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hoarse cry q terror: Save US! what's
yon theer? d "a
Then, for tho first time, the Master
raised his head and oticed, lying In the !
gloom between them and the array Of
sheep. 4 still, white heap.
words. ~ 535 S3;ls * B3s 3st N.Y. "a sB8
cts past waitln.!s' he said, and spranE
forward, his heart In his mouth, SIS
The sheep stamped and shuffled as he /
came. and YET did not break.
.'Ah thanks bo!"s he cried. dropping
beside the motionless body; IT'S nob'but.
a sheeps'ss AS he spoke his hands wan
what'4 }this3n Is called. "stout' she was
.stour-htarry. III XII ST
! as me. Look at her fleeco-crsp.F close
strong; feel the sh-flrn as a rock.
And meier a bone broke. ne'ers s scrat on
| her body a pin could max. AS healthy
as a tInon-and yet dead as mutton!"
Jim still trembling from the horror of
Ibis $fear, camc up. and klelt beside his
i friend. "Ah. hit there's hin deyilry In
! this he aid;5"I reckned they sheep had
bin badly skeared. and not so 50, long.
| 'agone. Il IA s
"sheep-murder, sure enough!"3the other
Il W
i stwo.s hea r as could 'maist knock a h OK
Jim's hands Travelled from the body to
i the dead cres ture's throat He. screa med.
BY COB, Master! look ZEE theer! He
I5held his hand up in the moonlight, and IT
A dripped red u 9'''And warm yet! warm
,o'Tear soHle bracken, j I'm I" ordered the
4 other, "and set a-light, we nun see see
4 to this"
4 The postman did as bid. # For n a mo-
3lment8 The fern uldered ana smoked. !.
4 thon the flame raj cracklin along and
1jshot vp In the darkness. Weirdly lighting
a tho scene; to the rig 3 the 10 y wood,
A block OF solid blac lsne ssf Inst the sky
u In frontfthe wall8pf sheep, staring out OF
4 the gloom with bright eyes, md as center
a niece that still, white body. with i the
II kncelIng men and lurchers ff1Ng ten o.
8 lively round. !. rs q,
A The victim was subjected TO g crttica|
examination. The throat, and that only
Il had been hld eonsly ma uled ]. ire .thesraN
wounds the flesh hung In horrid shreds
4 on the ground all about were tie pit ~
A dabs Of WOOL wrenched off apparently
"A N " strugg Ia: ald. era wiling a rnong lle
"a farm roots. ii 4snake-like track & Of 3red
N led down To tho strean M. AS 3. 8i I.
Il INA dogs doin', and no mis- kin thot,
II said jim, at lengt h. q fter "a minute N
s FAY" declared the Master With sloN'
emphasis, land a Reep-doy e, 100, ana :
4 old I'M or I'm no shephe III q /
The posiman looked IN p. n: i VI
"Why thot?,.he 6askad, puzzled,
nBecos, the Master answered. I'm a!
did this killed for blood--and for ploof
only. IL had hin ony other dogT-sres
81 hound. bull. tErrIer, or even a yolnt
7 sheen. dog --d'ye' think he'd has stoppet
4 MI i he ope2 Not Shei he'd i ha' SON
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EXPLODEs POWDER.
Lightning Struck Supply House.
Explosion Shakes Town. #

tSpccia1 to The Times Dispatcl,.)S
3.AVILliESBARIaE. PA. July 19s--Durinx
the worst storm OF the year here carly
Yesterday morning lightning struck the
supply house OF the La film Powde Com -
8pany. 1t Gracedale. SIX miles north ~
I this city and three tons OF giant powder.
exploded. S5s & SIX.
The shock set OF 4 the dr!er, and the
sur house. and three explosions were
distinctly heard and felt In this lily
The. plant Is one OF the largest In ibis
nearby 4. buildings being RACED to he
ground I'll, ga Sj5sF "a
Tho night force OF men were not at
work. having been warned not e. go. 70
Twelve OF them, however were on .thctr3
way TO begin work when the ex plosion5
happened n l}5s 5
si In the town q Ora ccdale, a quarter 5ots
annie from the $rrils, there Is not a.
whole pane OF glass left I. and in one row
Of houses on the BIZ 2 boyc the mills the,
few cuts from living glass. no one We s :
' For NJ a space OF Ave hundred yards.
around the trees are stripped of leaves
md. the scene Is being visited By nun
dredg. 80
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SAYS DEVIL CAUSED HIM
TO CAST ILLEGAL VOTE DIE:
sne cla to Tho ,T.['.imes-Dispatch

5t&rA NSpeClh
s UTICA. July H. w. G. Monta-
Kue. who lives in North lion, N me 2
tow,i OF HerkImer. cast an Illegal votc
4 q he own meeting in 1s9s and the mat.
ter weighed so heavily on his mind wa !
She Il decided to make public con tesslpT
through the press. He caused the fol-
LOVING letter to be published:
....To the citizens of the town q. Her
4 kimer, state Of New YORK; 3 q q Y known
that at town meeting & Of the year 1888. m
{ illegal vote WAS cast The ssa.d .psr,s'
From ali appearances ] looked to be s q q
legal voter.5II 3knews1 was not. but tlle
devil ii whose servicef vas. thre 'is m
and i committed the sin. God has shown =. \
ME that Il must con Tess the anne 10 ti 1f'
public. "a 's3s - :, - ~
tague Committer.
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a',G,' think TN COON 3sr to that? ~

RAMON. 3S Y.
asked. iB
"Why-,nurder. I" o
mot If j can help IT., the other an
swered grimly. l 81 & IS
The fog had cleared away by now. and nd
the moon was UP. TO their RICH on
the crest Of a rise some two hun lld.
Yards away a low wood stood out black
against the sky. AS they passed ~ I, r.
iblackhird rose up screaming, and a brace
OF wood pigeons winged noislly away
"Hulo! bark TO the fyanlnlerin ! nv
tered jim, stopping. "and 2 this TINS, time
| o. night, too!'' 81 q 38taj ~
some rabbits. playing in the noqo2nlightt
on tho outskirts Of the WOOD. sat up.
listened, and hoped back into security.
| AT the same moment a. big hill fox sunk!
o,,t Of Tie covert He stole a pace forTrii
nara and halted, listening with one ear
lback and one pad raised /; hen ca MT
IEIlently away in the gloom, pa sslng close eE'
"a the two men and yet not observing w
them. z, =
postman. ii3;, z, {. 8 /,
i said tho Master. 1,
! "Not he; he was scared mast oolpi5 9.
1 his skin,n the other a nsWered. hen "
Il
i hand on James Moore's arm * ,t
and, look 'ee thccr's ma GypS a- Pee ck-
i onin on us!' 5,5tf " sJ U ], .. Z. ", /. I.
4 beside the wood, was the little lurcher.
now looking back at. his master. now
3|screeping stealthlly forWagrd .'yfs 81 III
'Ma word theers summat ~ H'rong
yonder!" cried Jim. and .jerked the I los Z
bags off his shoulder Coon on .S'a n
4 ter!,-and he set offsrunning toward he
4 dog: while James Moore, hl!l,selt 4. =
4 cited now followed with an agi " tnast a.
\ belied his years. s$t stI. % . Z,
some score yards from the lower y g y g 9
y OF the spinncy, upon the farther sld 2
a or the Ridge, q tiny beck babhled through
4 It's bed OF peat The two men, q 9 ~ y
q topped tho rise. noticed ~ lock OF p1a t
faced mountain-sheep clusteerH s,, J, 49,
dip 'twixt wood and stream. Ihey sLpoc
Z martialled In close array facing hall
1 toward the wood. half toward the neW-
4 con,ers heads up, eyes glarir1 81 hard 60 SONS
& AS sheep only look when sea req, &.
4 On tho crest or the ridge the Two sIneI
q halted beside Gyp. The pos man stu .Nt
y with his head little forward llsftenln 7
intently. Then lie dronped 2 me I'sa LIZ
4 Ike q dead man, pulling theE lllet ~ =
u him. Il n 81 j, VI Y, 4. i, /, .
|apoon, lnon!' he WHISPERED. " Il cl " y
at Gyp with his spare lla q I. i 4, !. Y :
"What big't, Jim g,'55s as ked the ~ q s1or
now thoroughly roused ], H, b, !. = I,
3 "sommat movin' A. m wood, n me o y Y
Whispered, listening Weasel-e rev, <,
So they lay mo- ionless fciaa VIII, = :
there came no sound =.
Y Happen twas noWt, re MI Z -, =
!, lonrtb allowed. nearing cautiously ahou'
And ret, thowt dunno \, reet y Il W' V
Then starting 70 his knees With Y
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through en-. and he runnn' en- as like
as not yet, nippin' EN- pulin EN- down,
till he'd maybe killed the half But I'm
as did this killed for blood, I sa y. 1its
got it-killed Just the one, and nary
touched the others. d 70 see II I'm n" f83s
The postman whistled, Kong and low.
ITS Just what OVID Nyrottesley'd tell
on" he said. II never nob.bu half be-
licved him. then-I dc now, though. % 70 6
mind what tn OVID lad d tell Master s53
James Moore nodded.
,5''Thot's 1t. I've never seen the like
aforc myself, but I've heard ma grand
dad speak OF mony. s tho time. An OVID
dog'll sit the cravin, for sleeps bo God on
him.. justt h same as a mon does for N
drink; he creeps DOT Q nights, galiops
afar. hunts his sheep. downs 'er,a ana
satlsfies the cravir. And he. mar kiils
hut the ono, they say. for he knows the
lgvallie o. sheep same as you and me-
He has his gallop. uuenches his thirst
and then he's for home. maybe a score
)smile away, and mo one the wiser y IN
fmornin'. And SO on. till he coors to a
lsbloody death, the inurderin'' traitor
$a'If he does'' said Jim. u, g .3f
land he does. hey say tgh always.
For he gets holder and holder VI not
bein caught. until one fine night a, bullet
lets light into him. And some mon gets
/ knocked nigh endways when they bring
[ his best tyke home Il TIL Amornin'. dea g..
wi tho sleeps wool Yet stickin' In his
i mouth" 1t ijff "a
. The postman whistled again,
8"It's what ovid yVrottesley'd tell on to
a tick, And he'd say. II ye mind Ma ster,
as hoo the dog'd niver kill his masters
j sheep-kind q, cons ieuce-l Ike, 3a.;t
4 Gay, I've heard that, said the Master.
Queer. too, and I'm bein such q PAD q
i un!" SIS y. 4sS3 III b 5s7 81
Jim M ason rose slowly from his knees.
a INA word he said, II wish tn. Owd
I'm was here. He'd 'appen show. VS. sums
4 limat " is3 9S7 81 s'ii n. u y, Z,
4 U nob'but wish he was. pors OVID lad y
4 said the Master. i, V. Y. i
1 n a he spoke there was q crash n I th =,
II wood above them; a sound as of some pis
body bursting fnriously through Dfus y
II wood, y, IA X 3 f5S # 5l8 Z,
1 Tho two men rushed to the top Of the
rise, In the darkness they could see
nothing: only standing still and nolan 9
a their breaths, they could hear q e lalnt
4 sound, ever growing fainter, % some son {,
creature splashlng In q hast ~ gallop oyer
;Yon,s lin! Yon' 4 no fox, I'll tax
y oath. And "a main big un, too. marx "a e
n him n. cried jim, X Then to- Gyp.i VINO mar
rushed off In hot pursuit: Coon On ck'
A crunk,,ead. What Y use O. Il YOU q glll
q gallopin5 potamus @
2 Gradually the sounds died away nc
II away, and were no more. s
&rThot's I'm, the devil said the Master Mast
q at length
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! are Hummerins at Amelia Court

y are H,uln1,netins at Amelia Court .
Springs. sE55
Mi. a. 9, Glenn, or South Boston, Va.
has returned from Hot Springs, Arknt1sas..
Or. w. r Mathews and family ara at
Mecklenl,',rg Hotel for the season
Mr. Calvin Cooke is spending July at
tho Mocklenb,,rE. s SIS 81
Mr.. Jacob Block has gone to ren,ai,l,
six N.fekss}at Eichtershein near Hcidclt
berg, Baaetl, g Germany.
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. Il. Meloncy are at
l'li' ILLS Hills ne e. York York
Mrs. Thomas Atkinson and Mrs. Frank
Davenport are at Beach Bluff, Massa- \.
chusetts. 5tE "a n ~
Mr.. and Mrs. James IL Capers arc at
Arrondsle Hotel, Bedford, Pa. e
Miss Ethel Dariel Is at Breezchurst,
Wii1tcatonc, New V y OK; ,a
s. Mr.. Cyrus Bosse,ix is at the Chatham
Hotel, Atlantic City. \,
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Arcanum Prosperity.

MCCARTHY Council No 49,, Royal tArcanuin.
u.ii,7 hold & an interesting meeting at Lee
Camp ' Hall tomorrow nisht at S O'clock.
Efforts are being made %. s.t,anp , ,iarse
ers ~ re- being organized by N each council.
wEcii viii effect permanent organisation
this month. AT shockoe Council last Wed e. :
w,orker s'i Il class At Mccarthy me citing to-
morrow night IT Is expect Cd fully as many y,
win Join the class. An enthuslasti2 meeting
will be held. Delegations from shocRoe, Un-
ion and Henrico Councils will be apresen>
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FIRED SHOTS AT
TIRES OF AUTOMOBILE g
fsnecla1 N The characterization.

Especial TO The T'imes-D ispa tch2
PATCHOGUE, LONG ISLAND. July 4 O..
Deputy Sheriff Sherman f. Hicks. used
a novel method Sunday III stopping a u.
amtomobiist who. he thought was /, e !: 8
5ceedfng the speed limit. The automohillst.
HJohn Fojey, Jr.. OF Brooklyn, whose
place Of business is at No $Astor House;
Manhattan, had a party q trlendsss !, an
When Wicks yelled TO stop. When his
I command was not obeyed the deputy
sheriff drew his revolver and fired 4, , 2 {
struck the automobile In tho rear. lodging
In the cushions. The party kept on 2 q e. :.
spite the fus!llade.. but yesterday morning e
and a trial was set for next Friday ],
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ROLLED OUT OF BED.
Would-be Suicide Walked From
House and Met Policeman.

his wife forEthrec yea RS, and out OF work.
Christian Haag, forty-hv years old. a
tnlachinist tried TO end his life yesterday
No. sos West LehiEh Avenue. where he
boa rded. He rolled from his bed while
stupeflcd by the gas. and. alktng from
4 he house to Il no street. met n policeman,
who took him to- ST. christopher's Hos
ipital,. where the phys succeeded in
.revIyng him.
and he became Respondent over his many
3revcrs,s. Hc dncid ed to end his lie and
made a Will. Then he turned on the gas.
sciousness he rolted out Of bed. He left
the house and was ia ken to the hospltu
by the policeman a tier being revived
before Magistrate G illespie, who held him
under $400 ball for court On the charge
b f.attcmpting sulclde.-PhilHdelp hla III -
Quirer. Ahll3 81.
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Nimrod Hall for the midsummer.

%Nimrod Hall for the midsummer. 81
Mrs. John B. Purcell is summering a
Rockbridge Baths
Judge and Mrs. Edmund Waddill and
family, accompanied by Judge Waddill .
niece. Miss Emily Waddill, are at Rock
Bridge Alum Springs.
Mr.. C. Joplin and Mr.. J. H. WtlkSt iInr.I
Son are at sNEaynesboro. Va.
Mr.. r. II. Glasgow Is at the Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs,
Mr.. and Mrs. p p 1'alleS. Mr.: ana
Mrs. J.. W. Wise and Mr.. 7. ". WOOD
are at Sweet Springs, W. Va.
Mrs. John r. Llvesay sat Cape Hen
~ for tho summer. Mrs. J. W. Grail
Is at Cane Henry for a week as the
guest Of Mrs. F'crrebee:
Mr.. John W. Rison issat Wild Rose
cottage, Virginia Beach. for two weeks.
Mr.. r. d. MorganFis at Greenwood cot
stare. Air. ". NJ. Miller and Mr. w.
i. Barhan are al Meredith cottage.
Miss Emily sHarvie is at Massanettaii
springs for the rest of the summer SUNNI
Mrs. a. II. Kirsh Is at Broadway, va.
Miss Elizabeth Moornan Is at Ban
mister, Va.
Mrs. William A. Price is at Crockett Crockett
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4 DAILY FASHION HINTS.
Misses, Shirtwaist.

4 No. 4515: Tuclts In box-pleated effect
characterize the modisf shirt waist shown
hero III mercorized cotton. The closing,
Is In the back, and the front blo1lses very
,prettlly. Tho sleeve is III box-pleated
style also and finished by q cuff. Tho
box -plaits may be simply stitched or
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-20
NATURE CURES WITH suLpHua's
AID.
3Hancock's Liquid Sulphur Heals an En-.
tire Class OF HIS,

Employed in bathing. i, confcrs the
tone and exhiiiration which always ac-
company the healthful action Of Die
skin,
VI Hancock S Liquid sulphur Sofiens and
clarifies the facial skin and imparts "a
clear. brilliant complexion.
AS Natures greatest germicidc, 1t Ia
he true. effective and lasting remedy for
acne. burns and scalds. canker, eatarrh,
| dipatheria, itch. pimples, prickly heal,
and soreness Of scalp. nose,
eyelids. mouth or throat l
Leading druggists sell II. Descriptive
booklet on the nature, use and effects
OF this standard remedy will be mailed
| 10 any address by Hancock Ligpid sui
phur Co, Baltimore. SD
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AS Woman Reasoneth.

yesterday tor ~ stealing hef employers snt 81
clothes. Pr ably she thought she had spiked
his g,irs. aid that l,e would not be able to
in a borrowed sult--aill Blanche received her
ra,. Fg49 &
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Callahan Heavily Fined.

The case Of 2. i, Callahan, ptropri,l - Of
his bar open on Sunday. was tried ~ .the
Police Court yesterday morning, ca ~ u. q
Smith Jr, took an appeal. The trial vas vas
AenIivened By the remarks Of the Justice on
counsel for the defense. who replleo ~ II 4
very sirited fashion. n rs t3ai Si8tt w.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-20

HI Monday evening cottage dinners we're
q. C. Moore. Mrs. c. p. H. Gilbert and
Mrs. Hugh T.. Willougtby, tlleNlatter$ In
honor Of Mr. and Mrs. James King Clark,
who sa II Tomorrow from Boston for Eu-
rope. Mrs William Grosvenork ente rtain-
cd a large party OF young people last
night q { Frcebody Park, later taking them
to SE>rger's Bellevue Lodge, where sup
per, which, was followed by dancing. was
served. The affair was given in honor OF
the Misses Grosyenor. s2$s
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Baltimore.

Baltimore. IN.
Mrs. John II n seippel and daughter, Miss
Alma NJ. seippel WI spend several weeks
where they Will Join Mr.. J :. H. Seippel and
son. DR.. A. Worthington Se:ppel.9 On
leaving there they. With Master J. H..
ma in until the end OF August. d j,l
Miss Louise 1Warfeld.B daughter OF Gov
error NNarfleld. who has been the guest
of Miss Mary Foxley Tighman In Talbot
equity to-day. She will be. accompanied
by Miss Tilghman and Miss Harrison.
who will spend several weeks as her
guests. sa
Miss Ruth Augusta Souder. after spend
ing two weeks with her friends, Miss Dor
county, has gone to Summit Point. va.
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-. I4sIsE
Newport.

There 5wcrSa number Of social affairs
In Newport Monday, although II was the
hottest day Of the season. the Sthcrmome-
shatid. In the afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Astor Bristed took a party out
on the island on a picnic on their coach,
and Mrs. j. n Az Goldman held a reception
which IL number OF the women OF tho
cottage 1colony offended. Mrs RoberS
Sedgwick entertained q number Of women
Z NJ. IIlngsland entertained at luncheon. at
i the Pinard cottage.
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MIDSUMMER DOINCS,
SOCIETY ELSEWHERE |: ]! !, |! |: E !! !;
Where People Are Going and
How They Are Anus
ing Themselves.
New YORK.

New York. /, 81
Mrs. Vanderbilt, sr.. and Miss Gladys
Vanderbilt have changed their pla MS, an ~
will not be at Newport this season. Iney
are cruising along the coast Of 1 Norway sGit ay
her yacht, the 5Naiima. They Will Visit q
s1liirber6of. places en- The Con linen before
returning to thls country. Mrs. a amer e.
4bit and her daughter were present Ct ne
luncheon given by Mrs Goelet FOR the
Kaiser at Bergen the other day. and were
likewise presented Ito the En- press while
at 1tiel, in tho race week, which they
attended as the guests OF Mrs. oelet on
the Ma lima. 5s ~ Va is & sf
"A number OF well known people are due
to-day from Europe on incoming liners.
among them being Mrs Aston. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence FNfackay and Mr.. and Mrs.
J f. J.. Bcrwind. Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt are their yacht the N9f 81,
R Rta IEs Who has been making tour
through England on a motor car, sails
for homo O-mOrrOw. III. AZ GS; i5s * u II
George II. Morgan has given orders for
the sale Of Ventfort Hall. HIS place at
gIenox, which lic will abandon henceforth
as a place OF summer residence. He Is In
Europe with his daughter, Miss Carrie
Morgan. Mrs. Morgan IS a = Bar llarbor'
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt will be
at Atlantic City this week for the Horse
Show II here. GWorthington Whitehouse
has been spending a. few days with them
at Oakland Farm,gthe place near New
port n X.
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sho viii also visit friends In Loudoun
county. va. before returningtto To- Ba itlmare

Rev. and Mrs Golladay. Of No, \, io :: s
Milton Place, have as their guests a aWa,I
stock, Va; Mrs. A.. j.. Go lladay.8 o. -.
Davids Church. Va. md Mr. Junius Y Y.
EC;1itermuth. OF Jensen. Fla. vi
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Washington.

Washington.
Mrs. a.. e.: Barney and her daughter,
Elsie Barney in. Paris. where they will
remain for the rest { OF j uly. They will
spend the autumn on the Content and re-
open their Washington house In Novem-
Der. 81 5 iis5$
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Speaker OF tho House has decided not
to go to Europe this summer, as her
father has recovered his health nd does
not require a sea voyage. She is SPEND
ing July at H lghland Up ark. L. lsz5
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The Rev. Or. Roland Cotton Smith, rec
tor Of St.lJohn's Episcopal Church. and
family are visiting Mrs. Smiths mother.
Mrs. William c. Otis.in her summer
home. Edgevile, In Nahant
Mrs SWallach and her daughter. Miss
Rose Douglas ach. and Miss Emily
81Vallach are occupying n cottage which
Mrs. Wallach has recently leased al Mar
traRanSett Pier II 5;}l.s VI. ssi
The oasis., 1904-07-09

aee noae 81 ihese things until otter
ID ii TOO latc just now Il Ii mak
& desperate efiorl % build Ia b DC
traffic that Che d. p 3 $. " road
has creetcd la cochisc county Why
doesn'l it 60 10 work and create
The same kind o. traffic Of its
own in Santa Cruz and Pima coun
ties2 The natural resources arc
here upon which to build il AA
that great corporation will have DO
40 will be ID encourage people sc
invest and develop enterprises w
giving them chance ID make
money As ~ ii now tbs railway
absoFbs nearly every dollar made
ia The two counties, and there Ia MOI
increment. IL il upon Che growth
Of al increment IN any region Tint
g railway must rely V insure ami
axpansion of traffic. Unless Che
communities IL serves make money
and grow wealthy II cannot hope
for any great development in
traffic When another road comes
ia and gives TIE region 4 chance II
is q very late day in which ID begin
u ba liberal. The right way So
meet competition would be ID lore
stall ID, and give u 40 chance for II
ioothold.
The oasis., 1904-07-09

10r morning contemporary
groans pitifuliy because Allen
Bird, editor 81 THE Oasis, and who
will most likely be the republican
candidate for congress this fall, is
cut ia defense oil the Joint statehood
bill. MIR. Bird evidently knows
on which side of the bread is 10 be,
found the most butter; he knows
that the republicans have no show
81 winning Ia Arizona, consequent
~ he wants 10 be Id line with
Roosevelt and the Office of custom
collector lit Nogalcs Iii case Teddy
pulls through this iall. IA cham
pioning the joint statehood bill
Mr. Bird IL following The lead 81
Roosevelt And the republican
leaders of The country who propose
10 wipe Arizona off the map.
Douglas international American
ooray Bully ior he Inter
potional-American But the ln-
ternational- American is wide oa
tie mark Does NOT 6haa assute
and reliable democratic jouFna
know that MT. Bird wouldn't have
the eollecsorship at Nogalea o. any
eceount. ~ i the governorsllif7
on which he has his eye-or judge
as she arst judicial district .
Ambassador 70 The City Of Nexieo
But The Oasis will again call
1ae attention 81 the Information
melicrn the iacs thai z
will nos 5e wiped Oh tas LAO
n consolidation M aecapplisElsSs
ta new stats viii ba arizona; 900
viii ae ons 81 the greatest and
rqost powerful "A the Union
The oasis., 1904-07-09

hHd lhia editorial is nol % BE
eenaidefed ID Che light 9fa With-
dfavel 81 Mr 9Ird' candidate
Cor the nomination Tot congress
lwbleh however, haa never vet
been publicly announced by him ip
person. bat IS now so announced)
be IS willing TO make Che issue
before the Prescott convention as
herein presented. and that is.
Will Arizona republicans accept
the policies Of the national organiza~
ton; or will they continue TO play
into the bands Of the local denoe-
Tacy by binding themselves 10
actual facts and conditions"