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monial West of it was excavated long,
narrow row of six ceremonial rooms,
built end 10 end.
'"They contained cigarettes made of reeds
stuffed with tobacco. bowls of quartz such
as the Hopi priests use to reflect the sun
into their medicine bowls. and other cere-
monial objects. This row of rooms | be-
lieve to have been dedicated to the gods
of the cardinal points. They were found
to open at the north end into large
building of five big rooms. while their
south end led almost to the corner OF
Casa Grande itself and touched the corner
of a five-room building east of which
uncovered a big room which Il believe to
be one that was described as being still
above ground in 1775. and in which Father
Font. missionary among the Indians.
said mass that year. The northwestern
corner of this compound was perhaps a
market space, and the whole southeastern
quarter was probably occupied by the
frail houses of such Of the people as were
allowed to live inside the walls. Neither
of these corners has as yet been eXca-
waited. I have also repaired Casa Grande.
which, when I arrived on the scene. was a
lone ruin. out on a desert waste. but
which is now within this eXcavated COM
pound-Oyer near the center of its western
side. AS it stands. the middle portion of
Casa Grande is three and the side por-
tons two stories high. 1t contains eleven
rooms. is sixty feet long. forty-two wide
ana the fl2neSt plnildce ieIt is twenty
five feet above ground. On the top of the
roof there seems to have originally been a
rampant whence these people shot for pro-
lection.
* x
81 believe that this main building was a
combination of citadel where the chief
lived and of ceremonial building where he
watched the rising and setting sun
through openings made in the walls for
the purpose. The most important of the
other buildings inside this compound seem
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series % tales not only In the wonders
described, hut in indefinite continued-in-
cur-neSt characteristics. Not few gov
eminent specialists in this city have been
mcrbers of special exploring expeditions
or have been sent on missions of investi-
CATION as biologists. biologists, bOtanists
or experts in many other branches of Sci
ence not only TO remote parts of the
United States and its possessions but to
many other parts of the world. Army and
navy officers as well as civilian employees
have taken a prominent part in the great
work OF penetrating the secrets OF strange
lands and strange peoples. and perhaps
there Is no government explorer better
known than Commander Peart who is
again battling with the rgors OF an arc
tic winter.
The recent invitation of President
Roosevelt 20 Surgeon Mai. Edward A.
Mearrs to accompany the African hunting
trip is a compliment to one OF the army's
foremost explorers. for while in the Phil
ippines Dr.. MearnS made collections of
numerous specimens OF animals, fishes
and plants for the Smithsonian InStitu-
ton He has high rank as a botanist
and zoologist. having been one of the
founders of the American Ornithoiogicai
Society.
X
Mention can be made Of a few explorers
" hose field Of investigation has been par
ticularly interesting. II would be impos
sible even to recount those who have been
heroes of perilous adventures in explora
ton trips. Like the eighteen men who
followed Greedy and persisted from cold
and starvation, many have risked their
lives in service without engaging in bat
tie to do 50. One instance of this kind is
ian employees OF the government some
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-
Vernon Bailey who has charge of the
division of geographic distribution of the
biological survey has donc much travelling
in the haunts of animals and written
much concerning their ha bits. The gopher
is one of the animals of which he has
made a special study though he has
written about hundreds of others particu-
larly about those of the Mississippi valley
ana of the District of Columbia. Mr..
Bailey's sister married c. Hart Merriam.
and was before her marriage WELL
known tutor on ornithology in Washing
ton. Mr.. Merriam ranks among the most
distinguished of exploring naturalists in
the government service, and it was by
reason of the reputation he had gained
as an interchangeable student of nature that
he was recalled from a pleasure trip 10
Europe in 1880 to take charge OF the
newly formed division of olnithology and
mammalogy of the Department of Agri-
culture, a division which afterward be
came the biological survey. The object
of the survey is TO investigate the eco
nomic relations of birds and mammals,
recommend measures for the preservation
of beneficial and the destruction OF IN
furious species. and study the geographic
distribution of animals and plants
Mr. Merriam was born in 1855 IN New
York city, and is a grandson OF Gen Fla
Merriam He was educated at the COL
lege of Physicians and Surgeons in New
York city and practiced medicine at Lo-
Gust Grove in his earlier years. He served
as naturalist on Hayden's survey in Utah.
Idaho and Wyoming in 1872, and was
later an assistant to the United States
fish commission at Wood 5 Hole. In 1876
he visited the Bay of Fundy TO collect
marine invertebrates. He visited the Ber-
mudas cruiaed in the st. Lawrence and
led N the arctic seal fisheries sur
eeon on the Proteus before he jo ned the
Departments staff of scicn-
lists Since then he las spent much time
i'm regions far ard nea". In lS.0 and 1891
he had charge OF the Death Valley cX-
petition and later served with Prof. T.
e. Mendenhall as Bering sea commits
sioner. He has written more than 600
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Death valley expedition. and later heca ms
chief field naturalist of the Department
of Agriculture. II was Frederick Vernon
Colville who prepared the report on The
Botany of the Death Valley Expedition.
and later became chief botanist of the
Department of Agriculture. lie accom-
panied the Hartman Alaskan expedition
of 1892. and supervised an elaborate re-
port on the flora of that country
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Human bones. mostly of infants and
the others probably of priests, were found
at this corner. They are of interest
showing that these people buried their
dead as we'll as cremating them. over
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Copyright. 1898. by John Elfreth watkius)
The Washington times., 1908-07-04
COMPOSITORS LOSE
BY WAGE DECISION
Comptroller TIacewell De-
cideS so Cents an Hour Is
Limit for Job Men.

Comptroller Tracewell has decided the
questions recently referred TO him by
;he Public Printer regarding the rates
OF pay OF job compositors and machine
operators
The full text OF the decision will not
be made public by Mr.. Traceweu until
the latter part OF next week It is un-
dcrstoOd. however. that the Comptroller
holds that Job compositors cannot be
paid more than the rate stipulated by
Congress for compOsitOrs, which is 80
cents per hour.
He also holds, II IS understood, that
the Public Printer has full power 10 In
crease the present rate paid TO machine
operators. II he so desires
Public Printer Leech recently discon-
tinued a practice that has been IN vogue
in the printing Office for eight years.
by which job couIpositors were rated
as ''imposers.' so as TO allow them 10
receive the wages paid 10 fmposers. for
merly Ss-24 a day and lately $40 a day.
II is believed that Public Printer Ieech
will grant an increase to the linotype
operators as a result OF the opinion Of
the Comptroller. Public Printer Leech
IS also said TO favor a better rate of
pay for the Job compOsitors, and may
recommend n new scale to Congress.
The Washington times., 1908-07-04
SLABS HIS FATHER
IN FAMILY FIGHT

NEW YORK, July 4.-Sargus Vanti-
nian. nineteen years old. is a prisoner in
the fremont police station. charged with
stabbing his father. According 10 the
story told 10 the police, the father.
Suydam Vantinian, left home in search
OF work When he returned he found
his son and his wife in the house, 403s
Third avenue. with .aree strange men.
He demanded an explanation, and the
police say, the son '"Tghed at him.
Enraged. the fatht is said to have
drawn a knife. The son grappled with
him. and IN the struggle the knife was
plunged into the fathers neck, wound
ing him severely.
The son was caught hiding in the cell
lar OF his home.
The Washington times., 1908-07-04
WOUNDED
IN MYSTERIOUS WAY
Struck by Bullet Believed to Have
Been Fired by Holiday
Enthusiasts.

With a bullet wound in his left hip,
James A. Mccarthy, sixty years OF age.
a Navy Yard machinist, OF 74s Twelfth
street southeast, IS a patient today II.
Providence Hospital The doctors say
his condition IS not serious
The police think Mccarthy may have
been wounded as a result OF a prema-
ture celebration Of the Fourth. Shortly
before 1 o'clock this morning the aged
mans daughter. Mrs Mae Thayer. was
awakened by a loud report. Her father
called to her that he had been shot.
An investigation showed that the shot
had been fred by some one outside the
house. The bullet passed through a
wire screen before Il struck Mccarthy.
II is said a gang Of negroes were shoot
ing a revolver IN the neighborhood last
night, and 1t Is thought one Of the bull
lets struck Mccarthy
The Washington times., 1908-07-04

Earned runs-New York, 2 First base
by errors-Eew York, p Left on bases
New York, s; Washington, Z. First
base on balls-On Kelley, 2; off Man
nins, 2; Off Newton, l. Hits appor-
tioned-On Kelley, S in seven innings:
of Manning. 6 in six and one-third in
nings; of Hughes. / IN two innings.
Struck out-By KeeIey. 4: by Manning.
/: by Newton. 5; by Hughes. / Three
base hit-Street. Two-base hit-Milan.
Sacrifice hits-Keeler. Shipke. Mcbride
Stolen base-Moriarity. Hit by pitcher
Continued on Ninth Page.)
The Washington times., 1908-07-04
WEATHER REPORT.

Local rains continue east Of the
AIississippi and the weather has been
fair with rising temperature west Of the
Mississippi Showers Will continue to-
night in the Ohio Valley, the lower lake
region. and parts of the Middle Atlantic
States. Fair weather is indicared for
Sunday in the Middle Eastern, and
Southeastern States
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have light TO fresh south
20 southeast winds, and occasional
showers TO the Grand Banks
The Washington times., 1908-07-04
SIXTEEN INJURED
OBSERVING FOURTH
One Boy May Lose Sight
From Firecracker-Man
May Die.

Up 70 3 O'Clock today sixteen accidents
caused by exploding drecrackers. one
minor heat PrOstration, and two fires.
one in the rear II a Twelfth street tailor
shop, and another which may cost the
life Of one man, was the sum OF the
Fourth Of July celebration.
While Young America was easily I'd
and out OF doors before daybreak. Il
was not until shortly before 9 o'clock
that the rrst accident was reported
John Murphy. OF 209 First street north
west. received a bursting frecracke- IN
his left eye He was taken 10 the
Emergency Hospital and soon turned
loose to round out the day OF fun
Shortly after Murphy's accident. Rob
ert narrower, OF 81 Seventh street
northwest, while lighting a giant fire-
cracker forgot 10 toss The noise maker
into the street before the fuse burned
low The little fellow was hustled to
the Emergency Hospital for treatment,
where X was discOvesed thai an opera
tiOn might be necessary. and the lad
was removed 10 the Episcopal Eye and
Ear Hospital. Hi. case Is a serious one,
IN fact the most dangerous OF the
Fourth OF July list. II IS feared that
he will lose the sight of his left eye.
Boy Treads on Nail.
Andrew Warren, e fourteen-year-old
CDtOLE4 bLNs u -JoD y = CT -ANtA III "
became tangled up with a bunch Of pin
wheels. He was barefOOted, and in AT
tempting 10 get away stumbled onto
a good sized nail. which penetrated the
heshy part Of his left foot
William A King. fifty-flve years old,
Of 20 NJ street northwest. would like 70
know who fred a -22-caliber bullet at
him while walking down X street. The
bullet found a resting place in King s
left thigh II was removed az the
Emergency Hospital. and the patient is
resting comfortably.
One heat prostra:.on was recorded,
that Of Walter Perry, Of ID Twenty
second street. He was treated at the
Emergency Hospital and brought
around quickly.
Ffrecrackers. Il is thought. set fire to
a can OF gasOlene in the rear of a
tailor shor occupied bv F. Barnhart, 62S
CONTINUED on Second Page)
The Washington times., 1908-07-04
FOURTH OF July CROWD

Municipal Building Showing Flag
Wa To-day
The Washington times., 1908-07-04

TEMPERATURES.
W. Bureau. :
The Washington times., 1908-07-04

Building
VIII Take Place
The Washington times., 1908-07-04

Continued on Fourth Page,)
The Washington times., 1908-07-04

Continued on Ninth Page.)
The Washington times., 1908-07-04

CCon~nued on Third Page)
The Washington times., 1908-07-04
Star SpangIed Banner

Seldom have Washingtonians exhibit
ed greater feeling than when Chareles
B. Hanford, his hands dramatically up
lifted, his voice vibrant with feeling,
and his eyes afame with knowledge
OF the potency OF his words, closed his
recitation Of the ~Star-Spangled Ban
ner" The audience w=s upon its feet,
hats were waved IN the air, and a scene
OF patriotic bedlam eusued.
The Washington times., 1908-07-04

''The Democratic party pledges itself
so soon as Il should have been en-
trusted with control Of the once popular
branch Of Congress, 20 such reforms
OF the rules as viii restore o that body
the representative character which the
(Continued on Fifth PageO
The Washington times., 1908-07-04

Fair tonight and tomorrow.
Light winds.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-03-26

he voted to put the Board of Agricul-
ture under the control of practical far
mers. He has been an active and prom
inent law-maker. In 1889 Nj. Scott
passed a road law for this county. The
agriculture is his chief concern. At
n time he went North on a tour and
studied the line of farming he is now
pursuing. Mr.. Scott Is president of the
Almanac Fair. His speech in the House
in support of his bill to erect a $50, 600
building for farmers at the A. GIN Col
lege was the most affective speech made
during the session, and he carried the
bill through the House by his earnest
ness and eloquence. He has since been
appointed by the Governor as a member
of the State Board of Agriculture.
There is no man in the State better fit
ted for the work the board has in hand"
Five years have elapsed since this ar
ticle was written, during which time he
has been a member of the Board of
Agriculture, giving time and insight to
"a VIZ - - UAO OOPoAS A4ChBSo10
has developed greatly in every branch
of Agriculture. MI. Scott II not a
handsome mar, for this reason he has
never thought of self, but has given his
entire time in building up WORKOUT
Almanac farms, raising stock and child
rem I think he has 12) and giving OBJ
iect lessons in Agriculture from which
all North Carolina has been benefited.
Mr.. Scott is just in the full reign of
manhood, only As years old. His home
life is clean and Christian like. His
whole makeup makes him equal if not
superior to any man in the State for the
position of Commissioner of Agricul-
ture. Respectfully
]. B. STOKES.
Windsor, N. c., March II, 1908,
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-03-26
Scott For G o m mis-
Sioner of Agriculture

To the Editor: Mr.. r. W. Scott, Of
Almanac county, is the most available
man in North Carolina to succeed Mr..
s.. L. Patterson as Commissioner of
Agriculture. Please allow me space to
quote what the News & Observer said
about him in the year 1908. "Repre-
sentative r. w. Scott, of Almanac coun-
ty, had good educational advantages,
having attended the Bingham School at
Mebane, and the University OF North
Carolina. Mr.. Scott is one Of the
States former legislators, and good at
both branches. He .is q large cattle
r~aIser-raising a fine breed of Jersey
cattle, hogs and sheep. he was a mem
Der OF the House in 1889 and 1891 and
represented the 10th District in the
Senate in 1901 and now at the last ses-
sion he was q member of the House
again. He was chairman of the Com
on Manufacturing and a member
of the Committee on Finance, Educa-
ton and Appropriations. He is a trus-
tee of the University. BE introduced
the bill to appropriate $4,000 for an
agricultural building and two yeats ago
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-03-26

always been regarded as a Republican
stronghold, is now looked upon by that
party as extremely doubtful, ana at the
last municipal election we were able to
nominate and elect a straight Demo-
cratic ticket IN this city the county seat.
In this contest Mr.. Shipman's shoulder
was to the wheel, he having come all
the way from Raleigh here to add his
vote and influence to the work which
ended in a signal victory for our party.
Mr.. Shipman is not only a Democrat
in season and out of season, but he is q
strong mana gentleman of attachments,
and we'll qualified to dll any position of
trust, and especially the n to which
his friends now seek to have him cleo
ted. He is an editor and newspaper
man of no mean ability. He began at
the bottom, and by untirinP and in
teIligent effort has risen to the top. He
is an experienced printer, and has for
the past three and q half years filed the
position of assistant Commissioner and,
I am informed, of late, owing to
the ill health of his chief, has practi>
cally had charge of the Office in Raleigh
and has performed the duties thereof in
q manner highly creditable to himself
and entirely satisfactory to his people.
As I feel a deep interest in Mr.. Ship
mans candidacy, and as I feel that l
have many friends in the party in my
former home county, I have, with your
courteous permission, taken this means
of endorsing the candidacy of my friend
and of asking those Democrats of Gull
ford, who have not pledged themselves
to others to give their support and CO.
operation to bring about the
ton of M. L Shipman, of Henderson
county, for commissioner Of labor and
printing at the next state Democratic
convention, to be helu III Charlotte in
June, feeling that, in SO doing, 1 am
acting for the best interests of the par
ty which l love, and for which along
with other Democrats of GuiIford, I
have labored.
With best wishes and good cheer, 1
am, sir, Very respectfully,
MICHAEL SCHENCK.
Mayors Office, HendersonvilIe, Mar. 16.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-03-26

Give children, plenty of pure sugar,
tafy and butter scotch and they'll have
little need of cod liver oil, says DR..
Woods Hutchinson in Woman's Home
Companion. In short, sugar is, after
meat, bread and butter, easily our
next most important and necessary
food. You al put the matter to a
test very easily. Just leave of the
pie, pudding or other desserts at your
lunch OF midday dinner. You'll be as
tonished to find how quickly you'll
feel empty" again and how "unfin-
ished" the meal will seem. You can't
get any workingman to accept a din
ner pail without pie in it. And he's
absolutely right. The only thing that
can take the place of sugar here is
beer or wine. 1t is a significant fact
that the free lunch counters run In
connection with bars furnish every
imaginable thing except sweets. Even
the restaurants and lunch grills at
tached to saloons or bars often refuse
to serve desserts of any sort. They
NOW their business! The more sugar
and sweets a man takes at a meal the
less alcohol he wants. Conversely.
nearly every drinking man will tell
you that he has lost his taste for
sweets. The more candy a nation con-
sumes, the less alcohol.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-03-26
SIMoNS, AYCoCK AND CRAIG.

The Wilmington Messenger
hears that a very interesting COM
bination is now in process of
construction regarding the polit-
ical fortunes of the above named
trio of democratic leaders. Each
is to assist the others, so the story
goes, the first condition being the
support of Mr.. Craig for governor,
by Messrs. Simmons and Aycock,
with the understanding that he
shall make good his part of the
compact four years hence. Re-
ferring to the story the Messenger
says:
eve hear it whispered in Raj
eigh that the democratic slate for
four years hence has been made
out already. 1t is to the effect
that Mr.. Craig is to become gov
ernor; that during the latter part
of his term Senator Simmons is
to resign and Mr.. Craig is to ap-
point Hon. G. B. Aycock to the
unexplred term, who will be can
didate for reelection to succeed
himself by the legislature which
will convene in January, 1918.
Senator Simmons is to be Mr..
Craig's successor as governor, he
being the democratic nominee ID
the election of 1912. The term of
the next governor will expire in
January, 1918. and that of Senator
Simmons in March of the same
year. The legislature which will
meet in January, 1918, will elect
a senator for a term of six years
from the following March 4th.
Of course we do not make the as
sertion that there IS any such
scheme on hand-only that we
have 1T on reliable authority that
there r whisperings in Raleigh
of the existence of such a plan.
The dates fit in mighty nicely;
but then:
"'The best laid schemes o mice
and men
Glang aft a-gley,
And lea'e us naught but grief and
pain
For promised joys"
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-03-26

The contest for the gubernator-
ial nomination is getting warm
already and will be at fever heat
by the time the convention meets
on June "a. The strongest rival.
.ry seems to exist between the sup
porters of Messrs, Kitchen and
Craig. Each of these gentlemen
appears hopeful of being the
choice of the convention, while
the friends of Mr.. Horne claim
that he will hold the balance OF
power, which will enable him to
name the candidate if unable to
win the honor for himself.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-03-26

Hon. Locke Craig, oflAsheville,
said to be leading candidate for
the democratic nomination fol
governor, has opened state head
quarters in Raleigh, and Ill charge
of these is Mr. John P. Kerr, of
Asheville, who is Mr.. Craig's state
manager. The headquarters are
in rooms 30 and 81 of the Var
borough House where there is a
warm welcome awaiting all
friends. 1t is the purpose of MI.
Kerr to attract support for Mr..
Craig from the eastern counties.
or down sin the enemy's coun-
try" "Phlete" Kerr is a wise
"old coon" when it comes to pull
ing political wires and Mr.. Craig
has made no mistake in the selec-
ton of a manager. Mr.. Keer feels
that his favorite is we'll in the
lead and says his chances to win
the much coveted plum are ex-
ceedingly fattering.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-03-26
For promised joys"

Hon. E. G. Beddingfeld, who
has ably filed the Office of Corpor-
alton Commissioner for a dozen
years, OR more, has announced, in
a public statement, that he will
not be a candidate for reelection
and MI II. G. Brown, clerk to the
commissioner takes q similar
course. Mr.. Brown had been
daily beseiged by scores of friends
to enter the race, since the decis-
ion of MI. Bedd1ng6eld became
known, but after considering the
matter fully reached the conclu-
sion that he would not enter the
race. This leaves the field clear
for Senator B. F. Aycock, OF
Wayne county, and Mr.. l.. G. Bag
well, of Wake. Had Mr.. Brown
decided to contest for nomination
he would have given his oppo-
nents ga run for the money"
He is of the best equipped men
for the place in the state.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-03-26

1t IS pleasing to observe leading
democrats and republicans work
ing together for prohibition.
They doubtless realize that the
demon of strong drink is no re-
specter of persons and feel an in.
terest in removing temptation
from the reach of the rising gem
erations. And it is we'll.