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Williams news., 1911-08-26
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ITEMS OF
 GENERAL
 INTEREST

Verde Valley fruit received daily at the Racket Store. Tel. 3-1.
 FoR SALE.-Five months old Rhode Island reds, $1 .OO apiece.
 MRS. w. K. RAwLINs.
 MT. and Mrs. Ben Paddock have gone to housekeeping in the Ham, mond house.
 Harry Hibben, of Flagstaff, was transacting business in town Tues day afternoon.
 Mrs. Fred Baum is visiting this week at Flagstaff with her sister, Mrs. Jesse L. Boyce.
 Just ring up Telephone 3-1 when you want home raised spring chicken.
 Mrs. w. F. Dermont entertained twelve young ladies at slumber party Thursday night.
 Mrs. W. E. Oswald left Thursday for two months' visit with her parents in Wingate. N. M:
 Mrs. Thos. Fitzmorris, of Cliffs, spent Wednesday in town, shop. ping and visiting friends.
 If you want good cigar A mild yet satisfying smoke, that won't ta.mper with your nerves, try the RoTHENBERei 11c CIGAR. Miss Ida May Smith is the guest of Mrs. Albert Lebsch. Later Miss Smith will go to Oregon for a visit, The regular meeting of the Fri day Afternoon Card club ws.s held at the residence of Mrs. Dermont Thomas Lockett returned Mon. day from few d ays' visit to his sister, Mrs. Will Campbell in Flag staff.
 FoR SALE.-A.ll my property for sale. This includes all houses, lots ana 1ur,liture. A good bargain il takerl at once. MRS. s. B. TABER The Dermont camping party came in Sunday morning from thelr two weeks outing at the Grand Canyon.
 Mrs. Hays. the assistant primary teacher, arrived in Williams Thurs day and is at present staying witt Mrs. Fred Smith.
 Mrs. Kelly, who has been visit ing Mrs. Zendt for several weeks returned to her home at Wingate N. M.. Wednesday.
 Roller skating every Tuesda, and Thursday night, Silvernail hall
 Mrs. Ollie Lewis, of Ash Fork, i stopping at Grand Canyon. Sh came in Tuesday to look after busi ness interests and visit friends.
Williams news., 1911-08-26
RECORDERS REPORT

county recorder for the two weeks ending Aug. 23. 1911:
 Release of chattel mortgage-W. D. Roden to G. D. Freudenberger.
 Release of realty mortgage-D. Rabbit to Jas. Haley.
 Bill of sale-J. F. Hendrickson to w. L. Hart.
 Warranty deed-C. P. Silvernail and L. H. Silvernail to Babbitt- Poison Go.
 Bill of sale Silas A. Spry to Ed Poston.
 Bill of sale-J. F. Hendrickson to J. W. Endecott.
 Bill of sale-S. M. Brookbank to M. I. Powers.
 Special warranty deed--S. M. Brookbank to M. I. Powers.
 Chattel mortgage-W. A. Single ton to David Babbitt.
 Chattel mortgage-F. A. Under wood to Mae Parker.
 Bill of sale-E. J. Brown to w. E. Pitts.
 Warranty deed-C. c. Compton ct ux to w. L. Compton. Warranty deed-J. E. Jones ct ux to Mrs. A. E. McGookin.
 Realty mortgage-Mrs. A. c. Nc Gookin ann husband to J. E. Jones.
 Decree of distribution of estate Blaz Insansti estate. Warranty deed-Esau Lamb ct ux to Babbitt- Poison Go.
 Warranty deed-G. M. Graham to Esau Lamb and wife. Realty mortgage-C. c. Steamer to Mary A. Stemmer. Warranty deed-Magv J. Lock- wood to Henry Granjon, Catholic bishop of Tucson. Warranty deed-N. s. Bly, ct ux to Fuller & Campbell. Omit claim deed-N. s. Bly ct ux to Fuller & Campbell. Realty mortgage-Marie de Ar menta to Christina Maya. Warranty deed-Sidney Barron ct ux to Nickolas Baca.
 Bill of sale-R. I. Owenby to Roy Owenby. Bill of sale-Roy Owenby to R. I. Owenby.
 Chattel mortgage-Roy Owenby to c. J. Rabbit. Chattel mortgage-R. I. Owenby to Roy Owenby. Bill of sale-J. F. Hendrickson to John F. Schee.
 Realty mortgage-W. c. Bayless ct ux to Arizona Lum. 6 T. Go.
 Quit claim deed-J. O. Harring ton to Ysidyre Vasquez.
 Release of chattel mortgage-D Babbitt to R. I. Owenby. ! Appointment of agent-Fidelity & Deposit Go. of Maryland to K Maxwell ct al.
 Realty mortgage-Stephen Men use to Agustin Orozco. 1 Warranty deed-Nicolas Baca e ux to s. Barron. l Warranty deed-Jos. R. Treat tc Louis A Cross. l Warranty deed-Mary A. Stem mer to Manuel Silva. | Warranty deed-Robt. R. Taylo i Tor Benigno Truiillo. | Warranty deed-Geo. B. Crab tree to s. L. Finley. | Warranty deeb-Samuel L. Fin | ley to Antone Alvas. It is rather a singular thing tha
Williams news., 1911-08-26
NEWSY NOTES FROM
 THE COUNTY SEAT
Special Correspondence.

Louis Aiken, the noted artist, who owns a ranch home just north of town, is taking in the Moqui snake dance this week.
 Rev. Fred Hewett, an Episcopal minister who is spending the sum- mer in Flagstaff, returned the first of the week from a soiourn an the coast, his family accompanying him. Rev. Hewett is gathering data for book on Arizona, which he will have published in the near future.
 Peddlers from the Verde, Beaver creek and Oak creek are marketing fruit here in large quantities. :. Wm. Switzer, clerk of the board of supervisors, returned Saturday from a, several weeks stay in Utah. Attorney T. G. Norris came up from Prescott the first of the week and went to the Moqui Indian reservation in an auto to see the snake dance.
 Charles Steamer is assisting in gathering data for booklet boost- ing Flagstaff, to be gotten out by the Commercial club within the next few weeks The printing will be done in Los Angeles. Jesse Gregg, chairman of the board of supervisors, and who does some farming on the side. owning two fine ranches just north of town, received brand new thresher last Saturday, the first machine of the kind to be purchased by farmer in this section. We are informed that Tom Davis, who owns ranch in Fort Valley, also has thresher on the way.
 A Mohave Indian, in the employ of the Santa Fe at Bellemont, was run over and killed by train last last Saturday night. The body was brought here for burial.
 David and George Babbitt left Saturday in an auto car to see the Moqui snake dance.
 John Marshal, formerly superin- tendent of the Flagstaff water works, has opened "booze cure'' office in one of the upstairs rooms lin the Pollock block.
 1 George Hanlon, one of the old timers in this section, came in the | first of the week from the Grand Canyon, where he has been em. ployed for the past five months.
 The Flagstaff band is putting in some hard practicing for the Labor | Day doings. Several new lnstru
 ments have been ordered-two B. flat trumpets and several saxo- phones being in the shipment. A good band helps a town and Flag staff should encourage the organi. zation, which is. composed almost entirely of boys who were born ano
 raised here.
 Several shipments of lambs were
 made from here to Kansas City the latter part of last week.
 Dr. Godfrey, of the territorial board of health, with headquarters
 at Phoenix, spent several days ir the city last week. He is making
 tour of northern Arizona coun. ties. Dr. Godfrey is a pleasant
 young man to meet.
 Antelope are said to be running in large droves in the Hay laks country, southeast of here. But there's that prohibition law. Colin Campbell, the big sheer owner of Ash Fork. was in towr Tuesday.
 } Fred Volz, the man who guarded } Canyon Diablo for so many years t is in town this week. MT. Vol, . still owns several horses in tha , section of the country.
 George Fleming, who has beer 5 acting as deputy clerk of the board
Williams news., 1911-08-26

It is rather singular thing that while every one wants news and wonders why the local papers are 80 devoid of items of interest many of them are so reticent about their movements that all the diligence that a reporter can exercise is as naught. There are many news items omitted from the paper this week not because of inability to get them but because the people de- clined to have their names appear in the paper.
 Miss Elsa Adamack, who has
 been i'll of tonsilitis for the past ten days, is recovering. Miss Adamack came here recently to take charge
 of the millinery department of the
 Racket Store. As soon as Mrs ' Adamack is fully recovered she and \ Mrs. George Mathews will go to \ Los Angeles to select the fall stock
 of millinery.
 Miss Ivy Blizzard, who spent three weeks recuperating at the
 Frank Adams ranch, returned Sat
 urday last and has resumed hel
 duties at the Melick hospital. Sht
 contemplates taking position fol tthe winter in Phoenix hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24
FOUNDER MEMORIAL
DAY PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Vaughan's Appeal to COnfeder-
ate Women In 1865 Is Re
called by Death.

Washington, July 24.-Mrs. Sue
Landon Vaughan, whose appeal to
the women of the falling confeder-
acy to decorate the graves of their
soldier dead before the battle-scarred
banners were given up to the enemy
at the little town OF Jackson, Miss.
in April, 1865, gave birth to the pres
ent Decoration day exercises, is dead
at the Eastern Star Masonic home
here of the infirmities of old age.
Just before the close OF the war,
Mrs. Vaughan wrote a stirring letter
urging confederate women to decor
ate the graves OF their dead before
the confederate states passed into
history. Her appeal met with i'm
mediate response, and several weeks
later, April 26, 1865, was formally
recognized as Confederate Memorial
day.
Three years later. May 30, 1868.
the union states adopted the custom
Of decorating the graves of the sol
der dead and Decoration day be-
came general throughout the coun-
try.
Mrs. Vaughan was born in 1886
at Rock Bridge, Va. She was a des-
cendant of John Adams. second pres.
ident of the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24
VEDRINE STILL IN
LEAD IN AIR RACE
Trenchman Covers S43 Miles Today
in Less Than Six Hours Fly
ing Time.

Edinburgh, July 24.-Vedrines, the
Frenchman. maintains the lead in the
aviation race for the London Mail
prize. He covered S4s miles from
Hendon TO Edinburgh this morning in
less than six hours flying time.
4 great crowd assembled at Hen
don this morning TO witness the get
away on the second stage from Hen
don TO Edinburgh. Through a mis-
take Beaumont, who should have starr
ed second. got away first. Vedrines.
after few excited gestures, sailed
away 8 few seconds later.
Thousands witnessed a splendid
spectacle as the two airmen sped
across the aerodome at such a pace
that they were soon lost TO sight
Beaumont. who was flying higher, was
quickly overIaken, and when HaTro-
gate. ISG miles from Hendon, vas
teached, Vedrtnes had gained another
few minutes. This was repeated IN
stages from Harrogate TO New Castle,
IS miles. and from New Castle 10 Edin-
burgh, 9S miles.
II was noon before Weymanu hS1
sQuipped his machine with q new pro-
Peller. Then he started on a trial
flight in a hckle wind. His biplane
bucked Ike a broncho, but he made
ceived here that the American had
again headed for this city, going wita
fhe speed Of pigeon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24

mountains, in Idaho and northern Mon,
tana. the rainstorm swept across the
country, touching some states lightly
and treating others, where it was need
ed most, to a steady downpour that
made the countryside hilarious.
STRICTLY "CORN, RAIN
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas and Missouri all received the
kind of a rain corn raisers have been
wishing for during the past weeks. In
diana, Michigan and Ohio are due to
get their rain today. 1t also rained
yesterday in Florida, North Carolina
and Alabama, but that was another
storm entirely. This was strictly a
corn" rain.
For the last two weeks the Chicago
weather bureau has been besieged by
corn raisers TO know when they might
expect a rain. Each day they grew
more insistent- Saturday was the first
time the observer was able to give
much encouragement.
Except the little thunderstorm in
widely scattered districts, this was the
first rain since July 19. and the storm
then amounted TO but little. 1t had
been two weeks since the corn was
treated to a real rain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24
BUTTON WORKERS
RETURN TO PLACES
All of Muscatine Factories Are Again
Operating With Full Force of
Employees.
Especial to The Argus.)

Muscatine. July 24.-After months
OF bitter struggle, all of the button
workers in Muscatine are back at
work and all factories are running
full tilt. At the time when the
strike was at its height. Governor
Carroll advised an agreement along
certain lines. which for the most
part were followed by the factory
owners However. one concern, the
Automatic Pearl Button works,
which employed $50 workers. refus-
ed to agree to all of the items in the
treaty. So the workers held out.
Last week an agreement was reach
ed and the last OF the strikers has
gone back 10 work.
The plumbers were also on strike
for some time in Muscatine and they,
too. reached an agreement last week
week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24

time he was howled down by a terrific
din.
After trying for three quarters of an
hour to get a hearing Premier Asquith
cut short his projected speech, and
amid the hubbub declared if the lords
would not consent to restore the veto
bill even with reasonable amendments.
to substantiate its original form, the
government would be compelled to in
woke the exercise of the royal preros-
ative for the creation of new peers
sTANDPATTERs CRY TRAITOR"
The scenes were among the storm
lest ever witnessed in the house. AS
he rose to speak the Premier was ap-
plauded by the radical, Irish and labor
benches, but a small group of stand
patters busily chanted Traitor! Trait
or" Finally a strong appeal by the
speaker caused a momentary cessation
of the tumult and Asquith made a
short explanation of the bill. AT the
declaration to invoke the prerogative
OF the crown" the tumult was renewed
amid shouts of "Shame!" Redmond,
you're disgraced!" You're no primo
minister"
CLOSING REMARKS INAUDIBLE.
AsQuiths closing remarks were inaU-
dible AS he sat down he received an
ovation from his supporters. The sit
ting was suspended until tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24
PUT STEEL TRUSTS
PACT IN THE RECORD
Copy of IrOncIad Agreement Is In
Lroduced at Committee Hear
ing In Washington.

Washington, July 24.--When the
house steel trust committee resumed
its session today Chairman Stanley
put in the record copy Of an irOn-clo1
agreement By which the Steel Plate As-
sociation of the United States was ent-
cred into Nov Q, 1900. Eleven grCi[
steel companies entered into the
agreement and appOrtioned among
themselves all shipments Of Stee.
plates.
The agreement bound the members
TO make sales between parties To 4
contract at pool prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24
POLICE ARE AGAIN
AFTER MRS. ROMADKA
ParoIed Woman "Raff1es" Charged
With Completely in Summing
RobberieS.

Chicago. July ,24-Mrs. Evelyn Ro'
madka, divorced wife of Charles R0
Radka, a wealthy Milwaukee tr"nE
manufacturer, known to the Chicago
police for her daring completely in nn
merous notorious burglaries with vii
liam Jones, a negro criminal. and re
Gently paroled from Joliet penitea-
tiary. has returned to her old haurts
in Chicago. and the police are nov
/ searching for her in connection with q
robbery committed Thursday night up
on the members of a Summing parry
from the Congress hotel through the
red light district.
Through the reports to the police III
regard to her latest adventure in the
world Of crime IL developed that Mrs
Romadka has been living at both the
Congress and Auditorium hotels as
Mrs. Stroud" and Mrs. Graves" She
made the excursion into the red light
district Thursday, night with three per
sons. One of them left the party early
in the evening and the other two
were found drugged, with about 5000
I Al llOAAtN anu JeHGlIg IulSolhS.
Members of the Summing party
were:
Edmund C. Gatlin. said to be owner
of the Gatlin building. at Kansas C:.y.
Mo, and president of the Gatlin Cor
struction company of that city. He
lost jewelry worth about $500 and 800
cash. He says he was drugged and
beaten.
Mrs. E. H. Hardin. 1857 Penn street,
Kansas City. now stopping at the Con
gress hotel. She says she lost $50 and
was drugged.
a. l. Sweeney, commercial traveller,
living at the Auditorium hotel He
left the party comparatively early and
lost nothing.
Mrs. Romada is said to have gone
under the name of Mrs. Graves, ald
her true identity was not known un'u
Saturday night, when her picture from
the rogues' gallery was identified by
Sweeney, Gatlin and Mrs. Hardin. Cat
lin left for Kansas City last night at
6 o'clock, after promising Detective
Sergeant Thomas Mcfarland to return
to Chicago Tuesday and take out a
warrant for Mrs. Romadka
With the revelation OF the Summing
trip came the news that Mrs. RomadEa
has been in Chicago for several weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24
HOUNDS TRAILING
TRAIN WRECkERS

New York, July 24.-Bloodhounds
are aiding the detectives searching to-
day for the highwaymen who made an
attempt 10 wreck 6 train near Valley
Stream, Long Island, last night A Is
car passenger train crowded with
pleasure seekers was speeding into the
city when the engineer saw an obstruc-
tion On the track. He threw On the
brakes and brought the train 70 a stop
within a few feet OF the obstruction A
tie had been planted IN a hole dug be-
tween the rails and tilted toward the
approaching locomotive. II has been
firmly spiked down between two ties
and then securely tied by ropes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24
RAINS OF SUNDAY
SAVE CORN CROP
Middle and Northwest Drench-
ed in a Storm Long
Prayed for.
PREDICT PROSPEROUS YEAR
Downpour Begins Beyond Rocky
Mountains and Takes in IL
States in Its Sweep.

Chicago July 24.-Rain which drench-
ed Illinois and many adjoining states
was worth millions of dollars to the
country. Had it been a rain of real
money the farmer could not have been
more pleased.
More than dozen states in the north
and middle west-all of the corn belt
had rain, and all needed it to save
the corn. According to agriculturists.
the corn will develop with one final
squirt. The result, they say, will be an
era of prosperity far more concrete
than anything to come from the reci-
procity treaty.
Beginning just west of the Rocky
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24
CLOSING REMARKS INAUDIBLE
WICKERSHAM SAYS
CHARGES ARE FALSE
Attorney General Answers Allegation
of Alaskan Delegate Involving
Him in Coal Frauds.

Washington. July 24.-Attorney Gen
faIsehoods the charges Of Delegate
wickersham of Alaska that the attor-
ney general had shielded Alaskan
criminals" and had allowed the statute
coal contract fraud case. These and
other emphatic declaimers were made
before the house committee on judi
ciary as an answer TO the delegates
allegations,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24
Hines Declares Former
Saw Taft for the
Senator.
LETTER is INTRODUCED
"0nIy Man in Washington Who
Went to President in His
Behalf" 1t Reads.

Washington, July 24-Edward
Hines caused a sensation today by
testifying before the Lorimer COM
mittee that Representative Henry S.
BoUtcH Of Illinois, now American
minister to Switzerland, told him
that President Taft, regarding Lori
me- as an acceptable candidate. was
anxious to have him elected, and
would be very glad to assist in his
election.
TELLS OF NEW YORK TRIPS.
Today's session began with Lori
mer's counsel questioning Hines fur
ther regarding the trips to New
York during the Lorimer fight In the
senate. Hines declared on one Of
these trips he called on Z. II. Gary
OF the United States Steel corpora
tion relative to the price Of the
stock Of the Colorado Iron company.
Suddenly, at the instance OF his
counsel, Hines produced a sheet Of
paper, without Ietterhead, signature
or date. but which Hines swore was
Boutells handwriting, which read as
follows: II should Ike to have the
senator know who was the only man
IN Washington who went to the pres
ident in his behalf and brought of
the goods"
LORIMER SENATOR REFERRED TO.
Hines declared the senator refer
red 10 was Lorimer and his election
the subject of the note. He said the
note had been enclosed in another
tier from BouteIl Hines was un-
able 10 tell why BouteN did not
write the note on the letter.
Hines declared the alleged talk De-
tween Taft and BOutell occurred about
ten days before Lorimer's election
Hines denied he threatened senators
who refused to vote against unseating
Iorimer last winter.
PLEASANT TALK WITH BORAH
Did your talk with Senator Boran
on the Lorimer matter end in an IN
friendly manner" Hines was asked
"Oh. It was pleasant. He didn't
vote as 1 wanted him." was the reply.
Senator Kern called attention TO
telegram to Hines from Lynn II. Din
kins, a banker of New Orleans. dated
last February, which read: DO you
want Mississippi's support on the reel
procity or Illinois matter?"
Hines said Dinkins probably con-
fused the Lorimer case and reciproc-
fly talk Hines denied he sought tie
influence OF the Mississippi senators
on the Lorimer case.
ALWAYS OPPOSED BY TRIBUNE.
James Kelley. general manager and
editor of the Chicago Tribune, which
first printed Whites confession on
graft in the Illinois legislature that
brought about the LOrimer inquiry.
testified the Tribune always was oppOs-
ed to Lorimer but had no distinct
hostility TO him. Kelley said the JOS
eph Medill estate was the largest
stockholder in the Tribune corporation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24
CHOLERA NOW IN BOSTON
Italian Woman Lodging House Keep
er Succumbs to the Disease.

Boston. Mass, July 24.-Asiatic
cholera has reached Boston and caused
one death, while two foreign sailors
who are believed to have brought the
disease here have disappeared.
The cholera victim was Mrs. Tam.
assino Mastrodenico, who died at the
detention hospital on GaIlup's island.
Mrs. Mastrodenico took IN as dodgers
few weeks ago two members OF tie
crew Of a steamer supposed 20 have
sailed from an Italian port The sail
ors subsequently were taken I'll and
vanished.
The children OF Mrs. Mastrodenico o
are under observation at the quaran-
tine station, and the board Of hea.Ih
is examining many persons who may
have come into contact with the desd
woman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24
BILL OF PARTICULARS
DENIED LABOR MEN
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison Al
lowed to Enter Oral Pleas of
Not Guilty.

Washington, July 24.-Gompers.
Mitchell and Morrison. the labor
leaders, were denied a bill of par
ticulars in the contempt cage ~ JUS
tice Wright today. Late this after
noon, after djsposing of the defend
ants motion that they be allowed
to plead not guilty orally instead Of
in writing, the case will probably go
over till next fall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24
Women Are plscharaed.

Complaints filed by Esther Doyle
and Mrs. Robert Doyle against Ruth
Petcher and Mrs. Coyne, respective
ly, for disorderly conduct were dis
missed this morning By Police Mag
istrate G. J. Smith, when evidence
had been secured from several wo-
men residing in the neighborhood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-24
Morse FIahts for Liberty.

New Orleans. July 24.-Charles
Morse has appealed to the United
States circuit court from the recent
decision of Judge William I. New
man Of Atlanta, when he was denied
a habeas corpus writ to obtain his
freedom from the Atlanta prison.