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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-27

A large number OF Detroit's social
set have closed their town houses and
removed to the Country club for the
summer Apartments at the club have
never been In such demand before as
this year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-27

Mr.. and Mrs. ". A. Bercry and Miss
Helen Bercry will leave early in the
week for their summer home at Har-
Dor Beach.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18
The BEST OF IT'S KIND

Il always advertised In fact st only rsya
20 advertise good things Wien yeE 80
al article advertised Ia this paper year
after year you can BE- Ebsrll-aIT certain
That Lere Is uer- 70 d beaa-ss tie c11-
lEue- sale % any article depends urg1
NtHi % Keep on advertising l-E
have iu4t4tCrs, blt limitations are rot a.
Ntrlse1 they have no reputation % So
tain. they never expect O. have any pep
SCI them u be stgiIed your Irferrs-s
sixteen years ac0 Aliens Faut-Easa rhe
ArtseFus Powder for the feet was a-et
4E2 taFlaEl UeWFrare- l1TsrLslEe
lt a good thing it vas flr tired and
feet 60 has now a permanent srIr
en4 nearly 80 Eu-rl.e1 foot rHEHa-s
ave been Put n- rHe market with IRE
npe % EEr-rrE hv tre reputation wNNr
LAs been hEat lp for AIn-'s Ear,-Easa
NJ fr you ask .rr an article lHvF-rEEsF
substitutes.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18
KING PETER SILENT
SerVlan Ruler the Lonehest Pc.
tentate on European Throne.
Lives @oodiiy n Nodsstiy. IL cansys
70 critielsm ard IL Flaurehssa
In covneii-cdme shas-
oNs His Reign.

Belgrade-They call him the silent
Aing IN Belgrade and the king who
doesn't care. He IL the lonelest
monarch in Europe. this King Peter Of
Servia-this man without friends or
amusements. whom other mousrchs
viii not know and whose personality
and very thoughts are impenetrable
Peter Karageorgevitch is an unhap-
~ man because his occupation is
gone. All bis nfe he has plotted and
intrigued 70 gain the seryian throne
The years he spent in his little villa
az Geneva we're devoted 10 negotia-
ions with conspirators. COnspiracies
were meat and drink 20 him. He
thought Of nothing but his clpner cor.
respondenoe with the Karageorge par
y in Belgrade and the c-lzndestiue
meetings with his supporters In swift
erland.
Having walked TO the throne over
the bodies of an assassinated king and
queen. be has no further need for con
s~piracies. His future is fairly assured
Il would be a kindness 10 Peter Kara.
georgeyitch II be lost bis crown and
we're sent back q Geneva 70 esum
his intfgues BY post
He lives IN a small. t~wo-storyied.
cream-colored palace fronting on Bel
grades principal street 70 Is a mod
est royal residence. with French win
dows. and a lawn separated from the
public pavement b. an equally mod
es, iron fence.
There was once another palace. II
adioined the present excessively new
looking structure. But, after a king
and queen were murdered there one
June morning nearly seven years ago.
and their mutilated bodies thrown into
the ~forecourt. the building was razed
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

do you remember. sho asked
that yOu said once that unless I
promised 70 be yours the sun would
cease TO sinner
i don't remember & nov. but I
suppose Z may have said something
% the kind
And have you forgotten that you
assured me that unless ] permitted
you 70 claim me as your OWL the moon
would fail from her place IL the
heayeusg"
oh, vel. what II I did say so.
Why DO you want 70 bring that I'D
now"
I merely wished to assure you that
I'm sorry l didn't shu; my eyes and
let her fall
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18
King Peter OF ssDia.

To the ground. that the sight Nigh,
O couture up unpleasant memories
for King Peter when be looked out O.
his front windows. Hence the stretch
Of cool green lawn. with the curious.
raised mound iu the center. which
marks the site Of the old palace eel
lars.
Like Of bis subjects. King Pc
ter rises early. usually with the sun
Then, az six o'clock he rides or drives
for perhaps an hour With two or three
equtrries e remains indoors the
rest .! the day. Sometimes his oral
nars nrogrsm Is disturbed by "a reli
giou- festival or q state ceremony. but
al the earliest possible moment be
hastcns hack TO his E~eclusiou
The king has no marked tastes lp
any direction Re reads very little
Ncw members Of the court dine With
him The officers IN attendance ar,
wcaried almost beyond expression b.
their palace duties HIS majesty Is
never cross. never excited. ueyer talk
alive HIS conversation Is confined
usually to auiiable m-unosyIlAbles
In no place does the king appear 80
much OF a gorgeous ~ngarehtai As
e he holds a council. Describing
n o. these functions. a cabinet min.
ister said.
There his majesty sits. wearing a
generals uniform and all his decora
lions, anxious TO please everyone We
talk Of a certain public matter. and
presently the king dozes d little As
miniSteT finishes giving bis views
the king opens hts eyes with a start
and says; Quite right The discussion
continues, and perhaps another OF my
colleagues opposes the view OF the one
who has Just spoken
The King again slumbcrs peaceful
" for a time. then opens bis ewes with
an a%pproving smile. and SAYS. Quite
right So between maps aua with
oomplaocn approval 81 everyone De
finishes the matter 81 hand In thee END
the decision Is What the cabinet de-
sired n t0 be, aud bis majesty eoes
away much relieved 10 ring Tor fresh
coffee and the latest newspaper
Sometimes, during the War fever. he
roso az four o'clock 10 tho mognme 10
drive into The country aud rv1iee a
regiment or tive He Ia always hack
Ia Relgrado before stA o'clock shut an
IN bis eream-eolorcd prison by the time
the capital was awake He l. not over,
Interested IN military matters A man
uho Aas spent 10 many ycArs amonE
tourists In Switzerland cannOt Dc ~
accicd 10 rtse 10 the diEniiy q a var
ord al the Rge of RlKty.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

Suddenly In the course Of a busy
afternoon the confectionery which you
might have bought al ~Skyscraper
City's progressive shop might cause
some restlessness on the part OF your
teeth. You merely have TO go TO 18Th
street, which Is skyscraper City
twelfth floor, and have the trouble
remedied By the dentist or perhaps
some fruit from the stand below might
result IN a little disturbance In your
interior mechanism: you VIII find q
doctor on sth street An occasion
might arise where you might require
the services Of q lawyer bad account
or any Of the many little things that
simply will crop up in everyday life
skyscraper City Just swarms with
these eminent practitioners. The law
viii always be sure Of interpreters so
long as ~Skyscraper City rears up
ward.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18
Population over 10000.

An the stores in this city are 10
Gated In Main street-nothing unusual
for municipalities Of its size. In one
particular case this street Is more
than three hundred feet In length. and
Is traversed daily by thousands OF
people. More than twelve hundred
residences are located IN this city.
each being labelled on the front door
with the name Of the iEhabitart and
his business. These residences are
specifically termed Offices. and each
one IS visited a number Of times dur
ing the day by the postman. OF
course. Il would take one postman a
good many hours 20 cover the entire
route Of the city" Consequently the
streets are divided into territories SO
~Skyscrapcr City may be said 10
have It's own postofhce department
In this particular city one street Is
inhabitated by more than seven hun
dred people. This city" has forty
one streets. the entire population be
ing o than ten thousand.
There IS one thing in this same city
OF which the inhabitants may well be
proud. II Is the transportation Fys
TEN. Il consists Of tventy.three ele
Vators, the combined capacity being
about ten thousand people an hour
transportation In these cases is both
quick and safe. There IS no mortal
fly IN connection with this transit
system An elevator IN 70 OF the
latest OF New York's skscraper mn
inequalities travels bgS feet into the
afr, an the way up TO The fortie'h
street, and this withou, the iucou
v%euieucc Of changing cars. which is
more than can be said Of New York
City's car lines az times. These Gle
Nators ear carry twenty-five hundred
pounds AZ a speed % SIX hundred feel
q minute. which means rising With
some rapidity
Again. m the method OF summoninc
the IRE department or the police de
partmeut tho simlitude between O.
municipality and Skyscraper City
Is maintained. In the big cities. when
a policeman O. DESTROYS OF bringing
about a meeting between some rc
ciusons and the Judge az the
court he summons an appropriate
conveyance by ringing up hoadquar
tors from n little box on the corner
The IRE department may be required
and Il Is similarly called. In one Sky
scrapcr City In Chicago there Is q
OF signals. possible OF opera
uon from any part OF the premises
which permits OF an omclal getting
IN touch with his ~subordiuatus az ans
And 80 far as the postal dc
partmcnt Is concerned, there 81 the
letter chute running 10 every door
might be said 20 correspond
the letter boxes installed az various
throughout American cities.
SO the immense building operations
Of the times are surrounding residents
% real cities with these twentieth
century municipalities. With an the
and laws, IN different form
81 a regularly chartered city There
Is nothing missing, not even the o.
for travelling home from work
leaving the confines Of the
buildings, for some OF these skyscrap
ans have private entrances 70 subway
md elevated lines, And an must not
neccssarily Be work here any more
han In any other city, II the inhahi
Of this modern institution wish
take recreation some Sk~yscraper
'itiea anord an opportunity BY ha,
ug palm gardens laid out On the roof
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

said the proprietor OF the big drug
store with a soda fountain annex. 70
hls white 'acEC'ei dispenser. Jimmy.
you VIII have 20 cut out that nsg
drink O.. yours, . notice that every
man who comes iB and tries it iume
diatcly begins go feel around for the
brass rail With his foot
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

the administration ~ the affairs Of a
municipality IN the lrst place. sky.
sCrapor city had no unemployed TO
provide for d had no prisons. no
poorhousos. no hospitals. nor any Of
tho many other public institutions
that are part OF the average American
city And, furthermore. u was not
periodically rent by political strife.
Tho population. nevertheless. was a
most cNacung one and In this respect
6kysCrapcr City was unlike the aver
age American municipality. In most
communities tho people win stand idly
by and see the politicians divide the
loot OF o~mcchoiding without oven
looking TO thyir personal interests In
skyBcrapcr City. however. let a win
dow be- broken. let the vuiro Of a radi
ator be raised IN plaintivo protest
against loo much steam. ur let the va.
ter supply be affected by too little
pressure and the mayor h instantly
besicgod by angry constituents De.
manding this or that officials removal
from Office.
These we're some OF the Hnncyaneos
that had woaried s~kyscraper City's
chief magistrate Even while he sat
back In lhF chair. gaginE az the cell
ing and rendering upon thr designs
in he Hcurudtons. the CHIEF al pollce
walked IN and announced that he was
80 unfawrahG impressed ulth the
people a. Ne ash Httesnth street
that he V3uh recommend thair en-.
forced departzrc
They n always breaking some
law or other be- exclaimed Indignant.
~. and ] uaut 20 set rid OF them
They haven't paid their taxes. either.
for abe last month and, what's none.
they have a barrel a. gasolene In thegr
possession. which IL a violation OF the
law.
So . writ OF deportation was issusd
and the chief Of police withdrew ea
ulisnuy. making way for the head OF
che health board.
In reAth street" suJd that dLgni
tArY. 4 mud there Is a leak IA the sew
or pipe am having the sanitary
squad remedy e."
The mayor was sun endsayorinE to
determine which Individual design IN
he ceiling would hit him on the hose
we're Il 10 fall. or which particular de
sign his nose would hit n be were to
tse and meet the ceiling. and the
health board onioer vent y
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

Your daughter should attend my
school a education
she shau't, she's attended ore
and she's positively
"Ah. but ] teach 8 rev system
Whca my pupils are asked 90 rccite
they are trained Co refuse
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

"A western editor SAYS nobody vas
ever burt vhilc taking "a soy rtIe ou
yhs handles 0f d p'ov
That's where hos mistaken Many
a sued u-u has }tJb ai,Erd by q
mule -firuiaga4m ArrWe-aH.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

Rin-He says his books arc his best
nicnds
Jnl-Well. he can turn en- down
when he sets tired OF EN- without Of
Tending 'om.-Yonkera Statesman.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

We are all sinful Therefore what
over We blame IN another We shall
nnd In our wi bosoms,--SenecG
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

Some people need Cuu a i,tle hole
o. observation Co take In al the lm
portaut scandals % ghs age
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

There's a tig tiEerezos e. Ee
= Judge Cd. - Et1fylrE hs zr
o1s rates for uhi-h Fcus5zrg a.--eL
men were bought
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

Ma Mtuslaus E-Hbfnr srrun
NHrrH .a E.- alEUt .E EEa HaaH-a
GaaA Hfnto-s &asls-a
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

A mans arg1zeai Is nearly Ezayb
seI-cC1rilrlvE
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

II . areman sntsscaisss yOu. tell
him 10 90 rc tlaEes
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

Get Red Cu1as k1I Has ths hest Raj
Euc LA1ss : So g4gAa 0ay S ceuta
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

ilE mayor o. Skyscraper
City had been laboring
the whole day with many
90 the problems that de-
volyed upon him as one
responsible Tor the wei
fare Of ten or twelve
thousand people All
these had been prob
lens different from those
which cnmmnnIv Arlae I'm
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-02-07
TWO MEN
FROZEN

New York. Feb. THE Atlantic
Coast is being swept by storm and
cold wave, the severest for several
years. A combination of zero temper
lture and gales as nigh as those pre-
yailing. are not often experienced.
1t was two degrees above zero in
New York City this morning and tle
indications were for a continuation
all day of the cold and gales.
Two Men Frozen in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 7.-Extreme-
ly cold weather prevails today in east
ern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware
The bodies of two men were found
on the streets of this city last night.
both frozen to death.
In the mountain sections of Penn
sylvania the mercury seH to ten below
zero
All New England ShiVering.
Boston, Feb. 7.-All New England
is shivering in the cold wave which
blew down on il yesterday.
IL was three below zero here this
morning.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-02-07

lana, or Montana. In addition 10 this
waste of wealth and natural resougc'
es, LAS persons were killed aud 8.
654 were injured in fires in the Unit
ed States in 1907.
Tae Geological Surveys inquiry.
which is embodied in q report EMIT
led 1.-The Fire Tax and Waste of
Structural Materials in the United
States" prepared by H. NJ. Wilson
and ]. L. Cochrane of the Survey, cov-
destroyed but also the cost of main
tanning fire departments, the amount
Of insurance paid less the alnoznt re-
turned, the cost of protective agencies,
the additional cost of water supplies,
and other elements of the fire loss.
The report gives the method of gath
ering the statistics collected, makes
an analysis of the fire loss in city and
country and ON frame and brick build
ings, and contains tables showing the
increased cost of fire protection due
to faulty construction.
The actual fire loss in the United
States due to the destruction of
buildings and their contents amounted
to $2I5,OS4.709 in 1907. This was s2.51
loss per capita. The per capita loss in
the cities of the six leading European
countries amounted to but 33 cents.
Comparisons of the total cost of fires,
which includes the items already
stated, SHOW that if buildings in the
United States were as nearly fire
proof as those in Europe the annual
FIRE cost would be s90.000,000 instead
of $3.50, ,000,0 900. g
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-02-07
FRED BECK TO IMPROVE
HIS FIVE ACRE TRACT.

Fred ]. Beck, formerly city clerk
ana now clerk in the City Water De
partnent, has traded his pretty resi-
ieuce at the corner of Lea avenue and
West Fifth street to Mabie & McNal-
". vaiuing the property at $500. for
a five acre tract adjoining the Pete
Jacoby place on east Third street,
valued at $4,000. Mr.. Beck will move
to a cottage near the tract in about
thirty lays and will probably build a
residence on his own ground. He will
set about improving the plot at once
and viii help make East Roswell more
beautiful.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-02-07
INQUEST ON THE DEATH
OF MILLIONAIRE SwOPE.

Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. AFTER
an interval of almost a month, the
jur.- called by Coroner B. III. Stewart
TO ceternine the cause of the death
1f Colonel Thomas I'll. Swope, resuTn-
ed its sessions at Independence, Mo-,
today
II is believed the inquest will do
much toward strai shtenieg out the
legal tangie which has resulted since
the investigation into the death of
Colonel Swope began.
If verdict declaring that death
came from unnatural circumstances is
returned, 1t is said indictments will
follow If the opposite verdict is reach
ed, the criminal aspects of the case
will disappear.
All the members of the Swope fam
ily were among the witnesses.
Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. IA suit
demanding one hundred Thousand dol
lars for libel was fled today by the
attorneys for DIR. b.. G. Hyde against
John G. Paxton, the executor of the
estate of Colonel Swope.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-02-07
COUNTY WELL OWNERS
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING.

The artesian well owners OF Claves
county held their annual meeting, III
accordance with territorial law, at
The court house in Roswell at ten o.
clock this morning, about forty or fif-
ty owners being present. NJ. u. Fin
icy was elected chairman and Byron
D. Beall secretary. The reading OF
minutes was dispensed with. Upon
motion. A. J. Stevens, E. B. Evans, w.
VI. Atkinson, s. W. Holder and w. w.
Elliott were appointed a committee
on credentials, and then, upon motion
said committee was dispensed with and
the principal object of the meeting.
the election of a member Of tne Ar
tesian Well Board to take the place
of James c. Hamilton, whose term
nad expired, was accomplished by the
selection by acclanation of James c.
Hamilton, to succeed himself. being
reelected for three years. The secre-
airy was instructed to cast the entire
vote of the meeting for Mr.. Hamil
ton.
The annual report of the well su
pervisor was read and filed.
F. l.. Melhop, of Dexter. brought up
the necessity of a drainage law to
facilitate the artesian well law. Capt.
VI. S. Murray and w. NJ. Atkinson
spoke in support of the subject. Upon
motion a committee was appointed to
take up with District Attorney ]. M.
Hervey the matter of drawing up such
a law and to submit it to a general
meeting on the question, to be called
later. The committee was named as
Atkinson and ]. NJ. Hervey, lex Off
cio) of Roswell; s. w. Holder, of Lake
Arthur: F. l.. MelAop, of Dexter; w.
e. Bowen, of Hagernan. Action is to
be secured before the legislature
meets.
The minutes and actions of the Ar
tesian Well Board were ordered plae-
I'd on record with the supervisor for
public inspection.
1t was suggested that the artesian
well law be amended to make 1t IN
necessary to wait for district court
10 get action in violations of said law,
but rather that action be obtainable
IN justice court. The matter was re-
ferred to the Board with recommends
lion that it confer with the Eddy conn-
ty board on the subject and make
what changes are necessary and get
them before the next legislature.
1t was suggested that the members
give the supervisor more support in
enforcing the well law. 1t was stated
hat Dexter has a committee for this
express purpose.
BeaiI Reappcinted Supervisor.
The Artesian Well Board of Chaves
county met this afternoon and reap
pointed Byron o. Bean supervisor for
the coming year
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-02-07
MUCH WEAKNESS DEVELOPS
IN THE NJ " STOCK MARKET

New York, Feb. THE weakness
of the stock market which prevailed
all of last week was very pronounced
today. The selling orders in raany
cases We've for execution without re-
striction as to price and values fair
ly cru.nbled under these conditions.
At noon today some quotations were
the lowest for six months, especially
the pressure against the Steel and u.
s. Smelling
Around banks and other financial
institutions there was no news to ex-
plain the sensational declines, aitho'
there was general discussion of the
trust bill introduced In congress this
afternoon, but conservative financiers
saw no cause for uneasiness in that
direction.
BY the middle of the afternoon A
7lalgamated Copper had fallen six
Dints below Saturday. American
lelting So, Reading and Steel.
mon Pacific, Utah Copper. Great
orthern a Oregan four to five points.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-02-07

the rules which would have made il
impossible for Uncle Joe" to contin
de appointing and packing commit
tees?
Senator Depew OF New York has
decided that, after all, ne may as vel
remain i'm public life six years more
IN Aldrich
Senator Depew Is chairman of the
board of directors OF the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad
and a director of sixty-two otneT
transportation and franchise corpora.
lions and examinations. At banquets
ne extolls the reactionaries of Con
gross and denounces the progressives
One of Senator Depew's eccentrici-
ties is to mot vote on bills which
would have a tendency to align him
for or against the people. Ont of 33s
roll calls in FIVE sessions of Congress.
Depew is reported as mot voting
167 times, or practically on fifty pei
cent OF the roll calls. When he does
vote, ii is as Aldrich dictates. In fiyt
sessions. he voted against Aldrich on
ly FIVE tines-once every two years.
Il expect tnat the next House OF
Representatiye es will be Democratic
by at least 25 majority" said Rep
James T. Lloyd. of Missouri, Chairman
of the National Democratic Congress
sional committee. Mr.. Lloyd keeps in
touch with sentiment as perhaps nc
other man in Washington, and his
reputation for conservative political
statements makes his prognostication
one of unusual Importance.
No more political jobs for Louis
r. CLAWS, who was deposed as a spec
ial agent of the forestry bureau fol
lowing his activity against coal and
timber land thieves. He has acquired
small orchard at Waite Salmon.
Wash. and intends to engage i'm the
fruit business permanently.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-02-07
THE cHiNks SIGN UP
A TREATY or PEACE.

San Francisco, Feb. Ten days be-
fore the expiration of the temporary
truce of the On Yicks and the Yee
families, the two Chinest tongs whose
war in the last four months has cost
ten lives. permanent peace in this
city was signed last night at the Of
fee of the six Companies"
The war, which started nere over
the abduction of a woman. spread
throughout California and finally into
other states of the nation. A wide
spread fend was threatened but sum-
mary imperial edict from the Chinese
government put an end to the fight
ing.
This edict said that unless the tongs
ceased fighting they would be prose
euted here and their relatives in China
would be made to suffer.