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Arizona republican., 1912-09-30
Oysters and Typhoid

The question whe ther "floated" or freshened oysters are capable of carry ing the germs of typhoid and other diseases is just now prominent, in view of the opening of the oyster season. Health Officer .Lederle, of New York, has been quoted as being of the opinion that there is no danger of contagion, while the federal depart ment of agriculture takes a diamet- ricaHy opposite position. The de partment has decided specifically that Jamaica bay, Long Island. is polluted with typhoid germs, and the sug- gestion has been made that the oyster beds of Jamaica bay sholld be policcd by the state conservation commission.
 It now appears that New York city, under a law passed at the last session of the legislature, has entire jurisdic- ton of Jamaica bay and the lands un- der it's waters owned by the state. Thus the state conservation commsi- sion finds that it has no control over the oyster beds in the bay, and is powerIess to carry out the suggestion made by the agricultural department. Just why the New York authorities
 do not take the matter in hand, to the extent of preventing typhoid-infected 1 oysters being taken from Jamaica bay
 and sold, is yet to be explained. Con
 sumers of oysters, who may not at
 tempt to decide when doctors dis
 agree" will be inclined to give them selves the benefit of the doubt and will avoid oysters the character of
 which is not fully and officially certi- fled
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30
MEDICAL MEN HEAR
 INTERESTING PAPERS
The Heart Still Under Consideration in
 Physicians Study Course.

Since the MaricOpa county medical society decided at the beginning of the fall and winter study cOurse that the papers and lectures presented at the Saturday evening meetings should so far as possible be based on the actual experience in practice of those pre- senting them, rather than upon theory the interest in the work has grown phenOmenally Although the season is still young, the meeting of Saturday evening in the class room at St. Jo- seph's hospital was among the best attended yet
 Five papers or lectures comprised the program. pr. Warner w. Watkins presented one on Acute OVerstrain of the Heart" and followed this with an other on 'Insufficiency of the AOrtic Valves" pr. Grant $. Monical read a paper on "StenOsis of the AOrtic Val yes, and Dr. F. T. Perkins spoke on "Mitral Insufficiency" A special lec- ture on 'Strychnine' was delivered by Dr. O. E. Plath.
 The regular monthly business meet ing of the society will be held next Saturday evening. Papers will also be read on that occasion by Dr. Plath and Watkins and two others. The study of the heart will continue for another meeting or two.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

try to repeal the law of supply and demand.
 Many of us in this country are in cIined to attribute the high cost of living here, to the operations of the trusts and to our protective tariff. Some think that the trusts have not been made to behave properly and others think that they should be wiped ou altogether.
 Germany is comparatively free of trusts and as Colonel Roosevelt re- gently told us when he was in Phoe- nix, Germany has set us an example in the matter of controlling monopolies and that in this respect we are tagging behind the countries of Europe
 It may be added that there is no civilized country where the prices of the necessaries of life are so low as in this country and there is no other where the wages so enable citizens tC pay high prices
 Whether prices will ever be lower is | a matter of conjecture. The German authorities seem to think that they will be lower and that a readjustment of economic conditions will come nat 1 urally and of itself.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

horses were left and to drive them back overland. He did it and turned back $11 of the money.
 This sort of thing is common out there they tell me, but it seems to me that the cOnVictS will get tired of it after awhile, when the novelty wears off and they see that they Will have to put up their time just the same. Now every one of them, especially the long term men. thinks he Is going to get a pardon from the governor who is back of the honor system. I predict when they lose hope they will pick up and leave by the wholesale some of these days
 T got to Phoenix Saturday night, and met Billy Woolf, the acting deputy of the sheriff's office. He is fine fellow. He appointed me dep uty sheriff, to go as a guard with five prisoners to Florence, which is 5S miles from Phoenix. When I got to Florence l had dinner at the prison. It was very good. The prison is the cleanest and most sanitary in the country. It was Sunday, and l witnessed the ball game, but left it before it was ended and did not get the score.
 Monday was independence day with the MeXicans, and they were to celebrate it in Phoenix. They came from hundreds of miles around. but the big night dance and all of the afternoon programs were cut out because the chief of police was stab bed almost to death by a Mexican trying to rescue one of their fellows whom the chief had under arrest The chief fired at one of the Mex jeans and killed a young man 19 years old. This damned the town You could hardly get a drink of wa ter after that. But the Mexicans stayed there till the next day to hear Roosevelt speak
 Tt is nearly 200O miles from Mem Dhis to Phoenix, and is certainly a tiresome trip. The temperature was as high as 105 degrees in Phoenix while l was there, but I did not suf- fer from heat. The lack of humidity in the atmosphere is said to enable one to stand, with comparative com fort, a temperature even higher than that"
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30
The German Cost of Living

We print elsewhere this morning an Associated Press dispatch relative to the high cost of living in Germany. The prices of meats, most cereals and many of the other recessaries of life are higher there than they are any where else m the world, in many cases. the prices Icing twice as high as they are in this country where some of us have fancied that we en- joyed a monopoly in the high cost of living.
 The dispatch does not undertake to outline the causes of this condition in Germany hut it contains the signifi- cant statement, especially significant to us just now, amid the utterances of political orators, that the German government is not disposed to apply the remedy of legislation; that is, we suppose that Germany is not going to
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30
CORPORAL MECHANICS.

The motor bus snorted slowly along the street, gave three loud groans and stopped with a jerk right opposite a cab rank.
 The driver got off, hurriedly dived beneath the bonnet, and then, throw ing himself on the ground, crawled underneath the bus.
 After a while he came out again, and with confident smile, attempted to restart the engine. But no; the engine wouldn't go.
 Then he glared at the silent machine and scratched his head, and his mouth worked as if he cOmmuned with him self.
 A cabby silently took his whip out of the socket, and, crossing to the in furiated man, held it out to him.
 Ere ware, mattel" he said, with a ghost of a grin. It 'im"-From Answers.
 Contributions to The Republican Want Ad section are good business get in on it.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30
HONOR SYSTEM
 IN OPERATION
Detective Horan, Late a Visitor in Phoenix and Florence, Tells Memphis Newspaper What He Saw on His Journey

Pinkerton Detective P E. Horan
 of Memphis was here two weeks ago
 yesterday having come after Will
 Hams, the bank sWindlcr, who had
 recently been arrested Mir. Horan visited the penitentiary at Florence
 and his views of that and other mat
 ters are set forth in the following ! interview:
 Out in Arizona they are going to
 find out if there is sure enough hon.
 or among thieves" said F. E. Horan. city detective, who has just returned from that state with Charles w Will Hams, the noted forger and swindler wanted in Memphis for operations last January.
 The honor system was inaugliratcd
 the first of the year, and so far works like a charm, but I predict ! that it will all blow up sooner or later and d bunch of the worst crooks in the country will pick up
 and Vamoose The convicts are al ! lowed more privilege than we give to
 a trusty at the police station.
 T witnessed a game of baseball
 between an Indian team and con
 vict nine at Florence, where the state prison is located. The audience was
 composed of convicts except for a few ladies and gentlemen from the
 town who enjoyed the game. T suppose there were 200 convicts out in the open witnessing this game. l There was not a guard or gun near them. Among those covicts were half dozen men serving life sentences, and one man sentenced to hang
 within a month The latter was walk ing about dressed like citizen of , the town.
 There was nothing about him to indicate that he was even d convict, much less one condemned to hang. The other convicts were all dressed alike, but there was no stripe on
 them. Each man carried a number
 on his back and in the front part of his hat.
 There are 2SO men in the Arizona penitentiary, but only thirty five of them are what is termed white men,
 the others being Mexicans and In dians There is no danger of the MeXcans leaving. The penitentiary is a haven for them. They are nVing much easier and better in prison than out It was explained to me that as the country was prairie all ! about, if a man left some one would report it and a guard would get on a horse and soon run him down, then he would have violated his hon CT and would be locked up.
 "Of course, there is a walled in closure for the convicts This is high and of concrete. on the top of
 that wall are stationed guards with Winchester rifles Those are all the
 guards used. This keeps those who violate their honor under the gun. Sixty honor conVicts were out thirty-five miles building a viaduct without guard beyond the man who was overseeing the job. There was not a pistol or gun in the camp f where they stayed.
 "The men are allowed two days | for every one they work
 "A short time before I went there man sentenced for five years in ! March was sent alone after a wagon and team belonging to a man who was arrested in Phoenix for d UIime. 1 He had arrived on the train, but had left his horses and wagon at a point 1 where he took the train. The con vict was given $25 and told to take l the train to the point where the
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30
AT THE WIGWAM

The new bill at the Wigwam to- night consists of up-to-date photo plays and is bound to please. Outside of the beautiful picture program Man ager Mullen has a pleasant surprise for his patrons, and sameone is going to be made happy, so don't fail to be present The program will be shown as follows: The Mis- Sent Letter." a corking comedy of rich laugh-creating complications; Yellow Bird" a west ern Indian story of many thrilling events; The Wandering Minstrel" a dramatic story full of realism and heart interest; His Masterpiece" or the tragedy of old age
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30
MONDAY, SEPT. 30. 191:
Court of Last Resort"

We have heard from what we be lieve to be an authoritative source, though we do not affirm it as a fact, that there is a curious judicial sys- tenn in operation at the Arizona state prison, under which it is decided whether paroles, pardons and com mutations shall be granted. It is certainly novel system and the nov city of it might in the minds of the authorities, alone, be a sufficient war rant for it's existence.
 It is said that the cases of convicts to whom clemency may be extended are gone over by the prison authori- ties again. That is, the convict is retried or the proceedings in the trial resulting in his conviction are re- viewed. Thus we have a court of . appeals of which we have not been aware: a court of last resort in criminal cases. a court standing sev- cral notches above the supreme court of the state; a court which in con- ccivable cases, might review and re verse a decision by the supreme court of the United States.
 We have not been informed as to the procedure of the supremest su- preme court of Arizona Of course, the witnesses appearing at the trials of convicts in the regularly established courts cannot be summoned. It may be that the penitentiary authorities avail themselves of the record in each case or it may be that they rest the matter on the convict's statement and it may be depended upon that he will not intentionally include in his statement anything that may be prejudicial to his case.
 We do not know who constitute the Penitentiary Court of Appeals in Criminal Cases; what attorney repre- scnts the convict and what one repre- sents the people. It is probable that the people are not represented at all They have had their day in court and have been represented by a county attorny It is now the convict's turn.
 Such an arrangement naturally re- suits in the sitting of justice down pretty fine,-so fine that there is apt to be nothing left of it. We fancy the erudite pententiary court review ing the evidence and the law in cases which have been tried in the superior courts and have been affirmed by the supreme court thereby arriving at new conclusions regarding the guilt or innocence of convicts which have been committed to the penitentiary only for safe keeping This arrangement, if it exists, must inspire our regular courts with q sense of their own nothingness and puerility They must ask them selves why they exist at all
 But there is one part of their field that has not been encroached upon The penitentiary court as we under stand it, has not yet taken jurisdic- ton in civil matters and probably does not intend to do so. Tn view ot the existence of the penitentiary court we think it would be well for the superior and supreme courts to re- Inquish their jurisdiction in crimina cases.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

A St Louis woman last week was granted @ divorce from her husband on the ground of failure to support Among the specific charges against the defendant was that of laziness As a sister of the plaintiff testified he was too lazy to have bad habits {; he was lacking in energy to smoke cigarettes"
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

Russia and England" says dis patch, have decided to assume more direct responsibility for Persia" The resources of the diplomatic language are equal to anything. It is possible to announce a territorial grab in terms that sound almost pleasing to the ear.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

Somebody makes the prediction that Europe is about to break out with an eruption of volcanoes that will make the continent too warm as a place of residence for human beings. Maybe we can borrow few of the volcanoes in case the coal supply runs short
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

King George succeeded in restrain ing an impulse to take a ride in an airship. but he indignantly denies a rumor that his prudence was inspired by Queen Mary. Even kng can dis play common sense sometimes on his own initiative.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

Senator Jonathan Bourne was too progressive to suit the republicans of Oregon, but not progressive enough to suit the progressives, so he failed to obtain a renomination for senator from either party A candidate must make very fine distinctions these days so as to be sure that he will not fall between two stools
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

A German scientist claims to have found a way to squeeze the water out of potatoes so that they can be trans ported by freight much more cheaply than at present. When his invention comes into use the consumer will purchase his potatoes by the bale in stead of by the bushel.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

The express companies propose to revise their rates to meet the compe- tition of the parcels post. They have the full permission of the public to go as far as they please. sweeping reduction just before Christmas would be extremely popular.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30
IF THIS IS YOUR
 BIRTHDAY

There is a prospect of a pleasant journey or some change in your af- fairs which you will like and in gen eral your year will be fortunate one. Be careful in managing the af- fairs of others, which may come un- der your care
 Those born today will be of good character and by their own industry and reasonable conduct will attain high positions
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

It will require fifty years, MT. Roosevelt says, to put his program into full effect. In the nature of things, he can hardly expect to direct the work personally all that time.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

A woman in California made the mistake of accepting a nomination to a judicial position before she had been admitted to the bar. She failed in her examinations and is now placed under the embarrassing necessity of withdrawing from the campaign
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30
HE KNEW

Young Bachelor-I often wonder if Pm making enough money to get married on.
 old Benedict-Well, I don't know how much you're making, but you aren't
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

A woman writes that ideal huS- bands are scarce. Thank goodness, nature is not so stingy in the case of wives.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30
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Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

Storage, repairs and supplies. Open day and night. Rent cars. Wesley A. Hill, owner. 235 West Wash. St. Overland 345. Cons. NJ. SIP.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

. Agents for the R. c. H. Auto.
 N Repairing of all kinds. Fourth ys and East Washington streets.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-30

General Repair Work, Storage and Rent Car. Satisfaction guaranted. Belt Wilson, Owner, 229 E. Adams Street. Phone S39.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-12-20

dict in the momentous and myster-
ious matters at issue wherein the
state of Innocence is the Plaintiff
and one Philip Ladley is the de-
fendant, according to the evidence
of the knife, the shoe and the onyx
clock, whose several and divers help
you may now implore."
The prosecuting attorney then
made his opening statement to the
jury. This statement contained a
succinct outline of the general con;
d;tions surrounding the location OF
the alleged crime together with a
statement of the material facts upon
which the state relied for cOnvic-
ton of the defendant. AS the pro-
secutor was closing his statement he
was commenting upon the strong
chain of circumstantial evidence he
would weave about the defendant
and proceeded to express his opin-
ion that the defendant was guilty of
foul and atrocious murder. He
vas interrupted by the defendants
attorney, who objected to the pro-
secutor expressing any opinion upon
the merits of the case until after
the evidence was given. Hot words
followed between the attorneys, with
the court trying to quiet them, but
the lawyers kept on wrangling-
finally order was restored and the
attorneys were told to take their
seats.
The court then proceeded to de-
liver a lecture upon their miscon-
duct and their refusal to stop quar-
reling when called to order by the
court. Judge Bryan stated that In
order to uphold the dignity of the
court he would adjudge both at
torneys guilty of contempt and as
sessed a fine of fifteen dollars
against each attorney. The defend
ants attorney, after searching his
pockets, was unable to produce the
necessary fine, SO the defendant,
Ladley, paid the fine assessed to
his attorney. The prosecutor was
in the same financial condition as
his opponent, being unable to find
any cash. on his person, he asked
Judge Bryan for a loan of enough
money to pay his fine.
The judge then turned and said,
"Mr. Clark, you may enter an order
renting the fine against the pro-
scouting attorney as this county is
better able to lose the money than
] am"
This side play seemed to please
the audience immensely.
Mrs. Marie Pitman was then
called and sworn on behalf of the
state, and she was dressed for her
part according to her description in
''Everybody's."
In reply to questions by the pro-
scouting attorney, Mrs. Pitman de-
scribed her boarding house, its sur
roundings and the inmates. The
moving Of the Ladleys upstairs on
account of the rapid rise of the
water; the events Of Sunday, Sun
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-12-20

day night and Monday were gone
into in detail; the. mysterious dis
appearance of Jennie Brice; the dis
covery of evidence of foul play that
Mrs. Pitman made, assisted by Mr.
Holcombe; finding the bloody rope,
the broken knife and blade, the
towel, the slipper and the paper
with the list in Ladley's handwrit-
ing.
All of these articles were identi-
fed by Mrs. Pitman and were intro
duced as exhibits" on the part of
the state.
The slipper introduced in evidence
was a No. IL pillow shoe with the
top cut of to make it look like a
slipper. The shoe was old, worn
and patched. This exhibit caused
the audience to convulse with laugh
ter.
The long fur coat found on cake
of floating ice was also identified by
Mrs. Pitman as the property of Jen-
ME Brice.
The following Caldwell people
were witnesses in the case:
Mrs. Marie Pitman, boarding
house keeper-Mrs. Paul Murphy.
Mr.. Holcombe, retired merchant
and amateur detective-Mr. H. D.
Blatchley.
Mr.. Reynolds, dry goods clerk
G. D. Gates.
Ellis Howell, newspaper reporter
"A. A. Binford.
Miss Temple Hope, leading lady
at the Gaiety Theatre-Miss Lou
Ella Haley.
Joe Mcclure, wash-woman's hus-
band-Raymond Price.
Molly Mcclure, wash-woman-
Miss Mcfarland.
Mr.. Bronson. manager Gaiety
Theatre-Bruce Lesser.
Timothy SENT, "Shanty-boat Tim"
peddler-Earl Boyes.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-12-20

Mrs. Agnes Murray, mother Of
Allie Murray, the stenOgrapher who
diappeared-Mrs. w. M. Case.
DR.. Littlefeld, proprietor Of an
inebriate asylum In Des Moines,
Iowa-Dr. Haley.
Mrs. Virginia Halifax, sister of
Jennie Brice-Miss Josephine Steun-
enberg.
Jonathan Alexander. druggist-F.
D. Mumford.
Miss Eliza schaffer, postmistress
at Horner, Penn.-Miss Mary Snod-
grass.
Philip Ladley. playwright. F..
Beale.
After the witnesses were exam
ined and the evidence was In the
prosecuting attorney, w. A. Stone,
made Enthusiastically fOrceful
address to the ladies of the jury.
The fact that Mr.. stone has been
known for many years as one of the
leading members of the bar, that he
has been connected with many prom
inent trials, including the famous
Steunenberg murder case and many
other cases of note, and the fact
that he is a man of splendid adj
dress and an entertaining and con-
vincing speaker, enlisted the wrapt
attention Of every person IN the
court room as he arose to. address
the jury.
Attorney Alfred Stone in behalf Of
the defendant, made q short and
concise address to the jury. After
adroitly complimenting the ladies of
the jury, the young attorney re-
viewed the evidence for the de-
tense. Mr.. Stone clothed his argu-
ment in effective and we'll chosen
language. When the speaker had
finished it was evident that he had
impressed the jury deeply by the
gravity of his words. During the
trial Mr. Stone established his repu-