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Arizona republican., 1909-09-17
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS
Maximum Estimates Placed Upon Her Property Of ficial valuation Will Be Learned Only After Re port of An Appraiser

New York, Sept. 16.-A hundred brief words. weighted each with ap- proximately s1.OOO,O0O and containing in their entirety the last will of E. H. Hartman, given out today, makes his widow, Mary Averill Hartman, one of the wealthiest women in the world.
 It perhaps is the briefest will on record for the disposal of an estate of such magnitude. All this property is left to Mrs. Hartman. Wall street estimates Mrs. Hartman will inherit realty and personal property valued at between S75,0OO, 900 and S100.000, 900. Harrimans private fortune is sup posed to have been greater than this by many millions, but there is reason to believe his unmarried daughters, Mary and Carol; his married daugh- ter, Mrs. Robert Livingston Gerry. and his two sons, William AveriH and Roland, a boy of IA. together with his surviving sister, Mrs. Simons, and other relatives have been substan- tially provided for by Mir. Hartman during his lifetime
 The will is dated June s, 1903, and is witnessed by Charles A Peabody, president of the Mutual Life Insur- ance company, who drew it, and c. c. Tegethoff. On Mrs. Hartman will rest the management of the 43,000 acres of woodland, pasture land and fertile black bottoms in the Ramapo valley and on Tower Hill, the cOmple- tion of the great house on which Hartman already had lavished s2.eOO,- 900 without living to see it finished. and those plans of benefactiOn-parks and forest eservatiOns-which it is known Hartman cherished, though he makes no mention of them in his will. If the estate measures up to expectations, Mrs. Hartman is the wealthiest woman in the world Mrs Hetty Greens holdings have been es- timated at S40,OOO, 900, those of Mrs. Frederic Courtland Penfield, who was Anne Weightman of Philadelphia, at SsO,OOO.O0O. and those of Mrs Russell Sage at a like amount.
 The will was filed today with the surrogate of orange county, New York. at Goshen. Not until an appraiser is appointed will there be an official valuation of the estate.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17
WRECK OF THE sNowDRoP.

St Johns. Sept. 16.-LIoyds agent here received a dispatch from Indian Harbor, Labrador. saying the whaling ship Snowdrop of Dundee, was wrecked Sept. IS, 1908, in Frobisher Strait. The members of the crew were saved.
 This message is presumed here to mean that the Canadian government cruiser Arctic. Capt. Bernier, with the steamer Jeanie, and Capt Samuel Bartlett. have arrived at Battle Harbor' a otherwise there is no reasonable way to account for the receipt of this m formation on the Labrador coast
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17
BRIDGE AT FLORENCE
 10 BE BUILT AT ONCE
Site Is Selected and Preliminary Sur Veys Made by Engineer
 Grand.

The first active work on the bridge across the Gila at Florence began this week with the preliminary surveys of the site by J. B. Girand, territorial engineer
 MT Girand returned from the work yesterday afternoon and stated that a site had been selected that he thought would meet with the approval of the board of control. The site is about a half mile above the site of the for mer bridge. which was washed away It is generally approved by the people for the purpose.
 It is estimated by Mir. Girand that the bridge, which will be 700 feet long and built of concrete. can be erected for from S30,OOO to S4O,OOO The money will be raised by tax levy and there is apparently nothing in the way of the early completion of the bridge. The board of control has au- thorized the territorial engineer to make the preliminary surveys and se- lect the site to be passed on by the board. When Mir. Girand's report is presented and accepted by the board he will at once proceed with the de- signs for the bridge. The work will be pushed as rapidly as possible and bridge that will stand against the most vicious flood waters will be put in.
 Survey work for the territorial high ways will begin this week A party of four will be put in the field in the mountainous districts of the northern part of the territory so that work in the mountains may be ac- complished before the coming of the first snOws
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17
GOLF CHAMPIONS

Chicago, Sept. 16.-willie Anderson of the St Louis Country club' at pres ent western open golf champion, leu the field of sixty in the first daS plav of the western open goif cham pionship tournament at the Shoh,e club today. The score was 'l-'"-
 Stewart Gardner of the EXmoor ciuO finished two strokes behind Anderson and Fred Mcleod was third with l4''
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17
OAKLAND SCANDAL
 IN PUBLIC OFFICE
Attorney Delaneey Is Facing Three
 Indictments.

Oakland, Cal, Sept. 16.-The grand jury returned three indictments against Attorney John S. Delaney this afternoon in connection with the scandal in the office of former Public Administrator George Gray. Falsifi- cation of public documents and prob able embezzlement are charged Bench warrants were issued. Deputy sher- ifs left in an automobile to arrest Delaney at his ranch. His bail is now SSG,000.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17
FRIENDLESS ISSUES.
Postal Bank and Guaranty Ideas
 Crowned Upon.

Chicago. Sept. 16-Not a voice was heard in defense of the Postal Savings Bank plan in the sessions of the Amer ican Bankers association convention, nor was there a word uttered in favor of guaranty deposis of state or na- tional banks. In formal reports and in speeches and impromptu remarks, both ideas were repeatedly scored by the bankers who were apparently of one mind in opposing the two remedies offered for the relief of financial con ditions.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17
TELEPHONE TRANSACTION.

Boston. Mass, Sept. 16.-It became know today that the American Tele- phone and Telegraph company has ac- quired s16,OOO.OOO worth of New York Telephone company stock, owned by the Western Union Telegraph com pany. Papers covering the purchase were signed yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17
MOTHER WAS READY.

San Francisco, Sept. 16.-Laura Me Donald, a young woman charged with the murder of her babe because or poverty and assertion by her husband, was placed on trial today before Judge Cabannis of the Superior Court. She answered Ready" when her name was called and the selecton of a jury was
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17
PERSIAN PATHFINDER.

St Petersburg. Sept. 16.-A dispatch from Teheran Persia, says the pretend CT to the Persian throne, Abdul Hasseir has proclaimed himself Shah. He IS receiving the support of the population
 The government has sent detachment of troops and artillery to suppress him. .-12 Al
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17
FOREST FIRE.

Santa Cruz, Sept. 16.-The forest fire raging in the vicinity of Lorna Prieta continues unabated. The flames have crossed the range into this county and menace vast area of fine timber land.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17
TROUBLE AT MONTEREY.

Monterey. Sept. 16.-The Austrian consulate at Saltillo has been attacked by a mob and other political disturb ances have occurred in connection with the independence celebration.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17
THE WEATHER.

Washington. D. C., Sept 1s.-Fore- cast for Arizona: Fair Friday and Saturday and warmer in north DOT ton.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17
BETTER.

Rochester. Minn.. Sept. 16-Gov- ernor Johnson's condition early this morning showed decided improvement
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17

| Sullivan, Arellanes, Matthews and Car
 rigan.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17

MONEY TO LOAN-I have been agent for the State Mutual Building and Loan Association for 10 years. Every customer well pleased. Never had a complaint in the 10 years. Come in and investigate our plan.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-17

BUILDING AND LOAN MONEY TO toAN-Repayable s1S.O0 per month on each 5000 borrowed Interest ceases on each payment made. Entire loan can be paid any time. without notice or extra expense.
 E. E. PASCOE, Agent
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-19

the combination Of surfaces 1t Is de-
sired to test is then placed in front Of
it in order to ascertain its sustaining
power. The surfaces in question are
supported by arms projecting from two
frames arranged on either side Of the
box, and these frames rest on floats
which are plunged into cylindrical ves-
sells filled with water, constituting a
scale beam. In carrying out the ex-
pertinent the surface to be tested being
brought into position, the frame is
caused, by weighting it, to assume it's
place horizontally, and then the blower
Is set to work. This forces the frame
to twist round to a certain angle, and
from the amount Of weight found nee
essary to restore 1t to the horizontal
position 1t becomes readily possible by
a simple calculation to estimate the
sustaining power of the whole surface.
manner with great minuteness and ac-
curacy the suitable forms for all the
surfaces used in their aeroplanes.
The apparatus they have construct
the tests of actual experience, and their
machines have proved their stability
under conditions analogous to those in
which Mr.. Wilbur Wright has perform
ed his marvellous flights. They possess,
moreover, the advantage Of not needing
a pilot Of skill and experience, as Is the
case with the Wright aeroplane. Their
lateral stability is excellent, and in de-
scribing curves they automatically as
sumo the requisite degree Of inclina-
ton. The Voisin works can turn out
four aeroplanes month, and the cost
of a machine Of the Farman type Is
1000.
The Voisin machines, however, have
not yet been used for flights exceeding
forty to forty-five minutes in duration,
whereas Wright has on several occa-
sions remained off the ground for nearly
one and a half hours. The writer asked
Messrs. Voisin If they could explain
the cause of this inferiority in the res
pective performances. 1t Is no doubt
the fault Of the motor, and this Is the
question which just now Is receiving
serious attention on the part Of the
firm. The extremely light motors which
have until now been in use have not
afforded them complete satisfaction;
their construction is of too fragile a
type to assure sufficiently prolonged and
steady running. These manufacturers
are now engaged on experiments with
motors Of various forms, notably on a
Panhard motor Of 100 horsepower, in
tended for their highly powerful aero
plane, which seems likely to give great
satisfaction.
For the present, therefore, efforts
must be directed toward the improve
ment of the motors employed, and
Messrs. Voisin are confident that this
problem will shortly be solved. When
this has been accomplished aviation Will
cease to be a mere sport and will, they
believe, become worthy to rank as
means of ocomotion.-London Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-19


on the table over there" she replied
ignoring him.
He found the letters and resumed
his seat in the window, glancing half
heartedly over the contents of the en-
velopes. The last was from Grant &
Ripley, attorneys. and even from his
abstraction 1t brought surprised by
Jove!" He read it aloud to Margaret
Sept. 30.
Montgomery Brewster, Esq, New York:
Dear Sir-We are in receipt OF COM
munication from Mr.. Swearengen Jones
of Montana conveying the sad intelli-
gence that your uncle, James T. Sedg-
wick, died on the oath inst. at M hos
pital in Portland after a brief illness.
Mr.. Jones by this time has qualified in
Montana as the executor Of your un-
cle's will and has retained us as his
eastern representatives. He incloses a
copy of the will, in which you are
named as sole heir, with conditions at
tending. Will you call at our office this
afternoon If it is convenient? 1t Is
important that you know the contents
Of the instrument at once. Respectful
ly yours, Grant q Ripley
For a moment there was only
amazement in the air. Then a faint,
bewildered smile appeared in Monty's
face and reflected itself in the girls.
who is your Uncle James?" she
asked.
i've never heard of him."
You must go to Grant & Ripley's
at once, Of course"
Have you forgotten. Peggy" he re-
piled, with a hint Of vexation In his
voice, that we are to read Oliver OPP
tics this afternoon"
To be Continued
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-19
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took the elevator downward Hi:
usually impassive face now wore lool
of anxiety, and twice he started to re-
turn to the top floor, shaking his heat
obviously. At last he climbed into
hanson and reluctantly left the revel-
ers behind. Fa knew it was a birth
day celebration, and it was only hall
past 12 in the morning.
At o'clock the elevator made an
other trip to the top floor, and Ellis
rushed over to the unfriendly door
bell. This time there was stubborn
determination in his face. The sing
ing ceased, and a roar Of laughter fol-
lowed the hush of a moment or two.
Come in!" called q hearty voice
And Ellis strode firmly into the studio
You are just in time for night
cap Ellis" cried Harrison, rushing tc
the footman's side. Ellis, stolidly fac
ing the young man, lifted his hand.
mo, thank you, sir" he said respect
fully. Mr.. Montgomery, if you'll ex-
cuse me for breaking in, I'd like tc
give you the messages I've brought
here tonight"
You're a faithful old chap" said
Subway Smith thickly. Hanged if I'd
do A. D. T. work till a. m, for any
body"
II came at 10, Mr.. Montgomery, with
a message from Mr.. Brewster wishing
you many happy returns of the day
and with a check from him for $1,000
Here's the check, sir. I'll give my mes
sages in the order l received them, sir
if YOU please. At 1890 o'clock came
with a message from Dr. Cover, sir
who had been called in
Called in?" gasped Montgomery
turning white.
Yes, sir. Mr.. Brewster had sud-
den heart attack at half past II, sir
The doctor sent word by me, sir, that
he was at the point Of death. My last
message
Good Lord"
This time l bring a message from
Rawles, the butler, asking you to come
to Mr.. Brewster's house at once, II
you can, sir-I mean if you will, sir,
Ellis interjected alphabetically Then
with his gaze directed steadily over the
heads of the subdued sons" he added
impressively:
Mr.. Brewster is dead, sir
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-19

~ India has about $50 different lam
guages, most of them unwritten, and
it not unfrequently happens that In
dians drift into Calcutta who find no
one able to understand their vernacu-
lar. Not a little trouble Is caused by
such visitors. The courts, too, fire.
quently have trouble with litigants and
witnesses who talk a language that
neither the court nor the court inter-
prefers understand.
3T~ There has recently been completed
at Great Falls, Mont, huge brick
chimney for carrying away the fumes
of the smelling works, which will take
rank as one of the tallest structures In
the world. 1t is 7S3 feet in outside
diameter at the base, and So feet inches
at the top. 1t extends SOC feet above
the ground and 52S3 feet above its low
est foundation course. It's total weight
IL 24,964 tons. The brickwork Is Is
inches in thickness at the top and 66
inches at the base. 1t is lined through
out with a four-inch wall of acid-proof
brick.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-19

TELLING THE TR, TH.-A preacher
came at a newspaper man this way:
You editors do not tell the truth. II
you did you could not live; your news
paper would be failure" The editor
replied: You are right and the min
ister who will at all times and under
all circumstances tell the whole truth
about his members, alive or dead, will
not occupy his pulpit more than one
Sunday, and then he will find 1t neces-
sary to leave town in hurry. the
press and the pulpit go hand In band
with whitewash brushes and pleasant
words. The pulpit. the pen, and the
gravestone are the great saint making
triumvilate." And the great minister
went away looking very thoughtful
while the editor turned to his work,
and told of the unsurpassing beauty OF
the bride, while in fact she was as
homely as a mud fence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-19

were abundant, but most of his COR
respondents were generous and thought
only of his own good.
For three days he was i'll hopeless
state of bewilderment. He was visit
ed by reporters, photographers and in
genious strangers, who benevolently
offered to invest his money in enter
prises with certified futures. When he
was not engaged in declining a gold
mine in Colorado, worth $5,OOO,0OO,
marked down to $3.50. he was avoiding
a guileless inventor who offered to sac
rifice the secrets Of a marvellous de-
vice for $500 or denying the report that
he had been rendered the presidency
of the First National bank.
Oliver Harrison stirred him out early
one morning and, while the sleepy mil
lionaire was rubbing his eyes and still
lodging the bombshell that dream
anarchist had hurled from the pima
Gle of a bedpost, urged him in excited,
confidential tones to take time by the
forelock and prepare for possible
breach of promise suits. Brewster sat
on the edge of the bed and listened to
diabolical stories Of how constituencies
females had fieeced innocent and even
godly men of wealth. From the bath
room between splashes he retained
Harrison by the year, month, day ana
hour to stand between him and black
mail.
The directors of the bank met and
adopted resolutions lamenting the
death of their late president, passed
the leadership on to the first vice pres
ident and speedily adjourned. The
question of admitting Monty to the di-
rectory was brought up and discussed,
but it was left for time to settle.
One of the directors was Colonel
Prentiss Drew, "the railroad mag
nate" of the newspapers. He had
shown a fondness for young Mr.. Brew
ster, and Monty had been a frequent
visitor at his house. Colonel Drew
called him my dear boy" and Monty
called him "a bully old chap" though
not in his presence. But the existence
Of Miss Barbara Drew may have had
something to do with the feeling be-
tween the two men.
AS he left the directors room on the
afternoon of the meeting Colonel Drew
came up to Monty, who had notified
the officers of the bank that he was
leaving.
"Ah, my dear boy" said the colonel,
shaking the young mans hand warmly,
NOW you have a chance to show what
you can do You have a fortune. and,
with judgment, you ought to be able
to triple it. If l can help you in
any way, come and see me-"
Monty thanked him.
You'll be bored to death by the raft
of people who have ways to spend your
money" continued the colonel. Don't
listen to any of them. Take your time.
You'll have new chance TO make
money every day of your life, so go
slowly. I'd have been rich years and
years ago If I'd had sense enough to
run away from promoters. They'll all
try to get whack at your money.
Keep your eye open, Monty. The rich
young man is always tempting NOR
sell" After a moments reflection he
added, Won't you come out and dine
with US tomorrow night?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-19
POWER OF WATER.
Under Certain Conditions It Is Prae-
tically Irresistible.

tically Irresistible.
When a man goes in swimming at
the seashore and slaps the water forci-
oily with his hand or takes back dive
from the pier and lands squarely on his
oack he realizes that the unstable IL
auid offers not little resistance. Yet,
says a writer in the New York Tri-
oune, it would surprise almost anybody
to see what water will do under GER
.ain conditions.
A stream from a fireman's hose will
knock a man down. The jet from a
nozzle used in placer mining in the west
eats away a large piece Of land in a
day, toys with great powders as II
they were pebbles and would shoot a
man over the country as though he
were a projectile from cannon.
There Is a story Of an eastern black
smith who went west and made a bet
that he could knock a hole through
the Jet of one Of these nozZles with a
sledge hammer. He lifted his arms,
O--
the ten inch stream with force that
would have dented an anvil. But the
Jet, never penetrated, whisked the
massive hammer out of the black
smiths hands and tossed 1t several
hundred feet away into the debris Of
gold bearing gravel beneath a crum-
bling cliff. After this the blacksmith
left out iron when he spoke Of hard
substances.
There Is also a power plant near
Durango, Colo, where United States
cavalryman one day thought he had
an easy job in cutting a two inch
stream with his sword. He made a
valiant attack. The result was that
his sword was shivered in two and
his wrist broken.
A little thinner jet Of water descend
ing 100 feet to mandatory at
Grenoble, Spain, and travelling at the
moderate speed Of 100 yards a second
fractures the best blades of Toledo.
OF course some people will not be-
lieVe such stories without having seen
the thing, and one may think it proof
of the scientific imagination to say
that an inch thick sheet Of water, pro-
vided it had sufficient velocity, would
ward off bombshells as we'll as steel
plate.
Nevertheless many persons while
travelling have seen brakeman put
small hydraulic jack under one end
of Pullman car and lift twenty tons
or so by a few leisurely strokes Of the
pump handle, and the experience Of
riding every day in a hydraulic ele-
magic power possessed by water hitch
ed to a machine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-19

t8r In the last 500 years Mexico has
produced more silver than any other
country in the world, the output for
that period amounting to sS,050,OoO,-
600.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-21
NECKLACE WATCHES.

n \ ECKLACE watches appeal strongly to those
IN school girls who realize that they prone to
drop or misay their portable timepieces. Most
of these little conveniences-they surprisingly
tiny-are In the form of a ball watch, called be-
cause inserted into the bottom of spherical of
precious base metal, which is almost invariably
suspended from a matching chain. Sometimes both
ball and necklace set with numbers of tiny
precious stones but many Of the timepieces of
enamel composition, oxidized silver, green gold
or gun metal, set with amethyst turquoise diamond,
topaz coral.
Similar settings employed for the chatelaine
watches, which suspended from the belt from
a pin fastened to the blouse. AS the open face,
however nfinitesimal, is apt to attract attention,
efforts made to conceal 1t by enclosing the watch
in an inconspicuous case of bird, fower.o animal
form, equipped with tiny spring which, upon being
manipulated discloses the dial.
Watches of the size worn in bracelets or set into
umbrella handles of nickel, silver or gun metal
and may be made to desk clocks. by fitting
them into special of kid, silk leather, so
structed that they may be fatty folded set UP In
easel form