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Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

Thank you" the man replied. Then what is the
price to be-a tune, penny, or a sketch?"
The tune, if you please"
The tramp opened his violin case, took out old
brown fiddle, tucked it under his chin and began to
play It was early summer. The dooryard was rife
with roses and the porch thcky screened by Japanese
honeysuckle vines; and he played their combined
fragrance, stirred by the soft breeze, smote his
senses like ntoXcant.
All, indeed how he played The girl sat listening,
her hands folded quietly in her lap her thoughts far
away. He questioned he her distracted look
whether she understood music. He could not tell, for
Shirley's face did not reflect her emotions.
He was soon enlightened however for as he con-
cuded she said rather timdly: I don't like Strauss
that is not for just Play Italian music;
the kind that fits in with the roses and June"
So the musician played and on and well earned
his supper and he played he wondered if this maiden
in the simple white frock knew she was very beautiful,
with her rose-eaf cheeks and her rcd-gold hair. Did
she know too that her voice like little strain of
Strauss waltz itself? "Pshaw of course she does" he
jeered at himself She is probably the village beauty
and has half the swans of the countryside at her ee"
He brought down his bow with a start as a loud and
distinctly antagonstc voice from the doorway called
out Teas ready That there fiddler can take hsn in
the kitchen with the hired man. I spose what he's
hangu round here for is somehin to eat If yerrant
was here she'd put him TO work at the woodpile instead
of sawn' on that old squeaky thing
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

" Please do what I ask you to- Hannah" Shirley said,
and Hannah founced off to do as she was bid
The man held up his duststained hands ruefuy, and
Shirley noticed their long, slender fingers. Il think
Hannah is right again." he said, smiling gravely. "Il
just have a snack in the kitchen"
4 wasn't brought up in that fashion, the girl
swered with some spirit My father always taught us
that the stranger within gates must share our best
OF course" she added laughngly, these are Aunt
Luelas gates, but you gentleman even--
q Even if I am a tramp" he concluded for her.
you'll find basin and water and soap the back
porch" she told him. And Hannah will give you
clean towel-and don't mind her scolding please Han
nah means well"
AS they ate their hot biscuits, omele, and srawber-
res with they said little but the girl wondered
more and more what sort of man this could be who
tamped the country and played for his dinner, yet who
ate like a gentleman, and certainly talked like one.
When he did speak, however, it only of the country
through which he passng-the penitude of things,
the general prosperity, and the glorious air.
81 don't know very much about this part of the
world" she told him, in answer to question he
had put to her. I've only been here month It's
nice of course but these hills don't take the place Of
my blue Virginia mountains. I'm a Southerner you
see but since my father and mother died several years
ago I've been at a boardng-schoo in Washington.
Now I've come up here to mothers sister and in the
fall Pm going to teach in the village school" She
flushed deeply as she concluded hurredy ashamed that
COPYRIGHT, 1903
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

@HIRLEY sitting out the front porch, sewing,
was startled out of her summer afternoons wax
fing dream by seeing a enter the gate Not
- that such a sight unusual, but such man
was.
As he came slowly and deliberately up the box
hedged walk towards the house she noted him carefully
He was tall and wore a knickerbocker suit of dull
brown velveteen with old souch hat pulled raishly
over his eyes. Around his neck knotted red silk
handkerchief and through his open coat visible
blue flannel shirt In one hand he carried violin case
in the other a heavy stick for walking, and on his
shoulders was strapped light knapsack.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

"A peddler" thought Shirley, or wandering mus-
can Probably the latter, though never saw such
cean-looking one He has rather brigandsh air. too,
and if he staggered instead OF walking sraightfor
wardly 7 think I'd call for Hannah to come to my
assistance" These thoughts passed rapidly through the
girls mind, but her face reflected none Of them.
The stranger coming to the foot OF the steps and
seeing the girl for the first time took off his hat with
low bow and She saw that he very thin indeed so
emaciaed that his clothes just hung his body. His
face was white, but slightly bronzed look was begin
ming to appear if he living out in the and
lind great deal He had soft curling brown hair
and high white forehead These details Shirley added
to her mental inventory Of the man before he spoke,
which he did not do until he had deposited his violin
case on the step OF the porch Noting the girls gaze he
appeared a little confused, ior dull streak of red
mounted to his temples but he said unhestatingly:
81 would like to ask for a dinner here, if I may"
Shirley drew her brows together in annoyance at this
speech. 1t had not been what She expected though she
could not have told why, She was ashamed Of the
momentary interest the mar had awakened in her He
was mere tramp, after ALL
"And," he continued, % pay for it in either of
three ways: one by playing some tunes my eddie
here, another by making you d little pen-and-nI sketch
of your house. and the third in vulgar pence-hough
in that my limit is fifteen cents for a meal
Shirley laughed uneasily. Dinner is over hours and
hours ago." she answered In fact, think supper is
under way now," for cheerful rattle of dishes
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

audible from the rooms beyond. You may have some
of that if you like
Perhaps your parents will object the stranger said,
if not wishing get her into trouble by his request
She could not be seventeen eighteen he thought
though in fact she twenyand therefore was GER
tainly not the mistress of the farmhouse itself
I have no parents Shirley said simply; there is
only Aunt Luela."
And Aunt Luella2" he interrogated
"Is away nursing a sick friend. She is the village
good angel Then she added, if she had perhaps
spoken imprudenty And of course there is Ben, the
hired man, and Hannah the hired girl
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
81 Heleu Co1xpno 5zamb1xa1ge

The fiddler looked at the serving-maid quite
eravey as he had looked at the girl the porch You
are quite right he sad but l really prefer this to
wood-pile Just now touching his violin.
"Of course you do, You tramps is all lazier than
cold molasses But never turn no one away hungry
do We miss?"
Shirley said that they did not; and told Hannah to
lay an extra plate on the dining-table
Hannah was horrfed Land sakes !" she ex-
claimed "You don't mean that you're a-goin to set
down with a common tramp off the road! Why, yer
rant will be madder than a wet hen when she hears
about such COINS on"
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
THE MUNICIPAL
 AGAINST THE UNITED
Some Facts Concerning the San Fran cisco Street Railway Controversy.

San Francisco, May 14-Charles s. Wheeler, attorney for Rudolph Spreck els, was called to the stand by the prosecution in the trial of Patrick Cal houn today. His testimony, like that of former Mayor Phelan, who spent a day and a half on the stand during the week, was directed, according to the statement of Heney, to a refutation of implied and insinuated" charges of the defense that Spreckels, Phelan and others were engaged in a conspiracy to oust the United Railroads from the streets of San Francisco. with a view to obtaining transportation franchises for themselves.
 The cross examination was conduct ed by Earl Rogers and was construed by Heney as a challenge of the mo- tiyes of the incorporatOrs of the Mu- nicipal company. Wheeler declared that he had taken no part in any dis cussion of the project until after Cal houni intimated his intention of trolley izing Market street." and he insisted it was only to combat that plan that the opposition company was incorporated.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS
The Famous Physician Una bic to Say That the Plague Will Be Eradicated But the Progress in That Direc- ton Inspires Hope.

Washington, May 14.-Speaker Cam non is not afraid of Dr. Osler and his old age theory He told Dr. Osler so today during an address before the national association for the study and prevention of tuberculosis. "Dr. Osler, I have reached T. and shake my fist in your face" he said. Dr. Osler laugh ed heartily at this def.
 The speaker harked back to the days of his childhood when bath tubs were almost unheard of, and the snow would sift in and cover those lying in bed. We had plenty of fresh air then on the Wabash and everywhere on the frontier before the railroads" he said. MT. Cannon favored more play grounds for children but urged that the legisla- tor be dealt with gently if he did not do everything wanted of him
 Dr. Osler in his address said that tuberculosis no longer was the prob lem of the doctors and that it prob ably would take two or three gener- ations to reduce it's ravages to the present rate of typhoid. Dr. Osler con graduated the association on having awakened the public. legislatures, phil anthrOpists and physicians.
 Three things remained to be done. said Dr. Osler The first was to keep the public awake, the second. to ob- tain more money and the third, to arouse the interest of more men and women. because the campaign was no longer one entirely for the doctors.
 Whether tuberculosis will be finally eradicated," he declared, 'is ever an open question, but when we think of what has been/done in one generation. how the mortality in many places has been reduced more than 50 per cent. indeed in some places 100 per cent. it is a battle of hope with victory in sight"
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
4 PRACTICAL MINER
 INSPIRED THE CIRCULARS
WHICH DIRECTED SPECULATIVE ATTENTION TO THE
 TWO QUEENS
A Los Angeles Assayer Found the
 Ore to be Worth Handling.

Kansas City, May 14.-Testimony for the defense was introduced today in the case of the government against the Horn brothers, Raymond P. May, and s. H. Snider, charged with using the mails to defraud in promoting an Arizona mine The first evidence in- troduced by the defense was the de- position of c. G. Werner, practical miner of Arizona who was vice presi- dent and director of the first company organized to develop the Two Queens mine.
 The defense asesrts that it was upon the representations of Werner as to the value of the mine that they were induced to become interested sufficiently to promote it. In con- nection with Werner's deposition, which was taken in Phoenix, Ariz, a circular was read, alleged to have been inspired by Werner, the con- tents of which indicated that the mine contained valuable ore.
 A deposition given at Los Angeles by R. L. Perry, an assayer of that city. stated that assays of ore from the Two Queens" mine. examined by him, showed range of value from s6 to $7,0OO per ton.
 John E. Horn, 22 years old, testi- fled in his own defense. He said he had bought 75,000 shares of the Two Queens merely as an investment, and was not connected with his brothers in business way
 You organized the Keystone In vestment company, capitalized at s10,000. What other men are inter- ested in that?" he was asked. q am the whole thing" replied Horn. My father holds one share and my wife holds one" It is expected the case will be closed on Monday.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
Three States RaVaged by a
 Series Of Storms FIVE KNOWN ID BE DEAD
On Account of Deranged Communication Only Mea- ger Reports From Storm Swept Regions of Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma.

Kansas City, May 14.-A series of tornadoes in Kansas. Missouri and Ok lahoma late today. killed at least five persons, injured fifty-five. laid waste one town, wrecked train and did great damage to property Twenty five persons were injured by a storm that swept over Mount Washington and FairmOnt Park, in the suburbs of Kansas City. At least two of these are thought to be fatally injured.
 The town of Hollis, Kas., near Con cordia. was swept away. Here three persons were killed and ten injured. The dead are: Fred Jeardoe. John Cyre and George Eckert. The Eek strom family. consisting of five per sons is missing. Their house is in ruins and it is thought all are dead. Near Great Bend the tornado killed two and injured twenty. All the wires are down in that vicinity and it is feared the death list may be greater
 William Ackerly, a Santa Fe engi- neer, and Frank Nicholson, a conductor were killed while with a bridge gang between Great Bend and Kinsley. A tornado wrecked the work train of which Ackerly was engineer and blew it into a ditch. Several members of the crew were blown 100 feet. The pile driver toppled over. crushing Ack- erly to death in his cab, where he re- mained with his hand upon the throt- tie.
 The following are those injured in the Great Bend storm: Lester Pres ton. Ransom Middaugh. Porter Thom- as, R. E. Fucker, R NJ Brown, T E. Fuklerson, Clarence Avery, Brakeman Murray and twelve unidentified Most of the victims in this case were mem bers of the crew of the wrecked train.
 The wind spread over wide area, however and injured many whose names could not be learned tonight Many conflicting reports have been re- ceived. One had ten killed. At Hois- ington, Kas.. a tornado injured a num- Der ond greatly damaged farm prop erty. It was not so severe however as that passing over other portions of the state.
 At Pond Creek. Okla, a severe wind storm slightly injured four persons and unroofed several houses. A blinding rain and hailstorm accompanied the wind in all these states. Many wash outs demoralized railroad traffic. The Missouri Pacific main line was wash ed out nesa Walcott, between Leaven- worth and Kansas City. The Burling- ton and Santa Fe were forced to annul some of their trains. Electrical dis turbances crippled the telegraph and telephone wires and on this account only meager reports from the storm swept area could be obtained.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
VERDICT OF GUILTY
 IN PACHECO CASE THE JURY AGREES ON CRIME OF
 MANSLAUGHTER
The Defendant Having Killed Alice
 Caine at Tucson.

Tucson, May 14.-(Special.)- )-The jury in the case of Young Pacheco son of City Marshal Pacheco, on trial for the killing of Alice Caine last March, returned a verdict of man. slaughter, the maximum penalty for which is ten years in the penitentiary Sentence will be passed upon him next Monday.
 When the jury retired a vote was taken on the question of the young mans guilt without reference to the degree of homicide. The result was eleven for conviction and one against On the question of giult of murder in the first degree the vote stood 10 to 2. Finally an agreement was reached on the degree of man. slaughter.
 The defendant himself took the stand in the course of the trial and stated that the killing was accidental He said that he intended to commit suicide and that the shot that killed the girl girl was intended for himself
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
A DERRICK GAVE WAY Two Msn Killed in Salt Lake
 Accident.

Salt Lake, May 1.-Two men were killed and another seriously injured today when a large derrick employed in pile driving collapsed and fell across the high tension wires of the Telluride Power company. The der rick of the driver gave way and fell to the ground carrying with it a wire of 10000 volts.
 This wire fell upon Morton w. Wheeler and burned him to death while the frame of the derrick caught William D. Freckelson and Andrew Weston who were engaged in driving piles. Freckelson sustained a fracture of the skull and died a few hours lat CT on the operating table. Weston escaped with serious injuries.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
BELIEVED ID BE A BLUFF
The Postal Strike in the Op- inion of the Government Officials is Further Wan ing---The Working Men
 are Distrustful of Agitators

Paris, May 1.-The striking postal employees adopted resolutions at a meeting today appealing to the work mems organization to make common cause with them. The meeting was attended by representatives of work men who delivered inflamatory speech es. promised the postal employees i'm mediate support. and threatened. if necessary. to place themselves under the revolutionary general federation of labor.
 These threats produced a big scare but there is a strong suspicion here that the leaders in the movement are bluffing The strike of the postmen itself apparently has lost ground. The rank and file of the men seem ingly are convinced that the agitators are acting for their personal end and as tools of the revolutionary prote- lariat organizations and they hesitate to risk losing their permanent sit nations and pensions.
 At Chartiers and Dijon today the strikers in view of the attitude taken by parliament. voted to return to work. Government officials say the movement is collapsing and point out that only 4s,0OO of the 3OO,OOO railway men whose support was pledged the strikers today by NJ. Guerard, belong to the union, and that these mem bers are mostly track men and arti- sans employed in the shops. It is reported tonight that the strikers are cutting the wires.
 This afternoons meeting was at tended by 5000 strikers and delegates firm various unions. The strike lead CTS charged that military precautions taken by the government proved that it was intended to drown the strike movement in blood" They favored a direct appeal to the workmen's unions for cooperation and amid great enthusiasm the strikers voted unanimously for an alliance with the workmen with all its consequences"
 It was declared that the moment had arrived for a solid revolutionary movement under the direction of the general federation of labor. The res olutions as passed pledge the postal employe and the workmen's organiZa ton to unite for battle to the death, "in order to obtain liberty of thought and speech and the right of all em- ployes of the state to form syndi cate"
 The railroad and the gas men met tonight but neither appeared disposed to give immediate effect to the prom ises made by their leaders this af ternoon. The railroad employees post poned their decision on the question until a meeting next Monday.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
GOVERNMENTS CASE ENDS.

Tombstone, May 14.-(Speclal-)- The government closed its case at II o'clock tonight in the case of the alleged Mexican revolutiOnists on trial here. Witnesses for the defense will be placed on the stand at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Vasduez testified to having attend ed a number of meetings of alleged revolutionists in Douglas, at which from twenty-five to forty were pres ent. He gave their names. On cross examination he became confused and contradicted several statements maed by him in the hearing in Los An geles.
 Ranger Hopkins. who took part in the raid on the quarters of the all legged revolutionists in Douglas in September. 1906. partially identified several flags. some dynamite and caps. One of the flags, white one, bore in red letters. the motto, Re form, Liberty. Justice"
 On the letters which the men un- der arrest wrote, the signatures of which have been positively identified, the government places it's greatest dependence for conviction. It was positively asserted tonight that within the next twenty-four sensational de- velopments, the nature of which has been made known to but, will be made.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
TE GOVERNMENT CLOSES
The Defense Will Begin Of- ering T Testimony This Morn ing and Most Sensational
 Developments are Promised Within Twenty-Four Hours

Tombstone, Ariz., May 1.-The prosecution introduced more letters in the Magon, Villareal and Rivera trial today The translations revealed an elaborate plans for an attack on sev- eral Mexican towns near the border to gain a foothold for the Mexican liberal party and work for the over throw of the Diaz government.
 Custom houses were to be seized and government buildings occupied. All letters cautioned against attacks on Americans, to avoid intervention which was to be feared more than repulses by the Mexican troops. Much interest is manifested in the trial and many tilts are exchanged between the attorneys.
 The prosecution offered much doc umentary evidence which was admit ted only after strenuous objections by counsel for the defense. Telegrams, papers, commissions, etc, seized by the Arizona rangers in the raid on the Douglas junta, were admitted. All dealt with plans of attack on the Mexican border and carefully outlined expeditions to hold the same against the Mexican troops. The cir culars were to be secretly distributed among Mexican soldiers who were to enlist in sympathy with the revo- lutior, and their bullets, directed against the invading hosts. were to be aimed high over their heads.
 Perhaps the most important and sensational event of the day occurred when Juan Vasquez. a member of the Douglas junta, arrested with the remaining members at the time of the raid in September. 1906, began to relate the history of the secret or ganization at Douglas. their plans and movements with which he was identified and was one of their most energetic members. He was still on the stand when court closed and his further examination is expected to reveal many sensational features.
 It is understood that Vasquez has been granted immunity for turning states evidence. The defense claims that the witness is a Mexican detec- tive and a bitter cross examination is in store for him.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
GOOD TIMES COMING WITH IRREGULAR MOTION THE OPINIONS OF THE FINAN-
 CIAl REVIEWS. Dun as Usual Entertains the More
 Roseate View.

New York. May 14.-Bradstreets to- morrow will say: ''Irregularity still characterizes the trade crop and in dustrial situation. In industrial lines the consensus of reports is that fur ther improvements have been registered especially in the iron and steel, coal. coke, woolen manufacturing and leath- CT trades.
 Building is active and lines of trade catering to this industry are feeling beneficial effects. Eastern shoe fac tory orders on hand are below normal Sole leather is active. supplies well controlled and prices firmer. Upper leather are also much active"
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
RARE FORM OF DISEASE
Paralytic Rabies of Which One of
 Buffalo Bills Cowboys Died

New York, May Hilary Beebe. of Lander, Wyo, a cowboy with Buffalo Bills show, died today. Beebes great toe was severely bruised last Monday. being stepped on by a horse ridden by fellow cowboy
 Partial paralysis developed and death followed. Surgeons at Bellevue hospital said tonight they believed Beebe died of paralytic rabies, a rare form of disease
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
DUN MORE OPTIMISTIC.

New York. May 14.-Dun will say: Further significant improvements have been made in iron and steel, and as they form great basic trade this goes far toward establishing the long desired readjustment of the whole in dustrial situation. This and the better weather for both agriculture and mer- cantile interests are the weeks most important trade developments.
 "A marked optimistic feeling there fore prevails in most branches of busi- ness in spite of the fact of the unset ting tariff debate.'
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
NORTHERN RESERVATIONS
Plans For the Opening of Them in
 Three States.

Missoula, May 14.-Under a Wash ington date line, the Missoulian says that at a conference of officials of the general land office a tentative scheme was decided upon for the registration and opening of the Flathead reserva- tiOn in Montana, the COuer D' Alene in Idaho and the Colville in Waslt ingtOn.
 The reservations in all, contain 2,000,O 900 acres. The registration pe- riod probably will begin July 10 and end August 15. At the close of registration the drawing for num- bers will take place for all three reservations at Occur D. Alene city