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Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-04-14
PHOENIX MAY HAVE
ITS OWN LEAGUE
Movement on Foot 10 Organize
Three City Teams in
Capital City.

Phoenix is determined to have d
ball team and to have league. even
if she has to organize them both with
in the city itself The fans are busy
organizing three base ball teams IL
Phoenix, with the idea of arrangnIe
a series or games among them. The
Phoenix Star has the following to
say of It:
"The executive committee OF the
Phoenix Baseball League viii have a
meeting this afternoon at which the
final arrangement of schedule for the
season will be made. All the teams
have been busy signing new men alu
it looks as if three strong squads can
be made up. A w Ga1pin is the
chairman of the league and has prom
ised to give the managers of the
mines his hearty support and any
service he may be able to render.
The first game will be played Sun
day, April 18th, at Eastlake park 1t
may possibly be a double header, of
games of seven innings each, a plan
now in vogue in the Tucson city
league, since the morning game has
been abandoned. Magoffin, who since
the accident at Florence has been
wearing pillow tied around his bad
thumb, il, expected 10 get back be,
hind tae bat in a short time; If not
there, he will be used on first.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-04-14
LEGAL NOTICE

the officers of the fire department..
Section %. All movable apparatus
of the fire department snail have luu
paramount right of way through all
the streets, lanes, alleys, places and
courts of the city. when running TO
a fire, and such apparatus, together
with all other vehicles contiguous
thereto, excepting street cars, shall
take and keep the right hand side Of
the street, unless the same be OBJ
structed; and all street cars in the
vicinity of any such apparatus going
to a fire, shall retard or accelerate
their speed as occasion may require.
in order to give the apparatus OF the
fire department the unrestricted use
of the street for the time being.
Section 20. The city councn snail
appropriate annually a sufficient por-
ton of the tax levy for municipal ex-
penses to equip and maintain t1e fire
department, the same to be subject e
monthly warrants In favor of tho
treasurer of the fire department on a
requisition of the board Of directors
of said department.
Section "a. Ali officers mentioned
herein TO be confirmed by the city
council are hereby declared 10 be
city officers and shall take the oatn
of Office required by other city Of
ficers. The treasurer of the fire de-
partment shall give bond in the sum
of one thousand dollars, payable to
the city of Bisbee. and conditioned as
required by the law.
Section 25. All paid employees OK
the department shall be under the
- he fAe 80 ~
who may suspend any empioso s6r
cause, provided such employee shah
have the right of trial by the hoard
of directors, who may terminate or
prolong the suspension or discharge
OF the accused. and whose action shall
be final; provided, it shall require the
vote of two-thirds of the members
present to render verdict Of guilty.
All paid employees Of the department
snail room, and board and constantly
remGin in one and a haT blocks CT
their headquarters, unless they have
permission of the chief 10 be absent
for a specified time.
Section &c. All vacancies Of Of
ficers shall be filed by vote Ct direct
ors, except chief, who shall be elect
ed to fill unexpired term by the en-
tire department.
Section q. All ordinances ouo
parts of ordinances in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance shall
be and are hereby repealed and this
ordinance shall take effect and be en-
forced from and after this passage.
Approved the It'll day of April, 1908
c. L. CAvEN, Mayor.
c. w. Hicks, City Clerk. 695
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-04-14
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1923.

An Ordinance Creating and Mailman
ing the Fire Department Of the City
of Bisbee, Arizona, and Regulating
the Duties of officers and Member
Thereof.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-04-14
GOVERNOR JOHNSON IN
WATTERSoN'S STATE

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 13.-Gov-
ernor John A. Johnson of Minnesota,
whose present prominence as a can
diGate for the democratic presidential
nomination is due in no small meas
ure to him being brought out months
ago as Henry Watterson's dark
horse" candidate, is being entertained
In Mr.. Watterson's home city today.
The Minnesota governor and his STAFF
are on their way home from the ded-
ication Of their state memorial at Shi>
lob battlefield. At the urgent request
OF leading democrats of Kentucky,
Governor Johnson was prevailed on
to stop off in Louisville to get ac.
quainted. A social affair has been ar.
ranged by the local democracy in hon
or OF Jefferson's birthday tonight and
1t is expected that Governor johnson
will be the guest Of honor and also
the chief speaker.
Review Want Ads. bring results.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-04-14
SUIT FOR LUMBER
BY GOVERNMENT
An Arizona Company VIII Be
Charged With Cutting Tim
Der from Public Lan1s,

TOMBSTONE, April 15.-As ssoL
as he can prepare the papers, Un1teu
States Attorney Alexander will fj;c
suit against the Grand Canyon Lime
& Cement company of Nelson, Ariz.,
for S33,S86.75, which the government
will allege is due for wood illegally
cut from the public lands in northern
Arizona
Alexander received Instructions IN
a letter Saturday from Attorney Cen
eral Bonaparte, of Washington, d. c.
to tile the SUIT at once. together with
all the evidence that has been gath.
cred recently by agents OF the gov.
eminent Alexander viii first bring
action to recover the value of the
wood cut from the public lands. and
later may bring criminal prosecution
If developments warrant sucn a step,
Recently the Santa Fe company
was fined $330,O00 by Federal JudgO
Wellborn in Los Angeles for grant
ing rebates to the Grand Canyon
Lime & Cement company on ship.
ments Of lime that was burned with
the wood The latter company is now
alleged to have stolen from the gov
ernmens
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-04-14

Review Want Ads. bring results.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-04-14

OFFICERS:
1. c. eftATruck, President.
]. N. MuhElM, Vice President.
.. n. HOOD, Cashier.
z. W. SPlERs, Asst Cashier.
c. A. BENNETT, Mgr. Lowell Branch
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-04-14
WANT CHEAPER MILEAGE

SALEM, Ore, April 15.-Ihe suit
Instituted by the Oregon division Of
the Travellers Protective association
against the Southern Pacific and 9TH
er railroads doing business in this
state was called up for a hearing to-
day before the state railroad COM
mission. The association seeks to
compel the roads to issue cheaper
mileage and afford better accommo-
dations TO the travelling pubfe.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-04-14
RAILROAD MEN IDLE

On seventeen representative rail-
roads of the United States, constitut-
ing one-third of the mileage Of the
country, the total number of employees
is IS per cent smaller than on June
80, 1907.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
TEN BALLOONS
ENTER IN RACE
FROM CHICAGO TO THE SEA.
BOARD, TRYING TO MAKE
A NEW RECORD.
TWO ARE OF FOREIGN MAKE.
France and Canada viii Be Repre-
scented, While Eight Of the Aerial
Craft Are Owned by American
Clubs or individuals.

Chicago, July 4h-Ten balloons
representing France, Canada and the
United States, are scheduled to start
from here to-day in a race to the
ocean. Whether the Atlantic, Pacific
or Gulf of Mexico seaboard is
reached is immaterial, according to
officials of the Chicago Aeronautique
club, under whose auspices the race
is to take place. The main object,
say the promoters. will be the es-
tablishment of a new long distance
record, the hope being that the mark
set by the German balloon Pommern
in the race from st. Louis for the
Gordon Bennett cup will be raised
considerably.
That air craft landed at Asbury
Park, n. j., $50 miles from its start.
ing point.
The balloons which will leave Chi
cago range in capacity from 5000
cubic feet to 10000. The latter Is
the big affair owned by C. A. Coey of
Chicago, in which he recently voy-
aged from Quincy, ILL.,, to a point In
South Dakota. The smaller balloons
are the foreign representatives the
Vile De Dieppe representing France
and entered by Paul Lucier; and the
King Edward. entered by the Aero
club of Canada. The other entrants
are the Fielding, 10000 cubic feet,
entered by the Aero Club OF Texas;
the Columbia. $4,000. by the Fedora
tion OF American Aero Clubs; the |
VIII, 10000, by C. II. Perrigo. Chica-
go; the United States. 10000, by the
Aero Club of the Northwest, st. Paul,
Mimi; the Cincinnati. $1,000, by the
Aero Club of Cincinnati the America,
$4,000, Aero Club OF the Northwest.
Minneapolis, Mimi; the Illinois, 72,-
900, by Aeronautique Club OF Chicago.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
MURAT HALSTEAD,
EDITOR, IS DEAD
MAN FAMOUS FOR SO YEARS As
A WRITER JOINS THE
MAJORITY.
WELDED A FORCEFUl PEN.
Won Fame as War corresp> nden,
and Critic OF the Acts Of Men
High in Office and Also
Wrote Many Books.


Cincinnati, July 3.--Murat Helsteal
one OF the leaders in American jour.
nalism for over half a century and
widely known as a vigorous editorial
and magazine writer, died at hls
home In this city Thursday afternoon,
In his 18th year. At his bedside were
his wife. his son Robert and one
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Stem. Mr.. Hal.
stead had been failing In strength for
several months and on Wednesday
suffered from cerebral hemorrhage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halstead celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary a
little more than year ego, at which
time Mr. Halstead's health seemed
frail, and as time passed he grew
weaker, so that the news of his death
was not wholly unexpected The sad.
den death OF his son Marshall a few
months ago was q severe shock to
him and is believed to have had an
adverse effect on his health. Albert
Halstead. another son, Is American
consul at Birmingham, England.
Mr.. Halstead was one OF the great
editors OF the nineteenth century and
one of the strongest tributes to his
incisiyeness as writer was In 1889.
when his nomination by President
Harrison to be American minister to
Germany was rejected By the United
States senate because OF articles he
had published charging corruption to
some members Of that body.
He was a native OF Butler county.
o., and after rh-r' -~"-'-o ~ M.
erary weekly he IN 1888 became con.
nected with the Cincinnati CONNER.
cial, In which he secured q small in
terest a year later. becoming chief
owner In 1865. Nearly 20 years later
his paper was consolidated with the
Gazette and he was editor-in-chief Of
the combined newspaper until years
afterwards, when another consOlida-
tion was effected, new owners secur.
ing control.
For time he was editor OF the
Brooklyn Standard Union and during
the last ten years he has figured
largely as magazine and special
news writer, besides preparing mum.
ber of books on matters of historical
interest. In the civil war Mr. Hal
stead personally reported many bat.
ties, being rated as war correspond.
ent of the first class and later in the
Franco-German war and In the Span.
ish-Amerlcan war he added to his rep.
utation In that line.
For so years he attended and re-
ported all Republican national con.
ventions and in 1860 he was the only
newspaper man who reported all the
varied political conventions of that
year.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
MINOR MENTION.

Two slight shocks of earthquake,
were felt in Los Angeles, Cal, and vi
cinity on the 3D. No damage was
done
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending July !:
numbered 236, which compares with
1885 in the corresponding week OF
1907.
A handsome silver service was pre-
sented to the armored cruiser
North Carolina, on behalf of the
citizens of the state OF that name
The presentation took place off Cape
Lookout. where the cruiser was an.
chored
The residence OF Rev Father Kar
parski, pastor OF the Polish Lithuan.
ian Catholic church at Archibald, Pa
was dynamited. The porch was torn
away and the front part of the house
was badly wrecked, but none OF the
occupants suffered serious injury.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
seven DIE IN FIRE
\ AT CLEVELAND
EXPLOSION or FIREWORKS u
(, CROWDED STORE CAUSED
A PANIC. n
VICTIMS WERE surFocATsD.
Women Jumped From Windows Into
Nets Held by Flremen-six
r. ? T" Girls and BOY Lost 4
Their Lives. gRl

Cleveland July A. Seven peo.
pie met death on Friday in q
FIRE which started from an ex.
piosion OF fireworks In Kresge's
FIVE and ten-cent store, on On.
tario street near the Public square.
Twenty-Five persons were injured.
The dead:
Emma Schumacher, aged 1s, fore.
woman OF the first floor.
James H. Parker, aged 4.
Mary Hughes, 81.
Marie Wagner. II, a clerk.
Freda Kreefeil, II, cleck in firt.
works department
Anna Krsefell, 20. clerk.
Elizabeth Reis, II, died in hospital
Of burns.
The windows az the rear, where the
bodies OF the dead were found, were
locked and barred. Had these win.
dows been unlocked, firemen say. 1t
might have been possible for the per.
sons to have escaped.
The windows were barred on the
outside by iron. and shelving had
been placed across them on the In.
side.
AT the rear OF the store a stairway
comes down, cutting of the room into
two alcoyes. There is a doorway
from the north aleove. but the dead
were caught in the south alcove. from
which there was no escape except
through the flames.
The flames did not reach this point
at first and apparently the victims
sought safety there. Gradually they
were driven back. They were found
huddled beneath a counter, where
they had taken their last stand
The body OF the boy was slightly
burned. The hands Of two women
we're burned. Apparently the victims
met death by suffocation
The fire was started by one of the
harmless" electric sparkers, sold to
children for the Fourth of July. II
was being exhibited to Mrs. George
Parker and her 4-year-old child,
James. The flying sparks caught in
bunting which was strung above the
counter. Like a fash the flames
burst into being. The fire ran along
the bunting until II reached the heay.
Ter fireworks, 20 feet away. With a
rattling roar the skyrockets, torpe.
does and candles were set off, carry.
ing the flame to every part Of the
store.
The finding Of the bodies came af.
ter terrible panic, In which scores OF
women and several firemen were hurt.
Women leaped from the windows be.
fore the fire nets could be brought.
E J. Wilson. manager of the store,
says the damage will be $500. Chief
Wallace says 1t will be $4,000.
The building Is five-story brick In
the busiest part OF the Ontario bust.
ness section. The store employs 100
girls and was crowded with custo.
mers,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04


TO MARRY POLLY.
articles for the newspapers. But for
circumstances over which | had no
control should have taken up lltera-
ture as a profession"
"You don't mean bookkeeplng?' she
innocenty asked.
Madam, | said literature" he replied
rs he turned on her. "You should
know that there is difference between
figures and literature"
Yes, see. Well, you didn't take
up literature?"
up to this time haven't but be.
gin right here and now this very even
ing"
Are you going to get out some cir.
culars or something?'
Mr.. Bowser glared at her while the
clock on the mantel licked off twenty
seconds and then said:
MADAM, another break like that and
there Will be an end to this conversa-
tlon. ! am not in the circular busi-
ness"
81 beg pardon for my stupidity. You
are to begin literary work this even
Ing. What has happened to decide you
all at onceT
Fifty Thousand Dollars In II.
81 received a call from publisher at
the office today. He was In search of
some one to produce q popular novel.
We hadn't talked fifteen minutes when
he said was his man. Mrs. Bowser,
there's $4,000 In 1t for me-"
''Is 1t posslble"
"And fame and glory and renown.
| II write one successful book three or
four others will follow II. and the roy
alties alone will bring me In $4,000 a
year. It's the sure road to wealth and
fame"
MY, but l should say It wasl And
you begin tonlghtf'
AT once. ! want to outline the plot
before go to bed. and want your
help"
'You shall willingly have II. How
large Is the book going to beT'
About 45O pages. and 1t will he h
love story. of course. / shall go to the
office during the day. as heretofore. and
write the story evenings aud Sundays.
! think ought to turn out the manu-
script In month, You know what n
hustler am when l get started at any
thing Now. then. what would you
suggest as plotr
why, dear, ycu can hardly expect to
get plot Ia fye or ten minutes.
have read that novelists were some
times months adopting and working
out plot"
Then they We're doughheads, | did
a little thinking coming home on the
car and this Is what I've got 80 far:
A rich mans son named Peter Perkins
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
A Murderer is Pardoned.

Columbus, o., July 4--To-day the
gates at the penitentiary will open
outward for Frank Zuber, serving q
life sentence for murder in the first
degree, because he will get the
Fourth of July pardon from Gov. Har.
ris. The crime for which Zuber was
imprisoned was the killing OF Enos
Booth, marshal OF Hicksvllle, in 1900.
Floyd Rumbaugh, a companion OF Zu.
ber was imprisoned for the same Of.
Tense as an accomplice, but was pa.
rolled a year ago because of doubt OF
his guilt.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
Acrobat Was Badly Hurt.

Pittsburg. July 4.-Mlle. Novi, an
acrobat. was seriously injured at Lu
ma park, an amusement resort, Fri
day while doing an automobile somer
saulting act. She rides an automo
bile on a steep incline and is somer
saulted three times by strong
spring. The machine gained such
momentum that It turned an extra
half revolution. alighting on the gang
way beyond the pads prepared for 1t
The steel frame on the automobile
collapsed. allowing the woman's head
to collide with the floor OF the gang
way.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
husband Took Deadly Revenae.

Philadelphia, July A. The police
on Friday made public letter sent
TO Coroner Jermon last Saturday In
regard to the case OF DR.. w. II. VIII
son, who died after drinking bottle
of ale that contained poison. The
letter was sent to the coroner by the
man who sent the poison and said
that, the writer's wife had died as o
result OF the Doctors malpractice and
that because of that fact he had sent
the poison and was going to leave
this country.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
BOWSER AS NOVELIST
Takes Up Book Writing and Out.
lines Plot Of First Volume.
SEES FORTUNE in VENTURE.
Story as Planned Is Full Of Thrills
and Something New In the Literary
Line--Mrs. 3. Looks on Venture as
q Joke.

Copyright 1908. by T. C. MeClurel
Mrs. Bowser was watching from the
front steps when Mr.. Bowser got of
the car the other evening, and she OBJ
served an unusual exhilaratlon in his
step and carriage. He came swinging
along with smile ON his face, and as
she looked at him for an explanation
he said
ut will keep until after dinner and
then you shall know all about It,"
1T isn't an auto, is itT' she asked.
"Oh, no."
"Nor new milk cowT
mo"
"Nor-nor q balloonT
mo, nothing of the kind. You shall
receive full explanations after dinner,
and think you will be as much
pleased as / am" =.
During the dinner Mr.. Bowser threw
out his chest.
He also grinned.
lie also cnuckled.
He also looked at Mrs. Bowser In q
patronizing and a plying way.
She was full of curiosity and very
much puzzled and finally made up her
mind that he had invented a process
to make sweet cider out of turnips and
was going to make a million dollars
within year. That didn't turn out to
be the idea. however. After they had
returned to the sitting room he threw
out his chest to the limit and said:
Mrs. Bowser, you have known for
years that was of literary turn Of
mindy'
Yes"
81 take It from my mother who was
poet My father also wrote several
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
A Remarkable Accldent.

Wellston, o., July 4.-John Peoples
saved a fellow workman from a hor-
rible death In very unusual manner
Friday. Clarence Smith. an employe
OF the Alma cement plant. was caught
on revolving shaft and whirled rap.
idly through the air, Peoples went to
Smiths assistance. The human cata-
pault struck him terrific blow. cut,
ting cash In his head and rendering
him unconscious The impact re-
leased Smith, who escaped with few
bruises.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
A Sad Case,

A story is told by lawyer Of Little
Rock. Ark. about the sad case of q
native of that town who sought justice
by reason of the theft of horse be-
longing to him. AS. however, the man
who took the animal returned 1t to the
owner. the lawyer advised the aggriev-
ed one to let the matter drop.
Cant have him arrested for usu-
ry, then?" demanded the man indig-
nantly.
what on earth do you mean"
"Daggone 1t. mister; he used the
hoss, didn't he? Yes. sir; he used him
mighty hard by the looks of himp
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
Denies that There is a Deficit.

Washington, July A. Secretary
Cortelyou gave out statement Fri.
day regarding the treasury situation
in which he says that the deficit of
$60,000,000 shown by the treasury
statements is more apparent than
real because of the antiquated book
keeping ssytem, which is being over
hauled, and contending that "consid,
ering the ordinary receipts OF the
government there Is really a surplus"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
Premature Celebrations We're Costly.

Pittsburg. July 1.-The celebration
here OF Independence day will be car
ried out on a much more elaborate
scale than heretofore. 1t will be the
first Fourth OF July since the consol.
idation of Greater Pittsburg. The
iron and steel mills closed down last
night until Sunday night In this city
and vicinity premature celebrations
have already resulted in one death
injury to about dozen persons and
property loss through fire OF 100000
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
oua.hed ,he lndictment.

Nashville, Tenn, July 4. - In this
federal court here Friday, in the case
OF the United States against the Vir
ginia- Carolina Chemical Co and 9th
ers, Judge Mccall quashed the indict
msnt which, charged some 80 odd cor
.porations and individuals with consti
tuting fertilizer trust in violation
OF the Sherman antitrust law.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
Hapaood Is ReIeased on aall.

New York, July 4.-Herbert ]. Hap.
good, president OF Hapgoods. Incorpo.
rated, and Ralph l. KiIby, director
of the company and private secretary
to Hapgood, were arraigned in the
Tombs police court Friday charged
with the larceny OF $4,000 Bail was
hxed In Hapgoods case at $1,000 and
$500 for Kilby
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
Two Men burned 70 Death.

Philadelphia, July A. Two inen
were burned to death and ten others
We're injured Friday In fire which
followed an explosion on the oil tank
barge Shenango which Is undergoing
repairs at Cramps shipyGrd
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
RIdder Tells Bryan He Can't win,

Lincoln, Neb., July Alderman Rid.
der. editor OF the New. York Stats
Zeitung, called on Mr. Bryan Friday
and asked Mr. Bryan to withdraw
from the contest In favor OF some
Democrat who could win."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-04
Tho True Summer Girl

Tho True Summer Girl.
In the glorious summer time
In the baliny month or June
Or July or August fair
To be born IN sure a boon.
Girls that come In summers lap
or her nature have partook.
Birds and flowers. playmates sweet
Teach her much from natures book
Sweet Of temper, kind OF heart.
/ Many graces she can boast
To express II In line.
OF the best she has the most.
Many maideng | have met
Born In winter spring and fall
In the glorlous summer time
Summer girls nre queen OF all
Chicago Record Herald.