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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-01

GREENWATER, Cal, Oct. L.
After stalking his life on the toss
of a coin and losing. David Ed
redge, son of B. Eldredge, prest-
dent of the National Sewing Ma
chine & Bicycle company of Him
OILS, persisted on the burning floor
of Death Valley, according to a
weird story told today by a desert
character known as Malapai Mike,
who arrived here in a semi-delir-
ious condition.
Mikes story, which was one of
the most narrowing of the terri
BILE tales of suffering that ever
emanated from the grim sink
holes of the Death Valley desert,
clears the mystery that surround
ed the disappearance of Eldredge
more than a month ago.
In company with Malapal Mike,
Eldredge started from Greenwater
to Telescope peak, forty miles
across Death Valley. He hal
been employed to investigate a
proposed power site for the Brock
ington company of Boston.
After completing the investigt-
lions the men set out on the re-
turn trip. In the middle of the
sink hole, 250 feet below the level
of the sea. Eldredge's burro gave
out and for days he and Mix
plodded under the burning desert
sun in search of trail to civiliza-
ton.
Queer Proposition.
eve were lost and we knew It,"
said Mike today. 1--WE were al
most without food and had but
five canteens of water left. We
were both so weak that we knew
we never could last. One night
while we were lying half dead
after walking all day, Eldredge
made me proposition. He had 4
dollar In his pocket and he pro-
posed that We toss 1t, the vim er
to take the burro and the water
and go away and leave the other
to die.
81 didn't care what happened, ;"
the old man went on, sobbing, $50
| said good Eldredge got out
his dollar. We both got down Oh
our hands and knees in the sand
and waited. Eldredge tossed the
coin and I yelled heads
''The coin fell in the sands,
and we had to scrape the grains
away before we could see who had
won. 1t was heads and l got The
Arizona republican., 1909-06-08

resentatives from Tempe were pres ent at the meeting yesterday and demanded the taking up of the re- port in order that it's contents might be made public, for it had been gen.
 orally understood that the compari-
 son would be favorable to the Tempe site. Other matters, however in- tervened, and the report was not called before the board. Some ob- jection was offered on the part of the friends of the Center street site to the consideration of the report: at least to the giving it any official character. the objection being based upon two grounds. The first was that under the law the supervisors were never authorized to insure the expense of such a report and that the findings of it would have no bear ing upon the amount of money that could be raised since that is already settled in the proposal for the cleo
Arizona republican., 1909-06-08

tion. That amount could not be changed at this late date to conform to any report the surveyor might make.
 There was the additional objection that though MT. Streits is an ac- complished civil engineer he has never qualified as an expert on the cost of bridges, so that his report would be nothing more than the ex- pression of an individual opinion.
 The Tempe representatives express ed considerable indignation at the delay in taking up the report, and especially at the ruling of the super visors, that until it had been con- sidered it was not a public docu- ment whose contents could be made public. It was stated, however, just before the adjournment of the board for the day that the report would be considered and made public some time today.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-08
AND NOW cocKRoAcHEs
Found to Be not Only Filthy Poses but Dangerous to Health--Should
 Be ExtermI mated.

While scientists have long appreci- ated the danger from vermin and evil insects, yet it is only recently that ma tional and state officials and the gen. eral public have sought to exterminate rats. flies, mosquitoes and cockroaches
 Rats carry the dread bubonic plague. mosquitoes are responsible for yellow fever, flies spread typhoid fever. while cockroaches are not only a grave re- proach to the good housewife but a serious pest and nuisance.
 Several states have recently issued bulletins telling how to destroy cock reaches, but the department of agri- culture at Washington has undOubted- ly given the most practical advice, for it recommended q method that has been used successfully in ridding its own offices of cockroaches.
 Now that the cockroach season has officially been declared open. this method will be of special value to housekeepers. Get 25c worth of cock roach paste from your druggist and spread it on pieces of paper and place in sinks. closets, pantries. etc, and not only will it kill all roach inhabitants. but will keep other colonies from form ing. When the housekeeper remem- bers that healthy pair of cOckroaches will have a million descendants in a year should none of them die, the ne- cessity of exterminating the pests when first seen will be appreciated. The unusually cold. damp spring this year makes good breeding weather for the disgusting roach and this simple means of extermination recommended by the agricultural department should be tried by every good housewife who is bothered with reaches.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-08
FIRE DEPARTMENT
 FOR WlCKENBURG
THE FIRST STEPS ARE TAKEN
 TOWARD IT.
The Return of an Early Resident of
 the Place.

Messrs. Merton Ganung, John A. Throne, Al Everts and w. M. Poulson. who were members of the Prescott fire department and who are now well known citizens of WIckenburg, are working to establish a Wickenburg fire department.
 Julius Munsheimer arrived in town Sunday afternoon from the east after an absence of about six years. MT Munsheimer was one of the very early settlers here and everybody was glad to shake hands with him for old times sake. He was cutie little surprised at the rapid growth of Wickenburg and thinks a great future lies before it. Since leaving Wickenburg, Mir Nun sheimer has travelled pretty nearly all over the globe. but he longs for the scenes of his younger days and he may locate here again He will be the guest of F. x. OBrien while here
 Hollands grove was the scene Of a Mexican musical Sunday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. Platt, Mir and Mrs. Jacobs, A. Conereres. MT. Rosco, J. Munsheimer and several others left for Phoenix to be present at the trial of Holland vs. O'Brien, which is an action to establish the ownership of some land here.
 Harry HudsDath. who was arrested on the charge of stealing a check from F. x. OBrien, was given a hearing be- fore Judge Riggs Monday morning. In consideration of his youth, Judge Riggs made the sentence as light as possible and accordingly sentenced him to pay a fine of s60 or spent that many days in the county jail at Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-08

property and money in the various companies managed by the Daggs brothers, estimated to be something less than 3O,O0O was the property of Melinda E. Daggs, their mother. The complaint bristled with allega- tions of wrongdoing on the part of the defendants and it was asked that a re- ceiver be appointed for the various companies in their control. That was denied and later a temporary injunc- tion was issued restraining them from the exercise of full control over the business and various books and docu- ments were brought into court
 The judgment does not decide the title to the properties involved but it does decide that the showing made by the administrator has not been suffi- cient and the books were ordered turn ed back to the defendants so that the case stands precisely where it was be- fore it was begun.
 The case of R. F. Swartz, charged with embeZzlement, was continued for the term. Swartz is the young man who some time ago on the Saturday before the date of his trial which was set for Monday tried to commit sui eide.
 The case of F. x. O'Brien against Helen Holland. involving the owner ship of Wickenburg real estate was continued until today.
 The afternoon was taken up with the trial of Martin Gold against D. w. Steele. to recover the amount of a threshing bill last year The defendant filed cross complaint demanding the payment of s51 by the plaintiff for grain destroyed by fire declared to be the result of the carelessness of the plaintiff. The value of the grain so destroyed was nearly S700. There was insurance on it to the amount of $40. The case was not concluded when an adjournment was taken for the day
Arizona republican., 1909-06-08

Good Clothes and no other kind ''
Arizona republican., 1909-06-08
PROsPECTOR BOILED
 BUT IS RECOVERING
Mining Man We'll Known In This City Falls Into Boiling Springs in Southern California. Although bad ly Burned He Is Out of Danger and Will Continue His Trip In a Few Weeks.

A letter and an extract from a paper published at Reno, Nevada, received yesterday by A. w. Ga,pin, will be of interest locally. The article relates to G. E. Engstrom who spent the last winter in this city with his wife and son and was well known to all of the spOrtsmen. He reports in the letter which he sent that at the time of the writing he was very little the worse be- cause of the adventure which he had undergone.
 The following is the report from Reno:
 To be suddenly plunged into a seething and smoking body. of water having a temperature of PIP de- grees Fahrenheit and to escape to tel how it happened has been the experience of G. E. Engstrom, a prominent mining man in Lassen and Modoc counties, California.
 Engstrom is now under the care of physician at the McKissick hotel as a result of having been precipi- tated into one of the many springs of boiling water at Amadee, Cali fornia, last Monday.
 Both his legs were so cooked by their immersion in the hot water that the flesh and cuticle was taken from them in large chunks when his clothing and shoes were removed That Engstrom did not plunge head first into the boiling water is due only to his own activity.
 Engstrom states that he had been prospecting in the northern country in company with w. H. Stewart. He was on his way to their mine at Leadville and stopped at Amadee While there he thought he would go to the hot spring and drink a cup of water. He stood on a board which projected over the edge of the spring, and as he stopped over to dip up a cupful of water the board broke precipitating him head first toward the surface of the boiling water He managed to grab the grass on the edge of the spring with both hands and thus prevented himself from plunging head first into the water
Arizona republican., 1909-06-08

Both legs, however, were immersed in the hot water Engstrom crawl ed out of the water as soon as possible and made his way to the hotel, a distance of aoout 300 yards. Last night he came to this city and is under the care of Dr. w. H. Hood.
 Immediately after the accident Eng strom telegraphed to San Jose to his wife, and she is now with him at the Hotel McKissick He expects to be able to resume his prospecting trip in a few weeks.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-08
THE DEFENDANTS WIN IN THE DAGGS CASE
The Judgment Based on a Lack of Proof.

The case of P. P. Daggs, adminis- trator of the estate of Melinda E.. Daggs. against Hugh R. Daggs. P. B. Lyons and others was decided by Judge Kent yesterday in favor of the defend ants. on the ground that there was no proof of the allegations of the com plaint of the administrator
 On the death of R. E. Daggs the business which he had conducted with his brother A. J. Daggs, was taken possession of by Hugh R. Daggs. who came after the murder of his father on January 1, of last year. It was the contention of the administrator that A. J. Daggs left no estate and that the
Arizona republican., 1909-06-08
THE SURVEYORS REPORT
 ON COST OF BRIDGES
The Supervisors Postpone the Con. sideration of 1t.

To use a Hibernicism, the most important matter before the board of supervisors yesterday was some thing that did not come up. It was the report of County Surveyor Streits, who had been delegated O investigate the costs of a bridge at the Center street site and also one at the Tempe site The report was left at the office of the board on Saturday. A large number of rep
Arizona republican., 1909-06-08
A Mighty
 Ruler,
Who wisely rules himself.

Curious what have and then maybe three "deevelsh part makeup
 It's safe yOu" and the all belong the lodge and see if thus the right to rule things across your pathway and he can rule
 You be well he knee perhaps, break leg permanently cripple you
 of be for the of this article speak of the narcotics the family which includes morphine whisky ofee tobacco the family each member having different degree of strength
 Now perhaps plausible
 has friends but cooy cunnngy kfes they know where the blow from
 poor, seepe without his old end Mr. Coffee quietly pushing him along towards the silent Mo- don't hurt does pick the highly Perhaps the victim realizes again the
  to the chain of the master
 q simply give up my by groes and the stretches him tighter the rack of uf fering.
 Make thing fight IS or suffering follows steadily until you are able to rule
 Then health happiness It right and smash with mailed fist" comfortable whip Mr. Coffee him the side of the mountain and give his place to Postm
 Asteamng fragrant cup of beverage color which rich golden under
 Of remarkable quickly follow the victory sleep nerves all the which a with natural food which old Dame Nature only glad seize for the building material badly needed and long denied
 yOu Hope you get often; it's weakening
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-12
The Gentler Seq.

4 have gone through the bad days
with my husband when he toiled and
struggled, and am now proud to share
the honors sbowered upon him." Thus
Nine Beriot, the sympathetic wife Of
the great aviator, expressed herself when
surrounded by personal friends and EN-.
powered in flowers she tried in her apart
ment at the Savoy to collect herself
after the wonderful excitement of the
day. And she added with an amusing
sigh, very French and very human, "Be-
lieve me, the domestic side Of an await
or's wifes lot is not bed Of roses.
was thinking Of the days when Louis
could not SIT down at the table without
pencil We looked at him, my chill
dren and 7, and there he was. drawing
plans on the tablecloth and forgetting
his dinner. Then suddenly be would
start to explain to ne with bewildering
wealth Of technical details his various
ideas for improving his machine. ] can
say that for eight years in our home At
Neuilly, near Paris, my husband has
never spoken to me except about aero
planes. used to play the piano before
] was married, but / have never touched
note since I became Nine. Bleri0t.
almost hated his machine, and really nv
children--I have three daughters and
two sons-dreaded it as much as J. They
once saw--and heard-'papa's propeller
and they ran away screaming They
have never wanted to see their father
fv."-London Daily Mail
Once in a while a so-called fad Is 50
beneficial and generally Gne that one
wishes ii were not a fad al all, bSt some-
thing far more permanent. That is SO
Of the tendency Of the modern girl to
be athletic q tendency which now unfor-
tlinately appears to be so much on the
wane that one il obliged to conclude that
II was nothing but fad after all.
Perhaps the styles worn BY the women
the past few seasons have had sons.
thing to 90 with the passing Of the OUT
door girl for certainly the narrow skirts
and one-p piece frocks Of the present sum-
mer are hardly adapted to strenuous
sports. But, ut any rate, the passing
of The athletic girl is something to Be
deplored and vigorous efforts ought to
be made to keep her. The beginning
must be made with the little girls. for.
once allowed to enjoy the freedom of
outdoor life, children will not willingly
resign themselves to the indoors. We
hear great deal during the summer Of
the iaunts, camping parties hikes, etc.
which are arranged for the boys They
are just as good for the girls as they
are for the boys a love Of nature ana
the health and strength that come from
living with her--these are attributes
that grace the woman M less than fhh
man, and no girl should be considered
as properly brought up without them.
Ohio State journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-12

~ NE or the great wonders Of Cal
M IA ifornia. which natives and
" ~ tourists are so interested Ia,
Is Alahaster cave. in Placer
county. II was but twelve years ago
that an idle hand dropped stone
through hole In the rocks which de-
veloped the discovery OF this cave OF
such wondrous beauty and remarkable
archaeological importance.
Alabaster cave, which has since as
sumed such Importance through the
bones discovered imbedded In its
walls, is within few thousand yards
Of the town Of Auburn. and yet
through all the years while Auburn
was passing from q mining camp to
the center Of a great fruit industry t.
with its scientific treasures and won
drous possibilities. remained hidden
ID fact, il was by merest accident 1t
was discovered at ALL Several open
ings in the rocks had been found, but
no one ever thought OF searching to
ind whittier they led Some men
quarrying rock were resting at noon.
and one Of them idly dropped a small
stone through n little hole at his feet.
He was surprised to hear It go rum
bling down as II to a great distance
and then splash into water. An inves-
tigation Of the vicinity resulted n the
discovery OF another and larger open
ing in the rocks. and down this a ven
turesome lad was lowered By rope.
He found himself in o vaulted cham
Der ia the center Of which was an ex.
tensive lake. II was due 60 the per.
sistence Of Dr. J, G. Hawver that tue
real Importance Of the cave was
brought to light. for when the Incl
cent was told to him be at once set
about making personal investigation.
which was later followed by a visit on
the part Of scientists from the Univer-
sity Of California He was the path
finder aud paved the way that enabled
others to find the bones. and then be
induced the university 70 send scien-
tific investigators to reap the results or
the discovery Dr. Hawyer climbed
down by means OF rock and rope for
eighty feet into the dark chasm and
found himself on a narrow shelf on
the brink Of water. He says OF this
visit.
"All we could see by the light Of our
candle WAS a long. high rooted irreg-
ular gallery. which we had no means
OF exploring farther. except by water
route Not being an expert swimmer
under the best Of conditions. did not
take more than two or three steps
from where dropped from the rope.
as that was All the room there was be-
tween the wall and the water
But the doctor was not satisfied with
this casual examination Of the cave.
He secured rubber air mattress aud
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-12

to give them pistols, saying there had
been trouble in the camp and the pistols
we're wanted for self-defense Todd tola
the officers that the sergeant had the
key to the drawer in which the REVIEWERS
we're locked They went away Just
before that Lieut.. Rocker had passed
BY.
I'm a little while after Lieut.. Adams
and 0sterman left. said Todd on the
stand yesterday. i heard two shots and
saw somebody running. The man wore
white shirt. Then / heard the COM
mand to bait given, followed by the
statement, aYou are under arrest Then
few minutes heard two more shots.
went between the shots and awakened
the sergeant Of the guard. As / came
from his room Sergeant Dehart came
into barracks. When he heard the first
two shots, Dehart went out toward the
parade ground, where the sound Of the
shots came from. The sergeant Of the
guard came out a few minutes later and
ordered me to remain where was.
Presently Ell came back and said it was
al over.
I'm a little while Lieut.. Rocker came
to the guard room where I was and
said, Ny God, Archie, I've been shotl'
4 laughed at Rocker at first Then
! examined him. found in an inside
pocket Of his coat book Of drill regula-
tons Embedded in this book was al
bullet took the book out and tx
tracted the bullet and showed it to Roel.
ker Their was hole in his coat, his
shirt and his undershirt
Later Adams came in and said he had
been shot in the hand
Further than these facts Todd would
hot 60 He was closely examined By all
the attorneys and some Of his state
ments eonficted with those Of other
witnesses, but in no material points.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-12

sent it down the hole. Blowing 1t up
and reinforcing it with sticks. be had
a raft on which be yentured into the
unknown blackness around him. But
he was doomed to further disappoint-
ment, for be could and no outlet to
the large chamber. and, while he knew
that the underground lake extended
some distance farther In toward the
center OF the mountain, he could find
no passageway. Sticks seemed to be
attracted toward the north wall Of this
chamber, as II the current ran from
one chamber to another farther on,
and by pushing one Of these sticks
downward 1t slipped through ain open
ing and disappeared. Leaving bis air
mattress raft IN the hole. the doctor
returned to daylight, disappointed but
determined to make further efforts to
lind what was really IN the cave. But
the high school boys got ahead of him.
A number Of them visiting the cave
were the discoveries Of the poleon-
tological specimens which led to the
scientific investigation. and Just what
was found By the investigation OF
Professor ]. G. Merriam and q. h.
Furlong will not be known until they
issue a monograph on the subject, for
the scientific world Is ayerse to MAX
Ing known It's finds except in the reg
ulsr method Of collegians. It Is known.
however, that strange and rare bones
were found belonging to long extinct
animals with equally long and extinct
Latin names. But two Of the prehis-
toric species are fully identified. One.
the fells hippolestes. one Of the progen-
itors OF the mountain lion of today,
but Of such magnitude that he <un-
doubtedly was a I'll antagonist Of the
mammoth and cave bear, and the 9th
err megalonyx. a huge ground sloth
whose living prototype has not been In
North America for many thousands Of
years Just what other strange wild
beasts formerly made their homes Ia
this care viii be known only when It
has been thoroughly explored at such
time ms the accumulated water has
been drained OF long. enough to permit
IF full investigation. The walls and
floors are full OF queer shaped bones.
ana when these tell their stories Of
past ages We can probably ind out all
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-12
Humanity in The Cow Barn.

The old-iashioned stanchion Is no
longer To Sc found Ia the stables 81 hui
name oWners. being replaced by o chain
fastener, or some other device which all
lows the cows more freedom and permits
them to scratch and Hex themselves, as
vel AS making them more comfortable
WHEN they lie down II has been found
in. actual practice that the substitution
Of chain ties for staDehions has increase
ca Tie flow Of milk, as well as improv-
ing the health Of the animals ANY one
stopping for a moment 70 consider what
Is must mean to q cow To BIZ fastened
for whole day, perhaps for several
dsFsgin such a way that it cannot turn
It's head or reach its body with its
tongue, to relieve the dy bites and oth-
81 forms Of torture, can realize the in
humanity Of the old,fashioned stan
ehion. suburban Life for August
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-12
Msa.urlna ths tlalaht y cIoud..

Scientists connected with the Vienna
astrological observatory made numer-
Gus measurements of the height OF
clouds in 1908 BY the plan Of directing
a searchlight vertically upward and
observing the angular elevation Of the
Illuminated patch Of sky from fixed
base station. The results for hfty
evenings have been recently published.
Light was frequently reflected from
greater height than six miles, and on
May 81 the illumination could be
traced up to 1916 miles and up to ten
miles on July n. Or two occasions
the dust or smoke layer was found to
have a depth Of about 1000 and 400
feet, respectively.