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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-05
TURKS FLEET DESTROYED
In Naval Battle at Mouth OF Strait
Sea Fight stlIi on-Tripoii Evae-
uated by the Turks.

| hohHts- nv UinlSiTN OF uldTlut an
nounced that an Italian squadron had
an engagement at the mouth OF the
Dardanelles with the best part Of the
Turkish feet. consisting Of three bat
tleships and several torpedo boat de-
stroyers. and that the result was an
humiliation Of the sul,an's warshlps.
On the other hand a wireless dis.
patch from Smyrna. not yet confirmed.
says that two Italian cruisers have
been sunk in the Greek archipelago
There is also a report OF two Italian
cruisers ashore on the Greek coast
In the engagement near the Darda.
nelles the Duke OF the Abruzxi. who
commands the Italian fotilla OF tor.
pedo boat destroyers. distinguished
himself by brave and decisive action.
The Italian feet has orders TO con
time operations along the coast OF
Asia Minor. with view to destroying
all Turkish war and merchant marine
vessels The fleets objective point is
Saloniki.
The Italians, IL is admitted. both at
Constantinople and In this city. now
occupy the ports OF Tripoli and Pre-
visa. The former port has been evac.
uated by the Turkish troops. who an.
nounced their purpose OF joining the
native army In the interior for a com
bined resistance against the invading
forces.
The principal streets OF Naples. Ia
ranto and Syracuse, when expedition
airy corps embarked for Tripoll. were
filled with madly cheering crowds.
Women are garlanding soldiers with
flowers. throwing kisses and giving
other evidences OF delirious JOY over
the reported sucecsses OF the Italian
arms on land and sea.
Peace Measures.
Boston, Mass A telegram request.
ing the United States government 70
tender It's friendly Offices 10 Italy and
Turkey. with a view TO preventing
further hostilities. was sent to Secre-
tary Of State Knox by the officers OF
the Massachusetts Peace society.
The appeal II lin the name OF hu-
manity and out Of respect for law.
and suggests reference OF the differ.
ences between Italy and Turkey To the
Hague Court Of Arbitration provided
they can not he adjusted by diplo-
macy.
War Will BE Short.
Berlin. There is an impression in
diplomatic circles that the war will
be Of short duration. The big banks
profess TO have information that IL IL
now virtually over. The truth OF this
depends upon the assumption that
Turkey will submit after a show of
opposition TO the lass OF Tripoli and
will not embark upon program of
reprisals against Italian subjects and
Italian commerce.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
STORED WATER SUPPLY.

Water Service Dept Daily report, December 19:
 Elevation of water in reservoir. Elevation of water in reservoir,
 year ago today, feet........ .60.55 Contents of reservoir. acre feet. 439, ,335 Contents of reservoir year
 ago today, acre fcet.......... 20.521 Gain preceding 24 hours. acre
 feet ...... ................. 62O Normal flow Salt and Verde
 rivers at Granite Reef dam,
 NJ l. .... ........ 24.S41 Normal flow of Salt River at the
 joint head. NJ I............ 3,50O Amount of water used for ir-
 rigatiOn. north side. M. I... 7.S24 Amount Of water used for ir-
 rigation, south side. NJ. It.. 14.25G Water delivered 24 hours per quar- ter section. in all canals, Thursday. December T.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21

Spains minister of the interior has isSJed an cdict by which women are prohibited from taking any active part in bUl. fights The following is thc reason alleged: Although the prac- t'cc of participating in bull fights is Tot expressly forbidden by law to Wo- men. yet it is so autagonistic to the tender feminine nature that a woman torcador seems an almost intul.rat- spectacle. Therefore. the authorities will n" longer sanction any bull fight character"
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21

Stockholders of the Hartford X New York Transportation company are to meet next Saturday tu act on a pr"posa! to consolidate with the United States Transportation com pany. d Connecticut corporation The latter now has no business and no capital, it is stated. and the proposi- ton is to wind it up. It was form cd when the New Haven first began to acquire steamship lines and in the beginning managed the Bridgeport line of sound boats and the Joy line of outside steamships
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21

DCfiCicncN m tcmpcraturc vesttr- day. 9 degrees Deficiency in temperature sine first of month. e degrees. Accumulated deficiency in tcmpcr- "ture since January i. @3 degrees Deficiency in rainfall yesterday. .01 inches
 efficiency in rainfall since first of month. q inches Accumulated excess in rainfall since January !. j.09 inches
 C. =. WOOD.
 Section Director.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
STOLEN MOTORCYCLE FOUND

A. l.. Boehmer's motorcycle, which was stolen the first of the week. was found by Deputy Sheriff Ralph Sur gis of Globe at that place last night and will be returned to Boehmer today by express
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21

The mfanta EuIalia is fortunate in the advertising of her book. Her royal nephew King Alfonso has forbidden its publication.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
THE WEATHER.

Local Daily Weather Report for The
 Arizona Republican. orcCaSt for today Generally fair. Bot much change
 Data for twenty-fnur hours ending !. 5n .. m. NcStcrdaN.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
GONE TO SAN sERNARoINo.-

Mrs w. H. Parsons and children left for san Bernardino night before last to join Mir. Parsons. now circulation manager of the Daily Index formerly with the Arizona Republican. They will make their home there. Miss Ariel. the eldest child. was a junior in the high school. the other children were in the grades
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
Of Local Interest
To Our Subscribers

Subscribers of The Republi- can who fail to receive . copy of the mornings issue will con- fer a favor by calling Overland 422 or Consolidated Main ~ Before 8 .. m. a special mes seneer equipped with motor cycle will deliver the missing issue. Without the co-opera- tion of our subscribers in this matter it is impossible for us to maintain perfect and satis- factory delivery.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
PUBLICITY THROUGH CHECKS

J. c. Spangler, cashier of the Mesa City bank. has originated d little idea which he has embodied on his bank checks and which k nice little boost for the valley. It is Photographic print of the dam and lake at Roosc- welt on the face of the check, and is the best picture of that construction which has vet been seen.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
A PICTURE IN HARDWARE

a rule hardware is not one of the most plastic clements one would choose for a window display. vet Mir. Carah, of the Ezra w. Thaycr store has worked out a very pretty display from large number of pretty holl- day gifts in hardware, safety razorS. cutlery. etc. The effect k not only pleasing. but very strong as an ad- Ncrtlsing medium.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
DEATH OF MRS. o'coNNoR-
J. C. MARTIN HERE TO RESIDE

-J. C. Martin, now d resident of Los Angeles. previously editor of the Jour nal-Mmer of Prescott. arrived here yesterday and will be associated with the Gazette as city editor.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
MOOSE CRAZE AT WlGWAM.-

Seventy members of the Loyal Order uf Moose gathered at the Wigwam thcater last evening at the express invitation of Manager Mullen. and helped out with the program by sing ing the choruses of all the songs, reading aloud all the letters cast on the screen during the photo plays. and generally having good time and amusing the rest of the audience with their antics as much as did the sched- uled program.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
PAROIED.-

PAROlEO.-Governor Sloan yester- day granted paroles to Eusebio Yer rusaval of Santa Cruz county and Aurelia Ribera of Cochse county
 Both were sent to the industrial school for incorrigibility. Eusebio in 1909 and Aurelia in 1910. the former being l0 years old and the latter l3.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
CALLED BY ILLNESS.-M

CALLED BY IIINESS.-MIs. VHds. Hinckley of the Post office News Store left for Chicago on last nights Santa Fe train being vailed there by ar urgent telegram announcing the se- rious illness of one of her sisters. It is only little over d year ago that Mrs Hinckley had to make like trip on short notice under circumstances very similar excXept that at that time her mother was the sufferer instead oi d sister.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
WASHINGTON OFFICIAL

Payne of Washington, assistant chief of the surveying division of the gen eraI land office. arrived here from California Tuesday. He will leave this morning for Mohave county, in company with Frank M. Johnson, su- perVisor of surveys.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
FOR BURNING TIES.-

Murphy and Harris arrested six men Tuesday night in the act of burning up some railroad ties which lay along the track. and they were fined in the justice court. All paid their fines and were turned loose.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
POSTPONEO.-The e,

POSTPONEO.-The ceremonies of the laying of the cornor stone of the new high school building have been postponed until January :
 DEATH OF MRS. O'CONNOR.- Word was received here last night an Eouncing the death in Los Angeles yesterday after long illness of Mrs James O'Connor d long time resident O, Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21

OFFICE REMOVABLE W. C. Ellis has changed the location of his office from II West Adams street tn lo9 West Monroe street. in the new Latham building. where his patients may now find him
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
PROGRESS ON DRIcH

BUIIDING.-The Goodrich building. to which three stories have been added and which is undergoing a thorough rcmodeling. is now entirely enclosed. and the interior work k progressing rapidly. The first story although built several years ago. was erected ac- cordirg to specifications for addition al stories. and the alteration in that part have been light The building when completed will not only be one O. the lightest and most desirable store and office buildings in Phoenix but is located in the very heart of the busi- ness section.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
FOR HOLIDAY VACATION-Pr

lessor Glenn F. Towner of the Arizona School of Music will leave Saturday for Los Angeles to spend the holf- days.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
vESTRY MEETS ToNuGHT.-T

monthly meeting of the ventry of Trinity Cathedral will be held tonight at the office of r.. J. Ben ritt
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
BIRDNo HORNETS NEsT.-J.

Birdno. chairman of the territorial central committee of the democratic party, having closed the party's cam
 paign temporarily, left for his home in Stafford last night to rest after his strenuous and successful activities.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
LADIES SELL SEALS

LADIES SELL SEAlS.-A group of young ladies. under the direction of Miss Mabel Hooker. will sell Red Cross seals in the following stores to- day and add dollars to the funds al- ready collected to help in the fight against the white plague. The young ladies will stand near the door at Goldwater's. the Popular, New York Store. Boston Store. Miller-Sterling. Donofrio- Bury and several others. Shoppers will be reminded that a few cents spent for seals will help some one who is ill and in need. in his al most helpless fight against tubercu- losis. and will also aid in the pre- vention of the dread disease.
 4 SINGULAR INCIDENT.-Mr F.. Brashear an old timer in Arizona is the victim of an unfortunate and to say the least a singular incident. In 1888. twenty -four years ago. while Brashear was foreman of the old Un- ion mine in the Cave Creek district. he was shot through the hand acci- dentaIly. by a little girl. niece of Jack White, now sheriff of Cochise county. A part of the bullet lodged in his hand He has just submitted to an operation for the relief of blood poison attributed to that accident or nearly a quarter of q century ago Dr. Wylie removed several pieces of bone from the hand and found the mark of the bullet. MT. Brashear also has something to his credit in which The tu .l. TI,. same year he was shot 1888. Mir Brashear subscribed to The Republi- can and has never been without the paper since then. He took advantage yesterday of The Republicans Christ mas offer of g. and put himself down fer another year in advance
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
MIN ERAl

MINERAL SURVEYoR.-Charles C. Tillotson of Wilcox took the eX- animation for mineral surveyor at the surveyor generals office yester- day.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
HERE FOR WINTER.-Judge NJ

HERE FOR WINTER.-Judge M. A Baker of Kenosha. Wis, father of Mrs Charles Christy has arrived here and expects to stay all winter. Judge Ba- llcr is well known in Phoenix having spent several winters here His many Phoenix friends will be glad to wei come him again.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-21

MICHIGAN VISlTORS.-Mr and Mrs e. w. Green arrived from Green vile. Mich. last night for d visit with their son. who has recently become d resident of Phoenix
The Washington herald., 1911-08-20

We can do it; and if they'd pay us dollar
Jeans eyes grew luminous at the bare
thought OF it.
Judge Nortons place was at the extreme
end OF the main street; in fact. almost out Of
the town proper. 1t was the most preten
tious OF number of fine old places, set back
in TIE TIE mdst Tnsd of eTraeed gardens oPns down
Oh IN quite steep bank, at the foot Of which
was, little gully, filed with dead leaves and
muddy water, from the late rains. !
with loud whoa" which was entirely
accord.
l., IN take the things in" said Jean, eager,
ly scrambllng down over the wheel.
Are you sure you know which are the right
Dorothy was rather anxious to 20 inside,
Yes; these two rolls on top and this bag
Mrs: Gray had packed all the special mer.
chandise in clothes basket-the butter, neat
~ rolled in wet cloths, on one side, with a
ece 0i csrof, oeGth oyer it; the eggs in paper
eggs Tor the store were in separate box.
Jean pulled the big basket to the end Of
the wagon and lifted ont the two top rolls,
rav ahem nronidsa IN small market basket Mrs
bag CT eggs and started, smilin2ly. for the
You know how much to Sharpe?"
ies, stopping to count it over. "rbe
but butters rodS twenty cents pound and there's %
cents; and three dozen eggs, at twenty:fy.
cents dozen, is seventy.iivc cents; and
eighty cents and seventy-6ve cents makes n
d dollar and fifty-fve cents. That's right isn't
Yes, hurry up! for it's setting kind of
cloudy EniH si0i4I and maybe i'm rain by;andby."
the house. 1t seemed long time to Doro,
thy, waiting, before she saw her dancing down
her arm. e"''' y"
As she neared the gate, she stopned sud-
denly, eXclalming, in delight:
.;tG5b' "Gb' Dorothy! Look' look Isn't it beau.
tRanssh fRyIns " " on the fence. Isn't it lovely,
The cause Of all the commotion was pco.
cock, that perched himself, tail outspread' on
the fence, surveying the little group, pom.
Suddenly he uttered a peculiar, iiscordant
sereech, and, with an astonshed suort Old
to back, "-e o's"A
r., Whoa" shouted Dorothy. gathering up the
The Washington herald., 1911-08-20

thought, if they worked up to the last min
ute Saturday, they could finish it if the rains
held off. Was it anything particular you
wanted?"
"Oh, it's the butter and eggs!" interposed
Mrs. Gray, fretfully. "We have always sup
Norton's folks, and Mr.. Pickett at the store
there always give us good price for our
eggs. I've got two churnin's of jest the incest
butter, and two boxes of eggs, and, you see,
Sam havin' to go off down to the city to
tend his uncle's fun'ral, and Josiah being took
so sudden with the rheumatic, makes us terri
BILE short handed. l can't make out no way
teelin as poorly as do, and the works got
to be done. I'd be willin' to pay anybody a
dollar to take em over, but, If your boys is
SO busy, l reckon there amt any chance.
thy p sks butter fHd sfsd sfsSn Jssa pGss
would be aI'ay real esyrsiui Spen'ia aF''er ana we
That's fust-Eate idee, Samanthy," ap-
M ad sstdnf his to Ess Tha
little Middleton girl kin drive as well as a
boy, and, anyhow, anybody could drive Old
Billy; 1 reckon that's Jest the best thing you
kin do, to let 'em take EN-"
WELL If your mother amt no objections
then, nor Mrs. Middleton, l guess you and
yom want to-"
Inc arrangement necessitated doing good
many of Saturdays chores on Friday, and
perhaps inconvenenced the mothers consid,
erably; but Jean and Dorothy were too full
of the excitement Of money making to think
very much of triaes. Even thrifty Mrs.
Gray was considerably surprised at their early
appearance on Saturday morning.
"Ncw you understand jest where you are
to 60, and what you are to do?" she ques-
TONED, anxiously, when the several baskets
and boxes had been settled in the wagon to
her satisfaction and Dorothy, caught. up the
nTS oh with gentle gst %p to old Billy
breath, while the two sun-bonnets nodded Wig,
orously.
."'AnJ be sure you 90 to Judge Norton's
folks first, cause they're terrible partic lar,
and I always make it a pint to 60 there first,
Now be, careful, Dorothy, and don't drive too
fast" she called, as they walked sedately out
OF the gate. "And be careful bout tErnin'
round!"
"Ies'm, yes'm! chorused the girls.
And then they were out on the road and
fairly On the way to Dayyille.
Isn't IT lovely? said Jean, enthusiastically,
as Dorothy started Old Billy into gentle trot''
Just to think of our earning another dollar
as, easy as ths And maybe theyn let us
take things over often, now that they know
The Washington herald., 1911-08-20

@EAN AND DOROTHY lived on ad-
joining farms in one OF the interior
both very anxious to go to the Mid
winter Fair, which was to open on the first
OF January, in San Francisco.
1T was in September that they sat on
tree, down near he barn on the Middleton
place, talking it over. For, alas! it had been
such q dull year, and there were mortgages,
and all sorts of other disagreeable things,
Of, which made fathers and mothers draw their
faces down and look very. tired and care
worn, and not at all in n the hnmor Tor talking h
about the Midwinter Fair. SO the girls had
to discuss it between themselves.
eve must just try and think OF some way
to earn some money for ourselves" said
Dorothy. taking a huge bite out of golden
bst doSyt wes ses Shs vt %e esn replied
Jean, taking corresponding bte/out OF an
other bell flower Boys have SO much better
chance to earn, money than girls, especially
well, but there's that two dollars we
earned for getting the Erba Santha for, that
sick man at Mr.. Grays. We didn't know
we werc going to get a chance to earn that
il we keep our eyes open every minute, it
seeins as il something would turn up"
Something did turn up. in the most unex-
pected way, soon after that conversation.
1t was early in October when Mrs. Mills
sent, Jean over one morning to ask Mrs. Gray
for her recipe for making pumpkin pies, chat
lady's pumpkin pies being the boast of the
surrounding country.
The Grays owned the adjoining farm to
She right They, were early settlers there, a
thrifty old couple, noted as much for, their
Yankee closeness" and "nearness' in driving
bargain, as for the unvaryng excellence Of
their butter and other farm produce.
On that particular morning, Jean found
Mrs.. Gray feeling terrible poorly" accord
Ing to her own words, and Mr. Gray, sitting
over the kitchen stove with his ankle done
up in red flannel, groaning dsmally.
'Rheumatiz, explained Mrs. Gray, briefly.
terrible tryin'."
Mr., Gray shifted mis- position a little, and
looked around at Jean from under his spare
eyebrows, as nc asked:
"Your folks to'rablc busy now"
Yes, sir; they are very busy"
.'Onc o your boys couldn't 60 over to Day.
VILE saturday Tor me, | reckon?"
mo, sir. Tn afraid they couldn't. Will
has 10 go TO San Jose, and papa and Bert are
working hard on the shed. Papa said he
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The Washington herald., 1911-08-20

"Whoa!" shouted Jean, from the side
walk and "Whoa!" shouted the hired girl
suddenly dashing across the lawn.
But Billy did not "whoa!" On the contrary,
he kept on backing slowly across the street
toward the bank.
''oh, Dorothy, can't you stop him." cried
Jean.
:'You torment Of bird!" shouted the hired
her apron. you'll be the cause, OF more
runaways than your old heads worth, or your
girl, jump OUT she called to Dorothy.
And Jean echoed franticaly, "Ycs, jump
Bu: Dorothy did not jump. She slipped
down off the seat, however and gripped the
back OF it firmly with one hand, while with
the other she made last desperate effort to
stop the old horse send him ahead. At that
moment the wagon tilted sharply, ana went
sturdy alder caught it with jerk. 1t caught
the box OF store eggs, also, against its trunk
but the clothes-basEet with its precious con
tents, receiving fresh impetus from the the
over down the bank to the gully below. Old
stock STILL
Are you hurt dear?" asked the hired girl,
pcerins anxiously over the. bank
"Noo.o,' sobbed Dorothy, bursting into
tears; but the eggs, are sm-smashed, and the
b-buttcr,s spoilt, and-oo-hoo-oo!'
'Oh, Wouluu cry over Duttcl anu cRRs,
when your own neck's straight on your shoul-
ders; and that's more than | expected to see
it,"
why, these eggs aren't smashed, Doro-
thy" said Jean, clambering down and peer.
ing over at the box of store eggs. "Therc's
JUS two or three of EN- cracked"
And III give you whole ones for them, out
OF the ones you brought in to me just now.
So come now, child and let Inc help You
to the road, and see if he'll behave himself
like the steady old nag he always has been"
Billy consented to bear out his good repu-
tation By, .scrambling docilely up to the road,
and standing there meekly for further orders.
But Dorothy could not be comforted 70 easily.
Mrs; Gray will be so angry" she sobbed,
and the baskets all mud; and we must
get il back and clean it up some way, and
oh, dear! oh. dear"
"N"ver, You mind, deary! Well clean the
basket all right. And it was her own horse
that did all the mischief, so what will she be
blaming you for?"
The kind-hearted Nora was az good her
word. She went down the bank and rescued
the basket from the mud of the ditch below,
and carried it off to the house for scrub
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
The Washington herald., 1911-08-20
COPYRIGHT BY JAMES ELvERsoS
Page -Four

@EAN AND DOROTHY lived on ad-
joining farms in one of the interior
counties OF California. Dorothy was
going on fourteen" and Jean was
W six months younger, and they were