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Arizona republican., 1910-06-01
URGENCY 0F ACTION
 IN SEWER CAMPAIGN SUGGESTION THAT THE BOARD OF TRADE TAKE A HAND. Only a Few Names Secured Yesterday -Hundreds Are Still ObIivious
 to Their Duty.

The registration talk of The Republi- can has evidently done a little good, for between fifty and sixty names were added to the great register yesterday, though the number should have been at least 500. In this connection it has been suggested in various quarters that the board of trade can perform no bet ter service to the community this week than to take a hand in drumming up the voters and getting them regis tered
 1t is the mission of the board of trade to boost anything that boosts Phoenix and it can be said with some pride that the board generally ac- complishes what it undertakes. That it can do nothing that will prove a greater benefit to the city of Phoenix than to aid in securing a sewer. or at least getting an expression of the peo- pie on the sewer question, 1t is be- lieved would be quite universally ad- mitted. It is true that the people ought to be glad enough for chance to vote and move on their own initiat- i've, but if they won't do it without prompting the prompting should be forthcoming.
 It is suggested that the board can do no better service for the town dur ing the next four days than to have one or more automobiles at work con- stantly rounding up the eligibles and taking them to the city hall for regis tration just as is done on election day for getting out big poll.
 Then comes up that old question of eligibility of which so much as been said, so much perhaps that some have become confused. Therefore without entering into long explanation of it again the statement may be made that any person qualified by residence for a sufficient length of time, may vote if he gets his name on the assessment roll, for there is no qualified elector but who has some property. real or per sonal, however small the amount of it. And the manner of getting his name on the assessment roll will be explained to him when he appears for registra- ton. if he does not already under stand it.
 It is a time for action, not merely by the prominent citizens of Phoenix but every citizen who cares for bet ter Phoenix, or who is concerned in his own health and convenience. There is no better way for the board of trade to advertise than to help make the city an attractive one for those 1t seeks to bring into it. And while this would seem to be a duty of the board of trade it is no less the duty of every citizen to help at least by registering himself There are only four days more for registration. as the lists must close Saturday night. and in the meantime there should be added approximately 1.500 names.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-01
FINAL REcITA AT
 SCHOOL 0F MUSIC
A Fine Program Arranged for Miss Laura C. Schmidt, a Talented
 Pupil Who Graduates.

The final recital of the pupils of the School of Music will be given tonight with Miss Laura C. Schmidt of Tempe pupil of Prof Homer Grunn as the chief performer. She is the first graduate in the piano under Prof Grunn and has been studying v,th him for three years. A program of eX- ceptional beauty and interest has been arranged for her. The recital will be public and without admission charge It will be held at the School of Music tonight, beginning at S:15.
 In addition to the selections on the piano by Miss Schmidt, Mrs. Betty Hughes Dameron. pupil of Dufferin Rutherford, will give some vocal se- lections. and Miss Hermena Holsinger, pupil of Prof. Stuchal, will render se- lections on the violin. Miss Bernice Horrell-will act as accompanist
 Prof. Grunn stated that Miss Schmidt is one of the most gifted pupils he has ever had the pleasure of instructing. She will be heard at her best tonight She will play a selection from Mcdowell. the only great American composer of that class of music; minuet from Paderewski; a reverie by that greatest of modern composers. Richard Strauss; the Valse de Juliette by Gounod- -Raff. and a Mendelssohn rondo arranged for two pianos, the second being played by Prof. Grunn.
 The violin selections will be Der ceuse by Goddard: "Wiegenlied" by Hauser. and the vocal numbers will be Loves Springtide" by Hammond and The Cry of Raher by Salter.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-01
GOOD NEWS
 FROM GAL YPSO
Miss Lee, Having Tried Many Medi cines Without Benefit, Recovers Rapidly, by the Use of
 Cardui.

Calypso. N C-"For three years" writes Miss Julia Lee of this city, T suffered with almost everything a woman could, more especially, acute inflammation. I tried 3 doctors, with but little benefit, and had almost lost hope when I decided to take Cardui.
 Now I am in better health than I have been for 3 years"
 One medicine will not cure every kind of sickness, because different medicines act on different portions of the body.
 The troubles of most women, who are delicate. arise from simple lack of strength. The most obvious way to help them is to give them remedy which will bring them the particular strength they lack.
 Carduis success, in benefitting and curing sick and ailing women. is due to the fact that that it gives women strength, where they most need it.
 Being composed exclusively of vege- table ingredients. which act gently and sympathetically upon special or gans. it is a tonic which is at once regulating and rebuilding.
 Fifty years of success prove that this is fact. Try Cardui today
 N. B.-Write to: Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chattanooga Medicine Co. Chat tanoOg, Tenn, for Special Instructions, and 64-page book. Home Treatment for Women" sent in plain wrapper on request.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-01
HOLLAND WAS HELD
 FOR DEADLY ASSAULT
In Stabbins Al Harrop on Monday
 Afternoon.

S. l.. Holland. charged with stab ping A. Harrop the day before, was given an examination before Justice Honstone yesterday and was held in the sum of s1,OOOO. a figure which, it is believed. will contribute to the peace and quiet of the country along the lower Agua Fria for some time, or at least until the next meeting of the grand jury.
 It was brought out at the hearing that Harropu vas in no wise to blame for any part he had in the affair. HOl- land was talking to a bartender in the Casino when Harrop entered and ap- preached them. He had taken no part in the conversation but Holland began upbraiding him for standing around. A quarrel ensued and the bartender told the men that if they had any diff ficulty to settle to go to the rear. He said that loud talk in the front would probably lead to the arrest of both of them.
 Harrop started back and Holland followed him. As Harrop was passing through a swinging door, Holland drew knife and stabbed him in the back above the right hip.
 Holland denied the attack; he said that he had had no trouble with liar rop but other witnesses said they saw the stroke and then saw Holland put the knife into his pocket.
 At any rate there was a wound about an inch in depth and about three in- ches along.
 It had been reported that there was an agreement between the men to go out into the alley to fight. That is denied by the friends of Harrop who said that the latter had neither made nor accepted a proposal to fight but was only walking away when the bar tender warned them against loud talking so near the street.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-01
THE REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, MORNING 1s1o

T. H. Cullen, Los Angeles; W. V. FL Dott, Casa Grande; F. U. Huber and wife, Los Angeles; Elijah Allen and wife, Mesa: R. S. F'igarola, Tucson; C. Parrin. City.
 At the Commercial were J. A. Cashion. City; A. B. Kellogg, Mayer; J w. Price, City; F.. C. Kelley, Meils Nelson. Winkleman; E. L. Pitts, Ray; C. Bertleson. Los Angeles; Bob Hardy, Swansea; A. l.. German, Butte Mont.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-01
PERSON MENTION

Guests at the Ford hotel yesterday were A. Lacey, Jr., Baltimore; S. E. Lambert. Chicago; E. A. Trincano, Los Angeles; E. A. Wimp, Bisbee; Monta- ville Flowers, Los Angeles; J. G. Pe- terson, Mesa; J. H. Zodeck. Denver; George w. Pierce, Los Angeles; Eva Emerson. H. G. Richardson, Florence; Anna Zachey, Mrs. C. c. McInterf, Ray;
Arizona republican., 1910-06-01

Special summer rate rental pianos Redewill's. blk
Arizona republican., 1910-06-01
LOW SUMMER RATES Hotel Hollywood

Los Angeles, California
 Situated midway between Los Angeles and the in daily New paved boulevard just completed between Hollywood and Los Angeles, also fine boulevard be- tween hotel and Santa Monica, Ocean Park and Venice Cars pass the door direct every ten minutes to Ocean city Storage at hotel garage free to guests Weekly dances billiard and pool room tennis courts orchestra daily Horseback riding Just far enough out of heart of city to be restful Write for rates and booklets Conducted American plan Automobile meets guests who make reservations before arrival
 a~ MRS M J. ANDERSON, Proprietress
 STANLEY S. ANDERSON Manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03

When after 30 years of service the ship Centurion, in which Anson voyaged around the world, was broken up, the fgurehead was presented by King George III. to the then Duke of Richmond. Some years later it was used as q sign for an inn. William " the sailor king) saw 1t and begged 1t. He placed it at the top of the grand staircase in Windsor Castle. Later 1t was sent to the Anson ward at Greenwich Hospital. When a century and a half old 1t fell to pieces, rotten and worm-eaten.
 On the beautiful Sicily Islands there are q number of fgureheads taken from among the many fine craft that have been wrecked there from time to time. In this respect n shipwreck along our shores is similarly remembered, for at Virginia Beach, Va. there stands the wooden fgurehead of the Norwegian bark Dictator. F
 Just i'll front of where this fiSurehead stands the Dictator was lost with. many of her crew, including the captains wife, on March as, 1891. The fgurehead was about the only thing that was saved from the wreckage, and 1t now oyerlooks the sea, sad memento of the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03

Philadelphia. This statue is of wood, all though painted to resemble marble, and Is one of the best specimens of wood cary ing that marks past trade. The figure Is feet 8 inches tall and represents the Father of His Country leaning, in thought ful pose, with his right arm resting upon pedestal
 AS mentioned, hgurehead carving was a distinct trade and 1t was T profitable call ing while 1t lasted. Many of the owners of ships had the fgureheads that were images of their wives or daughters, for which the women posed as one poses for portrait Such pieces of work were ex- pensiye, sometimes costing as much as $500 to S1000, but the majority of the ornaments cost considerably less. The igureheads were usually painted in eaudy colors and not infreqnently were gilded. Some of the finer figures were made so that their delicately carved DOT lions could be taken apart, and this was what was usually done when ship cleared for sea. Just before reaching port again the fgurehead would be re- assembled In this manner not only was the figure saved from being broken by the sea, but It also saved the cost of repainting, which in itself was consider able.
 Nor were figureheads the only decora- lions. Sternboards. too, were popular. and of them there are some beautiful specimens left to show that in wood working in those days there was much skill. The early types of sidewheel steamers, which had neither figureheads nor stern ornaments, had handsomely deco rated paddle boxes: indeed there are still in service some sidewheelers with their paddle boxes elaborately embellished with carving
 Of late years 1t has become something of q fad to collect tgureheads, and many interesting old specimens have been un- earthed from old shipyards where they have lain for years buried beneath piles of shavings and forgotten. It must be said, however, that the use of the ships fgureheads ashore dates far back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03
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among the owners of the great fleet of sailing ships, the igurenead was at Its best.
 The making of these bow ornaments was regular trade and scattered through the New England States there were q half a score of men whose regulations for work with the chisel won them almost worldwide recognition. There are today In many of the New England waterfront towns fgureheads that have been re- claimed from the vessels just before they have been broken up and they show that in the making of them no mean skill was required
 The fgurehead was nearly always of white pine. even though destined for a heart of oak as the fighting ships of those days were dubbed, and 1t Is an in- teresting fact that Peter the Great. Elm peror of Russia, served an apprenticeship as carver of fgureheads as we'll as at ship carpentry.
 One of the earliest and better known fgurehead carvers In this country was m Engishman named Rusk. who carved the beautiful statue of George Washington that now stands in Independence Hall,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03
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this country became nation its ships of There are today, at the Naval Academy, some of the great wooden figures that hung just under the bowsprits of the fighting frigates of the wars of the Revo- lution and of 1872.
 At the Charlestown Navy Yard there is the eagle that swung under the bow of the frigate Niagara, the ship that was used when the first cable across the At lantlc was laid while the other is that of the little sloop of war General Arm strong, the crew of which did valiant service and practically saved General Jackson at New Orleans in the War of 1872.
 At the Washington Navy Yard is one of the Armstrong's guns on which is a tablet telling something of the engage ment of this little vessel with three of England's finest frigates. inficting on them such damage that they had to take time to repair, thus preventing them from reaching General Pakenham until after the battle and his defeat.
 In the fight the General Armstrong was scarcely injured and her loss was but two killed and eight wounded, while on the English her crew inflicted the terrible damage of 120 killed and 130 wounded, at the same time destroying nearly all of the ships boats in which the attacking parties attempted to board her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03
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- HE all-absorbing topic in the world of sports just now is the approach
 ing ring battle between James J. - Jeffries, retired heavyweight cham
 pion of the world, and Jack John- son, the negro who won the heavyweight championship from Tommy Burns when that game welterweght succeeded to the title upon Jeffries' retirement. As to be expected, Jeffries Is the favorite In the betting at this distance; but this, in real ity, is more a question of sentiment than cool, unbiased judgment, as we have had no champion so popular as the big Cali fornian since the day good old John L. Sullivan went down before the shifty youth who fought his way to the top of the heap to be hailed as James J. Cor bett, Champion of the World. But men who make a close study of prize-fghters and their form are not so prone to risk their dollars on the white man, for they recognize that man who has been out of the game as long as Jeff has big handicap to overcome. Then, too, they realize that in Johnson Jeffries will face strong. shifty and rugged man who, If at his best, should be able to stand toe to toe with him and swap blow for blow until one or the other is able to put haymaker across and laid the purse.
 While the forthcoming fight scheduled for July Fourth, is in many respects the most important ring battle that has been fought in this country, yet no important fight has drawn forth so much unfavor- able criticism. From this angle it looks fur more like battle for dollars than n fight for title. The spirit of commer- cinlism so pervades the whole scheme that many of the more suspicious are al- ready crying "Faker' and go so far as to say that 1t will be picture fight first and, perhaps, prlze-fght later. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03

At daylight on the morning of Sep tember 2S the English brought up their big ship, the Carnation, and opened fire. The crew of the Armstrong hulled the Carnation until she had to withdraw. Then the Plantagenet, larger vessel, took up the fight.
 By this time the skipper of the priva- teer realized that 1t was not worth while to fight longer, so, turning the muzzles of his own guns downward, he blew out the bottom of the little sloop and he and his crew went ashore In small boats. After landing the boatswain swan out to the sinking vessel and, under fire, chopped off the fgurehead and brought it ashore with him.
 The Carnation was so badly injured by shot from the Armstrong that It required 10 days to make repairs-time that meant the difference between victory and de- feat to the little American force at the Crescent City.
 It remained, however, for the merchant mariners to develop the fgurehead to its highest degree. In the palmy days, when the American flag was seen on the seven seas and when there was much prosperity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03

many claim they intend 10 do, the chances are all the brighter for victory for the black man. Jeffries is not as young as he was by a long shot, and in facing Johnson he is meeting man who Is just as clever a sparrer as James J.. ss sCorbett, just as good a puncher as Bob Fitzsimmons and just as hard and tough as Jeff himself.
 Jeffrics has but one hope of winning this fight which means at least quar- ter of q million dollars to the winner, if the original terms of the division of the purse is adhered to. He must sail in and wallop the negro from start to finish, fight him low, play for his stomach and ignore his iron jaw. Then maybe, when the chance offers, he can send In a corA- screw to the solar plexus, a blow similar to the one Bob Fitzsimmons planted in the stomach of Jim Corbett. the effects of which he hasn't recovered from to this day.
 There Is no more interesting figure in the sporting world today than Tex Rick ard, the cow-punching mine-promoting, prizefght-exploiting gambler of Goldfeld, Rickard has worked his way to the top of the sporting world and he will bet on anything from race-horse race to a fly lighting, providing he thinks he has a chance to win. He is tall, lean, sinewy md dark. Tanned from exposure to des- ert sun and wind, he is a typical product of the plains, as hard as nails and just ns cool and calculating as the average frontiersmen who spend the greater part of their lives in the saddle. He is the type of man who would not dream Of walking through the streets of New York with the $15.OO0 he brought there to cinch the fight without having q gun handy He is q gambler first. last and all the time and he makes no bones about it, Tex Rickard is. just that type which Bret Harte so delightfully."- described in his stories of California life of the early hfties.
 Jack Gleason, his partner, is of another style He is five feet six inches tall, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03

principals and all the parties to the final articles of agreement framed up in New York, reports to the contrary notwith- standing, rest under the ban of suspicion and writers of sports have not hesitated to unequyocally state that two articles of agreement were drawn up and signed one for the fighters their packers and promoters and the other for the public whose dollars will make up the purse.
 The awarding of the fight to Tex Rick ard, of Nevada, and Jack Gleason, of San Francisco, who offered purse of $101, ,O00 and two-thirds of the receipts from the motion pictures of the fight, looked queer There were other offers that meant more money to the fighters, and the men mak ing these offers left New York in huff, declaring that Jeffries and Johnson had entered into q deal whereby these two men should reap the golden harvest, to the exclusion of all other competitors. James Coffroth, the well-known fight pro- moter, of San Francisco, who bid for the fight, was not in the least perturbed when he learned that Rickard and Glea- son had vanqulshed him in the bidding. To this day the wisest men in the sport ing world are under the impression that this trio was in on deal whereby the battle will be fought in Coffroth's big amphitheater at (Colma, near San Fran cisco. That's where Coffroth will come in on the deal.
 But 1t was when the articles of agree ment, which, contrary to all precedent, were drawn up and signed behind closed doors, were gingerly handed out to the eagerly waiting army of newspaper men that the first real loud and prolonged howl went up. It was the first time in the history of ring battles that all the sporting editors who cared to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03

were not taken into the confidence of the principals and their packers and wit messed the signing of the actual articles of agreement.
 It wds originally stated that the fight would be for 45 rounds, winner to take 70 per cent. of the purse, the loser the smaller end. Now the cry goes up that the fighters have reached a private agree ment whereby there will be an even split of the purse and that both will 'stalP or hold off certain number of rounds, so that the picture men can be assured of a certain number of rounds to show in their films. Unless the battle goes 10 rounds or more the picture men would have little to offer, and the longer the fight progresses the more valuable the films. Both Jeffries and Johnson. as well as all. the parties to the fight, deny that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03
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~ HOSE who have witnessed the pass
 ing of the clipper ships and who
 have cried that the romance of the the
 sea is passing, will find, in the
 disappearance of igureheads. an- other reason to say that the business Of following the water is becoming more prosaic. V.
 Year by year the glamor of the fighting craft of the navy has been removed. In the change from sail to steam the lofty spars and spreading yards disap- peared. Then came the substitution or the skeleton towers to replace the battle masts Then, only few months ago fol- lowed the order that all hgureheads should be removed from the craft num- bered In the battle fleet.
 Of the battleships and cruisers to be stripped of their bow ornaments, one ves- sell the Olympia, was excepted. Not be- cause she is what she is now, but rather because of what she was. She was the flagship of Admiral Dewey in the battle in Manila Bay and, in recognition of that event, a special hgurehead was de- signed by St. Gaudens and constructed at a cost of about S12,000 It is of solid brass and one of the most costly and elaborate ornaments ever placed on the bow of any ship that ever flew the Amer ican flag.
 The Olympia Is attached to the train- ing squadron at the United States Naval Academy. at Annapolis, and is the flag ship of the small fleet on which the future officers of the navy cruise In sum mer to complete their courses in prac- tical seamanship.
 The objection to fgurehC 7'a on the American craft is due to th 1esire to maintain the fleet on a con- ant war