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Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
Eir.s From Defective Wires.

.Oefective electric wiring" is the cause most frequently named when the origin of fires is under investiga- ton. The firei which destroyed the alfalfa mill in this city on Friday IS attributed to faulty electric wires. Numerous other, local fires have been explained in the same way. The losses from fire in the United States aggregate morei than 300 millions of dollars every year. Just how much of this loss is due to. electric wires is not definitely known, but the propor- tion is certainly large.
 Phoenix ands all other modern cities are supposed to provide some safeguards against fire by requiring that all buildings constructed shall conform in their specifications to cer- tain ordinances and that the ordi- nances will be enforced by a public inspector of buildings. It is evident that in the matter of electric wiring the local regulations are not suf- ficiently rigid. Cheap wiring, done
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

Brooks comet, discovered some weeks ago, and about which the astronomers have tried to get ex- cited, will reach its nearest point to the earth today. We are told that it will be visible to the naked eye" this evening, if one will search the north east sky carefully. Inasmuch as it win be 47 millions of miles away, however, and will appear no brighter than a star of the fifth magnitude, it offers little inducement for star gazing. Since the much advertised Halley's comet proved such a disap- pointment, comets are at a discount anyhow, and the astronomers will have to trot out something better than this affair of MT. Brooks in order to revive interest in celestial tramps.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot reacf the seat Of the disease. Catarrh Is blood constt tutonA disease and in order to cure t you must takC internal remedies Halls CatArrh Cure Is taken in teray. and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Halfs Catarrh Cure Is not Quack medL cine. IL prescribed by one Of the best physicians iD this country for years and Is regular prescription IL is composed of the best tonics known. combined with the best blood purifiers acting directly the mucous surfaces The perfect combination Of the two ingredients s what produces such wonderful re- suits in curing catarrh Send for testirnonas free
 F. J. CHENEY & O.. Props. Toledo. O. Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

The evidence appears to be con- elusive that certain democratic poli- ticians are permitting themselves to be deluded into. thinking they can put over a queer job on the people of Arizona.
 Having reached the conclusion that republican candidates for the United States senate may get the advisory vote" in the general election, these democratic politicians are quietly tell ing each other that the legislature. in the event that it is democratic, will ignore the advisory vote if it is for republicans, and will proceed to elect democrats to the United States senate.
 But it will be utterly impossible for such a scheme to be put through. No man can be elected to the legislature unless he freely and unreservedly pledges himself to abide by and carry into effect the advisory vote" of the people for United States senators.
 And if any member of the legisla- ture. having pledged himself thus, should dare to violate his pledge, his physical health would at once be- come a hazardous insurance risk.
 But the mere fact that some of the professional reformers are already talking of trying a buncO game on the people carries with it line commentary on the sincerity of the average politician.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
Postal Sayinas Banks in Arizona.

In addition to the postal savings banks already in operation In Arl- zona. the postoffice department dur ing the past week ordered the open ing of postal banks at Morencf' Greenlee county Jerome, Yavapal county; Williams. Coconino county Winslow. Navajo county; Metcaif' Greenlee county; Kingman, Mohave county; Stafford, Graham county Tombstone, Cochise county; Grahu Canyon. Coconino county; Miami ana Winkelman. Gila county; Ray ana Florence. Pinal county. and Tempe Maricopa county.
 If is thus made plain that Post master General Hitchcock proposes to provide such banking facilities m Arizona as will discourage the use of the traditional stocking as famiV savings bank.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

by incompetent persons styling them selves electricians" should not be per mitted. Indeed, cheap" wiring should not be permitted at all.
 The installation of electric service should not be permitted in any build ing until it is shown that the york is under the supervision of a compe- insulation should be of the best quality obtainable.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

ideal dam site with a reservoir back of it covering 300,0O0 acre feet. This is to cost $2,000,OO0 and it will bring about 10000 acres under irrigation. The Canadian is one of the untractable streams of the Southwest. In times of flood, where the railroad crosses it at Logan, N. M., it has been known to reach a height of 2S feet It runs in a gorge about 125 feet deep at that point. The harnessing of this stream not only will be beneficial to the land, but will develop electrical energy as yet uncalculated. Engineers have pro bounced the project entirely feasible.
 At Alamogordo. N. M. an existing Irrigation project is in process of en- Iargement that will bring thousands of additional acres under irrigation and double this new area by pumping with electric power generated by the har- nessed water.
 Tularosa, N. NJ, is endeavoring to enlarge its irrigation system. which is relic of Mexican days. and to treble Its irrigation acreage by pumping the underflow of the disappearing Tularo- sa river. This river loses itself in a basin lined by mountain ranges and the water of centuries is stored here for mans use.
 At Columbus, N. M.. on the interna- tional boundary, there was discovered in the making another big project-the pumping of the underflow of the dis appearing Mimbres river. Up around Deming. 40 miles north of Columbus, this stream has been tapped for some time, but the Columbus people believe they have found the lowest portion of the basin. Just over the line in old
 Mexico there is a chain of lakes. be-
 lieved to be the outcrop of the dis appearing Mimbres. The topography of the region is such that there is drainage from mountain ranges on both sides of the basin and these lakes are at the bottom of the basin. Wells recently sunk at Columbus run from
 1 .00O to 2.000 gallons a minute. The soil is exceedingly fertile. the condi- tions being semi-tropical. and it is believed that the agricultural and fruit district to be developed there will ri- yal southern California.
 Of the artesian belts investigated the newest is that in Morton county. Kan sas, and Baca county, Colorado. where flowing wells are running about 1000
 to 1900 gallons an hoIr. An older district is that of Mead county. Kan sas, where there are about 2000 flow ing wells. The area under the influ- ence of water there is to be trebled by pumping.
 one of the reasons of the great pumping development is the cneapness of the new fuel oil. commercially known as distillate. a product of kero- sene that is used for running gasoline engines The cost is less than one fourth that of gasoline.
 At numerous points in the South west prospecting is in progress for water. Dallam county, Texas. has just let a contract to a driller who is to go 3. 900 feet in search of the precious liq- uid. The legislature of Oklahoma made an appropriation of s5O,000 for water prospecting and several wells are being sunk in the Panhandle section of that state. In the Panhandle of Texas, one pumping plant. which delivers 1900 gallons a minute is irrigating a large tract.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

If Canada votes against reciprocity with the United States, it will be triumph of provincial prejudice over common sense.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

The suicide of Martin Costello one of the few really wealthy citiZehS oi Arizona. emphasizes once more 'he truth of the saying that riches ooh necessarily bring happiness. OoS'e lo after acquiring half a million uoi- lars. felt the burden Of cariiie io' his wealth and never was 'he h"pp' man he had been in the days or HIS poverty. Most men, upon aoqu'i mo ,,aal,b become abject slaves to their money. He is fortunate man WHO is philosopher enough to make nm self the master when riches come ms way.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
Slow Street Paving.

When the paving of the streets III the business district was undertaken the public was assured that the "o'" !" vould be completed before the open ing of the territorial fair in NoVem- her Ii is now clear, however tha' unIess there is a radical change m methods the streets during the laii will be quite as badly torn up as they are now. It seems more prooapie' in fact. that the completion of the having 5ob may be synchronous with the completion of the Panama canal
 The Barber Asphalt Paving com many has all the equipment uhuer i'' command that is necessary 10 uo d big job well and quickly. We sus
 gest that the time has arrived ior the company to do some speedins up
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

Gar, Morris of Oklahoma. the white hone" who was to wrest the fgh'ihs chamiponship from Jack Johiisoi'' r,oda a sorry showing in his hsh' with Jim Flynn at New York FIT day night. And since Flynn IS !" .h;ra rater in the fighting business there will be no further occasion to give space to the Morris person LII the sporting news. And oKianoii'" hereafter will have to depend OH droughts. robberies and poiitlcai scandals for advertising purposes.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
An Impossible Job.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SEPT. r. 1911
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13

ture as we'll as his He is fired with a be-
lief In himself, and you extract IL with
your laughter.
II Demosthenes had had you about he
would not at this moment be sending his
eloquent, soundless voice down the CEN
turtles. You would have laughed at his
stammering. You would have said, with
all that hatefulness which a girl can
scrape up on occasions, DENY, dear you
are joke Don't make speechssl Make
hay with the other farmersp
Possibly, though. he did have a sweet
heart Perhaps that Is why he fled 70 the
seashore and the waves companionship.
But let me tell you that the seashore IL
not the lonely place Il used 70 be- Your
sweetheart will find company u you drive
him there. and the company may be fem
mime and sympathetic. Il may know that
a mans ambitions are the best Of him.
It's a terrible risk 70 let another woman
get a chance TO sympathize with q man
you want 70 hold.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13

NEW YORK. April 11.--From the exag- /
perated and eccentric French fashions IN
troduced during the early part OF this sea-
son are gradually being evolved costumes
suitable for the more conservative Amerl-
can woman A clever adapting OF line
here. a deft lengthening OF the sleeve or
waist where this is needed, an added tull-
ness let in between pleats in the walking
skirt and the American dressmaker turns
out gown up to date, but not portray
ing the fads OF the moment which live Tor
so short a while that the gown upon Whlch
they are adopted looks old fashioned be-
fore the season in which It was made Is
past
Among the French models which are
brought into this country in such great
numbers there Is a steadily increasing
number Of short packets on the elaborate
afternoon costumes OF silk and embroid-
cred linen, as well as with the simpler
Z coat and skirt suits of serge, mohair
and the dark linens. Some Of these mod
ella are on the order of a long bolero-
long, that is, as compared with the regu-
latIon small Spanish bolero. The Elton
coat is seen in many variations again. ana
for warm weather this Is serviceabie
and comfortable style OF jacket. The
Eton coats have considerable Dfhiulhb anu
there is on most models a wide sailor col
lar. on the summer suits the newest col
lars are OF mousseline or sheer lawn.
The collar IL, Of course, separate and fas-
tened to the jacket by small lace buttons
so that II can be easily removed and laun-
dered. In hot weather these wide white
collars look delightfully."- cool and fresh,
but there must, OF course, be two or three
such collars provided, since, II not per
fectly crisp and fresh, they had far better
be dispensed with altogether.
Mohalr is a good weight for coat and
skirt costumes all during the summer, and
for any sort Of travelling a mohair costume
is excellent. For a oommuter who must
spend part OF each day in the train, a
mohair suit made with plain skirt and
short coat win prove most serviceable-
Deep purple, navy blue and black are the
favorite coloFs In mohair, while there are
many new striped, check and figured mo-
hairs which are smart.
wide braid the color Of the material is
the best trimming on short mohair coat,
with collar and cuffs in white or cream
mohair.
particularly smart little suit showing
the popular short packet or coat Is illus
trated In the figure above. This was fash
toned OF a deep purple serge with rows OF
narrow black braid for trimming. The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13

They grazed on the track between the rails
and the train hands were obliged to jump
off every little distance and drive them
from the track. This delayed us each time
and became monotonous and annoying
Conductor Hatch's genius arose to the
necessities of the occasion. He secured an
old. banded flnt-loek musket and a bag
Of dried peas One OF the train hands
always sat on the front of the locomotive
when 1t was running and shot peas at the
cattlt and drove them off our nsthway.
There were no trains run in the winter
1t was impossible on account OF the cold
weather and snow.
Then came 4 rails, which were hauled
by teams and distributed for use. l bossed
the men while tamping the new roadbed.
Our tamping bars were made of oak planks
nearly a foot wide.
THE first locomotive over the new t
rails was the g. W. Scranton Joe Weed
was engineer, and w. r. Humphrey, sup
erintendent. The latter built the new sta
ton on the hill above Ithaca. Civil En-
gineer Mcneil, with Calvin Bogardus, Hor-
ace Mccormick, Daniel Stevens John Mil
Ter and myself, laid out the present seven
mile zig-zag route down the hill and
gained a distance OF one mile, which made
the inclined plane thing OF the past.
No change has ever been made In that
zig-zag route.
Go Be Continued.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13

a thres-pi1ce costume in black taffeta silk,
the skirt separate from the waist 30 that
IL can be worn with a white blouse when
desired. A surplice model Is excellent for
the waist with an outline OF a one-ineh
fold Of satin against the long V-shaped
straight cap OF lace. The jacket for this
dress also shows some straps or false but
ton hole loops OF satin, but the jacket
does not always have 70 be worn with the
gown, and IL will be most useful as a sep
yoke OF ecru or cream-colored lace. Be
meath the elbow-length sleeve falls a
arats coat with the other gowns In the
spring and summer outfit
There is q new heavy ribbed pongee that
makes a smart three-pieoe costume. This
ribbed silk Is especially pretty In the bright
shades, but IN black Is so somher that II
Is well suited for a mourning dress. but Is
too duh 10 be attractive for the smart
black and white costumes OF the moment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13

I'd like to shake you can't see why
girl sets up obstacles in her own road
to marriage. For sheer unadulterated and
idioto blindness to your own interests, you
can positively outolass any human ostrich
who ever stuck her head under the sand
OF her own Stiffness
poisoned sword plunged into a mans
breast and turned slowly against the grain
OF his living flesh never hurt worse than
the lance OF your laughter. The slow seep
Of the venom through the blood never tor
tured more than your scorn. You lacerate
his pride and paralyEe his ambition, ana
you stir a duh. aching rebellion In him
that may end In his hating you.
You went TO hear his maiden political
speech. He was an oratOrioal failure.
You saw his awkwafd hands. sticking
from the white hin OF his cuffs In red
hugeness- You watched him gulp down HE
stage fright and swallow his words as
well His shutting feet looked enormous.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13

Entirely too engaging" objected.
"Of course. in case OF rain the diamond
would be IN soak" she added.
"The pagan tongue speaks strange Ian
guage 10 me-" lied.
you wouldn't comprehend what hap
pened II a swstsmith bingled a lawnmower
to the right garden?' she exclaimed.
shocked.
Il wouldn't even guess what was going
on II a willow-waver Dashed the ozone for
three" admitted, "or II a timber swinger
ambed into q pair of new shoes"
Then you didn't get tckets?" she
mourned.
mo, bought the rain checks outright"
l confessed.
why are you different from the Chicago
Nationalist" she riddled
Belt Evers humble, I've no place like
home" / compromised, knowing we'll what
the real answer was Home is where the
scores are
Home would be .overcrowded with half
a Dozen" she informed. The correct an
swer to this battling puzzle Is; Because
you haven't"
.oh, say not SOL" l pleaded, trying to
head off the crash.
Got a Chance" she finished.
Not even a Miss CHANGER" I asked,
wstfully.
wen, Of course, II it was some nice,
forgiving Miss"-she amended.
"Of course the opportunity to ring in
that play limited.
TT was a hit with me-" she admitted.
"a base hit"
Say no more" chirped; II will delay
that home run"
Copyright, 1911, by the N. Y. Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
9 The Bee3 f@me Magazine page x
DOttie Dialogues Wild Throws and ,I Some Right Over
A. bhe ElAe'
by WALTER a. SINCLAIR.

Speaking Of the opening game, are you
going 20 take anyone 20 the diamond7"
asked Dottle. innocently.
'1'd rather take . diamond to-er-. Very
dangerous weather we're having com
promised. lamely.
you don't enthuss about the bleachers."
she accused.
I prefer brunettss to remain as nature
made them I avoided.
"One might almost consider your atti-
tude a grand stand-off," she remarked.
II carry accident insurance only II
doesn't cover pneumonia or drowning by
rain" explained meeky.
Then ] can't consider you FAM she
questioned raising her perfectly penciled
and stenciled eyebrows.
- fan is indispensable to a coquette.'
observed
But you thlnk--or do you thnk?' she
ended. abruptly.
Occasionally" ] replied. Answering
yours Of recent date, would say that the
weather Is hardly warm enough TO war
rant the presence of fan"
1T does seem cooler" she retorted, icily
II see the Japanese have engaged a base
ball coach" I began.
coach and FOUR" she asked.
Coach and nine" / corrected
Il suppose there will be a new style OF
Japanese fans" she unused.
anyway. there will be plenty OF police
men al the opening game" I offered
To prevent players from stealing beses?'
she giggled.
Nobody steals tenors, even though the
Black Hand threatened to kidnap one" /
murmured.
Meanwhile you will be spiked at
homer" she dueried
81 never could throw a pop bottle with
any degree of accuracy" apologized.
referring to when the Jump is caught
in the throes of anger?' she demanded.
Il suppose the spirit of the mob needs
a pop-off or safety valve"
But IL It safety for the umps?' l coun-
tered
"Oceulists have certified that the umpires
have first-ciass eyes,
They'll have frst-class black eyes be-
fore the season is DID," l predicted.
when they ascend for altitude we can
quote Upward the coarse Of umpire takes
its way can't weg' she Intercepted.
you'll have to excuse me, I'm a
stranger here myself" l demurred.
81 suppose II a fist fight were held on
the ball grounds you could refer to the
arena as a diamond ring" she supposed.
you keep bringing the subject around
10 that every time" 1 complained.
YOU don't find it an engaging TOPPER
she uuizzed, coldly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13

And, when you Joined him later. and he
looked at you with the tragic hope in his
eyes that he had not been quite so dread
full as he feared. you laughed at him.
Il was when their knights fell. unsuc-
cessful. In the lists that women OF old
defied appearances and flew TO staunch
their wounds with love and their dress-up
wells. But you meanly forsake a man
when he needs you most. There are others
who viii help him enjoy his triumph. You
ought 20 share his defeat,
But no. you laugh! You do II 10 dis
courage him from making another effort.
You feel ridiculous because he looked 50,
and you are his sweetheart. You DO not
ike TO be associated with any but pleas
ant, easy. well-ordered things and people.
II he cannot be a finished product at
the start you want him not 20 make you
conspicuous as he learns how. You think
Of yourself as HIS swestheart You do not
think OF him as your lover and your pos
sihis husband. His ambitions are your fu-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
Sir Almroth Wright Attacks Hygiene

The English people whose pet vanity it.
is stim to think that they are the only
really clean nation in the world, read with
pain Sir Almroth wrights attack on the
most cherished popular notions Of hygiene.
Washing. fresh air, physical exerclse-all
these and many another cherished princi-
pie he scoffed at
Sir Almroth Wright is not a nobody.
other members Of the medical profession
speak OF him as Undoubtedly one of the
cleverest men living" The lives of count
less thousands of children are said to have
been saved by his advocacy of increasing
the compatibility Of the blood. and the
master achievement of his life was his
discovery Of the Opsonic index and vac
cines.
According to Sir Almroth the washing
idea is very much overdone.
People say you must have hard exer-
else, a certain amount OF washing and a
certain amount of fresh air." said Sir
Almroth, but l am persuaded that these
rules are quite wrong"
Talking OF washing, he said: There
is a belief that by washing people
wash off the microbes. We do take off a
certain amount Of microbes, but we also
destroy the protective skin which is all
around our bodies like the tiles Of house.
When one has a horny hand no microbe
can ever get near the skin A great deal
OF washing increases the microbes Of the
| skin. SO / do not think cleanliness is 20 be
recommended as a hygienic method"
Fresh air Jared no better.
THE religion Of fresh air" he declared.
has all sorts OF dangerous sides 20 IL.
| The fresh air treatment for cousuu ptio on
l hold to be a dreadful superstition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13

AT the London hospital not long ago
certain men were put in a glass cage.
Finally the air became very hot and the
men became very sleepy. Then the doctor,
by turbine arrangement, without letting
in a drop OF fresh air stirred the vitlated
air up and the men became lively again.
THE whole Of the doctrine of fresh air
requires revision, 1t is awkward to be in
a crowded room because It gets hot. but
that upon these effects a whole theory
should be built up and large amounts spent
on fresh air is deplorable."
After disposing in this ruthless fashion
Of both cleanliness and fresh air, Sir Aim
roth attacked the doctrine OF prevention
being better than cure.
II have noticed" he said, ION the circu-
lars of the Health Society the phrase,
Prevention is better than cure ! would
like to stamp that out. We should wait
until We are infected and then take steps
to kill the microbes. AS Kruger said, Let
them wait till the tortoise puts it's head
out and then kill it. Hygiene is a question
of fighting microbes. The program has
been to kill the microbe outside the body
That is very difficult TO do.
Against this policy we have the policy
Of killing the mlcrobe inside the body, and
that can be done II we take the trouble
to study II. The body has protective ana
destructive substances and these can be
enlisted in the fight Research is ueces-
sary.
1T is no good filling hospitals with peol
pie We do not know how to treat. l have
seen twenty-one doctors around a rich
mans bed and not one Of them knew any
| thing about him"
Elsewhere in this heterodox pronounce