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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-08

The following congressional ladies will
receive tomorrow at the Cairo from :; to
q: Mrs Frank w. Mondell Mrs. Will
liam II Ryan. Mrs. Frederick G. Stevens,
Mrs. Michael f.. DrScoll. Mrs. Robert w.
Bonynge Mrs. James kennedy. Mrs.
Frank NJ Nye Mrs. Paul Rowland, Mrs.
Henry S Caulheld and Mrs. Howard NJ.
SuapD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-08

The engagement is announced Of Miss
Ida Goodloe Afford, daughter of Mrs. Ma
RE Stevens Afford, and Lieut. Dean Hal
ford I'D United States Infantry. stationed
in Alaska. Lieut. Halford is a son Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. J. IialfOrd of WASHINGTON.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-02-04
HOMESTEAD LAW DEFINED

An Irishman, wishing to take
a homestead, and not know
ing just how TO go. about it,
sought information from a
friend.
mike" he sad, you've TAX
en- homestead an l thought
maybe We could tell me tn law
concernin' how to go about it,
well, Dennis, | don't remem-
Der the exact wordin' NV tn law,
but / can give ye tn manin' uv
it. Tn manin' Nv it is this: Tn
government is willin' t. bet ye
100 acres Nv land agin S14 that
ye can't live on it five years
without starvin' t. DEATH.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-02-04
ANTI.GAMBLING BILL.
The following bill has been
introduced by Mr.. Day of
Apache:
AN ACT TO REGULATE
GAMBLING.

/ AN ACT To REGULATE
GAMBLING.
BE it enacted by the Legisla
tive Assembly of the Territory
of Arizona:
Section /. No city, town OIL
village may license the carrying
on or operating in any place OF
in any manner Of any game OF
games of any variety whatsoever
nor impose nor collect any occu
patton tax or other tax upon OF
from any person or persons fol
the carrying on or operation
thereof.
Section ?. Any perssn who
shall gamble by any device or in
any manner whatsoever in any
saloon, shop, store, storehouse.
tavern, hotel, club, clubhouse,
club room, or in any street, high.
way or public place, or in any
clubhouse where people resort, or
in any place or room main,
tanned as gambling resort, or
in any room or place wherein
toxicating beverages are sold or
served, shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor.
Section 3. If any proprietor,
owner or part owner, lessee,
manager or any person having
management, supervision or con-
troll, temporary or'permanent, OF
any Of the places mentioned in
the preceding section shall know
ingly permit any bling to be
done in such place, he shall be
guilty OF misdemeanor.
Section i. In any case for violation
of Section ) Of this Act no person shall
be exempt or excused from testifying
because by so testifying be may incrim-
mate himself under the provisions of
Section of this Act; but one who has
so testified shall be privileged from
prosecutions under the provisions of
said Section upon any matter in-
quired of him when so testifying.
Section ). This Act shall take effect
upon its passage.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-02-04

Throughout the country petit
tions are circulating, b9seeching
the president to give up his AT
rican hunting excursion. They
are the pleas of sentimental and
hysterical membeas of humane
associations. There are a few
such members in the societies for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to An
imals, and they harm rather than
help these excellent organiza
tons. The intelligent and
thoughtful Eembers of these So
cieties devote their time and
means to the alienation of the
sufferings of domestic herbiver-
Gus animals. It is in the inter
est of the welfare of these ami
mails that lions, tigers, wolves
and all pedatory carnivora shall
be extirminated. just as it is
good to extirpate weeds, to hang
assassins, it is also desirable to
rid the earth of the beasts of
the beasts of prey. 1t is pre-
sumably against these that the
president is going abroad in AT
rice.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-02-04
Abolished Office of Public
Examiner

By strict party vote the
legislature has abolished the
Office of Public Examiner, the
repablicansiu both houses voting
as unit against, and the demo
Gratis voting for, the abolish.
ment. The measure thus voted
upon carries a provision for the
appointment, by county boards
of supervisors, of experts TO ey-
anime the county records at cer-
tain periods and to be paid for
such services out of county funds.
The establishment of this Office
was unwarranted and entirely
wrong, and Governor Kibbey
should and probably will veto
the bill, though it would doubt
less then be passed over his
head by the brutal democratic
majority"
The Public Examiner, a terri
torial officer and paid by the
territory, was a useful and i'm
portant officer, and served as a
check upon extraragaut or care
less officials in charge of county
affairs, and was the means of
inducing better and more accu-
rate and economic business
methods, in the interest of the
tax payers. There is no doubt
whatever that thousands of dol
lars have been saved to the vari-
Gus counties of the territory
through the conscientious and
unhampered work of this officer.
Permitting county board to
select an expert" to examine
and inquire into the boards own
actions is about as reasonable as
it would be for the government
10 allow the Liquor Dealers
Association to appoint their own
revenue inspectors, or the banks
to select their own inspectors.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-02-04

Advertise in the Sentinel for
good results.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-02-04

full and correct copy OF Articles OF Incorporation
of the Bouse TcwnSite. Land and Improvement
Company as filed for record in my Office on the
18th day of January, a. D.. 1909 and as appears
OF record in Book Two OF Articles of Incorpora-
tion, Page 33l, ct. seq Records OF Yuma Conn
ty aforesaid.
In Witness Whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my seal OF Office this 18th day
of January, y. D., 1909.
(SEALl J. NJ. POLHAMUS
County Recorder, Yuma County, Arizona Terri
tory. Jan. % Ct
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-02-04

The undersigned. citizens of the United St;rtcs
hereby associate themselves for the purpose Of
creating a corporation under the laws OF the
Territory of Arizona, and adopt execute, and
acknowledge the following as the Articles Of
incorporation thereof
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-02-04
STATEHOOD Is INTRODUCED

Washington, Jan. 30.-An ON
nibus bill providing separate
statehood for the territories OF
New Mexico and Arizona was
introduced in the house today by
Representative Hamilton OF
Michigan, chairman of the com
mittee on territories.
The bill was framed by the re
publican members of the com.
mittee and submitted to the min.
ority members, who approved it.
New Mexico is given two repre-
Sentatives in the house of repre-
seutatives, to be elected at large,
and the city of Santa Fee is des.
ignated as the capital of the
stale until 1920.
Four sections of land in every
township are granted to New
Mexico for the support of com.
mon schools. Two of these had
been previously granted to the
territory.
Other grants of land the bill
provides are: For university
purposes, 80 acres: for legisla-
tive, executive and judicial pub,
lic buildings, 96,0O0 acres; for
penitentiaries, 100000 acres; for
for schools, for asylums for the
deaf, dumb and blind, 100000;
for hospitals for disabled min
ers, $4,000 acres; for normal
schools, 200, 600 acres; for state
charitable, penal and reforma-
tory institutions, 100000 ceres;
for agricultural and mechanical
colleges, 100000 acres, for
school of mines, 100000 acres;
for the raymant of the debts of
the territory and of other valid
county and public debts, 1900,
900 acres: for military institutes,
100, 600 acres.
Whom admitted into the Union
New Mexico is to be attached tn
she eighth judicial circuit, One
hundred thousand dollars is to
be appropriated for expenses in
cident to elections and expenses
provided in the bill. o
Most of the provisions for
Arizona are similar TO those for
New Mexico. Phoenix is desig-
mated as the capital until 1920.
Arizona is given one represen-
tativc in the house of represen-
tatives; 10000 acres of land are
granted for university purposes
and other grants are equal to
those made for New Mexico.
Hearings on the bill will be
had by the committee on terrific
rics next week aud it probably
will be reported before the end
OF the week.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-02-04
OFFICIAL MINUTES
OF Proceedings of the Board
of Supervisors of Yuma
County, Arizona.

Office of Board of Supervisors,
Yuma County. Yuma, Arizona,
January -, 1909.
Board of Supervisors of Yuma
county met at 10 a. m. pursuant
to adjournment, all members,
district attorney and clerk pres
ent; minutes of January 18th,
1909, were read, and approved,
all members voting aye.
The chairman reports the APP
proval of bond of j. B. Smarr,
road overseer for road district
No. 6: sureties, W, Fl. Lyon and
j. NJ. Speese.
The clerk having presented a
copy of the annual statement of
the allowances made by the board
of supervisors during the year
1908, us filed by the clerk with
chairman on December 81, 1908,
as required by law, upon motion,
all members voting aye, the re-
port WAS accepted, liled and or
dered spread upon the minutes.
The report is in words and fig
GreS as follows, towit:
Office of Board of Supervisors
Of Yuma County, Yuma, Ari-
IONA, December 81, 1908.
To the Honorable Board of Su-
pervisors, Yuma County, Arizona
Territory.
Gentlemen; In compliance
with the provisions of Paragraph
No. 1916, Section 119, Revised
Statutes of Arizona, 1901, 1 here
with submit annual statement
showing each allowance made by
the board of supervisors for the
year ending December 81, 1905,
as follows, towit:
Grand total -. $50, 925 10
: 2,610 20
- 1882 80
judge - an6 -
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-02-04
SOC, e20 ID
Respectfully submitted.
j. M. PolhamuS.


[Seal] Clerk Board Supervisors
A petition received from resi-
dents and taxpayers of Bouse
precinct No. 10 asking for the
appointment of j. A. Campbell
of Bouse, Yuma county, Arizona,
as justice of the peace for said
precinct. On motion duly sec
Onded and carried, the said j. A.
Campbell is hereby appointed
justice of the peace for said pre-
cinct, and the clerk is hereby
instructed to notify him of his
and instruct him to
furnish bond in the penal sum
of one thousand dollars as re-
quired by law.
On motion the Board then adj
iourned to meet at 10 o'clock a. IN.
February i, 1909.
j. II. SHANSSEY,
Chairman.
j. NJ. pOLHAMUS, Clerk.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-02-04
CENSUS OF OUR HORSES

The government has been tax
ing d census Of the horses Of the
country and reports that there
are over 100000 horses and
nearly 1900, 900 mules in the
Tinted States. This is greater
number Of horses by several
hundred thousand than were re-
ported previously. The "herse-
less age" IS evidently not yet in
sight.
LATEST MINING LOCA-
TION BLANKS AT THE
SENTINEL OFFICE.
Connecticut western news., 1909-06-10

hc-service corporation may not issue stock or begin operations undl 1t has obtained authority from the commission to issue stock and description of the territory in which it is to operate, nor until the commission has determined the amount of capital to be paid in and this capital has been paid in. When the commission certifies that the require ments have been met, the commission so certifes to the secretary of the state, and when the certificate is approved by him the corporation may begin it's work. In all this the requirements are fixed by law, except that the commission deter mines the territory within which the corporation may operate and tho mini mum amount of capital on which it may begin. Consequently there is nothing oppressive to sound undertaking but a strong check on wildcat operations. - Hartford Times.
Connecticut western news., 1909-06-10
AMERICAN GULLIBILITY

Another proof of the fact that we Americans submit with exceeding joy to being fooled at least some of the time IS to be found iu the unblushing liberality with which the American press has been dealing out stories of Roosevelt's hair raising exploits in the jungle. The number of Baron Munchausens who are making @ livihood Tn the ranks of the newspapermen these days is aston ishing and their stories would make the original baron promptly seek secluded spotin the tall timber. It is to be hoped, however, that no intelligent American reader will for moment suppose that we are having authentic reports from day to day of MT. Roosevelt's move ments and adventures. There was just one thing that MT. Roosevelt asked of the American press before his departure aud that was that he be allowed as a private citizen to proceed with his Afr1- can plans without being followed, spied upon, or reporte;t. All newspaper men know that the lurid tales which have been daily served up,-and which have rohronicled with much detail the slaugh- tering of countless lions, tigers, rhinos, hippos, and ether beasts, of both sexes and all ages,-are sheer inventions. Never were fakes more transparent or more impudent,
Connecticut western news., 1909-06-10
CHECK TO WILDCAT OPERATIONS
That is What The Public Utilities Law
 Would Be-

The scheduled hearings of the spe- cial committee appointed to revise the work of the temporary commission on public utilities were closed recently As described by the committee, they related to control of the finances, rates, and management and operation of such corporations. The word control was unfortunately used. Itexpresses exactly the view of corporations take of the pro- posed regulation, but It omits the i'm portant fact that in the matter of organization the commission is merely put i'll the position of seeing that the general law made to cover all such organizations is observed. Any three persons may unite to form a corporation under conditions named in the proposed law. Then they are to file certificate with the secretary of the state, setting forth the particulars. On its approval by the secretary of the state copy shall be sent to the commission. But a pub
Connecticut western news., 1909-06-10
LAKEVILLE

Miss Margaret Crocker. matron at the State School for the Feeble Minded, is having a vacation of several week which she is spending ill Boston and the White Mountains. Charles Schlieffaith is clerkinR at A. F. Roberts for the season.
 M. D. Wells and family of Chicago arrived at their summer home Saturday
 MT. Holmes, one of the grinders al the Holley Mfg. CO., met with what might have been a serious accident last Wednesday. His grindstone burst aud bruised and cut him considerably about the head and face.
 Miss Emile Chapin spent Sunday and Monday with the Rev. Simon Stevens of Gold Spring. N. Y.
 John Thorpe cut down large maple tree in Mrs. O. K. Williams yard last week.
 Miss. Abbie Day is home for the summer vacation from South Carolina
 A. Martin with load of ladies from Hotchkiss School got run into on a sharp turn in the road on Sunday after. noon. The horses did not run but the surrey was turned upside down and the occupants were caught i'll the top and were quite badly hurt and severely frightened. MT. Martin was not in. jured. The driver of the automobile took the ladies back to Hotchkiss.
 Mrs. Calista Dakin has returned from a weeks visit with s. Stevens of Gold Spring, N. Y.
 Lewis Warren of Greenwich Village, Mass, visited friends in town last hnr atf tl,n folk, and returned home with his family on Friday.
 A number of Frank Masters friends gave him party Friday night to help him celebrate his birthday.
 The Knights of Pythias will hold their memorial on Sunday next in the ceme- tary. Rev. J. o. Goddard will conduct the services.
 MT. Nash and son of Martinville N. Y ., were guest at A. Martins ou Monday.
 Several people from Lakeville attended the funeral of Mrs. Leach at COpake N. Y. on Sunday afternoon.
 Miss Lillian Dittus returned to her home in Danbury last Saturday.
 Mrs. William Blissard spent Sunday with Miss Clara Elliott of the Elliott House in Dover Plains, N, Y.
 A daughter was born to Mir. and Mrs. William Wilson last week.
 Bert Beebe spent Sunday and Mon. day in East Canaan.
 Dr. w. B. BisSell and family spent n few days ill Waterbury returning on Monday.
 W. B. Perry has bought a new teala of horses from Sharon parties.
 A numbers of Masons from Lakeville attended the Masonic Lodge ill Canaan on Tuesday evening.
 Mrs. Adolph Bauman's sister and two children are visiting her.
Connecticut western news., 1909-06-10
AIRsHIes THEIR DESTRoYERs

Among the many columns of space which the news of airships and aero planes has occupied during the Ia,t week a couple of items are of particular significance. One is to the effect that the coast of Connecticut will be defended by an aerial fleet along with the rest of the Atlantic coast if Connecticut will appropriate sundry millions to carry out a plan which the army signal corps ex- perts have under consideration. The plan involves the construction of aero. nautic stations at intervals of 100 or 20O miles along the coast, which shall serve as headquarters for number of dirigl- ble balloons and aarOplanes to do scout ing and other work.
 The other item is to the effect that Ja- pan is already prepared to ''go one bet
Connecticut western news., 1909-06-10
FOURTH YEAR OF SHARON NEWS

The issue to last week marked the beginning of the fourth year of THE SHARON NEWS. It is pleasure to mark at this time that the paper is now en- .joying rapidly increasing popularity It has been greatly improved of late and contains more live Sharon news than ever before. This fact is being ap- preaciated by the many readers of The News in Sharon, who now find the news of the village written up every week in a complete and entertaining fashion. THE NEWS now feels that it has success fully passed the tender years of infancy and anticipates that each succeeding year will make it stronger and more efficient power for good in the village of Sharon.
Connecticut western news., 1909-06-10
SUSPECTED THIEF A SNAPPER

c. Fl. BrownelI Made Three Exchanges
 After Taking Mir. Barden's Horse
 Constable Rhoades received word from Chatham Friday that a man answering horse and carriage belonging to Charles Barden three weeks ago had been cap tured in that place. MT. Rhoades at once went to Chatham and there found man who gave his name as c. H. Brownell, of Philadelphia, who was con- aected with the theft because he had worked for William KittIe in Chatham and had left paper bearing the latter s name in the barn from which the horse was stolen.
 On being brought to Canaan the man made a confession. According to his story he did not find until he had driven the stolen horse some distance that it was afraid of automobiles and he first learned the fact when a car approached and the horse went through some antics that resulted ill & wrecked carriage. Brownel stole another at Hancock, Mass, and proceeded on his way. In order to escape detection he traded horses a number of times and the ori- ginal horse was left in the Adirondacks, from which place he made his way back to Chatham and was there captured by Officer Seymouth of that place. He was kept ill the lookup in Canaan Friday night and Saturday was taken to Nor folk where he was given preliminary heariug and bound over to the criminal superior court for trial
 Brownell's tra gels since his alleged theft of the horse and rig were traced by Constable Rhoades by means of the of horses he had made as he proceeded. He exchanged MT. Barden's horse for one belonging to a man ill Bakers Mills; the latter horse he swap ped to a man named Barrett on the road between Troy and Steventown Center in New York state, and Barret's horse he swapped for one owned by a MT. Daniels Ill South Williamstown, N. Y. With the latter horse he drove back to Chatham
Connecticut western news., 1909-06-10

ter," and that secret trials of airship, and aeroplanes ill nvrthern Japan have demonstrated that guns and heavy loads can be carried. It was said that the Japanese have invented an airship de. stroyer fitted with shells which explode on contact with another airship.
 All of which goes to show which way the wind blows ill the airship world, and if there is only a grain of truth in the reports. mighty things are brewing il the ether above us that may revolution ize things in the heavens above as wei as the earth beneath. and which may eventually cast old Mother Earth in tht shadow-of an airship.
Connecticut western news., 1909-06-10
POINTERS

To take comfort this summer read tho adv. of Decker & Alvord.
 Slippers and sandals for Misses and children are advertised this week by Benton & Wright.
 If it's blue serge suit you want see the adv. of Hatch & Dewey.
 Thurlough has delicious. cool drinks for hot days. See his adv.
 Everything necessary for comfort in the shade advertised this week by c. l.. Parsons &S Sons.
 The sale by auction of the Baldwin Reed homestead and l50 acres of laud Is advertised.
 Implements best suited to harvest the hay crop are advertised by the k. w. Spur Company
 A. P. Benjamin advertises 1910 Ste. vens.Duryea models ready for delivery. Place your order early,
 Reduced prices in summer wash goods and suits advertised by k. P. Huut & Go. in this issue.
Connecticut western news., 1909-06-10
SUCCESSOR TO THE YANKEE

The suggestion has been made that wheu the trolley is built and suitable transportation facilities thereby fur nished, the deserted farm lands will again be made the source of profitable income and that the country will again become settled thickly throughout the rural districts. It is generally antici- pated that these settlers will be foreign CTS, the native Yankee stock having pretty much passed out of existence. It is at present believed that the element to take the place of the Yankee farmer of former days will be the Italian, the lat ter being best fitted for intensive culture of the soil
 In this connection it is interesting to note that the consensus of opinion gath cred from the largest employers of Ital- ian farm laborers throughout the United States is that, barring the Chinese, the Italians rank above all other nationali- ties coming to this country, and that 60 per cent. of them are contadini or farm CTS. Of these, a large number at present never get employment on the land at all, owing to lack of information in Italy pointing explicitly to where opportunity awaits the efficient farmer. Thus the man who would be invaluable as 8 farmer becomes parasite and menace to the city
 It has been suggested i'll this connec- tion that training school be established to teach Italians the use of machinery and the care of live stock, and that with this school there should be associated bureau of information which would CO., operate wi4h the authorities of Ellis Island in selecting immigrants adapted to agriculture and act as clearing house and distributing station. It may be anticipated with considerable de- gree of certainty that the Italian will prove the legitimate successor of the Yankee farmer of days gone by.
Connecticut western news., 1909-06-10
RICHEST TAX DODGER IN WORLD"
Says Boston Post of Edward F. SearIes
 of Great Burlington.

of Great Burlington.
 The Boston Post contained a long article on Edward F. Searles who moved from Methuen because the state tax commissioner insisted that he be assessed more than the Methuen assessors thought he should pay. MT. Searles owns a beautiful mansion in Great Burlington but he has not occupied it ill several years.
 The Post story is as follows:-
 The richest ''taX dOdger" ill the world.
 This is the sObriquet bestowed upon Edward F. Searles, the Massachusetts millionaire who, plain workman in his early manhood, married the septuagenar- rian widow of Southern Pacific railroad magnate, and at her death over IS yearS ago came into a fortune of over $30,- 100000.
 With magnificent estates in Methuen Searles, who has long been known as the most eccentric millionaire in the country, has thrown down the gauntlet to the Massachusetts state authorities and has fled across the border line tc take up his legal residence ill Windham, N. H.
 From the fastness of the little town which borders on the shores of Canobie Lake. Searles deties the Massachusetts authorities who declare he must pay taxes on $1O,OOO,O0O worth of personal DrODertV