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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-06
Three Times end Out.

Professor John Stuart Blackie of Ed inburgh. being suddenly called away one day. posted this notice on his class room door for his students:
 Professor Blackie will be unable to meet bis classes today"
 Some waggish student came along and rubbed out the ''c' from the word classes. The professor, reaching home that evening. saw the ensure and promptly erased the letter q"
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-06
Hrs. ereeIey's Mistake.

Amos Cummings used to tell this story about Hprace Greeley; "He al- ways called me .Asa'--never could re- member Amos One day went out to see Greeley at Chappaqua about some newspaper business. The old gentleman saw me coming as he stood looking out of the window and opened the door himself. Come in here, Asa. he said as he led me into parlor. 1 Followed him into the room, and, as ! was only going to remain moment,
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-06
Prescott Water Report.

In his report for the month of De. eember, Water Superintendent Hall gives the total water handled at l3.. l25,s0l gallons, 3, 363,375 of which was delivered by the Miller pipe line. The water billed out figured up to s. l22.39. The total expense was ST. 774,64.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-06
Necessity, Not Choice.

A young man engaged board in pri. vate family who were extremely de- vout. Before each meal grace was said. To their dismay the, new board CT sat bolt upright while the others reverently bowed their heads. When the second day passed and the young man evinced no disposition to unbend. the good lady of the house could en- dure the situation no longer.
 "Athelsm?" asked she sharply.
 "No. madam" humbly responded the boar,er--"boil"
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-06
The Good.

Tfe Good.
 He who wishes to exert useful in- fluence must be careful to insult noth- ing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but let him consecrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must npi demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come andN partake of the purest pleasures. Goethe.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-06
- The - Scrap Book
Tho Tsbica Turned.

Tho Tsbica Turned.
 The amenities of political campaign ing are amusingly illustrated by story told by southern congressman.
 It appears that during the course Of a stump speech delivered some years ago by John Sharp Williams in Missis- sippi he was interrupted by sudden yell from man in the audience:
 q have been robbed by pickpockets!
 'I did not know that there were any Republicans present. promptly sug- gestcd Mir. Williams in order to get a laugh.
 "Oh. there ain't. there ain't" roared the unhappy man. I'm the only onel'' --Lippincott's.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-06
Our Guarantee

Go to your druggist today, purchase a dollar bottle, and Il F can honestly say, that you dld receive any benefits from it, aSI using the entire bottle, the di~ gist will refund your money OTI without question or delay. II We will pay the druggist the p"I of the bottle purchased by you.
 This offer applies to the nF bottle only and to but one p' family.
 We could not afford to make sD an offer, unless we positively A~ what Kodol will do for you.
 It would bankrupt us. The dollar bottle contains2s uD as much as the fifty cent botts'
 Kodol is made at the laborsv af K. c. DAWitt & Go. Chn
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-06
Eat What You want of the food you ned Kodol will digest it.

You need sufficient amount of good wholesome food and more than this you need to fully digest it.
 Else you can't gain strength, nor can you strengthen your stomach if 1t is weak.
 You must eat in order to live and maintain strength.
 You must not diet, because the body requires that you eat sufic- tent amount of food regularly.
 But this food must be 'digested, and it must be digested thoroughly. When the stomach can't do it, you must take something that will help the stomach.
 The proper way to do is to eat what you want, and let Kodol di- gest the food.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-06

Nothing else can do this. When the stomach is weak it needs help; you must help it by giving it rest, and Eodol will do that.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-06

Kodol is made at the laborsV%~ af E. q. DAWitt & Go. Chk2''
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
MAY MEET APPROVAL

WASHINGTON, Dec. PA ship sub
sidy bill that can pass congress ana
meet the approval of the president
seems to be in sight, Congressman
Humphreys of Washington and mem
bers of the merchant marine committee
of the house visited President TAFT to-
day and laid before him bill intro
duced at the last session with amend
ments that have since been made The
amended bill met the approval of the
president, it is said.
Mr. Humphreys and John Hays Ham
mon, a member of the committee that
had the matter in charge, agreed that
the bill would not be made public until
it is introduced in congress on Janu-
airy 4.
Further than to say that the amended
bill is neither a, straight ship subsidy
measure proposing to subsidize by ton
mage and voyage, nor mail subsidy
bill, no member of the committee would
tell of its provisions.
1t is known, however, the amend
ments were worked out with the aid
of the Merchant Marine league, which
has it's headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio,
and the bill will have the support of
the organization.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
KANSAS BANK GUARANTY
LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Court Holds state Institutions Do Not
Have to Participate in Regn-
Iatons of Act

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 24.-The kan
sas bank guaranty law received a
knockout blow from Judge Pollock OF
the federal court here today.
Two injunctions were granted by
Judge Pollock. one of the cases de-
cided was that of Frank 5. Larrabee,
a stockholder in the Exchange State
bank of Hutchinson, against the otll-
GERS and directors of the bank and j.
d. Dolley, state bank commissioner.
His contention was that stockhold-
err i'm a. state bank could object and
prevent the participation of his bank
in the guaranty law.
Judge Pollock holds that this con-
tention was good, and granted an in
junction. -.
The other case was that of the Abb
lene National bank against the bank
commissioner and state treasurer, on
the ground that the state guaranty
law is unconstitutional
Judge Pollock granted temporary
injunction in this case, holding the
law was imperative, and fixed bond
of $50. 900 to be given by the bank pend
ing the final disposition of the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
Snow In Seattle

SEATTLE, Dec. 24.-SeaIIle Will eN-
perience the novelty of a white Christ
mas. Snow began falling early this
evening and continued late into the
night.
+44**+**.+F.sF 4 1. + F.s.t
ernment bonds with which he alone is
supplied and which he sells at 80 per
cent appreciation over par after hav-
ing bought them at 40 per cent dis
count from par.
Then again Zelaya operates a plan
tation in the Champ de Mars which
soldiers Of the garrison work for him.
Another he owns in partnership with
the commander of the penitentiary,
and they divide the profits, the labor
being convict labor, for which they do
not pay. Through a dummy he has
the contract for the new drainage sys-
tenn of Managua, and in similar
manner he holds the contract for the
clothing and equipment of the army.
Zeaya maintains a special office for
discounting salaries of state employees,
paying them 20 per cent of their claims
and retaining 30 per cent commission.
To render this effective the treasury is
maintained i'm an empty condition.
Each governor of department
(province) has the exclusive privilege
of trading in cigars, cigarettes and to-
bacco, the local privilege of traffic in
aguardiente and the licensing of games
of chance, and is compelled to turn
over to Zelaya so per cent of the pro-
CeedS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
DEKELICT LUMBER VESSEL
DRIFTS OFF RACE STRAITS
Wrecked Schooner Bound for San
Pedro Probably Will Be Towed
Into Port

SEATTLE, Dec. 24.-The derelict
lumber schooner Susie NJ. Plummer is
drifting north, and yesterday was off
the mouth of the Straits of Fuca. She
probably will be picked up by a tug
or some passing steamer and towed
into port or destroyed.
1t may be that there is on board the
Plummer a clew to the fate of the
crew of fourteen men. There is not
much doubt that they were taken on
board some passing vessel. If their
rescuer was a sailing vessel bound for
n foreign port the men may not be
heard from for months.
The Plummer, Captain Hansen,
sailed from Everett Wash. December
for San Pedro with a full cargo of
lumber. The cargo was consigned to
the Southern California Lumber COM
pany and the Iigbee & Clark company.
The derelict was first sighted last
Tuesday, fifty miles south of Cape
Fattery The appearance of the
Plummer indicates all the crew got
away. The names of the sailors aRe
not obtainable.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
MUST REMOVE FENCES
ON GOVERNMENT LAND

FORT BIDWELL, Cal, Dec. "a
The government has issued demands
on many large land owners of this sec
tion to tear down the fences that they
built around large tracts of government
land and thereby have been holding
against settlement.
Many thousands of acres have been
held in this manner, depriving small
stockmen, sheepmen and homesteaders
of their rights.
Some are tearing down the fences,
while others will fight the request.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
NEW YORK HAS
MERRY EVENING
SPIRIT OF YULETIDE MUCH
MANIFEST
OF HAPPY PERSONS
ON STREETS
"Great White Way" Scene of Impress
i've Crowds and Unusual DEM
onstrations In Celebration
of Christmas

NEW YORK, Dec. 24-From Broad
day to the Bowery and "all around the
town" the Christmas spirit fas in the
air tonight.
A cool, crisp Christmas eve, with
clear skies, brought thousands OF mer-
ry-makers out on the streets.
More than a thousand blueJackets
from the battleships of the North At
lantic fleet, in port for the holidays,
enlivened the scene along the Great
White Way and in resorts uptown and
down.
standing room only" signs were dis
played in nearly all theaters.
Tomorrow will be a big day for ev-
erybody from the underworld to the
four hundred, but 1t will loow largest,
perhaps, to the poor
Charitable organizations have provid-
ed food for them. The Salvation Army
alone will feed $4,000 persons.
Several hundred detained immigrants
on Ellis Island enjoyed q Christmas
celebration today. There were music
and addresses in German, Polish and
Italian, and a distribution of gifts.
While there was an old-fashioned
Christmas frolic today on the consol-
idated stock exchange, brokers on the
New York stock exchange quietly
locked the doors and stole away.
The one-time Christmas jollification
on the floor of the big exchange has al
most died out.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
KING ALF0NS0'S HEALTH
CAUSES GREAT ANXIETY
Exact Nature of Monarch's AiIment Is
Not Made Public, but Ear
Is Affected

PARIS, Dec. 24.-The Gil Bias today
prints private communication from
Madrid stating the condition of King
Alfonso has created the gravest ankle
ty in court circles. Another operation
is imperative.
For some time disturbing rumors re-
garding the health Of the king of
Spain have been circulated.
The exact nature of his ailment has
been concealed from the public. 1t is
understood, however, the post nasal
parts and the inner ear are affected,
one of the symptoms has been a slight
deafness.
Last June and July King Alfonso is
said to have been operated on at Biar-
ritz for the removal of a growth in the
nose.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
PRIVATIONS
TO ESTABLISH CROSS
ENGLISH CLERGYMAN MEETS
WITH HARDSHIPS
Together with Companion Is Forced
to Eat Moccaslns In Order to
Ward off Death by
Starvation

DAWSON, Y. r, Dec. 24.-How the
standard bearers Of the church keep
ever in the vanguard Of civilization,
Drawing wilderness and sea and Arc
tic nights in the fight to plant the
cross on the outposts of the worlS. was
given emphasis here today by the re-
turn of Bishop 7. O. Stringer, Yukon
diocese, Church of England, from Fort
Macpherson, at the mouth of the
Mackenzie river.
The bishop almost had been given
up for lost by his friends. He and
Charles T.. Johnson, Il missionary, lcft
the fort September /, hoping to cross
TO the head of the Porcupine river in
time to reach the Yukon river last
fall with a canoe Their plans did
not develop as they had anticipated,
and as a result they encountered hard
ships as great as those told by Arctic
explorers.
Each man lost fifty pounds in
weight
Owing to frozen rivers they had to
walk back to Fort Macpherson from
the head of the Bell river. They had
little food and were unprepared In other
ways for the trip. For twenty-five days
they walked in binding fogs and
storms and bitter cold.
Their supplies finally gave out alto
gether and for many days the food
was doled out at the rate Of a hand
full a day, Just enough to keep energy
alive. Toward the last of the terrible
journey they were compelled to take
off their moccasins and 'mucklocks"
and eat them.
Each day they were able to walk less
and when they stumbled into an In
dian camp they had almost given up.
At the camp the friendly Indians
supplied them with rations and they
started out again. They reached Fort
Macpherson in safety. Johnson re-
NAMED here.
After the rivers were frozen solid the
bishop, with two Indians, started out
again for Dawson and came through
without more than ordinary difficulty.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
TAFT GOES ON
SHOPPING TOUR
VISITS MANY STORES AF00T,
BUT GUARDED
GUYS JEWELRY FOR HIS WIFE
AND DAUGHTER
Chief Executive Invests in Numerous
Articles for Friends and Family.
Four Drunken Men
Greet Him
ssociated Pressl


WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-President
Taft went shopping afoot this after
noon, wandering from shop to shop,
taking hearty interest in the store Win
dows and good naturedly returning the
jostling of the crowds. Capt Butt,
his military aid, walked with him, but
Immediately behind trailed two secret
service men.
After walk of nearly an hour and a
half the presidential party returned to
the White House. The president left
the executive Office at o'clock ana
walked down Pennsylvania avenue to
a jewelers. shop, where he remained
some time selecting a present for Mrs
Taft and his daughter, Miss Helen.
He next walked over to a leather es-
tablishment on It street, where Capt.
Butt halted Mr.. Taft before the broad
display window.
That's Just the thing" he ex-
claimed, pointing with his walking
stick to an elaborate travelling bag OF
Russian leather that was spread to
the gaze of the envious.
You're right" exclaimed the presi-
dent, showing the officer ahead of him
good naturedly.
Lets get closer view" said the
president.
There was a commotion in the
crowded store when the president and
his party entered. They remained
nearly quarter of an hour going
from there to a book dealers estab-
lshment, where Mr.. Taft purchased a
number of volumes. The party then
returned to the jewelers. place.
Meets Drunk Men
As the president passed a hotel In
Fifteenth street the pin wheel door TO
the bar spun merrily. Four bibulous
holiday celebrants emerged. They
gained the sidewalk, laughing effu-
sively, wishing each other the compli-
ments of the season, when one spied
the president.
Merry Christmas, Misher Preshi-
dent" he cried. Merry Christmas"
All four managed to raise their hats.
The president looked them over, and
then with a broad grin lifted his own
headgear.
THANK you, gentlemen. let me wish
you the same"
There will be no special observance
OF the day at the White House. The
Taft family will dine together and
with the children at home the celebra-
tion will not be different from that in
million homes throughout this
country.
The employees of the White House
will receive a turkey and the clerks of
the executive Office will get IS apiece.
Mr.. Taft's presents to the personal
force in the White House, 1t is under
stood, will cost him $500.
Seven members of the presidents Of
fclal family will spend their Christ
mas here. They are Secretaries Knox,
Wilson, MacVeagh, Nagel, Meyer. Bal
llnger and Postmaster General Hitch
cock.
Secretary Dickinson is on his way
to Porto Rico and Attorney General
Wickersham will spend the day in New
York with Mrs. Wickersham.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
CAPTAIN RECOVERING AFTER
TWENTY-THIRD OPERATION

NEW YORK, Dec. 24,-Edward c..
Brown, a retired sea captain, is pa
tient' in a Brooklyn hospital, conva-
lescing after his twenty-third surgical
operation in five years.
"I have become so used to opera
tions," he said, that I don't mind them
a bit. l guess they have become sec
ond nature to me-"
The most serious operations which
have been performed upon Captain
Brown were for appendicitis. cataract
of the eye and removal of a kidney.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Owen Kill
~ dare; the author and playwright,
~ is critically i'll at a hospital here.
His physicians say that his death may
be expected at any moment. Mr Kill
dare's mind became unhinged about a
year ago owing to failure of one OF his
plays. He has been in semi-coma-
tose condition for several days.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
CHICAGO OFFICIAL ASKS
FOR CUT IN HIS SALARY

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Dr. w. A. Evans,
commissioner of health, has asked to
have his salary lowered. He now draws
$4,000 a year. and he wants this reduced
to $7200 DR.. Evans has found it i'm
possible to get raises for his men in
any other way. So he has decided to
cut $500 from his own salary in order to
ACCOMPLISH this result.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
ARMENIAN GIRL SEEKS
AIMS AT RoCkEFELLER'S

NEW YORK, Dec. pa 12-year-old
Armenian girl rang the doorbell and
sought aims of the John ID. Rocke-
feller town house tonight. She was
detained by the butler and turned
over to the Childrens society, where
she will be held pending arraignment
on Monday.
The little mendcant said she was
Lillian Bayagian of Worcester, Mass,
daughter of street sweeper, who had
approved her plan to come to New
York to obtain money from Mr.. Rock
efeller TO buy presents for the family.
A five-dollar gold piece and quarter
were found in her pockets.
She will spend Christmas day in de-
tention.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
JURY GIVES BOY $4,000
AS CHRISTMAS PRESENT

CHICAGO, Dec. PA 4-year-old
received a Christmas present of $4,000
from a jury in the superior court to-
day. one year ago tonight Harry
Denman, jr., was mangled under a
street car and it was found necessary
to amputate leg. The jury decided
that the accident was due to the care
lessness of the motorman and awarded
the dannAgos
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
MAID DISAPPEARS AND
DIAMONDS ARE MISSING

CHICAGO, Dec. 24-Diamonds val
ued at almost $4,000, some in settings
and more of them unset, were stolen
yesterday from jewel casket in a
dresser drawer in Mrs. William Aus
tins bedroom at her home. A maid
who went to work in the Austin home
only yesterday morning had disap-
peared. The police were looking for
her last night. Mrs Austin was down
town shopping when then theft oc-
Cured.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
William Rockefeller Gives

TARRYTOwN, N. Y, Dec. 24.-Wil-
liam Rockefeller distributed gifts to-
night to the sixty employees at his home
here as the rate of SIS for each year OF
service. Three men received 500 each.
The total reached S2500.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25

witnessed the arrival of a number Of
prisoners whose condition was pitia-
BILE. They were lame and near starVa-
tion. Many were boys, IL to 10 years.
Some women and small children were
among the prisoners.
"There are not enough food supplies
in Bluefelds to supply the revolution
lists and prisoners. Apparently there
are no resources for supplying priso-
ners. The situation is critical.
starvation or epidemic may occur.
Prisoners are at large in the town, but
are harmless. I am insisting they
shall be segregated and urge that staple
supplies be sent here in sufficient
quantities to feed the thousand priso-
ners for a period of thirty days for
the sake of humanity. The Prairie at
Colon is available to bring stores. l
will order her to wait there pending re-
Div. The Leonidas Is also available
here. SHlfLhi'
Another Telegram
This telegram was preceded by one
from the United States consul, Mr..
Moffatt, at Blue1elds, which indicated
that a desperate situation existed
among the prisoners which called Tor
immediate action.
To this Acting Secretary Winthrop
replied by sending the following in
strucIionS to Shipley via the navy
wireless station at Colon:
"Moffatt cables surrendered Mica
raguan army at Bluefields is starving.
You are authorized to furnish Moffatt
at his request such supplies as you do
not Immediately require, keeping an
accurate list of the supplies furnished,
not exceeding $4,000. American Red
Cross will meet expense"
A dispatch from Shipley dated today
La +
uation by minimizing the danger from
endemic through cleaning the town
and segregating the soldiers at a point
outside the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
TRANSPORT ORDERED
TO HASTEN SUPPLIES
TO SCENE OF ACTION

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-To relieve
the starvation of the captured SOL
diers of the Zelayan army at Rama,
and furnish much-needed aid to SOL
diers of both the Nicaraguan govern
ment forces, and the insurgents who
were injured in the battle near Rama,
the United States government today
ordered the transport Prairie, now at
Colon, to take on board $4,000 worth
of staple supplies secured by funds of
the American Red Cross society, and
proceed with all possible haste to
Bluefields.
This action was taken at the ur-
gent request OF Commander Shipley
of the Des Moines, now in Bluetields,
who reported the captured Zelayan
army is starving.
AS soon as Shipley's report was re-
ceived arrangements were made by
the state. war and navy departments
to meet the extraordinary situation.
Not a moments time was lost in
preparation, and the officials of the
American Red Cross, who were ap-
pealed to, readily agreed to bear the
expense from its general emergency
fund.
The supplies will be procured from
the Isthmian canal commission at
Colon. The actual situation at Blue
fields is explained in a telegram re-
ceived by the secretary of the navy
from Shipley under yesterdays date
and received here today. 1t says:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
University of Minnesota Fire

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 24.-The Med
ical building at the State university
was destroyed by fire tonight, causing
a loss of $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
Good Work Done

splendid work is being accom-
plished by our hospital service on
shore Seventy-five seriously wounded
men were cared for last night Many
operations to be made today SO far
150 wounded have arrived. Hospital ia
cilities assure good care for the present;
NEARLY 1000 men are reported killed
and the number may reach more 1