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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
.COR|NNE FRANCES At
IHEACA | Ny ! II. TODAY ~
Musical Comedy Will Open the
4 Season at the High Price
33 5;s I ouse. Il; III

Reports 81 tina come from every city.
and to wn where the "a new big musical
silcce SIS, 81. olette.,"'18 has been produced
ithis5 season testify that IT n Is certainly
one OF the 4 big surprises OF the year,
The star, NJ iss Corinne Frances. II tho COM;
pany Of n twenty -fye people, the elaborate
staging, the witty and sparkling book.
lyrics and music ire al I'd ecetylng a tn-
ibound ed praise and most impo rtant OF
ali, II the box Office receipts arc reported
as nnprcceder,t frequently breaking
the record. The local & mana &c rnent was
extremely fortunat IN sccurtng this at
trao ton at this time to open the season,
as fits said the production will DO taken
on the road at the close Sof \ this season
to- 81 tier & upon q New York ~ This
attraction will sbe at the AGA DENY to- day,
matinee and nigh t. I'm ~
$ NJ The hosts Of 81 friends Miss Frances
made last season when she was here In
the comedy drama. hen We We're
Twenty One, will be glad To- learn that
she Is SO soon to have a New Y ork hear
Ing. 1t was pre- icted BY many last year
that she would be one of the great stars
Of The future, and the predi ton is being
rap dlyS sver1 fec. sjs f;sS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
ACCIDENT AvERTED.
Fuse Flares UP on Seven Pines 3 II g
Car8Without Serious Injury. II

B BY the burning Of q fuse Under the first
seat of d Seven Pines car Thursday night
several ladies and children came hear Lea =
being seriously injured and that they
were not 81 duo more to- q miracle than lHl
anything else. M f5 u
The oar came TO q sudden stop. and Y ID
they we're all thrown backwards e tt,le
flame from the burning fuse spre Aa ing :
over their dresses, but, fortunately, not
lighting thoin. Mrs. Melvin Simpson j q
8melnber of the party, was dragged about
forty yards. Mr.. j. 8. Rennie was accom- on !.
pnnying the party, and he gave them all al!
his best care and attention.
4. Tho party was composed Of Mr.. " VI 9.
SRennie. Mrs, Rennie, Misses juliet and and
Matte Rennie Mrs Melvin Simpson and -
Mr. James Simpson, Of Alexand ria, Va.
who arc Visiting Mrs. Rennle, Of No. 1915
West Marshall Street. &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
IIII3I1 Z.
spocketbook Was Found Il

" Mr.. Bradley Skinner, OF x VI taWa Ky.
appeared In he Office of Chief OF Police
Werner vest rday 5 a fternoon and eported
the loss or theft from his person Of S.. 900
worth Eof bonds and nego BILE notes. II.
Skinner stopped & over IN Ric hnond and
registered at the Davis 8Ilote II opposite
tho Main Street 8 ton.
Il It was reporte 3af forwards at the Davis
Hotel that the pocketbook containing the
bonds had be on d discovered by a chamber
maid inEtfe room occupied by Mr., Skin
8nsr The pocketbook was returned to
Mr. Skinner and a he re- nrned n Ia ter In
the afternoon to his HON Y 81 k{s8E
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25

EE,vangelist ckson, and Eva gelist Jac ls-
son threatened the Muse. ross W 81 !.
his rniano.iike fingers through his raven
locks ana looked worried Muse was
positive that ENangells LIT had done things
TO him, ana Evangelil,t was equally GER I,
tain that he han beet ttaokse 81 by the
Muse n 81 b IS . Y,
both tof YOU nlggcrs gimme the aoosts.
here and then git out 's order red the
court, and the two got. X VI II 3i :,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
CHARGES AGAINST !.
COAST LINE. Railway Il. N J
!!fMr. Robert H. Price, Of Peters
burg, Claims Discrimination.
Before Commission.

I. MIR. Robert w. Price. q wholesale con-
fectioner, Of Petersburg Va, has lodged
a. complaint With the State Corporation
Commission against the Atlantic Coast
Limo Railway Company. He charges
& tho company with violating the State
laws in selling tickets, South OF
Petersburg tho company charges fifteen
cents moro from the Appornattox depot
than from tbs Washington Street depot,
distance OF about one-half mile
through the city. Mr.. Price also claims
that the company deducts five miles In
n thousand.nlle book for the game dis
lance, which he claims Is an njustice to
4 the travelling public, hIr. Price Is a mem
ber OF the IT. p. A., and proposes to fight
this matter To the bitter end.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
WHERE sHocKoE GL1DEs
Eleanor Cousins Was on a Howl
ing Drunk and Was Sent Down,

Eleanor COUSINS w as Oh q I1oW1-
ing Drunk and Was Sent Down,
Eleanora Cousins, a picture painted IN
different cDlors--but not water colors--
anbled from the pen and faced the One
John IN tbs Police Court YESTERDAY
morning shs had looked upon gin when
III lowed from snNll runlets and filled
long Rlnsges. Repeatedly had She thrown
Nor nigkels upon tho bar, and Just az
often had her head tilted backwards,
wGiie gufgllpg down II great raylna wen
tbe fiery lialid that stole away her
brains and made her one bowling, yell
fDg. sfiriskins, screaming and rees''ng
tnsninG, Bbe waa technically diaorderly
ana drunk, though shis didh' tfcoger half
N }.jcan0ra'e Sins, "a i8a ssISls-
DYo,i women Won't work and you are
tsgtnripx 10 think you can run this city,
en- Gow, waiit 70 tell you That am
Va, tIie boss. and for three months You
AZ yojDg u sitenear.a window and watch
tile plaed stream called shoekoe roll
oa. On, on unth ~ geHptIes ltaclf In the
beaptihilsand historic James
| vi, ttehipe eseorted tho e'olsins back Nlt
~ sf,S pen \ 3 s "a fs ~,
III 1 D., Glfssys d whtte 5Inan 2, g vas disor-
dst1g III d eafes ana no paid s2'f0 for the l
] Within MUG ttirc N yoips rocks AZ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
Kaulbars Frightened

E5 5I$ by Associated Press)
b ODESSA August 24.---i overno Dr. enera1
3Kaulbars to-day Tor the d first time IN
snulled 4 cour t-nar tial n death VII Astlt oricc,,
The case was that 4 Of q peasant named
ERy1nsha hose poll teal Q ffense wns cons
3muted to ten years at hard labor. IT la
that General 4 aulbaru yestor IS
day received q letter from the peasants
union & threatening x i'm with # immedI late
sdeatf13Sif he confirmed the sentence, The
Governor-G eneral has establl he'd q new
secret guard \ Of a bout 800 Il men, whose
wages the house owners ia re compelled
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
Two New Charters.

The state Corporation Commission has
grant the following charters: 8
porated) ,5sN orfolk. Nathan Block, presi-5
den t; Esga, NJ chael Sanders, fvce-presiden
Moses p lock, " secre tary and treasurer,
IN orfolk. Capital, SIS, 900. An; 33t
g$s5s Ba nix OF n Troutdale y Incorpor rated.
,Troutdale . ] Il II. Il Carrico.s} I. 3. Bryant,
e. Busic. Capital SO. 900 333
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
n NO . Nc 7EElIf7li D m
DEATHS

81 Ar -Dieds al Ills " home sleag W.
= 8 f Ahtt studley Hanover county, W.
yesterday. 3. AN at e Z, IA AL s st
JOHN Ryan " sen Hail ia ~ after
i've weeks Illness from ph{24la IS asy yss
and psritonitts ged tae b seaftibs
i n mo taer,t sistsf &, mods so,
and hroth her, s5iss 4, II, I, Z, "a AZ, saIan,
Is HIS rsmains are To he puTle 1e " sassen
Semetsr sATp ~ -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
Dates Of NorfolkaSh

Mr.. c. w. Smith, manager OF the Nor
folk Horse Show, announces that the
dates OF his show are the 18th. 18TH
10Th and 10th OF October, which Is the
Wednes dny, Thursday. Friday and SAT-
urday following the Richmond show.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
.Rey.8Mr. q ook5 Is Preach.

Rev. Jri n es II. Cook will preach $at the
Richmond Male Orphan 1 Asylum to-nnor-3
row afsarrloon at o. clock .4S N r. and NJ rs.5
Ham, OF the Pollard farm i,Sss3i3s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
I stor8rR obinsori Returns.

Sd Rev, and MRS. John II. e r obinsor, and
dauHhter.Sltttle Miss Olive. have returned
to- the ci:y from q unb land county 4 hey
enjoyed their acation very much III Rev.
Mr. +. robinson WI jill + resume ervlcess Mt he
Unitarian Church tho first Sunday In Sep.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
Z Colored Woman Arrested.

night on the charge OF stealing a suit yof
clothes valued at SIS from Julius Mel. y
The woman was later bailed by one of
her friends. Her. case will come up In the
| Police Court this morning. "a. IA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
OBITUARY Il! 4
Miss Susie &. Pollard

~ Miss Susie b. Pollard 4. daughter OF the
Rev.. Dr. John ollard. died at II 9 clock
last night at the residence Of her. father,
No. 1907 Hanover Street. She had been
jlllBiBome mont his. 3 f5
y, The funeral will take place at 5 o clock
this afternoon at Grove Avenue Baptist
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25

Returned to the City. j55
83AIrs.$ II. S.. Rucker and her son, ~ s.
Rucke en- fJr.,t have returned to- the city
from Roanoke, Iii where NJ hey IA haye I& peer
visiting relatives. IN I'll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25

Captain Peyton Here.
* Captain Thomas p Peyton. OF the Mon
tIcelio Guards, Charlottesville. Va, Ia in
the city, and is stopping at Murphy S. H,5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
IolinIcss M eetir,Ip,,.7

@tg An ali day holiness meeting VIII sbe Held
Tomorrow init he West End Rescue NJ is-
sion NO 727 West Cary ST reet N sarvi ces
at 81 Ii Al. 4 NJ y, $50 and 81 p. N. "a All are
welcome. Mas
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
Mrs. M. v Crolw,,,der.


#DANVILLE, VA., August 24.--Mrs,{
Margaret Virginia Crowder. wife OF Sam
5uel d. Crowd r, died at the home q her
SON n law. 3 J ohn a. Jones. here this al n
.ternoon after a long III ness. The de-
ceased was seventy seven years OF age
and was born at Milton, N q G. Besides
her husband Il she Is survived By the Efol-5
lowing children: Mrs.. r.. r. F;sk son. OF
Omaha, Neb.. \. Mrs. j ohm + idgeley. wife
OF a Richmond physician; Mrs Ella Gall
loway, OF filming ton C.;3l55 q. Az
tCroWder, OF 4 Richmond and Mrs. J. Al
Jones, 5of Danville. The funeral services,
will be conducted here to- morrow. AZ Y s5
James Bow. B
u Especial TO The Times Dispatch.
5Eow.Hof Plttsylvania county. died at his
home near Veal Tuesday night, g fter aa.
lingering illness. He was nearing his
eighty-nInth birthday, and the most o.
his long and useful life had been spent IN
the locality In ichi he died. Two sons
survive him. Il r Els 3S Il
Mrs. Burch died at the home q ME-.
w. o. Harris, In Pittsylvania county.
Thursday, after an illness Of several.
days, duration. She was rearly seventy
Yea RS old and Is survived by a. large
family connection In this county ".
E. M. Jeffries.
II D A M Il VAa August AID NJ.
8Jeffries died at midnight last y r ight, a a
his home here. after an illness Of six
months OF tuberdu losls He was ffty-three
years OF age. and was born In c. lpeper3
county. He has been employed her&as a
wood workman at .IIerdelbachs & Penn's
Besides his wife, he Is survive by two
8childxen, Mrs. ], b. Shelton, of Roanoke,
and lrinn 9Jefrries of the United States
Army, and three small 8chtl dren, OF this
city, ISL 5
81 Especial to The Tines pispatch.)
ss CULPEPI1R, YA.,9 August q. Captain
Nv. C. George died here at# 1880 clock
this evening 8the eightieth year Of his
age He was a distinguished soldier IN
the Civil War, and by his gallantry IN
the Southern service rose from ne ranks
to the command OF q noted company, IS
& IIe was IA swhole-son genial gen lena n.
and died elamented by q large circle Of
friends and acqualntanees, he was a
member o ( Fslrfax Lodge. No. 81, OF Ma
sons, Of this city, fer forty-eiah. years,
He8'will be buried with Masonic honors,
DR.. n, T, Cooper,
ATLANTA AZ az , August Fs l1pr. II, 2.
ICooper, q noted physician and surgeon,
know VA, throughout the South died here
day after short illness, Dr. coop 2.
leaves besides his widow a son and Sdau 9 y y
ter, He was forty-slx years OF age 9
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
4 w. c George.

az [Byl Associated Fress,J z . r, q
VI ATLANTA, CA August A.-Dr. n, 2,
Scooper, noted physician and surgeon,
known throughout the South, died here
to-day after a short illness. pr coopefi
leaves besides his widow a son and "a " n
tes.8 He WAS forty-slY years OF age, n b
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25
White Woman Dismissed.

#i5A white woman who gave her (. nam name
as 4 Dora Lowry, Of Richmond J. was I'm
Police Court yesterday morning on the p g
charge Of being disorderly, She was was
found wandering around n on the street 'eset
at an early hour yesterday morning and "a
was taken in charge by the police. A.
first she SAID that she lived in Name tf
ter, and wanted to go into several homes mes
while she was being taken to the station
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-20
IMPORTANT RULINGS.
Two Decision Mao b4 I'm r.,ate
tcmmrrce tomm. tan
UPON CATTLE CAST 5


Washington, NOV ~ Two lmpor.
hnt decisions were announced by the
Interstate commerce commission con.
corning be application ol the recentlg
enacted railroad rate law 10 cases pre-
Sionsiy pending before the commission
Tho decisions particularly affect two
cases brought by the Cattle Raisers'
Association Of Texas. The decision
were announced by Commissioner
Pronty on motion made BY the com
plainant 10 reopen the cases with 4
view 10 a determination Of the issues
under the new rate law
In n case the cattle Raisers As
ISOLATION Of Texas VS.. The Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy Railroad cnm.
pany eft al. known a. the Chicago
Livestock Terminal charge ease. final
order was entered by the commission
Nov. Is, 1905. In this east the peti
ton to reopen and apply the new Jaw
Is denied by the commission.
IN the other cases the Cattle Rails
ers Association OF Texas VS.. The Mis-,
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railroad com
pany ct al, known as the livestock
case, the petition to reopen and apply
the new law is granted as no final or
der has been issued and the case be.
Ing before the commission upon mo-
ton to make additional and more spe-
citfc findings supplementary TO its de-
crslon rendered Aug. Is, 1906.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-20
ASKED TO
Chicago Negro Leaders Do Not Want
Senator Ttiirrsn to Speak.

Chicago Nov 90 Angered by the
discussion that has followed r. L.
Barne,t's campaign ror the bench. and
other indications OF an awakening ~
race ~ adice In Chicago. negro lead
are planning an attempt TO prevent
the appearance Of United States Sen
stor TIllman Al Orchestra hal nett
week
Appeal was mate to An brave and
liberty loving AfrcAmcricaus In this
city 20 assemble al Orchestra hall and
prevent Ben Ti5lman from speaktns
there.
The cali appeared in the current Is.
sue of the HroadaA. a Chicago n"1to
publication WELDING wide Influence
amonc the negroes
The police have taken steps 90 pre-.
vent a riot when the senator appears
which will be Ncy 81.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-20
THREW sAeY OVERHEARD.
Awful Deed That a Craxed Woman
Committed at Sea.

New York Noy 20 on the arrival
Al New forE - ,ht teamer new Am
sterdam OF the Holland American line
from Amsterdam &, was reported to
the police that while the vessel was
in mid-oceau Thursday Rosa Neigie,
u Swiss g~uverress In a OF OF tempo.
rary insanity graspod a baby from n
crowd Of children at play on the deck
and fhrpw~ q overheard Only thc
prompt Interference Of the officers oi
the vessel prevented other passengers,
led by the mother Of the chIld, from TN.
f~licting serious injury uIoE the gov.
erness
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-20
DISCHARGES STOPPED.
No More Soldiers to Be Dismissed Tn
Il. Return Of Taft.


Washington, Nov. 20.-Acting under
orders of Secretary Taft, Major Gen
eral Ainsworth, military secretary.
has recommended that further dis
charges of the men OF the three negro
companies OF the Twenty-fifth infant
~, on account OF the shooting at
Brownsville, Tex, be supended pending
further orders. The action. it is tatod.
IS in order 10 await the return Of Sec.
rotary Taft TO Washington.
The war department has been del
uged with protests against the order
directing the discahrge of the three
companies. II is reported that a fur.
ther Investigation viii be made. and
that certain officers will be called on
for an explanation i'm connection with
the movements OF these men at the
time Of the Brownsville trouble.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-20
BUSINESS SECTION BURNS.
Fayette, Miss, Is Visited by a Disas-
trous C~onfiauration

Jackson. Miss. Nov. 20.-Practioal-
" the entire business section Of Fay
cite. Miss. was destroyed by fire Mon
day night entaiiing a loss of about
S35. 600, partially covered by Insurance
The fire originated in McGinness' cafe.
which was destroyed the flames
spreading 10 the adjoining buildings
rapidly The ta'" phone exchange was
destroyed. WHIP. the Western Union
wires. boius grounded makes i' IN.
possible TO get details
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-20
o A CANDIDATE.
Secretary Root Says President ard
Himself Are Neither Aspirants,

Kansas City Nov 90 Secretary
Root. during an interview, in which
he alluded "a political conditions and
the presidential possibilities for 1905
was asked
VIII Roosevelt accept q nomination
II rendered him by the Republicans
No replied Mr. Root, he wont
Hns intention on that score has been
differently and absolutely given out
He won't accept it again
Your name is mentioned a great
deal was suggested
Il am not a candidate. and won't be,
was the seCretary's reply.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-20
DIES IN DEPOT.
Indiana Lady In Search Of Health Ex
pires at Gainesville.

Gainesville. Tex, Nov. 20.-Nrs W
O. Lake of Terre Haute. Ind. died al
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas depot
here Monday shortly after being re.
moved frometh train Mrs Lake was
tn delicate Health. and had been trav
cling iu the south The Cooke County
Undertaking company took charge Of
the body and 's. remains viii be e.r'
10 Tegre Har a
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-20
FORTY DROWN
Only One Of the Fems,, Passengers or
the DIX Rescued

Seattle Sow 90 Forty.two lives
were lost 'a fla Disaster lu Seattle
harbor Off urwDmas- Head when rho
little steamer UiN Was run down Pos
the Alaskan liner JEANNE Thirty
seven uf fh. seventy nine passenger.
on he DiN were rescued or the ug,
female passengers on the Din the only
cnc rescued was N''g. simpson. q ff
tecu.vcar-0It girl
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-20
Il. 4 I. Z. Eatc..

Lutte Rock, Ark, and return lor
$Ii.i0- Convention OF the Episcopal
Church. On sale Nov. rs and 10.
limit Nov. %.
Chicago and return s2S.55-liye-
stock Exposition On sale Dec 7 to
a limit Dec. 10.
j G.. KENNEDY. Ageus
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-20
BLOWN FROM BEDS
Stores and Houses We're ConVertec
Into Kindlins Wood

Gadsden. Ala. Nov. ga cyclone
struck the little town Of Henneger.
Dekalb county. Sunday morning at day
break, and not a building vas lei
standing Stores and houses We're re
duced to splinters and families were
blown from their beds and hurled into
the streets. while everything they pos
sessed was carried away and scattered
Off miles around. Fifteen buildings
were wrecked. Henneger is twelve
miles from the nearest railroad sta
ton.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-20
SELLS HIS PATENT.


It Is a Needle For a Talking Ma
chine.
Austin. NOV. 2o.-An Austin man
has sold a talking machine needle he
patented for s12,5oo, Fred Ptmecky, q
dealer IN srapbophoncs perfected q
multitono talking machine needle and
a party OF Kansas CITY canitalists pur.
chased the patent Eirh' for $l2,5eo.
The merit 81 tho na# .o5|c is that il
is seif-sba ac9tn- ard ~rC,1bines ofnr
needles in a0" Il iyr g @ &. loud and
intermediat. t9res 81 v'I} play ten
records to hg a.art needle
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-20
LARGE MISSION SUM
ReporE Of Rev. Or. Gambreli Is a Most
Gratifying One.

Dallas. Nov. 20.-Rev. Dr. ] b. Gam
brell, corresponding secretary OF tha
Baptist general convention OF Texas
stated that the total amount raised
this year hy the Baptists Of the state
for missions and churches in the mis-
sion districts would amount to s2e6.
604. There were erected 102 meeting
houses.
Dec. 4 has been selected as the
date OF the meeting in Dallas Of the
board Of missions Of the general con
ventiou.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-20
7 r GONE.
After an Illness of Seven Years Miss
Georgia Cayvan Dies,

New York. Nov. 20.-Niss Georgia
Cayyan, tor a year one OF the most
popular actresses in this city. died
Monday in a sanitarium at Flushing,
l.. l., where she had been a patient
about seven years. Miss Cayvan was
formerly a member of the old Lycepm
Theater Stock company, of which Dan
lei Frohman was manager.
The oasis., 1906-09-15

W which fne W rsfGlaNm m bp fumaI iuln Ni. lu1 admitted iHl8 fhe tnUU rffd.l lhe uuealaH l fhe ialblHt 0i fho lV1 rmHlues he uh. Wfled t1 tnd 1ppved hW maInfitf 9f Che vuicfs 4i INo respective Ieffit0t- ies aud iho Republican and UeuncfWit Territorial conventions at Nsbee having paased fes0l0t.l in opposition C. Che union ul thp Territories asa sfate and nominated candidates for Delegate tu Congress pledged Co oppose statehood under the present enabling act thereby depfiyug tbc friends oi statehood oi both parties 0i am dnpreiudiced argauix- ati0t whereby tho ssuc of statehood can be fairly and imparlalv presented to the people of the Territory of Arizona, who are go vitaIlv interested in it, therefore
 Fms STATEHOOD LEAGUE OF ARIZONA requests the friends of statehood. irre- spective of party t0 send delegates from their respective counties to statehood convention, to meet in PhWnix on the l7th day of september, 1906, at 10 o'clock a. m., to consult on the best means of presenting this most important question to the people of the territory, and the nomination of candidate for delegate to Congress pledged to the pro- motion of statehood, and for the trans action of such other business as may properly come before the convention. Under the apportionment of delegates, in accordance with the votes cast at the last general election, each county will be entitled to send the following number of delegates Apache ,, Cochise g, Coco nino {, Gila 6, Graham l3, Maricopa 9, Mojave 5, Navajo I, Pinal I, Pima II, Santa Cruz 1, Yavapai 2l, and Yuma 6.
 By order of the Statehood League of Arizona. THOMAS r. WILSON,
 SIDNEY R. DELoNG, President.
 Secretary.
 Tucson, September s, 1906.
The oasis., 1906-09-15
STATEHOOD CONVENTION.
Call for Joint Statehood Convention to
 Be Held at Phoenix, Sept IT.

President Roosevelt. in his message to Congress having recommended the union of the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico to form the State oi Arizona. and Congass having passed an enabling act