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Arizona republican., 1909-08-30
sl25,OOO,OOO LOSS
 IN TWENTY-SIx YEARS

New York, Aug. 2S.-(Special Cor
 tonishing fact that all New York is
 consumed by fire in every twelve years has just been brought to light
 here by the compilation of figures covering the losses by conflagration during the last twenty-six years that is since 1883. While it is not true that the entire city is simultaneously consumed by fire during each twelve year period, it is true that the fire losses in twelve years equals the total value of all the city's new buildings. Even on this basis however, the burn ing of Rome was a mere trifle compar- ed to that which goes on here every year. Since 1883 the value of the property destroyed by fire has eX ceeded $125, 100000. As 125.496. fires go to make up this total, the average annual loss is almost 5000, 900. which does not include the expense to the city of 300 900 false alarms. The fig ures show that a fire alarm is receiv ed every twenty-three minutes and that an actual fire occurs on an aver age of less than every two hours, or at the rate of thirteen day, or4746 year. The annual loss has shown var iations to an extent which would seem conclusively to prove that there is no law of fire averages. Thus. though the city grew rapidly in the fourteen years from 1SS3 to 1897, the loss by fire in the later year was less than in 1883, and smaller than in any previous year except 1886 The fire loss in 1891 was S6,9O0,00O. and in 1886 it was only s. 00.000-a difference of $G/0O, 900. | That this city should sacrifice annual ly one-twelfth of the value of it's new buildings is a record calculated not only to make Nero. who Is popular ly supposed to have enjoyed the burn ! ing of Rome. turn in his grave. but | one which is causing Father Knicker- 1 booker a considerable amount of | worry.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-30

There is only one man in all the United States of America who has a job for life, and he is William V. B.. Bennett. of Gravesend. whom the city of New York must employ till he dies at s10 per day for every day he works MT. Bennett has just put in a claim for $500. representing what is due him for eighty days toll as a member of the Grave esend land fund commission. and, on looking into the matter. Comu- troller Metz discovered that he was created a commissioner by the city charter-a fact which renders it i'm possible for him to lose his position until he loses his life. The other members of the. commission are the mayor and comptroller himself, but they are such only ex-officio, and consequently drop out at the end of their terms. while Bennett will draw his salary as long as he draws his breath.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-30

The confusion and undersigned in- accuracy so often to be observed in conversation, especially in that of un- educated persons, proves that truth needs to be cultivated as a talent as well as recommended as a virtue Mrs. Fry. But truths on which depends our
 main concern. That 'tis our shame and misery not
 to learn, Shine by the side of every path we
 tread With such a luster he that runs may
 read. -Cowper. O, truth is easy. and the light shines
 clear In hearts kept open, honest and sin
 cere. Abraham Coles.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-30
BURGLAR CAUGHT IN
 ACT OF P|LFER|NG
He Was Held Down to Await Arrival
 of Sheriff

Peter Bernal, who is employed as a cutter at the Mesa Cold Storage Meat market, was awakened about 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning by some one going through his house. He and his wife sleep out of doors, and the noise, which was rather unusual, was suf- ficient to awaken them. Berlal rush ed inside the house and caught the man with a few cuff buttons and other jewelry in his possession. The pilfer CT was caught and tied down and Deputy Sheriff Vance notified, the took the man to jail. The prisoner is a Mexican. and claims that he was too drunk to know what he was doing
Arizona republican., 1909-08-30
pROuGHTHY KANSAS

William Ross, who used to 'be a great admirer of Kansas on account Of having spent number of his best years in that state. has returned more firmly convinced that the Salt River Valley is, after all, the place to live Kansas, he says, is burning up. He saw fields of magnificent prospects where corn gave evidence of making an enormous yield suddenly withered up. and when he left the best fields would not go over five bushels to the acre
Arizona republican., 1909-08-30
AT COST SALE CONTINUED.

The At Cost" sale at The Popular. which has stirred up the shoppers of Mesa as they have not been excited for some time, will be continued throughout the remainder of this week Mir. Bates. the manager, has reached that point where he must have the room, and he is taking strenuous measures to accomplish the end. He has built up the excellent trade of the Popular on its merits of new stock and new goods, and he cannot afford to throw old stock on his shelves next summer which has been carried over.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-30
LEAVES ID PROSECUTE
 SUIT AGAINST ROCK ISLAND
Mesa Man Returns to Oklahoma for
 That Purpose.

Walton Patterson. who recently pur- chased the pr. Wilbur ranch, east of town, as well as other lands to the amount of S2S,00O, left yesterday even- ing. accompanied by his family, with the exception of his eldest son. for Ky an, oklahoma, their former home, where MT. Patterson has a suit pend ing for damages against the Rock Is- land Railway company
 It is the intention of the family to remain for two weeks. while MT. Pat tersons visit vii, probably be deter mined b.' tNe length of time taken to dispose Of the case pending.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-30

I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother peb- ble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.-Newton.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-30
TOO HAPPY TO LIVE.

A question now arises, Can a per son, by using SeXine Pills, become too happy to live? No. But a per son who feels so weak and nervous that life seems burden can be made happy by building him or her self up by the use of SeXine Pills. Price $1 a box, boxes s. Ad- dress or call ElVey & Hulett, Drug
 gists, where they sell all the prin- cipal remedies and do not substitute
Arizona republican., 1909-08-30

On the last arrival of his vessel here,
 the captain was accompanied by his fourteen year-old neice, who, as she went ashort with the captain was nib
 bling at a cake of chocolate, which she carried in her hand. On reaching the gate at the end of the dock the pair were stopped by customs watchman and informed that the chocolate could not be taken ashore unless duty was paid. The half-eaten cake was con fiscated and the captain returned to his ship vowing vengeance. Just what became of the chocolate appears to be uncertain. In another instance as the home corners were leaving their vessel, customs officer saw what he thought to be new white silk hand kerchief sticking out of a passengers coat pocket, and it was not until the owner had returned to the customs desk and paid duty on the article in question that he was allowed to bring it ashore. On the same day. the sec Ond officer of steamer which had just docked, started for a short stroll ashore with light overcoat thrown over his arm. He too, was stopped and told that he would have to pay duty on the coat or leave it behind. The matter would have ended in blows had not a friend informed the officer that if he put the overcOat on the customs people could not interfere with him Such proved to be the case and so the coat went ashore. The lot of the re- turning ocean passenger has never been a happy one, but the new GUS toms regulations resulting in such cases as these would seem to indi cate that it is now to be even more productive of trouble.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-30

There are many people who suffer from Backache. Rheumatism, Lumbago and similar ailments who are not aware these are symptoms of Kidney trouble Pineules for the Kidneys act as a tonic and regulator to Kidneys and Bladder. They tone and invig- crate the entire system, relieve the pain. 90 days trial sI0O.
 LOVETT DRUG co.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-30

Truth should be the first lesson of the child and the last aspiration of mankind, for it has been well said that the inquiry of truth, which is the lOvemaking of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature Whittier.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-30

The real cost of dental work. as re- vealed at q hearing before the state board of charities, is calculateA to make people think that their legs ii well as their teeth are pulled when they sit in the chair. Tn Manhattan Chronological Society was asking for authority to start a dispensary which should charge an average of only twenty cents a treatment, including filings. crown and bridge work. 'Dr. Rabelle. representative of the society, told the board that there was a profit in doing the work at that price. An amalgan filling costs two cents," said he. and a cement one about the same while gold costs about sixty-fiye cents; I can get a whole set of teeth for a dollar" pr. Rabelle also declar- ed that twenty cents was too much to pay for extracting a tooth. His frank disclosures must have sent away many New Workers to looking over their old dentists bills and wondering how many city lots they might buy with the money they would have say ed If their dental work had been done on a twenty-cent basis.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-03
PRACTICE F|R|NGAT
AIRCRAFT
vvuvvIuIHIv
BUREAU OF ORDNANCE OF WAR
DEPARTMENT PLANS EXPERT
MENT WITH NEW TARGETS
THREE BALLOONS TO BE USED

Washington, Nov. 3.-To devise
some means Of defense against aerial
invasion, the bureau of ordnance of
the war department, it was learned
today, is about to begin a series of ex-
periments on shooting at aircraft
with cannon.
The experiments will be carried on
at the Sandy Hook proving grounds.
in New Jersey Captain Charles Dey
Chandler, of the signal corps. one of
the two qualified pilots in the army;
left Washington today for New York,
to make arrangements for the bal
looms to be used. He will be sta
toned temporarily at Fort Wood,
near New York.
Three balloons of comparatively
small size will be used
The signal corps soon will be en-
gagged in the problems of navigating
the air with greater assurance. Elk
periments will be conducted in muf-
fling the motors of the Wright aero
plane. and attempts to communicate
by wireless telegraph from an aero
plane also will be made.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-03

Paris, Nov. 3.-Intense interest Is
exhibited in the case of Madame Adj
olphe Ste. Inheil, whose trial for her
life on the charge of numbering her
husband and mother in-law, Madame
Japy. The trial commenced today.
The alleged motive is hatred for her
mother-in-law, and desire to rid her
self of her husband that she might.
marry Maurice Lierdel, wealthy
merchant who had become infatuated
with her. The attractiveness of the
woman combined with the mystery of
her care and her connections with
persons of high public life in France
has fed popular imagination and led
the public to believe startling dis
closures were imminent. Only 100
persons whose business was not ac-
tually required In the presence of the
court were admitted to the trial.
Places in the line commanded as high
as 5000. ."
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-03
SUPREME COURT
CHANGES

Washington. Nov. 1.-The death
of Justice Peckham has made GER
tain that the reconstruction of the
United States supreme court is not
far distant. Justice White, who has
been on the supreme bench since
1894, reached his sixty-fourth birth
day today and consequently has a
number of years to serve before he
reaches the age of retirement. JUS
tees White, Holmes. Day and Moody
are the youngsters of the supreme
court, although Holmes is sixty-four,
Day sixty and Moody fifty-six. With
the exception of Justice Moody, who
is seriously and perhaps critically i'll,
the four younger members may reas-
onably be regarded as fixtures on the
supreme bench for some years to
come.
The age and health of the remain
ing members make it reasonably GER
tain that President Taft will have an
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-03

Thousands upon thousands of fam
lilies who have not been regular eat
ers of Quaker Oats will begin on the
first of November and eat Quaker
Oats once or twice every day for thirty
days of this month; the result in
good health and more strength and
vigor will mean that every other
month in the year will find them doing
the same thing.
Try it, Serve Quaker Oats plenti-
fully and frequently for the thirty
days of November and leave OF a cor
responding amount of meat and greasy
foods. You'll get more health, more
vigor and strength than you ever got
In thirty days of any other kind Of
eating.
While you are trying this see that
the children get full share.
Quaker Oats is packed in regular
size packages and large size family
packages. -
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-03

opportunity before long to fill several
vacancies in the highest court in ad-
dition to that caused by the death of
Justice Peckham. Melville w. Full
Ter. the chief justice, is seventy-six
years old, and Justice Harlan is but
four years his junior. Justice Brewer,
the next "old man" on the bench,
will be seventy-three his next birth
day.
The gossip outside the court is
that Brewer and Harlan have entered
into compact to leave the court at
the same time. One was appointed
as a Democrat, the other as Repub-
lican. If Chief Justice Fuller should
step down at the same time, Presi-
dent, Taft would have an opportunity
to appoint one Democrat andtwo Re-
publicans, in addition to the success
sor of Justice Peckham.
The west and south will probably
furnish the new justices when Fuller,
Harlan and Brewer retire. Justice
Harlan was appointed from Kentucky
and Justice Brewer from Kansas.
The presumption is that in choosing
successors to these men President
Taft will look to the Ohio valley for
one man and to the Mississippi coun-
try for the other.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-03
BOY TIED AND
PUT ON R R.
TRACKS
MYSTERIOUS ATTEMPT MADE AT
EDMUNDS TO SEND HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENT TO HIS
DEATH BENEATH CAR WHEELS

Seattle. Nov, 3.-Lured from his
home by two strange men, who ask
him to show them the way to the
beach, ~Lueben Hunter. 16 years old,
a student at the Edmonds high
school, was knocked unconscious by
a blow on the head, was bound hand
and foot and left lying on the Great
Northern railroad tracks last Monday
night. He was rescued by an Italian
laborer just five minutes before a
fast mail train passed.
The near-tragedy and the fact that
two nights before Hunter was the
recipient of an anonymous note tell
ing him to go home and go to
work" all give an air of mystery to
the case which has set the little town
of Edmonds agog with gossip. Dep
uty sheriffs, cOnstables and even pri-
vate detectives from Everett have
been in Edmunds since last Tuesday
morning combing the town for sus-
poets and keeping a watchful eye on
the railroad camps in the vicinity
Receives Threatening Note.
A week ago Hunter, who lives al
the home of John Mcnamara, six
miles east of Edmonds. but who stays
in EdmOnds in the winter season tC
roo ma note telling him to ''go home
and go to work" The message was
rudely scrawled on grimy paper ana
signed with a cross. Hunter thought
little of the matter at the time
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-03
Irrigation Scheme i'm Cheian.

Chelan, Nov 3-The land owners
of Howard Flat are planning to form
a company for the purpose of irrigat-
ing their land. The land will be
bonded and money raised to install
an irrigating plant to pump water
from Chelan river
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-03

Dave Slime and Jack Lillis Expect
to leave about the Goth of this month
to spend the winter in the south.
While gone they expect to spend some
time in Mexico and will not be home
until spring
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-03

thinking 1t joke by schoolamte.
Monday evening about Z O'Clock two
men came to Hunters room and
asked TO be shown the way to the
beach. which is about half mile dis
tant
Hunter gladly accompanied the
strangers. After walking three
blocks, two more men joined the
company and with Hunter and the
first two proceeded toward the beach.
The party was within half block
of the Great Northern railroad tracks
when all four men leaped on Hunter
and bore him to the ground. He
struggled and one Of the men hit
him on the head with blunt instru-
ment. The blow stunned him. Bind
ing his feet with strong cord the
men tore the suspenders from the
boys trousers and tied his hands be-
hind his back. He was then carried
to the railroad track and laid down
with his feet on one rail and his
head on the other. Hunter says he
remembers having heard the men
talking in broken English telling
each other to hurry. *
Assailants Run Away.
The assailants ran away, leaving
their victim facing death under the
wheels of passing trains. Hunter
believes he lay there about two hours
when he heard the faint rumbling of
a train At this juncture an Italian
laborer came along and released him.
AS he sat on the bank rubbing the
marks left on his ankles by the tight
cords, the Great Northern express
whizzed by.
Going direct to his home. the boy
told his story, the town constable
was Immediately notified and a posse
formed. A search of the town failed
to reveal the whereabouts of the mis-
creants. The officials of Edmonds
have several suspects under surveil-
lance and an arrest may be made to-
day or tomorrow.
Fearing that further attempts will
be made on his life, Hunter has left
Edmonds and gone to his home
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-03

Richard Feinbery, who has been
for Downey & Bethel. the
left yesterday for his
home in Seattle
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-03

Mrs. S. R. Porter, who has been
visiting her son, j. E. Porter of Grass
& Porter, returned to her home in
Seattle today.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-03
COM E A G. A N

opening Monday last certainly grand We want
especially ladies braved the order to
opening 1t shall be the policy of this store handle nothing but
first everybody the best OF treatment AS stated
this paper will make prescriptions speciality and invite
everybody who their prescription carefully compounded to come
1t will have personal attention Remember Also
please and freshnohng old shelf will
be offered you Again thank coming opening Come
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-03

John Odson, of Spokane, is in the
city, spending a few days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18
Preparing For Census

Offices were opened this morning in
the Federal building by j. j. Stump,
supervisor of Census for the Fifth dis
trict of Maryland. comprising Garrett,
Allegany, Washington, Frederick and
Montgomery counties, ard active work
begun towards arranging for the taking
Of the census which will be begun in
April next.
Miss Blanche Bradley has been APP
pointed supervisor clerk and is already
at work About 100 enumerators will
be required to do the field work in the
district and as soon as the applications
are properly gone over the appoint
ments will be made.
Mr. Stump is actively engaged in dis
tricting the counties and Incorporated
towns and cities preliminary to getting
the work started. Cumberland News.
Subscribe for The Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18
r. L. Polk Q Co.'s New Maryland State
Gazetteer for 1909. 1911 lust Out.

Those interested in the rapid growth
Of the State of Maryland during the
last three years, should be most agree
ably surprised after perusing the pages
of the voluminous State Gazetteer just
issued by X. L. Polk & Co., of Balti-
more.
Maryland can we'll be proud of the
imperishable record thus given of the
States rapid progress in three short
years. 1t amply shows that the State
is keeping well abreast in the general
race for commercial supremacy among
the larger States.
To the business man this Gazetteer
should prove invaluable as will be seen
after reading the following short de-
scription of the book, which has been
produced at enormous expense and with
the aid of numerous experienced repre-
sentatlves sent by the firm to every
section of the State.
The first few pages contain general
miscellaneous State information. This
has been culled from official sources and
includes the State Government, the
State Judiciary, United States Courts
in Maryland, State Institutions, State
Boards, State Registers Of Wills, State
Attorneys, State Sheriffs, State Sur
veyors, County Commissioners of Mary
land, and list Of the Banks and Bank
ers, giving the amount OF their capital,
also the names Of the cashiers.
The second part of the book is devot-
ed to Ba timore. This gives every bust
ness person or firm in Baltimore listed
under their various classified headings.
Following the Baltimore section will
be found perfect encyclopaedia of in
formation about every town, village and
settlement through the entire State.
Each place is arranged in alphabetical
order after each name, rough sketch,
giving every item of general public and
business interest with regard to such
place, together with complete list of
the business people resident there, also
a list of the farmers in the surrounding
country receiving their letters from
that particular post Office.
Following the Gazetteer section is
Business Directory of the entire State,
everyone in the State being classified in
alphabetical order, both by town and
trade
Such work as this merits the loyal
support of every true business man in
Maryland. We can confidently recon-
mend the work and we certainly CON
graduate the firm of r. L. Polk & Co
for so thoroughly showing in detail, all
through their book, practically what
the State of Maryland is made of, "
also the interchangeable enterprise of its
citizens throughout the entire State.
The book is well bound, is printed in
plain clean type, also indexed SO that
all information can be easily found.
Special new features in the work are
the complete City Directories of the
towns of Frederick and Westminster in
the Gazetteer section, together with
comprehensive Co partnership Direc-
tories of the towns of Cambridge, Cum
berland and Hagerstown.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18
ALLEGED CHICKEN THIEVES
Captured by Deputy Sheriff Brown
Near function Last Night.

Several weeks ago three men. named
B. E. Conn, Frank Howard and Walter
McBratney, arrived at Swanton and
rented a small house near the farm of
the late a. F. George, where they re-
sided until Tuesday when they packed
up and shipped their property to Tun-
Melton, West Va.
While these men were living at Swan
ton nearly every hen house and duck
pond in the community Of Swanton and
well on down Hooppole from Oakland
was visited and the farmers were re-
lieved of their poultry by the wholesale.
Sunday three men came to Oakland
where they hired livery team and
drove down Hooppole as far as Nc
Henry, at which place they took supper
at Mr.. Dougald McLean's. Monday
morning MIR. Mclean missed quite a lot
of poultry and upon investigation after
information had been made to the
State officers it was ascertained that
a box of chickens had been brought to
Oakland and disposed of to one of the
merchants here. This box had a tag on
it bearing the name of b. E. Conn and
upon this evidence warrants were issued
for the arrest of the parties. They
We're located at Tunnelton and brought
here last night where they will be ac-
corded hearing before Justice West
as soon as the prosecuting witnesses
can be summoned to appear.