arizona, the same report presents some very interesting fig lres. Upon that property the stock md funded debt amount to $76,- '52.5S per mile. Yet the territo- 'ial board of equalization permits he company to escape With an of about $7 900 per mile. Somewhere there is valuation of '70,000 per mile which escapes tax ltion. Of course the stock and ponds may not be worth par value. But the board of equalization could ind what they are worth and as- ess accordingly. For instance, ecent quotations of Southern Paci- ic stock show it to be selling in the lew York market at 75 and v. li he bond quotations we have not hand, but an intelligent board f equalization could get them. Without doubt they are worth as
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-20
The fall season Of the Parlor 10
opsnlne with a rush,

THE BULLETIN has added 90 new
subscribers to i,s lists In the las,
three months,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-20
REFORMS FOR CHINESE
Sir LANG CHENG TUNG
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS
SEND CHINESE ABROAD TO GET
THEIR EYES oPENEo-com.
PuLsoRY EDUCATION OF
CHILDREN.

Tacoma. Wash. Dec. i7.-oriental
adyices state that Sir LANG Cheng
Tung. Minister designated to the
United States. and Prince Tsai Chen.
who was the coronation ambassador.
have Joined in urging n series OF rad
ical reforms. which are outlined In n
memorial presented by them las,
month to the Empress Dowager. They
recommend.
F'irst-That the scions OF princes.
dukes. mobiles and high officers of the
crown be required to join the various
provincial armies and obtain practical
educations.
second-That officers he appointed
to travel In Europe and America 10
have their eyes opened"
Third-That system OF military
conscrlption be enforced so that in due
time the entire male population OF the
empire may have obtained a military
education. and the whole empire thus
become one huge army II any crisis
should demand 1t.
Fourth--That especially in the prov
inces OF Shansi. Shensi and Szechuan
arsenals. cartridge. shell and gun foun-
dries be established II being desirable
TO locate these establishments away
from the sea coast. where they would
be at the mercy Of foreign powers.
Fifth-That industrial mills and fac.
tories be established throughout the
empire TO manufacture foreign styled
goods.
Sixth-That all Buddhist and Taoist
temples. monasteries and nunneries not
sanctioned by the Government be con-
hscated and converted into schools and
colleges.
Seventh-Compulsory education OF
all male children. commencing at 10
years.
Eighth-The establishment OF mill
tary. law and technical schools.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-20
COMMISSIONERS IN JAIL.

Forsythe (Mont.). Dec. 9.--As a re-
suit OF further defiance to the orders
OF Justice OF the Peace Roderick McRae
the entire Board OF County Commits
Isioners. together with the clerk. were
for the second time thrown into Jail fol
twenty-four hours and fined $50 each.
The trouble follows the Institution
OF election contests to Gust all the can
didaps who were elected II IL alleged.
through the colonization OF voters in
Rosebud county. The County Commits
sioners, by resolution. declared tho
Justices Office vacant. and the. County
Clerk, under instructions OF the Board.
refused TO produce the docket. The
Justice then committed them.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-20

The Tax Appeal Court has rendered
a decision In favor OF Hawaiian Com.
mercIal a Sugar Co. from which As.
SCISSOR j. w. Pratt will appeal to tho
Supreme Court II deducts S270, 4ii.72
from the assessed valuation on account
OF loss in abandoning the old mill.
I + = I! = = + 4 4 Z + 4. 4 = :. q = =
istence throughout the year, swarm
following swarm. with no intervening
period when the land is free from their
rayages
There are a number OF serious fun
gous diseases OF plants which require
Investigation, both because OF the local
losses caused by them and on account
OF the possibility OF their being car
ried to other parts OF the islands. The
work on the taro rot and the Fusarium
disease of the potato will need TO be
continued for several years.
There are many problems OF both
scientific and practical interest which
require the services OF a chemist. Soil
and water analyses. the study OF the
role Of mineral nutrients In plants anu
soils, the composition OF Hawaiian
foods and feeding material all should
be given attention. Investigations
should be made as the occasion re-
quires of other agricultural products
which may lead 10 the establishment
OF local industries. such as fiber plants
tans, dyestuffs. rubber, vanilla. cot
fee, tobacco, silk, fruits, and yege-
tables.
Considering the numerous problems
requiring investigation In the Terri
tory OF Hawaii the experiment station
there should have added TO the station
force chemist; the apparatus ana
Other equipment should also he in
'creased, aud provision made for the
printing and distribution Of station
publications
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-28

University hall. Wednesday. Feb. ., at
1:a0 p. m. Each candidate may speak for
seven minutes on either side Of the gues-
ton:
''Resolved. That tho Federal govern
ment ehould assume control over great
Industrial combinations similar to the
control exercised over national banks,
with the additional power OF determining
unreasonable prices"
The semi finals will be held Wednesday,
Feb IS and at these trials each man
will be expected 10 make a speech OF
seven minutes and a rebuttal OF three
minutes.
The bowling team goes TO Elmwood to-
night for match with that orsaniza-
ton. Tho following men will make up
the college team: Clifford (Capt.). kroop,
kelleher, Drury and Holmes.
Tonight I'm Saylos hall Professor To-
land will give his lecture on "Architec-
ture OF the Entablature.' The public -
cordially invited.
The trials for the parts IN &Se play
10 be given I'm the near future by the
Sock and Buskin Dramatic club were
held last evening in University hall. The
results OF the trials will DO announced
later.
At iato hour yesterday a letter from
Dartmouth put in an appearance IN which
they. 10 a certain degree, accccded TO
Browns demands concerning the debate.
Dartmouth now agrees 10 g. .-r mo n
contract for two years and submits two
questions for Brown 10 choose from.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-28
Yacht Club Makes Preparations for the
Season--Easlern League Mesting--R.
!. Buyers at New York Horse Sale.

for the bantam weight championship OF
England.
Jack O'Brien secured a decision over
Charley McKeever. both OF Philadelphia,
at the Leeds club. London, last night In
contest for the middle weight champion
ship and a purse OF f6s0. Mckeever
weighed i5l and oBrisn 1ss pounds The
fighting was clever and furious till the
end of the third round. when Mckeever
'back-heeled" O'Brien and was disquali-
fed.
young Peter Jackson and Jack Bon
nsr fought six rounds at the washington
Sporting club at Philadelphia. last night.
jackson had all the better or the bout,
which was a pretty even AFFAIR until the
third round, when Peter began 10 hit
Bonner almost at will. The latter fre-
quentiy resorted to clinehing TO avoid
punishment
"Rube" Ferns, the former velter
weight champion. won a decision over
Tim Murphy OF Australia at the Ameri-
can Athletic club, Chicago. last night The
fight, which was for six rounds, was
disa ppointment. both men being unusual
ly wild In their blows Murphy appeared
TO be afraid OF Ferns and the latter was
compelled TO chase the Australian all
over the ring to land a telling blow. Even
when Murphy did stand up and fight
Ferns was unable TO do much damage.
for his blows were principally wild
swings. which invariably sncircled Muir
phy's neck.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-28
MILL NEWS PLAN
Formation Of Their Own Union
to Settle Labor Disputes.

The manufacturers OF Fall River. who
have signed an agreement looking toward
the formation OF a union TO settle labor
disputes, held a meeting yesterday at
ternoon. but after talking the matter over
for some time adjourned without taking
action.
There has been desire on the part OF
many OF the cotton manufacturers 10
have committee appointed which will
take charge of the labor difficulties. The
movement is not a new one, but the
meeting yesterday was undoubtedly pre-
cipitated by the present strike at ths
Sycamore mills.
one of the mill treasurers said that un-
less some agreement OF this sort was
reached, he should withdraw from all
other agreements made with the manu-
facturers OF other mills.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-28
HEART DISEASE.
Fourth Woonsockst Youth TO
Die in the Philippines.

George J. Wheelock OF Woonsocket yes
terdsy morning received a letter telling
him that his foster brother. Private Ed
ward S. Mason, a Woonsocket young
man, who enlisted from Providence, died
Of heart disease In the Philippines last
month.
Private Edward s. Mason was born in
woonsocket on High street March 10, 1881,
and when about two years old was taken
into the wheeock family and lived with
the wheeocks nearly all his life. He
was a young man who possessed the gift
Of making friends and there are many
who will regret his early demise.
On April 10, 1899, Mason enlisted at
Providence in Company II, 18th Infantry.
for three years and was sent TO Fort
Slocum and from there 10 San Francisco,
enroute 60 the Philippines, where he saw
active service IN skirmishes and battles.
Mason performed duty there with his
regiment and was among the first 60 scale
the walls OF Pel<in.
Leaving Chino 70 go back % the Philip
pines. Mason brought with him several
souvenirs OF the campaign. One Of the
remembrsnces was no less than pretty
white pony called SNOWFALL by the sol
der. who sent MIR. Wheclock picture. IN
which he and the pet are shown. After
Mason returned to the Philippines he was
transferred 20 the Thirtioth Infantry.
His fighting record was OF the best
Young Mason IL the fourth Woon-
socketer 10 die while in the service and
his term of enlistment would expire in
April.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-28
ON LOCAL ALLEYS

vic1ersf team defeated Austlns rollers
IN all the contests in the New Century ee-
ries last evening. ID. Cahill made the
beet total. securing 2ss. the summary'
Vickers' team, 1850: Austn's, 1908.
The Eariy birds secured two contests
from the Monarchs last evening IN the
Trinity square series. As Manager Rates
was reported on the sick list. some OF the
rollers expected the games would be post
poned, but II was finally decided II would
be advisable TO roll the contests as origi-
nally scheduled The summary: Early
Birds, 1906; Monarchs, Isl.
Critchley's team won two contests from
Quigiey's rollers In the Olneyville series
last evening. Scsllon and Critchley made
totals of 20. The summary: Critchleys
team, 1902; Quigley's. 1921.
Broadbent' team won two or the con-
tests from wateIman's rollers IN The An
mex ceries iast evening. ID. Mathewson
eist-4ined the highest total. securing 26l.
The summary: Broadbenrs team, leOf'
Watermans, lI66
The Lorraines took the odd game from
The I'airr@ounts IN the Aui!'oF Jm len- Ue
seriee last riyht. Mcmillan rolled high
for the lsorraines. having 30 20 his credit,
while O'Brien performed well Tor the
Fairmounts. The score: Lorraines. roe:
fairmounts, III
In the City Bowling iengue series az the
Auditorium In Pawtucket last night capt
Iynn's rollers won two of the three games
With Capt. Fergusou's team. The score;
f.ynn's team, 1271; Ferguson's. l2la