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Arizona republican., 1911-01-31

Kassel attempts to overthrow the popular belief that great minds and short stature are closely allied. Mir Kassel looked through biographies and concluded as result of his perusal that SD far as Americans are concerned distinguished men have not been of short stature. but rather the reverse He also discovered ttrst many European eminent men have been of considerable height
 In the first place. when speaking of average stature it must be borne in mind that the average stature of countries varies greatly. The average height of men of this continent is about five feet eight inches. of Great Britain less. but the average height of the Latin races of Europe is far below the standard. But taking the average height of man as five feet eight inches. Kassal makes out a gOodly list of very eminent men who have exceeded the average
 Of the lives Of 230 distinguished men examined thus. those Of 10S supplied the information sought eith CT in exact figures or by way of gen eral statement; and of these person ages it appears that sixteen were of middle height. fifty-eight above and twenty below.
 Among the very distinguished men
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31
TIRED DAYS---NERVOUS DAYS---BACKACHE DAYS

It used to be thought that a cross. nervous person had a bad disposi- tion" Now it is known that a ner- vous condition often results from kid ney trouble
 There is a great deal of uric acid made in the human body. It Is the duty of the kidneys to filter off this uric acid, but when the kidneys are weak. the poison is peddled about the body by the blood. and it irritates the whole nervous system. causing headache. dizzy spells. fits of "blues." '" neuralgia attacks. rheumatic pain. weak eycsight. dull. tired days. and a constant inclination to worry over trifles.
 You feel as if you can't stand any noise about you. The little ones often wonder what makes mother so cross and nervous. The business man is ill-tempered with his help. and makes a big fuss over every little thing that goes wrong
 Another effect of uric poisoning is dropsy, or bloating-puffy pouches below the eyes. swollen wrists. ankles and limbs.
 Kidney trouble makes urination IT, regular, passages too frequent, or scanty and painful. and gradually
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31

of this country were some of large stature-Charles Sumner more than six feet four inches. Jefferson and Andrew Jackson considerably over six feet in height. Among those of six feet and over may be mentioned Sam uel Adams. George Washington. Lin coin. Bismarck, Thackeray. Charles Darwin. Henry Ward Beecher. Rufus Choate and Daniel O'ConneII The list of famous men of medium height is long. including Browning and John Adams.
 An interesting and somewhat curi- ous fact is that some of the tall men of genius have had moderate sized heads. Shelley the poet was tall but had small head and some of the small men imbued with the divine spark had large heads apparently proving that the size of the head had little to do with the quality of the brains
 Of recent deaths among men of genius Tolstoy was a tall. strongly built man with a Ieonine head. Mer- edith was a thin, delicate looking man of more than medium height. Swinburne was a very short man with a somewhat large head and Whistler was a small. thin man with head of more than the ordinary iZe
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31
TOWLE IS WILLING ID
 APPLY FOR A RECOUNT
But Census Supervisor Thinks Populs ton of Phoenix Was Correct
 Iy Enumerated.

If Phoenix insists. Franklin F. Towle of Globe. census supervisor for the district of Arizona, will apply to Washington for recount of the popu- lation of this city. MT. Towle also thinks it possible that West Collins and West Capitol additions may be counted with the city for census pur- poses" though they were not legally within the corporation on April Is.
 Following is a letter received yester- day by Mayor Lloyd B. Christy from MT. Towle:
 Hon. Lloyd B. Christy. Mayor of
 Phoenix. Phoenix. Arizona:
 My Dear MT. Christy-Your letter of January 24th duly received and while I personally very much regret that you and your citizens are disappointed in the census count for Phoenix. I am quite certain that the official publica- ton of the figures is about correct; at the same time 1 am willing to assist in allaying the doubt that seems to exist. but I would point out to you that had a special agent appointed. as a resi- dent of your city. Mir. Ned Creighton. who l am satisfied gave the matter of the Phoenix enumeration his very closest personal attention and l think
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31
CAPTAIN O'CONNOR
 IN THE ASYLUM
Santa Cruz Authorities Anticipated
 Another Homicide.

Sheriff Harry Saxton of Santa Cruz with Captain Stephen O'Connor. L. $. A. retired. who was committed to the insane asylum after legal battle of three days in the probate court at No gales.
 Captain O'Connor a couple of years ago shot and killed pr. Russell near Du Quesne. There had been some trouble. largely imaginary on the part of O'Connor over some mining claims and O'Connor stated that he had heard that pr. Russell had threatened to kill him. Russell had made no such threats and had in fact given the controversy which had assumed such proportions in the mind of O'Connor very little thought
 But one day. O'Connor armed with a rifle met the doctor some little distance from the camp and shot and killed him. The defense was temporary insanity and trial resulted in the acquital of OConnor. Though the killing had talk en place in Santa Cruz county the trial was held at Tombstone. change of venue having been taken.
 
 began making threats against the wit nesses who had testified for the ter ritory and also against Sheriff Sax ton. It was not thought. however. that he would return to Santa Cruz county. especially to Nogales. but a few days ago he reapppeared there and immedi ately there was apprehension that he would make another outbreak. He even renewed the threats he had made.b
 One day he met the sheriff on the street and in loud voice warned the sheriff not to follow him. The sheriff had been doing nothing of the kind but he supposed the loud tone employed by O'Conner was intendsd to lay the ground work for a plea of self defense in another homicide case. The sheriff did nothing, but a little later when other threats by O'Connor against wit nesses at the trial were reported to the
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31
NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT
 50 MUCH AS \ WARNING
The Dwindling of Bslke's Big Curio's
 Stock of Navajo Prayer Blankets.

When men advertise. it is usually because they have large stocks on hand of which they are anxious to dis pose as quickly as possible. That in a general way is the incentive of the pro- prietor of Balke's big Curio store. But m this case and this issue ne is ad- vcrtising something of which he has not large stock on hand and he wants to apprise his friends so that they can take advantage of the offer before the stock has entirely gone. Reference is had to the stock of Navajo prayer rugs, mention of which few days ago called out an unexpectedly large demand
 These rugs. some of native wool and some of Germantown yarn. may be used for a variety of purposes, pillow tops. standcovers. floor mats. etc. Un- der the closing out sale they are be- ing sold for prices which bring them within the reach of all.
 From the earliest times. the Navajos made these rugs for use in their rel gious ceremonials. They are still called prayer rugs. but it is not required by the statutes of this territory that they he used by purchasers of the Rig Curio rugs for that purpose.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31
COUNCIL IN \ HURRY
 ID BUY SEWER SYSTEM
Memorials to Congress and alph Cameron Approved and Ordered
 Forwarded.

Two important memorials. both de- signed to hasten the day when Phoe- nix will have a complete sewer system, were passed at special meeting of the city council held yesterday after noon at o'clock On memorial was to congress. asking the immediate pass age of a bill empowering the city to use s6O.0OO of the money realized from the sale of it's sewer bonds to purchase the system of the Phoenix Sewer X Drainage company and the other was to Delegate Ralph Cameron. asking him toado all in his power to obtain action on the part of the national lawmakers.
 Immediately after the voters indi- Cated at the polls. by an overwhelming majority. that they were in favor of the purchase of the old sewer. a bill was sent to congress empowering the council to pay the sewer company S60.- 900 for it's holdings. The bonds were originally issued to build an entirely new system and special congressional permission must be obtained to expend even part of the funds for an old system.
 
 Delegate Cameron has been doing everything in his power to have the bill favorably reported back to the house by the committee to which it was referred. The memorials will furnish him with basis of argument for quick action as they will show how anxious the people of Phoenix are to have the bill passed. Both memorials set forth the fact that the permission must be had before the city can proceed with it's plan to buy the old sewer and ex tend the system to cover the entire city.
 City Attorney T. J. Prescott drew up the memorials and the council. aft CT passing resolutions approving them as they stood. ordered copies sent to Washington by the city recorder.
 It was expected that the council would also take up the census question at yesterdays meeting. but the matter was scarcely mentioned. There is nothing that the council can do until Census Supervisor Franklin r. Towle receives some reply to the application he will make to headquarters for a re- count of the population of Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31
RECORD OF TRANSFERS
As Reported By the Arizona Abstract q Title Company
 ft< West Washington st

The German Inv. Co. to F. B. Wise. deed to lot 3f. Mckinley Park
 Benj. T Gillett and wife to Edward R. Ames and K. C. Kennedy. deed to portion of EIs of SEA of Nwh of Sec. %. 2N 2E. $ of Grand canal. cx. A fl. strip.
 Emma McKean and husband to Lucia Conner. deed to Und F int in NEh SEA. Sec. 31. 2N 4E. ex 90 ft. strip.
 D. F. Johnson ct al. to T R. John son. deed to part of SEA of Sec. 90, IN. 5E. and per property.
 Juan Chretin to Trinidad Pacheco. deed to lots g and 10 in block 5l. Glendale.
 Charles H. Barkley and wife to M. H. Williams. deed to WIZ. NEh and Ek. Nwh. Sec. 12. IS. 4W.
 w. II. Alien and wife to J. H. Size nore. deed to NE Nwh. Swh. Sec. 25. IN. BE.
 Phoenix Cons. X Supply Co. to Harry T. Duffy and wife. deed to lot i6. block B. Woodland Place.
 Carrie J. Duffy and husband to Phoenix Cons. & Supply Co. deed to Sh. NWh. Sec. 19. IS. SEE.
 l.. B. Christy and wife to Ruth and Helen Redman. deed to lot 1. block 12. East Evergreen.
 Herman Priester and wife to A.. Reid. deed to lots and 10. block 22. Montgomery Add.
 A. Reid and wife to W. F. Braw- ner ct all. deed to lots 9 and 10, block 22. Montgomery Add
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31

he can satisfy you and your people that the enumeration is correct
 You will no doubt recall that l urged long before the census day that if Phoenix had additions that were not properly within the city limits to see to it that these additions were brought into the city limits before April 15.
 The correspondence I have indicates that the additions of Collins and Capitol were the ones in question. and while they were taken into the city limits it was not until some time after April 15.
 You perhaps will also recall that l talked with you at the bank after that and told you that if your council would meet and adopt resolution setting forth the facts as to how through some technical error these additions were not officially taken into the city limits prior to April Is, that l would submit copy of your resolution to the census bureau and recommend and urge that the additions in question be for census purposes considered within the city limits of Phoenix before April 18th.
 'I would further point out to you that your board of trade took quite an active part ah the close of the census period. details of which MT. Creighton can furnish you. which action resulted in substance in their being satisfied that the count was correctly taken.
 Now I have no objection that if you are still of the same mind as indicated in your letter of submitting your ques- ton to the bureau of the census at Washington and asking permission for a recount of your city
 T am this day transmitting to Mir. Creighton all correspondence pertain ing to the question involved and he will submit same for your inspection. and while my connection with the bureau of the census is officially terminated I shall be glad to make it my personal business to be of as much service to you as I can.
 Very truly yours,
 FRANKLIN F. TOWLE.
 Supervisor Of Census"
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31
THE SLOW GROWTH OF RED
 OAK.

Growing red oak for timber and lumber is to he new fad in oregon. On my farm near Turner. in Marion county. is red oak tree grown from an acorn planted in April. 1870 more than forty years ago. The acorn grew in Iowa.
 The tree is about eighteen inches in diameter two feet above the ground and the foresters will have to hustle their new red oak trees faster than have been able to do if they get much lumber in growth of twenty-five years on the lands burned over by the recent forest fires.-Correspond- ence Portland OregOnian.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31

sheriff. he took O'Connor into custody on charge Of insanity.
 O'Connor employed Attorney A. A. worsIey of Tucson to represent him. and half dozen doctors were sum moned to testify as to the state of his mind.
 Mrs. O'Conner followed her husband and the sheriff to the city. and it is understood that application is to be made for a writ of habeas corpus.
 O'Connor is said to have an honor able war record having retired by age. A son. Lieutenant OConnor. was until lately stationed at Fort Huachuca.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31
MRS. MCPHERSON
 IS RELIEVED
In Letter Written From Chadbourn, N. C.. She Makes Full State
 ment Regarding Her Case.

Chadbourn. x. C.-In letter from this place Mrs. M. D. McPherson says: 'I suffered five years with awful pains. They grew worse. till l would often faint. l could not walk at all. for two or three days at time, and had an awful hurting in my side, and headache, and backache I could not do anything.
 T gave up. and thought l would die. bat my husband said, Let's try Cardui' So I began and the first bottle helped me. and I could do my cooking. and by the time the third bottle was used, l could do all my work.
 The Cardui home treatment will do more than you recommend it to do. All the people around said I would die. but thanks to Cardui. was relieved"
 Cardui is composed of gentle-acting herb ingredients. Its action is mild and natural. and it has no bad after-effects. as have many of the powerful drugs sometimes recommended.
 No other medicine or tonic has exact ly the same results as Cardui.
 No other has the record of 50 years of successful treatment of cases of womanIy weakness and disease.
 Suppose you try it.
 N. B.-Write to: Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chattanooga Medicine Co. Chat tanooga. Tenn. for Special instructions. and 64-page book. Home Treatment for Women" send in plain wrapper on request.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31

dies have done for me. For two years I suffered. The doc tors said 1 had tu- mors, and the only remedy was the sur geon's knife. My mother bought me Lydia E. Pinkham's We getable Com pound, and today | am a healthy wo
 man. For months I suffered from in-
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31

Elimination, and your Sanatlve Wash re- lieved me. Your Liver Pills have no equal as csthartic. Any one wishing proof of what your medicines have done for me can get it from any drug gist or by writing to me. You can use my testimonial in any way you wish, and Twill be glad to answer letters. - Mrs. CHRISTINA REED, 105 Mound St., Peoria. III.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31

Auction-Everybody invited to at
 tend the Humphries auction sale. near Cartwright school house. Wednesday. consisting of horses. mules. g. head of extra Al dairy cows This is a bonafide sale. Free lunch at noon. McMurtry. auctioneer. h
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31

The Want columns are daily read by many experienced workers in every line of human endeavOr They will come to you if bid to an interview via the Want Ad columns as an in troduction
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31
Another Operation Avoided.

New Orleans. La.-"For years I suf- fered from severe female troubles. Finally was confined to my bed and the doctor said an operation was neces- sary. gave Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound a trial first, and was saved from an operation. Mrs. LILY PEYRoUx, HI Kerlerec St, New Orleans, La.
 The great volume of unsolicited tes- timony constantly pouring in proves conclusively that Lydia F.. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound is remarkable remedy for those distressin feminine ills from which so many womeh suffer.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31
UNDERsIZED GENiUsEs.
Physical Peculiarities of Some Men in
 Great Mental Ability.

There are people who contend that genius is generally situated in the persons of men of few inches. some have gone so far as to declare that
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31

brings on attacks of gravel. stone in the kidney or bladder.
 You can't afford to neglect weak kidneys as there is danger of fatal Brights disease. or diabetes
 DOan's Kidney Pills strengthen sick kidneys. cure baekache, regulate the urine and restore the normal blood Altering action of the kidneys This drives out uric acid and ends uric poisoning Plenty of proof in the cases cured right here in your own city. Investigate this case:
 PHOENIX PROOF.
 Mrs. Amanda Richmond. 404 N. Fifth Street, Phoenix. Ariz. says: 'I can recommend DUan's Kidney Pills highly. as have used them with good results For some time l was both cred by d pain in the small of my back and a difficulty with the kid ney secretiOns l thought at first that my trouble was caused by a strain. but although I tried plaSters and liniments, received only tempor- ary relief. I finally procured Deans Kidney Pills and soon after I began using them, the pain in by back ceased and the difficulty with the kidney secretions was corrected"
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31
SAVED
 FROM AN OPERATION
By Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Peoria, HIT wish to let every one know what Lydia F.. Pinkham's reme-
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31

Dr. Emmons fits ano furnishes glasses Iss No. Fourth Ava Rs
Arizona republican., 1911-01-31

Evergreen lots are going fast. See Burroughs. 14 w. Adams St. tf
Arizona republican., 1911-05-18
The Threats From Tucson.

The Tucson Star continues to ram
 page dreadfully for the removal of Ari-
 zona's capital to some point in the
 south. Just what the Stars griev-
 ance against Phoenix is, does not clearly appear. Possibly another fam fly has moved from Tucson to PhOe- nix. It will be remembered that when the United States land office was removed to this place, some ten years ago, the removal resulted in bringing two families from the old pueblo to this burg. And from that day to this there has been a whang- doodle wall from the Star over the loss of the land office. At any rate, whatever the moving cause of the capital removal cry may be, it is ev ident enough that somebody or some thing has purloined the Stars Angora and if we knew where the precious goat is sequestered we should cer- tainly insist upon its being returned to its quarters in the Star sanctum. We understand, however, that the capital is not to be removed next week, or even next month. The is to await the admis- sion of Arizona as a state and the of business under the 'nish- ativ and reffyrandom." Then. the Star shows, it will be easy to deprive Phoenix of the capital, because there will be a majority of votes in terri tory which is hostile to this city. It is some comfort to know that the evil day is some distance in the future, anyhow.
Arizona republican., 1911-05-18

l: Finances and Markets


New York, May 17.-The advance in stocks which completely changed the character of the securities market yes terday continued today and gains were as general, although smaller.
 While the forces of speculation were responsible in large part for today's advance the underlying cause appar- entlv was confidence in the outlook due primarily to the manner in which the market received the Standard Oil de- cision.
 United states Steel was again the most active stock in the list and touched SOl5, it's highest price since early in the year.
 Standard oil showed further strength on the curb today. American Tobacco was conspicuously strong. The com mon stock advanced 26 points on the curb to 800, the highest price since 1908. Lehigh Valley was exceptionally strong
 The railway equipment stocks and southern roads also were buoyant. AL most a score of issues made new high records for the year. These included Atchison. Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Delaware X Hudson, Erie, Southern Railway preferred, Union Pacific, Gen eral Electric. American Beet Sugar, American Agricultural Chemical, Utah Copper, Corn Products, American To- bacco preferred. Westinghouse Elec- tric, American Telephone & Telegraph and Great Northern Ore certificates.
 Closing prices represented gains of 1 .1 fv,Ta 1.sap- gaF 1n.v~r raf. advances.
 The bond market continued strong and active. Total sales, par value, S5,6S9,000. United States government bonds were unchanged on call.
Arizona republican., 1911-05-18
OPERA FROM THE CAUCASUS.

Moscow has had a new opera this season. described as follows in the Musical Courier:
 It is called "Treachery," and has for its subject the struggle of the GeOrgians against the Persians in the sixteenth century, when the latter an- nexed the territory of the Caucasus. It is taken from a tragedy which ap- peared several years ago on the stage of the Moscow dramatic theater, and proved a great success. The com poser of ''Treachery," Ippolitow Iva now. was deeply impressed by it, and chose the story for his opera. It suited him well, as he had spent many years in Tiflis. the capital of the Caucasus, where he was director of the Imperial Musical society. and managed the music school. While listening to the songs of the natives there, he became greatly interested in the music of the Georgians and of other Orientals in that region, stud jed their customs. penetrated their innermost thought, so as to under stand fully their ethnolOgical signifi- canoe. His works in Oriental style are of rare beauty, with fascinating melodies.
Arizona republican., 1911-05-18
The Beef Trust Indictments.

The governments prosecution of the beef trust has taken two forms: pro- ceedings for the dissolution of the trust as in the case of the Standard Oil company, and indictment of the officials of the beef combination for criminal conspiracy to violate the provisions of the Sherman antitrust law. The United States district court at Chicago has held that the indict- ments are specific and clear, and all the preliminary obstructions hay ing been swept away, the beef men must stand trial on the criminal charge.
 The decision in the Standard Oil case would seem to offer little con- fort to officials of the beef trust If their combination is not "unreason- ably restrictive" of competition, the country will be surprised when any contrary facts come out. IL may be true, as the owners of the great packing houses assert, that the profit from their operations is only about three per cent on the capital invested, but it seems from all the facts de- veloped by the governments expert investigators thus far that competition has been effectually destroyed.