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Arizona republican., 1909-08-13

of John F. Young. the clever chap who made a marked hit season before last in Cecil Leans old role of Johnnie Hicks in "The Time, the Place and the Girl" The place was the Grand opera house on the dim stage of which were lined up fifty or more girls, six of the principals, MT. Young himself and the two stage managers, Edward P. Tenn pie from the New York Hippodrome and Lewis Morton, loaned by William A Brady.
 Time after time Askin's voice rang out in sentences beginning with either We've had enough Or Cut every thing down to-" He worked without a manuscript, too. He had read the play over once when the completed manuscript was delivered to him by the cO-librettists, the O. Henry who writes short stories and is now lured by the greater profits of the theater. and the Franklin P. sAdams whose clever verse has made him one of the best known men in the line of news paper humor. Lines that made Askin scream with laughter when he read them in the script were ruthlessly cut once ne nedTu lutIn Spoheu
 A reporter interrupted him in the course of a number to say:
 Pardon me. MT. Askin, but wouldn't that line about Taft get a laugh if it were spoken differently
 Tt has been spoken fifty-seven ways from the ace and will not do." replied the manager Tt is a funny line-a very funny line, indeed-to me. to you. to a brief number of persons who are hep But a line that appeals only to wise few will represent when spoken on the stage, dead wait in the course of the performance There Is such a thing as reshaping a line to preserve the idea but give it a different form; but it serves maybe once in a hundred times with lines whose wit Is too fine to make an instant impression on the audience as a body"
 He turned his attention again to the stage. where the chorus was ended. and the dialogue had been resumed. 4 very pretty girl came forward. spoke a speech of about a hundred words and resumed her place in the picture.
 'Is there chance of your finding out what those words mean between now and August PSF" asked Mir. Ask in. '"The speech means nothing as you deliver it. Read it this way:
 And he went through it from mem
Arizona republican., 1909-08-13
MR. WU TING FANG
 HAS BEEN SENT FOR
The Recall Of the Chinese Minister Re-
 newed Yesterday.

Washington, Aug. 12.-The Chinese minister. Wu Ting Fang, has been re- called from Washington and ordered to Pekin for further assignment. His successor will be Chang Yin Tang. for merly charge d'affaires at Madrid and now deputy vice minister of foreign affairs. Wu is now in Peru, to which country he has been accredited along with the United States.
 The announcement of the recall of Minister Wu came on a telegram to the Chinese legation. The recall sur prised government circles here. Mir Wu has been the accredited represen- tative of China in the American cOnti- nent since March 20. 1908. and he is one of the most popular diplomats that ever came to Washington.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-13
PERSONAL MENTION
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At the Hotel Adams: John & Mil Ter, Los Angeles; C. F. Hastings. Los Angeles: Bernard Cundiff, Crown King; w. H. Constable, Los Angeles;
 F. E. Bunker. Boston; J. Trankec, De- troit; George Cowgirl and company; J. D. Mccoy and J. <. Mccoy, Glen dale: II. $. Smith. Tucson: s. NJ. Brown. Washington, D. C.: F. E. SOuthwick.
 At the Ford: M. 4. Cramm. Wash ington. D. C.; Mrs. C. W. Gorhan, Ak ron, ohio: Irving C. Harris, Mesa; J. J. Lowe, ogales.
 At the Commercial: A Maquire. Los Angeles; A. A. Gibson, Tempe; F. l.. Blumer, City; w. P. Sears. Marzer: T. Akard. Kirkland; Ed Corning. Kirk land. Charles Evans, Kirkland; Pat Cleary. Kirkland; Ed Campbell, Cold water
Arizona republican., 1909-08-13
VETERANS
 WILL NOT MERGE
With Association of Other Spanish
 War Veterans.

Pittsburg, Aug. 12.-Proceedings in the Philippines Veterans convention to- day were made interesting by the presence of General F. D. Grant, who aroused great enthusiasm in a speech on the valor of the men who fought the country's battles in foreign lands.
 The following officers were elected: Commander, Colonel c. L. Jewett of New Albany, Ind; judge advocate, W. H. Heating of Iowa; chaplain, Samuel J. Smith of the Nineteenth United States infantry.
 The new commander addressed the convention in opposition to the merg- ing of the Army of the Philippines with the American Veterans of the Foreign Service.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-13

the harbor city resulted in an over whelming victory for consolidation in both cities.
 Los Angeles thus secures control of the entire harbor and promises to spend s1O,O0O,OOO within the next ten years in the improvement of harbor facilities.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-13
REHEARSAL OF 10"
 IN CHICAGO THEATER
Glimpse Of the Real Work in Fixing Up Sho,g Bill So IL Will Please.

The following from the Chicago In ter-O,can is a sidclight on the re hearSal of "LO,' the new musical com edr launched by Harry Askin, and EhIch is booked to appear in Phoenix inc coming winter. lt also affords side.ight on the work of whipping comedy productions in general into a proper shape for stage presentation.
 We've had about enough of that anthropology stuff for one act Cut everything down to the cue of Alum nus of Carlislethread College g."
 It was Harry Askins speaking. The occasion vas last Wednesday morn IHg's rehearsal of To" the extrava- EaHza in which he is to make a star
Arizona republican., 1909-08-13
BULL RING ROOF FELL IN.

Fl Paso. Aug. 12.-Relatives here of Bezares, the noted tenor, received let ters informing them of his serious in jury by the collapse of the roof of the bull ring at Pachuca, Mexico. on Sun day during the bull fight. The ring was crowded and many spectators climbed onto the roof. which collapsed. More than 100 persons were injured.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-13
ATTACKED THE WRONG MAN

Pittsburg, Aug. 12.-The first fatal ity growing out of the strike at Me Kecs Rocks occurred today when Stev Horvat, a striker, was shot and killed by Major Smith, q negro, whom a crowd of two score striking foreign CTS had attacked by mistake thinking him strike breaker Smith vas ar rested.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-13
A MAD MOTHER

Curuvenca, Hungary. Aug. 12.- Madame B. r. Gayan, wife of the Argentine counsel general of Buda- pest. in sudden fit of madness, drowned two of her young children today in the sea here. and was re- strained with difficulty from killing a third child and herself.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-13
AN AMATEUR AVIATOR

Foster Willard an amateur aeronaut, made two successful flights here to- day in the Herring Curtiss aeroplane. recently purchased by the aeronautic- al society. In the first flight Willard travelled two miles and in the second four miles. He attained a height of eighty feet.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-13

at 9 o'clock to see the matinee of "A Gentleman from Mississippi"
 They may not" replied MT. Askin. They will report in one hour at the Colonial theater and go ahead with their rchcarsing. If they have the songs of act one letter perfect by Sat urday afternoon l shall let them sec A Gentleman from Mississippi Sun day night"
Arizona republican., 1909-08-13
ST. LOUIS HOTTEST DAY

St. Louis, Aug. 12.-The hottest day of the year with a maximum temperature of 96, caused two deaths and many prostrations.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-13
CONSOLIDATION CARRIES.
Overwhelming Vote in Los Angeles and
 San Pedro.

Los Angeles. Aug. 12.-Election day in Los Angeles and San Pedro to de- eide the question of consolidation with
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-15
3,177 PERSONS VICTIMS
OF MICHIGAN RAILWAYS
Of This Number o. U. r. Killed So
and Injured 1,2s7 In 1909
Other Fiuurea

LANSING. Mich, April 20.-State
omcials are TO-DAY discussing the cas-
ualties on Michigan steam and electric
roads during last year. In 1908, 3,177
persons were victims of Michigan rail.
ways. Tho Detroit United railroad.
running through the thickly settled
portion OF the state, reports that 53
persons were killed and 1927 were
injured on its lines. Eleven passen-
gers, hve employees. two trespassers
and IS others were killed by this line
ana 875 passengers. SO employees and
t33 others were injured.
OF the steam roads the Pere Mar
uuette heads the list with a total of
casualties. Of which 3S were deaths
and S26 injuries. More employees were
killed and injured on this line than
passengers, its total number of iniur.
ed employees being 1S9, as against l04
passengers. while FIVE employees were
killed as against two passengers.
On the Michigan Central II en-
ployes, 40 trespassers and 10 others
we're killed. while not passenger met
death on that line and only Is were
injured. as against lis employees. 40
trespassers and "a others. Not a line
In the state escaped without at least
one accident.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-15
|lD vAL0REM BILL
! UP TO GOVERNOR
House BY SO to 5 Passes Senate
Measure Taxing Telegraph and
Telephone Companies.
fFrom . stan correspondent.)

LANSING. Mich. April 15.-The
house yesterday afternoon by vote
OF S6 TO 8, passed the senate ad
valorem bill taxing telegraph and
telephone companies. The insurgents
had fought for the passage OF the
senate bill, saying the party was
pledged 10 do so, and after IL was
announced that the senate bill had
been reported out by the house com
mittee on general taxation the rebels
said they were willing and anxious
10 push the legislative work and con-
clude the session.
The five solons who voted against
the senate ad valorem bill were
Boussum, McCabe. q. A. Miller.
Morgan and Stevenson.
The measure passed by the house
IL known as the Fairbanks-Anhut
ad valorem taxation bill for tele-
graph and telephone companies. Guy
Miller, OF Detroit, in a long speech.
opposed the bill. He said those COM
panies with gross receipts not ex-
ceeding $500 will escape taxation
and offered a substitute covering his
contention. He said the house COM
mittee on general taxation, of which
he Ii chairman, never had any intent
to hold up the bill: that Speaker
Campbell never attempted TO iniu-
ence members OF the committee and
that the committee had reached the
bill In Its regular turn last week,
when IL would have been reported
out but for the unpleasant incidents
In the house. Miller said the SEN
ate bill would not stand test in the
courts because IL makes the taxation
or these companies three times as
great as other properties. therefore
II IL not equal taxation. Rep. Flow
ers said he considered the bill un-
constitutional because IT exempts GER
tain parts of property. Fouch said
the encouragement called the meas
ure constitutional and the Republi-
can party was pledged TO pass such
q law.
The members, tired of the debate.
voted down Flowers amendment TO
the measure and the bill was agreed
70 IN the same form as 1t passed the
senate. The bill is now up TO the gov.
ernor.
Speaker Campbell. in a statement.
said
Il voted yes on the senate ad yalor.
or Dill because l deemed il the duty
OF the legislature TO redeem the par
tvs pledge. l opposed the passage OF |
. similar bill during the last regular |
and special sessions because I deemed |
II unscientific. Some companies. un- |
der the old bill, would escape taxation. |
notably the express companies. A
large number of my constituents are |
stockholders In one OF the independent |
companies and the same objections ex- |
ist In my mind regarding the present |
bill. realize, however. that the par |
tvs pledge must be redeemed"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-15
MICHIGAN PATENTS.

WASHINGTON. April 15.-Michi-
gan patents were issued yesterday as
follows: f. l. Ansorge, Newaygo,
box; II. w. Betwhy. Emmett, wind
shield for hay loader; n. G. Blean,
Sturgis, wheel; J. NJ. Carver, Crane
Rapids, mail bag catcher: f.. ID.
Church, Saginaw, safety appliance for
connecting rods; II. f. Coffin. Detroit.
dust pan or shield for automobiles; II.
NJ. Cramer, Lansing, sparser mechan-
ism for engines; c. O. Davis, Manistee,
coupling link for fish hoops; H. A..
Davis, Benton Harbor, self-oiling
sleeve; o. NJ. Davis, Detroit. strength
ening member for composite cement
and metal constructions: +. Donovan
Hart. rail tie; w. K. Dooley, Grand
Haven, hasp for suitcases; " English,
Detroit. steam strap; J. e. Evart and
G. Ryder. Mendon. mold; C. X. Far
ly, Kalamazoo. binder; w. G. Fife
and S. X. Coleman, Carson City. cul.
vert mold; j. c. Graham. Grandville,
weighing machine; ". T. Harrington,
Lansing. valve gear and governing
mechanism for explosion engines; T.
T. Hollinger, Detroit, production OF
linoleum initiating wood: G. T. and
H. Koenigsberg. Holland, automobile
steering post c. N. Marcellus, Grand
Rapids. flushing tank; G.. l.. Morrison.
Hudson, butter plate: A. z. Palmer.
Owosso, clamping machine: s. Reaves,
Jackson, dressing stand; NJ. NJ. Riley,
Ironwood, metallic railway tie; c. w.
Detroit. dump car; J. b. Shinn.
lowering, sliding door fastener:
+. II. Tenhopen, Grand Rapids. fric-
ton brake; L. B. Tunnicliffe, Grand
Rapids, hose supporter clasp; N. c.
Van Otteren. Grand Rapids. bottle and
ticket holder; G. F. Welsh, Detroit.
syringe; c. c. Wheeler, Holland. edge
trimmer for lawns.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-15
WOMAN PLUNGEs 8
STORIES TO DEATH
Mystery in Suicide OF Mrs. Hamil-
ton" Who Had Suffered Intermit-
tently From Delusions.

NEW YORK, Aprff 15.-who is the
husband OF Mrs Anita ID. Hamilton,
who flung herself 10 death from the
ninth floor OF the Coronet Apartments
at No. 81 West Fifty -eighth.st.. yester.
DAY? What is the woman history
Why did she destroy herself?
These are questions which Coroner
hamburger and the police are puzzling
ever today. The nearest solution they
can come to, amid the secrecy main
tanned by those who knew the woman.
is that she was the wife OF former
banker named William Il. Hamilton.
" no is not 10 be found
Mrs Hamilton (she was registered
as such at the apartments) has been
i'll for more than a year. according to
superintendent Pettigrew, OF the
house. Miss Anna Driscoll. trained
nurse. was In constant attendance
upon her. She was with the woman
yesterday, together with Mrs. John
Won Gerichten. OF No. 3l2 West One
Hundred and Thirteenth-st.. who is
reputed by some TO be Mrs. Hamilton's
stepmother; by others. her sister,
Mrs. Won Geriehten throws no light on
the relationship.
The nurse asked Mrs. Hamilton, who
had suffered intermittentiy from delu-
sions. ii she would care 10 take a
walk. She gladly assented. and while
the two other women were making
their toilette. she entered her bedroom.
She climbed upon a radiator, reached
q Wi hn
flung herself TO the courtyard below,
meeting death probably the instant
she struck the fagstones.
The police were called. They sum-
moned the coroner. whose investiga-
ton revealed the facts cited above.
He said he found, among other things,
that Mrs. Won Gerichten is the widow
Of Jake" Won Gerichten, a famous de-
tective who served under Inspector
Byrnes
When Mr. Pettigrew was seen by
newspaper men IN the afternoon be
said he understood that Mr.. Hamii-
ton" was out west and that he had
been teiegraphed for. But last night
he told reporter that Mr.. Hamil-
ton" was in Europe. where he had
gone for his health, apd had been
CaDleQ IOr.
Neither Miss Driscoll nor Mrs. Won
Gerichten could, or would, throw any
light on the mystery Of who Mr..
Hamilton" is. The prominent Wall-sr.
bankers and brokers were called on
the telephone and said they had no
knowledge OF any such man. Many
Hamilton families were also interview.
ed. but without avail. The Hamilton
supposed to be the husband of the
woman Is not In the directory or tele.
phone book, nor Is he In any Of the
financial directories.
1t was learned from q florist IN the
that Mrs. Hamilton viz
tied his establishment several times
with a distinguished looking. gray.
haired man. He did not know who
this man was. Neither do the Other
tenants Of the Coronet apartments.
About seveni years ago Mrs. Hamil-
ton lived at the Hotel Savoy. Her
handwriting is still preserved in al
old register.
The body is still in The woman's
apartments, and the authorities ara
still working on the mysterious case.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-15
MORGAN GUGGENHEIMs
GET BIG COPPER TRACT
important step In Copper Was Taken
by Purchase Of Property In
Alaska.

NEW YORK. April l5.-An import
ant step In the big copper war be-
tween the Neutrality-suspicious. inter
ests and the standard OIL group be-
came known today when the financial
world learned that the former COM
pleted a deaf yesterday whereby they
get control OF the vast copper acreage
In Alaska owned by the BONANZA
mines. The purchasers are the Alas
ka syndicate. composed OF Morgan and
the Guggenheims. and the property
was that owned by the Havemeyer es-
tate and Norman ShultI. The price
is kept secret, but II 10 stated $780,
0OO. 900 in ore Is In sight. The Bon
anna mines are oficially known al the
Kennicott group, $50 miles northeast
OF Valdez, Alaska.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-15
GIRL is HELD CAPTIVE.
Note Found in Bottle Which 10 Cast
Up From Sea-

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. April 10
II a note found In bottle cast up
from the sea Is not n hoax. young
Denver girl Is held captive by an un-
known man on \ ship somewhere In
the Pacific ocean. The note was sign
ed "Rosaiine Rockayn." and indicated
that the girls home Is In Denver.
The note Is dated Pacific ocean,
March IS. 1902" and reads:
II cast this bottle overheard with
the hope that II will be found i ar
rived from the east Thursday and In
San Francisco gentleman. as I sup
posed at the time, met me on the water
front and asked me II Was looking
for some one"
After telling OF being lured on board
an unknown ship and being drugged
with wine and coming TO her senses
at sea. the girl writes:
II don't know the name OF the ship.
He Is coming back. | wish | could
jump overheard and II would be over.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-15
TO PRINT OWN BOOKS.
Chicago School Board Find II 10 over
charged by Publishers.

CHICAGO. April i5.-As result OF
the revelations OF overcharges by text
book publishers, the Chicago school
board probably will print It's own text
books. The text book investigation
committee OF the board proposes eth
er To have the city print all books
used here in it's own printing plant
at the city normal school or TO have
the books printed by contract, Both
plans would involve purchasing the
manuscripts OF text book writer's and
contracting TO pay them the usuahroy-
allies
One Chicago publisher has offered
to pay all the royalties aud TO print
and bind all books and deliver them
at the cost OF production plus 10 per
cent profit. This plan, II is said. would
result in supplying text books 10 Chi
cago children at from Is TO 80 per
cent less than the school board is pay
ing now.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-15
COFFEE DOESN'T HURT Me-
Tales That Are Told.

Il was one OF the kind who wouIdn,t
believe that coffee was hurting me. -
says N. Y. woman. You ius,
couldn't convince me its use was con
nected with the heart and stomach
trouble l suffered from most of the
time. '"0
MY trouble finally got so had !
had TO live on milk and toast almost
entirely for three or four years SIN
I loved the coffee and wouldn't he.
heve IL could do such damage.
What / needed was 70 omit coffee
and take nourishment In such form
as my stomach could digest.
Il had read much about Postum
but never thought 1t would 1T INV case
until one day decided TO quit cofYee
and give II trial and make sure
about II. So got a package and care.
fully followed the directions.
Soon began to get better and was
able TO eat carefully selected foods
without the aid OF pepsin or other
digostants and IL was not long before
was really new woman physically.
Now ! am healthy and sound. can
cat anything and everything that
comes along and / know this wonder
iui change Is all due to my having
QUIT conee and got the nourishment
needed through this delicious Pos
tum."
MY wonder is why everyone don't
eivc up the old coffee and the troubles
that so with II and build themselves
cp az | have done. with Postum"
EASY TO prove by 10 days trial Of
Postum In place or coffee. The re-
ward A. big
There's Reason"
Ever rcsd the above letter. A new
enc appears from time 20 time. They
ere genuine, true. and full Of human
lntsrsst
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-15
ST. LOUIS COUPLE CAN'T
IDENTIFY MRS. BOYLE
kidnapping Suspect Remains woman
OF Mystery" After She 10 Con-
fronted In Prison.

MERCER. Pa. April i5.-Another
attempt To pry into the past life OF
Mrs. Helen Boyle. held here under in.
dictment for kidnapping Billy whitla.
failed today. Mr.. aud Mrs. ii. Chouteau.
Dyer. OF 90 Lenox-pl, st. Louis. came
here expecting TO find that the woman
vas their former housemaid who de.
parted in the fail of 1907, taking with
her jewelry valued az $4,000. When
shown pictures OF the woman upon
their arrival last night. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Chouteau-Dyer were more than ever
convinced that she was their former
employe. but when they came face to
face with her In the Jail today they
changed their minds. While the re-
semblance was strong, thoy said, they
could not positively identity her.
Mrs. Boyle admitted that she had
lived In st. Louis. but denied any
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-15
Needful Items
at Low Prices

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soft finish Thread. at spools sc, or
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blacks. assorted length. regular &c
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pins, Washington Brand, 400 pins on
paper. at papers, DC.
Ores. shields, assorted sizes, washable.
At 7c pair.
Hose supporters, large pad, assert
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-15
5000 ACRES AWARDED.
Government Gives Land to settlers Il
Emmet County.

MARQUETTE, Mich, April IS
Three thousand acres Of farm land
in Emmett county. which was claimed
by the Grand Rapids and Indiana rail.
road. was awarded to lower Michigan
settlers at the federal ONCE here yes
terday. Litigation over the land ex-
tended for more than twenty years.
the courts recently deciding that the
title was vested in the government.
Twenty settlers had located on the
land, a few of them as a result OF pur-
chases from the railroad. Yesterday
the farms were formally awarded TO
these various homesteaders, all Of
whom were present In person.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-15
Toilet Articles
at Low Prices

Toilet Soap, special lot or
Armours Soap, In choice doors.
at zoe dozen cakes.
CASTLE Soap, in large cakes. at &c
cake.
Peroxide OF hydrogen, In A.lb. bot.
ties at SC.
Peroxide Of Hydrogen, in lib. bot
ties. at t7c.
Hair Brushes, THE very air cush.
ion brushes" with genuine 81
berian bristle, the regular 75c
brush, at bec.
Hair Brushes, with all pure bristle
stock, soc value. at 3ec.
Absorbent Gotten, in lib. rolls, at
ice roll.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-15
MURDER Is JUSTIFIED.
Endearine Letters Fropn slaysrs Wife
In Victims Pockets.

RoCKPoRT. KY. April lS.--Wssley
Smith. 80. married. was shot and KILL
ed last night by Charles Fuikerson,
and today q coroner's jury held that
Fulkerson was justified. q letter writ
ten by Mrs. Frilkerson In endearing
terms having been found on the dead
mans body. Fulkerson pretended TO
40 hunting yesterday afternoon. Re-
turning he found Smith sitting In Q
buggy In front Of his home and rid
died him with buckshot.