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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-12
AGED MAN SEIZED FOR
ASSAULT ON CHILDREN;
SUICIDE ATTEMPT FAILS

Maysville. Ky, July ti,-A sensa-
tlon was created here this afternoon
when Thomas Ham, 62 years old, was
led into town by police officials with
a rope around his neck and his arms
securely bound. Ham Is charged vita
assault on three little girls, whose
ages range from nine to twelve.
He was arrested this morning near
shannon, KY, and locked In a barn
belonging to Ben Woods. a farmer
pending the arrival Of officers from
Maysville. Ham was later discovered
by Woods hanging from a rafter with
a rope around his neck. He was cut
down and revived.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-12
JAIL BREAKER IN MOTOR
CAR ELUDES SHERIFF

tniontoWn Pa. July l1.-B Frank
Smith who escaped from the Fnyette
county jain on July 3, where he was
held to inquire into his sanity because
he shot and KILLED his father and
brother-in-laW paid - midnight visit
to his wife who lives near here. while
the sheriff and seven deputies We're
hot on his trail. The sheriff arrived
al 2 a. m but Smith had been gone
fifteen minutes according to his wife.
He came ana fled IN an automobile.
Mrs. Smith related the visit to the
sheriff and said her husband was arm
ed with two automatic reVolvers and
declared he would not lac taken alive.
The sheriff trailed the automobile
several miles but lost the track In the
muddy road.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-12
REstfE TRAIN BRINGS
WORD OF LOSS or LIFE

East Tawas, Mich, July 1l'-The
first train from the fire-swept town
of Ausasle tonight brought rumors
of the loss OF several lives.
one hundred persons were aboard
the rescue train. They said several
women and children were suffocated
by the dense smoke and others losts
life In the flames.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-12
BUILDING OF HUNDRED
STORIES N. Y,'S DREAM

Cleveland. July 1l.--AddreSsing the
convention Of the National Building
owners and Managers here Today.
George Mortimer OF New York. said
that plans FOR a 100 story building.
l.200 feet high have been drawn and
that such structure is a probability
of the near future In New York
Tomorrow the next convention city
Will be chosen. Seattle Is among Ihe
cities seeking it.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-12

. We, the undersigned citizens
. of New Mexico, respectfully re-
. quest that you. as one Of the fif-
. teen senators to whom we have
. sent similar kilograms. make per-
. sonal effort to secure immediate
. favorable action insuring state
. hood for New Mexico and .Ari-
. zona, thereby ending the uneer-
. tainty that has caused wide
. spread business depression in
. both territories. We appeal 10
. YOU personally to exert your in
. flucnCe in our behalf"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-12
FIERCE WIND SPREADS
NJ \MES THROUGH VILLAGE.

Alpena, Mich, July ll.--By tram
to East Tawas.--A disastrous fire
broke out here this afternoon IN the
logs on the bank OF Tunder Bay river
Just west OF the Monarch tannery. a
fierce west wild spread the flames IN
to the bark piles OF c. Moench ana
Sons company. thence to their leaehc
lousa, hide house and carpented
shop, making a total loss oil the
buildings
It Is hoped that two thirds OF the
bark can be saved. The fire then
spread to the cedar yard of FRANK
Christian. totally destroyig 1t. Al
this point, one OF the eitys fire en-
sines was destroyed DR.. Wilkinson :
residence was burned and the tlre
then Jumped about three blocks, to-
tally destroying one house and dam
aging two others.
When this dispatch was sent south
bv Detroit and Macknac train the
fire was still burning fiercelN but
was thought to ne under control
Property loss was estimated AT
100000.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-12
chairman of Senate Committee
Declares His Delay Has Been
In Territories Interest.
NO OBJECTION TO NEW
MEXICO CONSTITUTION
Believed Renewed Flood of Tel
egramS From New Mexico
and Arizona Has fastened
Report.ln Senate,

l'P"'"' bisphteh 10 the morning JuurnRiI
Washington, u. c.. July ll.--Declar-
ing that he is friendly TO the territories
of New Mexico and Arizona; that he
is anxious to see them admitted as
states and that any delay ON his part
has been for the purpose of smoothing
the path. Chairman William Alden
Smith OF the senate committee on ter
ritories today reported the Flood reso-
luton favorably out of the committee.
~ voted by the committee nearly
three weeks ago.
Mr. Smith insists that the Flood
resolution win be- vetoed by tn. preSi-
dent. IT Il s passed as It stands now:
ana he gave notice that he would soon
press an amendment eliminating the
judiciary recall from the ARIZONA eon-
stltution before It's admission as a
state lie then said he would seek an
Immediate vote on the matter In the
senate.
Senator Nelson. stating that he rep
resented minority of the committee,
said he was perfectly satisfied to adj
NIT New Mexico with her constitution
as adopted, but that he objected to the
admission Of Arizona under her pres
first because of the recall of the Judi
ciary ana second because fifteen per
cent of the voters could initiate ref
erendum.
Recall Must Go.
I'm a talk with the Morning Journni
correspondent today MIR. Smith said.
II am satisfied the recall of tho
Judiciary VIII have to be eliminated
before the statehood resolution as IL
stands now viii ever receive the up.
proVal of the president. | have pur-
posely delayed the report on the state.
hood bill because | believed the silun-
tion would become easier in the mean
time"
Mr.. Smith said that President Taft
was IN very "hellgerent" mood and
that he believes the only possible So
lution now Is 10 cut out the Arizona
recall. No attempt, he said would
be made Go change the Flood amend
ment IN the senate as far as It referred
TO New Mexico Mr. smith strongly
his friendship for New
Mexico and Arizona. declaring he was
going TO work for "A vote at the earliest
possible momert and expressed con-
fldenee that both new states viii b.
admitted at this session providing the
president 5 objection Is met
Eugene Brady O'Neill and wife of
Phoenix, were the only people from
he territories lin the galleries when
he resolution was reported. The re-
port Immediately followed the speech
)y senator Sutherland on the ,nitiu
i've, referendum and recall, IN which
le referred all the way through with
hlnlY yelled sarcasm to ''modern
Methods of government. lie refused
o he interrupted and was given the
losest attention all the way through,
With never less than thirty senators
PRESENT, and when he closed over ilf-
y were listening TO him. During the
eciprocity speeches last week ofteu
rot over half a dozen were In the
enate chamber.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-12
TRAIN WITH THE FIGHT
ING APPAItATts WRECKED

tContuueI on Page 4. Column 81
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07

III ASHINGTON.-W is not
w one grand succession of marble
structures and beautiful parks. There
are slums under the shadow OF the
capitol that compare In squalor with
the East side in New York The capt.
tai slums have the advantage over
those In New York In being less ex-
tensive and In being composed OF
small houses instead Of lofty tene-
ments.
The Washington refuge of the very
poor is sufficiently bad to have at
tracted the attention of sociologists
and philanthropists and to have
caused President Taft to demand their
Improvement In a message to con-
gress.
This district is within ten minutes
walk of the United States capitol and
has for one of its boundaries the boz
tanical gardens with their wealth of
exotics. President Taft, in his mes
sage, made particular mention OF VIII
low Tree alley, but it is no better and
no worse than the others Possibly
the president mentioned only Willow
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07
WHAT THEY THOUGHT or HIM
Remark by No Means Complimentary
Made by Constituent of Repre-
sentative Underwood.

Representative Underwood, chair
man OF the ways and means commit
tee in congress, represents what Ii
known as a manufacturing district"
because 1t contains all the factories
and smelters In and about Birming-
ham, Ala But he also has among his
constituents lot of farmers-of which
fact he Is now PAINFULLY aware
He drove out to q settlement In
Bfbb county one afternoon to persuade
the farmers they ought to vote for
him. As he stepped up to the porch
OF little store an old man rushed up
to him with the request:
please sign this paper. It's q petit
ion to Congressman Underwood to
have a young lady postmistress here"
I'D be glad to sign it," said Under
wood politely; but as I'm not a resi-
dent Of this community, my name
wouldn't help YOU"
-'Oh, yes, it would" the old farmer
assured him. Were getting every
body to sign it, strangers and all.
Go ahead and put your name down.
That fool congressman will never
knSw the difference!"-The Sunday
Magazine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07

total strength OF the army at present
is $4,000 SO there will be plenty OF
work for the surgeons of the army to
perform before each one has under
gone treatment
The typhoid prophylatic," as it is
called. has been prepared by Major
Russell OF the medical corps, stationed
at the army medical school in this
city. and will be distributed to the
various forts and posts throughout the
country It Is estimated that in about
a-mcnth's time every officer and man
In the army will have been fnoculated
Very little If any Inconvenience as a
result OF the incubation Ia felt By the
patient
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07
Uncle Sam Gives Facts About Fleas

- HERE may be those who imagine
] it is an easy thing to kill a flea
But If they will read certain facts re-
ported by the United States public
health and marine service their minds
will be disabused of the notion. The
information is given In a pamphlet en-
titled Notes on Agents for Flea De-
struction." F1eas, 1t appears from
these notes, survive all the usual
means of insect assassination and
others less common.
But how to kill the flea Is not the
only problem before the investigators.
1T Is quite as much of puzzle to know
when he Is dead.
It was found that when it comes to
death by drowning flea has more
lives than a cat That Is to say when
the medium is water. But deas left
swimming over night in a mixture of
gIycerin and water are dead the fol-
lowing morning.
Obviously the flea is hobo among
insects, for one of his deadliest enc
mics is green soap. A flea dipped en-
tirely in a tincture of green soap sue
cumbed beyond resuscitation in two
minutes; another ceased his move
ments in forty seconds and was dead
in ten minutes; no feas of any of the
species examined survived the soap.
In a humane attempt to suit the
tastes of the flea in the manner OF
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07

VIZ HILE the field officers of the U. S.
w Forestry service are taking pre-
cautions against fire in the great ma
tonal forests of the west, the forestry
bureau is besieged constantly by
''cranks" and real inventors, chiefly
the former, who propose all sorts of
ridiculous plans for coping with the
flames. One of the most novel of
these recently came from an eastern
man who proposed that an artillery
organization be formed in the forest
service and equipped with huge NOR
tar batteries. which would shoot
grenaGeS filled with chemicals
This mans plan was to have a bat
terry of these mortars hauled to a suit
able hill near forest fire. from which
the grenades would be discharged rap
Idly into the fire and. bursting, would
smother the flames. Admitting that
chemicals will extinguish a small
blaze. the forestry people told this in
ventor to move on. as all the chemicals
in the world would hardly extinguish
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07
Cranks Offer Forest Fire Remedies

a forest fire with a front of ten miles.
Another -crank's" plan was to con-
struct huge screens of asbestos,
which could be placed around trees
near fire and thus prevent them ig-
hitting. OF course this way did not at
tempt to explain how the problem of
transporting these screens through
rough moutainous country could be
solved.
A third plan was to locate a num-
Der CT huge sprinkIing carts in each
forest ana drive them to fire, turn
on the water and, prestoi your fire
would be out-the inventor said He
was told to go to, unless he could pro-
vide a sprinkling cart big enough to
tackle fire such as ragged last fall in
Idaho, the flames of which mounted
over 200 feet in the air and burned
the ties off a railroad bridge, and at
another point jumped clear across a
valley half mile wide, converting
streams in its path into steam and
cooking the fish therein
The forest fire fighters do not re-
ject all novel suggestions. In fact.
they have adopted a chemical equip
ment for use in putting out small
ground fires in the Arkansas National
forest Some of the rangers are
equipped with rubber muzzles contain
ing sponges to be wet and put over the
nose
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07
HANDS BURNED LIKE FIRE

II can truthfully say Cuticura Rem
edies have cured me of four long
years of eczema. About four years
ago noticed some little pimples
coming on my little finger, and not
giving it any attention, it soon became
worse and spread all over my hands.
If I would have them in water for a
long time, they would burn like fire
and large cracks would come. I could
lay a pin in them. After using all
the salves I could think of, 1 went to
three different doctors, but all did
me no good. The only relief got was
scratching.
$50 after hearing SO much about the
wonderful Cuticura Remedies, I pur-
chased one complete set, and after
using them three days my hands were
much better. Today my hands are
entirely well, one set being all used"
(Signed) Miss Eta Narber, R. F. D. 2.
Spring Lake, Mich, Sept. 26. 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura," Dept 2 L, Boston.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07

dying the Investigators tried oil OF
pennyroyaI, oil of peppermint kero-
sene, miscible oil. the refuse from the
Pintsch gas tanks and many other
chemicals. A flea left to swim In for
malta, a powerful germicide and in
sectictde. was apparently dead in Ii
hours" but revived" another kept
for 20 minutes in a mixture of creo-
sote. soap and water was still alive
after fifteen minutes. but died five
minutes after that
1t took 100 per cent carbolic acid
more than one minute to kill flea;
of two feas that were made to swim
in one one-thousandth mercury chlor-
ide solution, a powerful germfcide, one
was alive after ten hours. the other
after eighteen hours; powdered sui
phur was practically inert and useless
for killing fleas. Hydrocyanic acid is
among the most powerful poisons, yet
five fleas exposed for As minutes to
hydrocyanic gas were alive at the end
of the test.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07
His Christmas Check.

Al Ryan, the hospitable flint glass
worker of Lockport, N. Y, and former
ly organizer of the socialist local at
that place, was being congratulated
by the boys at the glass factory.
Yes" said Al, my uncle out in
Tiffin is mighty good to me. The day
before Christmas he sent me a check
for 500 just as little Christmas
gift"
After the usual congratulatory COM
ments had been duly made all around,
Al added:
yes, he certainly is a fine old fell
low. In the postscript of his letter
containing the check, he said:
Dear Al. if you manage to get this
check cashed, please send me 81.
need pair of shoes. The Coming
Nation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07
Inoculate Soldiers Against Typhoid

n HE entire army OF the United
j States Is to be inoculated against
typhoid fever. officers and privates
alike An order has been issued by
Mai. Gen Leonard Wood. chief OF
staff. making it compulsory for every
officer and enlisted man in the army
under forty-ive years OF age to sub
ject himself to the typhoid fever vac
cine This order applies to all those
who have not heretofore had typhoid
fever or who have not ben fnocuIated
with the germ Heretofore it has been
voluntary on the part of an officer or
private in the army whether he should
subject himself to the experiment, but
from this time every one serving in
Uncle Sans fighting force must un-
dergo the experience
Estimates complied at the war de
partment show that up to the present
time about 1900 NEGOTIATIONS for ty-
phoaG have been made or the troops
who were sent to the Mexican border
aearly $4,000 had been fnoculated- The
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07
A knIekerboeker Party.

A mother who was about to put her
small son into his first trousers con-
ceived the clever idea of holding a
party in his honor on the eventful day.
On her card she wrote: Come to
meet our little man Jack at three on
Saturday, September TO-"
The first game is for the amusement
of the children and is called ''menag-
erie" A picture of an animal is
pinned on the coat or dress of each
as they pass in line. The leader
should be a ten-year-old boy, who will
be able to manage better than a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07

stripes run horizontally; buttons form
trimming on lower part of sides
The sides and sleeves of the bodice
are cut together, the front and back
being panels to match skirt; the hori-
zonta1 stripes are carried up between
panels and side
The yoke is Of tucked spotted net;
lace falls over shoulder like collar
The sleeves are trimmed with bands
of horizontal stripes, the under-sleeves
being of lace
Hat of black and white crinoline
trimmed with ostrich feathers
The ribbon vaist-band is passed
through rings each side. both back and
| front
Materials required: Six yards A
inches wide, 30 buttons. dve-eighths
yard net Is inches wide, one yart
piece lace Is inches wide
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07
CLEVER WITH HIS FINGERS
Negro Mail Distributor Could Tell
What Letters Contained Money,
and Took Over 900.

Cleveland, O.-Postofice inspectors
say over 1000 letters, containing small
sums of money, have been taken from
the mails by Franklin B. Scott. ne
gro, a night distributor at the postof-
ice here Scott had six unopened let
tiers in his pockets when arrested, the
officials say
Scott was able to pick out letters
containing currency with astonishing
accuracy. His finger tips were alb
formally sensitive and he had trim
ned his nails so that the nerves were
nearly exposed 1t was his slender. Ia
oering fingers that led inspectors to
suspect him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07
Low Slums Near the Nations Capitol

Tree alley because 1t was the only one
bearing a name that COMFORTS well
with a state document. The other four
are Pigtail alley. Lineup alley. Louise
alley and HeIPs Half Acre alley. These
names, with the exception of Willow
Tree alley, have the virtue of making
any other description unnecessary
Why Willow Tree alley was so named
nobody remembers. There may have
been a willow tree there once
The district is hard to find. 1t IL
within the outer crust OF a block which
has a rather fair exterior A stranger.
after fruitless search, appealed to a
policeman. The officer pointed to q
narrow opening between two build
ings. go on in there. and you'll see
all you want OF it," he said Its a
pest hole. it is. I'd go with you. but
It's off my beat"
The officer was lucky. What the Wis
itor found after he passed the portal
of the slums would not be pleasant ad-
juncts to any beat The buildings ap-
peared to be ages old. Stables ad-
joined homes. Piles of stable refuse
gave forth offensive odors and drew
clouds of flies. Negroes and whites
were mixed in one inextricable con-
fusion. Puny, sickly children rolled
about on the ground. Slatternly, dis
couraged women sat on the steps or
in rooms which spoke eloquently OF
the most abject poverty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07
The Taylor House.

The Durham furnace was kept busy
cannon. Taylor moved to Easton and
bought the Parsons home, at the north
east corner of Fourth and Ferry
streets Here General Washington
visited Taylor when the former came
to this city to visit the sick soldiers
that had been housed in the First Re-
formed church, which was temporar-
lily used as a hospital
In 1854, Taylor was a member of
the Provincial assembly, and one of
the committee which thanked King
George for repeating the stamp act.
The Taylor house is a two and a
stone. The mortar is SO hard that it
can hardly be Clipped off with a
chisel. The floors are OF one and one
half inch oak planks, and fastened
with wrought iron nails Large oaken
shelves adorn the room used by Tay-
lor as his library, and the second
floor has spacious fireplace where
hang the colonial fire tongs. The
chimney is yet straight and solid, and
the window sashes and panes are al
most Invariably the same as they
were In Taylor's time. A short time
ago. a small marble slab. giving the
time of erection. and the date OF death
of the owner, George Taylor. was
placed on the building by the new
owners. the Easton chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
ton.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-10-07
CHOOSING Partners.

To choose partners for a card party
or q cotillion have small cakes baked
In what are called patty" cake tins
and Ice with pink for the unmarried
girls, with yellow for the men in the
same state of single blessednees;
with white for the married women and
green for the married men, In these
cakes put such tiny favors as Thin
bles. duplicate notices. hooks and
eyes, keys. rings. etc. Then the man
who gets key finds the person hav-
ing q ring and they are mated, the girl
with q hook finds the man with an
eye, etc. This is great fun and IL
adaptable to any game where a choice
Of partners Ii necessary.
Another pretty way to find ones
mate is to provide a Japanese cap
and mask of paper for each one. Di-
vide the company until all are dis
guised. giving each a sheet or cover
ing of some kind, then as two persons
recognize each other they remove the
masks. 4r