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Arizona republican., 1911-04-10
BOTH ARE LIKELY TO DIE
The Girl When Wounded
First Time Declared She
Was Not Hurt and Insist
ed That Her Foster Father
Should Do Better Work.

Los Angeles. April As a result Of
a suicide past. l. Dania. Spanard.
- years Old. and Eva Bovee. his young
adopted daughter. are at the county
hospital tonight in a critical condition.
1t is not believed that either will live
The act of attempting to end the two
lives was agreed upon late last night,
according to Investigations conducted
We're fired by Dania from revolver
the young woman brought to the hos
pital where Dania lay in a serious
condition as result of 2nother shoot
ing affair he participated in week
ago. during revolver duel with
George Koerner when Dania killed his
.6-year-old daughter. saying he want
ed her to die with him. This killing
took place after Dania was badly
wounded
The authorities today found letters
in Dania's bed and the girls purse
which indicated that Dania feared ne
would be hanged for killing his daugh-
ter. There is strong attachment be
tween the man and his adopted daugh-
ter.
The letters which are six i'm number
were written in the hospital ward. The
deed was carefully planned and carried
out after the lights i'm the ward were
eXtinguished.
Miss Bovee. learning that Dania
would die. made the following state
ment: Father shot me before he shot
himself / had him keep his promise
that he would The first bullet struck
me on top of the head. Then he shot
himself. but | cried to him that l was
not hurt. and begged him to shoot
again He did. He shot me four times
and / hope | will die"
Dania shot himself once in the head.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10
HOPEFUL Of PEACE
PREPARING FOR WAR
THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT
MAKING DOUBLY SURE.
II Is Believed that No Basis for Nego-
tions Exist.

Mexico City, April 9-While still
indulging in the hope that other
methods may vet prevail. Mexico to-
night is prepared for vigorous pros
ecution of the campaign against the
rebels. The chamber Of deputies acting
upon Initiative of Minister of Finance
Limantour. Yesterday voted $4,000. 900
for the qualification of the country"
Specifically the bin rccites that this
fund is 10 De used for the purchase
of supplies. transportation of troops.
etc.
The granting Of this appropriation is
in line with the statement by Minister
Limantour shortly after his return
To- Mexico that a special fund would
bc created for the prosecution of the
compaign
Speculation as To- the appointment
of commissioners To arrange terms
of peace with the rebels was effectually
set at rest today by the statement
of Minister Limantour He said no
person had been named by the gov
ernment.
Regarding Francisco ]. Madero's
proposal To- resign the provisional
pEFStutiltN anu dSttt u the dpiplll-
ment of member of the present cab
met as provisional president provided
Diaz would retire. Limantour stated
that he did not consider himself a@-
thorized To- talk
Although Limantours statements IN
dicated that the Mexican government
had little hope of an early agreement.
Limantpur is of the belief. appeared
To- be held i'm other official quarters.
that basis of peace is yet To be
found.
Between the rebels and the govern
ment there remains but one specific
point of difference-the resignation
of President DiaZ. Madero has stated
that the retirement of Diaz is essen
tial DR. Nasquez Gomez. at Wash
ingtun. his chief lieutenant, has stated
however that the resignation of Gen
eral DiaZ would not be insisted upon.
saying that il might lead To anarchy.
Upon this statement Mexican officials
are hasing a hope of peace without
that concession to the rebel chiefs de
mandS
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10

gress was chairman of the committee
on levees and improvements of the
Mississippi river
In my district" said he. reverting
again to the subject of improving our
waterways. we are rather remote
Lnm navigable waters but we ere.
nevertheless. viJall.- interested in tn.
promotion Of the policy of the Nation
al Sivtrs and lfarl,OrS Congress FOR
broad and comprehensive system
OF waterways improvements 1t
should be adopted by congress and no
pains spared to perfect a system
which will embrace the entire country
and subordinate all local projects to
the one grand scheme or system which
viii make use of every actually navi-
gable stream of the interior and prop
er Improvement of cur harbors Ii is
shame that with the great natural
system of WATERWAYS with which we
have been So bountifullv endowed,
that we have So flagrantly neglected
our opportunities 10 solve the prob
lens and master the difficulties Of
transportation. / have gone along the
Rhine from Cologne TO MaYence and
saw innumerable boats carrying tax
ing on and unloading an immense vol
ume Of freight in six feet of wa -er
We can do with our streams what the
Germans and other Europeans do with
their waterways: and we can do more,
because we not only have deeper
wider and longer streams, but "A
country far more productive in all the
things essential to life and comfort
Pursuing the policy advocated by the
national waterways organization, and
standing firmly against the waste of
a single dollar on any local project.
we can do more, in my opinion, to
promote the commerce and bring
prosperity To all the states than by
any other measure that involves the
all important question of transporta-
ton. The remotest corner of human
in this country * directly
in this great question. All
business interests. all political par
ties. state legislatures and the con-
gress Of the United States. should
unite in an effort To solve the ques-
ton"
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10
.h DEAF MUTE
MUSICAL WRITER
THE WORK OF WILLIAM BATTKE
EGAN.
Sorgs and Plays Which Have Put
Him On Easy Street.

There was recently issued by the +.
b Haviiand Publishing company Of
New York. publishers Of music a
song Of which much viii probably be
heard shortly The title is oh,
Wish I Were Camel" Judges Of
music say that it is good and those
who are not judges of music agree
that the words and the theme are
catchy.
But a circumstance that lends in
terest To- the composition is that the
composer is deaf mute. William
Battke Egan. a linotype operator. for
long time connected with The Re
publican force
The average linotype operator, that
is the operator in possession of all
his faculties, does not see how he
could get along at all without the use
of his ears at certain stages of the
operation of the machine. but Egan
manages To do il.
He never heard a sound but once
and that was by means of an audi
phone when he heard a tune. Near
er NY God To Thee" But in spite
of his infirmity he has secured such
a mastery of the science of music that
he has been able to write it.
Beethoven in his latter years and
before he had done his best work.
became totally deaf So that he never
heard his most remarkable compost
tions, but he had not always been
deaf He had starting point. Egan
never had. at least within the meaning
of the man who can hear.
But Egan has eyes apd memory.
1t may be that he has reached that
point dreamed of once by a writer
who hoped that time would be
thought"
At any rate. Egan says he can
feel" melody and that is true for he
is frequently seen feeding nickels into
electrical musical devices with one
hand while his other hand rests on
some part of the machine forming
part of a circuit To the brain which
is reached in the case of the average
man by the auditory nerves.
Egan has already realized hand
somely on royalties from this song
which by the way was composed i'm
the lobby of the old Hotel Adams. In
an idle hour He has written two
other songs: Il Won. You Lost.
and Come to Church With Me-
He has also half completed drama
MY Lucky Mistake" He has two
playlets which have already been ia
vorably received. For Few Moments
and THE Unlicensed Doctor
His most ambitious project is the
writing of a drama to be played by
deaf mutes. His proficiency. i'm spite
of his handicap. is the result of hard
study His education was begun at
the Berkeley Institution for the Deaf
and was completed at Georgetown
University. Washington. ID. 9.
The songs and plays enumerated
are by no means all that he has
written but most Of them We're writ
ten during his residence i'm Arizona.
Recently while at Globe. at the re-
quest Of the Elks there. he composed
a song. THE Best People on Earth
His work has now become 50 re-
that he believes that he
will he able to bid farewell to his old
friend the linotype and on Thursday
he will return To his home at Alame
da. California. where he has wife.
and child.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10
FATAL WORK
Of SHOTGUN
LynWOod FOCAL Of Tempe
Accidentally Killed
COMMUNITY IN MOURNING
Tragic Ending of a Days
Hunting Trip by the Vic
tim and His Playmate,
Sonny" Kingsbury, Two
Popular South Side Boys.

The entire community of Tempe
was thrown into mourning last even
ing about : o'clock. when Lynwood
FOCAL, a 11-year-old boy. was killed by
! the discharge of small shotgun. ac-
cidentally exploded through the ham
mer or trigger. catching on the
trousers of sonny" Kingsbury, a T.
year-O old boy with whom ne was play
ing in the sand in the bed Of Salt
river. while the lads We're returning
from hunting trip. The contents OF
the gun. which Vas loaded with bird
shot. took effect in the stomach of
Lynwood Mr.. and Mrs. F'iandt Of
Tempe, who CHANGED To- be walking in
the near vicinity. heard the shot and
ran tn the boys at once. DR.. r. l..
Alexander was summoned but Lyn-
wood was beyond all human aid when
the doctor reached him and expired in
few minutes. it is understood, with
out having been able To make any
statement Mr.. and Mrs. Fiandt, how
ever, had seen the boys playing before
the shot and know that there was no
quarrel. The event was merely one of
those deplorable and unexpected acci-
dents that so frequently attend the use
of firearms.
LynWood was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank FOCAL. longtime residents
of Tempe. The other boy is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Kings3ury. the
former a leading banker and business
man of the southside town. The two
hnN ..lnf 81,
friends and both were popular among
the toWnSpeople. the KingsbGry boy
being Familiarity known by everybody.
by the friendly and suggestive name of
sonny" Both families are widely
known throughout the valley and have
a host of friends who will SympathiZe
with them in their mutual distress. for
it needs no saving that the members
OF the Kingsburv family. and especial
ly sonny. are as deeply grieved under
the circumstances. as the members of
the bereaved family.
Only meager details could be learned
last night but there could have been
little mere to tell II happened in
twinkling and nothing that previously
occurred impelled the surviving boy To
take especial note of the little things
He only knows that they were sitting
i'm the sand talking and that the gun
lay near or against him. He made
movement of some sort 10 get up or
turn around and felt the weapon
against his leg and simultaneously
heard the report. The conclusion can
only be that his trousers in some way
became caught in the hammer of the
gun. or in the trigger after the ham
mer had been raised unobserved, by
some previous movement Of the
weapon.
The tragedy as soon as reported
created great excitement among those
who CHANGED to be on the streets and
members Of the two families concerned
were greatly dscomposed. 1t was
stated last night that no inquest had
been held yet. from which it is as
sumed such action will take place to-
day, and the sad event was Of too re-
cent occurrence for the announcement
Of funeral arrangements last night.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10
BRYAN ASKED TO TALK
TO THE IRR|GAT|0N|STs
Invitation Issued BY President 3. A.
Fowler.

Chicago, H.. April 9-B \. Fow-
ler of Phoenix. Arizona. president Of
the National Irrigation Congress. has
extended an invitation 10 William
Jennings BRYAN of Lincoln. Nebraska
to address the 18th annual convention
i'm this city the second week of next
December. when irrigationists. farm
ers. orchardists and stock growers
will be present from all parts of
America and foreign countries
Mr.. Bryan has been interested i'm
irrigation since 1890, when he made
his first visit to the mountain states
and saw results of the intensive cul-
tivation under the ditch He believes
that the work is yet in its infancy
and that the National Irrigation Con-
gress represents an industry of in
creasing Importance He predicts that
the movement will continue To- in
crease the farm proportion and make
present waste lands fit for the homes
"f the people
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10
NEW SCARE
FOR JUAREz
MadePo Moving in That Di-
rection Again
He MUST HAVE A CITY
Meanwhile Chihuahua Is
Taking No Chances The
Terror of Smallpox in
Casas Grandes Region
Causes Insurrectos Fear.

Chihuahua. April 9-News from the
interior today confirms previous dis
patches that Madero's forces in great
numbers are moving to point north
west of here. Madero and his staff
occupy one train. Several other trains,
including about fifty coaches, carry
the camp equipment
The objective point is apparently
Madero. on the Mexican x Northwest
ern railroad one report is that Ma
dern is determined to throw his
not only against Casas
Grandes. but against Juarez. with a
view of securing belligerency recOS-
milton from the United States.
Chihuahua has not relaxed its alert
ness in keeping the city fortified. y
trainload of soldiers preceded by an
ear mounted with rapid-fire
guns went south today to prevent in
reference with railroad communica-
ton
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10
WILL ERECT BRICK BLOCK
Institution Will Be Ready
for Business After First
of May - DR.. Thayer,
President; H. M. Wat
son, Cashier.

The Buckeye Valley bank is the
name of d new institution incor-
poraJed with a capital stock of $4,000
paid up. which expects to open its
doors for "a general commercial bust
ness i'm the town of Buckeye. about
thirty-fiyc miles west of Phoenix,
soon after the first Of May. II viii
Doe a state bank. OF rather a territor-
ial bank. and the cashier and mana
ger viii he II. NJ. Watson. now OF
Yuma Mr. Watson is at present the
cashier of the First National bank
of Yuma but will sever his connec-
tion with it May 1st. His successor
as cashier of the First National ha
not been named.
The president of the Buckeye Val
ley bank is Dr. l.. H. Thayer and the
vice president is George p. Brown.
These three and eight other gentle
men form the board of directors. the
names of the others being T. y.
Cianton. J. 3. Long, II. A Hammels.
Riley Johnston. Peter Benson, G. W.
Peterson and Dan Millett. all resid-
ing in Buckeye or its near vicinity
j
Bank and Trust company Of Phoenix
Among those interested in the bank
outside of the directory are John
d. Williams. treasurer of Graham
county. and OMalley brothers. lum-
ber dealers of Phoenix. The bank
capital is pretty evenly divided be
tween all the gentlemen named but
il is understood the promotion Of the
enterprise has been accomplished
mainly 10y Messrs Watson. Williams
and Cleaveland. Mr Watson. cashier
has had large experience in the con-
duet OF both state and national banks
and is regarded as very competent
man for the new duties he is assum-
Ing.
Buckeye is one of the richest agri-
cultural sections on earth and though
not a very populous community it is
solid one, the settlers all being
prosperous and with fine prospects.
Aside from the promoters nearly all
the directors are engaged in farming
and stock raising and all are well to
do property owners Buckeye has
long been known as the equal Of any.
if not the best alfalfa growing re
gion i'm the world, and has as good
soil and climate for general farming
purposes as one can find anywhere.
It's development has been slow 10y
reason of its remoteness. until the
recent building Of the Buckeye rail
road, but there is no reason why it
should not rapidly fill up now with
settlers and the large tracts be rapid
ly cut up into smaller holdings.
With the organization of this new
bank a greater impetus will DE given
the growth of the town of Buckeye.
II is quite likely the bank viii form
nucleus around which the town
proper will centralize. for now it is
quite scattered over large area. The
bank proposes TO build its own home
at once and with two store rooms
and a new home for the postoifice. Ii
will be a one story brick structure
hut ii viii add very much t" the
business facilities of the little town.
The bank Will be opened however in
quarters, pending the COM
pletion OF its own buildinS.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10
THE WAR AT MANY POINTS.

FL PasU. Tex. April 9-The Mexi-
cans of the Casas Grandes region are
fleeing from their homes. following tho
departure of the federal troops who
went To- Chihuahua and Juarez- Small
poN and the reported approach of the
insurrectus have combined TO spread
terror i'm the district
Since the railroad has been opened
from Juarez To- Casas Grandes. and
Pearson. large quantities of railroad
construction material have been sent
through.
News comes from CuliaCan, SinalOa,
that reinforcements have reached Lieu
tenant Colonel Morales at Badiragua-
To-. where the insurrectos had him
eooped mp ,and that the insurrectos
has retired. leaving the federals in
possession of the town. The rein
forcements had machine guns. The
insurrectos have raided the town of
off many horses and other supplies.
The federals ana insurrectos We're
still fighting on Friday at Nelardena,
according To- mail advices. The bat
tie has been in progress since We'd
nesday morning. Velardena is near
Torreon in the state of Durango.
Bridges have been destroyed between
TorreOn and Pasajo and the wires
cut The Trinidad bridge near Tor
reon has been destroyed the second
time
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10
GREATER USE OF RIVERS
FOR FREIGHT CARRYING
The United States Should Learn From
Europe.

Washington. ID. G.. April Especial
Correspondence of The Republican,
4 don't know when / was as dis
agreeably surprised ss / was last Oc-
tober a year ago. on one of a flotilla
OF nine steamers. ! was with a party
of congressman going down the Mis-
siesippi river To- New Orleans. and
We did not meet "a ton of freight on
all that rIeat stt~ich of thal gt-.nl
river. Having always been an enthu-
siastic advocate &c waterway impro,"-
ments. such spe, tacle and eoEdi-
ton distressed ne"
Tnus sltoke Representative Philip
J. Campbell Of sdusas. Mr. camp
bell is iast haoh from tr'p D"
Canada. where he went on tour Of
personal investigation with relation
to the proposed reciprocity pact be
tween the Dominion and the United
states Mr. Campbell, i'm the last con-
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10
ToKlO'S TENDERLolN.
The Licensed District Destroyed by
Fire.

Toxic, April 9.-The notorious YOshi-
wari, the principal quarter of Toxic
inhabited by licensed hetairae, was de-
stroyed by fire today. Many of these
houses were almost palatial in appear
ance. and a thousand of them were
burned i'm little more than three
hours. Six thousand women were rem
dered homeless
The Yoshiwari is conducted under
government licenses, which provides
for hospitals. and several of these in
Stitutions were burned.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10
JOHNSON ALIVE THIS MORNING.

Cleveland. April AT o'clock
this morning word came from the
sick room To the effect that Tom L.
Johnson is sleeping under the in
fluence OF a powerful stimulant al
ministered by DR. Thomas to ease
the pain he suffered in his sinking
spells
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10
FLATS NEW RECORD
The TwentyFour Hour Race at Los
Angeles t491 Miles

Los Angeles, April 9.-The ItaIidn
Fiat won the twenty -four hour race.
1491 miles (previOus American re
cord. 1858 miles being made at
Brighton Beach last August: the
Cadillac second. 144S: the Cole third.
1919. Seven Of the starters finished.
That there was no serious accident
was a remarkable incident
IL is the first race of the kind run
on specially constructed track. The
Cadillac broke records To the end of
the fifth hour. after which the Fiat
broke every hour record 10 the fin
ish.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10
SPRING MOVING SEASON

Now is the time of the annual
spring moving of the vast host
Of house and apartment renters.
This is the season for those who
seek new homes and those who
have houses and apartments To
let to get together.
The Want Columns are the
forum where both classes meet.
The man who has a house or
apartment to rent and neglects
to advertise il i'm the Wants
which are being read anxiously
every day by those looking to
improve their dwelling places.
is missing an opportunity that
may result i'm his losing the in
come from desirable tenant
II is invariably the fact that
the owner that advertiSes earli-
est gets the best class of tenant:
for such tenants plan well in
advance when they contemplate
moving Desirable tenants are
often busy people who haven't
the time To tramp from street
To street looking up For kent
signs. They consult the index
of For Rent" property in ;he
Want columns and make their
selections in that way.
Have your propertt listed i'm
the Want pages if you seek de-
sirable tenants.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10

/ shall not undertake to manage your
individual craft, gentlemen, but | will
try To- give a few suggestions which
may prove of service in your per
sOnal navigation.
Il consider that it is the duty Of
every man To look into his own heart
and see the problems that confront
him. learn the duties that press upon
him and study the temptations that
assail him so that he may meet the
issue presented with courage and
wisdom. Ii is not for me To direct
you. or for any other man. for YOU
must settle the question of your in
dividual duty of the hour by that
true balance of conscience which
weighs good and bad in their true
proportions in all things. Emerson
says. The souls emphasis is ever
right and if while | am talking you
are applying my remarks to your
individual duty as it appears To you
at this hour all is being done that
can be done under existing conditions"
An interesting story told by Dr.
Spurgeon of London was narrated in
this part Of his address by Mr.
Clothier. and the point of the anec-
dOte. the necessity of a man doing
his best all the time. and not part
of the time. was made clear and effec-
tive To his audience. He continued
with the following quotations:
once To every man. and nation
Comes the moment To decide.
In the strife of truth and falsehood
For the worse or better side.
Some great cause. Gods New Messiah.
Offering each the bloom or blight.
Parts the goats upon the left side,
And the sheep upon the right
And the choice goes by forever.
TwiXt the darkness and the light.
IF there is one definite statement
| want To make in regard 10 mans
duty il is embodied in a quotation
from EcClesiastes. Fear God and
keep His commandments. for this is
the whole duty of man The fearing
Of God is the beginning of wisdom,
and the keeping of His command
ments has been enjoined upon the
people from the earliest days. And
CONTINUED on Page -
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10
SAVING OF THE PRINCESS.

New York. April 9-The North
German Lloyd steamer Princess Irene
pulled off the sands near Lone Hill
iife-saving station today.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10

@C-@-eS-S-@ $SS@S5SSSSSS=
FOR SAlE-Price $1,000: Five
room brick; modern; close in; $500
cash, balance by the month. Price
S2400: Five-room brick; modern;
close in; built-in bookcases, china
closet: $3.50 cash
E. &. PAScOE, 11o N. Center ST.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-10

FOR SALES acres, alfalfa, fruit
and garden; 4-room house, furnished:
Jersey cows. horse and buggy; 125
laying hens, garden and wakop tools;
location. close in; $500 takes 1t.
Come quick il you want this.
{. {. PASCOE, 11o N. Center Street.