Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-07

sons applying or legal aid were ser wants, and as fully sixty per cent Of these had ouii their employers while in a state of nerves" or in a huff over some incident of days rOu- tine. the lecture course at first seemed promising But the appli- cants did not appreciate these lee tares. 1t is true, the number Of ap- plicants dWiudled to an astonishing degree. 3ut Mir McGees mail in- creased in proportion, The letters came from servants who had been lectured and the messages were not only extremely impolite but. in some eases. abusive and threatening
 Short Weight Reform.
 The war against merchants WHO cheat their customers by giving them short weight or measure. is wig orously continued by the commits sioner of weights and measures. Many Of the honest farmers. whose baskets were confiscated some time ago during a market raid by the commissioner and his depu- ties, actualiy had the cheek to de mand the return of the cOnhscated baskets. saving that they needed them in their business They insiE- uated that the baskets were Of fuli measure, but when the commission CT offered ;o pay Sl00 for every one oi the seized baskets that should prove of hHll measure, provided the honest farmers would pay s100 for every basket under standard. not enc of the farmers had the courage Q take the offer
 There were no services at the Second Reformed church in SonleF- giIie. \. J.. the other sunday, be- cause the pcstor failed to make his app pearance. The case was rather ptzzling TO the congregation, as the pastor sent no word Of explanation. Not untn the following cay was the cause Of Lis absence ascertalned. Some time ago he had made an ar rangcment with 8 minister m New York for an exchange Of pulpits on the last Sunday in April Unaware of the fact that there were i've sun days in Aprl, the pastor hurried 10 New York on the morning of me fourth Sunday to preach in his col leagues church. When he arrived at the church trifle late he found his coIleague conducting service as us- uaI Not nnul the service was end cd did the New Jersey minister have an OF ortunity to learn from his colleague that there were five Sundays in April. at least this year.
 Where Figures Lie.
 For more than twenty years the good citizens of Yonkers have pointed with. pride to the tall fig ures "16S2-ISS@" on the roof of their manor house without a suspicion that anything was wrong with them ] II was known that the figures were placed ufon the building by the late ] Dr. samuel Swift. a former mayor oi Yonkers and they naturally suppos | ed that The figures indicated that the manor house had been built iT | I672. Recent researches by the His ! toricai asscc lation, however, have | established beyond doubt that the 1 manor house was not built unti ! some time after 1720 and that pr ! Swift. althoreb ne knew this. haC | the misleading. figures placed on th' ! roof, for the sake of arranging a bi
 centennial celebration and thereb.
 gaining prominence
 The sense of humor of Mary Tai
 iJoJ. a girl of fourteen years wh' 1 vas arrested the other day, seems t' l be developed in a peculiar direction ! For several gears it has been m inexhaustible source of pleasure an' 1 amusement to her to send in fals 1 alarms for the fire department, hos | lital ambulance, doctors and priests ! When arraigned before the children ] court she confessed and said sh'
 could not tell why she did thos' l things but it was great nun to se
 the doctor o. the priest rush lnt'
 house when she knew that the. | were not needed there. lt was decld
 cd to have the mental condition O !, inc girl eXaniL ed
 Lawyer is Disciplined.
 There were some exciting scene
 in a case before Judge McAoy O ! the city court the other day X law
 yer. named Charles II. Stoddard had appeared beiore Judge McAo!
 to argue a motion for the vacation
 of an order for his examination Il
 supplenentary proceedings. Aue hearing the loug argument Judge Nc
 Aov denied the motion and ordere'
 Stoddard sworn. Stoddard becam
 excited and refused to he sworn
 When the judge insisted, Stoddar' made a rush for the door and sue
 ceeded in reaching City Hall parb He had a good start towad Broad
 way before he was overtaken ana overpowerec. He fought like tiger
 but was dragged back o the cour
 room. Judge McAoy severely Ice
 tured the rebellious lawyer and sen
 fenced him to five days confinemen
 in the Tombs and the payment O
 fine of S20 for criminal ccntemp 1 of court. Stodaard did not go to th'
 Tombs willingly, but had to he draa ' oM fba