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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-25
FOUR MASKED BANDITS
COMMIT BOLD ROBBERY

CHICAGO. April 25.-Three masked
men today entered the plant OF a P
Callahan q Co, and, after gaging and
binding the night watchman. entered
the safe and escaped with $3.50
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-25
SAN FRANCISCO SHOCKED
BY SLIGHT EARTHQUAKE

SAN FRANCISCO. April 25.-A slight
earthquake shock at 3:3O o'clock this
mornig caused considerable excitement
in this city. So far as known no dam
age was done.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-25
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Abnormally low pressure continues
over the interior Of the country as far
west as the Rocky mountains, but 20
the extreme westward there has been
a deciGed rise with marked high vres-
sure on the north coast
Showers we're general east OF the
Rocky mountains, except along the At
lantic and the greater portion OF the
Gulf coast.
There VIII be showers tonight in the
lower Lake region, the middle Atlantic
and northern portion of the South At
lantic States. probably continuing Sun
day over the northeastern districts. In
the South the weather win be generally
fair tonight and Sunday.
II viii be cooler in the lower Lake re-
Eioa.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports Will have brisk TO moderately
nigh south 10 southwest winds with
show ers TO the Grand Banks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-25
Baltimore and Return, sI.as, Baltimore

& Ohio r. r. Every Saturday and sun
day. An trains both ways. both DAYS.
except Royal Limited. City Offices, I4l1
q st. and 619 PenEa. aVe.-Adv.
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In the cyclone which late
yesterday swept Mississippi,
Alabama, Louisiana, Texas,
and part Of Georgia, whole
towns were completely demol-
lished, an immense and fertile
territory practically ruined,
more than 800 persons killed
outright, and nearly 1000 IN
jured.
Two death-dealing lorna
does devastated the richest
/ section of TIE South. One
started in central Louisiana
and extended 20 the Georgia
line, the other began farther
South, and moved a path
Iof death and destruction
through Mississippi.
The latest dispatches give
tie total death roll as 324.
The list Of the injured already
Iamounts to 943-
Most of the casualties were
in the three far Southern
States, but Georgia towns also
/ suffered. In Columbus two
were killed and many injured;
ICedartown had nine deaths,
Iand a large number hurt;
Griffin has a death list Of nine
with fifteen injured.
/ PURvIS. Miss, April a5.-Thirty
white persons and fifty negroes
were killed by the tornado. Four
hundred are known to have been
injured.
The town Of Purvis was practic-
ally wiped from the map.
NEW ORLEANS, April 25.-The
known dead in the cyclones which
swept Texas. Louisiana. Mississippi.
Alabama, and Tennessee are 225, and
the known injured 500. The latter
figure viii probably reach 600
when complete returns are received.
Telegraph and telephone communi-
cation is gradually being restored.
It Is also believed that later re
ports viii increase the list OF dead
to at least 800, perhaps more.
Two cyclones swept these States
yesterday. The first started in cen
tral Louisiana. and went through to
the Georgia line, and the second be-
gan at Amite City, La, and cut q
path of death and destruction over
the southern portion of Mississippi
to the Alabama line. Most of the
dead are negroes, but many whites
were killed and injured
Anite city. Ia. and Purvis. Miss.
were wiped or the map. The suffering
and desolation are terrible. Most of
tie buildings III Auite City were razed.
including the poStofice and all business
structures Fifteen are known to- be
dead. but the death list viii reach
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-25
D. A. R. DELEGATES
END CONVENTION
District Delegate Wants Law
Regarding Bonds Put
in Record.

With a wave OF enthusiasm attendant
upon the singing Of the "S,ar-Spangled
Banner. following an ovation 10 Mrs.
Donald Mclean, president general. as
the thanks OF the body we're voted her
Tor the manner In which she had pre-
sided during It's sessions. the seven
teenth annual congress Of the Daugh-
ters OF the American Revolution ended
az 1880 O'Clock this afternoon.
The closing session of the congress
was harmonious and resulted In the ac-
complisEuent Of = sreat deal OF routine
business The controversy which OcLLr-
red earier in the week o. the vote 20
bond the society for q sum sufficient 10
complete Continental Hal, was referred
10 but casually today.
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Bevendge Book Criticised.

senator Aldrich said he did not ba-
AeNe tnere was IN history a case -
""ich IHc size OF q nations navy had
Oeeh the determining factor in main
ldIhlng peace instead Of bringing r,
war He denied most enpbatioaU,,
IlaI the naval situation was responsi-
DIe Tor the RUsso-Japanese war saw
ing that conflict was brought about b,
great underlying causes TO which rSa
question Of comparative naval strenrtF
was insignificant Moreover. f. v-ss 80.
recollection that Scna -or Beverfdga =,
his book. The Russian Advance . had
expressed the opinion that the Russian
navy was quite as good as that OF
Japan.
Senator Beveridge took issue with
this and started L explain what he
really said, but was interrupted by
Senator Hale.
The Senator from Indiana. " said Sen
dIot Hale; ought not 70 deny that mis-
whole book was devoted TO the PROPOSE
ton that no other nation could stand
before Russia, and that she was bound
10 prev all anywhere and everywhere
she went
That was exactly my recollection Of
the Senator's statement" -" said Senator
AldlriCh, amid some laughter
! think in view Of the wide differ
ences OF opinion inspired by my humble
literary efforts, il will be necessary for
me 10 enter into a more detailed ex-
planatiOn OF what / did and did not say.
and of al the circumstances, said
Senator Beveridge.
"Or perhaps better. to write another
book said Senator Hale. sardonicaIIy,
which caused another laugh
I think we might fairly agree" said
Senator Aldrich. that even the Senator
from Indiana. despite his possession Of
a range of knowledge to which I Ger
fanny should not presume. may at times
be guilty OF error; IL may even be that
he has. erred in this case. If. perhaps. in
not other
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-25
Want Law Put in Record.

Mrs. Mary s lockwood. O. the Dis
trict, asked 10 leave 10 print IN the
stenographie report the law as construed
by the courts on such matters. showing
that the project was entirely legal. but
said she would not bring the matter
agein before the house. Mrs Rcome.
OF the District delegation. said she
would Il later date lay certain vaIu-
able information before the national
board OF management regarding such
pi )cedLreS. These were the only refer
enCcs made
There was considerable discussion OF
the proposition 20 adopt a marker for
the graves of unmarked RevolutiOnar ~
soldiers, following the report Of a com
mlJLee appointed last congress TO plan
such marker. Several Of the States
claimed that they should have the right
20 submit designs before a marker
was aCOpte1 and on the amendment TO
refer back rC the committee for report
a year hence, IL waG necessary for Mrs.
Mclean 10 put the yea and nay vote
four times before IL could be decided
which had won.
The yeas were fnal victors. and no
marker will be elected until all the
states that desire offer suggestions
4 letter from EX-GOV. Edwin War
field. OF Maryland. &c Mrs Mclean. in
which he conveyed his greeting 10 the
congress and also expressed the opinion
that the idea of bonding the society 10
complete the hall was q good one was
read amid applause.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-25
Had Been TO Theater.

Accon panied by Miss Schmidt. a book
keeper in a downtown department store.
Holmes attended the theater last even
ing. The pOliceman's sister and Miss
Schmidt room together at 1421 . street
Holmes and the young woman walked
home from the theater arriving at the
house before Miss Holmes, who also had
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BATTLESHIP PLEA.
DONNED IN SENATE,
AGAIN CALLED UP
Timely Arrival of Mr..
Piles Saves His Amend
ment.
Fight for Four Big Yes
SelS of War Goes
MerrilY On.

ne -Administration's long fight for ad-
uluoha4 oattleships came 20 a climax
IN the Senate this afternoon, when
lhe amendment Of Senator Piles 10 in
crease the number OF battleshIps from
t"o' as provided in the naval bin, "a
Iour' was defeated without division.
The Washington Senator was not pres
eht when the vote was taken. When he
entered the chamber and discovered
what had been done. he den.anded re-
consideration OF the vote, and his re-
quest was granted.
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Favor Hamilton PIoject.

On motion Of Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mus
sey. Of this city, the congress indorsed
the project to erect a monument to
Alexander Hamilton. begun by an asso-
citation formed for that purpose.
Mrs. Donald Mclean was made chair
man Of the Continental Hall committee,
on motion of Mrs Murphy of Ohio.
She thanked the Congress for the ap-
probation thus shown.
The Congress voted to award p yearly
medal to the Annapolis mldshipman
who writes the best essay on interna-
tiOual law.
Congress viii be asked by the Daush-
tiers to pass the appropriation for So
600 to preserve the oregon trail, as adj
vCcated by Ezra Meeker- who recently
made a trip across continent in 2 wagon
from Washington State.
Thanks to the various committees,
pages. and Continental Hall attaches
were voted. including one TO the press
for fair reports Of the congress. Mrs.
Elizabeth w. Ball. of this city, respond
ed on behalf of the press and remind
ed Mrs Mclean that the congress and
the press could be of material assist
ance to each other, at the same time
assuring her that each recurring ses-
sion OF the congress was becoming
more harmonious
The opening OF the session today
was even more impressive than that of
the first day or any intervening one.
(Co0fir,-5e1 On Second pace
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-25
Mr.. Piles Arrives.

The discussion Of the amendment was
resumed shortly after the opening Of
the days session, and 1t promptly be-
came apparent that the pyrotechnIcs Of
yesterday afternoon We're TO be repeat-
ca with liberal interest. The earnest
ness and determination which had
marked the attitude Of both sides 10 the
discussion yesterday were succeeded nv
something Ike acrimony and bitter
ness today.
Senators Aldrich. Beveridge and Hal.
resumed hosuhues, Senator Beveridge
having the support Of a flying column
consisting Of Senators Piles. smith OF
NlIcH igan. and others. The U.era-.
"reminiscences OF Senator's Beveridge and
nae were once more presented. and
the two had another acute disagree
ment as to which Of them made the
worst guess about the prospect Of =.
war between Japan and Russia. in adj
vance Of that. conflict.
senator Aldrich opened the discussion
With the declaration that he did not be-
heve Senators Piles and Beveridea yye-e
speaking with the authority of the
president lie referred 70 the suese=-
ton made by Senator Beveridge vesror-
day that in the privacy OF execuri, o
sesslon Il might be possible 10 nara y.
much more startling information as ~
the possibilities OF a foreign war than 81
would be proper 20 state in op..n seszfo,
senator Aldrich said-ha did nor baifs,-.
there was any reason for slIcb an in
Slhuation and demanded 10 krou- ,fr-,.
II war really were imminent tho 5-
mana was not for five or six or seven
battleshiDs
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PURVIS, Miss, April 25.-Thirty
white persons and fifty negroes
were killed by the tornado. Four
hundred are known to have been
injured.
The town of Purvis was practic-
ally wiped from the map.
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Arizona republican., 1908-03-17
CHANCE HAS COME OVER HE SALT RIVER VALLEY
C. J. Blanchard of the Reclamation Service Speaks of the Region.

Washington. March II.-(Special Correspondence O: The Republican)- The visitor who drops into the Salt River Valley these days and gets among the land owners cannot fail to note the decided changes which are tsking place there today" said C. J. Blanchard. statistician of the recIama- tion, who has just returned from a trip tO the southwest.
 ''If were asked what one thing att tracted my attention most, I should say it was the atmosphere of cheerful optimism which seems to prevail ev- cry where The crops of 1907 were the best for many years. owing to the more satisfactory distribution of water among the irrigators. for which, l un- derstaud. the reclamation service is entitled 10 some credit as it had charge of the apportioning of water in the several canals.
 The whole valley is awakening and the number Of new settlers is surpris- ing. I was particularly interested to
Arizona republican., 1908-03-17

note, among the new corners, several practical orange growers from Califor- mia, who are already starting new groves. They expressed themselves as much pleased with the outlook for this industry
 There was a time in the valley and not so very long ago, when the condi- tiOn was one of Encouragement, almost despair. The water supply was not pendable. No man felt sure of a crop Today all is changed. Every man has become a booster. All are sure that with the close of the diversion dam at Granite Reef and the completion of the great Roosevelt dam, the future is sure.
 "To the man who is tired of the turmoil and never ending strife of the cities, and who seeks the broader free dom of action which comes with life in the open. to him who seeks to own his own roof tree the Salt River Valley offers many attractions and advan- tages. Nature is so kind when water is supplied that 10 acres properly cul- tivated will make a man comfortable and prosperous The homes now being erected all over the valley indicate that the new corners are largely men of means. There is promise in the near future that. in this fertile region, there will be irrigated an agricultural com munity which will, in some degree. compare favorably with the many nearly ideal rural districts of southern California"
Arizona republican., 1908-03-17

wanted to buy. While Rosenstein saw nothing suspicious in the check, his natural caution moved him to protect himself by thoughtful inquiry. He questioned Bender about the check and found all of his answers straight To make assurance doubly sure. Rosen- stein with the consent of Bender took the check to MT. Comforts place of business Bender doubtless knew that he would find MT. Comfort absent. That was the case, but man employ Ad at the cigar factory said that the signature did not look quite like MT. Comforts. He could not venture an opinion that it was not genuine.
 Rosenstein proposed to hold the check until it could be verified by Mir Comfort, but Bender said that he had no time to wait. He must get the money at once. He took the paper and went away. presumably to the office of the Phoenix Wood and Coal Co. It was reported that other qhecks of the same degree of worthlesshess had been set afloat yesterday but no other com plaint was made to the authorities.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-17
F0R6tR IN HE FIELD BFNDFR'S SMALL CLEANUP
He Smoothed the Way by Making . Preliminary Purchase

Another forged check was floated in Phoenix yesterday morning. The vic tim was the Phoenix Wood and Coal Company and the amount of the loss was SI9.25. The check was presented by young man who said his name was F. Bender The face of it was $25.75 IL had apparently been drawn by R. l.. Comfort on the Phoenix Ma tional Bank.
 Bender disarmed suspicion at the outset by buying load of wood for S650 and ordering it sent to 40 North Fifth Avenue. This transaction took place about ten o'clock in the morning. The wook was not delivered until in the afternoon. Tn fact it was not de- livered at all. for the driver of the wood wagon found that No. 40 North FiGh Avenue was a vacant lot. No body in the neighborhood had ordered any wood nor could anything be learned anywhere of man by the name ot Bender
 lt was this discovery that started an investigation of the character of the check Mir Comfort disowned the signature and a warrant was sworn out of Justice Johnstone's court for the arrest of Bender At late hour last night he had not been found
 It was learned that he had tried to dispose of the check earlier in the day. He offered 1t to l.. Rosenstein in payment of some goods he said he
Arizona republican., 1908-03-17
A PHOENIX NATURALIST
 DR. RICHARD f. KUNZf
Made a Member of Authors League in Work of Securing Federal Regula- ton os PuSlic Health.

Dr. Richard E. Kunze of this city
 and one of the best known scientists
 in this country. has been appointed a member of the Authors League of the | Committee of One Hundred, a branch { of the American Association for the | Advancement of Science. on Federal | Regulation of the Public Health. The | headquarters Of tine committee are at ] New Haven Conn. The committee maintains a bureau at Washington for 1 the purpose of getting the views of its | members before congress.
 The special work assigned to pr. Kunze is to report upon the climatic ! conditions of Phoenix and the terri ltoryeand he is also expected toSupply matter for the literature of the com
 mittee His theme will be typhoid and tuberculosis and he is also expected to contribute to the local papers matters educative of the purposes of the com mittee. Tn his local contributions, pr. | Kunze will deal with special sanitary
 or rather unsanitary conditions in | Phoenix and will point out hot beds of disease.
 | The Committee of One Hundred em- braces the leading physicians. authors. educators. business. men and philan : thrOpists of the country Among them are Dr. Lyman Abbott. president: | Charles W. Eliot of Harvard, Miss Jane Adams of Hull House, Chicago. fam ous for her settlement work; EX-secre- tary of the Navy John D. Long, Presi- dent A. T. Hadley of Yale; Andrew Carnegie; President James B. Angell
 of the University of Michigan. Maud
 Ballington Booth. Luther Burbank,
 and Thomas A. Edison.
 Dr. Kunze has been physician for forty years. A native of Germany, he
 graduated from the Eclectic Medical
 College of New York in 1868. and prac-
 ticed in that city until he came to Ari-
 zona a few years ago. He is presi-
 dent Of the New York Therapeutical Association and corresponding secre-
 tary of the Eclectic Medical College
 of New York. During his residence in
 this territory he has been making a
 study and investigation in the med ical botany and insect fauna of this
 region. He has contributed extensive ly to scientific literature and his works have been translated into the Japanese language and into the lan- guage of the blind: Among his books are: The Higher Education; A Theory of Reality; Lectures to Teachers on Educational Psychology and Philoso- phv of Conduct. He has also contrib uted extensively to the leading maga- zines. He is a member or various as- scclations among them the Oriental Society.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-17
A PLETHORA OF TEACHERS.

County School Superintendent Fulton is overwhelmed with correspondence from teachers in different parts of the country, but most of the letters come from California. They want positions in the county schools next year. Last fall there was q dearth of teachers; there was not nearly enough to meet the demand and it was not until late in the year that all the schools were supplied. The present overplus of teachers is attributed to the financial depression, which has thrown many persons out Of other employment.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-17
A FULL HoUsE-There are more

A FULL HOUSE-There are more inmates of the county jail now than were ever in the building before eishty-five. Fo-ty-one of them are felony prisoners. also a record break ing number. A young man who is learning the tonsorial art yesterday arranged with the sheriff for the cs- tablishment of a clinic in the jail and he began work in the afternoon. At the close of the official day he had shorn and shaved five of them. H. believes that he can dispose of all his subjects within less than a week.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-17

TT1NTO every generation of Ameri- IO cans George Washington is E5T55 justly held to be the purest E--1 figure in history-a superb ex- ample of the perfect citizen "a just and righteous ruler and ca light for after time"
 This commanding personality had a magnificent physique. He stood over six feet in his stockings, was re- markable for horsernar ship, agility and strength - ti,e finest gentleman and athlete of his day.
 His constitution was of iron and he knew how to keep 1t so. His bi- ographers declare that in eating and in drinking as in all things he was normal; enjoying the juice of the malt all the days of his life. He drank 1t around campfires, as well as in his own home and upon social and state occasions.
 Furthermore, upon his Mount Vernon plantation he had brew house, as was the regular custom of wealthy Virginians.
 imported from England Mas Hist vol i6 page 5o Ford's Biography lI9OOl. l95 Quotations from Samuel Stearn's ibid.'
 History of Virginia by Roger Beverly.
 Colonial Liquor Laws lThonasl. page 6o
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-21
Change In Date for Selling Lands for
Taxes.
III, B. 23S-Laws 1908.

II. B. 23S-Laws 1908.
An act to amend section 432S, of the
code of 1905 in regard to the time the
tax collector shall sell lands on which
the taxes have been paid.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the legis-
lature Of the State Of Mississippi, that
section 1928 Of the code Of 1905 be so
amended as to read as follows:
1928. (3S13) How Sale Made: On the
frst Monday Of April, if the taxes re-
main unpaid, the collector shall proceed
to sell the land, or so much and such
parts of the land, of each delinquent tax
payer, as will pay the amount of taxes
due him, and all costs and charges, to
the highest bidder for cash. He shall
first offer forty acres, and If the first
parcel 80 offered do not produce the
amount due, then he shall offer for an
other similar subdivision and so on IN
til the requisite amount be produced, or
until the land constituting one tract
and assessed as the property Of the
same owner be offered. The sale shall
be continued from day to day within
the hours for sherif's sales until com
pleted; but neither a failure to adver-
tise nor error in the advertisement, nor
error in conducting the sale, shall in
validate a sale at the proper time and
place for taxes, Of any land on which
the taxes due and not paid; but a sale
made at the wrong time or at the wrong
place shall be void. And any person
sustaining damage by reason of any
failure OF error Of tax collector, may re-
cover damages therefor on his official
bond. (For hours Of sale, see section
1887 and 4367.)
Sec. 2. That this act take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved February 1, 1908.