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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-09
WHITE REELECTED
PRESIDENT PARK BOARD

The board Of park commissioners
held their annual meeting in their
rooms in the Traders building yes
terday, when A. L. White was re-
elected president of the board and
Frank P. Hogan vice president. II.
]. Gibbon will again hold the office
of secretary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-09

Charles, dear l am glad to see
that you are taking better care of
your health"
What do you mean?"
Several times you have said
that while out playing cards you
got cold feet. I suppose these red,
white and blue discs | found in
your vest are cough lozenges."
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22

Obviously the thief had not taken It
for the pecuniary proft he hoped to
get out of it, and the fact that he was
willing to part with it for so small a
sum would seem TO indicate that he
was not led into his crime by desire
to keep the image permanently in his
possession. The act seems capable OF
plausible explanation only on the theory
that the thief was fascinated by the
subtle influence of mysticism that so
often seems to emanate from ooJecls
that have come down from the remote
ages of the world. and that he was
driven by some irresistible Impulse 10
take the relic. without any expectd-
ton of personal advantage, and with
out a moments consideration OF the
punishment that might follow II ne
were detected in his act
Quite recently the jewels and ans
tiquities belonging to the anclent
Egyptian Queen Tauosrit were stolen
from the British Museum Chiefly or
antiquarian value and the thief could1
have got little for them
of a similar character was the theft
that astonished all Russia few weeks
ago, when it was discovered that the
Uspenski Cathedral in the Kremlin at
Moscow had been looted of priceless
treasures. A magnificent diamond
ornament was taken from the image OF
the Virgin, other statues were despolied
Of valuable Jewels, and many precious
stones were cut out of the frames OF
pictures Of various saints Altogether
the value Of the booty was estimated at
approximately 100000 a theft Of such
enormity might well be supposed to be
the carefully planned work of gang, Of
professionals, but when the actual cul-
prit was discovered he proved to be an
ignorant peasant lad. less than eighteen
years Of age. who did not have wit
enough even TO get away from the cathe
draI with his prize.
These two instances are typical Of AM
exceedingly large class of crimes which
must be traced TO distinctly morbid
causes They differ from the ordinary
crimes with which We become familiar
in the fact that the persons committing
them seem to act, not fro any conceive
able motives, but rather as the victims
of irresistible impulse. And It is a pc
culiar fact that museums Of art and
sacred shrines seem to be especially the
objects of this form of depreciation.
Scarcely a week goes by that does not
bring the news of some outrage com
mitted against some priceless work Of
are. Museums find il necessary to guard
their treasures, no matter how slight
their intrinsic value, with greater care
than If they were so many masses of
pure gold Practically everything NOV
able must be kept under lock and key
or chained to the walls or floor to pre-
vent its being pilfered. And yet in spite
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22

irrational conduc. before which, in many
cases. even the strongest opposition Of
the viii is forced to yield. They assume
an infinite variety OF forms, and innum-
cradle instances might be cited In illus
tration OF them
Among the most common forms Is the
impulse experienced by many persons
when standing on a high place to throw
themselves over the edge. or the tend
ency to repeat certain numbers or words
many times in spite of efforts to end the
process. DR.. Bramwen reports the case
Of a diplomatist who was accustomed
from time to time. when there was no
especial need Of his struggling against
the morbid impulse. to open his window
and initiate the Growing Of a cock.
The tendency to touch objects in pass
ing along the street. and TO count on ali
occasions. is an especially common and
persistent form of The imperative idea.
A classic instance OF this mania is that
Of the celebrated DR.. johnson. whose pc
cularity is infinitely described by Boswell
He records that johnson had 4 fixed
habit or touching the pests which lined
the pavements of London at that day.
and when he happened to miss one Of
them accidentally he found il necessary
to retrace his steps to the post he had
missed, and Their continue his course.
touching all the posts until ne reached
the crossing Of the street. He had the
habit also of counting his steps upon
leaving certain point, and II his atten-
ton should be distracted, and ne should
thus be forced to lose the count he would
invariably return TO his starting point and
begin the count again
DR. Hack luke describes a similar case
of a woman who was afflicted with the
counting mania. She had an irresistible
impulse to count up 10 a certain number
before every act that she performed in
connection with her daily duties In de-
scending the stairs she found il NECESSARY
to halt on every step and count before
taking the next step.
Il is said OF Napoleon. who. like CaA-
sar. was an epilepuc, that he could NO.
Ieirain from counting the number OF win
COWS IN the houses as he passed along
the streets of city.
Now in cases of the sort which have
just Deen cited the individuals who ~
hlblt these eccentricities are in ali
other respects apparently normal The
are IuIy conscious OF the absurd char
acter or their impulses, and are often
able to conceal them from obseryaSS
II is Tor this reason that II seems IN
appropriate to put these apparentTv
harmless peculiarities in the same Gle 90
with those positive criminal tendancfaS
Whlch SO often drive their victims 10
the commission of theft and murde~
But from the point OF view of fhe
psychologist the difference is nor one
OF kind. but only of degree. The sans
defect IS common to all, and Consist
essentially in the loss to greater %
IesS extern, OF the power to regulate
ones conduct In conformity with the
surroundings. S
And hence comes the mania to steal
from museums.
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have been obliged to cover It with a
glass case, to place special railing In
front of it and to have special guardian
to watch it every moment the museum Is
open Several years ago the directors OF
art galleries and museums all over Eu
rope were brought to a state bordering on
panic by reason of the mysterious mutt
lation of many of their most valuable
paintings.
Reports were given out by one gallery
after another of these acts of vandalism,
and there seemed to be no end 20 the
depredations until a woman was detected
in the act OF destroying the masterpiece
OF Ingres in the Louvre known as Tn
Sistine Chapel" When pressed by she
police for an explanation of her conduct
she declared that she had destroyed the
Ingres and other works of art merely as
a protest against the wickedness of the
government which spent millions OF dol
lars on objects of art while millions ct
human beings were starving for want of
work.
1t is obvious that in cases such as these
we 40 not nave to do with criminals OF
Inc ordinary type. The ordinary criminal
acts from motives which the normal in
dlVldual Is able to understand, and what
ever judgment we may pass upon his
).
at least do not think of him as a fool
IN the instances just cited, on the other
nahd, We are likely to lose sight of he
criminal character of the acts entirely in
our astonishment at their utter senseless-
ness.
1t has been the browning achfeven,e;,.
OF the science of criminology within the
last century is 20 establish the fact thar
the so-called criminals of the tyne We
are discussing here are in reality aot
CRIMINALS e at all in the true sense Of the
TERM. TOT TIE reason that they are no. Ia
TACT responsible for their acts. They are
rather TO De regarded as the unfortunate
NictInS OF true mental disease ,rans-
mitted 10 them from their ancestors, 70
which they themselves are as little re-
sponsIole as they would be fonr an inner
ttu tendency % consumption.
IL is, OF course, not always an easy
matter TO dInerentiate between these two
types OF criminals FOR the reason that
normaIity shades into abno-mality by
wholly imperceptible degrees and the
dividing line between the normal and the
so-called abnormal is a purely arbitrary
one Il has been said, in fact. that every
individual is insane on some point or
other, and in the light OF modern psy-
not be SO. very far from the truth. pro
vlded we understand the term insane in
its proper sense.
Certain 1t is that many persons who
are admired by their associates for their
intellectual ability or respected for their
selves CT serious mental defects of which
the world at large would have no knowl-
erge, except for their own confessions.
Cue OF the most common manifesto
tons Of these abnormal symptoms is the
presence OF the sO-calleti imperative
ideas" or irresistible impulses to which
reference has already been made. They
consist essentially OF innate tendencies 70
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~AAAD4NAOu l4c SooO
1t is more difficult and dangerous to
steaI them, for they are watched and
guarded with especial care.
Clearly there is some psychological
cause which impels Unbalanced persons
10 steal objects which are placed on
public exhibition. We shall find this
cause in the peculiar class of mental alb
normalities known to science as imp
perative IDEAS"
IN many there seems to be a deep,
primitive impulse to loot and to destroy
IN the face OF the enormous collec-
tons OF art objects and treasures found
at the museums this impulse becomes
imperative; it forces a victim to &C.
ton The museum is challenge to the
lawless strain.
Ihis same impulse to loot and destroy
moved the Goths in the sacking of Rome.
II mad striking naturalization In the
conduct Of the Allies forces in Pekin
during the Boxer uprising, when the Eu-
ropean soldiers sacked the Sacred City
ana stole and destroyed millions of dol
lars worth of Jewels and art objects.
10 the thief, woman,s purse. care
lessly carried. offers the same challenge.
Just recently the peculiar fascination
exercised over the human mind by works
Oh art and other objects of religious or
historical interest which comprise the
treasures of churches and museums has
been strikingly illustrated. not only be-
cause Of the value of the articles which
were stolen, but especially because of
the evident inanity Of the acts them
selves
Several weeks ago the authorities of
the Metropolitan Art Museum were
surprised to discover that small
bronze statue representing the ancienI
Egyptian Goddess Meth had been mys-
Iteriously removed from its accustomed
place. Careful search of the museum
made it obvious that the image had
been stolen. and so serious was the loss
considered that descriptions of the
missing treasure were sent all over
the world to aid in its recovery.
The statue had been taken from the
Pyramids of Lishtland, consequently
was most highly priced by reason of It's
antiquity as well as for it's excellence
from al artistic point of view, but its
intrinsic value was practically nil In
view of this fact as well as of the
danger of detection and the difficulty
of prof1tabIy disposing of it. one would
say that 1t was one of the most un-
likely things in the world to tempt the
ordinary thief. It was subsequently,
found in Bowery loan shop, where !!
had been pawned for the insignificant
sum of fifty cents.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22
Bridesmaids from Department Stores.

"HERE is way out for despairing
brides whose woman friends and
= relations have all been bridesmaids
twice and hesitate to accept the position
for the fateruI anu unlucky InIrd occasion.
In London good looking girls who are
in search of a light occupation have now
a chance TO obtain their hearts desire
They may become professional brides
maids on the salary roll of department
store.
All they have to do as professional
bridesmaids" Is to lcok particularly sweet,
wear a charming costume, carry grace
fully a bouquet, be able to walk decorous-
ly up the aisle and be prepared to take
the brides bouquet at the right moment
The runaway bride who feels lonesome
without the support Of others OF her sex
to give her courage at the altar has only
to ring up the store. and she may have
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22

not all Of these acts Of vandalism by any
means are perpetrated by the victims o.
morbid impulses. Much can be accounted
for by the natural instinct of appropria-
ton, which is common characteristic OF
the race. 1t is decidedly human, and not
at all an evidence of abnormality to de-
sire to possess that which proves attrac-
tive to US, either because Of its actual
value or its historic associations, and the
same instinct which prompts the million
aire to pay thousands of dollars for a
rare painting viii tempt the less opulent
individual to appropriate the little trinket
which chance and carelessness OF the
curator may throw in his way. It is Of
no actual value at any rate. he argues to
himself. and it viii never be missed
among so many other things.
But, on the other hand, the fact that
many of these museum vandals act from
uncomfortable impulse is shown by the
vicious attacks on paintings that are re-
ported at frequent intervals. the obvious
purpose of which is their destruction
The celebrated Mona Lisa, by Leonardo
Ga Vincl, which hangs in the Louvre IN
Paris, has been 50 persistently attacked
by so-called cranks that the authorities
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promptly as many bridesmaids as though
she were being married with the full an
prevail of all her girl friends.
we DO not keep bridesmaids as a sn.-
ciai department at present" said the M
prietor OF LOndon's biggest deua rtr oa
store When an order comes we ss1d
some OF our young women clerks or ofLa-
employees. - OeEeE
we generally charge S5-oO no-
bridesmaid, If the parents of the b1fda : =
providing her outfit and carriage.
If we are TO provide the costume a.
cording to the fancy of the bride. the car
rlages or other expenses are added to the
fee
II think one OF the reasons for the az
istence of the professional bridesmaid L
that some people would rather pay FOR
the picturesque bridal procession than
bother their friends to accept the rather
expensive position OF bridesmaids"
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EDGAR RICE Assistant Professor Of Psychology

Of the most rigid precautions valuable
paintings are ruthlessly cut from their
frames. arms or fingers are broken off
from exquisite pieces of statuary and
pages are surreptitiously removed from
ancient prints.
It must. of course. be admitted tina,
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WI HH 90 people constantly try steal objects.
N, public museums?
than that of stealing from privat - o., nv are com
mon property, placed on exhittinn sor he common rod
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22

The Ancient
Egyptian
Goddess
Meth,
Just Stolen
from, the
Metropolitan
Art Museum
and
p,~paJ
for
Fifty
Cents.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-03

unto set our hands and seals this 10th day of July. 1910.
 O. c WAGER (SEAL) c. A. BURGOON (SEAL) H. s. HILLMAN (SEAL) Territory of Arizona, County Of Cochise. ss
 Before me George H. Neale. a Notary Public in and for the county of Cochise Territory of Arizona, on this day personally appeared O. c. Wager c. A. Burgoon and H. S. Hill man, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledg- ed to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand of office this 18th day of July, 1910. My commis- sion expires Feb. 9 1913.
 GEORGE H. NEALE,
 Notary Public. SEAL.
 Filed and Recorded July 16, 1910 at P. M. Book Articles 9 Inscrip- tion Pages 12S, 129. 13O 131.
 c. A. MCDONALD
 County Recorder.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-03

trust are not yet willing to relin. quish their hold upon the situation which promises to force high-oost producers to acknowledge their weak. ness. There may be such a thing as preventing a glut of coper by arti- ficial means. such as an agreement to curtail. but a more natural method is that of compelling curtailment through a further lowering of prices. Con cerns which can not afford to operate with copper at i2 cents a pound or less must, under such circumstances. yield to this very vital economic arN gument It now seems to be admit ted. with what the Record has called attention to for some time past, that during the last few months there has been a design upon the part of cer. .ain producers to force producti on. to the end that the very si;u1tion in
 which the copper trade now Is mlaht be crea,ed- This, 1t would sseLl. has grown out of the steps taken in the fall to establish a gigantic combins ton. Perhaps it was learned then. as was generally apparent, that cop per producers could not be brought together so long as they were in position to feel "cocky." that 1t would require a period of tribulation to cause producers to feel disposed to make concessions.
 There can be no doubt that the best time to effect a combination of competitive interests is when they are in the dumps. They certainly were not so in the copper industry last fall. when everyone was talking of an early advance in copper price to 15 and 16 cents. At the present time things are far more favorable to the accomplishment of a merger. If the fnanciers believe that they can effect it without colliding with the law.-Denver Mining Record.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-03
,* MINING, MARKETS, FINANCIAL 1*
CURTA|LMENT IN COPPER |S
 NOT AN ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY

So much of a conflicting naturs comes out of New York concerning the attitude of the leading copper producers that one cannot take all that he hears without that old grain of salt that has been doing service for so many years. The statement that the leaders have taeitly agreed to curtail production at the rate of % per cent. for the next three months and 10 per cent. for the fvl- lowing six months must. if true. promise a very material Tightening of the red metal burden within a short time. Placing the recent output Of the United States. Canada and Mex. ico at 100000 pounds a day. the cur ailmsnt for the next three months wet Id smcans to e0.J00 zoo pounds an. dur ng the following six plontas to abou 100000 Lourds, a total of 165. coo. 900 pounds This is about equal to. the present surplus ia the United States. If in the meantims the European supply should continns to decline as it has done during tht last few months. and it would mcll likely decrease at a much greater rate under a rigid policy of curtaii ment. the visible stocks of copper 1T the world would by that time be reduced to about l50OOO.OO pounds Moreover. if such a policy should be put into effect. it would undoubtedly cause an early advance in the price of the metal and thus lead to heavier buying by manufacturers who are nov holding aloof from the market. It is easy to imagine that under such conditions. a very decided change would come over the copper market before Christmas.
 On the other hand. there are in timations that the men who have in mind the organization of the copper
Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-03
By Frank ]. Graf

(Member Duluth Stock Exchanse)
 The market opened under pressure and stocks were slightly lower than the close of yesterday. but after the second hour traders forced short in. terests into the market and prices stiffened considerably showing an ad. vance of from one to four points. The copper shares showed a slight i'm proyement, but did not advance with the balance of the market Copper metal opened of in the morning. but towards the close. the metal was quoted eleven shillings up. Amalga mated sold from 60 5-s to 64. North Butte was well supported. Copper Range was firm. Superior and Pitts burg up IS. Lake sold from 8 to 6 3-4. Total New York sales 620 500. Money 1 3-4 per cent.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-03

ing the latter part of the session. Lake copper was again in very good demand. sell ng up over two points. We think this rally will continue, as all urgent liquidation seems to be over for the time being
 The New York market was very strong shorts covering freely. The cotton report was evidently discount and no upward movement took place in that market. 1.-The rally will likely continue further on urgent buy ing by the shorts and advantage should be taken of hard spots to light en accounts so as to be n a position Ito repurchase on any weak spots which may come from time to time. Paine Webber { Go.
 Curbs inactive with little if any price change. Shattuck slightly of in bid without transactions. Denn unchanged. Live Oak in fair de- mand slightly under asked pr,ce. Tone of general list materially improved and sympathetic upturn not unlike
Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-03
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF FLA CORONA MINING COMPANY"


 Know All Men By These Presents; TEat we the undersigned O. C.. Wager, c. A. Burgoon and H. s. Hill man, all of Bisbee. Arizona have associated and do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and do hereby adopt the following Articles of Corporation:
 ARTICLE i
 The names of the incorporators and their places of residence are. O. G. Wager, Bisbee Arizona c. A. Burgoon, Bisbee, Arizona H. s. HIllman, Bisbee Arizona.
 ARTICLE ii.
 The name of the corporation shall be La Corona Mining Company.
 ARTICLE iii.
 The principal place of transacting business of the company shall be Bis bee Cochise County, Arizona Terri tory and the corporation may have such other branch office or offices within or without the Territory of Arizona as may be established by the Board of Directors.
 ARTICLE fv.
 The general nature Of the business proposed to be done and transacted by said corporation is as follows:
Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-03
AR|zONA'S MINERAL PRODUCT
 TOTALS 42,OOO,00O POUNDS

The annual report form the min ng companies of Arizona showing the tonnage and value of the mineral uroducts of all the mines of the terri tory during the year 1909, have been received and companies by the terri torial auditor, showing the total value of all the products to be s42,- 946,745. Under the mine taxation law, taxes are paid on 25 per cent of the output which would be S1O 736.- 6S6,29
 The following table shows the ton mage of the various metals produced in the territory last year:
 Pounds of copper %. %. 297 703, ,301 Ounces of gold ... ..... 132 27S,S49 Ounces of silver .... ...2.352, ,356,315
Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-03

LEXINGTON. Ky, Aug. 2.-Whne driving with his 15-year-oId wife. from whom he had been estranged and only recently reconciled, Mat they Bond, also 15 years of age, nephew of President Richard Cross field of Pennsylvania university. com mitted suicide today by shooting.
 The tragedy occurred on a road near Lawrenceburg. Ky.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-03
FRATERNAL BROTHERHOOD

Bisbee Lodge No. 452 meets every Wednesday evening at Fair Hall. Wis iting members cordially invited
 BENJAMIN MOSS.
 President. EDITH I. BARTCH. Secy.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-03

The adoption of a system of direct primaries is being discussed in Maine and the question is likely to be made an issue in the coming State cam paim.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-03
w. 0. ".

Woodmen or the World meet n Frankenberg's hall the second sns fourth Mondays of each month. Wis lting brothers invited 10 attezd.
 Geo P. Black. c. c c. N. Thomas. Clerk
Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-03
BOSTON FEELS
 BETTER TONE
 AMONG STOCKS
Forced Liquidation Is Very Likely at an End for the Present, but the CurbS Are Inactive.

CBy L. J. Overlook BOSTON. Aug. 2-The Boston mar ket was strong and fairly active dur