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Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
Train Must Stop,
 Open Ranch Gates
Dodge City, Kans., to coImar, N. M., Line Has Not Yet Built
 It's Own Fences

DODGE CITY, Kas., Aug. 3:--A few days ago a Santa Fe train, which left Dodge City for the first run into the ! ''railroadless" counties of Southw est ern Kansas. came to a halt in a great prairie wildnerness. The Brakeman went out in front, opened a gate, the train passed through and stopped The brakeman closed the gate. climb ed aboard, signaled and the train pro ceeded.
 The new line of the Santa Fe from Dodge City to ColmaT, N NJ, now un- der construction through the five rail roadless' counties in the southwest corner of Kansas, crosses great pas lures and cattle ranches of this plains country. When the first train came to one of these the gate was opened, and then 1t sped away five miles 10 another gate on the west inclosure-
 In pOking its way through the big cattle country this new railroad found large ranches barring the way with strands of barb-wire. The unwritten law of the trail and the prairie ranch leaves the wire there, and the travel CT opens and shuts the gates as he goes through. And the railroad, fol lowing the habit of the cowboy on horseback, the broncho-drawn buck board and the gasoline-driven motor car, opens and shuts the gates in the big country.
 Soon the new railroad line wiil be guarded on its sides, through the cattle country, with strands of it's own barb wire; the pastures will be cut in the middle and opening and shutting gates will go where other things belonging to pioneer days havo gone. The railroad is building faster than fences can be built. so it is nee essary to take the train through the pastures to the end of the track in far-away Haskell County
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
BATTLESHIP FIGHT
 GROWS INTENSE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-The fight over the question Of battleships in the present naval appropriation bill has grown so intense that the meas ure will not be brought up gin the house until next Thursday, after the democratic caucus has acted on it's former no .battleship decision.
 The eaucus will be held Tuesday night and a struggle is expected. Re port gained currency today that the democrats behind the no battleshfp pledge woald remain away from the caucus to prevent a quorum if 1t developed that bsttleship advocates had strength sufficient to reverse the original caucus decision. Represent atiye Gudger of North Carolina in timated that such a course might be pursued
 Battleship advocates retorted that ir such contingency they probably would agree that they were freed from caucus pledges. not to bring the matter up on the floor of the house.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04

possessed by men serving in the French army has been published. The class Of 1915. at present with the colors, numbers 2Of.46T. Of these S.ff2 can neither read nor write, S,tl2 can read, but not write and fA159 can do RO more than read and Wrlte- Those possessing more eN- tensiTe primary education number lI9.1l4 and there are 6,s40 with a uni. versity degree.
 The proportion of iHiterate remains the same as in the previous year namely 2.79 per cent. The department of the Nord sends the greatest num- Der of illiterates-947, as conpared with 751 in the previous year. while itaufe Savoie sent only , illiterate men into the army.
 Gravely concerned at the frequen- ~ or fatal accidents to army aviators the French Ministry of War has ex tended it's patronage to a competition organized by the Union for the Safe y of Ayiators. by offering a prize of sS0,000 to the inventor of an appara- tus which shall afford satisfactory guarantees From the point of view of safety in flying.
 An announcement 10 this enect was made in the chamber of deputies bv Colonel Hirzchauer. head of the Army Air Corps. The vital question of the safety of aviators, said the colonel, was one of the principal pre- occupations of the administration. As compared with the first six months Of 1911, the first half of this year showed about the same number of accidents, but the number of army aviators had donbled. as had the. ft:. ial distance or their nights-4e4,3e miles in all
 Great progress had also been made in the strength of machines. Consfrnc- ton an dpurchases were most strictly supervised dvnamic and fiving tests were being carried out, and the open ing of great opeH-air laboratory at Pau. where high speed machines could be tested oyer a measured mile course, was under conside deration. Strict inquiries were held into every accident and the causes ascertained wherever possible.
 With regard to the recruiting Of the Flying Corps the colonel said the 1.s00th application had just been received.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
Aztec Methuselah
 Married When 150
hsn Who Lived to Be 1s5 Years old Had Used Liquor
 16s Years

AUSTIN. Tex, Aug. si-Further standardization of the report that re- gently came from Tuxpan. Mexico, of the death at that place or Jose Cal vario at an age lacking only fifteen years of the two century mark. was contained in letter received here From Frank L. Watson, an American mining man of Colima, Mexico.
 I was at Tuxpan on the day Cal Vario died" he writes. T had seen the old man walking about the streets of the town many times, and he was often pointed out to me as being near " 200 years old. So interested were the state officials In the report of the great age of the man that a special commission was appointed to invest igate the claim. The records of the parish church show that he was born in 1s727. He left several thousand de- scendants. He often told his friends In joking manner that he had the largest family of any man in the world. No one knows how many times ne was married, but it is commonly reported that he took his last wife "NSA AS was past the age or lot years and that he had several child. Ten by her.
 Calvario was an Aztec Indian. His rules Of living were simple; in fact, ne observed no set rules. He ate whatever he liked, but his poverty pre-. vented him from faring very sumptu- ously. He was moderate drinker of native liquors for 165 years, accord. Ing to his own statement made many times to friends, and. his memory did not go back to the time when he be- gan smoking the Mexican handmade cigarette.
 This Methuselah of modern times was the walking historian for this part of Mexico, covering thei period or his long life. He was born and lived within the shadow of Mount c. lima volcano. He was a witness lo the destruction of Tuxpan by an earth. quake in 1906, when over 1000 Dec. pie were killed.
 Calvarlo was of striking uersCpal appearance. His frame was large and his eyes deep and piercing. During the later years of his life he gained livelihood by doing odd jobs around town"
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
BOOSTS OSBORN FOR HIGH HONOR j
 IN NEW STAIE
Youngest State Official Has Makings of Governor or Senator Says Los
 Angeles Paper

Without the aid of a single band or the aid of even a taxi-cab, Sidney P. Osborn, secretary of state of Ari- zona, says the Los Angeles Times, credited with being the youngest sec retary of state in the United States, arrived in this city yesterday after noon and was escorted by a few friends to the quiet of a Hayward suite, where the city and politics formed the chief subjects of conyer- sstion throughout the day.
 Osborn is very popular, which goes without saying. or he would not at the age of 27 have been elected to the position he now holds by the democratis of the state as well as numbers of staunch republicans who voted for him just because they liked Eim, and knew him from the time he wore dresses. Osborn is purely a product of Arizona, his father having settled there when the territory was only six years old
 We have one of the finest oppor- tunities in the United States as well as one of the richest states in the Union," declared Osborn proudly. My father was the first white page in the first legislature of the terri tory. so I have only followed his footsteps in political way in becom- ing one of the first officials"
 He is a whole souled, frankly open westerner. According to his friends. he has been able to handle the bust ness end of the state government with wisdom and success. In the event of the governors absence or death, Osborn would assume the chief executives office. as Arizona has no lieutenant governor. At .2S he is still a bachelor and one of the most eligible in Arizona, because he Is slated as a future gov ernor or senator. which means much for the social prestige u anyone who happens to become Mrs. Sidney F. Osborn. His popularity with the ladies is unbOunded since he was one of those Instrumental in placing the [ woman's suffrage amendment before l the voters.
 Arizona will absolutely gor for i Wilson for president" he declared. 1 The recent supreme court decision 1 holding over the present state off cers to January l, 1915. has been one l of the pleasant features of politics i within the past few months in oru state, and will serve in a measure to | intensity the interest in the national J candidates.
 Previous to getting into politics, ! Osborn was on the stan of the Ari- ! zon Democrat, and much Of his pres | ent success he ascribes to his jour | nalistic labors. lie is here entirely | for pleasure. to attend the Hassayam- | pa celebration. and to enjoy the first | vacation he has had in several years. |
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
NICARAGUA WANTS
 Us. ID IHTERCEOE

PANAMA, Aug 3.-ManueI F. Va. lasquez. Nicaraguan minister here, said today he hoped the friendly oi fees os the United States might stog Dloooshed and restore peace to the NacarasEans. The new president Aldopho Diaz of Nicaragua. has dis, missed General Luis Mena from his office as minister of wa- and im- prisoned him and that Mens's son, military commander at Granada, is in control of Granada. Nandame and Ma. saya, where General tMena has stored big quantities of war muni- tions.
 SenOr Nalasquez says there is dan ger of famine in Nicaragua because cf scarcity of four. corn and beans, due to a lOrg drought
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
Aunt Needs Hired Girl;
 Nephew Steals One
Bandit Swings Young Woman to Saddle Boy and Carries
 Her Home

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Aug. 3:-WiI- liam Edwards aunt, Mrs. Edwards, needed hired girl, but could not find one
 That's easy; I'll get you one,7 said William So he mounted his bay horse, rode ten miles into Mus Rogee with Charles Martin, to help fl he needed assistance, picked up Minnie Simpson, fifteen years old and good looking. swung her to the saddle bow before him, like Lochin- var of old, and bore her away to his aunt
 True. Edwards and Martin are un- der $500 bond on a charge of kid naping the girl, but they do not seem to mind; and Minnie says she is sat isfied with her new job.
 Min-'r ~------, ;'-~f fn Muskogee, and h.I Dl5,1-I w Iiaaning to place her in convent But Minnie disappeared. Her motheP started a search.
 The mother of the missing girl swore out a warrant for the arrest cf the two men, charging Kidnapping
 Edwards was found at his aunts home. Minnie was also there. She refused to return to Muskogee or prefer a charge of Kidnapping against Edwards and Martin.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
15 Months Baby;
 v Pounds; No 6 Hat
Prodigy Of Unusual Weight and Alb. normal Head Tipped Scale at
 Pounds at Birth

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Aug. B. What is believed to be the largest baby in the world was seen here while Jesse Fox and his wife were waiting to go to Joplin. where they expect to live. The baby is fifteen months old and weighs seventy-seven pounds. II is well proportioned and can wear No. hat and No. s glove.
 The mother is five feet three inch es in height and weighs 200 pounds. The child weighed three hounds at oirth' but started to grow rapidly when two months old.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
THAT KIDNEY REMEDY
 ACTS LIKE MAGIC

have been terrible sufferer for a number of years with kidney and liver trouble, also nervous prostra- ton and health generally poor. con- stitntion entirely run down until life became burden. I tried physicians and every available remedy but found no relief. Was induced to give Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root trial. which acted like magic. and am hap py to say that I believe I am en- ureiy cured and now as good a man as ever.
 l believe it my duty to make this public statement that I may help oth- CTS who may be suffering from the same trouble. Swamp Root is with. out question the greatest remedy in the world. Anyone in doubt of this statement or the authenticity can address me as below.
 Yours very truly,
 NJ. H. MCCOY.
 vau Vert. Ohio. State of Ohio
 Van Vert County )ss.
 The foregoing statement sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres ence this 18th day of July, 1903. by the said N. H. Mccoy.
 A. c. GILPIN, Notary Public.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04

MARTINSBURG., Va. Aug. S. That Dorcas Snodgrass, the young woman who disappeared from Mt. Vernon, N. r., July 27, has fed to Eu- rope with Dr. Norman Smith, house surgeon of the hospital in which Miss Snodgrass was learning to be a nurse, is the belief of relatives of the mis- sing girl in this city.
 Find Dr. Norman Smith and Che mystery surrounding the death of Dorcas will be speedily cleared up declares the uncle, Dr. R. l.. She'd grass, a druggist. "She was en- gagged to him for 8 long time. The match was disapproyed of and then she met Frederick E. Schmidt, whom she promised to marry
 There is no doubt in my mind that Dorcas, realizing she loved Schmidt, decided to marry her old sweetheart. If she is not in the same boat with the physician she has planned to follow him soon.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
CHECKER EXPERTS TO CONTEST

CEDAR POINT. O.. Aug. 3.-Many noted experts at the ancient game of checkers are rounding up here for the second annual tournament for the American checker championship The leading playersf of. tbet couEfry are entered and the greatest checker bat tle of all times is in 'pFosspect. The notable names on the entry list in clude those of the present American champion, Newell W. Banks of De- troit. the great Heffner of Boston, Fishbourne. the Southern champion. Ketchun and Drouillard of San Fran cisco. De Orio Of Chicago. Henderson of Pittsburg, Horr of Bufalo and AL fred Jordan of Toledo, who holds the championship of England, Scotland.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
CAPTURES ION
 OF TOBACCO
(contlnued from Pass D

which contained over ton of to. baeco, but the smugglers got away.
 About o'clock in the evening huge car rushed by the customs post at Touquet, on the Franco-Belgian frontier, beyond Toarcoing, and made of on the fourth speed towards Tour coing, in order 10 reach the Grand Boulevard a splendid motor road running from Tourcoing to Lille. The customs police immediately dis charged their revolvers at the tires of the ear, and then. springing on their bicycles gave chase.
 They were being fast outdistanced by the car, when heavy dray. drawn across the high read, made the fu- gitives slow down. One of the ex- cisemen leapt from his bicycle and jumped on the back Of the car The eontraband-runners drew their reyol vers on him, but the plucky customs man ducking beneath the hood, avoided the shots.
 The other exciseman pedalIed on ahead of the car, and barring the way, called on the smugglers to stop For reply they drove the car straight at the man. but he jumped into the ditch and the car followed him. The smuggIers then sprang out .and fled, abandoning their mack4ne and its cargo. E9Ei
 The result of the annual investiga- ton into the degree of education
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
TURKEY ID TALK
 PElCE WITH ITALY

LONDON, August S.--A dispatch from Constantiqople says the Turkish government has appointed a mission 10 discuss peace between Turkey and Italy, and that it will meet the Itag. ian delegates at Lausanne, Switser- land, according to statement pub lished, thiss saoraing. The seizure of Iripoli by Italy was due 10 the fact that Italy got wind of eGrman nego- tiations at ConstantinopIe to acquire rights in Tripoli by purchase, which would be taEntamodnt to giving Ger many actual posse ession of the eoun try.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
POST OFFICE pEsgRTs cueIo

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 3:-Ap- proving individual action taken by .postmasters of many large cities, Post master General Hitchcock has issued a general order which has the avowed purpose of checking the use of gem eral delivery windows for carrying on lirtations and cIandestine correspond. ence.
 Any person who wishes mail at gen eral delivery windows instead of home addresses may hereafter be required to give his reason in writing.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
NEW ENGLAND TOWNS
 BOOTH BIRTHDAY

PENiBRoKE Mass, Aug. 3.-This historic New England town, which lays claim to the distinction of being the first town in the colonies that publicly rebelled against the British crown, is preparing to begin tomor- raw a week >Of celebration in homer of the 2eOth anniversary Of it's incor- poration. The celebration will be ush- cred in with anniversary exercises in all the churches. Parades, athletic sports, historical exercises and faa- fly reunions will i'll in the remainder -Of tha week
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04

The fact that she was preparing to separate from Schmidt for at least a year by her trip to California with her sister, Mrs. John L. Crider, shows pretty well that her affection for schmidt was not strong.r
 Miss Virigina Snodgrass, her sister, Is of the same opinion, she does not think that any harm can come to the missing girl, and that when the steamer on which Smith sailed reaches Hamburg the mystery will be solved
 in spite of the assurance of the relatives, all New York has been searched for the. missing girl Hos pitals. morgues, institutions Of every sort where she might possibly be have been visited by the police, but all to no purpose. When the vessel on which Dr. Smith Is known 10 have sailed, reaches Hamburg, if he can give no clue to the girls where abouts, the search will be resumed.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
HORSE TRoT" LATEST DANCE
Introduced at Newport by a Party 0
 Washinotonians

Introduced at Newport by a Party of
 Washingtonians.
 NEWPORT, Aug. 3:-"The Horse Trot' is the latest dancing fad of New port and was brought here by Uriel Davis. of Washington. who composed it.
 Last night a party of young people headed by Preston Gibson, surprised Mrs. Sidney Jones Colford with the dance. which was repeated many times. None danced it better than Haneil Von Der Hainhausen, charge d'affaires of the Germany Embassy, and Mir. Von Bulow. of the same em. bassy. dancing with Mrs. Julian Lim- le. Mrs. Preston Gibson and Mrs. Col. ford.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04
Letter 10 Dr. Kiimcr & Co, Binghsmton, N. v.
Prove What swsrap-Root Will Do for

FroVe What SWaFn p-koot Will Do Tor
 You.
 Send to Dr. Kilmer & Co, Bing- nsmton. N. Y. for a sample. bottle. It will convince anyone You will also receive booklet of valuable in formation, telling all about the kid neys and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention the Bisbee Daily Review Regular ffty-cent and one dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores. 46S.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04

Varying Qualities of the Sexes.
 Women sees deep; man sees far. To the man tho world is his heart: to the woman the heart is her world Christian Dietrich Grabbe.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04

cannot be fooled with poor cement mortar or plaster He knows the fIsnd that twill proye the nest '94sting. Ask the best mechanics where to get the best building ma
 terials. Most of them will lat once
 name us for they have used eur
 specialties. Have us i'll your next
 building material order and you'll
 prove your good judgment.
 WATKINS Lulllu6l UuI
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-04

The result of the annual investiga- ton into the degree of education
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-17
GONE AFTER SPRUIELL.
Detective Has Warrant for Man
Charged With Passing Bad Checks.

Detective Berman was in Hartford.
Conn.,. this morning with a bench war
rart for J. L. Spruiell, who is wanted in
this city to answer charges of having
passed worthless checks on merchants
and at the Raleigh Hotel in May. The
police were informed that Spruiell was
under arrest i'm Hartford and the author
tiles reported that he was to be released
this morning.
1t is charged Spruiell represented that
he was owner of laundry properties IN
New York and Chicago, and that he was
agent for certain machinery used IN
Iaundries. 1t is asserted that he visited
proprietors of several laundries and had
worthless checks cashed.-
Complaints made against the alleged
impostor include the passing OF two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-17
NOT AN ELECTION BET
lust Settling Agreement Over
a Difference Of Opinion.
LOSER GIVES A DINNER
A. Mitchell Palmer Guest of Honor
of the Evening.
J. HAMPTON MOORE THE HOST
Victors and Vanquished Assemble
Around the Board at Raleigh and
Enjoy Speech and Song.
LOSER GIVES A DINNER
J. HAMPTON MOORE THE HOST

That politicians can fight one another
to a standstill and be good losers and
good fellows after it is all over was eX-
emplifed at a dinner given last night by
Representative j. Hampton Moore of
Pennsylvania, at the Hotel Raleigh, when
he gathered around his ever hospitable
board victors and vanquished of the re-
cent elections and joined them in frat
ernizing.
The dinner was the outcome of an cleo
ton bet-no, better not put it that way.
since the two principals are Quakers and
betting is reprehended by that sect.
Rather call it the effect of a gentlemen
agreement, growing out of difference of
opinion as to election prospects. one gen.
tleman paying tribute to the others SUI
periOr judgment-Or to the fortunes of
chance and the timely interpOsitiOn of
William J. Bryan and the bull moose.
Anyhow. it devolved upon Mr.. Moore to
carry out his agreement with Representa-
tive A. Mitchell Palmer and he did so last
night in notable degree. Long time pOliti-
cal foes, but now personal friends some
elated with victory and others saddened
by defeat. were hidden to the feast. No
trace of sadness. however. nor vaunt of
success was permitted to mar the delight
full occasion, and everybody turned in to
have a good time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-17
OFFICIALLY PROTESTS
AGAINST PENAL SYSTEM
Gov. Donaghey of Arkansas Par
dons 500 Convicts Held in
Contract Camps.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, December IA
blow at the convict lease system. en-
pIoyed in Arkansas and other states. was
struck here today when Gov. George W.
Donaghey pardoned and set free 800 con-
victs from the state penitentiary.
This action is the direct result of SEN
timents expressed by Gov. Donaghey in
a speech before the conference of gov
ernors at Richmond Va, two weeks ago.
Three convict camps in Arkansas will
be wiped out by the wholesale granting
of pardons. These camps are the ones
where convicts are leased to contractors
and do not include the camps where con-
victs are employed in building state roads.
Convicted of Minor Offenses.
The convicts included in the list par
doned are serving sentences for minor
felonies. Many of them. however. were
sentenced for fifteen years and more.
Gov. Donaghey has prepared a lengthy
explanation of his action to be presented
to the state legislature in January He
says:
Il have constantly fought the convict
lease system since J. have been in pub
lie Office. In every public speech l have
denounced 1t. AS member of the peni-
Tertiary board l have opposed it in every
instance where it was at Issue. Time aft
er time l have pleaded with the legis-
lature to abolish it, but in spite of all this
no adequate relief has been given