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Arizona republican., 1912-08-05
NOTHING KNOWN
 ABOUT II HERE
Efforts to Locate E.. J. Scott and J. A. Allan, of Phoe- nix, Reputed to be Record Breaking Travellers, Are Fruitless.

If there is anybody hereabout who can inform the public concerning the identity and achievements of E. J. lived in or near Phoenix sufficiently long to call it home, the facts will gratify ihe curiosity ot quite a number of people. Newspaper stories early in July credited them with having es- abolished q new record of 3S days. for a trip aro:ind the world
 In the early days of July instructions came from Los Angeles papers to Phoenix correspondents to interview Scott and Allan if they could be found, with the information that they had been financed by Phoenix banks for a trip around the world and had broken the record and claimed Phoenix as their home. Diligent inquiry by the correspondents did not reveal their presence in Phoenix, nor any knowl- heard Of them.
 Nevertheless stories bearing Los Angeles date lines were published in the New York papers. giving many de- tails of the trip around the world by these young men, who it is said went from Phoenix to Los Angeles and from there around the world, taking ship at Seattle Ter Japan.
 Now comes D. D. Bidwell. secretary of the East Hartford. (Conn.,) Tobac- co Storage Corporation. at one time newspaper man, in letter to the Phoenix postmaster enclosing clippings of the Scott-Allen achievement and asking to be put in touch with the gen tlemen as his letter to them was re turned to writer" The postmaster stfll insists that their names cannot be found in the directory nor has anybody been found in Phoenix who knows them.
 Bidwelfs interest in the matter comes from the fact that a year or so ago he made a similar trip around the world. and though he did not try as hard as he might, stopping two or three days on two occasions at special points of interest, he finished in something over 46 days. That he says was rec ord so far as ne can find out. and stood until the alleged accomplishment of Scott and Allan. From all that has been learned in Phoenix it still stands, for. Scott and Allan appear to be mythOlOgical characters. devised for the purposes of a good news story on a dull day.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05

Do you drag yourself every day to your work, dead-tired and burdened with an aching back? Thousands do
 And it's so often unnecessary, for in many cases these sufferings would end if relief were given the tired kidneys
 Kidney troubles are very common among those who work, but too of ten the kidney weakness is entirely unsuspected and time is lost in wron4 treatment. Blndly the ~' struggle is kept up. The bread winner dares not give up for fear of losing his place
 Though railroading, painting and some other occupations are especial ly hard on the kidneys, Overwork in any occupation greatly increases the blood Altering task of the kid neys, tending to weaken them and to bring urinary disorders or per- haps backache
 It is a good plan to watch the kid Eeys and keep them well. Any stup- born pain in the back is cause to suspect kidney weakness. So is a
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05

uncanny condition of affairs, which forces said judges to render such uncanny decisions; for. is it not writ ten in the statutes and the constitu- tiOn of our state? And, what is of vastly of greater weight, is it not fully warranted by innumerable prece- dents and court opinions handed down from remote ages to out own time? What can q poor court do anyway, except to enforce the law as it finds it on the books? l would advise all those who doubt the wisdom, the hon. esty or the justice of the decision of our learned and fearless court that they take up and carefully read that eight column decision Gin order to get the best possible results from the reading, would suggest that they first chlorOform their reasoning faculties and throw their common sense into the scrap heap, as undesirable incum- brances) and believe all he reads therein, and at the same time be very careful not to read anything, not to listen to anything, not to believe anything except what he finds em- bodied in that opinion of the court, and it is highly probable that he will come to the conclusion that the court was absolutely right.
 In viewing this matter it should be remembered that the question involv-
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05
THE OCTAVE MINE.

Referring to one of Arizona s greatest gold producers of q few years ago situated a few miles east of Congress. the Prescott Journal Miner says: With the arrival in Prescott yesterday of H. c Gibbs of Boston, chairman of the reorgani- Zation committee of the Octave Min ing company, the affairs of that cor poration are to receive important consideration in the near future. A meeting Of creditors is to take place and it is reported that the sale Of the property under bankruptcy pro ceedings will be authorized to take place in September. Conditions are favorable for resumption and Inc ld-time gold producer will prob- ably be operated on more practi- cal basis than ever before. John H Page of Phoenix, trustee, is al@o in the city to participate in the meet ing
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05
COLONIAL lLLITERACY4

No true son or daughter of MaSca chusetts has ever doubted that Mas sachusetts has maintained from tba very beginning of things in the new world an unapproachable superiority in all things intellectual. It is foY the enlightenment, therefore. of tn. rest or the country that the Unit ed states bureau Of education is pub- llshlng a historical bulletin which shows how far in advance of it's sis ter colonies Massachusetts stood as regards the educational attainments ot the people of the seventeenth century The present primacy of Massachusetts of course, goes without saving. but if there is anybody in any remote re- zion who has doubts as to the nast this bulletin will meet the reollire- ments of his case
 The investigators on behalf of the bureau made study of illiteracv in Massachusetts, New York. Pennsvl- Vania and Virginia in the colonial days basing their investigation mainly on the signatures to the extant legal and other documents of that period. Tn the absence of other sources of in- formation this seemed a line decided - lY worth following, since it is fair in it's comparisons, and the results are 4o< much interest. For example. study was made of the signatures of deeds etc. executed in Suffolk county. Mas sachuSettS, over two periods. 1653-16h6 and 16S6-1697, and in both periods the percentage of men who made their mark in place of writing their name remained constant at II per cent. Of the women signers, 5S per cent made their mark in the first period and 38 per cent in the second period
 Of over 12,000 men in Virginia who signed deeds and depOsitions in prac- tically the same periods, 40 per cent made their marks, and of 5000 Vir- ginian women, 75 per cent made their marks. In New York of 360 sigma lures of men examined at Albany. from documents of the years 1854 to 1875. 21 per cent were made with marks-a far better showing than that of Virginia, but still far behind Mas sachusetts. In Pennsylvania the peri cd taken was q little later-the first half of the eighteenth century-but of I2 900 signatures examined 26 per cent were made with a mark Natur- ally ill all of the colonies at that time the percentages of illiteracy in the entire population was much larger than among those who were of con sequence enough to be signing deeds. jury lists, wills and depositions
 Such data are not complete enough to allow a final or wholly adequate measure of educational conditions; either as between the colonies or as between the past and the present, but the figures are exceedingly sug- geStive; and they not only indicate clearly the early primacy of Massa- chusetts, but they also emphasize the great progress which popular educa- tion has made in the whole country Boston Herald
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05

discoloration, or pain or irregularity of the passages. And if there is rheu- matic pain headache, lassitude nerv- ousness, or dizziness don't delay Early kidney troubles are easiest to cure
 Use Doan's Kidney Pills to stimu- late, soothe, strengthen and help weak kidneys. This remedy is used and recommended all over the civ ilized world, and is endorsed by Phoe- nix people-persons you can call on. it skeptical Here is HOME PROOF:
 PHOENIX PROOF.
 J. w. Smith, 733 Grand Ave, Phoe- nix, AriZ, says: Experience has con Vinced me of the value of Doan's Kid ney Pills and l do not hesitate to recommend them as reliable reme- dy. For some time l was annoyed by dull pain in the small of my back, accompanied by headaches and other symptoms of disordered kidneys. tried various remedies but did not finG relief until I used Doan'S Kidney Pills, procured at tbe Adams Phar- macy. The proved satisfactory in every way"
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05
STRETCHED AT AN IDLE MOMENT.
Astist's Work on Marble Table Top
 Treasured by Cafe Owner.

Tables with marble tops have certain obvious advantages. They can easily be cleaned They are intensely hy- gienic. Also. an artist is able to make sketches rpOn them: and a case in point has occurred recently at Geneva.
 It was bright morning and NJ. HOd- Ter the great Geneva painted, was talk ing his morning Jraught. as old Pepys would say, at the local Cafe du Nord. AR he drank. he had an inspiration to sketch the head of q beautiful girl It happens so with painters. And with M Hodler the thing was instantly ac- cOmplished He fished q pencil out of his pocket and, as he did not have the back of ar envelope handy, he linned the fancy of his brain upon the marble top
 The owner of the cafe saw it. In fact. expecting something of the sort, he had Teen crouching near this table, ready to spring like q tiger upon the finished sketch. To have it cut from the table top, framed. and hung was the work Of half an hour. Beforenight- fall he Tad refused a hundred pounds for it.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05
0 cents. fosterniibun Co.,. Buffalo \. r.. Pfopdetos

ed, practically speaking. was as to whether or not the numerous state. county and precinct officers were elected to hold office until the first of January 1913 as the constitution plainly provides in three separate and distinct clauses, or till the first of January, 1915, as the court in it's in fnite~ wisdom and splendid benefi- cence has seen fit to decree l for one recollect having heard several candidates make the declaration dur ing the campaign that they were ex- pecting only a fraction of a term at the best but not one did I hear say that he was playing for a full term and then some. Such too, no doubt, was the prevailing opinion of the vo ters who did the electing, for we now hear and have been hearing on every hand ever since this question was first raised, similar expressions of opinion from all classes and from all quarters.
 In conclusion I will say: Let us get the recall of the judiciary back into the constitution. Too bad it is not in working order now, for if one can judge by the numerous expressions heard on every hand it would not long lie rusting in "inocuouS deSueude."
 A DEMOCRAT
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05
B|G SHOWS fOR
 ELKS' THEATER
Only Good Ones Will Be Booked the Coming Sea son Which Will Open Early. David Warfield Will Be On the List.

Mention was made some time ago Of the fact that A H. Reeves had secured the management of the Elks theater for the coming season IL is now learned that the season will open rather earlier than usual and il will be the plan of Mr. Reeves to have only good shows and as many Of them as he can secure, so long as the people show their appreciation. He does not conceive that they will in any way interfere with his other play houses which will also be kept al the highest standard for popular priced houses for he proposes to have in the Elks. only the sort of plays and actor folk the people will be willing to pay better prices to see.
 The booking for the season is still in progress and Mr Reeves does not know onh in part what shows he will have. but his instructions are Tor good ones only. That his in structions are being carried out is instanced bv the few that have been booked to date and reported.
 The first play of the season will be Beverly of Graustark, which is scheduled to be here September : and is too well known to need com ment It is known that two other good plays which were seen here last year have been booked though the dates have not been learned One is Red Rose and the other is Polly of the Circus which was giv- en a fine reception.
 But the big treat will be David Warefield. perhaps the most notable actor of the day. He played Phoe- nix once to a crowded house and there is no doubt but he will have the same sort of d reception next time he comes. When he will come or what he will play has not been announced. It is only known that he --ill come.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05
ART IN THE AUGUST CENTURY

Three special features of the August Century, the midsummer holiday num- Der. printed in tint, will be:
 Eight full-page reproductions from Autographs, drawn by the noted etch CT. Joseph Pennell, on a special sketching trip to the canal zone un- dertaken for the Century last Febru- ary. These Autographs reproduce picturesquely the lock gates at Pedro Miguel. the building of the Pedro Mi guel lock, the Miraflores lock, sev- eral views of the great Gatun lock, and the great cut looking toward Culebra, mostly views not longer to be seen since the water was let in.
 Six gay decorative panels by Max field Parrish. now first published.
 Toilers in the Traces. a group of vigorous horses by Paul BransOm.
 There will also be a striking cover in color by Thornton Oakley. and pictures by q number Of other artists including Oliver HerfOrd. Yohn. Birch Gruger the Boutet de Monvels father and son.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05
ELECTION DECISION
 IS NOT FORGOTTEN
Democrat of This Community Still
 Holding 1t in Mind

At the time of the supreme court election decision, The Republican pre- dicted that so far as the people were concerned that would not be the last of the matter, that it would not be forgotten. Since then The Repub- lcan has received frequent communi- cations on the subject. the following showing the unanimous trend of pri- Vate opinion.
 To the Editor of The Republican, Sir: It is more than evident that the now notorious supreme court deci- sion in the election case is not meet ing with unanimous approval. for even some of our office holders, men who helped to build the constitution, and therefore ought to have some idea as to it's intended meaning. are con- demning the decision. When we take
 into consideration the date of the
 making and ratification of the con-
 stitution together with the extraor-
 dinary and unlocked for delay, causing
 the admission to occur in the year 1912 instead of 1911, as we who rati- fled the constitution had every req son to expect; when we look at the constitution itself, wherein it pro- vides in three separate and distinct (now to be read "eXtinct) clauses that all officers elected under the provisions of the enabling, act should hold till the first of January, 1913: when we consider the well known fact that had statehood come to us six weeks sooner than it did, as ev- ervbody confidently expected it would | ,vba, ye ratified the constitution one | year and four days previously, then this question of an election for 1912 | could not possibly have come up, for
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05

Tn this generation of artifice woman's exterior gives little clue to her real self" argues Maude Fulton.
 They tell of New York woman who once asked her maid:
 This person who called without leaving her name-Was she a lady?
 Oh yes, madam; perfect lady the maid replied. Her hair was dyed the loveliest gold, she was covered with pearls and diamonds and she smelt of Egyptian cigarettes and champagne. madam August Young's Nigga zine
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05
MUTlLATE AMERICAN BOOKS.
EnqIsh Publishers Get Out Many
 Weird Editions by Our Writers.

The rlutilation of the sequel of "Helen's Babies brings us to another aspect of the subject The North American Review called attention in 1S4S to tne fact that American authors were not only deprived of a fair mark ct at hOn1e and of an share in the profits os their works abroad, but they were deprived of all protection in re gard to lheir literary fame and the in tegritl of their works abroad. Books with titles like The Young Maiden and "The Young Wife" became 'Ths English Maiden" and The English Wife" Sparks's Writings of Wash ipgton. in twelve volumes, were re- printed with the original title in two volumes as if complete.
 Story's law trAatises We're chOprAl into fragments and scattered through another law book. Most prefaces ana titles pages were altered so as to con ceal the;- origin.
 Two different houses in London" said A. S. Roe. advertised works un- der nlv anne with the most ridiculous titles-wcrks which I would scorn to own" '. P Roe not only saw in one bookstore in Canada six rival reprints of one If his novels, but also novel which he never wrote.
 Ten works were op one publishers list by Mark Twain which he never heard of. Ben Hur' was printed in London under another title and with the omission of the story of the hero, but the publisher had written an en- tirely new preface. to which he signed General Waliace's name.
 PrOfe ssor Matthews says that after dligent inquiry he had been unable to discover a single instance where the American pirate mutilated the book he had stolen. There was, of course, no inducement to alter English books in any way without a distinct acknoWl- edgement of the fact. because the read ar knowing the reputation they had already sained insisted upon an exact copy, ana the publisher would only have injured himself in injuring the book-Algernon Tassin in the Book man.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05
UNCERTAIN

Jane, aged nine, always brings home very satisfactory reports from school. invariably getting A in elementary science.
 Uncle Tom, looking over one of her reports the other evening, asked Jane just what elementary science meant.
 Well" said the little girl hesitat- ing q moment. I'm not quite sure whet ther it is the study of wild ami mals or the insides of us"-August WOman'S Home Companion
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05
MPROF. lEOOUtNI

PARIS, Aug. 3.-Professor Emile Legouin Cf the Paris Sorbonne has been selected to deliver course of lectures at Harvard university in the next academic year. He fills the chair of English language and literature at the SOroonne, has written several books on English literature and show ed that 1c was a master of English by delivering an excellent speech at the American club here on Washington's birthday last winter.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05

Experience is. no doubt. great teacher. but not always q wise one, according to a story told by pretty Gertrude Brian. of Little Boy Blue fame:
 q am reminded of a woman whom l once saw. in my younger days. feed ing a babe a few months old on bits of fried fish and pickle.
 " Don't do that I said Don't do that madam! It's most unhealthy to give fish and pickle to so young child
 ''The woman drowned upon me.
 " Huh she said, don't you try to teach me how to feed babies. Why. young woman. I've buried seven. August Young's Magazine
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05
4 WISE CAPTAIN

The captain of the Mauretania didn't think that the safest way to traverse ice-infeSted waters was to flare drought at top speed.-NeW York Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05

Tommy. did you wash your hands this morning."
 q washed one of 'em. ma'am"
Arizona republican., 1912-08-05

Phoenix.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-03
In the Economy of Every
Kind Of Business Near
Them.

Every improvement In a highway
be 1t waterway, a railway or a
wagon road-means an enlargement
Of the opportunities OF all Hose en-
gagged in any kind OF business con-
tiguous to II. In the development
Of both agriculture and manufactures
the wagon road plays an Important
part. Whatever may be the ultimate
destination of farm products, their
first movement is over the country
road. The same is true OF raw ma
torials Of many important Industries.
and in the concentration OF food and
supplies for an Industrial or com
mercial center and in the dlstrfbu-
ton Of commodities from such a CEN
ter through the surrounding agri-
cultural regions the wagon road is
always an important factor.
1t is the farmer who is most di-
rectly and vitality interested in the
improvement of the country roads.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-03
Birthday Surprise .

Mrs. A.. NJ Hammond, pastors
wife at Adamston, sprung q surprise
on her husband recent date. which
was'Yer much enjoyed by the scores
Of CHESTS who were present,
The Methodist ladies' and friends
Of 'Adamston and Wllsonburg met
at the parsonage at $3.50 p. M,
Wednesday May. 90, This was, a
Joint meeting of the. two aid soct-
et,es of Adamston and lWflsonburg.
After devotional exercises conducted
by. the REV. Mr. Hammond and
some business matters were looked
after, Mrs; Carl Drummond repre-
sentlng the Aid Society and ladies
Of Adamston, presented the Rew4Mr.
Hammond handsome purse. after
which Mrs M. H.. Rockwell, OF
Wilsonburg, representing the Aid So
Getty and friends of wilsonburg,
presented the Rev Mr.. Hammond.
two very beautiful druggets. To
the presentation speeches the Rev.
Mr.. Hammond responded feenngiy,
Refreshments were served and a
good social time INDUCED in. The
guests departed wishing the Rev.
Mr.. Hammond many happy returns
of his birthday.
In the ewing after prayer meet
ing quite a number Of gentlemen
friends. and Mrs. Hammond's Sun
day school class of Young. ladies,
brought many beautiful and useful
presents. RefreshmentsS' = we're
served by the hostess assisted : iBy
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-03
SLOCIA e.
UNIQUE Luncheon I,u !.
Observation-Disclosures,

= p 4 Z
Unique Luncheon. ;. -.,s.,j
Z aitssi Mary Kelley. of !. SIS clay
street, entertained theaTau Sigma
Cub with an elaborate IA o'cloex
luncheon Saturday afternoon, there
being bfessnt Miss Blanche M !.
RObbinsl the guest uks ho1f7 MISS
Mary Osborn, Miss Freda Kane
Miss Alice Allen, Miss Pauline Nus
grave, Miss Genevieve Roberts, anu
the hostess, Miss Mary Kelly. and
her visitor, Miss Eva zones, OF
Wheeling.
The dining room was profusely
decorated, the colors being pink and.
white. The center piece consisted
of a large heart made Of pink and
white roses. Suspended from the
chandelier was large white satin
bow surrounded by pink hearts,
from which extended pink satin rib
bon to the plate of each guest, and
attached to each ribbon was VIII tie
satin heart on which was embro!d-
cred in pink letters 81! r. and
p R." The place cards were hand
painted cupids. AT each plate was
a sealed manuscript. When the seal
was broken the secret Of the lunch
con was revealed.
II have an announcement to make.
which is neither new nor old
We are to lose one of our club, SO
/ am told. ~! .,
Wonder how we may find out. who
this girl is to be?
We can have guessing contest, or a
spelling match and see,
Which one of this club the lucky
g.rl may be.
/ spell-B L. IA N CHE NJ R
Gu e R T e BBIN s,
who is the girl you see."
Now we VIII look around and find
this young man SO bold,
Who has made it his business to
enter this sacred fold.
We will have a guessing contest, or
a spelling match and see,
If this young man has any right. to
make himself SO free.
/ SPELL A M ES EDER
lex RAN so N E, he is the
lucky man you see."
Mrs. C. westenberg, of cosum-
bus, o., aunt of the guest of honor,
presented her with large bouquet
OF pink roses from her Sorority Delta
Sigma class, of the Pennsylvania
School of Art, of Philadelphia, COM
posed of Miss Anna Harris, Miss
Betty Willis. Miss Helen Haskell,
Miss Jean Robinson, Miss Marguer.
lite Greenwald, Miss Priscilla Ma,
gowan and Miss Edith Clement.
The announcement of this popular
young couple of harrisburg viii nc
doubt be a surprise to the many
friends.
The br!de-to-be, Miss Blanche Rob
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