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Arizona republican., 1906-01-05

ceed twenty-five dollars has been ac- cepted from any one person, but on the other hand the committee would like to have at least five dollars from each subscriber as the work of taking up smaller contributions is too slow
 However much the anti-jointure pop ulace may claim, they cannot blind themselves to the horrible truth that there are a half dozen or so jointure men in this valley. and one of them is Tommy Prescott. Yesterday, just for a joke, MT. McDougall asked MT- Prescott if he would like to subscribe. He replied that he was against the movement and when pressed announc- ed that he couldn't afford it as the
 jointure coterie was going to send five men there themselves and he would nave to contribute to that fund. Mir. McDougall asked him why they did not send the sixth man and let the whole crowd go
 Some of the members of the Phoe- nix delegation will leave for Washing ton tomorrow Among them will be Barry Goldwater, A J. Chandler. Roy $. Goodrich and J. s. Day. Rev. E. A
 Penick will not be able to leave the city but J. O. Ming will take his place.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-05

Mrs. Lorraine and son left last night
 for Los Angeles, to attend the funeral
 Squire Whitney was one of the most
 notable of the men who redeemed the
 plains region from the Indians. Though
 a native of Chautauqua county, New
 York, early in life he became identified
 with the enterprises that were seeking
 to furnish transportation across the
 prairies to the mining fields of Cali
 fornia and Colorado and it was he who
 bore to Denver the first news of the
 death of President Lincoln. Thereafter
 he moved to California, first living in
 the San Joaquin valley, at Bakersfield.
 but latterly, for twenty years, resident
 with his family at Santa Barbara.
 RETURNED FROM MExICO-Geo. E. Miner, who left here several weeks ago for Sonora, Mexico, to work on the construction of the Yaqui River and
 Cananea road returned to the city yesterday morning. The climate of the section he visited was declared by MT. Miner to be a very unhealthy one and it was on account of his health that he was forced to return. The other members of the party from Phoenix, l..
 D. Howard, c. T. Maynard and Tom Fully, he says are in fair health and | will remain in Sonora for several months. Of the work on the road there | has been little advancement in the | laying of rails on account of the in | ability to get rails from the market New grading work is However being
Arizona republican., 1906-01-05

Among the outgoing passengers on last nights train for the south were Matte Hubbard. for Los Angeles; F. c. Butter and Mrs. POlitz for River side; Mrs. l.. Van Dusen, San Francis co; James Pope, Chicago; Arthur Hendy for Santa Anna, Mex; R. Christopherson and T. J. Garcia, Tombstone; Mrs. E. B. Eddy for San Diego: Mrs. James Thomas. Corsicana. Texas; and L. B. Hogan for Santa Paula, Cal
Arizona republican., 1906-01-05

Ladies make the New Year a happy one by getting a corset that will not break or rust and a model that will suit you. at The American Lady Corset Parlor. 22 N. Second St.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-05

rapidly pushed seven new crews just recently beginning contracts under R. R. Coleman. The Yaqui trouble is an- other draw back to the country mo- ticeable to MT. Miner. Just as lie was leaving Hermosilo there was band OF 650 of them being transferred to ship preparatory to taking them out of the country to Yucatan. Floods have haG much to do with interfering with mine operations and other development Or the country several of the rivers of this section being at high water mark. Mir Miner will remain in Phoenix for some time
 CITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT--- D. w. Willard, city building inspector. in a recent report to the city council gives an abstract of the work of his office from June to December, 1905, in- elusive as follows. Number of cleo trical permits issued fifty-three, num- Der of gas fitting permits, 27; plumb ing permits issued, 37. Tie building permits for the seven months repre- sent improvements made to the value of $6O,69S. The month of June with $19,135 led any of the other months. On the improvements made the bulk of the work was in the first ward, which led by a narrow margin the second ward.
 FOUNTAINS MUSIC STORE. All the latest songs. Teacher of mandolin, guitar and violin.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-05

For your spectacles, eye glasses, ar tificial eyes and other optical goods, see Dr. l.. M. Swikerath. Prices re sonable. 21 E. Washington St. CUp- stairs.) Broken glasses duplicated.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-05

FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS
 Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for children teething. 1t soothes the child softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie. and Is the best remedy for Etarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-05

It pays to keep your plumbing m repair when you can get it done as reasonably as at Geo. Hageman's, g. N. First St., Phone Black T.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-05

"Once in a while,' said Uncle Eben. you'll hear a man sayin' he regrets his past, when de fact is dat hes afraid of his future
Arizona republican., 1906-01-05

Missouri pure sweet apple cider at soc gal Melczer Bros Co.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-05

Wanted to buy. p feeding hogs. L. M. Hoghe. Call Hoghe's restaurant.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-05

The novelty that sets Phoenix talk ing is Donofrio's Crystalized Cactus Candy.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-14

goods. The importers have not yet
received single package of the cargo
from the appraisers store Other In
stances are mentioned as follows:
The railroad companies wait from
two days to a week for permits to
remove goods, the Panama steamers
average about six days of waiting. the
China steamers from ten days to two
weeks. The Nippon Maru arrived on
July 16 and permits on the cargo were
issued on July 81 and August 2. The
importers. who had cargo on board,
did not receive their permits until three
weeks ago.
The Korea arrived on November 8
ard permit was issued to one i'm
porter yesterday. Another importer
has not yet received his permit The
America Maru arrived on November 19
and six importers have not yet re-
ceived their permits.
Among the importers who called at
the Custom-house yesterday to file pro-
test was Simon Cohen of the L. de Mar
tinfs Supply Company. He had asked
the Overland Freight and Transfer
Company to haul his goods from the
dock to the appraisers store, but the
draymen told him that IL would be OF
no use to do so, that the goods would
only have to be hauled back to the
docks again; that there was but one
door at the appraisers store and but
one clerk to receive the goods: that
the store was crowded. and that he
would gain just as much time by leav-
ing his goods on the dock until the
congestion was relieved a little Coher
got no satisfaction at the Custom.
house. for he was no worse off thar
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-14
Customs Methods, Not
Officers, Should
Be Improved

The United States Collectors of Gus
toms should not be brought within the
protecting arms of the classified civil
impossible to improve upon the selec-
tions made for these places by United
States Senator'S, is the opinion of James
B. Reynolds, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury.
Secretary Reynolds, who is on tour
of the United States for the purpose
of familiarizing himself with the great
customs machinery under his control,
arrived in San Francisco yesterday
morning. In the afternoon he was
Exchanges: said pleasant and wholly
uncompromising things to the mem
bers; will spend the ramainder of the
week in and about San Francisco and
then proceed to Los Angeles.
The arrival of the assistant secre-
tary in San Francisco is timely. be-
cause of the congeSted condition of the
Custom-house here. The merchants are
complaining bitterly because their holi-
day imports are being held up for un-
reasonable lengths of time. Facilities
and the force of inspectors are utterly
Inadequate to handle the astonishingly
large amount of Christmas business
Reynolds is the typical young man
of the Roosevelt administration. Less
than 35 years old, he entered the Roose-
welt official family a year and a half
ago equipped with the training Incl
dent to years of service as a Washing
ton newspaper correspondent and later
as secretary of the Massachusetts Re
publican State Central Committee. In
his charge is the whole machinery of
the United States customs service.
Six weeks ago he started upon a
tour of the principal custom offices, to
the end that he might have some first
hand knowledge of the service that
he is the head Of And while this smI-
ing young man denies that he has any
intent to go down into history as re-
former, he started on the trip fully
imbued with the idea of discovering
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-14
AGED WOMAN, RICH,
TRAMPS IN RAGS
Police Find Mrs. Elise Meis
Roaming Streets In Daze
and Carrying Bank Books
ONCE GIFTED SINGER

Wandering aimlessly on Montgomery
street. her memory, due to her ad-
vanced years. having suddenly left her
tbs sslice yesterday picked up Mrs.
Elise weis. and found to their sur
prise that although she was dressed
in the rags Of poverty, she carried in
her pockets bank books and bank
stocks crediting her with more than
$50, 900. Her case developed into one
of more than ordinary interest, both
in the peculiarity Of her financial cir
cumstances and her strange psyche
logical condition.
Without warning, it seems. the aged
wonan's memory left her, and at first
she could give the police no informa-
uon concerning herself. She could not
tell where she lived and could scarcely
remember her name At the Central
Emergency Hospital her memory i'm
proved somewhat but she was still
unable TO tell where her home could
be found, any more than TO say that
il was at North Beach.
To the hospital attendants the old
woman told Of her early life when
she had washed apd ironed for living.
She insisted that it was in this way
she had acquired her money. but in
quiry at North Beach developed the
fact that Mrs. Weis had at one time
been q gifted singer, a popular IA
vorite. In this she degenerated and
at last became singer in q music
han. known as the Gilbert Melodian
Company. She is a German by birth
and received her musical education at
Alsace Lorraine. Her parents died dur
ing her eirlhood- She claims TO be 75
years of age, but it is believed that
she is about go.
When Mrs. Weis was put in A patrol
wagon preparatory TO taking her home
she seriously objected and wanted to
fight the police. She had an idea that
everyone was trying TO rob her Of her
money and declared that was why she
was put in the wagon.
Mrs. Weis is credited with bank de-
posits as follows: German Bank.
S5S1S62; Savings and Loan Society,
S6Ss7.s1; French Savings Sank,
$500; San Francisco Savings Union.
s561952 In addition TO this she had on
her person, in her own name certih-
Gates of five shares of stock valued at
500 each in the French-American
Bank.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-14

yesterday by Collector of the Port
Stratton and Cher Boarding officer
CHARLES A. Stephens. He was rendered
the reception at the Merchants Ex-
change at o'clock Today he will in
spect the water front and the machin-
cry of his service, and tomorrow even
ing go to Los Angeles, thence to San
Antonio. New Orleans, several ports in
the Southeastern States and back to
Washington.
MERCHANTS COMPLAIN BITTERLY
The visit of Reynolds is at an oppor-
tune time to learn something about the
inadequate facilities at the San Fran
cisco Custom-house.
A serious, situation has arisen there
because of it's inability to handle the
holiday trade. Christmas goods are
pouring in beyond all calculations and
officials are overwhelmed. Instead of
falling of in Christmas business, as
had been looked for because of Grim
ping of fortunes in the great disaster.
a prosperous and happy people have
brought dismay to Uncle Sans tax
gatherers.
The merchants are raising a hue and
a-cry over failure to obtain delivery of
their imports. They complain bitterly
that the goods that are so urgently
needed for far advanced holiday trad
ing season are being held up for pc
riods that are utterly unreasonable
The blame is laid upon the policy of
the customs authorities here or of the
Treasury Department at Washington
in not providing sufficient means to
expedite the delivery, examination, ap-
Ipraisement and release of the goods
Merchants who have asked the Gus
toms draymen to take their goods
from the dock to the appraisers. store
have been met with the reply that the
store. is congested and that there is
nothing to be gained by taking the
goods to the store and hauling them
back to the dock again
Representatives of the Overland
Freight and Transfer Company, which
has the contract for hauling for the
Government, have told importers that
their drays have been obliged to wait
at the door of the appraisers store
for three or four hours before getting
an opportunity to unload
They have reported also that on
more than one occasion a drayIoad of
goods has been compelled to wait at
the door of the appraisers store for
then to return with the goods to the
dock, there to remain all night and
make fresh trial in the morning
The reason for this congestion is
said to be that there is only one door
and one clerk to receive goods for ap-
praisement, and the drays must stand
in line awaiting, their turn.
But the delay does not end even after
the goods are placed in the appraisers
store. An instance is the case of the
steamer Tuscarora, which arrived from
China and Japan on November 20 with
cargo Of curios and other. holiday
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-14
EFFORTS RENEWED
To GUST LEVY

The efforts of the Occidental Real
Estate Company TO oust Morris Levy
from the possession of Mowry Hall at
Grove and Laguna streets, from which
he derives an income of $500 a month
by renting IL TO the city as a meeting
place for the Board Of Supervisors,
have been renewed A suit to secure
possession of the premises was filed
yesterday by the Occidental Company.
a similar suit brought some time ago
having been dismissed after trial in
Judge Hunts court because of tech
nical flaw in the legal papers.
In connection with the suit an afTi-
davft by Robert L. Mann was fled.
stating that Levy is concealing him
self IN order to avoid the service of
summons. Mann states that Levy is
not TO be found at his home at 1910
McAllister street. nor at his place of
business at Mowry Hall. and that all
efforts TO learn his whereabouts have
been futile Mann says also that he
was Informed on December II bv
James A. Devote. Levy's attorney. that
he would find il hard TO serve the
summons on Levy. Judge Graham
ordered that the summons be served
by posting copy in q conspicuous
place at Levy's place of business and
by mailing 07y TO his home ad-
dress
The new suit is practically the same
as the former one, the city and county
and the Gantner & Mattern Connanv
being named as codefendants II is
alleged that on November l. 1908
Levy secured z two years lease of the
premises from Harvey H Dana for
500 per month for use as an athletic
club and that he agreed not TO sublet
any portion OF the premises, excent
one room on the north side as cigar
store It is claimed that he has suhIet
the hall to the city since Nav ! and
mat ne has assigned his rights under
nie tease TO the city by giving il the
right TO use the building for of7ca
purposes Damages in the sum of
$4,000 are asked.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-14

that some of his projected changes
or possibly reforms in the service
would be practicable.
CHANGE METHODS. NOT MEN
These changes, he says, are all to be
in the methods, not in the personnel
of the service. In fact last evening
he said from his personal inspection
of the principal ports and the men in
charge of them he was of the opinion
that 1T would be next to impossible to
Improve the service in this respect
With an. appreciation of the United
States Senate, sometimes not so pro-
nounced in less conventional members
of the Roosevelt official family, Rey-
nolds says that Senators are prone to
pick the right men for the right places.
About Congress as whole, whose
conservatism has somewhat impaired
the usefulness of the customs service,
Reynolds is not enthusiastic. One of
the reforms he wants to work, and
which is not of especial interest to San
Francisco, is the enactment of law
permitting customs collectors to de-
post collections in United States de-
positaries. instead of shipping to sub
treasures. as they are now compelled
to do Sub-treasurfes are, unfortu-
nately for Senator's, not so numerous
as ports of entry, and shipment of col
lections means delay and Inconvenience.
Last night Reynolds said
The system is bad I cannot pre-
tend to say what Congress WIFI do
about 1t, but our customs laws were
framed to fit time when our COM
merce was carried onsin sailing vessels,
and times have changed.
The assistant secretary is visibly i'm
pressed with the general prosperity of
the country as shown by customs re-
ceipts. He said:
RECEIPTS INDICATE PROSPERITY
Every port that have visited shows
substantial increase in receipts. When
the people are practicing economies
they don't buy imported articles. Last
year was the biggest year in the his
tory of the country, but during the first
four and a half months of the current
fiscal year we have outstripped the
corresponding months of last year by
an even $4,000, 000 Here in San Fran
cisco your receipts show an increase
of nearly SO per cent. This increase,
by the way, Is quite in keeping with
the splendid spirit the people of San
Francisco are showing in the matter of
rehabilitation. I am more than agree
ably surprised. San Francisco needs
no sympathy. All she wants is fair
play"
The spirit he saw was not infectious;
at least it did not take sufficiently to
induce the assistant secretary to ad-
NIT that he would urge the immediate
completion of the San Francisco Gus
tom house and increased facilities for
the SUBJ treasury. On these points he
systematically suggested that it was his
duty to get the money, the pleasure OF
Congress to spend it.
The assistant secretary was received
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-14
CREEK LAbORERS
START RIOT

There was excitement on Fillmore
and Haight streets late yesterday after
noon, when riot seemed imminent be-
tween a gang of Greek 1aborers en-
ployed by the United Railroads The
timely arrival of two policemen pre-
vented bloodshed.
There are two factions of Greeks and
a bitter feeling exists between them.
The trouble came to a head yesterday.
when two faction leaders clashed- Tke
other laborers Joined the melee. u
persons passing by expected to seera
general riot Some-~of the men were
armed with pick axes Two policemen
jumped from a Fillmore street car and
their appearance was sufficient to cow
the Greeks
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-14
VERDICT Of JURY
FREES BROOKS

A Coroner's jury returned a verdict
yesterday afternoon generating Daniel
Brooks from all blame in connection
with the death of the man killed after
being knocked down in Eddie Graney's
saloon Monday night.
1t was established at the inquiry
that the man died as the result of in
ternaI hemorrhages and not of a frac-
turned skull. He had twice fallen be-
fore he entered the saloon. Brooks
was released last evening.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-14
many others.

many others
James B. Stevens. acting appraiser
in the absence of John I. Dare. said
yesterday with reference to the case
of the Tuscarora that all the goods
from that vessel had not yet reached
the Custom-house and that none could
be released until all of the packages
arrived He said that the office was
getting along as well as could be ex-
pected with the small force at work,
and that the business of this port had
increased enormously since the fire OF
last April.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-14
TURKEYS FOR KNIGHTS

San Francisco Tent of the Knights
of the Maccabees will hold a review in
Hamilton Square this evening and tur-
keys and chickens will be distributed
for Christmas dinner
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-14

Schiuing's Best is the standard bv
Whlch other tea and coffee are Judged.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-14

Have you seen the latest in fine XII
monos at Marsh's, now on Van Ness
ave-, at California and Sacramento SITS. -
New-York tribune., 1906-12-28
CITTS W4TER REPORT.
Nee Workers Use OCer 42 Gallons
More a Dag than BrOOkLgnites.

The report OF the Department Of Water Supply
Gas and Electricity for 1905. which was made pub
lie yesterday. gave the average daily consumption
OF water in Manhattan and The Bronx as 3l60000 900
gallons and in Brooklyn 119 24 s6S gallons. Ac-
cording 10 the report the per capita daily con-
sumption in Manhattan and The Bronx was lSS
gallons. while in Brooklyn Il was sOs gallons. The
revenue derived from water charges for water for
buildings steamboats,, boilers, street sprinklng,
tapping mains and from arrears netted the city
floO65G4 the biggest item being S4259 SD for water
used "a buildings
An interesting table. which shows the calculated
need OF water from 1905 10 1915 based on an esti-
mated population for each year. gives the popula-
lion OF Manhattan and The Bronx IN 1906 as 46i.-
NtE and the average daily consumption Of water as
30l000 gallons. In 1913 the sable calculates shat
with an estimated population Of $4,000 Manhat-
tan and The Bronx Will consume average OF
sss00,e0 gallons OF water daily. Brooklyn Will
then = IS thought, have q population of 926 900
ahd dallY average consumption Of 2l050o, 900 gal
Ions Of water. @
The report OF the chief engineer saws: '"If we
take the yield OF ths CrOtOn watershed when fully
developed. plus that from The Bronx, at saw
S45,e"VtO gallons day, il will he seen that the
present sources VIII suffice for Manhattan and The
Bronx only through the year Is07.' The chief en-
glneer points out. however, that 100000 gallons
OF water a day may ne had from Suffolk County.
OF which $1,000 ~ gallons could be given 10 Brook
ayn and the rest 10 Manhattan and The Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-28
WANT BRONX RIVER PARK.
Com mission Recommends 4ctiOn to
PreUent Pollution and Bug Land.

+ The report OF a commission consisting OF Madi-
son Grant, James q. Cannon and Dave Hennen
Morris which appointed by Governor Higgins
20 inquire into the feasibility OF preserving the
Bronx River from pollution and of creating a park
Reservation along its banks sent TO the Gov
ernor yesterday. The report advised immediate
action and recommended the creation Of the reser-
walton. The report says:
Briefly, tie proposed reservation comprises a
strip 81 land varying in width from 800 10 1000
Eeet, approximately - feet IN length and in
cluoing approximately I25 acres IN Tha city, and
about 500 acres in Westcheste- including the river
itseh This would be equivalent q continuous
strip $40 feet width.
For the most parI, II Is physically and logically
defined The Harem RailrC ad following the level
grace of The valley. occupies the west slope ten
10 twenty feet above the stream and with several
crossings forms practically 2 continuous boundary
The present polluted stream. flowing through the
CITY botanical Gardens and Geological Park and
heretofore ore of their most attractive features.
greatly Injuries and endangers the use OF these
great recreation centres Tor multudes Of city peo-
pie.
WIN insufficient current 10 carry off the sewage
ana refuse discharged into i, the stream is rap
1dy becoming an open sewer the low meadow and
marsh lands always wet. and, at seasons. over
nowea. are not suited for bahitatiOn. Added 10
this is the usual condition along q railroad line
which as mentioned. runs close TO the river. In
the city portion. and IN some Of the towns above
there Is low class Of development and fncrea sing
2y CnsanltaTy conditions.