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Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-30
CATCH CRIMINAL
 AFTER LONG VIGIL
Two Detectives Give a Year to
 the Capture of Leo WorSki.

NEW YORK. July 29.-A chase re markable in the annals of crime, in volving real Sherlock Holmes-like dis guises. and the mingling of the detec lives with the low-browed denizens of the under world, terminated yes terday when Detective Sullivan and Scheuing captured Leo WorsKI, re. garded by the police of the entire country IS one of the shrewdest crim inals they have ever known.
 For more than a year the two de tectives devoted all their time search ing for Worski, who is also known as Clemens. Twice during that time they had him almost within theiI grasp. but so deftly did he plan and so quickly did he eide his pursuers that the sleuths were baked.
 Worskis Waterloo came, however when he staked too much on his in nate ability to deceive others. He took quarters at No. S3S East One Hundred and Forty-first street. Early yesterday Worski entered the apart ments of a neighbor in the same building. The occupants are in the country-but the burglar alarm was looking for work.
 A policeman heard the alarm and investigated. He found Worski witf scarcely anything on but his trousers he blue-coat quizzed the man, but tht years of training in the art of dupinG men saved Worski for a time. Witt rare dcumen, he pointed out that he was obviously about to undress anC | s,,fy hn hnI antnrn6 fhk fiat he had engaged.
 q have made an unfortunate mis take" he said, with a convincing ail of peniteuce-and the policeman wen on his way.
 The janitor, however, was not de ceived. He telephoned to headquar ters, giving Worski's description. ana Scheuing and Sullivan hurried to the house. Theyburst open the door O. the apartment and found their quarr! fTantically trying to batter down strongly protected window. Magis trate Butts later held the pTisOne for trial inthe Morrisania police court How many crimes will be laid a Worski's door cannot be determined until a thorough investigation h1as OSEA hN oNfbNAANASS NAN N~s ing quickly to pile up a long list 0 offenses, so that Worski may be sen away for a long enough time to giv, the detectives a rest from chasing him.
 Sullivan and Scheuing, in their pun suit of Worski, had many novel expel l fences, much like those of the lat Josiah Flynt, who studied he Worl, of Craft at close range and live l among those who prey on Society. Sullivan and Scheuing lived tn l lives of theives and second-stoTy mer minus the actual criminal phase o such an existence. Often they wer
 garbed as poor laborers and lived i | squalid quarters.
 | In short, so badly did they want t
 set WoplSi that they rAsorted tt
 every sutAsrfuge that held out eve
 the shadow sf hope for their success
 But the craft of the man and his al parently natural divination of tn
 danger always threw them off tn
 track.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-30
MANY TESTS SHOW ENGINEERS ALERT
Surprise Tests" on s. P, Re- veal Great Efficiency
 of Drivers.

NEW YORK, July 29.-Results of surprise tests for observance of sig nals on the Hartman railroads are of unusual interest owing to the fact that they have the longest record of such tests and are making the great est extensions of the block signal sys- tenn. With the 2.754 miles of auto matic block signals authorized for in- stallation this year, the Union Paci- fic will have 4700 miles so equipped. and on the Southern Pacific will be the longest stretch of automatically blocked track anywhere, 2,354 miles.
 Out of 1,196 tests covered by the last monthly reports available in only sixteen cases did engineers fail to observe signals. Eighteen different tests were applied beside special tests and in no case was the per cent of observed signals les than 90 and the average for all is 9S.7 per cent All red flags, crossing, station and block danger signals were observed A perfect record is shown in twelve out of eighteen tests.
 This is the fourth year of surprise tests on the Southern Pacific and the third year on the Union Pacific lines Tests are made in person by each division superintendent and his subor dinates, the general superintendents and each general manager are requir ed to make a number of surprise tests every month.. The results are closely watched. those made by subordinates being reported and inspected by the division superintendent and theT passed on to the general superinten dent, the general manager and finalll l, to the director of maintenance ard
 operation of the Hartman systems.
 The tests are made under such con | ditions that the enginemen and train mer cannot know what is being done Two or more of each different eigh teen different kinds of surprises mus
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-30
DID TRUST KILL SAILORS ON
 GEORGIA?
Powder Expert Says the Com bine Has Been SwindIing the Government with Very Poor SmokeIeSS Powder,

WASHINGTON, July 29.-On the eve of the filing by the government of its suit against the powder trust at Wilmington. Del, a suggestion comes from Robert S. Waddell,, the Peoria manufacturer who has been promi- nent in fighting the trust, that the recent deplorable explosion on the battleship Georgia may have been caused by fraud on the part Of the trust in furnishing the smokeless powder used in the navy.
 Mir Waddell charges that the trust which enjoys the monopoly of fur nishing the smokeless powder used by the government has repeatedly failed to comply with the specifications and conditions imposed by the govern ment and has switched" samples so that the inferior powder has been i'm posed upon the government He as- serts, that the navy department has upon occasions been aware of the frauds perpetrated, and has sought to impose punishment He cites in an open letter to the president, an in- stance in March 1907, when lot of gun cotton was below the lowest per centage of nitration required by the government.
 A sample from another lot of high CT nitration, kept on hand for the pur- pose, was sent to the government for examination and test, and upon its ac- ceptance the inferior lot was made up into powder blended in with standard grains and delivered on contracts.
 Many fatal accidents have occur red since the navy began the use of Fmokeless bowler. a1rer the close of the Spanish var" says Mir Waddell, and suggests as one explanation of the accidents the rapid deterioration of smokeless powder. From his perso- nal experience in the use of this pow der and as an expert, Mir. Waddell states that smokeless powder that has been made one year should not be used.
 As the ships of the navy are sup piled with the oldest powder in stor. age, writes Mir Waddell, 1t Is perti- uent to. inquire: '-Was any of the powder on the Georgia made prior tc March 1, 1907? If SO, was the flare back caused by retarded or imperfect combustion of smokeless powder of in ferior and fraudulent nitration?"
 The suggestion is made by MT. Wad dell that the accident upon the Geor gia may have been caused by the in ferior powder which was. by switch ed" samples,r imposed upon the soy ernment in March. 1907. but he adds that no investigation which may be
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-30
All He Could Think Of.

While driving along country road a man saw the roof of farmers house ablaze. He gestlculated and called to the farmers wife, who was calmly standing in the doorway:
 Hey, your house is afre"'
 "what?n she bawled out.
 'T say, your house is afirer'
 "What did y say? Pm a little deasf' "Your house is afirer' again yelled the man at the top of his lungs.
 ooh. is that all?' calmly replied the woman.
 Its all can think of just now" re sponded the man fin a rather weak voice as he drove on.-Exchange.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-30
BUTTE UN|OH>
 HANDS UP S25,OOO

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Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-30
Toad as Assistant oardener.

By actual inspection of a big. fat toad's stomach it was found to contain not less than fifty larB grapevine worms. fifty-fve potato bugs, sfzsJ sowbugs. forty augleworms and thfFfy cabbage worms, with, by way of sea- soning. numerous flies and mosquitoes. Now multiply this. and think you will appreciate the value of an army of toads on your premises. Or any num- Der required. according to the serv- ices that may reasonably be expected from one toad.-Suburban Life.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-30
rh. Woman In suslne...

She handed in check payable to Susan H. Smith. The cashier, who was German, noticed that she had in dorsed 1t Susan Smith and gave it back with a polite "You haf forgotten the H." Overcome with confusion, she murmured, Excuse me-" and wrote below the indorsement. Age twenty three"
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-30

be made on each division each month. These tests cover the use of toTpe- does, fuses, slow and red flags, switch lights out and at danger, and all sem aphore signals.
 It is not uncommon now, officials say, to receive reports from a num- Der of divisions foran entire month. showing perfect record under hun dreds of tests carried out to make sure that signals are being observed by engineers.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-30
WEATHER PROBABILITIES.

WASHINGTON, July 2e.-Forecast froArizona: Fair Tuesday; occasion al showers Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-07-27

IS E to 'he SEE corner of section I3, T 16 s, R 17 E. thence west Is miles more or less. along section lines 10 the place of beginning.
 The electors within the territory which is proposed to be taken for the new county are hereby required in voting at such election to cast ballots which shall be furnished by the county clerk of San Diego County to the election officers appointed for such election for use by the voters within the proposed new county of Imperial Said ballots furnished as aforesaid shall contain printed matter consisting of the following words, letters and figures, For the new county of lm- perial, Yes" "For the new county of Imperial, No And each voter desiring b vote for the establishment and organization of said new county shall stamp a cross (X) opposite the words "For the new county of Inper- ial, Yes" in the manner now re- quired by law in other elections. and each voter desiring to vote against the establishment and organization of said new county shall mark a cross [X] opposite the words For the new county of Imperial, Mo-" in the man. ner now required by law in other elec- lions.
 Said ballot shall also contain the names of persons to be voted for to flll the following elective offices: Judge of the Superior Court, Sheriff, County Clerk, Auditor, Treasurer, Recorder, Tax Collector, Assessor, Superintendent of Schools, Public Ad- ministrator, Coroner, Surveyor, and one supervisor from the First Super visorial District, one Supervisor from the Second Supervisofal District one Supervisor from the Fourth Supervis- orial District and one supervisor from the Fifth Supervisorial district.
 Said ballots shall also have printed thereon the words For County Seat, :, with blank space left below the said words as follows:
 For County Seat.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-07-27

And the voter shall write his choice for county seat on one of said space lines and the name so written shall be counted as the choice of the voter for such county seat, whether cross X] shall be marked after said name or not, or whether said name be written in ink or pencil,
 At said election the polls must be opened at six o'clock A. M, of the day of the election and must be kept open until six clock in the afternoon of the same day, when the polls shall be closed.
 The polls shall be opened for the purpose and al the time hereinbefore set forth, al the places hereinafter named, and the following named per sons are hereby appointed inspectors, judges, clerks and ballot clerks at said election:
 Brawley Precinct. Polling place,
 Brawley School House. Inspectors,
 John D. Bennett, Wm T. Dunn
Imperial Valley press., 1907-07-27

Judges
 Win Swain, Cbas T Ferguson Clerks
 H E Evans, James c Draper Ballot clerks
 ED Thomas, K Carr Silsbee precinct. Polling place Silsbees school house Inspectors
 U S Handley Fred c Henderson Judges
 Virgil Rice, W vanderpool Clerks Wagner, John W Kramer Ballot clerks
 Thos Harding Wm Cbowning Laguna precinct Polling place Sam guinetes store Inspectors
 JP Kelley, A D King Judges
 John McGinty, Frank Dashile Clerks
 Geo A Trumbo, Fable Meiios Ballot clerks
 J M Preciado, Marvin Ruiz Board of Supervisors of San Diego Go
 By H M CHERRY, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of San Diego county Attest. VIM H FRANCIS, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors ofSsn Diego county [SEALl By A THRESHER. Deputy
Imperial Valley press., 1907-07-27

Judges.
 Brick Erickson, Geo. ]. Hallway Clerks.
 Chas. C. Jones. Edgar Nice Ballot Clerks.
 s. L. Redwood. Chas N. Stahl Calexico Precinct. Polling place
 Chronicle Office. Inspectors,
 Edward DooI, Roy Edgar Judges.
 Frank Thing, M. E. creeson Clerks
 o. R. Miller, E. S. Mitchell Ballot Clerks,
 w. F. McCullom, M. H. Donohoe Fl Centro Precinct. Polling place
 Bank Building Inspectors.
 J. E Casner, W. E. Downing Judges,
 L. H. Cooper, True Vencil Clerks,
 Lloyd Moore, w. s Ballard Ballot Clerks,
 Charley Morgan, Canet Atkins. Hanlon Precinct. Polling place Pump
 Station, American Clrl Inspectors.
 Joe s. Carter, Moroni Ruiz Judges,
 Wm. H. Mccullough. Frank P. Bruner Clerks.
 E. s. Bothwen, Wm. A. Earheart Ballot Clerks,
 W. N. Earheart, Pedro Schall Holtville Precinct. Polling place
 Hall, Water Go. No. 5 Inspectors,
 Albert Underwood, Carlton Morford Judges,
 Major S. Cook, Elmer H. Mitchell Clerks.
 Luther Phelps, c. N. Apkins Ballot Clerks,
 H J Kohlstedt, Lloyd A Bath Imperial City Precinct. Polling place
 Water Co. No. ], Hall Inspectors,
 H.. l.. Peck, Harry A. WlliYns Judges,
 H. H. Seeley, w D Carey Clerks
 v F Kucera, H H Peterson Ballot clerks
 o K Thomas. L Wilson
 Imperial (Outslde) precinct, Poll- ing place Ulrey's ranch Inspectors
 James l King, John M Witman Judges
 Finis c Far, w P Downey Clerks
 Wm Henderson, James M Fowlkes Ballot clerks
 Ira J Harris, Jacob Larang
 Old Beach precinct. Polling place pump house Inspectors
 Chas F Rice, c Phillips Judges
 A E Clark, J A Heyer Clerks
 E G Foster, Isaac McInnis Ballot clerks
 w Purcell, James Daily Palo Verde precinct Polling place school house Inspectors
 PJ Allison, Chas Davis Judges
 Albert Hodges, A Smith Clerks
 James T Wilson T Lugo Ballot clerks
 Juan Gonzales, Justus Smith Picacho precinct Polling place school house Inspectors
 Joseph M Mendivil. w Horan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-02
FOURTH OF JULY AT TECUMsEH.
Odd Fellows Expect TO Have Big
Time.

The Odd Fellows of Topeka and
Shawnee county will hold an all day
basket. picnic in the Wise grove one
half mile west of Tecumseh on July 4.
Shawnee Lodge No. l and Lodge No.
40 will play a game of baseball. The
winning team is to receive box of
cigars.
The following games are scheduled
and suitab prizes are offered:
The handsomeSt Rebekah and
homeliest Odd Fellow will be selected
by ballot and the lady receiving high
est honorS will be awarded a cake do
mated by E. L. Gertz of North Topeka.
Sack race and three legged race for
men.
Nail driving contest for women.
Potato race and 100 foot dash for
boys and girls.
The women may play a match game
of ball, the winner to receive one gal
lon of ice cream.
Trains leave for Tecumseh via A. T.
& S. F. at 1880 a.. m, and at L :25 p. m.
Passengers can return on Kansas CITY
plug at $40.
The fare is IL cents each way.
Those who drive out can hitch their
horses near the grove where the ex-
ercises are held. Plenty of water and
other accommodations will be fur
nished. Odd Fellows and their friends
are invited.
At Tecumseh the two old buildings
where the order had it's inception in
Shawnee county fifty years ago are
still standing. The log cabin where
Lodge No. 1 was organized stands at
the rear of DR.. Reads residence and is
used as a store house. This cabin was
built by Thos. N. Stinson, at the time
Governor Reeder made his escape
from the territory of Kansas. Dis
guised as a woodchopper he passed
night in this cabin. The old stone
building in which the first grand lodge
was instituted was built by H. Wood
Martin and was occupied by him as a
store When erected this was consid-
cred a fine piece of architecture The
original settlers of Tecumseh were pro-
slavery men and when the party that
finally laid out the townsite of Topeka
free soil men came along and offered
the Tecumseh men $4,000 for an in
terest in their townsite, they were re-
fused and coming UP the river built
the first cabin in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-02
1T IS UNBEATABLE.
Comment of Toxic Newspaper on
San Francisco Situation.

Toxic, July 2.-The Nichi Nichi in a
leader regrets the necessity of being
compelled to write again on the Amer
lean question in defense of the rights of
japanese cmpoatriots in San Francisco.
Developments in the anti-JapaneSe
sentiment" says the paper, show signs
of progressive and systematic move
ments, aiming at the deprivation of the
sources of livelihood of our compatriots
The last clause of article second of the
treaty can properly be called into OPP
Grafton only after a law has been pass
ed but no legal step has been taken by
the federal government disabling the
Japanese from engaging in the employ
ment agency business The action of the
San Francisco authorities is unbearable.
Neither the Washington nor the Toxic
government can remain inactive in view
of the latest action of the San Francisco
authorities against the japanese. The
time has come when the traditional
friendship between both nations shall be
demonstrated on some concrete form
The Nichi Nichi is owned by Kato,
Viscount Hayashi's predecessor in the
foreign office. He is a tried diplomat
of more than ordinary caliber and is one
of the trusted lieutenants of Marquis
Ito. Diplomatic questions that find ex-
preston in the Nichi Nichi form one of
the most important meters of Japanese
sentiment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-02
FRENCH AUTO RACE.
Nazzaro Won. Going the 447 Miles in
Hours and Al Minutes

Dieppe, July 2.-Nazzaro,- the Ital-
ian champion, today won the automo-
bile grand nrix, covering about AT
miles in six hours. AS minutes and 80
seconds.
The race was run over a heavy track
in the presence of a vast concourse,
with SO participants. chiefly French.
Christie, the only American partici-
pant, driving an American machine
had trouble early in the race and did
not figure among the leaders. Szisz
was second in hours. SO minutes, 10
seconds; Lancia, third.
The race was marked by no serious
accidents, although a minor collision
occurred between two of the cars.
Only nine of the contestants finish
ed. Shepard doggedly persevered to
the end, finishing last in hours. 80
minutes, 35 seconds. The English,
Belgian and German racers made al
most as poor showing as Christie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-02
COMMISSION is ATTACKED.
Colorado Roads Ask Court to Gust
Members From Office.

Denver, July Mot content to
await the first decision of the state
railway commission and test the valid
ity of the new act in the usual way,
eight Colorado railroads filed quo war
ranto proceedings in the district court
yesterday against the railway commits
sion. Frederick J. Chamberlin, Bulke-
ley Wells Halsted L. Ritter and Alfred
Bent, state treasurer, demanding that
the members of the commission be
outed from office and the law declared
unconstitutional, null and void.
None of the big eastern prairie
roads Joined in the suit. They have
experience of a broad nature in pro-
ceedings of this kind and upon the adj
vice of their general counsels the
roads refused to be made parties 1t
is believed that the law is valid by
some of the most experienced railroad
attorneys in the country and the suit
of the Colorado roads will be watched
with interest, but not with much hopes
of success. by the Union Pacific, Bur-
lington, Santa Fe and other prairie
systems. A good deal of the opposf-
ton is also due to the novelty of the
legislation in Colorado. In the east
where changes of this kind have been
adopted, it is said that the big roads
are not SO much opposed to it as at
first. They have found that railraod
regulation in a safe and sane manner,
after the style of the act adopted by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-02
NOT CLOSED AT ATCHIsON.
The Saloons Are Still Running and
Selling Weak Beer.

Atchison, July 2.-The Globe says:
1.-THE saloons selling two per cent. an
nounced that they would close Satur-
day night, but practically all of them
are open today. Licenses to sell the
stuff, due the first of July. have either
been taken out or applied for. No
body would dare. sell even as mild
a beverage as 2 percent without a gov
eminent license. In the meantime the
council is in quandary to know what
to do. There was talk of putting a
fine of $50 month on two per cent,
which, it is claimed, has been done
with all the saloons in Leavenworth
inside of the fire limits. Some coun-
cilmen think the price too steep, and
believe $25 a month would be enough.
They say the saloon men would pay
that amount.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-02
I7SNAP SHOTS<1
- ,Ik|aE',dTIl

Mr.. Geo. Getty of Syracuse, Kansas
is in town for a few days. He is reg
istered at the Throop hotel.
Ali parties desiring ice cream deliv-
cred July 4th, must have order in by
night of July 8. Peter Heinz.
1t was not as warm as it might
have been at the circus last night but
then it was plenty warm enough
The Colored Business Mems League
of the state will hold its annual meet
ing in Topeka Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week
Harry Bone has another claim for
local fame: His photograph is contain
ed in a cabinet advertising the skill of
a local photographer.
Item of real information: w. w.
Newman. who has been appointed
patrolman. is not a relative of Doe
Newman, assistant postmaster.
According to the ports of liquor sales
fer the month of June filed with the
probate judge, there are more on the
water wagon this month than last
The Mrs. J. B. Furry home at 217
Fillmore street, was sold yesterday by
Lucas & Lagerstrom to John Van
Eechton, the consideration being $780,
According to the reports of liquor sales
Burge, the city is short in its receipts
50. S35 for the month of June, that much
more having been expended than was
taken in.
The fireworks to be used by the man
agement of Vinewood park have arriv
ed and will be taken to the park tomor-
row morning for use in the celebration
of the Fourth of July.
Almost a week has passed without
murder and that in view of the fact
that another one is said to be due ac-
ccrding to the rule of three which in
the past has prevailed.
For once a circus visited Topeka and
a storm did not accompany it, unless
the storm of Saturday night is to be
charged to the Robinson aggregation
which arrived Sunday.
Topeka will once more resume a
quiet life now that the circus which
has been in Topeka for two days has
left. The circus went to Lawrence
last night over the Santa Fe.
After every circus parade the city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-02
SODA ASH PLANT GROWS.
Hutchinson Concern Lets Contracts for
Moro Buildings.

Hutchinson, Kan. July AT the
annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Hutchinson Chemical and Alkali
company, the soda ash concern, the
following board of directors were
elected: S. M. ColIaday. G. N. Sentney
j. b. Mackay, L. A. Bunker, A. Brad
bridge, w. H. Underwood. w. Heisen-
heimer, Emerson Carey, c. NJ. Will
liams and John Faulkner of Hutchin-
son; William Peet. the soap manufac-
turer of Kansas City; Joseph Sears,
Chicago, and Jacob Linn, Halstead.
Contracts for some of the buildings
and for boring wells to the salt veins
have been let and bids are to be re-
ceived at once for the structural steel
and the machinery which is to be in
stalled as soon as the building can be
erected The company is capitalized
for 100000. with $250,000 paid in
The plant when in operation is to
make 120 tons of soda daily.
There are but four other plants of
this sort in the United States, all of
them being east of the Mississippi
river.