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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-01
IMAGINARY AMERICAN PERILs.

The Toronto Globe. in commenting
 on Ambassador Brycc's remarks on the
 power of wealth to corrupt politics.
 calls this the weakest point in Demo
 cratic governments; tells about
 "wealthy capitalists buying their way
 into inc national Senate, wealthy lum.
 bermen stealing national timber,
 wealthy railroad promoters bonding
 lines over which they have secured control, in order to pocket large
 part of the procceds,' and adds that
 it twill be interesting to note how the
 United States comes out of the pres. ent struggle against such thcntcning dangers to the body polite"
 This sort of talk has been heard in the United States as well as out of il often in the past two years, The Tor. onto paper will find that the number of wealthy men who buy their way into the Senate K fewer than it imaeines. IL will also find, if it looks over the returns as they come to hand, that the wealthy lumbermen who have been stealing the national timber are get. ting into trouble which will lead them into the peuitontiary, and which has already led one or two of them into the grave. All of these persons are being hunted down as common male. factors and their wealth will not save them from the punishment that the statutes decree for their crimes
 If anybody has any doubt about the outcome of all this conflict between wealth and honesty in business and pol ties let him follow the case of Harri. man. The government is reaching out for that parsonage, and if it can prove that he has broken any law the pun. 'shmont taht will hit him will be ex. 'mplary enough to deter men in his calling from following his methods. The expressions of the Legislatures of many of the states on the Hartman. Roosevelt episode shows how the com. " stands on that issur. They show hat ths wealth of all of Hartman 's asilwsys stretching from the biz west.
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He Social Mirror

of her friends Monday afternoon at the popular game of bridge. Those who enjoyed the afternoon were Mrs. C. C. Walcutt, Mrs R F. Sloan, and Mrs. W. Y. Whcatlcy.
 A new 300 card club has been formed in Prescott by eight ladies. The club was entertained Friday by Mrs. W. D. Baker, and her guests were Mrs. J. k. Lowry, Mrs. A. W. Robinson, Mrs. A. 4. Johns, Mrs. IT, F. Armitage, Mrs. J. E. Tomlinson, Mrs George c. Run ncr, Mrs ]. Merritt, Mrs. Batemap, Mrs. Vim. Mrs wm. Hoover and Mrs. !. NJ. A,kin
 Mir. snd Mrs. r. l.. Wright enter. ,aincd informally Friday evening for Miss Alice Adams, MT. William Marrs and Mir. Irwin Braun. The evening was pleasantly spent playing 800.
 \ jolly picnic party enjoyed drive to the country, Sunday. Among tho party were Mir. and Mrs. F. l.. Wright, Miss Iangdon. Miss Theresa Freder- icks, Mr Doll and Mir. Hinderer.
 The Literature section of the Mon. day Club presented program of un- usual interest and instruction last Mon day afternoon. Topics Edgar Allen Poe and Walt Whitman. Miss Fulchcr lcd inc meeting, giving q sketch of Poc's life in n manner which showed her to bc not only possessed of the dry facts. but thoroughly able to present them in piquant style of her own. Another delightful number was the reading of Poe's poem, "The Raven," by Mrs. w. w. Ross, with piano accom. panimcnt by Mrs. Cline. The strains of Beethoven 's Moonlight Sonata" were beautiful. indeed, with the poem.
 Mrs. ]. B. Cleveland gave bio. graphical sketch of Whitman. and Mrs. Taft read his poem ,o Lincoln, called "My Captain"
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-01
DECLARED THAT NOBODY WOULD
 TRUST HIM.
(From Sundays DailyD

J. Waterloo Dinsdalc spent an un- comfortable half an hour ycs,erday morning on the witness stand in the district court when he was being ex. amincd as ,o his financial condition. Attorney O'Sullivan was tho inouis itor, and hc gave the whilom doe tor severe catcchism in the effort ,o
 make him admit that he was not in au impoverished condition. The cost bond demanded by Sullivan for his clients IS in thc sum of $500. Dinsdalc sworc that he does not possess that sum or any property of that value.
 "Did you make any effort to get my person to go on your bondf" hc was asked
 "Ycs. tried different merchants ond the bankers and they all refused"
 Why did you not try . surety com. pahyf They are in that business
 VI did, but they also rcfused.D
 Would they take your stock in in. Electra company to indemnify them for issuing such n bondYv
 No, they declared it was worth. less. -"
 Tn The affidavit of Dinsdalc in which ne look the pauper's oath. he sworc that hc was bona fdc resident of tb;s c'y and county. for only n resident of Arizona can take advantage of the Phupers oath. O'Sullivan severely q'hH"rd him on this point. Dinsdale de cIared that he had been resident of f"srott Tor four years. but when shown one or the preparedness he had issued "h"fe'n Los Angeles was given as his residence, he sworc that this was done lh orher That people might buy stock Ih Los Angeles When asked why in me Tour years he claimed to bnve TO. 'id'h here he had not rcgis,orod for my election, he said that bo tried to 'o so at the last city election. but was day too late.
 m yonr complaint against the Lit. 'e Brother Mining company did vou 'ot declare therein that your residence vas Los AngclcsP'
 VI don 't know,n was tbo ey..;, ply. ''
 p'd you not make an affidavit in .on"'e,lon with that suit wherein you "ore that you were citizen of Cali o,"'o ana n resident of Los An. ,clesi" N"
 VT don't know.n
 pid you make any affidavit what. yer m The Little Brother suitp
 "I don't know.n
 Attorney O'sullivan thea asked ,he D, '"', me matter go over until he " o%'1 produce the document in question
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crn Co the eastern ocean would not be sufficient to buy him seat m the Sen. ate if he started out to purchase it. Canada is one of the poorest countries m the world and the United States IS the wcalthicst, but 1t is probable that the level of civic virtue not only in private life but n political station IS as high in the United States as 1t IS in Canada or anywhere else on the globe.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-01

Editorial Comment
New Mexicos Disgrace.


 removal of Herbert J. Igrman the boy executive of New Msic so termed by AS told yesterdays dispatches the Journal people metropolis and vigorously denounced what they termed the removal governor
 Up in Washington alongside our precious Mark Smith, is one Bul Mexico fromC to Hampton Roads the nan prominently connected with inc ,c f ,bc rn,orn, hnt Allegheny of institution suicide leaving "oto saying Anircws has worked un Bu his delegate working day made rcvocalIy permanent
 against Hagcrman of he appoint Republicans to official position, when he other Republicans suspected grating that Iingcrman illegally Pcnn company, corporation Andrews through his New Mexico representative, Col Iopcw. charge obga "on " the former otero transferring the lands question: To familiar with political history of for Igermnn' removal Is plainly apparent
 Hardly had began his Territory, in political life, clean administration graft
 This novelty n Mexico for the politicians remained inactive of IT. O. Bur'n superintendent pcnitcnta of bu dc"s sunecs henchmc fell the basket labeled Graft er to be followed by several other politicians "Bun" and his followers grew uneasy.
 Despite charges having 5000 penitcn ti"y accounts and having burned hidden pntnty books Bum whtcwahcd Republican committee and succeeded in getting the convention nominate Andrews candidate for reelection delegate was his
 Tired of the rule machine politicians, of threw off the hak ngy Republican, Andrews ptifu obtained by fraud
 Andrews already Territory represented to Bevcdge and the joint staehoodies for pay another term boy
  ""n' impossible he began VII" had opened the of the Mexico @ machine politicians who had ruled the Territory ''"'g from whom they would.
 hl and his followers with iursum the New ~ '' h' move by control the Legislature, s " " much possible, Despite thi
 '" forcing through of the best New Mexico " ""'' was o abolish licensed gambling in ''' machine to stricken, to President Roosevelt o last resort
 q nyco their would " t ' charges thick governor
 % pointed out to Roosevelt he a had
 "' ,n"l New Mexico strongly had
 h'Fburd this to regime declaring Uaeermap ~ ""P'" the party and could bring together again.
 | ""S me most eon charge the which ~ "''N't most agman to Washington confer ,h. ~ ''sn''"h was requested Tho of ~ '"'" states the man who P"'s TOT merit b" inc uaoerman h ~ S' ""' appointed Heorgc farmer as the Q New Mexico ~ ' '''"'' "'"o''"' 'H' gang was greatly 'acd Curry an unknown on,n a ~ " ""''' whereas IIagcrmnn irrevocnlv nyant machine politicians graftcrs ""'V "gahs' ""'"S TOT ms good work for gang been promi.oa ,r, "' 'oh promised chairman of '"o New Mexico Republican Central ob h,, ooa - ised their old jobs back w ' ""'' o''" prom New Mexico raised for time, honest governor o bo,h o ~ " never poo known has in the dnhs and n again '"' "P'"N ana N And this is the Territory Bcvcridgc Androw. ,ra tho - -, have tackled Aizona. ~ ' ''' "o"i"  +aO HA/ ..e.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-01
BIRDS OF A FEATHER.

George Gould, with his Western Pa. cihc, is "Gghting" Hartman for the coast business, but we have seen how amicably these two enemies can get to- gethcr when to their mutual interest, as in the footing of the Alton. MT. Hartman has another traditional enemy in ]. ]. Hill of the Great North crn.
 Their spectacular contest for the con trol of the Burlington and Northern Pa cic roads, of few years ago, IS still fresh in mind. And, even now, the ex. tension of the Hartman system Co Puget Sound is being contested every inch by Hill. If report be true, how ever, these two eminent financicrs are not aversc to working together, pro vided the scheme looks good enough. The new projcc, involves, it is said, a union of Hill and Hartman interests in gigantic merger
 MT Hill says he is a railroad man sgcr and builder, and not a Wall street railroader, like Hartman. His friend. ]. r. Morgan, handles tho Wall street end of it for him fairly well, however, as was shown in the Northern Pacific affair. and the Northern Securities or. ganization. And J. Pierpont is hand ling the new deal
 But Mir Hill recently demonstrated the possession of considerable finan ciering genius himself. in the way he and MT. Gary, of the steel trust, hand ed the investing public lemon in the Great Northern Ore certificate issue, October j, last. Judge Gary issued q statement, saying:
 "Af,er long negotiations n contract has been signed for the acquisition on royalty basis of the Hill ore proper. ties (so-callcdD by companies con. trollcd by the United States Steel cor poration. The lease is per petual. since 1t holds until the ore has been exhausted" <"
 These ore certificates, to the amount of si50,0O0.OO0, were promptly admit ted to the unlisted dcpartmcn, of the New York stock exchange. and traded in on the floor MT. Hill supplemented Judge Gary's statement with optimistic remarks of his own concerning the value of these securities. wherefore they sold readily at s5. From the an nunl report of the steel trust, recently issucd. it appears that the chairman of the corporation. Judge Gary, was slightly mistaken in his statement of the facts. So was Mir. Hill.
 No such orc contract exists. And tho arrangements contemplated, "when concludcd," may bc terminated .Janu. ary I, 1915. instead of being perpetual. or "until the ore Is exhausted" Con. scquently. ore certificates have dropped to about half their original market value. The size of the lemon handed the public was s60,OOO,OO0 to sG5. .oOO. OOO. if not greater.
 Such K James |. Hill. practical railroad man, who cschews Wall street. And. when he nnd Hartman get their heads together thcs public will be wise to leave its money locked up in the bureau drawer at homc.-Los Angeles News.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-01
BOTH GOOD FELLows

'IrTSBURG, Pa, April e5.-M. F.. ingalls, chairman of the board of di. 'ec'ors or the Big Four, who will de. ",', '"e chlef address at the banquet or tho Pittsburg Tariff club tomorrow "'en'' arrived here tonight. Ingalls, said tho controversy between Harri. man and Roosevelt was a thing of the lows.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-01
MEETS DEATH WHILE DRIVING
 TO THIS CITY.
(From Sunday E Daily.)

Stricken by heart disease while driy-
 ing team along the Copper Basin
 road, to fall from the wagon when the
 team stopped to drink, striking his fore.
 head on Il jagged stone, was the lonely
 death that overlook Louis Burns, a
 driver for the Ruiincr stables, whose
 dead body was found yesterday after.
 noon at 2:3O o'clock. by Charles Al. kins, who had been sent in search of the man.
 The dead man left here Friday af- tcrnOon tO drive with party of men to the Jackson camp, in the Copper
 Basin district. He arrived there safe ly, leaving in the evening for this city, being expected to arrive here about 10 o'clock. When he did not put in an appearance Friday night or Saturday morning. George Runncr, owner of the rig which Burns was driving. sent young Atkins in search of him.
 Atkins had travelled the Copper Basin road t0 a point where the road crosses a small creek, near the old Williams ranch. three miles southeast of this city, when he saw the team standing quietly at the creek, still hitchcd to the wagon.
 Upon approaching Atkins discovered Burns dead body lying beside the wagon, the head resting in the water. There was n wound on the forehead, made by coming in contact with n rock in the fall. One of the reins was lying near the dead man, the other be. ing still in the wagon. The team had apparently not moved after Burns fell from the wagon.
 Atkins placed the dead man in the wagon and made all possible haste back to this city. A coroncr's jury was i'm. panncled, and after viewing the re mains and examining several witnesses. rendered verdict to the effect that Burns came to his death from n wound m the forehead caused by falling from the wagon.
 Others, however, take n different view l. Of the manner in which Burns met his |. death. He had long been sufferer From tuberculosis and it is known that | his heart was affected. From the posi- lion m which the body was lying when | found, together with the fact that he | had apparently fallen from the wagon when tho team stopped at the creek to . drink, leads to the belief that he was dead when he fell.
 IL ls thought that. weakened bv dis. ease, his heart stopped performing its normal functions as he drove along. the body remaining in the scnt nntil if was thrown ont by the sudden stopping or inc team at the creek,
 The fact that the horses were auiet. " standing at tho creek edge when 'ound, leads to the natural supposition mat they stopped to drink, and hearing no voice bid them "gce 'long.' re. whore they were. Had tbo team been ru0ping away, or going nt a rapid enough rate to throw Burns from me wagon, It IS not likely they would nave stopped at the creek and remained there.
 Deceased was nbout 30 years old md had resided in this section of the Territory for the past twenty. five ycnrs He leaves no immediate relatives in Nrizona, 80 far ns known. George Run. Ter will have charge of the funeral ar. angemcnts.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-01
WANT MORE PAY.

NEW YORK, April 27. Bremen and oilers at the power houses of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit compsuy to. day struck for an increase of wages. There was no interruption of traffic
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-01

Lieutenant and Mrs. George F.. Rod ncy expect to leave Monday for their new home at Jefferson Barracks. Their many friends here regret 'o see them leave.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-01

TOT gossip sewing bees; for ssws. tho Journsl.Nisss.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-01

Mrs F. W. Foster entertained "A few
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-01

Miss Mcclung of Boulder, Colo.
 visiting with Mrs. w. A. Drake Mount Vernon avcnnc.
 Mrs. Charles NJ. Binford and d,u,, ter left Saturday for the coast wbe, they will visit with relatives for se, eral months. " '''
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with Chicago. Wilhelm, until recently
with the Boston Nationals, pitched in
Birmingham.
Baseball as a Business.

The annual meetings of the two
foremost baseball organizations in the
country-the American league and the
National league-were marked by adj
dition of $4,000 a year and $4,000 to
the salaries of their respective presi-
dents. There was no objection to rails
ing ban" Johnson's pay from $4,000
annually to $4,000. The National
league team owners were equally
ready to give Harry Pulliam $4,000
instead of $4,000 These two incidents
show how great an institution baseball
has become simply as a business. In
that respect they count more than
any possible sums paid to favorite
players. A famous athlete may get
small fortune every year without be-
longing to any organization, though
not in baseball. Public favor may
make his time as valuable as that of
bank president. But Johnson and
Pulliam are not popular idols. Few
baseball enthusiasts know either of
them by sight. They are not paid
their fat salaries to please crowds but
purely for their work as business men
at the head of great business organi-
cations. Baseball has become b1si-
ness in which millions of dollars are
invested and from which large profits
are obtained. It's revenues and ex-
penses are both on large scale. 1t
is growing bigger and more important
every year in the financial and COM
mercial sense. 1t is a national sport
which has developed into vast bust
ness enterprise. 1t pays to amuse the
American people. Baseball magnates
have learned how to make the most
of that fact Hence big salaries in the
baseball world.
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these outstanding puffs were! They
suited only the tall and thin, but the
short, fat woman added ten or more
inches to her breadth and deducted an
equal number from her height with
great cheerfulness, rather than appear
old-fashioned. This is but one of the
many instances of ridiculous adher-
ence to particular style of gown.
In hats, in fize, shape, and color
there is no limit, sense and good taste
alone are requisite. AS to coiffures,
they may be worn ktgh or low, and
with or without the pompaoour, mar
eelled or plain, whichever suits best
the Individual type.
The light weight broadclotas, wheth-
err plain, checked or otherwlse, are
seen in many of the modisb costumes.
The plain cloths are used for the for
NAL calling costumes, and the cheeks
for the informal and tailored costuner
for walking and informal wear gener-
ally. Indeed, cloths seem to lead over
velvets this season at the smart day
affairs, WI ere, as last winter, any
number OF velvet gowns were in evi-
dence.
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News Notes,

Perham-John Ramaloy a former
employee Of the Perham brewery, has
brought suit against the company for
damages Of s2,345, alleging that thru
the carelessness of a foreman he was
badly scalded.
Mankato-Henry Potz a wealthy
farmer, living a mile southwest of
Eagle Lake, lies in ST. Joseph's hos
pital seriously wounded as the result
of murderous attack made upon him
last night by Fred Deef, another farm
er, whose house is on the LIE Sueur
river bottom, six or seven miles south
east Of this city.
Cloquet-Free delivery of mail will
be installed as soon as houses and
business places are properly numbered.
The city has purchased a new rock
crusher for use in the macadamizing.
Duluth, Missabe & Northern engines
are hauling Great Northern freight
trains on the Mesaba division.
Minneapolis-The first local company
for the manufacture of denatured alco-
hol for industrial purposes has filed
articles of incorporation with the sec
Rotary of state.
st. Paul-The Y. M. G. A. commit
tees secure s3,0075O toward the addi-
tional 100000 needed for the building
fund.
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Vaughn, who was once star back,
stop for Cincinnati. He managed
Birmingham. Charley Babb was very
recently of fast company fame. He
played with the New York Nationals
and with Brooklyn. Last season he
was the player-manager of the Mem
phis team.
Stockdale, of Memphis, was once
Washington twirler. Frank Wilson,
who pitched for New Orleans last sea-
son and may do so again next year,
was a former Cleveland star. Big
Chief thinner, now of Little Rock, was
Wilson's catcher in the good old days.
Jack Ely, with Atlanta and Nashville,
was once a Detroit pitcher
Red Fischer, with Shreveport, went
back there from the ranks of the Bos-
ton Nationals. Beck, of the New Or
leans aggregation, was formerly with
the Cincinnati Reds. Otto Jordan, now
of Atlanta, went to that club from Ned
Hanlon's Brooklyns. Otto Williams, a
star on the New Orleans lineup last
season, was once a prominent fielder
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Important Decision.

st. Paula decision of great import
ance to the game and fish. commission
was handed down in the supreme court
In the case of the state against Tower
Lumber company, in which the right
of the state to prohibit the running of
logs in a stream in which the game and
fish commission is engaged in gather
ing fish spawn is upheld.
The decision affiirms an order Of
Judge Lewis, in the Ramsey county
district court. overruling the demurrer
of the company to the complaint of the
state in the suit brought to recover
$4,000 damages for the loss alleged to
have been sustained by the state on
account Of the company's running logs
down Pike river, after having received
notice that the commission was then
engaged in gathering pike spawn there
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Van Haltern has passed out of it, and
host of others who helped to make
the fame of the national game, but are
now memories only, might also be
mentioned.
The Southern league seems to be
almost a Mecca for these old-time
stars. For a number of years past
there has been good sprinkling of
these old timers in the south, but
many of them have preferred to retire
from tho game rather than drop their
prestige.
Tacks Parrot, once a big league
star, played this year in the Cotton
States league, while Big Injun Nor
cum, at one time a prominent figure
on Washington's lineup, did stunts
with the Augusta team in the South
Atlantic league.
It seems of late as though many OF
these former great ones have over
come their antipathy to slower com
pany, at least so far as the Southern
league is concerned.
For the past four years Theodore
Breitenstein, once the great twirler OF
the Cincinnati Reds, has been do
ing grand work for Charles Frank,
first at Memphis and then at New Or
leans. He is said to have lost some
thing of his terrific speed, but still
has the head and control to keep them
guessing. In 1905 Charles Frank
hno,,ob+ onothar old timer south in the
person of Silver Bill Phillips. Many
thought he WAS all in, but he fooled
them, for he did splendid work for
New Orleans.
Down in the Little Rock department
of the Southern fold many of the for
mer big ones were found last season.
thinner, once manager of the Philadel-
phia Nationals, was manager OF the
Little Rock team, and did most OF the
catching.
IN birmingham was found Harry
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DockslJe.

st. Paul-Members of the legislature
will be "docked" S. for every day they
are absent without excuse. This is the
requirement of the revised statutes, a
"woodchuck" which got away from
the members two years ago, and is
likely to create all sorts of trouble at
this session. The discovery will cause
a large-sized row, it is feared, and the
early repeal of the obnoxious section
is predicted.
There was only one member absent
on the opening day of the session, but
the second day, Wednesday, there
were five senators and ten representa-
tives absent without excuse, as shown
by the journals of the two houses.
Thursday, the third day, there were six
senators and nineteen house members
recorded as absent without excuse