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Arizona republican., 1904-03-25

at an elevation of 45 degrees. would send 6OO-pound rrojectile with a velocity of 3.sC0 feet a second to the distance of fifty-nine miles. flight would be about seventeen miles above the surface of the earth. The monster shot, as it left the muzzle, would have an energy in it's blow of the biggest freight locomotives ten feet in the air
 It is possible. moreover, according 10 the inventor. J. Hamilton Brown. to construct a sixteen or twenty-inch gun of the same type with increased proportions and additional layers of wire. enlarged powder chamber. etc. which would have a range of a hun dred miles.
 After Colonel Ingalls, had verified and reverified his calculations and was forwarding the results to the in ventor of the gun, he himself was
 
 tion, saying: "The results are so astonishing that I have hesitated to give then, since I feel sure that no one will ever believe them. However, I have made no mistakes in my calcu- lations, and loyalty to my methods and tables should give me urage-so here the..- are.''
 The new six-inch gun appears on the scene at the opportune time. The bursting of guns recently in cur navy has resulted in some. surprising dis coveries as to the efficiency of our best types of built-up guns; and some ex- perts have calculated that the existing types of weapons upon which our na- tional defense depends are from 3S to SS per cent. less effective than British. German or French guns. These ale gations as to an alleged inferior con dition of our naval ordnance gain some support from the recent action of the ordnance bureau in issuing an order lowering the muzzle velocity of naval guns by reducing the powder charges so as to give the ,projectiies from one hundred to three hundred feet a sec end less velocity than formerly.
 The new wire gun is the first one of twenty-five 6-inch and twenty-five g. inch weapons for which the govern ment has set aside an allotment Of s7CO,OCO. The nearly completed one is being built under an especial appro- priation of s41,O00. including mount and ammunition for trial tests. and is to be adopted on the report of the board of ordnance and Notifications. The main feature of this gun, wherein lies the secret of it's strength and range, is in the employment Of flat steel sheets to form the central tube. round which are wound layers of steel xuira
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25
PHoENIX, ARIz., MARCH 25. 19o
A Platform For All Parties.

Representative John Sharp Williams. the democratic leader in congress- and the ablest leader the democratic party has had at Washington in many years-said, a day or two ago:
 ..There should be specific statutes prohibiting acceptance Cf campaign contributions from corporations. The reason for the rule is obvious. Corpora tions eve their existence to the law. The law is the voice of the govern ment, and the government is, or ought to be, the servant of the people. It follows, therefore, that an artificial person created by the people ought not to be permitted to devote money which it has gained in the business thus justified and thus only justified, to the furtherance of party ends or to the. accomplishment of partisan purposes. There is too apt to follow merger between a party and d cor pora tion, which, if not unlawful, ought to be unlawful.
 This is, however. only a part of the greater questionable duty of putting an end to undue and illegitimate use of money in politics. That is, all con- sldered, the burning question, and the least understood and most difficult problem of public life in the United States"
 It is evident from the context that Mir. Williams thought he was attack ing the republican party, but his mo- tive in suggesting law to prevent po- litical contributions by corporations is immaterial; he touches upon an evil which is manifest to every thoughtful citizen of the United States. And whether MT. Williams believes 1t or not, it is true that the democratic party has profited quite as much from campaign contributions from corpora tions" as has the republican party. He lays down a platform upon which all parties ought to stand, and it would be enacted into law without delay-if at the same time there could De a law protecting corporations from sand bagging at the hands Of municipal. state and national lawmakers.
 The profits made by the average cor poration are not so great as to lead it to throw money at any party or poli tician. When contributions are made it is because they are thought to be ne cessary for the protection of legitimate business interests from the highway men of politics.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25
The Taking of Hoodlums.

Probably 90 per cent of the criminal business of this country is caused by the misdeeds of young fellows ranging from 15 to 9 years of Gge. Who is responsible for this awful condition: :: Nobody but the parents"
 That was, according to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, the opening passage in the speech of District Attor- ney Coatsworth. of Erie county, at Buffalo in summing up the case against Herman Heimberger. the boy bandit, accused of murder of Bernardo Balsano, a grocer. who was killed in his own store by a gang of toughs. of whom Heimberger was one. in a hold up performance.
 Heimberger belonged to a street. corner gang. His parents had per mitted him to choose his own com pany on the streets. Naturally he fell into bad company and bad ways. The gang would vary their insolence and viciousness on the street by haunting saloons or playing cards in a resort behind a candy store.
 of course these hoodlums were al- ways matching mischief. Finally one day they took notion they would like to travel. Funds were necessary. How could they be raised? The boys had read of hold-ups, and so Helm berger procured revolver. ard with his companions started to rob some honest man. They found a customer in one grocery, so the proprietor of sano's store and ordered him to hold up his hands. On the first movement he made he was shot dead.
 There we have the development of the criminal and of the crime. These street corner gangs are all candidates for the prison or the gallows Not one in fifty of them will escape. They are on the highway and down grade to
 
 Some of the lads are fairly good boys when they join the gang. They are not naturally criminals, but they come un- der the fascination of stronger wills than thers,and begin to acquire vicious habits. Their parents let them do as they please and choose their own com pany. They are permitted to loaf about the streets after dark and nobody knows where they are. Then a crime is committed and the boys are impli- cated in 1t.
 There are rarely any exceptions to the rule that in such cases the parents are directly responsible for the fate of their hoodlum and criminal sons. The boys can be controlled if they are taken in time and handled with firm ness. In nine cases out of ten it is parental indulgence which creates criminals
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25

brother had been associated with him in the ownership of the cattle and the interest of the brother was bought by Col. Christy. There was a dispute about this transaction and suit was brought against the administratrix. Judgment was obtained against her and the judgment was later satisfied by her successor. A commission on this amount Is claimed by both, but the heirs contend that there should be a commission for neither on the ground that this sum was not a part of the estate.
 An order of the sale of the prop erty will be made shortly and in the course of two or three months the sf- fairs of the estate will be wholly wound up.
 At the time this estate went into the probate court six years ago it was worth about S5O,0OO. The highest esti- mate of it's present value is $1o,00O The rest of it has gene in litigation which was begun by an effort to in troduce a will in favor of a nephew of Roarke by which he was to receive pra ctically all of the estate Ii was proved that the will was forgery. That having been disposed of the un- disputed heirs engaged in litigation among themselves and against the ad- ministration. All the disputes have been cleared up now and there seems to be little in the way of an early and final settlement.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25
Natures Greatest Cure
 for Men and Women
Is the
 

in silence that our kidneys need doc torine. If neglected now. the disease advances until the face looks pale or sallow. puffy or dark circles under the eyes. feet swell. and sometimes the heart acts badly.
 There is comfort in knowing that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kid ney. liver and bladder remedy, fulfills every wish in quickly relieving such troubles. It corrects inability to hold urine and sealding pain in passing it. and overcomes that unpleasant neces- sity of being compelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. In taking this wonderful new discovery, Swamp Root. you afford natural help to Nature, for Swamp Root is the most perfect healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that has ever been dis covered.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25
Uncle Sam,s New Gun.

What certain experts declare to be the record breaking gun of the world, the safest in construction and most powerful in range, capable of hurlinS a 10OpOund projectile through space with a velocity of thirty-five hundred feet a second, is now nearly completed for the United States government. The shell, at it highest possible point of flight, would be about ten miles above the earth. soaring four miles above the top of Mount Everest, in the Hima- layas, believed to be the highest peak on the globe. The swift pace of this shell would be sufficient to girdle the earth in about ten hours. This pro- jectile, after going thirty miles, would have power enough left 10 penetrate six inches of steel.
 This is the new rapid fire, six inch Brown wire tube gun, composed throughout its entire length solely of rolled steel wire. It is to be finished by May 1st and taken to Sandy Hook to be tested. Its completion. some ex- perts say, will mark a memorable era in the system of artillery manufacture, and. owing to its solidity and alleged nonbursting qualities, the great velo- city of it's shell and its stupendous range, hopes are bright that it will prove itself to be the most formidable death dealing engine of warfare in ex- istence. and that the famous gun kings of Europe will be now outclassed by American ingenuity in the production of a fighting machine far excelling their latest weapons and almost double in power and range those now in use in this country. A newspaper reporter recently visited the plant of the Scott Iron company of Reading, Pa, to look at this leviathan as it lay cradled in the lathe, wrapped in its mantle of twenty miles of steel wire It is 31S inches long and weighs twenty thousand pounds.
 This weapon has been constructed according to the calculations of a bal listic engineer of authority, Colonel John M. Ingalls,, U. s. A, retired His predictions for this six-inch gun now on the lathe are startling enough-a range of thirty miles with an elevation of 45 degrees. More startling are his figures fer a ten-inch gun of the same kind. built in proportion, having a powder chamber of 14,259 cubic inches and using a charge of 36O pounds of smokeless powder. This, he declares,
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25

suffered untold misery. I became weak, emaciated and very much TUT: down. I had great difficulty in retain ing my urine and was obliged to pass water very often night and day. After I had used a sample bottle of pr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, sent me on my request, I experienced relief ard immediately bought of my druggist two large bottles and continued takinc !, it regularly. I am pleased to say that Swamp Root cured me entirely. I can now stand on my feet all day without any bad symptoms whatever. Swamp Root has proved a blessing to me.
 Gratefully yours,
 MRS. E. AUSTIN.
 19 Nassau St., Brooklyn, N. ! .
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EDITORIAL MoTcEf are sick feel badly write Y i'm mediate without pie bottle of Swamp
 
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Arizona republican., 1904-03-25

We dislike to consider what might be the sad plight of certain esteemed. but jimcrow papers, published not a thousand miles from Phoenix, if The Republican didn't furnish them daily with something to talk about.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25

We claim there is nothing more in l. spring of hope than a box of garden seeds displayed in front of a grocery store.- -Atchison Globe.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25

had an awful pain in my back over the kidneys. and had to urinate from four to seven times a night often with smartine and burning. Brick dust would settle in the urine. I lost twenty pounds in two weeks. and thought would soon die. I took the first dose Of your Swamp Root in the evening at bed time, and was very much sur prised l had to urinate but once that night, and the second night I did not get up until morning. I have used three bottles of Swamp Root, and to- day am as well as ever.
 I am a farmer. and am working every day. and weigh 190 pounds. the same that I weighed before I was taken sick
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Promo e2uinme Tablets All druggists refund the money If it fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature Is on each box. 25c.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25
Gratefully yours,
 I. s. APkER.

Sec. F. A. C. I. U. 504.
 April 9th. 1909. Marsh Hill, Pa.
 There comes time to both men and women when sickness and poor health bring anxiety and trouble hard to bear; disappointment seems to follow every effort os physicians in our be- half, and remedies we try have little or TO effect. In many such cases serl- ous mistakes are made in doctoring, and not Knowing what the disease is or what makes us sick Kind nature warns us by certain symptoms. which are unnistakable evidence of danger. such as too frequent desire to urinate, scanty supply, scaIding irritation, pain or dull ache in the back-they tell us
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25
PRESCOTT BUSINESS FIRMS.
  Hotel Burke
AMERICAN PLAN.
PRESCOTT,

PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. 105 rooms. All modern conveniences. A strictly first-class and modern hotel. Sample rooms for commercial men.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25
DEWEY ROSE

and Maricopa Chief will make season of 1904 at owners ranch one and one fourth miles west of Grand avenue on Maricopa canal.
 Maricopa Chief is an English Shire' black, weighs 1700, six years old.
 Dewey Rose is black. six years old' weighs 1O50 lbs. Sired by Star Rose he by Old Montrose. Goes all the gaits. AS fine a bred saddle stallion as there is in America. For extended pedigree call on owner.
 Terms: :-Maricopa Chief, $500, re- turn privilege. Dewey Rose. S25.VO' re- turn privilege.
 THOMAS McGINNIS, Owner
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25

Girls, don't seek husbands go after he bachelors.-Chicago News.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25
SSamp-Root Saved My Life.

I received promptly the sample bot tie of your great kidney remedy Swamp Root.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25

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Arizona republican., 1904-03-25
SWamp-Rout a Blessing to Women.

My kidneys and bladder gave me great trouble for over two months and
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25

VULCAN IRON WORKS, 917-919 N. Main St., manfIs. stamp mills, ore crush CTS we'll tools. General machine work
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25
MACHINERY, ENGINES, ETC

WESTERN IRON WORKS, e0S-e2s N. Main St, manufact'rs crude oil engines and pumps. Complete irrigating plants.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25
LOS ANGELES PREFERRED LIST
 BOOTS AND
REGAL SHOES by Mail.
BARRELS AND TANKS.
BUSINESS COLLEGES.

Los Angeles Cooperage Co. Tanks, bar rels and kegs. Write for prices.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25

PATENTS-Hazard & Harpham Los Angeles. Send for free book on patents.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-25
sANAToRIUMS.
OPTICAL GOODS.
ADOLF FRESE
PATENTS.

PATENTS. Copyrights. trademarks. Labels, U. s. and Foreign. Infringement suits prosecuted and defended Townsend Bros.. Bradbury blk, Los Angeles, Cal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-14
Deaths in the District.

The following deaths were reported to the
health Office for the twenty-four hours end
ed at noon today:
James E. Baynes, six months. 1871
street northwest.
Susan Brown, thirty-nine years, 1910 o
street northwest.
Mabel 1. Bundy, seven months, 1911 II
street northeast.
Benjamin Burrell, sixty-six years, 1893 7th
street northwest.
Edward P. Cohen fifty-seven years, 1912
10th street northwest.
Paul d. Connor, seventy-two years, 1889
street northwest.
Mary Cross, forty years, $40 Van street
southwest.
Carter Dickerson, twenty-three years,
Freedmen's Hospital
Mary v. Fletcher, twenty-eight years, 53S
18th street southeast.
Geneva Hardisty, one month, 21S Sd street
northwest.
Mary King, three years, 443 Franklin
street northwest.
Zadie L. Miskell, forty-three years, sol H
street northwest.
Frances Moore, sixty years, Emergency
Hospital.
John Mclean, seventy-nine years, United
States Soldiers Home.
Bertha B. Petrie, five years, 1880 9th
street southwest.
Sarah D. Smithy, twenty-six years, sibley
HOSPITAL.
Elizabeth E. Upton, twenty-nine years,
500 E street northwest.
Milton Van Wiley, fifty-six years, GIG l.
street southeast
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Stanley Billheimer of York Springs, Pa,
and Ida Richardson of this city.
Joseph Hawkins and Mary E. Jones.
Clarence Johnson and Ada C. ]. Wash
ington.
George Jackson and Susie Wright, both
of Anacostia, D. c.
Ralph F. Lafourcade Of Charleston S. c.,
and Agnes Hancock of Nanjemay, Md.
Robert ]. Isbell of Louisa county, Va,
and Ada B. Nickhaus of Hanover county,
Va.
George 8. H. Grant and Grace Brown.
Joseph T. Durbin and Eta v. Parker.
VIM. Thomas Butler and Annie G. Butler.
Oliver Holmes and Halsie Toliver.
Melvin E. Meyers and Christina Lehman.
William E. Boswell and Corinne E. Ar
mold
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ORDERLY ARRAY OF GIFTS.
Woodward & Lothrop's Establishment
Presents Many Attractions.

The Xmastide spirit prevails throughout
the entire establishment Of Messrs. Wood
ward & Lothrop, and the gay decorations
and orderly array of tempting gifts adds
UNNECESSARILY to the charm of appearance.
which Is the outward and visible sign of
skillful, thoughtful management within. In
their efforts to emulate the pleasant duties
of Santa Claus and provide the means for
bringing good cheer to every patron. the
members Of the firm have SO perfectly
equipped it's departments that not the
smallest detail has been overlooked in their
preparations.
from the attractive gift things, there has
been provided opportunity for rest and COM
fort and even the inner woman has not
been forgotten. The cafe on the sixth
floor offers substantial refreshment, while
in the afternoons a cheering cup of tea
may be obtained in the japanese tea room
where many friends meet daily and dis
cuss, over the tea cups, suggestions for
presents and various topics of interest to
shoppers.
Every department has its share in the
great array of Xmas merchandise and moth
ing has been overlooked to make the buy
ing as pleasurable as possible. both in the
service provided and the general arrange
ment of goods. Suggestions for gifts are
met with on every hand and there Is still
ample time to make leisurely inspection and
satisfactory purchases before the frantic
rush of Xmas week begins. This firm has
recently published tiny booklet giving
ideas for gifts and 1t is a great aid when
one is undecided what to buy. 1t may be
had for the asking.
In the book department thousands of fas-
cinating volumes offer themselves as gifts
for booklovers, and in the childrens de-
partment the books are SO varied. SO IRE
sistible In character that whole hours might
be spent among the delights OF this literal
book world On this same floor are pres
ents of silverware, art, gifts, brio-a-brac,
statuary, jewelry, fancy goods. desk fur
cts, house coats, silk hosiery and an Infinite
variety of bewildering gifts. The glass and
china department Is radiant with the rich
est cut glass and dainty china, and here
is filled with such gifts as will appeal to
masculine hearts.
The toy shop Is distinctive In its charm
and trreeistible in its attraction. and here
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A Sunday of Rest.

According to United States Consul Birch.
at Malaga. Spain. in a report TO the State
Department. the recent royal edct for a
'descanso dominica tSunday of resp has
had a most wholesome effect. None but
necessary and recreative work is permitted.
and this sweeping change OF the Sabbath
from day of labor to one of complete re-
taxation for the workingman. the consul
says, seems to meet with the approval OF
all concerned. The bullfght, which always
heretofore took place on Sunday afternoon.
is prohibited, and the new order Is consid-
cred by many to be the first of a series OF
laws leaning toward the abolition OF bull
fighting.
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Santa Claus has lavishly provided toys
of every description, including jolly games
and amusing playthings. Gorgeous dolls
are there, whose winsomeness makes them
the center of attraction to the longing lit
tie mothers. whose sparkling eyes also spy
the dainty ready-to-wear clothing which is
so pleasing and unique, feature of this
doll department
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THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THREE DEBUTANTES WILL COME
OUT TODAY.
Past and Coming Hospitalities-Wed-
ding Plans-Personal
Notes.

Miss Elena Calderon. daughter of the Bo-
livfan minister and Nine. Calderon. will
make her debut today at large tea, her
comng-out festivities continuing tomorrow
might when the receiving party and others
viii be entertained at dinner. The Cal
derons have plenty of space for a large hos
ptality in their home at 18th and n streets,
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MARRIED.

CALDWELI-DONN on August L. 1904
Golden. Colorado, by Rev. ]. Livingstone,
FRANK CALDWELL and MARY ALICE DOM.
both Of Washington. ID. c.
GC1I.I-GRAVES. On September g. 1904, at
Alexandria, Va. by the Rev. ]. y. stump
ANTONIO GULF and BESSIE MAY GRAVES
both of Washington. ID. e
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Aid Society Dinner.

The ladies of ne aid society of the Church
of the Reforma ton, I'd and b streets south
east. will give dinner in the lecture room
from to 1:30.
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The present borrowing capacity of the
city of New York. in round numbers is
93,s0o,G00, according TO a statement of the
city's financial condition presented to the
board of estimate by Controller Grout
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Mrs. Clifford Howard and Mrs. c. Nor
man Howard will be at home with Miss
Walker Thursday. December IL, at 232l
18th street mort Invest
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Mrs. George Jeter Jones of Richmond.
Va, is home visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs George r. Truett, and will remain
until after the holidays.
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Mrs. Walker. Mrs. Britton and Miss Wal
ker will be at home Thursday. December
Is, at 2321 18th street northwest