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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-26
GREATEST INVENTION |. ED|SlN SAYS WAS
 CEMENT HOUSE
Wizard Declares He Will Be There With First One
 in January

NEW YORK, November 2O.-''Two years ago 1 said that I was working on a plan by which hoped to east q house out of cement as a foundryman casts ear wheel out of iron. l now feel safe in saying that l have solved the problem. All preliminary experiments have proved successful, and in Decem- Der or January, I expect to east my first house. If I succeed, as 1 feel cer- tain I shall. the cement house will be my greatest invention. It will solve the problem of housing. It will take from the city slums everybody who is worth taking. Why, l shall make it possible to build house with a good cellar, seven large or ten ordinary size rooms and bath, for twelve hundred dollars. Come on and see my molds. y
 As Thomas A. Edison said this, he clapped cap on his head and led the way to his machine shop.
 What he has accomplished is dcs- cribed in the December number of Nun sey's magazine.
 In an open space, surrounded by plan CTS and lathes, were what appeared to be the foundation walls and part of the first story of an iron house. A peep over the top showed that there were two iron houses, one set within the other. with an eight-inch space between Into this space cement is to be poureG then the two iron houses will be takel
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-26
Fire Alarm System May Ne ccsSitate Raise Over
 Previous Rate
WILL BE WORTH
 ALL THE MONEY
New Fire Fighting Appara- ms Should Bring Lower
 Insurance Rates

\, rey- week s meeting of the city -r,I. ,.r tax rate on city property ,n be r,tqbHshed.
 The ",, fathers, acting as board t eona.Ation, have completed their r,k. as far as establishing the value ,. tbr rrpcrty within the city limits , roneer.ri. and all that remains to s done i, to fix the tax rate.
 The ratu for the coming year will be aa~ Nt. 10 mills on the dollar, depend -g uou whether or not certain inn ,Gvams.', are carried out.
 l. has hecn practically decided that
 fire alarm system will be installed rl in that event, the tax. rate will vobaDlv amount to about 10 mills. Although the probable rate of 10 -ls will be slightly higher than the ,p,ent rate, the money which will be sql bv the additional tax rate, will l k expended in a way that will bring Ue.eat returns to the property own S of this city.
 | The fire alarm system which is plan W s tha Jiamewell type, recognized ,a1larl. Fire alarm boxes will be in ! aI-l lU all parts of the city, with an 1G.ator and recording instrument at . 1s new fire house.
 b ease of fire, all that will be F,e,sary to sound an alarm will he to -n a key in the nearest box. This VI notify the fire department of the ms, location of the fire and enable @ apparatus 10 be on the ground in a .y minutes.
 This alarm service, in conjunction Ta the uew chemical engine and the HEgDIzed fire department, will not -.T mean better fire protection, but
 probable cut in insurance rates as
 Ite new combination chemical engine ul hose cart, manufactured by the 35D~u Fire Apparatus company, was
 2rei week ago, according to i'm .-a,.og received at the office of the
 1T clerk and the new machine should D le-e bv the end of the month.
 Work au the new fire house has been ,lpmr..v delayed owing to the non ETa. of several steel beams used in construction, but it is expected that 'tL can be recommended within the
 r few Jays by Contractor Grabe, 70 has uaarge of the work.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-26
A Hairs Breadth Escape

Do you know that every time you have a cough or cold and let it run on thinking it will just cure yourself, you are inviting pneumonia, consumption or some other pulmonary troublel Don t risk it. Put your lungs back in, perfect health and stop that cough with Bal lard s Horehound Syrup.
 Price 25e, soc and $l.00 per bottle. Sold by Palace Pharmacy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-26
'AlL IDEA DIDN'T
 APPEAL TO ANNA

\ ',7a A.., Anna Shaw, president of \. aAeu..u Woman Suffrage associa- Was In London last May, she met Fs.IF "a'm, weary, fluttering little s4 '.'''". My! But I'm so tired, ;" B,. "e N'uUg woman. "I have so ! ,Mng- to attend to, because l s,Ag 'o prison on the 29th of r,.. m Shaw ,orrowfully expressed her '',1E, aiding: CT did not know .G.'0 I'0 h"n arrested"
 ..'' sven t been,' was the E,a 'h" But ChristObel (Miss sr' '-ol,'. "a.ts two hundred of us to . '. "r ,ac 29th, and l shall not
 Tr. U. a-. pass without going to m- v.0.' ."u not love to go to prison r 'a.-. Miss Shaw2p
 |.s, gray a".rod American suffragist
 . .,, ..'ng friend squarely m the h r.. M .oar wOman,' she said, ,0, -....y be hanged if thought as ;. 2ug about of my death in
 srf-. ".'aa'r would cause women to
 |, a,I ,,''. n"-.I-in fact, to achieve
 gm-g ] ram think of no torture that
 ao, ' n.' willingly undergo. But I
 t. understand that it would give Ga ,on '" women to hang me. And I ala.,. you frankly that I see no aGrg '.tween going to jail for
 IT,. p"''r"man and getting the bal
 b pot y'g'"I" "I" | must say to you: No,
 o, Nsooa.1' "a1' io go to prison. Pear
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-26
IO0TBALL VICTIM
 MAY NOT RECOVER

"aLLA WALLA, Wash, November s-fly" football players were injured, " rFon>0y, in game today between r Washington State college and the -.Aan college eleven, which was won ,1o former by a score of 23 to 6.
 a'rar" Morrow, right guard for ..Mso, ,n,'alned three broken ribs " William dement's, Whitman s cen was unconscious for five hours from .oN on '.. head. He is reported in 1h.a. coalition.
 D-1, fwm and Johnson of the '-ag.oo eleven were also injured.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-26
.F00TBALL PLAYERS
 ARE BADLY INJURED
Whitman Boy Unconscious
 for Five Hours

LlA'HBURG, Va, November 25. -aie' Fred Webster of Missoula, Ahir center for the Virginia Military -At'1'e football eleven, was uncon-
 ' for several hours tonight as the a-, of injuries received in a game to-
 with the Davidson, N. C., college. believed he will recover.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-26
RoOsEvELTs HOME

NEW YORK, November 25.-Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and daughter Miss Bethel returned today from Europe on the KOenig Albert.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-15

ing its capacity for entering into further con-
tracts. If the city authorities are not imbeciles
they can avoid getting the city over its debt
limit just readily with contract Liabilities
excluded from the constitutional debt as with
them included
All that General Tracy's opinion does IS 10
give the city the same freedom that every pri-
vate individual and every business establish
ment have TO make contracts for the future.
bearing in mind future ability TO pay and not
merely present ability TO pay Under the rue
Of the city authorities including contract liablll-
ties in the debt the city cannot enter into a
contract on which payment will not De re-
quired for five years unless 1t can raise ule
money at once to meet that payment Under
the rule excluding contract liabilities the city
could make such contract for the future If 1t
had n reasonable certainty Of being able in the
future 10 borrow the money TO meet ii, even
though it could not borrow the money now
When a man rents a house for five years at
s.. 600 a year. payable monthly, he Is not at
once in debt $4,000 nor is he required to have
$4,000 in hand 10 enter into such contract;
hut that, translated into the terms of ordinary
life, is what the inclusion of contract liabilities
in debt means.
The practical effect of excluding such llabili-
ties can he illustrated by assuming that the
city has S7O0O0OOO of them and that if they
are included in its debt its borrowing capacity
is completely exhausted. If they are excluded
1t still has a borrowing capacity of S10.OO0,OOo.
Now if they excluded, prudent financial
officer will obviously not at once proceed to in
volve the city in S7O.OO0.O00 of additional
undertakings. nor, the other hand. need he
refrain from all additional undertakings be
cause outstanding contracts exactly equal
present borrowing capacity. OF those $1o,-
100000 of liabilities some will have 10 be met
next year, some not till the following year, and
so on for five or six years To meet them the
city will have not only its present borrowing
capacity of S70OO00O0 but also the annual in
crement of its borrowing capacity for five or
six years Therefore its financial officer will
be in a position TO assume additional contract
liabilities which will have to he met in the next
five or six years provided that he keeps the
total liabilities within the prospective borrow
ing capacity. A considerable margin of safety
will have TO be constantly allowed, but even so
the exclusion Of liabilities until matured does
actually increase the capacity Of the city to
make engagements for the future.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A delicate woman. with baby her and a
little boy holding 10 her skirts, boarded sub
way train at the Brooklyn Bridge one evening re
! Gently when the uptown rush was at it's height.
! There were no seats vacant and the woman bal
anced herself as best she could until at she
fell forward. and saved from injury only by
the crowd that surrounded her Instantly num-
her of people rose and offered her place 10 sit
down but she refused and told the next to
whom she stood: Some people never help until
the last minute. when they ashamed to do
otherwise I'd rather stand than thank Of
them"
Talk about drawing blank prize IN a lottery
sighed the fat messenger boy, Il know how it
What yer been up against. pal?" asked his
same time an he got a message to carry out to
one of de White Sox while de game was goin on
an I got Job TO air pug dog for two hours. So
Chicago News.
month Paul Laudbeck, hunter of large game
in Africa. the first European woman to ac-
quire citizenship in the Congo Free state. She is
native of Austria
The The P9ef-Poets Poet are born T,IS not made
Boston Transcript
pamphlet published in England FOR distribu-
tion among people who may be asked TO give
financial aid TO Russia by purchasing the state
bonds Of that country says: The financial con
dition of the empire is abnormal. according to
the statement OF Tcherewansky. Of the Imperial
Finance Commission. Exports are continually
falling off and imports increasing. Never since
the famine year-1S92-has the breadstuff report
been poor The hope OF the empire lies in
taxation, and it is a grave question whether this
will be adequate to meet the nations obIiga-
tions"
Your tickets were. complimentary. were they
We'll" replied the man who had seen pain
fully amateur entertainment, Il thought they
were until L saw the show. Bits
The management of the Chicago RurItnp+o, O.
Quincy Railroad has ceased the practice OF sus-
pending operating employees for infractions Of r,,Ias
the ground that such punishment is an inefrect
ual means of discipline. Instead the company has
instituted a comprehensive system OF records which
are all times accessible 10 the men, and from,
which promotions and dIsmssals from the ser,y,ca
will be made.
1T requires great facility of language to en-
marked the literary person.
Yes answered Mr. Meekton, rehectively: "and
In addition. it often requires great courage
Washington Star.
An opinion given by the Corporation Counsel
of Chicago to the Chief of Police ought to bring
a bit of comfort to the suhfragettes A woman
employed by a department store applied to the
chief for appointment special police officer
with the right TO carry revolver and billy"
The city's legal adviser has decided that there
is express constitutional disqualification of
females, affirmative statement of qualifications
which would exclude them. and there is nothing
in the duties imposed by statute law or citv
the necessity or intended exclusion of either sex
The chief has made the appointment.
PA. what's going from bad to worse?"
Well good illustration of 1t was given by
the women when they discarded their Merry
cago Record Herald.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
THE GEPuAN CRISIS

The present crisis in German politics. which
may prove to he exceedingly serious, is not sur
prising. II was foreseen months ago. it was per-
ceived to be practically inevitable some weeks
ago. and ii became imminent nearly fortnight
ago. amid the celebrations of Prince Biilow's
sixtieth birthday anniversary. Before that, in
deed. on May l. the beginning Of the end ap-
peared in the Reichstag Finance Committees re-
lection of several features of the governments
financial scheme which the Chancellor regarded
rs indispensable for covering the huge deficit In
the budget; and al the same time the Conserva-
tiyes. having announced their irreversible opposI
lion 10 those death or succession duties which
the Chancellor declared TO be absolutely neces-
sary. began "a cooperate with the Opposition
New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
TIE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. May 1.-THE japanese Ambassador
has returned to Washington after absence Of
two weeks. spent for the most part in New Eng
land. The Ambassador and Baroness Takahira
have leased the Brandt cottage at Buena Vista
the summit OF the Bue Ridge. in Pennsylvania
for the summer. and win go there when Congress
adjourns.
Count BernstoEf returned the German
Embassy this morning from brief visit to Cam
bridge. He has taken cottage Beverly Farms
a few miles from the summer White House He
will go 10 Boston when Congress adjOurns.
The German Counsellor and Countess Won wedel
will go TO Now York Monday and sail Tues
day for Germany. where they will spend the
greater part of the
The SW eGfsh Minist pr and Nine. de LagercrantZ
have to Philadelphia. where they will be the
guests for a week AEr. and Mrs. Alexander van
ReDs
New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

[From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. May H-Mrs. Sherman. wife of the
Vice President win go her home in Utica at
the end OF this month. and her departure will
signaize an early breaking up of the official set.
Senator and Mrs. Depsw preparing for their
annual visit to France. and will leave this country
Immediately after Congress adjourns. They always
spend part of the summer with Mrs Palmer, the
mother OF Mrs Depew.
Representative and Mrs John ". Weeks have
issued invitations for Ia rye reception given
on Monday, May 81. in honor of Vice Admiral
Baron Sotokichi Uriu and Baroness Uriu, of Japan
who will arrive here May q. The affair will
also celebrate the graduation OF Representative
Weeks from the Naval Academy at Annapolis, in
the class of 1881. and nuHJber of the members OF
his class will be present. Representative Weeks
was a midshipman until 1883. He served in the
Massachusetts Naval Brigade for ten years. and
was in the volunteer navy in the Spanish-Anerican
War.
Mrs Thomas T. GaT entertained a party OF
Young people at dinner to-uight. and afterward
took her guests to the Eselassco 10 see "Madama
Butterfly Miss Josephine Durand vas among
the guests.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas F. Walsh will return here
New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
AraiGsementS.


ACADEMY OF Observation-Disclosures III
-ALEAAIt3EA-2-S-Naud audeviile.
ASIcE2- S-15-The Man from Hone
SE54ASCO-2:I5-S 3O-CSons Some
5IJOU-2:I5- -s:15-A Gentleman from Mississippi.
PLANETS . is -1b-Foes of the Day.
CASINO 2-1b-S S-15-Havana
Colonial Vaudeville
CDNEE ISLAND -Dreamisnd and Luna Park to
CRITERION s.so-The Fair Co-Eh
DAILY ,15-The Climax.
MCSt-E-The World
EMPIRE -2-15-S- -I5-Vhat Every Woman Knows
SzAfETE-2.2O- House Next Door
SsAIfRICk- -2-2G-S-3o-T Man from Mexico.
ia go S-20--ASVYonsn's WAY.
zzAAINEF2STE5IN- IN-S-2-1I-S. -S.15-VsudeviUe.
y9EFALD SQCARE-2-15- The Beauty Spot
Sporting Days Battle in the Skies
Bird BaIlet-Circ1s-
5iT-DSO$-2-1E- s-1E,-The Third Degree.
5SNfCE ERFDCk kEI;-2 -15-S-15--The Candy Shop
1G8ERTY- -2:l5-S-3l;-A Fool There WSs
1,EFET-Ai -2-cc1-S -20-The Of To morrow.
- Flt--2-15- ---l5-The Great John Canton.
MADISON SQUARE CARBEN-215- Hu1slo BIZ 5
Wild West
5iAJESTtC- -2:l5-e: :Is-The Red Moon.
esAXTNFc ELIICTTS- S;ls-The Blue Mouse
IIgAZ . -S-A Aaudeyile.
sAVOY-2:3 3o-The Writing the Wall
STT-YNF u 2-15-S S.10-The Easiest Way
TsI-I.A C-FI-S 2-20-S 25-Slam.
y EF-RFcR' BIB S-2n-The Girl from ReCtor's
TvF-ST -e.15-S:15-E Il Sothern IN repertoire
New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
THE CABIN EFT.

TFrom The Tribune Bureau.I
Washington. May 14-Mrs. Meyer and the Misses
Meyer, wife and daughters OF the Secretary of the
Navy. left here this afternoon for New York and
Will SAN on the Berlin tomorrow for Naples. They
Will visit Miss Mason. the aunt cf Mrs. Meyer. for
two weeks. and return to this country on the same
ship The Secretary accompanied them New
York.
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor has lea sed
the Wharton house, K street, close to that
formerly occupied by ex-Viee-Presdent Fairbanks,
and near that OF Senator Elkns. Mr.. and Mrs.
Nagel will not occupy their new home. however,
until fall Mr. Nagel will go TO Chicago to attend
the dinner of the National Federation Of Mers on
May q. and from there will go to St Louis. where
he will assist Mrs NageI in closing their home in
that city When he comes East he will bring Mrs
Nagel and their children and escort them to their
summer home at Marion Mass
New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

IBy Tei. graph 70 The Triburel
Newport, MAY 1.-THE Count and Countess Cel-
boredom -Mannsteld spent their fourth day here 70
day autOnobfling and walking. and this evening
they dined at home with Mrs Delaney Kane
The couple Will leave here for New York to-morrov
evening.
Mrs o. Fl. P Belmont is having extensive in
provements made TO Marble House. which she IS 20
occupy this summer
Mrs Harold Brown will depart tomorrow for
Washington where she IS TO visit friends before
sailing for Europe.
James T. Woodward. who spent last season
abroad. is to occupy The Cloisters this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick NJ Davies arrived this
evening and the NusHchinger King cottage
Captain c NOR WinsIow joined his family here
o-day for a short visit
New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
From ne rrtbune Rureau ]


Washington MAY 14-The President nominated
Lieutenant Commander Hutch I Cone to be engi-
in chief and chief of the bureau Of steam en-
gineering Of the Navy Department with the rank
of admiral He also issued the order creating
the general committee 20 purchase government sup
plies. which foretold in this mornings Tribune
The forenoon at the executive offices was taken
up by the Cabinet meeting
President Taft has declined an invitation extend
ed by Representative wanger. past grand COM
mander of Pennsylvania knights Templar. to wit
ness the annual parade of the grand cemnandery
In Philadelphia May 25.
In spite of the fact that these are days in
Washington. the President is not spared his daily
senior class of the Pennsylvania Normal School, Of
capital by Representative Butler called TO pay their
handshaking
Governor johnson OF Minnesota called at the
White House 10 pay his respects the Chief Ex-
ecutive.
The President and Mrs Taft expected TO at
tend the lecture at the New National Theatre next
Sunday evening TO be given by Admiral Sigsbee.
who will talk the Maine disaster in the hope of
materially increasing the fund being raised for the
erection OF monument in Arlington National Gene
terry 70 the memory OF those who went down with
the Maine.
Among the Presidents callers were Senators
Scott and Nixon. Representative Focht who intro
duced Mrs r. F. Wilmer and children. of PhlIadel-
pha :, Representative Gardner and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Louis A. Frothingham of Massachusetts.
Mrs Taft hostess at a large garden party
this afternoon.
The Honolulu Chamber Of Commerce has invited
President Taft to visit Hawaii.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
ANOTHER DETESTABBE FOURTH


The earnest and reasonable protests which
have been made at the Fairgrounds convention
in Pittsburg against the barbariSm of our Fourth
Of July celebrations should be needed by every
municipality in the land. They are n restate-
ment Of what has been thought and said innu-
merable times before, and of what should be said
again and again until it becomes effective The
proceedings which now pass for a Celebration"
Of the anniversary Of the nations birth are
reproach to American civilization and humanity.
and are 50 regarded by a majority of rational
people. Some cities have abated the nuisance
and have compelled the days observances 10 he
kept within safe and sane limits but in most
places, and above all I'm this metropolis there
are indications that the coming Fourth will be
another day of such doings as we have long had
To endure. Some weeks ago there was an an
nouncement that permits for the sale OF fire.
crackers, etc, would he granted this year: but
now we are told that they will be granted lust
as os old
-tuthentic statistics report that in the five
Fourths of July ended with that of 1907 tbere
were killed outright by fireworks toy pistols etc
1,153 persons. while 21.52O more were injured
To have such things go on year after year is not
creditabe to our common sense or humanity
Neither is il creditable To our patriotism for
the degradation of the anniversary does NOT in
spire patriotic sentiments nor induce love of
tion. of the people regard the nations chief M
triotic anniversary a day to be detested
We do not know to what extent it IS still
New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
NOT so Rad As 1T NIGHT Be.

Phadelphians are much excited over the
action of the citys officials in cOncurring in the
abolition by the street railroads of six fora
quarter fare strips, forcing straight Scent
fare Yet why, in view of the character and
records of the politicians who are allowed to
control the city government, any surprise should
be Occasioned we cannot see.
Affairs in Philadelphia have long been ad
ministered in the interest of the public service
corporations and the politicians. Irate Pha-
delphians say that they will walk rather than
pay the scent straight fare. They ought to be
thankful that they are allowed to use the side
walks unmolested, instead Of being corralled
by the police and forced to ride in the transit
company's cars.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
THE DEBT LIMIT.

The decision OF the Appellate Division uphold
ing General Tracy's report on the cltys borrow
ing capacity was promptly reached, probably
with the intention Of expediring the final de-
termination OF the Court of Appeals That
conTT wall probably soon pass upon the question
with Il fair prospect that the referee will in
general be sustained. Regarding the largest
single item 20 which General Tracy differs
from the city authorities. contract liabilities.
common sense is 81 strongly in his favor that
lie IS reasonably sure of being supported 10y
the highest court
A coed deal OF nonsense has been uttered
about the exclusion Of contract liabilities since
General Tracy made his report. 1t has been
r-ged, rather Historically. that if his opinion
Is the law then the law should he amended. and
GA the other hand that Il contract liabilities are
exeluded in reckoning jne cifys constitutional
ael,t il viii make no practical difference in the
cFty's borrowing capacity. because the Controller
viii have 10 take them into consideration in anv
everIL TO say that if the law does not require
city officials 10 follow their old practice of in
Gliding such Liabilities in the constitutional debt
1t should be changed SO as 10 require them 10 do
50 IS 10 suggest that they wiIl not take into
consideration what the city wiH he called upon
~ .2sy upon is existing contracts il detern!n-