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Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
Report of Committee Submit
 tedto Council Last Night AN ENGINEER RECOMMENDED
A General Statement of Con- ditions and an Outline of What They Should Be n the New and Greater Phoenix.

At a meeting of the city council last night the report of the commit tees appointed by Mayor Coggins to determine the present value of the city sewer system and the cost of extending the system ~was read to the council by B A. Fowler, chairman of the committee. The report recom- mends that the city employ an engi neer to submit plan for a compre- hensive sewer system of the unit type and that the present system be purchased at a price of SS2.000. on ten years time, payable out of the revenues and receipts of the system.
 The committee has been at work on the subject several months and in that time has collected an enormous quantity of data relative to the pres ent system. most of which is incor- pOrated in the report which is printed in full. The services Of L. c. Knipe construction engineer. was obtained and his estimates of the present value of the property, which is recom- mended for purchase by the city, forms the basis of the report.
 On motion by Councilman Yaeger. it was moved and adopted that vote of thanks be rendered the com mittee for the excellent work done and the whole matter was referred to a committee of the whole. into which the council resolved itself, to consider the report. MT. Fowler and Dwight B. Heard, who was present. asked that the matter be taken up as soon as possible as Mir. Lack. the largest owner of the company, eX- pected to leave for a years tour abroad within ten days.
 The report follows:
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
THE BULLETIN EDITOR
 BEGINS A LIBEL SUIT
Growing Out of Charge That He Conspired to Bring About Frisco Street Car Strike.

San Francisco, April 1.-Warrants were issued today for the arrest of Jas. H. Bowling, former secretary and treasurer of the San Francisco branch of the Carmens union and F. F. Davidson, said to be another union leader, upon charges of criminal libel. The complainant is Fremont Older, editor of The Bulletin, who accused Bowling and Davidson of circulating reports to the effect that Older had conspired with Rudolph Spreckels to bring about the street car strike of 1907.
 It is further charged that Bowling attempted to- sell to agents of the district attorneys office affidavits tending to support his charge of con- spiracy.
 Bowling was arrested late today.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
.HumoPous|y Described as
 Smoked Beef Rebellion" CRAZY SNAKE NON EST
It Is Said That the Old Chief Will Exercise Due Caution About Obtruding Himself Upon the Public Until the Excitment Abates.

Pierce. Okla, April 1-What Muskogee paper calls the smoked beef war" alleging it to be consider able of joke, is all but ended In day or two the militia, it is ex- pected, will be withdrawn. McIn- tosh county will feed between eighty and 100 prisoners, not one of whom resisted arrest, and Chitto Harjo. otherwise Crazy Snake. will exercise due caution about appearing in pub lie.
 Crazy Snake was not captured to- day, neither did he respond to widely distributed invitation to sur render. The picturesque posses quit ted the hunt, leaving the field to the First regiment, O. N. G. Colonel Hoffman sent squads through the river bottom sand previously unex- plored gulches in this vicinity, while Major Barrett, spreading his men. numbering 100, into extremely open order advanced through the hickory woods. Crazy Snake, however, was elsewhere.
 Meanwhile, Colonel Hoffman held an extended pow-wow with the fugi- tive's sister. The latter succeeded in convincing Colonel Hoffman that she knew nothing of her brothers where abOuts.
 Very well. then" responded the colonel; "it is up to him. He has twenty-four hours more in which to put himself under protection. He should do it, as the next step un- doubtedly will be the offering of a reward for him dead or alive"
 It is believed likely that Crazy Snake will wait until the excitement has subsided completely and then emerge from his hiding place.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
EVADED eLlMONY
A Sculptor and Painter Tcok Refuge
 In Jail.

New York, April 1--Because he refused to pay his first wife ali- mony to the amount of Sl.000. RO- lard Hinton Perry. the sculptor and painter. was committed to the Lud- low street jail for six months.
 By Poing to prison, Pe,ry Is re- lieveG of the alimony obligation, or at ielst of further Imprisonment as a penalty for failure to pay as the state laws pro,i6e that siS months is the lint of Jail confinement for de- linuueMcy.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
THE WINDS
 MADE SPORT Of Count Zeppe|in'S Airship
 For Eleven Hours A BATTLE IN THE CLOUDS
To the Wonder of Experts the Craft Returned to the Earth in aGale Unharmed. The Voyage Will Be Re- sumed This Morning.

Munich, April 1.-The Zeppelin air ship, which was in the air for eleven hours today owing to the impossibil- ity of landing in the high wind, came down safely late this afternoon. The airship will remain at the landing place at Dingolfing until the wind abates. It was not damaged in the hurricane and no one was injured.
 A military balloon corps will pro- ceed from here on d special train for Dingolfing in order to give assistance in protecting the airship from the storm. It Is understood that Count Zeppelin will make the return voyage to Friederichshafen by the way of Munich tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
INDEPENDENT CONCERNS
 BEAT U. S STEEL ID II
The Requirement of S50,0oo,0 900 of Coking Coal Lands.

Pittsburg. Pa. April 1.-Antieipat- ing the United States Steel corpora tion which, it is said, intended to pro cure the property. deal was closed today by independent steel concerns for 100000 acres of Pittsburg coking coal land laying in Green, Fayette and Washington counties, at a cost of S50.O0O. 900. The property pur- chased. and on which the first pay ment was made today. was held by J. " Thompson of Uniontown, Pa, and his associates. The sale was made to a holding company repre- senting. it is said. every independent steel company in the county, except the Jones X Laughlin of Pittsburg. who are said to be not interested in the deal. Charles NJ. Schwab of the Bethlehem Steel company is said to be at the head of the new concern, and it is rumored that John w. Gates was behind the deal
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
FRENCH STUDENTS REVENGE.
A Humorous Way of Getting Even
 With a Magistrate.

Paris, April 1.-Royalist students condemned to imprisonment and fined recently by NJ. Hammered. justice of the peace for mutilating statues and demonstrating on the streets and in theaters. have taken a humorous re- venge against justice. They ordered 400 wagon loads of merchandise of every description from pianos to coal delivered at NJ. Hammered's residence
 Almost a riot occurred in front of the Hammered home today when the delivery began. Traffic was impeded and the irate drivers were with diff culty induced to depart without leav- ing their loads.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02

Stewart and Fondren are the two men charged with the murder on Jan uarJ l, 1908. of A J. Daggs and George Hunter, who was in his employ. on a mining property near Superior. IL was later developed that Hunter was living under an assumed name, his right name being George Ditmore. Daggs had Quarreled with Stewart at one time and another over the ownership of the property, and Stewart contended that Daggs had jumped it or come into possession of it irregularly in some way, and the theory Of the prosecution was that Stewart and Fondren, who was associated with him. waylaid Daggs and Ditmore. It is also recalled that a note was found among Daggs effects saying. Bob Stewart killed me-" believed to have been written by Daggs between the time of his mortal wound ing and his death
 Stewart and FOndren have been tried twice before, the iuries in both cases having disagreed.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
CAPTURED CONNECTS
Who Escaped from Folsom on Mon
 day.

San Francisco. April 1.-Michael Me Kenna and Sam Hagan, cOnvicts, who escaped from Folsom on Monday, were captured in this city today.
 They were arrested as they were about to land from the river steamer Modoc. in which they had slowed them selves away at Sacramento last even ing. They were recognized by the of ficers of the boat. who notified the shore police station before landing.
 Hagan has eighteen years and Nc Kenna twelve years to serve. They escaped from the stone quarry at the prison. where they were sent to oil a derrick. by going hand over hand along the guy wire across. reaching the bank of the American river. opposite the prison.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
A FEAT WORTH WHILE

Munich, April Count Zeppelin, after thrilling battle in the clouds with contrary winds, passed the night close to where his craft landed on a marshy tract fOrty-eight miles northeast of Munich. He took up his quarters in the automobile of Count von Oberstadt, president of the Ba- varian Automobile club, which was especially built for camping out.
 Count Zeppelin's feat in safely landing in a gale that was thirty-five miles an hour, is highly praised by aerOnauts who have tried the experi- ment. He was desirous of returning to Munich to pass the night. but the wind increased in violence and it was impossible for him to do so. Count Zeppelin, however, intends to resume his voyage early tomorrow morning and will make another attempt to end at Munich.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP.
Morninsstsr Will Try to Annex II
 Tonight.

New York. April I'm the Drofes- sional championship 1S2 balk-line bill iard tournament tonight, George Sut- ton, of Chicago, defeated George F. Slosson 800 to 46O. ora C. Morning star, of this city. who has clean score Of five games won. will meet Slosson tomorrow night in the last scheduled game in the tournament for the championship.
 Morningstar defeated Harry r. Kline, of Philadelphia, in the afternoon game. 300 to 464
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
A ROYAL WELCOME
Which Italy Is Supposed to Be Pre-
 pairing for Roosevelt.

Rome. April 1.-The battleship Reumberto has been ordered to make reaGy to embark with King Victor Emmanuel and the fact has given rise to a report that the king is go- ing out to meet Theodore Roosevelt and take him to Messina aboard the warship. It is believed that MT. Roosevelt desires to visit the earth quake zone to see the results of the work done by Americans with Ameri- can money.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
DEATH Or A ZERO.
The Man Who Tried to Avert the
 Iroquis Theater Disaster.

Zanesville. O.. April 1.-Otho Her bert Dilley. musical director and com poser of popular songs, died in Sene- caville, O.. today, aged S5. He was in charge of the Iroquois theater or chestra in Chicago on the afternoon of the fire in that play house a few years ago in which hundreds perished.
 When he learned that the theater was burning he bravely. remained at his post and kept the orchestra play ing a lively air in the hope of avert ing Q panic.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
COLORADO SNOW BLOCKADE

Breckenridge, Colo. April 1.-Bo- reas Pass has been blocked by snow for twenty-fOur hours. A rotary snowplow was dispatched tonight to extricate the Colorado and Southern passenger train from Leadville which is stalled in the drifts.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
A NEAPoLIIAN DINNER.

Naples, April 1.-The Duke and Duchess Aosta have issued invita- tions to a dinner which they will give Sunday night in honor of Mir. Roose- welt and his son, Kermit. There has been a great influx of American visitors who wish to participate in the welcome of the former president.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
Meetings.


 This committee held it's first meet ing January l9 last, and at sundry oth- CT times during January. February and March, until its last meeting. April 1.
 At these meetings the committee had the benefit of q personal knowledge of the original construction of the pres ent sewer system of Attorney J. l.. B. Alexander. Mayor Coggins and Attor- neys Ainsworth and Prescott. as well as the practical professional and ex- pert knowledge of J. C. Adams, City Councilmen Campbell, Cisney and Mar shall, Engineers Hill. Reed and Parish. of the reclamation service; Consulting Engineer Olmsted, of the firm of Olm- sted & Gillelen. Los Angeles, Cal; City Engineer Turney. Engineer Knipe and MT. s. s. Lack, the largest holder of the bonds and managing director of the Phoenix Sewer and Drainage Com pany.
 From the facts and statistics thus secured. together with personal inves- tigation and study, and also from cor respondence with boards of health. city officers. etc, we have come to a unan- imous agreement. as embodied in the following report and recommendations:
 Our Duty.
 That Phoenix should have a sewer system adequate to it's present and fu- ture needs, no one can deny; that the sewer system now in use is insuffi- cient and inadequate for the whole city goes without saving A question so vital to the health and well-being of community of twenty thousand popu- lation should not be neglected until an epidemic suddenly springs up in our midst and leaves a trail of sor- row, bereavement. suffering and finan- cial loss in it's wake. In short, noth- ing less than immediate action on the part of its public spirited citizenship can clear this city of Phoenix of an overshadowing and imperative duty.
 Existing System.
 The existing sewer system. as orig inally designed and~operated by pri- vate ownership. under the name of the Arizona Water and Sewage company. (which went into the hands of re- ceiver in 1902. was operated hy Emil Gang as receiver until February IA, 1903, when it was sold by him to Henry O'Hagan, of London, England, who op- erated it under the name of the Water works and Sewage corhpany until Jan uary 19, 1907, and then sold to the present owners, the Phoenix Sewer and Drainage company covered fifty-six (56) blocks. that DOT ton of the city included between Van.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
PITTSBURG RIOT.
A Miner Killed in a Conflict With
 Officers.

Pittsburg, April Lone man was killed and another probably fatally injured today in a riot between a crowd of miners formerly employed at the Harwick mines of the Ale gheny Coal Co, at Cheswick, and two deputy constables. The trouble started when the miners attempted to rescue a cOmrade who had been ar rested
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02

hearing the statements. 'Is it." asked Mir. Daniel. -a private snap for the purpose of framing a tariff bill with out giving a right to the representa- tives of the people to hear the testi- many"
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02

arate schedule for the east and west divisions of the road. The firemen joined the mechanics at the cOnfe- renee. Talk of a possible strike is heard on all sides
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
THE TIME UNCERTAIN.

Washington, April 1.-Speaker Can non after confeEence with President Taft today. was asked when vote on the tariff bill would be taken. God knows he replied
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
THEY MET A PITCHER.
The White Sox Got Only One Hit Off
 of a Mexican at Fl Psso.

Fl Paso, Tex, April 1-The Chi cago Americans No. 1 faced Gutter reg. the Mexican pitcher, here today and the Mexican held the visitors to single hit in the four innings he was in the box.
 The score: Chicago, 3; Fl PasO, 1.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
NO THOUGHT OF WAR.
The Guatemaan President Authorizes
 1t To Be Said.

Washington. April 1.-Senor Herrate the Guatemalan minister here, received today the following cablebram from the president of Guatemala: -'Guate- mala, April l, 1909.-Deny most em- phatically the news in the press re- garding the movement of Guatemalan troops. on the Honduras frontier as such news is entirely false.
 (Signed) "M. ESTRADA. Caberra-"
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
SECOND DEGREE MURDER
 FOR SLAYER OF DAGGS
CONVICTION OF BOB STEWART AT
 FLORENCE.
The Jury in the Case of Ed Fondren
 Had Not Agreed.

Florence, Ariz., April 1.-(SpeciaD- The jury in the case Of R. c. Stewart has returned a verdict of murder in the second degree. The jury in the case of Ed Fondren Is still out
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
MAY BE STRIKE ON CANADIAN
 PACIFIC.

Winnipeg, April 1.-Officials of the Canadian Pacific railroad told the roads mechanics at a conference to- day that they would insist on a sep
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
NO REVOLUTION IN BRAZIL.

Rio Janeiro. April 1.-The report of a revolutionary movement in Bra gil Is without the slightest founda- tion.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02
Report of the Sewer Committee Made to the City Council, April 1, 1909.

10 the CIty CouncII, HprII I, IJJS.
 Early in January last E. A. Fowler, F. J. Bennitt, Joseph Thalheimer. r. T. Hurley. Dwight B. Heard, H. J. Mo Clung and Roy s. Goodrich were ap- pointed by pr. Foss. president of the Phoenix board of trade Cat the sugges- ton of Mayor Coggins). a committee to investigate the present sewer con- ditions and future sewer needs of tine city of Phoenix, and report their find ings and recommendations to the city council.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-02

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Arizona republican., 1909-04-02

Do you want a FIVE-AcRE TRACT? I have a five-acre tract about one mile from the center of town that l will exchange for city property. E. E. Pascoe, no North Center St.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
Well known Name.

Among the many namesakes OF
Thomas Jefferson is colored man
who for more than ten years has
spent his time in humble but useful
employment. He wheels ashes and
rubbish of all sorts from the back
doors of the houses in one of the dis
tricts of New England town.
He has learned through the SER
wants in these houses many items Of
interest concerning his employers
and their families, and has a decid-
ed belief in his own Importance to
their welfare.
One day the head of one family
went out into his back yard, and,
seeing the negro at work over the
ash barrel, said, affably:
Let's see what's your manner"
Thomas Jefferson, sah," was the
reply.
"Ah!" said the man. II think
am quite sure-I have heard that
name before"
"Yas, sab, mos likely you is heard
it," said the negro, showing his white
teeth. Use done showed ashes an
wheel bar'ls out O. hisNyer ally TO-
de las ten yeahs. YOUTHS Com
panion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
FOOD FACTS
What an M. D. Learned.

A prominent Georgia physician
went through food experience which
he makes public:
1T was my own experience that
first led me to advocate Grape-Nuts
food and I also know, from having
prescribed 1t to convalescents and
other weak patients, that the food Is
Q wonderful rebuilder and restorer
Of nerve and brain tissue, as well as
muscle. 1t improves the digestion
and sick patients always gain Just as
did In strength and weight very rap
idly.
Il was in such low state that
had to give up my work entirely, and
went to the mountains Of this state.
but two months there did not improve
me; In fact, was not quite as well a.
when ] left home.
my food did not sustain me and
1t became plain that must change.
Then began to use Grape-Nuts food
and in two weeks could walk mile
without fatigue, and In five weeks
returned to my home and practice,
taking up hard work again. Since
that time l have felt as well and
strong as ever did in my life.
-As physician who seeks to help
all sufferers, consider 1t a duty to
make these facts public"
Trial 10 days on. Grape-Nuts, when
the regular food does not seem to sus-
tain the body, will work miracles.
There's Reason
l..
book. @The Road, to Wellville.s
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true. and full Of human
interest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30
STANDARD OIL Cash is PUT in FOOD and DRUGS
individual stockholders ReVeSt in Restaurants and
In Soap and Also in CndiesBusy Department at No. 26 Broadway
Seeks Opportunities Far and NcarHaS Enough In Petroleum
mo Increase Of Capital Possible Because the Com
pany Has All II Needs In OIL. sse

Can you make statement" is his
usual question, (which will show that
Increased capital will develop the
business and return good profit?"
These statements are analysed by
experts and a report is made showing
the nature of the territory in which
1t is proposed to locate new branches
of business and the probabilities Of
the various regions developing. The
agent takes an active interest in the
industry or the business If the con-
tract is made, and the capital is like
~ to come from bank which Is in
touch with the Standard Oil group.
From Restaurants to Oil.
Operations such as these have been
conducted for the last three years,
and as a result the country has seen
chains of drug stores and an ever in
creasing procession OF popular priced
restaurants.
It was admitted at the Office of the
the Standard Oil men had as individ-
president is John II. Flagler.
According to Samuel Childs, vice.
president of the Childs Restaurant
Company, dividends from his enter
prise find their way to No. 26 Broad
way. A. Tydeman, Of the Bureau Of
Purchases and Supplies of the Stand
ard Oil, Is among the investors in the
Childs e,nporia.
e. r. Bedford, a large stakeholder
in the Standard Oil and until recently
a director of that corporation, is the
president of the Corn Products Re-
ining Company, of the New York
Glucose Company, which has the tall
chimney at Shady Side, N. J.
Four of the corn products compa-
mics have offices at No. 26 Broadway,
and there also is the headquarters of
the National Starch Company. Re-
ports that the Standard group had in
any way become Interested in the
| manufacture Of candy are denied by
leading confectionery companies, and
one of them has within the last week
sent out a circular to the trade ex-
plicitly stating that there has been no
change whatever in the management
C. T. White, assistant treasurer,
who has an Office on the fourteenth
| floor, was asked il there were any
truth in the report that the Standard
| Oil Company was becoming extensive
ly interested In outside ventures.
"That is not the fact" was his en-
phatic reply.
Mr.. White referred to the various
glucose companies as being under the
control of men also affiliated with
Standard Oil and to the National
Starch Company as subsidiary cor
poration of the Corn Products Com
pany.
AS to the Investment Department"
which the officials and stockholders
of the Standard find so useful, he said
that II there was such thing it was
news to him. Among the larger op-
erations of financiers of the Standard
Oil group as individuals may also be
mentioned the Amalgamated Copper
and the United Metals Selling Com
pany. in which H. H. Rogers is in
terested, and the railroad and hotel
interests of Henry M. Flagler in Flor
| ida.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-30

This Qucstion ~ Imporsaht III Paint.
ing HOUSE Is OtiAr BaiIdina.

This Question ~ EnapOFealat An Paint.
ing Houss q Othsr Bsildins.
A proper color scheme Is Il tremely
Important i'm painfing house. 1t
makes all the difference between
really attractive home and one. at
which you wouldn't take second
glance. And It makes big differ-
ence In the price the property will
bring on the market
AS to the exterior good deal de-
ponds upon the size and architecture
OF the house and upon its surround
ings. For good interior effect you
must consider the size OF the rooms,
the light, etc.
You can avoid disappointment by
studying the books of color schemes
for both exterior and interior paint
ing. which can be had free by writing
National Lead Company, 1902 Trinity
Building, New York. end asking for
Houseowners' Painting 0ptAt No. 40.
The outfit also includes specifications
and simple instrument for testing
the purity Of paint materials. Pure
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in this outfit viii stand the weather
test. National Lead Company's IA
nous Dutch Boy Painter trademark
on the keg Is guarantee of that
kind OF white lead.