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The copper era., 1909-07-08
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fBatted for Wilson in ninth; *bat- ted for Randall in ninth; 2-base hits, Randall, Mason, Kelly; base hits; Scanlan; hits off, Rigby 6, McCleary ?; base on balls off, Randall ', Rigby 3, McCleary ?; struck out by, Randall ', Rigby 3, McCleary ?; passed balls, Wynne ?; umpires, Quilting, Lowe.
The copper era., 1909-07-08
A Card of Thanks.

Editor ERA--Will you kindly allow me the space in your paper to thank all kind friends for the noble manner in which they responded to the Thomas Cook burial fund. Respect fully, Richard Goode.
The copper era., 1909-07-08

WE WONDER what the Morenci Leader now thinks about it's new irlwind-Randall. If he is a whirlwind McCleary must be cyclone.
The copper era., 1909-07-08

Home run, Wolf; base on balls off Ashley 1, McCleary 4: struck out by Ashley 6, McLeary 9: passed balls, Brock; umpires. Lowe and Rose.
The copper era., 1909-07-08

Mrs. Walter Penn was taken to the
 hospital this week with a case of appendicitis. which may necessitate the performing of an operation. Her condition this morning was no better.
The copper era., 1909-07-08

The Shannon Copper company is now digging the holes for the poles on which will be strung the new tele- graph and telephone lines extending along the new railroad from the smelter at Clifton to the terminus of the road at the mines. The line will be constructed frst-class in every particular.
The copper era., 1909-07-08

FOR RENT-House four-rooms House two rooms. East Side, nicely painted and papered. Apply Smith s store.
The copper era., 1909-07-08
REPORT OF THE CONDITION CF The Villa Valley Bank < Trust Co.
 June 23rd, 1909.
RESOURCES.

Loans and Discounts, less
 due from Directors. S399, ,zz4.48 Due from Directors, loan
 10000 endorsers 2175 co 2.4z5.oo Overdrafts. .....-... 4,5S3.36 Due from Trust Com
 panies. State and
 National Banks. 265, ,O93.24 Banking House, Furniture
 and Fixtures. ........ 46, ,ol7.OO Other Real Estate ...... 5,3z5 co Premium .............. sI,375.oo Other Bonds and Mort
 gages. .................. 46.25o.oo Stocks, Securities, etc.. IA, ,93O.9l Currenr Expenses and
 Taxes Pai ...-....... l2,6S2.26 Specie ............. 29, 9,5O6.l5 al Bank Notes. HIT. z5,o75.oo Exchanges for Cleariugs 6,l9O.99 Other items carried as
 Cash. h................... 2,l02.SO Mexican Currency.. S5O.2o Total...... ..........S S993, l93.23
 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid in. ..$loo, ,ooo.oo Surplus. us......... 6O,ooo.oo Undivided Profits. .... I9,85z.53 Individual Deposits sub
 feet to Check. ......... 659,o65.I6 Demand Certificates of
 Deposits s........... 2,42l. .68 Time Certificates of De-
 posits. ................. 98,263.4e Certified Checks. s..... 10000 Cashiers Checks out
 standing g........... 2,236.85 Due to Trust Companies,
 State and National
 Banks ........... 5I,243.52 Total ......., ......$993, I93.23
The copper era., 1909-07-08

*Trains stop on signal.
 GEORGE A. WAGsTAFF,
 Superintendent
The copper era., 1909-07-08

In addition to the Prize money of fered by the Fourth of July com mittee, the Arizona Copper company offered handsome silver cup and nine beautiful medals to the winner of the hose race. This prize was most valuable one, having attached to it besides the honor of first place a con siderable cash value. The company holding this cup must defend it in a contest to be held once in each year, and the company winning it three years in succession will have au yer lasting claim on it.
The copper era., 1909-07-08

Master Reece Webster, who was taken sick last week with an at tack of appendicitis, underwent an operation Friday afternoon, and though he is but eleven years old he stood the ordeal as well or better than a much older person. He is now getting along nicely and the doctor reports that he will be excused from the hospital within a very short time
The copper era., 1909-07-08

The latest company incorporated in this section is the Double Circle Cattle company, articles of fincOrpora- tion of which have been filed in the county recorders office. The incor- porators are J. w. Hampson, A. Drumm, A. T. Wilson and others. The amount of capital stock is not yet known by the Era, but it must be a considerable sum, as the Double Circle ranch is one of the largest cattle owners in this section of Ari- zona
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
sHoULD GET ToGETHER

Editor Call-Greater San Francisco
We have all thought about it and
talked about it. but the actual consoli-
dation seems to make haste slowly.
At present we are a people all living
practically in one city, yet. when it
comes to acting on any proposition for
the best interests of all the people
around San Francisco bay. we are as
foreign to one another as though great
distances separated us. individually
the men of Greater San Francisco will
compare favorably with any like num-
ber of men the world over. but col
1ectively the same can not be said.
Right now the proposition of bringing
in a good supply of pure water from
the mountains is being endangered
for no other reason than that the
people of Greater San Francisco are
unable to act together as should be
done. There can be no great city here
or elsewhere without a good water
supply. The water supply is only one
of the many questions requiring ac-
tion on the part of the people as a
whole.
1t would seem that we have reached
the point where the interests of all
concerned can be best served by max
ing one city out of the half dozen
or more cities about the bay. and at
the same time rearrange our political
affairs so as to have the whole popu-
lation governed by a commission of
able nonpartisan men. paid good sal
aries and elected for eight years or
more, the people to have, and use if
need be, the~recall. Yours truly,
ROBERT LEE ELLZEY.
San Francisco, May Z, 1909.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

HERE is one thing the aver
age young railroadman over
i looks on his road to success,
said the old railroadman as he
took up his favorite position at the
bar of the Transportation club, and
looked toward E. NJ. Pomeroy for a
drink. "he does not cultivate society
enough.
1T is foolish on his part. The only
people who sneer at society are those
who know nothing about it. and man
writes himself a fool who believes he
is an idiot if he wears a dress suit.
Every man should dress as well as
his purse allows. Where would Colo
mel George c. Fraser have been now
il he had not cultivated dress clothes
and society? 1t is a mistake to sup
pose that a man can't do business be-
cause he goes out calling at night,
takes in sweet buds to dinner and
dances divinely.
'Pomeroy will tell you / am right.
Society is composed of rich people, and
railroads never get rich out of the
Door 1t is the rich guy that handles
the goods. Make friends with the rich,
my boy You have more chances OF
getting carloads when you take a rich
mans daughter to dinner than you have
RNNNN@A
why. ii you are as handsome as
Carl Kneiss, and can sing as d1vinely,
she'll make papa give you carload
or so every day, and you will be
valuable man in the business.
rDo you suppose that John A. GIL
would ever have climbed to the dizzy
heights of fame if it had not been
for great social qualities? ] tell you,
when he and Carleton G. Crane get
busy in the social way there is some-
thing doing, and no mistake.
Boys look at all the great railroad
men. for example. / won't mention one
mans name, but you may guess it if
YOU like. Why, one of his bosses
thinks a pile of that man because he
belongs to a club across the bay and
plays golf.
Now don't snieker over there. Golf
is the greatest game in the world for a
railroadman to learn Many a man
has made his mark in life by being
able to knock a ball over a tree.
There is that young chap | was
talking about
For the lands sake; get busy and
get us some freight says the boss.
The poor chap gets discouraged, SO
he goes over to Oakland and to soothe
his troubled spirits walks over to the
links.
.aThere was rich old guy playing,
and he asks our young friend to join
him in a hike over the hills to the
poo,house.
Ny. what an eye you have, says
the poor railroadman with the freight
to get or lose his job TO the wealthy
merchant with the freight to give.
Your hand is as steady as a rock.
How far was that drive? 1t must be
a mile at least
II wish l could handle my putter
as you do sighs the young man. You
are wonder; there's no mistake about
it
L do play pretty we'll, replies the
rich man. all puffed up.
What road are you with? A pretty
good road, eh2 Well. have not given
it show. Come around tomorrow at
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
LADY THOMAS HESKETH-From a photograph
taken OheH she Miss Flora Sharon and n gezrS old
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

rect number of cards had been dealt.
but in such a case the dealer should
have been called to draw a card from
the six and give il TO the four, but
when the hands or either of them have
been lifted they. are dead
FIXING ARROW-N., SaIada Beach. Cal.
What became Of the schooner Flying Arrow %
Melbourne: bottle picked up OF the
beach here with the following message therein:
Schooner Flying Arrow OF Melbourne Indian
ocean. February =. 1897. Latitude 1I4O.t II south.
longitude 12o.1Ss47. AIS well Send aid by
wireless
1t does not take long to discover the
message is a fake If "aIl is WELL"
why should aid be asked2 The "mes-
sage is dated 1897. and wireless tele-
Eraphy was only brought into prOmi-
nence in 1903. Some idiot wrote the
message" and cast it into the sea-
COIN AND NOTES-Subscriber. City. n a
man has quantity OF United States coin and
United States bank notes. may he destroy them
without violating the law?
If the coins and the notes are his per-
sOnal property there is no law that will
prevent him from destroying the same:
in other words. there is no law. federal
or state, that prevents man from
making a fool of himself.
ASSOCIATION P. NJ. City. In an asso-
citation formed for benevolent purposes. but not
having any subordinate branches, is il ncces-
sary to have a constitution and bylaws, or would
either be sufficient?
Every association should have a con-
stitution and bylaws.
PANAMA CANAL-Subscriber. City. When
work on the Panama canal under De Les
seps cOmmenceds A friend contends that 10 was
commenced in 1855; believe il earlier.
II was commenced in 1881.
ALASKA FAIR-M- G. p. s. San Jose Cal
Where can obtain information in regard 20
demonstrating at the Aiaska-Yu fair2
Address William NJ. Sheffield. to
secretary Of the fair, Seattle, Wash
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
Gossip of Railwaymen

the store and I will give you two or
three carloads
NO, it was not original with him.
He knew Billy Bissell.
There is the man for you. Do you
suppose Billy does any hard work?
NO. sir; he goes out to all the golf
links in the state and plays with every
rich man in California.
What line are you using, Mr.. Croe-
sus?' he asks.
1.-The Southern Pacific. of course.
What other line is there?' says .Croesus,
for Billy has been swatting him hard.
That was fine stroke, says Billy,
ignoring the remark, as old Croesus,
after doubling himself up. sends a ball
about three feet and tears up a lot of
earth.
1T was rather ticklish hole to get
out from answers Croesus, and the
first thing you know III. A. Jones has
lost that mans freight
Look at Ripley. Why, it is on the
golf links that Ripley thinks out all
those fines policies which make the
Santa Fe a wonder. And Payson, too,
Is no poor player, and as for G. S. Fee.
he can make the best of them stand
up and take notice
think over Society is good thing
for any young man. 1t keeps him out
OF trouble. Tarpey knows that, and
when Tarpey gets into his Tuxedo and
makes speech he knows he is doing
the right thing.
Follow the illustrious example of
Tarpey and don't be like some rail-
roadmen / know, sit at home and sulk,
or go out and plant cabbages in the
~
are so fine for the complexion.
Pleasure never hurt anybody so
long as it is taken after the mild man.
ner of Harry Graham"
Up to date about 23,500 cars of or
anges have left southern California for
eastern points. There are still in the
neighborhod of 10000 cars to be for
warded This does not include ship
ments from the San Joaquin valley or
other points north of the Tehachapi
About $500 cars of lemons still re-
main to be forwarded. The total
amount of citrus fruit for the season
VIII exceed all previous seasons by
1000 cars.
Sylvester Williams, special repre-
sentative of the interstate commerce
commission, who begins taking testi-
mony on Monday in this city in the
case of the Utah merchants against the
Hartman merger will hear also the
cases of the hardwood lumber importers
against the Southern Pacific and the
Santa Fe. wherein they are asking for
the protection of a IS cent rate.
c. F. Runyon was elected a director
OF the Transportation club at a recent
meeting, to take the place of Carl E.
iKneiss, resigned.
O. d. Mcpherson, the Dos Palos ho-
telman. is arranging for line of motor
buses to run daily between Dos Palos
and Merced, distance of 20 miles.
Effective on May 2s, the Great
Northern will opera+e through trains
from eastern points into Tacoma.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

SNAPDRAGON- Subscriber. City. What IS
the game of snapdragon and how did IL orlsl-
nate:
Snapdragon is an old Christmas
sport in England which has come to
the people of that country from time
immemorable. A quantity of raisinS
are placed in a large shallow dish and
covered with sugar and brandy or
spirits and then the liquid is set on
fire. Those who take part in the sport
endeavor by turn to seize a raisin by
thrusting the hand through the flame.
This is task that requires both fear
lessness and quicknesS of movement.
The sport is an exciting one and much
laughter is occasiOned by the many
unsuccessful efforts of the participants
While the sport is on il is usual to
extinguish all the lights in the room.
so that the lurid glare from the fam
ing spirit may give weirdiike effect
to the scene. During the sport the
old time song of 1.-The Snapdragon" is
sung. one couplet of which is:
With his blue and tapping tongue
Many Of you will be stung.
Some antiquarians are of the opinion
that this sport is a survival of the
"ordeaI by fire. of the middle ages,
while others find in it a trace of the
still older custom of fire worship
among the Druids.
BILLY SUNDAY. J.. Petaluma Cal. Did
Billy Sunday the evangelist, baseball
player. ever play with the Sacramento team OF
the Pacific coast league-ssy about 20 years
ago!
He did not He played with the
White Sox and never was on this coast
until he came here as an evangelist.
DEAD CARDS-W. r.. City. In game OF
poker the dealer gives one player six cards and
the other four. Before any deal is made the
one with four cards claims a misdeal. each of
the two players having taken up his hand. Were
the hands dead?
The players lifted the foul hands. Be
cause one of the players had four cards
and the other six it does not come un-
der the head of a misdeal as the cor
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
Origin of Lighthouse Board

The origin of the Trinity house Is
unknown. AS Henry VIII, bluff Harry
Tudor" gave a charter of incorpora-
tion to the master, wardens and as
sistants of the guild, fraternity or
brotherhood of the most glorious and
undivided trinity and of ST. Clement
in the parish of Deptford. in the county
Of Kent" it is but fair to assume.
says the Magazine of Commerce, that
the guild in some form was in exist
ence in the time of some "panoplied
monarch yet earlier and ruder" Trim
ity house was reincorporated in 1904,
1860 and 1855. The corporation as we
know 1t today is based virtually on
the charter granted by James I, and
its brethren We're then divided into
elder and younger. As the general
lighthouse authority for England,
and Wales. Trinity house builds and
maintains lights. buoys, beacons and
fog signals, removes wrecks dangerous
to navigation and exercises control over
Scottish and Irish lighthouse boards.
1t is also the chief pilotage authority
of the United Kingdom, this being one
of its most ancient duties.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
FIRE DRILL GROUND NEEDED

Editor Call-As a spectator yester-
day morning of the splendid exhibit
tion given by our fire department. be-
fore the officers and cadets OF the
japanese warships. one could not fail
to be impressed by the high degree Of
efficiency displayed by the men, aud
yet at the same time feel sorry that
they should be so handicapped by lack
of proper accommodation for them
selves. the apparatus and for the yis-
itors.
While so much is being done for the
new San Francisco. IL should be borne
in mind that these exhibitions not only
entertain our visitors. but they produce
spirit of emulation among the men
OF the department. which adds to its
efficiency and give sense OF security
TO prospective investors here, which is
for the general good.
Perhaps the influence of The Cali
might result in our fire department
securing a drill ground in which a
truck could turn around without chas-
ing all the spectators out OF the in
closure Yours very truly.
JAMES w KERR.
San Francisco, May Z, 1909.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
Humors Of the Tariff
How patriotic statesman nobly came to
the rescue of suspected infant industry
BY EDWARD F. CAHILL

~ NE does the of questng umor in
tariff debate the quaid hucksterng to the
making of schedules but nothing mind
pous memory Thanksgiving
day, rude and acregou hands the tariff
revision offered many and
implorng providence inspire hearts of
The this suppcaton beyond
and long English minister
address he had stated that
Missouri where
singing in chape OF which
from brink
But Lord remember zine
prayers 50
ad Champ Clark afraid Joplin
Yet things safe and they used the days OF
Kelley There criticism abroad
things days when
akage before the committee and
Representative Kelley protest
Reduce the alkakange he cried "and thus that the
be down? industry be thus
competitions of this
upon brethren of the committee me-
noted Mr. Maynard took the foor
alkakange per cent"
discussion After
individual finally asked What akaknge anyway
but this No could could the word
of
available dilemma chemist called in He had heard
akakange the Office asked
mystery
whose of its origin convincing Well he said this
Jackson appointed
Gentlemen years Of odd that
tariff with Unexpectedly through the fat
they accidentally spelled akkange
suppose you since"
may o you the
Record understand that stranger things than aka
needless Here
Congressional 23 the
Payne tariff
amendment 2o line & after the word
eout
parantranln dineyanin to
NAL the
dlu eumdn oenatdn
all
What witches broth this? Say that backward three times and the
appear you authentic horns guaranteed tail glance
syabe would that and
the body the University
terrifying His latest accomplish
disposed asked the
blown readily that Pro-
kange
right man place permanent they will dis
the is boHin 10
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
University Almost Completed

Queensland university is to come into
existence this wear. the foundation
stones or the buildings having been laid
IN December. The educational system
or Queensland is controlled by a CAM
net minister; there are. according =
the university correspondent. 4 3oss
state schools. and 10 state aided gram :
mar schools flourish, besides nearly 900
private schools.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
The SemperM-
rens Park
Still in Politics

believe that Ge had other for his pocket
the administration and the patronage
politics. He admits that serious mischief done the forest
management OF Forester Lu but he pleads that
viii be repeated The governor states his letter
member of the Semperirens club San Jose and
published the Mercury that city. We quote from
consider ample sufficient,
the early days OF the legislature the California red
Tracts IS going under the law
down. damage of any
of
spots money appro
the people who but still the should be left
in lis wild state
of Lulls hands. He may repeat the
form, hasJbeen altogether politics about
his administration and hard escape the conclusion that
system be perpetuaed because promotes the powers
the political machine.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
Impertinent Question No. 1O2
What's Trolley Car?

For the most original wttest answer to this questonbe
brieer the better-lhe Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS.
For the next FIVE answers The Call will paw ONE. Dol
LAR EACH. Prize winning answers Will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed the winners at once Nal
your answer short and SEND 1T ON A POST1T
CARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS. ~
THE CALL. =
to whats the TRUTH
prize t
According 70 the appellate court something irrelevant
prize o ~ way,B
1t goddess muck
prize o J. T. FeI Isteet.i
What out OF lies
prize . Mrs C.. E.. King Ksnwood sonoma county
Nobodys business myo
street Vallejo
Ihiry-hye
81 Gensue
What thinks he has made his wife. hsleva
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
BaHineer
Will Bear
Watching

power grate arc Warned OFT Il they power sites public
lands they will have pay the customary license required the
forestry and their permits will be subject revocation on
shown.
Moreover the president has ordered that geological survey
conjunction with the reclamation shall
Of all public lands OF United States estab
fishing the location Of power sites This
direction Of extending the national policy
rather than striking the indicated
original order Nj. Balnger which he
he extremely sohctous these natural
passing under the control OF monoposc speculative inter-
and the development utilization resources
such will result the greatest benefit public
These sentiments highly creditabe to the secretary
although might that he help from above to dis
them unpeasany suggestive fact that
tons Balingers original order made without
and Of this secrecy gave advantage
the big power combinations. Obviously Mr. Balnger
will bear watching.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
Equivalent ad valorem
Schedules.

Now the question VIII Taft stand by his campaign
pledges and the bill, will he submit
question that answer but Taft, and he
ready Most OF the newspapers in the country busy supplying
the question: them convincing
The Call does profess to know.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

lican party pledges in this relation. Aldrich
declares that no revision downward OF the
tariff was promised by the platform, and in
this he is technically correct Taft, on the
other hand, distinctly promised that there
should be a revision OF the tariff in the interest
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

reassung find that President TAFT is keeping close
eye of his cabinet ministers although not altogether
encouraging discover that OF them watching
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
I aft and
Aldrch
Face TO Face

OF the ultimate who has been suffering greatly
increased OF living The drich tariff mainly
Dngley duties with slight average There
downward and the of congress does
hat any reduction may be expected Here instance com
table Of fourteen important schedules showing the Dgev
and Aldrich rates
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

VERY remarkable condition confrons congress
n president relation Apparently and o
Senator Adrl
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

range IS not easily lntelhglble. ne bllI was
recommended for enactment by the Semper-
vircns club the Native Sons, the Native
Daughters and the Society of Pioneers. Its
purpose was to take the administration of
the state forest out OF politics. It IS difficult
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

some Tine ago secretary OF the Interior Bal
linger threw open 100000 acres of national
reserves containing valuable water power
sites in Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and
Oregon. Last week by direction of the presi-
dent the order was rescinded and the water
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

NOVERNOR GLLETTS refusal approve the bill designed
change the form of administration of the Senpevirens
park otherwise known the Big Basin forest in the Coast
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

Q. D. Mcpherson. the Dos Palos ho-
lehman. is arranging for a line of motor
buses to run daily between Dos Palos
ana Merced, distance of 20 miles.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

Effective on May %. the Great
Northern will opera+e through trains
from eastern points into Tacoma.