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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17
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 Little Old New York

NEW YORK, April 16-By the death of Dr. Thomas RaIney, who succumbed to an attack of pneumonia the other day at the age of S5 years, New York has lost an interesting character. Dr. Rainey was known as "The Father of the Bridge,' because he had spent twenty-five years of his life and his en- tire fortune of about $600,000 in an en- deavor to promote the building of a bridge across the East river between Manhattan and Long Island city. The bridge was to cost $6,000,000, and was to be built on almost the same site as that on which the $17,000,000 Queens boro bridge now stands. Dr. Rainey, who had had a varied and interesting career and had amassed considerable fortune by building and operating fer ries in Brazil, did not succeed in inter- esting capital in his bridge project and finally gave up his efforts, broken in health and almost beggared Many years later the bridge was actually built, and, although he really had noth- ing to do with the final realization of his dream, Dr. Rainey always had a fatherly interest in the structure. On the occasion of the formal opening of the Greensboro bridge, Dr. Rainey was presented with gold medal bearing the inscription, "The Father of the Bridge.' A bronze tablet is to be placed on the bridge, recording Dr. Rainey's efforts in behalf of the con- struction of the bridge.
 The fiendish crime of which Ruth Wheeler, young and innocent girl, was made the victim, has caused considera- ble stir in legislative circles. It has been proposed to enact a law which makes it crime to send young women to offices to apply for positions. Promi- nent business men who, although shock ed by the atrocity of the crime, did not allow themselves to. be carried to hys- terlcal extremes, are not in favor of such a law. They point to the fact that the fault is not in directing girls to places where there may be chance for them to find employment, but in the reckless system which permits young girls to go to strange places unattended and unprotected. So long as young girls are permitted to go, without res tralnt or caution, to all sorts of strange and unsafe places and to associate with strange men, such crimes as the murder Of Ruth Wheeler are likely to occur not wlthstanding the most stringent laws.
 While the Easter parade on Fifth ave- nue was at its height, the festive press
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17

Wolter acknowledged as his property. Another strong link is expected to prove the fact that the umbrella which Ruth Wheeler carried on the morning when she went to Wolter's flat was found in the possession of Hattie Miller, with whom Wolter lived in the fiat on Sev- enty-ffth street and with whom he moved to another flat in West One Hundred and Fifth street after the po- lice had visited his rooms on Seventy fifth street.
 MT. Moss will prove by the testimony of sales girl that Wolter on the after noon of March 23, between ? and O clock, purchased can of black paint and a brush in a certain store and that he afterwards painted the marble around the fireplace of his fiat, presum- ably to cover the grease which had dripped on the marble when Miss Wheel CTS body was burned He will also es- tablish the fact that human bones, part of shirt waist, such as had been worn by Miss Wheeler, her hatpins and puffs, were found in the stove and fireplace of Wolter's flat. Expert testimony will be introduced to prove that the grease under the paint of Wolter's fireplace was human fat.
 It is expected that the defense will make general denial of Wolter's guilt, will cast doubt upon the Identification of the body as that of Ruth Wheeler, will maintain that an identification of the body and of the hat pins, chain and shirtwaist was impossible under the cir cumstances If everything else should fail, it is believed, the defense will rely upon plea of insanity to save Wolter.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17
IS IT THE HooKWoRM2

Something gets into the blood about this time of the year and lulls the city worker to state of drowsy indiffer- enee to the ordinary cares of life. He has visions, and dreams dreams, and the desk in front of him sometimes seems to fade away and his vision by some strange magic is projected into the future where he fancies he can see green fields with a lark singing far alOft; or a lazy stream with shaded banks where the fish bite-sometimes or sandy beach where persons go down to meet the breakers; or any of thousand midsummer scenes, any one of which is ten thousand times better than what he is accustomed to view every day of his slave bound, dreary drudgery. And then he gets to fgur- ing on the calendar to see about how long it is until his leave begins, and he reads the artfully wOrded advertise ments in the back of the magazines, and he gets great stacks of folders and studies routes and time cards and prices of fishing tackle and hunting goods, and outing clothes, and tennis rackets, and about fifty other things And his work sometimes lags and he takes spring med ieines and his wife worries for fear he is getting Gall run down.' When we were young we called it spring fever but now, in the light of science, is it possible that it can be the hookworm If that little beastie has anything to do with the gentle art of angling, probably it is.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17

by some noise. He considered it advis- able not to finger much longer, but, be- fore he departed through the window he wrote on the tablecloth of the dining room table, "Will be back again" In another corner of the tablecloth he wrote, "Excuse me, but it s only a joke.o
 Sidney Smith, an accountant with a good income, was sent to Sing Sing the other day to serve sentence of five years for uttering bogus checks. The case is of unusual interest owing to the perplexing contradictions in the man s character. For more than twenty years Smith has been an active worker in church and charity organizations and he gave of his own with such liberality that he actually impoverished himself. To restore the financial balance he used to swindle wealthy persons with forged checks. The offense for which he was sent to Sing Sing was the third for which he has been tried.
 An unusually pathetic case was the suicide, the other day, of a little girl who, since the death of their widowed mother, had taken care of her younger brothers and sisters like "littie moth er.' The child had been extremely fond of her mother and since the death of the latter had been downcast and con stantly breeding over the loss of her beloved parent. The burden of grief became too great at last and the other morning, after having prepared break. fast for her little brothers and sisters. the "little mother" tenderly kissed them and leaped out of the window. She died shortly after that on the way to the hospital.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17

agent "got busy" With the cunning of true Oriental he had figured out that the presence of an enormous crowd unequalled opportunities for free adver- Using. Acting upon this theory he packed the eleven men and one woman of the troupe of Hindu dancers and jug glers which he represents into automo- piles and took them to the Plaza, at the entrance to Central park. There the Hindus alighted and, forming a circle in front of the Plaza hotel went through some kind of supposed religious cere- mony, in which big snake played the star part. The Hindus, it is true, are not in the habit of celebrating Easter, but "mundus vult decipi" and the i'm provised ceremony was bound to attract attention to the show at a certain mu- sic hall.
 Although it is almost too early for properly seasoned fish stories, Montclair, N. J., has started the ball rolling by sending out as fine a yarn as was ever matched in the brain of the most ac- complished "nature faker.' According to the story man named Horton and two friends, all from Montclair, went fishing at Gloss Pond, Verona. While Horton was holding his rod, he turned to speak to one of his companions, when something pulled his line so strong that it almost jerked the rod out of his hand. He started to pull in and found that it took all his strength odo so. He fin ally landed his catch--now comes the yarn-consisting of a pike weighing five and quarter pounds, which had six bullfrogs (not bulldogs) hanging on it. The frogs, which were of enormous size, the combined weight of their hind legs being two and three-quarter pounds, had evidently attacked the pike and had bit ten themselves with such bulldog tenac- ity into the body of the fish that they could not or would not let go, even when the fish was caught and pulled out of the water. Just wait till Teddy comes home!
 Thieves are not particularly uncom- mon, but not many display so peculiar kind of humor as the one who recent ly has visited a number of residences in Red Bank, N. J. One night last week he entered residence while the owner and his family were asleep. The bur glar gathered some silverware and a few OvercOats. together and was about to make search for jewelry and other desirable things, when he was disturbed
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17
BAD TO BE RICH AND DEFENSE.
 LESS

In a speech delivered April before the Navy League at Philadelphia, the secretary of the navy, George von l. Meyer, told the audience that it was a bad thing to be rich and defenseless. Had Russia possessed five additional battleships, he said, Japan would not have gone to war with her, and the cost of the war to Russia, some four thousand millions of dollars or more, would have been saved. Had this country possessed eight additional bat tleships of the Oregon type, it would have been manifestly impossible for Spain to have gone to war with us, and the cost of that war, some $507 7,000,000, would have been saved to the country. Said the secretary: "'To be strongly armed for peace is guaranty for peace; to be rich but weak, is to invite ag- gression.'
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17
NEWS FORECAST FOR COMING WEEK

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 16.-In, terest in political circles will center in the special election in the Thirty-second congressional district of New York to choose successor to the late Represent, ative Perkins. It will be the third cleo. tion of member of congress since the passage of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law In February the democrats had a larger majority than usual in eleeting a candi, date to succeed the late D. A. De Ar. mond of Missouri, and last month, for the first time they carried the Four. teenth Massachusetts district. If they are successful in the New York election the democrats will naturally feel much encouraged in their hopes to control the next congress. They have waged their campaign on the same leading issue as was fought out in the Fourteenth Massa, chusetts district, namely, the high cost of living due to the Payne Aldrich tar if measure. George w. Aldrich and James s. Ravens are the opposing can. didates on the republican and democrat ic tickets.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17
SOUTH AMERICAN WAR CLOUDS

Hedging countries which are just be- ginning to realize their strength and order .navies, as one would order lun- cheon, are likely to be caught pretty soon casting about for something to shoot at, like boy who has received an air gun for Christmas. This seems to be the case with the small republics lying between Mexico and the isthmus, and now there is much war talk in South America among nations which ought to be big enough to know better. Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Chile are apparently about to engage in hostili- ties at this writing. The haste of Bra gil and the Argentine Republic to gath CT big navies seems to indicate that there may be serious trouble between them soon. And perhaps there is still moro trouble fomenting in South Amer ica
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17
DEMOCRATIC CABINET OFFICER

OhuOSrsAi1S OADINhI of lC6h
 Secretary James Wilson of the de- partment of agriculture is a man of democratic tastes and habits. Every day he is accustomed to go to little lunch place on the grounds of the de- partment of agriculture and indulge amid hosts of clerks employed in his department, in 15-cent luncheon. The secretary chats amiably with whoever happens to be sitting at his table, gen erally insists on paying the score, and then files out with the crowd, merely a man among men. He then drops into the office of Solicitor McCabe, which lies midway between the lunchroom and the administration building where the secretary has his office. He sits there and spends ten or fifteen minutes smok- ing cigar and chatting with McCabe, who besides being solicitor, with an army of law clerks under him, is mem- Der of the pure food board. Sometimes the secretary tells an anecdote and sometimes he discusses the questions of law which ldcCabe has under consider ation. Then he resumes his walk to his own office and delves into such prob lens as how to increase the number of rows of corn on an ear, or how to breed a resistant crop of cotton or tobacco to withstand diseases which affect those plants. Some statistician will, in time, undertake to tell how much the work of the department of agriculture has benefited the nation, but if he tries to express it in dollars it is likely that the world will scarcely believe him the total will appear too stupendous.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17

President Taft will deliver an ad- dress of welcome at the opening of the national congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which will be- gin its sessions in Washington Monday morning in Continental Memorial hall. Actresses will also be made by Thomas Nelson Page and John Barrett, chief of the International Bureau of Amer ican Republics. The session will last a week.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17
Special to the Silver Belt.

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 16.- Senator Root has been very busy man this session, and some ten days ago he was forced to take rest. He had some trouble with his throat and which threatened to become serious unless he took care of himself, so he remained at home for several days under the care of his physician. The senator s speech on the railroad bill did much to hasten his illness. While there were anxious inquiries about the senator s condition, there was nothing alarming about it, his family and friends in sisted.
 One of the many measures in which the senator is interested is the Bureau of Arts bill. This was introduced by Senator Newlands of Nevada, who be- lieves so thoroughly in the co-ordina- tion and cooperation of the various branches of the government. Senator Newlands found that there was much duplication by the various bureaus in the preparation of plans for public buildings and monuments. He thought, moreover, that the work of that char aeter should have the very best talent to be found, inasmuch as it is to become sort of test of the nation s art devel- opment. Senator Newlands introduced a bill which was highly praised, and then Representative Mccall introduced bill of narrower scope, intended to meet the needs only of the District of al, 1, l. ferred to the library committee, and the Mccall bill, after passing the house, went to the same committee. Senator Root, with his intimate knowledge of the question, took the Mccall bill in hand and prepared some amendments to it. The bill as amended was to have been reported out for action by the senate ten days ago, but the senator s illness caused postponement. Opin- ions differ as to the desirability of passing the bill in it's present shape. Some think it would be we'll to get it enacted into full law in order to get a beginning, while others think it would be better to have no bill at all what they desire. There is a possi- piiity that congress VIII not get 10 IL at this session anyway.
 Senator Root is one of the counsel for the United States who will appear before the Hague next summer to argue the long-standing case in dispute with Canada over the Newfoundland fish cries. This difference of opinion has lasted century or thereabouts, and has been the cause of much friction between fisherman of the New England coast and the people on the shores of Newfound- land. Nearly every administration has tried to settle it, and everyone so far has failed. The senator from New York will accomplish something of which he may well be proud if he is able to do what all who have preceded him in this case have failed to do.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17

When nuts are tasteless and dry, soak them in lukewarm water. It will make them swell somewhat and will improve the flavor.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17

The most notable wedding of the sea- son is to take place in New York Tues day, when Miss Marjorie Gould, daugh- ter of MT, and Mrs. George J. Gould, will become the bride of Anthony J. Drexel Jr. of Philadelphia. The cere- mony will take place at St. Bartholo- news Protestant Episcopal church and will be followed by large reception at the Gould residence on Fifth avenue.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17

A New York event of quite a differ ent character, but one which is certain to attract an equal amount of public at tention, will be the trial of Albert w. Wolter, the alleged youthful degenerate who is charged with the murder of Ruth
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-17

Wheeler, the pretty fifteen-year-old sten- ographer whose dismembered and burn ed body was found recently in Wolter's apartments, whither the young girl had gone in search of employment.
 Concluding his visit in Vienna, for mer President Roosevelt will journey to Buda Pesth, where he is due to arrive Monday. After a stay of two days in the Hungarian capital he will take the Oriental express for Paris. An entire week is to be spent in the French met Iopolis. In addition to the official fune- tions already announced, visits to the Pantheon and other great French monu- ments are planned and there will be al so, it is expected, automobile trips to many interesting points.
 Other events of the week in the for eign field will be the opening of the Covent Garden season of grand opera in London, the beginning of a mo- table Shakespeare festival at Stratford- On-Avon and the formal opening of the Universal and International Exposition in Brussels. The Brussels exposition, which is to continue through the entire summer, will be general in scope, and one of the features will be an inter- national art salon.
The Washington times., 1910-06-02
MORE COMPETITION
FORFRENCH ARTISTS
Figaro Warns Them of the
Encroachment of Foreign
Fellows.

A writer In the Figaro warns French
artists OF increasing competition from
their English ard American fellows To
prove his argument, which is 10 the ef-
feet that French artists should lock to
their IaureIs. he produces the amazing
and overwhelming fact that los British
a. American artists studying and LIVING
in Paris are represented by 500 pictures
Al this year S Salons
This number in some thousands OF
exhibitors is indeed convincing, and
should alarm French artists, who fnd
an impOTtauC market for their works in
England and America
In view Of this consideration. and the
fact that foreign students spend eXOrbi-
taHt fees for lessons in the studios Of
French arusts-not 10 speak Of the gem
eFal expense involved BY a soiourn In
Paris and the benefit that means to the
trades connected with the fine arts, IL is
the least that hospitality should b. a~-
corded to them at the salons. especially
since a fee Of 40 cents per work sub
mltted mot necessarily accepted is
charged at the SOciete Rationale des
BeauN Arts. while there is also the i'm
mense amount of gate money contrib
uted 10 It's funds by British and Amerf-
can visitors 20 the galleries.
As matter OF feet. the formation Of
the smaller and younger salon dependAd
very considerably on the suppor1 of
British and American artists.
The Washington times., 1910-06-02
PREPARING
FOR PASSION PLAY
Decennial Performance Of
Villagers Not Yet Known
TO Tourists.

The inhabitants OF the little village Of
Thiersee are already making prepara-
tions for the Passion performance which
they give every ten years, and which
they will be holding in 1918.
This performance Is said to be more
Impressive than the one at Oberammer-
gau, because it is less advertised and
less we'll known TO tourists. II is there
fore in no sense a commercial enterprise.
1t takes place during Holy Week. when
all the country folk in the neighbor-
hood make a pilgrimage to attend the
performance, which previous TO 1855 took
place annually.
During the eighteenth century the rus
tic actors did not follow any one given
text, as they do now after the librettO
of George Eichler, Of Oberandorf nor
had they the scenery which Hans Web
or, of Munich, painted for the humble
shed which served as theater.
The village priest is stage manager.
and is at present busy coaching the ac-
tors in their different parts; the school
master teaches the ChOiTS, and the
mayor administers the finances. The ac-
tors, whose names are not published or
given out IN any way, must be indifer-
ent to personal success. and contribute
their best from religious fervOr and not
from personal ambition. Thiersee is now
what Oberammergau was two genera
tions ago: ten years hence IL will, doubt
less. have initiated Oberammergau
This Passion Play has its origin prob
a ably IN the local suppoSition that Pontius
plate was buried in the neighborhood of
the village Of Thiersee, which lies on the
banks of the little lake OF that name.
The Washington times., 1910-06-02

loved the little sunrise song better than
any ne knew The TickIemouse was
looking out Al the night and did not
hear the little boys answer.
Play it." sQuesled willy 10 the metal
men, who instantly bowed swift heads
to the floor IN the merry music sous.
to the floor in the merry sunrise song.
tune was no more than started when he
saw the rosy flush OF sunrise tip the
treetops In the east Like a fash. he
wnfrled upon the tinkling metal men.
stop Jhatl Play a slumber song,
quick! He breathed a sigh Of relief
when he saw the rising sun sink back
below the eastern horizon to the tender
notes Of the lullaby. He ordered the
little metal men back into their music
box, and kissed the twins goodnight.
But, mind you. Willy" he added
IF ever you tell magic music box 20
play sunrise song again while your
Uncle Ticks abroad, be sure you give
me a half hours start Why, YOU young
rascal, in nitrate more all the Cars
o. Dawn IN this half the world wcuId
have come bouncing into that nursery
window"
The Washington times., 1910-06-02

yT EASING, teasing J was Only
~ teasing your' sang the little
music box In the quiet nuT-
seTy.
The Ticklemouse stopped turning II
and winked az Willy. who was skip
ping merriIy around the rug while his
uncle played. shall we waken them
now, Willy"
"Yes. let's" Willy shut one eye and
drew up one fat little leg. q wish
oh. wish
Davy and Dorfy sat up in bed and
blinked at the two merry mice. They
saw the Ticklemcuse looking curious
" at the little round music box the
twins had been having such fun with
tn bedtime.
Made in Germany" read the Mouse.
whats the matter OF the Germans,
anyway? Don't they know more than
one tuner"
But that's an American tune" And
Davy threw off the cOverlid and scam
pered over to Mr.. EIcklemouse. Its
called Teasing You Don't you ike
it. Mr.. Tic}llemouse?"
Like il? love ftp exclaimed his
friend. And how would you like to
see Il perform outside its sheHT"
The Ticklemouse gave the tin cover
a quick twist and out spilled the little
, metal bars, falling with merry musi-
cal clinks on the tile before the CRATE
''Give 'em a wish or two" whispered
the Mouse in WHY'S ear. In a twink
ling the little metal bars became
shiny metal men, standing in a neat
row before the Ticklemouse, like well
drilled soldiers.
Now said the Mouse, well see
how many tunes they really do know.
First tune!" he sQueaked The first
little man bowed quickly, so low that
his head touched the tiled floor with
clear, bell-like note. His bow was
instantly followed by another farther
/ up the row, and another. another-till
the bowling men had played their tune
/ al Through again. just the same as