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Arizona republican., 1910-05-18
From Its Discovery Until
 It Was Controlled THE SAVING OF GUESTS
Littering of Streets With Merchandise and Office Fixtures From Adjacent Buildings Which Seemed Also Doomed

The burning of the Hotel Adams was not only the largest fire ever seen in Phoenix but the most spectacular. The building was one of the tallest in the city and one of the most inflammable of the larger structures, being four stories. or really five with the orna- mental constructions built of brick with wooden finishings and. hotel fashion. was a network of corridors affOrding natural draft for the riotoUs flames The wind was scarcely per ceptible, and the smoke and fire climbed to unusual heights. the brick walls supporting the wooden finishings and porches until the entire building was wrapped in fiery tints surging in combat for supremacy with the vast volume of smoke that issued from ev- cry portal
 The incident was moreover possessed of all the dramatic features of seeming ly inevitable tragedy. scores Of guests Hitting through the gloom of early morning. deepened by the awful smoke. the whole presenting a scene that re- called vividly pictures of a veritable in ferno. Though il is believed that no one suffered serious personal injury. il seemed at that time that scores must perish. Below the firemen were work ing against impossible odds and all they could hope to do was to delay the flames. giving the greatest possible op- portun!ty for the saving of life and personal effects
 The fire was discovered little be- fore o'clock. It might have been five minutes before or five minutes after ward The alarm was turned in from box g. diaeOnally across the street. by Jack Whitney, who chdnced to pass the hotel about tha; time. Smoke was first seen issuing from the basement under the Hotel Adams pharmacy on the cor ner of Central and Adams. through the elevator shaft into the lobby. by Henry Wiley. night clerk in the hotel. young man who later proved himself q real hero, possessed of rare presence of mind
Arizona republican., 1910-05-18

office .ouiG have been doing business again in an hour at some other stand. As So-uu as he saw the probability of tbat block going. and by the uerest good luck it did not. Postmaster NcClintock transferred his stock of stamps. money order blanks and records and the cash to the Valley Bank lie could have opened up tine stamp and financial part of the busi- ness again as soon as he could have found a dry goods box for a counter.
 The letter mail was assembled in bins. including that in the postoffice boxes. ready for immediate transfer under the direction of clerk. as soon as necessary. Other mail matter and effects wera. placed in bags. ready for rapid transfer It is hardly likely that a letter would have been lost had a move Deen necessary. orders were also given to leave all incoming mails at the depot until the situation de- Vcloped somewhat.
 And to sh1> the appreciation of the public. one big duffer came into the postoffice lobby and soundly abused a clerk for watching the fire instead of having the morning mail distributed
Arizona republican., 1910-05-18

Splendid Work of the Fire Department Prevented What Threatened to Be Widespread Calamity Fire Had Hardly Been Brought Under Control When Plans Began to Form For a New Hotel Adams
Arizona republican., 1910-05-18
LOSSES, DAMAGE
 AND INSURANCE

The losses and damage are partially estimated as follows: Hotel Adams. s200,0OO. insur- ance, s1.000; H. I. Latham, real estate. $500; covered if contents of safe should be found uninjured; Dr. Ancil Mar tin. 1900, offices in Hotel Adams, fully insured: Fen s. Hildreth. net loss s16,0O0 new stock of $3OO0 at railroad freight warehouse; Dr. Martin, build ing opposite hotel, insurance $500, damage consisting main ly of broken plate glass not es- timated: Gooding block. insur- ance S75OO. damage not esti- mated. Goodrich and other buildings south of hotel. esti- mated damage sl5OO: Greene & Griffin. damage by falling wall. 5000. The greater part of the loss falls on insurance companies represented by H. I. Latham. the Royal, Hartford, North British, Fireman's Fund. Phoenix of London. Springfield and Caledonian. Companies rep resented by E. J. Bennitt and William Fickas ,who had 5000
 on the Hotel Adams, were also sufferers. No estimates were made of the losses of Johnson, the Sampleshoeman and Stearns barber shop doing business in
 the Hotel Adams block.
Arizona republican., 1910-05-18
IT DEVELOPED HEROES

It is impossible to recount adequate ly and accurately the acts of heroism. cooIness and thoughtfulness which the fire called out Everything was done that could be done and nothing was done that ought not to have been done. The bell boys of the hotel. all the at taches who were on the ground. and the earlier aroused guests all were heroes.
 The fire department rose to the oc- casiOn. It had never had such call upon it's efficiency and it met it fully. The buildings still standing in the vii cinity: the buildings still standing for blocks around stand as monuments to the departments efficiency. It was not believed that the Phoenix or any other department could confine the flames to the hotel The firemen were favored by the absence of wind. If the con flagration had occurred five hours later it would have swept the town. It is dreadful to contemplate what would have happened an hour or two earlier-if that seething in the basement perhaps for hours-had found an outlet as it did at 5:45 and swept up the elevator shaft, cutting off or hiding all avenues to safety
 All afternoon and all night streams of hose played upon the ruin which kept shooting up flames and showers of sparks Meanwhile the moonlight lent greater ghaStlineSS tO what was left standing of the walls
Arizona republican., 1910-05-18
Continued on Page %
THE FIRE CHIEFS
 FINAL SEARCH

Not content to take the word Of any person or persons as to I the safety of every guest of the hotel. Fire Chief Sullivan gath cred a small group of firemen and hotel employees while the fire was at it's height and dash ed into the burning building. Mounting to the top floor a visit was paid to every room. the doors of which were either thrown open or broken down. Even with the doors opened a quick search was made of each interior.
 This process was continued
 until it was absolutely certain
 that not a single human being
 could have been overlooked in the
 building. At times while this
 search was being carried on
 the excessive heat and dense
 smoke threatened to overcome
 the brave men who risked their
 lives to see that none was left
 to his or her fate in the build
 ing.
 It was not five minutes after
 the party had made it's way
 once more to open air that the
 entire interior burst into raging
 flames and the whole building
 became a seething furnace.
Arizona republican., 1910-05-18
THE FIRE HERAlDEO.

The Hotel Adams is burning," vas carried to nearby towns by telegraph and by telephone throughout the city and the surrounding country. That something was burning. the fierce clangor of the fire alarm was telling
Arizona republican., 1910-05-18
A NEW HOTEL.

But this is not the last of the Hotel Adams J. C. Adams, before he left the ruins yesterday morning for his country home. stated that ar engagements for the work of recon struction would be begun at once and that the site covered by smoking and still blazing debris would be covered by a quarter of a million dollar struc ture.
Arizona republican., 1910-05-18
POST OFFICE READY
 FOR ANY EMERGENCY
It Could Have Been Quickly Moved Ii
 Necessary.

Had the Phoenix postoffice burned yesterday the fire would have taken little or no letter mail and the post
Arizona republican., 1910-05-18

in large box diyan. II is true that .i part of it was thrown from the win dows after they had left the pertinent. but il was drenChed with water and mud encased when they got it. A trunk belonging to them was finally recpV- cred. but it contained but little Of value.
 A rather amusing anecdote is relat-
 lContinued on Page 9O
Arizona republican., 1910-05-18
UTTER DESTRUCTION OF HOTEL ADAMS
AonS Most Famous os Wrapped Flame and Smoke Was the Terrifying Yet
 Gorgeous Spectacle Which Smoe the Early Rising Citizen

Which To the Later Ones
  That Al Not SWed
Arizona republican., 1910-05-18

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Arizona republican., 1910-05-18

FIRE SAlE-On account of fire damage to. our office. we will sell Bargains in houses and vacant lots this week E. E. PASCOE, no North Center Street.
Arizona republican., 1910-05-18

INSURE your property now in the
 best fire companies on earth at E. E. PAscoE's. no North Center Street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18
Ar Aquatic -zceey.

When visitors eame- Bobby va4 otteu turned put ot ais room md into 5he zarrar For night or TWO. E. did aot 5b5p~r zo shis, but he fe!t that T endangered certain cherished possess stons When lis une!e the clergy naa. arrtved unexpectedly one night Bobby WAS transferred so his sarret quarters n laste aud with small eere- nonv md leg1ectad 70 take auy pra- cautions ra guard ais treasures.
 T aare D thank tbe thoughtful per son who placed ] =.ass ot vater ou cae table near zIe Bed last night, said C1e clergy man rhe next morning - awoke in the night anf found r re- sreshing-aost refreshing
 Oh" said Bobby. n sone of sor= row and raproach. .Z01'7e fr.nLed ID ny nice new 'guar.um, and aII.-
 But here Bobby's revelation vas sup- pressed by his nother-Y5urh' Com pani0n
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18
Mary Uses ,< Sand.

The sands of the sea ire siuguiar.y 1sef1l They are of primary LDpor- rance in ztIssmaking They nave m important place IT varfare- IS bank 0f sand twenty inches thick is proof agai1st modern rife shots. The cleo sr1cII properties 1f sand show zaat r aas 0osirtra electricity. although l rod 0f silica. the chief eonsr1tuent ot saId- $ negative
 The singular irving affaet which 2c- .T1rs vaen 5tretch of wei sand B pressed Jy -he foot N due entirely 70 III alteration n -he bling of rhe 1and zralnS Normally 5he gr2tas ire close rogather. 5ur abnormal 11IinG 5 orougar lbout by pressure of The 5oor, -hp Spare between che eeiges of rhe -raius being enlarged 4nd stle vater tralned Iwav f che pressure If -Ae foot s .onfiaued -he sand becomes gvefrer ham 4rer 5he partial TaeuuEa n1iekte ringing vafer rom ths. sur rounding sand.
 ta Qu.. lsand the nor.5= character s fhoa<af 70 Dc due E0 - npf1son- neat 3e-t gveaH the =rains T z;lses from organic 4.4l.t-t --<aicago Tribune
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18

| shonva.i<ec n i large business 1ofe.t for ais severity 70 the assistants under aim. one day sreDped ID 70 ] cofnter from vhira l sadytike person aad .ust afe Hnser7ed.
 ..Tou .et faat ladg ieaye without making tny purchaser" ae asked ln- -rtIT ot che meek looking young nau responsible for -he handkerchief de partnent sales
 .-Zes. sir .''-
 @And she WIS at 7our eounfer tulIE Ten ninutes2"
 Doubtless; 5Gt, then- 7ou sec
 ''Ezaet1T saw that. n spire 9f a.l the questions she 2ut 70 7or, ToU rarf Y answered aer and aerar attempted 10 ger vhat she vaute.i-
 Well. 5ut"-
 .tTOu 1eatt dot make my excuse. shall report you for careiessness.
 Well. I aadn'c vhat she vantest 2''
 What WIS thar
 Five shiIIings She vas eauFass Ing for subscriptions D aa eaeTe!ope dia a"-E.ondau Gio6e
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18
Spend Your vaca.
 tion af ereenhurst
Ehe Ideal Spot en Ghautaaua For 1 Few Days of Whole Summer
 Stay

t'0r those W1o want ! quiet and re- f.1ed nome for -1a saune-. where 2 eaaure without limit and Cle 7ery desr ot accommodations may 1e ob- ratued ,aE laderate cost. there is rc orher place ike Greennurs---b qua which is low u1der -he able H. ,ecrion Of George F EurLbur-. k1ov1 far and wide for ais capable manage rent et the Sherman House ot Jamestown and che Grand Hotel Of New York City.
 Here avery pleasure, coutor- and accommodation Of the most modern inland Watering place may be en.oy- ed Every facility for rest and rs- cuperattnn or lively good time is at band. Just across lake Chautauqua ts Celeron, the ConeY Island of West er1 New York Three miles above Celeron Is located the country club with , very ar-racttTs goI. course, and an hours ride by express steam CT from the Gresnhurst landing in CdautaG1a, the most noted Of all se- nt-educationaI summer resorts where the leading lights of literature, music zciencs and religion come together each summer for tho mutual benefit CT all Ten minutes walk from the Greenhurst Hotel, IS the Chadokoin 1oat Club with every kind Of craft rom a row boat to a palatiaI launch.
 Every imaginable recreation is aVailahle-boattng, fishing, autonobfI- ing, golfing, swimming bowling, bfr- llards tennis. archery, croquet. Add to this the beauty Of Lake Chautau- eua- the deIihtfuI sylvan surround ings. the spfendid service and mod crate cost of living st Greenhurst-on- chautauqua- there is 10 other place that offers so many wondarfuI .advan- tages at like cost.
 Most summer resorts run 10 one extreme or the other-they're either too quiet or too boisterous. Green lurst Is neither one nor the other, but both.
 Address George F. HurIhurt, Grand Hotel, New York City-or Jamestown N r., for full particulars as to rates and accommodations. Get this in- formation now and lay your vaca- ton plans accordingly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18
Who Got .ha Sacy,

Once upon time a crocodile stole l baby and was about to make dinner of tt. The frantic mother 5egged SC piteously for the child that cae e-9co- diIe said:
 Tell ne one truth and 7ou shall have your baby again
 The mother replied, You will nor give him back -0 ne"
 Then said rhe crocodile, ~by our agreement ! shall Keep aim. for tt 7oH have told ehe ruth am aor gong ro give him back, and t t is lie ! have ilso VOL.
 But the mother said. If eald you the truth you arg bound oy 7oUr prnra- ise md f r $ aor rae sz-Ira # will nor 9e I ie 1ur!I you nave gwen ne ny child.
 Who gor she babyf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18
No ssrss o+ 5-7co-scr.

The goung nan who dad spent his efforts for several years without re- slllt n studying ar- vas talking win dis practical uncle. who lad patiently paid tne oiIIs.
 Of course,' said rhe young Artist. "I xnow haven't made muc1 ot q go Of T. out : don,- think you ought to ld- wise re 70 TT something else Tou know lt's best ro put al, your e--~s tn One basket and watch that baskar"
 Lms That may be, Charlie: but dId you ever think how foolish It is to put 30 many baskets around one ban tam agz%
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18

Suppose he fire bells ring and Tou ice 6he smoke n the direction of your nome. n gives goa ! tunny feeling Doesn t It9 T5u will nor feel 10 pad. aowes er. t g9E aFa earH5Hg lnsHr- aHea Better nave ! policy written 8. s8r protection against "re
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18
AooiisS History,

First Profsssor-Ay dear coiIea g71e, Pm Itttte puzzled. When did the drst Psioponnestan war begin? Sec ond Professor-B. C. 431 First Pro- fessor-Slutte right. quite right That s the number of ny doctors teIe- Dhoue, was 10 call him ID and tell Etaa my wife IS sic1.-E1change.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18

We are sure to get the better of for- tune if ve do but grapp'e with her, Seneca.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18

Park Laud investment 70. % Mrs Belle Anderson. warranty teed- .Dts - 4nd t6 block > 3uthartord Park Addition. Sf5o0
 l. ,. IiIner et d. to Vn. Ross. garrantF teat- #ota and lock 5. Jefferson Eeigafs addition 540
 R. -- Byrd 10 Edgar Hogan. -f d.. warranty ie4si. lors | . , and |. 5Ik tusEtn < Taylor addition. -E Il 4uds. B. l0h
 ,. ,. Franklin. commissioner. 10 Ella ' GaIbraIta. commissioner 5 deed 5E L-4. NV --4 secrt0n =. s829. .54.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18
Many People suffer from Bioed Poison and ion't know it. Read Symptoms. Easily earetf by B. B. B.
RHETM TI~M 0R FOIL fATARRH

with shoulder pains. hawking ar snlrring
 leadaehe- Z-aFae he s-ssaa lld. stubborn eases 1re auieI<fr eured hv 3aHauie B4eed Balm 3 7eeaase rhese -rou6fes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18
Your Own Misfertunas.

Bear your own nlistortunes with half tiie resignation that you hear other peoples aud you will be happy. l. !s 30 easy to tell other people how to be heroic and So difhcuIt to be eoura geous 0ErSaIvaa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18
PILES, PEFs TRar

FILES. FIES LEa,
 Williams -nd-Ao "a t-cusar :1rs Blind. 5leee-cza nd r,te,, Piles. ' aosor1s :ae co1. il, ,tchtoz ar once E1 n 3oalb| gives .1sranr -ettet s.ans ,aA 2Is Ointment 1reeacs,. for \ and trca-lz 1T rle 3-.7a-e 5ara i aY sr1zEsEs aa.Eltc a-t .N R liamB' A1z. Ca. P-ops. -1sv.luiI stf 7Y |e.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18
4 sli1nt chan14

Slight changes sometimes make q great difference Dinner for nothing" !" would be agreeabl for instance; not so, Nothing for dinner"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18
His Wish,

Torn-I wish this ten dollar bill was a ten dollar debt Dick = Heavens. Why, Tom-Pd never get rid of It. Cleveland Leader.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-12-24
IRRIGATION IN IDAHO.
Two More Large IRRIGATION Projects
Completed This Month.

This month will see the compile
ton of two of the biggest irrigation
works in the entire west-the Idaho
Irrigation dam to water lands in
Lincoln county ,and the Salmon river
dam to water lands in Twin Falls
county. The former is the earth
filled type, with a steel piling CEN
ter, contains nearly 100000 cubic
yards of material, is 143 feet high
above the old river level, and will
store water for 160 900 acres of
land. All the canal system is COM
pleted, so the entire amount OF land
is now ready to be cultivated. The
Salmon river dam is 210 feet high,
built of re-enforced concrete, con-
tains 147, ,00O cubic yards of con-
crete, is fourth or fifth of its kind
in the world and will water $4,000
acres. 1t is about two years since
work was begun on both structures.
These items show some of the
irrigation progress in Idaho A
few years ago it would have been
looked upon as extraordinary, un-
PARALLEL monuments OF folly; now
they are as common as the self
binder, the locomotive or the sewing
udCulue. luueSU, lew people, even
in Idaho, know more than their
names. Yet they will irrigate almost
as much land as the whole state of
Rhode Island, and the land WI pro-
duce far greater crop than that
state ever saw or dreamed of.
With the prices as they are--and
it will be years before the prices
of agricultural products go much
below what they are now-farming
in Idaho is more profitable that
banking or owning government
bonds or any other occupation on
the whole list. 1t pays 10 know as
much about farming. OF course, as
one can learn, for farming is as
much of an expert business as the
law or medicine or banking But
any one can make some money in
owning and operating an Idaho farm
if he will be industrious and observ-
ing. And just thing what oppor-
tunities there are in the many pro-
cOrder.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-12-24
AUDITORIUM MONDAY NIGHT.
MY Dixie Girl" to be Presented by
a High Class Company.

Manager Collier, of the Auditor
ium, has secured the Richardson
Lewis company for Monday night.
December 26, when they will nresent
that beautiful four act southern play
My Dixie Girl" There will be
many first-class specialities between
act, which promise to be wroth the
admission price for the whole show
This tells the story OF a
southern girl who was stolen in her
baby days and taken to New York
City to grow up as child OF fate.
She finds some papers in an old dre
belonging TO hag that has had her
in charge and discovers that she is
the daughter OF Colonel Harrison
Dangerfield. a rich Kentucky planter
5ne makes her way to the Danger
field home by way OF the trail OF
the New Orleans limited and estab-
fishes her identity beyond question
In a series OF exciting adventures
she finds her mother. who through
a misunderstanding has been seper-
afed from her father Ter sixteen
years a touching reunion between
husband and vile and mother and
daughter, closes she play and sends
everyone home with feeling Of
kindness for the various caara tees
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-12-24
LAND VALUES INCREASING.


David J. Wiens paid to George
Storer $3.50 or almost S25 per
acre, FOR his $50 acres dry farm
eight miles north east OF town. The
sale was consumated two weeks ago
tut was not generally known until
this week. The improvements con-
sisted of small three-reom house.
a well, and 130 acres cleared, OF
which 90 was in fall wheat.
Mr.. Storer filed on the land
three years ago when it was gener-
ally regarded as Of little value. That
it should ever reach its present
value was beyond his expectations.
At that time 160 acre dry farms
were often sold for less than 81 900
Without irrigation the land was
thought TO be useless for agricul-
tural purposes and many people who
could have filed upon the choicest
homesteads in that vicinity, passed
them by with contempt for those
who seemed TO be wasting time and
money in improving them Many
OF these people are still in this sec
ton and very frankly admit their
mistake. They had regarded dry
farming as vague theory, impos-
sible of success here.
The quality of this particular
homestead is not above the average.
in fact in the same vicinity are
farms of superior quality. AS the
surrounding is still new and in the
first stages of development, the
value of dry farm land should in
crease more in the future than in
the past. Two years ago much of
the very best dry farm land could
be bought for $40 an acre and now
homestead relinquishments often
bring that price.
IL is the dry farmers OF experience
who recognize this land as having
such value and they claim that its
true value will not be reached for
many years. Ii the average pro-
duction of Idaho land is greater
than the average production OF land
in eastern states. why should not
Idaho's land advance in value. Mr..
Veins has dry farmed successfully
for years and is thus capable of
passing good judgment on dry farm
land values
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-12-24
Takir an Earned Vacation.

August Erickson, of Aberdeen. de-
parted for Denver Wednesday. where
ne will enjoy 4 few weeks vacation.
For the past two years August mas
worked hard and faithfully in con-
tributing his share toward develop
mem OF the country and he now de-
serves q good vacation. Being i
prosperous. good looking young
bachelor. he is naturally. on this
occasion the object of his friends
suspicion He departed immaculate
y groomed. steadfastly refusing 10
discuss bachelorship as being real
happiness and blushIng every time
he heard the word matrimony. How
ever. August has always been regard
ed as q levei-headed fellow, and his
single friends believe that he viii
not now permit any OF the weaker
sex TO make any more inrosds upon
Aberdeen's s bachelor colony.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-12-24

shall propose an open season or
bull moose, which are growing mar
yelously in numbers in the state
There Is concerted action among
many of the leading sportsmen OF
the state to have the license raised.
1t is felt that the present price is to
low. The increase in the cost of IL
cense would insure better care OF
came in the state, for more funds
would be provided TO this end.
From every part OF the state
come the most encouraging reports.
The construction OF the spawn-sat-
ton at Big Springs, the only one in
the entire state, will mean much to
the fishermen of Idaho AS it is
there is no state in the unicn where
The fishing is as good as it is in
Idaho, and We want to maintain
the reputation OF the state as the
leader for the sportsmen.
There was large number OF
nOn-residence parties in the state
this year. particularly in Fremont
county, and they made excellent
kills in most cases There is no
disposition 10 increase the cost Of
The big game license for uon-resi-
dent hunters