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Williams news., 1908-11-28
FIRMS CONSOLIDATE
Babbitt Bros. Co. and Poison Bros. Nero. Co. Have
 Joined Interests

All event OI mOrG LQdQ OTQlQaTy importance in the history of Will jams, was the consolidation this week of the interests of the firms of Babbitt Bros. Co. and Poison Bros. Mere. Go. The new firm will in future be known as the Babbitt- Poison Co. The work of Invoicing the stock of the Poison store has been going on continuously during the past week and next Tuesday and Wednesday, December 1st and 2nd, the store will be closed pre- paratory to being taken over by the new management. The store now operated by Babbitt Bros. Co. will remain open during the time the Poison store is closed.
 The consolidation of these two stablishments will make the new frm one of the largest and most extensive in the territory, as sep arately they commanded a trade which embraced in it's scope not only all sections of Coconino, but other counties as we'll. By com
 bininp the interests of the two firms under one management, the
 business should, and undoubtedly V
 will, greatly increase. The stock carried, in all the different lines,
 will be the most complete and up
 to date in Arizona.
 When F. o. Poison 5egan his
 mercantile career in Williams, in
 the year 1892, he started in very
 modest way. But he had indomi-
 table pluck and perseverance, a
 thorough knowledge of the business
 in which he was engaged, and soon
 the increased patronage necessitated
 enlarged quarters. By constant
 attention to details, by justice and
 fair dealing, by unfagging in
 dustry and business ability of the
 highest order. his venture proved
 most successful, and from a small
 beginning he built up profitable
 and extensive mercantile establish , ment second to none in the entire west. and one in which the people } of Williams have always taken g pleasure and pride.
 ) Babbitt Bros, the senior mem } bers of the new firm, are so wei known in this section of the terri ! tory, that the name is household word, their stores at Flagtaff an(
 Winslow, as well as their establish
 ment here, being among the mos extensive in Arizona. Rabbit Bros., on coming to Williams, pur chased the mercantile business o Jacob Salzman, who had succeeded his brother, Max Salzman. Tn . two latter gentlemen, by the way are now prominently identified with the commercial life of Lo , Angeles.
 : From their advent in our city |. the course of Rabbit Bros. has beer upward and onward. Enterpris
 ing. progressive and public spirited
 this firm has done much to ad vance the welfare and prosperit, not only of the towns where thei business interests are immediatel' located, but of every section o Northern Arizona.
 The new firm starts out unde
 the most suspicious circumstances It will occupy the commodious ant D we'll appointed store so loni conducted by the Poison brothers The energy and ability that char , acterizsd the management of eacl
 firm before the interests were joined , will be steadily exerted toward up , building every branch of the busi ness, and THE NEWS is confiden
 that the Babbitt. Poison Go. vii f continue to enlarge its field of use fulness and increase in magnitud J as the years go by.
Williams news., 1908-11-28

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
PROF. kOEBELE
To CD To EUROPE
Is to Be Sent to Find Effective
Enemy of the Vicious
Horn Fly.

Prof. Koebele is to go to Europe to
search for an effective enemy Of the
horn fly. y
At the meeting of the Board Of Agri-
culture and Forestry yesterday it was
reported by W. NJ. Giffard, chairman
of the Committee on Entomology that
he had practically completed the work
in which he has been engaged. He is
however suffering from the fever he
contracted or rather recontracted in
his search in Mexico for beneficial in
sects.
1t is now proposed that he be sent to
Europe to look for an effective enemy
of the horn fly. The Planters Asso-
citation, which pays two-thirds of his
salary, has already voted to send him
there provided the Board Of Agriculture
and Forestry will consent and continue
the payment of the third of his salary
which it has been paying, and the
Breeders Association will contribute
the expenses of the search. This it
will probably do.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
IN THE ICE
FOR SIXTY YEARS

TACOMA GWash), March 22.-Aud-
rey Forrest. who has arrived at Daw-
son from Fort Mcpherson on snow
shoes, reports that Captain Jarvis of
the Royal Mounted Police, brought ad-
vices there from Herschel island that
Explorer McClure's famous ship Inves-'
tigator, once a British man-of-war,
which was caught in the ice sixty years
ago and has been fast there ever since,
last summer was so free that vessels
could approach close to the ship.
The mildest winter ever known in
this part of the Arctic may mean that
ice on the Arctic coast will not be so
heavy this season as to prevent steam
whalers from reaching the Investigator
this summer.
Mcclure had to abandon the ship be-
cause the men became afflicted with
scurvy. They left all their supplies
on board, and no one has visited the
ship since. This may be the vessel
which natives sighted on the Arctic
coast few years ago and reported it
to resemble an ark of Norsemans bark.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
ON RIFLE RANCE

Work will be started today on the
Kakaako rifle range to strengthen ari
fill in the bulkheads back of the tar
gets on the two, three and five hum
dred yard ranges to do away altogether
with any danger of flying bullets find
ing lodging in the passengers of pass
ing boats or the boats themselves. In
the past there have been complaints
from yachtsmen and fishermen of sing
ing bullets. flying around them while
they crossed the line of fire on shooting
days, although the men behind the guns
have always been careful to keep a
lookout for such boats and for persons
crossing the range along the beach
road. After this, however, there, will
be no further danger to those on the
water.
The ,bulkhead will he connected
across the full width of the target
ground, a distance of sixty feet and
will be solidIy built. Within the tim
bers will be packed six feet of dry sand,
the material that offers most resistance
to a bullet, and this will be built up
high enough to catch the widest shoot
ing. AS no marksman is allowed on
the range who has not qualified by
good score in the practise gallery, the
of anyone shooting past the
bulkhead is very slight.
The range will be used by the Ma
tional Guardsmen and by the United
States marines and the work will be
done by the latter. Both organizations
are now using the new rifle recently
adopted by the United States govern
ment and both will shoot the new
sharp -nosed bullet. The additional
velocity of this bullet makes it more
necessary than ever that precautions
on the range be observed.
Experiments with the new gun aud
cartridge shows that the bullet at close
range will pierce six feet Of pine timber
but will only penetrate six inches of
Try sand. Wet sand offers much less
resistance and the same is true of clays.
For this reason dry coral sand is the
chosen material for filling in the bulk
leads.
As soon as the range is ready the
narksmen of the Guard will begin
practising in readiness for a match
With the best shots among the Fort |
shafter regulars.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
POLICEMAN
INVENTS RUBBER CLUB

DENVER, March 21.-Bleeding and
bandaged heads will no longer be the
principal evidence of the night patrol
mans work in the police and justice
courts of the country, if the expecta-
tions of Patrolman J. T. Cannon of the
Denver force are fulfilled. He looks
forward to the time when every modern
police department in the country will
be equipped with the rubber police club
of which he is the inventor.
The new clubs are made of the finest
flexible rubber and are loaded with
sand and shot to give the proper lever
age to a blow. Being made in one
piece, they are practically indestruct-
ible and their f1exibility gives ease in
carrying.
Cannon gives the purchaser his
regulation dress size to the pocket
billy" and declares that they will
cost but a little more than the old
style rosewood or mahogany stick,
while their construction guarantees
them a life far in excess of their pre-
decessors.
Aside from the humane and durable
features, the inventor claims added
protection for the owner. as there is
no possibility of breaking the club
over the head of victim in a general
melee and being left without a weapon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
DAMON To BRING
NEW MANGOES
An Elaborate Plan Formulated
to Do Ii in Safety to
Hawaii.

Some of the magnificent varieties of
famous are to be introduced into Ha-
waii. This is not so simple a matter
as it might seem. In fact, it has not
been done in the past because it is
not simple. 1t is only to be done now
because S. NJ. Damon is willing to go
to great expense and much trouble to
do it.
The plan proposed was presented to
the Board of Agriculture and Forestry
at it's meeting yesterday by Donald
Mcintyre, who asked for it's approval.
1t is an elaborate one to bring man
goes from the Philippines. without the
danger of importing noxious insects.
The distance is SO great that mango
seeds lose their vitality before they
reach here. To shake the roots free
from all soil, as is required, is to kill
the trees.
To bring the trees here, Mr.. McIn-
tyre proposes to go to the Philippines,
taking with him soil from here in
insect-proof cases. These cases are to
be kept in insect-proof cages while in
the Philippines. The mangoes are to
be planted in these quarantined cases
of soil until they have been well start
ed Then they are to be brought here
and plant and. soil held in quarantine
long enough te determine that both
plants and soil are free from insect
pests.
Mr.. Mcintyre says the Introduction
of these mangoes is not solely for Mo-
analua, but they are to be distributed
here
The board authorized it's executive
officer to grant the required permit
upon sufficient assurance being given
that the plan proposed will be eff
fectually carried out under proper en-
supervision.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
ANNA GOULD WILL WE'D
DE SAGAN AFTER ALL
NEW YORK April 2-Madatne Gould has quarreed
family having announced her determination marry Prince de
Sagan She has claimed share of the family through
courts.

Madame wed
de Sagan else New York despatch
MADAME Gould formerly
Able
maids chauffeur and valet
Mrs. Miller
Madame Gould denied mphaealy
Hele o else
" Il have had
and had
seeking pleasure
will
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
MISS DINAH rs AFRAID.

Miss Dinah Keku appeared at the
police station last night and complain
ed that Timas, mulatto sailor be-
longing to the Iroquois, had threatened
to kill her She was told to return
this morning and swear out a COM
plant. Tirnas was the correspondent in
the divorce proceedings brought by
Miss Dinah's husband against her
short time ago.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
BRACE OF PETTY BURGLARS.

All Kong and Fugikawa are booked
at the police station for investigation.
They have alrea 1y confessed to the
police that they had hand in some
of the smaller turglaries which have
occurred about town recently.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
CANS STILL WINNING BATTLES.

PHILADELPHIA April 2.-Gans stopped Spike Robson the
English fighter the third what
round go.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
STUDENTS SUSPENDED FOR
FAILURE TO VACCINATE
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April a-Ninety-one of
the university suspended yesterday for their failure be
cinated
VANDERBILT FAMILY BREAKS UP.

NEW YORK. April 2-Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt has filed
divorce against husband sailed Europe
The couple separated their troubles public less
than a week ago.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
ADDITION TO NAVY IS SPEEDY.

ROCKLAND Maine, April 2-The Montana made twenty-five
knots her trial yesterday
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02

The fleet is coming. Let Us clean mp |
the city.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
LAND FRAUD TRIAL BEGINS.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Hyde Benson trial, a
case, begun yesterday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
ADMIRAL EVANS ASHORE

Admiral arrived here today and took h
cOngratula
bathp Connecticut will return Sgdalena Bay where Admra
i n
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
INDIANA FOR FAvORITE SON.

Republican Convention in
Republican no
nation for
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
BRYAN'S BACKERS ARE
TURNED DOWN IN
POPUL|ST CONVENTION
Tom Watson Their Probable Choice Stanford
Students Do Not Vaccinate and
Are Suspended.
ASSOCIATED Press Cablegrams.)

ST LOUIS, April 2-The Bryantes National Popuist
Convention in session here have
secure posponement of the nomination of the
the presidency The indications
Tom Watson
Thomas E. Watson
presidency 1904
the Prohibition candidate
1896 dorsedB
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
ANARCHY PREVAILS IN HAYTI.

complete anarchy prevails in the
Hayi
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02

MELBOURNE April received here that the American
feet Of batleships September
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
SAN FRANCIS

FRANCISCO Washington and Cal
generally overhaue
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-02
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.

ne following routine accounts were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-20
Her LAST VOYAGE.
The Portsmouth Ascends the Hudson
Under Full Sail.

New York, Aug. 20.-For the last
| time the old sloop' of war Portsmouth
has come up the Hudson river under
practically full sail. bringing the First
serves back from the fleet practice at
Gardeners bay. Bravely the sixty
five-year-old ship passed by steam and
sail craft in the river, while thousands
shores the unusual sight of a
full-rigged ship under sail essaying
| to navigate the crowded thoroughfare.
The Portsmouth came to anchor off
Yonkers on account of the wind dying
out, and will sail on to West Point
when the wind favors. The entrance
of the old warship into the lower har-
Dor was the occasion for an ovation
from every vessel that passed her.
There was a light southwesterly
breeze blowing, just enough TO drive
all of her sails were set with the ex-
ception of the foresail and mainsail.
The bellying canvas and the towering
masts, with topsails. topgallant sails
and royals drawing and the main
spanker set to steady her, was a sight
to revive the Oldest salt who gazed
seward with age-dimmed eyes at the
Battery seawall.
Ferryboats and river steamboats,
whistled and passengers cheered
themselves hoarse as they passed close
by the ship. The embryo blue jackets
dressed in white working suits manned
the rails and the big ensign floating
from the spanker gaff was dipped
again and again In response to the
salutes of welcome.
Captain Peters before leaving Gar
diners bay determined that the old
ship should end its last cruise with
fitting vaiedictory, and the trip to
West Point was planned. Only the
dying out of the light breeze stopped
the journey off Yonkers. There was a
pretty tribute on the ship as 1t swept
in stately manner past the tomb of
General U. s. Grant. The entire crew
manned the rail and DOTTED their caps,
while the ensign was lowered until the
Portsmouth had passed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-20
WOULDN'T BELIEVE POLICEMAN
His Lack of Faith Releases Man
From Jury Duty.

New York, Aug. 20.-James Ham,
ilton, an insurance man, was dismiss
ed from further jury service by Judge
Malone in general sessions without
the thanks of the court" because he
puts no faith in the word of a police
man.
Mr.. Hamilton had declared in the
jury room recently that he would new
er convict any one on the word of a
policeman, and largely on that ac-
count the jury had failed to agree in
the case of a man who has been up
for trial before every judge in general
sessions.
Assistant District Attorney Mcclure
had heard of this When Mr.. Hamil-
ton was called in case of robbery
where a policeman was an important
witness he asked him If he would ac-
cept the mans evidence as he would
the evidence of a civilian.
"I don't want to serve, and don't
think 1 ought to- said Mr.. Hamilton.
81 have a very strong prejudice
against the police"
"If you have this strong prejudice
against any class of persons" said the
judge, you are not fit to serve. You
are discharged from further service.
and without the thanks of the court"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-20
NOT MERELY IMTTATORS.
Monkeys Shown to Have an Initiative
by Prof. Haggarty.

New York, Aug. 20.-Prof. Melvin
Z. Haggarty of Harvard university,
who has been studying monkeys in the
Bronx Zoo park for the last month,
has proved to his own satisfaction
that some of them at least. are not
merely imitators of the human species
but have an initiative. IN one of his
tests he had a platform built extend
ing about five feet outside the cage
occupied by the orang outangs, Mick
ey and Minnie. On the extreme end
of this he placed bunch of bananas
and some luscious peaches. Then he
placed in the cage long stick with
hook in the end. and went away.
He had not been gone five minutes
when Mickey looked at Minnie, wink
ed and laughed. Minnie winked and
laughed too. Then Mickey got the
hook, raked in the fruit and they had
a delicious meal.
Later Prof. Haggarty tried the trick
on Badly. the chimpanzee. but he got
the fruit within close range before
the hook was ready and there was no
need to go any further. Badly also
had an enjoyable time. The professor
has some other tricks in stock which
he believes. will demonstrate his
theory beyond any doubt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-20
SWIM ASHORE WHILE MANACLED
Two Oilers Under Arrest Escape From
the New Hampshire.

New York. Aug. 2O.-Two oilers
from the battleship New Hampshire
arrested in a Chatham Square saloon.
declared to the police at headquarters
that they had swan, manacled. from
the ship to the shore in the early
hours of yesterday morning. The men.
who gave their names as George w.
Hills and George w. Owens, said they
were placed under arrest Tuesday, and
the ships prison being full, they were
trussed up with both leg and wrist
irons and placed under guard on deck.
During the night they declared. the
sentry fell asleep and they quietly
rolled over to hatch, crawled
and swan ashore They made at
once for the Bowery, where they pro-
cured files and rid themselves of their
ornaments The police arrested the
men before they had done any cele-
brating and returned them to the New
Hampshire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-20
[SANTAFE notes.

}. r. Koontz, general freight agent
Of the Santa Fe, has gone to Guthrie,
Ok, where he will appear before the
corporation commission OF Oklahoma.
Rev. e. S. Paddock will address the
meeting tomorrow noon in the new
planning mill
Sanford Watts, who has been work
ing for the Santa Fe at Fort Madison
is in Topeka for. a few days visit with
his parents.
Henry b. Lautz. assistant to the gem
eral manager, has gone TO Guthrie, Ok
on a business trip.
John Norwood. of the machine shops
h back from Colorado where he has
been spending his vacation and has re-
Iported for work.
Engineer ]. ]. McKiernan has been
assigned as switch engineer in the To-
cal yards in the place of Engineer
George Furman.
H. w. Sharp. general superintendent
of the western grand division with
headquarters at La Junta, was in To-
peka for a short time yesterday on his
way home from Chicago.
]. o. Wolf secretary of the r. r,
Y. NJ. c. A, at Argentine, is in To-
peka for a few days deceiving treat
ment for his eyes.
There is a vacancy for fireman on
runs Nos. los and log between Topeka
and st. Joseph. The oldest fireman ap-
plying for the runs before August q
will receive the assignment.
p. ]. Lungstrum. who Is regularly
assigned as fireman, is working tenn
porarily as engineer in extra freight
service.
Rev. c. E. Holcomb addressed the
meeting in the machine shops this moor
and Miss Grace Bacon sang.
Ed Mechan, who was formerly EN-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-20
BIRD SKINS WORTH 500.
Rare and Beautiful Collection Pre-
scented to American Museum.

New York. Aug. 20.-Mrs. Frank *.
Sturgis, known in society here and in
Lenox, intends the gift of a collection
of rare and beautiful birds of para
disc, which she has just presented to
the American Museum of Natural His
tory as a first aid for dslocated mil
linery morals. She is a member of
the museum and also a leading spirit
in the Audubon society, which is
pledged to prevent the slaughter of
birds for the purpose of hat adorn-
ment Several of the rarer bird skins
cost 500 each. unmounted, and there
Is not one of the seventy specimens
which is not of high intrinsic worth
as well as of scientific value.
These birds are found only in New
Guinea and in a few islets off it's
coast, and despite their limited num-
Der they are hunted remorselessly by
"plumers' employed by the wholesale
milliners. The plumage of the male
birds attains it's dazzling beauty in the
mating season and the killing there
fore is causing the species to disap-
pear. England has recently passed a
law which goes into effect on January
1. 1909, forbidding the further impor-
tation of the plumage of such birds
into the United Kingdom.
OF the SIS known varieties of birds
of paradise, sixty are represented in
the seventy specimens. The 25 other
species are only slightly varying
forms
The collection is better than any
other in the United States and is sur
passed only by collections in London
and in Dresden. The emblage was
gathered after two years research by
Frank NJ. Chapman of the museum
staff, who is a noted ornithologist and
has achieved remarkable results in the
mounting of birds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-20

ployed in the local shops, Is visiting in
Topeka for a few days. He is employ
ed in the Katy shops at Dennison.
Texas, at the present time.
William Root, of the paint shops, has
returned to work after having been of
duty on account of sickness
Fireman Ernest Pyetzki. who now
works at Amarillo, Texas. is in the city
receiving treatment at the Santa Fe
hospital.
Mrs. Dan Fry, matron at the depot,
is laying off for a few days on account
of sickness.
Ed Strain, a local switchman, has
returned from Missouri where he has
been visiting for the past month.
Conductor Louis French, of Argen-
tine, is working temporarily in pas
senger service between Kansas City
and La Junta