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Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-19

Judge J. W. Mccormick has resigned
the position Of court commissioner at
Phoenix and Justice tombstone has been
appointed BY Judge Kent to succeed
him,
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
ROCKEFELLER NAY Be HERO
Oil King Said TO Have Saved Auto
Party.
Man Reported TO Have Been John
d. Acts Quickly at Rail-
road Crossing.

Cleveland. Ohio. Aug. 6-A man, said
by bystanders 20 have been John D.
Rockefeller. by quick action last night.
saved himself and q party Of friends in
an auto from what might have been a
serious. if not fatal. accident
The machine was being driven along
Euclid avenue about O'Clock At the
Cleveland and Pittsburg Railway cross
ing the auto was stopped while one OF
the party in the machine talked with a
person who had hailed from the side
walk
While thus standing a train approached
and the gates were lowered The west
gate tel across the machine and would
have hit one Of the occupants Of the au-
tomobile had not the man supposed 70 be
NIr. Rockefeller caught the guard and
ordered the chauffeur TO 90 ahead
quickly. As they attempted 10 cross the
tracks progress was interfered with by
the east gate The crossing watchnaa
by this time became active and raised the
east gate an instant later The autOmc-
bile cleared the tracks only few seconds
ahead Of the passing train When the IL
cidenr became known no one could be
reached al the Rockefeller home 10 con-
firm or deny the identity OF the autOmO-
bilist thought 10 be Mr.. Rockefeller
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
COKHERD LEADS BY 1914
Democrat Beats Ball in Missouri for
GoveTnorship.
Returns In from Ninety-ave COun-
ties shows Vote of S3.26O-HadIey
Is Republican Winner.

st Louis. Aug 6.-With returns IN from
50 Missouri counties, embracing al the
principal cities and towns. Cowherd leads
Bail By l6.Il4 Tor governor on the Demo
cratic ticket.
In the . counties with scattering re-
turns from eight or nine counties that
have not given a complete result, Cow
herds vote is $50; Balls. 67146. Wal
Iace's. 5IIa6 and SJapeTs. 16E9
The vote OF Hadley, Republican candi-
date for governor. IN % counties is 7S.534.
That Fulkerson. Republican. has beaten
Gentry for attorney general there is no
doubt
For railroad and warehouse coumis-
siCners there is hardly any doubt that
Wilder. Republican. and Knott, Demo
crat. were nominated hnott's plurality
Is expected to reach SEQ 10 I2.0l0-
Bradley has Won over Gordon for audi
tor
Cox Republican and Graves, Democrat,
are the nominees for supreme Court
judges.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
FIRE In RICHMOND
BEYOND CONTROL
Most Serious Blaze in Years
Raging in Capital.
LOSS AT TWO a NJ. S15o,O00
COnfIagratIon Spreads SO Rapidly
that Fsremen Are Unable 10 Cope
with It-StartS in z Feed Yard and
Spreads over an Entire City Block
within a Very Few Minutes.

Spe51l 20 The WaslIuE-1l Hc-ald
Richmond. Va. Aug :. 2-55 a. m--Fire
which. al > O'Clock THIS morning had dOre
damage conservatlvely estimated at
Sl5c,000. and was still raging. destroyed
the wholesale feed establishment Of T
" Wood < Son. probably the largest
business Of the kind in the South. and
had worked its way partially through
an entire city block Of wholesale houses
The chances are that other buildings viii
be destroyed before the fire is got under
control
The houses IN the burning block. be-
sides the firm Ct Wood & son are the
Stokes s-Grymes Company. wholesale gro
GERS. Roberts & Hoge. wholesale shoes,
Christian & Wintree. candy manufactur-
ers. Fleming & Christian. grocers and
wholesale and retail manufacturers and
distributors. All these houses have been
partially burned az this hour much of
the stock which Is not burned having suf-
fered damase from water. The establish
rneat OF Wood & Son. a four-story build
Ing. was entirely consumed. The house
was well stocked with feed at the time.
In Heart of Business District.
The burning block is in the very heart
Of the business section OF the city All
around il wholesale and retail houses are
congested- It IS believed that the FIRE
will be confined 70 the burning block
Every fire apparatus in the city has been
called into service. but after an hour 5
work the FIRE has not been got under
control For the first time in the his
tory Of the city the hosting hose was
put into practical use IN the fourth story
Of the Wood Building. but the building
could not be saved
II is hard 10 get an estimate OF the
entire loss at this hour The estimate
given was made by the fire commission
ers. who acknowledge that it IS very
conservative
The probabilities are that tho losses
viii greatly exceed these figures.
The fire was one Of the most serious
to take place in Richmond IN recent
years
The FIRE is now burning in the very
heart Of the block. many different places
having caught. and the tiremen are un-
able altogether 10 locate il It is i'm
possible to go into the burning build
ing
Henry W. Wood. senior partner OF
Wood & Son. was TO nave left to-day
for a trip abroad
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
MUST GET MORE LETTERS.

Delaware Farmers May Lose Rural
Delivery Service
SPECIAL 20 The Washington Herald
Wilmington, Del. Aug 6-Cnless the
farmers OF Sussex Cs-nty. Del, write
more letters. or take more newspapers.
the rural delivery routes in that section
viii be materially curtaiIed or suspended
altogether.
Postmaster walls, Of Georgetown. was
to-day notified by the Post-ofice Depart
uent that unless business on the rural
routes Increases within ninety days, the
instead Of daily. Bad roads in Sussex
County are also a factor in this ultima
tum OF the postal authorities.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
PRESIDENTS DAY OFF.
No Visitors Call at Sycamore Hill
Until Evening.

Oyster Bay. y Y. Aug. 6--This was
the Presidents or day
No visitors climbed the hill and no
statements concerning cadets or other
matters were sent out through the ex-
ecutive Office In the evening Jacob Riis,
the Presidents friend" arrived, and
was taken 20 Sycamore Hiu in one Of
the Secret Service automobiles. He is TO
be a house guest over night
Tomorrow 1Ir Roosevelt will hold a
visiting day There Will be a number of
guests. among them Col. Scott. super
intendent Of the MiIitary Academy at
West Point. and Secretary Of War Luke
E Wright. who comes TO confer with the
President on the cases Of the eight cadets
recently dismissed from the Military
Academy fer hazing.
It is understood thar the tangle Of state
ments and misstatemants concerning the
cadet cases VIII be untaveled and a final
decision arrived at
Another visitor expected tomorrow is
Chairman Hitchcock. Of the Republican
National Committee
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
MONUMENT FOR MRS. sEMPLE.
Marker Selected by President Ty-
ler's Daughter Is Placed.

williamsburg, Va. Aug. "a monu-
ment has been placed in Bruten Parish
Churchyard 10 the memory of Mrs Lett
tia Tyler Semple. daughter Of the late
John Tyler. President Of the United
States, and mistress Of the White House
during q part of her fathers term Of Of
fee
The monument was selected by Mrs.
Semple about eight years before her
death. The inscriptions were also made
at Mrs. Semple's direction. leaving blank
the date Of her death. which occurred De-
cember IS, 1907
In accordance with her wishes, the
monument was cut out Of Petersburg
granite. and upon completion. was placed
in storage by the builder. N J. FIavey.
OF Washington. until few weeks ago. it
being Mrs Semple's desire that il should
not be put up until after her death.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
DENIES Upton CHALLENGE.
But British YachfSmen Discount
Glasgow Papers View.

Glasgow. Aug. 6.-The Herald. remark
ing that there IS a general misconceptiOn
that Sir Thomas Upton has challenged
for the Americas Cup. point out that the
negotiations are no farther advanced than
they were a year ago.
II says that all that has happened is
that Sir Thomas announced in the press
his willingness to accept Internationally
the New York Yacht Clubs ultimatum
as 70 the size Of the yacht
British yachtsmen are looking 10 Sir
Thomas for a distinct pronouncement
within the next week or two that he
means 20 dispatch a challenge on the
lines he indicated Il June.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
KNIGHTS SELECT MOBILE.
Order of Columbus Cannot Give Half
Million to University Here.

St Louis. No. Aug 6--The Knights OF
Columbus to-day selected Mobile, Ala.
as the place Of the next annual con
veuticn. passed a resolution refusing 70
affiliate with the other Catholic socities
included in the American Federation Of
Catholic Societies. authorized a change
in the laws of the organization which
permits the election Of the grand knight
ard the deputy grand knight from the
body Of the associated members Of the
order. and then adjourned finally
The convention took up the question Of
appropristing $4,000 TO the Catholic Uni
versity al Washington. and after a pro
tracted debate decided that the organiza-
tion had not the power under its consti-
tuition 20 make an assessment on its mem
bers for the purpose Of making the appro-
priatiCn-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
LOCAL.

defend City Against Naval Attack
labor Leader Elected from Hall
Honduras Angry at Uncle sam
z-Test Case Of Child Labor Law
3-Bonaparte RumOr Started Anew
BALDWIN Meets with Accident
Watching Handbook Men
l2-Oueer Plants in q Hothouse.
I2-Army Men 10 Greet Olympic Victor
12-Charged with Larceny Of Automobil
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
HERALD NEWS SUMMARY
TELEGRAPHIC.

Pages. TELEGRAPHIC
TAFT Embarrassed at Bar Banquet
1-Germans Raise 10000 for Zeppelin
I-Paris in Darkness for an Hour
big Fire Raging in Richmond
3-No Rate-cut 10 Bryan Notification
S-Culberson on Democrats Nominee
Witness Tells OF Forest Fire Horrors.
Dear Bear Starts Murder Horror.
4-Washington Man Elected by Pythians-
cardinal Gibbons Is Improved
5-Harrisonburg Horse Show Closes
1I-Arctic Explorers Perish on Ice FIoe-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District Of Columbia,
Maryland, and Virginia-Unset-
tied weather to-day and to-mor-
row, with occasional Showers;
light, variable winds.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
TRY TO WRECK vIADUCT.
VandaIs Explode Dynamite Under
Cincinnati Structure.

Cincinnati Ohio. Aug 6--Shortly be
fore 70 O'Clock tonight there was an at
tempt made by unknown persons 10
wreck the New Harrison avenue viaducL
which is being completed al a total cost
OF nearly S0o.01a
A dynamite cartridge was exploded IN
one Of the piers. badly wrecking the pier.
but not damaging the general structure
Two persons were severely injured by the
explosion. The police are investigating
Il is said there have been labor troubles
among the forces OF the contractors.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
TABRIz SCENE OF CARNAGE.
Casualties TO Date ReckOned Il
Have Reached Eight Hundred.

Tabriz. Aug 6-There have been thirty
FIVE days Of fighting in the streets Of
Tabriz, and the casualties. due chiefly to
bombs thrown from mOrtsrs and shrsp-
mel. are estimated at soc
Many Of the finer residences Of the city
and hundreds Of shops in the bazaars
have been looted the loss in this direc-
ton being placed at more shan 100000
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
UP-TO-DATE CINDERELLA.
Diamonds Worth $500 Thrown
Away in Chnd'S slipper.

Chicago. Aug 6-SOmewhere IN Chi
cago there Is a Cinderella slipper which
is worth at least 1850 The Cinderella is
the sfx-year-Old daughter Of Mrs I Sil-
verman. and in her lost slipper. which
was thrown into the garbage, her mother
had hidden diamonds valued at $3.50.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
GERMANS RAISING
Coin FOR ZEPPELIN
More Than 100000 Given
by the Public.
NEW AIRSHIP PLANNED
Government Donates $685. 900
to the Cause.

Intense Enthusiasm Throughout the
Empire Results in Unprecedented
Generosity by the PeOPIe-NO. 3
Machine to Be Put Into COmmis-
sion Again-New Theory Advanced
a. TO Cause of the Explosion
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
PARIS In DARKNESS
FOR NEARLY HOUR
Strikers Show What They
Can Do if So Inclined.
CAFES USE CANDLELIGHT
Electrical workers May Join in
General strike which l. Under
Way in the French Capital
Prefect Notifies Unions They Must
Not Use Labor Exchange Any More

Paris. Aug. 6-The 6ght between syndi-
Gated labor and The remainder OF Pa-s
continues
Tie electrical workers did not quit last
Nonay IN response 10 the call Of the
General Confederation OF Labor. the sec
retary OF their Unicn. n PataUd, explain
ing that four days notice was needed for
them 20 organize q strike The four days
expired to-day. and tonight, at $50. the
men Quit the plants. In a short time the
greater parr Of the city was in darkness,
so far as electric lights were concerned
The scenes were similar 10 those which
occurred during the strike Of March last
year Candles in bottles lighted diners in
the restaurants. the taeaters were com
PEELED 10 dismiss their audiences. and the
hotels were plunged into darkness until
they were able 70 obtain a supply OF
candles The cafes on the boulevards
hung out Chinese lanterns These make
shifts were hardly in place when, AT SIS.
the electric lights began 10 burn again
Only n Demonstration
Il proved that the object Of the elec-
t-icaI workers had been to make a demon
stration by a two hours strike Even
this was not fully attained. for in the
Puteaux district the men were told that
| Il they quit work they would be dismissed
| for good. They remained al their posts.
/ The section Of the city containing the
| labor exchange also enjoyed a light
BY a coincidence. the action Of the
| Coincide Franchise against the electric
company for failure to supply light dur
ing the 1907 strike was decided to-day.
| the court deciding in favor Of the COM
pany on the ground that it was prevented
/ from carrying out its contract by force
majeure-
Earlier in the day the prefect Of the
Seine notified the union Of the syndicates
/ that it could not use the labor exchange
| any longer
Is City Property.
/ This building. which is municipal prop
erty. is intended 10 give the unions a
place for discussion questions connected
with the calllngs. but the prefect pointed
out that the union syndicates used It as
a center for anarchist and unpatriotic agi-
tation. He quoted the unions own ac-
counts. showing tnat it spent last yeaE
on the anti-miIitarist propaganda the sun
Of s5708. and only $50 on trade union
propaganda
OF SI16s5 spent during the first quarter
OF 1868 only $3.50 had been granted tc
members out Of work
I Eight hundred bakers met to-day and
decided to hold a referendum Monday OF
the question Of striking.
! The company operating steamers on the
Seine. whose employees have Quit work
has succeeded il starting nine Of its
boats
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
FORTS BEAT OFF
SHIPS Of NAVY
Soldiers Stationed on Shore
Save National Capital.
HOT SHOT IN VIRGINIA
Good Work Done by GunnerS at
Fort Hunt.

River swept by searchIiEhts from
Both sides and Enemies FIOtiIIa
Is Quickly Located and a. Rapidly
AnnfhiIated-Great Credit Due Ma
Accuracy in Imaginary Battle.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
DAN HANNA SORRY, BUT
Tells Police Judge He CannOs Come
20 Court for Trial

Tells Police Judge He Cannot Come
20 Court for Trial
Cleveland. Ohio. Aug 6.-Dan r Hanna.
son Of The late Senator Hanna. sent re-
grets to-day. notifying Police Judge Nc
Cannon. through his attorney, that he
really must be excused from appearing
ia police court TO answer a charge OF
assault and battery, Jhe outgrowth Of an
alleged attack on Claude Logan. an auto
mobile driver
The message, which informed the court
that a previous engagement had called
Hanna out OF town. was accepted by the
court, and the hearing was continued &c
August ID
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
WRIGHT FLIGHT POSTPONED.
Storm Delays Experiment, but Per-
mits Inventors Arm to Heal.

lie Mans, France. Aug 6--Heavy rain
storms last night and to-day forced VIII
bur Wright. the American aeroplanist, TO
postpone the trial fights Of his airship,
scheduled for this morning
Mr.. Wright who is stu suffering from
the recent burning Of his left arm. was
rather glad Of the delay. as it viii permit
his elbow 10 get better and stronger. thus
eliminating serious handicap in manipu-
lating the aeroplane-
Hart O. Berg, the manager in Europe
Of the interests Of the Wright brothers
said that Mr. Wright was silent even TO
him as 10 when he VII make his first
fight
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
$500 Weekend Trips

Every Friday and Saturday until Septem-
Der y to Atlantic City, Cape Nav. Wild
wood, Ocean City. y. J.. or Sea Isle Citv-
via Pennsylvania r R. Delaware River
Bridge P--.1- Tickets good 10 return un-
I'll following Tuesday. inclusive
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
ACCUSES COWHERD MEN.
Defeated Democrat in Missouri Al
Ieges Election Frauds

St Louis. Aug 6,-COnvinced that the
nomination Of ". 5. Cowherd was ac-
complished by gross election frauds per
petrated by the Cowherd leaders and
bosses in many wards Of St. Louis and
Kansas City David a Bal. defeated
candidate for the Democratic nomination
for governor. announced tonight that he
will come 10 St. Louis tomorrow 10 per
sonaly conduct an investigation Of the
election jobbery'' used against him in
this city.
Ball said tonight that a contest Of the
State primary was possible Further than
that he would not go in his statement.
Whether there is TO be a contest hinges
on what he finds in St Louis
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
EMBARRASS TAFT
1T BAR DINNER
Trouble When Mr.. Meredith
Raps at Bryan.
REFERENCE NOT LIKED
Lawyers President Injects Poll
ties at Banquet.

OhiOan Responds 10 Toast @The
President of the United StaSes-v
Says He Is Proud TO Have Been
Called Into the Councils of MI
Confidence in the Supreme Court
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
nnIfimorr nnd ohio Ercnr.InB

SLOJ o Harper Ferry and Martins
burg. SIS 10 Berkeley Springs. and 81 %
20 Cumberland and return. Special train
leaves Union Station SIS = N Sunday,
August 8.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
sII 90 Niagara Falls Excursion. August
IA. baltimore and Ohio.

Special train standard coaches and par
Tor cars from Washington As a. H., gO-
Ing via Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley
route Liberal stop-ovs rs returning Tick
cts good returning within Sfteen DAYS
Cheap side trips from Niagara Other
dates. August y. September II. October .
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
Baltimore and Return, s1.25,

Every Saturday and Sunday. All trains.
both ways. both days. except Royal Lin
tied. City offices. 117 G ST. and sls Pa
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
81 fo RaItImore nd Retnrn.

Saturdays and Sundays. via Pennsylvania
Railroad Tickets good returning until
Sunday night All regular trains except
The Congressional Limited
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07

Summer SPceiaIs-artistfc Designs and
clusters s. and ~. Blackstone, 18th & Il.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
TAFT FOR QUICK JUSTICE.
Talks to Members of Virginia Bar
Association at Hot SprInEsf

Hot Springs. Va. Aug s.-AIr. Taft will
leave here at 7:30 O'Clock tomorrow
morning on 4 forty-mile drive over the
Blue Ridge Mountains 10 White sulphur
Springs in West Virginia. where he VII
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07

COntInued on Page 8, Column :,
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
Flagship Goes Down.

Continued on Page :, Column :.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-02

The otto IA PROMISING as u contains
the following acts. The Great Chick :"
trick bicyclist Gertrude Fiske. the
little nightingale" the Bates. musical
trio. and HALEY and McKinnon. black
face comedians.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-02

left with the statues themselves TO de-
eide with whom they will dwell.
Phidias made an impassioned appeal
to them, while Gorgias faunts his gold,
and the marble-hearted beauties turn
from the creator OF their loneliness to
the man of gold, while poor Phidias
falls dead at their feet.
In the following acts, the characters
are all reincarnated Raphael. a rising
young sculptor. falls In love with a
beauty OF Partisan society. Mile. Mar
co. Marco encourages his suit. partly
from caprice and partly TO spur the
wealthy NJ. Veaudore to a proposal.
She ensnares the heart OF Raphael un-
I'll. regardless OF the promptings OF his
friend Voltage, who Is a modern Do
genes Raphael abandons his home and
profession to waste his time at her side.
She leads him on until Veaudore makes
her proner OF his hand and fortune,
and then curely turns the poor sculptor
adrift. He returns TO his home to And
his mother dead and his future a wreck
and dies OF broken heart in the arms
or his friend Voltage. The play is in
Ave acts, and will be presented for the
first time at the matinee sunday
Nav 8
The Detroit times., 1908-05-02
LYCEuM.

In the Lyceum THE Heir to the
Hoorah" has been secured for the third
week and will be presented by
Vaughan CHASER and company, com
mencing tomorrow night This great
play by Paul Armstrong Is still In the
height OF it's popularity, and only by
paying enormous royalty was MIR
Chaser able to procure. the rights TO
produce the play. IL will be presented
with scenic production as fine
the original and with the strength of
the Chaser company Il Will equal In
every way the original Offering, except
in the price OF admission. The Heir TO
the Hoorah Is one OF those strong
virile western plays which have been
so popular the past few years 1t Is
full OF genuine heart interest. great
human sympathy. with the wholesome
atmosphere OF the west permeating II.
Its principal character Is a miner,
self made man who has struck II rich.
With heart as big as the prairies, he
lacks artificial polish. He meets an
eastern girl and falls In love with
her. IL Is a marriage for money and
on account OF his uncouth ways and
his efforts TO remedy them, he loses
both his wife and his friends. He
leaves for Eur2pe and is gone for
eight months Shortly after his re-
The Detroit times., 1908-05-02

lover appears and promises that which
Tom cannot provide. III she SO with
him. Toms father overhears the two
wife's lover. Tom is accused OF The
crime and cast into prison while the
wife and her paramour are enjoying
life travelling However. mothers love
swells to the breast OF the wife and
she returns to gain possession OF her
child. New evidence IL introduced and
the husband 10 released while the real
murder, ,t Is run to earth; The love
which should exist between the man
and wife being supplied by q childhood
sweetheart OF the husband. who I'm an
works for his release for the benefit OF
mis- aged mother. Through her efforts
the husband 10 freed and eventually
the two souls meet In the bond OF holy
Matinees will be given daily except
on Wednesday,
GAYETY,
The uayety sheater offers as It's 1T
traction for next week Rose sydelFs
London Bellies" This is- one OF the
Oldest and best known buriesaus or
gann im Ions on the road. and Miss
be seen In the title role. They present
two-act musical comedy called "The
Prince OF Petticoats, and a IL all the
COMEDY 81 an original nature ear" and re
plets with humorous complications.
amusing situations. with extraordinary
scenic settings. The chorus IL large
Gus. w. III. Campbell. and those lively
little midgets. Jimmy Mack and Harry
saubef. are the three comedians OF the
show and the appearance OF this trio
merrinient and applause In the clio
are many well known and popular
people, smonE them being The tinted
The Detroit times., 1908-05-02

popular singing condolences from New
York's main stem. Broadway, and she
has been featured In several OF the big
gest musical comedy successes OF the
season.
"The Gainsboro Girl is the name OF
one or the new acts. This Is big
scenic and singing number one OF the
greatest novelties ever produced for
vaudeville. The act IL In three scenes.
showing the famous Duchess OF Dew
onshire. Marguerite's garden, and the
Eternal city. Marie Lecea BRAKEMAN
who irnpersonates the Duchess OF Dew
onshire. Is said to have striking re-
semblance TO the famous portrait by
Galnsboro. stolen several years ago
In London and recently restored TO the
owner.
Laddie Cliff, one OF the most famous
comedians England has ever contrib
uted. To American vaudeville, is the
special added attraction OF the bill.
I.nddie Cliff Is singer and grotssque
dancer who has been dividing the hon
ors of the New York vaudeville public
The Detroit times., 1908-05-02

A wise son overlooks a lot Of his
dads talk.