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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15

ny in every direction. and WIN
Imagination cannot picture ~
ing scene-overturned soup
diners covered with gravy. Others J. Z.
ing for the door with spinach y
hair. others strangling on pol -,
suddenly swallowed as they 49, ~.
an unexpected blow on the chm =. q
one Of the pieces Of Miss Johnson
tillery-but why prolong the go. =.
That Miss Johnson was n.s -
dollars and costs By MunicipaI -
Maxwell because Of her tempe :,
be some consolation TO the 49,.
but 1t IL understood that cn'I
who since its display have -,
generously in digestion tao,e.
tinue unappeased. Miss !on1
thirty-6ve years ole.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15
One New York Poceman's Devotion 10 Dr.

Yes. sir; it was like tn.
standing there all alone sho,,, -
wondering where all the peo,i, !. =
Suddenly some one grabs me- ~. 4,
hind and two strong arms are 49,.
around my neck. The frst ie'-.
thought. Of course, was 'gnnr..s... /.
1t seemed whoever Il was v,s -.
to garrote me and started K. -.
for my life.
But / couldn't shake OF the..
erful arms The best / could Az Ct
to squirm around SO that | fsess 4.
-the-er-the assailant Ana
honor. it was this lady.
"'Oh. honey, dearl" she says
What do you mean BY usins a..
language to me?' asked her
"'Oh. you sweetheart, she eo.n ,
paying no attention to my prsls,,.
oh, you big bear with the bras.
tcns!
Then she kissed me, and that's !.
the worst of it, for by this tine |. \.
crowd had collected and women ~:
yelling and men shouting You hn.'
release that womanl' pleaded ~
her to go home, but she wouIdni 4.
anything but stay right there and n
me. Then the man on-the beat eao.
around and rescued me. So ars..,,'
her for-well. l couldn't think q "a,
thing to call it but extreme disorlc.
conduct"
Mrs. Margaret Hoehatt, Who al.
she was 80 and lived at 107l Ffssnu
street, the Bronx. smiled swee,iy 81
incredulously as she paid tea Il
lar fine. She said Geiger looked M
a truthful young officer. and Il
wouldn't dispute his word. thouxh Il
didn't remember thing about Il
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15
Handy California Preacher.

Rev. Selah Munger. the man who
docs things" is pastor of FL Monte
Methodist church He believes in
physical as well as mental and moral
work. and he has been demonstrating
this. He turned the first spade of dirt
to start the church residence. and was
master carpenter while the building
was being erected. says the San Fran
cisco Bulletin. Not content with this.
after the building was completed. he
became the painter Of the building and
the interior decorator Then he plant
ed the flowers. lawn and shrubbery. A
new rule has been established by the
preacher. He did not look at his
watch to see how long he had worked,
and beginning at dawn he worked till
eve. The pastor believes that this
will be a good example for his church
members.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15

coiors of the rainbow. were "a a
floor and covered by the ampis III
of the little deacon.
Are you guilty Of attemptifs b
steal the articles referred to- -
ed the judge.
"Ah doesn't deny dat ma fut "a, q
dat jewellry. but hit slipped o1u =
counter an ali Jest couldn't SIS. -
erin hit wild ma shoe"
Did the other article slip d o.
counter also?"
ledge, hit war cur'os how den n
ders got ter de 10 dat must e u
dar all ready an jedge. while Oh '|'''
dar somethin' came ter ma mind q
ali. had bettah put dem back q 4
counter an jest as All war pickln' b,
up ah war rested"
Deacon. 1t is evident that Y9a y
given to meditation and for oos 4
your peculiar talents your oppotrn'1
for such should be increased a O
der to give you plenty Of tine Q y
feet viii assess you SIS and . iiJ|
extra"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15
Missionaries Warned.

Some years ago the government sent
word to missionaries In Smyrna. warn
ing them not to go to their usual sum-
mer resort in the hills. because Tcha-
kirdjali was in. the vicinity and 1t
could not safeguard them. On this
account the missionaries remained in
Smyrna that season, though, under
government escort. they organized one
picnic up in the hills. The following
year Tchakirdjali himself called on
one Of the missionaries. and said:
why did you not come up to your
summer resort last year," The reply
was that the government had warned
the missionaries against possible dan
ger. To this he answered:
You need have no fear; you are
good people. and shall never harm a
hair of your heads. Go up and take
your rest this summer and feel per
fectly safe"
Relying on his word. those con-
cerned went up as usual for their sum-
mer rest to their bungalows. Soon
after their arrival this man himself
apparel with some of his followers.
He associated with the missionaries
in most gracious manner. and played
lawn tennis with them. keeping his
guards, however. always on the alert
against any possible surprise by the
army forces OF the government One
day he said: Perhaps you think I
did not know where you went on your
picnic last summer. knew It very
well. however. for while you were en-
joying yourselves | and my men were
behind the crags on the hills above
you. and we could have shot every
soldier acting as your guard had we
desired to do So"
This Tchakirdjali was only about
thirty-six years OF age. and is de-
scribed by an eyewitness as short and
stocky. with his head held high in the
air. His features were rugged and
pleasing and he had remarkably ex-
pressive eyes.
At last. however. as is always the
case with men of this type. the gov.
eminent got the better OF him. al.
though the peasantry believed that
Tchakirdjali was bullet-proof. The
present governor. Nazim Pasha. deter.
mined to round him up. and employed
large band Of Circassians for this
purpose. The robber band was sur
rounded and. after terrific fight.
leaving some of their number dead.
they escaped. The headless body of
Tchakirdjali was found by the Cir.
cassians.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15
(cOpyriaht By F. L. Nelson

F. L. Nelson
parts Of the island, so 1t had to be
given up. We relied after that upon
the farmers own rigs, which We pick
ed up as the occasion required.
1.-THE Red Robins consisted of Mike
Feeney, Jim Wilkes, Zip Ireland,
Slasher Kelly, Niger Foster and Joe
McGinnis. There was no reason for
having so many in the gang, for the
game was dead easy, but our numbers
gave us a chance to work tricks In
different parts of the island on the
same night. This drove the people
and police into a frenzy. and they did
not know which way to turn. The
work at Riverhead was very hot. and
was surprised at the large amount
of money that these old miser farmers
had slowed away. The first six
houses that we called at turned up
$4,000 in cash and quite a wad of
bonds. 1t took about two months to
get down to Babylon, and from there
over to Oyster Bay, where there was
rich mine among the old retired
fishermen and oystermen.
THE last place we struck was the
home of August Struble, in Oyster
Bay. He lived with his wife and an
idiotic daughter. The general impress
sion about him was that he had a big
Doodle slowed away somewhere on
the premises. JEFF had marked ehis
name with double cross. That meant
that he was away up in money mat
tiers. We started for Oyster Bay on a
Saturday night, but got there bit too
early. There were lights burning In
Struble's house. We did not know
who might be there. We stopped in
the rear Of shanty, and Zip Ireland
picked up a piece Of an axe handle
and an old cap. He had lost his own
hat on the ride to the place and put
the cap on his head.
when the lights went out in the
Struble house we went to 1t in single
file. On the way we met a negro who
had left the place by the back door.
He did not see any OF us and disap-
peared down the road. We listened
for moment at the door and. heard
the old man talking with his wife.
The door was unlocked and / stepped
into the place.
Is that you, Rube?' said Struble.
Il replied that I was RUDE. Then
going to the bedside of the old man I
flashed lantern in his face. He was
terribly frightened, and so was his
wife. but when it came down to GET
ting him to give up the hiding place
Of his gold he would not bulge. I hit
him over the head and gave him a
couple Of twisters in the ribs, but
he wouldn't tell a thing. The old
woman was Just as ugly as he was.
They both said they would die first.
They got bit of rough treatment, but
It was no use. While we were at work
the idiot girl came out of a room and
gave up the whole business. She took
us to where old Struble's money was
hidden and turned up a rich prize.
After we got everything in sight we
took the old mans team and lit out
We made the idiot girl come with us
and then lost her in the woods"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15
THE RED TRAIL OF THE "RED
ROBINS"

F|1 HAVE before called atten-
LnSIGIH ton to the passing Of the
E6StS6.A old gangs" in New York
IISHB&HlA city. This has largely
Ig9NlH cnme about through the re-
Smation Of those sections
OF the city HNtch were their breeding
places. MukFSry Bend is no more.
The Bowery pm lost it's criminal char
acter. The toB House district Is
Sunday schod compared with what II
used to be. Any sentimentalists de-
plore the passing Of these old land
marks and lament the good old order
of things" But while crimes OF VIC
lence still exist, and probably will con-
tinue to do so for some time to come.
/ think l am safe in saying that life
in a great city is being made safer all
the time.
II any one is disposed to call atten-
ton to recent crimes In dispute OF this
statement / wish to put in evidence
the record of the famous Red Rob-
ms" who left a trail Of robberies,
beatings and murders around New
York something like a generation ago.
After reading Left" Flannelly's story
/ leave 1t to any student of criminol-
ogy whether in this day of Bertillon
measurements, the finger-print system
and the portrait parle, such a gang OF
acknowledged murderers could go so
long undetected and unpublished.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15
Pretty Girl. and Plain Men.

When a pretty woman marries a
plain man it is not because she pities
him. A woman loves a man because
Of his strength. His determination ap-
peals 10 her. and wins her in the end.
though she may not have been at
tracted to him in the beginning. Firm
ness compels a woman's admiration
and respect. and that is the first step
ping stone to love.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15

better authenticated instance OF
lengthy widowhood is that of Jean.
Countess Of Roxburgh. who died in
1888. at the comparatively juvenile
age Of ninety-six. She had been a
widow for II years, her husband, the
third Earl Of Roxburgh, having been
lost in the Gloucester frigate, which
was wrecked in 1ss2.-London Chron-
icle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15
Widow % Years.

The Countess Of Desmond's widow
hood Of 20 years does not top the
record. Agnes Skinner. who died in
1903 at the age OF one hundred and
nineteen. is said to have survived her
first and only husband 90 years. A
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15
All cnncurred

Belle--How silly men are when they
i propose, Why. my husband acted
like a perfect fool NeIl-That's just
what everybody thought-London Op
inion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15

back, and, taking a silver filigree
necklace, he fastened 1t around her
neck, saying: God be with you and
give you peace!"
At another time this same bandit.
who feared neither man nor devil.
rode into a town in the Meander val
ley where lived three Turks who no
toriously ground the faces of the
poor. 1t was high noon, and the three
men were in the mosque at prayers
Tchakirdjali went boldly into the
mosque. and, tapping each of the three
on the shoulder. said: Il want to see
you outside" All three came out.
knowing perfectly well who this man
was. He then spoke to No. /. saying:
Il want of you six hundred liras, and
| want them now" To No. 2 he said:
"Of you ! want seven hundred liras.
and want them now" To No. 8 he
said: Il want twelve hundred liras.
and want them now" No. 3 at once
began to make some excuses. when
the bandit drew his revolver and shot
him on the spot. The other two. see
ing that there was no effective argu-
ment under such conditions. went with
Tchakirdjali and counted out the gold,
This very considerable sum he then
at once proceeded to distribute among
the poor Of the vicinity. thus drawing
down on his head a thousand heart
felt blessings.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15

Beyond Power to ovsreone -.
The self-consciousness la a.
out Of q young drummer On
trip.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15

THE CRIMINAL Tells
: How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue of Knowl-
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, Always Holds Good"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15
Conclusive Evidence,

What evidence have your" the
magistrate asked woman. Il have
brought my black eye" she replied.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-15
an mr. 6OSpHORu5

n VIEWS has lately reached this
An country that in Anatolia. not
~ very far from Smyrna, the
Il u Turkish government has sue
ceaded In canfnrinR and nut
Arizona republican., 1912-05-30
WATER OFFICE cLosED.-It

WATER OFFICE CLosED.-It will be a holiday all day at the Water Users. and in recognition of the be closed.
 PLEASANT DANCE-There was 2 pleasant dance last eevning in K of P hall for which the Forester sec tion of the Modern WOOdmen of Am erica were responsible. The attend ance was large, and the evening one Of unusual pleasure.
 MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES = Work was commenced yesterday aft ernoon on the stand from which the local Grand Army Post will conduct memorial day exercises today. The stand occupies a shady place in the plaza just west of the city hall
 COMM ISSlON'S HALF HOLIDAY The Arizona Corporation cOmmis sion will inaugurate a half holiday on Saturday during the summer months beginning June 1st. All par ties desiring to make filings with the incorporation departments are re- Quested to do so Saturday morning.
 HOME WITH PRiSONER-Deputy Sheriff John Connors returned last evening from Flagstaff having in GUS tody Earl Brown. alias Eary Ryan, who was arrested in a saw mill at that city upon information obtained by the MaricOpa county authorities Brown is wanted for the alleged theft Of some Indian horses at Gila Cross ing
Arizona republican., 1912-05-30
DESERT PlCNIC.-Thc members

DESERT PlCNlc.-The members of the Mems league of the Presby- terian church, with their families and friends, are to have a big picnic tonight on the Glendale car line. at the first turn of the carlne to the west, known as desert curve" This is one half mile east of OrangeWOOd A special car will start from 1st street and Washington at D. m. and pick up the picknickers on the way.
 CASE TRANSFERRED.-rhe case Of E. $. iosney, administrator, Vs. Frank R Lewis. ct al, has reached the district court of the United State $, for the district of Arizona, having been transferred from tho former tCrritor and present state juris diction to the federal domain because of the fact tnat several parties t1 the action rasid outside the state. The action goes to the title of yalu- able timber lands in CocOnIuo county and property in California. It will take itS regular pl"ce upon the cl!- endar, and will prob1bly be reached next fall for it now seems unlikely that the court will hold any summer Sittings.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-30
BEET SUGAR SEASON.

BEET SUGAR ONtf lc- tor Claude Cisney has been eng; ged with a force of men at Glendale for some time building loading stations and placing the big beet sugar plant in condition for the beginning of the season which will occur about June 18th, and be longer and better than any of it's predecessors. The local : :creage is larger than ever and ar rangements have been made to re ceivc sugar beets from California, Buckeye and other distant sections in enormous quantities.
 A MOONLIGHT SOCIAL-Misses Erane and Claudina Sanchez gave q large number of their young friends very enjoyable moonlight party at the home of their parents, No IS East Monroe street last night. In terest was attached to the playing of many games. In some of the plays songs were sung, the entire crowd of children and many of the grown up people present, joining. During the hilarity and pleasure of the occasion, Miss Elese Sanchez served the guests with an abundance of ice cold lem onade and various kinds of early fruits. which was very much enjoyed ioyment continued till after curfeW tolled the hour of nine, and even then there were loud shouts of laughter heard after many had taken their departure.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-30
Of Local Interest
-ea1rH CfES5Sss.-.sssso1.s1s1
 ~lszIaafI~-~ STORED WATER SUPPLY

Water service department daily re- port. May %.
 Elevation of water in reservoir,
 feet .......... .............. IItZ1 Contents of reservoir, acre feet. G79, ,75O Loss preceding A hours. acre
 feet ...... ........-......... 2.l22 Elevation of water in reservoir,
 1 year ago today. feet .... 162.50 Contents of reservoir year
 ago today. acre feet ........520,3 ,329 Normal flow Salt and Verde
 rivers at Granite Reef dam,
 NJ. I. ........................ 36.21G Amount of water used for ir-
 rigatiOn, north side, M. L.. 42,3S0 Amount of water used for ir-
 risation. south side, M. L.. UPS
 Water today in all canals.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-30

Weather ..............Pt Pt cldy Pt cldy Mean daily humidity, 32. Mean daily temperature, S4. Highest temperature, 101. Lowest temper"tur C.. Total daily rainfall ............ 0.0o Excess in temperature yesterday j degrees
 Deficiency in temperature since first of month 39 degrees. Accumulated deficiency in temper ature since January l. 62 degrees. Deficiency in rainfall yesterday. .01 inch. Excess in rainfall since first Of month. 055 inches.
 Accumulated excess in rainfall since January l. 022 inch.
 ROBERT R. BRIGGS,
 Section Director.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-30
SOMETHING DolNe-Orders

SOMETHING DOlNG-Orders have gone forth for a grand ceremonial or Fl Yemamah No. 65, Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan to be held in the. oasis of Mesa. valley of Salt. on Monday June third, when it is con fidently exected there will be some thing doing. In the words of the announcement of the festive event. the Phoenix bunch will meet at K of P. hall at 6:3O D. m. Automobiles have been provided
 CHiLDREN'S DAY AT FOWLER-
 The Baptist church at Fowler will celebrate Childrens day with an all day service on the church grounds next Sunday, June 2nd The services are as follows: Sunday school h a. m: preaching, II a. m.; dinner, F m.; Children's day program, ?. m- All should bring their dinners and stay all day Those who have no dinners are invited to come anyway
 CLEANING OF ALLEYS-When the city placed it's order for street sweepers a number of rolling cans and equipment was included. it being the intention to arm a squad of white wings" with these implements of cleanliness. When the shipment arrived it was found that only a DOT tiOn of this apparatus was included, and since that time the company has been trying to trace the remainder of the shipment which has gone astray. In the meantime complaint is made that the paved alleys are becoming very dirty. and greatly in need of the attention of the street cleaning department. These alleys. are too small to permit the successful operation of the big sweepers, and until the white wing" brigade goes to work but little relief is in sight
Arizona republican., 1912-05-30
GILBERT PARKER ON ARIZONA.

Sir Gilbert Parker, who was recent ly in Phoenix on an extended visit to Arizona has sent Harry WeIch an announcement of a lecture that he is to deliver at Gravesend, England, on "MN Imnressinns of Arlznna" "
Arizona republican., 1912-05-30
THE WEATHER.
Local Daily Weather Report for The
 Arizona Republican.

Forecast for today-Fair.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.-This

ial Day Nearly "Il stores and offices will close at noon. The banks, and all public offices, county. state and city, will not be open. the postoffice will be open in all departments from nine until ten a. m., and the railroad offices will knock off work 1t high noon. Exercises appropriate to the day will be held 1t the city hall plaza this morning
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
p
A GOOD

Philadelphia. JAM. 22.-Topsy Hart
sci. who will hold the managerial reins
over Toledo next season, is the second
Of the ancient and veteran Mackmen
to be supplied with the power of lead
ership. Both Topsy and Harry Davis
are in the employ Of Charlie Somers.
as the latter is the owner of the
American association outfit as we'll as
the Naplanders.
Topsy is one Of the keenest of all
the wiseacres connected with the en-
tourage of c. McGillicuddy. Although
his active days as a player are past,
he still retains a wise head, a knowl-
edge Of the gme from all angles and
baseball a%stuteness that should make
him a success In his new field.
Toledo, where Hartsel will flourish
as a managerial green bay tree, is a
pretty cute burg when 1t comes to a
knowledge Of the national pastime.
The bugs in That city are buRlets OF
the buggiest stripe. and want a win
ner at all hazards.
With Topsy In charge, with Toledo
a farm for the discards Of the Cleve-
land team, the owner ought to be able
to find considerable satisfaction from
the showing which will be made there.
Hartsel. too. should profit by plac-
ing into cogue in the American asso.
citation the style and sort Of play
which has been the Mack campaign.
Topsy knows all about the lean LEAD.
er's strategy and he can execute it and
apply it to Toledo with a nicely. The
little albino ought to make good and
with q vengeance. =