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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23
PAGE AND P|CK|NS ID ENTER STRING
 0F CONTESTS
AFTER WINNING PRIZE AT CITY OF BUTTE WILL ENTER IN
 ONTARIO MATCH

Page and Pickins, champion two man drllers of the world, will in all proba. bility enter number of contests dur ing the months of August and Septem- Der. A letter received yesterday by Secretary Page of Globe Miners un- ion from the secretary of the Butte union states that the drill in that city will be pulled off August 9, instead of August 16, as heretofore announced in a dispatch from Butte. This change of date will in no way alter the determi- nation of Page and Pickins to enter the Butte contest for the purse of $l ,000. They are now doing practice work and will probably leave Globe late this month.
 A letter was received from the sec retary of the Cobalt, Ontario, miners union yesterday, notifying members of the Globe union that a drilling contest for a $2,000 prize will be given in that town on August 15. If present intentions are carried out Page and Pickins will also, participate in this event. There are a number of other drilling contests in the northwest dur ing the months of August and Septem Der, and it is more than likely that the invincible Globe team will take them all in.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23
THIS IS MY 4STH BIRTHDAY
JAMES SPEYER

James Speyer, one of the most prom inent bankers and fnaneers of Amer ica, was born in New York, July g, 1861. In 1883, at the age of 22, he was sent by his father to Frankfort -on- Main, to receive his banking training in the family house there. Subsequent ly he was sent 10 London, Paris and other European financial eenters and not until he had been schooled in all the foreign branches of the great bank ing house controlled by his family was he permitted to return to the United States By the time he was 10 years old, Mr Speyer was credited by his associates and rivals with beng one of the keenest fnanciers on this side of the Atlantic. For number of years past he has been the senior partner of the banking house of Speyer & Co. In New York Mir. Speyer is known as an active leader in the work of orgaui led charity. He has done much -io better the condition of the Jewish poor of the metropolis. Several years ago he do- mated $50,000 for the establishment of the Theodore Roosevelt professorship in American history and institutions al the University of Berlin.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23
GREAT ATHLETIC
 PROJECT IN LONDON

NEW YORK, July 22.--A dispatch rom London gives particulars of a great athletic project which it is pro posed to carry out in the stadium near London, which was the scene of the oympie games year ago. An inter national syndicate. with Al Lowering, "'n Known on two continents as a manager of big athletic and sporting T"'erprlses at its back. has offered lmre kiralfy 5000 Gas rental of the stadium for one week during the lat ter part of August or September.
 me program is already practically arranged, and most of the men named 'n'rem have agreed to take part. Two o' the events contemplate q return en- SS"gement between Frank Gotch and "eorge Haekenschmidt, and twenty round fight between Jack Johnson and stanley ketchel, On the running track '''ie VIII be a revival of the old time 0N days go-as-you please contest, with '''t hfty starters, and. as the stadium 'F"'k IS the longest over which such a '"'e has ever been held, it is hoped that
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23
DEDICATION OF
 JAPANESE BUILDING

SEATTLE, Wash, July 22-Today at the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition was made notable by the dedication of the Japanese building, which houses one of the most attractive exhibits of the entire fair. The dedication was accom- panied by interesting ceremonies in which Haiime Ota, commissioner gen eral from Japan to the exposition and President !. F. Chilberg of the expo sition company were the leading par ticipants. After the exercises an elab- crate luncheon was served to several hundred invited guests. The build ing, which is a replica of the common Japanese residence of the tenth cen. tury, was handsomely decorated with flags and flowers.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23
LONDON INTERESTED
 IN A NAVAL FLEET

LONDON, July 22.--It is estimated that nearly half a million Londoners have visited the great naval fleet since the vessels dropped anchor in the Thames at Southend the first of this week. The great battleship Dread nought has been the chief center of attraction for the crowds. Yesterday the lord mayor and corporation of Lon don paid an official visit to the fleet and today the visit was returned by a body of more than 1000 sailors. The sailors arrived at the Liverpool street station and were enthusiastically cheer
 ed by enormous crowds as they march ed along the embankment and through the Strand and Fleet street to the Guildhall. where they were greeted by the lord mayor and other official repre- scntatives of the city of London. To- morrow General. Sir William May com mander-in-chief of the home fleet, is to be entertained at the Guildhall, to- gethcr with 800 officers of the warships.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23
THINGS DOING IN
 X SPORTING CIRCLES

a new record for distance will be es- tahlishcd.
 Each, afternoon of the week will be given over to sprints and on the last day there will be Marathon race, the whole of which will be run in the full view of the spectators. There will be ten entries for the Marathon and the winner will receive $l0,000. The dis patch states that Hayes, Dorando Longboat, St. Yves, Svanberg, Maloney and Cibot have agreed to run in the Marathon.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23
WORLDS GREATEST SHOW HkS IMMENSE WEALTH IN NORTH
 COUNTRY'S EXHIBIT

SEATTLE, July 22.-The exhibit of the territory of Alaska shown at the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition, has for genuine interest and educational value never been excelled by a former exposition. The enormous building erected by the federal government for the purpose of exploitation of the northern territory, is crowded with a collection of articles representing every source of wealth of the land The products along agricultural lines, the results of the fisheries, the forests min erals, the ethnology of the northern aborigne and the flora and fauna are elaborately represented.
 As gold was the loadstone breaking the barrier of the Arctic country, so it is one of the magnets of the exhibit buildings. of the exposition; the grim
 steel cage in the center of the floor shows gleaming pile of bricks, mug gets and dust, taken from the placer deposits of our northern possessions. Visitors never tire of watching the dull flash of the light over the yellow sur face, and on leaving, are almost sure to return for a last look before quit ting the building
 Gold in the quartz, in the sand of the river banks and yet bearing the pre- c0us metal, represent all the different sections of the land machinery and the methods for separating it from the dross earth and rock are shown and their operation explained The baser minerals are all found in Alaska and they are all fully displayed; anthracite and petroleum from the districts about Katella show the most valuable de posits known on earth. Iron, copper, antimony, and the many metal produc- ing rock are all exhibited and with them are lucid explanations and descrip- tions from government officials
 It is the agricultural way, however. that the great surprise of the exhibit is found. A great pile of vegetables confront one as the main doors are passed, and the size, variety and qual- ny dic pcNiiuciHS' All ccTtdiS, SrdlnS and many berries and fruit grow to per. lection, and what the country of Alas. ka gives definite promise of to the tiller of the soil is almost unbelievable.
 A corner of the main room is de voted to a magnificent panorama, and standing on the raised platform of this, an Alaskan scene of mountain. valley and rushing streams presents picture of exceptional beauty and vividness. It depicts the miner at work amid the glazier covered hills, and the changes 1 of morning, noon, evening and night are accomplished in a startling realistic manner.
 In display cases arranged about the entire room, are displayed collections of Indian implements and specimens of their crude art, which cannot be dupl- cated even in the territory itself Arts and crafts which hourished years ago have become obsolete and forgotten, and those secured by early settlers who were prevalent enough to become col lectors in a modest way. The expos- tion exhibit contains these specimens gathered from every corner of Alaska and Yukon. The educational advance ment of the Indian is demonstrated by
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23
SOX PLAY kAYSEES
MATERNAL NINE WILL STACK UP AGAINST M'CLELLAN'S
 KIDS SUNDAY

The White Sox will be in action in me local diamond sunday afternoon. a game having been arranged with the feJuvenated Knights of Columbus team
 While the Knights have not broken any records in the past for fast play ihg' they have strengthened their team ln number of places and as a result ,"e! should be able to put up hard light against the Sox.
 McCIellan's boys will present about 'neir usual front in the game.
 move was on foot earlier in the week. to have the Morenci team here TOT {" double header, Sunday, but this team can not be secured for that date.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23
OKLAHOMA HAS A NEW
 LIQUOR PROBLEM

GUTHRIE, Okla, July 22.-An in junction to prevent the state from in terfering in the transportation of liquors shipped into the state from de- pots, warehouses and express offices to residences came up for hearing in the district court at Oklahoma City to- day. The action was brought by the Oklahoma Distributing company, and is directed against the sheriff of Ok lahoma county, Acting Superintendent Stone of the state dispensary and sev- eral others officially interested in the enforcement of the liquor laws.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE

rain.
 Batteries Joss and Clark; Doyle and Klelnow.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23
|GLlTTERING GOLDEN ING0TS
 FROM ALASKA AT EXPOSITION

work from the many public schools, and constitutes a valuable exhibit It has been gathered with the utmost care and judgment and from it can be glean- ed a splendid idea of what the little school house is accomplishing in devel oping the people native to the land of the midnight sum-
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23
FLOOD SITUATION IN
 WISCONSIN IS WORSE

ASHLAND. Wis. July 22.-The sit uation in the flood district is worse to- day. The railroad bridge and all other bridges are believed to have been swept out at Odanah. Nothing has been heard from there since 3 a. m. Six bridges are torn out on the Marengo river.
 Another good picture at the Iris to- night-"A Child's Praver.''
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23

Batteries-Killian and Schmidt; Ar ellanes, Walters and Donohue
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23
BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Ratteries-Reulbach ana Archer; Wiltsee, Crandall and Meyer and Sehlei.
 At Philadelphia
 Philadelphia Cincinnati two games poslponed; rain.
The sun., 1909-01-02
ORIGIN or GOLD DEPOSITs.
Why Beds OF streams Rich In the Min
erai Show Nc Trace OF Quartz Veins.

FFOW soc s9CbVffN tHtgkdH.
The current theory OF the formation OF gold
bearing alluvaI deposits assumes that the gold
existed originally 10 the central neucisus OF the
earth In the forms Of sulphde aud telluride which
subsequently became dissolved In the waters OF
hot springs aud were deposited together with
gelatlnous silica. Thus were formed veins OF
aurifcrous quartz which. In consequence OF ero
sion. gave rise 10 aIuvial strata containing par.
tlcss of metallic gold
NJ. Fleu1, however. asserts that the erosion OF
outCroppng auriferous veins OF quartz does not
account for all deposits OF stAlllc gold, lie hnds
that some gold bearing strata show no trace OF
quartz but consist wholly Of clay with fragments
Of dlorite or diabase. and moreover are so sit. .
mated as to preclude the existence Of quartz veins
He has seen beds Of streams become richer In gold
after every rain, though they showed no trace Of
quartz. Finally, In ccrtsln Aurlferous strata
which contain much quartz, not particle OF gold
Is found In the quartz though some gold occurs
In the dlabase which accompanies II,
Hence FleuI concludes that the erosion Of
Gus alluvlal strata; and furthermore. that the
almost constant presence, In those strata ofheavy
basic rocks. oontS ming dorlte, smphlbollc schlst
aud dlabase, indicates that native gold is one OF
the subsidiary ingredients of those rocks
According 10 this new theory. therefore. Ger
tain OF the heavy eruptive rocks have carried
With them In their eruption some of the gold ex
stlng In the metallic state IN the central nucleus
OF the earth. Afer reaching the surface these
rocks were oxdZed rs contact with the air and
erudsd by water. which washed away the lighter
materials and left the heavier. including the god.
The sun., 1909-01-02
DISTILLED WATER.
Why II IL Beneficial as q Drink-Its Curs-
tive Properties.
From ne Youh's Com panion

FFoFN "t VhH et0WUdVtOHs
| II one is TO accept as correct everything 3
that 10 written. even In medical journals.
about the drinking Of distilled water one
must regard IL as the BEST and purest water
10 drink. even possessing most potent oura-
! tive properties. and q corrosive poison To
the walls Of the stomach.
That IL Is the purest water one can drink,
II by pure Is meant absolute freedom not
only from baJteris and other disease pro-
ducing organisms but from the salts which
all, even tho softest. natural waters con-
tain. is unquestionahly true; yet even dis
titled water. especially that distilled from
sea water. may contain appreciable qusnti-
ties Of lime and magnesium salts and
chlorin.
Among tho medicinal virtues formerly
attributed TO distilled water was the cure
OF eoitre. and IL was said that the habitual
drinking Of distilled water. or rainwater,
would effect the gradual disappearance OF
the swelling in the neck even when the
usual remedies, such as iodine. failed. This
belief was corollsry OF the theory that
goitre was due to the drinking OF lime i'm
pregnated water.
more general belief. and one that is
held by many to-day, is that distilled water
exerts q wonderful solvent action In the
body, removing the excess OF lime salts
which tend 20 accumulate in persons Of
advancing years and TO lead TO calcfica-
ton OF the arteries and so bring about the
degenerative chan ges Characteristic of old
age.
This would be very comforting il II we're
true. for all could attain long life II nothing
were required except to drink plenty OF
pure water, But the elixir Of life 10 not 90
simple. The arterial ohang yes Of advancing
age consist first in q fbrous thickening OF
the walls Of the blood vessels. and Il ie only
after these have become established that
the lime deposits occur.
The buttermilk theory Of Metohnikof
Is more plausible. for drinking this does
undoubtedly restrain in a measure the
formation OF intestinal poisons which are
believed to play an important role in the
hbrous thcksning OF the arteries
The other view. that distilled water dis
solves the lining Of the stomach, IL even
less tenable, for the mouth and stomach
always contain mucus and other fluids
upon which the water would act and dis
solve out enough salts to prevent II working
injury to the coats Of the stomach.
We know little OF the action Of distilled
water in the system. All that can be af-
nrmed Is that II is not injurious and may
be recommended as a drinK because Of it's
freedom from disease producing bacteria.
The sun., 1909-01-02
Prohibition That Fails.

III the eyes Of our Southern friends
prohibition in practice does not fulfil
all the promises Of its preliminary atti-
tude. II has already been shown that,
in Virginia at least, it neither promotes
morality and good public conduct nor
contributes TO the general revenue. In
Georgia and Alabama, more particu-
larly In Savannah and Atlanta, as in
Birmingham and Huntsville. it now
appears that prohibition has stimulated
the criminal record and at the same
time orimped the treasury. The re-
turns from those States tell their own
tale, while the forebodlngs Of the tax
payers find voice In half the newspapers.
Above all things it Is now apparent that
prohibition does not prohibit, il "drunks
and disorderlies" count for anything
and the shrinkage in the public income
is fragrant to the most easygoing in
speotion.
Tho most significant feature was the
arrest of many who we're too drunk 10
remember their own names. This hap
pened in Birmingham, city tied up TO
the taste of the White Ribbon enthus-
asts. Under former auspices these
helpless derelicts might have stopped
short of utter imbecility and dreamed
away their potations in quiet, friendly
places and gone back TO their families
later reasonably sober. As il was, they
kept upon the streets and with olandes-
tine imbibings lapsed into mere bes-
tiahty. There is no escaping the sombre
chronicle, Prohibition does not pro-
hibit. Morality fares worse under the
new law than under the old, and We
must console ourselves with the com
placency Of few unthinking zealots.
With this encouragement, VIC pre-
sumo, the crusade will continue.
The sun., 1909-01-02

and scythes'; but as II was Mr.. RoosE-
Wits discovery the form Of reportln g
that the Government did not possess
100000 new Springfield rides was gone
through. II seems there are but 2OO,-
900 Of these rifles. and We are told that
the only other rifles In stock are $50 900
Of 'the now obsolete Krag-Jorgensens'
and old Springfelds. For tho old Spring
field no good word can be said; II 10 indeed
an obsolete arm. But the Krag-Jorgen-
sen is weapon not 10 be despised; In fact,
1t Is a very servioeable one. and In the
equipment Of volunteers In an emergency
II would be invaluable.
As a matter Of fact. In the present state
Of our relations with Europe and the Far
East We do not need million new Spring
fields. nor shall We ever need as many un-
less we are threatened with a multitude
nous invasion. OF which we ought to have
notice in time TO make the extra rifles at
the Government workshops and distribute
them to reserve troops, Perhaps there
should be 700, 900 new Springfields. includ-
Ing those In the hands Of the regulars and
guardsmen. But to manufacture a mill
ion rifles would he TO find no use for them
except in an improbable emergency.
Besides the whole thirs would have to
be done over again II a better weapon
were invented.
The sun., 1909-01-02
HOW 4 CHINESE CITY MOURNS.
High and Low 0niciaIs Assign Places for
the People to Weep.

| Hdroehor corTesponden Shan 0hai Mercuyy
soon after the news OF the death Of the
Emperor and Empress Dowager was con.
tirmed official proclaim att Ions we're ISSUED
instracting the people how TO observe the
mourning rites.
All festivities we're interdicted and musi-
cal instruments were not allow cd TO gladden.
the ear. The high aud low officials pro-
ceeded to designate places to weep. and
the people generally had weeping places
assigned them. The tablets OF the departe ed
sovereigns we're placed In these places 10
receive the obeisance Of the mourners. The
Government schools have suspended for
some days and the students 20 about with
white girdles around their waists. In
most OF the schools. both native and mis-
sion. memorial services were held.
On the streets lanterns with blue letters
are hanging from nearly every shop. and
there Is a great display OF white bunting
The sign boards are draped with Il, and It Is
stretched over the street In places and
before many OF the shop fronts. The
notices. The whole empire mourns,
The empire weeps." &C.. are freely used.
The police wear white badges on the lett
arms. Girls wear white In their hair. All
the red buttons on mems caps have been
replaced by black or blue. Red is tabooed
Often the red letters on sign boards will
be covered with white paper pasted over
them.
All marriages are forbidden for month
There was great bustllng in hurrying up
the marriages which were near at hand,
Just before aud even after the proclama-
tion forbiddinR them was issued, as they
did not want TO wait TO the end OF the mourn
Ing. They did not use the elaborate we'd
ding garments or employ the usual red
wedding chair In the hurry. Aud some
economical people took the occasion 10
marry just because the expense could be
greatly lessened by not using the ordinary
parapheruslis.
colporteur who had been selling Hal
lecks Almanac lost his occupation. Peo-
pie will not buy IL for two reasons. One
reason is because the covers are redl Tho
other Is because Il is for next year and has
"Kusng Hsu. thirty-ffth year. whereas
there will never be the "thirty-hfth year
OF Kuang Ilsu.'
The sun., 1909-01-02

imply that the people generally have
been oifenslve and hostile quite the
contrary; the mass Of the Cuban PEOPLE,
while not inordinately fond OF the
American soldiers or very prole 70
mlngle with them, have recognized the
ethics Of the situation amiably enough
and demeaned themselves accordingly:
but it Is not to be denied that a rough
negro element in the population has
given some trouble, the details OF which
have been suppressed The American
soldier has not exactly turned the other
cheek, but he has behaved with won-
dcrful self-control under circumstances
that in the States would have excited
him to violence. He has been under
general orders inspired from Washing
ton and read TO him until he could re-
peat them in his sleep, and the admoni-
ton OF his officers has been constant
and we'll timed. In the background
General BARRY has stood, or sat at his
desk, with warming look that never
left his fcce. IL is lie who must have
credit for the splendid discipline and
exemplary behavior of the Army OF
Paofication.
The army has not been idle. IL has
reorganized and trained the Rural
Guard it has mapped the island until
every trail is known; IL has done sani-
tary work Of the highest value TO the
Cuban people; il has helped to give
them u code Of laws and has directed
and assisted in public works. In in
calculable ways II has proved its use
fulness, while as police force it re-
mained aloof; and it has done work
for Cuba which lays the people under q
great obligation and should evoke their
appreciation. When we speak Of the
army We mean the officers Of all de-
partments and the enlisted men. They
arc leaving Cuba in better health and
in higher state Of efficiency than could
be claimed for them when tho revolu-
ton Of August, 1905, called them to the
island The American people have
good reason to be proud Of the Army
of Pacification.