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The Washington herald., 1910-02-28

Philadelphia, Feb. 27.- Union
labor in this city voted tonight to
back up the striking motormen and
conductors in their fight against
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company.
The Central Labor Union, after
a secret meeting of 600 delegates,
voted for a general strike, to go
into effect next Saturday.
The decision of the union bosses
followed a day of almost continu-
Gus rioting, in which a boy was
killed and sixty persons were hurt.
The trouble spread over the south
eastern section of the city, and
fiared up generally wherever police
protection was inadequate.
PREPARED EOh SIhIh Il.
Nobody was much surprised when the
trouble broke loose again The director
OF public safety, Henry Clay, expected it.
He had prepared a map of the city and
organized himself a board of strategy.
BY moving pins from one section of the
map 10 another. he planned to throw sufi-
cient policemen into each trouble spot It
didn't work out the way Clay thought 1t
would. It was much harder to shift Do
licemen than pins. and there were too
many spots.
The first serious fighting was In Mana
yunk, along Main street. A crowd of
1900 men and boys stoned a car, driving
the rnotorman and conductor before them.
The few policemen who were in the neigh
bo-hood were helpless.
They were euffed and beaten and ridi.
culed. Car after car was attacked, its
windows smashed with stones, and the
passengers forced to run for safety. Fifty
policemen responded to the first riot call,
but there weren't enough of them to
handle the mob.
Another squad of fifty came up. and
for Is minutes there was a hand-to-hand
battle. Thomas Wagner. a slxteent-year-
old boy, was shot in the left breast. and
taken TO a hospital, dying
Another boy was shot in the hand Ser
geant Frank Zimm. Of the police. was
knocked senseless with a brick The doc
tors reported that he had a fractured
skull
Cars Are Kept Running.
Despite the incessant stoning of cars
and attacks upon its men, the P. r. T.
brought its service up to about 50 Der
cent of the normal for Sunday. Ac-
eording to its statement, it ran 500 cars
during the day. the fun service being
1.004
Patronage fell of decidedly. however.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-28

Senator Scott. Of West Virginia, chair
man of the Committee On Pubic Build
nss and Grounds, has a plan il view TO
Try and have q law passed providing for
the issuance Of Sl0O,OO0.OO0 IN per cent
government bonds. payable anywhere
from Fifty to 100 years fror7 now. to
finance the erection OF needed Federal
buildings and purchase desirable land for
various other proposed public improve
ments.
Such law would permit immediate
steps being taken to erect on the ground
now owned by the government between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets and
Pennsylvania avenue and the Mall a new
building. or three new buildings. for the
Departments OF State. Justice, and Com
merce and Labor. at cost OF $15.OOOOO0.
as provided in the bill recently introduced
by Senator Scott. It would permit be-
ginning WORK 70 carry out Senator Hey
burns plan. as provided in his btli 10
purchase the property in Pennsylvania
avenue from Fourteenth street to the
Peace Monument, running back to the
Mall. for Federal building sites. at a cost
of 100000 and it would permit action
to be begun TO carry out Senator Wet
more's plan. as provided IN his measure.
to create new avenue from the Union
Station plaza 10 the Capitol. al cos. OF
s. s.50o.OOO
This information was obtained from
Senator Scott by a reporter for The Wash
ington Herald last night during an inter-
view which was sought with him as to
the prospect OF the passage at this ses-
sion Of his bill providing fo- rev homes
for the Departments Of State. Justice.
and Commerce and Labor.
Thinks His Bill viii Pass.
Il think my bill will pass" Senator
Scott said. 'as it is a special bill. and
the thing it aims to do viii not have 10
be part Of an omnibus public buildings
bill II has not yet been decided whether
we are to have a public buildings bill this
session. Speaking for MY own bill among
those which aim TO make Washington
more beautiful and more business-like,
there is one thing regret. notwithstand-
ing the fact that all the members OF my
committee are good level-headed business
men. and that is that Senator Wetmore's
bill and Senator Heyburn's bill have both
been recommended. All three OF these
bills cannot pass. as one will undoubtedly
operate against the other II all three
should pass. an expenditure OF s2S.500O0O
for these three public improvement. pro-
jects alone IN Washington would be pro-
yided, and that is too much.
Il think my bill viii pass. however, as
It can be and will be shown that the
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The Washington herald., 1910-02-28

Homegrown Double VioIets, Soo
bunch; very fragrant Blackstone, u &H
The Washington herald., 1910-02-28

Despite the incessant stoning of cars
and attacks upon its men. the P. R. T.
brought its service up to about 50 per
cent Of the normal for Sunday. Ac-
eording to its statement, it ran 500 cars
during the day. the fun service being
1.0N
PatrnnaeA fen of deciand1,. lo.......-
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Patronage fen of decidedly. however.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-08

supply the pressing needs of the I'm periaI valley farmers who are now crying for water
 The ranchers of Pinal county have been crying for water" for nearly a generation. but about the only con- solatiOn they get from Col. Weedin is the assurance that his friends intend to build a reservoir some day. Brush dams were the main reliance of the Salt River valley until recent years but of course such cheap construction is beneath the consideration of mil lionaires like Col Weedin and his friends. A present supply of water for the parched Pinal ranchers furnished from an ugly and cheap dam is not to he compared in importance with q pretty dam to be built in the sweet by and by
Arizona republican., 1910-03-08

factory or other business establish ment. The science of the Egyptians, '' the commerce Of the Phoenicians, !" the location Of the Phoenician colonies. the important customs Of the Baby lOnians," are of equal value in equip ping the public school student for the battle of life. knowledge Of the qualities of Egyptian soil would be Of value to the person who proposes to farm under the Nile. but not to an 'inhabitant of the United States
 But We must reserve for special rev erence the question, How does science establish the location of the home of the first parents?" Inasmuch as science has confessed it's inability to even guess on what continent human life began, this question is both easy and useful-and above all else. sen sible.
 We believe il is true that nearly ev- cry community in the United States today is afflicted with the fads of
 progressive education The city of Phoenix is therefore especially forth nate in having a superintendent of schools who holds 10 the old fashioned idea that schools are for the purpose of giving children an education in the essentials of practical life.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-08
CALL FOR BIDS. OFFICE FURNITURE FOR TERRITORIAL PRISON.

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Board of Control at the capitol Building. in the City of Phoenix. Territory of Arizona. up to To o'clock a. m. on Monday. March IA. 1910. for supplies to he furnished the Territorial Prison at Florence. as fol- lows: 4-drawer vertical letter file.
 O766-54x66 double flat top desl, n. O. Derbv Oak)-
 ll-3xI5 best body Brussels rug. 3594 revolving chairs. Regulator clock.
 6-foot No. 40l standing desk
 double flat desk (at about the sam" price as above).
 0S72 table. 6-foot (derby oak). S594 revolving chair (derbv oak). 3g desk stools (derby oak).
 .001 arm chairs tderby OakD. steel document filing case. No. 4$. l2-dr.
 No. S96 S-foot directors table ,der- hy oak).
 1 O76O L. 60-inch low roll top desk ,derby oak.
 office book case. derby oak. No. 0342 B.
 No. 20O7 office chairs (derby oak. No. IS77-i. revolving chair oderby oak).
 lI-$xl5 best body Brussels rug. typewriter desk No. 374 tderby oak).
 The Board reserves the right to ac- cept or reject in whole or in part any or all bids.
 JAMES J RIGGS, bd Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-08
Disfranchisine the Pioneers.

In Arizona there are many pioneer r> of limited education-men. who. on a test before q critjca! election board would stumble painfully in reading the constitution of the United States. They would do the job so imperefectly. in fact. that the board might readily say You are not able to read this docu- ment without being prompted" and might under the existing law find ample justification for depriving these men of the ballot
 And Vet most of the pioneers justly rank with our very best citizens They are men Of strong individuality and strong brain. men of excellent judg- ment. men of affairs With many of them the viciSsitudes of early life were among scenes in which the school house had no part They have been on the frontier all their lives
 Rather than expose themselves to the humiliating examination of a hos tile election board. these men would rather stay away from the polls But under the educational qualification law of the last legislature such men may be required al any election to eN- pose their defective education and thereafter suffer life long humiliation. IT the statehood bill nullifies this law il will he an act of justice Go the uneducated pioneer. at least.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-08
Perhaps Better Conditions for
 Prospectors.

The bill providing for the new bu- the interior through il to foster. pro- mote and develop mining industries or the United States" IT. the secretary obeys this law il will bring his de- partment into further conflict with the forest service-if the former policy of the forest service is to be continued. Prospectors throughout the Rocky Mountain region have been annoyed by the hsmpering red tape of the forest service in relation to the location Of mining claims within forest reserves. Before they could acquire even a pre- expendins their labor and money in the development Of prospects which seemed attractive. they had to satisfy forest employees that the proposed prospects would prove to be mines an obvious impossibility in most cases. and they were confronted by the additional handicap that Il was seldom indeed that the forest service employees who were charged with au- thority in the premises seemed to know anything about the details of mining It was the misfortune of Forester Pinchot. himself one of the fairest and most honest of men, tnat he had to suffer in reputation from the incompetence of his subordinates.
 IL is to be hoped that the regulations under the new law will place all qn"s- tions that relate to prospecting @nd mining in forest reserves under the sole jurisdiction of the bureau "f min ing
Arizona republican., 1910-03-08
Finals Expert lrrieator.

Our esteemed friend, Col Tom weedin of the Florence Tribune. con tinues to express surprise that any body should presume to suggest that il the owners of the canal system in Pinal county have any desire to fur nish water to the ranchers there they would at least provide temporary brush dam in order to divert the Gila river into the dry canal. Although the colonel has been talking to the ranch CTS for some twenty years about what he and his people" propose to do in the way of irrigation. he seems never to have heard of the primitive form of dam just mentioned. which on many occasions has saved irrigated districts from disaster It is to he feared that with politics and statesmanship that he has learned more of that irrigation which comes over a polished bar than the irrigation which is familiar to the rancher No doubt Col. Weedin was astonished when he read in the dis patches the other day that
 The ranchers Of PiDal county have pany have begun the construction of a pile and brush dam at the intake of the company's heading for the im- perial valley canal system. The dam is to be built of piles and brush. It is estimated that it can be completed in two weeks, and that within ten days 6 sufficient amount of water can be diverted into the main canals to
Arizona republican., 1910-03-08
Democrats May Defeat Statehood.

In some parts of the territory the democratic brethren have been called upon 10 raise funds wherewith to keeI Hon. Mark smith in Washington II is represented that the Hon. Mark is in Washington for the purpose of pro- tecting Arizona's interests in the mat ter or the statehood bill The Hon. Mark is d good fellow. and far from wishing to see him deprived of sti- bends We should be glad to know that he is in receipt of d fat income ro the credit of any man similarly situated. to have it said that after q long career in public office he is a poor man. IL is 10 his credit that the smell of graft or financial crook ,dneSS Of any sort has never attached itself To his garments Moreover. il Is no affair Of any republican if the .dsmOcratic brethren choose 10 con- tribute to Mir smiths Washington ex- pense account.
 But all citizens of Arizona have q concern in knowing just what the Hon. Mark is doing in opposition to The senate statehood bill-the only bin which can have a ghost of chance to- pass.
 If the retention of the educational qualification" law is more important lo rhe democrats of Arizona than statehood is. the contributions sent to Afr Smith may serve their purpose
Arizona republican., 1910-03-08
House Cleaning
 Activities
Are m Full Swing.

If springtime is spring with you We can show you time tested Spring. full size. strong. comfortable and durable at s5.50. $G.0O. $7.00 and $500. If it's mattress time. We can surely please you. All manner of Bedsteads in brass, Iron and Enamel All kinds of Wicker Rockers lust the thing for the porch. Always some thing new tn show you Just r-- ceived a new lot nf Rugs. Wool Fiber and Smiths Administer Come in and See them. Ten minutes spent in our store vii. convince you that our prices are right. We will buy your OLD FURNITURE al highest prices, and cell you NEW at the lowest
Arizona republican., 1910-03-08
The Earmsrks of Progress" m
 Education.

IL was announced a short time ago that practically all of the pupils of the public schools at Allentown. Penn sylvania who had completed the course had failed to pass" They were unable to answer the test ques- tiOns put to them on final examina- tion. Thinking it might be of inter est 10 have il known what the ques- tions were which unhorsed the Allen town school children. Philadelphia paper obtained a list of the examina- = Here is a sample of them:
 Il Discuss the antiquity of man.
 - Give an accouut,in detail of the early forms ef writing.
 "3 Give d detailed account of the Aryan race.
 I. Give brief history of the ! sssyrians.
 .'5 Give an account of science among the Egyptians.
 e. Discuss commerce among the Pnenicians
 ''1 Where did the Phenicians es- tablish colonies? And why?
 '-S Discuss the important customs of the Babylonians.
 ''9 How does science establish the location of the home Of the first p1rents2
 10. Give description of Egypt. the condition Of the soil. etc"
 We believe there need be no despair on the part of parents of pupils who fail to pass such an examination as this. Presuming that the authors of which is impossible as to some-on what ground could il be said that cor rect answers thereto would throw any light on the question whether these pupils shad acquired an education of practical value in the public schools Nearly every employer of the young men and the young women of today that have recently come from the pubiic schools has had occasion to learn that they are deficient in knowl- edge 0f spelling, deficient in putting good clear English together. and de- ficient in working knowledge Of arithmetic. Perhaps one of the req sons why this is so may be found in the anxiety Of the school authorities to porve that they are progressive" in providing an education that will enable pupils 10 answer such foolish questions as are found in the fore going list
 Even the best informed men of the world know very little about the an tiquity of man." and what little they know Of the subject is of no practi- cal value to them. It is not nearly so important that we know anything about the ''early forms of writing as 1T is that the pupil of the public schools shall learn to write a legible hand in the writing of today. There isn't q man on earth who could give us a reliable detailed account of the aryan race" inasmuch as the origin of that race is q subject of guesswork. II histories were reliable-which they are not--it would be fairly easy for any late reader Of ancient history to answer the question about the "Assy- rians" But granted that pupil learns aii abou; the Assyrians and fails to learn how to sepll correctly, to under stand arithmetic. and to speak and write good English. of what benefit are the Assyrians to him? He cannot cash his knowledge in any store or
Arizona republican., 1910-03-08
A Neiohbor of Yours

as well as yourself is liable at any time to have rheumatism. We're all liable tO have cuts or burns, bruises ar scalds. crick in the back, neck or side some kind of an ache or pain. Then heed this advice and tell your neigh bOrs-Ballard'S snow Eminent relieves all aches and pains and heals all wounds. Sold by Elvey X Hnlett.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-03
CHICKASHA TO PLAY
LAWTON TOMORROW

The football game at University park
tomorrow afternoon viii probably be
the hardest fought game d the season
Special interest attaches 10 this battle
since in all probability # viii deter
mine the championship lnong the high
schools OF The state n the chinkasha
boys win the game they win take first
rank in the state
The game VIII be played by the homo
team and the IaWion high school Last
year Lawton defeated chIekasha by 4
score Of ls 10 but the G. II S. team
ls much stronger this year and are
confident that they can trim me vis,
itors. The home boys have not lost a
game this season. Coach Eckes has
them 10 fine shape for the game tomor-
row and spectators are assured Of high
class sport The game win be called
al 4 o'clock
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-03
Powell Bound Over
For Grand Larceny


L. B. Powell, arrested near Rush
Springs on a charge Of grand larceny
received a preliminary hearing before
Justice Moore today and was held FOR
the action OF the district court. his
bond being fixed at 81, 900.
The testimony showed that Powell,
who was travelling through the coun-
try, stopped at the home of G. NJ. Bulla
70 stay all night He was left in the
house while the farmer and his wife
were about the milking. Later in
the evening $50 in currency was missed
from Mrs. Bulla's purse and in its place
$40 confederate bill was found Mr..
Bulla said nothing to Powell till the
next morning and then he charged him
with the theft compelling him to re-
turn the money.
spectacle white men have the opposi.
ti0n or McNeal. who stands for the ne
grc IT is merely a question Of
taste. declared cruce. and the crowd
laughed its approval.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-03
Special BY United Press.


Omaha, Neb., Nov. 3.-Nine indict
ments charging ranchmen with the
most sensational conspiracy in the his
tory Of the state to defraud homesead-
ers in three Nebraska counties, under
the Kincade ls@. Of their homes BY a
series Of prosecutions, were retarned
by the grand jury today.
Il is alleged that the persecution end
ed in Violence in which tbe home
steaders were held up at the points Of
guns and driven out,
1t is alleged that a cattleman rail
roaded one homesteader to the asylum
for the insane in order to get his land.
The attorney general was appealed to
by the homesteaders, resulting in the
returning of indictments.
In the indictments it is charged that
thirty cattlemen rushed upon the
homesteaders and held them up with
their guns until their property and
crops were turned over to them and
many of them were forced to abandon
their claims by threats Of death and in
jury.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-03
III. G. G. Exhibit
Wins Prizes
In Contest at State Meeting of FEEDER
alton Of Women's Clubs-Second
Days Session

table linen darn, Ora Bradley, Okla
homa City, first; Amelia Weaver, Okla
homa City, second; wooden mend, Ora
Bradley, first Gertrude Bigelow, sec
onth, both Of Oklahoma clty; calico
patch ora Bradley; stocking darn,
Amelia Weaver, Oklahoma City, first,
Amy Gerson. second; handmade apron,
ora Bradley, FIRST Dora Linard, Bart
lesyille, second. Best collection hand.
work. Marie Merrill, first, Edith Pur-
cell, second. Oklahoma Gig; embroid-
ery, fern, Miss Deeis, first, Florence
Hastings. second. both Of Oklahoma
City: hat frames, Edith Gilmore, first,
Lucille Rome. second, Oklahoma City;
finished hats. Grace Ainslee, first. Vir-
gIlnia holland, second, Oklahoma City;
home made candles. Girls Industrial
school, chickasha, first; Adele Miller
Oklahoma City, second: fruit cake,
Girls Industrial school Chickasha IN.
disiduai cakes, Girls Industrial school;
white bread. Girls Industrial school
Following musical program liant
might the awards for literature were
announced as follows Gold medal for
best prose, Mrs. =. N. Moore. Pauls
Valley. first pfemium.
Mrs. Moore is Chickasaw Indian
woman and niece of Overton Love
deceased, one Of the pioneers Of the
chickasaw country. Her subject was
Lines Written on an Indians Face
Mrs y Al Adams d Wynnewooa was
awarded second prize Best poetry
Mrs.J r White. Oklahoma cry. first
subject ITO an Indian Babe Asleep;
Mrs. Minnie Bailey. Enid. second.